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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY JULY 26. 1916,
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J. A. BKOATL'S.
DESTINY
THERE are 2646 dally news
papers in America.
Once, the morning papers
far outnumbered those pub
lished in the afternoon.
But evolution of the newspaper
has been taking place just as evo
lution occurs in everything. There
are only 698 morning papers now
against 1849 published in the aft
ernoon. The change is decree of human
progress. Mankind Is demanding
the world's news on the day that It
happens. The resources of journal
Ism have become so complete that
'there is no longer need to wait
until tomorrow for news of what
happens today.
The discovery that you can read
in your afternoon paper everything
worth while without waiting 15 or
18 hours has been fatal to morn
ing papers. It is largely the Influ
ence that accounts for the deca
dence of the morning paper and
the widely growing strength of the
afternoon publications.
Advertisers have been quick to
recognize it, and they are more and
more bringing advertising to a sci
entific basis.. They are more and
more concentrating their expend
itures in big afternoon dailies, and
are ut-consclously drifting into the
evolution that is swiftly trans
forming the former pre-eminence
of the morning paper into its pres
ent rapid decline.
In every part of the country, the
morning paper is merging or sus
pending with the result that one by
one the number is diminishing,
while the afternoon paper, already
in first place, is swi0y mounting
In Importance and supremacy.
It is human progress working
Out. Reading news on the day that
ft Is made is the substitution of the
electric car for the ox wagon, the
lightning express train for the
prairie schooner, the electric light
for the tallow dip, the automobile
for the two-wheeled cart.
The world is moving. Change
forces abandonment of the old and
adoption of the new.
i Representative Dill of Washing
ton state is sweating in Washing
ton, D. C, because the Washington
guardsmen are sweating at Calex
ico. He has told the secretary of
war that Calexlco is one of the
hottest places on the border and
has asked that the men be sent to
some more comfortable station. If
the Washington boys are not at
Calexlco the Oregon boys, or the
Maine boys or the boys from some
other- state will have to swelter
at that euphonious spot. With
years of the salubrious, climate of
Washington as a memory, why not
stick It out and let some of those
fellows from tbe tornado sections
sit under the shade of the palms?
MEN AND MONEY
IN TIME of peace men grow fat
and cowardly because there is
not danger enough to make
thenxbrave. So reason some of
our national teachers like Colonel
Roosevelt and the jingo editors.
If these wise people knew a little
more about 'the facts of life they
would sing another tune. The
wives of the 23 workmen at Cleve
land who were trapped 125 feet
under the earth In a tunnel and
killed by a gas explosion could
probably tell the Colonel and his
jingo followers some news about
the dangers of peace. Those men
did not need to wander off to Euro
pean battlefields to find an open
door to death.
- There is nothing soft and craven
about peace, in these modern days.
. Men who work in mines, on the
railroad, on tall buildings, carry
their lives In their hands as openly
as any soldier. They (need quick
wits, obedience to discipline, strong
muscles and bold hearts. The end
may come at any moment and they
" must be ready to meet it
vThe death roll in American in
dustry equals that of an active
i military campaign every year. Some
of the casualties are unavoidable.
Some are no better than murder.
The catastrophe at Cleveland seems
to hare been wholly Inexcusable.
"No adequate precautions had been
taken" against the accumulation
of the deadly gas. It was cheaper
to risk the lives of the men than
to make working conditions safe.
This Is not the first time we
have heard that story. It Is old
to American ears. Money first
and life a long way behind it is
the frequent report from mine and
mill and tunnel. In our present
zeal for preparedness we might
well give a little thought to that
preparedness which comes from
saving human life even at the cost
of a small reduction of dividends.
An unsigned letter for publica
tion, unaccompanied by the name
of the writer as a guarantee of
good faith. Is too long for publica
tion. It contains a number of
statements well worth publishing,
but there ia enough of the commu
nication to make three or four ar
ticles. Our correspondents can help
us make the letters-from-the-people
column more and more interesting
by making their articles brief and
pithy.
DEADLY GASOLINE
AfuniLiANU Doy, scarrea ana
charred with burns, is in a
local hospital.
all iiiu uaacuicu l ui uia
home, he attempted to repair a
gasoline leak In bis motorcycle.
He struck a match and there was
an Instantaneous explosion. His
burns are very serious.
Not long ago, a Portland woman
used half a cup of gasoline in
cleaning a pair of kid gloves. The
explosion that occurred was fatal.
A gasoline tank had lain in the
back yard of a Portland laundry
for months. The owner concluded
to repair and reinstall it in tbe
plant.
Water was turned ' into it
through a hose and the container
given a thorough washing. When
a hot soldering iron was placed
inside to close up a leak, there
was an explosion that wrecked the
tank and from which the operator
narrowly escaped with his life.
There had been no gasoline in the
tank for months.
Nothing is more treacherous than
gasoline. It is constantly mutilat
ing or killing somebody in the
most freakish and most unexpected
ways. It should never be used for
cleansing purposes except in the
open air.
Its long list of maimed or dead
victims are mute proof that it
cannot be trusted.
For "personal and family rea
sons" Sir Edward Grey, British
foreign secretary, has asked to be
a viscount Instead of an earl, so
that his identity will not get mixed
up with Earl Albert Henry George
Grey, ex-governor general of Can
ada. Why not call them Ed and
Al and avoid both the sacrifice of
rank and the confusion?
PROGRESS AT REED
REED COLLEGE has arranged
to offer a four year's course
to students who plan to enter
business In this part of the
world. It Is to cover such branches
as money and banking, accounting,
statistical methods and modern so
cial problems. There will also bo
instruction In business law and
commercial contracts.
The college has pledges of co
operation from many business
houses in the practical development
of this course. Establishments are
to be open for students' oberva
tiona and a system of half time
employment will be operated so
that theory and practice may keep
even pace.
Reed college seldom lets a month
go by without devising some new
method of usefulness to the public.
It is interesting to compare the
wide open policies of this progres
sive foundation with the cloistered
traditions, the lifeless routine and
the pointless studies of the old
time colleges. The Reed students
are not recluses. They are encour
aged to dash Into the "world's
broad field of battle" and acquit
themselves like "soldiers in the
strife."
All those people who are grumb
ling because the weather Is so cold
that they can not go swlmmine.
Olieht to CO tn Chiram vhara tha
lueruiomeier is jumDinar tne s
mark and people are crumpling up
with the heat.
$600,000 SAVED
nNE of the best Investments
Portland ever made Is its
V J fire-prevention campaign.
More than 1600,000 was
saved by it in the first six months
of the fiscal year ending June 1
Every fireman engaged In the work
saved $500 a month to the people
or Portland in fire losses prevented
The extra cost of the fire-preven-
uira campaign is aDOUt IIUOO a
year. A $600,000 saving on a
$1000 Investment is a remarkable
return.
The fire loss for the six months
of the fiscal year ending June 1,
1914, was $1,027,968; for 1915,
$791,485 and for 1916, $410,080
The campaign has Included the
inspection by firemen of 39,386
buildings. Suggestions of changes
were offered that could be made to
lessen the fire hazard. It was done
by the firemen at times when they
would otherwise be idle while
awaiting fire alarms.
In 1914 there were three days
on which no alarms occurred, in
1915 nine days and in 1916, 27
Of false alarms, there were 88 in
1914, .24 in 1915 and Only five Infnood for progress and 'publicity.
1 9 1 j? .. during the comparative tlx
months' period of each year.
The meaning of these facts can
not be misunderstood. A great
efficiency work ia being performed
by Portland firemen. A revolution
is taking place in fire losses. A
city that was recently notorious for j
its fire losses is being transformed ;
into a city which promises to
come noted for Its reduction of i
such losses. "
The insurance companies should
take account of these forward
steps. As the great work of cut
ting down the fire waste yields still
further results, the Insurance peo
ple will doubtless realize that a
next step should be a reduction of
rates with a further great saving
to the people.
It Is a great process of cutting
away waste and efflclentizing Port
land.
Ayoushakatsagom, aged 120
years, Is dead at Pendleton. Pre
sumably a divine providence
granted the chief a sufficient so-
ourn In this vale of tears so that
be would know how to pronounce
his name when he met St. Peter
at the gate to the Happy Hunting
Grounds.
JUDGE CLEETON'S DUTY
THE attention of Judge Cleeton
Is called to this occurrence:
The other day, a mother
wuu is wyiug iu &eep lugeiuer
the soul and body of four small
children and an aged mother, all
dependent upon her efforts, went
to the court house to get her
widow's pension. A functionary In
the pension department roughly de
manded to know whether she owned
property. She did not.
Then, it is charged, he insinu
ated that she was not virtuous.
When she became hysterical In her
protestations that he should not
falsely accuse her, he displayed a
policeman's star and threatened to
throw her into the county Jail.
Judge Cleeton should open-
mindedly go to the bottom of this
story. He must know that the
widows' pension act never contem
plated that applicants for pensions
are to be bullied and browbeaten
by underlings in the public service.
Judge Cleeton has some splendid
employes in his department. But
he has' others who were thrust
upon him by political brigadiers to
whose , recommendations he fool
ishly thought he had to listen. It
was because he listened to these
self-appointed bosses and gave place
to unfit employes that Judge Clee
ton was "defeated for renomination.
He may not know it, but the
chief fight that was made against
him and the one that beat him for
the nomination was the uncouth
and rude character of certain bul
lies that he Installed to take charge
of delinquent children and widows'
pensions.
Judge Cleeton should realize
that he' has suffered enough, and
for his own protection for the re
mainder of his shortening term,
should put an end to the barroom
methods employed by some of his
appointees.
What Oregon will see In the near
future will be a rush by settlers
seeking homes on the Oregon grant
lands. Perhaps then there will be ' cited, apparently realizing that some
appreciation of the hard fight thattninS awful is going to happen, and
was made in this state for the leg-
islatlon that
a3 finally brought
the lands within reach of landless
people.
IR. BOWLES COMTLAINT
Aur. i lbma.'n named iiowies
who lives at Beaverton,
wrote an extraordinary let
ter the other day. He says
he has lived in Oregon for 13 yeard
and that he is sorry he came. He
says the man who leaves a good
state like Ohio, or Indiana, or Illi
nois to come to a state like Oregon
Is a fool. That such a man ex
changes something for nothing. He
savs that w have nothine but
rain and filth and mud; that the
sun never shines in Portland and ;
tnat tne same conditions win pre
vail 20 years from now. He has
an awful grouch.
There is one statement made by
Mr. Bowles which can be appre-
elated hv thofte of eTneriencA as
eminently true, for it is a fact!
tnat tnose wno leave some or tne I
Other states for Oregon exchange
something for nothing. Some of
, iV
tnem, for. Instance, exchange the
tornado and the cyclone, the grass-
hopper and the drouth for nothing
rf that kinrl Thpv PTr-hnnea tho
or tnat Kina. iney exenange tne
devastating heat of the east and
the middle west for the cool mild
days of the Pacific coast They
exchange the sweltering nights of
New York and Chicago, Washing-
ton, Boston,- Philadelphia, and many
other places for the sleep coaxing
To behold the busy preparation's
for classifying the grant lands pre
liminary to throwing them open for
settlement is a satisfying contem
plation for Oregon people. An em
pire of population and production
is about to be added to the state.
NEWARK'S IDEA
AS WE Americans reckon time,
Newark, New Jersey, Is an
n ancient city. It Is celebrat -
lng its two nunarea ana
fiftieth , anniversary this summer
with some pomp of outward display
and some Interesting ideas. From
the ideas we single out that of a
"Fellowship of Cities" as the most
significant. The Newarkites wish
to make their anniversary bright
in the annals of tbe country by
uniting all our cities in a sister -
m a. m , ... mn. iv. -t-
u :P w" 7:
asks Newark's committee of one
hundred, for a town to do big and
profitable things if It never tells
,tn. t. . - ., ,, .
about them? Verily such a com-
munuy is line a canoie niaaen un-;too
der a bushel. It may burn and
hum until the wick is charred to
the end and nobedy will be any
be-'tne better for it. Newark . mints
that, in modern times at least.
4 "virtue, genius, wealth and achieve
ment" must be heralded abroad in
order to bring out their values to
the world. Hence it favors a Fel
lowship of Cities to teach all of
them what each is doing.
Henry Wellington Wack is the
accredited herald of the Newark
idea. He has written a "bubbling
' Httla namnhlat in vrrifri Yla aminlal
the praises of publicity for what
ever is worthy and of good report.
None of your modest violets for
Mr. Wack. He says that every
city in the country promising some
genuine advantage should shout
"Here I am. I . am doingthings.
Study my ways and learn to do as
well or better."
There is no question but that
many problems of modern civili
zation must be solved in the cities,
if anywhere. And the more closely
the centers of population are linked
by common aspirations and mutual
understanding the better for the
country. There is much promise in
Newark's project of a Fellowship of
Cities.
Letters From the People
Commnnlcatlona Bent to Tbe Journal lit
publication in tbla department aboald be writ
it n on only one side of tbe paper, abould not
exceed 300 wurda In leagtb. and must be ac
companied by tbe name and addresa of tbe
under. If tbe writer doea not dealre to. bare
tbe name pabllabed be ahonld ao state.
'Discussion la tbe greateat of all reformera.
It rationallxes everything It touches. It rohl
Erlnclplee of all falae aauctlty and throw a them
aclc on their reasonablenesa. If they have ao
reasonableness, it ruthlessly crushes them out
of existence and acta up Its own conclusions la
tLeir stead." Woodrow Wilson.
A Political Malady.
Portland, July 2. To the Editor of
TTe Journal In the Republican party
and among those of said party seek
ing office and otherwise taking part in
the present campaign, is an unusual
number of persons whose first name is
Charles. Especially is this true with
reference to Oregon. In corroboration
of this statement I will mention a few,
ai follows: Charles L. McNary, pres
ent chairman of the Republican state
central committee: Charles B. Moores,
Charles W. Fulton, Charles H. Carey
and Charles E. Lockwood. Then comes
the presidential nominee, Charles E.
Hughes, and for vice president, Charles
W. Fairbanks. Undoubtedly this is
a case of "too much Charles." An
overdose of anything is not good, and
is likely to result seriously. A care
ful investigation and diagnosis of the
case has revealed the fact that the Re
publican party is suffering from a
very, severe attack of "Charlsilitls,"
which Is regarded by high authority
as fatal, and especially so at this sea
son of the year.
However, it is exceedingly gratify
ing to know that said disease Is not In
tha least contagious, and that the life
of the nation is not at all in danger by
reason of having been exposed. It
seems that this malady, known as
"Chaxlsllltis." laid hold of the Repub
11 can party to an alarming
degree I
while the party was visiting in Chi
cago in the early part of June of
the present year. The symptoms and
characteristics of the disease are de
scribed as follows: The victim, when
first attacked, becomes hysterical, al
most Insane, talking very loud and in
coherently, after which follows a per
iod of a few weeks of silence, with an
occasional sinking spell. In the last
stages of the disease the patient again
becomes hysterical and very much ex-
fo0n,un"" 'n , , .i L.
party, those who have the case in
charge say there is absolutely no hope,
as the patient is constantly growing
weaker and cannot possibly last longer
than about November 7. M. D.
The Warring Nations.
Holbrook. Or.. July 23. To the Edi
tor of The Journal As there have
been a number of articles In The
Journal by German-Americans, I trust
It will do no harm to write another
one. The last I read was by Mr. J.
W. Bertsch, of July 21. I will try
to be neutral in what I have to say.
I was born in Germany and my grand
father was born in Berlin, so I guess
I am a fullblooded German by birth.
But I do not feel like Mr. Bertsch,
to say that I am proud of it. I am
not proud; neither am I ashamed of
It. I see no reason for anyone to be
Jwu of their nationality. I
have
Mr,
Bertsch claims that Germany's' whole
history has been militarism. I have
looked over the encyclopedia and find
that all the European powers have
about the same military system, with
the exception of Switzerland and Eng-
land, but England has a navy that
will make up for some of this mill
lansm. x see no uixiereuce in tne
spirit of it.
Mr. Bertsch claims Germany has
: this military system to conquer and
,ann surrounding territory. I ; ' "sog n n MD
won t object, but it was not Germany aongs oi mis ciass were very pop-
that tried to club our government intoiuJar in the army, and the nationality
submission and that annexed Ireland ' of the commander had much to do with
and the Transvaal. It is a wonder
someone has not blamed the kaiser
for thj Span,sh.Amer,can and the
Russo-Japanese wars and for the
career of Napoleon. To hear some
people talk, the world would have
been a peaceful habitation if there
had been no kaiser. I have a history
of the world, of nearly 1400 pages.
Nearly every page tells of some bat-
tle- and not quite an carried on by
history before Jumping onto any
nation.
Germany had her wars, but accord
ing to history the other nations are
not a step behind. I have before m
?f,OPy T?f a, r JournaA, AUrust M A certain burglar bound a house
1914 Headlines on the first page., holder hanJ ftnd foot and wnU h,
first column, read like thls: France vlctlm looked 0Qi raMacked his house.
n a - t. rV.ZA ZZtlt-n
tion Order Is Promulgated. Foreign
. . .,
Office Keplles to Germany s Protest
by Calling Entire Fighting Strength
of France. Paris Is Joyful." And in
answer to the German ambassador's
question, in case of a German-Russian
war, the answer was: "France must
consult its own Interest at this time."
I in the sixth column
It reads like
tihis: "Paris, Aug. 1. England to
night formally answered France that
the British would aid the French in
the event of war with Germany."
The British claim they went to war
because Germany invaded Belgiurr.,
but this promise was made before Ger
many declared war on France. The
fact !, England was anxious to get
a chance at Germany, but looked for
a much shorter Job; In fact, they all
j in The Journal of July !. m 4.
aia.
are
dispatches that state that Germany
nan aeciaea -u mtu anotner euiewwi
to negotiate with England In a final
attempt to localise the war- And this
is the answer from .Foreign Minister
' Saxonof t , of Russia to the German
ambassador: "Orders for the moblu-
.Etlon of th Ru8Slan rmy nave g0ne
far to stop now.
To me It looks as though all of the
European powers were highly explo
sive. Mr. Bertsch believes no greater
blessing could come to the German
people than the destruction of their
military power.
The outcome of that would be that
Germany would be divided between the
other European military powers. As
I have stated before, they all have
about the a&xns system, and wheie
does the blessing come in? A sword
is no more safe in the hand of a
Frenchman, a Briton, a Russian or an
Italian than in the hand of a German,
and to set up a government founded
on love, the world will have to be din
armed, which will not take place untl'
the kingdom Is set up that is referred
to in Daniel 2:34-35, which may be
much nearer at hand than most people
think. HERBERT E. PAULY.
Wants Old Sunday Law Killed.
Gervais, Or., July 24. To the Edi
tor of The Journal While the na
tional campaign is on and the leaders
of both parties are seeking for argu
ment in favor of their candidates, it
is well to remember that we have
some important measures to vote on
In Oregon.
One of these Is .the repeal of
the antiquated Sunday closing law,
which has been a dead letter for
nearly 60 years but which certain
self appointed guardians of the "pub
lic morals' have attempted to en
force. Our earliest ancestors came to this
then an unknown country to get
away from state dictation In religious
matters, and now a fraction of the
population is seeking to reestablish
that very thing by enforcing a law
that has been a dead letter for half
a century.
Here tn the country our morals are
as good or better than in the city,
and we want to be let alone. We
want our Sunday paper on Sunday.
We want to harvest perishable fruit
on Sunday when it Is necessary to
do so to save it. We want the privi
lege of going to church In the morn
ing and a local ball game in he after
noon, and feel Just as honest and
moral in every respect when we have
these privileges as we would if this
law were enforced and we were de
prived of our Sunday paper and
forced to refrain from all activity ex
cept going to church.
There can be no reason for keeping
this law on the statute books If it is
not enforced, and aside from religious
bigotry there is no reason for enforc
ing it. Logically then, we should re
peal It at the coming election
W. H. ADDIS.
"I'm Going to Fight Mit Sigel."
Astoria, Or., July 24. To the Edi
tor of Tne Journal Tour comment on
Mr. Penners' attack on President Wil
son appearing in The Journal of July
6 under the head: "He Fights Mit
Hughes," brought forth a denunciatory
reply from the Oregonlan of July 18
under the head "He Fought Mit SlgeL"
The Oregonian takes The Journal to
task as follows: "Now there are sneers
at Americans of German blood or birth
because many of tnem are for Hughes
for president. "He Fought Mit Hughes'
is merely a derisive burlesque of the
old slogan. He Fought Mit Slgel,' and
there is no contempt fgr the old
soldiers who fought with Sigel except
in the columns of a violently Demo
cratic Portland newspaper. There is
no excuse for the outright Insult to
their sons who are held up to unde
served odium because it is said They
fight mit Hughes.'
Now, Mr. Editor, wouldn't it make
you smile were you to know that this
"old slogan," "He Fought Mit Slgel,"
was entirely "Oregonlan" in its orlginT
But let it stand as the Oregonian would
have it, for the present. The Oregon
ian says: "There is no contempt for
the old soldiers who fougnt with Slgel
except In the columns of The Journal."
Has the Oregonian forgotten the Dem
ocratic bill before congress in 1912,
asking the government to grant the old
soldiers who fought with Sigel a dol
lar a day pension?
The Journal showed its "contempt"
for the old soldier by heartily support
ing the bill, while the Oregonian bit
terly fought it during the whole time
it was pending. The Oregonian was
on the side of the big moneyed Inter
ests who wanted this money used for
their own benefit, and the Oregonian
is still fighting "mit" these interests
who for the same purpose would have
had the sons of the old soldiers who
fought with Sigel, down In Mexico,
long ago. fighting and dying with
their boots on. that their triumphal
entry into Mexico might be complete.
-As a veteran of the Civil war, there
are some things in connection there
with of which I do not have to learn
from books. In 1861 there fas or
ganized a company of Germans by, na
tivity and descent, under the command
of Frans Slgel. in the city of St
Louis," Mo. They offered their services
to the federal government and became
a part of the Third Missouri volun
teers. Sigel was made colonel of the
regiment An American comic com
poser of war songs wrote a song rep
i resenting a new recruit, not necessar
ily a German, entitled "I'm Going to
Fight Mit Sigel." I'll give one verse,
1 as I remember it:
Aa dem Tot fought mit England lonf age
To sare ner iaulte eagle.
Now I cot on mr soldier clothes
I'm going to fight mit Sigel.
CHOKUS.
' Yah, dot lab troe, i shpeak mit joo.
I tne dialect employed. The Third Mls-
I souri volunteer resimant was of
j mixed nationalities, as were all others,
and the good natured burlesque, orig-
' inating from an American song writer,
was popular. There probably was not
j a company or regiment in the federal
i army but what had one or more songs
dedicated to its commander. Mulligan
Cochran, "Billle" Sherman, etc., were
among the favorites. B. F. ALLEN.
A Parable.
Hoover, Or., July 23. To the Editor
of The Journal The situation along
our southern boundary brings to mind
L parable.
taking all his goods. He packed them
. . , . , .. . . .
i In a bag and made ready to depart
.. . u,, '
But behold, an enemy hid outside wait
ing to despoil him. And the burglar
aald unto the householder, "An enemy
waits for me without .Listen, I will
release you. Go you forth and smite
him while I escape with the plunder."
And he loosed the householder and
put a weapon into his hand, and the
householder went forth and fell on
the enemy, and smote him, hip and
thigh, with great boldness. And the
burglar escaped with his spoil, and
mocked the fighters from afar. For
behold, the enemy was a neighboring
householder who had likewise been
robbed by the thief.
Key to the parable: Householder No.
1 is the American workingman. The
burglar 4s the American capitalist and
the foe who waited without is the Mex-
PERTINENT COMMENT AND NEWS IN BRIEF
SMAIX CHANGES
There is no great envy of the "ice
man" in Portland thua far this
summer.
One of the great delights of Mr.
Hughes is said to be the reading of
fiction as a mental diversion.
Owinp to the Increase in the price
of metals a nickel is worth six cents,
but you can only ettwo for 10 cents.
Villa is again reported 'among the
dead. It may be true and it may not
but, like Julius Caesar, "his spirit
walks abroad."
Some idea of the meaning of pre
paredness is conveyed in the state
ment that Great Britain is spending
I30.u00.uuu a day.
The palm for laziness must be ac
corded to a Missouri community. A
pedlar claims that the women there
would not even look a-this wares.
Governor Capper of Kansas has
bought an Iowa newspaper. If he
can't get a favorable word in his own
state he can outside. The idea is
worth the consideration of other gov
ernors. Have you ever noticed what a prom
inent name Charles has got to be in
politics? We have Charles Hughes
and Charles Fairbanks. Coming near
er home there are Charley McNary,
Charley Moores, Charley Fulton,
Charley Carey and Charley Lockwood.
JOURNAL
86-Crater Lake
Few strangers reach the gates of
Medford, the metropolis of southern
Oregon, who have not previously heard
of Crater lake, that mysterious moun
tain sea of alienee, the wondrous
beauty of which has charmed tourists
from all parts of the' world. There
are crater lakes in Italy, Germany,
India and Hawaii, but only one in the
United States, and that one is grander
in awe-inspiring interest in all the
world's group. It Is Crater lake, and
it lies within the bosom of Mount Ma
zama, 81 miles distant from Medford
seven hours by auto over a good
highway. Its altitude is 6177 feet, it
is 2000 feet in depth and three miles in
diameter.
Every mile of the trip to Crater lake
is replete with special Interest. The
run through the valley to Trail, 25
miles distant, gives the tourist a hur
ried glimpse of one of the most pic
turesque valleys in the world. Trail
is a summer resort, with a fine, new
hotel, surrounded by scenic attractions
peculiar to the Cascade range, which
Is entered at that point. There Is lo
cated the fish hatchery, always an ob
ject of peculiar interest to travelers.
Excellent fishing in Rogue river and
Elk creek may be enjoyed at that first
station on the Crater lake highway.
The road follows the river closely
from that point to Prospect, the next
stop, plunging deeper and deeper Into
the mountain forest of giant firs, past
leaping waterfalls, foaming rapids,
dank gorges and under frowning preci
pices. The California-Oregon Electric
company's power plant Is located there,
a large volume of the river flow being
diverted to supply the power with
wihich massive machinery In many
parts of southern Oregon is operated.
In a large steel penstock the water is
carried to a point high above the plant
and then shot down that giant tube at
an angle of 4 5 degrees, generating tre
mendous power.
Near that point Rogue river bodily
drops 600 feet in a mad plunge of 200
yards. Such a wild, turbulent cata
ract Is seldom seen.
The area about Prospect is a favor
ite summer camping-place for scores
"THE HABITATIONS OF CRUELTY"
Albany Special to New York World.
Solitary confinement in dungeons
seven feet underground, the riveting
of heavy chains to prisoners' ankles,
and other medieval punishments, are
In vogue in the Onondago county peni
tentiary at Jamesville, the state prison
commission has learned after an in
vestigation, and it recommends "that
the avuperintendent who has author
ized, continues and attempts to Justify
the reactionary methods of manage
ment and the cruel Dunishments. is un-
Ait and should be removed." John S.
Markell Is the superintendent.
The commission finds that 'he ad
ministration of the penitentiary "is
too severe, harsh and repressive, that
the prisoners are compelled to wear
the old style prison clothes, both while
at work in the institution and in pub
lic places." It is declared that the
prison has no written rules or stated
penalties for breaking the ruies, and
that the superintendent exercises abso
lute power of Judgment aa . to what
offenses are committed and what pun
ishments are inflicted.
One method of punishment is said
to be confinement in one of the eight
dungeons in the institution. All are
small and seven feet under ground,
with inadequate light and ventilation.
In these cells prisoners are confined
sometimes for 17 days, and the only
food allowed la one slice of brVsad each
day. It also Is charged that women
awaiting trial have been kept "in the
same cell room with prisoners of the
penitentiary." The prison doctor has
declared these dungeon .cells unsani
tary. Another charge is that prisoners who
have tried to escape are compelled to
wear chains for the rest of their terms,
even while working in the quarry and
at road building, each chain weighing
from 12 to 15 pounds and riveted to the
ankle. Another form of punishment
is to compel prisoners to "toe a crack,'
lean working man. In reason, should
not both householders take such weap
ons as they deem expedient, overcome
the thieves and take back their own?
To him that hath gray matter in
his dome, let him think before tramp
ing around in a preparedness parade.
A HOUSEHOLDER.
, To Promote Repatriation.
The Dalles, Or., July 24. To the
Editor of The Journal I have read
the letter of S. C. Bowles in Satur
day's Journal, July 22, and I will give
$1 toward a subscription to pay Mr.
Bowies' fare back to where he came
from if he will promise never to come
back to Oregon.
Advertisements were the cause of
my coming to Oregon 40 year ago,
and I found It all O. K.
l. l. McCartney.
At Waco, Texas.
Condon, Or., July 22. To the Editor
of The Journal. Noting your editorial
with regard to the Waco, Texas, burn
ing of a negro, and your questions as
to the brand of religion taught in Bay
lor university, I would say, I think
they are Baptists.
For further exposition as to their
products, I would refer you to the
writings of one Brann (founder of
"Brann's Iconoclast" peace be to his
aabes!) .about a score of years ago.
B. G. SIG8BEE.
Reclamation vs. Revenge.
Governor Whitman in the Century.
The punitive theory of Jmprisonment
OltCGON SIDELIGHTS
The Canyon City Eagle observes that
the. dry farmer has a wet ranch this
summer.
Many new residences are in course
of construction on acreage purchased
by different parties in the northern
suburbs, of Burns, tne News says.
On Medford's city hull Is displayed
the sign, "Medford, Gateway to Crater
Lake," and a powerful htnt now illu
minates it. The Mail Tribune says
of it: "The light, which in placed on
a poie across the street from the city
hall, throws a beam of loo. ooo candle
power, which shows pie inly on Siski
you Heights."
Paving report in Albany Democrat:
"The work of paving the five blocks
oa Washington street betwpcn Ninth
and Thirteenth is being pushed. Th
first layer of hot stuff has bten spread
and the last and finishing coats hid
ready to be put on. The block be
low Main street on First is also ready
to be finished."
The gophers, upon which pest farm
era in the Monmouth vicinity have
made war for the last three years, have
been nearly exterminated, says Millard
McCaleb. a trapper, quoted in the Dal
las Observer. There are very few trap
pers. With mole skins valuable this
year, It is believed the number of
trappers will Increase and the pest de
crease accordingly.
JOURNEYS
of families and hunting parties. It Is
half way to Crater lake. The hotel
there is famed for the excellence of
its cuisine. At that point auto sup
plies may be obtained. Tourists usu
ally tarry at Prospect to cast the fly
for the gamy trout in either of the
forks of Hogue river and to view Mill
creek falls, one of the beautiful scenes
along the way.
A few miles above Prospect and a
mile and a half off the main road is
the celebrated natural bridge across
Rogue river. The river wholly disap- I
n.nrfl at tHia r t i n f nnilar m n"i n.ulvn I
bed of rock, reappearing some distance
below in a furious escape from Its
burden of basalt. At this point also
are pitched many tents for the season.
Tourists tarry at Union creek to
gather wild strawberries, of which
there is a great abundance during July
and August. Trout-f Ishlng is excel
lent in Union creek. It is the camping-place
de luxe. The surrounding
hills and chasms, gorges and Jungles,
streams and sprlnns make this spot
one of the most entrancing among the
many charming Vamp on the way to
the great lake In the mountain top.
A few hundred yards away are many
beaver dams and the bayous they have
created.
Union creek gorge Is one of the awe
lnsplring sights on this trip. The
manner in which the water of that
stream tumbles and splashes, plunges
and dashes and frets and whips Hoelf
Into foaming fury supplies a succes
sion of tihrills that hold the visitor
for an extended study of the frenzy
of the mountain stream.
The grandeur of the scenery has
been steadily growing in degree and
magnitude until from this point on to
the lake, far up in the wilds of the
beautiful and rugged Cascades, It has
defied the pens of many writers of
note. It Is grand from every point of
view startlingly so, pleasingly so i d
almost fearfully so.
No trip of equal dlstr ice in the
'world affords such a varied diverslwn,
such manifold BCenes of wondrous
beauty and such impressive views of
nature's fantastic vagaries as the Jour
ney from Medford to Crater lake.
sometimes for 12 hours. It also is
charged that no form of exercise or
recreation is allowed to the prisoners,
that no careful physical examination
is made when prisoners enter the in
stitution and that sometimes thoy are
doubled up in cells when contagious
diseases exist. Conversation at neals
is not permitted, and letter writing la
allowed but once each month. Abso
lutely no educational faclltles exist;
although in one year 72 Illiterates were
received.
The commission recommends the
abolishing of striped clothing, of
chains on prisoners, the cellar dun
geons and the "standing on a crack."
it asks that copies of the rules be put
In every cell and corridor and that
knowledge of the rules beVonveyed to
all non-English speaking prisoners, and
that those to be punished should be
confined in lighted cells above ground,
have half a loaf of bread twice a day,
all the water they dealre, and be al
lowed to exercise in the corridor.
Recommendation is made that pris
oners not undergoing punishment have
one hour of free recreation dally, with
half a day on Sundays and holidays;
that they be allowed to convene at
their meals and to write one letter
weekly at' the expense of the Institu
tion, and as many as they desire at
their own expenae, and that a teacher
be provided for the instruction of Illit
erates. Entertainments for the prlaon-
ers are also urged.
That "systematic and sympathetic
efforts be made for the physically
mental and moral Improvement ft the
prisoners to the end that they may
issue from the penitentiary better
men," is recommended by the prison
commlsrfon, which has not the power
to enforce its recommendations. In
the case of a county penitentiary such
recommend.? tlons are made to the coun
ty board of supervisors, which may or
may not heed them.
has proved a tragic figure at every
point. Europe, as recently as 100 years
ago, persisted in the torture chamber,
with Its thumb-screw, iron boota,
spiked chair, lash and water torment,
but crime Increased by leaps and
bounds.
The theory of deterrence has fared
little better. In England, In 1780,
there were 240 crimes punishable by
death, and every highway had its line
of gibbets; but crime was fanned only
to a more furious blaze. During the
reign of Henry VIII 70,000 thieves
were hanged; but It was found that
more pockets were picked during the
hangings than at any other time.
Today, when the maintenance of
penal Institutions Is one of the prin
cipal Items In every state budget, it
would seem to be the part of wisdom
to give careful, patient trial to the
theory that prisons are not society's
revenge or society's threat, but so
ciety's effort to correct and reclaim.
Wherever tried, tbe record is one of
success. New York, with Lts Great
Meadow; Colorado, Arizona. Oregon
and Illinois Join In the presentation of
figures that show the well-nigh mirac
ulous results obtained by humane
methods.
But even were these proofs lacking,
and though the; experiment loomed
darkly ahead Under a cloud of doubt
and fear, the adventure would still be
worth while, for In the struggle there
Is appeal to pity, to charity, to Jus
tice, and to every other generous in
stinct in human nature.
Stories gpfoi
He Had His "Stall" Ready.
W.
M. KNIGHT had never taken r
the Crater Lake automobile trlti ;;
before. He didn't know exactly how,
lnr. - . . ... . .
juumey n wuuiq oo nor exactly :
what prices would be charged for gas-e.
ollne. The result was that his money ;
ran out on the way home via the Wil
lamette valley.
"Now, I don't know' exactly how wet1
are going to get by," he Is reported to
nave said to the friends In his party.
"But we'll make a strong bluff at it,"
As a matter of fact no more money i
was needed, as there was plenty of
food In the trunk laahed to the running" ,
board and' fortune favored In the mat-f
ter of blowouts and breakdowns.
Hut the party fairly oozed cold
sweat when the car was ferried across
the Willamette river. It was a freM
ferry, but who could have known thatf '
Mr. Knight was in the act of search-;
Ing through his pockets preparing to
employ the old "stall" about losing
his pocketbook, when the ferry landed
and nothing was said about a fee. t
The Knights motored to the lake by,
the Central Oregon route and Klamath
Kalis, returning through Medford and i
the Pacific highway. )
Maguire Tells u Story.
A TTOUNUY KOUEUT F. MAGUIRSV--
recently returned from Seattle,
Where legal mattera had called hlm..
And he brought with him this story."
While waiting for his case to come up,
he visited a courtroom where testl-,
mony was being taken In some damage -suit
or other. The 'wltnras was ;
hlg husky of the Jim Jeffries typ.
And as Magulre entered, the witness
was responding to questions concern-
lng his hospital experiences. . ;.
"Were you ever Riven an anastbWi
tic?" asked the lawyer. ,
"Sure," was the reply. -r
"Well, tell the court when was the '
first time you were under auch inflUT
ence." came the next question.
The witness shifted his position the!
better to face the Jury, crossed hlsy
legs w.lth a large gesture, and re
sponded: "The first time." said he gravely,'
"they gave me morphine. I3ut after
that they always gave me this hare,
twilight sleep."
Ed Howe Should TTnsllng Kls 4a.Oentl
mater Colt and BUiow Mr. Raphael
What He IMnkg of His Fainting-.
From the Rocky Mountain News.
K. W. Howe of Atclilaon and every
where' elae Is complaining of an Indi
vidual naniKl Raphael. Rays Mr. Howe
of a reproduction of "the famous Ra
phael Madonna":
"I ask you to look at this picture
carefully and fairly; also particularly
at the left leg of the child. And then I
answer this question: lid you evert
in VOlir llfA ,p, a nhUrt'a ) tr rhatf J.
The lower part of the leg is out Of4"
shape. Raphael attempted te draw
the best possible example of a healthy!
child 2 or 8 years of atte. Kuch a child.!
has; a pretty leg; tho leg Raphael drew,
In his 'masterpiece of the greatest t
period of Italian Tatnt in sr' looks like
a sausage. I ai k ynii to look at thef
picture and decide If sausage is nOt
tne wora. .
All of which recalls the cao of at
commercial club In Mie metropolis otl
a certain htnte not far from Colorado.
Retired cattlemen form the greater!
part of the club's membership. The
committee on house furnishing bought a;
Mar painting when the club" rooms werei
fitted up several yenTs ago the plo-l
ture being a farm scene with several!
cattle grazing In the foreground. Thel
picture wan the work of a celebrated;.
artist, nut there was one tcono-laat Inf
the cluls an old time cowman who:
Insisted that no cattle ever hal fore-
legs liKe tnose in tne painting. Tnej
Dlcture literally "srot on the nervee"
of the catleman, until one day he drew
a revolver as large fig a young cannon.
and shot a hole In the fore leg which)
offended him most. The picture nung'
on the wall for years with ths bullet.
hole In the fore leg of the cow.
Is that the form of criticism Mr.'
Hows would like to f.ee Invoked Against
all art which Is not anatomically cor
rect? What a Hard Time Nature Has steep.,
lng Up With the Savages of Haal
From Patrick MacGIH's "The Re4x
Horizon." 4
"The space between the trenches
looked like a beautiful garden; green
leaves hid all shrapnel scars on the
shivered trees, thistles find muknlfl-!
cent blooms rose in line along the para-;
pet, grasses hung over the sand hags;
and the parapet and seemed to be
peering in at us, asking if We would,,
allow them to enter. The garden of,
death was a riot of color, green, crlin:
on, heliotrope and poppy-red. Evfltti
from amidst the chalk bags a daring:
little flower could be seen showing Its:
face; and a primrose came to blossom,
under the eaves of our dugout. Nature
was hard at work blotting out the dis
figurement caused by man to the face
of the country." ;
We Cont Think It Very Hlee of Aar
on e to Talk This Way About Oar
Respected Prlend, the Olty Marshal.
As the hour arrived fot setting off:
the fireworks. City Marshal Keener
rode down First street In an auto, call-
lng out in a loud voice to notify the
people as to tne place wnere tnn tea-5
ture 01 tne aay a entertainment ivouiO'
be pulled off. A man who didn't',,
know him was attracted by this dmf
onstration ana remarkea: mat meat
Is drunk: he'll be landed In the lockuo
the first thing he knows." Newbergj'
Enterprise. -v
Grant County's Color Sobeme. :
Grant county colors are green and
white. When It became Incumbentl
upon the county court to appoint a
county commissioner It was suggested..
that white narmomzea witn green. A
Mr. Ulsrk or a Mr Rrown might haeT
been put on the Job but white A-
prismatic affinity for green and.U
makes a natural combination and mo If'
our commissioners harmonise llkei'
their colors there certainly ought, to
be a most perfect unity of effort
Canyon City Eale. ' .1
an Selesnmntt Visit Hie Old Haaattr
and Is Heoognlsed by Te Wideawake .
Reporter. "
Van B. Dolashmutt, an old time resl-;
dent of Oswego, during the "Iron age:
of Its existence, was looking over hie
old stamping grounds Wednesday. He
aays It doesn't look much like old,..
Oswego when she was the "iron city"
of the Pad f lo coast. Mr. Delasumutt
1- nnm t In v ai MAmlnr hmmA a , fAfli
Taylor street, Portland. The occa
sion of the visit to his old home town
was to celebrate his 'steenty-flrst'
birthday. He called at this office just."
before returning home to Portland and:
was still sober, which speaks well for
both Mr. I), and our city. Come again.1
Oswego Times.
Uncle Jeff Snow Sajsi 1
Tubalum McTyre was telling" we"
that the Eastern Star is the fem.'nine"
order of Masons; only it not being pos
sible for woman to keep a secret there'
is nothing much there but flowers and
music and good things to eat and to
look at, which Is war tu aroa ma tftttt
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