Ted Talks of Panama Canal Says No Nation Can Be Truly Great Without Playing a Great Part Points Out Advantages of Canal. OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 2.--Colonol Roosevelt, speaking hero today, said: In traveling In Europe last spring one thing which especially struck mo was tho fact that tho two feats which jnado tho deepest lraprecslon abroad wero tho crulao of tho battle float around the world, and tho digging of tho Panama canal. Thcso woro the-two feats to bo crcatod to tho American peoplo during tho past doc ado which had most profoundly and favorably affected foreign Judgment of Amorlca during that time. Such Judgment depends not In tho least upon what peoplo say they can do, 'hut upon what they actually do; upon tholr willingness to meet re sponsibilities, and the success of their efforts to meet them. Now, there Is no use of a nation claiming to be a great nation unless it is prepared to play a great part. A nation such as ours cannot possi bly play a great part In International 'affairs, cannot expect to bo treated as a weight In either tLe Atlantic or the Pacific, or to have Its voice as to the Monroe doctrine, or the management of tho Panama canal, heeded, unless It has a strong and thoroughly eff'clent navy. "Within the last decade tho American navy has been about trebled in strength, and much more than trebled in effi ciency, duo to its extraordinary prog ress In-marksmanship and maneuver ing. So far from this Increase in naval strength representing on our part either a menace of aggression to weaker nations or a menace of war to stronger nations, it has told most powerfully for peace. Every where in Europe the cruise of the battle" fleet around the world was accepted, not only as an extraordin ary feat, reflecting the highest hon or upon our navy, but as one of tho movements which tended markedly to promote peaceful stability in In ternational relations. No nation re garded the cruise as fraught with any menace to itself; and yet every nation accepted It as a proof that we were not only desirous ourselves to keep.the peace, but able to prevent -the peace being broken at our ex pense. No cruise In any way ap proaching It has ever been made by any fleet of any other power; and the best naval opinion abroad had been that no such feat was possible, that Is, that no such cruise as that we actually made could be undertak en by a fleet of such size without In numerable breakdowns and accidents. "The success of the cruise, performed, as It was, without a single accident, Immeasurably raised the prestige, not only of our fleet, but of our nation; and was a distinct help to the cause, of International peace. As regards the Panama canal, I really think that outside nations havo a Juster idea than our own people of the magnitude and success of the work. I wish our people realized what Is being done on tho Isthumus. If a man of intelligence who had never left this country asked me whether I would advise him to make a short trip to Europe, or a trip to the Panama canal, I would without hesitation, advise him to go to the Panama canal. He would there see .In operation and completing of one of tho great feats of modern times. -Colonel Goethals and the men work ing under him are rondorlng a serv ice to this country which can only be paralleled in our past history by some of . the services rendered In certain wars. Six yearB ago last spring tho Amer ican government took possession of the Isthmus. The first two years were devoted to sanitation of tho Isthmus, to assembling the plant and working force, and providing quarters, food, and water supplies. In all these points tho success waB extraordln ury. From one of tho plague-spots of tho globe, one of the moat unheal thy regions In tho entire world, tho Isthmus has been turned Into a sin gularly healthy placo of abode, where -the death rate Is small, where hun dreds of children are' now being rals- ed under as favorable conditions as In most parts of tho United States. Tho quarters, food and water supply are excellent, and tho plant the best ever gathered for such a purpose. Active excavation on a large scale did :not begin until January, 1907. Three years and a half havo gone by since then, and three-fifths of tho total excavation has already been accom plished. Tho imount taken out baa passed anything which previous ex perience warranted us In believing to be possible. In 1908 and 1909 the monthly averago of rock and earth removed was three million cubic -jards, notwithstanding tho fact that nine months of each year consti tuted n reason of very heavy rainfall. There remains to bo excavated only about sixty million cublo yards. If we could keep up tho past average of excavation, this should bo done In 20 months; but It Is Impossible to main tain such a ratio as tho depth In creases; for tho output necessarily diminishes as the field of operation narrows. Still, It Is certain that such a rato can be maintained as will enable tho workers to finish tho oxcavatlon considerably In advance of the dato fixed for opontng tho ca nnl, January 1, 1915. Indeed, I shall be surprised If tho canal cannot bo opened six months or even a year In advance of tho tlmo sot. Tho work has two great features: Tho Culobra cut, which I havo boon considering, and tho great dam at Gatun. Tho latter Is to Imprison tho wators of tho Chagres and other streams Into a lako with an area of 164 square miles. This work Is ad vancing steadily, and just as success fully as tho work on tho Culobra cut. Tho water which Is ultimately to fill tho lock is now flowing through tho. concroto spillway In tho center of tho dam, tho Chagres hav ing been diverted from its bed and placed under complete control. Tho construction of the dam has advanc ed sufficiently to convince tho en gineers in charge of tho -work of Its absolute stability and imperviousness. Tho concreto work on tho lock Is advancing so rapidly that tho first double-set at Gatun will bo complet ed this coming November, and the engineer In chargo has announced that all the concrete In all the locks will be In placo two years hence. Tho dato of final completion and formal opening of tho canal to the commerce of the world will be determined by the tlmo consumed in placing tho great steel gates, emergency dams, and all appliances for operating tho docks But those In charge of tho work announce without hesitation that everything will bo finished well In advance of January 1, 1915. This is a stupendous record of achievement. As a people wo are rather fond of crltlzing ourselves, and sometimes with very great Jus tice, but even the most pessimistic critic should sometimes think of what is to our credit. Among our assets for tho past ten years will be, placed the extraordinary ability, Integrity, and success with which wo have handled all tho problems in herited In the result of the Spanish war: the way wo havo handled our- eelves In the Phllllplnes, in Cuba, In Porto Rica In San DomlnKO. and In Panama. Tho cruise of tho battle fleet around tho world was a striking proof that we havo made good wltn ' the navy, and what wo have done at Panama represents tho accomplish ment of one of tho great feats of the ages. It Is a feat which reflects the highest honor upon our country, and our gratitude is duo to every man who has taken an honorable part in any capacity In bringing about Its preformance. Wo now have a greater duty to preform In connection with It, and that Is to fortify it. We are in honor bound to fortify it ourselves, and only by so doing can wo effectively guarantee Its neutrality, and, more over effectively guranteo that It shall not bo used against us. Tho chief material advantage certainly one of tho chief material advantages which wo shall gain by Its con struction Is tho way In which It will for defensive purposes, double the power of tho United States navy. To refuse to fortify It, and, abovo all, to consider for a moment such an act of utter weakness and folly as to Invite other nations to step In and guranteo tho neutrality of this purely American work (and thereby really to make It certain that in tho event of war we should find tho canal used against It, as our fleet would be forbidden to pass through it, or else our opponent's fleet per mitted to), would be to Incur, and quite rightfully, the contompt of the world, it would tho complete abandonment of tho Monroe doc trine, It would bo a wicked blow to our prestige on tho Pacific coast, and moreover, It would bo In Its essence treason to tho destiny of tho Re public, GET YOUR WINTER WOOD While it is cheap. Phone 1341, E.R. TEDRICK, Corner 11th and Laurel streets. Yaro at 417 South Oakdale Avenue. BULBS Exclusive Agency for Portland Seed Co. Medford Greenhouee Phone 3741 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUKB, BEAR STEALS PIG AT FORT KLAMATH Fort Klamath Citizens Qroanlze Bear Hunting Parties, But They Seek in Vain Whilo Bruin Steals An other March. FORT KLAMATH, Sept. '2 The bears iu this vicinity are becoming mighty pesky these days, ami the en tire population has been planning ono.big bear hunt which will bo pull ed off at once if these animals do not take a tumble and hike back to the hills. Last Friday n cub was caught less than half a mile from town and is now a captive at the Hyland livory stable. Saturday night another, thought to bo a mate to this one, visited tho slaughter pen of T. C. Nbrris, the butcher, and walked off with a pig which ho an ticipated serving up to his customers when it became larco enough lo butcher. Saturday aud Sunday a number wero out looking for bear in tho hope of capturing tho mother of tho cub found tho day before, hut she was not located, although sho is thought to bo now iu this vicinity. Not finding nny signs of her Satur day, it was thought by the old bear hunters that the captured cub had probably been driven out of the hills by the fires and was alone." But since oue came so close into the city and made a meal from Mr. Norris' futuro pork supply, which will make him one short when he comes to butcher, interest has again picked up and another effort will be made to get this animal. Another cub has been seen iu the neighborhood and he will likely be captured within a few days if he continues to hang around these diggings. Fort Klamath is almost deserted nowadays because of tho forest fires which havo been raging on the moun tains west of Seven Mile creek. Ev ery man who could be spared from Iris work or h'ome and is able to fight the flames has been Dressed into service and while little damage to tho fanners and stockmen of this vi cinity is expected to result, every precaution is being taken to cheek (lie rnvacTPQ of the blaze. 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S3, tho olde.it living Ma sou in California, will become a hen edict this evening, when, in the pres ence of most of tho Masonry of tho city, ho will marry Miss Murguoritu Robertson. Tho wedding will bo a Masonic affair, held under tho aus pices of tho Eastern Star and with the assistance of Goldou Gate lodge of Masons, of which the groom is a charter member. Besides being the oldost Mason iu California, "Uncle Hilly"' Moses is tho only Mason in the state who has the grand cross of honor. ' Tho bride-to-be is tho daughter of Charles 0. Robertson, an old friend of Moses, who died many years ago. She is n ward of Goldou Gate lodge aud a member of Golden Gate chap tor of the Eastern Star. GERMANS HOLD SWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. More than 10,000 visiting 'Germans, together with tho local German pop ulation, are today celebrating the second dny of the Pacific snengor fest for 1910. 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DICKENS CELEBRATION IS PLANNED FOR 1912 LONDON, Sept. 2. -America and England are joining iu n scheme for a great Dickens celebration iu 1012, tho centenary of the novelist's birth. Representative men of both countries will form a committee to settle the details of the scheme. One suggestion put forward is based on the estimate that there are 21,000,000 copies of Dickens' works in existence. It is proposed that a Dickens testimonial stamp should bo printed and sold through booksellers in England and America for I penny or !2 cents. If even a fraction of the owners of Dickens' works bought and affixed one of these statuos to each volume the total sum would be very large. It is suggested that the sum thus raised should be handed over to the Dickens familv. There are three children and 17 grandchildren of Dickens now living, and some of tliont are in very poor circumstances. "To waato la an offonso," ao soil those second hand thlngc you've cons od to uaho. 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