Show MA iNG o V Have Hopes for Lakes Gulf Canal V tL WOULD I BE L. L E MC Ca cJ 3 The The fact that conW congress convy con- con The W vy gress gross continues to nurse various projects for artificial waterways may probably be taken to Indicate that sooner or later some of these canals will be constructed The rivers river and harbors bill bUl as amended by the senate and as It will probably stand when when- finally passed directs the national waterways waterways waterways wa wa- commission to make a careful study of ot the advisability and feasibilIty feasibility ity of the proposed canal from Lake Erie b by way of Fort Wayne or by some other direct and feasible route to t the e southern end of Lake Michigan and of ot a canal from the Ohio river at ata ata ata a point near Pitts Pittsburg burg to Lake Erie The commission Is also directed to look Into the feasibility and practicability practicability of a canal to connect the Anacostia Anacostia Ana Ana- costia river here at the national capItal capital capital cap cap- ital with wilh Chesapeake bay or some tributary of that bay In the case of ot the proposed canal from the Ohio river to Lake Erie the bill provides that the expense of Investigating Investigating In In- as to its feasibility and practicability shall be borne by the 10 lo cal interests affected No such provision provision provi provi- sion Is put In with respect to the tho investigation investigation of the proposed canal connecting connect connectS ing lag Lake Erie with Lake Michigan By Dy the terms of ot the new rivers and harbors bill the waterways commission commission commis commis- sion Is to have two years from the of March In which to Ito Investigate these projects In making the investigations Invest invest- the commission is authorized to call upon the engin engineer er corps of the army to furnish data Nearly every observer with a large range of vision Is convinced that sooner sooner sooner soon soon- er or later a canal connecting Lake Erie with the lower end of ot Lake Michigan l will be built and that a canal will eventually connect Lake Erie or Lake Michigan with the Ohio river Persons who have devoted some study to this subject of artificial waterways waterways water water- ways are disposed to believe that when the country Is ready for a canal connecting tho the Ohio river with one of the great lakes the demand will be for a canal extending from Lake Michigan Mich l Michigan igan through Indiana to the tho Ohio river There are many reasons for believing bellev- bellev ing that as soon as the Panama canal canalis is completed the building of ot artificial waterways here at home will be undertaken under under- taken on a large scale It Is generally assumed that the the lakes waterway waterway wa will be th the first of the projects put through S I Uncle Sam Would Have Us Eat Venison I ti I DONT DON'T JUST J SEE WHERE laM IM GOING TO BE BEe e BENEFITED BY r THIS EME C. I c-I l UNCLE JIM WILSON VILSON of the department department depart depart- U ment of agriculture hopes to put venison that luxury of the rich on the table of every citizen In our country country country coun coun- try and at a less cost than that of beef He aims alms to accomplish this by convincing convincing convincing con con- farmers that they can raise small herds of deer or elk or antelope on land that is at present absolutely valueless s and with practically no attention after the start is once made In many parts of f the country there are tracts of land lant which can be more profitably used for raising venison than any other purpose The propagation of game is as legitimate leglU- leglU mate a business as the growing of beef or or mutton and accor according to the department department de de- de- de the producer should be permitted permitted permitted per per- under reasonable regulation to dispose of his product at any time either for breeding purposes or for food T This is some of the state slate laws now prohibit I I The flesh of ot young antelope Is said to be m ch superior to ordinary veni son That of mature animals particularly the males has a strong flavor but this may be greatly improved by domestication A full grown pronghorn pronghorn prong prong- horn weighs from to pounds and will dress from 05 65 to 80 pounds The deer fam family ly stands next to the cattle and sheep family In general utility util util- ity The flesh is a valuable food Venison Ven Von ison was more common than beef on the tables of medieval Europe and was waa the flesh most commonly eaten by early settlers and frontiersmen In North America Its dietetic value is la enhanced by the fact that it Is especially espe daIly adapted to invalids who require require re re- quire a nourishing yet easily digested food The American elk with all Its claims of attention Is fast disappearing disappear disappear- ing lag from the earth with scarcely an effort for its preservation or domestication domestication cation fue he department declares By domestication It does not mean simply sim ply taming but a course of at Intelligent t breeding and protection A series of experiments has furnished the scientists scientists with sufficient evidence to say confidently that this business may become of ot great Importance to the country I Men Hold T Trump r mp Card in Social Game I T THERE HERE is a story abroad In Washington Washington Wash- Wash I ington whether true or not that the pampered men of the capital go about accepting Invitations and then at the last moment turn a if it they get a a. card from a hostess where there Is apt to be more fun going on Anyway it is the men of Washington who hold all the trump cards In the social game as one may Infer from this declaration of a dashing young American baroness who left here not nota a great while ago V Sorry to go to Turk Turkey y Sorry to set up housekeeping In Constantinople Constantinople Constanti Constant nople Not a bit of it itt il Why my dear things will be e changed complete complete- ly Over there I w will II not have the delirium UI um urn l fidgets wondering whether Ill I'll have men enough to go around If it I give a dance or a dinner dinner no no Indeed It will willbe willbe be Just the other way about Ill I'll be picking and choosing and each dear dearman dearman dearman man will be fidgeting properly as to whether Ill I'll choose him or his brother Turkey for me The men here are spoiled foolish To be sure you have enough of em and to spare the only trouble is if it they are so generally willIng willIng will will- Ing to consult their own convenience without regard to the anxiety they cause the women who ent entertain This baroness enjoyed the reputation reputation reputation tion of scaring the wits out of the he other other oth oth- er dames who were contemplating dinners din ners or dances For pity's sake they used to wall wail does anybody know If the Baroness Blank has any notion of doing anything any thing such and such and such a n. night If she has away will flock the men to her side side side-it it will never do to pick the night she hits upon for any of her doings Wherefore putting two and t two to o together to gether the baroness' baroness departure was waa not with more grief than one could weep for for even even though she did do things up so BO beautifully and besides was a very kind and considerate personage when the thed d and near near debutantes debutantes were concerned Increase in Our Foreign Criminals I HIS IUS is the land of ot the free ree and the T 1 I home homo of the brave It Ilis Is the haven of the down trodden and the hope of the oppressed It Is the asylum of the homeless ana ann the opportunity of the willing Millions In overcrowded o Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope cast longing eyes hitherward and annually hundreds of succeed succeed suc sue In re reaching our shores We have room for them There are work and opportunity hero here for each of th them thOm thOm-it m-if m If they are arc df Of f the right sort Our broad broadacres broadacres broadacres acres and our prosperous cities clUes cancaro can caret care for another millions as easily as they support those who are here All we wo ask Is that they be earnest In the desire to be good AmerIcans Americans Amer Amer- leans capable of self support self support healthy of ct mind and body But unfortunately In our generous hospitality we are Imposed upon This great reat country of ours in fairness to ourselves should not be made the dumping ground of the mentally mentally incompetent in competent the physically incapable the morally morall perverted and against these the barriers should be made higher and more nearly nearly near ly impenetrable We try at Ellis Island V nd to maintain some sort of or supervision of at Immigration tion and we wa do turn back many whose presence among us would be a d danger an and l a burden But we should o 0 further furth er than this What stronger object lesson of the necessity for careful espionage on Immigration Im migration do we need than th the report of the Ne New York state superintendent of ot prisons Cornelius V. V Collins He tells us that notwithstanding the growth of ot the parole system our prison population Is Increasing rapidly rapid ly that our state prisons are shockingly shock overcrowded o and that that that-here's here's heres the tho point point more more than 54 per cent of this prison Increase is directly traceable traceable trace trace- able to the trend of foreIgn crImInals to the tho United States Our government can cnn do nothing more beneficial to the country than to prevent the incoming of foreigners ot criminal record or tendency |