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Junior Section The San Francisco Call
ISSUED EVERY SUNDAY fOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF /SAN FRANCISCO AND CALIFORNIA
ALONZO
HE STARTS PREPARATIONS FOR HALLOWE'EN
Deforestation
JASPER B. SINCLAIR
\u25a0f .The forests o% the United States form
one ''of-' the nation's 'many sources of
wealth... Fully a third of the world's
timber- comes'/ f rom_ the forests " of •': the'
United:, States.- \ Throughout the.whole
uriion,. J in the east, the west, the north
and .the south, there are immense fo'r
ests^of/almost, every, kind, of tree. The
forests of . the United. States represent
sucli an immensity of timber that It
seems almost incredible to^beliewß^that,
within a generation .the United States
will "be forestless/- unless .immediate
steps' are taken' to ', prevent this ca-
lamity. , Such - is' the case.; At present
deforestation goesj on— recklessly and
wantonly.': Not only, are the , forests di
minished . byj^the carelessness of lum
bermen, but by : the , forest x fires that
yearly \u25a0 out '. hundreds^ and even
thousands of f square miles: of timbered
land.'-' -^iv /. : ;'? ; • ?.: v -^ > :-.- •'; \u25a0> i ~'" ' \u25a0'.>;". >; "- -\u25a0 ".":•\u25a0:".
• • There 'are . forest laws, but they are
not enforced. There, are -statutes,; pro
hibiting 1 *: the making ; of -" campfires "in
certain regions, s but:/ they ';* -are \u25a0\u25a0'•} not"
.1 heeded.'; There are ' , thousands .of ; for
est rangers employed :for>the sole pur
'•; pose. • of:. lighting . the , forest .fires, -but .
they are ;not sufficient. Already .there
are . thousands « of 'square miles of tim-
Hand; as: a^result- of fires,
: the carelessness fofl lumbermen >and , the
indiscrimination of lumber companies
In. wasting thousands 'of ifeet^of; timber.
; Evidently they, think' .'that *; the plumber
supply Is';".*: limitless. J^ But, ;';> within a
generation, "the United States, will. be in
the same predicament that China is'
- in -.today. ":.v. Three '^hundred \u25a0«, years ago
vast I forests, vaster; than those . of., thia
.country, 'stretched ;ifr6m one , end of
China: .to' the;' '.The .Chinese
thought their .." forests 'were
, wlthUhe result that China Is -now f or
estless. Unless* the United States awak
ens to , the impending.: danger, -this
country,; too, wilJ be denuded r of its
timber; growth. ;',:;> .
.I In "Germany, there is a law that de
mands the planting of two saplings for
every tree that is: cut down— and; it is
enforced., .The. enforcement lof a "law
, 'of,, that mature -in "the United -States
.: .would prevent -deforestation.- Instead
of 'decreasing,;. the "forests would bo
.( doubled," and , the wealth of the nation
would, increase materially.'. The' forest
flres probably destroy more timber than
does, the ax of the lumberman. The
careless destruction of Itreos by chop
pers could be prevented to a large ex
tent;;: but I'the forest fires are : occur
rences that can % not be avoided.,. The
force of fire fl gh terß of Uncle Sam is
not 1 sufficient- for the large :flres that
ravage the forests of the United, States;
their, methods, for. fighting the 'fires; are
not; modern; and they. are not equal to
emergencies. A forest; fire/ may ;be
started and secure a good, hold before
any effort has been made to check it.
.Thus a larger force of fire fighters and
a more efficient system of fighting for
est fires is a necessity which would aid
materially in the prevention of defor
estation. •\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>* /.'\u25a0
SAN" FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 23, 1910.
Regard for the Aged
RUBY VIVIAN MULANAX
. Here is atopic for the young, a" topic
that concerns not only, our whole; na v -;
tion,* but also: the c whole great world.'
Here-,\is something: ' that should -be
taught, in '. every home : : A child should
be? impressed ..with reverence ., for 'the
aged from, babyhood. : Every home, has
some aged person ; 'in it— that is, 1 nearly
every home.' Do we, always do the best
we can for the old and infirm ? : Do we
treat *- them with , love i : and reverence?
If we don't let us; begin" this. very day
to'; love and cherish them, for, their life
on .earth is short, so let us niako It
happy. '•'
A LETTER -FROM ROVER
681 \u25a0 Shu Jone Avirnne, ; San , Franrlneo
Dear Al onzo : "> Every, Sunday I lls ten
to, the children reading; aloud your wise,
Hiiyin^H from the, paper. You must be
a very smart dog and love children.
-Up. to about a year aco I did not like
children,*" They. would tease me when I
ate,<,would pull my long 1 hair,; make trie
haul them- around In a wagon and
strike me when I. did not prp ifast'
enouijh/'and once they took my collar
off and turned me' out- into; the street
when the poundmen were eroin^ by. <I
escaped by jumping, over a wall, but 1 1
hurt myself in the jump and was lame
for many montha, \u25a0 • . i
Of course, the children did this Juat
in fun, but they learned a'- lesson, for
they have, never hurt or annoyed me
uince. And. now we wften have high
times romping on the lawn. Yours
truly, \u25a0 , . ItOVKU.
THE OPEN LETTER SECTION
Suffrage Again
RUTH L. SMITH
, Perhaps the Juniors are. a trlfle.tlred
of Having this subject presented : to
them again 'and again,' but I could not
resist answerlngfja letter; that appeared
In The Junior: Call of October 9.
As, an: illustration thla writer gave
the \ views ;of -a professor in 'a\u25a0'univer
sity^' who said : "Do . women really want
the ballot?.;; No; they just' think- 'they
do." \u25a0 Surely _that- is a fboljsh state
ment—"thoy-. just think they ; do! " Are
women as a whole supposed to be weak
minded?/. I ".would"', like. to. know', why
this .man compares' a woman , with a
brain "in •"» every: ' case \sjilst ' "aa
pable \u25a0 of^.thinking- and reasoning as a
nian's.ito a child who .wantsjsomething
it' has not got. This same professor
probably teaches in a university- where
there are ."women '-a's-. well, educated as
he; is;, teaching for the- same. v salary he
is. '\u25a0- Surely^such a, woman i is entitled to
bo placed on the. same intellectual level
as this man. , You may; say, "All women
, are,: not college professors." \u25a0 Very well;
.neither are*all*men.* ; '\ **" >*.-
• '••He r further;declu.res: "If women want
to -* vote*,they."should do; men's .work-—
they Jought to dig .tunnels, jthey.i ought
to* run s streetcars, they.; ought s to; begin
right now, 1 arid vi practice CwitH . hanimer
and riaUs/V .Tills man' evidently argues
ithat:physipai ; labor only; entitles one 'to
vote. ®If such is ' tlie case where ? is his
right to': vote? 'He does 'not
run the streetcars or dig the tunnels,
and i many .women are doing the , same
work that he; is doing. \u25a0-, Are \ streetcar
conductors, * tunnel /diggers, .etc., en
sk± O
titled to t more consideration. as citizens
than our bank presidents or* the won
derful, engineers \u0084who\ have "made our
magnificent railroads; possiblo? That
is .'theological/ sequence of this man's
theory. 'v You will argue: "Many*. bank \u25a0
presidents havorlson from .office boys,
many 'railroad presidents from . street- .'
car conductors; this is a free, country;
are men looked down upon for their
occupation?" My answer, ls, "N0.".:. 8ut
thepolntl wisluto'make Is this:* Are ,
not women ; In; just as Jowly a position ,
entitled to fa: vote as much v as! the man .;\u25a0\u25a0;
in. the/same ; circumstances ?."S,The < fact '
that both are uneducated does not mean '\u25a0
luckof brains. It 'means lack of chance
to develop' that brain. •'. > '"
/I would liketo give a few. objections
to the" theory, the .writer, of -this' letter .•
advanced. :He spoke of political - dlffor
ences In" the household. '^ I ask "him,
how many, fat hers and sons," how many/
brothera.Mn all: how many actual quar
rels in a family, are "due to politics? v He •
wUI find that sensible, 'ordinary; busi-.j
nessmen; make It a ;point hot' to, argtie/;
about religion;, or^politics because each -
man has andjis entitled to his own view'
of ' the 'matter. "Men may be I political^
enemies, tbut.'after'business hours they
are friends.' /; . \u25a0£\u25a0:> '\u25a0[ : - >*",^ "\u25a0 «;/?".{
lie finally sums It all ;up. lnto .his pri
vate; opinion that"' it 'is not
[piSc^*t63ySte3ffi!rh^ttt'Bjstlw^wa3l most »
men It's, not her^ place; theref?
fore women „ who {are property owners'
arej" compelled^.' to. \let'..'men;f make * the ; .
laws cbhcerning;' the : taxes they ;'"' must
: pay., . Women wJio;havesho Wn^ they^ are
fully,; capable to taking wcare\ of itliem-^
selves .,' are :. denied .'"their xlundisputed,
right-^the risht to cast their ballot..'
Treatment for-' Volubility.:
;' ' 'Abernethy was supposed ;.to influence
peopled by *a r brusqueness amounting flto*
absolute vrudeness.Vo it* is
one [dayj al very Jyoluble" lady, toqlc her : \u25a0
'daughter, who was 111, , t0 i see him.' 1 : • \u0084
Ti'^Which of wants to -consult;
me?";saidi ; Abernethy. ; ; ' \ r /\u25a0 ; ' ;
'•» ; "My ; replied -the ' elder \u25a0\u25a0;.,
..woman. I .' \u25a0 ; ; ; ': ';'\u25a0':'::'.• ."'; ; -'' ;;l^ > ..^'•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>" :-\u25a0•. •\u25a0.'.\u25a0'.-\u25a0.
v then put a question to, the
r^rL^BefcJr^fh^hadfa^rianc^t^reply^
I her mother ;. be gari ' a.} lon g story.
: nethy told"; her, to, be; quiet" and repeatedX l
his > question"; to: the ;girl^ A-secpnd time, ,
'jfornah began a story, and' a second ,
he told'her to be.'qulet; ~ Then sheV- -
;iriterriipted;hirh;a;thirditirnel; ;i- : ."
">*»;'PutCy6ur ; tongue *-out,''j he \u25a0 said to
;the:mother."';'!; ;; : / p: ; .: |V-vV -v : :< "\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0.;*•.•.\u25a0 v ; -A ;:.\u25a0'"\u25a0''- '- ;; ;
v,'! But' there's nothing the matter with '
me,",; she exclaimed." ' \ ; \u25a0'•,' ;" v ' ?
- \u25a0;"NeyerJ ".hilnd, put out 1 your tongue,". ; ;
he commanded,: [:': : '. ; . \u25a0-:'\u25a0:. .."'' * '\u25a0; •,' .
'^.Thoroughly ' overawed, : the woman .
I'pbeyed'M '-' ' x ; ' ' - ; \u25a0-'\u25a0' -' "\u25a0'
>\u25a0*/*\u25a0 "Now,. keep '\u25a0'; it . out," .-; said Abernethy. ; :
i"Ahd : he proceeded to examine the girl.- 1 - :
:' Jliadies* , Home Journal;:-/ ' ! ' : V v ' , :
There Are Bears and Bears
Four • year old Carol I , had \u25a0 been \u25a0! taken
to ; church "one i Sunday/by- her -doting,
grandmother.*. On' her return , her. mother
asked if she had had a" nice time., /-:
' . ',"0, 1 yes,";: replied ', the y child 1 vaguely.
: J'And what „ did you do, dear,'.'- ques
tioned her 'mother. :> ' ' : '
• : ;I'O, \. we ,' sang about crosseyed
bear,", replied the JQhild.t-:
. \questlonlng by/ the horrlfl'ed
parent developed ; the ; t act ithat^tho con
gregation* had/Hung '."The 'Consecrated
Cross : I'd -Bear." ' . "•\u25a0\u25a0•''. : \u25a0 : •'-'\u25a0•\u25a0.•