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OKROON (MTV RNTKIM'MNK. TRIDAY. JANUARY 5. 1917. Yai. fl I ; , LEAK" OF STATE SECRET WORRIES ADMINISTRATION SINATOAS DtClARE THAT STATI Of PARTMINT It TO BL AMI IN MATTER. NR. UWSON IS DECLARED NOT TO HAVE REVEAIED EVIDENCE Republican LMdtr Says That He Will Demand Invtatlgation ton Ba lievea That No Sanator Revealed Sacral INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NATION'S BIGGEST PRISONS GATHERED BY O. C. MAN I oh 1 1 ara op . t rr4llH i. M "I priaon. i thai h group , in. in Ida lib born Ibo E I. Bras la, Minbar Priaon Survey Board. Fmjt That Mora Madam Inattiutione, Fraad From Psiltica, Pay Big Annual ProflU to Slate Stillwater, Minn , Panltantiary Laada All, Ha Believes. MB Penitentiaries ar divided Into two The record of theee thrra Inettti . Ui.- it., , . inliirtml aa a irt of liona lerlee greatly ftom aurb prisons political machine and Iboaa conduct a tflng Sing N. Y . and Jollel. Ill . ed an buelneea Inetllnllon. where tbe hualnrsa methods of Still Those of tbe former kind are a hrav ripmei- lo th etalr. ihe lumatre arr usually Idle and iMasatlafted and tba managrmeu' of lb. prteon la awarded aa a prlco for political eartlcce, while In Iba prtaona of tb tatter variety the prisoners an engaged in uaeful woik. aater or Jackaon arr not known. Ikxh of three Inatltullona are a haavy ei penee lo Ibo elate. Ihe inin.il ere Idln and often discontented, ibo build Inge are old and not modern and al most all of tbe products manufactured within tbelr walla am aold only to WASHINGTON, Jan J. Aa a roault of the sensation stirred up by Tbomaa W. Lawaon. who offersd to prove that mllllona bad been made In Wall atreel aa lha roault of "lesks" at Washing ton. It was admitted on the floor of tba aenate today that Information concern ing the honor of tbe nation" had been betrayed by aomeone in the deport ment. Aa to Information of valua Id rigging tbo atock market. Senator atone, who made tbe first dlacloaure, aald be did not know. Meanwhile Mr. UweoQ, who wm lie re, prepared, be aald, to tcetlfy be fore a congreaa committee, waa In con aultalioo wltb Chairman Henry, of the home rules committee, but nothing came of 1L Mr. Henry announced afterward that the Itoelon financier had been unable to furnish any namea or other detlnlu Information about the alleged "leak In advance of President Wllaon'a pea-f note, and that ao far aa he was con corned the matter would be dropped. Mr. Henry reintroduced his bill of two yeara ego to prevent the use of malls, telegraph and telephone In fur therance of fraudulent and harmful transactions on stock exchanges. 'If It be true that any public of ficial has or did use any secret or con fidential information as alleged." aald Senator Stone, "be Is an unspeakable scoundrel. If any man In legislative Ufa If any senator did it. which I believe to be absolutely impossible, be ought to be dismissed. '1 do know," Senator Stone con tinued, "that things have occurred In the department which ought not to bdJ possible. I know- that confidential communications with foreign govern ments to tbe state department have by some means found their way into tbe bands of men not authorized to re ceive them," , Reprosntatlve Campbell, of Kansas, ranking Republican of tbe committee, notified Chairman Henry that Repub lican committeemen would insist on an investigation. the management Is entirely removed ' 0,hpr Inalltutlone. or lo the cltlea from politica and la not hampered by ! ' ,ne ale. restraining legislation and th Instl Sing Sing Buildings Old. tutlon, Instead of being a drain on tne The mcln building of Sing Sing, for public purse, ahowa a big annual profit ,., ... was constructed In 1114. waa to the state j condemned In 1S40. but atlll la In uae Thla conclusion features tbo find- The priaon baa 1(00 men. although Inga of K. kt Brodle, of this city, a built to accommodate only 1100. They member of the priaon aurvey board. ! make door mala, wagons, ash cans. v ho has Just returned from a trip through the oast to investigate prison management. He has brought back w ith aim a atorebouao full of valuable and practical Information which will te uaed by the aurvey board In reach- shoes, brick, clothing, underwear and aocka. and under a atate law Ihe pro I ucta can be aold only to other Instliu j Hons In tho atate and the various I cities. The industries have never ! shown a aurplus. And the Institution Ing Its conclusions. Recommendations Is maintained by big appropriations of Important rbangea In tbe control of from the general assembly. the Oregon state penitentiary will probably be made to the 117 legiela tun- by tbe board. Stillwater Priaon Modal. The shining example of tbt business-like skat prison la lot Minnesota state penitentiary at Stillwater, erect ed only a few rears ago at a cost of IJ.T50.OOO This priaon manufactures I Inding twine and farm machinery. and (he toUl value of the products last year was f2.750.0OO, of which 1380.000 was profit and waa put In a revolving fund, now amounting to S3.000.0OO. The various buildings are all of the highest type of fire proof brick construction and the Institution has 1000 men and 40 women inmates. About 600 men are employed In man ufacturing industiiea in tbe prison, and the plants are equipped with elec tric hoists, elevators and carriers. Last I'nder an old law each man la paid 11 cents a day. Thla money goes direct to the men. although they can not spend It without permission of the superintendent. Soro-' features of the management of fling Sing", Mr. Ilrodle found lo be praise worthy. The priaon hss an Sf cellent medical laboratory and some of the best physicians and surgeons lu N'ew York often visit tho Institution and Klve their eervlcee free of charge Sing Sing is probably tbe best known Institution of Its kind In the country, and the Mutual Welfare league, whlcu Mr. Ilrodle studied closely, baa con trlbuted largely to Its fame. The ad ministration of tbe prison Is altogeth er different from anything else In th country. The Inmatea practice self government through the league and the discipline, of course. Is just what year. 17.134 machines were manufac- j the prisonera themselves make It to a tund and 23.000.000 pounds of twine large degree. Mr. Ilrodle found that CO-OPERATION SCANDINAVIANS OF IS NOT OFFERED U. S. NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK SEND REPLY OF PEACE NOTE TO WASHINGTON SYMPATHY WITH EFFORTS TO END WAR EXPRESSED, AID NOT OFFERED Position Taken By Countries in the Northern Part of Europe Puz zles They Are Affected by Great Conflict WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The throe Scandinavian nations Norway, Swe den and Denmark through Identic notes, the Norwegian copy of which was handed to the state department to day by Minister Bryn, have expressed lively Interest In Persldcnt Wilson's proposals "looking toward the estab lishment of a durable peace,1' and their "deepest sympathy" with all ef forts to shorten the war. Unlike the Swiss government, which offered to help in any way, "no mat ter how modest," the Scandinavian countries make no direct offer of co operation. This fact attracted par ticular interest because Norway par ticularly has been one of the greatest sufferers from the war among the neu trals. As to the belligerents, Turkey's re ply to the President's note, practically Identical with those of Germany anil Austria, was made public by the stat department today, and Bulgaria's 1b ex peced tomorrow. NEW YORK MOOSE DEAD. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Owing to tho failure of the Progressives In New York state to poll the necessary votes In the recent elections to en title their ticket to a place on the ballot the party lost offiical recogni tion in this Mate and the doors of the Progressive headquarters here state and national have been closed. CRUDE OIL IS HIGH PITTSBURG, Dec. 29 The highest price ever quoted for Pennsylvania crude oil was announced by the prin cipal purchasing agencies today when, through an advance of 10 cents a barrel, the quotation reached $2.85. Some refiners are quoted as declar ing that not until $3 oil has been reached will they release their stocks. were turned ou; In the twine depart ment. An idea of the scale on which tho prison factories are operated may be gained from the fact that between April 1 and August 10. 190 carloads of material were shipped. inmates ui inc stniwater peniten tiary' are paid, the amount received be ing based on efficiency of the Indi vidual Last year the prison distrib uted $80,000 to the Inmates, who work on the piece work basis wherever pos sible. Some of the men make as much as $1 a day and many receive from "0 to SO cents. Mr. Ilrodle found. Prison ers have left Stillwater with as much as $1200 and $1500. earned while con fined. The prison has between 18 and 50 men on tbe road, selling its prod ucts, and 1000 agencies handle its goods. Business Methods Followed. A study or the methods of this big prison show how similar in many ways the institution is to a private manufacturing concern. Recently the warden was informed that the price of hemp, from which the twine is made. was due to rise. He went to Chicago, borrowed $1,200,000 from the hanks in ttat city and bought a shipload -of hemp In Manila. Much money was saved by his enterprise. Incldently, the warden of this big successful prli"&-r.ictory is a man from the Pacific northwest. C. S. Reed, a school teacher by profession was ap pointed chief of police In Seattle, Wash., only a few years ago- Later he became a member of the state board of control, then superintendent of the state reformatory' and warden of the Walla Walla penitentiary. From Wal la Walla he went to Stillwater. Mr. Brodle found the Michigan state prison at Jackson, another criterion for penitentiary reforms. "This in stitution," he S3yj;. "has the best in dustrial system that I have so far ob served. It Is the biggest shipper In tonnage on the Michigan Central rail road between Detroit and Chicago, With one exception, and It paid a net profit in the two years ending June 30 last of $206,000." During this same period $65,000 was paid to Inmates. The profits of the institution are being used for Improvements and better ments, as tbe buildings are old, the administration bulding, itself dating back to 1837. The Jackson penitentiary, says Mr. Hrodie. has the most varied product of any prison In the United States. It operates a 3000-acre farm, of which 2400 acres are owned by the state and 600 rented. Intensive farming is fol lowed and a large cannery Is con ducted. The Inmates are paid wages and earn from 10 cents to $1 a day. Goods are sold on the open market to both retailers and consumers, and the institution has about 70.000 farmer con sumers in Its twine department- It does a large mail-order business. The prison has Us own tailorB, a soap fac tory, a department in which leaf tobac co Is prepared for use by the Inmates, and a hospital in which even the most delicate operations can be performed. Business Policy Aggressive. Business management predominates at Jackson, found Mr. Brodle. The warden recently needed $500,000 In the conduct of the prison factories, so he went to New York and borrowed it, like any other business man would do. As at Stillwater, the prison does busi ness In other states and follows an ag gressive policy in selling its product. Another Institution which Mr. Bro dle found was an asset to the state instead ol a liability is the House of Correction at Detroit, Mlcb., an Insti tution originally designed for the re ception of young men and first-term offenders, with the object of segregat ing them from the recidivists and re peaters. However, it has become a general prison, except that no inmate has a longer term than two years. The population is a floating one. '"d 5000 men were received there last J . 'r. The H' use of Correction manufac tures chairs, buttons and brushes, while th' women do the laundry work, make clothing and do the caning on the chilrs. Inmates are paid from 5 to 20 cents a day, and the institution keeps five salesmen on the road. The net profit last year was $46,086 94. tne plan Is not popular among prison executives. Each of the nine shops of the prison elect a delegate, who choose a sergeant at arms and four Justices are named I "Among those I aj posed lo Ihla inrni tba warden of tho Co h'i pointed mil the fa Ing together In one unger law breakers novelty of crime had nut worn off Ihe uplHirtunii) for the on hang of Idea of i-time and eierlceii was not lee rued Ho auggeetad that Iho first lriiiera and Ineipem n. tl offenders bo grouped with men ip.rii n . I la Iho waa of crime, believing thai Ihe Utter would teach the first offenders the folly of law breaking ' ! dally contact with (he harden.. I criminal he said, 'the man of wrak will who had fallen lo Irmptatlon M who had com milled a crime while drunk would soon see tbe crime did not pay, He would have before him each da) a living lea Min, di'tiionalratlng Hi.' rtaln late of him who pcrwlata In breaking iho lawa Thru, too, the rerldliM would prob ably even advise bis lounger fellow. mumi that she game la not worth the candle, that crime .loee not pay." Prison Board Ef'iclant Mr Ilrodle found thai the control of practically all of the u..-sful east ern penitentiaries) waa vested In a hoard usually appointed by Ihe gover nor for a term of all u The board is composed of three members, one be ing appointed each two yeara In raae a members showa ability, bo Is usually reappolned. Thla beard cmplova Ihe warden, who Is held for results, and receives reports and financial stalo n-enta from him al Mated Intervals The board moiubera r reive only tbelr expenaea, and meet once or twice a month. This plan, the Inic tlgator learned from observations, divorced prison management from polltleSj and tbo prisonera operated and) r It are con ducted like business iiihtltutlons. Practically U ol the prisons visited by Mr. Ilrodle have banJs or orrhea traa. or both, compos I of Inmates Moving picture shows are given regu larly, and one of iIh most effnthe methods of punishing i onvlrt la to deprive him of tbe prmlege of attend Ing a ahow. Print.-, planta. priaon papers and entertainmcnte are also features among the secondary aetlvl- tlea of the eastern prisons. With a view to recommending a new type of construction In case the Ore ron atate penitentiary Is rebuilt or en. larged. Mr. Ilrodle studied the two styles of cell buildings; the outside cell system and the inside cell block system. The latter puttern Is used In practically every prison In Ihe coun try, but M.- Ilrodle Is lead lo believe the former type will become the more iHipular. In the outaldo cell system GIANT WAVE OFF ALASKA SWEEPS 3 MEN TO DEATH CAPTAIN Of SCHOONIN IUMNIH MINOS THAOIC STOHV TO SIATTLS, WMH. FISHING CRAFf BANKS GREAT storm orr or cape ohmajey o High Seas Prevent Crew from Launch Ing Seat In Iffert Iv Save Mem bers of Crew Carried Off of erop a Deck. The following ere the real ui iransfero Sled la Iho utUm of mi Un order I tod seen Thursdsi Ctarvarw W Hmllh lo Kllon J Whit or, lot II, block ts, Orogoe Iron and Hls.l ronipant's Aral ad .III um lo Os so. II I. H and Kmnia M Adams lo I. H ladle). 112 1 J acres of land la i. U V. of Tboiuae I' and Tanit Ann j kaon lownahlp 4 south range I oael. $1 William O Vaughn and K'anor M I lowiuhlp I Hi range . t and 1 1 a i in No. 41 bring ports ul ; Hons 1. 4. township a eoulh. range i eaal. II Adams A ll . ii. o I. n Adaiua and i. II lladley HIM acres of oe.tl.rn I 4. township t aoulh range I east, I Tbe following transfers wore Mod in Iho office of County Unorder Hod man Wednesday Klglna M Joy to Christian luihkey, lot lo block , Hollywood larh. !!$. Hannah Nordlf lo Henry Oscar New ell, lot M. Jennings l.odgr. f 10 J W and Rllra C Walta lo Henry and Kmma Nollmeyer, Mt acres of H la C No S, township I, aoulh range : SUPPORT Or ARMY OFFICIALS IS WON BY CONGRESSMAN SKATTI.K. Waab. Jan 1 -One giant ara that thundered down upon, !. 11 the schooner Humner aa ahe waa bat Jane Amanda Dennett and i K Hon tllng wilh a great weetorly sale, swept m il to II Hamilton, lot I and free Ivan Johansen. Ira Atwood and O'n ilonal lots x. j, block II. and all block Harum. H-allln flshertueu to tbelr! II. Teltwrts addition to Uarahnel.1 death off Cape Ommaney. on Decern oo APPMOPfHATION Off MO 000 TO OfftN LOCKS IS TCHMtO ISSCNTIAL MR. HAWIEY ASSURED ENGINEERS Will URGE ANION BY CONGRESS e Fight. Started by Lecel Cammarclal Club, Mahse Headway M Waab Ingion Locks Now of No Use Several Months a Vaar. ber 3, according lo Captain M J Holle. master of Ihe craft. The Humner ar rived In Seattle last night from the north hHnglng the first details of the loss of lb three men In a terrible alorm on Ihe Alaska halibut banks "We had Just alarted lo reef the fore. sail and had all haiida on deck when a great SSJ The following are Iho real eatalo transfers filed In the office of County Kecordcr Itednian Haturday Die Johnaon to liana and Julia IVI rum land In section II, township f aoulh. rang I east; I0. WAHHINOTKN. He. IC.preser. Utlve llawluy tod. called on the chief of army enntaeera and urged Ibal n ' I illon lie seril t ngrvea ravnring the appropriation of S0,Oo It deepen the v.itor In lha locka nl iiregi dir. In order that boata draw Ing i'i to six feet may pass st all sea sons. The riigliiwrs. r-fier bearing Mr Hawleys argumenla. said Ihny re rardrd Ihla appropriation aa aareentl al and timely Mr. Hawloy was as r.urrd Ibal engineer officers will urge Joseph and Marlon Himts lo II K real sea that s o .1 mountain " mienrrm. lots 7 a bio. k 3. Mllwau i l appropriation. high, came over Ihe starboard quarter ale Park; l. , sweeping everything before It.' ''; J !. Flelt.hrr snd I minora I.. The fight for deeper locks waa tain Rollle aald "Johansen. Alwnod Fletcher to I Hoy lladley ltsS3 si..n. . .. ihe i n n i iu i ominei. ial ai res or i i. i or nomas r ami . tut. For sei r.il werl.a ..... Ii Tamy Ann Jackson, township 4 south, range 2 eaal . 7T00 W. H Montgomery lo Oust W Hkag erbrrg. land In Clackamas county, 110 Jenny Mc K llalbrealh lo Kllalth Hhule. lota 37. 31. II. 40. block I. Hull and llanitii were on the forward deck, and aa Ihe hundreds of tona of water atrurk Ihe Humner her how waa down and Ihew were carried overboard. It was ahorlly after 10 o'clock on tin night of December .1, very dark and snowing and because of Ihe enormous aeaa we were unable to launch a Ik. at ..gfita. $1. to go to the rescue Our position waa about 3 miles aj . iy north of Cape Ommaney and right In Ihe path of the storm, which waa the moot severe I ever experienced " An infraction of any of the prison rules is punished by the league, the arrest , ,n re8 are arranged, tier on tier, on being made by a deputy sergeant at th, outside walls, so thut each cell has arms and the trial held before the Jus a window which admits sunlight and HetW, Witnesses are examined and the,r, and the corridors are In the mid case argued, much In the same manner ,iic f tne building, while In the other AMERICANS CAN as iu a regular court Guards are of ten put on the stand and once Warden Osborne, who organized the league and was in charge of the prison until a few months ago, was grilled for 25 mlnut-s when an Inmate of his own prison was on trial. The prison has Its own money, and the lesgue conducts its own store, where almost everything except gro ceries Is sold. The Institution has u bund whlco plkyr, cn Sunday and at noon when the men march to and from the meas room. Inmate Official Has Own Office. Mr. Drodie recalls an Interesting In cident during his visit at tbe famous New York penitentiary- Ho was talk ing with one of the officials of the Mutual Welfare league, who, by tho way, was seated before his own roll top desk and In his own private of fice smoking a cigar, and the topic for discussion as tho possibility that the new warden, who had Just succeed ed Mr. Osborne, would do away with the league. 'I was considered a confirmed crim inal, a recidivist, when I entered this instiutlon," said the Welfare league official, "but my treatment hero has softened my heart. I am not re formed, but when I leave this Institu tion, If the work of the league con tinues, I bid fair to get back on the straight and narrow path.'' The inmates of Sing Sing several yeurs ano, before the organization of the league, burned one building fol lowing a riot. The bricks were used in the construction of a Bchool build ing. Two hundred and fifty inmates attend an automobile school and over 400 are on the waiting list, a3 the fa cilities of the school are limited. The Illinois state penitentiary at Joliet is the largest visited by Mr. Hrodie on his trip, having 1704 In mates. The buildings and equipment are obsolete, sayo Mr. Hrodie, and the institution is crowded far beyond its normal capacity. The state is now constructing a modern penitentiary four miles from Joliet. Inmates of tbvs Mg prison make din ing room chairs, reed and rattan fur niture and shoes and operate a Btono type, the cells are in the center of the structure and light and air cannot reach the cell direct. The prison survey board will go over each bit of Information secured by Mr Hrodie carefully before drafting its re port, which will be submitted to the legislature before tho end of the pres ent session. LETTERS FROM FRANCE Tf BE DRAFTED GUARD SERVICE WAR DEPARTMENT DISCOVERSITS AUTHORITY I N EXISTING MILITARY LAW ALE ABLE-BODIED MEN FROM 18 10 45 LIABLE "WHEN NECESSARY" I'earl M Hoyt n al lo I'rlah Worley tract 10. 41. The Sharer I'lure." $10 W II Montgomery lo Dust W Hksg erbrrg. land lu set-Hun I!, township : aoulh. range I real, I0. John M llalton lo John A Kuks. lot II. Cable ocrea.ll Itosrllr. A and W. I. (!uy to Ed ward J and Mm tv IT. n Wood, land In (Irsgory'a First addition to Motalla. 1 10. W. II and Dorrla A. Kccae In Martha II liogawcll, block f0. Mllwauklr Hclghta; I0. William Mcleod to John M llalton. lot II, fable acres. I'lackamaa usunty; Munilo Johnson (o Hans and Julia retortion, land In section H, lown ahlp a aoulh riingn I east; !000. J. M. BOMS to Kmma J Hoyrr, ii Ihe I.m ha are how of little value be cnuae only Ihe amallest of Iho river learners, an.l then only wheen lightly Ifll deed, ca-i grl through At onrf lime during the recent dry period. Ihe locka had only a few Inches over a foot of water lu Ihe lower rhamlirr. -nil olio river boal was damaged in attempting lo get from thu upper Into Ihe lower Hvrr ilAKKR, Or. Dec. II. The tie-up of the trans, ontiniiiilal tralnn on the O W. It. It N Hues was rvllovcd thla morning when train No 6. due In Portland nt 7 u. Ill yesterday, went Ihroiirh here at 7 30 (bis morn Ing, .1 hours late. Train No. 19. dun In POftiSBd at noon yesterday. I .' M o r f section 30, lownahlp 2 Is eipecled hue al V !1U tonight, In south, rangx 4 eaat; $100. I hours lrle. It will he combined with The following transfers wore filed No. II. Truln No. 5, Iho irnnscontl in the offtco of County llecordct nental mall, eaat bound, was on time Ho vies Wednesday: llelterment In Wyoming conditions Is 71.16 acres of section l(, township i .1 south, range 4 east, lo. Hllbert I. Johnson to H K. and I. iho cause of the relief Uicul condl Hons lire cleared by u moderating torn : perature. , LITTLE GIRL. WAR VICTIM. EX PRESSES APPRECIATION OF GIFTS FROM OREGON. The Heaver ( reek Union Sunday school with Mrs. R. L Hudger. us su perintendent, some time ago sent to France clothing for two orphans, and In appreciation. Mrs. Hudger Ib In re ceipt of a letter from one of tho chil dren to whom the clothing was sent and also one from one of the alBteis who is In charge of an orphanage and have been transcribed by Lloyd Harding. The letters follow: "FSugeres, OH. 18, 1916 Madame: My little companions and myself wish to thank you for the beautiful things and the good clothing that you have had the goodness to send us. We are thankful for your generosity which has made us warm this winter. "My little sister and I lost our moth er sorveral months ano and our father has been a prisoner In Germany since September, 1914. Many of my little companions are like myself, but tb good Jesus has had pity on us orphans for Ho permits us to live In thin beau tiful house and to appreciate kind hearted people like you madamo and monsieur. We pray many times for you madame, and believe tho respect ful sentiments and remembrance of M RfSSlS lots : 4, block U, Mllwuu Recruiting Offcers of Guard Instructed ktO Heights. $10. It M I HINT to Samuel I' ami l.llllan GRANGES WANT ROADMASTE R To Discourage Enlistment of Men Having Others De pendent on Them. T 1 . . . .e.trtrlncr In ( 1 , r-.i ture factory receive 10 per cent of the! 'our ,lttlc 'r,fn profits of the department, but they sel dom receive moro than $1 a montn. " A small part of the product of tho prison Is sold in the open market, anil the Institution does not show a prom to the state. Rock from the quarry Is used on road work In tho state and the prison receives no pay. Segregation Is Studied. The Connecticut state prison at Wethersfield, a suburb of Hartford. Mr. Hrodie found to be one of the most modern and sanitary of those he vis ited, although some of the buildings date back to 1827. The prison Is well heated and ventilated and under ef ficient management, says Mr. Hrodie. A modified contract system prevails at this Institution, and nothing Is made but work shirts which are sold at a stipulated price to a firm which takes the entire output and furnishes the raw materials. Four hundred and I . m iha F.i Inmatea work 'it shirt-making and receive pay averag-l to understand that I take back all MARIE LARCH EN, And Her Little Companion." "The Orpl.unage of Providence, Faugeres, Illo et Vllaino, Oct. 18, 1916. Madame: I do not know if tho let ter of our little orphan has reached you, but In any case, madam, God, has received the prayers that wo have ad dressed to Heaven for the generous hearted people, who have Bent warm clothing to France for our war or phans. We, who have received tho American contributions are privileged and we know that God will remember you for having clothing our orphans this winter. We wlBh you, madam a thousand remembrances for your grat itude. "SISTER ST. RENIELDE." Disavowal. Private Biggs (whose period of train ing Is over) 8ee here, Cap'n Mlggs, now that lama civilian again, I want ing io cents a week. Mr. Hrodie paid particular heed to segregation of criminals. "When I began my Investigations the Idea of segregating the young and inexper ienced criminal from the recldiviBt, ir hardened criminal, appealed to me, but now I doubt the wisdom of the plan, after discussing the matter with some of the leading students of penology in the country," he said Saturday. "The scheme is one which seems to appeal partlcularlly to theorists, while tbe experienced prison executive doubts Its merits. tbe salutes I've given you since I cume here. Life. Rid Your Child of Worms. Thousands of children have worms that sap their vitality and make them listless and irritable. Klckapoo Worm Killer kills and removes the worms and has a tonic effect on the system. Does your child eat spasmodically? Cry out In sleep or grind Its teeth? These are symptoms of worms and yon should find relief for them at once. Klckapoo Worm Killer is a pleasant remedy. At your druggist, WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Every able bodied male citizen of the ('tilled States between the ages of 18 and 4.1 years Is held liable for service In the national guard at war time, without further SCt of congress, by war depart ment regulations for tho government of tho guard Issued under tho nation I defense act. In a circular prepared nearly two months ago, but mjujg public only to day, the military bureau directs that where a national guard regiment Is called out for war scrvlco a rcsorve training battalion to (111 vacancies at tho front shall be nrgnnlznd out of th" national guard reserve and by Volun tary enlistment. , , "If for any reason,'' tho order con tinues, "there shall not lie enough re servists or enough voluntary enlist ments to Organise or to keep tho re serve battalion at prescribed strength a sufficient number of tbe unorganised mllltin shall bo drafted by the presi dent to maintain such battalion or lesser unit nt tho prescribed strength." Tho national guard regulations, which will be amplified in great detail later, also strike at tho problem of de pendent families of soldiers, which tins cost the Kovcrnment sevoral millions of dollars already through the border mobilization. Recruiting officers for the national guard are directed to dis courage the enlistment of married men of those with others dependent upon them. M Strang. IU acres of section 12. township i south, ran to 2 nnst; $10. Snmuel IV ami Ltlllsa M. Strung in R. M. Oilier 40 acres of section 12, township f south, ran . 2 east; $10 AGAIN VALDEZ IS SWEPT BY FIRE; LOSS IS BIG WHOLE OF BUSINESS AND PART OF RESIDENCE SEC TION ARE IN ASHES. VALDEZ. Aluska. Jan. 2 For Ibo second time In 18 months. Vnldez lies In ashou. Fire early this morning aided by u stlir wind from Prince Will iam Sound, wiped out the business sec tion and Invaded the residence district before It was subdued. Tho cause of Hie lire Is attributed to Inceiidliirlsm, as flamei itarted In four pltoeg about the same time. The loss Is estimated nt $:i00 000, covered partly by Insur ance. This makes a flro loss for Val doz of more than $800,000 since July 15, 1915. the date of the nrst tiro. HOOD RIVER. Or. !..- 29 The an nual budget meeting held at the court house yenterduy resolved Itself Into n free for all Indulgence lu person alltles. The matter of th" appoint mi nt of a rnadmiister for the county next year wns early Injected Into the meeting, and the members of com ' mittees from Ihe five Hood River OOUBty granges canned a suisatlon. wh.n they submitted a resolution i adopted by tho granges, recommend' Ing that the county engineer, S. M. Iliirlbiirt, be appointed roadmnstnr DISTRICT1 and made responsible for all mini construction uml maintenance. The resolution provided that tho budget Item of $10110, proposed fur expenses of tho county engineer's office, be In creased nt least another $1000. CONVENT BURNS; 46 DIE MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. I An appalling tragedy closed the old yohr In Iho mile French Canadian vlllugo of St. Ferdinand d'Hnllfnx, near Lake William, In Megnnllc county, Quebec, where 41 Idiot girl Inmates of u con vent asylum perished In the lire which destroyed that Institution. Ouo of the sisters, who tried to rescue tho girls suffered murtydom In tho attempt, making thu death roll 46. FLOUR GOES STILL HIGHER PORTLAND, Ore , Jan. 3. Flour prices were advanced 20 cents a bar rel In the local wholesale market dur ing the day and a corresponding ad vance waB made In the retail price. The new wholesale price of patent flour of tho best known brands hns been placed nt $8 per barrel. The re tall price will ho $2.40 a suck of 49 pounds, which Is 5c a sack higher than former prices. On November 25 tho prlco of patent flour was advanced 20 centB a barrel In tho wholesale market to $8.20, which Is the highest figures established hern since pioneer days Then on Novem ber 29 the price dropped back 20c tn $8 and on December IS showed a fur ther drop of 20 cents to $7.80. JUDGE ANDERSON RETURNS County Judge H. S. Anderson re turned to Oregon City Friday night from Salem where he attended a meet ing of the committee appointed at the recent convention of county judges and commissioners In Portland to work out a plan to eliminate the danger of unprotected grade crossings of county roads. The committee will probably recommend legislation to lessen this danger. jgsflj 8. "gftj teal Long hours, close and tedious work are very apt to result in Headaches or other Pains. Don't suffer. DR. MILES' ANTI-PAIN PILLS will quickly drive your Pain away, and Dr. Miles' Nervine will assist you by relieving the Nerve Strain. IF FIR8T BOX, OR BOTTLE, FAILS TO BENEFIT YOU, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. DIZZY 8PELL8. "My nerves becamn all worn out I had bad head aches and aevere dlssy spells. I could not sleep and my appetite waa poor. I began using Dr. Miles' Antl-raln PUla and they always gave ma Inatant re lief no matter what the pain. Then I used Dr. Miles' Nervine regularly and waa aoon In perfect health again." MRS. S. It TOtJNO, 114 Pittsburg 8t, Newcastle, Pans.