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TIIE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAX,' SATURDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1913. MANY TARIFF RATES ABOLISHED BY BILL Amount of "Free Imports" Ex pected to Be Largely in Excess of Billion. INCOME TAX IS FEATURE Plan to Raise $126,000,000 Brings Measure Most Forcibly to Atten tion of Peopl5 Average Re duction Is Estimated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. President Wilson's signing of the Underwood Simmons bill brings Into effect one of the most far-reaching revisions of tariff rates and revenue laws enacted for many years. A new income tax, applying- directly to the incomes of citizens; the aboli tion of all tariff on scores f items of immense importance to American in dustry and American consumers, and a heavy reduction of tariff rates on most of the articles in general use in this country are its chief features. While certain portions of the new law do not take effect at once, most of its provisions and almost all the direct tariff reductions do Income Tax Most Prominent. At every port Collectors of Customs, Appraisers of Merchandise and hun dreds of other employes of the Treas ury Department will plunge at once into the task of collecting the Nation's revenue on a new basis, and with hundreds' of new classifications and new provisions of law to complicate their activities. The Federal Government has been spending nearly a billion dollars a year and the new tariff law will raise less than one-third of that sum. Recent estimates by tariff experts in Congress predict that the rates will raise S249, 000,000 a year, and that the income tax will raise $177,000,000. The remainder of the Government's great Income Is made up principally of internal rev enue taxes and postal receipts. The income tax probably will bring tho new tariff law most forcibly to the .attention of citizens. President Wilson and Democratic leaders In Con gress believe, however, that the reduc tion of duties on clothing, foodstuffs and other necessaries of life, and the complete removal of the duty from many like articles will eventually bring a reduction In the "cost of liv ing'' without materially affecting busi ness prosperity. Kcw BUI Samnwrlsed. A brief summary of the new tariff law as prepared for the Senate follows: Average percentage of tariff rates as compared with the value of all im ported merchandise: Old law, 37 per cent; new law, 27 per cent. Value of annual imports added, to the free list, $147,000,000. Estimated revenues from all import rates: Old law, (305,000,000; new law, (249,000,000. Estimated revenue from corporation and income taxes: Old law, (37,000,000; new law, (122,000,000. Altogether, consumers in the United States probably will receive , from abroad, free of all tariff, more than (1,000,000,000 worth of merchandise during the next year. During 1912 the amount of "free imported" was more than (880.000,000, and when the tariff is entirely removed from wool, sugar, iron ore and cheap iron and other important items, the total is expected to increase notably. Under the old law more than 63 per cent of all goods brought to the United States from all parts of the world paid no tariff, and that propor tion wllj be increased by the new law. The free wool provision of the new law takes effect December 1, 1913, and the free sugar provision May 1, 1914. Congress at Work Nine Months. The new tariff law, passed four years after President Taft signed the existing Payne-Aldrich law, is the result of more than nine months of work in Congress. Hearings were started Jan uary 6 by the House ways and means committee. Chairman Underwood in troduced the tariff bill April 7, im mediately after President Wilson had convened the new Congress. It passed the House May 8, and the Senate Sep tember 9. In the opinion of its makers, the Democratic leaders of Congress, the most important features of the new tariff are: "A reduction of neaTly one-half in the average tariff on foodstuffs and farm products. The placing of raw wool on the free list and a reduction of nearly two thirds in the tariff on woolen clothing especially of the cheaper grades. A reduction of one-third (average) on cotton clothing. Reduction of the sugar tariff and its ultimate abolishment in 1916. A reduction of one-third (average) in the tariff on earthenware and glass ware. Abolishment of all tariff on meats, fish, dairy products, flour, potatoes, coal, iron ore, lumber and many classes of farm and office machinery. General tariff reduction on all im portant articles in general use. Party Opinions Disagree. Throughout the long fight over the bill the Republican attack on the meas ures has been directed against those rates which the Republicans declared were so low as to threaten destruction to American industries, through the competition of foreign manufacturers. The Democratic supporters of the new law have insisted that, except in those cases where public welfare demanded radical changes, the tariff has been re duced only to a point where it will "stimulate competition," without turn ing American markets over to foreign ers. A great amount of work will fall on the Treasury Department, it is ex pected, in working out the details of the new income tax and the methods of collecting the direct taxes from in dividual citizens of the United States. The tax on corporations, now fixed at 1 per cent of their incomes, remains the same, and becomes part of the general income tax law. A staff of special deputies, collectors and agents will be employed to organize and conduct the work of income tax collection. BEAUTY VALUED AT $7000 Girl Whose Face Is 3farred In Blast Wins Damage Suit. ST. PAUL, Oct. 3 A woman's beauty was held to be worth at least (7000 by the Minnesota Supreme Court, in an opinion handed down today affirminx the judgment of the St- Louis County District Court, which awarded Mis.? Clara Bartnes damages to that amount against the Pittsburg Iron Company. Miss Eartnes was injured by a blast from the mine while passing along the public highway. Her face was disfig ured by flying rocks. Chief Justice Brown commented on the fact that bo cause the injurey seriously marred the girl's beauty the verdict was not ex MOST RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF EX-PRIEST HELD TOR MURDER OF NEW YORK GIRL - -.r: Mt Photo by George Grantham Bain. HANS SCHMIDT. JURY HOLDS PRIEST Schmidt Declared Responsible for Anne Aumuller's Death. SCENE AT INQUEST STORMY Slayer of Girl Tears Rosary" From Neck and Hurls Pieces at He porters Ooronerto Jury Made Up of Millionaires. NEW YORK. Oct. 3. A Coroner's Jury of millionaires today found Hans Schmidt, the priest, responsible for the death of Anna Aumuller and the pris oner, after an outburst at the hearing at which he tore the rosary from hl neck and hurled the bits at reporters sitting near him, was remanded to the Tombs to be held without ball. Schmidt was impassive during the examination, but Coroner Feinberg, in making his charge to the Jury, seemed to lash the prisoner Into a fury with the resultant outbreak, explained by his counsel as being due to the Cor oner's appeal to the public for funds with which to bury the murdered girl. Priest Does Not Testify. The examination was brief. Schmidt did not take the stand and, with the identification of the torso of the slain girl, a synopsis of the confession re peated by the detective to whom Schmidt confessed and testimony by physicians, the state presented its case. Within IS minutes of the time the first witness had taken the stand the Jury had withdrawn. Within 10 minutes more it had returned with its verdict, which follows: "We, the jury, believe that Anna Au muller came to her death on September 2, 1913, at No. 68 Bradhurst avenue, at the hands of Hans Schmidt." Noted Men on Jury. Theodore P, Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, was forman of the Jury. His fellow jurors included: Vincent Astor, B. J. Qreenhut, merchant; Mortimer Regens berg, cigar manufacturer, and E. S. Marston, banker. District Attorney Whitman expressed the positive conviction otday that Hans Schmidt is sane. Schmidt will be placed on trial for the murder of Anna Au muller, whom he slew as she slept, dis membered and sank in the Hudson Riv er on September 2 last. Whitman's opinion, it is understood, is based on the conclusions of the four alienists who have examined Schmidt in the Tombs at Whitman's behest. Their formal report will be made soon. another night behind the wall of coal. The officials feel certain he will be reached by daybreak tomorrow. "Tell my wife that I'll eat dinner with her on Saturday sure," 'was the cheery message sent up through the tube. "I'm feeling fine today, much better than I have since the mine caved in on me. I feel strong and know I can help you boys get me out by digging from this end. If I only had some meat I could work twice as fast" CANNIBAL LEADERS TAKEN Eight Pepuan Murderers of Miner alogist -Captured In Fight. MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 3. Eight ringleaders of the cannibals who recently murdered John Henry Wernea, a German-American mineralogist, while he was at the head of an expedition searching for radium In an unexplored region of New Guinea, have been ar rested by a patrol, according to a dis patch received here today from .Papua. The patrol, meeting witn resistance. killed four natives and wounded others. BANK ROBBED OF PENNIES Six Armed Men Hold Citizens of Arkansas Town at Bay. LITTLE ROCK." Ark., Oct 3. Hold ins the residents of Fulton at bay to day six men robbed the bank of $70 In pennies, after vainly trying to open the inner doors of the safe. City Mar shal Logan, of Fulton, was shot and seriously wounded. The robbers used a citizen whom they bad captured to shield them from bullets as they ran away. Posses with bloodhounds are scour lng the country In pursuit of the rob bers. The robbery was similar to that at the First State Bank at Dardanelle, Ark., last Wednesday. Before going to the bank the men broke into a hard ware store and stole rifles and ammu nltlon. BUTTERMILK CURE URGED Police Chief Would Give Dairy Prod uct for "Mornlns After." VENICE, Cal Oct 3. (Special.) That buttermilk is a good soothing stimulant "after a bad night" and that it should be furnished the Inmates of the city jail after they are released in the morning is the belief of Captain Cavanaugh of the Venice police department It is the Intention of Captain Cav anaugh to appeal to the city trustees and try to have that body make an allowance for the purchase of buttermilk. MINER'S RESCUE DELAYED After More Than Week Entombed Man Keeps Good Cheer. CENTRALIA, Pa, Oct 3. Entombed in a mine for more than seven days by a cavein, Joseph Toshesky called through his food tube to rescuers to night that he was satisfied everything possible was being done to get him out and that he was content to spend Ellis C. Johnson Gets 95 000 Job. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct 3. Ellis C. Johnson, of Jefferson County, Washington, now chief of the claims divi sion in the Internal Revenue Bureau, is to be appointed by President Wilson to be Solicitor of Internal Revenue Bureau at a salary of. $5000 a year. succeeding Fletcher Maddox, of Mon tana, who has held the position five years. Pcgoud's Feat Duplicated. LILLE, France, Oct 3. Lieutenant Poulet of the French army flying corps, today followed the example of Airman Pegoud, by flying head downward for several seconds in his aeroplane. RANCHER ACCUSED OF CUPLEX CUE Conspiracy, Arson and Grave Robbery Laid at Door of Supposed Dead Man. STOLEN BODY IS BURNED CHRONOLOGY OF ADMINISTRATION TARIFF BILL, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT WILSON YESTERDAY April 4 Bill drafted, with exception of sugar schedule. April 7 BUI Introduced in House. April 12 Immediate free sugar rejected by House Democratic caucus. April 14 Caucus voted down free cattle and sheep. April 16 Democratic caucus voted to support free wool. April 19 Bill ready for debate. April lo Republicans assailed bill in minority report April 22 Senate denied public hearings. April 23 Debate begun In House. April 28 Amendments by Republicans rejected. May 1 Efforts to disturb free list fail. May 3 Free wool schedule passed. May 6 Free list upheld. May 8 Bill passed by House. July 19 Debate begun in Senate. September 9 Bill passed by Senate. September 11 Democratic committee begins adjusting conflicts be tween Senate and House. September 12 Conferees approve earthenware and glass, sugar, tobacco and agricultural schedules. September 18 Question of low tax on brandies left open. September 15 Wool and paper rates agreed to. September 16 Sundries schedule provisions accepted. September 17 Committee decides not to make public any further agreements. September IS Wheat and flour schedules agreed on. September 19 Deadlock on 18 questions announced. September 20 Conferees vote to leave bananas on free list after con ference with President Rates on lemons, limes, grapefruit, etc., left - as fixed by the House. September 24 Conferees disagree over provision to tax cotton fu tures. September 26 Bill completed with the exception of tax on cotton futures. September 29 Bill brought back to House from committee. September SO House accepts report of committee, with exception of tax on cotton futures. October 1 Conference report unanimously agreed to in Democ ratio Senate caucus. October 2 Senate adopts conference report by vote of 36 to 17. Re Oects Smith-Lever compromise cotton future tax amendment October 2 Bill goe3 to House. Signed by President Wilson at 9:09 O'clock. Wife, Now Married to Another, Has Filed Claim for $8000 Life Insurance Prisoner Says Troubles Are Domestic. NEW YORK, Oct 3. Charged with conspiracy, arson and the robbery of a grave, Arthur S. Hughes, a ranch owner of Forsyth, Mont, was arrested here today at the request of Sheriff Mosen, of Rosebud County, Montana. Hughes is charged with having en tered into a conspiracy with his wife and a man named Elliott, both of whom, the police assert, are under ar rest in Montana to collect $8000 Insur ance on his life, which he carried in the Montana Life Insurance Company. According to the complaint a man named Craig was killed in Forsyth several weeks ago by a railroad train. Hughes, it Is alleged, took Craig's body from the grave where it lay, carted it to his home, placed it in a bed and then set the house on fire. Body Burned Beyond Recognition The body, burned to a crisp and un recognizable, was found in the embers, and Mrs. Hughes went into mourning for her husband. Hughes, the com plaint continues, disappeared. A few days later Mrs. Hughes was married to Elliott and put in a claim for the $8000 insurance on Hughes' life. Sheriff Mosen believed that the body found In the ruins was not tha of Hughes, and soon afterward arrested them both while he Investigated the supposed death of Hughes. Mosen and the insurance officials learned that Hughes had come to New York and was in communication with his supposed widow. They notified the New York police, and detectives were sent out to find him. After searching for weeks they traced him to a cheap lodging-house on the East Side and found thatrhe was working as a long shoreman. They arrested him today at the entrance to the Brooklyn bridge. Man Admits Identity. The Montana authorities caused the body found in the ruins to be exhumed and measured it Then they discovered the robbery of Craig's grave, and by the measurements of the body learned that it was Craig's. The police assert that Hughes ad mltted his Identity when arrested and also admitted having written to his wife. He said he wanted to clear his wife of any charges made against her in connection with his supposed death. "My troubles have been all domes tic," was the only other statement that the- police could get from him. Hughes was held without ball for examination tomorrow. BRITISH HAIL "REFORM" GREAT PERSONAL TRIUMPH FOR WILSON ASSERTED. London Graphic Says Secret of Presi dent's Success Was Single Pur pose That Moved Him. LONDON, Oct 4. The newspapers de vote much space today to the passing by the United States Congress of the tariff bill. The Glasgow Herald prints a supplement to its edition this morn ing containing the complete text of the bill. The news of the signing of the bill by President Wilson reached London too late for the editorial writers to discuss the measure to any great extent The Chronicle, however, says: "The President has fought for and won a policy of genuine fiscal reform. It marks an epoch in the economic and political history of the United States. The Nation, boldly asserting its mas tery over the unclean interests that were nearly throttling it has made an irreparable breach in the monstrous tariff wall which they had reared. For President Wilson the passage of the new tariff is a great personal triumpn. No more remarkable man has reigned in the White House since Abraham Lin coin." "The most striking fact about thr new American tariff," the Daily Graphic says. "Is the extraordinary personal trl umph it constitutes for President Wil son. Not an experienced politician he was a university professor, unfamll iar with the wiles of Washington yet he succeeded where Roosevelt and Taft failed. The secret of his success was bis own single-mindedness of purpose, "It would be r inaccurate to describe the new tariff as free trade in the sense that the term is understood by English, men and Dutchmen. Its passage must be recognized as a crushing defeat to hieh protection and the inauguration or an era of freer trade between the united States and the rest of the world." PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL (Continued From First Page.) the great party of which I am a mem ber; because that party is not honor able unless it redeems its name and serves the people of the United States. 'So I feel tonight like a man who is lodging happily in the inn which lies half way along the journey, and that rejuvenated with a fresh impulse we shall go the rest of the Journey and sleep at the Journey's end like men with a quiet conscience, knowing that we have served our. fellow men and have thereby tried to serve God." Final Scenes Impressive. It was an unusual spectacle which attended the completion of a legisla tive reform that had been seven months in Congress and embraced a tariff revision of a most far-reaching character. Happy and Jubilant the Invited guest came to the Executive office. They chatted and jested with the President in an anteroom while waiting for the full group to appear. When the mem bers of the Senate finance committee and House ways and means committee finally arrived, Vice-President Marshall was ushered into the president s office, followed by Speaker Clark, Representa tive Underwood and members of the Cabinet and Congressional committees and their friends. No photographers were admitted, as the President re garded the occasion as too solemn to be disturbed by flashlight apparatus. The guests crowded about the Presi dent's desk. Business Day Is Closed. 1 chose 9 o'clock," explained " the President -slowly, "on the advice of the Attorney-General, In order that the bill might be signed after business trans-; actions everywhere. Including San Francisco, had closed for the day. "I will not say anything about the bill," he added with a smile, "until 1 have signed it I don't want it to get away from me." Promptly at 9:09 o'clock the President began writing and at 9:10 he had writ ten the words, "Approved 9:10 P. M., 3rd October. 1913, Woodrow Wilson, on the 111th page of parchment con taining the engrossed bill. As the President rose and handed the two pens to the two men who have steered the bill successfully through both houses of Congress, there was an enthusiastic outburst of applause. The President had not intended to make a long speech and had not even prepared a statement, but was moved on the spur of the moment to express his gratification. Congratulations Are Given. The small but distinguished audience that heard the President's speech crowded about him afterward with con gratulations. Leading figures of the Democratic party Speaker Clark, Sec retary Bryan, Representative Under wood stood together, sponsors with the President for the first big piece of legislation that had been accomplished in the Democratic programme. They gave the President their personal con gratulations and reiterated promises of support "We'll be coming here again In a short time to see the currency bill signed," Secretary Bryan said, and Secretary McAdoo spoke with equal confidence. While the President was surrounded by members of his official family, there was none happier than Joseph R. Wil son, younger brother of the Chief Ex ecutive, who came here from Baltimore tonight to witness the signing. Mrs. Wilson and daughter are still at Cor nish. NT. H.. the Summer capital. Be sides 'the officials, a large number of newspaper men crowded into tne Jt-resi-dent's office. There was an informal reception for a few minutes and then the Underwood-Simmons tariff law was carried away to the Department of State and deposited in the archives, along with other historic pieces of legislaton. Futures Tax Voted Out. The speed with which Congress dis posed of the last work on the tariff bill demonstrated the desire of House and Senate to get through with the burden that had held them in continu ous session since April. Clerks of the Senate were at work through the morning correcting proofs on the engrossed copy of the bill and making sure It contained no errors or misplaced punctuation marks. The bill, accompanied by the con ference report as agreed on by the Senate last night came Into the House as soon as that body met. For more than an hour the House debated what action it should take, some of the par liamentary experts arguing that no further action was necessary, while others insisted the House must recede from its compromise cotton futures tax. Speaker Clark finally upheld the latter contention and the House quick ly voted the cotton tax out of the tariff bill. The last vote was reported at 1:23. At 1:25 the Speaker had affixed his name to the completed bill, and within ten minutes It had been signed by Vice-President Marshall. Clerks of the Senate then took charge of the bill and conveyed it to the White House. Both Houses Feel Relief. The relief of both houses at the end of the long fight was apparent Scores of members of the Senate and House left the city yesterday, and there was less than a quorum present In the House when final action was taken on the bill. Only extraordinary efforts of Senate leaders kept enough Senators In town ,to enable that body to work today on' the urgent deficiency appro priation bill. Germany will be the first nation to take advantage of that section of the new tariff act which provides for the negotiation of reciprocity arrange ments embodying mutual concessions in customs taxes. The Chancellor of the German Embassy, acting in the ab sence of Ambassador Bernstoff, has been in communication with the State Department and it is expected a rough outline draft of such an arrangement will be ready for consideration soon. As It emerged from conference, this section no longer contains the retalia tory provisions inserted in the Senate and is now nothing more than an au thorization to the executive to "nego tiate trade agreements with foreign nations, wherein mutual concessions are made looking toward freer trade relations and further reciprocal expan sion of trade and commerce." ANTI-FUTURES CAMPAIGN OPEN Mississippi Member Seeks Interna tional Agreement, WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. On the heels of the failure of Congress to legislate In the tariff bill to prevent gambling In cotton futures, Representative Harri son, of Mississippi, introduced today a resolution providing for an interna tional campaign against such specula tion. The resolution would request the President to negotiate with Great Brit ain and other nations with a view to formulating a plan to prevent cotton speculation. If the nations approached should agree the President would name a commission of three persons to repre sent the United States in further nego tiations. ROADS HELP TO RELIGION Michigan Governor Says Fewer and Better Churches Will Result. DETROIT, Oct 3. "The good roads movement is closely allied with the religious, educational and economical feature or our country, oeciarea iov ernor Ferris, of Michigan, in an ad dress before the American Road Con- gress here today. "Good roads play an important part in our religion. wnn good roads we will have fewer and better churches ana fewer ana Detier ministers." The road congress will hold its final session tomorrow and select a conven tion city for next year. a .nmn1eta census of Mexico for 1910 shows the population to be 15.16O.360. You'll Say So Too and you'll always stick to Dyer's. Why? Be cause first, you get the best pork and , beans you ever ate. Second,' you get 38 more beans for your money. Third, because of the other two reasons. Your grocer sells and recommends Dyer's Pork and Beans Shoes and Character Elbert Hubbard in The Fral Aa Advertisement. THERB are four primal necessities In life only four. These are food, clothing, shelter love. Shoes and hats are a part of our clothing. Also they are sec ondary sexual manifestations, said Herbert Spencer. Spencer was a bachelor, and he knew. And aa women s shoes get more beautiful, skirts grow narrow and hort Spiritless, dejected, whlpped-out men advertise to the world their mental condition by their shoes. Hope, cour age, animation, ambition are mirrored in your shoes. Tour feet feature the facts. Shoes are a tell-tale. Once there were people In America who never wore shoes. Now we all do a part of the time, at least Ameri cans are the best-shod people on earth. Our consumption of shoes Is two hundred seventy mil lion pairs a year three pairs to a person. Twenty-five years ago it was two pairs a year to a person. We are getting more particular. Also, as the years have passed, our shoes have been bettered in style and quality. Most of us, even us common folks, have different shoes for dif ferent occasions. It's better for our feet, and better for our heads, as it lifts our self-respect When you change your shoes you change your mind. Shoe-manufacturers are a prosperous people. There Is no "Shoe Trust," and there can't be, for there are thir teen hundred shoe-factories in the United States, ana more are being formed. I know of six shoe-factories la St Louis, all started by employes, who have come out of one particular factory and embarked In business on their own account And they are all making money. Monopoly is out of the question in the shoe business, for the simple reason that any one who wants to start a shoe-factory is not obliged to buy an outfit of costly ma chinery. He can lease shoe-making machinery, and get it on exactly the same terms that the biggest factorlea can. If every shoe-factory had to buy or manufacture its own machinery, and thus keep abreast of the times, it would require such a vast capital, and also such a corps of Inventors, that of necessity the business would be con centrated In the hands of a few. Instead of thirteen hundred factories, there would be thirteen, and if there were only thirteen they would get together and we would have a Shoe Trust As It Is, we haven't Today tho boot and shoe Industry is the one large busi ness left In the world not run by a so-called Trust and the United Shoe Machinery Company is responsible for that fact A few days ago I was In Boston, and I Just took a couple of davs off to find out who the United Shoe Machinery Company is, what they are, and what they are doing. The general offices of the concern are in Boston, but their factories are at Beverly, Massachusetts, twenty miles out near where President Taft made his Summer home. The salt water comes right up to the doors. We have heard about the increased cost to the con Burner by reason of the so-called "Machinery Trust I suppose the average person, if asked what amount the owner of leased shoe machinery would receive on a pair of shoes, would say, "Oh, about forty or fifty cents. The real fact is that It takes fifty-eight different ma chines to make a single shoe, and in cases where the en tire fifty-eight machines are leased by the manufacturer of shoes the owner of the machines receives a royalty running up sometimes to five and one-half cents a pair. Where fewer machines are used it runs as low as hair a cent a pair, and the average for most shoes is one and one-third cents a pair. ... If this entire cost were wiped out It would rot make one cent's worth of difference to the wearer In the prlca for a pair of shoes! , , Let it be known that the -United Shoe Machinery Com pany do not make shoes. They simply manufacture ma chinery that Is used by shoe-manufacturers. They make upwards of three hundred varieties of machines. Dif ferent styles, weights and kinds of shoes require differ ent machinery. There are babies' shoes, children's shoes, women's shoes, men's shoes, shoes for business, shoes for society; shoes for Indoors and shoes for outdoors. Some people wear one kind of shoe in the morning, another in the afternoon, and a different shoe in the evening. Most of the principal machines made by the United Shoe Machinery Company are leased to the manufactur ers, although a great majority of the machines they make can be bought If the user so desires. Practically all of the shoe-factories in America lease their machinery. This custom has come down for the past forty years. The reason is that so many different kinds of machines are needed In making a shoe; and new Inventions and Improvements are happening every day. Factories would not run the risk of putting in a new invention, especially In view of the fact that the ma chine might have to be replaced any day with something better, cheaper and more effective. Things we don't know anything about we are not aware of. Ninety-five per cent of manufacturers today very much prefer to lease & machine rather than to pur chase it outright Because a machine leased by the user doesn't have to be "scrapped." This dread nightmare of an obsolete machine carried on the Inventory has made many a good man turn gray before his time. The business of the United Shoe Machinery Company la one of the best examples of successful co-operation In America. Inasmuch as most of the machinery is leased, and pays a return only when used, it Is self-evident that the machinery must be of a kind that will give a r.atls factory service. The United Shoe Machinery Company employ a force of more than five hundred traveling machinists, who are constantly inspecting the installed machinery and seeing that it Is kept up in perfect condition. Idle machinery, like idle men, yields no Income. The United Machinery Company keep constantly In their employ a force of about a hundred highly skilled inventors, who are constantly working on new ideas, or perfecting old ones. No machine Is ever made good enough. It must be made better. There are no secrets around the United Shoe Machinery Company's works. You see the inventors, the chemists, the workers in the laboratory, and the thousands of hearty, happy people in these wonderful concrete build ings, seventy-five per cent of the walls being glass the sunlight flooding everything and In some of the build ings ninety per cent Is glass. These great works give employment to upward of five thousand people, and no mill in Massachusetts or in the United States pays an equal wage, the average weekly pay envelope being 115.70. I have visited many factories, stores, mills, shops, all over the United States and In England, France, Scotland. Italy and Germany, but never have I seen a big factory managed with the same superb attention to hygienla and sanitary conditions. In way of factory equipment and so-called fuctory bet terments, no institution In America surpasses this, but all of the betterment work Is quite incidental and la a matter of course, without fuss, frivol or flummery. Viewed from any and every possible standpoint the United Shoe Machinery Company has made the world its debtor. Consumers, employes, inventors, producers of raw stock, stockholders, management all have prospered, be cause a great service has been rendered. Business now adays Is based on reciprocity, mutuality, co-operation. The United Shoe Machinery Company is a splendid exam ple of all three. It has made Its wonderful success by ' making it possible for the consumer to buy today for three dollars a better shoe than oould be bought a quar ter century ago for five dollars. And after all is not the test of the worth of a corpora tlon the service it gives to the people? AUTOMOBILES MOTOR CARS If you are looking for a used Car, read carefully The Sunday Oregonian's "Automobile For Sale" column, where the best bargains on the market ap pear. Yon will find the right Car at the right price. ALL MAKES-ALL MODELS