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PATROLMEN ADOPT
THE GOLDEN RULE
City of Cleveland Chief of Po
lice Starts a Novel
Reform. .
COUNSELS FEWER ARRESTS
Only Grave Offenders and Habitual
Lawbreakers ti Be Taken Into
Custody Officers Advise Dis
turbers of Peace to Beliave.
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BY V. FRANK JIcCLUBE.
C1JEVKUAND, 'O,. Feb. S. (Spe-
tial.) For four weeks now the city of
Cleveland has been under a new
golden rule" policy In its police de
partments which Is different from any
thing ever before tried in America.
Nothing In years has caused so much
discussion here both pro and con and
polke departments elsewhere will
watch the outcome with the keenest
Interest.
In the first two weeks of January
the number of arrests in Cleveland de
creased from 1200 for the same period
a year ago to less than 400 this year.
For several hours one day there was
actually not a single prisoner in the
biff central police station in this city
of more than 400.000 population. The
workhouse inhabitants are consequent
ly deceasing in numbers faster than
thry are being replenished, and yet
there are as yet pracilcally no evil
effects noted. No greater amount of
crime is reported than usual. Keal
criminals are apprehended and as se
verely dealt with as ever.
The new "golden rule"' plan origi-.
nated with Chief of Police Kohler. By
its provisions patrolmen and officers
are to use judgment and plain com
mon sense In dealing with offenses
termed simply misdemeaenors, which
are but a violation of city ordinances
and punishable by a small fine. They
are told to take Into consideration the
intent to violate a law or ordinance
and also the question -of maliciousness
on the part of an offender. Also they
are to warn a drunken man and help
him home rather than drag , him off
to jail If it bo his first offense. Two
men flfrhting are to be separated, rea
soned with and allowed to go. if they
be first offenders. It is made plain,
however, that no such leniency is to
be shown those committing felonies,
old offenders or those, who are inten
tionally violating. m
Those favorable to the plan admit
that its success will depend upon the
judgment and faithfulness of the po
lice, but have no doubt but that these
qualitlentions will be fully met. Those
opposed say that it places a dangerous
discretionary power in the hands of
the police.
Instructions to Patrolmeiil
The order to the police is as follows:
'To make Cleveland a better place to
live in, I would direct that every
member of the Cleveland Police De
partment be as kind and considerate
as possilfle to unfortunate offenders
against the laws and ordinances when
the' cases are misdemeanors only, pro
vided they are satisfied the alleged
offense was not purposely or malici
ously committed or with a view to
injuring tire person or property of an
other, continuing as we are, and
should be. severe anil relentless in our
prosecution of the felon or habitual
violator.
"The object I wish to attain is the
disposal of trivial misdemeanors with
out arrest and to prevent the humilia
tion and disgrace of persons who,
through thoughtlessness, passion or
temper, or. In a spirit of frolic or mis
chievousnes.s. have given cause to be
considered offenders. And also to pre
vent the humiliation and disgrace of
'the father, mother, sister, brother,
wife, sweetheart and relatives who are
of good reputation or character. To
that end I would suggest:
"That if the offense is of a trivial
nature the patrolman may warn and
advise the offender personally. If the
offense is of a more serious nature,
and that an arrest would' result in
ninrc harm than pood accomplished by
warning, tho patrolman will ask
the offender to accompany him to the
station, where the lieutenant will pass
on the -matter, releasing the offender
should his judgment warrant, using
the memoranda of rules to govern
their nction."
Orfieers Must Use Discretion.
Tills memoranda of rules, besides
providing that the patrolmen or offi
cer must be satisfied that the offense
is not. purposely or maliciously com
mitted, also states that If the offsnder
is defiant and refuses to discontinue
in his conduct, he shall be registered
In "the regular way and detained and
caused to appear in court. Also if a
person makes complaint against an
other, no warrrant having been issued,
the offficers must send for such per
son, have him come to the station and
read the iaw and ordinance to him and
advise
!till other portions of the order
provide that all officer ahall keep a
complete record of all cases released
or warned. They are admonished not
to- form hasty conclusions or to let
personal feeling or imagination enter
into the disposition of cases. The rule
referring to Intoxication reads: "I
would advise that no person be arrest
ed on the charge of intoxication un
less it be for the person's own protec
tion or for the protection of another
or disturbing the peace and quiet of
the city. Also that whenever a per
son -under the influence of liquor re
sides on your post, or adjoining the
same, take him or her to their home
and report the facts'
Concern in ir unpher feature of the
new plan. Chief Kohler says that it
will lessen the work of the Police De
partment and also that of the attaches
of tin- Police Court, and avoid the un
necessary time spent by the arresting
officers in court in cases In which the
offender is released with a warning or
suspended sentence.
Ijarge Decrease in Arrests.
Ijjst year there were 30.410 arrests
in Cleveland. This was 1318 less than
the year before, but the present year.
If the decrease noted in the first two
weeks in January continues, the total
number will be hut little in excess of
10.0U0. Chief Kohler recommends the
appointment of. more patrolmen, the
establishing of a gymnasium for the
police, a rifle range for pistol prac
tice, a number of automobile patrol
wagons and a patrol-boat for use on
the river and lake front.
Chief Kohler is a tall, fine-looking
young man, well, equipped with deter
mination and progressive ideas. He
has done much to improve the Police
Department since he came to be its
head somo five years ago. He has
great faith in his new plan and is sure
that it is going to be a success, al
though he realizes that he will bring
down upon him much criticism before
that fact is fully established.
The police generajly are in hearty
accord with the new plan. Some
of them say that they have tried to
exercise judgment in making arrests
for intoxication under the old regime,
but dll so on their own responsibility,
while now they can expect official in
dorsement. The new system of Chief Kohler Is
also in keeping with that of the De
partment, of Charities and Correction,
which aims to place all workhouse
prisoners, who can be trusted at work
upon the city farm rather than keep
them behind iro'n bars. This citv farm,
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HEARS
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DEAD
Chief of Police Kohler. of Cleve
land, Who Has Introduced Gold
en Rule Into Ilia Department.
which is Just outside the city limits,
comprises 1300 acres. .. All over this
farm nr1"mncrB 'firn Vmcilv ncrao-rl In
caring for livestock, raising agricul
tural products in season, and building
roads. In all, to date, some 20U0 pris
oners have worked there, and there
have been no ball and chain, no iron
barred buildings or armed guards.
KAISKIfS ORDER BRINGS AN
OTHER SCANDAL TO LIGHT.
Some on Itetlred List Included in
Charges of Belonging to Mor
ally ' Abnormal Class.
BERLIN". Feb. 8. (Special.1 Ac-,
cording to the "Neue Gesellscha'f tliche
Correspondenz," a news agency . enjoy
ing confidential relations with Prince
von Bulow, a number of seuKatioual
new military . scandals have come to
light of a character similar --to the
charges on which Counts Hohenau and
Lynar are undergoing a court-martial
at Potidain. Investigation is -pending.
It says, in regard to two officers on
the active list and several others who
have been placed on the "disposition
list." with full honors, including the
right to wear uniforms and draw pen
sions. A number of the latter left ac
tive service several years ago. The
names of the officers concerned will
not for the present be disclosed. These
proceedings" are taken, it is alded:-in
consequence of the order which the
Kmperor gave his commanding gen
erals on New Year's day to purge the
army relentlessly of "all elements
which are morally abnormal."
HAS TOO MANY COLONELS
Hard Problem lo Effect Redaction
in England.
LONDON', Feb. 2S. (Special.)
America is credited with having a su
perabundance of colonels, but while
the claim of many of . them is ques
tioned, there is no doubt whatever that
Kngland ha.- more than she wants of
the real article. Two years ago it
was decided to reduce, the- establish
ment to 3.-.0, but nothing was done to
give effect to that decision.
The pathetic result, as described by
an Knglish journal, is that-there is
still a large body of colonels, not only
unemployed, but without the prospect
of employment. Secretary for War
Haldanc and the Army Council have
now tackled this terrific problem.
Black Hand Suspects Held.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 8. The six Italians
arrested yesterday in connection with
the Black Hand Society's' operations
against wealthy residents of Scwickley
Heights.- were today held for trial. .W.
II. Singer, the artist, one of the men
threatened by the society, has closed
his home at Sewickley and removed
to Pittsburg.
Oliver Lodge Believes in Spirit
Messages.
TELLS OF DEFINITE TESTS
Scientist Astonishes London by De
claring That Mediums Have
Brought , Him in Touch With
Those l.ong Since Dead.
LONDON". Jan. 30. Serious' statements
by Sir Oliver Lodge command respectful
attention ev.en when he abandons seience
for mysticism. It was. therefore, with
something like amazement rather than
scepticism,' that a meeting of the Psychi
cal Research Society today heard the
distinguished sicentist practically affirm
that communications were received from
the dead in secret and exhaustive tests
recently conducted by certain members of
that society through spiritualistic me
diums, or automatists, as Sir Oliver called
them.
Several automatists were concerned in
the tests, the most notable being Mrs.
Piper and Mrs. Verrall. Sir Oliver de
scribed Mrs. "Piper as one whose fame
spread to all land.s and who had been
under strict supervision and competent
management for the greater part of her
physical life, Mrs. Verrall he designated
as "one of our sanest and acutest in
vestigators." Referring to what happened
at the seance Sir Oliver said:
Spirits He Has Heard From.
"The most important set of phenomena
are those of automatic writing and talk
ing, and what do we find? We find the
late Edmund Gurney, the late Richard
Hodgson and the late F. W. H. Myers,
with others less known, constantly pur
porting to communicate with us, with the
express purpose of patiently proving their
identity by giving us cross-correspondence
between different mediums.
"We also find them answering specific
questions in a manner characteristic of
their known personalities and giving evi
dence of knowledge appropriate to them.
Not easily or early do we make this ad
mission. In spite of the long conversa
tion, with what purports to be the sur
viving intelligence of these friends and
investigators, we were by no means con
vinced of their- identity by more general
conversation, -even when it was of a
friendly and Intimate character, sucn as
in ordinary cases would have been con
sidered amply sufficient for identifica
tion of friends speaking, say, through the
telephone or typewriter.
Definite Proof Required.
"We required definite and crucial proof,
a proof difficult even to imagine as well
as difficult to supply. The ostensible com
municators realize the need of such proof
as fully as we do and have done their
best to satisfy the rational demand. Some
of us think they succeeded. Others are
still doubtful.
"Cross correspondence that It. the re
ception of part of a message through one
medium and part through another,
neither portion separately being under
stood by either-i-is good evidence of one
intelligence-dominating both automatists.
and if the message is characteristic of
some particular deceased person and is
received as such by people to whom he
was not intimately known, then it is fair
proof of the continued intellectual
activity of that person.
"If. further, we get from him a piece
of literary criticism which is eminently
in his vein, which has not occurred to
ordinary people, then I say the proof, al
ready striking, is tending to become
crucial. These are the kinds of proof
which the society has had communicated
to it. The phenomenon of automatic
writing strikes some of us as if It were
in the direct line of evolutional advance.
It seems like the beginning of a new
human faculty. .
"First of all. the evidence led us to re
alize the truth of telepathy, and that
was the first chapter of the new volume
we set ourselves to explore.
Identity of fiie Control.
"I am going," Sir Oliver continued im
pressively, "to assume in fact that our
bodies cam under certain exceptional cir
cumstances, be controlled directly or be
temporarily possessed by another or
foreign Intelligence operating either on
the whole or some limited part of it. The
question lying behind such, an hypothesis,
and justifying it or negativing it, is the
root question of identity, the identity of
the control. .
"Some control undoubtedly exists, and
it is not the normal consciousness of the
person owning the body. Every one who
knows anything about the matter is quite
certain -that this question of identity is
a fundamental one. The controlling spirit
proves its identity mainly by reproducing
the speech or writing facts which belong
to his memory, not the automatist s mem
ory. . . Knowledge of Trifles.
Ixioul ui luciiLiiy win unuany ut-psuu
on the memory of trifles. The objection
raised that communications too often re
late to trivial subjects, shows lack of in
telligence or at least is due to lack of
thought on the part of the critic. Our ob
ject is to get something' dignified but
something evidential, and what evidence
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UN'IVERSITr OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) A.
specimen of the. work turned out by the engineering class of.the Uni
versity of Oregon is shown in the accompanying illustration. It is a
model for a three-story railroad trestle, with the cross sections, one-two
hundred and fifty-sixth the size of the structure for which the model
is prepared. It is twelve feet long and five feet high.
The model is built over an artificial canyon of boards and is sup
ported by concrete piers. It has been subjected to a pressure of 125S
pounds,, but will stand a much greater strain. The trestle was begun
by the junior engineering class of IflOS. No more work was done on
the structure until this year, when it was completed under the direc
tion of Instructor Carl A. McClain.
TO RUSH INSTALLING
OF NEW TELEPHONES
WORLD HERALD, OMAHA, FEB. 1, 1908
Independent Company Issues an Order
Putting; Twenty-Five More Men
at Work.
BIG CHS VISIT
INDEPENDENT' PUNT
(ir'Thoe Company Knter(atn Cltt
nm at Formal Opening of
St Plant.
Orebeatra Knrntahea Monk and Beau
tiful Building; la Prettily
, Decorated.
That the new building of tlie Inde
pendent Telephone Company at Twen
tieth and Harney will be packed with
sightseers this afternoon and evening
is a certainty, judging from the crowds
and the enthusiastic approval that were
in evidence there yesterday afternoon.
The occasion is the formal opening
of the new plant, or rather the in
formal reception of the public in rec
ognition of it. Quite elaborate prep
arations had been made to receive the
visitors, and they came in numbers that
showed their keen interest in the work
ings 6f the "secret wire." Everybody
wanted to know how any Insensate
mechanism could put up a connection
between two subscribers in any por
tion of the city at the will of either
of them, and keep on putting up and
taking down connections without the
intervention of human hand, except
as indicated on a little dial by the
party at. the end of the line, f hey
saw just how it was done, and then
they marveled the more at - the won
der of it.
Women were in the majority among
the sightseers, although several hun
dred men - mingled In the crowd of
nearly 2500 that surged through the
building during the afternoon.
"I can't understand it," said one
well-known society woman, "and I can't
understand just how my sewing ma
chine needle picks up the thread from
tho shuttle, but I do know that both
of them manage to do the business,
and they don't make any mistakes. It
takes the needle just one stab to pick
up tho thread, and the flip of the dial
is all there is to' it with this auto
matic phone, and there' Is no tele
phone girl to get saucy about It either."
The speaker did not understand why
16 feminine noses were tilted disap
provingly at her remark, but it was
because she did not know that a bunch
of telephone girls from the Bell plant
had just come over in a body to in
spect the automatic plant. During the
afternoon there were numerous other
delegations of Bell people who called
to sa.tisfy their curiosity, and they
asked questions to their hearts' con
tent. They were accorded a double
welcome.
An orchestra of 12 pieces was sta
tioned In the lobby 'on the lower floor,
and the double suite of offices as well
as the main corridors were profusely
decorated with palms and flowers.
There was a flood of electric light,
and the beauties of the handsome build
ing were set off to excellent advan
tage. The tiled floors, mahogany wood
work, shining brass and other metal
trimmings were all as spick-and-span
as any one could desire.
Luncheon was served in one of the
rooms, the tables being decorated with
lighted candelabra in colors. Waitresses
saw to the deft serving of the guests.
There was nothing wanting to make it
a decided "function." even to the
ebony factotum at the entrance, who
swung the long glass doors to wel
come the coming and speed the parting
guest.
Special apparatus had been set up
in the switchboard room on the second
floor, in the shape of smatl sample
switchboards, in order to enable the
visitors to see just how the connec
tions were. made. Attendants were
present at each to make explanations
and answer questions. Visitors were
taken everywhere, even to the base
ment, where they saw how the cables
entered the building and are distributed :
the repair shop, testing department and
all branches of the electrical depart
ment. It was the first time that the city as
a whole had been Invited to intimately
inspect the workings of a telephone
system and indications were that there
were thousands who had been pining
for just such a tour of investigation.
Tlie public reception continues to
day, the hours being from 2 to 7 o'clock
this afternoon and 7 to 10 o'clock this
evening. The same arrangements will
be continued for tlo- reception of visi
tors today, and as on yesterday flow
ers and other souvenirs will be pre
sented to each guest who honors the
company by accepting the general invi
tation to be present.
Will Try and Have the Kntire 6000
Siibncribcd Put In by March 1.
1O0O in Xow.
An order was issued yesterday put
ting "additional installers at work
putting In the phones of the Independ
ent Telephone Company. The work will
now proceed at the rate of over 100
phones a day.
Manager Matthews said that orders
for new phones wore being received
In such numbers that little headway
was being made on the sum total of
unfilled orders, and that it had been
decided to put on all the men who
could be used to' advantage and get
the phones connected up and Into ac
tual service.
The company will not begin to charge
for telephone service until March 1. At
the present time the company has about
1000 phones in operation, with total
orders for a little over 6000. It is hoped
to have tho greater part of these in
stalled by March 1."
Arrangements are being made to re
ceive the general public at the com
pany's main building at Twentieth and"
Harney streets at an informal opening
of the plant pn Friday and Saturday of
next week, when everybody will bo
shown just how the automatic system
works, and how the secret wire, makes
. its own connections and gives the tele
phone girl a permanent vacation.
On the days of the opening provision
will be made to receive visitors from 2
to 5 and from 7' to 10 o'clock, and they
win be shown through the entire plant
and made familiar with all the work
ings of the independent system. Oma
ha AVorld-Herald, January 24.
of persistent memiory can. be better than
the recollection of trifling .'incidents which
for some personal reasons '.'lappen to have
made a permancint impression?"
Sir Oliver elaborated at some length his
reasons for attaching ,' importance to
trifles, and in the course of his concluding
statement said:
"Like excavators boring- a tunnel from
opposite ends amid the roar of water and
other noises, we are be tinning to hear
now and again the strob es of the pick
axes of our comrades bettveen the present
land future etiates is still substantial, but
it is wearing thin in plat es."
The society intends, to publish a full
account of the tests to 'which Sir Oliver
referred. It wSl be redalled that F. W.
II. Myers was: a brillilint literary man
and a leading member ij the society, who
died in 1901, sho.-tly before the publication
of his greatest work jlealing with the
survival of human, persot lality after bodily
death. He expressed hi: intention to try
after death the erjieial xperiment of ex.
erting bis own influence, upon minds still
Incarnate. '
RECTOR TURNS HOUSEMAID
Tillies Up Home oC Sick rarlslioner
During Cgll.
PETERBOROUGH. Kng'.. Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) An instance of prac tical Christian
ity has been furnished ty Rev. H E.
Ljiw, vicar of St. Mark's Protestant
Episcopal Church. The oth er day he paid
a visit to a slum district, in accordance
with his morning custom, and found one
of his parishioners. Mrs. .' Annie Baker,
engaged In her domestic diities. Finding
her ill and coughing violer-jly. the vicar
insisted on doing her work for her.
With wonderful dispatch lie swept up
the hearth, polished the-grate and gener
ally tidied up the apartmrait. When he
left the kettle was singimg nwirrily and
the place looked spick and span. He
afterwards had the sick woman removed
to a cottage in order that she may" re
ceive proper medical attention.
CLAMOR FOR MOKE WORK
HINTS FOR HOSTESSES AT
: VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES
Miss Tingle Makes Suggestions as to Dainty Dishes, Garnishes and Table
Decorations Hearts, Arrows and Cupids Figure Prominently.
Berlin Has 40,000 Persons Out of
Employment.
BERLIN". Feb. (SxciaL) It ' is
pointed, out by the Lokalanzeiger that
Count Kanitz's estimate of the unem
ployed in Greater Berlin at 25.000 was
for last month, and that the figure is now
put at. 40,000. The central .executive of
trades unions -is, in conjunction with the
Socialist party, arranging mass meetings
of the unemployed in all pan;s of Ger
many, with the object of .denionstrating
to the public eye the amount of distress
which at present exists, and arranging
for relief. At a meeting held at Cologne,
the Chief Burgomaster promised to dis
miss the Italians in the employment of
the municipality, in order to provide work
for distressed Germans.
Eedress Wrongs of Army Officers.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. In order to
remedy an injustice suffered by Army
officers in Alaska, Secretary Taft will
reeommeml that they be allowed actual
traveling expenses. He Illustrates by
saying that the mileage allowance from
St. Michael to Nome is $4.60, While the
actual cost is J90. and one Lieutenant
had to pay $683.20 in this way out of
his own pocket one year. '
Eve jrlaases $1.00 at MetZKer 4
BY LIUAX TINGLE
THERE is a popular belief that,
next to Cupid himself, the cook
knows most about hearts and how
to reach them masculine hearts par
ticularly or the makers of proverbs
In every land are very much mistaken.
Perhaps that is why so many requests
have come recently for information
about things to cat at A'alentine parties.
"Can you give suggestions for any
heart-shaped things to serve besides
sandwiches, cakes and ices?" "Where
can I obtain heart-shaped cookie cut
ters?". "Please give a menu for a Val
entine luncheon." "Will you kindly
suggest table decorations for a Valen
tine supper?" These are some of the
questions before me.
Unless you are an all-knowing, in
fallible woman's magazine oracle it -is
rather difficult to give detailed in
structions as to menus and table deco
rations without having any idea as to
the number of guests, the intended
style of service, the personal tastes of
the hostess, the capabilities of the cook
and the estimated cost of the enter
tainment. So I shall not attenpt ,tq
give definite answers to the last two
questions; but I can tell of a few Val
entine dishes that I have made, seen,
or eaten, and how it is possible to
carry the heart decoration idea all
through the menu, if you want to.
First, about heart-shapped cutters.
These can usually be obtained . in
all sizes at any large hard
ware store, though Juet at this
season they often run out of them
and you may have to fall back on
home-made cutters. For these you
take a spice or baking powder or cof
fee can according to the size you
want, punch a hole in the bottom with
a nail, and with "clever fingers," a ham
mer and pair of pliers coax the open
end into the desired form. With such
cutters you can shape not only cookies
and sandwiches, but also little soda
biscuits, scones or raised rolls. In cut
ting yeast rolls, don't forget that they
have to double In bulk before baking,
or you may find them entirely too large
for your purpose.
If you serve clear soup, it might 4?e
garnished with tiny hearts of Italian
paste. These, of course, should be
boiled separately and added just before
serving. Or you can use little shapes
cut from slices of "Royale" custard,
coloring the custard pink, if you pre
fer It, with a few drops of fruit col
oring. I have seen a cream soup pink
tomato soup I think it was serve'd
with a heart-shaped island of whipped
cream, which had been squeezed
through a heart-shaped pastry tube,
but this has to be done very neatly
to secure a good effect, and is rather
likely to be spoiled unless the cook is
skillful and quite unflurrled.
There are little heart-shaped "bak
ers" and ramekins In which baked,
scalloped or creamed fish might be
served, or "Newburg" dishes of shell
fish. Croquettes of fish, poultry, meat,
potatoes or other vegetables are very
easily molded as hearts. Have them
shaped and crumbed some hours be
fore they are to be used, so that the
egg dries a little and makes a firm
crust. In cool weather it is often a
good plan-to make croquettes the day
before they are fried. At one lunch
eon chicken croquettes were served
with little silver arrows sticking in
them in most cruel fashion. If you
want the arrow effect in cakes or
bread rolls and ran't get or don't care
for the silver kind, try two splinters
of cinnamon or strips of almond stuck
in two places as if transfixing the poor
heart.
For French fried potatoes choose rather
long-shaped one. and, after paring, whit
tle them carefully into the necessary tri
angular port of shape with a. groove
in one side; then by slicing 'across you
can obtain any number of hearts of any
desired thickness. Other root vegetables
can be similarly treated, or the regular
vegetable stamps and cutters can be
used. Little scarlet hearts, for the adorn
ment of the salad, can be cut from canned
Spanish pimiento provided, of course,
that the salad is one with which this
flavor and color harmonizes. These
plmientos are also useful as a sandwich
filling when worked up with mayonnaise,
cream and suitable seasoning.
Tomatoes, stuffed or sliced, are also in
demand for Valentine salads. Instead of
cheese straws, cheese wafers stamped
out of the same paste, may be served: or
the cheese straws themselves may be bent
into heart outlines on the baking sheet.
Ice cream can usually foe had in suitable
shapes and colors: or. if home made. It
can be served in various kinds of senti
mental cases. You can buy or make
almond or peanut "mazipan" paste, which
may be colored and moulded into hearts,
roses, doves and arrows for decorating
ice cream, cakes or other desserts.
The mention of doves reminds me of
an enterprising hostess who served tiny
individual pigeon pies. (in fireproof
"bakers"), which were surmounted by
two Noahls -Ark-like doves moulded in
pastry. Braised lambs' hearts were
served by this same woman on a similar
occasion.
Specially decorated cakes can bo made
to order, or at home. In these pink and
white frosting plays a large part. Paper
cones are convenient to use instead of
the regular piping tubes, for old-fashioned
valentine designs or Inscriptions.
Last year one woman served lor dessert
lemon fanchonettcs individual lemon
pies of a very superior character, with a
red heart design (squeezed through a
paper cone) on top of the white meringue.
As for favors, bon-bon boxes, decora
tions and valentines the shops are full of
them. Some are clever and artistic, some
are merely "cute." and some are neither
pretty nor amusing. The only way is to
see them and choose- for yourself.
NEW IMPROVEMENT CLUB
Organization Formed by Residents
of Hcnilworlh Suburb.
The Kenilworth Improvement Asso
ciation was organized Friday night at
the residence of J. C. Westergard. for
the purpose of improving the streets,
securing better car service and better
lights. The association was organized
on the same plans as the Brooklyn as
sociation, having started a hall asso
ciation. A lot has been promised
facing Kenilworth avenue, and stock
will be issued to the amount of 2500
shares at $1 per share, of which 11411
shares have been subscribed.
The association has been promised
that, should It erect a two-story build
ing, the lower floor will be rented for
a first-class grocery and meat market.
The top floor will be used by the as- ,
sociation and for entertainments. The
association will also reserve a part of
the rear of the building for a hose
house, as the Mayor has promised that
the suburb shall have a hose cart and
hose. In case of fire, it is necessary to
bring the engine from Powell street
and Milwaukie avenue.
The association was started and Is
officered by the most influential men
of Kenilworth. The officers are: Presi
dent. J. C. Westgard: Vice President.
George H. Sollers: treasurer, Charles
Greig; secretary, J. W. Reynolds; ex
ecutive committee. N. Peterson, Henry
Ilaberland and J. R. Day.
The next meeting will be held on
Friday, February 21. Tho Mayor anil
several Councilmen have promised to
be present and assist in the various
plans.
The association has started with 42
members, and by the next meeting ex
pects to have 75 members.
WANTS OF SINGLE-TAXERS
They Would Have Single Tax and
They Say So Openly.
PORTLAND. Or.. Feb. 7. CTo the Kdi
tor.) I that you are somewhat exer
cised over the single tax amendment t
tho constitution, and you say. "No sane
community would ad out it. if "at all, with
out careful consideration and long prepara
tion." NVe are sorry that this measure has
takn you by surprise, as it Is one you
should have considered carefully for thr,
past ten years at least, as many public men
of your day have been considering the sincW;
tajc for the last twenty year", and are con
sequently prepared for the adoption of this
most beneficial and just system of taxation.
Some of the slave (folders in the j-uuth
knew that it was only a matter of time
until slavery would be abolished, so t hey
wf?re prer-are'd for the emanclpHt ion of t he y
blank work hitmen of the South from chattel
slavery. Some of the land speculators have
known for many years t liar the Ninle tax
would soon come and free tho white work
injfnipn from wage slavery.
Some of us single taxers have read Mr.
Frank Carpenter's account of the way they
do things in New Zealand that was pub
lished in The Oregon ian. and we are sorry
you did not read it. They were brought
about by the pingl tax and New Zealand
is a civilized community, and a place where
they have no unemployed workingmen, such
as we have at this time.
You say "that if this measure . shall pas
there will be a readjustment and reform
of aH values in Oregon." That is just what
we want, a genuine reform of the values in
Oregon. We want a reform that will kIvo
values to him who works, to him who does
something instead of giving to him who
stands (n the way of those who ate willing
to work as does the land speculator now.
We want a readjustment that will slop
the vacant landholder from holding u-j the
men who want to make values. If this
amendment shall pass. It will bring lOo.OOO
more people to this state In the next two
years that might be subscribers to The Ore
Ionian, to say nothing of our large army of
dlsemployed men. who might be good citi
zens and subscribers if tho natural oppor
tunities were opened to labor.
Slavery was not good for the slaveowners;
so land monopoly is not good fr the land
monopolists. 11. D. WAGNON.
Iron Company Reduces Wages.
SUA RON, Pa., Feb. 8. The Republic
Iron & Steel Company today announce!
a 7 per cent reduction in the wages of
the. blast furnace workers In the Ma
honing? and Shenango Valleys.
Spectacles 91.00 at Metzger'i.