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i 14 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL',' PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER' 13, . 1908 WHITE SLAVE IRK APPALLS Horal Euin Eeduced to an Exat System That Cov ers the Earth. - 7 : ' . . . - .. ::: . . : ". " . ." ... ,. ,. v. . ::.v . i , " ' , , , m jjjgy ., ' ' (BldI TOnpttch to Tb JonrnaI. Chicago. Dec. 12. The war on the r"whlte slave trade," which was declared by Secretary Straus of the department t commerce ana moor. ia n port is an encouraging result of the fight- which government officials in Chicago have had on their hands, one no appalling that United Btates District Attorney E. W. Sims declared in an article published by a Chicago monthly naguiM which has fought the trafllo. that traders "had reduced the ,art of ruining young girlB to a national and international system." Discoveries were made here In Chicago of. the astound ing; proportions which this menace vi society has assumed, and when the whole abominable system was exposed Jy Mr. 61ms In September in the Wom an' World, It created a sensation. He las written for the December Issue of 'the - same magazine, another article, .Why Girls Qo Astray," from the facts discovered bv the savernmcnt recently. The letters which have poured into the office of George W. Currier, the tiuhlishar. have shown how widespread 'and bow pitiful havo been the cases of Betrayal in tne great systematic nunt itf of girt victims. "Evidently the vil- flainous work extends to the railway la tat Ions of cities and small towns, and Mo the cafes of the city," , Mr. Currier jtiaa said. In his report Secretary tetraua stated, "It is highly necessary that this diabolical traffic, which has at tained international proportions, should fce dealt with in a manner adequate to compass Its suppression. No punlsh- .fnent is too severe to inflict upon the procurers in this vile traffic Under the terms of the arrangement I have desig nated as the authority which will be directed to centralise all Information . 'provided for therein the commissioner general of immigration, with a right to ; correspond directly with similar serv Ices established in each of the other 'contracting states." Another cut In the time It takes to circle the globe will soon be made to tneet the growing demands of interna tional commerce for fast freight serv - Ice. Chicago will no longer be a gate way on this shortest route around the world and some point in Canada will , lalm the honor. Connected with the coming: change in route is the story of '; a dramatic test which was made re cently, the details of which have only Just come to light. Certain merchants In Yokohama, it appears, had important shipments of silk to make to Liverpool and decided to send the silk by three - different routes to determine which was the shortest. The first went by way of the Pacific Mall.' an American line, to - San Francisco, and thence overland to s - New York, the second by the Japanese line, the Nippon Yusen Kaiaha, to Se attle, and thence overland to New York, and the third by the Canadian Pacific , line to Vancouver and thence by rall- - road to New York. From New York the route lay by steamship to Liverpool. i The three, shipments left within an . hour of each other. Thirty days later the Canadian Pacific shipment arrived - Jn Liverpool, beating the Seattle con signment by a good margin, and the . Frisco lot brought up the rear three days later. The run across the Paclflo showed conclusively the advantage of the most northern post and it also led the Japanese merchants to figure on the further cutting of time that will fol low the completion of the Orand Trunk Pacific; which will be the mnat nnrthorn railroad on the continent and the new . "shortest route." Owing to the situation Of Prince Runert. BOO mllea niuritr Vnlrn. hams, than any other rival port the time across the Pacific will be clipped wuiiv irom mere on, me rail road men figure that the low grade cross the Rockies and the short dle tsnce between Halifax and Liverpool will further reduce the time, making a total saving of five days over the pres ent record. This will give a time of .- u ubjti iw & uivuLnce ox 2zu aegrees or nearly two thirds of the circumference of the earth. At that rate, tourists fig tire it ought not to be long before Jules Verne's famous dream of "Around the World In - Eighty Days" Is not only beaten, but cut in twoIf enough en thusiastic globe trotters can be found o man me inai. , The, financial appetite of the west for ,crop moving pressure for funds lessens i-" uhbhicsb levivai gains, as In shown by sales on the Chicago stock -exchange, which last month were more than double those of Kmismhor ian7 and stUl gaining. "The bond buying umj jubi oegun," saio one nouse. ,The commanding position of the west In a financial way crops out dally, for jnormoui amounts of securities are be ,Ing absorbed with every evidence that the buying on the exchange, often - in small lots, is for the investment of .surpluses. Recent events have checked , ' the sale of mortgages to some extent , and will continue to affect their sale until they are made as secure against fraud, such as practiced by Peter Van Vllsslngen, as are properly registered bonds which represent a part of a lien tinder a big trust deed, which, because of its size is tested at every point. The ''high prices have given pause to the buy jjng of stocks, except those of the sound est kind and western investors have absorbed a surprising knowledge of the ins and outs of. annual reports and .balance sheets. The "wildcat" enter prise is languishing, the hopeful pros pector with a mining claim in some re mote corner having lost to a large de cree as buyers, the class of promoters who issue certificates to "suckers" Meanwhile the industrial revival is pro- i ceeding, factories In this territory hav- Infj in many cases, again taken on their .full quota of men. , Maturing plans for notable observ ,ances of the centennial of Lincoln's birthday next February 22, Indicate that the proposal to make that day an event Jj1Jlt?ry' b,oth n Chicago, at the Rock lfk pm In Hardin county, Kentucky, at Springfield, 111., and in towns and cit ies throughout tha nsi, 1 . bwuiuij lino II1CL .with spontaneous favor. President-elect Taft may be the speaker In Chicago and thousands on that day will make a pil grimage to Lincoln park, where stands JJ?..Iainou" herolc statue of Lincoln. riii t 7 BIn,Pla ceremony a a . ' ("wra upon tne rurrowed . Jnft! erect, musing figure of the president whose greatness has been re . allied with increasing clearness as the years have added to knowledge of his .real character. The principal observ ance of the day will be held in Chicago where in ISSfl he waa nnmimt. v. presidency. "It seems to be recognized v,"c" "uvoiuo ui tiucago, mat It is fit ting that this city should formally ob serve the Lincoln centennial," said W .J. Cmhoun, chairman of the committee on arrangements. "I have received let ters from all over the country com mendlng the movement here, a poor man i wrote from Boston, Inclosing tl to help the project I returned the money, of course, because Chicago ought tsld "Cr ' thJ wlthout he,P from Coiffures. The theatre's the place to see the dif ferent styles of wearing the hair In hU ...1 I ,L. . . . . ..it " - :v " Biu ius pretty gin. Th nth.. n(nk. . 1 , aw seven different. styles a bunch of " r-.url8 BiutLk, 'rht out in the back, .. ''r fashion; another bunch high on the head with a big comb in fron. an other Oreek style ; a girl with her hair i!L. T raU 'n"1''. ot course, per (!iat 0n C1,r,s aI1 ovtr the nit f,l2 .. J comb laid at on the top of "5 Jl?f; ,nut.h?r woraan ber lair i?.."18 wet from her forehead C l?h 'k.? i"ot 5fc th" back? 8tl11 another 1 1 ' .i. mw" rignt rrom Tier J" th 5m "! Had in .a fh "5,-w'1- a whole Jot of Jt hers, more than 1 eould mention. It shout thT.l m"k" a bit o'fference winter at the theatre, anyway." Oerntaa tnventora have suocede4 Tn T.rr.t(,..-ing a .-.tar-free rower gas from rotnous coal, economlcallv. Plenty of Is here waiting for your inspection. To find a suitable selection is a pastime, to price it is a pleasure, to possess it is a privilege. A v'sit to our store is a GUARANTEE of Popular Presents at Popular Prices. Dressing Table For $10.00 $10.00 -Odd flP Farlor Chairs Odd parlor chairs of all descrip tions shown on our floor. 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