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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL." PORTLAND.: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1910. 10 A -JJ HE FIDS FOR ; INSPECTIONOF niiriT nrnmnrn ' h'ltAI KtUUIKLU Melvin's Annual Report Says New Law Brings About a ; Steadv Imorovement With .', Respect to Sanitation. 1 V.'f ' -Washington, Jaa. . Dr. A- D. MN Tln. chief of th United Statu Bureau f Animal Industry. In hit annual re port to th secretary ef a rrl culture. a th following to sajr with regard to Jhe meat Inspection: During the past fiscal year there wr Inspected at the time of slaughter IS.72,075 animals, and of these there were condrmned because of disease or other conditions 141.057 entire carcasses tnd S9,6:8 parts of carcasses, making a total of over 1.000,000 animal con demned in whole or in part. In addi tion there were condemned on relnspec tlon nearly 25,000,000 pounds of meat and meat products which had become unwholesome - since Inspection at the time of slaughter. '. The moat Inspection has continued to grow in volume and has reached the tiolnt where further extension Is lmpos- .iii. elble without an Increase In the appro V . prlation by congress. The expenditures on account of this work during the fls- c cal year amounted to about 12.884,000 ' out of an appropriation of 3,000.000. .t the close o-the year the rate of ex- j'endlture was higher than at the be i ! ginning, and It is now only by the : strictest economy that tha service can ' be maintained on Its present basis wlth- i !.'' out additional funds. ' , ' " , Sanitary Condition bnproTa. ''. '.'With the additional authority given v. ' by the, new law the bureau has been able to bring about a steady improve ment with respect to sanitation. New packing houses have been , built so as -to embody the best modern sanitary con struction, and great Improvement has Wn mad tn the sanitary condition oi the older plans.. The latter .are being gradually, abandoned for the erection of modern plans which may be kept at a proper standard of cleanliness with less labor and expense, As a result of this improvement there has been a consider able decrease In" the amount of meat condemned because of unsanitary con ditions. It has also been found that where cleanly' methods are employed there Is much less reason for' the use of preservatives than under the old con- ' dltlons.. - V J .A constant effort has been made to '.; keep the service aj a high standard of ; efficiency and fo make Improvements , wherever possible. Notwithstanding the n efforts to give the public a reliable In-, i i spectlon. however, the service has been itiK.de the object of unjust attacks: Beri- : ; mis chargea made against tha service J at East Bt, Ix-ul by a former employ were carefully and thoroughly inveatr f gated and were found to be without any ' ' real foundatlon.but to have their origin ".; in personal animosity. A full report of i this Investigation was published by the 4 departments. .In. other, cases th attacks "I have proved to. be. due to Ignorance or f misconception of the facts, a failure to understand the system of inspection, or ; -Ti desire to cause-sensation. Many Charges TTntrna. Thoroueh Investigation of a number , ; 'of reported case of ptomaine poison ' ' Ing attributed to Inspected meat has ; failed to disclose a single Instance In which th troubl could reasonably be ' ascribed to that cause. These lnvestlga ; . tlons were undertaken largely because i of assertions by manufacturers of pre ' servativea to the effect that the en 1 forced discontinuance of preservatives ' was responsible. for a great Increase in the number of cases of ptomaln poison ; . inf. The bureau has failed to rind any justification ; for auch arguments. In ; three cases of extensive outbreaks In schools It was found that the trouble was really typhoid fever, and In one ; of these Instance's it appeared that the report of ptomaine portioning was clrr culated with a view , to concealing the ; real cause. ' Another report of a death ' from ptomaine poisoning from eating "' canned meat proved to hav originated ! In the imagination of a newspaper eor i respondent, who acknowledged that It was untrue. The family had, , In fact, eaten no canned meat, and -the attend- 1 ing -physician denied that there was any 1 : evidence of ptomaine poisoning. ! ! , . There have been cases where "meat ' bearing the federal Inspection marks ' -was alleged to hav been condemned as unwholesome by .city or local authori ties. Usually the fact is that the meat was sound at the time of being ln " i epected and marked by the federal in - spectors and that the unwholesome conr . ditlon arose afterwards. Everybody knows that meat Is liable to spoil, and , no inspection can guarantee that It will , .remain wholesome until consumed. Inspectors Carefully Selected. These Instances are sufficient to show that credence should not be placed in published reports reflecting upon the meat Inspection. The regulations are based not only upon the knowledge and experience of the bureau staff, but upon the advice of high scientific au . t hod ties outslda of the department. The persona making up The Inspection force are carefully selected through civil . - service examination and their work Is closely supervised. One class of em , ployes i consists of veterinarians who " y .are graduates of certain recognized col- leges and' who have a thorough knowl edge of animal diseases and their re lation to human health. -Other em- ' ployes are chosen because of their ex pert knowledge of livestock, meats, san itatlon, packing house processes, etc, There are seven supervising travelfng , Inspectors who visit the various sta tions from time to time, unannounced,! ; t and Investigate the methods of carry- j '.'ing on th-work. In this way It is ex - tremely unlikely that inefficiency or "'corruption could remain undetected very; ' long. In a work of such magnitude, , -carried on by so nny people, however,: uIt is too much to; expect absolute per-! fectlon. All men We liable to occasional ( errors of , Judgment, and In a force of 1 JB00 people there may even be a fewj who are Incapable or unworthy, But i , even If It Should happen jsn rare occa-l slons that meat which should be con demned Is passed, the amount Is such 1 . 1 an Infinitesimal part. of the entire quan tlty that It does not affect the value and Integrity of th service ,.m whol. Th large amount of meat act- ually oondemned Is good evidence of th ear and thoroughness ef the Inspec-tlon. ShooU B Municipal Inspectors. '' Ther is, 'howener, real and serious danger to the public from uninspected mot, and almost half of the meat con sumed In this country comes within that Ihxs. The federal authority does not reach the business done entirely within a state, and: th people mtiBtlook to their a tat and local authorities to pro tect them against th dan gee from that , source. On result of th federal la- spectlon Is . to causa th dlyersion of diseased and auspicious looking animals to. the uninspected establishments where they ar slaughtered for th local mar ket Many cities hav an inspection ser vice, but very few hav an adequate force, and th inspection often consists merely in the examination of meat as offered for sal In the market, when It Is usually Impossible to detect disease. th evidence of which may hav been removed with the viscera or org an a As a rule sanitary conditions are very bad at un Inspect eh slaughter houses. In order to provide real protection, against dis eased or unwholesome meat a competent veterinary and sanitary Inspection at the time of slaughter la essential. There is great need for supplementing the fed eral Inspection with state and municipal inspection. FAMILY ASKS COURT TO SETTLE QUARREL Whether a deed executed by James R. Cardwell to his brother, Byron P. Card well, In 1899, should be considered as an absolute deed to a half Interest in a lot on Alder street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, or merely as a mort gage. Is the question to be determined by Circuit Judge Gantenbeln in the trial of a case now before the court. James r. cardwell, now an old man Is the plaintiff, and Helen R. Cardwell. the widow of Dr. Herbert Cardwell. son of his deceased brother Byron, and Oli ver B. Cardwell and Fowler H. Card- well, grandchildren of Byron P. Card well, are the defendants. By the will of Byron P. Cardwell, who died in 1908, the property was placed in trust in the hands of Helen R. Cardwell for the ben fit of the grandchildren. , Tne putinirrs claim is .based on an alleged understanding with his de ceased brother. ' The defense contends that the suit is merely an outgrowth of the cupidity of James R. Cardwell. It is asserted that he deeded th property tn 1899 In settlement of debts aggre gating 85000, and that this settlement was accepted by Byron P. Cardwell, al though th property was then worth much,Jesthan- th -debt. -Bine -then th lot ha greatly enhanced in value. PREACHER, ;75 YEARS. OLD AND PENNILESS, GOES TO ALMSHOUSE Rev. Oeorge IL IIoughton, 78 year of age and penniless, became an lnmat of the county almshouse yesterday,. In September, 1908, he achieved, tempor ary prominence by subscribing $6000 to th fund for th new Epworth Metho dist Episcopal church, of which Rev. Charles T. McPherson 1 pastor, When the time cam to pay th subscription he could not be found, but later he was discovered and It developed that he had subscribed In expectation of receiv ing a fortune from an English estate, Instead of helping to build tha ohurcn, th church turned about to help him, Mr. McPherson and Rev. McDanlel were appointed to look after the old man and 'V Investigate his claim, they wer un able to find th records 'Of his minis try In th east, but .wer satisfied that he had been authorised to preach th Methodist faith' and they saw him to cated in family on th east side. Her be has remained for about a year. ' : ' Yesterday Houghton, reported to the county relief officer, E. J. Carr, that he did not car to impose any longer on tn Jcindna oi tnos wno war car ing for him, and desired to go to th poorfsrm. Shortly after that th wa gon from thesfarm called at. tb court eous and th old man took passage, carrying with, him' a pair, of overalls Into which h bad stuffed hi few be longing. , . ' ' ,. , i i i MME. SEMBRICH HERE TOMORROW NIGHT For sheer loveliness of tone, th 6em brlch concert Thursday night of this week will eclipse anything' heard In Portland since Semhrich sang her one before. The vivid, shifting beauty, del icate shading and glow in her tones In sure her preeminently to th title, "greatest of living aoloratura singers." Sembrich'a 'Portland program will em brace many love moods, showing; th master passion in countless phases, as mirrored In th mind and heart of many a creative genius in music. Sembrlch's company Includes a delightful baritone, Francis Rogers, whose vole blend with her own admirably for th dueta. Th pianist Is Frank I Forge, whose song hav won such high favor with Bembrlch and other stars. - This con cert 1 la charg of loll Steers-Wynn Coman. : - , v Journal want ad bring result. PANTHERS KILLING OFF OREGON DEER Peer were never so plentiful In Ore gon a this year, says C. N. Wonacott. assistant general .secretary of the T. M. C. A., who has Just returned from visit In the southern part of tha state. Bounties paid for panther and bob-cat scalps are causing the destruction of the deers' worst enemies. "Th recorder of Douglas county told me that the lives of 10,000 deer had been saved since the law providing for bounties on panthers had been passed,' Mr. wonacott snld. ''On panther fre quontly kills 10 doer In a week. The brutes multiply rapidly when undls turbed, and without th protection of the bounty law It would mean extermi nation for th deer between this danger and that of the hunters." Mr. Wonacott brought back to Port land with him th hide of a panther which, a spread upon th floor of his office in the T. M. XX A. building, is much more than. 10 feet long. lie also brought back the skins of three wild cats. Tli man from whom Mr. Wona cott secured th panther hide had three of th animals, together with 80 wild cats. . ,. i Rockefeller Class. Goes Broke. fCnlted Pr Lm4 Wire.) Nw York. Jan. 5. Th Rockefeller Bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church is "busted." Th member have not been contributing regularly and the class committee faces a deficit George Atafel, president of the class, ha sent a letter to all the members telling them It costs 81000 a year to maintain th class. Th average per 'capita contribu tion of the members, the letter says. haa fallen from 12.60 .cents to 10.89 cents, showing that the Rockefeller Bible class Is good on statistics. If these contributions are Increased only 26 per cent there will be no deficit At least 8180 1 needed to-'make good and the member of the class are urged 'to pay up at one. OO LBS OAtrlX KZAOAOXX ' LAXATIVE BBOUO Qatnlae, tb world wide Cold and Grip remcdr, removes now. Call for full Same. Look tor irnaiur n. w. urove, xc ARCHBISHOP IRELAND ' , ; SUPPORTS LEOPOLD St Paul.. Minn., Jan. . "A a plain matter of fact ther wer no atrocities In the Congo. Thl may not be taken to mean that very minor official In , the territory was guiltless of un justifiable , greed or that th Belgian operation,' in a new and untried field of labor, were at all time free from abuses of any kind. But that th pro claimed atrocities took place and wer the result of Belgium' general admin istration is entirely false.". This statement. Issued by Arch-.l bishop Ireland, the famous Catholic leader,' In defense of "the lata King Leo pold, haa created a sensation her. ' Archbishop Ireland blame England for th charges of inhumanity brought ; ar!nst Leopold and said: "Fanatical preachers and unscrupu lous merchants Instigated the charges. London, and not the Congo. Is where atrocities ar committed." PERMinSSOED FOR ' NEW FRAME CHURCH The following permit wer Issued by th bulldinr department: Mr. Prnhasky Erect on and one-half I story frsm dwelling, Kelly street, be tween Flower and Thompson: builder. Kelly & McCarthy: 81000. R. L. Gllsan Repair one and one half story frame shop, 47-49 North Fourth street, between Couch and Davis; builder, W. R. Thorn; 860. W. N. Daniels Erect three-story brick veneer apartments. Twenty-second street, between Johnson and Kearney; builder, D. Numemakor; 110.- ooo. Mrs. M. K. Btrom Erect two-story frame dwelling. East Sixty-eighth D0N7 GET RUN DOWN Week and miserable. If yon feir Kidney or Biirtdw tronnie, Mill aaaa pains, iuulnees. 'rronmeM, Palna In the back, and tm1 tired II oyer, set a parkict of Mother Grsr'a AT8- TIAIIAV-LEAr. the nleauat barb ear. It nerer falliw Wa hay many teatlmonUls from grateful pibple who bays naod this wopdorful remeitr. A a regulator It baa DO equiL Aak for MothamOray'a Aoatraliaa-Leaf at dnirklsti or sent trteall for SO eta. Sample rBBK. A1 dreu, Tbl Mother Gray Oa,, La Roy, N. T. MeafMee Sale mi ' Mei's . and Our entire stock of tine clothing now offered to you at wonderfully reduced prices. If you're looking for the very best at the lowest prices don't.fail.to see the greatest clothing bargains in Portland. Don't take our word for it, come - . and see for yourself. Iigrfs lie . iis See our splendid assortment bf fine Suits, in the newest fabrics and color effects, in single or double-breasted models, rtcluding a complete line of black worsted and blue serges, at the following low prices : $15.00 Suits now ... . $11.75 $20,00 Suits now . . . . . $14.35 $25 Suits at $18.75 $30 Suits at $22.50. $35 and $40 Suits now $25.00 Our 'complete stock of fine Overcoats at $15 to $40 reduced to same spe cial prices quoted above .on suits. AU this season's popular weaves and patterns. ?iw- Boys' Suits Sizes 4 to 16 Years These suits are all finely tailored. The materials are plain serge, fancy cassimeres, thibets, cheviots and tweeds. Prices are exceptionally low. $ 5.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $3.75 $ 6150 SUITS REDUCED TO $4.50 $ 7.50 SUITS REDUCED TO $5.00 $ 8.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $5.75 $10.00 SUITS REDUCED TO f $7.00 Grant PJiegley, Mgr. Outfitters to Men and Boys Seventh and Stark Sts. IBS for backache, rheumatism, kidney or bladder trouble,. .and urinary irregularities. Foley's Kidney Pill? purify the blood, restore lost vitality and vigor. Refuse substitutes. ,., . . :. J c'BUdaon.SMaTjDA XS1 toa a," v. ,''-,. street, between Bas Wn Road and Eat Pin; ' builder, 'P. , Heads trom; $1000 ."' ..' ... : ,;y First M. K. Church , of Woodstock. Erect on and one-half torr frame church, Tukon street, between East Forty-third and Forty-fourth builder. am'i46O0..r . - f -'.. ,,'-,,. - W, P. Evans Erect one story frame Rarara. Klllott avenue, between Hbi nd Hawthorne;, builder. Tboma Vig ars; $300. , 11. ilushnell Krp story frame dwelling. East Klprhteenth treet, between Sumner and Mm arson; C. A. Illla Krert una imt nn..h.l iory iraine aweilinr, JUonirvlew avenue wiwtoi riuimi ana ttoaver: same; $2000. - 1. LT. -UiiAf rw., r 'A . t ' . . Br i-iiir II v v , . . ... - i ' Uk. ' JUk " ' -. '.' builder, 1 Jmimal want a1s brlnr results Covey Motor Car Co. Seventh cad Coo ch Streets mi Grand Clearance Sale of Winter Weight? and Styles In Ladles Wearing Apparel -Cash or Credit , These Suits embrace our very best values in the latest winter styles; every one of them made in the most perfect manner and of the best ma - v tcrials Broadcloths, Widewale Di- , agonals, Worsteds, Prunellas, etc. and are in ' all sies. We can fit any form large-or small, tall or short. We make it an easy matter for anyone to avail themselves of the advantages of these. special reductions. Pay $5.00 Down Then $1.00 a Week You are welcome to credit. Step in and investigate these great values. : s8 VVCORNBrND 1 Stff (0)ie Foiirii 01 w Winter styles in fine Cassfmeres, Worsteds and Mixtures all sizes; best makes. In addition to-the: special Te-f ductions of 25 percent, we make easj . terms. Pay $5.00 Down $1.00 a Week On any Suit in the house. Altera tions made free of charge and a fit guaranteed. Special $2.50 and $2.00 soft or stiff Hats, all ac, . sizs, on special sale tomorrow, Hal Sale Thursday.-onlvr at..,. ...?1.45 St Johns, Vancouver, Alberta, Woodlawn, Broadway, E. Ankeny, Montavilla, Cars stop in front of this store. THE BIG STORE AT EAST END BURNStDE BRIDGE . si St Johns, Vancouver, Alberta, Woodlawn, Broadway, E. Ankeny, Montavilla, Cars stop in front of this store. Wife SB WMfflMEIW wmt nr? ATe you going1 to buy a farm for $3,85 to "$5.50 an acre on terms, or are you going to post pone action until the best tracts are sold and the price is beyond your power to buy? : ' There is just this much about it. . . ' : :: ': ' m B. C. Government Lands We Are Offer ing Yon at $3.85 to $5.50 Per Acre After January 15 the price of "these same lands willbe $7.25 and $10.50 per acre. These splen-' " urn miiu lauuj irm fiuyy oujiuiug uioi atijf uiun ldliu ; ill U1C. UlWCl . Will prOUUCcj and the price we are asking is far below what this land would cost you in the hands of private parties. The Grand Trunk Pacific which is now building from Prince Rupert, will - enhance the value of these lands manyi hundred per cent. ' However; it would take a whole newspaper to tell you the many advantages 'that will accrue to the man who purchases now, so we will close the argument as we begun it, by asking ' - . , ' - , , WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? If you are interested, and want to know more, call at ' v ' : ',-f , - 219-20 Commercial Club Building, h'ftli and Oak Sts. '- ' v .- H. DyMOON-Iii-Cliaroe ' . ;; ;' 1 ';;:;