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'Hi: OREGON SUrJDAY JOURNAL. rOIiTLAilD, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 3i, 1S12. 7 ... m on ik OFGOWStJOTHJ I Bacteriologist of 0. A. C. Tells Consumers and Producers How Sanitation May Be Promoted. . That th live of llttls children At pend upon th cooperation of producers, distributors and consumers of milk In promoting sanitary condition and. elim inating; tubercular cows was asserted by Professor T. D. 'Beck with, bacteri ologist of Oregon Agricultural college, In the first of a aeries of addresses on the "value of clean mllkr before an audience of consumers and proaucer in the Y. M. C, A. auditorium last night How the germ that Infects milk Is small In size and variety, yet great In potential harm was explained by the bacteriologist. The address was deliv ered under the auspices of the city and state health departments, the educa tional department of the T. M. C A. and the Consumers' league. He argued for the tuberculin test of dairy ani mals and against pasteurization "unless performed under the direction Of.tho city hialth department,' "'. v Concerning the various ways In which mtllc -Is contaminated Professor Beck with salt): " t ' ! Germs JTo la JUUt. "The fitpular Idea, that milk may be contaminated by cows eating infected food Is erroneous. Milk as it la taken from the animal contains a compara tively small number of germs. "A certain man has made an esti mate that the number of manure and sewage germs given off by the average cow In 24 hours ls expressed , by the figure one with 14 ciphers after It. This means that the animal unless kept cleaned and in sanitary surroundings will be covered with them. If the ani mal's hide is not kept clean and be comes caked with an armor of dried manure these manure germs drop off and consequently find tnfclr way Into the1 milk. The number 'of germs on a single hair of such a dirty animal runs up Into the thousands. The rem edy then Is to keep the coat of the animal clean by brushing, or cleaning with a damp cloth. . Certain experi ments show that this very simple and Inexpensive procedure lessens the num ber of germs in the milk approximately two tlii.j. And this Is surely .i Im portant item. "Another verv Important i; ..iter Is that the milker be himself clan nandfd and dressed in' clean clothing. Many times one sees the thoughtless farmer wash hla hands In the first drawings of the milk and let the slopping run down into the pall. Milk that is started In this way cannot possibly be pur and will already be contaminated with very many germs which will produce bad results later o,n. It is to be urged that farmers wear .clean clothing that the dirt which may be on old clothes may not have opportunity to fall into the milk. : .Should Vie Covered rails. "It Is very apparent that If the farmer uses the old style flaring milk pall a great deal of duBt .will drop Into it dur ing the process of milking. I am In formed by the. city, health board tljat lass than one per cent of the producer use the covered milk pall, by which the exposed surface of the milk is reduoa three-Quarters to that, - therefore, only one-quarter-of the ordinary amounC.ol dirt finds ehlrante in tbia manner. The obvious remedy Ms the adoptioiwby the producer of covered milk palls, which wouW not be a large Item, of expense, ! . "The milk which la at the body tem- fperatur a,.a . first-class v Incubator tor the growth of gens wnicn nave gouen into it Uhua . far: Germs, however, do not grow readily when kept cool. It Is therefore very necessary that milk be cooled as soon as possible and be kept at a temperature aa near ..6( degrees as clrcumstanoes allow. . y. "The miJX when" delivered to the.-dls-trlbutor int the city should be received coot. and ahould be kept cool. The -distributing center should be arranged In a sanitary, manner.- It should ba light and clean.;..!' i;w - ' m : should Be Bottled on Tarnu 1 'Milk ahould be bottled; if possible, on the1 farm on which It Is produced. It does not .matter how good the qual ity of A'g. milk Is if 1t la mixed with the' bad product of B's da'ry. and then the whole bottled, pottles' also should ba scalded, in order that contamination may be killed if In the dirty onea. The milking utensils, also, must be scalded. It is also necessary that milk palls and milk cans be used: made t pressed metal, as the housewife, no . matter how clean she may be, cannot remove the dirt which Is bound to ' accdthulate in the cracks and seams- of eld-style milk palls and cans. Such dirt always be comes a breeding ,;piaoe tor tne Kinas of germs which are. found in manure. "When received at the home the, milk should be put in an icebox and ahould be kept away from dirt; Too many times do we find milk delivered on the back stepw' without protection open to smelling and Inspection by dogs and cats of the neighborhood., Advises Tubereulia Test. "It is necessary also In order to oh tain the most satisfactory supply that the animals producing the milk be tested for tuberculosis. Contrary to l. ...,.' A . - ' .,.-t This Monogram on the ra diator stands for all you can ask in a motor car. earn! All hills are easy to the Chalmers "Thirty-Six,, Long Stroke Motor : " with Four Speed Transmission Here's a car that will taka you up the steepest hills without effort or loss of time. The Chalmers "36'llon-stroke motor and four-speed transmission give hill-climbing ability of .a rare order.-- Hilly roads are a gallop for the, "56." i The third speed is faster than the sec ond on other cars, yet itjs geared low enough to carry a fully loaded touring car oyer all but the very steepest grades without undue strain on the motor and clutch. ,'r v It must also be remembered that Chalmers gears are ground to an accuracy of one-half of a thousandth part of an inch. 4: They, are - noiseless in operation and may be shifted at -high speed without clashing. ,' All that we ask is that you see the Chalmers cars and ride in them. This will convince you of their efficiency and ample power. A demon stration will be arrange at your convenience. Call and tee. this beautiful car in our salesroom. , . DIES AFTER SIX " WEEKS' ILLNESS ft SOLOES TRAPPED r ' J - , E. O. Manning. The funeral services of E. O. Man ning, 42 years old. a resident of Port land and vicinity for 20 years, who died at the Good Samaritan hospital last Tuesday morning after an Illness of about six weeks, will be held at 2 o'clock tdday from Dunning & Mclntee's chapel. The local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was a member, will have charge of the services. They will be assisted by the Modern Woodmen of the World local lodge. The burial will take place in tne Kiverview. cemetery. Mr. Manning was born in Iowa, In 1870. He-Hved in that state for sev eral . years, learning the stone cutter's trade. In the early 90' s he came, to Ore gon. ' He was one of the builders of "the Cascade Locks and was employed on the United States Custom house In 'this city, when It was being .constructed. About a month and a half ago he moved to Rockland Cal. While there he ' contracted pneumonia. Friday, March 22, 'he was brought to, Portland, and removed to the hospital,- where he died. a He leaves a mother in Arkansas, and a daughter In this city. He also leaves a brother in North Dakota. ... , popular idea, the germs of tuberculosis In the majority of Instances. do not find their way Into the milk from the udder. A diseased animal expels them in the manure and they find their 'way almost always In the form of dust from manure piles or are carried by flies to the mil'.:. The question, of tuberculosis In the milk is of a special importance in the matter, or the health-of the chil dren, who seem to be more easily dis eased by the kind of tuberculosis that Is found. In cattle than adults. "It should not-be necessary to pas teurize milk under ldealonditions. Pas teurization as operated nfSnany distrib uting centers is very unsatisfactory and produces a feeling of false security In the consumer. If It is hecessary to ren der milk Safe by pasteurization such should be carried out by municipal au thorities under very close Inspection, Mora Thought X paired. , "In the city of Portland the average number of germs found In the ordinary raw market milk is 600,000 to 700,000 per 20 drops. This is the ordinary milk produced under the common ( conditions outside of the city. "It is found,' however, that the milk produced by certain of the better dairies and delivered under better conditions cornea to the consumer with a germ count of approximately 5000 germs per 20 drops. "The remedy for bettering conditions Is cooperation, between 'producer, dis tributor and- consumer. The unhealthy conditions found in ou? dairies and dis tributing centers are not due to any malicious intent but solely to the fact that the people and producers have not given sufficient thought to the matter. The grade of the supply is bound to follow the popular demand and if the people of Portland require that dairy men and distributers give them good milk the quality of the supply is bound to be elevated to meet the demand. It Is utterly .Impossible for inspectors to force a sanitary grade of milk If this demand be not backed by the actively expressed wish of the consumer. There Is no reason why Portland, Bhould not have a milk supply equal In grade to that of the best city In the United States. It Is a matter that touches intimately the life and health of the citizens. Money must be had for carry ing on the work in a better and more thorough manner, and it Is to be hoped that the people upon thinking over the question of pure milk will decide that sufficient funds should tie appropriat ed to enforce the laws requiring pur milk supply." Ill A DUB TEIIT; 2 MY LOSE IES Tied Down Rap Prevents Es cape Until Rescuing Party Tears Opening; Candle Was Probable Cause. . , (Special to The Joorntl) ' Fort Stevens. Or..- March 80. -Two men perhaps fatallv burned, a large conical tent completely destroyed, equipments burned and clothing in ash es, is the result of a fire that took place this morning In the camp of tne Fort Stevens soldiers. Musician Taylor states that the en tire tent was blazing when he awak ened. He shouted "fire," awakened Pri vate Thomas and attempted to get out of the tent, but was prevented from doing so by the tied down flap. ' He then observed that the others In the went were confused and blind by the smote, una or mem. Mechanic May field, was still asleep. By this time tha flap of the tent had been torn open by a rescuing party of soldiers from the adjoining tents. After the fire one 'of tha men of fered Thomas, who was In his night clothes, an overcoat. Thomas coolv re plied "It's too late now: I am already burned. To put anything on would be a torture." . It wfl only then that It was observed thai his face and hands were badly burned. , He and Private Hendrix, who was also badly burned, were immedlatelytaken to the Post hospital. - It is supposed that one of the five entered he tent during the night, lit a candle and failed to ex tinguish It. With the exception of the iron parts of the rifles everything in the tent was burned. OREGON PETITIONERS LOSING A IN CHARG E- A II H. L Keats Auto'Co. 'SEVENTHTURNSroiTXDODCHJ Main 5368 A-U70 "-rr (Special to The Journal.) Springfield, Or.. March SO. Dissatis faction at the action of tha city council in granting four liquor licenses Thurs day night and tabling five other ap plications found expression in a petl tlon that was well signed today, de manding that tha council forthwith Is sue licenses to .all nine without die crimination, the petitioners "assuming and alleging that the nine applicants were and are qualified and entitled to licenses." ' With Springfl;!d the only saloon town In Oregon on, the S. P. south of Salem, the ' prospective saloon keepers felt there were large sums to be made and the five who were turned down by the license committee resented it, charg ing gross favoritism. Mayor Vlby Stevens stated yester day the selection had been made In com mittee and that he did not know how the four were determined but that the committee and the council felt four sa. loons were enough to 'start with. Tha other applications were simply , tabled so they might be brought up again. RESIDENTS OF NEWPORT OPPOSE CHANGE IN SITE (Wahlneton Burran of The Journal.) Washington, March 30,-Reeidents of Newport havs petitioned Senator Bourne and other members of the Oregon) dele gatlon not to change the location of the, poatofflf.-y ai la desired by., sum. mer- residents. . Congressman Hawley aBka the department to send another hi- spec (.or iiibi io repuri on uii maner, (Waahlntton ttareae of Th Journal.) Washington, Mairch SO. Both senators and representatives from Oregon have received petitions from the Portland Chamber of Commerce to' aid the Box makers' association of Portland and urg ing the delegation to support the pro position to grant free tolls through the Panama canal and also to forbid privil eges to ship , lines owned or controlled by railroads. Senators Bourne and. Chamberlain and Congressman Laffeity are unqualifiedly in lavor of these provisions. Congress man Hawley wrote that he reserve the right to change his mind about favor ing American shipping in case he found any other reason for doing so, but at present ha said he waa for free tolls. Mini LONGWORTH TAKES TO (United Pren taaarA Wire.' Washington, March 20. Charging that the Democrats in the house were inconsistently taxing "backs and not bellies," Representative Longworth (Rep., Ohio), recited this adaptation of Meredith's verse on cooks this after noon during the debate on the. wool bill: You may live without poetry, muslo or art: Tou may live without conscience, you may live without heart, Tou may live without kin, cousins, uncles or aunts; But civilized man cannot live without pants." Comparing the Democratic majority to a "lovesick swain," and the tariff board to the alternately courted and abandoned "Inamorata" Longworth quoted, "He loves me, he loves me not," as describing the situation tf the board, whose figures, he said, the Democrats used when agreeable and disregarded when unsulted. Equality of "All Before the Law. , ft ' ' r WM. REID Republican Candidate For Judge of Circuit Court Department No. 4 J .. (Paid Adv.) , Easter Special of our, regular $35.00 Suits, made to your measure, 4 $25 We are tailors to men who dress welL Ve are after your Brown Bros., Tailors 244 Alder Street, Bet 2d and; 3d! GRAY'S 1 .FkeTailoredClotlies . for Eastertide Correctly' Styled Garments for the Lady and Gentleman Chesterfield Clothes For Men The kind that girl the wearer that well-dressed feeling. ' Fancy gray and tart mixtures, the ever-popular serges and cheviots. You will like Chesterfield clothes this Spring. 120 to $50 Gray's Tailored Garments For Women . Cannot be made in better style or more perfect fitting. The fabrics are of the finest imported and do mestic weaves. The tailoring shows the touch of skilled artists. LADIES' SUITS - - $25 to $85 SPRING COATS - $20 to $50 DRESSES .---$1250 to $60 Our Furnishing Department For Men Is Full of, Exclusive Wear. Your Wants Will Be , Carefully Supplied. Knox Hats for the Well Dressed WE SOLICIT THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHOWING YOU SPRING STYLES M.GMY 273-275 Morrison at Fourth Electric Census of f ortland. In order to secure the hecessary statistical information regarding electricity in Portland and vicinity, we have engaged a large number of high school Loys, carefully chosen and recommended by their principals, to assist our regular force in making a house-to-house canv vass of the entire city. These young gentlemen will visit your homes and places of busi ness, and we hop the result of their efforts will lead to pointing put methods' for the improvement of the service. It is our. aim to give Portland the very best electric service, pos- sible, and for that reason a census of the users and present non-users' will be of great assistance. , We -respectfully solicit your kind cooperation in aiding these young men in their work. Each representative will carry a creden tial card signed by the sales manager of the company. PprtlandRailway, Light and Power Company Big reductions. See our ad, page 1 SecZ. AitJina -uei go. . i