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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY . EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1912. we Babies I KillediBetter OC farmers has Increased' ' In tha past IS years, which Is to a great extent due to th financial assistance rendered them by tha cantonal and federal governments In tha manner prescribed tn tha going report. GAM GET fflOHEY ' .j FIB . "Th SEES CHANGE IN . mm SALMON MM F 111! T 'Cooperation Practiced by Till- ers of Soil In Republic Has Strong Influence in Politics "Recognized as Backbone. Washington, ',: Bept 8. Thouga the great difference In condition! prevailing 'In Switzerland and In the United Statea prevents the adoption of many of tho actual practices employed In that re public for the financial assistance of tbe farmer, yet there is much In prlncl. pie which the American farmer, at the brink of strengthening his position . through the doctrine of cooperation, can learn from the farmer of Switzerland. American Minister Boutell has recently forwarded to the state department a report upon this subject following his investigation In connection with Presi dent Tafts efforts to establish co-J operative credit In the .United States for tha benefit of the American farmerr The farmers of Switzerland are the backbone of the nation. The govern ment recognizes this. It Is to the farm ers that tha country would turn If ever it became necessary for that confedera tion to defend Its Independence Wlsoly the government has done all In Its power to aid the farmer, to stiffen the backbone of the nation. Incidentally, however, the farmers have taken a hand i In the question of the government's looking to their welfare. They have made themselves a strong fnctor in tte government that is, the cooperation practiced by the Swiss farmers Is largely political. rarmers F6rm Association. Several years ago they formed an as sociation the Swiss Farmers' associa tion and established a central bureau at Drugg This association la repre sented in the Swiss national council, corresponding to our own house of rep resentatives, by many prominent poli ticians. One of the principal purposes of this association is, more or less to fix and control the market prices of jmllk and other agricultural products In jthe interest of the farmers. Similar associations have been estab lished In the various cantons (states) bearing the name of Cantonal Farmers' association, which are members of the Swiss Farmers' association, with the warns principles and purposes as the fatter. Besides the federal and the can tonal associations, there exist a great number of local (district) farmers' co operative societies which have as their purpose the securing of cheaper prices for seeds and fertilizers by "purchasing these articles In large quantities, which are kept in' storehouses and can be ob tained as needed from the administrator of the respective local society. The federal government can make no loans to any of the above mentioned associations or cooperative societies, but it contributes annually an amount of 28,000 francs to the expenses of the per manent central bureau of ' the Swiss Farmers' association. Easy Loans for Farmers. In the various cantons provisions are made to facilitate loans to farmers. In some of the cantons there exist mort gage banks, which are cantonal Institu tions and which are authorized to make loans to farmers,, against a first mort gage, up to two thirds of the real value of the farm property. The chief advantage' secured by the farmer In placing a mortgage" with the cantonal or state mortgage banks is that he escapes the necessity of repay ing the principal of his mortgage in a single payment, and he is practically relieved from the danger of foreclosure. The Interest rate charged by the can tonal mortgage banks Is about the same as that collected by other banks. For Instance, a farmer wishes to raise a loan of $10,000 on his property. He secures the money from the cantonal bank at 4 per cent. He could prob ably do as well for himself If Tie went to, private sources, but here Is where the cantonal banks help him put If he Went to a private bank to borrow money 'at iVt per cent for a stated number of years let us say 10 years then each year he would be required to pay that bank his 4H per cent, and the tenth -V. .. ?& Haiti mm- I , -" I IP Mrs. 'William Syphera, under arrest for triple murder. New York, Sept II. "It I had been quite myself I would not have done that terrible thing." So spoke Mrs. Sarah Syphers through the bars of her cell in the county Jail over In Brooklyn. She is a self-acknowledged murderess, a triple murderess, slayer of her own three children. One morning recently, after kissing her husband, William, goodbye, as he started for his work, as a mechanic, she securely locked the doors and windows of her bedroom and asphyxiated her three children, aged 8, E and 8, and nearly ended her own life. The husband, warned by some mys terious premonition, quit work earlier than usual (he bad quarreled with Mrs. Syphers the night before). Rushing home he was greeted by an unmistakable odor of gas in the hall. He broke in the door and found his wife unconscious and the three little ones dead. So overcome was the young father that It was neces sary to rush him to the hospital with his wife. After she had completely recov ered she -was locked up on a charge of murder. "For two of my babies," continued the slim young Woman, "it is better so. For a long time I had been thinking of tak lng my children away with me where they wouldn't be unhappy as I had been. It is far better not to live If you are born with a melancholy disposition. My youngest, my buby girl, had it, and my older boy Edward had It in a different form. He had spells, tantrums followed by sulks. It is better not to be born than to be not born right. No child Is born right who has a parent who is melancholy or who has spells. I have read that there are to be lawa for the examination of people who are to be married. I think the examining physi cians should be compelled to pay less attention to the physical than the mental state. Nervous or moody people, or those possessed of violent tempers should not be permitted to marry." year he would be required to pay back the entire $10,000. Now, with the cantonal bank he Is re quired to pay each year,. In addition to his 44 per cent, 1 per cent as amortiza tion. After the first payment he owes the bank $10,000 less 1 per cent. Natur ally, the second year ha must pay inter est, not on the $10,000, but on J 1,0,000 less 1 per cent. However, his actual payment Is still per cent of the $10,000. Each year, however, a larger portion of this 6H per cent Is for amortization; a diminishing portion of It, as the amortization continues, is for Interest In this way the farmer ulti mately pays back the entire loan with out having been burdened with one big payment In any year as he ordinarily PAINTS FINISHES A Sanitary Washable Wall Coating 4 of rare beauty and elegance Hard as enamel, ' durable and sanitary. Brushes on easily. Far superior to wall paper held in place by germ-breeding vegetable paste. ACMEQUMIH NO-LUSTRE produces an exquisite, soft, dull effect on walls and ceilings, in delicate tints, modified shades and rich colors that impart a tone of cultured taste and ele gance. Can be washed with soap and water. Call for color card , : . ACME QUALITY PAINT STORE Thones Main &431J X:i8ai. 187-189 Secoad Street ahd rouowmo distbibutoeb would have been. Only In very rare cases are the loans made by these mort gage banks on farm properties fore closed. For Improvement of Soil. Financial assistance is rendered by municipal, cantonal, and federal au thorities to all undertakings which have as their purpose the Improvement of the soil or to facilitate its utilization. Improvements of the soil which en Joy the financial aid of the public au thorities are: Irrigation, drainage, clearance of the land, road making, road mending, boundary walls (fencing In), and tho erection of stables (shelters) on the Airs. Whenever a farmer pos sesses land of which the value could considerably be increased through the Improvement of the soil, but cannot af ford the expenses for such work,, he can make application for a contribution to the costs of such undertaking to the government of his canton (state), and, through the latter, to the federal gov ernment In many "cantons (states) the municipal authorities do not contribute to an Improvement of the soli If by such Improvement only one individual farm er would profit, whilst they contribute In those cases where a number of farm ers or a corporation is concerned. . After, a careful . examination of tha plans for the improvement, by technical experts, the Swiss department of seri culture presents the request, with its report, to the federal council; the lat ter men decides, on the basis of the re port from Ibe agricultural department and the plans, whether a contribution will be granted and fixes the amount of such contribution within the limes In the federal law (maximum 40 per cent of the total costs). Aid From Government. For example, a farmer who possesses land of which t.ie value could hi con siderably raised by Improvement, pa illy through drainage and partly by clear ance, but who has not the money to ray the costs of such improvements, can apply in the above prescribed mannnr direct to the cantonal government or, laf ne prerers, iirsi to tne municipal uu thorltles. It may happen that ttia com mune is poor and, therefore, the locnl authorities are unable to grant any contribution at all; the will, however, refer his feritest to the respective can tonal government (government of the state) recommending the request for .fa vorable consideration. The cantonal government, after exami nation of the request and plans. decides o grant a contribution of 30 per cent Run Occurring; Later Each Year, Says Fish Warden; Work "of Hatcheries. That tha running seasons for salmon are ooourrlng later each year and that, If this fact becomes established beyond peradventure of doubt, the laws govern ing the open and closed season In this state will hava to be remodeled to meet tha altered conditions, is tha opinion of Master Fish Warden R. E. Clanton, who has been observing conditions very closely the past few years and Is con vinced that such la the case, Ha Is backed up in this theory, or rather In disputable fact, by the old and exper ienced fishermen who are aa one with him In his conclusions. ' No better evidence can be vouchsafed aa to tha reliability of this fact than tha conditions which prevail In the Co lumbia river and the coast streams this year, which chronicles the lightest catch and pack of salmon, -especially on the Columbia, in years. During the open season the run of salmon was so light that none of tha canneries operated on full time and all were running short of fish all of the time. Now, however", after tho season Is closed, the Columbia river is alive with aalmon from the mouth to tha Cascades, but tha fisher men and cannen are powerless to take them under penalty of the law, which la as rigidly observed and respected by tha fishing interests as It is enforced by the authorities. Hatcheries Do Good Work. Mr. Clanton also reports that the hatchery operations tills year were most successful, notwithstanding many of th. racka on the tributaries of the Colum bia were destroyed by the late freshets last cprlng and permitted the salmon to escape, since approximately 30,000,000 fry were turned out from the hatcher ies this summer, all In first class con dition. Under the new policy of the state fish commission, acting upon the advice of Mr. Clanton, the young fry are not turned out at the tender age at which it was formerly tha custom. By the aid of retaining ponds, which were provided at the Bonneville hatchery this year, and by making artificial ponds by damming up the small creeks In the vicinity, the young fish were kept and fed until they had ao-lved at an age and length, three to tjfi inches, at which they could take care of themselves and be able to reach the sea without much danger of attack and demolition by their predatory enemies. This year over 100 tons of food was fed to the young fry while retained In the artificial ponds and it has been found from experience that the lamper eel, which is considered worthless as a food product and a nuisance, is one of the best foods for the young fry. 60 Tons of Eel Used. This year over 60 tons of these slippery specimens were caught, and used for young salmon food. Master Fish Warden Clanton also purchased 44 tons of smelt for the same purpose, which are also excellent food for the young salmon and the state was able to procure them-for 10 per ton. These later are held in cold storage to be used as the occasion demands. Between five or six tons of salmon offal, donated ly- the canneries, were also utilized for food for the fry and in this way the department has been enabled to care for the young fish at the minimum of expense to the state, at the same time being able to keep them until larire enough to protect themselves when re leased from the hatchery. With the new retaining ponds and other facilities which have been pro vided at the Bonneville hatchery, which is now one of the largest in the world, Mr. Clanton says this hatchery will be able to hatch and care for at least 30,000,000-young salmon next year, aside from the trout fry (5,000,000 this year;. code provides: "Whenever a farm property Is raised in value because of the Improvement of tho soil,, carried out with .the financial aid from public au thorities, the proprietor can, for his share of contribution to the said im provement, have recorded in the ground book (record of land), for the spcuritv of his creditor, a lien which comes first of all other debts of record (mort gages.' Such security, of course, makes me raurigage a very attractive invest ment. In the year 1911 the federal govern ment contributed 1.45C.764 francs to tho costs of Improvement of the soli (311 cases). In tha federal budget for the year 1912 an appropriation of 1,500,000 francs Is made for that purpose. Jtor lack of statistics It Is Imoosslbin to give the amounts contributed by the various cantonal (state) governments for the Improvement of farm land, but It is certain that the total amount enn tributed by them win be i"at least as high as the federal contribution. No Bonding Provision. There are no provisions made either In the federal or cantonal laws by which farmers' corporations would be entitled to issue bonds In order to secure money for the improvement of their land as Is done in other countries. It may be of interest to know that the Swiss federal jrovernment, as is done by the governments of agricultural cantons, encourages the raising of cattle for breeding purposes by appropriating every year in the budget a considerable amount for premiums to be given at the cattle shows io raisers of the prize win ning cattle bullocks and cows. Large Improvements were made in re cent years with the financial aid from federal and cantonal governments and much Interest Is taken by thj public au thorities in the welfare and nrosneritv of the population in rural districts. It is remarkable how the prosperity of the lif 1 CM Fall Brian Hi WE ARE showing beautifully tailored suits and coats for misses and ladies, made from fabrics that breathe the spirit of the fall the most delightful season of the year. . , Suite $20.00 Upward: Coatts $10.00 Upwards Raincoats $15.00 THIRD FLOOR. OFF TO SCHOOft SEND the little miss and her big sister to school in one of these, warm, handsome suits, tailored just like mama's or in one of these dainty Peter Thomp son dresses graceful and service- able. $5 upward. THIRD FLOOR. Bnn l7s VI 71 O E0H1 Morrison a4 Fourth SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Day and Night Schools $500,000 PLANT 100 COURSES 50 INSTRUCTORS SAT SCHOOLS OPEW HOW. Night Schools Opes Monday, Sept. 83. CLASS Vte.'i mo. C8 WlUltma Are Tamiasie, 3. V. KO Main St. (tents) . . i , ,, tu . . .Bsybnxn, JL.'L. Co. fVaaoonver, Wash.).. ,,. ..713 Main St. s Sowars t Hayes Edwt. Co. 4634 B. Sixty-seventh St B. B. .'. (Arleta) . . . ,Xera Park Hardware' Co. 670 Lombard st. (University rrk) . r- (13 Philadelphia St (St. Johns)" ...TT rvussaia, unaware Co. schools and colleges ToSlandaJademy" Corner of Montcomerv anil iath nf. 1.. W A , " . V Of the estimated costs of Improvement j .S3 I'irls for colie Graduates enter ana, at tne same lime in compliance on examination Harvard, Princeton with the desire expressed by the pro-' Yale, Bryn Mawr, Massachusettts ln prietor of the farm refers the requeatiBtltute pf Technology: on certificate to the federal government with its r- !Amhe.r.s( Cornell, Williams. Smith, Vas- port and recommendation. After due ieies and universlUes oVVom!: consideration of all the facts, the federal Sni.t universities of the Pacific council may decide to grant a contribu- i Well equipped laboratories In chem- tion, similar to that of tha canton, istry and physics. Kield practice in namely, of SO per cent to the total surveying. Departments in charge of costs. Now. since the cantonal ov- colAf 9 men, and women. Classical, sci- ernment has decided to arant a eontrihu. ; .V110 ""o00, Janguage, and commer inn sfl Tn con,trlDU- clal courses. Gymnasium under skilled tion of 30 per cent and the federal gov- director. Track arid field athletics? The ernment is granting one of 30 per cent school includes a thorough primary and (together 60 per cent) to tha toUl grammar school. Easy of access from costs, there would remain a balance to ' u Part" of the city. Catalogue on ap be Paid by the farmer of ohiv in n.r pl'catloiv . -. - - eent Easy to rind Loans. Let one assume that the farmer has invested all his money In livestock and has, at the time, no cash to .pay his share of 40. per cent, but is obliged, to borrow this amount from a third person. Xa-aucttaj;aaalUB .federal Javmakaa. it easy for him to findisuch a loan at low rates, because the new Swiss civil FTJ1 1ME M BUSINESS COLLEGE 1 WASHINGTON ANO TKNTH T. UL WRITE TOR CATALOG ! Tkt Setxtt that Placet You to a Ooed Ptrttiu ! Accounting icourse) Advertising Algebra " Assaying (course) Apple culture Architect, Draft Arithmetic Automobile, (course) Bible Study Bookkeeping Boys' Sell ool (Day) .......... Boys' School (Night) Bricklaying Business Letter Writing Business Law Carpentry and Woodturr.lng. . . Chemistry Cost Engineering Electricity Engliah lor Foreign Met. English Grammar and Heading English Grammar and Khet... 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