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To tread thy labyrinthine- gloom; . To note who round me watch " - and wait; ' '. To love a ew; perhaps to hats; -And do all dutica of my fat. ' , " Cornwall. i jrmm:ircji-jiii IN 1912 IN r rN THE United' States the year 1912 was big. with eventsr It was year conspicuous with an awak- N enine oublic conscience for the hu- ' M . mahizaiion of mankind. - It was no "f'table "for political, social and eco 'nomic achievements for a bettered ,'jiocial orderNv . , , , No year, in recent TiTstory, if ever, '..'brought forward so. much to fill, the ' future with hope. Never before ' Waa there such a widespread recognition of the rights of povertjv The striking pronounce r jnent by a great conference of one of; the churches for social service -among the needy is. one of the ex amples. ...The program has such wide acceptance by other church organiza tions that practical' work for amel . .Tioration of the poor amounts almost ito the proportions of a united church movement. ; ; ; v ' " " r .'Nor is the activity confined to the "church. Other great organizations, 'including, political parties and com- . mercial bodies have accentuated 1912 . with countrywide endeavors in the same line. - --- - - . - . l. . The purification of politics was em ', " phasized in 1912 by the expulsion of J-L,orimer from the senate, by the con . viction of bribe-taking legislators in Ohio and by the complete publicity . of alt campaign, receipts and expendi tures in a great presidential election, ;'; ' Closely. .akin ajre. thcintjuirie. at Ck Washington into trusts, campaign ex- ,I penditures and the money combina- '.:t tions by which regulative legislation ."is certain to result. , The increasing sanity of organized labor was revealed in 1912 by the vote, in the American Federation 6f Labor; through whfen there was rejected, thfi !'-' program of syndicalism'" and "radlcal- sra of the, Industrial. Workers of the J',! World. An equally notable achieve- - -jnent was the distinct advance of the r arbitration principle in the settlement w by conciliation of the threatened grea$ strike bi the locomotive "engineers. t The widespread acceptance of the principle of a shortened working day is .a, conspicuous , event ' of the year. Approved by popular vote in Oregon, volmuafily; applied. jn nUfnerous great establishments, employed in various governmental activities and viewed .. with .widely increased approval every- v where, there, is certaintythat senti rnent "will soon crystallize into legis- ' lation.for an eight-hour day foe all workers.. Along with it is the great , . movement in .New York and else- where for abolition of all child labor, ..... the reduction of hours for working women, and the abandonment of con tract work in the tenements. ' A more hopeful application of the Sherman law, ' and the extension of the purpose of government to project ' the country against gigantic railroad ' combinations is evidenced by the su ..prerne eourt decision dissolving the Ilarriman merger, 3y. the.-conYic.tion - of the Lake Shore and allied roads and Jjjr-the indictment of the presi 'dents'ot the New Haven and Grand Trunk railroads for restraint of trade. -There is .no question that , the ma- v rchjnery of the law,- little used for ".jfiore tbait 20 years, is to become a regular 'rder m asserting a proper jn'e??rse Pf tbc public against the ma? 1 ropolization of territory and restraint . of business.- . V" ',."1 (i . For the '-year the federal govern ornenappropriated $42,000,000 for im firovement of rivers and harbors, and the rule is almost crttainly estab- " lsshetd" that, .instead or the former r triennial rivers and harbors bill there "js now to be an annual bill, carrying J appropriations of at least $50,000,000, and 'the" consequent opening of the I waterways to he service of the peo- pleV-'t-.Ko Influence can do more -to t lower freight rates and contribute to t the peace and prosperity of the Amer J ican commonwealth. But nojevent pithe Jrear approaches in promise, the influences that per il vaded th great-political upheaval of ; J912. The , dramatic .capture of .the 2 Taltimore, convention by democratic Democrats !,was pneHeature. The -reakawarfarijr.OOO.OOO Yoters from the Republican party in an effort ' Vttj be1 progressive :wss' another." Its fu!l effect in either jjcompjetely. pro ""f ressive' RepuBHcan party or In the ! est ructiort of that party will be the . , tfiuel. ' ' .s!-'-' "V The almost total .obliteration of re Tictipn'as disclosed by ;the':"election returns--, was J another t rriarvell in this rirrvelous spread of, the- impulse. and V fmiirent for a government" in tlie ff-rvirr .f mankind.'5 Perhaps most .,. i 1 1 1 H v 1 1 .yl M ,W4"C cireuoij y -i. ... e clcctor4 votes " thaav was! ever p...'!ed in an electcfral college pf ; allies from possession of Turkey in .agreements or treaties with .any for-Woodrw-AVitsonrTiortccaushf"isl;uropewhich their right hands had reign country which should bind the a Democrat, but on his distinct pro-j won. The end no one dares foretell. ! nation the secretary should submit posal that the people are to be taken j : In the economic field the year has the, matter to the commons. Lastly, into; the partnership at Washington. No. year in American life has wit nessed such sweeping "changes. Ko J iSf 1iaF pf e'senledso many, .'events' that blend in a general movement toward oeaceful revolution for the humanization of 4nan- . In spite of its added graves, its sorrows, its bereavements,: itsj.disap- ppmtrhents,' its discouragements and its ; losses forthe individual, a912j passes on and leaves the country well prepared for- geat. gajn to the col, lective welfare in 1913. J fc ,W THE NEW YEAR -.;' :f.v.,.." ' " 11 .-yj,., ? REGON passes into 1913 with a , iplendid confidence.'-There have been few titpes-when there was as substantial indication of con- tihue.d,".prosperity: - ' - The -status in the principal Vity is a fair .reflection of the general busi ness and industrial atmosphere of the state, . In " Portland ' the same sus tained growth "characteristic of sev eral preceding years was fully mani fest throughout 1912, and seems as sured for 1913. Portland's! bank clearings for 1912 were $597,087,865, against $55264,848 in 1911 $517,171,867 in 1910, $390,028, 890 in 1909 $310,656,512 jn 1908 and $350,932,422 in 1907, Portland's postoffice receipts for 1912 were $1,108,128, against $1,004,428 in 1911-, $925,163 in 1910, $778,853 in 1909 $680,813 in 1908 and $628,475 in 1907. ' Portland's building permits in 1912 totaled $14,781,757, against $19,152,370 in 1911, $20,886,202 in 1910, $13,481,380 in 1909, $10,405,131 in 1908 and $9, 445,982 in 1907. J The expenditures for railroad con struction in Oregon for 1912 are esti mated at $15,000,000. and the estimate for 1913 is $20,000,000. The Portland lumber shipments for 1912 were $276, 942,223, against $196,461,040 in" 19M. Oregon in 1912 affords a retrospect that seems to augur unprecedented Activity in 1913. YOUNG MUSIC-LOVERS Wi HAT-teAer treat-could "the 2300 selected young people and children from the Portland schools have than that given them once again at the Heilig the atre yesterday by the kindness of the Portland Symphony Orchestra? They heard musical masterpieces splendidly played. They heard instrn mefits explained and their mysteries unfolded; so . that they might hear with the mind as well as with the ear; t Impressions so gained 'are apt to be deep, not wiped out when the doors of the theatre closed behind its young audience. It may . be hoped that these in stances, so -much appreciated, will pass into a custom. They may blos som out into such an institution as is described Jn ,St Paul. There, we read, the young people's concerts having been arranged, the schools are visited in.-turn, -andV-the forthcoming music, the composers, their condi tions, their other compositions, their rank in the sphere of music, are all treated, not only as amusing but as matters worthy of serious study. So are the pupils prepared for admission into the inner circle of music-lovers, possibly of musicians. What is the use of frowning on the ragtime melodies wedded to worthless rhymes unless something far better is supplied to fill the empty space in a child's memory and thought? If these catchy tunes are turned out at the door they will come in by the window. If one watches the faces of the young auditors at the orchestral concert one gains heart at the interest and pleasure so plainly shown. The fertile soil is proven the cultivation is essential, but certain of results. Every competent observer notices the development of the love of music in the United States. But the best pupils are the young ones, and for them the responsibility is ours. 1912 ABROAD Ti HE changes wrought in 1912 in the great world i the nations of the earth are many and weighty. The list may well be headed by the" foundation of the republic of China. It has survived the perils of infancy. Internal and-external dis turbance have failed to shake it from the base so rapidly, so unexpectedly, so firmly laid. It meets the coming months with tranquil mien, and with enormous development in progress. The Italo-Turkish war came to a sudden end, leaving Italy in posses sion" of the African lands which, in the hands of her Roman forefathers, were the granary of Rome. The bal ance of power in the Mediterranean must be. revised, since Italy is firmly seated oh both sides of the great sea. The relations between Russia and England have replaced by apparent harmony the ancient jealousies that were evidenced by the Crimean war. Persia has' suffered by this change, and England has forfeited tbe im munity of India from invasion. In presence of the Balkan war Ger many and England stand as the up holders ' Of peace, setting aside the rivalries that brought them but a few months ago to the verge- of war. -.Till -Undisclosed: .emniljr-i between Russia and 'Austria is smouldering as the old year closes with' i curtained future before both peoples. . The nations hoped in vain that be fore 1912 ended the Balkan nations would have entered into the admitted and of .the willing saerifiggof the tries. 1 he crafty lurks are locking to Austrian ambitions, to. cut toll the been one of unrest, but ot muca prog- .tnat a representative committee, ot tne ress. In both France and Germany , Bouse should be constituted, to ask Socialism has" made much advance.4for papers and receive . information TEecommon p'eople'rSave challenged . I V L. f .I.-. ...... n the right of their rulers to enter on Uvnastic or- political wars, . and are J now a formidable power to be reck oned witn. - - - - . :: In England the : advance t of the nation" 1 toward - democracy is :Very marked. ;The' state. is " assuming as never before the care of th'sick, the poor," the aged and the out of work. The resettling of the land-holding of England is up for . settlement The Irish home yule "bill, has safely passed the house of commons. . ' The month of May. on both sides of the Atlantic was saddened by the Titanic disaster, which parried its burden of sorrow into , hundreds of homes.. ' '.. " . " ' ' , In commercej -in f invention, the year 1912 will go down in .history as crowded with successes. The world over harvests have been plentiful. The wheels of industry turned busily in every country on the face pf . the earth as the year went on to its in evitable end. THE DAWN OF A TOMORROW THE,firm,of Olds, Wortman & King, has voluntarily inaugurated an eight4iour day for the em ployes in its great establishment It is a "sign of the times. The dawn of 1913 is the dawn of a tomorrow. More markedly than ever before hu man thought is reversing the old order and placing thenan above the dollar. More purpcsefully than ever before the belief has pressed in upon us . that an over-worked and over-.of wearied race is not a developing race. The spirit of the time was splen didly expressed by the president elect of the United States in his birthplace address Saturday night. He said: We aet up this experiment In a coun try ao abundantly furnished with wealth that suddenly we got drunk with the mere wine of prosperity and for a, little while forgot that our mission was not -to pUer-up-' great wealth, but to serve mankind. So we are learning again that the service of humanity must be set forwwd. by. the. governaieot tliiit, wiuiT-, kind set up. . There is a growing willingness to turn away from the drunkenness of wealth to the consideration of men. The genius of the movement Js re flected in the wider'ani wider recog nition of a shortened working day. The new eight-hour rule at the big Portland department store is one of the steps toward a salvaged mankind. There should be a universal eight hour day It ought to -go to the' workers at the machines in mills, to the toilers at the looms, the laundries and in all the industries. It should be a great time of democratic Democ racy with 'every worker privileged to turn from toil to rest and refreshment on even terms and with a fullness of enjoyment. . And, until there is an eight-hour day for all, there should be a shorter day for none. There should be no worker's aristocracy. There should be no special privilege in toil. We should meet upon the level and part upon the square. And when there is a final triumph for a universal eight-hour day, then we should address ourselves to even a shorter day. Then we can begin to contemplate the advent of a seven hour day. IN THE DAY'S NEWS A T Atlantic City a funeral pro cession was halted at the en trance to- Plcasantville ceme tery. The chief mounier.was wealthy Mrs. Catherine Carter of Memphis, and the departed was her beloved cat. "You can't get a permit to bury that "cat here, and you can't bury that cat here without a permit," chorused a group of waiting cemetery officials. Mrs. Carter was indignant. She gazed with eyes blurred with tears at the specially made casket of her de ceased pet. The coffin was of rose wood, trimmed with German silver, silk lined, perfumed and decorated with catnip. The procession wheeled about and returned to the Hotel Iroquois, where Mrs. Carter will seek legal advice re specting the authority of cemetery men to refuse sepulchre to a feline of pedigree and position. Tiger was born in Memphis. While playing with cats of a lower social order recently he fell and broke his back. He was carried on a fast train to Atlantic City, where it was hoped that the salt air and association with intellectual men and women would effect a cure. High-priced specialists were called 'in the case, and Tigfr was restored to what seemed good health. In celebration of the cure Mrs. Carter purchased for her idol a $1000 diamond-studded collar. But death has laid Tiger low. DEMOCRACY IN ENGLAND T UivBritlsh foreign Office IS no longer to be left in control of thc foreign policy of tlie empire if a powerful, if not a decisive proportion, of the. Liberal party in parliament is to have its way. This Serious change in oik tradi tions was advocated in strong terms at the Manchester Reform club the othefv day .What Manchestef-orig inates'by way of reform is apt to be adopted by the entire party. The principle of special. European friendships was attacked. The exclui. sive character ot the diplomatic serv , ice of .England was assailed. The demand was made that the foreign i secretary 6hould explain td the house tun , .timq. -le-time-the- broad lines of the foreign policy of tbe'ountry; ' That before coocMiant f fom theforelgn minister or the un der-sectetary for foreign affairs. This last proposal .was not to give that committee any special authority, but to provide material for more thor ough debate in the full house. c-Jf these changes are wrought the light of day will be let in to the darkroom,'. where the destinies of the British nation'.bave been used to be determine'd by a ery small group of official people,' It would be "an ad vanced step toward the ;dem6cratiz ing of the government-! the British empire. . ,; r.-'V' .-::''.-. ' As the old year gives place to the new the Oregonian presents a very creditable annual edition. T'The num ber is both' interesting and attractive, and is a compendium of valuable in formation respecting the progress, de velopment and resources of Oregon and the northwest. Letters From tlie People (Commnjilntlon nt to Tbt Joanul for pubUcaUoa In tbla department tboald-b writ ton en only on ld of tb paper, nhoald not exceed 800 word In length nod mnit be ee eompealed br tb hum end ddrtos of tbe tender. If tbe writer doet not desire to bare tbe name publUbed. b tboold to aUte.) This From a Clergyman. : Portland, Dec. SO.-rTo the Editor of The Journal A letter In a recent Issue ot The Journal entitled, "Are Tou a Hangman?" suggests the necessity of reformed leaders giving very serious consideration to the matter Of personal responsibility in their attitude toward all question ot civic life. The relation the ballot to the consequences that follow Its use Is tremendously ,-Knport-ant I certainly agree with the writer when she says: "Dodge the Issue as we may, if I vote for a man knowing he- Is either pledged to use hl power as a legislator to make the sale of intoxl cants possible, or not pledged to use It (his power) for Its abolishment, ! have made that law through my proxy; more than that, I become a saloonkeeper by proxy as a concrete result of my ballot. The writer might have said more and made such voter responsible for the hor rible consequences that follow the sale and'use 'f IntoxtcatWar beverages. 1 This is sound logic; moreover, a divine woe rests upon such civil act: "Woe to him who giveth his neighbor drink. Heb. 11:15. ?l The writer continues: "If I vote for capital punishment or against Its abol ishment, I become a hangman by proxy." I as a defender of capital punishment for Intentional murder, accept the lady's conclusion without .any mental reser vation. Every citizen of the state Is politically responsible for the official acts of the state executive, hence the weighty , jftccoualabilltx of tha. elector. Now if "the"? air writer will take one I uten farther nnd admit the, lnsnlred fact that civil government is an ordinance , of God, and the civil ruler, God s agent (see Romans, xlii:l-7), she Will under ftant the question of personal responsi bility in civlo matters much more clear ly. This may make her a legislator, or governor, or Jail warden "by proxy," whether she is willing or not; ' but such is the fact, nevertheless. When the divine law. is obeyed God assumes the responsibility of the consequences. What disposition does God say shall be made of the intentional murderer? After he had held the race under the education of his providences for more than 16 centuries and men had become a world of criminals (see Genesis, vt:5), he swept them all from the earth with the exception of one family of eight per sons. To start them off on a more promising career and teach them and future generations the sacredness of human life, and the awful crime of de stroying it for wicked -reasons, he is sued a perpetual law of penalty: "Who eheddeth man's blood by man (offi cially) shall his blood be shed." Gene sis, ix:6. This law was made nearly 900 years before the existence of the Hebrew na tion. When that people' were about to enter upon their national life In Canaan, God reiterated his penal law for mur der with divine emphasis, concluding with dreadful plainness: "Ye shall take no satisfaction (Ransom, R. V.) for the life of the murderer which is guilty of deathjut he shall surely die for blood It deflleth the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that Is shed therein but by the blood of him that shed it" Numbers, zxrv: 31-33. Jesus Christ, the faithful witness of the father and the loving savior of man kind, twice indorsed the law of capital punishment. Once when on , the occa sion of his arrest in Gethsemane, where Peter made use of the sword in his de fense. Matt.. xxvl:5. The second time, 60 years after his ascension to his throne on high, he returned In his glori fied body, and with John on the Island of Patmos, gave him the last book of the Bible, which at chapter xlii:10, reads: "He that leadeth into captivity shall go Into captivity; he that knieth with the sword must be killed with the sword." The rudeness of the gallows and the spectacular scene" of the hanging are wholly out of character with the refine ment of this ago. The electrical chair administered only in the presence of officials meets alt the requirements of law- I wish to add that flippant refer ence to the Bible In this discussion par takes of the nature of Infidelity wholly out of character In this age. J. H. LEIPER. Says New Method Is Old. Portland, Dec. 29. To the Editor of The Journal I read with interest the storj.JU today's issue of The Journal of a new method of enhancing effl- t1m. t.hi. .n(i eiimlnatine- almost en. ; tlrely the necessity of running trains "extra.", The plan as described was that in addition to the ','line" train in the schedule there be added a number in either direction of "silent" trains, such trains to be given "life" only by special orders of the train dispatcher, when in creased volume of traffic demanded the Tservlce. The only skip in the interest ing story Is where it is said; "The adoption of this 'new method, etc." It is not new. On the contrary; it Is very, very old. In 187? or 1S7S, Henry Mohler, then, chief dispatcher for the Chicago & Northwestern at Boone, Iowa, advocated this plan of handling trains, in order to avoid the necessity' of run ning trains "extra," without the protec- tion of a schedule. His idea was to have the time table made in the form of a pairjihletUhnu trains, wun jarge upmuers uiuei) on the last page of tile time table, such Ijcalna to be given fores only by special COMMENT AND SMAL1 CHANGE: It le also a pawnbrokers. prosperous season ' for Pay the bills and "look and act as pleasant as possible." . '-.'--' L... Now eomes. upon the rmmdana scene tha best year or H 191J. Tor many a Democrat the - coldest winter spell will coma ezt spring. There is one piece of avldence that the United States and, Great Britain are considerably clvllised;they haven't had a war with each other for 100 year. i .- -,.. - . -,, c v. ,.- Can't understand how some people can be apparently contented with animals belonging, to thorn that are suffering severely for lack of food and shelter, -.:V' .':'''. '',, ,i! ,.,:;, When the teachers are toted serious. It and enthusiastically etudvin and discussing the. question, -"What la Edu4 cauonr' we may te pretty sure that the schools are going to Improve. -I "'. -. .. .-- .. . . - .. .;,. Portland also makes a fine showing for 1912 in respect of more births and fewer deaths In proportion to population than In any- previous yean It's grow ing In health and happiness, as well as otherwise. It Is a wlss and ilmely word of warn tng that Lawyer A& Clark gives In his minority report; it the Judges and law yers won't or don't mova forward In the matter ot reform of Judical pro cedure, - others, perhaps less capable, will do so. The mewing newspaper of Portland "do move," with the rest of the world, if sometimes reluctantly and lagginly; it now advocates the . relinquishment, enforced. If -.-necessary, of coast and river terminals as well as steamship Unes. by railroad companies. the tax Figures From the Nation's Business. From returns made .directly to tlie "Wall Street Journal." not hitherto eol lected or tabulated, the actual burden laid upon the taxpayer for all sources, other than the protective tariff, can be estimated. The figures are due to the courtesy of the various state treasurers. Only four states fulled to furnish them, and these are estimated from the census returns. It is startling to see that in only ten years the expenditures in all the states have risen from 1189,000,000 to $423,000,000. At a similar' rate Of in crease, about 127 per cent the county and municipal taxes, whicti in 1901 were $917,000,000, had reached the enormous sum of $2,082,000,000 In 1911, makin a total for state and local purposes of $2,505,000,000. Here are the returns by states: State Fiscal Year Ending Alabama Sept SO, 1911 $ Arizona June 30, 1912. - Arkansas California t ..June 30, 1912. . .... Colorado Connecticut Sept 30, Delaware . . . , . , Florida Jan. 8. Georgia Dec. SI, Idaho,. Sept 3U, Illinois Sept. 30. Indiana .Sept 30, Iowa June 30, 1910 x9,032,470 Kansas June 80, 1910 7,236,016 Kentucky June 30, 1911 7.013,331 Louisiana........ Deo. 31, 1911 7,182,305 Maine ; . Dec. 30,1911 5,020,677 Maryland Sept 30, 1911 9,681,005 Massachusetts ...Nov. 30, 1911 , 29,805,633 Michigan June 30, 1911. ...... . 14,832,378 Minnesota July 31, 1911.. 19,873,-80 Mississippi .Sept 30, 1911 4,335,322 Missouri 12,225,926 Montana ,. ..Nov. 30, 1910 1,500,000 Nebraska Nov. 30, 1910 , xll.345,357 Nevada Dec. 31, 1911 ........ 994,882 New Hampshire Aug. 31, 1911......... 2,707,536 New Jersey .. . -. -..-.a ; . ; ; . .i-.Oct.-81r 19U . . . . . . . . 12,880,085 New York.... Sept 30, 1911 71,214,919 New Mexico... Nov. 30, 1910........ 2,025,445 North Carolina Nov. 30, 191 1 3,911,225 North Dakota Oct. 81, 1911 4,665,522 Ohio... Nov. 16, 1911., , 16,700,460 Oklahoma June 30, Oregon Sept. SO, Pennsylvania inov. ur Rhode Island Dec. 31, South Carolina Dec. 81, South Dakota t June 30, Tcnn?ssc. Dec. 19, Texas Aug. 31, Utah Vermont. . , June 30, Virginia Sept 30, Washington... Sept. 30, West Virginia Sept 30, Wisconsin June 30, Wyoming Sept 30, o Estimated. One year. Returns and dubious. xTwo years. If, to this gigantic total, which Is merely tlie state, and not the municipal taxation, is added the annual appropria tions cf the federal government which now exceeds $1,100,000,000, the cost of our government, for a single- year is $3,605,000,000, or nearly $200 per family of five persons, with every tendency to Increase. In 1911 the population or cr 48 states was 93,792,509 persons. Tin tax burden, therefore, Is no- less than $38.50 per capita, establishing a record in public expenditure which no other nation on the globe approaches, or presumably, is anxious to emulate. Canada's official -year book records that during the past three years nearly 400,000 persons, mostly farmers and order of the train dispatcher. My im pression is that Mr. Mohler referred the proposition to J. O. Oliver, our general superintendent at Clinton, Iowa, who, as I understood then, objected to the adop. tion of the plan because of the infre quent appearance of the new trains that they were apt to be overlooked by opposing trains. ED WALSH. Thoughts for New Year's Day. . Hood River Valley, Dee, Or., Dec. 19. To the Editor of The Journal I de sire to give a New Year's greeting to the readers of 'The Journal: It makes no difference whether you are a Jew, a Roman Catholic, a Socialist, a Protest ant, a Mormon, an anarchist or a Hot tentot, If you want to get the real fun out of life the pleasure, the happiness, Joy, the glory you must do the right thing every time. If you cheat a mun you are "raising hell," If you do. 'any thing wrong, you are "raising hell.' The world Is full of hell in Just exactly the proportion as we do wrong. Do you realise yoflr Individual responsibility' In Just exactly the proportion as we do the right thing every, time, will we rid ourselves of poverty, disease, ugliness I and all unhapplness. , Then shall you have life, tnen suaii you iuinii your destiny, and not until then. . Some of us think that we have, fk "good time" when we make "a night Of it" drinking, gambling, gossiping, or worse. If you tVlnk this you are a downright simple fool. You are n no position whatever to even recall what a good time Is to understand the true value Of life. When you do a deed that leaves an afterthought that you have ruined some man, or ruined Boms woman, or in any way made a fool of yourself disgraced yourself you are In no position to live, and you deserve all tho hell you have coming to you. Let us follow up a common, every day act ..You go io a saloon and buy a. glass of beer. The minute you enter that sa loon you, Justify your son, your daugh ter, your rnotherrr your wife entering that saloon and ordering a glass of been You set an example for the world. .The minute you hand your nickel over the bar 1 you.- help to ' support the - saloon keeper, the distillers and the breweries they, stand fof, more than anything else, debauchery, lust and crime, and, are goodness that comes from these three institutions ,' (counting the immense charities .of the big. breweries and Jls NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON SIDELIGHTS With 81 men working, construction of Bend's 175,000 -.sewer systemj Pfn DeeeltibeflS. Baker Democrat: '. Gold -clean-ups from mines of Baker county will" be the order for IS 13. - - .. . - . -. . Prlnevllle Review, quoting from Issue) of -September ti, 1887: Wheat is a legal tender at this off ics in payment for subscription. It you have any to spars bring It along. . Cottaga Grove Sentlnet: No one would liVs anywhere but In Oregon when th sun shines-and without a little mist ones in awhile no one would appreci ate tbs sunshine. u ""Albany Democrat: Little cities also have their civlo problems. ' One at Al bany involves a new city ball built and located for tho future. Why not have an -expert place it. 'Putting -jvaoovo commeretaUsrn.v.Tirrjzrz - i l. . Wamath Falls Northwesternf Bhort IT after the first of the year a strictly modern school of nursing will be in full operation at'the Blackburn hospital In Klamath Falls. Mrs. Dorothy Luce head nurse that inatltutlotv. Will ba the head of the new school. i - : v.. . ' Eugene Guard: " Who ever saw a brighter and more pleasant Christmas day in a northern clime than today? The dispatches tell of bliisards in New York and other eastern states, but in western Oregon the only snow seen to day is on the -tops of the mountains. . ''' i Corvallia Gazette Times: The "First Security Loan.A .Trust Co., of Corvat 11s," a new corporation having its In ception in the First National bank, has Just filed Its papers with County Clerk Newton. Thus comes one more evi dence of confidence in the future of the city. of the nation Total Revenues- 1901-2 C.S97.039 1.192.350 3.351,640 21.445.9S7 S,78;500 8,229,651 -.B9J40.. 1.368,306 6.l77,S7(i 3,814.985 $ 2,882,200 664,486 1,436,417 7,688.675 1,24,073 3,233,900 415,187 1,791,898 3,716,443 s 456,773 6,398,844 6,499,269 3,026,494 2,786,844 4,816,593 3,565,975 2,029,053 8,852,986 13,391,384 6,876,680 6,220,033 1,972,862 6,239.682 1.165,849 2,028,621 399,750 748,456 R.769,680 23,258,950 638.473 1,700,551 911,672 9.378.760 741,842 1,222,557 19,697,486 1.509.567 1911.. 1912. . 1911 1910 1910 X25.471.183 1911 11.617.44 1912. 1910. 2,654,000 X3.752.940 32.116,978 2,600,820 8,867,fi21 4,422,782 Xl, 132.900 8,981,634 02,417,557 8,757.748 6,226,809 X2i,235,51 l 2,457,617 isn... 1911... 1911... 1911 .. . 1908... 1911... 1912. . . 1911... 1910... 1911... 1910... .1910... 3,633,434 1,273.328 1.186,284 8,960,752 2,399,982 1,785,048 5,732,879 414,989 $461,066,224 Tennessee are both $139,165,172 antiquated from their families, have quitted the United States to settle there. Some may liave sold their lands In the statea; others must have abandoned them in silence, with tlje sacred associations that sur rounded them; and all must have felt that nothing but dire necessity had urged them to such a stop. This sinister movement lias been at tributed to the desire for cheap lands in Canada. But, as there can be no ad vantage In abandoning Improved lands for unbroken ones, relinquishing what you already own fnr what has to be purchased, there must be another and deeper reason. This is surely in the ominous pressure of a tax system that levies over $200 a year upon the fami lies of the fleeing emigrants.- . tillers and all) and then weigh the mur ders, the lust, the disease, the drunken ness, the insanity, the divorces and all other vlleness that comes from these three, and you will find them vile, and very vile. Wo have analysed but one common place everyday act Follow up any other sin or wrong act, and you will soon learn the true value of your deed. If you lie, you Justify your children be coming liars. If you steal, you Justify your children becoming thieves. If you commit adultery, you Justify your children, wife or mother commit ting adultery. There is no double standard of morality! Do .you think that. you can enjoy life as you owe your self and your children to enjoy it. while you are surrounded with all of this vlleness? Now follow up any act of kindness, love, or any righteous deed. Then ex actly In proportion as you have any sense or strength or character you will sin no more. -The New Year Is here try to think of all the good It holds for us. Look ahead at all of the happiness that will be ours as we do the right things. Be a new man. Then you will have a New Year indeed. , JULIAN P. SCOTT. OclJ Tales VoucW For By Oregon Newspapers 14 Pallbearers at Woman's. Funeral. Baker, Herald: In the death of Mrs. McCord, at Halfway, Or,, this week the northwest lost one o.f its largest women. Mrs. McCord feigned- nearly 400 pounds, ' but despite her superfluous flesh was active, she having a large garden which she attended and did other work about tbe farm, where she lived wlth one of her daughters, Ethel. Mrs. McCord had to do all the .heavy work because her husband has been in Idaho for several years. - Death was caused by fatty degenera tion of the kidneys. It took six men to lift the body into the casketwhlch had to be made especially fofher.Tmdlt re quired 12 pall bearers at the funeral' at her hbme Tuesday, at wblch Rev. Moss ly of the Presbyterian church presided. Burial was In the Halfway cemetery. l.,,Tha other, children,, wara-Mre, George Holbrook and Mrs. J. Motley of-Half-way, spdC a son In Chlco,"CaL " All the cl.lUrw sxa lit Wl iual Si. ' " ' No .Money Trust B ut From the New York World. Nothing, la Mr. Mwgan's testimony before the Pujo committee ia more illu- iiiilMUnsUmii - s - ecouBt - f - ih - - .,;, - - chase Of the Equitable Ufe-Assafanee society from Thomas F. Ryan. - What follows Is the verbatim tes timony: ' ." J.. You may explain, 'if ..you '-care to, Mr. Morgan, why you bought-from Messrs. Ryan and Ilarriman $51,000 par value of" stock that paid only $3570 a year for approximately $3,003,000, that could yield you only one-eighth or one-ninth of 1 . per cent A. Because I thought it waB- desirable thing for the situation to do that. - Q. That Js very general, Mr. -Morgan. Will you speak of the situation? 'Was not that stock safe enough In Mi Ryan's hands? A. I suppose it was. I thought it was greatly Improved . by being in the hands ot myself and these two gentlemen, provided I asked them tO dO SO. ' -.v..i: v.,;, ? .-. ;-.; . Q. How would that iaaprove the sit uation over the situation that existed when Mr. Ryan and Mr. Harriraan held the, stock T A. Mr. Ryan did not have it sJone, . , :-s. ' '.;-ir.v---.---v' v Q. Yea, but do you" not know that Mr. Ryan originally bought it alone, and Mr. Harriman Insisted on having him give him half? A. I thought If he could pay for it that price, I could. I thought that was a fair price. . Q. You thought it was good businef did you? "A; Yes. . ' V Q. You thought it was good businet io uuy siock in Hi jittiu uuiy gnt-nmu or one-tenth or 1 per cent a year? A. I thought so, Q. The normal rate of Interest' that you can earn on money is about S per cent, is it not? A. Not always, no.,, I am not talking about It as s question ef money. i Q. The normal rate of interest would be from 4 to 5 per cent ordinarily, would it nott - Where is the good busi ness, then, in' buying a security that only pays one-ninth of 1 per cent? A.' Because I thought it was better there than it was where it was. That Is all. ' Q. Was anything the matter with it la the hands of Mr. Ryan? A. 'Nothing. Q. In what respect would it be bet ter where it is than with him? A. That is the way it struck me.- " ' ' Q. Is that all you have to say about it? A. That is all I have to say about it - ". Q. You care to make no other ex planation about It? A. No. ' Q. The assets of the Equitable Llf were vvt,iBO,ou..ui un jrcsiuwvr ., 1911. Dm Mr. Kyan oner mis siocje t you i? A. I asked him to sell It to mr Q Did vnii toll him why you want!1. it? A. No, I told him I thought was a good thing for me t have, - V Q. Did he tell you that he wanted to 1 sell it? A. No. but he sold it i I Q. He did not want to sell It, but when you said you wanted it ne soia hi , A. He did not say that he did not want to sell it. i ' ' Q. Wha(t did he say when you told : him you would like to have It and . thought yo. ought to have it? A. He hesitated about it and finally sold it Thomas F. Ryan is very rich and powerful man. Whoever doubts it has only to-consult with people who have come into contract with Mr. Ryan In '. the course of his tobacco trust, his traction trust his rubber trust and his bank of eornmerce manipulations;-" Mr?? Morgan, as ha testified, "has no power.'1. But - When Mr. Morgan wanted the Equit able Life Assurance society, with. Its . assets of $500,000,000, Mr. Ryan sold it to him. Mr. Ryan did not wish .to -'' sell, and Mr: Morgan, of course, had j no power; but Mr. Ryan sold. "He-t hesitated about It and finally sold Uv? Thftr. la rn mnnAV trilHt Til .r. Ml) 7 751 738 be n0 money trust . All the banks In-;-l'oisV'tfl ' Christendom could not form a money trust. l et wnen even a i nomas r . , Ryan has something that Mr. Morgan .wants, Mr. Morgan gets it ' But there la no money trust "If he f is not satisfactory to me I call the loan at once." ' ; -' '", '" .rTt; Al Good Humor waya in A SAD EXPERIENCE From the Kansas City Journal, "I don't mind tipping -all the bellboys and waiters in town or buying $400 worth 6f toys. But there's one Christ mas expense that hurts." 'What is that?" "Giving rny daughter the money to buy a present fr her mutt of a beau." NECESSARY TO PAINLESS SUROERT From the Washington Star. ' finrgery cannot be said to be entirely painless until the doctor uses aa aaes thetlo when presenting his bill, INDEPENDENCE) From the Washington Btar. "Children take naturally to a ballet lu Santa Claus." , i i "Yn" tenlied Mr. O-rOWchar. T!hll- dren are mighty Independent nowadays, f They would rather believe In any elt' kind of a myth than feel under thf slightest obligations to their parentaA HERSELF ALONE. From the Kansas City Journal ' , , "Harold, do you love me for myself alone?" . " "For yourself alone. And that's why I object to loaning your father money and standing for your little brother's ? pestlferousness." GETS III3 RATIONS From the Pittsburg Post ... 'Tou look fatter. Quit selling eopper stock?" - . " "Yes. Now I'm selling stock la the, orange grove. Every morning, the com pany furnishes me a big orange for a sample, and at the end ot the day X , , eat the sample." . - . , Pointed Paragraphs , And deep. a lot of modesty is only sklr There are some graft germs In almof - any man's makeup. It is easier to deceive a rlrl than It Is to fool her father's bulldog.-; . . One who has nothlng""Y lose Is gen erally willing to take chances.,:, ', ' - i ' ' - Most of us would rather accept an other man's cigars than his advice. ,v A man seldom appeals to a woman . unUss he itas a little brutality la his. makeup I When his sataanic majesty hasn't any- I thing else to do, he teaches a woman to smoke cigarettes. .-,' ' - ' --' - There are some people who encourage us to save money in order that they may get it away from us later, , , -:. - , . . - . : s r :''"'; It keeps wives as busy providing for the inner man as it does 'husbands pro viding things for the outer woman. - 4 . , ;'. ' "' I It sometimes happens that "when a eserrhi-lMme-t--.-Ttrr"ts nd tits t-wire oommanas hira to go straight up-Pstairs-to bed she Is asklnr the Impos sible. 'V