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8 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1913, I THE JOURNAL . . IXtfEPItXPJWT' XKWHPAPEIf V. a: ).CKSON. , A ...... i HtoHfc' fuCtlsbnt tmr enlitff (raxBt Snada)' U- UC, Tib ud V YmbilT in..-' PortUwl 0. mnrttur-a- Ik jowwu ' 1 - - - . n.Ki(vrnt- at Purtlaad. Ur.1 fo MamntMlaa riitstu.' lb aU ro IM.KI'HONKS Maltr ?1J3 Horn. A -SUM. AH .f4irlnit ranch- fcr U KOtitr,. 141 ID? iT-or" wlit yprHO-it T" . ilt,i. AUVeiaiSt.W KKFtttSiiSAUVA B-n)-nrhv A Kmtaor Co., Brumwtck B.iWUig Z& If lb i. Xaw Xurk; I.M ftjbMcluitus l-roia matt hWUI addr-aa In- Ui iJuiid Slate or Meilcoi , DAILT . Oh r. ...... .-VW t ear nontk. M . . SUNDAY Oa jMr...i,..J5.ti I Or nmntb . . DAILY ASD SUNPAT rtn jwr. ..... IT.8 l On nvflf. ...... f .09 The heart grows richer that its - lot Is poor God blesetn.want with larger 't sympathies ' Love . enters gladliest at the humble door. . And makes the cot a palace with hi eyes. . I,owe11. THE ROYAL 31AIL A' NOTHER great steamship line is programmed for service be tween Portland, the Orient and Euroue. - It is the Royal Mail Pacljet Line, of London, one of the most powerful ' Btfapishii) organizations in: the. world. The 6ef vice will be monthly, ; tnd the initial .vessel,. a -steamer, of ., S000 tons, will leave Londonfor lie ' ginning the service May 7. v.? . Shipping makes sLipplng. One transportation line, whether railroad , or steamship, tends to aj.trac others. The lines mate the business,' and the ' business makes 'the Uns. vSotti. the railroads and the ' steamships .; seek , the centers of'bnsrnees. - " o The Royal Mail is a rival of the - Hamburg-American. The coming of tlx one Is the sequel to the coming of the other. , the i announcement is of JmmeiTyl ate concern to the docks commission. A heavy responsibility confronts that bod. ,1; it is of .pressing Importance that the vessels of these great tiier- bani fleets have A sift, inexpen- j , sire, effective handling of cargo-and qnlck despatch when Ip Portland arbonv 1 " Avhek a steamer is standing still, nhe is losing money. She1 only makes ' money when she moves. It is a very s small vessel whose daily expense is ns little as $fo0. In making a .schedule for steamers, shipowners take a careful reckoning or the effi ciency with which she is to be cleared after, entering a. port. , . 1 A first.thought of the commissicn . and of all Portland should be to give effective service to these great ocean carriers. They are or primal BJlici- tude to this city. Th y render the great service of which Portland stands so much in need. Both the location and the prepara tion of the docks should have refer ence to the enlarged operations of ,.i commerce already organizing for the -Panama canal. There never was a time when it was more important for the ruari : time interests of Portland to be han dled with intelligence, concern and aggressiveness. MAKE THE3I CLEAN 'i' rANY Portland dairies are Btill unsanitary," is the statement of the city milk inspector. By Improvement of the milk sup ply, the death roll of Portland in fants was reduced from 100 in 1909, to 73 in 1910, to 57 in 1911, and to 38 In 1912. The rescue of 132 children in four years by fumi gating the dairies and a stricter sur veillance of milk,' is practical dem ".onstrution of further progress that , can be made in conserving human . life. . . .. The dairies that are still unclean - Bhould be made clean." We have had concrete proof that filih is death ajvd cleanliness life. In any choice 'between the two, it is not only offiT rial duty but a moral duty for 'pub lic authorities to range themselves on the side of cleanliness and life. Ffd'm the mayor down, it is the duty of every one in authority or "Under official responsibility in the - city government to constantly ad vance the purification of the milk supply. If there are not sufficient facili ties, other facilities should be pro vided. If there is lack of inspectors, enough thoroughly honest and com petent men should bo employed to secure a perfectly efficient inanec Jion. It Is a cause in which, vigilance should never be relaxed. The proof lies in the reduction of Infant mor tality from 100 jn 1909 to 7:! in 1910, to 57 in 1911 and to 3S in 1912. . THE JEWS IX PALESTINE T I HERE are nearly 100,000 Jews In Palfestine. That is about one seventh of the population. These are all colonists whn have' entered this Turkish province ,; virtue of a "red" passport, giv 7lng them only six months'" right to residence,;'; Other foreigners may re - main Indefinitely, There is abun dance of agricultural land, and the ; Jewish colonies areall prospering, 1 and they are nt interfered with by , the Turkish .overlords. There has been In Palestine no massacre or "pogrom" of the Jpwb .. j . id with them, since they, like the Turks worship one Cod. The Turkleb: governors of Palcs tli fl liaye shown more recognition of i: -m progress than In any pther province of their empire. Quite re - cently a government telephone ser - vice was installed ' In Jerusalem. Improvements in the water supply of the city are under way. .Rail- marls arw hetnr either constructed or promoted., . I There. is, no revolt impending by the Jewish residents against Turkish over-lords'hip ' in .Palestine. . Their leaders desire that it should con-. tinue within the limits of theTurk-1 ish empire, but as an autonomous, or self-governing state. It Is possible that snch a solution may be offeredin the final settio ; ment of the future of the Turks that is now impending. The proba bility of this rests in. the jealousy of each one of the great powers against the others. . This jealousy has both religious UUU pull (VI. HI Ul lglU. 1 11(5 )li:ri.o of Turkish soldiers has repeat- edly been all that kept the adherents and political origin. The presence of. the Greek and Roman churches from flying at each others' throats at the doors of the Chnrch of tho Holy Sepulchre held .to be the most sacred spot for Christians of all creeds. In political affairB,, neither Rus sia, Germany, nor England is con tent to see" the others' Influence pre dominating in a land on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, and on the highway to Arabia,' India, and the East in general. , ' . ' THE LEGISLATURES W HITHER is legislation drift ing? In some of the law making bodies now in ses sion, measures are pending that would not have been 'seriously considered 'a decade ago. ' In Massachusetts, there is a bill for old age pensions. It proposes $2 a week for' citizens of 65, who have paid a poll tax for twenty-five years and not been convicted of felony. In Louisiana,' a newly passed act provides that no , manufacturer of boots and shoes can use substitutes for leather unless there, be clearly stamped, onthe sole a list of the sub stitutes and in .what part of ths ar ticle they are used. In Massachusetts, a rep"senta tive has Introduced a bill requiring all proposals for marriage, to be made in writing, in order that they may, if desired, be made the basis ; of a lawsuit. It is an effort to re-! duce the number of breach of prom ise suits, and to prevent blackmail. ln Colorado, a bill provides for , the aunointment of niiblic defend- er on a salary of $5000 a year, who shall appoint deputies in every coun-, ty. Those back of the bill insist that it is .just as essential to justice ! to have a public defender as a dis- tr'.ct attorney. I Its aim '1b to give to the man who is down and out able counsel for defense, in case he is under . rpsocu tion for crime. In New York, a bill provides that, the operation of an auto or other motor vehicle by an intoxicated per son, shall be a felony, punishable by Imprisonment only.. In California, "the red light blll"jc aims at the social evil by making purpose. iv. possible to enjoin the property in i The Board Proposes to start tbe which scarlet resorts are conducted. ! system with four farniB, each pro It attacks the cupidity of the prop-vidinS accommodation for 500 pris trtv nwnr mihAr ihn tho HAom. I oners. Tho four farms would be so and-out woman. in Mpw York a bin nnnmnriatflo $!i00 000 for a state training school i for farmers, open to. boys of sixteen Jail and the city prison as now oper-jThe and under, who must live on the'ated afe tho "primary schools la J ...... .i - i : cplmn ' Ovorernwnlnfr nf cnnntv state farm and render Dersonal ser-1 vice in farm duties, for which they! receive $7 to $10 per month. In California, a bill makes judges appointive .for. life, subject only to removal by the recall In 6hio, a proposed constitutional amendment permits counties that de sire it, to abolish county govern ment, opening the way for eliminat ing a dual government in large cities. It is backed by the Cleveland delega tion, the members of which say, there is no use to pay two sets of J officials for performing the same sort of duties in the same territory. ' In several legislatures there, are j minimum 4vage bills and bills for j widows' pensions. j HUE SKY LAW'S B EFORE any Blue Sky law was!,ap experlmemv at Cleveland, Ohio, paused a popular prejudice naain provl(ling farm work for clty pris. to be met namely that theoner(, hag been ,n Mlcce8Sfi opera- innate uuaub wl tne Popi were not properly to be interfered ; with by public authorities. Perhaps the revelations following the inves- licratlnn l,v tha ITnitoH 4tatoa qm41iii- Itles Into the Improper use of the ! mails In selling fraudulent securi ties had more to do with preparing he public to accept the new idea I than any other influence. ( it is more. It is of large conse- Even now there seems to be un-1 quence to the whole Inland Empire, reasonable hesitation in adopting ; involving Oregon, Washington and generally Blue Sky laws. In seven Idaho. out of the eleven states which have' The passage or defeat of the bill legislated the requirement that new is a trial of strength between all securities and stock investments j this vast region on one side and the proposed tobe sold to the public railroads and a few riparian owners must be first submitted 'to and in-, on the other. It would be extraor vestigated by a public official, hasldlnary If the latter should win, and been limited to public utilities cor porations. Kansas and California have taken the key to transportation so far as the only logical decision that no ; competition by water Is concerned good reason existed for stopping ' for the whole of Oregon and the Co short of a general law for inveBtiga-! lumbia basin. The terminals- are a tton and approval of all investments ' large factor by which freights are In stocks or bonds prior to their Is-1 made high or made low. The ter sue and sale, wf public utilities pro- minals have been the chief means by posed issues needed to be Inquired into and passed on by a public of ficial how much more should stocks and securities of mines, water pow ers, irrigation schemes, and all placed ou the market by unknown sellers, be Y also put to a thorough It has been objected that uniform leglBlation by every state is Impos- 'sible and that varying standards of ' honesty , and; value . might result, The answer Is that the securities j handled in that 6tate"whose scrutiny was most exacting .would be the most certain in value to the public. The statement .,from Kansas is that "the Kansas law has saved the Kansas people niore money during the time It has been la operation! than it takes to run our enure state : governmenUand this money was largely saved to a class of citizens who can least afford to lose it. ICE CREAM FROM BUTTER BILL in the legislature pro poses to fix a , standard for commercial ice Scream. It Is identical in its terms with the A United States statute. ; There ought to be legislation , . i . . . ( under whkh 8ta,e authorlties ca,n Prevent adulterations. Ice cream i . !a foo(1 tnal emers m' 'T. ev!ry i life. It is often prescribed by phy-! sielans as part of the diet of in valids. It is constantly constimed by children. It ought to be pure. In Portland, some ice creams are made oui of butter and Bkim milk. There is a machine by which butter is resolved back Into almost atomatlc globules of butter fat. The butter is mixed with, skim 'milk, and, after heating the. mixture ,a passea tnrougn a macnine, caueu a homogenizer. The produc is a white, homogeneous mixture, which i cannot; by chemical process be dif- ferentiated from crnaftn. There are two of tho machines In secret iise in Portland, and their en tiro output goes into Ice creams manufactured in this city. If pure, fresh butter were used, Ice cream from such a process would not be objectionable. But the truth is that good butter sold as butter is worth more in the market than when sold as cream, and the manufacturer could not afford to use first class butter in the process. The Inevitable tendency, whether so practiced In Portland or not, would be to use in ferior butter or some other fat cheaper than butter. It is known to pure food men that there are butters on the market in this stato that are not made wholly from cow's cream, but partly of cream and partly of something else. Some of them are low priced enough to 1)e wjthin a profitable use by the homogenizer machine. The new inventions, the new op- portunitiea for adulteration and the ,nt TictulHi uffnrri nmnlM prniinH for a rPasonable regulation ' of the manufacture of ice creams. 'There is opposition to the bill. I The fact that there is oonosltion to making ice cream pure is complete pr0of that some such bill should be 'passed FARMS REPLACING JAILS T HE State Board of Charities and Corrections 'of California has recommended early action to replace confinement of prison ers in county jails by farm work on county farms to be acquired for the I located as to provide for the prison- ers in & surrounding district. The report declares the county ! crime. Overcrowding ot county Jails, unhealthy conditions prevalent there, and the association of crimi- Dals of all classes, are denounced as being degrading in tendency and de- Istructlve of any reforming effect from the sentences awarded. Healthy farm work Is relied on as beneficial to the bodi s of the pris oners, and, at the same time, as stimulating to impulses to break away from evil habits, and prevent many lapses into a criminal life, It is hoped that the proceeds from the state farms would make them largely self supporting. No less than 12, "IZ prisoners served sentences last year in the county jails of California, and only 1 232 of these were sent to state i prisons. t It will lio pomomliprnH tliaf a ulml- ,, for mariy month8. THE DOCKS BILL r T IS not merely the city of Port land that is concerned In the docks bill. The measure is of vital interest to the whole state of Oregon. the bill be beaten. Terminals at Portland harbor are which railroads everywhere have kllled water competition, a fact de clared by no less an authority than the Interstate , Commerce Commis sion, the greatest body of Its kind At Portland, 97. uer cent of the harbor front is in the hands of 'prW vate Interests, and 3 per cent in the. hands of the public. . The history of ports- is that private control of, sub- merged Lands 'to deepwater almost invariably ends in monopoly, with railroads dominating: the terminals of the harbor. This recognized ex perience is driving cities under every flag to the construction of publicly owned and publicly operated docks. as the only means of resisting the 'encroachments of monopoly. . There is not a single member In tne Oregon legislature but should realize that the struggle for publicly owned docks in Portland is his per sonal struggle and a struggle for the people of his legislative district. Cheapened and facilitated freight handling at Portland through public docks, lowered freight rates, com pelled by competition made possible' by public water terminals, and open entrance for all . railroads and for the ships of all nations to the port of Portland through unmonopolized .w,.v. vu,Uua uuuiuuuMi, public docks, directly concerns every legislator, and directly concerns the constituents of every legislator. Letters From tlie People (Commttulratlons sent to The Jotirual for publication in Ibis department tbould be writ let, on vnljr one sida of tti' paper. hould not rxecpd 9uo word lu length ud roust tx . companleri by the naiuc a ad addrou of tb sender. If the writer loea wit desire to bare tho name published, he should to state. Common Law Marriages. Portland, Jan. 25. To the Editor of The Journal I. am pleased to see, that The Journal has taken up the discus nion of common law marriages. It Is one of several ,laws that is greatly needed for the protection of luujianity. I lived for years' in a state where com mon law marriages were recognized, and will give a few of the good points: Where there is such a union there Will probably be children; therefore, a law of this kind should be 'drawn ho as to protect each and all. One attorney says he sees great danger in such a law. I will say if those interested In the wel fare of humanity will give careful Btudy they will find there is less danger in legalising common law marriages than there Is under the present system. As it is, a man can take a woman as Ms housekeeper, take her, to a rooming house or hotel, introduce her us his wife, and when one or the other ets tired, quit. Again there are women Who take up with men because they freely spend their money. When this Is gone tlie women go with it. If the comnion law marriage were legalized, both men and women would be more cartful about their representations, and one would find a great deal less Immorality than Ik practiced totlay. Many people are afraid of the divorce court. If legalized there would be no redress on this point. Men and women like those above al luded to usually realize their situation, Hut We have another element who need the protection of m law. Those are the or At st not 1. These people can not call up an attor- ney every time they want a point of law explained. Ask a doctor or a nurse of some experience about such. A person with money can overcome all this, but with a small amount of money what can one do? There Is a doctor to be paid, a nurse to bo paid, furniture to puy on. water, light, food, rent, etc. "You may argue that people should not place them, selves'in such condition, syou will find most pople live on hopes- None expeoti things to be as they are..;. These people do not realize that anything wrong has been committed. Their intentions are good. Their consciences are pure, until they learn. Now here is where a law would pro tect a man ana child. We will say these people are unaware of the law. The wise neighbors come in and find out tht circumstances. The woman listens to CXcept by the knowledge and consent of many advisers. Threats of jail are"! tt,e police this particular time, is showered against the man in the case, picked for the plucking of these dp As soon as the woman Is 6ble. she Is : state webfoots. And they only lost i taken, to some relief society, the child i is placed in some home or elsewhere. woman Is put to work to 'earn her j . . , , m. helpless, under present law, The woman, in sucn conuiuon. is u.moie ui , endure, sue leaves ior msiant. pans. The child lives at the expense of the county or Is adopted, regardless of creed j or nationality, when there may be a father that would give his all to get possession of that child. Or, again, the; child may grow up ignorant of Us peo-; pie. The parents perhaps remarry audi hat'a KhlMron who mav later meet and marry their own half brother or sister. Aa to the old way of marriage, you will llnd it In use fully as much states that recognlie common law mar riage, as under the present system here I believe more so, as the common law marriage Is looked upon as protection, and not as a marriage complete. There 1 another law Just as essential as the above. I believe at least 60 per cent of separations are caused by agita tion or bad advice. A law should be en acted making it a criminal offense for anyone to advise or Interfere in family affairs except a licensed attorney, or an official of a proper court. If a society or private party believes it proper to Interfere, let the matter be reported to the proper court. If such laws were enacted we should soon see a great de crease, In the number of children In children's homes and fewer books re quired for divorce records, but many more happy homes. A. COYNER. Denounces Senate Bill Xo. 38. Portland, Jan. 28. To the Editor of The Journal One of the worst cinch bills that was ever introduced in any legislature Is senate bill No. 38. ft is Intended to put all fire Insurance busi ness Into the hands of the Wall street trust, operating through its San Fran cisco office. Should this 200 pages of vicious legislation' become a law It will put all mutual fire insurance out of business. Here in Oregon six mutuals are doing general fire Insurance business, and sav ing their policyholders from 25 to 40 per cent, and have met all losses promptly. Oregon has had no mutual failures, and. any. one of the six mu tuals now lfi the field could sell Its , business to stock companies at a pre ! mlum. But hwe comes the Insurance trust with a bill to "regulate, "con duct," "dissolve" and ''liquidate." The Wall" street Bharks nredesperate when they resort to such extreme measures as this one. They want the state to stop the non-board, or independent, stock companies from cutting the rate mado' by the trust In San Francisco. This bill should be entitled "An act to put the business of fire insurance Into the. hands of the Insurance trust and to stifle all competition of whatsoever kind, to Bald fhe Insurance trust.". This trust bill would make the mu- those In use by the stock companies, and K-flxe the law so the insurance com- mUfttoner could put any mutual tout of business any time he wanted te, io matter What its condition might be. If th! bill becomes a law Oregon will have COMMENT AND ' SMALL CHANGE ;' : aMmaaaw - , , ' How ridiculous "to "think of the great French actress as "aged." - . . " v , -: o ". : . Even an army of mad women cannot hurry a British parliament. As long as Hey wood can draw $500 houses, he won't need to work. . Everybody vcommends a person for being busy, boCiot a mere busybody. - There should be a far greater sale than ever this spring of garden tools. ,',' -j. ' The winner Democrats have their troubles; those Taft nominations, for Instance. After all, few people have any appre ciable, direct, personal interest In most of those bills. , . I. 11 Probably good advice to give, next Prtdent Wilson about going -to the Philippines: Don't. Some other people seem to be more worried about the Inaugural ceremonies than Uovernor Wilson Is. ' The party" Is not the most important thing that the Democratic leaders in congress have to consider, - Many eoplo who may not think Dr. Cok a very credible witness may yet agree With much that ' he says about Pep.ry. Some young women suffragists are said to be noted beauties, though prob ably many men still suppose all suf fragists are old and ugiy. The. British lords are yet able to re tard palltical progress a little, but the more they exercise their power, the briefer will he its duration. Old General SickhWs been a'flght er of different kinds, a man of turmoil, bi't his successful fighting davs are over; he has lived rather too long. Something new and very strange hap pens quite frequently. for instance. It Is reported that the state printer actually lost money in printing one big bill. i. NEW YORK y By Herbert Corey. My old friend, the grafter, says that if you ran a diamond drill north and south through a crooked copper's head you couldn't find a trace of anything except bono meal.' "Once a policeman fingers a spoiled dollar, he's like a pup that's started to nuok eggs," says my old friend. "Ho never gets over the taste and it makes him sort of stupid. These pessimistic reflections were oc casioned by the statement in the sec ular press relating to a pair or gentle men from up the state. They came rliitvti here c ret violently rich by the wireless wire-tapping process. They lost, of course. Chumps of this sort always lose. That's why the game was Invented. "Now," said my old friend, "a wire mob can't work in any town without the aid and assent of the police, any more than the Barnum & Bailey circus can cakewalk Its elephants down. Broad way without putting the coppers wise. Just about three months ago there was such a perfectly terrible holler about the manner In which tlio Gomlorf family took some lovely young southern gentle men Into camp that the Uondorf set had to stand for a pinch. That case has never come to trial. Perhaps they have squared the young southern gentle men ror scared intra anu pernaps-i not. But so far as the records show, the Gondorfs are still patiently waiting for Justice to slip up one of her blinders long enough to look 'em over. Meanwhile the police department of New York is being torn Into by overy one big enough to handle a hook. "And, bearing in mind that It Is an impossibility for a wire mob to work $2000 at that, on which the lo per cent, which goes to the police, would only net $qw rnm horenlis. r bin wouio an to the au- xllat ci,a wi,0 tried to sell five-pound uotca for a penny each on Lonion 8 streets ha8 the sympathy of one New York man. He tried to bo kind and helpful once. He wanted to be a little ray 0r sunshine. He will never never try again. So far as he is concerned, cominonwealing Is a lost art. "I had a pair of box seats for the world's series last fall," said he, in demonstrating his New Yorkers ar i stranger. ' At the siaiemcni mat an re suspicious or me last second the other man found he could not go with me. I thought I'd do some pleasant looking fellow a favor, and so I took my stand at the entrance to the Polo Grounds. By and by a decent looking man came along. I Htepped up to him. a blithe smile capering across my face, the tick et between my thumb and finger. "Sir," 1 said "here's a ticket " "The decent looking man thrust an elbow Into my chest with such force that I coughed for the next five min utes Between paroxysms I heard him say that he didn't want to be bothered by qualified ticket speculators. But I was not discouraged. Little Bright Eyes never quits. And so I hailed another. Ife was very polite, but he walked around me away around and no more mutual competition in fire in surance and the deur policyholder will have to dig up the money, In Increased premiums, that the trust Is now spend, lng to get this Jaw passed at Salem. H. D. WAGNON, Endorses McCuIIoch Bills, Pendleton, Or., Jan. 28. To the Editor of The Journal -May I Invoke tho In dulgence of your columns to Indorse the McCuIIoch bills, now before th senate, empowering the governor to ap point, when occasion demands, special sheriffs and spfcelal prosecuting at torneys? These measures naturally are opposed by law-breakers, by those who encourage lawlessness, and ' by those who gain profit through de bauchery, but unhappily there seems to be arrayed against them many honjst and law-abiding cltlsens, who are appar ently misled by the specious' cry of abso lutismtoo great a power vested in one man. But why, pray, do we main tain the executive branch of the govern ment, If It l to be Jef t jwlthout jiower to- enforce tho law? Every observing cltlsen recognizes the fact that the curse of this age Is tho la urlauuriAaiBi rf laa.ttn fntriAmaMt rpu,,.. , l8 abunQant ,aw but ft Bad 8carc.Ity 0 officers who remember their oaths of office. No courageous, faithful, forco- lul official need fear that the govern or will supplant him; but the grafts, the winker at crime, the adherent of tho system, needs a perpetual menace over Ma official head perhaps a sword of naawyua I am sure that the apparent fear .it some of the opponents of these- bills is not shared by the people. 1 God speed the complete. Impartial enforcement of tvery statute. . " . STEPHEN A. LOWELL. NEWS IN BRIEF -, OREGON SIDELIGHTS Burns Times-Herald: We receive ? little more snow almost every day, it being much deeper than lor some time during the winters; We will not com plain at snow, as it Is what makes the grain and, grass grow. "". -;: ' "'.';'.-'. ? .. '.---:. Astorian: That Clatsop Is the model county of the state when it comes to managing Its business affairs is the opinion of A. H. Wilson, expert account, ant, who has. just completed the work of auditing the books and accounts of the various county officers,. ; , ''" V- ;:.'.'.' V V. 'i ' : ; I " Dallas Observer:- At Brooks, a few miles north of Salem, there is said to be In successful operation an establish ment for bottling loganberry Juice an article mat prominent to rival the famous grape Juice of the east. Might work well in connection with a can nery, hey? . .. . Albany Democrat:1 The great colleges of the country have been privately en dowed. Perhaps some day students will be coining to Albany-from all over the coast, and Albany college will have a football team that will make Washing ton, U. ot O. and O. A. C. look like the Newly wed kid.. Salem Statesman: Residents of Eu gene are to be given an opportunity to vote whether that city should have a band supported from th citv treasury. as Salem Is to have under the ordinance enacted by tne people at the last elec tion. It Is believed the Eugene voters will decide in favor of the special tax for this purpose. . CorVHllis fiazorrn.Tlmo. Tti Airl. cultural college of Oregon, has demand for more agricultural, horticultural and domestic science graduates than can be turned out, ana these young men and women sre given salaries commensu rate with their positions. And today is but the beginning of 'buck to the land" era. Eugene Guard: A "tobacco census" taken by the Eugene high school club. composed of young men of that in stitution, banded for Intellectual and moral betterments, shows that of the 215 youni? men enrolled in the school 131. or 61 ner cent, do not URe tobacco in arty form; 13, or 6 per cent, are oc casional users, and 71. or 33 per cent. are habitual users of tobacco. DAY BY DAY got away. A third looked me right In the eye and wagged a querulous finger. " 'No one,' ho said bitterly, 'never gave me nothing in New York yet.' "And he pressed by. I held up a fourth, hut he so visibly shrank from the proffered gift that I let him go. " "Go on, mister,' I said 'I can see you're a man of family. You can't afford to take, a chance.' "At last I Haw a slinky, shifty-eyed, furry browed, rather shabby person come along rubbing one shoulder against the wall. 1 sided up to' him, with the ticket In the palm of one hand, while I covered my mouth with the othor. "Quick," I said 'Get it, before the cop sees.' "And before he could back off I had forced that ticket into his hand, and got away. But I didn't enjoy the game. I felt through my shoulders that I was being pointed out to the plain clothes meii." There's such a thing as being too suc cessful. Take a look at Charles Becker, for example. There was a time when Mr. Becker's arrival in a town made it practically certain that the detectives of that municipality would do all their sleeping leaning up against a wall for a while. Mr. Becker was so suc cessful a forger that men whose names he forged have often accepted the bogus checks. He Is said to have "laid down" the biggest forged check on rec ord. There was a time when his name, portrait, and a description of Jils taking little ways was. posted in every capital in Europe, including Con stantinople. Mr. Becker is now connected with a humble but honest enterprise over in Brooklyn. If anyone were to walk Into Mr. Becker's office and suggest a criminal operation to liini, Mr. Becker would simultaneously put his head out of the window and ululate for aid, stamp his foot upon the buzzer, lift the telephone receiver off the hook, kick over the desk and perhaps faint. It is not suggested that Mr. Becker's con science Is worrying him. Merely, Mr. Becker is convinced. Twenty dollars a week and eight good hours a night Is more of a prize to Mr. Becker than the bankroll of the biggest store west of Chicago. ;Beqkcr was the first realty worth while modern forger, according to con nolseurs In that line. It was he who developed the up-to-date plan of inter posing various middlemen between the artist and the persons who put down the checks. In that way a -forger was apt to remain free from unpleasant acquaintance for quite awhile. The forgers who are Industriously skinning the small western towns to day and on tlfe authority of one of the leading detectives, they are doing It to a sovereign's taste follow with slavish fidelity the plans he Invented. He knew more about ink and acids and papers than nine experts In ten. He used to stage manage an operation weeks ahead, so that by the time the wronged person found what had happened noth ing would remain of Becker's gang but a fleeting memory. Mr. Becker is said to feel that he Is as clever as ever -plus experience he has gained and could go a-forglng In the absolute certainty that he could reap a fortune In a few weeks, "But." Mr. Becker obsedves, "what's the use of being a rich man, after they've shaved your head, and put ypu to counting tinware, and make you march heavily on the right foot blam blam, blam when you go to your meals?" . Who Am I? 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By doing this I will : kiepjvou posted on all the most important and latest merchan "ai8lhghewrandenaiOoir .most economically. y ; (Copyrlnght, HM?," by J, IV Fallon.) A Tax on Industry From the Christian Science Monitor. In the testimony given by George F, Baker, chairman of the board of dlrec- tAM nf hA ItMmar ?atlrtn.1 Knfllf of NeV. Ynt-lr rUv. Kofnrt (ha n-call.1 'll10ne i trust committee" of the house of rePre entatives at Washington on Thursday records of the institution's busine were presented that reveal, to say thd least, a remarkable state of affairs, i appears that this .bank began touslnes in 1863 with a capital of $500,000. This It should be remembered, antedated b two decades or so the. period of consou daWon, combination and enormous capi talliatlon. , Half a million dollars wa a large sum In 1863. , The capital o the bank in question is JO times greatc now. From - the. tim of, organisatloi to the present the bank earnings nav been $80,000,000. In 1908 the bank, pah ft dividend of 110.000.000. a sum 20 time greater than its original capital stock! It nalri In 1901 another dividend O $9,500,00(1, a sum 19 times as great a its original capital. Its total dividend from 1908 to 1912 were equal to 22 per cent. Its total dividends from th beginning have been equal t 18,550 pe cent :-' ' - , '-t... ;;4X Now, the questions Involved here neei not be discussed with special telatioi to this particular bank. The importan thing to be considered Is the opportu nity. which the present banking aysten gives the financier for the imppsltioi of burdensome taxation . upon produc tlon, Industry, enterprise. Jn the neas world nothing can be done w out money, and to btaln money ne sary to tho conduct of business nece tates the payment of charges that i der possible, such a Showing as t made by Mr. Baker. No financial tee nicalltv need obscure the basic faet this instance, which is, that by taxi) the people who. produce ' and develop-1 the people behind enterprise, the pcopl who stimulate the industrial ana com merclal erowth of the nation and lb world the directors of the First Nt tlonal bank of New York have been abl to. earn In 40 years -dividends equal t 18,550 per cent on the original inves merit of the shareholders. . No matter in what manner the earrl tngs were derived, whether in transai tlons with principals, brokers, Interim diaries; whether in discounts or intei est, whether on loans or seetirttlc whether through' the organisation trust subsidiaries, through invcstmei or speculation; the tax that permittel these gigantic profls was levied upol human energy. To view the matt broadly and properly, let the reader lojf ..ll.. ....! nf an ln,l I vlrllltt 1 tlttnV,' and an Individual bank, and take in ts'f the fact that there is in existcm system that legltlmatlacs usury rl scale never dreamed of in the 4 when usury was held ur to opprobA by the greatest teacher of all the al It Is not anybody s but, ratner, ever body's faxilt that this Is so, and,-cons nuentlv. nobody need seek satlsfact! in th,c thought that it is the other wl Is to blame. Odd Talcs VoucW FoJ By Oregon Newspaper Rabbits Come Into Lakevlew. Lakevlew Examfner: The thousan of rabbits that now infest this vail promise to become a nuisance right he in town unless there is a decided chan in. the weather in tlie Immediate Tutu At niaht they come almost to the bu iiess center of town In their search 1 food, and moonlight hunting parties t now uulte popular. Wherever there M stack of hay the bunnies swarm arou It, and even the trees and shrubbery the city park are threatened wljth structlon. At a meeting of tho.Ladl' Civic Improvement club held Tuesd the question of protecting the pa from rabbits was considered, and it likely It will have to be inclosed w I rabbit-proof fence in order to Bave t trees and shrubbery. South of- town the country Htera swarms with the pests, and at JoH Norin's ranch many of them have fientiv concluded to remain for a'tla at least, Inasmuch as a number of th went Into a corral and refused to lea Even in some of the batkyards east the hi ail school the rabbits have mai tialls In their efforts to secure to and.it is not at all unlikely that tj will soon begin on the fruit trees, Jni, much as an exclusive sagubrusn diet evidently becoming nauseating to th In the Urenkcl addition during i nla-lit hundreds may be seen, and ev evening they afford much sport to 1 residents of that section of town, wft arc ' making-war on them -wlthsm bore guns. ; i I Pointed Paragraph It Is no sign that you are happy cause you are good. ' " ' " When a man loses his heart his hi has to do a lot of extra work. Truth may also be a Joy forever, 'j. it is seldom a thing" or Dcauiy. Every girl hss an Idea that she not like other girls and she Isn The man who has piled up a forti never wasted any time wishing he vl rich. If a woman's Ignorance is her bli he is a mean man wno win put iBe. ,; . '- . Almost any man can succeed if he I a little good sense and a little nature. ' f ...,.. The man who attends strictly to own business seldom has a heada the next morning. I