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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1913,
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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.
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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.
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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,. ; ,
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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? I
I Am Everywhere Every Day
I am purchased by the greatest number of people in each
community. I am as necessary to you as you are to this city.
I am the most influential factor in this locality. I am a part of
the daily life of every intelligent person in this country. I am
the most effective business builder in each community. I am
indispensable as a medium between the manufacturer, merchant
and consumer. . - . . .
I am YOUR DAILY NEWSPAPER."
I can serve you best by keeping you informed on the newest
and best things to buy, and the lowest prices at which the bet
ter things can be sold. I can render you a most valuable serv
ice by protecting you against Unscrupulous manufacturers..
In order to serve you well I must have your co-operation.
You can co-operate by reading THE JOURNAL'S advertise
ments closely and constantly every day.' 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.
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