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8' v (' 1 '''Ji V Y, ..v THEAoiGONitSUNDAYljOUlWA MORNING, . JULY, 13. 19I3. vi;.;.'i:;I'l:;:.:f:J;i!, ;vt,' FORSEES SUCCESS OF BENSON FIGHf ON WHISKEY tVIL Benefits of Amendment Now , Before Congress Pointed! Out by Attorney Coovert, oni n.i.. r- nr. u: -i... "l neium rrum vvasiimyiuii. Confident that the amendment to htn reaerai constitution wmcn wouia gro- nibltthe manufacture, importation or sale of distilled liquors except tor jj.mn ufacturlne; and medicinal purposes i will eventually pass congress ana o re- f erred 'to the states for approval At torney , E. E. Coovert, represen $ ins 8. Bnson, father of the measure, 'has re turned from Washington, D. C, where he has been for Beveral week; in the I Interests of the amendment. The amendment was presented to the senate by Senator 'Works Jfjne 21, a statement of the - capital . invested, amount of consumption, nurrjr of men employed and quantity of ;ereals used .." In the manufacture of all kinds of liquors prepared By Mr. .Coovert. ac companying the senator's, f introductory remarKs. V This statement shows -.that abolition ,, of the manufacture of si trltuous liquors would arrect the raring beneficially . : and that the number f laborers em- j ployed by the dlatlller'.a . almost In- flnitesimal hardly mf e than the pay roll or me roraana Railway Licht & ! Power company In t(,la city. Zoonomio Bi Bbown. ' From the econom'. Bia. loss of rev- nu to the govern nent of $146,000,000 per year, the stater ent Indicates, would be equalised by tfne doubling of the tax on malt llquotls, which the brewers " could stand withci at increasing the cost or ine oererage the consumer. The waste to the rnsumer who absorbs whiskey and otler liquors of high alco- noiio pereaniarj, the statement shows to be over 000,000,000, which Mr. . Coovert. assert is a conservative es- ximate. . The sUterjent also presented inter estlng flgues showing the relative , amount of fcapltal and labor employed. , The fignrfA submitted were all offi : ciaL Thes- reveal that the amount of . capiUl lnsted in distilleries is only $7S,450,0r), against $671,000,900 invested v Jn manrracture of malt liquors. The iiumDer or men employed by distilleries is atity and by breweries 54,679. As : regard, grata used,, the figures show . tnat clily H of 1 per cent of the total - produ;tlon of cereals of the countrv In 1 lxo (latest official figures avail sble entered Into the manufacture of . whi key. tie nator Works In Introducing the ,l fiendment said that Mr. Benson's plan Is . a practical way of ridding the country Industry that merely exacts blood inoney and which leaves in its wake x shattered homes, wrecked Uvea and fills - the prisons and asylums," said Mr. Coo vert x i ' ' Wo old Compensate Loss. " The loss to tb government in rev enue which for years has stood in the way of any legislation looking to the curtailment of the production of spirit uous liquors, would under Mr. Benson's ' Plan be more than compensated by doubling the tax on fermented liquors wntcn could , easily be borne and, the ( nenator Went on. 'I believe willingly, by the manufacturers' f malt liquors.' ,t Mr. Coovert said that the amendment ,. u Senator Works' motion was referred to the Judiciary committee, and will 1 nrob&blv b Trinri'A mil um tlma tomrw Sv winter. . . ,:' "There Is no certainty," said be con tinuing, "that the measure will be passed then. I might be hearer correct If I said there Is a possibility that It may be passed at that time. I am firm--' ly of the belief, however that despite the powerful opposition the bill .' la ; bound to meet, congress will eventually - pass the amendment atod that It will ?., be approved by the people. In this con- i wuud im lci m nnTinjin inir T n.r. Is an Increasing feeling against the. sale - of liquor throughout the country, con-, ierably ever one-third the population of the United States at present living In dry territory . , - JCay Settle Prohibition Usae. 'The suppression of high proof liquor, will undoubtedly settle the prohibition question, far better than any means that llAA w haMI am-AaAt I. 4. i ... the only one thtv,liag ever been sug gested that has the elemnts of prac ticability. Congress at its last session ; had a bill providing for national pro , hibltlon before it, and It never came Why Pay More? MEN'S SI V2 PRICE NO JUNK ORTRASH V selling out the ' GevurtzBankruptStock of High-Grade Suits !sellin,tegularlyat$l5- $20-$25-$30-$35-$40 At V2 Price V " jggBjBaaaSfe)BBBSJBJMSBSaeMSSMSSBBBBBSBSMSB . $50-$60 Full Dress Suits Now : ' $25.00 Everything marked in plain figures. : 266WashingtonSt. Bet Third and Fourth SUIT OFFICIALS: OmUlSlGfeM BERfQFfSQMMEPGE? 11 , ' 1 1 '" ''. 1 "!." "'' .') 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Two of the directors are Portland men, J. N. Teal, president of the state Conservation Commission, and A. H. Averill, president of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Averill left for Los Angeles last 'week where he ex pected to meet the other directors and' accompany them to Portland. Mr. Teal left for-San Francisco Friday evening and will return to Portland with the party. The dlreotors of the United States Chamber of Commerce are A. H. Averill and Joseph N. Teal of Portland, W. H. McCormlck of Baltimore, T. L. L. Tern- I out of committee. There has been an other one Introduced at the present ses sion, "The economic side, alone, would at present absolutely prevent such a law being enacted. Why, with congress wrestling to find means to overcome a mere 125,000.000 deficit " that the new tariff law will create, by what manner of means could this country rind a re ! enue to equalise a loss of 1212,000,000 ' paid by the liquor Interests? j "Tlie farmer,' In whose behalf every j corporate ' interest Is greatly concerned when his own Industry is attacked, j would receive great benefit from enact ment of the amendment. The grain con ' k timed In beer Is by far many times over, the quantity used In the manufacture jof whlukey at the present: time, .What ' would the result be to the farmer. If i the production of beer in-the country should be doubled, which it probably would. Wo Brewers' Trust. - "Now, as for too labor required In the manufacture of distilled liquor, I which would be thrown out of employ j rnont. There are something less than i 7000 men employed by the distilleries, 1 against nearly 65,000 employed by the I breweries. Not much increase In ' the brewing industry would be necessary to orrget the loss to labor.:. "There Is another point. The distill eries in the country are being central ized, practically you mlghti say, Into a 'trust.' This 'trust' Is closing up the distilleries by the hundreds, while it is increasing the production of the more centralized plantn. There is no brewers' trust. Most of the beer consumed all over tho country Is of local manufacture from plants locally owned. "Now corning down to the moral aide of the question, the number Of men who no to the dogs yearly from the use of alcoholic beverages. Is appalling. and nothing more than bare official fig-. j urtB show that it is distilled, Jlquor I which doe the damage. But to loqk at It from another standpoint. Have -you ever heard of a man going home on a beer drunk and beating up his family. I Have you ever heard of a. beer drinker ' mlnff fill nnH aattlhn uin ...... I n scrape or Hhootlng scraper No, sir, It Is whiskey that causes the wife-to lose her part of the week's earnings:' It Is whiskey that makes a brute of a man and sends him home to beat his wife. Makes Man Commit Crime, .- 'It is whiskey that makes a mar turn against his best friend and wake up from his orgy to find that h Is a. nur. aerer. ., "The beer drinker ' after- consumlnr1 five or lx glasses gets - hilarious and h jet me worst come, If ho- persist in his drinking, he falls under the table in a harmless lethargyHerdoea7not hurt anyone bui himself.; Economically, I AV ' A I iH 7 Lb. fjf A tutor H.Cbo - IL i Si, pie of Texarkana. Arkansas, Paul T. Carroll of San Francisco, Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago, Herbert K Miles of Wisconsin, Arthur B, Farquhar of York, Pa John H. Fahey of Boston, Robert O. Rhett of Charleston, & C, John Wv Philp of Dallas, Homer H. Johnson of Cleveland, James G. Cutler of Rochester, N. Y. ' A banquet n honor of the directors will be given Wednesday evening at o'clock in the Commercial club. An au tomobile ride around the city will be the feature of entertainment for Thursday morning. At noon there will be a luncheon at the Commercial club fol lowed by a conference at 2: SO p. m. At S ' o'clock Thursday evening another banquet in honor of the excursionists will be given probably at the Arlington club, 'xiie Itinerary of the dlreotors of the United States Chamber of Commerce in cludes visits in cities of Wyoming, Ne- from the family standpoint. It takes only a few drinks of whiskey to wipe out a week's wage. A man may get all he wants of beer and the amount he will have wasted will not be serious. By serious, I mean his family will not have to go entirely without money as the whiskey drinker's does. "I cannot say that I found any senti ment one way or the other on the sub ject among the members of congress. The idea was too original and they have had no time to consider the matter. Those I talked to were Interested and made numerous inquiries. This was highly encouraging. Any subject that affects the country's revenues cannot expect to secure immediate espousal. That has to come later, when the pros and cons have been deliberately con sidered. I have no doubt though that when congress makes up Its mind, it will be in. favor of the amendment, Kittle Kelp rrom Prohibitionists. 'I did not get much encouragement from the prohibition Interests. They de clared that the Benson amendment would set back prohibition in this country for twenty years. They seem strangely unwilling to assist in passage of a measure which will materially ad vance their cause, Mindly asserting that they are working for an ideal, and that allowing the manufacture of malt liquors, Is violation of that ideal. As for the distillery interests, it is a cer tainty where they will be found. I talked with none of them, but there Is not a single doubt that they will fight the amendment tdoth and nail. We ex pect them to. "We are going to fight too.. Mr. Ben son intends to carry on this contest un til he wins or his money runs out, and he has got a few dollars left A pub licity bureau, with, the best writers that can be obtained, will be established In Washington next' winter, and the coun try will be covered with good, readable matter and figures 'on the subject that We believe cynnot fall to convince any one except vfiose who absolutely refuse' to be convinced," . . ' il . . lilf Jterin , (Slayer Recaptured. 4 United Pr ImhI Wire. l Tectvfnseh, -Mich., July 1 2. Pr of essor Joseph M. Miller, who escaped from the state, prison at Jackson, where he was serving a life sentence -for hacking-to dcAth Carrie Jennett his former nn nil. hn Detroit 11 years ago, was captured. a. t -a farm house near here late today. ,,'Df ttclals from the prison are on their we .-Ifcere to return Miller, v X1:: art..With$1;v:li' It will secure a new nlinx nr Pin... Piano. See Graves Mimfo -ompftny Re moval Sale. Adv. on last "page of se- Uon . j , i .f WT:::; Jv bcaska,. Colorado, tfeah, Nevada, Art sona, California,- Oregon, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the board of . directors of the National Chamber of Commerce will be held In San Francisco, July 14. ' The purpose of the Journey Is to bring east and vest Into closer business con tact that western problems may be bet ter understood and acquaintance and friendliness promoted. An announce ment - concerning- the purposes of the Journey reads: ' "The determination of the directors and officers of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States to take this journey arises from a . realisation that the business forces of the Faciflo coast must be brought into actual touch with all that has been accomplished by the Chamber of Commerce -of the United States since Its organisation In April, 1912. The rapidity with- which organ Attorney General Construes Bill Which Named "3000 Feet" Between Nets, to Mean 300 Feet, as intended Invoking a "rule of reason,'' Attorney General Crawford has again saved the ill-fated Rogue river fish bill, which has had one of the stormiest careers In legislative. Judicial, and administrative circles of any measure In the history of the state. It was passed and vetoed twjee during the past four years, to say nothing of weathering one stormy trip when the people of the I state, through the initiative, placed it upon the statutes by an overwhelming 'ma jority. .., :. , . :;, .. ; , This time the attorney general says the legislature meant "00 feet" when thoy . wrote "3000 feet," . and the "800 feet" Interpretation will stand,, declares B. E. Clanton, master fish warden. This Is the second time .' sines - the legislature passed the Rogue, river fish bill over the governor's veto, In Febra' ary that Attorney General - Crawford has been called upon for an opinion re garding the law. It waa believed for a time that the fish bill was Invalidated when amended, the solons at BaJem not changing the title of the measure 10 meet its last amendment. v The attor ney general ruled, however, 'that , this would .not affect the, validity f the measure, and a contemplated suit, on the part of the Medford Rod end .dun club, bitterest enemies , of .the Vlawr 'was dropped.'.' r ;. . ,.'..,, . It was not until' the 'law" went 'Into effect recently . and fishing" was " re sumed at the mouth f the Jftogue' river that the second error, was discovered. It was then learned that , the law. read In 'regard to nets that "there ahall. be a distance ' feet hetweenk. alt nets,": If thla had been literally en forced Commercial fishing In the Rogue would be practically lmpoBslble.A t Tl wording of the law was called to the attention of ICE. Glanton, master H OF REASON SAVES MSIN V,''".'r,.,';v;',.1 tAUtXCARR01.l., ' 5 Francisco, Cal. izations east . of the Mississippi have added their membership to the support of the. Chamber of Commerce of the United States evidences that the busi ness. forces of the nation have come to recognise the . importance of bringing to a focus the sentiment that has been expressed 'in local commercial organi sations, and then having it1 brought to bear upon national problems of legis lation, of ' governmental Improvement and of higher standards of local work. , "Consequently, the Journey of the di rectors and officers may be regarded as one, not only of courtesy to the west ern, states relative- to the . business im pulses . and business , needs of trans Mississippi territory. ' The cordial in vitations that - have already, been re ceived indicate that every possible ef fort will be made along the route to place the directors . and . officers In close touch with local activities and Ideas." -. - ' fish warden,-who referred It to the at torney general' for an opinion.. Attor ney General Crawford Invoked a "rule of reason" and interpreted it to mean "360 feet." Mr. Clanton then Instructed his deputies to enforce the law with that understanding. . Jhe Rogue river Is a tide water stream and hardly a half mile In width at its widest space, and the tide ebbs and flaws for only about . eight miles of the river. - Three thousand feet Is about three fifth of a mile and if the nets had to be three fifths of a mile apart only 13 nets could be used in the river. That, it 'is held, would destroy the commercial fishing of the river, which the act intended to protect and perpetuate. . WOULD PROHIBIT USE 'o OF AEROPLANES IN WAR v. . ..' ' ' " : ' , , 1 if,,' ' (Called Press -tetaed Wire.) London, July 12. Entire prohibition of the use of aeroplanes and other air craft as Instruments of warefare, "thus excluding the possibility ,0f new hor ror to civilisation, jnd added peril .:-t Ufa," t among the, recommendations of the British Peace Society for. consider atlon at the next Hague conference. . The other suggestions of the society, to which Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Orey has promised: to give careful con aideratlon are: ' Provision for general treaty . of, obligatory arbitration; estab lishment of an arbitral court of Justice; declaration of immunity of private prop erty at sea in time of war;, abolition of purely commercial blockade, that is of places which are , not fortified; prohi bition of explosive, mines, at least in waters lawfully used by neutral ships; an agreement to- put a check on the growth of naval and' VmWtarj arrna- 1;;(Eyei'fTurnm iAi'sToward kAi 'l OREGON'S GREAT J t ii1. SEAPORT:v; . 'VJ . -1 1' mi tho wLmM' MOUTH OF THE ' XOLUMBIA -r 4 "ThereV a Reason' 304 OAK STREET .1, NMAT PIS6AH REFUGE LES Moral Regeneration Begins When Man Enters . Home,- Says One Who Found Help ing Hand in Hour of Need. The following atory of-tlfe In Plagah Home, in Lents, is contributed by i young roan, who recently became an In mate of the home, .r . , "This Is the story of Plsgah Home as I know it. . For the past 10 days I have tamna nere; indeed,-, I am still Here. Mine is the old. Old story. Started well. drank a little, then more and well, you know: what follows. Obsessed by tho V.al.4 T l.l ' . . ,. . . . inuit . mot iwainon aiter post uon, friends, credit, health,; everything. No, not every thlngf My . old companion, boose, stuck firmly by-me.. even In the days of my worst adversity. . : ; "I was dead broke, hungry, sick and urea. ,i was not drunk, 'but worse. was a convalescent Jag. I stood before Pisgah llome a long time before I could swanow my pride sufficient! io enter. I asked for the lady in eharare. She had gone: home for the night, so I Was in- iormea ty a happy-go-lucky Irish chap, who afterwards turned out to be the cook tana, or course, an Inmate like my. self). But he took me right In hand, asked me whether I had had supper (it was aner i o ciock) told me he would give me a shaving annaratua in the morning and a clean collar and saw that I got a bed. For that's the anlrit nf Plinh linn. ' - ... Moral Bea-eneratloaegua. "I entered the home for purely selfish reasons I needed a bed and something to eat. I am remaining In it to reocver my moral self for Physically I never' ten Detter. . e "The instant a man enters the home his moral regeneration heglna Let me try to explain why Plsgah Home works more miracles In one year than all the auia cures ana sanitariums- in America. Absolute democracy prevails. fJo man Is better than tho other the superinten dent, although . In authority, is an In mate like ourselves, and all work with out remuneration. The doors of Plsgah are open to the whole wide rworld. No creed, no color, no race. i "The only passport into our homo Is misfortune moral or physical or both. Your name is never asked, your past never Inquired Into. Are you miserable, are you in wantt Then enter, son. the arms of mother are open to receive you. "There are rules, of course, and I have never seen them -violated. But not one written rule Is placarded on the walls. Tou are never Instructed by word of mouth. Tou Just naturally learn, the way a fellow does who starts working on a paper. "Everybody eats together the boys. the women and any guests, and all have the same food. It Is Impossible in our home to feel that you are a recipient of charity. 'Is the boy at home not supposed to eat at his mother's table? Bo our mother feels. She wants us to be good, Just as any other mother does, and that Is all. All work, who are physically able. Work Zs Xdghi, The work is light hut sufficient drive away the professional hobo and confirmed parasite. Every morning cer tain duties are assigned to us. For in stance, mother Is building a home for aged women. All the work Is being done by the uoys at tha home. Then there are the necessary duties In connection with the running of the establishment and so on. The most freauent charge ac-elnat an Institution of this kind Is that it has a tendency to pauperize people. I'll con fess most of them do. With us It is quite different As I said before, there is quite enough work to render the place objectionable to the professional bilk. To illustrate: There recently came to our home in a wsetched condition a first class bricklayer. . He was put to work on the chimney of the aged wo men's home and completed it. This work would have cost around $6 a day. At present there Is a first class carpen ter who also came to the home In the first instance destitute. He is remain ing on the Job as his contribution to a cause he has learned to love and believe in. Tho hobo and parasite don't like Plsgah Home. Close Meals With. Kymn. "One great factor that makes Plsgah Home In real fact a home Is the lack or apparent lack of galling surveil lance. I think there are about 25 of us at present in the refectory. For some reason at the conclusion of one Of our meals neither mother -nor sister was there. We always conclude our meals WORKS MIRAC D OG MUZZLES HONEYMAN HARDWARE COMPANY FOURTH 'AT ALDER ENTIRE &eatopportonity:for . furnuh, an . elegant home i ;:3flKlimiStisCorPirie: With a: hymn-; I was; n,t beautiful to se 2 full' grown men rise ., to their feet and without direction voice in unl soii one of the stlrrii g old hymns of our boyhood days, v Why did they do ltf For' the reason that, we no sooner enter Pisgah Home than we come under Its soft beneficent jnluence. i,v Men who for.; years 'have never: come closely In' contact with refined, gentle women here meet them constantly. There Is nothings formal or stereotyped about the prayers at Plsgah-. Homev-.. 'Ww; siv- "Adversity, like politics, make strange bedfellows. We're a Jumble ofi. every thing at our home. , . ' ! i t friendship to ZaoU Other.-.', -i'v . "But one characteristic we all possess, which is sv deep friendship for' one an,' other,' Joe " had worked a long time at tho home. During the crudest. coldest part of last winter when mother was feeding hundreds of the homeless and sick.: It was Joe who went -forth among the stores of Portland and so licited contributions .for mother s boys.' Joe's weakness was drink. . I "Just a little over a month ago Joe was sent down town by mother, ' He had a little money with him. A street '' car. ran over Joe. cutting off both his" legs. He died shortly afterward at St Vincent's nospnai. ,"Joe musthave had :a real mother somewhere,, but nobody could find her,? So the hearse that slowly wound Its way to Multnomah cemetery was foN'1- luwtu oiuj ty inn f sauuicu ; motner rv.: little, gray haired lady with tear stained facet " and 25 big, rough, ' rugged boys, many of whom openly cry In sr. made no-'' pretense of hiding their emotions. Yes, Plsgah is In real fact our home. . ; , Hot sad Jiot., - -,.? "Now, we're not such .a bad ' lot iof boys at Plsgah Home. The neighbors don't seem , to mind us, the dogs wag their tails at us, the little children play with , us on the verandas snd young - lassies pass in and out and .young ladles -often dine with us. , i.,,.vJ,; "Indeed. I have sat In the windows of clubs In both Europe and America and heard remarks passed on young wo men going by that would be unthinkable on tne part or one or our ooys. "You remember that the justification of the original murderer was that he was not his brother's keeper, which was speedily overruled by a higher tribunal. And ever since then, but to a greater ex ' tent today than at any other time, do : we realise that we are Indeed our broth ere Keeper. . .,...-'', xt 'In England we have the old age pension law; In Germany a system of compulsory Insurance, and In the United , States a multitude of things, such as municipal playgrounds ' better equipped and, conducted .than was, the private nur sery of the millionaire kid of 10 years ago. Another tblpg I wish to say to you: ' 'Aren t you yourselves Just a little to blame? You people of. the other half? For there Is no more reason for Plsgah.: Home than there la for the saloon;: Where disease exists It must be cured. But how much simpler to remove the . disease the cause." After thorough Investigation . of Pls gah Home, The Journal is Interesting Itself in raising a fund of $2000 for the maintenance of the home for this year. More complete Information In this con nection will be found . elsewhere In the paper. That Suit and For the Price of the Srit Alone! $25 to $50 Have You Ordered It? ; Vnii rfln tvrAmr nnw fnf fiifiir 4J - livery and save the price of a pair of trousers, besides prolong ing the life of your suit. No Trouble to Show GoocU Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. Garments to order In a day If required,'. Full dress and Tuxedo suits a specialty. WILLIAM JCRREM SONS, 108 THIRD STREET TATXOXS TOM TOXTWO HOT STOCK at a? surprisingly low cost ,:'-::): Extra Trousers STOCK id, t',;: -.,4..:V.',:(.:. ;;V'aVw 's.v-'-!" I