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-X. i iaued Daily Except Monday by - - . , . THE HTATKMMAN PUBI.INHINO COMPANY. "r" '-' v' 215 S. Couimwrelal St.. Salem, Oregon - (Portland Office, 627 Hoard j of Trade Building. Phone Automatic c:, !,:; : r-i.f-n-i j 11-93 l ! M ' ' :; " ;- ; -. MJCMDJCK OP TUH ASSOOIATKU PKKi3 ' The -A.Mocla.te4 Press Is exclusively entitled; to the use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited 'la this paper and also the also the local news published herein. J . . ... . C. " . ... 1 Manasl H. J. Hendricks : Stephen A. Stone V -Ralph. Glorer .. . . . .. . ... V-. . . V Tiaak Jaakoaki .....w , TELEPHONES: Business Office. 23 , Circulation Department. 683 -, Job Department. 683 i,, Society Editor, IOC -' Entered at the Postoffice In Salem A PRACTICAL 4 (From' Yesterday's Oregonian) i , Governor Pierce has (expressed the belief that if he is given the same amount . for , the penitentiary that was ap propriated for that' institution by the preceding legislature ($420,000) he will be able to install industries that will make t the penitentiary self-supporting-. 1; The Oregonian has no definite ideas on what the initial cost of making the penitentiary self-supporting would be but it believes that if it can be-made self-supporting that an ex penditure of -twice $420,0p0, if necessary,! would be a worthy ; expenditure.' It is convinced that if such a thing is done by Governor Pierce it, will be set down as one of the great achievements of his administration. j . : , There is published vk another column today a conserva- ; five and unbiased review jof the workings of a similar plan in i, the penitentiary of Monnesota. The article was prepared at 5t the solicitation of The Oregonian by a responsible newspaper J- writer.. -; J I ' , " .-';H"X- ' . , u. In Minnesota, as disclosed by this review, prison indus V tries have not only paid for a new institution, butpay tie - entire cost of maintenance and have built up a large revolv-j ing fund. -k. ''- ; '.;:: M':v trK' :k ri l-tv--H'-.v . . y There' are also certain indirect benefits from industries that 8U$tain a state priso, some of which are of money value.1 and others are of moral value, but none of them are reckoned on the ledgers of the institution. ? v . ! 1 The Minnesota planprovides for payment of small wages to the prison inmates. Tjhe money so earned goes toward the I suprjort of their dependents, saving them in many instances from becoming public charges.' In other cases dependents of the victims of murderers are supported in whole or in part by the earnings of the latter. -! . j.,- J- j i An important purpose of imprisonment of transgressors of the law is reformation. It is foolish to think that men 1 kept in a cage in idlenesslcan ordinarily be reformed. Idleness breeds 'morosene3s, indifference, resentment, to be carried away by the inmates when released. Menial work or work which bears no practical .fruit that the worker .can discern is not a great deal better than idleness in the effect, on the moral fiber. But productive work is an incentive to thrift and industryvlack of which is so often the reason why men go -wrong. The , knowledge that their dependents are cared ' for out of their own earnings begets, too; a feeling 'of re sponsibility and relieves la worry that assails those who have 4 done wrong, often as bitterly as those who have been de prived of their; earning! capacity through no moral fault of their own. - v' ' , i --',: . ' I f That which Minnesota has done ought to be possible for : Oregon to do. . ' . .. , V--x:'i'. ":r' 'tJ:Xtk;:r-pi ,'p'y-: T, !'; : - J I " x The above from the Oregonian is well written And it ia the gospel truth . 1 m And that which Minnesota has done Oregon ' can do ; it onlv Oregon can do it' better; easier; with greater profit; ; ; with greater general benefit ' i ' I ' t Because there will be three profits here; where there fs only one in Minnesota, using Mexican sisal from Yucatan "nnd Manila hemp from the Philippines. i;r , .' " There i a profit here in the Salem district to the farmer T BCTTOOXf errrnt ePOBTI fopi-rlght, 1923, Associated Edit For Bbys BOV -AI1VK Harrison's First Flight ; William Henry Harrison who ' afterwards . became president of the United States; as a young boy ' was slender , and ! frail, . but, like ' Stevenson, he dreamed of .deeds '-' of valor which - seemed entirely ' out of keeping with his slzev He started to etndy.1 medicine, but soon gave that tip for the more active life of the army. ' Before he -was" twenty he . was ' : an ensign assigned to accompany General St. Clair in an expedition V which h undertook against the . , Indians, who were murdering the f white settlers and' destroying ' . their homes In tho Northwest Ter ritory. iThe- expedition mtet wi tb disaster. ln, t desperate battle with the Indians the little band of r palefaces; was almost wiped ,outj Young Harrison escaped. ' . T'COnuiiaiil! Pack Train , ' Tha great daring and courage which he. showed In this encun - tr led;to his helngf placed In m mand -o( a pack ' ,. train , carrying I supplies to the frontier posts. As : a reward for his distinguished ser vices Harrison was made a lieu lnant when he was about twenty- & ii r-ir m I. f - ' " ' Cp .-. ta -- . . - V . - ... ' f " V" k' " - 1 f ' - THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREOON Manager Msn&slng Editor , . . .... Cashier ....... Manager Job Dept. T Oregon, as second class matter PRISON REFORM v ors Th Biggest Little and Girls XTURRS ; v He is known in American his tory as the "Hero ot Tippecanoe" during which battle he routed Use savages, who bad been instigated to rebellion against the authority of the white men by Tecumseh and a brother of his known as the f 'Prophet." who laid claim to di vine inspiration and miraculous powers., ; . . s ; J : , Harrison 1 made one unsuccess ful attempt for i the presidency againt 'Van Buren.' In a vlater election be defeated Van Buren by a large majority of electoral votes. When he' was 'inaugurated ' he made his address without a hat or overcoat. ! He was taken with pneumonia and died a month" aft er taking office. t ' I THE SHORT, STORY, JR. - ; - - - ' . : - ; Aral ami the Wicked Snake , It was a burning torrid day of midsummer in , southern India. Aral arose early and. was soon out in the street with the other Herd girls of the village. The -cattle and goats were eager to be off to tb great tank. All the urland pastures were parched in the burn? growing flax; there is a second profit at the prison of about W) per cent., at present prices, in making the flax straw; into fiber and tow and taking out the seed; and there will be an immense profit in Spinning the fiber and the better grade of tot into seine and sack and other twines.' i r r I Then there will be the great advantage to all wqstent Oregon of aiding in getting the linen Jndustry in all itsfvarj ious branches established here ' . , An industry that is bound to become the biggest indus; try in Oregon, by the very nature of the case; by the decree of nature an industry that wiU keep $30,000,000 a year ii thA United States, now sent abroad for linen manufacture. To say nothing of possible immense shipments to countries with which we have ann win It seems to b a case of the Iady or the Tiger In Europo. Every day. In every way, thlnps are Retting hotter and hotter In Europe; and In the Oregon lepris lature. , President Harding has made Irvln S. Cobb a major.' But did the former Paducah (Ky.) report er ever- cock a cannonT 1 Everybody now begins to see thet future greatness of the flax industry for the Salem district; for all of western Oregon. There Is a lot of .history in the making just now. What the final result will be here and ; in Eu rope is in the lap of the cods. "Pussyfoots Johnson, who is spending some time ; in San Ber nardino, ' Cal., says he intends to live until the world is dry. And "Pussyfoot" is no spring chicken either. .1. . : , ; . ir , The Oregon legislature will take up Governor Pierce on his proposition to make the peniten-. tiary self supporting. And Gov ernor Pierce will make sood.. Sure J as you are alive.' MIXXHSOTA 4 PRimST MILIJOXS MAKIXO Inmates Pay CWt i of nuildinjc f 2MM),000 Inst it at ion Wages IaM nvicfp Pay Goon to SuppoK Families or' Help Vic tims of Crimea Itone by Tliose Inoarrerated. t" ST. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. 21. (Special. ) Manufacturing enter prlres carried on by the Minnesota state penitentiary have not only made that institution self support ing for more than 20 years, but have, earned profits amounting to millions of dollars. In addition, hundreds of thou sands of dollars have been paid In wages to prisoners for the sup port of dependents and millions have been saved to jarmers, through lowered costs of binding twine and farm machinery. ; The entire cost of the $2,500,000 peni tentiary, completed in 1913. has been paid from the earnings ' of its industries. i -These; statements, taken from official documents, indicate only the financial aspects of Minneso ta's long experience with prison Industrie?: The results are even mofe important when, measured in jterms of social betterment of the.; convicts and their families, it was asserted by state officials and social workers. lOOO In Prison The prison, 1 with an approxi Paper in the World Ing sun, and the empty bed of the tank was the only place where there were still a few dry blades of grass for the cattle. I As Aurl hurried along the street -she saw Seeta come out of her hut. Aral's dark face flushed with' anger at sight of her. "I bate her as I do the snakes of the jun gle," she thought. -She is a snake, a thief!" Seeta, too, was one of the herd girls. She , was Jealous of Arul because Ajrul came from a . better family and : had many advantages that Seeta had not. But the one thing that Seeta envied her: most was the love ot the sweet. Miss Missionary. Seeta had stolen the beautiful beads that the . Miss Missionary ' had brought Arul clear front, America. Of course Arul had not seen her take them, but she was just as sure as if she had seen her - - Seeta sat on one side of the ba sin .and watched her cattle: and goats, while, as far away, from her as she could I get," Arul sat and brooded over her bite for Seeta. How she hated her! . She wanted to hurt hfar, to make her. suffer as she had made Arul by stealing her beads. She must think of. some way to '"get revenge. She wished the Miss Missionary werw tHere to tell her what to do, but she was away up to ibe mountains. She eould not have lived in such ter rible heat. X"'-- i I--' ; ' -. .Then Arul sat np ;and"stared. Something was thg matter with Seeta!.,. She ';was - 111. . tThe other herd girls . were helping her up Arul could scarcely believe her eyes. Seeta was being punished for being so wicked. Yes. - that was it! Arul was glad. It was almost eveninr. so tha aeveiop iraue reianon. mate population of 1 000 inmate has had no serious Infractions of discipline for years. The ngoralfl is high, and living conditions arc of the best. Approximately 85 per cent of the prisoners paroled In the past five years have made good. , Dependents of the Inmates, by . reason of the wages paid' In the industries, do not become ob jects of charity, and. maintain their re: f -respect. - . . . j - , j , All of these facts, it is believed by prison officials, are wholly or in part of the result'of intelligently administered industrial activities. Minnesota now manufactures In Its pententiary at Stillwater binding twine and a general line of farm machinery. Printing tailoring, farming and dairying are also carried on on a non-commercial basis, supplying products only to state-owned institutions. Contract Iabor lrohiblted : The "contract labor" system is prohibited, all 'Convicts being em ployed directly by the state: In the prison's own factories. j Wages paid the prisoners! range from 25 cents a day to $1.50 a daydepending on the ability of the individual and the needs of his dependents. The working day is eight hours. The men are re quired to rend their-earnings to their families In all .cases! where it in needed. ' In some instances convicts send their pay to women and children unrelated to them, but who suf fered because of; their crimes. Thus, several murderers help sup port the widows and children of the men they killed. ' ! ! If a prisoner has a particularly large family dependent " on him and the regular waxes would not suffice to support, them.- he ap plies for special pay, whlcht comes from an aid fund set aside from the profits of the industries. Officials of the penitentiary as sert that the feellne of self-respect kept alive in both the prisoners and their dependents by the wage system, ia an important factor in reforming the convicts .and keep ing their wives and children in' paths of honesty. ! . . ! ' Twine Made for Years The Minnesota penitentiary has been manufacturing binding twine commercially since 1890, and farm machinery since 1906. For many yeart, however., the Industries were carried on only on a small scale. About 1902 real develop- I ment began, and from that timfe on ine insiuunon uus ueea run ning at a h.andeome profit to the state.- " f When the need for a new state J prison became pressing, : about 1900, officials were so convinced of the possibilities of penitentiary industries hat plans were made to erect a $2,500,000 institution capable of paying for Itself. ( j The state legislature author ized the issuance of certlficater of indebtedness to pay the cost of constructing the prison. The work was completed In 1913, and sinee then the profits from the industries have paid off the debts, so that the entire installation was wmn HITMOB . PLAT WORK Edited by John H. Millar girls carried Seeta ; home. Arul followed, driving her cattle and goats, but paying no attention to the sick girl. She hurried home to her suppter of dark bread and black gruel. At the door her sis ter met her. Under her ragged dress Arul saw something sparkle. With a loud- cry she made a dive for It and jerked forth her pre cious beads. -I didn't think you would care," her sister wept. t - "Care!" Arul shrieked. s You wicked girl. You shall never wear them again." 4' - -i Down the street she ,ran to Seeta's hut. She burst into the one dirty little room. "Seeta, Se9 ta." she cried. "Get well. See what. I brought you. Kneeling down .beside ' the sick girl she clasped, .i. the sparkling beads around her neck. 1 PICTURE PUZZLE WHAT 7 WORDS BEGINNING WITH THE SAME LETTER ARE HERE PICTURED? Aniver to puule: Duhlin. Ui-lfasU f -r -l&fac: .- .- - -Ah-ia -? erected at virtually no cost to the taxpayers. tmring the fiscal year 1921. the latet period for which figures are available, the prison manufactur ed 20,029,475 pounds of binding twine and sold 17,440,040 pounds, for which it received $2,218. S92.C9. Farm Machlneiy Made : During the same time the pris on. made and sold $496,968 worth of. farm machinery, ( including binders, mowers, rakes, corn har vesters, transport trucks, tongue trucks and flax attachments.' -r': This 'gives a total gross sales for the year of $2,715,878.! In 1920 the gross . sales were? $3, 926.0 1 BJ Owing to the : general depression of business, and: par ticularly the sad plight of .Minne sota agriculture in these ; two years, the ; prison showed a net loss for the biennium of a little less than $5000. This Is the first time since 1901 that the expenses of the prison have exceeded Its earnings, and the loss was easily absorbed by the $4,000,000 re volving fund which has been built lip for operating use. Wages Are $132,."581 i .. . , However, in .noting the $5000 loss it should be considered that $132,581.59 was paid in wages to the prisoners, and $777,489.50 went, to maintain the institution, all of which was charged against the manufacturing income, i - . ,- The twine was sold at 1 cent to lb cents a pound less .than was charged by private manufacturers, and the best grade of wheat bind ers sold at $45 below the closest competitor's price, with other ma chinery, felling in 1 proportion. ' State' officials estimate that these prices: saved farmers of the northwest $2,500,000 during the biennium. i Since binding twine is not pro vately manufactured in Minnesota -.be prison does not compete in this line with any workers in its own territory. Farm ' machinery Is privately manufactured in the state, but the amount sold by the prison is so small in proprtlon to he total used in Minnesota that there ha3 been no substantial op position. Prison Indus! i y Best rioted New prison industries are re stricted by law to such as do not it present employ fee labor with in the state. . : v Tho industrial operations of the prison are carried on" by means of a revolving fund, created in 1891 when the legislature appro priated $150,000 for manufactur ing binding twine. By additions of profit, this fund now exceeds $4,000,000. , The state board of eontrol. a commission having general super vision over the state's penal insti tutions, reformatories, asylums, special Fchools for the handicap ped and, similar public enterprises is in control of the prison and its activities, - x , The board consists of five mem bers, at least two of whom must be -w omen, appointed, by 4he gov ernor with the - approval of the tate senate. . . The term - of ap pointment Is six years. The sal ary is $4500 a year. In direct charge of the prison factories are the warden and a' superintendent if industries, assisted by various subordinate officials. The war len makes his reports to the board f control. The products are sold !n Minnesota. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and North nd South Dakota by a . regularly employed force of salesmen. (The above is from j the Ore Ionian of yesterday. It more than confirms what The Statesman has been saying and repeating day after day, in season and out of reason if there can be any time that is out of season for such an important subject. M, C. McMil lan, superintendent of industries at the Stillwater penitentiary, in writing recently to the editor of The Statesman, said: "Last year (1921) the profit on the twine in dustry amounted to $270,005.19. This amount Is in addition to $250,000 paid Into the prison fund and also $40,000 paid to the inmates as wages." So the loss of less than $5000 In 1920 and 1921 was npt made by the twine Industry. It was made by the other, industries there. And it was a mighty small dent in the surplus of over $4,000,000, be sides supporting the institution, and supporting it so well that it Jis one of the model prisons of the entire world. Ed.) The South Dakota penitentiary, at Sioux Falls,, has also a binder twine factory a very small one; having only 100 "spinners,? work ing just a doxen or so wen.1 It made a profit of over $20,000 last year. The prison board and warden have recommended an en largement of their plant, and the South Dakpta legislature Is now considering this:' with a view to making that prison entirely sett supporting. There is much more profit in flax twine than In sisal and manila hemp twine, made in Minnesota and South1 Dakota and the flax s grown here, right around Sa m, while the sisal has to come from Yucatan, Mexico, andthe nanila hemp from the Philippine. The Minnesota prison warks 300 men in Its twine faetory. Tho Oregon penitentiary, equipped to 'Pin flax tow and fiber Into sack and seine and other twlne3, work ing 100 men at the spinning, pan support two penitentiaries -iike he Oregon penitentiary, and make ; a surplus of $100,000 '. a year besides;, and J it can pay as high wages as the Minnesota prison " pays, and higher, to every prisoner who worRa at any task. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1923 and still createa big annual sur plus, after lifting the burden en tlrely from the .taxpayers. - BITS FOR BREAKFAST S.J They'll have to hurry -. Xegl.ilntnru will' soon be half over. m f Nearly everything can wait a couple of -years.. excepting the cutting down of expunsea and the reduction of taxes. , .These are urgent. - ' - "V , When tho ? penitentiary plant shows how much . money there is in spinning twiae froin flax fiber and . tow, there will begin to be factories outside those grira walls -and then there will be develop ed millionaire linen manufactur ers In " Salem. It's on the way now. ; . ! '. - ". ' ' i4 X:: v;'hx The linen industry in Salem will some- day alone support a city ten times as big as Salem is now. And the wide world will be the market.. V -" , - V Prof. Emil Coue is arguing the possibility , of using bis methods of mental therapeutics In the'eor rection and cure of crime. A-Sa-lem man who had his Ford stolen thinks it may also work -the oth er waythat the thief was actu ated by auto-suggestion In, snitch ing his Lizzie. . 4 -,- - A Salem school boy told his teacher that every member of his family is, some kind of a"n animal; that Jimmie is mother's little lamb, he's the kid, mother's a dear, and dad's the goat. V V Since 19i, prices ;n the United States have dropped 10 times, and gone up 11; and it la now half-past 11, going on 12. Willamette Men's Glee ' ' Club to Tour Northwest The Willamette Men's Glee club will leave Thursday for one of. the most extensive tours .the1 organi sation has ever taken; it will be away from home fjr three weeks. In eastern ; Oregon. Idaho and Washington." ' :; i ' The ciub carries 22 men in all, including ". the , star ' instrumental attraction, the Willamette trio,, Delbert Mo?re as violinist; Avery H.tcks as 'cellist, and Byron Ar nold as pianist. They "'add de lightfully to- the . vocal , program. Roy Skeen has; a hetavy dramatic reading. "Jean Valjean," that has been j highly commended, and there are some other solo and spe cial numbers. The Glee club has never been in better condition and probably no other year has it been able to get out in public as early, as this year. $800 Player Piano, $355 - Only $10 down, $2 a week. This player has been .used but it is in fine condition and we will fully guarantee it. Bench and ten rolls of music included. Act at once if you want this buy. Geo. C. Will, 432 State Street Wows, USE TOIS COUPON AtMriated Indantrle. 702 Or-ffB Bids., Portland, Orjon. " Gentlemen: Pirata iend me s directory of Orefoo Brands. ' , -f -- : -;. . .. j Aaureii These Oregon industries make Oregon Quality merchandise to be obtained at your clothier's or dry goods and other, stores. Ask for their brands. - . Adam Garment Mfr. Co.. "Adama" Drensea. Aprom. Adrain Xeckwrar Co., A-l ',Handy.Tie.,s Ball Angel Co Leather fiperlaltie. .- Bill Vait Co.. 'Paimyre' Waiata. Trea.v . Hmwr CNuk Suit Mi. Co.. -'Beaer' Cloak. Hit. Bearer G We C.. 'Beaver'' GIotf. Bergman Shoe Mfg. Co "Borgmaii0 Shoes. Brownrill Wolea Mills, "Brewnsrill" VSbolen Good!. - : - . Colambia Knittingr Millt. "Oolll1n'bUkTlit,' Una. Kuiene Woolen U,lt, "Three Sittrt" Cloth, Flanneta. FlriK-hner. ilajer Co., yilt. ilood" Bbirla, Overall. - etc. . ' "V ..." ' Globe Hat Cap Co.. 'Gtobe" Line. ' - ' ?- Greenland. Herbert, Tailored Oren Faltrifl. Hartne Plume Shop, Plume, realhera. ' ' Itirarh-Weia Mlr. Ce ' "WlllameUf"' TenU,' Water- ' - - proof Clothea, et. . . . , "' Hurtnon Jiar Kur Co.. furs. ' . Huntincton Uohber MUla, XoR-Skid" IteeN, $o..' 'Everon.' ButiAai. " .. Jacob Hat ft Cap Works, "Jaeo" and "Teaser' Linet, EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE i Have" Aiiierlcnns Souls? Kdltor Statesman: - . - Several weeks ago I attended a concert In a' distant ity. The us ual "large and appreciative" au dience was present. The singers and musicians were much above the - average and the music was "simpljr wonderful," I was told. It was wonderful, I suppose. At least it was evidently the 'result of tremendous effort, both past and present.! At the end of each number we instinctively applaud ed from sh-eer : gratificatfon at seeing a difficult feat successfully accomplished. ,. - When I had listened for half an hour, or so, I. began to feel disap pointed and . very: , unhappy." I glanc'ed around to see it others were receiving something; that I was incapable of receiving. .What I saw amazed me. People of phlegmatic disposition were Just comfortable , and apparently en joy having their ears tickled, while those of a more sensitive nature were : evidently suffering. The' musicians themselves seemed painfully self-conscious and tense. At the close of the concert a clatter of comment arose. Each seemed to be ylelng with, the oth er as to which could discuss the singers' voices in the most ap proved f sty.e. . Then .my disap pointment changed to some other feeling, -and my thoughts went back to a beautiful summer even ing long ago, when as a child I sat' among the rocks on a rugged Irish coast and watched, a big Atlantic steamer pass by. . A few women and girls stood on the stand to wave a last good-by to sohf, brothers or friends as they passed. With handkerchiefs fluttering from the deck the ship L passed on. The , women watched from the shorts tiil it disappeared in purple haze on the distant hor- izon, then they slowly . returned to their lonely and desolate hearths.! A few evenings later : theso women sat on the rocks and sang. Their jvol ces were un trained and would not have me the approval of a musical critic, but aa -they sang what pathos, what "infinite longing, what tri umph, what 'joy, resounded,, from those lonely rocks! Those whd listened were carried far away to other realms. None could re turn to offer cheap compliments to ' the singers." Nor, would the sfngrrs - have wished compli ments.. They" ""only sang to the skies, and we ' who . listened merely caught the ' message as It passed'. ' ' Sometimes I ask . myself the" question: What is music? Is it nothing more than an - agreeable sound that, begins In the lung3 of. the singer, and ends In the ear of the - hearer? Is it not rather the expression of a soul u'sciplined and refined by sor- row? the language of a ?"heartl r. A WELL DRESSED young man walks down Broadway; He wears an Oregon-made overcoat. In Oshkosh a mother tucks an Oregon blanket around the children as she kisses them good night. At Palm Beach Waikiki and other fashionable re sorts made-in-Oregon bathing suits lead In popu larity. r Oregon-made wearing apparel and fabrics meet every stjje and service need, from the torrid tropics to colder climesV There are coats and suits - Tor men and women, hats and caps, neckwear, , shoes, work clothing, waterproof outdoor cloth- ing all these and more, t, Buy Oregon-made clothing and fabrics. BUY THEM ON -MERIT. They compete with the - world's best.. Insist upon an Oregon brand at your clothier's or your dry goods store.' It will mean more . workers, more money in Oregon, better markets ' for Oregon farm products, better times for ev j eryone. . . t ' ' ! Associated Industries of Orcnon 702 Oregon Building, Portland, Oregon Jantren Knittinc Mill.. "Jantten" Swiminlng SuitJ. Kbt Woolen Mill (Saletn). Woolea Clolh. Lichee A Co... For. . C. Cloak ts Sott i,Ug. Oo "tt. C." BuiU. ' Meadows, F. J Tailored Oregon Fabric. Memia -Fa lop. Inc.. Waiats, ete. XletioioUtan Mat Cap Co., "Cry" Cap. etc. Maltaomab Trunk ft Baj Co.. Trunk, Snitce, Ulad atono Bar. Xenstadter Br, "It B', Line. ,,BKa-of tha-Road," .. ete. Xorthwr.t Knlttinr Milt. "WeRtkOBit' Suit. . Orrtan City Mf(c. Co... ".TaeoM Oregon City'" WooIrM. Ore iron WorMed Co., "Maypole" Yara. , Pari nat Mff. Co.. Women Hal. Pendleton Woolen Mill. Pendleton" Blmkfti. ete. Portland Woolen Mill. Woolen Cloth.' Prof OarmeM Co.. Apron, Driver' Garments. Hioenart. 8. Apron. j ., . Himnton Glove Co.. Ulovea. ; TltuMf. C, 'WiU-Wfar'! CloaliB, Suits,. Ootin; . ' Huits. -, that'soiTOW has frowned, n vain." Tho Amerlians have good 1 voices and very I., dejlcate ' ears... They have hearts, too. I believe, but I am not so , sure; that i they have , souls. . The American.- p'0 ple are amiable, generous, kind. I'.ut,. ' they, surround themselves with v material .comforts and re- , (use . to suffer. Whfn their friemlK die they employ, an uno dyne they call "faith" that not only d'udens the pain pf . be reavement but also dwidns tti j soul of the bereaved. I just won der If pr.Hperity" Is n biasing al ter all.1 Would it nit be betu-r to r relinquish the material and tem poral to obtain the sptritiial and eternal? Would It not be In finitely better to suffer and l grow?. Sincerely, . : K. It. C. Dismissal of Suits is Objectionable to Lawyers , The committea on revision of laws In the senate yesterday In- troduced a bill prohibiting the dismissing by. courts of suits, ac tions jot proceedings for want of ' prosecution without notice to at troiieys. ; , The Mil provides that no court or judg upon its own motion, for want of prosecution, may dismiss any uit, action or" proceeding now pending or hereafter' pending un til; 30 days notice, to each of the attorneys shall -be given. Other wise any dismissal shall only b? made, upon motion of a party to the suit, action or proceeding. FEW FOLKS HAVE GRAY 111 Wl I PrujKS'-st , Kays lilies Are IVing Ilrclpo of SaRe Tea ami Aulplmr Hair that loses .Its color and lustre, r when It fades, turrm gray, dull an'Hfeless, is caused by a lack of sulphur in the hair. Our grandmother made up a mix ture of Sage Tea and "Sulphur to keep her locks! dark and beauti ful.. and thousands of" women and men who value that even color, that beautiful dark shade of hair which Is so attractive, use only this old-time recipe. Nowadays we get this famous mixture improved by th'a addition of other Ingredients by asking at any ' drug- store for a bottle ot , "Wreth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound," which -darkens the hair so naturally, so evenly, that no body can possibly tell it Aias been applied. You Just ' damper! a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, tak ing one small fctrand at a time. By morning the gray i hair disap pears; but what delights the la dies with Wyeth's Sage and Sul phur Compound Is that, beside' beautifully darkening the half after a few applications, it als brings- baek the g".oss and lustre and gives it an appearance ol abundance.- Adv. I'