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Sao Paulo Will End Coffee Control
17HAT has been probably the greatest valorization scheme
f f ever attempted ia coming to an end, its success over a
' term of years winding up in virtual failure. This is the Bra
zilian coffee control system. In order to carry the accumu
lation of millions of pounds of coffee the state of Sao Paulo
has borrowed $100,000,000 the loan being underwritten by
the leading bankers of England, the United States and the
Continent. One of the conditions of the loan is that the state
' will terminate during the coming ten-year period its valori
zation scheme.
The Sao Paulo plan was simple and for a long time quite
effective. Its success was made possible because the coffee
tree acreage was concentrated largely in Sao Paulo and be
cause the exports had to move down a single railroad to San
tos. The state stored the coffee in interior warehouses and
rationed out the shipments to Santos for export at a rate
which would not break its arbitrarily high price. No figures
were given as to amount of coffee warehoused in the inter
ior, so that world markets could not gauge world supplies.
The result of the high prices in Brazil was the stimulus
to extension of acreage set out in coffee trees, just as high
prices stimulated greatly enlarged acreage of raisins in the
San Joaquin valley. Not only did Brazilian crops increase
greatly, but coffee production in other countries was greatly
stimulated. Colombia, some of the states of Central Amer
ica became heavy shippers of the coffee bean. The climax
came last fall when Sao Paulo could not obtain a fresh loan
in London to carry its unwieldy stocks of coffee. The price
dropped rapidly, coffee exchanges in Santos and Rio de Jan
iero wereclosed, and a moratorium was threatened in Brazil.
Now the present difficulty has been averted through the
fresh loan, and the basis of it is the pledge of Sao Paulo to
get out of the coffee valorization scheme which it followed
to an inevitable fate.
ThP Amfnean farm board
encewhen it tries to fix prices on wheat and cotton and then
to maintain those prices with public funds.
Oregon's Changing Rail Map
THINGS are moving fast in the Orego nrailroad world. Like
quick moves on a checkerboard come the applications of
the Hill lines for permission to invade western Oregon. The
Great Northern, backing the
Bor. First there is the branch up the Santiam, then the line
from Eugene to the Siuslaw, now the purchase of the Valley
& Siletz from Independence to Valsetz. All of these are
proposed as mere feeder lines to the present line running
from Portland to Eugene. There is always the possibility
however that a conection may be made either at Bend or
Klamath Falls with the proposed G. N. -Western Pacific
through line to California.
Salem is interested in these moves of the Oregon Elec
tric because Salem will benefit
route with the construction work now forecast. Will the new
branch lines be electrified? Will steam trains be run on the
old main line? These are practical operating problems. The
cost of electrification is so great "that is it very doubtful if
the feeder lines will be electrified. Whether steam trains will
.operate on the main stem may depend quite largely on wheth
er the road is made a mam line
of Portland.
In any event it would appear that extensive reconstruc
tion of line would be required to make the road suitable for
handling heavy tonnage such as the big movement of lum
ber and timber products will supply. For years maintenance
of way has been starved because funds were not in hand,
receipts barely taking care of operating expenses and not
that m later years.
The connection with the
Salem the terminus of this
as that line is steam and the
One wonders if the Southern Pacific was caught nap
ping on this Valley and Siletz
have figured the road was
sometimes wonder ourselves
tion is financially wise. The
not think so, for it has refrained from sharing in the pro
gram, though it is a half-owner of the S. P. S. which owns
the Oregon Electric and Oregon Trunk.
Movie
THE international commission at Shanghai has acceded to
the wrathy demand of Chinese for the withdrawal of the
Harold Lloyd picture "Welcome Danger." The story is con
structed around tong wars in the Chinese underworld of an
American city with a portrayal of the ancient Chinatown
now chiefly a matter of history: opium dens, gambling, Chin
ese gangsters. Lloyd himself plays the part of a boob detect
ive .
The picture may have been acceptable to American aud
iences but quite objectionable to Chinese in their native city.
It illustrates the false impressions which our movie and talk
ie export business may give of the United States. We can see
a wild-west show for instance and know that it is warmed
over fiction. Germans and Englishmen who see it think that
it is a portrayal of present day life in the Far West of Amer
ica. Many of our pictures too show phases of life which are
incidental to American civilization; they are of Hollywood
but not of Stockton; of New York bat not of Atlanta. The
lascivious sex dramas give folk of other lands an entirely
wrong conception of American standards of living.
We do not know that anything can be done about it. The
producers build for profit and ship out what they think will
yield a profit. They should at any rate export those films
which will not offend the racial consciousness of those they
expect Ho serve.
' The London disarmament conference is like a top that has been
spinning long, long time but Is getting groggy and rocking all over
the floor before It comes to fun
on it andiget the meet over quickly, taking what salvage is possible
eat of a three-way agreement.
The bee-keepers hare asked
He will take care not to stir up
A Spokane woman wants damages tor loss of an eyebrow In an
suto. wreck. But a while ago the
their presence was damaging to
, The cherry tariff showed up an nice and red and Juicy until
worm was discovered in.lt. It needs another spraying by McNary
tad Hawley to save the crop,
No Fear Shall Awe.n
flies in the face ot all exneri-'
Oregon Electric, is the aggres-1
along wit hother points on the
or remains a branch line out
Valley and Siletz might make
branch, though hardly so long
one through Salem electric.
deal. Perhaps not, the S. P. may
not Worth the investment. We
if the Great Northern's ambi
Northern Pacific evidently does
Exports
stop. Some one should put his foot
Governor Norblad to address them.
a hornet's nest.
ladies were plucking them because
their beauty.
HEALTH
Today's Talk
By R. S. Copeland, M. P.
There Is an eld Italian proverb
which Mrs. "Where the sun does
not go the doctor does." From
the earliest
times the son
has b n
known to frrre
woadrou
Benefits to
animals and to
man. slants of
the field, -and
to all living
thiags.
The crest
benefits that
lie In the aun
Hrht as erea
tora of health
and tn Arerea
Uon ot disease
are beginning
to be better
known In 'the light of present
day research. In the past' the
beneficial action of sunlight has
been attributed tn large to heat
rather than to light. New we
know that the action ot light in
killing germs is of immense Im
portance in promoting a healthy
condition of the tissues In man
and in animals.
Observe the domestic and farm
animals and poultry. They seek
out the sunlight. It adds to their
content. Farm animals, as the
farmer knows, require a certain
amount of direct sunlight for
physical wellbeJng. And so does
the human being. A dally sun-bath
would 'restore many a seml-ln-ralid
to health ft properly taken.
The trouble is that people wQI
not take the time and trouble to
get the direct rays of the sun.
If we only could hare Just the
thing needful our houses would
be filled with windows. They
would be thrown open wide to
let in the air and the full rays
of the sun.
How many know the powerful
disinfectant that the sun is? The
germs of disease wither with long
exposure to the sunlight. Take
tuberculosis. The doctors tell us
that in some localities this dis
ease is on the increase. But tuber
culosis is curable. With fresh air
and sunshine, good food and com
plete rest this disease can be put
to rout.
Rickets is one ot the most
common disease or cmianooa.
Lack of fresh aid and sunshine
and under-nourishment are re
sponsible for thousands of cases
annually. This deficiency disease
has been successfully overcome
by the right food and by cod liver
loll, or "bottled sunshine," as it is
Now that the spring and sum
mer months are upon us, there
will be opportunity for everyone
to get out into the freash air and
God's sunshine. Be out-of-doors
all that you can. After the long
winter months, many a child and
thousands of adults necd the
stimulating and healing powers
of the sunlight.
It Is remarkable what recuper
ative and disinfecting powers lie
in the sun's rays. For the well
person, for the semi-invalid and
for the bed-ridden patient the
direct rays of the sun are life
giving. Diseases-are benefited by
it Ton cannot be physically fit
unless yon hare it.
Much experimenting Is going on
with certain kinds of window
glass which enable the ultra-rio-
let rays of the'sun, to penetrate.
It is well known that ordinary
window glass does not enable
these rays to filter through. But
as yet such glass is not in com
mon use because of the expense
Light therapy Is being carried
on. too. by means of the various
lamps. All these things are help
ful, but rich and poor alike can
have God s good sunshine at this
time of the year.
Make a good resolution to be
out-of-doors In the sunshine
every day, every moment possible.
in the coming months. Build for
health and happiness.
Answer to Health Queries
A. R. Q. Are little red veins
under the skin a sign of cancer?
2. What causes a pain around
the heart especially after being
upset over something?
3. What should a woman
aged 37. 5 ft. tall weigh?
A. No.
2. May be due to nervous
ness. Have your heart examined.
3. She should weight about
125 pounds.
E. F. Q. What would you ad
vise for pimples?
A. Correct your diet and
avoid constipation. Cut down on
sugar, starches and coffee. Eat
simple food. For further inform
ation send self-addressed stamp
ed envelope.
M. R. C. Q. How can I reduce?
A. Weight reduction is chief
ly a matter of self-control as re
gards diet. Eat very sparingly ot
starches, sugars and fats.
Yesterdays
... Of 0U Oregon
Town Talks froan The States
man Oar Fathers Reed
Anril SO, 1PO.T.
George Peaxce received from
F. A. Wiggins, agent for one of
the special automobile insurance
companies, settlement In full foa
all damages to his car In the gas
oline explosion at McMinnvllle
last fall.
A city ordinance which would
provide for licensing the sale of
trading stamps by merchants was
Introduced In the city council
this week. However, yesterday
juage Bellinger jot the United
states district eourt at Portland
declared a similar city ordinance
unconstitutional so It Is nnlikelr
the local ordinance will Be push
ed runner.
In a game replete with all kinds
of errors, mlsplays and balloon
(ascensions, the Willamette uni
versity baseball team took the
Salem high school outfit Into
camp by a score of 22 to 8.
County Judge J. H, Scott. baa
been named to attend and - de
Urer an address at a good roads
meeting tn Pendleton, afar It
I ana 20.
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CHAPTER VTL
Betty didn't know of Nell's
penchant for Rod, but she did
know that the bridesmaid had
wanted to be maid of honor and
she secretely exulted over the sit
uation.
She was about to propose that
they telephone for Mrs. Penning
ton when Pearl came to her and
said:
"Miss Betty, ma'am some while
ago Mr. Pennington, he tele
phoned to know was his wife here.
And I tole him she wasn't."
"How long ago, Pearl?"
"Lak 'bout half an hour, may
be, maybe not so long, maybe a
quarter-hour.
"That's funny. The Penning-
tons went home together, didn't
they. Aunt Judy?"
"Yes. Betty. I said good-bye to
the two, as they left the house."
" WelL then," and Burton Lamb
sised up the situation, "Emily
took Mrs. Pennington with her
over to the hospital to see the
new baby, and they're no idea
how the time has gone by!
That's Emily all overt" de
clared Ken Harding. Ot course,
Burt, you're right. How can any
body be so thoughtless and so
careless of other people's coaven-
inces?"
"Well," Mr. Spinks said decid
edly, "either we put this thing
over or we don't. I suggest we go
right straight bang through with
it, and we'll Just have time If we
begin at once, and then you folks
can coach Miss Duane and Mrs.
Pennington in their parts after
ward. Like's not they'll come in
while we're at it- Mr. Garner, you
get up there in the bower, will
you?"
Burton Lamb went back to the
lounge to tell Rodney of the de
cision, and to his surprise the ob
durate bridegroom refused to
budge.
"But Rod you must. And, too,
Emily and Mrs. Pennington will
Lay Sermons
AN EASTER MEDITATION'
"And the angel answered and said
onto the women, Fear not ye." Mat
thew 28:6.
Once again It Is the dawn of
the first day of the week. It Is
Easter Sabbath, and the Christian
world goes forth to proclaim anew
iter belief in the Immortality of
the soul. The majority accept the
biblical story of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ, and accept It as
adequate proof of the future life.
To them the Easter Sabbath
comes as a day of renewal. The
old, life dies, the new life Is born.
The fresh air ot spring, and the
soft sunshine quicken the sap
within man's soul to fresh rigor
and new growth.
Others, more critical, doubt the
new testament story. They are
not favored as was Thomas with
physical proof in the pierced
hands and the gaping side of the
Master. The twice-told story does
not bring- them that Abjective
proof which they demand as evi
dence ot the soul's triumph over
death. Their skeptical minds hunt
flaws in the account, raise ques
tions about the credibility of the
alleged witnesses and the relia
bility of the reporting.
But whether one be believer or
critic, credulous or skeptical, he
ean yet catch the truth of the an
gelic message on that first Easter.
Speaking tothe sorrowing Marys
who made their way through the
dusky dawn to the tomb where
Jesus had been lain, the heaven
ly visitor surprising them as they
found aas empty cavern, said:
"Fear set ye. ,
' Why fear death? It Is as na
tural a thing aa birth; the end of
the other Is the beginning. Car
lyle wrote; "Frightful to all men
lis Death, from the old named
THE WORLD'S BEST EASTER
' :
M EN DIY?"
CAROLYN WELLS
know their stunts without re
hearsing. But yon won't. Ton
don't want to come a cropper at
the big show, and you sure will
if you don't get onto the quirks
right here and now."
"Emily will tell me Just what
to do, and I'm not such a stupid
that I can't catch on. And it I
make a terrible break, they'll for
give a clumsy bridegroom."
Rod settled back in the corner
ot the sofa and lit another cig
arette. "You're a brute." Lamb told
Rodney, "I haven't time to argue
with you, but as I'm your best
man, I've got to get you through
somehow, I suppose. All right,
I'll do your act myself, and then
I can coach you. For Heaven's
sake, when Emily comes, shoot
over to the drawing room as fast
as yon can. Yon may be In time."
Lamb returned and made up
the most plausible yarn he could
think of. and advised Spinks to
whizz things through.
"You." Spinks said to Aunt
Judy, "please stand up here and
personate the matron of honor.
That's right, a little more to the
left. There. Now Miss Maid of
Honor, you stand there. Brides
maid Number One yes that's
right here, take your bunches of
flowers," he gave each one of his
artificial horrors. "Now stand on
your left foot, ready to advance
to the music hold on. Bob, I
haven't stood up the men yet."
The men were duly stood up.
Lamb insisting on being bride
groom and saying he could und
erstudy that and be best man al
so. Spinks suddenly found he had
no bride!
Betty was determined to get
letter-perfect in her own part.
and Nell exulted In any contre
temps that threatened the perfect
performance of Emily's wedding
pageant.
Wildly, Spinks looked around.
King of Terrors." But what is
terrible about it? It has been not
ed that when death comes the
fear seems to pass, and one know
ing the end is near Is yet recon
ciled to the great change.
Much ot tbe fear that has at
tended death is the heritage of
ancient superstition and machina
tions of priestcraft. Even yet
death is used to scare folk into
pious ways. We are quite the vict
ims of our terrors. The Marys
gazing into a black and empty
tomb felt their hearts sink witnm
them because they feared that
something had happened to a
dead body. But how glorious was
the knowledge that soon burst up
on them "He Is not here; he is
risen as he said. Fear vanished;
Joy returned.
That was the angels' message.
In the core ot that message lies
the secret of that perennial hope
of Immortality that springs with
in the heart. Death, darkness, de
spair, disappearance, disintegra
tion, what are they but the cre
atures and objects of Peart Life,
immortality, what are they but
the essence of Hope? And as mor
al optimism seems the most whole
some thing In life, the most tn
accord with our sens ot ultimate
reality so does the rational mind
continually buDd oil Hope and
not on Fear. Fear spells the dis
solution of values, the negation ot
values. Faith and Hope write "but
the realisation of values, the en
durance of values. .
Ti the Easter morning. Bear
again ye wh believe and re who
doubt: re who question and ye
who accept. The word comes as
from heavenly, seraph, . bearing
the heart of the Easter message:
"Fear not ye."
BONNET
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No servants could be seen their
peeping had been strictly' forbid
den with the exception of Pearl,
always a privileged character.
Catching sight of a human be
ing, the Rehearser grabbed at
her as the only possible last
straw, and pushed her into place
at Aunt Judy's side.
"Never mind the matron of
honor," he shouted, dancing
about in an agony of haste and
excitement. "You've got to give
the bride away, ain't you? And
you've got to have a bride to give
away! Well, this is it!"
"Best thing, too," he exulted.
"Now, you. Blacky, you pay strict
attention to everything I say, and
then you can tell your mistress
exactly what she is to do. See?"
Being nobody's fool. Pearl saw
and realized that this was no
joke, but that she was to bo of
real help to her beloved Miss
Em'ly and she put her whole
mind on the task.
the arm of Aunt Judy, as in
th earm of Aunt Judy, as in
structed, and stood waiting, every
sense alert to obtain all possible
information to pass along to the
real bride later.
Aunt Judy, too, caught the
spirit of the thing, and if some
of the bridesmaids giggled at the
ill-assorted assembly, the princi
pals did not. '
Burton Lamb, doubling as the
bridegroom and best man, stood
back of a tall palm, awaiting the
signal to show himself.
But when the opening strains
of Mendelssohn were jerked out
of the grand piano by the me
chanical talent of Spinks' assist
ant, it was too much, and except
ing, perhaps, the minister, the
whole party went off in peals of
laughter.
Even this did not bring Rodney
Sayre to the scene.
He was thinking deeply. He
well knew Emily's wilful ways,
her sudden yielding to a whim,
but he didn't think she would
forget or ignore the rehearsal ot
their wedding.
He was not at all angry with
her, or even annoyed, but he
couldn't quite understand.
Well, at any rate, he could
obey orders. She had said "Don't
budge from that soft until I cpme
back. and nothing short of an
Irresistible force would make him
budge.
Nor was this merely a dogged
or slavish obedience to orders.
It was only that Rod loved his
Emily so truly and so deeply that
he wanted to do as she asked him
now and always.
She was whimsical, wilful, yes
even stubborn; or, as that queer
man had put it. "pig headed,"
but with It all she was open to-1
conviction and quick to acknowl
edge her mistakes.
80 Rodney eat and mused, and
when the music began and the
party broke into laughter, he
heard it unheeding.
What to him was a wedding re
hearsal without Emily? Had he
taken his part, probably Nell
Harding would hare slipped into
tne bride's place, and that would
hare been more than he could
stand.
"Well, all he could do was to
wait. When she came, she would
toll him all about it; though be
tnougnt he knew already, and
smiled a Uttfe as he fancied Em
ily bending orer the adorable lit
tle bundle of humanity and' mak
ing those crooning sounds that
all women use to address a baby.
A step on the veranda was fol
lowed by the entrance ot Jim Pen
nington. He looked at Sayre la aston
ishment.. "
"What are you doing flecktaa
la her alone? la the rehearsal
over? I called tn to take Polly
aawaaav
(To be continued)
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Tha Oregon penitentiary:
w s "W
Under the heading; "Com
ment," In the description of the
Oregon state
penitenti a r y,
the recently is
sued "Hand
book of Ameri
can Prisons,
has the follow
ing: "The flax in
dustry In this
institution Is
on an Interest
ing basis. The
state supplies
neighbo ring
seed, planting B- J- Heradrtcks
instructions, manufactures flax
pullers, and guarantees to pur
chase the crop. The flax is thresh
ed at the prison, the seed sold and
the fiber prepared for market.
This industry is on the state
account plan, but is conducted on
a somewhat different basis from
that usual In prison population.
. . . The pay system Is a good
one, as far as the men actually
employed are concernesl. The
principle of giving preference to
men with dependents, in assign
ing work, carrying a wage, is a
wise one."
Under the heading, "Compen
sation," the article reads: "Men
working In gun crews in flax
fields receive 25 cents a day;
those in the flax mill on piece
work receive from 25 cents to SI
a day. Men with dependents are
selected for the details which
pay wages." (Only men working
in the flax industry, so far, re
ceive wages at the Oregon peni
tentiary.) Turning to the report on the
Minnesota state prison at Still
water, after the industrial pro
gram of which that of the Oregon
penitentiary is planned, .the re
volving fund, law of both being
as nearly alfke as constitutional
provisions permit, one finds,
under the heading "Comment,"
the following:
m
"This is a notable institution In
two important respects. Its plant
is the best of its kind in the
country, and its industrial organ
ization one of the most effective.
The plant, carefully planned and
built as one construction Job,
gives this institution a physical
equipment that is probably un
surpassed In tbe country.
S S
"Industrially the institution
has an enviable record. Its shops
are modern in design and con
struction, well lighted and ventil
ated, and provided with adequate
toilet and washing facilities;
the working conditions through
out are excellent. ALL OP IN
MATES are employed (over 1200
on June 30, 192S, when the re
port was written), arid the In
dustries are of a type In which
men find profitable employment
on the outside . . . The pay sys
tem, one of the best in the coun
try, provides a "minimum of 25
cents a day for every man who
works, whether on maintenance
or in the industries. The pay
runs from 25 cents to $1.25 a
day, and. H is said, overages
about 50 cents. (It runs to as
high as 12.50, where an inmate
has a large dependent family on
the outside).
n m
"The pay system to Inmates Is
supplanted by a grant to depend
ent families which amounts to
something over f20",000 a. year.
In addition to this, the larger
part of the pay of men with de
pendents Is sent to the families.
W
"No other state has given equal
recognition to the responsibility
of the state toward dependent
families of men tn prison. Such, a
system not only enables the fam
ilies to avoid total dependence on
charity, but helps the prisoners
to contribute to the support of
their families and tends to avoid
breaking down the family bond."
"The Industrial organization
has been carefully worked out.
The head of the industries, like
the head of any other department
of the Institution, Is responsible
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HOBOOY NEEDS TO HAVE GRAY.
HI i LOOK OLD HI
This Iba Aged Sixty-fire, Omct Old
Looking and Gray, Looks Like
. Only Forty Now
.
GRAY HAIR DISAPPEARED AFTER
USING REMARKABLE NEW TONIC
Has Made His Hair Look Well
Groomed, Thick raid
Ywithful
"I had occasion to apply tn a
poaitiea not tour ago and 1 aetked!
Ike ate though gray haired thess-l
aetrea, took one leek at say aray
fcair which rave ate aa aged
Pa ranee and say chances for that
wort reae, The minute folks
year gray hairs ther eJaaa red
aa aid. It leal fair, aat it Is traaJ
wtu ssawn Moriet of Orttnsa,
niseonsta, neons .
- ax tn.au as SMUta nasi immiu
aace ia geed, bat the gray ImirrJ
gave away ray age f 551, M r C1H
VL .? . little Lea's!
suir omc lata say acala each
Vr" V iaai it was sosm sort
Of ttumbug. dye or para bank, fat
"ry-Pre my gray hair be.
m gradually gettm darker and1
if After using three
TiTS f1 r tr was tne same
jji ss?! fl wteu wrivpnk
-! fradatl fell arcing awlCe, Brertweed. Mi- '
to the warden, so that the prin.
ciple ot unity in institutional
control is observed. The organi
zation is comparable in its com
pleteness, from the purchase of
supplies to the sale of the manu
factured product, to other large
business corporations. The suc
cess of the industries indicates
that the charge ot inefficiency,
made against prison labor so often
that It is generally believed, is
by no means proven. The devel
opment here Indicates that the
difficulty in many states is rather
in their industrial organisa
tion. ...
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"The state ts fortunate In hav
ing a plant admirable In so many
respects and an Industrial system
that has covered the cost of run
ning the institution every year
since 1902.
"These accomplishments are all
the more noticeable when the sit
uation in this 6tate Is compared
with that in so many other
states."
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The Stlllwter institution makes
binder twine, rope and reapers,
mowers, rakes, etc. The sisal for
the twine comee from Yucatan.
Mexico. The raw material for the
rope comes from the Philippines.
The profit is on these. The work
of making reapers, mowers, rakes,
etc., yields no profit, or very lit
tle. n
In the Oregon prison, the flax
comes from hauling distance
from the farms ot surrounding
counties, and the other raw ma
terials, such as lime rock, etc.,
are found or produced In this
state. So the Oregon prison indus
tries are by that much on a better
basis than those ot the Stillwater
institution, and more generally
beneficial to the people of the
state as a whole.
'm'm'm
The great item is this: The
system tends to reformation. It
humanizes a prison; makes It a
reformatory, far above the aver
age in efficiency of the so-called
reformatories established for the
one purpose ot reforming convict
ed men, in the various states.
s s
Work, and a daily wage, is the
basis; the only true basis. The
Stillwater prison was built in one
Job, at large expense. The Minne
sota constitution allows the state
to borrow money without limit.
So there was no limit to the re
volving fund from the first. Now
it always has a surplus of $1,000,
000 to 31,000.000.
s s
Oregon's prison must work its
way to self support while at
Stillwater the thing was done at
one jump. At first there was a
wage, there, for industry workers
only. The same as here. But grad
ually it was extended, as it will
be here, t every, worker.
Now have followed there, as
will be followed here, grants for
dependent families. That is hu-.
man. It Is common sense. The in
nocent, who often suffer more
than the guilty, are sanely given
help.
s
Families on the outside are
held together. The man when he
has paid the penalty has a place
to go. Or. 'having ao family, ha
has a stake tor a new start,
(Ia later issues this column
will contain more about what the
"Handbook of American Prisons'
teaches in the way of modern pen
ology, from actual experience' )
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Aurora
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AURORA, April It Stephen
Kraus is enjoying ( ?) the mumps.
He says It wouldn't be quite so
bad it it weren't baseball time.
Stephen Is a great fan.
A meeting of the members of
the Health Center was called for
one o'clock Thursday. It was an
nual election day and the officers
chosen for the coming year were:
Mrs. A. L. Strickland, chairman.
Mrs. Harry Evans, rice-chairman.
Mrs. Anrelia Powers, See.-Treas.
Miss Bryant, Marian county
health nurse was present.
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