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The OREGON STATESMAN, Saleny Oregon, Saturday Mondng, Febroary 7, 1931 PAGE FOUR 4 i 1 i ' "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman, March 28, 1821 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. SitiaccivSheldon F. Sackett, PublisherB Charles A. SpRacvE - - j - Editor-ilanager Sheldon F.-Sackett - - - - - Managing Editor Member of: the Associated Press Tba Associated Prens Is exclnsirelr entitled to tho ve tor r-ubllea-tiow of all nawa dispatcher credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives : Arthur W. Stype Inc.. Portland. Security Bldg. San Francisco. Sliaron : Bldgr. : Los Angeled; W. Pac Bid. Eastern Advertising I Representatives: Forl-rarson-Steclier,lnc., New 'York. 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago, 360 .X. Michigan Ave. Entered at the Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, an Second-Clas Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Burmese office, SIS S. Commeteiall Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mai! Subscription Rates. In Advene Within Oregon: Sunday. 1 Mo. 60 cents; 3 ft. $1.25 Mo. $2.25; 1 year $1.00. Else whero to cents per Mo. ior $$.00 for X year la advance. By City Carrier: 50 eentsia month; $5.60 a year la advance. Per Copy 2 cents. On trains and jNews Stands 6 cents. Head-hunting at Astoria THE federalist naturalization examiner, W. Blackman, in a hearing at Astoria announced that his department would view with strong i suspicion applicants for naturali sation who were readers! of the Toveri, Finnish language newspaper published at Astoria. He stated the government had evidence to the effect that the editors and managers of the Toveri are members of the communist party and that the paper "is believed" to be supported by the communist party. On this showing two applicants for citizenship pa pers had their hearings continued a month when they ad mitted they were subscribers to the Toveri, but claimed they read it for the news and not because they were in ac cord with its opinions. 1 This looks like carrying heresy hunting to an extreme. If the paper is privileged to be published, why should the mere subscribers be subject to I challenge in getting their naturalization papers? It reminds one of the saying in the days of the French Revolution: "You are suspect, he is sus pect, we are suspect." The applicant is under suspicion be cause the paper he subscribes to is under suspicion sus picion squared, we suppose. . We have seen some iof these naturalization examiners in action, and their methods are a reproach to the govern ment supposed to be founded on principles of human liber ty. They harass the applicants, nag them, treat them like persons charged with some criminal offense. The poor ap plicants are at great disadvantage. Their knowledge of the language is often imperfect, their facilities of speaking poor. They are naturally nervous and frightened; and the J barking of the examiner, his line of questioning, serve to terrify the applicant still more. There have been times when the judge called down the examiner for his violent methods, i An applicant for citizenship here is entitled to a fair hearing and to decent interrogation. It is going too far to mrtfriniL Yiirn rn Rtisnirion and to har him because of SUST)i- cion, as is announced at Astoria, is to make the proceedings ridiculous as well as illegal. Another Throw-Back in Legislation A RESOLUTION calling for a constitutional amendment to enable the legislature to fix property qualifications for voting on bond and tax matters passed the house. It Eeeks to fix the constitution so the Eddy laws, now deceas ed through court chloroform might be revived. We have fought this sort of legislation so long that it gets weari some to have to reiterate our stand against it. Holding property is not always the best test of capacity to vote. Voting is presumably an expression, of the will of the peo ple; and property is always held subject to the exercise of that popular will. ?. ; More property has been ruined by legislative enactment than by voting bonds and taxes. The bond issues that have been voted are usually those that are supported by the bank presidents, the leading business men and town merchants as necessary for city development. Under our system of taxation, taxes are shifted from one to another so that most everyone feels something of the burden of support of gov ernment. We have gotten along without the property qualifica tion quite successfully. The towns with debt troubles now are principally those With Bancroft bonds which would not be affected by this measure. The senate should kill this Nichols-Schulmerich resolution. If it does not the people of Oregon will at the next election.' The best team-work so far shown in the session was the work of the southwest Oregon representation in putting over the Rogue river fish bill. In the face of the verdict of the people at the last election, and of previous refusals of the legislature to close the stream to commercial fishing, the piloting of this fish! bill through both houses success fully was a mighty skillful ing. If the administration had the legislative leadership that this Rogue fish bill had, its favorite pieces of legisla tion would have had easy sailing. "Notes of Progress" PORTLAND'S morninflr dailv: for snmc months rsf ikbpH JL a portion of column eight of its front page to give opti mistic "notes of progress" calculated to inspire fresh con fidence in the business world. Thursday it used the lead on this column with a" news story involving a loan company at Aurora, officers of which were also officers of the Aurora State bank. The story was based on the complaint of a liti gant and his attorney charging fraud against the individ uals and alleging that the loan company was bankrupt. The effect of this story in Aurora could easily have been foretold. A run developed when the bank opened and the directors had to close the bank. It is the business of a newspaper to print the news regardless of whom it hurts. It is also the responsibility of a newspaper to weigh the news, both as to the probability of its truthfulness and as to its effect upon individuals and communities in deciding on the prominence it should re ceive. Here we have, partjy if not largely as a result of this inflammatory story in the Oregonian, a bank closed, a community given a serious blow, individuals injured finan cially and in reputation! All this in the allegations of a complainant in a civil action the truth of which remains in doubt until determined by judicial process. "Notes of progress will have an empty sound in Au rora for some time to come, t The Reign of Suspicion THE sideline spectator of the trend of events cannot but reflect upon the lack of confidence among the people In their public servants People of the state are presumed , iiow to be suspicious of the public service commission aa a tool oi tne interests. A Kinta Rpnnfm tnu ,,a v u.n. x the present Portland city council with "home rule" for utili- ccrjfwcr mere is distrust and suspicion. i e f'thb there are those who.would plunge the state or units of thm fjt in a,,... . " public ownership! involving the investment and' manage ment of millions ot dollars worth of property, giving chance for craft, favoritism, rmlitwi mn ,j,,.7kI J..! i ?l?zz TF bureaucratic inefficiency. If we cannot trust our public officials now,, why put more power-in -their handa, wer-,, the handling of which they are inexperienced and naturally incompetent ?: ; Public OWTlPrshin maw am4 tnaa . does-ao in spite of the difficulties which we have mentioned. niiD piece of legislative maneuver HEALTH Todai Talk By It, 8. Copeland, M. P. - On of th most annoying con ditions that doctors encounter la the ailment called "shinties." It t extr emely painful, obstin ate and wear ing. It is Quite disabling when - affecting old people, i ' f ' i This I disease is usually found in elder. AV i 7 may occur In 1 cV and children i JCS It Is quite rare a V ii 'ii I in. neranm of D&CDPELAia middle age. Fever la the first conspicuous sign. This is soon followed by a localised akin disturbance. The eruption con sists of a group of small blisters. each about the size of a, small pea. The skin surrounding these blisters" becomes inflamed. The blisters may form any where on the body, but usually they follow .the course of a nerve. They appear most commonly on the abdomen, chest, neck, should ers' or arms. Pain is always present in shin gles. It may be slight, or so se vere as to prevent sleep. The paid is usually described as darting, burning, drawing or tugging. An acute attack may last from one week to as long as six weeks. In old and feeble Individuals shin gles may last for months and even for years. The disease has two redeeming features: In children the pain Is usually slight or entirely absent. Secondly, shlngleg seldom occur twice in the same individual , ! The exact cause of shingles la not known, (hough it is believed to be due to an infection. Atmos pheric changes, exposure to cold and wet, commonly bring on the attack. The disease 1$ believed by some to be a sign of a run down or fatigued condition. I often speak of it as the tired man's or tired woman's disease, j The treatment is essentially lo cal. Care must be taken to pro tect the parts involved .from In jury and Infection. This Is ac complished by - daily dressings with antiseptics and soothing lo tions. I The disease Is rarely dangerous to life. Occasionally It la followed by persistent neuralgic pains. This is particularly common when oo curlng in the aged. Involvement of the eye la a ser ious, but rare complication. When this happens the best of skill Is demanded In the treatment, j It is always best to consult a physician, so that all the neces sary precautions should be taken. His advice will lessen the pain and danger of complications. I Answers to Health Queries C. A. F. Q. Is yeast helpful ia the cure of pellagra? . i I A. If you have nellasrra ron should be under the care of a competent physician who will prescribe the proper diet and medication. Mildred S. M- O. What are the most common causes of neu ritis? ! 2 Do rou have a temperature with neuritis? tonsils. Infected gums, sinus in fections and often a eall bladder disturbance. 2 Not as a rule. j . M. B. E. Q. What causes psoriasis? 2 What causes the nose and throat to clog, especially in the early morning? I cough up black pniegm. A. Indiscretion in the diet is responsible for nsorlasis. The dift must be corrected and, as constipation is an important fac tor. It, too, must be corrected by eating the proper foods. i 2 You ; may be troubled with nasal catarrh which requires spe cial attention. i irm I The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers j To The Editor, Re Sunday's editorial on State flax Industry, we have been told of the great profits which were being made at this plant. Bar tram once advocated that the State secure a new site and build a new prison out of the proceeds of the flax plant, a large one In keeping with his big ideas, appar ently with the state boundary for its wails and Heaved for its roof. Our flax was better than the best, although It would not make fish twine, and as manager of the Oregon linen mill he promis ed us the finest table linen, al though he had neither material nor equipment at. his -disposal to do, and not the least idea of how to do it If he had both. During his management of this plant we were Jtreated to hixh sounding phrases as: on av paying basis and never again - world it operate at a loss, and of coarse he was working for nothing or the love of the game at f 3 09 per montn. t It la all being .blamed on old man depression bat the state flax was obliged to borrow $100,000 in 1929 to pay for the flax crop, this was before old man arrived on the -scene. The Oregon Linen MU1 wa kept on the sale lot bonds and when no longer could buyers be found the balance was hocked, this plant was at the end of Its resooreea before any depres sion set In and Bartram tried to find some Eastern concern to take It off his hands before the afore mentioned reared his ngly head. . The plea la now being made. on behalf of the farmer, who does not seen to be entfruxUstlo a contracts for 4700 acre were anl signed up last year-out off an at- tempt ie seere fTSO. . . A I ( J J ' j 1 J COORT-fVVAeTlAW W?OP 5HITt "Murder at Th murder of Baroness Ton Wlese at Eagle's Nest stirredhe town of Kingcllfte. Walter Vance, assistane chief of police, is In charge of the investigation, aided by his fiancee, "Bim" Mar tin, young newspaper reporter. A note, written byhe Baroness Is found near the body. Bim re calls seeing the Baroness slip the butler a piece of paper, whieh he denies. Suspicion is cast on Mary Frost, whose husband, Ted, had flirted with the Baroness. Mary's shawl Is found wrapped around the body. Mary claims she was unable to locate the shawl and left with Ted. It develops she re turned later for the shawl. Com plications arise when-it is learn ed that Laura Allen had borrow ed the shawl. Emily Hardy's maid heard the Baroness Quarrel. with her maid. Bim wonders about the wounds on the head and arm of the Baroness' maid. The Jewels of the Baroness have been stolen. Laura sayt she saw Mary entering the garden wear ing her shawl. Bim finds a stone from a man's ring on the sum mer house path. Laura denies wearing the shawl. Bim learns from the gardener that Bunny Baird was entertaining a lady in his bungalow. Bob Trent, gassed war veteran tells the police the Baroness Insulted his wife. Mrs. Trent is fear-stricken. CHAPTER XVI Between the sheriff and the assistant chief of police; with a hand of each beneath her arms to help her up the steep incline of Lowland Drive, Bim told of her encounter with Terrance OToole and his story about Bunny Baird. "He was sure the shadow be side Bunny's on the window blind was a woman s," she finished. 'And he felt terrible because he couldn't find out whose." They laughed at the old fel low's flare tor-scandal but admit ted that they, too, would be in terested in knowing the identity of the woman who kept after- midnight trysts with the artist. "Something odd about It." Walter observed, "for no one's ever seen Bair look at anyone but that. frozen-faced Allan girl." "You don't like Laura Allan, Wally?" "Who does except Baird?" "W-e-l-I . . . She's not a person you can get really close to but she's popular." . "Is she, Bim? Tou mean she hangs out with the Pine Hill gang but I'll bet even they would just as soon she picked on some one else. Em Hardy is one or those who wants her house tilled and who it's filled with doesn't cut much ice Just so there's plen ty around to lap her liquor aaa talk their heads off." "But Laura doesn't drink and she surely doesn't do any very heavy talking." "Huh; afraid she'll tip her hand. Is she?" N Bim regarded him In a puzzled way. "I've never heard you razz a woman before, sweet thing. What's the cause?" Bartram has promised that a bill will be introduced In the Belfast-parliament to permit of the importation of Oregon flax, al though this parliament has no authority to do so. As he Is Ca nadian citizen of high standing (roughly six feet) I suggest that he' use his "lnfloonce", with , the authorities at Ottawa' to allow him to ship Oregon flax into Can- In the current Issue of the Ore gon Magazine we have his latest effusion. In the concluding para graphs he atates that Oregon flax is equal and In most cases better than "that grown elsewhere,- in the light of known facta this is a de liberate. - calculated ntietatexaent and as it makes- its appearance with the meeting of the legisla-. tare It Is obviously- written Cor the consumption of the legbla-, tors. " : : SlgaedV Thomas McLean, T - ex & . ml Mi "CLOSED INCIDENTI'l . i .i TrrifiVr,' - , - w - - "v Eagle's Nest" fcMlg "No cause and I'm not ratting. The Allan sort panics me that's all, a woman with everything she's got messing around." "She doesn't mess around, Wally. What in .the world do you mean?" But Walter muttered "Forget It" and looked grimi Reynolds, too, looked grim; both men wore the expression Bim had eome to associate with that certain stub born silence men accord , women of whom they disapprove the si lence which is like a challenge to other women. Nevertheless she had no fur ther opportunity to pry for. they had left Lowland Drive for ' the narrower, private roadway at the right which led to a pine woodland; and they; now. passed beneath tall, green black trees which soughed dreamily In the mountain wind, and so into a bit of cleared space before a squat stone bungalow. As they stepped upon the wide veranda littered with miniature tables and magazines and ash trays, they could see, through the glassed-in northeast room, the tall, spare figure of Bunny Baird before an easel. He wore a wrinkled, paint-smeared smock and when he heard their step he came out, wiping his hands on the smock and staring with a rather absent expression In Lis nice, humorous eyes. "Law and order," he remark ed whimsically, offering an al most clean hand to Reynolds and to Walter, "and beauty," he add ed, greeting Bim. 'What could any man desire? Do you prefer the great outdoors to the fumes of the turpentine? - Sit here if you do and I'll rustle a drink." "For a sheriff and a cop?" Bim giggled. ! "Oh, It'll be soft. Near beer and pretzels for atmosphere." He brought bottles and glasses on a tray, his nice eyes smlMng, ram- oling on in his gentle voice.; "Now, then," as he finished the demands of. easy hospitality,: "How does Mahomet like j the mountain?" I they liked it and said so. "But kMahomet brings bad tidings'," Walter confessed. The artist glanced up quickly and shrugged. "So? 'Twas ever thus. Speak on, churJ." ! : ' "The Baroness was murdered last night, Baird." ' j ; j Bunny Baird placed his glass; on a nearby table, all his light ness falUng away. "Murdered gosh! But but it's unthinkable! Who " "We're working on that." "I see.' The artist relaxed, though- horror remained in his face. "She was the most beauti ful woman perfect. - I've an aversion for waste; for seeing perfection destroyed. Violent death . . ." -i . ; "We'd appreciate anything yon can tell us." Walter suggested.! "About the evening you under stand." . i . I "Of course. There Isn't much.; She the Baroness. spoke tome a minute or two about a piece of my work she'd seen in Paris; It was a landscape I'd done on the Midi that happened to catch her fancy. TJat, I believe, was after Hardy and the Baron had gone In, just before the. group on the terrace , broke up. Mrs. Hardy -came but, as I "recall, and we didn't finish the enversation." j "Did you ' miss the Baroneea from the party soon afterward r : "Miss her? Oh. I see whai yen mean. I believe she wat Into the house about then and' I did n't see her again. Lau that Is. Miss Allan, . wished to bid! ' hen good night and we -hang around a few-minutes expecting her back twt she didn't come and so .we didn't wait. , The . Trents were just ahead of u and Mary and Ted'Trost had been gone laeme time." - -t i Ton didn't, see -euW of Lb JWa as they were tea vtmg?" - "No; a I.aay, tWy'd lett be gore, prooaoiy am no v earlier, i - - l1yTn"rrrsi. ' "I see. What time was it when you left?" . Baird considered a moment and fixed the time at about half- past eleven. "Mis Allan brought me up; to the beginning of my drive on her way home." "Ton turned In at once?" "But It wasn't midnight yet? Baird smiled at the notion of wasting the night in sleep. "I'm rather an owl, you know. Like to read and smoke In the still dark up there. I'm around till almost morning as a rule." Walter nodded understanding- iy. "You had n visitor 1 last night." He made it a statement instead of a question and the artist repeated his words in a tone of polite inquiry, "A visit or?" but Bim saw the nice eyes go opaque and a sudden harden ing about the muscles of his jaw. "Yes, a woman," Walter went on implacably.; "At two this morning." , "You seem to know." drawled Bunny Baird, "So why ask me?" . "I am asking, th ugh. Who was the woman?" 7 "I shall not tell you that." the other man replied with a hint of steel beneath his perfect courtesy. "You don't deny it. however?" l "Why should I? No, of course I don't deny lt : Bim knew some way that on this Bunny Baird would stand, denying nothing, revealing noth ing about the .mysterious visitor whose shadow Terrance OToole had seen upon; the window blind in the early hours after the mur der. , ! "You realize that yon may be withholding valuable Information Baird?" ! "I certainly, do not. My per sonal affairs can have io pos sible bearing upon this investiga tion and I have no information to give, valuable or otherwise." " ; With this they were obliged to be content thovgh Sheriff Reynolds, at least, had no inten tion of nlowing the Identity of the unknown -woman to remain concealed, as ! Bim felt la her bones. ; They returned to Eagle's Nest the three of them, and there found the finger-print expert ready with his report. (To be continued) ; Editorial mment From Other Papers OREQOJTS RAILROAD i The man on the street will feel eatistied that the decision of the United States circuit court In the case of the proposed central Oregon railroad was in accord with common' sense whether or not he knows anything about the technicalities Involved. To compel a railroad to build what amouatar to n new line into an unoccupied -territory would be stretching authority . beyond any thing heretofore attempted. Cen tral Oregon people need a rail road there la no doabt about thaf pert but compelling atock- noidera la an existing road-- to furnish the funds for construc tion is jqnite another matter. As Judge 'Rudkln said In- his deci sion. If such authority is con tained in the law, then the law la unconstitutional. I The existing Interstate corn mere act decidedly limits the earning of any road; under the most favorabl' conditions the In vestment i not attractive and under competition as It exists to day, handicapped by - government requirements and high rates of wages, it la almost impossible Ut make half of. what -the -government permita. ' ; Trohably central . Oregon will go lor many years without a rLuireal: perhApe one will never - l be -Watt. As Wsbwar beoesne better and more numerous that BITS for Br n. J. HENDRICKS Two great bishops: j : , i (Continuing from yesterday;) The next morning tho wind had changed to the east. We were puUlng our boat by pars! The aloop came by and passed us, arriving at the Cascades some hours before us. i W . ! "Entering the Willamette river we . noticed that the river craft had colors at half mast. Inquiry gave us the information that the steamer Gazelle had. the morn ing before, blown up at the wharf killing nearly all on . board. (Of SO on board. 22 were killed out right, and man j wounded, in cluding a number of the most prominent lives against our per sistent efforts to reach Portland at an earlier moment. (Rev. Pearne was a little mixed on his dates., The Gazelle was blown up on the Willamette, at Canemab, just above the Oregon City falls.) U ; "The bishop's visit had been made a great blessing to the en tire church and ministers of Ore gon. His counsels were wise. His appointments of the. preachers were judicious. ' W V "In 182, I think. Bishop Simpson made his last trip to Oregon,' during my stay there. Three things stand out in ; my memory In connection with that visit. One -ras, the bishop's ser mon at the conference, and his address to the candidates for ad mission into the traveling con neetlon. A second was his ad dress on tt)t state of the countrr to an immense week night audi-i ence in Portland. Oregon. The demonstrations were not equal to what I witnessed in Washing ton three years later, as already described. Nor yet was it equal to what tradition describes as to his discourse at Chilllcothe, on the occasion of the reunion of the Ohio and Cincinnati confer ences. Yet the effort was recog nized by those present as one of the finest and most effectively eloquent addresses ever heard. "The third was a six or seven days' ride from Portland, Oregon in my buggy, with Bishop Simp son, to Yreka, California. ' We usually drove 40 or 60 miles in each day. The weather was charming. No rain fell during the whole trip. My two horses carried us the day's trip usually by; the middle of the afternoon. ; V "A messenger was sent out to invite in the neighbors to a re ligious meeting. The. - bishop would, give us a sweet, unpreten tious fire -side or sitting room talk on some previous topic,, and tne subdued anq subduing lnflu ence of those meetings I can never forget. The bishop was in the spirit of genial and . blessed fellowship. The people were often moved to tears, and sometimes to shouts, by his kindly and stir ring words. I never enjoyed a man's eonrersation and spirit more than his on that occasion. w ni "We never were without In teresting and profitable topics, and never was a person more able nor more willing than he to give out his views and his kindly fellowship to his traveling com panion. The return trip was be guiled of its loneliness by the memory of the drive from Port land to California. He was al ways welcomed and hospitably treated where we stopped. "I am sure that in all the fam ilies where we stopped. that visit will be remembered In years to come by those who entertained us. I was led to compare that drive with those which Bishop Asbury and his traveling com panion made all over this conti nent a hundred years ago and later. The social Influence of the early ministers In these fireside occasions was one. of its most prolific of blessings." It is gratifying to note that the state operated industries at the Oregon penitentiary are not to be junked, on account of the fact that the flax operation there shows a loss, chargeable mostly to the slump in prices of the man ufactured products. like flax seed, long line fiber, spinning tow. and upholstering tow, etc. W The present prices on all these products are about halt what they were a year ago. But no one could have predicted this; no one section or tne -nortnwest mayl find itself gettinr alone ouite I comfortably by the extensive use of motor trucks. At any rate It seems probable that the supreme court will confirm the view that Uncle Sam cannot compel invest ors to go Into their pockets for such an enterprise Yakima Re- pablic. Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town .Talks froaa The States aaa Oar Fathers Reed February 1, lOOO Street cars operated by J.Red man and W. N. Simon collided on a sharp curve on the corner of Third and Junction streets In Worth Salem. Redman was col lecting faree at the time and thought the other car was behind time. No one was seriously in jured but considerable damage was done to the cars. The opera- "Pirates of Pen zance" will be presented Friday under patronage of the following ladies: Mesdames: George T. Chamberlain. F. W. Waters, J. A. Carson, JC Hofer, M. Savage, F. A! .Wiggins, R. r. Hendricks. J. A. MeNary. Powers. H. C. Eapley. W. H. Byrd and Russell Catlln. A merry crowd left Salem Sun day for a trip up the river in the Wo. launch owned by Charles Dentson and Roy Neer. . Mia Lela Tamley left Tester day tor .Portland to spend a few day with friends. BREAKFAST could have helped it, any more than I the farmer could help the low price of wheat and other things that are his finished pro ducts, or could predict it. i ':'! 'is ' Ii No one' can look into the fu ture, but judging ft by the past, it Is ! reasonable to presume that the prices of flax products will soon be higher. It is certain that this Valley can turn off a high quality flax product at as slow a price! as it can be done any where in the world; possibly excluding Russia, ! in - case her "five year plan? shall be brought to a finish. I i V A large part of the loss charged ' off at the penitentiary Is for new machinery and appliances, and freight on the same, and insur ance.! All these but the last named should be charged to cap ital outlay. They had to be In stalled, ; In order to bring the plant up to anywhere near the point of profitable operation. ; j 1 r . ' 1 The prison Industries should be extended,-not curtailed. The auto plates for the state highway department could be turned out there, at a large profit. A tan nery j should be installed, for sup plying skins and hides for, boots and shoes. These should be- man ufactured there, to supply at least that Institution and the oth er state Institutions, like the asy lum,! etc. The knitting should be donei there; for all the state's re quirements, j , j! ! ' I - "Ii ! - !;!: - ' i The operations I of the state lime plant should be extended. There should be a system of cre dits established, in order to allow farmers needing agricultural lime to use more of It. The prices should be lowered. . !: I The ;blg thing Is employment for the inmates of the prison: next biggest thing a wage for the workers, like the flax Industry pays. The third biggest thing is to make the Institution self sup porting, which can be done, through its industries. And through industries that will help rather j than hinder free labor. and that will help agriculture, and therefore business generally. MILL CI1Y Mi IS I MILL CITT. Feb. H. H. Sharpless, who has conducted a real;' estate business here for some years and who is the owner of several small ! pieces of Mill City property, arrived at Klam ath Falls some time the fore part of the week, and appeared at the police station In that city, wjth the Teport that he did not know howl and when he arrived in the southern city. According to hi own statement there he feared that he was losing his mental fac ulties and It is thought he was suffering from an; attack' of am nesia. . j: ' ! Sharpless left j Mill City on Tuesday of last week in company withj Andy GaU for Salem, where it Is supposed that Sharpless boarded a train j for Klamath Falls. Gall returned to Mill City on Wednesday night. Sharpless, who j Is unmarried and j has no known relatives was discharged from the state hospit al about a year ago. After being taken to the coun- ' ty Infirmary at Klamath Falls for (observation. Sharpless was iateif removed to the state hos pital at Salem, reports here Wed nesday ! evening indicated. Conjecturing these reports it is thought here that a time of nearly a week had elapsed; be tween the time Sharpless came under the "epell" of lost memory and unUl the time he reported at tne police station at Klamath Falls, and his whereabouts and activities during this period Is shrouded in mystery. However, ho carried a sum of money which appeared to be Intact when i! he was interen, ' : R DAD WDI1 K TO 1 GIVE HEEDED JOBS LYONS. Feb. g. The govern ment surveyors have been work ing in this vicinity this week surveying the proposed right j of way ror tne continuation of the North Santlam highway which la to be opened through to Bend. Work 1 being ; done orr i irts of the road cow, but will not tart with much of a crew Until about April 1 it ha been: ! re ported. ; -. : j. i! At that time a considerable number of men anH teams lam to be employed. This will I re lieve the shortage of jobs to a certain . extent, also making; it possible for many families j to nave means for needed jrroceries ana doming, some or wnicn are in a deplorable condition present. Louis Eke, world famous rraphoiogttl tea positiveb rCyottr talea, vtrtua and faults la th brewings, Jrd an what not that yoa scribble when 1"iort thought". M 1 bl hii aimatura llWii a hom ml IS kaim pMK 4 , VSNCO CO. NZvW TOXJC IB 111 wzuaS$ ScribMhig3 i fcrrr A f 1 i i XT f ; r f i v t, k i f ' 'I' , I