The OREGON STATESMAN, Saleny Oregon, Saturday Mondng, Febroary 7, 1931
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' "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1821
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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
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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. . .
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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. ;
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"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
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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.
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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
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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 -
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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.
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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.
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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, ' :
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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.
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tea positiveb rCyottr talea, vtrtua
and faults la th brewings, Jrd an
what not that yoa scribble when 1"iort
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