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PAGE FOUR Tha OREGON STATESMAN, Salc&v Oreirau Saturday Mornlar, February 23, IBZl v - Sk ..K. . i i i ii Hi l l -A. '- ' Wd Faror Sways ta; No Ffar Shall Awe From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 ' . THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. . Chabixs A. SrBACus. Sheldok P. Sactoett, Publisher - Chasles A. Spragdb - .- - Editor-Managor EHXLDON F. Sacxjett - - Managing Editor Member of tb Associated Press ' . The Atxclat6d Pr Is axcliwlwly entitled ta the um 'rjjtiMlc tlm of Mil otwi dispatches credited to It r im otherwise credited in this paper. s ' Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthnr W. Btypea. Inc... Portland. Perm-Hr Sii8 rm, . ! Baa tfranclsco. Sharon Bldjf. ; I AnKHea. W Pac Bid. , , j Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Farsons-StecrtoMnc. New Tor. t71 Madlaoa Av, j Chicago. 36 N Michigan Aw i Entered at 1X0 Potto f fie at Salem, Oregon, as Secoiri-Cla Hatter. Published every KWiaj except Monday. Bust office, US S. Commercial Street. - ' Mali Subscription Kales, m i"; " . , f" V 75fl' R! lpeii'for , f Place for Is clear they have no copy desk in the legislature like they do in newspaper offices, or a lot: of the "editorial matter would be eliminated from the legislature. It is com- . liofa a coripcj nf "whereases which are matters of opinion as well m. i v,:n.-. w US' w see so huxuj uu ,"" - - "whereases" used as prelude to the conventional Be it en Acted by the state of . . v The Jntangioles tax bin, No. 379, Is a case in pomt. We presume the reason the bill was drafted with all the editorial comment" in the introduction was to make it ar gumentative in order to convince any court of its merit. If a bill is enacted it is supposed that there are plenty of reasons therefor without rehearsing them in a lengthy pre amble. , J To illustrate, we quote from the bill: Whereas It appears that intangible personal property, repre sented by money and credits in various forms, is held by residents Of Oregon in total value comparable to the value of all tne reai property In the state; and , - Whereas the ownership and possession ot Intangible personal property represents a benefit under the protection of government which appears not less valuable and secure; than that enjoyed in the ownership and possession of property of any other class or kind; and Whereas the Income consistently derived from intangible per sonal property represents a distinct taxpaylng ablUty which, in Justice and sound reason,' should bear a fair .share of the cost of government; And ' ' . Whereas 'the general property tax system, in its pretense of taxing intangible personal property by the same rule and method applying to real estate and tangible personalty. is pitifully Ineffect ual because of inherent defects in' theory and insuperable obstacles In administration; and Whereas there is a proper and Insistent demand for a fair and " efficient method jot taxing the Income from intangible personal property in lieu 4 the archaic. and impracticable ad valorem tax pn the property Itself, to afford a measure of relief to the owners of real estate and tangible personalty who now carry an unjust and distressful tax load, depressing alike to property values and to bus iness enterprises. Here are phrases which are "editorial" or "argumen tative": "injustice and sound reason," "in its pretense of taxing," "pitifully ineffectual," "inherent; defects in thedry and insuperable obstacles in administration "proper and insistent demand," "archaic and impracticable ad valorem tax," "unjust and distressful." j Without raising any question as tothe truth of the argument, why is all this material necessary? Why not simply start out: "Be it enacted by the people of the state of Oregon?"! This phrase invoking the highest authority, the people of the state, calls for no apology and no explan ation, .j , !" 1 Other bills besides HB 379 contain such superfluous material, and the practice seems to be growing. - A We think it would be better If the rules of the houses called for the' deletion of such preambles as a superfluous cluttering of bills and lawbooks. j - " j A Reform in the Court Process SEVERAL weeks ago The Statesman commented upon the v system ,of indictment by grand jury, condemning it as Archaic, tedious, cumbersome . and an impediment to swift justice. We urged the substitution of the method of charg ing a person with a crime through the direct filing on in- i XI A.' 1 lLi...i.l.. 4.1- j:. iorraauon vy ine prosecuiui ouiciai, m iuisoutic wio uia trict attorney. Grand juries could be reserved for the call by the judge of the circuit court whenever the judge felt ucn can was necessary, inis wouiQf,.De waere xne prose " cutor was inefficient or . where general corruption or mal feasance in office was feared. This same view is taken fessor of law In the University of Oregon, who has just concluded a country-wide study of the 'grand jury system, analyzing data from 7414 cases from over the United States. His work was' part of a survey on criminal justice being carried forward by Dr. Raymond Moley, professor of law at Columbia university. It is stated that the findings of both these authorities agree on the need of reform of the grand jury system of indictment. The report as sent out from the university is worth studyThe following is a summary of Prof. Morse's con clusions: , "The grand Jury is already fast -giving way. fto the Information method, and in 20 states this more modern method Is. In constant use. In seven other states Indictments are by information for all but a tew felonies, while tn the others, of which Oregon! is one, the grand Jury still holds forth. In Oregoa, Delaware and Georgia, however, a step forward has been taken by granting the accused the privilege pf waiving grand Jury trial and taking hia case di rectly to the circuit court without the usual delay caused by the double procedure. '. - . "Outstanding facts upon which Mr. Morse bases his conclusions IriAfavor of the information method are these: All but 4 per cent of the 7414 cases were actually initiated by the prosecuting officer, and only the. 4 per cent initiated . by the .grand jury or Its members; In only S per cent of the total did the grand Jury disagree with the prosecutor, thus proving that, the grand jury ' Is for " the most part merely a 'rubber stamp, for the prosecutor. c "One of the strongest arguments lntavor of the information method and against the grand jury, system is the -high cost" of the latter. Mr. Morse points out. It only a small portion of this cost were to be taken and expended tor higher salaries to attract a keener, more efficient type ot prosecuting officer." better government at lees expense would result.. Thus the public could have, full con fidence that it would be as well protected under 'the more modern method, especially in view of the positive facts found In the survey. "Speeding ud of Justice also would be of immense advantage to the public, and would rob the able advantages, that ot delay, it is Ehown.Where the grand jury system is used, witnesses xnuBt appear at the preliminary hearing, at the grand Jury trial and at the .circuit court trial. Often they re hard to keep track of, and time frequently dulls their memory. If one of these steps could be eliminated, with a conseauent saving of time, much greater efficiency 1 lavoyt -""" The chief investigator at the i A. poUce bureau says the act ress suit against David W. Griffith for $601,009 has "all the in gredients ot one needing a complete investigation.' We thought as much. The girl's complaint first said she was lured to Griffith's apartment by promise of an Ann Rutledge part la -the new picture Abraham Lincoln. Grlffithtnow shows that tha nictnra vn all fin. lshed on the date she claims she ""The Statesman says editorially that it doesn't always" agree with the New York World, but says Just the same such papers . as tho Now York World are a good thing tor tho country. Most any paper that disagreed with the Statesman we should say Was Stood thine for the eoaatrr Sllna In n T That's as good an excuse as John Zehntbauer. he makes tax committee he sold hs product k .9 ' ,wui iv to w aj 'aivlllzed' nations. - . r II and Blue Pencils as fact; but it seems unusual lanra i wiVi Ttrelimirmrv by Wayne L. Morse, a pro criminal ot -one of hia most valu would bo sure to result, it la bo- wai affronted by the veteran pro- any tor Slips to continue to exist. Jantxen bathing suita, told the to all the "civUised nations' on vuvy at no maraet in mo ua -. - Canned Milk ! By a O., Daner, U. IV Karioa Ooantr Dept. BealtTa - Much has been sala and writ- tan about - tho erllg ot cannad milk in the feeding of Infanta, Part of this criticism h. a a been Just and on- tho other hand thero are el rcumstaaees tinder which canned milk la a sat food for chUdren. Jor lastanoe it would be far safer in; tho t roplca or where tho sup ply of fresh milk la unsan t i . ....ik - i Dr. a a wr Thar are two forms of this kind ot milk on the market. . Condensed mUk is that , form to which a large amount of sugar has- boon added as a preservative. Not so many years ago a Tory wall known brand of this form of milk was used exten8ivelr for infant teed- Jag, but in very recent years it has been curtailed to a great ex tent.! To make such a milk, a safe feeding so far as tho sugar con tent was concerned it had to be diluted a great deal. This dilu tion made tho percentage of pro teins1 and fat too low for proper growth. Hence we saw fat babies but not healthy- ones. Tho hot summers .'carried many of these babies to. their graves because they had no resistance. Evaporated milk, the second form, is prepared by evaporating a certain amount, usually one half, of the water content. I Tho milk is then sterilized and put in cans. New processes have been devised so that the vitamin con tent of evaporated milk is largely retained. This milk makes' a per fectly safe baby food it adequate amounts of orange juica and cod liver oil are used. It can boused very easily where mothers make up lactic acid milk in tho homo. Another advantage of this milk is that it can be easily procured in any part of the world. It is hoped that readers will not get the impression that this kind of milk is advised In prefer ence to fresh milk. However If a good, sanitary fresh milk is not avaUable evaporated milk would provide the proper kind of food for tho Infant dietary. BETHEL SCHOOL IS Mill RECORD BETHEL. Feb. 1 7. Since the beginning of the school year the following pupUs have been nei ther absent . nor tardy: Lorraine Strawn, Inabelle . Creech, Mary Hamrlck, Ha May Creech, Lola Hamrlek, Jeaa . . Hain, Helaa Schuls. Tor February the per fect attendance pupils are Alfred Bahnsen, Werna Froehllck, Eve lyn Boles, Betty Bollng, Clarence Boling, Inabelle Creech, Ha May Creech. Helen Schuls. Jeaa Hala, Lois Hamrlck. Gertrude Froeh llck, Mary Hamrlck. Deau Lau derback, Lorraine Strawn. Tho . following clubs were or ganized at tha beginning of the school year: Pig club Junior Lauderbock, f Dean Lauderback. Handcraft club, Clarence BoUng. Sewing club. Division I. Lelsla Darr, Wanda Froehllck. Mary Hamrlck, Lois Hamrict. Sewing club. Division II, Inabelle Creech, Gertrude Froehllck, Evelyn Boles. Sheep club, Helen Schuls, Hilda Bahnsen. . Jefferson League Sponsors Sale JEFFERSON, Feb. 27 Sat urday afternoon the Epworth League or the Methodist church j will sponsor a cooked food sale beginning at 12 o'clock, at the Smith and Fontaine Annex. The leader for the devotional service next Sunday evening at 6:30 will be Ralph Beach. The league will also have a business meeting on Thursday! night of this week at the home of Miss Joanna Beach. Sundar the Junior league will visit the church services and a program is being worked out especially interesting for them. The topic of the ev ening- service, which wlU ibe at 7: so. win be, "A Religion; That Works la a Modem World. : Rev. D. George Cole, the pastor will speak. . Do .von rtm om )ur T T . - uvamci w uv wa vtw uia uuaum,- Barnum-Balley circus here two years ago? She was tho pretty little "'"s w.uu ma mo -giant nan fiange." Hanging by. one arm from a rlnr htrh fn tha tan -Ha il... v..i, . one time doing it-249 times in stonned in all fh. rf a ' " " V w.m.. ..u V. . in Copenhagen recently; and her mw w .auxornia. it ta remarxaoie tne punncity wnicn ner death received. Dailies all over the country reported It, and national magazines as well. Just a woman with a great circus act, but she had won tha heart of the world. I ; ; . Tho poUce aro looking, for a woman reported to be tho wife ot the man Gregory who was trying to seU Salem i incinerator oquip ment on promises of large returns ot profit. She is wanted on a charge ot obtaining money on false pretenses. Those profit checks on the Incinerator deal would have comeback 0nsf too. v J7?1 vsk wby it Is when anyone dare ftell tho truth and shame the devU." he geU the credit for it. Perhaps it is because of the fear that Os Is "warping the truth to serve the deviL Hal Patton is expected back after .wi, monins- vacation. But . t it, Hal? ! wash Judge Fee has been named federal Judge for Oregon, We have known lawyers whose middle -name was "fee' but none before whose surnames were that, '''''"'' - Tho Oregonlan seems to Jare stopped singing to tho legisla ture the old hymn: "Come home, ye who are weary, come ho-o-am. . . A.w look the ads these wwm ui aprmg u tiptoeing through the tulips again. f The new game refuge in Malheur county would be a good placo for "political' lame ducks. I - The only one we knew who suutiuisaioBw is SMunc Micnaei. . Pom seems to bo staging a i ONE BLESSING OF THE WORLD 1 I "Murder at The next minute Bixa had for gotten her doubts of Carl Carey. Besides being a thoroughly ac complished love-maker, ho also was a delightful companion and he seemed to understand intui tively that this was no time for tenderness. They rambled on down the drive beneath the lacy shadows ot the trees and began to talk in an entertaining way of Kiag cllffe, giving to Blm a new vi sion of the town. "But you're too good for a small town paper, he finished. "YouH make a sensation in New York. And bore's tho lad who's going to see that yon do, my dear. Ambition stirred In tier heart. A golden career wasn't this what she always bad coveted? She would have preferred to make every step of her way her self, but since help was offered she would be a fool to refuse It. She was so excited that her guard was down; she chattered unthinkingly about the people on Pine Hill, never realizing that Carey's cleverness might reach beyond her words end there dis cover what she meant to keep profoundly secret. Afterwards she was to wonder at his intim ate knowledge ot her friends; she was to question long and vainly how he bad come by the fact of Mary's jealousy ot Ted Frost and MiUicent's wlUingness to stop at no desperate deed which conceivably might benefit Boh Trent. As a matter ot duty Blm vis ited the station house after Car ey had left her on some myster ious errand of his own. She found Walter in charge a new Walter who was friendly but politely impersonal; ayoung man she could not by any stretch of the imagination regard as a sweetheart. This attitude was what she always had asked of him; yet, now, perversely enough it failed to satisfy her; ahe found herself resorting to "all sorts ot little- feminine wiles which bo persistently Ignored to bring again between them the old re lationship which i had snapped j isterday when he r Miked away and left her . before the gate house at Eagle's Nest with Carl Carey. ' Blm sighed, 'realizing that . it was no use, and told of her call on Mary, though naturally she said nothing ot the reason for v T)l..tln.. succession. For her everything ci.. jttu U. VUVUV. Oil, iQli UCAA. husband, also an acrobat. Is bring- next week at his place of business it was good as long as it lasted. . i: f : . days something tells our pocket- can tin that of fico ot public service recall oa th recent roTolutloa. Eagles Nest" W5"M that call. "It hasn't anything to do with the case, Wally, only it seems so so surprising to think of Mary being jealous, You re member' what Mr. Reynolds said about meek people when they forget to be meek? I I Just wanted to tell you. It sort of bothers me." "Glad to be of service as a listener." he remarked shortly, drumming on the desk with a pencil. Ho looked so remote, so hope lessly removed from her that Blm could not resist another attempt at reaching him. Blinking to keep back tho tears, she began softly. "Walter Tea?" ; Wany, dear . Their quarrel might have been patched op then and there and a great deal of heartache saved tor them both, had1 there not been an interruption. Crisp, determined footsteps came along tho corridor and then tho maid Imogene, looking like a' maid out of a French play in a ruffled black dress and a little hat tilted over one eye; flounced in and stood regarding Waiter with a sullen look.; CHAPTER xxxnr "I'm not, Imogene announced flatly, "going to stay at Eagle's Nest I I hadn't anything to do with the old murder and you got no right to keep mo there. That's what I came to tell you; I'm go ing! "Sit down, Imogene." Walter smiled at the girl and Blm felt all at once as If she would like to slap the pert face. "What, ho went on after ho had placed ' a chair and held it politely while the maid spread her ruffles till she looked like a telephone doll, "seems to be the trouble?" "The place is haunted!" Imo gene flung out. Then, seeing that he was about to laugh, "I suppose that's funny! Well, you wouldn't think so if you had to sleep up there over the room where SHIS was. There's things going on, I tell you, and I'm not going to stay. I'm a decent, hard-working girl, . I am, and there's things I won't stand for nobody. Strange Dlsclosaro We don't think it's tunny." Walter said reassuringly. "Tell us what you've seen, Imogene. We'll do- all we can to help you, you know." - ."I don't want help; : f want to get j out. Well,- I - haven't seen nothing,- but I've - heard plenty. There's- noises In tho dressing room at night. It's a pounding, kind of., not very loud. Around midnight," "Every night? What time does It start?" - "I don't know what time It starts. Night before last was the first I heard it, I'd been asleep American 25. v ft.. I M 1 1 . MAJt 18,1782 'jJS- J mRAvuatcp WKon r ry YAtf OTH WjriflO S !0i1 AND BfCArttA I UAptriQ uvraiv 1 WAS fcltCTtTO .. CONqRCttlN 1811 1 I i . mm. IW Ql JPO We should not forget the men whose thought and labors were responsible for Americans present blessings. i' 1 PIWHICAU HELP MARKS OUR SERVICE , DEPRESSION X and It woke me up. I thought they Were moving , things out down there. Then I thought. That's funny, moving In tho middle of tho night. I laid and listened a while and then tho clock struck twelve and pretty soon tho noises stopped. "I didn't think much about It yesterday, but last night I heard it again. It ain't loud. That's the old part of tho house and there's a pipe runs up from tho dressing room into my room and tho sound comes up around the pipe. It's kind . of like someone was pounding careful so's not to make any racket. And when midnight struck again, why tho noise stopped. "I've beea through enough."' she finished tartly. "I'm not go ing to mix with any ghosts of Baronesses!" , "Nonsense. Imogene. W hat eve rs making the noise la the dressing-room Is no ghost; yon can bank on that. This all yon know about It?" "It's all except that I'm quit ting. I'm through. I told Mrs. Hardy and she said' I'd have to see von. So here I am." Walter considered while Blm watched, a plan forming In her mind. She would hare suggested it at once but lor Walter's new stand-offishness, but now -she plucked up cou-J.ge when the pause lengthened and he seemed lost In thought while the maid waited. A Man's Job "Why not let me help with this?" BIm's voice was almost timid but it brought Walter's eyes to her la a startled way. "What I thought, ahe contin ued, "was that I could arrange to spend the night at .' Eagle's Nest, NobodyM think anything of It; I've been there often, you know. Ill have Em give me' a room in the west wing and then Imogene and I can just change over. When the. noise begins I can sneak down and see what it's all about," Walter objected positively and at once. "This is : a man's Job, Blm. I won't have yon taking the risk ' Sho thrilled to the realization that his stand-offishness was only surface deep after ill. But this did not prevent her.araing the point, - A mancouldn't ret awaj with It. Walter. Hel bo spotted at once and nothing would happen. Besides, -there Isn't any risk. I I want to help you with this." she finishe'df half pleadingly. ' In tho end ho promised to think it over. "Anyway you can't leave, Imogene." he told the maid. "Don't try; the trains and buses and ferry aro all watched. Nothing's going to hurt you." The maid scowled but said nothing. After a moment ho went Biographies t $k VAVJKliTARY OF WAn. 3. ZfyZk Woman-, mm -s mtK mohrol wo tt'')r CIMITE Wf ,TV73 MiHL HI BKAMl A TfoTZSk VULOfai2,X TTRXHAllMOilOf WTE vr'TTU w wtwwxei ft mm and of th rmi5FxK two w BITS for BREAKFAST -By n. J, Hendricks Without cost to taxpayers: ' . v-v- f TWs eoluma told, rtrf briefly, yesterday, how Oregon might get a new penitentiary without eost to tho taxpayers. Tho idea need elucidation, V Th proposition Is this: Give tho state board of control author ity to issue low Interest bearing bonds. Enough to buy 1100 acres of good land would bo about suf ficient for a start; with enough over to begin development work, and formulate a plan for the fin al removal ot the institution to the new site . v v v !; The prison . forces could use the land to such advantage, in keeping down maintenance costs, as to save the amount of the In terest on the cost of land, or more. Any surplus could be tak en by the other state institutions. The prison now uses about 1500 acres of land, tho major portion ot it rented. . Every building on the new tract would be erected along tho general plan adopted. Prison la bor would do most of the work of construction. Gradually, ! aU tho machinery and all tho build ing materials ot the present pris on plant that could bo salvaged would be taken to and put to- geiner on tne new site. ' More Industries would be In stalled and operated at tho new plant; less and less at the old. on, "Anything else you want to tell ? Something you've remem bered?" And when she did not answer at once, "All right, let's have it. Now or later, you know; au the truth this time." -Well I don't know. You won't tell I said anything? "There's liable to be a lot of telling if you hold out, young lady." x ; "Yes. well ... It's about Miss Allan , when she went out on the terrace that night," "Yes? What about her?" "Well. It kind of slipped I my mind at first, - Bnt I was think ing it over and I remembered she met someone out there. They walked into tho garden, out to ward tho summer house. They weren't gone long and when they cams back Miss Allan' was cry ing. I guess you don't care about that, though." "Who was Miss Allan With out there? No holding out, re member." ! "I'm not holding out, I ain't sure who It was she. met. but it via Mr. Frost that came back with her. r i Hero was a new and astonish ing development In tho mystery surrounding tho murder at Eag les Nest and one which caused Walter Vance to grin. i He dismissed Imogene kindly. telling her that sho would be well protected from ghosts and such. But once tho door closed upon- her, he assured Blm that rougher methods would be in order. i "I don't say that this crowd Frost and tho Allan girl and the rest ot them know who shot the Baroness. But there has been too mueh under handedness; nobody's told a straightforward story as yet. From now on they'll loosen up or I'll run them in as mater ial witnesses. ' "To begin with, this Allan girl Is going to talk and talk plenty. I want to know who sho saw in the garden hardly more than an hour . before tho Harness Ton Wleso was plugged thereJ If she had a dato with Frost and wants to pipe down on it, that's just too bad. It looks to me." he fin ished. : . "as If nearly everybody had been having dates that won't stand looking at," Blm recounted i her discoveries in a oulet, depressed way. They seemed of no great Importance to her. excepting that everything suddenly had become significant. And then she telephoned her plans to Em Hardy and was In vited to more into Eagle's Nest at once and remain as long as she liked. t "Em, at least: holds nothing back sho observed. "What do you think about tho noises, Wal ter?" r "Maybe some amateur sleuth at -work. Or maybe some bold soul 'looking for plunder. Pro vided, ot course, that Imogene really beard anything. Eagle's Nest fi a bad placo for nerves right now; it's no placo for you." "I'm not afraid." That's because . yoa don't know what It's all about." He took a little pistol from tho desk drawer and, after examining It, made her slip it Into her hand bag. "Don't ' use it unless you have to, ho directed tersely. Sho did not wish to take the thing and held her bag gingerly. I'm more . scared of the gun than of . anything else. Please, Walter " But he said that bo was busy and began to-" finger a stack of records and Blm went awsy feel- ( Continued on page T) , in Miniature 06 At UU . W.T, RIGDON.PRES Then would come thewsale of the land of tho old plant. It would bring mors than enough to re place tho money paid for tha new 1600 acre tract. . " v-" v - Tho present prison was two miles out of Salem when tho first temporary buildings were erected in 18 8 . It is now surrounded by the city. It has been In tho city limits since 1901. Mors and more It la becoming tho center of Sa lem. One day, before long, ' more of Salem will be east thaa weat of a lino drawn north and south through the center of tho prison and holdings In the original lo cation. Some day, that will bo near one ot Salem's business cen ters. Gradually, the peak load ot bond interest and principal pay ments would bo reached, and then rapidly the whole would bo wiped out It would come as soon as the peak , load of state high way fund paymenta has arrived. And it would all be "without cost to the taxpayer," Including cost of tho new plant and every cent of maintenance expenses. V That la what happened at Still water, Minnesota. The state leg islature passed tho , revolving fund law. That law gives the state board authority to buy and pledge the credit ot the state for raw materials to the limit its needs. It might be $500,000 or 810,000,000. Absolutely no limit, v v -v- Almost over night, the Institu tion was thus made self support ing, and It has been self support ing since 1905, and has lately maintained a surplus of $3,000, 000 to $4,000,000 in its revolving fund has done this tor several years. J "m Under the Oregon constitution, the state may not. borrow money for such a purpose, or any pur pose, above $50,000. So our re volving! fund law reads that way; has a limit of $50,000. Ask Sen ator Strayer of Baker City. He . knows. He helped the Bits man writs the law, in 19 2 S. If we had tho same conditions In Oregon that obtain In Minne sota, tho state board would not need any different law than it has, or1 would have without the limitation in order to provide this state with a new, modern, self supporting penitentiary, bet ter and on a better basis than the ' one at StUlwater. r - W ' Why! better? Because it Would be stlU more modern. Why on a better basis? Because we hare or can grow all the raw materials needed for Industries that would be permanent, while Minnesota must ship in from a foreign laud, or fronv-aw-oss the Pacific ocean. mosUot the crude materials for her prison Industries. ' v s ; The writer wonders how many readers imagine that there must be a lot of coddling la such a . prison as tho one at Stillwater, with a job and a wage for every worker.' and with most ot the re quisites ot modern penology, like segregation, physical and mental examinations, etc., kind and con siderate treatment, medical and dental attention, etc., etc. , -j V Ti Well, there is no coddling at all.' The discipline there is as strict as that of a military camp In time of war. Every inmate is up on i his toes and regimented like a -good soldier. This Is for his sfetyt and for his, own good If he is mentally alert and mor ally amenable, he knows this. It ! below normal, he is forced to ob serve the rules of discipline., i , Another thing needs explain ing. Two other things, among many. Most readers think segre gation means keeping older and younger Inmates, separate. It does not, necessarily. Thero aro thousands of -youngsters la the so-called reformatories of the United States who can give the, oldest and most hardened prison' birds, three to six time losers. cards and spades In! all the old and new wrinkles of deviltry. . j 1 I U V - ' I Then; most readers believe the worst criminals come from tho big cities. Some ot the worst do. But there are rural neighbor hoods, and sections away back in tho 'sticks." harboring as des perate characters, and many of them, as walk "the sidewalks of New York" or any other big city. Some of the worst boys in our reform! schools come from tho country. And girls In tho Juvenile institutions tor the so-called weaker sex, too. - Oregon bas tho best chance of any commonwealth in this union of states to take the lead In pen ology; to light the torch and hold ' It high for her owa good and for -an example to other states and countries. . . i - ' I Ti (Continued tomorrow.) i John C. Calhoun (1782-1830) v u r tut loof -ifi : KsWri WAS IHSTWIMtfTf- W ACQUIBIflG TEXAS NOMINATION AND W I I X. gar- t 1 WITH VEMTEA AND ClAY WAVjONE OF THE RfAfKT run pr ninrifc afc