Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, June 11, 1915, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 118. Published Each Tuesday and Friday. Office Telephone . 617-519 Court Street Main 1ft BY LEW A. CATKS. Subscription Rates. One Tear..... ..$1.50 81x Months.......... .75 Three Monthi. .40 No subscription taken , unless, paid for In advance. This li imperative. Entered as second-class matter In the Postofflce at Dallas, Oregon. TO DEFINE MANN ACT. An important ruling concerning the real Intent of the Mann act, otherwise known as the white Blave law, will soon be handed down by the federal supreme court. The particular case In question is that of F. Drew Cami netti of Sacramento, Cal., one of the principals of the famous Caminetti Diggs case which created much dis cussion about two years ago. Cami nettl and a companion accompanied two girls from California to Nevada and later were arrested and convicted : of violating the Mann act, which pro- hiblts the transportation of women from one state to another "for Im moral purposes." This conviction, was : affirmed by the United States district ' court of appeals, but has been car ried to the supreme court on a writ ." of certiorari, in which a ruling fs sought as to whether this law is prop erly applied to cases of Individual immorality, or was Intended only to check commercialized vice. , A good deal of discussion has been carried on over this point and gen eral public sentiment plainly favors ...the. theory, that if the so-called white slave law is to be enforced beyond the line of commercialized vice it is a mistake. This is the argument made in the present appeal and It is backed by the claim that it was never ttr tended that this law should apply to individual conduct, where the element of commercialized vice is lacking. It Is contended that no matter how rep rehensible moral laxity on the part of Individuals may be, the correction of this evil Bhould be left to state au thority. Commercialized vice, on the other hand, Is held to be a different matter, which concerns the welfare of the community at large, and therefore is a proper .subject for the federal government to. handle under a law like the Mann act. If this contention is upheld by the forthcoming ruling . of the . supreme court it will silence the strong ob jections which have been raised con1 cerning the Mann act, while a con trary ruling will undoubtedly renew criticisms of this law and encourage a demand for its repeal or modifica tion. As applied to actual commer cialized vice it is conceded this law is a commendable safeguard of pub lic moralB, but the use of the law to punish individual cases of delinquency is generally held to be a misapplica tion of federal authority. It Is urged, In other words, that the general gov ernment can scarcely afford to pre scribe rules for individual conduct, but should leave this for the states themselves to handle. And the ruling - of the supreme court on this point will be awaited with no little Interest, as the precedent to be thereby estab lished is regarded as important. en off until it is conceded there will be a deficit of at least $30,000,000 at the close of .the present .fiscal year, wKh nothing in sight , to .relieve this condition. , That the, president and his cabinet are considerably concerned over this prospect Is only natural. At the pres ent time the working balance of the federal treasury is smaller than it has been since the close of the Buchanan administration, being about $16000, 000. The Income and corporation tax, according to experts, will yield .only about 70 per cent of what Mr. Mc Adoo predicted some time ago. 'The special "war tax" Is not returning as much as had been expected. While Imports are again Increasing, the per centage entered free of duty is larger and the revenue from dutiable articles is smaller than under the preceding tariff. But the expenditures keep up, During April, the receipts from all sources were $17,609,262' less than the expenditures. Compared with April of last year the expenditures increased $4,406,487, while the revenues de creased $2,331,763. The fault lies with the democratic congress which refused to carry out its pledges of economy. They miscal culated the revenues and then added to their predicament by making ap propriatlons beyond all precedent, at a time when every condition in na tional affairs called for -retrenchment and economical conversation of the public revenues. need a reminder to convince them that this Is a good year to pay par ticular attention to the observance of Flag day, the birthday anniversary of "Old Glory," this nation's official em blem, which anniversary occurs on Monday next. Under the protecting CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, That the railroads of this country anticipate a general revival of trade and business is shown by the prepara tions. that are being made to handle an increased volume of traffic.-Early In the' season some of the larger roads commenced to make inquiries for new equipment In considerable quantities, and since that time there has been a steady Increase in the orders placed and contracts made for furnishing such sifpplies. During the recent month of May the total of such bus iness averaged considerably more than a million dollars a day, which Is said to be more than double the equipment ordered for the preceding four months. Not only has this proved di- dectly stimulating to the steel, lumber and several other leading industries, but it has helped to call forth many orders for supplies from other lines of business, whose representatives have decided that If the railroads are thus confident 'of the future, there is no reason why they, should hesitate to make similar commitments. The business tide. In this country, in fact, seems to be swelling and stead ily, trending- toward betterment, and not even the recent uneasiness over the diplomatic situation appears to have materially changed this condi tion. Much, of course, will depend on how. the crops progress, but reports thus far are favorable in the main and nothing short of a serious setback will shake the feeling of growing con fidence. Altogether, in fact, trade and financial conditions are fast getting into satisfactory shape, with good promise that the wheels of business and industry will fairly hum before summer turns to autumn. And some of the shrewdest experts continue to tell us that this returning prosperity will last for at least a number of years, and that it will be the best and most general period of,. prosperity this nation has ever seen. . Mem PRESIOEN Vt- n .ArtVV" .... 1 Iv A ' ' '. .3 OUT I AlKT HO NUT J HIWTWIN TnE PENNANT" BUT IT'S TOUGH WORK ADDING AN AMEN0HEKT TO THE CONSTITUTION humanity, etc. So he winds up ' hlB rejoinder, with ttila kind ot a per-qra-J tion. , This . la. known In logic as the. irrelevant gone Won, It has no bear ing upon the point at issue, but la Intended to .excite , admiration, and prevent .dispassionate Judgment. But Why should. F. Elmo know anything about loglc-Mrs. Eddy dfd not. , . lira, . Eddy . flatly contradicted the teachings of scripture concerning the physical, senses. n Scripture recpgnizes their existence find uses. Mrs. Eddy calls, them. "Error." So. she taught that .whatever your eye,, or ear, . or taste, or other corporeal sense reports tq your consciousness all Is false, all Is "Error." . And, yet .she every day employed. ,her senses in the effort to prove, she had no senses-and now again comes F Elmo and with, mahyl Dianqisninenta endeavors to prove her dogma. . Begging , the question , lsi chronic with F. Elmo. . Here he is ap pealing to his senses to prove he has no senses. And Is this philosophy ' alienists call,! it lunacy. ... : And then F. Elmo, with a show of learning, refers to Huxley's words: "After all what do we know of this terrible matter, except as the name foV the unknown hypothetical cause of states of oar own consciousness.". But' F. Elmo was exceedingly unfortunate in quoting Huxley. F0IBI0i!ty Assistance Proffered Them jo, Ee tertaining Friends And farm machinery any cheaper. The American meat packers operating in Argentina, are finding good pickings in our market, now that meat is on the free list. Many other instances are at hand. So we learn that free trade not only develops foreign competition but it beckons American capital to foreign climes which, under a protective tar iff would find ready Investment at home and give employment to Ameri can labor, which, In turn, would en hance the power of the American working man to purchase the pro ducts of the farmer. A GOOD ,QIUINANCE. The action of the Dallas common council in making it a misdemeanor FTiAft HAY. I nunlhflhlf hv Ann fnr vniitha to The American people will Bcarljj;i onto" automobiles and coast with their bicycles is commendable. If 4hr :olinance is rigidly enforced by the police officers it will unques tionably be the means of saving life and limb, for the practice cannot con tinue without serious results. Scarce ly a day passes that Marshal Chase folds of this proud banner today rffV dbVailnot Caution boys against attach- gathered more than a hundred million people, who are enjoying blessings and advantages that stand out in glaring contrast with conditions that prevail in many other parts of the world. And with deep appreciation of their good fortune all loyal American eltr xertB will make a special effort to pay reverent honor to their flag on the day set apart for this purpose, which falls on June 14, this being the one hundred and forty-first anniversary of the Stars and Stripes, known .the world over as the banner of freedom, Impartial good will and justice. ' To the American people themselves their country's emblem never seemed more glorious and beautiful than it does at the present time. It Is shield Ing them from vicissitudes, griefs and troubles which are driving other great nations to the brink of black despaff and are threatening the foundations of civilization in those less fortunate lands. Surely then, this is a time when Flag day should he widely and thoughtfully observed with appropri ate ceremonies a time when every American clttsen should regard his country's flag with new affection, and dedicate himself anew to Its devotion and to the protection and preserva tion of the righteous principles whtoh It represents. GOVERNMENT FINANCES. The Washington administration Is facing no end of troublesome worries these days, and not the least of these Is the financial situation of the gov ernment. While general business pros pects are steadily Improving, the same cannot be said with respect to the fi nancial prospects of the government Itself. It Is noted, for Instance, that while there la a gratifying revival in home trade and Industry and a stead ily mounting foreign trade balance which promises to equal a Milton tat- tars a year while the European war lasts, government revenues have fall ing themselves to rapidly moving ve hicles on the public thoroughfares of the city, but without warrant of law he is powerless to stop the dangerous practice. The ordinance in question will havej fhe approval of the council with an emergency clause, and after Its adoption offenders will be placed under arrest and made to pay the penalty for Its violation. . .Undev .existing conditions there is no loir covering this particular phase of .i'.ca.tghlng onto" vehicles. There Is, however, an ordinance, prohibit- Ing'bctys from 'mounting moving trains wlthlh jfhe torporatton limits, bueven this ordinande Is, 'frequently, violated, it being impossible for the' police to guard all parts of the city simultan eously.. This practica 1 even more dangerous than the one the proposed ordlrfance contemplates covering, and should be. discontinued by the boys themselves as a matter of self pres ervation. 4 FACTS FOR FARMERS. The argument that low duties give foreign .producers the advantage In our" Horn es tic market, because of cheapened labor, .has never been re futed. But the effect of the demo cratic' ttee trade policy is rapidly de veloping a condition even more to be feared. The Commerce Reports, and Infor mation from other sources, go to show that many Americans are- finding It prod tab be ss invest capital In foreign countries with a view to marketing their product In the United States. The erection of dried egg plants in China Is an example. The establish ment of purchasing and shipping agencies In Canada for cattle Is anoth er. Agricultural Implements, placed on the free list by the democrats. In an attempt to fool the farmer, are being manufactured In Canada with i American capital and sent across the, border. The farmer Is not getting his J PURCHASING SUPPLIES. Promiscuous purchasing of supplies for the municipality will be stopped if the aidermanic body succeeds In working out a successful plan whereby all supplies may be ordered through a central purchasing agency. In the recent past it has been customary for every Tim, Dick and Harry to pledge the city's credit for whatever might be required in carrying on improve ments and repairs, and oftimes bills are presented to the council for pay ment without the endorsement of the person making such purchases, thus forcing delay in liquidating them until such time as an investigation can be made. The system Is decidedly lax to say the least, and the contemplated plan to establish a responsible head is merely carrying into effect good business principles. Individuals having in their employ a considerable number of workmen would not permit such a practice to obtain, and there Is no good and suf ficient reason why the affairs of the municipality should not be conducted along lines equally as methodical as are those of the Individual. Mayor Kirkpatrick, at the session Monday night, suggested that there ; be change in this particular, and the matter will doubtless be worked out In a satisfactory manner .inr the. not very distant future. ; belligerents; bringing this list up to twelve and leaving it for the next na tion to take the proverbially unlucky number "thirteen." Yet It would ap pear that even this Is not going to deter some nation, still neutral, from taking this chance, for several of them already are dizzily swaying "oh the fence" and apparently are about ready to join the fighters. But no matter what comes now the people of San Marino will feel satisfied, knowing that no one can longer point the fin ger of scorn at their own little gov ernment as being out of style. It is a rather significant fact that the people of this country do not hesitate to express their fears of what might happen if congress was in ses sion during a time of critical sus pense like the present. There seems tq be a universal feeling, in fact, that it is a lucky thing congress is not in session at the present time, and every time there is a hint that congress may be called in special session it is met by round of protests from the press and the public, with the expressed hope that nothing short of a most pressing necessity will induce the pres ident to take this step, such as, for instance, a plain menace of war with some other nation, -which would re quire action by congress In prepara tion for national defense. ed the existence of matter,, but dis claimed knowing the mystery of its essence. He recognized matter as the basis of all our hypotheses. . He even right here . recognizes matter as the possible cause of our mental states. While Mrs. Eddy denied that soul, or life, pr. mind was in matter in any form or sense. . She denied that soul was in a material body. Huxley was an-eminent--biologist and doctor of medicine. If Mrs. Eddy's dogmas are true, all that Huxley believed and taught was false. If Christian Sci ence in its physics and metaphysics and religion is true then we might as well close our schools and colleges, our churches, and hospitals for Mrs. Eddy contradicted all the facts and experiences of human existence as set forth in all the physical sciences, and of Christian ethics and religion. She denied the facta of practical dally life ana yet she was compelled to exist from day to day Just as though life and the world had actual reality and here again comes P. Elmo. He boldly assures the readers of The Ob server that Mrs. Eddy's dogmas are true. . He assures us matter does not exist; and man Is only an idea without objective existence; and all our physi cal senses report to human conscious ness is false; and the whole physical creation is unreal. All this 's his solemn denial and at the same time he lives from day to day Just as though all were real; and moreover to prove the nothingness of the uni verse he points to the universe and so, again F. Elmo begs the question. Kev. George H. Bennett. Fortunate, indeed. Is Dallas this season in being afforded opportunity to secure at home the highest .class ice-cream bricks known to the art for either social functions or family use, and that too without having to place vance. To the woman who entertains informally, or . oh short notice, tlds will be highly appreciated, inasmuch as she may step to the telephone af ter having greeted, her guests, ana have a choice brick of Ice-cream car rying any design, flavor or tint de livered at her door In time to refresh her friends before their leave taking. The Simon pure article, manufactured by one thoroughly versed in the art, Huxley recogniz-1 is the only product that leaves our . . . ;2 World-Famous I Brands I esassBsMHHi.Mi SAN MARINO JOINS WAR. Few .people in this part of the world pwbably were aware, of the ex istence of a tiny republic in northern Italy named San Marino. But San Marino has Jumped into the limelight by joining the great European war and thereby gets a front page position in the newspapers of the civilized world. We are informed that this lit tle' republic although entirely sur rounded by Italian territory, enjoys an Independent, representative form of government; that It occupies about thirty-eight square miles, making it about the size of an ordinary Amerl can township; that It has a popula tlon of 11,000 persons, or 6,000 less than the total number of persons re siding In Polk county; and that it has an "army" of nearly 1,000, which Is a pretty good showing considering the size of the population to draw from, and is also suggestive of the general European tehdenog- to main tain a military force oil $he largest possible dimensiotai,rhv ?rder to fol low thq fashion set by the' leaders in this respect!.?' Hl'lii'i1 , Of course San Marino has only an indirect Interest In the present war. It has no quarrel with any of the bel ligerents, no ambition for territorial expansion or other so-called . war spoils, and no old grudge to settle. But It has been crowded Into the war just the same and has made formal declaration against the Austrian gov ernment, thereby yielding to pressure exerted by the Italian authorities. The latter feared that Austrian air craft might attempt to take ad van age, of the neutrality of San Marina, which offer ed a chance for hostile flyers to cress Qtalian territory, find a convenient resting place and opportunity to re plenish supplies, and then return to their bass of opera tlon a To prevent this It was regarded as necessary for San Marino to Join the actual bellig erents, and this has been done with all the formality usually attending such matters. Of course the entry of San Marino ra the war Is hot going to prove a deciding factor, nor will it. In fact, make any appreciate difference In the areas of the struggle or Its final results. It does, however, add one Ex-President Taft having taken a sarcastic fling at an unnamed jingo, it would not be surprising if ex-President Roosevelt should soon find occa sion to make some new reference to mollycoddles and their failings. It- Is estimated that John D. Rocke feller will pay about four per cent of the entire federal Income tax col lected this year. But why should he worry, so long as he has the income? And now someone has contrived a typewriter for one-armed persons. What is really needed, however, is a typewriter that automatically will spell correctly. It's a delight to study in a rocking chair, but it's an education to get out and mix up with the world of hard knocks. . OTHERS' OPINIONS CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST BEGS THE QUESTION. F. Elmo Robinson, the biggest gun of the Christian Science cult. In his attempted reply to my analysis of Mrs. Eddy's mental status and of her make-believe philosophy as promul gated In her book, commits the same unpardonable blunder which Mrs. Ed dy committed-!-unpardonable In a scientist or phylosopher. This blun der is known In logic as Petitlo Prin ciple It is popularly known as "beg ging the question." Mrs. Eddy de nied the existence of the human soul, spirit, mind, with Its powers of con ception, reasoning, and Judgment and now comes F. Elmo with labored argument and reasoning In her de-1 fense. And so, like Mrs. Eddy, we I find F.. Elmo here appeals to his, reason to prove he has no - reason. When a person reasons to prove he has no reason he begs the question. F. Elmo begs the question. He should attend night school and take a few lessons In logic, before again rushing into print. Mrs. Eddy flatly contradicted the express teachings of Genesis and the New Testament concerning the real existence of matter so If matter does not exist there Is no such thing as Genesis, or a New Testament, or material book. Nevertheless Mrs. Ed dy appealed to the material book of scripture to prove no matertal exists and now comes F. Elmo serenely to her defense and he also commits the same blunder. F. Elmo appeals to the material volume of scripture to prove no matter exists so he begs the question. But F. Elmo Is guilty of another blunder in logic. It Is known as Ar gu men turn Ad Populnm. It is one of the material fallacies in logic. He lauds Mrs. Eddy In life and death (though be does not tell us whether Mrs. Eddy is dead, or only thinks she , It Is evident that a change is need ed In the naturalization laws of this country, or in the treaties regarding this subject between sjours and for eign governments whose subjects take, out their papers and become citizens of the United States. It Is stated that, Italy has issued orders calling all her. reserves in foreign countries to the colors, and this call Is said to be. applicable to all the naturalized Ital Ian citizens in this country under pen alty of possible loss of property, or arrest in case a visit to the old home is ever made, if the call Is not obeyed., in is is: no rgnt, and as soon as this. war is over steps should be taken! thdt Will MAClira tn Iia natiiiall.i1 CIHZPTI tha Homo tmmunWiF ft.nm trouble or arrest as possessed by the native born. It Is true that the nat-J uralized sons of nearly all the war-' ring nations can be found in the camps or trenches of , their former countries, fighting as though they had never forswore their allegiance, and It Is equally as true that one can find native born Americans in some one or other of the armies. These men are as a rule soldiers of fortune, and their enlistment is voluntary, carrying no obligations to their government for protection. It is the mandatory call of a foreign government to the nat uralized citizens of another, that needs attention and revision. Rose burg News. place of business, and one trial Is sure to bring future orders. Do not delay, but telephone us an order today. Sim ply designate your color scheme, and we'll do the rest, delivering to your home within one hour after hanging up the receiver. : And remember also that candles, the equal of which line cannot be found in Polk county, and at prices that approach the starvation variety, are manufactured here by an export candy maker, who has long been en gaged in- Its making and who Is the "last word" in that profession. By patronizing our establishment you are building a. fence around the home dollar, and aiding an infant industry. F. E. KERSEY . MAIST. STREET, DALLAS. Each the but of itt dot. 2 splendid sTnufsa at 3 diffpnM ' priemm ' Old Master" and San Marto Coffee "Th.KindWUhlh,! SOLO BY DALLAS MEAT COMPANY. Is dead) snd wan (almost eloauent mor nan to the number of actual one her unselfish .Sorts to elevate It is not unlikely that summer will do more to bring the war to an end than any one couse. Millions ot men have been slain. Many of the corpses still lie unburied. Those Interred are in shallow graves. The poisonous Eas es generated by the decaying corpses will prove far more deadly than even the poisonous, gases, of the Germans. The great .battlefields running for hundreds of miles on either front. will become breeders of worse epidem ics and 'diseases' than any mlasmal swamps. The hundreds of miles of trenches, containing the living above the dead, will be uninhabitable as fatal within during the hot summer months as they were deadly without during the cold winter season. .. The invaders will find the land they have won over corpses as untenable as they made It during the advance for the retreating forces. Conquering hosts will in turn be conquered by their slain victims. As is the case of every war in history, disease will. In spite of the progress of science, claim more victims than strife. As ten have been slain where one was In previous conflicts, the danger Is ten-fold, for with the coming of hot weather death will begin his real harvest. Medford Mall. BLACK'S GROCERY We can please youifyouwsnt the best Creed to be Laid Aside. The third annual conference of min isters . of all denominations 'will be held during July in the new adminis tration building of the University of pregon. Present problems ot city and rural churches will be threshed out, these problems being now com mon to practically all denominations in Oregon. Some of them are: Characteristics ot country folk and church work; centralisation of coun try churches, the country church and the city man; the divine element in the reorganisation of the couatry church; religious teaching 1 terms of country life; interdenominational co-operation; the social survey and the country church. Courses In the University summer school, which will then be In progress, will be open to the ministers, as well as the University library with Its 5, 09 volumes, to private research. WINDOW AND DOOR SPECIALS WHUiE THEY LAST. Front Doors 2xl0xxl0 1.. .S3.Z0 Front Doora 2x8x6x8 $3.00 Windows 24x30 $1.2 Odd Windows at a Special Erlce. Remember that these prices are special to clean up the stock on hand. When the lines are sold the old prices will prevail. Better telephone your order now to 1243. Dallas Planing Mill When We Hand You Our Esti-. mates of the cost of the lumber yon require you can depend npon it that the fig ures will bo u low m first-class, veil seasoned lumber can be sold for hon estly. If yon pay more yon pay too mch, If yon pay leas yon get leu either in quality or quantity. Willamette Valley Lumber Co.