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itiRc Four THE .EUGENE GUARD THE EUGENE GUARD An Indeoendent afternoon newspaper published dally except 8unday, PAUL R. KELTY, Editor EUOENB S. KELTY, Business Manager Offlcea 1037-1041 Willamette Street Telephone 1200 The Eugene. Guard la a member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use. for publica tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise cred ited to this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights ot publication of apeclal dispatches herein are also reserved. FRIDAY, FEUHL'AIIY 13. The Farm Legislation Situation rpiIE federal farm commission and its work arc he- coming a subject of contention. Prospects for action by tho present congress to give expression to the recommendations of tho commission's report arc there by dimmed. Indcod, tho time until tho close of tho session is now so short that it is not too much to say that prospects for action aro faint, in further view of tho strife that lias developed and which is certain to bo carried into tho discussion of any proposed legis lation. Tho farm commission, in presenting its report to tho president, made so bold as to call attention to some of the cumbrous methods in voguo in government de partments whoso operations directly attoct tho tanners, and to evidonens of potty jealousies among thoso de partments which mado co-ordinated action by them in necessary ways impossible. Tho report set out only a tittio ot what everybody knows to bo truo who has business with government departments at Washington, yet it aroused a flood of resontmont and immediately became a clog upon progress of tho proposed farm re lief programme. Almost immediately word came out of congressional circles that it -was very doubtful, if turm relict legislation could bo enacted at this session. Tho wholo work and report of tho farm commission nas boon ridiouled by ono cntio as "an alibi tor tho administration and a lullaby for tho farmer." The implication is unfair so far as President Coolidgo is concerned. Anyone who has followed fully his utter ances and his efforts for farm relief must bo convincod that he has sincerely sought to bo of help. The rook on which his efforts will bo wrecked, if they aro wrecked, is tho ono which has proved disastrous to many another worthy cause in and out of congress politics, , Meanwhile there is two-dollar wheat. That makes tho situation a littlomore bearablo than it would other wise bo for at least some of tho farmers. ' , "Oregon Month" in Advertising THE Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads are conducting an extonsivo campaign of advertising in agricultural journals of the middle wost and Pennsylvania whoso purposo is to ; attract farmer residents to thq Pacific northwest. Next month, March, is to bo Oregon month in this campaign. During tho month a large advertisement telling in general terms what Oregon offers to tho farmer will bo published in fourteen .farm journals whoso combined circulation is approximately 3,250,000 oopios. . Tho ad vertisement over tho signatures of tho three railroads named will invite readers to send to their agricultural bureau in Chicago for a free booklet giving, further de tails regarding tho facts set out. ' Primarily, and quite naturally, a purposo of the railroads in carrying on this great advertising cam paign is to stimulato railroad travel westward .by fanners who shall becomo interested in what tho. ad vertisement tells thorn about Oregon and who will como out to see for thomsolvos what Orogon has. But there also is tho purposo to speed development and fuller settlement of tho territory advertised. . Umfucs tionably the campaign will bonr substantial rosults in this direction. ',., ' ed to consider the measure maintain ing that the senate exceeded Its au thority, as all revenue measures muni be Initiated lu the lower chamber. So the bouse drew up its own meas ure, which incidentally received the sanction ot I'reaident Cooiidgo, and sow the senate committee votes to substitute for this bill, the senate bill. Meanwhile lbs postal employes, who are perhaps the hardest-working and lowest paid individuals in the gov ernment service are sorting tho mail and cancelling tho ' stamps, without complaint and apparently without much chance of securing-. within anything like a reasonable time, wnut all fair-minded uoonle nerce they are entitled to. The incident la merely another illus tration of why the people as a whole are disgusted wilh profcsslousl pull-ticisns. There isn't a butiuess corporation in this country which wouldn't have settled a cjuostioo like this in ten min utes. U the postal committee in con gress, were not more .concerned, w-itb their petty political feuds and profes slonal. jealousies tbau with the merits of the case, they would have settled this prchlem, six weeks ogo. Hut the senate wants its wsy, the house wants some other way, and with election over, there is no chance of loalng votes, regardless of wnnt tho mlerepresentstlves of the people may do. Mo the two houses are having a nice I clubby little frocas, while the postal I nut promises to be completely losrin me snurrie. Nero played the fiddle while Home burned. Hut that was merely one eve ning's performance. The spectacle of congress playing horse while the pub lic welfare is scorched, has como to ue almost a coutlnous performance. Under Prohibition (Portland Journal! But while the bootleggers bootleg, millions of households h-ive money they never had before, millions of wives ossti the husbsnd's psy check mar. ins saloon-keeper cashed before, millions of children have warm cloth ing and plenty of nourishing food they never had before, thousands of children have books and go to school wno couldn't go for lack of books be fore, and there's more money in the ssvings banks than over before. The nation used to he drunk on boozo be fore, but only a very small fraction of It geta drunk and goes blind on poison now. And you csn't find any man of consequence who will openly say that ne wants ine saloon back. They "Aren't Happy. Unless They're Showing Off I MlomSmsSays PIERE are many arguments In f .,.1... ...... I..,,. . .u, u, .iin.i iwiutij, tun Meat lwu being an old bachelor and an old maid. Somo men talk so much they are effeminate. ' A shlek is a man whose coat lanels wear out first. Two can either live on love or soak their old love letters in water and sell it for sirup, It is better to havo had a Diatonic friendship than sever to have loved at all. Once asbestos curtains were in caae the theater caught tire; now Incase tne snow Is too hot. There are still mice, but you ace silk stockings without them now. w w There are two sides to every Ques tion, both of which may be wrong. www A wise man never makes fscea at red-headed girls or bitca a mule on the ankle. Sometimes It is best to he sure you are right and then atop. 25 Years Ago Tho Salem correspondents now predict that Gov ornor Pierco will retiro Joth I. N. Floiscknur and Ben Dorris from tho stnto gamo commission. A few days aco mention was mado in theso columns of tho ser vices of Mr. Fioisehnor to tho commission. Those of Mr. Dorris havo been no less important, lie has given to tho work tirolesa and enthusiastio effort. Ho has competent toohnloal knowlodgo of tho wholo subject of gamo protection and propagation, no is of tlio same political party as tho governor nnd has performed po litical services of value for tho governor. "What legiti mate reason would tho governor bo nblo to give for. his removal! Friends of tho federal child labor amendment in tho house at Salem aro said to oppose its submission to tho voters under referendum. Thus its friends mis takenly play directly into the hands of tho measure's opponents. They, too, oppose a referendum. Wiso Bolicitudo for the' amendment prompts, tho hope that the senalo will vote with tho house for tis submission under referendum. There can bo no hope that the present legislature will ratify it outright. Governor Hartley, of "Washington, vetoes a bill passetl by tho legislature to appropriate $400,000 to supply seed wheat to farmers whoso crops were fro7.en in tho ground. In Oregon $1,500,000 was appropriated for a similar purpose. OptimiHtio thought for today: By tho lima this is read, Friday, the thirteenth, will bo well on its way over, and no harm done. Eugono has three residents who knew tho immortal Linooln. It is a distinction. COMMENT OF THE PRESS (From The Guard Feb. 13. 1000) A report turned into the county court today by W. I,. Cheshiro snd 1). A. Tslna, doctors, affirms the reports of a mild smallpox epidemic through out the county, the vicinities ot Crow, 1'snther, Mound nnd llndleyville be ing especially afflicted. It is estimat ed thst at least 1100 cases havo oc curred since July 1, 1800. Hoi-, C. Calvert Sinnot has gono to Oakland, Cnl.. to nttend his father who is seriously ill. Attorneys A. C. Woodcock and II. W. Thompson ara tint li in Kalrin to day on legal business. E. J. McClonnhsn went to Portland this afternoon on a business trip. The steamer Eugene arrived at Ilarrlshnrg last night, unloading its freight nt that point. Wednesday A. C. Jennings will ship 170 head of sheep from Junction City to Portland. S. R Landies Is In the city from Cottage liiove. CI. W. Hubbard came to Rusenc to day from Saginaw. ' , i in In the daylight. Over thero are great towers attenuated in the soft 1 eht and the abadows. bee, they away! Xney seem to, like trees holding com munion in.au enchanted forest Let's go down to the harbor; and watch the ships come and go. There's a eo.uare-rigger riding at anchor. Old soiling vessels, row upon row, em blems ot a passing age, relics of pir- atea and storm and wreck, and flying spray, vtnat a picture to paint! And here cornea a dirty little tug towing a barge of freight care many times Its size. Its power is fascinst Ing. And there goes a giant liner, bright and trim as it sMrts for for eign lands, aeeming to beckon us to go along, Alter wnilc. when the sun coes down, the water becomes a crimson tide of the blood of the heavens. Then purple. Then gray. Then black with the night ' ' And there la beauty In the lives of those who live 'here. I want you to meet the blind man who sells papers across the way and the blind woman with him. They are husband and wife, each helping the other to see. have never seen them but what they were smiling. And thre aro -thousands of homes here where a man, or a woman, or child lives and labors and sacrifices for the happiness of dear ones. 1. 1 con take you along the byways ot poverty where song and laughter rise above wretchedness. . Your Income Tax The Other Evil (Astoria Dudgct) Now that Portland bids fair to se cure from the legislature a lsw which will keep bridal couples st hme for their weddings through the removal of the residence requirement!, It would seem thst to balance the scsles of Justice a law should be enacted which will prevent her divorce couples irora hieing themselves to other counties to wash their dirty family linen, A request has been made of the Clalaop county delegation that It in troduce a bill requiring that divorce ulta be filed In the counties of which one or the other of the parlies Is res ident, llecause this county Is one of the chief sufferers from the present low which permits divorce litigation to be filed in any county of the state, it Is altogether proper that the dele gstlnn from this county take the Ini tiative In the reform of the law. I'la ,iuui and Columbia counties, al so principal sufferers, may be expect ed to Join In the movement. Killing the postal Bill (Mfd lord Mall Tribune) Several weeks age the T'nlted Ststes senate passed a bill provid ing for salary Incrsaaea la the postal: turned te allver In the magic of the '"ice. moonneem. tione la all the drahnesa. The house of representatives refus- j the tenement tawdrinrss yon behold In New York ltv J AM KM W. DKAN VIEW VOIthl, Feb. 1.1. "Is there no great beauty in New York?" queries a men from Kentucky. "So much of what I read about New York concerns tho ugly, the morbid, the sordid." Come with me, old man, and well find some beauty. Here we are In a great canyon of tall buildings. Look up at the sky and see a wisp of white floating like a bit of Ince against the bine. The sky over an ugly city or a beautiful field is the same at high noon. However, it is different In the morning here. We'll get up early to morrow and see the sun rise. Dawn breaks green here. There is some thing in the fog and mist ot the city that blots out the red to be seen In the early rural sun and brings out an eerie green.' Tonight we'll go up on a roof and see the city by moonlight. There It will lie with the throb of it dwindled to a gentle pulsing, little putt, of etesm and smoke here and there Tllia is the ninth of a aeries of articles explaining the in-, come tax to, the layman. It has been prepared in view of recent changes In the income , tax law, By It. A. CONKEr Tax Consultant pOM.OWlNG is a list of credits chargeable against taxes in your income return. 1. An amount equal to 25 per cent of the tax which would be pay able if the taxpayer'a "earned net income" (which cannot exceed $10, 000) constituted his entire net in come, but in no easo can the amount of the credit exceed 25 per cent of his normal tax: 2. All tax withheld at the source. 8. All income, excess or war pro fits taxes paid by citizens or resident aliens to any foreign country, and' 4. In tho case of income received from partnerships or fiduciaries, the taxpayer is entitled to his proportion, ate share of the preceding credits, applicable to auch income. J Howell's Comment lty CHfcSTF.lt 11. KOWELI, It has just been computed that it costs f-tSfi a year for the bare mini mum subsistence not the adequate support of an adult man, in Califor nia. A small child or an old man Is cheaper, ,"i0 nt three yeara and $200 ot "(i, though a baby cost $120 the. first year, including the cost of being born. This is the bottom American stan dard, below which we do not regard It as "living" at all. And yet it is prob ably twice, ss high, even' allowing for differences in prices, ns the aver sge standard In must countries. Translate it Into wages. It means that if we were to make Hie tradi tional "middle rises" stsndard univer sal, a family of five could just art over its most expensive period with three grown children in the high school and not working on g'.MOO a year. Of course, families of that in come or leas do not go through this period that way. There are not three grown children all dependent at once, while "nobody works but father." Or they drsw oil Hunt' By HARRY B. HUNT (NEA Service Writer yASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Senator Colo., is a gallant gentleman. His gallantry wag proved back In the Spanish-American war, in 1898. Aftef 27 yeara, the war de partment is issuing the official citation recognizing his gallant conduct! , Simultaneously, a citation for gallantry by MaJ. Gen. Franklin Bell is awarded. Bell, like Means, won. his award by bravery in action dur ing the war with Spain. But he died before thasK7 years needed to decide on the cltStion had expired.- The silver star, material token of the award, goes to his widow. OneVannot help but wonder whether, had Means not won election to the United States sen ate, his citation would have come during bia lifetime. Did his election to the senate, we wonder, single him out for special attention an thus speed up recognition pt his act? As a civilian soldier Means has no mean record, "la the Philippine campaign ot 1898, In connection with which he now is cited for gallantry, he won two recom mendations for the congressional medal ot honor, was three times "mentioned in orders" and was promoted from the ranks to a commission. As a member of the Colorado national guard he twice won the past savings or future earnings, To the family of small means, the realiza tion ot full American opportunities still means planning, sacrifice, nnd usually at some period more than oqe person s work. e have not yet reached "an equal chsnre for every body." We are merely nearer fit to it than anybody else in the world. iGJashington Letter s state trophy for being the best drilled soldier In that organiza tion. . In the World war be was lieu tenant colonel and commandant of the Fortieth division school of arms, and later commanded the Fourth Infantry In the Meuse-Ar-gonna offensive. e Magnus Johnson's charge that lie was beaten for re-election by the bootleggers of Minnesota has not created much as a stir here. Conceding the fact that boot leggers are in better standing with many members ot the sen ate than is the pugnacious farm labor senator. It is Btill true that the charges brought by Johnson against Representative Thomas 1). Schall. senator-elect, are hard ly" convincing. Certainly, on their face, they set up no auch formidable case as was brought against Senator Earle B. Mayfleld of Texas, whose election has just been con firmed after a long and tedious Inquiry. Briefly. Johnson charges that with "Schall'a knowledge and consent," Minnesota bootleggers were coerced into contributing heavily to the congressman's sen atorial campaign fund, . The levity with which many Senators discuss the charges is indicated by the observation of one that he'd "bet Schall never saw a bootlegger in his lite. He wouldn't know one If be saw one." Friday Evening, Pelj 25,721,242 feet moved coastwise and mtercoastal and 7,3J,ST0 feet ex port Kail shipments totaled 1,088 cars. Local auto and team deliveries to taled 4,210,20tt feet Unfilled domestic cargo orders to taled 137.0011,402 feet. Unfilled ex port orders 108,707,709 feet. Un tilled rail trade orders 0,098 cars. In the first six weeks ot the year, production reported to West Coast Lumbermen's asco.ciation has been S.'i0,010,5O0 feet; new business M7, 019,004 feet; and shipments 604,230, 558 feet. , Phi Kappa Psi to Observe Founders' Day in Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13. (Spe cial) A delegation of Eugene alumni of the Ibl Kappa Isl fraternity and the entire active chapter at the Uni versity of Oregon will attend the an nual Founders' day dinner of ths Ore gon alumni assoclatinn of the frater nity, which will be held at the Port land hotel, Saturday, February 21. Among the alumni are Frot. W. F. G. Thacher, Don Zimmerman, Web ster Ruble, Troy McUraw and Wil liam Porter, all of the University of Oregon, chapter, and Kenneth Abies, an alumnus of the cbspter at the Uni versity of California. In addition to a large number of alumni residing in this state, a largo number from Washington will join ihs Oregon alumni association for tho annual dinner. The Phi Kappa Pal fraternity was founded at Washington and Jefferson college, Washington, Pa., on Febru ary 10, 1S52. The Oregon alumni as sociation holds its annual dinner on the Saturday nearest to this date In ortlcr to allow members from Eugene to atteud. . SLAYERS SOUGHT rONTIAC, Mich.. Feb. 13 Sher iffs forces sought six men who today fled from Oxford, Mich., in an auto mobile after shooting and killing Jny Gould, a nightwatchmau. Early re ports that Gould was killed while frustrating an attempt to rob the Oxford Savings Bank were discredited when it was found no effort had been made to enter the building. . They don't seem to do it, but a young flea can go without food for two weeks. MR.HAPPV PARTY Oregon Briefs BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY The Uird is My Shepherd. I shall not want. Surely gn.i,luca and mercy shall folio mo jl . the days of my life; and I will dwell In the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:1, 8. Bible Question, tlxiok Up the Answer) What Is said about wine? Pro. 20:1. Elmer E. Thompson, 50, prominent Umatilla county fanner, died suddenly nt Pendleton following a stroke of paralysis. All records for bounty paying on coyotes and wildcats in Jackson coun ty wsre broken in January when SOU was hsuded over for 102 coyote and 00 wildcat hides. Sheriff Cbriimsn of Wasco county mnde seven successful prohibition raids during January, the total amount of fines assessed being mors than the sheriff s salary for the year. WWW The dam of the Camp Creek Water company near lleretorcj in Haker county went out a few nights ago, drowning a considerable number of cattle and causing much damage to the dam. e George Hyde, connected with the Clark-Wilson Lumber company, is dead nt St. Helens, following injuries received Isst week st the Willsrk log ging cnnip. Lee Warnli-k, wno has served Union county as sheriff for the last eight years, hss been sppointed district manager for the National Life Insur ance company, with headquarters st lit Grande. e Harry I Gordon hss psid a fee of $10, which permits him to operate a licensed auto camping perk st The Italics for one yesr, The fee hsd been placed st 11000 but wss reduced to following court proceedings. In Lighter Vein ' Cross Words. (Iondon Answers) Mary My husband never says a cross word. Ann Do you lisve to w"rk the puxales all by yourself. A Olfted Sen. (Londoa Answers) Father I don't know what I'll ever ra.ike of thst shiftless son 'of mine! Friend Isn't he gifted in sny waj? Fsther Gifted? Well, I should ssy be isl He hasn't, got a thing wasn't given to him 1 that Model Apartment. (London Answers), Shaw I understand now why the landlord called this a "model" apart ment. Mrs. Shaw Why, desr-becsusc it so up-to-date? Shaw No; because a "model" means a small imitation of the rcil thing. His Error. (Staffordshire Sentinel) Billy returned from school bearing evidence of having had the worst of a fight. "Hilly!" exclaimed his mother "how often Jinve I told you to play only with good little boys? Good little boys don't fight." "Well," e-aid Billy through his tears "I thought he was o good little bov till 1 hit him." Two of a Kind. (London Humorist) Dan Where nre you off to, Ben? Ben I'm goin' to see the doctor. I don't like the look of my wife. Tan I'll come wi' ye I don't think much of the look o' mine, either. IT'S AS PLAIN AS Trtt NBS ON 'fOllR FACr?- Aiwma WIN 1HE- RACE "Isn't that just like a man?" says Mrs. Happy Party, "Always thinking of his stomach." Well he's also thinking of your appetite, Mrs. Par-, ty, and the feed-heeds of the little Partys. 15o Beef Roast, nmw Ih Shoulder Pork Roast. Pr lb 18c Prime Rib Rolled, lb. 25c Vz or whole Ham, lb. 30c Beef Bolls, lb 10c 6 lbs. Compound . . 75c 10 lbs. Compound $1.45 Fancy Dresesd Hens 30o Watch tor Mr. Happy ' Party i EUGENE K PACKING CO. raiiiif EXTENSION ASH KLAMATH pitic -Central OrerJ5UKlV turmoil lat," '"a ceived here 't Lt eommerc, eornmi,. J Uk. coun., pine b( Wieved that Oj, jf t, odor sr. la.t ' V' 0. j. em rucii -''"ia bin.,.- as another n,n.. 0 11 Uk, J u l -,c eo tta. '"nl 'cifie to akm ,' ! In their pi,ni ' ?" iral Oregon t,, ' Jhe petiiinl . ii -nr., , I, nnonncsd y.,,trt a j 5 promises thst hi, ,1 . Ikt. n , i ""V Will . . !h"r,:i'i;?'i-iu.K -'-'U3 ,..., .. connect with tin. ... .. . 111 " near Odell wbco the S completed. ":m Us: USE CHECKS NOT CASH There Is always ths to hood ot losing money ctrrin in your pocket, or else hut It taken away from yon. ihe safer, more conventai plan is to deposit your n check in a First Nsiioii Checking Account and om it out as needed. 40 Yean ol Helplul Service NRST NATIONAL BAN!, of Eugene $7 Argument Leads To Bitter Revenge VIENNA, Feb. 13. After an argn ment over a sum equivalent to $7, Karl Zeidler, a pensioner need 73, yesterday took his landlord's 1S- mmths-old dsughter to a bridge over i the Danube, flung ths baby to her i death in the river snd then gave him-1 self up to the police. InvestiKatinn of j Zeidler's record showed thst he had once been sentenced to dsth. the sen tence being commuted to 2S yesrs' imprisonment which he served. Lumber Business ! Below Production! One hundred and eighteen mills re-! porting to West Cost Lumbermen's association for the week ending Keh ruary 7. manufactured P7.niJ,ii2 feet of lumber sold Ss,.tim,404 feet; and shipped S7.WU.1LM fP. j New business was p per cent he-' low production. Shipments offset new business. Korty-seven per cent of all new ! business taken during the week was for future water dellverv. This smountd to 41.S14.10S feet, of which an.SfHUl feet wa. for domestic car-: go delivery; and 10.BlS.ivy) feet ei port. New business by rail amounted to 1.4 IP cars. Thirty-eight per cent of the lumber shipments mored hv water. This amounted to 33,107,821 feet, of which That All May Know At A Glance Ovor six hundred years ago. when Kdward I " ""'SJ merry England, every baker was required to ma e bread so that "all people may know at a gum" which they buy." Down through the ages the trnd mark h j pledge of superior service in which customers placed great confidence. , .... .... , , ,,.. ie 10 n muiiituin V. S. National tolllgent, construct! K. to them m iTpcrlence win of progressive banking. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK The Bank for Service EUGENE LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK The Bank for Savings o cr Eugene iiueiu ? .. . w. Bank have grown to be a "''';., r. ve and efficient liamiiag s "- Wf ans rcllcble m-slsMnrc. i .. t-n vou think of the V. S. Mt-CM'. CI-"T"t TINT"1 MDnNfl JUDILinillU i Headache, Backache! Nervous! All don J Don't neglect yourself. Neglect may lp8(1 ,a oils illness. Examination Free Removes the cause Health return' GEO. A. SIMUIN ... .....a . 6f.
