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v.... SUNDAY. MAY iU lti
, HOW IT BAFPJttiKD. -
The outstanding feature of Friday's
primary election is the fact that Just
a week before the votes were counted
Governor OTcott took a spade, vest
out In ths yard and due a hole and
buried himself In it for that was
ubstaAtialiv'the result of his ami
Klen proclamation. 1
v Prior to hki spectacular denuncia
tion of the Ku Ktux K'.an. the gov
crnor had'; what the Vlauglly Inclined
would term, a copper-riveted cinch.
He possessed at the beginning a cer
tain following and t is probable that
this following was mil with him a
week before. ths election. " Meanwhile
an unusually large, number of oppon
emi for the nomination had split his
opposition Into many fragments. But
his Klan proclamation changed the
whole situation within an hour after
Its" publication. It crowded all the
. old Issues off the stage and raised a
new issue In their stead. In so doing;
It took from all the 'aspirants say '
3ir. Olcott, and air. Hall their follow-1
ings and ranged them on one side- or
the other of the new Una of cleavage
l that had beep drawn. Ths other can-
dldates made hardly a showing In the
J Sf&;jf$kan&ypi-ti jsot k fair re
- flection, on. their real standing' under
normal circumstances. Their follow-
lnga were simply stampeded overnight
br the new development that followed
the governor's proclamation. r
.Jh.e .remarkable align man t behind
two candidates' out of the six that
tops; place. In he week preceding; the
election was due without a doubt to
the fact that the governor badly over
stated the .facts in his now celebrated
denunciation of the Ku Klax Klan.
He, charged that preseni me
nace . to . .the peace . yind. tran
qujlJty of the state, whereas everyone
knows it is not.. . li (here Is any me
nace in the Ku Klax Klan in Oregon,
it Ilea In. Its face-covering regalia.
w hlch. tempts, outaidefs to .'use . the
Klan disguise for their own purposes'.
and not in its membership, which for
the most part is composed of earnest
and sincere,, citizens. The . public
recogiiiaftd.prompUy, enough , the fact
that the governor had overdrawn the
case, and tho result was that thou
sands of voters rushed to the Hall
banners who would otherwise, .have
neen louna.eisewnere on. election oay.
. As for the tax reduction Issue which
si an en put so, Draveiy in Uie begin
ning. It has been lost In the foe. It
waa an economic Issue, and therefore
inclined to be dry and uninteresting.
Neither was it a sharply drawn per
sonal issue, for all the candidates were
advocating economy. Thus when the
Issue of ths Klan, with oil. Its possi
bilities for sharp division and strong
personal opinion, was thrown sud
denly into the primary arena, there
vaa .witnessed ihe phenomenon of a
sudden alignment of the partisans of
all six cnadldatea behind the two fore-,
most figures In the new situation pre
gon politics has witnessed few inci
dents mors surprising and dramatic.
ih JifHEIMTAXCIS TAX KB -Is
there any way to raise niore fed
eral Income, or to raise a substantial
part of the present federal Income,
Without imposing an intolerable bur
den on the nation? The farm and
labor organizations think there Is.
They see in inheritance taxes an al
most untapped governmental re
source. Accordingly they are urging
action on the La Follette-Fear bill;
and the. senate and house leaders,
though without any enthusiasm, are
preparing to consider It. ' "t
This hill. Its advocates aay,wonla
ylel4 at least 11,(100,000,000 a year.
That looks like an exaggeration but
ft would certainly produce funds In
plenty If adopted as it stands and en
forced literally. - It provides for a
rapidly . progressive inheritance tax
n large fortunes, with a .maximum
' rat of et' per 'cent on those above
MO.OOO.OO. Moreover, it seeks to
avoid a loophole left by many state
Inheritance tax laws by levying alini
lar .rates ori transfers of property
emona? the living. Many big In
herttanc has evaded, taxation by
such transfer before the owi
The rich, of eourseWlll ftghtiKls
law. The rich, howeverr are a minor
ity. If tt, or some similar measure,
Is not enacted. It will be because of
the Indifference or sense of fatrn
of the majority who, by such a d
vice, might conceivably shift a good
deal of their present tax burden onto
the wealthy "minority. ' Certainly of
all forms of taxation. Inheritance
taxes are usually found the least un
popular a fact which may or may
not be a conclusive argument for
them.
' SOFT DIUN1U .. .
After reading a lengthy, article In
the Literary IMgeat on T'he Food
Value, of Soft Prinks.1' the Avrttg
reader com to the conclusion that
nhore ain't none.", PtmU julc are
useful when they are real fruit Juice
and not artificial concoctions. Sugar
has a certain food vnlue. ' Rut there
doesn't seem to be enough real nutri
ment In alt the soft drinks, one might
reasonably wish to partake of during
a summer to make one square meat.'
1 This Is not necessarily any argu
ment against soft drinks. Why
should they have food value? That
Isnt what one takes them for. . If
they are cool and wet and made of
materials which are not, in themselves
harmful that is to say. , If they
quench thirtt tind tnste good and
minister 'to comfort without upsetting
the digestion or jangling the nerves
or starting any bad habits. Isn't that
enoughy ' j ', '
. The Ice cream soda or sundae with
real fruit and nuts In It, and made of
real .milk or cream. Is in a different
class. ' That Is food. But as for gin
ger ale and sarsaparilla and carbo
nated grape juice sufficient are they
unto themselves' Nobody wants
them to.be as nourishing as a beef
steak dinner. ' A pleasant tinkling
sound as they approach, a pleasant
taste, a lingering- sense of coolness
and refreshment 4h scientist and
dietitian who isn't satisfied with that
much doeent deserve any.
; H PATE.VT ABISES
One of the curious things about the
American practice regarding- patented
inventions is the large number of pat
ents taken out at Washington and
never utilised In this country. F6r
sign inventors evidently seek such
patents in order to protect themselves
against possible American Imitation
er competition.. The berraans espe
cially have done this.. American In
ventors, after patenting their mven-
ftlons at home, often obtain duplicate
patents In other countries and then
do their manufacturing: abroad, to get
the benefit of cheap foreign labor.
In either case the United mates loses.
Efforts are being- made to remedy
the situation. Many American manu
facturers, arguing that the United
States patent office, being maintained
the expense of the nation, ought
to be used for the national benefit,
are urglng'correctlre legislation. The
measure, they favor would "give 'the
owner of a patent two years' grace,
and then. If It were shown thai he
was, manufacturing his Invention' In
foreign country and not In the United
States, would grant a license to some
body else to use .ft.in this country.
It looks like a sensible thlner to do.
England has been' doing1 K for some
years.
RECOGNIZING MKJUCO
John Und, who; says the New Tork
World, ''was hot conspicuous as a con
ciliator when former president' Wil
son aent him to Mexico City during
the Huerta regime."' Is urging now
that the United States accept at their
face value the ' assurances of Iresl
denthreg-on, and' recognize Vhe Obre-
ivn Buvvrjiuieni bi once.
Mr. Lind says the present Impasse
Is due to conditions for which neither
President Obregon ' nor ' Secretary
Hughes is responsible, and It "re
quires good common sense and plain
wood nelghborlfnes rather than any
nice application of the points of In
ternational law."
It seems that President Carranza
gave au sorts of fine verbal assur
ances Uiat titles of American citizens
acquired in Mexico would be respect
ed and their property not confiscated,
and then when his government was
formally recognized by the United
States on those terms, he promptly
TWO-EDITORIAb .
repudlsted his , promises.' President
Harding has' been holding1 off lest the
same thing happen again. Mr, I.lnd
suggests, however, that If Obregon
failed to live up to ' his promises,
America could withdraw her recogni
tion and let matters take their course.
Possibly that Is the solution. Mex
ico under Obregon Is quits a different
country from Mexico under the weak
Carranza or the swash-buckling
Huerta. Obregon has proved hlmseli
a strong man and a capable one.
Under these circumstances, It may be
safe to take a chance..
1 KU EDES A MYTHT (
An InteresUnepariatlon of the
Darwin controversy stirred" up re
cently by Mr, Bryan is the question
of thi Oarden of Eden raised hy a
minister Who called the Bdew story
MORNING
a "fairy tale." A newspaper, under
taking to find out what the ministry
In general thlnka about the matter.
Inquired whether or not they outlaid
ered the Kden story a Swyth, and
thereby' hangs unolher 'tale,
should Interpret the book of
tJ en os Is as the statement Of early men
as to how the world began." snya
one, "but 1 don't consuier the story
myth.'1
"I shouldn't call the story a myth."
says another, "but rather folklore.'
The tlartlen of Kden story Is a le
gend says a third. Anothor ex
plains:
Fairy tale' and 'myth ns applied
to Oenesls are unfortunate term a
These are sacred stories handed down
from an Immature period of the
world. At one time the Harden of
Kden story was a most sacred revela
tlon. Hut with a larger discovery of
the truth has come a lumr revela
tion, so we ftel th.it the old stories
do not adequately explain every
thing. And finally this from
other minister:
The book of Oenesls Is a mythical
and poetical statement of a primitive
people of their conception of the or!
gin of the world. I don't think the
Garden of Kden story Is entirely lack
ing in historical background. Indeetl.
I think there Is some historical back
ground for all the Oenesls stories,"
Here at last we find a minister who
seems to recognise the real meaning
of the wont "myth." According to
the Century Dictionary, Its fundamen
tal meaning Is this: 1
A traditional story in which the ope
rations of natural forces and occur
rences in human hWory ar repeated
as the actions of Individual living be
ing. -especially of men, or of I mux to
rt ry extra-human beings act inn like
men; a tale handed uown from prim
itive times, ami In form hiHioricel, but
in reality involving wlemwitta of early
religious views, aa vtnipeoliusT the
origin of thins, the powers of nature
a their work I nit s. the rise ofiasil-
tu Lions, and the like; s legend of c
mogony, of gods and heroes, and of
animals possessing wondrous gifts.
Tnus. tnougn the issue la by no.
mesne settled, at least the meaning
of a common word is made plain, and
that is something. , It Is now n order
to hear from Mr. Bryan about It.
I EisrhW Days ia Evcwaa
(From the Eugene Vlty Weekly ,
- Jtegister. May 3 s,
The Hi publican club J boo ml nr.
Its meetings are enthusiastic and its
work effectual. ...
e
The county political campaign he
gsn In a satisfactory manner In the
Mohawk valley yesterday.
The most delightful thunder show
er of the past five yvars occurred one
day, this week.
.
A. S. Wheeler, late of Monona
county, Iowa, has located In this city
ana is at work making a. set of ab
stracts of the county. v ,
Again we hear of talk of an up
town office of the Western Union
Telegraph .company. , . , ,
.
We understand that Julius Gold
smith contemplates opening a grocery
store at Medford, Ore.
' e
Fred Wagner, who has been at
tending the university returned to
his home at Ashland last week,
i s - , , ,
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. 8. O.
Garrison has been seriously 111 for
a week with brain trouble,
i .
Arranxementa for. Memorial day
have been completed. The line of
march fr the. parade will be as fol
lows: Firemen's band, colors' and
guard, C Company, O. N. O., martial
hand. J. W. Oenrv nost. O. A. It..
W. R. C. Rons of Veterans. TJauuhters
of Veterans, school ehlldren.- Kugene
hook and ladder company. Eugene
engine company, hose company, cltl
zens In carriages. . Captain J. C.
Chsrrh will he marshal and his aides
wilt be lieutenant S. C. Bbuldenand
O.- Russell.
WHAT SHALL I DOT
By VIRGINIA PAOB '
.Poor MUlo flnedtf,
Da Miss pace: it jurt seems to n
that sll my frieoihi ara tu ruins m dnwa
I dsn't know why. 'Tffore one boy 1
esDeclsnV like ind T think he knows It. b-
caoxe by try tin ha tne roralaic. he
vDiniei snn taiss to snoiner sin. ur
dovQ't bs llks too? (2) I wantd to b
my bslr. and people don't want roe to be
csue Mftine people will rait ro n flappr.
Will Ihff? CK Rome slrH tblnK 1 tfll
ththRu about them that srent true, nnt T
-till have my mother for s friend, dno't I?
Only, I' would, like to make otbnr frlonds
too. (4) Thvnt I a company thsf Rlvn a
i lolls for selling seed. I slway wsntfd
one. Are 'tbry bora" to l-sr?? 15) There
ts a boy 1 0t,a t know very well, and be
iT'Hslly itnllet at ire. !o you think" he
vinu lo a.t stn-jslntwl? (fl) There t
elrl frknd of mlno wbone boy friend doean't
aoriat witn very rMM people, w nsi snsu
we do? I love I'.oihor sail I want to s
nrilsht. and 1 need your help.'' Hiiro K.
Shorty."
Get the violin If you can. and don't
bother about any of the other things.
Let the boy whistle. If he likes: ask
your mother about hnlrbohlng and
take her advice; tell the truth, and
let the sTir s think want tney like
smile back at the buy who smiles nt
you, If he does It nicely. And If the
other girls' friend doesn't go with the
people thru he snoum, it isn i your
problem. I know-you'll go straight.
To Addnv n College
Dear ui I'ase : If 1 wnntnl a cata
log of some of the different colletjm, to whom
hnulrf I adHritH mv letter? I)o vou think
they would send mo a cstaloy; if I ssked for
ons? B. B. W.
Address your letter, "Office of the
Bursar." flmkh collone, Northnmnton,
Mass., or Bryn Mr university. Penn
sylvania, or whichever the college or
university may ne.
see
Intraiof Iroraling as a Idfo Work
utsr Miss I'sge: i wsni to siuor in
tertor deeerstlng. 1 took ons semester st
nlsht school, but would like to bRln st the
beg Inn Ins, and would like your sdvlct how
to go about studying It. I sm doing sts
oosrsphy now, but hsle It, and know I hell
narer succeed In It. I am 2 ft, and think
I ara loo old to so to coneio, as i nave
never sjons to hlih school, and It would
mean elsnt yesm' study. I linvs a little
money laved which I think will last a
year or two If I am sating. Would you
sdrlss me to so to an academy 1n ons of
tbs Urge c Hire 7 Jesn.'
Tt la a oft v that VOU did not go to
high school, but I would hardly advise
It nt your age. it true, as you any,
that you aro not likely to succeed In
work ou hate, so plan to go ahead
REGISTER. fUGXM'Ml; SUNDAY; MAY Ita
and take a course In Interior decorat
ing. 1 csti gl- you speoKlo Informa
tion If you svnd me su s. ft. 0.
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Mivr Mim lsat v rofi y1" ten
m w by thf yiuiis w4 at bUf? M t w
iwi s sfhslbk lrlt TtMuV ' '
Uut ths mtrti pirl, but mm whs evr
iiyth1ns lmit tbs diHMlte mi. I wt i
s imriy ie-mly, lu mMth I w HiUi
HirUih S S l tritd. Ulee
klteiliu Mjuu mb alrtMl la Mtlt-h I r-
ful to Jwlu. ttu uune tnitl he
OlH4 klH HIS, NIHl I
lb l I iUm! btui, Tbea thy sll tsiil horrlu
thins to me. em II I eouWIti'i tsi it sny
iihre. sed nrtsr IrUm ihem- sll ht I
Uimlshl of them I un Ths all eslM
ner uie, 'It y si m iS
)u horn' My (Mem! I I"" !'
n sNihty, mt tbst if I mio-Htl t hss a
itus I hm o M the h-)r ht i
wbivn i so. i iu w..
b IU( u nil tbr ll ler. Jl
Twenty," , ...
You used rather strong measures,
didn't you? Hut t should think your
friend owed you an apology ''r taking
vou where n stranse Bill would be
tmated su rudsly. Head Ihs letter 1
um ptintlng Just after this,
s e
On Itoltig Popular
Sa manv letters come to me from
coriwpondciila who want to know how
to iMjeomo popular. Which of us, I
wonder, doesn't want others' liking T
It s so good to see eyes brighten when
they see you; to have olhets gather
around you when you come In to a
room, 1 don't believe the cross! old
"grouchi alive is proof ngulnst the
wish for such liking. And how much
more does n boy or a girl want to be
souaht after and loved!
Hut tt doesn't come easily to all of
us. Sometimes we aro so anxious for
liking that we run too hard to meet
it. and then U runs away ftom us.
Sometimes we get self-conolous; and
then we feel nwkwnrd. we look stupid
or blurt out the nntuciful remark that
we'd sive unvthln In the world to un
say the next minute. Sometimes wo
do silly things Just to munri siu-n-tton
because we don't want to be
overlooked all the time, and thn we
do feel so mean Bfierwnrdw. And pres.
nut I v vvn brtfln wouderlnir what the
aecrvt la that these people have, who
Just seem tu draw others to thvm as
susnr dues files.
The big rule to win people, as I see
It, never varies, it Is: "Like other
people, and show it."
1 never Knew a popular person yet
who disliked peopW, who, u.ts crttu-nl,
tmtiible. arrogant, or who nrul
anMrily. Vou who don't xut Oti Willi
otliirs, listen to me: Have the fveling
lu your heart as you meet each new
person. "I ne you: ami i m gotnir io
find a subject on whU'h wo ran asree."
and you'll be amsxed to find how you
draw them to ynu.
, Don t let prejuait-es set you. ir you
have an mstierttv feeling of dislike
for an one, make It a rule hut to put
tftet feeling into words to anybody
until you vii met the niiKm pjon
el I vast tun times. The chancee are a
thousand lo one that by that time your
feeling of dislike will Imp entirety gone,
and you'll go so clad, for the other
person's sake and fur your own, that
you never epotco of Hi
And herns a funny little rule:
Don't mind being alone, ami the
chances are you Won't be left alone."
tiet hold of thtnes that Interest you,
forget tbat yon want ieople, and pres
ently they'll come to you, like the
flies arter that sugar, erauyou
won't be Interested In yourself, you
won't be pushing yourself, and you'll
be simple, natural, and unselfish.
, .i m m 9
'IVggy''Al U you should go very
seldom with the boys, if at all. It la
not proper to go with boys one 4ovsn'4
know. You may stop on the road and
talk, but for a tew minutes only. It
Is proper to hae boy friends spend
the evening at your home when your
motner is in ore.
"Clyde." 1 Around lit pounds.
3) If a gentleman offers you a sat
In a crowded street ear, you should
most certainly thank him. (t) Gen
erally speaking, you wouldn't let a bay
take-yon home from a party where
you have met him for the first time.
You'd probably have other srranse-
msnls. and yottd say su thanking
him, however.. 4) A man who is
walking .with two tadlrv no matter
how they are rotated to him, walks on
the outside, never between them. I
am glad you like the column so much.
"Harden la. By all means, your
aunt should discuss the matter with
the young man. , ,
The Office Cat
Copyright IJtKbyJCdgar Allen Moss
" IN Ql KBTtOMAIlLB OClKTT
First Ouit TbU ki1 a pretty cbsp fam
ily. Juki look si Ute napkim, all pstrbed
He?oml Duett- Yoi, ti4 betltiej tbst, they
uorrowca ui"m rroai me.
THE END OF 'A l-RftFRtT JV
Here I In the body of Simon Bblnn,
Who would nenlet lo. rctiuinc in.'
The day he met .flTe-toa truck
Poor Himoo asre was out of luck. .
ftllop nT OAYf.inllT" '
"Da ' your dmc ' store shopping early,
sjlrlie." ... ,
"llttb?" .1
"I Junt beard our druulst say altrates
are solus up.''
- ' ' p r1eleiie("n-' '
I urlns.
A Ooleerent ;
l'--reUlly ;. ,
p aliiU1, . ,
K ffemlhste'
Kegue.,o
CMMR AT WflRK
A tailor's duthe see si say pressing.
Coils toys frum the stlendanrs rernnl
of lodgea, ehilM, frntumlllea, nn other
s row n up orsftiiinllonn, It hkikx llko the
American yuungktur wus a nations! urphsn.
NEW HBPINITION
Professor (in englncctiiig cu) "What
is a drydock V .
Siude tin reer) "A phynlclsn who won't
slvo out prescript Ions."
Pttlshnrs l planning COO ton n Is courts
on want lulu. , .
Wonder what has, become of the vacant
lot KarderiersT , ( f , ,
Not MADR "
"My ! us Id the driis depnrtmont rlerk
as ho Isld duwn the morning paper. "Ilsnn't
this nrohlbltlon Inw mstle a lot of erookH?"
"No." eald the chnnne eutomer, "not
made them, merely showed us who tby are.
We hope th? next few months will see
the Invention of a device for running the
lawn mower by radio,,;'
OETTINO AM RBT
"Anything slue?" Inquired the druggist,
after filling s preiwrlptlun. -
"If thl I nnt - Uie real staff." real led
the customer, "ysu mlsht as well let me
neve s pscsags pr neoaacno. ppwuors.
OSS SllgRAHtS
menti to It
tlliitinte that men sre
not stralght-lsred enough, or thst they need
iselngT or Is she merely trying to get man
la a tight place ' . . . .
Teaoher What Is tbs Order of tits UsthT
Johnny Well. Hnrrv nomas flraL then
me, then Willie, and then the baby.
Tnbnefto was , taken to Rnglnnd from
A m rips', and deMnrod by society leaders a
luxury now look at It.
Ons'faslf of tbe world' does 'not know
where the other lis If gets Its liquor,
AUODT, T1IH SAMR
NoH h "Do vuu let. vou r wife bare her
own way?"
west K rtDHOjuwilf. nnn wnun n vnmn
to rain 1 let It rain, and Whsn It Wants to
snow 1 1st It enow." ' "
Principles of Safs Investment
ly O. i. Muter
1 TltU ) Ihs sveeiid tf a seitk uf srlll
by Mr. Ititrvr wii I he prim lis uf aule hi"
eluiiHii uf iiwtuev The ibiid will appear
ia iiivjit Huu0.iy s ItvgUtvr, ,
It la not a quest Inn lit decide
whether or not first luu , well se
cured farm tmirlititKo hmus on lot
proved farm land nutda un a basis of
from U 11 per cent lo 40 per t'i'itt
of their appraised tash value sliouM
ba Included In any well selected list
of primary tiwexlmvuts. It is lather
a uurstlmi to dccMn what rhitle
postlon they shoulil occupy In the
llt. There are many who lake the
puMtthm that first niiM tuage fai in
loans aio based uu th very bate of
all values -the earth Itself -ami are
a form of securlyl with the minimum
of fluctuation and practically mm
destructible. Taking into oulltia
lion strength of ho une.li lying value
and interest return they aro them,
lore undmihtetlly one uf the premier
Investment securities.
l et us unlit consider the funda
mental tv.jiiii vtnenls laiil ilntn In my
previous article as tu what mnstlu
lute the pre 'requisites of a primaty
invrstuieut should (misscm nil of the
following requirement a:
I .J fety of 1'rlncipal.
1. t'ertalnly of Income.
3. ttuta of income,
4. l.egalt'y of lasuo,
6, tSubllliy of Market Trice,
a. Marketability,
t. Appreciation.
X lUveralflcatlou.
The equal no i In which farm mort
itases posseas these requirements as
cumiMtreil with other Inveemntt se
curliles, heretiifot-o menllourtl tit litis
series of articles would naturally fit
the relative position of this tvpe of
Investment In any dtvenilfu-d llt uf
Inveatmeutt net) ton or it the tup. At
any rate, there can be no qtieetlon as
to the value of first Hen well secured
mortvatfea tui Improved farm land as
a primary Investment for the lillo
funds of Individuals and for the em
ployment of funds left In trust; as
for instance, the money belonging to
minors, Incumnotenl persons and
other trust estates, and tt few emnirU
Ilea of this tyk of investments should
bo found In the safely deposit bos of
-very peron having the core and ci
tody of funds of this nature or, Ufr
that umtlrr. idle imutey betotiglng to
any Individual One of the objection
might, of course, be where the trui
teeshlp extended over a long period
of years and as farm mortgages are
generally made on a thrwo to flti
year basis It would nercnwltnte re
investment of the fuuds at the ma
tnrlty at the loans so purohaeed.
However, lit mtwt oasee this would
not be any very convldembls I neon
vvntence.
. . ess
Analysinc the second requirement
with reference to certainty of Income.
I bellev that the certainty uf Income
from farm loans will compare vary
favorably with any other Investment
yielding a rata of income comparable
with the return from this type of
securities It true, however, thai
occasionally, due to bad roads whleh
might prevent a farmer from hauling
his grain to market, or due to a tcm
pornry drop in the market and by
reason Ihereor making It not ueslr
able to market fat cattle or hogs, c
farmer might sometimes be a few
days lata In meeting his annual
emlannual Interest on his farm
loans.
Hut It has been mv experience
more often than otherwise that the
farmer has paid hie Interest a few
days ahead of time more often than
a few days late. Merloe preparation
is usually made by the farmer, his
wife and his family to have the In
terest on the farm loan ready to pay
over the day the amount falls due.
The certainty of Inrome might not be
quite so pronounced as In the rase nf
municipal bonds but the Inrouvenj
ience occasioned thereby would In
moet raeea be negligible.
1 might tnierpoee what would
amount to this slight variation In In
come from farm (nana by saying that
there are a few cases on record where
perfectly so I von l cities have allowed
their Interest coupons to be returned
with the notation thereon "Not sum-
cierit funds, due In mrt ensee to
thd failure of the city treasurer of
the rlty In question In not placing
the money In the hands of the fiscal
agent in time to meet Interest pay
ments on the bonds, or from some
other slight oversight. It Is s mm
rase, however, where a city allows
the interent on Its bonded Indobted
nes to default.
Tho other elements of weakness In
farm loans when considered as n pr!
nmry Investment Is their lack nf
ready marketability as compared with
government or municipal bonds. In
a measure this Is one of the element
which causes the yield on farm mort
gages to show a slightly hlifhor rate
than government or municipal bonds
To manv Investor, this Is not a ser
ious defect and tho difference In the
net yield return to tho investor Is
sufficiently largo to more than com
pensate for the slight dlfferenco In
the marketability.' ,
While It Is iruo that farm mort
gages nnt not have the same wide
snlo ns do government nnd municipal
bonds, still they con stltute ona of
tho highest classes of collateral on
which to borrow money. Most banks
nnd trust companies aro glad to lend
on collateral nf this nature when Un
met In t cash la noeiled by the Invest
or. Therefore, aside from n slight
weakness In certainty of Income and
ready marketability, mortgages on
well Improved farm loans have all
tho csyentlnl requirements necessary
to plueo them In tho class of primary
Investments,
It was my original Intention In con
flno my stntemnnts to dognmtli
rnther than nrgutnnctativo statements
and I fool euro most of my readers
will excuse me If I presumo to pro
sent arguments in favor of fnrm
mortgages. Farm mnrtKases aro one
of tho fow lnvorttmont thnt originate
at noma, and I reel I will hn pardoned
In cnlling attention of tho Investor
to this particular class of Investment
on tho grounds of parnulxlns a home
product. Then again It In one nf tho
few investments thnt tho Investor
mny exorcise his right and prlvllego
of seeing In its completeness. In
o tli or words, thn prospective Investor
may ana his security sprond out be
fore him. The Invustor may exorcise
nt least two of ills six son so s, that of
seeing and fooling, tho sensn of ford
ing being nbllity to ncttinlly walk
over tho security Itsolf, On the other
hnnd, In tho ensn nf most bonds wo
gnt nly the son so of seeing In Ihn
abstract rather than In reality. I.Ike
many others, I handled fnrm mort
gages long boforo I know what a
bond was and my enrly training nnd
knowlndgo on the subject makes It
hard for mo to pass them by without,
more than a word In tliolr ospcolnl
commendation.
Tho world covets above everything
elso temporal, a portion nf tho soil
nn which nil el u nil, nnd will oontlnuo
to do so an long as time has mortal
measurements. AH other forms of
security have mure or less of the
direct or reflected slteuglll of Ihn
soil, nnd all aro more or less dupoinl.
cut Uputl It. The foreign fun may
Invade pur land; flro ami flood nmy
destroy our cities, Incloiles and
mluoe; our got eminent mny coltupae,
but the land will remain Intncl, a
thing sought after ami contlnuully
Increasing lu value and Importance
lo mankind,
IIuumvih', even In Investing lit farm
mnrlgiiHes, cat uf ul m Mil sound bust
ness Judgment must bo peicsed, ns
well in lmotlhs in other secuiities.
If you are not familiar with values
of farm lauds and Iho Irgnl proceduio
of seeing in it that the note and the
uiinlgase securing tho note aro pro
perly and legally drawn and that tho
title tu thn land sdpporlng Iho limit
Is five nnd clear nf defecia and shows
vested title in tho mnrtKsgute,
would then most certainly aiUlsa that
you turn lhee details oer lo -tprr-Itinced
attd ttalned pei-suii who are
familiar with this psrtlcttlar and ex
act lug procedure. In linnet every
community there are persons who
specialise lu nut a inn and selling farm
mortgagee to luvestuts.
When it l convenient and possible,
the Investor should pet sunnily view
the property which Is lu be pledged
to secure the ) uient uf the note.
Among the things to tak Into con
sidcraioii in cousldeilng the security
offered uilsht be mentiuiied the fol
lowing; The number uf acres In cul
tivation In proportion to tho total
acreage to bo covered by Die luor
sniie; quality and depth of the soil;
value ami condition of the Improve
ments; Injurious and nmoue weed
growths! number uf acres nf wnto
land unfit fur cultivation. Including
rough and stony land, tow wet and
sevpy land; danger nf change lu river
channel likely to destiny all br part
of thn land: ncvesenhltity to public
mad. Including a deeded roadway to
th land in question.
These are tiling tu bo countered.
If the loan Is bought front a concern
or corporation thai makes a business
of makliiK and selling farm loans,
either over their endorsement or
otherwise, this Information should be
fnrnUhed lo the Investor before the
loan Is purchased. Ih nut under any
ritvumstntH'ee purchase a hurt se
cured by a mortgage un real property
without a written opinion signed by
sumo attorney or firm of attorney
in whom vou have the utmost conil
denue In which they certify that the
title has been e minified, and further
more rpeummendiug the arc optative
of the title by you,
s e
In considering farm loans, there
fore, as an Investment, ymt aro ad
vUed not lo rely on your own judg
ment as to the value ur tho security
or the RoodneeS attd anundltv-sa uf the
title lo th Uttd securing the payment
of the note ymi ar about to pur
chase. Consult your attorney and
have him pans on the title, consult
your banker ur some retlabla real
esAte broker, or sumo esisjirlenced
successful farmer as to the value of
tho land In quelUm which constitutes
the security bark of tho note which
vou contemplate purchasing. If you
are buying tint mortgage farm loans
from some concern or organisation
that does an Interstate business along
this line you should have your banker
look up the flnaurlal standing nti
business Integrity of eiw-h run corn be
fore investing In the serurtila they
offer. A safe rule to follow always
before making an Investment Is: 1'ro
ceed slowly and cauthmsly. lnvti
gate and tie sure. '" Heller be safe
than sorry."
DANfil It IN IIOltlNti von' Oil.
Ilulil lnnurtilly (unirt with trtx
TlkU Uorkcrw l likl llsnl to ontrt4
Fuel nil. as a meant of nronulslon
hna bren gadually coming into favor
ror a numuer or years, Tho war in
creased its use In many ways, and the
coal strike guv a fillip that may only
be uv ere uma when the comnaratlve
coat brtwrrn coal and fuel oil gives
the former the advantage. Ilorlng for
ui I often nccompitshetl with danger
to ine men trunt the pentup force
wiiiin is nqesseu. mo first Indie
lion that oil has hewn reached la
rush of gas and then umnn oil, some
times with aut-h terrific fore that It
uaa nern Known In carrv too la. itmr
and loose etnurs and earth to a great
of m nt. mrKO uuuniiiies or oil am
often lost before a valve can bn nlaned
over the hole nnd a check put upon
the gusluir. Ho srenl tu the lireeaure
ii vnrita i rum suu pounds lo 1000
pounds that oil may spout hundreds
nf feet into tho air. In Mexico, a few
years ago, a column of oil reached son
iiieanureu ieet. w In Unsulla h e for
use when first sullen out nf th
ground, owing to the mud it mni.iin.
"ovii inia naa petlleil to the hot-
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And my family ll grvet B.th'sU.
N hen I op. ti thn vouags logr
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wi ma.
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My dnrlltifi I'oitgy.
I'm mo Bind th.t ,. minor', timM
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(Had that th. knvc. will Hl b
tttrnlnir m1.
For, don't ynu .na. that In Otlottr
we'll b. wod,
t and I'otny.
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burnlmr.
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To my rny.
And qitlin nfi.n to our mkh im
wa do .a.
Wllh nil of our iren.um, for u r"
mti.l know.
Our rhlldmn'a nainr, w n
below.
Mine nutl resffy'..
Killlene, Dr.... May II, ,,"
mitim:ii i,ovk
My Mnthnr tlnar I. now not hft:
Shn'. In the llrnat llrvnti...
It ...mi lo mo her fare I mm
With ai,ll..n nit .went .tlft ton"'
An from llfn'. hnrm, her MrlM "
Would Btmrd her waywitrti ear.
Hho unvo her life thru Joy tntl
That Clod', will inlli'ii
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To when I wua n I'huu.
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ml all tho whlln her mother imn
A. yl,lon nem.d lo ,o.
A mnlher', love Rl rrom
rt t. Him rind. Divine:
Mere man. will fl.ht fo' " '
Hho will linr lovo Mrt-
hnr.lnnn henr. OP II.Uo UP m!ZZ
Thru Ivor Ood rnlKiu; n ". fc
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A ntalli.r iivoii w ""' ,
Kugon... Ore., May ." '
AH OIUI.HHKN '
Olrllo gnwd nt fmnrant "
llrnuHhl lo Molhor. her own
(lltl of luvo and loyally ' '
Told In lh .wool ''1"""". "booi",
Htoort nlrnnre.l nt """'"' .
Ctmtdlko nnd of wnmn 'lr""Jl.
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Whllo I wondored w '
To mil mioh ouoenly b J u,m;
lluv nnxt wortla rovenlcd ll '
Ilarrlsburg. Ors. May 1.
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