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To gother with the use of intoxicating li quor, poorly lighted parks ntnl lack of public amusement and recreation facilities, the automobile was held ns one of the greatest contributory cnuses of commercialized vice in n rejHirt filed today with the secretary of Mate by the legislative anti-vice committee. The report was the work of fifteen mouths' investigation and proposes radical changes in law en forcement dud social conditions. The committee found thnt the wage quCsttoit has no material relation to commercialized vice. The greatest cause of commcreialired vice, the re- jiorl ways it the use of intoxicating liquor. Anion" contributory cause given nro public dance halls, road houses, lack of responsibility by par ents, non-enforcement of laws by public officials. Hccoinnicmlatlon Made Among the recommendations of the committee arc: Thnt n Inw uimilnr to the Mann act, applicable between cities, villnucrf and towns of the ntnte, bo enacted. That police women be appointed in every city. That employers of domestic Ferv nnlB bo required to furnish them with a suitable room in which to receive company. That a morals court be established in cities of the first class, with ex clusive jurisdiction over all cases in volving moral offensos. That an industrial home for wom en be established to bo equiuned with a hospital. Prohibit Liquor Salo Facilities for the treatment of so cial and other diseases and that wo men convicted of immoral prnetices bo committed thereto for treatment and training. That a permanent stale IM,l'('e "e partment bo established, with power to investigate immoral practices, the masons for non-enforcement of laws in nil communities, and with power to enforce the law where local officers fail to do it. That the sale of liquor be prohib ited in connection with dance hnlls. That family entrances and private wine rooms be prohibited 'in saloons nnd that no connection be had be tween them and any other rooms above or contiguous. That "tiblic danco halls procure li censes, such dances to bo supervised bv n police woman or other compe tent officer.. Lodging House Licenses That till Jinteln, rooming and lodg iug houses be reuuired to secure li censes; that thev keep permanent registers of tlie names of'nll guflfi,' to ho signod in their own hahdwrii- ihg, the registers" to show the h6ur of ' . t ' '.(I, , assignment, of rooms and tbeir sur render, witl pennlties for using fic titious names. That women bo on the bonrd of all institutions to which women or children are committed. That besides three clashes, special clashes for .abnormal rmnils in tin public K'Uoolj nnd thnt where liecea hap'.tht' state, furnish free text books, meals and clothing to needy children, to make poinnidsor" effective. That municipalities provide super vised 'amusements, particularly con certs, moving picture shows, etc. That number oX hours of Inbor for domestic servants bo fixed by law. Hills have been incorporated for enforcing all the ci'ihitinu proposed. PORTUGUESE CABINET RESIGNS IN A BODY LONDON, Dec. fi.-A di-pnlvli lu (tin Kxiiliiiiigu Telegraph company f roil)-, Lisbon wiys that all the mem bers of the I'oilugiickC cabinet ic Mgiicd todliy in a hotly, T" " Mini. Wlnlorrotli, i')Mlrvoant nnd pNliuM In ft"" fchlini rending in Ilia (vtowiui nni, lmcmMc no AT ID CONTRIBUTING CAUSE WHY FOLLOW I NU the suot'osst'ul nnd plonsing romlitiou of Swedish folk gmuoK in native costuini's by tho pupils of the Roosevelt school, the Mail Tribune suggests that the other schools of the city be drilled in the folk games of other nations and that the combined schools present the folk games of the nations as an annual feature of Bed ford s rose and flower show at the close of the school year. The folk games have an undoubted educational value for the children, physically and artistically, familiarizing them with the primitive melodies, pastimes and dress of the various lands from which the composite, we call Amer ican, traces descent, and constitute a welcome break in the monotony of school drudgery for the pupils. There are nations enough to furnish an unending vari ety of folk games, folk melodies and folk lore for an indefi nite number of schools for an indefinite number of years. Such an annual production would be of great benefit 'to the pupils, to the general public and to the city itself, drawing people from all parts of the state to witness a most unique production a folk lore festival of children. NEW YORK'S GREAT INDUSTRY WHENEVER news is dull in Xew York the newspa pers attack William Jennings Jiryan. lie has been a shining target for nearly twenty years and has thriven exceedingly thereby. In fact, the principal reliable, lean year and fat year iudustry of the metropolitan press has been assailing the great commoner. Every idea championed by Air. Bryan litis in turn been derided, ridiculed and lampooned. Although many of the theories championed by lirynn, such as tariff reduction, initiative and referendum, direct primaries, trust-busting, currency reform and prohibition have become actualities, and others, such as government ownership, are receiving respectful attention, care is taken to withhold credit from the .Nebraskan. Bryan's virtues are written upon the sands for Xew Yorkers. Ilis faults are electric sign boards. The great part he has played in forming public opinion, his work for political and social reforms, his crowning achievement iu peace treaties with all the great nations of the world, are all too little for the provincial minds of Gotham to grasp alongside of a grape juice dinner or a Chautauqua lecture. As the presidential election nears, there is a recru descence of anti-Bryanism in Xew York. The World, the Herald, the American and other democratic papers, along with the republican press, are assailing the secretary of state on any old excuse to force him out and to discredit him, the latest being that he does not spend all of his time looking alter the government s business while if one tenth of what is charged is true, the more he is absent the better it will be for the nation. There seems no reason for complaint regarding the handling of the state department. It has kept the nation out of war, at any rate, which is more than European dip lomacy accomplished at home. It has efficiently handled the interests or belligerents all over tiie world. It has led the relief work in stricken nations. It has made diplomacy a useful instead of a purely ornamental occupation. Where is the neglect? The truth is that Wall street and the predatory trusts fear Bryan as a candidate in 1916 and are leaving no stones unturned to shy at his head and drive him out of the list of possibilities. Tropical Plants for Indoor Winter Garden (Bulletin U. S. Department or Agri culture.) With a little care, a number of tropical plants may be grown indoors and during tho winter they nre u par ticularly attractive uddjtion to a bay window or conservatory gulden. Var ious kinds of palms, rubber plants, oleanders, aspidistras nnd cacti are easily kept in good condition indoors if given the proper attention nnd not permitted to bo exposed to. frost, ac cording to the department of agri culture's horticulturists. Palms. Palms arc much used for interior decorations where there is no direct, sunlight. Regular watering is essential, with especial care not to overwntqr. It is better with most pahns to keep them a, little dry than too wet. Where a pot is in u jaidin iero especial euro must be oxen-Wed not to have them too wet. While small, wash the foliage oc cosionally with soap suds made from n good soap. Immediately follow with a thorough rinsing. When too huge for this, spray tho tops frequently with clear w'ulcr. Drowning nt the tips usually conic from trouble nt the roots first, ovtinvalering; second, worms on the roots; third, laek of plant food. The ill-pit is the trouble in nearly every case. The worm that gave the trou ble is not tho oidinary catlh worm, but n little white harmless looking creature that emerges into the air as n. small fly. Dissolve a piece of quicklime as big as u teacup in three gallons of water. After it is through sputtering and tie milky mixture has cleared, pour of, the clear pint and souk your soil with it, Do not dilute, for the soaking should he thorough. To provide plant food, stir small quantities of bono meal and wrfod ashes into the surface or in place' of ordinary watering occasionally use John A. Perl UKDERTAKEE I.adr Allison! mi H, IIAIl'IXfcTT I'hoiM M, 7 U 47-JV nW4jr OwrttMH. 4wbiJ VrvU NOT? manure wnter or ammonin water (a teaspoonful of ammonia to a quart of water). Trim off the brown tins us they will never recover. If tho leaves turn yellow, look for scale on the un 'der side and bo sure you nre not over watering. Wash the scale off or spray with kerosene emulsion or whalu oil soup, or some nicotine preparation. Do not repeat too often. If a nalm grows three new leaves a vcar it docs well. Itubber Plants. Kubber plants nre especially satisfactory to row where there is a good light without direct sunlight. Wnter often enough to kec I the soil moist, but do not under any circumstances permit water to stand about the roots nor allow it to become "bono dry." A potted plant set in n jurdiiueru needs especial care not to over water, Wah tho foliage frequently with soap Mtds made from good soap. Ilino thoroughly at once. ltepot occasionally, as the pots be come full of roots. Feed once iu two to four weeks with dilute nitrate of soda (a heaping teaspoonful dWsnlv ctl in water) or ammonia water or manuro water as described for the palm or some prepared plant food. Oleanders may be treated more or less ns are palms. Aspidistras aie most ornamental. They should bo kept rather drier than palms and rubber plants. Cacti jequiro rather dry sandy soil, .. , i THE WORK of thu expert Is applied to uvvry pair of glasses mudo by us. Host of muterlulH nro tihcd and moderate prices charged. DR. RIGKBRT j; Nlultt Km-IuIM Hullo I 2 Over Deuel's k 11. (Jreeu Tiding Hluiiip (liven I Three Views of Europe's Great War From (Speech by Uavlil l.lod-ioorge.) This Is n terrible win-. It Is a hor rtblu war. All wars are horrible. Who Is responsible? Not Oreat lhl tatu. Urltnlu was only armed for defense. Had wo meditated n war of aggression ngalnt anybody, do ou think wo idioutd huvu to Improvise an army after tho war bc-Rim? Wo were not equipped for a wnr of aggression; not even against a military Power of the third rank. Wo weio prepared for detour against all the military Powers of tho world put together. Wo hud no army for Continental warfare. Did the poor victims of tho bird of prey commence hostilities? l.ook back and sec what happened. You can see Austria hovering like a hawk over the llnlkau fields, and, It jou arc country-bred, jou know what thnt menus. You know It will not be long before It swoops down and some poor helpless creature will ho quiver ing In Its talons. The vulture has been hanging over Helglum for some time. We know that now. It soared sjo that high that even the most dis cerning falcon might have made n mistake. It thought It wns pouncing on a rabbit, and It fell on a hedgehog and hns been bleeding and sore ever since. Wo know now, what It would have been malevolent to suspect be fore, that the counsellors of Germany, whilst professing peace and pretend ing good will, In cold blood, with ma lic aforethought, had intended, plnnncd, organized wholesale tho niur der of peaceable neighbors, had even nrranged the date to suit themselves, a date when they thought their neigh bors would be (pittc unprepared to defend their 1 1 von nnd their homes. If this wanton deed of premeditated treachery against humanity Is to. pass unchallenged by the nations of the world, then lei us admit that civil! latlon Is a failure, that the sceptre of right Is broken, and that force, force, brute foice. Is once more en thioned amongst tho nations. If llrttain after passing hor word had left that little country (Hel glum) bleeding on the roadside with out attempting to rescue her, thu In famy of 'Gcni.any would bo shared by tho Hrltlsh Kmplrc. We have been assailed by nnotber national exponent of the higher cul ture Turko. I notice tho same characteristics, the same contempt for the elements, for I lie decencies of international war. We did our best to avoid a quarrel. No one could hav shown more putlonco In tho face of Insults a,ml lujurles that I could detail to .ton by tho hour. Ii tun wri'ui jiiiiiiiii uiu iu iiiu imwi ui the treatment which was accorded to wli. ..,... H.I..I.. .ii.i L .1... r..-.. . us by this miserable, wretched, con temptible Kmplrc on the Ilosphorus. Hut the quarrel has been taken out of our hands. We were In thu hands of fate, and tho hour has struck on tho great clock of destiny for settling accounts with the Turk. Tho Turk is the greatest enemy of his own faith bocauso he liun discredited II by inlsgovernmont. What havo tho Turks contributed either to culture, to art, or to any espect of human pro gress than you can think of? They aro a human cancer, a creeping agony In the flesh of the lands which they misgoverned, and rotting every fibre of life. And now (hut tho great day of reckoning hns come upon tho nation I am glad. I am glad tho Turk Is to bo culled to a final ac count for his long record of Infamy against humanity in this gigantic bat tie between right and wrong. It is meet that the Turks should march Into action shoulder to shoulder with tho devastator of Helglum. Thoy have inado themselves fit comrades. Tho THE PAGE Medford's Leading Theater Program Sunday, Monday, Sunday Matinee SELIG SPECIAL FEATURE THE FIFTH MAN A Jungle-Zoo Drama Jjn this intensely interesting drama Bessie Eytoh and Charles Clary havo the leading roles The Lost Melody In Ono Part -Lubin Comedy Neighborly Neighbors Selig Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor SPECIAL SUNDAY MUSICAL PROGRAM BY Large Page Theatre Orchestra Sunday Matinoo, 2 P, M, Admindon, H ' (ietirgc Hci'tmrd Shaw Unturview Jty Inry lloylo O'ltellly) Kuglaud Is not nt war because Ger many mado an 'Infamous proposal to vlolalo Helglnu neutrality" begnn Mr. Shaw, "If, It bad suited us to ac cept thai proposal, wo would have found plenty of reasons. The ting- la ml that grubbed lrcluud, India and Kgypt cannot doludo tho (leruuuiy of Wllhelm II, Our national trick or sanctimonious Indignation Is simple hypocrisy. Let us therefore drop It. "The Junkur enste of Germany Is no better, no worse, than tho Junker caste of Kngland. Commanding troops Is tho only aristocratic profos mIoii. TIio German pcoplo hato tho military caste an do the Kngllsh peo ple titid for the same tenuous, 'In both armies the soldiers should shout their oftlrers and go home, agriculturist to hi land and the townsman to his painting and ginn ing. "England and Germany are a couple of extremely ouarrelsomo tlogs gripped lu a hitter determination to do a rival Incurable mischief. Kach has the sniuo pretension to naval or military supremacy, tho snnio Instinct for empire, the same creed of force and of arrogant hypocrisy. 'Welt- mncht oder Nlcdorgnng' (Kmplrc or liownfnll), says the Prussian wnr party. 'World Dominion or ltuln,' says the Kngllsh Jingo. "Kach holds the other a great rob ber state. Kugland today holds one fifth of the globe merely by priority of robbery, llrltlshers believe Ger many a country thnt wants icstralu Ing. With Kngland destroyed, Ger many would burst Into world domin ion. Therefore Kuglund's mission In the world Is to destroy Germany. "We must never forget that ns an unpopular and II) mannered nation, our existence depends on our being prepared to fight the entire human race, "While w, so waste and degrade human life that the resldlum of un employables runs Into millions, tho less said about the horrors of making a man a soldier the better. Our In dustrial chaos murder more souls In n enr of political peace than nny mllltnrv .-ostein murdura men lu war, "Dosroylng u town Is very good for trade, but I cannot concelvo ovon a military commander giving orders to destroy a I.ouvalu. It ts to their credit that tho burners of I.ouvalu wore madly drunk. "It Is u slmplo fact that wo can replace men, but wo cannot replace beautiful buildings. If you really make nn end of tho (.auvnlns, you inaku an cud of human society. "When French Investors- have lost the eight bIHons they loaned Itussla; when tho czar'n government Is bank rupt; when Kngland h credit Is des perately shaken, and German Indus tries are wrecked, tho United States of America will push forward un burdened. Americans will bo leaders tomerrow: for Kuropo must breed men from tho men of tho Inst re serve J" ravagers of Armenia and the desola- tors of Flandors. Tho Turk of the Kast, and tho Turk of tho West, both ruthless military Kmplres with only one god, and that is violence. Their downfall will bring glad hush, secur ity, and peuce to a world which for generation has been oppressed and darkened by their grlni presence. Spiritualist Meeting. Saturdaf evening 7:30, at Mm. Ply- male's residence, 301 S, Central avenue. A noted lecturer will liu present. Public, nro Invited. "J 30 Evoning, 7 o'clock Hu, 10c, 15c Divergent Viewpoints 1'nmii Prince Frederick William (Copyrighted Interview by United Press.) "Undoubtedly this Is tho stupidest, most senseless, most unuecorvnry war of modern t linen. "It Is a war Germany did not want I can assure yon, but It was forced on ufl, and the fact that wo were so effectually prepnicd to defend 'our solves Ih now being used as an ar gument to convince the world Hint we' desired a ronfllet." "I am a soldier and therefore can not discuss polities, but It scums to mo that this whole business, nil this action that )ou see around' bete, ts seuseleiH, itinieeessnry mid uncalled for. "Hut German) was left on choice In the mutter. From the lowest to the highest we all know we are fight Ing for our existence. "1 know that soldiers of other nn tluim probably say and tlmt a great ninny of them probably think the same thing. This dees uul nltur the fact, however, that wo artuallv aie fighting for our national life war wan to be forced on us, It be came our highest duty to anticipate the struggle by every nei-essniy anil possible propiirullou for the defense of the Fatherland against the Iron ring which the enemy hns hecu care fully and steadily welding about us for jears. "Thu fact that we foresaw and as far ait possible forestalled the at tempt to crush us within this ring and were prepared o defend our selves Is now being used ns an argu ment lu an attempt to convince the woild that we not only wauled con flict but are responsible for It. "So power on earth will ever be able to convince our people that this war was not engineered solely and wholly with a view to crushing the German people. Ihelr rovernmeiit, their Institutions nud all they hold dear. "As a result yon will find the Ger man peopln one grand unit, Imbued IT THEATRE Saturday and Sunday Matineo and Evening Special The Italian Venician Concert Band Will Stop en route. Will open San Diego, Cal., Fair. A raro treat to lovers o ftho very best in instrumental music. Tho best soloist in the U. S. A. Picture pro gram of five reels in conjunction, including "Million Dollar Mystery," otc. Only 10 and 15 cents. PAGE THEATRE Saturday Evening Saturday Matinee. SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Another Groat Alco Feature "Michael Strogoff ' In Five Parts. From Jules Verne's Strongost Novol JACOB P. ALDER In the title rolo A Wonderful Spectacular Photo Play 210 Mammoth Scones Burning of City of Moscow The River of Firo This is a story of romance and advonturo in tho land of the Czar Selig Comedy Jimmy the Porter Lubin The Girl In the Tenement SPECIAL MUSICAL PROGRAM Page Theatre Orchestra This Grout Progrhm Friday and Saturday Only Saturday Matineo 2 P, M, AdmiHHion fie, 10c, 16o NOTE-Sundny matinoo and oyming,"THE FIFTH MAN," a Sojig Jungle Zoo flpnew Jfaituri Dram, featuring Hohujo Eyton mid Olmrlwt Clary, with a magnificent Hnetlfh'o." ii pi rlt of suit- STAR SATURDAY Hearst-Selig News Htllu's .IuiihIo Druuin Loyalty of Jumbo lllograph Drama Guiding Fate Kdlson Comedy Urania Man In The Dark Kalem Drama THE OLD ARMY COAT With MISS ALICE JOYCE A Vltngraph Comedy .. "The Wrong Flat" fuming JUDITH OF BETHULIA Ih Tbomns Aldrlrh llalley : . v 1 1 t v 'i