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RFPORTS
GERMAN IV
EAT
WARSAW CHECKED
PKTItOQRAD, Feb. fl.The jjener
nl htttff of the Hussion nnny, under
date of February 4, has isMted a re
port of the fighting which rends n
follews:
"in Knst Prussia we nre making
progress by fighting our wnv along
both banks of tho river SohcehupiH',
in the icinity of I'usodhhen, to the
wist of Tilsit.
"On tho left hunk of the river Vis
tula tho fighting between llorjimow
liml Wohi Sssydlowieekn has contin
ued wjth extraordinary ferocity. The
enemy bus hniuglit into the engage
ment compact masses of men. In the
endeavor to pentmte our front the
Germans have hero introduced into n
sector of ten vcrnts (about .ix miles)
now few than seven divisions sup
ported by 300 batteries of artillery.
Certain divisions advanced on a front
only one vcrst wide.
llnyonet "Freely UmxI.
"Our counter attack began the
night of February ,'J nnd was immedi
ntely followed hy n series 'of engage
ments at the noint of tho bayonet. We
succeeded in compiling the enemy to
assume the defensive. At a point
near llorjimow, wc took possession of
two lines iff Gorman trenches and wt
drove the enemv out pf Goumine. Af
ter desperate fighting which has lnted
two days, our hoops entered Wolu
Szdlowieckn. Thp Jighting hero is
Ktill going on with debornte (.tub
Itonmo.H, iiartieulnrly around h neigh
boring ilitillerv which was still in the
possession of the cncinv the niiiht of
February a.
"In the. Carpathians tho fighting
continue nlong'the front which! be
tween tho Ditkla Pass and .Mount
Wyszkow. Wo advanced nt n point
ncnr Svidnjk in the valley of the
liver Lubortch. piovimr in the direc
tion of Oujok. We took 2000 prison
ers and ten iuaehiiu guns.
Desperate Itesltttonco.
"Al Mount Toukoholkn un'd at
jrount Ik'Hkid, our trrxips, dining ui
lnt few days have been confronting
IJu eneiny with n desperate i-e.siit-nnce.
They iiecqited no less than ten
ongngumentH at the point of tho bay
onet. On Febrnnry I) wo resolved to
withdinw our soldiers front the moun
tain positions to others prcvisouly
selected nnd organised hy us. The
otfenxivo strength of the enemy in
thi vjcinity is very considerable.
"Offensive operations, of the enemy
in tho viointy of Mount Wyszknw
have been repttlhcd will the iufliutiou
of heavy losses."
i?ou ooinponsntiou law, says:
"Kront an experience of many jentp, during which ttitto 1 have cm.
plo)od thournnils of men, I know that tho results to tho workmen are tno.t
heuericlal, In thut he or hi family receive prompt relief from Injuries, Tho
old oystem of Innurlns wttli liability eoinpnnles tuny ho n Ultlo more pro.
ntnblo to tho omployorn. but nover to tho eiuployei. To tho liability com
panion nnd tho lnvors. It was most profitable. Hnroly tloeit tho workman
receive tho benefit he Is entitled to, and on the slightest oxeuso or technl
callty, ho must fipht In tho courts, nnd when ho secures damages, tho law
yer gets pnrt of It. Under tho Oregon Inw, there Is prompt payment nnd no
Htlgntlon. I sincerely hope, for tho snko of the workmen, that tho legls
laturo does not materially change tho Inw as ratified hy tho people."
Tlu tliffiMvnoo bolwoon 'conipousntion" and "linbil
i(y" insuranco is (loCinotl by tho Port land Telegram as
follews:
"Compensation" Is the more direct Indemnity paid under tnto super
vision either In nnrt or exclusive!, nnd to tho exclusion of any other
remedy, unless there shall be exceptlonnl provisions lu the statute. "IJtH
bttlty" Insurance Is thut which Is curried ouHdc of any compensation net.
and Involves tho employer's common-lnw liability to his Injured employe.
Tho one means economy, directness nnd eerlnlntj ; tho other an arbi
trary and excessive cost, nmbulnnce chasers, claim adjusters, litigation, In
Justice nnd uncertainty concerning either the amount paid or the Unto of
payment. The closer any system of Industrial Insurance conforms to tho
purely compensation Idea the better will It fit the Wisconsin Commission's
local of "good insurance at actum cost."
The Michigan law, which it is proposed to substitute for
the Oregon law, contracts the risks to the liability compan
ies instead of the state carrying them.
The report of the Oregon commission shows that for
the first six months of operation the cost of administra
tion has been 7.: per cent of the premiums paid, and the
rot urn to the injured per dollar of premium collected, 92.21
cents. In states where the liability insurance concerns
opoi'ate, it costs an average of -10 peu cent, the profit ex
ceeds 2f per cent and the return to the injured per dollar
of premium is .15 cents. This is the case in Michigan,
whose law is proposed for Oregon.
The Oregon report shows more than -1000 emplovers
and G0,000 employes paying premiums. The employers
have paid $211, 8ol and the employes $41,824, and there is
duo from the state $40,925 a total income of $:12-1,2Q 4. A
total of 2,153 claims were received, incurring an expendi
ture of $70,G.':) set aside for pensions and $81,789 paid for
compensation. One hundred thousand dollars is needed
for pending claims, administration has cost $2.1,91.1, leav
ing a surplus of $122,077, or '12 per cent of income. The
bonus given by the state to inaugurate the business is not
included.
Insurance in Michigan is far more expensive, with far
less returns to the workmen. It is merely an effort to per
potuato the liability insurance graft with its 25 per cent
profit, which the Oregon law eliminates.
THE fiAME PROTECTION FUND
JCxtrncts From (ho Ueport of tho Oregon Fish nnd (Inmo Commission for
1011, b William li. Flnloy State diune Warden. '
(Continued From Yesterday.)
During the past year, gmtler re.
sulls have been "oblnined in Oregon in
the .propagation and liberation of
game birds than any other stale in
the union.
Five thousand si hundred ami
eighty-six phonsnuK lliingiuiiiu
partridges and tpmil of two specie)?,
California and Holi While, have beeh
sent out nnd liberated in nearly ev
ery county in tho stale to toek
places where Ihese jjnino birds will
thrie nnd increase. I'titelieally nil
the pheasnnls liberated have been
sent into eastern nnd southern Ore
gon o slock fields where these birds
were not introduced belore.
A good pat t of the money I nun
the game protection fund has ion
spent in pormnueut equipment and
iinproemeut nt the cnino farm,
hatcheries and other stations.
Statement of ItcccpIN and DUIiuise.
ihciiN ntinte Protection Fund,
From .lanuary 1, to December 'II,
Hill:
llnlanee .Ian. 1. 11)1 1 rJ,-ft2S.H
Licenses, gnme 110,l.")H.l,"i
Licenses, trappers 1,0(11.00
Licenses, ln.idermis lll.l.llll
Licenses, alien gun . . 200.00
Lieeit'cs, private tnutt
hatchery - . . -1.00
Licenses to collect lor
scientific puriMisos , 1.00
Sale of metal gaine tnjss".. " 1(17.111
Sale of heaver hide 1IH).."0
Redeemed eon fise.i prop. . l!i:i.7."
Fines collected t J.. .. . J,(i:i.tM
Refunds .: ,-i ' 80.02
"Oregon Sportsman" mi'w JIH.'J.'t
Stnte gnme fnnn ivinit- Jl'i.SO
tauees . :i8'J.8l
' (hime piopagnliou and
distrilmlion I'.',8!M.lll
'Trout piopagaliim and
dlstrlhulion' . . ' 'JD, 1 10.10
.Miscellaneous expenses 111,11(1,01
Tola! k ' iil(iltioH.aa
lint, .lanuary I. Itlta . fd.UlL.VI
Itcpott of Violations or sjtalo t.'ame
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From .lauimrv ,L ll'll, (o December
' ':i, lull. '
NiiiuIiui F's
of Cnes Impo-ed
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Grand total . - ?l.-.8.10il.7r.
Summary of DNhui-scmcnt
Game and trout ptotec-
tion . . f .VS..-iril.(i:i
Diolouieal and educational l',! I'.VJO Total
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Lincoln
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Multnomah .
Polk
Sheimau .
Tillamook .
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Washington .
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SHIPPERS IGNORE
MONEY WELL SPENT
T N its argument in behalf of a half-mill lew for roclanm-
tion work in eastern
Oregon,
the Portland .Journal
says:
Comparatively little is ever asked of the legislature for enstern Oregon
For fifty-six years eastern Oregon has faithfully paid Its share of the
taxes, which have all along been largely spent west of the Cascade moun
tains. If this is true of-enstern Oregon, it is far truer of south
cru Oregon.
Iu the pnst few years enstern Oregon has secured half
a million dollars for an insane asylum. It has had another
half a million for reclamation work on the Tunmlto pro
ject' In this same period southern Oregon has not had a
bean. 2t never did get anything from the legislature ex
cept a few paltry appropriations for a normal school, killed
six years ago.
Most of the ihohoy paid as taxes by tho people of Ore
gon is spent in the Willamette valley, which shows its ap
preciation by u solid opposition to any development work
for which it is proposed to expend state funds.
Of nil the nionoy spent by the legislature, none means
more to the state mid its future than money spent for good
roads and reclamation no matter where it is spent. The
increased development resulting will, in the course of a
few years, repay in taxes the expenditures called for.
In the case of reclamation, the half million spent means
another half million from the government and is a good
business investment, any way it is looked at.
It is to be hoped that the legislature is broad-visioncd
enough to lovy a half-mill tax for reclamation work and at
least as njuoh for state aided highways.
The stato must aid in its own development, and what
benefits one portion benefits all portions.
Changes in School Laws
KAISER'S BLOGKAO
E
NEW YORK, Feb. .1. That the
Guimau admiralty ooiimiuniciiOon de
ploring tjic, waters, uround Great III it
pin nnd Ireland, including (he. cnliro
Irish ejinnnel, a wpp zone, after Feb
ruury 18, would hnve no effect on
iho movements of steamships between
Now Yijrlf ppd Hiiih and French
potls, was the general opinion ex
pressed liy representatives of ship
jiing ep)uuiuies in vtptcincplti made
publiu today.
Ahnot vit'tfdit exception it VIS
announced that theru would e po
suspension of snilings nftcr February
18. Hy somo agents hero it was ad
milled that there, was a possibility of
turious risk, ut no pue was inclined
0 buliovo thatihero was anything in
ho pie&ent filiation which would
warrant diplomatic action hy tho neu
jrul government).
1 see by your edition of February
1, that tho school masters of south
ern Oregon met at Central Point on
last Saturday and among other things
paused certain resolutions concerning
somo of tho 'proposed economy laws
now heforo tho state legislature. Wo
1 wander how many of them have read
1 thetio laws nnd know their full In
I tent.
Ksperlally houso hill No. 243 con
cerning the certification of teachers.
I The chief point In connection with
this bill Is the change In the dispo
sition of tho fees; this seems to be
where the shoe pinches. According
to law uptll two years ago most cer
tificates were county certificates, and
tho fees for the samo were held by
the county for tho county Jnstltuto
fund. Under tho present law all fees
go to tho stato and are held subject
to tho Htate supeilntedent in what Is
known as tho "State Ilonrd of Kx
nminerB' Fund." Tho county has to
put up tho Institute fund ranging
from $300 to $400 a 'year.
This examine' fund now amounts
to soveral thousand dollars per year.
There are feeveral bundled special
and high school teacher's certificates
Issued upon recommendation and
grudcu from institutions of higher
learning without examination, lio
f
only oxpensco being a few cents for
a blank and tho writing In of the
same. Fees for theso aro $0 and I
respectively. The one year certifi
cates are Issued on examination and
recommendation of lilgh schools and
aro renewable for ono year, but tho
fco must bo paid in either case. Dven
temporary county certificates issued
by tho county superlntedent aro sub
ject to a fco of 2, CO all of which
must go to tho stato offico, 'fhero
are hundreds of thce. So much as
to how the money goes In.
Now an to how It goes out. Super
intendent Aldermnu, when this law
went into effect, to placate the coun
ty Biiperintcdents, seemingly, put the
county suporlntedents, nt of them, on
tho state hoard of examiners at $r
pcrday, this regardless of tho fact
that they are now on tho county pay
roll at salaries ranging, from $1000
to $2,100 per ear. Thirty-four men,
twice n year, for trom 1ft to 1." dns,
at $5 per day is n neat little sum.
This not being enough to uso up the
fund however, other attaches hnvo
been added to tho state offico until
the balance Is reached.
The schoolmasters state lu their
resolution that "the present law is
now- nnd so fnr lias been rntisfnetory
In its operation, any change will
create confusion, the stato department
will bo left without adequate funds. '
Wq do not wish to disparage the
good work of our stnto superintend
ent's office, but wo do think that nil
public officers should turn their fees
Into the general fund, nnd hnve their
bills audited nnd paid hy the regular
auditing boards.
As to the "Supervisory Law" nnd
tho "Industrial Fair" agents wo de
fy the school men to put theso up to
the peoplo that they aro supposed to
benefit, who should know whether
they want thcin or not. Those mat
ters may look good to the "school
masters" hut they don't seem Just
right p
A TAXPAYER.
Central Point. Feb. ,1.
OF
RAISED 20 CENIS
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. .1 -Keep-lug
pace with the rise In wheat, mil
lers today fixed the wholesale price
of patents flour nt $7.20 por barrel,
an advance of 20 cents and a now
high record. All other grades mndi
eiiu.il advances.
Sugar, recovering from Its recent
drop, advanced 10 cents per 100
pounds yesterday and as much ngitlu
today, and it was announced Hint nu
additional Increase In prlco of Id
cents would occur tomorrow.
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Smoker ef
Turkish Trophies
Cigarette fifteen years ago
are umokcrs of
Turkish Trophies
Cigarettes today I
MssS
atttfyfUnUfintktlnthiVitU
EXPOSITION.
A white diagonal
checkeq madras
Ide ffirW
- Collar
The leading men'o wear stores
have Idc Silver Collars or can get
them tor you butif you have the
bliuhtest bother, wrjteipi for n'list
of our dealers nearest you.
C(0. P, I0E I CO., (Mm, TROT, H. Y.
PAGE THEATRE
J-T.uisSDAY, PEBRTTAY 9 -
Ji n
A. H. Woods. Presents tjio Smasjiing Sensation
The Yellow
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Ticket
A PIAY OP TERRIFIC THRILLS
A PLAY WITH A PtJNCH
ONE YEAR IN NEW YORK
THREE MONTHS IN OHIOAGO
THE PERFECT NEW YORK-CHICAGO OAST
PRICES:
Orchestra, firgt 14 rows $1.50
Last 4 rows Parquet i...,... 1.00
Balcony, first 4 rows 1.00
Balcony, next 4 rowP 75
Gallery 50
Seat sale theater box offico Saturday, February 0,
at 10 a. m.
not a Movi.vn pioTimn snow
T
E
I.ISIION, via Pails, Fob. fi. .lose
llodrlguch Mnutoluo, colonel of ar
tllcr.v, bus been upolnted futel;ii mill
Istor of Poitugal.
Tho Portuguese cabinet, of which
Victor Hugo A. C. Coutliihn wns pre.
mlor, resigned .lauunry 2f nnd (Ion
oral P. Castro wns selected to form
a new ministry. It was aiuiouured al
that lime that (leueral Castio would
hold proMonnll the poitfollos of
minister or foiilgn affairs and min
ister of war In addition to tho pre
mtershlp
NO STOMACH
PAN
A
II IN
MINUTES
ttoal! dots pal had stomachs lu
order reall) duct ' overtomo Indi
gestion. dsppsla, gas. hi'iutburn
and enurno'K lu five minutes that
Just that -nmhus Papea Dlnpepslu
the largost selling stomach rcnuln
tor lu tho world. If what ou 'Mil fer
ments Into stubborn lumps, ou belch
gas nnd eructate tour, undigested
food and aeld; head Is ditty and
aelios. breath (out; tongue coated;
our Insldes filled with bile and In
digestible wiuto, remember tho mo
incut "Capo's Dlupopslu" ctimos lu
contact with tho stomarh all such
distress vunlshoi. It's truly union
Milan - almost marvelous, mid the
Joy Is Us harmidMiii'ss.
A Inrgo llfty-eent case of Pnpe's
Dlapepxln will give ou a hundred
dollars' worth of satUfartlon or otir
drugglsl hands joii onr iaom buck.
It's woith Its weight lu gold to
men and women who can't Kt their
stomach legulntod. It belongs lu
our homo should nlwnys bo kept
bandy lu rnso of a old;, sour, unset
stomach dining the day or nt night.
It's tho quickest, surest and most
harmless stomach regulator lu the
world.- Adv,
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKE
Lady Assistant
SM a. IMIUXHTT
rtionr M. 47 an 471
YY Theatre
I'UIOAV N HVTtinLw -Mnthmo
nnd livening
H'-MI.IMMMHW MVHTCIU"
Zudora
In the .M.vMny of tho Perpctilnl (,'buo
The Lost Sermon
Two Keel Miterhan. Knulhom Dtaimt
A Fight roe Pilmlpal
The Ancl
Itellnneo
Jane (he Justice
A Famuiin lteaul Comedy
n .n to ccx'i-s
lloublo IValiito licit' Sunday Only
The Blazing Sea
Three Pmt Wninei-, Hess of tho LUht
limine. Ihunmlle SiuiikkIiiin,
I'lirlous I'lu men
urri.i: siiiv'i'iiicitiiH, ooi.iiu.v
LOCKS i 'llllli:i: IICMIS
Wilt tier Tin'1" pint Willi Imhy liiily
niitl Clslo MIh'iI In 11 I unity Stoiy
5 M 10 ( l.N'IS
THE PAGE
Mrtlforil's Lrntlfn-t Theater
Iji-I 'I'lilee Tltni't
TOXK.'IIT, S.Tl ItO.W AITKIt.
.NOON, S.VII IIK.W MOOT
ROBERT EDESON
1 lu one of IIU l.ntest I'roiliicllotiH
The Spcnnvulnr Photoplu)
The Girl I Left
Behind Me
With Mini
Clnlre Wlillno), Slttnrt llolmet, Will-
ler Hitchcock anil Other Leading
Photo Stars
.Music
Page Theatre Orchestra
This theater, roz, comfortable,
safe, well ventilated, no crowding,
plenty of seats
, OMISSION .1.10.1.1 t'C.N'TS
See Tllllo Siiuiliiy nntl Miuiibiy
i
STAR THEATRE
Motion Picturos of Morit
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
MR. JESSE L. LASKY
America's Foremost Producor, ProaontB
MR. ROBERT EDESON
And a upccially selected company in Mr, George
Broadhurst's Broadway Success
The Call of
n
The North
In Five Massive. Parts , .e "
WHAT THE PAPERS SAID:
N. Y. TimcHA motion picture that Ki'ijiH,
N. Y. 'roloKJ'aph Mr. I'Moson was pcH'col'Jii "Tho
('all of the North."
Motion Picture "World For completeness, ''Tho Call
of Iho North is far superior to any of Mr. Husky's
previous works, and wn considered "The Man on
tlto Box" a work of art.
Mr, Ede.spn says' "The play will live in y mom
ory. J loved and lived the part, and 1 consider
It.my hest effort."
The Price of Admission Always (5 and 10 Conts
Matinee 2:15 Evening 7:00
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
HEARST-SELIG WAR NEWS
Box Offico Open Fricjay antl 'Saturday JO A. M. -.
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