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FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 13, 1914
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THE STATE PRINTING MUDDLE.
The everlasting squabble over the state printing has
broken out again. Apparently the fat pickings of the old
days are going to be fought for in the next legislature
and an effort made to again make this office a private
snap.
Ever since Frank Baker showed them how to turn the
trick, until two years ago, state printers have been mak
ing net annual profits of from $:!0,000 to $50,000. These
profits came out of the taxpayers' pockets, but the graft
was so insiduously worked that the people generally did
not know they were being rqbbed. That is why they stood
for it for years. Two years ago, however, a law, or really
two conflicting laws, were passed that abolished the pri
vate snap and put the state printer on a flat salary with
a state-owned plant back of him. .
It is said in certain quarters that the printing is cost
ing more under the new system than it did under the old,
but those who are making the criticism are not all above
suspicion. They evidently want a return to the old con
dition, not for the benefit of the taxpayers, but for the
opportunity of private graft that it will restore. The
state printer claims he has saved the state a Considerable
sain of moneybut we will not discuss that matter here.
The main point is that under the old system the state
printer made an independent fortune every year, and the
public treasury paid the bills. It will never do to restore
a graft of that kind when the people are demanding low
er taxes because of burdens which are out of all reason.
If the present plan is not a success, it should be corrected
honestly by legislators who are trying to serve the pub
lic, and not by a lot of grafters who are only engineering
another treasury raid. . ,
No doubt the Oregonian was right when it said that the
cost of printing is too high now because we do too much
printing for the officials. We are inclined to think that
50 per cent of the stuff printed by the state has no value,
and might be cut out without impairing the public service.
If we were to make the state printing expert a censor,
empowered to cut out useless printing ordered by the of
ficials and departments, he could earn his salary ten times
over by doing his duty in only a sensible way. Other states
have been forced to take such action in order to keep the
printing graft from bankrupting the treasury.
If the present system were continued and the amount
of printing kept down where it ought to be, there is no
doubt that a marked saving would be noted in this, the
most expensive and exasperating of all departments of
the public service.
Why not try some sensible plan like this?
TELLING THE TRUTH NOW.
Before election the Oregonian and Telegram told us
that the tariff law had put the Oregon and Washington
sawmills out of business because the British Columbia
mills had captured all their markets. Of course, those
ante-election statements do not matter much now, but it
may be worth while in passing to call attention to the fol
lowing naws story in the Telegram of Tuesday evening:
Within t ho Inut U wwk 2.'0,O0rt,0(M feet of have lieen burned from
I '.lit Cnliiniluii tn I'liRi-t. Humid, where they are rawed Into lumber, nceordi
intf to ('. K. I'lint, of the firm of Punt 4 Itniwell, local exmrtoiK of lumber.
Tln Iohm lire himiI. from Viineonwr, II. ('., to mills on (ho Hound, and when
iniuinfiietnrol into the finished irodnetw will be firvnriil to the niuiiptu uf
lhi world. There 1 nothing to iri' out nrt of the output from lipintf ulilp
pi'il to California,
Mr. limit nv t tint beenine of IhU sitiuilinn the only oidem idoeod In the
I'lieifie Nnrthwot recently for lumber by Importer hnvo been with I'uuet
Hmmd iMimpiiuien. It Ik (liven out t lint thene ennio from h'urope, AnMinlln, In
dia nml the Hawaiian llmnl,
The remon iiMniuned for the liiimene ipiiiutlty of 1oh beinir Kent to the
KiiiihI from llrittidi Columbia In thill the demand for lumber t ti run uhon t the
Interior of I mill In linn deeronsed to kiicIi nn extent nn to niuhe It InipiHwiblo
for the nillU up there to be kept in operation, A limited number of them, It
Ih eiiphiiucil, In rminlnir, but the ileuinml In Cmuiilu l no Unlit mk to tnnlie
the (pinntitv uf Ion tnken enre of nt theee pluutK n Minnll fiidor. No lumber
l iliKputeheil nfl'idinre from I'nuniln, It Ik doelnrvd thnt thin Ik the find time
neh n comlition hiiK existed.
Think of it! Here we are gravely informed on the
financial and market page of the Portland Telegram that
practically no Canadian mills are running. And the same
paper, as well as the Oregonian, was telling us only two
weeks ago that, due to the advantages of the Underwood
tariff law, they had put our own mills entirely out of busi
ness by invading even the United States withtheir output,
manufactured more cheaply than it could be turned out on
this side of the line.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1SGS
Capital $500,000.00
Transact a general banking business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
November 11 being the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the state of Washington, the Tacoma Tribune gives some
figures concerning the state that are interesting as well
as instructive. In 1860 the census gave the territory a
population of 11,594. In 1860 this had increased to 23,
955, and in 1880 to 75,116. In 1890, the first census taken
after the state was admitted, the population had grown
to 357,2:52. Ten years later it was 518,10:5. In the ten years
from 1900 to 1910 the population more than doubled, in
creasing by 623,887, In other words, the gain from 1900
to 1910 was nearly double the entire population settling in
the state from the earliest days up to its admission as a
state. Twenty-five years ago it had one congressman;
now it has five. Now it has one city with a larger popu
lation than the whole state had at its admission. Its pres
ent population is estimated at 1,500,000. Truly a won
derful showing and one which compels the lifting of our
hats to the wide-awake hustlers who have put her on the
map in such brilliant colors. May she continue to grow
and prosper.
There is no longer any disputing the fact that Christ
mas days are getting nearer. Practically all our -exchanges
advise their numerous readers to "do your Christ
mas shopping early." Some call attention to the over
worked condition of the sales-girls will be in if this is not
done, but we note that the most urgent demands along
this line are in those papers that are pretty well filled
with live advertising matter. The live advertiser calls at
tention to the availability of his goods for Christmas giv
ing, and his showing suggests the gift and boosts the
Christmas spirit.
That the legislatures seldom understand the effect of
the laws they make is notorious, and that the people do
not understand the laws they pass by the initiative and
referendum is just as true. The workmen's compensation
law is a case in point. The makers of the law did not sup
pose they were repealing the law fixing the amount that
might be recovered for the death of a person at $7,500.
The supreme court, however, holds that this is what thej
law does, and that now the amount that may be recovered '.
in damages lor death is whatever the jury sees fit to al
low.
Evidently the election returns have just reached the
wild fowl districts and the news that Oregon and Wash
ington are dry caused quick action among the web-footed
birds. Wednesday night the sky was filled with geees
whose clamorous honking was heard all night. The birds
showed wisdom, too, for they were all headed for Cali
fornia. One thing is certain, a goose with all its alleged
silliness will not stand for a dry country, and it draws the
line just where the wet fellows do at water.
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THE ROUND-UP
.
The annual convention of the Oibl
Fellows of Whermon, Hood River ami
Wasco counties was held at Diifnr Tues
lay night, Kiilgely Lodge No. 71 being
the host.
. m
Eastern Oregon sportsmen will draft
a fishing ami hunting law, suitable for
their section of the state, and submit it
to the coining legislature.
o
While the federal government has
quarantined lduho to the extent of for
bidding it shipping livestock eaKt, the
regular cattle train from Idaho to Port
land is run and stock is shipped daily
to Portland.
Hood River's co-operative creamery
was opened Tuesday. In the summer
months the plant will make ice cream.
t
The O.-W. K. & N. will erect round
houses and freight terminal facilities
at The Dalles next spring, to cost $140,
01)0. m m m
The St. Johns' Water compnuy of
fers to sell its plant to the citv for
$15,1)110,-. It was assessed at '20,600.
Eiifcf no will have a municipal Christ
mas, n nd fooil and clothing will be dis
tributed to the needy in the city.
Helen Alus7 a 15-year-old gill, when
Jud'e Holmes, nt Dallas, dismissed a
writ of habeas corpus brought for the
purpose of getting her released from
the Boys' and Girls' Aid society ot
Portland, made a dash for liberty, and
was successful.
Charles I'feiffcr died ot Portland
Tuesday while on his way from Albany
to Centralia, Wash., to visit relatives.
He had resided in Albany since ISi.'i,
ami had been in pool health for several
mouths.
mm
The capital punishment will be re
tained. With 05 per cent of the vote
counted the majority for it is Bill. The
only three measures voted on thnt pass
ed were prohibition, provision for merg
ing cities uud thut requiring voters to
be citizens.
.
Betters vour
breakfast
Your breakfast pancakes,
wnffles. biscuits or frit
ters (see the recipe below)
will taste fur more deli
cious if served with
TOWLE'S
CANE AND
MAPLE SYRUP
Mahu Horn; "Swet" Horn. Indni
Now that the war dispatches are beginning to come
from Constantinople, it is noted the Turks are uniformly
and everywhere victorious, driving the Russians before
them like frightened geese. This indicates the Turks have
been studying the war and have caught on to its most im
portant feature the news feature that compels them to
win every time. v,
The Oregonian printed the following headlines over a
long story in yesterday's issue: "BUSINESS BEGINS
TO PICK UP. Commercial, Financial and Industrial
Outlook Growinir Much Brighter." Things must hp
mighty bright, or the Gloomy Gus of Oregon journalism
wouidn t oe awe to see the silver lining at all.
When you see one of your friends with his throat in
a sling and smelling of arnica, do not jump to the con
clusion he has a cold or the grip has him. It may be he
had foolishly undertaken to read the war news to his
wife.
The Y. M. C. A. is doing good work not only in Salem
but all over the country. It has made itself necessary to
every city, and now is the time to hold up its hands and
place it in position to continue its good work.
Without a Moral
The Our of lliiiodn said, unid he,
"This vodka stuff, 'twlxt you and tne,
is causing ruin; nud now thnt we luive
wur on hand, we'll tell the brewers of
the land, to quit
their brewin'.
While warfare
thus our country
shnlies, in v sol
diers mustn't have
the snakes,
'twould pot them
tinder; but when
this conflict grim
Is o'er, the grog
biiznsrs may sell
once more their
II q til d thunder, "
Ka.it 'lew the or
der of thn Oar, to
evei V v I II a ir e.
near and far; the vodka dealers, put up
their shutters with rush, and so one
broke the hoo.e den'a hush but watch
fill peelers, In four short weeks, the
story goes, a new and better Hussi
rose, a ihiinge stupendous; the lonl'ers,
sodden once with drink, went lirnvdv
forth to earn some, chink, with vim
iionienumis. Ami In the towns poor
broken lings, and outeait rotting in
their rsgs, their pride recovered; the
peasants to their Inbon bent, pros
perity and sweet content above tin in
hovered. Then Vaid the Onr, " llv
tny rle.hr hand, the change arounl me
beats the hsud, I do lndmn HI And
though the booro dispenser weeps, I'll
close those vodka joints for no.p, or
tear my vorset! '
ACID STOMACHS AND
FOOD FERMENATION
HOW TO PREVENT
By a Stomach Specialist.
As a specialist who has spent many
years In the study and treatment of
stomach troubles, 1 havn been forced to
the conclusion thnt most people who
complain of stomach trouble possess
i stomachs that ore absolutely henlthv
and normnl. The real trouble, that
which causes all (he pain and difficulty.
Is excessive acid lu the stomach, ag
gravated bv food fermentation. Hyper
acidity Irritates the delicate lining of
thn stomach and food fermentation
ennses wind which distends the stomach
abnormally, causing that full blunted
feeling. Thus both acid and fermenta
tion Interfere with and retard the pro
cess ot iimesiion, i no siomuca is us
ually healthy nud normal, but Irritated
almost post endurance by these foreign
elements ncid and wind. In all such
case and they comprise over l0 per
; vein oi nn siomncn niirieuitios the
first and only step necessary Is to
neutrally the eld and stop the for
I mentation by taklnir In a little warm
or cold water Immediately afterdating,
from one to two teaspiionfuls of his
j united magnesia, which Is dnuhtless the
best and only really ef fnctlve antiaeld
and food corrective known. The Bold
will be neutralized and the ferments
i Hon stopped almost Instantly, and vour
, stomach will at once proceed to diiiest
I the food in a healthy, normal manner.
I He sure to ask your druggist for the
bisurnted magnesia, as T have found
other forms utterly lacking In Its
peculiarly valuable properties. F. J. O.
INJUNCTION SUIT TO
KEEP SALOONS OPEN
Dallas, Ore., Nov. 13. Suit was filed
in the circuit court here yesterday to
enjpin the operation of file prohibition
of lite liquor traffic in tho city of
Dulhs, under the local option law, voted
at the election on November 3, by nn
overwhelming majority. The, proprietors
of the three saloons now doing business
in Dallas are plaintiffs in the suit, and
the city of Dallas and County Clerk
Hobinsou are named as defendants,
The plaintiffs 'allege thnt the elec
tion wos illegul because of the fact
that the precinct and city boundaries
are I'ot identical, and thut in some in
stances members of the election
boards were non-residents of the city.
It is also claimed that nn omission of
tho printer in leaving the words "sale
of" off the ballot is a vital error, as
the issue, if upheld by the court, would
prohibit the keeping of intoxicating
liquors within the corporation, when
only the sale of liquor was intended
to be prohibited.
MISLEADING MEDICAL
CATCH PHRASES
The tertm "health conservation''
unit "preventive medicine'1 an very
much on toe public touguo and before
tho public eye these days. In times ot
i.ciernl unrest, popular words and
pliii'tes frequently exercise a string.'
Npel1 over the public imagination Thiy
nr j taken as slogans or marching or
dtrs by many, who uro honestly trying
to improve existing conditions. Special
it.fiests, seeking unfair advantage ..r
monopoly power, are quick 'to stl.o up
on popular terms and use them to fur
thcr their personal advantage which
could not be otherwise obtained.
At the present time a striking illus
tration of this character is seen in the
employment by the doctors of the domi
nant medlcul school, of popular terms
uud catch phrases to assist in carrying
forward their program, which is declar
ed to be aimed at establishing stutc
ined'cine.
The great work of conservation ot
natural resources uud the still more
important el forts to conserve the gen
eiul iiealth of the people by improving
social, ecoiiomis mid nuiriii conditions,
have led the pohilcnl doctors to seize
npu'i the phrsse health conservation"
and utilize it for the purpose of further
ing their private interests, which nrc
generally understood to comprehend a
monopoly of medical practice and the
univcisiil enforcement ef compulsory
medication, including the recently
udopied serum therapy.
"i'reventivo medicine'' is nnoliiei
cntch phrase being employed by the of
tieial doctors. It is a pleasing phiase
which many people fiequeiilly use, with
out understanding that it means, to the
doctors, the administration uf serums
nud vaccines n treatment so recently
adopted as not yet to have earned the
louflileiiee of a lurgo number ol
thoughtful physicians, and whoso sup
posed merit rests on the claims and
dntu of parti.nus at- the treatment.
Many Investigators not only deny thut
serum therapy Is preventive, but Insist
thnt its use is fraught with grave dan
Iter.
If there were no attempt on the part
of Interested physicians to force their
new ami, to a large number of people,
objectionable treatment upon the pub
lie, and if the federal government were
not disseminating, and thus giving its
sanction to this latest accepted themv
of .ine school of medicine, the subject
might be passed over as unimportant;
but when compulsory treatment of the
eitizeu is being advocnted and the fed
eial government la sending out ei part.
treatises advocating serum therapy, the
public ought to be aroused to the im
portance of.the Issue
It gives you the delicious
maple flavor at its best, and is
always sold in the log-cabin-shaped
cans your guarantee
of purity, .quality and full
measure.
The Towle Maple
Products) Company
Salaa HaadaUBrtan 1
Pnghs Cu Btuldwt, ChleaM
Refiiritl St Paul, MlniM
St. Jahnuury, v or mo
LOG CABIN
FRITTERS
Mix two teaspoonfuls baking
powder thoroughly with four
cups flour. Add two cups sweet
milk, one tablespoon sweet
cream, half a teaspoon salt and
three well beaten eggs. Fry in
hot lard until brown. Serve
with warm Towle't Lag Cabin
Syrup.
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SECURITIES VALUED
AS OF JUNE 30, 1914
Owing to the depressed financial
conditions which prevail throughout the
country, which has a visible effect npou
the stock market, the national conven
tion of insurance commissioners, of'
which Insurance Commissioner J. W.
Ferguson of Oregon is a member, has,
decided to take the prevailing price of
securities as of June 30, 1-9 1 4, ns a ba-
sis for auditing the statements ot iiisiir-
anee commissioners.
Heretofore it 1ms been the practice,
when markt conditions were normal
throughout the year, to take December
31 of each year as the basis for such
computation of security values, but tho
conditions aro far below normal this
year, and, upon the majority of the vote
war or other depressing influences, this
dutne was adopted.
"Conditions prevailing on June 39
being cast in favor of taking the condi
tions us prevailed on June 30, 1914,
when the market was not uffeeted by
were siielit hut the prices then obtaina
ble represented normal conditions," said
Mr. Kerguson in announcing the deci.
sion of ( the convention. Immediately
thereafter rumors of war and the de
claration of war were responsible for a
marked decline In the value of soeuri
ticKuud It would be unfair to penalize
our insurance coniuiuies fur a conditiou
thnt is only temporary. There is no
doubt at all but that the intrinsic value
of insurance securities has remained un
changed and that the decline in price
will be only temporary."
Never bet on 'a 8ure t hi hit unless von
can nfford to lose. -
AT REDUCED PRICES
$6.50 Furs, Muff and Collar, now $4.23 Set
$7.50 Furs, Muff and Collar, now $5.00 Set
$10.00 Furs, Muff and Collar, now $7.50 Set
$15.00 Furs, Muff and Collar, now $9.00 Set
Children's White Fur Sets at Low Prices
Winter Underwear at Popular Prices
n Ladies' Union buits, nice white medium weicrht 50c
Ladies' Union Suits, heavy weights 50c
Ladies' Union Suits, wool $2.00 and $1.75
Children's Union Suits 25c
Girls' Union Suits, nice white goods 50c
Boys' Union Suits, heavy fleeced 50c
Boys' Union Suits, medium weight, ribbed 50c
Men's Union Suits, medium weight ...85c
Men's Union Suits, heavy ribbed. $1.00
Men's Union Suits, wool. . . .$3.50, $2.75, $2.00, $1.75
Children's Underwear, separate garments 25c
Ladies' Underwear, separate garments from 25c up
Men's Underwear, heavy fleeced 39c
ROSTEIN & GREENBAUM
240 and 246 COMMERCIAL STREET
House of Half a Million Bargains
We carry the largest stock of Sacks and
Fruit Jars.
H. Steinbock Junk Co.
li BtaU Street. .Balem, Oregon. Phont Mali II
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