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DOING JUSTICE TO THE WIFE
At the last session of the State Grange, among other
things a resolution was offered favoring the repeal of
the law passed by the last legislature giving the surviving
spouse the choice between having one-third of the com
ihunity property as his or her individual property in fee
simple,, or having a life estate in one half of .the same
JThis law places the wife on an exact equality with the
husband as to her rights in the community property, ana
to the averaee man looks as though it was absolutely fair.
Before that law was passed the wife had her "right of
dower," which means she had a right to one-third ot the
property for life. It will be seen the new law is all in
favor of the woman so far as the change is concerned,
The reason of the passing of the law, or one of them, was
because of the varied character or real property. With
an improved farm the life estate in cne-third would per-haps-take
reasonably good care of the surviving wife; but
suppose the real property consisted for instance of timber
Jands held for speculation? The wife was left helpless
for they brought in no income, and she could not sell them
or dispose of her dower right for any valuable consider
ation. Under the law as passed by the legislature last
year, she could elect to take one-third of this timber land
. in fee simple, and dispose of it so she could get some
tangible returns in money. Yet while the change was all
in favor of the wife the resolution condemning the law
was introduced by a woman. The objection was based on
the 'ground that the law "tended to hamper and delay the
settlement of estates." There is nothing at all to that
. objection as it is as easy to settle an esate under the pro
visions of that law as any other. In fact its tendency is
just the other way. The wife choosing to take the third
in fee simple left the balance of the estate unincumbered,
and promoted the speedy settlement of it.
Modern laws have all trended toward the betterment
of the married woman and the protection of her rights.
The law in question is the most advanced of all laws of the
idnd for it places the wife on exactly the same terms as
the husband. It is right too. On a tarm the wile does
ler full part, she takes care of the house, does the cooking
and washing, bears and rears the children, helps in the
milking and care of the stock and chickens, and in fact
works generally longer hours than does the husband.
She is entitled in case of his death to the full half of all
the community property. The law is a good one and the
comes to reporting or acting on the resolution,
tomes t oreporting or acting on the resolution.
To go back into, the, history of the property rights of
women, or for that matter of any other rights a married
woman had in the years gone by, reveals some ugly things
from the standpoint of public opinion on the matter now.
Not so many years ago, only a few hundred,-the husband
bought his wife, or traded a cow or horse for her, and she
was his chattel. Still further back he did love making
with a club. Only a couple of hundred years ago the
English laws which were in advance of those of most
countries, with a profound tenderness of feeling for
women provided-that the husband in beating his wife
should not use a stick above a certain size and weight.
That "was going some," and showed that deep down in
his heart the Englishman realized a man's wife had some
rights the law would protect her in. From those condi
tions to those of the present days the rights of women,
and of wives have been more and more recognized and
now the law admits that the wife is no longer a chattel,
but a citizen. In some states, and praise God here in
Oregon for one, she is given every right a man has even
to the ballot. At the same time her condition is placed
more nearly on an equality with the man's by the pass
ing of the prohibition laws which takes from man his long
cherished and enjoyed special privilege of getting
"soused," while decency prevented his wife from indulg
ing in that kind of luxury.
Sacred history tells us God made woman as an help
meet for man, but man in his savage state made her a
chattel, a servant, an adjunct but not a part of the firm
whom God had joined together. By slow degrees these
conditions have all been changed, and yet the law passed
by the last legislature, which places the wife on an exact
equality with the husband, is objected toby a woman.
The ways of the Oregon food administration are past
finding out. Why bakers should be allowed wheat flour
f.nd families forbiddenjo have it to mix with the sub
stitutes and bake at home, is one of these things that a
Philadelphia lawyer could find no reasonable explanation
for. It looks as though it was a deliberate attempt on the'
part of the food administration to force people to
patronize the bakers rather than bake at home; Why a
person is allowed to buy bread made partly of wheat
flour, but is refused the privilege of making the same
kind at home may be understood by the fellows who order
this done, but no intelligent person will even try to ex
plain it
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
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According to the West Coast Lumberman, the nrc-an
of the industry on the coast, Oregon and Washington
nuns have taken more orders during the past week than
in any week for the past six months, the total new busi
ness was nearly 87.000.000 feet Commercial bnvprs nrp
rushing into the market to get supplies before the new 25
per cent raise goes into ettect it is claimed the new order
fixes the price at $26 per thousand, or $1.75 advance over
the old price. Anything that helps the lumber busness
helps every other business in the Northwest For this
reason the indications are that business in the northwest
will show considerable improvement soon. !
Norway and Sweden would do a good stroke of busi
ness to turn over all their shipping to America. In this
way thev would tret Daid for their shins, whilp nnrlpr nrps.
enti conditions it will be only a matter of time until the
Germans have sunk all of them. Besides they will never
be paid for, for in the final settlement the allies are not
going to bother themselves much shout rnlWrincr dam
ages for losses by those countries that not only allowed
the Prussians to destroy their fleets without resenting it,
but at the same time stood in when they could to aid the
country that was deliberately sinking their ships.
An Irishman with a love for the kaiser and whn is n
traitor to America. Jeremiah O'Learv. has Vipp
near Vancouver, Washington, and is on his way to New
York. It remains to be seen if this nnnfrv 'Vine Vid
willingness as well as the ability to punish traitors as they
aeserve. u L,eary is a lawyer, a man of good education
and well knew the enormity of his crime. If he is not
made an example of, justice will have slipped several cogs.
Anyway American troons are on German sml heincc
22 miles north of the Swiss frontier. If thev rnnld
descend to the Prussian methods and give the Prussians
a taste of their OWn f rightfulness it would he a (rrpnr nk.
ject lesson, but strong as the temptation is to adopt Ger
man methods, self respect forbids it. This trait is want
ing in the Prussian make up, which accounts for some
of the atrocities committed by them.
Latest reports from Kansas are to the effect that the
wheat crop of that state which is now ripening will ex
ceed by fifteen million bushels the estimate marie Kv ip
government and it will be the next to the largest crop.
ever grown in tne state uiless by chance it should exceed
even the record crop.
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By JANE PHELPS
I The Woman Who Changed ;
AN OLD MAEJUXD WOMAN.
There are four governments in Siberia now, and all of
them without power to make their commands felt. What
is needed is some foreign force with which the factions
could unite, for the purpose common to all getting rid of
the Germans in their territory.
Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
,
' VIEWING DARKLY
Some men are built so strangely mulish,
their stubborn pessimism's foolish. They
won't admit that things are cheering;
they're always doubting, fretting, fearing.
"Today," they say, "is short of sorrow, but
we'll have lots of grief tomorrow. Today
the sunshine's truly splendid, tomorrow it
will all be ended, and there'll be hail or
cyclone blowing, to spoil the crops we have
been growing." Last eve I said to Grigg,
the granger, "The wheat crop now seems
out of danger. We've )iad a most propitious
season, and there is every human reason
for throwing up our hats and shouting, all hoodoos and
all Jonahs flouting." "To history you seem a stranger,"
replied the sore and sad-eyed granger; "the season's been
so blamed propitious, the harvest time is bound to dish us.
If weather's good when wheat is growing, the harvest
sees the torrents flowing. You'll f ee the clouds will
promptly gather, and there'll be rain, a whole derned
slather; we'll have to go around in cruisers, and all the
farmers will be losers." The world should prize its cheer
ful jokers, there are so many mllen croakers, who'd
rather travel in the shadow than prance through streets
in El Dorado. .
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CHAPTER CVn.
I had talked bravely to Evelvn, but
all the time I had a feeling that she
was partly right; that Merton Gray
VvAo in love with me. as she had said
But I had no intention of admitting this
even to Evelyn. I laughed at her for a
silly girl, and told her she was mis
taken. That the bearing of Jufia Collins to
ward George tinged that of my own to
ward Merton Gray I was aware. I was
always more free with him, acted more
pleased to be with hiui after I bad been
made unhappy because of their open lik
ing for eaeh other.
My uneasiness concerning George's
relations with Julia Collins grew great
er as th fall advanced. We were very
gay, and it seemed to me thev were
together constantly. There was nothing
really tangible, that is. nothing save my
own fears and jealous imaginations; y.'.'t
I felt positive that this woman whom
George had known so intimately before
we were married, and whom her best
friend said had been in love with him
for years, was a menace to my happi
ness. That I must bend all my efforts
to being like her rf I were to compete
with lwr.
The Charm of a Voice.
Julia Collins had a soft musical voice
George had often spoken of it to me
when I became excited and spoke tor
loudly. Now every time I lieard that
soft languorous voice purring to him I
fairly shuddered.
I not only loved my husband but I
W A:TED to love him. I had read sonio-
where that when love is dead it is more
often dislike or aversion that springs
up in its place than friendship, or oven
tolerance. That people who lose love
out of their lives very often lose
large slice of their character as well
Often when I read such things aslliis
I would be morbid. 1 had tried so hard,
and had accomplished so little. The
kindness of the summer seemed now
so far away. George was once more the
critical, 'fault-finding mentor. There
seonied scarcely a day when I did not
displease him in something. When ho
corrected me, he frequently said it was
for my good he did it; but I couldn't
feol that it did me any good. I felt I
was growing hard and bitter; that all
the sweetness was being extracted from
my life.
I was m this mood one night when we
attended a large rectption given by Ger
ald'ine Ross. All the way there George
had talked of my harsh voico. I had
answered him ratluer quickly when he
hurried me as I dressed.
I suppose vou are wishing I had a
yoice like Mrs. Collins," I finally. said.
exasperated.
"I certainly do. It is a pleasure to
listen to her speak."
"A pleasure you 'indulge in very of
ten." "After hearing your strident tones
no one could blam0 me."
"Thank yon I I will try not to inflict
them upon you oftener than is neces
sary!" I returned just as we reached
the house. How I had the courage to say
such a thing I don't kinow. But the
look he gave me when ho assisted me
from the car showed me he would not
easily forgot nor forgive my foolish
speech.
Merton Gray Sympathized.
"You are unhappy tonight," Merton
Gray said without pnoamble, as we stood
together. George had devoted himself
almost from the moment we arrived, to
Julio. Collins. One could scarcely blame
him, I thought bitterly as I looked at
her. Sli was niarvelously beautiful, in
sheer black oud roBe, and aside from her
beauty there was something compelling
about her. "Heady", I heard Bert Eoss
say to Madge Loring.
"Not exactly," I replied to Merton,
trying to speak naturally, and to smile.
Both efforts were failures.
"Tell me," he urged, drawing me
away from those who could hear. "What
has happened T"
"Nothing that is, nothing new," al
though I tried to laugh, there was in
teuse bitterness in my voice.
"Old things are sometimes hard to
bear," ho said as we sat down in a
deserted corner of the room.
"If I were different, I wouldn't care!
Most women, you know; of your set
wouldn't I"
"Vou haven't told ma what it is
yet."
"Nothing as 1 told you save praise
of another woman. Praise of her voice
and blame for mine. It is the little
things we fuss over, isn't itt" I tried
desperately to put a little gayety into
my voico.
"Always. And just as always the
things we should not allow to annoy us;
that is we shouldn't nine times out of
ten." Then more seriously: "You of
all women I know should not be hurt be
cause another's voice is praised. Any
one who sings as you do certaiuly should
not be hurt over such a trifle."
(Tomorrow A Declaration of Love)
OUB DAILY STOST
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT.
- By S. W. STRAUS t
PraUent American Soattj jar 'thrift
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ily whon the position was offered her.
"I'm sure, I'd much rather do that
than work around elephants in a circus
or on top of thirty story office build
ings, like you set some people doing.
Her daily .task consisted in scrubbing
a flight of 950 Bteps.
"Onl 948 more to do," she would
think brightly after she had scrubbed
the first ten. And after she had scrub
bed th second ten she would think
ev,en more brightly, "Only 936 more
now!" And so on, and so on, thus
making the day pass real quickly.
Her homo was six miles from her
work, and, not being able to afford car
fare, she walked both ways.
' ' I really don 'e know what 'd become
of me if I didn't have the use of mv
legs a body can't be too thankful for
their blessings," she would think gaily
as fhejrudged along.
one was such a .good scrubwoman
that sho kept her. .position for twenty
five years, an enviable record. And
in the end her ehoriinoss and unfailing
goou spirits uau ineir reward.
On hor seventy-third birthdav she
found a dime on tho 845 step.
Monmouth News
(Capital Journal Speciat Service)
Monmouth. .Tuna IS Arillni- nr.
man and family arrived tore last week
rroin tne imperial valley, California,
and is visitinir at itli limno n AT '
liizzie Bowman, a sister-in-law. Mr.
Bowman has ibeon for several yeaTs
jmsi engaged in raising oranges in that
region and has lost practically every
thing in the business. He has returned
THIS WEEK'S POLLYANNA STORY
Tibia Minster's husband was a fire
man with red hair and a splendid ban
ton,, voice, and when be died in the
performance of his duty the grateful
city government gave Tibia a position
as city hall scrubwoman, at a salary
of forty cents a day, with every other
Sunday off.
Tibia was the soul of optimism.
""Things ain't never so bad but what
tlw?y might be wusser," she said, cheer-
There ex
ists in the
history of
America n o
finer example
of the value
of thrift than
the . popular
showing made
in our third
Liberty loan,
in which 17,
000,000 Amer
icans partici
pated. The
success of this
issue almost makes possible the pa
triotic ideal of a bond in every home,
for the number of subscriptions ap
proximates Soft of the number of
homes in this country.
It would be truly illuminating to
learn how many of these 17,000,000
patriotic Americans had never be
fore in their lives learned the value
and benefits of thrift.
It is almost entirely through the
practices of thrift that those of us
at home are able to display our pa
triotism. Thus the popularity of the
Liberty loan is an index of the ris
incr tide of patriotism a tide that
will never recede until the German
autocracy is inundated.
The spirit of America today is
such that we will all save and give
to our last penny if necessary to
win the war just as the boys in
France are ready to shed their last
drop of blood before they will permit
the nation's enemy to achieve a vic
tory. We also trmst bear in mind that
while our 17,000,000 patriotic Amer
icans were making successful the
most popularly popular subscribed
war lean in the history of the wurld
the nation wa contributing some
$7,000000.000 to the national war
chest.' This includes the $3,000,000,
000 income and excess prafits taxes
payable this month but does not in
clude the magnificent popular re
sponse to the Red Cross and thrift
stamp campaigns.
Truly America rapidly is learning
the value of thrift. And every dollar
saved for these worthy causes has
a. double value.
We can count in terms of billions
the intrinsic value of our war savings,
but we must compute the mental,
moral and spiritual gains of our
present day thrift in terms that are
too exalted to be estimated by the
standard of the dollar sign
to Oregon to make his home and tkinke
it a far better jdaeo to live.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bidden, Jr., Me.
bKeen and E. E- Ostrom are among th
parents who attended the circus ia
Salem Thursday "just to take the chil
dren you know."
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hembreo and
little daughter, 'Elilee, arrive! home
Wednesday evening from their Califor
nia Itrip. They made tho trip to Wil
lows, which is about fifty miles north,
of Sacramento, and back without acci
dent or trouble of any kind, the Bu
ick behaving ibeautifully. The road
were in gook.1 condition, no snow in the
mountains and no ram during the en
tire trip.
People of this vicinity have toned
in moot of the flour for shipment to
France, though many are wondering
what advantage the food administra
tion hopes to gain by taking this flout
and still allowing the bakeries to make
wheat Ibread whiith is bought back by
them. If bakeries are allowed to sett
tlfis bread in unlimited quantities it
is difficult to see where the saviag
comes. Please explain, Mr. Ayer.
Miss Daphne Ostrom came up from
Portland Saturday for a week end vis
it with home folks. Daphno has a posi
tion aa etenographer for the Michelin
Tire Co., a large manufacturing con
cern with factories in several of the
large cities of the U. S. and also of
Europe. , - '
Wonder, if it is true in the army ai
everywhere else that those boys whe
have neither voice nor ear for musis
are the v,ery first ones to answer the
call for chorus and quartet tryouts.
YOUR HEALTH
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, M. D.
Glaucoma,
This term means green tumor
and was applied by the early medi
cal writers to those aged people
whose eyes presented a greenish
color on account of this swelling.
Glaucoma la essentially an In
crease In the tension ot the eyeball,
Its hardness being due to an excess
of the fluids which are within- It
and cannot get out.
It Is readily recognized by the re
sistance offered when the fore
fingers are pressed upon the eye
ball. Under ordinary conditions a suf
ficient quantity of the fluids In
question escapes from the eye by
channels designed for that pur
pose, these fluids and secretions
being .formed and renewed by the
proper secreUng tissues, like all the
other secretions of the body, but
when their escape Is obstructed and
they are retained they become a
source of harm.
Similarly If the tears, which or
dinarily moisten the mucous mem
brane covering the eyes, the excess
running down Into the nose
through the tear ducts, failed to do
this, we should have not only dry
ness of the eyes and nose, but a tu
mor or retention cyst from (he ac
cumulation ot tears which might
prove both painful and harmful
and would require surgical treat
ment This Illustration may show how
the fluids within the eye accumu
late and form glaucoma.
An early symptom Is the appear
ance ot colored rings or haloes
around distant objects seen at
night
The excessive pressure within the
eye In glaucoma forces forward the
Iris, the colored portion of the eye
structure, the pupil becoming en
larged and staring and not enlarg
ing and diminishing in response to
tight as in normal conditions, while
the anterior chamber, the space be-
tween the Iris and the cornea, be
comes shallow and nearlj or quite
abolished.
In the extreme cases the sensi
tiveness to touch of the cornea Is
lost.
Pain Is one ot the most persistent
symptoms and is felt at the brow,
the temple, the cheek or tbe side ot
the nose, suggesting facial neural
gia. It may be persistent or spasmo
dic, the veins on the white of the
eye are enlarged and the cornea
may become inflamed.
Glaucoma may be due to swell
ing or displacement of the crystal,
line lens and also to fatigue, In
tense emotion or certain forms Of
disease.
In addition to the hardness of the
eyeball and the pain there may be
dimness ot vision, hemorrhage
within the eye, and there may fi
nally be malignancy or cancer.
The condition may last a few
days or several years, and may end
in impaired vision or complete
blindness.
It comes most frequently to the
aged, but also to those who are la
middle life and even to children.
The treatment Is mainly surgical
and consists in rolieving tension by
removing a portion of the iris or
even a portion of the eyeball adjoin
ing the iris, thus allowing the es
ceM ot fluid to escape.
Questions and Answers,
Mr. 8. B.Hy face, anmt anil
chest are covered with an eruption
which neither pains nor itches. ' It
consists of a multitude of tiny ret
spots, which when developed, are
about the size of a pin's head.
Answer the dlaease which you
refer to Is probably acne, which la
extremely common, especially In
young people. If yon care for the
article on that subject send a
stamped and addressed envelope.
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