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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Human Life Versus Dollar.

~ course. do not complain because
Won take M TN cudgcls for your railroad
You are supposed to do that They tell
M YOU receive a very larg" salary for
your railroad services. However. YOU
should not complain " | do my duty as
see n 10 the people. They pay me a
small salary I'm comparison To YOURS FOR
doing that. The difference is lust this.
You are working for the railroad. | am
working for the people aud We see things
dollar above the man. | put the man
above the dollar: a human life TO me is
worth more than a dollar. That IS an.
In his letter TO District Attorney Stow
I'll the Governor, under date of April o..
referred to the charge made by Mi
Trucsdsle. and went on:
You will observe that Mr. Trucsdale
brings most serious charge when ne
was indicted he was not brought To trial
on account of some political bargain be
tween his friends and the prosecuting of
iicials of your county.
| write To ask YOU that YOU make a
thorough Investigation Of this charge and
r. pOit 10 me concerning II AZ soon ass
possible. | would suggest that Mr.. Trucs-
dale bc summoned To testify AZ To all the
information that has been brought To his
attention bearing on the alleged conspir-
acy TO thwart the ends of justice.
Corning. y. Y. April 6.-Dstrict Attor-
ney Stowell Will comply with the request
Of Governor Sulzer that he investigate
the case of William IT, Schroeder.
81 shalt ask President Truesdalc 10
furnish me with such information as he
has showing that political bargain did
exist to bring about q INSTRUMENTATION
of ttt..f Ia. A.. 4
Information gained from him and other
sources az my command indicates the
possibility Of exposing such q bargain
,NhH laN the matter before the Hfah.l
jury here tomorrow" said Mr. Stowell
tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Must Keep Party Pledges.

II n the forthcoming revision there
should be rates materially higher IMAM
those in the Underwood measure TIE IN
preston produced thereby would uudouht-
cdlv he that of political inconsistency, IN
asmuch as II would certainly le claimed
by critics ard would be believed hN lai-e
masses of voters that the party adopted
different principles after II hdd bceI
elected To power and failed 10 adhere 10
views il had eAunciated during the pre-
Cedng period.
The effect Of such q conclusion. u AZ y,
rived at by any considerable number OF
voters might he disastrous at tie next
popular test In short. W. regard the
Underwood bills as constituting the IN
questionable maximum above when INC
rates to be fixed iu any forthcoming leg
islqtion certainly should not hc advanced.
The letter then went on to take I'D the
various schedules in detail. showing where
Congressman Undcrwood's figures could
be reduced or eliminated without dlmin-
ishine the flow Of revenue into the Treas
urv. II stated that the committee saw no
reason At all why all important iron ara
steel products should not promptly be PIT
on the free list not only had iron and
steel products been produced for the last
fifteen wears more cheaply in TINS coun-
try than I'm any foreign country. but they
argued that the greatest II not the worst.
corporate trusts existed In the iron and
steel industry.
These lusty million and billion dollar
tariff infants. said the letter, will continue
To fattcn and become more domineerinS
until the tariff pap is taken from them
In view Of these facts II was clear To the
committee that not only TO duty whate'" r
was necessary To keep any branch OF the
iron and steel industry In this coUu-
try. but that any duty left would only aio
TO swell the cXorbitant profits OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Correspondence Given Out.

The Governor made public tonight his
letters to Mr. Trucsdale and District Al
torucy Stowell In his letter to Mr.. Trues-
dale under dat. Of April :. he says:
Your letter ol the Sd inst. given out
Co o." press duly received. iou state
that I said In effect that n the require
mcnts o. the Full crew" bill had been In
force at the time Of the accident az
Coming last July this very serious ana
distressing accident would not nav" oc-
CURED
Pardon me. did not say thai. but /
dill say. and ! repeat. that II the Public
Service Commission had exercised the
power which Won claim lt possesses sucu
appalling accidents might br avoided a.
that which occurred only few months
az" 1t Corning. when iorty -"ne persons
were KILLED"
You ask mc to correct this statement
because the commission. in It's report on
thls tcriihl, accident MAX SIS uo sugges-
ton that 20 was due Co the trains not
being manned hy sufficient number NJ
,raium'n ut me say that / did not
make my statement as an echo OF the
riniou of the Public Service commits
sion The work of this commission IN
an dying the cause ~ accidents does not
300 an respects commend itself 90 mo. cs-
poclally when ] learn that during On" SIX
years that the commission has been 900
existence accidents I'm which passengers
have been killed have grown to $3.50 ..
palNns extent
Nv opinion IS that tie responsibility OF
running fast trains with their precious
loads OF human freight b. too great 10
be Intrusted To any one human being
TIE railroad companies insist that there
IS absolutely nothing FOR full crew 90 do
whose employment Is required under the
new full crew law 7 respectfully sug-
gest 200 YOU and other railroad officials
having authority that th, men required
under tno law recently passed Doe placed
ou your trains to see that they do not run
by caution signals fun stop signals and
nacmcn ds did Engineer schroeder on
July last. when The Corning accident o.
CURED. / would also suggest That ~
should hc q part ~ their duties 10 OBJ
serve the physical condition Of engineers
when they report for duty. $50 that men
who are unnt for duty may be prevented
from taking charge OF the trains.
I know OF no ~" and accident insur-
which g. afforded hv the run crew law.
Tho responsibilities dcNolviug upon en-
glneers of fast uasscngeg trains are be
yund 1ll comparison tho greatest imposed
uuou any human being The rccklcssucss
on tire part of railroad managers ln in
sisting that these aw.ul responsibilities
shall continuously dcVolyc upon one man.
and I'm coutcnd'ng that there Is no occa-
sion FOR hiring a second man &C. share
these responsibilities and 10 see that the
"siigLt"st innttentiOu' or single error
I'm observation does not result IN acct
dent. o. q rcckcssncss unparalleled m the
annals Of business management
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
Public Now Prepared

Tariff supertitions. which at times IN
the past nave seriously belonged tdc mind
OF tne community. have been to some eN-
tent at least diSpellcd. and the result has
been TO lay a foundation of Intelligence
on this subject that permits OF better WORK
than could have been accomplished on
preceding occasions when revision mas
been discussed. Further. the public -
absolutely iusistcut upon measures that
will reduce the cost OF living, or at all
events check the advance of prices in
so fer "a such advance is due L. artificial
causes.
II the public mind Is well prepared for
: rious tariff revision the economic con
dition Of the nation j. equally 50. We
would not pretend that reductions Of duty
would cause no economic rcddJusimen'S.
ind ED. We believe that the fact that they
will do 50 is one OF the principa arGN-
ments in favor Of applying them. Since
that is the case il is desirable that Such
establishments shall occur at moment
when the Industrial strength Of the coun-
try is at nigh tide rather than AT ehp.
The present Is such a moment
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
carlyle's Bluntness.

Thomas Carlyle once took Lord
Houghton Orchard Mllnesl 20 task In
regard 10 the proposed pension fnr
Lord Tennyson. "Riehard Mines" said
Carlyle, taking his pipe out OF bis
mouth. "when are ye gann 20 get that
pension for Alfred Tennysonr' Mines
tried TO explain that there were ditii
rulties In the way and that possibly his
constituents who knew nothing about
rennyson would accuse him ~ being
concerned In n job were he TO sneceed
In getting the desired pension for the
poet "Richard Milnes." replied the
age. "on the day OF Judgment. when
the Lord asks ye why ye didna get thai
pension for Alfred Tennyson. i'm no do
TO lay the blame on your constituents
It's you that'll be damned"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
TIGER PROOF HOMES.

Malay Houses, FrsiI and Flinsy,
sonstinss Perch In Tree Tops.
The ordinary Malay house Is built on
posts from five 10 seven feet high. but
one which came across was perched
high up In a tree. IL was the home OF
a man. his wife and family, and they
Informed me that Il was placed IN this
unusual situation 30 as TO be- out of the
way OF the numerous tigers which then
infested the nelghborhood.
As tigers have been known TO jump
eighteen feet 10 vertical height some
where about twenty feet Is considered
20 be the limit OF safety. The Malnyan
house IL n frni and nlmsy structure Of
sticks tied together with rattan thstch.
ed with palm leaves aud walled with
plated bamboo or. as In this case. With
the bark OF trees
It IL therefore an easy matter for n
tiger with It's great strength to break
into house aud attack the Inhabitants.
Many Instances OF this have been re
corded IN Malaga. In one well known
case n whole family were killed except
one man. who. climbing up into The
roof aud thus escaping the notice OF
the tiger. was n horrincd observer OF
the cruel maulipg and ultimate slaugh
ter and deyouring OF his relatives.- -
London Strand Magazine
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
MURKY GREEN PETROLEUM.
Processes by Which II 10 Converted
into Refined Oil.

into Refined Oil.
In its original state petroleum In OF a
murky green color. II Is distilled In
pans with great furnaces blazing be-
meath them, and as the vapors arise
from the boiling liquid they are con
veyed into pipes surrounded by cold
water In which they are condensed.
The flrst vapors condense into naph-
tina and those produced by further
heating give the burning oil. A very
small percentage OF the crude oil put
into the pans or stills remains in the
form OF tar. which by another process
Is converted into paratiin and coke.
After distillation the refined oil is no
longer green. but II ~ transparent as
spring water and beautifully tinged
with puppies and blues. II is not yet
ready for use. however. since II must
be washed" The fluid Is emptied into
a large circular tank In which II Is
treated with acids. these heing poured
In aud mixed with II by means OF pow
erful pressure from beneath.
When II has been well shaken u II
allowed to settle. and the acids then
separate from II and sink To the bot
tom of the tank, taking with them
some of the tar that remained In the
OIL
The acids are then removed and the
oil is washed with salt water Finally
II is bleached. and II is then rendy for
the market-Harper's Weekly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
Vulcan.

Vulcan. the sod OF ancient black
smiths and metal workers. was lame
in Consequence OF pretty hard fall
he had Ia his early days Jupiter and
Juno had row, and Vulcan sided
with his mother against the old gen
ileman. who promptly kirked him onI
Of heaven. He fell for a whole day
aud lighted on the island OF Lemnos
broke his leg aud received as severe
a shaking up as though he had tnm
bled down AN elevator shaft Aescu
lapius SET his leg. bui. having only lusi
received diploma. did poor job. and
for long time Vulcan went on
erutch.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
MILLET'S RIOT IN COLORS.
The Artist Enrsssd the Critics. but
Forced Reeoanition.

In his eoriy years us an artist the
late Frank ID. Millet hud hard strug
gle to gain recognition lie sent pic
lures to exhibitions to be sure. aud
good pictures they were. but no one
paid any particular attention TO them
or said anything about them.
One day Mlllet conceived an idea.
He painted n picture Of lady In black
sitting on u bright red sofa. standing
against vivid yellow background
The effect was Just trlHe startling
Friends who saw II In the process Of
production expostulated with him aud
asked him what he was going TO do
with It They were astounded when
he announced that he was going to
send II to the exhibition. They told
him the critics would wipe the door
with him They can't do that with
out mentioning me-" eaid Millet quiet
iy. "and they've never even done that.
as yet"
To the exhibition the picture went
II killed everything within twenty feet
on either side OF t. You couldn't help
looking NJ t. II simply knocked yoo
down aud held you there
The critics got into u towering pas.
sion over H. They wrote whole col.
umns about II. They exhausted the
English language in abusing Il. They
ridiculed the committee that permit.
ted Il TO be hung. They had squibs aud
gibes about II, but every time they
spoke OF II they mentioned Frank MIL
let He suddenly became the best
known artist in town. Somebody. be.
cause OF the stir II had made. bought
the picture at good price and re
moved Il TO the seclusion OF his own
home.
when the next exhibition came OF
Millet had mother picture ready. one
OF very different sort and very good
but no better than others which he had
exhibited before. The critics had rnuch
TO say about II and NOTED with pleas
urc the marked Improvement" that
MT Mlllet had made. ian evidence"
as they modestly put Il. ''of the value
OF criticism. even though severe. 10 n
young artist" And the majority OF
them never realized that Millet had
simply compelled their attention by .
clever trick.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
LIfs Without Microbes.

Microbes are not Indispensable 10 all
lifo n they are Indispensable 20 any
The question has been definitely set
tied. A cage completely sterilized nt
90 degrees was made and the open
ings OF the cage closely stopped with
cotton and protected from the outside
by herIneucaliy closed metallic cham
Der. Such manipulnIions as were nee
essarv In opening the cage were made
by hands guarded by asepuel rubber
cloth Into such sterilized cage three
hens eggs were placed after having
been externally sterilized The cage
was lifted with glass pavilion or
chicken run. where the chickens could
develop during their six weeks soJourn
In the cage. In the cage were sterilized
air pure water. aterilized sand and
aterilized feed. The experiment showed
that life does not depend upon MI
crobes. but that the vital work OF the
organism Is easy and natural when
everything is sterilixed. - -Harper's,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
DIG THEIR OWN GRAVES.
English Army Methods In tho Exseu.
tion Of Condennned Spies.

English Army Methods In tho Exeeu.
tion Of condemned Spies.
The ceremony OF dlsposing OF con
demucd spy In the English army nj
ways follows n definite precedent.
The unfortunate man IL surrouudeS
by n detachment OF infantry. and after
he In provided with n pick aud shovei
he II marched or to a selected spot
and ordered TO dig his own grave
This done. the tools are taken from
him and his eyes are bandnged. The
attending chaplain reads portions se
lected from the burial service, and
from the ranks OF the escort twelve
men ARE selected at random by the
officer In charge.
These men. having stacked their own
rifles. are led 10 where twelve other
rifles are awaiting them. six OF which
are loaded with blank cartridges One
~ these II handed 10 ench man. 40
that no one knows whether the ri6e
ne holds contains bullet or not. and
none can say for certain that the shot
fred by him killed the prisoner. The
drlng party then marches 20 an mp
pointed position. The commands "Pre
scntT "Fircr' are given. and almost
before the last word rings out the
volley In nrcd and the spy falls into
the grave he has dug
Nearly every man In more or less M.
fected on bcing selected 20 form one
~ the firing party. aud many men
nave been known TO fnint away on be
ing singled out. while others are NO
overcome ms 20 be scarcely able TO
pull the triggers OF their rifles
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
Notice OF Final Account

In the County Court OF the State OF
Oregon for the County of Multnomah.
In the Matter Of the Estate of c. o.
BjoTck, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed executor of the above estate has
filed his Final Account herein, and that
the Honorable T. ]. Cleeton, Judge OF
the above named Court has designated the
10th, day OF February, 1918, at 8 O'Clock
in the forenoon in the court room Of the
county court at the court house in the
City OF Portland, Oregon, las the time and
place for hearing objection to the said
Final Account and the settlement there
Of. II. y. DRINKER, Executor
Perry c. Stroud, Attorney.
Dated at St. Johns, Oregon January 8,
1918.
Date OF first publication January TO-
1918
Date of last publication February 7,
1918.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
THE OPEN MOUTH.
Causes That Induce Il When We Are
lntently Listening.

Causes That Induce Il When We Are
intently Listening.
Why do we open our mouths when
intently llsteningf
There are three causes. entirely In
dependent of one another, but acting
In unison. for this action. There is a
passageway called the eusta achIan tube.
connecting the back of the throat aud
the middle ear, the part behind the
drum. When intently listening we
hold our breath. and this permits
sound waves to enter the mouth and
reach the eustachlan tube. and In this
way they reach the drum and re-en-
force the sound waves that come
through the natural channel. the outer
ear.
In concentrated attention the mind ls
fully engrossed In the one subject. and
II loses control over voluntary muscles
that are not directly affected by the
subject or the process involved Ia the
motor activity that accompanies men.
tal activity. The muscles are relaxed.
the lower jaw drops, and this opens
the mouth.
The third cause Is referable to alta
vism. or the tendency to return In form
or action to an early type. Early man.
like the animals, was urged to action
by the fundamental instincts, self
preservation and race preservation
His two aims were TO secure food and
avoid or destroy enemies. Like the
animals. when his attention was at
tracted by a sound he placed himself
In the attitude for instant defense. Mt
tack or securing food. In this attitude
his mouth was open to grasp instantly
what came In his way. The tendency
TO open the mouth when lntently lis
tenlng still remains York Amer
lean.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
asllo. Of pillari...

Though the pillory has been abolish
ed. there are still 20 be found In vari-
Gus parts OF rural England relies OF
this old time method Of punishment.
One OF the most complete examples
may be seen within u few miles OF the
metropolitan border In the pictur-
esque village OF Roydon, Essex. not
only are the old stocks and whipping
post still preserved. but close beside
them stands also the wooden cage
IN which the roysterer OF bygone days
was' incarcerated. Is there another
such interesting trio OF punitive relics
TO be found elsewhere In Englandf-
London Graphic.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
NOTICE
OF FIRST MEETING OF
EQUAL RIGHTS CO., INC.

Notice is hereby given to stock
holders of the Equal Rights Com
pany, Inc. that sixty per cent
of the capital stock of said Com
pany has been subscribed for,
and in accordance with the laws
of the State of Oregon a first
meeting of said stockholders is
called for Saturday evening,
March eighth, (Sth) 1913, at the
hour of seven thirty (7.30)P. M. to
take place at the Woodman Hall,
on Burlington street near Ivan
hoe street, in the city of St.
Johns, Multnomah County, Ore
gon, for the purpose of electing
directors of the said Company,
completing the organization
thereof. and transacting other
necessary business.
This notice to be published
weekly in the st. Johns Review,
a newspaper of general circula-
tion within said county, for a
period of thirty days prior to said
meeting, in accordance with the
laws of said State. The first
duplication hereof shall be Fri
day, February 7th, 1913.
BY order of the undersigned
corporators of said Equal Rights
Company.
William Wallace.
George Wallace.
Gus l.. Magnuson.
0. Chowning.
Alvin Porter, Chairman.
Corporators of Equal Rights
Company, Inc.
Stock certificates of the above
mentioned Equal Rights Com
pany, Inc, may be had at the
First National Bank, st. Johns,
Oregon, on and after the 10th
day of February, 1913. Subscri-
bers will please call at said bank
for their certificates, which will
be delivered upon payment of
the subscription price.
Alvin Porter, Chairman, Cor
porators Equal Rights Co. Inc.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
TUNIs DIVORCE COURT.
An Oriental Scene That smseks oi
.The Arabian Nights"

An Oriental Scene That Smaoks OF
"The Arabian Nights"
The next time you happen 20 be In
Tunls don't fall to pay n visit 20 the
divorce court. II II the most HaOun
ai.Raschldic Institution this side OF
samarkand. A great hall OF Justice.
yaulted and Hoored With marble and
strewu with eastern carpets. forms the
setting. while husbands In turbans and
lawyers In tnrbooshcs. white yelled
women and green robed. gray bearded
judges complete scene which might
have been taken straight from THE
Arabian Nights"
The women. closely yelled and hood
ed and herded like 10 many cattle
within an iron grill. tnke no part In
the proceedings which ~ intimately
affect their futures. their interests be
Ing left In the hands OF voluble and
gesticulatiye ayocat In each OF the
four sides os the great hail In mn al
cove. aud IN eoch alcove. seated cross
legged on n many cushioned divan. In
q green robed. gold turbaned cadL To
him the husband states his case. the
wife. through her avocat. putting In
her defense If she hns any
The judge considers .he facts In 81
lence. grayely stroking HE long gray
beard the while. and then delivers his
decialon-iD nine cases out OF ten. so
was told. IN favor OF the husband
should either party be dissatisfied with
the finding be or she can take an ap'
peal by the simple process OF walking
across the hall and laying their case
before one OF the other judges. whose
decision is dual
A case. even n appealed, Is general
~ disposed OF well under an hour aud
at total cost or $40 metropolitan
AaUa1lna
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Churchill
of Duluth are visiting relatives
in st. Johns.
That goundhog has queered
the weather something scandal
Gus.
$500 buys $500 6 room mod
ern house. good repair. lot 50x-
100. no encumbrance, good title,
located at 827 Central ave-, st.
Johns. Nonresident owner must
sell. Address OK. Smith. Mar
tinez, Cal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07

A travelling theatrical company was
starting 10 parade In n small New
England town when big gnnder from
farmyard near at hand waddled TO
the middle OF the stree, aud began to
hiss.
One Of the double-in,brass actors
turned toward the fowl and angrily
exclaimed
Don't be so quick 10 jump at con
illusions Wait I'LL yOn see the show
-Lippincott's.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
REVIEWS LEGAL BLANKS

The following list Of legal blanks
are kept for sale at this Office and
others will be added as the demand
arises:
Warranty deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort
cages. Satisfaction of Mortgages,
Contracts for Sale Of Realty, Bills
of Sale, Leases.
All these blanks at the uniform
price of 3oc per dozen.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-02-07
nidn,t LIZ. th. Rsf,rsns..

Trnmp-Yop know the sayin', mum.
"He TINT glyeth TO the poor lendeth TO
the Lord" Mrs, Subhubs- Very true.
And since you speak In proverbs I'll
refer you TO another old mw. Tramp
Which one Is dat. mumf Mrs s.
The one back in the woodshed, - Boston
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