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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
CRISP FINANcIAL BRIEFS

Sutro &c Co. offer at 500 and Interest FIRST
mortgage 9 per cent bonds OF the California
Telephone and Light company. dated 1913 and
due 194s The bonds are In denominations OF
S1Oo. $500 and 81 600
TIE California Shasta and Eastern railway
has fled with the Anglo-Caiifornia Trust com
pany as trustee mortgage to secure an issue
OF 5000, 900 20yyear 8 per cent bonds.
The entire capital stock Of the Idaho Wash
fngton Light and Water company has been sold
to the Washington Water Power company, In
GLIDING properties IN various Washington
cities.
In compliance with an order from the rail-
road commission, the Cuysmaca Water CON-
pany OF San Diego has begun installation of
new wells and additional pumping equipment.
The Pacific Gas and Electric company has
fled Its new general mortgage with the Guar
anty Trust company and W. G. Cox as trustees.
to secure S., ,0O0. 600 per cent gold bonds to be
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
cHEcx ITpoy NEW ISSUES

One of the most satisfactory fea-
lures in the monetary situation is the
check upon new issues" says Henry
Clews In his financial letter. "Re-
turns for the month of August prom
ise to show q material decline In this
respect, both at home and abroad.
Meanwhile dividends continue on
satisfactory basis. the distribution at
the end of this month, according to
published returns, being more than
s5o00.0oo in excess of last years fig
ures. AS there has been no material
check upon general prosperity. and
the disposition in all directions has
been to spend more carefully. 1t would
seem as IL public savings were In
creasing and that new issues of a
more desirable sort should find bet
ter market later on.
Something, however. must be done
to restore the confidence OF Invest
ors, whose interests have Ia many
cases been severely shocked and In
tured by the unreasonable and hostile
attitude TO capital shown so fire.
quently by legislators and govern
ment officials This tendency, If con-
tinued, will inevitably tend TO drive
capital out of the country or into
more cOngenial occupatsons"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS
BIRTHS
DEATHS

coHISs-In this city, to the wife of1c- J.
CnIlins dnnch.er
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
BIDS Fon OAKLAND BONDS

N. w. Halsey & Co. were highest
bidders for the $a9o.o00 City of Oak
land 51k per cent bonds, bids for
which were opened yesterday. This
premium of s25,510. Five bids were
received, that of e. H. Rollins & Sons
being second highest. only 1855 less
than Haisey's. The award will be
made today. Bids follow:
Total bid. Premium.
n. W Halsey & Co. 81. .0l5. $1,000 $25. $40 90
Z. III. Rollins & Son. LOIS, ,245.o0 25,245.00
Anglo q London Paris
National bank. D94. .2SS-10 4.2sS.7o
Bond & Goodwin. 1.011. $4,000 Il. 1.1S5.oo
Continental and Com
mereial Savings Bank
and Trust company. 1,005, $500 15, ,1sSoo
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
BANK cLEARrNGs FOR WEEK

San Francisco bank clearings for
the week ended yesterday were s44.-
1877, ,0i2.0S, as compared with $447ol.-
67e.68 for the corresponding week last
year. Clearings yesterday were
s6.4sS,1S6.77.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 2s.-Butter !
changed.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
New York Stock List

IRON J. G. Wilson & Cos private wire)
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES

FEW unealled for second hand trunks aud suit
cases for sale cheap. Levy's Big Trunk Fac
tory. TOT Mission cor. Sd; tel. Douglas 1892.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29

Chicng0 Grain and Provision Futures
tFrom J. C. Wilson Il Co.'s private wirtl
CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.--The leading futures
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-29
Local Securities

1903, eoo-Totsl sales.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
Eation bitches Modern Foes Of Fisherman.

the population of Baltimore reaches
one million people.
A very important law governing the
pollution of the Deschutes river was
PASSED at the last session OF the legis-
lature. This law provides that no sew
age. filth or in fact anything can be
dumped in the river. which makes the
water unfit for drinking purposes. The
passage of such a law before factories
are built up along the river and be-
fore cities grow. show foresight Such
a law should be passed at the coming
session of the legislature, embracing
other rivers in the state, such as the
Umatilla. John Day. Santiam, McKen-
zie, Umpqua, Rogue River and other
streams.
The third cause for the depletion Of
our streams is found in the un-
screened irrigation ditch. 1t is very
important in certain parts of the state
that the farmers should have water
in order to raise a crop. But 1t is al
so just as important from the states
standpoint. inasmuch as the fishing
industry is worth millions of dollars
to the state, that the farmer in maxi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
Protection Needed Save the Fish Game Of Oregon
h mi B WiH aA&pI paD nj @d Dhh Foes FMhN
~

less than years ago. In the advanc-
ing years. the state has accomplished
a great deal with her hatcheries, but
she has not remedied the conditions
that cause the destruction of great
numbers of fish, and her work is only
partly effective; we have been cut
ting at the branches, not at the roots.
Some of the larger questions of fish
protection are yet to be solved. Some
of the real causes of the depicting of
our streams have still to be removed
Some of the real causes that are de-
pleting our streams are as follows;
First. the distractions in our streams
and rivers that prevent fish from
reaching their spawning beds. second.
the pollution of our waters that
spreads disease and kills our fish;
third, the unScreened irrigation ditch
es that lead the small fry out into
the fields where they die as the wa
ter disappears.
A river that rises in the mountains,
drops down through narrow rocky
gorges or into canyons and the deyel-
ops into a broader stream as ii flows
natural resource of the state In the
past the state has been extremely ne,
glectful in the use of her natural re-
sources. Oftentimes a partial use is
made, neglecting and hindering other
economic features which are really of
primal importance TO the people as a
whole.
From the states standpoint it is
very important that power sites be
developed on many OF our mountain
rivers. In order to do this it Is nee
essary that dams be thrown across the
bed of the stream. This forms a real
obstruction against salmon and trout
reaching the headwaters where they
may spawn. In the case of lower dams,
these distractions, so far as the fish
are concerned. may be overcome by
the building of adequate fish ladders
Not many of our streams have ade-
quate fish ways. In the case where a
dam is from fifty to a hundred feet
high, it is almost impossible, or prac-
tically impossible, to construct a fish
I ladder that is a success in aiding fish
to reach the headwaters. In this way
many of our fish are forced to spawn
on the gravel and sand bars lower
down in the streams where the wa
tiers are so often polluted.
The second cause for the destruc-
tion of fish life in our streams, is the
pollution of our waters. After the
eggs are laid and the young fish
hatch out. during the stage before the
i- n nhCnrhnH ~
/ are very delicate and susceptible to
/ disease. Dumping the sewage of cit
| les, the waste of mills and factories,
and filth of all kinds into our public
waters is factor that will complete
/ ly deplete our streams of fish, if it is
allowed to continue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

This contamination of public wat |
ers is an evil attendant upon the |
growth of cities and the development
of the state. The emptying of sew
age into streams is the crudest meth
Cd of dealing with the problem of
cleanliness. 1t does not dispose of the
citys filth. 1t merely transfers ii
from one place to another. making
the water unfit for use at other points
further down the stream, destroying
our fish supply and spreading disease
In Oregon We have a large num-
ber OF rivers that are of great value
whole. The value of our streams
merely from the recreation standpoint
is large, for We are spending more
money for that purpose year by year.
The fact that this pollutlng of public
waters does not destroy filth, but
merely transfers it from one place TO
another. the fact that it destroys our
fish supply. spreads disease and in
terferes with the public using these
streams for recreation. is proof that
the state should govern these matters
more strictly than at present. These
things are wrong morally and legally.
No city government has a legal or
moral right to dump its filth into the
public waters because a river runs
past its doors. We have been living
under such conditions in the city OF
Portland so long that we are used to
this. Inasmuch as Portland is rapidly
growing In size. a change in the dis
posal of sewage will have to be made
sooner or later. The sooner such ar
rangements can be made and planned
for. the easier it will be for tax-pay-
ers. The scientific way of dealing
with sewage is by means of the septic
tank and filter process. This move
ment is growing. Large cities both in
this country and in Europe are puri-
flying their sewage. The sewage of
city of twenty-five thousand inhabi-
tants can be disposed of on an acre Of
ground. The city of Worcester. in
Massachusetts, can handle one million
gallons per acre in one day by the
sprinkling filter process. and can make
a profit on the harmless residue as
fertilizer.
In order to save her shell fish in
dustry. Baltimore was compelled to
dispose of her sewage by modern sep
tic devices. The sewage of Baltimore
is collected at the disposal plant from
hundred and sixty miles of pipe. 1t
passes through settling tanks. and the
liquid part is sprayed over a filter
bed of stones. Comparatively pure
W nm ha ha
ins and on into a power house. A fall
of eighteen feet is used for driving
water wheels for generating power.
! The residue is used for filling low
land. The system is so planned that
additions can easily be made so that
the sewage can be disposed of when
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
By w. 1. Finley, state Fish and


The fundamental thing IN saving
fish and game is the protection given
the mother of any species at the time
when and in the place where she is
producing her young. In fish life
nature provides for an exceedingly
large increase A female Chinook
salmon. for instance, will deposit from
three to five thousand eggs. If even
a small proportion of these eggs were
fertillzed. and the young fish grew to
maturity. the increase in the fish sup
ply would be very marked Suppose.
6or instance, a million Chinook SAL
mon entered the Columbia river from
che sea and worked on up toward the
headwaters TO spawn. II four fifths
of these were caught by fishermen,
there would still be two hundred
thousand adult fish left, or perhaps
one hundred thousand females. II
this number could reach the spawn
ing bed, and deposit even an average
of one thousand eggs, this would
mean an actual increase of one hun
dred million young fry. If one one
hundreth part of these could survive.
return again. 1t would keep up the
supply.
The great difficulty in preventing
our streams from being depleted OF
trout and salmon does not depend so
much upon the fight that is waged at
each session of the legislature to reg
ulate the limit that the fishermen
shah take ana to regulate the season
of catching these fish as it is to meet
the conditions of advancing civiliza-
ton and give the female fish chance
10 reproduce her young and the young
fish a fair chance to return to the
ocean. do not mean by this that We
shall not have seasons and limits, but
/ do say that there are other things
OF far more Importance.
II is we'll known that many of our
trout and salmon live in the salt wa
ter part OF the year and the rest of
the year in fresh water toward the
heads of our streams. These fish mi
CRATE from the river to the sea in or
der to secure their food supply, and
at certain seasons they return to the
streams and go to headwaters in or
der to spawn. Since it is necessary
for fish to have place where it may
deposit its eggs and where they may
be fertilized ana Matched, nature has
provided that this place must be in
the shallow water of a swift-running.
cool stream where there are beds OF
sand and gravel. Such a place is the
natural spawning ground for both sal
mon and trout. The mother wallows
out a nest. as it were, in the sand or
gravel. The male follows and ferti-
iizes the eggs ana they are covered VI
to hatch
There is no question but that th'
supply of fish in our streams Is mucf
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10

ing use of the water does not destroy
the business OF the fishermen.
1t is the habit of the small fry as
they work down from the headwaters
to seek the shallower places so that
they may be safe from the larger fish
which are their enemies, In seeking
these shallower sand bars, the small
fish are naturally led out into the
bitches. As the water is led out over
the valley for irrigation purposes, this
also leads out many small fish that
are caught in the fields; and they die
as the water seeps into the ground.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-10
little Builders.

A model house, with balcony, parlor
dining room. bedroom, kitchen, bath
and toilet room. was erected by the
ninth grade pupils of the Juncos (Por-
to Rico) schools on the grounds Of the
third insular fair of Porto Rico. A
complete set of furniture was also
made by the children. Carpentry is
one of the practical courses introduced
in the Juncos schools under the su.
pervision of Celestino Benitez. the su'
perintendent
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Twelfth Century Football.

In the twelfth century football In
England was d game for the streets.
The chronicler of that period tells how
after dinner the city youths address
ed themselves to football and how
the scholars of each school and the
apprentices of particular trades would
each have their peculiar ball. There
were spectators. too. in those days
enthusiastic spectators. Fathers would
come to watch their sons and become
as youthful as the Youngest, their nat
ural heat seeming to be revived at the
sight of so much ability"
In later years one recalls a famous
ball game played in Hyde park. In
1854, then there was a hurting of q
great ball by fifty Cornish gentlemen
on one side and fifty on the other. One
party played in red caps. the other in
white.' .And-here the historical value
of the contest-Cromwell was a spec
tator and applauded the great agility
of body displayed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
BUYING CHEERFULLY;;
IT'S GOOD EXERCISE
49, 49, 49, > 49, -;
g HRIsTMAS shopping is filed

~ HRISTMAS shopping is filed
with hustle. excitement. pleas
ure and good exercise. Who
ever has not tasted these things
has vet to experience all of the joys of
Christmas.
It is true every shopper. once arriv-
ed home, vows Christmas is nui-
sance; that it is the part of wisdom to
have it only once a year; that next
Christmas some younger member or
the family must take upon herself tina
OnerOus, fatiguing, brain wrecking,
nerve straining work. But no one who
hears this declaration takes it for more
than it's value-which is infinitesimal-
for when the next Christmas puts in
it's appearance and shops and stores
and streets are once more alive with
hurrying humanity and good natured
crowds the shopper who voted it kill
ing" this year will plunge into the ex-
element as of old. with greater enjoy
ment than ever.
1t is true the elbOwing of ones way
through crowds, the long waits in the
stores. the standing in cars almost
bursting with their load of human be-
ipgs and the despairing delays OF
these selfsame cars are apt to leave
very little balance on ones account of
cheerfulness In spite of these him
ORANGES, however, lies the true salts
faction, if not real pleasure, of having
purchased for this one or that some
little surprise which has been longed
for, but never expected.
For mental attitude and for a hint
from the athletic teachers the wise
woman will go into the work of Christ
mas shopping with the exh1larated
feeling rightfully attached to any form
of pleasant and exciting exercise. The
cultivation of this spirit will make the
crowds, the discomfOrts and the inev-
liable disappOintments Of the annual
gift purchasing experience no more
worth fretting over or noticing than
the varied experiences of the athletic
field or gymnasium, and it will bring
the aforementioned wise woman up to
Christmas day in the most enviable
and desirable physical condition she
could fancy or imagine. for every
thing depends upon the manner in
which the feminine shopper attacks
the Christmas situation, and a well
conducted round of Christmas shop
ping provides as much fun as the mer
riest game of basketball or tennis and
stirs up and strengthens neglected
muscles just as well.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
AIdine Editions.

The introduction of the sloping Ro-
man letters which are known to every
body as italics was made by Aldus
Manutius of Venice in the latter part
of the fifteenth century. He was the
most famous printer of Italy and per-
haps of the world. The books he
printed. known as Aldine editions, are
much sought after by collectors His
first volume in the new type was a
Vergil published in 1901 at the price OF
about shIlings of our money. Al
dus. in fact. was the pioneer of cheap
literature.
The Aldine mark is a dolphin twined
about an anchor with the name
"Aldys." If any reader, says Mr. j. A.
Hill in the Imprint. finds CARLOAD
of old books with this mark in his
attic or lumber room. he is duly adj
vised not to use them for lighting the
fire. They would probably buy him a
good annuity for the solace of his de-
cIining years
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
HOW WE GOT OUR
CHRISTMAS HYMNS.

Many popular Christmas hymns
have n most interesting history. Those
who have heard the waits and carol
ers sing "Hark. the Herald Angels
Singr" on Christmas eve will be aston
ished to know that many years ago 1t
was rendered "Hark. How All the
Welkin Rings!" and was sung to the
tune of "See. the Conquering Hero
Comes" When this former wording
was adopted in the new hymn book OF
the Hymns Ancient and Modern"
there was a great storm Of criticism
from those who prefer the modern YER
sion. The hymn was written by
Charles Wesley.
The author of christians, Awake;
Salute the Happy Norm was John
BYRON. Manchester's famous man OF
letters, whc was born at Kersal in 1851.
Byron had several children. but. like
many another father, there was a IA
vorite. This child was a little girl
named Dolly. A few days previous to
Christmas Mr. Byron. after having
a rOmp with the favorite. Dolly.
promised to write her something nice
for Christmas morning On the morn
ing of the great day. when she sat
down to breakfast. she found on her
plate an envelope. addressed to her in
her fathers handwriting 1t was the
first thing she opened. and, to her
great delight. it proved to be Christ
mas carol addressed to her, and to her
alone.
Another very popular Christmas
HYMN is that entitled GAS With Glad
ness Men of Old" 1t is remarkable
that this cheerful hymn was written
at a time of great depression. The
author William Chatterton Dix. who
died in 1900. had been seriously i'll for
a long time. and he was feeling dis
consulate and miserable.
One evening. after he had been some
weeks in bed, he felt a great deal
better. and while in this improved state
he conceived the idea of writing a
Christmas hymn. and as result of
this we get Gas With Gladness Men OF
Old"
"Once In Royal David's City" is the
most popular Christmas hymn for chill
dren. 1t was written by Mrs. Alex
ander. who also wrote those famous
hymns. There Is.sa Green Hill Far
Away and 1--WE Are but Little Chill
Slron Weak"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
How Koreans Advertise.

Although the Korean has stubbornly
refused to adopt western ideas, he has
always recognized the value of adver-
tisement When a Korean opens a
new shop or has any particular wares
he is anxious to dispose of or when
nobleman desires to convey certain
piece of intelligence to the people he
seeks the services Of the sandwich
men. In the Hermit Kingdom, how
ever. these men do not carry boards
upon which the desired information is
made known to all and sundry, but re-
sort to the medium of picturesque
flags. upon which the announcement is
inscribed Anything from one to a
dozen flags may be requisitioned. and
these are carried through the streets
by boys and men. forming pictur-
esuue moving advertisement. Wide
World Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Attractive Bed Sets.

Bed sets, consisting of spread, pill
low covers and valance, are always a
welcome addition to the napery closet,
and what color to select need not wor-
ry the donor. as the smart thing in
these outfits is white scrim trimmed
with eyelet embroidery or fillet inser-
ton. edging and motif Blankets may
seem a homely gift to send at Christ
mas time. but any housekeeper will be
glad to have one in thick. soft Austria
liam wool. il pale blue. rose or mauve
and bound with satin ribbon.
One of the incest things to send to
housekeeping friend is set of towels
1t is happy idea to furnish a dozen
Of extra large sized and heavy Turkish
bath towels, hemmed in the color of
her room and marked with her fnfs-
viduaI initials
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
A Day of Cheeriness and Happiness
Throughout the Fatherland.


The German Christmas has local diff
ferences in various provinces. The
Christmas tree is universal, for this is
its home. At many places the whole
family go to early service, at 5 OF 6
o'clock, as the custom may be, and in
some parts of the country every one
carries a lighted candle. These can
dies, placed on the backs of the pews,
sometimes make the only light in the
church. At some places when the
clock strikes II on Christmas eve the
bells ring and every house and church
is quickly lighted up.
Christmas is day Of cheeriness and
happiness throughout Germany. The
presents are usually simple. Men and
angels and many kinds of creatures
are fashioned in gingerbread. 1t is
twisted into many grotesque shapes.
and sometimes it is guided. Hans
Christian Andersen's story of the
"Honeybread Soldier will be better
understood by any one who has spent
a Christmas in Germany.
In Hanover, just when the candles
on the Christmas tree, are dying out,
there will be mysterious rap on the
door and bundle will be thrown into
the room. It contains a little present
for every member Of the family and
comic verses for some of them.
In Oberammergau there is a more
distinctly religious tone given to the
whole holiday. The Christ Child is the
guardian angel of the time. 1t is he,
they say, who brings the Christmas
tree He comes down from heaven on
Christmas eve, holding it in his hands.
Two angels bearing presents fly before
him and two behind He puts the tree
on the table, rings a bell and flies
away. He brings a blessing to the
children that have been obedient.
To the children of Oberammergau
St Nicholas is an angel in disguise
He goes about from house to house in
ragged clothes and with a bag on his
back. He gives loud knock at the
door and asks "Are the children
good?" If the answer is Yes he
leaves fruits and candies. If the an
swer is mo" he leaves stick.