East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-24
NEW York OWNERS OF
Ships SEE A GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY AHEAD
OCEAN FRUGHTERS TO Be ABLE
TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES
IN VOYAGES.
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Gases Casftoa. HOEe11-Snx
sag PTfs0a Wll he Aa3e Afrr1cs-
iTe-CosTtcxs Wm he Given self-
C0EeruE.e1t-Other YIeEs.

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Eat frslzhtsT- Similar rates are Of
fsrse O. zznT cher p-od1cts Ehich
Tie Critst states 4 a1IIOzs % ssii
sEd E-r0ps Il equally a1TioEs % b.y.
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koEsTs-. l. the uncertainty a. % shat
III hzTpsa % hs vessel Ehsn sns sets
foTrh zeEoss the Atlantic. 70 matter
hOE innoceni her cargo NAY bs
While agpzrsaily Ger-nsn cruisers
hare been cleared from ths eastern
OCEAN a. q result q the recent naval
snEzgemert of the Falkland Islands
. Big patrol leei % British Tarships
is maintaining a rigid scrutiny % ves-
sels arriving AZ or leaving American
ports. which could hardly Be more
effective y an actual Ezr blockads
Tsrs Ia force On the other Eide q
the Atlantic a similar gard l. main
tzined- ships under the American
naE Uith neutral czrEoes and bound
% neutral p0r1s have been repeatedly
held Up diverted from their courses.
seizsd and held fOr E1ch long periods
Of tine a. % irEict serious l0ss ou
their OEnerE ships % other neutral
nations suffer the same treatment Of
course. Attempts of American bus!-
ness interests % secure through the
federal authorities some definition %
the rights % neutrals have been una
yaillng. shipping men say. and fhe
proposal has been put forward for
the creation % an alliance among the
nations not involved in the war %
protect neutral rights Meanwhile
the more conservative shipping men
hesitate 20 risk their ships and the
lives % their crews even though the
enormous rates now offered strongly
tempt them Practically the only
ships that can ply the Atlantic unmo-
lssted under present conditions are
those that ny the British nag and
these are resping a rich harvest.
New York's famous sing Sing pris-
on is % be the ideal penal institution
of the state or the reform plans Of the
new warden must be pronounced a
failure. That great changes have al
ready taken place in the prison was
demonstrated several days ago when
for the first time in the history Of
the institution not a single convict
violated a rule. Sing Sing inmates
who formerly counted themselves the
most unfortunate Of those kept under
confinement now may be said 10 have
everything they want except their lib
erty. Under the new plan the men
practically are put on their honor. 4
trial court Of eonyicts will be allowed
to pass on cases Of insubordination
and infraction Of the rules In other
words a Convict Republic" will be
set up ard 50 far as the men make
IL possible they are 10 be allowed 10
govern themselves. Among the many
reforms requested by the Golden Rule
brotherhood the convicts organiza-
tiOn. those granted by the new warden
Up 20 date are as follows. Moving
picture show viii be held on Sunday
Instead Of Saturday afternoon when
ever such arrangements do not inter-
fere with religious services. Mem
bers of the Brotherhood in good
standing may receive visitors on sun
days and holidays. Prisoners cors
respondence no longer will be restrlcoL
ed 10 the list furnished by them on
arrival at the prison. subject to the
customary examination and regula-
tion. Postage stamps may be bought
with funds on deposit Heretofore
prisoners had 10 depend on friends or
relatives for stamps Daily newspa-
pers may be retained so long as they
are not permitted TO accumulate in
cells. passages or yards Members Of
the Brotherhood may receive sweat
ers Of prison gray and shoes from the
outside. No two men, except in cases
OF father and son or two brothers.
and then only when request is made.
will be doubled" in a single cell.
Places In the dormitory will be given
first Of all 10 men who are suffer
In; from heart trouble, epilepsy, ana
who are crippled. Lights in the cell
block and dormitory may be kept on
until 10 o'clock so that those who de-
sire may read or study. This re-
quest was put to a vote in the dormi-
tory where more than one man was
concerned. The dormltory men vot.
ed for the privilege by 159 to 20.
As a result Of years experiment
upon the students OF a New York
university by ventilation experts in
an experimental air chamber. so CALI
ed bad air" has received scientific
endorsement. According to the re-
ports Of the investigators which have
just been Issued. stagnant air at the
same temperature as fresh air. even
when II contains twenty or more
parts OF carbon dloxlde and all the
organic and other substances in
breathed air OF occupied rooms. has
no effect on any Of the physiological
iespontes or on the power OF inclina-
ton to do physical or mental work
nor on the sensations or comforts OF
the subjects breathing IT, According
to the experts conclusions. the only
I'll effect Of stagnant air is a loss Of