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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-30

standing, the intimate comradeship that the
human voice establishes The neighboriiness of
a whole nation is advanced by the brushing away
of the physical restraints of centuries.
This contribution TO the future happiness and
prosperity Of more closely united people has
not been brought about, however by the
coming of few isolated, concrete difficulties.
Its success has depended upon the exercise of
the highest engineering and technical skill and
the solution was found only in the cumulative eff
feet OF Improvements great and small, in tele-
phone, transgnltter, line cable, switchboard and
every other piece Of apparatus or plant required
in the transmission of speech.
In this work the experimental and research
department of the Bell System of which this
Company IS part, has been engaged ever since
the telephone became a commercial possibility
less than 40 years ago. With traditions to
follow and no experience TO guide, this depart
ment, which is now directed by staff of over
$50 engineers and scientists, including former
professors, post graduate students, scientific in
vestigators-the graduates of 40 universities
has created entirely new art--the art OF tele-
phony, and has given to the people of this coun-
try a telephone service that has no equal
It has required vast expenditures Of money
and immense concentration Of effort but these
have been justified by results of immeasurable
benefit to the public. The transcontinentaI tele-
phone line, 3,400 miles long, joining the Atlantic
and Pacific, is Fart of the Bell system of 81 900 900
miles OF wire connecting 100000 telephone sta
tons, located everywhere throughout the United
States. Composing this system are the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company and As
sociated Companies and connecting companies
giving universal service to 1oo,0oo00o people,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-30

HIGH filters.
"Oh, had | the wings of bird
Sang the poet in plaintive refrain,
"A trip | would make
Where | liked and not take
A chance on a wooden coach train!"
Washington Star.
"Oh, had the wings of a lark"
Sang the bard as he strummed on
his lutte,
Il could save up the dimes
That | get for my rhymes
And not have to pay to commute"
Chicago Herald.
"0h, had | wings like an eagle"
Sang the poet man up in his Eyrie,
I'D go around prancing,
In fact, I'd be dancing,
Just to hit up the time ON the Erie"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-23
ii, q y IL 3 II
BY Frrderf1 J. Eiaskin.

eminent thinks itself entitled to free
water for its departments and its
parks. But from the standpoint OF a
northumberland water works
Washington considers that 1t has the
most. successful plant In the nation.
This claim is now quite generally rec
ogniZed and every season there are
great numbers OF students who come
10 the national capital and study its
methods Of furnishing abundant
shealthful, cheap water The national
capital has developed a water sys-
tenn that meets even the demands Of
extreme econ omy which is SO IMPORT
ant where the appreciation OF the
voter is essential.
BY far the most important matter
to which Washington has set its hand
for many a year and II ii which il as
piras to become national model, Is
in the regulation Of public service
corporations. Congress. some three
years ago, created what it designated.
as public utilities commission. The
three commissioners of the District
were to form the personnel of that
commission. The power that was
placed in the hands OF the commis-
sion was almost absolute. They
had authority to fix rates. to deter
nine the character OF service. tlney
were charged with the task of val
uings the public service utilities Of
the District OF Columbia. The ma
;ture OF their work and the auth GRITTY
that was granted them was very
nearly modelled upon the work of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The public utilities commission
was faced with the necessity of de-
iEtermining the value of the public
service corporations before it55could
understanding fix rates. This it
has set about doing in most
thorough manner and with the as
sistance ofathe best experts obtaina-
BILE It investigates street car COM
panies. telephone companies, electric
light companies, taxicab companies,
in the most scientific way. It at
ttempts to ascertain original cost. It
tries to determine the present values
of these corporations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
THE TRAIL OF GRAFT.

Some persons think have had more experience with
graft in this country revealed by Investigations and
probes than they have had elsewhere but not all graft is
in the United States is it incidental to highly de-
veoped civilization.
Japan, newly born into civilization had rude awak-
enng to the fact that graft in branches of her navy
department and now China finds Of it in spite Of the
recent declaration Of Yuan Sh Ka against it and the de-
cree that went forth that heads of graers should
off not fgratvely speaking but literally Grating was
common practice in other days in China when the actual
number Of troops in each military camp tailed with
the number paid for by the government the officers ap
proprating the difference in amount that came out of
the and so out of the pockets of the people,
President Yuan Shi Kai claims to have put stop to
the old practice by his summary dealing with it. but it is
cropping out again in the youngest republic He says that
it would be necessary to op off the heads Of nearly thirty
per cent Of the major and minor army and navy officials
in order to make sure of getting all the guilty ones.
One is reminded that the Chinee Of the new republic
is quite as peculiar for ways which dark and tricks
which are vain as was the heathen Chnee that used
to know Graft is DID, It dates away back in history
for it was early discovered by and practiced by him.
Only the term graft is comparatively new.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

the four years service. Albert was
born in Hubbard 90 years ago.
Bernard Roedel, who enlisted in the
navy last summer, came homo on ton
days furlow Tuesday morning, having
arrived in Portland the day before. He
has been in training on the trimming
ship 81, Louis, stationed ut San Fran.
cisco, and likes the experience. He Is
spending the time home renewing nc.
quaintances,
Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ Mceker returned
to Hubbard last Friday from a three
weeks trip east, planned to bo full Of
recreation and pleasure. While enjoy.
ing the association Of relatives and
friends in Lincoln, Neb., Mr.. Moeker IS
home, they received word that Mrs.
Meeker's father, Mr.. c. d. Joslyn, Of
Portland, was dying at Hot Springs,
Ark. This was on January Sth. Mr.
and Mrs. Meeker started at once on this
pO0.mile trip and arrived in Hot
Springs some hours before death came,
although the stricken father did not re.
gain consciousness. Then the hard, sad
trip back 10 the family home at Port.
land for the funeral, Enterprise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
HUBBARD NEWS

Mr.. aud Mrs. c, II. Mum, Of Port.
land, who have been the guests for the
past three weeks Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A,
Lindsay, returned home last week
They made many friends during their
visit in Hubbard.
Mrs. John Kropf, living on Elliott
Prairie, experienced n good deal OF
trouble Monday night from the loss of
blood after extraction Of teeth. Il was
necessary to call physician and when
he arrived found her in very seri
Gus condition,
Mrs. Fred Richards, at Fargo, wa,
severely burned early last Friday morn
ing while lighting lamp, Her cloth
ing caught fire and but for the timely
arrival Of her grandson the flame,
would have been beyond control. A,
It was her hand and arm were budly
burned.
While the following piece Of news
was little late IN renching Hubbard
the many friends extend congratuln
tions Gordon Grimm Of this place
and Miss Adeliue Phillips, of Butte
Montana, were married on September
lst, at Columbus, Wyo. aud are now
making their home at Great Falls
Montana.
Albert Gaechopellc went 10 Portland
Wednesday morning and enlisted In
the navy His father received word
from him that he had passed the ex
animation and would see his mother at
the train in Woodburn Thursday even
ing tot say goodbye before he goes on
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

with gifts was richly blest, he might have
dislanced all the rest had Fortune kindly
been; but Fortune put the kibosh on
the efforts Of the uckless John aud
never wWe a grin. ] wonder why an
Edgar Poe found life wilderness Of
woe. aud starved in garrcts bare, while
bards who cannot sing for punes eat
costly grub from goldon spoons, and
purple rNmcnt wear. wonder way a
Robert Burns must try all kinds Of
shifts and turns to gain his daily bread,
the while a Southey basbed at ease and
stuffed himself with jam and cheese,
a wreath upon his head. Such things
have never been cxpiancdj | know not
why Il is ordained that 1 find life n
snap; and gazing from my door ! see
John Zoe, in speechlcss misery, home.
less, hungry chap.
issss, is;s!'sa': sg.,g.... ls.s s,,,,. MekHts7ss,t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

no weight with brother. The way he
mopes around you would think he is
Bull Moose and that it is the day
after last election, There amt no
comforting him, "
~ wouldn't try to comfort him,
suggested the Head Barber, OF he is
enough OF o simp to take little thing
like that To- heart, let him alone aud
don t pay bit Of attention to him
at all, unless YOU want to laugh at
him or kid him about it. He won Z
stay moping long if nobody pays the
least notice TO him. In the first place,
IN bet he's putting on half of il"
You don't know Wilfred, George
said the Manicure Lady. "a barber
or almost any man of the world might
laugh off a thing like what happened
to him, but Wlfred is poet, aud
poets is more apt to take kick on
their shins kind OF serious and sad
like. / tried to tell him that the very
reason she turned him down showed
that she was a selfish little mink, and
that girl which would turn down a
gent because she didn't think his sal
AIRY was big enough was no kind Of q
girl TO have for u wife, but he can Z
see il that way. He spent all last
night writing sad poem to her, The
poor zany is going TO send II to her
too, in spite Of all that Mayme and
me can do to steer him off. Get this
for gloomi
"Forsaken.
Forsakenl What a awful word
Suggesting some exceptional loss;
The awfullest you have ever heard
Or | have ever came across,
My heart is like 4 haunted house
Since No you said unto my questions
| think | would 20 ON a souse
II Il was not for my indignation.
"Forsaken In them years to come
When your mistake you do realize
[ Rnow that you will feel moro glum
Aud scalding tears will blind youi
eyes.
But all them tears In all them years
viii never make my proud heart ache
Some day. perhaps I'll give three
cheers
no think that me you did forsakeN
"That last part don't sound much
as II he has tool, II to heart any,
remarked the Head Barber.
al know admitted the Manicure
Lady, "but the poor boy Is only
making stall TO win her back. "
OF he does" said the Head Barber
"it won't he with no such poem as
tbatn
Copyright l0lA Brooks Feature
Syndicatc)
A bachelor commands; n married
man takes orders.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
THE MANICURE LADY
By William y. Kirk.

"That young slip Of girl Tint VII.
fred was loony over has given him the
gate, said the Manicure Lady. "Poor
brother is heart broke and the way
he Is taking ON YOU would think he
is waiting for the first roiny day to
hang himself.
"lle'd be awful boob to hang him.
self for little thing like that, said
the Heat Barber. "lf any slip Of o
girl turned me down, ! would 10 out
and celebrated
"rhat 8 what the old gent told him
last night said tho Manicure Lady,
"but as father Is always looking for
a alihi of. any kind 40 he can 10 out
and celebrate his words didn't have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
cRAHAMs EEcoNouED.

sauto Barbara, Cal, Jan. 92,-Be.
ports were current here today that the
William Miller Grahams have been re-.
eonciled, and tnat the divorce suit
brought by Mrs Graham win be dis.
missed today. The Grahams arc we'll
known IN New York and Chicago 30.
ceiety' They are occupying their winter
home here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
DIME DISHONESTY.

In small eastern town. the other day, grocer with
a dsagreeabe curiosity regarding human nature set
trap for his brethren and sisters Twenty-Five were
tempted with dimes slipped into their change and then
closely watched to see what they would do with it.
Seven men and one woman pocketed the change un-
counted and never knew of the bait.
Four men and two women noticed the extra coin and
returned it.
Eleven succumbed to greed and unconscious Of the
watch upon them pocketed the illicit gain.
Then the grocer whispered the result to friend OF
two in absolute confidence and everybody in the
town knew all about it.
Even happier than those who demonstrated their rec
ttude are the eight whose indifference to ucre made
them winners without blame
Unhappy indeed the detected pilferers, but prob
ably sorer still are the remaining 20l3 inhabitants who
missed the chance to make either dime or record
The cunning grocer prying into the honesty Of his
neghbors must be given credit at least for willingness to
risk real money in the test
Most people form their opinions of their neighbors
with less risk and less watchfulness
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

lllull OF lllH ny NueA :
he wears one rubber
and one shoe, the
wintry blast is blow.
ing through h is
whiskers aud his
clothes. He has no
place to sleep or eat
his only refuge is
the street, his shell
ter heaven s vault;
] see 1im in the
storm abroad, and
say But for the
grace Of God, there
goes your Uncle
Walt. John Doe
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
OREGON NEWS
AND COMMENT
4. < X \: x 4 \ 4 x M'.s x x

Coos Bay Times; Three deaths with
in p hours has marked a sad record for
Goes Bay, Mrs. A. j. Hicks, Of North
Bend, passed away last evening at 8
o 'clo.k after a serious illness; Mrs.
a. W. stevens, Of North Inlet, died
mt Mercy hospital at $3.50 Sunday
evening" and this morning at , 'clocl,
James NJ, Como answered the last call
afte. serious complications resulting
from an operation for appendicitis.
This makes total of - deaths on
Coos Bay since January !.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
BANKS,
The United States National Bank,
rs Third ST., Portland, Or.
q BLANKETS
RENDLETON"
WooLEN MILLS
BANKS,

cANDY-voGAN's CHOCOLATES,
Modern Confectionery Co.,
Portland, Oregon,
cEREALs-"GoLDEN ROD"
Golden Rod Milling Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
COLUMBIA HAMS, BACON, LARD,
And Pure Pork Sausage,
Union Meat Company.
CRACKERS" SUPREME" BRAND,
F. F. Haradon 6 Son,
Portland, Or.
ELECTRICITY-MADE IN OREGON,
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
FIRE INSURANCE,
Pacific States Fire Insurance Co.,
Cham. Of Com, Bldg, Portland.
FIXTURES ELECTRICAL AND GAS
j. G. English Co.,
1866 Union ave. NJ, Portland, Or.
PURNTTURR-HAND.MADE,
y. A. Taylor & Co.,
1870 Tenth Street, Portland, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Boise Idaho is one of the communities that is willing
to pay for what it wants The Western Pacific having
sgnified its willingness to build railroad from Winnie
mucca Nevada to Boise if given proper encouragement
the people of the latter city without any public talk
special effort raised $1O00OOO placed in such shape
that it absolutely guaranteed and then sent it back
to the general officers Of the railroad company at Chi
cago They are now awaiting the final decision Of the
railroad magnates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Idaho has passed law making nepotsm a criminal Of
fense Now if some of the Oregon officials would only
look up the meaning of this word they might take the
hint in time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Ex-President Taft is against government by the peo
pe and the people have shown that they opposed
government by Taft That about evens it up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

The Bethlehem Steel Co., the original Carnegie plant,
declaring the largest dividends in its history which is
evidence that the greatest advocate Of world peace
ceiving the most benefit from the war;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
A Mad World

While seated in my warm abode
see John Doe pass up the road, that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

President Wilson has another patronage fight his
hands Germany says he can't give out consular jobs in
Belgium with the consent of Berlin
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
How One Oregon Industry
Man Feels About 1t

81 asked wife daughter inquire products when
they the anywhere the
household Then the instructions the of
Next asked the bookk buy office supplies
The
and jobbers than any other movement | know Of"
His example good
Therefore potonize Oregon industry aud especially following
concerns whose subscriptions make the campaign possible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Back in the state Of Michigan there's senator in the
upper house Of the assembly who thinks he knows how
to handle the Mexican situation He would purchase Mex
leo and incorporate the country into the United States.
That man. il appears, has learned anything from
experience with the policy Of benevolent assimilation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22
THE GROWING CANNING INDUSTRY.

During the past year we have been hearing much Of
the possibilities of yproducts Of orchards says the Hood
River Glacier The northwestern fruit districts have
very seriously considered the marketing Of its prod
uct except in the fresh state great many fresh prnes
have been marketed proftaby The increase Of bearing
acreage has caused investigation Of other outlets for
the poorer grades of fruits and we will doubtless hear
more of evaporators and canneres than Of any other
branch Of the fruit industry for few years to
fancy California & @ fruit growers have found canning prof
table The fruits that have been used by California may
be grown in the northwest Our product is probably bet
ter than that of California
sador Jacobs president of the California Canneries
company, says:
'The markets Of the world will be at our door and
with the resumption in Europe Of normal conditions and
the consequent increase of transportation facilities tre
mendou strides will be shown in the export trade and
far as America is concerned the whole country east Of
the Missouri river, with its population will be
opened up to California canned fruits low basis
ing to the facilities afforded through the Panama canal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

In passing an anti-aien land BILL Idaho is evidently
trying to crowd California out Of the spotlight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Dallas Observer; A report Genes
from Sheridan that G, II. Knickcrbock.
er of that city has a hen that crows as
well Ms any rooster. The bird is nor.
nal brown Leghorn hen and does not
appear any different from the other
hens. 1t is a good layer, One morning
as Mr. Knickerhoker was leaving the
house to feed the chickens he heard the
crow, which had become familiar but
could not be placed as he had no roost.
er in the flock. After creeping up to
the hen house he saw one of his large
brown LeghOnI hens stretch forth her
neck and execute crow that would do
Justice to any aspiring rooster.
Roscburg News Chas. w. Wharton
considers himself n lucky man. Six
months ago he lost a valuable watch,
attached to an equally valuable fob.
Yesterday Mrs, Wharton went out in
the back yard aud while turning over
some leaves in the garden spot dug up
her husband S watch She took It into
the house, wiped off the dirt, wound it,,
and presented il to Mr.. Wharton and
demanded the reward. lie lost no time
in producing it, and today is proudly
exhibiting his long lost tmepiece,
Eugene Register! "Uniyorsal Rattle.
snake Jim" the barefoot man wno is
travelling around the world and who
attracted great deal Of attention on
the streets yesterday visited the cam
pus Of the University yesterday. He
called upon Registrar Tiffany, Steward
Johuson aud other officials OF the insti
tutions aud obtained their official seals.
He also called at some Of the frat
h0nses aud entertained the students
with Indian war dances. lie called at
the Kappa Sigma, Chi Sigma Delta,
Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma M, Alpha
Tau Omega and others, Jim says ne
will lecture at the corner of Eighth
avenue and Willamette street at 6;30
clock this evening
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

Rogue river valley is likely to get beet sugar fac
tory--and Mormon colony along with it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-22

The Oregonian is telling about big orders being recev
ed from Great Britain by Oregon sawmis Why has not
the Underwood tariff law driven these orders to British
Columbia? Will the Oregonian kindly explain?
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
The Brides Introduction.

They had been married only two weeks and were going to spend the evening with friends. They were to meet friends of their friends there. It was expected that there would neces- sarily be a show of dignity when tha bridegroom and the bride arrived. All of the company were there and sitting around looking their sweetest when the bridegroom and the bride arrived. \ bride always makes dignity essential.
 It happened that the bridegroom was the particular friend of the host. The latter had never met the bride. She was coming into an entirely new cir cle. It was expected when the Newly weds arrived that Mir. Ncwlywed would stammer and blush when he introduced Mrs. Newlywed as his wife. Not so for this boy. He sauntered in preceded by the dignified bride. Ev- Grybody in the parlor bristled up. But it wasn't to be a bristling affair at all. MT. Newlywed simply swept around, caught the host by the arm and led him before the bride.
 "Dave, meet the old lady, he said.
 Dignity exit. Everybody laughed and got acquainted in q hurry. The good natured introduction of the host to the bride loosened up the strings of social stress. The "old lady" found herself among friends.-Indianapo News
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
The Larqest Extinct Crater.

The people of Oregon doubt the as sertion made by a writer on Hawaii that the extinct crater of Haleakala is by far the largest in the world. That crater is said to be seven and a half miles long by two and a third wide and about 2,OOO feet deep. But in Ora ter Lake National park in southern Oregon, which became a national res ervation in 1902, there is a crater about six miles long by four wide and 4,OOO feet deep. The lake within it, which was discovered in 1853, has surface of twenty and One-quarter square miles and a depth of 2,OOO feet. GeoI- ogists say that the extinct volcano, in the vast crater of which this wonderful lake lies 6,177 feet above sea level, was a mountain more than 16,O0O feet high. perhaps the highest peak on our west ern coast.-Youth's Companion.