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permitted to grow up in ignorance of the causes and consequences of certain loathsome diseases; and quack doctors, were preying upon the victims of immorality to an alarming degree. The newly organized society secured the co-operation of the Portland "Oregonian," which, at a tremendous sacrifice, discontinued quack advertisements. Other newspapers did likewise. The legislature made it a felony to advertise so-called cures for venereal diseases. Quack doctors went out of business. Public meetings were held for both sexes in the cities and towns of the State. The movement spread to other states; and today the Social Hygiene Society which originated in Oregon has become national. The mother society, which was supported by a few philanthropists is now supported by the State, and Oregon, the first in the movement, stands out first among all the states in the Union in the low per cent of diseases brought on by immorality.

The Pacific Highway. No matter how extensive the means of transportation by rail may become, the need of PACIFIC HIGHWAY DESCRIBES A LOOP IN WHICH IT CROSSES ITSELF AND A DOUBLE TRACK RAILROAD. Elevation, 4,500 feet; location, north slope of Siskiyou Mountains.