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,y WJ1" I""'" DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SAM2M. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DEOItlMBEB 18, lD07, 2 I w THE CAPITAL JOURNAL H. IIOFElt, Ed. and Irop. An Independent 'tfancpapor Povotcd to American Principles nnd the Progress and Devolopcment of AH Oregon. rublisliod Kvery EronltiR Kxcept Sunday, Salem, Ore. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Invariably in Advance.) Daily, by carrier, ior year JfO.OO Per month Wo Dally, by mall, per year. 4.00 Per month 35o Weekly, by mall, per year- 1.00' Sir months 60c SPECIAL DELIVERY. For convenience of subscribers branch dqllvory ofllcea aro estab lished at tho following placo3 at 35 cents per month, $1.00 for throe " Asylum Store, F. G. Do Voe & Son, Asylum Avonuo Junction. Carllne, Sovonteonth stre'ot o A. W. Lane, Garden Road store. Dauo's Store, Alex, Daue, South Commercial Btrcot. Eloctrlc Store, C. M. Epploy, East Stato street. Fair Grounds Store, Harrison Dee, Fair Grounds Road. IIowoll's Corner, Twelfth and Cross streets. O. K. Grocery, A. A. Englobart, Twolfth street. Wheeler's Store, W. D. Whcolor, Highland avonuo. Yew Park Store, F. Q. Dower ox, Twelfth and Leslie. CAPTAIN KID. ' r Oh, Gaptaln Kid was a plraato florco, As over sailed tho Bea: ' Ho shifted his quid, tho captain did, And drew his Bnlckorcnoo. Tho skipper's mnto was more sodato-r Her oyos woro a violet blue; , And rolling gait hnd tho Uttlo mate, As nil good sutlors do. Tho bos'n bold, who was six months. old, -(Though ho had no tooth at all) Ho'd tho least to do of nil tho crow, Excoptlng In a squat'. Oh, Cnptaln Kid Just stormsd, ho did, When things wont wrong nt soa;' And brandished In wrath his ploco of lath, Tho nforosifld snlckorsnoo. For tho Brklgot K was a loaky tub, Whoso courso was painfully slow; From Kitchen Door to Parlor Floor, Was ns far as sho could gol Whan .tho pirate's foarsomo crulso was done, Thoy wero safely tuclrod In bod; ' And papa looked In with choorful grin-;- "Good night, Httlo klds'ho said. Kansas GltyJournnl. o AN ANALYSIS OF THE 'IIUDGET. 1 Whllo il fow porsouH gotm to want to mako political capital out of tho flnunolal lwidgot for 1008, tho hottoh aenso of tho City Council scorns to want to got at tho facte and not from a business standpoint. 'Tho cold fnct staros tho llnanco conunlttoo In tho faco THAT TIIEHE IS A DEFICIT OF AllOL'T TEN THOUSAND DOLLAUS FOR THE PAST YKAlt. Tho North Commorqlal stfoat brldgf cost the olty fourtosn thousand dollars and It wn projoctod for" about fivo tlioimnnil. That tho political mnchlno systematically MM-lCIvl) THE CITY TREASURY ON THAT JOD WHOM START TO FINISH NO ONE CAN ))OUI!T. Hut. there li little itsu crying over split milk, although It will us wpll to keop an oys on thos who did tho milking. Now tit proportion sseius to be systams.tlos.lly mirftol that the olty should be got AS FAR INTO MINT AS l'OSSIIIMI ON OURHI3NT 16.Y PKNSISS. Tho proposition to leeue bonds for u'lltlges, to lesue bonds for stivot Improvetneuts, and for 'Her purpptMw, shows up continually. The Iwitilnette men In the city oouuoll seem to fight shy of the plan to run the city behind Its revenue and thus LAY THE GROUND WORK POlf HON!) ISSUES IN vauious foiwis. This school district which Is larger than the olty built a new high school ami paid for It without orontlug any new bonded debt. There la no oxctiso for the olty running Into debt on current oxponsis, nnd the business men of tho council seem to want to pay cash for Im provements AND PAY AS THEY GO ALONG, AND THAT IS RIGHT. It Is strenuously prohibited that tho city council .spend monoy. 111 YONI) WHAT IS PUOVIDED llYTllll BUDGET. It was not mad plain by the speeches Monday night tbat tho olty the past year has ronlly nun a tU thousand dollar deficit, and Is right baolc where tht Hayseed oouncll found it HEBE ABE FIGURES TO PROYIi IT: lOatlmated revenue for 190T , $47,000 Shortage In revenues , 1907 . . . 4,100 Cah on lmiul Jon. 1, 1007 9,000 Total ohargas to 1SQ7 $69,100 Lib loss on rtvtnuw. 2,100 Not against mlmlnlstmtlou. 1907 $57,000 Net dollclt for the yonr 1907 $10,000 Now figures will boar juggling and It may be possible to arrange tho abovo figures ho as to socuro a dllforont rosult. But thoso who aro working on tho Uudgot, SAY THEBE IS A 1H- FIOIT and that thoy aro trying to got the olty on a cash basis. Tho uutlgut cQinmlttco want to levy a tax of ihreq. mills for gonoral purposed and ouo nnd a half mllle for strottg and roads. The budget ootumlttoo roportod $8,140 for gunqral mligollanoous e- vonstw, mado tip ns follews: Janitor olty hall $ 120 Raoordor's otlloe , 76 Treaaurors' Qfllco 26 latwtlons 278 m Bxlrp polio . .., 260 Feeding mlsonqrs , , ibo Fuel .... 500 Horso and harnesv .,,..,..,.. 600 Iloruo fod 500 Coka fQr llro dspwtmoait . . . . t 100 Hweq shooing , 120 Flr department Inoldojitals 600 lutemt, qu warrants , , 200 Sorhi'go on 1907 , , 4,100 Oenqral Incidentals ,, ,...., . , , 625 Total, miscellaneous and Incidentals .... ,,,,, $8,140 U Is bettor for a growing city to mako provisions in Us budget for nil nqtuat expanses THAN TO CREATE DEFICITS TO HE USED AS BASIS FOR ISSUING BONDS, ft Is far choapor to pay for needed oxpoudlturos outright than to Is- sue bonds and pay as much lnterot as principal and then still havo the tlebt loft to pay in th fruturo, Tho report of tho budget conunlttoo, headed by Alderman Gretm- l)aum, should bo adoptod and THERE SHOULD BE 'NO COMPROMISE WITH THE DEBT CREATING PLAN, Tho commltteo on budgot for 1908 has estimated that $12,137 wilt bo noded for tho following purpoaes: Stato street Improvement .$ 0,037 South Commercial Btrcot bridge f 1,000 For repairing samo co9 For repairing North Commercial trqot brldgo , 500 For three now cisterns 1 J''P9. Gonoral repair work, bridges, etc 2j00 Total $1'2,1'37 Grnml Totals for 1008: 4 ' Interest on bonded' debt $10,800 Streets and bridges i . '...... ,',. 12J-137 MIscollancous and Incidentals. . . .......... 8,140 General budgot ' ,: 24,7,40 Total for 1908 s , . . .?r?C17. Tho budg'et commlltoo .proposes a levy to meet this-estimator IN HONOR OF A YORKER. A THEATRE PARTY FOR SOMEONE Journal Readers Havo Only t() So. lect the Lady and the Journal Will Sro that tho Hoy Is Provided for Hivrsclf and Friends. Tho Capital Journal has undertaken to honor ono of tho workers 0! this city. It offors a frco box TO THE MOST POPULAR SALESLADY IN THIS CITY on a coupon voting contest. No class of toilers aro moro deserving than tho girls and women who stand bohlnd tho counters and wait on tho public In our many placoa of business. Their work requires to bo exact, patient, Intelligent and COURTEOUS TO ALL KINDS OF SHOPPERS. , Thoy arc ofton required to furnish brains and frequently good taste and discrimination to tho shoppers themsolvos. Thoy earn tho monoy that carries on tho business to a largo extent by their ABILITY TO PLEASE CUSTOMERS AND MAKE SALES. One of theso popular ladlos, and thoy aro popular and well known, will win this prlzo by tho frco coupons contalnod In this paper. Sho will occupy tho placo of honor with a bovy of hor friends and tho "lady In tho box will sco "Tho Man on tho Box." -o THE E. M. WAITE FOUNTAIN. By tho will of tho Into Louisa M. Walto a fountain Is to bo orcctoa In memory her husband, tho woll-known printer. It had always boon a hobby of Mr. 'Walto to loavo a memorial of that kind to tho community that had sheltered him, AND WHICH HE DID SO MUCH TO BUILD UP. Bo It romomborod that E. M. Walto was ono of tho first promotors and organlzcra of tho chambor of commerco at Salem. IIo was ono of tho first to rnlso funds and Bend wit Hterntttro to In duce onstorn pooplo TO COLONIZE IN THE CAPITAL CITY. As n public Bplrltcd citizen ho had fow equals and no superior nnd It Is highly fitting that ho should bo honored with n memorial. By tho will of his ostlmablo wife, his ofton oxprosBod wish to havo a fountain orcotod will now bo compllod with. A second boautful memorial of this kind will grace ono of our public parks AND IN THE NAME OF A GOOD MAX. IIo gavo of his onthuslosm and of his substnnco gonorously during his life and It Is no moro than right that ho Bhould bp romomborod. Mrs. Walto dosorvoa tho recognition of being hold In gratoful momory for making hor will so ns to carry this Into offect. vrnratiiti 8aM,cMrtht..,.'BWJ condition ouffiW To Curo Cold in Ono Dny. I This Is tho sonBon of docny and Tnko LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine wcakoncd -vitality; good hbalth i Tablets. Druggists rotund monoy If .hard to rotaln. If you'd rotnln yours, It fnllS tO CUrO. E. W. GROVE'S 'fnp.,ft. vni. DVtnm wIM, TTnlllnroP-B 'a wtw tjvaa vu vw slgnnturo on each box. 25c. o It Is oasv to advlso neonlo to "buy Christmas goods oarly," but who of Stono's store us can rofrnln from joining In tho Christinas rush? That's half tho, fun of Christum. Rocky Mountain. Tea, tho surest way. 35s, Toa or Tablets. For sale at Dr. o- iiiiTTicrrNirr itm-Aiv It is worth moro than any othe? you i,nd' brand, yet the price Is no blshttr For alo at your grocor's CALIFORNIA BAKERY. Thntnm Sr Conley, Propi When buying Christmas prosonts worries you It Is a sign that neither yoal nor tho roclplonts aro going to got louoh good out of tho prosents O J. & Xf O 3EI X JS. . Bm tha yiwimuw iiava mvi uwjm Ono of Salem's popular Baloswo mon will havo tho opportunity Wednesday night, Doc. 27th, of giv ing a nlco Uttlo theater party to four friends, when "The Man on the Box" Is presented to Salem thcator-goors at ino urnnu opera house. It de pends ontlroly on tho lady's friends as to which ono It will bo. The voto8 aro absokitoly free. All you havo to do Ib to clip out tho coupon, which will bo prlntod In tho Journal ovory day up to and Including tho evening of tho 24th, and deposit It In eotna ono of tho ballot boxos, tho location of which 1b given olsowhoro. Thoso ballots will bo taken up the even ing of tho 24th and to the snlcslndy receiving tho greatost number of votes, a box at tho Grand opora hotiBo will bo given by tho Journal. Tho boxos seat fivo, which permits tho winner to Invito four friends. Tho Journal roallzos that It has glv on its rotulors a protty dlillcult puv zlo to aolvo, for with so many popu lar and protty womon as thoro aro omployod In Salem's storos It make It hard guessing. Tho Journal horsn editor ndmlto to having alrondy io loctod not loss than a dozen, each of whom ho tools Is tho ono who ought to win, and this complicates matters for him, for you soo It mnkos him "tho mnn In tho box" before tho con tost ronlly begins, and there will bo othors. It will bo a case of putting tho mon In a box In naming tho wo man In tho box at "Tho Man on tho Box," and tho wholo thing n Christ mas box. Then ngnln, coining nt tho gladsomo Yulotldo, Jut Imaglno get ting a wholo opora box In ono's Christmas stocking, so to sponk. Jolly Uttlo theater party will bo Bomothlng to bo long romomborcl In comoctlon with tho Christmas holidays of 1907, and It's up to you, gentlo rondor, to say who shnll bo tho womnn in tho caso, or tho box, an tho caso may bo. o For any of tho ordinary dlsoascs of tho skin Chamberlain's Snlvo Is oxcellont. It not only allnys tho Itching and smart but orfocts a curo For Ealo at Dr. Stone's drug store . a . This Is the time of year when a lot of crabbed old souls who want a chance to dodge their responMh!'! ties begin telling us how wicked It Is to koop up tho old Santa Claus tra- dltlou. TORRID Z( FUNARCE WOBEilSH v;J The abovA n. 1 1 11 . "rm uikk nnca Torrw lot h Ounmnlfo,l .. ...v. ! u i.tuuomiei uj im A. L. FRAS M8 STATU 6TROH CJtlmatei furblihtdotl Yo are 1 nu tra nil havo come to 1U7, Our uniform ttW onlnjr, done by u txjeta oner, Imuret 1 taiUMI Special effort tl)n by u to pleue era Laundry J!fibli llvored. Phono order fix ! UVICUtWM fM riioxs d 22-zaCTufiftacx PROFITS ABANDONED ; " " MnMgMMMuugwMMauMMMfmiqTUHn'3HUJBjBB0' A COST DISREGARD EJ1Q It is now the winter of our discontent, when we are obliged to close out the balance oi our Winter Stock at prices that are niere skeletons. We say we are obliged to do soand we are. The reason is thaH A GOOD, SAFE AND SENSIBLE BUSINESS POLICY DEMANDS IT! CHEAT SEED Only 35 centi tttl&M clean cheat iee4. wsHl I put in your order I"5 iTillson & ' 5M6Hlgfr! Phone 39 The wise man who has his eye on his pocketbook will now get busy, and buy all the wearables he can use. Don't wait too longcall soonand remember the early bird story. Run your eyes down this list and consider the great saving oppor tunity we are offering you. $30.00 Suits and Overcoats $22.00 $25.00 Suits and Overcoats $1 6.00 $20.00 Suits and Overcoats $13.00 $15.00 Suits and Overcoats $ 9.50 SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Men's Combed Egyptian Half Hose.... IMPROVED SPLIT FOOT. SPECIAL! 2 ALL SIZES. PAIRS for 25c Store Oon Kvenings. G. W. Johnson & Co 141 Commercial Street, Salem, Or. i"-,; M CeW'i itfw"T amvr- ueSs, Co crohl h! m; SO? h3 j2 j .. r, itU -!ssrZ. C9 Icifu " ;.u.i TUfi y0 oJft low- v00. nr