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imnnmBinMaBHHaMaiaa . - - wm lfwi I i li I in WW mjifrmnnmimtmivmmxim mm TV & r AIL CAPITAL JOURNAL, 8AUH, OKHOON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1909. lf! THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Ti nmi'llirfni' K. HOFJSC, Hter Independent Newspaper Derotod to American Principle nd tbo rrosreM aud Darelopement of All Oregon. mbliined Br err Broiling KxoeptSundr, Etem, Ore SUBSCRIPTION RATR0. (InwUblr In Adrtnco.) Dalljr, by currier, per year.. ..-....W,00 Per months... ...Mo DilT, tr ibaII, per rear- ............ .... 4X0 Per month-.... ...o Weekly, by null, per jreM-....... '.00 Six monthi ....Klo !uniojlabeL LITTLE TALKS WITH MEN IN OREGON WHOARE DOING THINGS IS A ROOM WITH ONE PRESS IN IT A FACTORY? It has beon held and decided by the slate bureau of labor statistics that any one-press printing office is a factory, The effort Is being made to compel all printing offices to pay ten dollars of back taxes for inspection of their "factory." As there are between three and four hundred newspaper offices and job offices in the state and if this is collected from all of them it will amount to a large tax on the Industry, let us inquire into it for a few moments, Who will get this money7 If anyone in the legislature had proposed such an inspection and such a tax, the "factory inspection act" would never have become a law, But the factory inspection law was aimod at large manu facturing establishments, sawmills, woolen mills, machine shops, etc. It was aimed to protect life against dangerous machinery, At first its provisions were not enforced against the One Press country printing offices, The commissioner was work ing it easy. Tho commssloner of labor statistics believes in holding his Job along the line of the least resistance. He would not have dared make a demand for an inspection foe from tho One-Press country printing offices, because they are in no sense workshops or factories, and many have not even a payroll. Tho Capital Journal has been running its One-Press work shop for twenty years, and not a boy, man or woman has ever so much as haq a finger mashed, although there have been several casos of employes netting mashed on one another and marrying as a rosult of their workshop experiences, Now In tho year of our Lord 1909 comes tho honorable commissioner and trios to collect two years back pay for the years 1908 and 1907, This ton dollars Is to come out of tho pocket of ovdry One Press printing office in the stato, a demand that is graft'pure and simple. In this yoar of our Lord Hoff would take ton big hard dollars awav from ovorv ooor dovll who has to turn tho crank or duII tho fever of his Ono-Pross jork-wator printing office, and five dollars each year for all time to come for 'Te-examination." Brothers of tho press, shall we submit to this Imposition? Aro wo to bo classed as factories at tho moro pleasure of the hlgh-muck-a-muck of the buroau of statistics, at five plunks per year? ' Whon you lot tho camol got his head under the tout, how short a time boforo tho animal intrudos his whole body? Stops aro to bo taken through tho district attornoys to colloct from each and ovory Ono-Pross prlntshop of this state this -ton dollars, This offico Is In rocolpt of tho following letter from tho public prosocutor, who Is requestod to collect the same: "Tho labor commissioner has notified mo that you Imvo failed to comply with chapter 158 of tho laws uf 1907 of this stato, providing for the protection and health of employes of factories, mills, work shops, stores, etc.. in this! you have failed to pay to tho treasurer of tho stato of Orogon tho annual feo for tho ast two yoars, which Is $5 for oacli voar, as required by Sec, 7 of said act, Will you kindly send your remittance for tho full amount to tho offico of tho socrotary of state?" Tho commissioner of labor statistics is doing just what many other commissioners aro doing- extending its functons and multplying its offices. Tho newspapers should fight this proposition to a finish and should make war on the aggregation of similar leg-pulling OUIIUIIIUd, Tho business men of Orogon aro blod for high state taxes, for high county tnxos, and for a multiplicity of taxes like the above, that aro enough to croate a spirit of robollion In the hearts of a loss spirited people, Tho oress of tho stato should above all resent this demand placed in the hands of tho district attornoys and probably to bo followed up by indictments for violating a state law. Lot tho newspaper mon and the printers of tho state unite to tost this law Instead of paying this tax on their industry, If this oxtonsion of the factory inspection tax will stand next year peanut roasters will b included. The gradual oxtonsion of the law In this factory and work shop act is noticeable, At first it was confined to big concerns. It was next extended to warehouses and docks and all places where machinery Is employed, Now It is sought to extend it to stores and all buildings whore elevators aro employed, Tho foes In all cases are five to ten dollars, and the next thing will bo to oxtond It to creameries and ice cream freezers, and wbMhniNs. It is easy to see how, by extending Its scope, any such sys tem could have a princely income from the industries of the state, Such a proposition as an' annual inspection of all the One Press printshops of the state was never dreamed of when this law was enacted. 'i MY,? 'p,o"der to start a new tax on industry, Let us fight to kill off a lot of them and allow no new ones to be established. It cannot be shown In any court that an ordinary country newspaper office, where one press runs a few hours a day, or perhaps only once or twice a week, Is a factory. This ten dollars back taxes cannot be collected and should not be paid by any newspaper or job printing office in the state, because they are not factories. Let the State Press Association unite to make a test case and see whether a printing office with one press is a factory, . A copy of this paper is being sent to every newspaper and job office in the state and we want them to write us what they think about the matter and whether they are willing to pay this tax or not, The same legislature that has repealed publication laws enacts such schemes as the above, and the time has come to fight all such impositions, CATHOLICS WILL HAVE GREAT TIME AT BROOKS Ono of tho grandest oventa of tbo season Is planned for Brooks on May 20th. Sovcn Salem schools aro In vited to Bend ono from their best tal ent to contest In elocution for a gold medal. Mt. Angol, St. Paul, Glioma via, Brooks, Gorvals, Woodburn aud Hubbard aro llkewlso Invited. A splendid musical program. A specialty by a musical gonlus, who performed during tho ontlro season at tho St. Louis fair, on a Xyla- pnone, will bo worth hearing. Tho Chcmawas, ono of tho most popular nines in tho stato. nro Invit ed to contest in n gamo of ball with St. Paul for n sllvor cup. This will bo a tug of war, locally, equal to tho famous Latah races, between Eng land and tho Unltod States, for St. Paul Is a local nlno, provokingly suc cessful, which takes tho greatest prldo In novor letting their laurols fado. It will bo a frco gamo; no chargo for anything. Tho only sourco of revenuo will bo 2Gc meals, sorved by tno ladles of tno Catholic church, for a good combo. Kvorybody wol- comou. Hpocial crowds aro expect ed from Albany and Portland. Ro member It. o Notice. Is horoby glvon that scaled bids for ro-wlrlng tho Stato Capitol build ing at Salem, Orogon, wlll bo re ceived by tho Board of Capitol Build ing commissioners until Juno 7th, at 12 o'clock, noon, at which hour nil bids will bo oponcd by tho undor slgncd at tho oxccutlvo chambors, Salem, Oregon, In tho presenco of tho aforesaid board. All bids must bo nccomnnnlcd by n certified chock In a sum of nt lenst ton por cent (10 por cont) of tho amount of tho bid and mado payablo io tno undersigned. Plans nnd specifications may bo examined at tho olllccs of Mac Kaughton, Haymond & Lawrence, architect, Concord building, Port land. Orogon. or at tho oxccutlvo chamborH, Salem, Orogon. Tho Hoard of Capitol Building Cpmmlsilonors reserves tho right to roject nny and nil bids. a' N. M'ARTHUR, Clork of tho Board. Hnlom, Oregon, May 18, 1000. C-10-Ht MRS. PETER TOFT SAVES TRAIN FROM WRECK (United Vrr l.emert Vlr 1 Pendleton, Or.. May 10. Mrs. Potor Toft, wlfo of u rancher, living nt Kcho, Is today a real horolno, for It was duo to her lircsonco of mind that n disastrous train wreck was avorted in this vicinity yestorday. Whllo n freight train wns ap proaching Kcho at full speed Mrs. i an uncovered uiat a break in a ditch nearby had carried away a por tion or tno trnok on which tho win was running. Sho seized a plcco ot cloth, gathorod up her skirts nnd ran In tho direction of tho approaching train. Tho manner In which sho signaled convinced tho onglneor that some th'ng was wrong, aud ho stopped his train within a fow feet of tho spot whoro ho aud his fireman might havo beon killed had H not beon for Mrs. Toft. At lenst tno lo?s to tho rail road c unpany would havo beon heavy SVXOPSTS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OP THE FIREMANS FUND INSURANCE COMPANY of San Francisco, in tho Stato of Cali fornia, on tho 31st day of December, 1008, mado to tho Insurance Com missioner of tho Stato ot Oregon, pursuant to law: Capital. Amount of capital paid up in cash $1,000,000.00 Income. Premiums received dur ing tho year In cash 14,217,200.91 Interest, dividends nnd rents received during tho year 224,217.05 Incomo from other sourcos received dur ing tho year 22,500.50 standing risks .... 2,041,901.51 Duo for commission and brokerage .... 180,150.95 All other liabilities .. 102,027.70 Total liabilities . . . .?3,G42,572.C0 Total insurance In force December 31, 1908 .$432,301,401 Business In Oregon for tho Year. Total risks written dur ing tho year .. ..$0,257,292.00 Qross premiums receiv ed during tho year.. Premiums returned dur ihg tho year Losses paid during tho year Losses Incurred during the year 02,631.58 13,674,07 10,121.44 17,426.06 Total amount of risks outstanding in Oro gon December 31, 1008 15,000,511.00 FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY. By Barnard Fayrnonvillo, Vice President. Statutory resident general agont and attornoy in fact: Chas. R. Thompson, Portland, Ore gon. Noto Spoclal dcpo<s not held for tho protection of all policy hold ers of tho company cannot bo admit ted as an asset and included in tho published statement, except tho de posit with tho Stato Treasurer for tho protection of Oregon policy hold ers only. Total Incomo $4,404,083.10 DlNbiirscnientN. Losses paid during tho year 2,308,150.52 Divldonds paid dur ing tho year on capi tal stock 100,000.00 Commissions and calar les paid during tho year 1,184,101.08 Taxes, licenses nnd fees paid during tho year Amount of nil other ex penditures 230,008.27 SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HEALTH & ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. Capital. Amount of capital paid up I 300,000.00 Income. Premiums r o c o I v o d during tho year. .. .$ 038,557.10 Interest, divldonds nnd ronts rccolvod dur- , lug tho year 20,080.50 Incomo from other sources recelvod dur ing tho yenr 8,080. C3 Policy fees required by applications 135,075.00 mortgages Total admitted nssotsl Liabilities. Qros claims for losses unpaid . ... $ Amount of unearned promiums on nil out standing risks Advance premiums 100 per cent Duo for commissions and brokerago .... Stnto, county and mu nicipal taxes duo and accrued All other liabilities. . . 10,070.82 774,017.37 54,808.37 87,145.39 11,804.07 21,922'. 28. 18,885.79 4.1G8.05 Total expenditures. $4,004,485.89 ARsettf. Value of real ostato . owned $ 506,110.50 Vnluo of stocks and bonds owned 3,951,606.50 LoanB on mortgages and collateral, etc... 453,030.00 Cash In banks nnd on hund 471,597.11 Premiums In coureo of collection nnd in transmission .. ... 634.277.M All other nBiots 04,020.88 Total Incomo $1,108,809.23 IHtfbiirHCiucntH. Losses paid during tho year including ad justment, exponscs, etc $ 428,510.50 Dividends pnld during tho year on capital .,,,,,., Block 30,000.00 iid.uu.uj Commissions nnd sal aries paid during tho yenr . . ." 35C.491.2C Taxes, licenses nnd fees pnld during tho year 22,579.31 Amount of nil othor ex penditures 83,301.28 Policy ices rotaincd by agonts Total admitted as- sots $0,372,211.73 Liabilities. Gross clalniB for losso unpaid $ 418.48G.U Amount of unearned premiums on all out- 130,575.00 Total expenditures. .$1,002,403. 35 Assets. Vnluo of real ostato owncu $ O.OOl vniuo 01 BiocK8 aim bonds owned $ 025,575.99 Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc.. 0, 300. 00 Cash In banks and on hand G9,8C0.C3 Premiums In course of collection nnd In transmission 02,797.93 Iutorost accrued on bonds, stockB nnd Total liabilities cx- copt capital $ 198,733.95 Surplus as regards pol icy holders 575,883.42 Totnl promiums in forco December 31, 1908 174,290.78 Ilimlness in' Oregon for the Yenr. Gross premiums re ceived during tno year $ 5,488.21 Premiums returned, during tho year. . . Losses paid during tho year -,... 1,705.90 -obscs incurred during tho year Total amount of pre miums outstnndlng in Oregon December 31, 1DO8 0.00 United States Health nnd Accident Insurance Company. Statutory resident gonoral agent and attornoy in fact: R. L. ALDHICH. For further information and agen cies, call or wrlto 209-210 Marqunm BIdg., Portland, Or. o Notice of Intention to Improve 11 Portion of Ferry Street. 0.00 1,810.90 Notlco Is hereby given that the Common Council of tho City of Sa lem, Oregon, dooms it oxpodlont to Improvo, nnd proposes to lmprovo, at tho expenso of abutting and adja cent property, Forry Btrect In said city, full width from curb to curb, with Warren Brothers' Bltullthlc Waterproof Pavement, Jrom (ho cast lino ot Front street to tho West curb' lino of Liberty street, oxcoptlng that portion of said Forry street "which Ib Intersected by Commercial street and cxcoptlng a strip eight feet In width extondlng along tho center of the proposed Improvement which Is to recolvo tho street railway track ot tho Portland, Eugene & Eastern Rail way Company, and oxcoptlng a strip soven feet in width which is t oro colvo a switch track ot tho Portland Railway, Light & Powor Company, and which shall extend from tho al ley running through block 35 In tho City ot Snlom. Oregon, to connoflt with tho said street railway track of tho Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway Company, as shown in the plan. Said Improvement shall bo mado In accordance with tho plans anJ specifications adopted by tho Com mon Council ot said city on tho 17th dny of May, 1909, and which aro hereby reforred to and mado a part of this notice. Date of tho first publication oC this notlco May 18, 1909. By order of tho common council. W. A. MOORES, 5-18-lltt-dIy City Recorder. Prosperity Is very dollbcrato about returning, when It Is considered thuC 1110 uomocrnuc pnriy is not in power. More Than 20 Ingredients give to Hood's Bar onparllln Its great curative power -powor to euro many nnd varied com plaints, Including diseases of tho blood, allmonte ot the stomach, troubled of tho kidneys and liver. Many of tho Ingrediontaaro Just what the profession prescribe in tho allmenta 'named, but tho combination and pro portions are peculiar to this medicine and give it curatlvo power peculiar to iUelf. Therefore, there can be no substitute for Howl's, tiet it in the usual liquid form, or in tablets called Saraataba. CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK J, H, Albert, Pres, E, Mi Crolsan, Vice Pres, Jos, H, Albert, Cashier SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Pays Interest on Savings Accounts Waldo Woodweb Porch Shades SSrTSFizjy im ij I xiL.Yi''& " Vsft Waldo Woodweb Porch Shades have qualities not found in other porch shades, being stronger, more pliable, and less liable to fade, These features, together with their more attractive colorings, are worthy of consideration by users of this class of goods, It will give us much pleasure to explain why "Waldo Woodweb" is superior to any porch shade ever before sold in Salem ' ;r Zr-ttiiAiJJ-itArt JnL 111 N. Liberty 177 N. Liberty -- 4imif.w TTusjiii- eraggg w