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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1912)
IUKe Two The Capital JouRNALQr(er pjre Published by The Barnes -Taber Company GRAHAM. P. TAD EH, Editor and Manager An Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress and Development of Salem In Pnrticulur and All Oregon In General I'uWIbIiikI Kvery livening Except Sniiilny, Siilnn, Oregon SUnSCKIPTlON KATES: (Invnrliibly In Advance) Pnlly, liy Currier, per yenr ...$! 20 month. Ate Hull v. br Mull, per yenr 4.00 I'cr month. ..'ir.c w.ilv. h Mull, wr yenr .... 1.00 Hlx ny wiiii, per jt-iu- .... ,L l.KAKKIi Willi 'IMI-HliltAI'll Kill COXOKKNIMi 1VATKK I'OWHt. This prnncl old povernnifiiit of ours lins been very generous to her chil dren, tho stiiti'B, selling nsldo for each big tracts of land for school and oth er purposes. Tho glfls were great, but, ns In iin'flt families, when the yomip.tcra suildeiily get hold of, and go to managing their own property, the patrimony was generally pretly i... .11.. .....1 Iw.farn wisdom ClltllO tO the youngster. Tho slmllo enn he car-1 rled much further, for In each case , once the gift Is squandered, there Is no, regaining It and states, like men, must! go to work to recover their squnn- ( dered Inheritance, or, rather, to re- ( placo It for an Inheillanee, llko vir tue, once lost Is gone forever. Wlillo school lands, lieu lands and ( others given by a generous govern- f tnent to Oregon, have, to put it mildly, i not been taken enreef ns well ns they might, have been there are other things that becomn the property of the pen-, pie of Oregon when It became a stale. One of tlieso is of tremendous tin-, portanco of uncalculable vnlue and It Is being frittered ;iwny apparently without a thought about It. We allude to tho water power. In this respect, Oregon Is, perhaps, the richest state In tho Union. The Cascade mountain range, running clear across the state, la tho finest natural storage reser voir In tho world. Hanging from MiOO to ROnO. feet, high, with a heavy snowfall, and covered with magnifi cent, denso timber, which protects the snow and causes It lo melt, slowly, thus keeping the streams at a good stngo practically all the year, It Is, barring tho Rtato of Washington, alone In t lils respect. Not only Is the volume of water Im mense, but tho fall Is tremendous and the power It Is capable or generating Is simply unbelievable. Tho Snntinm, Willamette, Tiogue, rmpn.nn, Clacka mas, dozens of magnificent streams flowing down the western side, while the Deschutes, John Day and countless small streams pour dnwn the eastern slope. I The snme conditions prevail along the const range and In the Dlue Moun tains of Eastern Oregon, only not on so largo a scale. This magnificent power belongs to tho peoplo nf Oregon nil of them. It Is of Incalculable value, and should be preserved to nnd for the whole J peoplo for nil time, and should not be allowed to pnss Into the bauds of Individuals or corporations. At pres-1 out any one can, under certain reg ulations, "appropriate" It, For once, the law uses the light, word, for that In what Is done. Whoever wants It Just "appropriates" It that Is takes to himself property belonging to the whule people, by tho simple process of posting a notice or two, putting In a llltlo headgnle or marker and paying the county recorder a dollar or two for reciwding tho fact that he has "nppropHiited" ft rertalu nnioiint of the people's property, In the shape of water power, and Intends lo keep- It for his own use nnd benefit. It Is freely conceded that this ''ap propriation" of unused property Is preferable to letting It lie Idle nnd un pruluctlvo. It Is also freely conceded that the stale cannot start factories, mills nnd machinery to utilize this vast force now going to waste. It Is undoubted ly right that the waters should be harnesses nnd mnde to work for man. and that, tho citizen or compnny de siring to use, this power should be permitted to do bo. Hut while this Is being dono tho state, the wlmlo people of Oregon should not part with Its ownership. ThlB should be kept fur tho wholo people of tho state forev er. Tho Journal has no plan to suggest, but. there Is surely a way to retain the ownership, but permit their use. It suggests, however, that some of the legislators, or men who will be legis lators after the 7th of November, look Into tho mailer and provide the plan for saving this vast wealth to the peo plo of the state and tho whole of them. THE "ALL FOH ALL" Sl'IKIT. Tho letter from Eugene to Mayor Ijuiiinunil. expressing appreciation of Salem's friendly vlnlt on the occasion of the relebrntldi on the completion of the Oregon Electric to that thriving city, nnd which npponrs elsewhere In this Issue, Is filled with the spirit of "all for one, and one for all" thai should, and, we bellevo, does pervade nnil govern the whole magnificent Willamette- valley and Its thrifty, growing towns, each a gem In the bl necklaco, better and more valuable montka.r.nc itni'oit'r from Juxtaposition with Its fellow gems, than It would bo alone. It Is the proper spirit, nnd that It Is entertained by all the cities towns and hamlets of the big valley was demonstrated at tho Eugeno celebration, when thev, one nnd nil, turned out In force to celebrate their neighbor's good for tune. We are so situated here In the Wll- lanietto valley that our Interests nre mutual, not conflicting or Inimical. Whatever benefits one, Incidentally helps all. We nre ono great family, bound together by the strong ties of mutual Interest. Each nnd every community Is surrounded by tho rich est of lands, IandB devoted to the growing of orchards nnd tho most val uable of crops, still largely undevel- opened, nnd containing undreamed of possibilities, but which assuro tho prosperity, permnnence nnd rapid growth of each and all. It was a genuine pleasure to all her neighbors to put their feet under En-, gene's mah';any and join her In cel ebrating an event of so much Import ance to her. Practically every com munity In the valley was represented, showing the friendly nnd unjonlous spirit, nnd now Eugene shows the samo spirit In her splendidly-expressed letter of appreciation May she con tinue to grow nnd prosper Is tho wish of ono nnd all A headline In the Oregonlnn this morning over a communication says: "Nothing Takes the Tlnce of Love." This, In too many cases, Is, alas, too true, and that Is the main reason why tho divorce courts are so busy all over tho country If there Is any ogio In Oregon who fully nnd closely understands the en tire 38 measures to be voted on at the coming election, some picture show or dlnio museum Is overlooking a big card In not securing him. Any voter who bus examined the bunch of meas ures would gladly contrlbuto a dime for Just a glimpse of him. Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital nt Chicago this morning, with all danger from his wound pnssed. The doctors say ho must keep quiet, but as that would be nlmost fatal to the energetic colonel, he will probably not heed It, lie will undoubtedly go to making speeches ngaln. t ERSN? Albany Is Just completing another splendid school house. She Is surely growing. A Silvcrton chicken killed last week had a gold nugget worth CO cents In Its craw. Hariisburg Is preparing for her big potato show next week. It will be held October 2:i-2'i. Cottage Crone boasts of nn apple tree that bears four kinds of apples, and besides produces a flno pear. Portland might ns well make up Its mind to sing low as a seaiiort, until It gets nt least one Oriental steamship line. Ia Grande Is to have a morning newspaper, tho Eiixmlner. 13. Ilny mond Is to bo editor and W. A. Hearst city editor. The Central Oregon fair opened at Prlnevlllo Tuesday with tho largest at tendance It has ever had In Its ten years of existence. The first sleeping car out of Albany over tho electric road was filled to ca pacity. The owl car will prove con venient nnd popular. John Painter, a Foster sawmill man v.ns arrested a few days ago nnd tak en to Albany for trial on a chnrgo of putting sawdust In a stream. Albany reports a bold attempt nt Incendiarism last. Tuesday when some cue tried .to burn the C. E. Hlatt resi dence on Geary street. Samuel J. llyiidman has confessed to defalcations amounting to $20,000, but be got nwny with tho money from a plumbing firm, which somewhat pal liates tho offense. TliO( twelfth nnnunl meeting of the Oregon Teachers' Association, In ses sion nt Enterprise Thursday and Fri day, was attended by more than 500 teachers. Escapes for the Schools sniooi, ikmi:i ins i.wi'OIitam' .HKKTI Mi SCHOOLS SHOW (iOOI) (MIX SINCE OI'KMMi ATTEND AM K IS NOW 2.VI7. It developed nt the meeting of the school board Saturday night that It Is the intention of the board to erect fire escapes on all of the school buildings, not wit hstanding that In nil probability nono of the buildings arc affected by a fire escnpo ordinance recently passed by the city council. It Is learned that tho board Is not disposed to fight tho matter, but will proceed nt once to provide for two escapes for the high school, In order to equip all the sehools It will reqiiiro a largo outlay of money nnd while nil of the mem bers of tho bonrd oro favorable to placing tho fire escapes in nil of the buildings, they oro not satisfied to n.ako such a largo outlay without con sulting the property owners. So It was decided at the meeting to have nn ar chitect prepare plans and specifica tions for tho proper equipment for nil the buildings nnd that he Is to work In connection with the city attorney and fire chief. Tho question of a kindergarten for Salem wiih handled In much the same way as fire escapes, ns tho proposition that was referred to the board by the woman's club of the city nt a recent meeting was ordered placed In tho an nual budget, so ns to receive tho sanc tion or rejection of taxpayers at the annual meeting In December, I.ee Achcson wns seleeted by the board as census-taker for the coming census with a salary of $100 on the basis of the total number enumerated Inst year nnd a bonus of twenty-five cents for each name over that number. The stnto nnd county school fund is apportioned on the bnsls of this enu meration. Mr. Acheson will begin bis work at once. Superintendent Kuntz wns present and made his report which showed the schools lo bo In good condition. Spe cial reports were submitted by the tenchers of special subjects and among other things It wns noted that the Income from tuition and inciden tals amounted to $1137. It was ordered that the superintend ent bo directed to purchase oil and that the Jnnltors spread It on tho floors of the hallways of the various buildings during tho vacation period next month, while tho county institute Is In progress. Tho regular monthly payroll amounting to $7147.75 wns ratified as were bills amounting to approximately I'lilO, and ordered paid. Tho superintendent's report showed substantial gains in the enrollment since tho first few days of school, the total now being 2"i!)7, divided among the sehools as follows: High, 487; East, 320; Englewood, 217; Park, 290; Lincoln, 3",1; Grant, 231; Garfield, 301; Highland, 217; Richmond, 183. WILLAMETTE SF.( 0NI HEAT SALEM HIGH In a clean and well-played game of football Saturday afternoon tho sec ond team of Willamette university tock tho Salem high school team into camp by a score of 7 to 0. The two teams were pretly evenly matched, Willamette having a llttlo the best of It ns regards weight, while tho highs showed good training nnd were In the game from start to finish. The scor ing wns dono in the first few minutes of tho game nnd nfter that neither goal v as in serious danger nt any time. For defensive work Relnhart, for the high school, was probably tho most suc cessful in stopping tho bucking of the seconds ns but for his clever work the score would have been very different Wilson was equally good In making advances, ns he made some very clever plunges and passes. For the seconds tho bnckfleld was nlmost impregnable, ns they seemed able to stop the progress of tho ball ns soon as It reached dangerous ground. Susie Owens should have been a llttlo younger, handsomer and more f.tyllsh However, she got off pretty well. SALEM DANK & TRUST CO. GENERAL BANKING AND TRUST BUSINESS With our assurance that we are able and willing to take care of it, we solicit your Ranking liusl neg. Open an account with us, and we will extend you every favor consistent with good bank ing principles. WE l'AT FOI K PER CEXT ON SAVIMJS Center State md Liberty Streets J. L. Ahlers, President W. O. East, Cashier. 8. 8. East, Vice President Dr. Lk a Steeves, L. H. Roberts, 'Directors. ood Sarsaparilla , Eradicates scrofula and all other Jiumors, cures an uiyu effects, makes the blood rich and abundant, strengthens all the vital organs Take it. Oet It tortiivin usii.il H'l'ild form or chocolated laUets called Sarsatabs. Woodburn to Debate on Creeds Woodburn, Ore., Oct. 21. (Special) No smnll sensation was caused here yesterday when, nt tho close of a sermon by Rev. A. McKeir.lo Mel- drum, .of Athena, Oregon, the gauntlet was flung down to tho visiting minis ter by Rev. Mr. Gordon, pastor of the Methodist church of Woodburn for a series of debates. The challenge wns accepted. The chtillonge was tho result of nn attack made on the creeds of the va rious churches by Rev. Mr. Meldrum In an afternoon sermon In the new Chrlstlnn church, which he wns called to dedicate. Arrangements for the debate nre to be mado today. Mr. Gor don had been Invited to tho service nnd was on the platform when the at tack was made. Three services mnrked the dedica tion of the new Christian church yes terday. The new building wns well filled nt all of the meetings, and about $000, enough to clear the church of debt, was raised through the ef forts of Mr. Meldrum. This Week's Court. Tho trial docket for cases this week in department No. 1 of tho circuit court Is as follows: Monday, October 21, State of Oregon vs. Arthur Puffin and Oi a Orth. Tuesday, October 22, State of Ore gon vs. Hen Gentry, Ed. Mason nnd Everett Hamlin, enticing a woman to lend a life of prostitution. Wednesday, October 23, State of Oregon vs. Pnul Rhodes unlawfully pointing a gun and State of Oregon vs. Ed. Mason. Thursday, October 2l,Edna J. Rrown, et nl., vs. George A. Webb, et all., action for damnges. Ralph Der rlc vs. J. E. Whitlatch, action for damages. Friday, October 2.1, State of Oregon vs. Wnrford, forgery. This rule for relleity: When father buys a new tool for the farm, mother buys a new convenience for the home. TheOLIVER Typewriter The Oliver to You for $5.00 Balance Payable Same as Rent Rent the Oliver Typewriter at the rate of $5 per month or 17 cents a day. When you have made the final pay ment you own the machine! You buy the typewriter at the regu lar price, on a rental basis that's the way the plan works out This proposition applies to the new est model the famous No. 5 with no extra charge for ''Printype." There are thousands who find It In convenient to pay the lump sum of 1100 for Tho Oliver Typewriter. Young men and young women just starting out In life Professional people who consider the typewriter in the light of an of fice luxury Puslness people who need all the "working capital" they can command to meet the requirements of expansion Club women, school teachers nnd pupils who appreciate the convenience of typewriters but can get along with out them. The "$5 Offer" removes every ob stacle to the immediate possession of a high-class, standard typewriter. It A. IXCAS, Local Agent, Tel. Main 633. 204 U. S. Bank Bldg. Salem Orejon. (Inl Candidates' Cards (Paid Advertisement.) Fur Marshal. The undersigned hereby announces his candidacy for city marshal and chief of police, subject to the city pri maries. D. W. GIDSON. For Clly Iteconlor. I hereby announce my candidacy for city recorder at the prlmarlos Novem ber 4th. Platform Courtesy, correct records of proceedings, law and evi dence. EARL RACE. 9-13- Chnrles F. Elgin, Candidate for Nomination Offico of CITY RECORDER To the people of Salem: I desire to sorve a second term, and submit my official record as my recommendation, Samuel 0. Hiirkhnrt Candidate for nomination for office of City Marshal. It. A. Crossaii. Candidate for re-election to the of fice of City Treasurer at the primar ies to be held In the city of Salem, Or., November 4, 1912. Clias. W. It rant. Candidate for City Marshal. My promise: "I will protect you under the laws and cinch you if you break them." For City Marshal. Frank H. Shedeck, candidate for city marshal of Salem, Oregon. Primaries November 4, 1912. For County Recorder. H. L. Clark, Independent Democrat ic candidate for the office of county recorder, the candidate endorsed unanimously by the Marlon County Democratic committee and the Inde pendent Taxpnyers League. Platform: Courtesy, strict economy nnd reduc tion of taxes. 9-25-tf W. C. HAWLEY, Republican Direct Primary Nominee for Congress, has received the com mendation of President Taft and Roosevelt and of the people of Ore gon generally for his support of pro gressive legislation. Mr. Hawley is a native born Oregon, and Is familiar with the affairs of Oregon, and will continue to serve the best Interests of her people. The Eugene Guard has the follow ing relative to Mr. Hawley: It is but simple justice to a hard working, sincere man to say that Con gressman Hawley possesses those qualifications for the office he holds. There are many smoother politicians on duty at the national capital, many more brilliant orators, but probably no member who Is really trying hard er to serve his constituents In a ma terial way. More than this, Mr. Haw ley is a plain forceful speaker, with ample ability to express himself In public, voicing the wishes of the peo ple he represents. A Log on tho Track. of the fast express means serious trouble ahead If not removed, so does loss of appetite. It means lack of vi tality, loss of strength and nerve weakness. If appetite fails, take Elec tric Bitters quickly to overcome the cause by toning up the stomach and curing the indigestion. Michael Hess- belmer, of Lincoln, Neb., had been sick over three years, but six bottles of Electric Bitters put him right on his feet again. They have helped thou sands. They give pure blood, strong nerves, good digestion. Only 50 cents at J. C. Perry's. Don'k worry, the country will be saved again. LET US SHOW YOU Now Beautifully We Launder BLANKETS AND QUILTS We have Special Soap and Methods that give them that soft, fluffy feeling they had when new. Send us some in this week's package. Salem Laundry Co. Oldest Largest Best New Arrivals In the Coat and Suit Department from our New York buyer: are Johnny Coats and fancy Scotch Tweed heavy, wide weal di agonals; .Suits are mid-weight blue Serges and Tweeds; Nor folk ana Plain-Tailored Gar ments are thei rage, Prices' $4.75, $7.50, $10.50, $12.50 The Chicago Store IS SALEM'S HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE WOOLEN DRESS GOODS Come here and see the wonderful Bargains we are offering. Price, yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 69c and up IMIIlllUlllMBMBJ'Mlimiimiim The Chicago Store IS SALEM'S SILK HOUSE Come here and see the. beautiful new silks we are showing at small prices. Yard I?' if 4 Hosiery Specials If you want Bargains in good Hosiery and Underwear, come here, Ladies' winter vests, 25c, 35c and up. Children's winter underwear 15c and 25c. The Big Chicago Store Offers wonderful Bargains in the following: Blankets, Comforts, Men's and Boys' Clothing and Underwear Chicago Store SALEM, New Fall Millinery Now on Sale at tempting low prices, Trimmed Hats $1.50, $1.95, $2.50 and up $3,00 Velvet Shapes $1.49 Beaver Shapes $2.50, $3.50 and up 25c, 35c, 49c, 75c and up Caracul and Sealette Coats Now on Sale at tempting low prices, Come here and get our prices on these beautiful garments, Values up to $18 and $25, now $8.50, $10.50 and $12.50 New Shoes At New Prices For Salem. We carry the Robert Johnson Rand shoes,the best in America for women and children, Price per pair $1.49, $1.95, $2.50 OREGON