a :ihd Fills' Itself"" CONKLIN'S SELF, FILLING- PEN" : ! There are only two kinds of fountain pens" ; . ; UMW Self r Bliss. Peat and ALL the cithers It fills iflf Instantly from an Ink veil or bottle without a filter Voa dont have to take It apart to cl an it. ,;-':.:-:- HCT DWUS WiJSVl There was such &"iarge sale of the $3.00 size of these pens '" during the hoi id ays, that wo were J unable to fill orders- We ; 'are in receipt of a new shipment arid cant now supply you. WW THE MARKETS." The local market quotations yester day. were as follows: -Wheat 70c. ' Oats 32e per" busheL Barley $ I H.S0 per ton. Hay Cheat, $11; clover, $107T$ll; oats, $9; timothy, $13(a!$14. I .. Flour $3,70; per bbL (wholesale). !' ...'Mill feed limn, $21.50; shorti, $22 50. " ! i - Batter Country, 20 to 2f (fcuylng). Creamery, 30c. . f j Eggs 23 cents. , Chickens 8 to 10 cents. ; Ducks 10 rents.-Turkeys-r12,4 to 15 rents., j Hog Live weight, 4 to 4e. -Beef Steers; 1050 to 12S0, lbs., 3c; under 1050, 3'i to 3Vfce; grass-fed steers 'iVi to 12 e; stall-fed cows sod heifers, '3 cents. , , - . t U - Mutton Sheep, 2e; choice wethers, 24 cents. ' - .. . Veal u7ov7 cents, dressed, j Hops-22 to 20 cents. f Potatoes 45 to 50 cents per bushel. 'I'ru'ncs 3 'i eaidu ,L !'. BALFOUH, .GUTHRIE 6 CO. Bayers and Shippers of mm i Dealers In Hop Grovvsrs' Supp FARM LOANS Warehouses ar TURNER. MACLEAT. PRATUM. BROOKSl H AW. BALBM. i SWITZERLAND. HALSET. DKRRT. MaR9. OF "ROYAL FLOUR. J. G. GRAHAM, Ageot " . 1 . a .M7 Commercial St Salem. Spills. RITtt mews I Ts rAru pj i " j 1ttatiawi.t ! I lfc.ll . II M M hat. lmilMi4)iMmwai Sold In Ealem by S. C. Stone. ; ' ; Irrigation's Fronts. ; is t ' New . Vork is to 'bold a 'beauty, show." at which a big prize is offered for the handsomest man attd woman in the eonntrv, 4 and numerous cities are making entries. 3Ve have a number of them-in North Yakima, and one of whom would be a sure winner. . Let's show the "effete Eatt" some of the prod uets of irrigation and incidentally bring back a bunch of money. Yakinra 'Herald. , j Mr. Hswes will be viewed with cur iosity by the-Democrat of Missouri, lie resigned.Globe-Dmoerat. r j - -A Docile Effect. TTnlike his famous campaign against "the Lodge Klection BilL Senator Gor man's attack on the Panama treaty does not seem to have "fired the South ern heart." N. Y. Tribune. ' : . . -, . .. . - - . II :- Ji J . ' ... . - j ; r ita -t... Li ; - - - 5-""SSSSSaBSSe- SSWBSSBSBSSSSMSSSSMSSSSSSSSSBSsaSSsaSSB " , fr H til' t -' ' -W '"a Want KT-T"' It's aa different from other pens as night is from, day - r It wont roll off" the desk To those who want a fountain pen with all the trouble eli rof- - nated.a source of com fort and a Joy forever, will buy s satisfy ing ' COXkU Sflf riuii Comer of State and Liberty Streets THREW CASE OUT i-i'.--' J' ' ' ' - -'' '' - ' I . PETITION FOE THE DISBAEMENT - OF TWO MONTANA' ATTOR- NETS DISMISSED. Were Accused of Being Implicated In I an Attempt to Influence the Decision of a Judge' in the . Famous Minnie Healy Case Charges Were Preferred by One of the Judges. i BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 15. Witaout hearing the argument, Judge McCler- ifan; this morning, after all the testi mony had been closed, dismissed the Jlsiarment proceedings against Attor neys Arthur J. Shores and D'Gay Stir era r ' . j I have given this matter very seri ous consideration," said " the judge, ','andi I am not. satisfied the accused arc! guilty of any offense. The peti tion is therefore ordered dismissed.' Tho disbarment proceedings . were brought by Judge E. W. Harney, who claimed the attorneys were concerned in an attempt to infiuence his decision in jt he matter; of a new trial in the Minnie Healy case by means of an of fer of a quarter of a million dollars. BOBN. HKKREX At the family home in Monmouth, Oregon, Friday, January 15, 1904, to Mr. and Mrs. James IL Hen-en, a daughter. CURTISfcJ At the Oregon State Peni tentiary, Salem, Oregon, Friday' Jan uary 15, 1904, at 11:55 p. m., to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Curtiss, a girl. The praud parent of the above new arrival is warden at the prion and it is needless to say that he, as well as the jnoth'er, is, very joyful . over the event. 1 " DIED. WALLlNO-j-At the home of his son, in Portland, Pregou, Friday, Janu ary 15, 1904, at about 6:30 o'clock a. m Gabriel JWalling, aged 67 years and 11 months, of heart fail- ' ure.-; :' ' j - t Although i the deceased has been a resident of Portland during his declin ing years, he i was one "of Oregon's earliest and most respectable settlers and is quite well known throughout tho Willamette valley. : He was born in Illinois in February, 1S3G, and crossed the plains to Oregon With his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Walling, deceased, when but eighteen years of age, with a f ouT-horse team. They , settled . the Amitv neignoor hood, J Polk county, where his parents resided' up to the time of their death. Mr,. Walling: was one of Oregon's most progressive and prosperous husband men ana bis demise win dc a most re grettable - event to all who - had ' the pleasure of his acquaintance and friend ship. 'V '-;' ' : xThe direct cause of his demise is not definitely known, as it came suddenly and without warning, but it is supposed to have been due to heart. failure, as he was apparently in the best of health and spirits when he retired on Thurs-; day ! evening, although he has been a sufferer of facial neuralgia for several years, but when his sdnt went to hit room to awaken him yesterday, morning at 6:30 o'clock he found th lifeless body, which still contained warmth, in dicating that life had only been ex tinct a few minutes. Five : sons and one daughter survive him, as follows j George G, Leroy, Frank M, of j Porti land; John E., Lane county; W. of Salem, and Nellie E. Walliag, of Bar lem. . '-V'. v ,-..."'. t-' ''-1 The funeral services win be held at Amity M. E. chureh on Sunday morn ing, January 17, and interment will be had in the Amity cemetery.; ' ; A Lov Supply Can . I Separator Whenever you cm a separator with a low tapply can yon know It's the ' TUBULAR the only one! The bottom feed wakes tt pokaibW If a fln point bout the hharrtles Tubular rn el tb many ltkaaorar the "has bons.' Ask lor a eatalt telUnifabouttha Don't , streak Tsar 0ak HI aid -The Sharpida Tabular f . A. IViooins Implement House 2S5-257 ifierty Street fara Impteoeiiti, AatamoL'Ie. ' , :,,-' Sewlaj Macfclae laa SaypCei . ; r-t- IL EU mCT, Sewing tlchr.Rpalrlnxc , COUNCIL GMNDS LUL" EATjm TATTT.3 TUB INITIA TIVE AND INTZ0DuC3 NEW BICYCLE ORDINANCE. , Council Adopts Resolution Providing V for Installation of 5 rive Electric Street Lamps in Each ox xlew Wards Mayor Waters Announces Commit tee Appointments Hosemen Elected, 1 v (From Saturday's Daily.) . The j Greater Salem council held an adjourned session at the council cham ber, in the, city hall last evening, the following, members beihg "present: Mayor F.. W. Waters, Recorder - N.j J Judah, Aldermen Crossan, Caty a, Sims, Gesner, ? JInghes, Xoung, Chureaill, Smith, Ateheaon.- Downing. Bayne and Jacobs.;'. -' ""-;! n. ii '-'. 1 ' ..'..'':, I .. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and approved, Alderman Gesner, chairman of a spe1 rial committee appointed to revise the rules governing the proceedings of the council meetings, reported that I the rules had ' been changed to . provide fourteen committees instead' of eight, the committees to be named as follows: Ways .and means, ordinance, accounts and , current ;. expense, street, publie buildings, sewerage, ! plumbing, license, fire and water, bridge and approach, health and police, light, printing, ana publie parks. The old rules were also changed j so as to provide for the election of aa alderman to act in -the absence of the mayor or recorder, or in the absence of both, that the offices may be filled temporarily from the body of the coun cil, thus obviating the necessity to ad journ to the next regular, meeting sight, as was the ease under the for mer rules. ; Tbe committee also substi tuted, .as ! a guide to the proceedings, Roberts ' rules of order instead of Cushing's." The'report of the commit tee was adopted.- Alderman Crossan, itr the absence of Chairman Hubbard, of the special com mittee appointed to provide for the issuing , of bonds to redeem the over due bridge bonds, made a "verbal , re port, recommending that the bonds be issued under the popular loan system. The report was adopted . and the mat ter : referred to , the ordinance commit tee with instructions to report at the next regular meeting. ; Chairman: Bayne, of the committee appointed to investigate as to whether the registration law should bo applied to municipal elections, reported that in the opinion of the committee the law decs not ext?nd the y registration, but only the Australian ballot law, as passed by the Legislature in 1891. This report was also adopted by the coun cil. .. . j . , Alderman Bayne introduced a reso lution providing for the installing of five electric street lamps in eaeh of the three j new wards. , The resolution brought forth, a lengthy' discussion upon an amendment to the motion to adopt, many of the eouncilmen believing the matter should .be referred to th0 eom mittee on lights for investigation, Al derman Bayne, however, was opposed to any unnecessary delay, and made a strong fight for prompt action in the matter. All members of tho council agreed that the new wards were en titled to light and should receive due consideration, but there being several petitions for additional street j lamps before the council, it was held by those opposed to' the adoption of the resolu tion that it was best to refer the entire matter to the j committee on lights. A vote was finally taken upon the Amend ment to the original motion, which re sulted in a tie. the six aldermen from the old wards voting in favor -of, and the six from! the new wards against the amendment. Mayor Waters east the deciding vote with the nays, after which the resolution was adopted as utrodueed. j : . ' A bill for an ordinance to regulate the use of tricycles, bicycles, motor cycles and tandem wheels , upon the sidewalks: and streets of the city was introduced by Alderman Bayne, read the first and second times, and referred to the ordinance-committee. The bill is practically an identical copy of the old bicycle ordinance, with the exception that the sidewalk on the north side of State street, between Commercial and High streets, is in cluded among the prohibited, and the restriction is removed from the walks on the east side of High, between State and Ferry, and from the south side of Ftiy, between Commercial and Liberty streets. The wheelmen are also pro hibited from standing or lodging their wheels against the; front of any store, business bouse or publie building, or in 'the entrance, hallway or stairway to such store, house or building, ' in the city. Bicycle racks are to be placed upon the outer edge of the sidewalks and. shall not occupy more than two feet of sidewalk space. The (new or dinance, limits the rate of speed to eight miles an hour, and whflej passing pedestrians te six miles. Wheels must also be provided with bells aad! carry lights at night. The penalty provided for violation of the Ordinance i a fine of j not less than $2.50 nor more than $25. r-; ' ; J. : . The sidewalks as xorbidden , by the new ordinance are as follows: i West side of Commercial, from north line of Marion to South line of Oak. ; East side of Commercial from north line of Chemeketa to south Ik lino of Tradel - V' -."t "jt . South side of State from west line of Commercial to east line of Twelfth. . North side of State from west line of High to west line of Commercial. West side of Church from State to Mission.' . - ,n - i South side of Court from west line of Commercial to west line of High. North side of Court from west line of High to west line of Summer; Alderman ' Gesner introduced is" bill fox an ordinance providing foil the names of streets to be imprinted in ce ment walks to be built hereafter and it is made 'the duty of the street com missioner to see that this Is done. "Vio lations shall be punishable by a line of not less than $10 nor more ;tjan $25. The bill was read the first and second times and referred to - the - ordinance committee.' I '""'A "''; h. bill for ail ordinance " regulating the plambiB j and drainage building and providipgior the egisttalionv of plumbers was. also introduced, and af ter .being -rranr-tbe "first- nudccond : .. -. .' ' . .j' -v - referred ordinance committee., v; ",- 1 .fr- ' :--y', . .' A petition from the Salem Minister ial Union,, asking that--tbe .laws relat ing to the Sunday, closing of saloons, gambling, etc., be , strictly enforced, was read and referred to the lieense committee. ,;-..;'. V : The bond . of the street commissioner was fixed in the sum of $3000. - . , Tho following were recommended for bosemea ly D. W. Pugh, chief of tho fire department, and they were duly elected by the council: W. W. Wil liams, C. L. Lewis, F.'E. Loose, C N. ChnrehflL C A- est, Charles Wright, William Ivan, J. L, George and Harry Hntt'on. '-?.'":? 'r"'i.. -...'r':;.:- - 'Vv : X". '; '( The Citizens Light & Traction Com pany - asked permission of the council to erect waiting rooms at the terminal of their, street railway lines in South Salem, Yew Park and the Fair Grounds. The matter was jref erred, to the com mittee on streets. A communication from Miss Celeste Liston, to tho effect that she sustained certain injuries by falling 4 upon . tie crosswalk at the intersection of High' and "Center streets, ; during (the month of December last, And asking the coun cil to reimburse her for amounts ex pended for medical attendance, ( nurse hire, etc., was referred to the. commit tee on streets. . " 1 ;.' - " "'."."' Petitions were presented, numerous ly signed j by tho taxpayers living in e. respective . sections, '". . asking . the council to install are lamps in different parts of 'the city, both within the old and the new wards. The petitions were all referred to the committee on lights. The bonJs and applications of J. ,P. Rogers, for two , saloon licenses, were referred to the license , committee, j ; Recorder Judah was ordered to draw warrants in favor of thel ex-chief ; of the fire department and the ex-street commissioner, for five days ' pay, for services performed in January. I ' -Alderman - Gesner reported to .the council that he had made an investiga tion andJ found that the fire depart ment's eoal supply was almost (ex hausted;' that thero was f only enough coal available to run thp fire engines from three to threo and one-half hours in case of a general conflagration. Upon learning that this state 01 an airs ex isted,' the eouncil by a vote authorized and instructed the chief Of the fire1 de partment to' at' once purchase a iton of eoal in the open market. ' 1 "The following appointments were made by Mayor Waters upon the dif ferent committees provided for by; the revised rules:' Committee of ways and means Hughes, Jacobs, Sims. . Committee of ordinances Bayne, Downing, Gesner. ' , i Committee on accounts and current expenses Catlin, Smith, Crossan. f Conimitteo on streets Gesner, Churchill, Aeheson. CnEteT pubdie , ,.,!. itm - Committee on eewcrage Young, Hubbard, Gesner. Committee on Sims. ; ChurehilL plumbing Jacobs, Committee on licenses Sims, Hughes Hubbard. Committee on fir and water Cros san, Smith, Young. Committee on bridges and approaches Churchill, Walker, Aeheson. Committee on health and police Downing, Crossan, Catlin. ' Committee on lights Smith Down ing, Bayne. Committee on printing Aeheson, loung, Walker. ' Committee on public; par ks-nub-; bard, Catlin, Bayne. j Tin Kind to Ban Always tss&t There is enough on the surface al ready to indicate that the earapaign for the June election is going to be a. lively one. r WWWMWWWMWMWW A lomc You Glad. 15 acres. 1 mile from tho bridge, in Polk county. C acres of fine fruit; one half of this good winter apples. - Some timber. About 5 acres of fine garden land. Bara 40xS0, small house, outbuilding. This would make a good chicken ranch. Price $1300 If you want good home, let me snow you this 120 acres adjoining the town of fehama. One half in cultivation, balance in good timber. 7 room bouse, 2 barns, p.nd out buildings. Young orchard of good apples, prunes, plums,' grapes,'; pears aud small fruit of all kinds. Price $1300. , A good farm on Howell prairie to rent; house to rent. It have city ? property of all kinds and prices for sale and trade. See me befqre you buy. times 'wis to th BsaMtht -j To He . Room 3, over f hone Office "! am mm m "i m "W "W a , CORRESPONDENCE. ; ; a V . . " m B m V (The Statesman is pleasel to. print eomuiuaUations upon topics of geaeml intres, at Any time. There is scarcely any limit to the topics of general inter est, j It is asked only that correspond ents refrain from, personalities and use care that nothing be written of a libel ous or unworthy or untruthful nature.) :.. 3f I (FrorflTsunday's Daily.) V Don't Want Higher. Editor Statesman: ; ' CV-i'- la the discussion of street, improve ment it is argued that a- costly" system will bo followel with compensating in creased rental value. While it is claimed that the rent of Salem business property affords but poor return to the owner, ; the oeeupants are ready to affirm that it is all their business will stand. . vf r ., . ., 1 . . - A TENANT. ' i ! Is Disappointed. Editor Statesman: 4 . I wish to express my disappointment on reading the new mayor's message. It does not come-up to the expectations and; demands of we, the people. What we want is that things be made to buzz all along the line. Boulevards every where and double track;, viaducts at everr crossine; free, lights and water, beer, and tobacco, sauer k raut and spare ribs and the others "public utilities." j.- ' ; i PROGRESS. Editor Statesman: ; 5. notice in a late issue of the States man that Mrs. Duniway appeals to "all honorable and publie spirited men aad newspapers" to help the woman suf fragists of Oregon in - securing the necessary, number of names in order that tbe equal suffrage amendment may again bo submitted to another vote in June next. , ' . . Now, sir, I- yield to no mhn in my respect for noble womanhood. I regard the mother in her home not on the stumpsurrounded by ; her children, bringing them up in tho paths of mor ality and righteousness, training her great boys Low to vote And become use ful" citizens, as the- grandest being on all the earth, and hr calling greater far than the roving -advoeate whose chief "business it appears to be to make well developed women dissatisfied with their lot. Holding tbeso views I' call upon all sensiblo and independent men to refuse Mrs.. Duniway what she de mands. ' " . ; ' -; i ? One would imagine that the' crushing defeat which the suffrage .amendment met three years ago at tbe polls and buiidings-;h5 subsequent legislature -iio rc-suonui loe question 10 xne voters question should have settled the question for. decade at least. But not so. Let every fearless and ''honorable" man, there fore, give it its final quietus when the opportunity again 'offers. Let .any one live in Colorado and Wyoming as 1 have done, and watch its workings there, and he will hesitate before putting the ballot in the hands of such women as want it. I have heard many of the best publie men in both states deelare that they regretted it ever became a law. I admit that some of these very men publicly sail afterward that woman suffrage was working well. 1 But they dared aot say otherwise. ' The women now1 "had the ballot and the man who would dare to say what he knew would soon' see his head drop in tbe basket.! Let Oregon wait until female suffrage has done something for Colorado and Wyoming, for once committed to it it can never be withdrawn. - Judge Hollett, one of the ablest and purest judges that ever sat on a judicial bench, recently spoke out : boldly against this new invasion and declared that if tbe suffrage amendment were again submitted to th voters of that state it would be snowed under fathoms deep. . It was "Bloody Bridles Waite" aad bis crazy party that; foisted, female suffrage on the Colorado people. -In every state where woman suffrage has carried the chief battlecry has been prohibition and tte suppression of the liquor traffic Give us the right to vote, they said, and we will give you prohi bition and wholesome temperance legis lation. We will close the saloons, the gambling dens and other resorts of vice. Hundreds of good people who did not ttelieve in suffrage voted for it hoping to see these promises redeemed. But what has lien tbe result? Wyom ing has had suffrage for over a quarter of a century and what good has it ac compli shed I None whatever. There is not a more whisky-ridden state in the Union than Wyoming. Have they pro hibition, even admitting it to be a good thing, in either Wyoming, ' Colorado, Utah or Idaho f The New York Sun, o me years ago sent a correspondent to Wyoming to enquire into tbe workings of suffrage and report conclusions. The correspondent reported that in that state . "there was not one, reform to show for it. i The state has no prohibi tion sentiment, worth mention. Gambl ing is licensed something unusual in man-governed states. Every commun ity has1 its saloons and bawdy houses. There are no institutions for the re demption of fallen women as in most states." And the same is pretty much true of all the. other suffrage states. i Mrs. Duniway talks about "enfraneh-j isement,'- whatever she may mean by! that. Are the womwen 'of Wyoming or Colorado any better than the women of i Oregon f. I unhesitatingly say they are' not aa good. Ia Wyoming woman at tends her party club, reads campaign documents, attends caucuses and con ventions, is at mass meetings and rides ia processions, makes speeches and runs lor? office, electioneers and makes con verts by any aad every means, organ izes to get out -the vote,' hustles for votes at the polls, and leave her chil dren, when she has any, in the care of the old man or the servant eirl at noma Tsa Avarnn rrtn m . wn-M home "training up the chili in the. way it should eo" aad sends the old man to hustle up votes for .the constable or sheriff. The lack of the ballot robs no Oregon woman of the rights of life, liberty or property. Suffrage ii,a bar ren ideality a populist fad a social istic craze and to these elements is it indebted for its success in the bunch grass states. It rights so wrongs. It corrects no disability. Women have now all tbe social and aivil rights en joyed by men, and. sometimes more. Women are not slaves. They require no "eafrAnehisement." Suffrage is not anatwal right. It is merely a . political, device to be granted, changed "v ajsarajiiit a . ..a . m vi lwiiiiiwiu as wauer 01 social ana .i;i;.i i.tn,nfnfv.i If it were a nat ural right it would be enjoyed from in fancy to old age, in every country and under all conditions. The were wish . a few ambitious and restless females to vote is of no more consequence to the Lstato than the raera wksh of a, few wo- W . . At... .nnil.t. . Fin tf 11 T Biea to eniist ia wo iru. join ia a garao of football. Instead of more snffrago we fequiro a curtailment of what wo already have. t was a. tremendous mistake to en franchise the negro after the close of the war. Jf 1 had my way I would not allow a perjerer, a eonvicted crim inal,, a wife beater, a rapist, a dead beat who refused to work, or a man who could aeit hex. read nor wTUe, to vote. Out best thinkers today believe that eur fathers were too precipitate in slUwing men to vote without sufficient qualifications as to property, character and education.; We must not make the same mistake with women. To attempt to purify olities by. opening the polls odiscriminately to women in addition to mm, is like trying' to, relieve an over loaded ship in distress by doubling her cargo. Better throw some -of what she already has overboard.- A GOOD MOTHER'S BOY. Marion county, Oregon, Jan. 12, 1904. I ' . . A Plea for Higher Wages. , Editor Statesman: . "Taxjitfiyer," in last Friday's States man, urges the following reasons in de fence of his position regarding the sal ary of the Cit Superintendent of Sa lem schools: (1) Salem is paying more than $1000 interest per month (2) the teachers' salaries wee increased last faU; (3) the ositions of eity super intendents : anl principals of J-ist school were formerly combined at a salary of several hundred dollars; (4) one half of our taxes are spent for edu cation. ; -; ".: ..'.'' :- , A mere superficial examination of "Taxpayer's j : arguments will reveal the fact that; they are founded entire ly upon a. financial basis.. He wishes to compel th teaching force of our schools to bear the interest burden of the city. His position bears resemb lance to 'an (enterprising 'farmer, who while paying heavy; interest,' should single out someone : of his employes, and demand I that that employe work for him on half pay, until he should "have less interest to pay." Suppos ing, again, that the said farmer should attempt to force his grocer to sell groceries to him at half value, all on accounts of said Interest. Is it a ten able position that oecauso of the city debt, the school debt, the state debt, the cost of j maintaining schools, the special session ox the Legislature, the appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair, the rsise of salaries of the grade teachers, tine principals and the jani tors, and the fact that an additional teaehef is needed next year, the" ity superintendent shall pay the penalty of. a low salary! In other worn . shall tho city superintendent be fined the annual sum of $400 or $500 because of. past. debts, necessary improvements for school, city, county and stateand that he alone shall pay a fine? The office of city superintendent is a responsible one, filled with important and necessary duties. His special work is to direct and unify tho efforts of all teacher j employed in the esehools. Un der his managemenet is placed the wel fare and training of 1500 boys and girls, the direction of tbe whole, corps liLQAOiGM THIS TI lat's just exactly what UNLOAD. We have must dispose of them at tionjwe are irt our store is full lioin the floor to thet ceiling and the spring coining on top of us. During this sale we will cut the ju ices right and left to get breathing room and7 place for our spring goods.- Ifyou want rare Bargains visit our store during this sale. . i Best Standard Calicoes, un loading sale price, ' yaH L--...s3c 4C Lace striped Curtakf Scrim pretty designs, un loading sale price, yard 3c Best! Sans Silk, all Colo; -arid black, unloading sale price......... -;-k2c 100 Black Silk Peau de Soie, heavy, thick, lustrous quality, unloading sale price, yard 59c Item nan ts of Embroideries at any price v : 6J; j Double Twilled Crash, good and heavy, unload ing sale price, yard--.i31c Best Apron Oingtiams 8c quality, unloading sale . price, yard..-..-....5c Tho Cheapest Store Court Gtrcct. of teachers, and tho problem of obtain. "Z oest results from the annual expenditure ef nearly .$30,000 of school funds. There .is -ho more responnibls jH.sition in tho city of Salem. What other position combines the care, com fort, culture and training of hundreds of human lin2r the cndls details of A largo organization, and the over sight ofso largo amount of capital in vested? j - For this important position, Salem deserves at.leaat a $1. "00 man. If the prwenet superintendent is not such a man, it is, almost fatal to tho growth snd progress of our school .system to delay the employment of a real $lft)Q man. I . believe our present-'- superin tendent isworth $1500 a year, and is actually earning more than that in the -h u wlHMMt. 1 mow lot a fact that he has expended about $200 for the interest of th year. Hasrany othtr citizen done as much? '( ' . "Ta payer" says that nearly half of our taxes are spent in educating our iVr, .uu ijins. oupposo tiwa were the trutk, are not the boys and girls of Salen of more value than all other publie interests eombiheul , Our , city superintendent Is one of more than one hundred of our pubVia servants who draws a salary from tbe tax fund. His work and position de serve at least the same consideration accorded to all other public officers. -The people of Salem have been very liberal with the schools ia the pant," but great problems Krtaiaing to the public schools must be, given grca .r attention. It is not right to consider the welfare of the school from the standard of mero cost. 1 The superin tendent o( our schools must be a practi cal school man, familiar with the best a a a A t ..SI. scuooi metnous oi me uay, ana a man who is able to seeuro. results. , Our teachers must be the equals in ability ti.i.l jtiltui Af tllA lirfif f itaii'ura in 4l.a state. Such teachers will give '.us a. successful -school at a small Additional cost, so small as to be unworthy of a moment's consideration. The mere matter of a few hundred dollars, mora or less, cuts no figure whatever in com parison witii tne oversuauowing conne quences of tho obligations resting upon US regarding the coming generation, for as Fjnerson says, "Tho greatest econ omy is the car and culture of Man.". A PATRON. Salem, January 18, 1904. ' ( The Only Alternative. Senator Nowlands, f Nevada, in speaking ; at the, meeting where Ne braska Democrats struggled to evolve either harmonv or nn issue out of tho situation, uttered this gem of thought: "Outside of Mr. Bryan it would lo di fli-nit to select' a-man who would be a platform in himself." Even including Mr. Bryan it wouj.1 fe impossible to find a platform tliht had been more tramped .upon with sik'U' weak supports'. I'ost-lttelligoneer. People Believe in It. I It has been cynically said that nliy thing can bo scl.I.by advertising nnwp da vs. This it .not -so. Many linimeiils have loen nilvertised but- only oih.; I'erry Davis' painkiller has stejod'tbo test of sixty years '.-use. ToIay Us pi; ularity is greater than ever and i baso 1 not Uon wlil anylMxly ays liu't ujxin What tho rencily dues. Vherc is but on.i Painkiller, 1'erry Davis. I3AII&AIN MOUSEr EEK wc are tH" to do, too many any price. 00(ls. See the posi- $1.25 Broadcloth C8 inches wide, splendid for . walk f ing Skirts, unloading sale price, yard .f5c 30c Jap Silks, all colors, will wash like muslin, unload ' ing sale price, :'..-'' yard 25c Ladies' 39c Heavy Fleece lined underwear, fancy trimmed, unloading sale price, yard, - 23c 20c All Silk ; Taffeta Keck !,. Ribbons No. 40 all colors and black, unloading sale price, yard 12Jf Boy's 1 ()c Suspender?, best quality, uuioadiDg sale price -tL Men's 25c Neck Ties, un- loading sale price.- 10c; Cliildren's 25c Underwear unloading sale price 10c Ladies' $3.50 Kainy day Skirts, unloading sale . price -i --' s?1.9 in The Northwest : , Caleb, Orcion. W