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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1904)
r w JSfSff i t30rWl41M'memiat w - rtww "W vwwjjaato'ibigl ) J tA. TWO theWj OURNAL Script News Association Teleflrams. BY HOFER BROTHERS Dully One Year, 14.00 In Advance. Dally Three Month, $1.00 In Advance. Dally by Carrier, 50 CenU Per Month. Weekly One Year, 1.00 In Advance. JOURNAL SPECIAL DELIVERY, gno'Weok I J! One Month ..-. -35 Thrco Months tAt Journal Office. At Daue'a Grocery, South Salem. A"t Bowereox Qrocery, Yew Park. Aaylurh Avenue Qrocery Store. Electric Grocery, Et State St HII If H-H-l IIHII HH ym In tnffWMii mimmt OREGON COMINQ EVENTS. National., llTostoctc. conjroation, Portland, January 12-15 Aagora coat shot, Dallas, Janu &ry IMC. I ii i 0 ' ... The Weather. Tonight and Saturday, rain, warm or tonight; high southerly winds. LOVE-ME OR NOT. (Thomas Campion.) Low ino or noL lovo hor I must or die; boave mo or not, follow her needs must I. Oh, that hor grata would my wished comfort rItoI How rich In her, how happy should I tlrel All my desire, all mjr delight should Her to enjoy. hr (o unit to mo; Unify MioulA cease, her would I loic atone; VhO lovw by looks, Is seldom truu , ' to one. Could I cmhauoe, and that It lawful wire, Hor would I ejmrm softly that none iould hear. Hut luvtt enforced rarely yields firm , centent: 8o would I love thnt neither should rujient. THE BATTLE OF WESTERN ORE GON INDUSTRIES. Tho big newanaimrii may huih the matter up as much aa they like, THERE IS A LIFE AND DEATH DATTLE ON FOR WESTERN ORE GON INDUSTRIES. Wo admlru Harvey Scott for his ability lit Retting a large appropria tion for tho Uwls and Clark fair from oongreett. Hut for three months hi papor howled About tht ear ahortngo In Western Oregon that was ruining our Industries ami shipping business. Ho howled about the prohlblUvo In crease In freight ratwi that was driv ing firodueo men to oJiwe their ware limine and shutting down sawmills ami lumber camps. Thou when ike logklature was to act on Uie earhortago bill his lead ing wwenai uiiwtiaiied thwn, and ealM It "the ear-shortage bugaboo railed It "THE CAR.8HORTAGE BUQADOO." Heeauim a few Portland shipper had received awHntKc f plenty of car, and becaiMi Mr. llarrimat pum hied a steamer line rreni Curt hi ml to tha Orlwat. the rest of (he state ewiM gu hang. Itven th local rallrcaj maaagers. who had been flohtlno hard against the conditions that crucify Western Ore gon, were abaHrioiiMl f.H- nfvw A mmm UUMlun .lul, .. .. .."." """" ,"" '" " ' "' OI -...,,-,- ( 1-flUlllltMHi hum uiu.fiir apache of railroad attorney ru theft of the mimbllBg bill Is wade a nrvl matter Uy some f the aUNt nwM"r iprMHitatlv 0r pubHe wmtiMtfttt. when they r help. Inn (sjiI th ...! .., ...... . . . w,..u .u uunfr irom trie mouthi of thousands of laborers' fam ilies, by consenting, to a pelloy that will throw them out of employmtnt. CNMtac the Mat tatwNt Uwt THE NEW LUMBER RATES THAT QO INTO EFFECT JANUARY t9TH PUT A DISCRIMINATION OF OVER FOUR DOLLARS A THOUSAND FEET ON ALL LUMBER SAWED IN INTERIOR QHE80N SAWMILLS. WImu will all ur oofW,, (4r RBj our iiH-dlUrM u. twur im ih Mftuont tv tf ter UkhMtrte Ue rtll by UM w a Mm-ri4iMU tain l.. Hele w have r werk e-ia't oTt- ii.. ,.i. tm - Uie fair. What Ow a fw simum! me a ami nmnittiunMiM ta r. . . ., yimH MM t &4 mjaliwi m4I ami UfM(ppiy(d pW)f4, wtft fm en radrMtfe. . .The Qrege rallread efTMali deserve owd fer eun up ipanfuUy fef th, rtjihU of Oreaen s)nHptre, AND THEY -- rnwiMT AOAINST THESE pnoMiniTIVE FREIGHT RATES.' The prohibitive freight rates will do inorc TO PROMOTE SOCIALISM AND PRECIPITATE PUBLIC OWN ERSHIP than all that ths stump speakers tan say or tho yollow Jour nals can print. The traffic managers arc to conrtder this matter In San Francltco, and If the newspapers of the stato wouU take up the discussion, and back tho demands of Oregon officials, the evu would bo removed. The policy Introduced under Mr. Markham, and pursued by Mr. Coman, of the 8. P. Co., of encouraging West ern Oregon Industries, HAS BEEN niinPLV OVERTHROWN, AND THEIR GOOD WORK LARGELY UN DONE, The broad quoatlon arises, what are thn railroads for. but to handle' tho traffic of tho people to rorvo tho wanU and needs of tho massos? Whan they are run on any othor theory they aro nln at a financial loss and ruin of business. In Iowa a distance tariff was enacted with sultablo terminal charges for tho handling and tiso of care. The rail road managers rebelled at tho propo sition, and WHEN IT WENT INTO EFFECT TRAFFIC WAS DOUBLED AND EARNINGS INCREA8ED. Tho Iowa ralroads under laws to protect tho Iowa pcoplo against dis crimination and to securo reasonable rates of transportation have made the railroads prosperous In that state, and their stockholders aro insured good dividends. The fight In Wostorn Orogon for reasonable car sorvlce to shlppors and rates under which Industries can live cannot bo smoUiored by a fow big nowspnpors kcepng still and a fow railroad politician)) saying that every thing Is all right. Tho fight Is a fight In the ronl Inter est of the railroad property ltsolf, and AGAINST HAVING P0LICIE8 ADOPTED THAT WILL MAKE THE FARMERS AND MANAGERS OF IN DUSTRIES AND THEIR EMPLOYES PERMANENTLY HOSTILE to all transportation corporations, The demagog will flourish under such condtlons of hostility and es trangement between tho corporations nml tho mosses of the people, and no good result ran be secured In tho long run from domagoglcal agitation, nor from urrwIso.short-Blghtcd and bull headed tralllc managumont. LET THOSE IN AUTHORITY ACT TO REMEDY THE EVILS OF THE PRE8ENT SITUATION BEFORE THEY BCOME UNBEARABLE AND PRODUCE A REVOLUTION OF PUB. LIC 8ENTIMENT THAT WILL BE COSTLY TO CORPORATIONS AND DESTRUCTIVE TO INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS. NO ONE-MAN POWER IN MARION COUNTY. The two names which the recent New York mayonillty election have made most conspicuous are Charles Francis Murphy, the Tammany "boss." and Oeorge II. McClollan, tho muyor-oli'ct of New York. It Is dif ficult to say which one has gained the most from the Tammany victory probably Murphy for a successful manager wields a far greator power than a successful candidate. Mur phy's careor has been n strange one yet not so strange when one consid ers mo make-up of the organisation ho controls. loeman. bartender, ward heeler others have reached high plas In Tammany's ranks by similar riHitts. Thew Is ot thnt about the man that would stuigwt the tniuter. 1IU HMNfc Iwimrtiirbable eauntennnee Is a mask which Iwtrays no emotions. CoWly cak-iihttlug, inscrutable, he Hlay his nam with unerring pool uea. tin kiniij tit u.i.i .i. .- j..l. .i. .... MMHl Hi No nre of an.- or en thtwlasm evw kind I, thirn nurtail abh eM. l'whn the dominating trait Is Mlfcvnnilew. wlf-rllaiie, HI rul Is dwiHitlc in its emnptote. Me II Hvr divulge i,, m. he rawly ak emiuM Rut so fruit hi be by his MbordlMt that til cowih aiv obey) unqufltHlwilttg b--rrum the ItwIAc .Monthly fur January. It fs a rcWirkable fact Umt while . i aa uuh rf tw (KtUuttHl eh t In Ui fewiMtnm ttarty of Sa im uut Marttw ewmty. It cwuaut m wi that tko cHy or couhiv k.i.1 a hem One-ms powor u mi. dliii.,i to lk iiuoniu .if it, win......... . . r w if IIHUIIVIIV vus, ) and alwyt has bn, .,, Of UeW at ttM Hrml .. 7" . v 7!. ?7 UH, ,. wi a. wu.m n.,.. ""Wek A -- , . . -. viV, - WW IMtiHCtlvviv ml leiutateiiU. bHt wiu t a - l wurk wwr r!rttrt ta ,, THREE E88EHTIAU8 OF GOOD QOVERNMENT. ttuatat,' JOURNAL, SALEM, DAILY CAPITAL out for officials be kept to tho lowest notch consistent with fairly good ser vice. All money paid above this Is money wasted on creating a privileged, stall fed class at the oxponse of the com mon peopU. Second, keep down tho amount of money paid for interest to tho lowest notch no Inlorest at all is the best policy. ' Evory dollar paid for imprest to the holders of large capital Increases the dead weight of Idle wealth that Is a curse to any country. The third ossentlal of good govern ment Is to conduct all public Improve ments possible with the moans and rovonuee that can be secured. Koep down the outgo for officialism and the usury account for tho bond holder, and expand tho domain of pub lic Improvements. Keep monoy from going Into the hands of tho privileged classes, and scatter It through the avonuos of com mon labor. Tho official class and Iho capital istic class like- tho poor mentioned In tho scripture are always with us, and will take caro of thomsolves. Thoy need little promotion or expan sion of their Interests, as tho preda tory olomonts of socloty will "always wago nggresslvo warfaro on tho unpro tected masse-. Liberal policies that load to em ployment of common labor, policies that scatter monoy among those who support families by labor arc public blosslngs. Ono boundon duty of the presont Re publican city administration 13 not to Incrcaso tho salaried class, not to In crease tho omoliimonUi of officials, and to securo ono Instlng, permanent street Improvement This Is plain speech, and thoso who ill ft or from us can call It Socialism, nomocracy, Populism or whntevor thoy llko. Wo bollovo It to bo sound, economical doctrlno for nny party, and what Is good for tho people In genornl Is good for Republicanism. THE TREES OF THE NORTHWEST Tlio tlmborcd area of Orogon and Washington Is equal to tho wholo of Now Knglnnd and two-thirds of Now York. Imagine tho six statos of Now England and tho groater part of No a York covored with an unbrokou for oit, anil you will hnvo somo Idea of tho Immonslty of tho forests of tho Northwest. The trees of this jwctlon will cut it good merchantable timber iGO.OOO, 000,000 feot. In Oregon nlono, accord- Ing to tho ostmates of Clovornmontor womnn who stands up in front of forest oxpurts, wo havo 335,000,000,000 feot. What doos this moan? Stop a mo ment and think nbout IL Cut Into boardH one Inch thick, this Orogon timber will covor a walk half a mile wide entirely around the enrth at the equator; the samo boards would make us a driveway to tho moon 260 feot wldo (not nllowing for the supporting timbers). Or, wo havo sufflclont tlmbor for a bonrd flftoon Inches wldo to bridge tho gulf between us and tho planet Mars, -18.000.000 miles away! And the monoy vnluo of it allt Well. $12.00 por thousand foot for the fin ished lumber is a conservative ostl mato At this price tho valuo of tho Oregon timber Is J4.0S0.0O0.000. This Is almost twice tho total amount of money gold and silver coins and hank note In the United States on Januaryl. 1902. Tho Pacific Monthly for January. THE JANUARY MAGAZINES. The I'nclflc Monthly Introduce m m very tlmoly cartoons In Illustra tions or edltoilal articles, u m. proving In slt, contents and charac ter. The Criterion for January has a fetchy. catchy title pnge. and the eon tents Is refreshing nctlon and descrip tive writing. 156 Fifth Avenue. New York Wlir Wullle Wept. From Scotland comes the following story concurnlug au enthusiastic curler who Invariably wore at the gsnie a cap with comfortable warm ear flaps; Ar rlvluj; one day without his headgear, he was greeted by a friend: "Mb, Wulll. mon, whar's yere auld lug warmerr To which the other replied lugubrt ously: "I twe m' wern It seenee ma accl uent," "Aedttami A'w sorry tae mt o't. What was It, thonr "A vmn offereit a dram, an- wi thoy dastwl naps l dWmj bwir blm." "M eatteSwHr mM the other.- ul Mw. r.iM!kH!:.wrttTWu. bty rw uik it riBht." S.D .r!?"!: "but I ain't lo." -" new UMr tha Wbu jStade IW b mm." sM terrttDe w -vtiamJ r(H D,Ukv itot HHlm who h OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1904. JMeCMCsNreMMA8! JOURNAL X-RAYS From the newspaper reports, It can easily be demonstrated that there were more peoplo from outsldo points burned In the Iroquois Are than are mnntlonod In the list. If tho reports are true, and there were only 591 burned, Chicago did not lose a citizen. m A few railroad passos and a balloon full of hot nlr do'not altor the trans portation question. Tho Lewis and Clark push now In Washington should arrange for getting a supply of tents from tho secretary of war. Visitors must have some placo to stay, and It rains sometimes in Ore gon. Alfred Austin has written a poem that Is liable to add bitterness to the Eastern question, and promote tho hope that war will come before Alfred gets another whack at the situation. By calling on tho county clerk now, you can sec how much you register. Rev. W. W. Case, of Sacramento, denounced tho Tuqsday Club, the moot prominent social organization of that city, for giving a ball, saying Its mem bors would bo damned If thoy gave It. Tho result of the advertisement Is that there Is such a demand for tickets that many havo to ho refused. Any ono who has ever lived In Sncrnmonto during tho hot season, can understand their wild desire to bo damned. b The report comes from New York that Tammany Hall, the noted Demo cratlc organization, will horeaftcr tako part In national politics. Tammany Is doomed, to defoat If this is tried on, for tho Salem Young Men's Republl cnu Club Is In tho field for tho solo purpose of defeating any such move as that. AVOID "GROUP" PHOTOGRAPHS. Habit Is Temptation to Unkind Fate, Says Writer. A manual on newspapor roportlns published a fow yen'rs ago had a bit of counsel to out-of-town correspond ents which ran somewhat In this wlse: "Don't send people away to gether. When a man nnd a woman Ieavo town tho samo day. put thorn In different paragraphs." This advice la Just as good whon It comes to got- tln -fi it. . uiik uuuh picture lauen. ine man n camera with a more acquaintance, or who makes ono -of a casual group to bo photographed, courts the un kindest cuts of fnte. Fato often wroaks iUolf In tho pictorial newspa pers, or perhaps as "Exhibit A" in the divorce courts. Tho best that can ho said of tho man with tho promlscucus photograph habit Is that ho has a boautlful con ndonco In human naturo. a conlldonco that constitutes a statute of limitation on the past of his acquaintances, and a plonnry Indulgonco for their future. So you soo him smirking blandly from the snow window of a tln-typo gal lery, with a foolish young thing's head on his shouldor, or hold'ng down somo plcturosquo mountain rock In compa ny with a fair follow guost at a Cats kill hotol Later tho gods who are lying In wait for him desplto that proverb about chlldron nnd fools- smite him through tho deeds of an ac quaintance he may havo forgotton. or of a third party he has never met. nnd he has somothlng to oxplaln tljat win Keep mm busy. If any on think that caution In uch matters Is needles or unkind, let him turn up tho group photo Jtraphs he had takou in his grammar fcohool days and call tho roll of his old schoolmates. He will bo lucky If none of them has had a workhouso experience or has gravitated Into the eminently undesirable" class. Thnt i no argument at all against the group school photographs; but It Is reason why one should not give his acquaintance the status of Intimate friends, and to be photographed wltu tlum dw Jt that. Life is full of uw and downs, and there Is an em barmsament In stereotyping In a pho tograph a social condition neoesiarl ly wometary and sure to be alterel by preaeure in both dlrectlons.-New York Mall and Express. 'TIS SO EASY To kHn tho atuu.o.,1. i.-,., .. . ... . " uwuiiiy, me ap petite fio,l. the bwith sweet and the ) on. Jt take a dose of Hos titer's Stomach Hitters before meals and se for your. lt s also a sure curt, for Poor Appetite, Dyspepsia, In deglstlon, Heartburn, Liver Com plaints, Chllles, Colds and Malaria. Try a bottle today, also t . Of our 1904 Atman from your it i irvc. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS Ayer's Supplying Polo Ponies. The business of supplying polo ponloa to the crack cjubS of tho big cities has grown to sucn an cxium In Colorado that contractors now mako' fancy terms every year furnish ing trained animals to the wealthy patrons of the sport Of late years there has boon an attempt to raise tho standard of polo ponies as to blood. Excellent results have been achieved, and it is claimed that a wou-ureu pony raised In tho Rocky mountains and allowed to run until 2 years old cannot be excelled for polo purposes. Another good class Is tho bronco that has been trained to cattle work. A bronco of this sort Is used to picking certain cattle from a herd and to obeying almost every thought of his rider. This training Is Invaluable to the polo field, where a pony must act largely of his own accord. Conse quently many a cowboy, tempted by a good offer, has parted with tho alert little bronco that has spent his early years nosing out cattle or In partici pating in tho excitements of tho round-up, wins tho applauso of con noisseurs at many n wel-fought field battle. Somo of tho polo ponies from tho Western range havo been sent to In dia, says Outdoors, and others havo ono'to some of tho wealthy English club men at Asiatic stations. Thoy raroly break down except from ago and seem to bo good for many years of hard polo work In nny climate Tholr good records of sports Is a fine tribute to the quality and staying powers of American horses. A Ministers Mistake. A city minister was roccntly handed a notice to be read from his pulpit Acoomponylng It was a cupping from a newspaper bearing upon the matter Tho clergyman started to road the ox- tract and found that It began: "Tako Komp's Balsam, tho best Cough Cure" This was hardly what ho nad expected, and, after a moment's hesitation, ha turned it over and found on the other side tho matter Intended for readlng.3 When You Want Somothlng to eat, Just try tho White Houbo. Thoy can servo you at any hour of tho day or night. It Is tho concressmnn who nrescnts the bills and tho people havo to pay them. OASTOH.IA. Bei ti i lln Kind You Hare Always BocgM rr- c&stfm& MS ee)tteee9)6eeesceoee0Me6e)M9eweeeM Dry Goods Leaders That head. DRESS GOODS Black all wnnl. nnlv Or a EMBROIDERIES Dainty TOWELS 1 vc each, best value ever given in the city. ; UMBRELLAS in gloria silk, all steel rods from 50c j up Our special offer at $1.25. fine handles,; pood covers, WRAPPERS Flannelette 'A I ICE WOOL SHAWLS only ffl lUJil 3 Rostefn & Gteenh&xsm 302 Commercial Street. W9G9999&4tZ439QQ&9B9M&te&9ZWG9Q&f 44444f4-fl918isjr.i.efaj,a.sf4 The Entire Stock Of Boots and Shoes and Rubbers j We have purchased V I 1 .,. :: ce soia at asaenhee, ;. get tne bargains, Successor to Jacob Vogt. m tis tKH-M4taa j P.MANFRED: ! ::::::::AGENCY np I ! BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.i ; GRAINI and Oats For Sale. HOP GROWERS SUPPLIES. r. m 8tjk Sn,nhnr J. a. Graham, Agent, . - Pills Keep them in the house. Take one when you feel bilious or dizzy. They act directly on the liver. JStiTLlb Millionaire's Poor Stomach, Tho worn-out BtomacU of tho otm fed millionaire Is often paraded In tit public prlntB as a homblo oxamule tho evils attendant on tho possesBlot o fgront wealth. But millionaires an not tho only ones who aro afttlctej with bad stomachs. Tho proportion b far greater among tho tollers. Djt popsia ana inuigosiion are rampant among those pcoplo, and they snJei far worso tortures than tho mllllonalti unloss thoy avail themselves of standard mcdlclno like Green's Aupml Flowor, which has been a favorit household remody for all stomad troubles for over 35 years. Aujus Flower rouses tho torpid llvor, tia creating appotlto and' insuring perfea dlgostlon. It tonos and vitalize tit entlro system, and makes llfo worn living, no matter what your statloi Trial bottle, Z5o; regular size, 75c. it all druggists. At Dr. Stone's dnj. stores. Branson & Ranan. Kcop all kinds of groceries, ad they aro tho boat that can bo foutl In the city. You don't know it uuui you havo tried them. A Big Kick A man makos whon his laundry won! Is sent homo with porcuplno edgal nnd spreadcaglo buttonholes. If bl would bring his llnon to an up-to-dai laundry whoro perfect methods obUIil at all times, such as tho Salora Stou Laundry, ho would receive his BhlraJ collars and cuffo equal to now oreil tlmo that wo send thorn homo. Salem Steam Laundry Col. J. Olmsted, Prop. Phone 411 230 Liberty St homespun, 50 inches wide, i narri 9 patterns at 5c a yard eot that ar umrfh tti 7J i 60c and 75c worth from O of Jacob Voetmust i ' " Come early and j 265 Commercial Street . . fHHfM44lzl sHipraJMiwfpjsYipf ; (i li ' I" I I ii TSMSSSSII I w-t 207 Commercial St., SalMn, Ore. m 4 1 9 It I Qi SM JFW'