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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, 8ALEM, OBEOOX, WEDNESDAY, DEOEMBEB 14, 1904.
DAffiif CAPITAL J0D.KNAL
f BY HiOFER BROS.
OFPIOIAL CENSUS SALEM,
MAY, 1904, 13.287.
LEI' US BUILD NOT TALK. A
Tho nbovo applies to th o State Good
Boads Convention. That convention
will talk and pass resolutions.
But It' seems about so much talk nnd
resolutions aro indlspenslble beforo
tfioro Is any possibility of action.
Whilo all tlieso gentlemen aro talk
ing and theorizing It might bo well to
ask them, what hnvo ypu donof
Judgo Scott has had some actual good
road work to his credit Ho lias done
something, nnd got others to do some
thing.
Uovornor Chamberlain has dono
something, nnd has about five miles of
sciontlflcally constructed highway to
Lis credit. '
What this city noeds is a streot de
partment that will quit tho old ruts, nnd
get, in and do something.
What tho stato needs is not moro
$io fact remainsWhat convicts did
build some good road! (
't Thoy could build one hundred miles
each year, under S propef law. That
would be better than enriching a pri
vato corporation.
But thoro nro men enough to mako
stoves and build roads, too.
HAEMONY AND ITS RESULTS.
New York city has mndo a, prnctlitnl
demonstration of tho value of an aml
cablo understanding and a definite ar
rangement between capital nnd labor
in the completion without a single la
bor disturbance of tho colossal work
of building tho great subway. The
first spadeful of earth was turned on
this $35,000,000 contract on March 24,
1000. It was opened for traffic on
time an achievement without paral
lel in tho history of great municipal
undertakings, if indeed any parallel
can bo found In private enterprises.
Tho completion of tho work on time
may bo chiefly attributed to tho com
plete understanding effected at tho
outset botweep the Rapid Transit
Contractors' association and tho Ccn
trnl Fodoratcd Union, representing all
tho crafts engaged in tho work of
construction. This agreement was
signed on Juno 4, 1000. It provided
for tho employment of union skilled
labor, with the exception of foremen
and master mechanics; for tho eight-
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laws and commissions and taxation, but!
more onterprising citizens like those of ll0Ur &ai't in accordance with the New
Liberty, and officials who act. instead iYork utatuto rolating to public work,
of resolving and writing essays.
Govornor Chamberlain, Judgo Scott
nnd, Mayor AVntors sqcm to bo entitled
to tho palm as men of action. Tho lat
ter is working like a beaver to got
street paving started.
A DERELICT.
Ho was a shabby, shambling, shaky
old man, and as ho faced Magistrate
Cornell, of Now York City, ho usod
this romarkablo language:
''Ah, you don't know mo Magis
trate Cornoll. You're llko tho rest of
tho fine fellows who wore my friends
in thq old pnlmy dnys. You can't sdo
in tho nameless street peddler Jhat
you call n beggar Schuyler Van Ness,
of 'tho old Dtch stock, tho Union
Longuo and Univorsity club man,
who lost $8,000,000 in that hollholo of
a "Wall stroot 12 yenrs ngo. That's
right. Send 1110 to Black wolf's.
"You woro my fellow momber in
tho Univorsity club years ago, but
you'vo forgotton mo. Wo used to joko
nbout It In our sot In tho old days, but
it's solemn onrnost to me now. Go
ahead. Hit a fellow whon ho's down.
, It's tho wny of tho world."
JTho mnglstrnto did know him.
Ho saw in tho miserable hulk what
was loft of tho onco dashing Schuylor
Van Ness, whoso ancestors camo over
from Holland with tho Roosovolts.
Van Ness was arrested for bogging
on tho streets, and tho mnglstrnto
thought it a mercy to sond tho trom
blihg wreck to BlaCkwoll's Island for
tho wintor.
Speculation and whisky did it.
And tho vnluo of this human wreck
ie that of an object lesson of warning
to othor men.
Floating helpless on tho sea of lifo,
this derelict serves to remind ovory
passing mariner of tho dnngorous
shoals and roofs.
CONVICT ROAD WORK.
Wo matter what others may -Bay, sis
twi convicts, in a few months last
summer, built flvo milqs of road, from
Salem to tho reform school.
It is n good piece of work, built
through as hard n ploco of country na
there is in Oregon to build a road
through.
and for tho adjustment nnd arbitration
of grlovances. Tho total number of
oiganizcd skilled wage-earners affect
ed by tho contracted varied from 2000
to 3000. Tho variety of skilled labor
involved is indicated by tho list at
tachod to tho agreement, which in
cludes: Architectural iron workers,
plumbers and gasfitters, sheet metal
workers, pavers, rninmors, bluo stone
cutters, floggors, bridge and curb sot
ters, mnrblo cutters, polishers nnd
helpers, coppersmiths, electrical work
ers, eccentric nnd standard onglncors
and firemon, safoty engineers, steam fit
ters and helpers, granlto cutters', paint
ers, tllo lnycrs and helpors, house mov
crs and shorors, double, drum hoistors,
machinists, pipe caulkers and tappers,
rock drillers and tool sharpeners, tar,
felt uml waterproof workers, forgers
and blacksmiths.
Thn agreement provided that no
strike was to bo declared during the
progress of the work; that if thoro
wero any differences that could not bo
adjusted by joint) committees repre
senting tho Contractors' association
nnd tho Contrnl Federated union, thoy
wero to bo nrbitratod. But thero was
novcr a resort to arbitration, tho joint
committee succeeding hi settling all
(inferences that arose.
This is tho moro remnrkablo in view
o( tho provalenco of labor troubles in
New York during tho last thrco years.
Building was at 11 complete standstill
fdr three months in 1903. There was
onco a strike of unskilled laborers on
tho subway, when theso laborers re
fused to arbitrate a difference that
aroso. But tho unions stood by their
agreement and tho strike collapsed.
Tho iictiou of tho contractors and tho
unions snved nt leost ono year of time
in tho work of "building tho subway.
This admirable result should provo a
splendid object lesson for futuro use.
Leo Memorial Hall.
At a meeting held in Poitlutid it was
dcoldod to orect a memorial building
in honor of Jason Leo, tho pioneer
Methodist missionary of Oregon, nt
Willamette University, to bo kown ns
j tho Jason Leo Blulding of Liberal Arts.
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California Earthquake
San Francisco, Dee. 14, An unusual-
At least one-third to one-half tho ly heavy oarthquako was fell horo at
couvlcti could bo workod on tho public 7:10 o'clock this morning nnd lasted
roads. Thou why not use them? joivoral seconds. No damugo is report-
Lot thoorists pnrndo their wisdom, (ul.
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her, you rock her,
you give her sugar,
you try all kinds
of things!
But she coughs
allthrough the long
'night, just the same !
k No need spending another
night this way. Just a dose
or two of Ayer's Cherry fi
Pectoral will soothe the
throat, quiet the cough, insure a good night's rest.
'Ask your doctor about the wisdom of your
keeping this remedy in the house, ready for these
night coughs of the children. Doctors have the
formula. They know all about this medicine.
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The Small Farm Well Tilled,
tontion to to vnluo Of small holdings
tontion totho vnluo of small holdings
of real estato for farm purposes.
Tho wonderful Buccess of tho Japan
oso army has drawn public notlco to
tho fact that tho pooplo of that coun
try llvo on very small patches of land,
their limited fcrtilo nrca supporting a
donso population, yet manifestly build
ing up high class mon both as to physi
cal strength and montal endowments.
Discussion of tho irrigation problem
in our country has simultaneously
pointed a way to tho profitable occu
pation of land, especially of that
wiich has been artificially irrigated,
in smaller holdings than has heretofore
been deemed practicable.
Tho Sentry beliovcs that public opin
ion will rapidly concontrato In favor
of small farms and thorough cultiva
tion, so as to sustain any measures cal
culated to bring nbout those desirable
objects.
Modern intensivo farming has shown
its boncfits in many American commu
nities, confirming tho lessons that are
seemingly taught by what wo learn in
regard to the Japanese. Irrigation has
been shown "to afford positivo protec
tion against loss of crops, thus 'leading
to an easier solution of tho problem
how to get tho pcoplo back to tho soil.
Ono great mistako mado by farmers
is that thoy do not study their profes
sions ns do lawyers, doctors or mer
chants. Daniel Webster said that it
required greater talent and better
Judgment to be a good farmer than to
bo a great statesman. No occupation
is subject to a greater variety of modi
fying influences, and fow, If any, de
mand a wider range of knowlodgo than
thnt of agriculture.
But when it is prosecuted on a small
scalo, with only a fow products nnd
with simplo methods, tho requirements
as to knowledge nnd skill, especially
in tho beginning, aro less oxneting.
Nor is it now necessary for mon to
search tho outskirts of civilization to
find land whoro thoy may sccuro a
living. Small tracts of from ono to
flvo acres may bo had on cosy terms
almost overywhoro, oven in tho sub
urbs of large citlos. Thus the solution
of farm lifo is avoided, and when there
aro 40 or CO families instend of ono on
100 ncros, co-operation makes building,
ns well as tho procurement of tools, nnl
mals and mnchlnory much easier.
It is also much easier to combine
work on tho land with employment in
tho shop o store to tho great advan
tage of tho worker. Ono advocate of
tho smnll holding recently said that If
n man who now works night hours a
day at tho forgo or tho smelter or tho
lntlio would work four hours a day
thoro and four hours a day on his own
ucro of irrigatod or fertile land, he
would doublo his incomo, nnd thus in
suro his family against want when tho
dally wago should cease.
Thero has long been a tendency
nmong economists to advlso tho work
ing classes to "got back to tho soil"
as rapidly ns possiblo, neutralizing tho
concentration in cities, which hns beon
such nn alarming development of tho
last throo or four deendos. When that
admonition wns supposed to mcan'tbnt
ovory workor must, by somo moans,
securo control over 80 or 100 acres of
land, tho difficulties scorned Insur
mountable. But if can bo shown to
tho pooplo thus counsollod that thoy
may be comfortably supported and may
oven nccumulato property on a tract of
threo, fivo or ton acres, the problem
will seem much castor of solution.
Great Britain is ono of tho very best
cultivated countries in tho world. Tho
British farms nro much smaller than
thoso in America, but not even yet so
small as in exceptional cases have boon
shown in this country to bo profitable.
When tho time shall arrive that 81
per cent of tho land in tho Unitod
States, as in Great Britain, shnll bo
usefully employed, with farms sub-di-
vided to tho minimum limit of prncti
cable tillage, tho donsity of tho popu
lation nnd tho prosperity of tho pooplo
will probably hnvo reached high water
mark unless other conditions shnll hnvo
radically changed.
Thero is no other calling for tho
pursuit of which so many helps nro
freely offered as for that of tho tiller
of tho soil in this country, whether he
bo a gardener or a farmer. The Irri
gation project is rapidly transforming
at government cxpouso wide areas of
desert lands into fields of matchless
fertility tho farmer being only re
quired to pay back in installments the
original cost In order that the process
may bo repeated in many other re
gions.
Then tho state and the national gov
I ernmonts offer tho farmer much instruc
thoir cultivation of crops, tho rearing
ol animals; etc., and the skilled farm
er is, of all classes, tho most willing to
impart what ho knows of his occupa
tion to his neighbors.
All these educational and helping
agencies contributo to encourago the
man who In good faith scoks to bettor
his condition by getting back to tho
pursuit of agriculture tho original
occupation of mankind.
How groatly tho country nt largo
would bo benofited by tho sub-division
of land holdings and n moro perfect
cultivation of tho soil will readily ap
pear to any thinking mind. A thou
sand or a million men each occupying
and cultivating two to fivo acres of
ground would bo worth Infinitely moro
to nny commonwealth than tho snmo
number herded together in cities. The
taxablo valuo of real estate would bo
enormously increased, thus lightening
tho bunions of taxation to tho average
citizen. All history shows that noth
ing promotes tho sturdy qualities .of
patriotism and right living iiko the
ownership of land. This is equally truo
whether tho tract owned is only nn
aero or whother it is a broad estato.
Tho latter, however, tonds to aristoc
racy, whilo the small tract preserves
self respect and equality.
THE SENTRY.
New Table
SILVERWARE
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We hnvo just recoived many now pieces of silver plated
snoons and fancv sinelo pieces of beautiful' ilnoi- n. Wara
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for tweutyrflvo years' wear. Prices from $1.00 to $3.00 for sin I t
piece; $3.00 per sot for teaspoons. , 8'e fancy
We Sell a Superior Qaality
Of plated knives and. forks, made for our special trado with
CHRONIC COUGHS
name on them.
our own
$4.50 pet set of each
ONE PRICE FOR ALL-THAT THE LOWEST
Base's Jewelry Stote,
CORNER STATE AND LIBERTY STREETS.
OFTEN
THE BEGINNING
CONSUMPTION.
OF
Our Local Druggist, Oeo. W. Putnam,
Guarantees Vlnol Will
Curo Them.
Said Druggist Putnam: "This is
tho season for coughs nnd colds, and
for tho benefit of Salem peoplo I want
to tell thorn tho best means for n curo.
"Don't doBO tho stomach with cough
syrups. It's no use; thoy only soothe
a little upsot tho stomach and do
not heal at all.
"Tho best curo wo know is Vinol,
which contains in n highly concentrated
form all of tho healing, curative olo
meats taken from genuino fresli cods'
livors, wlthnut a drop of oil or grease
to upset tho stomach and retard its
work. It contains no sickening drugs
whatever. Vinol is splendid for a lung
or bronchlnl cough. It heals, cures
and strengthens tho soro lungs nnd
bronchial tubes. It makes rich, rod
blood, biMlds up tho oppetito and
crentes strongth; in fact, it is tho
best romody wo havo over sold In our
tr j for chronic coughs, colds, bron-
hitis nnd nil lung affections.
"Besides tho large number of Salem
pooplo who havo boon cured nnd mado
well and strong by V.inol, wo recolvo
ninny letters liko tho follewing: .
"Hon. II. Mason, of Jacksonville,
Fla., writes: 'A couple of months ago
1 contracted a sevoro cold, which It
seemed impossible to cure. It settled
on my lungs, causing a hard cough,
which kept mo awake nights and soon
weakened my system so thnt I was un-
ablo to nttoad to my duties. Vinol
was recommonded to mo by a friend,
and I begnn to tako it ns dirocted
Tho second night I had only ono cough
ing spell, and within a week I wns not
disturbed onco during tho night.
" 'Naturally, my progress was
fast aftor this, and my lungs healed
rapidly, my strength roturned nnd I
gained in flesh and hoalth. In fact,
this medicino restored mo to a perfect
condition, and now I fcol much better
nnd younger thnn I havo for years. I
certainly think it is a wonderful romo
dy to build up a run down system.'
"Wo ask every person in Salem
Kwho has a chronic cough or hard cold
,to try Vlnol on our guaranteo to re
turn their monoy if thoy aro not satis
fied." Geo. W. Putnam, Druggist.
Hearing on Grain Rates.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14. Tho inter
state commerce commission met hero
today to tako up the charges of un
just discrimination and undue prefer
ence in grain freight rates in favor of
Louisville on shipments to nnd from
points cast, north nnd west of 'this
city. Tho defendant roads aro tho
Norfolk & Western, Chesapeako &
Ohio, Chicago and Alton, Big Four,
Mobilo & Ohio, Louisvillo & Nashville,
Southern, Illinois -Central, Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern and the Pennsyl
vonia. 0
Bu tba j1 Nib Kind You m Always Bantfit
FH Weight....
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COPYRIGHT.
is tho rulo in this mill wo caro not
what It is in othors. But that is only
ono cardinal principlo we claim any
body can givo full weight wo guar
anteo qunlity, ns well, and that means
a wholo lot to thoso who kuow. First,
good wheat; second, good milling;
third, fair pricos for tho best to be
had. Wo should havo your orders for
Wild Boso flour.
Salem Fioumxg ftfalls
Wash Kour Own Clothes
Well, that's your privilege; bit
whon you sco tho oxcollent work wj
do, and tho low prices we ehargj
for family washing tho chances are
thnt your next weok's wash will
como to us. Need not send wall
call, nlso dollvcr on the day n
promlso it. Ask us, by word of
mouth, mail or telephone, what we
charge
Tlie Salem Steam Laundry
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dti tnaui pri ourerucra 10 10 v
men M tOICAL CO., max 74. UNOAtUft. H.
Sold In Salem by S. C. Stone.
X-RAYS
r A publishing house wants to trndo
us n lot of pictures of famous eastern
oleomargarine beauties to offer as a
premium to out subscribers. Ono has
violet hair, another is n supposed
snowdrop in appearance, at least, and
n third has corn-tnssels to boat tho
band. But this 'ofllco wants tho real
thing or nothing. Fading bonutles that
roll up the whites of their eyes at us
off the paper are at a discount. When
wo wero younger that sort of thing
Vent a loug ways, you bet. But now n
moro substantial order is rcquirod, one
hat can get up nt loast two snuaro
J.weals a day, with boiled eabbago or
sauorKraut at least onco n weok, and
sometimes twlco. To kiss your love
behind tho kitchen door or rave over
a colored lithograph was good enough
in tho heyday of youth, but many of
our subscribers, liko the X-Bay man,
hnvo ynssod that point and will never
return to the days of cowslips nnd';;
greens in the matter of feminine at!" ,j
tractions. Wo have got so that wo can . ! . hi
see all the Roman hosiery traflle of the ' '. ',
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AUTUMN AND WINTER
STYLES IN SHOES
Takes lots of our show space and
storo space styles that aro bpund
to win your approval and fit your
foot nicely as to looks, comfortably
as to tho "feel." No pocketbook
strain in our soiling figures. Every
inducomont to buy is accorded you
here, and wo cordially wclcoma
your examination of our footwear.
Jacqb Vogt
09 Stato Street
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ALU KINDS OF FRUIT TRAY8
AND ORCHARD BOXES at till -
BUUP Ol
t G. F. Mason
Miller Btroot, South Salem
PHONE 2191 Red.
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jHuie Wing Sang Coj
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New line of China and Japan Fancy Goods, Silts,
J Handkerchiefs, Chlnaware, Ornaments and all kinds J
9 of Gents' and Ladies1 Fat nishing Goods, Underwear, c
wrappers, fehirts, Waists. Fall line of holiday goods. i
J Now on sale at cost. t OO Coart St., Salem, Ore. J j
Citizens Light & Traction Company1"
climb on and off in front of our office
window and never even jar our tvn 1!
nuu pam iu mo jirejanuiou oc soils, writer,
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thoro is nothing that will ple" ; ;
him moro than a well-filled buffet , ,
i,nf iu oi,iA him to dispewa ;
"good cheer" to his friends, and . , 1
to mako his table bountum " .
l'estive. Wo have the choicest W , ,
bio wines, champagnes, Clu;"- . .
Cedar Brook whiskies at prices W" ;
will enable you to entertain to y
heart's content.
E. Eckcfien
258 Commercial Street
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