Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, May 21, 1907, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text3 DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREpON TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1007. HOFER BROS., & an Proprietors E. HOFER, Editor. A. P. HOFER, Manngcr. THE JOURNAL STANDS FOR PROGRESS, DEVELOPMENT, GOOD GOVERNMENT. AND NO DEGRADED LABOR. THE GRAND ARMY'S RECESSIONAL. Down from tho choir with feoblcd Btcp and slow, Singing their bravo recessional, they go, Gray, broken choristers of war, Uoarlng aloft boforo their ago dimmed eyes, As 'tworo thoir cross for sign, of sacrifice Tho flag which they In battlo bore Down from tho choir whero lato their hoarse throats sang Till all tho Bky arched vast cathedral rang With echoes of their rough mado song,. Whoro roared the organ's deop artillery And Hcromncd tho slender plpo's dread minstrelsy In florco debate of right and wrong. Down past tho altar, bright with flowers, they tread Tho aisles 'neath which in sloop their comrades dead Keep bivouac after thoir led strife, Thoir own ranks thinner growing as they march Into tho Bhadows of tho narrow arch Which hides tho lasting from this llfo. . , Soon, booh, will pass tho last gray pilgrim through . Of that thin lino in surplices of bluo j Winding as somo tired stream a-sea; Soon, soon, will sound upon our ltst'nlng cars Ills Inst son's quaver as ho disappears Uoyond our answering litany. And soon tho fnlnt antiphonnl refrain, Which momory repeats In swootoned strnln, Will come, as from somo far cloud ahoro; Thon for a spneo, tho hush of unspoko prayer, '. And wo who'vo knelt shall rlso with heart to daro Tho thing in penco thoy sang in war. John Flnloy In Scribnor's Mngazino. TARDY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A GREAT WRONG. A nhoop-kllllng dog that raids tho flocks of a neighborhood for n morion of yoars becomes an object of gonornl dctostatlon and tho target of nil tho neighborhood shotguns. A nownpapor that poses for tho last fifty yoars as tho only sniiBnge- 'Binding mnchluo for cramming tho paoplo with Intelligence nbout Btato nffalrs, HAS GOT ITSELF INTO A VERY LAMENTAHLE ATTITUDE. Of course, It can contlnuo to Bluff Us roadors with misinformation. It can refrain from ovor onllghtoiring thorn by novor printing whon tho othor follow throws daylight Into its corobollum. Hut its nttltudo In tho long run by that policy will bo A ROUT THE SAME HIGH STATUS OF POPULARITY OF THE SHEEP-KILLING mod. For ii nowspnpor that luiB fought tho supremo court, tho stato super ns tho Orogonlan Iuib It hnB now mado a strange confession. Wo will take a fow braluological pellets from an editorial on the Sunday pago, and dluuoct them: NO. 1. 'THE ONLY OFFICER WHO HAS DEEN TURNING ANY FEES INTO THE STATE TREASURY IS THE SECRETARY OF STATE." That Is not n fact. Tho clerk of tro supromo court, tho Htato super intendent of schools tho troasuror hluiKolf, nnd tho governor and somo othor olllolnlfl have boon turning In foes. Wo shall loavo tho computation of tho amounts to tho lonthory con moIoiico of th Orugonlnu whon It gots roady, assuring It whon It (loos uompllo tho fooH thoy collect WE SHALL GIVE THEM A CAREFUL REVISION. No. Ii. Tho Orogonlan ndmltB that tho Roorotary (Just ono olllclaU, Iiiih In tho llrst four months undttr tho flat salary law turnod In $1G58.R0 In toon to tho Htato troaaury (THAT HE VHKI) TO KEEP AND SHOVE INTO HIS POCKET). THANKS FOR THAT ADMISSION OF A LITTLE PETTY GRAH Or 310.iH.no.' Next, thi) groat and pulHeant and ouco only Orogonlan figures out Hint whllo tho Hocrotary of stato has iinlloutd and turnod ovor $1058. SO In tho piiHt four months, ha will not do noiuiy so much tho rostof tho your. IT WILL HE CUT DOWN FOR THE WHOLE YEAR TO 810,000, OR LESS. If tho Orognnlnn couldn't llguro that down, why tho ono state ofllolnl would bo turning In Tooa of $14,000 a your In round flguros, THAT HE USED TO SHOVE DOWN INTO HIS POCKETS, IN DEFIANCE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION. As tho Orogoiilaii coinloiiod that and fought tho adoption of tho flat salary law, rldloulcd It and tulvUad tho Ilonuhlloait candldato, A MR. RILL FURNISH OF UMATILLA COUNTY TO SPIT UPON IT, (and lie was too good a man to have ovor taken such fatal advloo,) wo wish to iiuoto tho constitution of Oregon, to show that tho sucretary of stato really took money In dotlauco of the constitution, and took ono Item of $11,000 annually: Artli'lc XIII, HiHilon 1, Silnrlcs of Stato OllWvrs. "Tho governor shall reculvo an onnunl salary of llfteon hum! rod dol lars. Tho Moerotary of stato shall raoalvo nn annual salary of flftoon hun dred dollars. Tho troasuror of stato shall rocolvo an annual salary of olght hundred dollars. Tho Jiulgoa of tho supromo court shall oaoh ro volvo an annunl salary of two thousand dollars. THEY SHALL RE CEIVE NO FEES OR PERQUISITES WHATEVER FOR THE PER VORMANCK OF ANY DUTIES. CONNECTED WITH THEIR RESPEC TIVE OFFICES; and tho compensation of ofllcors, If not llxod by this constitution, shall bo provided by law." Only It own rawhldo consclonco will limit tho oxtont to which tho Orogonlan will hoop Us own roadors Ignorant on mattors IN WHICH IT KMIMM TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN KEEPING THEM IN THE DARK. Hut Its Sunday odltorlal iiinkos duoh bolatod admissions, and dls liroviM what it has bson olalmlng for many years, that wo oall nttontlon to Its nxt admission. NO. .. "ALL THE OTHER FEES AND PERQUISITES HAVE RHF.N CIT OFF REFECTING A SAVING OF AtlOUT SIMtikV Rotnuinlier this is referring to this snmo ottlco of seorotary of state, which Is putting $14,000 a year Into tho treasury. Add $H,000 and I9S35, and don't yon got pretty NEARLY 5,000 EACH YEAR SAVED ON ONE OFFICE RY THE FLAT SALARY LAW? What tho othor otllcors aro turning Into tho treasury In tho shapo of foos undor tho flat salary will appear later, whon tho Oregonlan gets am othor holator Sunday spasm of admissions. 11,000 IN, AND $1)380 NOT GOtNG OUT! Tho Capital Journal In contondlug for a flat salary law claimed that It would savo tho people of tho stato fifty thousaud dollars a yoar. Tho Orogonlan donled this. Whllo tho Republicans proiutsed & flat salary law In thoir platform in 1902, UNDER THK INFLUENCE OF "rMK OKEOONIAX TUB U3G1SLATIVH PLEDGE-liRKAKERS POSJV VONKD THK ltKFOKM FOUR YKARfi. That postponement at a low cstlmato cost tho peoplo of Oregon fifty thousnnd dollars a year, or $200,000 In four years. Tho Orcgonlan's advice Is always "expensive." It comes high to the people who pay for it, RUT IT IS A'ALUAHLE TO THE OTHER FEL LOW. Of course, it would bo impertinent to ask tho Oregonlan, how much was its shnro of tho $200,000 graft "in violation of tho constitution?" .. . ... ..- t....i .i...ittrr wlint wn linnn n nn Innffnnalvc 11 Bliouiu uu ruiiiurnuu in tuiiuiuunib ........ .. - - .- - and gentlemanly review of tills mattor, that tho same violation of tho Implied reform promised In tho constitution IS REING CARRIED ON FOR FOUR YEARS RY DELAYING 1'U'JLUiiSU xius amxis mwxisii ON A FLAT SALARY. Thoro Is another $25,000 yearly graft going to tho bow-wows. t Theso llttlo $100,000 and $200,000 rake-olts mako our mushroom millionaires. After tho peoplo have forced tho adoption of tho flat salary law, after amending tho constitution to salary tho stato printer, aftor tho Repub lican party has been bunkoed out of Its control of the governorship by tho Oregonlan for eight years, that paper admits that THE FLAT SALARY IS MAKING ONE STATE OFFICE COUGH UP $25,000 A YEAR. In a fow years It will bo tolling how much is being saved by by putting the Btato printer on a flat salary. Once In a whllo Its columns will bo used to toll what vicious dema gogic Bheets Tho Capital Journal, and its llttlo namesake down tho creek arc. In tho moantimo tho peoplo will draw their own conclusions and per haps wlpo tho rest of tho Republican party in Oregon off tho slato po litically speaking, IN ORDER TO GET RID OF THE DOMINATION OF THE OREGONIAN IN STATE AFFAIRS. But popular reforms will go on. Thoy can bo delayed but thoy can not bo mado Impossible, with tho power of n fow Independent news papers to enlighten tho Independent votor. WILL HAVE TIMRER CRUISED. Assessor Rice will add sovoral millions to the Marlon county nsscss mont rolls by having tho timber lands hcia for speculation in this coun ty cruised. Slnco tho Deals bill in the lato lcglslnturo was defeated it is up to Marion county to follow suit of a number of othor countlca throughout tho stato and havo tho timber area of this county cruised so that tho timber holders would pay their Just proportion of taxes. At tho prosont timo tho timber holders aro not pnylng taxes anywhoro IN PROPORTION TO THE VALUES THEY HOLD THEIR LAND AT. It was Just tho othor day that wo wcro informed from rollablo courcos that Mr. So and So wns offered $5000 for a quarter section of Umber. Tho assessed valuation is NO WHERE IN PROPORTION TO WHAT THE TILLARLE LANDS ARE ASSESSED AT. This la no fault of tho assessor, becauso ho has ovory yoar gradually raised on tho valuation but tho rniso hns not been In proportion with tho lncrcnso in valuations of theso holdings. Washington county on tho west side hns flvo competent cruisers In tho tlmbor MAKING ESTIMATES OF THE TIMRER AREA OF THAT COUNTY. Clatsop, Benton, Linn, Clackamas, Lane and Polk aro all having thoir tlmbor cruised, or havo had it dono. It Ib now up to tho assessor of Marlon .county to do llkowlso nnd plnco nsBosscd valuation on thoso tlmbor owners 'claims IN PROPORTION TO WHAT THEY ARE WORTH TO THE HOLDERS. Tho county court should mako iho assessor a llboral nllowanco for this purpose. ' Every Man Woman and Child WHO WANTS TO SAVE ONE DOLLAR (OR MORE) AT A TIME AND PUT IT AT INTER. EST IS INVITED TO OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH US. LET US TAKE CARE OF YOUR SAVINGS AND IN TLME TREY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Capital National Bank WILL TRY THE GALVESTON plan. - THE NEWEST SHAPES FOR YOUNG LADIES wo'ro talking about shoes now aro to bo had hero. Maybo wo ought to Bay Btylos, for tho young woman of today Is athletic onough to look out for hor own shapo. For Fall and Wlntor woar, thon, wo will show any matdon a shoo to rival In daintiness hor own foot, and It will bo comfortable, too ovon as to tho prlco wo'll ask. JACOB VOGT Opposite I'nttons' Hook Storo 345 State St. Salem, Oregon V f Lowlston, Idnho, Is tho first city In tho west to adopt tho Galveston form of city govornmont. Sovornl In tho south hnvo takon It up nnd ench roport It A GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD METHOD. Aftor tho dlsast'or at Galveston a fow yoars ago tho city was nlmoBt a wrock. Sovoral of tho oltzons who doslrod to stny and holp rebuild tho town of thoir cholco wont boforo tho legislature of Toxas and had tho chartor abollshod, establishing In Its stond n now nnd tltstlnot form of govorn mont, Tho now plan hnd olllcorB nnd dlroctors elected THE SAME AS IF IT WERE A PRIVATE CORPORATION. Tho head of tho directorate attends to tho dutlos that usually dovolvo upon n mayor and tho other members of tho commission fill tho positions or tronsuror, comptroller, city onglnoor nnd street nnd sower suporlu tondont. Tho flvo appoint a police Judge, city nttornoy, chief of pollco nnd othor otllclnls. Tho buslnoss of tho city Is run tho satuo as If It woro tho Individual biiBlnoss of thoso flvo men, but It Is compulsory that ovory ofllclal act must bo publlshod, WHICH FORTIFIES THE VENTURE AGAINST GRAFT IN ALL OF ITS FORMS. Tho morlt of n now movo is to bo dotormlnod by tho succoss which followod its workings. It hn3 boon succossful In Galveston and Houston nnd several othor eouthorn towns. Rocontly tho lown BtatQ legislature passed an act wniCH PERMITS CITIES OF THAT STATE TO ADOPT THE GALVESTON PLAN IF THEY CHOOSE. Lowlston is tho first city to bring tho ldoa ncross tho Rocky moun tains. Thnt city hns had a rapid growth tho past fow years and now has a population of about 10,000. Recently a now charter wnB adopted, that wont Into effect Thursday. This now chartor completely changos tho old rocognlzod form of city government. IT PLACES THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY DIRECTLY IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE. It provldos for tho Inltlntlvo and roforendum, tho recall, and gives tho city tho right to own and construct public utllltlos of nil sorts and ompowors tho city authorities to fix and rogulnto tho price for gas, power ami stroot car faros, Thoro aro six councllmen who with the mayor oxorolso all legislative functions nnd onch of whom fills some one of the executive ofllces of tho olty. ALL ARE ELECTED AT LARGE, thus doing away with tho ward councilman. Ono councllmnn is pollco commissioner and gots pav for his double dutlos of legislator for tho city and tho head of tho pollco department. in tho snmo way another councilman will bo flro commissioner the thlfil will a ct-i-kt . .. i - .. v""" ' - wmmuiMiuuor, mo tourtn commissioner of public ntntttrn lm flftl. II.. . . . u,RO, iu unit mo water works and tho sixth tho commissioner of flunnoo nnd rovonuo. Becauso they aro not oloctod by wards IT IS POSSIBLE TO PICK THE REST MATERIAL FOR EACH PLACE. Franchises may be grantod limited to a llfo of 25 yoars, after which they may bo acquired by tho city at a fair valuation for tho tangible property, no allowance whatever to bo mado for any value derived through tho franchise Public sorvlco corporations aro forbidden to in any way contribute to campaign funds and twenty-flvo per cent of tho voters petitioning at any time. JLU DEMAND A RECALL OF ANY OFFICIAL NOT PER FORMING HIS DUTIES SATISFACTORILY TO THE TEOPLE Whllo It Is an Innovation. Lewiston's now charter provides for tho running of a city on such practical lines that Us operation will be watched with the greatest Interest mu over tko United States ' 9i J. W. BOLLEN Manager Salem Undertaking Co. Funeral Director and Embalmor. Calls answered day or night. BUlT.mv . Wo r A "Ot ' b0r.".:.Tpi)rmitia.j material ,WttaJ -j rcunnvMi.. Ju8tcoeanBIW '"N ur yards. B,lshi GOODALKu '"J! Land Plaster Delays Carload f the famou Orw i Plaster, tho greitljrtfflei land restorer. (w. better than any UbjJ nure. Ty It oaynrfe buiuuus ana mm. jtj great Investment oa its J Special prices In urtifcg TILLS0N & Q 151 HiskSj m Phono 70, 383 Court St., Salem 8tsagaMi H4-H-HI I M I 1 I I I M 1 I 1 t I I 14- ii EAT IT! ii Eat What? The good stuff:: served dally and ;; hourly at the WHITE HOUSE RESTAURANT HiinmiiH NOTICE Tho difference txUjatcJ and thoso of other Wo!j cause of the tnptrlorltrott tho use of pure mteM- ond grndo flour or en mado filling!" -wmiif. frosh nnd sweet -ul mixing and baking. Oriaj CAPITAL BAKHK, , anxom Putting In Modem I in ni WW J. M. LAWRENCE Formerly linker, Lawrence & Raker. Reliable Grocer, At the Old Stand Call for Bids. Bids will bo received by the City Recordor up to 5 o'clock p. Monday, May 20, 1907, for the con struction of a cement concrete walk on Twelfth street, In Salem, Oregon in front of tho south 45 feet of lot No. 1, in block No. 3, In Yew Park addition to the City of Salem, Ore gon. W. A. MOORES, 6-9-10 Recorder rtt VtaJfrtA SALEM WATER COMf ANY omen OITf jkaia. Fer wUr mttU tpfdjr t WUa rfU i 4t t nflor houses ui W ...,i .. roflttlnE oU "! us pretty bui 'to JJ buildlns is t flood Wtl -iJXXSi ana rouu- - ninmb lit. u i -! where, as we ...otiA nrlct'i. A. L. FRAJ Send the ftn MfacUmfL I wi1 and joa'H n - . jw it donoatlV i ben every i to send tie w(irf- -r.s'i family ,fcW-J, Ajkbo,TiiiMi m1Zt s8-- &""