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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1007. r G If your doctor fully endorses your taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for your hard cough, then buy it and lien It Tf tin Hnna tint, thnn Hn tint m utv ... . uv -ww- ..., .-.. - .... ,., , u . r t e h . take a single dose of it. He knows We publish the compute formulas of all cur ., mh.,t ,utn nirtnMM mAMn medicines. We are proud of them. We have , ....jLj. J.c.AerCo.. o cenceal: no secrets to hide. '"' -K" "" lowiI. m.ii, HardCouahs H nothing TRESIliliiNT DELIVERS MESSAGE. (Contlnuod from pago two.) Public Lnmta. Tho effort of the government to deal with the public lnnd has been department of tho government, how-Jbnsed upon tho same prlnclplo na over, lias more emphatically vlndl-, that of the reclamation service. Tho icated Its usefulness, and none save, hand law system which was doslgned tho postofflce department comes fio to meat the needs of tho fertile and continually and Intimately Into 'well-watered regions of the mlddlo touch with tho people. The two west has largely brokon down when citizens whoso welfare Is In the ng- appllod to tho dryer regions of tho sregato most vital to tho welfare of Great Plains, tho mountains, and tho nation, and thorofore to the wel- much, of tho Pacific slope, where ti fare of all other citizens, are tho J farm of 1G0 acres is Inadequate for Wage-worker who does manual labor ! self-support. In these regions the nnd tho tlllor of tho soil, tho f armor. I system lent Itself to fraud, and much Our school Bystom Is gravoly d fectlvo In so far as It puts a premium upon mero literary training tends thercforo to train the land passed out of tho hands of (the government without passing Into the and hands of tho home-mnker. The de- boy partment of tho Intorlor and the do- nway from tho farm and tho work-.Pnrtment 0f Justice Joined In prose ehop. Nothing Is more needed thnn cutfn'g tho offenders against tho law; tho best typo of indUBtrlnl school.'nnd they have accomplished much, tho Bchool for mechanical Industries, while where tho administration of Jn tho city, tho school for practically, tho law has been defective it hns teaching agriculture in tho country, heen chnnged. But tho laws thorn- Farmers must cooperato with ono, solves are defective. Forest. Optimism Is a good characteristic, but If carried to an excess it becomes nnothor nnd with tho government, nnd tho government, enn host glvo Its nld through associations of farm ers, bo as to deliver to tho farmer tho .foolishness. Wo aro prono to spenlc largo body of agricultural knowledge .of tho rosourccs of this country as "Which has boon accumulated by tho national nnd state governments and by tho agricultural colloges nnd schools. In'lniul Wntcrwnyfl. Tho conservation of our natural resources and tholr proper uso con stitute tho fundamental problem of our national llfo. Wo must main tain for our civilization tho ndoqunto matorial basis without which that civilization can not exist. Wo must ahow foroslght!, wo must look ahead. Our great rlvor systoms Bhonild bo dovolopod as nntlonnl water high ways; tho MIbbIbsIppI, with Its tribu taries, otnnding first In importance, nnd tho Columbia second, although thoro aro many othors of Importnnco on tho Pnclflc, tho Atlantic and tho gulf slopes. Tho nntlonnl govern ment Bhould undcrtnko this work, inoxhaustlble; this is not to. Th mineral wealth of tho country, tho coal, Iron, oil, gas, and tho like, docs not roproduco Itself, and therc foro Is certain to bo exhausted ulti mately; and wastefulness in dealing with it today meanB that our do scondnnts will fcol tho exhaustion n gonorntion or two boforo they other wise would. Tnrlff on Wood Pulp. Thoro should bo no tnrlff on nny forest product grown in this coun try; nnd, in especial, thoro should bo no tariff on wood pulp; duo no tice of tho chnngo being of courao given to thoso engaged in tho busi ness so as to cnnblo them to adjust themselves to tho new conditions. Tho repeal of tho duty on wood pulp should If posslblo bo nccompnnlcd by nn agreement with Canada thnt al corporations. Tho present limita tions havo been absurd, excessive, nnd servo no useful prurpose,- mid often render It necessary that thero should bo either fraud or oIbo aban donment of the work of getting "out the coal. Tho Panama Cnnnl. Work on tho Panama cnnnl Is pro ceeding In a highly satisfactory manner. Porto Rice. I again recommend that tho rights of citlzonshlp bo conferred upon tho peopleof Porto Rice. Mining. A bureau of minos should 1 created' under tho control nnd direc tion of tho socrotnry of tho interior, tho bureau to have power to collect statistics and mnko Investigations In all matters pertaining to mining Work on tho locks and dams at and particularly to tho nccldontg and Gatum, which began nctlvoly in 'clangors of tho Industry. If this can March last, has advanced so far that not now bo done, nt lonst additional it is thought that masonry work on appropriations should bo given tho tho locks can bo begun within 15 ilntorlor departmont to bo used for months. tho Study of mining conditions, for Tho chief engineer nnd nil his pro- tho prevention of fraudulent mining fesslonnl associates aro firmly con- schomea,. for cnrrylng on tho work vlnccd that the 85 foot lovel lock,of mapping tho mining districts, for canal which they nro constructing studying methods for minimizing tho is the best that could bo desired, accidents and dangers in tho Indua Somo of them hnd doubts on Mil? try; in short, to aid In all proper point whon they went to tho Isthmus, jwnys tho development of thb mining As tho plnns havo dovoloped under Industry. their direction their doubts hnvo A Nntlonnl Gallery of Art. been dispelled. Whllo they may de- Thoro should bo a national gallorv cldo upon changes In dotnll ns con- 0f art established In tho capital city structlon ndvancos they nro in hearty of this country. This Is important accord in approving tho general 'not merely to tho artistic but to tho plan. They bellovo that it provides material welfaro of tho country; and a cnnnl not only adequate to all do- tho pooplo aro to be congratulated mands that will bo made upon it but on tho fact that tho movement to n..nlu 1 .. .. .I-1 - ' 1 1 nujivnui in uvury wny iu u uuu. luvui ''WSJiCT! canal. I concur in this belief. Postnl Affairs. I commend to tho favofablo con sideration of tho congress a postal savings bnnk Bystom, as recom mended by tho po3tmnstor gonornl. establish such n gallery is taking definite form under tho guldnnco of tho Smithsonian institution. Ocean Mnll Service. I call your especial attention to the unsatisfactory condition of our foreign mnll sorvico, which, becnuso Tho primary object is to oncourago 0f tho lack of American, steamship Mineral Lands. In tho eastern United States tho nnd I hopo a beginning will bo mndo thoro shall bo no oxport duty on r 1. . uAnnH A .......... 1 11.. '. ... . . mo im-iuii. uuiiijicaa, mm win .cjnnnuian pulp wood. greatest of all our rivers, tho MW BiBBlppi, Bhould rccolvo espoclnl at tention. From tho Groat Lnkos to mineral fuels hnvo alrondy passed tho mouth of tho Mississippi thero into tho hands of largo privnto own- enouid bo a deep waterway, with I era, and thoso of tho west nro rapid ly following. It is obvious thnt these fuels should bo conserved nnd not wnstod, and It would bo well to pro toct tho pcoplo ngalnst unjust nnd muujj in vi i ttun ii-uuuiK irura ll to tho oast nnd tho west. Reclamation Work. Irrigation should bo far mord ex tensively dovolopod than nt present, oxtortlonato prices, so far as that not only In tho atato of tho Great can still bo done. What hns been Plains and tho Rocky Mountains, Wt, accomplished In tho great oil floldn in many others, as, for instance, in, of tho Indinn Torrltory by tho notion largo portions of tho South Atlantic, of tho administration, offers a strik nnd Gulf atato, whoro It should goilng exnmplo of tho good results of hand In hand with tho reclamation (such n policy. of Bwnmp land. In my Judgment the Tho federnl govorn- government should hnvo tho right inont Bhonild EoriotiBly dovato Itself (to keep tho feo of tho coal, oil, nnd to this task, roallzing thnt ultlllza-,gas fields in its own possession and tion of wntorwnyB nnd water-power, to loaso tho rights to develop thorn forostry, Irrigation, and tho roolnmn-lundor proper regulations; or else, if tion of lnnds threatened with over flow, nro nil Interdependent pnrts of tho anmo problem. Tho work of the reclamation Bervlco In dovoloplng the larger opportunities of tho western Jmlf of our country for irrigation Is jnoro important thnn almost any othe movement. tho congress will not ndopt this method, tho coal deposits should be sold under limitations, to preservo them ns public utilities, the right to mlno conl being separated from tho tltlo to tho soil. Tho regulations Bhould permit coal lands to bo work ed in sufficient quantity by tho sever- BPJUMUU wmxm When the Furnace Fails "Had B5?io3w vso &; On many a cold winter morning you will wake to find the fires "out" What are you going to do about it shiver ? Prepare flow lor the emergency with a PERFECTION Oil Heater (Equipped wltb Smokeless Device) and you'll have genial, glowing heal inslanlly wherever you want it without smoke or smell smokeless de vice prevents turn the wick as high or as low as you like. Easily carried about. Brass font holds A quarts of oil burns 9 hours. Handsomely fin ished in japan and nickel. Every heater warranted. nmong our peoplo economy an j thrift nnd by tho uso of poBtal sav ings bnnks to givo thorn nn oppoi tunity to husband tholr resources, particularly thoso who hnvo not tha facilities nt hand for depositing tholr money In savings, banks. Viewed, howover, from tho oxporlonco of tho pait few weeks, it Ib ovldent that tho advantages of such on institution nro still more far-reaching. Timid depositors havo withdrawn their savings for tho time being from na tional banks, trust companies, nnd savings banks; individuals havo hoarded tholr cash nnd tho working- men their earnings; nil of which monoy has been withhold and kept In hiding or In tho Bnfo deposit box to tho dotrimont of prosperity. Through tho ngoncy of tho postal Bavinga banks euch monoy would bo restored to tho channels of trndo, to tho mutual benefit of cnpltal and labor. I further commend to tho con gress tho consideration of tho pott master gonornrn recommendation for nn extension of tho parcel post, espe cially on tho rural routes, Alaska. I roltorato my rocommondntlonR of Inst year as regards Alaska. Somo form of locnl solf-govornmont should be provided, ns Blmplo and inoxpon 8lvo as posslblo; It is impossible for tho congress to dovoto tho nocossnry timo to all tho little dotnlls of nocos- Bary Alaskan legislation. Road build ing and railway building should bo encouraged, Tho governor of Alns ka Bhould bo glvon nu amplo appro priation wherowlth to organize a force to presorvo tho public pence. Whisky selling to the natives should bo mndo a felony, Tho conl land laws should bo changod bo as to meet the peculiar needs of the torrl tory. " Tho courage and enterprise of tho citizens of tho far northwest in tholr projected Alaska-Yukon-Pnciflc ox position, to be held in 1909, should recoivo liberal encouragement. This exposition is not sentimental in Its conception, but seeks to exploit tho natural rasourca of Alaska and to promote tho commerce, trade, and linos Is. now largely dono through foreign lines, and which, particularly so far as South and. Contra) Amoricn nro concerned, is dono in n mnnnur which constitutes a serious barrlor to tho oxtonslon of our commorco. Wo now pay under tho net of 1891 $1 n etntuto milo outwnrd to 20 knot Amorlcnn mnll Btonmshlps, built nccordlng to naval plans, nvnil ablo as cruisoro, and mnnned by Americans. Steamships of that speed aro confined exclusively -to trans- Atlantic trndo with Now York. To steamships of 1(5 knots or over only $2 n milo can bo pntd, nnd It In stenniBhlns of this spood and typo which aro need to moot tho rcqulro monts of mnll sorvico to South Amor Ic.li, Asia Including tho Philippines), nnd AuBtrnlln. I strongly rocom mond, thorofore, a Blmplo nmond mont to tho ocean moil act of 1891 which shall authorizo tho postmaster gonornl in his discretion to enter into contrncts for tho transportation of mnlls to tho republics of South America, to Asia, tho Philippines, nnd Australia at 'a rato not to ex ceod $4 a milo for BteamBhlps of 16 knots spood or upward, subject to tho restrictions nnd obligations of tho net of 1891. Tho Army. Not only thoro Is not now, but thoro novor has boon, any other na tion In tho world bo wholly free from tiro evils of militarism ns is ours. Thoro nover hns boon any other largo nation, not oven Chlnn, which forNso long a porlod has had rolativoly to its numbers bo small a regular army ns has ours. Novor nt nny timo in our history Iibb this na tion suffered from militarism or been in tho romotost danger of suffering from militarism. Novor nt any timo of our history hns tho rogular nrmy boon of a sizo which caused the slightest appreciable tax upon tho tnx-paying oltlzens of tho nation. Almost always It hns boon too small In. bIzo nd underpaid. Never in our entire history has tho nation suf fered In tho least particular because too much enro has been given to tho army, too muoh promluonco given it, too much monoy spent upon it, or Ahconoiltt cJobtcPrcpanilionfcls. iiSSSBfffi PromolesDidesllonflimfii' ncss and RestjContainsncithtrl upiuiu jiorprunc iwrMfocraL HOTJNARCOTIC. Jkcfacfoidntswwmtm Imfim Seed" JhcMltSdlt- IHrmSM- Qenfcd Sms? . Apcrfecl Ilcmcdy for Omsflpa t ion , Sour S tomaeii.Dlarrtoci Worms,CGinlsions.Fcvcrislr ncssaiulLoss'OPSLEEP. J Facsimile Sigoatureof .NEW YOHK. m 5S2iChiii The Kind You Always k$ Bears the Signature of m f- For 0 Guaranteed, unoor t Exact Copy of Wrapper. TtUMdTMMI MfMT, llflm m industry of tho Pacific state with becauso It has been too largo, But their neighboring states and with -again and again wo havo suffered our Insular possessions and lie.boonusn onoiich enra hnt not henn neighboring countries of tho Paolflc. The exposition nsks no loan from tho congroas but sooks appropria tions for national exhibits and ox hlblts of tho western dopondonoles of tho gonornl govomraont. The stato of Washington and tho city of Seattle havo shown tha ohnractoris tlo westorn ontorpriso In large dona tions for tho conduct of this exposi tion in which other statos are lend ing genorcnis nsslstanco. Hawaii. glvon to It, becauso it has boon too small, bocauso thero ha not been sufficient preparation in ndvanco for posslblo wnr. Tho Nnvy. It was hoped The Hague confer ence might deal with tho question of tho limitation of armnmants. But even boforo it had assembled iu formal Inquiries had dovolopod that as regards naval armnrnents, tho only ones In which this country had any Interest, It was hopeless to try to do- mwnwwmiiwwwmtummw FOR SAL Two good houses in suburb of Salem, Ice orchard) aa good business a oplondld blacksmith and wagon and paiat j with a good business in full running order at the piwcitl Tho shop building is a strong frnmo building with concrrti J tion and heavy framo well finished, and would be Unt dial storo building, or warohouso or factory, or good boat luiatl within ono block of tho new hyod out railroad. One oiuci bonutlful homes and business ocatlons in Salem. Will tutl chnngo ub part payment n good small farm. Will gin ? nnd low intorost for part. Farm to bo In Willamette tj Salem or Portland. Address correspondent to DERBY & WDLLSON or GEO. B, JACOBS, Salem, Ore. R. F. D. , SW tMiliiiimfclHIMHMIIlllW Cut in Lumber ?m Tho unfortunate falluro of thojvlso any plan for which thero was jRasfo Lamp riitt; Vw lijM lr rtiiing or km- lag. Uxit 4 Wm. nltkd pUled inj cuipyed with lK hint ImerovcJ ctntrtl draft burner. Every lunp vrarruiUJ. 11 yeur Jwltr Jww't txixy the Fuitttioa Od liulcr tnj Ktji Luap, vrtiU cur surut gtncy Ux dtitripliu ciikr. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incertrt4) shipping bill nt the last sossion of tho last congress was followed by tho taking off of certain Pacific 6teamshlps, which has greatly ham perod tho movement of passengers between Hawaii and tho mainland. Unless the congross is prepared by positive encouragement to secure proper facilities in tho way of ship ping between Hawaii and the main land, then tho coastwise shipping laws 8houldvbe bo far relaxed ns to prevent Hawaii Buffering tfi it is now suffering. I again call your atten tion to the capital Importance from every standpoint of making Pearl Harbor available for tho largest deep water vessels, and of suitably forti fying the Island. the slightest possibility of securing tho assent of tho nations gathered at Tho Hague. No plan was even pro posed which would have had tho as sent of moro thnn ono first clas3 power outside of tho United States. Tho only plan that seened at nil feasible, that of limiting tho sizo of battleships, met with no favor at all. It is evident, therefore, that it is folly for this nation to base any hope of securing peace on any Interna tional agreement as to tho limitation of armaments. Such being tho fact it would be most unwise for us tn stop tho upbuilding of our navy. To build ono battleship of tho best and most advanced type a year would (Continued on pago seven). I Owing to 1hn 't"T" """" f "mber on onr juiSSS. tho building in Salem, we hnvo made a cut froaJSLH list. rm,i am nrenared to fill lumber contract! jjjJ The Chas. K. Spaul Logging Co. Mill and Office Foot affeny CALIFORJJ IS THE PLACE WHERE GOLt. " J RIDING, DRIVING AND ALL THE SUW ENJOYED RATE. SALEM TO LOS AHOBtS? CUU ClU-6'1 AND RETURN Correspondingly Low Ratos to other via tho famous . .;; Ctf Shasta RoiiteSoulhenf- KNOWN A3 jJ W. P Thefts r i i ne Koaa m l"dc For beautifully lHustrated jJZJ&P lta Winter Resorw, c - - nll ll I Hi ii