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DATA CAPITAL-JOURNAL, BALICM, OREGON, SATUHDAY, lHgCKMIUW it), IQOH. fE39j ft 'Kiffli f. ji fc Iftf . t sw 1.1 9 $. .V THE CAPITAL JOURNAL K IIOFER, Ed. ncl Prop. Indopcudcnt Nownpaper Dovotcd to American Principle and tlio l'roKruM And Dcvolopcmcnt of All Oregon. Published Kvcry Kvcnlng lixcept Sunday, Salem, Oru. 8UUHCRIPTION KATKS. (Invnrlftbly In Advnnco.) Dally, )jy carrier, por year W.00 Per month Mo Ifallv, by mall, per year- 4.00 Per month 85c Weekly, by malt, per vour 1.00 Six months 50c VIOLATION OF LAW RV 1'UKLIO OFFICIALS. Can u public ofllclnl obey ono part of a lav, and disobey otbor parts of the samo law with Impunity? Can anyono, citizen or ofllclnl, sny to himself: "T will Icoop mich parts of tho law no I approvo of personally, AND VIOLATE WHAT I IK) NOT APPROVE?" Can anyono Bay: "I dlsapprovo of tho Inltlatlvo and Roforondtun. Jt 1b tho Invention of cranks, and laws enacted nndor It ARE ONLY TO RE f"' MEYER SO FAR AS SEEMS GOOD TO ME." Can county ofJlclnlc sny: "Wo era w'lllng to obey tho law of corrupt prnctlcco so far as It prohibits sub r 'ntlons and donntlons, RUT Nor OTIIERAVISE? Mayors and county and stnto of ficers should Ecrupuloucly obey laws mndo by tho peoplo or their repre sentatives UNTIL THEY ARE RE PEALED OR DECLARER UNCON STITUTIONAL by some cotirt of competent jurisdiction. . .' If officials are going to sot nolJo such questions of Inws as do not suit lliom, how can they onforco laws? Thoro Is a crowing sontlmont that nil Inws conductive to Reed govorn- , inept nro to bo obeyed nnd enforced until rcpcnlcd. This principle Is ospcclnlly in volved in tho corrupt practices net fo roRtilnto elections and CONDUCT AVI) EXPENDITURES OF .CANDf IVATES. Tho county ofllclnls nro to lx com mended for refusing all kinds of "Uhftcrlptlonn to chnrlty, which havo boon excited In the past, becauso of fliolr political positions. Hut thoy would not bo exeuonblo If Ihoy only kept that part of tho law which suited tholr Interest or ad vanced the'r popularity, AND VIO LATEI) WHAT WAS AGAINST THEIR INTEREST AND LESSENED THEIR POPULARITY. Lot thoso who are honored with ubllc positions by tho peoplo renpect tho laws enncted by the people, and obov tho laws. How ran a mnyor or sheriff or gov ernor onforco tho Inws ho lin tn1:on onth to sunnort IF HE DISREGARDS WHATSOEVER HE SEES FIT? Lot nil oboy tho laws, citizens and oillclnls until thoy aro repealed or set nsldo. No man HvoMi to himself nlono, AND NO MAN IS AROVE THE LAW to vlolnto rlint ho plcnsos with Im punity. Thoro nro Inws and features of laws Hint many do not llko. Wo nre still not privileged to vlolnto them. Wo may bear with thorn In silence, hoping for their repeal, or wo may agitato for their ropeal, while obey ing them. RUT THE DOCTRINE THAT ANY PURLIC OFFICIAL MAY DEFY SUCH PARTS OF THE LAW AS HE DOES NOT TAKE IS A DANGEROUS HERESY. Tho oourtB nro open to construo and to test nny law or any feature of a law, and thoro Is tho plnco of reBort for rollof, If the aggrieved ofllclnl does not llko a law onrctcd by tho peoplo, nnd his oath requires him to oboy nnd up hold that law, ho enn do ono of two things: 1. TIE CAN RHINO A CASE IN THE COURT TO TEST THE VALID ITY OF THE TAW. 2. OR TIE CAN REGIN AND REFUSE TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER SUCH A LAW. If ho does not think onougb of his rights a nn Individual to nt'tnrtt Iho law In tho courts. IF THEHE IS NOT "ENOUGH PRINCIPLE INVOLVED TO ASSERT HIS RIGHTS IN THE WAY PROVIDED, ho Is under moral and lognl ohHrntlnn to comply with the lnw and to obey Its lottor and spirit "In toto." BIG SUM TO MAKE PRACTICAL MEN U. S. MARINES STOP RIOTS IN HONDURAS (United Press Loaeu uo.l Nov Orleans, Pa., Doc. 19. A lot tor published by tho Plcnyuno from Puerto Cortes, Spanish Honduras, tolls of a mutiny by drunken soldiers last wcok, when a bontload of blue- Jackets from tho United States gun boat Dubuque had to go ashore to protect tho Interests of tho Amcrlcnn residents in tho city. Tho dicpatch states that half a hundred soldiers started to shoot up tho town. American Consul A. W. Ilrlckvood, Jr., taking his Ufo in his hands, wont among tho mutineers, and wnrno I them thai any violence to Amorlcan interests would bring swift vengeance from tho war vessel In tho harbor. It flnnlly required tho ap pearand of a landing party to bring tho disorderly troops to tholr senses. o sure. Sold by nil dcalors. Storked for Death "Throo yoars ngo I was marko.l for death. A gravo-yard cough was tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to holp mo, and hopo had fled, whon my husbnnd got Dr. Klng'a Now Discovery," sayB MrB. A C. Wil liams, of Dae Ky. Tho first dose holpcd mo and Improvomont kopt on until I had gnlned G8 pounds In wolght nnd my health was fully re stored. This mcdiclno holds tho world's henllng record for coughs anJ colds und lung nnd throat diseases. It provonts pneumonia. Sold under gunrantco at J. C. Perry's drug storo. 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle freo. (United Press LeaBod Wire.) Now York, Doc. ID. Dr. Leon 131 bort Lnndono, director of applied sciences nnd arts at Los Angeles, Cnl., announced Unit thoro had been placed In his sands by a wealthy cit izen of Now York, tho sum of $100,- 000 to bo used at tho rato of $10, 000 a year to gather reports on that phuso of school worlt which fosters executive ability in children rather tlmn fills their heads with thcorcl Icnl knowledge Tho anonymous benefactor told Dr. Lnndono that lie believed that modern education methods sadly neglected tho cultiva tion of tills trnit inschool children, and ho consldorcd It oxtromoly nec essary thnt tho modern American should ho trained In tho ability to di rect undertakings. o MAY SNOW IN CAPITAL GITY The Fight Is On Evory momont of your Hfo whon you aro at homo or abroad! awako or nsloop Between tho poison germs that nro in nlr, food and water, every whore in fact, nnd tho billions of your invisible friends, thollttloBoldior-comuBolesiiiyour blood. If theso littlo soldiurs nro kept strong nnd hcnltliy by taking Hood's Snrsa pnrilla, you need havo no fear of dis ease iiegin using it nt onco u you aro at nil under tho weather, or lmvo . and kidnoys. Get it of your druggist. It Is said tho Collcgo of Medicine will light tho expulsion of Earl Lowo from Wlllumotto Unlvorslty, for al leged participation In the studonls' prnnkn of hiding tho Enton Hall cor ner Btonc, putting n cow in tho chapel and a fow othor "stuntB." For Kcoiiin, IVttrr and Snlt Rheum. Tho intonsc; Holilng characteristic of thoBo nllmonts Is almost lnstnntly allayod by Chamborlain's Salvo Many sovore mum havo liMn oured by It. For Balo by Dr. Stono's Drug Btoro. Good Cough Mrdlclno for Children. Tho Benson for coughs nnd colds t now at hand and too much caro can not bo used to protect tho chlldron. A child la much more likely to con tract dlpthurla or Bcarlot fovor whon ho has a cold. Tho qulckor you euro hln cold tho lesi tho risk. Chambor lain's Cough Romcdy Is tho solo roll anco of many mothors, and few of thoBo who havo ovor tried It aro will ing to uoo any othor. Mrs. F. F. Starchor, of Rlploy, W. Vn., snya: "I havo novor usod anything othr than Chamborlain's Cough Romody for my cb'ldron and It has always given good satisfaction." This rom cdy contains no opium or othor nar cotic and may bo given os confident ly to a child as to an adult. For sale at Dr. Stono's druc store. o According to tho roport of olectlon oxponsos nnd tho statement fllod thorowlth, Fred L. Wntors, councll-mnn-oloct from tho first ward, ox ponded $2.1G for stampn and en velopes and $1 for cards, and as n campaign booster simply refrained from kicking his neighbor's dog. The Capital National Bank Has done h constantly In creasing business hi Kaleiu for ovor twenty-throe years. Wo Mtllclt the business of those wishing a banking .connection with n modern and well equipped bank. J. H. Albert, Pres. E. M. Croisan, V-Pres. Jos. H. Albert, Cashier. Don't Re Hopeless, about yoursolf whon you'ro cripplod with rheumntlBm or stiff Joints of courso you'vo tried lots of things nnd thoy failed. Try Ballard's Snow Llnlmont It will drlvo away nil aches, pnino nnd Btlffnoss and loavo porsons ovor wholly rocovor. GIvo you na wo 1 as you woro boforo. Sold by all doalors. o Dr. A. C. Panton has ofllclnlly no tified tho govornor of his resignation na a mombor of tho Stnto Medical Board, - o A Dangerous Operation, Is tho removal of tho appendix by a surgoon. No ono who takes Dr. King's Now Llfo Pills Is ovor bu). Jootod to this frightful ordoal. Thoy work bo qulotly you don't fool thorn They cure constipation, hoadacho, bl! lousnoog and malaria. 26c at J. C. Perry's drug storo. By a doclalon of Juriiro Gnllowav. .F. J. Eldrledct Is ordoroil tn imv $24,H1.G5 to John Hoofor, Cnspnr Zorn and David M. Koon ns tlu amount due them for settlement of tonnnuv rents on tht Eldrldgo Wa condn farm. Jack Frost, a lato arrival In Sa lem and vicinity has boon causing tho mercury to turn bio down consid erably, and last night tho 20 degree mark was reached. Tills is tho low est tho thermometer hns registered so far this season, having dropped from tho 2G dogreo post of Friday night.. From present Indications tho cold wavo will remain over until Christ inns nt tho longest, and owing to tho provnillng winds blowing from tho south, a beautiful white mantle ovor tho Salum strootB would bo no surprising result to tho local weath or man. A heavy froBt continued to fall tho greator part of the night nnd this morning tho ground was slightly covered with a Christmas color. Snow has boon fnlllng heavy in Southern Oregon and In Polk county and for this reason n nniith wind may guldo a littlo of It Salem-ward. During tho month of November, Inst year, tho coldost day or night was 30 degrees nbovo zero at which degrco tho thermometer Btood for tho greater part of tho hoiihoii. INTERisTNJG'DATA IN CORNER-STONE Tho following Is tho list of artl- uiu piiiccu in cue conor-stouo of Ea- "u nun: Certified copy of tho Charter. Supplementary nrtlclou of Incoi poratlon; by-laws. A book formerly belonging to Rev. A. F. Wollor, who was Instru montnl In mnklng the old Collogo of Liberal Arts building possible. A Bouvonlr, "Tho Now Willam ette, 1907," with cut of Rev. John Hamllno Colomnn. D. n.. nrniirmr of Wlllamotto unlvornity 1 902-1 90&. I uauuoguo or willnmotto uiiIwm lty, 1908. Cntaloguo of Medical collogo of Willnmotto university. 190S-1909. Cntaloguo of Kimball collogo of Theology, Wlllamotto university, 1908-1909. Copy of tho rosolution pnssed by tho faculty of tho Colloiro or T.iimrwi Arts thanking Hon. A. E. Enton for his noblo gonorosity. Copy of proBs roport of July 22, 18C4, glylng nn account of tho lay ing of tho comor-stono of tho old building ns it was originally. Pennant of Wlllamotto unlvorslty colors. Studonts hand book of Wlllniuetto unlvorslty, presented by tho Young Men's and Young Womon's Christian Associations, 1908. Copy of tho Willnmotto Collegian, Novombor 2G, 1908. copy or tho Morning Orcgonlnn, Decomber 1C, 1908. Boom Your Own Town. Copy of the Dally Oregon Stnteu man, Dee. 10, 1908. Copy or the Dn'lv Capital Journal, Dee. 16, 1908, with autotype of tho editor. Pacific Christian Advocate, Doc. 9, 1908, with cu. or Bl'hop Charles W. Smith. f , Cut of President Homan and fac ulty. , , Autogioph of facrulty, students, classes. Loaves from a Journnl kept by Mr. AdollD. J. Lewin dating 1832, donated by MrB. S. A. Judson. Court plaster brought to Oregon In the mcdiclno chest of tho mission family by the ship Lnusannc, which arrived In 1840. Programme of exercises. Speci men coins. Copy of Searchlight. Part of tho compaso bolonglng to Rev. L. II. .Hidson with which a va t amount of Oregon was sur veyed. Donated by E. L. Judson. Page from a roport to tho Gener al Conforonco by Rev. David Leslie. Donated by Mrs. S. A. Judson. Handle taken from a salmon bnB kct owned by Jason Leo, glvon to him by an Indian. Donntcd by Mrs. S. A. Judoon. Copy of constitution nnd by-laws of Chomokcta Lodge, No. 1, I. O. O. F. Dime donated by MIbi Belle Wnt. Centonn'nl medal of Mothodlut Eplsconal church donntcd by Mrs. J A. Mills and wlfo. BiiHlnens cn'rd of Edwin C Cro . Seasonable Goqa TWi Tnr vn r inctmno c.1Mi!.. uu" uur uii- " nm .MPPSthebest and for your Christmas Supplies, Quality Before Cheapness is our motto and we feel that what you want season of the year, Fruits and Vegetable You will find the best and freshest intheseliriejJ HWM n Em na 'fv m m sr "M7 father li il lemi ninfrorer from tick hvadartit '" ' twuiny ni(i v. ur niiU imtor fouiid any rtllsf unlll liabvunu tukuu' nr (.'uii-iireU. Slino lie liki betun Ukhitf L'utrnrUa lio Im never nuil 111 llsailauUa. 'Ill IV llt nnllr.li n...l I.I... v.ciirti ui nimi jo'i roconiuienil tlieoj to dn. I will une jou tho irH 'oe of uilnj M, uaine,' L.U )i-ktuii U.lleliier81.,W.luilUuaplU,lol. Best For Tho Ciowels i.VV'OC CANDY CATtUnriC Pln ral Uble lolent,TUOooJ no Hood old lu bulk. 1'ho eenulne tablet tamped OOO. Ouaraattea to cure or jour oiour bok. Sterling KemeJy Co., Clilcaci qr N.Y. 598 ANNUAL SALE. TEH MILLION B0XE$ II Mmx co;nklin's SELF-FILLING PENS FOREVER USEFUL Settle the gift problem now by buying a Uonklm Pen, Nothing can be found more practical as a gift more useful to all who write, vEvery man or woman, boy or girl who writes wants a Conklin pen, Filled anywhere by simply dipping in ink and pressing the Crescent Filler, Nothing to take apart, no mussy drap er, Writes the instant pen meets paper smoothly and evenly, without coaxing, without a single blot, skip or scratch, Bail's JEWELERS Canned and Bottled Goods Our stock is not eauallorl fnr miaiii.. ... . .. MUHI,V m donees ana leas vve are tne sole agents in Salem for (W Hl,S.L'ntba majo,-ity; ""All vve want ir'eftria'l orderf Can The Best Is Cheapest MOIR GROCERY CC 456 State PhOK, j iii iM. iaaBaBaK yVSntiaffKtM vaHaV JHk. fTiTFflaaavV Business will prosper Only when the peoplo Of the community Make a united effort. Your business depends On others' prosperity. Unless we work together Results are disappointing. Only those prosper Whose patrons are prosperous, Nothing succeeds like success! Towns thrive and flourish Only when they deserve to When their own people Negleot no opportunities. YewfPark STORE . I doBlro, through Tho Capital Jour nnl, to oxpross my npproclntlun to nil my patrons for fnvora shown mo In tho pnat, and to also stato thnt in tho future I will bo nbla ami tn a posi tion to glvo thorn still bottor service I must eny I nm grontly plon&oil with tho class of customors I havo, nnd will mnko nil efforts possible to give tho host goods and at tho low cat prices. , A M13KKV CIIIUSTMAS. E. G. Bowcrsox 1 202 Leslie St. Salem, Ore. Our stock is complete fur the selection of vo.t presents consisting of Leather Goods and Cloctt Glass, a fine selection of Beautiful pieces of China tri Xmas, Clothes Brushes from 15c to $5, Hair Brushes 25cfe Beautiful Sets in Stag Horn, Hand Mirrors in $ta!i Celluloid, Bronze, Cuarbolawood, Our perfume line is complete, all the popular om Suit cases in Leather, Handbags in Leather and tor, A full line of Patent Medicines, Drugs and Chewa BREWER DRUG 0 Cor. Court and Liberty St& FOR SAIE! AnvtKlnir vou want to buy. or will sell wuftlBflOlUllM will oxchnngo anything you lmvo for anything joi n", your flro Insuranco for 80 cents per $100 for 3 years . .... a. lL. IttiTtL mmi I ncamnntfl nnllfiV te?B Of llaulHiy W iu? vuuuuv atwooi"VMi'' i' -- LISTON & MAY OPERA HOUSE BLOCK Salem, 484 Court St Windmill Power Hand Pumps The Leonard Hotel Ono of tho best rooming houses tn tho city, for cither permanent or out of to.wn people; newly furnished, con trnlly located, and modernto price. No meals, 254 Fron' ctreet. A. C. CliAMK, Prop., Salem, Oregon. CHICHESTER S PILLS Ut?-v . IIB l)IAMO.I IlItAMl. a m Till l.lAUJ.Wt. tma&t.T .".' .... ..ILAillf, -,"1l-l'-Ji I'luinamTTlmiili Iftet. lcd with Ill,t r,uob. lt no nthr. 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