Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, February 23, 1912, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textduxy c in til jocbjai, mn, omgoi. trtoat, febeuaby 2a, w& mm two THE CAPITAL JOURNAL E. HOFEK, Editor and proprietor. K. M. HOFER, Manager timX Nmnpopar Dmtod to Amnion Principle and th Pmrrw nd DrrJo iiwnt of A II Oieoe Imkf Except Sundux, tUcra. On. II'"?CjUPTION BATCSi (Invariably la Advance) Ml), hf Carrier, 7w 6 Per month rwlr.br Mill. tMriear . 4.09 P month. Vmklr, br UaO. per year.-.. . .. 1.00 Bit month. f (JIX LEASED WJIUS TELEGRAPH REPOOT Mel Wf -V w Wt -k 1 1 INDUSTRIAL WORK AND REFORM. The boys of Chemawa Indian school have organized a self govcrninp; republic, which ia the true principle of reform work among boys. . . , But underlying it all is more work and less sporting and less Idleness and formntion of expensive habits for boys and girls. Those who would improve the moral surroundings of youth should understand the corrective and sedative value of any hon cst industry. Tho only way to improve the atmosphere in Svhich young peo ple are growing up ia to put purpose in their live3 and serious ness. Serious purpose underlying stable character and habits of in dustry that lead to becoming a useful citizen cannot be obtained 'in the field of sports. Tlay games and songs and amusements have their places, but 'the great principal purpose of life must be serious application to something useful and beneficial to the individual. All sports are expensive and are luxuries, copied from the habits of the idle rich, the aristocratic' class that must have di version to kill time, and create an excuse for living. A little of this for younger children ia necessary, but games and amusements that are inexpensive and harmless and do not stir the blood to sporting and gambling proclivities are prefer able. Let those who would Improve the moral atmosphere of boys and girls seriously consider the extension of industrial education c, ROOSEVELT SENTIMENT CROWING. As an entirely dispassionate observer, The Capital Journal must acknowledge that sentiment for Roosevelt's nomination seems to be on the increase. His address at the Ohio constitutional convention touches the high-water mark of the tide of progressive principles that seems to be sweeping onward. Roosevelt is the exact antipode of President Taft in his treat ment of the judiciary, and thinks there are several ways in which the recall would be applied to the judiciary. The recent decision of the U. S. supreme court upholding the Oregon system shows that the work done In this state has not boon altogether in defiance of fundamental principles. " States like Washington and Montana are lining up strong for Roosevelt, and there may even be something doing in Oregon, although the Tuft showing is made very strong. Roosevelt really has no show in this state, because it was de cided in advance that the state was for Taft, and the machinery was set in motion by all the 'big ones." The Ben Selling committee at Portland has funds to do its work, and has had a great deal of system and energy back of it, and will continue to carry the state for Taft. So Oregon ronlly hfts no voice in the Roosevelt campaign, un less by chance his name should get on the ballot and candidates for electors pledged to him should win out. o PUBLIC SCHOOL PROMOTIONS. Examination of the records of failures and promotions in the Salem public schools are quite interesting. In an enrollment for the last term of 4C9 students in the high school 139 failed on final examinations. Of these 94 failed in one subject, 39 in two subjects, five in three subject and one in four subjects. Tho enrollment in the high school this term by promotions from tho grades and new students is 532. In the East schoo',, J. S. Graham, principal, 406 passed and 100 were retained, 19.76 per cent failed of promotion. In the Grt nt school, E. A. Miller, principal, 313 passed, and 23 wore retired, or 6.84 per cert failed of promotion. In the Lincoln school, Miss Emma Kramer, principal, 286 passed and 62 failed of promotion, or 15.38 per cent. In the Park school, U. S. Dotson, principal, 299 passed and 32, or 9.06 per cent failed of promotion. In the Garf lcld school 27R ere promoted by Miss Maggie Ctwper, prK.na.. ar.d 39 fait J. of proroti.-n, or 1? . per ent. In th Engh wood school W. A. Wiest, principal, 190 passed and 22 failed of promotion, or 10.84 per cent. Theso statlstcs nr said to compare favorably with promotions in other cities, and the Salem people should not bo discouraged- : 0 BALLOT FOR REPRESENTATIVE. 1 Salem 2 Salem 3 Wowiburn 4 Stayton 5 t I-ast lino for a candidate from some other place. HILL DDYS OLD ROAD GHAUT 0.000 AGUES III THE TRACT A 010 CIIECIHARD FARM Land Lies in Alternate Section s in a Strip of Which the Old Military Wagon Road Is the Center It Extends From the Willamette Valley to the Eastern Line of the State, Follow ing Crooked River and Other Streams, and Contains Some of the Best Lands in Eastern Oregon Even Sections Now Cultivated. actively connected with the Oregon ft Western Colonization company since It organization. He has frequently risfted Portland In company with Mr. Hill. Yast Tract Is Grant Land. It la understood that Mr. Hill and hi father hare been financially Inter ested In the company for many years. The deal yesterday Involved the Inter ests of the United States Farm Lands company, which concern has held a half ownership In the property. Ob taining possession of this remaining halt Interest gives Mr. Hill and Mr. Davidson complete ownership of the entire tract. The land, which Is the last of the unsettled area In the western part of the United States, was originally known as the Willamette and Cascade "Wagon Rood grant. This strip which extended eastward for 400 miles, was to be the basis for a bond issue for the the construction of the road. The bonds were Issued, the road built and the bonds ultimately found their way Into the hands of French capitalists. These holders refused to throw the country open to settlement, holding the vast area In Its original unim proved condition and realizing noth ing on their Investment Finally the Oregon & Washington Colonization compnay was formed. This transac tion was four times larger than any other single land deal ever recorded In this country, and the purchase of the half Interest of the United States Farm Lands companys Interests In the parent company by Messrs. Hill and Davidson Is second only to that. Prlnevllle In Domain. The land extends from the western slope of the Cascade Mountains east ward to Idaho and Includes some of the best portions of Crook, Harney and Malheur counties. The principal towns within the tract are Prlnevllle and Burns, although the deal does not Include much actual town property. According to the terms of tho orig inal grant the company that agreed to build the military road was deeded only every alternate quarter section, so that the property acquired by Mr. Hill and his associates Is spotted with farms of settlers and other large tracts held by smaller corporations and Investors. With the purchase of this Immense acreage, the syndicate will be able to control virtually the entire water sup ply originating along the territory In cluded In the holdings. A large part of the Malheur river runs through the eastern part of the land. This river drains Malheur Lake, one of the larg est bodies of water In Eastern Oregon. To the northwest of Burns the Crook ed river takes Its source and runs In a northwesterly course and empties Into the Deschutes river about 15 miles west of Prlnevllle. Water Supply Big A snot These two rivers form the chief drainage system of central Eastern Oregon. From the fact that the devel opment of the Immense holdings will depend to a great extent upon Irriga tion, the water supply Is considered one of the greatest assets of the acreage. The land Included In the original grant parallels for a great distance either side of the Malheur and Crook ed rivers. With a water grade from Ontario on the extreme eastern bound ary of the grant, through the entire strip to the Deschutes river ,lt will be feasible to construct a railroad line through the middle of the holdings from Ontario to the Deschutes river, where connections would bo made with the Oregon Trunk system. That such a line will be built eventually seems probable. Through the section especially adapted to agriculture the construction of electric lines as feed ers may be Included In the develop ment plans later. lttt'h Land Included. Scattered throughout the holdings are Urge areas of tillable land adapt ed to growing of wheat, oats, barley and other cereals and hay products without Irrigation. Many of the vari ous valleys have rich soil and Ideal places for the growing of fruits and vegetables. It Is estimated that there Is con tained In the entire grant 5.000,000, 000 feet of merchantable timber, con futing of yellow pine, white plue, bull pine, larch and fir. By reasou of the luck of transportation facilities th vast timbered acre between Prlnevllle and Vale has remained virtually tin touched. When transportation Is sup plied, It Is expected that big saw mill plants will be established. About "5,000 acres of the grant ly. lug west of the Cascade Mountains In Unn county were taken over last fall by the Forest-lllll Investment com pany. This purchase Included prac tically all the acreage of the grant ly ing lu Linn county. Control of 800,000 acres of agricul tural and timber land In the heart of Central Oregon now held by ths Ore gin) ft Western Colonisation company, a U,0ttUKK corporation, of Portland sud Kt. Paul, yesterday pasted Into the hands of Itils W. 3 1 ill. presldnnt of tbe OiCHt Northern railway, who pro m'S to throw It opon for Immediate i (Ilrt.lil'l.t Mr. Hill's retirement frocn the pres idency of ths Great Northern and his succession by Carl IV Gray, president of the North link road and ths Hill lines .In Oregon, are expected as an early consequence of tha transaction. Mr. Cray left Portland lint night for St. Paul for a conference with Mr. Hill aud his father, James J. Hill. Associated with Mr, 1SIU In his new coloulmtltw enterprise Is W. P. David son, a St. Paul capt'altst, who has been Near Rochelle. 111. an Indian went to sleep on a railroad track and was killed by the fast express. He paid for his carelessness with his life. Of tea It'a that way when people neglect coughs and Colds. Dont risk your life whu prompt use of Dr. King s New Discovery will cure them and so pre vent a dangerous throat or lung trou ble, "It completely cured me. In a short time, of a terrible cough that fol lowed a severe attack of grip," writes j, it. atta. novuana, Tex., -and I retained IS pounds In weleM that I had lost." Quick, sat, reliant and guaranteed. oc and $1.00. Trial bot tle fres at J. C. Perry. i o i Journal Want Ads Bring Result Nialitmare I'll never eat another 'less it's made of- ISMsssllWBsk "Such stuff as dreams are made of-M lard-cooked food. No wonder Willie has the nightmare even the stomach of a grown-up will occasionally rebel at the havoc worked by lard-made indigestion. process, packed in a cleanly way in patent, air-tight top pails, and protected from all dirt, dust and contamination. Lard is made from hog fat It is not always digestible, even at its best . Why then take chances with lard or. imitations of Cottolene? Cottolene contains not an ounce of hog-fat It i3 a vegetable product made from the choicest cotton oil, refined by our exclusive If you want purer, more healthful food, and food which will not disturb you after you have eaten it, be sure that it is cooked in Cottolene. Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY More Economical than Butter or Lard A J itiWWIilUiw w THE ROUND-UP Haines, Baker county, Is to have a fine water system. Eastern capital Is to purchase the Marshflold water plant Klamath county Is arranging for a "Horse Market Day." Dallas will have a 110,000 fruit pat-king plant this spring. Soiling began his active campaign for U. S. senator, Thursday. The Oregon Electrlo has applied for a franchise la Corvallls. Captain Hammel, of the coast artil lery, 0. N. O., Is now a major. The S. P. Is to build a $100,000 freight house In East Portland. Corvallls Is agitating municipal ownership of Its lighting system. The political pot, in Lake county. Is said to have reached the s boiling tage. Baker shipped 102 horses Monday they are going to California and Canada. Some Med ford citizens want a slaughter house moved anywhere from where It Is. ess The Klamath Commercial club has offered to present the county a new site for Its court house. s The Polk county Poultry associa tion will have Its annual ahov at Dallas, December 17-20. ' e e David A. Wallace aged 73, and a res ident of Oregon City since 1861. died at McMlnnvllle Wednesday, see The Gem mine In Baker county Is making a One showing. Some years ago It was a liberal producer. "Made in Oregon" EPPIEY'S BAKING POWDER I'm. ft Tea will 8r boms better auid anywhere, C. M. Eri'LET Sulcm, Oregea Jesse O D.rake, of Roseburg, was Wednesday found guilty of criminal libel in criticising Judge Hamilton. J. V. Schmidt, a cigar dealer of Grants Pass, Is under arrest for keeping his place of business open Sunday. . . . Odd Fellows to the nhumber of 200 will meet a Mcdford Saturday to attend the anniversary exercises of the order. 4 Huntington, the most wide open town lu the state, "soldered on the lid" Thursday, and Sheriff Rand Is sitting on It. A new steamboat company has. been formed In Portland, and will put two boats on the run from Portland to Oregon City. . . . Tho Oregon Pioneer Press, THE paper of Klamath, made Its first ap pearance among the Journal's ex changes yesterday. It was rose planting day In Portland yesterday. The slips did not require watering when set out. Jup Pluv at tended to that part of the job. John C. Hansen, whose wife died four years ago, grieved over her dea'h until yesterday, In Portland, he sho' himself, death i'eeuUIng Instantly. The first 20 men requested to sign the Taft nominating petition, at Au rora, all proved to be Taft men each signed. This Is the record, Multnomah county commissioners are kicking over the slie of the w't- nesses1 bills on the Wilde case, siderlng results, large. and Con- any bill Is pretty CHICHESTER 8 PILLS T BMH.1I SatK.7"? V CrW "iwrtii. yiTr. Salem Fence Works Headqnartsw tor Warm Wlrs enelBt Hip Wlra, Barb wira. Poultry Nettlaj, Bhls- I iea, HalUeld Roeon. p. ft. B. and Ready Roofing. A.n n tha lowest prices. C1US. D. MILLIQAN I SAVE YOURSELF There is no reason why you should always be a slave. If you are desirous of saving yourself or a friend from a drunk- ', ard's prave, you cannot afford to overlook the opportunity offered at the Hot Lake Sanatorium for the cure of the liquor and drug , habit Hot Lake mineral baths prepare the body for the treatment ' and then sooth the nerves and actually remove the desire for the "i liquor or drug. Hundreds of happy homes In Oregon and Washing- , ,; ton today bear witness to the efficiency of the Hot Lak treatment ; One week will In most cases effect a cure. Sometimes longer Is re- t quired, but not often. The best of care is given the patients. For full information, address , i. I Hot Lake Sanatorium, WALTER M. PIEBCE Pres. and Mgr. ' 'i t" m Buy Your Jewelry Here! It is always best when you purchase an article of Jewolry to go to the store that offers you the greatest variety of selection. This Store keeps abreast of the Uruw-buying tioee little noveltlos Uwt change eacb year and are so dear to the henit of particular wo men, are Just now showing a number of very attractive novelties that are" exclusive with this store-you can "id them nowhere else. Let us show them to you we villbe f'ad to do so and there will be no obligation to buy-Come In at any time. Barr's J ewelry Store Read The Journal For New.