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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1912)
nat TWO Dim capital joxnaiu silzx, osesoj, Tuesday. fi:bet;abt . 1111 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL E. HOFEH, Editor and Proprietor. F. M. HOFER, Manager TaJ.i( aieot Newspaper Devoted to American Prtndplea and the Pre i and Development of A N Oregon mnmurl tm Evening Except Sunday, Salem, On. JSI'TSBIFTION BATESi (Invariably In Ad rum) rWlr. bj CarrW, per )W .C0 Per month Hill, h. Mall, per rur- 4.00 Par mon Weekly, by Mail per year 100 Sir. month. U1X LEASED W1RB TELEGRAPH EKPOEJ IA. I 1 1 ' - ...1 ' 1 ' '" I -. jm. t. 1 th 6c I A kf'Vii 1 GOVERNMENT BY MINORITY. This has been a government of and by the minority for many and many a year. And nobody talked about anarchy! But just as soon as an effort is made to re-create it into a gov ernment of and by the majority, a protest goes up from the in terests that such a result would be an outrage, an imposition, and an oppression against the rights of the minority. In other words, the minority can and should rule; the majority must not. HIS DECISION MISUNDERSTOOD. Some of the newspaper reports of the late decision by the United Sfates circuit court at San Francisco ,in the case of the United States against the Barber Lumber company and other defendants, have been very misleading. It has been made to appear that the court sanctioned the em ployment, by corporations or speculators, or dummy entrymen to file upon timber claims, thus establishing a new departure from old legal principles and striking a blow at the policy of con servation of natural resources for the beenfit of the public. The Journal has taken pains to obtain a full copy of the de cision, which certainly does not warrant any such construction. The opinion is written by Judge Gilbert, sitting with Judges Ross and Morrow in the case mentioned, on appeal from a lower court. The lands affected are in Idaho. The main questioned involved in this case was one of fact, rath er than of law. The suit was brought to cancel patents to timber lands on the ground that the defendants were parties to a fraudulent conspir acy by which titles were obtained from the government under the timber and stone act, through the employment or use of dum my entrymen. There was no averment that the Barber Lumber company, which had bought the lands in dispute, had taken any direct part in the alleged fraudulent entries, but it was alleged that the com pany had information sufficient "to put it upon inquiry," and was virtually a party to the frauds charged. Tho trial court found no sufficient evidence to connect the Barber company with the transact ions in question, or to support the averment of fraudulent conspiracy. Tho circuit court supports the judgment below, on the author ity of several cases decided by the supreme court of the United States. The gist of the opinion written by Judge Gilbert is contained in the following extract: "The decision of the present case is ruled by the legal princi ples announced in the Budd case and in the Clark case. "Thoso decisions are authority for the proposition that a per son or corporation desiring to acquire title to a large body of tim ber lands in the United States, under the timber and stone act, may express the desire to another, and may enter into an agree ment with him to buy the lands upon his obtaining title thereto; and may loan him the money with which to acquire title, and may inspect and select tho lands, and that such person or corpor ation is not bound to inquire into the method by which the other party to the contract acquires title, and is not chargeable with knowledge of any fraud upon the land laws that ho may resort to, and that In taking titles based upon the issuance of final re ceiver's receipts to the entrymen without actual knowledge of such fraud or of facts sufficient to put one upon inquiry, such person or corporation Is an innocent purchaser of the lands." It appears upon tho authority of the United States supreme court decisions, which, of course, govern the lower courts, and under tho terms of tho timber and Btone act as it stands that the circuit court decision cannot justly be condemned as opening the door to fraud. But since tho law, as construed by the courts, allows any man to go into a timber district and "mako known his willingness to lxy" timber land for more than cost of location, and permit? en trymen to locate land for the purposo of selling to him, there is evident need of amending tho timber and stone act, so as to guard agaliiHt virtual fraud or eollusion. o A CRITICISM OF TAFT. The Sacramento Boo, a solidly Republican pnper, commenting on President Taft's recent message to congress anent monopolies, quotes therefrom and comments somewhat adversely. The quo tations and comment arc as follows: "I believe that the true principle is that privato enterprise should be permitted to carry on such public utilities, under due regulation as to rates by proper authority, rather than the gov ernment should Itself conduct them. "TliU principle I favor In'onuse I do not think it in accordance with the best public policy thus greatly to increase tho Iwdy of public servants." A poor reason that and a pitiful excuse. Taft adds that if it could Ik shown that government owner ship would reduce charges, and yet prove equnl efficiency, "tho argument might be a strong one" in its favor. But ho says he is not satisfied that any such result would fol low. It is plain that ho does not want to bo satisfied. The dividends paid by the Western Union on Ntock enormously watered should be sufficient to satisfy anybody that present tele crunliirt .!!- arc ononrKMinly rxcssive, und could bo greatly re duced without loss to the postal Rervlce. In Australia, where the telcgraraph is a branch of the postal service, the lowest rate is 12 cents and tho ordinary rate 18 cents for 16 words, and one may send n messago to any part of the country for 21 cents. Australia Is about as large as tho United States, but here the least rat is !!f cents for the shortest distance, the charges run ning up to a dollr.r or moro for a ten-word message for long dis tances. In foreign countries government ownership of tho telegraph is the rule; private ownership is the exception. This Is the only great nation In which tho telegraph is a pri vate monopoly. In Kuropo, under public ownership, tho rates average much lower than in America, and the telegraph is extensively used. More than 40 years ago congress legislated with a view to gov ernment ownership of the telegraph. President Grant strongly favored it, and a number of heads of the postal sen ice .prior to Hitchcock's day, gave it official rtvom iviendjttlon. 0'e of these was Post muster-General Wanamaker, who wirktd hard to bring it about through action of congress. The recent consolidation of ti e Western Union and Bell Tcle !;ne companies as crvated a gn at and growing monopoly, jH'iiui'.t public policy, Ritd both telephone and telegraph should bo t;J rn over 1 y the government and added to the postal service. Jt would Lo a good thing in all respects. . THF RMINn-lIP ; Marshfleld la to be beautified by the school children Pilot Rock get into line and now has a commercial club. Lane county sent two to the pen last week housebreaking. Mrs. Jane Denman, aged 78, died at Corvalll last Thursday. Silverton I proud of ber musical talent and especially of her band. Work on the branch ' asylum at Pendleton Is progressing rapidly. Spring has arrived to stay. The base-ball teams are out practicing. The Linn county fair will be held at Eclo, August, 28 to 30, Inclusive. The La Grande postofflce was brok en into and robbed of $50 last week. Portland Shrlners will try to land national meeting in ,1915 for the Rose City. a Mrs. Schuman Holnk and Mrs. Les lie Carter are to invade Oregon In March. Mrs. Ella Brewer, of Stayton, Is In a serious condition from blood poi soning. , . Baker City has Just discovered what Is the matter with It It has no slogan. Mrs. Sarah Hlgglns, aged 84 years, died at Silverton, Thursday. She was a plonoer. a a a HernilaUin is getting gay. It is to have the county Sunday school March 6 and 6. Mwlford reports a coal strike near that city which It seems to think is really valuable. The machinery of the CnpeArago lighthouse has been overhauled and put in good shape. Washington county officials are examining plans for a new court house at HllUboro. e Klamath and Medford will build a good wagon road this Bummer to connect the two cities. A tremendous heavy fall of snow Is reported In the Blue Mountains good for the Irrigators. ' Douglas county tat roll shows property values of $33,128,854.00 and the total taxes, $(176,017.72. Mrs. Addis Blrdiieye Colvlg, wife of Judge William M. Colvig, died at Roseburg Sunday morning. Twenty carloads of lumber have reached Klamath Falls to be used in the big reclamation project. Hnkor county farmers will fight the decision of the state board ap portioning the waters of North Pow der. Tho new dormitory at Monmouth Normal will be located on the cam pus directly north of tho main build ing. t The Albany nurseries recently sold 75,000 young cherry trees to one planter. They wero Iling and Lam berts. Eugene Is worried over an aliened combination of the smaller towns for the purpose of electing all the coun ty officers. Portland scent i more trouble In hnr Chinese colony. A doten hatchet men are reported on tho way from Sun Francisco. HuntlitKton has bad a moving day and sines the red light district has become depopulated, the census Is materially reduced. The Bachelors club, of Woodbum has settled tho duo or all Its mem bers and the city of JVoodburn ex chequer Is now ;it;2 ahead on the leal. a Mike Gorman, of Calhlamwt, mode a visit to his old home In th east and when he. got back discovered he had bwn made mayor of the city during his absence. John Hons, Pendleton Chinaman put lighted candles In hie barn China New Year to keep away the devil hi horse and harness burned with the brn. Professor Hebec gone to U. of O. to All th chair of education, so the professor sitting In It now. can get up and tak a two mouths' rest from hi stupendous Inborn. Th KruM A IWnks shipyards at North (tend hav contracts for three ocean-going vowt.l that must be completed this summer, and bv i , WWW Jaae' itoaa" at . Ps?GIOG 11 - . Grows 'Hair Stop) JJainlnhTand Scalp Eiaeatea, E stare Gray or Faded Hair To It ITatural Color. xMstee Will Do This Fof Tea. Swlssco produces astounding results so quickly It bos amazed those who have used it. We will prove It to you If you will send 10c. in silver or stamps to pay postage and we will send you a trial bottle and our wonderful testi monials. There is no excuse for bald ness. Write today to Swlssco Hair Remedy Co., 4885 P. O. Square, Cin cinnati, Ohio. Swlssco Is on sale at all druggists and drug departments at 60c and $1.00 a bottle. Sold and recommended in Salem by J. C. Perry. Just Imported 60 ship carpenters from San Francisco. ' a Stayton was worried last week over the disappearance of one of its young men. It. has developed that his wife went visiting to Spokane, and he, being lonesome, followed her without saying anything about It o X-RAYS AND SMILES. A lightning bug In a Junk bottle, pretty aptly describee the electric lights furnished Salem at present. About the only thing that hasn't de teriorated about the lights in the post year, are the bills for the same. Big business Is in preety small business In Lawrence, Massachu setts. What that place needs la a man who has sand enough to shoot anyone who takes his children from him. There Is a point at which man hood compels drastic action. An exchange wonts to , know if "Taft would be a graceful loser." The horse editor unhesitatingly an swers, no. Taft would probably be a gritty and good loser, but Nature has so constructed him with a breadth of system in the abdominal section, and an elephantine build that would not permit him to fill the description of graceful, willowy sylph-like and various other syno nyms. China became a icpubllo on Lin coln's birthday, which Is a pretty good day for the establishment of a republic, especially if It will follow the course mapped out by that im mortal martyr for the govornlng of Its subjects. PLAIITAGES ROADSHOWS ARE COMING The next attraction at the Grand will be the Patitages entire road shows In vaudeville, with six acts, and will be here Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and 6. The following Is tho pro gram: Overture, orchestra. The Great Rapola, famous European Juggler. , Ralph Moore and Mae St Clnlr, In an original comedy offering, "Along the Country Ijine." Helen Plngree A Co., presenting the college playlet, "The Girl and the Coach.' The caat: Betty Harcourt. the girl. Helen Plngree; Billy O'lirtan, the coach, Jack Morrlssey; Teddy Worthinaton, a senior, Herbert A. Pratt. Time, present evening. Betty'" Prty. Harry C. Lyons, late feature of "The Girl I Love" company, and five Stan ley girls, in musical oddity. The well-known Hebrew comedians. Sully and Iluosey, the sportsman and the valet. DON'T GET "RUN DOWN ek anil miserable. If you hare kidney or bladder UuuMa, ilull bred palm, dltii neaa. ne rvmisnree, palna In the hark, and feel llred all over, ret a parkaxe of Mother Urev's AHtlMVl'IO I K.AK, the pleasant nen. mre. it never reus, e have many teatlmonlali fr..m araleful people aha have naetl I Ilia w.m.lrrful remr.lv. Aa regulator It has bo eiiiml Ask for Mother (Irave AHiiMAiltM.KAK at ilrunu'.eta or eent by mall fur Roe Kample Hi KB. Ailtlrea. Tba Mother Uraj Cu., I.a Koj, N. T. LIQUOR RAID ENDS WITH A shooto C. F. BLXBY, A PHOTOGRAPHER OF GRAMS PASS, SHOT 15 THE BREAST AXD YilLI, PROBABLY DIE. UHITID rSISS LBaSID WIKS.l Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 26. As a re sult of a liquor raid here Saturday night by the police chief and two other policemen, a near riot resulted in which a number of shots were fired and C. F. Bixby, a local photograph er, lies near death with a bullet In or near one lung. The chief of police went to a barn belonging to one F. M. Wickman, where the chief learned a lot of liquor had been stored which had been hauled into the town after dark In a wagon. When the police were discovered in Wlckman's barn, aery of hold-up was sounded. Neighbors ran In, followed by other from near by blocks, until 60 or more excited men, women and children surround ed the officers. ' CANDIDATES' ANNOUNCEMENTS For Assessor. I ain a candidate for the Republi can nomination for county assessor, subject to the Direct Primary. JOHN F. DAVIS. Paid adv. 2-10-lmo For Connty Clerk. The ' undersigned hereby an nounces himself aa a candidate for the Republican nomination for clerk of Marlon county, subject to the Direct Primary. MAX GEHLER. Paid adv. 2-9-2m Candidate for JnsUce ef the Peace. Roy Morgan, admitted to practice law In Oregon and Washington, can dldate for Republican nomination Justice ot the peace, Salem district Paid adv. 2-10-17apr For Justice of the Peace. I am a candidate for nomination to the office of Justice of the peace for the Salem Justice's district, on the Re publican ticket, at the approaching primary election. ' DANIEL WEBSTER. Paid adv. 2-15-lm For Cennty Assessor. I hereby announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination to the of fice ot county assesor. ALBERT H. GILLE. Paid adv 2-16-lm For County Commissioner. Tho undersigned is a candidate for renomlnatlon, on a platform of care ful business administration "of coun ty affairs as I have tried to give the people in the past. J. T. BECKWITH. Paid Adv. 2-17-td For Sheriff. I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for county sheriff, subject to the direct primary. IRA HAMILTON. Paid adv 2-21-im Candidate for Representative. Dr. A. E. Wrlghtman, of Silverton, Oregon, announces himself as Re publican candidate for representative for Marlon county. Paid Adv. 2-21-lmo There is no better medicine made for colds than Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. It acts on nature's plan, relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, aids expectoration; and restores the svstcm to a healthy condition. Vnr eoi i all dealers. First La firlpp. Then BreacalUs. Such WO the eaaa with Mra W n Rallev. MK'rearr Kr M wife .a taken down with a severe attack of la grippe, which run Into bronchltl. She coughed a tho' h hod consump tion and could not ! at nlvht The doctor's medlcln gave her no relief and I wa dvld to try Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. Th flrt bottle gave her so much rvll.f that sh con tinued Ultna- It in.l lhr hnlltaa . fected a permanent cure." Mr. W. a iwiey ys n 11 prepared to answer all Inoulrlen Pharmacy (II. Jorman). o i . Ohildron Ory FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO Rl A Education TO know the true talne of a dollar should be a part of every rhili's fdueaUoB. The time U femmeare taat train. Inc Is sow i the bet iHhoi Is to opes a savin arreani ttB tbls bask In the child's ante, asd allow hi a u make the depotilts aid watch It grow. 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Italian tleshlps, according to an official gram received here today at the i Ian embassy, burned and sunk a T lsh gunboat and torpedo boat Beyrout, Syria. No shot were f. against the, city or the public bi lngs. Mskes ((rest difference in most women. They are troubled with " nerves ' ' they suffer from backache, headache, ilceplessnesi, a actuation oi Irritability twitohiuj, hot flashei, dizzy ipelli, or many other symptoms oi female weaLn The local ditorder and inflammation should be treated with Dr. Pierce's Lot Tablets nd the irregularity and weakness of the female system corrected i strengthened with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The strain upon the yo woman or the woman of middle age upon the nerve and blood formiug itruoturt may be too great lor her strength. This is the time to tak this restorative t. and strength-jiving nervine and regulator. For over forty years sold by drug; for woman's peculiar weaknesses end distressing ailments. Tkt tut rtmtdj so pet in composition ana so gooa in curative enects as 10 wan its makers in printing its every ingredient on its out: wrapper. Th tat remedy which absolutely contains neii alcohol nor injurious or habit-forming drugs. Following letter selected at random from a .large nucr.' of similar ones and cited merely to illustrate these remarks MIn the winter of 1908, 1 became (rreatly run down end hreffir writes Mrs. Henry Scott, ot Swan Creek, Mich. Route L Box 4a. slowly but surely grew worse, and, at last, resolved to apply to the . tors for help. The doctor said I had Inflammation, enlargement and U . ation. I was In bed eleven weeks and ffot no better. The doctor a would have to have an operation, but to that I would not listen. My ' band purchased two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. V 1 started to take this remedy 1 could not walk across tha floor, but i. 1 had taken Uiree bottles 1 could feel myself framing, so I dropped doctor and took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Only for it 1 II I would have been dead-1 really believe it saved my life, 1 (eel b Dow than in twenty years." Ibis. Soon. HHtHIMItltnttHltlHTtMttttTTlttrrMHHt) 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 grave, 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 liquor or drug. Hundreds of happy homes In Oregon and Washing ton today bear witness to the efficiency of the Hot Lake treatment One week will in most cases effect a cure. Sometimes longer Is re-, quired, but not often. The best of care Is given the patients. For full Information, address Hot Lake Sanatorium, "0rerf ' WALTEB M. PIEBCE Pres. and Mgr. M-M-M Ht444Ueit , 1 1 1 I I I I I i I I , 1 I I d Buy Your Jewelry Here H Is always best when you purchase an arUclP nf jewelry to go to the "tore that offers you the greatest variety of selection. This Store keeps abreast of the times-buying those little novelties that change each year and are so lMr 1,0 the heart of particular wo men. We are just now showing a number of wry attractive novelties that are exclusive with this store-you. can Sad them nowhere el.ie. us show them to you-we will be Slat! to do so and there will be no oMIwUob to buy-Come In at any tune. Barr's Jewelry Store HHHf-uii.i.. "'VTVttVTTTtTT