IUKe Two
The Capital JouRNALQr(er pjre
Published by
The Barnes -Taber Company
GRAHAM. P. TAD EH, Editor and Manager
An Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress
and Development of Salem In Pnrticulur and All Oregon In General
I'uWIbIiikI Kvery livening Except Sniiilny, Siilnn, Oregon
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COXOKKNIMi 1VATKK I'OWHt.
This prnncl old povernnifiiit of ours
lins been very generous to her chil
dren, tho stiiti'B, selling nsldo for each
big tracts of land for school and oth
er purposes. Tho glfls were great,
but, ns In iin'flt families, when the
yomip.tcra suildeiily get hold of, and
go to managing their own property,
the patrimony was generally pretly
i... .11.. .....1 Iw.farn wisdom ClltllO tO
the youngster. Tho slmllo enn he car-1
rled much further, for In each case ,
once the gift Is squandered, there Is no,
regaining It and states, like men, must!
go to work to recover their squnn- (
dered Inheritance, or, rather, to re- (
placo It for an Inheillanee, llko vir
tue, once lost Is gone forever.
Wlillo school lands, lieu lands and (
others given by a generous govern- f
tnent to Oregon, have, to put it mildly, i
not been taken enreef ns well ns they
might, have been there are other things
that becomn the property of the pen-,
pie of Oregon when It became a stale.
One of tlieso is of tremendous tin-,
portanco of uncalculable vnlue and It
Is being frittered ;iwny apparently
without a thought about It. We allude
to tho water power. In this respect,
Oregon Is, perhaps, the richest state In
tho Union. The Cascade mountain
range, running clear across the state,
la tho finest natural storage reser
voir In tho world. Hanging from
MiOO to ROnO. feet, high, with a heavy
snowfall, and covered with magnifi
cent, denso timber, which protects the
snow and causes It lo melt, slowly,
thus keeping the streams at a good
stngo practically all the year, It Is,
barring tho Rtato of Washington, alone
In t lils respect.
Not only Is the volume of water Im
mense, but tho fall Is tremendous and
the power It Is capable or generating
Is simply unbelievable. Tho Snntinm,
Willamette, Tiogue, rmpn.nn, Clacka
mas, dozens of magnificent streams
flowing down the western side, while
the Deschutes, John Day and countless
small streams pour dnwn the eastern
slope. I
The snme conditions prevail along
the const range and In the Dlue Moun
tains of Eastern Oregon, only not on
so largo a scale.
This magnificent power belongs to
tho peoplo nf Oregon nil of them.
It Is of Incalculable value, and should
be preserved to nnd for the whole J
peoplo for nil time, and should not
be allowed to pnss Into the bauds of
Individuals or corporations. At pres-1
out any one can, under certain reg
ulations, "appropriate" It, For once,
the law uses the light, word, for that
In what Is done. Whoever wants It
Just "appropriates" It that Is takes to
himself property belonging to the
whule people, by tho simple process
of posting a notice or two, putting In
a llltlo headgnle or marker and paying
the county recorder a dollar or two
for reciwding tho fact that he has
"nppropHiited" ft rertalu nnioiint of
the people's property, In the shape of
water power, and Intends lo keep- It
for his own use nnd benefit.
It Is freely conceded that this ''ap
propriation" of unused property Is
preferable to letting It lie Idle nnd un
pruluctlvo. It Is also freely conceded that the
stale cannot start factories, mills nnd
machinery to utilize this vast force
now going to waste. It Is undoubted
ly right that the waters should be
harnesses nnd mnde to work for man.
and that, tho citizen or compnny de
siring to use, this power should be
permitted to do bo. Hut while this Is
being dono tho state, the wlmlo people
of Oregon should not part with Its
ownership. ThlB should be kept fur
tho wholo people of tho state forev
er. Tho Journal has no plan to suggest,
but. there Is surely a way to retain the
ownership, but permit their use. It
suggests, however, that some of the
legislators, or men who will be legis
lators after the 7th of November, look
Into tho mailer and provide the plan
for saving this vast wealth to the peo
plo of the state and tho whole of
them.
THE "ALL FOH ALL" Sl'IKIT.
Tho letter from Eugene to Mayor
Ijuiiinunil. expressing appreciation of
Salem's friendly vlnlt on the occasion
of the relebrntldi on the completion
of the Oregon Electric to that thriving
city, nnd which npponrs elsewhere In
this Issue, Is filled with the spirit of
"all for one, and one for all" thai
should, and, we bellevo, does pervade
nnil govern the whole magnificent
Willamette- valley and Its thrifty,
growing towns, each a gem In the bl
necklaco, better and more valuable
montka.r.nc
itni'oit'r
from Juxtaposition with Its fellow
gems, than It would bo alone. It Is the
proper spirit, nnd that It Is entertained
by all the cities towns and hamlets
of the big valley was demonstrated at
tho Eugeno celebration, when thev,
one nnd nil, turned out In force to
celebrate their neighbor's good for
tune. We are so situated here In the Wll-
lanietto valley that our Interests nre
mutual, not conflicting or Inimical.
Whatever benefits one, Incidentally
helps all. We nre ono great family,
bound together by the strong ties of
mutual Interest. Each nnd every
community Is surrounded by tho rich
est of lands, IandB devoted to the
growing of orchards nnd tho most val
uable of crops, still largely undevel-
opened, nnd containing undreamed of
possibilities, but which assuro tho
prosperity, permnnence nnd rapid
growth of each and all.
It was a genuine pleasure to all her
neighbors to put their feet under En-,
gene's mah';any and join her In cel
ebrating an event of so much Import
ance to her. Practically every com
munity In the valley was represented,
showing the friendly nnd unjonlous
spirit, nnd now Eugene shows the
samo spirit In her splendidly-expressed
letter of appreciation May she con
tinue to grow nnd prosper Is tho wish
of ono nnd all
A headline In the Oregonlnn this
morning over a communication says:
"Nothing Takes the Tlnce of Love."
This, In too many cases, Is, alas, too
true, and that Is the main reason why
tho divorce courts are so busy all
over tho country
If there Is any ogio In Oregon who
fully nnd closely understands the en
tire 38 measures to be voted on at the
coming election, some picture show or
dlnio museum Is overlooking a big
card In not securing him. Any voter
who bus examined the bunch of meas
ures would gladly contrlbuto a dime
for Just a glimpse of him.
Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital
nt Chicago this morning, with all
danger from his wound pnssed. The
doctors say ho must keep quiet, but
as that would be nlmost fatal to the
energetic colonel, he will probably not
heed It, lie will undoubtedly go to
making speeches ngaln.
t ERSN?
Albany Is Just completing another
splendid school house. She Is surely
growing.
A Silvcrton chicken killed last week
had a gold nugget worth CO cents In
Its craw.
Hariisburg Is preparing for her big
potato show next week. It will be held
October 2:i-2'i.
Cottage Crone boasts of nn apple
tree that bears four kinds of apples,
and besides produces a flno pear.
Portland might ns well make up Its
mind to sing low as a seaiiort, until It
gets nt least one Oriental steamship
line.
Ia Grande Is to have a morning
newspaper, tho Eiixmlner. 13. Ilny
mond Is to bo editor and W. A. Hearst
city editor.
The Central Oregon fair opened at
Prlnevlllo Tuesday with tho largest at
tendance It has ever had In Its ten
years of existence.
The first sleeping car out of Albany
over tho electric road was filled to ca
pacity. The owl car will prove con
venient nnd popular.
John Painter, a Foster sawmill man
v.ns arrested a few days ago nnd tak
en to Albany for trial on a chnrgo of
putting sawdust In a stream.
Albany reports a bold attempt nt
Incendiarism last. Tuesday when some
cue tried .to burn the C. E. Hlatt resi
dence on Geary street.
Samuel J. llyiidman has confessed
to defalcations amounting to $20,000,
but be got nwny with tho money from
a plumbing firm, which somewhat pal
liates tho offense.
TliO( twelfth nnnunl meeting of the
Oregon Teachers' Association, In ses
sion nt Enterprise Thursday and Fri
day, was attended by more than 500
teachers.
Escapes for
the Schools
sniooi, ikmi:i ins i.wi'OIitam'
.HKKTI Mi SCHOOLS SHOW (iOOI)
(MIX SINCE OI'KMMi ATTEND
AM K IS NOW 2.VI7.
It developed nt the meeting of the
school board Saturday night that It Is
the intention of the board to erect fire
escapes on all of the school buildings,
not wit hstanding that In nil probability
nono of the buildings arc affected by a
fire escnpo ordinance recently passed
by the city council. It Is learned that
tho board Is not disposed to fight tho
matter, but will proceed nt once to
provide for two escapes for the high
school, In order to equip all the
sehools It will reqiiiro a largo outlay
of money nnd while nil of the mem
bers of tho bonrd oro favorable to
placing tho fire escapes in nil of the
buildings, they oro not satisfied to
n.ako such a largo outlay without con
sulting the property owners. So It was
decided at the meeting to have nn ar
chitect prepare plans and specifica
tions for tho proper equipment for nil
the buildings nnd that he Is to work
In connection with the city attorney
and fire chief.
Tho question of a kindergarten for
Salem wiih handled In much the same
way as fire escapes, ns tho proposition
that was referred to the board by the
woman's club of the city nt a recent
meeting was ordered placed In tho an
nual budget, so ns to receive tho sanc
tion or rejection of taxpayers at the
annual meeting In December,
I.ee Achcson wns seleeted by the
board as census-taker for the coming
census with a salary of $100 on the
basis of the total number enumerated
Inst year nnd a bonus of twenty-five
cents for each name over that number.
The stnto nnd county school fund is
apportioned on the bnsls of this enu
meration. Mr. Acheson will begin bis
work at once.
Superintendent Kuntz wns present
and made his report which showed the
schools lo bo In good condition. Spe
cial reports were submitted by the
tenchers of special subjects and
among other things It wns noted that
the Income from tuition and inciden
tals amounted to $1137.
It was ordered that the superintend
ent bo directed to purchase oil and
that the Jnnltors spread It on tho
floors of the hallways of the various
buildings during tho vacation period
next month, while tho county institute
Is In progress.
Tho regular monthly payroll
amounting to $7147.75 wns ratified as
were bills amounting to approximately
I'lilO, and ordered paid.
Tho superintendent's report showed
substantial gains in the enrollment
since tho first few days of school, the
total now being 2"i!)7, divided among
the sehools as follows: High, 487;
East, 320; Englewood, 217; Park, 290;
Lincoln, 3",1; Grant, 231; Garfield, 301;
Highland, 217; Richmond, 183.
WILLAMETTE SF.( 0NI
HEAT SALEM HIGH
In a clean and well-played game of
football Saturday afternoon tho sec
ond team of Willamette university
tock tho Salem high school team into
camp by a score of 7 to 0. The two
teams were pretly evenly matched,
Willamette having a llttlo the best of
It ns regards weight, while tho highs
showed good training nnd were In the
game from start to finish. The scor
ing wns dono in the first few minutes
of tho game nnd nfter that neither goal
v as in serious danger nt any time. For
defensive work Relnhart, for the high
school, was probably tho most suc
cessful in stopping tho bucking of the
seconds ns but for his clever work the
score would have been very different
Wilson was equally good In making
advances, ns he made some very clever
plunges and passes.
For the seconds tho bnckfleld was
nlmost impregnable, ns they seemed
able to stop the progress of tho ball
ns soon as It reached dangerous
ground.
Susie Owens should have been a
llttlo younger, handsomer and more
f.tyllsh However, she got off pretty
well.
SALEM DANK &
TRUST CO.
GENERAL BANKING AND
TRUST BUSINESS
With our assurance that we are
able and willing to take care of
it, we solicit your Ranking liusl
neg. Open an account with us,
and we will extend you every
favor consistent with good bank
ing principles.
WE l'AT FOI K PER CEXT
ON SAVIMJS
Center State md Liberty Streets
J. L. Ahlers, President
W. O. East, Cashier.
8. 8. East, Vice President
Dr. Lk a Steeves, L. H. Roberts,
'Directors.
ood
Sarsaparilla
,
Eradicates scrofula and all
other Jiumors, cures an uiyu
effects, makes the blood rich
and abundant, strengthens all
the vital organs Take it.
Oet It tortiivin usii.il H'l'ild form or
chocolated laUets called Sarsatabs.
Woodburn
to Debate
on Creeds
Woodburn, Ore., Oct. 21. (Special)
No smnll sensation was caused
here yesterday when, nt tho close of
a sermon by Rev. A. McKeir.lo Mel-
drum, .of Athena, Oregon, the gauntlet
was flung down to tho visiting minis
ter by Rev. Mr. Gordon, pastor of the
Methodist church of Woodburn for a
series of debates. The challenge wns
accepted.
The chtillonge was tho result of nn
attack made on the creeds of the va
rious churches by Rev. Mr. Meldrum
In an afternoon sermon In the new
Chrlstlnn church, which he wns called
to dedicate. Arrangements for the
debate nre to be mado today. Mr. Gor
don had been Invited to tho service
nnd was on the platform when the at
tack was made.
Three services mnrked the dedica
tion of the new Christian church yes
terday. The new building wns well
filled nt all of the meetings, and
about $000, enough to clear the church
of debt, was raised through the ef
forts of Mr. Meldrum.
This Week's Court.
Tho trial docket for cases this week
in department No. 1 of tho circuit
court Is as follows:
Monday, October 21, State of Oregon
vs. Arthur Puffin and Oi a Orth.
Tuesday, October 22, State of Ore
gon vs. Hen Gentry, Ed. Mason nnd
Everett Hamlin, enticing a woman to
lend a life of prostitution.
Wednesday, October 23, State of
Oregon vs. Pnul Rhodes unlawfully
pointing a gun and State of Oregon
vs. Ed. Mason.
Thursday, October 2l,Edna J.
Rrown, et nl., vs. George A. Webb, et
all., action for damnges. Ralph Der
rlc vs. J. E. Whitlatch, action for
damages.
Friday, October 2.1, State of Oregon
vs. Wnrford, forgery.
This rule for relleity: When father
buys a new tool for the farm, mother
buys a new convenience for the home.
TheOLIVER Typewriter
The Oliver
to You for
$5.00
Balance Payable
Same as Rent
Rent the Oliver Typewriter at the
rate of $5 per month or 17 cents
a day.
When you have made the final pay
ment you own the machine!
You buy the typewriter at the regu
lar price, on a rental basis that's the
way the plan works out
This proposition applies to the new
est model the famous No. 5 with no
extra charge for ''Printype."
There are thousands who find It In
convenient to pay the lump sum of
1100 for Tho Oliver Typewriter.
Young men and young women just
starting out In life
Professional people who consider
the typewriter in the light of an of
fice luxury
Puslness people who need all the
"working capital" they can command
to meet the requirements of expansion
Club women, school teachers nnd
pupils who appreciate the convenience
of typewriters but can get along with
out them.
The "$5 Offer" removes every ob
stacle to the immediate possession of
a high-class, standard typewriter.
It A. IXCAS, Local Agent,
Tel. Main 633. 204 U. S. Bank Bldg.
Salem Orejon.
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Candidates'
Cards
(Paid Advertisement.)
Fur Marshal.
The undersigned hereby announces
his candidacy for city marshal and
chief of police, subject to the city pri
maries. D. W. GIDSON.
For Clly Iteconlor.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
city recorder at the prlmarlos Novem
ber 4th. Platform Courtesy, correct
records of proceedings, law and evi
dence. EARL RACE.
9-13-
Chnrles F. Elgin,
Candidate for Nomination
Offico of
CITY RECORDER
To the people of Salem: I desire
to sorve a second term, and submit my
official record as my recommendation,
Samuel 0. Hiirkhnrt
Candidate for nomination for office
of City Marshal.
It. A. Crossaii.
Candidate for re-election to the of
fice of City Treasurer at the primar
ies to be held In the city of Salem, Or.,
November 4, 1912.
Clias. W. It rant.
Candidate for City Marshal. My
promise: "I will protect you under
the laws and cinch you if you break
them."
For City Marshal.
Frank H. Shedeck, candidate for city
marshal of Salem, Oregon. Primaries
November 4, 1912.
For County Recorder.
H. L. Clark, Independent Democrat
ic candidate for the office of county
recorder, the candidate endorsed
unanimously by the Marlon County
Democratic committee and the Inde
pendent Taxpnyers League. Platform:
Courtesy, strict economy nnd reduc
tion of taxes. 9-25-tf
W. C. HAWLEY,
Republican Direct Primary Nominee
for Congress, has received the com
mendation of President Taft and
Roosevelt and of the people of Ore
gon generally for his support of pro
gressive legislation. Mr. Hawley is
a native born Oregon, and Is familiar
with the affairs of Oregon, and will
continue to serve the best Interests of
her people.
The Eugene Guard has the follow
ing relative to Mr. Hawley:
It is but simple justice to a hard
working, sincere man to say that Con
gressman Hawley possesses those
qualifications for the office he holds.
There are many smoother politicians
on duty at the national capital, many
more brilliant orators, but probably
no member who Is really trying hard
er to serve his constituents In a ma
terial way. More than this, Mr. Haw
ley is a plain forceful speaker, with
ample ability to express himself In
public, voicing the wishes of the peo
ple he represents.
A Log on tho Track.
of the fast express means serious
trouble ahead If not removed, so does
loss of appetite. It means lack of vi
tality, loss of strength and nerve
weakness. If appetite fails, take Elec
tric Bitters quickly to overcome the
cause by toning up the stomach and
curing the indigestion. Michael Hess-
belmer, of Lincoln, Neb., had been
sick over three years, but six bottles
of Electric Bitters put him right on
his feet again. They have helped thou
sands. They give pure blood, strong
nerves, good digestion. Only 50 cents
at J. C. Perry's.
Don'k worry, the country will be
saved again.
LET US SHOW
YOU
Now Beautifully
We Launder
BLANKETS AND
QUILTS
We have Special Soap and
Methods that give them that
soft, fluffy feeling they had
when new. Send us some
in this week's package.
Salem Laundry Co.
Oldest Largest Best
New
Arrivals
In the Coat and Suit
Department
from our New York buyer: are
Johnny Coats and fancy Scotch
Tweed heavy, wide weal di
agonals; .Suits are mid-weight
blue Serges and Tweeds; Nor
folk ana Plain-Tailored Gar
ments are thei rage,
Prices'
$4.75, $7.50, $10.50, $12.50
The Chicago Store
IS SALEM'S HEADQUARTERS FOR
FINE WOOLEN DRESS GOODS
Come here and see the wonderful Bargains we are
offering.
Price, yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 69c and up
IMIIlllUlllMBMBJ'Mlimiimiim
The Chicago Store
IS SALEM'S SILK HOUSE
Come here and see the. beautiful new silks we are
showing at small prices.
Yard
I?' if
4
Hosiery Specials
If you want Bargains in good
Hosiery and Underwear, come
here, Ladies' winter vests,
25c, 35c and up. Children's
winter underwear 15c and 25c.
The Big Chicago Store
Offers wonderful Bargains in the following:
Blankets, Comforts, Men's and Boys'
Clothing and Underwear
Chicago Store
SALEM,
New Fall
Millinery
Now on Sale at
tempting low prices,
Trimmed Hats
$1.50, $1.95, $2.50
and up
$3,00 Velvet
Shapes $1.49
Beaver Shapes
$2.50, $3.50 and up
25c, 35c, 49c, 75c and up
Caracul
and
Sealette
Coats
Now on Sale at tempting low
prices, Come here and get
our prices on these beautiful
garments, Values up to $18
and $25, now
$8.50, $10.50 and $12.50
New Shoes
At New Prices
For Salem. We carry the
Robert Johnson Rand shoes,the
best in America for women and
children,
Price per pair
$1.49, $1.95, $2.50
OREGON