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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1912)
TUESDAY Dec. 3, 1912 Editorial Page of The Salem Capital Journal The Capital Journal Parcels Post Published by The Barnes -Taber Company GRAHAM P. TABER, Editor and Manager An Indeiendent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress and Development of Salem In Particular and All Oregon In General t'lihlmlml Every KtwiIiik fcieept HundiiT, Knlera, Ori-Koa SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (InvHrlnbl; In Advnnce) Dully, liy Carrier, per ynr . ,.3 2D I'er month. .45c bally, Ijj Mall, per year 4.00 I'er mutith, .3Se Ww-kljr, by Mall, per yenr .... 1.00 KU montha.BOc FULL I.KAHKI) WIltK 'J'KI.IKiltAI'II HBI'OUT The Ciiplliil .Toiirnul Is more limn iiiixIoiih to irlve Its subscribers the ycrr best carrier kcmIco possible. If j on don't get your piiper on time, Just phone Main 82 und u copy will lie sent you hy special inessenifcr. The Capital Journal nuiniiKciiicrit mints nil Its subscribers to receive prompt und ei'liclcnt service your cmiijilalntt registered at this office will receive careful attention. IS CONSmi'TIO.N' (Til A II Mil mighty forestH, though th.-y are differ- ent from coal wealth, In that they THE wires yesterday brought Iho can he conserved, or reproduced hy Kladconio niws that a flermnn man, and they pnabiibly will he to a physician had discovered an ah-' greater or IeBs extent, solute, unfailing cute for all forms of I i!t Oregon has another vast and tuberculosis. The newspaperman sent Inexhaustible source of wealth, a ver by tho news agencies to confirm or de- )ltti)Io KoId mnRi ui,t,,(I 8zfti ny tho report, lends it his unqualified tint elln t,ver work,.,i mlt nn,i endorsement. Uo says It Is trim, and that In more than a thousand cases It hnB not failed, In closing his com ment on It, ho Bays that "It Is tho that Is her water power. A conserv ative estimate of tho state's water power placeB it at about 3,500,000 horse, power. This water power, once Kreatost Christmas gift ever given to harnessed and put at work, would fur humanity, snvo one the first, f tlin'Hh )l()W(,r for ,hn f,lrto,.,.g , serum will do what It Is claimed for 1 Industrie of tho state. It would light It, or even one-half bo much, his Btate- nlir cmH nn(, fllrHn h,.llt for 1K)t went Is true. Consumption lias been named "that dread disease.' Wlillo It Is BoinctlmcH cured, tho cures are due more to some of tho hidden mysteries of nature, rather than to liny efforts of man. Climatic conditions, change, outdoor living, all thosn ttilngH, are but simply giving Niituro In her Inscrutable way a chanco to give relief. There have been curesof this kind, hut so far as human skill Is ormceitul, It has stood baffled, helpless, coupiercd he fore this pain messenger of Death, his first and chlefest. Year after year, In every country and In every clime, countless thoiiRi'iids have gone down Into their graves, fading away day after day, onco consumption had with contagious fingers touched their breasts, Old age and Infancy; strong man hood and blossoming maidenhood; strength and beauty; guilt and Inno cence; wealth nnil poverty, all sexes, classes and conditions of humanity have fallen before his dread enemy, helpless, powerless, hopeless. Thousands of hearts today are wrung with despair, as daughter, wife, boii or husband, trend with swift feet tho pnth consumption has blazed out for them; tho gentle down bill path, tho ihort cut to the Inst resting spot whoso roof Is tho green turf fashioned with a spado. It does not seem possible that all this Is to bo changed; that sorrow Is to to give placo to hope, and despair to Joy. if ono-half claimed for thlB great discovery la true, It Is Indeed the greatest Christmas gift since. Christ himself wns given, of Cod to man. The greatest and most beneficial dis covery ever made. The greatest boon to humanity that nnV one thing could possibly be. It will ho hut a short time until It will lo known definitely If this new serum will do nil. or even part of what Is claimed for It, and In the meanwhile most of us will feel more, or less skeptical. Still .burner robbed smallpox of ItB horrors, and Its fangs, which, before his day. only them, but for every farm house and dwelling In the stale. It would plow the farmer's ground and harvest and thresh his crops, and carry them to market. Not only would It do this, Just as Hie coal of Pennsylvania does like work for her people, and many others, but It would be at It. and slay on Its Job forever. Coal fields must la time become exhausted, but so long as tho sun shines, anil rain falls, this great, powerful giant, now belonging to tho people of Oregon will bo their servant, doing their work uncom plainingly. And It will do this just, so long ns the sun shines and the rain falls and earth is habitable, and, after (hat, It, does not matter, anyhow. Com pared to Pennsylvania's coal wealth, It Is comparing eternity to a mlnule. Wow, It Is necessary to conserve this power, to keep It. In the hands of Iho people, for It would bn of little benefit to them, If some Individuals or corporations owned It, and could Sell It hack to them. It Is not meant hy tills that It should not he used, for this should be permitted, and on liberal, nay, easy terms, so that wo of this generation, may get somo of the bmieflta of It, but tho title should he kept In the stnte, and the power to fix and regulate tho charges for Its uso within certain bountlB should also be kept by tho state, when Individuals or orporatloiiB are allowed to put It to Use, and bo, to 8cak, control It. We are told that It Is safeguarded now. nut is it? Timber lands were safeguarded by the general government, but who owns and controls them now? Tho vast coat fields of the country Law in Effect New Year's Day Tho parcels jxist law, which be comes effective January 1, 1913, pro vides; "That hereafter fourth-class mall matter shall embrace all other matter, including farm and factory products, not now embraced by law In either tho first, second or third elasn, not exceeding eleven pounds In weight, nor gruater In size, than seventy-two inches In length and girth combined, nor In form or kind likely to Injure the person of any postal employe or damage tho mall equipment or other mail matter and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation and de livery." For the purjKisc of carrying this law Into effect the United States is divid ed Into zones with different rates of pestago applicable to each as follows. The local rate, which Is at your own postollhw, or on rural route, Is one cent a pound. The rate up to 50 miles is ,ri cents for first pound; three cents each additional pound, From 50 to 100 miles six cents first pound; each additional pound, 4 cents. l'rom 50 to 300 miles, first pound, 7 cents; each additional pound, 5 cent?. From 300 to 600 miles, first pound 8 cents; each additional pound C cents. From COO to 1000 miles, first pound 9 cents; each additional pound 7 cents. From 1000 to MUO miles first pound. M cents; each additional pound, 9 cts. From 1100 to 1800 miles first pound, 11 cents; each addlonal pound 10 cts. Abovo 1S00 miles, 12 cents a pound. It will bo observed that the rates of postage are largely reduced and that the limit of weight Is Increased from four to eleven pounds. Parcels will be delivered at all free-delivery olhces and to pat rons residing on rural end star routes; they may be register ed and may be accorded special-delivery service on payment of tho usual fees, and they may he Insured against less in an amount equivalent to their actual value, but not to exceed $25, iiKin payment of a fee of 5 cents. Dis tinctive stamps must bo used 1m all pt: reels, hut they may be mailed in quantities of not less than 2000 Iden tical pieces without stamps affixed, the postage being paid in money. THE OPEN FORUM Tho Capital Journal Invites pub lic discussion In this department Let both sides of all manors be fully brought out It Is not the purpose of this newspaper to do the thinking for Its readers. Objects to Sermons. Sublimity, Ore., Nov. 25, 1912. Kd. Journal: Having rend the many comments on your paper, especially Pastor ItuB8eH'B sermons, I would like to express my hutnblo opinion In re gard to tho same. I admit I am in the same boat with Mr. Ilartnlk, and would were once the property of tho whole i K,lllly B(,u them discontinued, but, of people. Who owns them now? course, do not expect you to do so In Tho vast Iron deposits belonged to , nnl,'r ,; P'ease me. The main reason Does ho own them I think, so many people like Pastor Russell's sermons is because ho does away with hell, and lias an altogether Uncle Sam once. now? The history of the handling of the nation's property is one that Amerl-1 '"8' 8ort of religion. His belief Is that I elms will do well to keep closed, firlwll('" 1 man dies he Is dead, body anil they certainly will n it point with 80"1- l'-very man, no matter how pride at It, no matter what party they , w Icked, will arise In time and enjoy belong to. life eternal. The only so-called pun- Shall Oregon's water power, great- Ishment a man will get Is that he will wrought destruction at Its own sweet., ,r (mn f t combined, travel;1"' dead a longer or shorter period, will; and this would only be along ' ln .,, , ,.m 1 according to his degree of depravltv the same lino, and, while wo lo.ik up on It lis Impossible, yet It Is no more so than that .leiiner should have proved correct. Anyway, hundreds of thousands will listen with Impatient ears to hear the glad story confirmed, and millions will reolce with the stricken that the fountain of youth has been tapped, and this truly dfead dlhease ban ished, not only from them, but from Immunity, forever. ohkuovs (ii(K msr ;ut. O KM ION'S Immense areas of mag nlfleent timber mo often point ed out as her greatest soun of collected, J7 Tin: iMMis roviiiiiti n: TO CITY'S KIMM FS A total of Jir.'.T.'i has been taken In to tlie city treasury as revenue from dog licenses for tile months of Octob er and November, as shown In the re port of Poundniaster K. Irwin, sub mitted to the city council last night. Tile report follows: For October Number of licenses collected, 22; amount of money col lected In licenses, $i;:l; number of dogs killed, 1. For November Number of licenses amount collected in 11- Now, I fall to see what punishment this I would be, for what does It matter to me if I am ilea. I one year or a million I years, as I would not be aware of it. ;nlso wish to add that I t'.o not think It ', proper for a non-religions paper to run .sermons of any kind, as most people have, or should have, their own roll-! glons convictions. However, If wV ( wish to read sermons we can subscribe ' 'for a religious paper. In all other re- j spects am very well please,! with your paper and enjoy reading It very much. A RFADKU. , wealth. This, at first glaiio would seem true, but It Is far from It. l'ennsyh aula's preut deposits of coal have bivn her greatest source of wealth, and It has been great Indeed, but sometime It will be exhausted. This will also happen lo Oregon's cetise fees, killed, 1. number of dogs The Y. M ('. A UNSoelatlon has b i.ited a brunch In Albany and the new order lakes over the provrty of the Ale.i Club w blcli It absorbs. Ladd & Bush, Bankers Established 1863 Capital $500,000.00 Transact a (uvuval Ranking Bust fiess. We issue travelers' checks and letters cf credit avail able in all parts of the world Whiskey or Beer Habit j ItKl.l Wll.K IIOMK TICK iTWK.NT. Any wife or mother who wauls to' save her husband or son from "Drink"' w 111 be glad to know that she can pur-' i huso OliKlNK, the standard liquor' habit remedy, that we have sold for .wars, and if no benefit Is obtained a'ter a trla'. the money will be refund ed OKU1NK Is prepare! In two forms: No. t. secret treatm.uit. a lewder, ab clutey tasteless and ivlorless. given secretly In '.v! or drink; OKUINK No. 2. in pill form. Is for those who desire to take voluntary treatment. OliKlNK coMs only fl.e.i a box. Come In and get a free, booklet about OK UINK. J. C. Pcrrv. j A blase man Is one who can't be J tempted beeiuiso there are no new .brands of temptation for him to yield 'to. Esdraorasirn airy rsarnni Offered in the Follow ing Merchandise e Ladies' Coats Suits One-Piece Dresses Ladies' imooos R Furs and Shirt Waists Ladies' Dress Skirts Girls' Coats Children's Coats ain Coats Hosiery and Underwear for Men, Women and Children Domestics Dress Goods and Silks Men's Clothing Millinery and Corsets No Mercy Will Be Shown to Prices for One Week on the Above Merchandise. We Must Have Room for Our Wonderful Christmas Exhibit JUST THINK OF IT LADIES' $12.50, $18.50 AND $25 SUITS Going During this Sale for $4.95 $7.90 $9.90 asid $12.50 CHICAGO Salem OaacfM THE STORE THAT SAVES YOI T MONEY TOR