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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1912)
ALL the news that's fit to print honest ed itorials, influenced by neither clique nor corpora tion The Capital Journal stands for the people. Notable Visitor In Salem Dr. Wallace Bnttrick Secre tary Board of Education Having Charge oflRocke feller Donations Visits Us Dr. Wallace Buttrlck, secretary Hoard of Education, was in the city yesterday, the guest of Willamette L'nlvorslty md Mr. L. It. Alderman, stale superintendent of public instruc tion. I lo vlHlted the university In the forenoon, talking with President Ro man and Mr. It. A. liooth, who had coine front Kimono that ho might have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Huttrick. Mr. Hut I rick seemed very well Ratls f it'll willi eiindllluiis as lie found them In 1 he university. In tho afternoon he! visited In company with Mr. Alderman 80MI0 of tin agricultural work carried on liy I ho puhllc schoul children. Their business carried them over into Polk coiinly, where the superintendent of schools of that county joined them. A hastily arranged banquet was glv en In his honor at the Marlon Hotel at 6 o'clock. It had been expected that Mr. Huttrick would return to have a conference with President Homan at 6 o'clock. But such troubles as are common to automobile wheels caused them to be delayed in their return un til Just in time to sit down to the ban quet. The following, who are mostly trustees of Willamette University, were present: President Fletcher Ho man, Vice-President E. H. Todd, Mr. U A. Booth of Eugene, Superintend ent L. R. Alderman, Mayor B. L. Sleeves, L H." Vain Winkle, Dr. R. Ari sen, Mr. C&'P.' BWhopf'Mr A. A, Lee, Mr. Miles, Mr. Dixon of Eugene, Mr. Xflrey of Eugene, Mr. Paul Wallace, Mr. Joo Albert, A. P. Hdfer, the super intendent of Polk county schools and representatives of the Statesman, and Journal. It was necessary that Mr. Buttrlck should catch the Shasta limited, so the bour of the banquet was necessarily limited. The guest of honor, Mr. Butt Tick, was the only one who spoke in a formal manner. After he had depart ed, Mr. Alderman spoke informally to those remaining relative to public school work in the state. The address of Dr. Buttrlck re vealed the fact that the board has mado thorough and wide investigation relative to the educational problems of the nation. The first work of the Tioard was in studying the problems of the South; large sums of money have teen expended in providing practical Instruction for the children and the farmers or this section of our country. Bo stated at the very beginning that this was a corporation without a poli cy, also that Mr. Rockefeller in giving this money, had left it to the board as it is now constituted and Its succes sors, to define policies ns exigencies arose. Hence there is no outlined pol icy for the years to come; they are Twly to meet the demands of each succeeding generation as it may seem best. Mr. Buttrlck expressed himself as believing heartily In the training of children by practical methods to en Pgn in different vocations. The theo retical instruction which is necessary to bring these vocations to highest ef ficiency Bhould be given in later years, sinl this theoretical Instruction is very Important in its time and place. Of course, thpro wi ennqlilprnhle Interest and expectation relative to the Willamette University through this board. Mr. Buttrlck said nothing whatever as to the poslbllity of Wil lamette receiving a donation. He said onie very pointed things relative to tbe board's attitude in general. He said that it was not the policy nt 'Present to assist schools where there wore weak technical schools existing 118 a part of the institution. His com parison of them to tails hanging onto the college was quite expressive as bis conception relative to educa t'onivl Institutions of high standing. "e made it quite clear that he was Bt opposed to technical schools which re able to do high class 'work, and W(,re well equipped, but these schools bould be so well endowed and qulp- that only the strongest of men "'Hd be produced. IT- , . . . ...' . , "uttrlck was accompanied to Btatlon by Dr. Homan and Mr. Paul and gave some encouraging 9kt Jlilllim Li !L., . i "j - 1 SAI.Fw nurPAv " ' - r . 777Tr : " -' 'Kmh, luu'DMitf it wt -.-:.r-irrr ' V . " - Cincinnati, ''" which destroyed 11. -Fire . ''f this cnys lending OSt.ll).-'.. ts the Gibson '"tel. Itono.:-!... III!!!.. ,1 . ; "uoni ,,.,. and tliu , ' U l'""Khis Sim,, conipnnv ' estimated today ,. have ,.. ed a loss of IVitu.oou. Mon than 100 olllces the 17-story I'nlon 1 rust building also were ruined While no fatalities are report ed. It Is feared several perished In tho flames. ? Hi. i uiapiain Discusses the Prison ;i hegi (.gat(,n ,,r prisoners Is one he reeonmiendallons ninde liv I'h b. llauer, proleslant chaphiln of the. 10 nls nffk,' slonotrnipli slnto penitentiary, In his biennial re- Pr Im"''K replied to UT, letters pert which was made public today. It ,)0ai'inR "" of John .M. Taylor, la the opinion of Chaplain Itauor that T1' sp"()P1'ildicrs say it Is gelling ui young prisoners who are not hardened i""''1' "Pl'vs- crlinlnals or of the criminal iv 1 Snm" liavo ,,ro" ''card to remark should not be directly associated with those who are distinctly criminal inner present conditions at the prison the report states there Is no segregation, even at the dinner tables, while It sometimes happens that hard ened criminals and thoso who are not of the criminal type oven occupy the same cells. As a means to the end of arriving at 1 .i plans for tlie mutual benefit of all who are concerned in the government of the prison and also of the prisoners themselves, Chaplain Bauer calls at- tentlon to the need of conferences of the offlcla's and guards at the prison. On some occasions he would call in committees of the prisoners them selves. .... . More Land Needed. " - , 'Aftor a visit last fall to ten of the leading penal Institutions of our land I am convinced that we are suffering much because of lack of equipment, says Chaplain Bauer. "The first and big thing that we need, and we trust that the legislature can be prevailed upon to see this need, ls more land for our farm. In this agrlcultura1 and fruit section of a prolific farming state, we ought to have a farm large enough to keep an adequate herd of cows for milk and to supply our Insti tution with fruit and farm products. The prison of Mississippi, besides earning Its keep, turns over to the Rtrte auu,uuu annually, me revmuo l Its large farm. I "We should also have a better libra- ry. Cities ana colleges are mumpij- Ing libraries by the hundreds, and In none of them are books used as they are here. The valuo of a book lies In the number of Its readers, and its im pression upon tho reader, so books have a great valuo in our uurary. Surely he ought to havo $300 a year. for four years to replenish and reblnd our books. If we had means to estab lish a small bookblndery here in the prison, we could save our own books nnd d0 some needed work for the oth er institutions. e Graduated Compensation. "One thing which would undoubted ly work for good In our prison would be graduated compensation tor all men. beginning, say at the expiration of one-half of their minimum sen tence, providing also that they work industriously and need no disciplin ing. This pay may not be much, but enough so that men with families could send a little home, and It would be the part of wisdom to favor tho men with families dependent upon them. This would al.o obviate tho difficulty that often confronts men who rro out of our prison gates with little or no money, and for this reason ara noon ed back to a life of crime." Work ii nd Fducutlon. Chaplain Bauer is a strong endorser of the governor's plan of providing plenty of work for the men to do. He tells at some length of what Is being accomplished in an Industrial way at the prison. With work ho also en dorse plenty of recreation, "whole some play," the chaplain terms it. H. shows that while the need of recrea tion Is being supplied, discipline is not being overlooked. Educationally the needs of the men (Continued from page 5.) expressions relative to his estimation Tt'HInrnattn inivermij. - oi th hand8 0f the .kindly treatment at the citizens of Salem. "lesoine r in Situation' Governor's Office Flooded' nfUL D,i.,. "ltii 1 etuions and Letters i E tr . m ravorof Condemned Men Convicts Try to Help People at the stale house are .nil. sently trying to Interpret cheerful mood of Governor West dun,,,, n,., use iwo .lays as applied to the hang ings scheduled for Friday at the slate 1'i niteiitiary. The executive Is good hiimoredly answering all questions lmt to him, and Is answering ovorv communication nn the subject tliui ,llat n'oy "'"'"'""t'd the governor's de- ineanor io tne probable fart that he has decided to commute the sentence of every one of the condemned men, nnd that he is replying to letters and questions merely by saying that he Is "giving the cases consideration," only because that method of reply promises more peace of mind thnn any other. Is Grimly Humorous, Others have ventured the conjec- t,lre tnat tne affair has been getting 'on tlle nervea of the governor, and that he ' forcing himself to look on the somewhat grimly humorous side of tDe tmng' 88 far as possible, for there ls a C9rtttln amount of humor to be gleaned from the divers varieties of letters ana coplea poems that are flooding the executive office dally. Governor West would give out no extended interview today, hut had the following to say about the report that he expected to be away on a hunting jrp on Friday: lie Will Escort 'Em. "Referring to the useless discussion now being carried on through the press as to my being absent from the state on a hunting trip at the time of the executions at the prison next Fri day, I want to say In this connection that I have never had any Intention of being away on this date. On the oth er hand, I intend to be here, in order that my services may be available ghou,d certa,n promlnent lnalvlJua,9 . clamorinK for the Uveg of ,.. mn ..oalre t0 hllve me f a,e them on & personally conducted tour tQ the pcnllentlary on tilig dale, to y,ew th,s grue93me spectacle." fonTlcts Assist. Letters and subscriptions from al! sources aro coming to the governor to assist In the effort to save the men from the gallows. One etItlon is from the penitentiary, and Is signed by 3G convicts. It encloses $73.50, to he used In paying the expenses of the ef fort to have the sentences commuted. From Mrs. Mary rheiffcr. mother of Jacic Roberts, comes a letter asking thr.t a photo ot her son. In citizen's clothing, be taken before he Is hanged. Governor West has ootid United $", and asks Rev. C'..r-re iVae Wilson, of Portland, to ro-ittllaite a like amount, to pay the expenses of Mrs. Phelffer on a trip to visit her sen. Tomonow a del, nation from Port land will vtsil the governor and at tempt to iniiiice him to commute the sentence of the mw doomed men. Ilorr K. K'easoy, of Portland, who offered to prove an alibi in behalf of Roberts, and who was to appear before the ex ecutive, has not yet l.,;en to Salem. Tit KI1 1 HIV SO Midi III; h.'I.IH IIIMSKI.F t-MTia itEss ijukkd inr.. Oakland. Cat. (-c HAfter i-xamln- ,.n Momlav for insanity before Unnerior Judge Ilarils. l.-org. S'kin- .. ..... nli.led at being .. n tin nr. in n a ni. . declared sane, that he went to the Seventh street bridge early this morn Ing slashed his throat and other par's 1 . . limn of his body witn a " jumped in o the bay to drown. The water was hardly up to his kne-s, and. bleeding terrirhly from the wounds in flicted Skinner set up a series of yells His cries were h'rd by a woman who notified the police. Cap.sir. Heck and Sergeant 10 me responded In the police automobile. IVck waded Into the water and pulled Skinner out. He was rushed to the recelvlus hospital, but died soon after. iiinioj let's Have Commercial Club for all of Salem Tne Capital Journal Miami, r. W. i... - . - . 1 . iiiii'iiiois or oalem for thy best m,Me,,,8oflheco''"i'1...iifortho 1 nlWm 01 M 0nn- T' new 'T" of The Cai,1,lU Jm"m" in. ally stand for the future ni'veiopnicm ot ijalem and the welfare f n- ... I he lMllcy of The Capital Journal is for Salem first last mid al;ns. Willi er The Capital Journal nor the own ers of The Cap'tol Journal have any a-ws to grind. We are not prompted by any selfish motived, h.u. Inasmuch as we have come bore to ,iVc. have In vested money In tills city, and ,. v t to Invest much more, the new owners oi i ne ( aim al Journal wish to so. the I '''' "r P:'h'in advance and pl'Of.re.vi. ill ill anv anil ll 1 lie Capital .Tonne, I , way as locality ist In the advancement of the - that Is what Tl i Journal is hero lo do. A few weeks ago, having the b. sl interests of this city at hearl. the new owners of The Capital Journal put In to circulation a pethi-an to have a better and Greater Commercial Club. In doing this we had no Intention of casting any reflection upon the pres ent Hoard of Trade, because the pres ent Hoard of Trado has done good work, but, as the majority of the busi ness men of the city of Salem well know, the present Board of Trade has outlived its usefulness, and, as tho city of Salem grows and expands, so must also the Commercial Club grow and expand In accordance with the demands which are being nuulo upon it. Other cities have larger and better Commercial Cluhs than has Salem cities of less population and Import ance than Salem, and it la because ot the alertness end entrgy. expended and the object in view of furthering its In dividual city's Interest that theee dif ferent commercial clubs have suc ceeded as well sb they have. As Btated above, tho new owners of the Capital Journal have been trying to get an adequate commercial club for the city of Salem and it is a source of great pleasure to see tho encour agement which has been accorded to the movement, as Is evidenced by the list of leading business men of this city as published In The Capital Jour nal. It has been prinHWifd that tho Illlhee Club, the IiuslnosB Men's league, the Hoard of Trade, and tho new Coinnier- rial Club consolidate. The now Com- mcrclal Club has no idea or Intentions of interfering with the Illlhee Club, Women Not Eligible as Jurors That women arc not eligible to serve on juries, dei-pite the equal suffrage amendment Is the opinion of the office of the attorney-general, as framed by econd Assistant M. K. tclng. Tho TWO WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS f ..... ' ! - 1 . A 7 Two lii;!f Sarla Clauses swiftly on lie run I One got "weri," back and tlitn tiie was one. GOING! GOING!! GONE!!! Your Christmas Chances Will Be Gone, Too, H You Don't Get Busy. SHOP NOW! a I Mill nollil,.M.,.liug . ,,ff(.(s (lf '! "' Vhe Illlhee nal, , ()m (,f the obles, and most r.svtod organ izations In the city of Snloin. i, );1 home to those f its members who are fully true, to Ih.. miu.0 rllllli sib" wish of TlieCapilalJiiuruallh.it Hie Illlhee Club liv,. on torever It Is. however. (!. miction ,.f the (Mileni toiiunerclal (Tub to secure ;i,i " embers- .eUl booster,, for t, dy of .alem. a certain amount of revenue "ill naturally be necessary to ,... 'he club. .,it wiih such a iiiemli. r.hie "" "'II fees and dues vv,,,,!,! . " "' .inn i"e l i. liner,, ia i'l. vv nil, i 1 1 1 1 . . I j I 1 1 0 U , i ti in liaise should i lelV.-IS of it.; Ii lai :,e or It Is I'oUIIIIrl business vv Inch a , tlie I'nilii,. illee ol (he I of Ml.' Illler vv a.. tlier in,.. ii . be the I of the Sa thai ev veil hi. iial Club lo m man gits an Ml,. h hoi her he he real estate man. hard wire mini, grocer, a dry good man, or any one of the other business men on gaged In the various linen of hudio ss I ''presented n he city ,,f Salem. The Commercial (Tub will py favorlles -It Is for Salem ami lis IiiihIiii'sh men lo be participated In by all of them. Tho Salem Commercial Club pro Ikibcs to employ a secretary at a very reasonable Biliary, and it also proposes to have a different committee of busi ness men for every month, under whom tho secretary Bliall oierute. In this way each business man of Salem will have an opKrtunlty to express his views and his Ideas, and the Salem Cumuiorclal Club rcallzns tlwt the viows of some of the business men of Salem whoso linos of operation may not be at (he present lime exten sive are oflentlme Just as valuable as the merchant conducting a large busi ness. It Is to ho the Salem Commer cial Club for Salem and Its business men, playing no favorites, favoring no cliques, no fuctlons, knowing no organ isations which may be framed up to do cortaln things at tho expense of tho club. It n. to he a Salem Commer cial Club, In which every bustnem man will be recognized, and In which every business inun will have his say, mid In which every ImisIihks man will re ceive his prnKrtlonate share of new business which will naturally emtio to Salem by tho operation along business lines of a live, up-to-date Commercial club. opinion goes out In reply to a letter of Inquiry coining from Deputy District Attorney J. I). Venator, of Ijike'lew. Tho opinion quoted Iird's Oregon Iaws as follows: "A person Is not competent to net an a Jumr unless he he "2. A male Inhnhiii.nt of the coun ty In which In- Ib ii.iuiii'I. "nd wao has been an Inhabitant there, f f,,r ,ic year next proredlng the 1'; ie he Is drawn or railed." etc Continuing, the opinion s.r.s "The recent amendment to l,n nH.. St It IK loll did not change the sialic, of women us far as clti.eimhlp Is eon ccrned. They were .ilrendv c;il.. in It. only made them nullified ideHo. and did not In any way change ll,. Ir condition as far as jury i.eivlci, p.. ronocrriH "It Is tie- opinion i f Ibis o'tlc h , until fur'her legislation, women wood not be fiiil.'l.-,! to nerve on j'lll'S In this S'.'lte ' U ll hi. I) U lllS MlMIMM iiiuii ii pi i.i.1 mil evm N. w V.rk Ii i. - ll.r ir'Miii : i, 1 I l:. nd for I. ; ny lo . 't t Ii'. at.",! v. I l here to.! IV . ?. ' ' n'o'H'i.'. I.:2 d; iv Si lll.'l'l". I . ni.lod on riii',, fruit aiel ' a'1' I!., e.uiad a p; ;. 'I. a ' f : ,:i I' 'I. '' I. COM 1. 1 " M I V WWW Ul l'll II IKlt inMIMMtO'il f l'M7 I li I'l r" Wniil.ii.r'on. I"-' 1. I....,- '.nt pacFel a !i, .irreei r.-Ao. Ininwl'i' "I by I" o.o' ; er f)c:ir I'rel, 'bkI, Joun,ri.eiit fioin l'-"-i Ie er 1! lo i IMI try : The r"Sol'i'i I corn ! e.urf. cffeeip. i until 'be v M."- 'lie WW.- K.vunl. ' :;ui I'rai 1 '.Is for 'I Ml 'IK ""'.HI' ..I VV. .lie .,(,. I'' 111. A 111" I ...w , i le.l -'" '" ' lelll.,,, s. r N ' ''l im V'e'l.,l VMrol, s. ,,,., 'H. ' I III li..l,.l;,. .,,, 4-. . v it. l-ief . n.:m. r ..' i ,. i,,i I! 'II .-Us',. Ill j I'll Mellon, IC'lll' tt llsllille.nu, p . Tl. . ,, . ee .iiMance 111 ll bee lie., I, A SlIOO nil's, and tl... feat I . een- over land A I A Seattle Girl Dies from Bums l n rr, i, en i. in, Venule. W.i.ll. l,, i l ine, l v,'hah v . 1 1... I a, ,,, ,,,,:: i,.,.,. r '"bell Wlialev. I '! 1 1 1 1 111 re .i,, n ,,f Alls Villi.!.,., ,,n .,,... 'a..i. l-i:l"il. wln-e home was ,1,. ,i r,,v ,, on Wednesday of la a ,, !,, ,i,,i ,,,v ilom the bums she received Whaley, his wife an. I four children nl" ere ,augh la ll,,. burning I: i and were binned In inahlnu ibelr es cape. The Hiispl. Ion Ihal the Whaley homo was llreil by IllcendllllleH has been fiiaetlcally roiillrmed hy ail Investiga tion made quietly by tlm sheriff's of fice. The fire started nt nlnmt 2 o'clock In tho morning when the family were asleep. It was stated ft th,, Bherlff s nlllin t.Mlay thol ftri arrest limy be ex. pi'ct.ol within a day or two and that the authorities already have a strong now walnut the siiHpwt. Hut the man who borrows trouble Is npvor asked to pay hack. r ti ror ine Who Wants a Smart New Wint er Suit, This is News Many a 'n.iti find i P, !. r That Is w I tli k una : . ail (lie i . . f I, lo t, "i. 1 .j '.. Bishop's Ready $12.50 1 1 f"-- Hi" c ! il .' fl' f i a . n ii,.i .le a'' " mi o n s;,- - ! 'i i 1,... n e.il. ' h.'l.-. I d, ,i' I tl l,ll.l.1 f.. I'' HUM Met 1 'I 1 'Hi- lie V " .' " . ..'! I ..ei l.'l f' I ) i' i t ' el Tliis is Overcoat Weather I . . . ' i " , 1 - ' f I: . : .1 III ' I.i ''. If It's Worn by Men Salem Voolen Mi lis Store THE largest circulation h Salem and it is steadily Increasing The Capital Journal affords very best medium for all advertisers. PRICE TWO CENTS Employer ! Banquets Employes l lmnlAi." " If-.-!-- Hotel With Regular "Fam il) Reunion" Dinner There are few noelnl funellons , thoroughly enl,.al,le as those here mplover and ei.ipi.ive are bron.tlit t,i- '"'ber. with il,iH dlsilneilon cut out " " ""'i 'I" el on a bread elane of ""' :"' f biids and asseclaleii. !'i ! n'.i.'l dailv with ,'l"i'l'n. is , ,, .,.,., . ,d I,, j ''''"lei '.V 111 mill, n (I,, of being ' "! 1 ' ' -I I i' I el' Hie ,;, ie Mee. Hi, i.. : s;, ,,f l.l Ll' v . mo. II PH., .HI thrs,. ' "'' 1,1 - '"'' ll!n ! Ihell:....ve.. pill I'" ' tl" "1 Hi a el eis liv thcnisolvcH I':" ill a lal v lew olni, and miiUlu; "' ni ii I ilijllgliiful n It Ii their fr loin fi'uii fotmiilllv nnd real "homi, cuiiilne," feeling. Such a fanilly gathering wan that l.c.t night al il ;:a when the Movers Hlos. thev of Salem's big deparlmi'iil store, gave tlndr annual bimipiel In their emi'loveH al the Marlon Hotel l'i"inilly al li :iil the big m nil In the Marlon burij Into bloom, as a tor rent of blight eyed. pencliy-eheekiMl girls, graceful ns so many young fiiwtm. nnd each an advertisement of Oregon's wonderful cllmnln, criihi pouring, as though Flora hnrself hud emptied her choicest basket of spring fhmeri a living stream, to culiiruct limn. Th Walln fountain at Its lient wiu hot tn it with them. And hore amt (Conlliiii.sl nn imn !) ivian il' I- i i-.g 'i 11"'" nil." vol i.ioli.il.l" l.i In bun I li- .': .' '.. In.' olfel. I - Tailored Suits to 325 i 1 1 . . , . . .ipe. lal!)' 1. ' ., .' .-. all . V, I. .,.!... if ! 11,1 .1., I ' .11; . A III f I ' 'I In or Hoys, We Have it j n Fa