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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1912)
Editorial Page of Tie Salem Capital Jfotumal TUESDAY Dec 31, 1912 The Capital Journal Published by The Barnes -Taber Company GRAHAM P. TABER, Editor and Manager An Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress and Development of Salem in Particular and All Oregon in General 1'iihllahrd Krrr I'.renlnj Except Humlir, Halrm, Orrun SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Inmrltblv in Advance) tmUy, by Carrier, prr jrar ...13 20 Vtr month. .48c Daily, by Mall, pr year 4.00 Ir month.. 35c Wekly, by Mall, per year .... 1.00 Hli montaa.BOe FULL I.EAHKI) WIHK TKI.KOItAl'H HEI'OKT Tbf Capital Journal li more than inilons to (rite Its nbcribcr the very lent carrier umlce possible. If von don't gel jour paper on time, Jnt phone Jfaln S3 and epy will be sent you by special messenger. The Capital Joarial raaaaccmfnt wants all Its subscribers to receive prompt and efticlcnt service year wmplaluU registered at this ofllce will receive rarcfol atteaUea. A WEALTH OF POWER. I through associated endeavor and ecm blnatlon, therefore, should bo accept- T IS a notorious fact that every sta'e ,ed only upon certificate of the orlitln and history of the goods offered. A reasonalilo activity among the ooeu I that was granted school lands by the general government upon ftd miKHlon Into tho I'nlon, uwd those hinds to accomplish tho smallest rif eulta poHftlblo with them. As a rulo they were sold at tho very lowuxt price permisKiblo, and Just aH llttlo money r.H posslblo waa obtained from their wile. The prlnqial values of them T.cnt Into the xknt8 of tho persons who bought them, ar.d the 5"!iools of the Btato we.ro. In a nense, rohhsd. Oregon now has, wo might or.y Rtlll bun, another Rotirro of vast wealth v.lilch If properly taken care of, would pay tho running rxpcnsc of tho Htato forever and leave a handsomo margin tr.o, and that Ik her water power. She b'.lll hiut a largo part of It, but It re mains to bo seen If hIio Will keep It, or will let It Blip through her cai'eleHH fingers as she did with her school IiuhIh. A very cnnwrvntlvtt estlmato given Oregon's magnificent mountain r.tnniiiH a total horsepower of above 3,0li0,000. It Is probablo a close ex amination of these streams would show a horsepower of at lejmt double that. This Is easily worth from $s to $10 a year per horsepower, or from !;',i).iiOO,0(in to $i;o,ooo,ooo yenrly. Of course, It will ho many years he fore It Is nil utilized, but In tho mean vhllo, as fast, an It Is ni-edcd, Individ uals or companies, lllo on It, and take possession of It. Tim people's prop erty by this very simple and Inexpen sive method becomes tho Individual's poperty, mid ns soon as the power Is nvallahlo those who use It must pay to a private Individual or company for the use of the state's property In a sense their own property. It Is freely conceded that tills power is now going to waste, nnd can only lc utilised by the expenditure of con iililerahlo sums of money that, in a sense, tho harnessing of tho power and putting It at work hi a benefit to the state. While this Is true, the fact remains that tho state will get little or nothing from the exploitation of Its resources, tho usn of its own prop erty. Steadily, day by day, tho water m wera are being appropriated by prl va'o companies, ami unless It Is slop ped soon tho cream of tho locutions will bo '.ost forever and this rich gift from tho government will have gone the way of the hirge majority f the itchool lands. .lust what, steps are necessary rants of nearby henneries Is reported Can the real hens compete with the fictitious layers of the cold storage es tablishments? This Is a question to be decided only by the exercise of greet discretion. Many arguments and illustrations are offered to show that cold storage Is a blessing, but the consumer will re member that egg prices ruled rather high last April. Now wo are Informed that prices were high then because the surplus product was being placed In odd storage for December. The con sumer will he disposed to take the law of averages and pay higher prices for oggn when they are scarce, if he can get tho benefit of low prices when the supply is greater than the demand. 3f( jfc 3C ijt 3fC jft 3C ft jft ifC at THE ROUND-UP N'owborg expects soon to let a con tract for building a city hall, to cost; f 15,000. a a Tho Independence Monitor will In its issue of January 9, give a complete summary of the development In and about tho city. It will bo a valuuble number and good as an Oregon advertisement. Independence expects the new west sldo lino of tha P. E. & E. from Port land to Corvallls, to reach that place In about two weeks. a a a Tho Sllvorton Journal says that bustling little city Is much In need of a brick plant a a f.t Johns lodge No. 17, A. F. & A. M. of Albany, gave a banquet Friday ev ening at which 235 Albany citizens were the guests. a a A fair quality of oil has been struck at a depth of 400 feet In Summer Lake valley, in southeastern Oregon. a a a Falrvlew's new city hall was oiiened for public use Monday night of Inst week. There were appropriate cere monies and a chicken plo supper. a Gas mains Iiavo been laid through the principal streets of Iyents. The gas comes from Portland. a a Corvallls' tax levy this year Is 14.5 mills. a a a Tho records at Corvallls shows two divorc.j cases filed and three mar riage llcenso granted last Saturday. mnaaaHanoHBain! - -t ininm-i r""' iwiiiiwii ii 1 1... -- nil iiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii 1 II K I'liOH-SSION OF SE( ItKTAItV. IV ItKCKNT VEAftS tho world of business1 ami statesmanship has como to reoognlzo tho importance of the olilco of secretary. Several sec retaries to the various presidents have developed Into great lenders of affairs and in all directions ono may seo the rapidly growing Importance of the sec retarial profession. Tho modern sec rclary Is a business man, nn organ izer, n diplomat, a strategist, a mixer, and an all-round man of versntllo abil ity. The organization that succeeds best Is tho one which obtains tho b.-st .tvallublo ability for Its executive of. lice ami hacks up the work of Its sec retary and pays him a salary some- wl near what ho would earn If lie the same work and ability to a private occupation. It Is a fatal blunder to put a weak or nominal secretary In an Important i. IHco and then expeit results. The secretary of a commercial organiza tion should not be treatitl as a menial or an olilco boy whoso opinion is not asked, but who may bo blamed If any thing goes wrong. The associations which aro doing effective work arc tl.oso that dignify the olilco of secre tary and whose members are not above taking his advico and giving l.liii their united supiKirt. Tho secre tary. If ho Is worthy of his ofllce, should , trusted. Ho has fully as much at stak.i as any member, and If glcii a free hand can carry the work of his organization to success. In these modern days the great man to of affairs must have a i;ood sccivi:irv protect tills great, wealth Is one or the 'and .he trad., as.-oclatioii that tries to lust things the legislature should take : enrage a executive and the,, do the op. ii. is necessary mat the wal. r work iis.ir Is on the power lie used. but. li Is suggested that ! a leasing sy.pui could bo perfected. l.lllli: Ml MS wrong track. which, v. Iillo allow Iiii; ptiv ate corpoi ;i- j lions to control and make available I tills vast power, would still 'retain the title ami ih control in the sta'e. li 1 , can be made a souivo of perpetual In or i in: nit; moiim lilensliiiri:. Wash.- - I tig simw slide tushes height cars Into Kindling Seattle Mi ii ! or on Tulare mii.ui . ' '" f'"' "'" M:""' "'" '-"""' J Plow o ,;,,,,( Northern e ,ad ex- tmie the s,.e haung the ownership. ,,,,,, i Jx, , itl five, two fatallv could prevent the misuse of privileges Aberdeen - Traffic and wire com ,,v ''"'"M rt '"""''ll"'K " water, j niuiilcat Ion hadlv hit l,v storm -land-hii.Ii as evorhltae.t. charges, etc. L,li( ,, ,,,. ,.,., fimml;l It Is a matter that should be attend- , OM Hhlpplng tied up cd to by the coming legls e which n .Heaviest rain and wind should look after the locks on the ; storm recorded. Hablo door before all the horses arcl ew port - Kaln beavv and wind Molen. Eventually. If properly safe- Maws gale, hut no shipping damage gnunii'o, ii wm mean an Income to , i-ei.oi te.l the state n( from $I0,iiiuUmui to $;!i,. lhillas -Telephotie lines down nnd 000.0110 a year. Enough to run the Indues washed out with U Creole mine, sonoois ami pretty nearly every, thing else of a public charue'er, ami this is surely worth looking after. A 11(1 1, Ka.S. "S"1IE retelling of the consumer over the reduced price of eggs Is sick lied over the pale cast of thought II fUM'Iud iict'tt liv- the announcement liv the cold storage people that most of tho cheap cgg now on the market were stored last April, and won t be fit for scrambling purposes unless thev aro used up before New Year's day. In tho course of nine months of preservation, by whatever process, there must be a progressive condition of antiquity; and tho real age of the hen product has at least an esthetic relation to desirability for the table. Tho eggs may v.o fresh In the technic al senso of that word, while chrono logically anch'iit. Tho promised reduction In price river flooding adjacent land I'hchalis - Chehalis river on a ram page for two days. HU; log Jam like ly to break any time. Vancouver-Several Clark county bridges and roads washed out and rainfall of Sunday 1 n:' Inches. Castle liock -Trains now passing slow ly over w aslioul. CVntralla -Surrounding country is flooded citizens fear Inundation in l uslness district. HUM) Jl IIV IMUCTS Tin: omnu.s I'Mvrn ,'hi hs n:sytt w no' Indianapolis, lw. ;:i Indictments were returned against every director of the Cincinnati, llamll'on and I"ay- ti n railroad hero today by the Marlon county grand Jury as a n-sult of tho recent wreck at Irvington, a suburb of this city, In which ill per,l(s were killed. The Jury gave a verdict for $1?,500 In favor of James T. Flaherty for the death of his son, who was killed near tho Opp inlno last spring, by coming In contact with a live wire owned and operated by tho Oregon-California Power Co. a a Mrs. Marlon Wado, aged 100 years, died nt the home of I. V. Guerney, near Myrtlo Point Wednesday, Decem ber IS. Sho had been a resident of Coos county for many years. Judge Harris has decided that M. Vernon Parsons, elected io tho legis lature from Douglas county, did not violate the corrupt practices net, ns was charged against him, and he will therefore be one of the coming ses- , shin's members. I a a a The storm nt Hood River Sunday: was In tho form of snow, In morning, i but In tho afternoon a chango In tern-j liiriu.uro gavo Hood ltlverlt.es about tho llnest and largest lot of slush it ever monkeyed with. a a a Entries aro coming In very fa.st for the Oregon City poultry Bhow Janu ary 3, 4. and It promises to bo a very successful one. a a a Tho Oregon Oit Club will hold Its third annual show in Portland Janu ary ::i-2,",, Incluslvo. a a a Three antes wero burned In Port land w hen a small garage went up ll smoke Saturday night. a a a Mrs. Anna M. Schlosser. aged 71, ami a resident of Albany for nearly half a century, died ttt her homo there j Sunday. A recent olhVlul examination shows' there are 1 feet of water on the Coos 1'iir. i ... Henry Murks, nged tin, of Rosehurg, ! coiumlMod suicide Satnt'dav, being de-! spomieiit over injuries received In a runaway la.-t summer. The wires from Albany to Newport nil went down In Sunday s storm, a a a Mr. and Mrs. Marion Waruock cele brated their golden wedding at Oregon City Christmas. They crossed the plains together with their parents In IS'.:l, and have resided on a farm near Oregon City for 47 years. ... diverge Hall, aged i!:i. was shot Sun day near Wendllng, while out hunting by A M. Mrovvn. who "mistook him for . deer." lie was shot In the morning dying towards evening Waller on Strike. VMTKP CIIKSS I.KINKII W111K 1 New York. Deo. 31. At noon the liters on strike here, announced that they had called out kitchen help at i ue Aicnamnalt. llrcslin, Hoffman Holland. Imperial hotels, and nearly all the workers as well as 10 per cent of the wallers had quit. This state ment was denied by the Hotel Men's Association, embers of the employers ergaiil.-atlou asserted that only a few of the mal contents had quit. If you are troubled with chronic constipation, the mild and contle ef fect of Chamberlain's Tablet make ;thein especially suited to your case, i For aalo by all dealers. Journal 'Want Ads." bring results.' ifl il A H ml' . A j wis l m 1 1 Our Suit and Coat Values Can Not Be Duplicated We are Manufacturers' Buyers Ladies' New Suits, $4.50, $6.50, $8.50, $10.50 Ladies' New Coats, $3.75, $5.90, $7.50, $10,50 : Misses' New Coats, $98c, $1.98, $2.50, $3.50 ! Children's Coats, - - - 75c, 98c., $1.49, $1.98 I Ladies' One-Piece Wool Dresses and Silk Dresses now $4.50, $5.90, $6.90, $8.50 IliiB1 - at Our Thirty Days' nnua C o earie is Now in Progress The Following Goods will be Sold at Less Than Manufacturer's First Cost, and in many cases Away Below Half Price. Now is the Time to Buy, when Your Money Has the ' Greatest Buying Power Hwww.Hwwmwwm.wmwwwm iwtwtwwtwwwwwt Store aiem s Come to Best For Bargains Odds and Ends Itrmnanta and Broken un.borS of Hosiery and mdrrwrar sIlKhtly soiled nnd hundreds o( Goods remaining from our Fall rush trade will be sold regardless of cost.. oW Is tho time to buy, when money bus the greatest buying power. Muslins, Outlnff Flannels, Hlankets, Comforts, Ited Spreads, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels and Table Linens will be sold for the next thirty days for Manufacturers' first cost. Odd sl.es In liens' and Hoys' Clothing Men's I ndcrwear, Men's Sov, Men's ckt!cs, Work .Shirts, (Jloves, ele, will be sold for the next thirty days regardless of cost. Every year for 30 days after Xmas we have n.a, e a rule to sell Koods for cost and In many cases less; this Is to clean up the stocks after our season's ' "'ss' Lm'k urm,lul "ml l"'1 ,,,( ,,tl"'r Pricey then come here nnd see the money we can save yon. Our Advertised Prices for the Mext 3H Days Will attract customers from far and near. No profits made. This is a gen uine clean-up sale of all odds and ends after our big year's business. Get prices 'round town, then come here and see the great money-saving advantages offered by the Chicago Store. ELME THE LOW PRICES FOR SALEM CHICA Salem, Oregon fK444 o TORE The Store That Saves You Money l E
