Editorial Page of The Salem Capital formal
WEDNESDAY
Jan. 1, 1913.
The Capital Journal!
Utterly Wretched
Nervous Prostration Long Endured
Before Remedy was Found.
Miss Minerva Remlngor, Upper l-'ern,
Pa writes: "For several years I had
nervous prostration, and was utterly
wretched. I lived on bread and bt'ef
tea because my stomach would not re
tain anything else. I took ninny rem
edies, but obtained no relief until I
took Hood's Sarsapnrllla, when 1 begin
to gain nt once. Am now cured."
Pure, rich blood makes gonil, sironK
nerves, nnd this Is why Hood's Sarsa
pnrllla, which purities nnd enriches the
blood, cures so many nervous diseases.
Get It today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tnblo'i
Chicago Store
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TIIE HICH COST OF LIVING.
HE New York State Food Investl-
T gating Commission has Issued a
report of Its Committee on Mar
Ms. Prices and Costs. This report
deals with the food problem on some
of Its aspects, but not by a long ways
on all of them. Nevertheless some of
the committee's findings aro Interest
lng The commute finds for one thing
that tho consumers buying in small
lots necessarily pay more than they
would If they bought in bulk. They
want these packages sent homo in
stead of carrying them, and this, white
they apparently overlook the fact, they
nuiat pay for. For Instance they point
out one example of a grocer, who got
B:igry because a customer wanted blm
to dollver two eggs, and another half
a pint of milk, the dlstanco In each
enso being moro than half a mile. The
committee points out that tho cost of
delivery would be far greater than
that of the material. While this Is an
extreme case, it serves to lllustrnte the
point that tho purchaser In small
quantities, requiring delivery Is him
self to blame for the excessive- price
that must bo charged If the grocer Is
to koop even. Tho committee goes so
far as to say that for this reason Ui j
small retailer Is forced to add 33 per
cent to tho cost of tho article..! on an
overage, and yet only makes 5 per
ct nt profit by doing so. It also finds
that "tho high operating cost of the
Individual retailer makes his elimina
tion Inevitable." Hnwevor, when ho
Is "eliminated" It may consolo him to
know he Is only losing 5per cont in
stead of tho wholo 33.
But If the Individual retailer Is "to
go," who or what In to take his place?
Will a big corporation or a trust, han
dling tho retail business of a city
make food products any cheaper?
Will firms becoino more humanitar
ian, got larger hearts, greater gener
osity and Increaso In public spirit as
they Increaso In sizo?
Does our exporlenco with coal oil,
tteel, meat, coal and otlier trusts lead
us to bollove that a retail food trust
would bo largely eleemosynary?
If that Is tho idea tho committee Is
advancing, then It must remember that
there aro many from Missouri.
As a matter of fact, tho difference
between the prlco paid the producer,
and that paid by the consumer Is too
great, but there aro many reasons for
tbls, for which tho rntaller or middle,
man aro not to blame. Many products
are perishable, anil tho dealer must In
handling them protect himself against
loss. Then, too, tho credit system In
evitably causes sonm loss, which iiiuhI
be taken note of by tho retailer In
lixing Ills percentage of profits.
Hut suppose the retailer is elimin
ated, tho consumer and the commis
sion limn reformed, the producer or
ganized nnd marketing and storage
IncllllloB made tho best. I'n'iloubtodly
there would bo a great saving, but
who would get It? Tho producer?
Hardly. Tho consumer? Judging by
past experience, this Is extremely
di.uhtful. Would they divide It be
tween them? Well, they never have.
Or would some one else, some big
ger person or company step In nnd
seo that prices were still kept low for
tho producer and high for tho consu
mer while lie or It absorbed for his
nr tholr private snap tho profit of this
dilTerenoo?
Tho latter would happen, provided
the usual course In such eases was fol
lowed, and unions humanity had sud
denly censed to bo selfish and forgot
how to prny timn It fellowmuii.
means of production and locomotion
and of work of all kinds can labor
strikingly demonstrate Its firm deter
mination to refuse to co-operate with
this program of death, which is con
trary to the Ideas of progress and hu
manity." If churchmen, politicians,
diplomats and statesmen, now so busy
handling In a gingerly fashion tho
problem of abolishing war, would ask
the worklngmen of tho world to settle
tho matter It would be speedily set
tled on the plan of Him who spoke
nineteen hundred years ago of "Pence
on Earth."
TIIK SOntCK OK MEAT TIU'ST.
MAKLNU WWII AdAlNST W Wit.
N calling upon workers of every
I class to renuiln bile for a contin
uous period of "I hours, the
French General Federation of Labor
enmo pretty near to the great heart of
Christianity. Perhaps tbe lenders of
the French woiklngnieti see that the
crushing burden of war falls mosl
heavily upon labor, which pays mos
of llio money cost of war, ami most
of lis terrible cost In life and suffer
ing. In view of the Insane baste of
tho nations to "promote peace by pre
paring for war," there Is a touch of
faulty In tho order of the General
Federation of Labor where It says:
"Only by complete cessation of tho
WASHINGTON opinion is reported
ns looking upon the stockyards
decision just made by tho su
premo court as sweeping In Its char
acter and probable effect. l!o this as
it may, that decision has at any rate
touched upon the raw with referenco
to tho powers of trusts. It confirms
tho authority of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to prohibit favors
by stockyard corporations to meat
packers, which Ib the point from which
tho meat trust has drawn Its vitality.
To control stockyards Is to control
tho prlceB of animals coming In nnd
tho prices of meat going out. Abolish
every other cause for abnormal prices
In respect of the meat supply, and
control of the stockyards will Btlll
bo effective. Perhaps regulation by
tho Interstate Commerco Commission
mny not( bo the best way of paralyz
ing this vital organ of tho beef trust,
but It Is at all events a hitting out In
tho right direction.
OLD TIMK KMI'UIYE
TKMIEKS RESKJXATIOX
I. C. Sutton, who has been for twen
ty years an attacho of tho state hospi
tal for tho Insano and iiostmastor of
the institution, has tendered Ids resig
nation which took effect hiHt night.
This stop Is very much regretted by
the officials of tho asylum with whom
tho voi'jeran employe was a persona
grata becauso of his unwavering cour
tesy nnd uniform kindness.
Mr. Sutton camo from the oast to
Oregon about 2!i years ago. Ho Is
consequently ranked nniong tho old-
timers. Ho Is well known to all the
old families hero nnd by many of tho
leading citizens throughout tho stale.
With all bis acquaintances lie Is held
in high respect and Is extremely pop
ular. One of his sons resides here
with Ills family, A second son Is In
Astoria, another In Oklitl la and n
daughter In Hood Itlver. Mr. Snlloii ;
when ho came to Marlon county pur- j
chased n live-acre ranch near Salem
which he still owns.
Ill health iiecessltiL'.es !!ui resigna
tion from his position at tho slate hos
pital. 1 In says that be keenly regrets
to have to lake this step. Ho speaks
ficllngly of the kindness shown him
by bis colleagues In the service and
of the toleration and treatment ac
corded blm at all times by tho super
intendent, Dr. U. K. Leo Stelner, and
the otlier olllcers.
NEW ( OflMISSKOEK
MAKES IIKIEF TALK
In a brief nddress yesterday after
noon, J. 1), Mlckle, recently elected
state dairy ami food commissioner,
talked to the county school superin
tendents, who are assembled at the
stato house grading papers from the
recent teachers' examinations.
Mr. Mlckle pleaded for co-operation
on tho part of the school men In
bringing about a better grade of dairy
stock and dairy farms In Oregon, lie
said that much moro than is believed
could be done along this line by tbe
schools, and henrllly advocated the
Industrial work In which the schools
aro engaged under tho leadership of
Mr. Alderman,
Ihmi y ItaLid Hie Money.
Albany, though she bad fsT.nnil yet
lo raise for her college on December
firs'., inado a vigorous campaign, nnd
with Hie coining of the New Year, has
Hie satisfaction of knowing that her
edorls were crowned with success, as
she secured the $;!ii,()iio necessary to
complete the $2iifl,iWfl B, md to raise
to sccuro the $."tl,(i00 offered by J. J.
11111 In Portland Tuesday.
Copyright, 193. ty Amtrlcan Tnn Ajjcciallom.
Now Tear' la the day to pay. Hooray I Kt"ct
And this la your one, lone ohanoa '
To help the carrier on bis way
Up the road toward high finance.
In rain or shine he has bnoked the Une,
Nor kioked the whole year through.
Then get in the swim the water's fine.
Kind friend, it Is up to you.
You win the toss to oome across
For the carrier tried and true,
Who kept the road, though it snowed and
blowed,
And now it is up to you.
fj. f Ski
i ...
7ou know the guy of the days gone
by
Who did the lightning spiels
For Old Man Jove. Say, but he was
fly
With wings fastened on to his
heels
This Meroury kid he carried the
news,
But if he was here well, say,
He'd have to use those wings on his
shoes
At carrying papes" today I
The Meroury skate brought up to
date
Would fly in the same old way J
He'd be Johnnie, Mere, and he'd
work like a Turk
Delivering "papes" today;
We have it right on that fly-by-night,
With the phony wings on his heels,
For In airyoplanes we take our flight
And on "red, devil" ottymobeels.
The fast "ohoo.ohoos" now carry the news
When bitched to the "paper" train,
And the "papes" we drop kerflop without stop
f From a high flying airy
piane.
The Meroury spiel with the
bird wing heel,
He rooly gives me a pain.
For how would he feel in a
ottymobool
Or a bloomln' alryoplane ?
iff
&WT'.VV..-.v
iv.akfgO ..
.. . V, ' Ow iSi
j The Meroury play Is today
passay.
i; Did you get thatP Neat,
j don't you think P
But thore is some aloes to the
modern way,
Which puts poor More on
We are up to bis, and we
' have to whia
j By all the contraptions new
! And to use all the fastest ways;
! they is
j In getting the news to you.
It Is your turn now to avow
and allow
j The wondorful stunts we do
i And to give us a "Thank
you I"-you know how
; For getting tho news to you.
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Stanfleld Is to have its big rabbit j
drive New Year's day. It will be the !
biggest event of the kind ever pulled
off in the state, as Spokano, Walla
Walla, Baker City, in fact all Eastern
Oregon, will have delegations there. .
I
The town of Lawson, Harney coun
ty, will move five miles to a point on
the line of the Oregon Eastern rail
way, now building.
Klamath Falls expects the general
agricultural department to establish
an experiment farm somewhere in
Klamath county, and not far from the
city.
Grants Pass Is getting busy over Its
proposed railroad to Crescent City,
or some coast point, and engineers
have about completed drafting maps
of tho first 20 miles out from that
city.
o
The Rosarlans hit Oakland Monday,
as a result Oakland surrendered and
promised to send a delegation of nt
least 500 to the Portland Rose Show.
A. P. Bateham has sold nil but 20
acres of his 200-acre fruit farm, near
Moslcr for $S5,000, and has moved to
Portland.
The Albany city tax levy this year
Is 13 mills.
Tha receipts at the Portland post
office for the year 1012 were $1,108,
12S.05, as against $1,004,428.71, or In
round numbers an incrcaese of $104,
000 for the year, or about $300 a day
for each day of the year,
Portland's bank clearings for the
year 1912 averaged $2,000,000 for ev
ery working day In the year.
Multnomah county had 3C56 mar
iltiges In 1012, or exactly ten every
day.
For'.y energetic farmers met at Oak
Grove school house near Albany Sat
urday aftornoon and voted a 5-mlll
tax on their district for putting crush
ed rock on roads. They have started
a movement the end whereof no man
can foresee,
Conditions for sheep are reported as
unusually good In all parts of east
ern Oregon.
Eastern Oregon ranchers In the
moro arid sections are experimenting
with thornless cactus as a dairy food,
nnd aro pleased with results.
SEE IF YOUR
CHILD'S TONGUE
IS COATED
if moss, KKVKiiisii, nii.iors,
cm vk Diainors "syiiit of
FHJS" TO CI,EASE ITS LITTLE
liowias.
txxik at tho tongue, Mother! If
coa.'ed, It Is a sure sign that your lit
tle ono's Insldes, the stomach, liver,
nnd 30 feet of bowels aro clogged up
with putrlfylng waste matter and need
a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
When your child is listloss, droop
ing, paid, doesn't sleep soundly or eat
heartily or Is cross, irritable, feverish,
stomach sour, breath bad; has rtom-neh-aeho,
diarrhoea, sore throat, or Is
full of cold, give a teaspoonful of Syt,
up of Figs, and In a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, undigested
food and sour bile will gently move
on r.nd out of Its llttlo bowels without
nnur.ea, griping or weakness, and you
surely will have a well, happy and
smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are rot
drugging your children, being compos
ed entirely of luscious figs, senna and
aromatlcs It cannot be harmful, be
sides they dearly love Its delicious
ti'nte.
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy. It Is the only stomach
llvei and bowel cleanser and regula
tor needed. A llttlo given today will
save a sick child tomorrow.
Tiill directions for children of nil
ages and for grown-ups plainly print
ed en the package.
Ask your druggist for the fu'l aanio,
"Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna,"
prepared by tho California Fig Syrup I
Co. This Is tho delicious tasting. !
genuine old reliable. Refuse nnvthlnt; j
oUe offered.
A
Cotton Bats, each,
4c
New
SUITS
and
COATS
Worth
Double
$4.50
$6.50
$8.50
$10.50
The Best
Values
Salem
in
Blankets, Comforts, Men's and Boys'
Clothing all reduced at prices that
mean money saving
Chicago Store
La
Now for prices that paralyze all
calamity howling competition.
No 20 or 30 per cent.
But See the Prices I
9c Percales, yard . . . 5c
8 l-3c Apron Ginghams, yard 5c
Dress Ginghams, yd. 7 1-2 and 8 1-3
45c Dress Goods, yard . . 25c
Pretty Silks worth up to 50c 75c
85c yd, now 25c 35c 49c
Dress Goods worth up to 65c 75c
85cyd,now25c 35c 49c
1000 yards of Outing Flannels,
yard . . 4c, 5c, 6 l-4c, 8 l-3c E
$2.00 and $2.50 Coatings
now yard . . 75c and 98c
Remnants of Wool Dress
Goods . . Half Price
$1 Corduroy Velvet, yd., . 69c
500 pairs of Women's Shoes
now only '98c and $1.25
Ladies' $4.50 and $5 Sweaters
all reduced to . $ 1 ,95
Ladies' High-class $6.50 and $7
Sweaters, now only . $3.50
$1 High-class long Corsets, 49c
Extra SpVl
GIRLS'
COATS
98c
$1.50
$2.50
$3.50
Wonderful
Values