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Editorial Page of Tlie Salem Capital formal TUESDAY Jan. 21, 1913. 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 Puhllihfd Every Evening Hicept Sunday, Nalem, Orrgoa SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Invariably In Advance) Dally, by Carrier, per year ...$3.20 Per month. .46c Dally, by Mall, per year 4.00 Per month.. 85c Weekly, by Mall, per year .... 1.00 (tlx montba.SOc FUM. l.KASM) WIIIH TKI.EOKAI'll HEl'OItT The Cnpllnl Jonrnul Is more than anxlnns to (rive its subscribers the very best carrier scrvlre possible. If yon don't get your paper en time, Just phone Main 82 and a copy will be sent you by special messenger, The Capitol Journal management wants all Its subscribers to receive preuipt and eflicient service your complaints registered at this office will receive cnrcful attention. A WEAKKMXG STIMULANT. ONH wholesome thing about us as a people Is that we remember and learn from our mistakes. We do not yet pretend lo popular as tuteness, but at least we are smarter than wo UBed to be. Take, for In stance, the big electrical power grant we have just made to tho Great Palls Power company of Montana. This grant Is for tho transmission of power, over public domain, for the electrifi cation of 450 miles of railroad be tween Harlowtown, Montana, and Av ery, Idaho, along the main line of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad. The grant, which is for 50 years, Is subject to readjustment every 10 years, and provides for the regulation of rates and Bervlce, tho sale of pow er to tho United States, the state and the cities at as low a rate as Is given any other buyer, and demands the ap proval of tho secretary of tho interior for the transferring of the permit. When the Union Pacific railroad waa under construction we granted 'It not only the right of way, but all the timber, iron and oaal within Blx miles of the line not to mention cash subsidies of from $16,000 to $48,000 a mile. In 1808, the New York Express thus guilelessly writes: "Tho sum of $50,000,000 bos been sot apart to be divided equally between these two companies (the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific tho bonds of tho government being Issued In propor tion to the length done and the diffi culties of construction. The rood is required to b first-class and the further grant of 12,800 acres of land per mile may bo reckoned among its ulterior resources Under this stimu lus the companies have mado oom mendnblo progress within tho past two ye!rs." It Is hardly necessary to recall that under this "stimulus" the construction profit on tho whole road above all ex penses was at loast $13,900,000. As a people today wo profor to be loss stimulating to private enterprises, as we have suggested by tho restric tions placed by the department of Intorlor upon the Great Falls power grant. lars' wortli of food, and that the house wife is paying thirteen dollars for six dollars worth of nourishment, the seven dollars' difference going to pay mlddlotnon, railways, etc., this need cause no dismay It simply means that our commercial machinery Is receiving more than Its just due and that it needs overhauling and simplifying, a task to which the American peoplo are fully equal. But the other statement, instead of causing any apprehension, should really bo a reason for congrat ulation. That the American people Is sufficiently alive to the importance and value of pure foodstuffs for this knowledge to have an Influence on prices Is a most gratifying sign of pro gress and of higher and better stand ards of living. The fact that the ini tial cost Is greater has no bearing on the ultimate value of the food product. Certlfiod milk costs more than ordin ary dirty, disease-carrying milk, but It Is more expensive? When one con siders the cost of medical services, nursing, medicines and loss of time and life caused by disease transmit ted by dirty milk, it becomes evident that the first coat Is not a fair crite rion, and that clean, pure milk Is far cheaper in tho end, even though its initial cost Is a few cents higher. This Is truo of all puro foods. Tho de mand for pure food materials and the Increase In living expenses from this cause can nccount for only a small part of the present lncreaao In prices, but, so far as It goes, It Is a welcome slmi, since it means better and purer foods and less sickness. Let us not pay more than Is necessary for any food, but let. us havo puro foods, no matter what they may cost, Labor In Session at "Los Angeles UNIIKD TOEH8 IJHABED WlkE. Jjoa Angeles, Cal., Jan. 21. Fall uro of the Los Angeles city govern mont to welcome the delegates to the I twelfth annual convention of the Stato Building Trades Council caused i a bitter reproach by Secretary A. J. I Mooney when the first session of tho convention opened yostorday Mooncy declared the fulluro of tho city to greet the labor men was duo to a ' dlHllkn for unlnna niwl unlnnlunia. ! Four hundred delegatus represent ing every local In the stato gathered in the labor toniplo for the official opening of the meeting. President B. II. McCarthy of San Francisco replied to on address of welcome by E. J. Hendricks of Los Angeles. McCarthy deplored tho attltudo of tlu Los Angeles city administration toward labor and forecasted a hard fight by labor for control of tho city's govern mental machinery at the next ('lection. Also, ho strongly Intimated, In Introducing Job Ilarrlman to tho convention that he would be labor's candidate for mayor In the next cam paign. Hurrlman was given a rousing re ception by the delegates. Ho worded a warm declaration of Innocence in behalf of the union men convicted at i Indianapolis of Illegally transporting dynamite. At this juncture a por trait of Olaf Tvoltmoe wa3 displayed. It was the signal for a vociferous demonstration. THE COST OF 0001) LIVING. THAT the medical fraternity does not bend all Its enorgies toward Bolvlng problems dealing direct ly with tho knifo and tho application of medicine Is to bo noted in tho char acter of articles appearing in Tho Journal of Tho American Medical as sociation, a Into ono which Is of very special tlmollnoss being tho follow ing on living cobIs as Influenced by methods which insure purity and wholesomeness: "Two stateiiienls havo appeared In tho newspaper recently regarding the ever-Interesting subject of the present high cost, of living. Ono was that, under present rindltlonfl, the cost of conveying hIx dollars' worth of food from tho producer to the consum er Is seven dollars. The other was a statement from the depnrtmont of ag riculture that one of the factors in producing higher prices Is the agita tion for pure fondsluffH and the enact ment and enforcement of pure food laws. These statements are typical of two most Important forces nt present influencing living condlllons. One has to do entirely with management and administration. If It Is true that It costs seven dollars to market six dol- TI1ACHS JOSEPH'S NAME HUT CAN'T LOCATE MUSTACHE Senator Joseph's nationality Is an enigma to a lot of Portland people His namo suggests a Hebrew Uncage, but his bill to appropriate half a mil lion dollars for un exhibit at San Francisco seems to contradict this. Taking tho senator's manners as a working basis to trace his pedigree, ono would be forced to the conclusion that ho Is of French descont. Joseph Is easily the most polite .nan In the senate'. "Mr. President, I am willing that the senator from Podunk, or the senator from Blngvlllo should speak first," has become a familiar phrase on tho senator's Hps. Two generations ago J-o-o-p-h may havo been pro nounced Yousecf, with the stross on tho "seet" Tho Multnomah solon lias tho elo quence of an American Indian and a relationship to tho famous Chief Joseph has been suggested. Tho beau ties nnd refinement of a Greek of the ancient Athens, not tho modern railroad typo mingle in the study Tho solon has Uio wit of an Irishman, but Dan Kellaher says "not at nil, not yet," But Joseph con talk just as good United States as Milt Miller, and exe cute Just as I.lnooln-llko goHtlires ns Dlinlck, so there you are. Isaiah Newton Day, the herculean senator from Multnomah county1, ap peared this morning with the bristling black mnstnelio eradicated from his features. The senator no longer looks llko nn appendage of tho House of Schwnckeiisteliier, but lines up very harmoniously with Kellaher, Malar key, Dlmlek. etc. II It; II SCHOOL AM) RAILROAD CO-OI'EHATE Boys In the high school nt McComb City. Miss., earn from $12 to $18 a month regularly while attending school. A plan of co-operation has been drawn tip between the high school and the Illinois Central rail road, whereby the boys attend school one day and work In the railroad shops the next, according to informa tion received nt tho United States Bureau of Education, Tho "student apprentices," as they are called, are paid for their work In the shops, the minimum wago being 12 cents an hour. After four years of combined high school attendance and shop work tho boy Is prepared to enter collego or draw a man's pay at his trade. Railroad and school authorities both agree that tho plan works well. The railroad official In charge of the boys said: "After actual tests It Is shown that tho plan of co-operation between the Illinois Central railroad shops and tho McComb City High School Is not only feasibly but that It is working out In a manner entirely satisfactory. I believe It to be for the best Inter est of the railroad company to fill all vacancies in the apprenticeship system as far as possible with co oierat!vtf apprentices." Suierintendent Hughes, of tho school system, is equally enthusiastic over results from the school's point of vlow. He believes tho plan offers ono solution of tho problem of keep ing boys In school; that It fosters a boy's spirit of Independence and sat lsflos his commendable ambition to get Into tbe game of llfo, The McComb City plan Is another indication of. tho strength of the present movement for systematic vo cational education In connoctlon with tho public schools. It Is noteworthy In that It docs not loso sight of tho need for continued cultural training for tho boy who may want to earn his living In the shops, v"T3rBTU dt TOT T7w,i: P"Py f collects the Invisible ifJ'ni J3.M143 Ja? JlVBcrmn of disease-spreads them over V i our food and poisons na with typhoid. The Mosquito with Its bill Injects Into our vein MALARIA. WE ARE all exposed to such dangers our only armor Is good red blood! Lot your Rtomach bo of good digestion, your liver active nd year lungi full of gonil pure air and you don't surrender to any of the disease bearing gorms. The bet known tonic and alterative, that correct! a torpid liver, and helps Uigoation ao that good blood ia manufactured and tho syitcm nourished, la piScV. Med!2! Discovery Thla turnout medicine hna been sold by mediclna dealer In Its liquid form for over forty yuan, giving grant nitiif notion. If you profor you ran now obtain Dr. Pierce's Golden nodical Discovery talilota of your dragg-Sat at 11.00, also in 60c alia or by mail aand bO one-cent stamps, R.V. Pierce, M. D., Uultulo, N.Y., for trial box. 1,,iDiAna f 7 t fit are fully and properly answered In the People'a Medical Ait XtUVallOnS Of Llllt , K.V. ei.,r,M. D. All the knowll a reims man or w.tman, wife or (taut htar should hsva, ts contained In this biff Home Doctor Uooa eontalnlna low puns with nirravSnm bound In cloth, ssnt tat ts anyone aanuiiii U ana Mat stamps to prepay coat of wrapplns and postage. hi: came eah to OYEIILOOKINfl IT Marshfleld, Ore.. Jan. 21. Baring against tlmo with tho returns of the president lal election of Oregon which ho must deliver In Washington by January 27 or be subject to n fine of $1000, Hugh MeLnln left here at mid night Monday. Mr, Melaln. when at Salem last week, understood that, ho had until February 12 to deliver tho returns In Washington, hut today be discov ered that tho United Slates laws re quired hint to deliver tho votes there not. later than tho last Monday In January. Immediately uimui finding out that ho had boon misinformed, Mr. Mil.aln made arrangements to start on his Journey nnd left at mid night on tho race after having made arrangements for relays of teams to carry him out to tho railroad, whero ho will embark for tho Kast. With tho present Btnto of tho roods tho chances nro against him mnklng the trip on time, as It Is a long and hard run to the railroad and with bllzjiards and snowslltles to hold up the trains. McLean realizes that he has a hard and exceedingly doubtful trip ahead. A man's religion seldom wears out from overwork. Our 30 Day Annul Sli. C o leane Sale - IS STILL CONTINUED j PROFITS NOT CONSIDERED DURING THIS SALE OUR SPOT CASH SYSTEM of buying and selling enables us to place be fore our customers merchandise of merit and quality at much lower prices than can be touched by our competitors. We are manufacturers' buyers. Don't be led astray by nonsensical talk. All we ask of you is to go to the other stores first. Examine their goods over carefully, then come here and see where is the best place to spend your money. We have grown faster than any other store on the Pacific Coast. There must be a reason for it. We give the people honest values at lower prices than anywhere else in Salem TRADE AT SALEM'S PROGRESSIVE STORE - PHI If m mm 'Iff 91P $4 Suits now on sale at Salem's Spot Cash Store that makes the Low Prices .50 .50 $8.50 and $10.50 Stylish Suits Fashionably Trimmed and Tailored Worth Double $7 TT"M-M Fashionable I COME HERE; Fashionable Coats now selling at clear ing prices $3.50 $5.90 $7.90 and $10.50 and see the Piles of New Spring Goods stacked up on the counters, all marked in plain figures at Prices that I will convince you that the Chicago Store is the right place for you to spend your money Wf 4-J rr c tut ii tc High Cost of Living Down Our Spot Cash System enables us to give you the Best Values at the iving Down j LOWEST PRICES New Spring Silks New Spring Dress Goods New Spring Dress Ginghams and Wash Goods Velvet Corduroys Our Spot Cash System Enables us to give Lower Prices than Elsewhere M NEW SPRING MILLINERY opened Come fs, ii styles . i C.HLiC AGO OUR SPOT CASH SYSTEM Means a great saving to econom- ical buyers PRETTY CHALLIES A Per yard rC FURS, SWEATERS, SHIRTS, WAISTS and UNDERSKIRTS AT CLEARING PRICES Men's UNDERWEAR, OVER. SHIRTS, GLCVES AND CLOTHING HALF PRICE BLANKETS, COMFORTS, SHEETS and PILLOW CASES AT CLEARING PRICES UK SALEM, OREGON. THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY ATT 0 II N K Y.fi K N K II t fit A IV V 0 II I) TO TELL OF WATER TOWER Tho members of the Salem Six O'clock Club will hold ono of their regular meetings In the First M. E. church this evening, mid some Inter esting Information relative to Oregon's water power wiy bo learned by all who attend, when Attorney-Gonural Crawford delivers an address uion the sulijwt. The water powor of this state Is becoming one of the most Im portant factors in upbuilding the mun ufactu ii'g business, and its wealth is unlimited, according to the different reports submitted by export Inspect ors, A sumptuous lunch will be served promptly at 6:!0 by ths ladles, and something fine Is looked forward to In the "eats" lino. Flood .Ncnrs Record. Iunitkd rnr.nn manbd wiiib I'nlontown, Ky., Jan. 21 Cypress and Howell, Ind are under several foot of water today and practically every homo. In theso two towns Is submerged. The river here Is 4fl feet, Boven-tonths of a foot below the record mark of 1884, when scores IMirlshcd. The situation Is unchanged from Cincinnati to Cairo, tho hills remain ing crowded with flood refugees. To Cure s Cold tn Ono Dir. Take LAXATIVE DROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money If It falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'3 Signa ture Is on each box. 25c. Nearly everybody will recommend a lot of remedies ho wouldn't think of using himself. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A Foils a Foul Plot. When a shameful plot exists be tween liver and bowels to cause dis tress by refusing to act, take Dr. King's New Llfo Pills, and end such abuBo of your system. They gently compel right action of stomach, Uver and bowels, and restore your health and all good feelings. 25o at J. C. Perry's. Hints for Hnnsckerpent. Keep Foley's Money and Tar Com pound always on band, and you can o.uickly head off a cold by Its prompt use. It contains no opiates, heals and soothes the In lamed air passages, stops tho cough, nnd may save a big doctor's bill. J. K Hlgglns, Stanton, Vs., writes that "One bottle of Fo ley's Honey and Tar Compound cured me of a bad cough. I find It a sure cure for coughs and oolds." In a yel low package. Dr. Stone Drug Store. If spoils is a party's principal object It deserves to be Roosevelted. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A