ditorial Page of TEe Salesp. Capital Journal
SATURDAY
Feb. 8, 1913.
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The Capital Journal
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GRAHAM P. TABER, Editor and Manager
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Would Have
the Mayor
Name Him
MAYOR STEEVES THINKS THE
CHIEF OK POLICE SHOULD HE
APPOINTED BY MAYOR, AM)
SHOULD ELECT HIS OWN OFFICERS.
Blood Humors
Commonly cause pimples, bolls, hives,
eczema or salt rheum, or some other
form of eruption; but sometimes they
exist in the system, indicated by feel
ings of weakness, languor, loss of ap
petite, or general debility, without
causing any breaking out.
They are expelled and the whole sys
tem Is renovated, strengthened and
toned by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Get It today In usual liquid form or
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ALASKA THE SURMISING.
WHEN Alaska was purchased the
price of $7,200,000 was looked
upon by practically all Ameri
cans as exorbitant. The general idea
we had of Alaska was that what waB
not Icebergs was a great waste of
snow, uninhabitable, desolate, barren,
useless for any vurpose under the sun,
except for the production of furs.
Events have proven that we had but
little knowledge of that great coun
trynor have we yet In a short time
after Its purchase we found that be
sides furs there was a fishing Industry
of Immense value, though we hardly
suspected Its magnitude. Then wo
learned that It had some timber, and
later still became somewhat excited
over the Aladdln-Hke tale of vast
stores of gold. We could scarcely be
lieve these, yet they were In every way
true. Our investment in worthless
JcelergB of $7,200,000 has brought us
returns of about $400,000,000. Wo have
received In 40 years, in round num
bers, sixty times as much as we paid.
In other words our Investment has
paid 1H0 per cent a year for 40 years.
This Bliould be enough, but recent
events Bhow that whllo wo have owned
the country so long, we yet know lit
tle or anything about It, or Its possibil
ities. About tho last place on earth,
even the wildest dreamer would select
as a pasture ground for stork, would
be Alaska; yot It is not Impossible
but highly probable that In the near
future the peoplo of tho United Stales
will got a portion, and no small por
tion, either, of It a metal supply from
Alaska. A few years ago Undo Sam
brought from Lapland and placed in
Alaska a few herds of reindeer. In
Juno, 1911, those had increased until
the herds totaled 32,029, nnd in Octob
er of that yoar a shipment of reindeer
meat was made to Seattle, thore being
some 18,750 pounds of it, nnd this was
sold at fancy figures, bringing 25 to
75 cents a pound.
Governor Clark estimates that at
the present rnte of Incrcaso thorn will
be 2,000,000 reindeer In Alaska, from
which we tuny draw part of our meal
supply. IIo further estimates that the
treeless regions of Northern and West
ern Alaska, soinn 400,000.000 acres,
will support 10.000,000 reindeer, which
would go far towards furnishing the
country's meat supply. With fish nnd
fur, timber nnd gold, coal and copper,
nil In abundance, It seemed the coun
try was rich enough, but now when It
bobs up ns a great pasture, that will
supply us with delicious meat, wo may
well pause and wonder what this
"worthless ni'ea of snow nnd Ice" will
do for us next. It seems Improbable
that It will become a compel Itlor r
California and Florida, In tho produc
tion of ellriiN fruits, yet, In tho light of
recent weather In California, and the
unsuspected things Alaska baa here
tofore done for us, who Is there shall
fix the limit for her. or even guess
what sho will do next?
stand, It may be possible she was
unoblo to realize her position, or that
she hoped, by keeping up a stiff upper
Up to, as we Americans say, "put
up a stiff bluff" to force better terms
than the allies offered, but this seems
Improbable. It Is possible, Indeed ex
tremely probable, that some one or
more of tho great powers encouraged
her delegates to stand out, even offer
ing promises of assistance, at the last
moment, should it be necessary, to
force better terms from the allies. Be
this as It may, Turkey Is now at the
end of her rope. A few more thou
sands slaughtered, a few more sound
belaborlngs, and she will be compelled
to yield and accept such terms as the
allies may offer her. Tho question now
Is: "Will, from the present alliance,
a now world power spring Into being
in Europe?"
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Frank Kelly, a burglar, captured at
Medford, kept a neat sot of books,
showing what burglaries he had com
mitted, tho dates, place and material
he captured. Ills example should he
followed by tho profession.
Tho Slarr Lumber company, of St.
Paul, Is making arrangements for the
construction of a big mill at Reeds
port, near Gardner. The plans call
for an expenditure of $500,000. The
company owns 500,000,0(10 feet of
slumpnge In the Unipqua section.
Portland hns received a letter of
thanks from tho Chamber of Com
merce for lis efforts to havo Undo
Sam recognize tho new Chinese re
public.
Hermetically sealed In a cement
block, tho ashes of tlio late Captain
George Conway, of Portland, wero
lowered Si! fathoms beneath tho waves
outside tho mouth of the Columbia riv
er Thursday afternoon.
THE TURKS .Ml SI' I.EUE.
IT looks ns though tho "unspeakable
Turk" was to be but a memory,
nnd not a very pleasant memory,
either, In Europe. Willi the allies
hammering at Adilunoplo, ami almost
at tho gates of Constantinople,
flushed with victory, ami with n dis
heartened and discouraged enemy, di
vided against llself, there can be but
one result, nnd that is the abandon
ment of Europe by Turkey, Just why,
knowing that she was nt the end of
her resources, whlpved to a finish.
Turkey did not make tho best terms
of pence itosslble, Is hard to under-
Ono hundred Eugenn women held an
Indignation meeting Thursday after
noon In the principal hotel there to
protest against tho edict of the chief
of police placing whist nnd oilier
games played for prizes under tho ban
as forbidden by law.
t
Prairie City is to havo a creamery
early In tho spring.
nenry wetirung, of miisboro, a
to Coos liny Is being ruBhed, nnd It
will In a short tlmo be "In running
order."
Henry Wherung, of llllslhoro, n
pioneer of 1S52, died at the family
home there, Wednesday, nged S5 years
Woodbilrn will vote soon on Issu
ing bonds In (he sum of $ni,0i)0 for
new school buildings.
The reward of $1000 offered for the
arrest nnd roiivlrllnn of Ihe murderer
of Mrs. Elizabeth Grlffeth, has been
ordered paid to the Coast Detective
Agency of Portland, by tho Henton
con nly court,
Klamath Falls will vote on the wet
or dry proposition again this spring.
Albany's poslofflco shows nn In
crease of 20 per cent on Its receipts
for January over tho same time last
year.
If the suggestion and plans of May
or Stceves are carried out by the city
council, and the matter will be placed
before that body some time in the
near future, the chief of police will
not be responsible for his actions to
tho people at largo, who elect him,
under the present system, nor win be
be responsible to the members of the
council, but the mayor will have com
plete supervision of that officer, and
the men employed therein. (-
Mayor Steeves contends, and his streets, James H. Irvine, pastor. 10
contention Is supported by others In- a, m.( Bible school, C, M. Roberts su
tereBted in police affairs, that the perlntendent. 11, sermon, "Would Je
mayor should be made the one party BUS unite With the Church of Today,
to appoint the chief of police, instead and Conform to its Sacraments and
of that official being elected by the usages, if He Were Here Now?" 7:30
people. After the appointment of tho p, m great mass meeting and union
chief has been made, declares the of au Methodist churches of the city
mayor, the chief should have the prlvl- at the pirst church, BiBhop R. J. Cook
lege to appoint or recommend the of universal ethodlsm,( the speaker,
men over whom he Is to have charge, Mid-week counsel of follow-soldlers,
and they should be duly accepted up- Thursday 7:30 p. in., subject "How
on approval by the mayor. fthje Kingdoms Comes," text Matt 11:
Strire Cunses Inefficiency.
Placing authority under which tho
police department shall be conducted
in the hands of the chief executive of
the city, will have a tendency to elim
inate strlfo and ill feeling between
tho officers and the city administra
tion, according to the belief of Mayor
Steeves. In the event tho mayor's
plans are carried out, Chief Sliedeck,
or any other chief, for that matter,
will be responsible to the mayor sole
ly; and, should that officer prove un
fit for the office, or should he be de
clared Incapable, the mayor will have
the authority to discharge him and ap
point another in his place, without no
tice or unnecessary red tape.
There should bo no police commit
tee to contend with, says the mayor.
The proper head to which the chief
of police should look to for orders or
directions, should consist of one mnn,
and thnt man should be held respon
sible for tho actions of tho police
force.
Mayor StocveB clearly Bhows his
metal In offering to stand responsible
for the actions of both the chief and
his under officers, and that his plan
is a popular one goes without saying.
For tho past four years the only fric
tion occurring between tho members
of tho council nnd tho police depart
ment wns due to quarrels between the
department and tho police committee
The old members of the police com
mittee in tho council have the most
commendable record for harmony nnd
activity, for the renson tho officers
nnd council men were on good terms,
nnd no attempt wns made by tho mem
bers of tho committee to dictate as to
what action the chief of police should
take, ono way or tho other. The old
council wns not adverse to advising
the chief of police of any violations of
the law, however, but that official was
pcrmllted to select his men and direct
them without. Interference.
Our
Motto i
"Honest
Goods
at
Lowest
Prices"
February Clean-up Sale
Every year we hold an ANNUAL FEBRUARY CLEARANCE SALE for two weeks, for the purpose of clean
ing up and getting rid of all odd lots, odd sizes and broken lines of all kinds of goods all over our store
Profits will not be considered on nil broken lines all over this big store. We must have room for our NEW
SPRING GOODS, which are now pouring In on top of us. Come here and save money.
SEE THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
NEW SILKS
AND NEW
Dress Goods
NOW PLACED ON SALE
WONDERFUL BARGAINS
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rUIIRPU QFRVIPPS
The lazy mnn finds It easier to ssv
than do.
!! SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES I
Our safety deposit boxes, In our Tlsoo Manganese Steel
Vault, tlin strongest on the Pacific Coast, are now ready
for renting, we will bo pleased to show them to you,
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
SI. Paul's.
Chemeketa nnd Church streets, Rev.
Hai r G. Io, rector. First Sunday In
Lent Holy communion, 7:30 a tri.;
Sunday m-Ihh1, 10 a. in.; morning
prayer wllh sermon, 11 a. m. The rec
tor will go to Albany for tho evening
service. Tho public Is cordlnlly wel
como at all services In St. Paul's.
Week day I,cnlcn services at 4:30 p,
in., excel Saturday, Additional serv
Ici's: Tuesday, Holy communion, 9:30
a. in.; Thursday, service with confirm
ation lecture 7:30 p. m.
Central Coimrcgullonnl.
Ferry and S-'outh Nineteenth streets
10 n. in., Ulblo school; 11 a. m., public
worship, discourse by pastor on Fifty
Years of Freedom. 6:30 p. m-, Chris
tlnn Endeavor; 7:30 p. in. evening wor
ship. Missionary exchange; service,
the pastor speaking at the First Pres
byterian church on "Mnckay of Ugan
da." and the Hcv. H. T. Ilabcock, of
tho Presbyterian church telling In
Central Congregational pulpit of "Vor
beck of Japan."
Gospel Temperance.
Rev. J. W. Clark will address the
Gospel Temperance meeting nt
o'clock nt tho W. C. T. V. hall Sunday,
corner Comiiu rclnl nnd Forry streots.
welcome; to all.
Reformed Church.
Corner Capl'ol and Marlon streets,
W. G. Lleiikaenimr, pnstor. Sundny
school ut 10 a. m, Morning worship
In German nt 11 o'clock; subject 'The
Way of the Cross." ton) on sermon,
English evening service at 7:30, ser
mon by Rev. G. L. lxvoll.
Jason Lre Memorial M. E.
Corner North Wlntor and Jefferson
12. Monday noon, at the. Jason Lee
dining rooms a banquet will be ten
dered In honor of Bishop Cook at
which he will speak to the laymen of
his church.
Christian Science.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 440
Chemeketa street. Services Sunday
at 1 a. m Subject of lesson sermon,
"Spirit." Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at 7:30 o'clock. Rending room In
the church open each afternoon except
Sunday. All are cordially invited.
First Methodist Episcopal.
Corner Church and State streets, Dr.
R. N. Avlson, minister. 10:15 a. m.,
morning prayer; 10:30 a. m., we are
pleased to welcome to this pulpit and
Introduce to our people, our resident
bishop, Richard J. Cook. 7:30 p. m
.the Methodist churches of tho city
unite In this evening service Sermon
by Bishop Richard J. Cook. 12 m.,
class meeting; 12 m Sunday school;
3 p. in., the Rev. P. F. Schrock will
speak nt the Old People's Home; 5 p.
m., Intermediate League; 6:15 p. m..
Epworth League The subject for dis
cussion will be "The Burden of the
Strong."
I. II. S. A.
The Snlem class of the International
Dlblo Students' Association, Brooklyn,
X. Y., will hold their regular weekly
study nt 439 Court street, upstairs,
Sunday at 1 a. in. Undenominational.
All Bible students welcome No col-loc.'lons.
St. Joseph's Catholic.
Church Co' Inge and Chemeketa Sts.,
ono block northeast of postofflce. First
moss 7:30 a. in.; high mass, 10:30 a,
m.; vespers and benediction at 7:30
in. Catc.chl.sin Saturday, 3 p. m. Dally
mass, 7 a. ni. During the winter sea
son the dally mass is In Sacred Heart
Academy.
United Evangelical.
Cottage street, near Centtr; G. L.
Lovell, pastor Divine worship and
preaching at 11 a. tn. and 8 p. m.;
Sunday school at 10 a. m.j Christian
Endeavor at 7 p. ni., W. A Baker
leader; prayer meeting at 8 o'clock
on Thursday evening.
East SUite Street Lutheran Church
Rev. P. H. Schmidt, pastor Sunday
school, 9:30 a. m.; sermon, 10 a. m.:
English services, 7:30 p. in. every first
and third Sunday of month. KVery
body Invited to attend.
German Baptist Church.
Corner North Cottage and D streets,
O Schunke, pastor Sunday services,
10 a. in.. Sunday school; 11 a. m.,
preaching service; 7 p. m young peo
pie's meeting; 7:30 p. tn., prenchlng
service; Wednesday, 7:45 p. m., prayer
meeting. All German speaking people
heartily welcome to all services.
X-RAYS AND SMILES.
Just Imagine Uncle John Mlnto sup
porting a brand new pair of nutters
Probably Mr. Wilson objects to that
Inaugural ball because he is not a good
dancer; still be should prove as grace-
Get In On This
Here's a splendid hint for you,
SICKLY FOLKS one that has
been successfully tested by thou
sands TRY
HOSTETTEH'S
STOMACH BITTERS
When tho appetite Is poor, di
gestion bad, bowels clogged, or
you have colds and grippe. Try
It.
OUR SPOT
CASH SYSTEM
Is maklkng the customers fust.
You can't beat our prices.
REMNANTS
OF WOOL DRESS GOODS
' HALF PRICE
REMNANTS
OF COTTON DRESS GOODS
HALF PRICE
REMNANTS
OF SILKS HALF PRICE
Extra Special
Percales per Yard
5c, 6 l-4c, 8 l-3c.
BIO SHEETS 4(4c
$1.00 Long-Walsted Corsets
Special ll)o
Odd lines of Men's and Boys'
clothing at about ....Half price
1000 yards of Fine Embroil
erles now on sale All llnnralns
VALUES
WORTH
DOUBLE
THE PRICE
New New
Suits Coats
Priced Priced
Down Down
ODD SIZES ODD SIZES
$4.50 $3.50
$7.50 $4.95
$8.50 $7.50
AND AND
$10.50 $10.50
VALUES
WORTH
DOUBLE
THE. PRICE
New One
piece Dresses
Priced
Down
ODD SIZES
$4.50
$5.90
$7.50
AND
$8.50
WORTH
DOUBLE
1 V
ful as does President Taft with
sylph-like form and airy step.
his
The flrsi', annual meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce of tho United
States of America," as it rather grand
iloquently stylos itself, was held In
Washington Junuary 20-23, and the re
port of its meeting Is at hand. From
the latter we Judge that tho Chamber's
main object Is to advise congress what
It shall or shall not do. Which Is
rather lofty nsplratlon and use for
even so largo a chamber,
Under the new law a sack must hold
100 pounds of potatoes, whether It Is
built for that quantity or not. This
Is a little tough on the sack, but the
profound Idea Is off the laboring mind
of the motherly legislator who gave
birth to the idea, and the other mem
bers acting as ladles In waiting also,
no doubt, feel relieved.
When Cynic was asked this morn
ing "how he liked the burlesque on
legislation," he surlily asked, "do you
mean Thursday night's or the other?"
Now wasn't that real mean of the old
mail?
Notice of Intention to Improve tlce, in tho manenr provided by tho.
Notice is hereby given that the com- city charter
mon council of the city of Salem, This notice Is published for ton (10)
Oregon, deems it expedient and pro- .'days, pursuant to a resolution of the
poses to Improve Onk street from the common council, and tho date of the
east Bide of Commercial street to the flt publication thereof Is the 4th,
west side of High street with gravel day of February, 1913, and tho date ot
concrete pavement at tho expense of t,le final publication will bo the 15th
the adjacent and abutting property day of February, 1913.
within snid limits, In accordance with
the plans, specifications and esti
mates for the Improvement of said
Oak street from tho east side of Com
mercial street to the' West side of
High street, ns heretofore adopted by
the common council and on file in
the office of tho city recorder, which
are hereby referred to for a more par
ticular and detailed description of
said Improvement, and are hereby
made a part of this notice.
Written remonstrance against the
Improvement proposed herein may be
made at any time within ten (10) days
from the final publication of this no-
CHAS T. EliGIN, City Recorder.
2-4-llt
Journal Wnnl Ads Bring Results.'
Big
Reduction j
In Edison Wax!
Records
4-mlnute 31 each
2-mlnute 21 each
A splendid assortment for the
early customer, We haVe the
Victor records for February.
You may hear them on the fol
lowing Vlctrolns at our store:
No. 9 .. $50.00
No. 10 $75.00
No. It $100.00
No. 14 $150.00
No. 16 ,....$200.00
Chas. E. Anderson
247 S. Commercial Street
Tel. Main 1187. Salem, Ore
Next to Stone's Drug Store.
Albert McDonald, of Oregon City1,
has been sentenced to serve a year in
the county Jail for non-support of his
wife, on complaint filed by his wife.
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Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Won't You Send an Officer?
"Is this the police station? This Is Mrs. Bar
ton, 18 Garden Terrace Two suspicious looking
men are prowling around and lecm to be watch
ing the house. I'm awfully frightened, as my hus
band Is away and tho Bervnnts nro out. Won't you
pleaBO send an officer?"
Such an appeal over the Hell Telephone allways
brings a quick response from police headquarters..
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