Editorial Page of The Salem Capital formal
MONDAY
Feb. 17, 1913
The Capital Journal
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EDITORIAL
ARE ANY PERFECTLY SAXE1
I a THERE such a thing as an abso
lutely sano man? That Is, Is there
any man who la sane, on all sub
jects and nt nil times? Wo do not be
lieve there Is, but that on the contrary
every human lielng Is unbalanced In
some) way. Genius Is a species of In
sanity. It Is tins abnormal develop
ment of Rome especial mental faculty
and Nature always Insists on a bal
ance .consequently there Is with every
genius a corresponding weakness In
somo other mental deportment. Rocke
feller, for instance, has a genius for
making money and tho faculty of keep
ing It abnormnlly developed. Is not
Oils abnormal acquisitiveness n upo
ctes of Insnnlly, and Is not the abnor
mal desire to bang on to hundreds of
millions of dollars that are of no pos
Blblo ubo to him, nnd to ncqulre more
still a well developed case of unbal
anced mentality? Nearly every genius
has shown some weaknesses of charac
ter that put 111 in In the politely term
ed "erratic" e.lnss. Poets and painters
have time linniemmorlal been foolish
and silly In their love nffalrs, nnd the
true biography of every great mnn dis
closes weak Bpots, and action that enn
only bo accounted for on tho ground
that tho person wns not wholly snnj.
Take yourself, for instance. How
many days, weeks, or yearn will you
have to recall of your life that you do
not discover some net of yours Hint, you
wonder now why you did It? Home am
that you can only explain by saying,
"I must have been off my balance."
And tiB another example, take our
present legislature of 90 members.
These 90 man, supposedly sane, dig up
amongst them more) than 900 bills
They would Baddlo Beven or eight hun
dred now InwB on us, lnws that the
nations have gotten along very com
fortably without for somo dozens of
centuries, and which tho people now
do not know they need, only when told
so by tho 90, and perhaps tho nlno
lobbyists.
If theso legislators are sane, In their
Ideas that tho pcoplo need a hundred
times as many laws, mado at this ses
sion of tho legislature aB Moses pre
scribed for tho government of all Is
rael, then tlio people are decidedly off
their base mentally that, they wero not
aware, of their dire needs. Ye, when
imo examines Homo of these bills,
whllo suffering a short, a brief spell
of sanity, he Is forced to believe that
the would-be lawmaker is tho fellow
who Is off.
Saturday night the sctinio devoted
nnd hour to discussing a bill fur the
pmtctitjoii of China pheasants, at the
expense of the natural rights of all
mankind, It provided special officers to
I'haso after ouViuleis against, the law
ami the pheasants, anil penalties for
killing tlicse Mills, that are equal to
the average penal')' for robbery er any
other crime except perhaps murder.
This, however, can he classed In that
form i if Insanity giueiully known as
"daieplionllshncss." Again this same
legislature has put. up a Job, or the
liou-ie has. for continuing the session
.long enough that all the bills passed
by It, except 'ho general appropriation
bills, will have been passed long'
enough that the governor will have!
cither been forced to sign or veto tliein j
nnd the members with pet bills, which
they themselves are so suspicious of
that they think tho governor should
and will veto them, and they want to
hang together long enough to pass
such bills over IiIh veto. This Is "po
litical Insanity of a high order," and
)f tho collective varie'y. Then again
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
Our safety deposit boxes, In our Tlsco Manganese Steel
Vault, tho strongest on tho Pacific Coast, are now ready
for renting, we will bo pleased to bIiow tlictn to you.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers ii
bills are Introduced for raising salaries
of odlcers, now In oiilce, who accepted
their respective offices under the pres
ent salaries, and were glad to do so,
but who now, by asking or accepting
Increased pay violate nn Implied con
tract mado with the people who elect
ed them to do certain work for a r.lp'i
lated sum. ThlB is a Bpeclos of insan
ity verging on tho criminal phase of
It. But why pursue tho subject Every
lino of Investigation shows, either that
wo nre none of us absolutely sane all
the time, or that wo aro at least very
foolish.
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
THE proposition to move tho med
ical school of tho Wlllnmetto
T'nlverslty to Portland natural
ly does not strike Salem people as
tho correct thing. However, It is
In a sense, a private affnlr though
It has somo features tbnt make it
properly tho business of Salom peo
ple. It Is understood that some $13,
000 has been subscribed bore for
erecting the buildings, and these
people, at least, should be taken In
to consideration before deciding upon
the mntter. If they aro in favor of
the proposition, there Is Ilttlo to be
said by any one else, other than to
regret the step. This looked upon
purely from the consideration of this
ono transaction. Hut there is a
broader view than this. Many Salem
peoplo Hnbscrlbed liberally toward
the endowment fund for Willamette
University. Is It trentlng theso quite
fairly to take tho medical schools,
or cither of thorn, away from Salem?
Is it quite fair to reduce the useful
ness of tho college nnl curtail its do
partments on top of receiving a spe
cial endowment? It would hurt Sa
lem some, In a business way, to loss
the departments, but tho real ques
tion is "What erfect will it have upon
the university?" Tho Capital Jour
nal sincerely hopes that serious con
sideration will be given the matter,
and that those who have chargo of It
will seo their way clenr to keep both
the medical nnd law school depart
ments hero In Salem, whero they bo
long. WOl'LD INCREASE TAY
OF LEGISLATORS
The hoiiBO hnB pnssed the Law
rence resolution to have submitted to
the people an amendment to the con
stitution providing for a GO-days'
session of the legislature, with the
pay of Members $5 per day, an In
crease of $2 over the present pay.
The senate resolution railing for n
vote of tlio people on a divided ses
sion wns defeated by tlio house, after
the latter body bad amended It to
read that the session could adjourn
fur not less than 0 days, nor moro
than :i(l days, after which it should"
reconvene for the passage of hills
This resolution provided that tho
first LMI days be devoted to the Intro
duction of bills.
Mrs. S. K, S., Van Huron St., Kings
ton. N. V (full name furnished on
application! had such decided benefit
from using Foley's Honey & Tar Com
pound that rho shares her good for
tune with others. She writes: "Fo
ley's Honey ti Tar Compound brought
my voice back lo inn during a severe
case of bronchitis and laryngitis. Oh,
how many peoplo I luivo recommend
ed it to." Remember the name. Foloy'B
Honey & Tar Compound, and rofiiBO
substitutes. Contains no opiates. Dr.
Stono Drug Store.
Journal Haul Ad llrlnir Results.
TELLS HOW IT'S DONE
James Purcell Tells of the Open and
Notorious Stand In With
Criminals.
Herman Rosenthal's one-time part
ner in gambling told tho aldermanlo
committee investigating graft in New
York city a tale of money paid for
police protection eclipsing that of
"Jack" Rose, Charles Becker's col
lector. For seventeen years James
Purcell said he had paid for the priv
ilege of running a gambling house,
making a handbook or conducting a
pool room. In nil he gave the police
moro than $50,000, he declared, during
this period.
Former Sheriff Harvey of Queens,
Police Commissioner McLaughlin,
half a dozen police captains, Inclu
ding a brother-in-law of Charles F.
Murphy, the Tammany leader, end
scores of ward heelers and policemen
some now on the force, others off,
were among the men who got the
money, he said. Once, ho said, orders
came "indirectly" from Murphy him
self to close up. Ho moved at once.
Charles Becker, now In the death
house at Sing Sing for the murder of
Rosenthal, got $350 from him for fix
ing the evidence against him and five
others taken in a raid Becker made
on bis gambling house, Purcel de
clared. "I have pnld money to every squad
thnt was ever detailed to head
quarters to suppress gambling, ex
cept one," Purcell testified. They nil
took it except Costlgnn's. CoBtlgan
was on the level." Oostlgan wns re
ferred to during the first investiga
tion of the Rosenthal case as the
"honest policeman."
In return for this protection mon
ey, Purcell said th police generally
let him alone. When they had to act
on complaintB from the outside they
"tipped him off," bo declared. He
always moved to another house when
thus informed. For e while he mov
ed every day. ' ' '
Police commlsslonerB, Inspectors
nnd captains came and went during
the time Purcell wns operating In the
Tenderloin, he said, but it made no
difference. Collectors for the "sys
tem" enmo around regularly every
week or every month. When he was
making a hnndbook lie paid them $25
a week; when he was running a pool
room or gambling house he paid them
from $00 to $100 a week. Whllo he
was doing nothing, he paid nothing.
There were one or two captains and
one inspector who didn't "do busi
ness" with the gnmb'crs, Purcell as
serted, but they didn't come together
In this precinct. Thus, when the
cnptnln was on the level, the inspect
or's men came around, and vice versa
One Inspector ho thought incorrupt
ible, he eald, wns Richard Walsh,
dubbed "Smiling Dick."
What became of tho money after It
reached the hands of the captains or
Inspectors, Purcell didn't know. He
hnd an Idea, gained from tnlk among
his fellows in the Tenderloin, that
some of It went "higher up" but ho
couldn't say, he testified, as to thnt.
X-RAYS AND SMILES.
The worst trouble about that Mexi
can revolution is thnt between the outs
nnd Ins and the lightning change art
ists on tho political stage, no one can
tell which side are the rebels, If so
how much, or got any Idea as to how
long It will be before they are the gov
ernment, nnd tho other fellows tho
rebels.
For the first 31 days of tho legisla
ture the record Is one bill passed a
day. Now, however, tho lawmakers
have got down to It and are nsaassln
a'lng or passing them nt a record
breaking rate. There are now less
than '.too to pass on, and there aro four
more days to do It In.
Aberdeen hnd nn Enoch Arden case
recently. Tho huslinnd who had been
missing since 1907, suddenly turned
up. In tho meantime tho wife, think
ing him dead, hnd re-married. Ho
very sensibly turned around and walk
ed right out again, consenting to his
wife's getting n divorce.
Madcro seems to have tho true demo
cratic Instinct Ho may die but ho re
fuses to resign.
It listens nil right In I's broad hu
manltarlanlsm, to speak of the Negro
as a man nnd brother, nnd tho rela
tionship in freely Acknowledge, but yet
somehow, no one seems to tako to him
as a brotber-lnlaw. However, In tho
legislature but what's tho uso.
Tho governor just forgot all about
tlio ofllco he was holding and remem
bered only that bo was a num. That's
about all there was to It.
Of course tho appropriations grow
larger. Why shouldn't they? It costs
InkXMlS
Sarsaparilla
Will purify your blood, clear
your complexion, restore your
appetite, relieve your tired
feeling, build you up. Bo sure
to take it this spring.
Get It In usual liquid form or choco
lated tablets culled Sarsatabs.
more to maintain a family of ten, than
one of two. Oregon is growing and
while the appropriations are larger the
per capita expense Is not. The state
roads and other things need big ap
propriations, and the only kick should
be at wastefulness in expending them.
It would Blmpllfy the general legis
lation a great deal, if a special ses
sion was called every six months, Bay,
for the puriose of passing laws relat
ing to game and fish only. When the
legislators get to hunting and fishing
they neglect all business Just like tho
ovcry-day citizen does.
The houso has passed a bill forbid
ding games of chance. How can its
members introduce any more bills?
Taft for the second time broke all
precedents when he spoke In the Ben
ate Saturday when memorial services
were held over the late Vice-President
Sherman. The other precedent was
broken last November when he secur
ed only eight of the electoral votes for
president, the smallest number ever
received by a presidential candidate
seeking re-election.
Professor Johannes Flblger, of the
Pathological institute of Copenhagen,
has discovered a way In which cancer
can be caused. This la considered a
great step towards discovering the
euro as this Is the affirmative side of
the proposition. Still there is a vast
difference between "can sir" and
"can't sir."
It Is a favorite argument with legis
lators when seeking to have a bill
passed Increasing the pay of some offi
cer, "that the raise is needed to at
tract a better class of men to the of
fice." Wonder of this is why the pres
ent legislature praises the Increase
of legislators' pay?
I LATE SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
Wireless telegraphy soon will link
the coast and Interior of Honduras,
where dense forests make the con
struction of transmission lines costly
and difficult.
More patents are granted for beds
than for any other articles of furni
ture, moBt of them for folding affairs
that masquerade as something else in
tho daytime.
Wads for shotgun cartridges made In
France of granulated cork are said to
lessen the recoil of guns in which they
are used without Impairing their effi
ciency. In the manufacture of wood pulp pa
per green wood gives a much better
color than if seasoned, and if wood be
steamed before it is ground the paper
will bo stronger,
A German patent has been granted
for a process for preserving oil paint
ings that consists of enclosing them In
tight, glass front cases, which are
filled with nltrogon.
Launching ways for hydroaeroplanes
that con be mounted on top of a gun
turret or almost anywhere else on a
vessel's deck have been Invented by a
United States naval officer.
Insulated with specially prepared
pnper, nn oleo'rlc cnble carrying 10,
000 volts was found to be in pcrfoct
condition after more than 23 years of
service In England recently.
Approximately 81,942.000 barrels of
Portland cement were manufactured
In tho United States last, year, an In
crease over the previous year's pro
duction of about 3,413.000 barrels.
Closely related to yeast, fungi dis
covered In breweries by a Japanese
scientist have been found to dye silk
a beautiful rose color, but to be harm
less when used In the manufacture of
beer.
A can opener patented by a Wyom
ing Inventor consists of a pointed shaft
to be Inserted Into the center of ths
top of a ran. along which Is a wheel
with a knlfo edgo to bo rolled around
the can.
A talking machine may be mado to
repeat a record through the Invention
by a German of n disk on which Ib n
return groove to carry the needle bh
toniatlcally from the end back to the
starting point
Combining with nn ordinary tele
prone transmitter a Whentstone bridge
a source of power and a high tension
transformer having a spnrk gap. three
Callfornluns have )ntonted a now sys
tem of wireless telephony.
Since the American occupntln of the
Philippines more than 3,000.000 natives
have bad some Instruction In the Eng
lish language, and more of thorn siieak
and wrlto some English than' speak
and write any other language.
Throe-year-old boy killed hit moth
er; revolver.
OUR SPOT CASH SYSTEM
Of buying and Belling has now placed us In a position to be ablo to give to our customers tho host obtainable
goods at the lowest possible price. We are manufacturers' buyers, and no store can undersell ub. Do your
trading at the CHICAGO STORE, that has grown from the size of a dry goodB box In a few years to what It Is
today. Only honest merchandising could accomplish such wondorful results. We are here with the best
values.
New.
Spring
Hats
NOW ON
Z 8AlE
I 1 &t?
New York
MODELS
WONDER.
'FUL LOW
PRICES
$1.98, $2.50 and $3.50
Sweaters
PRICED
AT LESS
THAN COST
LADIES'
SWEATERS
IP TO W
AND $7 NOW
$1.98, $2.50
CLOSING
CUT PRICES
Ladies' New
Spring
Shirt
Waists
NOW ON SALE
' 49c, 75c, 98c
TO THE SPEED LAWS
The Only Limit Is tho Machine's Ca
purity for Speed A Dangerous
Practice.
"Gee! I always thought Portland
was the place to see motorcycles and
auto enthusiasts burn up the wind
proper In the city streets, but I guess
you folks have the speed stunt down
quite a bit better."
This was the remark made yester
day afternoon In the lobby of the Ma
rlon hotel by a Portland merchant
"I started to cross the intersection
of High nnd State streets this morn
ing," he continued', "when a motorcy
cle whizzed by me so close my coat
talis fairly snapped, and believe me,
friend, thnt fellow was traveling
somo, and didn't have a physician's
red cross on tho front of his machine,
either, Of course, there is not much
otherwise one of these fast travelers
streets, owing to the width of tho
thoroughfares, but If, by accident, or
otherwise one of these fast rnvelors
connect with the frame of somo pnss
Ing pedestrian there Is going to be a
funeral, or a mighty goad case for
tho hospital resulting."
This man's statement wns vorlflcd
to a certain extent by others, who
took ocrnslon to notice tho motor
cycles and automobiles on the dry
8t roots yesterday, In tho business
district proper, very Ilttlo seeding
could be noticed, it was said, but on
Hie paved streetB In the suburbs. It
wng dangerous to Btcp off tho side
walks on account of the terrific speed
nt which ninchlnefl were traveling.
On Asylum nvenue nnd on Enst
Stnto nnd North Commercial several
(veiling rnces wero pulled off by
young boys on motorcycles, evident
ly much to their own pleasure, but
certainly not enjoyed by those who
hnd ocrnslon to use tho streets for
other purposes. On North Commer
cial street a lady with two children
hnd a narrow escape from being run
down by a speeding motorcycle. The
machine was traveling- ht a grent
speed and they attempted to cross the
street In front of It. The rider ap
plied tho brakes, and all but tumbled
on the pavement, owing to the hind
wheel skidding.
Economy and prodigality are having
a hard tussle now at Salem.
G?ow f SALEM rfTfc
E U1JCAGO
I the Nfc.
OUR
SPOT CASH SYSTEM
of buying and selling cuts
the highest cost of liv
ing down.
I'EHCALES
Ynrd 5c, 6)ic, 8 l.c
OUTING FLANNELS
Yard 4c, Gc, 6Vc, 81-3c
ltIG BLANKETS
P 'r 49c, 75c and 98c
BIG SHEETS ........48c
PILLOW CASES ....9c
PIIETTY SILKS
Ynrd 2,"c, 3,".c nnd il)c
DRESS GOODS
Yard 25c, 35c 49c up
Come and get our prices
on
MEN'S CLOTHING
and
FURNISHINGS
TRICES SMALL
O
Salem Heights Happenings.
Mr. and Mrs. Ware liave moved
their house upon the hill, where they
have a better view
Mr. Wlckburg Is having some grub
bing done. This will add about two
acres to his cultivated area.
Mr. Arnsmeler sold a tract near the
Jefferson road to a Mr. Pennington.
Mr. Miller of the Salem Heights Btore
made the sale.
Mr. Psetak started yesterday for
his old home In Germany, where he
will visit relatives. He expects to
be absent about six months.
Mrs. Whoelock, supervisor of mu
sic of the Salom schools, visited our
school lost week. We are always
glad to welcome visitors from the
city.
The seventh, elgth nnd ninth grades
enjoyed a half holiday Friday. They
visited the pen, and took In both de
partments of the legislature.
Harry Dalllie spent Saturday and
Sunday with his folks at West Wood
burn. .
The following hnve improved their
property: Mr. Brady, a porch and
pnntry; Mr. Pearcy, a porch; also
Mr. Sanders Is working on a new
houso.
We Are Now
in theJMoose Building
521 Court Street
FORMERLY 217 X. COMMERCIAL STREET.
Victor Ylctrolns
Edison and Columbia
Phonograph.
String Instruments
Sewing Machines
C1IAS. E. ANDERSON.
We Cordially Invite You to
Visit Us in Our New Quarters
New
Spring
Suits
$4.50
$5.90
$7.50
AND
$10.50
New
Coats
$3.50
$5.90
$7.50
AND
$10.50
KIMONOS
and
Dressing Sacques
Now on Salo
Dressing Sacques
49c, 75c 98c
Specially Priced
89c, 98c, $1.35
F? ECOM
Motto i
"Honest
Goods
nt
Lowest
Prices"
The boy scouts hold open house
Saturday evening and Sunday". It
does one good to see their now
home. They did ail the work them
selves, and If theyv received tho sup
port of the neighborhood I know
that a great deal of good can be done.
Superintendent Kuntz gave a very
Interesting nnd Instructive address
before the league last Tuesday even
ing. A good-sized crowd was out
and this is Just what is needed In
order that we may be encouraged to
secure other good speakers.
Ho, listen! The league Is making
preparations to present the play
"Topsy Turvy' In a short time, Those
who saw the play last year will be
pleased to learn thnt several of last
year's cast will take part In this
year's production.
Pole hunting is still perilous.
CASTOR I A
For Infanta and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
Mason & Hamlin
Hardiuan
Packard
Indwlg
Milton
Pianos and Player Pianos
R. F. PETERS,
ltoprcsentlng Wllcj B. Allen Co.
Ski
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