Editorial Page of The Salem Capital Journal
MONDAY
Mar 10, 1913
The Capital Journal
Published by
The Barnes -Taber Company
GRAHAM P. TABER, Editor and Manager
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and Development of Salem In Particular and All Oregon in General
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THE CURSE OF GREET),
TUB committee appointed by the
Illinois legislature to examine In
to the condition of working girls
In Chicago, and to, as far as possible,
fix the relationship of wages to Im
morality Is doing most excellent work,
work that Is attracting the attention
of the whole country, "What Is every
body's business is non body's busi
ness," says the old proverb, and that
this Is true I evidenced by tho fnct
that conditions have been permitted
' to reach their present stage, w.lthout
nny attempt whatsoever to prevent, or
later to ameliorate. The Investigation,
though only begun, shows conditions
for which tho American people may
well blush. In our mad rush for
wealth, wo have taken woman from
her God-given calling of curing for a
home and children, and commercial
ized her. We, ns a nation, havo taken
from our children tho sumo Clod-given
right to enjoy their childhood, their
right to be children, and have put their
tiny feet on the endless apron of the
buslnoss treadmill. We, In our lgnor
dlnuto greed, havo enslaved our girls
and our children Just as pltoousl.v as
wns tho black man In tho South. Is
it any less Blavcry because our young
women and our children are driven to
their work by tho pangs of hunger, In
atead of the slnvo driver's lush? la It
nny less slavery because their task
masters estlmato to a cent and pay
them tho amount necessary for exist
ence, instead of giving them food and
lodging and clothing as did the own
er of tho blnck men? Is it any less
slavery, because the slave its nominal
ly free to leave his or her work, while
the use of that right would mean star
vation? A thousand times No! Indeed
tho condition of tho black slnvo was
Immeasurably better than that of our
own whlto Blaves, for tho slave owner
bad money Invested In bis slave, and
benco looked after him. Ho was cured
for If sick, was nursed nnd fed, not
from humane fccilng or sympathy, but
because bis loss meant money loss.
The whlto slaver, the product of
our damnablo commercial greed, has
not even this stlmiiluH to make him
rare for those who do his work. If
they are sick their pay stops, ami an
other slave takes their place. The
slave employer not owner has no in
terest In them. If they die It Is none
of bis business, mid he has neither
doctor bills nor funeral expenses to
liny. la it nny wonder that, under
these conditions, the helpless and
hopeless girls fall? Can we blame
them for falling to believe that
"virtue lut t It It own reward" when
vii'tim means hunger, and privation
anil want: and vice means, anyway for
a time, comfort and warmth and plen
ty? Alan, the plly of It! Tim pity for
the distressed, Ihc iluwu-lroddeii, the
hopeless. Alas, the 'illy of It! The
pity for the big, brainy men who
minil their wealth by millions, ami
v bo our 'omiiiorelaliHiii hati robbed ot
all the tender plly, the Kindly sympa
thy the divine nCrlhutc of love for
their fellow men. The plly of It that
we have maile these men human tigers
vhn In their fierce lust for the yellow
Mood that flows through the arterlis
of commerce, destroy ivcmurxclcMMly.
The p!ty of it that while making these,
we hate nbo mail.' Hi" immense flocks
of the hum. hi si p, the white slave.
on which they feed. The testimony of
one of t.he big firm of Sears, Koebncl:
smms lb.nl last jvar Ills firm em
ploye, I about r ,:irs, lin, ihclr av-
rage wnge was b ss I hall a wivk
l'e admitted that thin "IiIkIi average"
jj LADD & BUSH. Bank ers ;
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TltASSACTN A GEM! It A I, lUXklXO III SIXES. SAFETY DE
POSIT IIOXES. THAYEI.EItS' CHECKS.
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was, only made possible as a showing
by placing heads of departments with
snlnrlcB of from $.r.O to $200 a week In
tho list. This same witness testified
that his firm declared $7,000,000 divi
dends last year and had $12,000,000
surplus. Money and labor was all
their watt In their business, labor got
a scant existence, capital got $19,000,
000 surplus. Did tho whlto slave girls
get their Bhare?
Illlliiiaii, another millionaire mer
chant, testified ho employed about
1900 girls, many of these, ho said, re
ceived $3.50 a week, many more $1,
some $"i, nnd others up to $8 or $9
per wox-k. Hlllman Bald, though, that
at heart ho wn a good num; that ho
felt hln rojiiKinslblllty and so hlr;d
good social workers to ndvlso tho
young girls free. IIo also stated that
lie commenced work at $2 a week and
Intimated that girls were not tempted
to go astray by low wages because he
safely negotiated all difficulties of
that gklnd and reached a virtuous
manhood.
It makes one sick to contemplate It;
to realize that ho Is ono of a great
raco of beings blesaed with brains and
intelligence, yet so Infinitely more cru
el than the most tigerish of tho car
nivorous beasts, that at least refuses
to feed upon nnd grow fat. tiKn tho
blood and flesh of Its own kind.
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
RAISE THEIR STANDARD
Great Improvement In tho stato high
schools Is Indicated by tho much bet
ter preparation of tho students en
tering tho Oregon Agricultural Col
lego in tho past two years. Tho re
port of the board of regents Bays:
"Tbero has been a corresponding
Improvement In tho work of tho stu
dents, Tho heads of tho department
uniformly report that the students
are much better prepared each year
for their collego work, Statistics
complied by the registrar yield tho
following summary, which Indicates
the marked Improvement In genoral
scholarship throughout tho Institution
during tho past three years; tho num
ber of regularly matriculated stu-
(lentH whoso nverngo was bolow the
passing grade In lilll'l-10 wns 19 per
cent; 11110-11, 1 per cent: In 1911-12.
0 per cent.
"This great Improvement Is large
ly duo to tho Improved facilities for
tho work, provided bv the construc
tion of new buildings purchase of
aihllllonal cqiiiilpmcnt, tho more com
plete organization of tho depart
ments, and the employment of addi
tional Instructors. Hut tho superior
work of the high schools In which
students receive their preparation for
admission to the college undoubted
ly has been an Important factor."
Sedgwick Itclief Corps.
The Hedgwlck Relief Corps No. 1
was entertained Thursday afternoon
In a very pleasant manner by Mrs.
IoiiImii Koon, at her lovely home, KHT
North Winter street, The ladles pass
ed the time as usual at these meetings
in sew ing ami getting bet'er acquaint
cil. Tho chairman of the sowing coin
lolll",, Mis. 1.1,le W'yntt Smith report
cd tho sale of the iiilll, nnd the pro
ceeds from which ns amounting to $12.
Tills money goes lu'o the general fund
of the oriler. other iiuilts nro ready to
l e sold, or are In course of construc
tion anil soon will be ready for sale If
thi' ladles continue to be us Industri
ous ns ever. After the finest kind of a
lunch the members dispersed for
Inline. Forty-nine were present.
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Spring IVledicine
There Is no other season when medi
cine. Is so nimh needed as in the
spring. The blood Is Impure and im
poverisheda condition Inillrnted by
pimples, boils and other eruptions on
the face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack of strength.
The great sprlm? medicine, accord
ing to the experience and testimony
of thousunds annually, la
Hood's Sarsaparilla
It purifies and enriches the blood,
cures eruptions, builds up the system.
Get It today in usual liquid form or
Hioeobitcd tablets known ns Sarsatabs.
--f full many sway in the senate then,
X Tiff nnrit t,and the only thing Senator Bcveridge
x THE OPEN FORUM t ' wns "ble to noiniis y 1,13 vk--
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Let both Bides of all matters
be fully brought out It Is not
the purpose of this newspaper to
do the thinking for Its readers.
Court House Good Enough.
Mr. Editor: I notice In your col-1
mnns that a move has been started to j ''' Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Bev
tcar down our present court house and j erldge can be found than In the unan
bulld greater, and would like to say ti 'Imotis opinion of the supreme court
few words in expostulation, f the United States on this mobt im-
Thls beautiful structure has been, portant quest Ion, of the day. From
and 1b the pride of Salem, and meets ,
the admiration of all new arrivals.
Now the officials have had their sal
aries raised, and ought to be able to
get along with tho present quarters
for several years yet. There are
many taxpayers who are somewhat
crowded for room, but who havo to
manage, nnd if our officials cannot
do this, there are those who can take
the offices and ".nunnge" for awhile,
at least, without calling for more
cost.
With the raises In salary In city and
county nnd appropriations In the state
the taxpayer has been squeezed to ,
tho limit. Let the contractors go else
where for a Job. TAXPAYER.
SUPREME COURT ENDORSES
PROGRESSIVE I' A It TV
The supremo court of the United
States has marched clear up the flag.
In what Is undoubtedly the most
progressive opinion It hns ever deliv
eredupholding the federal statute
against the white Blave traffic the
court defines the powers of the feder
al government In dealing wllh the va
rious phases of interstate commerce,
and, In so doing, practically takes a
stand alongside that, of Colonel Roose
velt in his address on "The New Na
tlonallsm" of three years ngo. The de -
clBlon, which was unanimous, not only
makes possible federal and state oo-
operation In dealing with the infn-;ls
mous white slave traffic, but It is of
much more far-reaching importance.01 tne ureBon Agricultural College.
because of the progressive principles
which It sustains.
In numerous public addresses, Col
onel Roosevelt has Inveighed agnlnnstha9 demonstrated this. There Is no
what he termed the "twilight zone" Ptlculnr shape or type that Indl
between federal and state authority, I cntes 6od "wing Quallttoi, so far, at
saying that "unfortunately tho courts ' ratc- as our Prescnt knowledge
'havo tended by a series of eoeS'
negative decisions to create a sphere "The n'y cortftln methoi scI,a
tn which neither nation or state hns rn,l"P tl,e Ia'er8 from t,,e "r
effective control; nnd where the great ,8 to ua0 t,,e trnP-ne8t ani1 P a
buslnoss Interests that can call to (,a"y recor1 of eB taW- 11 18 not
their nld the ability of the grentest
corporation lawyers escape nil con
trol whatsoever."
The decision In tho white slave case
announced to tho conntrv. In effect
that there will bo no such zone be-1 " rc1,llres considerable time to
tween federal nnd state authority, and keen a recrl a " '
points out that It Is the duly of the 1,pn8' Not fnPr hn8 ,,,e t,me'
nation to assist the slates In enforcing; 1,1,1 lf a f(w f"rmors ,n cvpry coun,y
laws by exercising tho powers which i ou,, r"P-nt a flock of hens, In a
It has to control beyond the limits of f"w 01"8 a11 tho farmor8 of tlle co,,n
slate Jurisdiction. In other words, if, wml,,1 VPry llkply 1,nve 8,ook ,,,nt
a "twilight zone" exists, it Is the fault ,
of congress for falling to exerolse the
rinu'erit the undoubted tinHnesHlon of
which Is pointed out In this remark-!
able opinion.
"There Is unuiKp'stlotiably a control
In the state over the tnornls of their
citizens." says the opinion, which wns '
delivered by Jitsllce McKcnnn, "It Is
a control, however, which rnn be oxer
clsed only wllhln the Jurisdiction of
the slates: but there is n domain
which the stales cannot reach and
over which congress alone hns power.
And If such n power be exerted to con
trol what the states cannot, It Is an
nrgiiment for, not ngalnst, Its legall- j
ty."
The opinion goes on with a squnre '
endorsement of the proposition laid ,
down the preamble of the national pro-1
gresslvo platform of 1912. "It Is time
to set the public welfare in the first
place." The progressive contention
that the constitution of the United
Slates should be construed for the'
highest welfare of the whole people ;
receives this striking endorsement:
"Our dual form of government has
It a Itni'otnvtt leu Hlnfn :ilnt leWlnti hnv I
lug different spheres of Jurisdiction.
ns we have said, but It must be kept
In tnlnd that we are one people, nnd
the powers reserved to the state and
those conferred on the nation are
ndnpted to be exercised, whether lu
ll, tlii.tl.tnol It' n. milinn I'i'iMi H e ti iipm I
note the general welfare, ntnl'orlul ami
mnnl) j
, , , I
The ,.l.on d,.et,.re. iht .b nniv.
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er of the fe'ernl government to ren;
ulate Interstate commerce Is absolute-, w "ck do not pay for their keep."
ly unqualified and congress may udopt J Tne only valid title to the possession
any means to exercise It, "and thf land Is the use of it
ZZZZ ihe n"my ot lMnK
There is a striking endorsement in
this notion by the supreme court cf
tho position taken by former Senatoi
Albert J. Beverldge, of Indiana, In his
child labor bill many years ago. That
bill yas based upon tho principle of
the federal power now specifically up
held by tho high court. At tho time
Senator Bcverldge was struggling for
his measure, the Tory Old Guard lead
ers In the senate Jeered and scoffed
at the contention that such a propo
sition was constitutional. They had
ip fiio. mis 10 B" iiuiioeii bi c ai-e:y
1 ins construction or tne constitution
and In his Interpretation of the
powers of congress, but also many
years In advance of bis Tory col
leagues In recognition of the true gen
eral welfare and Its needs.
No mor striking and effective en-
uoreement of the public stand tiuen
Progressive News Service,
You can say good-bye to oonstlpa
tlon with a clear conscience If you use
Cliambcrlaln's Tablets. Many have
been permanently cured by their use.
For sale by all dealers.
The Sellleniier Estate.
The estate of the lute J. H. Se'tle
mler, of Woodhurn, hns been admitted
to probate. The total value of the real
proiwrty owned by tho deceased la
shown in the articles filed to be $2000
nnd the personal proper'.y Is of the es-
tlmn,p1 vnl,,e "f 2(l'0ft0-
In the death of Mr. Settleniier, Wood
burn and Marlon county loses a highly
respected and active citizen. He laid
out tho site upon which the town of
Woodhurn Is now locnted, nnd erected
the first building upon the land which
now Rtnnds one of the valley's most
progressive municipalities,
To Cure a Cold In One Pay.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
fulls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S Signa
ture Is on each box. 25c
TRAP-NEST YOUR IIEXS
AXD SEE WHICH OXES LAY
That the only sure way to know
whlch hens ln a flock are doln& the
work and which are not "earning
thelr keeP'" 18 using the trap-nest,
the bellef of Prof' Jamea
of the l"u,tr" husbandry department
"High egg production is not a char
acteristic of any one breed of fowls,"
says Prof. Dryden. "The trap-nest
always tho fault of tho feed and care
that they don't do better. It Is the
I misfortune of the hen herself very
'often; she couldn't lny If Bhe wnntcd
to.
-"'."'b
' fowls. Where It Is possible for a
pa,'h 1,0 wl" 1,0 we" rp',nl11 for
the labor,
"Tho Oregon experiment stntlon Is
trap-nesting a large flock each yenr
" ,1,P 1,ost.lt ean ,0 f,,lr-
nisu ine iarnters or tne state witn
stock from good layers, with the oh-
" 1 1 """"'"" "' "
Rime. II. is lies i ran in, or cnurw;, ut
keep a full year's record for each hen,
hut If that Is not posslblef a record
for a part of the year would he valu
able. For Instnnce, a record of the
first six mouths of laying, beginning
probably In November, would show
which were the good winter produc
ers.
"Those that wouldn't produce well
during the first six months would not
be good fowls to keep for breeding,
nnd they could bo killed off. If It
Isn't possible to keep a six months'
record, then a three months' record
world be valuable. Hens that pro
duced well for three months, begin
ning In Uovember, would be the most
prcifllnhln fowls In the flock, nnd they
,,nn,,M 1' n,,"",P'1 f,,r ,,rPP,ll"K c,,rl-v
'lmVr lnvpr"'
1,1,8 shown In our expeH-
",pn,a ,h,,t ,,,p lmor lay'"'8 '",rl,,K ,l,p
I first year, nre usually the poor lnyers
.the second year, If nt the end of a
i full year's record all hens that had
'"M ",,m m or, V WPrP
to be killed off, It would save the
farmers keeping a lot of fowls at a
lo"" for nnothi-p year. From 25 to
HO per cent of tho fowls In the aver-
$10.50
HIGH
n As
SUITS
SALEM'S GREATEST BARGAIN GIVER
Is the Chicngs Store. We grow and keep busy biCeuso we give the best bargains in Snlem. Only goods of
merit shown.
Dress Goods and Silks
The Chicago Store Is Snlem headquarters for fine
Dress Goods and Silks. This Is the store that
shows the variety.
Prices Small
Kimonos,
Dressing Saques
and House Dresses
Now placed on our counters for fast
selling,
49c, 75c, 98c
and up
ill
.'K '
m
The
People's
Store
Is the
Chicago
Store
Private Text Book for Women
Which will nld you to make sure of
tho exact naturo of any femalo com
plaint with which you may be afflicted
Is offered free of cost to any woman
who will write for It to the Lydla E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., of Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will bo trea'.ed as strictly
private, and the book mailed ln a
plain wrapper. Every ailing woman
should send for this book today.
IS TltYIXU TO MAKE
KOOM FOU OFFICE IIS
Corjiorntlon Clerk Dnbcock nnd his
stenographers are now securely hous
ed In tho new quarters at. the rear of
tho senate chamber. The department
hns two good-sized rooms nt Its dls-i
posal. Mr. Pabcock haB his desk in
one of tho rooms nnd the two Btenog- j
raphers, Miss liuby Cornell and Mrs.!
Margaret Tyler-Smith, their typewrit
ers In the other. Tho rooms hnve
been newly carpeted. I
Secretary of State Olcott who Is cus.
todlan of the capltol building, is In the
travail of selecting quarters for the
new offices nnd commissions that must
come to tho state house after the new!
laws go into effect.
LESS BOWEL TROUBLE .
IN SALEM
Salem peoplo have found out that a
SINGLE POSE of Blmple. buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as compounded
In Adler-1-ka, tho German bowel anil
rtomach remedy, relieves constipation,
sour stomach or gas on tho stomach
INSTANTLY. This Blmple mixture
became famous by curing appendicitis
end It nntlsoptlelzoa the digestive or
gens and drnws off the Impurities. It
Is surprising how QUICKLY It helps.
J. C. Terry, Druggist.
Killing Maderos breeds Mnderlstns.
A woman says the way to rench a
man's heart may be through his stom
ach, but It may take cunning or brute
strength to reach his pocketbook.
1IICAG0
1 111 ill ill 1 1 HI II'IIISIHIMII It Id
$4.50 M0kf $3.75
$6-50 iMr $5-90
$7.50 WmM $6.90
and T I )nmk i W tw i n
ini.'vi m i
Ml
Tailored V
We
Are
Busy
All
the
Time
Easter
jl
Millinery
Now on display
Hundreds of
creations now on our
sales tables for East
er selling.
OUIt ritlCES TALK
$1.S, 12.50, $3.60
AND UP.
SALE.M
Jd,hLJ.1-Ul J'JL J JIIJj.nu uimi i.. , ,i0
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AliUAMUNfi FOR A
"WET OK IKY" ELECTION
For further perfection of plans to
vote Salem dry a mnsB meeting and
lunch will be held by tho Municipal
league at the Daptlst church tomor
row at noon. Every person In the
city who Is Interested in the campaign
to clenn out tho saloons has been ex
tended nn Invitation to be present and
contribute his volco and sentiment to
the meeting.
A question hns arisen as to whether
nn election can legally bo hold in May
as was planned. The. stai'utes nre not
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The greatest showing In Salem now on sale at the
lowest prices we ever quoted.
Percales 5c Apron Ginghams Go, Challles 4c,
Outing Flannels 4c and 5c.
choice k
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ORECONi.
Only
floods
of Merit
anil
Quality
Shown
clear on the subject and It may bo de
cided that the safer plan is to await
until November when tliero wU bo no
doubt as to tho legality of the election.
It. Is planned by the Municipal
League to bring to Salem some of th
most reputablo antl-suloon campaign
ers In the country to assist In the war
agalnwt the liquor people. That the
saloon men will reciprocate In the.
niarter of strenuous campaigning is a
certainty. The drys claim an advan
tage over the wets with tho votes of
the women and believe that the fomnle
vote alone will bo sufficient to carry
the election ln thoir favor.
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