Editorial' Page of The
Salem Capital formal
FRIDAY
Mar 21, 1913
The Capital Journal
Published by
The Barnes -Taber Company
GRAHAM P. TAI1KR, Editor and Manager
ill Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress
aud Development cf Sftlem In Particular and All Oregon In General
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CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISH
MENT. THERE HAS HE EN much discussion
of the capital punishment question
recently, discussion which lias left
the matter just where it started, those
believing in it still doiii( so, those ob
jecting to it, still more firm and vocif
erous in their objections. In view of
the little social function at Hie prison
tomorrow with tho Humphreys as
guests of honor, ami for which invita
tions aro out, at least to tho newspaper
fraternity, a brief resume of the subject
may not be very inappropriate. Why
do wo inflict tho death penalty 1 Is it
a punishment, a deterrent to others by
example or a matter of safely to the
public? H must bo one, of the three or
it is indefensible.
If it is for punishment It may well bo
doubted if it is equal to life imprison
ment, with tho pardoning power remov
ed and nil liopo of freedom forever cut
off. To tho intelligent man this, it
strikes us, would bo Immeasurably
worse than death, To tho ignorant, do
based, animal, tho defective, tho per
vert, it might not seem that wny, but is
it not true that men of this class, moral
perverts aro in a sonso blameless! Are
they not in a class that, while not per
haps to tho same degree, should yet
bo looked upon ns irresponsible, the
same as the idiotic or insanet That is
a question we must all nnswer, and
nnswer in the negative If we insist on
capital punishment for that class.
Then the question comes up: Is capi
tal punishment a deterrent? From the
remotest ages tho lime to which the
memory of man runneth not to tho con
trary, death has been tho world's pen
alty for murder. Hns It put n stop to
murder! Has it decreased it? Are
there not ns mnny murders now, or
more in proportion to our population,
than there wero 20, SO or an 100 years
agof Tho answer is, yes. With an ex
periment extending over several thou
sand years at least, that has utterly I
failed of results, con capital punish
ment be considered as a deterrent of
iniirdert In tho snino paper in which
you rend of an execution, you will cer
tainly find an account of a murder or
many of them. And between execu
tions, in those samo papers you can
read of countless other murders. While
here in Salem the Humphreys nre to
morrow to pay the penalty the law has
affixed to the crime of murder, the pa
pers all over the country today and to
morrow, too, nnd on all subsequent days
will hnve In their telegraphic news,
stories of brutal murder. Since the
Humphreys have been sentenced, since
the triple hanging here a short time
ngo, there linve been a dozen murders
here in Oregon, ( an we then honestly
say that capital punishment acts at all
ns a deterrent t
When a man hns murder in his heart
be ilues not stop to consider the punish
ment. If he has plenty of money, he
thinks, iitnl generally very properly,
Hint he can dodge the extreme penalty,
at least, and If be Is naturally a crim
inal, bis brute cunning tells him he i nn
avoid discovery. If he is of the crimin
al class alluded In, lieni so, he is proba
bly in. :iml,le (if louli.ing Hie emirmitv
of his offense, nnd the punishment be
ing of Hie reunite future is howiiid bis
couipreheiisioii.
A criminal liuit horn in a man is as
much "a gift " though a left handed
nud unfortunate one, ns Is that of go
nilis. The bum criminal is moved to
crime as the artist to put mi canwis the
glowing beauty that rivals nature's lii,
esl creations, the poet to reduce, to put
ill rhythmic sentences Hi,. Inl'tiel
(bought; the composer In bind with
LADD & BUSH, Bank ers
THANH ACTS A (iEEIIAL IIAMilMl M'SINESS. SAFETY DK
l'ONIT I10XES. TRAVELERS' CHECKS
silken bniulnges the divine spirits of
'Ilann Miy and make them slaves for the
service and gratification of mankind.
Is Iho criminal any more to blamo for
following his "(iodgiven " (if you
please) instincts? If not, why punish
him by depriving him of life, while so
ii any bad poets nnd v orso musicians
go free!
As for tho protection of humanity,
well a sentence for life, close confine
ment Willi no hone of pardon does that
iiist os wi ll. And thorn you are.
Tho Capital Journal is not objecting
to capital punishment, but ratlier point
ing out that it certainly docs not ac
complish results other than the putting
out of tho way the one victim, tho one
criminal. Nor does it believe that stop
ping capital punishment will stop crime.
We deal with effects, not cnuses, and
if capital punishment is ever to accom
plish what its advocates claim for it, it
will be when we have n system by
which tho youth are examined, and if
found to be of tho criminal class, exe
cuted before they commit, crimes, or
beget more criminals.
IS SHE JUST FLIRTING?
THE TKLKClnAM Wednesday hnd B
brief editorial commending Carko
county for its pluck in pledging it
self to raiso the money for its portion
of the cost of bridging the Columbia.
It is nontt of our pie and we are not in
the habit of butting into other people's
affairs, at least not any further than
our conscience permits or our inclina
tion suggests. It strikes us, though, ns
a disinterested outsider, that C'lnrko
county can well at ford to make tho ox-
I lilurn for she has everything to
gain ami nothing to lose. As a cold
blooded business proposition Clarke
county in general ami Vancouver in
particular are dead right. They realizo
ns we all do that Portland Is to bo tho
metropolis of tho northwest, nnd by tho
building of this bridge, Vancouver gots
in close touch with her, becomes in
fact a suburb. With street car lines,
and tho handy auto, Vancouver with tho
bridge completed, is only 15 minutes
nway from Portland's business center.
Vancouver is one of tho most beautiful
natural townsites on the coast, nnd it
goes without saying that thousands of
Portland business people will build resi
dences there. Will this prove benefi
cial to Portland or otherwise!
It strikes us that tho Vancouver view
of the bargain is roseate, but from tho
Portland end there are some clouds over
the landscape. Vancouver will add to
her growth, Portland will to tho same
extent detract from her tax roll, and it
is probable that Portland will get n
better idea of the situation if they
change ends on Hie telescope or look
into the end of the one Vancouver has
focussed on t Ihiii. It makes considera
ble difference which end of the tele
scope you look into. However, ns we
stated it Is none of our business, nnd
if our big sister down the creek wants
to make goo goes lit the big buy across
the river and join her fortunes with
his'n, she has our fraternal blessing
mid our full aud free permission to "ge
to it."
Home Wealthy Colleges.
It'NITM I'llKSS ltMHUI wins.l
Stanford I'uiversity, Oil., March 21.
Stanford Is the second weallliiest insti
tution of itn kind in America, accord
ing to statistics compiled here today.
The eight universities in the list nre:
Columbia, f lll:?,ililll; .siunfe,-,, if.'lil,
nnn.iinil; Chicago, C. .'It 1 1 t.Ot M ; Hurvard,
iF-r'J.illill.lMKl, Cnrnell, s):i,(iimI.imI0; Yule,
l!l,v,l!l,iinii, and Northwestern, '.i,uuil,.
llOil.
EASTER SERVICES
AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Klabuntto preparations have been
made l.v the members of St. Paul's
l,,r r t 1 .... Tl,.
will be no Sunday school and the ser
vices will be held nt 7 :.'tl a. in., IDiHO n.
in. and I::i0 p, in. The children will
sing their Easter carols and the Lenten
mite boxes will be taken up to the of
fertory. At tho 10:,10 service the music will
bo sung by a double quartet, being
the regular choir augmented for the oc
ension. The order of music will be ns
follows:
Processional hymn, 112, "Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today" Worgan
Introit, "Christ Our Passover"....
Chnppel
Shorter Kyrie W. H. A. Hall
Gloria Tilii I. .1. Monk
(Initios Tibi t. F. Ilridgu
Credo Bruce Steano
Festival To Benin vYillnril Foster
Offertory, "They Have Taken
Away My Lord" I. Stninor
Presentation, "Thou Art Worthy"
W. D. Gilbert
Sursuiu Corda and Sauctus
Ely Service Book
Benedictus Qui Vcnit T. Adams
Agnus Dei (!, Gounod
Communion hymn, 227, "O Sav
ing Victim" J. Vglow
fllnria in Excelsis Old Chant
Nunc Pimittis O. A. Barry
Recessional hymn, 110, "Angels
Roll the Rock Awn.y"....0. F. Ropor
Sopranos Mrs. W. Carlton Smith,
Mrs. Walton Van Winkle; contraltos,
Mrs, Etta Squier-Seley, Miss Myrtle
Knowland; tenors, Thus. L. Williams,
William Mcdilchrist, Sr.; basses, Glen
J. McCadiluni, F. (I. Pockebnch; organ
ist, Frank E. Newberry.
GETS INFORMATION
FROM ROAD COMMISSIONER
A. .1. Anderson, the chairman of Hi"
special committee appointed by the
council to determine what class of pave
meat shall be used in tho improvement
of North Commercial street, today sent,
a letter telegram to EiUard N. Hiiies,
chnirmnn of the Wayne county, Mich,
highway commission, requesting on
opinion upon tho value of tho different
classes of pavement used in that coun
ty. Mr. nines answered ns follows:
"Wo have a light traveled street in
Detroit built of concrete about 18
years ago, and still in good condition.
Conereto streets in Bellofniitaino, Ohio,
IS years old. Woodward Avenuo road
four yenrs old, Wnyno county, with
very heavy mixed traffic, In first-class
condition. Wayne county has bonded
for $2,000,000 for buildings roads, $700,
000 has already been spent for concrete
roads, and tho balance of $1,1)00,000 will
practically all be used for the samo
purpose." '
Roglstered Voters Only.
Registered voters only will bo allow
ed to vote nt the special election to be
called in September for tho purpose of
voting on measures passed by tho legis
lature and referred to the consideration
of tho people of tho stnto in accordance
with the Dnybill. Tho Gill bill, how
over providing for permanent registra
tion of voters nnd which will becomo a
state law in Juno will allow registra
Hons with tho county court any timo
prior to III) days before an election.
All present registration laws aro elim
inateil by the passage of the Gill bill
and allows nil persons who have regis
tered with tho county clerk to rnntinuo
to vote without further registration ns
long ns they are residents of the samo
precinct.
The question lias been opened by a
letter received by Attorney-General
Crawford from County Clerk llilyeu of
Wallowa county who wished to know
who could vole at the special election
provided by the Day bill. Under pros
cut laws only those who are registered
for the 1012 elections or those who havf
subscribed to bin nil A would be allowed
to vole. This limitation would como
from the present laws which allow the
registration books to open only during
the even yenrs.
Hut the Gill bill makes it possible fm
registrations to take place at any Unit
Wemores
Shoe Polishes
FINEST QUALITY LARCCST VARIED
"li'HT tUt;r tho only ImlitVplmo ilrrli'ic tliftt
ponillvclv t iMiinlimOII, I1a kn Mud IVIinlii imlK'tt'
ninl uliildrt'ii'n ixiin hmiI xhocn, ftliinci without rub
blim. h "VHYi M tiLOSS," H v,
"iMMtViiHiiitiinuimi Itt cli miiiii nml pulinliltii;
fill knuUiif nntt nr tun rlnn', 'i.tf. "SI 4H"ii
' (Ji ll K Willi K'Mu liquid fni in wl!h-.uiik-e )uulrk
ly fir mm mul Hhllmvliriv rxmnii lif, lv. dic.
"Al llir iUASH an H Mil IAS taw a ftlmrv. In
MM ii 1 1 whtiu nikr iii'Wii1 i n ncliii hui , wl'tt
i"nk' l"c In liniKtuniin', lnr(,i' ttiuinlmiin luu',
Willi ,lli'p1 Vi'T,
"H1IK" n'lul'lnnltmi fur p'litlrinrn who tnkn
niui I nl ri' 1 1 nil lilm k lio , IVinh w Mil ft briinh
nri-litl,Vfttvulii. "BtHY I.I ITK'tle, MnntH.
If vnii r Iffilrr ilH' lid h fi ( In- k not ymi wnnl ml iti
llu pi Uv in 'im it if f n II fi" ii'km,i cliitgvi iMllil,
WMITTEMORI BROS. 4 CO.,
flO'26 A I briny SlrnM, CmbHiJai Mim,
'iht tV.iVi tin J iDiif AfttnHt,i, intttt n
ihvt i)lttu irt th H'itiU
m m
Try "Gets It,MSee
Every Corn Vanish!
The Corn Cure on u New l'lim Gets
Every Corn (Julck and Sure.
You've tried a lot of tilings for corns
but you've still got them. Try the new
cure, quick, easy, painless way the
"First time In my life I got rid of corns.
'liETS.IT' Is n marvel!"
new-plan corn cure, "GETS-IT."Watch
It get rid of that corn, wart, callous
or bunion In a hurry. "GETS-IT"
as suro as time. It takes two seconds
to apply that's all. No bandages to
stick and fuss over, no salves to make
corns sore and turn true flesh raw and
red, no plasters no more knives and
razors that may cans blood poison,
no moro digging at corns. Just the
easiest thing In the world to use. Your
corn days nro over. "GETS-IT" Is
guaranteed. It is safe, never hurts
healthy flesh.
Your druggist sells "GETS-IT," 25
cents per 'bottle or direct If you wish,
from E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
except within a 110-day limit before elec
tions. Tho bill plainly provides that no
person may vote unless he or she is reg
istered. The bill includes a provision,
however, that should the supreme court
declare tho section invalid which pro
hibits voting without registration, then
a blank is provided which may bo sub
scribed to by tho person desiring td
vote.
IT'S A MISTAKE
Many peoplo in a misguided effort to
got rid of kidney backache, rely on
plasters, liniments and other make
shifts. The right treatment is kidney
treatment and a remarkably recom
mended kidney medicine is Doun's Kid
ney Pills. Salem is no cxeoption,
Tho proof is nt your door. The fol
lowing is an experience typical of the
work of Dean's Kidney Pills in Salem.
A. J, Wood, 7-'l.l North Front Street,
Snlom, Oregon, says: "Kidney com
plaint got so bad in my case that I
knew I would havo to check it or suf
fer more serious results. Just after
getting up in tho morning, tho com
plaint wiis worse. I had heal of
Doan's Kidney Pills doing good work
in similar cases and thinking they
would help mo, I began using thorn.
Hoforo I hnd used ono box, I was free
from overy symptom of kidney com
plaint nnd my kidneys wero normal. I
have never had a sign of kidney com
plaint since. I have great confidence
in Doan's Kidney Pills and willingly
confirm my former endorsement. "
For salo by nil dealors. Price 50
cents. Fostor-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, solo agents for the United
States.
ltomomber tho namo Doan's and
take no other.
After ho hns failed to mnkegood a
weakling spends all tho rest of his time
explaining that ho didn't got a square
deal.
AH patent medicines or medicine ad
vertUcd In tills paper in for sale at
DR. STONE'S
Drug Store
nlsn
SA1-EM, OltKtJOX.
,The only cash drug store In Oregon,
owes no ono, and no one owes it,
curries largo stock; its shelves,
, counters mid show cases aro loaded
with drugs, medicines, notions, toilet
articles. Wines and liquors of all
kinds for medicinal purposes. Dr.
Stone Is nrcgiilnr graduto In medi
cine nnd line bad mnny yenrs of ex
perience In tho practice. Consulta
tions aro free. Prescriptions are
free, aud only regular prlco for medi
cine. Dr. Stone can bo found at his
drug storo, Suleiii, Ore., from 7 In the
morning until 9 nt night. North Com
mercial street, Snlem, Oregon. Free
delivery to all parts of the city.
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j!gL Easter
ittl Suits
1 ls'W m! offorei1 at low
1 1 'f $ V ' prict's
lilt -sfiflo
I f $10.90
I ; HI AND
J 11 $12.90
i.Bl
IF YOU WANT
STYLE, QUALI
TY AND LOW
PRICES, COME
HERE,
is If A ' Iff
Dress Goods and Silks
Thousands of ynrds of the latest and nowest goods
shown on tho Pacific CoaBt. Tho Chicago Store is
Salem's Silk aud Dress Goods Houso. Come bore for
bargains. Yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c and up
Yalues
DON'T BLAME YOUR
OVERWORKED STOMACH
When your stomach will not digest
food, the orBt thing you can do Is
to take a lot of digestive medicines.
True, they give temporary relief, but
your stomach Is the sufferer. Loss
of appetite Indigestion, dyspepsia
nnd headaches can only be perma
nently relieved by removing the
cause. In many cases, various reme
dies taken to relieve these conditions
result In ruining tho stomach and
preventing It from digesting food In
a natural wi y.
If you want your stomach to do
Its own work properly, without re
sorting to artificial digestives or pre
dlgested foodp, use Jayne's Tonic Ver
mifuge. Take small doses regularly,
preferably bofore meals. In a little
timo your stomach will again do Its
own work and you will eat heartily,
keep well and enjoy living. Jayne's
Tonic Vermifuge is not a digester in
lleelf, but It tones up tho stomach
and intestines, giving you all tho nu
triment and strength from the food
you eat
Many forms of supposed indlges.
Hon are the result of Intestinal para
sites for which Jayne's Tonic Ver
mifuge Is unsurpassed. Insist on
Jayne's; accept no other. Millions
hnve prnlBod It for more than 80
yenrs. Sold by druggists every
where. Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Phila
delphia. May Como tn Salom.
Booker T. Washington, tho world
famous negro educator, may make a
visit to Salem for the purposo of visit
ing the state institutions before his
itinerary in the Northwest is finished.
Dr. Washington has been given an in
vitation by Governor West to come to
Snlem, ami has responded that lie will
accept the invitation ii it is-at all pos
sible for him to do so. lie is now in
Portland.
Washington is on a trip through Ore
gon lasting a period of six days. In
that time he is scheduled for addresses
at nearly nil of the educational insti
tutions in the valley. Willamette uni
versity, however, did not make a date
with the educator. He spoke before
the students of Oregon Agricultural
college last night.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
C A STO R I A
Just
Re
ceived
By
Ex
press
For our Easter
selling. The lat
est novelties in
Ladies' Coats,
Suits Dress
Goods, Silks and
Millinery. Big val
ues at low prices.
Easter
Millinery
Now on sale. Tho choicest line of
fashionable hatB in Salom. French
and Amoricnn models.
Price $1.95, $2.50, $3.50 and up
LADY POLICE WOMEN
TO BE COLLEGE BRED
dnitbd mess ikased wiri.1
Seattle, Wash., March 21. 'We need
tollege bred polico women."
Thus said MiBS Rhoda White, dean of
women at tho Washington State College
Whilo visiting in Seattle last evening
Miss White heard Policeman Brown
SALE.M -
6&
rjTOJRE
A Big Surprise for Marion and Polk
We have a big stock of pulloys, boxing, saws and all kinds of tools
and machinery. Also chicken netting and hog wiro. Bargain prices.
Everything from a needle to a piece of gold. The house of a half of
million bargains.
H. STEINBOCK JUNK CO.
233 State Street.
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Spring
Coals
IX LONG AND
Johnny Coat
styles. Now on
sale GREAT
VALUES.
$0.90
$8.90
u
J til
AND
ALL NEW
Domestics
20,000 yards of ehoico Spring Wash Goods of overy
class and kinnow opened up and placed oa sale
Como and look through.
Percales, yard 5c, 6'iC, 8 l-3c and up
Hosiery
UndWr
and Gloves
For man, woman and child. Evory
class and kind shown and at the
closest prices in Snlem.
Our
O P? E C O Ml Motto!
"Honest
Goods
at
Lowest
Prices"
tell of how tho feminino force had
saved hundreds of young girls frjm
going wrong in cafes and dance halls.
Immediately she saw a new field for
her girls at Tollman to enter.
A vocational conference will be held
in Pullman soon, and Miss White will
have tho polico work explained fully to
the women under hor charge, She says
sho hopes some of them will take It up.
Phone Main 221
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