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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1913)
DAILY CAPITAL JOPBMAL, . 8ALBM, OBEOON, MONDAY, AFRIB 5, 1913. PAGB TERES.- SALEM BOY WRITES OF Undertakers Ross to the occasion, Lay ing Aside All Ideas of Fronts or Personal Gain. Xloyd T. Rigdon, son of W. T. Rig don, the funeral director hero, wrote the following article, which appeared in the April number of "The Sunny side," a New York funeral magazine. Mr. Rigdon's subject, as will be seen, deals with unreliable newspapers re porting the news of the calamity which occurred at Dayton recently: How the Yellow Journalism Poisoned the Public Mind. Salem, Ore., April 8, 1913. To the Editor of the 8unnyside: In reading of the floods in Ohio and Indiana, I have noticed in several in stances a report that the undertakers of Dayton were "holding up" bodies found to exact exorbitant prices, from the relatives, also that "the authorities quite often were forced to interfere to prevent fighting among the undertak rs over the posesssion of unidentified todies." Upon learning of the apalling loss of life in Dayton following the first news of the disaster my mind naturally turned as to how the undertakers would organize to handle such a situation. I suppoacd, of course, that in such a ca tastrophe, when business was paral yzed and everybody doing all he could to assist his fellow man, that the mem bers of our profession (as we would call ourselves) would band themselves to gether as one man, laying competition aside and forgetting any and all per sonal differences they might have to ward one another, in caring for the todies of the victims of that awful ca lamity, without thought of deriving :any 'pecuniary harvest" in such an liour of affliction, when thousands of people were homeless and had lost their all. Possibly these newspaper accounts are not very authentic. It certainly iseemB incredulous after all we have done toward advancing our profession raising its standard in the eye of tho people, through our associations and trade journals, etc., that there are those among us, who, in their great lust for gold, would cast upon their profession such a stigma in the eyes of the people of Dayton and elsewhere. Such acts as these should be taken up in the associa tion of Ohio, and if they are members they should be promptly ejected there from; so I sincerely hopo and trust that I am misinformed in this matter, that the funeral directors of Dayton, Ohio, are men of different caliber than to stoop to such 'body snatching.", I presume that before this your cor respondent in that vicinity has obtained the true status of the matter, so will V Gold Medal, London. 1911 j Largest Salt HIGH-GRADE Tea ill Wnli Most delicious table beverage in ail the world- hot or iced. Queen Victoria used it for last 45 years of her reign. "11. M. B." $1.00 pound-yet costs less goes ) In Seiled .All High-Class Grocers Order Trial (344) MR. HENRY PECK AND HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS anxiously await the arrival of the next issue of The Sunnyside, which is always a very welcome visitor around here. Sincerely yours, LLOYD T. RIGDON. (We give the above letter in order to emphasize the fact that the sensational reports in the daily newspapers were, as usual, grossly exaggerated. All our correspondent, or any one else needs to do is read the accounts of the men who risked their lives and health in serv ing the people of the stricken districts. The facts as recorded in this issue speak for themselves.) Editor The Sunnyside. A COUPLE OF STORIES FROM THE TACOMA TRIBUNE "Which would you rather have a cow of your own, or a reliable city milkman 1" asked Fred Shaw, police court constable of his wife Tuesday afternoon. "That depends." "Depends on whatt" asked Fred, be coming interested. " A lot of things. There are two dif ferences between a cow and a milkman, and one difference is in favor of the former and one in favor of the latter." "Kindly elucidate, madame," said Constable Shaw. "No. 1 explanation is that a cow gives pure milk and the other one is that a cow doesn't give credit.' "I cannot cash this check, madame," said G. Herbert Raleigh, paying teller in the Bajik of California. " What 's the, reason you can 't cash it?" asked the woman in a peevish tone of voice. "There isn't enough money here to meet it," replied Mr. Raleigh. "Well, ean't you meet it half way!" all of which goes to show, said Mr. Raleign in tolling the story; what ques tions women do ask. PEOPLE SHOULD GUARD AGAINST APPENDICITIS Salem people who have etomach and bowel trouble should guard against, appendicitis by taking simple buck thorn bark, glycerine, etc., aa com pounded in Adler-i-ka, the German remedy which became famous by cur ing appendicitis. A SINGLE DOSE relieves sour stomach, gas on the stomach and constipation INSTANT LY because this simple mixture an tlseptlclzes tho digestive organs and draws off the imprities. J. C. Perry, Druggist To Manage Debates. Tne manager of debate at Willamettj univLiflty for the coming year will be Jviin MeDanicl, of this city. Ths do- bate couucil will consist of Errol Gil key, Inez Goltra, Charles Hall, Harr,' Savage and Dan Patterson. Th manager will immediately bcgi.i plans for the forensic contests of nost season and will know before school closes what schools fwill be met in ! bate next year. 1 54? further. ' Air - Tlght Pkgi. . Package TO-DAY I J ij . 'I two Moot tM-ee M father IT Makes Parishioners Understand the Blessedness of Faith, with "a Hook to the Jaw." By Carlton Ten Eyck. (Written for the United Press.) New York, May 5. When craving for diversion of a fisctic character, it be hooves the visitor to this polyglot city to drop down to West street, where the docks of the great steamship lines are strung, and got acquainted with Re". Phillip J. Magrath, the "Fighting Father" of the water front. If in the mood and he is always in the mood to do battle for the cause of honesty, justice and decency Father Magrath may permit yon to trot around his "parish" with him. If this rare treat befalls you and you come through a'ive you will have seen something to tell the folks back home. Hardly a night passes that the rubi cund, genial and kindly-eyed priest does not find it necessary, or at least con genial, to supplement his religious in structions with a wallop to the jaw uf some seven-foot steovedore or water front crook. His wallop, by the way. contains the soporific power of a ton j of chloroform. The recipient has the feeling on awakening of having been slapped by an elephont. Not that Fath er Magrath goes about looking for trou ble far be it from such. "I'm a peaceful man of the church," he will tell you solemnly, "and I detest having any trouble. But once in a whilo it is nocessary to point ou the Tight path with the fist instead of with some beautiful language which won't bo un derstood." Father Magrath also in sists that he is humane in his method of visiting the wrath of Providence on his recalcitrant parishioners. " I hate to hurt him,' he said, "so I always try to wind up any argument with one punch. Usually I make my man under stand the blessedness of the faith nud the advantages of decent living with one right hook to the jaw." Father Magrath is in charge of !-"t. Peter's Union for Seamen. Although he is a Catholic, his union is non-seeta rian. It is more like a club than a mis sion. Downstairs tho seamen and long shoremen gather around checker boards and innocent card tables, and upstl'.rs they receive the benefits of services conducted by their pugnacious parso-i. And woo to any unruly backslidor who attempts that former favorite pastime of the water front putting the meeting "on the bum." When Father Magrath first went to West street there was no tougher section of the city, and fo-.v as hardened and wholly wicked in the world. Tho "rough necks" who came ashore to squander their earning of two trans-Atlantic voyages or the fruits i.f mouths of service on tramp stenmers in a night wjra bad enough, but it was the swarm of crooks and gamblers who gathered to cntico the unwary mariner into crooked deals of all sorts th.it mailo the district notorious for nmr'.i r and iissault. Tho advent of Father Magrath, tlio smiling, big-jawed, young priest, cniisi d but little excitement at first. No one attended his meetings nor was his clntn respected as it should have been. Fath er Magrath looked around his "parUh'' silcidly for a few weeks ami then de cided that tho only way to make these Wrttcr front gangs step around to no converted was by force. So ono night ho s'nr'cd out to "clean up" his ns trict alone and unarmed. They still toll on ti r street of that glorious firs- nigit of battle and gory fistic display. He went from saloon to saloon, sorting out the biggest and worst looking men at tho bar and urging upon them tho error of their ways and the advantages of tho life religious. Wheu scoffed at he laid down his prayer book and rolled up his sleeves. There were usually just two blows struck. One was when the doughty priest's doughty fist landed on the jaw of said offender. Tho other was tho echoing wallow when said of fender's cranium collided with tho floor. Then Father Magrath went about a systematic circuit of the crooks which led through dark alley .ways where the human sharks waited to pounce upon one of his beloved seamen when that jovial rover of the deep should be wal lowing in the trough of too deep a land sea. The police had made sporadic but futile efforts to clean out the nests of thieves and tin-horn gamblers, thugs and lodging house crooks that filled the water front district. Father Magrath simply waded into a crook whenever he saw one, ordered him to get out of the district and if not met with instant re sponse, sank one of his justly famous private-stock sleeping potions into said crook's masticatory apparatus. The result is that today only one gang of unregenerates worries the good, stocky priest of the Seamen's Union. It is known as the Tin Can Alley Ath letic club. Its athletics are coufined to whatever calisthenic exercises are nec essary to the hoisting of copious slugs or liquor to the lips, the blackjackiug of drunken sailors and a brisk departure when pursued by the police or Father Magrath. These athletes are descended from the Pig Alley Guards, a similar organization completed routed and dis banded by the almost single-handed op erations of the "Fighting Priest." They had other affiliation with tho Hudson Dusters, an aggregation of hu morously inclined young hoodlum-bandits whose favorite pastime was thj "beating up" of policemen when the latter weren't working in pairs. Father Magrath licked seven Hudson Dusters in quick succession and the rest "dust ed." Father Magrath is a product of the East Sido. He knows well the wants of "his people," and he is now beloved by every seaman of New York "Barbary Coast." Father Magrath ' constant companion is "Bum," a rang mongrel dog. Between them, thoy are literally "licking holl" out of West street. A man living at Auburn, New York, had a severe attack of kidney and blad der trouble. Being a working man, not wanting to lose time nor run up a heavy doctor's bill, he cured himself completely by using Foley Kidney Pills. A year later he says: "It is a pleas ure to report that the cure was per manent." He has had no roturri what ever of the pain, backache and burn ing. His name is J. A. Farmer, and he says: "Of course I recommend Foley Kidney Pills as a very effective cure for kidney and bladdor trouble." , Dr. Stone Drug. Co. Be what you are. Tear the sham out of your lives. Do not ape thoso above you on tho social or financial ladder. A millionaire is no bettor than a man and sometimes worse. Lame back is usually caused by rheumatism of tho muscles of the back, for which yoi will find nothing belter than Chamberlain's Liniment. For salt by all dealers. Doctor Stone's White Liniment For Lamo Hack, A r m, Hand, Hip, Leg or Foot, try it. Price 25c and 50c. DR. STONE'S Condition Drops. For the horBO who is off his feed and needs a tonic. Appetizer und blood puri fier. Prico 50c. DR. STONE'S Fover and Agno Remedy. Kills the malarial germs (if they are as big as a dog) and restores you to health. Price 30c and 73c DR. STONE'S Stink Foot Remedy,- does the work, no explanation. Price 50c. DR. STONE'S Black Liver Pills. Opcus up the pipes, starts up tho wheels, puts the machine to work, and you are soon well again. Price 23c. DR. STONE'S DRUG, STORE. Salem, Oregon. Free delivery of all goods to any part of the city. A 3 S l rt,T -,,;, Shoulder, Desert Board Decides to Allow Central Oregon Irrigation Company More ' Time on Canals. As forecasted in The Capital Journal, the state desort land board late Satur day decided against a plan to put the Central Oregon Irrigation Company out of business. Governor Wost, Treasurer Kay and Secretary of State Olcott were in favor of giving the company another chance, while Engineer Lewis favored declaring the company in default and forfeiting its bond of $25,000. West, Kay and Olcott took the stand that if the company was put out of business it would leave the irrigation project in bad shape, while, if the company makes good its promise, it will soon enlarge its canals, and make it so that there will be a chance for settlers', who have been complaining, to- secure their pat ents from the United States govern ment. Roscoe Howard, general manager of the company, made the statement at the hearing Saturday afternoon that the company had Invested $1,500,000 in the project, which is the largost in Oregon. Of this amount $1,000,000 was secured by floating bonds in the East. Howard said he had deals on to secure more funds to use in development of the pro ject, but feared that the efforts of "jaw artists" of Central Oregon to cause trouble might make It hard to get funds. He referred to C. B. Williams, who appeared before the board de manding that the company's bond be forfeited, as one of the "artists," and assorted that 90 per cent of the sottlors were satisfied, and there is an abund ance of water for irrigation purposes. Williams tried to get the board to ad mit that the company was in default. After the board extended tho time for completion of certain work to Septem ber 1, Williams declared he would take the matter into the courts, with a view of getting a mandamus order requiring the board to forfeit the company's bond He insisted during tho hearing that settlers in the Powell Butte district were unable to get patents because the company had failed to got sufficient water on their land, and were much stirred up over it. He was ono of the j settlors, it appeared. Williams made no charge that money was not judicious ly expended by the company. Whilo tho board probably does not al together approve of tho methods of tho company, it was a case of putting sot tlerB up against a worse proposition if drastic action were taken against tho company, it was explained, and bo the concorn will have another chance to float securities and finish the work. BARGAINS 4-room houso, $850.00, North Salem. 8-room modern houso, fruit and ber ries, barn, $2000. $0300 takes ideal home, 20 acres. 150 acres in Polk county, cheap. 220 acres, well improved,' $22,000. SEVERAL GOOD BUYS IN PRUNE RANCHES, HOP RANCHES AND BERRY TRACTS. 3 lots, Broom cottage, $1000, snap. 5 and 10-acro tracts, close in, 1- to 5-acro tracts cheap. CITY LOTS ALL PARTS OP SALEM 5 lots, B room houso, bam, chicken yard, fruit and berries, $1000. Hevoral business chances, restaurant, rooming house, grocory store, black smith, pool hall, cigar stand, hotel. SEVERAL STOCK RANCHES, CHEAP. 4Vj acres, 2 houses, on car lino, fine garden tract, $0000. l'our-room furnished houso, guod lot, $1030. 10 acres bearing Italian prunes, $2750. WHAT HAVE YOU TO TRADE? LIST YOUR BARGAINS WITH US. WE SELL FIRE, LIFE, ACOOIDENT INSURANCE. 4, 8, 6-ROOM HOUSES, INSTALL MENTS. Acme Investment Co. A. B. COOK, Manager. Phone Main 477. S40 State St. Opposite Court House. 2U? II u We have just received an other shipment of snappy Sum mer dresses; each one possess ing that little fashion kink which gives a garment caste. Materials of ratine, linen and piques. White and colors However, you can tell better by seeing and trying them on. all at Deduced prices Suits at Reduced Prices Modart Corsets (The Improved Front Laced) QUALITY MERCHANDISE uscm sntttT Aviator Killed. okitbd russ laisso wiai.l Akron, Ohio, May S. Charles Carl son, a Milwaukee aviator, was killod today when blplanlng near Silver Lake. Ho ascended 100 foot, when his engine suddenly stopped. Carlson was thrown from the machino, striking the ground headforemost. Death was instantaneous. Big Surprise for Marion and Polk Counties HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR OLD CLOTHES, BAGS AND RUB BER. We have a big stock of pulleys, boxing, saws and all kinds of tools and machinery. Also chicken netting and hog wire. Bargain prices. Everything from a needle to a piece of gold. The house of a half of million bargains. JI. STEINBOCK JUNK CO. 233 State Streot. Like Finding Money in Your Pocket When you locate a laundry that washes and launders your clothes so they will look liko now, and at tho same time DOES NOT WEAR THEM OUT OU INJURE THEM IN ANY WAY. Our porsonal service is a guarantoo of satisfaction. Every stop in tho correct luundrylng of'your clothes is under tho persoual supervision of an export laundry mnployo. Our increasing trado Is tho result of this. So if you want your clothns to last their natural length of woar Send your C-OOD clothos to this OOOD laundry. 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