SSrteial Page of TEe Salein Capital J 0t2t&iS.&I May 13,1913
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SPEED MANIACS AND THE LAW.
TtlE ACCIDENT reuniting in the
death of Charley Underwood Sat
urday night, or rather Sunday
morning, was tho result of crim
inal carelessness on tho part of
the man driving tho machine, though
the dead man himself was not blame
Ions. Had the law boon observed, the
accident would not have happened, and
it soems the law was violated in about
as many other ways as it could possibly
be, in such a case. It was first violat
when the machine was taken without
the consent of the owner; it was again
violated when the auto was run with
out proper lights, and the spood law
was certainly getting a protty bad
kink in it when the end came.
We Americans pass numberless laws,
but we enforce but fow of them strictly
and for this roason they do not com
mand the respect they should. Espe
cially is this truo of that certain class
of laws such as speed limits, riding bi
cycle on the sidewalks, lighting autos
or motorcyclos, etc. Those laws are
suggested by conditions, and are al
most invariably nocessary Yet they
are looked upon with contempt by a
large portion of those against whom
they are aimed. The law limiting tho
speed of autos and motorcycles is a
necessary one and should be rigidly en
forced, for thoy protect the general
public against reckless drivers, and are
calculated to protect a certain kind of
speed maniacs against themselves. Most
auto owners am careful, considerate of
others, and obey the laws, hut these are
forced to sharo the ill feeling tho pub
lic has against the reckless driver, for
that public tooted off the street, made
to watch and dodgo for their lives by
tho reckless, naturally fail to distin
guish between autnists and so a large
ortion just damn all autoists on gen
eral principles. This is wrong, of
eourso, but it is natural. It is because
of this, though, that the law should be
enforced, and reckless driving, and the
exceeding of spood limits stopped.
Fow of the reckless ones realize that
they are taking chances of a term in
the penitentiary, whon they exceed (he
speed limits, but thoy are certainly do
ing just this thing. When a person is
lining an unlawful thing, they are sup
posed to assume all tho consequences
following from thnt unlawful act, and
a spec I mnninc, exceeding tho speed
limit, who accidentally kills somo one
while doing so, enn mid should be pros
ecuted for ninnslnughtcr and sent up
or ten yenrs. Vudnr strict construe
of the liivv (lymer, now in the hospital
as tho result of his own foolishness, is
liable to prosecution for tho killing of
('hurley I'udcrwond. Of course, he had
no intention of doing so, any morn tluin
he lind of knocking his own teeth nut,
but ho took the chnnces of killing hlin
while doing two unlawful things, vio
luting the speed limit, ami driving nn
nuto in tho night without lights. He
assumed nil results following his un
lawful net. There are n number of au
toists pml motorcyclists, too, here in
Salem, as thev are in all cities, who
think nothing of violnting tho speed or
dinances, Their attention is culled to
tho risk thev run, for it is pretty cer
tuin with public sentiment ns It is
agninst speeding, thnt if one of them
should aicidentnlly kill some one, thev
will have to face a manslaughter charge
with tho chances ten to one In favor of
doing time In the prison as the result.
Annthct thing Hint many autoists are
cureless about is in pnssing street cars.
As at ptcsciit arningcd a passenger on
the Halein street cars Is forced to get
off on the right side of all cars. If he
desires to reach tho left side of the
street, bf passes behind the car, ami
with an auto coming from the direc
tion to meet the car, he is liable to Btop
right in front of it is he stops from
behind the car. This is about as deadly
a trap as could well be arranged, and
autoists in meeting and passing street
cars, when they have stopped at cross
ings, if they care anything for human
life, will slow down or stop until the
car pulls up, so they can avoid running
over any one stopping from behind it.
The auto is hore to stay, is a great con
venient and affordB its owner, no
doubt, much pleasure, but is should be
used sanely, and thoso found guilty of
spending should bo forbiddon by law,
tho privilege of driving a car. This
should bo done in the interest of both
the public and the safe and sane auto
owners or drivers.
THE RECALL ORDINANCE PASSED
Tub city council last night passed
the recall ordinance, and it is
now up to the mayor, who will
undoubtedly sign it, as it passed
tho council just as Tho Capital
Journal predicted it would, by a unani
mous vote. All the councilmen were in
favor of it, yot most of them were not
entirely pleased with tho shape it was
in, and there was some talk of putting
It over for another week. Councilman
Kigdon, whose main objection was that,
with the recall In force, the city could
be kept in a turmoil of perpetual elec
tion, on any little bunch disgruntled at
any rotmcilman could use the rocall,
and, as there wore fourteen councilmen,
we could have a rocall election going
nil the time. This was tho principal ob
jection mado to tho ordinance, and it
is not a serious one. Anyway, the peo
ple have mado the law, and tho council
cannot bo blamod for any of its con
sequences, as it simply provided for
making the law operative.
LET US HELP OURSELVES.
EVERY man In Salem should take
n interest In getting the grow
ing of flax started in this neigh
borhood. And every property
owner should never roBt until
this Is accomplished. With tho indus
try onco established hero, property val
ues will Increase 20 per cent a year for
tho next ton yenrs, and then some. Thoy
moro thnn any others are interested in
this work, and, with a unanimous effort,
tho expense to each would bo trifling.
There is seed here for 00 acres. Let ev
ery property owner Interview some
farmer friend nod induce him to plant
nn ncre, or, better still, thoro nro more
thnn 00 men living in Salem who own
farms, why not, in their own Interest,
and that of tho communtiy, plant an
acre on their own Intnl. (let busy, ami
do it nt once.
They wore shoes taken from the store
when caught, and confess their guilt.
Tho fortieth annual session of the
state grange opened at Albany today.
The Brooking Lumber Co., of Missouri,
has filed a mortgage on its timber hold
ings in Curry county for -850,000. It
expects to spend more than a million
dollars in building a mill arid other im
provements in Curry county.
When you sco the conductors on the
streot - ar lines reaching out of the back
windows, do not get alarmed. They
are only doing a little automatic stunt
on the switches. Some day one of thoin
will get a fall out of the back window
and it will take the coroner and a jury
some time to got the remains sorted out
so the lclativcs and friends can tell
"which is switch."
I
Seven rainy Sundays since Easter.
This is great for the fellow whose wife
insists cn having a garden for him to
exerciso in, as it gives him one day of
rest and permits the woman who prom
ised to share his labors and wash his
socks, a chance to brag on her garden
that ih "riz" herself".
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Beef is about the highest right now
that it has been since the time the
frisky old eow jumped over the moon,
and tho prices bid fair to make that fa
mous bovine 's feat seem the veriest
calf play. I
...
Fifty-four candidate for commission
er had filed their petitions in Portland
up to noon yeetcrday. As petitions
could be filed up to fl o'clock that even
ing it is probable most of the other citi
zens will bo among tho also rans.
.
The invasion of the coast by Austra
lian meat men will not cause any sor
row among consumers, unless, indeed,
the cattle growers can persuade "our
Ooorgo and Harry," and tho others of
the Oregon gang that they need "protection."
X-RAYS.
(Inn hundred and twenty five dele
gates from F.pwarth Leagues, between
Knlem and Eugene, met nt C'orvallis in
the fifth annual convention of the Eu
gene disstriet Friday night. Lebanon
gets tho convention next year.
t
The Ijtno county court has appropri
ated t-rm to aid fairs to bo held 111 the
county this year.
Lane county will construct at least
eight miles of permanent macadam road
this year, and bids for the work will be
called for In a few days.
Two young men, who refuse to give
their names, were arrested In Modford
and taken to Hoselmrg Saturday to
stand trial for burglarizing a store.
THE ROUND-UP.
Jaspor Newton Miller, aged 72, is at
tending business college in Medford,
walking six miles every day to school.
He is a school teacher and says to keep
up with the times, in his profession, he
must understand bookkeeping.
Tho Rogue River Fruit and Produce
Association will build a $40,000 cold
and dry storage plant at Modford. It
is claimed it is a business necessity,
and it will bo built at once. ,
Monday was the last day for filing
candidate' potitions in the June elec
tion in Portland. Only a few have ne
glected to file, and these might have
filed yestorday.
In Portland' 3500 children from 28
schools aro taking part in the garden
contest.
.
Oregon lumber men are planning to
make an exhibit of their products at
tho Ran Diego fair.
Wnltor Martin was arrested In Port
land Sunday for burglarizing a jewelry
store in Ilillsboro Saturday night. Ho
had 50 stolen wntches with him when
arrested.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers j;
TRANSACTS A GH.XERAL BANKING IH'SIKKSS. 8AFETT DS.
PU8IT BOXES. TRAVELERS' CHECKS.
What Kind of Bait Do You Use?
Ono of tho largo Chicago paper
houses publishes a breezy little ninga
zinelet. wiheh they call tho "Rolling
Stone."
'Tho chief thing about tho Rolling
Stone is Hint it smashes the law of
compensation. It is one case where
you get something for nothing that is
really worth more than you pay for it.
In an issue just conic to hand, there
appears the following poem in prose by
dim Knmii'k, whoever ho may be:
"Ho trampled nloug the sandy shore
with pole niul line and bnit galore
i whore ninny a man had tramped, before.
He found nt last a quiet nook, unreeled
his line, spit on his hook, and squatted
on the mossy shore. Ho watched his
cork for signs of bito from noontime
'till the sadfM of night came stealing
o'er the brook. Then ho pulled up his
bamboo pole, a cussing the old fishing
hole he'd failed to bait his shiny
hook."
As dim says, fishing without bnit is
mighty discouraging, and it is pretty
nenr the same in advertising trying to
get orders without any bait is even
more discouraging.
About the best kind of bnit thnt we
know of for getting inquiries that a
salesman ran follow up and turn into
sales is a series of bright, snappy mail
ing cards sent out In rapid-fire succession.
The Latest Fashion Note
Says: " It Is a wise precaution against
getting holes in delicate hosiery to
powder the shoo before putting them
on." Many people sprinkle the famous
antiseptic powder, Allen's Foot Ease,
into the shoes, ami find that it saves
its- cost ten tilnes over in 'keeping holes
from hosierv, as well as IcHscuing the
friction and consequent smarting and
aching of the feet.
The recording angel couldn't keep up
with his job if men and women were
credited with all their good Intentions.
Oonly
Coods
of
Merit
and
Quality
Sold
Here
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Parcel
' Post
at Your
Service
Goods
Shipped
ill Over
America
OUR NEW YORK BUYER'S PURCHASES
Received weekly fcy express and parcel post is creating a great boom for the Big Chicago Store. Every department is
continually sweetened up with those new arrivals of the latest and newest goods, Coats, Suits, Silks, Dress Goods and
Millinery. Come here and let us prove to you that we are giving the Best Bargains in Salem and showing the latest
and newest up-to-date goods.
New Spring
COATS
and
SUITS
Priced Down
to tho lowest prices in Salem.
Stylish garments offered at low
prices.
SUITS
$6.90 $9.90
and $12.50
COATS
$4.95 $7.50
and $10.50
Every garment worth double
DRESSES
for Jun ebrides and fancy.
LINGERIE f
Dainty, stylish garments now
0 nsale. Silk, woot and fancy
.voil effects; stylish like the
picture, offered at very low
prices.
$3.50
$4.50
AND
$7.50
Wonderful Values.
GLOVES
Come here for big bargains in gloves
lisle, Bilk and kid in long and
short. All the new shades shown.
Sale price, pair.
25c 35c 49c 65c up
DRESS GOODS and SILKS
The Chicago Store is Salem's headquarters for stylish dress goods and silks. Do your buying here, where
you have such a mammoth Btock to choose from. Foreign and domestic goods shown in groat profusion.
Prices very low:
Yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, up
Balkan
And Lingerie
Shirt Waists now
opened up and
ready for selling.
Dainty Shirt
Waists offered at
the closest prices
in Salem.
SALE PRICE
Stylish
SPRING
MILLINERY
Styles like the pictures of-
fnn,i at .kn 1 . : ..
-...v.. iud nuai-ni. pnetu in V,
Salom. If you want classv r?A
Hats at small prices, come i
hero. Our variety is great to
choose from. SALE PRICES.
life!
QJtr J1.SS
and $1.49 $1.49, $1.98, $2.50, $3.50 Up
DOMESTICS and WASH FABRICS
Of all kinds now placed on our counters for fast selling 20,000 yards of all classes and kinds to chooso
from. Dainty Dress Ginghams, Novelty White Goods, P. K. S. Poplins, Ratines, Natural Linens, Gala
teas and huudreds of other new spring wash goods. Low prices is our motto yard:
4c, 5c, 6 1-4c, 8 1-3c, 10c, and up
Dayton, Ohio,
Come here and seo tho bargains from
tho water city all bought at 25c on
the dollar.
X!iM s'' $4.50, $12.50
.$3.98
Silk Dresses
Dress Skirts 65c and 98c
P ill
pip
w't' C
Summer
Underwear
and Hosiery
For women, misses and children now on sale. The
greatest showing in Salem of knit underwear. Big
bargains.
Knit Vests - 7c, 10c, 15c, Up
Union Suits - 25c, 35c, Up
-New Spring Shapes
In Milan.i and nil tho other summer
styles offered at low prices.
98c, $1.25, $1.49 ffM
Bargains ,
GOODS SHIPPED BY PAR
CEL POST ALL OVER
AMERICA
Dress Skirts
We are offering big values
in ladies' new Spring
Press Skirts. Only tho lat
est shown in all the new
materials prices
$2.95, $3.50
AND VP
-s"'r "
Wonderful
Shoe
Bargains
Don 't buy until you get
our prices on stylish up-to-date
shoes. Wo can
save you money prices
$1.49, $1.98
$2.50
AND VP
Clothing
For men and boys now on
sale all kinds aro shown.
Boys wash suits 49c
Wool suits now $1.98
Men's suits $15 value
NOW
$7.50, $9.50