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dtftorial Page of The Salem Capital Journal JulyI The Capital Journal PUBLISHED BY ' The Barnes -Taber Company GBAHAM P. TABEE, Editor ud Msnsgw. Aa Independent Newipaper Devoted to American Principles and tba Pro grew and Development of Balem in Partienlar and All Oregon in General PnMlihoJ Bvrr Bvnin( Bicept BuniUr. Ualcm, Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Iorarlsblj In Adrsncs) DsJIr. ny Carrier, per rear ... 5.20 Ptr month.. 45e Dellr, bj Mall, per rear 4.00 Per month.. 85c Weakly, by Mall, per yaar ... , 1.00 811 months. SOe FULL IBA8HD W1HH TBI.EOBAFH It B FORT ADVERTISING SATES. Advertising rate will be furnished on application, 'New Today" adi strictly caab in advance. 'Want" adi and Tba Capital Journal carrier boyi ara instrncted to put the papers on tba porch. If the carrier doea not do this, misses yon, or neglects gettiiig the paper to yon on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers ara following instructions. Phone Main 82. COUNCILMAN EIODON INDIGNANT. THERE WAS A LIVELY TIME at the city zoo last night when Council man Rigdon stirred up the animals, so to speak, threw a fow hot and indignant remarks at the balance of the council, and declaring that he would not return to his scat in the council until an ample apology was made him by his collcaguos, left tho council chamber. The trouble started two weeks ago at an adjourned mcoting of the council, held Tuesday night, July 13, at which an acting mayor to hold office during the absence of tho mayor, was chosen, and Councilman Rigdon was duly elected. At the regular mooting held the following Monday it was suggested that thoro might be some doubt as to tho legality of Rigdon 's election on account of it being made at an adjourned meeting, and It was suggested that "out of caution and as a matter of form" that tho eloction be hold over again. This was done, and as a "matter of form" only, Rigdon waB turned down and Councilman Siegmund was chosen mayor, though there was no vacancy. Mr. Rigdon, when this was done, manfully met, and cleared up tho situation as far aa ho could, by promptly resigning. Last night, there being some doubt as to the charter provision concerning the eloction of an acting mayor, as to wheth er ho could be elootcd for more than one moeting, or from week to week, the council again elected Siegmund. Then Councilman Rigdon got mad and quit. Ho says "ho was stabbed in the back from ambush by a supposod friend," and seems to have a very fixed idea as to who that "friend" is. Why this was done, only those behind the scenes know, and thoy are not giving anything out for publication. The mat ter has caused much comment and close watch is being kojit, as many think thoro must bo some ulterior object in tho move, and want to see what it is. Bentimont generally is with Councilman Rigdon, and his eourso in commended. Indeed, as a solf-rospocting man there was nothing left for him to do. It in tho council's next move, i STAY WITHIN THE LAW. IT IS A PRETTY OOOB RULE to ibido by the law in all cases and lit nil times. Thero are occasions when the law senilis useless or foolish, but this is no excuse for refusing to obey It. If tho law is bad, stand in to repeal or orrwt it, but In the nieanwhilo obey It. When nnyono arrogates to himself the right to say whether a law should he obeyed, he places himself above the law and liecomes to that otent an annrchiHt. That wo Americans have too ;urh law is probably true, but that is no reason why wo should net obey them all. Here in Salem, and all other towns In the stato aro In tho same fix, wo havo dozens of ordinances that aro uscloss and of no force because no one pays any attention to them, and thoy aro not enforced. This is not tho fault of the Inws, but of those whoso duty it is to enforce them. For instance, we have laws against speeding by autoists and motorcycle rldors, but neither the speeders nor tho officers seem to bo aware of that fact. We have health ordinances galore, some of which aro known to the public, and some also olicyod. We ha(o a charter, but no more attention is paid to it than If it was not in existence. It is called on at times, but custom or some thing olso is called in to show that His obsoleto and of no effect. In other words, we as a people are anarchists pure and simple, obeying such laws aa suit us, andjaying no attention to those that do not happen to correspond with our Ideas. Is it not time to quit this, to get back to the law whether H suits our Ideas or not, and this especially in tho matter of city work, Each councilman when he disobeys tho charter, violates his oath of of fice, anil this has become a common thing. Lot us all try sticking to tho law for a change, and if tho law is faulty, get together and correct it. X-RAYS. Those city youngsters given a vaca tion at Bilverton may have been sur prised at a good many things, but cre dulity is taxed to its limit when they were astonished at seeing a hog. Considerable complaint is made in Portland about dogs destroying flower beds. The same complaint is made here, amT, for that matter, in every other town in the state where there are flowers. All of them have dogs. ... George B. Cox, who has bossed Cin cinnati for 27 years, has quit his job. Got peeved because people objected to the way he managed things. How cooling the gentle sea breezes must be to the overworked and unap preciated city official. Salem has a mayor and a councilman or two resting up and recuperating after a season's strenuous work. It is hoped the atmos phere and the waves may get up a prop er mix for the occasion. THE ROUND-UP. V. H. Bean was instantly killed at the Lambert mills, five miles west of La firande, Saturday by a falling tree, t The contract for erecting the Carne gie library building at La Grande has been let to G. H. Rush, the contract price being $7777, or nearly $300 less than the architect's estimate. Senator Von dcr Hellen is being boomed as Republican candidate for governor, in the southern part of tho state. So far he has refused to make any statement as to his candidacy. Fernsworth, formerly 'V BASHFUL MODESTY AND BLUSHING DIFFIDENCE. IT 18 PLEASINO to note tho elf-abnegation, the lack of egoism, tho mod est retiring disposition of our esteemed contemporary, tho Oregon Jour nal, published in Portland. In answering a Mr. lloumard, a correspond ent, recently, it says; "What tlio Journal thinks, feels and believes is not expressed in its ad vertisements, but on Its editorial page. On that page it fought and won the fight against corrupt government in Portland in 1IHI3. On that page, it led the great fight for an open Willamette river, which is soon to lie realized. "On that page It fought and won the puro milk fight, for Portland. On that pagn it fought and won the great fight for Statement One, a right that has had Its sequel in tho Seventeenth amendment to tho constitution of the United States, "On that page it led the conflict for tho direct primary law, and on that page it fought ami beat the assembly, which was a movement to overthrow by stealth tlii primary low and Stntemeiii One, "It was on that page that it fought for and defends local option in Ore gon, and it was on that pago that It fought single-handed and won commission government in Portland. If these and other great reforms in which the Jour nal has led and Is leading aro not enough to demonstrate the papers' sincerity to Mr. lloumard, thero is nothing that could." It Is also pleasing to learn how much this modern Pavid with its littlo sling and stone has been able to accomplish. It Is gratifying to know that alone and single-handed, it has won a fight against corrupt government, op ened the Willamette, river, gave pure milk to Portland, and did all tho other things enumerated so diffidently by It, and especially thnt It caused a change in tho constitution of the United States. It is not only gratifying, but sur prising, that it was able to do all this by its little lonesome, and with no help but Its own editorial page on which all these great reform battle were fought and won. It had been supposed that some of the other newspapers had a lit tlo to do with the passing of the direct primary laws, the local option laws, and tho direct election of United States senators. It was even thought that one U'Ren had something to do with some of these things, but we are plowed to sen tho Oregon Journal has set matters right, and placed the credit for all these things where It belongs, en its own blushing brows, that is on its edi torial page. Lewis Fernsworth, formerly of Washington county, who has seen ser vice on tho Sacromenton News-Union, has taken the management of the Cor nelius Tribune. Referring distinctly to Raker county, tho Baker Democrat sayB there is little excuse for any man idling his time, for there is plenty of work to do on the farm and in the timber. Tho strenuosity of the haymaking life in the Willamette valley is shown In the fact that a Sunday school pic nic dated for July 10 at Sodaville was postponed "to some time early in Au gust." f. , Eugene Register; Winston Churchill is evidently not only a novelist of prominence, but a man of grcnt discern ment as well. When he wanted to learn tho delights of trout fishing he came to Eugene and went up the Mc Kenzle. As a specimen of what excited people do at fires, the Itcmizcr prints a rumor' that at a restaurant conflagration in Dalles last Sunday morning somebody salvaged a chunk of Ico out of the re frigerator and carried it to a safe place leaving the refrigerator to burn. .Pendleton East Oregonian: During tho past few days of hot weather quite a number of people, among thein sev eral staid' husiness men and popular society ladies have undertaken to lo cate swimming holes. With their bath ing suits in bundles they have struck the trail of a bunch of "kids" and it has led them to several very choice bnthing spots 'Brownie," the unridden cayuse, of Roseburg, is dead. A cowboy frbm Pendleton undertook to ride him Sun- lay, nihl its soon as tho Vdind wns lifted Brownie reared, fell over hack wnrds and killed himself. The rider slipped out of tho saddle and wns unhurt. A big buck deer trotted down the public highway near Albany Saturday, dodging between teams, and finally made a good get away. The season bo ing closed no attempt was made to shoot him, La Grande will vote on the commis sion form of government October 1. ... The Palles lodge of Moos will ereit a $.10,000 home in the u"ar future. A site has slrea.lv been senrod. LAPP & BUSH, Bankers : : TsUSSACTS A eiHIIU lAJTlttfa BIWI9S. IAFXTY ! POSIT BOlia TIATILIM' CHICU. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured bv Mall's Catarrh Cure. F..I. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O. Wo, the undersigned, have Known F. J. Chenev for the last 15 vears, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made bv his firm, NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price. 7S ceuts per Hottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Money makes tho mnn who makes the nionev. 20,000 Yards of Summer Wash Good r -r .11- P .nil lritut i SHOWn. Yard 4c, Sc. 6 l-4c, 8 l-3c, 12 l-2c ij ErfVcijr wioofl r $4.50 $5.90 i Now placed on our counters ror rasx sewing. j .... - - " n 'isnew $u9 ,iir $4-so n mmsm Sk $3-50 fPti $7-50 t 1 H,,, , Ifif $4.50- ilfelS $9.90 P wSh tZa'Zr. jlraii Are th vtke; ll'ili'l Ar the prico- lit SlIiiH (1Bi we are now sell- !, i I we are now sell- if V, !p!p est materials, silk Worthfrom i es worth up to j , Sa'e Prkes' ' l i ; $-00 and ' $12.00 to ' l : Wm $10.00 44 $i8.oo- mm $7.90 j : ,r 9 1 $9-90 JP $12.90 One-Piece Wool and Silk Dresses Like the above pictures now on sale at less than manufacturers' cost. Pricei $4.50, $4.95, $6.90, $7.50 and $12.50 Values ' SMsWIBWBBsffl Vfft The Big Chicago Store, all the time for the best values in Salem. Ladies' Summer Underwear and Hosiery Now on sale. One hundred dozen ladies' Summer Vests now placed on sale. Price 10c 12 l-2c, 15c, 18c and 25c One hundred dozen Ladies' and Misses' and Children's Hose now placed on sale. Allimi and colors. Silk Lisle Hosiery, pair 8c, 10c, 12 lc and op Ladies' Union Suits, all styles 25c, 35c and 45; THE BIG CHICAGO STORE Does the volume of business and can always afford to give you the lowest prices. Men's Furnishings If you want good values and low prices in Men's and Boys' goods come here. We are mill buyers and don't worry about competition. Men's Sox . . 5c, 10c, 15c and up Men's Work Shirts, 29c, 39c, 49c up Advance showing of stylish Fall Hats TKa now Q.fU U.t. and Felt Hats now on lO;f' 98c, $1.49, $1.98 H3 500 SUMMER STRAW HATS Now piled out on the counters at the lowest prices ever quoted by any house in the valley. Sale price 5c, 8c, 10c, & 25c and upwards. iff 111 'lily Shirt Waists, Middy Blouses & Sweaters Now on sale at close advertised .! Cl . xtr . . am pi lues, jniri waiSIS up 10 Z, now 49c, 65c, 75c and 98c 250 Parasols Now placed on our counters and will be sold at less than first cost, to clean up the lot. Values to $2.50 now on sale 50c, 75c and 98c Profits not considered SILKS AND DRESS GOODS Ten thousand yards of the best values ever shown by any house in Salem are now piled out on our counters and marked at small prices for fast selling. All new goods. Yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 75c and up I a M,ii 11 i r Kf i t s" l V A 1 n v i f 7 & i w st i m 7. ff i s . -k if oniors i i e j n tin i ikjA vi i,jty I i b if 4 i wrWMwatm c a r m ma jib IScrvlco I House Dresses and Kimonas Stacked out on racks. Hun dreds to select from. All the season's latest styles. Values up to $2.50, now 98c, $1.35 and $1.49 t TltjSTORE TttATSAVES YOU NONLY Children dry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTORIA I ""'" ""HIM. ..in.; ,, y il j; 'WWffSTOIWIHliI