Page of The Salem Capital jotgga
TUESDAY
SEPT. 2, i9:;
Edfitorfal
The Capital Journal
PUBLISHED BY
The Barnes -Taber Company
GRAHAM P. TABEB, Editor and Manager.
An Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principles and the Progress
and Development of Salem in Particular and All Oregon in General.
Pabll.bed Grarr Evening liictpt Sunday, Baltm. Oregon
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
(Invariably In AdYanc.)
Dally, ny Carrier, per year ...13.20 Per month.. 45e
Dally, by Mall, per year ...... 4.00 Per month.. doc
Weekly, by Mall, per year .... 1.00 Bll month. .50c
FULL, LEAKED WIKB TEI.KOKAPH RHPOKT
ADVTETISIKO SATES.
Advertlilng ratei will be furnished oa application. "Want" ad and
"Kew Today" ads strictly cash in advance.
The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to pat the papers on the
torch. If the carrier does not do this, misses yon, or neglects getting the
paper to yon on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the only
way we can determine whether cr not the carriers are following Instructions.
Phone Main 82.
f.
WHY DO MODEST WOME N DRESS IMMODESTLY?
HAT is the motive which onuses women, cood women, women who
would griove deeply if accused of immodesty, to bedeck themselves in
dress which throws into bold prominence their physical charms
btylcs of dress which cause average nmn to gasp and staro and
sometimes to make remarks which they wouldn't like other men to
make about their sisters, daughters or wives f
What is the explanation of this growing sex appeal t
Eemembcring that no man ever thoroughly understood a woman, we
asked theso quostions of a well-informed eklorly woman, a wife and mother
of married children. She said:
"No, women, that is, good women, don't wear slit skirts and tight-fit-,
ting waists, cut low, to allure men. You men are conceited when you think
thoy do. Women wear those immodest modes because they are the modes.
They wear them to please othor women and to escape the criticism which
other women pass on the woman whoso dross isn't up to the minute in
style. As for who makes the styles, you men are responsible. When you
want modesty in drcBs to become fashionable again just bring pressure to
bear on the merchants who hire and steer dress designers."
public sentiment, will be satisfied. Saloons and the drink habit, or evil,
which ever you may think it, the use of tobacco, horse racing, gambling,
even on the stock boards, Sunday hunting or fishing, Sunday ball playing,
the democratic tariff, President Wilson's Mexican policy or lack of it,
eugenics, at least to the extent of Baying who may marry, capital punish
ment, in fact all the affairs of life noedfixing by someone, and as 'we the
people" cannot agree, a public censor with ability and power to settle all
of -these things for us would be indeed a boon. It would certainly be ap
preciated in the newspaper offices if these matters could all be settlod by
some one authorized to fix them, so that all the daily life of the average cit
izen could be arranged for him. We would then know what plays to attend,
what sermon to hear, what policy to adopt, what ticket to vote, what side
to take in all matters, because it being settled for us there would be but
one side. By all means let us have a public censor to look after our clothes,
morals and everything else that noeds attention and fixing for us by some
one. At first blush it might bo thought difficult to find a person capable of
doing all these things, but we know two or thrra that would tackle tin job.
HAD ROOSEVELT BEEN PRESIDENT.
ONE Leon Phillips writes the New York Evening Post asking eight
questions as to what would have happened if Roosevelt had been pres
ident instead of Wilson, in our dealings with Mexico. The answer is
easy. The doughty colonel would have plunged the country into a
- mar that would have cost thousands of lives and millions of treasure.
It may be that this will yet happen, but it will be when all peaceable means
have been first exhausted, when this country in its greatness has rofused
to tho last minute to use its power, simply because it is big and has that
power.
A big man is somotimes forced to put up with things from a smaller
one that if the men were equal would be resented with indignant fists.
The United States is in much this condition with Mexico. It is because wo
are so much bigger and stronger that it is in a sense cowardly for us to
attack our weakor neighbor, even though the provocation is strong. Presi
dent Wilson has shown broad humanity and a fino sense of justice in deal
ing with the matter, tho jingoes to tho contrary notwithstanding. This coun
try wants pence with our unfortunate neighbor, not war. It wants peace for
her, too. Whether this can bo reached is for tho future to disclose, but
whatever happens this country can bo justly proud of the fact that Bho
exhibited extreme patience and did all in her power to prevent war be
tween tho two countries.
Americans are not boing maltreated in Mexico any more than any other
people, and the killing of some is a natural result of conditions, the unset
tled state, and tho inability ot the so-called government to control its citizens
who are at war with each other, and ono-half of whom refuse to recognize
tho Iluorta government as legal.
Roosevelt would have undoubtedly have had the two countries fighting
long ago but would that have been for 'the bostt It muBt not bo lost sight
of that it is much easier for us to got into Mexico than out, that wo do
not want the country, and that it would bo a calamity if we were forced to
take It. Yet if we are forcod to occupy the country how will wo get out
of itf How lot got As for making American citizens of that people it would
be an almost impossible task, for they do not take kindly to our ways or
our laws, and are non asBimilativo. Mexico is a wonderful country, and it
is pitiful that its pooplo aro not more stable, more capable of self-govern-'
ment, but such as they are they aro, and we cannot change them. War with
Mexico would mean thousands of American firesides left without the pros
enco of some loved one, forever. Tho deftths of a few is bad enough, and
under some circumstances war even at the cost of thousands of lives would'
be justified, but that condition has not yet arrived. Mr. Roosevolt, had ho
been president, would not have waited for it to arrive. Ho would have
forced us into a war just because we aro tho stronger. Would this have boon
tho best thing for the country, or for tho country's reputation!
A SUGGESTION FOR DR. BROUGHER.
THE Rev. Dr. Broughor of Portland says ho merely glaced at the "X
ray" skirt with one eye. Shakjspeare puts in tho mou:.h of Cressida
a comment on this one-eyed glance that is pertinent to this occasion
and should bo a warning to Dr. Brother not to indulge in it, This
somewhat light-minded young femalo after letting Ono of her eyes linger
on tho charm of one Domed thus soliloquises:
"Troilus farewell, ono eyo yet looks on thee,
But with my mind my other eyo doth tec.
Ah sad our set, with us litis fault 1 find
The error of tho eyo directs the mind.
What error leads must err, oh then conclude
Minds swayed by eyes ttro full of turpitudo."
What Thersites said as he and Troilus lay hidden and overheard her, is in
substance the same thing, but more pithily expressed.
WHY NOT A PUBLIC CENSOR?
TUG Sunday Oregonian discusses tho matter of public censorship and
wisely rravhe tho conclusion that it It tho correct thing. Wo ngrce
with it heartily. The timo seems to have arrived when everybody
feels thut he or she should boss everybody else's business. Woman's
dress calls for, or many of us 'em to think it does, all kinds of fix
ing. Tho split skirt, tho low nock, the hobble and all tho latest modes call
forth abundant and uncharitable crit cism, just as the hoop skirt and the
hundreds of other things evolved for the dnily wear of the Bex femalo called
for criticism before them.
Sunday amusements need fixing up in such a way that that elusive thing,
T
DISCUSSING SEWER BONDS.'
HERE seems to be a wide divergence of opinion as to the proposed
bond issue, principally along the lines of whether the city or the
abutting property should pay for tho sewers. Of course, on this as
on all other subjects people disagree, some holding that as the city has
already built and paid for part of the sewers it would now be unjust to
make the balance of the city pay for its own sewer system. Against this,
those advocating charging he cost to the abutting property point out that the
sewers built by the city were built and paid for before the larger part, at
least of the city now supplied with sewers which are subject to the vote at
tho coming election, and for which the bonds are to be issued, was brought
nto the city limits; and that the proposal to make tho abutting property
pay for these sewers works no hardship on thorn. In tho meanwhile on all
sides the questions of the regularity of tho election, and the legality of the
e registration aro discussed.
The open Forum columns of tho Journal are open for any who wish to
give their opinions on tho subject, but all Buch are requested to stato their
ideas as concisely as possible, and at the same timo give them in full.
THE ROUND-UP.
There is much activity at the Mult
nomah county fair grounds at Gresham,
and arrangements aro completed for a
fino sories of races. The fair holds
five days, beginning September 16.
t
Bartard Nuner, a laborer, was in
stantly killed Sunday at Silverton,
when he fell from a flat car in front
of the engine.
J. I. Boak, head consul, of Denver,
Colorado, was the guest of honor at the
Labor day celebration of the Woodmen
of the World at Council Crest, Port
land, Monday.
Portland is having a mining excite
ment, due to the report that someone
had found gold in the sand at Mount
Tabor. Hundreds of prospectors are in
vestigating the find.
e
There were full 8000 in the Labor
day parade at Portland.
About I'iCO have registered in Lane
county this year, one-half of whom
are women. Lano's usual registration
is about 5,000.
Fully a hundred rural carriers mot
in convention at Oregon City, Monday.
A dispatch from Eugene says tho
grading of tho Willamotte Pacific road,
from that city to the coast, will be
completed to Acme, four miles from the
Pacific, within thirty days, and that it
is now probable trains will bo running
from Eugene to tidewater by Christmas.
W. W. Wright, commonly known in
Independence as "Horse Radish Billy,"
got a judgment of $45 for unlawful im
prisonment for serving 30 days for an
attempted assault on an officer. He
asked $1100 damages from H. H. Hoi-
man, justice of the peace, and Sheriff
Grant
A remarkable hatch of chickens was
brought off recontly at the Parcels
Post Poultry Farm, owned by Miss Ella
McMunn of Quinaby. Of the 13 hatched
fivo have an extra toe on each foot.
Otherwise they oro normal. Tho varie
ty was
breed.
Salmon Favarollies, a new
Professor Donald E. Buyers, a grad
uate of the mechanical engineering
course in the University of Illinois, has
been appointed instructor in experi
mental engineering in tho Oregon Agri
cultural college.
A splendid subterranean channel of
pure water has been discovered in Bar
ren valloy, west of Vale. Winans broth
ers of Portland Bank test wells on their
homesteads recently and discovered an
inexhaustible supply at a depth of 140
feet. The water rose in the well to
within 60 feet of the surface and it
has been imposible to reduce tho vol
ume by pumping.
.
Members of the Oregon commission
for tho Panama-Pacific Exposition
will hold a conference at tho Port
land Commercial club at 2 o'clock Fri
day, with architects and representa
tives of various civic and commercial
organisations, to consider plans for the
EDITOR OF DALLAS
OBSERVER IS DEAD
Well Known in Salem, Where He Served
During Last Session of Legislature
as Calendar Clerk.
IN CHARGE OP OBSERVER
DURING PAST TWO YEARS
Largely Instrumental In Securing Per
manent Establishment of Pols. Co.
Fair at Dallas.
cnitko rasa ldabbd W1BS.1
Dallas, Ore., Sept. 2. Eugene Foster,
editor of the Polk County Observer,
died at his home hero yesterday after
on illness of nearly a month with ty
phoid fever.
h is probable that the KuV.Ms of
Pythias will have chargo of 1 1! funeral,
as Mr. IVwIer was a member cf tho or
der and held tho office of grand chan
cellor in the stato of Washington.
Mr. I'ntcr came to Dallas ir 191 1,
from Abeideen, Wash., when) l.u v.ms
Oiir.iierlti1 with the Aberdeen Wjtld.
With W. II. Totten he purchased the
Polk County Observer from J. C. Hny
ter, one of the pioneer newspapermen
of this state, and immediately enlarge 1
the plant and mar'e the publication a
semi-weekly newspaper. He was unan
imously electod president of the Dallas
Commercial club before he hod resided
litre soven months.
In tho 1913 session of tho state leg
ielatnre Mr. Foster was chosen calendar
Jerk for the senate and served in that
capacity throughout the sctsion. Hi
was a Republican, and during the cam
paign of .last fall many :olumns in
the I." .'!' er wore dovoted to that
party.
By an editorial campaign Mr. Foster
was largely instrumental in securing
the permanent establishment of the
Polk county fair in Dallas.
Mr. Foster was an Elk, Moose, Mason
and Knight of Pythias. He is survived
by a widow.
Children Cry f or Fletcher5
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
HEARD BY ASSOCIATION
united rnxBs leased wmi.i
Montreal, Canada, .Sept. 2. Reports
erection of the Oregon building at the of standing and special committees
exposition in San Francisco. j and discusison of them occupied today 's
morning and afternoon sessions of the
' That there should be two highways American Bar Association, which is
from Portland to the sea instead of . holding its annual convention here.
The reportB of standing committees
only one was tho decision of delegate
to tho annual meeting of the Columbia
Highway asosciation, which opened a
two days' session at Qresham Sunday.
! LADD & BUSH, Bankers jj
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. SAFETY DE
POSIT BOXES. TRAVELERS' CHECKS,
"Get-It" for Corns
Surely Gets Them
It's the Corn Cure on a New Plan
Gets Every Corn Quick and Sure.
"If you're like inc, and have triod
nearly everything to get rid of corns
and have still got them, just try tho
new, sure, quick, easy painless way-
"Talk About Your Corn-Oottors,
"GETS-IT Surely Is the Real
Tiling."
the new plan corn cure 'GETS IT.'
Watch it get rid of that corn, wart
callus or bunion in a hurrv. " "OKTS
IT is as suro as time. It takes two
seconds to apply that 's all. No
linn, lues to stick and fuss over, no
salves to make corns sore and turn
true flesh raw and red, no pincers, no
mora knives and ra.or. that may
causo blood poisoij, no more digging at
corns, .lust the ensitwt thing in the
world to use. Your corn davs are over
"Gr.Tf IT" is guaranteed. It is safe,
never hurts healthy flesh.
Your dnmiiist sells "GETS IT." ?S
cents per bottle, or direct if you wish
Official Chaperone, Adviser and First
Aid to Cupid Provided in Scheme
of Things.
ruNiTio raisa lmixd wiai.
Denver, Sept. 2. The first "Muni
cipal Spoonery" In the country is opon
for business today.
That is the name the youth of the
city have already given to the Neigh
borhood House established by tho' city
park board in connection with the
municipal playgrounds at Elyria, a Den
ver suburb. Hereafter, under municipal
regulations, young lovers may bill and
coo to their hearts' content.
Tho official "spoonstrcss" will be
Mrs. J. M. Risley, matron of tho Neigh
borhood House, She will act as offi
cial chaperon, official advisor and first
aid to Cupid for tho young women who
frequent the house. A mere man, who
has not yet been selected, will bo on
hand later to adviso the youthful
swains.
Each week during tho winter tho El
yria Taxpayers Improvement associa
tion will give a dimco for the benefit
of tho young men of the neighborhood
and to further tho good cause. Each
week tho Neighborhood Mothers' club
will transform tho neighborhood house
Into a Cupid's bower for tho edifica
tion of tho young girls.
This is the principal busines of the
new neighborhood to provide a res
pectable plnco where tho young folks
may gather in tho evenings and be
under proper chaperonage. Hut it is
not tho only business. During tho win
tor, night classes -iu sewing, domestic
science and manual training will bo es
tablished.
The work being done hero is more
or lens of an experiment and as such
is being closely watched. If tho plan
succeeds it is expected that a similar
Neighborhood House will be established
by tho park board in other sections of
the cilv.
included those on jurisprudence and
laws reform; judicial administration
and remedial proceeduro; legal educa
tions and admissions to the bar; com
mercial law international law; griev
ances; law reporting and digesting;
patent, trademark and copyright law;
insurance law; taxation; uniform state
laws; publicity; membership; obituar
ies. The special committees reporting
were those on uniform judicial proced
ure; to suggost remedies and formu
late proposed laws to prevent delay and
unnecessary cost in litigation; to op
pose judicial recall; compensation for
industrial accidents and their preven
tion; to present congress bills relating
to courts of admirality; government
liens on real estate; compensation to
federal judiciary; drafting of legisla
tion, and comparative law bureau.
Tho big feature of this evening's
session will bo an address by former
President Taft on "The Tenure of
Judges."
Some men want to hold office just to
keep their hand in,
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
The cities of Uum and Frankfort, in
Germany aro trying a novel plan for
housing their teachers. They are soil
ing to their teachers good municipal
In nd at a low prieo and accepting a
mortgngo on it at 'low interest. In
Frankfort this mortgnge may amount
to 90 per cent of iho value, so that the
applicant has to provido but 10 per
cent from his own funds. The tax and
mortgage payments together, it is said,
lo not amount to any more than reason
able rent, and with his regular "house
money," which is allowed him besides
hiB salary, the teacher is soon tho own
er of his own home.
m
i ii I
nit .
i
is
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which u. v
In uso lor over 30 years, lias borne the gier,iw
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " JiiHt-as-eood oIt1
onal supervision since it!, i7
Allow no one to decelvt!
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the Y
Infants and Children Experience against Eipeii
What is CASTORIA
Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor On P.
rrn-in llmiM And SOOtlllnC SvrUDO. It to f"fc
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other
fiiiisuiiinnA. Itft aire
and allays Feverlshness. For more than thirty .1?"
has been In constant use for the relict of ContCrtt
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething- TrouX !
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and C.T
assimilates the Food, giving? healthy and natural u?
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend,
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bgi
In Use For Over 30 Years
THI CINTAUH COMPANY, NKW VOK CITY
if ' '"'n
i-f )
? - ' 111 i I
HI IV,.- 'f
s vv ''Aiarfs i
Hugh Bennett, Girl of Hills Co., Grand Opera House, Tuesday, 8ofH
J
IMMSaMlttltt'MdiM-
Medical inspection is particularly
well organized in tho Department of
tho Seine, Franco, where 270 medical in
spectors visit the schools of their dis
tricts every week,
Hop picking and pnine picking
will soon be here. Contract your
bread and cake supply early with
THE SALEM
ROYAL BAKERY
Former German Bokery, and you
will be assured of dealing with an
up-to-date, sanitary and respon
sible firm. Thono 37S, No. 240
Commercial street.
GOLDSMITH & THEUER
PROPRIETORS.
I Oregon State M
II Salem, Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, 1912,
U . (
j A whole week of pleasure and profit; $20,000 offs
in premiums on Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, To
li tile and other exhibits.
11 Horse Races, Shooting Tournament, Firework. Bj
M Concerts, Eugenics Exposition, Children! PUyFj
l and other Free Attractions, including Boy
M One-Ring Circus. Free Camp Grounds. You ,
H vited. i,
11
j Send for Premium List and Entry Blanks. Bj
J rates on all railroads. For particulars addre .
i FRANK MEREDITH, Secret,
Salem, Oregon
U
.
1 Extra! Extra;
For the first time in tho hutory of Salem ,
of Marion and Polk count ie can fecure,' f ,px!
sack, at right pricet in thia city, inst'? Ve"''
their time and money in going to Portland. t
ing one cent a pound for all kinds of rf'. 0
paying $13 per ton for all kinds of cait " , jpi
t Prices paid for all kinds of old clothes, ;
and furniture. We buy and sell eveV" , V '
needle to a piece of gold. All kinds of w' jtb (
chinery and pipe boueht and sold. The n
minion oargains. - pi.
233 State Str.et. rnon' I
a million bargains. -
i H. STEINBOCK JUNK
t:
Salem, Oregon.
-UllllaiallliliilillilAl
TT TTTT TTTTff f TTFTT ?? T
rrom uawrenre Co., Uticago.
'
4