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GRAHAM P. TABER, Editor and Manager.
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! the charging of higher prices to earn "a reasonable return on the investment,"
' and these we must pay. It is the same in many other things, for the money we
! turned over to these protected sharks, is now charged up to our account and we
must pay greater freight rates forever It is much like a street improvement
here in Salem and elsewhere. . The abutting property is charged with the' cost
of the improvement, and when it is completed it is tho city's property. This
seems enough to charge the property-owner for improving the street for it,
but like the case in point it does not end there. After the property owner has
' paid the bill for making a street for the publie, the cost of the improvement 1b
added to tho value of his property and he is forever after compelled to pay
taxes on this enhanced value.
At the same time there is another matter here in Oregon that needs
fixing, end needs It badly, and that is some Bstcra that will tax tho unearned
icrement, and also make thoBe who own vast tracta of land such as our "Em
pire Builder," Jim Hill, or to be exact, his son, who owns 800,000 acres of Ore
gon lanJc on which he ray but trifling tax. We are told that he and others
who ou the wagon road and other granted lards, refuse to take title for the
lands, tatting it remain with the government so that it cannot be taxed. And
v hile they are holding these lands that 6 re being made and more valuable
steadily, by others settling and improving tho lands around them, they pay no
taxes at all.
America is getting to be the most governed country in the world, and as in
everything else, she is also paying the highest price for the work.
The Capital Journal carrier boys are Instructed to put the papers on the
porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses yon, or neglects gettliig 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,
THE VALUES HERE ARE MUCH HIGHER.
THROUGH THE SIMILARITY of date lines in a recent dispatch Salem,
our Salem, is getting Borne unenviable notoriety. This dispatch in ques
tion was dated "Salem, O.," not Salem, Or., and alluded to a city in
the stnto of Ohio, and not the bait and most beautiful city in tho world,
our own Salem, tho gem city of the Willamette valley, and center of the
Garden of Eden. This diBpatch stated that to raise money to endow a hospitaj
"six fair members of prominent families, in a scheme to raiso this money, sold
kisses at $1 each, and that tho sum of $20,000 was raised in one night in this
way." In other words there were 20,000 persons kissed six girls in one even
ing. This is probably all "Salem, Ohio" kisses are worth, and in our humble
opinion, though we make no pretonse to being an expert or authority on kiss
ing, much more than the last few hundred were worth, despite tho fact that
tho kissoes belonged to "prominent families." To avorago them from first to
last the price may not have been unreasonable, as the first lot, sny a thousand
for each of the kissed girls, were worth a promium.
We Biibmit, though, that lis a fellow got along among the last of the 3300
of the smackers that each girl kissed owas ki8sed by, there was liable to be a
dark-brown taste that well might bo classed as "Isabel-colored," and with an
indescribable blend that would be far from attractive. However this may be,
wo call attention to tho matter In order to resent tho slam made at the price
of kisses in Salem. How could one fix a price on that which is above pricef
Tho whole $20,000 would not be too much for just one lingering soul-absorbing
sip at the carnations tho Salem girls use for lips, and this for one instead of
having a galaxy of six to "waste one's whole soul on," as the poet Tennyson
80 graphically puts it. Only $20,000 for 20,000 kiBse from tho ro'se-petalcd,
dimpling lips of the Cherry City's dainty and dimitied darlings! Not on your
lifol Go to! Tho writer of that dispiitch, if ho alluded to our girls, must have
been thinking of the price of prune.
TO SOLVE THE BEEP PROBLEM.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS that America is facing just now, and which
bocomos more difficult of solution daily is thnt of the beef supply. The
Trent ranges are gone or arc rapidly going, giving paoe to farms and
with them, of course, has gore the big herds of long-horns, that once fur-
mircu so largo a pnrt of tho nation's beef. With their passinq tho price
Of beof las, like tho famous old cow, jumped over tho moon. Argentine and
Austral: l.avo filled tho gap, partially, but th- world-wide demand on theso
countries has passa.l tho supply point ami prices keep going steadily upward.
It i up to thi) formers of tho counlr.r 1c si w this question, and in solving
il, ii..'uWally put good money in thcif ockcls, for the prii es will remain high
in spite of all that can be done, and the returns can be depended on. In Ar
gentina, tho greatest cnttlo country in tho world, it has become necessary in '
order to protect tho industry, to pass a law prohibiting tho killing of calves and
telso of tho killing of cows under six years old. It may be necessary to follow
this idea in America. In fact, it would be a wise thing to do: Tho future
beef supply must come from tho farmer who can turn out two or three or a
dor.cn fat steers a year. Tho boof stoor must be a part of every farm product.
Oregon should produce much more beef than it does, and it can do this easily,
if tho farmers will take up the matter and each raiso a fow. The big dairies
got rid of thoir calves by sending them to the bntchor, and this must be stop
ped and they sent to the farmer instead. Tho killing of one calf cuts out tho
production of at least BOO pounds of beef later, and the killing of heifer calves
which is far too common, dostroys many times more product of tho future. It
would bo wis to follow Argentina's lead, and to forbid the killing of calves.
THE HK3H COST OP BEING GOVERNED.
THE HIGH COST OP LIVING is a vital question, and ono that has so far
not been satisfactorily answered. Thoro is anothor question that, while
just now not being asked vory loudly, is up for settlement just the same,
and that is tho high cost of government. For instaneo, horo in Salom
tho total tax, state, county, schojl and city, is 28,9 mills or nearly threo
imr cont Is this not too largo a sum to bo paid out for tho purpose of carry
ing on tho government t And this it must be bomo in mind is only what is
paid iu tho state, and does not include tho tax paid in some form for carrying
on tho general government. Tho general government can borrow money at a
rate of Intorwt as low as tho price wo pay for conducting our affairs within
tho stato. Is it not too heavy a burden when tho property owner is called up
on to pay iu the way of taxes, Interest on lii own money! We aro making no
insinuations that the money is not honostly expended, or properly handled, but
imply calling attention to tho vast sum wo pay for being governed. We are
taxed on everything visible or tangible, on things aeon and unseen, on tho sol
id ground and on incorporeal hereditaments, everything except the nir we
breathe, and that would bo taxed if sono means could be discovered by which
it could bo controlled or kept away from the consumer.
The tax paid to carry on the general government is paid In such a wny that
those paying it aro not aware of the fact. It la skillfully concealed in tho
"price" and wo do not ronlir.o that it there, At tho same time we aro lay
ing for each person in the whole country more than $13 yearly for this purpose.
Besides this, we havo boon paying vast sums to the protected industries, the
amount of which no ono knows, but which is far greater than the sum paid for
conducting tho govornmont. We believe it a conservative estimate to say thnt
the federal tax and tho tax paid the m'luunfacturors as incident thereto, will
amount to not less than $10 a year per eapitn. Indeed If the wholo matter
could bo traced out wo believe the amount would ho much greater than thnt.
We bellevo that this long practised tariff system ia really accountable for
much of tho advanced cost of living. It did not end when tho tariff was onco
paid, but fastened a dead weight on Auiejicana they will never get rid of. For
Instanco, the high tariff on steel rails mido many millionaires, for it permitted
the stool trust to fix prices far above t'leir actual value. This wo could stand
have stood, and could recover if It had ended there, but did it! The high cost
of stool added to tho cost of constructing our railrlond systems, and so comHis
;j LADD & BUSH, Bankers
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. BAPETT DB- T
POSIT BOXES. TRAVELERS' CHECKS.
The currency bill has gone through the house, and now the senate will even
things up by going through the currency bill.
C'arranza has been proclaimed president of Mexico by his followers. Thus
daily does tho situation become more complicated, and tho embarrassment of
President Wilson greater in trying to decido which of the numerous job;lot to
recognize as "It. " .
Mrs. Pankhurst is to speak in Washington next week. If she could ouly bo
persuaded to allow her voice to go on a hunger strike, what a relief it would be.
A dispatch says London has a cat famine. This is unkind following as it
does so closely the departure of Mrs. Pankhurst.
From the way hops are rising, it is fair to presume that they are simply
trying to' save their face by expressing a desire to do tho yeast stunt in tho
bread, rather than assist in putting the twnng to the beer.
Princess Sophia killed herself because she loved a mnn who was not of tho
royal blood, and so sho was forbidden to marry him. If slid had been an Amer
ican heiress, sho would never havo mado that mistake. Sho would not have
loved any one unless he had a title.
THE ROUND-UP. ,
Tho Sumpter country Is infested with
horso thieves, some fifteen animals hav
ing been tyiken by tho gang recently.
Tho county fair at Baker is putting
up some of the prominent "Round-Up"
features in the way of riding bucking
bronchos, wild bulls, etc.
Baker county, according to tho Demo
crat, has fivo mines thnt are turning
out a totul monthly product of $200,000,
ami more mines that will soon be in the
producing class.
Newberg's new city building, tho
contract for which was let Inst April,
is completed and the city dads have
taken possession. It cost $14,480.
The News Reporter, McMinnville,
tells of Boveral instances of second-crop
strawberries in that neighborhood, and
boasts of strawborries and cream in
late September.
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The Independence Monitor says tho
Horst yard alone employed 1200 hop
pickors, that there were 7000 pickers in
tho yards, and that approximately $200,
000 was paid for this work.
Pendleton's total school enrollment
on opening day wns 018, with 170 in the
high school.
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Nearly $20,000 in hard surfacing has"
been dono at Cottago Orovo this year,
at a cost of less than $1 a yard.
Albany's dog ordinance has been
made still more stringent by an amend
ment that putB the penalty upon owners
who "fail to restrain." Formerly lia
bility was incurred only if the owner
should "knowingly permit."
Tho completion within two weeks of
a mile of grading on tho proposed Port
land and Oregon City milroad is re
garded by the Oregon City Courier as
indicative of tho operation of the line
vvjtliin Is months.
H, F. Fin, a pioneer of the McKen
zio valley, who settled there when he
hnd to reach his homestead by trail,
manufactures turpentine on a small
scale, says tho Eugene Gunrd and al
ways finds a ready market for his pro
duct, What was originally planned to be
exclusively an Elks' excursion from
Halter to Prairie City in October ou the
occasion of tho Grant county fair, has
developed into an outing for all Baker
county, according to tho Baker Herald.
The Dufur- Dispatch reports that D.
C. Jones, of Center Ridge, secured an
average of 4.TV4 bushels of wheat per
acre on a 4(1 acre field, the average
weight of the sacks being 148 pounds.
The wheat was of tho Turkey Red variety.
in four months. Both were in for burg
lary, and Chadwick had previously
Bcrved 13 months. The estimated value
of the loot recovered in tho boys' rooms
is placed at $1000. Besides a number of
houses robbed in Portland, they looted
two in Astoria and one in Seaside. They
wcro planning a trip to San Francisco.
STEAL $10 IN LOOT
William Chadwick and Jack Madi-
gnn, who wero released from the state
reform school horo a month ago, will
bo returned from Portlandf having con
fessed to severnl bnrglnriea. They are
both 17 year old and Madignn has
served 13 month, while Chadwick was
PALPITATION OF THE HEART.
It Is Usually Cauaed by Nervous or
Digestive Troubles.
Pulpltntlon Ik rarely if ever due to
any disease or weakness of the heart
It Is almost Invariably the result of
nervous or digestive trouble. The bent
of the heurt arises within Itself. There
are nerves In the muscles of the heart,
and they regulate its beating, although
the speed or rule of the beating la not
of their choosing. If they were not
held In check they would set a rate
about double tlnit which Is actually
maintained.
The heart la supplied from the brain
with two pnlrs of regulating nerves.
One pair, the curdlo motor nerves, act
only to spur up the heart to quicker
action. They nne usually inactive,
waiting the occasion for applying the
spur. The other pair, the cnrdlo In
hibitory nerves, nre ulways in action.
It has been suld that the heurt runs in
a pair of tightly held reins, and the
simile Is true, for these nerves check
the speed.
Kenr. worry, disorder of the stomach
or nervous system causes these curdlo
inhibitory nerves to relax; then tl
heart begins to nice. There Is noth
ing the matter wltb the heart Itself,
and no one need be ularmed about that
organ just because It beuts too rapidly.
Its palpltutlon Is due to a psycholog
ical or a physlcul cause, something
thut bus caused the relaxation of the
reins and allowed the cnrdlo motor
nerves to apply the spur. New York
World.
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New Fall
Suits
and
Coats
The gre a t e a t
showing in Salem
of popular priced
garments. Only
up to hour stylos
shown.
COATS
$4.00 $7.90
$10.50
SUITS
$7.50
$10.50 and
$I2.:0
SHIRT WAISTS
49c 75c 98c
$4.50 SILK
PETTICOATS
$2.45
New Fall
Trimmed
Hats
SATIN
VELVET
FELT
and the
SILK
SAILORS
Come here for the
best bargains in
Salem. St y 1 is h
new hats now on
sale
IfcJ?,: Ml
$1.49, $1.98, $3.50 and ft
. 20,000 Yards of New
Silks and Dress
Good
Now on salo. Tho grcatost show!
lonable woolen materials.
in of H ,
Yard, 25c, 35c, 41c. 75c
and illp
CHATTY WELSHMEN.
Most Talkativt, It Is Said, of All tha
British lalandara.
Is the Welshman the most garrulous
mnn lu the British Isles? The reHult
of an Impartial test by a London news,
pnper bus shown that for uctuul talka
tiveness the typical Welshman beads
the list; next In order come Irishmen,
then Scots, and last of all the English
man. Unobtrusively made In n number of
well known London restnurnutg, clubs
and public places, the tests Invariably
gave the same results. By means of
a test watch the following tuble wns
compiled:
Welshmen-Very tulkntlve, animated
In manner and speaking at an avefnre
rate of 2(10 words a minute.
Irishmen Also very talkative, but
less animated In manner; average rate
of speech, 100 words.
Scotchmen Far less talkative and
deliberate In manner; spoke at an av
erage rute of 120 words.
Englishmen Almost silent, rarely
the ttrst to speak; dogmatic and delib
erate In manner, speaking 100 to 120
words a minute.
The comparative silence of the men,
In striking contrast to the vivacious
chatter of the women folk, was as
usual noticeable. A curious detail was
that dark men were always the bigger
tulkera.
Running rp and down stairs, sweep
ing snd bending over making beds will
not make a woman healthy or bcautt
ful. She must got out of doors, walk
a mile or two every day and take
Chamberlain's Tiblets to improve her
dlgostion and regulate hor bowels. For
sale by all dealers.
If the true story of your life appear
ed in book form, would you want your
children to rend it f
SPECIAL
Prices on kimou
as, house dresses
and drossi n g
sacqucs sale price
49c 75c 98c
Salem's Leading
Store is the
CHICAGO STORE
wheu it comes to the
quick selling of reli
able merchandise at
small prices.
10,000 yards of domes
tics now on Bnlo, yard
5c6Mc81-3c
Girls' School
Dresses
now on sale, 500
to choose from.
Clean-up prices
25c 35c 49c fijfj
75c
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81-acre dairy farm in the heart of
the Willamette valley, house, large
barn, windmill and spring water, 15
acres timbor and pasturo. Balance all
under cultivation, close to school and
electric car line.
Houses Sold on Easy Payments.
$350 Cash
Will buy three fine lots that aro well
worth $750; need tHo money.
Money to Loan.
$2000 to loan on real estate security.
Isurance.
To insure with good conipanios go to
BECHTEL & ETNON,
347 State Stroot.
For the first time in the history of Salem the people
of Marion and Polk counties can secure all kinds of
sacks at right prices in this city, instead of tpenmnf
their time and monev in sroine to Portland. We are par
ing one cent a pound for ell kinds of rags. We alio ire
paying $13 per ton for all kinds of cast iron. Highest
prices paid for all kinds of old clothes, household goodi
and furniture.' We buy and sell everything from
needle to a piece of gold. All kinds of tools and tni
chinery and pipe bought and sold. The house of mii
a million bargains.
H. STEINBOCK JUNK CO.
233 State Street. Phone Main 224
Salem, Oregon.
Read The Journal For New
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You Can Get Salem Beer! j
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Salem Bottled Beer is brewed in one of the most modern plants on the ?fc
Coast. It is aged in steel glass-lined tanks. It is conveyed by modern P'P lin t
system dtfect to the bottle house, bottled under pressure and never comes w j
tact with the air from the time it leaves the fermenting tank until the boU
opened by the consumer. Therefore the consumer is absolutely assured a beef'
ideal effervescence, snap and purity. A trial will surely convince you. Get it no I
your local dealer or send order to the
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