THURSDA
OCT. 16,1913
Editorial Page of The Salem Capital Journal
The Capital Journal
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The Barnes -Taber Company
GBAHAM P. TABES, Editor and Manager.
.An Independent Newspaper Devoted toAmenean rnncipiea man uw ruKro , repreHeilt it badiy wnon tnoy ggume 8uch a defiant spirit. The men who met
and Development of Balem in particular ana aji uregon u . . . recentlv
llutbii of the great prgblem now before tb eoi.ntry. Bather it vill Btrengthjn
' those demagogues who have opposed the Ow es Glass bill en the ."round that
it was too favorable to the bankers. It will also tend to make many others
think that in this fight, as in the tariff fight, we have to do with a favored
c)ass. We would not be unjust It must bo freely admitted that there is
much honest banker opposition to the bill, and also that the bankers rcepresent
not their own property, but that of stockholders and depositors. But they
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at Boston recently hurt their own causo, and wore also most unjust to the ad
ministration and to the men such as Air. Glass who labored hard to reach
a just solution of very difficult problem."
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DO THEY BEALLT WANT THE FRANCHISE?
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ITER a forty-year struggle to carry Oregon for women's suffrage, tho
hard-won privilege is apparently Bcornod by nine of every ten of tho
state's femalo voters. November i will be tho firet date on which wo
men may vote in Oregon upon state measures. Scarcely ton per cont of
them have registered. Unless the remaining ninoty per cent do so this
-week, their newly acquired franchise will bo lost so fnr as this election is con
corned. ' October 20 has been heralded widely as "tho last day to registor." It isn't,
however. Octobor 20 will bo too late, October 19, even, will be too Into, for
that day is Sundny. Tho registration books will bo closod at 5 o'clock on Sat
urday of this week, Octobor 18.
If tho woman votor livos in a county soat, she should rogister at tho office
of tho county clork; if at a distance from tho county seat, thore probably is a
deputized registration clork in tho vicinity.
During the noxt few days a rush of women to tho registration clerks is in
prospect. Hundreds of them will be wives of laboring men who want the com
pensation act to stand because it will provide, a certain income for thorn if
tlieir husbands are killed or hurt in industry. Hundreds of othors are oxpect
ed to register to stop the cry that Orogon women do not want tho franchise.
Other want to take a stand upon tho Bterili.ation bill. More numerous than
pny will be those who wish to vote upon tho University issue.
Without registration prior to 5 o'clock next Saturday, howovor, no veto up
on any meamiro from any motivo will bo pose-ibta for women without the tedi
ous process of being Bworn in.
THE KICKER A NECESSITY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL wolldofinod and distinct kinds of kickers. Some
aro bad, somo indifforont and some are more than good, Ooorgo Wash
ington and tho Bturdy men who fought tho revolutioniiry wnr woro kick
ers of tho right kind, for thoy kicked against oppression. The mini who
kicks today1 for better conditions is also of tho right kind. Without tlio
kicker wo would never advance, for wo would submit to any old treatment,
and bo virtually slaves. There is tendency, however, to kick injudiciously,
even when thero is just causo for kicking. Sacred history records the fitet
that "Joshuron waxed fat and kicked." If he kicked because ho waxed fat,
his kick was injudicious, for it could not remedy the evil, Anil a kick tliat
cannot possibly accomplish anything is energy wnstcd. It is for this reason
that wo havo hesitated about nicking at the rt. 1', for not giving us a decer.t
depot. However, wo purposa doing a I'.Mlo kicking even though it seems liko
a hopeless task, Wo shall try our prortico hand at It in tho near future, niiy
wy. It is also useless to kick and point out evils unless at the same time a rem
edy can bo suggested. This is ofton beyond tho power of the kicker, who is
able to point out the wrong but can see no remedy. Jt is indeed much ciuici'
to diagnose tho disenso Hum to euro it. The world is moving rapidly toward
better conditions for mankind, despite all that is said to tho contrary, It is a
better world than it was a hundred, or fifty, or ten years, or even a year ago.
It is the kicker who has mndo it so. The optimistic kicker who seees con
stantly better things nhojid is a boon to humanity. It is the pessimistic fellow
that is always kicking at whatever is mid pointing out that wo nro retrograd
ing, who is a danger and a nuisance to the world. Those who are fighting fur
the betterment of humanity no matter along what lines, are doing good for the
world. There are ninny of these and while their efforts aro sometimes slow to
prmliico results they will eventually get there.
.lust now the world is facing the trust prublem, tho cornering of products,
the assembling of capital in unheard of quntititos, tho rule of corporations nnd
countless other things; but these aro the necetwnry Incidents of our progress.
They will all bo regulated, all made to do good work for all. Idle kicking ut
these condition is foolish, but the ki"kor who, realizing tlieir danger to the
public fiads a remedy, is as certain to arise at the proper time as that the ev 1
exists. Wo are in a state of evolution, nnd we are fur from perfect, bo far
that there is no immediate fear of the inilleniiim. At the same time wo nro
steadily growing better and stronger and wiser1, uud the future will bo better,
not worse than tho past. We wnnt to remember that most of the balance ot
mankind is as good as we are, and that we are better men anil women, ivs a
whole, than were our fathers or theirs. We must continue to kick, but we must
do it in the right spirit, and realize while kicking tluit It is going to produce
results, (led bless the kiekcr and put, more power in his kick, that Is if he
kicks optimistically ns well as judici ously.
CCORDINQ to the views expressed by some of the American judges and
their tory dofenders, and according to the practices of others of them,
what an excellent judge Huerta, provisional president and now practical
dictator of Moxico, would make in this country. A man who can arrest
and imprison an entire congress for expressing doubt as to the justice
of some of his executive acts, should be ideally constituted to sit in contempt
cases over those who may liuppen not to agree with his decisions or who may
be so bold as to petition for remody against his oppressions as in the case of
tho attorney at Seattle, "disbarred forever" merely for having dared to ask
tho bar association to investigate whether or not Judge Humphries was abus
ing the power of his office in one certain respect, not even that of contempt.
If Huerta succeeds in getting out of Mexico olive, we should look for some of
our worshippers of the judicial oligarchy to take stops to have him bocome a
eitizon of this country and take a position as successor to some judicial ty
rant. Boise, Idaho, Capital News.
THE LATEST CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY.
T
HE FARGO, N. D., COURIER-NEWS pays tho following glowing tribute
to the Pacific Coast:
"Thoro aro more fads to the square mile in California than in any
other province of the earth. Tho state is full of people who aro deter
mined to live in that bdautiful climate, even if they, must do it by their
wits rather than by toil. Tho latest from Los Angeles seems brand new.
A haudsomo young woman advertises and when answers eome, follows up
with a personal intorview, offering to any womnn who is restless and longing
for freedom from matrimonial ties that for a sum, usually J.TOOO, she will allure
a husband's affections away, fasten them on herself, and furnish grounds for
divorce.
Hor system is tu get into the home as icnd or companion of the wife, and
the rest is easy. "Sim is a pretty, doll-fact U litti.i wo'hii .:,. id.'- pen, in
rm.'it eyes, a hciotifiil figure," etc
Triny, for all things that are new in grunting, commend us to the Pacific
slum'.
A Chicago physician suggests that thero should be a school for tho trainir
of wives how to kiss. That is true, and tho husband should Ihj tho tent her.
With this kind of schools and teachers, thero would be fewer divorce cisos.
Hut when the school is Btartod with some other fellow doing tho teaching, thd
reniltH aro different.
Hobsou, the hero of tho merry-smack, who was for a while the leading
kissoo for hysterical women bnck cust, has tackled Congressman Underwood,
and as usual with him, got smacked. Ho is one of thoso little ehaiw who take
themselves seriously, and imagine the world is watching them.
Somo Mexicans say they think this country wants to annex Mexico. They
overlook tho fact that if we annexed tho country, we would also have to an
nex the citizens thereof, uud that knocks the underpinning from tlieir position.
No snne person would want to annex the hunch of troulile that inhabits Mexico.
About all the inipeachers havo so far proved against Sul.er is that he al
ways hit the wrong side of the market and lost good money that should have
been divided among the gang.
Walking through a cemetery one can understand the perplexity of Charles
haiiib, who, when but a boy visiting the graveyard with his sister and reading
tho epitaphs, wonderingly asked: "Mary, where do thev burv all tho bad
folks? "
THE ROUND-UP.
An Airedale dog belonging to L, O.
Stewart, of lined Hiver, became so in
tent in chasing n squirrel that he
climber up into a tree some 30 feet,
and, being afraid to try to descend,
ho remained in the tree 110 hours.
Stepping into a boat and rocking it
while carrying n gun, Chester Lumllay,
of Klnninth Kails, had the muscles of
his left arm tern away when the gun
was discharged, lie was also badly
wounded in the side.
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Three Iowa girls have written May
or Albee, of Portland, saying they
want to get acquainted with three Ore
gon ranchers, object matrimony. They
nro 111, "0 and 2.1, all brunettes, nud
each confesses to being good looking.
They require that the men must also
he good looking, which is dend easy
for the Oregon rancher.
An earthquake shook up the Seven
Devils section of the state, Which is
located along the border of the stato
on Snake river.
Meiritt F. l'rindle, a logger, was
killed by a falling tree near Cray's
Harbor Monday.
A petition is being circulated at
Medl'ord ashing the communication of
the sentence of Mike Spanos and Fred
Seymour, sentenced to be hanged Oc
tober 31.
...
Chief of Police llitlson, of Medford,
caught a genuine shark in Rogue river
BANKERS AND THE CURRENCY
THE ACTION of the hankers at Hindoo is likely to strengthen the cur
rency hill, both with congress and the pimple, thinks the Indianapolis
News, which gives its reason as follows:
"Such violent, nnd, ns wo '.hinR, unreasonable criticism of tho mens
ore, is almost certain to defeat it' own ends. A hill that has been com
mended la many of Its features by soeio of tin bankers, Including even Mr,
V Midori' p, can not he wholly vicious. Ve are told that it Is socialistic. It is
no nmr'j n than tho postof lice not ticnrly so much so in fact, since the gov
ernment oenites the po.dofl'ico, nud would net i.n.lir the penlii.g hill, oMirnte
tho bd''i.i. Cankers, )i rough the regim.nl aso .'itN'tis, would cm ti nue to have
very large powers powers Indeed thai inipie I link too large.
"Our 'I'ends who nut In Huston yesterday niilu the gnt mistake of think
ing that t'.e question is inrgely, if not solely a bnukcr's question. It Is partly
that, but it 1 also a people's ipiextion, a political question Vet tho speeches
ut yiwle'-.a; , and thi n solutions presented nil proceeded on the theory that
the banks should have a practically absolute control of cuirency and credit.
We suggest that tho business men of this country are as much Interested as the
bankers. Of course, they aro Interested In having the bunks strong and pro
porom. Hut they are also interested in having credit available, and In being
freed from n era bank domination and there h:n been bank dom'ualioit,
"So we any that tho spnlt shown yesterday a' Huston will not help to a so-
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TO THE
Portola Festival
AT
San Francisco
VIA THE
V) SUN SIT "
Tho Exposition Line, 1Q.1B
A four day carnival and feto with unlimited attraction! and entertain
ment. Spectacular l'arade, Naval and Military Tournaments. Fleets of
American and Foreign War Vessels,
Relay Running and Swimming Races
Sacramento to Snn Francisco.
Including
BWIMMINO IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Hy Rival College. Students,
Tickets on Sale October 10-20-21-22
Final licturu Limit November 10
Call on any Southern Pacific Agent for further particulars.
JOHN M. SCOTT, General PiUWe tiger Agent
rORTLAND, OREGON.
Thousand, of bargains now on display throughout the store and in our windows for our
Great October Sale
Come here for the best values in Salem, offered at the lowest possible prices.
Just received by ex
press 500
Suits & Coats
The very latest gar
ments shown. Sport
coats and all the
rest at sale prices.
COATS
$4.95, $7.50
, $10.50 up
SUITS
$7.50
$10.50
$12.50
All worth double
New
Fall
Hats
Just received by ex
press Velour, Satin,
Silk, Plush and all
the new Silk Sailors.
Wonderful low
prices
$1.49, $1.98, $2.50 and up I
Wonderfud bargains in
high class Corsets
10,000 yards of the latest now weaves
and newest fabrics now on display in
Dress Goods and Silks
Come Hern for Big Bargains
Yd 25c, 35c, 49c, 75c and up
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Domestics
Now on salo. New winter weight goods
of all kinds
Yd 3 l-2c 5c, 6 l-4c, 8 l-3c, 10c
AND UP
CORSETS
NOW
49c 75c 98c up
LADIES'
Union Suits
ON SALE
25c 35c and 49c
If
Pi
u Sat, YOU MONEY
rocontly. It was only about six inches
long, but is tho real thing with teeth
and appetite.
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"Roy Otey, of Dufur, being in a hurry
to rench Tho Dalles Tuesday afternoon,
undertook to pass another auto as he
whs driving his machine down the
Brewery grado, in the edgo of the city,
and, turning out too far, his machine
jumped tho grndo and turned turtle
with he and a friend benenth it. His
skull was fractured and his friend,
Ben Wnltson, was seriously injured.
They both havo time to spnro now.
.
Judgo Hamilton has decided that the
county court of Douglas county, muM
cnll a locnl option election nt Slither
lin, ns petitioned for recently.
Bud Anderson left Medford for San;
Francisco Tuesday, to prepare for his
bout with Azovcdo, October 29,
That a good basoball city is a good
city, is the claim of the linker Herald,
which then goes on to reninrk thnt
Bilker is the "best baseball city in the
Xorthwest."
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Although it is a year in the iiire,
the Kugene Register, on behalf of the
I'niversity City, hastens to assure the
club women of the stnte that they will
bo, most welcome when they assemble
there in convention. ,
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Thnt support of a band by taxation
is just ns rational as support of n park
or a library is the contention of the
fcMinnville News-Reporter, which
ures the council to make a levy for
municipal music,
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Hillsboro Argus: October is here
in all its glory, following one of the
beautiful Septembers of a decade. Na
ture hns showered her blessings on the
Willamette vnlley, nnd the soil of the
Tunlntin hns been moro than rich in nn-
tuics bounteous golden harvest,
wouldn't live in Oregon?
Who
Not peering but taking only a casu
al glance into the future, the prophet
ic Pendleton East Orcgouiun snys: "A
years hence and local people will be
planning junketing trips to the east
via tho Panama cnnal."
Ask your tiMUM
grocer for v?53
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England's favorite for over
70 years
Rostein k Greenbaum
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Women's Coats
An especially good buy of the finest line of coats that were used a short time as
drummer's samples, enables us to offer the women of Salem something really su
perior in women's coats at surprisingly low prices. Another advantage in having
one of these coats is that there are no two alike and you will be assured of having
something which is different, yet in the height of fashion. (
Woolen Blankets
On our bargain counters this season is a snap. If interested you had better
some, before they are gone. Priced from a half to a third less than regular.
et
Rain Coats
We are well suppplied with rain coats. Alligator guaranteed oil
men. English slip-ons for ladies or men. Capes for girls and boys,
oil clothing for boys. Good rubbers at low prices.
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clothing for
Crack-proof
240 and 246 North Commercial Street
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