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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1913)
its- twwiwwM-wwiwww; ;. . I w " J ' The Capital Journal , , ; PUBLISHED BT;i The Barnes -Taber Company V. : GBAHAM P. TABEB, Editor nd Manager. ;A Independent Newspaper Devoted toAmerieaa Frinciplos Md the Progress and Development of Balem in rarticmsj nu fifcll.Dwl BT.ry Evrolng Bpt BudSsj. Hslem. Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (iDTSrlMOIJ 10 Mlr.'W CarrUr. per year ...620 Per month . XT.,, kl M.ii w .r 4.00 Per month Weakly, bj Mall, per year 1.00 sat flli months. 00c "l-UlX LBABBD WIBB TBI.BOBA.PH BBPOBT ' ADVERTISING BATES. Advertising rates will be furnished on application, jTw Today" ads strictly cash, in advance. 'Want" ads and Tn Capital Journal carrier hoys are Instructed to put the papers on the forcm. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the apex to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this Is the only my we cat determine whether r not the carriers are following instructions, phone Main 82. 1 CONCERNING ANARCHY. TJST -where law cesses and anarchy begins is one of the things that has J never been accurately measured and marked. The boundaries between law and lawlessness are vague, shadowy ani undefined, and they have been made more so for years past by the big corporations in their dual ings with both the government and the people. Relying on tho immuni ty from imprisonment their incorporeal condition gave them, the corporate bodies took all kinds of chances in violating laws and overriding justice. If caught with tho goods, if their operations Wore by some chance declared unlawful, the only punishment possible under the law was a fine, and this was no deterrent no punishment at all. It was instead a temptation to stretch the laws on all occasions to thoir limit, and if perchance thoy were stretched beyond the breaking pointj a fine settled the affair. If the corporation got away with Its scheme it was ahead, if It did not, a fine trifling to it, ended the matter. In other words they had everything to gain by stretching the law to tho limit and eveon breaking It and nothing-to lose. The fine as a punish ment, and the fine only, was a premium on dishonesty. It might be'thonght this has nothing to do with, anarchy, but has it nott What is anarchy, anywayt In its strict definition, and as it Is usually under stood, it is the "absence of all law, chaos so far" as government is con cerned." With this aa the definition, the big corporations were not anarch ists, for they want above all things s, strong government that can and will protoct them, but they want to dofy the law, and to have no law that can Teach them. They might be called qualified anarchists. If mobs were per mitted to plundor tho rich at will, if they wore permitted to tako the prop erty of othrs by force, and without consideration, and without being punish ed by the government, it would fill the popnlnr conception of anarchy. This Is the condition now prevailing in Mexico, where, the .dispatches yosterday told us tho rebel genornl, Villa, has issued a decree in which he accuses the Terrazas and the Creel brothors; tho Rockefellers and Morgans of Mexico, of "withholding taxation and of fomenting tho treachery of Orowo and ITuorta." Luis Terrains is the richest man in Mexico, and as he owns two thirds of the stato of Chihuahua, ho is ono of tho largest land owners in tho world. The Creels are his nephows and aro second only to him in wealth in Mexico. Villa has declared all their lauds forfeited and has confiscated all their personal property consisting of banks, thousands of cattle, mines, homes and In fact all tholr belongings situated in Mexico. Villa annoiincos that if tho robelllon succeeds noithcr tho Terrazjis nor the Creels will bo allowed any in demnity for thoir property, and on top of this ho orders that all contracts made by any of these people since Fchurary 18,101.1, bo declared absolutely void. Ho also states that this vast property shall be given to the widows and orphans produced by tho bloodshed in Mexico.At least, tho Torrazas and the Creels will admit this. How did the Torrazas and the Creels get the property! How doos any man accumulate hundreds of millions of dollars f Can it be done in legiti mate trade or in any honest mannorl If not, did, or did not tho gathering of this vast wealth by theso peoplo vary in anyway from that adoptod and used by Villa in taking it away from them! Ho took tholr property bocauso tho rebellion, putting him at the head of an armed force, put him in a posi tion where ho could do so, and thoy could not prevent it. They accumulated tho snmo property because wealth and combination put them in a position to take it, and thoso from whom It was taken to power loss to prevent It. One anarchist was backed by tho power of numbers, tho othor by the power of money. Ono gathered ,1st as Standard Oil In this country has gathered in small amounts from the ontiro populace, ami hoarded for Itself, the other took what was thus gathered and says it shall bo returned to those loft widows and orphans in tho dreadful holocaust that was caused largely by tho greed of the Terrains and tho Creels, and their class. If tho confiscating of this wealth by Villa Is anarchy, what was tho orig inal gathering of It by theso men from whom it was taken f What Is tho dif ference between taking, practically by force, a little from very citizen of a country for the benefit of one person, and the taking from one person for tho benefit of allt Which is anarchy! Which is nott We must confess that to us there Is a difference only In degree; hardly that, in execution would bo the better expression. To the finical, tho meti culous who calculate to the niceties of metemptosis, this Idea may seem mon strous, but in a broad view of tho mat ter It Is to us six of ono and half dozen of tho other, and as to tho results in ei ther ease, could thoy be followed up and the sorrow and desolation, the suffering and death sequent to each bo com pared, tho sudden and drastic methods of Villa would appear no worse, and probably not so bad as the slow and Insidious methods of the big, Intangi Mo, incorporeal individuals, the children of law, who despise their parents, and who like any other parasites destroy that which gave them life. the "crime of 1872" notorious, as she voiced her "16 to 1'.. sentiments to i some purpose. r . . ' - . -. i" ! With" this &dditionto. Corvallis' stunts it is respectfully but urgently re quested that Corvallis take a rest until the balance of the communities in the state get a chance and make an effort to catch;up with the record, Corvallis . now holds unchallenged, as the only unwhrpped opponent that has eveV:faced Mr. H. C O. L. and gave him a knockout blow. - .-'-. v. - ... .' q STATE FAIR FIGURES - YELLOW JACKETS TO TO PLAY FAST.TEAM HERE Christian Bros., One of Beet in Portland and There Will Be Interesting Contest Friday. EDDIE TALLMAN OUT AS RESULT OF AN INJURY Team Would Have Been In Better Shape . Than Usual Had Accident Not 1 Happened at High. ' Friday evening two fast basketball games will be played at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The first game will be called at 8 p. m.; second at 9 p. m., giv ing the fans two hours of excitement for the small sum of 25 cents. Basketball is one of the most excit ing' games played div'aeeount of its be ing played so fast and on a small space and while it is not patronized as much as baseball or football, the game is gaining rapidly in popularity. ' From present indications the season of 1913. 14 will be the greatest success in Salem on record. Tho Yollow Jackets, with out doubt, make up the fastest basket ball team that ever represented the Cherry City and Manager Baker hns succeeded so far in staging games which proved to be close and exceptionally in teresting. As in baseball Baker has proven that he is out to give the fans thoir money's worth and then some. Not content with staging one good game for 25 cents, ho is now staging two good games for the prieo of one, and the gamos this Friday evening will be no exception to tho rule. Will Play Reservees. Tho Chemnwa Indians will piny tho Yellow Jacket Reserves at 8 p. m., and inasmuch as they always have a fast team and tho Reserves will be strength ened considerably over last week, this Umo should be fast and furious. Tho big game of the evening will be between the Yellow Jackets and Chris tian Bros.' College, of Portland, at 9 p. m. Tho Tortlanders have a fine rec ord to date and in past seasons have been ono of the very best tepniB out of Portland and tho Yellow Jackets in the past two games have proven themselves worthy of snpoprt. Had Forward Ed die Tallman not been Injured in a prac tico gamo at tho high school hist even ing, the tenm would havo been in much better shape than URiinl. Conch fling rich has several good men to fill in with and the tenm hopes to sting the Collegians more decisively than any of the past victims to show that they will lie ready to defend their honor in the second big game of the season on New Yoar's night against the strong Silver ton Club at Salem. II e .Ghicago Store' ; Exhibition Christmas Is the greatest in the history of our atore. Come and take a look through this great Christmas Bazaar of Holiday Presents for man, woman and child. Prices cut i away down to make fast selling. When the 1913 state fair books were closed yesterday by the board, it was found that, besides canceling a $1000 loan and paying off soma of the old debts that were incurred in holding the fair in 1912 during an unfortunate week of inclement weather, the state fair finances are In better standing at the present time than they have ever been before for many years. . The books show that there is a balance left from the 1913 session amounting to $4286.46. With these encouraging figures on the gain side of the cash book, Oregon's largest annual show promises to grow with rapid strides in the future. A fine $60,000 brick structure for the grounds is being planned at the present time by State Architect Knigh ton. This structure will take the place of the old pavilion, and will be an addi tion to the general appearance and ser vice at the fair grounds, which has been sadly needed for the past ten years. The building will be ready for the 1914 fair.' r ; ........ CORVALLIS AGAIN TO THE TRONT. CORVAU.IS is again to tho front with a slap at the cost of high living. Last Kastcr tho Corvallis women took a shot at Mr. High Cost of Mv Ing and refused to purchase headgear costing more than seven plunks r headgear. Theu hen"C543" hit tho bulls eye, so to speak, in Mr. H. C. O. L.'t anatomy by laying 291 eggs In a year. Not satisfied with this another hen also claiming Corvallis as her residence went Mrs. "C.Vi.V some better, and laid 80S eggs in .1(15 ,lnys. This was Mrs. Hen "CS21." Now comes another Corvallis boomer and H. C. O. I enemy, a lady hog be longing to B. A. Mitchell, and produces at one sitting, or hatching or what ever it was, sixteen Utile pink nosed piglets. Tho mother was of one of the first families iu Hwlnedom, being a descendant of tho famous French family of Duroo whose American branch was started by Kmile de Maupassant Du ron, who cam ocer in the first cabin of tho Mayflower and settled In New Jersey. The American branch of tho family hss since been known aa "Hiiroe Jersey" and has tieeen prominent In American affairs, being Inter married with the Armour, Cudahy, 8wlth snd Morris families, and ranking at the top expo rlally in Chicago's social circles, The Corvallis Mrs. Puree Jersey, Is evident ly of democratic tendencies and a.l admirer of tho great Neliraskan who made GOOD VAUDEVILLE WITH BEST PICTURES ALWAYS FAVORED BY SALEM PUBLIC In this week's Saturday 'Evening Post, on page 1, is told the story of the Mutual Movies, the home of good shows. It tells why Mutual pictures are invariably the best. You should read this page and then come to the Bligh theatre, where theso pictures are shown exclusively in Salem, and see and judge for yourself. In addition to the unusually good pic tures shown yesterday and which ap pcare for the last time today, the Bligh audiences are enjoying immensely the clever work of the Cagwins, in their laughable, well-acted skit. Jack Conway, the noted Irish mon ologiBt, is well worth hearing in his clever Btories and recitations. Ho be longs to tho real school of Irish come dians, and off the stage gets off as many impromptu jokes as he does on tho stage. By all means hear him and bring tho wife and kiddies. "TADS" FAMOUS DAFFYDILS AS SCARF PINS !! LAPP & BUSH, Bankers TiAWjACTi a oijrriAL AKttrwo wrsTNKM urm D FORIT BOXEB, TRAVELERS' CHECT1 1 ...ttttltttttttt(ttt t.4 WE ELECTED HEAD OF UNIVERSITY TEAM At tho annual football banquet, held at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Bishop, last evening, Emory Domic, halfback, was chosen captaiu of the Willamette University football team. Poane graduates next year. Ho mule a good record this season. Besides tho footliHll squad Corpo, Yandervcrt, Flo gel, Lund, Teeters, Kmitsnn, Bolt, Tork Uson, P. Homan, Ferris, Donne, Tfaffe, Sparks, Teffer, Booth, Rowland, Pun lop, tlioso present included Chauncov Bishop, hot of the evening; Pr. Q. J. Sweetland, condi! Merwin Paget, man ager; C. r. Bishop and 4-year-old Hole ort Bishop. ' Chauncey Bishop was toaxtmnstcr and everyone present bud something to say. A the team was undefeated dur ing the season, and gained the Intercol legiate championship, there was natur ally a great jollification. Tho rooms were appropriately dec orated with the university colors. The menu csrds bore a picture of Pr, Sweet land, the roach, and worded the scotch of tho game played this year. "Bull" Durham Week Is Being Cele brated In Salem by Attractive Gift Scheme. C. B. Hardy, of the Tobacco Com pany of California, is in Salem this week, advertising the famous old "Bull" Durham Tobacco. This week at tobacco dealers all over town, every purchaser of a (ic bag of "Bull" Durham is being presented With a gold-plated Daffydil Scarf Pin. These pins are an absolute novelty. Ev ery render of Tad's Daffydils, which appear in the papers all over the coun try, will bo delighted to seenro ono. They are at the same time an amusing and. attractive ornament, and in con. nection with the sale of "Bull" Pur ham tobacco should prove particularly attractive to local smokers. "Po you know," said Mr. Hardy to a reporter, "that Bull Durham is the most extensively handled article in the world. Sounds pretty big, doesnt it and yet it is a fact. More than 00,00f dealers hnndle 'Bull' Durham in thr Cnited States alone. "You might think that salt, or sugar or flour was more extensively sold thai 'Bull,' but such is not the case, Sal' and other products are sold ohly by gro cers, of which there aro perhaps s quarter of a million In this country Bull' Purhnm Is sold by nearly all grocers, and by tobacco stores, restau rants, news stands and other places, sc that the total sums up above 600,000 "Lest year the total sales of this famous tobacco was 3.12,000,000 sacks nearlv a million for everv day on thf calendar. It is the 'universal' luxury beintf smoked by every class, from col lege professor or millionaire to tho cow hoy on the plains. It Is a regular ration in the army and navy, and a bag of 'Bull' sticking out of a sailor's blouse or tho soldier's khaki shirt Is a familia sight. "Better buy a 'bag of 'Bull' at you dealer's this week, and get one of th' Daffvdil Tins." WILSON IMPROVING. Washington, Pee. R The cold which kept President Wilson confined to the White House for more than a week continued to improve today. It was announced, however, that the president would not visit the executive offices until next week, In the meantime at tending to routine duties la his office at the White nonse. DAVIS RESIGNS, trwfsn rssss Lssm wtssl Bono, Nev., Pee. IS. The resi;:nr lion of J. M. Pavis as general snperiv tendent of tho Southern Tacifie, wit' headquarters in Keno, was announce today. Pavis mid ho expected to leav soon for Cincinnati, where he had ' cepted a similar position with anothc road. GET ANOTHER WEEK. Fnnmm rassa iara is.1 Sen Francisco, Pee. 1H. Creditors of the Solano Irrigated Farms eompany Welcome to the conclu sion that it is better to sell out all our coats and suits before Christmas at clearing prices than to wait-until the first of the new year. No profits loked for from now on. Less than half ' price. COATS TO $15.20 NOW $4.50 $7.50 $10.90 SUITS TO $18.00 and $25.00 NOW $7.50 $9.90 AND $ 1 1.90 Ladies' Winfpr 5 rwear All kinds marked out on the counters for fast selling." . UNION SUITS 35c and 49c Vests and Pants ' 19c and 25c if m n ti ii ti ei ts ti u u n ii ii ii ti ii n M ii El ii n ei ri ti ii M U El 11 If If u n N El 11 11 II El If 11 ti 11 11 11 E JLadies ii 85c Union Suits Now 49c II II II ri ei W9I rVW WW WW WW II IS tr it El If If 11 II 11 II SILKS FAND DRESS GOODS We show the most complete stock, of Silks and Dress Goods in Saleiri. Cdme ' : here and buy'your Christmas presents. Price, yard 15c 25c 35c 49c up Are dandy, useful Christmas pres ents. We show a complete line of all kinds. Come and get our prices. 98c$1.35 $1.49$1.98up Useful Xmas Presents -Ladies' Silk- Hos iory now on sale. 25c 35c 49c pair mm. ii -PP. I ii Ei n H 11 ft"Yxn. ii 8a -f' tH- J ( 13 si it KIMONAS r BATH ROBES , . ' ! ; n rMCSTOffE THATSAVESVOU MONEY f $149 -""" J,.. -J.., .. .... ..L.:...: 1...'. ...J II u pnj M pnv I acquiesced today ( in the principal Btockholdors' request for another week'B delay- as efforts were being mado to restore the concern to a sound financial basis. BIG STRIKE POSSIBLE. tUNITKU PkSHB IJtASCD WIHI.) Cleveland, 0., Dee. 18. Cooks and waiters' union officials said today that, if nocessary to win tho waiters' strike, begun at the Hollenderi, Colonial and Statler hotels here, they would call out all union hotel help, HABDY MAY BE HONORED. I'NITED PRESS LKABED Willi. Loudon, Dec. 18. According to the PaU Mall Gazette today, Thomas Har dy will receive the Nobel Literature prize for 1014. A man may have to go to jail In or dor to got the living tho world owes, him. It seoms that members of tho Vcu Kloin family were unusually smart, v! couldn't take care of thomsolves. i"" 111 iartaii 'rial V.-i--1-w...;.Lj.. ..... m) , , I9L fin ' ?s Iwk. 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