cJitorfal P&g oi The Salem Capital Journal DEcSfJja
The Capital Jourinal
PUBLISHED BT
The Barnes-Taber Company
GBAHAM P. TABER, Editor snd Manager.
j Independent Newspaper Devoted toAmerican Principles and the Progress
and Development of Salem in Particular and All Oregon in General.
and that ho can not boss them after ho has sold them. This seems to be good
sense and makes one wonder how it can also be good law.
I It is imloed pleasing to note that the American hens are again getting
busy and that the price of eggs is tending downward. It not only gives
1 promise of fresh eggs on the breakfai t table soon, but also gives hope that
! the" crop of stale jokes about fresh efgs will cease.
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Psons Main 82.
FINES AND IMPRISONMENT.
SINCE time immemorial the punishment for minor offenses, if committed
by the poor bus been imprisonment, and of by those able to pay, by fine,
Thero seems to bo no reason for this, only that humanity has never titk
eu the trouble to "ninlio tho punishment fit the crime." It is conceded
that a fino is no punishment to tho rich, though to those of niodernto
means it niny bo. Tho rich- man throws a fino at tho court, when ho lins vio
lated tho law in a small way, such us speeding, for Instance, just as he does a
tip to a waiter or a policeman who winks at Iuh little misdemeanor, nnd
thinks no moro of it. Tho man of small means, but with property enough that
he can bo made to pay, is really punished, for it means a loss to him he can
illy afford.
For tho poor man unable, to pay, tho law provides imprisonment. This is
indoed punishment to him, for it takes away from him, as it were, what ho
bus not. It deprives him of tho opportunity to work, and to earn money needed
for tho support of his family. It does not benefit tho stato or community that
sends him to jail, but on tho contrary puts on tho stato or community tho ex
penso of hia keep, unless ho is mado to work on tho roekpllo, or at something
that will pay tho cxpenso of his koeping and this generally costs moro than
it brings in, and is to that extent a loss to the community.
Tho worst feature of this branch of tho system Is that it punishes tho in
nocent, those who havo not In any way violatod any law, tho family and
those dependant on tho ono imprisoned. Tho bread-winner for tho family is
doprived of tho right and permission to work for, and provide for thoso de
pendant on him.
Ifore then, under this system that has nothing to back it except that it Is
a custom on which tho moss has accumulated until wo think it would bo sac
rilege to romovo it and discovor, if possible, what is tho matter with it, wo
have throa distinct, 0-callc4 punishments. Tho ono is no punish
ment at all, for it is only a tip paid for tho privilege of breaking tho
law. Tho second, is In a sense a punishment, for It takes from the offender
money ho really noods, or that ho can illy afford to spare. The other punishes
tho innocent as well as tho guilty, and really puuvtdies'tho former worst of all,
for. It deprives tho wifo and tho littlo ones of food, and thus tliCHe, helpless
Rnd innocent, nro mado to go hungry to expiate a minor offense, in which they
tad no part, and of which they were as Ignorant and bb Innocent as tho judge,
who bocauso tho law has said so, sends tho offender, their provider, to Jail.
It is said that ono should never criticlso what ono ennnnt correct, That tho
fritia should point out tho romedy, is good advice, but tho critic, may not bo
ttblo to do so, Wo confess that wo havo thought of no remedy, but wo insist
that tho present systom Is wrong In every way, just tho same. Wo .also point
out that society, In hundrodj of yeurs has not found a remedy, nnd that it Is
asking considerable to ask anyone to point out a romedy on a moment's notice.
However wo think part of tho answer Is easy. Tho rich man can bo pun
ished by putting him in jail, and ho can bo punished without also punishing
ttis family, for Its members would not suffer from his confinement.
Tho second class, as has been said, can bo punished by a fine, and this
leaves only the really poor to bo takeen enro of In this lino,
Tho system of putting this class of offenders at work and paying them
wages, which ara turned over to tho fnmily, Is good as far as it goes, but it
is impractical In execution, and at tho bent but a innko shift.
Hero is a broad field for tho philanthropist and tho criminologist, and if
they can work out a solution they will havo accomplished much for human
IT TOOK ITS MEDICINE.
THE Tnclfie Telegraph and Telephone company wailed until tho Inst day
in tho afternoon before accept lug tho franchlso offered it by Oregon
City, In tho vain hope tho city dads would relent and givo It-tho kind of
a franchlso It wanted, rather than that tho city desired. Tho city stood
pnt and tho company weakened, and camo through with all tho city de
manded as a condition precedent to tho granting of tho franchise.
Tho company simply wanted to have tho uso of tho streets, and tho right
to erect poles wherever It pleased, and without chnrgo or compensation,'1' Tho
city, on the other hand, insisted that It should retain control over tho com
pany, that tho lntter should furnish freo telephones for tho city's use, that
tho city should have tho right to establish signal lines for police and flro do.
partments on tho company poles, and besides put a common-user clauso In tho
franchise. '
Tho franchlso Is the same as was granted tho Homo Telephone company a
few days ago, and which was promptly accepted. Tho company mado many
wry faces but as thero was no other known remedy, swallowed tho doso pre
pared for It. However, It reserved tho right to swear, and to Insist that it
did not ami, never would like the taste of tho medicine.
nero Is something (if a jneri Tho wotneu of Santa Monica, California
fast 55 per cent of the votes at a recent election In which tho Sunday closing
of tho saloons was the Issue', and tho proposition was defeated thrco to one.
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Huerta's generals are deserting him daily, and from the outlook ho will
soon have nothing but a few ragged and unpaid privates left. The rebels havo
also tnken possession of about two thirds of tho country, but this does not
illseoumgo the Mexican president, for ho calmly assorts ho will "make Mex
ico a sea power.' '
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Tho American packers aro offering American beef at tho same price at
whbh the Argentine fellers offer to furnish it. Competition is a good
thing even if we have to get tho foreigners to furnish It.
The Culted Slates supreme court has held that neither the owner of a pat
ent, nor of a copyright run follow It after It has left his hands and dictate the
price, at which the retailer shall sell tho copyrighted articles, The court
says the owner of the patent or copyright has been protected sufficiently
when ho Is allowed to fix the price at which ho can sell tho goods or product,
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TO HAVE NO GIFTS
Immense Affair Being Planned for Des
elects Will Merely Shed Light
From Many Colored Bulbs.
EARLY CLOSING LAW IS
NOW BEING ENFORCED
Brood
Instantly suggests the remedy,
HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. A
word to the wise Is sufficient. Buy.
a bottle this very day. Be sure to
get Hood's Sareaparilla, the true
blood purifier, prepared only by
C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
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The Chicago Store
i Christmas Exhibition I
Police Inspector Dwyer Is On Job and
All Resorts Which Kept Going
Hours Mourn.
BY CARLTON TEN EYCK.
(Written for the United Press.)
New Yok, Dec. 22, A small army
of workmen today were busy in Miuli
son Square that haven of tho homeless
and helpless, sotting up the biggest
Christinas treo that could be found in
the Maino woods, The tree is tho gift
of tV Idealists ami a band of cliarit
ablo people of wenlth who ehooso to
hide thoir identities, if not their light
under a bushel. It is a tree for all tho
people nnd when its myriad and multi
colored electric, lights aro turned on
Wednesday at night fall, it will be
come tho beacon of "peace and good
will to men" beacon for thoso dero
licts of the Square and tho districts be
low it, the East Sido nnd the Bowery
who will know no other Christmas em
blem. The true will hold no other presents.
Tho Idealists aro Spugs. It will shed
merely lights and color, but that is
novel enough for tho sad ones who
emtio from all tho out-of-the-way Cor
nells of tho city to look at it. Their
lives aro colorless and know littlo light.
The tree will bo lighted from sunset to
midnight every night during Christmas
week.
Tho Idealists inaugurated tho Madi
son Squuro Christmas tree lust year
and it proved such a success that they
decided to moko it nn annual feature.
Men, women and children came nightly
by the thousands to look at the bril
liantly illuminated sign of Christmas,
and some snt for hours on the park
benches, gazing at the lights. T1(0 tree
seemed to havo a fascination for some.
Many of tho same people came every
night. Observant watchers noticed
that some looked wistfully and appre
ciatively, while others looked a bit.
scornful when they first came, but all
went away looking moro hopeful than
when they came. That was what mndo
tho unknown chnritablo ones deter
mine on tho treo as a yearly thing, the
hopefulness thut It seemed to bring.
Dwyer Back on Job.
Hrondway furors are on the anxious
seal again. Police Inspector Dwyer is
back on the job and enforcing the 1 a.
in. closing law to the letter and to tho
minute. Tho late Mayor Ciiiynor was
a firm believer in early closing of
cafes and restaurants, and was sup
posed to bo tho father of it. When ho
died, It was whispered about, ground
lossly, that Mayor Kline would case up
a bit and allow the lid to tilt. About
Hint time Inspector Dwyer, the nemesis
ore uneasy these days. Mayor John
Purroy Mitchel will take office a week
from next Thursday and he has not an
nounced a single appointment. He has
'said thot ho will make known none of
the men who will get office under
: him until December 31.'
At tho saino time he has said some
significant things about considering no
slate put up to him by any political
louder and about appointing men on
only and paying no attention to party
service.
The Christmas dinner of many "poli
ticians will be eaten without zest bo
cause he does not know whether or
not he will get the slice of pie ho work
ed fur so hard lust November.
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la Is the greatest in the history of our store. Come and take a look through this
II great Christmas Bazaar of Holiday Presents for man, woman and child. Prices cut
away down to make fast selling.
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Governor West Acts on Complaints
That Town was Run Too Wide Open
to Suit Citizens.
FIRST INSTANCE OF KIND
IN HISTORY OF OREGON
Citizens Asserted They Had Appealed
in Vain to District Attorney and
Marshal of Town.
UNITED l-IIISa LEASED WlllE.
Determined that tho town shall not
continue "wido open," as reported to
him by 55 residents, Governor West
yesterday telegraphed Sheriff Kami, of
Baker county, to close the saloons at
Copperfield at once.
Tho action was taken in response to
nn appeal from citizens who declared
that tho place was under the control of
tho saloon keepers and gamblers, and
the lives of themselves, their families
and their propery wns in danger.
Governor West said ho had power to
act, under tho code, in cases of breach
es of tho peaco and also under the home
rulo amendment. In case tho sheriff
should bo in need of it, the governor
said he would furnish all the aid neces
sary. It is the first instance in the
stato that the saloons havo beeen or
dered closed in a "wet" town.
According to information received by
Governor West, H. A. Stewart, mayor,
and Tony Warner, W. M.'Wiegnnd and
W. Woodbury, couneilmen, aro engaged
In the saloon business. ,T. J. Burns,
another councilman, is said to bo serv
ing illegally, and H. K. Clark, recorder,
and Councilman Griffith havo moved
of late or early, It depending on one's from the city,
point of view hours on the Great H Is charged that the saloon men
White way, went on a vacation. hvo sold to minors and habitual dnink-
lt waa just a coincident, of course, j rds, and havo kept their places open
for Dwyer 's vacation to come at thejo" Sundays and nt all hours of the
time of tho change of tho Mayors, nnd , The mayor is snld to bo the
no official order ever wns given to , 01" "f 'bmco hnll, where intoxicat-
loosen tin on Loneacro Square and eon' ; '"K liquors aro dispensed,
tiguous territory, Hut when the police
cat is away Tenderloin mice will piny,
and the word went around that it wns
Claim Appeals in Vain.
In a petition to the governor to give
them relief, the ctiizens of the town
wife to keep tho merry-merry going a ' fM n,,.v bad appealed to the district
I in, l .... !,. .ln.tm. i,f , aiiorncy ill vain bum Hint ii. rt. risncr
lengthening tho tho trespass gradually
i LADD & BUSH. Bankers
TtAJTSAOTI A. QRKUAIi BANtTNO BUBUTOIa. I AT ITT D
POSIT BOM. TB.AVELE.Xfl' OKBOK&
so as not to attract any hue and cry.
Soon the much abused lid looked like a
Swiss cheese. Then Dwyer enme back.
His coming nits not nnnouueod in the
pidico bulletin or the newspapers, but
everybody knew It an hour after he
struck the White Light district. At
1 a. in. ho marched his men Into five
resort whoso managers and patrons
supposed that everything was lovely
again, and ordered them to close, He
enforced his order by showing the men
nnd women out of the place. That was
tho begining and now Broadway is
lurk an hour after midnight.
The stillness, thick enough to cut
with a knife, Is as much In evidence as
In the late lamented Mayor Gaynor's
time. During the lull several of the
places In (ho Forties, that went out of
business, were open again. The Toklo
I nit In a tango flour and threw it
doors wide open. The closed Green
Turtle put In a cabaret and blesosmed
out as the 1-atin (Quarter. Much places
aro the hnrdext hit by the early clos
ing, because they cannot exist on tin
patnmago they receive during the
scant hour and a half betwwu the cloe
of the theatre and the curfew.
Democrats rear Ai.
Many good Democrats of New York
II 1 11 I r-1 1 It I I'l I III II',-. II, ll I II inn-l liir , v,
tml of the mayor and council. They
said the mayor recently instructed the
marshal to a'low the saloons to remain
open until .1 o "clock Sunday mornlnsrs.
Copperfield Is on the O.W. R. & N
and Is near Oxbow Tunnel, where s
largo number of men, who live in the
town, are employed.
Only onco in a long time one may
read a ningnr.ino love story in which
the irirl didn t sprain her snkle or a
sudden storm didn't spring up. Hut
never ono wherein lips were not
gnawed.
The "tired" nian is quickly retired
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We come to the conclu
sion that it is better to
sell out all our coats and
suitB bofore 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 .
H1.90
SILKS AND
DRESS GOODS
We show the most complete stock of
Silks and Dress Goods in Salem. Come
here and buy your Christinas presents.
Price, yard 15c 25c 35c 49c up
Ladies'
Winter
Underwear
All kinds marked out on
the counters for fast
selling.
UNION SUITS
35c and 49c
Vests and Pants
19c and 25c
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KIMONAS
BATH ROBES
Aro dandy, useful Christmas pres
ents. Wo show a completo line of
all kinds. Come and get our prices.
98c $1.35
$1.49$1.98up
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Useful Xmas
rresents
Ladies' Silk Hos
iery now on sale.
25c 35c
49c pair
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Ladies'
85c ,
Union
Suits
Now
49c
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ii .h ii 11.11 mi. ..li.i...-,liii till ill- iniiiil.nl.il. imliM , J
THESTORE THATSAVES YOU MONEY A
sn,7.i i .i,r 'i ,, ;., ii
$3.50
Now
$1.49
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a (v. tw. .
The Markets
Steers.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Groin, Flour, Feed, Etc.
Wheat Track prices: Club, 85c;
Kluestem, 95c; Forty fold, 85ViSGc;
Red Russian, 84c; Valloy, 85c.
Millstuffs Bran, $20.50 per ton;
shorts, 2223; middlings, 30.
Flour Patents, $4.60 por barrel;
straights, 4.00; exports, $3.653.80;
valley, $4.60; graham, $4.60; whole
wheat, $4.80.
Corn Whole, $30; cracked, $37 por
ton.
Hay Fancy Idaho timothy, $1718;
fancy eastern Oregon timothy, $15lfl;
timothy and elover, $141S; timothy
and alfalfa, $131S; elover, $8.5010;
oau and vetoh, $1011; cheat, 1011;
valiey grain hay, $10(;11,
Oats No. 1, white, $2525.50 per
too.
Barley Feed, $2425 per ton; brew
ing, nominal; rolled, $2728.
Groceries, Dried Fruits, Etc.
Dried Fruits Apples, JOo per lb.;
-urrnnts, 10c; spricets, 12(0. 14c; pee.es,
, lie; prunes, Italian, 8IOo; sil
ver, 18c; fics, white snd black, 6Qi
"tjc; raisins, loose Muscatel, QxA(ct
7Vjc; bloached Thompson, llcj un
bleached Sultanas, 8'jc; seeded, 7Vj
HVjC.
Coffee Roasted in drums, 1832c
per lb.
Nuts Walnuts, 19',c per lb.; Braail
nuts, 20c; filberts, 15c; almonds, 20c;
pecans, lc; eocoanuts, 90c$t per doz
Salt Granulated, $14 por toa; halt
round, 100a, $10.2.1 per ton; 50b, $11
I'er toa
Deans Small white, $6.00; largi
white, $4.75; Lima, $6.30; pink, $4.00
red Mexicans, 6c; bayou, $4.40.
Rice No. 1 Japan, (!5tyo; cheapei
grades, 4Vic; southern head, 56e.
Honey Choice, $3.253.75 per eae
Sugar Fruit and berry, $5,20; Hono
lulu plantation, $5.15; beet, $5; Extra C
$4.70; powdered, barrels, $5.45; cubes,
barrels, $5.20.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Green Fruit Apples 60c.2.25 poi
box; pears, $l(al.50 per box; grapes
Malagas, $7.50(ii $3.50 por keg; Kmper
ors, $3.754 per keg; grapes, crates
$l.752; casabas, 2Hc per lb.; cran
berries, $11 per barrel.
Vegetables Cabtge, lle per lb.;
cauliflower, $11 3 per dot; cucuv
bers, 4045 per dos-i eegplant, 7e r'
lb.; head lettuce, $2(32.23 per crat
peppr, 6T per lb.; radishes. 10(,?12.
per dot.) tematfrM, $1.50 per box; gar
lie, 12,ie per lb.; sprouts, 11c per lb.;
artichokes, $1.50 per doz.; squash, 1Vj
per lb.; pumpkins, IMiC per lb.; celery,
50(u75c per doz.
Potatoes New, 75c$l per cwt.i
sweets, $2.25 per crate.
Oniona Oregon, $2.15 per sack.
Dairy and Country Produce.
Butter Oregon creamery, solid pack,
30c per lb.; prints, box lots, 34c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 45o per doz.
Cheese Oregon Triplets, 16c; Dai
sies, 17c; Young America, 18c
Veal Fancy, 13416c por pound
Pork Fancy, llo per lb.
Provisions.
Hops 1913 contracts, 23c; 1912 crop,
14lb., 1920c; picalcs, 14Vjc; cottage
roll, 17VjC.
Bacon Fancy, 2329c; standard,
21Mt25c; English, l22s. .
Lard In tierces, choice, 14 V&c; com
pound, 9o.
Dry Salt Mot'Jt flacks, dry salt, 13
l4c; brUs, snefced, 14Vj15Vjc;
bellies, dry salt, HMic; smoked, 16c.
Smoked Meats Beof tongues, 250:
dried beef sets, 22c; outside, 20c; in
si doe, 23c; knuckles, 21a.
Pickled Qoods Barrels, pigs feet
$14; regular tripe, $10; honeycomL
tripe, $12; lunch toongues, $22; lambs
tongues, $40.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Eta
Hops 1913 contracts, 20c; 1912 crop,
lumiual.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 10(iilGe pet
lb.; Talley, 10lHo.
Mohsir choice, 2526e per lb.
Hides halted, 12c pw lb.; salted eal
l17c; salted kip, 12c; salted stag,
it'-fcc; groen hides, lltyc; dry hides, 21c;
lr ealf, No. 1, 25e; dry stags, 12(
13M.4.
Country butter, por lb. ...30f
Eggs, per dor.cn - , , 40r
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Bran, por ton $25.00
Shorts, per ton $27.00
Steem 78c
Cows, per cwt .... .. 4(Me
Hogs, fat, per lb . 89o
Stock ogs, per lb 7 to 7e
Ewos, per lb 4
pring lambs, per lb 45e
Veal, according to quality Ul3e
Pelts.
Dry, por lb. a
Baited country pelts, each 65c$l
ljwnb pelts each 25e
AID THE KIDNEYS
Wheat, per bushel
Oats, per bushel
Chittlm Bark, per lb.
Hay, Timothy
Oats snd vetch
Clover, per ton
Cheat, por ton .
Buttei and Eggs.
Butterfat, per lb., f. o. b. r5alem......37c
Creamery butter, per lb. . . 37f
Poultry.
Fryers ,. 12c
80c
..32fa'3.V
.4H(ii)5f
$15.0(1
$12.0i-
$9.0(1
$11.00
Hens, per lb.
posters, per lb.
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Do Not Endanger Life When a Salem
Citizen Shows You the Way
to Avoid It
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint, back
acho, urinary disorders, uimenesa, head
ache, languor, why allow themselves to
bocomo chronic invalids, when a tested
rcmoedy is offered thorn f
Dean's Kidney Pills havo been used
in kidney trouble over 50 years, havo
been tested In thousands of cases.
If you hve any, even ono, of tho
symptoms of kidney diseases, act now.
Dropsy or Bright 's disease may set in
and make neglect dangerous. Read
this Salem testimony:
A. W. Lobach, R. F. D. No. 1, Pnlem,
Oregon, says; "A strain wenkoned my
kidneys nnd I wns laid up for two
weeks. I tried several remedies but
got no relief. On a neighbor's advice,
I began using Dean's Kidney Tills and
one box made me well enough to go
bBck to work. Doon'B Kidney Pills
did more to fix me up In good shape
than anything else I ever tried."
For salo by all dealers. ' Pricp 50
cents. Foster Milbum Co., New York,
sodo agents for the United States.
Remember tho name Doan's and
tako no other.
Grand Opera House J
Christmas night, December 25,
1913.
Billy 'Single' Clifford:
PKESEXTS "HIMSELF'
"BELIEVE ME"
A Merry Musical Stomped-', bub
bling over with mirth and mel
ody. An excellent cat of oninty
divinities who sing, dance ael
delight the e. Beautifully cos
tumed, properly presented.
Special Holiday Prices, J0e, 75c
$1.00. Seat sale Wednesday, r-e-rember
4. Box office, U a. m.