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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1914)
t A D al P age of 1 he Salem Capital formal WEDNESDAY FEB. 25, 1914 The Capital Journal PUBLISHED BY Capital Journal Printing Co., Inc. An Independent Newspaper Devoted to American Principle and the Progress and Development of Salem in Particular and All Oregon in General. ' O'MniiMl Kvrj Hvenlug Except Hunftay, Bsltm, urenoo SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (InTsrlabl In Advance) "ftJ1v, T)j Carrier, per year .. .4)5.20 Per month. .4Bc tally, fcy Mall, per roar 4.00 Per month.. Hoc Weekly, by Mall, per year .... 1.00 fill months. Kfle HILL LBABKI) W1KB TKI.HOKAFH REPORT ADVERTISING BATES. Advertising rates will be furnished on application. 'New Today" Ads. strictly cash In advance. 'Want" Ads. and The Capital Journal carrier boys are Instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone th circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following Instructions. Phone Main 82. GOVERNOR WEST' PLAN TO RETRENCH. GOVERNOR WEST'S idea of appointing a non-salaried com mission to investigate the feasibility of lopping off many of the state commissions and consolidating others is an ex cellent one. The cost of government is running too high and the revolt against excessive taxation is retarding progress and development. Something practical beyond mere talk should be done and a commission of level-headed business men ought to be able to make some suggestions that will appeal to the next legislature, if the members are true representatives of the people. Of course, this sensible plan of the governor is attacked by the Portland Evening Telegram, the dirtiest political rag printed in the state. It professes to see in every act of the governor a polit ical move, and does all in its power to balk every real effort to ward genuine reform proposed at the state capital or elsewhere. The Oregonian is unfair and unjust in its treatment of political opponents, most notoriously so, but is a model of impartiality and fairness compared with its evening edition, which seems to think that vituperation and abuse of those who hold to the high er ideals of government is the chief end and aim of a newspa per's existence. If a fair and truthful political news story, dated at Salem ever appeared in the Telegram it was so long ago that its readers have forgotten about it. BUSINESS IS IMPROVING. ON every hand there are indications that business is awaken ing. That the night of business depression is past is the word that comes from nearly all the leading business cen ters of the country. It begun with renewed energy in the New England manufac tories only a few days ago, and word comes that a single rail roadwith hcudquarfcrs at Pittsburg, has given orders for the expenditure of $10,000,000 in new machinery and improve ments. The new activity is gradually spreading over the land from coast to coast. Here in Oregon the outlook is splendid for a great year of ma terial progress. Railroads are beginning early to prepare for new construction work and private business concerns are taking an optimistic view of the situation. The Northwest was the first to feel the business depression, and the last to get the impulse of a revival, but such a revival Beems near at hand in this section as the season of spring ap proaches. TO LOOK AFTER ABANDONED CHURCHES. THESE be the days of "associations" and "societies." Solo mon said: "There is a time for every purpose under the sun," or if he didn't Job or some other of the wise men of old did, and it is correct, anyway,, regardless of its au thorship. This being true, it is evident that the time of the "association' and the 'society" is here, and dead ripe. We have societies for every purpose and for none. In range they cover the earth and include time. They reach into the heavens and search the infinite space, and they multiply microscopes and find new and limitless worlds in atoms. They roach into anthropo logical antiquity and trace the relationship of man back to the most remote anthropoid. The latter is dead and doesn't resent the alleged relationship, and the Americans never trace their re lationship to a more remote date than the steerage of the May flower, so they don't kick either. On the other hand we have so cieties whose fad is eugenics, and speculation as to where the race will get if the babies are weighed and measured daily and their pictures put in the Sunday papers. We have societies for aiding the heathen, some with missionaries and some with other kinds of spiritual uplift. The latest of all these societies or associations is that for taking care of dead churches. It is a wonder that this was overlooked so long. The reason was per haps that congregations moving into newer and grander edifices Boon forgot the "little church around the corner," and so did not care what became of it. The New York American, commenting on this, says: "In spite of allef forts, the ranks of the dead churches have grown until they have become an offence to religiously minded persons, not only on account of their numbers, but because of the worldly purposes to which the sacred buildings are put. " 'Gasoline, 19c a gallon,' appears where once the pastor's text was lettered. Moving pictures have crept into abandoned houses of prayer in nearly every state in the Union. Lapp & Bush, Bankers Transact a General Blinking Business Safety Deposit Boxes Traveler's Checks "In Boston a gas company has occupied a nice little church, in Pittsfield a summer hotel has cheerfully converted a church de signed by Bulf inch into a dance hall. In New York the time stained rafters look down upon the unholy sight of tangoes, bunny hugs and turkey trots. "New York is full of houses of worship turned over to unholy purposes. A Madison avenue church now harbors a very active express office. One of Mr. Frohman's stage directors frequent ly rents a deserted church further down town for the unholy purpose of training chorus girls in their steps. "A saloon will be found doing business still further south, un abashed by the fact that a few years ago a pulpit once stood near the present site of the bar. How little the ministers of some years ago thought as they inveighed against the demon rum that they were destined to be turned out in its favor. Stables, gar ages and moving picture shows and prize fights pay the rent of other churches now that the plate is passed no more. "Such sights as these are shocking to devout persons. The so ciety, when organized, proposes to rescue abandoned churches and tear them down. Then if saloons and theatres must go up in their place, at least the house of God will not be mocked." Here in Salem is an example of this abandoning of church buildings and the turning of them over to secular occupation. In fact there are several such cases. One abandoned church is used as a steam laundry, and another out in North Salem is used as a barn. ' SILENCE, DARKNESS AND COLD. SCIENCE tells us there is no no sound in space, and once outside of the little cushion of air that surrounds the earth there is utter silence. This because there is nothing to convey the sound. For the same reason outside of this air cushion there is utter and eternal darkness, for it is evident that there is nothing on which the light waves can act. There is nothing there, in fact, except intense cold, which, after all, is only an absence of heat. Then comes the questions, "if there is utter darkness how does the sunshine get through? What causes heat from the sun? How can you see the sun if there is utter darkness between the world and it?" There are dozens of other perplexing things about this prob lem, all of which science explains satisfactorily to the scientists at least. It might be added that these same scientists tell us that we do not see the sun, and they prove it by demonstrating that light coming from a lighter to a denser medium is reflected to a perpendicular, and that, therefore, what we call the sun is seen, if seen at all, where it isn't. In other words we see sun, as we express the phenomenon, before it is up and after it is down, the light being sent through the atmosphere in a curved line. The same phenomenon is observed when you place a straight stick in the water.' The stick seems to be where it isn't running at a considerable angle away from the perpendicular, from the surface of the water down. This would be reversed in the case of light coming from the lighter to the heavier atmosphere. Here is an interesting subject for the young folks to investigate. ' It is more than likely that President Wilson will win the fight against the exemption of any class of vessels from paying tolls for passage through the Panama canal, because he is right eth ically and his position is sound from a business standpoint. We should violate no foreign treaties and endorse no method of dis crimination against the commerce of any nation. Such a policy will result in more general use of the canal, producing more revenue, and at the same time conferring greater benefits upon the Pacific by reason of the larger business passing through the waterway which connects the two oceans. in The people of Salem should always bear in mind that cities do not grow up that they are built up by enterprise and energy of the people who live in them. What the future of the Capital City shall be will depend upon how. persevering the people strive to make it a larger and better community. Forest fires in the United States have caused an annual aver age loss of 70 lives and the destruction of twenty-five million dol lars' worth of timber. If the Oregon mist continues to fall many days longer our cli mate may acquire a reputation for moisture equal to that of Southern California. THE ROUND-UP. I'ortliuiil ministers have selected April 10 as Go to church Sunday." Tin' date was net Monday and it was decided to ask tho co-operation of oth er corpotntions and tlie public. Coo officials bitterly resent the act ion of (ioveruor West in Bending Mis llolilm to their city, and incidentally thus giving It a reputation for lawless ness, Helen Keller will lecture in Portland Friday and Saturday, March 2S and 2l. e Professor McCoy of Nowborg has been employed by the Lafayette school board to conduct the manual training depart moat. Benjamin Huberts, a wealthy pioneer of Ten Mile district, near Marshfield, was drowned in a shallow creek near hia house Sunday. Friends found the & Learn the iurr in everv cuo of S t- England' favorite for over fn (.-.,) i j years body, mitl as his com and some of his clothing was found on the bank, it is thought the drowning whs not accident al. Tyler Woodward at one time head of the street car system of rortland, and an old time resident of Oregon, died lit his homo in Portland Monday, nfte an illness of a ear. Knstern Oregon reports crop condi tions as the very best. Tho ground was in splendid shape tor seeding and Hie fine rains and mild winter hnvo put the crop in the best, shape possible. Tho indications now are that there will be a record breaking yield in all parts of eastern Oregon and Washing ton, The Condon Times reports telephone lines in that section out of commission on account of the heavy silver frost that gathered on the wires and broke thein last week, The Blue Mountain Eagle published at Canyon City says wool prices arc going up steadily and that prices are from 2 to 3 rents higher than last year. As this comes from a great sheep section it Is a pretty strong re futation to the claim made recently by the sheep men that the change in tin traiff had ruiuod their industry. Modford'a charter commission ha held its first mooting, organized and arranged for the collection and classl fication of a vast amount of data. The first town reporting 1914 Fourth USuaT, THE NEW SPRING Coats and Suits are here. Now is the time to buy them when we are introducing the new models at Chicago and New York prices. Comparison of prices is all we ask when you see the garments and get our price. We know that when it comes to money saving that we will get your patronage. No long profits here. Suits and Coats up to $18.00 and $20.00. Now $7.90 $9.90 and $1 2.90 Stylish Spring Millinery at the lowest prices in Salem. Come and see. SALE PRICE 99c, $1.49, $1.98, $2.50, AND UP WE MAKE THE LOW PRICES FOR SALEM New Spring Dress Goods and Silks now piled out on our counters and ready for fast selling. A magnificent assortment to choose from. Come here for bargains. Price Yard-19c, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c and up 6 Cases New Spring Ginghams Now stacked out on the counters. Every style, make and pattern is here. No house in America can show you a greater assortment. Sale Price Yard 6 He, 8 l3c, 9c, 1 0c and 1 2 l2c Ladies' Spring Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear Come and look through this great stock of COTTON, LISLE and SILK UNDERWEAR and HOSIERY. Our variety and low prices will surprise you. Men's 75 cent Work Shirts Now 39c SALE.M, O F? ECOM Boy's Overalls Special Now Only 19c of July plans is Carlton, whose volun teer fire department will assume man ngament of tho celebration to be held, . A contributor, writing in the Canby Irrigator, notes the abundance of lilici grown throughout tho city and pro poses that Canby be mado the "Citj of Lilies." The work of improving the ground and buildings of Pacific college at Xewberg, goes on. Among othor changes, the seating capacity of the auditorium has been increased to ac commodate COO people. While no definite plan has beou adopted by tho council, tho Coos Bay Harbor snys the members are united on introducing hard pavement on the principal streets of North Bend early in the coming summer. Tho Irrigation correspondent of the Iloppner Gazette Times writes: Th railroad surveyors Hro in here now in connection with tho Coyotc-Pendlotot cutoff. There surely will be some thing doing before, many more years." . Morrow county's oldest voter, Mrs Margaret Harrison, 1)2 years old, will cast her first vote at tho primary elec tion in May. Justice Bates of Hard man carried the registration book many miles through the mountains in ordci thnt sho might register. ED WIFE TOO STRENUOUS IN APPLI CATION AND NOW THERE IS A DIVORCE GRANTED. A COLD NO 1INITKD PRESS LEASED WIim.1 Everett, Wash., Feb. 25. W. H. i Wright, formerly of Monroe and now in California, likes to have his bnclt scratched with a bristle brush. Tho I beginning of the domestic, infelicities I of the Wrights was attributed to tliis by Mrs. Ida McCue Wright, who se cured a decreo of divorce in the superior here this morning, j The plaintiff was divorced from Mc Cue in February, 1912, and married Wright in January, 1913. Eight months later Bho left him. Mrs. Wright testified she believed Wright to be extremely religious when she married him, but that a bristle brush on Wright's back convinced her of her error. H seems that tho plaintiff, who is S3 and physically husky, was too sti'onuous in the application of the said bristle brush. The result was, she testified, that Wright flared up and swore at her, osking her "what in she was doingf" After that, estrange ment came rapidly. Mrs. Wright testi fied her husband sandwiches oaths and curses in between long prayers. Monroe neighbor of tho Wrights testified that Wright was a religious fanatic; that he spent hours in sullen ness, other hours in prayer and in be tween gnve vent to burst of terrific temper, in which his language was at least irreligious. One witness testified Wright told her ho would not work so long us he could find anybody who would provide for him a meal. Judge Alston said: "I will have to grant this divorce, although I dou't want to. I am satisfied that one of these parties mado ns bad a bargain as the other. I am also satiisfied they can't live together. 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Be sure you get the genuine MONET FOR ROADS. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Medford, Or., Feb. 2.5. County Treas urer Crouemiller today has received $406,040.10 as the proceeds of tho road bond issue voted to improve tho Pacif ic Highway in Jackson county. The- balance of the $300,000 will bo paid by April 1, The county has begun op erations crushing rock at two quarries, and will begin paving operations before the end of the week. Three grading camps are being established for the new route over the Siskivous. ADMITS HE IS GUILTY. UNITED rxiss LEA SID wine. Cincinnati, Feb. 25. Colonel Brent. Arnold, aged (10 years, general freight agent for the Louisville & Nashville , railroad, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of Mildred Crane, aged 11 years. Arnold is prominent in club circles and is wcolthv. House of Half a Million Bargains Come and see the biggest wonder in the history of Salem. We buy and soil everything from a needle to a piece of gold. We pay the highest cash price for everything. Complete tinshop set tools for sale. H. Steinbock Junk Co. 33 State Street Salem, Oregon. Thone Main 224 Marion Second Hand Store A new store just opened. A great opportunity for Salom people. We sell Dew goods. We buy and sell second hand furniture, stoves, clothing, loois, naruware aim men s furnishings. We pay highest prices for I clothing, shoes and furnishings. Come to us for bargains. Marion Second Hand Store t 44S Ferry Street pnotle Main 21fl I H4H4Mftft4Ati44HiMiiiiii4A4iw