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Newspaper Page Textpage rouTt THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUTtNAIt, SALEM. OREGOW. MONDAY. APRIL IS, 1911. Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal MONDAY APRIL 13, 1914 THE DAILY (tmi. JOURNAL Pt'BUSilKD BY CAPITAL JOURNAL PRINTING CO., Inc. CHARLES II. FISHER, EDITOR PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING E tCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM. OREGON SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Daily, by Carrier, per year -20 Per mouth 45, Pailv, by Mail, per jcar 4 00 Pr mouth 3;'C Weekly, by Mail, per year - " 8i """"' SUc FULL LEASKD WIltK TKLKGRAPH REPORT Tho Capital Journal carrier boys are Instructed to put the papers on th porch. If the carrier doea not do thin, mlues you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, a tola ii the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following Instructions. Phone Main 82. THE DEMAND FOR HIGHER RATES. THE railroads of the country are demanding an increased freight rate, in order to meet expenses and pay a reason able dividend on the money invested in them. Perhaps they need it and if so it should be granted, because they cannot be expected to carry on the business of transportation at a loss, but the general public is at a loss to know whether the statements the railroad heads make are sincere and honest. They have been so crooked and dishonest in the past that there is a feeling of distrust that will not down. Even now the retrench ment policy in force on many systems, the holding up of im provements and extensions, and the laying off of employes, is regarded by many as only a "sob plea" to win the sympathy of the interstate commerce commission. One large railroad com pany has already been convicted of juggling statistics in order to make a convincing poverty showing. On this subject the New York World says: "In fair dealing let us have a fair start. In justice to in vestors no less than to shippers and the public, future issues of interstate securities for transportation purposes should be passed upon by competent federal authority. The 'Frisco scan dal, the Rock Island exploitation, the Alton looting, the al most ruin Of the New Haven, have all been wrought by the uncontrolled issue of securities for private profit. Such crimes of high finance have more shaken railroad credit, and now more interfere with finding capital for development, than all the public regulation of which complaint is made. Limit new securities to sums actually required for legitimate railroad de velopment and we may have fewer sudden millionaires, but we shall have better railroads, giving better service to the public." ' Similarly "urging the necessity of making securities secure,, the Chicago Tribune says that the shady past of railway finan- ing in this country is accountable for the present frame of mind toward railroad distress. Although every thinking American, the Tribune adds, knows that "distress for the railroad means 'distress for the nation, relief is reluctant and sympathy cool." ,The best arguments offered for the freight rate increase, we read, are heard with reserve, while 'the most startling marsh aling of statistics meets suspicion.' Naturally the railroad peo ple feel this treatment and account it " a phase of 'the deplor able prejudice against corporations.' " Of course there have been the days of Jay Gould, when railroad wrecking was "a popular sport," but they are gone forever. And yet the Tri bune points out, at the very moment when these men are be wailing the reception accorded their statistics by the opponents of the freight increase, "one of the great railways of the coun try is charged circumstantially and by high authority with hav ing falsified or manipulated its reports so as to make its condi tion to be other than it was, and thus encouraged investment in its securities." Many of the influential eastern newspapers take tho position that the railroads are on a great "hunger strike," and urge the interstate commission to go slow before granting the conces sions they are asking. SHIPPING TRUST THE OREGON JOURNAL, discussing the railroad request to be allowed to increase their freight rates 5 per cent, among other things said: "He who conies into a court of equity must come with clean hands, and he who seeks must do equity. The railroads carried on a nation-wide campaign to create a sentiment that would force the commission to grant their request fpr advanced rates. "Newspapers amenable to influence appealed to the sympa thies and fears of the public. They were aided and abetted with interviews from leaders of Fig Fusiness and resolutions from commercial organizations. It was proclaimed that the increase ;of rates was the price of prosperity." How exactly it has described conditions surrounding the Struggling shipping trust to get free tolls through the Panama canal. At the same time it does not seem to realize that it is being worked (for we give the Journal credit for being honest in its opinions) by the shipping trust. It is "amenable to influ ence," but tHis influence is in the shape of creating in it the belief intit is right, We do believe the Journal is honest in Its opinions,' just as we feel certai nthat it is mistaken in its po sition. "W business" leaders talk to it, and its sympathies t Ladd & Bush, Bankers , Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes . Traveler's Checks GRAHAM P. TABEB, MAN'AOER AND FREE TOLLS. and fears are appealed to, to its liurt. "It proclaims that free tolls is the price of prosperity." It is assisting "in n nation-wide campaign to create a senti ment that would force congress and the president to grant the shipping trust's demand for free tolls." Lincoln Steffens has just discovered that New England is the "darkest part of the country." Every other section of the nation has had its faults laid bare in turn, but it seems that the worst, which-is the best for a magazine article, has been left for the last, which is following an approved rule, something which Mr. Steffens generally seems not to do. Indeed in his "darkest New England' are "trusted Bo ston and exploited Massachu setts; drunken prohibitionist M aine ; rich.little, old purchasable Rhode Island; beautiful, dying Vermont and New Hampshire; and meanest crookedest Connec ticut.' From top to bottom, this veteran exposer of civic wicked ness declares in the April Met ropolitan, the land of the Purita n and the abolitionist is corrupt ed. One specific assertion is that in all of these states "voters take cash bribes at the polls." True, admits this observer, "leg islators are purchased everywhere in the United States," but, he adds, except in a few places among certain classes, "the com mon people do not habitually take bribes outside of New Eng land." But there "the good old American stock out' in the country and in the small towns" is "regularly for sale," and the practice "is so old that it has corrupted the very thinking of men." . . The Democrats put the free platform, but that was done when the factional rows and the strenuous campaign for the presidential nomination overshad owed the work of platform-making. It is more than likely that many of the delegates never gave the matter and serious atten tion or thought,and it was a peculiar stand to take in view of the fact that the tolls exemption provision had previously been op posed by a majority of the Democratic members of congress. It was a Republican measure, although opposed by Presiden Taft, and was enacted by Republican votes. The preliminaries have. all been fight until the primaries.. After that, according to some folks' ideas, there will be something doing in the way of bringing out new candidates. It has been predicted that if Dr. Smith is not nominated by the Democrats Governor West will make the race as an independent, but the governor has not intimated anything of the kind, and he is the only man who knows anything about it. No Need at Present For National University . By Secretary of the Interiof FRANKLIN K. LANE I DOUBT very much tho wisdom of providing out of tho national treasury for a national univer sity at this tiiuc for these reasons: J irst. 1'nvato enterprise and the states arc meeting tho demand for higher education through the great universities of tho country. SECOND. WHATEVER 13 DONE FOR EDUCATION BY THE NATION SHOULD. IN MY JUDG MENT, BE CONFINED AT THI3 TIME TO INCREASING THE EFFI CIENCY OF OUR COMMON SCHOOLS. WHICH, ESPE C I A L L Y IN THE RURAL D I STR ICTS, ARE ON FAR l'hoto by American l'res Association. TOO LOW A PLANE. I BELIEVE THAT THE NATION COULD AID THE STATES GREATLY BY HAV ING A CORPS OF EXPERTS WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO ADVISE THE STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AS TO SCHOOL OR GANIZATION, SCHOOL ARCHITEC TURE, SCHOOL SANITATION AND METHODS OF STUDY, AND UNTIL 8UCH WORK IS UNDER TAKEN I DOUBT THE WISDOM OF TAKING UPON OURSELVES THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NAT'ONAL UNIVERSITY. THE ROUND-UP. O. Gilbert, 50 veers of age, attempt ed to walk from Grants Fas to tho Coos Bay country, ras taught in tbo mountains by a heavy snow storm and was without fooJ for more than a ween. Wheu found by two Salvation army officer he was too weak to walk. Jay lladren, a boy six yean old, is Baking the trip from Bisbee, Arizona, to Portland, he la well taggod and label d and I being well cared for by othe traveler. Dr. Howard H. Kusoell, founder of the Aati-Salooa league of .the Cnited sum openea ins dry campAign il Itouglaa county- at itosebunr Friday ni(ht. The house, was packed to hear aim. tolls plank in the Baltimore settled, and now it is an open '. -R. Ij. Putnam,. representing the Eu gene Hihle society won the annual pro hibition oratorical contest at Newberg Fradoy evening.'? Twelvo hundred persona took part in a prohibition rally at Kugene Friday night. It was the largest demonstra tion in favor of prohibition ever held in Eugene. ,' :."" A- It is now claimed that the Hill inter ests have selected Flave), three miles west of Astoria, as the place for their docks. The site has a frontage of 38(10 feet on the Columbia river. Yamhill county as usual leads the state. It has three women candidates for office. Airs. Mary Scott, democrat, is after the county treasurer's office; Mrs. Alice Adams, republican, is after the same office and -Mrs. C. L. Sher wood, republican, is out for recorder. The first straw liata of the season made their appearance in Baker last Mondav. Tho Pendleton East Orogoniaii thinkj that "little old $1:10,000 should be able to erect a fairly suitable federal build ing for the largest town of its size ir the world." Eugene lias voted a half mill tax to support a municipal band. It is esti mnted this should yield $4500 a year. The fund will be available in and after 1013. Yonrnlla hns voted charter amend ments providing for raising tho city debt limit from $1,000 to $2,000, for biennial k tead of annual elections, for 'changing the 'election date from April to December, nnd for a method of street I improvement. I I Postmaster Vie of Astoria, has tem porarily established a parcel post de livery in the east end of the city in i order to determine what amount of business the department can handle. If i tho business justifies a special service will be maintained. The federal reclamation tervice has a lame force cleaning out canals and j doing necessary repairing in order to be able to turn water into the main ; canal of tho Klamath project by May il. The Adams ditch enlargement s nearly completed, the Northwestern states, and it will be possible to irri gate all of the acreage under the ditch this season. s, i V Baal Estate Transfers. J. W. Shafcr to Bertha K. Shafer, 3.5 A in Salem, $10. Chas. Vick et ux to J. B. Hawthorne, et ux, L 1. 22, 23, i and 5 B 3 Oak Hill tracts $100. Z. T. Keves et nx to J. A. Cooper, part B 14 Capital Tark Addition $10. E. V. Weitman to E. E. Wcitman, 4.995 AT8SB1 W. $10. E. V. Weitman to E. E. Weitman, 10 A T 8 8 B 1 W. $1000. F. L. Tound et ux to E. V. Weitman, 4.9K5 A T 8 S R 1 W. $10. F. A. Voget et nx to C. H. Buckbee, I. 4 5 B 4 Subdivisions of L. 1 to 10, Simpson Addition B "I". $50. A Clingor et ux to C. M. DeLespin aaeo et ux, fraction of acre la Hubbard. $450. If a wife it nnable to reign the i likely to 110110." 1 NORWICH UNION " FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY BTJBOHAKDT MEREDITH iBesl&en Agents, 385 Bttta Stmt. Weary' Old Father When Father eats hit supper, and sits him down to read a book by Edith Tupper,- or, peradventure, "Queed," oh, let him sit in quiet un til t he evening's through, and do not raise a riot o'er things he ought to do. -Too often Weary Father can find at home no peace, his f o Iks taise such a pother, their clnmors never tease. It's "Dad. V y I RO split some kind- I lin ha... ..... ft jvu have your fun; the little nile is dwindl ing, and soon there will be none." "Oh, Daddy," savs the daughter, "I eight tubs of water, and then some, ruiu me pump.-- --uur nonn s aric is busted", complain the little boys, and Father. Sad. rlifltrilNtpH hptrina n ttUta tho toys. "The cow is in the garden," " ;u, --anu you sit mere, so Belp me Dolly Varden, d do not seem to care!" From suppartime to bedtime the old man's on the go, until his see-ing-red time will cause some hlnntl tn flow. Some day, beneath tho pressure, his brain will seem to blur, and then, from here to Cheshire, he'll strew the earth with fur. His endless worries rend him, they eome in such a batch, and soon we'll have to send him to some one 's booby hatch. Woodbtirn Items Woodburn, April 10. (Special.) Mr. ami Mrs. A. T. Humphrey and children left Wednesday for Albany after two weeks' visit with Mrs. Hum phrey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. U Hendricks. Mrs. Bomhoff and son Walter wero the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Knight of Hubbard last week. Bert Uutterfield made a business trip to Hubbard Tuesday. Mrs. Edward Balon and little son of Portland are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Butter field. Mrs. L. Lawrence spent tho first of the week in Portland with her daugh ter, Mrs. L. Monfort. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Price anil daugh ter of Portland arrived in Woodburn Wednesday to take chargo of the Wood bura hotel Doris. Miss Mpbel Dimick of Monitor spent Tuesday in Woodburn shopping. . Miss C. E. Olson of Hillsboro has purchased the millinery stock of Miss Ruth Gilbertson, who has been in tho millinery business here for tho past two years. Miss Olson is an experienced milliner and will take charge of th store at once. Misses Mary Philips and Iwan Miller of alem spent Saturday and Sunday in Woodburn and were guests of Mrs. Homer Alleman. G. T. Higgins, a sailor on the 8. S. South Dakota, stationed at Bremerton, aud G. B. Higgins of Tillamook spent Wednesday in Woodburn with their sister, Mrs. Homor Alleman. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Higginbotham of Vancouver, B. C, returned to Wood burn after an absence of six months Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Settlemeir and P. D. Settlemeir left Tnesday to at tend tho funeral of a brother at Ben ton City, Washington. Miss Daisy Mulkey of Salem and Anna Simpson of Portland spent last week with the latters' father, Mrs. Al Simpson. Floyd Rico drove to Scotts Milli Sunday and spent tho day with his brother Koy. Mr. Stewart left the first of the week for his home in Los Angeles, after spending several mouths with his daughter, Mrs. Bert Bycrs. Clarence C'oyle of St. Paul was a Woodburn visitor Saturday. Willis Reynolds returned to Hubbard after spending the week with Willar-l and Gilbert L'ole. I'orrey Richards of Marion spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Richards. Dr. Edward Lindeken of Forest Grove returned home Monday after several days' visit at the home of Mr. and rMs. L. Grassman. Miss Florence C'omtnack returned to Portland after visiting several months with hor relatives and friends here. Johnnie Ludowit of Silvzerton sper.v the week-end with Woodburn friends. Mr. and Mrs. William Waterbury and family of Salem spent last week in Woodburn with relatives. A. A. Ulvin of Silverton spent Wed nesday here calling on friends. Mr." and Mrs. C. C. Goodale and family and Arlie Walker motored to John Hunt, Bent Killin, E. P. Mor com, J. F. Steelhammer motored to Salem Tuesday, attending a booster meeting of the Moose lodge. Helen Scollard of West Woodburn spent the week-end as the guest of Sadio Richards. Mrs. Mildred Syncs of Silverton spent the week-end with her brothers, L. D. Love and O. W. Lots. D. C. Thorns of Jefferson spent Sat urday in Woodburn. Mrs. L. M. JJitney entertained tin members of the Priscilla club Tuesday ifternoon after a pleasant afternoon of needlework. Mrs. Bitney invitc-d them into tho dining room, where a delicious lunch was ervcd by the host., as sisted by her daughter Alethn. Mrs. Robert Scott was a chnnuitiK hostess Friday evening, when she en tertained a Urge number of bet friend at her home oa Corby street The house decorations were beautiful in Oregon grape and yellow Marigolds. During the evening 500 was played. Mrs, L. M. Bitney was fortuuste in having tha kighuet score, Mrs. Blaine ifcCord ftecond high. score. Mrs. E. Q. Emmet was low. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess, assisted br Mrs. W. " L. Johaoa. The invite1 mi 1 IT'S SURPRISING HOW MUCH THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE HOME MAT BE ENHANCED BY THE USE OF SOME OF THESE Curt am MADRAS CURTAIN DRAPERY 38 in., in white and eeru, floral borders of assorted colors, yard 12 'j and 15c SIDNET CLOTH 36 in., white with pretty floral borders, yard. 20c REVERSIBLE SCRIM 36 In., ecrn and white, with wide or nar row borders, yard 20c HEMSTITCHED CURTAIN SCRIM 36 and 38 in., ecru and white, with plain borders, yard 20c and 25c GALATEA ETAMINE 36 in., ecrn only, with plain hemstitched border, yard 15c FILET NET 33 in, mercerized finish, plain hemstitched border, yard 35c and 40c ETAMINE SCRIM 38 in., plain centers with beautiful floral bord ers, yard 40c FANCY MADRAS SIDE DRAPERY 34 in, in two-tone of brown and black or blue and black, yard 45c SILK MADRAS 34 in.,' for side drapes, in two-tone of browns, greens, old rose and blue, yard 60c CRETONNES. Large assortment of light and dark colors, priced at He, 12'2c nd 15c. 36 in. Cretonne, special , fast colors; beautiful shadow ef- . fects of wood, browa, blues, (rreens, yellow and dull red, fard 25c 36 In. SilkoUnes In a complete run or shades. SPLENDID LOT OF Underskirts BLACK SILK MES8ALINE PETTICOATS with ploated flounce, ex cellent quality silk, each $2.45 and $2.65 COTTON PETTICOATS Black only, made of sateen, silk luster and moire, each 60c, 75c and 85c MERCERIZED SATEEN PETTICOATS with deep corded flonnec; priced, each $1.00 to $2.45 COTTON TAFFETA PETTICOATS with smooth back, special quality matorial, corded flounce, eaeh $1.85 WASH Pt.TTICO-TS made of plaid gingham and striped cotton taffeta, biased band and rnf fled flounce, each $1.25 guests wore: Mesdames J. W. Poor man, T. C. Poorman, W. A .Chapman. L. M. Bitney, P A. L-ivesley, H. M. Austin, F. 8. Bock, S. A.. Liveeley, J. T. Fitzpatrick, J. F. Steelhammer, R. L. Guiss, G. H. Beobo, V. M. Drake, Fred Dose, E. G". Emmet, B. McCord, John McKinney, F. Settlemier, O. P. Overton, L. Lawrence, L. H. Shorey, J. L. Shorey, C. C. Goodale, W. L. Johnston, II. L. Moore, Misses Lillian Cornell, Avon McKhlney, Ruth Gilbert son, Eleanor Wright, and Lois Beebe, Mrs Jcane Adams of Portland, Mrs. J. W. Saddler of Aurora and Mrs. Ella Kork of Scotts Mills. G. L. Norton and wife of Monitor spent Saturday in Woodburn. Mrs. J. W. Sadler of Aurora spent the week-end with Woodburn friends. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Dryden and fam ily of MeKee spent Saturday in Wood burn. Mrs. Frank Settlemier entertained at her home on Settlemeir avenue Thurs day afternoon in honor of the Koffeo Keatch and a few other friends. Narcissus, daffodils and marigolds added to the attraction of the beauti ful home. Tho table was beautifully ecorated in Easter stylo, tho color scheme yel low. Dainty little yellow baskets filled with candy market the places. Besides tho members of the Koflee Katch present were Mrs. Geo. Bennett of Dal las, Mrs. J. M. Poorman, Mrs. P. A. Livesley, and Mrs. Lafayette Lawrence. Jossie Allen attended the Rebekahs convention held in Salem Friday. f GOLD DUST FLOUR Made by the SYDNEY POWER COMPANY Sydney, Oregon Mads for Family nee. Ask your grocer for it Bras I X and shorts always on band. J P. B. WALLACE, Agent X House of Half a Million Bargains Come and see the biggest wonder In the history of Salem, We buy and sell everything from a needle to a pioco of gold. We pay the highest cash price for everything. H. Steinbock Junk Co. 233 Stale Street Salem, Oregon, pBone Main 234 I Marion Second Hand Store I -" , v. -l v-o. vipRwr Tnneiy or new ana secona hand goods. We bny. Mil aad sxohange elothing, shoes, musical in- I : strnmeata, all kinds of tools, bonmhold furnishings, trunks, suit eases, Steves, ranges, men's fnrnlahlags, garden tools, eta. We also sU all " kinds of goods oa sonuaissioa. Marion Second Hand Store Perry aad Liberty streets, Phons Haia 2329. MM MM MiMMHIH Ml HH Good LACE CURTAINS. A large and varied assortment Jf designs in Nottingham Lace Curtains. Come and 3 yds. long, in ecru and white; priced, pair 75c, $1, $1.25 to 16.90. Bobinet Lace Curtains with plain centers, Insertion and edge borders, ecru and white; priced, pair $3.35, (4.25, (5.25 MODESTLY PRICED " '' SalemFence Works S. B. FTiTTMTNQ, Prop. Headquarters American Wire rsnce, Motley's Patent Hop Bas ket Send your orders in now. Big stock of bop and loganbery -wire. Rabbet roofing, L50 up per square. Elastic roof paint, cant' he beak Stock of paints and varnishes at 20 per cent duetton, tares brands. Cedar fence posts and wood and Iron walk and drive gates. 250 Court St. Phone 124 P. O. Box 355. Back of Vlixc&gi 2Ul READY Our April number is now off the press. You who are looking for something in the real estate lice can call at our ofico and get a freo copy of "OUT OF THE BUT" and save tho commisiscn. Room 11 Buah Bank Bldg. Household Worry Is 99 Per Cent Wash Day Good Riddance by the Laundry Remedy. Linen, blankets, curtains ap parel nil come back beautiful when we do your work. Salem Steam Laundry 136 South Liberty Street Phone 25 Dry Cleaning:. Ask the Driver