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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUTtNAIt, SALEM. OREGOW. MONDAY. APRIL IS, 1911.
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal
MONDAY
APRIL 13, 1914
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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.
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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
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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