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THE DAILY OAPITAI. JOTJBNAI SALEM. OREOOW. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914.
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal
TUESDAY
APRIL 21, 1914
THE DAILY Gli?TAL JOURNAL
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CHARLES B. riSHEJR,
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WHAT IOWA TOWN DID.
THERE is a live commercial club in a small town in Iowa,
which offered to duplicate every day's work done by the
fanners of the township on the highways leading into
the community. The county paid for the road material
and, for every farmer who spent a day on the roads, another
man from the town went out to work an equal number of
hours. The result was a notable improvement in the highways
of the township and a better feeling existed between city and
country, and every town and city in the United States can do as
much as this Iowa village has done with equal results.
Farmers alone do not profit by good roads. Well-built high
ways are of importance to the autoists from the towns and
cities, still more Important to the merchants, and of even greater
value to the ultimate consumers who need the products of the
farm to sustain city life. If farmers can haul foodstuffs to town
cheaper over good roads, good roads should mean cheaper food
stuffs to townspeople and city residents. Merchants seek the
trade of people from miles around, but the only way they can
command it is to have good highways leading from the country
to their stores.
From the towns, then, should go the workers -of good roads
as well as from the farms. Theadvantage of such co-operation
between this community and country people of the vicinity is
easily evident. Is this community alive to its opportunity? Good
roads mean money in everyones pockets ; they are worth the ex
tra effort. They are worth pledging a day for every day put in
by the country people upon roads.
This is not a time for congress or for any citizen to quibble
over the minor matters, or to question the motives or wisdom of
the president's policy regarding Mexico. The honor and integ-
rity of the nation has been assailed its uniformed sailors have
been subjected to indignities by a foreign country the gravest
insult that may be offered, since were it not resented to the ut
most an American citizen would no longer be assurred of pro
tection in another country. The affront to the flag and the uni
form of its defenders is an affront to every loyal citizen of the
republic, who, now that the crisis has come, might do no better
than to affirm the gallant Decatur's famous toast: "My coun
try, may she always be right, but right or wrong, my country!"
Eefore Salem ever reaches the fulness of her power and splen
dor she must have factories. The big payroll is what makes
cities and supports them. It has been pointed out that the Wil
lamette valley is the natural home of the flax, and that the very
best fibre is grown here. That has been demonstrated. Sooner
or later Salem will be a great flax center,-the Belfast of Ameri
ca, and the slower we are in-recognizing this, the longer it will
be before Salem develops into the great city it is certain to be
come. Think and talk flax awhile and get yourself as well as
your neighbors interested in it. We will be called upon some
time to take hold and help get the industry started, and we might
as well begin now.
Nebraska farmers would cut the size of the legislature to fit
the state's financial condition. An 'exchange remarks that no
one has yet been found radical enough to propose that a legis-
lature be paid only what it is worth. He surely could not be hit
ting at Oregon for here we pay the lawmakers almost as much
as the average laborer gets.
A Colorado court has ruled that a marriage. contract between
a boy of 14 and a girl of 11 is legal. This may be true in Colo
rado, and, anyway, it is no more freakish than the general run
of Colorado court opinions, which are seemingly made to avoid
all the rules and dictates of common sense.
General Coxey is to march his army on Washington and de
mand that the government loan money to individuals at 2 per
cent. This is good so far as it goes, but the general should also
have a proviso that in making such loans the government be also
precluded from asking any kind of security.
As a hunch to the army of the unemployed we would suggest
that they go to Mexico and then come back across the border as
Lapp & Bush, Bankers
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
Traveler's Checks -
Per mouth.................... 45s
Per mouth 33c
Six months............ SOo
The Capital Journal carrier hoys are lnitructed to put the paper on the
porch. If the carrier doe not do this, misies you, or neglect getting the
paper to yon on time, kindly phone the circulation managor, a this It the only
way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions.
Phone Main 82.
Mexican refugees. Uncle Sam runs a fairly good boarding house
near the border, at least none of the boarders are either com
plaining or leaving his table. . . :;
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It is estimated that the people of the United States will spend
$600,000 for automobiles this year, or at the rate of $2,000,000
for each working day. ' At the same time the old cry about the
high coat of living still goes up to the skies day and night. .
When Coxey gets to Washington with his army Uncle Sam
should draft the whole bunch for service in Mexico. Being ab
solutely worthless for any other purpose, it may be they would
be a success at stopping Mexican bullets.
Colonel Goethals, who built the Panama canal, says toll ex
emption would be a great mis-take. This i3 pretty good au
thority, for, Goethals is not in politics, knows what he is talking
about, and makes no grand stand plays.
It turns out that the what-you-may-call-it, ' shot- by Colonel
Roosevelt, was not a curcuri nor a curculio, but a spalococus
poepppigi. We are pleased indeed to make the correction and
get the colonel on record correctly.
King George's second son has had his allowance raised from
$5000 a year to $15,000. This rnijrht be sufficient for A nrlnno.
let, but it would not be a week's stipend for the sons of some of
the American "kings of finance."
Thaw has won his fight for a writ of habeas corpus, but the
lawyers on both sides will see that he does hot get away.
X7E recommend Zerolene as the best
yy automobile oil we can make an
oil produced by experts of long experience
who have studied the needs of motor lubri
cation and who have at their command
selected crudes and the best refinery equip
ment with which to produce an oil exactly
adapted to the purpose.
Standard Oil Company
THE ROUND IIP.
Mrs. Kritlna Oimre and hnr twn!
daughters, Victoria r.ged 8 and Elleui
ogeu u wore drowned at Astoria Sun
day morning and Jven A. Oimre, the
husband and father had his wrist brok
en when' the auto in which they were
speeding skidded on the railroad tracks
jumped the wharf and turning turtle
pinned the three under it in s,ix fer.t
of water. Oimre was rescued by Fire
man ISetten who also did efficient work
in recovering the bodies.
i
i it in riHimeii mat ou.imu attended
church in Portland Htinday that hardly
Paint Up
knew the wav there.
forget it again.
They will soon
Baudon is having a gold mining ex
eitemeut of the black-Band variety
There is quito a rush of miners to that
section.
A new oyster bed has been discov-.
ered on tho reefs -lying a mile off
Viuqiiinit Jlay. The oysters aro larger
than those found in the bay and resem
ble the. .lupauone variety.
Woodlawn Orange No. 350 Patrons
of Husbandry has paimed a resolution
and forwnrded it to the County Court
of Multnomah, strongly objecting to
tho appointment of it so called "Farm
Kxpert", "They allege that it would
I. n il. 1 . . 1 , .1
iiuv ui- iur me ucst interests oi tno
county.
A severe hail .?torm swept ovsr
1'niou Sunday. It is thought little or
no damage was done by it.
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Assistant secretary of tho navv
Franklin 0. Koosevcit is almost 83
good nu advertiser as Teddy himself.
At Portland whilo waiting for the
Shasta Limited, on which ho was a
passt'iiger, to pull out, he walked bare
headed up mid down the platform for
half an hour so thii public could sea
one really great innn.
.
Fugene is to hav-j a Brand" siellir.ir
bee with 1,000 ront 'stunts. It will be
between l.nne cenntv pupils nnd will
be hebl May 10. i
The Oregon Civie Lineuo would tnke:
away the power of hiring tencher:
lroui tho school directors and give it j
to tho county school superintendent, Aj
I
nMS. IlVe1ften. "ai"1 bofore- yon should
toddle to the store, if. your standoff
lint tnn .".,. l
I 1 "lvcst ' yellow
' I I'aint; then embel
vw I bah house and barn,
nu tne neighbors
suy, "By darn!
What a lovely, gor
geous hue! Ve must
got to painting,
too!" That 'a the
way - great move
ments start; soma
wise gent with hero
heart sets the pace,
and then the guys
ioiiqw w a era bis
pathway lies. f f
with glad and joyous whoop you should
upint your chicken! coop, red or yellow,
pink or gray, you wi;l see the neighbor
jay to tho nearest drugstore rush,
there to buy some paint, a brush; and
next day you 'J. see that chump putting
green stripes ojn 'his pump, and he'll
give a coat of blue to the fence and
clothesline, too.' In the spring Damo
Nature tries to' astonish human eves,
spreading on the colors thick; every
thing is span ami spick; fields of green
and skies of blue, everywhere a pleas
ing hue. And her sunlight often fall
on our gray and dingy walls, and it
makes her sick and faint, that w.
don't indulge in paint. Buy a gallon
can right now! Pnint the sidewalk
and the cow, paint the house and paint
the shed, paint things yellow, paint
them rod! r"
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bad, and illy advised move.
A. II. Granger, a traveling sales
man was held up beaten and robbed
by thugs at Mauper.s Sunday got
and a gold watch.
. 'Washington county has on its good
roads program for .1914, among other
items, lo milcn of macadam, in variou
sections.
Sheridan is to be a town of dogless
streets, unless owners prefer paying
license to keeping dogs chained. Tho
inducement is $2.50 to $3, according
Fa
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to dog's sex.
During the evening of the Rodeo
period, July 8, 4 and 3, Main street, in
Klamath Falls, from Secdnd to Sev
enth, will be closed to traffic and wi.M
be couverted into an oped air danc4
hall. ; - .. , . v .
Woodburn is fam4uV--.for- its stock
shows, and . the Independent advises
that the next one be held much Utter
in the season than formerly and that
particular attention be given to cattln
and hogs. .
The city council of Joseph has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the playing
oi Dan on tne streets, and the tleralil
in assisting in the enforcement of the.
ordinance, says: "Surely, there is
plenty of room in this great big world
of sin and sorrow to play ball without
having to play on the streots."
FACES RECALL
STIRRED UP TEELING AGAINST
HIM IN SHROT RULE.
STRENUOUS EXECUTIVE HAS
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Small South anrl CPnh-al R,'
, American Republics fTi
Chance to Live Vy
By CHAMP CLARK
1914, by American
rress Association.
1 GLORY in our political influence outside of our own borders. When
tho United States became a republic there was one other, the Swiss
republic. Now there ore twenty-six republics, and in tho large
sense wo made them all by the wholcsomeness of our example, by
teaching the world that men could govern themselves.
NOT ONE OF THE CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
COULD HAVE LIVED SIX MONTHS IF WE HAD NOT.G1VEN THEM THE
CHANCE TO LIVE IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE MONROE DOC
TRINE. EVERY LITTLE WHILE SOME ONE POPS UP AND SAYS THE
MONROE DOCTRINE 13 DEAD. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND MADE HIM
! SELF A HISTORIC CHARACTER BY HIS VENEZUELAN MESSAGE. I
i STAND ON ONE SENTENCE IN THAT MESSAGE, -WE ARE SOVEREIGN
ON THIS CONTINENT."
j What w the Monroe doctrine? It was the declaration that wo
i proposed that no foreign nation shoujd colonize on this continent.
When any country of Europe has felt inclined to lav hands on any of
the South or Central American republics TUEY HAVE TAKEN A
GOOD, LONG LOOK AT US AND DECIDED THAT THEY
j WOULD RATHER LET THEil GO THAN TO TAKE A LICK
IXO FROM US.
Long Beach, Cal., April 21. After
being in off ico three months Into
which short time he has crowded more
excitement than any previous chief
executive ever stirred up during a
whole administration, Louis Napoleon
Whealton, this city's strenuous mayor,
faces today a probable recall move
ment. His oppouents showed their
strength yesterday by smashingly de
feating tho councilnianic and free
holder candidates he favored. While
the votes were being counted, the
mayor and his police commission were
holding a midnight sesaion, at which
Chief of Police Austin aud Captain
of Detectives Eohert O'Rouk were
suspended for 30 days, pending inves
tigation of Whealton't charges thut
they allowed blind pigs and gambling
games to operate.
Whealton's attitude toward police
heads and toward the city librarian,
Miss Ellis, who recently resigned has
stirred up feeling against him.
INTEREST ON STATE PUNDS.
(Sydney (O.) Democrat.)
Four millions of dollars interest on
public monies received annually in the
state of Ohio. This eclipses the rec
ord of all the other states in the I'nion,
SalemFence
Works
B, B. FLEMING, Prop.
Headquarters American Wire
Fence, Motley's Patent Hop Bas
ket Send your orders In now.
Blj stock of hop and loganbery
wire. Bobber roofing, SL50 ap
per sqnarfc Elastic roof paint,
cant U beat Stock of paints
and Tarnishes at 20 per sat .
dacUon, tore braada. Cedar
foc poata and wood and Iron
walk aad drive cite. .
964 Cart St ffcea VH
. P. O. Sea 380.
Back of Oki44 Itm
with respect to the oarninor caimcltv of
public monies.
Several years ago a plan was
started to ascertain to what extent tho
publie finances of the common-wealth
were misused. The disclosures shocked
the stato and defeated the republican
party. No bona fide effort was made
to placo the state treasury balance on
a satisfactory earning basis until a
Democratic administration was in
augurated in Columbus under the
lead of . Governor Harmon and State
Treasurer Creamer when the state
balance was deposited on the com
petitive bidding plan. During the
past five years a total of $976,000 of
interest has been turned into the state
treasury. And all of this would have
gone to swell the profits of favorite
banks and private individuals, but for
the hange. Out of the movement thus
inaugurated in Columbus there has
grown a movement of reform in this
direction in all tho counties. The lust
report of Treasurer Brennan that $4,.
000,000 of interest is earned annually
in the state on deposits of public
money shows how strongly the reform
has taken root.
Household Worry
Is 99 Per Cent
Wash Day
Good Riddance by the Laundry
Remedy.
Linen, blanket, curtain a p.
parel all come back beautiful
when we do your work.
Salem Steam Laundry
136 South Liberty Street
Phone 25
Dry Cleaning. Ask the Drirer
Little Carl Nichols, who resides on
North Front street, was seen trugding
home with a nine-inch cut-throat trout,
which he honked in North Mill creek
near the new railroad and wagon
bridge. Young Nichols had ten min
utes to spare before eating lunch after
he came home from school today nnd
he went down in iio a,i,
creek with his hazel fish pole and five
..... j.uu mm iricu ins lucK. The re
sult was that Carl yanked out one of
the prettiest fish caught here in some
....... ,e Jlla hscq i big, fat spider
no lonnd under unmn il,i k,..,i-
the creek for bait, and snid that he
got a bite just as soon as the hook
hit the stream.
W. J. PATTERSON, M. D. V.
Veterinarian grad
uate McKillip Col
lege, Chicago, 111.,
which enjoys the
largest practice in
ine world. Larne
n e s s, dentistrv
and diseases of
the foot a mw.
Cialtv. Now Veterino .': ..t.
. - -'j "rc.miuj iaou
just installed. Phones- Tl.Mn...
1961; office, 278. .Office ind
420 South Commercial Stxeet. '
MMMMMMM
i; GOLD DUST FLOUR
Made by the
SYDNEY POWEB COMPANY
Sydney, Oregon
Made for family Use.
f Ask your grocer for it .
f and shorts always on hand.
P. B. WALLACE, Agent I
THAT COUNTRY HOME
You've always longed for a
place in tho country, and, be
sides, the doctor says tho chil
dren's health' would be much bet
ter there, but you've either
failed to find just the place that
suited jou or the prices have not
Suited your pocketbook.
Well, it 'g a ten to one shot you
haven't tried the Want Ads. In
the Want Columns are all sorts
of offers of homes at the seaside,
or in the country, or mountains,
at all sorts of prices, and yow can
hardly fail to be suited if you
out give them a trial.
H you don't see what you
want, why, run a Journal Ad of
yonr own and yon'U surely get it
then. But, above all, act this
month of April, for this is the
big realty season.
House of Half a Million Bargains
v-ome and see the biggest wonder in
Stejnbock Junk Co.
nw . nana score
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t itr.ia.nt., .11 kiad. .f tlThu ?,IW. sho. -naieal i" t
I u,ge., me,', tklV1 trenka, suit , I
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