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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1915)
al Journal" sati'kdav i:vk xi.no, April :!, llMfl. Editorial Page of "The Gapit FVJBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXO EPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. B. BAKN'ES, President COAS. H. HSHliB, Vice-President JJORA C. AND&ESEN, Bee. and Treas. liefs, prejudices and superstitions that it will hardly be ac cepted befort the millennium arrives, and when that comes there will be no prisons or prisoners to worry about. But there is wide-spread and constantly growing sympathy with the effort to emphasize the possibilities of reforming convicts, and experiments in this direction have warm and increasing approval. We mav be slow to irive up the spirit of vengeance in our ideas of punishment, but we must at least admit that it never played any beneficial part. The Capital Journal currier boys are Instructed to put the papers on the. The old System, by Common Consent, has Worked very t"TZltnT in all ages and all conditions-so badly that no way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. ; change Can be Very mUCh lor the WOrSC Ptione Main 81. Daily by carrier, por year 5-' Daily by moil, por yeur Weekly by mail, per year ! BUBSCBIFTION BATES 5.00 00 .00 Per month .'.45c Per month 35c Biz months 50c FULL LEANED WIKK TELEUBAFH KEPOKT PAST WEEK IN BUSINESS. Dun s, Commercial review p u i . the endeavor, first to prove that the weather this mary 01 ousiness cunun una v j year .g phenomenal and seCondly to find the cause of the the week ending March 27. J phenomenal conditions. Domestic uistriDUlion ox merciiuiiam.: 0ne learned nrnfessnr. whose haKtxt k in Chicago. THE UNACCOUNTABLE WEATHER. Much mental energy is being wasted by scientific per- slowly that the gains from week to weeK ac i noc appeal , head ters of all thig is bizarre in th line of origin. longer pcnomubioe idi xu al investi.ation, advances the theory that the shape of important, and longei son in order to appreciate me piT?. " I the earth's orbit is chanrine rapidly and that the char ltered in consequence, i - I. -4. U vCO nf unliiPS F n shPtl stPG ""'""'S W,UV a"u wlc ummcis tuvie Icuiijf. ii'An Tnw w m' iv :i . i.iiit rA ici vj. uiuvi.i . wHi in uiu i"i u:.T " : ' j; n . me eartn s o course, total transactions are bim JVY - acter of the seasons is altered in consequence, the winters pacity. Cons derab e activity has been promoted doming colder and the ,.n th a upp if nr. tne exoense oi vaiues. nuuncu u, n,, , , . ,, , ,. , . lluu ""a ' . P nmrinptinr fnv vwieis siuuy uie sputa un uie sun ana aruvv UilllllUUS output now averages a 7 per cent rate of pi oduction, loi - conclusions eign orders being especially JWr nq , indeed ag j if blackberries and but strong on the outlook for increased consumption The .g u rathe'r th j f. d authority VIIJ v. vj k-' m O 1 the raw product. I ne line weauiei a... uie u-u ron j d regulations an ear v sprinc are favorable for retail trade, bilks and, Y , t mnHav pmhvoideries show improvement ihough nstea,ly, with facto,-if gencally vZ imp. Thp cotton market advances in activity and price. XT , , , , , . Vi. . l. J! i? i. 1 .i . Thp dinp tnde is nuiet lct' us u "Lier oi lact, naruiy any pnenomen in me Nor does it matter much if when abnormal conditions : supervene, a scientific explanation is not easily f orth- WhP.nr. fluctuates accordinir to the war news. In contrast rr thp conservative movement in domestic lines, is the re- !, markably rapid expansion in f oreign trade, J ordew ov-; ln maki of weather flg JSsa f 1)1WidenCe are generally inscruW of breadstuffs,. oils, cotton and other products made ex--1 The panama cmal .g alrga fcu traordinary gams as con pari I w Feb 14 the canal t commerci orders are a feature of both the steel and the cotton goods . traffic for six months and in rhnr Hm ; 40 vpscpIo nthev markets. Exports of woolen goods have also been heavy. ; veSsTs and Lunches aSd thwh and I Sr in otheMines export 0 place in the United States between August and March; ti( oTtte raUroSS the fiuies throvv nht on ? trate the grea gain in financial power. Exports in Feb-, 1 ruary were the largest on record, and the reduction in im- tj protest of club wmn nrriincf ti,0 vu nf ports resulted in a balance for this country of over ?450,- stl.Ce )0" Ae 'st ZTit IfTfJ jr 000,000 in three months. Taken in connection with the'J0 cessation of American travel in Europe, and the probable KinM transfer of considerable European capital to the United b" t-E SuZ JL ft f- TU States, this has caused a decline in exchange such as has SSfltesfaT " S not been witnessed before in half a century. Negotiations are reported as pending -for big foreign creclits hv New , The gifted Charles Francis Adams, who has isf. AeA x oik. Moreover, no sucn loreijtn iiquiuauuii ui wuh iv.cu w nf . .nnen. Iftn ',- - - " xr 1,, 1 ui a iua.il wiiu ' made any effort to le Boston Globe, briefness of Mr ation is still critical, with many delicate problems for neu tral nations. Though money is plentiful lor some pui cuimiviripq hns ncpiirrpf .is mip-nt nave noon expected, anil p. ..v..v.v .. - - - 4 , iruiiKiy sail wnat ne meant and nevei ip Npw Yni-k stock market is notablv active and strong. ....i i.- ...., , ... ,. u m,!'aei muio 'unuv,iU lUICCI, , Thp poses, and.golil is being imported in, large amounts, i n- of San onuriw vestment capital is conservative, especially as regards new , ,m,n f patriotic nurnosos lu n v i 1 1 7" projects. Collections generally are backward, but fail- ?k 1 hit ChSJ bnt WS S h,U b3 5We vres are slightly less numerous than in preceding months. can, he,-ol1 ch.'inp'pil liia li.iivm ' ' CURE OF CRIMINALS. o.- dead, no matter what is the ailment, and on recovery, if m. of " c. : 1 j"" ";e ' u' x en ?' some other ni they do recover, they are allowed to go. And that is ust d ,S .lift wn,i?3 iuKn.,0,st' according to w hat he would do with the morally sick-lhe criminal. I neV nS&. that Would spoil a lo,t This reform warden appointed because he was a prac- j Warden Osborne of Sing Sing, if he had his way, would (w n SrtJS? 11"??" f JWestern keep the criminal, whatever his offense, in confinement 0 ,5l until he was "cured" and no longer; and in argument for c?fciIoA a" thc ftba11 or base- bis plan he likens men in prison to patients in a hospital. ' ' m The latter, in theory at least, are kept until they are well if it rains tomoi-mw h,nn, " , nr o : v'.', 01 some omer num- an lot of tical reformer proposes that all judicial sentences for! Thorn is i thipnfnn,i ot..;i Arp crime be made really "indeterminate"-not within any ,.ct;0n irnisP, A) , V?r i-at facma to which no ob' stated limits, that is, but for only the time, long or short, purine to t-xk on nf llX diSS.atlslied inmates are pre it takes in each case to make the convict over into a safolqSaii comnlS with 1)oorhouse ll,lless certain re citizen. i 1 Of the old objects which imprisonment was supposed to attain punitive, deterrent and reformative he would job it was since uimimon an except uie lasr. cleaned out. This is, of course, the locical position for anyone to' ll;p wllrt nPPKlitc in !tc nntiiitt llwi inn.l.ii- The presidency of Mexico is no nnrfnw .. ice the treasury has been so thorough- u.uvt nmi n.i.viia ui UJ I'llllll'lJ lllf IIIIKII'I II MOW 01 Olllll- IS 110 I'll Till WIS n ciiinnoc ) f" ttaXr UC' "'C na,"re "r i"aiViIU"' reslHnsil,ilitVac,i0'1 bUt eVi''ntlj' LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 186S Capital $500,000.00 Transact a general banking bustnesi Safety Pcposlt Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT MVV Ckl4X. ft Coorq,. W. Clomnn, hond (.f (1,,. Foril Hull lorum, tulil tin' following utorv nt rwont tliiimT of tlu l'ilKrim rubli'city ixsioiciatinn. "A farmer hml 20 emplovpi on bi fiirm. nml , none of tln-m 'win s rn rKet w r the fnrmer lliouKlit he jlioul.l le. he hit iimn .nn whi, ), h believed W''M euro them of their lllv hnliits, 'Men,' he mii.l one morning. 'I Irnvo n nice, rn,T for ,ho ,lt,ft nmn on the fnrm. Will the Indent ninB utep forwnriH' Initnntly 19 of the men teiHd forwnrd. 11 hv don't il. nil), m. ... . ' rni th the ro.tr lqi,od thc fnrmer of he rem inning o,,e. rei'ly.'-!'01' mh iroul'le,' cm9 the PAINTtKS STRIiUJ IN CHICAOO ."rrrM for ne . n m" ,n no,lr ,Hr P mter went rik. here tod.v. J,, " ! 'or buildiug, wi. M ui u aV,r,,?""- A itrike of ma . . n. t, i-lnsterer,. .beet metal work ,we'in nd lathen hns been in I'Mgress for niBilhi STATE NEWS Medford Tribune: A posao of Oak dale residents have a skunk corallcd under Dr. E. G. Kiddcll's garage, and a stringent blockade has been declared to starve the member of the mcii family out. The mephrtic will not come out, and no one will volunteer to bring him out, so it was decided to starve him out. There is no question about the blockaded varmint being under the garage, lue isoutu Uakuaie district has been pestered for Borne time by the unwelcome visitor, nOw making a last stand. Fossil's council has ordered H00 fi.-ct of 3-inch fire hose, by way, of being prepared for the failure of equipment that has been long in use. The grounds surrounding the library building nt Hillsboro are being spaded and seeded to gruss and when the work is complete the proprietor of a Hills boro greenhouse hns promised roses for the parking. Albany Ilerald: The oldest resident of Linn county is ii'd. Mary M l-uulj-ner, residing southeast of this eitv u few mires. She is now 'J's ye;ir of npe nnd bids fair to become a centenarian. Besides being almost a hundred years of age she has spent moro than half her life in Oregon on the snmo farm. A remarkable thing about Jlrs. Faulkner is that she see without glasses and gets around without help. Fossil Journal: H. H. Wheeler, a highly respected pioneer of eastern Ore gon, died yesterday at his home in Mit chell. The county of Wheeler was mimed in his honor. He carried the mail from The Dalles to Canyon City in tne mining boom Uiivs ot the earlv sixties, and while doing so had his front teeth shot out by the Indiuns. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Carl Whitcumb of Mitchell. Good ronds testimonial in Tillamook Herald: Fred Kaufman of Woodburn who recently made a trip to this citv with a horse and buggy, speaks very highly of our riads. He says that he never trave'ej a rod of good road be tween Wondburn and this city until he struck thc Tillumook county lino r.t .uolpn. no says ho traveled farther in four hours on Tillamook roads than in 10 hours on other roads. LITTLE BOBBIE'S PA Unkcl Ed cairn oavor aggen last nite to get ten dollars from i'n. JIa was vary mad wen slic saw Pa give Unkcl Ed the $10 but Unkel Ed is l'a's broth er & Pa was fond of him ewer siuco thay was kids together. Tho full uuiin of L'nkel Ed is Unkel Edwin & ho is u poet. He stuck the ten dollar bill wich Pa gav him in his pocket & then Pa sed, Well, Eddie, how is things? How is it, Pa sed, that you doant woo tho Muse for these littel touches insted of wooing mo. I ought to bo nhed of the gaim ou my lust song, sed l'nkel Ed beeknus several of our great riters toald me that I am tho latest poet. Now that you nave cum across witli the ten 1 am go nig to recite my new song entitled Wliure tho fire is glowing Thare My feet is full of mud. The nite was softly fulling across iho feelds of Maine, A pretty littel lady thure was specking HI hit swum, Mie put her arms around his neck & Kissed him on the cheek, And while his linrt was beeting fust these wolds he did speek. I love you darling Sophie, my little lloomiii maid. We trump together through tho swamps iu-i or tire airaiu, My liart is beeting hard for you, my liart that throlis with blood, Wharo tho fire flies is crowing, thuto my feet is full of mud. Well, sed l'nkel Ed, how do you like nml ior imo peece or melody & lv ricks. I think it is grate, sed Pa. It is vary swell song for a baao solo Pa sed beeknus mini im ilium mm t glad you like it sed l'nkel Ed bee kause I wos going to raise that bet a littel. I was going to ask you to maik it twenty insted of ten. .Now that you come to menshun it, sed Pa, I doant think vary much of the song. You know how songs sell, Pn sed, you cit n few dulliir. ,w,ir x- ti, u ' pubbsher gits sumthiiig all tho timo. "t u turn this song to a musiik Mililisher yureselt, la sed, so you can pay me . IV lit Thon I'likol VA lon,T., n .... vniH i try, j 'rule late, L'nkel Ed sed, I have been ....uir.s uruunn irom one newspaper to another for hours & hour. & now that nine giituerod ten dollars from a true trend he wunw t.i ik .... . . . Paying it buck. 1 think I will go hoam ? ,r' I1' cd l'nkel Ed with title like Doant try Vure Uelatives, I, r .'f'i- i,',!r ,V,,r Heme,,,, oer, sed I nkni i ..i...n i , A diiiiu newer darken yure door aggen. Mil you must, sed Pa. l-r!kd FdtU"M yU 1 nOVVOr Bl'u11' Ki Ma ru,h d Pu to one side A- ed to l nkel Ed. now it,, a 4 . - . f 1 vhihui un evver . J. J'" B?.it,.eaMa,ec ear. M 1! 1 1 , mc the street ars. Aly himlmnd hag to wurk hnr.l or h munny. M. sed & any Le h, '"M ho. & Unkel Ed went m i.,ke a bonnes, when he grow. ,n, f I'o van't do m,,, , fi,,,pthing a. We drove the prices down as far as they would n but we have kept the quality up as high as it can No one ever succeeded by trying to sell thewroi thing. We are here to succeed and intend to star Come and see us. We are always on the job andwj see that you get just what you want at the ririit price. 1 SPAULDING LOGGING II, Front and Ferry ' TALKS ON THRIFT Phone 1 No. 13 YOUB BOY'S CHANCE IN THE WORLD. "Tho dazzling attractions of a luxury-loving age constitute tho greatest possible danger to American educa tion." President Faunce of Brown University. It's a fine Sunday afternoon. Proud and happy Father is giving Bnby Boy un airing and getting a lot of good from tho exercise himself. Tho young ster's asleep now, so wo '11 just join Daddy and nave a quiet talk with him about his son's future. "What are you eoinir to do to civo that boy of yours a start in lifct" we! ask. ! "Why, we're going to feed Mm,! clothe him nnd try to keep him well,''! says tho fond parent. "We'll send; him to public school and Sunday-school.) Ho will have good books to read, good! playthings and good playmates." I "That's fine,'' we reply, "bnt bowj is ho going to learn thrift and the; value of money?" "Well, my theory is," replies tho! young father, "that if my child is given nil those things I have mentioned; he will be pretty well ablo to take caroj of himself wlien the time comes. Of i course, I'm carrying somo life Insur-i ance for the benefit of my family." "That's nil right," wo reply, "but; do you realize that learning tho valuo of money by beginning to earn It and: srnvo it in his boyhood will do .more to j insure your boy's success thnn almost; any other nne thingt It will crento inj him a habit which will bo of lifelong benefit. And if you open a savings 1 bank account in li is namo and keep it up faithfully, eventually, with hit as sistance, you can aecunyilnto a really worth-whilo fund from money which you otherwise might waste." I "By George, there's a good deal of truth in thut. I never looked at It liko ! that before," says tho young father, just as the babv wakes up nnd begins to say "Dad, Dad." "I'll start that savings account to morrow" is his parting remark as we take leave of lilm. Now just a word to parents of older hoys. Your hoy is biiBy every day lay. ing tho foundation for his career. His' daily practices are betOBimt tii ft d habits. If an "easy ipit.,,, I will have much to udt Wui L i "finds himself." I, A savings account it ftt Ink help our boy to Rain po u , ', cauital. Its offui t 1:. a. . i depend upon the stteotioi h m 11. 111 you neip and mmf in j u im. uill'tliuut SALASY SCALE IB1 Wilmington, M, April S.-A l, cent salary rutt tot tu empojn at Du Pont 1'owdor Co, t ptantiiitj ous parts of tho country went ' feet today. The increase nil) nitw fni ilin mirrftnt VMr And nriUI&hfr W or. Big sales to the Europnj Mtj cnts are suid to have made tie qti crease possible. A cripple has running tifeiw & Bame as other people, I Special Ato; X Aa f :;hon Liven to i; Rough Dry il Washing We do the family ing for 5c per po ah finf. nieces ironed .im r . ,i,(,t. and all garments tU, need starcning " starched. !! Capital City Ster Laundry Phone 165 ; 1264 Broadway ;i; Wood worn j our lumber is without if .t board and beam (,wl sound. H-'il'1'"-? !l0r 'fftr houses use our "y, i,nf t rZon. r to,rr The CapitaliLumbcrU in ll-r. ft"' 319 BOOTH WXlJn GOOD IFOR FIVE VOTI For Route No , iA for votes .j inis coupon may dq exuuKcu." f wi Capital Journal Carriers' contest at Journal office. Not. good wi 1