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THE SUNDAY LAW OF 1864
The best way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it
strictly. That may be the reason the law known as "the
blue Sunday law" generally in speaking of it, is to be en
forced. The observance of Sunday is conceded to be
proper and right, but since the law in question was passed
there has been a great change in human affairs.
For one thing the auto has in the cities taken the place
of the lively stables, which under the law in question
were exempt. Yet under the law as it stands the garage
must not be opened Sunday.
Since those days way back in 1864 the Sunday news
paper has become a feature of American life, yet this too
under the law would have to quit. The man who keeps
his auto in a public garage would have to get it out Satur
day night if he wanted to use it Sunday; and the Sunday
newspaper would have to be gotten out and be delivered
before midnight Saturday.
Those charged with the enforcement of the law have
no discretion about the offenses they would prosecute.
They must prosecute all or none. Theaters, butcher
shops, bakeries 'and livery stables are alone permitted
to remain open.. All others must close.
Marion county's prosecuting attorney has made no
statement so far as we know, as to what he will do in the
matter, but it is pretty certain he would be forced to
prosecute any case that was brought to his attention;
Dan Kelleher is having a petition circulated to have the
law repealed by the initiative at the coming election, but
until it is repealed it is the law, and those who violate it
lay themselves open to punishment.
BUSINESS MARVELS .
The astronomers and sky sharps are having a high old
time just now monkeying with Mars, who is at his nearest
to the earth. They are getting quite chummy, with him,
counting his canals, which in. the northern half of him
are open, while those in the southern hemisphere are ap
parently wrestling with slides in their Cuelebra cuts, or
something of that kind which has closed them. According
to these sharps it is now late in April, on the little planet,
and corn planting is well under way. These same author
ities say that Venus has her eyes on him and that Uranus
is jealous, which is the cause of all the weather disturb
ance down in the orange groves. It is probable the case
is diagnosed correctly as it is hardly possible the weather
would do the stunts it has in the last few days unless
there was a woman mixed up in it somehow.
San Francisco reports a sudden advance in lumber
prices, redwood going up $4 per tnousand and nr still
more. It is said the demand in that city last month was
three times as great as in any other month in the last
five years. Architects say they have more business on
hand than at any time since the rebuilding immediately
after the fire of 1906. Stones are to the effect that there
is heavy speculative buying in the east and the stocking
up of yards in anticipation of the ending of the war. If
this demand holds, it means the greatest prosperity for
Oregon, for lumber is her greatest asset, and the one that
brings the money here and puts it in circulation. It means
j the bringing in within the year of at least $40,000,000, and
as more than half of this goes for labor, everybody will
have a chance at some of it.
WHY DO YOU SUFFER
PAINFUL TWINGES?
Backaches, HeadacheB, Lumbago and
Rheumatic Pains Quickly Disap
pear Before New Remedy.
A few years ago the head of an automobile company
announced that he planned to produce 50,000 cars during
the year, which was 1901). The announcement of such a
huge production scared most of the makers of cars who
were sure there would be an unsold surplus. These
alarmed manufacturers went so far as to call a confer
ence in an effort to form an agreement to restrict produc
tion. The conference developed the fact that the total
proposed production of the country reached the alarming
figure of 150,000 cars.
Then an optimist arose among them and scoffed at
their fears. He told them that there wouldn't be enough
cars to go around and that in ten years the country would
be taking a million cars a year. Everybody thought he
was crazy, but it has been proved that he was not crazy
enough. His prediction of a million cars for 1918 is
beaten by the fac' ' this country will turn out a million
cars in 1916, am cations are that they will all be
sold.
The same is true about everything in this country. A
few years ago it was positively announced on the best
authority that the limit of profitable wheat production
had been reached. But it has doubled, approximately,
since that time, yet the capacity is such that prices are
higher.
Go the rounds of industry, and it seems to be the rule
that business increases not in the arithmetical ratio of
population but in a much higher ratio.
The latest idea of preparedness is to have an army or
rather two of them, big enough to stand off any two
countries and a navy as large as any two combined in
which that of England was not one. Besides it is pro
posed to have transports enough to send the army to
any of the Pan-American countries should any nation
or combination of nations threaten the Monroe doctrine.
This preparedness game is much like a game of old fash
ioned draw poker. Wilson stated his ideas, and Roose
velt went him several stacks better. Then the next player
made a raise and the Army and Navy strategists raised
the whole caboodle out of their boots. In the final show
down it will be disclosed whose hand is best and who was
doing the bluffing.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 18G8
CAPITAL
$500,000.00
Transact a General Banking; Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
It is no longer necessary for any one
to Buffer without effort to euro with
headachy, all run down feeling that iB
often tho result of kidney trouble.
It is no longer necessary for you to
contend without treatment with dis
agreeable bludder and urinary disorders
or be tortured with rheumatism, stiff
or swollen joints or tho heart-wrenching
miseries thut follow as a result of ne
glected or poorly working kidneys.
Nolvnx is designed to quickly and sure
ly relieve such troubles.
Molvax is a wonderful-discovery that
has always been so widely successful
that every package is sold under a posi
tive guarantee to refund the money if
it, does not relieve the worst caso of
kidney disorder.
"Your money back if you want it,"
is the way all the best driiL'Bists are
selling this great kidney remedy. A
guarantee like that speaks eloquently
ior uiu merit or ooivox.
Bo not suffer another minute until
you see if Solvnx will not relieve you.
If it doesn't, tell the druggist that "that
you want your money back and ho will
cheerfully refund it. Hold in Salem bv
Daniel J. Fry and other leading dealers.
County Agriculturalist
Question Debated By
Franklin Literary Society
Pratuin, Or., dan. !. The program
given by the Franklin literary society
Friday, December III, was weil attend
ed and thoroughly enjoyed. Tho debate
for tho evening was on a live subject.
"Resolved, Thut Marion county should
retain tho county agriculturist." The
debaters were: Affirmative Karl
Pcttigrew, .loe Onhnnn ami Melvin
Lien; negative S. J. Yates, Noah Lar
don and .1. J. Cruhane. The judges,
Mrs. John Tweed, John Luud'orbaclt
and (,'. S. Mice decided in favor ot the
affirmative, and the decision well ex
pressed tho opinion of the house.
Hoth sides were ably debuted but
the affirmative brought up several
points that could not be gninsnid, such
as" the undeniable usefulness of such
an officer and the capnblo wny in
which Mr. Chopin hns executed tiio of
fice. Tho need of education in fanning,
tho most important of occupations, was
thoroughly discussed, and tho fact.
brought out that having an agricultur
ist who is always with us and always
available, furnishes the best plan for
educating the majority of the farmers.
The agricultural college is beyond the
reach of many, but by having nn agri
culturist to demonstrate the methods
employed there, its int'liineco can b"
made far reaching and far more ef
fective. Manv fanners, themselves, have
gained by long experience, valuable!
knowledge as to the best methods to
employ in raising various crops. Much
of this knowledge would not get bey
ond the farmer who discovered it were
it not for the agriculturist senrcliine
out these fanners, nnd passing tho good
news on to other less experienced or
skilled fanners. Newcomers nnd young
farmers in particular will find the ag
riculturist very helpful.
Many pcrsonul tributes were paid to
Mr. f'hapin and his work. The farmers
should do vtheir best to retain Mr.
Chapin, the only officer of the whole
countv who is working solely in the in
terests of the farmer, ami co-operate
with him in his importnnt work.
Commercial Bodies
- Bidding for Movie Plant
ftllll "FhIIIiMSI'IV .7 5 T n,.1 linn t
It cost Henry Ford about a million dollars and a lot of ; tto nnd commercial bodies ure rian
trouble to find out what pretty much everybody elselZn&LX
knew all the while. That the belligerent nations wenM
into the scrap of their own free will and were not pushed jTnmnlpais and Muir Woods railroads is
into it by the munitions makers, money kings, or W-lZZtlltt
announced that the backers of tho pro
posed transfer arc ready to give the
movie men 2.0 acred of laud in Ala
ineila and ontin Costa countic
Federal Judge Wolverton has just decided a suit
brought by a billiard table company to test the Oregon
Sunday closing law passed in 1864, and amended in 1865,
and in doing so sweeps aside the technical objections
raised against the law such as the alleged insufficiency of
title to the amended law of 1865, and other alleged irreg
ularities with the observation "that the intent of the
legislature is apparent beyond doubt." That sounds rea
sonable, but what a pity the supreme court of the United
States in the suit against the Southern Pacific to forfeit
the Oregon & California land grant, did . not cut the
Gordian knot the same way and decide the case to make
the granting act mean what it knew congress intended.
Strange isn't it how indignant the English press gets
over the way Austria and Germany are treating Uncle
Sam. Equally strange how anxious they are to see the
United States use strong measures with those countries.
It is also strange how they fail to see that swiping Amer
ican ships and cargoes, rifling American mails, censoring
American letters, and little things of : that kind are
calculated to stir up feeling against them in this country.
It is really a joke the English idea, and an Englishman is
proverbially slow about seeing through a joke.
General Victoriana Huerta is said to be in a serious
condition following an operation performed Sunday by
the surgeons for gall stones. When they got a hole
mortised in the old gentleman they found his internal
running gears were in much worse shape than they had
supposed, and according to yesterday's dispatches: "They
feared for his recovery." The dispatches this morning in
dicate their fears are groundless since they sunk a second
shaft in his pay streak last night and expect to sink
another today.
Another Year of the
Panama-California Exposition
at
San Diego
This beautiful exposition will continue all the year 1016 biggsr and
better than ever. Many of the best exhibits from 8nn Francisco have
been transferred to San Diego. If you neglected to see San Diego iu
1915 do not fail to see this beautiful city this year. The winter is
the logical time too. Six mouths round trip tickots are on sale duily
from ull Pacific Northwest points to Southern California.
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Trains Every Day
3:32 A. M.
CALIFORNIA EXPRESS
2:42 P. M.
EXPOSITION SPECIAL
5 A3 P. M.
SHASTA LIMITED
Train De-Luxe '
10:38 P. M.
SAN FRANCISCO
EXPRESS
between
Salem
and
San Francisco
Through standard and tourist sleeping
cars, dining and observation cars. Steel
coaches make traveling a pleasure.
Ask our local agent for further infor
mation or write
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
John M. Scott, General Passenger
Agent, Portland, Oregon.
SILVERTON NEWS
body. else.
(Capital Journal Special Service.)
Hilverton, Or., Jan. ii. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Onss enjoyed a delightful week
end visit nt the home of Mrs. Ooss's
brother George Dedrick, of Oak Grove,
Oregon.
The Misses Hazel and Mildred Fuller
came from Wondhurn Inst Saturday to
spend the holiday with the 0. ' W.
Loomis family.
Mrs. Emma Fanmvnrth departed on
Friday of this week for nn extended
visit with her sons ut Portland nnd
Seattle, and plans on going on east to
spend the winter with her daughter nt
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mrs. Albert Woelfer nnd sons, Ker
win and Donald, arrived from Portland
Saturday for an over Sunday visit with
the W. E. Sprngue family.
A family reunion of the Bentson
family was held at the home of G. A.
Bentson last Saturday. There were 23
present and a most happy day was
passed. Miss Thor Pederson Olid Val
entine Drugard were the out of town
guests to en joy the holiday festivities
at this home.
T)r. and Mrs. A. F. Blackerbv enter
tained their friends Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Jlaupin of Woodburn last Wednesday.
Edward Thomas of tho University
of Oregon is spending the holiday week
with his parents on the S. T. Uobnrt
farm.
Ernest Brooks, son of Dr. Brooks of
Portland is in the city from Athens,
Oreumi, where he has been working,
coming for a visit with Silverton
friends.
Hussoll Brooks who is studying law
at tin' Willamette University, spent
Christmas 'with his father, Postmaster
Brooks. I
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. T.uslc enter
tained their daughter nnd husband, Mr.
and Mrs. George Ball of La Grande, I
Oregon, during the holidays. Mr. and A
Mrs. Ball have visited Arizona BinceV
they were here in the late summer.
George McKinley who is working at
tho Oregon City Woolen Mills, was an
over Sunday guest at the homo of hi
parents in this city, He was accom
panied by his friend Miss Esther
White, also of Oregon City.
Ed Linscott and wife left for Port
land last Thursday to spend Christmas
with their daughters, returning on the
Sunday evening passenger.
J. Iverson with wife and daughter,
were visiting at the Ed. Johnson home
Monday and attended the Christmas
exercises nt the United Synod church.
Miss Cora Gilbert of Woodburn i
making an extended visit at the Caven
der home.
Mid. Claude P.Slade and son aro
visiting nt the home of Mrs. Slades'
parents at Grants Passi
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Roberts, and
daughter of South Silverton, were week
end guests of friends nt Manning,.
Oregon..
Frank Bowers and wife of Waldo
Hills were guests of the -Wesley JarvLs
family on Christmns da v.
The R. S. Pettit family have all been
real sick with the prevailing complaint,
a severe form of grippe, this week.
Bert Green, a former resident of Sil
verton, was cnlling on old friends here
Inst Sunday.
Charles Hartninn nnd wife we.re in
from the ranch and spent Tuesday night
with Mrs. Cobb.
Marie Hyatt, Eva nnd Tsabelle Burg
eron went over to Salem Sunday morn
ing returning on the 5 o'clock pas
senger. THOUSANDS OF DEAD
Vienna, Jan. 4. Twenty-three hun
dred Russians dead in one district of
eastern Onlicin inside of 10 kilometers
were counted by Austria ns, said today's
official statement. In hand to hand
fighting, the Muscovites were, repeated
ly repulsed. Only 1.10 of a regiment of
1,000 escaped in one engagement.
The Dnilv Astnrian issued n. verv preditahle New Year
edition Sunday morning. It was profusely illustrated and!, Jmov': IZZs ."rXffiJ
contained much information of value concerning the
City of Astoria and Clatsop county.
Ripp1tnRhi)tms'
Walt Mafan
CHILDISH JOYS
As I went forth, on my ten toes, a snowball hit me on
the nose, and knocked that organ out of place, a-spreading
it all o'er my face. "My blessing on the merry boys," I
cried, "and on their harmless joys ! I'd gladly sacrifice a
nose, out here among the virgin snow-s. to
see the children glad and gay, as I was on a
bygone day. If I had noses by the score,
I'd see them all bunged up and sore, if that
would make the children glad, and this gray
world less grim and .sad." And while I
spoke these words of cheer, a snowball hit
me in the ear. It iarred my spinal column
loose, and addled all my vital juice. I
leaned against a fence and said, "What
though that snowball split my head ? Some
boy was filled with utter dee. when he let
drive that shot at me, and if my ruined dome of thought,
some comfort to a kid has brought, it surely does not ache
in vain; not futile is its grist of pain." And as I feebly
tottered by, a snowball hit me in the eye.
ver regulations imposed tiiion them in
the southern section.
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Military Training Stays at
University of Washington
feat tie, viasn., ,lan. ,. .Military
training will continue to be commilHorv
for male students of tho I'aiversitv of
Washington during their first two
years on the rnmmis.
faculty members here voted (IS to 27
to keep up the compulsory system. N
The matter came to a head last Sep
tember, when students upposed to mili
tary drill crented ngitution against It.
President Henry Suzznllo appointed
n faculty committee to hour arguments
on both sides of the question. Their
ma jority report to the faculty advocat
ed a contiuuauca of compulsory mili
tary training.
Ell GENE POULTRY WILL BE
ENTERED IN 8ALEM SHOW
Practically all of tho poultry fanci
ers in Kngene intend to enter birds in
the poultry show to be held in Salem,
January 11-11, under the auspices of
the Mjirion County Poultry association.
E. .f. McClnnuhnn, president of the
Oregon Poultry association, intends to
enter barred Plymouth nocks.
Dr. J. O. Watts and Axel Uerntwn
also Intend to enter barred Plymouth
Hocks.
J. A. Griffin, nn officer of tho stnte
association, will probably enter white
Wvsudottes, but has not definitely de
cided. It. A. Truesdell will probably exhib
it his golden and silver Cnmpiiics. Ku
gene Guard.
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