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Newspaper Page TextTHE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. EEB. 14, 1917. THREE State Engineer Lewis Says j State Should Not Pay Royalties JUST ARRIVED EHHmm i 5 jjL s B S We are Absolutely Giving Clothes Away! FREE! WE MEAN JUST WHAT WE SAY. CLOTHES AT THE WITH EVERY SUIT OF MEN'S Regular Price, Positively no advance We are offering ABSOLUTELY FREE A Suit of Boy's Clothes SIZES 11 TO 17 TAKEN FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK. THESE SUITS WERE MADE BY COHEN & LANG, EXCLUSIVE MAKERS OF BOYS AND YOUNG MEN'S CLOTHES. DAD, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE LIKE THIS. BRING THE BOY IN AND GET A SUIT FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. SALEM WOOLEN MILLS STORE In regard to the fulls mom before the legislature regarding paving ami ror. trait work on Mail, John II. limit, at engineer has given out the folfcm ing statement: " legislation along thr linen ot en ate lulls 16.'. lrW. IHti tin, I Hi7 by Sen ator Marfei, aiid Is-' by flciaator Kddy is necessary for the protection of the aaibHe iu any paving program to bo un dertaken. 'Ve hiiv innuincrnhh' offieinls in 'charge of the sta'e, county and city I mad ami street funds. Authority is ' widely scattered, and officials frequeut ; ly changing. The public is therefore ! badly liandicapcd in dealing with pow erful paving uud bridge companies who know exactly what they want, that is profits. " Excessive profits are sometime! got ti n tin ouch the use of patents, eoiich- j eil in nenuious mm uivsieuous lan guage, wlnetl are uscil to cloud tne is Mir. RMOy of these patents never shi,'ild have been issued. B. n. me prov toes lor tne sepuru Ition of patent minify from the balance I of the cost and for its puyineut iliroel I To the state, so that all eon i ractors may bid in competition upon exactly the I same thing. It also provides twnds and ! authorizes the contest iu the courts of questionable patents. "8. B. Bill makes it a crime with suitable penalty tor contractors to con spire together in framing bills so ux to defraud the public No honest contract or should object to such a statute. "H. It. lliti makes it mandatory for public officials to specify exactly what it wanted so that all contractors may bid upon exactly the same thing, thus promoting competition. It also makes it impossible for dishonest officials to place an expensive unpatented pave ment in competition with a cheap pat ented pavement ting a patented inches thick on rock for si base, asphaltic concrete expensive cement to an end. "S. It. li)7 will make it a crime to threaten public officials in order to influence their official acts. Some of these, the interests get through flat tciy, others through pressure from lending citizens who liao studied the merits of nly the patented types, oth er! as shown by published records are gotten through bribes, vv'.iile still oth er! are gotten through threats to recall or remove them from office. The legis The practice of put- wearing surface -4 inches ot crushed in competition with , on to l! inches of concrete, would come lature should not hesitu'c giving nffi-, c ia Is the necessary wcupous to head offi some of tlic tremendous pressure which is wieldfd by special interest having pioprietary r other materials to sell to the public. S. It. IS2 is designed to prevent Hands where patent ovrncis prefer to mix their own materials and sell it to contractors to lay on the road. It will head oil the MMtettMM practice of in flating the price and giing secret re bates to favored contractors. "The Warren (bothers company til ed mi agreement with the city of Port land ill March, IKlli. whereby it agreed to furnish a licensed mixture to all con tractor! bidding upon the job at 11.03 per square yard of finished pavement two inches thick. The Oregon Independ en Paving Company bid M cents per siiuare void for laving this mixture OH Sum I Boulevard. Iu other this con tractor agreed to haul and spread this mixture and furnish a finished pave ment for lit ecu's per square yard less than the materials cost Mm, A secret rebate or understanding is apparent. Honest open competition cannot be had until such time as Suitable' penalties are provided against such practice. "Iu the reports 01 the supreme court' of the state of Washington, !( Wn. p. o41, a transaction similar to this was declared to me ' unfair to other bidders injurious to the public, indefensible in morals, and renders the contract ille gal and void in law.'' The people of Oregon want paved roads. The mileage is so great that they must eliminate excessive promotion charges which appear necessary under the present syste to control legislation, pity leading attorneys and influence prominent citizens am. officials in or der that those who promote the project may lay a special brand of pavement, ami recoup their promotion expenses. As soon as the present promotion game is broken up and Hie legislature is left free to emiel a comprehensive road code it is believed the people will furnish funds for paving as rapidly as a strong central highway department can effi ciently do the work in tile interest ot' the .whole people. Such department shouid not be dominated or controlled by any paving trust. TVio lineti loll ( S. TV 5Y: .Iocs not aeComnlish what the author intended senate and should be defeated. Its approval by the paving interests is sufficient ground Itch action by the legists A shipment (not from Hcrnhrook) of POPULAR PRICE CLOTHING for MEN and YOUNG MEN Come and let us show you; the quality at such low prices that will astonish you DON'T FORGET At such low prices you surelv can he a well PL dressed MAN or BOY COMPLETE STOCK OF Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings AT BRICK BROS. The House That Guarantees Every Purchase pa vine to warrant ture. EAT LESS AND TAKE THIRD HOUSE HELD SESSION LAST NIGHT ranged all the way Eranciu ('rumor re University Notes . In correcting the examination papers of the fl'Cshman class lor the general information test given as tic final for the semester work in ".College Life" Professor Stauffer found many amus ing answers and a wide variety of grades. The percentages from III 1-2 to 73. reive, the high mark. The others named; iu order of rank who deserve honor able mention are Victor Collins, Mil-i dred John soil, Beatrice Walton and Ethel McGilchrist. This year's high (nark was six per cent higher thun that of last year- Of to Patriae was the win ner in the previous test. .Some of the answers arc very amus ing, for instance: Joshua was king of Isreaj and led the .lews out of hgypi. Savonarola was a great Italian singer. Helgoland is at the North Pole. Bos worth Field was a tenor linger; (2) A battle in the Civil war; Addenda means in the year of our Lord; (2) without end. )n the whole the papers were good, but all showed a poor knowledge of speceiflc facts. Wesley Hammond was the successful composed of words for the senior song iu the freshman glee. The committee cn music announces that all compositions must be in its hands by Friday. This will make it possible ior the class to be , gin actual rehearsal work Monday. ing. This tibn to all i is the annual faculty recap Indents in the university. By a unanimous vote of class Perry Reigclman was direct the annual junior pla seated at the (Irani! theatn the J junior i BE CAREFUL IN USING SOAP ON YOUR HAIR selected to r to be pre as part of the May day festivities. Mr. Roigel man is especially well equipped for the position- He was graduated Troin the department of oratory several years ago and has appeared in various public per formances. His role in "The Dictator" proved his ability. Last summer Mr. Reigolman took a special course in .di recting and presenting plays at the University of California. Although a play has not been selected yet, the committee in charge is expect ed to make a definite report the fust of next week. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best tiling to use is just plain mulsified eoeoanut oil, for it is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats most expensive soaps or any thing else all to pieces. You can gel this at any drug store, and a lew ounc es will Inst the whole family lor months Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in. about a teuspoonful is all that is required. It makes an nbmid niiiip nf li.-li eroimiv lallier clonuses thoroughly, and rinses out easilv. The pharmacist Take a Glass of Salts Before Members of Lobby Enter Breakfast If Your Back j tained Large Crowd with Hurts or Bladder Burlesque Session Bothers You t did The Amerean men and women must The third house was the last to mi guard constantly against kidney trou- m( t In- first to adjourn, which it ble, because we eat too much and all j fu.r u two hours session last night, as our food is rich. Our blood is filled with i . . ., ., i i i v. i.;i.,.., i,;- . to some one leniarUed "sine Deo. I he uric acid which the kidneys strive to filter out, thev weaken from overwork. ; wise ones who had alt led such ses become sluggish; the eliininative tis-i sions before and realized their drawing sues clog and the result is kidney t roil- j pmyer, were on hand early. They sat Me. bladder weakness and a general during the passage of some very ra- , line in health. roarkabJe legislation When your kidneys feel like him lead: vouf back Inn cloudy-, full of sediment obliged to seek relief t wo or during the night; if you sick headache or acid stomach, of the urine is or you are three times iitfter with dizy, nervous spells, vou have rheumatism when the Dr. B. L. Steeves was elected prcsr i dent of the board of trustees at their I meeting in Portland yesterday. R. A. Booth was the unanimous choice of the nomnating committee, but he refused the position. Since Mr. Steeves was the! vice-president, Mr. G- F. Johnson, of j Portland. was ehosene to fill that of-1 nan soft and and dirt dries utiicklv aid cvcnlv. and is! fresh hmkiiiu- hrioht i'liiVfv arnvv I Of easy to handle. P.esides, it loosens takes out every particle of dust, and dandruff. fin Tor . Other until the vacancies will not be cared session in June. that 33,- Invitations have been issued by the faculty to the students, for a formal re ception ia Katon hall. Saturday even- Contrary to the previous report Willamette would receive about 000 as the residuary legatee iu the will of the late A. R. Katon, it was an nounced yesterday that the university would be favored by approximately 100.000. British Capture Cruiser Uruguay Off Brazil nthcr is bud, gel from your about four ounces of -lad Salts; take a tablespoon! ill in a glass water before breakfast tor a few I days and your kidneys will then act j fine. This famous salts is made from ! the acid of grapes and lemon juice, I combined with lithia, and has been used I for venerations to flush and stimulate ! clogged kidney to neutralize tin ids j TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS Iluenos Aires. Feb. ''.. An uncon firmed report printed today iu the j Standard, Buenos Aires' Knglish news J paper, asserts that British cruisers have I seized the Uruguayan cruiser Uruguay i off the Brazilian coast and towed her j to the I'alklands. The reason given for I the seizure, according to the report was that the ship was sending wireless mes 1 sages to German ships. is a source , holder .lis-1 cannot in-j fervescent I belongs In i can make' What Oregon Residents Say Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery the herbal remedy, which has had such a fine reputation for the past ft; years, is indorsed by many well known residents of Oregon, Every day more and more people are coming to realize that this is a standard medicine, and L sate to take. I; contains no alcohol or narcotics. The ingredients are print ed on the package. It is to be hud at every drug store in the land in either liquid or tablet form. Mrs. Fred Patterson, residing at 74 t'lark St., Portland, says: "1 certainly can conscientiously recommend Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Gol den Medical Discovery. 1 had liver trouble so bad that 1 was just yellow and bad indigestion, too. Also had wo rn: " 's trouble so that I could scarcely walk, and I was weak and nervous.The itoctors told me that I would have to have an operation. 1 decided to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and the 'Oolden Medical Discovery.' I took six bo ties of each and was a well wo- FKKD PATTERSON The Uruguay is a cruiser of 1,400 j tons, built in 1910 and ctjrries two 4.7 ! inch guns; four ll' pounders, six 1 pounders and two torpedo tubes. She has a speed of '-' knots. The Uruguay the l)e Julio furnish the total of uuv 's listed navy. d M Its. ays! enc an appetite, I liolden Medical friend bad recom- rht gav of the ' him mil it "Mv husband had heinor long. He was very weak, the 1 fiolden Medical Disco v cured him. "I feel that I cannot speak hiihlv of Dr. Pierce's remedies. I er fail to recommend them.'' Mr. Jake Ginder. of ISM S. Belle-, vue St., this. city, says: "As a spring tonic to build up a weakened, run down too nev- aiid to give found Dr. Pierce's Discovery good. A mended it and I found it all that she had claimed tor it.'' Mrs. Si f'aswell, who lies at 447 Stephens St., Portland, writes: "Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets gave me great relief after eight vears of suffering with kidnev trouble and dropsy ofl limbs and feet; they are certainly good' Anuric is dispensed by nearly all dealers iu uiiiiiciiie tablet form.; ot scud Dr. V. M. Pierce. Buffalo, X. Y., ten cents for trial package After Spring Opening Wheat Market Weakened Chicago, Feb. LI. After a strong op ening, the grain market at noon fell sharply upon announcement that sever al of Chicago's largest elevators would dose until the grain embargo was lift ed by the railroads. May wheat, which opened up 1 1-H, dropped -, going to $1 .74. July wheat opened up I .'1-4, then lost .'! cents to $1.4S T!-4. .September opened up 1 '1-4, subsequently losing Corn, which opened with a strong oat' dertone and good gains, followed wheat ill the slump. Muv opened up , then dropped to 1.01 .'IS; July opened up ?4i subsequently losing I 'i to 911 7 Oats ruled moderately higher at the start, but followed the major grains. May opened up '-4, but declined to ."." 7 V .Inlv opened up "j. later losing 1 .'i-K to .'.4V4. Provisions, which had an upward tendency at the opening, declined slight ly, following the lower hog trend. NEW TODAY ADS WILL BE read in the Journal in all lire Marion countv homes Try 'em. innrkiible legislation while those who came later had to stand and many ofl them no nearer the speaker's stand than! the rotunda. Representative BqpblJ of! Multnomah was ejected speaker, easi-, ly defeating Representative Bitfield-of: anywhere east oi the Cascades, but the tpi :i ker pro tem did a little I'uele Joe Cannon stunt of his own and announced thai Bitfield was elected. Player was dispensed with, the speak er realizing that it would take more than one petition to the throne of grace to do anything toward bettering the work of that crowd; and a song by tho (). A. C. club took its place. Watson was made chief clerk and Howard read ing clerk. A committee notified Govern or " I uhecoines " Jliat the third house, was here and it also brought the govern or in to show hint. The chief executive suid he realized the state was Suffering from an overdose of car money and brain shor age, that there was :ai emer gency confronting the country thai a good kidney would pass as soon as the legislature adjourned, and that in the meanwhile he urged as much destructive legisla t i mi as possible be put through. The members were each provided with a stenographer, some with two, and they sure were u gaudy lot. Then, was a display of hair ribbons that made the chamber look like a Mexican bull tight and some of the "little'' girli with their hair hanging down then backs as it used to do forty or more years ago on some ot them; made a scene highly fetching. One ot the most taking feature was the sergeant ot karma who was a cross between Joe Sing jcr and Colonel Mercer. The way he wav ed his anus and shook his fists if! hi: I efforts lo maintain order was a splen did take off, all that was lacking DC ing the absence of a thermometer in the middle of the room to be visited inomentarily.lt was a good unfilled trav estv all the Way througli.biit some of it I was so real that It might have passed I for the regular session. Mis. "I'nruly " . was there heavily veiled and with im Imense placards showing she was a mem jber of the W. C, T. U. X. V. 'A., etc. 'the signs being fore and aft, and made her look like a sandwich billboard man, She was an industrious worker too and was all over the house, wandering a round almost as steadily as does the set geaul at arms of the senate. One of hei stunts was to pass around cigarettes and when a motion was made to put her out Representative (lore of Jackson announced "I concur, as her cigaretteti are all gone anyway." Mayor Harley of Astoria was intro duced and after telling the legislators they were a lot of Iwnelieads mid boolei he was put out though some of the members admitted the charge was true A mesuge from the senate was receiv ed announcing it "passed the buck'' taken in the Grand Canyon starring n,, to the house with the suggestion that House Peters and Ethsl Clayton, to it puss it ulong to the governor and let be shown at the Oregon Sunday a.:d him settle with the people. A conanrrenj Monday. resolution was read which caused both houses to go "into a committee of tho whole to get themselves out of the hole they hnd got themselves into.'' A bill to prevent Kogue river fish biting; another appropriating money for a picture of Joe Singer and a third prohibiting the grain of western Ore gon wearing whiskers were introduced, the latter by request and at the installed of the barber's union. A bill proposed the consolidation ot Lewis of the house and Lewis of tho one talked all the time and the other not at all and the coiubina tioti would get less talk at the same ex pense. It was also provided for moving the Willamette falls down to Portland so as to have them under the eyes of Senator Uill who loved the beautiful wild things, but this bill was indefinite ly postponed in order to keep Dimhjk 'rum making a speech. "The end jns- tnies the means," said the speaker. These are but a few of Hie innumer able sliints that space forbids, mention ling. Before adjournment though, as a tribute to the earnest and hard work lot' the Stenographers it was provided I that they should be paid from one to $'i0 a day according to their beauty, it I being stated this would not make a heavy drain on itie treasury as a count .of the stenographers would show tho number of dollars needed. This was for steuogs under 4", the "girls" over that age to receive if", as none of them would call fur the money anyway. The members were allowed 4r cents which, with the salaries of the stenographers is lo be paid out of what is left inside of the six per cent limit, the waraints not to be presented until the limit is removed as there will b i funds tin til that time. It was a jolly bit of harmless fun en joyed by all. ami most of all by the regular members who were there in a body. nig l INSURANCE CODE (Continued from page one.) the urine so it no longer of irritation, thus ending I orders. .lad Salts is inexpensive; hire, makes a delightful i iithia-water beverage, and every home, because nobody a mistake by having Hushing any time. TO OPEN INTER-STATE WILL Vancouver. Wash., Feb. 13. Final ar rangements for opening the new rum mill inter-state bridge over the Colum bia river were made today at, a meet ing of the eomitteei here. If the Ore gon and Washington state troops arrive in tie, they will be asked to take part. The bridge is to be opened The original date wiiVFebra it has been advanced. tomorrow. , ;iv 15 but ne(S, he voted "aye." Senator Pierce butted iu with some suggestions but was gently reminded by President Moser that he was a democrat and his paity had no use for a primary of their own, using that of flic republicans In stead, or words lo that effect. The bill passed provides that the ballots shall be changed in the different prorfiictH, some ti u mi's leading in one and others in turn throughout the county. Senaloi (lill said it was an insuil to the intel ligence of the voters but he congratu lated the senator who framed tho lull in contriving u mechanical plan for the se lection of candidates that would do uwny with the voters doing any think ing about the matter in making their select ion. Hills were passed as follows: Bills Are Passed. - The senate yesterday passed the fol lowing bills: S. B. No. 902, by senate coniinitf ee on consolidation. Reducing salaries of in dustrial accident: commissioners from .!.iiii(l to .'1,00(1, and eliminating one of the three commissioners. S. B. No. 803, by senate committee on consolidation. Making industrial wel fare commission and child labor cuminis .-ion departments in the office of labor I'ommtsaipner. s. B. No. ."10 4 . by senate committee on consolidation. Providing that all in vestigations of plants for tho labor c - miationat and industrial necident com mission shall be made by labor commis sioner. S. B. N'o. 300, by senate judiciary com niittee. Fixing time for holding terms of county court of Hood River comity. 11. B. No. 408, by committee on edu cation. Relative to minimum amount of professional training required to ob tain teachers' certificates. II. H. No. 115, by stolt. Making non support of wife and children a felony. 11. B. No. 21S. bv Lunger. Providi for lottition of names on ballot there are two or more candidates. H. B. No. 101, by Schimpff. Kixnig standard measurement for eraaberry boxes. II. B, No. INI. by Sweeney. Requiring all persons practicing Hie art of science of healing to report to the county health officer any contagious disease treated by such person. 11. B. No. 427. by Sheldon. Prov id ing for search and seizure of vehiiles and boats suspected of carrying intoxi cating liquors. H. B. No. 183, by Ri county courts to establ for payment of port bond tail to do so. II. B. No. IVM, by I.aurgaard. Regu lating proceedings before the state wa ter board. Bills Are Killed. The following bills were killed: S. B. No. -121, by Lal-'olletie (by re quest). Abolishing the state board of horticulture. II B. Ni for the ad trie) taboo I II. B. N 1 viiling her in mill li county, II. B. No. iil, by Stott. Providing fi I instruction of jury in district courts. 1 H. B. No 187, by joint committee o insurance. Amending insurance laws t Kinpovv ei ing sinking funds when ports 1 1 Providi il 1 i ng 217, by Ci ert iseiuenl bonds. . 417, by Laurgaartrl. Pro law for east end of Mult- permit fraternal juvenile insuranci 11. B. No. 107 semi-motit lily pay private concerns. fecting railroads. S. B. No. 10, by by Senator Ortoii). ploy men I of citizen only on public worki H. B. No. 13ft) by law relative lo tax companies lo w t ite by d'iggs. Fixing lays for employe o,' ami particularly af- y Orton (withtlrn w it Providing for enr ol' united states in Oregon. Orton. Amending stimuli's. A Ten Second Scrap Salt Lake it v. Utah, Feb. I I. man Jim Plynn of Pueblo, knocked out Jack Dcnipscy ten seconds after the men shook hands. Flynn pushed dow n jDempsey's guard willi his right and 'swung his left to the paw for a knockout. ! 'J H 'I H For a quiet game of Pocket Billiards, a good cigar ir the latest Sporting News, call at The Up-to Date Billiard Parlor 437 State. I Scene taken of "The I WOMAN'S WIT WINS IN "The Wheel of theLaw" With Wonderful Emily Stevens In the Starring Role A Metro Wonderplay which Demonstrates the Fallibility of Circumstantial Evidence. Great Divide. A Keystone Too The OREGON Today and ' Hhous of Comfort" Tomorrow