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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
The Weather.
Tonight and tomorrow. fair.
THE LAWS AGAINST VICE.

A gentleman at Seattle writes 20
The Journal for an opinion on an ar.
tlcle In the Pacific Monthly for De
cember on the Suppression OF Vice by
Law" by c. E, s Wood Portland
lawyer and publcist
In the nrst place we must thy TO an,
alyze the author lie Is wellknown as
a cologe.tred man. an art critic. a No.
erary gentleman, politician, and a
man educated and cultured Tar above
the average.
lie Is man who takes readily to
academic theories like the single tax,
Socialism, free trade, and extreme
views generally that can only be re
ceiyed and accepted by an intellect
equally volatile.
Am this Is said with the highest ne.
gard for Mr Woods, and there is no
surprise 10 be expressed at his raw
conclusion that all laws for the sup
preston OF vice and immortality should
b. abolished
His astounding conclusion that the
Individual should be left TO work his
win in an matters Affecting morality
or immortality. aud that any man or
woman has as much right TO be bad as
TO be good viii surprise only those
who have not followed the expires
sions OF Mr., Wood.
his paper has done great good at
present because IL win stimulate
thought, and. finally. bring people 70
know the truth. and the truth alone
win liberate society or the individual
from any evil
Il would be useless to take space 10.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10

drops of which should be added to the
water put into the vase. AT night put
the flowers into some dark, cool
place-say the pantry-as it is not
good either for flowers or the house
hold, that they should remain all the
time in the living rooms.
"To revive cut flowers put them in
to warm salt water, to which has been
added a few drops Of sulphate Of am
monia
"Cut flowers are constantly sent by
express and through the mails, but
seldom in such a fashion as to pre-
serve their bloom and freshness. To
effect this, pack them in a light wood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
JOURNAL X-RAYS ;

Mr. Bryan ought to give the Demo'
cratic party a chance to come to-"
Is there any reason why Salem
should run the risk OF having the
public school houses burned down,
and the lives of the children imperiled
by allowing tho use of cheap and
dangerous gasoline and oil-lamps? Z?
This is all the more to be regretted,
that at one time the electric light
company offered TO furnish lights free
IL the district would pay for wiring
them in.
The politicians of this city have
found that there is such a thing in
Greater Salem as a German element,
and they are not anarchists. either.
All who would successfully play the
great game OF politics in a free coun.
try should commit to memory the old
verse:
Fair for one. fair for all,
II from this rule you ever fall,
Youll fall to the ground"
Here arc some questions asked in
a letter from a lady correspondent,
which makes us think that some la
dies have a special gift in this di.
rection:
What causes earthquakes? How
can crows roost on tree tops in a
snow storm and never catch cold?
Is 1t true that they live a hundred
years? What makes people die so
early nowadays? Are wild animals
ever sick? Has science progressed
all the time? What was the matter
with 1t in the middle ages? No one
can stop it now, l suppose? What
will the government do when people
get so smart that they can coin all
the money they want? What makes
newspapers differ so much in their
reports Of the same accident? Is it
the same with the history OF the
world?"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
KEEPING CUT FLOWERS FRESH
When Properly Washed and Fed Bios.
some May Last a Month.

Cut flowers, when properly treat
ed" said a sixth-ayenue florist, "can
be made to look fresh for three OF
four weeks"
Every night take them out of the
vases and thoroughly rinse the stalks
under a faucet, removing with the fin
gers any decomposed matter, Then
put them to bed for the night in a
basin Of strong soapsuds. but be care
ful not 20 allow any water to touch the
blossoms. The soapsuds supply a
certain amount OF nourlshment. In
the morning rinse the stalks again
and, as each blossom is arranged for
the day in the vase OF fresh water.
snip on tiny portion Of the stalk
with pair OF scissors. Always care
fully trim away any faded part.
Food for the d ay is supplied
by sulphate of ammonia, few
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10

en- box lined with Gotten or wadding.
laying over this a sheet Of tissue pa.
per. Then lay the flowers, not on TOP
Of each other, but in rows, side bV
side, the blossoms Of each row on the
stems of their neighbors. Pack close
ly otherwise the flowers will be dis
placed in the journey. Before pack
ing they should stand in water for
several hours in order to absorb moiE-
ture enough to keep them from with.
ering. 1t is not good to sprinkle them
too heavily after they are in the box.
for, without air, this is likely to pre-
duce mildew.-New York Mail and ET.
press.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10

point all OF Mr. Woods errors OF
statement and argument, and all his
false conclusions. Like many serious
pleaders for a bad cause he sets up
nebular hypotheses and valliantly de
mollshes them. This is an old trick,
and played here by expert hands and
with literary Gkill.
He argues that the citizen must
choose between licensed vice. or that
there should be no laws for the sup
preston Of vice He says laws against
vice s. ould be wiped out, because
they do not wipe out vice.
He quotes the present mayor OF
Portland, who was formerly president
OF the Law and Order League as be,
ing a convert to licensing vice.
He asks II vice cannot be sup.
pressed, should It be licensed? He
answers in the negative.
He admits that "by a license Of tho
moral weight Of the law will be cast
In favor Of dangerous vice.. He then
strangely argues that the true policy
Of the state or city should be ito have
no laws aimed at the suppression OF
vice."
The Journal has quoted these views,
not 10 refute them, but to lead up to
what It believes 10 be the true theory
OF dealing with vice of all kinds.
II is not necessary 10 show the fal.
lacy of Mr., Woods dictum, that, be,
cause laws partly fail TO exterminate
vice and immortality, that, therefore
such laws should be wiped of the stat
ute books On that theory the twelve
commandments could be wiped out,
and the rule OF anarchy be instituted
at once.
The laws express In concrete form
the high-water mark of moral pro.
gross OF people They may be vi0
lated. but they are the way-showers
to public morality and good citizen
ship, and exert a tremendous educa.
tionai influence
All that Mr.. Woods argues In favor
OF not licensing vice is sound, but his
conclusion is wrong, but with that we
are not concerned. because the pro.
gress Of society and the evolution OF
morality win not stop for any one
mans theory
lie states the underlying fact that
vice cannot be licensed without throw
ing the moral weight Of government
itself on the side Of immortality, Il
such a moral peryersion were posi-,
BILE
In every law library are, or should
be the writings OF sheldon Amos. one
OF the greatest English authorities ON
constitutional law, and municipal
charters and laws for the regulation
of vice. lie covers that subject com.
pletely for Great Britain and all Eu-
rope, He proves that all license laws
and attempts 10 regulate and control
vice debauch public sentiment
by this Is meant gambling and the
social evil.
The true theory of dealing with vice
is neither Mayor Williams plan OF II.
censing or Mr Woods anarchistic
theory of throwing down an legal re.
straint
Plato says a Just community should
be as just as a Just individual. and tho
only sound position is for the city
government 10 have nothing to do with
viee-nO partnership with II, no shar
lng in It's proceeds. no inning for rev
anue. any more than the county gov
arnment or the state government
The laws are the product OF the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10

moral intelligence Of the city or com.
monwealth, expressed through legis,
lation. The laws are for the protec.
tion Of the people who need their pro.
lection, and for the benefit of society
and for tho education of public senti.
ment in the right direction. It ex-
presses the dignity and good order
Of society.
A city government owes 1t 10 the
community that the laws be enforced
whenever the rights Of a citizen have
been invaded or trampled upon.
But there is a vast difference be.
tween this and attempting to say that
no man shall play at any game of
chance, or practice any vice.
Every man owes 1t to the communI.
ty to obey the laws, TO be a law-abid-
ing citizen, TO respect the rights OF
others, to bring up his children to be.
come respectable men and women.
Because all men and women are not
what they should be, is not a warrant
of authority to repeal all laws against
vice, nor to license 1t.
Because a large number of persons
want to gamble or visit saloons or
theatres on Sunday, is excuse for
neither anarchy nor participation by
the government in the profits of i'm.
morality
This then is the conclusion of the
matter: CD No partnership or II,
censing OF what is by state law de,
clared TO be vice. (2) The citizen TO
have the full benefit and protection of
the laws against vice, when his rights
are invaded or trampled under foot
Thus far all good citizens will agree
with the latter conclusion, at least,
but they win say then why it is not
the duty OF the city or state govern.
ment to eXtirpate all vice and immor.
allty?
Why is not the duty Of the city or
state to enforce the ten command,
ments to the letter, and drive out all
those who dishonor their parents, who
steal, who bear false witness, who
covet their neighbors possessions.
who commit adultery, who lie, cheat
and do wrong generally?
Simply because that is not the func.
tion OF government That is the work
of education. of religious instruction.
of moral discipline in the home. and
because we have no right to extirpatl
and drive out or persecute any one
who is not up TO our standard OF NOR.
ais and ethics.
Every community must bear It's own
share OF this evil, must reduce II To a
minimum by the reformation os the
individual members OF the community
10 the point whore they viii be ideal
citizens. and then vice will not be g
part of their lives, and will disappear
from the face of the earth.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
oREeoN coMINo eveNrs.

Executive committee meeting OF
American Mining Congress. Portland
December 10.
DAirymon's association. Corvallis,
DeceSabor lS-ie.
Poultry and pet stock show. Salem
December 1T.Ia
Special session OF tho legislature
Salem. December ei.
National. livestock. convention
Portland January 1916.
AAgorR goat show. Dallas. Janu
airy I4i5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
AZ a pisadvantaae.

Fred-of course. she poses a good
deal, but she's awully pretty
May-Oh, did YOU hear OF the mean
trick Mr.. Krammerer played ON her?
Fred-No. What was il?
May-He took a snapshot OF her
while she was in the act Of eating corn
on the oob.-Philadelphla Press.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-10
THE DAILY JOURNAL

eerlpps News Assoeia iatlon Tslesranns.
and O'clock Editions.
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sV HoFER BROTHERS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
WIFE AND CHILD SOLD.
Only Fifty.flve Dollars for Both---1lie
Way They do Things at Irwin.

IRWIN, Pa, Oct. GIN consid-
Grafton of SIS Michael Evanic kiss
ed his 6-month-old baby goodby
and babe his young wife farewell
yesterday morning. The woman
holding the child in her arms, turn
ed and walked away with Castine
Dorof, her new lord and master.
There were no tears, no quivering
lips, no sentiment. 1t was a cold,
deliberate commercial transaction.
The seller was fairly well satisfied
with the purchase price, the pur-
chaser pleased with the chattels de-
livered with her new owner. The
child did not cry.
Mrs. Evanic Borof is a young
woman with blond hair, blue eyes,
round face and sturdy, muscular
physique of the Russian peasant.
Her new husband is steady, hard
"N'bt PiOP~fObo lniuCIs HC
man who sold her has not she says,
cared for her as he should, and so
she was glad to "get rid of him. :"
She had planned to leave the home
which he undertook 20 provide,
when Borof appeared, liked her and
suggested the sale and purchase.
Evanic demanded SIoo for both the
mother and baby, but compromised
eventually on SIS.
From the Office where the trans
fer was made, receipt signed and
bill of sale acknowledged, in the
presence of two witnesses, Mr.. and
Mrs. Borof went to a general store
and purchased a new outfit Of cloth
ing for mother and child.
After the purchase had been made
they went to Borof's boarding house,
where company of friends and
neighbors had gathered to celebrate
the event.
Eyanic returned alone to the
place which ne still calls home.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
ERRAT|C TESTIMONY.
Given by Charles Y. Bishop Before
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
Admitted Claims and Denied Them
without Hesitation--Says Morgan
town Men Got HIS Money-Threatens
Prosecution-wilI Pay 60 Cents ON
the Dollar.
From .lc Morgan.own Dominion.

from thc Hotganto"n DOMINION.
A meeting of the creditors oil
Charles Y. Bishop was held in King
wood Tuesday and Wednesday be.
fore George Shirley, referee in
bankruptcy. ]. L. Hatfield, /. G.
Lazzell and S. +. Glasscock were
there representing the Morgantown
creditors. The crowd of creditors
was large, and most of the day was
spent passing upon the various
claims and assets.
1t appears from Bishops evidence
which was at times very complicat.
ed and contradictory, that he sank
a good deal of money In bad bust
ness ventures in this city. Some
of his investments here are known
20 have been on the wild cat plan,
but no one had any idea of their
extent.
Bishop is giving out the impress
sion in one way or another that he
was skinned" by number of Nor
gantown business men. He is very
sore at some of them, and threatens
to prosecute, even if he has to Dor
row money to do it.
Bishops testimony before the
referee was of an extraordinary
character. He admitted claims and
then denied them in the most start
ling manner. In one case he claim
ed to have paid an indebtedness of
$40. The check which he had
given was shown to him, marked
mo funds" but he still insisted that
1t had been paid. In another in.
stance he said he had signed con-
tract without reading it. He had
been hurried into an office, told to
sign without reading, and then had
been fred out.
His total liabilities will amount
to S25, 900 and his assets to about
SIS, 700. He will be able to pay
about 90 cents ON the dollar.
Bishop says he is coming hack to
Morgantown to live, and is going
to make some of his money back
where he spent it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
"May be what3Y asked Mr.. Bow

"May be WHAT" asked Mr.. Bow
ser as the other hesitated.
"Durned il i don't think it's a
highball, and want to thank you
for it in advance. II all men were
as generous as you are, us felleis-"
He got no further. That is, he
got good deal further-he got
outdoors and the door struck his
heels as he went. Mrs. Bowser was
trying hard to keep placid face as
Mr.. Bowser returned to the sitting
room, and noting the fact he point
ed finger at her and sternly said:
"The performance is not half
over yet. / will not sleep until /
have proved my case" al am will
ing to let 1t go as you say"
she replied. "what do we care
whether 1t is reg.i-mce or ra zheemr''
al care because have been call
ed an ass and an idiot, and ! don't
propose to stand it. I will go out
on the street and PUT the case to
the public. You needn't protest for
it will do no good"
He went. His experience with
the tramp warned him against that
class, bu, meeting an intelligent
looking man with bundle under
his arm, he stopped him and said.
"a word with you, if you please. I"
"Same old story suppose"
sneered the man in reply, "and /
haven't time to listen to it,"
"Sir, am no tramp" said Mr..
Bowser, with great dignity.
''No1 Then what is it1"
GLOW do you pronounce the
word spelled r-e.g-i-m.e1"
"Humphl Don't you monkey
with me, old mani I wasn't born
yesterday"
The man passed on, and it took
Mr.. Bowser 10 minutes to get over
his anger and accost a second Pc
destrian. He was told to forget it.
The third asked him when he got
out of the lunatic asylum, and the
fourth picked up club from the
street and whistled for the police.
Mrs. Bowser and the cat had been
looking out of the front window for
a quarter of an hour when boy
appeared with note for her. 1t
was from Mr.. Bowser, it read:
al say it's reg-i-mee, and I'll be
hanged if don't prove it or die in
the attempt. You can go to bed or
sit up or hang YOURSELF"
Ten O'Clock came-II-Ia-r.
Then the cat tell asleep and Mrs.
Bowser heaved Sigh and gave it
up and went to bed. She knew Mr.
Bowser. She knew he would find
that reg-i-mee or break both his
legs and lose the rest of his hair
trying.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
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Don't pay o. 90 = gallon for Linseed oil
worth 60 cents which you do when Won
buy thin paint in can with a paint label
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& 9 make ~. therefore when Won
want fourteen gallons Of paint. buy only
eight gallons Of j. & N. and mix six gallons
Of pure iinseed oil with 10.
You need only four gallons of T. & ".
Paint and three gallons u oil mixed there.
with 70 paint good sized house.
Houses painted with these paints never
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12

AT big FIRE in Fairmont a young
woman kept getting IN the way OF
the frcmen, when one Of them ex
claimed: "1f you don't get out OF
the way I'll turn the hose on your
Blushingly the damsel replied,
off you'll just wait I'll turn 'enl
myself when ] get home. / was
excited so I didn't notice which way
! was putin 'en on.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12
ENORMOUS APPLE CROPS.

DR.. ID. w. Border, the pioneer
apple grower of the Kearneyville
neighborhood and one of Jefferson
county's progressive fruit men, had
crop of $500 barrels this year,
the largest he ever had. His trees
yielded enormously, and by actual
measurement one tree had 81 bushels
upon it and another As bushels.
The biggest thing in the way of an
apple crop that we have heard of
his year is that from the orcha I'd of
Daniel Socks, near Kearneyville,
Jefferson county. Mr.. Socks has
90 trees, twelve years old, from
which he gathered the almost in
credible yield of 1900 bushels, an
average of 50 bushels to the tree.
He sold them for 81. 80 barrel,
and they are as fine in quality as
they are prolific in yield. 1t may
be mentioned that the best of them
are for export and others are to be
part of West Virginia's exhibit at
the st. Louis Exposition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-12

The Post Office frauds are not The
only ones that are causing sleepless
nights and bad half-hours to many
political patriots. Evidence is ac-
cumulating that huge land frauds
amounting in value to $40, 600, 900
have been discovered and that six
United States Senators, several Rep
resentatives and numerous govern
ment officials are mentioned in con.
nection with the frauds, though
Secretary Hitchcock, of the Inter-
ior Department, is continuously en-.
terlng strenuous denials. The frauds
in connection with the Indian lands
now being investigated, has only
just begun, and rumors of other
frauds in other departments are
filling the air at Washington. This
delay in exposing what has already
been discovered may, as in the Post
Office scandal, be made for the pur-
pose of allowing the statute of limi-
taiions to get in its work and permi:
other Republican patriots to escape
the tolls of the law.