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The Washington times., 1903-01-04

haDs the best equipped man Of his day
in this country on the subject of classic
details. Nothing should be permitted
that would violate his ideas of archi-
teeturaI taste and proportion.
In this building should be a statue of
Jefferson. which could most appropri-
ately represent him sitting in his ia
nous old hish-backed chair, as If read
ing his first draft Of the Declaration of
Independence, the result Of his night S
labor, with a serious but satisfied ex-
preston of countenance- Alongside him.
to the left, should be little spindle
legged table. his own-made writing
desk, books, papers, and a brass candle
sticl,, containing the remnant of a fast
Gickering 'taIIow dip" He is thus de-
picted as having worked through the
long hours of night, while his colleagues
and the good people Of the Quaker City
yet slumbered-
Question of Location.
The location of the proposed memorial
Will be the subject Of much thought and
consideration. but it is probable tha,
Congress viii be asked to designate and
set aside some portion OF the Mall. ''
taking into consideration, of course, the
views of the commission having in hand
the Identification of the public reserva-
tions and the Capital generally. Col. T
A. Bingham. superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds, will be consulted
in The matter. and recommendations
from him viii have much influence in
deciding the question of location. Friends
of the movement have suggested the
park between Third and Four -and-a-baIi
Street. immediate west of the Botanic
Garden. as an especially good situa-
tion. This location meets with much IA
vor
Both questions Of character of build
ing and location will no doubt be agreed
upon as soon as possible. for it is be-
Iieved that the people viii more -sadiIy
contribute to the movement when they
know about what is to be done with
their money. the amount required, and
they can see attractive drawings Of the
proposed memorial
An Address to the People.
Being complete in its organization the
next important movement to be taken
by the memorial association viii prob
aoly be the issuing of an address to the
people" of the country. setting forth
the aims and object of the association
placing stress upon two important points
that the people Will be entirely depend
ed upon for contributions. no appea
to be made to Congress for funds. ant
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

NIGNOR MARCONI, of wireless
fame. is fond of dogs. and used to
~ own a cocker spaniel Of unusual
intelligence.
The young inventor says that one day
he took this dog to a saddler's with
him. and bought there a whip. That
afternoon the animal was disobedient.
and he punished it with the whip he had
just purchased But In the evening when
he came to look for the weapon again,
il was nowhere TO be found
Just then there came ring al the bell
II was the saddler, the whip in his hand
Your dog. sir" he said, brought this
70 the shop In his mouth this afternoon
and laid it on the floor and ran on
quickly"
The Washington times., 1903-01-04
a SUGGESTED DESIGN FOR THE
MEMORIAL

that the organization is, and ever viii
be. absolutely non partisan. This ad-
dress viii not be promulgated. however,
until the return Of Admiral Dewey. the
president Of the association. who. IN ac-
ceDdng the Office, said.
4 am in hearty accord with the move
ment TO do honor to the memory OF that
great statesman. who did 50 nsucb for
his country"
As rapidly as possible branch azsocia-
tions viii be formed in ali the states
and Territories. these 20 be under The
direction and control of the national
body, with its headquarters in this city.
now located in the Stewart Building.
Sixth and D Streets northwest. where
Chairman A. a. Lipscomb. Of the board
of governors. and Secretary W. 5. Nc
Kean can be found daily at work pre-
crossing the affairs of the association
and formulating plans for raising funds
to erect the proposed memorial to JET
ferson.
Nj. Voorhees, Tribute.
The late. and highIy-esteemed. Daniel
". Voorhees,. Of Indiana, paid this bril-
liant tribute to Mr. Jefferson.
And then ten days afterward (the
writing of his very last letter. the vet
eran lay upon his dying bed, waiting for
the invisible curtains which divide time
from eternity to be drawn aside. No
wall, lament. or remorse shook his soul
in that supreme hour. He had played q
great part in the world and was leaving
it without a stain. He had entered the
service Of his country in his youth, rich
in lands and money. At the age OF
etghy-three he was dying poor. with
the iron hand of debt cIutehing at all his
worldly goods.
He was not attended by the minis
try of wealth, but he was attended By
the sublime consciousness that a good
name is rather to be chosen than great
riches He talked some of Revolution
ary times. and Ionged for the dawn OF
the Fourth of July. then Just at hand,
in order to depart on that high and he
role day He watched the clock and saw
the moments lass until he knew his
wish was accomplished. At high noon on
the 4th Of July. 1926. while joyous bells
we're ringing and festive coIors stream
ing in the air: while the grateful hearts
of free people were lifted up in re-
joicing. his great spirit left the pre-
cincts Of time and entered upon eter-
nifty
"As a statesman his principles live IN
all that is greatest and best OF his coun-
try's history. as a diDlomat5t he estaB-
Hshed our first relations with foreign
powers; as a philosopher his name VIII
survive as long as the law Of progress
rules the world. Wherever among men,
in all time TO come, the oppressed aspire
TO be free. the eEslaved mind TO break its
house OF bondage. and ignorance strug-
giles toward the light, there wiU JeGer-
son be hailed as the peer. in wisdom
/ and benevoIence. OF the foremost who
have lived in the history OF the human
} race"
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

came to him TO be married en- day a
man Of seventy and a girl of eighteen
The minister whispered. when this ill
assorted couple came and stood before
him:
The font is at the other end Of the
church"
What do we want with the font2 We
are here to be married. said the old
man.
oh, I beg your pardon" the clergy
man rejoined 4 thought you had
brought this young girl here TO be chris
tened
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

7 = FRICK, of Pittsburg, denies
Fl that he IS to be made presi-
/ i. dent of the steel trust. hut his
fondHess for watercress is a
fact so well known that il would be
quite impossible for him TO deny IT,
From his boyhoOd Mr.. Frick has been
devoted 10 this crisp, fresh growth, and
there is n story about him and it that
is often repeated among iTOnmasteTs-
once in his youth, Mir. Frick was din
ing in his boarding house, and, the
watercress being excellent. he was eat
ing it with gusto.
Some one. TemaTking the animaI-Iike
look that the eating of green food gives
TO human beings, said:
"Frick, you remind me of Nebuchad-
nezzar."
MIR. Frick retorted, without looking
up:
at must he because / am eating
among the brutes, then"
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

A National Association With
Headquarters in Wasting
ton to Keep the Worthy
Enterprise Before the Pub
lie Officers in Every State
IN the Union-Patriotic Ex-
pressions fromWe1l-Known
Men-The Movement VIII
Soon Take Definite Shape
and the Hopes Of It's Origi-
nators Be Realized Teffer-
sens Great Interest IN the
Question Of Permanent Seat
Of Government-How He
Disposed of Problem That
Threatened Young Repub-
fc's Harmony.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
FAREWELL TO 1908.

The last day Of the year causes any
but the best fortified spiritually To
pause and consider the flight of time.
Yet time itself Is but a myth. unless
II mark progress and the good use
that has been made of II.
The successful flight OF airships,
the discovery OF radlum and birth of
the baby republic OF Panama were
world events due TO 1908.
Fruitful of good harvests, the year
was punctured with terrible storms
and enormous floods that swept our
country.
The massacre Of Jews at Klshineff,
the Heppner disaster, and then the
last, but not least. the burning OF a
Chicago theatre with 600 victims, were
black blotches OF mishap.
The completion OF the Siberian rail-
road. and the fact that but eight miles
OF railroad were built in Oregon are
worth noting
SO farewell to 1908. May we never
see your like again. May we all learn
TO discount time. and defy its ravages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
DIRECT NOMINATION.

The Republicans Of Salem at the re.
cent city election inaugurated the
Direct Primary system of nominating
candidates for office.
The plan was so simple and worked
so well that 1t is doubtful IL any other
way Of making city nominations will
ever be tried again.
Only five free.holders or voters Of
the Republican party were required
TO put a candidate for Mayor or Al
derman on the nominating ticket.
The voters at the Republican pri-
mary then made choice between the
several aspirants, whose names ap-
peared on the Australian voting blank
Thus the entire ticket was nomi.
mated and the ticket was successful
in every ward with the one exception.
The party was perfectly harmonious.
A movement has been started in
Clackamas county to initiate Direct
Primary law by popular vote at the
June election
IL requires that the asprants for
nomination present a petition with
names OF eight per cent of the voters
In the district TO be represented.
This petition Is too large TO our way
of thinking and experience would
show that Il was cumbersome and
monopolistic
Another bad feature of the proposed
law is that it docs away with the con-
yentions altogether, which Is too re-
strictive.
A limited form OF direct nomination
for county tickets should be adopted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
A rhorne In The Elssh

Last night. about 1880 some lady
'phoned The Journal that the carrier
had forgotten to leave a paper. as
carriers have done since time imme.
mortal, and as they will continue to
do until the heavens are rolled up as
scroll, and tied with a drug store
string, and requested that a paper be
sent to her on the next penitentiary
car The one who received that mes.
sage, and who pens these lines, prom.
ised TO forward the paper as request
ed. He hied himself gaily to the place
where the papers are usually kept.
but, like poor Mother Hubbard's cup.
board II was bare. Then a raid was
made in the back once, but there was
not a Journal to be found. Still. not
despairing, his efforts were rewarded
with the copy he sought, and. as he
came proudly forth conscious of vic.
tory, behold! the car was vanishing
around the corner of State
street He didn't grieve, he didn't
even swear, for 1t dashed upon his
mind that he had forgctten to whom
the paper was to be sent anyhow.
These lines are written in the hope
they will catch the eyes of the party
in interest, and that as the old year
dies and the new one comes on apace,
he may be forgiven a seeming discour.
tesy, and an economical use Of the
truth. He expects to die sometime.
and TO so where carriers, even though
they should get there. will cease from
troubling, AN othef ills that flesh is
heir to may be borne with equanimity
and becoming fortitudla but from de-
celt, vain glory, hypocrisy-and car
Tiers, good Lord deliver as.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
The Woman anS the Mustaohe.


Breslau, Dec. 31.--The most mag.
nificent mustache In Breslau grows on
the upper lip of Herr Rottger At a
convivial gathering the other evening
he offered to cut It on if the company
would give 81 TO a charity in which
he was interested. He was taken up,
the contract was put in writing. and
Rottger was TO appear the next even
ing "all shayen and shorn" and get the
money.
Rottgor did not turn up. Instead
the postman brought a letter from
Frau Rottger who said when she mar
riei her husband she also married his
mustache, adding:
His mustache is my mustache. He
has no right 10 dispose of it, and the
contract on your paper is null and
void Should you dispute this the
law courts sre open to you"
The party of the second part" in
the contract has accepted the wife's
challenge. and taken legal steps to
compel Rotter TO live up to his bar
gain
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
THE SALEM JOURNAL HAD 4
SCOOP.

The Daily Salem Capital Journal
had an exclusive scoop ON wednos.
day evening, IN It's account OF the
Chicago theatre Are.
The only Portland evening paper
that had the news was the second
edition Of the Portland Journal, and
les story was shorter than ours. But
the Portland Journal that reached Sa
lem had no news Of the FIRE.
The Portland Telegram had not
word about the fire In It's edition that
reaches this city about O'Clock No
second edition OF the Telegram
reached Salem.
That was a clear scoop for the III.
ito evening Salem daily. and we have
a rlght to pat ourselves ON the back
and snake our own hands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
MORE "LAcHEs" OF THE SHORT
SESSION.

No one will blame Governor Cham.
berlain for making a ight for short
session OF the legislature.
He is a Democrat aud had uohlng
to expect of a Republican legislature,
and had a right 10 exact any promise
ne thought necessary
hut the Republican legislature, re,
sponsible for the enactment Of salu.
tary laws. should have taken a de-
cent time TO consider bills after the
Republican caucus decided to take up
twenty or thirty subjects.
One By one the mistakes made are
coming out and the necessity for
deliberation on the part OF court or
a law-making body stlll appears
Il now appears that the bin to pre-.
vent exterminatlon OF the Chinese
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

pheasant was passed by the house
without voting on it.
The clerk read the bill, the house
talked about it. it was sent to the
senate as passed, when no roll call
was ever taken
The bill fixing new fees for county
recorders is found to have made i'm.
portant changes in the interest of the
poor man" of course
For instance mortgage that cost
$125 to record now will cost $225
More mistakes like this, and the fail
ure to re-enact the $500 exemption
will cost the Republican party dearly
The Marion county delegation. most
Of whom fought against a three-day
session, are not to blame for these
laches Of legislative intent.
It has taken a force Of clerical ex.
perts longer to fix up the records than
the "hangman's" session lasted. These
"flxers" virtually had the making up
Of the journals of the two houses.
Almost no record was kept, and the
way business was rushed through
it was next to impossible to discov-
er what has been done. In the senate
the roll calls we're mere form, few
If any responding on suspension of
rules.
May the good Lord protect Oregon
against another "rapid-hre" legis.
iature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

I'm keep in"when I'm "tardy,"
An I'm KEEP in" when I'm late;
I'm KEEP in" for position
That means not settin' straight.
I'm KEEP in" on my joggerfy
My readin' an my writln',
An I'm KEEP in" some for laughln'
An I'm KEEP in" most for nghtin,.
I'm KEEP In" when my marbles
Comes rattlln' from my pockets,
An sometimes when my matches
Gets mixed up with my rockets.
I'm KEEP In" Of | whisper.
An I'm KEEP In" ef | chaw
The piece OF gum I've borried
An am warming in my jawl
The truth Is, at I'm KEEP In"
Most everything | do
But one jolly thing about II
Is, the teachers KEEP in" too!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
SHOT MISSED THE MARK.
Attempted Suicide at Roseburg Re-
suited in a Grazed Arm.

e. j. Judd, frequenter of the sa-
looms in this city. attempted suicide
Sunday morning at the Cruiser saloon,
while in a drunken condition. He
pulled a large Colts 3S-caliber revol-
yer. and undoubtedly intended to
shoot himself through the heart but
his aim was poor, and the length of
the barrel of the revolver made such
shot difficult for a man in such a
condition, and the best he could do
was to Craze his left arm with the bull
let, cutting a deep cash about two
inches long. The man fell, and those
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
rAE sHopoY ExsMprIoN LAw

The householder's $500 exemption
law was surreptiously repealed a few
years ago.
AS soon as that secret changing OF
the assessment law was noticed there
was demand for It's restoration
The special session pretended to
pass law to give back this exempt,
ion for the protection of the poorer
class OF tax payers.
The pretended exemption allows
$500 worth Of property to be taken on
householder, but howg
Now mark where the cinch comes
in on the poor man; The exemption
is limited 10 household good farming
implements, and stock,
The laboring man in town or city
or small farmer has little or moth,
ing to assess of this kind, possibly
$50 10 $40 worth. 1t is exempt
The wellto-do citizens or well-to-do
farmers has the fun $500 worth to
set let on, so It really favors those
who are best able TO pay
One Democratic senator Miller of
linn made a fight for the right OF all
persons 10 have an equal exemption
OF $500 on their assessment
But he failed and had the bill
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
"Portland and Return Only s2.2Oa

"Portland and Return Only $2.2OS-
The Southern Pacific is now selln,
round trip tickets to Portland from
Salem for $2.2O, good going Saturds,
or Sunday. returning Sunday and Mon.
day, giving all day Sunday and Mon
day in Portland. The same arransa
ment applies from Portland, giving all
Portland people a chance TO visit val
ley points at greatly reduced rates
w. u CONAN, G. P. A
cod
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
is ALCOHOL A FOOD OR PoIsoNq

is ALCOHOL A FOOD OR POISON?
In the practical affairs of life ex-
perience has demonstrated precisely
what the closest scientific investi-
cations have disclosed, that alcohol
has not only never been a real aid in
performing tasks inviolving the Sc
verest mental ana physical exertions,
but that in all cases 1t has been an
actual hinderance to the development
of the highest capabilities. Evidence
of this kind meets the investigator on
every hand. nor need he lock to the
Temperance fanatic" for the most
emphatic expression of this sort of
evidence. 1t comes from dispassion-
ate, clear-headed, impartial men of
science, whose entire lives are spent
in discovering truth, rejecting every
thing which has not been tried and
proved in the crucible Of experiment
tai evidence.
A writer of the German Emin
Pasha's expedition said: "At Baringo
the last bottle of cognac was con-
sumed, thereafter we had to drink
only tea, coffee, and cocoa, and it
must be confessed that our health be-
come Immediately better"
Nansen's arduous journeys in
Greenland, and almost to the North
Pole, were made without single drop
of potable alcohol.
Helmholtz, probably the most acute
thinker, and the strongest man men
tally of tho nineteenth century, spoke
at celebration of his SEVENTEEN
birthday of the ruin wrought to brill
liant minds by alcohol, declaring that
the smallest quantity of alcoholic
drink, dissipated all philosophic think
ing and effort
Is 1t not a fatal inconsistency to call
any substance food which does not
give increased warmth to the body;
but, instead, decreases the bodily tenn
perature; which does not protect the
tissues from waste, but
does increase their rate Of meta
bolism; which does not give added
power to the brain, but on the con-
trary always decreases the quality
Of their product; which does not en-.
able the muscles to contract more
but does, indeed increase
their capability of doing work?
Considering the foregoing evidence
are we not fully justified in calling
alcohol a poison, meaning thereby,
hat IL is a substance inimical to the
organism, producing injury in small,
and death in larger quantities.? Are
we not moreover, by the same evi-
lence, fully justified in denying it
place in any classification of foods
'r medicine, because 1t neither re-
pairs tissue waste, nor protects the
organism neither is It source Of or.
sanic force?
Let us, then, continue to teach our
'oys and girls that alcohol is a poi
on; that the fact of its being oxi.
HEED in the body, II taken in small
Is not sufficient to constl.
ute 1t food; and that the normal
nan is never benefited, but rather
Iarmed by 1t in any quantity.-Alka-
odial Clinic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
SALEM SCHOOLS ARE PROGRESS.

ING.
The annual taxpayers meeting at
the city hall last night was a perfect.
ly harmonious gathering, and there
was perfect unanimity in support of
all that has been done for bettering
public schools.
The board has made a record for
progress and good financial manage
ment that will be heartily endorsed by
all thinking people.
The school attendance is not what
II should be, and yet 1t must be re-
membered that nearly thousand
children and young people are at prl.
vate schools.
But there are hundreds of children
not at any school who should be in
the public schools, and a way should
be found to get them to attend.
The school board has proven that
there is no inconsistency in progress
in the schools. and IN good financial
Debt has been wiped out, salaries
increased, grades added and addition
al teachers employed, without in
creasing taxes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

present thought he was done for nj,
I'll the wound was examined n
DuGas was called in attendance ana
dressed the wound, the wounded ma,
remaining insensible for some hour
-Roseburg Plaindealer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

London, Dec. 3l.-The lord mayor
today sent Ambassador Choate the
following; Citizens Of London offer
their deepest sympathy and sincere
coincidence 10 the American people in
the awful loss Of life through the fire
In Chicago"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
one More Indictment.

Washington, Dec. S1.-An addition.
al indictment against John Beeson.
the wealthy real estate dealer of San
Francisco, who is charged by the in,
terror department with being the head
of the alleged land frauds in dozen
Western states and territories, has
been returned by the grand jury.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

Mrs. Charles G.. Defining, of Che
halls, Wash, a bride OF but two
hours, stepped on the Northern Pa
oiho ferry at alama. Monday morn.
ing, and was rescued while sinking the
second time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

Jakey Smokalem. Puyallup Indian.
beat his squaw to death on the res
ervation near Tacoma Monday. The
buck was drunk at the time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31

passed as a compromise Then it
was let go through SO as TO not 90
into effect until 1905.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
OREGON COMING EVENTS.

National. livestock. convention,
Portland, January 1915.
Angora goat show, Dallas, Janu
AIRY I4-15.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-31
THE DAILY JOURNAL
seriPps News Association kilograms.
BY HoFER BROTHERS.

Daily One Year. $4.00 In Advance.
Daily Three Months, $t.oo In Advance.
Daily by Carrier, so Cents Per Month.
Weekly one Year, $t.Oo in Advance.