Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-03-06

p! cOtt young men who keep company
with girls attending the normal school.
D The local girls claim the interlopers
have monopolized all the manageable
young men.
The Salem school board in construct
ing the high school should not expose
q themselves to the criticism which was
true of the one other Salem school, that
the architect and superintendent of
construction and contractors made in
dependent fortunes.
Having got their fair appropriations
the Portland papers want the refer
endum on everything else and want
to tie up all the other appropriations
in the interest Of their big banks that
will employ the states funds to spec
ulate in warrants.
Over 1900 loads Of dirt, off the
streets, have been hauled onto Wilson
avenue, to grade up that public park.
( Under former policies this material was
"grafted at public expense to fill up
private property. No wonderrich men
roar at public ownership.
When the senate killed the house bill
to put the normal schools under joint
board of regents and on business ab
ministration it killed the goose that
laid the golden egg. But what could
be expected Of the senate.
Hood River Glacier: The Salem Push |
Club is anxious that a meeting of the |
Willamette valley commercial clubs be
held in the Capital City prior to the
meeting of the Development League in
Portland in April. This has the spirit
of enterprise spread over the whole
state.
Independence West Side: The state
appropriations for the Agricultural
college and state university aggregate
$3O2, 500 against $4,000 for the four
normal schools. The total for the uni
versity, Agricultural college and four
normal schools is $4l5,,5OO. This is
nearing the half million mark or up.
wards of 100000 a year outside of
the support the state is giving the
public schools. 1t is against this
growing amount and the manner in
which it is obtained, the people are
protesting.
The money lenders of Oregon will
be quick to sign petitions for the ref
'rcndum on that million dollar appro-
priation, They know that all the
state institutions will be run just the
same; that state warrants will be is q
sued for the next two years on which
hey can make a fat thing in discount
and interest. If the referendum should
pc put into effect the people who live
'h the interest they accumulate
through just such snaps will draw )
lown at least Sl5O,0OO out of the tax.
'aycrs pockets while the taxpayers
yil have to foot all the bills.-Eugene
Register
The Salem school board are Social.
SITS That explains it ALL Having a Z
10000 high school building to erect
hey ask all the competent architects u
o give them the benefit Of their best u
ieas of construction. That is to show y
he people that they want to find the il
lost noted school house builder in a
'regon So that the Capital city may y
ave the most perfect up-touow high u
ihool building ON the Pacific coast
nd one that will be the pride of all :
he people. Then they demand that !
II the architects make estimates on
hat their plans and specifications will II
nst, and thus secure the best possible
for the money of the peo.
le' That is Socialism for YOU. and
le public schools being for the com.
on people what is wrong in giving
he people the best possible result for
'eir money! That is in the line of
-ogreSs, and does away with bossism
id favoritism at the taxpayers ex.
'nse. That is Socialism.
Sure Cure for PieS