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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01
POSTOFFICE PROGRESS.

Salems beautiful 100000 fed
eral building is to have the grounds
graded and made into a beautiful
green lawn.
Salem is to have more letter car
riers. These have been promised
for a long time. but NOW WE ARE
TO HAVE THEM.
The Capital City of Oregon has
been given less postal accommoda-
tion than any city of its size in the
United States and territories.
Postmaster Farrar and his assist
ant postmaster have been giving
special attention to the condition of
streets and sidewalks.
The special agent who has been
detailed to visit Salem and report
for more carriers will see the city
beautiful and clean.
Salem is not behind other cities
of its class in this respect and has
as much right to a complete carrier
system as any city of 1900 or
$1,000.
Salem people should get over the
idea that the rural mail carriers are
adequate to city of this size for
the suburban wards.
There should be a morning and
afternoon mail delivery and collec-
tlon FOR THE WHOLE INCORPO-
RATED PART.
DEVELOPMENT NOTES.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

There are many new applications
for membership in the Eugene Com
merolal club aud more commg. TIL,
club will be formally opened on Sep
tomber 10.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

The claokamas county officers re-
port that the increase IN the tax roll
OF that county is about $500. 900
over that OF last year while that
caused by the incorporation OF the
exemption Ian Is about sAOl, 600.
making a total increase In that coun.
~ OF about si,s5O.oO0 gls,ug them n
total value In the county ot about
NO.OO0,0o0. Douglas county Is
raised from about s6,5OO. .oOo 10
about $4,000. .000.
The Allen Fruit company OF Ea.
gene began the work OF canning
Bartlett pears Wednesday. emnloy.
ing about 70 women and girls and
10 men, The crop In that vicinity Is
very large this year aud the owners
OF the eannery expect TO put up many
more cases this season than for sew.
eral wears past. n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01
IMPROVEMENTS PAY.

No, only the people IA the clty
should paint their houses. trim their
trees plant flowers and water their
lawns
but II would pay any farmer or
fruit grower to nS up his premises
aud not have them looking 80 MUCH
LIKE A. WILDERNESS.
Drive out ON any OF the country
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01
CLEANER STREETS.

II the Mayor Waters plan mate
FlaliEos. Of cleaning some OF our pria,
elpal streets. aud having them oiled
or spTlnkled during the State Fair
week, people will be SURPRISED
AT rHE RESULT.
They viii be surprised at the flne
bread. smooth streets salem has,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

Couldn't make an aunouneems,
that would please the public bette,
'san when we tell them that thai,
laundry "a work will be dous to perfss.
''on and the Salem Steam Laundry
saaf be sOmpetsd with anywhere Ia
the soaHi'y for the perfection OF n,
work on linen. SILKS or woolsns Wa
defy competition in tAis line, because e
saers were any better method. -.
would have them at once. Trv ,A.
SAi"A steam LArndry. Price. ,isA,
sAIkM STEAM LAUNDRY.
oelSnsl J. olmzssad. Prop
A - iSS-iee q Liberty n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

The company which is build'ns
the system of waterworks at Drain
filed articles of !ncorporatl1L here
under the name OF the Drain Water
Co; incorporators. f. u. Waters, f.
Jordan and +. b. Phillips: capital
stock. $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

The total valuation of Marion
county :or tdNsu"u. As - WI by the
figures recently made by. the county
assessor is S2S,754,959. as against n
valuation Of $9,S31.st6 last year.
The total this year is divided among
the classes OF property thus; Per-
sonal, S6,4S6.3SS; Town aud city
property. s6,SlO,597; acreage. sI5.-
.957.9T4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-01

Mount Angel academy, a first class
boarding and day school for girls
aud young women. conducted by the
Benedlctine Sisters at Mount Angel.
Oregon, will resume stldios Tues
day, September 4.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
WHY THAT PREMIUM

The contract between the Morris ad-
ministration and Mr.. Moran provided
for a premium or bonus of $50 day
on the construction of the Big Cotton
wood conduit, for every day it was
completed before July Is. 1906, as well
as a forfeit of $3.50 day for every
day it's completion was delayed beyond
that date
But the question is, why did Mayor
Morris want the work completed be-
fore that dav7 What was to be
gained by it7 There is plenty of water,
always, until about that time OF year.
Why, then, was the completion so much
desired prior TO that date, that the
Mayor was willing to pay S150 day
for it,
Take the contract on its face. with
the sixty days premium now claimed,
and allowing for no stoppages during
the winter; the conduit would have
been done by the middle Of May. a
time when there is always water to
waste, and when it is wasted What
point is there III paving a premium TO
have moro water at that time7
Again, there was supposed to be en-
gineering ability enough in the city
employ to estimate with fair accuracy
the length Of time necessary TO do a
piece of work of that kind What
sense, therefore. is there in having a
wild estimate of time, that will miss
the true date by sixty days in work
that does not require more than six
manths active work TO finish?
1t was a most unfortunate piece Of
business for the city. Its only incen-
tive undoubtedly was to show to the
voters in the oncoming campaign, in
which Mayor Morris was a candidate
for reelection, that there was some
thing doing. Accordingly, the il.con.
sidered contract was let, to the i'm
mense disadvantage Of the city. not
only in this matter Of needless bonus,
but in the imperfection of the specif-
cations, in erroneous line surveyed. and
in the lack of provision to stop leaks,
it being assumed, evidently, that the
silt which the passing water would de-
post would stop up the holes. The
Tribune protested earnestly and repeat
edly against that haste.
The Council, as we view the matter,
acted properly, and has taken all the
action which it can take in the prem.
ises. It passed the account as pre-
sented, backed by the department en-
dorsements forwarded in the usual
manner, When the propriety of the ac-
count was brought in question, it in.
vestigated, and determined the facts
and their bearing upon the contract
And now, the account is still held up,
1t will no doubt be found that the
easiest and best determination Of the
whole question is to take it into court
and get speedy and decisive decision
Of all points in controversy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

equals 01543 Rrain) per peso. Gold
will be Immediately coined, which
maintains the currency of the country
and the holder saves his profit. The
preamble of the bill states.
The high price which silver has reached
during the past year has permitted the
extent. and much sooner than was antici-
pated the monetary system established
by the law OF March 20. 1905; and this
too, without any loss or injury, but rather
with considerable gain for the holders OF
Mexican silver pesos. and also for the
public treasury, which was able to con-
vert these dollars into gold money rapid
" coined and put into circulation In sums
which reached more than htty million
pesos,
That is, the exporter of silver is al
lowed in his gold deposit the amount
of the silver export tax which he has
paid. The law is expected not only to
be no hindrance TO the export of Mex
lean pesos, but 10 be strong incentive
to the deposit and retention of gold in
the channels Of public control, and TO
be n powerful support TO the gold stan
dard, 1t will probably work that way,
too; for Mexico has boen very shrcwd
in the handling of her silver products
and currency,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
1T IS PASSING STRANGE.

The Boston Traveller comments upon
the recent charge made by Senator
Dubois of collusion between the Presi-
mon hierarchy. An editorial article
on the subject is taken from that news.
paper and reprinted today in The Trib-
une under the caption, "The Mormon
Menace
The Traveller finds it "passing
strange that Mr. Roosevelt does not
address himself to this subject in his
message. But 10 The Tribune there is
still greater reason for surprise in an
other phase of the matter: The Nor.
mon hierarchs are fond of declaiming,
publicly and privately, upon the friend
ship and protection of the President Of
the United States upon which they can
rely in their controversy with the Chris
tian world. Sensitive as Mr., Roose-
welt is concerning the use Of his name,
supersensitive as he has shown himself
to be in resenting any quotation of
his words by others; one might I'M
agine that he would Immediately fly to
his own defcnse-that he would COR
polygamists who have the effrontery
to tell in the big Tabernacle and to
boast on the street corners of Zion
that Mr.. Roosevelt is their friend, and
that President Roosevelt will see that
no harm comes to Reed Smoot or to
the other ruling authorities of the
church.
President Roosevelt did not think it
beneath his dignity TO reprehend Mr..
Henry NJ. Whitney Of Massachusetts
for that gentleman s attempt to tell
the people cf his commonwealth what
were the sentiments Of Mr.. Roosevelt
on a public question. Mr.. Whitney
was charged by the President IN the
public print with falsehood and per-
fdy-and yet the subject at issue was
reciprocity with Canada and the Presi-
dental view on this matter, whether
for or against could not in any way
affect the Presidential reputation as
man OF the highest ethics and ideals;
whereas in the case OF the boasts, by
polvgamists. of his protecting care he
is at once placed in the position of
friend of law breakers, n guardian of
polygamy. and a confidential counsel
or of traitors.
Inasmuch rs his dynamic soul is op-
posed TO the offenses of the Mormon
hierarchy it is, as the Boston Traveller
says, "passing strange that President
Roosevelt does not make momentous
mention of the offenses, and does not
make stern reputation of the hierarch-
zeal claim of friendly copartnership
with him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
LET THE RESULTS SHOW.

II the National Government had not
undertaken the reform of every abuse
IN this country. it is unlikely that Utah
would have been threatened with ral-
way commission to be created by the
LEGISLATURE In other words, II the
railway commission had been needed 1T
never would have been thought of; but
iuasmuch as the greater number and
the grossest Of the evils are under cor
rection by the searching inquiry and
the prosecutions which have been dl-
rected through the Department OF JUS
tice. number of reformers-some of
whom are Of the cheap variety-thlnk
10 gain favor for themselves with the
people By attempting work Of super
erogation.
The railways have no more right to
rob or TO discriminate than has any
private individual or any other corpora
ton; but on the other hand the rall-
WAYS are entitled to just as much con.
sideration from the public as are other
upbuilding agencies. With ample laws
TO protect the rights of individuals,
with a National determination to rec
tify former wrongs and TO provide pre-
vention Of their recurrence, the less
proscriptivc legislation that Utah shall
perpetrate against railway companies
at this time the better it will be for
all concerned.
1 N
deliberately-not as favoring the rail
WAYS against the people, but as favor
ing the people by securing railway
building and railway enlargement in
the State for the benefit Of all other
existing industries If it shall be found,
later on, that the present radical means
adopted by the National Government
still leave some abuses which only To-
cal laws can correct; it will be time
enough to enact statutes of that char
acter. But for the present it is not
known that the Federal remedy is in
sufficient; il is not known what, if any,
wrongs will remain: 1t is not known
what, if any, remedy is desirable.
Therefore any attempt by the Legisla-
ture Of Utah TO provide n regulating
| commission or some other eXtraneous au.
| thority to conduct The railway business
for railway companies would be likely
| TO result in unmixed harm.
| At present most of the railway com
panies Of the country are doing all in
their power to fulfill existing law and
TO meet the requirements of public
sentiment. To pile on additional stat
utes under these circumstances is as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
The Mormon Menace
Boston Traveller.

Boston Traveller.
In the United States Senate at
Washington. Yesterday, Senator Dubois
Of Idaho charged the President with
interfering in the last elections in
Utah, Idaho and Wyoming in favor of
the candidates of the Mormon church,
This may be true or not, but IL is
passing strange that the menace of
Mormonism, which caused ringing mes
sagcs from Buchanan, Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland, did not
impress Mr.. Roosevelt sufficiently to
even mention IT in message which is
rcplctc with suggestions on almost
every other moral question before the
people.
This omission is particularly notice
able in view of the fact that the mat
ter has been brought forcibly TO public
attention because Of the protection
thrown around Senator SmooJ even
after an adverse report by the com
mittec who investigated his right to
remain in the Senate. and the recent
conviction of the president Of the Nor
mon church for polygamous practices in
defiance of United States law, one OF
his numerous wives having recently
presented him with his forty.third
child.
Almost every week Mormon mission
aries bring to this port from Europe
young girls who are probably destined
to become plural wives. The Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has put
binders on the immigration officers
who are obliged to allow these aliens
10 enter. in spite of the fact that the
German government refuses 10 allow
Mormon missionaries TO work in Ger
MANY because it will not allow the girls
of that nation to be proselyted to help
the growth of Mormonism. II would be
interesting to know how many of these
healthy immigrant girls are 'sealed -
TO President Smith.
Republican supremacy in three or
four Of the Mormon States is no doubt
important 10 the Republican party, but
when the supremacy is gained nj the
expense of allowing the Mormons to
continue their lawbreaking, it is time
that il was ended.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
A WHITE CHRISTMAS,

The weather bureau promises MS
snow for Christmas We hope that this
good forecast may be realized with
plentifulness For. ga white Christ
mas is pure JOY; it is one of the in
herltances OF our race, without which
we miss the real Christmas feeling, and
are apt to consider ourselves injured if
not defrauded,
What use is a sled to the little lad
Of the family if there is no snow to
run it on1 What benefit is that muff
and the muffer TO the girl if there is
not crisp air and the crunching Of
snow undsrfoot to give real comfort in
the wearingH
So, we hopo that by tomorrow there
may be the traditional and Justly cx-
pected white Christmas, But while
We would gladly see snow enough and
cold enough To make the enjoyment per
feet on the day of days TO the Chris
snow, nor would we like to see too Sc
we're cold; for there are some even in
this favored land and in this vastly
prosperous region who have not the
wherewithal TO make merry when the
air is too sharp and the snow too deep.
We would fnin see the cold tempered
to the JOY of the masses and yet not
10 the suffering of the needy,
Or. better vet, let the broad and
beautiful spirit of the day so possess
the hearts Of every ono of us, that we
may see TO it that no one needs for com
fort in food, FIRE, and clothes on this
coming anniversary of the day of the
Gcd-g promise of everlasting life
to all the world. With that, there will
he remembrance of the dav in deed
rs we'll as in feeling, SO that the di-
vino sacrifice 10 which this day was
the initial step may be impressed upon
every heart to the end that IL may
willingly and gladly do whatever may
be possible to encourage and to help
every one in need, in memory of the
divine help rendered in the birth of
Our Lord to the elevation and the re
demption OF all mankind. A little ex
ercise of the Godlike spirit will be good
for the soul; and it will also be an evi~
dcnce that the example of the Savior
of the World is yet powerful in the
minds and the hearts of the human
race. Let the day be white in deeds
as we'll as in the promised mantle of
glory
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
SWITCHING CHURCH CHOICE.

The Logan Republican is on the high
road to apostasy again. Some day that
aggressive and progressive sheet will
90 one step too far and the gates will
be closed so that nevermore can il re-
turn to the fold.
This time it IS interfering with the
purpose of the hierarchs TO sell the
tithing Office corner IN Logan to the
Government of the UniSed States for
a postoffice site; and if there is one
thing in the hierarchical view more
sacred than polygamy it is the 6nan-
cial interest of the concern. The Lo-
gan Republican might question the ne
cessity for baptism, 1T might cast
doubt and even ridicule upon the Word
of Wisdom, but when it touches the
sanctifed dollar interest of the chiefs
Of the church it is juggling the Ark
of the Covenant.
1t appears that the ecclesiasts first
favored the southwest corner of the
Tabernacle square in Logan as the
proper location for the new postofice
building, That must have been emf
nently satisfactory 10 the business in
terests Of the community and the pop
uiation generally. Such location would
bring the postoffice building on the
best available corner Of the junction
of the main street Of the town and the
street leading to the railway station.
For some reason, evidently net un-
known TO the Republican, the ecclesi~
asts switched their favor TO the tithing
Office corner and the business interests
which are disappointed are comment
ing with some heat upon the disregard
of public interest which was thus
evinced. it is evident that this is not
the first time that the Republican 8
feelings have been wounded by the in
trusion of improper influence into the
affairs Of the people Of Logan, for it
says:
The Republican hoped that private. po-
litical or church interests might not be
manifested In this matter. but rather that
for once all interests should unite In do
ing what seemed the best I'm public way.
Without straining to inject an unin-
tended meaning into the article of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
MEx1co's SILVER EXPORT TAX.

The Mexican Chamber Of Deputies
has unanimously approved bill estab-
fishing an export fax of ten per cent
on the silver peso. Consul-General
Gottschalk explains that there is n way
for silver exporters to reimburse them
selves for this tax. In the law is a
clause which provides that holders of
pesos will be permitted to export them
by depositing with the Exchange and
Currency Commission pure gold to the
amount Of rs centiRrams (centigram
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

absurd in morals as it is injurious in
business, When the Federal Govern.
ment and the existing Inv and the rail.
way compares are all united to the
end of correcting the wrongs which
have existed, the best thing for the
public to do is to possess a little pa
tience until results can be obtained.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
TRIBUNE, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER

Republican, it is evident from that Ian.
guage that never heretofore has there
been any momentous affair In which
improper Influences were not intruded
at Logan-and the weilinformed opin-
ION Of the State will agree with the
Logan Republican on this point.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Tourist in Highlands (who has eaten
owe YOU for this meal9 Guidwife-
Aweel is the Sawbath. So we II no
charge We onything, Grannie-Na. ma,
we munna charge We onything. But
yo can Just gle the BARNS saxpence
4 nj nn l-Pnnch
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Members Of the Legislature may lot
believe Col. Loose s statement that thev
would re.elect Apostle smoot, unless it
is corroborated by Brother Smoot, him
aelf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

But insisted the good man, ism Z
it true. as the old saw has it, that
charity covers multitude of sins =
HUH snorted the cynic, ''not If il s
our charity and other people s sins. y
Philadelphia Press.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Col. Ed, Loose ought to be given
chance TO show whether he is right in
thinking that the Legislature would
re-elect Apostle Smoot if he were
nusted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Perhaps the coal companies have
been planning TO surprise the various
communities with big supplies Of coal
on Christmas morning
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Tomorrow the weather will be con-
sidered cold enough, anyway, to war
rant the usual Christmas demand for
warming drinks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Japanese are said to be unreliable.
but when they say that they have no
desire to engage in war with this
country one is bound to believe them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

A Chinese student has been permitted
to enter college fraternity IN Chi
caGo, which is all San Francisco wants
to know about Chicago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Federal interference is n kind of in
reference in State affairs, however,
that the church leaders cannot consci-
entiously approve,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

The little folks will he expected to
go TO bed early this evening. or to
pretend TO do SO
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Congressman Howell regrets that he
cannot come home TO work for the
Agricultural College as he would like,
being compelled to take a free ride TO
Panama
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Later on, some Of the bill collectors
will be around having their merry time,
and giving out some compliments of
the season.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Some stockings will be empty tomor-
row morning, though so small that it
would take but little 20 fill them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

II il is a fact that children and fools
speak the truth, the average of veracity
is propably safe, in spite Of the CON
siderable falling off in the number of
childIen-Puck.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Mistress Crying to be agreeable
What are your favorite dishes, Bridget ?
New Cook-To ate or to break, mum
Boston Transcript,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

You may think you have done all
your gift-buying, but have YOU remem.
bered TO buy something for some un-
fortunate one?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

1t is evident that Col. Loose scouts
the idea that Apostle Smoot has al.
ready given Utah trouble enough.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24

Some purchasers are determined. any
way, TO do their Christmas buying
early this evening.