Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-04-11

three blocks, when she was relieved
by two policemen.
Governor Leslie shaw, as his
friends are calling him, has set early
hours for himself in assuming his
duties as president Of the newly Or
ganized Carnegie Trust company. He
does not delay HIS arrival at his Of
flee until near the opening Of banking
hours. but appears there early
enough to make the office boy fully
appreciate that he has TO keep his
own hours strictly unless he Is will
Ing to be outdone by the president OF
the institution. "Mr. President" has
been used by some In addressing the
former governor OF Iowa since the
assumption OF his new position. but
the suggestion OF prophesy contained
In the phrase offers no inducement to
forego the designation of governor.
which is the one that suits him best.
Upton Sinclair appears to be con-
fronted with problem as serious as
"The Jungle" offered. But this time
II Is for him to solve. In addition
TO looking for new home in his
Utopia. he is as busy with half
dozen publishers. He cannot furnish
copy as fast as they ask for IL. His
very latest sorrow comes from the
irrepressible mayor OF Jersey
town. Silas Dewey Drake. post
master. mayor. chief OF police. fire
chief and founder of Lincoln. has Of
fered Sinclair and the other mem-
bers of the burned-out Hellcon wall
colony a large frame building and n
section OF land at Lincoln, suitable
for cooperative settlement. Lin
coin. would hardly be considered n
Utopia. II is on the Central Ran-
road of New Jersey and Lehigh Val
ley Railroads. Any local train will,
stop-lf tagged, A large incubator
factory Is also located there. Mr..
Drake first came into prominence as
mayor OF Lincoln. At that time the
members OF his council were all
women. When the late Alexander
Dowle, the second Elijah. was storm
Ing New York. Mr. Drake offered n
large section OF Lincoln to the
prophet. Dowle sent one OF his lieu.
tenants to investigate, but decided
that Lincoln was hardly second
Zion city.
How little we or the doctors know
about our bodies is shown In the care
of James Henry Smith. "silent
James," as he was known. so rich
that he hardly knew what TO do with
his money. and with all his s75, ,OO0,-
600 he dies suddenly. and the men
who could draw his check for mill
lions Is checked himself of ilfe's
books. And now Il transpires that
the man who was going through so.
ciety gatherings, the envy OF every
body as healthy apparently as could
be found. has had cancer He was
dootored for an aching tooth, and
yet had the deadliest disease that
man had. N-Rays do their part, but
when a deeper probe Is needed man
kind. even the most skillful physl-
clans stand as ignorant as a boy In
presence OF disease that searches
the whole body for places in which
TO lap and fruticy the deallest agony.
And with all his wealth he dropped
In death In a foreign land. with HIS
newly welded wife. to be sure. at
his side. but In a land OF strangers
and surrounded by them.
The children OF the pupblic school
8 are badly on for eyes. Il appears.
aud the physicians say they must
wear glasses. Now many an army.
indeed. are poor. some OF them very
poor, and they cannot only not at
ford, but really cannot raise the mon
ey with which TO pay for eyeglasses.
So the school authorities are going 20 |
provide them At the public expense.
This Is new doctrine. but Il strikes |
the public as alright The children
are the future citizens. and In one
respect az least. n no other they de-
mand with irrefusable right the gift |
OF eye glasses. for they are the fu-
ture soldiers and sailors OF the eoun-
try. and very poor ones they will bo
II they have not good eyesight. The
OF the children Is the work
Of the state, n lts costs millions
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