Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-23


first OF March, like othello, his oc-
eupation will be gone. Van Hise,
who was sent to every sheriff in the
state TO relieve them of the task of
hanging murders doesn't at all like
the new law substituting electricity
for the rope. as he really took pride
In his work and like "the gentleman
OF Paris" often dilated on the beauty
and symmetry of a neat polishing
on of a culprit. He has his own
gallows and 1t is stated, that he
notches 1t every time he sends a soul
into eternity, like duelist hicks his
pistol when he lands fresh victim.
We are told that Van Hise has SO
notches on his gallows frame and
hoped to make IL hundred, as John
ID. Rockefeller longs to round up
his age to par. Only give him con-
demned murderers enough and Van
liise will realize him ambition, for
nobody in New Jersey envies him his
self-appointed mission of life.
Figures, appalling In their slgnifl-
canee, have just been published by
the board of health giving the in
fant mortality in this city for one
month as 1898 or 124S over the total
of deaths of children in the rest OF
the state with an almost equal popu-
lation. These figures give startling
emphasis to the demand for the pas
turization of the city's milk depots
as there is no dispute of the fact that
the chief handicap of the city infant
in its fight for life is impure milk.
Much has been done in the way of
improved tenements, thorough sani-
tary inspection, systematic education
of mothers, the dillgent work of
visiting nurses and physicians, and
philanthroplc and health department
efforts of various kinds to improve
the condition OF children, but the one
fundamental peril OF the child. the
milk supply, has remained unim-
proved. The milk wagon daily dis
seminates bacteria by the billions
and the babies die while with an
equally pure milk supply, the city
baby's chances for life would be bet
ter than that of the country child.
but infected milk throws the balance
the other way and rolls up the death
rate. IL is to be hoped that these
alarming figures will spur on the Inn
pending reform, hurry the opening
OF infant milk depots. and compel
the pasturizatlon OF milk so as to
give the little ones fair chance to
live.
In the country districts and in
cities throughout this state no one
attempts to move load In icy
weather with smooth shod horses,
but in little old New York no horses
are sharpshod, and many are COM
PEELED TO work shoes worn as smooth
and shiny as a pair of skates. The
question that is daily suggeting IT.
self to every lover OF animals, as he
sees horses falling Is. IL something
cannot be done to prevent the bar
barous abuse OF the most faithful
servant we have, whose painful ef.
forts at present TO do their work
have excited the pity and indignation
OF every horse lover, and brought n
blush OF shame to every one who
imagined himself resident OF n civ
ilized community. The drivers are
often heartless and cruel, but they
are by no means so much at fault as
the owners who send them out, with
heavy loads and smooth shod teams,
expecting them TO do the ordinary
days work. Surely the brutality OF
the past few days cannot endue for
ever, and there is no doubt but the
person who would take initial steR
TO have a law passed to compel own
ers of draught horses 20 have them
properly shod when the streets are
icy. would have the thanks OF the
citizens at large.
An attempt has at last been made
to prevent the exhibition OF most OBJ
jectionable posters which have OF
late been flooding this city. and catch
the eye at every street corner and
boarding one passes. A prosecution
Is now pending against the American
Bill Posting company for having
caused to be posted In the city post
ers inclined to infiame the mind OF
the young. The posters objected to
represented the plays "The Million
aires Revenge" which Il is said. was
founded on the Thaw-White tragedy
and which according 60 the COM
plainants in the case tended 10 inclte