Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-01
NEWSY STORIES
FROM CHICAGO


day only month away Republican
and Democratic campaign head
quarters here show signs of new life
and preparations are being made for
a whirlwind campaign, which IL Il
hoped will partially make up for the
comparative inactivity OF the earlier
months. At the same time new is
ues are coming to the front, fore
most among which is the movement
for the conservation of the natural
resources OF the country. Political
amissaries report that I'm some of the
doubtful congressional districts this
isue Is the deciding factor in the line
mp and that the so-called "progres-
sive" candidates are making the
most headway, regardless of party
This Is said to be particularly true
in states where the wasteful ex7
ploitation of timber and mineral re-
sources has begun to tell on the Wis
ibe supply to such an extent that
| there is danger OF exhaustion unless
active steps are taken to check the
waste, according to figures based on
departmental reports at Washing
ton, our annual. consumption OF lum-
Der Is three times the annual growth
and the latest official estimate puts
the total present timber supply In
the United States at less than enough
to last for 80 years more, at the
present rate of use. Much of this is
waste for as many trees are con-
sumed by forest fires each year, due
to carelessness and lack OF precau-
tions, as are felled for lumber or
pulp. These and other facts are be-
Ing brought out I'm the campaign
speeches and candidates who have
pledged themselves TO support leg
islation TO stop this public waste
state that they find growing sent'-
ment in their favor by party afiilia-
ton This sentiment Is beinc
strengthened all the time by the Wig
orocs campaign which Is being waged
by the Conservation League of Amer
lea, the headquarters OF which arc
I'm this city. Backed by President
Roosevelt, and having the active sun
port OF both Bryan and Tart. who
are honorary officers. this organiza-
tion Is trying TO awaken interert I'm
the critical state OF the national re-
sources ns result OF hundred
years of wn 7ie and unscientihc meth.
"1s OTo ~ the late-t discoveries OF
the league Is the fact that over bill
lion cuhlcNoot OF natural gas Is escap-
iV~ every dqv from oil wells. fam
beaus and pipe lines, for lack of the
-'mD'ost provisions TO save It and
turn IL to account
Spanking has suffered q relapse OF
public favor for the Chicago schools
aud the chastcnng rod II urgently
recommended from various quarters
os cure for the rebellious spirit. !
now rampant because % the war OF
determination being wnCed on fra /
ternities, The president Of the /
chool board, through a countryman !
OF Froebel. recently declared for |
good, old corporal punt hment-not |
too severe hut emphatic and CON |
v'nclng. Two preachers IN sermons |
have approved The plan Roth hap
noned to be C0ngreeationallsts one
prescribed "the hand. strap or slim
per" The other snil, 81 think tho !
proner attitude OF the parent and
rood citizen 20 those boys who were
reported as loafing around the front
of their frat houses, emoking b-lar
root pipes. would have boon 10 go
there and reasoned with them. and
then N they stlll rebclled I think the
next sten would have hoen 20 find a
good elastic barrel siavo somewhere
and wh'ttle n off M ono end until n
"ooA hnrd-hold Is secured. and mix
with thom for few minute IN n
wqv that would have tendency 10
"e-ostahlish narental rceroct. neithor-
itv and r0vereiertv " Tho advocate
NJ "the hand strpn ard slinper"
added "And woul1 add 90 thpt no
~ wouprv ~ several
chanters ~ tho pook ~ proverhs.
which eai with ooroui rond chn1~on.
f0~ we eoom ~ ha troin'ue mn n gon.
aration of fuipro aparchlsts."
Color photograph. ior which
scientists md agtisfs the world over
have groped FOR 80 years since tho
Did daguerreotyne process proceed
hat 81 was possible, has been solved
under heroic condition by an Ameri-
Fan artist, Henry Raven. who has
liver for 20 wears In the City of Mex
co, An exhibit OF HIS work, which
he Salamagundi club of New York
was Instrumental IN having brought .
10 this country and which Il gave an
enthusiastic recognition has heen
lung I'm Thurher's galleries here, an
went considered milestone In tho
progress of photography Like many 7
mnortant discoveries. II was made
.fter a grim fight, for Ravell's sue
'e-s was i'm spite OF Temporary blind
less and the resulting poverty. q
twenty odd years ago he had made
his start In New York, both as
PAINTER and a magazine illustrator
lie won some distinction by his Mex,
can pictures, fact which took him
q Mexico 90 years ago. For several
ears he painted Mexican subjects
md made comics of old masterpieces
or the mural paintings OF cathedrals
md churches. Then an attack OF
Lannna fnNar left hln anhhanlr nrnn-I