Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

That little item of ~$$870,435 for public improvements at Sa-
lem this year means solid, prosperous growth for the Capital
City. Many people will have to hustle to meet their payments.
But under the bonding system no great hardship will be worked
on anyone. Real estate at Salem is quiet at present, but is
steadily advancing in value. Business property will feel the
greatest impulse of this expenditure of nearly a million dollars.
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Salem women appreciate the One Cent Daily Journal street
sales. Women are close buyers, and can make five cents go as
far as most men can two-bits. The habit OF buying the evening
paper and reading the news of the day is a growing one. They
also know if there is anything live, racy or snappy happening it
will be found in the eveningpaper.
The honor of being queen of the Cherry Fair is more sought
for than ever before. It is an industrial festival, and it is right
that working girls should compete 70 rthis honor. The queen
of an industrial event may well be a cherry picker, and a young
lady who works at the cannery, in a hotel, store or moving pic
ture show is the peer of anything that wears skirts in a demo-
cratic country, and can wear a royal gown with as much grace as
any favorite Of the aristocracy.
July first the boy that has sold the largest number of CAPITAL
Journals on the streets will receive a present of a good pair of
shoes. The four next highest sales will receive a fine copper
hoop. The sales on the street Tuesday evening reached 253-
pretty good for a quiet Notwithstanding rain.
The Capital Journal wants to be an absolutely fair and indie
pendent newspaper. 1t does not believe that everything one
class does is all right, and everything another class does is al
wrong. All that organized labor does is not right, and every
thing that capital does is not wrong. Free institutions and fair
play for every man depends on an absolutely unmuzzled press,
md this papcr, for one, will wear re muzzle.
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Falls City, Salem Heights andButtevile will celebrate. The
Fourth of July is a good time to take your family for a little
picnic outing, teach them patriotism, get a little fresh air, shut
up the house one day, and give your wife a chance to wear her
Sunday clothes. Carry the basket yourself, help spread the grub,
wait on the children, give your wife the same chivalrous treat
ment you lavshed on her when you were doing your best to
make her think you were the incest fellow on earth. You will
feel better and enjoy life more, and so will she. The color will
come back to her cheeks, and the sparkle to her eye, and maybe
she will feel proud of even you.
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The recall movement, right or wrong as it may be in individu-
al cases, is bound to grow stronger. The people feel disposed to
try 1t, and will try it if they get a chance. There are judges
and district attorneys, elected by the people, their salaries paid
by the people, and yet who do not fail to sell their services to cor
poratons and appear against the people on occasions when their
influence counts.
1t is not too late to plant asters. Buy plants, make the ground
mellow ana rich, shade the plants for a few days, then cultivate,
and no flower will repay so much beauty as the aster. Besides
it is the state flower in honor of the Astoria centennial. Let us
all be ready to go to Astoria with a basket of asters.