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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17

Several old residents of Salem say
there has been graft in Salem for years.
We are going to investigate. We are
going to the very bottom of lots Of
things-we are going to dig up facts
we have quite number now, but we
are after Others. There arc 30 many
wheels within whoels-one pocket Of in.
formation leads TO another-so watch
The Capital journal for all the
goods" Several people undoubtedly
sent to this office for the purpose have
tried to call The Capital journal off in
its fight for the people. Nothing doing.
We arc here to be neither called off nor
made to lay down. When we get
through there will be some hides tacked
up to dry and II won bo The Capital
Journals, either We know Just what
we arc doing and just what we are 20.
ing to do. We have started this fight
and we are going TO finish it. Just
keep your eye on the news columns Of
The Capital Journal.
The morning paper is quite iubilant
now because II is to get all Of tho city
patronage, and II probably needs il,
Tho Capital journal does not. The
Capital journal will take It's little
homeopathic dose Of medicine, but in.
cidcntally IL this, as Gid claimed was
done In the interest Of economy how Is
It going TO work outs II you remove
business competition and give one news.
paper a cinch on the city patronage, is
II going to boost lis prices or lot them
remain as they are, If grocer or
dryRoods man has cnch on a contract
for goods is he going to figure as close
M tho man who has 10 meet compcti.
tioni Thcn again, the morning paper
operates a job department, tho Capital
journal does not aud doosn Z want to,
Councilman Stolz has big lot Of print.
ing to let. will the morning sheet get
Iiti Why isn't this printing given to
tho job printers Of the city 10 bid on
they are citiacns and taxpayers, arcn I
they entitled 10 chance What's tho
answcr1
The spinelcss morning sheet has got
ten of on the wrong side for years, az.
cotding 10 old Salem residents. And
now II must do the bidding Of ils mus.
tors--it must lick their hands and whno
for bones
ls 1t true that a certain paving com
.pany is paying the morning sheet tgO
por nOnth-fof advertising" which
never appcaHi
Is II truc that the Warren Construc
ton company Ia operating In Salon uu
dor another namoi
ls II true that others may bo on the
pay roll Of paving companiosi
And then there are other things In
the city besides paving,
The Capital journal gives the news.
Watch for and read Tho Capital J0r.
nnl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17

to ignore the people, this is just what
viii happen.
The Capital Journal feels kindly TO.
wards the owners of the water works,
but yet it is opposed to purchasing its
old, dilapidated, worn.out plant. The
people don 7 want to buy it and its pur.
chase will never go through.
The Capital journal feels that an in.
justice has been done the people inter.
estcd, by the delay of the sewer bond
matter. The Capital journal and the
people would like to know the real
cause of all this delay We would like
to know when this matter is to be set.
tied
The Capital journal has no i'll feeling
towards Mayor Sleeves. He is man
Of good standing in this community--a
successful business man and should
make good mayor He has done some
very good things in the interest Of Sa.
lem and its people and The Capital
journal has cheorfully and gladly com.
mended him for so doing. Mayor
Sleeves, however, has made mistakes,
and The Capital journal has not been
backward in saying so. lie should con
slider the people more. lie should take
them into his confidence. Why doesn I
he' Why does ne not listen TO tho
people instead of apparently lenli1g
bis assistance to putting through meas.
ures that work a hardship on the poo.
pie. II Mayor Sleeves wants TO carry
ous th" wishes Of the people, let ltm
mingle among them. He will very
soon find out, If he hasn 7 already done
Sc. iust what measures the PEOPLE ATE
opposed TO. And when he finds out,
why doesn't he do as the people want
him to do. Is he tied up with pre.elec.
ton pledgesf
The Capital journal respects the ma.
iority Of the council-the council ism Z
all bad-not by any means. There are
a number Of men In the council who are
good, honest, upright citizens who are
In every way worthy Of the trust and
confidence placed In them by the poo.
pie. Some Of these may make mistakes
but they do not do Il Intentionally.
Furthermore, when The Capital Journal
.criticizos "the council" II doesn I mean
all the membcrs-it simply refers 10
those councimcn who are wrong and
are consequently subject TO just crit.
cism. Mr.. Rigdou has done some good
things for the city. IIc has also rmado
some mistakes. The latest mistake Mr..
Rigdon has made is TO run away 20
California in order TO dodge the wet
and dry issue. The Capital journal
doesn't admire this act Of Rigdon s.
he should have the courage Of his con.
yictions and stand his ground. No mat.
ter what side Mr.. Rigdon would havo
taken In this matter-and The Capital
Journal doesn't know Mr. Rigdon 4
views on the ubject-he should have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17

stayed here and given both sides a
square deal-a fair and impartial hear.
ing,
Mr. stola has done many good things
for Salem. The Capital journal has
given him due credit and will continue
to do so whenever he is entitled to il.
We will also criticize him as fast and
as often as he gets off wrong--a thing
he has done many times Mr.. Stolz can.
not believe that he is doing what the
voters of his ward want him to do. He
couldn't have been elected councilman
--he was appointed The whole thing
was framed up in advance and Mayor
Sleeves held over the appointment of
his committees until Stolz was appoint.
cd councilman and then put Stols on as
chairman Of the street cOmmittee-a
position Stolz anxiously sought. II
stolz's position on the street committee
is thankless," " why was he so anxious
to get iti And why did Mayor Sleeves
with the assistance Of some oily.foxy.
stay.in.tho.backgrOund individual pull
the wool over the eyes Of well.meaninp
councilmen, railroad the thing through,
and give stolz the job he so coveted.
Gid. don't like The Capital Journal be.
cause it criticized him--ho is punishinq
this paper because Of our criticisms and
he is using the peoples patronage
which doesn 7 belong TO him with which
to punish. If he uses the people 's pat.
ronago to favor one newspaper and pun.
ish another, will he NO do tho sano In
other cascsi What's the answori Gid
slipped one over on The Capital Journal
and we admire the way he did II, and
no passed II mp to the mayor, too. But
The Capital Journals fight has been
out In the open and above board-some
OF those who are fighting The Capital
journal are sneaking In their methods.
We are wise TO all Of these. We know
what they are doing and while we may
be young In years and unused TO the
methods Of some Of these schomnp
plotters, we will continue to fight in
the open, and before we are through
the people Of this city will have some
very interesting reading
This paving business will bear the
closest watching--the property holders
are surely entitled 70 square dcal
and The Capital journal Ia going 10 try
to see that they get Il. No paving com.
pany should be given n contract unless
such contract Ia safeguardcd with a
bond, And then the work should be-
carefully watched by some one expert.
enced in such work who will foarlcssly
see that the people get what they are
paying for
The contractors should be given to
understand that two inches Of wearing
surface means two inches and not one
inch, and that 10 many inches Of base
means 80 many inches and not one inch
less.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL STATES ITS POSITION ON PUBLIC MATTERS

Under the heading, "phe Concern Oi
AL the mcrning paper yesterday
male grand stand play for sympathy
for itself, its interests and the hand.
that toss it bone now and then. \
intimates that The Capital Journal I
criticisms are founded upon personal
reasons and openly accuses this paper
Of attacking our best men with nc
cause whatever excepting that they
hold thankless public offices" " This is
not true, and the morning sheet knows
IL is not true.
The Capital Journal is not here tC
make any criticisms for personal rea,
sons--its criticisms are based on prin.
ciple-we are criticiGing the office aud
the way such office IS conducted. We
are not criticizing the moa rersOrallg,
Any man who goes INTO rnblic life is
subject to criticism hnd the nan who
is so thin skinned thar he caunC. stand
just criticism had better stay out Of Of.
flee. Furthermore, the .nrssicu Of a
newspaper is to keeo rs readers posted
as to the acts of pubic officials and to
justly criticize or command The rews.
paper which does mo- 10 this hts 90
standing and does not fulfill its mission.
Now and then man botrays MS trust
and does things which reflect rpor his
character, his integrity, and his man
hood 1t is then for & reputable nows.
paper to expose such a man, to attack
him personally, and let II he known
once and for all thnt when any guCh
case arises The Capital journal will
strickland strike with all the strength
| IL can command. We are opposed Ia
every semblance Of graft aLd we arc
Igoing down the line and cypOsc i IN
every case that comes 10 our notice
no matter whom II hits II wo are
wrong in anything we arc willing TO be
put right-and If there are any in sa
lem who are in wrong, they had better
get right--and get right. quickly. The
Capital Journal win always fight graf
Its mission is to expose it--and ex
pose it we will and every one connected
with IT,
If we do anyone an injustice jn amy
way and II is brought 10 odr notes, We
win hasten to correct e. Oar columns
are open to any one for liberal dis
cussion Of any subieet--;nose who dow
agree with US are just as wsls"me /.
use our space as are those who do agree
with u.s. Because n mar or any vt Of
men dom agree with us iossn mean
that we don't feel friJadly towards
them. We bear no i'll will ,owar,ls any
man because he is opposed to US, hu; We
intend running this pape' as we sct
! fit, and not as Tom, Dick or Harry
tells us TO run it. We know no master
we are bound to no clique or faction
nor do we ever intend to be so bound
This papers influence cannot bt
bought--taking away patronage frcu
us will not cause us to alter our courst
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
CANNOT BAR NEW
FIRM FROM FIELD
Wants New Company Prevent
ed Doing Business in the
City of Medford.
COMPANY LOSING MONEY
Peculiar Proposition Put Up to Rail-
road Commission by Concern operat-
Ing at Medford.

The question Of whether the railroad
commission can refuse to let q new
company invade the field of a light and
gas concern, when the field does not
yield returns to the company already
in business, was put up to the railroad
commission today by the Oregon Gas
& Electric Company, which has plants
at MedfOrd, Grants Pass, Ashland and
Roseburg, A Mr.. Hill, Of Medford, is
said to have intimated that he would
start things If the Oregon Gas & Elec.
trio Company did not buy his coal gas
The company asserts that it has been
operating in Medford two and one.
half years, and the business there is in
deplorable condition, the company los.
ing from 5000 to 5000 per month. Med.
ford's population has decreased 1000,
and conditions there and at Grants Pass
and Ashland are very bad Had the
company forseen what was coming, it
would not have invaded the field.
The company wants to know if the
railroad commission cannot head off
the new company, asserting that the
commission in California has such pow.
err The Oregon commission has no
right to interfere and if the new com.
pany wants to invade Medford It can
do so, but the probability is that with
that showing it won't.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17

any more than giving increased lat
ronage would muzzle us. The Capital
Journal is published in the interests of
the people, the taxpayers, the mer.
chants and the institutions of Salem.
1t is from these that it receives legi.
innate support and it is to these it at
any cost intends to be loyal. When we
know we are right, we will 60 down
the line for it--and the longer we live
in Salem the more will Salem people be
convinced as to the absolute certainty
of our determination to see that the
people Of this city get a square deal.
The owners of The Capital journal
have come to Salem to live. We want
the good will, respect and friendship of
every good citizen in town. We ara
not here to antagonize or attack any
good citizen personally--it is the Other
fellow we are after. Our friendship
and our good will goes out to all coed
citizens-we are here to help them all
and The Capital journal is here to
boost for Salem, its people, It's mcf.
chants, its resources and its indus.
tries. The Capital journal is here TO
boost for a better and greater Salem
We have come to Salem with a clean
record, we intend to keep il, and as
time goes on the. people of this com.
munity will always find US standing
for right because It is right.
Gid says The Capital journal is max
ing its fight for selfish reasons. Gid
knows this is not true, and so do the
people. If The Capital journal were
selfish It would take its share of the
hush money the same as other news.
papers have done. There has been
plenty Of it handed out.
And now to review some Of the stands
The Capital journal has taken on pub.
lie matters.
The Capital journal was opposed TO
raising City Attorney Pages salary.
We have nothing against Mr.. Page per.
sonally On the other hand, Mr.. l'nge
has our friendship ana we want his
We believe Mr.. Page 10 Re a good citi.
zen and an honorable and honest gen.
tleman Of a great deal - ability. We
do think, however that Mr.. Page wns
wrong in having his 50 any raise rfter
he accepted the office, knowing IN ad.
vance what salary thai office carried
with II and we upid so. We st i think
SO. and so do the masses Of the ppojle,
but the council has so far overridden
the people. We also blame Mr.. Page
as a public officer TO. not coming oct
and telling tho people from time 20 ,ine
~ TO the progress being made in the
sewer bond matter Nr. Page ia pub.
lie servant and IL is his duty 20 give
such information to the people 30 ;ht
Taxpayers who pay him. If M Page
cFtpot zee III 10 do this he should be
removed fran cfficc All another A.,,.
ny engaged AID II Mr.. Page cont lus
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
MakAa Curt Remarks.

President Dick, of the nlihee club,
arose and curtly informed the members
Of the Board Of Trade that the club win
get along whether or not the Board Of
Trade is consolidated with II, He said
that, inasmuch as the club has TO re.
Incorporate, with an additional depart.
mont arranged, a commercial branch in
form, he could see no reason why the
two bodies should not consolidate and
thus concentrate the efforts Of both in.
to one. "e
Dick heatedly inferred that President
D'Arcy was not fair, and that II he
did not believe the executive commit
tee Of the Board Of Trade we're work.
ing along the proper lines to consoli'
date the two organizations, he should
"kick them out" and get others to
serve. Dick then proceeded to decry
the 'deplorable conditions Of the Board
of Trade rooms" He said that they
were not fit TO enter; that when a man
attended meeting in the quarters, he
entered with a bad smell in his nostrils
and went home with headache.
"You be fair with me, Mr.. Dick, "
said President darcy, "and III try
and be as fair to you. If you mean to
infer that / have been manifesting in
sincerity and unfairness. in urging this
question, you are surely mistaken.
say this, IL you people want to consoli-
date, and maintain two classified
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
Card Of Thanks.

We, the husband and children Of the
late Mrs. I. A. Vernon, desire to express
our deep appreciation of the many kind
ly acts and tender sympathy extended
us during the illness and following the
death of our beloved wife and mother.
No words can fully do this so we can
only say that it shall be remembered
and treasured by us, green spot in our
memories for all time.
I. A. VERNON,
OTIS VERNON,
TROY VERNON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
WILL ENTERTAIN THE
DEAF MUTE SCHOOL

Friday afternoon DR.. ]. Arthur Cole,
the cave explorer, will lecture to the
teachers and pupils of the Deaf Mute
institution, Dr. Cole has addressed sew.
eral of these schools and says they al.
ways enjoy the mysteries of cave life,
and often write him thoughtful sugges.
tions after seeing this beautiful subter.
ranean fairyland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
CALIFORNIA WILL
EXCLUDE JAPANESE
1t Stands Solid for a White
Mans State.-.Japs Can't
Own Land.
QUESTION IS A VITAL ONE
When Japs Once Get a Foothold on
Land Whites Move Away and Jap
Colony Spreads.

Washington, April 17.--That CalifOr-
MIA is absolutely determined upon the
exclusion Of the japanese, that Cali
fornians are set like steel for a white
man's state, and why they are so set,
was explained here today by William
Kent, congressman Of California, in
lengthy statement dealing with condi-
tions now agitating the Golden State.
(By Congressman William Kent, Of
California;
Chinese exclusion was based on eco
nomic and social reasons. The econom.
ic reasons were fallaciOus. IL the Chi.
nese did our work without demoralizing
our democracy, there was no reason
why he should not do it, But in work
ing, he kept out white labor and thus
demoralized our social status.
Prefers Chinese.
Tho same reasons were cited as oh.
jections to the Japanese. He was found
to have much less valuable economic
quantity than the Ohinaman. He did
not have the same ideals Of commercial
integrity, and his social attitude was
much more offensive.
The exclusion laws undoubtedly
would have been passed against the
japanese If their government had not
entered into treaty to provide against
issuing passports to its laboring
classes coming to America.
The practical effect of japanese land
tenure is shown by Japanese settlement
in some of the more fertile portions of
California. The white people shun those
sections. This may and may not be
due to the prejudice Of white neighbors,
but California, thus far, has been a
white mans country, and it is the in
tcntion of the people of California to
keep It so,
IT'S the Racial Difference.
1t is n curious fact hat tho Japanese
persstently deny that, in their case,
race problem Is involved, and refuse to
recognize this as vital element in the
whole contention. To thoughtful stu.
dent Of the situation there can be no
assumption Of superiority as laying
back Of the racial question. We admit,
il we choose, that the Japanese, are, in
some particulars, our superiors, We
cannot deny, however, that taken ra.
cially, they arc different from the
white race. They cannot bo assimilated
into our poulation. Introduction Of per-
manontly defined groups Of non.assim.
able population must necessarily create
bitterness and misunderstanding, and
hamper the development Of democracy.
The privileged classes in California
the land owners and great employers Of
labor-may clamor for this cheaper la.
Dor, but tho vast majority Of Califor.
mans look forward to q great state
wherein similarity Of population win
mako an enlightened democracy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
VIII Bloss the Altar

The new altar In 81, Paul's church
will he blessed at the ! / o clock service
on Sunday Al the same service the
rector will preach sermon In Wow Of
the approaching change In the rector.
ship on the text. whether II were I
or they 40 we preach, aud 80 w be-.
lioyed. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
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A President for God Father.

= North Yakima, Wash, April II. 4
+ Woodrow Manch, of Wapato, 1
= sixteenth child of Peter Manch,
+ an Indian reservation rancher, is 4
= to have president of the United 4
+ States as godfather. The six. 4
+ teenth Manch was born the day 1
+ President Wilson was inaugural. I
+ ed. The father wrote at once in 4
= German to Washington, telling I
= the president tnat both he and
+ Mrs. Manch and all the sons and 4
+ daughters of voting age had done 4
= their duty by the Democratic
4 ticket last November. President 4
4 Wilson telegraphed that under 4
4 the circumstances he would con. Z
= sent to be godfather to this res. .
4 ervation baby. =
+ Z
4 a l. 4 L 4 a 4 d L l. L L 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17

Blames Grand Uncle.

= Seattle, Wash, April l7,-Alleg.
= ing her grand uncle, James Girls. 1
= dale, wealthy rancher on Balm. I
+ bridge Island, mistreated her 4
+ when she was 10, and then mar. 4
+ ried her off to Calvin Pike as a 4
= protective measure for himself, I
+ Mrs. Grace Pike is now asking Z
y $4,000 damages from her rela- I
+ tive. The girl is II now. She I
+ was taken from her home at Bay I
, City, Mich, she alleges in October I
; 1910, by GriSdale, to live with !
, himself and his wife, the couple I
h'having no children =
II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
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Minister Is Glad.

+ New York, April 17.-With =
+ prayer of thanks to his Creator, Z
+ was the way Rev. Jere G. Cooke, !
= who elOped to San Francisco from 4
r Hampstead, Long Island, with =
+ Floretta Whaley, his ward, re- :
+ ceived summons in a divorce 4
+ action instituted by his wife, 4
+ Mrs. Marinda Clarke Cooke, of :
+ Hampstead. Miss Whaley, who =
= has had two children by Cooke =
+ since their elopement six years =
+ ago, danced with joy when the +
+ summons arrived. Cooke former. +
+ ly was pastor of st. Georges =
= church at Hampstead. +
+ +
l. Il Il Il Il Il Il Il Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
Distinction Not Favored.

Gentlemen, if you attempt to make
the Board Of Trade a mere incident to
the nlihee club, by consolidating, you
are not going to accomplish anything -
said President darcy, in expressing
his views on the subject. "If you elias.
sify the commercial department mem
bers and the social members, what op'
portunity have we to enroll the farmer,
workingman and those who can only
90 to the doors Of the Illihee club, look
in at the men ejoying their cigars, play
ing billiards and reading the daily pa
pers, but must not step through that
door. If they have no further busi-
ness in the commercial room or quar-.
tiers, they simply put on their hats and
60 home.
az am in favor Of getting the name
of every farmer in this vicinity on the
roll of the Board Of Trade, and encour-
age them to attend the meetings and
participate in the organization work,
whether or not they pay penny II
we throw ont such encouragement to
those who have not been properly in
vited to interest themselves in the
Board of Trades work, we will have
little difficulty in organizing larger
body and better one in every respect.
"Make the Board Of Trade a side
show of the nlihee club, and you can Y
succeed along progressive commercial
lines
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-17
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Weather Forecast.

Oregon Fair tonight. Friday
fair, cooler except near the coast.
} Northeasterly winds.