davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

Remember, that no great service
was ever rendered to the public
socially, morally and politically
without those who we're actively
working for reform, running the
risk of calumny and abuse. The
churches, with rare exceptions, are
timid and fail to give the moral
support necessary to achieve sue
cess, and oftimes, give their sup
to influences working against
moral and social betterment in
their respective localities. If pro-
fessed Christians would give their
moral and financial support to
those working for the best interests
of the community in which they
live, it would be an evidence of
their sincerity and anxiety for the
changes for which they pray.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

FOR SALE-A fOur-roOm honse in
good repair; large corner lot; cement
walks; in good locality. Will be sold
for $1,000 cash. Inquire at the Leader
office.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
Constipation, if Neglected,
Causes Serious Illness

Constipation, if neglected, leads
TO almost innumerable complica-
tions affecting the general health.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
. THOUGHTS BY THE WAY

The Milwaukee Journal queers
facts:
We'll, didn't I.aFollette when
he refused direct support to Wilson
last fall say he had decided upon
that course for the reason that he
wished to be in a position to oppose
him if he should be in the wrong7"
Well, didn't LaFollette give
President Wilson a left handed
support and induce his friends and
supporters to vote the democratic
national ticket because of his dis
like for Taft who knew the man?
The senior senator, unless he is
opposing the leaders in his own
party and making political capital
for himself by his opposition to
every effort to aid the people, will
fight the democracy, but not very
hard--his heaviest blows are tor his
own party, which he has done
more to disrupt and defeat than
any ten men in the democracy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

The political plums are begin
ming to be distributed in this state.
John w. Aylward has qualified as
United States district attorney and
H. H. Manson as United States
collector for the western district.
John and Herb have been provided
for and can now look out on life
and smile-at least for four years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

Gov. Major of Missouri, says,
that he does not read the papers
for fear that they may influence
him in executing his trust to the
people. Whether he has opinions
right or wrong is question that
may raise doubts The man who
is unwilling to be informed upon
both sides of a question is unsafe.
1t is evident that the show me-"
state has a chief executive that is
laboring with an aggravated case
of the big-head.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

At the republican harmony ban
quet at the state capital last week,
there was much talk about pro-
gressiveness and the desirability of
recognizing the party along pro-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
LUMBER INDUSTRY
SHOWS BIG INCREAS
Ninety Mills in Northwest Show In.
crease of 25 Per Cent Over Last
Years Cut.
UNITED PRESS rnAanp wrnr.1

Tacoma, Wash, May 2S.-During
the first four months of 1918 the hm-
her cut and shipments of the various
mills Of the northwest have exceeded
the business of the corresponding peri
cd of 1912 by big margin. Before the
members of the West Coast Lumber
Manufacturers association at the
monthly meeting here, W. G. Miles,
manager of the association, read a re-
port showing that the cut of the 90
mills of the association for the four
months of 1913 was 17O,OOO,OUO feet in
excess of the corresponding period last
year, an increase of 241a per cent.
The shipments from these mills for
the first four months Of the present
year is shown to be l2O,OO0,OOO feet in
excess Of the business for tho CORE
spending period of last year, or gair
Of 16 per cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
PORTLAND CHARTER
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court Turns Down Kickers
and an Election VIII Be Held Next
Monday.

The supreme court held that the Port.
land commission form of government
charter is valid and constitutional, and,
accordingly, an election can be held
there Monday.
The assertion that the charter is not
valid because it provides there shall be
no party designation on the ballot is
declared Of no merit, the statement be.
ing made that political parties have no
more right than churches to have their
names on the ballot,
The amendments are declared to be
strictly within the laws and constitu.
tion Of the state.
The court says, however, it is doubt.
full If that portion Of the McNary ordi.
nance, which provides for commission
government 30 days after the proelama-
tion Of the mayor Is valid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28

rapidly, with gOod.sized chuck holes in
it and already in need of repairs.
When through with this take a walk
out State street. Note the condition of
the bitulithic, claimed to be second.
class, too, and you will find it smooth
and in good condition. Continue your
walk on out beyond the creek to where
the cement paving begins and take a
look at that Although laid later than
the bitulithic it is already badly worn
full Of chuck holes and badly in need
Of repairs. If year or two will put
this much vaunted concrete in this con
dtion what will happen to it inside Of
six years'
II must be borne in mind that the
wearing surface is only an inch and a
half to two inches generally on con.
crete paving, and, while the chuck holes
and gouged out places show, the balance
Of the street, that apparently is in good
condition, is steadily wearing away,
though doing so smoothly and evenly,
80 that the real wear and loss is not
visible. Every wagon that goes over
it griuds off and loosens small particles
and these are swept into the CUTTERS or
whirled into space by autos, as they
suck mp everything loose on he road
and fiji the air with it. Naturally, in
the course Of time, and not a very long
time, either, the whole wearing surface
Of an inch or two inches is gone, and
when this point is reached the streets
will go TO pieces all at once. That this
stage will be reached long before the
tenyear limit has elapsed, after which
the property owners can again be forced
to pave is moral certainty As W.
have stated, some Of the concret,
streets, only couple Of years old, are
already in condition to require fixinl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28

There are 50 many objections to con.
crete as pavement, that one hardly
knows how to classify or enumerate
them. The strongest objection to them
is that they will not stand the wear.
1t is claimed that the bitulithic pave
ment laid in Salem about five years
ago, on Court and Commercial, was Of
poor material, that the asphalt used in
it was part Of lot of some $4,000 bar.
rels condemned in the East, but good
enough for the wild and woolly West.
We do not know as to the truth Of this
statement, but, anyway, it is claimed
that the Salem bitulithic is not first.
class That may be, but even so, how
will 1t compare with the concrete paw.
ing laid here since. There is one piece
Of concrete work in this city that seems
to stand up we'll, and that is Fourteenth
street, the first laid in the city, the
work being done by August Kehrberger,
we believe in 1910. This was probably
before Gideon was inadvertently lost in
the shuttle and left out Of the council,
and the mix was about right. Since that
time somehow it is different, the mix.
ing combination having been probably
forgotten. This street offers the strong.
est testimony Of any, in fact about the
only testimony in favor Of concrete,
But we ask any Of our readers, and es.
pccially those who contemplate paving.
to examine the so.called second.class bit.
ulithic on Court and State streets, the
first pavement laid in the city, and pat
down. II we remember rightly five
years ago. II will be found to be in
good condition, has required little or M
repairs, and gives promise Of serving
the purpose for many years to come
| When you have examined this bitulithio
take a walk out South Commercial and
examine the concrete down but a yeai
or two II will be found TO be wearing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
SOME OBJECTIONS TO CONCRETE PAVING

by the city, and this condition will re-
main on these streets for eight years
more, continually growing worse, and
by the time the ten years have elapsed,
they will be, unless big money is spent
in repairs, in worse ccondition thau be-
fore they were paved.
Salem has, in round numbers, about
25 miles Of paved streets, and she has
about three miles now under way or or.
dered. 1t is safe to say that, by the
end Of this season, she will have 25
miles Of concrete paving to look after,
and to keep in repair, and she will find
the bin for repairs growing steadily
larger, until before the ten.year paving
period has elapsed II will be up to the
city, as whole, practically to repaye
these streets.
We are not advocating bitulithic
pavement; there may be other and bet.
ter and cheaper materials, but we make
the comparison between the two, be.
cause they make it themselves present
II to you every day, where all you have
to do is to look at the two paycments
and then do little thinking.
As a matter Of fact a good graveled
street, like Mission, or a macadamized
street, like South Commercial south Of
Mission, is a pretty good street, espe.
cially in the suburbs, and, while II is
about as clean, it is certainly more last.
ing than concrete, and is easily and
cheaply repaired. We make the prophe'
cy now that inside Of five years Salem
will have an attack Of 'cementis hp.
pcndicitis" that win require drastic
treatment, and will send her finances
to the hospital or her taxes mp along
with the price Of beef We are getting
the goods now, the bills will come later
and the probabilities are that by that
time we will be sorry that we invested
! in them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
GOVERNOR TELLS
Of BLACK PAROLE
He Had Been Kept 3 Years and
3 Months Longer Than
His Minimum Sentence
AND HAS LEFT THE STATE
Is Still Under Control of the Parole
Board, and Governor Thinks His
Parole Was for the Best.

Governor West today gave out the
following statement in regard to the
Homer Black parole, which has been
more or less discussed in the press dur.
ing the past few days:
Homer Black was received at the
penitentiary the Sth day of January,
1909, having been found guilty of as
sault with intent to kill and rob. He
was given ten years sentence, which
with good conduct the law reduces to
six year and six months. This would
cause the sentence to expire the Sth day
of July, 1915, or in about one year and
a half.
"The indeterminate sentence law,
passed in 1911, was made applicable to
cases similar to Black s, and he was
therefore entitled to its benefits. He
was, however, denied the consideration
to which he was entitled under the pro-
visions of this law, by both the parole
board and this office, and was kept
three years and three months beyond
the expiration of his minimum sen.
tence.
at will be remembered that Black
was convicted largely upon circumstan.
tial evidence, and at the time the court,
district attorney and jury were no
doubt fully convinced from the evil
dence submitted, that Black had com.
mitted the crime with which he has
been charged. Further ivestigatiOn of
the matter has caused this office and
the members of the parole board to Sc.
riously doubt the guilt of Black. l
have every reason to believe it is case
Of mistaken identity.
81 am of the opinion however, that
Black was guilty of the charge that has
been made against him, of breaking in.
to a local store, or at least had gull
ty knowledge of the crime, and came
into possession of some of the spoils.
Granting this to be true, he has had
his punishment.
He has left the state, and l am sure
stitution, and | believe has left there
without ill.will towards any one, and
feeling that as far as the prison off
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
OWNED
PLANTS A SUCCESS
Edmonton Electric Light Rates
to Be Cut From Present
Rate of 8 Cents.
PLANTS CLEAR 100000
City Has Surplus Of $4,000 Earned
by Water and Light Plants at
Cheap Rates.


Edmonton, Alberta, May 2s.-Users
of electricity for lighting and power
purposes will be the first to benefit di-
rectly from the municipal ownership of
public utilities in Edmonton by reduc.
tion of from l21a to 25 per cent in
rates, effective early in June A. W.
0rmsby, superintendent of the depart.
ment, which has surplus Of more than
100000, today recommended cut Of
1917 per cent in light rates, now 8
cents per kiwolatt hour, and 25 per
cent reduction in power rates, now 4
cents, with a sliding scale for manu-
featuring concerns. The commissioners
favor the cut.
The total profits Of all the publicly
owned utilities in Edmonton last year
was 100000. The street railway report
ed q large deficit, on account Of exten.
sions and improvements, but the light
and power departments earned more
than enough to cover the losses. The
water department was operated at a
profit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
TOO MUCH HOLIDAY
ON MEMORIAL DAY
State Superintendent Wants Students
to Realize Real Significance Of
Occasion.

State Superintendent of Schools
Alderman today sent letters to all the
county superintendents of Oregon, ask
ing them to use their influence with the
teachers for the proper observance of
Memorial Day. He says in his letter
that in too many cases he finds that the
day is a mere holiday, and the students
have no realization of what our institu.
tiOns cost in loss Of life and other sacri.
flee. He expresses the belief that the
day should be used for review Of our
national history, and the proper com.
memoration of the heroism Of old sol.
diers and sailors, He asks that the
children be furnished with sprigs of ev-
ergreen, tied with red, white and blue
ribbon for the buttOnholes Of the peO-
pie of the county, for this, Gone of our
most sacred days"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
TRYING TO KNOCK
AUSTRALIAN BEEF
California State Veterinarian Evidently
Standing in With the Meat
Combine.
UNITED PRsss LEASED wrEr.l

Sacramento, Cal, Nay 2S. That the
shrinkage, loss of flavor and quick
decomposition 'of frozen aneats will in
the long run make them r expensive
than the home product, although origin
ally they are lower ~ about three
cents pound, is the arraignment of the
meats being importsi in large quaint.
ties from Australia, 4lade by State Vet
erinarian Keane.
Housewives who flock to the butch
ers to buy Australian frozen meats, "
said Keane, Gin the belief that the meat
will reduce the cost Of living are de.
hded, and will soon find this to be true,
STrPien meat has big shrinkage when
thawed, and becomes soft. The juice
r,9s out and this more than offsets the
cheaper price. 1t also becomes tainted
very quickly"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
MURDERER ADMITS
HE IS MAN WANTED
John Luoma on Way to Idaho to Stand
Trial Of Murder-Admits His
Identity.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

Nelson, B. c., May 2S.-While on the
Great Northern train between the union
depot and Mountain station yesterday
the man arrested by Provincial Consta-
BILE King at Castlegar, admitted to
Chief Constable Black he is John Lu.
oma, who is charged with having mur.
dered John Lundquist, wounding Syl-
vester ,Jarvey and shot at Ben Jarvey
at Enaville, Idaho, last September.
SUntil that time he had refused to ad-
nit his identity, although Josiah Hill,
deputy sheriff from Kellogg Idaho,
claimed to have recognized him as the
man wanted. On piece Of scrap pa
per Luoma wrote down the name and
address of his wife who lives on his
ranch at Enaville in order that the au.
thorities here might forward the mon.
ey due Luoma for work at the Edge
wood Lumber company's mill at Cas-.
tlcgar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
COMMITTEE FINDS
THE DIRT IS There
Engineer Estimates There Are
HAS Cubic Yards of Dirt
on Union.
LEFT THERE BY P. E. & E.
Also Finds 1850 Cubic Yards Left on
Church street--Wil Not Hold
Stolz Blameless.

The Union and Church street dirt re-
moval proposition was investigated yes
terday by the committee Of six property
holders named by Mayor Sleeves, and
they found that has cubic yards of dirt
had not been removed from the grade
on Union street, and 1850 cubic yards
had not been removed from Church
street. The city engineer stated that
1000 yards had been removed from tho
great accumulation on Church street,
and that his resurvey of the street af-
ter he took office early in the year
showed that there was only 80 yards Of
fill to be made.
The committee found that the city
records show that the recommendation
to make final payment for the Union
street work was made at the meeting
of May 8, 1918, by Skaife and Hatch.
This payment totaled $l2O5.57.
Want City to indemnify Them.
The property owners feel that, mas
much as the contractor failed to remove
the excavation, as provided for in his
contract, they should be indemnified
by the city in the amount assessed
against them for work never done, The
contractor received bout $1,000 for re-
moving the dirt, and this was clear
profit, the property owners figure it.
They take the stand that the city at
large should suffer for the mistakes of
the council, and that 1t is asking too
much to saddle the burden on any GER
tain street.
They do not exOnerate Gideon StOlz
from blame, for, despite the fact that
tho work was commenced last year, the
chairman Of the street committee has
been aware Of the Conditions on Union
and Church streets, ana IL was his duty
as councilman, to look after the inter
ests of the taxpayers, and see the dirt
was removed before final payment was
made on the job. That stolz should per
init final payment to be made at the
meeting of May is evidence, according
to the property owners that,he is either
not alive to their interests, or had a
tender feeling for the construction com
pany.
The committee of property owners
will make a report at the meeting Of
the council Monday night, and it prom
ises to be sizzler,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
Was with Mrs. Matlock.

Police Matron Lynch today stated to
The Capital journal that an error was
made in asserting that she accompanied
Special Officer Matlock on moral
raid, and was secreted in room with
him for hours TO watch people under
suspicion. Mrs, Lynch says she was ae'
companied by Mrs, Matlock and another
lady who does not care to have her
name mentioned. Matlock and the 9th.
er officers were to come at the call Of
Matron Lynch, and make the raid, Mrs.
Lynch was not with Matlock on that or
any other occasion, she says.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
Must Have Gun License.

After June no foreigner in the state
will be permitted to keep firearm Of
any character in tent, camp, field or
forest without first paying $25 to the
county clerk for gun license. County
Clerk Gehlhar today announced that the
law will be in effect on the morning Of
the third of next month.
The new law requires that the gun
license provision shall apply to all per.
sons of foreign birth who have not as
yet obtained their first papers of nat.
uralization.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
COUNTY
TO IMPROVE ROADS
viii Add $4,000 to $4,000 Put Up by
Uncle Sam, and Latter WIN
Do the Work.
rUslrED pnnss LEASED wrBu

Medford Or, May 2s.-COunty Judge
TOuyelle today signed a contract on be-
half of jackson county with the federal
government for the improvement Of fif-
ty miles Of rural free delivery high
ways, appropriatng $4,000 Of county
funds to be expended with $4,000
available from the government, con
structon and maintenance for an in.
definite period to be under supervision
Of the federal office Of public roads.
The highways were selected by h. II.
Burrell, senior United States highway
engineer and have been approved by
the postal authorities upon recommend
alton Of Governor West This is the
first federal road work to be undertak.
en- in the northwest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
CHERRY FAIR TO Be
HELD JULY FOURTH
Big Fair viii Begin July 8, and Con
tinue Until the Night Of
July 8.

With a big Fourth Of July celebration
in connection, Cherry Fair will bo held
in Salem July 3, 4 and 5. This was de.
cidod last night at mass meeting held
in the Board of Trade rooms, and com.
mittees were appointed to "get busy"
Immediately.
Tho bomb which contained the com.
bined Cherry Fair and Fourth Of July
was exploded by A. G. hTagers, the ever.
lasting booster for the Capital City.
"Ab," as he is generally known, took
the floor and advised the attendance
that during his travels in Southern ore.
gon and in the northern section of the
valley, he learned that many towns
were planning upon holding Fourth
Of July celebration. For this reason, he
suggested that Salem get busy and eel
citrate that evcntful day along with the
Nebraska here on July 4th, to deliver
stone, as II were, Hrr. Mayors sugges-
ton met with the approval Of all, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-28
FOUND
DEAD ON THE Street
Evidently Encountered Burglars and
Was Killed by Them in Running
Gun Fight.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRr.l

Van couver, B. c., May 2s.-With two
bullet wounds in his breast just over
the heart, the dead body of Policeman
James Archibald was found on a vacant
lot at 1875 Powell street at $3.50 clock
this morning by Sergeant Campbell,
1t is believed at police headquarters
that Archibald was killed in desper-
ate struggle with burglars, who had ap.
parently rifled the offices of the Hast
ings Shingling Manufacturing Com.
pany about midnight last night. Around
the spot where the body of the police,
man was found this morning there were
signs of fight, and everything indicat-
ed that sometime during the night, be-
tween l2:40' o. clock, when Archibald
went to answer call to Powell street,
and the next hour or two, ne met a
thug or thugs, and il the battle which
followed he received two bullets in the
heart, in what was probably a running
gun fight on the Powell street lot.
That some person or persons went
through the offices of the Hastings
Shingle Manufacturing Company was
evident this morning. 1t is not known
as yet if anything was taken from the
premises. The police at headquarters
believe that Archibald came across the
robbers somewhere on Powell street
and tried to arrest them.