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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

been printed heretofore. The reason for
re.hashing them is that while the pub
lie read, they did not understand They
opened the newspapers and their eyes,
but they shut up their reason, The pa
pers printed, but they did not point out
There are many things like that little
charter amendment for the purchase OF
the Salem Water company's plant, for
instance. That charter was printed and
discussed, but the joker in it was kept
in the background, and was not discov'
cred by the voters
The things we will present can be
verified by the city records, and are
therefore presumed to be true. Just
watch the front page of The Capital
journal from day to day, and we are
most profoundly mistaken if you do not
find something that will well repay you
therefor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
COMPETITION PUTS UP PRICE.

AN insurance man says that the
~ payment of As cents out of the
dollar collected for insurance, is
above the average, and that about 80
per cent Of the money collected is the
average paid over for losses He states
that getting the business costs the com
panies at least 20 per cent, and that
other expenses leave only fair return
on their money 1t would seem at first
blush that this is business that needs
fixing pretty badly. It is conceded that
insurance costs practically three times
what it should, and that more than 60
per cent of the amounts paid in go for
expenses and profits, and the statement
is that the profits are small.
It would seem that there should be a
remedy for this, and there is, but it lies
in direction that Americans are just
now especially shy about giving. II
lies along the line of monopoly, anC
here is a case where competition en-
hances the price.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
INTEREST IN INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION IS KEEN

"Last week, in company with County
School Superintendent Lincoln Savage
1 held II meetings, and addressed about
1900 people," said N. c. Maris, field
worker for industrial fairs today In
terest in industrial work in the school
fair both local and at the state fair
is very keen in JosephOne county
zone Of the great needs of that
county, as well as most other counties Of
the state, is more producers.
"In the industrial contest at the 10
cal fair at Grants Pass last year they
specialized on poultry, prizes all being
provided by the poultry raisers, all be
ing pure bred poultry. This exerted
marked influence on the poultry indus
try of the county, A good many egg
are now being shipped from there tt
market, whereas in former years nom
were shipped"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
JUST FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION

NAIHILE investigating water and
wv lights, The Capital journal has
incidentally made a small excur.
sion into the realms OF street paving,
street car line franchises, and some 9th.
er little trifles Of that kind that it
thought might prove interesting to not
only its readers, but to the property
owners and public generally. 1t pur.
poses presenting these subjects to its
readers with malice towards none of
the subjects of its sketches, but moved
only by desire to open up matter or
two that may prove as highly interest
ing and instructive to it's readers as il
has proven to the humble reporter in
his investigations. We shall try to pre-
sent these matters fairly, frankly, free
by, regardless of whom shall be affected
thereby.
We do not pretend that these thing
are new. In fact, some of them hav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

ests of the city to delay this desirable
result until the property owners find
out, what kind of beauty they are pay
ing for, whether the pavements to be
put in are to be constructed of proper
material, properly mixed, and all that
While on this subject Of paving, it
might also be well to have some sort
of system by which property owners
can be assured the work is being done
according to contract. The Capital
journal is not making any insinuations
about the work of any Of the contrac'
tors. 1t points out though, that the
city engineer says all the concrete
pavement laid so far is deficient.
Whether this is the fault Of the con
tractors, the street committee or the
engineer, or all of them, The Capital
Journal does not pretend to say 1t
suggests, however, that there is no
method by which, after pavement is
laid, that it can be properly measured
This from the very nature of the ma
terial, the wearing surface being plac-
ed over an uneven rock surface. Be-
fore the pavement is laid, this can be
provided for. If the number Of cubic
yards of each kind of material is kept
track of, it can easily be told whether
the foundation of rock and the wearing
surface are of the proper thickness.
This would leave only the proportions
of the cement combinations to be fixed
and the proper mixing to look after.
This the city engineer can easily at
tend to.
One thing is certain, and that is, if
the concrete pavement heretofore laid
is all deficient, then at least the prop
erty owners have paid high price for
their paving, Are they properly pro-
tected by bonds to keep the street in
repairl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

we have said, are to have paving thrust
upon them, can do no better act than t.
call n halt, until they know that the
pavement they are to get will not be
defective. Because that we have is
"bad on account of the mixing" it is
the part of wisdom to stop proceedings
until we learn something of the kind
of linking" we are to have in the
future.
1t is bad enough to have a minority
backed by the council override the ma
jority; but when that minority can
force the majority to spend its money,
to have its property encountered by a
lien for paving, and that for pavement
cOnfessedly deficient by reason of "not
being properly mixed" it is "going
sOme," if not the limit.
| Why this tremendous hurry about
paving anyway Is Councilman Stol2
so infatuated with Salem, so keen to see
! it made perfect city, that he can t wait
over night to see the good work going
I On7 Does he love the city beautiful
more than he did that other love, wher
the beauty of proportion, the graceful
dainty lines, the intermingling cOgs
the smiling ashpan, the slender throated
throttle the lacefringed belts, in fact
the whole charming irresistible tout en-
Semble of Buffalo.Pitts engine brokt
upon his vision and sent the warn
dawnrays of love pulsating through hi
virgin bosom1
1t would seem so.
At the same time despite his aestheti
propensities, his desire to see Salel
, beautiful, it is Just as well in the intet
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
CALIFORNIA WILL PASS
THE ALIEN LAND BILL
UNITED pRnss LEASED WIRE. !


Sacramento, Cal, April l5.-The as
sembly substitute anti.alien land bill
will come before the lower house for
discussion on special order today at IL
o 'clock. Amendments to the bill, which
is now on third reading, probably will
be offered, and it is expected that the
debate will last throughout the day, as
much opposition to the measure, as it
now stands, has been evidenced.
The assembly substitute bill makes
no mention of treaty obligations, and is
said to be aimed directly at the Japan
ese, 1t provides that property held by
aliens shall revert to the state at the
end of a year unless the owner declares
his intention to become a citizen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
Pains in the Stomach.

II you continually complain Of pains
in the stomach your liver or your kid
neys are out of order. Neglect may
lead to dropsy, kidney trouble, diabetes
or Bright's Disease. Thousands recon-
mend Electric Bitters as the very best
stomach and kidney medicine made. H.
T. Aston, of Raleigh, N. G., who suf'
fcred with pain in the stomach and
back, writes; "My kidneys were de-
ranged and my liver did not work
right. 1 suffered much, but Electric
Bitters was recommended and I i'm
proved from the first dose, l now feel
like new man." 1t will improve you,
too. Only SOC and $lOO. Recommend
ed by ]. G. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15
A FEW WORDS ABOUT PAVING.

THE STATEMENT made by the city
engineer few evenings ago that
the concrete pavement heretofore
laid in Salem is defective, principally
in that the right proportions of cement,
sand, etc, were not used, or, as the en-
gineer remarked, ait is all in the mix
ing"
This is not an encouraging statement
for those who contemplate paving, or
those who are about to have paving
thrust upon them. 1t is pretty tough
proposition anyhow, this paving prop
Osition where one-third Of the property
owners on a street can compel the othe'
two.thirds to pave whether they want
to or not, that is if the council stands
in with them. The whole principle o.
American government is reversed, and
the minority dictates to the majority
That part of it is bad, but wheD
owners of one.third of the property car
compel the owners of the other two
thirds to improve the streets and put
up for paving in the face Of the state
ment by tho city engineer that the con
crete pavements so far laid are all de-
ficient, it is worse than tough, it is q
crime.
While the city council is so busy paw
ing the streets in the suburbs, and the
alleys, too, it might well pause lOnf
enough to examine into the charges
made by the engineer, that all the con
crete paving work so far ordered by
and accepted by the council is defec
tive.
Those who contemplte paving or a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

"The ruling passion strong in
death. rich people deciding away
property just before they die, to cheat
the state out of inheritance taxes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

Don't be surprised if you have an at
tack of rheumatism this spring, Just
rub the affected parts freely with
Chamberlain s Liniment and it will
soon disappear, Sold by all dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-15

1t takes a person who has known
real misery to appreciate happiness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

soldiers of fortune and adherents OF
Zelaya, the deposed dictator, credited
with sinister designs on the govern
ment of President DiaZ of Nicaragua.
TO meet the situation as far as it is
possible at this stage the navy de-
partment has ordered the gunboat An
napolis, now at San Diego, Cal, to
proceed Immediately to Amapaia,
Honduras. The cruiser Denver will
proceed from Acapulco, Mex, to- AGA
Julia, Salvador, and the gunboat Des
Moines, after finishing target practice,
will be ordered from Santo Domingo
to Bluefields, Nicaragua. s7
To further protect the Atlantic
coast the gunboat Nashville, at New
Orleans, has been ordered to Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, or Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala
The ships could serve as refuge for
American citizens and, if it were nee
essary to land any considerable force
of blueiackets or marines, the larger
vessels of Rear Admiral Switzerland s
fleet on the west coast or some Of
Rear Admiral Badgers battleships in
Cuban waters would be called upon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

Washington. Feb. Storm clouds
over Central America, with the signal
exception of Costa Rica, caused the
United States to order four warships
there. 80
Reports upon which this government
took action come from many quarters
and though in most cases they are
somewhat vague and speculative, they
are strongly of thets same general tenor
THAT it wasano longer thought wise
TO permit American interests in Gem
trail America to remain exposed to
any dangers.
In Salvador, where for a long period
peace has prevailed, the attempted as
sassination last Tuesday of President
Aruajo by band of conspirators is
believed here to threaten trouble, al
though the president sent assurances
to his minister that the country was
quiet.
From time to time have come ru,
mors OF rebellious movements in Hon.
,duras and unrest in Guatemala, while
in New Orleans there are gathering
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
AN AVA TOR TRIES
= 4 TO SINK THE SHIPS

London, Feb. S.-Fightings continues
between the Turks and allies in
Southeastern Europe, bEt in the abb
sence OF independent reports the con-
fiicting accounts from official sources
provide no basis for critical judgment
of what is happening.
A Constantinople dispatch says
there was fresh fighting in the region
of Gsllipoli and an aeroplane made a
fight over the Dardanelles and
dropped three bombs The bombs
were aimed at the Turkish warships.
Two OF them fell into the water and
the third exploded on the shore with
out doing any damage. ..
An official dispatch issued at Con-
stantinople says:
The enemy continues his move
ments at the Tchatalja lines. Several
encounters have occurred during
these operations, all of them ending
in the retirement OF the enemy. An
engagement near Palai developed
into somewhat severe battle. The
warship Idjlalies bombarded the
enemy from Biyuk Chekmodyo, on
the Sea of Marmora. r
''The bombardment of Adrianople
continues, night and day, but the dam
age is unimportant. The courage
and vigor of the Turkish troops is
admirable. ..ssr
The enemy, which has occupied
and is fortifyins and entrenching the
heights south of Xamilo, in the vicin.
itv OF Ga1lipoli. has been subjected to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
CROP CENSUS CT |'''|:||' IN \ 1875 Is
ADVOCATED BY DuRAhD
Continued From Page One.

secretary OF commerce and labor.
Regarding the cost of the thirteenth
decennial census the report states
that the grand total expenditure from
July l. 1909, to June 80, 1912, was
SIS, III, 593, of which $7,223.3S5 was.
expended for field work (sal-
Faries of supervisors and emu
merators. etc.; $6,271,446 for
compilation and publication of statis-
tics; and Sl.676,762 for annual and
other Investigations OF the permanent
bureau not connected with the de-
cennial census The total appro-
priation, receipts, etc. were $15,l75,-
.4S7.
The bureau was mainly occupied
during the fiscal year of 1912 in the
compiling of the results of the thir
teenth census, but also the annual
work required under the permanent
census act was carried on as usual.
The total census force on Decem-
Der 81, 1912 numbered S13 with 742
special agents additional stationed in
the southern states to collect sta
IstiSticS OF cotton. .-......
On the subject of appropriations
the report states that the bureaus
estimates of expenditures for the fis-.
cal year 1913 was, $i,612,440. = The.
total appropriation by congress for
the year was s1,54s,920. Included in
this amount were 100000 for the
employment OF temporary clerks to
complete the thirteenth census work,
and $4,000 for the printing of the
reports.
The estimates for the work of the
bureau for the fiscal year 1914
amounted to $1,23S,32O, a net de-
crease as compared with the appro-
priation made for the previous year.
Need Of Competent Man.
| The director calls attention to the
need of more competent enumerators
, The most striking recommendations
tin, Director Durands' report are the
plan to use United States mail car.
,, riers in the future to perform as
large a part of the census field work
as possible, and the plan to provide
for the supervision of this field work
by trained consus employees instead
of or in addition to supervisors or
! other directing officers chosen local
ly. 1t is proposed, if congress ap-
/ proves, TO apply these methods to
the special census of agriculture
which, by authority of a recent act.
/ is to be taken in 1915.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
LNTERHLEW;WA or
j VERY SHORT DURA TON

heads doIbtfully when asked about
Mr.. Rockefellers physical condition.
Magnate's Condition Serious.
Mr.. Rockefeller is in very seri-
Gus state" the doctor said.
He added that new growth of
malignant nature recently had formed
in Mr.. Rockefeller's throat and that
serious developments We're to be eX-
pected at any time.
Contrary to expectations, the Jekyl
Island club interposed no objections
to the invasion. of it's private domain
by the congressional inQuisitors
The club launch met Mr.. Puio and
Mr.. Untermyer at the Brunswick dock
and carried them, with their retinue
of clerks and stenographers, to Mr..
Rockefeller's apartment, which is in
the same building with those of
James j. Hill and J. p. Morgan. They
were admitted, accompanied by John
A. Carver and A. j. Crayatt, counsel
for Mr.. Rockefeller, and DR.. Chap
pelle. In the apartment were Mrs.
Rockefeller and Mr.. Rockefeller's two
sons and his daughter, Mrs. McAlpin.
The examination was delayed for a
time by conference between counsel
for the prospective witness and Mr..
Untermyer, but the inquisitors finally
were ushered into large drawing
room where Mr. Rockefeller, bent and
shaking, sat in large arm chair be-
side a glass topped table.
The trembling hands of the once
active head of the powerful Standard
Oil group of bankers settled on the
arms of his chair as he rose to greet
his visitors. He did not remain
standing long, however, and his wills
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

Jekyl Island, Ga. Feb. S.A spasm
OF the throat that left William Rookie
Teller strf>ngling, trembling old man,
on the verge OF nervous collapse, alb
ruptly terminated his examination by
Chairman Pujo and Counsel Samuel
Untermyer of the house money trust
committee here.
Mr.. Rockefeller was asked just four
questions: each practically immaterial,
before the attack forced conclusion OF
the hearing. The aged Standard Oil
magnate' was closeted with the COM
initteemenrfor only twelve minutes. At
the end of the time he was assisted
TO his couch by DR.. Walter +. Chap
pelie, who declared his patient eY.
hausted.
In Mr.. Rockefei!er's suite in an
apartment house on the isolated island
that forms the estate of the exclusive
Millionsires' club of Jekyl Island the
seyenty-two-year-oId Standard Oil mag,
nate submitted TO theSquestions. There
ended the six months; search OF the
government process servers, who
sought the reluctant witness from New
York to the, Bahamas and who lay
siege to his New York home
The net result of the examination,
SO far as the money trust; investiga-
ton was concerned, added practically
nothing OF value to the record. 1t did
demonstrate to the satisfaction OF Mr..
Untermyer and Mr.. Pujo that Mr.
Rockefeller is hardly a fit subject
for grueiling examination
on the details of his financial career.
Members of the Jekyl Island club and
Dr. Walter f. Chappelle shook their
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14
WOULD TAKE GLOOM
I OUT OF FUNERALS

in firm of San Francisco undertake
ers and will be its vice president, but
it is not the matter of financial adj
vancement that has moved him to
take this step.
1.-THE funeral has at present no ele-
ment of softening or frightening in
fluence,' he said. I'VE might we'll
look to the Chinese in adapting
methods of burial devoid of added
anguish. The white and the flowers
of the Chinese take from sorrow
what gloom and somber colors add.
Death should be faced in a rational
manner, for has not the victim of
death in most cases been rational in
coming face to face with eternity"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

San Francisco, February S.-That
death can be softened by less stagi.
ness of funerals; that flowers rather
than Grape, that white rather than
black, can give to the funeral some
thing other than gloom and can i'm
press peacefulness upon those who
have been separated from the ones
they have adored in life, is the idea
OF DR.. Bradford Leavitt, pastor of the
First Unitarian church of San Fran.
cisco.
Z DR.. Leavitt has resigned his pulpit
to accept new doctrine and a new
study that has to do with humanity
and dust TO dust, ashes to ashes"
DIR. Leavitt has bought an interest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

Sheriff Ostcn has sent out the fol
lowing.
John F. Quitting, alias F. Backer, a
landscape architect and nursery
salesman, is wanted in Mankato,
MIMI, for forgery, which crime was
committed in this city on February
l, 1913. Description of John F. Dut,
ting Age twenty-nine years; height
five feet, four inches; weight, 140
pounds; light hair, thin on forehead; ;
brown eyes; smooth slim face, with
long wrinkles on each cheek; com.
pleXlon, light; one tooth on upper
front jaw missing. This man claims
to be a professional landscape archi.
tect, having diplomas from Germany,
Belgium and France and speaks very
broken English with the Germany ac
cent. He is heavy cigaret smoker
When slast seen wore a black suit of
clothes, black overcoat, gray cap
and very narrow shoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

all artillery fire by the Turkish army
and fleet"
Rumors continues to circulate here
of the approaching renewal of peace
negotiations. Nothing definite is
known in this respect, but Bulgaria
and Roumania are about to resume,
at Sofia, their negotiations on the
frontier question, which recently were
interrupted in London.
1t is understood that the last meet
ing of the ambassadorial conference
discussed the Albanian question and
the conferees argued for and against
sending an international commission
to delimit the frontiers of the new
Albanian state. e.. ..-s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-14

w. c. Walbrau of Tracy is In
the city today.
H. S. Sackett was in the city on
business yesterday.
Otto Lindeman of Wabasso was in
Mankato yesterday.
j. H. Burke of Sanborn was in
Mankato yesterday.
H. d. Hansen of Amboy spent yes.
terday in Mankato.
w. Fl. Richardson of Winona spent
yesterday in Mankato.
J. w. Andrews of Faribaut is
visiting in Mankato today.
c. B. Thompson of Rochester is
in town on business today.
Louis RAIDER of Mapleton was in
town yesterday on business.
e. e. Winn of Redwood Falls was
a Mankato visitor yesterday
e. A. Cole of Owatonna was in
Mankato yesterday on business.
J. A. Paul of Easton transacted
business yesterday in Mankato.
Allen NJ. Krause of Sherburne was
in the city yesterday on business.
Thomas Mcneil of Elysian visited
in the city yesterday with friends
Misses Ida and Myra Wilson oil
Garden City are in the city today
Ed. E. Smith of Lewiston. Mon
tana, is visiting with friends in Man
kato
c. w. Smith of Albert Lea speni
yesterday in Mankato calling or
friends.
William Augsburger of st. Peter
is in Mankato today calling on
friends.
| Mrs. True of Truman is in Man
kato visiting few days with hel
daughter
| John J. Hage of Hanska was in
the city yesterday attending to some
business affairs
Hi Riley, representing the Farm
er" of Grand Rapids, Mich, is in
Mankato this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Knutson return
ed Yesterday from visit with rela
tives and friends in Rapidan.
| j. A. Ferris, general agent for the
Phoenix Mutual Insurance company
spent few days this week in ST
Paul
H. A. Patterson returned yester
day from ten days business trip tc
Bismark and Valley City, N. D.
William Anderson, assistant cashier
of the National Citizens bank, is in
st. Paul. Mrs. Anderson is visiting
friends there.
Trainmaster j. Holmes of the Mil
waukee road was in the city yester
day. Mr.. Holmes has his headquart.
ers at La Crosse.
Charles l.. Scott of Lake Crystal
is preparing to move to Mankato
He will be employed by the Stand
ard Oil company
Mrs. j. A. Slama received a tele.
gram from Racine, Wis, that her
mother is very i'll. She went to Ra
cine this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boesch, Jr.
of Amboy are in the city today. Mr.
Boesch is assistant cashier of the
First National bank of Amboy.
Miss Lydia Korsell, bookkeeper at
the Pay Candy company's office, has
gone to Minneapolis to- visit with
Mrs. Wendell Nelson and other rela
tives
w. ]. Daehn of Tracy, roadmaster
for the Chicago and Northwestern, is