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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

Charles W. Clark appearing in the
last concert of the course given at the
Armory under the direction Of Miss
Minnetta Magers, was greeted Friday
evening with good house, and every
number brought forth generous rounds
of applause. Distinctly American, Mr..
Clark, who has not resorted to some of
the subterfuges and DISCUSSES of less
talented singers by taking foreign
name, showed his versatility in his
splendid rendition of his French and
German numbers, but it was in his Eng
lish songs that won most applause.
Mr., Clark is finished performer.
His ease and mastery in singing, his
clear enuneiation, his delicate tonal
shading won the admiration of his au-
dience, while the beauty of hic voice
together with his intelligent and artis-
tic Interpretation Of wide range Of
songs won their enthusiasm The pro.
gram was such as to appeal tothe most
diverse tastes-from Gretry to Frances
Wyman is a wide stretch, not only his
torically but also in artistic aims and
manners. 1t is therefore tribute to
the versatility of the singer to state
that he has the technical ability to do
justice to all these different periods;
that he has mastered the different idi-
oms until his French and German are
as clear as his English diction. With
this mastery there is combined a good
appreciation of the poetical content.
The two old French songs by Gretry
were realized delightfully."-. The quaint
ness and the simplicity Of the compost
tions demand great deal of finessC
and skillful shading and phrasing tC
make them vital, OF the songs by Sid
ney Homer one can say that they oweC
the greater part of their success to the
splendid Interpretation Of the singer.
Standing out prominently in matters
musical the three performances O.
"The Band From Amsterdam" thi
= week were noteworthy events. Not onl.
because Of the interest that attaches t,
local productions, but because of tn
excellent singing, dancing and acting
. to say nothing Of the gorgeous cos
tunes and the laughter provoking sit
uations throughout, that places thi
production of the annual Elks' pla,
= ahead Of those in former years. Tn
weather man was in his worst humol
> and there was every variety Of squa
. but society maids and matrons brave
= the elements and the opera house ha
rarely seen more brilliant array 0
y charming femininty both on the stag
" and in the audience. Many persons at
= tended all three evenings, and the pla
- could profitably have played q week
- run engagement. George Curtis Le
: Snyder, salem's sweet singer was III
heavy comedian Otto Van Dipple, I'll
leader of the "Band from Amsterdam
y who essayed and succeeded in hatchin
an egg under his arm while waiting
. put through little real estate deO
- In monocle and tourist cap, with the III
'e mistakable accent of a Britisher, A
v thur i. Wallace made great hit
y y Gaffney Cunningham, representati'
- Of London syndicate. Jim Wilson
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24
MUSICAL NOTE S

"Mrs. McGraw was one Of the hits Of
the evening, while Oliver Meyers, as
Joe Wheeler, the cub reporter was es-
pecially appreciated by the newspaper
fraternity. Mrs. w. Carlton Smith,
whose sweet voice has so often charmed
Salem audiences was very attractive in
the role of society matron, in addi-
tion to her singing part which was one
of the most enjoyed of the evening.
Especially in the feature chorus, com
posed of sixteen pretty maids and seven
stalwart youths was the real climax Of
enjoyment reached. The dancing was
of exceptional merit, appearing decided-I
ly more professional than had been an
ticipated. Albert Eagan, always fav-
orite in amateur theatricals was at his
best, and others deserving special men
tion were Miss Ada Miller, Miss Grace
Lilly, g. G. Ristine, Fred S. Bynon, A.
L. Frazier and Harry Wenderoth Those
composing the chorus were; Miss Pri-
ella Fleming, Miss Emma Botsford,
Miss 10 Driscoll Miss Alice slSiff, Miss
Marie Holcomb, Miss Agnes DricolI,
Miss Phyllis Kellogg, Miss Genevieve
Frazier, Miss Anna Yantis, Miss Mary
Shultz, Miss Marie Breitenstein, Miss
Leonidine Eckerlen, Miss Lucille Jasko-
ski, Miss Bertha Doerfler, Miss Hazel
Pratt, Miss Marie Campbell, H. j.
NIiering, DR.. s, s. skiff, Paul Siege,
Dan Langenberg, Carl Schwab, w. E.
Slater, John Farrar, Chester Frazier.
In the audience the third evening
were those who probably best enjoyed
the show, the inmates Of the Girls
Training School, the Boys Training
School and 40 Capital Journal carrier
boys who went as guests Of the Jour
nal management.
Tho regular meeting of the Epworth
League of the First Methodist church
was made especially enjoyable last Sun
day evening through the efforts Of Miss
Evelyn Riegelman, chairman of the So
cial department Of the league. Miss
Leila McCaddam, Miss Ruth Boyer,
Miss Lucille McCulley, Miss Stella Ora
ham, Miss Ava McMahan, Miss Norma
Harper and Harold Jory all appeared in
musical number, the sacred music be-
ing beautifully rendered.
The membership Of the Ladies Glee
Club of Willamette College Of Music il
announced as follows: Misses Dimick
Ashby Harding, McGilchrist, Cooksey
Harrison, Dennison, Schmidt, Chapman
Cooke, Winters, Johns, Heist, Emmel
, McMahon, Schramn, Cone, Buckley
:. Avison, Graham, Young, Mulkey, Ryan
, Boyer, Hoxie, Cox, Kuntz, Thompson
5 McIntruff, DeLong, Waldron, McCully
0 Floria Lachmund and Garrison.
a #HH
Q The Evangelical church on Mort Cot
) tago street will give scared concert il
2 tho church on Sunday afternoon, Feb
o ruary /, at 8 p. m. There will be sew
|. eral orchestra selections and other in
!. strumental numbers. Some Of the lead
: ing talent Of the city has been secures
s and those who enjoy music can hear
o good program, The program in detai
8 will be announced next week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

The Cherry City Social club met at
the home of Mrs. A. t, VAIN Friday
evening, filling five tables of "5OO."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

Olson, Albert Mitzner, Orville Doerfler,
Clyde Hammetee, Royal Barber, John
Palmer, Jr., Cecil De Lasaux, Aluro
Neal, viii Palmer and Gilbert Devaney
of Jefferson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

Card honors went to Mrs. Douglas G.
Mimic and D. j. Fry. Guests of the
club were Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Poisal,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Houston, Miss Flor
ence Houston and Miss Effie Needham.
Dainty refreshments were served and
plans made to meet next Tuesday with
Mrs. Douglas G. Minto.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

Continued on page e)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

At the joint Y. M. G. A. and Y. W..
G. A. meeting held in willamette chapel
Sunday afternoon tine four delegates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-24

The Junior class of Willamette Uni
versity has selected Canterbury
Tales" as the May Day play to be
staged under the direction of Prof. Wal
lace McMurray, teacher Of English.
Miss Daisy Mulkey, Ivan Mcdaniel and
Seth Axley form the committee on ar
rangements.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
A FARMER FOR CONGRESS

It is reported that Dannitte Mays
is to run for congress against Repre-
sentative Frank Clark in the new sec
ond district. Mr.. Mays served two
terms in congress, and was candi-
date the third time, but was defeated
by Representative Emmett Wilson.
He is strong with the farmers, being
farmer himself, and has for many
years been a prominent figure in pub
lie life.-Orlando Sentinel.
We have quite an array of lawyers
in congress. Many believe that we
have a superabundance. Let's see:
Yes, Duncan U. Fletcher is lawyer
Nathan P. Bryan, ditto: Stephen NJ.
Sparkman, ditto; Emmett Wilson, dit
to; Frank Clark, ditto. Not a mechan.
ic-not a farmer. Out of the six it
would seem that the working, pro
ducing classes would have at least
one representative. Dannitte Mays
is not only farmer, but progress
i've" farmer. But, more than that, he
has the reputation of being an honest
man-God's noblest work. Surely in
this age of graft and cunning, honest
men ought to be at a premium.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
JOHN C. CALHOUN ON PEACE

It is the concensus Of opinion that
John C. Calhoun was the ablest
statesman that ever represented
South Carolina in the congress Of the
United States. When Hayne had his
famous debate with Webster a car
toon at the time represented Hayne
as going to Calhoun as one goes 10
a well with a pitcher, to have it filled
the pitcher was filled to running
over, and the senate was surprised
the next day at the preparedness, wis
dom and eloquence of the junior
member. IL was the general belief
that Calhoun had pumped him full OF
information and eloquence.
But that is neither here nor there.
The following extract from one of
Mr.. Calhoun's speeches is about as
beautiful a figure of speech as can be
drawn, and shows the manner of man
he was:
"a peaceful intercourse with the
nations of the earth points to that in
spring day which philosophers have
hoped for, which poets have seen in
their bright dreams of fancy and
which prophets have beheld in holy
vision-when men shall learn war no
more. Who can contemplate a state
Of the world like this and not feel his
heart exult with the prospect? l am
against war because peace-peace is,
above everything else, our policy.
"Our great mission is a people is to
occupy this vast dominion: to level
the forests and let in upon their soil
tudes the light of day; to clear the
swamps and make them ready for the
pillow and the sickle; TO spread over
hill and dale the echoes of human la
Dor and human happiness; to fill the
land with cities and towns; to unite
its most distant points by turnpikes
and railroads. to scoop out canals
and open rivers that may serve as
highways for trade
eff we can preserve peace who shall
set bounds to our trade or our sue
cess? With one foot planted on the
Atlantic and the other on the Pacific,
we occupy a position between the two
old continents of the world-a posi-
ton which necessarily secures to us
the commerce, the influence of both.
If we abide by the counsels of com
mon sense. if we succeed in preserv-
ing our liberties, we shall in the end
exhibit a spectacle such as the world
never saw.
q know this one great mission is
encompassed with many difficulties,
but such is the energy of our political
system and such is it's expansive ca
pability that it may be made to gov
ern the widest space.
IF by war we become great, we can
not be free if we will be both great
and free, our policy is peace"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
INLAND WATERWAY PROJECT

The war department has recon-
mended to congress the construction
of a five-foot-draft continuous water
way from Chotawahatchee Bay. in
Texas, at a total estimated cost of
$3,632,91O.
The announcement of this project
closely following a recommendation
for a congressional appropriation of
the ,Ocklawaha river in this state,
will emphasize the intention of the
government to carry into effect its
policy in connection with the develop
ment of the chain of inland water
ways proposed for the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts.
An inland waterway, such as is
now proposed by the war department
is only commensurate with the rapid
ly increasing production of the gulf
safes. 1t will prove stimulus of
inestimable value to the future de-
vevlopment of the rich natural re-
SOuICCS vi tlIC OOAOCA AAS LCA AAtOA
Who knows but what the latest
recommendation of the war depart
ment will serve as a forerunner to
the proposed canal across the Flodida
peninsula. Built only to Chotawawat-
chez Bay, the canal would lose many
of its possible advantages. Extended
on to the west coast of Florida, to
connect with canal across the state,
| it would afford a continuous inland
waterway that would give the count
ry great value in the future.
In view of the governments in
tention to improve the Ocklawaha and
construct the inland canal to Chocta-
watchee Bay, the time seems ripe for
a concerted action in the direction
| of a canal across the state Several
routes have already been surveyed in
the shuttle, and the situation now de-
mands new and aggressive action.
Let's pull for a canal across Flori-
Ida-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
OUR PETTY DEsPoTs

Mother" Jones has been driven
out of the Colorado by state troops
for the crime of appearing in the
, state while a strike was in progress.
IN Oregon the governor has taken
military possession of town because
two saloons were opened.
In Alabama the mayor of Florence
has refused to recognize a pardon
granted by the governor to a woman
sentenced to work 200 days on the
road for the violation of the prohibi.
ton law.
In West Virginia, as a member Of
the senate investigating committee,
Senator Borah of Idaho reports that
citizens have been arrested, tried,
convicted and imprisoned by military
authority contrary to the constitution
and laws, and that these military
trials took place while the civil courts
were open and unobstructed
The assistant attorney general for
the postoffice department complains
that criminal proceedings are nee
essarily SLOW" and therefore the de-
partment is justified in using sum
mary measures in dealing with of
lenses against the postal laws.
The American people are raising
up a curious crew of petty despots
who will cause them a great deal Of
trouble some day unless they are
soon suppressed. Government by law
cannot be trampled underfoot indef-
nitely, even by obscure office hold
ers, without serious consequences
Enid (Oklahoma) Events.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
Ii HUNG-CHANG AT THE TOMB
OF GRANT

The Outlook for January 10 quotes
a number of items from the Memories
of LII Hung Chang, which gives most
interesting insight into the character
of the Chinese. One can not read the
article without being enlightened and
entertaining a much higher opinion
of the Chinese character and the
memoirs prove the assertion, that
human nature is very much the same
among all races and peoples.
He describes his feelings as he
stood at the tomb of Grant and this
item alone will give an insight into
Lis character. He says:
81 cannot shed tears as some people
do-there are those who shed them
when they break the shell of painted
egg-but my heart was full of bitter
sadness and sweet memory when |
stood beside the tomb of my glorious
departed friend, General Grant. or
course | was in a manner happy to
think and know that l could stand
at his holy grave and speak to him
in the Other Land of Blissful Long
evity.
ut is at the grave of the departed
that ones words are of most effect.
The spirit linger there to listen, and
when the distressed friend comes and
speaks, his words are caught up and
carried to the Sacred Hollow.
And so told the spirit of my de-
parted and illustrious friend that
had come all the way from distant
China to look upon his tomb as had
looked upon his face so many years
ago.
81 could not have returned satisfied
to China had | left this sweet and
fiower-scented duty unperformed.
offered sweet incense and holy how
ers to his spirit placed a booklet OF
prayers at his head, and | asked MS
blessed spirit to think of me always,
and to give to me welcome to the land
If Sunshine and Golden Flowers. This
done. | am filed with an ocean OF
neace and content, just as when, al
the grave of my illustrious and most
holy mother, find joy of the heart
and incense of the mind"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
JUSTICE TO The NEGRO

Editorializing along the line Of i
Tribune's recent demand for fa,,.
treatment of the negro, the Mia.
Herald says:
The Tampa Tribune has an excan
ent leader which is reproduced I.
another column of this paper, on n.
subject of justice to the negro
Considerable of what the Tribu,.
says of the injustice habitualIy inaim
ed on the colored race by cer,a.
classes of white men is applicable !.
conditions in Miami.
1t is doubtful whether any commun
ity in the state, or in the south "a.
that matter, has a more orderly Is
dustrious and respectable negro popn
lation than has this city. The men.
bers of that race live by themselves
have their own separate communities
their own businesses and their own
special activities. They are Struggling
to elevate their race in all the civil
virtues.
And yet, it is painful to chronicle
there is frequent complaints on the
part of the better class of colored
people that they are of often most IN.
justly used by INSCRIPTIONS white
men. Defenseless negroes are assault
ed by white men and practically have
no defense or protection. They are
imposed upon in, business transac.
tons and it has been cfrcumstantiaIly
related that they are often subjected
to official tyranny by overbearing ana
brutal officers.
All these things are reflections on
this community and the community
should see to it that its respectable
negro population receives every pro.
lection given the white man by the
laws of the country.
The recent voluntary offer by lead.
ing colored men to raise the sum Of
ten thousand dollars for the bay chan.
mel should cause a blush of shame to
mount the cheek of every white man
who has in any way imposed on that
generous race or has contributed in
any way to placing stumbling blocks
in the way of its progress.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
A GOOD IDEA

In Germany the Kaiser demands a
greater army, and it is the Kaiser who
goes down into his pocket to the tune
of $965,000 as his tax toward it. In
Germany the Krupps make the chief
profits out of a greater armament
and it is Frau Bertha Krupp who is
taxed $1,420,000 as her contribution
toward it.
Why not tenderly adapt this foreign
experiment in social justice to our
own greater-navy propagandists? Why
not let Messers. Roosevelt, Hobson
Hearst, and all other soaring souls
who feel they can no longer live with
out greater navy tax themselves at
the rate of one million dollars apiece
Why not let those more practical
limoges among our ship-builders and
armor-plate makers and gun-manufac,
tuners, who would pocket the chief
profits from a distended nevy, be
taxed at the rate of one million and a
half dollars apiece?
If this policy was followed, one OF
two things would happen. Either a
lot Of superfiuous but soul satisfying
new dreadnaughts would be built and
paid for inclusively by those patriots
who have been yelling for them, or
those patriots would very abruptly
stop yelling for them. We ere inclined
ensure.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
IN THE CRATER OF vEsuvlus

Frederick Birmingham. an Ameri
can newspaper man, has just return
ed to London after performing one OF
the most hair-breadth and dangerous
exploits of the period. He descended
the crater of Vesuvius to a point be.
low that reached by Prof. Malladra,
eighteen months ago, and actually
made moving pictures of the scene
in the seething inferno.
This will be one of a score of inter
esting and instructive articles to be
found in the twenty-four page Illus
trated Magazine of next Sundays New
York World. Order your copy in adj
vance. rss,aF q q sssske
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30

Mr.. Bryan says that the next step
is for a guaranty bank deposit law
a law insuring bank depositors
against loss. 1t is as sure to come as
the sun is to shine. 1t will be better
for the banks and better for the de.
positors. 1t will prevent panics.
There will never be a run on a bank.
1t would make the postal savings bank
unnecessary, and give the banks larg-
er deposits When the government
makes a deposit in a bank it requires
absolute surety against loss. When
bank makes a loan it requires gilt
edge indemnity. When the individual
makes a deposit he does it entirely
on faith. A guaranty law would make
him perfectly secure, and would make
the banks stronger. Everybody would
be benefited, and nobody would be in
jured.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
L. S. LIGHT FOR CONGRESS

Hon. L. S. Light was in Ocala Sat
urday with his pockets bullying out
with letters imploring him co become
a candidate for congress from this
district.
The reasons assigned by those
friends asking Mr. Light to enter the
race are grounded upon the fact that
20 per cent. of the population of this
district is rural, and all the members
of congress, but one, including the
senators, are members of the legal
profession. Those friends of Farmer
Light are awakening to the fact that
this is hardly a square deal nor fair
deal for a population almost entirely
rural
What has been done for the rural
population in all these years? Hasn't
the plank in the democratic platform
for federal aid to good roads been sys,
tematically ignored?
Hasn't all the legislation been to
build up two or three seaport cities
at the expense of the rural popula.
ton?
Is not the favorable report for the
Improvement of the Oklawaha river,
which promises so much for the int
rior section, been attributed to the eff
forts of Mr. L, E. Dozier Of Leesburg,
private citizen?
AS a sentinel on the watch tower
this paper is simply giving the intona
tions and reverberations that are
heard on the political battlefield if
one has his ear to the ground.
Congressman L'EngIe, without So
licitation from Mr. Light, is urgent in
his appeal for him to make the race.
If Mr.. Light concludes to do so, Dix
lie will be at his back, and it is said
to have a powerful following among
Mr.. Lights friends.
The Broward forces will be behind
Mr.. Light.
The Stockton forces will be behind
him.
The man who enters the race
against Mr. Light will find him most
formidable opponent. He has been a
candidate for the legislature many
times, and what can be said of
him cannot be said of any other man
in public life-Clay, nor Bryan, nor
Roosevelt. nor Cleveland, nor Taft,
viz: Mr. Light has polled every vote
in his home precinct.
To do that requires powerful mag
net. Light is hand in glove with the
farmers and knows how to get their
votes.
Jerry Simpson, Cole Blease and
Ben Tillman are not in it little bit
as against Light.
He is on hand wifi the facts and
figures and it goes without saying
that the fellow who picks up the cud-
gels against him will have to get up
early in the morning and keep busy
all daV
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-30
THE MARION FARMS SETS AN
EXAMPLE

On an invitation extended by Capt
Purvis to Secretary Rooney of the Ma
rion county board of trade, and from
Secretary Rooney to a number of his
friends. we visited the Marion Farms
Monday afternoon to be an eye wit
ness to the size of some of the big
hogs that are now being slaughtered
and put on cold storage.
One of the hogs, two years old last
December, weighed 500 pounds; one
fourteen months old, weighed 400
pounds; several were so large that no
scales on the farm were big enough
to give their gross weight. One meas
ured more than seven feet in length,
and it is believed weighed considers
bly, more than 600 pounds.
Capt. Purvis says that he already
has $4,000 pounds of meat on cold
storage.
Besides the hog killing spectacle,
Capt. Purvis was making some very
pretty syrup from Japanese cane.
which was novel scene to some Of
the visitors.
Capt. Purvis' guests were Secretary
Rooney, Mr.. John H. Taylor, Mr..
Frank W. Ditto, Mr.. r. r. Carroll Of
the Star, Messrs. Frank Harris, senior
and junior, of the Banner, Mr.. Whit
field Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs. Lapoint
of Boston, Mass.