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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
WHY GOVERNMENT COMES HIGH.

m ORMER PRESIDENT TAFT is worried the advance
II of the Socialist propaganda of which, he declares Colo
mel Theodore Roosevelt is the chief exponent Of course
the expresident right in the MAN, every thinking man
knows that overlooking his personal reference to the Colonel
All our socaed progressive laws socasc especial
y in state like Oregon where have the workingmen's
compensation act widows pension law and commissions and in
speco to probe into the affairs of all kinds of private business
concerns regulating hours of labor and general conduct until the
proprietor has become little than the manager with limit
ed authority Government becoming centralized and ndi
vduasm minmzed rapidly than the most ardent Social
ist could have hoped for only few years ago.
Taxes high mainly because the machinery government
is becoming more complicated New laws are constantly call
ing for additional commissions inspectors and officials of varied
rank and grade This vast horde of office holders is living at
the expense of the taxpayers and each successive session the
legislature and general election through the initiative creates
more officials at the behest Of the people their representa-
tives
The only logical conclusion is that the taxpayer who believes
in plain odfashoned government has right object to high
taxes while the progressive who is constantly demanding
new and expensive Innovations should take his medicine like
man when taxpaying time around
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
BONDS EASY TO ISSUE, HARD TO PAY.

r. F. E. PACKARD, of the North Dakota tax commission
has article in the Courier-News of Fargo on bond
Iva issues and public debts interest etc. which is interest
ing reading.
The things he states not but they are in way cheer
ng because they show that other cities are at least as foolish m
ourselves Fargo is about the of Salem and is in debt
almost Identical in amount with ours it being S12O5O5678
while Saems debt according to the very full and detailed show
ing made by Mayor Sleeves early in the year. 64Ss1S1
Mr. Packard points out that the city paid out more for in
eres than the total Of the principal owes the debt vet
He also calls attention the practice of bonding without maxi
ing provisions for meeting the bonds when they come due
In this connection he cites in Grand Forks In 1880
when that city village the citizens needed fire engine
or thought they did, and bought baby steamer agreeing to
pay $4,000 therefor For this the village issued bonds bearing
per cent interest When the bonds came due $1,000 was pad ON
the principal and the $4,000 refunded at per cent bonds run
nng Tor 20 years The interest charges TO December 81 1913
were SlOS75 The payment at time of rending $1,000 and
the total paid for the baby steamer which was sent to the dunn
pile years ago. was $35 and the city still owes $4,000 of the
original $4,000, its cost price
The same city in 1889 bonded for bridge building in the sum
OF $4,000 and at maturity $4,000 was paid and the balance
$aoOOO was refunded by 2Oear per cent bonds When the
bonds are paid the total will be 100000 paid in interest and
$4,000 principal total of $52OOO and the bridge is now
worn out and must be replaced
Sounds like home, doesn't ?
Salem IN 1886 issued bonds in the sum of $4,000 to build
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
Mother StaniSIauS
Tells Of Recovery

Throat Troubles, like continued coughs
and coda, often seriously affect the
lungs. III you have not found any im-
pruvcment from the treatment you have
tried, investigate the many reports show
ing benefits, aud, In numerous cases,
complete recoverlcs, brought about by the
use OF Eckmnns Alteratiye. This Is a
medicine for Throat and Lung Troubles.
fayOrably known for more than fifteen
years Read this case.-.
Convent Of Sc. Anne, Sanford, Fla.
Gentlemen; In February, 1911. four
doctors. examined my throat and pro.
nounccd the necessity " an operation.
Having heard at peeksklll, n. ", Moth
erhousc OF the sisters of ST. Fnncla
whore | was visiting, OF Eckman's Altern.
tive | determined as q last resort TO try
it After taking four or Ave bottles large
pieces OF diseased tissue came away. |
continued the Alternative, to my grateful
aud daily relief, In ten months | was
restored 60 perfect health. | would be
glnd TO write or talk TO any person who
may have q doubt about e. | would like
them to see and hear from my own lips,
II they 50 desire an | would say " IT,"
lSiguedl MOTHER NJ STANlSt.AUS
above abbreviated, more On rvuuest
Eckman's Alternative has been proven by
many years tcst TO be noet vfncaclous
Tor severe Throat and luug Affections,
brotsyhitlS BRONCHIAL Asthma. stubborn
Colds and In uphulldlng the system.
forming drugs Ask for booklet telling
~ recoveriCS and wrlto to Eckman
Laboratory, philadelphia. Pa, for evi.
denee For sale hy all leading druggists
!. Q, Perry, Druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

~ ENERAILY speaking the people of the country seem to
take little interest in the Panama canal tolls question 1t
w doubtful if many of them really understand the issue
raised sufficiently to form positive opinion No fair
minded person will contend that the bill might stand if con-
travenes treaty rights with England because the faith of the
nation should be nvoabe Congress probably passed the bill
hastily as it has done in of important legislation
None disposed to do any iny to American shipping Every
one on the contrary wants to help along in every legitimate
way but to repudae treaty in order to benefit this industry
would be dishonest and shorsghed Just what can properly
be done to stimulate carrying trade may well engage the Sc
rous attention Of our statesmen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
GOOD ROADS URGED,
LuNlrrp PRESS LrAsrp wInr.l

Columbus, o.. Feb. l3.-Good roads
throughout the country would mean the
saving of enough money each year to
build 10 Panama Canals. This was the
statement today of State Highway
Commissioner James r. Marker in dis
cussing his palms for publicity cam.
paign in connection with the depart,
ment's good roads movement, "The
cost of hauling one ton, one mile on a
good road by horse drawn wagons is
eight cents" said Marker, "The av.
erage cost in the United States is %
cents. Five billion tons of freight are
hauled annually over roads. The aver.
age haul is ten miles. This make the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Diego, which he was forced to aban
don after four unsuccessful attempts to
top the Tehachapi mountains.
"The air was too cold for, my en-
gine," said Christofferson upon his ar
rival here by train today. "With a.
chilled engine l could not get high
enough to cross the mountain. am 90.
ing to substitute 100 horse power en-
gine for my go horse power. With this
! will be able to rise 1000 or 5000 feet,
anl then will be able to cross the noun.
tains easily"
Christofferson expected to return by
train to Bakersfield today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

How quickly the shift in this progressive age Onv
few days ago we told by high railroad authorities that
the filing of the Pc dissolution suit would spell ruin and
disaster to the state of Oregon Now that the suit has actually
oen started the same railroad give the news that
Will force much active railroad construction the state ncud
ing the completion of the important Naron cutoff to Cafo
MA If So the pending calamity will prove stimulus to deve
opmen long overdue
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

traffic amount to so billion ton.miles.
At % cents ton mile the annual cost
is $11,OOOOOO,OOO. At eight cents a
ton-mile, the good road cost, the saw.
ing would be $7,5OO,OOO, O,OOO."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
= THE ROUNDUP. =
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Work ON paving the Central Point.
Modford unit Of the Pacific Highway
will begin in few days, and will be
completed in two months, The pave.
ment win be four inches Of reinforced
concrete with gronitoid surface and will
be 10 feet in width,
Ananias Kicker and his wife were
guests at midday luncheon at Grants
Pass Wednesday. Being in Josephine
county where the residents could get
at him he unhesitatingly announced
that Josephine county was the only one
in the state whore the roads were good.
David AuuaniOs has the bump of dis.
erection largely developed,
49,
The coroprs jury at Portland holds
that Mrs, Meadows, came to her death
FROM strangulation but accused no one.
Circumstautiol evidence points to her
former husband as the murderer
49,
Roseburg is taking steps to establish
a public library, but says nothing about
having designs ON Andy Tie will IN
all probability not be overlooked,
Joseph Lornng, ", and John Lor.
sung, his brother, fell 20 feet at Hills.
boro Wednesday when a steel frame
which they were dismantllng collapsed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Tuesday night Caper danced with a
pretty school ma am, but on asking for
second whirl he was refused and
thereupon drew his gatling and fired
three shots, but was overpowered and
put out. He soon returned with Muir
dock, one armed with a rifle and the
other a shotgun, and threatened to
shoot the whole crowd. They finally
left taking two horses that did not be.
long to them,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13
oHRIsToFFERsoN PLANS
TO PROCEED SATURDAY
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1Rn.l

San Francisco, Feb. 13.--With a larg-
er engine in his original machine, Avi.
ator Silas Christofferson plans to rise
from Bakersfield Saturday to complete
his flight from San Francisco to San
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

w. S. Conner of the best local newspaper men in e
state has sold the Cottage Grove Leader j. Queen an ex
perenced publisher and will retire from the work for the pres
ent at least
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Roseburg's city marshal swooped
down on the local lodge of Eagles in
that city Tuesday night, and confiseated
As bottles of beer. On the trial the
Judge held that there was no evidence
that there had been any attempt to sell
the beer and ordered it returned to the
lodge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Kansas always manages to keep in the meght as the cham
poh 1reakproducer The latest is postmaster who worried
himself to death because his resignation was not accented
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

The top Of the structure struck the sub.
power and switch.house of the Washing.
ton.Oregon Corporation, which probab.
ly saved their lives, Both hoys sus.
tanned broken legs, and Joseph Jr,, is
internally injured.
Nearly 1000 judges and clerks of
election were appointed in Multuomah
county Wednesday.
Judge Virgil +. Waters has been ap.
pointed receiver of the Kinney proper
ties at Marshtield L. D. Kinney is in
a sauotorium at san Francisco. II is
said the properties will be sold, and
they are estimated to be worth from
100000 to 100000.
When Rev, Adolph Gaudltz of Port
land, returned from a two months visit
TO California last week he found his
wife had secured a divorce, and that
he had been deprived Of his personal
property and ten acre tract Of land,
For this reason he asks that the divorce
proceedings be re.opened aud he given
his day In court,
The Multuomah Club, Of Portland.
shows a gain Of l4S members during
1913, and is on solid financial basis
Lou Caper and Jack Murdoch, tw
farm lahorers staged a frontier scene
like old days, at dance at Pendleton
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

The Multuomah Club, of Portland
shows gain Of lis members during
1919, and is on solid financial basi.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Lou Caper and Jack Murdock, two
farm laborers staged a frontier scene
like old days, at a dance at Pendleton
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-13

Nearly 1000 judges and clerks of
election were appointed in Multuomah
county Wednesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
LOSS TO BRITISH
COMMERCE HAS
BEEN SEVERE
Cargoes of Sl8,000.000 Value
Captured or Destroyed
SHIPS LOST WORTH SIT, 900, 900
Ships and Cargoes Of the Neutral
Nations Have Also Suffered
Great Losses.

London, Dec 1S-During the first
four months of the war, fifty-four
British foreign-going ships, valued at
81, 100000 with cargoes worth $751;
100000 were captured or destroyed
by the enemy. These are the official
figures of the Liverpool and London
War Risks Insurance Association.
According to these figures, the
losses for four months were 12S per
cent of the total number of vessels.
l.49 per cent of their total value. and
0.94 per cent. of the total value of
cargoes carried.
This would indicate that vessels
could have been insured at rate of
0.37 per cent. monthly and their car
goes at rate of 0.94 per cent The
rates fixed by the Government at the
beginning of the war were 0.72 for
vessels and 1.24 for cargoes. This
shows a snug margin OF profit for the
underwriters.
Stockholm. Dec 2S.-The total
losses to- Scandinavian shipping
through mine disasters were as fol-
lows up TO mid-December:
Sweden, eight ships and sixty lives.
Denmark. six vessels and six lives.
Norway. five vessels and six lives
To this total must also be added
Holland. with three vessels and ff-
teen lives.
The total financial loss for the
twenty-five ships their cargoes viii
reach nearly sie.eeo.coO.
London. Dec. 29.-The Glasgow
steamer Gem. a small vessel of about
500 tons, has been sunk in the North
Sea. as the result of striking a mine
Two of the crew were rescued. hut
the fate of the others on board the
Gem is unknown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
BRITAIN VEXEO At
FEELING SHOWN
BY AMERICA
Surprised That United States
Insists on Its Rights
WILL SMOOTH OVER DIFFICULTY
England Thought This Country Was
Practically in League With
Allied Powers
WILL SMOOTH over DIFFICULTY

London. Wednesday, Dec. 30-The
American note of protest regarding
the detention of American ships and
cargoes has been received with grave
concern. The note reached London
Sunday. Ambassador Page Monday
informed Lord Haldane, who in the
absence of Sir Edward Grey was al
the head of the Foreign Office. of the
impending protest. Yesterday after
noon the actual text was delivered to
the Foreign Office
BY those who have read the com.
plete text of the note ii is said that
the cabled summary which was prom.
inently displayed on the front pages
of all the newspapers in big type yes
terday gives an erroneous impression
of severity and Impotence. an i'm
does not justify. From conversation
with officials late last night the i'm
preston was gained that the British
Government was inclined to receive
the note in a perfectly friendly spirit,
feeling that the United States in
sending the protest had been moved
by the same feeling
The real danger in the situation is
not from the British Government,
which recognizes the legitimacy of
Americas position, but in arousing
unfayorable public opinion here,
which is likely to turn in the direc-
ton of considering the American
Governments action as unfriendly,
and to lead to accusations that
American sympathy is governed by
commercial profits.
The American note came as com.
plete surprise to the British public.
as there had been virtually no inti-
nation that any friction had arisen
between the two Governments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
GERMANRUSHUP0N
WARSAW ENDS
IN FAILURE
Russians Have Stopped the Army
of the Invaders
GERMAN LOSSES ARE TERRIFIC
Petrograd Official Dispatches Claim
Also Victory Over Austrians
In Galicia.

London, Dec. 29.-The news that
came from the Russian front today
was highly gratifying to the Allies.
There has been slackening of the
fighting in Northern Poland between
the Lower Vistula and Pilica Rivers.
where the Russians have captured
some German trenches. prisoners,
and guns-an indication, IL is believ-
ed here. that the German frontal at
tack on the army guarding Warsaw
has been definitely checked.
In southern Poland the Russians
also record some successes, while in
Galicia they have apparently infiict-
ed defeat on the Austrians almost
as serious as that which Emperor
Francis Joseph's troops suffered in
Servia
Since their latest offensive com
menced the Russians have taken So.
600 Austrian prisoners and captured
many guns, according TO the Russian
official reports, and il, as was estl-
mated, Austria had between three
and four army corps on its re-entry In
TO Galicia, ii must have lost more
than a third of the number in killed,
wounded. and prisoners.
The nature of the country and state
OF the roads. which are feet deep in
mud. have prevented the Russians
from making the pursuit as effective
as It might have been.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
FORMERLY OF PoWNAL
Mrs. Edward p. Bushnell Dead at
Brattleboro

Brattleboro, Dec. S0;--Mrs. Rebec-
ca p. Bushnell, g. wife OF Edward
Bushnell, "a Elliot street, was found
dead in her bed about 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning. DR.. II. l.. Waterman
pronounced death due TO heart dis
ease She was born in Pownal, Nov
embbr PISA. daughter of Warren
Z. and Harriet n. (Ross) Welch. She
lived in Pownal until about Is years
old and then lived in North Adams
for a short time, and later in Benning-
ton. where. on February %. 1865. she
was married to Edward Bushnell
They came to Brattleboro in 1886
and remained there three years and
then went to Pownal, but returned to
Brattleboro In 1891 and had since
made their home there. Mrs Bush
nell had kept a clearinghouse for
years and was known throughout the
community. Mrs. Bushnell did sever
al errands in the afternoon and appar-
emily felt as well as usual when she
retired at 10 o'clock She had not
Detn III tne pest Oh nedlln luT several
years. but 1t was not noticed that she
was any worse Monday. Yesterday
morning when her son went 10 the
house about o'clock to take an or
der for groceries she was in her room
He and his father went TO her room
together and saw that she apparently
was lifeless.
Mrs. Bushnell leaves, besides her
husband. one daughter. Mrs. Harriet
b. Freeman of Chicopee Falls. Mass,
and two sons, Jason E.. grocer on
Flat street. and Alfred W.. of Brattle-
boro. and four sisters, Mrs. Judson A.
Barber of Williamstown. Mass, and
Mrs w. A. Han, Mrs. Lyman Arm
strong and Mrs. Harry II. Welch. all
of Bennington. Mrs. Bushnell was a
member of the Congregational parish.
She possessed a kindly and sympathet-
ic nature and in a quiet way minister
ed to the needs of many persons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
ITALIAN RACE WAR
CAUSED MURDER
IN VERMONT
Ca|ahrian Could Not Abide With
a Woman
STRANGE CASE AT BURLINGTON
Man Who Did the Shooting Captured
on Train and Taken Back For
Trial.

Rutland, Dec. 29.-Captured in the
smoking car of the southbound Rut-
land railroad flyer at LAO o'clock this
afternoon by Chief of Police Jesse
Young. Rocco Olivia, the Italian who
shot and seriously injured Filipo
Annello fellow countryman, in Bur
lington Monday night. confessed and
told a strange tale of provincial and
hereditary Italian feuds, transplanted
here, which led to the shooting. The
young man made a complete admis-
sion of the crime of murderous as
sault. and in self-justification said that
in the first place he had feared An
nello was about to shoot him, as the
man reached in his pocket in men
acing manner. The beginning Of the
affair. however, was the persecution
he, Olivia, was obliged to suffer. be
cause he was a Calabrian and the
people from about Rome in Winooski
and Burlington did not like him on
account of his birthplace.
Olivia says that he had trouble with
his victim from the time he reached
Burlington late in October. The pro-
vincial dislike became a personal one
and Annello went so far as to black
en- Oliva's reputation to prevent his
getting employment. Monday night.
continued the prisoner Annello fol
lowed him into a saloon. there were
heated words there. and blows were
narrowly avoided.
The shooting occurred about SIS
o'clock and was witnessed by two
men. Olivia declared that Annello in
dulged in fantastic and extravagant
expressions OF hate. biting the brim
of his hat and promising trouble.
When he reached in his pocket at
the end of a long and hostile haran-
que the prisoner states that he drew
a 32-calbre revolver and shot his
enemy.
He was returned to Burlington to-
night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
Genius and tho Last Born.

Contrary TO the generally accepted
dlctum that geniuses have been the
firstborn of their parents. a medical
journal gives the following: "Coleridge
was the last of thirteen children, Coop
er the eleventh Of twelve. Washington
Irving the last of eleven. Balzac the
last of three George Eliot the last OF
four, Napoleon tire eighth aud probably
the last of his family. Daniel Webster
the last Of seven. franklin the last OF
seventeen and the last born of several
generations, Rembrandt the last OF six.
Rubens OF seven; Landseer was the
fifth of seven, Won Weber the ninth,
Wagner the last OF seven, as also Mo
zart; Schumann the last of five and
Shubert the thirteenth of fourteen"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
WooDFoRp


Frank Knight was in Bennington
Sunday
Warwick Carpenter is in town for
a few days
George A. Wood is in the employ
OF George l. Knapp.
DIR, F. f. Baker is gaining as fast
as could be expected.
Mrs. Frank Boynton was in Ben
nington one day last week.
Misses Geneva and Ruth Lorette
passed Christmas in Bennington.
Oliver Doucette has been spending
several days with Mrs. James Dinwid.
die.
George Bugbee and Murill Cutler
passed Saturday night and Sunday
in Bennington.
Miss Gertrude Burke. who has been
teaching school this fall. returned to
her home in Utica, n. Y. Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Mort KNIT spent
Christmas with Mrs. Knights parents
in Dorset They returned home Sun
day.
Miss Grace Leray, who has been
spending two weeks with MIR. and
Mrs. Carl Bugbee returned home
Tuesday.
John Gleason. who is a student at
the Worcester Academy, is passing
the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Dexter NJ. Gleason.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
Her Love Songs.

The "Sonnets Of the Portuguese"
which were written by Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning. were never intended
for publication, but when she showed
them TO Mr.. Browning. whom she had
married after they were written. he
realized the fact that in them was
sung the most perfect love song the
world had ever heard. and he conclud-
ed such poems should not be hidden.
Mrs. Browning was unwilling to pub
lish them in her own name. and as he
was fond OF calling her his Little Por-
tuguese," It was decided to have them
appear under this name. They are
Petrarchian in form and among the
most beautiful OF the language.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-30
CHRISTMAS AT Y. w. c.
Saturday Afternoon Enjoyed by 81
Boys and Girls.

Saturday was a busy day at the
Young Womans club. In the morn
ing the Christmas committee were
busy. and AT one o'clock the guests
began to come.
Eighty-two boys and girls of all
sizes and ages gathered for good
time. There was tree beautifully
decorated, and pair of stockings
and mittens or cap for each one.
After marching and playing games
the children were seated. Sand
witches and cake had been provided
with plenty of hot cocoa and fresh
milk to drink. and didn't they enjoy
IL,
When at last they We're ready to
say good night. a bag of candy and
an orange was given each one to
take home.
Surely If there is a boy or girl in
Bennington who did not have a
Christmas it is not the fault of the
Santa Claus spirit of 1914.
The members of the club want to
thank the many friends who so gen.
erously helped them to make this
party success. and to wish them a
happy and bright New Year.