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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" THX RSOAY K.VDXINd, September 14, li'li!. CHAELE3 H FISHEB, Editor and Manager PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U Resident CHAS- n-VSdet W"AC-AS, SUBSCRIPTION KATES IHUj by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year FULL LEAPED WIRE EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York, Ward-Lewis-Williatiu Special Agency, Tribune Building ChUago, W. H. Stockwel 1, People 'a Oaa Building. The Capital Journal carrier boys, are Instructed to put the papers on the o". U the carrier doe, not do this, misses you, or ..eglec t. ge "tin the Hm, to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager as this is the only TaTw. can determine whether or not the carriers are following mstruetious. Fhm Mate 81 before 7:30 o 'clack an d a puper will be sent you by special aetsenter if the carrier has missed you. ABOUT POLITICAL WARBLERS Now the democrats are to turn loose a lot of spell binders on an unprotected public to talk politics. Some-j time it will be made a criminal offense for a politician toj travel over the country and saw the air up into chunks while he tells the country how to vote. This system was all right when newspapers were scarce and the telegraph wires did not carry all the news of the day to the remot est parts of the country daily. Now it is different. In practically every household some daily paper is taken and the average American citizen is pretty well posted as to what the politicians are doing. It may be said oi the newspapers too, that they are practically all fair m then news columns, giving the news as it is instead of coloring it as used to be done in years gone by. Editorially they differ just as widely as ever, but papers of opposite politics get the same news service, and for this reason those who furnish it see that it is as correct as they can tret it This being the case there is no longer use tor the stump speaker and he will gradually become extinct and Co to join that other bird now only found in a fossilized state, the dodo. This bird, by the way, had many of the attributes of the political orator, having an unusually large mouth, and laying but one egg. Senator Miles Poindexter, of Washington, and Robert LaFollette, of Wisconsin, voted for practically all ot President Wilson's bill in congress. They stood for his entire legislative program from the Underwood tariff, down the line to the last and were roundly abused by their party press for doing it. Now they are both re nominated by the republican party voters by large ma jorities in spite of strenuous opposition from the "organ ization" leaders. Governor Hiram Johnson, of California, a man of the same type, won hands down for senator, and Henry Ford, who carried the republican primaries of several states for president, is an open supporter of Wilson and his policies, as strongly as is that other life long republican, Thomas A.- Edison. What does -it all mean? Has the republican party itself become Wil sonized? Maybe it's the hot weather that causes the increase of shipments of liquor into the state, though it may be something else ;but at any rate the shipments have in creased very considerably within the last two or three months and especially within the last month. As an illustration La Grande reports the shipments into Union county during the month of August at 6,100 quarts ot beer and 1,000 quarts of whiskey while the shipments during July were 2,500 quarts of beer and 900 of whiskey. Reports from other sections of the state show a similar condition. In less than seven weeks the matter of im porting any booze will be voted upon again, and it may be the whole business will be stopped. That question is up to the voters to decide. The report of the interstate commerce commission showing the net earnings of the railroads in the United States were $1.17(5,801,001 or U:) a mile during the year ending July first, shows the railroad employes were correct in their statement that the roads did not need higher rates to put them in condition to pay the extra cost that would be caused by the eight hour plan. The roads squealed before they were hurt, but then they al ways do that. It's a habit. Another statement is that the net earnings of July, liUG, on 150 roads, exceeded those of July of last year by more than $18,000,000. Portland Tuesday dedicated the fountain presented the city by the Rotary Club, with appropriate ceremonies and an original poem by the president of the club. Mr. Pike does not pose as a poet and therefore it would be out of place to criticise his effort severely but that sentiment about inhaling water from the creek while lying beside it savors too much of the cheap restaurant and the habit some folks have of inhaling their tea from a saucer. The sound suggested is not musical and the sentiment not ap propriate for a dedicatory occasion. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18GS CAPITAL Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Per month .45c , 3X10 Per mouth ..35c TELEGRAPH REPORT $500,000.00 ..5.00 A news story in Wednesday's Oregonian mentioned the fact that only about 50 per cent of Company M, Salem's company, would remain in the service and take the oath binding them to stay six years. In this con nection there are all kinds of stories here as to the rea son, one persistent one being that there is much- dis satisfaction with certain of its officers and also with some of the regimental staff. The boys will be mustered out, it is said, Monday, and if there is the dissatisfaction rumored, it will soon become apaprent when they are home and no longer in the service, where they cannot ex press such opinions as they may have without getting into trouble. The Capital Journal would not have alluded to the matter were it not that people outside of Salem will feel disposed to criticise Company M for so many of its members quitting the service. Congressman Hawley on his way home from his ardu ous labors at Washington tells a newsgatherer that he "is surprised at the clean sweep made in Maine, which is greater than he expected." Which shows that Congress man Hawley is easily surprised. He also added that "Orgon would roll up a large majority for Hughes, the only question being its size.'; He should come back to Oregon and put his ear down close to the .ground before making any assertions as to how Oregon will vote. He has not been in the state much during the last six or eight years and isnot acquainted with its politics. A news dispatch yesterday concerning the street rail way strike in New York City, says: "President Shonts of the Interborough, and President Whitridge of the Third Avenue lines, served notice yesterday that they would n.ot consent to arbitration as proposed by the Public Service Commission." This will give Mr. Hughes and the press so righteously roasting the railroad men for refusing to arbitrate, a chance to divide their indig nation and hit the railway presidents a swipe. Will they do it? Just watch and see. Speaking of railroad earnings we suggest that the Southern Pacific could add largely to its showing if it would provide cars and take care of the business offered it here in Oregon. With a car shortage of above 1,300 it sent in 40 cars early this week and apparently thinks the situation is now greatly improved. It never rains but it pours, and now Coos Bay having one railroad is to have another, the crew of engineers starting to work yesterday at Sutherlin on the road to Marshfield, eight miles of which it is claimed will be com pleted this year. - On September 1, there were registered 2175 automo biles in Marion and 744 in the number of machines in one year was bio in Marion and 190 in Polk a remarkable showing for a period of alleged business and financial depression. RipplinRhi)TriQ cwaii niiMni i SUCH In every burg there is a guy who fills him self with gin or rye, who makes cold bottles die the death, who seldom draws a sober breath. Sometimes he practises the law, or, as a surgeon, wields the saw, or, as Ye Editor, he may produce hot piffle every day. But 'twill be said by many gents, "Though he looks now like twenty cents, he has a Daniel Webster head, and if he wouldn't paint things red, there are no heights he couldn't reach, for intellect he is 1 T T 1 i 1 II it 1 1 a peacn. tie woum astonisn an tne iana, if his expensive thirst were canned." Such legends always hang around the chronic soak, where'er he's found. Once in a while the sot reforms, and with soft drin5;s his stomach warms, and people say, "Just watch him rise, and write his name across the skies !" Alas, the prodigy falls down, and fails to harvest high renown. He spends the balance of his days discoursing of his former ways, and telling how by strength of will he broke loose from the old ginmill, until the people, sad and sore, denounce him aslhe champeen bore. Board of Education I Buys Needed Land The board of education closed a deal yesterday afteruoon by which it be comes the owner of the house and lot formerly owned y John Ilolman, giving it an additional frontage of 4i feet on High street. The consideration was $2000 to which" must be added about $:IOO for street improementa. The high school property on Marion and High streets, which includes the I north half of the block has been owned i by the district for probably 50 years, About six years ago the district bought 5;t t'eer facing on Church street just south of the high school property and with the purchase of the Holman prop- cry, the district owns 200'ij feet on High street through to Church where the frontage owned is 21S feet. On I both the High and Church street prop erties adjoining that owned by the dis : trict is a house bringing in a revenue. 1 Through the interest taken by Joseph i H. Albert in the schools, the directors were enabled to buy the property at what i considered a Terr low figure. The board was unanimous in the belief Polk county. The increase in j riasory Ifffi i iMji IS LIFE that the district was fortunate in be ing able to buy the property. This will place the board in a po sition to erect another building south of the high school equal in size to the high school building when the time comes," said A. A. I.ee, chairman of the school board. "The time will un doubtedly roiue when auother high school building will be neeessary or when the conditions justify tne erecM tion of a central junior high school. The purchase of this property wil probably save the erection of three separate junior high school buildings as: ine junior niyn wnooi accoiiiiuoH.ii wu. will fac the district within a few years. TWENTY ARE NATURALIZED Marshfield, Or., Sept. 4. The Sep tember terms of the Coos county court saw the largest class of aliens made into American citizeus at Coquille that has been naturaliied in lPHi. The 20 candidates who filed affidavits and se cured their final papers fame from all sections of the country, with a ma jority from Marshfield and North Bend. THE TATTLER Folks are referring to it as the battle of Clackamas. The race in the National league is closer than the average pedestrian (omen to being struck by tin automo bile while crossing State street on a Snturdav afternoon. After n story appears in print folks raise their voices above a whisper when telling it. The flax farmers were breathing nor mallv again yesterdnv. Quite a little building is being done in Sulem, not including air castles. Pretty well along the paving on the fairgrounds road. McMimiville will be the baseball cen ter next Sunday, if there is any baseball center. All old gentleman of Salem, who has attended every circus since Nouh'n, says the B. & B. show last Saturday was the best he ever saw. It must be that fall has come. Crick ets are chirping uud the maple leaves are showing their yellow streak. A certain Salem lad has a bright un cle. The boy asked the uncle yester day to tell him the meaning of the term, "playing both ends against the center." I ncle -an id it was used in referring to the man who had a head ache on one end of hiin and sore feet on the other and was depending on his stomach to pull him through somehow. Has nnybodv got a better answer? : STATE HOUSE NEWS Royalty is in Oregon with a guir. Secretary of State Olcott yesterday re ceived the following telegram from San .vlateo, Cal.: "Am going to hunt in Oregon and would ask you to be good enough to send me a hunting license in care of the stn tion agent of the Southern 1'acific at (rants l'nss. I am an attache of the Austroliungai inn embassy in Washing ton, D. (J. Thanking you in ndvauce for your kindness, l'riuce lloheulohe. " The secretary of state referred the matter to the fish and game commis sion. The corporation department has re ceived for filing supplementary articles of incorporation of the JXichoff Shoe .Manufacturing company ot rortlauu, which increases its capital stock from $211,000 to $100,000; articles of incor poration of O. E. Fletcher, Inc., of 1'ort lund. $10,0o0; articles of incorporation of the Alvndore Co-Operative Telephone company of Alvadore, Lane county, $1, 000; articles of incorporation of the Coos Bay Towing company of Xorth Bend, $5.1)00. Car Shortage Hurts Klamath Box Factory Another telegram was received yes terday at the office of the public ser vice commission from the Kwauna Box company of Klamath Falls. It says: "Unless we can get cars in sufficient numbers continuously will have to shut down indefinitely. We have I'M cars oi Fresno shooks on hand. 3 warehouses full and 15 carloads piled in the open. Manufacturing 5 to 7 carloads daily. All customers in distress for shooks." Although conditions due to car short age still prevail, as shown by the fore going, the Southern Pacific is making favorable reports ns to relief, and the commission believes that the beginning' of the end ot the car shortage in west ern Oregon has come. The company received 70 empties at Ashland during the past hours, which is n distinct gain over the two days previous. Tje total shortage this morning was 143. CHAITKB XXI. . As the day of the dinner arrived a thrill of happiness took possession of me. Whora-i should meet, the youug mau who was to take me in to dinner, all excited nv. Of a sudden I wondered how I was to get home. I had never been out late at night without Clifford, and was perhaps foolishly timid. "Will you come after me?" I asked Clifford at breakfast. He had just told me to have no dinner prepared at home, as he would dine at his club. "Come after you! Why, no. How would I know when to come? And even if I did I might not be able to get away. I guess Franklyu, or someone at the din ner, will see you home. If you are nerv ous about it. you'd better not go." Again I wanted to ask if he were go ing to spend the evening with 1.. G., but controlled myself. "But I eommeueed, then stop ped. Why should I object to allowing Mrs. Franktyn to furnish me with on escort, if my husband did not? It might be a good thing for me to show Clifford that, even if he did not care to be with me. there were others who did. Dressing for the Dinner. That night, as I dressed. I was happy and excite! in spire of the fact that Clifford had refused to ccotnpauy me. and that I knew nothing of where he mo? f x i iggjiiij ALCOHOL-3 PER CEJfE AVeclaulePrepaialionfotAS-simiiatino;fefeodandBcoa- UI1VJ IlK Jiuiii'i''"" PromotcsDiycslioafliceiM ness auuncM-vv"- -- . i OpiunLlorpliiiic nar illiiriai 1 .NOT AKtu: .townror awe Jlx.stim jia.it Sail tlOtl, 30UT Jll"."-"- )tfl A facsimile Signature o1 Exact Copy of Wrapper. The Nation's Favorite Butter Nuifr There Is No Better Always Watch This KtittnttntttttittitntttmttHtttttititni. Strictly correct weight, square deal junk, metal, robber, hide and fun. L Biir atock of all aizei iec.ond hlnil iron for both roofi and building. Booting paper and tacond fcaad . linoleum. H. Steinback Junk Co. The Houm of Half a Million Bargaina. lot North Commercial It. n HI ANTICIPATION was to spend his evening. I, laughed and chatted with Mandy until she re buked me: "Thar. thar. chile! Don't git so 'cited! Hide still now. till I button your dress!" But I couldn't hold still. I had been nowhere, had had no young companions in so long that the very 'thought of this dinner party, where the hostess was but little older than I was, ami where I should meet other young people, acted like wine on my spirits. Mandy put On her hat when the taxi came and insisted on going with me. "Jes' as tho' I'd let you go 'lone!" she sputtered, when I to"ld her I didn't need her. "What Marse Sutton say ef Mandy 'low you to go all 'lone to a party?" She begged to be allowed to also come for me, and had I had the slightest idea when the party woubi break up I should have told her she might. But I satisfied her when I told her that Mrs. Frnnklyn had provided an escort for me. The guests were all there when I ar rived. Mrs, Franklyn praised me for comin?. and exnressed hr r,.. i. Clifford could uot also have been pres-j ent. Then, after introducing me to the i other guests, she presented Mr. Brooke, the young man who was to take me in i GASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years Ad -Changes Often and higheit prices for all klada el I pay per pound for old rf incnhtnr. All klnd inmHtrf to dinner. Enter Leonard Brooke. Leonard Brooke was a handsome fel low about 25 years old. He was tall, slender, but well set up; with clear, blue eyes aud bloude haid. As a rule, I don't care for blonde men, but Mr. Brooke waa very attractive, with his clear-cut feat ures and charming mnnnera Wlion h IF THE CIHTU COMPANY. NCW YORK OITf. found I was from the South, he was de lighted. He had many friends and rela tives near my old home, and when, later, we found that we had several mu tual acquaintances, our pleasure in each other's society was increased. I was enjoying myself immensely when I overheard one of the women sr after a glance at me: "she dresses rather well!" "Yes, but she doesn't show off her clothes to advantage. She could be fj stunning if she knew how. Her hus band. Clifford Hammond, has loads of money." "I wonder where he is? Rather un usual for a man to let his wife go to dinner party without him, especially when she's young and prrv, don't you think t" "Thnt depends on the man. I im agine he has his good times." (Tomorrow Mildred Is Admired and Criticised.)