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THE DAILY CAPITAY JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON. Wednesday, October 22, 1919. PAGE -FOUR.. GJlir (Eapltal journal AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published every eveninR except Sun day lv The Capital Journal Printim? Co.. 1S South- Commercial street, Siilem. Urenon. - .... U. PUTNAM. Jhiditor and Publisher. . .Telephones Circulation and Busi ness office. 81: Editorial rooms 82. National Advertising Representa tives W. D. Ward, Tribune Buildine. New York: W. H. Stockwell, 1'eople s t;us Kulldinw. ChicaKB. -J Member Audit Bureau of Circulation ' LEASED WIRE TELEGRAFIfc. SERVICE , Entered ns second class mail matter at Pnlem. Oresron.. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES Until November 1, 191, by canter, 45 cents a month, by mall $3 a year. After November 1, 1919, by carrier, CO cents n month, by mail $4 a year. flv order of IT. B. Bovernment, all wail subscriptions are payable in ad vance. ' Rippling Rhymes. By Walt Mason. M AIDEN'S FAIR tji old time books the damsels swooned whene'er they had occasion: and when- with loving knitrhts they spooned, it was with shy occasion. They were such coy and modest things, as hour romance discloses, -that If you twke .of weiUUne. fines they'd blusn to bent the roses. They languished in their virgin bowers, ebroldering, cro cheting, 'Or spent the lonpr and luscious hours the spinet softly playing. They all were known as "females" then, the : maid and wife and wlddy: and when Birls lokcd on boarded men. it made them ltle and giddy. Rut time have -nnKed; no more we sxeet the girls Hrott end Cooper; but in the mod ern tale we meet the woman known as ov. ri,,n't cure a picayune for dilclmet of "needle; you couldn't W'ix this girl to swoon, no ouas now much vou. wheedle. To her the old arts seem vain, and old traditions -phoney he goes up In a monopiana, or t ides a bucking pony. She's struck our fiction with a rush, and when -.i ynrn is finished, it is the boarded men who bhtsh and hide their. heads dlmln Ished. I know It's treason, if not rot, but. "tired of women "super," I long for blushing belles of Scott and swoonlnR girls of Cooper. THE INDUSTRIAL DEADLOCK. .. ... -. I ' Open Forma . IJVING WAGES FOR TEACHERS Editor Journal To save our public school system from demoralisation something should be done to ensure icheiw to organize themselves into irucs unions io compel justice oy a district of Columbia. It had been $508 a year for a minimum, and after a tremendous effort the senator did make the minimum $760 a year and the. maximum $1300, but only, apply ing to those teachers who. had been in sen-Ice 25 years. What an induce ment to enter our noblest profession! Salem as the educational and po litical center should not force school teachers wages at which they can af- fesslon. Schools cannot be opened In many parts of the state because wages are not sufficient to attract teachers to endure the hardships of the poorest paid public servants in the state. It Is a well known fact that teachers engaged at Salem sought -In er places and In other lines of work. The faculties of our colleges are suf fering from the same privations and only remain"at their tasks because of pride ln their profession and a high sense of devotion to their lifework. It is well known that most teachers are only paid nine or ten months, and are required to spend money and time In vacation fitting themselves for further demands on their career as educators. And what is their reward? Even the bootblacking stands have advanced prices fifty per cent. The average' teacher to be well clothed and well housed today must give up strike. Good businessmen say if they Odds and Ends ' Run Pedro. A. A. Allen fired three "rounds from a shotgun nt a glass of wiu r oil Philip." Hone's liwid. . .Rone wasn't chipped- ' - Pomona, Ctil. When doctors had niiide all preparations to cut out Jack ftmvta 'Appendix, Jack took the case mil of their hands and did It himself, : they tmv J tow studied surgery, at Johns Hopkins. Pnu Francisco. After the wedding Sophie Miller, suggested to W. F. Mil ler that he takn-n bath. He did. After the hath he discovered Sophie had left with his roll $010. He had her nr- rested. Portlind, Or. ('eorge Olenson In poller court found he had no leg to land on. . A railroad, aoeideiit had tnk en one and booze wns In temporary powssion of the other. Ten days. New York Mrs. Hiida Cosgrove his liien keeping. a family. of six on $r,0 n month pension. Yesterday slie received notice an uncle "out vent" had died and left her JfiO.OOO. Worcester, Mass Speaking of "un Vihnd'' methods, thieves tunneled Into the cellar of Joseph Hlneh's sn? loon here and departed- with' -30 Ral Ions of alleged really potent fluid. ' l.ONDOS DOWNS DRAKE San Francisco, Oct. 22. Jim t,ondos Mit the broad shoulders of Tom. Drake to the mat at Dreamland ling last night In straight falls. The first was mpleted in 1 hours and 6 minute The second fall was accomplished In S3 minutes. 1 ABE MARTIN . 1 rigf f 1 El lr $f ' c vi 'I' ' PRESIDENT WILSON has sounded a , sensible and statesmanlike warning to, the national industrial commission that it must find some common ground of agreement for settling labor disputes and allaying indus trial unrest. His letter does not sound like the utterance of an incapacitated man, and refutes the sensational stor ies spread by senate rumor mongers concerning his con dition. , "Are we to confess that there is no method to be found for carrying on industry except in the spirit and with the very method of war? Must suspicion and hatred and fnme rata ns in civil life? Are ciir industrial leaders J ,V,Jn4-.:1 t U ftW rUWt 4nIZJ7 of" fund, on the part of the UllUL UUl lllUUolX MXl vv VI tu live vvgvbiici niviivub luiuiij ...... -...,.v w... w..fc.w. r(.n 111 cavil UUiEI, ;uii3i,aiiiijr du uggimg auvaniagc uiu each other, doing naught but as compelled?" asks the president. Both employers and employes are to blame for the present situation. The unbending autocracy of some em ployers breeds distrust and suspicion and hatred in em ployes; the radicalism and bolshevism of some labor lead ers justifies the distrust, suspicion and lack of faith in em ployers. When this class of employers have the advantage, they use it to oppress and reduce labor to serfdom. When this claSS Of employes have the advantage, they gO to the! nearly the -entire salary, and have uuimns leit ror comioris, enjoyments or luxuries of life, as a shine, a man icure or a hair dresser. As one great journal says, how much longer can we ignore the actual needs of those who shape the destiny of future Am ericans? Here are a. few figures for parents and school boards to consid er: , The 750.000 school teachers in the United States ln 1918 received, on an average $1.48 per day. Since then lncrea!T fTave been granted of about ten percent and they now receive about $1.63 per day. Think of it! -When bricklayers and other mechanics receive from $6 to $10 a day for seven and a half to eight hours. In large cities according to figures supplied by the National Educational association elementary teachers re ceive $816.19 per annum, Intermedi ate teachers $899.42, and high school teachers $1249.60. The same authority shows that there are also 588 high school teach ers in large cities who receive less than $700 a year, and 2958 teachers in these large cities who receive less than $500 for twelve months service. At the same time blacksmiths- in the navy yards were reoeivtag $2396, electricians $2321-; laborers. $1297, and charwomen $873 a year. Accordingi tor an article In Frank Leslie's Weekly for September 27, the IT. S. senate tried to raise the salary of school teachers to the same- as charwomen -and bootblacks for the opposite extreme with the object of bankrupting the em ployer and confiscating capital. ...... These classes represent the two extremes and one or the other is the cause of most of our industrial turmoil. The large majority of both employers and employes, how ever, believe in the square deal' and for such the confer ence should devise plans for equitable adjusting differ ences and congress provide the machinery for enforcing industrial peace based on justice upon the unwilling. Industrial autocracy must go the way of. political autocracy and industrial absolutism must abdicate its ar bitrary power. At the same time industrial anarchy must be banished and driven-from the land. One is the clause of the other, and as long as we have the one, we will have the other. ' There is no place in a democracy for either, both are intent upon the destruction of dem ocracy. . f s - The laborer is entitled to an increasing share of the wealth he helps produce. The capital making industry possible is entitled to its fair return and the brains creat ling and managing it is entitled to its fair share. The day of fabulous profits made at the expense of the em ploye has gone and the day of profiteering at the ex pense of the public is nearing it& close. The day of co operation, of partnership between the employer and em ploye, the day of industrial justice is dawning and it canl be speeded by the conference by the adoptior of a con-j structive program. - UNFAIR. TREATMENT. THOSE who suffer most from the high cost of living are those living" on fixed, incomes which cannot be adjusted to meet the situation. No class of workers is so ground between the .millstones of high prices and small salaries as public school teachers. None deserve better of the community and none fare worse. - : In this connection, attention is called to the communi cation in the Capital Journal forum from Col. E. Hof er, who cites official statistics showing that the average pay for, teachers in the United States is $1.63 cents a day, about one-third the pay of unskilled labor. The teachers of Salem are under-paid and it is a shame that this injustice prevails. The fact that teachers are under contract and the board governed by a levy al ready made, does not alter the situation.. There is al ways a way to cut official red-tape where there is a will. State and county have had to face-similar situations and solve similar problems. Justice rather than parsimony should govern the treatment of those who perform the important work of training the future generations which when all, is said, is by far the most important and vital work in the, com munity. If justice is not done, we will in all probability have a teacher's union and a strike for higher wages.; "SYRUP OF FIGS" CHILD'S LAXATIVE Look at Tongue 1 Jtemore Poison From Stomach, Liver and Bowels HUNTING A HUSBAND By Mary Douglas V Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only look for the. name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harm Inss laxative or -physio for the little stomach, liver aud bowels. Children love its delicious fruity taste. Full di rections for child's dose on each bot tle. Givo lit without fear.. Mother! Yon must say "California" . (Adv) treat their hired help they would ex pact a general walkout in less than a month. What can be done? There will be the old talk that the school budget will not permit a raise ln sal ary, the old cry of want and lack of est community in the state. There is enough intelligence to find some way to right this intoler able situation. There should be dis cussion. I am opposed to the school teachers, forming unions and using the strike club. It should not be nec essary. For the welfare of the schools more than for the personal interest of the teachers, salaries should be made to correspond to the conditions under which we are living and ade quate to maintain a first class teach ing force for our city. Nearly every teacher is loyally, sticking to the Job, in spite of the .manifest Injustice of the situation. Relief should come from the citizens and in the Interest of their children, who should not be taught by improperly rewarded In structors. . . COL. E. HOFER. -J Safe vuilcmG.imm: The Origins! Avoid t Im-mS. 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Give the world . the once over Unsightly pimples and blemishes on the face are sure signs that the skin and blood need the purifying and strengthening action of EEECMMS FILLS. Uri.it Sale of Arrr Madidn In the World Sold everywhere, fat Baxaa, 10c. 2Sc. IISTEN, fellows, to some straight talk. Many . a man When he gets to be 40, misses some thing. He may have lots of money, and a fine family but He never "got out and Baw things". After he gets settled down, it's too late.' Every man wants to see the world. No man likes to stand still all his life., The best time to TRAVEL is when 'you're young and: . lively right NOW I Right NOW your Unele Sara is calling, "Shove off!" He wants nieii for his Navy. He's inviting your It's the biggest chance : you'll ever get to give the world the once over! V The Navy goes all over the world sails the Seven Seas squints at the six continents thaft it business. You stand to see more odd sights, wonder, ful scenery and strange people than you. ever dreamed of. - You'll work hard while yoa .work. You'll olay hard while-yeu play. YouTl earn and learnt You'll get, in addition to "shore leave", a 30-day straight vaca tion which is more than the average bank president can count on. - , You can join for two' years. ' When you get through you'll be physically and mentally "tutted ' up" for the rest of your life. You'll be ready through and . through for SUCCESS.1 x.n ' There's a Recruiting Station right near you: If you don't . know where It is, your Post master will be glad, to tell you. Shove off ! - Join, the Tni3 RIGHT MAN Th trouble with bpln' thrifty is thnt when yiu Btl'a waddin invitation It nearly "kills yvu. TpII Kinldpj- says he ll allu !p sorry he fliiln learn a trade so He couli lay off whenever he felt like It. Cousin Sum and my return home. Still I didn't dare to look at Tom. I knew he must Judge me. And scorn me. Then I heard a laugh; I looked up; Tom was laughing! Why, tittle Sara, you baby," snld Tom. "don't you know that all grlrls do what you have done? Only they are not frank enough to admit It. And you are! You've always .been Aa.cleurll : crystal to me; and ns honest.". "Then you knew nil hIoiik?" I asked Ih a shamed voloe.- "Yew, 1 knew nil along that you're the sweoteat, mont adorable thins: there I." And Turn put his hive; strong-arms .tbmit nie. . -- I ftirifot everything, then. I' jusi knew that Tom loved nie. And I -him. Ami n-e hart -atarted- out fresh, ano clean, and true. And 1 felt like the Htory. i(nd "so they litvd happy ever after." , ' ' . i AYhert Tom sal giMicT-night. I hated to have. him ro.. And yet 1 was glad to sit !i1inv a few iiiHuttn.i.. And realise that ! ira,. -an) thhs happy person with this-Rrent undeserved-Joy In her life. . . . . . ., . " : .." .. 1 aat still. And I dfd'not hear moth er come iuto tita room; SO deep ln dreams was I. " " .. ' " Hut inotlto-rt when she saw me. Just sniu, ."sura near, una notltins e;e. ,8he must know.- - Yet I am suvai tnv she feels that thia first hour' of my love. 1 too auored ior w-ofds.; Only th' gossamer wings of thought can touch I kissed mother good-night softly. MfTnir, on fnlRe urelenses. I mm tell 1 cmnoe.t ne stairs to my room. him all about It. How I liltd htfnted 1 '"oked Into tho tiny mirror ftt my- a husband. At first the words camei801'' out in stumbling order. I dared not Cnn th' bp I? vh-v' tl 18 n ,ovriv look nt Tom. But I kept rlpht on. to!nerson! Mol' thftn thiU. ' naW" th very end. To South Minster and I J",n' - - v , i luiiiuirow ixie Bt'arcii r.au&i Tonlirhl. JtiHt fir old time's sake slipped into my little given dress, pulled the hair over my temples. fluffed it here. I patted it there. , I rubbed my cheeks. And I was almost pretty. "How nice you look!" mother said. "Expecting anyone?" I shook my head. And yet Vhen the hell rang my heart gave a great bound. Could It be? It was my dear old Tom. We three Rat.talking pleas antly In the lamplight. Then mother said-'Tven little mending to do," and vanished. ' , For a moment my breath caught in throat. Nervous with Tom? I looked nt Tom. I saw lie was nervous, too. All my embarrassment fell away. But before I had time to speak, he hognn: "Sam," he said, and his voice Bounded strange to me, ."I'm Just n plalu sort of follow. Not at nil like the men you've met. I can't say things beautifully, oe or-" here Tom stum bled badly, "but I do want to say," Tours voice was- husky, "that I love you,, Sara, more than I can ever put Into words: and T want you to marry inn." A great flood of Joy swept over me. Vom lovtd me! For the lirst time, I realised that I loved hint. And that I have, loved him all along. I hid it down In my Inmost heart. Never had dared, 'idmlt it to myself. ' And then I put my bead down on my arms and 'cried, Tes, cried and crld! For I knew I could never mar- HI AYourDealer ! 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