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Friday, October 4, 1919. PAGE FOUR. THE DAILY CAPITAY JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGOH THE CAPITAL JOURHAL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED 1672 "V..i,i:i.hwi ovsninf exc.eol Sunday by The Cap ittil Journal Printing Co.. H6 South Commercial street. Salem. Oregon GKOKGR PUTNAM, Krtitor and Publisher. "Telephones; Circulation and Advertising Office, HI Editorial Rooms, sz.- " National Advertising Representatives: W. U. Ward. Tribune Building. New York; W. H. Stockwell, Peoples flas Building. Chicago. Member Audit Kureau of Circulation. "LBASKB WIRE TKLEGKAPIi SKRVtCE Kiitered as second class mail matter at Salem; Oregon. ' fnt 11 November 1, by carrier, 45o a month, by mail, $S a year. After November 1, 1919, by. carrier, 50 cents a month, by mail $4 a year. By order of 0. S. government, all mail subscriptions ore payable in advance. Rippling Rhymes BY WALT MASON REDUCING COST OF LIVING WEATHER. All moods are due to weather, I often sadly think; when rain clouds get together they put me on the blink. They chafe my sunny spring, so you'd with me condole; they freeze, or pretty near it, the current of my Boul. Outdoors it's raining, raining, with steady beat and slow; the night wind is complaining of some uncharted woe. It tells of ghastly sorrows that long dead people knew, and lilnts that our tomorrows will all be lemons, too. And I have grim foreboding that evil is in store; disaster, stern, corroding, is walling at the door. But now the dawn is breaking, the night has Journeyed by; and I, from Bleep awaking, behold a cloudless sky. And I am blithe and chipper, and happy as can bo, as I pour down a dipper of fragrant wormwood tea.' How could I be so Billy, I auk, with great disdain; how could my feet grow chilly because of wind nn'd rain? But when once more the torreut pours down from laden skies, and when the winds abhorrent fill all the night with Highs, the fan tods will come to me, as always they have come; and I'll be sad and gloomy, and sick and out of plumb. Odds and Ends Ada, Okla. Barbers census of the mustacne crop, Just announced, shows almost complete failure of the famous western movie decoration. Onljfc one man in ' eighteen has one, Houston, Texas. Southern Pacific train was naif an hour late. Passengers said the time was lost lrunt Ing the engineer's spectacles, The train backed a mile While the fireman searched tor the missing "eyes." Dallas, Texas. City commissioners have been asked to pnv the $3 hospital bill Incurred by "Tabby" the cen tral fire station's mouse catcher. "Tab" lost ft foot under ft street car. r THE United States Council of National De fense, composed of the Secretaries of War, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and La bor, after an exhaustive study of the high cost of living problem has found : That the Nation's productive poivers have not been fully utilized since the armistice. That too few goods, notably the necessities of life, have been produced, mnd that even some of these goods have been withheld from the market, and therefore from the people. 1 , That the high cost of living is due in. part to unavoidable war waste and increase of money and credit. - That there has been and is considerable prof i teering, intentional and unintentional. The Council believes that the remedies for the situation are: To produce more goods, and to produce them in proportion to the needs of the people. To stamp out profiteering and stop imneces- saru hoarding. To enforce rigorously present laws and promptly to enact such further new laws as are necessary to prevent and punish prof iteering and needless hoarding v- "". - To bring about better cooperation and method in distributing and marketing goods. To keep both producer and consumer fully informed as to what goods are needed and as to what supplies are available, so that production may anticipate the country's demands. . The people are cautioned to have patience as the process of production requires time, and in creased production and team work are impera tive. Manufacturers, farmers and distributers must work together to produce goods vital to the people. Business must efficiently cooperate with labor to attain the maximum unit of pro duction and distribution or the rising costs of liv ing will be unchecked. ' I The nation must return to the unity that won the war if the situation is to be squarely met, and the common duty is to work and save. Lock outs and strikes only aggravate' a serious crisis in the nation s life. Society can exist only as all work cheerfully and do nothing to impair the health and strength of others. Those clamoring for their own way and impeding production of others cannot be classed) as. patriots, '. i ' CRIMINAL FOLLY .-: . ..-: ,! ABE MAETIN , A f tor a feller shoes his children fer school he feels like he'd sent 'em t' Harvard, Th' way o th' transgressor hain't in it with th' way o' th' con sumer. Jitney" dance at armory Saturday night. : . n 1 Dr. Chalmer Lee Oeoree, dentist, 313- 314 Masonic Ibldg. Phone 181. 252 A. W. Orton. senator from Multno mah county, was a visitor at the cap itol Thursday. " Read page 161 last week's Satur day Evening Post. -RmKio (tmnii: kn attorney for the state Industrial accident commission. left today for Portland on omciai business. . Los Angeles. Los Angeles claims the world's kiss ing championship. "Mrs. C. B. M." says her husband's kissing record Is: October 12, 42 kisses; October 15, 46; October 17, 60. Downey, Cal. Paper money has Its drawbacks. Mrs. Iw1h kept her bank roll lit th stove with safety all summer, but with the first cold weather some one built a th e, .,...;...-. 'V ' San Frunelsoo. Mrs. -Amelia -Campana' screamed several times and fell In a faint when her divorce suit trial was postponed one flay. - : Quebec has thp largest storngo dam In North Ameri ca, on the, St. Maurice river. The power is to be made use of by several large paper, pulp and lumber mills. It is predicted that In 10 years every other house will have its own radio plant and the occupants will be en nbled to call up friends or business concerns at will. The egg output of a flock of hens wns Increased al most 40 per cent by lengthening the duy through the use of electric lights In the chicken house In the morn ing and evening. It was an agricultural station experiment. As an experiment one automobile manufacturer has turned out several cars with their bodies covered with Imitation leather Instead of paint. It Is hoped to dem onstrate that this is more enduring. TEN fliers dead and a score injured are th results of the army coast to coast and re turn flight. However "valuable data" has been gathered for the use of future airmen we are informed. - ' : : : To civilians the project has always seemed sheer folly. No data could possible be secured in a frenzied flight over mountains, prairies, riv ers and valleys that could not have been more completely and leisurely secured with com paratively little risk. it a cross continent tlight was essential, it could have been made at a more favorable time of year than when autumn storms, toss the frail airships and autumn rains obscure the landscape and it could have been made safely and with out risk. In time of war such risks and such pioneer ing may be justifiable, but there exists no good reason why the army officials should permit in peace times the needless sacrifice of skillful offi cers in such a hazardous game with no possible profit accruing. Besides it is-no part of army duty to indulge In mad cap speed contests, that destroy the participants and demoralize the serv. ice. . Many families are' In mourning for brave men sacrificed to make a record that means nothing and many useful officers have been lost to the service of their country to gratify a lust for sen sation as silly as it is fruitless and futile. A court martial should be the fate of the re sponsible officers to eliminate such crazy stunts irom tne army routine. T.d hoHiiKr. HV K Shafer. har ness and.-saddlery. 170 8. Commercial. Dr. S. C. Stone will tbe found at Ty ler's Drug Store, 157" Sduth Commet cial street. , The Altar society of St. Josephs church will sponsor a card party at the Knights of Columuus nau .on State street this evening. rianoo "new Auburn hall Sat. night Good four piece orchestra. Take a jitney, 25c. B STAYTON JU8ILANF OVER PROSPECTS OF , RAILROAD TO BUILD REDS FREE "Y" OFFICERS. New York, Oct. 24. Albert F. Coyle and Clinton W. Areson, Y. M. C. A. secretaries were released October 19, afterVbeing prisoners of the bolshevik! since August 8, according to a tele gram received fcy the, national war work council from Secretary Lansing today. They were reported to be en route from Archangel to Bergen, Nor way. has been named as administratrix of the estate of Louis Silverman by Judge George Binghanu The resignation of J. .Bownsteln as administrator was aooepua, . Vnttlnlrham curtains, a few pair left over, values to $3.75, 12.55 pair. Hamilton's., 253 tvio notrnna of the children's room at the publio library have been made happy by the gift frcmr C B. Clancy of a framed set of Mother uoose pic tures done by the Blgelow Art com pany. The' panel has been placed un tk.:' m&ntAl over the fireplace, where eVen the littlest readers may enjoy them. Love and Married Life Va.hi n ?KT TWarillicrnr ItaAlvned lAdV em balmer with-Terwilliger. Funeral Home, 770 Chemeketa St. Phone 7Z4. tnnt 'fcotwtiintinE?." Is the title of a now vntiime from the International Correspondence schools just added to the shelves of the public lbrary. it is mirlo iin nf the sections on cost 'ac- avlais of aooounts, and Insolvent and decedents estates. The library has no better material on these subjects to offer. Special Reductions in Outing Flannel NIGHT GOWNS Regular $2.50 value at ...... :.. : $UQ Regular $2.00 value at .t.................... .............. ........ ... $1.70 Children's gowns, regular $1.15 value at .. 98c Children's flannel petticoats, $1.00 value at I......... ...........85c We have a large stock of Nightgowns in different sizes and patterns. They represent best quality and the prices are less than you would be asked elsewhere Hosi&y We can really save you money on Men's, Women's and Children's Hos iery. A big assortment of fine qual ity, serviceable hosiery. Hats Rwlnred Our reduced prices on Women's and Children's Hats are still in effect. These are the new Fall models. They are stylish in appearance and made from good quality materials. 152 North Com! St. UAMTY. SAI1PS0H BBOf, 'J)rr6ooalotoi!j LOVORICEg f . 1 Drv Goods Notions Kitcfaenware Rheumachol Cured My Rreumatism "One bottle of Kheumachol cured me after years of painful suffering. I could not straighten up my back for months, now I can kick a hat. held at arm's length," says L. R. Gross- light, of Detroit, Michigan. If you are a rheumatio martyr do as Mr. Gross- light did. Get a bottle of Rheumachol today from your druggist. Manufac tured by Rheumachol Laboratories Co., Idaho Springs, Colo. For sale by J.-.C. Perry, Crown Drug Co., The Red Cross. Pharmacy,.. The, Central Phar macy, Wm, Neimeyenh i Adv) Aged Resident Has Narrow Escape "I was at my work, my limbs be came numb, I got dizzy and faint, my ears seemed stopped up. X had been troubled with gas on my stomach and severe bloating after meals. Doctors failed to help me. One dose 01 Mayr Wonderful Remedy, recommended by the corner druggist, proved a life sav er to me. I am continuing with it with splendid results." It Is a simple. harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intes tinal tract and allays the Inflamma tion which causes practically all stom ach, liver and intestinal ailments. In cluding appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. J. C. Perry and druggists everywhere. (Adv) LADD & BUSH BANKERS . ' Established 1868 General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. ft ' NOW SHOWING HOWARD FOSTER PLAYERS The Company You Like and Last Day of i v : MMPHMJRD in " DADDY LONG LEGS" "SMASHING BARRIERS" STARTS SUNDAY !--!' THEATRE Stayton seems assured of a railroad ill the near future. Most at the right of witv has been secured and it is report ed that contracts huve been let for a portion ot the grading. This report is unconfirmed but came from a reliable - aource. ...... . . - One thing Is certain, the people that are back of the Portland and South eastern Raliwny company have spent several years of hard work and many thousands of dollars on the projected road. The road as surveyed is a coiv tlmiatlon of th Willamette Valley Southern railway. Connecting with It at Mt. Angel and running by way of Silvcrton. Sublimity, Stayton. Mehaina, Mill City and on east across the Cas cade mountains to Bend, from there. U is reported that it will go In a south erly direction until it reaches Wiune inucca, Nevada. . No one seems to fcnoff just who is back of this project. However, it la a matter of common knowledge that it pasties tliMgh ene of the richest of farming and Umber sections in the northwest, from Portland to Mill City fl traverses a highly developed farming neetion covering a distance of about 100 mile. Prom Mill City to Bend Is one continuous stretch of limber of the finest auallliv. Along this rout .are many vawmills in full operation, some of whioh are among the largest in the entire northwest. From Bend it goes aoutheasterly through the treat inter ior of Oregon, noted tor its resources in livestock aud grasdnir. There la also a large area of pln timber In this sec tion which can never be moved nutll transportation facilities are afforded. There is no railroad within the state traversing; a richer isiertion o with water possibilities for the future. It no doubt will be the vanguard for the development of the enormoae wster power Of the Ssntlam river and Its tributaries now going to waste has been conservatively estimated that .v u-atM notrer oing to wall from Stayton to the Summit of 'Love and Married I.lfo," a great story by the noted, author Idah Mo Gldne Oibson, a most unusual story that every woman will be absorbed in will begin next week in The Capital Journal. It Is the married life story of John and Katherlne Gordona story re plete with interesting incident, packed with thrills and brimming with situa tions dramatic in their setting. From the transcendent happiness of the hon eymoon there comes-reactlon, and with It a revelation of characteristics little dreamed of In the ardent days of judgment-blinding courtship. The arrival of a son a tie that binds serves for a tme to save thoir frail matrimonial craft from the shoals of divorce. But soon - life-long habits, modes of thought, instinctive reactions threat to triumph even over the world-moulding force of paternal and matoral love. And soon the conviction Is reached by both John and Katherlne that a great mistnke has been made. They contemplate divorce and weigh the re sults upon their child, the effect of public opinion aud they hesitate. The Idea grows upon them that they hare been trapped that they are ln nocent victims engulfed in a system of matrimony from which there is no re call without disgrace and about which there is a finality that sounds as doom. With the poignant pangs of remorse they feel that they have been cheated, that there is something wrong with a system In which an error may not be honorably recltfled and they cry out at the hopelessness of a situation from whioh there is no honorable relief no surcease. The hatred so engenered perils their very souls. And to her horror and ter rified amazement the thought flashes across the mind of Katherlne that she wishes her husband were dead. Here the story opens and passes with action and dramatic climax from one heart gripping scene to another. Gradually understand comes to John And Katherine. Their characters un dergo a change. Sympathy for each other comes and almost unknown love comes to both love born of common tribulations and children, and with this love comes contentment and the cur tain fall. It is a great story a story with a moral. Ifs a story that will command attention everywhere. , the Cascade mountains to furnish light and heat for the entire valley including the city of Portland. This Is because of the fact that it tan be used every few miles for power purposes covering a distance of about S6 miles. Although the city of Stayton has been obliged to get along without a railroad it has a well developed water system from which power Is furnished for the Woolen Mills at Stayton, two flouring mills, an excelsior mill, a large sawmill city water system, and eloctrio light plant, besides some aiinor industries. The road will also conneot with the logging road now being constructed at Mehama ebont nine miles east of Stay ton. This road has been in process of construction for several months and Is lapping a large section of limber lying north of the Little North Fork river. Si-reml miles of the grade is already constructed and it Is reported that there are about three hundred labor ers employed on this project at the present time. The railroad bridge at Mehama is already in process ot con struction and will connect the road with the C. & E. railway at Lyons. Un less all signs fall Marion And Linn counties will soon be the center of much railroad and other1 construction work. Stayton Mall. C.UIXACX PROTKSTS lA'XOCENCE. raris. Oct. H. (United Tress.) Joseph Calllaux, former premier, ap pearing before the senate court yes terday afternoon, protested his inno cence ot the treason charges against him. Caillaux declared his life policy had been dictated solely by his desire for tre welf.ne ot France. He demanded either an Immediate trial or provision al liberty. ; This week's drapery special. Odd pairs artd drop patterns in . tancy lace curtains, values to $.7.58 pair, 14.10 putr. Hamilton's. : 253 Vfr.m' taniniinn to leadership" is a review of American foreign policy n tv, mrlv administrations thru the European war. This book which has Just been added to tne puouo u- hv Inhn HollidaV La- tane, onejur best living historians and a professor in jonns tiopi""". v t. TtiuiuiiiAn .is nffflnt la Marion and Polk counties for tae National life Insurance Co., TJ. S. A. See Mm for a full return . premium policy on your life, it's the only kind. Phone 1332J for interview. vl trtnni wtiint wns filed yesterday by Charles Whitney, administrator of tle estate of Susan Staiger, and a re port made of the complete sememem nf nil hnninBaa connected with the dis posal of the Cottage hotel property. belonging to the estate. Two appraise m.nta hnva.heen made of the proper ty, the last'one being at J100 in com parison with the one kf $7000 made hv Mm atalrar hnforfJhar death. Be quests have been made of $40 and $0 to two J. O. O. lodges. "If" you knew that you would he one of the '15 men in Salem whose life would end before another year passes, you' would take more life in surance. Are YOU sure that you will not be one of the 15? J. F. Hutcha- son district manager for the Mutual Life of N. r. with offices at 371 State St., phone s. Is In a contest that requires him to write TEN $10, 000 policies before the first of the year, In order to qualify. "It" you are thinking of considering taking more life insurance won't you consult a man whose only business for over 8 years has been life Insurance, and one who lives in Salem and one who is Interested in seeing Salem, become the largest .and best city In the state outside of Portland? "If" you are looking for information or know of anyone who is considering Insurance I will be pleased to know about them I can write yon a policy that will give you the maximum protection for the minimum cost and In the oldest com pnny in America. I believe it to be the beat may I prove it to o? (Adv) 252 The United States Governmeii Bought millions of pounds of BAKING POWDER for our troops over seas more than all other brands combined. ' What Better Recommendation Can You Ask For? And the PRICE is the same now as before the war Ounces for 1