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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1920)
MONDAY. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL PAGE FCU THE CAPITAL JOURNAL AN INDEPENDENT NEWSI'ArETl Published every evening except Sun day b' The Capital Journal 1'rinlu g Co lit South Commercial street. Tlepr.nneF Circulation and Business Office, el; Editorial rooms. GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor-Publiiher Entered ss second class mail matter ' At Saleiu, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION KATES By carrier 6 eenis a month. By mail ft cent a month, for three niontna ; 25 for six months. It per year in linrion and Polk counties. EUewhtre Bj'ordiir of TJ. S. government, all mat Subscriptions are payable ii) advance. .dvertislrg representative W. D Ward. Tribune fchltr.. New York; W. H uckwcU, Peoples Gas Miig.. Chicago IfKMPER 0FTHE ASSOCIATED FRESf The Associated Press is clusivel ntitled to the line for rctwbhcatlon 01 aui btw dispatclo-s credited to it 01 ot otherwise credited in this papei and also local news published herein 0 rezon bservations Astoria Within SO iliiys u coin puny will begin drilling fur oil in Clatsop county, according to F. II. Kiff. an oil expert of Oklahoma. A REMEDY FOR NEWS PRINT FAMINE. TX A signed editorial appearing in all of the Hearst papers, W. Ii. Hearst, the largest user of news print paper in the world advises congress to immediately enact a law restricting, during the period of paper shortage, the size of newspapers admitted to the mails to 24 pages' daily and 72 pages on Sunday, as a means. of reducing the consumption of news print and preventing the fur-i ther suspension of newspapers. "It is not just and fair to the country papers," says Mr. Hearst, "to have certain metropolitan dailies reckless in the use! of print paper, and it is not even fair to those metropolitan dailies! who are conservative in the use of print paper and anxious not to) impose unnecessary -difficulties on smaller papers to have no re-; stnetions upon these Coal Oil Johnnies of journalism who are burning up paper without reason and, for that matter, without result. - - . BY ARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY BlilAI VICTIM OF Jimmy Rabbit arrived home somewhat out of breath. But he was still haDDv. for he thought "It would be no hardship at all upon metropolitan newspapers: that he had shaken off that to confine them to twenty-four pages on week-days and seventy-'troublesome Mr. Mink. And he two pages on bunctay giving them, as is right, three times as i had no idea that Mr Mink many pages for the bunday rERIODICAL as they are allowed ! knew where he lived for their daily NEWSPAPER. TROUBLESOME MR. MINK, i gentleman rushed at Jimmy, crying, "Give me my tail ! I, Wcdford Schools of Central Point arc serving hot jump, tu pupils at noon as n means of warding olf influenza. Murshfield K. II. Joohnl;. justice of the peace, wan a defendant In the city police court l"iiilay to answer a charge of rhlliiK n bicycle nt ninht without il light. The justice pleaded guilty uiiil was fined $3 by Kecuider I'.Ktler. Pendleton Alleging that while ho afl tuil'.ei' an anesthetic one of Ills fingers wur iiniputated without hiH consent. Victor MiCormlck lux brought suit for J.'.nuil damages against Dr. I. I'. Temple, u local physician. Astoria A. Mimics, aged 24. cm ployed iiH ii planer feeder nt the plant ot the Clatsop dumber companl. Fri day had his left firm amputated Just below the shoulder. Itllmny II. C. Reeves has been np poinled local agent for the Oregon IJlectrle railroad In Albany to suc ceed J. Ft. Farmer, who recontly died In Portland. Reeves has been chief clerk for the railroad for a consider able time. Selo Solo votes 140,000 to build in electric plant on Thonuis creek, In Jordan, to supply the town of Solo anil the farmers along tho proposed line who are to patronise the new pro jecl. The vote for the bonds was 110 for hikI nine against, the proposed development, which shows that the people are prurtleally ft unit In mak ing u slep III advance. fcitayton Mayor Murphy has issued a proclamation closing Indefiiiilcly Nil public places within the town of Ktaytoii Including churches - and wfliools. This tirtlnn tens taken upon the recommendation of the hoard of health. The tnflueiua had already se cured a firm grill upon tunny rcsl dents of the town and surrounding country ullhuligh few fatalities have occurred considering the large num ber of cases Involved. Slaton Stayton seems to lie get IIiik on the map mure and more. The latest report Is (hut a modern throe story fire proof hotel Is In prospect. Tim plans will be developed aeeoiil Imf to reports within the next twelve months If not before that time, ti Is repovleU that the building will cost iil.oitt $30,000. I'ortliitl'l Plans were cmnplolcd (o-rr today for the first annual con V.'lltlt'll of the Associated Ci-neral Coll tractors of the Paelfle Xoi'ilmest V hfeh will open Tuesday anil throe days. It was said that fiboul 1 0 con tractor;: had announced their inten tions of atlemliticr. find that Vrrii. Washington, Idaho. Montana and Plltlt.li folambU will he repfesenlci1. Nat MclVuisall of Port land is presi di al of the association. "This would undoubtedly reduce the consumption of print paper considerably and relieve the stress on smaller papas thru- out the country. "But if it did not sufficiently relieve the situation, then Con gress could proceed later further to limit the number of pages. "When we hear of papers suspending all over the country, and when there is possibly a railroad strike coming on and the transportation of everything, including excess paper, will be dif ficult, there is no reason why Congress should not take the situa tion boldly in hand and proceed very fairly, but very firmly, to SOLVE IT." Among the most notorious wasters of paper are the Portland Oregonian and Portland Telegram, which despite the requests of the American Newspaper Publishers Association and of Congress, have refused to make the slightest effort to conserve news print The Oregonian a week ago, printed 146 pages, and yesterday 98 paper in 5 days for the same amount of news than the Portland pages, while the Telegram boasts of having wasted 14 pages more Journal, which is making an honest effort to conserve news print These "Coal Oil Johnnies" of journalism are taking advantage of the tact that they can get all the paper they want under their old contracts at prices one quarter of what the small papers have to pay, to deliberately put as many of the latter out of business as possible by increasing their consumption and cutting subscrip tion rates in the territory of the country press. A daily paper of 24 pages is large enough for anyone. A Sun day paper of 72 pages is bigger than necessary, but if this size is large enough for the greatest city papers, it is large enough for Portland, and as Mr. Hearst says, if these restrictions do not save enough p"aper, more stringent ones can follow. want my tail !" It was .Mr. Jlink! And Jimmy Rab bit ran off as fast ns he could go. "This is my tail!" he called over his shoulder. "I found it. And I'm not going to give it up to anbody." But Air. Jlink hurried after Jimmy. j To be sure, Jimmy left him far be- But Mr. Mink Kept ionowmg. Rev Dudley B. Ashford. Noted Preacher and Lecturer, efl Known on Three lonfi nents, Was Ordered to Give op Work Reverend Dudley B. Ashford is an extraordinary man. Although still on the sunny side of forty, he has crowd- hind ivt... i i u - . . ...... t j i -- iWWI, lb liaiJUeiieU llll UlU. Il Was Very annolIIS, 101 OIIUIII) um . . , ..,i0( hnmnnltv Intn Mr. CrOW's Storjr about Jimmy'S tha SOtmt'r r T thHt tr"ublm. few years than most men accomp- new tail had reached Mr. Mink's WILSON WINS OUT. RESIDENT WILSON has' won his point and forced a new set tlement of the Adriatic problem. The "discredited sick man of the White House" proved vigorous enough to upset by the stroke of a pen the plans of European diplomats to return to the policy of imperialism. Commenting on President Wilson's Adriatic stand, the West minster Gazette says that Wilson had prevailed "because he has again taken the sound moral position he has occupied since the be giMiiing of the peace conference." The newspaper saw. a "bad blunder" in the allied attempt to "coerce the Jugo-Slavs" The strength of Wilson, both before Europe and the senate, has been his sound moral position and the weakness of his oppo sition has been that It rested upon expediency and partisanship, instead of upon a moral basis. There is not the slightest doubt but that the president is again on the job. His dismissal of Lansing, his Fiunie note, his ignoring of partisanship in appointments, are conclusive evidence that his mental vigor is unimpaired, even though he may not have fully recovered physically. Singularly abandoned in his great ef fort to bring alwut sane and constructive relations between na tions, almost single-handedly he has renewed the protracted strug gle. - . Mr. Wilson would lie a sorry figure if he receded from the po sit ion he took at Paris, taken after much thought and consider ation. His will continues staunch and immovable for the right as he sees it which is the only way to be. His firm stand for the vital (iiiestions of principle at slake will be the test of his great ness to the future. More vigor to him! Rippling Rhymes BV WAl, T MASON Pocllnnd. Attendance ul It.he an nual auto show held her last weel. win SS.S4S, According to a stnlement A. j-l.'.-.M A--C m "Give int my tail! I want my tall!" ears. And as soon as he heard it he had inquired where Jim my Rabbit lived. Mr. Crow had told him. And he took another look at Mr. Mink. "I notice you've lost your tail," he said. " "Yes!". Mr. Mink answered. "Farmer Green threw an axe at me once. And it cut off my tail, as you see. I left that neighbor hood then; and never cared to return to it. But if this young Rabbit boy has found my tail, I shall certainly claim it at once". So off he went. And Mr. Crow nodded his head wisely. It was just as he had said! There was trouble ahead for Jimmy Rabbit or, you might say, there was trouble behind for him; for it was that handsome red tail, you remember, that wa.s the cause of it all. Well, Jimmy Rabbit was try ing to decide what he would do that evening, when all at once somebody else decided it for him. For all at once a slim, red pen uemau wumu o . lish in a )lfe time. There was no use of Jimmy's crawl- Soon afteh his sraduation from ins into any hole, for he was four. Hurley college. London, England, he times as big as Mr. Mink; and. of. was ordained minister at the famous course, anywhere he went, Mf. Mini New Court Congregational church, could easily follow. j London. A short time thereafter he Jimmy Rabbit didn't know what, was selected to present the cause of to do. Mr. Mink had terribly sharp Congo reform and African missions teeth. And he was very angry. But, before the people of Norway, and at all. He toured that land with such success that he was greeted by enormous crowds at every meeting. Jimmy was not angry didn't want to fight. While he was trying to think of some way out of his trouble, some- Jn 19o8 tne ausplcos o( the thing suddenly pulled him backward. Colonla, Missionary society, he was sent to New Zealand, and for three years labored as u missionary among the Maoris, where his experiences Looking around, he saw Mr. Mink I with his cruel teeth fastened in thati beautiful red tail. "Let go of me!" Jimmy Babbit cried. But Mr. Mink didn't say a word. In order to speak, he would have had to drop that precious tail. And he hud no idea of doing that. Besides, there was nothing he wanted to say. There was no use of his calling, "Stop, while hcra thut he fell one of thief!" when he had already stopped him, you know. were novel and thrilling. In 1916 he returned to England and served for three years at Wood Street Congregational church. Cardiff, South Wales, the biggest Congregational church in the British empire t was the early victims of the great 1018 flu epidemic, an attack from which he Jimmy Babbit pulled with all his had not fully recovered when he ao- mlght. And Mr. Mink dug his four feet into the ground mid pulled with all of his. And then, the first thing Jimmy knew, he fell forward, head over heels. He was up in a jiffy, and off like n flash, running like the wind. But tilts time Mr. Mink did not follow. When at last Jimmy sat clown to rest he discovered why it was that Mr. Mink had stopped chasing him. His beautiful, new, red tail was gone! The hit of string had broken under nil that pulling. And now Jimmy itabbit had no tall except his own. "Where's your fine, bushy tail?" Sir. Crow asked ' Jimmy the next morning. "Oh! I discovered who the owner of it was," Jimmy., said. "He came for his property; and I let him have it." But -Mr. Crow was a wise old chap, "Did you give him the string, too?" he inquired. I used to lie awuke in contimlai .1..., lest my heart should stop beatin ji- "Then, as ft result of exuosur. winter's night in a small boat, wbHe In the execution of duties, I was s?ij. ed with violent pains in the right shoulder and arm, which Marly drove me to distraction. I consults doctors and specialists and nndw. went massage and electrical trtat- ment, without getting much relief. J was ordered to givo up all preachiag and public work for at least tin. months, and I began to fear that aj neaitn was permanently affected. Ho Had Bct'it Skeptical "I had always been rather skep tical of the testimonials concerning the merits of any medicine, but ana day I read the statement of a mat whose symptoms seemed to be to tical with my own, and his praise of Tanlao rang so true I decided to siv it a trial myself. I bought a bottle and it's effect was almost Immediate. My nervous condition began to disap pear and I began to get sleep at nlgitt My appetite so increased that i eotill scarcely satisfy it. And I found im. lac Co., Atlanta, Oa., is an eloquent 1 8Cf putting on weight rapidly. Br cepted a call to the Queen's Road Congregational church, St. John's, Newfoundland, where his forceful preaching soon attracked record con gregations. The strain of this work upon his undermined constitution proved too severe and he suffered a nervous breakdown, from which now, howev er, he has completely recovered. Mov ed by a desire to serve his fellow men he has recently written a letter that tells how he was restored to health and strength, Moved by Gratitude This letter, addressed to The Tan- ILIIFIIA A - i - 1 nv. iimlk-y u. Ashfiml, j;0M 1'mii'lMT. Lecturer and Missionary CARED. My neighbor, J. Whangdoodle Brown, came up to me and cried, "The Spanish fill has struck the town, and two or three have died! 1 know I'll have the blamed disease, Piith ills don't pass me by; I feel the symptoms in my knees, and also in my eye." The sweat was streaming from his brow, his face was drawn and pale; "Why worry," said I, "you are now exceeding strong and hale. Just think of pleasant, cheerful things, forget the microbe ganrr: just talk of Cabbages and kings, and let the flu PO hftnrr. Don't illelen, who stood under my window m.uie public by the mnimaemint to- cross your bridges, friend of mine, until they're at vour feet ; and1 "Th,y're '"'i''f''!:' f''1 H,lcn- day. This is the largest mtemh.nee on j fl0 for you the SHU Will shine, and life be fair and Sweet." He did evlwue 'tas 0- record for no. Oregon nuto show. L.u .l,.t.,A A.l J V v: ,1 . i ,x?', !, te h,( ',..,. .........,..... i mi iuu 111,1 aaiic iivi it, uc.jui-u iu ivcirp ill ill wt'll, illRl 110 W 1 11 1 1 111 111 1 111,1 k nuwno v they've placed him on the ice', and rung the passing bell. Sasre''1"11"' Kif1, l,u' ctm,i:as' betwic'1 council seems a whiskered wheeze, Ihe'gift of dreary bores, to!"a.T,STHn5Ve pure whito flowers, with just that one card, I was not able to conjecture. I was not with John on the fatal night. It seemed to 4iie that Karl should have sent flowers to Bess Moreland with ' the worcf "forgive." Evidently he regretted the quarrel us little as did John. 1 almost felt I hail nothing to be angry about with Karl, but I should have been very angry had I for one moment thought he was tak ing my part. 1 could not see where 1 entered into the discussion at all,, and from Johns's own aeotumt of the con versation his attack seemed almost un provoked. I failed to wee why John should take so seriously a remark that possibly might have been made In n Joking manner about himself and l.'.pss. Surely before this something must have been said which made John be lieve that Karl was trying to Insult him and Bess. i:qitislle Taste Shown. I held the flowers up to Bob auil n TRY US ON j YOUR NEXT ORDER FOR m g Onuttun Ji urn .lining i mm vem expression of gratitude and is hh fol lows: "Gentlemen: Tour medicine, known as 'Tanlac', has been such an inesti mable blessing to me, that I feel con strained to write and tell you. In Oc tober, 1918, while a minister of the W'ood Street Congregational church, Cardiff, South Wales, I had a severe attack of the Spanish influenza, from the effects of which I never fully re covered, I lost twenty eight pounds in weight and was unable to recover my usual energy. "Then, in February, 1919, I became the minister of the Queen's Road Congregational church at St. Johns, Newfoundland. My ministry was at tended with great success, but the strain proved too great for me and I had a serious breakdown. My nerves seemed to go all to pieces and my di gestion became so deranged that I could eat scarcely anything. My heart gave me a lot of trouble; it was an effort to walk upstairs and at night the time I had taken the-fourth hot tie, the pains in my arm and shoul der disappeared and I am feeling bet tor today than for a long Ome past. "I feel that I should be. guilty of base ingratitude if. I did ot writt and tell you what a boon Tanlae hai been to me, and I give you this n solicited testimonial to use aa ywi may think best, in the hope that oth ers may find in your wonderful sd iclne the means t restored healthy and strength." Tanlao is sold in Salem by Tylar'i Drug Store, in Hubbard by HubtarJ Drug Co., in Mt. Angel by Ben Gooch, in Gervnls by John Kelly, in Turner by H. P. Cornelius, in Woodbum br Lyman H. Shorey, in Sllverton by Geo. A. Steelhammer, in Gates by Mr J. r. McCurdy, in Stayton by C. A. Beau champ, In Aurora by Aurora DraS Store, in St. Paul by Groceteria Store! Co., in Donald by M. W. Johnson, la Jefferson by Foshay & Mason and 1 Mill City by Marketeria Gro. Co. (Air) Foiilnnd:. The body of Leon Wel ner who had been missing since last I i lday, was taken from the Willametro river lit re last night. Weiuer, ho h Sli years old, was last seen on I'O.ii'd a hat(oi' dredge where ha ;oi Miiployed tifficers who iiivtvtltfitoil thtf ca" said the cimmimmiee point ed to aeledi-mal fli-owning. ' . those who go to meet disease, and lead it to their doors. And wor ry over passing ills invites the ilce and nurse, invites the drug gist with his pills, the sexton and the hearse. 1 Mil LOVE and MARRIED UFE jxj. xoe noxea mitnor c Idah MSGlone Gibson threat of separation in the boldest terms and the other a plea for forgive ness for n wrong which seemed to me had not been committed. "It hardly seemed possible to nto that any woman's husband could be so un generous and implacably tyrannical as John had shown himself to be. When his mode of action was placed besid 'the very charming attention anl im Iploring message. -from the other nmn. who wm M-at'cely more than an ae jqimlntnncp tp niv. I uumliiul ii. .War 1 Wihle hud-not really I' lib i the I (Tomorrow Good Times Ahe lOIIVS THRK.Yf J in the house to erect nm -h,.n i 1M 'heart of man wite.i hokUtl: As I waned down the t.-ur I heni d i ,v da n..t think I shall bo n.uie ,,L..-,J - ' . my telephone ringing but I was so mn o'ihan thre, weeks) I shall votmMcr that i"''nr m, n 1(1,1 lhe thing they 1ov that It was John that I did not lurnlyoti do nut want to iii iriik n,-! nil let this be heard: ', ibavk. : mure. 1m.i !The coward doin It with . kiss Itohh.v look us to the train, mid f..e ! Kor a lone time l .ViVt.xi i ih.i Tlim brave man with a sword."' oueo we escape.! tne report, is. Ttiey rionst s box in the stiipetimt wny th.v were so busy probably trailing John ; people sometimes star at the super mini they lost si;ht of my end of the j seription on letters, wonderlue who Istory. jsent them iin.l wloirthnv -,oi.i 1 had a bad scare, how ever. Just b"-1 Fortunately 1 was alone. Helen was fore the train pulled out . messenger outside makig her farewells to Bobby, boy came ihrmiiih the car and. thrust-. At last I opened the box. It was filled ins his head into our draw ing room to overflowing with whlti violets. The asked: " " odor of them svuii,t . ..ioMi-. in "Is Mrs. Cordon here?" ; fragrant mist, filling the entliv room, "t nm Mis. Cordon." I said In m I could not (ilirtemand ft' Sure John I'hoKina Voice, He thrust special .delivery letter these beautiful flowers. ind a K'eat flower box into my hands, j As I titole th bouquet from its rest- I was all a-tivuibie. Was It possible, ing place" fld buried my fcic In the thai Join had repented and. for th" .dowey lilosKums I .aught siuht of a first time sine wv wtn married, had linjr ptec. of viii. th.t Jrtoked lis Isont me flowers .1 a pi ace offering? thonnht ft mi.abi lmv. bt-en cut frpn; F.vi n lpfre I om inal the box I had vwiiiuir vard. and on it was lhe sincde jloraopi n the letti r. It read: . word: "Forgive" "Vou biive Seeii !';t to dU'be.v m'. I But thrUluK. alas, was nut .li.hn's Have you ever noticed how pU-u&aut ihupe that you have n.it bornnri d tuitr I recov.nijred II unly too w'etl. I had two competitor kin l' l'n tiny jmoney from Rolvrt Gayloi J to do Ihfs seen It on many Setters that had cimit1 meet socially t "I'll lake it if you'll wait thlncr. I do not sev hre ese yolt to un one by one at th hosvital. How tiil Saturday liUrht fer J'otir uiouty," 1 voi!d g-t It. as. A lice Mi ni she dUr Karl Shepard had found mi (hat I was nid day laborer, lko Mpppk, as SiCIiiot knd it to ou. I .tin leaving New iruine to take that train and why he 1'riceil ft Planner t'tlay. loik lonltiht, find unless jou are sti'i should have sent me those exquisite DO YOU . . KNOW ? That we do general, commercial and socie ty printing at reason able prices. Wt have enc of the best equipped piantt in town over thirty years of practi cal experience at your jer vices Call or telephone, Y.M.C.A. Building, Salem PHOTS E 7 79 I Overmire Steel Construction Company N We have In stock for Immediate Shipment I-ISKAMS. from 3 to 21 inches, up to 60 foot leugtlis. CHAXXKLS, from 3 to 15 inches, up to 00 tool lengths. AXGLKS, 8x3 Inches to 8x8 Indies, up to 88 foot lengths. AXGL1X 2x2 !i inches to 1xZ& Inches, up to 00 foot lengths. I". M. PLATKS, 8 to 24 incliesl wide, , to 5-8 inches thick, as well as TANK. IXAXGK STEEL and 5IAH1XE STLIX PLATES, etc Mnimfacttirers of Tanks, BoUcrs. Stacks Tlle. rubricated M:""- lul for .BuUdlngs and Bridges Katt Witter Street mid Hawthorne Avenue, POULT.WD OUKG0S I'liouo East 8721 JEWELRY Unquestionably jewelry adds a distinct finishing touch to any gown. We are at all times pleased to show you the latest designs. . HARTMAN BROS. CO. Jewelers and Opticians Salem, Oregon. Dr. Burdette Optometrist HtttttHMMMtMHHHHHIMtr Best Treatment for Catarrh S. S. S. Removes the Cause For tho Blood Is obtainable at any drug store. It has Once you get your blood free from : proven its value in )h....o.,.i.. Iceulil not 1 m;rv with me tt he sent inipurities cleansed of the catarrh- es. It will do so in vonr , n.' o al poisons, which it is now a prey to : S. S. at once and begin treatment ir because of Us uuhealtny state then yours Is a long standing case be sure you will he relieved of catarrh the i to write for free expert medical d dripping in the throat, hawking and: vice. We will tell vou how this pure spitting, raw sores in the nostrils: I ly vegetable blood remedy cleanses and the disagreeable., had breath. It (the impurities from the blood bv lit" was caused, in the first place, be-orally washing it clean. We will prove cause your impoverished blood was to you that thousands of sufferers easily infected. Possibly n slight cold from catarrh, after consistent treat or contact with someone who had a ment with S. & S., have been fred cold. Hut the point is don't surfer j from the trouble and all its disag-e-with catarrh 11 Is not necessary. The j able features. Don't delav the trett remedy. S. 8. S , discovered over fif. ment. Address Medical Director. S39 ty yr.tr ago. leste.1. true Tunl tried Su-ft tJibneitnri- r.- I BAKE-RITE BREAD t If you try a loaf today you'll buy a loaf tomorrow. J Bake-Rite Sanitary Bakery j oratory, Atlanta. Oa.' (Adi 457 Stated Street. LADD BUSH BANKERS Established 1868 General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a, in. to 3 p. m.