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i PAGE FOUR. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL THE CAPITAL JOURNAL AH INDEPENDENT NKW8PAPER Published every evening except Sunday by The Capital Journal Print ing Co., 136 South Commercial street. Telephone Circulation aiid Bus) Bee Office. 81; Editorial rooms. 82. Q. PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher. sintered aa second class mail mat ter at Salem. Oregon. SUlirfC'RIPTIU.N RATH By carrier 50 eenta month. By Ball too a. month, 1.25 for three months, 12 25 for tlx months, 14 per rear In Marlon and Folk counties. Blsewhere 15 a year. ftr order of U. S. gove.iraent. all hall subscription! are payable in advance. Advertising representative W. D. Ward, Tribune Bldr.. New York; W. H. fctockwell, Feepie Oaa bldg., Chicago. LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES. There has been more or less complaint regarding the unpro gressive character of the Marion county legislate delegation, and its lack of influence in state affairs. Only one of the Marion representatives seeking re-election consistently supported good, roads and other constructive and development legislation and I 'is entitled to representation of a more progressive character, and the time has come to turn over a new leaf. There ought to be lit tle difficulty in selecting such a delegation from the field of . urteen candidates who have filed for nomination. Among the candidates are four of the present representa tives, whose records in the two previous sessions are well known. There are also veteran members of former legislatures who serv ed with unusual ability and were acknowledged leaders. In addi tion there are a number of prominent professional and business jmen, as well as farmers, who have become candidates at the re-jder young egg, S?C0E TOtB Olr BYN ARTHUR SCOTT K" BA I LEY member OB associated press quest of citizens of their respective communities. The Associated i'ress la exclusively ! rni;,',. ; v, ,,; f ,. .., A i . . I nUtled to the use for publication of i ualc""6 "l jicnopayci iu nave au upmiun; aii news dispatches credited to it or and express it in matters of public concern relating to the future1 not otherwise credited In this paper and also local news published herein. ff iregon bservations Dallas Plenty of room for storing the 1920 prune crop will be provided through the construction of a plant by the Oregon Growers Cooperative atwoclation at this city. A piece jf . ' wound hns Just been acquired for a building site. Portland Enough flour for one million loaves of bread, or one loaf per day to every person in Portland. Seattle and Taeonm combined could be made from the dally output of Only one of the many flouring mj in Portland, according: to statistics presented by A. 01. Clark, manager .f Associated Industries, In a recc'it upeeoh. This plant uses In one day the approximate yield of 430 acres of land or L'O.OOO acres of wheat each year, The output Is 27.000 barrels of rmu dally. Albany Ten years supply of timber' for the making of silos and other wood products wus secured through a recent fleul put over by the Alco Wood Products company, which bus Just Increased Its capitalization. It has purchased a mill near Anluuf having a capacity of 30,000 feet dally Portland lints nnd caps from the Jacobs Hat factory here have had wider distribution during the first three months of the year than ever before and the concern is now oper ating- 22 machines. This month it mis reincorporated and the capitalization was raised from 15000 to J 23,000. 4 Portland Unique among fairs Is that of drugs, sundries and merchan dise being held from May 10 to 22 by the Wumuuer Frank Drug company. Over 100 druggists from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska plan ned to visit the exhibit. J'ortland Blowpipes and gpanc ar. festers for mills are In demand, In fact, so much so that the Pacific Blow pipe company has Just completed on addition to Its factory, which doubl ed the capacity. The new structure will give more space for warehousing and provide for a blacksmith shop, Portland Badges for the Interna tional Klwanls convention to be held in Portland In Juno are to be made by a Portland concern. A contract foo' the many thousand to be used has been awarded the II win Hudson com pany, v Oregon hns a knitting mlU that iihlps Us product Into all western states and two foreign countries. The only carbon paper luanufao turer west of the Mississippi river Is In Oregon. The largest coppersmith plant the I'nlted Wales 1m In Oregon. In Incorporations Shoiv Big Gain Over Last Year An IncreiiMO of 100 per cent In the number of articles filed and CO per cent In fees collected during the past nine months over thn similar period a year auo Is shown In a statement jH issued by Henry .T. SrliuUlenium, cor poration commissioner. The statement shows a total of 778 articles of Incorporation filed with the department for the nine months end ing March 31, lust, ns against a total of 883 filed during the same period a year ago, a gain of 305 or more than 100 per cent. Kees collected in the nine mouth period ending Mueeh 21, last, totalled 1 1 7H. 1H.60 us aitainst a total of $112,493.02 for the same per iod ft year ago, a gain of J65.620.98, or over 60 per cent. Operating expenses of the depart ment fur the nine mouths period end ing March SI, last, nmounted to $12, 80U.S7, as against expenses $U,132.97 for the same period a year ago. welfare of communty and state, the Capital Journal, as a matter of good citizenship, and without regard to politics recommends the following as desirable for election to the legislature: Thomas B. Kay, former member of both houses, former state treasurer, an acknowledged leader in state and community affairs, and one of the largest and most successful businessmen in Oregon. . Frank Davey, former speaker of the House of Representatives who served with distinction and ability in three legislatures. A forceful debater and always a power on the floor. J. C. Perry, a clean cut, progressive, square-dealing and suc cessful young business man and farmer, the type needed in the legislature. David II. Looney, farmer and dairyman, member of the pres ent delegation, a strong, forceful character who displayed excel lent judgment and favored good roads and development legisla. tion. Jos. J. Keber, banker, businessman and community develop er, conservative and forceful, active in county affairs and a work er for good roads and public improvements. j These selections are made without detracting from the merits i "l m srry that i ever touched the old of other candidates, among whom are men probably just as well L 1 ma" the, yun '""V we- And ,..,, ' , , . , , . now that you ve almost bitten my paw qualified to serve county and state as those named. We do know.lin two. Dieaae eood Mr Turtiliei however tnat no mistake will be made in voting tor any or all ot the influential and prominent citizens listed,and that their election wilPgive Marion county the leadership and prestige her population and resources entitle her to in the Oregon legislature. CHARTER AMENDMENTS. On the city ballot for Friday's election are three charter amendments, all of which should receive a favorable vote. The first amendment is one increasing the salary of the city marshal from $1200 a year to not to exceed $1800 a year, to meet the increased cost of living. There are no objections that have been voiced. The second amendment provides that the cost of paving in tersections shall be paid by the city, instead of assessed upon corner lots ; that the cost of street improvements to triangular and small irregular blocks shall not be greater than that upon regular blocks in the same district ; that the cost of grading shall be dis tributed pro-rata over the district, and that property abutting! or adjacent to a street improvement shall be divided into three zones and the cost assessed by zones instead of by lots. This amendment will make possible the straightening out and paving of connecting links between state highways and paved streets, such as the Fairgrounds road, Turner road, Pacific highway and North Front street, and stimulate paving in out lying districts when property values are less than paving assess ments. At present to enter Salem on any road, an unpaved rough portion of street must be traversed, which wastes several thousands of dollars a year in maintenance. The measure has the support of progressive citizens generally as it insures a square deal to the property owner and assures delayed street im provement. It is the same plan adopted in a majority of the cities of the United States and should carry unanimously. The third amendment is for the extension of the city limits to include the state fair grounds, so as to provide police and fire protection and complete the partnership between city and state. Salem derives great benefit from the fair, every merchant and businessman profits through it. And the city is under moral ob ligation to reciprocate by extending protection. If Salem does not cooperate in extending the protection asked, the city is likely to lose the fair grounds to some community that will. These charter amendments are designed to prepare the city for growth and expansion awaiting it and open the door of op- port unity for increased development. A Tight Souerzr. I "Don't do that!" Fatty Coon sudden- Timothy Turtle's remark was most i ly cried. surprising, it almost took Fatty Coon'si "Don't do what?" was Mr. Turtle's breath away. And for a moment or two j testy reply. he even forgot the pain in his paw. "Don't pull on my leg!" Fatty Coon "Do you meanr to say," he asked, I pleaded. "You'll have me in the water "that you like turtles eggs?" I in another moment, and I'll get wet. "Do I?" said Timothy. 'There's no and my mother won't like it a bV better treat in my opinion, than a ten- But Timothy Turtle paid no atten I rrr i i i ' 11 no nui nun lu , u 11 f uu "Certainly 1 11 pull you Into the creek," hedeclared. "I'm going to take you out where the water's deep, and drag you down, down, down to the very bottom. We'll have lots of fun hurrying ourselves in the mud. And I venture to say tfcat you U never want to come up again." If Fatty Coon was frightened before now he was terrified almost out of his wits. And he began to claw frantically at Timothy Turtle's head. Luckily he had three free paws.And of these he made good use. In the shallows near the bank he struggled with all his might and main. And soon the water was churned into a muddy pool. Fatty never knew exactly how he succeeded In breaking loose from Mr. Turtle. Anyhow he found himself free at last; and he lost no time In scramb ling up the bank to safety. Afterwards Timothy Turtle always complained that Fatty Coon didn't fight fair." "He gouges," Timothy would ex plain. "He'd Just ts soon stick one of his claws into your eyes as not. And I claim that's something no real gentle man would do." Now, Fattv did not leave Black Creek at once, after his adventure with Timothy Turtle. He paused for a time, to squat on the bank and nurse his Injured paw. While he lingered there he hap pened to glance up. And whom should he see, sitting motionless in a tree near-by, but that old rascal, Mr. Crow! "Oh! Naughty, naughty!" Mr. Crow cawed in a mocking voice. "You've been fighting." "It's allyour fault," Fatty growled. ' "If you'd minded your own affairs I "IjCt me jro, please."' : Timothy Turtle would never have known anything about those eggs. "Bless your heart!" old Mr. Crow cried. "Timothy Turtle would have I seized you Just the same, if you'd j never touched his wife's eggs. Tout don't know him as well as I do." ( "Perhaps not!" Fatty Coon replied.! "And what's more, I don't want to. I' never want tp see Timothy Turtle! n m. i I again. Old Mr. Crow laughed merrily at that speech. But Fatty Coon only turned r.is back on Jiim. He was In no good mood for laugh ter. . ' , WEDNESDAY, MAY n HEAL Sfjli n . similar ska tS J1.00 for extra Wborfi? h from itdang tanu1 effectively most ska, di2? disappearing liquid andiL easily applied ad cc nuxea with sand. And, of course, twenty-seven of them are twenty-seven times as good." 1 m sorry " Fatty told him me go!" But good Mr. Turtle had no notion of freeing his prisoner. "Not yet!" he snapped. "I'm going to bite you twenty-seven times as long and twentyeven times as hard if I can." . "But it was only a mistake!" Fatty Coon moaned. "I never knew you wanted those eggs yourself." "Take care " said Timothy Tur tle sternly "Take care that you nerei make such a mistake again." rvS?G0OOR0.!DSF21 Vote 302 I Yet f r 4 SUtt Ba 1 Uma Search Out the Germs of Rheumatism Find Out Wha tdZtse than.before. niv medical nmf; Causes Your Suf fering,' And Go After It -Aii v vuu ftuuui reaav Tn'rAi.i i i come to the conclusion that youT", .1 remeaies I to nrapriralh. 'luu B r- agireu Upon tW pent, however, audthatistS Rheunatwrn is more than 1 2 nes of local pains, and the real cause of the diSPRSO seated, and cannot uhiv i. J- ' "' w are absolutely ignorant of the cause of your Rheumatism? You Know an about its aches and pains, and are well awaro of the fact that they seem to increase and grow in intensity, but havp you any definite idea of : the cause and origin of all this suffering? balls, in a chest.; put it down with cedar shavings, so the insects won't annoy ; for the man who has his savings is the wisest kind of boy. Soon this crazy boom may trundle to the tomb, in ghost ly robe; then the man who has a bundle is the man who'll ride the globe. T.ei ause of a shortage of brick at T.end work on the Bnlid building will be Hiispendcd for a month perhaps. 'Jk1 W THE REFERENDUM BALLOT. On the referendum ballot at Tuesday's primary election are nine measures submitted to tne people tor ratiiication or rejec tion. The Capital Journal's advice on them is as follows: First is a constitutional amendment extending eminent do main over roads and ways. The purpose is to give every land owner an opportunity to reach main lines of transportation, road, railroad or waterway. It is a development effort and should pass. Second, is the limitation of 4 per cent indebtedness for per manent roads. It permits the further building of highways by the uso of additional motor license fees, costs the taxpayer noth ing and should be passed. , Third ia the measure restoring capital punishment. Vote your convictions. . Fourth ia a measure permitting Crook and Curry counties to refund their outstanding old warrant indebtedness with a bond issue and get on a cash basis. A needed local measure. Fifth, the bill making the president of the senate successor to the governor in case of vacancy, instead of the secretary ,of state. A measure designed to throw state patronage to legislative politicians nnd should be defeated. Sixth Higher educational tax act, designed to increase the revenues of the. state university, state agricultural college and state normal school. The welfare and growth of these overcrowd ed and under-financed institutions depends upon the passage of this bill. Seventh Sailors, Soldiers and Marines educational revenue! bill. Needed if the state is to assist in the education of ex-service! men returned from serving their country. Eighth State elementary school fund tax essential to equalize school taxation and provide revenue sufficient to prevent LOVE and MARRIED LIFE By the Noted Author IDAH McGLONE GIBSON John Goes to the Oil Wells "I don't believe Charles knows what to do In the matter," Bald John, always ready to say something nasty about Charles, "He, does not Bay why the well dried up, or even If It is en tirely dried up. It may be possible that even the other wells are running at a paying capacity, and something might be done with the old one to start it flowing again. At least I want to be on the ground." "I am not so sure that Charlie's not going into details in a telegram is proof of his stupidity. If you will te member, in his letter he said 'letter follows.' Why not wait until you re ceive the letter?" "I should think that you have lived with me long enough, Katherlne, to know that my great success in life has been because I have been on the Job. It does not do n this age to play a waiting game. I am not going to stand heretalklng about the matter. I am going to make the train." "Oh! all right if; you feel like that about it, go ahead." . Before the word were out of my mouth John had slammed the door. He had been busily packing while we were talking, or, rather, he had opened his valise, which he. had not unpacked since he arrived, and put--ting in his tooth brush and a few oth er necessaries he closed in with a bang. Tries for Comfort I tried to comfort myself by think ing John was absolutely a man with a one-track mind; that he had. no use for me when he w:is thinking of any thing or anyone else. I Just did not exist. Possibly when he arrived in the oil fields, If ho found a moment when he was not thinking of business, he would remember that he had not kissed me good-by. nut now there was nothing for John Gordon in this world but an oil well down in Texas that had played tne douce with his calculations by going dry. Alice came running in as she heard the front door Blam. "What's the matter with John? Have you quarreled?" "No, my dear, I don't think so." "Don't you know?" "Well, you see, John has gone to Texas because he thinks that Charlie, In gome way, has managed to stop mat gusiier from smart man and considered a very good business man, but I hardly think he can play the part of Providence and start an oil well flowing where there is no oil, do you?" Alice smiled, even while she looked troubled. ' "I had a letter from mother today, In which she told me John was not going to take her Into the new house While she bemoaned the fact of liv ing alone at the old house. I am rather inclined to think she will enjoy it. She had already begun thinking bdoui, anu was telling me, her plans to refurnish your room and John's." Tomorrow Alice's Philosophy "What Is rheumatism?" is a question ttiat has not yet Seen nnswered entirely satlsfactori- ly. There are still different opinions ns to its exact cause but little doubt Hint its pains are real. In other words, you cannot Rs&sr int Some form of this diseasS have been found to come from i tiny germ in the blood, which' set up their colony in the mus. cles, or joints and begin to mui. tiply by the million. You caS fsily understand, therefore, that the only intelligent method ot treating such cases is throueh the- blood. S. S. S. is such a thorough ' blood purifier and cleanser that it can be relied UDon to out all disease germs and imnnr. jibes and eliminate them- front The truth of the matter is, a'. e system. and this is why if great majority of the most "ucn an excellent rpmeiJr Aw learned doctors nr ft.n I Rheumatism. It has hPsn nuxt doubts about Rheumatism. They!111 great success in thousand! probably are familiar with some'o ca?es' and the fact that it of the local conditions that suJsearches out the germs that pennauce the disease, aa well aa cause tne disease, us peculiarities and effect,, b it easily conquered, for the aver, age sufferer has hspH ab rth again a sign should be put! remedies almost by the gallon Portland" and another one at and each Season findt thorn' Public Forum. To the Editor: It should be some one's duty that when a road Is closed for construction or other reasons, to put up a sign designating the are tions of the temporary detour. The Portland highway is closed at the fair Grounds store corner; there annum ne a large lettered sign put up noting direction to turn, also three miles east of Salem where the detour turns nor up "To this same point "To Salem. strangers have driven Into Silver ton inquiring the road to Portland and mere is no Indication where the tern porary detour road turns north to Port lanu. iueuay evening as I was coming num suverion a large car headed to wards Sllverton halted me ten miles east of Salem and asked if they were going towards Salem. They were a party from A'ancouver, B. C, and were anxious to overtake the Seattle and Portland caravan In Eu gene tonight. Had there been a Blgn at the intersection where the temporary detour road leads into the Salem-Sil-varton road this would not have hap pened. As it was they drove fifteen miles out of their way. Many tourists will be traveling through this valley over our bluh,i, which are the poorest marked of any this side of the MissiaalDnl river n-oii marked highways are certainly appTr ciatf d by all tourists likewise good m.i.p s ounu anyone who has travel ea much by auto will agree with me Ull tms. when it comes to a Hpfir.ifa a lysis of the disease, in nil nt u j.t- . r io uiuerent pnases, the medical pn. tension nas made little prog, ress toward mastering this pain. remaps, like thousands of ii. iA. A?uirerers. you have tnougnt that the rio-ht i,.,) oi. j. "-J ." ..x cau xnieuniaiism is to rub with liniments and lotions that ?futhmi.b.ody where the Pain is i seems like a reason- us tning to do, and sometimes results in some slight relief for me nme Demg. But the pains very promptly return, and you verv annn real. lze that such treatament merely gives temporary relief, without making any impression upon the progress of the disease. In lact, if local applications of lini ments, lotions and nrhpr i-m,-i treatment would rairo T? lion mo tism, the disease would be verv and elimin. ates them from the blood makes iv nie logical treatment, . Tlie most common form of rheumatism comes from a tin germ In the blood, which mul- tlpllrs by the millions, carry. Ing its torture to the most favorable poUit of attack. Possibly your Rheumatism is due to this very common cause, a germ in the blood, and you should therefore lose no time is beginning to take. S. S. S. which' so thoroughly cleanses the blood of all impurities. You will soob' find that you are on the right treatment. S. S. S. has a successful record of fifty years behind it, so yoi will not be experimenting wita an untried remedy when you take it. Go to vour drus store and get a bottle today, and if your case needs special atten tion, you can obtain medical ad- vice tree py writing iuuy ro Chief Medical Adviser, 187 season finds them Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, ft. more firmly in the grip of the (pa m ciiiiidresfs ; ' e:ggL: " - fit KUHUlIIKi I Bill a a T n a little flippantly, but I felt anything triZ 8W,,,Were?01,r hut fiim,t . . ,ri on wleh we traveled oven ho- that was what your telegram was about?" "Tea, dear," "Wouldn't it 1 terrible If you naunt any money after all?' l.i 7. -o.ti. uvrr seven I thousand miles through twelve states. luuiiu hi nignways were well i.uuKea ana it was seldom necewsm, to enquire the wav. ivuuflis come ner hn. mnnji their money. Ua give them commrt jiuaitu nvuuui it,vai.iiru auu jjiutiuv ictniuc cuinvicui hj icycuii This was the first tini thi side f vw Bve men a breakdown in the school system. The most important measure1 the matter hd o.m'e"to me "enVi !lVT''niei,,ce whi,e they 011 the ballot. Vote 314 X Yes. r ' 11 turned rather pale, for Alice W?n, u?nwto5X Ninth Blind school tax measure to provide a school for teaching the blind arts and trades to make them self-supporting. Requires a tax levy for 1921 of one-sixth of a mill for erection and an annual tax thereafter of one twenty-fifth mill for main tenance. A worthy social welfare measure. Tt does not make anv difference how vou are registered. whether as independent, prohibitionist, socialist, republican or; hrnin i"stood democrat, you are entitled to vote on these measures. Texas ran dry. i would be just his wire, with this house that I was In are with 1ISL enma tell and bring their friends. G. E. SCHCXEMAX. it Details Of Flight Around World Are One quickly said "1 am sure It won't be as bad that." Immediately I began to John s manner to me when thought I was a very wealthy woman1 and his unceremonious leave as he' had just left me, and I knew his quick! A n nmi nrnA TJ.. Paris, May 19. Aviator, Bn ..... , hauls taking part in Ih. and a very small income monthly, ' aerial derbv will not Thankful for Small Iiirome bc Permitted to take advantage of the "It isn't as though John was not rotunt"ty of the death and lay the t,, ...u ., , . , . course far ti t, . riT?T V n I uwi niui,j, biu Alice , - ""mi. iney must IJLK lAli. ... , . ,. . 'oothlngly. , make flights between the fifteenth and When a Willie Comes and SWatS US. "bringing forty Kinds Of, "But you, my dear, know eiactlv itieth parallels of latitude .v. woe, and the sheriff conies and trots us to the court where bank-'n John money means to me. i,r," win be given the fiyerVho cor rupts go, then we'll wonder, oh, we'll wonder, why, m booming,! 'n""K thi. tmy m- -- on distance, according to (bulging times, when the trees were growing plunder, we refused " v L?Lt JZt 2Zi 7" th . to save some dimes. When the panic that's predicted by the wise uttio things, which means o much' Aviators win b allowed t : ! lltlTH 1 1 v-4 j i ' v Vt'iiivg wii'iih www - - " " win ni'y pumr ItlPV phftftSft nn,-l,li- 'l""un" " "'v ; JIUU fill VI iail HU"U MVU Cl'MItT uuc tiitvvt tiv vtmii iy tne a'aftinCT PInt DISORDERS of the stomach and constipation are the most common diseases of chHdrenjTo ; . correct them you will find nothing better than Chamfcerkin's Tablets. One tablet at bed time will do the work and will make your child bright and cheerful the following morning Do not punish your children by rivinor them castor oil. Chamber- Tablets are better and more pleasant to'take. 1 una Rippling Rhymes mm ' ITS A TREAT, To eat, with or without batter, a slice of our light, white, puw BAKE-RITE bread. Childrtf and grown-ups both are fona our bread; it's so soft andfis flavored, like rich cake. Try loaf and judge yourself. Bake-Rite Bakery 457 State St. Phone 3 btiPini's mi!t biive driven a lot o" fel ler t,t o' tiusineM rn-lsim uad1! u,' i- v. :,h1 be t'i' .t-r-t s.vin1 o a' ourselves a verst, for Ave didn't do our saving when the id i -s worst. Now tnat evervthin; seems sunny vhen the b y, and oua , with sonf was "Oh! John will fix it up all ripht." and snid Alte, ... . . . .. - -' - l VlIIII'IHrR ne nas a smart neaa on neir njght. Airplane, of all kinds, 1 t , wiuoons are eligible for , a -e. i k:.- ,'iiint u tue race. L ADD S: BUSH BANKERS Established 1863 General Bacldng BusineH Office Hours from ID a. in. to J p. eu 'C3!