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THE DAILY CAPITVI. JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1914.
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal
SATURDAY .
JULY 18, 1914
THE DAILY gTOL JOURNAL
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THE NEWSPAPER IN POLITICS.
THE Willamette Valley Tress association will meet in
Dallas today, and the principal topic the editors will
discuss is the newspaper's place in politics. It is an
important subject, since politics has to do with gov
ernment, local as well as national, and the newspaper is,
or should be. the mouthpiece of the people.
In this respect there has been much progress made in;
a decade in the direction of independence, fairness and,
fearlessness of the part of the press of the country. The
old hide-bound party organ has almost disappeared, and;
in its place has come the newspaper which, although allied i
nominally with one party or the other in the matter of!
underlying principles of government, is independent!
enough to discuss political questions fairly and honestly,!
and, if need be, to support at times the candidates of the j
"opposition party where the public interest will best be
subserved thereby.
As a matter of fact, there are no definite lines of policy
and principle separating the two leading parties at this i
time. The affairs of government are being considered
more and more from the business instead of the financial '
standpoint. The old partisan rancor, engendered largely j
by the civil war, has died out and voters refuse to follow)
blindly the dictation of party leaders. The old-fashioned:
boss is out of a job because voters will not allow tradi
tion to bind them and are no longer democrats or republi
cans because their fathers were before them. They are
reading and thinking for themselves, and as a consequence
voting more independently than ever before. Even that
ancient issue, the tariff, no longer arouses general parti
san interest; the view of General Hancock, once derided,
that "tariff is a local issue," is now quite generally accept
ed. The general principle of "protection" or "tariff for
revenue only" is accepted without reservation by few
voters of either party. One section demands free trade
in certain products and for certain industries, while other
portions of the country desire protection for the same
things. The result is that neither party is able to put into
effect a tariff schedule which is in line with its traditional
platform declarations on this principle of government.
Newspapers of today reflect the new political view be
cause they are more than anything else a mirror of the
world's progress. The growing independece of their
readers has had the effect of stimulating the inate desire
for independence possessed by every real editor, and see
ing the tendency of the public in this direction he has be
come a leader in the movement for emancipation from
party control.
The place of the newspaper in polities is that of inde
pendence from all influences except those which tend to
ward better political and social conditions in the field
throughout which it circulates, since in no other way is it
able to occupy the place in the confidence and esteem of
its readers that it must acquire in order to become an in
fluential and useful instrument for public betterment.
THE SEC RET. OF PERPETUAL YOUTH.
LORD WEMYSS, who still felt young when he died at
the age of years, once explained that the way to
keep from growing old was never to forget the world
is always in the infancy of invention and discovery.
Wemyss began life in the era of the tallow dip, and he left
it in the age of the tungsten electric lamp. Tungsten was
an unknown metal when he was born, and even when he
had passed the allotted three-score and ten; and electricity
was only a laboratory product, so far as human beings had
anything to do with it.
Old age comes, according to this Englishman's philos
ophy, when a man begins to think that his life and the life
of his time is finished. The secret of eternal youth, the
Ponce de Leon's spring from which to get draughts of re
juvenation, is, therefore, the constant appreciation of the
incompleteness of life, and a constant interest in things to
be done in the future.
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TKI.KliKAIMt Kr.POKT
It really begins to look as though-Mexico was at last to
have peace. Provisional President Carbajal says he has
no ambition to hold the job, only took it in order to facil
itate a settlement, and is ready to turn it over at any time.
This simplifies matters, as there are plenty who want the
place without him. . Carranza will step in, and it depends
entirely on him as to Mexico's future. If he is broad
minded and a real patriot, with the good of his whole
country at heart, all may be well. However, it is a matter
of history that that kind of men in Mexico are exceedingly
rare birds. If he fails, the absorption of Mexico by the
united btates may become a necessity.
William Sulzer is addressing great crowds in New York
and gives evidence that there is a chance for him to come
back. He is out for the progressive nomination for gov
ernor and says he is the same old Bill. He is at the same
time a thorn in the side of the New York progressives,
and this is why they are so anxious to have Roosevelt
make the race for the governorship, not only to save them
from defeat but also to save them from Sulzer, which they
think is the same thing.
Mr. Knowles, of "Bosting," has gone into the woods of
southern Oregon minus clothes, food, weapons or any
thing else, not even matches, in order to prove that man
can live like any other wild beast. What a miscarriage of
accidents it is that in such cases as' this the fellow who
can't tell a man from a deer is never loose in the woods
with a gun.
The whereabouts of Huerta is sometimes recently in
doubt, but where he will turn up eventually is easily guess
ed. All that is necessary is to see where that six milions
was shipped to.
Remember to have The
Capital Journal to follow
you during your vacation.
THE ROUND-UP
Two alleged l'j i-yla i were cniight in
the Stewart Hardware Company 's store
nt Hood liiver Thursday morning.
For the sixth time- in n week, a
house occupied by n bootblack nt Ku
geno wan on fire Wednesday. ft has
hiirned nwny little nt n time'until only
the kitchen is left, lint this the boot
black sticks to nnd Kays he will stay
ns long us there is anything left of the
house, nnd then he will cump on the
site.
It is feared the big bridge nt Oregon
City has I n injured by electrolysis.
An examination is being made.
The old hotel I n i i I I i m tr nt Indepcnd
ence nt the corner of Second and ('
streets was burned Thursday.
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The two doctorn who would be gov-
ernor, are diagnosing the trouble, po
litical, with the Oregon system, and ns
usual with doctors, do not agree. They
both spoke at the chautaiiiua nt Al
bany Thursday afternoon.
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Mrs, f.eotgin Ann Hughes, 0 pioneer
of Forest drove died at her home there
Wednesday, aged 72 years. She crossed
the plains with her parents in 1S50 by
the usual ox drawn Pullman.
Mrs. I.orana Wilcox, nged 75 years,
was struck and killed by the Shasta
limited at I'lugene as she was crossing
,the track Wednesday night. The body
was carried some distance and was bad
ly mangled.
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The Alcill'ord Sun says that nltlTough
two speed cops nre on the job, arrests
of speeders are increasing dailv.
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Kugene Register: Four persons died
in St. l.ouis Saturday an n result of the
extreme heat. The Idankets feel pretty
good these nights, don't they?
W. .T. Towuley of I'nion, the Scout
nys, recently took the trouble to
count t'io roses blooming on n fine
climber that grows on his premises,
and found there were 15,,'HU,
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Instead of holding the regular coun
ty fair in Klamath Palls this fall, the
suggestion has been made that the
money set aside by the county court
be divided equally among Merrill, Fort
Klamath and liounun, nnd that a local
fair lie held in ench of these towns.
TUas Observer: Pallas claims the
best public school student in the state.
Thclina Smith, aged 14 years, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, es
tablished the wonderful record of tS.2
per cent ns her yearly nverage in her
studies. Her instructors say they have
not known of any pupil to equal it.
She is a native of Polk county.
WARMEST DAYS IN SALEM
SINCE 1003.
.lulv 10. V.M S7
Jnl'v 20, 1004 !
.lulv S, 1!0." 1 00
.lulv 12. t!)Ot! ion
.lulv :). 11)07 102
, .lulv 30, 100S 91
August 2S, l!)t i) SI
.lulv 10, 1910 95
- .lulv 10, 1911 .
.lulv lfi, 1912 99
.lulv IS, 19l:t 91
.Tnlv 17, 1914 ...95
Queer Justice
When Ilully lluozer beats his wife,
we put him in a cell; nnd there he lends
n pleasant life, and likes it passing
well. We fill hi plate with whoh some
fare, when sounds the dinner gong, and
see that while he
lingers there his
life's a grand sweet
song. We hand him
mag a i i n c s and
books, and papers
day by day, so he
can loaf in cozy
nooks, and read the
hours away. Sweet
winon call and
k 1
iiiniu nun tracts,
3 M I nn1 eh1'" him up so
well that he forgets
the ,,rl .,..
which-' put him in his cell. Meanwhile
his wife, with blackened eye, is toiling
o'er a tub; she has to toil, with sob
and sigh, to get the children grub. Her
husband, sentenced by the court, earns
money when he's free, and though he
is a yellow sport, he feeds his family,
because he filled himself with ale, and
started household strife, wc lock him
in our cozy jail, and punish kids and
wife. He has the rest he's long de
sired, with time to rend and sleep, the
while the woman, sick nnd tired, must
work nnd wntch nnd weep. Thus flows
our justice in a rill the kind we keep
on tup; the innocent must pay the bill,
while sinners have, a snap.
STILL HOLD DECISION
ON FREIGHT INCREASE
Washington, duly IS. While it had
been announced that the long expected
decision by the interstate commerce
commission on the petition of eastern
roads for permission to increase freight
rates by five percent would be rendered
soitw time this week, there were no
indications up to noon todav that a
ruling was ready to be filled."
The derision was being prepared bv
Commissioner John X. Harlan, who
was expected to leave soon for his sum
mer home on Lake Chaniplnin, and it
was thought probable that it might be
announced Inter in the dav.
Never Tell
Child of Crime
And Punishment
By F. J. GOULD, Specialist In Char
acter Building In Children
Vrt3T MORAL INSTRUCTION
THE KIND THAT 13 GIVEN
WITHOUT ANYTHING BUT
A PASSING PURPOSE IN THE
SCHOOLS IS NEGATIVE. IT
CONSISTS OF PROHIBITIONS,
THREATS, PUNISHMENTS. VERY
USEFUL THINGS THESE ARE
SOMETIMES. BUT THEY ARE
NOT MORAL INSTRUCTION. I
USE POSITIVE METHODS ALMOST
ENTIRELY. I ALMOST NEVER
TELL Or CRIME AND ITS PUN
ISHMENT, OF VICE AND ITS CON
SEQUENCES. I DON'T TEACH
COURAGE BY POINTING THE FIN
GER OF SCORN AT A COWARD. I
TEACH IT BY MAKING THE
HEART OF A BOY OR OF A GIRL
THRILL WITH A WONDERFUL
EMOTION AT A STORY OF BRAVERY.
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GRASSHOPPERS MAKE RAID.
Grasshoppers are reported by spe
cial wire to be devastating the crops of
certain parts of the Klamath country,
and Hiofessor H. F. Wilson, ento
mologist at the agricultural college,
has gone to the help of the farmers
there. The likelihood of this invasion
was foreseen nnd considerable public
ity has been given preventive and
remedial measures. Relief can be had
only by en-operative action, which will
come when the need for it is sufficient
ly pressing. Poisoning, dragging and
dosing in hopper dozers are remediat!
measures that bring satisfactory re
sults when taken up by citizens co
operatively. Rnnkors. railway offi
cers, business men and professional
men joined hands in Kansas last yenr
to fight the pests, and under the
leadership of the agricultural college
entomologist saved millions of dollars'
worth of crops.
Many have been grateful to
the Journal Want Columns for
the return of lost articles of
value 4
STRAWBERRY GROWERS
RECEIVED GOOD RETURNS
Within a few days Northwestern
strawberries will be off of even the
local markets; several days ago the
shipping season ended. The prices re
ceived by various wafcketing agencies
and shipping concerns are being pre
sented to the public for comparative
purposes, inasmuch as speculation is
rife, following the most unique season
in 20 years of Northwestedn strawberry
history.
The North Pacific Fruit Distributors
presented this week what are practical
ly their final strawberry figures, show
ing an average net price secured by
that growers' selling agency of $l.S7'u.
per crate and $1,3H0.0!) per'car, for the
total of lol'a cars sold at a total net
price of $202,417.72. This was $.82 1.
more per erate or $577.40 more per car
than was obtained by the private or
independent firms operating in the
Northwest, according to the figures be
iug reported by them.
A Seattle house handling practically
all of the berries of the Vashton Island
and the Ollala districts recently issued
a statement which was published in the
Seattle Sun, announcing that the 34
carloads shipped by it brought a Teeord
average price of a trifle over $1.05 per
crate. This compares favorably with
sales made by other aneh competitive
firms throughout the season.
The Distributors in a bulletin to af
filiated growers call attention to the
fact that their average net price per
crate was $.S2,-j more per crate or
$577.40 more per car than this figure.
For the 34 cars which the Seattle house
marketed this would have amounted to
$19,631.60. For the 151 a cars which
While they last we will sell solid
Oak Rockers, a variety of de
signs, some with upholstered
seats, others solid seats, finished
in golden wax or polish finish.
All are well made and up to the
minute in pattern. This is in
order to make room for our fall
stock now on the road. Regular
$6.50 to $10, speda! this week
i&i-aa
IS o
the Distributors marketed it was!
$37,470". 10 more than would have been!
secured through competitive channels. !
Of the cars shipped by the Uis- i
tributors, 10 came from the Yakima I
district, 124 from the Hood Eiver (lis-
triftj including White Salmon, aud 17','i!
cars from the Spokane district. ,
Final returns have also been made by I
the Distributors on 40 cars of cherries i
for which tho Distributors secured a
net price of $40,227.92, an average per
car of .M.mj.i.70. This average, al-'
though exceptionally good as contrast-!
ed with previous years' records, was;
materially re kiced bv a number of cars !
House of Half a Million Bargains
Come and see the biggest wonder In the history of Salem. We-bny ad
aell everything from a needle to a piece of gold. We pay tie Mghert
easa price for everything. Alonster stock of all kinds of grain sack.
H. Steinbock Junk Co.
233 State Street. Salem, Oregon. 'hooe Main 2U4
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To indicate rou are a regular reader you must present Four O ..cc
"ttfl IUJ9 UUQ. '
The National Embroidery Outfit is Jtuarantf J t' oe
the greatest collection and biggest bargain in pa' em wr
offered. The 200 .patterns have a retail Valur jf J; cents
each. Bring FOUR Coupons and 68 cents to ' .,is r ' .kd and
you will be presented with One Complete Tjtfi eluding
Book of Instructions and one All Wood .ead-.1 Hoop and
10 skeins of silk. The 68 cents is Vo r .ver :vfy, express,
handling and the numerous overhear' xr ,cs of getting
the package from the factory to yor..
N B. Out-of-Town Readers will Oid S cents extra
vor postage and expense of mailing.
of cherries which wero packed cither
full ripe or wet and arrived at the
markets showing considerable decay
and mould. However, for cherries ill
good conditions it obtained excellent
prices, breaking all previous records by
getting, net, $2,015.00 for ono car, or
an average of $1.05 per 10-pound box,
and netting over $2,000 for a number
of others.
Settlements have likewise been ren
dered on five cars, containing 185,408
pounds, of new potatoes, for which was
received net, $.1,119.14, an averago of
(i2:i.SS per car, $:13.60 per ton, and
1.09 per 100 pounds.
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