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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1915)
Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" CHARLES H. FISHEB, Editor and Manager. ffATI'KDA V . EVKMNfi. August 21, Ilil.'i. I'UBI.L-sUED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. B. BAHNEH, President CIIA.S. If. FISHEB. Vice-l'rciidont DORA C. ANDRESE.V, Hcc. and Trcas. HUBHCKH'TIO.N RATES rnilv by currier, per year 5.00 JVr month Dnily by n.nil, per year 3.00 I'cr month THE LEADERS OF MEN ..4f- FL'LL LKAiSED WIRE TEI.EORAI'II KEI'ORT The Capital Journal currier boys on- instructed to put the pi'jrn on the porch. If the carrier dies not do t h i . min-H you, or neglects getting the lper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation mininger. iin this in the only way we run dcterwiun whether or not the currier nre following inatruc lions. l'hon llniu Ml. TUP: BUSINESS SITUATION Dun's Commercial Review sums up business conditions for the past week as follows: Overshadowing several significant developments of the week, the Government crop report is the strongest single factor operating for sustained business progress. Practical assurance of agricultural success was the one thing needed to make the future secure, and important undertakings will be prosecuted with increased vigor now, that bountiful harvests are officially promised. Prosper ous conditions on the farms are essential to national wel fare, and in this connection the prospect of a record yield of wheat and a large output of corn and other cerealsj loaves little to be desired. Owing to the war, the products' of the soil will be sold at unusually remunerative prices,! and a vast amount of new wealth will be created here at aj lime when enormous losses are being experienced in Europe. Never before were there such opportunities for the expansion of American enterprise as exist at present and, in contrast to the pessimism of a few months ami, confidence is now expressed in virtually every quarter.) It is no longer the question as to whether business ini-l proves, but rather as to what extent the revival of activity! lias become general. In some directions, notably in build-1 ing lines, concrete evidence of recovery from past drpres-' tdon is still lacking, but in its broader aspects the com- niercial and industrial situation reflects decided better-! rnent. This fact is confirmed by various of the statistical barometers, such as figures of bank clearings, failures,! pig iron production and commodity prices, one of the few! important causes for disappointment being found in the! returns of railroad earnings. Numerous difficulties have! Iiest't the transporting interests, but obstacles are grad-j iially surmounted ami while the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission does not meet expectations, the1 granting of some increase in freight rates is slightly help-: ful to the western roads. A reduction of ll,:!!;t'in the number of idle cars during July is also moderately en-i couraging, but the movement of wheat continues much' below normal and there is considerably more side-tracked' equipment than was the case a year ago. In addition to the crop estimates and the railroad rale decision, the' Klatcment of unfilled steel tonnage and the large importa-, lion of gold and securities attracted general attention. In' regard to the report of the leading iron and steel pro ducer, it merely emphasized the prosperous condition of the great basic industry, but the financial development was quite novel and wholly unexpected. The arrival here from London by way of Canada of Sltt.fiOO.OOO of the precious metal and an indeliinite amount of securities indicates that measures are being taken to correct the' abnormal situation in foreign exchange. Strange to say, however, knowledge of this fact did not prevent a de cline in demand sterling to the unheard of level of I Til while sight bills on Paris also fell sharply to a new low record. It is common for the popular mind to accept a good natured, easy manner for kindness. The fact is such manner is proof of the reverse. A man of real kindness in his nature is apt to be rendered irritable in his effort to remedy or alleviate the many woes and right the many wrongs that beset his path. Old Samuel Johnson, for instance, had the hide of a bear and the heart of a baby. There have been many such; for a knowledge of and a sympathy for those who suffer arouse a just indignation against the wrong-doer and make the true humanitarian uncompromising and combative. ! The good-natured man is the one who selfishly avoids all trouble and, finding that it is easier to go through life in harmony with all, is prolific of smiles and kind words and is unsparing of good deeds only when such can be done without offense to others or sacrifice of comfort to himself. The amiable man who has no views with which to offend, no positive characteristics to antagonize others, no high ideals for which to sacrifice his support, may, hold public office as long as he likes, in ordinary tmes. Hut he can never be a leader of men, or a master of con-1 ditions, and he fades away in time of stress or peril. Let the student look back over the brief list of men whom we regard as our eminent statesmen, and note the positive character of each, and how little any one of them was possessed of the weak amiability that is supposed to be popular. STATE NEWS t , Album Herald: If H. (Val, a farmer living t'iv-, mile east of I rabtrce, had -town in his home equipped for the burning of coal, he wouldn't have to u.e any wood. While diguing a well v. eral days aim. Mr. Heal struck a vein uf eoal 10 illehes ill thickness, Tllc "-tnke" was made l feet below the lirf:iee. Chipping off several large chunks, he tested the coal as to in burning ipialities, ,'tiul found that it wn all riiiht. T!.i eoal is very brittle and -ott, and h:is a little slate in it. Kuseburg Review: Believing that iii.'irkerahle copper can l,e obtained from mines in southern liouglas county, Caul A i row. a specialist in ore extraction, and William L. I.uxton. an engineer, hoth arrivals here recently from Butte, Mont., left this morning for Doe creek, where they will make an examination of several claims belonging to O. A. Iu vis. The ,,,-u hae an option on the premises and in the event the cxamiini ti'iti ,roves favorable, it is their inten tion to commence uperating the claims at once. Pulgaria has driven a hard bargain with the allies but seems to have received her price and is about to enter the war against Oermany and Austria. The Bulgarians evi dently remember their neighbors, including Greece and Serbia, combined forces after the war with Turkey and by virtue of an overwhelming force compelled them to give up the territory wrung from the Moslem empire. It is Bulgaria now that is holding the key to the situation and she is making the most of it for which no one can blame her. A discerning editor in the East has discovered this essentia difference between the United States and Ger many: That when the German government doesn't like what the newspapers say, it suppresses them; and that when the American newspapers don't like what the gov ernment does, they suppress it. A careful survey of the German submarine war shows that when Great Britain's loss reaches f per cent of her vessels, the merchant marines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden will have totally disappeared, is the way the New York Evening Post figures it out. Those Mexican bandits are accommodating anyway. They always quiet down when something of real import happens and break out with unvarying regularity when front page stories are not forthcoming elsewhere. Massachusetts has six living ox-governors, but then the chief executive is chosen every year and it has given an opportunity for every "prominent" man to hold the ofliee, or at least be a candidate for it. 1 While the mountains are becoming cry dry this hot weather and the dan ger of forest fires is greatly increased, the forest officials, '' says the Sampler American, ''have confidence in their pl"ndid system of fire lookout sta tions, ,in, Hlmost certain discovery of a fire before it gains headway. ' This gives th.., i n feeling that thev will be able to cop,, with any fire that is apt to start." I-.i lirundc (ibsener: Officials hope to stop petty thievery of chickens, etc., bv removing ."niunei.s who occupy, per manently during tin- summer, vacant Ira ts of lund near the city bv living in tents. IVn.ile parsing through the valley who use conv eliieut sn,ts for camping will not In- molested, but per sons of (iicti(inahle character who make their abode for weeks at a t-.tne on vacant spots within and without the citv limits, will have t, ,ut for their bills of fare hereafter. Taking n tip ,, twn building from I'ortland practice, the Astoriau re-1 marks: "Portland is eliminating the square street corner. Atoria will do well to keep this in mind when im proving her streets. There is no rcri-' son in th,. world why a street corner should be soutire, ami there arc inanv wliv it shouldn't. Tillamook Herald: The led weather win, !, has prevailed of t,. 1;, Pnuso,i . lnrge crowds to go to the benc hes. At times every accommodation at the dif tcrcnt resorts has been taken. MMv '""n,u I'" ne in bv auto. In fad. we believe there h:,s bee,, greater ""to travel ii,t Tillamook county this year thai, during anv provoim venr in its itory. i An automobile having readied Salt 1 reek Springs, it is rensonablv safe, In ""' "I"' "" of 'he Eugene Regstcr to Msert tli-,, ..it ...... . . . , ' 'Hie II l.tltll. IWl, ,, to II Ml. 1. 11.. I ' Street Car Men's Excursion To NEWPORT Sunday, August 22nd Salem Street Car men will have an Excursion to Newport next Sunday August 22. You are Invited to go! ..Street Car men will appreciate your patronage. Salem Street Car Man's Band and Orpheus Male Chorus will furnish music and entertainment. Specal Train leaves Salem, Southern Pacific Depot at G:30 a. hi., arriv ing Newport noon. liotumiiig, special leaves Newport at 6:00 p. in. Newport is delightful and you will have six hours by the sea. ROUND TRIP FARE $2.50 Secure Tickets From any Street Car Man. From Street Car Office, inr. Front Street. From Ticket Agent S. P. I'epot SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passjnger Agent, Portland, Oregon. like, ready nioncv to the auto man. I.l ih .... ,-., ,., i.juh. conn "''I'' to automobile travel. ,N",i"-' -lablishing f still ., o'her garage, the K;,st Hregonian ex , even g.-u-.ges for a 10,01 1 matillii coiintv citv tinder niii-t look Next year bt-ing a leap year, the Fourth of July falls mi it,..., i rlU... i n ... 1 1 . . . . y .... .i.,! ilu mum- who was looking ahead for an- 01 ner uiree tiavs vacation wi ;..)! trie .Seattle Argus. i.v u appointed, says The Russians have saved their CROWTU OK "AI'TOMOlill.ISM" The t'endh'ton Tribune evidently fears that this niav si Min become a government of aiilo'niobilists for auiomo liilisbs. Reciting the fact that there are over 1M0O0 auto inoblen registered in Oreguii, the Tribune says: "Now, to further encourage the automobilist :uid autoinobilism, Simon Rensoii. tin- four million dollar lum ber king, whom I'ortland papers enshrine among the .saints, and who because of his wealth ami I'ortland dona tions, has been selected as the "most valuable citi.en of the state" for San Francisco Kxposition purposes, Is at the head of a scheme to bond the state tor ten million dollars more for sti-eal!ed good roads. "Oregon has about T.'.d.DOO people, perhaps one-third or them adults. Out of the total adult population less than 10 per cent are in the automobile class. U is becom ing a problem a to whether or not the state government .should exist solely tor so small a number. It is true tint they are people of wealth ami intluence, and perhaps their pleasure ought to be fUst considered in the expenditure or money, but there is a growing doubt about it in the minds ol the common herd. l!v and h there ntav be in explosion." ' army in their retreat on Harsaw-itiai is. they dnhit lose ver 85.000 in a bunch at any one place. And the c.ar has more men than anything else. The Russians lack munitions am 'hey may also be running short of p; men ueieais. U 1 I'lS! ; possible that 'le excuses for Marry Thaw got his name in the pa;- yesterdav for ,h" 111 three weeks. There is' In.pj foi ' him yet. There is one rumor that never boo, for denial thai ol prospectne peace m Mexico. Rig ci ops ami good prices ought to : ; prosperity in the Willamette valley this fall. pu'siuuj in niertm Z-"f'"V ll tho ?lvuiish' LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established ISO P'taI $300,000.00 Trttuact a general banking business Safely Deposit Doves SAVINGS DMIWRT.MKNT lUtllHAUO llOHI-lVAL NOTr.H r i- o- ! .t ,--i hi 1.,, i.in,. l'--"d.. III. 1.1. 1 TV.t ,- I'lc'I'H HO, IV .1 S IV! , I .m.-l-.l.-d r ,,:,,., ,jt, , , la-! 'l inn . v I,, I,- I,,, ,(',,,,, 1 ..,-., -s d-iii- :.t l!o l,:n, v" M 0 ll.-V,r u:l.-,,,.t "' ,l"-""'- Wclncduv l,o,l-c ' " i -U t-.U. 1 ' '"U' I is v onti'i, I M I,,, (,,,,,, t Ne.dv with v,-n l U.c 1, I'.tid I ntel u ..... 1 "X t.l Oeo V John ' I, Idk Mi, Nileiii -sell In .losepti Ita- idk 1. Hrokl 11 Add nCKK'.i ins TOCKET KLAL EST AT K THAN'Ml'I'.KS. Kti'.me K. Mublv r.l t III.,,,., c. Hub l'.d, Wil ' in.,,, 4n ," I V. "1. ;on liiv,-,o.,ct ,i 1; , (1 l llol-'tl I. Ibo,, alt 1,1 l.iu d ,B -. II. il. 1. M,n. !,., W A ,l, U111 rt i. ,. U.,,.1, (, , loi'h, , n ,u, hltnw (.t , , vv lay .t.din Wenrerline; taken JiUI from n "Hit'lf t" Willxun Wen.erliiii! iiinie to m tn nionthn si fellow. A., soon dis.'overi'd suspicion "i: hr cume In II ib ith money o,l left "Ot t'l c!,-M,. . Coo. . , m,,,, l'e.v.1,1 ,,.., ', nn.l ...... t, II s t li c r I, , ( ; '1S due , .1 ,, l"'d. vss e v.. tov. 11 tie Ot I -..-, I-,,,, lw, WnkiMg u r( ' l- I .ii-pwhrml him x.tk "V to l.-'-HttMmM I n t.-rptiw. o h t .1,, ,,.: s..,. ... o 1 .!,! tor Veerlin .! Dr. W. A. COX PAINLESS DENTIST 30.1 State Street SALKM. ORE. A QUESTION OF INTEREST TO EVERY EVENTS IN THE WAR ONE YEAE AGO TODAY Allie ami (iermaus buttle on -' mile ti nut from chtirlcroi to Niiuiur. lieniiuu trn,ii shatter French ioIv.iiic,. ,.sl 0l' Viwyei Ulotllltllills. lius-ia iiiiitinuej Hdvnnce on '"'''" : 1 ' ' uud Austriiin burners. !'"" ' duy buttle nn the bunks of the liiiiiu ends in defeat of Ausi nans bv Serbs, who look niunv prisoners. Ilrn-sels' tieusiirer refuses (;eriii;in demand for $(I,U . lion. I r.-in li (loops are driven out of l.oii.-iin,. and buttle at Mill haiiscu U eNpected. 1'ul.v is reported to have de cided on general tnobilization. SISTER PASSES AWAY imst five years deceased was a tenclier ut the academy, until last full when she wan obliged to give up her work. She went south hoping u chungo uf climate would benefit her heultli, re turning only a few weeks ago with no improvement. Tuberculosis is said o have lieo the direct cause of her death. Sister Claudia was about 24 years of af;c. She was well known in this vicinity, and held in high esteem. As tin in structor her qualifications were nliove the average and she always performed her duties with a cheerfulness charac teristic of a true christian spirit. Mt. Angel Tribune. A FRANKFURTER SANDWICH lister eiinnli,,, daughter of Mr. and 111... l,eo. av dic.l TI I '" "uisii.iv (I Zurich, July 22. (By Hail.) Copies of the Frankfurter Volksstinime re ceived here contain this advertisement: I sell slightly worn suits made to measure. GOD only knows how cheap. New suits, over coats, dining jackets, dress coats, frock coats, mackintoshes', and trousers am also to bo had so much reduced in price Hint someone almost ought to TUNIS!! " but during the war I am selling at. alto ogether exceptionally low prices. All On,.,., the'veXL"1'" ""''"ylfor we will have nothing to do with A'"' ""'"fry. For the1 ENGLISH. Hov Do Jlv Teeth Look? Let Me Examine Your Month and Tell Yon What Should Re Done and How Much It Will Cost All Work Guaranteed Lady Attendant Phone 926 ssfil oiSTTH m is .no1? unili? Pjnow business. We've :nl,oh aVnter..?.".? Materials that business i, thU comS f We'Ve doing Poml stuff at nnli i 5 for yoars- furnishing KtHHl Stilt f !lt 1'PICrmnll " J lUIJliblUIIg l"ll.tU 'tonable iiimpp a ,..:n - Mu;iiv deal everv tim n ' r ul fclve uu tt SPAULDING LOGGING CO. tJ' '''J .'0f Journal Want Ad will ,,iit. AND FERRY PHONE I883