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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" TIIl'KSDAV KVKXlXO, October 2S, l!rl.-. Editor nri nr.. I I PUBLISHED EVEBY EVEXINQ EXCEIT SUNDAY, SALEM, OEEGOX, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. S. BARNES, President (.'HAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President DORA C. ANDRESEN, Sec. and Treas. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Daily by carrier, per year 5.00 rcr month.. Daily by mail, per year 3.00 Per month.. 45c 35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York Chicago Ward-Lewis-Williams Special Agency Harry R. Fisher Co. Tribune Building 30 N. Dearborn St. The Cnpitul Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier docs not do thin, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, aa this is the only fay we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 8L WHO PAYS THE TAXES DECREASED REVENUES A HELPFUL SIGN Secretary McAdoo calls attention to the fact that the United States has lost $89,000,000 in import duties during this year. Yet fault is found with the administration be cause other means of raising revenue have been adopted. This complaint comes from the advocates of high protec tion, who are so anxious about the poor laborer, and yet fhic cVinwQ thsit Inhnrers in this country must be employed in making the goods here in America, that we used to import. As for finding fault about the manner of raising taxes, that is another bit of balderdash. The duty on imports was adopted as the better way of raising revenues, for two reasons. One of these Was that any tariff on foreign made goods permitted the American manufacturer to charge a higher price for his goods than he otherwise could get, and hence all the manufacturing industries were solidly behind the system, even those not benefited by it, hoping to get its motherly protection sometime. The other reason was that it placed the payment of the expenses of running the government, where every other system of taxation either places it or tries to, that is on the consumer. The persons who used the foreign made goods paid the revenue to Uncle Sam. The worst feature of the system is that while Uncle Sam is collecting the duties on foreign made goods for the purpose of running the government, the American manufacturer got busy and collected practically the same duties on the goods he made, thus getting an unearned revenue, for himself, and levying a direct tax on the consumer. Over and above these reasons, is the additional one that, the cost added by the tariff is not visible and as some wise Frenchman said. "It is a great revenue system be cause under it, the government can get the greatest amount of feathers with the least squawking from the goose." MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY It would be interesting as well as instructive could the money which goes to pay taxes be traced back to its ong inal source, that is to the one who actually pays the taxes. In many states, until recently, one of the pre-requisites to being classed as a voter, was that the person should be a taxpayer. In most of the states this is still a necessary qualification in voting at school elections, unless the would-be voter has children of school age. Under this system the person who passed the money over to the tax collector was considered the taxpayer, and he is so considered yet, and yet there was never anything further from the truth. Every person who eats or wears clothing is a taxpayer, f,or the simple reason that he is a consumer, and that gentleman always pays the freight as well as the taxes. In every business, the income, the profits must be suf ficient to pay for the goods dealt in, the freight thereon, the rent of the building in which they are sold, the cost of selling, the taxes and all other incidentals, and leave enough over to pay th dealer for his time and labor, and a fair interest on the money invested, else it is not a suc cessful business. One of the above items is illustrative, "The dealer must pay the rent." Now the landlord in fixing the amount of this rent, estimates the , taxes that will be levied against the building, and makes his rent rate high enough to cover it. The renter pays it, but in selling his goods he too takes the rent into consideration in fixing his per cent of profits, and so it goes on down to the consumer. It is for this reason we have remarked that it would be interesting as well as instructive if the money with which taxes are paid could be traced back and credited to the person who actually pays them. RipplingRhumos IDEE Will Not Act UntO Report of Engineers As to Repairs Is Received .Wslt Mason The dispatches yesterday though somewhat conflict ing on the subject, indicate that England cares little what becomes of Serbia, and has practically-abandoned her to her fate. It does not seem possible that England could commit so grave a blunder from a military stand point. Yet her dilatorincss is of a piece with that shown generally. As a military proposition the time to assist! the Serbians, is while they are so gallantly deiending themselves. Instead England it seems will wait until they are conquered and then undertake to repair the damage. This has been her course and that of the allies gener ally all through the war. Putting up a desperate fight along the western frontier, and praying for Russia to at tack, the common enemy and so bring them relief, so soon as Russia did this, they quit and allowed Germany to withdraw troops from in front of( them without making an attack. Then when Russia was driven back and troops could be withdrawn from that front to oppose them, they again made fioice attacks all along the line. The Englishman individually is brave, but collectively lie is thick headed as well as John-Pull headed. After discussing the urgent need of some means of transportation across the river and receiving the reoort of En gineer Sadler thnt the bridire was un safe, the commercial club at the special mum im-ciiiig msi evening uecmeii to wait until a more complete report had been received. This report will be made within a few days, when the club will meet again to take some action. A motion was lost, urging the county court to provide a ferry while the en- gineers wco making their report and lunng the repair of tho bridge. There is n general impression, that although the bridge is now unsafe, it can be re paired and put in general condition to permit a !oad of 4,000 pounds. The evening s discussion resolved itself in to a ways' and means committee as to how to procure fluids for the erection of a new bridge, how to repair the pres ent bridge to , once again open traffic into i-oiK county, anil as to the advis ability of operating a ferry to relieve conditions at once. ' Law Hampers Polk County. As to building a ew bridge, Judge Bushey stated this county was ready to build, if the price was not too high. County Co-nmissioner Beckett, of Polk county, was willing to build, provided some one would suggest a wav of get ting around the law passed by. the last legislature, in which they were not per mitted to increase their "levy more than six per ceut; without a special election. The ferry proposition did not seem advisable to a majority of those pres ent, not only on account 'of the diffi culty of suitable landings, but from tne tact thcA the travel across the! river was so great, that a ferry would! not in any way relieve the situation. , For immediate relief, there was no: suggestion, other than, that . of jnst: waiting until another report was inadei by the state cngi'ieers as to whether! the bridge could be repaired to permit of light traffic. The situation simply resolves itselti into waiting a few days for the en- gineers' reort, ami if' he is of the; opinion that light loads can be carricdi after repairs are made, then waiting n iew weens wnne tneso repairs are un- der way. For the present, there will, bo no ferry, nor any traffic, on the; bridge. . Some Individual Opinions. ! Opinions were expressed as follows: I. L. Patterson, of Polk county: I find no opposition to the liridsn and 1 i of witches weird and sheeted ghosts, and'thil!k Zoa ,wi11 iport from aiij ...... - o r parts of I'ctk cnmirv. .1. L. Stockton: Every day Salem is suffering from tho bridge being closed. Wo should make arrangements for a! free ferry for two yenrs if necessary. ! beldame's tomb, and tell her-though she! ".'l", " lTs Cannot hear how She made night a thing I bridge .was originally intended to car r,f fooi. Anrl mmn oD ,irn f tnn I r-v U bt? I,m,l another va ivuj,, 4 tYLii ao vv c gu tu icoo xuui year. dames are sowing long distress, by telling kids, in solemn . J!"'Ke Bushey: i know tne bridge tones, dark tales of ghosts and bats and bones. Oh, tell IL &Ti$to tTi, the children pleasant tales of silver ships with purple ! b,lt thne is ,he i'pr,so,,nl liability should :i 4-U4- it A. i... j.ii.lftny 01,0 meet with an accident. Wo will proceed at once to fix the bridge na soon as the report of Mr. Sadler is received. Commissioner Beckett, of Polk coun ty: Show us way to get the money and get around the new law, and we will build the bridge We are up against it. Joseph H, Albert: The most pressing need now is some way of getting across the river. Some temporary means should be provided. Judge Hushey: Let us drop the fer ry ideu until we find out if the bridire cun be repaired. We will know this in l' l I U H'H lilt VS. fnnmitrnniii miin I " :- , " I I.I I u lirnl.im I.I n t. ....... immmttH luummuiuin' uluu . i Popular Priced Painless Dentist Dr. W. A. COX PAINLESS DENTIST 303 State Street SALEM, ORE. Where all work is done by paia. , less methods-at painless priC(s. ' 1 examine your teeth fr. Lady attendant always present. All work guaranteed 15 ynxt. Phone 926 for Appointments BEDTIME STORIES Long years ago, when I was small, not more than forty inches tall, an ancient woman used to tell fierce goblin stories passing well. Before I went to roost at night, she'd spring those yarns with keen delight, and;, all the long dark night I'd dream of horrid shapes, each one a scream. And now that I am old and gray, and bent and worn, and lull ot hay, I fear the dark and all its hosts only daylight can disperse the things that make the night a curse. And oftentimes I eo and fume around that foolish sails, that come across the sunlit seas to bring them dolls and Christmas trees. WAR NEWS OF ONE YEAE AGO TODAY The United States uses 25,000,000 pounds of sugar a day V2,f00 tons. As a large portion of this is handled in; J . - . ? A. I I ll 1. ' L il.. 1.. I teaspoons, u iooks as inougii u was a preiiy large size contract to handle it. It would fill a box three feet deep, the same width and more than six miles long. Beet sugar is rapidly displacing the old sugar cane kind, and is responsible lor the lower prices, lhe reduction in prices since the new crop began coming in, is saving con sumers $250,000 a day, and in the past six weeks has saved them $10,000,000. Turkey began war on l!us sin by bombarding Theodosia iiml llirciitcing Novorossyslt. 'Hopulsu of nil German at links, capture of tiie (lerninu ticiiilics between the Aisne and Argnmic, and advances between Moselle I'nd the Vosgcs, were I'riince's claims. Progress south of Nieuport, west of Lille and southwest of Verdun and sicking of the Kus sinuj eruincr Jcnitihiig and a l''reiu h destroyer by the Kmden in I'cimiig Inn 1mi under the .lap ting, were (iernmny ' claims. Teiit'ius n iid Kussiiiiis claimed Huh! Prussian victories. Kits sin claimed the (Sermnns .were retreating in Poland. Ameri inns there cabled that hungry llelgius tliiiMinliimt t ie coun try ve:c expected to attack the uiilliiiiities. WOMEN SUFFERERS NEED SWAMP-ROOT A poor or hif erior butter will make the best bread distasteful THEREFORE ASK YOUR GROCER FOR Marion Creamery Butter "Meadow Brook" Tt costs nd more and you Get the Best tacked. The vessel left Puget Sound in May. The Henry. wns. built for the creosote trade between Seattle and Eu rope. On her trip from Alexandria she was flying the British flag and was in the admiralty service, carrying fuel for battleships. The Henry was 375 feet long, 50 feet beam and 29 feet deep, with tonnage of 5,;i00. DIVORCE NOW A HABIT. Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney mid bludder trouble nnd never suspect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they mav cause the other' organs to become diseased. Vou may tulfu' a great deal with pain in the buck, hicdacho, loss of anibi tinu, nervousness and may be despond ent and irritable. I)tii 't delay starting treatment. Pr. Kilmer's SwiinmRoot. a nhvsician's Talk With Kaiser Awakens Peace Hopes Washington, Oct. 2S. Peace talk again is in the air. Hopes of an early official discussion of nossible tium. f.,V prescription, obtained at any drug''"0"'''""'" f the great world struggle sune, restores health totlie kldnevs and "u" vvvn raiscn. (.iermunv is expected Seattle, Wash., Oct. 2S Fur the fifth time in her life the name of Dorothy Al.len (ierber, gimnd opera singer anil wife of Dr. Rudolph H. Gcrber, of San Francisco, figures today in a divorce suir. Mrs. fierh.T, recently acquitted with "Pr." Ralph M. Deliit, former Yoga leader, of a grave statutory charge, has just filed her complaint alleging cruel- Hnth parents are seeking the custody of their child, Areal, now a ward of the juvenile court iiere. Mrs. Gcrber In tends to marrv DeBit. JACOB IN TROUBLE.. Tacomn, Wash. Oct. 28. Upon plaint of about forty women Jacsb Vogclbaiini is under arrest here today on an information filed by tho pro cuting attorneys office cliargiiu his with conducting a lottery. Vogelbu has been in the suit and cloak buii uess selling on a monthly payment pl with promised prizes to purchaser!. The maximum penalty fixed by itt law for tho offensive with which Vogei baum is chcrged, is five yean in t penitentiary or a fine of $1,000, both. WANT CABRANZA TO AH). Washington, Oct. 2S. Governor Ferguson of Texns today wired Pre ident Wilson asking him to urge G oral rrrn,,n tn .in PVervthillS P0SlM to stop border raids ny i,.i;,u ti, wt,itn H.inse einlm thnt its previous announcement tw Ferguson has asked wore u""!" an unintentional error. The Portland Telegram plaintively asks "Why is it a crime for Portland to ask for a square deal." The Cor vallis Gazette-Times gets the answer correct at first at tempt by saying: "It is not a crime, but a real startling surprise." REAR ADMIRAL BURIED, Sun Piegn, Oil., Oct. 2S. Impressive, sen ices fur the late Hear Admiral Henry Newman Mcr.nev, I', S, N re tired, were held iiere today. Soldiers, sailor and civilians participated. !' just the remedy needed to overcome 3)i such conditions. Oct a fifty cent or one dollar bottlel j iniuicdiately from nnv drug store, l However, if you wish first to test jtlns great preparation send ten centsl l to Pr. Kilmer c0., Binghamton, X. V.,l for a sample botile. When writitifr hit! . , - Hie nun mention the Snleni Dailv I apital Journal. Pr. Cook is not a ,py, hn the Uritish hoiild not hold him as one. He is onlv J he first to say "I spy I " in the North ole game, LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18G3 Capita! . $300,000.00 Tramact a general banking business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT To Our Patrons of Polk County We will deliver till groceries ordered fri'm us to the west end of lhe bridge for your ton venieuce, wo deliveries daily lihtKI A. M. upJ 4:00 P. M. ' C L Sperling & Son 1247 N. Com'L Fhon 00 Brooms Special Prices This Week r 7."c Uroom Me fhV Itroom 44c 50c Tlroom 31c 3-"o Itroom .' 24c Toy : 0c Whisk Itroom 9c Ward K. Richardson 2393 N. rront to broach the subiect Jt became known today that state de partment officials expect a reopening of the pence discussion. Carefully guarded inquiries are expected as the first sign of the. belligerents' willing ness to talk terms. The conference between Ambassador Oerard and Kaiser Wilhelm at Potsdam Moudny is regarded here as a pence in dication. Thnt they discussed peace, officials hoped and bcKcved. Though he has not thus far done so, Gerard is expected to make an early report to President Wilson concerning his con ference with the German ruliT. Berlin dispatches from Tnited Press Staff Cor respondent Ackerman said the "whole , t-tcrmaii-Anierican situation" wns dis i cussed, mid that from Gerard's atti- ; nine ntterwnril it was gleaned their meeting hnd been satisfactory. I ! Prov ided it develops their 'discussion ' I tinned toward a settlement of the wnr I , a "feeling out" process to determine! I whether the allies are likewise in a re-1 ceptive mood as concerns peace will nn-i doubtcdly follow. Coast Owned Shin Sunk In Mediterranean Seattle Wash.. 0.1. 2.Vord was; received here today by the Pacific Creo-I """'i -"inv, us owner, thnt the steamship H. C. Henry. Captain V,lim .l.oweye. was torpedoed t,v Gorman , iibumr.u on tfctober 0. i the Mediter riinean and sunk. There ,.rr no lives i tost. j The ship was nnmed after H. S H,.M. Irv. Seattle milliionnire. It ', t days out of Alexandria, Kgvpf , when at- Mill Wood SPECIAL PRICE FIVE LOADS AT SINGLE LOADS BOX WOOD - $1.73 $2.00 $2.00 Prompt Delivery Spaulding Logging Company