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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1915)
e Capital Journal CHARLES H. PI8HEB, Editor and Manager TIU'HSilAV EVENING, XovecuWr 18, 1IH.". Editoria ! Page of "Th PUBLISHED EVEBr EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SAXEM, OEEOON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. S. BARNES. I'resident CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-Fresideat DORA C. ANDBESEN, Sec. and Treaa. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Dnilv l)T carrier, uer Tear 5.00 Per month. Daily by mail, per rear 3.00 Per month. .45c .35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York - Chicago Ward-Lewis-Williama Special Agency Harry R. Fisher Co. Tribune Building -30 N. Dearborn St. The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier docs not do this, misses you, or noglccts getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can dcitermine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81. THE REVIVAL OF RAILROAD BUSINESS . Most of the discussion about railroads for a long time has been centered around their troubles. Attention is now being directed to the more favorable aspects of their situation, and many railroad officers whose chief con cern for years has been to reduce expenses wherever pos sible and sometimes where it has seemed impossible, now find their hands filled with the work of handling the busi ness offered them, says the Railway Age Gazette. Evidence is accumulating that the tide has turned and that general business is rapidly returning to a condition of prosperity, with good consequent effect on the wel fare of the railroads and the railroad supply industry. After a long depression, followed by a considerable period of uncertainty, the change has come so suddenly as to leave .some doubt for a time as to its permanency. However, while allowance must be made for the extra ordinary activity in certain lines, such as the automobile business, and particularly for the stimulating effect of the large orders for war materials, the upward tendency during the past month or so has been so marked that more confidence is being manifested than at any time since the war began. This confidence is reflected not only in the statements of bankers and other prominent busi ness men regarding the rapid improvement in general business, but in the reports of railroad traffic and earn ings and the large orders for rails, locomotives, cars and other supplies that have been placed during the past few weeks by the railroads. . For August the railroads of the country reported an increase in total operating revenues of 1.3 per cent, and in net operating revenues of 10.2 per cent, per mile. This showing was made possible, of course, by the continuance of the program of drastic economy. Preliminary reports from large roads operating 117,7:.4 miles compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission indicate an increase in total operating revenues, per mile from $1,219 in Septem ber, 1914, to $1,295 in September, 1915, or 6.2 per cent, and in net operating revenues per mile from $408 to $484, or 18 per cent. This also represents a gain, in both gross and net, over September, 191:!, when a similar compilation by the commission showed that total operating revenues were $1,2:5 per mile and net operating revenues were $397 per mile, and over September, 1912, when total operating revenues were $1,200 and net operating reven ues $424. The gross earnings reports of 32 roads avail able for October show increases of 8.63 for the first week, 11.98 for the second and 17.49 for the third over 1914. Any enthusiasm aroused by comparisons with 1914 should be tempered by recollection of the exceedingly poor showing made in that year; but net gains as compared with both 1912 and 1913 are gratifying indeed. In September the gross earnings of the Pennsylvania Rail road were $20,817,361, the largest in any one month in the company's history, except August and October, 1913, and the net earnings, $7,282,021, were the largest in any month in its history. The earnings figures are reinforced by the increasing frequency of reports of scarcity of equipment and con gestion of traffic, and by the fact that several of the largest railroads in the country have in the past few days reported record car loading figures. The Santa Fe in the week ending October 30 had the largest loaded car move ment in its history, the Burlington on October 17 and 18 pet a new record for 48 hours; the Pennsylvania's middle division in October broke its record for a month, and the Missouri Pacific in October had the heaviest freight traffic in its history. If the confidence aroused by the improvement within the past few weeks is sustained, railroad men will enter upon the new year with sentiments of relief and satis faction. But it will take many months of good business for most of the roads to make up for the effects of the depression, and for many of them even a large increase in traffic will not suffice. A railroad's condition is not determined by gross earnings alone and the recent in creases in net are largely artificial. They are the result of the very rigid economies that the railroads have been LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18G8 CAPITAL - - - - - - $300,000.00 Transact a General Banking: Business Safety Depesit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT forced to practice and which cannot be continued.without detriment to both service and property. The increase in traffic will entail large increases in expenses and the labor organizations are already, beginning movements for an eight-hour day and for increases in rates of pay. If successful, these would cause increases in operating ex penses, which, in the absence of heavy advances in rates, would soon absorb the enlarged net earnings now being shown. The improvement in conditions in the railway supply field are notable and gratifying; but, nowadays, the problems presented to the managements of the rail ways in years of good business are hardly less numerous and difficult than those presented in years of bad business. Some roads are not even in position to take full ad vantage of the sudden appearance of prosperity. While the shippers are clamoring for cars, many cars are not available for use, because, in some instances at least, their owners have kept themselves out of bankruptcy only by deferring expenditures for their repair until a more propitious time, and could not afford to repair them until they were sure they would be needed. UNHYPHENATED AMERICANS The advance of races to higher life has been through migration. The migrations of the Celt, Teutons an? Slavs have changed the face of the earth and developed mankind. The English race today, so dominant among the na tions, is but the mingling of the races that migrated to the British Isles. "Saxon and Norman and Dane are we" sang the greatest of England's laureates in welcome to the mother of the British king. Indeed, Normandy itself had been peopled with the sons of Scandinavians who went to France and absorbed the life and customs of the Franks and Romans. Six centuries later their descendants came to America with courage, audacity, faith and initiative. The strug gles with forests, rivers, pestilence and bigotry strength ened their moral fiber. Their struggle with these and other obstacles made them strong against their foes without and w,ithin. Race prejudice and friction is an obstacle in dealing with these peoples. It exists between those immigrants who retain the Old World animosities. It appears also in disaffection between the older Americans and' the lat est arrivals. The foreign names prominent in labor dis turbances and various civil commotions suggest a warn ing that Americans may well heed. , Shall we show faith or fear? Shall .the condition paralyze our efforts or inspire us to plan f o"r the many sided civilization of these people? ' The immigrant is the pioneer of his nation. Bolder than his fellows who remain at home, these men are the scouts, explorers and adventurers, pressing like Colum bus toward the West to discover new paths. Their keen eyes may see here what men who have long dwelt here have not seen, because strangers often detect hidden values in what was commonplace to the everyday be holder. Their eyes are microscopic, their minds alert, their muscles tough, the senses unspoiled by luxuries, and they are quickly responsive to novel interests. They are raw material of saints and giants of later days.- They have fought our wars and they will fight our bloodless battles for peace and purity. Out of their number will come our prophets that shall emancipate the captives of industry and bind all conflicting factions together with golden bonds of love and truth. Recently the "Oregon family" at the Panama-Pacific exposition took occasion to show their appreciation of the services of Commissioner R. A. Booth, and the personal esteem in which he was held by his associates. This honor was well bestowed, since Mr. Booth has devoted much time to the affairs of the exposition, and is one of Oregon's really, large men a businessman of capacity and a citizen of the most valuable type. His work, and that of the other commissioners and those employed by them, has been effective in making Oregon's exhibit at the exposition stand out prominently among the statesj which have participated, and if there is any virtue in thisj kind of advertising Oregon should be much benefitted byj the desirable publicity gained. The appropriation was not a large one but it seems to have been so well and care fully handled by the commission that the showing made w.as much better than that of some other states with a great deal more money at their command. The meeting of the Commercial Club held last night was encouraging because it was well attended and the proceedings were of an earnest character. Reports of the heads of bureaus showed commendable activity and a reasonable measure of accomplishment. These monthly membership meetings will do much toward making the organization effective if the advice of President Hamil ton is taken .o fight out differences of opinion frankly and openly and refrain from street criticism. The club belongs to all the members and it will be what they choose to make of it. The real center of all the city's civic and commercial activities is wThat it should be, and we believe that is what it is destined to become under the present scheme of organization. ; Why should those dandy English officers be expected to neglect the tennis court.in order to hurry reserves to the assistance of the fighting men in the trenches? They have been educated as dudes and not as fighting men. .. . 3(c sc )(t )(t jc )jt )Jt jjc sfc ji jfc sc ijc s)( )(( OPEN FORUM sfc )c sfc st )( sc sc sc sc sjc 3fc sj( 3fc sjt sfc for Skint ' Mr. Peterson's Reply. Editor Capital Journal, Salem, Ore gon. Dear Sir: 1 observed in your valuable paper of the edition of the 8th instant an article signed by Coun ty Judge Bushey. From the fact that I am the principal topic discussed in the article I infer that it was intended as a reply to my communication of a few days previous relative to the re tention of the services of the county agriculturist. The article seems to in vite a reply. The first charge against me is that I "hounded" the county court. It is true I have appeared before the county court with reference to certain matters but everything concerning which I ap peared before the court was a matter properly coming before that tribunal. If 1 manifested any interest in the mat ter whatever I could only do it by ap pearing there. There was no place else L could go. I would like to know how long it has been a crime to appear bo fore the county court with reference to public business. Judge Biishey's article may be subject to the inference that I sought to procure county funds for my own use but such is not the case and Judge Bushey will not take the responsibility of flatly saying it is. . I appeared beforo the county court with other people of my community to get a road improved so we could ob tain a rural route. We had voted ami paid special tuxes for the improvement and we felt we were entitled to it. The court felt differently and since the wet weather set in the road is all but im passable. I also appeared beforo the court, with some, of my neighbors to get the boundaries of our school district changed. Was that a cirmef There was no other place we could go. We certainly had no desire to hound the court. Wo endeavored to present our propisition in a respectful manner nnd we ucrcnted the-decisiou with as much grace as we could. The statement that I later "joined Ringo in working off a grand jury whitewash on. the public" is equally false. Mr. Ringo liad absolutely noth ing to do with the report of the grand jury. He even refused to be present whn the witnesses were examined; which formed the basis of the report for fear his presence might influence the testimony of the witness nnd when the investigation was completed ho re fused to assist us in the preparation of the report. That report was imrulo by the grnnd jury whose membership con sisted of some of the most responsible citizens qf the county and was founded upon an impartial investigation of the matter it referred to. We did not ex pect Judge Bushey to agree with us because his malicious enmity towards liingo has blinded him to such an ex tent that he cannot see the truth but we were hopeful that by calling at tention to the illegal expenditure of public funds in the manner stated it would result in a saving to the tax payers. Judge Bushey is not in a position to complain because the timo spent in nmking the investigation was paid for with the taxpayers money because his conduct started tho investigation. He asked permission to appear before the grand jury and with an evident desire to humiliate Mr. Ringo, the district at torney, he poured forth a volley of do fnmation against him. Could we ignore the charges he mnde If true thoy were serious and tho public should be advised. If we had found the charges true would Judge Bushey have obpect ed to the time we spent f His com plaint in that respect is due to the fact that the grand jury aftor n careful nnd impartial investigation of the matter found the charges untrue and made by him in bad faith. Judge Bushey 's charge that I have tried to align one pnrt of the county against the other is also false. I chal lenge him to cite one sentenco from my articlo which he pretends to answer which could bo so construed. I simply tried to point out tho advantages of So many iflefled curta (or tlcm disease art now on the market that care la necessary.,' SVe sell all (lis well-known skin remedies, but we will lay this, that when we adviie yoj to use D'EXMA, the new herbal balm, we are advising you right. We have found noth. ing that begin! to equal this formula, made exclusively from Nature'a healing herbs cure, after cure and from report! all cures seem to be permanent. The best part is, it givca instant relief from the moit intense suffering. ' ' The Lakeview Laboratories of Chicago have just given lis the exclusive right to sell D'EXMA in our home town. We like this because D EXMA Is going to nuke us man friends through giving satisfaction to akin aufTereri. n. Come in today and get a box on our personal guarantee that if It doem' Soothe and tost you nothing. If you are not thoroughly cool you and begin healing at once, it will (atUficu, come and get your money back. Crowu Drug Co., iii State street. retaining the county agriculturist. If my reasons were unsound surely they could be answered if nn answer were deemed advisable, in the same maimer they were given and do not call for a lot of personal abuse of Mr. Chapin, myself or any other person. Tho coun ty agriculturist is of just as much ad vantage to one part of the county as another. Hence there is no occasion tor arraying one part of the county against the other. Many of tho farm ers of the county have been benefitted by rcciving Mr. Chpin's advice. The commercial club of Salem is composed of the leading business men of that city. They have nothing to gain by having a county agriculturist unless it benefits the farmers. The fact that they have advanced their own cash in order that the farmers could have the benefit of Mr. Chapin 's assistance mid that they are unanimously urging his retention certainly proves that lie must have demonstrated his worth to them. Surely .fudge Busboy will not question their intelligence nnd as they could have no improper motive in desiring to have him retained their judgment should have great weight. If there are any fanners opposed to having a county agriculturist I cannot help but feci that they have not avail ed themselves of his services and do not know the value- derived from re ceiving his advice but even if he is no advantage to them they ought not insist on depriving us who are benefit ted by his suggestions from having them. We maintain a large institution and pay a large corps of teachers to educate our children along agricultural lines. If scientific farming is of no advantage we ought to dispense with, that burden. I do not care whether Mr. Chapin personally is retained. Ho has demonstrated to the entire satis faction of a largo nuinbor of people, that he is thoroughly competent but if the county court has some personal feeling against him any one else who is equally as competent would be as satis factory to me. However, Judge Bushoy's attack on Mr. Chapin in connection with my arti cle is entirely unwarranted. I was not aware tiiat thero had been any crime committed, but whatever the offense, I alone am responsible. Mr. Chapin is in no way to "blame1' for any thing that I have said or done. Judge Busliey 's "suspicion" is as baseless as his accusation and if he will call at my place I will how him tho original of my article in my own huud writing. Yours vorv trulv, P. W. PKTERSON. HI I Iftcre to Ibc tame marked dilfir- I tnee between fresh OUrt I Otifc Oil tcke4 month! I there it between t newly. I laid tti and an eft montha 1 oia, iniiat on POMPS! AN OH and i U go ts P 1 Dr. W. A. COX PAINLESS DENTIST 303 State Street SALEM, ORE. Your Teeth SHOULD be treated as your best Friend. THEY deserve con stant care and highly skilled treatment. THEY will repay ev ery dollar expend ed upon them with a high rate of interest. MY office is equipped with the latest and most modern appli ances for PAINLESS DENTISTRY. LADY attendant al ways present. Phone 926. The Big Game of the Year at- Eugene Saturday November 20 The football game this year between TJ. of O. and O.'A. O. will tie bitterly contested. Oregon won from the strong TJ. of S. CaL team 34 to o, while the Oregon Aggies defeated the Michigan Aggies 21 to 0. These two teams rank with the best in the United States. The win ning of this game at Eugene on..Nov. 20th, by either team, means more than a chamnionship. it will be worth your while to see It. Trick plays, forward passes will keep the spectators tense from the start of the game to the final blow of ths whistle. Low Round-Trip Fares Will be on sale at all Southern Pacific stations north of Ashland, Nov. 19-20. Returning limit of Nov. 22, 1915. Further information as to tickets, etc., from local agents. SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. A poor or inferior butter will make the best bread distasteful THEREFORE ASK YOUR GROCER FOR Marion Creamery Butter -"Meadow Brook" It costs no more and you Get the Best