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toria FRIDAY F.VF.NINU, November 2fi, ini5. CHARLES H. FISHEB, Editor and Manager Edi ! Page of "The Capital Journal PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U S. BARNES, President CnAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily by carrior, per year $5.00 Ter month. Daily by mail, per year 3.00 Per month. FULL LEASED WIRE EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York Ckicngo Ward-LowiB-Williums Special Agency Ilnrry R. Fisher Co. Tribune Building 30 N. Dearborn St. The Capital Journnl carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If tho carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on timo, kindly phone tho circulation manager, as this is tho only way wo can determine whether or not the carriers aro following instructions. Phone Main 81. THE SCARCITY OF A short time afro the remark was made in these columns that "this year, talk seem as music to the ears not only of railroad officers, but of most business men also." Since that time, somewhat unexpectedly, the band has begun to play, says the Rail way Age Gazette. But while most people are inclined to welcome the sound as the herald of returning prosperity there are some discords. If business conditions during the past two years had not been such that the roads were more worried about the large actual number of surplus cars than about possible shortages of equipment they might have had more money to buy more new cars before they were needed. As it has happened, the revival of business has succeeded the long period of depression so suddenly that the large surpluses have melted away al most over nieht. and shortages are appearing in many parts of the country shortages of box cars in Central) Freight Association territory and the Northwest, and bt coal cars in Trunk Line and Central Freight Association territory. The monthly bulletin of the Committee on Relations between Railroads of the American Railway Association for November 1 showed a shortage of 26,628 cars and a surplus of 52,867, the smallest net surplus since the fall of 1913, the surplus having been reduced by 35,474 in October and by IOP.,248 in September. For 90 per cent of the time since 1907 the American Railway Association has reported large surpluses, but now the shippers are filling the newspapers with complaints because they cannot get cars and the Interstate Commerce Commission and some of the state commissions are issuing the usual circulars urging the railroads and shippers to co-operate by hand ling and releasing cars as promptly as possible. The In terstate Commerce Commission also urges the railroads to endeavor to improve their methods of operation of terminals. All of this sounds very much like old times, but some of the conditions which are at the bottom of the present situation emphasize the need of a remedy different from those that usually are suggested. The failure of car sup ply is ordinarily a failure of car movement. In the pres ent case it is largely caused by a shortage of vessel capac ity as a result of the European war. There has been for some time a serious congestion of freight at New York and to a less extent at other Atlantic and Gulf ports. The movement of export grain and of many other articles tor export, including war materials, is very heavy, and the trunk lines have many miles of side tracks at the ports filled with delayed cars. It is reported that over 50,000 cars, nearly twice the amount of the shortage reported for the entire country, are thus tied up in the vicinity of New York alone, and it was recently estimated that there was ready for export at New York harbor five times as much freight as the available vessels could take. The situation has been aggravated by the closing of the Panama Canal by slides since September 20. While the Panama Railroad has trans-shipped a large amount of the freight that had started through the canal before the slides occurred, the closing of the canal has resulted in much congestion of freight at the Gulf ports and the number of boats that have taken their cargoes around South America or the Cape of Good Hope has appreciably diminished the vessel capacity available at the United States ports. CUT OUT THE "I CAN'T" The first notion to get rid of is that you can't. They never can who think they can't; and it is always too late for those who think so. Why can't you? What's wrong with you? In what way has nature handicapped you, or made you less a man than the other fellow who can? Haven't you health? Couldn't you go 20 rounds with out wilting if you had to? Isn't your brain so good you are putting up a continual protest against your neglect to work it? Can't you read as well as the next? Haven't LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18G8 CAPITAL Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes . SAVINGS DEPARTMENT DORA C. ANDRESEN, Sec. and Treas. .43c .35c TELEGRAPH REPORT FREIGHT CARS of a car shortage would! $300,000.00 you thought up a lot of schemes for doing things not worth the doing; Why not Naturally, you can't while you admit it. . Nobody could. Franklin would have hnished his career as he be gan it, penniless and unknown, had he allowed "I can't" to tie him up and keep him from trying. ' The same with Lincoln. Let's admit for argument's sake that few can become Franklins or Lincolns. What then? - Neither of them knew what he could become until he had tried with all his heart. Just this both of them knew: they would truly become better than the average if they tried hard er than the average. Just what you can become neither you nor anybody else konws. But get "I can't" out of your system, and you will possibly become far more than you would with it. The American Federation of Labor rejected the initi ative and referendum and the recall.. Politicians who have been using these proposed innovations as a bait for the labor vote will please page something new, remarks the Boise Statesman. Henry Ford gets more advertising in the newspapers without paying for it than are any other active business man in the country. Its value will probably off-set his contributions to the peace fund. Now General Villa's friends are blaming his misfor tunes upon the women. Probably because there is no other handy excuse for them. : Anyway, Joe Hillstrom got a swell funeral, several of them in fact. THE COMING WEDDING ' I'm glad the President will marry; l wish all good, and fortune fair, to any one who has td carry the presidential load of care. But, oh, I wish that he had wedded when first his plans were public made; we would not then, through mush unshredded, up to our neckties have to wade. ' I used to read the daily papers, but I'm obliged to call a halt; they give some space, to German capers, and all the rest to Mrs. Gait. They tell how Mrs. Gait went shopping, and what L Vj she bought, and what she paid, and how stern Woodrow did his popping, without the wise Tumulty's aid. They tell how Mrs. Gait, when dining, eats certain victuals with a fork, and how one day her smile is shining, in Baltimore, next in New Ydrk. It seems she's fond of pickled onions, and thinks Caruso truly great, and she admires those words of Bunyon's which tell how Christian struck his gait. - She likes the verse of Edward Masters, which seems to strike a chord inside; for boils she uses porous plasters, and always has her ovsters fried. Oh, mush, ending! 'Twill lift the gloom the happy couple wending to vows. KILLED BY LIVE WIRE While assisting Electric-inn A. Ncn dol on Front street, tliis city, Inst Fri day nt nlimit 5 p. in., William Anlc lioberts received n shock from n high voltage wire ami nils instantly elec trocuted. He wns lieliing to take down nn arc and fas at the side of the Ore gon Kleclric track opposite the (Southern Pacific depot when the fatal accident occurred. Mr. Nonden wan tip the pole at the transformer mid Arde had in his hands the hoisting wire. II is presumed that this wire en tne in contact with nn exposed pnrt of the high voltage wire containing 'J.llllO volts nnd that he received the full charge. Arde immediately drop ped to the ground, partly raised him self and then liecnme prostrate. Brake man Myers, of the Oregon Klcctric, knocked the wire out of his hands and lie wns taken to Or. Chapman's office, but death had been instantaneous. The dcploralde nffair wan witnessed by Agent H. T. Johnson, of the South ern Pacific, who wan seated in his office looking out of the window. An examination of the wires afterward Grand Prize, Panama-Pacific Grand Prize, Panama-California Exposition San Diego, 1915 For Flavor and Quality Baker's Cocoa IS .11 1ST Rlf.HT Ml II II n" ""elWe-ui tuite an J ntur.il color of hiih-crade coro Wl (II ill bcanij it it akilfully prepared by a perfect mechanical proceis; dkXlj j without the use of chcniieali, flavoring or artificial coloring 'vi matter. It ii pure and wholesome, conforminc to all the National and State Pure Food Law..- - Caution: Get the genuine with our trade-mark on the package. WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD. Established 1784 something worth while.' mush, mush, and mush un- from many brows, to see church, to take the sacred failed to show the wire held bv Arde had touched tho other wire. A coroner's inquest was held Satur day night and tho jury found Arde I had come to his (tenth while heing in the employ of the 1". R. L. & P. com pany and coming in contact with a live wire. Vt oodburn Independent. M'MINNVILLE TRAGEDY. McMinnvillo, Or.. Nov. 2(1. Tho po lice were unable today to find a motive for Howard inllman, business man of Amit v, shooting and killing his wife anil then himself, after thanksgiving dinner nt Inn nomo near here. The trngedv was enacted while n number of guests were in an adjoin ing room. - LARGE TIMBER DEAL. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 20. The Pul keaa Lumber company has brought ap proximately fifty million of white pine ulnng the Priest river from tlio Men- nsliit Wondenwnrc company of Men- nsiia, vt iseonsin, tor about if.ju.tiutt, it was announced todav. This is one of the largest timber transaction in the Inland Kinpire in several years. Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS E Sispt. H. C. Seymour Says Pa trons Are Taking Keen Interest In Affairs The Polk county 'schools are mulling an excellent showing according to the report submitted by County Superin tendent II. C. Seymour to Stnto Super intendent Churchill today. There are IJH7 pupils on the registration lists at present which shows nn increnso of 150 dining the month as there were 29P-7 at the time of the last report. Tho av erage daily attendance was 3105 which gives the high percentage of attend ance of 117.3. There were 224,'i pupils that were neither absent nor tardy for the last month. During tho mouth 134 parents vis ited the schools nnd "S hoard members also dropped hi. In all 222 new pupils were registered, Mil were re-admittod and 2!)2 were dropped from the rolls. Miperintcnc cnt Sevmour in siicnkimr of the general condition of the schools, says: The school work throughout the county is progressing in excellent shape. All of the teachers, children and parents are getting into the work wit ii a vim. All ot tlio Pnront-Teaca- ei- associations are working vigorously and have an aim for which to work an-l we are expecting treat work from all of these associations this year. Toe Principals' club has elected new- officers as follows: President, E. L. Keezel, Monmouth; vice-president, If. if. Dunklenei-ger, Ilallas; secretary and treasurer, M. A. Teats, independence. Over forty teachers of the county are now signed up as members of the Prin cipals' club tor tins year nnd wo ex-! pect n number of most excellent meet-' nigs (luring the year. The next meet ing will be held on t lie night of .Satur day, December 4th, at Dallas. The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor for hnviuir made per cent in attendance or over: Zona, Dallas, Smithficld. Kola. Pedeo, Hod Prairie, Bridgeport, Lewis- vine, iiaiisroa, .-salt Creek, Parker, Monmouth high school, Monmouth pub lic school, Orchards, Bethel, Polk Sta tion, Onkgrove, Perrydale, Fairview, Gooseneck, Butler, Hicltrenll, Oakpoint, Klkins Independence Antioc'.i, Brush College, West Salem, Buena Vista, Bu ell, Spring Valley, Popcorn, Ilarmonv, Upper Salt ('reek. Montgomery. Lin coln, North Dallas. Kntorprise, Stiver,! IVnivW AI..T;,.,.......l V.. II..., o I slope, Concord, Oakdalc, Lone Star, McCoy, Black ltoek, Liberty, Pulls City, Pioneer, Cherry Grove, Oukhurst, Moiiutniiiview, llopville, Highland, Kogue Hivcr, Mistletoe, Wildwood, Valley Junction, Brondniend, l-'ern, Or chardsviow, Hoso Garden. The following schools have been plac ed on the roll of honor for having made no tardies during tho month: Pedee, Red Prairie, Lewisvillo, Ballston, Par ker, Fail-view, Cochran, Oakpoint, Brush ( 'ollege, Spring Valey, Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lincoln, Crowley, McTinnuonds Valley, Liberty, Pioneer, Onkhurst, Mountainview, Highland, Fern Orehardsview, lfoso Garden. The following schools have become standard: Fern, Airlie, Perrydale, Buena Vista, Pedeo, Klkins, Oakpoint, Gooseneck, and we are expecting ninny more very soon, ns several of them havo all points with tho exception of one or two and are working very hard lor those. The state superintendent lias de clared the following schools standard four-year high schools: Dallas, Inde pendence. Monmouth, Falls City, Beth el, Ballston and Airlie. We have other high schools in the county which we expect to bo standardized soon. The following speakers have taken M in different meetings in Polk county this mouth: (). M. Pltimmer, director of Portland schools, at three meetings; Freeman, of the Hill lines, at three meetings; Col. Miller, of the school of commerce in connection with the University of Oregon, at two meet ings; w, A, Burr, of the Oregon Agri cultural college, nt fifteen meetings; L. P. Harrington, state field worker, at nino meetings; N. ('. Maris, state field worker, at eight meetings; K. F, Cnrleton, assistant statu superintend ent, at one meeting;- F. L. Griffin, of the Oregon Agricultural college at ono meetiii'- ami .1, B. Homer, Oregon Ag ricultural college, nt one meeting, The aiinmtt teachers' institute wns attended by every teacher in tho coun ty. This institute wns voted by tho teachers to be tho most successful ever held in tho county, The following peo ple appeared on tho program: Mr. J. H. Ackernian, president, of the Oregon Normal school; Mr. K. F. Cnrleton, as sistant slate superintendent; Mr. Thos. II. Gentle, Oregon Normul school; Mr. r u. nessier, urogon Agricultural col lege; H. W. Potiiisy, University of Oro gon;'Mr. F, L. (iriffin, O. A. C; Mr. M. S. Pittiuaii, Oregon Normal school; Miss Lillian Pinius, Oregon Normal school; Miss Alice Mcintosh, Oregon Normal school; Mrs. Mamie Fulkerson, Salem, Oregon; Mr. W. A. Barr, Oregon Agricultural college; Mr. II. II. Par sons, rural school supervisor, Polk county, Oregon; and Superintendent II. C. Seymour, The program was intersperccd all the way through by selections from the Ihillss, ..tonmouth and Falls (My High School orchestras. Home good sclee tlons were also rendered by the Oregon Normal School orchestra. Veal solos were rendered by Mr. J. W. Orr, sher iff of I'olk county, Miss Mortha Clark, of Kola, Oregon, Miss Pearl Owings, Dallas, Miss Edna Morrison, Dallas. Miss Allco Grant, Dallas, Miss Gladys Cartwright, Dallas, Miss Luelle Ham ilton, Dallas, and Mr. Paul Taylor. Mrs. rtnrn TVnt vlalln.1 tvltli I. mother, Mrs. Kirkpntrlck, In Auaisville. r nuiKiay. airs. KirKpatricK slipped aud fell on the porch at her home nnd broko her arm, Friday. fctfaytou Mail. THE OLD (o)f A CL Absolutely Puro Ho Alum11o Phosphate Harvey Wells Finds Crowd To Meet Him At Salt Lake Depot Harvey Wells, state insurance com missioner, was pleased to find a crowd of about a thousand people to meet him nt the depot at Salt Lako City when ho arrived there last Sunday on de partmental business. Mr. Wells' was soon informed, however, that -the crowd formed a farewell party rather than a welcoming reception ns the body of Joe Hillstrom, who was executed lor miir- der, was being taken awny and the crowd of sympathizers bad collected at the depot. Mr. Wells said there wns an unusual mixture of defiance and solemnity pre - valcnt throughout the crowd and that feeling was running high uniong the I. V. W.'s who had taken sides in the murder trial and execution which at tracted national attention.' In view of the fact that he was on business con nected with his department, Mr. Wells said he refrained from any declaration of political principles and remained de cidedly neutral until he got out ow the state of Utah, He returned to this city yesterday. . DE..J IN PISTOL DUEL. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 2(1. With a bul let in his right kaeo, Captain Street, of the Madison, HI., police depart men t is in the inebriate ward of the city hos pital, while his wife and Patrolman Barmeier are dead. Incoherently, Street told the hospit al attendants today he "didn't know how it all happened." Polico reports, however, indicated a pistol duel bo- tween the captain and patrolman nfter the latter interfered in tho woman's behalf as she and her husband were quarreling on a street corner. SUDDEN Caused by Disease Tho closo connection which exists between tho heurt and the kidneys isj well known nownduys. As sonu as j kidneys aro diseased, arteriul teusiou is j increased and the heart functions arel attacked. When tho kidneys no longer pour forth waste, uremic poisoning! occurs, and the person dies and the cause is often given as heart disease, or disease of brain or lungs. It is a good insurance ngninst such a risk to send 10 cents for a sample package of "An-nric" the latest dis covery of Dr. Pierce. Also send a sample of your water. This will bo examined without chnrgo by expert chemists at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Ho tel, Buffulo, N, Y. when you suffer from backache, frequent or scanty ur ine, rheumatic pains hero or there, or that constant tired, worn-out feeling, it's timo to write Dr. Pierce, describe your symptoms and get" his medical opinion without chaigo and absolutely THIS WEEK ONLY TEN LOADS Mill Wood atS1oSOat Prompt Spaulding Company RELIABLE Crippled Girl Says Doctor Did Right To Let Deformed Baby Die Chicago, Nov. 2(! "I know God will be good to you. Thank you for not letting that baby live." Out of tho maze of letters', many of them critical, Dr. Haisolden today had this approval from a little cripple girl i of his course in deciding to let Mrs. Anna Bollinger's mnlformed child, dio I without surgical attondaneo. Our he rts always ache," said tho child. "Wo can't plav or walk or Innco like other children. We'ro fn everybody's road except, mothor's and her poor heart aches with ours. Tell , mother, and that her baby is an angel in u uciiutuui piace neaven, - The Other Baby. New York, Nov. 26 Doctors dis agreed today as to whether or not it is well to operate on Mrs. Joseph Bob ert's crippled baby. Physicians of the Babies' hospital said no; Dr.. Mam-ice Rosenberg said yes, that they were es tablishing a dangerous precedent in de clining to try to save the child's life because at best, it will be a helpless dependent. Meantime, the father said it would bo better for his offspring to perish now. with nature taking its own course, than to grow up to a life of sufferin". Still, Mrs, Roberts does not konw her babe has littlo chance to live. She continues to believe the child has un dergone an operation which will cor rect a "slieht difficulty." That coroner's jury ot Chicago doctors seems to have exonerated Dr. Haiselden for permitting the douth of I Baby IIolliiiEer. but without amn-ovinir his professional judgment. A Scotch verdict, if there ever was ono. 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