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age of "The Capital Journa f9 MONDAY KVEXING, Dei-ember 0, liM;". CHAELE3 H. PISHEE, Editor and Manager Editorial P PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. 8. BARNES, CHAS. H. FISHER, DORA C. ANDRESEN, President Vice-President Sec. and Trcas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily by carrier, per year .. 15.00 Per month. Daily by mail, per year 3.00 Per month. FULL LEASED WIRE EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York Chicago Ward-Lewis-Williams Special Agency Harry R. Fisher Co. Tribune Building 30 N. Dearborn St. The Capital Journal carrier boy are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you,, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the ouly way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81. THE WAR NOW BETWEEN DIPLOMATS There is but little fighting comparatively in the war zones. What there is is mostly in Serbia, and compared to some of the other war clashes it is trifling. At the same time, however, the diplomatic battle being fought is the hardest and most hotly contested of any since the war started. It may be that the final outcome of the war de pends almost entirely on the outcome of this diplomatic battle. It is indeed possible that this contest of brains will be the one that will finally lead to the gateway of peace. Little Greece is at present the most important country in Europe, as on her action depends that of all the war ring nations, and each and all of them are making most violent love to her. Into whose arms she will fall is the question that is making all Europe wait with bated breath for the answer. Rumania is next in importance and she too is being wooed most ardently by the diplomats of all Europe. Should both Greece and Rumania go the same way, it would be almost fatal to those they decided against, and especially so should they decide against Germany and her allies, for this would give the French and English a free hand in the Balkans, and at the same time force Greece into the war on the side of the allies. Germany would class her as an enemy, and the same thing would happen, if Rumania should give the Russians passage through her territory. This would be looked upon as an inimical act, and so she would be forced into the war on the side of the allies. It really looks as though the beginning of the nd is in sight in the Balkans. SHOULD ACT ON THE SUGGESTION If the editorial in the London Globe anent the action of our government in requesting the withdrawal of the German attaches, Von Papen and Boy-ed is not an invi tation for president Wilson to jump on to England and go as far as he pleases, what is it? The editorial reads: "It is refreshing to find the American government acting with vigor and independence. Notes, followed by more notes, then followed by nothing, had gravely low ered America's dignity in the eyes of friendly nations and of Americans themselves. It was time that Wash ington did something more tharV display an admirable literary style." As our dealings with England over some very ugly acts on her part have been largely "a display of an admir able literary style" the editorial is simply a rather im pudent fling, an intimation that England does not care a cent what this government does. It praises our literary .style but laughs at what it evidently thinks is our cowardice. Thr nvpsiilent should take the Globe at its word and give England a safhple of something American besides literary style. A little embargo on war munitions anrl food stuffs, would stop all interference with American shipping, and wouiu aiso win riign encumums jium we American as well as the German press. President Wilson has just received a letter from Presi dent Font of the republic of Andorra, one of the oldest and by far the smallest independent republic in the world. The republic dates from the year 805, is situated in the I'yrennes between France and Spain and contains about 1(17 square miles, or 110,000 acres. It is divided into six departments each represented by four congressmen who each gets n salary of $2.50 a year. The president's salary is $20 a year. Holding a big government position in Andorra is almost equal to being of the Salem city council, at least in the matter of salaries. A young lady friend remarked on hearing Ford had started with his gathering on his peace mission that she thought "the company was starting without 'sufficient dress rehearsal." LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1863 CAriTAL Transact a General Banking: Business Safety Depesit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT ,45c .35c TELEGRAPH REPORT $300,000.00 The records of the secretary of state's office show that of the $175,000 appropriated for Oregon's display at the Panama exposition, $24,845.47 remain unexpended. Now the question arises whether this was due to good manage ment or whether this little wad was overlooked. We in cline to the former idea and hence commend the board that had charge of the expenditure for setting so remark able an example, and again giving Oregon the distinction of setting a new mark and breaking all records. It is said that "blessings often come in disguise." It might be added that some blessings, or thines so consid ered, come in such a shape that many other things are disguised by them. For instance just when the world is congratulating itself on the perfection of wireless tele graphy, Ford starts on his peace mission and we can't even get a rest from him while he is in mid ocean. With three movie picture men along and about one newspaper reporter for each delegate, Ford is evidently prepared for giving full publicity to his peace govern ment. Jason's voyage to gather in the golden fleece, and Coelebs in search of a wife are the only cases in history at all resembling Mr. Ford's venture. It might be added that both these efforts were failures. The difference between wages and salary is that be tween the adjective and the adverb. Wages are hard earned and salaries hardly-earned. i OPEN FORUM A Railroad Rumpus. . Salem, Ore., Dec. C, 1915. Mr. Kd it or: 1 have read vour Cilitorial concern- inn the land controversy between the Suite Hoard anil the (Southern Pacific' rnilrnnil mill it wus a inuHterpiece and 1 shall not try to add anything either j pro or eon but I regret that such con-; trovcrsios arise ns they are generally j injurious to both sides. We all con cede that we could not exist without the; niilrondc. They me an absolute neces-1 ait y and on the other hand the railroads could not exist without the people niid, ii ml both ought tu work in harmony fori their mutual benefit. My mind runs! Imk to a controversy of this naturo in , Nebraska. Uncle Sinn aided tho U. 1'. I and H. k M. ns well us. other roads by I donating the odd numbered sections for; u width of 20 miles on enh side of their respective rouds. The I. 1'. ran up the I'lutte valley and on to the const. The B. & M. extended from Pluttswmouth to Kearney a distance of 1U0 miles. These roads run purullcl and part of tho way so close that their laud grants over lapped and it was thou left to tho secre tary of tho interior ns to which road should have the land, and it was decid ed in favor of the I". 1. as it was built first but that the H. & M. might select enough land elsewhere to make up the shortage, and though this road was a South Platte institution they selected n very small amount from two South l'latte counties and the remainder was chosen from seven of the best sparsely' settled counties north of the l'latte. from Antelope county they selected G7,25i acres in the very best patt of, the county. L'nough to give homesteads of 1(10 acres each to 35!) families while I the nearest point to their railroad on a straight line from Ncligh the ounty seat was 10 miles. The matter was then taken to court to legalize tho trausiition mid in 1N79 it was decided in favor of the railroad but during nil this time the company paid no taxes and af ter it was deidod in their favor they refused to pay only by way of one promise anil tho very best offer they made wns 00 per cent and this only after it had been placed in tho hands of attorneys for colletion. A number of the counties did compromise but in 1SS2 Antelope county brought suit and in 1NS the court decided that the com pany should pay 70 per cent for tho years lKT.'l to 1S7S inclusive nnd there after in full which the company did, but during those 11 years tho ompany had paid no tuxes. The county wus new mid these lands had kept it from' settling up the assessment roll w'us small and in spite of the economy prac ticed by the officers they were obliged to issue bonds to float expenses. The settlers during this time had a hard task to exist but the yhauled their spare wheat i!i miles across these very lands to market, Many had ox teams taking a week to make a trip. Took provisions and bedding and feed and slept gen erally out of doors at night ami sold STOMACH MISERY QUICKLY VANISHES Your money back if you want it is' tho nay In which Daniel J. Fry, the popular druggist, is selling Mi-o-na, the great dyspepsia remedy. This is uii unusual plaa, but Mi-o-nn has so much merit nnd is so almost in-1 variably successful in relieving nil forms of indigestion that he ran but little risk in selling under a guarantee of this kind. Do not be miserablo or make your friends miserablo with your dyspepsia,' Mi-n-ua will help you. If it doesn't,! t.lll llnnlM T V.v ll,n vi.. ...nt nionev back ami ho will cheerfully ro fund it. A change for tho better will bo soen from tho first few doses of Mi-o-na and, its continued use will soon start you on the road to perfect digestion Bud enjoyment of food. I Mi-o-nn has been so uniformly suc cessful that every box is sold under a positive guarantee to refund tho money I if It does not relievo. What fairer proposition could bo made. Daniel J, Fry gives his personal guarantee of "money back if you want It" with every boi'of Mi-o-na that he sells. A guarantee like this speaks volumes for the merit of tho remedy. their wheat as low as 40 cents a bushel and paid their taxes in full.- The set tlers afterward paid from .l00.000 to $800,000 including interest for these lands but felt that they had enhanced the value by 'improving the ad jacent hinds. The company no doubt thought they were right and the courts so de cided but the settlers were not pacified. They talked, reasoned, argued, cussed and discussed. They agitated until they actually came to believe that the rail roads iu general were manipulation; politics. Furnishing passes to legisla tors, congressmen and other officials and wero not paying their share of taxes, etc' Other railroad cases were cited and finnlly matters outside of rnilroads wero brought in. The seed of discord had been sown. It not only sprouted but was growing rapidly. Like a prairio fire the more it was fanned tho more it spread and in the early nineties the harvest came. An organization was effected and while other matters were brought in the Tnilroad question was predominant. Candidates were placed in the field and a school house campaign inaugurated. The legislature was thereby elected and the result was that railroad tax'es were raised. Passes 'virtually abolished, a law passed by which a board of rail? road transportation wns elected and more than all. The passenger rates were reduced from three cents to two cents a mile. These legislators acted very naughty, judging by a speech made by a receiver of a certain railroad recent ly at St. I.ouis. The question now is. who began the fight, who was the win ner nnd who the loser, and how much was the gain? KETCS'. Society's Duty to the Underworld "Society's Duty to the Underworld" was discussed lust evening nt the Uni tarian church by Walter A. Dentou. As expressed by the Rev. R. F. Tischer, the study of the unfortunate has been a hobby of Mr. Denton, and therefore his opinions are entitled to more than ord inary consideration. The prevention of crime and a study of tho causes and their removal by so ciety in general is just as essential and perhaps more so, than tho detection of crimes after committed. Sentimentalists and those who go to tho penitentiaries to sympathize with prisoners and urge their paroles, often do more harm than good and eventually cause restrictions to bo placed on those who really wish to help and who have made a study of prison conditions. Mr. Denton paid a compliment to the Industrial commission for its work in establishing a minimum salary of $(i a week for girls working in stores, but was of the opinion that more might be done to help the working girl, ns there was nothing to prevent a business house from giving employment during the apprenticeship period only. Referring to the question nsked some time ago by Governor Withycombe as to why the prison population wus in creasing and why so ninny young men were sent up on forgery charges, Mj Denton thought that the business mini was loo easy with credits nnd lifter the young man had been living beyond his menus, lie finally attempted to raise money on forged paper. One of the evils of the day was the movies. The plays that brought out the crowd were those iu which the loner passions were featured, or where the characters take their lives in their hands. Society's duty to the underworld was more in removing many present condi tions that lend to crime, nnd nt the same time, preventing crime, rather thau education. "The standard of suc cess must be changed from dollars and cents, to that of character," said Mr. Denton. MRS. EMILY Y. MOORE DIES. Roscburg, Or., Dec. (1. Mis. Kmily York Moore, pioneer resident of Ore gon and the fust graduate of the Wil lamette university, died here tonight after an illness of two months. Prior to coming to Roscburg a few weeks ago she lived at fls7 Snvier street, Portland for inanv years, Mrs. Moore is survived by ft daugh ter, Mrs. George-- B. llouck, worthy grand mntron of tho Eastern Star Lodge, of Oregon. Mrs. llouck lives in Reselling. Funeriil arrangements hud not been completed Inte tonight.' Mrs. -Moore had sn extensive acquain tance throughout the state. (c sjc 5c 3fC 3(C 5c 3(t )fE 3(t 3f STATE NEWS Polk Countv Observer: English wal nut culture in Polk county is no longer an experiment, several groves having matured in excellent condition and are producing, in abundant yields, a fine quality of walnuts for an eager mar ket. But the largor number of groves are immature, a number of them hav ing been plaated four or five years since. The greatost area devoted to walnut is that near Monmouth, planted by Charles Ireland and now owned and controlled by a company known as the .Monmouth Walnut Tracts, aad contain ing approximately 200 acres. - Sutheilin Sun: G. A. Archnmbcau left at the Sun office Wednesday a basket of ripe strawberries grown on his ranch just east of town. The ber ries are unusually large and of fine fla vor, and to all appearances fully up to the standard of those grown during the earlier months of the year. The' fact ripened strawbeiTies can be pro duced as hite as in the middle of ..Nov ember speaks volumes for the climate of Sutherlin valley. Rogue Kiver Courier: Sunday was an ideal day, nnd hundreds of citizens ap preciated its spring-like balm. Scores were fishing upon the ivor, and some catches that crowded tho limit were made, the steolheuds taking the bait greedily. The recent rise of the river has caused a fresh run of both steel heads and salmon to ascend the river, and every riffle is now populated with its piscatorial denizens. Lake County Examiner: Much has been written and said about extingish iug the rabbit pest which prevails in all parts of Lake county, but nothing has been done. Ouly an occasional drive, here and there, has taken place, while soma have tried poisoning, both plans proving not of much benefit to the farmers. Tho Fort Rock people have taken tho matter up, putting a petition in each postoffico and newspaper office in tho entire country, asking the court to place a bounty on bunny 's scalp. Brownsville Times: James Ferriell raised 20 acres of corn this year which averaged 70 bushels to the acre. The corn is of an excellent quality and proves tho fact that good corn can be grown in Oregon, and especially the Willamette valley. The corn is of the Golden Dent variety, well filled on the cob and of uniform size. Ira Hatch ings secured a sample of the corn which he sent to the International Corn Show at Omaha, Nebraska. With the more extensive cultivation of this crop the hog and cattle business will flourish, as its cultivation increases. Silver Lake Leader: The first rab bit drive of the season was pulled off at Fort Rock November 9. There were 3510 slaughtered at the pen, with enough killed before reaching it to; come up to tho 4000 ninrk. The drive was well planned, and had it been prop erly managed no doifbt 2000 more would have been killed. There was no count made of the number of people present, but 130 would have been a close estimate. Lake County Examiner: That tho proposed Silver Lake project proper, consisting of Silver Lake, Paulina, Horning Fend, and Fort Rock units, a total of 4S,liuO acres, is both physically and commercially feasible, at the esti mated cost of $28.10 per acre, with iu- tnroaf Miui-VPB lint, to PXCOd six lier cent, if legal difficulties do not prevent the diversion of Sycan marsh waters i from the Klamath watershed. Lebanon Criterion. With faith in Linn county as the best laud in the world to raise peppermint upon, W. J. Tumidge, of Crubtree, is preparing to set out four hundred acres of plants be tween now and growing time next spring. He has large forces of men nt work now clearing land and preparing it for tho plants which will be set out us early in the spring as the weather will permit. Peppermint growing is a new industry in Linn county but enough of it has been done in the past two yours to convince the growers that it can be made a profitable side crop and if properly looked after will un doubtedly be a successful one on a large scale, as is the purpose of Mr. Tarnidge. Medfonl Mail: W. N. Cumpbell. whose HiO iicro farm lies almost against Talent; in the old Anderson tract, the soil of which is of a type that ought to inspire every farmer to his best effort, reports that he harvested 3.1 A CLEAR COMPLEXION Ruddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes Most Women Can Have Sys Dt. Edwards, Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr. F. M. Edwards for 17 years treated cores of women for liver and bowel ail ments. During these years lie gave to his patlente a prescription made of a few well known vegetablo Ingredients mixed with olive oil, iinnilng them Dr. Edwards' Olive. Tablets, you will know them by tuclr olive color, - These tablets are wondor-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause a normal action, carrying oft the wasto and poison ous matter that one's system collects. If you have a pale face, sallow look, dull eves, pimples, coated tonfrue, headaches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, In active bowels, you take ono of Dr. Edward's Olive Tablets nightly forntlme and note the pleasing results. dBiKgyv- t Thousands of women, as well as men, take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets now and then Just to keep In the pink ot condition. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the success ful substitute for calomel 10c and SSo per box. All druggists. 1'ue Olive Tablet Company, Culunibus, O, Warmth I i ii' i i j I . 80 I .. 70 I where C the decree) Perfection Oil ; Heater J so 553 S5.i "ML "II & Standard Oil Company (California) AAAAAAAAAAA acres of fall nheut of the Little Club variety this year that yielded from 15 to lid bushels to the acre. At the present price of good wheat it is not difficult to figure Mr. Campbell's re turn in net profit from that harvest. He had a smaller acreage of spring wheat that didn't do so well by many bushels, by reason of the drouth that overtook it in its prime growing sea son. Santiam News: Vivid flushes of lightning, accompanied by heavy peals of thunder early Tuesday morning was a very unusual phenomena for this time of year. This was followed by some hail aad heavy rain, which was not so unusual. The chances are that our shortage in the annual rainfall which was reported the first of the month will be made up in a short time if the heavy rains of the past two weeks con tinue much lunger, as it only lucked nine inches of beiug normal at that time. Roscburg Review: That approximate ly 2000 deer were killed in Douglas county during tho recent open season for this game is tho estimate of Oren Thompson, a local deputy game warden. Although the number of deer killed in Douglas county appears very large, there are still plenty of the animals roaming in the forests of thisvicinity. No shortage of deer for next season is anticipated by the game warden. Oregon Tide: Eugene Crosthwnite, of Miirshficld, has received a communi cation from a mail in Texas asking the price on myrtle wood in a quantity suf ficient to work into a bar and fixtures. The information has beea furnished. The man said he had first seen the wood exhibited nt the San Francisco fair and was so impressed with it' that ho had determined to secure it for his business. ' The Newport correspondent of the Toledo Lender writes: "The Newport waterfront presents a very lively ap pearance at the present time. The Bundon, with 000,000 feet of lumber aboard, is lying nt the city docks; the Pntsy is discharging freight at the Mncdonahl docks, and the Oeruld C. and Tillimook nro also hero." OBITUARY Anna Holman Maricle, wife of A. L. Maricle, and a former resident of Woodburn, died at the family home nt Tho Dalles, Oregon, on Tuesday, No vember 2:), the cause of death being tuberculosis, from which she had been a patient sufferer for tho past eight months. Mrs. Maricle wns born in Minnesota, October 13, 18S2, and cume to Oregon in 1S1U with hor husband, living here until a few months ngo, when they moved to Tho Dalles hoping to benefit her health. The funeral was held from the M. E. church in this city Saturday after noon, Rev. L. C. Toor officiating, nnd tho interment was at Hello Passi. Members of the Moose lodge of this city acted as pall bearers. To mourn her loss, Mrs. Maricle leaves her husband and one son, nine years old, and three daughters, aged seven, five and threo years. Sho is also survived by her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. O. N. Holman of Mt. Angel, two brothers, N. O. and I. O., of Mt. Angel, and one sister, Mrs. Chns. Johnson, of Hnrtland, Wash. Woodburn Independ ent. Margaret Slover was born in Little Always Watch This run intu WUUDSMAN j have U kind" of A Sledgoa, Wedges, Saws and Equipments lor the woods. U kiJndAC2rT"gttted Iron for both Eoof nd Buildings, eost 800-00 Laundry Mangel, slightly used for one-fourth. Original 118 AND $20 NEW OVERCOATS AT $5.00. I pay 1 1-2 cents per pound, for old rigs. I pay highest price for hides and fur. H. Steinbock Junk Co. .n r The Ho""e of UM S02 North rVimmornitl Htn.f Smokeless and odorless. Deal- -ers everywhere ust Peatl Oil Gum 5 The 7-point rjum PEPPERMINT-IN RED WRAPPER - CINNAMON -IN BLUE WRAPPER Bock, Ark., April 16, 18.17, and died at her homo in Stnyton Nov. 23, 1915. Sho was one of tho very earliest to cross tho plains, coming with her par ents in 1S53. In 1SS9 sho was married to Elijah Wcddle and lived a useful and happy lifo until her demise. She was preceded by her husband about two yenrs ago. Four sons uud two daughters survive her. They are: W. A. nnd O. L. of Stnyton, J. N. of Scio, E. A. of Mill City, Mtb. Anna Burson of Mchaaia, and Mrs. Ruby Bailcs of California, The funeral services wero held in the Christian church last Friday moraing, conducted by R. L. Putnam nnd Bho was laid to rest beside her husband in the Lone Oak ceaietery. Stnyton Mail. HOT DOG MEN GoT THE COIN. San Francisco, Dec, 6. Though. "Stella," lite size nude painting, was the exposition's most popular exhibit, figures made public today indicated that the hot dog men made the most nionev. THERE IS A VAST ARMY of men and women who really never know what it is to enjoy sound, vibrat ing health who would be surprised to suddenly gain that exhilarating vitality that robust healtIV brings. Literally thousands without any par ticular sickness live in "general de bility", as the doctors call it have headaches, are tired and indifferent. To all such people we say with unmis takable earnestness "Take Scott's Emulsion after meals forone monthand allow its rare oil-food to enrich and en liven your blood, quicken your circula tion, stimulate nutrition, and aid nature to develop that real red-blooded life that Weans activity, enjoyment, success." Scott's Emulsion is not a drug, but a pleasant food-tonic free Iroui ulcohoL Oipo bottle may help you, I tkctt&Uuwnc, Cloomticld.N.J, Ad Changes Often Million Bargains, 8 Phone 808. j And now we . . ( come to ft mm-