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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" WKnN'KMDAV KVKXJNO .liiniiarv ", li'ltl. CHARLES H. FISH EE, Editor and Manager PUBLISHED EVEKY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SAI.K.M, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. S. BARNES, President CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President DORA C. ANDRESES', Sec. and Trcus. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Daily by enrrior, per your Duily by mail, jer year ... 45.00 . 3.00 IV r month 45c lVr muntli t..35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN BErRESENTATIVES Now York Chicago Wsrd-Lewti-Williams Special Agency Harry R. Fibhor Co. Tribune Building 30 N. Dearborn St. The Cnpitnl Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the currier does nut do this, misses you, or neglects (retting the paper to you on time, kindly phono tho circulation manager, us this is tho only way we can determine whether or not tho carriers arc following instructions. Phone Main 81. THE SUNDAY LAW OF 1864 The best way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it strictly. That may be the reason the law known as "the blue Sunday law" generally in speaking of it, is to be en forced. The observance of Sunday is conceded to be proper and right, but since the law in question was passed there has been a great change in human affairs. For one thing the auto has in the cities taken the place of the lively stables, which under the law in question were exempt. Yet under the law as it stands the garage must not be opened Sunday. Since those days way back in 1864 the Sunday news paper has become a feature of American life, yet this too under the law would have to quit. The man who keeps his auto in a public garage would have to get it out Satur day night if he wanted to use it Sunday; and the Sunday newspaper would have to be gotten out and be delivered before midnight Saturday. Those charged with the enforcement of the law have no discretion about the offenses they would prosecute. They must prosecute all or none. Theaters, butcher shops, bakeries 'and livery stables are alone permitted to remain open.. All others must close. Marion county's prosecuting attorney has made no statement so far as we know, as to what he will do in the matter, but it is pretty certain he would be forced to prosecute any case that was brought to his attention; Dan Kelleher is having a petition circulated to have the law repealed by the initiative at the coming election, but until it is repealed it is the law, and those who violate it lay themselves open to punishment. BUSINESS MARVELS . The astronomers and sky sharps are having a high old time just now monkeying with Mars, who is at his nearest to the earth. They are getting quite chummy, with him, counting his canals, which in. the northern half of him are open, while those in the southern hemisphere are ap parently wrestling with slides in their Cuelebra cuts, or something of that kind which has closed them. According to these sharps it is now late in April, on the little planet, and corn planting is well under way. These same author ities say that Venus has her eyes on him and that Uranus is jealous, which is the cause of all the weather disturb ance down in the orange groves. It is probable the case is diagnosed correctly as it is hardly possible the weather would do the stunts it has in the last few days unless there was a woman mixed up in it somehow. San Francisco reports a sudden advance in lumber prices, redwood going up $4 per tnousand and nr still more. It is said the demand in that city last month was three times as great as in any other month in the last five years. Architects say they have more business on hand than at any time since the rebuilding immediately after the fire of 1906. Stones are to the effect that there is heavy speculative buying in the east and the stocking up of yards in anticipation of the ending of the war. If this demand holds, it means the greatest prosperity for Oregon, for lumber is her greatest asset, and the one that brings the money here and puts it in circulation. It means j the bringing in within the year of at least $40,000,000, and as more than half of this goes for labor, everybody will have a chance at some of it. WHY DO YOU SUFFER PAINFUL TWINGES? Backaches, HeadacheB, Lumbago and Rheumatic Pains Quickly Disap pear Before New Remedy. A few years ago the head of an automobile company announced that he planned to produce 50,000 cars during the year, which was 1901). The announcement of such a huge production scared most of the makers of cars who were sure there would be an unsold surplus. These alarmed manufacturers went so far as to call a confer ence in an effort to form an agreement to restrict produc tion. The conference developed the fact that the total proposed production of the country reached the alarming figure of 150,000 cars. Then an optimist arose among them and scoffed at their fears. He told them that there wouldn't be enough cars to go around and that in ten years the country would be taking a million cars a year. Everybody thought he was crazy, but it has been proved that he was not crazy enough. His prediction of a million cars for 1918 is beaten by the fac' ' this country will turn out a million cars in 1916, am cations are that they will all be sold. The same is true about everything in this country. A few years ago it was positively announced on the best authority that the limit of profitable wheat production had been reached. But it has doubled, approximately, since that time, yet the capacity is such that prices are higher. Go the rounds of industry, and it seems to be the rule that business increases not in the arithmetical ratio of population but in a much higher ratio. The latest idea of preparedness is to have an army or rather two of them, big enough to stand off any two countries and a navy as large as any two combined in which that of England was not one. Besides it is pro posed to have transports enough to send the army to any of the Pan-American countries should any nation or combination of nations threaten the Monroe doctrine. This preparedness game is much like a game of old fash ioned draw poker. Wilson stated his ideas, and Roose velt went him several stacks better. Then the next player made a raise and the Army and Navy strategists raised the whole caboodle out of their boots. In the final show down it will be disclosed whose hand is best and who was doing the bluffing. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18G8 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking; Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT It is no longer necessary for any one to Buffer without effort to euro with headachy, all run down feeling that iB often tho result of kidney trouble. It is no longer necessary for you to contend without treatment with dis agreeable bludder and urinary disorders or be tortured with rheumatism, stiff or swollen joints or tho heart-wrenching miseries thut follow as a result of ne glected or poorly working kidneys. Nolvnx is designed to quickly and sure ly relieve such troubles. Molvax is a wonderful-discovery that has always been so widely successful that every package is sold under a posi tive guarantee to refund the money if it, does not relieve the worst caso of kidney disorder. "Your money back if you want it," is the way all the best driiL'Bists are selling this great kidney remedy. A guarantee like that speaks eloquently ior uiu merit or ooivox. Bo not suffer another minute until you see if Solvnx will not relieve you. If it doesn't, tell the druggist that "that you want your money back and ho will cheerfully refund it. Hold in Salem bv Daniel J. Fry and other leading dealers. County Agriculturalist Question Debated By Franklin Literary Society Pratuin, Or., dan. !. The program given by the Franklin literary society Friday, December III, was weil attend ed and thoroughly enjoyed. Tho debate for tho evening was on a live subject. "Resolved, Thut Marion county should retain tho county agriculturist." The debaters were: Affirmative Karl Pcttigrew, .loe Onhnnn ami Melvin Lien; negative S. J. Yates, Noah Lar don and .1. J. Cruhane. The judges, Mrs. John Tweed, John Luud'orbaclt and (,'. S. Mice decided in favor ot the affirmative, and the decision well ex pressed tho opinion of the house. Hoth sides were ably debuted but the affirmative brought up several points that could not be gninsnid, such as" the undeniable usefulness of such an officer and the capnblo wny in which Mr. Chopin hns executed tiio of fice. Tho need of education in fanning, tho most important of occupations, was thoroughly discussed, and tho fact. brought out that having an agricultur ist who is always with us and always available, furnishes the best plan for educating the majority of the farmers. The agricultural college is beyond the reach of many, but by having nn agri culturist to demonstrate the methods employed there, its int'liineco can b" made far reaching and far more ef fective. Manv fanners, themselves, have gained by long experience, valuable! knowledge as to the best methods to employ in raising various crops. Much of this knowledge would not get bey ond the farmer who discovered it were it not for the agriculturist senrcliine out these fanners, nnd passing tho good news on to other less experienced or skilled fanners. Newcomers nnd young farmers in particular will find the ag riculturist very helpful. Many pcrsonul tributes were paid to Mr. f'hapin and his work. The farmers should do vtheir best to retain Mr. Chapin, the only officer of the whole countv who is working solely in the in terests of the farmer, ami co-operate with him in his importnnt work. Commercial Bodies - Bidding for Movie Plant ftllll "FhIIIiMSI'IV .7 5 T n,.1 linn t It cost Henry Ford about a million dollars and a lot of ; tto nnd commercial bodies ure rian trouble to find out what pretty much everybody elselZn&LX knew all the while. That the belligerent nations wenM into the scrap of their own free will and were not pushed jTnmnlpais and Muir Woods railroads is into it by the munitions makers, money kings, or W-lZZtlltt announced that the backers of tho pro posed transfer arc ready to give the movie men 2.0 acred of laud in Ala ineila and ontin Costa countic Federal Judge Wolverton has just decided a suit brought by a billiard table company to test the Oregon Sunday closing law passed in 1864, and amended in 1865, and in doing so sweeps aside the technical objections raised against the law such as the alleged insufficiency of title to the amended law of 1865, and other alleged irreg ularities with the observation "that the intent of the legislature is apparent beyond doubt." That sounds rea sonable, but what a pity the supreme court of the United States in the suit against the Southern Pacific to forfeit the Oregon & California land grant, did . not cut the Gordian knot the same way and decide the case to make the granting act mean what it knew congress intended. Strange isn't it how indignant the English press gets over the way Austria and Germany are treating Uncle Sam. Equally strange how anxious they are to see the United States use strong measures with those countries. It is also strange how they fail to see that swiping Amer ican ships and cargoes, rifling American mails, censoring American letters, and little things of : that kind are calculated to stir up feeling against them in this country. It is really a joke the English idea, and an Englishman is proverbially slow about seeing through a joke. General Victoriana Huerta is said to be in a serious condition following an operation performed Sunday by the surgeons for gall stones. When they got a hole mortised in the old gentleman they found his internal running gears were in much worse shape than they had supposed, and according to yesterday's dispatches: "They feared for his recovery." The dispatches this morning in dicate their fears are groundless since they sunk a second shaft in his pay streak last night and expect to sink another today. Another Year of the Panama-California Exposition at San Diego This beautiful exposition will continue all the year 1016 biggsr and better than ever. Many of the best exhibits from 8nn Francisco have been transferred to San Diego. If you neglected to see San Diego iu 1915 do not fail to see this beautiful city this year. The winter is the logical time too. Six mouths round trip tickots are on sale duily from ull Pacific Northwest points to Southern California. 4 Trains Every Day 3:32 A. M. CALIFORNIA EXPRESS 2:42 P. M. EXPOSITION SPECIAL 5 A3 P. M. SHASTA LIMITED Train De-Luxe ' 10:38 P. M. SAN FRANCISCO EXPRESS between Salem and San Francisco Through standard and tourist sleeping cars, dining and observation cars. Steel coaches make traveling a pleasure. Ask our local agent for further infor mation or write SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. SILVERTON NEWS body. else. (Capital Journal Special Service.) Hilverton, Or., Jan. ii. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Onss enjoyed a delightful week end visit nt the home of Mrs. Ooss's brother George Dedrick, of Oak Grove, Oregon. The Misses Hazel and Mildred Fuller came from Wondhurn Inst Saturday to spend the holiday with the 0. ' W. Loomis family. Mrs. Emma Fanmvnrth departed on Friday of this week for nn extended visit with her sons ut Portland nnd Seattle, and plans on going on east to spend the winter with her daughter nt St. Paul, Minnesota. Mrs. Albert Woelfer nnd sons, Ker win and Donald, arrived from Portland Saturday for an over Sunday visit with the W. E. Sprngue family. A family reunion of the Bentson family was held at the home of G. A. Bentson last Saturday. There were 23 present and a most happy day was passed. Miss Thor Pederson Olid Val entine Drugard were the out of town guests to en joy the holiday festivities at this home. T)r. and Mrs. A. F. Blackerbv enter tained their friends Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Jlaupin of Woodburn last Wednesday. Edward Thomas of tho University of Oregon is spending the holiday week with his parents on the S. T. Uobnrt farm. Ernest Brooks, son of Dr. Brooks of Portland is in the city from Athens, Oreumi, where he has been working, coming for a visit with Silverton friends. Hussoll Brooks who is studying law at tin' Willamette University, spent Christmas 'with his father, Postmaster Brooks. I Mr. and Mrs. T. W. T.uslc enter tained their daughter nnd husband, Mr. and Mrs. George Ball of La Grande, I Oregon, during the holidays. Mr. and A Mrs. Ball have visited Arizona BinceV they were here in the late summer. George McKinley who is working at tho Oregon City Woolen Mills, was an over Sunday guest at the homo of hi parents in this city, He was accom panied by his friend Miss Esther White, also of Oregon City. Ed Linscott and wife left for Port land last Thursday to spend Christmas with their daughters, returning on the Sunday evening passenger. J. Iverson with wife and daughter, were visiting at the Ed. Johnson home Monday and attended the Christmas exercises nt the United Synod church. Miss Cora Gilbert of Woodburn i making an extended visit at the Caven der home. Mid. Claude P.Slade and son aro visiting nt the home of Mrs. Slades' parents at Grants Passi Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Roberts, and daughter of South Silverton, were week end guests of friends nt Manning,. Oregon.. Frank Bowers and wife of Waldo Hills were guests of the -Wesley JarvLs family on Christmns da v. The R. S. Pettit family have all been real sick with the prevailing complaint, a severe form of grippe, this week. Bert Green, a former resident of Sil verton, was cnlling on old friends here Inst Sunday. Charles Hartninn nnd wife we.re in from the ranch and spent Tuesday night with Mrs. Cobb. Marie Hyatt, Eva nnd Tsabelle Burg eron went over to Salem Sunday morn ing returning on the 5 o'clock pas senger. THOUSANDS OF DEAD Vienna, Jan. 4. Twenty-three hun dred Russians dead in one district of eastern Onlicin inside of 10 kilometers were counted by Austria ns, said today's official statement. In hand to hand fighting, the Muscovites were, repeated ly repulsed. Only 1.10 of a regiment of 1,000 escaped in one engagement. The Dnilv Astnrian issued n. verv preditahle New Year edition Sunday morning. It was profusely illustrated and!, Jmov': IZZs ."rXffiJ contained much information of value concerning the City of Astoria and Clatsop county. Ripp1tnRhi)tms' Walt Mafan CHILDISH JOYS As I went forth, on my ten toes, a snowball hit me on the nose, and knocked that organ out of place, a-spreading it all o'er my face. "My blessing on the merry boys," I cried, "and on their harmless joys ! I'd gladly sacrifice a nose, out here among the virgin snow-s. to see the children glad and gay, as I was on a bygone day. If I had noses by the score, I'd see them all bunged up and sore, if that would make the children glad, and this gray world less grim and .sad." And while I spoke these words of cheer, a snowball hit me in the ear. It iarred my spinal column loose, and addled all my vital juice. I leaned against a fence and said, "What though that snowball split my head ? Some boy was filled with utter dee. when he let drive that shot at me, and if my ruined dome of thought, some comfort to a kid has brought, it surely does not ache in vain; not futile is its grist of pain." And as I feebly tottered by, a snowball hit me in the eye. ver regulations imposed tiiion them in the southern section. ) ; mix XI &JLD Military Training Stays at University of Washington feat tie, viasn., ,lan. ,. .Military training will continue to be commilHorv for male students of tho I'aiversitv of Washington during their first two years on the rnmmis. faculty members here voted (IS to 27 to keep up the compulsory system. N The matter came to a head last Sep tember, when students upposed to mili tary drill crented ngitution against It. President Henry Suzznllo appointed n faculty committee to hour arguments on both sides of the question. Their ma jority report to the faculty advocat ed a contiuuauca of compulsory mili tary training. Ell GENE POULTRY WILL BE ENTERED IN 8ALEM SHOW Practically all of tho poultry fanci ers in Kngene intend to enter birds in the poultry show to be held in Salem, January 11-11, under the auspices of the Mjirion County Poultry association. E. .f. McClnnuhnn, president of the Oregon Poultry association, intends to enter barred Plymouth nocks. Dr. J. O. Watts and Axel Uerntwn also Intend to enter barred Plymouth Hocks. J. A. Griffin, nn officer of tho stnte association, will probably enter white Wvsudottes, but has not definitely de cided. It. A. Truesdell will probably exhib it his golden and silver Cnmpiiics. Ku gene Guard. Try Capital Journal Want Ads. Healthful Sleep is necessary for the enjoyment and prolongation of life. During sleep Nature renews the vital forces of the body and restores the energy. Sleephssncsr, is one of the evil results of indigestion. To avoid if, keep the stomach well, the liver active and the bowels regular. The health of these organs Is AssisFed by Beecham's Pills. A harmless vegetable remedy, which acts immediately on the stomach, liver, bowels and kid neys, toning and putting t,hem irr good working order. 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