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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" Tl'KSDAV KVKNINO, . .luiiunrv IN, HMfl. CHARLES H. FIHHEB, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVEEY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OliECOX, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. 8. BARNES, President CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President DORA C. ANDRKSEN, bee. and Treas. Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mnil, per year . . SUBSCRIPTION BATES .iS.OO IVr month... 3.00 Per month... ,45c .:i5c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York ' Chicago Ward-Lewi-Williams Special Agency Harry U. Fisher Co. Tribune Building SO N. Dearborn St. The Cnpitnl Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If tho carrier does not. do this, misses you, or neglects (jetting the paper to vou on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is tho only way wo can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Muin SI. CORPORATIONS GETTING WISER It looks as though the great companies were at last awaking to the fact that it pays to divide some of the profits of their prosperity with their employes. Time was, and not veiy long ago either, when, a company, no matter what profits is was making simply took to itself all there was in the business without a thought of the con dition of its employes. The more recent idea is to share with the employes some of the extra profits arising from unusual conditions. As a matter of fact prosperous times . mean generally higher cost of living, and this is the same as reducing wages.. An advance of ten per cent in the cost of living is about the same as collecting a ten per cent income tax from the wage earner for it takes about all his income to live at any time. If companies generally would adopt this rule there would be fewer strikes and less trouble when there was a real reason for keeping wages down. T l : . 1. 1 . i i i 1 1 The letter writing stunt is on and "everybody's doin'i goring men are senile genera uy ana me reason int. icixci wiiuntovu . , , . J '.... t.hev strike fnr niPhei wares at. times is twnnsp rrmv ret. it Here in Salem thousands oi letters were written. - : :y- 7 , Z i 1 yesterday and other thousands today. There will be still , n0Pe off ,the ne?J jf hlSh Pnces f f unu?ual Pperity other thScto as the week rolls by and when the final nles they do. If they were granted a raise when times S made Fridav moraine at 11:15 there will were Z00,d th would n?fc ect 80 strenuously to lower surely boWhing to make the postal clerks sit up and wages wnen urn s were nam take notice HAVE YOU WRITTEN? THEN WRITE MORE In Montana yesterday the miners and smelting em- ft STATE NEWS Rogue River Courier i An albino quail, its plumage as white as the snow that glistens on the mountains, was seen with a flock of ,'lti valley quail feeding upon wheat scattered. under the hushes back of Fred Merrill's home ou the south side of the river this morn ing, Airs, ile.'iill has been putting out wheat for the quail in that noigbor hood during the past few dr.ys of the storm, and every day numbers of the little beauties have been accepting the charity. This morning with the three dozen was the white one, his every feather being as free from color as that of a dove, his crest feathers also being pure white. He mingled with his fel lows, am! the entire covey being gentle and unafraid, ho was viewed at close range by .Mrs. Merrill. ' , . i.- . u i.ri it., n .vjployes at Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls were granted I It is a cood bit of advertising too, but like lots ot otnei i n . 9?,ft n rU Bn rtr, . or aaverusiiig u wu ww a muc j cents a pound. All the larger mining companies in Mich vvmi; i j -j- i. .. thev will materialize is as certain as that the sun shine next summer. The letters are but the seed sown that must wait until the coming of summer to be ready for the harvest igan also gave their men an advance of ten per cent on their wages during the time copper remains up, and the companies will not miss it. Tt mav be possible that these letters will not bring so, T. weather rlerk hns eertainlv Vippti Hrinkincr Vmnph abundant returns as is anticipated, but that the attention , in(iuiging n diluted wood alcohol. No sane and sensi of thousands will be turned to Oregon and a desire to see We weather man would be sending four inches of rain in some of the scenic beauties or the state so vigorously and, 2.i hours down in San Diego where that is a pretty heavy numerously told ot will bring many tourists to uiegonj rainfan jn two or three years. Then on top of that just Representative C. N. McArthur an nounces from Washington that his al lotment of flower and veuetable seeds for distribution is insufficient to sup- tilt- tw.rufiti n.it.iii.T Itiu rxniut i tn. cms neMiinn mem iuiii no will llioie foro distribute half the supply to resi dents of Multnomah county outside of Portland, leaving the remaining for those making requests for seeds. In this wnv he believes those, who really want imd will use the seeds will be sup plied. Representative McArthur also has several thousand lists of fanners' bulletins published by the department of agriculture which he will send to any one applying for them. Dr. W. A. COX W 1 'A f) PAINLESS DENTIST 303 State Street SALEM, ORE. 50 Reductions on all Dental Work during January 1916 CLEANING FREE Plates as low as $7.50 Gold Crowns ' $3.50 Painless Extraction $..50 Guaranteed Work. Lady Attendant Modern and Sanitary Office. Dr. W. A. Cox PHONE 926 303 STATE ST. who else had never been tempted this way. imagine if you can a four inch rainfall in Arizona and the . . .. i rt.i -a- v That is all that is required, that the people ot tne deserts turned for the time into veritable lakes. It is no United States be awakened to the fact that their own ; better here in Oregon, where, instead of our usual rains country has scenery that is not surpassed anywhere and -We are having snows that belong a thousand miles north seldom equaled. of us and weather that belongs on the Yukon instead of I A few hundred tourists over the Columbia highway j the Columbia. this year means many thousands next year, and ever in-! creasing numbers ever after. I Now those Norwegians, Swedes and Danes, who One trip to Crater lake means the taking of dozens of joined the Ford peace party in its trip through Germany others just from the glowing accounts those who make, to The Hague,. are sorry for their act.. They want to go the trip will have of it. This means that in a few years home, but Germany will not give them permission to pass Wp will he n stoadv stream of visitors from the east,' through her territory and they are afraid to go home by who heretofore have cone to Europe for their slimmer; way of the North Sea, on account of mines.1 Considering . . . I- x-. .1 ; i i. : - t.i l l - ij In tho interest of civic loveliness the Purest drove XewH-Tribuno files this protest: "Another of the 'artistic' sign boards has been erected on Pacific avenue, just off Main, for the joy and edification of the people of forest drove. 'Thus is the stamp or 'art" be ing imprinted on our brow, and within a short timo tho body material of beautiful Forest drove will be not un like a man with nrtislie soul who is suffering with a malignant case of spotted fever." his peaceful intentions Ford made lots of trouble for about all who fell in with his plans. outing, never realizing that here at home we have scenery that makes Italy seem tame ana common piace in com Your letter or mine may accomplish nothing, but out; Lincoln hill is about the busiest place in the city, of the millions that will be sent some will bring forth! especially of evenings. Last night as usual there were fruit abundantly. So if you have already written a few from five to six hundred there and each one just a little letters get busy and think up some of the old-time friends, bit more jolly than any of the others. It sure is royal back east you have not written to for years and give them i sport, and you do not have to be young to enjoy it either, a surprise by telling them something about youtself and. All you have to do is to feel that way. a whole lot about Oregon. The greater the surprise, the: more apt to get big returns. Don't overlook anyone, and If you think you have written letters to all your for fear you do write twice, rather than miss. friends and acquaintances in the east overlook the list, ' . and then write some more. What is desired is to have England is finding much fault with her diplomats, and' Easterners give Oregon the "once over" the coming sum it looks as though she was to have another chance along: mer. After that, they can be depended on to do the ad the same lines. It has been pointed'out how the Germans j vertising stunt for Oregon scenery and climate. beat her in diplomacy in Greece, lurKey, uuigana, ami A new type of motorsled has ap peared ou the streets of Pendleton, which is described in the Knst OTegon iau as follows: "Instead of an en gine being taken from a motorcycle itself bad been fashioned into a sled by removing the front wheel ami at Inching one sleel runner in front and two behind tho back wheel." Musical advancement at Kugone is thus indicated in nn appreciative arti cle, in the Hegister: "It is gratifying to nil who enjoy fine music, to realize that Eugene has at last the long wished for municipal band and that it is com posed of members fully able to render the most difficult anil pleasing music under the leadership of a man excel lent Iv prepared for the position ho holds." their habitat in the diande Hondo val ley, are in need of succor. Farmers liv ing in I ho vicinity of ganio preserves, where both quail and Chinas are pro tected, report that there is a general dying off among the birds. Conditions are such that sportsmen will haev to as sist in feeding the birds if they be not exterminated. Unusually deep snow and rigorous weather has made conditions such that birds cannot well live. Sacks of grain will likely bo scattered in such preserves as suffer the most. Many game birds, of course, have wandered away from preserves, and it is to be presumed that theio will be general. de struction dining the winter every where. (! rouse are reported to be living in the hills. everywhere else where there was a chance to use diplo- Arrangements are about completed for regular tele macy. Now it looks as though Sweden was also to go 1' Hone service between Pacific coast points and New over to the German side of the controversy and just be- ork City. As the rate will probably be about $20 for a e-iuse the Endish leaders relying on the fact that Eng-! three minute conversation the average man will not be in land rules the seas, is trying to show the world that she , a .hurry to avail himself of the opportunity to talk across does. King Gust a v, of Sweden, in opening parliament j the continent. yesterday spoke quite bitterly ot hngiaiui and ner inter ference with Swedish trade, and the parliament to a man cheered his speech. It has been thought for some time that Sweden favored the Germans, not so much for love of Germany as for hatred for the czar, and fear of his greater power if he is on the winning side. It Is a safe bet that England will manage someway to encourage the Swedes in their dislike for her, and drive them to the sup port of Germany, if it can be done. Keorgani.ation of the Pendleton Com mercial association along more sub stantial lines is proposed, and the mem bership committee has been instructed to present sonic definite plan tit the February meeting. This committee, the Fast Or'egoniun snys, has seriously dis cussed the feasibility of acquiring a permanent homo for the club. Appetizing description, in the Moro Observer, of the rabbit hunters' feast spread recently by the Moro Rod -and' Gun club: "The lunch, consisting of oyster cocktails, cider, coffee, cheese and ham sandwiches, apples, etc., was put up by .loo Uendriz and Uis efficient corps cif waiters. The coffee wns exceptionally good and the cheese and ham hard to bout." North Head Daily Tide: That trains will cross the rmpfpiu river on the line of the Willamette Pacific railway as son as the rails have been laid to that point, is tho rejmrt that reaches F.ugone from that district. It is said that the trains will cross tho bridge on the false work as they did over the Sinshnv bridge for n long time before the steel was in position. Tt will be some time before the bridge is completed, but En gineer liroughton, who is in charge of construction, is quoted ns saying that arrangements will be made to cross over the false work, thus doing away with the necessity of ferrying over the river. PIUTIIMNOTES fCapital .Tnuiaal Special Service. 1 Pi'Mini, Or., diii,. IS.--i .Main Welty has returned from Mciccr, Ore gon, where she bus been visiting her brothers. She reports that the weather there is quite temperate. Mr. Janice Harper spent Sunday with her father, who resides east of this city. The Franklin literary society held Friday, January .U, was well attended in spite of the cold weather. The de bate ou "Resolved, That Oregon's Fisli and dame Laws Should be Abolished." was handled by the following affirma tives: William de Viies, Noah Lardoa, and A. M. Orippcn, negative by Henry Powell, Molvin I.ien und Harry Bis choff. The judges chosen were: Kobert funis, Oral Jernian and V. J. Krehbiel. Their decision was in favor of the af firmative. A paper by Mr. Banmgnrtnor, and a recitation by A. M. drippen were very much enjoyed. Several of tho num bers on tho program were not given iiu sevcl'al who were on the program counhl not be present. Tho next program will be given Jan uary 'x. The subject for the debate will be: "Resolved, That a Miser Does More for His Country Than a Spend thrift." The leaders will be A. M. drippen for the affirmative and Joa t'nihune on tho negative. Miss Hlaache ( ornu who resides eust of this city is ill from a severe cold. A number of young people are enjoy ing sleigh rides while the snow is on. Mr. Walter I.eisy is attending fann ers week at Corvnllis. : PORTLAND'S CLOSE CALL Portland, Or., Jan. IS. With icicles forming on their clothes as they fought against fire and frozen water pipes, firemen at 4:11(1 o'clock this morning suc ceeded in quelling a blazo which for a time threatened the entire business section. The fire broke out at 1 o'clock in a three story building occu pied by Fairbanks Morse & company and was not discovered until it had gained considerable, headway. Firemen succeeded in confining the flames to the one. building,. which was practically destroyed. The loss is estimat ed at $7.'i,lln. ij: s: iff sis : si: Try Capital Journal vani a Carranza is showing evidences of good faith at least. The dead bodies of a few Villista generals, is the kind of evidence that is convincing; as well as satisfying. With all the talk about Roosevelt being the possible republican candidate for president, no one has so far called attention to the fact that it would be his third term, if elected. There are thousands of voters in the United States to whom this would mean refusal to vote for him. At the same time that this feature is being over looked. Some of the political journals are working over time calling attention to the democratic suggestion of one term for the president, and insisting that Wilson stand by the one term plank in the platform. If one term is enough for a democrat two should at least satisfy a republican. ri v n cr "i tt a n 0 Twenty-five feet of water at high tide, which means 17 feet at low water, was found on tho Nohnloiu bar by Cap tain daiabaldi. of tho life-saving ser vice, last week, when soundings were made. Thij measurement was found in the shallowest purl. The completion of the south jetty and immense frei hets in the river during the last month have resulted in a deep and safe channel across the bar. The new channel is a mile north of the old one. This assures a safe passage for lumber schooners into the river. Lumber interesls are great ly pleased at the result of the jetty work. . Walt Mason JW: .x."L-.y-:. is i V4 LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL ... - - $300,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT THE WINTER DAY The leaden clouds were blown away, the sun cot busy overhead: it was a perfect winter day, without a blemish,: critics said. The judges who had passed on days, at many a state and county fair, admitted that we couldnt raise a liner sample, anywhere. I walked nine miles, just to inhale the crisp, keen air that braced like wine; it seemed to render sound and hale these ancient, spav ined limbs of mine. And nearly every man I met was grumbling at that perfect day. "We do not want spring weather yet it's bad for us," I heard men say. "Such weath er will relax the pores, and leave us open- to disease, and when again the tempest; roars, we 11 have rheumatics in the knees. : These balmy days are simply snares, designed to kill off human wrecks, and when again the blizzard tears, we'll : have lumbago in our necks." I get discouraged, oftcn , whiles, there are so many jays on earth, who simply won't i indulge in smiles, but dish up brine, a jitney's worth. The sun may shine, and breezes sweet as Eden's spicy airs j may blow, and still they'll kick with all their feet, and make a specialty of woe. i Meiifoid Sun: A few Chinese pheas-j ants have become quite tame in thisi district since the snow began to fall1 mid cover the ground for two or three! days lit a time. Ncnr Phoenix they! have begun to feed in the morning with the barnyard chickens. A few of those who know their value as "wild name"; tind the sport of gunning for them in sensnu, have vtndertnkon to feed ' wherever they have nppeared. The! saow, however, has net yet been deep enough or remained on the ground louir' enough to embarrass their guest for' feed very much in this valley. It hasj served to drive Idem from the foothills, however. Work Is now under wnv at the Oswe go plant of the Oregon Portland Cement company in the construction of build-' ings and itmtnllntion of machinery with i the idea that muuufaeturing will actual ly begin on March 15. Within a week or It) dny virtually all (ho machinery will be en the ground so that installa tion eiui begin. The daily capacity of the plan at first will be 1,200 barrels of high giudn cement per liny. As the mar ket developn the output will be increas ed to fill it, the plaut being so con structed an to allow addition of units ns necessity demnnds, North Head Daily Tide: Mis. Kstlier M. I.ockhart, of Mnishfield, celebrated her ninety-first birthday yesterday. Mrs. I.nckhttrt holds the distinction of being the oldest pioneer of Coos Buy. coining to Fnipire in lSoll. She was the first school teacher in Coos eountv. l.n Ornnde Chronicle: China pheas ants, and other game lords which have SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA "THE MAGIC LAND OF PALMS AND FLOWERS" Southern California has much to offer you this winter. City or country, mountain or beach resorts all are invit ing. The I'anaina-Ciilit'oiaia Imposition at San Diegr. will remain open another year bigger and better than o.t. Hut Southern California offers something even gi enter than this. It is the ever-present rind delightful SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS lioscs in bloom, Oranges and Lemons ripening on the trees. Poppies ; i ml (ieriiiiiums everywhere. This is the rial California, The expense of a trip to Southern Cali fornia is not great. LOW Roillld TriD ,ir,il'ts ' alo daily " from all Pacific Xorthwest points. Stopovers are allowed at pleasure. Through ,ar service on limited trains, through dining car and observation cms make the all-tail route the delightful way to go. Ask your local agent, or write John M. Scott. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Ore. SOUTHERN PACIFIC Always Watch This Ad Changes Often for rtt M 0t AX"' Gltii"' WeJg"' SaWI ai flipti' t 13 AND i:o NEW OVERCOATS AT 15.00. 1 I pay 1 1-2 cenu per ponnil for old rags, I I py Highest price for hide and fur. H. Steinbock Junk Co. i mo V.- n ne- ?iu.!, of Haif bullion Bargiini. t S02 North OYrniir.err 1 Rtr . a