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Editorial Page of "The Capita! Journa 1 Tl'KSDAV KVI'.MMi. February J. 110. CHARLES H. FISHER, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, ORF.GOX, BY Capital Journal L. 8. BARNES, CHAS. H. FISIIER, President Vice-President SUBSCRIPTION RATE9 Daily bv carrier, per veur 15.00 Per month 45c Daily by mail, per year FULL LEASED WIRE EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York Chicugo Ward-Lewis-Williams Special Agency Harry R. Fisher Co. Tribune Building 30 N. Dearborn St. The Capital Journal carrier boys nre instructed to put the papers on the porch. If tho carrier dues not do this, misses you, or neglects yetting the paper to you on time, kindly phone tho circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Fhone Main 81. CHANGING AMERICAN CONDITIONS Ever since the United States became such, this coun try has been an exporter of agricultural products. There will come a time in the not very remote future, if our growth is maintained, when we will cease to export food stuffs for the simple reason that we will consume them all at home. Besides there is a vast unsettled country in South America where land is to be had almost for the asking and where grain can be grown more cheaply than it can here. Argentine alone exports annually four million tons of wheat, or about 125,000,000 bushels, and yet of her p0 millions of acres less than five per cent are under cultiva tion. There are millions of acres lying virgin that are as easily brought under cultivation as were the prairies of Illinois, and these will sometime in the near future be largely made to produce either corn or wheat, as both are it might be said, indigenous. Besides her vast grainaries she has great tracts suited to cattle raising, and with her immense yield of corn this makes it an ideal country for growing the beef supply of the old world. On top of this it grows cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, all the fruits of the temperate zone and some belonging to the tropics. In fact in its products it is a duplicate of the United States. It is destined to be in the near future what the United States has so long been, the granary of the world. Of course it will be many years before this country has to import food stuffs, that is wheat, meat and such, but that time will come. When it does though our sup plies will come rather from the north than from the Argentine, for Canada is to be a great wheat country, hut the reciprocity of trade will probably cause such supplies as we need to come partly from the Argentine. While agriculture still leads all other sources of wealth with us the time will come when our manufactures will take the leading place, and we must find our markets largely in the Latin American countries. It is fortunate that the present European war has brought us into closer and more friendly relations, for it is with her and her sister republics south of us that we must cast our lot, not only politically but commercially. Unfortunate conditions in Mexico are holding back the time when our relations with our American neighbors will be placed on a solid foundation, and it is these con ditions that in a way cause our extreme leniency with war torn Mexico. Latin America has always been suspicious of us, and perhaps with some reason considering our former treat ment of Mexico. Our course with that unhappy country now will either cement a lasting friendship or again awaken suspicions that it will take years to overcome. No longer can the finger of scorn be pointed at Oregon as the "Webfoot" state. California so far outclasses her for extreme dampness that she is no longer in the swim. Just note these little items and then size Oregon up with the drouth-ridden, desert-surrounded, arid section of California where last week according to the dispatches a submarine dived in the harbor at Los Angeles and staid down to get away from the floods. Thousands of snakes took to the bay to get away from the torrential rains and he fish drowned from the fresh water floods. Can you beat it, or any other place equal it? Now comes the experts from the agricultural depart ment at Washington. and pronounce the Oregon flax fiber superior to any grown in the United States. As the opinion is unanimous, all that it seems necessary to do to make it the great industry of Oregon is to grow enough of it. The factories back east are just naturally longing for our flax fiber. Let's get busy and send it to them. Reading the sporting pages, and of the alleged battles between modern scrappers, one is forced to believe the pugilists are all of the reformed kind. They one and all seem to strike each other agreeably. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18C.3 CAPITAL Transact a General Banking Business Safety Depesit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Ptg. Co., Inc. DURA C. ANDRF.8EN. Sec. and Treas. 3.00 lVr month .35c TELEGRAPH REPORT $300,000.00 Oregon's corn crop last year, amounted to 1,155,000 bushels. Some corn for Oregon; but measured by the old reliable corn states it does not size up very large. Illinois crop last year was 350 times as large. In other words Illinois raised as much corn for every day in the year as Oregon grew in the year. At the same time in proportion to population we have the sucker state beaten in the number of our automobiles. Good bye, old January, we are all glad you are gone. February may be no better but we have the consolation that it can be no worse. Just at present the outlook for billing and cooing by the birdies on Saint Valentine's day is not encouraging. Unless there is a change and a decided one instead of hearts and doves on the 14th there will be sleigh bells and snow birds. Now that suffrage has come to stay we suggest to the republican politicians who are up a stump hunting a can didate for president that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson could probably give the president a harder race for the place than any candidate yet suggested. WThen Congressman Sinnott gets that hat made from the fur of an Oregon jack rabbit he will be a hard man to beat in the race for congress, or anything else he chooses to run for. It would be hard to get ahead of a man with a jack rabbit headpiece. ippnngKnuiRQS THE VEILED FUTURE We know not what a day weal or woe; so let us smile fantastic toe. We may feel sure tomorrow's sun will hide, the whole clay long; and when all things are said and done, our guesses will be wrong. We may insist that dark green grief tomorrow's brow will wear; and yet the dawn may bring relief from all the woes we bear. No man should look ahead and say, "Tomorrow is a frost, so I shall wail around today, and weep, and blame the cost.'' And so. as I have often said, in X rfw f A dirges fierce but brief, it's foolishment to iJJLJJ 1 ahead for further stores of grief. It's vain to rend our beards and say, "Tomor row's charged with fate"; far better to enjoy today, be fore it pulls its freight. This day is ours, this cheerful morn; all yesterdays are dead; all other days are yet un born, the stretch of days ahead. This day is ours, the dear, sweet thing, until it ambles by so let us dance and let us sing, and throw our hats on high. WHAT DYSPEPTICS SHOULD EAT Indigestion and practical', all forms ! of stomach trouble, about nine times 'out of ten, are due lo hyperacidity; therefore stomach siifl'ctvs .should, w encver possible, moid er.liin fond that is acid in its nature, or which by I chemical action in the stomach do- velops acidily. rnfovhinatcly, such a ruin eliminates most loo, is wliiili ale pleasant lo the taste 'is well ns those which are rich in blood, flesh and nerve building properties. This is the reason why dyspeptics and stomach sufferers are usually so thin, emaci ated and lacking in that vital energy which eau only come from a well fed body. For the benefit to those suf ferers who have been obliged to ex clude from their diet all starchy, sweet, j or fatty food, and are Irving to keep 1 up a miserable existence on gluten I products, it is suggested that you try ' a meal of any food or foods which you liKe, in meliorate nmoiiut, taking iin- mediately afterwards a tcapoonful of llisaraled .Magnesia in a little, hot or cold water. This will neutralize any excess acid which may be present, or which may be formed, and instead of tho usual feeling of uneasiness and fullness, you probably will find that your food agrees wilh you perfectly. There is nothing better than llisiirated Magnesia as a food corrective and ant acid. It has no direct action on the stomach; but by ncutrali.ing the acid ity of the food contents, and thus re moving the source of the acid irrita tion which inflames the delicate stom ach lining, it docs mine than could be possibly done by any drug or medicine that acts upon the stomach lining rather than the stomach contents. Medicines of various kinds should be taken whenever necessary but there is no sense in dosing nn inflnmed nnd irritated stomnch with drugs instead of getting rid of the acid the cause of the trouble. Cet n little llisiirated Magnesia from your druggist, eat what yon want at your next meal, take some of the Itisurntod Magnesia, as directed above, nnd see if this isn't the best advice you ever had on the subject of eating. SWEETEST PIG IN BUNCH New York, Feb. 1. , pink pig pa raded with pernicious placidity about the gold drawing room of Mrs. Payne Whitney's home at h charily ball ba za ir. proud with the pride of being the origiuiil pig in the parlor. TEETH NOT WORK DOES IT Chicago. Feb. 1. Neglect of teeth, not hard work, nukes the farmer look old in middle ago, 1i. Henry 11. Favill told tiie physicians' club. shall bring, what brand of and let us sine, and trip Minister Indicted For Assault On Girl j Chico, Oil., Feb. 1. Rev. Madison I Slnugliter, pastor of the First Baptist , church here, is out today on $10,000 , bail, following his indictment on five ! counts, charging assault on lo-year-old j (lertrude I.ninson. Meanwhile, the pastor's wife stood ! faithfully by him, and indicated that j she may seek to punish the party or I parties responsible for the charges, j Slaughter himself maintains lie is in i iioeent and that when bis trial conies on he will demonstrate that he is the victim of a " f ramo up" by liquor in terests. j The indictments followed the final Consideration of the girl's charges yes I terdny. Her parents were the last : witnesses, but they nre understood tc i have taken the position that the girl's claims against the pastor were unfound- ed. Meanwhile, the girl tomorrow will stand preliminary trial on n charge of delininencv. brought after the court had ordered that she be sent home in stead of beinir held incommunicado ns a witness in the pastor's case. Large Hop Firm to Construct Buildings Independence, Or. .Feb. 1. The out look for niiich building in this vicinity was never better .lad conditions nre be ginning to look much brighter. Wigan- Hichardson company, who own one of the largest hop mucin's in Oregon, lo cated live miles south of this city, has contracted for the erection of four large modern hop houses, ami will erect it large warehouse ndii two barns to house their stock. They also ex pect to incre.ise their acreage in hops this venr. BOOKKEEPER GOING TO WAR Independence, Or., Feb. 1 licit Co ble, head bookkeeper for the Wignn Richardson company, the largest hop glowers in Oregon, will leave ou the loth of February in answer to his country's call for' men to enlist in the nrniy. lie is an Englishman by birtii, but will enlist in one of the Cnnndinn regiments and emb.irk for tho seat of war about the Jut li of February. IT HAD THE "KICK" Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 1. Arnold Planting, of Helix is convinced today that prohibition drinks have n real kick in them. Going' to a friend's cup board in response to nn invitation, he selected a bottle of muriatic acid and wood alcohol and took a swij;. He will recover. Tit Capital Journal Want Ads. FALLSJN SEATTLE Snow Fall Continuous For 36 Hours, Transcontinental Roads AH Blocked Seattle, Wash., Feb. 1. Know-slides! in the Cascades today stalled all trans-1 eontiunentnl trains to and from Seattle i and it w ill be several hours nt least j before they will be moving again. A westbound Great Northern train is i delayed at Leavenworth, while North-i era Pacific trains are being held at Eas-! ton. The Milwaukee trains nre nlso'TJ blocked but no serious delays nre ap prehended. The Canadian Pacific is not seriously delayed. The snow has been falling bore and in the mountains for the past !'i hours continuously. Eight inches of fresh snow fell in Seattle last night and th weather bureau says it's u draw wheth er more snow falls this afternoon or whether it will rain. Tho temperature at 10 -o'clock was :n. With a record of .11 continuous days of snow on the ground, the novelty of seeing the edges of l.ake Washington frozen up, appeared today. ITCHING SKIN- WAKEFUL NIGHTS Not to Be Endured Poslam Allays Eczema's Distress If ever any remedy may be said to "triumph'' over a disease, certainly Poslam does so in the healing of Ec zema. The aggravation attending this malady is torturous and nerve-raking. It is persistently stubborn, but tho I healing powers of Poslam soon pre vail over it, sumiue it and usually eradicate it thoroughly ami permanent ly. Itching stops at once. Daily im provement is seen as healing progresses. As to soaps you use on your skin, if these irritate, try .Poslam Soap, medi cated with I'osiam, jnd .-..ipciior for daily use. Toilet and Hath. For samples, send lr stamps to Emer gency Laboratories, We.'t -tli St., New' Yw'-i t it Soi l by all Di uggist. Oregon Co-operative Creamery Plan May Be Finally Adopted Portland, Ore., Feb. 1. An Oregon co-operative creamery association will probably result from the conference of representatives from more than .10 co operative creameries in Portland yes terday. At the beginning of the conference J. .T. Petersen, of Carlton, made a mo tion to incorporate, nnd discussion of the motion occupied the session until the noon intermission. The smaller co operative creameries are anxious for incorporation. Their I delegates declared they could not con jtinue in business much longer without ! an increase of strength by uniting in i terests. j The more successful co-operntive I creameries in such locations ns .Tune I Hon City, Clear Creek. Albany, Eugene ! and Astoria were inclined to advise a ' preliminary organization which will :rive its energies to the standardization I of butter making and production in the I state before Attempt Is made to estab ' lish a selling agency. Purposes Are Named. Two purposes of incorporation, ns suggested, were standardization of the ' product nnd needs to the Portland nnd other markets on nil equal basis with he city creameries of centrnlizcrs which are now r.lleged to control both ' the price paid for butter fat to pro ducers and the price for butter paid consumers. i The meeting was called to order by W. K. Newell, president of the Oregon Dairymen 's association. J. D. Miekio. state dairy and food commissioner, declared that without . state organization of co-operative ; creameries the country creameries lure doomed and that destruction will thereafter be visited on the dairy 1 men. "We will find that if we do not j hang together we will hang sepa I lately," quoted Air. Newell. 1 Professor Graves Gives View. "The work of standardizing can be I done in three to four months if von ! will follow- directions we will give you, predicted Professor k. k. (.raves of the Oregon Agricultural college, who acted ns secretary of the con ference. Tr. Hector MncPherson of the same institution gave the creamerynien ex cellent suggestions concerning the rou tine of organizations. Comments by the creamerynien in dicated the need of standardization, and of better marketing opportunity. One admitted that to get print butter on tho Poniard market he allowed a five per cent discount for cash. Main- expressed confidence that with the offered backing of the stnte dairy and food commissioner's office, the Oregon Agricultural college and the government service, co-opernte or ganization should now be assured of success, which did not come to a for mer co operative plan. The conference is being continued this afternoon. FOR POULTRY ONLY San Bruno, Oil.. Feb. 1. If the chick ens of this town will persUt in running this street, thev will be hobbled, in"-1 zled and tagged provided a city ordin-i r.m'o under consideration is passed. iXote. This applies to the poultry ' kind of chickens. Dr. W. A. COX 2 PAINLESS DENTIST 303 State Street SALEM, ORE. Save Money and Discomforts This applies to tooth troubles in a more certain degree than any others. Save yourselves pain and money by having your teeth looked after by com petent men. Charges reasonable. Work guaranteed. Lady Nurse. Sanitary Office. Dr. W. A. Cox 303 State Street Dry Law Makes Good Showing In Tacoma! Tacoma. Wash., Feb. 1. Strict en forcement of the state prohibition law for the first month of its operation has resulted in the reduction of crime to the extent of one-third in this county, according to county and city officers today. Drunk nnd disorderly cases in police court are almost a thing of the past, officials say. During tho first month of the year there Were only lid arrests for drunkenness, compared with Kill in .lanuary. 1015. Permits for the importation of l.O'ili quarts of beer nnd S18 quarts of liquor other than beer, were issued in the county during January. ' British Take Letters From Attache Von Papen Washington, Feb. 1. Copies nnd pho tographs of letters and check stubs, and other documents taken by the Brit ish from the recalled German Attache Von Papen while he was en route to Germany were received today by the state department. As he had not had time to inspect them, Secretary of State Lansing was not prepared to say whether these proved, as Britons had contended that Pnpcn was involved in financing anti-ally plotters in the Tin ted States. DESERTED SCHOONER SEEN Seattle, XVn-di.. Feb. 1. Mystery shrouded the identity today of a desert ed schooner, reported as having been sighted adrift far out at sea by Cap tain IC. Chiba, of the Kumi Main, jus) armed here from Japan. The schooner, Captain Chiba said, was stripped of -sails and her crew and small boats were gone. Snow concealed the name of the craft. Fishermen say the deserted boat may be a hali but ship, possibly the JUukwnrd Ho. re ported overdue at Vancouver. B. C. DID NOT SINK PERSIA Washington, Fid). 1. Secretary of State Lansing announced today that the state department had ,received Aus tria's denial that an Austrian subma rine sank the liner Persia. Tho note said that all submarine commanders had reported they had nothing to do w ith the incident. SEATTLE CANAL FILLED Seattle .XVnsh.. Feb. 1. The Lake Washiiigton-l'uget Sound ship canal locks were flooded for the first time this morning. The date for the forma! j opening has not been set. A number of army engineers assembled here to witness the first flooding. SEATTLE TO GET POWER Seattle. Wash., Feb. l.-The city council yesterday voted to develop the Sauk-Siiiattle power site, in the govern ment forest reserve, for auxiliary elec tric power. VERY UNUSUAL "Then you snv von have a model hus band?" "Quite. Since we have been married he has never given the neighbors a moment's anxiety." Always Watch This FOR THE WOODSMAN 1 We have all kinds of Axei, Sledgei, Wedges, Saws and Equipments ? for the woods. AU kiads of Corrupted Iron for both Roofs and Building;. eost Bd S00-0 Laundl7 Mangel, slightly usea for one-fourth origins! $15 AND 120 NEW OVERCOATS AT 13.00. t I pay 1 1-2 cents per pound for old rags. I H. Steinbeck Junk'Co. t . .t . Th Hou,e 01 Hslf Million Bargains. 802 North Commercial Street. 8 .n. I Attention at the Proper Time Will Phone 926 Lusitania Case May Be Determined Friday Washington, Feb. 1. The administra tion today expected to know by Friday or Saturday whether Germany has seen fit to agree in full to the American demands in the Lusitania case, or whether her forthcoming reply will seek new delay. Ultimate acquiescence is regarded by officials as inevitable, despite tho "grave but not serious" situation Sec retary Lansing and President Wilson have said exists. A high official illustrated this today with the remark: "There is a crisis in any grave ill ness. It is approached slowly but. sure ly. We expect tho crisis to' be passed safely." ' PERRYDALE BOYS STUDY DAIRY Perrvdale. Ore.. Feb. 1. W A Tin rr, of the United States department of a riciiiture and member of the Oregon ag ricultural college faculty, accompanied a score of boys from the Perrvdale high school to dairies for study. Only threo of the club members were present .it the recent stock-judging contest ae Corvnllis, but each took a prize. We'll tell you, overv da v. the news of the world. Mr. Went-And-Cut-It --HerVsJIr. 'Gets-It' The New plan Corn Cure That's as Sure as the Rising Sun "Glad to meat you! " says the razor to the corn. I'll bleed for" you!" says the corn to the razor. Razors and corns love each other. Corns love to "Why. O MTiy. DI.1 I Do Itf 'C.tiW for Me After This If I Lire:'' be cut, picked, gouged, salved, fdas- tere.d ami jerked out thev grow faster. Mr. and Mrs. Went -n nt-( nt-- It realir.e it now, they use "Gets-It" instead it's the wonderful, simple corn-cure that never fails. Stops pain. Vou apply it in ' seconds, it dries at once, the corn is doomed. Xothing to stick to the stocking or press on the corn. Jt means good-night to plasters, salves, diggers, razors and toe-bundling. Vou can wear smaller shoes. Your corns will come right off, "clean as a whistle." Never inflames hea'thy flesh. The world's biggest selling corn cure. "Gets-It" is sold by druggists every where. 2")c a bottle, or sent direct bv K. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, HI. Ad Changes Often 4M