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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1916)
Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" MONHAV KVKMNii. Mnr.-h mill. CHARLES H. FISHEB, Editor and Manager. rcm.iin:i kvkuy i:vi:mno kxckit wxiuv, sai.km, okkcox, by Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. l. a i?ahm:s, 1'rcsidcnt II. VISIII',15, Viee-rresident DDK A C. ANKKKSKX, Sec. an I Troas. sinsci:ii'Tiox i:ati:s D;iily by currier, per year Daily by mail, per year ... Vim ;;.iri IVr month. . I'fr month . . rri.i. i.easkd vii;k Ti;i.i:(ii:.i'H ki:i-oht The Daily Capital Journal's circulation Saturday even ing was 4250; not the press, but the actual number of papers sent to subscribers or sold on the streets. Neither was the demand made abnormal by any order of extra copies, but in all respects it represents the actual bona ficle circulation of the Capital Journal. We honestly be lieve that this is the largest circulation enjoyed by any daily newspaper in Oregon outside of Portland, taking the reports of the publishers themselves as authority and furthermore the Capital Journal has just begun to grow. We expect to pass the 5000 mark in circulation before the end of the present year, and in doing so to employ only legitimate methods of solicitation, instead of the voting contest and expensive premium plan. The Capital Journal has sold only on its merits as a paper in the past, and it is our intention in the future to make no other bid for public favor. Carranza fears the dignity and honor of the Mexican nation will be offended by American invasion. As if there "WinW-o-tin " is tho I'iute name for the nalatial man- is anv loneer a Mexican nation! Murder, rapine and sions in which the Indians of that tribe reside, or to be! anarchy alone govern Mexico and will continue to rule as exact, put in their time when at home. They are made of; long as the United States lacks the backbone to meet the a frame work of several willow poles the smaller ends of I issue squarely and settle it for all time as it should be. which are fastened together with a raw hide strip and 1 here is no reason why our entire standing army should f.astekx i;i:im;i:si:ntati vi:s New York Chicago Ward-I.ewiH-Willi.nin Special Agen.y llury I!. Ki slier Co. Tritium- Huildiug ;i" -N- Iearlmrn St. The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. It' the- carrier does not do this, missus you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly plo.ne the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following inductions. I'hone Main SI. SALEM'S HISTORIC "WICK-E-UP" Meeting Held at Albany Sat urday Attended by Many Delegates thf other ends snread in a circle on the ground. Around these are wrapped skins, old saddle blankets, pieces of canvas cast away by white folks along the immigrant roads, cedar bark, in tact any old thing that will keep part of the wind out and some of the smoke and smell in. They are not attractive to the eye, adding nothing to the beauty of the landscape even on the sand-blown and alkali powdered deserts of Navada, where a discarded tin can with the label still on it is a thing to attract the atten tion and make one wonder at the peculiar beauties of sage brush flora. Inside they are as villainous as they look outside, and that is a pretty strong assertion. They have just one re deeming quality, and that is that they do not remain long in one place, their owners moving whenever the sage brush firewood gets inconvenient for the squaws; for the latter do the moving without grumbling on the part of the bucks so long as the latter do not have to do any of the work. That is where they have a great lead over the white- man's wickeup brought here by the Oregon & California railroad when Ren Holiday was the big chief of the tribe of Webfoot, and dedicated forever to the use ot the travel ing public and the citizens of Salem as a depot. That was along in the late sixties, and the faithful old wickeup has stood in the one place since that time, keeping some of the wind out and surpassing the usual Indian shack by keeping all the smell in. Holiday passed away, and the S. P. has seen Harriman and other great financiers who were its proud owners travel on into the elsewhere; Republican has succeeded Democrat and Democrat Republican under the big dome of the capitol only a few blocks away. The old constitu tion has been changed and amended, "the Oregon system" become the vogue, the long looked for bridge across tle Willamette that tuned the lyre of Sam Simpson has been built and washed away all 'but the bonds; a second one built to replace it has rotted away though built of steel; Salem has grown from a whistling station to a city of 18,000, has paved 40 miles of streets, built magnificent be used to police the border permanently in order to keep the seething Mexican hell within bounds. Now that an outrage which cannot be overlooked has been committed it is to be hoped that this country will not stop until Mexico is at least pacified and subdued as thoroughly as Cuba was, if not actually annexed to this country. If Carranza gets into the fight so much the better since the cleaning up process may be made the more thorough if all the bandit factions unite in defense of the reign of anarchy. Embryo Geographers are already lining up the com binations of European countries after the war. There seems to be a general opinion among them that the countries will get together about as follows: One group will be Russia, England, France and Italy. Another will be the Balkan States. A third will be the Germanic coun tries with Austria absorbed by Germany and part of the kingdom as one of its states. The other will be the Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Norway and Denmarck. This is as good a guess as any, but only time will show whether it is anywhere near correct. Texas it seems has been practicing preparedness while the balance of the country has been discussing it, and has a regiment of rough riders that was organized some time ago, whose services are tendered the general government. It is likely that if the president calls for an army of 250,000, which it is claimed he probably will do, the Texas rangers will be one of the first organizations to get to the front. With the love they have for Mexicans generally they would give a good account of themselves if they ran across Villa, and also a good account of him. Just when General Funston is about ready to begin operations, a small army of newspaper correspondents, some fifty in number, broke out in open rebellion because the general did not take them into his confidence and let them publish his plans. A few days in the guard house Alluny, Or.. Mar. I:'.. The Willam ette Valley lievelopinent asoeiation be come a reality this afternoon when rep resentatives of seven of the eight Wil lamette valley counties adopted a con stitution, elected officers and formally launched the organization. A. I.. Fisher, president of the Alb my Commercial club, was chosen president of the new organization. (). A. Mac- iill, of .MeMinnville, was elected vice president, and W. A. Kastburn, man aged of the Albany club, was selected as secretary-treasurer. . The board of directors, which con sists of eight men. one from each county of the valley, will be selected at t ne next meeting. Scope of Organization Broad. The objects of the association tis itated in the constitution are: "To promote ami work for the gen eral welfare of the counties of the Wil lamette valley: to correlate .uol con centrate organized efforts along those lilies in which t lie interests of the coun ties and publicity ami promotion duos of the member counties are identical: to determine upon anil take such action with reference tiiereto as shall be deemed best for the interest of said counties .ind cities in order to promote the general and material welfare: to develop more and better markets: to bring the said counties and cities new commercial enterprises; to secure addi tional and different and better trans portation f icilities; to make said coun ties and cities more attractive and more desirable business centers; to devise ways and means for the benefits of ex isting agricultural, mercantile and man ulactiiring enterprises; to create .1 spirit of co-operation among said coun ties for the mutual benefit and devel opment, and to do any and all tiling for tho general promotion of the entire Willamette Valley." Resides the eight counties, the fol lowing organizations .ire eligible to membership: Oranges, farmers' unions, regularly constituted commercial clubs, the Valley Kditorial association and each county editorial association. Quarterly Meetings Provided. The annual dues of the association are fixed at ii. payable annually or quarterly in advance. begular meet ings will be held quarterly on the sec ond Saturday of the months of March, .Tune, September and IVceinher. "The standing committees will be Jts follows: Membership, advertising, rond building, markets for Willamette val Hv products, agriculture, legislation, efficiency and tax expenditures, immi gration, standardization of farm prod ucts, use of home products, dramige niiil rural credits. Out-of-town delegates were guests of the Albany Commercial club at a ban quet at noon. The meeting convened at in o'clock this morning and the delegates continued in session all day. I. T. Thome, of the I'niversity of Oregon; O. L,. Kurd, of the Oregon Ag ricultural college, .mil .f. ('. Spenee, master of the state grange, were among the principal speakers of the day. j n CV JO 1 fc,. a.a ,1 LJx More Profit Less Risk In these times of sudden style changes, many merchants are carrying smaller stocks of merchandise. Through WESTERN UNION Day Letters and Night Letters they quickly fill broken lines with new, fresh goods. Results more and faster turn-overs, smaller investment, fewer left-oven. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. ,. , .. ,. ..1 . c ,1 , 1 1 , 1 ,iuu uiiiiu ami vuici, ami nut iuiiiii uictiu eiwici wuuiu public buildings within sight of the venerable wickeup f he k fc and car lines, one of .which is connected with it; has, . , , , ... , , , . crown and nrospered and changed, let like time or a hobo this Holiday gift to Salem has known no change. No it is not quite unchanged cither, for Y2 years ago it was painted a dark brown color, like the taste of the morning after; and 14 years ago during a smallpox scare fourths of them locked up until the trouble is over there would be less conflict in the news coming from the front VALUE Don't "Wish" rfff for Opportunity Have a Savings Account at This Bank and Command Opportunity UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Salem, Oregon The battleship Oregon is said to belong to an obsolete type of warship. If styles in battleships are to change th fnll-c in aW of th trot finnan naintod it a dirtv ar or uvo now can we ever accumulate a navy 'ilow that amounts t0 anything? The first ships built will be- yC President Sproule was here a few days ago, and while ' come obsolete before the fleet can be finished, and so the he made no promises it is stated that he looked at the old - J"" "l building and wearily sighed, from which it is believed he i . . . ... J rp:ili7fd tho S. P. Co. was un aeainst it acrain and that the The discovery that the inhabitants of that section of. u-inkwin ronllv n.vil.nl finnthor mnt ' of luint The! California contiguous to San Francisco bay some 3000; members of the public utility commission that has charge j years ago, lived principally on clams, indicates that Seat-! of the railroad matters in the state ami who are seeking re-election should get a cut of the wickeup and have it printed on their cards for distribution during the cam paign. It is a shining example of the power of commis sions to accomplish so much for the public. Villa at least shows more initiative than any of his enemies.. His attack on Columbus was made for the especial purpose of getting Carranza licked by the United States, and Carranza so far is doing just what Villa in tended he should do. The latter overlooked one thing, and that is that when Carranza is eliminated ho will not be alive to enjoy his enemy's fall. Ts nnt what ynu pay lmt what you K't. 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Oh, to earn a tailor s wages, for my muse won't work; I have walked the floor for ages, but my muse won't work; with my fountain pen I potter, but my brain begins to totter, though I've soaked my head in water, and the muse won t work. NO MATTER How good your adverliini meth ods are, they can be improved for a dollar a year. Slip a dollar bill in an envelope with your name and address and re ceive tho magazine up-to-the-minute merchants are rending. The Advertising World Columbus. Ohio RIDER HAD GRIT lieddintf, Cal.. Mar. l.'i. Koss Hous ton had a bis; reputation for grit to day. Thrown from his motorcycle while ridiu ear Pit river, his lei; was broken it the ankle so the bones pro truded. Hopping on one foot: he re mounted his machine and drove 20 miles to Redding, with the shattered limb dnuglini; against his machiue. ONE GOOD IDEA Tn a year's time would pay for its cost a hundred-fold. 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