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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" Tl'KSI'AY KVKMXli, Match H. I'.'ld. CHARLES H. FISHEB, Editor and Manager. l'UBi.lS!!i:r EVKRY KVK.MXO EXt'Kl'T SUNDAY, S A I.EM. OKKUOX, 15 Y Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. S. CAIIXKS 1'resido H. FISHER. Vicc-l'residont DOHA C. AXDI.'KsKX. and Tivas. Daily by currier, per year Daily by mail, per year ... -IHSCKII'IIUX HATES ..",.iiu ivr montli. ;;.u'j ivr niunili. FL i.r. leased wike teuxueu-u hepokt eastekx i;i:ri;i:si:xTATi vks N'ew York Chicago Ward-Lewis-Williams S ial A;iry llirry K. Fisher Co. Tribune HuiMing 'M X. Dearborn St. The Capital Journal carrier buys lire instructed to put tin- papers on the porch. If tin' carrier does 11 t tin this, missus you. or neglects (jetting the paper to you on time, kindly phono the circulation manager. us this is the only way we inn determine whether or not the carriers are following instruct ions, i'lione Maiu SI. CHAMBERLAIN'S SILLY TALK Senator Chamberlain's little buncomb speech in the senate yesterday about Villa becoming a "national hero" and rallying 60,000 trained soldiers under his banner is about as silly as anything we have heard for some time past and many silly things are being uttered in these clays when statesmen ought instead to show cooler judgment and higher courage. We heard the same Mexican bluffs and threats when the Americans landed at Vera Cruz and yet within a month the natives were ap parently all on our side. It will work out the same way in this Villa campaign if properly handled, because there is no Mexican army just a lot of half starved, illy-equipped ragamuffin bands, the members of which are fighting because there seems to be nothing else to do in the re public. In the first Mexican war, it only required an army of 10,000 men to march from one end of the repub- A GREAT POWER BUT SELDOM USED I lie to the other, capturing all their strongholds, although The Oregonian yesterday had an editorial on -the! the Mexican forces outnumbered it ten to one. His-j punitive force of public opinion. Theoretically its posi-i tory will repeat itself this year and tunston s little army, tion is correct, but practically it is far from being so. It: if it is necessary, can march from the Rio Grande to refers to the case of Richard A. McCurdy, former presi-j Mexico City and back again, defeating any and every dent of the Mutual Life Insurance company, who while: force that may gather to oppose it. there were no legal punishments applied to him died an ! Wrhat the present administration needs is more back outcast from society, shunned by his former acquaint- j bone, and fewer advisers of the scary type like Senator ances and cut ofF from that class of pleasures he had; Chamberlain. The opportunity has come at last after struggled, swindled, and robbed his friends to acquire, j years of weary, watchful waiting, to settle the Mexican This i :m knlnted c:ise. nno where nublic ouinion trot: question for all time to come. But we are fearful of the i rurvf Mrrn cm I rsrMVM I j Vic Y ntVDC' i nuu uiw l. MRS; HIGHFALVJTIN .JUST CALLED, ME UR AND' ASKED, WHAT I'D ADVISE HER. JOt .GET MR.H! FO A BIRJHDAY PRESENTj "GIVE H M A BOX O F, PIEDMONTS T REPLIED., "HE'LL LIKE THEM BETTER THAN. AN AIRSHIP" in its work and showed its power. The reason public ooinion here in America is not punitive is that in most cases, no matter how crooked the means by which great wealth is acquired, once it is acquired, like charity, it covers a multitude of sins. There is a reason for this. The "financier" who by devious methods accumulates great wealth is generally influences of the peace at any price statesman who are so numerous in Washington, and it would not be surpris ing if the Villa hunt ended in a fiasco like the expedition to Vera Cruz. The United States circuit court of appeals yesterday sustained the decision of Judge Dooling convicting James nQcnr.inrf.rl with !i rlnss that is im hi gent to anvthintr that! 13. Smith, the millionaire vice president ot the western brings in the dough, for they are engaged in similar shady j Fuel company, and some other of its officers, of defraud pursuits. " ing the government in the weighing of coal. Smith must It is not meant to even insinuate that all wealth is so serve eighteen months in jail and p'ay a fine of $10,000. acquired, but that in every large city there is a class of I Uncle Sam will stand a good deal but the fellow caught finnnr.ir.rc trim ire t:iw hvenkei's. who dI a v the came ' cheatine him can expect no mercy. His heart lies in his 1,1 1 1 4 UVV 1 k ' f I tkW MAW A U I , O I -J shaving as near the edge of criminal prosecution as they can, and generally getting over it. The list of those who violated the laws and got away with the swag who were neither punished by the law nor bothered by public opinion is too large to even Degin to pocket and he resents it being "touched." Some Texas cattlemen have raised a regiment of cow boys for service in Mexico and it is said will tender the command to Colonel Roosevelt. Is this another Demo- name them. Public opinion could damn them, but it don't, crane scheme to side tracK tne oionei irom tne piesi as a general thing, anil it don't, because the majority ofjdential race by appealing to his pugnacity and thirst for the American people ignore the methods by which wealth; gore ana battier is acquired, and really have a sneaking admiration tor What is puzzling the public just now is to try to un derstand how this country can have an army "trained to war" when we have no war to train it in; and how we can ever have an army at all since under the Chamberldin idea they must be seasoned veterans before they can be sent into battle. the man who shaves the penitentiary doors and gets away with the swag. Public opinion is all powerful, but the trouble with it is it is too much like the boys definition of salt, which he described as "that white stuff that makes your potatoes taste bad when you don't put any on." . Congressman Hawley suggested to the Senate Public; Now there is considerable doubt as to the Norwegian Lands Committee at Washington yesterday, that before! bark Silius being torpedoed, the theory being that she disposing in anyway of the forfeited Oregon & California struck a mine. This illustrates the foolishness of getting railroad land grant that "necessary lands" be placed in1 excited and borrowing trouble over possible international reserves for protecting the water supplies of Oregon City,! complications. Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Cottage drove, Albany, Rose-f l.in-tr Mwtle Point. Oakland. Medford and Ashland." In this hour of dire need, of the republicans for a When each of these cities has a reserve set aside for its presidential candidate it is respectfully suggested that' i i 11 1 . . P -m r . T 1 "d- Alt t I 2.-1.! water supply, there should be no trouble in disposing 01, Minority Leader Mann 01 tne nouse 01 representatives the remnant if any. THE CIGARETTE "Jll 0000 j OF QUALITY J l y0i VALUABLEN. f j WILLAMETTE NOTES The lci'ture on "Ilisen" ly I'rof John O Hall last niylitjtt tin- Willam ette elnipel was one of "the mot inter esting and at the same time itmie hensive lectures that lias heeu heard for some time from the ehapel rostrum. I' .u;,...n,. ..,.! ne idoulile standard of sex morality." Al j th"ui:h not a moralist he taught great moral lessons to the peojile throuah , his plays. He saw a truth in life ami ! lielieveil that men and women should follow it. In his plays, not the play ers are important but the ideas. He had the faeultv of knowin'' how to eom- liine realism with symbolism. Very it- 11,. H..II .,ltl...,i.rli ..hvu;...IU- ..I'i'Hflii.l "e sienen is iiei-iii'ii lu suie ins ms and with doetors instnu-tions to he.at!- they grip the attention of those !.,.., ;.. vi,.i.,i L.ifnrn t),.. .irir..,Hho see them, liocuusp tliev are Im- OPEN NOSTRILS! END A COLD OR CATARRH How To Get Relief When Head and Nose are Stuffed Up. Count fifty! Your cold in head or catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos trils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and von ran Virenfh of modem dramatists, holding the in- "?'! '. . , e-M'""".e ' "-" 1 1 1 i ireeiy. iso more suuttling, hawking, ui i j: i . luuuiisiii, i-iuiilliuy null I n mUCOUS manistic and real. Ilisen was not only leetured on the greatest!" thinker l.ut also an artist. He audienee that filled Waller hull and for two hours about a person is will. ' that he .......... t.t 1.; fin.i;.iif'.. tl.rmi'rhrmt nnf,'ro TIm 1,1.-4 n t-lear well mo, In-i -,v!,t ,lli"S luted voire that rarried to all iarts of the room and his manner of speaking1 Ibsen presented vice in a vulgar wuy is srtieh that one sees the main points of : and virtue in an attractive manner, the lecture stand out. while the rest j His business was to ask questions, not fits in forming a unified whole. Dr. I answer them; he presented great prob Hall's lecture was varied uccasinnaHyi lems of life, which each individual must with witty remarks that never failed j solve for himself. to produce a laugh. In opening the lec-1 Dr. Hall while studying at t'oluin lure he proceeded by giving the myth-Jbia uuiversity made a thorough study oloiiiral history of Norway, and the of Ibsen, his life, times uud works a no genealogy of Henrik Ibsen's ancestors., was once privileged to have the oppor-! mucous discharge, dryness or headache; no struggling tor breath at night. Get a small bottltr of Ely 's Cream Balm from your druggist aiid apply & i; ,l nt ;n ......-..m.. t. . . ..... .1 u iu jvui uo.7i.iis. ii peiit-iiuies luruugii every air passage of the head, soothing and healing the swollen or inflamed mucous membrane, giving you inStant rolief. Head colds, and catarrh yield liko magic. Don't stay stuffed-np aini miserable. Relief is sure. out classes any one so far suggested. Amni'iMnc "li'n rvi.ttiiirv nut of IVftivinn .'114 f-'ish HS linS- XllUl 1 IVIIH til. tvvm.w . . . . . . 1 . 1 C a i . . , i . ,. r-., rn' .. 1 I'. O : l . fi . .. ir:n. rpl j. i. ...1 J.1 . J.l J Clll 1 dllVed dlSOOMMCll that sib e. Mine managers ot im ligre ana rsacozan. oimura,; to go alter vina: iney seem lu get iiuter mt aicuim , nterarv ability. Hi yesterday ordered all employes to .the border. 1 hey ; to bring into camp. claim all' Sonora is apparently ready to take up arms; . against the United States, no matter what Carranza's; c seems to be under the impression that is not attitude may he it is prouao y oeuer u tne joniy the law-making branch of the government, but also!" wiuiu vi ait- M-iuiut; a; -"-' 'v;":;.,, the executive part well settle them all as being satisfied with just getting ndi 1 of Villa. There seems to be a wide divergence of opinion among the senators at Washington as to the character of the Mexican troops. One says they are blanketed indians and another classes them as a mob; while Our George seems to think they are well trained soldiers far outclassing the militia boys' who he says might do for bonier patrol but are unfit 'to tackle a live, well trained greaser bandit. George's think tank has sprung a leak, or something, for it surely needs fixing. A Iltuiuiam druggist has found a way of plugging a bad hole in the Washington prohibition law. When he sells alcohol for "mechanical purposes" he adds without cost to the consumer a few drops of camphor. This does not impair the effects of the alcohol for mechanical pur poses, unless used for assisting the inner mechanism of the human system. When so used the camphorated alcohol refuses to stay put but comes right back. THE GRAND DUKE LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18GS CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Doves SAVINGS DEPARTMENT fating that for anyone who considered studying Ibsen it was absolutely neces sary' for them to uu.rr-fanil the politi cal, economic and religious conditions of the time, thus finding out what re lation Ibsen V environments had to the forming of his life. Dr. Hull then gave n condensed biog raphical sketch of Ibsen's life as a i-iimio- man. statintr that he became a Why not employ some of those Chinese Tong gunmen; druggist's apprentice, ami while thus career as an author ncgan in i-.t'" wuen ne i,c gan to write poetry. He was a morose and gloomy individual ami even then his writings have a unge of the cynic ism that later characterized his workv. isen alwavs had an economic and so- ial struggle to face due to his abject poverty. He was not a genius, but hi knew how to utilize his talent and time to advantage and in addition he had a singleness of purpose, which he con stantly Ue.pt before him. Ibsen's works there are -! dramas, and a book of poems, have been translated into many languages, but it is impossible to get the best from mere translations, a study of the original is necessary tc understand him. His epic dramas con sist of three plays: "Urand." ''l'ecr Ovnt." and "Kmpeior and (ialilean." The first. "Brand.' was an endeavor to show forth how the Norwegian poo- Tl, n 1 rv,,l. ::U..1 ;Ul- I'1'' (? dogma, traditions and old liiv viiuuu Lune inciiuuis. nns v.uiur-u mjiuc figiil ui I ideas and customs. The striking factor siH'pn mnntVis non" Viw ill-fnnnrl enlrlim-c rnnlrl nor ar.nnri i about "Brand" was his idea "All. or against the well-armed, full-fed foe. His men were ll "' '" MnUl"'s-P""' "r r0 armed with rustv cuns. and had no powder i "lv,'r !' ' .I, ,0's fiv w,.,rk- , , iiii ii j, ii i i iportravs .Norwegian itre because thev and less shot; they could not face the fight- were proud of bragging of anything na ing HunS, nor yet endure the German SWat. tionalistie in nature, they were dream t-, i , .i rt i ,i nrr i ers. and live to a large extent on leg- Remarked the Russian ruler then, Grand: ends. Duke, you fail to cut the grass; I'll send, vTli;v,kor to T,"ou'- ',l!!-vs i?, in- '.', . . . ' , I divulr.alisin. He never Treated a rhar- you with a bunch of men to guard some j ct.T without great deal of . are. ibsea lonesome mountain pass." "All right, myjWM angry B.i jilted witu the v .. , ,1, i i r ..1 wegians for the manner m which the' liege, the grand duke cried, before the j had treated him. so w hen he created monarch bending low, "your orders I'll! tVvp;",'' "Tf ,,'i,r 1.aPi,0r Hvy,j Obey With pride, for What yOU Say mUSt cry office 'but who i finally redeemed i y 1 i A .,:lif -..-ll ! l.v the mire love of a virgin woman. UiVMt unnutn uuab ""S h "tu IWn added the fourth act to "Peer have cussed, ana nursed a sore ana acmng oynf later: in it he s, enraged not head, and vowed his treatment was unjust, and grouched :;T,irn,'ef uu o'lTlrl" around till he was dead. But, smiling, Nicholas retired,! tor in "Peer ovnt." and led his bunch of also-rans, a group of has-beens,; cIilTM worn and tired, to play before the bush league fans. But, heathenism and Christianity, n.sen was oh, how Nicholas came back and led his has-beens to the!,,--;:!.;;;: front, and gave the Turks a deadly crack, till Russia! 'oy about v. iu. was a careful gloried in his stunt! Say, do yotfsit around and curse, ! wol when youve been taken down a notch, or grandly rise ' " .ima. i u a ...i i i.. . .iU9' " v roll's Hoitse" auuve mi an nie huiui join fcmutvt" musi nuiv.ii; central idea, "Thou The Freshman Olee contest will be held in the First M. E. church. Wednes day evening. Xo admission is charged and the public is cordially invited to attend this Fong fest; when each of the NO MATTER Slip a dollar bill in an envelope with your name and address and re ceive the magazine up-to-the-minute, merchants are reading. - The Advertising World tunity of meeting the great Ibsen and! asking him 'several ouestiniw in nxrni,! . . - . '. . " 1 TT . . . i t ... .t to Ins works. Dr. Hall states that in Juw gooit your advertising metn ti is mind lljsen will become a great j !lr0 t'n-'.v can be improved for a man. for he was a prophet, and that hi. I 'h'Har a. year. works will live forever and be studied more and more. Preceding the lecture Miss Joy Turn er and Dr. Wilbur Chace entertained the audience with two selections on vio lin and piano, that were much appreci ated. Or. Doncv presided and intro duced Or Hall. Columbus, Ohio 55H four classes render a song that hns been w ritten by some member of the class. The senior class rehearsed at the church last evening after the lecture. An army on paper would have a dali gerous psychological effect. Iv ( KS1 J ha f,, shalt not ha its Hi Packard and other promi nent automobile engineers favor motor oils from! Western crude. Exposition j juries at San Francisco and San Diego gave highest competitive) awards to Zerolene an oil from Western crude. Zerolene is the best oil for your motor because scientifically refined from selected California crude ' asphalt-base. Government experts tell us that oils i correctly refined from asphalt-base crude "distill j without decomposition" tdo not break up and lose their lubricating value under cylinder heat and are j "much better adapted to motor cylinders, as far! as their carbon-forming proclivities are con-j cerned, than are paraffine-base Pennsylvania oils." I When you empty the crank-case refill with Zero lene. Dealers everywhere and at service stations and agencies of the Standard Oil Company. the Standard Oil for Mor Cars