Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" S.UTI.'hAV KVKMMi, M;i n h t l'.'l'i. CHARLES H. FISHES, Editor and Manager. FCBl.lSHKD KVKIiY F.VF.MNU KXClil'T SIWIUY, SAI.F.M, OKKGO.V, liY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L.S. BARXKS. l'rcsideut (HAS II. KISIIKI!. Vice -President IK) HA ('. M)Hi:si:x, See. u inl Treas. While little is being said about it, here in Marion county, there is a great amount of mining work being done, beveral companies in the (icld Creek district have men at work and are doing much development work. One company is running an 800 foot cross-cut, which will cut its ledge at good depth. A road is being built making it possible to ship concentrates and it will not be long until this will be done. The ores in the district are base, and though carrying good gold value, have so far not been worked because of lack of machinery. Both chalcopyrite and galena are abundant, and with the present price of lead and copper, concentrates that a year or two ago would not stand shipment and leave any profit now will pay good dividends. Those interested in mining are watching with a great deal of interest the results of the first shipments and are hopeful they will be such as to place Marion county permanently in the mineral producing class. The OreGronian in its leading editorial yesterday There are some good bodies of ore m the district, and preached a fine sermon on the duty of Americans, and j they give evidence of permanancy. However, their values pointed out that they must stand together forgetting that cannot be determined until at least a small plant is at they are republicans or democrats, and all work tor tnei worK ana snipments 01 concentrates made SlBSCKIl'TIOX RATF.S Daily by carrier, per year $.".00 Ivr month 4"c Duily by mail, per year il.UU ivr month ,'wc fi ll i.i:.si:i) wiiiK tf.i.ixikai'ii kki-oht KASTKii.v i:i.ti;i:skxtatiyi:s Xew York Chicago Ward-Lewis-Williams Special A 141-11. y Ilirry It. Ki-hor Co. Tritium' Building :iU X. Ii'irliuni St. The Capital Journal rarrirr buys arc instructed t" put the papers on the porch. If the carrier dues not do this, misses yuii. or neglects (Jotting the paper to you mi time, Kiudly phone the circulation maiiac'r. as this is the only way we can cicrcnniite whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81. MINING IN MARION COUNTY THEORY ALL RIGHT BUT NOT PRACTICAL common good of the country. Then the rest of the page is devoted largely to roasting the adminisration. We are not finding fault with our contemporary for so doing, for that is its privilege if it feels and believes that way, but simply call attention to the fact that what it preaches it does not practice. As a matter of fact in this, as in any other so-called democracy, where every man is as good as the other and sometimes better, there always has been a difference of opinion as to the best policy for the nation to pursue, and there always will be. This being the case no matter what party is in power those against it will contiune to voice their objections to it just as does the Oregonian in the column next to that in which it reads its homily; for parelling its leader is a half column devoted to a roast of President Wilson in which it calls him a political weather cock. It would be very easy to reach the Utopian heights which the Oregonian so eloquently describes if we all thought alike; but we don't. The Oregonian does not lay aside its opinions and stand back of the administration; and it refuses to do so because it thinks the president is wrong in his ideas, and weak in enforcing the laws. It may or may not be right, that cuts no figure in the matter, for at present Mr. Wilson is our president, and as such is entitled to the support of the country. lie won't get it, that is its unanimous support, for thousands do not agree with him, even as the Oregonian, very frankly, does not. If his course was such that our big neighbor could heartily indorse it, there would be countless others who would not, ami there you are. We could all arrive at the desirable condition the Oregonian describes if the other fellows would only be sensible and think as we do, or if we could, as they would put it, be sensible and think as they do. Neither of these things will happen, and so things will wag along in their old way, simply because there is no other way for them to wag. : CITY news : $1.15- Have you arranged for your seed for that tract you are going to plant to flax this year? Have you made up your mind to plant double the area you did last year? If At present the haul out from the mines is hard, a big hill having to be climbed to get to the railroad at Gates. It is understood a new road is building that will do away with this and make Lyons the railroad point for the dis trict. Salem people are behind most of these mining ven tures and they have shown faith and grit in the way they have put up their money for development work. They deserve to win anyway, and Salemites generally hope sincerely they will. The attorneys for Mrs. Isabel Clayburg wanted in Seattle on a charge of running a "badger game," are do ing all they can to prevent her being returned to Seattle for trial. It is claimed by Sheriff Hodge that some of her victims are putting up the money to make the fight against her extradition, as they fear the disclosures that will be made if she is placed on trial. He also threatens, if their interference in the case does not stop, to turn over to the newspapers the letters seized when the raid! M IUUUI, lUIU tllC pICUI C3 Ul L11C JJrti 111 CUIll- promising positions, captured at the same time. Hodge is rather noisy, but is not afraid, and if he carries out his threat there will sure be things doing among Seattle's upper crust. The Mexican trouble had one good effect, it stirred congress into action on the matter of preparedness. The Hayes-Chamberlain bill was up before the lawmakers' yesterday and more progress was made on it in six hours than would have been made in six months under normal conditions. It is probable from yesterday's action that the army will be increased to about 140,000. While not much is being said about it, it is evident neither the administration nor the army. officers have an abiding faith in the promises of Carranza. It is probable the latter are keeping at least one eye on the Mexican president, and they are making no mistake in so doing. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Davis received the sail news this morning cf the dentil of their grandson, lialp'i Davis. Jr., in Kansas. Pied A. Lewis, who was arrested last nijfht on chariiP of being intoxicate.:, was given a sentence of seven days in the city jail npon his plea of guilty to the charge in police court this morning. The Pythian Si3ters' club met with Mrs. Frank Si hrani Friday afternoon to celebrate St. Fat rick "s day. After a o cinl hour, refresh nie'nts were served. Mis. Colonel ,f. Olmsted Mill entertain the club March Miss Emily J. Griffin, of Eugene, haE been elected physical director for the gills of the hi-h school nnd will bcgi.i her work next Monday. Miss F.volyn Cash until lately director, was called t 1'ontiac, Mich., by the illness of her mother and was not able to return tin semester. Chief of Police Welsh brought Victor Knight back to this city from Mi-Minn-ville yesterday evening to stand trial on a charge of defrauding an inn keep er. Knight was about this city for some time and it is said left for M. Minnvillc without settling all of hiills. He nil1 be arraigned in justice court before Justice U'ebMer this aiferuoon. Motorists will do well to put on the soft pedal while passing school huuses. The limit henceforth is In miles a, hour when schools are in session ai the ordinance passed l.v the citv eouu cil March (i is now in effect. Aft. passing the school house, the limit is miles and in the congesied parts of the eitv. la miles an hour. A linen napkin mao from fiax tiber grown near Salem in IS is on display in the Court street winilo-. s of the Mov ers department store, loaned In- ?d.s William I'. I. ord. who has aliv.avs i-ik- : an active interest in fax ctii.v r. in the Willamette vullev. The straw w;. retted ill a tank built for th" Vomer's Flax association in lSSt-S and was spun mo woven in TV1g;.i:'i. All of v-nich tends to prove that w'-rn flax is prop erly water retted, :f wi1! pr.-.li!M! f'lcr from which the 1 Lieut lifer, n.vy be made. The next meeting of the Polk-Yam-hill-Mariou Medical society will be held at Salem Tuesday, jfiirch 21, in the chapel of the Oregon State hospital. The program of the evening includes an address on "Some Anotomical Anom alies and I.esions of the Lower Spine and their relations to weak and Painful Backs. Sciatica." by Dr. Charles K. Mc ('lure, of Portland. Dr. Md'lure is one of the leading orthopedic surgeons of the northwest. Another paper of in terest will be the one to be read by Ir. F. II. Thompson of Salem, on "Sugges tions as to First Aid 'for Accidental In juries as Viewed from the Standpoint of the State Industrial Accident Com mission " $1.75 MILL WOOD For Immediate Delivery 5 Loads at 3 ORDER NOW SPAULDING LOGGING CO. Front & Ferry Phone 1830 $1.75 41.75 Z CALIFORNIA lEslK via PORTLAND It is claimed that Villa's bandits can travel fifty miles not why not? It is practically demonstrated the crop is a day and that Uncle Sam s pursuing army can make but a success and that the product is first class. All that re-j 15 to 20 miles. At this rate with Villa given a week's, mains is to produce enough of it to attract the eastern! start how long will it take to capture him? j manufacturers and bring them and their plants to t lie j I valley. There is an urgent demand for all flax products) The only thing absolutely certain about the battle that! and once the industry gets on its feet here it will make has raged for several days on and around Dead Man's' the valley blossom like the rose. Every farmer should j Hill in France, is that everybody telling about it is lying.1 make a try at it even if only a small tract so as to learn j how to crow and handle the cron airainst the time when: The weather in Mexico is said to be unusually warm.! he will want to plant acres of it. It is a duty he owes ; This being the case, while the cavalry may not feel it, the himself to encourage flax growing in every way possible. Once it is a success it will make a market for other products, for it is an industry that employs lots oC labor. The state will furnish the seed at cost and will aid so far as it can in harvesting and taking care of the crop. Try an acre or two of it and get familiar with the new am promising business. The "reliability" of European war news is again illus trated in the case of the Tubantia. Lord Robert Cecil says he has reliable information she was anchored when blown up and could not have struck a mine. A dispatch from Berlin says the American consul says it was a mine. London asserts it was a torpedo. Berlin asserts with equal firmness that it was a mine. The only thing certain about it ami on which all agree is that the Turbantia was sunk and the cause was an explosion. 'dough boys" are pretty certain to be "hot" on the trail. From all indications since the raid on Columbus, Villa intends to fight a "running" fight. I I i i rr?& i I Ripph'ngRhijmQ Congressman Gardner should have a dose of twilight sleep given him. He has visions of war and destruction all the time that must keep him awake of nights. Some-! thing should be done to make it easier lor him. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 $300,000.00 CAPITAL Transact a General Banking Business Safety Depesit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OLD SONGS Last night I heard an ancient dame hum divers sonrj-s of bygone years, and tender recollections came, which' filled my old green eyes with tears. "Oh, Birdie, I am' tired now, I do not care to hear you sing"; ; thus warbled on the withered frau, while' darning socks, like everything. Beneath! the brigt Canadian skies I used to sing that simple lay; folks heard my boyish treble' rise, and wished I'd quit, or go away.' Where are the men who cried "Shut up!" j and promptly sicked their dogs on me, when! I, before their wickiup, turned loose that! song in ecstasy? The beldame bv mv fire-! U6J& side waits, and sings old sones to you un-i known, as, "Wait for me at heaven's gates, I sweet Belle Mahone, sweet Belle Mahone!" I used to sing the same sweet song, beneath the warm Canadian sun, and neighbors rang the chestnut going, and put more i buckshot in the gun. Old songs : Sweet songs! They blaze the track to bygone days and vanished scenes, be , fore I had to break my back to earn the beefsteak and; I the beans. Republicans Hold j Candidates Rally j at Armory Today The republicans of Marion county were yiven a chnme to ponder over t.ie promises of the numerous candidates in the field at a miss int'et in y held at the armory this afternoon. livery ea nil i - dale ia the county was invited to he' present and to make a speech outlinins; his platform. The meetino was well at tended and coiiM.loraMe entiiusiasiu was aroused for the success of the party at the coniiie.' "eiii'val election, j Coveruor Withy.-oinlie was the prill ' cipal speiker and delivered a plea for a united party as the only means of; ensuring a vepuldican victory through-'. out the state. The meeting was . -ailed to order l.y I'.. I'. Rol.crtsna. chairman of the ooun-l ty central committee. Senator Hal L. ' P.itton then iatiodm-e.l I'rank A. Miller who acted as chairman of the meeting, (ioveruor W itiiv cond.c was the first speaker follow e. I l.y .lames llidtzel. . resident of the Salem liepuldican club. The tollowin' candidates were each allowed three minutes for political speeches: l'..r circuit .indite, l'eivv I;. Kelly, lieoie (i. liiniilinm and V. !'. I'omie. ' Tor representatives. Mr. U. K. 1'aije, ' S. ymour Jones. I'.. II. Belknap, Thorn is I'.roivn, Mr. Kei. h. Sam Crown, lien F.1 Koliertsmi. II. I'. Mc 1 iitm tf -nd Ivan Martin. Tor n 'osecutinu attornev. (!uy l. Smith, I'.laine McCord. W. I-).' KevsJ W. t'. Wiuslow, (. 11. Carson and -Max lichlhar. For county commissioner, .1 ip' Hunt. A. C. I.ililiv and Monroe Nve.j For sheriff. W. 1. N'eedham and K.'F. ; Cooper. rnr county s.-hool superin-, ten. lent. Kliral.eth Cornelius. Clarence I'hillips. V. C. tiannt and W. M. Siuit'.i., Fast Time by the Route De Luxe 5. 5. Northern Pacific Sailing EVERY SATURDAY An Ocean Liner in Coastwise Service With the Speed of an Express Train. The North Bank Road Steamer Express leaves Portland 9 A. M. S. S. arrives San Francisco Sunday Mid-afternoon. Fares include meals and berths and extra comforts. Los Angeles Jee San Diego fji r- Round Trip pOO Round Trip $01.51 Six months limit stopover privileges. For tickets and reservation call on or write, J J- RITCHIE, Agent, Oregon Electric Railway, Salem, Oregon. HHHtfH4HHIHHltlM 4f 'i Officer Stubbs Quits Salem Police Force Patrolman K. V. Stuld.s, who lias lieen serving recently as deputy health offii-r, has resigned from the Salem police force and has handed in his star to Chief YVel-h. It is stated that Stuld.s was re.piested to resign on ac count of a report that he appeared on the streets in mi intoxicated condi tion and that the matter would lie in- estimated l.v the council if he did not resign. 1,'ather than arouse unfavot alde comment l.y a hearing Officer Stuld.s decided to resign quietly and enter the real cMate business in this city, which move he has lieen con temptation for some time. German Attacks Slacken. Perlin. March 1. Cernan ntta.Us around Verdun have slackened on n.'-j count of had weather, the war offee! announce. I today. A thick mi-t hinders! operation nil alonj the west front. Salem Heights Happenings Mrs. McCollum hail as dinner quests Saturday, Mrs. A. Nye and daughters. Horis and I.ois, Little Miss ilaxine l'l r'nli of Salem, and Miss Me A. lam of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. V. I,. I'ray had a hap py surprise last Wednesday when their youngest son. John and wife, of Fort Pudge. Iowa, malked in on them. Mrs. Will Smith and small daughter. Kuth, of West Salem, are. visiting with the former's mother. Mi's, llemslev. Mrs. W'm. Trudgen visited lit 'oino of her parents, Mr. and .1. I!, (iil.-on. of l.iliefty, Tlnirsdav Mrs. M. I.. Fuller-on taught scln couple of days this week while Benjamin had the ''poison oak.'' The Uidies' Aid mc.' at Mrs. Morris' last W.liips.t..v A pleasant afternoon was spent l.y a larae number. After liyht refreshment were served by the hostess and her daughter, l.eoiin, the ladies ujourned to meet with Mrs. Will Sawyer, ia two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R,,y stover visited at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. Wallace I,a Fountain, last Sunday. Mrs. M. C. Thompson visited in West Salem last Thursday. ! Lord Xortliclil'f,. says Verdun is morn j interesting than important. He niav b rinht. and it would be still more inter l tstinjt did it not arouse so much mor ! id interest. Get prices on commercial printing at Tiie Capital Journal office. the ! Mrs. I no a Mr. ' I Hen verv . Try Capital Journal Want Ads. 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