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Editorial Page of "The Capita 1 Journal ruimv k v i'n i (i ..liir.li llJlb CHARLES H. FISHEK, Editor and Manager. PUBLISH KD KVF.liY KVKXIXO. KXCKl'T SUXOAY, SAI.KM, OK KG OX, ISY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. S. B ARM IS, CliAS. H. FISHKR, i H R A C. AXDKKSKX. President Vice -l'rcai Ji'iit Sec. and Treus. Sl'BSC'RIE'TIUX KATKS n.ilv hv rnrricr. mt voar !.0I) IVr month. Daily by mail, per year . . 3.UU Per month. ...... ....I'm- FULL l.KASKD WIRIJ TKI.KGR.VPU KKl'OHT K ASTKlfX If HIM! KSKXT ATI V I'S Kew York Chicago Ward-Icwi8-Villinmi Special Agency ' llirry It. l-'ishor Co. Trilmni' Huildiii; '' X'. I'furluun St. The Cn pit ill Journal currier boy arc instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does lint di this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you im time, kindly plume the circulation manager, a this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81. CEMENT MAN WANTS CEMENT ROADS RAILROADS CAN'T "PASS IT ON' There has just started a movement on the part of. railroad employes for shorter hours and higher wages. The railroads claim that to grant tne demands ot tne men w ould cause a great amount of trouble and immense cost, nn nf vvhiph would be rcaiTaneiner of division points. They also claim that it would mean an increased cost off operation amounting to more than $100,000,000 a year, j The railroads would not have any trouble meeting! iVuiir moil's dcnin nds were it not for the interstate com merce act which does not permit them to raise rates with out the consent of the commission. If it were not for this, the roads could grant the demand and by increasing rates pass the extra cost along to the patrons of the road and eventually to the consumer. The Oregon Voter always quick to catch the point where a corporation is touched, puts it in a nut shell thus: "Our complex and cumbersome system of railroad regulation makes impossible quick readjustment of rates to meet increase of wages such as is demanded by railway employes." The system is neither complex nor cumbersome, but it is forceful. If it was not for this supervision the roads i would simply advance rates and consequently let the pub-, lie pay the increased wage granted by them. That is what the voter intimates the roads would do, and it is i correct. i Fortunately for the country and for the railroads too, the era of "the public be damned," has passed. Unfortu-i nately to effects of that period are still with us. During) it, and up until recently, roads were capitalized at three! or four times their cost of construction and rates were) fixed to meet fair returns on these fictitious values. Even j suppose the amount of water poured into the average j railroad stock was only one-hall', its earnings would have, to be largely increased to meet interest charges. A rate j that would permit six per cent on the actual cost of the I road would have to be much higher to meet the six per cent on the water. In other words in order to allow the, company to draw six per cent on its actual investment it j would have to be permitted to draw 12 per cent on that j sum. I If the original builders or exploiters of the roads still owned the stock the matter could be easily adjusted, but as we as a people have permitted these railroad exploitersi to sell their watered stock to an innocent public, ourj mouths are closed, and we must go on forever paying; double interest on money invested in railroad shares. We( must do this or throw the burden of our carelessness oiij those who are blameless and who invested their 'money j in good faith. j The Voter seems to regret the good old days when a railroad company could do as it pleased, and tell the pub licwell, what Vanderbilt told it. It regrets also all other things of this kind judging from its editorial in the March, 18th issue quoted above, and which it concludes thus: j "Thus the public, as usual, in its attempt to rule economic conditions, fails to achieve its main purpose and: has to meet the high cost of bungling." I Passing the blame up to the public for the criminal acts of the railroad exploiters, is an evidence of supreme nerve, to put it mildly, but it is the old railroad trick, and one that has been played so otten, it is no longer euoeuve Mr. Aman Moore, vice president and manager of the cement plant at Oswego, is some booster for his goods. Discussing the comparative value of cement and bitulithic pavenfents he gives the fulness of praise to his own product pretty strongly. He points out that "the oldest constructed roads in the world were constructed by the use of Puzzolana cement concrete binding of rocks to gether, and have stood the wear for something over 2,000 years, although the quality of the cement was not one hundredth part as good as the present modern Portland cement of today." Now if Mr. Aman Moore's argument and statements are correct, then a road built of modern Portland cement would last 200,000 years and still come up to its work smiling. This ought to settle it, although he qualifies it later by giving cement roads a life of seventy-three years, hisstatement being based on the experience with cement at Bellfontaine, Ohio, and the statement of Mr. Inskeep, the city engineer of that city. But if roads built with inferior cement lasted 2,000 years, and those built with modern cement were good for only seventy-three years, why would not a road built without either be the longer lived? The better the cement the shorter the life of the road, the poorer the cement the longer. Why not get perfection by using none? While the press correspondents are keeping the wires hot with slush from El Paso, San Antonio and other points along the border, they are sending out little real news for the very good reason there is none to send, but they are there and have to earn their money or pretend to. So far, according to General Funston's official state ment, not a shot has been fired by Americans on Mexican soil, since the affair of the Columbus raid. There is no evidence that any of the Carranzistas have gone over to Villa despite many rumors to that effect. In view of these conditions it is best not to grow excited over any report coming from the Mexican borders. Job said: "All men are liars," and newspaper correspondents are real men. I BE IB President and Cabinet Decide There Is No Need for Them or Volunteers By Robert J. Bender. (I'liiteil Press Stuff ( oiYespnndcnt.) Washington, Mar. 21. Slate militia will not lie mobilized on the Mexican bonier at present. In the light of reports from Consuls in Mexico ami army men with the pun-! hive expedition President Wilson ami his cabinet at a conference to I iv ile-j cided there was no necd'tor either vul-j unteers or militia. The whole ipiestionj was considered la detail. Congressmen from the border states, however, are impressed with the need of additional tnops there. It is pnssi- ble that more regulars may be rushed i to the line, although Secretary of W.ir linker would not say so. He said inere-j Iv that he had not given anv sueh or- SUFFERED FROM LAME BACK, WEAK KIDNEYS AND DIZZINESS Dear Fditnr- i these troubles." and in most cases nbso- lasf 'winter I suffered terriblv from lutely curing flic diseased Kidneys, i i i i, i- .1 ii m1 drziuess. ; l'atients having once used "Amine" and uric acid in the blood caused rheu- IJr. I lerce ot m.atie imins. I sent to Buffalo. X. Y.. for his new remedy "Anuric" As soon as the box of tab lets came by mail I commenced taking them, and reaped untold good from their use. (.sinned) MKS. KATK THOMPSON. Note: This "Anuric" is adapted es pecially for kidney complaints ami dis eases arising from disorders of the kidneys and Madder, such as backache, weak 'back, rheumatism, dropsy, conges tion of tin kidneys, inflammation of the bladder, scalding urine and urinary troubles. The physicians ami special ists at Dr. Pierce's great Institution, in Buffalo. X. Y.. have tU.oroughly tested this prescription and have been with one accord successful in eradicating at Dr. Pierce s repeatedly sent Invalids' Hotel, have back for more, Huck demand has been created that Dr. Pierce has declared to put "Anuric" ja the drug stores of this country, in a ready-to-use form. If not obtainable send one dime by mail to Dr. I'ierc for trial package, or 50 cents for full treatment. Dr. Pierce's Gulden Medical Discov ery is a blood cleanser and alternative that starts the liver and stomach iut vigorous action. It thus assists in mak ing rich, reil blond, which feeds the heart, nerves, brain and all organs of the body. You feel clean, stioiig ami strenuous instead of tired, weak, and. "all-in." COURT HOUSE NEWS $ i . : , ,. , , .i , -A I rank' l.vuit f was arrested bv Sliel it t The administration believes that if ,, ' ., , . ....,, I-.- , ii' i . - sch vesteri av and lodged n the coun- nnlitiu were to be niubuh.ed oil tne . . .- . i i ii i tv mil on a warrant from South Heinl. r issed and would have difficult!' ciiii- I'nited launch viucing Mexicuns that the States diil not intend to shoitlv a campaign against all Mexico. As far as actual conditions are con cerned, much optimism was voiced .liter tho cabinet meeting. One member said that in view of the official report re ceived by the cabinet it was evident that a vast amount of misinformation regarding true conditions hail been sent out. It is reported at El Paso, on reliable authoiity that Ananais Munchausen, a leading citizen of Chihuahua, recently stated to another Mexican who had asked him for a cigarette, that it was rumored at several points in Sonora that a Mexican deserter had reported General Villa was surrounded in at least six different places, and was in imminent danger of capture in all of them. The correspondent was able to verify this statement getting it direct from a friendly Mexican who said he had a friend j who told him he had heard the same rumor. liable" Mexican news. This is "re- We can stand for a good deal from the news boys on the Mexican border, but when one of them hits the wires with a story about the "heavy wagons rumbling through the deep sands," the limit is passer. If the effete dudelet from the far east who is working the hind end of the lead pencil knew anything about wagons or sand, he would know that the combinations can't rumble any more than a Gila Monster can sing, a centipede dance, or an impressed press agent, know or write real news. With 141,000 names on the progressive petitions for delegates to the national convention at Chicago, all from the state of California and more pouring in; it would seem the wandering boys have not yet returned to the fold or expressed a desire to get packed away in the trunk of the G. O. P. High School Notes The declamation contest, held under the direction of Miss Ida ii. Davis, at the high school Thursday afternoon, was adjudged by all who heard it to be a fine representation of what the pupils can do along that line. Only the three upper classes were rep resented in the contest and the speakers certainly deserve all praise for their work. in the extemporaneous contest the speakers were allowed one and a lr.il' hours preparation while the impromptu speakers drew their 'subject while on the platform. The representatives of the senior class in each contest were:. Kxtempor aneous, Marcella Hynon, Marie liriggs and Lewis Thompson: impromptu, Har ry Hampton, I .vie. Bartholomew and Felix Knglish. The junior representatives were: Im promptu, Andrew Vincent, Bryan Good enough and Henry i.eggutt: extempor aneous, Florence Frazior, Thomas Me (iilchrist and Maynard Sawyer. The Kophoniore class was represented by: Impromptu. George Doust, John Scofiold and Ira Mercer; extemporane ous, Floyd Melntire. Dewey Probst and Wolcott' Hul'en. The winners were, for the extempor aneous, Dewey Probst, of the sopho mores; for the impromptu, Andrew Vin cent, of the juniors. The judges were: liollin K. Page. Pastor Klvin and Rev. Robert Gill. The junior class, in spile of the fact that the sophomores won first in the in dividual reward, won the contest in the extemporaneous work while the soph oniores won the impromptu contest. Spanish War Veterans Wash., charging I.ynil'f with the illicit sale of intoxicating liquor. I.yuiff was living on a farm on South Trarie about 10 miles from this city but told the sheriff that he made a trip to South Hend recently. The "Washington of ficers have been notified of l.ynil'f's arrest and will arrive for their pris oner tomorrow. Eat Less Meat If You Feel Backachy or Have Bladder Trouble Take Glass of Salts A -suit 'for divorce was filed in the circuit court today which included also a suit to quiet title to some real proper tv in this cily. Hose fC. Witte is the p'luintiff and'Amil T. Witte. Christian Kauffmnn and Anna Kaufman his wife, are the defendants. The plaintiff states that she was married to A ill il T. Witte in this county in August. PH.'!, and that in November of the next year she discovered that her husband was -suffering from a loathsome ain't incurable disease. A few days later. November Pi, 101 1, he was committed to the Ore gon state hospital for the insa'ne and is now an inmate of that institution. The plaintiff nsks 'for a decree setting '.si io two uit claim deeds and a fi" simple title to the property in question, she also asks for the restoration M her maiden name of Kosc Knufuni',. An order approving the t'uil m co of the administrator of t Ik- 'state Daniel S. Haggles was enter in ; late con I to. lay bv dudg' Lo.-hey Pho final account or Ole llalverson. administrator of the estate of f -u 111 llalverson. deceased, was approved to day by iludge liuslny fu the probate court and an order was entered dis charging the administrator from furth er duties in the matter of the estate appointed today administrator o, sa Andregg. who , ilUo. in a street Casper Andregg Wi by Judge Jtushey as the estate of There was killed August car accident on Asylum avenue, stated in the petition today thai Southern Puciric has ayreed to .:!, odd in settlement of the t No man or woman who ears most regularly can make a mistake by flush ing the kidneys occasionally, says a, well-known authority. .Meat form uric acid which excites the kidneys, ihey become 0 er-worked from tin -strain, get. sluggish and fail to filter I tin' waste and poisons from the blood, j then we get sick. Nearly all rheuma jtisni, headaches, liver trouble, nervous 1 ness, dizziness, sleeplessness and urinary disorders come from sluggish kidneys. : The moment you feel a dull nche in ' the kidneys or your back hurts or if thi urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of passage or at : tended by a sensation of scalding, stop Renting meat and get about four ounce of .lad Salts from any pharmacy; takft a sahlespoonl'ul in a glass of water be fore breakfast and in a few days your kidnexs will act fine. This fa.inoin salts is made from the aeid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with tithitt, and has been used for generations to , flush and stimulate the kidneys, also t neutralize the acids in urine so it n longer i-aeses irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. .lad Salts is inexpensive and cannot, i injure; makes a delightful effervescent ' litliia-water drink w hich everyone should take now and then to keep the. kidneys clean uml active and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complications. It is the pay inns e i-f When the full-rigged French bark llossiiet, scorning a tug. entered thrt Columbia river unaided, it furnished additional evidence that the Columbia bar is fast slipping into ancient iiis- Tendered a Banquet! !'i Lieutenant Edgar S. Gorrall, the American aviator, lost for two days in the desert, has been found and brought into camp. He says he ran out of gasoline and "had to descend at Ascension." Can't expect much results from an aviator who comes down at the going up place. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber, head of the aviation branch of the United States army signal corps, fell down a fiight of stairs at his home in Washington yesterday.! This, so far is the only successful flight recorded by his department. I The men who answered the call to fight in Culm and the Philippines will be guests this evening of Scout Voting camp. No. 2,, in Portlnnd, and will be tendered a banquet at the Portland hotel. It is ar.-io planned to hold a re-union j of Conipnnny A which will be its 'first i re-union since the war. This company! was raised at Tertlnnd and Me Minn-i ville and hnd the honor of including George C. T,. Snyder as one of itsi members. The company was mustered in Mav Si. lVis. and was engage.! m the battle of Malabon. March's;, lxm. Among those from this company who will attend the banquet and t.-- inion this evening ure George C. I.. Snyder. Z. M. Redman, .1. E. Humphreys. against the company to the es the de 'cased. Of this sum it is asked that S; tun be paid to Casper Andregg. husband of the deceased, for injuries which he sustained in the actnleat, that tHMJ be paid to Casper A telregg. Jr., who was also badly injun-d and that .1HU be paid to Kstker Ambege. :, .'.Uighter. who was also injured. ll.e remainder of the money, .-f l.tun. c,,es in to the estate of the d -aed to b" di- viiled among the heirs. Casper Audivg;-. Sr.. Casper Andregg, Jr.. aged .11 years; l-.sther Andregg. aged nine years, am Kdna Andregg. aged five years. Carsoi ic Drown handled the case for the fain iiy- Americans have been warned to leave Lower Cali fornia, and a few are heeding it. Conditions there are re ported normal, due largely to the iron hand of Colonel Estaban Cantu, the military governor of the state, who has ordered the arrest of all persons "talking on political subjects." lie is the kind of man to be at the head of the government for ho has what Carranza and Villa lack judgment and firmness. At the same time with a break between Mexico and this country which is possible if not probable, even he could not control a Mexican mob full on mescal. Hence it is the part of wisdom for such Amer icans as are in that country, to heed the warning, and get out. ppl ISIg IClllj IMS S Walt Mason, s LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Dcpesit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT ALWAYS SOMETHING ; It's hard to save for the rainy day; there's always 'something for which to pay; there's always something demanding coin; we have to pay for the tenderloin, for the grocer's prunes and the baker's bread, new pillowslips for the guest-room bed, for a hat for Jane and a shoe for Jake, for seeds and bulbs and a garden rake! We must subscribe for some magazines, and the house needs paint and the windows screens, and we need some salve for the Gel the drift v reading The of the world's doings! Capital Journal. j If Too Fat Get More Fresh Air Be Moderate in Your Diet Reduce Your Weight. Take Oil of Korein. Auct 6sl afi ... FAREWELL TO MINISTER (Capitul Journal Special Service.) Ma.-leav. (I.e.. Mar St. There be a community dinner and farewel: services to lb . A. A. Winters ncNt Suuduy. March 2i. at the Grange lull. All families are invited and are re iiuested to bring basket l'.nn-h. The h'ev. Mr. Winters, it stood, is soon to become the tendcut of a home for aged of the I'niteil Kvangeliial i tion and the people of Macle glad to see him get such a position, are sorry to lose pastor. The services will begin about 10 and will continue all day. Mr. Winters will pron-li In. fai sermon in the aftetavia TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS. Does Your Stomach Trouble You? I Wonderful will cnange that. oni i. w mi ! fir !fi?Long Face! And is under- suporiii- ministers .leuiimiua- ay. w hue ' Iv be favorable I tiiatter o fine a '. One Dose Has Often Dispelled Yeai-s of Suffering. Mnvi Lack of fresh air it is said weakens the oxvuen carrvinn oower id' the blood the liver becomes sluggish, fat iccuniu-j lates ami the action of many of the, vital organs are hindered thereby. Thei heart action becomes weak, work is attl effort and the beauty of the figure is destroyed. Kat put on by indoor life is unhealthy .ind if nature is not assisted in throw-! ing it off a serious case of obesity inayj result. When you feel that you are getting! too stout, take tiie mutter in hand at, once. Don't wait until your tigure has: THE COLONEL COMES HOME Xew York. Mar. St. When Co,,.i Roosevelt reached rpiaiaatine this ;, ernooii returning finin his crui-o o J t indies, politicians expert I' We inane a statement on tne .Mexn an tiou and other big affairs of tie meat. He is traveling on th Matura. No official reception .1.1- planned. Try Capital Journal Want Alls. mi to il ua-tno-liner been s ouderful Kemedv can real termed WoNDKRiVl,. No where you live von will find people who have 'suffered with Stnm ; ach, I.tver and Intestinal Ailments, jetc.. and have been restored to halth ! and are loud ia their praise of thin i remedy. It acts on the source and ; foundation of these ailments, remov ing the poisonous catarrh and bi.e accretions, taking out the inflamnia jtion from the intestinal tract and i assists in rendering the -.sam.' nnti - septic. Sufferers are urged to trv one dose which ul,ie should relieve' your ' suttering and convince you that Ma'vr' ! Wonderful Remedy should restart! 'vou , to good health. Put it to a test today, send for booklet on Stomach Ailments tn . .Geo. H. Mayr. Mfg. Chemist, 1:W (Whiting St.. Chicago, or better still. obtain a bottle from your druggist. J. It.. Perry, 11-1 South Commercial street. and unhealthy fat. :pend ns mudi tune as you po deeply , i. . ... i i. ... i . i. - . . i ... i ii oecoine a iokc nun tour ueanu ruiueu springtime corns, and the cow requires a,,,,,,,,,.;!, ciming around burden of npiv sit nf Vinrtis! up inner rii'ro n mon wVin unsightly . . . ' . i. I can prune tne trees, ana make some stalls, ,,, in the open; breathe .icepiv, and' Vioul ni-n,r nil tVinlliCt from Central Poariuacy or any m iiiv nuuaivuwo,.. iu nua. ana) w uv j , pf 0il of koieiu I Winters traSll tnereS alWaVS SOmetningj capsules; take one after each meal an- deinnnrlinp- ensh' A ninn linist shirk' and pnirinPtr vhn,dl,,"r..1',',w' ,,,,i,!'.'! M nis.1"- o " e.-"" weign youiseu every low a.ns an save ten cents in a passing year, whod have a bone .tom'-T the treatment until ou ar.- the rainy day, as a rod and staff when he's old and gray,!.,.0 ';. JlJZV t to buy a shroud when the journey's done there's always! v "'' iige.ti.n mi oven a few .iay, Always Watch This Ad ssibly; X Strictly correct weight, iquare deal and highest Drice. for Changes Often "if n.i i X junk, ntetal, rubber, hide, and fur,. I nXZ ZZZ Z "7 mcuDators. All kinds corrugated Hoofing paper and ieond hand u.g stock of all size second hand iron for both roofj and building,, linoleum. something demanding mon I treatment has been reported to notice ible reduction in weLht, how a 302 North Commercial St. H. Steinback Junk Co. The House of HY.f a Million E3r!;,. t"" Pjont 803