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June 27. UMO.
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Something, of course, will in the course of time and
perhaps not a very long time either, take the place of the
movies, for the world moves rapidly and someone will
discover something to please the public more than the
movies do now. There is another question along this
line, and that is what will come after the auto? At pres
ent the answer most apt to be made would be "the flying:
macnine, anu tnis is probably correct. It would be quite j
a serious joke on the American people if after they had;
spent millions on roads, they should suddenly discover'
they had but little use for them. This suggests that it!
might be the part of wisdom to build as many good roads !
now as possible, for with the coming of . the airship, the;
strong backing now had by the good roads movement!
from the auto owners would soon be lost if airships, in a 1
large measure, took the place of -the joy wagons. Of:
course the roads will always be needed for the heavy haul-1
ing, but the tourist and speed fans, the family auto parties:
and pleasure riders who now want the best of roads would :
have no interest in them once the airship becomes chcan
Colonel Roosevelt has written a long letter to the ,(?nough to become a general plaything, jj
Progressive national committee declining to accept the! T1 -, . , I "
nomination at the hands of the Progressive party. He at: . eed college it is said has adopted and will teach the
the same time announces that he will support Hughes and! simpliliecl torm oi spelling. When Mahomet could not
advises them to do the same " I comPel tne mountain to come to him he went to the moun-
He savs it is a time to ulaee patriotism above nartv ld anu u mdy De "ke same P.nncipie is back ot the Keed
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THE COLONEL PRATES OE HONOR
Salem's Handy Repair Guide
A Stitch in Time Salves Nine
and to vote the republican ticket straight
deal to say about honor. Just what
He has a great
he means by
college movement. The art of spelling is becoming a lost
one in the colleges as well as the public schools, for the
honor" is a mvsterv. He bolts the romiblican nartv. PUP"S in them are not nearly so good spellers as were
. . . - - - " " : ' " fnj.nr -.i. 4- U.. -U ,,t 1 1 mi
ttimc-u ulil uy me cumiiiy suiuuis years ago. men it was
the custom to have spelling matches in the schools and be
tween schools. The result was a high average as speller.
Under our modern system Reed college has discovered
that it cannot teach its students to spell, and that thev
j. n .i i i i .i ... -
ct are uencienc in tnis orancn wnen tnev come to it irom
for it. He asked the party to allow him to name another e P"bhc s?n.ools. It proposes to make the spelling easier
that had for nearly eight years given him the highest
position man can attain, and had in addition allowed him
to name his successor, and then elected that successor
William Howard Taft. Then this mouthy gentleman who
prates so loudly of honor, became disgruntled at the man
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HAS MR. HUGHES AN ISSUE ? j
candidate for the place in 1912, but the leaders of the
party decided that he had been the whole thing long
enough and refused to consent to his naming himself for
the third term.
Then this man of "honor" started
gathering around him some of the bi
men in the country, and from both parties. He made a
wonderful race too and while beaten he also beat the
party to which he owed all the honors that had been
heaped upon him.
That should have been enough to establish him as a
for them, giving a course m spelling by ear instead of by
note.
La Nacion, the leading newspaper of Argentine, or for
that matter of South America, is out with a suggestion
il a party of his own, for mediation between the United States and Mexico, by
ightest and brainiest! which it thinks war may be averted, and the difficulties
surrounding the Mexican situation be removed. It pro
poses a neutral zone along the border into which the
United States may send its troops at any time in pursuit
of bandits or raiders. At the same time David Starr
Jordan and the other arbitrators, five in all, for Bryan
man of "honor" but it was only a beginning in the way of; refuses to take part, are gathering at El Paso to discuss
infamy for this modern Sir (lalahad. I the situation and if possible arrive at some solution that
After having held the presidency nearly eight years, will settle the Mexican trouble without resort to arms,
after having had the man he selected for the place hold it j The outlook for peace from these sources, however, is not
for four years, and then when he had forced his party encouraging.
out of power he again puts up a job by which he hoped The Oregonian yesterday called attention to the gen
to scare the old guard into submission to his dictation. If eral lack of familiarity with the Bible. In doing so it
ever there was a dirty political hold-up attempted any- called attention to many familiar passages with the doubt
where, it was that of this honorable Roosevelt at Chicago, that many of its readers could, off-hand, tell from what
June 6 to 8 of this year. He was the head of the party he book of the Bible they were taken. It also called atten
had brought into existence and he held it inactive day tion to the inability of most folks to tell where any quota
after day until all hope of forcing the republicans to ti0n from the Bible might be found, and also that many
nominate him had vanished. Up to that time he en- i familiar quotations and expressions in every day use were
couraged it to stand firm in his support and used it as a j not known by their users as Bible quotations. The Ore
pawn in his game of politics. His henchman, another, gonian's list might be continued at great length with few
man of honor, one Perkins, held the convention back to say whether the quotations were from the Bible or
from action at his bosses' dictation, because if it acted j some other source. The expression often used and con
Roosevelt's bridges would have been burned behind himJsidered slang "I am escaped by the skin of my teeth?" is
it was not me parry cuner ol mem was looking auer, out rrom the Bible. Do you know who used it?
KooseveIt,.anU he alone
As a last bluff the Colonel offered to compromise on
Senator Lodge, whom he knew was an impossibility, still
(I'Voin the New York Wurld.l
-Mr. Hughes' telegram of acceptum-p
was not written in a hurry. Evidently
it. was prepared, ns he was prepare.!.
luring days anil weeks of judicial sil
ence, to meet the ociasinn which
length presented itself.
Speaking after lon(r mediation of
Women's Clothing To j
Be Higher This Fall1
strike in liMO as a parallel, saying
that prices of suits and cloaks wer
increased in some eases as high as 30
per cent at that time.
Vnrk HKjIu'i1 prices for worn- ('resident Wile of the Manufacture
lea's ch.aks and suits next fall as a ers association denied that the lock
i result of the strike and lockout in the "as prompted by a desire to rai.i
;lt : garment industry in tins city were pre- I" oecmrini: prices were Eovernea
I dieted rViday l'.y lien iainiii Schlesinf;-. I,v supply and demand. No discussion
er. president ot the International La- (" I'J'1"' increase hail, taken place m
dies' liarmeiit Workers' union. ""' manufacturers' counsels in eonnee
Ne.
I tion with the lalmr troulde, lie said.
'""ci P'-nnu in our nutim.at, i fact. Mr. Schlesinyer said, the!
history" Bill! (if t,. "t-sisrinu ; . lockout r,f :!OIIIIII mirkprs liv llio mnn.i
cy, Mr. Huyhcs nevertheless meets ufacturers association was tn provide j Let the Capital Journal New Toaf
the crisis and exigency with penerali-'nn excuse to raise prices. The union Column put your dollars on the -Ight
ties anil platitudes common enouah head cited the dose of the garment ' track,
when ho abandoned politics in l'T',
out sadly out ot place todav. Ini
It is pretty hard to keep track of the movements of our
boys at Clackamas, owinir to the numerous and sudden
hoping to finally bluff the old guard into naming him. I changes of orders concerning them. Sundav evening it
When all was over he still allowed the loyal friends who, was expected they would start for the front Monday, but
had supported him to go ahead and nominate him audi Sunday night the orders were countermanded and the
prevented them naming some one else, leaving the way; troops ordered held in camp until they were fully equip-
open for his betrayal of them. jped. Monday afternoon another order was made to tiTej
Then he slunk to cover and began to perfect plans by 'effect that all troons should be started for the front ns
which he could get back into the graces of the old party,; soon as mustered without waiting for equipment which ldus'trv1',
for he still has the idea that four yedrs from now he can; could be given them at points on the way. This morning, ,lis,"':il'''i
get the nomination. ,rlo square himself he deliberately; the orders are to entrain today and these will probably
threw down the men who had followed him so loyally, and not be chanced.
has the effrontery to tell them he is going back to the old Now wou!d be an excellent time to clean uu the citv: '.t 'xln'1''!,;
spite ot the tavor with which thev
regard him. his countrymen. wc lie
lieve, will turn from these hackneyed
expressions with pain and disappoint
nii'nt.
I he times are indeed out of joint
so much s0 that a candidate hoping
to displace a president who for mure
than three years has noldv and wise
ly Imrne crushing burdens can hardly
expect to win great public approval
with fragments of ancient party plat
forms and repetitious of campaign
cries made familiar iu hum drum days.
Xot partial to political mysteries or
antiquities, the American people will
insist, upon bringing Mr. Hughes down
to date.
What, for instance, has President
Wilson done that Mr. Hughes would
not have done, and whnt has President
Wilson left undone that Mr. Hughes
would have done .'
In the enforcement of American
rights to life and property at sea,
would .Mr. Hughes have resorted to
diplomacy or to nar.' Here he must be
specific.
Is he dissatisfied with the settle-'
nient of the submarine issue on terms
that gave this country the most not
able of all the diplomatic triumphs .'
In regard to the Mexican situation,
would he have embraced Hucrta and
government by assassination, and
would he now. assail a crippled neigh
bor or help him to stand elect.'
If the preparedness ti which he re
fers is not being fully met by the
vast increase of armament acconi
i ,,,.).,. t,n- nf it-. ..1, ;.,......
I would he resort to Prussian eonscrip- I chant a thing.
! tion and hand over the 1'nited States 1
treasury to our own ambitious Krnpps.' I ' --
Is he so much in love with ".mhiu.1 ; (SHmBBni
principles" that, with the I
and commerce of the world 1 1
by war he would invite the
attorneys ot Mig Ilusiiiess. . heedless
of everything hut their own gluttony.!
to write their extortions once more!
EARLY MORNING
The early morning's glory has baffled all the poets;
no one can chant its glory in comprehensive notes. I'd
fain describe its splendor, but when I take my pen, I ruin
a suspencier, and give it up again. For e'en
a bard of Avon might punch his golden
lyre, until he grew a spavin, and felt his
muscles tire he could not do it justice; no
bard can do that same, although his marble
bust is perched in the Hall of Fame. A
Milton or a Spenser might write majestic
junk, and then methinks the censor would
mark the product "Bunk." Some themes
are far too lofty for mortal words, I think;
and no one but a softy will splatter them
with ink. And when I see thp mnvnino- tho
slowly rising sun, whose first rays are adorning the
landscape, green and dun; the never ending wonder that
in the dawning lies, when Night's veil's torn asunder, dis
closing gleaming skies, I view the scene of splendor, but
when an ode I'd sing, I spoil a good suspender, and cannot
party and to ask them to forget party and all
follow him.
else,
aiKi 1
for the cherry fair and celebration of next week. The
awns and parking should be mowed and trimmed and:
It remains to be seen if these gentlemen will follow, vacant ots cieaned of their growth of weeds and grass. i""'1 'i"""-'"- "r is 11 11
the besmirched plumes of their one time Henry of Nayar-j lf property owners neglect their duty in this respect the ! ICS mX"'"" "
which he
'iibscribes in such general items the j
iuericniiim that President Wilson I
upheld in the lace of foes foreign!
le uiade-in-.
the Merman-!
re, in his skulking surrender, as they did when he led them
against what they thought was the common enemy. Many
of them will naturally go back to the republican party
whence Roosevelt seduced them, but they will go back in
spite of Roosevelt not because of him.
l'alo Alto claims the first war baby. Nine hours alter ;co ;s nnnm.iate.i but therp is nnthino- tn mprfintP nv
Company L left for the mobilization camp, the wife of j arbitrate. One cannot arbitrate with one who is trying
i nvaie josepu u.oime upeame a moua-r. iiieiau w t0 assassinate his tamily, or mediate with a burelar
a big bov and was named John Pershing Ozonne, in honor
of the commander of the forces in Mexico. So far as
heard from the claim of the Ozonne's to the first war baby
remains undisputed.
citv omciais snouui remind tnem oi it in a way that thevi 1 "-- " imwortny an.i un-;
will remember in the future. It is the duty of every
citizen to assist in keeping Salem trim and neat. j,iv's Kurpe. .im, he any in-pira-;
I tion for spoils, or nnv fact to ;o upmn
. , except that the faithful men thus be-
the friendly spirit of the South American republics 111 litti.a are nen,oc,atr
offering to mediate between the United States and Mex-i ., ,T!i:', A;';u::rn'. "TCl"'
high tradition. They will not respect
the silence of the candidate.
Mr. Roosevelt represented the true!
opposition to President Wilson. What
who is rifling his house.
,i,
has
Mr. Hughes want that Mr. WiUon
not given us' i
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The Oregonian and many other republican newspapers jYAJE"rECTivEEvoRUKox roads'
of the country have just discovered that Col. Theodore ' I
Roosevelt is the greatest patriot in America. When he;MS'-,
Was leading the bllll MoOSerS thev Called hilll almost manv farmers and other citizens from j
PViM'Vtliintr Ocii I'nrts of Yamhill county nt a meet-1
ing hold here last Wednesday, discuss-
i ed the present svstem of road improve-
The dispatches intimate that the Mexicans are con-J' ""iltL "TL
templating executing the soldiers captured at Carrizal. :, "f roaduustef system a a sav-t
If they should do soU will be a terrible accounting they! trin ofW,1
will have to make in the near future. jtund so that ca. h district woui i
mm (cure nt least m per cent of the money,
" """ "" " i raised within its KiunTlaries for ex-i
The Oregonian asks: "What will come after the:i"'1"lil,ir0 H'wi". rarmer- later;
.3.. .,.! t. i.v i x i Iroads were favored so that resideats;
'"ai c mil, inciciiu IU l!UtS U1C ailSWei. UlU aOI,.l.l t-jrul
. nope it wm ne sometmng more intelligent than the things i
iiLit'i uiriu iiuw, uu; censors.
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