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Editorial Page of "Ihe Capital Journal,, THURSDAY t'.EMXd, .Tulv :!, K'16. CHABLES H FISHES, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVERY EVE.VIXG EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, ORECOX, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. IV R RARXES. CHA8. H. FISHER, President Vice-President DORA C. AXDRESEN, Sec. and Treas. SUBSCBirTIOX BATES run hr furrier, ner vear $5.00 Per month Dally by mail, per year 3.00 Per month ..45c 33c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York, Ward-Lewis-Williams Special Agency, Tribune Building Chicago, W. 11. Stockwel 1, People's Gas Building. Tha Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the oreh. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or i.cgleets gettitng tho paper to you on time, kindlv phono the circulation manager, us this is the only way we can determine whe'ther or not the carriers are following instructions. Phono Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. NONE OF THEM DARE QUIT The latest story from Berlin is to the effect that the "Started the fire with coal oil." That was the cause of the blaze last night that destroyed the Comstock residence, and the paintings and household effects of Artist C. L. St. Clair. Ever since the use of coal oil be gan it has been the cause of fires and the total losses from this cause would run into the billions. Warnings num berless have been issued against pouring coal oil on a fire to "hurry it up," but they have gone into heedless ears, just as the property of those same heedless ones has gone up in smoke. There is no use drawing attention to it or repeating warnings for they will fall on deaf ears. Americans are always in a hurry, and this applies to get ting kitchen fires underway, as well as getting somewhere in an auto. In the former case it is generally only prop erty endangered, in the latter life. This however makes no difference and autoists race with death as recklessly as some folks handle coal oil. The Orpet case will end tomorrow, so far as the at torneys are concerned, for Special Prosecutor Joslyn will make the closing argument sometime during that day and Germans have an idea that the Allied attacK aiong tne the case will go to the jury, lhe prosecution is very western front will fail and that when Lngland finds it is weak in some points, and whi useless to attempt to break through the German defenses that she will begin negotiations lor peace, inis is a hopeful view of the situation, but one not justified by the circumstances. The English and French, when the Teutons attacked Verdun, said the same thing: "When Germany finds she cannot pass Verdun she will realize the hopelessness of her condition and begin negotiations for peace." So far, while Germany has probably lost hope of accomplishing anything at Verdun, she has not begun negotiations for peace. She keeps hammering away at the Verdun defenses, simply because she has to keep fighting, and the scrapping in that section is as good as anywhere else. Germany has to keep fighting just as the others do. If any of them quit for any great length of time their people would begin to think of peace rather than war, and none of the powers dare permit this at this time. Once the people get over their war madness and begin to consider peace at all, the end of the war is not far away. That is one reason the kaiser, keeps his armies busy at Verdun. It was what Grant did at Vicks burg, ordering charges such as that on the 22nd of May, '63, for instance; which he said could accomplish nothing, except to "quiet the clamor in the north. "The fighting at Verdun is of this class. It is being done for home con sumption, and can accomplish nothing except to quiet the clamor at home. It is quite probable those at the head of the warring nations all have a sufficiency of fighting, and would quit if they could; but each fears the settlement unless it is made with his side victorious and in a measure dictating terms. . Rearranging of boundaries and the possibility of in demnities scare them all out. As a matter of fact the in demnity question it would seem, is almost eliminated now, for none of the belligerents could "come through." When they get heir war debts in the way of having their interest paid and even a small sum set aside for reducing the principal, all the warring countries will have about all the financial burdejn they can carry without added pay ments for indemnity. All the armed "litigants" have spent their fortunes for court costs and lawyer fees, so to speak, and any judgment returned can be beaten by the loser on execution, that is the winner can find no prop erty on which to levy. This being the case it looks as though the war would go on until one side or the other is exhausted. The dispatches sapiently state that the old standout hile it is proverbial that "you never can tell what a jury will do, it does not seem prob able that a conviction will be secured. The one strong point in the prosecution is that showing that Orpet after, as he claimed, the girl had killed herself, instead of noti fying the authorities or telling anyone about it, went to a moving picture show. As one of the state's attorneys pointed out, this looks more like the act of a cold-blooded murdered than that of an innocent person. Americans are as quick to imitate as they are to create. The successful trip of the big under-sea freighter, and the enormous profits derived from her cargo of dye stuffs has stirred the American money grabber, and al ready a corporation is being formed to build a line of big undersea freighters that will be used as blockade runners, and supply Germany with much needed food stuffs and material for war munitions. President Sproule Appeals to Railroad Employes In a direct appeal, president William Sproule of the Southern Pacific, calls upon the 52,500 employes of the com pany to seriously consider the present agitation and threatened strike over the demands of the four brotherhoods of tiainment and euginemcu in the I'nitcd States for an increase wages. The appeal savs: "An appeal by the Southern Pacific company (Pacific System) to its '2,-, oOO employes: "Thirteen and one half per cent of your number the enginemen, conduct ors, firemen, trainmen and switchmen are being polled for a strike. "This company is not responsible for the present agitation and has no desire to change the existing rates of par, or working conditions, unless forced to do so in the adjustment of demands originated by representatives of the men in engine, traiu and switch ing service. "No just reason for thus interrupt ing the service exists. The railroads have offered to arbitrate every ques tion raised by the demands which have been presented. "The representatives of the men, however, rejected this offer and have issued strike ballots. "The management earnestly hopes: "1. That the men will seriously consider their positions; their pen sions,, their transportation privileges and the welfare of their families. "'2. That the men receiving ballots will vote against a strike. "X That all other employes will use their influence to that end. "The. management favors the settle ment by arbitration of all the ques tions in dispute. "Huch a course will preserve to each of you unbroken earning power; to the public, uninterrupted service, and to: the railroad continuance of earnings! by which alone it can perform its pub lie duties." Wm. Sproule, President. A late government report shows there are eight bil lion cigars smoked in this country yearly. If they were all five-centers the amount of money the Americans had to burn, and burned, would be four hundred million dollars. Add to this the cost of tobacco to pipe and cigarette smok ers and my Lady Nicotine is a close rival of John Barley corn and his Highness King Booze as a money burner. About the worst thing that can be said about Mr. Hughes is that he is friendly with Theodore Roosevelt. That is however only a matter of taste, but some men would hesitate long before taking up with one who so cold bloodedly betrayed his political friends as did Mr. Roosevelt. Macon ters Bois Penrose, Murray Crane and that aggregation, lt . have shown no dissatisfaction with the appointing of six 1 .i . 1 . . 1TM... progressives on tne national coiiiiiiur.ee-. vny miuuju they care? The appointment leaves them with nine, a good working majority, and the naming of the progres sives is simulv "a sou to cerberus " to keep the dog quiet. The six will have nothing whatever to say unless they j say what Bois Penrose and the old gang want them to say. As for them having any objection to associating and working with the prodigals that is a decided joke. That old political gang would associate with the devil if his Satanic excellency would stand for it, and be proud of the opportunity, unless moved by jealously to be sore over his superior methods acquired by longer but not any more disreputable practice. Politically, the description given bv Cicero of the friends and associates of Cataline, would fit the old standpat leaders like a kid glove. They were not raised pets, their folks don't care whom they associate with, and their pride will not make them draw the line at anything that is passed them for associates so long as they can do the manipulating with a free hand. John D. Rockefeller is free with advice about acquir ing good health, for the stock cannot be corralled---but he is chary about making suggestions about gathering the coin, he wants a monopoly there. Besides it might not redound to his credit to let the public know how he got his millions. CAMPAIGN TALK Of course it is a great temptation, to talk of Wilson and of Hughes, and rant around, like all creation, o'er every bit of campaign nughes. I find myself at times a standing, indulging in the talksmith's job, and frothing at the mouth and handing forensic trimmings to the mob. But yes terday I stood and yammered in old Jim Bickle's blacksmith shop; this candidate and that I hammered, until Jim's eyes be gan to pop. And well I knew, while I stood throwing assorted language through my face, I should be home, and busy hoeing, or fixing fences on the place. With righteous scorn the women viewed me, when I re turned to home and farm, and from the cot tage door they shooed me. and said I was a false alarm. My wife had pumped eight tubs of water, to wash the duds and scrub the floors, and Ysobel, my flossy daugh ter, was sawing cordwood out of doors. Ten billion flies are needing swattin', ten billion microbes should be boiled; yet man, his duties all forgotten, o'er campaign foolishment is roiled. Grazing Trespass Case Closed by Plea I V A i ... jr.: i bs 2iLur WILL TELL HUGHES OF IT IN CARNEGIE HALL LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1S63 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Xew York. July 13. Charles Evans Hughes will be told that he is the re publican candidate for president on July 31, at eight p. m. in Carnegie Hull, Xew York city. Selection of this date for the perfunctory notifica tion ceremony was announced today by senator Warren (). Harding, chairman of the notification committee, follow ing a conference with Hughes and Chili nun u Willcox. "There will be invited to be present at the notification ceremony members of the republican national convention, heads of the republican organizations throughout the various states, progres sive national committeemen and repub lican governors and members of cou- gress, said Senator Harding. United States Marines Clean Up Santo Domingo Washington, July IX Living up to its roputuiton as the greatest single factor for eace in America, the Unit ed States Marine Corps, with tho loss of a few men killed and wounded, has quietly and effectually quelled the latest revolt in Suuto Domingo, and, without time lost iu undue parley has forced the rebel chieftains to lay down their arms and return to peaceful pur suits, according to late advices from Monte Christ i. United States marines now control the entire island on which Haiti and Santo Domingo are situated, and that control was gained without serious ! fighting r great loss of life it is "The notification ceremony will be; claimed, because of the thorough pre followed bv a reception, given by Mr, ! Hughes at the Hotel Astor to the in I vited guests. 1 "Others who will be invited will be prominent members of the progressive party." Harding was asked whether Roose velt would be present. imredness of the marines for the busi ness at hand and their knowledge of the people and their ways. 2000 T.WTBT,ff QTJIT Mexico City, Julv 12. The Cedille brother, headiug a band of 2,000 reb "I can certainly say, as chairman of els in tho state of San Luis Potosi, the notification committee, he re plied, "that the colonel will be wel come. He certainly will be asked to attend, la will former President Tuft" unconditionally surrendered to the gov ernment with their followers today. No more rebels are now operating in Snu Luis Potosi, Portland, Or., July 13. Harney Parks of Harney, Oregon, indicted for wilful grazing trespass upon the Mal heur National forest, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 by the United Stntes court on June 10. Parks paid his fine and the case is closed. Charge was in charge of sheep go ing to their allotted range, and instead of following the regularly established driveway, trailed them across the al lotted cattle range of other stock own ers, consuming four or five days in crossing and using about $100 wortlf of forage on tne cattle men's allotment. Instead of holding the sheep owner, who hud no part in the action, respon sible for the wilful feature of the case, the government brought trespass charges against the eamptender .with the result mentioned above. This is the second case iu which an employee has been hold responsible for a tres pass of this sort in Oregon. Tt is be lieved that this court decision, fixing the responsibility upon the man in charge of the stock will stimulate the employees to comply with regulations and instructions when handling stock on national forest range. " , In the past, when herders or others in charge of stock have refused to ob serve the regulations and trespassed upon range allotted to another stock man, the owner of the stock was held entirely responsible. The government has now adopted the plan of seggre gating such cases and criminally pros ecuting the man in charge of the stock when he acts on his own authority and wilfully violates the grazing regula tions. The government undertakes to give the grazing permittees quiet possession of the range allotted to them for the use of their stock, and the action iu this case was necessary for the pro tection of the cattle men whose allot ted range was 'trespassed upon by the sheep. Salt Does Not Keep It From Smelling If salt in carload lots can be shipped from San Francisco or Salt Lake to eastern Oregon points for less than it can be shipped from Portland to the same points, something is radically wrong, believes the state public serv ice commission. To find out what the trouble may be the commission has fixed August 15 as the date for hear ing the matter. Seven railroads doing business in this state will be represented at the hearing to be held in Portland at which time the rates and charges made for transporting salt will be gone into. The rate charged from Portland to Hnker is 2ft cents a hundred pounds to LaGrnndc 2S cents and to Pejidleton 22 1-2 cents with other points in pro portion. This is for a minimum ship ment of -10.000 pounds. San Francisco sends salt to eastern Oregon points for 3,"i cents and Salt Lake for from 35 1-2 to 40 cents. i Largo quantities of coarse salt are required by sheepmen and cattle men iu that section of the state. Frequent ly the salt is brought to Portland as ballast in ships. The cost of transpor tation to eastern Oregon is such that ranchers find it cheaper to purchase in California or Utah than to buy in Portland. This of course redounds to the disadvantage of Oregon Industry. The inquiry was instituted by the commission on its own motion. HUNDREDS SAW HIM DROWN III Ill 1 1 5tlH Loia I Recognize Oregon As Leader In Education Recognition of Oregon as a leader in imroved educational methods, is de clared common in the east, according to J. A. Churchill, superintendent of pub lic instruction, who is back at his desk today after a three weeks' trip east, during which he attended the annual conference of the National Education association. "The Oregon high school law is re ceiving special attention at this time," declared Mr. Churchill. "Commenda tion is heard on all sides and. I be lieve, is justly deserved for this law opens the high schools of the slate to every hoy and girl alike. The law has been described as the most constructive piece of legislation concerning second ary schools enacted by any state." The standardization of rural schools also is meeting with favor in other parts of the country. Puling his sojourn in the east Superintendent Churchill visited the schools in Oary. Indiana, and other cities to compare advanced methods employed there with those in vogue throughout Oregon. MAY SUCCEED HUGHES Washington, July 13. It was indi cated at the White House today that district judge John H. Clarke,' of Clev eland, may be President Wilson's choice as associute justice of the Unit ed sta'es supreme court today to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles' E. Hughes. Sale of National Forest Timber Closed Portland, Or., July IX The district forester, Portland, Oregon, has just re ceived bids for approximately ti,72o, 000 feet of timber on the Wenatchee National forest in central Washington, and has awarded the salo to V. O. Morris of Chelan, Wash. The timber is situated on an area of about 4ti5 acres iu Sec. 12, T 21, N, R 11 K. W. M., ou the Squillchuck Creek watershed, ami consists of ti, 05,000 feet b. m. of western yellow pine. 450,000 feet b. m of Douglas fir and l!to.000 feet b. in. of western larch saw timber. The purchaser will be giv en until December 31, 1920, in which, to cut and remove the timber. 'The stiunpage prices paid by t.ie suc cessful bidder ure $2.00 per M. feet for the western yellow pine, and $1.00 per M. feet for the Douglas fir and weirteru larch. RECALL COMMISSIONER A call has been issued by the com mittee appointed by the Polk County Taxpayers' league to promote the re call ngniust Commissioner Beckett for a meeting at the court liouse on Saturday of next week, the purpose of which is to uominnte a successor to the commissioner when the recall petitions shall have been sufficiently signed and filled with the proper au thorities. Those iu charge of circu lating the petition hope to have the requisite number of names thereto prior to that dute. Dallas Observer. Chicago, July 13. While hundreds of bathers at the new Clarendon beach looked on, I.eon Hewes. aged 21. a stu dent at the Chicago college of osteopa thy was drowned today. He was seized with entraps. Estimates today indicated at least 59, 000 Chirsgoans took advantage of night and today of the dozens of beaches along the lake front. The Nation's Favorite BotLter Net There Is No Better Always Watch? This Ad -Changes Often ? ; Strictly correct wolgkt, sqnaro deal and highest price tot all nfo aft jnnk, metal, robber, aids aad fur. I pay 2o per ponad tat aid, faga. '. Big stock of all sites soeoad haal incubator. All kinds ewrogajta T lroa for botk roofs tad buildings. Hoofing papar tad seoB& ksuad f- ' linoleaat. H. Steinback Junk Co. Tea Hons of Half a KUliom Bargains. T 101 North Cofflatarcial St nm M I MM IHtl I M