Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal"
CHARLES H FISHER,
Editor and Manager.
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August 22, IK 1 0.
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WALL STREET THE THERMOMETER
THOSE WATER COMPETITION RATES
The Oregonian at some length points out that the
Capital Journal does not understand Portlands conten
tion as to rates, preferential or other and elucidates
them. Portland's position is understood well enough and
also its contention. What the Capital Journal was under
taking to call attention to was that the special rate the
railroads were allowed to make where they were in com
petition with water transportation was wrong in prin
ciple. It asked: "If a railroad can haul freight to a
terminal where it has to meet ocean competition at a given
charge when that competition is active, why should it not
' be compelled to haul the same freight between the same
points should the ocean transportation suddenly cease
If the railroad can haul freight at a given rate and earn
satisfactory profits by so doing while ships are bringing
the same freight to the same place, why can they not per
form the same service at the same price when the ships
jro out of business? In other words does the fact that
the ships quit make the cost of carrying freight any
greater to the railroads? It is conceded that if the system
of permitting lower rates to roads in order to let them
meet ocean competition is correct that Portland is as
much entitled to have the benefits thereof as any place.
Portland is undoubtedly a seaport, and a good one; and
as we look at it is as much entitled to have the railroads
carry her freight at competitive rates when there is a
scarcity of ships, just as much as when they are begging
for cargoes. If freight rates are not raised throughout
the country generally, then the action of the interstate
commerce commission is inexcusable in allowing the rail
roads to increase the rates to Portland, simply because a
large part of the ocean competition is temporarily with-
' 'drawn.
The report having been circulated that the Coos Bay
cities would not be able to take care of the big crowds
expected there to take part in the celebration, 1 he Marsh
field Record wired the Capital Journal yesterday that
there was accommodations for all, and then some. All
Coos Bay, and all its people have opened their doors tor
their visitors and will see that all have plenty to eat and
lots of good sleeping. The first delegation, that from ban
Francisco, arrived presumably last night and from this
on, the crowds will continue to gather, and while balem
will not show up until Friday night it will be there numer-
u. nnA oil fi,r.cn -Vir ni nnt there will bo wishing tney
UUMV illlU nil lliuov " - ... , -
were. The special trains from Portland will leave
Wednesday, the Royal Rosarians accompanying them
and taking their band and drill team and will arrive home
Sunday. Eugene will send a large delegation and prac
tically every ' point this side of the Cascades will be
represented.
A new record high price was set on Wall Street yes
terday for United States Steel stock, it reaching Do, which
is one eighth of a dollar above the record. ith its
5,500,000 shares the advance today amounted to more
than ten million dollars. Some idea of the business trans
acted daily on the stock exchange can be gathered irom
the dealings in this stock yesterday when nearly 900,000
shares were sold at $05 a share. In this stock alone the
dealing amounted to $S3,500,000.
Twenty-six customers were lined up at a Chicago bar
when they heard the command "hands up." All obeyed
and the masked bandits who issued the command went
through the. whole gang. The dispatch does not say
whether the barkeeper came through after the hold up
and gave the thirsty ones a drink, thus leaving those who
indulge occasionally, in doubt as to the real extent of the
bandit's cruelty.
Ludy Langer shared the honors yesterday in Cali
fornia with Mr. Hughes. He beat the, world's record for
a mile swim, making it in 2:'. minutes 11 seconds, o 4-o
seconds ahead oi tne recoru. i uus uu muov.c i
and brawn, brain.
The most hopeful sign about the threatened strike
situation is that stocks have not been affected. Wall
street is the thermometer that registers the temperature
of the business world, and if it shows no sign of fever
heat or contrary chill it can be depended on that there is
not going to be any great change in business affairs in
the near future. While President Wilson is sitting up of
nights trying to get the employers and employes to
agree on amicable adjustment of their affairs, and sum
moning the presidents of all the big roads to meet him,
Wall Street pursues the even tenor of its somewhat dev
ious ways, and pays no attention to it. Yesterday there
was no decline in any of the railroad stocks and Reading
went up over three points. If Wall Street thought a
strike was coming, stocks, railroad stocks, would be
falling.
Not only that but with a tie up probable many if not
all the Industrials would also show a big falling off. It is
a flattering tribute to the president, for it indicates that
Wall Street thinks he will be able to prevent the strike
with all its business calamities.
Loganberries are responsible for the larger part of
that H00 carloads of bottles brought into Salem this sea
son. From present indications next year will see a great
deal larger number imported. If "Loju" and "Phez"
prove as popular as sales indicate, in a few yers more it
will mean 1,000 or more carloads of bottles. This would
make a pretty fair starter for a glass factory here. The
question is have we the sand? The sand to build a factory
is not meant, but the proper quality of sand for making
the class of bottles demanded in this trade. From the
character of bottle used it would probably require almost
a pure silica, as the bottles must be clear. However it is
a matter well worth inquiring into and the attention of
the Commercial club is respectfully called to it. It would
cost but little to have Salem sand examined and the mat
ter settled. If we can produce the sand a small glass fac
tory for the starter should be located here. It is under
stood that these bottles came from San Francisco, where
the only factory on the coast making this kind of bottles
is located. With a carload of bottles a day the year round
taken locally business would be assured from the start,
and with the northwest to be supplied, a pretty good sized
factory could find market for its wares.
Ethel Stephens is long on husbands, having two at the
same time, and the feature of the affair,, js that both
nvp millionaires. Shfi first married a minim? man who
three weeks later went to the mines and later she learned
he was killed. This in 1902. In 1910 she met and married
Walt Sheley who had inherited a million. Some time later
she met her first husband who in the meantime had ac
cumulated a million or two, and also discovered she was
still his wife. The husbands both proved good sports. The
first is willing she should get a divorce and the second
will take a trip away until a year has passed after the
divorce is secured when he will remarry his or the other
fellow's wife. A woman with two millionaire husbands
at once is certainly going some.
Scientific Washington is aroused over the discovery of
mute mosquitoes. They do not cinier irom me uras&
Vi.-inrl nnrl mnnrlnlin variety other than in their tuneless-
ness, for they bite just as hard and as deep, and besides
give no warning that they are ready for business. The
scientists who discovered them ought to be able to get a
job at O. A. C. where recently the lacuity, or some oi n,
discovered two brand new weeds.
fiirl 1 .fit-hers nt. Diversev beach near Chicago complain
that some bold, bad man was diving under the water and
pinching their legs. This gave them all the tnrms, a reai
shark might have furnished, without the danger. The
punishment was made to fit the crime, for the cops
pinched the pincher.
MARKET SEETHES
Steel Makes New Record,
1,324,000 Shares of Stock j
Are Sold !
New York. Aug. 22. In the first ruil-
lion shure iln.v since May 1!, the New J
York stock exchange today seethed
with excitement of record prices for (
United States Steel common, spirited
advances in the railroad list and a break
of four points or more iu many automo
bile shares. 1
Steel common, so often the barometer '
of the market led the bull movement
with a new record of !Mi 'ii, a gain of,
13 3-4 over the record price set in the
closing minutes yesterday. Beading, an-1
other bell cow of Avail street, sold up
2 1-2 to lU'.i 1-2. Erie jumped 2 3-4 to
.'!! 1-2 on a floor rumor that Erie em
ployes had promised not to joiu the nation-wide
strike should one be called.
Union Pacific jumped to 143, a sain of
3, New York Central sold at 1U5 3-4 and
Southern Pacific was quoted at 9! 3-8.
A shake down by bear traders in the
automobile list sent Wyllis-Overland to
a new low tor the year nt 4s o-S, Stuue
baker dropping 5 points to 12i and
Maxwell at S3 1-8 was off 3 3-S from
its best price of. the day. Equipment
stocks soared. Baildwin locomotive was
up 5 3-H to v2 3-S and railway steel
springs advanced 4 to 50 3-4.
Steel advanced to 07 1-2 in late trad
ing, a gain of 2 1-2 for the day, and
recoveries were marie in the auto list.
The market closed strong.
Sales for the day were, 1,324,000
shares.
The Nation's
Favorite
Butter Nmt
There Is No Better
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"Changes Often
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f 8trictly correct weight, square deal and highest prices for till kld el
f junk, metal, rubber, hides and furs. I pay 20 per pound for old nft.
X Big stock of all sizes second land incubators. All kinds eomgmtet
t iron for both roofs and buildings. Boofing paper and second
f linoleum.
H. Steinback Junk'Co.
The Honse of Half a Million Bargains.
102 North Commercial It
Pacific Mail Liner
Conies From New York
San Francisco, Aug. 22. Many dis
tinguished Central Americans arrived
here today on the Pacific Mail liner
Ecuador when it reached here from New
York, making the return of the house
flag of the company to Pacific waters.
The Ecuador will sail next Sunday
for the Orient, the first Pacific Mail
vessel to make this trip since tne com
pany a year ago announced its retire
ment from the Pacific following the
passage of the I.nFollette seaman's act.
It is reported today, however, that this
ship and the Columbia and Venezuela,
recently, purchased, will not remain per
manently in the traiis-Pacifie run but
will be used on the west coast of Mex
ico route. Their places will be taken
within a year, it is declared, by three
IS.oiiO ton ships, said to have been or
dered iu New York recently.
Billings Trial
Begins September 11
San Francisco, Aug. 22. Warren K.
Billing will go on trial September 11
on charge of murder iu connection with
the San Francisco preparedness parade
dynamiting, which cost the lives of uiue
persons.
This date was set today by Superior
Judge Dunne, when Hillings. Tlionms
Mooney, Mrs. Kenn Mooney, Israele
Weinburg and Edward Nolan appeared
to plead. All pleaded not guilty.
Dates for the trials of the other dp;
femlnnts will be set later. Judge Dunne
announced. The court refused the re
quest of Attorney Maxwell McNutt,
chief counsel for the defense for a de
lny of :io days.
TOO DIGNIFIED FOR MOVIES
Oar circulation is still climb
ing up read the paper and
you'll know the reason.
)Jc sjc sfi ic sjc jfc sjc sfc s)c sjc ?Jc sfc sjc sjc
pie iii the Coos Bay region within the
next few days.
A certain Salem lad says the expert
swimmer at Riverside Dip last Sun-
:je : day is outclassed by local talent. And
' likelv it '3 true.
j r
I The rinvs are cettinrr shorter at tha
light end. It was expected that they,
would do so.
An all right band all right, that Oak
land bunch.
HOT WAVE HITS NEW YORK
New York, Aug. 22. New
York is in the grip of another
heat wave today. At 3 o'clock
the temperature was 91 and the
humidity 42. Last night was the
hottest night New York has had
since 1011. A minimum tem
perature of 70 was registered.
There is no weather quite so nice as
Willamette valley weather when it is
nice, and it is quite nice whea it isn 't
nice, too.
- It does not seem possible it can bo
true the story told of a down rivor
man who tried to trade his wife off at
the woman's exchange,
BANDIT GOT $2,300
I Boise. Idaho. Aug. 22. Three posses
j scoured the country nrouiid Boise basin
I today for a red-bearded bandit who rob
bed V. II. Estabrook of the Gold
Dredge Mining company, escaping with
gold dust worth 2,300.
! Estabrook was speeding toward his
j home w ith the precious dust in a sack
I at his feet when the highwayman suri
1 denly leaped into the road some dis
Itance ahead, flourished a revolver and
forced his victim to make a quick stop.
Then he seized the gold, ordered Estn
bi 00k to "-beat it'' ami dodged into the
woods.
ltiHOIUrnGS
SUMMER FIGHTING
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 18GS
CAPITAL
$500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
The Germans and French, in the field and the trench,
still brandish their red snickersnees; they slash at their
foes, though the mercury shows it's up above ninety, de
grees. If I had to scrap all over the map,
Id surely be frightfully bored; I d hate to
be shot when the weather is hot, I'd hate to
be sliced with a sword. I've nothing to do
but to 'simmer and stew, and , punish the
pink lemonade: and yet I complain of the
torture and strain, while loafing around in
the shade. I sit in the swing and I mutter,
"Bv iincr. this heat is a punishment dire;
and I'll wager my puree that I wouldn't
feel worse if I sat with my feet in a fire."
But what would I say if there ambled my
way a warrior bold, with a gun? And what would I think
if he filled me with zinc, and old rusty nails by the ton?
All melting my grease, but I'm melting in peace, and
ought to.be cheerful and gay; Id hate to be shot when
the weather is hot, I d hate to be scrapping all day.
London. Aug. 22. The English cabi
net won't appear in the movies after
all, Premier Asquitu announced this aft
ernoon. Mrs. Asquith. wife of the prime min
ister, conceived the idea of filming the
ministers, the proceeds to go to war
charity.
But the plan shocked commons and
brought down n storm of talk that it
was a most undignified thing to do.
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THE TATTLER :
Those Iownns are a determined lot.
They are going to have a decently dry
picnic if it takes all summer.
There's going to be a fine lot of peo-
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Stomach Sufferers
Franc has been called the nation
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Mr. Geo. H. Mayr, n leading druggist
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is so great that he imports these oils
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j the name of Mayr's Wonderful Rem-
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THE RIFT IN THE LUTE
CHArTER I.
Mildred Hammond leaued against the
window, her face pressed close to the
paue. There were dark circle under
her eyes, and the eyes themselves were
red and swollen. Oue could but wonder
what she had to cry about; she was so
young and go pretty, in spite of her red
dened eyes.
Suddenly she straightened up, A lit
tle eager light crossed her face. She
flew to open the door.
"Oh, uittoru: 1 tnougnr you wouia
never come! " she exclaimed.
"Why, I'm not late, am I!" as he
kissed her.
"No; I think you are earlier than
usual. But the day has seemed so long.
I have been so sad."
"What about f Has anything hap
pened!" "Why. Clifford? Have you forgotten
last night f And that you left without
kissing me this morning?"
"Yes, 1 had forgotten all about it,
and you if you were wise would do
the same."
The Forgotten Kiss.
"Oh why dear. I couldn't forget! I
love you so much that it hurts- me so
when you are cross. And, dearest, you
never left me before without kissing
me good-bye."
Her lip quivered piteously. The tears
were perilously near, but Mildred brush
ed her hand across her eyes with an at
tempt to smile, wound her slender arms
around her hu-band's neck, and kissed
him again and again.
He returned her kisses, but iu a per
functory manner.
"You will never do it again, will vou,
dear? There! I've displeased you
agaiu," as an expression of annoyance
crossed her husband's face.. "I seem to
annoy you very often lately. Don't
you want me to tell you how much I
love you?"
"Don't be foolish, Mildred! We had
a little misunderstanding last night,
as many people do. I had forgotten all
about it, but you have made yourself
miserable all day thinking of it; ami
I now you w ant te talk about it. It 's su
. l.i". Forget it! Is dinner ready ?"
"Yes I think so. There's the bell
j now! Hurry and get ready so that it
won't get cold," her though for his
cnmfnrt rM ! or. f I n n all uljn V.- .I, m
ment.
" You will be to blame ifit is: I should
have been ready by now. if you hadn't
gushed on my shoulder."
"Gushed on his shoulder. " That was
the way he felt about it, the wav he
I thought of her earesses. She had lain
awaKe all night, and been miserable all
day because of their first quarrel; and
he had forgotten all about it, and called
her heart-broken desire for his lov
!'" gushing."
Was Clifford tiring of her! Was sh
losing his love t Did she show her f eel
. ings too plainly?
I An P.vnminatlnr, nf ftortsrlence.
Mildred had heard that men liked
women they had to pursue who kept
them guessing. But she had supposed
that was before marriage. She couldn't
j believe that Clifford wanted her to hid
j her love from him. Could Bhe, if he didt
1 She felt that Bhe would die if he ceased
I to care for her, so, woman-like, she look
ed in the mirror, and, seeing the havoc
her tears had wrought, she hurriedly
dabbed her face and eyes with cologne,
then with powder, Clifford hated to se
her cry, or to show any evidences that
she had been crvine. It seemed to an-
I noy him more than anything else. Yet
I she was so sensitive, so passionately in
ilove with him, that the tears would
j start at the least word that appeared
' like fault-finding on his part.
I Thnf alia vaa airnin .rmnA n n ntVl f
unhappy evening she never dreamed.
(Tomorrow Clifford becomes impatient.)