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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1916)
Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" WEDXKSD A.Y KV KX IXO. August 2.'!, WW. CHARLES H FISHES, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. Unt CEAS- vTSdent 'affM, D1U7 by carrier, per year , Daily by mau, per jer SUBSCRIPTION KATE3 .$5.00 Per month . 3.01) Per month 45c ..35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York Ward-Lewis-Williams Special Agency, Tribune Building Chieago, W. H. Stockwel 1, People 'a Qua Building. r.niul Journal carrier boya are instructed to put the papers on the J2k! iP th. easier do" not do this, misses you, or wglecU getti ng the ITr to yon on time, kindly phone the circulation manner us this is the only r w. ean determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. ParVain if bZ 7:30 o'clock an d a Puner wiU be seat you by spec.al aeasenger if the earrier bus missed you. . MAY BRING DESIRED RESULTS Within the past few weeks the Mexican situation has assumed an entirely new phase, and one that gives promise of furnishing a solution of the problem. Whether it will or not, depends on the poise and good sense ot both the Americans and Mexicans. . This change has been caused by the gathering ot American troops on the border and the threat of inter vention. For some five years there has been practically One after another the so- called chiefs, have gained the ascendancy, but at no time has any one of them with any considerable following acknowledged the leadership of the other In its last phase it was Villa against Carranza. With Villa elimin ated, Carranza's rule has been contested by innumerable small chiefs who have led their bands against him, each other, and the populace generally in a guerilla warfare that has left the country on the verge of starvation. The action of the United States has changed this. If the reports are to be believed from all parts of Mexico, and from all classes bandits as well, has come pledges of support to the Carranza government. Our action has done what no other thing has so far been able to accomplish, and that is has caused the uni fication of our bandit-ridden neighbor. . We seem to have awakened some of the national spirit and it has displaced the petty jealousies, the rivalries, the anarchistic spirit. The bandit leaders heretofore ex iting with their ragged followers by plundering then own people, have come together for a common purpose, the defense of their common country. It would seem that in time some sort, of government worthy of the name might be organized in Mexico, especially if a strong American force is held along the Kder to give emphasis to our stand against the long prevailing order of lawlessness. , Mr Huches does not discuss the pending railroad strike or say what he would do in the matter if he were present now. It may be safely predicted, however, that as soon as the controversy is settled, no matter what the outcome, he will proceed to criticise . he presidents method of handling it.. That is the position 1 he tates re garding the late tilt with Germany, which the piesident finally settled amicably without loss of life and property by war, and as to Mexico Hughes roasts the president to a turn for his policy without once saying what he would, have done in the same circumstances. Neither does he say what he will do with Mexico in the future, which is wore important than discussion of what has been done in the past. Hughes is certainly the prize scold of the age. Evidently the railroad corporations did not appeal to Governor Withycombe in vain. His telegram to I resi lient Wilson on the strike situation read like it was wnt ten bv one of the railroad presidents. As the railroad employes of the state supported Mr. ithycombe m the last election very enthusiastically they will no doubt be highly pleased with his stand against their contention in a crisis so vital to their welfare. The general government could do much toward over coming the paper shortage by stopping the departments flooding the country with all kinds of absolutely useless information. The agricultural department is the worst offender in this line. Some of its stuff is valuable, and is welcomed, but nine-tenths of it is an insult to white paper. Forest Grove reports the hop crop in fine condition in that neighborhood, and this is the tenor of the reports from all parts of the valley. If prices are fairly good, this old stand-by crop will as usual, bring a million or so dol lars into the state. Governor Withycombe assumes much when he informs President Wilson, the country demands the dispute be tween the railroads and employes be submitted to arbitra tion. The governor should get his ear closer to the ground. ' The state militia will be kept on the border for sOme time, that time depending on the action of the commis sion appointed to arrange matters between this country and Mexico. To withdraw the militia before that time would be to make the reaching of any agreement just that much more difficult. Another reason for keeping the boys there, though that stated is the principal one, is that they may be thoroughly trained so that upon their return each and every one of them will be capable of taking charge of recruits and drilling them. It is the forming of a nucleus of that national army which pre paredness will cause the country to perfect. It is a train ing that will result in many who are now rrivates being our future officers. The worst feature of the matter is that there are many high school boys taken away from their studies, who should be bucking into them. How ever the loss of. time, if not too long, will be largely com pensated by the experience and the knowledge of the world and its affairs gained. With the eight hour day here to stay it looks as though the railroad service as well as others will have to conlorm to it. The passenger service is based on the eight hour system and works all right. The railroad managers say it will not work in the freight department, but they have not tried it and are backing a theory. A system of em ployment that requires a man to work sixteen or more hours at a stretch has something radically wrong with it and the maintaining of it shows lack of initiative and management on the part of employers. If the railroads cannot and will not consent to an eight hour day, the law that now fixes the length of the day, and the minimum wage in many other pursuits, can certainly force the rail roads' hands and compel the eight hour day, and this is what will be done if they allow the present strike to ma terialize and be fought out over it. It was hoped that some agreement might have been reached yesterday between the employers and employes of the railroads, by which all danger of a strike would have been eliminated, but it was not accomplished. The railroad barons hate to yield their demand for arbitration of all .questions between themselves and their men, but it looks as though this will finally be done. According to the dispatches yesterday only a bare majority was hang ing out for staying to the last, and of this majority sev eral not only felt, but said there would probably be no strike, or words to that effect. Today may see the end but if not, it seems certain the matter will be finally ad justed during the week. Among the humorous features of the present cam paign are the letters of Former Governor Geer in the Ore gonian advising the Progressives how to vote. Two more days and then the Coos Bay wedding trip. Are you going? weipBson,, RETIRED FARMERS LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL $300,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAYINGS DEPARTMENT The husbandman, when waxing old, and well supplied with yellow gold, remarks, "I'll quit the farm; I've had my fill of honest toil; this thing of wrestling with the soil has sort o lost its charm. And so he buys a house in town, and thinks that he will set tle down to soft and downy ease ; but er,e a year has gone its way, he's yearning for the bales of hay, the piglets and the bees. He finds the urban life a bore ; his feet are cold, his soul is sore, time drags on leaden feet; so he resolves to travel back and build the tall alfalfa stack, and shock the bearded wheat. The farmer seldom learns to read; he is so busy sowing seed, and wielding shepherds' crooks, and making hay in ver dant vales, and combing burs from horses' tails, he has no time for books. So when he moves himself to town, he cannot with a tome sit down, and read the stuff that's hot; he cannot lose himself in Pope, or wallow deep in Shakespeare's dope, or soak up Walter Scott. Unhappy is that man, indeed, who thinks it waste of time to read, whose thoughts are all of hay, who'd rather mess around a churn than read a book by Laurfince Sterne, or ode by Thomas Gray. THE TATTLER t l.uber Commissioner Hoff 1ms a fine sense of the fitness of things. He issues an ice report on the hottest day of the season. ing sport. The big advertisers continue to have 'good link" in their business affairs. Coming, the Bnhy Beavers, the best semi-pro baseball team in the northwest, by a very narrow margin. . The open season for hunting seems to have resulted in the opening of a sea- sou for hunting dog stealing. j Another band concert in Willson park Inst night. The Oakland boys are well j worth hearing. I Folks who nre having their vacations this week nre smiling. The chap whose summer vacation is rained upon and chilled through usually feels as if his time had been wasted. j Snlomites who delight in lawn sprink- ling are busy these days. It has not beeu the best of seasons for this oxcit- j See Page TPIME is money, an the two years invested in maturin' VELVET makes VELVET rich. TUB SMOOTMJSSf:-: ELVET is rich and not with a richness acquired by artificial means. The method used to bring out VELVET'S Nature-given mildness, aroma and "body" is the ageing method (all rights reserved by Mother Nature herself). Every ounce of VELVET is given not less than two years proper ageing in great hogs heads. It takes longer, of course, than any hurry-up method, but it's the way to take out any "bite" without injuring the rich smoking qualities of Kentucky's choices! Burley tobacco. You'll discover pipe satisfaction in VELVET that you'll not find in any other smoking tobacco. l . Stfl Apply the pipe test to VELVET the test that has already made hundreds of thousands of regular VELVET smokers. JtJfxeuc6eea Cat Copyright, 1015 5c Metal-lined Bags 10c Tins . One Pound dais Humidors GO OEB EMBANKMENT When near the farm of R. W. Hogg, the oecupnnts escaped with few scratch. I some lour miles from the capital, Mr.;es and bruises, Mrs. Kldridge- being While nutoing from -Salem to their ; Kldridge got off the road and the sev-jtlie most seriously hurt. At tho time homo in Independence last evening imi passenger Huick went down a forty !0f the accident the car was being driv about S o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. K. ('. 1 foot embankment, telling an eight inch ; en at nbout ten miles an hour. The Kldridge ha. I a narrow escape fromltir tree in making descent. The auto-1 ear was slightly damaged. Dallas Ob serious injury, if nor from death. : mnbile remained upright, however, and; server. fS IIIMI-Uli, MY H mm CLIFFORD BECOMES IMPATIENT Thev had beeu married about six months. This big. strong, handsome,: but egotistical man, ond this frail lov ing girl. At first it hud been an sun shine. He had had his way, ana sue was passionately m love with lum. But latelv Clifford had remained out occa sionally, and. to her persistent question ing, ho replied impatiently, resenting her interference. Then, too, they had disagreed on sev eral trit'lintr matters connected with the home. Mildred, in spite of, or .perhaps because of, her love, was a little inclin-, ed to be unreasonable. She had no de-j sire that did not center around Clifford.! That l.e did not feel the same, or thatj he could eijoy himself away trom nev. seemed impossible if he still loved her. Thot all women are creatures of one idea wLen their love is in question nev er I'cci'rred lo her. A Gleam of Past Joy. "Come on, Mildred, I'm ready!" her husband eulled, just as she finished cooling her face. "Yes. dear! Oh. it's so good to be happv again! " and she nestled closer to Hit fold as they weut toward the din ing room. "Oh. forget it!" impatiently, then "Kate." to the maid, "serve dinner as quickly as you can. I have to go out. "Why, Clifford! You aren't going tft leave me Irtnifftlt. urn T-ftn?" lunrs dimming her eyes a's she asked the ques tion. "Mildredk will you stop crying at every little thing? Yes! I am going out, and if you don't stop acting this way every time I speak of leaving you, I sliull want to stay out! " "You don't mean that. Clifford! surely you don't! That would mean that you didn't love me any more." Mic swallowed hard to keep back the tears and sobs that so annoyed her hus- tmlltl; hut th thmiaht nt' liw . ... . , ngaiu and leaving her to sit alone was uiuiitiH murr man sne rouia iaee. Mie Kuew scarcely auyone, had not eared to get acquainted. Clifford's presence satisfied her completely. (She wanted no one else. But when" he left her she was so lonely so alone. "Where are 'you going tonight, dear?" her voice trembled as she ask ed the question, although she was mak ing a desperate effort to keep calm and not annoy him. "Just down to the club. The bovs are playing a matched game of billiards that I am anxious to see." So he was leaving her in this care less fashion just to watch a game of billiards; while she sat home alone all the long evening. Had he told her it was business, she would have been more reconciled, but, billiards! She watched him get ready in silence. She dared not try to talk for fear she would cry, and so anger him. A Rebuff. "Sulking again, are you, Mildred Rr -Tnv-ot Von 1.: I j pleasant lately with your crying and ! sulking! For heaven's sake take magazine or book and read. You're not a child! - Don't act like one!" . I The door closed upon Clifford, and j Mildred resolutely took herself to task I for crying. But all the time she felt, j she knew, she was goiug to cry again, j And that he would be annoyed on hia? . return. She always showed so plainly ! when she had been crying. Some people (could cry and not have it make them jlook frights, she thought bitterly. Then she kept saying over and over; "Why does he leave me if he loves mef : I never want to be away from him. Why does he act so annnro n-Kan T A11 how much I love him?" Such thoughts are not conducive to calm, and Mildred wrought herself up into a very fever of uuhappiness. Then, unable to restrain herself longer, she threw herself on the couch and sobbed the evening away. She only Btopped her convulsive ery ing as she heard his key in the door. Tomorrow Mildred Arraigns Her Emotions.