Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal"
WED N KH 11 A Y EVENING,
August 30, 11116.
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THE NIMBLE NEWSPAPER STORY
' There is nothing so nimble as a newspaper mistake.
Vmi mow trxr tn pnv rect it. but vou will try in vain, for
riven a twenty-four hour start it kicks up its heels and
denes even its matter to overiaKe anu uui rcti n. ucvchuji
a little editorial story about Johnny Scott appeared in the
Capital Journal, telling of the hard time the little fellow
had run up against. Inadvertently the fact that Johnny
lived in Jersey City and not in Salem was not made and
Capital Journal readers naturally inferred he lived in
Salem. He didn't and we are sorry that is the case, for
had he done so he would now have more homes than he
would know what to do with. Several applied personally
at the Capital Journal office, wanting to provide a home
for Johnny and many letters have been received offering
him a home. Chief of Police Welsh has also received let
ters inquiring about the boy and offering him a home. It
is perhaps well the mistake was made since the many of
fers of a home demonstrate, that the world is after all
fiilled with great hearted people, and that there is room in
it for all. While these letters were not for publication,
we venture to put one in print, it being typical of the lot.
It was sent Chief Welsh dated at Lebanon and reads:
"My wife and I read an article in the Lebanon paper
copied from the Salem Journal, in regard to a little 12-year-old
boy, who wanted a home. As we have no chil
dren and both of us like them, I thought I would write and
see if he had found anybody to take him vet. If he has
not we would be glad to take him and do the best we
can for him. We live on a farm about six miles from
Lebanon, and while we have not much of this world's
coods, would be able to clothe him and send him to school,
and give him plenty to eat, anyway.
That is the kind of letters written about Johnny and it
seems that among all his other bad luck the worst of all
is that he does not live in Oregon.
THE UNREASONING CROWD
There is nothing so hard to understand as the panic
that sometimes strikes sane business men. An example
of this is seen in the craze that struck the wheat pit in
Chicago when Rumania, declared war on Germany Mon
day. The dealers in wheat are a shrewd lot of sensible,
hardheaded businessmen, who are used to studying into
all situations and generally understanding them. They
are the last lot one would expect to see swept off then
feet by any land of a surprise, and certainly not by so ex
pected a thing as Rumania's action. It was a thing ex
pected sometime, and with Russia making the strides she
has lately, a thing of the near future.
More than that each and everyone of the whole bunch
knew that the entrance of Rumania into the war was not
going to open the Dardanelles or aid Russia in getting
her immense wheat surplus, if she has such, into the
world's markets. Yet no sooner was the news of Ruman
ia's action made public than the market went wild and
wheat dropped 11 cents a bushel in a short time. It was
an unreasoning mob-like craze, without foundation and
without reason. But solid sane men fell for all kinds of
wild rumors and yielded to unreasoning fear.
Tuesday morning the panic was over and prices again
assumed their normal condition, recovering a large part
of the previous day's decline. A few hours away from the
onovio nf thv'w iMiinv:iH7ntifm pWivd the atmosphere of
its terrors and allowed the panic stricken dealers to re
gain their senses.
There is no accounting for it any more than there is
for one of those crazy panics at a fire or a supposed fire
where the crowd goes wild and tramples each other to
death when as a matter of fact there is not and had not
been any danger at all.
The Southern Pacific has issued an embargo order un
der which it accepts freight "subject to indefinite delay."
This on account of the threatened strike. Due to car
shortage, so far as Oregon is concerned, the order is use
less. We have been doing business'under it for some
months now.
SOME HARMLESS DISSIPATION
An Indian and a gold miner are the two most reckless
individuals in the catalog. When the two are combined
in one, naturally startling results may be expected, with
little cnance ot disappointment ensuing. There was a case
of this kind in Marysville, California, Monday when Jim
Tobin, a full blood Indian, sold his mine and became
possessed of, as he looked at it, the wealth of a Rocke
feller, or Morgan. Jim wanted to do something to show
his class, and also that he was no tight wad. He wanted
to celebrate but the laws of the land make it difficult for
the oldest American families to celebrate as the regular
miner always does, for the reason that the Whiteman's
firewater is forbidden him. However he did the best he
could, and with grim humor secured the real emblem
which is typical of "the cold gray dawn of the morning
after." He discovered an old hearse and at once invested
part of his wealth therein. He bought a couple of horses
which he coupled on to it. Then he loaded his wife and
six pappooses into the glass enclosed taxi, filled all vacant
spaces with watermelons and mounting the driver's seat,
paraded the town, the family getting busy on the melons,
and showering the streets with a stream of watermelon
rinds and seeds, that poured out of the back end of the
hearse, until it resembld a water cart. When the melons
were gone, and the principal streets had been paraded,
Jim drove his hearseful of watermelon full family out to
their wickeup, the produest and happiest Indian on the
Pacific Coast. One feature of Jim's blow out and dissipa
tion differing from that of his white brother was, that the
whole town enjoyed it as thoroughly as did he, his proud
wife and happy little copper colored kiddies. Here's hop
ing Jim, you may find another mine, and do no worse with
the money received from it than you did on this occasion.
The Southern Pacific is going the limit to prevent
accidents of any kind. To keep stock off the track besides
fences, it has covered the space between the rails with
broken rock, thus preventing the growth of vegetation
and taking temptation out of the way of cattle, and at the
same time making, the walking bad so bipeds will keep
off it. To further assist a good trail is being made on
each side of the track to induce pedestrians to take this
instead of the track as a footpath.
THE TATTLER
The days are getting shorter and
there are others.
Shocking rumors are floating about
of a prominent citizen who is suspected
of stealing meat.
Somehow the song heard at the
theatre doesn't sound the same when it
is tried at home.
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There is one very busy boy in South
Salem. He has the itch.
Superintendent Minto of the peniten
tiary has a hearty sigh of relief, which
he will heave when flnx pulling is
over.
"George rainier Putnam" is the way
thg Oregonian prints it. Such is fame.
A public service commission with a
car shortage on its hands cannot he
properly considered a dull proposition,
although it has points of advantage in
this respect over some jobs nt present
connected with the Oregon ship of
state.
vacation
Season Fare
$5.10 p
Rumania took a long and careful
think, and evidently decided that Her
man v will be dereated.
A Salem young lady says ''Yes, I
think perhaps I'll go out and pick a
hawp or two." Now what do vou
think of that?
The Alaskan railroad is now carrying coal from the
famous Matanuska fields to tide water. The first train
load was delivered at Anchorage, on tidewater, a distance
of 71 miles from the mines August 16. The occasion was
the cause of a big celebration, and the first carload of
black diamonds, very apropriately was dumped by Miss
Babe White, who also drove the first spike on the road.
If Germany pursues her usual tactics and makes a suc
cess of it, the fighting with Rumania will be done on
Rumanian soil. So far, surrounded by her enemies, none
of them have set foot on German territory. She forced
the fighting across Belgium and into France. She forced
the scene of the conflict with Russia into Russian terri
tory. She drove the battle front across Serbia and while
Austria has been and is again being trodden by the enemy,
it has not happened to Germany. It is claimed in the
dispatches that Germany will make a drive at Rumania to
force her back on to her own soil. General Von Macken
son, who commanded in Serbia is to lead her armies and
if so there will be some desperate fighting to record in
the near future and it may not be on Austrian soil either.
Keen interest is being taken in the primary election in
California held yesterday, and for which the returns
should be available today. While it is only the fight be
tween Booth and Governor Johnson as to which shall have
the republican nomination for U. S. senator, it will give
some idea as to the way the Progressive vote is trending.
Booth is the standpatter while Johnson is the biggest
progressive now in captivity in the republican ranks. It
brings up an issue too that may have some effect on the
result of the election in November, for if the republicans
turn Johnson down it is likely to create considerable ill
feeling among the prodigal progressives so recently in
vited to partake of the fatted elephant calf.
Four Killed by Auto
Two Others May Die
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 30. Authori
ties despaired of getting details of an
accident on Brighton Hill last night
when four people were killed in an
automobile and freignt train collision
as the other occupants of the car, two
young girls, are near death iu n local
hospital. As yet, they have not been
identified.
The automobile appeared on the
crossing too late for the train to stop.
The 'four were instantly killed, being
horribly mangled. Mr. and Mrs. Pred
Funk and Miss Crsulla Zing are dead,
and the fourth victim is believed to
be Edward Westerberg, identification
being difficult owing to the condition
of the remains.
PENNSYLVANIA PEEPAEED
Week End
$3.85
trip should not be delayed.
Newport
"Oregon's premier beach resort"
is not far away and is easily reached.
Daily Trains
from Albany and Corvallis. Low
round trip fares are availuble. Good
hotel accommodations. Fine surf bath
ing. Boating on Yaquina Bay.
You can't beat Newport for a place to
enjoy a vacation.
Ask any local agent or write to
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agt.
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific
Philadelphia, Aug. 28. "The Penn
sylvania railroad is prepared for the
worst."
This is the announcement made to
the United Press this afternoon from
publicity offices of G. B. Hartley.
There is no indication, it was flatly
stated, that the Pennsylvania system
will acccede to the demands of the
employes for an eight hour day with
out arbitration.
Every man on the retired list, now
receiving n pension from the road's
fund, has been recalled and trains will
be run on schedule time by them, the
statement said. At the most it is not
expected that the road will have to
abandon but a few passenger trains, the
main force beiug diverted to the con
veyance of food and supplies.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Dried up and baked on windswept plains,
too long unvisited by rains, to me the moun
tains called; and I indorse the mountain air,
which tones the nerves, restoring hair to
heads that long were bald. When I to Colo
rado came, so many ailments racked my
frame, that life was but a grief; I had hay
fever and a cold, and all the dope the drug
gists sold afforded no relief. I had the
string-halt and the heaves none of my ills
were make-believes I had ingrowing nails;
I had bog spavins on my knees, but I've for-
! gotten all disease, among these hills and vales. Afar from
all the roar of towns, I walk, in khaki handmedowns, my
! staff a pine-tree's branch; I blithely scale these western
Alps, and play upon their snowy scalps, and ride the aval
anche. The mountain air a tonic is, it makes the vital cur
rent whiz along an old gent's veins; it makes his lagging
step grow bold, and makes him think he's ten years old,
and banishes his pains.
Seaside, Ore., Aug. 30. Mrs. Albert
Schweitzer owes her life today to Mrs.
Henry V. Metzger, who saved her from
drowning in a pool where she became
entangled in marsh grass growing un
der water. Both women sank four
titnes before they reached shore. A
crowd of friends witnessed the struggle.
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Iron for both roof! and buildings. Booting paper and second hand
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A Sherlock Holmes.
The Waitress And how did you
find the apple pie, sir?"
The Diner I moved a bit of cheese
aside and there it was.
Iu These Hard Times.
"What for does Donald tak' sic lang
strides noo-n-days?"
"He says it disma wear oot his shoes
sae quick! "
CLIFFORD'S INCREDIBLE CALLOUSNESS
CHAPTER VIII.
When Clifford reiterated his remark,
adding:
"I spoke plainly enough. I am sure,"
he looked at his watch, then told Mil
dred, "I must hurry along, or I'll keep
them waiting, as we start in about an
hour, and, besides, I have to go to the
office before 1 leave."
"Clifford you " a moan fin
ished what his girl-wife tried to
say.
"Here, Miss Elden," to the nurse
pretending he had not heard the f lint
rebuke "is an address. Should it
become necessary to communicate with
me, use it. although there Is no cer
tainty of it reaching me, is we ma"
change our plnns and our course at ony
time."
Ths "Annual Vacation."
Stooping over the bed, he kissed Mil
dred lightly on the cheek.
"Good-bj'e, dear. I shall expect to
sec you sitting np and quite recovered
on my return. I shall be gone only
two or three weeks." Then, as he
faced the nurse's accusing eyes, he in
voluntarily explained, "This is my an
nual vacation," and hurriedly left the
room.
After the door closed Mildred lay
very quietly for a few minutes, the pil
low no whiter than her face. Then he
turned to the nurse, who was hover
ing pitifully over her:
'Nurse, you won't mind if I ask you
to leave me alone for a little while,
vill youf I'll ring if I want you."
Miss Elden had scarcely been able to
conceal her astonishment and indigna
tion as she had heard Mr. Hammond's
heartless plan to go fishing while his
wife was scarcely out of danger. She
surreptitiously wiped her eyes before
answering:
"Why, Mrs. Hammond, have you for
gotten that you were to have the
babyf "
"By and by, nurse, if I may, but
now I want to be alone." She turned
wenrily on her pillow.
The nurse softly closed the door.
Never, in all her experience, had she
! teen so sorry for anyone as she was for
I that young thing lying so sick, so help
less, so neglected: and with that hope
I less, stricken look in her eyes that had
not left them since she realized that
i her husband was leaving her for his own
I selfish pleasure.
I Mildred turned restlessly on her pil
I low. her thin white hands convulsive-
ly clutching the counterpane, as she
whispered to herself:
left me like this."
Then, after a few moments, she fold
ed her hands and breathed a prnver:
"Oh. God. help me not to care!"
Half an hour afterward the nurse
opened the door very quietly, thinking
h r charge might have fallen asleep.
Mildred showed traces .of tears on her
race, although her eyes were dry.
"Bring the baby now, please, Miss
Elden."
Mandjr Sticks Up for the Family.
Miss Elden found old Mandy croon
ing over the baby in her own loving
iasuion. nen sue was tow or Mr,
I Hammond's departure, and the effect
it nan nnu on ner young mist reus,
Mandy 's surprise and indignation knew
no bounds,
"You sho'ly don' spec 's me to believe
dat! Marse Hammond, bad as be is to
h r, ain't don' gone 'way and lef dat
angel chile, an' her never Mowed yet to
see her own baby! Tou jes' mistook
his langwidge. dat's all. Why I never
hearn tell nothin' like dat! ''Pears to
me. nuss. you must be hard o' hearin'l"
ami Mandy sniffed contemptuously.
The nurse finally convinced the old
colored woman of the truth of what she
had told her.
"Pore chile! pore lil' lamb! What
fer she marr'd, nohow t She too young,
she am pore lil' thing."
"You take the babv in to her, Man
dy." MUs Elden said, shrinking from
again witnessing the miserv in the sick
girl's face.
(Tomorrow Mildred Realizes Her
Desolation.) i