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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" WEDNESDAY EVENING, August 30, 1910. CHARLES H FISHER, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVEBY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. CHAS- H-aent C-ASEnSa,. SUB8CB1PTION BATES vbye.rrler.pervear ; tjW Per mouth fHUj hj mail, per year , w rer """"" 45e 35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEOBAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New Tork, Ward-IWvVilliam. Special Agency Tribune Building CM.ago, W. H. Btockwell, People 'a Ga Building. r.itl Jonrnal carrier boy a are instructed to put the paper on the JR. U toe SStor doe "not dothi., miese. you, or ugleaU gett ing the ti.nS time kindly phone the circulation manager, aa this ia the only VrJ!IZ!nto" OTnol the carrier, are following instructton. Vain Mb 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be Bent you by apecal ; muaenf er i the carrier bus missed you. CAR SHORTAGE AND THE S. P. ' Oregon is confronted with serious danger to her in dustries and development due to car shortage. That S age is due to the Southern Pacific which owns prac Uca ly all the roads west of the Cascades, in the state. Theol-etically the interests of the state and the Southern Pacific raiload are identical. The state cannot prosper Ld develop without this road, because it is all the means 5 trSportation a great part of the state has The con verse of every proposition is said to be true and if so, then thl Southern Pacific could not prosper unless the s ate prospered. If the business of the road was confined to Oregon this would be true, but such is not the case It has other, and what it considers, greater interests outside the state and that is where the trouble arises. , That is also where the railroad management is making a ereat mistake. There is no section tributary to the erSt railroad system that will respond so quickly and so Sou v to kind treatment as Oregon, the long and IX neglected. The great valleys along the west side 31 the mountains are ready to pour a wealth of material on the markets of the world pust so soon as the residents a?e assured that their products can reach those markets. That assurance it has never had, for the reason that when bSSs good and there is a demand for cars other ter ritory tr buta to the road is served first and fully to Suse the railroad, having no opposition here, it can be made to wait That is the case now, for Oregon so far as Sansportation service is concerned is in much worse con S than any other state on the coast. Just, now the anion man "J 1, f nSo-hfc wrmrlenntr if its whn P COUnirV IS Vl IK iiwaivc a .. V. . business is tote mined and stagnation reign It is won dering if its wheat and corn, its livestock and field prod uc s are to be left marketless because there is no trans it on It wonders if its lumber and minerals, its coal and Us factory products are to be shut out of the world s mTits- and above all it wonders if it can survive the in suring it in the face if these conditions should mfte?different here in Oregon, for we ais already ex periencing this condition. There is not an actual stoppage of all business, but there is such conditions as are almost unbearable. Mills are shutting down, fruit rotting in the businessmen and farmers suffering heavy losses and all business injured and kept back by car Stage Businessmen and orchardists have -pleaded in vain f or cars to get their wares to market. They have all vain lot wis iu t, M Vmf mhip no rleener rpppived noute replies ana u'mwro mv Sn the teeth, but that is all. They have not received the cars The Public Service commission has called at tention time and time again to the disastrous condit, ns caused bv this lack of transportation, and it too has been answered politely and handed excuses cut from the bolt anTieadv made. The commission has done all it can for it is pveS under the law as it now is, to compel the S' Thl toSofsaUta a fault-finding spirit or for the pur pose of 'roasting'' the railroad but is just a statement of ??ots We realize that we should have no quarrel with S lnntnern Pncific As well might the body get angry d conS and vdnS "f -t0- niZ Zm as for the people of this state to try to injure the U, oad sStem that is its circulation system so far as S?de cSnceiSed. and trade is the life blood of a country just as much as is the red tide that courses through the (mm in bodv its life giving source. It s said in the friendliest spirit because we want aerv ce not revenge. We want cars for our products and fhe means of trading with our fellow men. It is only trough the 'Sou hern Pacific we can hope for this. Just now the railroads are blaming their employes for refus ?nTto handle their cars, blaming them the more because thfy say hey the roads, are helpless without the labor S these trained men who alone can do their work for ?Lm If they could get others it would be different, but this cannot be done because there are no others. We wonder if the Southern Pacific managers realize that thTare doing to Oregon exactly what they blame their men for doing to them? Oregon cannot get its products to market without the aid of the Southern Pacific, and it refuses that aid. The state is helpless and must take what is given it just as the railroads complain they are forced to do. There is a shortage now in the valley of more than 1,000 cars. That means that that much produce of some kind is being kept out of the markets and someone is having his business ruined thereby. Are the railroad managers going to continue this treatment? If so the quicker it is known the quicker some means will be taken to help ourselves. The legislature meets before many months and it seems it will be necessary to provide the Public Service Commission with authority that it will not be compelled to throw only grass, but can heave a rock as well if neces sary. It is a matter of self preservation; a condition not a theory that confronts us. Will the railroad company compel the people of the state to take up arms against it, and battle for their own existence? Will it deliberately continue to antagonize the whole people of this great state, or will it, realizing that our interests are mutual, that it has a duty to perform as a public utility render that service that in accepting its franchise it solemnly agreed to perform? The people have sunered long and patiently, but there is a limit to all things. It is now up to the Southern Pacific railroad to decide whether its relations with the million residents of this state are to be peaceful or otherwise. - Bv the time the European war is over American diplo mats should have had experience enough to place them in the front rank. The American ministers at the capitals of the different countries have managed and are manag ing all the affairs of the other nations. Rumania is the last to ask Uncle Sam to look after her affairs in the capitals of her enemies. Fortunately there is not much business, all suffering, so far as trade is concerned, from car shortage or conditions very similar. President Wilson's Mexican policy may be bad few j really know because its at best an awful mess to handle but one thing is certain all the National Guard boys will soon be back home -alive and well. If Roosevelt or some other critic of the president had been at the helm of state many of the boys would no doubt have filled unmarked graves on the deserts of Mexico. That's a point well worth thinking about! The dispatches yesterday indicated that an agreement would be reached and the strike avoided. The men said they were satisfied with the passage of an eight hour law and would arbitrate all other matters; and the managers' attorney said they wanted all the proposed' bills before congress, one of which was the eight hour day bill, passed. This looks as though an understanding was in sight and that a peaceful settlement would be reached. The Third Oregon will be sent home just as soon as transportation can be secured, is the news from the "war front." It should not be long therefore until the boys are with us again. It will be a great day in Oregon and an especially big event here in Salem. There was a great crowd to see the boys off, but it is nothing to that that will be on hand to welcome them home. STATE NEWS : ! THE TATTLER The strike is'almost over. Cheer up. Things are never so bad as some folks thinks they will be except when thev are worse. , (- Cresent News: Haying is in full swing all over eastern Oregon and the man without a job at good wages is not the fellow a farmer would want. There is not an idle man in Crescent; women are helping with farm work at La Pine; Bend has steady jobs for 30 men; Klamath Falls is advertising fori men to work in the mills at wages from $3 per day up. The hay harvest: is on at .Silver Luke and tiie grain fields of Fort Kock are using every available man. If eastern Oregon isn't prosperous, why all this demand for laborers? " ! Maybe the home team will win Sunday. Perhaps you will catch a fish the 1 next time you go fishing. i Or shoot a deer the next time you , go deering. j The Dulles Optimist: Arrangements have been made by The Dalles business men and the members of the YVnsco' county court to make improvements on the hill between Mosier and Hood, River that will make it much more safe, to travel, lietween KWO and 1300 feet of fencing will be used along the most' dangerous stretches of the grade and; several more passing places will be built. There is so much travel on this' grade that more places where ears may' ttirtl flllt nra nil nlitrtlnt.. ,if.ouiti- tir! the safety of travelers. And the boys are coming back from the Mexican war. And it is pretty near state fair time. , j What if you did fall and break your leg? Or lose your money? Or mighty near die from stomach ache? j Heppner Gazette: The second arte sian well in Morrow county has been struck. W, D. Newton is the mini who accomplished this feat a second time and the new well, which is in the same belt as the first one, is producing a much larger flow of water. The new well apparently has not diminished the flow of water in the first gusher in the least. What do these things amount to f Shucks t SAYS PRESIDENT 18 PLAYING TO GALLERIES Gardner Index: Mr. Hapa, of South; Tjeach, caught a black bear cub lust! Sunday. It was about four months old. He was brought into camp audi the Helms brothers have named him "Dick' and are training him. He will be shipped to Portland later and sold. Washington, Aug. 31. President Wilson was charged by Senator Gal linger with "grand standing" and "playing to the gallery" in coming to the capitol on the railroad strike situa-' tiou. during a bitter senate debate this! afternoon, bossism, babyish tactics,; demagoguery and school master's scold fng being some of the pleasantries; hurled back and forth by Senators, Stone, t'nderwood, Penrose and Gal- i linger. EASTWARD Thru the Inland Empire Grand Canyon of Col umbia American Wonderlands Glacier and Yellow stone Parks Round Trips at Low Fares Daily until Sept. 30 via The North Band Road. Stopover where you like. North Bank Rail and 26 Hours Sail on the ships of DeLuxe Service, S. S. Northern Pacific and Great Northern, for San Francisco S $32.00 From any Oregon Electric By. point Ticket includes meals and berth. This route saves Time and Money . I. , CALIFORNIA COMET FLASHES Baker, Ore. Although she was struck bv lightning during a severe storm at her home on Clover creek,; near North Powder, Mrs. John T. Shaw is expected to recover from her burns. I The bolt came through a window audi set the floor on fire. Forest Hills, I,. I.. Aug. 31 The Cali- fornia comet cau still flash with its old time brilliancy. Maurice McLough-; lin. the hero of the Davis cup series: this afternoon brought joy to the hearts ( of sh. v.'t ve se It is doubtful if the car shortage would be any more acute with a strike on than it is now in Oregon with everything supposed to be moving along normally in the railroad world. sotuiu&pu LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 136S CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT CHARLES AND I I met Charles Hughes in Estes Park, where large and rocky mountains be; and I shall treasure each remark that this great man addressed to me. The gems of thought from great men's lips are pearls we humbler men should prize, nor can the passing years eclipse the observations of the wise. "I shall be glad when summer's ceased," he said; "the heat has been a strain; but now the wind is in the east, and I predict we 11 soon have rain. In May and June it rained A then the siece of drouth be gan; wheat shriveled at the hot wind's touch, and corn appears an also ran. The talk of Issues never stops, and Iues oft have little worth; I think the weather and the crops are all that count for much on earth. If we have rain when rain's desired, and sunshine when such shine we need, man gets all things he has desired, and all our theories run to seed. In politics man's toil is vain; his problems vex him, then they pass; give us a million-dollar rain, and nothing else will cut much grass." lots! Rogue River Courier: Game Wardens Jewell and Applegate huve returned from a trip through the district be yond Gulice, where they investigated a number of hunting camps, but found no evidence of tue rumored law viola tions. They visited one camp where nine deer were hung up, but all had beeu killed legally by the 10 people who were iu the party. Deer were plentiful and the wardens counted 31 during their travels, about a dozen of them being fine bucks. The antlers of the bucks in the higher ranges have not yet reached their growth, though lower down along the river the antlers are now being cleaned of the velvet. Bend Bulletin: John D. Spreckles, Jr., of San Francisco, vice president of the American Soda Products company, arrived in Bend this morning (August HI) and left for Spreckles, where he will inspect the work that is goiug on at Alkali lake. Mr. Spreckles is very enthusiastic over the prospects of an extensive development of the soda ash deposits and while at Alkali lake he will make a thorough study of the con ditions and the possibilities tor greater output. The Pomona Grange of Yamhill ,county hasj petitioned the state grange to prepare a bill and present the same to the legislature changing the road laws so that each road dis trict elect a board of directors which board shall have supervision of the road work the same as the district school board of directors direct the work of the school; the board to be elected at an annual road meeting of the district for three years, electing one each year, and they shall serve without pay. Electrical machinery has been install ed in the world 's richest iron mine, which is in Lapland. The Nation's Favorite Butter Not There Is No Better Always Watch This Ad" -Changes Often Strictly correct weight, square deal and highest price for all klid of junk, metal, rubber, bide and tuts. I pay 2e per pound for oil rf. Big itock of all aize second hand Incubator. All kind eotragatai iron for both roof and building. Boofing paper and Meond hand linoleum. H. Steinback Junk'Co. The Houm of Half a Million Bargain, 101 North Commercial It, Flml Iff EnNDAND M Phelps? n MILDRED'S PARENTS BRING THEIR SUNLIGHT Timber Sale Awarded To Stanley-Smith Company rwtlnii.l. Or.. Sent. 1. The Stsnley- ; Smith Lumber company of Tortlaud, Oregon, was the successful bidder for j four million feet of natioual forest tim ber advertised for sale in See. ! and j See. 3rt. T. 2 X., R. 9 K., W. M., and has 1 just been awarded the sale by district i forester George H. Cecil, Portland. I Oregon. One dollar and fifteen cents (tl.lS) per M for all speeies was the bid price The timber is 8t per eent Pouglas fir. The remaining 0 per cent is made up of noble fir, western white piue, west ern red cedar, western hemlock, and amabilis fir. .. . CASTOR IA TV f.f..i. J i-n..u... : fw uutuiui turn uiiuuca In Use For Over 30 Years Always bear . th Signature of CHAPTER X. Mildred's father aud mother had in tended being with her when her baby came; but Mrs. button had been sud denly taken ill. so it had been impos sible. They had since written that she was much better, and Mildred felt she could wait no longer to see them, fhe craved their love, their presence; then she wanted to show them her precious baby. !he had always beeu "father's girl," and iu her youth and innocence had im agined all husbands and fathers like him. Now, with a feeling of intense bitterness, mixed with sorrow and dis appointment, she realized how mistaken she was. s-he wanted her dear ones to come, and go while her husoand was away. She wanted them nil to herself, and she had made up her mind that they must return home before Clifford's return; else they would see his indifference, notice his neglect, and grieve. The New, Unhappy Secret. At times she wondered if she would be strong enough to keep her unhappi ness from her father. His eyes were very sharp, his love for her great. She cautioned Mainly again aud again to be careful not to let them know anything that would worry them. The day they were expected she sat up in bed for the first time. Many pillows supported her, and she had a dainty little rose-colored jacket over her nightdress. She wanted to look pretty ; for her father and mother, for she knew ' , thev loved her. i j "Father! Mother!" Mildred called, as she heard a commotion in the hall. : jSoon they were seated, one on each side I I of the bed, both holding a thin little hand the baby, that had been admired 1 land fussed over to the young moth-; er's satisfaction, sleeping peacefully 01 ! i her grandmother's lap. " ! ! How good it was to see them, Mil-' idred thought; how nice to hear thei j loving voices, nud to feel that some ont i really cared for hera j Atter they had talked for some time her father asked: " How is Cliff ordt I suppose he was too busy to meet us, although Mother, was sure he would be at the station; and was a bit disappointed that he was not.! Is he as proud of the youngster as you ' are?" laughing a little. I The time she dreaded had arrived. She ': must answer these questions, answer them so that neither father nor mother ( would -suspect: ) "Oh, yes! he thinks her quite won-; derf ul! But Clifford has not been feel-; ing well, and has gone on a fishing trip with soma friends." As she saw the surprise on her moth er's face, the displeasure plainly shown by her father, she hastened to add: "You know baby came a little sooner than we expected, and as Clifford had made all his plans for his vacation he could not very well change them. But he offered to stay at home. I wouldn't let him," she finished, trying to tell her untruth bravely. A Shrewd Guess. Her father said nothing more just then, but his shrewd Old eyes had been, watching her closely all the time aha had been talking. He knew she waa deceiving them, but why, he had na idea, bo now he changed the subject. He told her of her brothers and sisters, how they missed her, and had sent their love; besides numberless other thing wrapped up in brown paper which ah should have when their trunks ar rived. Then he told her how her favorite horse was being spoiled for the want of a good rider, . His eyes twinkling he asked her: "Guess what I am going to give that grand-daughter ot mineT " After many guesses, each farther away than the last, Mr. Sutton laugh ingly told her: "The old mare has had a colt, and that is to be my present to the youne ster. I only hope she will ride as well as her mother does," then: "You most ride again as soon as you get well. It will do you good." "Come, Marse Sutton, yo' don' tire dat-chile all out!" called old Handy from the doorway. (Tomorrow The Cat Out of the Bag.)