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Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" MONDAY KVKXINO, October :!!, 1910. CHABLES H FISHES, Editor and Manager. PUBLISHED EVEKY EVENIXG EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OBEQON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. t. S. BARNES, CUAS. H. FISHER, President. Vice-l'residont. DORA C. ANDRESEN, Sec. aud Treas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily by carrier, por year Daily by mail, per year . . .$5.00 . 3.00 Per month 45c Per month 35c FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York, WardLewisWilliams Special Agency, Tribune Building Chicago, W. H. Stockwcll, People's (lag Building The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone tho circulation niuuuger, as this is the only war we cau determine whether or not tho carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81 beforo 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if tho currier has missed you. , ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN One of the very best statements of the political issues of the day we have seen during the campaign appeared in the shape of a letter in a Portland paper last week. It is brief, covers all the ground worthwhile and the points are clearly made. The letter follows: "Portland, Oct. 21. To the Editor of The Journal I am a Republican and have been all my life. My first vote was for Grant and my last for Taft. But I do not believe in abusing one of the ablest men that we have had in 50 years. He is my president as well as of the men who voted for him and should be honored and respected and given credit for the good work he has accomplished for the people. I claim that President Wilson has done more for and is closer to the rank and file of the American peo ple than all the rest of them put together since Lincoln's time. He has given us everything in less than four years that had been promised for 40 years. He has surely kept us out of war, and I believe his Mexican policy has been right all along the line. The rank and file of the American people are not looking for war with any nation. The fel lows crying for war are the very ones that would stay home and let George do it. "You will find here in Portland people that will tell you that the present administration is to blame for the local conditions. That's not true. If thepeople here had given'their attention some years ago to the welfare of the city, establishing industries and creating payrolls in stead of selling town lots that should be in farms today, we would not have houses vacant at this time. "Now, as to the tariff issue. That is a dead one. It's all bunk. The common people will not swallow that any longer. Before the duty was taken off of wool, three and half years ago, every sheepman in Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon, claimed he would have to go out of business. What was the result? At once the price of wool advanced from 12 cents to 24 cents per pound. Some will say the war did this, but this price was on before the war. Never before in this country have such prices been paid for wool, and all other commodities. The people will not be fooled any longer. "I will cast my vote for Woodrow Wilson, and will get all others that I can induce to do so, for I am sure that if Mr. Hughes were elected, Mr. Roosevelt would be the president, and we have had enough of him." A, J. Hoban. All the political dispatches appearing in the Oregonian and marked "special" are simply specially written bunk and do not come over the wire at all. They are mailed from the press bureau of the Hughes headquarters we know because all the newspaper offices are getting big batches of them every day. Most of this stuff is unreli able and from irresponsible sources. A sample was the Oregonian "special" dispatch from Chicago a week ago stating that the building trades council of that city had passed a resolution condemning Wilson. It was shown later by the officers of the building trades' unions that resolutions were passed strongly endorsing the president and pledging their support to him. This morning another Oregonian "special" from Washington, D. C, says that Senator Chamberlain mis-stated the amount of lumber imported from Canada to the United States during 1915. As a matter of fact the figures are practically the same as given by the senator in his Dallas speech, where he was questioned on this point by one of Ralph Williams' hench men. The senator, however, gave the amount imported during the Taft administration, showing it to be larger than under Wilson. That is why the Oregonian dares not make a comparison it knows that more lumber was brought across the Canadian line under the Payne Aldrich tariff law than under the present Underwood tariff, although it printed this "special" dispatch to mis lead the public. The Oregonian dares not give the official figures or the importation of lumber from Canada during the last six or eight years because it would convict it self of having made false statements in order to manu facture political capital. The Southern Pacific Company is now short over 2500 cars as well as one passenger depot solemnly promised to the people annually for the last twenty years. THE PROPOSED TAX AMENDMENT The State-wide Tax and Indebtedness Amendment to the constitution as the measure proposing to limit the amount a tax levy may be increased to six per cent above that of the previous year, isone at least worthy of con sideration. Taxes are higher in this state than in any, its citizens paying per capita more taxes than any other state. In the last decade the taxes raised in the state have gone up 400 per cent, from, in round numbers, six millions to twenty-three millions, and like wheat are still on the rise. The proposed amendment provides that not more than a six per cent can be added to the tax of the year before. In other words if the tax one year was $100, that next year could not be more than $106. Marion county pays now about one million dollars tax and this would permit the raising next year of $1,060,000, and it looks as though that ought to see us through. Those who fear the country would be held up in its development by such a law should remember that it takes but a few years to make the annual increase a large one. For instance the tax raised the second year could be an increase of six per cent, or of $6;',000 the third year an increase of $70,000, and at the end of twelve years the amount would be $2,000,000. This of course if the full six per cent was added each year. If any year the taxes should be cut down that would break the combination and cause a new start. The Old People's Home is about to begin a campaign for the purpose of raising funds for a new building. A subscription of $10,000 is promised on .. condition that $10,000 more is raised from other sources and if the con ditions are met a new building costing $25,000 will be erected. This is a very worthy institution, carefully managed and doing excellent work with small resources and few conveniences. It has never asked anything of the people of Salem before although it has deserved much, and we trust that there will be a liberal response to its appeal for assistance at this time. "Does anyone recall a year when a republican was in the White House when the delinquent taxes in Multnomah were nearly $600,000?" asks the Oregonian paragrapher. Perhaps not brother, perhaps not. But at the same time it is noticed that a republican is mayor of Portland and the county judge, and both commissioners are republicans. They have probably as much to do with it as the demo cratic administration back at Washington. Next thing that fool paragrapher will be accusing President Wilson of stealing the Portland city woodpile. The Daily Capital Journal's net press run Saturday was 4410 and it was not enough to fully meet the de mand. This is an increase of nearly 1000 copies daily in circulation within a year and most of it has come without solicitation. Owing to the high cost of news print paper at the present time the Capital Joprnal is making no ef fort to enlarge its subscription list and the growth seems to have come because the people of Salem and vicinity want the paper and voluntarily place their names on its mailing and delivery lists. According to the statement concerning the plans of Mexicans in this country to start another revolution in Mexico it is alleged that the first move will be to have Villa attack General Pershing's forces to start the trouble. The revolutionists guessed the right place for starting trouble all right. However, it will probably be some time before they will be able to convince Villa that he is the man for the job. , There was great worry in certain quarters recently lest President Wilson's negligence in not rushing into Chinese affairs would shut American bankers out of China and deprive them of a chance to make a $60,000,000 loan to that country. Now comes word that Americans are to build 2,600 miles of railroad in that country at a cost of $100,000,000. This does not look much as though Americans were being shut out of the Orient. RipplinfRhumos . t t u W .rW Henry Ford, Republican, Will Donate $100,000 To Elect Wilson President Neiv York, Oct- 30. Henry Ford plans to spend approximately $100,000 for advertising throughout "the coun try in the interest of President Wil son 's campaign for re-election, it was announced here tonight by Henry Mor genthnu, chairman of the finance com mittee of tho democratic national com mittee. "We are depending on him," de clared Mr. Morgenthnu, "like we are depending on thousands of independent citizens who have the welfare of the country at heart." About $500,000 bore, according to Mr. Morgenthau's statement, is needed "to make certain of President Wilsons' reelection." A summons to New York state demo crats to subscribe the larger part of the amount has been issued," he as serted. Mr. Mordent linu's -statement said in port: "New York slute hits contributed up to flute about $400,000, but there has been forthcoming from other states more than 77li,000 Illinois has sent us $114,000; Pennsylvania, $48,000; Ohio, $4.",,OO0; Texas, $41,(100; Missouri, :i!l,000; Massachusetts $28,000; Minne sota, $25,000; North Carolina, $20,000, and Virginia, $25,000. The other states have contributed lc3s than $25,000. Republicans Get $1,667,757. n , . ... ncpuuiican campaign contributions up to October 2.!, inclusive, totalled i,mMa -!', aecormuir to the nntionnl committee's report of receipts and dis bursements made public here today by Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., tTensurer of the committee- This umount came from 22,220 contributors. AURORA HOP NOTES SAVINGS I II J,J1 csuiffli CaMrtUfcl Welt Mason LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18GS CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT SWEETEST WORDS "Inclosed find check!" The sweetest words that e'er outclassed the song of birds! How they allay the widow's fears, and diy the orphan's briny tears! When sad and tired and short of kale, a letter comes by morn ing mail ; like other letters it appears, with postage .stamps and inky smears. "No doubt," we sigh, "it is a dun; some frantic gent is after mon. These beastly bills we cannot pay take all the sunshine from the day, and make us wish that we were dead, with stacks of granite overhead." And then, with languid hands we tear the envelope to see what's there, and out there comes a note, by heck, with these brave words, "Inclosed find check." Ah, then we bid farewell to woe, and like nine Brahma roosters crow. and to the soft drinks joint repair, and buy a quart of soapsuds there. The sun once more is cutting hay, the gloomy clouds are blown away, the world is glad that was a wrecK, cnangea Dy tne words, "inclosed find check." Henry L,. Hcnts went to W'oodburn Monday to tuke in some lots of con Urnct hops tfor shipment) east. Mr. Hcnts represented four American and two lOnglish firms and bus a larie num ber of contracts to take in for them this season. Reports from Springfield, Oregon, state that 12 hop growers there have stored 2500 of hops in warehouses, awaiting better prices. This is about five-sixths of the Springfield crop this season. Two carloads have been sold ut 11 cents. t'risell Bros, yesterday sold 72 bales of hops to Bishop of McMinnville at 11 cents. MHenry I,. Hcnts bought 19 bales over contract hops, from Mrs. Jane Dodge of Woodburn. A. J. Mishler has purchased the A. 11. (liesy lot of 00 bales of hops at lie, and 170 bales from Chung Lee, at Chnmpocg nt the snme price. Both lots go to eastern firms. The Henry .1. Kiel bit of 57 bales of hops was purchased this week by Fe lix Isaacson for the Wolf Hop' com pany. Observer. DEATH OF MRS. ROBT. POINSETT. Wednesday morning nt five minutes past, seven, Mrs. Robert Poiusett passed to her reward. For some time Mrs. 1'oinsett had not been robust, though only confined to her bed the past two weeks- Because of infirmities due to old age Mjs. 1'oinsett had not 'for some time been able to enjoy the society of her friends and neinhbors as of yore, Mr. and Mrs. Poinsett have resided in Hub bard a good ninny years and the bereft husband has the sympathy of the com munity in his sorrow. Hubbard Enter prise. BIO CROP OF POTATOES. H. Vcrdicc k is entirely entitled to be classed as a good potato raiser, if in deed he is'now the champion. On the va,- U Mm,., ItadMtl Ok. lb A - Start Your Boy Right IF YOU want to know the present indications of your boy's success, givq him a half dol lar and observe what he does with it. If he uses it sensibly and saves some of it, w ithout ad vice from you, he is on the right track; encourage him. If he begins at once to plan its expenditure for boy ish trifles, his financial education should start NOW. The money-bent your boy is forming now will keep' right on forming and crystallizing into financial char acter. You can begin your boy's financial education by having him open a savings account with this bank. Then see that its maintenance is always a matter of consideration. ' " Little triumphs in favor of the savings account will pave the way to greater achievement later on. START YOUR BOY RIGHT UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Salem, Oregon Member Federal Reserve Bank ennt lot at the side of the Ernst hnr- ness shop he planted a patch of Mur phys, the ground measuring 25 by SO feet, and from it ho harvested fourteen' sucks. At this rato the yield per ncrej would be 2S0 sacks. In this patcli there, are 2000 square feet, and in nn acre there are 40,200 square feet, slightly' more than twenty times as much. Coun- ting a bushel und a half to the sack, : this makes 420 bushels to the acre. And counting the extra 200 square feet will cive him about three bushels nioro. Can you beat it? Donald Kecord. I Railroad Sold After j Many Offers Of Itj Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 30. The Wheel-1 ing and Luke Erie railwnv was sold at auction today for $12,000,000 to Wil-. bam R. Begg, ot Jew lork, represent ing Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Begg said Kuhn, J.neb & Co. are acting for the holder of $8,000,000 in three year notes of tho road. This was the tenth time that the road has been offered for sale. The first price, fixed for it bv the federal court waa $20,000,000. This brought no buyers and in 1914 the court cut the price" to $18, 500,000. In 1910 the price was dropped to $12,000,000. The purchaser assumed debts of the road amounting to $18,$0O. 000. The re organization plan calls for ad ditional capital of $9,984,70M. stock holders arc to be n-ssessed $27 a share to provide this capital, which is to be used to meet obligations. -Iu retprn for the assessment, stockholders will receive, six per cent preferred stock. Tho Wheeling &- Lake Erie railroad has been in existence for 34 years and during that time has beeu for 11 year in the hands of a receiver. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of The Nation's Favorite Butter Nut Tkere Is No Better w runs MUSIC HATH CHARMSFOR SOME CHAPTER I.XII. One of the first things I did along the line of utility I had laid out for myself was to resume my music lessons under a competent teacher. During our short courtship Clifford had appeared to en joy my playing, and my iiigiug of the simple songs suited to my voice a light soprano. But since coming to (ilendale I had neglected my practice; and be cause he was indifferent I seldom sang. Now I religiously practiced two hours a day, and soon became so interested that I did not ueed the spur of Clif ford's approval to urge me on; an ap proval which I thought never would come. Occasionally Leonard Brooke would come in and spend an hour or two. Sometimes with Burton and Muriel, sometimes alone. Only once was Clif ford at home when he came, and then he excused himself on the plea of "let ters to write," and left us alone. When Leonard Brooke was with me I wns encouraged by his interest and his flattering comments on my imporve ment. It urged me on to greater effort, and I knew that I was becoming fairly proficient. As yet I hail not offered to entertain Clifford, although I had often played or ung when he was iu the house. Clifford la Indifferent "If you have finished reading your paper, Clifford, wouldn't you like to hear a new song I learned the other day!" I ventured to ask one eveniug when he remained at home. "Sing it if you like," he returned making no effort to hide a yawn. He had beeu out late the night before and I determined not to allow his care less manner to hurt me. although it was impossible to sing with much expres sion because of his indifference. "It's very pretty," he vouchsafed, and returned to his paper. But I was intent on getting his attention, so I re plied: "I am glad you like it. I have a new Serenade I'll play for you. I think it lovely." A sort of resigned grunt was my only answer. But I arranged my music, and played the Serenade. I was rewarded with the remark: "That was very well played. Tou must get a good deal of enjoyment from your music." "Oh. I do!" I exclaimed, pleased at his few words of praise. "But I should get so much more if you cared to hear me play or sing." "I don't see what that's got to do with it. Tou ueither enjoy your music or you don't," he returned and that fi ished the discussion. A Guest at Dinner. I was very much surprised a few day later when Clifford brought Hal Lock wood home to dinner. "I think this is nn imposition Mr. Hamomnd," he said as I greeted him. "but Cliff insisted upon bringing me op to dinner." "What's good enough for me is good enough fowr you, Hal! " Clifford brok in before I could say anything, "and Mrs. Hammond is a famous housekeeper, so it will not disturb her." I blushed with pleasure, repaid for all my efforts to please Clifford bv his praise. It was the first time Clifford had ever complimented me on my house keeping before anyone, and seldom had he done so when we were alone; eve though I had tried so hard to please him. Mr. T.nplcYTnnit Amitlimanfa.l .. single dish Kate served at dinner. I hail s-ii"pcn hud me micnen ana told ai and r to make one of her famous sauces for the meat, and had arranged an extra salad. Beallv the dinner was quite s success; and although Clifford said nothing, I could see that he was pleased. 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