Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" CHARLES H FISHES, Editor and Manager. TIKSDAY KVKX1N0, Jsoveinlior 7, ll'lti. PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SAI.EM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. 8. BARNES, CHAS. H. FISHEK, President. Vice-Presidont. DORA C. ANDRE8EN, Sec. and Trea. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year .. .$5.00 Per month . 3.00 Per month 45c 35c ' FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York, Wnrd-I.ewis-WUlinms Special Agency, Tribune Building Chicago, W. H. Stockwell, People's Pan 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 aper to you on time, kindlv phone the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. ' NO SHORTAGE OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS The Southern Pacific Railroad Company had charge of the program of the Home Industry luncheon at the Palace hotel in San Francisco recently, and the principal speakers were E. O. McCormick, vice-president and gen eral manager of the company, and Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California. Mr. Mc Cormick spoke on the great scope of work now being car ried on by the company, and of the plans to foster further co-operation between the corporation and the general public. Among other things he said the Southern Pacific company was paying .$80,000 a day to its 40,000 employes in the state. The sum of $80,000 is a considerable one, especially to be passed out daily for labor; but it amounts to only two dollars a day to each. On the other hand the Railway Employes Journal presents another view of the company's expenidture as well as those of other railroad companies. This railway journal says there are 22o rail road presidents in the United States who are each paid $75 000 a year. There are 225 assistant presidents who are paid each $20,000 a year. The presidents are paid at the rate of $242 daily, counting working days at 310 to the year, and the assistants are pair $65 a day. There are 225 general managers who are paid $50,000 a year or $160 a day. Here are 675 men being paid by the railroads $104,850 a day, or $24,000 daily more than the 40,000 Vice President McCormick pointed to as samples of rail road activities and generosity. These 225 railroad pres idents are paid primarily by the roads but actually by the people, a salary equal to that of the president of the United States. Do they earn it? Is it worth as much to manage a railroad as to manage the United States? The same authority says there are other officers, around railroad headquarters whose salaries aggregate $51,000,000, and the grand total is $8:5,000,000 a year paid as an overhead charge by the railroads of this country. It looks to a common, every day man, as though half the salaries above mentioned would be gladly accepted by the men now holding the positions, and this would make a saving of $41,500,000 a year. This saving would enable the railroads to build enough cars to take care of the business of the country; and the general public is of the opinion that the money would be much more profitably spent in that way, instead of paying such salaries to rail road officials. The same old General Public is also firmly of the opin ion that it would rather suffer the inconveniences due to a shortage of railroad presidents, than those arising from a shortage of cars. If a law could be passed that the salaries of the principal railroad officials could not be paid so long as a car shortage existed, no one would ever hear of such a thing as car shortage again. ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTI NG EVA WAS DISGRUNTLED The campaign which has been a remarkably strenuous one especially on the part of the republican candidate for president is over and as this issue of the Capital Journal reaches its readers the voters have cast their ballots and decided well or ill just as the matter is looked at by win ners or losers. Before another issue the result will be known and business will settle down into its accustomed grooves. Election bets will be paid by the losers who will wonder how their judgment could have been so far' from correct, to those who will gladden the task of paying by cheerful statements to the effect of: "I told you so." The editorial pages of the newspapers will be devoted to flax, prunes, wheat and the like, and to dissertations generally on the everyday events that pertain to their especial com munities. The world will wag along just the same with the same old grind to gather in the spondulix for daily needs, and the country will settle down to and follow the Irishman's advice, which was: "If you don't get what you like, like what you get," and we will be just as happy and prosperous. In the "How to Keep Well" column of the Oregonian Monday Dr. Evans takes a half column to explain how "to modify milk." What's the matter with taking it to the pump, or if it is city milk which really does not need "modifying" turning on the Bull Run LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1863 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Salem wanted to see and hear Eva Tanguay, who has been so conspicuously advertised on the billboards. It was not on account of the somewhat recherche costume (whatever that is) in which she was depicted on said boards, but because she has been puffed and lauded as be ing something out of the ordinary, in the actress line. She however cancelled all her Pacific coast engagements or had her manager do it for her, and hied herself and her insufficient costumes back to dear old "Newyrk." Eva said she was sick, but her manager says she was troubled with "temperament." She was indignant on hearing this and remarked pathetically: "The idea of being accused of faking sickness, when I had four doctors." The fair Eva may not have intended anything facetious in her statement, yet it has an insinuating sound. She certainly had plenty of evidence that she was sick, for the average person is generally pretty sick when he has one doctor diagnosing him all over. Eva was surely sick, or at least she had the symptoms. Sub rosa, it is learned that a paper where she showed herself gave her a nice fat roast well done, and this disturbed her temperament. It was that measly newspaper that robbed us of the pleasure of hand ing out a couple of plunks to get a peep at the inside of her wardrobe. F. B. Wedel, president of the Bethany Deaconess' Home and Hospital Association, is soliciting support for the hospital now being established in this city. Property has been purchased and plans completed for the estab lishment of a thoroughly complete and modern institution 6f its kind, and its success will no doubt be only prelim inary to many activities of the Mennonite people who are behind the project. Mr. Wedel wishes it known that he is here because of repeated invitations from the city for several years past and is opposing no other hospital move or institution of any kind. He awaited the pleasure of the Commercial club before applying for a card giving him permission to solicit support among the people, and feels that now he should not be hampered by the activities of any other association until his work is completed when the field will be open to anybody who wishes to enter it. The Deaconess' hospital association expects to make but one appeal to the public, and feel that they have a right to have the field to themselves for a reasonable length of time in order to work out their plans. Mr. Wedel's posi tion seems to be well taken, since he is acting with every evidence of good faith, relying upon the many invitations extended to his people to locate in Salem and center their activities here. Now comes the news that the Oregon California land grant cases are to be tried over again by the supreme court, which reopened the case at the request of the de partment of justice. The course of the case will be watched with extreme interest by Oregon people for they 1 1 ill 11 jl'lllil. nave mucn, at stane, ana want to see me wnoie Doiner some matter finally adjusted. The case is set for Feb ruary 26, having been advanced on the calendar at the request of the Attorney General. How would you like to be a judge of election in Chi cago today with an average of 900 ballots all full grown, to count, besides a short ballot on local issues? It is esti mated that the count of the vote will not be completed in the city before Wednesday noon, and it would seem that this would be fast work. Chicago, owing to women be ing given the ballot has the largest vote of any city in the United States, it being placed at 800,000. The election has accomplished one really good thing however it may result. It called out a poem from James J. Montague, which while not up to his usual standard is still readable. It is always a pleasure to read "Jimmy's" lines even though they give you a dig while you are per using them. Now that the election is over give us some more Jimmy, and oftener. RipplfngRhurnQS J i ..Ti4i -W. . LAST INVESTMENT Before I buy my gasoline, I pay the grocer lor his prunes, the druggist for his Pans green, the clothier for his pantaloons. I wouldn't much enjoy my car, if merchants watched it, as it goes, remarking, "Twould be better far, if he wolud pay us what he owes." While scorching up the village street, behind the walnut steerine wheel. I'd hate it much if I should meet a man I owe for buckwheat meal. I'd hate to drive. nVky'H in pomp an( state across the market's j(Sjf. " paving stones, and run across some needy sKate to wnom l owe eleven bones. My car may rest in yonder shed before 1 II send it on its way, to meet the chap who sold me bread and had to whistle for his pay. I pay the barber for his shave, the. newsman for his magazine, the sexton for his man made grave, before l buy my gasoline, l pay the butcher for his veal, the tin ner for his coup tureen, the learned attorney for his spiel, before I buy my gasoline. I pay for soda, salts and soap, for my supply of nicotine, for surgeons' saws and drug gists dope, before I buy my gasoline. All List of Winners of Donald School Fair Among the prize winners at the Don ald school fair were the following. l'nul Gooding, who won second on sunflowers, beets, potatoes, cabbage and first on onions and best garden ex hibit. Russell Tautfest won firs on pump Kins, and Mabel Tautfest second on fancy work and first on best apron. Delbert Feller won first on sunflow ers, and best cat. Andrew Wilson won second on pump kins and first on beets. I.uella Young won first prize in man ual arts, second for best dog and best biscuits; and first on dress. Lawrence Lindsay won first on cab bage. Uerald Cone took first prize on best pen of chickens, best dog, and second on hen. Arnold Matthieu won the second prize in manunl arts. KiiHsell Dental carried away the sec ond prize on canned vegetables, first on canned fruit. Ivan Dentel won second on sweet coin and second on garden exhibit and Wayne Dentel first on best hen, first on rooster, first on duck. Harry Cone won the first prize for the best bouquet of flowers; Catherine Osborne, second. Joe Berhnrst, second on onions, first on squash nud liose Berhnrst first on cookies. Walter Freeman, on sweet corn, first. Carl Handera received first on best display of potatoes, and Howard Free man first on rabbits. Kdwnrd Buinhnm took first on can ned vegetables, and Karl Burnham sec ond on pop corn. Idell Lamb won second for the best dress, Alice Pendleton first for best darning and best jelly; and Viva Dnwes, second for darning and for apron. Milton Huusberg won first premium on corn and Lyle Vergeu, second. Frances Kucnsting won first for best fancy work aud be9t loaf cake. Gladys Prink was awarded iirst prize on patchwork, ami Olga Hunberg, sec ond. The latter also won second on cookies. Kuth Yergen was first for bread and second for loaf cake. Helen Hoskius took first award for best biscuits, best pie. Bertha Arnold exhibited bread that took first prize. Beatrice Becker, jelly that won second. Lillian Icllcr, canned fruit that took second, and Alline Drum mond won first on pop corn. Artie Bittick exhibited second best pie and took first on layer cake. Allen Miller took first prize for the best pig exhibited and Donald Eppers second. Catherine Osborne won second on lay er cake, Henry Moore second for cat, Knos Feller second for duck, Kthel BLx cl second for pen of chickens. George Kunkle took first for best bantams, and Donald Kppers, second. Campaign Committee Is Short $200,000 New r'ork, Nov, 7. Henry Morgan thau, chairman of the finance commit tec of the democratic natiannl commit tee said today the campaign had cost the party $1,S,-)0,000 and that today found the committee with a deficit of $-'00,000. This amount, he was confident would be raised and aft obligations dis charged, regardless of how the election went. Murganthnu is to banquet tonight tnose who contributed $o,uou or more to the democratic fund. Among those who will be present are .Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing, Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo, Secretary of Commerce Kedfield and Assistant Sec retary of the Xavy Roosevelt. SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF REICHSTAG TO MEET Berlin, Nov. 7. The special main committee of the reichstag, which is eniowered to meet during recess on ly by resolution of the parent body, will convene for the first time on Thurs day when the chancellor is expected to j make an important announcement. Children Cry for Fletcher's m yBears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THI CENTAIJ" COMANV. NCWVOHK C1TV. LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT By S. W. STRAUS Priiidmt Amtrican Stciety f$r Thrift frmmm I 4 Americans can well learn lessons of thrift from citizens of the nations now at war in Europe. When a country is riding on the high crest of prosperity, as has been the case in the United States for many years, with the exception of brief intervals, it is hard to impress on the people the value and necessity of thrifty prac tices, but when a great national calamity arises thrift is at once resort ed to. In the present European situa tion how often do we find that the position and strength of this nation or that are strenghtened by the thrift of the people. Realizing tiie neces sity of thrift, a great campaign to en courage systematic economy is being inaugurated in Canada by the Min ister of Finance. A special commit tee of three prominent Canadian financiers is assisting. One of the members of this committee recently said, "We can't make people save, but we can tell them that by saving their money they are helping to fight Ger many. The people of Canada do not know what it means to save money." The duty of the earner at present is to save a larger proportion of his wages than he has been saving in the past. Saving money, of cour, is only one feature of thrift Thrift o health, thrift of time,- and thrift of energy, are just as important as thrift of money. One advantage of thrift lies in the fact that there is nothing too insignificant to be saved. In Brooklyn, New York, we find a striking example of the value of thrift in little things. Tinfoil is col lected by orphan asylums and hos pitals. This is sold from time to time, so the little inmates in the or phan asylums are given an occasional delightful day's outing from the pro ceeds, while the portion which goes to the hospitals is used to buy beds for their poor sick inhabitants. This is a wonderful instance of the valua of thrift. It serves a manifold par pose. Tinfoil, such as that which usually comes in cigarettes, candy, to bacco, tooth paste tubes, etc, is ordi narily thrown away. The person who saves it for these charitable purposes thus becomes a practicer of thrift; and the orphans and hospital charges receive a wonderful heln. Alsa the sum total of the country's waste. is, to a small degree, eliminated. The Kind You Have Always Bought, and w hich has been in use for over 30 years, bus borne tlio signature ot and lias been uiauo under his per- tyrfjt sonal supervision since its infancy. V-GUcAiAf, Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are baft Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castor! a is a harmless substitute for Cnstor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. 16 contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms and allays Fevcrishncss. For more than thirty years it Iins been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething1 Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's l'auacea The Mother's Frieud. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS 3 FEARS TONG WAR Portland. Ore.. Nov. 7. Following re. Dorts of thrpflteneii Francisco and Los Angeles, police of Portland closely guarded tie local Chinese quarter today, fearing an out break. Two were killed in Portland's last tong Sight which ended in February. y (Tk 1 IF 1 EDITH HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY CHAPTER I.XIX- i Edith was three years old, and she was having a birthday party. All my mother-pride expressed itself in making this party a really gala affair. Edith was growing so tall; sue looked trail and delicate, and was such a sweet, se rious little soul that I always felt I must hold on to her for fear I might lose her. My love for my baby, my joy in car ing for her, had been the one perfectly satisfying thing in my married life. Clifford seemed fond enough of her when with her, but made little fuss over her. Yet I knew he was proud of her delicate beauty, her lark-like voice, and the attention she invariably received wherever we took her, I had invited about a dozen children between two and fonr years of age and had provided a simple luncheon. I had cute little favors: quaintly dressed dolls for the girls; and funny clowns for the boys. The ice-cream I served in the form of common domestic animals, which even the smallest child could recognize. The little "Oh's!" and "Ah's!" and little squeals of delight more than repaid me for my trouble. Muriel Franklyn had offered to help me entertain my tiny guests, and we romped and played games with almost as much enjoyment as did the children. Clifford came home as he had prom ised about 4 o'clock, and appeared very much amused at our antics. Clifford, Plays "Hons." "Tapa, come playl" Edith urged, as she pulled at his sleeve. "What shall I play!" he asked smil ing down at her, " Horsie! " she quickly replied. "And me and Bud will ride." Bud was her favorite companion. mtiord obediently got down on all fourn AnA hnrh .hil.lv.in n;.Kl his back. Then Katherine Norvitle and Buster Anderson also crawled up beside them, and Clifford capered around the room with all fonr perched npon his tacK. Muriel and I laughed so heartily that Clifford refused to play "horsie" any longer. He declared that one horse couldn't be expected to carry go many. But he suggested other things and was really helpful in assisting us to amuse the children. At 5 OVIfM'k til t4v hMr4 mm ..J Mufinl. Clit'fnrfl And T woh4 mm;1 ner. Burton joined us for dinner, and Clifford wa so nice to him, so agree able in every way, that I ai delight ed. They left soon after dinner, Muriel declaring I looked tired. I immediately asked Clifford: "Aren't they nieet I like them both so much, don't yoat" "They're right enough, but don't ex pect me to entertain eueh vonng men very often. They bore met " and he took no pains to hide a yawn. 'But Clifford, I though Mr. Frank lyn talked unusually well I listened sometimes and he seemed well posted." "We were talking about the coming election. And a man who isa't well np on politics this year would naturally bm a fool," Clifford returned, and plcke up his paper. ' I said nothing more but just the aaa I felt hurt, and rather puzzled. Clif ford had carried oa an animated con versation with Burton anent the war, the election, etc. I was sure Burton ha4 been interesting as well as interested. WhV dill Clifford inranoU,. h.i;..! I J, : fnendst A Wise Decision. I made up my mind that I would b very careful whom I invited to the) house to meet Clifford. He was so im patient of any one whom he himself did not eare for, so determined or M it seemed to me not to like my friends; thnt T nl i. Z- a change him. As in all other things I m?t be the one to use tact where wa uiimgreea. This all may sound trivial and easy to do. But it is not easy whea one is young to put aside all your wishea, even to keep away from yonr young friends on occasion, to please one whe never r scarcely ever tries to do tks) least thing to pleasa you. Yet 4his was just what I was trving to school my self to do Had I known or realized in the leas the task I bad set myself, I am sure I never should have had the courage tm persist. . j (Tomorrow A Journey.) , ' A 1