Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal" AVKD.NKSK.W KV KNIXlr CHAELE8 H FISHES, Editor and Manager. November PUBLISHED EVEBY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY. SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. B. BABNES, CHAS. H. FISHfcB, President. Vice-President. DOHA C. ANDKESEN, -J'8ee. and Treas. Daily by earrier, per year iUy by man. per year BL'Bat'KIPTIOX RATES $5.00 Per month ..... 3.00 Per month 45c 35c FULL LEASED WIHK TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES New York, Ward Lewis-Williams Special Agency, Tribune Building Chicago, W. H. Stuckwell, People's Gas 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, kindl" phone the circulation inuuager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. 1-none Maiu 81 before TrKO o'clock and a paper will ba sent yon by special messenger if the earrier has missed you. INSURANCE LAWS ALL RIGHT Mr. W. A. Williams representative of a big insurance company discussing insurance at Portland recently took occasion to criticise rather severely the laws of Oregon regarding insurance, which are the same in 21 of the states, for providing the amount stated in the policy on buildings shall be considered the value of the property at the time of the loss. It strikes the average man that, is a just law. It may be a foolish one in one respect, for it is inducive of incendiarism. It is not so directly but in directly it is, for it allows the person who has overstated the value of his building to collect more than the building Is realy worth and therefore tempts him to "wish" his place would burn. However the law is not altogether to blame for this for it is the insurance company's business not to insure a building for more than it is worth. If it does so, it should pay the loss since it collects the premium on the full value stated. The modern insurance policy is so long and so verbose, so wound round and bound up in legal terms and insur ance phrases made apparently for the sole purpose of be ing unintelligible, that few if any taking out insurance either understand the terms of the policy or try to. They simply look for what they think is a sound company and sign up any old paper handed them without understand ing anything about it. Without) the law as the El states have it, an insurance company can insure a building worth $1,000 for say $10,000 and when the building burns can go into the courts, if necessary, and showing the actual value of the building and the amount of the loss, pay that loss and settle its debt in full. It can collect the amount required to cover all risk on a $10,000 building, while it has never risked more than the $1,000 loss. - It Is the company's business and its duty not Jo insure a building for more than it is worth, and if it does so and collects the premium for the larger risk it should pay the sum for which it collects the premium. To put it mildly, it is at least guilty of contributory negligence in such a case, and should pay for its carelessness. Mr. Williams looked at the situation from an insurance company's viewpoint and not from that of the insured or from that of square dealing. He should remember that it makes a great deal of difference in the apeparance of an object looked at through a telescope whether the little or big end of the instrument is applied to the eye. In the one case objects seem very large and in the other exceedingly small, and in neither is the real size of the object discovered. I It is claimed that Bryan is planning to leave Nebraska, and take up his home in the south. He would not be to blame for Nebraska left him first. At the same time it is asserted that he may become the candidate of the pro hibition party in 1920 for the presidency. This too, is quite possible perhaps probable. Bryan is a great char acter, a big man every .way? It is the opinion of many w ho have studied him that he missed his calling, and that he would have made world wide fame as an evangelist. He has ideality largely developed, is in a sense a dreamer, but his dreams are for the betterment of mankind, even though they may be impractical. Nebraska loses much if it loses him and her loss is the gain of the south. Emperor Frances Josef ended a long and stormy reign in the midst of a world war in which he was the central figure. He passes off the stage while the issue of arms is yet undecided and the fate of his empire is still hanging in the balance. Possibly he may find behind the veil of mystery which is pierced only by death the peace and tranquility that was denied him in this world. Mr. Hughes seems to have adopted the policy for which our esteemed friend, the Oregonian, so often and bo ardently roasted President Wilson and is trying the "watchful waiting" plan. By the way, so is Willcox. Judge Hook has thrown the hook into the Adamson eight hour day law by declaring it unconstitutional. Once and a while these federal judges are appropriately named. CUT OUT THE HARD TIMES TALK The Portland Telegram prints the' following: Reports made by the members of be executive board of the Milts at its regular n.eeting yesterday afternoon, were to the effect ihat the needs ot general relief work in Portland will not be so urgent as has been the raw during the last two winters. These reports were made after a careful in quiry and study of local conditions gcnerall for the lut fbr.-e weLs. Til:; situation in the employment field was reported much better than it ever his been in the history of the city, and credit for this satisfactory condition whs given to the systematic and businesslike efforts of N. J. Johnson, the director of the public employment bureau. There is a slightly disconcerting ncite in the labor situation s the Milts lime found it, due to the . unprecedented car shortage, which is likely to re sult in a shutdown of many of the lumber mills and logging camps, with tin inewtaole increase in the numlier of unemployed Inter in the season. At the present time, it is clearly apparent, according to reports receiv e, by the Muts, that every ablebodied man who is willing to work ran find employment, though the purchasing power of the dollar which he earn has been substantially impaired by the tremendous increase in the cost of living which applies to every necessity of life. Similar conditions exist in Salem and no doubt in other cities of the state. There is suffering and none is like ly to occur, except in isolated cases due to sickness or special misfortune. It is to be hoped, therefore, that local organizations will cut out most of this relief and charity work which they featured so strongly for the last year or two, advertising Oregon constantly as a pauper state where people were starving to death. Much ot this organized chanty work is worse than valueless and is undertaken by persons who want to keep in the limelight, or for the purpose of providing- iobs for those who are in charge of the work. Salem would prob-' tVT" Vulk ' Grange Is Planning Get Together Meeting (Capital Journal special Service) Monmouth, Nov. HI'. The grange is planning another get together meeting and a big dinner in their hall on New; .Vears day, lor the member and their 1 .families. The woman's work eommitteo j consisting nf-Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Brus, sell and Mrs. Ostrom are to make ar rangements for same. ! J. V. Scott of l.vle, Washington,! who spent several days in .Monmouth j last week visiting his daughters left . for his home on Wednesday, tiikins ' Coin and Elizabeth who will remain f indefinitely. If Arthur liurkheud and Jack Wood ' came home for the week end to attend the dame at the Normal on Saturday night. ' Mr. (lowing of eastern Oregon ur-'T-rived here one day this week to spend the winter with his family, who came: here nt the. opening of the normal' school. ; 'Mr. and Mrs. Oscar llaynes of Alas-j. ka have been here for some time vi-i iting at the Portwood home. Mr. if What You Can See On SHASTA ROUTE Three Daily Trains Portland to San Francisco No. 15 8:20 A. M. Shasta - Limited 3:50 P. M. No. 13 8:00 P. M. llaynes itua brother of Mrs. port- wood. The Oil, Fellows enjoyed a pleasant evening lust M'ondnv night, candy and apples were se peets -discussei It. I. lioothbv was one of the three X ouuty at the 'Vest i association meeting at tioiKtay inejir. ramly ami X served and future pros-. ably make a better showing: than manv other cities in this m.mi nnville Wednesday. I respect, since the commercial club took charge of the ,,,3'" " Z h X icuci vv ui rv unuugn une uj. iia uuicctus, uub mere IS UlUc, -,layoa nuocr. Minor rort-, riQQd tn Arml-a omr c,r,,r,1 nffflv, Ut - wood, Jesse Keyt. Mary Kice, Frances i.vv-v y aJ Dr5ua onciiuun iu was YU1R I1UW, I Velson, Hazel Bursell, Homer Bursoll, since mere are no poor iamiues in saiem wno will not te J""aillt lenowon, tmna i,ougnary, taken care of by their immediate neighbors or by the ! Joi'd' T&VnU tf,n proper COUnty authorities. I Stump, Bruce Sogers, Manly AramV TViQ nnnntviT of lo.-rrr, ?o T,n,nnAn ,1 "V I . . .- " i ""S" ami en wuni.ijr i ioijc jo vtijr yi uojjci uua auu vyxegun ueii must get in tune with her sister states and share in that prosperity. PORTLAND Salem (Capitol Bldg) Albany Eugene (University of Oregon) Roseburg (Cow Creek v Canyon) . Grants Pass Medford Ashland (Lithia Springs) Mt. Shasta Shasta Springs Sacramento Canyon Red Bluff Sacramento (State Capital) Port Costa Oakland 5:50 P.M. 6:50 P.M. 7:30 A.M. SAN FRANCISCO Illustrated booklet showing scenes along the Shasta Route sent free on request. JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, Salem, Oregon LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 18G3 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Kugene, dr., Nov. 21. S. A. P.uck and A. II. Buck, of the Monroe Tim ber company, of Monroe, Wash., mid of the liuck llox & ( rate company of Kugene. has filed with the Lane county clerk a record of a right of wav for a logging railway across property bordering on the Siuslaw river be iwte.i Mapleton mid Florence. A lurgc number of contracts to purchase cedar lumber ulso were filed by the same parties. The timber is near the site of a proposed shingle mill, upon which construction work already has begun and which, it is announced, will give employment to fid men ut the start. Gregorian. This is the project that the Oregonian stated shortly before election would be held up if Wilson was elected. The deal, so that paper stated, was conditional entirely upon Hughes' successand it turns out about as reliable as all news of that character published in the Hughes' papers before election. v , , - . a. Speakers at the meeting of the Civic League of Port land, Saturday, asserted that the negative vote on the negro suffrage amendment was not due to an ignorant vote as some claimed, but was an expression of the senti ment of the voters on the negro suffrage question. They added that in their opinion, if the question of negro suffrage was again submitted to a vote that it would be defeated. Anyway it seems to be a freakish vote, since it is a dead letter among the laws. The steel corporation has raised the wages of 200,000 employes ten per cent, effective December 1. And yet the returns indicate that all the union labor men voted the republican ticket as usual, fearing the threat of employers w.mv Mivii "'ugjto itsuil& kJV. VLIL ill CVCllt Ul TflloUlltS election. RECALL STAB TED AGAIN an Loon. Work is progressing nieelv on the,4 alley and Siletz railroad east of here.; The track is laid to within two miles I of Independence and the work strain ' in 1'ortlaud last Saturday evening, is there, grading nnd laying track as i pi, ,. i, f:..:.i....i i,: thev go. " " I . The children of the training school 1 Ff lt",(' wni!t ' "w organizing his, )allu,x, Or., Xov. 2Z It is reported who bring lunch nre being served n J classes in rural school work in the; in Dallas that the proposed recall I ' ,1 r K:. i .'i. ii. , ' "ur,,,iu- movement agamst the I'olk eount the domestic science prepare the tables) make the soup or cocoa and serve same under the direction of Miss But ler. I be children pay -'. cents per mouth each for this and the students get credit for the work. The first student body dunce of the season was given in the normal school gymnasium on Saturday night. The color scheme was yellow and green and was carried out verv beautifully Miss Me-lntosh is enjoying a visit, court is to be given new life and that from her mother who is here from her!pai(T circulators of petitions ' will bs home in Wisconsin, for the winter. sent out over the county early next Miss lloham spent last Monday in week. The movement is expected to Portland where she visited the public I receive financial backing from sever schools, inspecting the music workl leading farmers in the West Salem - t I811'' Spf'ug Valley districts. Miss Mary Watson of the I mverst- A report is also current here that ty of Oregon, spent tue week end in! charges the county wath having ex Monmouth as the guest of Miss Ken-! reeded the indebtedness limitation and non will be made the basis of the recall ... . 1 .. ' ' . It is said that Herman Petrie, form- tMXtecn leading officials of nine,er countv commissioner and a demo- "A woman named Molly McMurkee, she couldn't tell cnicken irom turkey. Both Latin and Greek she could fluently speak, but she couldn't tell chicken from turkey." mat is where Miss McMurkee had a dead cinch on her Thanksgiving dinner. Chicken will do for her just as wen. The present state administration is probably the big gest joke ever foisted upon the people of Oregon, but that a joke may some times develop into a serious matter is shown by the present situation at the penitentiary. While talking about what will happen in Europe when the war ends, perhaps the first verse of chapter IV of isaiah win cover it about as well as any. (SpplingRhumos den PROBLEMS Our problems ever face us, howe'er elec tions go, and in our dreams they chase us, and fill our sleep with woe. No matter who may guide us, and sail our ship of state, our problems still will ride us, we still must pay the freight. Oh, not the politician, whose larynx works "on high," will better our condition, or feed our children pie. No platform ever written will bring you win dow glass, or cat meat for the kitten, or pay for coal and gas. No politicians pledges, no whiskered camoaien wheeze, will hrinc us goodly wedges of bred and Limburg cheese. And now the trouble's ended; the long campaign is done; and after efforts splendid the right (or wrong) men won. We, hav ing whooped and hollered until our throats are sore, will hew the stately pollard, and bale our hay once more. To keep the kettle boiling, and buy the children bran, we now resume our toiling, as bravely as we can. with fir bnillfhs flllil elirvsnntheinllms A delightful feature nf ' the eventim Sixteen leading officials of was a favor dance; incense was bum-1 IH,'Se "cine coast cement -companies crat, will be named against County eu to tne Harvest moon as in ye olden ; ""' muun-u uy iuc ieuerni granii ,iuiige leal, and that tjeorge McCul time. President hud -Mrs. Ackerman, I .i,lr' "t Portland on charges- of organiz-1 loch, republican, will be nsmed to op Prof, and Mrs. Butler -and the Misses: iug.a trust in restraint of trade. pose Mr. lieckett. ' - Todd, liutler and lloham were patron I M m m and patronesses for this delightful, af-i fair which w as planned by students j There was a very jolly party given ; in the training school ' buildirjg J'ori normal students who did not care to j attend the student body dance. A: pleasant feature of the evening was ni rending given bv a Mrs. Pish of Sa lem, 'If I Were King;" other splen-t lid numbers were given, games played; iiol a delightful time enjoyed by all. ; Mrs. 11. Keller, field representative! of s the Hoys and Girls Aid society of! Portland, spoke nt the normal Friday morning, taking for her subject1 "SUint Makes Them Behave So."! Mrs. Keller is a woman of much e.-1 perience with children and no doubt I her talk will prove of value to all whoj were fortunate enough to hear her. Miss Myrtle Copenhaver represent-' ed the senior class at chapel on Wed-; nesday with a splendid paper on the value of a school library. Prof. Kvendon addressed a parent teachers meeting at the Arleta school CASTOR I A - Fir Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature NONE BETTER YOU'LL LIKE IT Better Nut BREAD PURE AND RICH SWEET AND CLEAN k HUSBAND AND1CE! -CLIFFORD PREPARES TO DO HIS OWN SHOPPING CHAPTER LXXX1I. where CWford couldn't avoid seeing When Clifford came in, I told him them. j of my nice afternoon with Mrs. Curtis, 'Clifford Accepts Mr. Curtia' Invitation, nud brought out the things I had bought I .waited until we were at dinner be- tor his inspection. Jay nat nad Deen fore I tald Clifford of Mrs. Cutris in- delivered, and he admired it and vitation. I was so hurt bv his reception thought it becoming. He also nodded of the tie, that I had not been able to a careless approval of my other pur chases, telling rae laughingly that 1 would quite spoil tdrtn. 1 then, tiinmiy snowed nun tne ties I had bought for him. They were really lovely. 1 thought as I unwrapped them, and he au'ely" would be pleaded... " hatever possessed yoa to buy ties for inc!" he asked, scarcely glancing at them. Vhv thev were so pretty and Mrs, Curtis was buying some for Mr. Curtis, and I thought you yould be pleased," I stammered. wen, l am not: I preter to ao my own shopping," he returned,- and eare lessly tossed the ties on the table, with out even looking at them. T felt sure 1 was going to ery. Noth ing he had done for a long time hurt me as did his action. It was the very first time I had ever bought him anything to wear, ami I natt been so nappy over it trust mvself to talk, I r.ever would give him the chance to hurt me in that way again. Never again would I buy him. anything tq wear. Finally I ventured: "Mrs. Curtis invited us to dinner to morrow night, very informally, she said." 'You refused, didn't yout I have no time to be trotting around to dinners, I have to attend to business. We've beea away long enough." "Why no. I didn't refuse. She was so nice, that I accepted contingent of courseon your having no other engage ment. Mr. Mayson is to be there." "Why didn't you tell me that at first! Of course I'lLgo, although I have another engagement. But it will give me another chance at Mayson." "Hasn't he agreed yet to do as you want him tof" 1 asked, more to have something to ay than from any curios But 1 gulped two or three times, then ity. I knew absolutely nothing about took up the ties, rew rapped them, and st down and addressed them to father. He would be delighted with them just because 1 bought them. Then I put them business, and never asked any questions. That is, I hadn for a long time. Edith is Sick. About 9 o'clock, as I sat reading, the bellboy brought me a special delivery letter. My hando trembled so I could scarcely open. it. I had seen the Glendala postmark, and immediately surmised something had happened to Edith. The letter was from Muriel, and commenced: "Xow don't be frightened, but Edith has a hard cold, and a little fever. I have called Dr. Hutchins, you know he splendid with children. He said not Jo tell you that he thought she would be quite all right in a day or two, but thKht best to write at once. Of course, ,f I had thought there was any danger I should have wired. I will da se at once unless the improves." m?bl wha I dof W Clifford only would come! I walked up and down, back and forth; until finally I could endure passivity no longer and commenced to pack. Not a doobt enter ed my mind that we would return im mediately. r,f; kd hw ame in a little. with our clothing, and I was on my knee, ,n front of the trunk packing-. ten V 1 blndea hlm Mnel' let (Tomorrow-Clifford Befuses to Beturm Home.) r X X