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WwwVwwVWWrwVwVWwVwVVW Editorial Page of The Capital Journal CHARLES H. FISHEK Bdttor tod Muufir 1 tukpd.w ri tmso, Jauuary H. IMf. ! - PIBUSHKD EVERT BTBKUM KXi KIT si WDAY, KAI.KM, KKioX, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U R. BARNES, (Has. H. FJSIfKR. Vice President. President. sl'BW.'KlITI rear ear ItaiK by carrier, pe Iaily by mail, per ; I I I I LEAPED WIKE EASTERN REPRESEXTATJ VKH New fork. Ward-Lewis-Willinins Special Agency, Tribune Building Chicago. W. H. Ktockwell, People's lias Building The Capital Journal earner boy are instructed to put the papers on tin porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects (jetting the. unixr to row on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the Only wav'wo cuu determine whether ir not the curriers are following in atructi.n'. Phone Main SI before 7:.1) o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. LEGISLATURE MAKES RECORD The organization of both Monday made a new record in that line. The selection of school buildings it would be in condition to claim this as officers was made before the legislature was called to money expended. It would be allowed to pay some one order, and all that was required to set the legislative ( else for the use of the buildings and collect proportional wheels in motion was to ratify these selections. In the ly from outside pupils for this. Why is the district not senate the only contest was over the position of mailing j as much entitled to be paid for the money it has in- plerk. and this was decided standing committees were named and all preliminary work done on the firjst day of the session, v. hich is a re markable piece of work. The governor's message was read to the joint assembly this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the 29th session of the Oregon legislature was then right down to business. In arranging for clerks and steno graphers an attempt to economize was shown in the pro vision concerning the employment of the individual mem bers of their stenographers in doing the work of the committees of which the member was chairman, with the further provision that no clerks or employes should receive extra, pay or be allowed overtime The-session starts out well, and gives promise of do- ing the work expected of it there is nlentv of it. The big priations committee, for it will have the job of paring down budgets and reducing demands so the money will go round. There will be strong pressure brought to bear as different departments endeavor to keep their appro priations from being reduced, and urging that the saving be made in some other branch, "that does not need the money so urgently." When the appropriation committee gets through with them they will be in the same situation as the English sailors who on the Queen's birthday were generally given a bottle of ale, but who owing to shortness of supply were given only three bottles for each four. This fact was embalmed in song by the sailors who added a verse to the song usual on that occasion: ' Three bottles among four of us Thank God there's no more of us; God save the Queen." The kaiser has addressed his troops telling them the allies desire the destruction of Germany and that there fore the war must go on. At the same time there is a conference underway between the members of the central powers at the kaiser's field camp, and the allies are discussing matters at Rome. It is announced the Teuton powers are willing to put their cards on the table at a peace conference and to state their terms. It is also claimed that a second note to the allies is being prepared making a preliminary statement of terms Germany de sires. While peace is still perhaps somewhat distant, the fact that the parties are discussing it at all is a hopeful sign. If they keep at it they may find that an agreement is not impossible. The Oregon Voter says to the law fixing the standard more than they would have had to pay for it had such a law not been in existence. It adds that some of the heat units were lost due to the higher refining necessary to make the gasoline test GO specific gravity So while pay ing the extra price the users were getting poorer gasoline. The figures seem large, but the amount of gasoline used by other than automobiles is an unknown quantity. If it was all used by autos, there being about 4:,000 of them in the state, it would require each to use 11 gallons a day and to travel about 200 miles. The Portland Ad Club is noted for its humorous stunts at its gatherings, but it never pulled off one half so hum orous as that of taking a hand in enforcing the false advertising ordinances of Portland, after that shirt sleeve exhibition last winter as an advertisement of Oregon's climate. When Attorney U'Ren headed the Madras crowd that captured the county records and took them by force from Culver to the new county seat, he was acting evidently on his own private brand of the initiative. LADD & BUSH. Banker Established 1868 CAPITAL $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes .SAVINGS DEPARTMENT ANDBEREX, Ave. and Tress. RATER i.W Per month t.00 1'er month Iwr TELEGRAPH REPORT houses of the legislature! on the third ballot. The in a businesslike way. And; contract is let to the appro the people of Oregon, owing of gasoline, paid .l.Ti'.T.oOO I)i A DELICATE The supreme court holds that high school districts cannot include interest on the money invested in school buildings as "part of the cost of education" in fixing the charge for tuition of students outside the district. That settles the matter so far as again illustrates the different lines along which the iudicial and lav minds run. Suonosp thp Pirv of Salem. which was a party to the practine its own hnilHinps of conducting its schools. amount to the sum claimed by the city in its suit as inter- est, would the supreme court have decided that it was not tnnnpv PYliended? Hnpc nnt '. rnec nnt . . , residence pay ior me use oi use of the monev invested therein, that it. is interest hist, as much as the other citizen by the one at interest, and , - , - house rent: It the city paid .. - - vested as any individual? I creased revenue from this source would Newspaper charges made by Oakland's commissioner ! be devoted almost exclusively to the of public safety, say the city authorities instead of clos- TJktJZ ' ing brothels and putting the lid on gambling in that de- lightful residence city, have made arrangements to go as aTarge'eveiuin oregon'we, but also into partnership with these vices, and have arranged the!as one of real Fr,t,BC? fro'" Bdut"' citv budeet with the idea of collecting $50,000 from thisl ""it0, " ,V. , . . , source, in order to keep down taxes. rolitics makes strange combinations, as well as bedfellows. It is rumored the Southern Paoifif will build a f nur track road from Portland to or three vears. the line to be river. Considering the speed ", V " i JCCU """V" "r,P . , tU build a depot here has been carried out it will be, mdging I the delay by the relative cost of the improvements, at least 126,000 years before the Thomas W. Lawson is probably the biggest bluffer in this country and sometimes his bluffs go. This time, however, the members of the congressional investigating committee seem disposed to call his bluff. Wu RipblthffRhqiitQ ON THE A legion recently swore off ; they said, "We've had a-plenty; no more we'll crowd up to the trough, and guzzle S. Frumenti." And now, while yet the pledge is young, they suffer every minute, and from a cask they'd knock the bung, and drink the liquid in it. Cheer up this epoch is the worst, the first few weeks of striving to curb a million dollar thirst, and keep the pledge surviving. That thirst, by years of effort built, i.s not at once dejected; but in a little While twill Wilt, When finding" it's neglect- aA Thn Antr ,TrUl i-U J i ed. l he day will come, as from the dump you keep on gallivanting, When Water from the Village pump Will ciiAn, f .-. .... i, ... r i vu ncc.u tv juu cnuiamillg. lUUUgll water seems Upon tne OlinK, Until yOU 1'e On the Wagon, VOU never OOtired a bet-i ter drink into a cup or flagon. a Mug of undiluted -water, as of booze that made you totter, your troubles all to bliss turn, and you will join the gladsome band that whoops around the cistern. Modern Portia Holds Center of Stage In Case of Accused German Consul San I'mncisco, Jan. P. A modem oitia took her place in the court room 01 1'nited States District Judge Hunt yesterday and hold spellbound the enormous ihrong that had gathered to ntteud the closing sessions of the trial of tlcrmnn Consul IVU Bopp and as sociates on charge of neutrality viola tion. She was Mrs. Annette Adams, deputy I nited States district attorney, Uncle gain's ony woman prosecutor, who was playing the star role of her legal career. She opened the argument for tho government in the most important federal case of recent San Francisco history. Men and women fought and crushed each other in the corridors of the fed eral building for the privilege of en tering the court room. Prominent lawyers anil jurists who two years ago raised their brows wheu Mrs. Adams was appointed, came now to listou. She was principal of the Modoc county high school when she began the study of law and determined to shine in a profession heretofore monop olized largely by men. Her appear ance today proved she had ''arrived." She was not awod bv the attention fMUtofr on her. She did not attempt any oratorical flights but spoke in a calm, deliberate manner and riscusacd the evidence presented. To her fell j the task of summarizing succinctly and l rapidly the huge masa of testimony taken during the past five weeks. She was given the closest attention of any DISTINCTION thp law is pnneprnpH hut It I suit just decided; instead of rented them fnv the nnrnnseH'ill by the last legislature, have; Sunnose the rent ariYiiliili... JlJarfV... .eeuitiv trio mtion wVirt rT.rr.o v,;, the riti-7on xjm ,irrc Vio , , "7 I tne same dv tne loss ot the'm-ort a who leaves a sum invested uses that interest to nav his! j out monev for renting its' . . . s .7 ' . . Salem within the next twolgjSXfii? built on the west side of the with which the promise to first spike is driven. WAGON . . . i- j . i v , xi i When you're as glad to see you were glad to see a jug attorney who has appeared during tht present trial. Mrs. Adams will bo followed by three attorneys for the defense, after which IMstrict Attorney Preston will speak. The case will reach tho jury Wednes day night. When Mrs. Adams completed her argument shortly before noon she was congratulated by Preston and was bombarded with bouquets from a num ber of women present. She asked dramatically for a verdict finding the defendants guilty. Attorney Samuel Piatt, of defense counsel, followed and Attorney Theo dore Koche and George A. McGowan spoke for the defense later this after noon. MEXICAN TROOPS IN PARRAL Bl Paso, Jan. 8. Murgia's column of government troops occupied Parral at 7 o clock last night, it was announc ed at the Mexican consulate here to day, capturing nine locomotives and one hundred cars tukeu from Torreon by Villistas. The small garrison of Villistas fled upon Murguia's approach HiyrTOMAS Gall Stonoa, Cancer nd Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines, Auto Intoiiea tion, Vellow Jaundice, Appendi itis anr1 other ftftal ailments result from Stom ach Trouble. Thousands of 8 omach Sufferers owe their complete recovery to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. On like any other for Stomach Ailments For sale by J. C. Perry and druggists everywhere. ANNUAL MESSAGE READ (Continued from page two.) eeonomira administration during th la-t two years. I i i otii re to commend highly the admin in ration of the state industrial accident Ti,..re will be printed t urn mission govern "whichTnerTouu" approval8 I Fis" me- I J2l2EttiFJJS: ani1 1 u,r,,f1" 1 '.deserve coinmendation. ! deserve commendation. The commission itselt is ubmitting a recommendations to vou. without going int0 details covered eiao- w ,i in ,itii ,v,i i utSSJtt&Ttt be.e,,verea .''-T !Tsla,ioV ,'hU sors?":lTD, to them.' a new i if n man is vuuuv nceucu Oregon city, and u moderate ppropria- ... -L -..i 1J i .. lion to meet uus retjiu i emi'iii v, outu iff a wise investment. It i believed that the angler's license tee, which is now $1, should be increased to $1.5(1. There has been a decrease in licenses paid doling the last few years, and, on the other hand, there is a rapid ly iereasiug need for restocking of our fishing streams upon a generous scale. It is niv expectation that the in- f "l co,1Beum' Woorc stooK s,10ws a,ul otlier t ling would, i am sure, pay for itself in ! V'ZJr& outset, as I have suggested in connec tion with the budget figures. To further irrigation development the enactment of an adequate and workable: irrigation district, law is eminently de sirable. The interests ot the sections affected will be best served. 1 believe, through the conduct of irrigation enter prises by the settlers themselves, so far as possible. Local Economy. The growing desire to keep down taxes is to be commended, especially because it surely indicates an increased Cverv besfwi" tlSUSf ta loiw WHAT A GRAND, GLORIOUS, SALUBRIOUS public administration, whether it be dis HEALTHY WEALTHY and ALL-THAT-KIND-OF- trict, municipal, county or state, is ro'lmjiTXTp tt Anp ApprAM TO 9 the citizens affeeted to take au active J ttllNU-rljAVjlli Ul,rjjrUJM lO hand in what is going on. j Feeling that the matter is in SAFE HANDS mean- I welcome, therefore, these campaigns I . -nz-vrnTT im-rTTifi i mrrnTnn t for lower taxes and improved public a.i-1 mg BOTH YOURS and THEIRS, I am, ministration; the latter, in its best sense, "THE ADVERTISER," the state is concerned, we should real- j Who congratulates both HOUSES on their WISDOM in ize that only about one dollar out of ev- j tne qq Qf OFFICERS. ery .10 paid in taxes, in an average conn-1 ty, goes to state expenses, while the ! other nine are devoted to the costs of and waste be eliminated. eminently 'fitting that the state should the county, school, district and city. Another economy of comparatively j recognize the significance of these an Int. TmCSt- nor importance relates to the state nnal meetings and the event they eo ed. But it does mean that by far the I purchase of postage stamps. Any large ! memorate, by giving financial aid to th largest and most fruitful field for econ- corporation perforates all the stamps j erection of a modest building at (Tiam omies lies nearer home. No doubt this I used by its employes. This makes ex- poeg, legislature will devote serious attention j trcmely difficult, if not impossible, the WUh tUegc suggestions for the to economical reforms in some of the use of state-owned stamps for personal! ... . ... r laws affectine expenditure of this nine - tenths of our taxes. Publications. In smaller fields of possible economy. it seemg well to mention the rather abundant, output of reports, which are published from time to time by the va - rious departments. Occasionally there useless duplication in the subject mat- ter covered. Often editions are larger satea, t of the e- Prt itself, as well as the size of the printer's Din, wouia oenent it tne sun- oct matter was reduced. It is also oc - crsionally r"P hat officials take ad- vantage of their printing appropriation for-the issuance of matter designed pri- At Ohampoeg on May 2, 1843, was marily for political purposes. I suggest held a gathering of unique significance that means be devised whereby all pub- in the western history of the United lications handled by the state printer be ' States, marking the official birth of supervised by the state printing board, Oregon. The anniversary of this occa to the end, at least, that duplications sion is celebrated each year. It seems CHAPTER CXV1 "There ain't nothin' goin' happen Ole Marse, is they?'- persisted Mandy. ' ' I hope not Mandy, but he must be very ill for them to send for me." 'The good Lord won't 'low nothin' to happen to him," she repeated. " 'cauee he's never don' nothin' what ain't good." ' ' I know Maudy, but he is old. ' ' "He's not ole," Mandy sniffed "he's 'bout seventy. Why my ole granddad was one hundred and two when he was foun' deid. " "Don't talk about it, Mandy, 1 can 't bear it, " I told her, so we dis cussed dad's illness no more; but he was constantly in my thoughts, and the aeit afternoon when we alighted at the little familiar station and old Mose met us, 1 could scarcely frame the question, I was so fearful of the ans wer. "How's father, Mosei" "He's brighted up some considerable aence he heard vou was acomm' Missy Mildrod." 1 asked no more. That "he's brighted up some considerable" told me more than Mose realized. Father Recognizes Mildred Mother met us at the door, and the girls also were waiting to welcome us. Mother looked very wan and pale, and had dark shadows under her patient SOMETHING FOR THE READER" TO READ By JAMES M. HEADY HON.-WALTER TOOZE, SR., Reading Clerk, Oregon State Senate. .; DEAR BROTHER READER: I am addressing you as both "MOOSES," though I ENOUGH for my HORNS sprout, i am not sure wnat COn8it Ol- THINGS to the SENATORS that CAN'T read (IF ANY) i or do you READ EVERYTHING and then TELL them itne & u tss l ain c t or ii. Decause tnev are 1 UU CUbl to pP a pwo A JA :of I "iJX1"1 KJ1 uu Juu J""1 : HRnrRV TAILOR T?Tf I l V ' J. j U 1 , V - 11U IV, A V i then have them say "I PASS" or whatever they WANT Which ever way it is I following and PASS IT ON to the HONORABLE SENATE: Several States have made appropriations for VOCA TIONAL EDUCATION in Public Schools. To teach th YOUNG IDEA how to SHOOT and SHOOT STRAIGHT and BEST of ALL to know what he's shooting AT. BRIEFLY, to help a BOY and GIRL in the most import ant CHOICE IN LIFE, the choice of a VOCATION and to START training HIM for the VOCATION. THE SENATORS, may overlook this so please MEN TION it to them, if they ARE INTERESTED I'd be glad to give them further INFORMATION. Another thing, why couldn't the STATE of OREGON t n T71T3T?TP rTlT7 VT nAATO 4. i.U ITJTTT nDT?XT O A r ii ovxvo lu luc untLiunij i a : SnRfKlNG SSJS 'JiSmi ! AFFORD to buy VERY MANY BOOKS at their PRES- ENT PRICE. Other States FURNISH THEM FREE SllSpp? AN D ANY THING ANY 0THEB ; STATE CAN. There are SEVERAL mnxjmT pV , fYTWT?R ifciN iiaki and uinn,K like to write ABOUT but I'll WAIT. MAYBE theyH ATTEND to them without any REMINDING. I want to ESPECIALLY HOPE, that they'll GO HEAVY on THE APPROPRIATION for ADVERTIS ING the STATE. WONT you ASK 'EM to FIX IT UP, so EVERY RODY in the TT S. A., inrludino- CALIFORNIA. wiB 1 purposes. It is a businesslike reform j which should be instituted. Pioneers, Among items of deserving legislation 'which perhaps cannot receive aetion now i because of financial restrictions, but , which merit future realization. I com- mend to your attention the following The pioneers who founded Oregon de I serve recognition. A practical and u m monw&nt to their accomplish,, j would be the erection of a state hist icat Dunmng to accomomuaie tne va ' able records and souvenirs of the state's early days, which now are poorly housed and in danger of loss by fire. WHUSG5WDANDI HOME ONCE MORE .eyes, that seemed too large for her face., I had never before thought them so large. ' ' How is he ? " I asked as she fold ed me in her arms, while the girls greeted Mandy, and made a dreadful i although quiet fuss over Edith. "Better today 1 think. But he is verv ill." "May I go to him?" "N'ot yet," mother replied, "wait, until vou have changed and had some thing to eat, I will tell him you nere, out do not be disappointed if he dees not recognize you. Fart of the with the same result. Then I wired, time he sort of dozes off, and doesn't -his home office. Perhaps he had fi seem to know us, " a tear rolled down I ished his Chicago business sooner than her cheek, but was quickly wiped away he had expected and had gone home, and she smiled bravely at me. Still no answer, and I concluded he After changing my traveling dress,) must be somewhere en route, so failed and eating a bite, more to please moth-1 to get my messages, er than because 1 was hungry, I went In some way it added immeasurably in to father's room. He knew me at! to my sorrow over father's death. It once, and held out a pitifully thin hand seemed aa though Clifford were lacking in welcome. As I leaned over and kiss- in respect. The neighbors asked mxnr ed him, he whispered: "I ain glad you came. Mildred " and then he lapsed into unconsciousness. Once more he spoke to mother, and then I can scarcely write of the nest few davs, even after the lapse of years. Father did know me. if only for a mo ment, and that was a slight comfort. He died the day after my arrival. It "BROTHER" because we are I haven't been one LONG to do much more THAN VOlir duties as READER read NEWSPAPERS and aarS TJTT T Q I .inn't mlJ1JU VA tn tho MPMRPRS ar,A IVI VlV i ' I X J ill XJ AJ J,VU) uuu would like you to READ the THINGS about THE PENI- 3TATT? Tnotirntmnc. that TM aiAiii institutions tnat 1 a ; ent am mture, 1 close this message, which marks the completion of half of my official journey as governor of Ore gon. During the two years of my ad ministration I have given the best X have to the service of the citizens who honored me with this office, and during the coming biennium, if Providence per mits, I pledge them a continuance of earnest effort for sane, constructive ad ministration. And I assure you, gentle men of the Twenty-ninth Legislature, that you will find me ever ready to co operate with you for the betterment of our beloved commonwealth. IMMIGRATION BILL Washington, Jan. 8. By a vote of fifty six to ten, the senate today adopted the conference report on tho immigration bill. was terrible the sense of loss, the feel- ing that never again would he speak to us. I am afraid we" children were selfish ir our grief, that we did no comfort mother as we might. I won der if all real grief and joy are no selfish ? A Wire to Clifford I telegraphed Clifford, and oh! hew anxiously I waited for an answer. I was my first great sorrow, and I Iom- a-re:ed for my husband. ut nc answer came, l telegraphed inicago again. piesnons anent his absence, whick were hard to answer. "He is away on business and I have been unable to locate him." became a regular formula. Yet all the time I wae obsesed wsith the idea that he shonW have received my messages, shouM have been with me. (Tomorrow Mildred Wires Burns Mayson) mm
