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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1917)
yVWAMW.V.V.V.V.W.V.'.M.W, Editorial Page of The Capital Journal MAT) Hl V K KXIXi. CHARLES H. FISHES Editor and Manager LIKE A METROPOLITAN CIRCULATION F'JBLISIIEI) KiEKY KVEXIXC KX( KIT SUNDAY, SALEM, OttEGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L 8. BARM. I AS 1'resident. II KIS1IER. Vice PwlsVnt Dora c AXDRESKX, Sec. and Treas. SUW KIITIO.N HAT I Is Dailv bv Carrier, nor rear :"."0 1'or I'aily by mail, per year 3.00 month 4"e 1'cr iiiuath 35c rri.i. leased wire teleghaph REPORT EASTElf X BEPBE8EXTATJ VE8 New York, V. D. Waul. Tribune Huilding. Chicago, w, H. BtocfcweU, People's ;n ftrifflaf. The Capital Journal on Saturday evenintr distributed 'i uvuvuiij WW vupiv.l Ul 1 LvJ v , It'll-.' CUiLlUll UIIU HO .'tin might have heen greater had supply of papers been equal to the demand. A daily paper with regular edition of over 4,400 copies and touching the 5000 mark on some days begins to resemble a real city paper, and the fact the Capital Journal is not seeking additional circula- I tion emphasizes its hold upon the public. We are em ploying no solicitors either in the city or country and have not done so for months, because our circulation is OPEN FORUM ANSWER TO MK. CLIFTON The Capital Jouraai .rrie by. are instructed to r,t the papera on the i g,.eater than the advertising rates in this field will justify i.'ireb. If the earner MM not io this, misses you, or neglects g -tting tlie. 5 . ,. , ... W . J p-.per i v.... ... time, kin.ii v phone the eireaJatkra manag.-r. u this is the subscriptions alone will not pay the running expenses o Ml wav'wc can determine whether or not the carriers are following in otruetiun. I'hone Main SI before 7:.'H) o'clock and a paper will be sent yon by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. THE PROPOSED ROAD CODE EOR OREGON It is to be hoped that the present session of the legis lature will enact a modern, workable code 01 road laws of a daily newspaper, and the high cost of news print makes it imperative that publishers hold their circulations with in reasonable bounds. This the Capital Journal has been trying to do with little apparent success during the past six months. No doubt the excellence of the Capital Journal's local and telegraphic news service ha; been in the main re e i i u i ,,,. ,n,. .,,.,,i fte months sponsible to its remarkable growl h. In the Salem field Such a code has been ca el ull prepared, at tei montns 1 . , - . , B m n .,7 t- , , , ,. . . i 'iMinmitt.i rnounfinr Saturday the first real news of the diplomatic break be work and invest gal o n, bv a committee repiesenting f , . . a . . , , J.' ... . p 1 rt-j i..ri......tw.n .r iMhnl tween the I nitetd States and Gjrmany came through Lilt OLUIA UlallKCi I ill I11C1 a I'llU'll. I tut I (.1 I1V1I MlWVti , . T . . i . Northwest Reidtv association, Oregon Automobile club, this paper It is true hat early and incomplete extra t: r. , ki , ;,i '., ..,,,1 tk,... ,..fr.m editions ol the Port ant papers reached the city during Oregon Daily Newspaper association and othei organ- , It (h; e -u, iir" uajr inn liic utvuiUncvCMVBB m incn icuuiw nca uiuj Of the r:itions ol state-wide meinbersmp am these "giv No influence arid mvestiuation o co uees wnu nave wiuj govu 4L . ,u , f he state at heart. The model road code of the United Cnpf?' "Jd tht. f stllTin.J? J f h.a . tt , 1 Lnflrt.mpnt r.n.l ,he et.des of New York h startling rapidity , were graphically told , , r . ..u.u '..ui.. h.:,i ,..,c ke nt,.s,,t.ri t '-apital Journals leased wire report, ine ;ii)(i loua, ooui iiiuiuuK't'j uw uuvi uo v-unn the result of the labors of the legislature. t , f . e,..,-. t-.ii k n,.r,(,c nf aggravating to those desiring real information. The se ( l erent interests nave 1 naliV, lj a piocess oi ,rrt.. , T B , , n , , , . , , , . , . i ve id take" reached a common ground and house bill f 0 cljck Pted the complete his- 21 ! re, resents the result of the painstaking research tjT this epoch-making day 1 he break in diplomatic p. , iqin . , . ... . 1 , .j re Atinna. he oresu fnt's sneeeb in fill, he scene in came in the morning ' ' Oitn Jitir V A v yT-l-ii rv in n MA - rl l f Vlfi O f AIMT of the committee, now in the hands "li L'e 1,1 ,H,"U , 'Ul 1 . ,,uimi ',',,1C "7'T,t had been told and told as only the special staff-writers tH,r il c, , la a aarofotviotin nn.thi.p n illl ( inP' "l lllc ""--" " " " 6"- Since the lederal eove n neiit s now in a position to . .,r, r... , - . . i v ; i u V in .1, orot ,, -i PnnAi thiM-e instinct y to this paper when they want to know what is and a stale highway department empowered and organ- stretches away beyond it. ized to get a dollar in efficiency for every dollar expended.' That is why the leading agricultural, industrial and civic With more than 700 ills before it, and only about associations of the state have endeavored, with marked fifteen per eent of these disposed of , the legislature is go success, to get together and stand back of a measure that jng to nave s0111e strenuous days before it if it passes on promises to meet the full requirements of the situation. &f 0f them. The indefinite postponement route is already It is, therefore, earnestly to be hoped that the members seiected for many of them and it would perhaps be better of the legislature will give house bill No. 213 the full con- jor the state g not more than a ,ozen or two bills out siderationit deserves, bearing in mind the great necessity si(Je of tne appropriation measures got by and reached of enacting efficient road laws and that no measure was kj g0vernori Every legislature has a large element that ever before presented to the lawmakers of Oregon having consifi0,. it a religious duty to introduce one bill or stronger backing, in which there is not a single element niore whether there is any necessity for it or not. It is of special or personal interest. It seeks only to advance gQ w-t1 1h, pre8ent bunch, for evidently many of them the welfare of the state and hasten the construction of have searched diligently for something to introduce a bill serviceable highways upon which its growth and develop- ab0ut. These are doomed for the headsman's block, but ment so largely depends. they take up time that could be better used in consider- " ation of really important matters. The anti-cigarette bill pending before the legislature ought to fail. It is altogether too drastic and uncalled rni. . i-I , X . . ' 1 . . . I w , ItAttMnfiiii on1 hnTinovinn" I llli Ill"lfl It'll I I I I i h t 1 I I 111' lllli III I I I I - .1111 Irl II I 1 I L for. No one will o, u m e t.u en n nt n nm g u My un-American and bad. A bill is before sale of cigarettes to minors . t the . , c enforcement ol legislature now to make all of these unlawful. It such laws that we may urn e o shoupass, providing at the same time it also prohibits 11 19 :! P?iPer T TiT , n , t hard :the lockout, blacklisting and espionage. They are both! guards ol law about the weak and immature, but W( I aid pmolove and the V' L DClltV - t Cl i ? O , OUV rvin vauwv r; v. 1 , '. If either i- to be made unlawtul (lervjiis. lr.. Feb. 2. Kilitor of the Journal: K. ( lit ron. who answered my letter, may raise llolstein cattle if 111 likes, grow flu if lie likes as innocent, ly as the Iioji (fnnver jrcv hops, ami may he thrown out of business because the liijuor interests use milk for milk shake and eggs for eftKuox, anil linen lor drunkards' throuds. It certainly would be as unexpected, and as much justice, as to throw the hop growers out of biisiiie.-s. If I belonged to a gUg of robber- (beyond the coiiireheiisioii of Jesse .lames) who would rob the Willamette valley of its greutest inter ests, and natural rights, ami then tail them to go and raise llolstein cattle I and llax. if 1 robbed Seattle of t100,-1 UUU, with my prohibition ax. I ceitain l ly would expect to go to hell, whether I I wanted to or not. Yes, "Ood gives us a right to go to hell" but he don't give us a right to steal, or destroy our neigh- 1 bon' goods, (ireek meets Oreek, and! hute meets hate. F. liftouV reaoiiae tO my letter proves that the prMrhen have uinde one halt' of the people of I Oregon hate the other half. The driinl, ard alone is. responsible. A iot of In-, Mm ink would have dealaaatetl him us the only wrong, ami forced protection I The rSrunkanl is not immoral, what maiden would be lured bv an un.ilniiug drunken man, gre in the deeov of a sott drink piohib lie. though he di Minn maybe, thou beer. Hut what's dam it migc smooth Pttureh going tionist. a demon may M not appear. A de rh he does not drink the use, the best iir title Written by an angel pen. can be daubed by a retaining prohibitionist smenr, there's nothing left but hate.! Hops reply to F. Clifton, w hy have j you talked falsely of met I ani a Oodl given plant, not of the animal, but of I the vegetable kingdom, and I am not responsible for the gulttonv, or immoi ' ality of man. His deeds al e on his own head, 1 am one of the greatest indui-l A Good Rule THE average person who lays by some of his income or comes into possession of a sum of money is often perplexed as to the best plan of investing his funds. First, he wants safety. Then, he wants his money where he can get it if necessary; and he wants the best rate consistent with security. Here is a good rule to follow: Funds which you may want to use in a short time should never be tied up in securities which will not mature for a long time, or which cannot be converted quickly into cash. A Savings Account with this bank offers an ideal method for the investment and accumulation of funds. A Savings Account here never slumps in value. It is always worth par, and if money is left to interest dates, par and accrued interest. The investor's money is under his own control. There is no element of speculation in this form of investment. Does not a Savings Account with this strong bank appeal to you as an investment? UNITED S TATEft NATIONAL BANK Member Federal Reserve Banks, Salem, Oregon rbinn tries for which Oregon bk8 become fa mous. I was heralded and encouraged to your shore. 1 was a rich aristocrat oi the plant growth banqueted ami prais ed bv every newspaper in the land, (that treacherous press that now train pies me down). 1 filled your banks with gold, and furnished food and raiment tor your children, why have you thrown me out of business, and robbed my bene factors, even the preacher was given generously of my foreign coin. Take back your insults. It is not me, it is the drunkard and the prohibitionist who are to blame. But what's the use, there is nothing left but hate, my fields are plowed out, my people are robbed, bv probiUiiion. Klla M. Kinney loved mejway t because she inherited ui' from her fatti-i m or; she loved me for mr liberty; she' inherited the loo of liberty from two lings. The American, brightest and dear est and freest; Brln's flag, the near est. Her Irish inheritance is a love of liberty that is jtimotis, because it nev er dies. It may be conquered, but nev er subdued. Here's to her country and Erin go braugh. Kid. A M. I'INNKY. 1-fotl t nd at-grandfathe my father When peace comes, u lot of cub re nters are going to find out to their irrow that about, half a million war tteiuocrats. ''.My liear friend. '' said the colonel.! with excellent sarcasm, "if your great-: grandfather, and your grandfather, audi your father had each been a fool, what Would ytu be.'" "Sir." said the interrupter, '"a Bull Mooser. ' ' Kxcliange. spoudents nbs back. will be wanting their st 11 adow lark out at Thirty n ml Sandy boulevard was i ing his bead off yesterday mon What of it; Nothing; only, that'; treat .lack Frost. nth TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS CASTOR IA Fir InJants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years of &dff&t&bi Always bears the Signature THE BULL MOOSE AND BUTTINSKY THE I Li: A.., ;,., 1,.,.. nnrnn wlum ico chilli III emit I'll fill ,t!1H rt 11 lum ,uir-v: " ." .;; :r i , j " other bv the enroloyei right Mi rai l grown nan o mu u. ot&rwtoe it will be the rankest kind of class in any form he desires, so long a tie does noi oevwnt a public nuisance. It is carrying the invasion 01 personal s"1-""" rights too far to so do and WOUld only prove a larce. Washington a few years ago passed such a law but found it could not be enforced and repented it later. A better plan is not to enact a law that will only encourage law breaking as well as endless trouble and strife over a serious attempt to mi force it. Albany is boasting of having a large number of coins great age. Her folks should get out more and spend leir money before it gets moss on it. As a rapid-fire talker, a machini gun ol wit. and a cannonade 01 nunciation, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is hard '.o boat. But there was one time when he met his match, and it was in the State of Indiana, where every men, woman and child becomes expert in politics before learning how l to walk, and dies expressing regret nt not being able to live until the next election. The colonel was rushing along in the last presidential campaign with a fine demonstration that Woodrow Wilson was totally unfit for the White House. 'l don't like you!" a man on the Outskirts of the crowd interrupted, rising to Iiis feet and shaking his fist. "You're a democrat. I suppose. " said the colonel. The man agreed that he was a ileiuo crat, and the speaker asked hini why. History repeats itself. It is a good many years ago, when a newspaper man down in Portland, we do not recall his name, (such is fame) wrote that touching poem, "We're going to build. 1 feel it, ye:. A bridge across the Willamette." The trouble just now is to agree with the folk county officials as to the kind. The State Engineer says the conditions are such that a concrete bridge is not suited to them, and that a steel structure is the best that can be built. Other engineers ag. ee with him. all saying the foundation is not sufficient to carry a concrete struc ture; but against these the county court of our neighbor ing county sets up its opinion ard says "concrete 01 iiothing"---much preferring to have nothing. ft IY. M. C. A. Membership Contest 1 00 Members I I IN I 1 1100 Hours! Commencing, Feb. 7, 6 p m Sunday, Feb. 10, 10 p m Last evening a Portland newspaper issued an extra edition apparently to inform the public that nothing had happened to justify the printing of a special edition. LADD & BUSH. Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL ....... $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes SAVINGS DEPARTMENT TIMES HAVE CHANGED The Indian's cut out his thirst for gore, his warwhoop's heard on the plains no more. He wears boiled shirts and he smokes cheroots, and doesn't care for a scalp three hoots. The bison's gone from the western plain, with the emigrant and the wagon train. And the tireless bremk with its Texas brand, has gone to the mustang's happy land. Where the lean wolf howled in the lonely night, the farmer's windows are glowing bright. The antes scorch on the thistv nike. where scout and tranuer , 4 , -- A- were wont to hike. These things discourage an old time scout, and Buffalo Bill has just passed out. New heroes come in these modern days; the motor fiends and the fly ing jays, the champions of the mat and ring, the football chief and the handcuff king. New heroes come, and the old ones go, and Buffalo Bill is lying low. A brave old soul, and he seemed sublime to a million boys, in the long ; gone time. Inspired by hini, how we used to swear we'd ride on charges and wear long hair, and blow a blast on a : hunting horn, and kill an Indian every morn! The world moves on and the old dreams go. and Buffalo Bill is lying I low. iiij- 1; A HOUSE PARTY CHAPTER CXXXIX. iped the subject I scarcely had time tu unpaek and A Letter From Muriel, eet settled fur the lonr visit 1 told "Here's a letter for you, Mildred." mother I was going to make when Elsie remarked. "It is a good lou'fg the house filled uf with a gay house . one, judging from Mi thickness." party. All young, eare-'free tioys and 1 recognized Muriel's, writing at once, girls. I felt as old as the fabled 1 and anxiously waited until 1 could sliji Methuselah, but grnduallv I entered sway by myself to read it. I .was sure into the spirit of the party, ami then it would contain news of both Clifford etc took part in the gayety. Mother and and Leonard Brooke. I was not mis Elsie were evidently determined that taken. Zona, suouui ue as nnjipj as hmiuii ueuuam is nicoiisoiaoie. sne worried her. He must not in the short time she was to remain , wrote. "I have had all I could do me; it would not do at all Witt ttieni. r.ariy nances. mih.io Keep mm uom renewing you. it explanation would then hive to be I rides, and all the innocent pleasures you write him which I suppose you made to mother and the pirls and of the young people were planned tor mil you "ill have to make hini that I had determined not to do I her. .understand he mustu't come that is. would remain a long time, then go 1 had not. been home twenty four unless jron have changed your mind back and when I reached this point hours, however, before I saw that since you wrote me. and want him-i in my thoughts I always stopped, my decision to keep my troubles Erom what you tell me of your mother, I What would I do? Could I take up from mother was a wise one. Save 'I think it would be too bad to sadden j my life again with Clifford and try when she was interested in giving her furthei iust now. Anyway I don't : again to get what happiness I could re us all a good time, I could see that! believe you have decided in your ow n ' gardless of him? Could I do this she had changed greatly. She had! mind just what is best to do. have now that I knew of Leonard's lore and always been rather quiet and re- you? that he knew I loved him .' ' served, but now there was added a sad- "I met Mr. Hammond on the street Life was becoming a serious prob ness which seemed pitiful. She would and he was courtly as usual. Healty ' lem fur me. The harder that 1 plain look around the room when she thought he is one of the handsomest men I ly saw I had ethers to consider no one was looking, aud as her eyes have ever seen. I asked after you, 'Had T the right to make mother more rested upon something which reminded and he said you had written him of your I unhappy to cloud the lives of my sis her of father they would fill with tears, safe arrival and your sister's engage- ters? i knew it would in their conven Fortunately she had taken my visit as a' ment. I am glad you are having a little tional circle. Yet all the time I felt it matter of course and had asked no em- gayety down there. It. was just what wasn't fair for my life to b spoiled be barrassing questions. you needed. Here you w6re always cause of Uie senseless conventions. I "Do yon think Clifford will eome thinking of either Mr. H or Leonard, was so young, and I micht live to be after you?" she had inquired one day and under the cirerrmstnnccs it was no very old", I thought, with a rush of self when we were aloue. i wonder you could not enjoy yourselt pity. "I hardly think so," I had replied: and were growing thin and worn. . "he is very busy." Then she had drop-' "I miss you terribly, but hope you' (Tomorrow Leonard is Advised.) will stay until you are sure oi what you want to do. The world never forgives a woman when she messes up her life, even if it does make all sorts of excuses for a man." The remninder of the letter was gossip of our mutual acquaintances, Mildred Is Disturbed. What she had said about. Leonard follow Some
