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Editorial Page of The Capital Journal 'riv. MONDAY Way Kvrxixo. 7. llI7. PUBLISHED EVERT EVEXIXQ EXCFPT S UN DAT, 8ALEM. OKV.flOJf. BT Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U S. BAKXES, President CnAS. H. FISTTFR. Vice President. DORA C. AXDRESEX, fcVe. and Tren. 8. I Bsc K 1 PTl'J N K AT h.i n;lv br carrier, ier Tear f.VOO Per Daily by mail, per year 3.00 month fer month . 45 3 jo FULL" LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT The railroads are asking higher freights on lumber to die middle west markets. Ten years ago they secured a similar advance and the millmen of the i are just now recovering from the j advance asked for now is granted it means ten years more j of stagnation in the lumber business and lumbering is j the greatest industry of the Northwest. I At a recent meeting of the West Coast Lumbe mien's association this problem of railroad extortion was i thoroughly discussed and it was rgreed that if the inter j state commerce commission granted the request for i higher rates it would spell disaster to all coast niillmen. One of the speakers declared that the six railroads j running into the Pacific Northwest today have a payroll i of $27,000,000. He declared if the 15 per cent increase in I freights was allowed it would enable them to make The cost of living has not risen altogether because of j $45,000,000, or enough to pay almost double the men now world war conditions. Undoubtedly combination and j employed. The request was declared unreasonable in monopoly have been largely responsible for high prices, jvery particular. and manufacturing concerns have taken advantage of I Another speaker who expressed the sentiment of f. ... - A, a. J practically everybody present, said if the increase was me necessities oi uie peupie, me ui dnuiui..s lurm ijanowed it would nsuh in the lumbemen force(1 to pay irom $5)00,000 to $1,000,000 on the :)0,000 cars of lum . .. . n.,...nmmi n . . ' n ft I W, iVL..., .... KAiLKu.uJb niKui i uuk iisiuusTK.r.js j may uay rroves success In Spite of Showers F EASTERN KEPKESLXTATIVE3 Ward & Lewis, Xew York, Tribune Huildinj,'. I'hicnpo, W. H. Stnelwell, People's 0:i Building. The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the arrier doeg not do" this, misses you, or neglects getting the. paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation' manager, as this ia the oniT way we can determine whether or rot the carriers are following in truction's. Phone Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messer.eer if the carrier has missed you, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WAR CONDITIONS excellent excuse for their extortions from the consumer In an address to the senate a few days ago Senator Kenyon said: "I want to show the great profits that have come large ly out of the war. The increase of millionaires in this a ber now piled up here, all of which have been sold but cannot be shipped because of the car shortage, It was further stated that the Adamson law is not af lecting the majority of the train crews. It was pointed rniinH'v has hppn tremendous. I shall five the net m-ofits out tnat most ol the passenger crews were not benefited j 3- - - . i , i,i ., . . . . .. alter deducting for labor, materials, interest, depreciation! y it ana mat to get around the law and keep these em HlLl tXll UL11C1 1,1IAX gco III Oliui ll-t H--vi-.il. utuiiuuiv v-a dividends to stockholders. "In 1914 the net profits of the American Smelting & Refining Company was $9,271,575; in 1916 they were $2:,252,248. "Armour & Co., in 1914 had net profits of $7,509,998; in 1916 the net profits were $20,100,000; Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in 1914 the net profits were $5,590,020, in 1916, $4;. ,59:5,968; Central Leather Company, in 1914, $6,715,1:. 1, in 1916, $17,:J24,409; Crucible Steel Company, in 1914, $1,015,0:19, 1916, $1:1,223,655. The E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, in 1914, $4,831,79H, in 1916, $82,107,69:.." The railroads, too, are making more money than ever before in the history of the country, and, instead of being satisfied with their enormous profits, are asking the inter state commerce commission to authorize higher freight rate. It is the duty of the federal government to curb the rapacity of these money-mad multimillionaires. A HEARTENING STATEMENT The statement that means had perhaps been found for overcoming the submarine menace is good news if true. While the greatest of the world's inventors is engaged in trying to solve this problem, he has not yet stated he has accomplished it. When he does so state it can be depend ed on that his plan will be a success. What a contrast between this unostentatious American citizen devoting his time and his talents to destroying a world menace, in the interest of a world peace, and that other man in Germany who is devoting the wealth of a great empire, j V,.. nvmi.mnc nf on Vii .nflrdi. mill. nr. npniilo tn rlpvns- aiiu mc cucigics uj. cm. uuimi v-va i"",i "vj j .I ui en. ictiai ivvu iiiimuji acres, vvnicn is som3 tatmg the world tor his own aggrandizement, ine one is j larm. Another cause ot loss, if not of waste is thp imlc trying to save minions oi nves, uw uuier tuueuvunng lu mg ui aiconoi irom grain, it is estimated that about gain control ot tne worm Dy sacraicmg ine lives oi nis ; so,uuu,uuv ousneis ot corn, barley and other grains are j-iiis nuum cquai me yield ot some ployes from having "any kick coming." the trains would be speeded up and the time required for making a triD reduced. It was also said the same would apply to freight trains, mat the roads would actually find a way to bea the law and at the same time attempt to reap untold benefits with it as an excuse was another charee. Mr. Patten, of Seattle, declared the railroads are not building freight cars for their roads in the United States although large numbers are being built for export the railroads have been making money for the last three years, he said, "but they are not buildiner cars Last January their profits were huge, passing January, mo, which was a record month, bv several million dol lars. Although coining money they want more and are doing nothing tor shippers over their systems." The railroad managers know that their demand, if granted, will practically close the mills of Oreeon and Washington, and possibly this is one of their ohiects in making it. There is business enough outside of the lum ber shipments for their present needs and it is known that they desire to hold the great lumber tonnaee as a future asset. Meanwhile the industries of the Northwest lan quish while prosperity reigns throughout other portions oi tne country. t WThile we are planting gardens and urging the cultiva tion oi an iana possible, it must not be overlooked that while we are pouring foodstuffs into our bins and gran- anes we snouiu aiso stop ail waste. The Agricultural de partment estimates that fully 50,000,000 bushels of wheat an other cereals are destroyed yearly by rats, and urges me niciMiig ui au elevators and places where frrain is (sluicu, lai prooi. rnty minion busheJs of cereals repre ViPnto lio -.riolrl rf of lnnr.. 4-.,T tlir i i . r A It Itoiich the intermittent Hlinwcr i . i in'i -eiitt'ii a rew iiiinur i hHiimn hi i Ol'UlW OSl j ii,,. itoui am. aul kei't a tew iuxilile ofTf o f If ih,: at home, the May day fentnnl vn.vi,i Ui. II. " ,f,.r ,1... ..,, ,.f I il 1 7 .. ,l... ;., , .... .... ....... ... .. .. ..... , u .., In.-toiv i.m one of the best May day eel elnatiiiiiK. Kvpry event from the- May morning tueakfii'-t to the junior prom, S;iinr.l:iv i i-ii i ii ji iiinteriuliAi'd in itriuid Nt,le. Nu Inyo' wHr between the fresh men mid Noplioinoreit wiim MtHced, luit ruin :u not to Maine for thiN. Shower interferred ntth the xtudent worl. on the iumimt, and ninee it wns prolmlde that the afternoon would lie n eonl itiiioiiM fhower, "ll'' Miller, the nmiuiyer, derideil to move the eor oimlion I'latform and the Maypole in the X. in. In 'he mmth eml of (lie nytu the tlirmie wti aruM hullv arruiikteil mid the lieniitiful wettini; in ureeuerv iii'iciiiiiliMlii'd. Am the time Hinn'hed for the eornmit inn of Otnii Violet I, llii out of doors wan ton eiiti.in', ho the .l.iyiole un moveil to the Itont iaiiiius letweeii Katon hull and Kim hull eolli'Ke. Itut since the throne eouhl not ucjl lie moved in a short time the eroHiiini; took iai't in the gym. I'he proreMNional toriued a heautiful eene lis it wemteU itn wnv troiiw Kun- luill rolli'iie to the h. 'innuMium. The liu I r i : I Uunrtet neted ns lierdliiM, the mauls ot Honor, ami I lie various yruiips of danreis. After the y run m were ir raueil inside, .lami's ( rawrord, ns mas ter of ceremonies assumed control, lie preceded the Bet of eiow niiiK by brief talk Ioiik to be remembered by his iniinv nearers. hen tne crown was placed making Violet the (Jueen o ' May all hurried to the scene of the dunces. The Maypole tviinnuK was nccomplish ed without u hitch. This wan followed with a drill by a group of k iiulerKxi'teu children. The hih school yirls gave a Scottish militarv dance, the andienco Has so pleased with this, thai u second perforuiHiice wn in order. The Rirln military drill by the sophomore and fieshinun gy mniisiuiii classes was a spectacle that every one enjoyed. Soon after the exercises were over n hard shower bean, but sinco the jun iors hail all day planned to have the "prom' in Kuton hall, this proved to be a fitting climax to the day's festiv ities. Most of the KtudoiitH were pres ent, as well us a laige number of alum ni and visitors. In addition to the prom enades the guests enjoyed the card tables, and punch served by the junior girls. FRIDAY. mTTS At Ball Park, Fc0l of,t ft siibiects as ruthlessly as he would destroy so many ver min. If Edison succeeds in driving the submarines from the ocean he. will have performed a service for the world greater than any one man has ever done. More than that, he will single handed have won a victory over a nation of a hundred million people. While nothing definite is yet known as to the facts of Edison's work, the thole world outside of the German alliance is cheered by the hope that his work will prove successful, and that the "Electrical Wizard," has solved the problem of controlling the under sea pirates. And what is said of Edison applies with equal force to others engaged in the work with him. The House of Morgan received a jolt Saturday when the federal rseerve bank of Washington completed ar rangements with the bank of England whereby the latter will act as a financial representative of the federal reserve board and the latter will act in a similar capacity for the bank of England. By this change Washington for the first time becomes the money hub of the earth as well as the world war capital. The federal reserve board will have the control of the expenditure of the money of Great Britain in this country which it is estimated amounts to $7,000,000 a day. Under this arrangement the United States lends money to the British with one hand and re ceives it back with the other, and this without Wall street or the house of Morgan getting a rake off. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL ...... - ... $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safety Deposit Boxes .SAVINGS DEPARTMENT used for this purpose three million acres more. The two represent the producp o-T ,a,n flve million acres. This is allowing a yield of 2o bushels to the acre, which m large. It would take au uie average yield a tract of land more than 100 square to produce this total amount. miier. -mm Urn I FEEDING THE WORLD It's up to you, oh, Mr. Farmer, although you pack no sword or armm- tn ..t&.. crucial fight, for you must feed the allied nations, provide the millions with their keep the husky hired men jumping, and see hat all your mules are humping, do things with ordered haste; let every foot of soil be growing some harvest for your future mowing, let no land go to waste. For every K3 rpSe a.pumi)kin you swat some Suiw T sian bumpkin wh0 lack enough to eat: von rmv, o v,., ... , , kaiser, and make hi, n blets sldder wiser whene'er you raise a beet. Our Uncle Samud ?AdS the man who leaves a swath of corses bSffL1". i mm aa lie wheat and h;.vW riu cnoL- "Cis it wjiviai-it scraps; but he who raises those kaisers, Bill and Carley, d Not all of us can seek the bnttlp BJl0Z 01 maPs: ... t.u !.. ; . ' iU1 5UIUt; oi us must leed it is good to d the sabres. i-"c uatut; line, so let n? nnt U l i . if younger fellows have denaiSLV.d scenes; for we can aid our nnttr ,5 ana grilling foe in distant. noa I s 'lons who- face the know our labors will h. h, .v, T.' a!" ' .ls g?d to and from the battle line.' So 1 , s h.sab foe in distant regions, by raising saTl tansf I 506 I BWMTl , ACRES Wv4$W Tlie first cur uf ore from tlio Morri son niiiii' on I'lrkot ( rock. I.i null's west of (.runts 1'nss, was sliiixil JSatur tiny to the Tin-omit wnrltfr. It is mine run stuff mitl iiveni'i's 1 I jut tt'nt '0iicr. Ml. Angel News '(Capital Journal Spt'i'ial Service.) Mount Aii"el, Ore, Mav 7. Aliliot I'lacidiis left Tlniisdnv for Arkansas. wliere lie will ntteml tin. Silver Jubilee of Aliliot lirnatius Coniliil. The form er intends to return lionie some time in July. Mrs. C. . Moore, of Oretron Portland Cenient comiany, wus here inspecting the .streets'. Mr. Seifer left for Tillamook fcumliiv afternoon. lie expectg to start work May 1. Misses Mi hlii Butsi'h find Theresa Schwab entertained friends from Port land lust week. w.ri.-. c..n... ?n.i ft .- uuu EDU C ATE D ANIMALS AIL ACTORS INCLUDING Uon.TIcrs. Bar Leopards, Jaguars, Elaphants, Camels, Zsbras, 8a Lions. Zubus, Monkoys.ltt SAMSON AVIATION LION Causes Thrills of. Amaiemeal" fiRMnttk 550' ftHlk'TIcktl.. Blf BUI, Wrtitilri. t. . DelBH0r....."",',I"l' il.ph.nu, MsJalwiVa ( ipnly Real WlldAnlm.lClrcttt'os Earth; Gllttsrlng, flew, Mile-Long SlrcgtParjdeife . w.,w or ft,n 2 Ml t ML OowOpmj 1 rip Dsn Mr. Gooch Hnd faniilv antn,.,! l M. TkA.. r . tb len, hist week to visit relative,. K7" Air. ana Mr. J. K brier nt.rtn i ....!' w r n da'. u'T?r friends wub gmiic ot five hundred ' Jtte 0y, 1IM m h Sunday evenuig. feue H. Salisbury. Mm. I.. M 1 5 ! JUiss r.velyn Scharbnch, Kdward mid Nuncv Norton. J. S. Fotmt F 1. Conner were home visitiiu- their Crawfora. U r f)r tStQuW I'a"'"'. - I Mri. Birdi. Dmr ! Mr liVonl. V,.tt,.. l f .. . v 1 Francisco. with his new runabout. I ThiW.CT r.iiiiu,i. Porn, to Mr. mid Mrs. Km-hliei. nnd lw Mr. and Mm. K. S. Donnelly, a son. I " if. F1W will li t, . tw The Komp farm was suld last week pvcninir nt th M. E. chnn-b to neighbors. I Mr. Hdm Potter h. j.il m Mr. I.awrotice Orth. who has been diivn with Mrs L M. Rui sin;iii(r with h company in Nevada, re-1 Mm. T. K. Wilson and mill M turned home lust Suiiduy. He is now in ter, Elsie, Has in town last lJortlnnl l.itt .fill ei.,.. 1, ...... ... .1... 1... :.. ,l. ,:.. ..l.i . . , . - ""v fii'jj iiiiir ui im: iha iiiv ( uiuc rt lien ni( vmi iiinw.t Sunday eveniiiK. Turner Red Cross Pimples Disappear There is one remcdv that seldom fails to clear away all oinirdcs. blotches and other skin eruptions and that makes the skin soft, clear and healthy. Any drm;nist can supply you with zemo, wlucli trenera v overcomes all skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch. Dim ples, rashes, black heads in most cases giveaway to zemo. I'reipicnlly, minor blemishes disappear overnight. Itching usually stops instantly. mo is a safe, antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and dependable. It costs only 25c; an extra large bottle,' $1.00. It will not stain, is not greasy' or sticky and is positively safe fir tender ,iensitive skins. Th E. 'V. Rose Co., Cleveland, O. (Capital Journal Special Service.) Turner, Ore., May 7. With Mrs. Dr Mary Htnples as chairman for the even ing a large crowd met at the Masonic hall and an unxilinry of Williuetle Red Cross was organized with ol charter members. Aug. Huekestiue, post master of Sa lem, eave the opeuing address and then followed by Mrs. A. II. Tasker and son and Mrs. Heely and daughter. I Mrs. Tanker is a eanadiau and spoke i from her own field of experience of the war. I Mis. Seely hns chargo of Salem head-, quarters and poko chiefly on the use of funds and aims of the organization. I Mrs. Dr. Staples is president. j Miss Klizabeth Cornelius is secretary. Miss Jeanuettc Gray is treasurer, and tho following memberH are: i Mrs. II. E. Crawford, Mrs. J. M. Mor-1 his, Klizabeth Cornelius, Ora Kdna Sim em!, Dr, CI. (jr. Massav, Mrs. Masscy, Mrs. Ilettie I.ylo. J. V. I.yte. Mrs. M. O. Pearson, Mis. Cora Chaff is. Mr. H. O Witzel, G. A. G. Moore, Mrs. I). A. s born, Mrs. L A. Moore, Mrs. R. O. At a board meetiM tliij tw 1 tenphcr. for 1917-18 ere iMkftiii-; I follows: Prof. V. V. Willi!, piiiwr i Miss Barliarn Booth, high M: h f Ida Belknap, junior high; Jin Is-J Hnrader, primary. T BE WORKING TOGETHER, PBO0tf MARVELLOUS RESULTS. For Instance, Hood's SHSftfjj the standard blood puri er,r ; mended for conditions th ,.1,,,. or dindeni on Impurt W t VeptironPllH, tto iw f re especially recomrae Je ij s dltlons that amtoW teristlcally anemic and n mm j JIany persons "!Zf nation of these wndit oni ; afflicted wlth 9wellm j hunches In the neck, eff t ? Hnns and sores on ditierem i . Ihe bod?riimb. and ft aides Pale.TtewHrff iron MM. (ISI sonabiy nnm"Zjfomi These two f'eMerf!' ment each other, and the even In cases where oniyw .. vZ to be indicated, vantage. Get mem CHAPTER XXXVII YiiiusDanaan My Jaiue .Phelps ' A SHOPPING EXPEDITION d mi little altho As 1 dressed to uo out to look for the babv coi i ok.o r n.,,,1,1., . Kuilty feeling which crept in, I assured myself I was .loiiic nothing wrong. Hut when Helen came for me and brought a dainty blue ear- "Ke nifr, J fr(,ot eveiythinji but how sweet my darling baby would look smitr gled down in it. iou'll Slioil lir.tt, 41... baby!" I told Helen. I a,1,i,.,i lainty gift. What if I do?" Hhn ln,w,l.,w. l !.,. no baby of my own so I havo mud.. "P my mind to adopt yours." "Be sure it's lemil." 1 r.i.i..,1 o,. so chatting and laughing we started out Ine wholesale honor. ,oa ,i.. Canal street, an ItlinVrithpn.l nmn r i'.;iuil IU me. I was SO interputt .n o.,...tl,l.w. Helen told me: how ho- ...... born in Ann street nud an uncle lived in .lohn street; both now given entirely over to dingy loft buildings. But when we reached tho furniture hm... or,,. I saw the rows unon rnwo nf tn-Kv riages I forgot all else in the delight of cnooHiiu. ir,,i,.n'.. jt.. i . . : "- o jneiMi was very ar ia Die, and told an the time I wished for the selection. I finally decided liked and after saying so, thought to ask the price. twenty five dollars to you!" he replied smilingly. An Expensive Purchase "That's wholesole juice, you know Kue," Helen interposed. Perhitp shf had seen tho surprise I could not help but show. 1 do not know what I expect ed to pay for such a wonderful carriage but certainly not twenty five dollars. "There are cheaper one," t,,H n''u1 whom Helen had introduced as "Mr. Barnes " said. ,, . "Hut none so pretty as this one, I declared. "What you you think Helen. I asked- I think you have shown good tasle as .usual," 'she replied, "and if J'01' have decided upon that one, we wiu take no more of Mr. Barnes' time. Give him. your address dear, so he can send it up." T gave him the address, my eyes on the carriage, then thanking him tor his eourtesv we left. , ..'... Ml lmvn to nay tne vi" luuiciu .7"'. .....v i. expressman lor Dringuig i'j -., . en remarked, after she hnd agreed wit" nw-about its being tho very prettiest ono we saw. "How much will that be, do you suppose?" I asked. ' . "Oh, I don't know! It's a-good a). perhaps a dollar. That will make it cost you about twenty six dollars. I ex pect it would have been thirty five ai retail" I said nothing but had begun to be a bit frightened at my oxtravagnn' e. Hut when as soo-U a reaciu home Helen gave ine the twenty t' dollars, and said I need be in no nun. Hel lo return it, 1 1 ... ..E n u u" lv the carriuge should fix yP--.ia.Bi Pirt , ,( Tom Is "itd-l1. When TomoaiM al(S,,(ft: ass";! ' ' You carnage, still that WJJr i.... li 100- " :. had not awt : the il:X'iK little ".t0X''wdWl1i he ,7t where dad ' A .mm!? t ?. S ; w.ui if ! more ,.t: but iiiuiv .-- ., ,!,. n iv ' . . ; ,o, lAU'V " :.a, HI ... I lllin" - , t- pi. - -on SontthePM' (Tomorrow"" Lt we t 1