Daily capital journal., May 16, 1917, Image 4

Editorial Page of The Capital Journal
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PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING EXCEPT srXDAT, 8ALEM. ORFOOX. BY
Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc.
L. B. BAEXES, CIIAS. H. FI5TTKR.
PreiUeat. Vice lVesi dent.
DORA C. ANPRESEX.
Hue. and Treat.
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Daily by carrier, per year
Daily by mail, per year
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ler monta .
Per mouth
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3D
FULL LEASED WIRE TEI.EURAPH REPORT
ARE ENTERING WAR
(l-vatiBued from a.)
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by tpecial met-'erger if the cirrier has missed you.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER PROPOSED
All street improvements in Salem are stopped. This
was the statement made by the city officials through th'i
It would seem the department of atrricuhuie has a
slight case of hysteria. One of its latest moves is to send
a lot of theorists to teach the fanners how to grow crops.
It is a safe lot the increase causil by this bunch will not
begin to pay their salaries. The farmers have been ad
vised by pretty nearly everylxidy, and should by this time
be loaded with information, most of which they will of
course pay no attention to, and thus add materially to the
I total farm product. Just why it is suddenly discovered the
i American larmer needs to be told Ins business cannot boi"r"""I ,hr l,,n" although there
explained. It was perfectly proper to call the farmeiVpw
attention to the unusual demand hat would be made on ; ,,'f'',,f to the now iHn. The fwi
ihim and to point out the necessity of increased acreage .mmnS
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I tiuu I'luuiaiiuii. y lit ii UWS WUS UOue. ll Illll'IU SaieiV IK'!"""""-" ' " -" siiuuiu iw reaa
il r . " ... " Slirillir ,
jieic to tne iarmers to accomplish tins as conditions sur-
rounding them dictated, and as their own good sense and
, knowledge of their business suggested. Heretofore the
; American farmer has fed the world, and he can safely be
i trusted to keep on doing so, and doing it in his own way.
wine the low rut hi lire I he var began.
Hiid there in etcry n-Hmn to believe that
the government and Unking latere!
nut I. inn liariiK'niuiiklv together, M thrv
are, w ill givatly tn inimUe the effr. t t,f
the loun upon belli the uiouey and
riirity in:n l.et- There will W no tying
up f I'nnda nini no foreml liquidation
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C. C. Chapman who is business manager, editor
and
V.upiiai ouuium last uigui. ii ituuc uuuui vwiirii uie uaiixs-a , ui-wt, ucsiucs imiiig ail Hie Oinei positions Oil til" Dl'egOIl
refused to take up city warrants until the ability of the ! Voter, by way of divertisement uerhans. dtwuics :i column
city to collect for its work and to enforce its liens for: of hjs.H1 magazine to discussing Oswald West and his
work done, was demonstrated. The banks were moved to possibilities ana probabilites as the coming senatorial
this course following the decision of the supreme court jber of the democratic party of the state. He is frank
in the suits of Dan Frv, and the Lord and Carson estates ! i" Si- T thatulf thei,"eJ an' to stoP Wt'st f vom suc'
against the city over the improvement of High street andi F?edl"5 Lane. he would like to lea-n it, so qs to help head
in the suit of John Albert over the paving of Church m off;.. Incidentally he pays tribute to West, describing
street, it holding in each case the city had not taken thejmm as, n.onest aml able, fanatical and vindictive, persist
proper preliminary steps, and so could not collect for the I e"t a,d Picturesque; and adds: 'He will run like a house
work done. This compels the city at large to-pay foranre- ,He also expresses the hope that some republican
these two jobs of paving. It must pay for them because can r -i- u? ta" , him' but aPPatently has not
it has issued its warrants for the work, and the work has' f"eatr faitn in this being done. Now that the editor of
already been paid for so far as the persons doing it are! V er has expressed his opinion as to the governor
concerned. The mayor and street committee of the citv! V 1 . a 11 woum aK.e interesting reading to follow his
council discussed the matter yesterday, and after the I desc.nP,t10" aV what is to be done with the governor
banRs had eiven their ultimatum, the chairman of the " "c "b111 11111 ll "ouse anrer
surlily pionf uf our iiivcNtiutwit cHpaeilr.
"ij:11 t UMlitv pri Rre -till vuv
"f the must iiiHrked nu4 dixtuiliiug ef
fectK of w nr. Dun's in. lex figure for
Miiy 1 stnnils nt L,os. t.t5, u.-Hinst il'MI..
Iikelv to
lb.
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It is composed 0f war .j 1
to give a Brilliant JSnS.1 w
Preserve tht lea&n gfc
The ShinoiA Her
The handiest, most effie " S
- "wmuim cost to
SfflWKA users.
FOR HOME, CRIP CR
AUTOMOBILE
LACK TAN WKITI
At an Dealers-Take no substitute
i'i. a miMiih nai. i'iivch nrr
le Ktill fiirtlicr i-iiluini eil by the m-w j
lax liill hii-h Hill full t itU umro m ,
Ii",. severity liiie. tlv or imlireetlv iii,ti!
ill moMt every i inunii.lity I every form j
uf m tivity. At prcucut no iiumedinte '
iel.i t in in slif uKHiimt the hij;h etwt j
ol Ii v in jf. rrufita, tun, will lie atfeetei;n ! T)MI 1
liv the nenr tux liill, tuxes bt in hM-' f)OQO!0? OlU AflVflfalM
eiiilly i.ieHse.l in thin .liiectioii. Tl... i... i a WVaiCa
evitnble result of thin will be to enturee
economy nin my the j;rent ninnM f con '
niiiners. intelligent economy is one of
the iiiimI iiiinii hint probleins of the i(uv.
An in.listriiiiiiiute atiimgi of buying
by nil cliisses of consumers w on If I be
distinctly Irmnt'ul nn.l is nut at nil
neressHiy. Uenl ecom.' v must come
Open Headquarters
J V" M'i"" 00,"".v t! 1 romlH wm.
pn.KH eommitlee, worki,,. fur ,),
UKe of the .i.ooo,o.i(l bon.lj,., ,.
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. ,, iienii(niM-iers in 1li
ling
IATe Wires Made
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iroiu uie sioige or waste nii'l exliav-i i , , - j ; niarkalile
iigunce, in ini.unie.l by increase of pro- . .. . . "aiuriluy aft- fuiibMI,.
Ml L "" i t o cmc K-
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given
committee ordered
mayor will present
all work stopped indefinitely. The
the matter to the council Mondav
Through the action of
the speculating class the cold
a
tiviiu i j i . . . cy
lorage Dusiness is beinor broueht into d sronntP As
ment to the city charter similar to that of the Medford m , , ihe,cod storage system is or would be if
charter, providing for reassessing- property for street ! ft "V T uar?e,a ' 3 Wessmg to mankind. It permits
work. The supreme court in tha Medford case decided ;tne f01ing ot perishable foodstuffs during times of
this could be done. j Vleny n without them there would be tremendous
. It requires ;J0 days notice to call a city election and it is'vas.te- ,hey make Possible the cheapening of products
the intention of the council, it is intmated, to call the elec-!?u!g tfte scarce periods, and help "maintain prices at
tion as soon as possible which will be at least :50 days after !"V"s u prouueer wnen tne piarkets would
next Monday. If this amendment passes end the city is
given power to. collect from property holders for work
done on the streets adjacent to their properties, the at
tempt will be made to compel those who have bested thg
city so iar m litigation, to pay tor the work done along'
cluclion wherever iioB.nble. not to tweak
of (jiving employment to thime usuullv ' ;eorg
w.u siiumuom in a-Kiav.'iteUiComuuttee, Lbs i,i,oii,t,.j i1. m nt
hv nil HUSH) i ifrii-turv ..ll..l Tl... n. " u " 1" I ttOM. Bl .L-. .
'orl,rs cere-,! ero, of lie Inst fcrv,..t ! ' """'"" "f ,h" , HmT
iiovcl 12 1 J per cent below the .ir- ,ho ,'0J'"'l"t "d wl. j 'Uat are vexing m.tkijy.'l '
line of the last' five r.-nra, ami ha.l it - mblieity work tu be !oiu in H.e:Uv no Mk dttui l TL '
... . , inM-ifii niu nin III 1111:1 ,uiiiii, ii u niutn nvM b,, , t
. J- . I - . . i . . I lii-nu La . . '
v-u. .i i iiunijier rrops,i .Meeliiius v, ill be
PAn,lltiina till. I I. a ti.,,.1. ......I .. y
r : : ' " ' ,v" : '" . l iirraiiKement f.r sr I... -!.,. i. JT. . r . . "
! in puor eonuuion and is,f j.uiiu aerca will tu. i . . i 1 ; " """W u ' pfatPim.
have been ,,1 nmloned. With fine wllnth- W' 'o , eu ImJ n ? '"'"T'1'"' ,,7 "
e, this statu, will improve, and .Linage Uli .l, a (leoice F Ki I r!U,S ' UL V " hra
reports have un.loubte.lly bee.. uwhI f.T " , sX m- James H I U
rill they ure wor.li. At be same time ; Zrtin tSieav Jr. i ' V I
large s, ring wheat crop will tend off- SVon -'id l" IVv TT t l"' '
et the loss in winler wheat. I ,,nv P Z . ""!. M . ' In Hfit t drant filial,:
i lemive ghmr of BU01aih
.'"'"rent ita acrro,, i m '
M'T P'fttofUiilt,:,,
sei uie kiss in winter wnent. in unv U Mn,.vv v-ii . i i-, , J' , ", "r
ev.M.t, wheat nbove 3 . bushel, LSdv. uJt 'J' W"!
tl befon the wnr,
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viiij tu na! nunr u ui i ., . . i . r. w t t..a
ll, , HU,.,.,,,1 ..,;.,....... '"". '''""i ' ri'cne, mi-
,; verton; W. M. Humilton, Kalem
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uuierwise De giuuea. ine trouble is that they, like all
other business pursuits, can be and ofterware taken ad
vantage of by speculators, who, not satisfied with a
legitimate profit control the supply and cinch the public.
J he cold-storage plants are not rosnnnsihlp fnv tha rha
side their properties. If these can be made to pay, which; real c.ulI)rits are the speculators aforesaid who have not
;t U J ;p 4-U J, .i. ; J ! Vet UlSCOVPTPfl thf lini'nf u:hovn nvnfit 1 1
it is afcbei ieu cctii ut: uuiie ij. uie cuuenumem, ib pusseii, . nv1t lum. vcitsus ctiiu larceny
then the banks will again take up the city's warrants is-! be8'ins'
sued for street improvements and street work can again)
be taken up. In the meanwhile the advertisements giving! J rank A- Sctt, chairman of the Council of National
i Defense makes the stfltpmpnf tVmf tvQ TT;fQ ctn
aiunvt ui uiiujvtv-iiiua jx mi, jww iiu iiuu u j viii us,;, . ... , "iv. uiiii,cu k3LaLCO 11UW iV nMW l, v,w.,.l.l ..... I. ,
j 1.1. . j i . ...!.;-i. ii. ihflS Vlf AS QMfl ommiiwf r,v, ofla:.,i- i. U-N "1,,s' ! expected ,n .iiirh industries
compieteu, anu u me ainenumeia carries, wiucn 11 as-i "'" """"'"uuii suinuem, to equip an army ot !IK !"',, "n-ectiy Ht
O.'neral trade shows n Nlowinj; down
tendency. New enterprises have received
a check owing to the necessitiea of war
nuances, and the excessive costs of
production which induce a cautious spir
it among bota manufacturer and bank
ers, especially the hitter, who are exer
cising more iliscriminution iu the grant
ing of credit. The uiouey outlook is
satisfactory, our hanks are.in strong po
sition, funds are plentiful, rates reason
able and gold is still coining this way,
over $4K,()iio.M)( having arrived thi.-i
week. The latter iiniKirlations are nt-
t mimed to operntitins of the Brit
government for the purpose of keeping
iown interest Tales ami lacihtatiiig ex
change movement. I'ncertainty as to
tax legislation materially checked busi
ness, but this restraint is only tempo
vary, and before loui? increased acliv
"Idle Wives" will r.mii '
Liberty theatre for u-iir,::-'
row onlv . ' j
suredly will, work will be resumed, and streets now torn!.8 mililon men. He also states a new type of light artil
icy, oupeiiur lo me iamous rrench "75' has been de
veloped and adopted for service. From this it seems w:e
are not utterly unprepared in some lines at least
up and left almost impassable will be completed as rapid
ly as possible. It will be up to the voters to say if there is
to be more street improvements or not, and if property
owners must pay for improvements made for them.
Speaking of war. does anvnnp knnw nP onvfh;n i,i-
11 1 mi ji i , " """" . a" v Huiii; liltlL
Speaking ot gram speculation unairman ot tne Chicago i L11C liwi are just now waging a war of ruth-
Board of Trade, Griffin, says "figures and figurers are : 1fssness on suburban man's garden? The measly un-
liars. Farmers are loosening up. They've got the grain: i""8luuna Pesys ao not even wear a periscope by which
n ii i ii i i,i, in Olf nin nnnnniAftll,, 1 1 1.-1 A
imulaled bv the war.
steel industry continues nhenoinen-
ally active as proved by the accumula
tion of over 12,000,(100 tmH of unfilled
orders by the U. S. Stoel Corporation; a
new high record.
iikxky n,i;vs.
Seveu caudiduti's for mavor
eiglileen lor eomiuissiotier is the bunch
1'ortland Miters will have to choose
from.
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Greatest Closing Oi
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BRICK
BROTHERS!
if we could only get better service from the railroads."
Evidently Griffin has been doing some "figuring" for he
certainly is lying worse than a corporation meter. Im
agine a farmer holding his wheat, when he can get from
$2.50 to So.OO a bushel for it. We apologize to the corpor
ation meter for putting it in the, same class of liars as
Griffin. He belongs in the censored war dispatch classi
fication. - A
they can occasionally be located.
Monday the price of wheat dropped in Chicago about
twenty cents. After this reduction was made flour was
suddenly advanced 80 cents a barrel being quoted at!
$1 ( .eu. At the same time it was stated Vo cents was not
enough for bread and the twenty cent loaf could be ex
pected soon. With wheat coming down it would seem
there is no reason why flour and bread should go up, but j
mat is tne way products do when the speculators get busy
with them.
n nn onnUSe late ef terday began actual work on the
$1,800 000 revenue bill general debate closing at 5:20
o clock The talkfest being finished on the measure as a
whole, it will now be taken up and gone over in detail.
Anyway that road bond issue will be settled within
. VVT ?l0ILg with i several ther measures,
Z ,f W h Tnn 6 the placinS rf government lands on
the assessment rolls.
Apparently the authorities have been putting the spurs
to the wheat pit gamblers, for they got good very sud
denly. The reformation began soon after several of them
had visited the United States district attorney at his re
quest. Now a committee is in Washington to ask the
government to devise some way of stopping the shipment
ol grain to the allies, claiming that is what causes the
high prices.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1868
CAPITAL : " $500,000.00-
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
.SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
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SPRING DAYS
The farmer wields the plow, the milkman
wields thecow; the lambkins play, the
horses neigh, and all is joyful now. Though
1- i ii JJuillHi lllUUKU
there be talk of scraps, and changing of the
nT r u iu s Ime' tne air llke wine,
dilfeMhe best of snaPs- Though war
clouds gather near, we need not yield to
nnr.ov.vi J .T g' dn(i Pmile and sing
tin Pflt'tlQiril ITnf in U .. ITT . . 9
wm Afcc.v VCL 1 e CO r ,n i lr i- J
t- J$J 1 fJ S and gS n Joyous triP8to scenes afar,
fc.? Vy 4 in OUr ffood far- urVn'r.li i. .. i.i- i.. i 1
-J PS- When Marr'Qns hi "stuT anl
OHSSJ show h w , his statand
..w:rDlul'lvc"ee. and for the foemen
CASTOR I A
Fcr Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Saving
Amounts
Larger
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Watch Announcement
Tomorrow's Papers
K - r - Ji l
J 'By Jame Phelps
1
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'All Ait;l,t, Sui',
hunt. Whpn r-nmoc tl, a- i p ' . 1
" ' vuiii. nr my i-i I'll Tirnn m
; we'll slay and slav t h XL , , , '' m rA no mes 01?
and cuss. But. till our M;flT "iT"1 wnooP around
"Play ball," we'll dance and "sin for Ztl P 7
forth her cheerful call. Oh Mendl Sf KPnng SGndt
Be happy here below! Why rSZ ?LhJr?W WOe!
punk grief that you may nevefw" Sme
us
.yHI Cfln et l-oiir
"itaii.H vvlifucvVr you want to!"' Tom
at Lrrakfart Hftor l,t. l1(td read a
"'t-r whi. h Noval, hud hnudrd to hi,,,,
Cr'th, H,,"',,tl'i't; today about
our ifivinir a l,,.u..,.... .
ak the Ihmatoi.H, Mr. and Mrs. Hon
n. it w,U .. hix bnaidu ourselves. iiitfht
."m l ,w" HVtit fi'K'fortal.ly."
"ui.do loviily " 1 exclainiHd
o!no .1- o. ' " ins cur-
tains this afternoon.. It will take me
a. uuyg to make thorn
them up; then we can have
ever you like." .
,WT day nPxt 1voek' 7 WedueK
day," he suggested.
Jill',, "'"A.,"1 ivp P time
Mh.ii 7 "l",en- "t Tom what
"""" 'v inenn Will
an elaborate dinner?"
sso I wonder how
and get
it when-
they exjit'c.t
if u-niilil Tin In
ask then, fr the evening and siipner'?"
I wish you would. 1 5H .,
easier to get up something for supper
than to give a course dinner. . Then
too nf a dinner j. should have to have
someone in to wait on table. That
makes it pretty expensive you know."
Tom Decides.
'Supper it is! Kow what shall we
give them?"
"We ean't have rarebit, every timo
THE ACCOUNT IS 0. K'D ,,K
ju. vittiilii-n huh I't-i i - . ... jinoJilllff .
...,i. .. i.: u. r I fnniot "
tell you how 1 like tbut chafing
you sent vestrduy. It's a beauty.
Chafing dih L sent! 1 wit 110111
ing of the sort."
"Well who did then?" ami J went
into the dining room followed b.v Tom.
"There it in!' I pointed to the serv
ing table upon which rested the shin
ing new dish. .
"Wasn't there a card with it-
"No," not a thing. But it was ad
dressed very plainly: "Mi Tlumm
Kandall." , -f
1 ir .1... ni,i ImvB sent it-
X WU11U1M IVIIir j..
Probablr the card was lost and we
learn later. Ferhars it w ,v'"".
j.. fir
caw
irritated me.
known WrSd
but m a.ZU''
which I Wi1"" ' !
After iP
out the "Tirrfir
writ. lfLVl
better band. tbf,!tft
iv.i - make B urtJliii
moo -n-. .... via
Peopl
like- Hi
to W
Hut nn. ohmit that 8UPIKT! ii'"' , " -uht w. ; '
ea well decide now what we will give
knowl-
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thAm purl lifivA it OY&V.
m j:.,.lr, !mnl nil
edi0 of the .rift. T felt my checks iii:
I had an. uncomfortable idea
Everett CVandell had sent it, and rmo
purposely forgotten his cam, " j,., home
Boirl nnlliinrr mni-e find tllOCPClR" ", fnteVl
talk over the supper. 0r wasn't rPer' rtnl
" How would either eold chicken, or , w toffB
chicken salad, do for the prine. if , -
i 1 T nilVAr
... linlin l" - irt
"Well it ?w
dish? With olives and ceier
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liave ttlain. ctucKcn. . vff tore1 v , ,j
"Fine! then .wo oul-l ,t
and some of tnose nine "- .. 'Jia.T " eiw'JiArfi'
make. I'm terribly proud of oar bwome'
ability, Sue. So many women don J Br ctn
know a thing- about housekeeping 0. ,lId i the eat ft
cooking." rl ,.. r Toao
"I never knew any that didn ti