Editorial Page of The Capital Journal
MONDAY EVENING,
.Tune 4, 1917.
CHARLES H. FIEHEX
Editor in Msjur
PUBLISHED EVEET EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM. OREGON. BY
Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc.
L. 8.
BAENE8,
President.
CHA8. H. FISHEB,
Vice-President.
DORA C.
ANDBESEN,
Sec. and Treat.
AS TO CHINESE TONG WARS
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TEN MILLION WILL REGISTER
Tomorrow will be registration day, and every male
between the age of 21 and 30, inclusive, must register or
take his punishment. This is but a preliminary step and
it does not prevent those registering entering the army
without waiting for the draft. The United States still
wants 100,000 more men for the regular army, and 130,'
000 for the national guard. If alter registering any
want to enlist in either of these they can do so. As at
present understood the selective draft will commence
about the first of September, and until that time those
registered will not be called on in any way. It is under
stood still other preliminary work will be done in the
meanwhile in the way of preparing the lists and elimin
ating those who will not be called on. It is estimated
from 10,000,000 to 11,000,000 will be registered tomorrow,
and of these someone figures it out that perhaps one
third to one half will be eliminated, as unfit or on ac
count of employment. This would leave 5,000,000 from
whom to select the first unit of 500,000, and this would
take one out of ten of those available. Of course there
may be a second, a third or even more calls; this depend
ing on conditions in Europe which just now no one can
foresee, as so much depends on Russia. However the
thing to do just now is to register. Aliens will not of
course be subject to draft but they must register just the
same. v
' While the state at large is wrestling with a special
election called by the legislature to vote on measures sub
mitted to the people tty it, the city of Portland in addition
to this bundle of troubles which includes the six million
dollar bond issue, has troubles of its own in the shape of
a city election with innumerable candidates for commis
sioner and mayor, each promising all kinds of corrective
and improved government. It concerns outsiders but
little, none at all in fact, other than as the balance of the
state is interested in seeing good government in every
locality and branch of government. It is noticed that the
Oregonian is making a hard fight against Commissioner
Daily who aspires to the mayorality. Besides the eight
state measures the city of Portland votes on eighteen city
measures.
The president of the Chicago board of trade, which
manages the wheat pit, recently asserted that "specula
tion had nothing to do with the high price of wheat.''
Saturday wheat in a couple of hours advanced in price
22 cents a bushel, and in an hour or two more dropped
back 14 cents. This fluctuation the gentleman referred
to, would have the country believe was due to crop condi
tions changing to the extent suggested by the price,
within a few hours. He would also have the public be
lieve this sudden jump up and fall back was due to farm
ers holding their grain.
The weather sharps back at Washington have an
nounced a brand new variety of weather for the coming
week, asserting it will be clear and temperatures normal.
This is indeed good news, if it is news, and has not been
censored for the purpose of deceiving the folks on the
Pacific coast.
The Chinese. Tong war broke out again in Portland
Saturday night with the result that two are dead, one
dying and five hurt in a battle fought on the streets. The
two dead and one mortally wounded were all Chinamen.
Three of the wounded are whitemen, one white girl, and
a two-year-old Japanese boy who was hurt by flying
glass. These tong wars might be borne with considerable
equanimity if none but Chinese were, killed or injured,
though the open defiance of the law is bad enough, but
when it comes to turning loose their weapons by gunmen
on a crowded street, regardless of who may be hit, it be
comes unbearable. The proper remedy is to serve notice
on the Chinese that another affair of the kind will result
in every Chinaman being forced to leave the city and to
stay left. A people that openly violates the laws, commits
murder at the behest of this or that boss, and who among
themselves refuse to give any information as to the
criminals, deserves to be sent out of the country and
made to stay out. The Chinese have laws of their own
which they enforce in their own way, and ignore the laws
of .this country. When a race settles among us which set
up its own laws and defy ours it is time to shut it out.
Of course there are many Chinese, in fact most of them,
who are as anxious to see the tong wars stopped as are
the whites, but through fear they shield the criminals
and become as it were accessories to the crime. As such
they should be punished.
Evidently the idea is still retained by some that getting
married will relieve the new benedicts from service in
the army, and allow them to remain at home. This is a
mistake, for the government will not stand for intentional
dodging of duty. However the records' of marriage
licenses tell the story. At Portland Friday , the record
was broken with 18 licenses issued, but Saturday went it
several better, the number being 27.' At Vancouver,
Washington, there was the same conditions, the record
there being broken with an issue of 21 glory tickets.
. it
Salem recently adopted the gladiolus as her official
flower, but judging from the parkings and back yards,
the lowly potato has jumped the job for this season. It
is the popular plant though not in bloom yet, and besides
being pleasing to eyes and nose, its tubers are a delight to
the 'palate and also filling: to the stomach. That is where
it has Miss Gladiolus backed off the city map, to stay off
"for three years, or during thenar." - y;.
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It looks very much as though Hindenburg's message to
the kaiser that the allies offensive around San Quentin
and Lens was ended, is true. It is another Verdun and
another stalemate.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists.
State House News
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State Parole Officer Keller, in his
monthly report for May states that al
though 397 prisoners were on parole
there were only five parole violations.
During the month there were 27 men
paroled. Two of the violators commit
ted crimes and three failed to report.
Of the live, two were returned to the
penitentiary. .
Ten pardons were granted during the
month and the terms of two prisoners
expired- The pnrole men had employ
ment throughout the month. For the
272 men reporting for the month of
April, the earnings were $12,103.43, or
an average of $4.50 per man for the
month.
Germany is said to have abandoned hope of a separate
peace with Russia. This is perhaps correct, for Germany
is an "abandoned" country. '
-K555S.
"What is so rare as a day in June?" asks the poet. Well
for one thing a dav in February has it beaten by six and
two-thirds per cent in three years out of four, and threel comes high, s lets be quiet an hour and buy a good old
Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
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LIBERTY BONDS -If
you believe our country's right, and
want to help her win the fight, then buy a
liberty bond. If you're in earnest when
you say you wish to help in every way, then
buy a liberty bond. Now you've a chance
that is a beaut, to clip off coupons like a
plute, so buy a liberty bond. You wish to
put some coin away for time of. stress or
rainv dav.' Then buv a liberty bond. Its
value never will retreat, it's good as ever
lasting wheat, so buv a liberty bond. And
when the course of war is run, you'll
proudly tell what you have done, and show
. your liberty bond. And that will show you
stood up strong to help your Uncle Sam along; hast
bought thy liberty bond Oh, talk is cheap and war
The city engineer of Greshman has
filed an application with the state en
gineer, for permission- to appropriate
500 second feet of water from Hie San
dy river for the purpose of developing
power pumping water for domestic use.
The city engineer slates Inat Oreslnnen
is to build a .flam, power house and
canal at a cost of $125,000.
The public service commission Satur
day surved notice that an investigation
will be made of tho -rules, regulations
and practices of the Tualitia Valley
water system, which is controlled by
the North Coast Power company. Thie
company furnished water to the city of
Ilillslioro and other places in the Tual
atin valley.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
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An action to have the will of her
father set aside as void on account of
a lilted undue influence of J. L. Hill,
h.is teen brought in tlie circuit court
bv Naomi Mansfield against Addie M.
Tl'omi.fon and J. L. Hill. She avers
that Hill administered morphine to
Cliud'i II. Jfsnsfidd, her fau r, so
that when he made his will his mind
was n.it clear and his faculties were
in imii d.
Clear title to eighty three and one
third ahareB in the Thomas Kay wool
en mills is asked of the circuit court
bv Isabello (?. Farrar, Sarah Forstner
and Kliza Dakin against Isabella For
tado, Chilton Atkinsjin and the Thomas
Kay Woolen Mills. The plaintiffs ask
that liliza Damn be declared me owner
of forty three shares, Isabelle ('. Far
rar twenty live shares and Sarah iorst-
ner fifteen shares. .
and a third per cent the fourth year. Whence this
idea about the extra rareness of the June days?
The month of May had one clear, sunshiny day. This
it would seem should answer the poet's question about
what is so rare as a day in June'" A clear day in May
might be the correst answer.
If other communities have done as has Salem, the
price of all vegetables should be low this season, for
practically everyone who had yard space has planted it to
garden stuff.
LADD & BUSH. Bankers
Established 1863
CAPITAL
$500,000.00
LIBERTY BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED
liberty bond. Don't let the rich man have them all;
produce your pocketbook and call for one large liberty
bond. The workers of this happy land should form in
line, with cash in hand, to buy their liberty bonds. Then
in the war they'll have a part; they're close up to the na
tion's heart, so buy a liberty bond.
Benson May Resign
As Socialist Leader
Vonkers. K. Y., June "Allan I..
Benson, socialist president"! candidate
at the last election, will resign from the
party if it does not, as a whole, repn
diate anti-draft resolutions adopted af
its St. Louis meeting.
Benson made this statement to the
j Tinted Press today. He declared a ref
ierendum vote was now being taken on
the St. Louis resolutions. The result
'will be kuiiwu early in July.
The St. Louis resolutions proposed
resistance to the draft bv "mass ae
jtion. ' Benson believes this could be
j construed as meaning the use of foreo
against conscription.
CMldfen Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORiA
Conferees Agree On .
Sunday Civil Bill
Washington, June 2. House and
senate conferees on the $139 0OO 000
sundry civil bill reached an agreement
late today and the bill was reported in
the senate.
The bill provides for miscellaneous
government propositions.
The conferees cut the appropriations
for flood control in the Mississippi and
Sacramanto river vallcvs from $10,
."iOO.OOO to $6,000,000. .'
After hearing protests against rcdne
tion of the flood control appropriation,
the senate adopted the conference report.
Cruel and inhuman treatment is the
charge in the complaint filed for di
vorce Saturday by Flora Conger against
Omar Conger. They were married in Sa
lem in 1907 and there is one child. Mrs.
Conger asks custody of the child.
When Peter Zollner, confessed dyna
miter of the motion picture theatre in
Mt. Angel belonging to his brother
George, pleaded not guilty in the cir
cuit court hero Saturday ne sprung a
decided surprise on the officers of the
court. He first confessed to Sheriff
N'eedhanr, when trailed to the jail in
Mt. Angel by prison bloodhounds, that
he dynamited the building because oi a
grudge against his brother. Later, while
in the county jail in this city, he is re
ported to have confessed to the sheriff
that two years ago he set fire to the
bakery in Mt. Angel, which building
TALK OFREVOLUTION
However It Is a Peaceful One,
Its Objects to Compel
Belligerents Make Peace
By Arthur E. Mann
(United Press staff correspondent)
Stockholm, June 4. Hint that Hun
garian radicals are planning a "demo
cratic, revolution" was given today by
the Hungarian socialist delegate, Dr.
Hunfi in an interview to the United
Press.
"A democratic revolution in th
nml-.nropeaii countries." he said, "is
not only an interior question, but it iB
one of the greatest importance in gen
eral to European politics and a vital
step toward peace and international
solidarity."
Discussing the group deliberations of
socialists already here, Dr. Hnnti said:
"1 have the strongest expectation
that the conterencc later will sueceed
in uniting socialist groups on a com
nion peace program. Then all socialists
can work for adoption of that program
by belligerents.
" We'have purposely iaaored dispnt
ed questions betwegn belligerents in the
discussions to date because it is not
profitable to catalogue the wrangles of
war. In addition, it has been apparent
from the first that the disputes of any
two belligerents would differ from
those of anv other two. All such ques
tions as these should be considered by
an international conference, where the
prejudices ot any one nation caunqt af
feet the deliberations."
James Ends How, the "millionaire
hobo," who is the only American here
claiming socialistic standing and ready
for the "peace conference," today
cabled Representative Meyer London,
socialist congressman:
"The English and French delegates
are coming here. Please help our com
rades in America to get passports."
Will Join Their Commands
In July Or August
Washington, June 4--National guards
men, now doing guard duty; such as
protecting factories, railroad bridges
and the lilie will be ordered to join
their commands when the national
guard units are called out in July and
August.
The work they leave will have to be
done by watchmen or by home guard
uumlcs, ii Han vxncLuuy traiiirutvua,
THE KING'S BIRTHDAY
London, June 4. American flags
were conspicuous in the display of al
lied colors over London today in honor
of the king's birthday.
A Minister's Measure
of the Boy Evangelist
'By James Elvin)
The big thing that appeals to think
ing people whenever they listen to
Charley Taylor preach is his logic and
his hard common sense. A leading citi
zen of Salem stopped me on the street
recently and said: "If you are bringing
also belonged to his brother. As a result
of his plea of not guiltv, he will face
trial.
County Judge Bushey was out to
Stayton Sunday, where he delivered a
talk at the Stayton Methodist church
on the subject of the juvenile court.
Judge Bushey has had a great deal of
experience in handling the youthtul de
linquent and his talk was full of inter
est.
One of the Boys Writes
of Company El and
the Work It Is Doing
The following letter was received
by Mrs. Edwin Sherwood, whoso son
William Sherwood is doing duty guard
ing tunnels and bridges in eastern Ore
gon with company M. The description
of the point where he is located will
give an idea of what the boys from Sa
lem are having to contend with in the
way of mountains: ,
"Somewhere in the IT. 8."
Outpost of Co. M.
"Dear Everybody:
"Well I am on outpost duty again,
and this time I am at the best outpost
of the bunch. I wouldn't mind staying
here all summer. There is fine scenery
and plenty of chance to study geology
and botany, tho 1 don 't know what
there is in the zoology life as yet, for
it has been too cold to bring anything
out. The scenery is fine with moun
tains in every direction. The jieaks
close close by, within a mile or two,
are from 1500 to 2SO0 feet above the
eainp, but those farther away, which
can be seen only from elevated points,
are much higher.! have made two or
three climbs to the close by summits
and the view is great, more so than
There is really no comparison fho for
there is- not much vegetation here, and
it makes the mountains seem much
higher and further than they really are.
"There is plenty of sage brush and
quite a few flowers. Wc are situated
in a creek bottom about 00 yards wide
which is just as fertile and as thickly
populated with plant growth as any
place in the Willamette valley. As far
as animals are concerned they aro
about the same as at the other outposts
I haven't heard any coyotes yet but
some of the fellows have.
' ' Have you received the camera and
Wallulah yetf I have a new camera.
It is of a large size with a much better
lens and shutter. I haven't taken many
pietares with it yet because ef. bum
weather, but I intend to turn loose with
it out here. Will send some pictures la
ter. Please send my exposure metre, it
is in my camera case. How is every
body Well good bye. Will write more
next time. WILLIAM SHERWOOD.
' 'P. S- Don 't forget to send that box
of candy, a box car would be acceptabla
"P. P. S. You spoke in a former let
ter of having some of my letters print
ed, if you do there will be war."
some freak boy here who is going to
work on our emotions and get us all
stirred np believe me I'll not be there"
This is my reply Bev. Dr. Moss, pas
tor of the First Baptist cbnrch Maiden,
Mass-, for nearly twenty years writes
as follows:
"Never in all my -miniirtrv have. I.
known of an evangelistic campaign fp
free from all objectionable features, so
thorough and satisfying, and so heart-
cdly and unitedly supported by the peo
ple. The boy as surely called and en
dowed by God as was Samuel of the
Old Testament or Timothy of the new,
is a rare personality in every way. No
happier, more wholesome, natural or
genuinely boyish nature could be found.
but tiod has given him rare and unusuai
powers that are being used to blesB mul
titudes. Maiden has had one of her
greatest blessings in the ministry of
this remarkable boy and thousands will
remember him with lasting love and
ratitudc."
Every Sunday evening that this
boy preached in the Maiden church
it was necessary to hold two meetings
one at six and as tne crowds passeu.
out at eight other throngs poured in to
stay until ten, A boy must be more tnan
a freak to influence people in that
fashion. He is a 'renins just as surely
as Billy Sunday is a genius. lie comes
to our city to plead for no one denomi
nation to advance no pet ism to say
nothing to hurt the feelings of any per
son of religious beuet or ot no jienei
be comes to plead the gospel of Christ
and do us all good. Hear him and judge
for yourselves.
yflusbani
J By Jane Flielps
and
CAROL BLACKLOCK TELEPHONES
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
CHAPTER LXT
We net Tom as agreed and he took
us- an, iieicn included, to a quaint lit
tle table de hote place he knew of.
Mother seemed to eniov it verv i.mcri.
although -she occasionally would won
der 'how the babv was ami 'if It
were sate to leave him so long with
a young girl.'
You re as bad or worse than Sue
and Y , Tom laughed, "That voung
ster is bound to be spoiled. He' be
ginning to want his own wav al
ready. ' '
"Oh he won't be spoiled." mother
qiucKjy replied, "but while he's so
little he deserves cuddling. The only
baby in either -family."
:'ies, my mother was just as bad
as you are!" he laughed, "she hated
so to leave him, and I believe she
cares more for him than for either
Haxel or me."
Just then our waiter brought the
check; and mother fairly beamed as
we started for home.
"Xof that T havtnt had a nice
time, Tom," she said when we laugh
ed at her, "for I have had a wonderful
day. 1 never shall forget it. But we
have left him long enough," referring
to the baby.
When we reached home Korah told
me:
''Gentleman called up twice Mrs.
Kandall: -1 'va got hi name on a
piece of paper." and she ran to get
it-
To my surprise Carol Blacklock had
called me up. j
"Did he leave any message, Xoraht"
I asked, wondering what he could
want.
" He said he 'd call again ' tonior
row," she replied.
Mrs. Werner Dislikes Social
Obligations
ii mil in ine world do you suppose
he wanted?" I asked To'm, after I
had told him.
now should I know? doing to
give a dinner or something I suppose
ana warns us to go."
"That would be lovely; but he's a
bachelor isnt he?"
tr a - .
i am not sure, it seems to ne
I have heard that he was a divorced
man or something like that."
"Well I hope he will call np to
morrow! I'm wild to . know what he
wanted."
"What's that you're wild abont
dear?" mother asked. She had neen
in with the baby and came into the
room just as I had spoken.
" A man," Tom teared.
"A man!" mother repeated, looking
from one to the other a puzzled ex
pression on her face. Then smiling
as she caught Tom's "quizzical look.
"A man we met at Miss Morton's
dinner telephoned, and left word he
would tall again. I said I was wild
to know what he wanted," I explain
ed, I think though it is jrobaby a
dinner party."
"But Sue, dont yon hare to return
all these dinners ' mother ask.-d.
"You can't be under obligations to
people."
"That's what I tell her," Tom said,
as he glanced up from his paper."
'Oh, we'll return them in some wav.
of course!" I broke in. I didn't
want mother and Tom to get started
on "he social obligation stuff.
,, Surmises.
Wc were all tired out and went to
bed early. As I was brushing my
hair, Tom said:
"It was' rather queer about Black
lock s calling up I mean. I hope he
won't think just because he met ns
at Vivian's he has got to entertain
us. It will be a beastly nuisance any
way you put it if he does."
" I don 't see why," I returned quick
ly. "If he liked ns and wants to show
us a little attention, I should think
you would be pleased instead of find-
ing iault."
''rt'ho is finding fault? It seems
to me you're too ready to jump a
fellow for nothing T
has been too much for iron.
and ?et to bed, and get a good rest."
As usual Tom was asleep almost
instantly; but I laid awake thinking,
wondering, trying to miess WHf
Carol Blaeklock should . have " telo
phoucd, not once but twice. Surely
it was something important. In the
dark I blushed as I remembered how
attentive he had been to me at Vi
vian's dinner party; and some of th
folinly complimentary things he had
said recurred to me. " Speeches I had
forgotten in the excitement of moth
er's visit; and the many things we hd
talked about. ' i
He had told me I was lovely, and
that he HOPED I was appreciated. I
had given it no thought at tho time;
now I wondered what he had meant.
Tomorrow A Gift From Tom's
Sister.