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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1917)
. ... Editorial Page of The Capital Journa W KDNKSDAY KVKNING, June !, 1917. CHAEXX8 H. FI8BZB Editor iru Manager PUBLISHED EVEBY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM. OREGON. BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. It, 8. BABNES, President. CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President. DOBA C. ANDBESEN, Hoc. and Treat. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Daily by carrier, per yea Daily by mail, par year ..$5.00 3.00 Per month Per month . ..45e 35e FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES Ward Lewis, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H, Btoekwell, People's Gas Building. The Capital Journal carrior boys are instructed to put the papers on th porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or cot the carriers are following in structions. Phone Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will bs sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. THOSE SACRED PATENT RIGHTS Speaking of elections it is recalled that the state primaries are now less than a year distant. First thing we know we will be looking for candidates for governor and most of the other state offices. Already there is some. speculation as to the governorship. So far there is! but one avowed candidate for the governor's office, Gus Moser, 01 Portland, though there will be no failure of the crop when the harvest time is here. The proposal to commandeer the German patent on talvarsan, caused ex-Representative Metz and Dr. George Walker, of John Hopkin's University, to come to blows at the national capital Monday. Salvarsan, more commonly known as "606," is supposed to be a specific for syphilis, and is no doubt the most nearly so of any known remedy. Owing to the war, this much needed medicine is no longer available in this country and while it can be made here easily enough, it cannot be manufactured without in fringing on the German patent. With the example set by Germany, the stand taken that whatever is necessary for her safety, or for her success in the war is justifiable, it looks as though we were stretching our veneration for the patent laws unduly to haggle over so small an affair. Germany says it is necessary for her to attack and sink vessels of any and every country trading with England in order to make it possible for her to win the war. In pursuance of this policy she has sent ship after ship to the bottom without warning, jeopardizing the lives of all on board, if she did not in addition sacrifice them; andj yet we hesitate about breaking an international law as to patent rights. This country must have this especial medicine and as it cannot get it unless it makes it, t hen it must necessarily make it. When the war is over, if our feelings for the sacredness of patent rights are still so tender we can pay the patentee what ever damages is right and let it go at that. It is estimated that six million Americans are af fliptol with thft disease for which this is the best known remedy, and we haggle as between the rights of these and the sacredness of the patent laws. If we indulge in no worse "ruthlessness" than breaking a few patent right laws before the war ends, we will have but little to con demn ourselves for. Mr. Metz, who is a druggist and a German, would have us respect the rights of the German . citizen to a patent while the kaiser pays no attention to the rights of an American to live if he ventures upon the ocean. The vote shows so far as the road bonding measure was concerned that it was a square fight between the cities and the country. Practicslly every city and town showed a majority for the bonds while the country dis tricts were almost unanimously against it. Quinaby, this county, for instance, went 11 for and 44 against. Macleay's vote was 8 for and 128 against; while Sidney j TYindP the record with one for and 54 against. The coun try made a gallant fight, but was not strong enough to overcome the big vote for it cast in Portland and by the tier of counties along the river. Clatsop, Hood River and Jackson counties each being in the hole went strongly for it, which was quite natural. The returns from Portland show the election of Baker over Dalv bv a maioritv somewhat above 1,400, as he has a lead of 1.414 with one nrecinct to hear from. -The Oregonian made a hard fight aga?nst Daly, and probably was responsible for his deteat. It trankly admitted be fore the election that Baker was no saint, but figured it out that he was still much better for the job than his opponent. This being the case it would make interesting reading, the real private opinion of the Oiegoman editor, as to Daly. As this will not be expressed, those who have any curiosity in the matter can read between the lines and make a good guess at it. With the election and registration things of the past, Salem can now begin to do a little figuring on her own private election due July 9. The amendment to the city charter will come up at that time and it is necessary to adopt it if the city expects to remain on the map. Under the existing charter while the city has a lien against property for street improvements, it cannot enforce it. This makes it about as valuable as a second chattel mortgage on a flock of wild geese. Some rather sarcastic gentleman yesterday on reading the Salem vote which was against appropriating $400,000 J? J i 1 1 umi f4 i t ior a new penitentiary, remarked r ine Salem nog has got so fat he refuses to eat out of the trough any more." He overlooked the fact that Salem and Marion county has the "ferninst it," habit thoroughly developed. It was rather generally expected there would be more or less trouble yesterday in some of the larger cities over registration, but what little there was was so trifling that it can be said there was none at all. A few arrests oi over enthusiastic anti-registiation advocates was about all there was to it. t fT' - ''zlimr-7 SiLSyl " " Registration caused a numbc of young Americans to discover their parents, also their duty to assist them. With China in the throes of revolution perhaps we will not have longer to compete with the China eggs. M m - 4 Rippling Rhymes Your ime 28 fWfites! y by Walt Mason GRIM VISAGED WAR War is indeed a frightful thing, and any decent thoughtful chap would gladly help to lynch the king who is the first to start a scrap. I hope this war may be the last that ever this old world shall know, that armies never will blast the sacred stuffing from the foe. And yet I'm g'ad I've lived to see the captain and his pawing nag, to see our peo ple, proud and free, once more uphold the starry flag. For in our days of peace and ease, they told me loyalty had died, that nothing but a stack of V's would serve to J stir the nation's pride. " All jj'er the world ' the story went, that coin's Become our only god, our dreams are all of ten per cent, and nothing mat ters but a wad. So often had I heard this tale, that I began to think it so, and, said, "The land that worships Kale must sound the lower depths of woe. I saw it headed for the dump, its institutions all deranged; and then the captain blew his trump, ind everything around was changed. Still lives the spirit of our sires, they lie who say our hearts are ice; still for our altars and our fires we'll make the last sad sacrifice. I Charlie Pettn "When you buy Penn's Thick you get a better and longer chew be I cause Penn'9 Thick is made only from full-length strips of rich, ripe, perfect leaves of Kentucky white burley tobacco." r bbckto a Charlie Perm Manufacturing Ex pert of The Arocri. canTobaccoCo.,and a famous authority on the manufacture of chewing, tobacco. "5 Road Commission Orders Work Done LADD & BUSH. Bankers Established 1863 CAPITAL $500,000.00 LIBERTY BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED "known s the Rex-Tignrd road between Tigurd nnd Newherg. Projects Put Under Way. TM.nurt .....i:.... ,i it. I illl-i-t- MluilUMB vvrrtr Ulllllfll ILJIOI1 1111 t .ii. i r. t . ., . condition thnt the county courts of the Forllnml, Ore, ,Tun (1 W th in n few . bourn after i became a certainty that rps'""',lve com,tl(s immediately pre- tle voters of Oregon bad given their iu- i V"''? 'bo grade 'for receiving hard sur- lm-sement of the lS.OO0.00 road hond fncinir. Stnto ITi.'liwnv Fiioinoe. Vnm. issue, S. Henson, of Portland: E. ,T. Ad-1 attended vesterdnv'n' meetinc nf tho .mis. of Kugene, and W. I.. Thompson, of iconiinisison. Pendleton, members of the state bigli-l lOach member of the highway commis wa.v commission, met yesterday in the'sWn. as well as nil other nnnd ' rnn,1. on. office of the commission ehairmnn, Mr. i thusiasts, wore smiles vesterdny as they nenson. in the eon building, and pnt ' contemplated the tremendous benefits forward definite plans for advancing j that are to be derived by all classes of Tiie now state highway program. society through the adoption of the road On motion of Mr. Benson the com-1 bonds, mission voted that the first 10 miles of I Although they are to stand the entire paving to be laid shall be placed on the I burden of the state tax that is to fi road from Pendleton east over the route jnnnce the paving, motorists expressed leading toward Walla Walla. On mo- almost unanimous satisfaction at the tion or .Mr. Adams it was voted that the! election result. next 10 miles should be laid on what is To celebrate the success of the bond Cheivmrf Tobacco 'IT'S AS MELLOW AS A JUNE APPLE AND AS SWEET AS A NUT" - Juaratifeed If Penn's Thick does not satisfy you m tn ryery way, return ft to any cmua He it hereby Authorized to refund, yoth? full puKhaae price. L TRY A 10c CUT TODAY L1-- ii sOTHWeirmTg Notice ! If your dealer does not carry Penn's Thick send ten cents (10c)' in stamps and give us the name of your dealer, and we will send you a 10c cut and a leather pouch in which to carry it. Tobacco Company of California, No. 1 S. Park. San Francisco. duct a "honk honk" tour over lower Columbia river highway in the the issue I rank h. uatkins, president of the Oregon State Motor association, an- nminenrl thnt a rinnfa arill ha lialrl at tK association club house on the hartV, ,;t i near future to Astoria and Seaside. the Sandy river in the near future. The success of the bond issue has Celebration is .Planned. i'""" 'l i" mu puma ung Members of the Dealers' Motor Car f.ormcd hJ W. J. Clements, chairman of , ,.tuV BREAKFAST CHOICE of MILLIONS Every morning this delightful American food is enjoyed all over the world MADE FROM WHOLE WHEAT AND MALTED BARLEY A RICHLY FLAVORED 8l NOURISHING association of Oregon, who played an active part in the good roads eanfpaign, are also laying plans for a celebration and are making arrangements to con Children Cry F0f? FLETCHER'S CASTORIA the touring committee of the Oregon Htnte Motor association, for a club tour this summer to Crater Lake on which the Pacific highway will be followed in one direction and the Central Oregon highway in the other. "The state highway commission is very much pleased with the expression of confidence given them by the people of the state and hope to demonstrate that this confidence is not misplaced," said 8. Benson, chairman, yesterday. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY, CASTORIA Fcr Infants and Children In Use For 0ver30 Years Always bears the Signature iMHusMndand By Jame FMps " CAROL BLACKLOCK'S MESSAGE ( CHAPTER I.X1II. I took the receiver from Norah, and" my voice trembled a little I to know what this man whom I had seen only once, had to say to me. 1 am givinir a slumminc nartv. fr Kandall, and I want yourself and Jlr. Kandall to be bit srueats. Please waive all tormahty and tell me vou will eo! and the eagerness iu hig voice matched' my own. "1 have planned it for to morrow night. " if ybu will hold the wire I'll ask -Jr. Kandall if he has an eiieastemeiit.' I replied, then called to Tom. "Oh, Torn, Mr. Blaeklock is giving a slumming party tomorrow night, and wants us to go! You haven't any en gagement nave youT" "No but I hate that sort of stuff.' he added so low I ararrclv heard: with out giving him a chance to say more, I nasmy tout Air. BiacKloctc: "No, Mr. Kandall has no engage ment; we'll be glnd to go." "That's fine! I'll send my car for yon bbout S o'clock. We'll have dinner tirst. then take in the sights.', As soon as I had hung up the receiver I turned to Torn. I was so excited I could hardlv talk. "Oh. Tom! Do tell me what a slum ming party ist What do they do. and where do they got And, Tom, what shall I wear mv new dress" 'I should sav NOT!" he answered I my last question first. "People wear their old clothes slumming. They go tj some pretty shady places." Mrs. Werner is Interested. "What is this thing you call slum ming?" mother asked. "I am like Sue, I never heard of it." "Oh, a lot of people get together and go down in Chinatown, and to Hungar ian restaurants and other quaint or un usual places; Ureenwich village, ete. I never could see much fun iu it myself that is after the first time or two; but some people seem to b fascinated with the idea, and it is quite a popular way to entertain." "Whv couldn't we pay some of our debts that way?" I asked. "M they go to those -sorts of places it must be cheap." "Cheap!'' Tom laughed. "Why, Sue, you can spend more on one of those slumming parties than iZ you went to the best places in New York. "But what shall I wearj" I asked again. "We don't know who's going, aud I.want to look nice. Mr. Black lock said he'd send his car for us so I won "t have to get all massed a in that . horrid subway.' pretty waist," Tom said. "Then vou'U be all right no matter where you go " "That old thing!" I grumbled. Tom, dear, I look like a trump in it." "You don't mean that suit vou had made at home, do you, ,uc? I'thonght you looked very well in that! " "T lnnLoil oil .;i.. . T- ... I v v 1. . TreeVOTT- out v.. ,ui is mine uirrerent. Things that are stylish out there look like the dickens here, " "Sh' a dyed in the wool New York ei" as far as her clnthe ari .nn.An.. ed," Tom broke in. - "But clothes here are so gav. They seem to m to be out of taste for poor folks. Not that I mean that vou are poor, Tom," she hastened to add. "you certaiuly earn a big salary for so voting a man. I have never known what it meant to handle so ninch money." "New York women DO dress, that's sure," Tom answered and I again inter rupted: "But, Tom, dont you think I could wear the blue dress? It is not so low necked as the rose one." "No! You'd make yourself ridicu lous. Wear what I told van and vnH homo How your ideas have changed xuiu sum, uii Bwtfi, iun ibuuhi t De aii rignt. i d rather star iuv ., iru,,,;, ,i i-. luuuiui n mi iiminer man to go at all. ago; now yon caU it Horrid." I "Yes but you'v done all thesa Well it is horrid when yoa arelthiaes while I neve. !,- i.i, when I have been everywhere I'll, feel the same way. Now "i want to se things." dressed up. I alwavs feel as if everv- one were staring at me: then I bate to have my clothes so crushed.". An Agreement. "Wear your old tailor suit and ! (Tomorrow Peggy HaWtead Arrives.)
