Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, June 20, 1917, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPage of The Capital Journal WEDNESDAY EVENING, June 20, 1917. - L CBAELES H. FISHES JSdlt jr s,-u Manager Editorial PUBLISHED EVEET EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAT, SALEM. OREGON. BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. T i 1 - C i V A . .i. 11 .... ..... ... . rrom reports yesieraay irom u.e easi it wouia seem the Red Cross fund of a hundred luillions would be sub-1 $ Ci i l M ! scribed promptly.; Back in the big money centers some,1 llOUSe tteWS j subscriptions of a million each have been made and upto! 1tslt J last nigm proDaDiy onc-iourcn oi trie entire sum naa Deen secured. Salem is doine good work and the response is generous, L. ft BAENES, CHAS. H. FISHER, President. Vice-President. DOHA C. ANDBESEN, See. and Treu. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year 5.00 3.00 Per month Per month . 45o 85e FULL LEASED WISE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES : . Ward ft Lewis, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H. Stockwell, People's Oaa Building. Tha Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the 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 be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed yon. THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS The most important matter that has come before the voters of Salem for settlement in years is before it now in the charter amendments submitted by the cuoncil. lhe city is at a turning point in its history and the question for it to decide is shall it continue to go forward or shall it go back. , The condition which faces her is a vital one, and it is one that has come about largely through care lessness. The situation should have been met as it arose, and settled then. That however is a thing of the past and is not worth discussing now as the past cannot be re called. ti n j j j l! 1 14- via It is an uniortunaie situauuii, uecause uuwevci ii, niajr be decided, it will work a hardship on seme. The question is what course will work the least injury. Briefly the sit nation is this: The city has paved some 34 miles of streets under what is known as the Bancroft act. This provided for the city issuing bonds for street work as it was done, it being given a hen against tne abutting property ior tne amounts assessed against it ior street improvements. This enabled the property owner, bucked by the city's credit, to make the payments for the improvements dur ing a period of ten years. On the face of it this was a reasonable and convenient system; but unfortunately while the city was given a lien it provided that they these liens were not enforceable, there being no means provided for foreclosing them. The trouble was that -while the city was given a lien it proviled that they would be enforced "in the same manner as provided by law for sale and collection of delliquent taxes." It is the ambiguousness of this section that causes the trouble for there is no law "for the sale and collection of delinquent taxes." . 1 . , "t There are some other matters in this connection which will be taken up later and a full statement of the whole situation made. This- after some matters now being looked up are settled by the legal authorities. As it stands however it is up to the city to pass the amend ments proposed; or to provide some means for meeting the outstanding obligations which could only be done by a bond issue. If the amendments fail then the proposi tion of bonding the city to pay for all street improve ments will necessarily have to be considered. There are quite a number who favor this latter plan; but we believe they do so because they have not gone intp the matter thoroughly. If the whole city is bonded to pay the amounts already spent for paving it will require, those familiar with the matter say, a million and a half dollars. This would bond the city to its f ult legal limit, and would require heavy taxation extending ever a long period of years to pay off. In the meanwhile there could be no l i i. 1 J rpl it7-y..1,3 -rrsiir n street improvements ox any tunu. nus wuuiu vun a hardship on all the property owneis living on unpaved streets, for their property would be taxed to pay for the paving already laid, with no hope of having their own streets paved. To avoid this it is necessary to provide some means for collecting the money from those property owners along the streets already paved, and to accom plish this the amendments submitted are apparently the only means. The city is responsible for the amounts still due and it will have them to pay unless the property own ers benefited are made to do so. A large majority of the assessments have been paid, the question is shall other property owners along paved streets also be compelled to pay ? ' - . ' i It has beeri several weeks now since the Southern Pacific announced that work would be commenced at once upon the new depot in Salem. Probably they hate to destroy so antique a relic of the past as the present passenger shed which has' not been altered in any respect since the time fchat our oldest citizen was a kid. " The railroads want higher freight rates because every thing: else is high not because their net profits have in the least fallen off. In fact the railroads made more money last year than ever before in the history of the country. The jury in Judge Kelly's court -,,. 1.1.1 m,. iw im ,i, o ;.,i,o., Of course there are no million dollar subscrip- against m. L.'aud b, e. joncs for soo tions, but there is just as much true sentiment and loyalty goes with the little gifts as with the large ones. The sum allotted to Salem is a large one, equalling, and being in fact its share of the whole sum levied on a per capita basis- and Salem is not a' money center either. It is out of proportion to that allotted to ot'ier cities. On the same basis New York would give but about five millions yet a half dozen men there could give that amount and hot miss it. The amount Salem will give will be measured by its ability to give rather than its willngness, for if the latter could be turned into coin the state's quota would be raised right here. The dispatches yesterday told of troubles in Austria owing to the Poles turning against the kaiser. While the details are meager the situation is said to be really serious. While these may, and probably will be settled soon, it shows the unrest prevailing, and gives indication of what may happen at any time, and that is so wide a severance of the Austrian people .as to be practically a revolution. While hopes of this cannot be builded upon, still it is always a possibility. It could easily happen that the war would come to an end from internal dissensions rather than from outside force. , Just at present military experts look to the air as the medium through which victory can be won, and it may be the latter may lead to the speeding up of the former. According to the statement made by Hoover before the senate yesterday the prices of foodstuffs here in Amer ica where they are raised and where there is an abund ance, are. higher than in England or France where there is food control. This too, after running all the risk of submarines, paying the heavy insurance and the big freight bills. This shows what a well regulated gang of speculators can do to us. The weather clerk back east did a good piece of work yesterday, he so ordering weather conditions that the price of wheat dropped six cents, that for July delivery being quoted at $2.07 and for September delivery at $1.82. This is a drop from the righest price for cash wheat, of about $1.20 a bushel. In other words the drop is greater than the usual price of wheat. The German plan of attacking the Russians with whiskey is a deadly one, and enables the parties furnish ing the liquor to beat the enemy without any danger to themselves. If the kaiser could furnish his soldiers with some of the real bootleg kind of booze for trade with the Russians they would steal their own munitions and blankets. Japan let her angry passions rise against America without first taking the trouble to find out whether or not she was right. It is suggested that it our peppery neighbor wants to get real mad at someone, that German submarines are sinking her ships- and if she really wants to fight the chance is offered her. Strange isn't it that as the water comes down the river comes up. as damages sustained by her when she was struck by un automobile being driv en by B. E. Jones. The accident occur red some time ago at the intersection of State and Commercial Btreets as Mrs. Clark was attempting to board a street car. . E. H. Stege. who died recently, left an estate valued at $3,407, according to the report of the board of appraisers which has been filed with the county court. The appraisers were John Graber, H. N. Stoudenmeyer and R. H. Savage. The estate of the lato Jeppe Hansen was appraised at $2,000 by K H. Mey ers, M. J. Madsen and John C. Uoplerud, who have filed tneir report mu tne county court. The county court has appointed Prank P. Biltmore administrator of the estato of W W. Rnmbo. who died June 2. The only heir is Orra S. Rambo. The estate includes property in Marion, Linn and j Grant counties or an esuiiiaieu viwuc u $7,180. O. L. Holt, Clyde Williamson and Boy Parker were, appointed appraisers. fitoto Forester P. A. Elliott was call ed to Yamhill county yesterday to look after a fire which had gained a good start in Borne old timber slashings- The blaze threatened nearby farms. The fire was on Pnnther creek, near Meadow lake, and was placed under control be fore any serious damage was done. T? w. Stnnfiold. sneaker at the recent of the leeislature, has notified Secretary of State Oleott of his appoint ment or Kopresenmuvo jihuui . lan and Lionel C. Mackay, of Mult nomah eountv and Lou Modgen, of Umatilla county, as members of the committee directed to make a study of the operation of the state industrial accident commission and report to the next legislature. The senators named on the committee are B. L. Eddy, of Douglas, and Julicn A. Hurley, of Malheur. State Engineer Lewis left last night to inspect two proposed irrigation pro iects in the southern part of the state. One is the Grants Pass Irrigation dis trict and the other is the Gold Hill Ir rigation district. Plans tor tno rirsi named district have been received by tl. state eneineer's office. The district covers 5,250 .acres lying between Grants Pass and Gold Hill. It is pro posed that the main canal supply water for the Gold Hill district. .Ik later uay TODAY AND TOMORROW We have greatly reduced prices on all necessities in wearing apparel for we must make this our biggest week; we must move goods, and prices are no con sideration. Everything Cut EXTRA Come in and buy that SUIT today for soon it will be too late and you will have to pay the regular prices; you can't afford to wait, for now you are buying AT WHOLESALE. Get under the wire and head for the greatest ECONOMIC SALE ever held in Salem. Ask your neighbor, who no doubt did patronize us, and they will tell you of the WONDERFUL BARGAINS They Purchased at Our Store Cheaper than Wholesale. Come Today BRICK B The Store With a Standard Reputation ROB. Ben W. Oleott, secretary of state, and J. A. Churchill, taste school superin tendent, went to Monmouth this morn ing to attend a meeting of the board of regents of the state normal school. The slate banking board yesterday afternoon voted to increase the salary of Charles H. Rtewart, bank examiner, from $2,000 to $2,500 a year. This action was taken on recommendation of Bank Superintendent Sargent. Mr. Stewart has been a lank examiner for four years. . LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL - - $500,000.00 TRANACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Rippling Rhymes' j by Walt Mason . THE BURDEN The prices of all things are high, and they'll be higher yet; you'll soon pay more for soup and pie, and liverwurst, you bet: The ' prices of all things are high- and they'll be higher yet; no wonder that you heave a sigh, if you are plunged in debt. At all times debt's a curse and blight that robs life of its bloom, and when the nations whoop and fierht. it is a thing of doom. The Three companies filed articles of in corporation tedav, having a total cap ital stock of 0,600. The Miller-Parker company, of Oregon City, incorporated for $50,000 and will deal in automobiles. The incorporators are C. G. Miller, R. O. Parker and W. F. Tipton. Tho W. K, It. Timber company, of Portland, incorpor ated for $20,000- the incorporators are R. B. Williams, Arnold I. Blitz and B. Gildner. With a capital stock of $10,- 000, the Klamnth General Hospital as sociation filed Its articles. The incor porators are .T. VS .Sicm.iiis, A. J. Lylo I and J. L. Lylo. Slavs and Poles Have Majority In Reichsrat and Cabinet Resigns London, June 20. Tho youlh- ful emperor of Austria-Hungary was confronted today with his most difficult task as a ruler since assuming the throne. The entiro Austrian cabniot, headed by Count Clnmllartinie re- signed late yesterday. Pis- patches received from Vienna i.c via Amsterdam today einplia- sized the difficulties which the government must overcome in order to obtain a cabinet which will receive sufficient support from the various faeHr.ns in the :Jc empire to survive. 9jc Formal auouiicemeiit by the fje Poles that they would refuse to deal with Olam-Martinic's min- istry, was directly responsible for the resignation of those ad- K visors. The Slavic parties have. $ been snli-governinent and with if the oefection of the Poles the : anti-i'orces held a maprit in tho reichsrat. " Judging from the cautious comment of the German prcfis on the n.inistry's fall, t lie Ger- mans regard the situution as grave. :jc ft CASTOR I A Fit Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Year Always bears the Signature Our Want Ads Light lhe Way to Greater Results --Truone to-day J TRY JOURNAL WANT IBS ft.? V--. U'jffiU iMy'HnsMnflaiia " By Jane .PlueEps THE FIRST OF THE MONTH CHAPTER LXXV The morning of the flrnt day of De cember I hurried down stairs so that I could get the mail before Tom snw it. Of course I left a few envelopes lying beside my plate; but tho majority of them I hid. He happened to be in a hurry that morning; so didn't even mention bills or anything else hardly iilo.il vtuu uuram uiv; a xvu. may tauirj tne form diihln nilo o,l if you nin't off goes the gas." "Your money is ready for you, and f shall see that you are reported for your insolence," I replied. "Go ahead! I'm only tellin' you what the boss said," and he put out a greasy hand for the money. "Ain't them folks the limit i" Norah Hut as soon lasked, und-I thoroly agreed with her. un 1 I1HU Tllllsneo IllV hren kffisr. I tiink Ap-nm I -wpiif un wtmi-a nti.l pnnntoti went into nij'ionf ,ust how much 1 could pnv on each view tne storm; ne ll have enougn to lay in '! them. account. The amount was particularly hrpflri and Vppn tha shnntv warm AnH if r Y, . wu,',nca t.etore, i was smaii wnen nvi,tc,i up. should i pay Oreaa ana Keep me oiianiy Wdnri, Ana U absolutely frightened now. My dinner lone or two nu entirelv; and make some an evil day should come when he must ask for tick, the merchants will not haw or hum, but say "Yes" pretty quick. And if he has to bor row mon the banker will observe "You are a thrifty lad, my son; I've watched your every curve. When others went in debt with speed, you were a cautious gent, and now I'll lend you all you need, at seventeen per cent." But if you've always run behind' have always owed the price, the banker you will surely find as cold as Greenland's ice. Dark days may come upon us soon, the times that make men sweat; unhappy then the thr-ftless loon who always is in debt. WRECK, GASOLINE AND FIRE Kirkpatrie!:, Ind, June 20. Fire GERMAN SUSPECTS ARRESTED Xew Orleans. La., June 20. Two nad cost me nearly double what Tjkind of excuse to the others! -No, I thought it would; and that without idc.-ided, I wouldn't dare do that. If I counting the butter and condiments gave them nothing they might get so used in cooking. Tom expected me to ; insistant they would "do something set the tabic and pay Xorali on fifteen ; which might get to Tom. So 1 started dollars a week. He paid the rent. Then! out, refusing Peggy's offer to ac.com ho gave me ten dollars a week for the, puny me. 1 wanted no witness to anv lights, gas, and my clothes. That left .humiliating scenes. him about forty which he used for car-1 All went very well until T reached fare, his lunches, his clothes and our i the butcher- My excuses had been verv amusements. It can easily hj seen that plausible, and I was beginninu: to feel which broke out when seven cars of Germans, said to have -made "incen gaoline on the Cloverleaf railroad ex-'diary" remarks and to have had in ploded in a wreck here today, was un-! their possession trunks packed with ier control after $100,000 damage had bombs, were arrested by federal author-1 been done. ities here early today. only by the closest economy could we' keep out of debt while pa.vj.ug so heavy a rent for our apartment. I figured everything and found that aside from my clothes and the florist's "ill, I owed about one hundred and five dollars, more than my allowance. That niny not seem much to others, but to me it was staggering. It was the first time 1 had really figured exactly what my indebtedness amounted to. An Embarrassing Situation I had scarcely finished when Xorah called me. The gas collector was in the kitchen. He had insisted me, and was almost insulting: "Have you got that money;" he He that matters were not so bail after all Hut the butcher proved obdurate. The salmon and the squab had made tho bill very large, and lie needed the money. At least he claimed that he did. "I'll give yon until the fifth Mrs. Randall," lie told tne, "but I must have the entire bill then. I hope yon understand that I do not want to be harsh; but your bill has not been clean ed up for months, and I must refuse to let you have anything more until it has been." Here was another complication. I had upon seeing used all the money I had except the little I planned to give the butcher. Xow that he refused to let me have manded, throwing down the bill, "for'any meat until 1 paid him; why I should have to use that little uud pry cash. Close Figuring At first 1 was angry, and thought I'd go somewhere else fur my inert .for dinner. Then came the thought; i'erhaps if 1 buy of him it may niaho liini easier on me if I can't get hi i all his money. 8o I bought and paid f'n. a small steak. "Thank you, Mrs. Randall," he said, " as 1 gave him the money and the ratin e hard look he had had in his eyes wlici he talked to me. J noticed was gone. Hut how in the world was 1 to fi"t nearly thirty dollars in live days? I had planned to give him eight. P.i' now I should have to pay for all 1li meat we ate, unless T opened an a- couiit somewhere else. This I hesitafi I to do. I feared that in some wav ;t might reach his ear's and make hi -i ugly. Well 1 had five d:iys. A go.,.1 many things might happen in that time. Peirgv met me at the door. "Well I'm glad your here nt In t. I think Mr. Rlacklock has called thr. times. I didn't know what to say to him. or when to tell htm you would b back. He wants you to call him up." ."All right after T get my things off and speak to Xorah " That was another bill 1 owed. The telephone. Tom scarce ly ever used it and thought it amount ed to nothing. Hut often I would do my ordering over it, instead of goin;r to mnrket, and while not exltorbitaut ; it counted .hist now. To my relief it rang while we wers talking. Pegijv answered: "Yes. shi just come in! Hold the wire a minute" (Tomorrow The telephone message)