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i Editorial Page of The Capital Journal WLDNKMDAY KVKMXO, Juno 27, 1417. CHARLES H. FISHEB Editor and Manager PUBLISHED EVEBT EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OEEOOX. BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. 8. BARNES, CHA8. H. FISITER, President. Vice-President DOHA C. ANDBESEN, Bee. and Treat. BUBaCEiPTlON KATKS Daily by earner, per year Daily by nail, per year ..5.00 8.00 Per month Per montb 4S 854 FULL LEASED WIHE TELEOHAPH EEPOHT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES Ward Lewis, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H. Btoekwell, People's Gal Building. The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the paper! on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses yon, or neglects getting tha 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. ONLY ONE SOLUTION, ADOPT AMENDMENT OREGON'S SPLENDID SHOWING There are two classes of property owners in Salem who are deeply interested in having the proposed amend ments passed. One is that which owns property on paved streets,' and the other is the property owners on unim proved streets. If the amendments are not passed those owning property on the improved streets and who have paid for the same, will be called upon, in addition to pay ing for their own improvements to pay for those of some others. Having paid for their own improvements it is evidently unjust to ask them to pay for those of someone else. The property owners on unimproved streets, if the .. 1 i . i .lAHnnJ t 1 1 I n a Vsv -v rir f A M - 4" Y" " tin ' amendments are iiul passuu, wui nave iu yay iui umcio having their property improved with no chance of hav ing others pay for improvements in front, of their prop erty. This because there are improvements already made which have not been paid for by the owners, but which the city is responsible for. If . the amendments are not passed this indebtedness can never be collected, and the result will be the city at large will have it to pay. After this is paid by taxation there will be no more improve ments made, and those owning property on unimproved streets will be unable to have any improvements made unless they pay the cash in advance. The banks have re fused to put up any more money under the Bancroft act, and very properly so, for while the bonds are a good in vestment, the banks do not want to, and will not become parties to saddling an unjust debt on the city. There are some who are opposed to the amendments because they believe if they are not passed the proposi tion to have the city bond itself for paying the entire cost of the paving and returning the money to those who have paid together with interest on the same since the date of novmpnt will be nassed. This would prove a deadly blowi to the city for if would bond it to its limit, and at the Bfimp time increase taxes to such an extent as to be prac- tcallv confiscatory, It would cost those who have paid more than to let the matter stand as it is, because the in or-MSAf? tjives would soon eat un the little money re turned, and at the same time depreciate the values of their properties far more man tne cost 01 me su-eei paving. At the same time this would compel those living on unimproved streets to pay for paving other streets wniiP npintr npniPM i.ne uiiviitfide u.l iiuvmti wau streets paved. There would be no more street improve merit because there would be no more money for the pur pose. Long before the bonds could be paid off, the streets at present improved, woum nave tneir pavements wum out, and they could never be re-paved for by that time the people owning property on unimproved streets would have had a sufficiency of being taxed to improve streets for others, and would vote solidly against it. There is only ooe solution to the question and that is to adopt all three amendments, as the three are necessary, each to the other. There is one other solution too, but it is a drastic one, and will be mentioned later. The United States senate is a calamitous example of how not to do it. No matter what the issue these wise ones divide and argue. Some of the statements credited to them would be a disgrace to the mentality of a six year old kindergarten class. The house with many times the membership of the senate, and that much more cum bersome, does business in half the time. Just now it is taking a recess of two days each week to allow the senate to catch up with it in its work. It belongs in the megatherium and pterodactyl age being thoroughly fos Fillized, though unfortunately the species is not extinct. Another session like the present one and it is likely to become so. Oregon has established a new record that belongs in the same class with those she made in her registration, enlistments and liberty bond subscriptions. With an al lotment of $602,500 for the Red Cross she has dug down into her pockets and subscribed considerably more than a million. The estimates last night were a few thousands above the million mark, but there are still many districts whose returns are incomplete and some that have not re ported. With these the grand total may run well toward $1,100,000. This is indeed a remarkable showing, for uregon nas been nurt by tne war rather than helped, financially. It is only now that the building of wooden ships gives an impetus to business in the Northwest that the is drawing any benefits whatever from the war ex cept the increased price of wheat this year. On the other hand the closing 01 the Panama canal, and the scarcity of ships due to the war, have hurt her badly shutting off her lumber trade and closing down her mills, and lumber is the states greatest industry. It speaks ' well for. her loyalty and the great heartedness of her people, that despite all the backsets she has had since the war began, she was well up to the front in her subscriptions for the beneht 01 the soldiers of mercy. The Red Cross campaign in this city ends tonight with a banquet to the ten teams and others at headquar ters who devoted their time and energies to raising balem s and the country's share of the funds. It is an appropriate ending of more than a week's strenuous work, and it is hoped that one and all will have appetites suited to the occasion. There is one feature about this campaign not foreseen, but which is' none the less im portant on that account, and that is the get-together spirit it has engendered. Businessmen who have hereto fore had only a speaking acquaintance have come to gether and found what good fellows the others are. It has stirred civic pride and evolved mutual respect and confidence. It's effects will be seen hereafter in efficient team work whenever the needs of the city require it. It has been of inestimable benefit in that direction, and will be worth in time, more than the whole amount subscribed. According to the statement of C. M. Moderwell, Chica go member of the coal committee of the National council of defense, the coal Operators are "bilking the consum ers." He states the c t of producing coalj has increased only fifty cents a ton and the operators are increasing the price $2.50 to $5.00 a ton. One of them stated the profits had been light for some years, and impudently asked the committee if it did not think the Operators had a right to get even now and make up fort former small profits? He was told by Senator Cummins that the; com mittee did not so consider it. This is not the only business that is taking advantage of the war to double their profits, and it emphasizes the necessity of the government taking charge of, or at least regulating prices of this as well as many other commodities. Marion -News While the selective draft will soon be in full operation it is pleasing to note that, in round numbers, half a mil lion have enlisted in some branch of the American service. (Capital Journal Special Service) Within the nast three mnntrts This is an armv ermflllinrr Ma,ion' J,mc 7 A verv fmg in numbers that purposed to be raised by draft. Of these 'lM. weeR ,ev,ml quotlons o vita, in. 150,000 have joined the regular army, 110,000 the national j terest to the school being discussed, guard, 13,000 the marine corps, and 60,000 the navy. The business transacted showed m. a. Thousands enlisted in the ernrinpers anrl snecinl hrnnrVhe i llarkfr lpct,' foT ""-hool director. making a grand total of approximately 500,000. The en listments still go on and this week is set aside by the president as "recruiting week," in which an effort will bei made to add 70,000 to the regular army. In the light of results in registration, liberty bond sales, and the Red Cross campaign, it is more than probable the 70,000 re cruits will be secured. Uncle Sam's boys have a habit of doing whatever their Uncle calls on them for. There are some tender hearted old fossils in the United States senate that can find as many reasons for anything they want or don't, as 1 a Southern Pacific magnate. Yesterday in discussing the proposal to prohibit the mak ing of spirituous or malt liquors from any foodstuffs some of them suddenly awoke to the fact that this would' interfere with the making of extracts, and the poor little children could not get lemoa flavoring in their candies and ice cream. This is one of the cases where the "sins' Saturday. They oi the lather are visited on the children." Equal suffrage is taken as a matter of course by every body in Russia. One woman being asked by Mr. Shepherd, the United States correspondent at Petrograd if she believed women should vote replied: "Why not? We have fought by the side of the soldiers and we have worked at home to help them, we have even taken our full part in such assassinations as were necessary." That ought to settle the question for all time. ' ' "Down along the Colorado river great dams have been built in order to secure water for irrigation. Now owing to Hoods in that stream these dams are being blown out to prevent the farms being inundated. This is of a piece with the proverb that "It never rains but to pours." elected for school John Palmer, Jr., re-elected as clerk and a 2 mill special tax voted- Our outogin dreetor. J. A. Colgan, refused to serve any longer. We were sorry to .. lose his services as he has proven an efficient director. Last Tuesday evening a party com posed of seven of Salem's worthy eit izens motored to our town and gnv a verv interesting" evening's entertain ment on the subject of the Red Cross work, at the close of which a local Ked Cross auxiliary- of 40 members was or ganized, the temporary officers are, chairman, Chester Lee; secretary, M. A. Barber and treasurer Eli Davidson. Different members have been canvass ing the field for our share of the coun ty funds with good success we tinder stand. Mrs. L. C. Russell went to Scotts Mills Wednesday, returning Thursday with her little son, Ivan, who has been stavin- with his grandparents there. Mr. f.nsley ami family started to eastern Oregon in their new car last arc iust poinar nn & visit and expect to be back hv tha last of July. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Castle man are staying on their place and doing the farm work while they ore gone. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Rankin are en tertaining friends from a distance. Wo didn't learn the name. Strawberry season is drawing to a close but loganberries will soon be here. So hurrah for worK. It is a matter of congratulation that those Chinese gunmen were - arrested at the Multnomah county court house before they accomplished their purpose of killing Judge Gatens and Dan Malarkey. However, had they succeeded, there would be little left of Portland's China town by now. The attempt shows how little respect the Chinks have for American laws, and also how little they understand the temperament of the American people. Savare, Mrs. Robt 1j00 Schad, J. L 2.50 Hchanpp, John C 2.00 Sehawler, J. W 3.00 Schei, O. J ., 25.00 Seheibner, Prank ; J.00 Scheiman, Otto 10.00 Schindlor Bros. 15.00 Schindler, Joseph 2.00 Sckindler, Mike 2.50 Schmalzried, Mrs. O. D 5.00 Sehodffer, A. C. 2.00 Hchoniakcr, Henry 5.00 .Schramm, Alfred A 4.00 Schram, C. C 29.00 Hchucking, B. O 5.00 Sunday a mob of whitemen at Galveston, Texas, took Henry Sawyer, a mulatto, from jail, having overpowered !2l'hnrn'an"' ''i" 2o .u 1 1 j L- tt? cc ii.: icnwat, c. L. 2.50 ljic umceis, aim iiangeu mm. ms uuense was assaulting a white woman. While this story appeared in the dis patches yesterday as news, it can hardly be considered that in the south, but should rather be classed as. routine work .... , ! On the Roll of Honor ! (Continued from page three.) Rutherford, Everett Ryan, J. R Rylev, B. H. . .". Ranch, CD Rauch, Ruth B. Reutenkrans, John - Rawson, H. A Rcid, Carolin Resch, Alans , Reynolds, Dr. John and family. men, fam Robinson, T. B 5.00 Rodgers, C. T. 5.00 Roland, .Carrie 3.00 Rose, Mrs. Louisa M 2.00 Rosebaugh, Arthur 1.00 Rosebaugh, Ruth z.00 Rosebaugh, W. W 4.00 Ross, Clifton ; 5,00 Ross, Clarence D 5.00 Schvralbauer, Oscar 1.50 Scott, C. E 4,00 Scott, O. W , 2.50 Scott, John II ; 25.00 Scott, Dr. O. L. 10.00 Seagnrt, O l.fjo Sechler, II. M. 5.00 Seely, A..K .....:..- '1,00 1 Sefton, Fred (' 18.00 Siegmund, ( has. E. 5.09 Siegmund, John C 2000 Siewert, Albert A '5.00 Sellwood, J. A . 2.00 Heveik, Erank 2.00 Severson, Mrs. L. 2.00 Seymour, John 1.00 Hchaefer, Kmil A. " 5.00 'Shafcr. V. K. .... . 1 -. n 2.00 ; Ross, H. L. ........!!!!!!.!!!! l.oo ! Srhaef er, C. E. ..Z '. 5.00 5.00 Ross, J. B. 1 00 ' Roth, Albert Sliond & Marcus 25.00 liwiciRuth, F. 5:ooi?mve H- A' 8.00 Royal, C-F. 1.00! 25.00 Royal, Mrs. L7A. Rush, C. M iSha-ver B. A. Geo. Hnaw, Roy C. ... Sheelv, E. H. . . Sheldon, L. 8 in on! Ryan, Jack 50 00 . H.van- Mabel A 1.00 Richardson, J. 0 5.00 St. Clair. V Sackett, C P. 11. Richardson, S. T. Riley, Arthur Rinderman, E. 0. , . Kitter, Mrs. Ringley, Donald ........ 1 .... . Ritchie, J. W Roberts, C. W. The Oregonian paragrapher asks: "Why does a man save empty whiskey bottles?' Possibly to aid fond memory in bringing again the light of other days around him. By the way is there anyone saving empty whiskey bottles in Oregon now? . , M4-4-M--M-4-- Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason -- THE GERMAN SOLDIER r., I'd hate to be a German, and fight for Roberts, Ramon n ti T . , i 5 00! nana or (omnierce j Oi Salem Fruit TTnion 3 00 i "l1"1" Fruit Co 9 no Salem Laundry , , Salem Woolen Mill Store 10 no argent, S. G. :!sr, Arthur . . 1 "iSnuder, Cieo. H. 5.00 1 a no . ' 4'nn i Shaw, Mrs. 1-501 1.00 ; 1 OA 1 "'J. auiii ui-iiuii, jt:H 1 1 ice Shelton, Roscoe Sherman, Chas. L. .. Sherman, Clyde L. Sherwood, Kilwin .. 100 10.00 4.00 2.n0 100.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 12.00 5.00 1.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 2.50 5.00 s. Sherwood, Henry 1.00 Sherwood, (!. F 2.00 - Shields. Grace ' 4 Oil !ui.Ln!J.. T nr. ,w. mono . U - Binni '"''"" Shipley Co.. r. O 75.00 Shipp, Watt 50.00 Siir luD'T. John 8.00 Schultz, Frank B ' 5.00 Sehulz, Geo. A 1.00 50.00 2.50 I .1.00 5.00 10.00 rspm j By- iSchvlz, Raymond 5.(W USDana and Jam Phelps CHRISTMAS PLANS ' The little town of Plains in West Virginia holds the banner for Red Cross giving. Her allotment was $1,000 and she raised $15,000. In this state Sherman and Wasco counties, both in one district, won the pennant, subscrib ing more than four times their allotment, which was $15,000 and the amount given was above $00,000. LADD & BUSH. Bankers Established 18G3 CAPITAL $500,000.00 TRANACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS- SAVINGS DEPARTMENT v. 1 i -r X CHAPTER LXXXI The next day we were prettv tired. and 1 had a slight- headache. T..m sii.i it was from the smoke, as I had taken nothing to drink but coffee. So after he left for the office IVguy got a pen cil and paper and sat down to plan ior 'hristmas. ' t.-;o. r;il ,nWI A,.1 .VT,ntl .lM,p .sl",ms so " ' money. ivaioci uiii, uuouic iu ucici uuiic " J x wtiiv aim gets hotter results if a list is made forth to kill, lhe frenchman and the .WALT MASON. " Den t start out without one I always Briton have causes fine and high, and when for it," she said. ' 00 a foe they've smitten, they know the rea-1 ., .h"te. ",e 'iiy! " r - 1. mi -n n .1 'aimed. If I were ru n and could son wny. ine itussian and tne Koman, tne make everyone lovely presents I should Belgian and the Serb, shoot up the armored rb" " JTlu 0bv" ?'1 foeman autocracy to curb. For freedom -iid not fell I'ejTffV however, that with men are fignting on Europe's blood ZfX'JZ ,S drenched lands; the German, at this writ- ws wen-vim? about it. I'nrr fni. nnml nvw,. cforl.. TV, Wc.-' r"u, have a tree for little " , : I !'' V. '. "then it will seem could if 1 did., -t keep using the monev SayS, UO, SiaUgllter, gO, DUtCner, till yOU J"" T',i thlnk r ;for other things." I explained rather H a mnl-A tvWc WaaH run Kto waa- nr,rl """""" .,Vr." ,,n" " ?niwJV " we;snameracedlv. -ou have r. ...., ...b.v ...v.. uii unv ..bvtvA, tiAiv gmwn nps nnii to mitt in. sneeze ana conn so 1 had to give it up. It 1 hndn t been afraid it would have made me sick, 1 would have tried apain last night.'' - . . 1 un n- more oi a sport tnan t am. 1 ffiicss, i admitteil, hut without jeal tme. vroi macKiocK naa said mv : ... v - .1. . . J nBit-n-, nniru 10 me meant my ignor ante, was my attraction. A Warning Sneeze About sii o'clock that afternoon 1 was 111 PeKjiy s room, the door aiar. I had said nothing to her about lending me the twenty five dollars. Something brought it to my mind, and 1 thanked ner ettusively. "You better owe me than the butch er. she said laughing, "1 at least won t dun you over the telephone. " Wasn't he awful?-' I exclaimed didn't know what to sav to him. Tom thinks 1 can pay all the house bills witn wtiat he gives me. Perhaps 1 do not ask me why. Go, vassals, serfs, and' ' ,oo!" 1 aleT0"V n' 1 iU ll e t i.1 i ttn. . :. -j. l'h children were the only ones allow- umi, iu,y wituu mi ittt my ioes; x am me great vmai-is-iu and what I tell you goes. Don't ask me questions sillv. i don't prate of wrong or right; Ihn the anointed Willie, who bids you go and fight I am the sun in heaven, I am the moon and stars; to me alone is given the heart and front of Mars. And when I bid you wallow in blood up to your ears, my dictum you must follow! Hoch, Deutschland und zwei biers!" And so, like driven cattle, the Germans go to war, and wonder, as they battle, what they are bleeding for. fa to rweive presents. Tins givnat to people because yon feel you must is an awful bore, and expense." '"1 know, bnt what can we do about it?" Pecgy laughed. "Then, didn't we have a Handy time last night. Sue? I wouldn't have missed it for any thing!" "Neither would I, but what do you suppose your mother or mine would have said could they have seen all those women smoking?" "They'd never recover from the shock. I'll toll yon something Sue. I tried to smoke once and it made me o idea how money goes in .New lork Peggy.' It goes tast enough anywhere." she returned, and jnst then- Tom sneezed. We had not heard him come in. but the sneeze was suspiciously near the door. "That, you Tom;'""l called, trving to speak naturally. "Yes. Come here. Sue, I want to talk to yon a minute." He led the way into the living room and closed the door. "Now tell uie what all this talk about the butcher and being dunned over the telephone means? ' he said slernlv. "Why 1 " "Pon't prevnri.-Me! Tell me just what it means!" Tom interrupted inv stammering attempt to explain. A Quarrel "I owed the butcher a little bill, and he called up and asked me for it!" I said desperately. "I thought that when I raised vour allowance I told you not to run "any bills. Where did you get the money to pay him, and how much was it?" " I did not dare to tell an untruth; I did not know what he had overheard. It was thirty dollar, and I borrow ed twenty five from Peggy?" "Thirty dollars! A butcher bill for that amount! I never heard of sues a thing. iow long has it been running " Oh not long. When I bad a little to spare I gave it to him." "Throwing a son tr. i'K.t' I. said sarcastically. I had no idea what he meant, so said-nothing. Then, "flow do you propose to nr 'I don't know I ho. In ''!,. ,,..k " and the tears 1 hail so far kept back T Intra. t 1 .. 1 'Have von no idea nf rho r.,,. and right, Sue? Yon not. only rleeeive me, and keep a man who needs his mon ey waiting; but you borrow from a guest. 1 had put awar a little for ws) to spend for Christmas presents. I will eive it to you to pav Peggy, and w will make no gift this vear," and turning he left me. 1 bathed my eyes, and when we all met at dinner, no one would hare known that I was almost hating Tom; that he was bittertv eenniritiflr mA tnr what T had done. What would hi mv if he knew all I owed? (Tomorrow Kimble's at'ractive ad vertisement.)