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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1917)
I R of .Tl'KSDAV KVKNIMi August 7, 1017 ones. age rnai CHARLES H. FISHER Editor and Publisher The Capital Jon it a m Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. i a iM iifjsiiKi) kvkb v kvexixo- kxckpt scxdav, sAi.Kii. ohWiox. by ! other hand they are not going to make any friends or get any sympathy or assistance from the millman whose lumber for which there is an abundant demand remains unsold in the yards, or from the farmer whose products rot on the side tracks through the criminal neglect or worse of the railroad. Demanding equity of the people they must come into court with clean hands. They must make the first move or submit to still further unnecessary hardships. ' BARNES, President, CIIA8. H. FISHER, . Vice-Prenidnat. DORA C. ANDRKSEX, Sec. and Treas. BUBSCKIPTiOA HATES !; hv nrrier. oer Tear. Jo.OO Per month Daily by mail, per year 3.00 Per month .-45c ..33c Whh LEASED WIKK TKI.EORA I'H HKl'ORT EAST KK X it tll'K KSEN TTI V Jid Ward Lewia, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H. Stockwoll, People 'a Oat Building The Capital Journal carrier buys ure instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the earner does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phono the circulation manager, as this is the omy wav we can determine whether or not the carriers are following in structions. Phone Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will b sent you by special messenger if the carrier haa missed you. THE DAILY C AJ'ITAL JOUUXAL Is the only newspaper in Saloin whose circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. THE KAILKOAD SITUATION Ex-President Taft, in the Constitutional Review, dis cusses at some length the railroad situation in an article on the subject of "Wise and Unwise Extensions of Fed eral Power." He points out the troubles, or some of them, caused by the 48 state railroad commissions and the inter state commission making 49 bodies in all to which the railroads must give heed. He calls attention to the many conflicting requirements, some of them frivolous, but on that account so much the more annoying and irritating. As an illustration he cites the law in one state which com pels the placing of a spittoon between every two seats, which other states exoresslv forbid. It will be seen that when a car crosses the state line between the two states, going one way the spittoons would have to be removed, and going the other installed. It is a trifling thing, but as was stated, for that reason the mere irritating. This is but an example of many annoying things. Demurrage is enforced in some states and not in others; and what is law in one state is forbidden in others all along the line. That these annoying conditions exist is due to the railroads themselves, but that does not alter or lessen the annoyance. There was a time when railroads were all powerful. They controlled the affairs of the country, decided its politics and were supreme dictators. They controlled courts and legislatures, corrupted politics, and were above and beyond the reach of the law. To a certain extent thev are so vet. We have an example in the South ern Pacific probably the worst offender of them all. It has defied congress and deliberately violated the terms of the act granting its predecessor millions oi acres 01 iana in Oregon, and this up to the present year. As a matter of fact it is still trying to dodge the provisions of that granting act. It was .this overriding of the people and the law that caused the creation of the interstate and the 48 state railroad commissions. It caused the Sherman act and it stirred legislators to efforts to find ways in which they could catch popular favor by cinching the railroads. From being the bosses politically, the railroads found themselves deposed and like everything else once it is down, the subject of many unnecessary kicks. From be ing on top they went to the bottom. The people having been kicked gratuitously by them, naturally when the op portunity came, kicked back. It is time now that these old conditions be changed. The railroads have been chastened, and the people have discovered that they have perhaps gone too far along some lines in controlling them. It is time ior the roads and the people to meet on a common ground, that of mu tual interest. The people cannot get along without the railroads and the railroads vvoul 1 find it hard sledding without the people. Government supervision has come to stay, and while we have this it may be well to let the railroads do their business as other business men do theirs without undue interference. Doing away with state commissions is proposed by Mr. Taft as the remedy, arc! he advances some strong reasons in defense of his position. Perhaps he is right, but it will be long before he can convince the public of this unless the railroads themselves show the way. They can do this when they supply cars for doing the business of the countries tribu tary to them, when they voluntary act fairly with those dependent on them for transportation, and when the in terstate commerce commission conies down from its high horse and pays some attention to thf: complaints of those hurt by the roads' neglect. At present the commission is not doing this but has arrogated to itself the slogan made famous by the late Cornelius Vanderbilt: "the people be damned." The railroads will find that the people will gladly meet them half way in changing and bettering con ditions, but the roads must travel their half first and do justice before demanding it.. They must provide cars and move the products of the country. When they do this, which is their imperative duty under their franchises, they will find the people willing and anxious to do any thing that is fair to give the roads a square deal. On the PREMATURE CARVING The allies are said to be already making calculations as to what will be done with the countries set free by the war, and are considering the best combinations for form ing new governments in such countries as Poland, Galicia, etc. The United States is taking no hand in this nor will it, at least until after the war is over. The other parties j to the war are premature in their work, for it is a wise plan to catch your coon before cooking him. The United States will perhaps have some suggestions to make when the war is over,, but she has no other interest in the mat ter except to see that the peoples of the different coun tries mentioned and other such, have the form of fovern ment best suited to them and that races that naturally have antipathies are not forced into the same bed. Aus tria is an example of a country of mixed races, and is the worse for the mixture. It is entiiely too soon to begin carving the bird but when it is done the white and black meats want to be kept on separate plates. If arrangements could be made by which some big tractors could be set at work in the valley with big gangs of plows preparing the ground for wheat it would be a paying investment. Most of the farms are too small to justify their owners in investing m an outiit oi this kind, but if districts could be formed and several farmers go in together to make the purchase, this difficulty could be overcome. The Willamette valky as'a general thing has been plowed shallow for a generation, and what it neeas is a tearing up, ana a muiig ui uie &uusun. wim this done the valley would again become, as it once was, the greatest wheat growing section of the United States so far as yield per acre was concerned. Anyway the ex periment is well worth trying, and now if ever, is the time to give it a trial. Repairs on the interned German vessels seized by the government at the beginning of the war have been held up on account of strikes. If an agrtemejit is not reached soon the government will have tha work done at its own yards. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Fed eration of Labor lays the blame on the manufacturers and shipbuilders, and says: "The cost of living goes up $3 a week and when .the men ask for a dollar raise they are called unpatriotic." As living is not going up $3 a week one is forced to disbelieve the balance of Secretary Mor rison's statements. LADD & BUSH. Bankers Established 1SGS CAPITAL $300,000.00 TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS SAVINGS DEPARTMENT There is one redeeming quality about some of the war slogans suggested and that is that the" average battle would be over before the boys got through sloganing. Some of them are of the serial character, and as the boys charged the enemy and hauled then slogan on them' they would have to yell "continued in our next." By the way why would that not be a pretty fair slogan just by itself? Senator Reed and more of his ilk are still holding up the food control bill and insisting a board should have control instead of one person. What would a board com posed of such "pi lines" as Senator Reed accomplish in the way of managing the food situation? He and his kind are a living example of how not to do it, yet he wants to tell others how. It is expected the government will before long com mandeer the ships sailing out of the Northwest coast ports. The big steamers running between. Flavel and San Francisco are expected to be taken over by the govern ment at any time, and the boats plying between Portland and the south as well as those sailing from Seattle may all be withdrawn from" their routes soon. This will prove a severe blow to the northwest, for it will still further hamper shipping the products of the state which will then have to be carried by the railroads already over-crowded, and which have taken no steps to relieve the car shortage. "Oregon fir" is to be given a trial as airship material. That it will make good anyone who knows anything of its splendid qualities need not be assured. It is light, straight grained giving it uniform strength, springy, tough and altogether the best all-around timber for hard wear and usage that grows. Once it is tried cur prediction is that it will be the only timber used m this country for the purpose oi building airships Oregon is highest in standing in its schools of all the states and is also highest m its enlistments for service in the army. Oklahoma is lowest in school standing and also lowest in the matter of enlistments. Draw your own conclusions. ! And HeDid I hanh outo I'll.) knock yer bean jmr. ; The cool weather has greatly improved the water situa tion and now there is little complaint, though the pressure gets pretty low yet some evenings during the irrigating hours. If the I. W. Ws. had any sense of humor they would surely smile as they appealed to the law for protection while preaching and advocating anarchy. What has become of those Mexican heroes of old, Carranza, Villa, Obregon, etc:. etc.? WD HE DID- r m Its a quiet day which passes without a Russian cabinet crisis. MM ' MM j Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason i Utt4tttiitunttiiiii t'tlf-ttttlMMMMMMI MARCHING HOME .&MI1 j -UC lsUl 11UVC.CUC WHICH? (This Week's Mystery) ' ' Waiter, what 's good today t Is the mock rabbit soup good!" anhed Nippon Tuck as he run hi eye down the price lift aide of hi menu card. " 'a aw ri," mumbled the waiter, carefully brushing a half gill of cruraba into Tuck's lap. "Well, bring uie some, and an order of planked peas, some eidlobass on the ear, and a plate of fried stews." A long while Inter, after Nippen-Tuck had' completely worn out the knees of his trousers impatiently crossing and re cusing his legs, the waiter brought him a plate of wisteria soup with hia thumb iu it, stuffed beans, Freneb, fried twickens, and a saucer of baked broils. Nippon Tuck, being loo hungry by that time to send it all back, morery- tried unsuccessfully to look one-tenth as mad as ho felt, and ate it. President Wilson yesterday through Senator Lewis notified congress he is anxious for it to finish its labors and take a needed rest before the December session be gins. This is a delicate way of putting it; but all the same it means the president would like to have a rest from congressional wearyings, and heaven knows the people would enjoy a vacation of that kind. The I. W. W's are demanding i?n eight hour day, yet at the same time are working double that with their jaws. They may want an eight hour day for the other fellow, but what they want for themselves is the right to do nothing except raise hell. If they would confine them selves to working only eight hours a day at that, it would help the situation some. The governor has appointed a conciliation board of ten members, five representing labor and five capital. There will be perfect harmony among the members of the board until some dispute comes up betwten the two elements which they represent, and then the governor will have to appoint another board to conciliate the board of conciliation. When they come back from bloodstained fields, the country's hero fighters, display-! nig vu wieir ueus ana smeias tne scalps of Prussian blighters, when they come back across the foam from active German hunt ing, how proudly they'll be welcomed home ' We'll deck the land with bunting! The bands will play to beat the band, brave airs in handcome doses, and pretty girls on every hand, will pelt the boys with roses And there'll be music in the ' kirk, loud organ peals and singing, and everv mnn will quit his work, and keep the welkin ringing. I'd hate to he the slnrkev loA wV i,iu J J J Til ... 7 -.-w nuu OIVLUjn.eUI and dodged the fighting, when from Paree or Petrograd I the boys come home a-kiting! I'd hate to be that young! '"au.l"c,1 uiagx-aceu oeyona redemption, who claimed a spavin or a wen, as reason for exemption. Oh, better far to fill a grave in some red field uncharted, than slink around when banners wave, tn avee rr i When we, to see the heroes back, before the courthouse rally, the bloodless fellows who were slack will hide in some dark alley. 'ma mason -" n. " '"Waiter, how's the mock rabbit soup?" asked Ponsonby Twivver. "Burned, sir, a little touched," re plied the waiter, confidently. "But the wishenberry soup is elegant and, if I might recommend the swizzled beets, sir, and the toasted bakes " , "All right; bring 'em along," said Twivver. And in exactly two minute and eighteen seconds they wore along, fresh and steaming. (Now one of the foregoing men was accustomed to tip a nickel, the other fifty cents. To the reader first sending in the correct guess as to which was which, a handsome illustrated guide to the alleys of Perth Weebus, North Da kota, will be presented. Ex) Bad Stomachs The Penalty h sufferers should take warn- stoncs, cancer and ulcers of the stomach and intestines, auto intox ication, yellow jaundice, appendicitis, and other dangerous ailments are somo of the penalties. Most stomach, liver and intestinal troubles are quickly over come with Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. This favorite prescription has restored millions of people. Let one dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy prove to day that it will help you. For sale by T. O. Perry, druggist. rE2WE3SfSB3aeS: The dispatches from Butte say the funeral of Little was carried out without any demonstrations. Perhaps the presence of 30Q regular troops 1 ad a cooling effect on ; the hot blood of the anarchistic gang. The bunch threat- ens to resist the draft and to cause trouble. This may be ! true, but it will not be while the army boys are there. Senator Chamberlain and Gore had a tilt yesterday, in which the senator from the rebellious district did not come off victorious. Gore seems to be about as loyal as the other members of the ignorant horde in his state, try ing to resist the draft and whip the United States. T r - tnr it liWMosBani and CHAFTEB CXVI. ;ter?" Helen Oilftr 1(1,1 II 'I..... 1 -1 . 1 1 i . .t . ..., iul nu llnl , vlL m.r llnr --iour voice sounded as hit Ilul, our. ot the house. it vou were ready to cry." . uot been ashamed to give in j "I was, aud am," i" returned. "I seemingly I would have - called him i gave Tom the dickens for what he did back. The idea that he should go tojat Bimble's. and he has gone off mad. the theatre without me was maddening. I But what do vou think he said to me Norah came ia to clear awav and bey-j before he leftf" ged me to eat something. - "Something which has upset you, I You'll be sick if you don't-", sheicau see." j u L "I should think so. The worst of it is ui-.iu two cups or strong coffee, rl dou't know what ho meant.. He said TOM GOES OUT said after she had laid 'make many idle threats Are vou all mou thf Hi. Then, if I run a single bill without his con- out com. in 't eat tne recollection of Tom's thrent eHsn hp wnnl.l nilvertiw tlinr me thillkillff. T would ask TTelaii tn nut nir nv of mv riohta Whn, ,i;.l k down, then get her to tell nielmeau; I didn't know thev advertised paid up at Heloise?" "Not quite." Good Advice. "Better pay it as soon as you can. They lay low for a while until Tom gets over his grouch. He'll come around all right if you do. Yon have clothes enoiiiih for a time, and the house can wait another month." "Yes but I wanted to get to work on the curtains and over drapes. If I am going to make them all it will take soni time. And I can't afford to have them made." "Yes, but a little at a time. There aro stores who will lay away the ma terial for you if you pay a little deposit and- yoo can go and bay it as vou need. ' ' "Will you go with me. and show me how it's done?" I querried, pleased come what he meant: she knew an nnwli 1 su.'h fhiiisjs." she might as 'well know a little more. I "What a little country gir you still So I called her up to say I wanted; are about some things, Sue. Have vou to see her a moment. If I went up there ! any old nw.rmiiir W"r! lying around. Walter would be in the room and I! Perhaps I can find au ai in one of couldn't talk. In my own home I could them." make some ixcuse to get her in mv! "Yes, lots of them." and I left her. room even if ho came with her. ; to return with my arms full of news ! at the idea. u. uu., piease come papers. "Of course I will. uiu. i ut m mix you, tun i anew; rne named iv looKea tnru a naif doz that my voice trembled tho I tried to1 en before she found what she wanted, speak naturally. j "Here is one. 8ue. I'll read it: "All right, I'll be down in half an! "To whom it may concern. I will not hour. Walter is going to his lodge, and; be responsible for any debts incurred will stop by for me on his way home. " by anyone other than myself." I'ntii Helen arrived I sat nnrsing1 "You don't mean " my anger. I'd show Tom Randall that "It means Sue that unless you had back soon." ne couiun t irea, me i,Ke a cmui. H I money of your own you eouldn 't get But Walter had come, eaten the rare be sorry for what he had done. I would-, trusted for a shoestring m New York."! bit and gone, before I heard Tom's n't speak to him until he had fixed! "But that is awful: I'd leave a man W in the door I didn't wat neithe things up at Bimble's. That would pun-'who would do that. What Tom did at ! did he. but as he ra-ed me I knew he ish him more than anything I could i Bimble's was bad enongh, but that!-" had been di inking. Not so that he show- fn Bt B... I 'S. you don, maVe him do it. ln? "Now what in the world is the mat-itue. I mess I am mistaken Tom doesn't we retired in unbroken silence. We'll co tomor row. My I didn't know it was so late. waiter sai.l bed be here br elevea o'clock, and it only lacks ten minutes of that now." "Tome out in the kitchen. I'll make something in the chafing dish bv the time he gets here. Tom will surelv be