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FRIDAY EVENING
October 26, 1917
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HOW THE COUNTRY HAS GROWN
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WILL SALEM DO ITS FULL DUTY ?
Salem's share of the liberty loan should be completed
bv tomorrow night. There should be no slackers in the
Capital City of the state.
Every family should own a bond, first, because its a
patriotic duty to buy one, and secondly because it is the
safest investment of money that can be made and guar
antees reasonable net interest return.
This plan of selling bonds, not to the banking financiers
like J. P. Morgan & Co., but to the people, was a splendid
idea: it gives them an opportunity to become as it were
stockholders in their own government, and interest on the
national debt in the future will not be collected by the rich
alone but all the people will share in it.
American people are not bond buyers, hence they hesi
tate to loan their own government money under this plan.
Once they get the habit they will find that bonds provide
the safest investment with the surest returns and promote
thrift and savins.
The nation is at war and this war must be won or all
will be lost and "the country will be saddled with heavy
indemnities and war burdens exacted by a victorious
enemy. This would be an unthinkable position to place
the United States in ! We must win and we can only win
by putting up the money.to feed and clothe the troops and
supply them with munitions of war. Money is as essen
tial to success as are men.
The money must comethe government will get it in
some wav because military necessity is the only law
known in any country in time of war. The people might
just as well realize this fact one time as another. They
may finance the war by buying government bonds and
receiving a fair interest upon the money advanced, or
thev mav refuse to buy them only to find that the govern
ment will get the money by increased taxation, or by
other methods without paying interest upon it. Which
method appeals stronger to the sensible, thoughtful,
patriotic citizen ?
There are nearly six million dollars on deposit in the
Salem banks and this money belongs to somebody much
of it as a matter of fact ought to be invested in something
that will bring an interest return.
There are also many persons who have no money saved
but who ought to save some and might now make a good
beginning by buying a liberty bond on the installment
plan. All classes of people may participate in this loan
and it should be an easy matter to raise $750,000 in Salem
and the surrounding territory.
What answer will the Capital City of Oregon return to
the nation at large tomorrow night, when the roll of cities
is called ?
The growth of the United States can be shown in no
more graphic manner than by comparing the govern
ment's business of a hundred years'ago with that of today.
Now, this country is raising by taxation of different kinds
about two and a half billions of dollars, and this on top
of raising eighteen billions by bond issues, which money
comes irom the citizens of the country.; The statement of
the duties on merchandise, tonnage and other matters
issued by the treasury department in 1809, shows a total
net revenue for the year 1808 of $10,348,764.15 and for the
year 1809 the net revenue was $6,527,168.20. The report
also shows a total American tonnage engaged in foreiem
I trade of 603,931, and foreign tonnage of 80,500. The total
tonnage aDouc equals that sunK now-a-days by the Ger
man submarines in two months. The total receipts from
duties for the year 1809 would pay the nation's expenses
now for about four hours. There was received during the
year from internal revenue $4,138, not enough to pay thei
salary oi the collector at the Portland office these days.
The balance in the treasury at the close of business
September 30, 1809, was $3,459,029.24. Space forbids
making extended comparisons, but with the figures above
as to the affairs of government a hundred and eight years
ago, the reader may make all kinds of figures showing the
growth of the country. The entire revenues of the coun
try in 1809 would hardly pay congress's printing bill I
in iyi7.
Margaret Garrett's
Hushasd
By JANE PHELPS
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Eastern cities are cutting out lights in parks and pub
lic places and also conserving fuel by shutting off lights
from illuminated signs and all other places where they
can be spared. This is done on account of coal shortage.
Here in Oregon we have nothing of this kind to contend
with. Our light and power comes mostly from the water,
powers and these are limitless and inexhaustible. Some
day when Gifford Pinchot isn't looking and Oregon's four
or five millions oi horse power, most of which is now
going to wtste, is utilized it will be furnishing the east
with both light and power. The only way to conserve
water power is to use the water, for once it has dropped
down to sea level it is lost forever. Just that much has
been allowed to sweep down the streams unharnessed and
unused. '. ;
Germany is rejoicing because she raised her seventh
war loan, it being for. $3,107,500,000, bearing 4!2 per cent
and placed at 98. As the German people know that if they
do not buy bonds the kaiser will take their money anyway,
the "generous response" is easily accounted for. Here in
America where interest rates are generally much higher;
than in Germany the five billion loan is going at par, and
at half a cent lower interest. The kaiser will understand
before long that the Americans are real "dollar chasers,"
chasing them out of their hiding places to make them
assist in the work of whipping the kaiser.
Perhaps a person deprived of his liberty appreciates its
value the more. Anyway the convicts in the Nebraska
state prison subscribed $2,850 for liberty bonds. 1 his to
maintain the freedom of the world, given freely by those
who have been deprived of liberty by that world, shows a
broad mindedness that should make every slacker
thoroughly ashamed.
Luther Burbank is "the man with the hoe." He is busy
fighting the kaiser with this crude weapon and is striking
some vigorous blows. He is doing his bit by trying to
make the farms produce more than ever before and, is
meeting with success in his efforts.
A HUMOROUS FEATURE
There is a humorous side to almost everything, and
there is such even to the war. The recently appointed
custodian of alien property announces that he will take
over all property owned by Germans of the German gov
ernment in this country. That is he will not take property
owned by German residents, but by those who are not in
the country. This property will be sold and the money used
in purchasing liberty bonds. The property of the Ger
man government in this country is estimated to be worth
a billion dollars and among it is copper, nickel, steel, brass,
shells, cotton, and explosive chemicals. All these and
hundreds of millions of dollars of German owned money
will be taken over and invested in bonds. That is where
the humor comes in; the involuntary purchasing of Amer
ican bonds, the money received from which will be used
an helping whip the kaiser. Of course the humorous side
of the situation does not appeal to the Prussian militar-
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isis, dui men tney were never credited with an acute sense
of humor. .
Prussian rulers are shocked over the contemplated
brutal policy of the entente allies in their announced in
tention to bomb German cities from the air. This atti
tude of the kaiser and his fellow butchers is almost
humorous.
Rippling Rhymes l
by Walt Mason
LADD & BUSH. Bankers
ESTABLISHED 1863
CAPITAL - $500,000.00
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUf T.NES
SAVINGS Dbl'ARTMENT
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TRAITORS
Disloyal talkers still abound, and, in my
watchful waiting, while I am pestering
around, I hear the traitors traiting. Oh,
some of them are humble guys, and some
have higher places, who push unpatriotic
lies through never-resting faces. I hear
them in the blacksmith shop, where smoke
and soot blow o er 'em; and then again J
hear them yawp in senate or the forum,
Some of the traitors mean no harm, but
wish to draw attention, and so they re
boosting peace's charm with zeal too coarse
to mention. And some just let their jaw
bones plav because that's their ambition:
and some, perhaps, draw Prussian pay for dealing in sedi
tion. No other warring nation thus would stand-for all
this treason, would let the traitors rant and cuss without
a rhyme or reason. The traitors preat and traitors small.
obscure or bearing titles they'd back 'em up against a
wall and shoot them through the vitals. I hear them
yawp, where'er I am. these pestilential eadders! How
patiently our Uncle Sam endures his nest of adders!
A HARD ROW TO HOE
CHAPTER XLI.
I was perfectly astonished by Elsie's
confession. Tom appeared to be so fond
of her; that he should have cared for
fmneone else before he married her
seemed wrong in some wav. When
said something to that effect Elsie
answered:
"Wetter before than after, Margar
et--
"But why either I"
"It's just a little wav men havel"
Mie laughed.
I often wondered how Elsie could joke
aooui sucn things, l couldn't altho
often had to laugh at her quaict
speecnes.
"Not all men." I replied.
" Most of them dear. A man feels no s
been cheated unless he's mado love lo
more than one woman, they are all
Mormans at heart. But I did not come
over to talk of the ethics of the mar
riage question; but to tell you that
Henry Crecdmore is giving a party Mid
has asked me to play hostess. Isn't it
dear oi mm I 1 just love to bo hostess at
a bachelor party; especially a rich bach
elor. They do things up so splendidly;
are so reckless about money. We poor
married folks have to fount the -;03t
oi our affairs. I have the list of guoats
with me, want to see it?"
"Why yes," I answered to please
Elsie, not that I cared to know who
was invited.
8lie started to read the names aloal,
"Mr. and Mrs. Garrett," she called
out gaily.
"Please do not count us, Elsie."
"Not count you and Bob! why notl'
"Because I'm not going."
"Are you going to be out of town?
Is that the reason f"
"No! But I am not going to start the
winter by going to any afafirs of that
sort."
"But Bob he will want to go. You
know how intimato he and Henry Creed
more always have been. Don't do such
a foolish thing, Margaret, I feel sure
Bob will go without you, and you'll only
punish yourself and miss a good time.
Be a good sport, Margaret, and give
up these notions of yours."
"Bob will not go either. Please do
not urge me, Elsie, it will do no good."
Elsie said no more but went on read
ing the list of guests. I was delighted
that I had declined when I saw that it
was the crowd of which I so disapprove
ed; that Bohemian crowd whoso influ
ence over Bob 1 felt sure was bad.
"The Boots are back. They will help
me make things interesting," she said
as she finished the list.
"I don't approve Of Mrs. Boot! she
is entirely too unconventional to suit
me. Then, too, she isn't domestic. I
prefer not to know her and the rest
of that set any better tnan i do at
present. ' '
"Well, Margaret, it's your funeral,
not mine I But I'd like to bet a box of
gloves that Bob will go."
"He'll not go, you see," and for tho
first time I had known JMsio Langley
Barton I was glad to see her go.
"Hello, Margaret! where are you!"
Bob called when ho came in t,hat after
noon. "Here in the kitchen making some
thing good for a hungry manl"
"Well, dear, thero's going to be a
real partv in a few days; Creedmore is
going to spread himself; and when Hen
ry does, it is some spreading believe
me!" Then, "My but that steak looks
good! 1 am hungry, although I didn't
know it until lust now. ou surely can
cook, Margaret," and he'gave me a kiss
then hurried to a tidy a little and play
with the baby until called to dinner.
'How did you know about the par
ty!" I asked "We have received no in
vitation.'
"We will though! they haven't been
sent out yet. He 's going to have all the
old crowd, and it's sure to be a jolly
affair, and Margaret," he. ran on never
giving me a ehanee to speak, 'we'll
have to do something pretty soon! We
can't aecept so many invitations and
not return them, they'll soon drop us
if we don t; and that would be a
calamity I tell you. The Boots' are back
and Elsie is going to act as hostess. He
was wise to ask her; she always fits iu
so nicely. Tom is tickled to death be
cause. Creedmore paid her the compli
nieut," he finally stopped, not because
he was through, but because he was out
of breath.
"Now, Bob, if you will let me talk
a few minutes, I"
"Yes, dear, but yon must get a new
dress! get something stunning. Besides
all the old crowd Henry has invited
some notables I am anxious to meet;
several clever writers and publishers;
and a"
"Bob Garrett, will you stop and let
me talk! you have run on like a crazy
boy instead of a married man with a
family!"
"I'feel like a boy! It always excites
me when there is something I enjoy to
look forward to. I was always like that,
even as a little boy," ne explained as
he saw my sober face. When Bob was
like this I scarcely knew him; and al
ways thought of what Elsie had said
about his being "temperamental." Was
he more so than 1 tad thought T It so
I must be all the more careful to keep
him well balanced. It might be hard;
but I would do it.
(Tomorrow A Serious Clash)
TODAY
TOMORROW
DOROTHY DALTON
in
Ten of Diamonds
A Love Story of a Super-Woman and a Super-Man
Take Our Tip
and Play This
Ten Spot
COMPANY H
As seen in Salem last
Saturday Other in
teresting scenes in
Salem
The OREGON
Starting Sunday Douglas Fairbanks in
"The Man From Painted Post"
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X The Daily Novelette
THE STRATEGIST.
And He Did
I THINK I'LLCjIVE LITTLE
WILLIE" MY OLTJ FOUNTAIN
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President Wilson Favors
Suffrage for Women
Washington, Oct. 26. President Wil
son assured a delegation of New YoTk
suffragists of his hearty support in the
special suffrage election in that state.
They were told to bear his approval
of woman suffrage back to the voters
of the empire state. In urging votes for
women by states, the president said
he was doing no more than carrying out
the mandates of his party.
The president gave no indication of
The applicants for promotion to the
vacant lieutenancv lined nn stifflv
mo git-Mi uenerai nawser approached
to examine them.
Sergeant Scollops." said thn gen
eral crisply, "if you were the officer in
command while the enemv was attack
ing, and your men suddenly ran out of
auimuuiutm, wnat would you dof"
"I'd retreat with great dignity but
greater celerity," responded Sergeant
Scollops, "after first ordering my men
to stick their bayonets in the ground for
the Germans to trip over."
"Sergeant Stump, what would vou
do in a similar emergency" asked
General Hawser.
"I'd give the order to charge,
frightening the enemy into thinking
iuiii we were waiting to lire until we
could see the whites of their eyes, and
thus eapturing them all without firing
a shot, having, of course, none to fire"
"Sergeant Scotts, what tactics would
you pursue?" inquired tho general.
"I'd quickly empty all the exploded
shells in sight, fill them with sausages
hastily commandeered from the commis-
sory department, and fire them well
past the enemy trenches. Then, after the
hungry Germans had flune down their
guns and were scurrying to the rear
after the sausages, I would give the or
der to charge, picking up the enemy's
guus on ine way, aud Keep them on the
run.
"I appoint you lieutenant, " said
General Hawser cordially, and the other
applicants, generously ready to admit
Scott's great stragetical genius, gave
him a rousing eheer.
a change from his stand against a na
tional woman suffrage amendment and
in favor of state action, but said:
"It is time for the people of the
states of this country to show the world
in what practical sense they ave learn
ed the lessons of democracy, that thev
m irlitinr J 1 .1 t
1 i: :A . . J lOUt, tO feel Clean inside? tin annr Vil
mueve m ana mat taere ig.no ap- i
plication of democracy which they do I J Tn fnd s,cken f.0"
not believe in. , Jreath or duU yir head no constipa-
"It seems tn mo w ,!. 5. ' bl,lous attafcks, siek headache,
flrtprai.d the war it
rlJtZl' W0UM? hlg,'iy- H Mld V Bot absorb Poiti "to t blood
regarded the question of woman snf- while the bowel pores do, says a well
ie at the fonndatioa of the organized To keep these poisons and toxins
life of men who have been more deeply ; well flushed from the stomach, ' liver,
touched by the present war than any kidneys and jbowels, drink before
struggle that has ever taken plaee be-. breakfast each day, a glass of hot wa
f0r.el"n , . . . t(7 witl1 a teaspoonful of limestone
At the close of the interview, lira, phosphate ui it This will cleanse, pur
James Leeds Laidlaw predicted victory ify and freshen the entire alimentary
for the New York suffrage party, part- tract, before putting more food into
iv wcause or me eireet the president's ln0 'Omach.
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast. ,
To feel your' best dav in and day
appeal would have on voters.
BRITAIN KEEDS .
MORE
MONET
London, Oct. 28. Chancellor
of the Exchequer Bonar Law
announced today that on Tues
day he will ask the house of
commons for a vote of credit
for 12,000.000.000 to finance
tftie war ntil December, at
which time an additional credit
will be asked.
I a quarter pound of limestone
(pnosphate from your pharmacist. Tt
is inexpensive and almost tasteless.
except a son risk twinge which is act
unpleasant. Drink phosphated hot wa
ter every morning to rid vour svstem
of these vile poisons and toxins; also
to prevent their formation. -
To feel like young folks feel: lika
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an ac
cumulation of body poisons, begin this
treatjient and above all, keep it up!
As soap and hot water act on the skin,
eleanain. sweetening and purifying,
so limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels-