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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1917)
- t The Capital Journal CHARLES H. FISHES Editor and Pnbiiaher r MONDAY EVKX1X0 November 20, 1017 OYIGL Q. O f I. Pets i - 11 It EMU STRIKING FOR HIGHER SALARY PUBLISHED EVEBY- EVEXINO EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OBE(K)fy BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. U 8. BABNE8, Prewdent, CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-President. DOBA a ANDBESEN, Sec. and Treas. SUBSCBIPTION KATES li.il hr oTTir. ir Tear 35.00 Per month "J 1 I H T Pally by mail, per year ......3 00 Per month 45o ..35e FULL LEASED WIKE T ELKO BAPHBEPOTtT EASTERN EEPBMfcNTATIVES V. D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. ' Chicago, W. ri. Btfiekwell, People's Pan Building The Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put tho papers en the eoreh. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the raper to you on time, kindly pbone the circulation manager, as this is tno only way we can determine whether or not the carriers aro following in structions. Phone Main 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent yon by relHl messenger if the carrier has missed you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL U the only newfpapor in Salem whose circulation is guaranteed by the Andit Bm ean of Circulations. . ONE EDITOR'S VIEW OF NON-PARTISANSHIP Commenting on a recent editorial in the Portland Journal the Corvallis Gazette-Times says: - "No week goes lv that the Journal neglocta to extol with a partisan cx tollation, the president, or Mr. Chamberlain, or some other of its heroes who are repmii'eiit to the sensibilities of millions of Americans as is- in dicated by tho Anther plain slftteinents of the little children it quotes. There Is no use being hypocritical about the thins, but most people would be will ing to wineleh the bitterness that surges within them if it were not con Blantly irritated by partisan acts of tho administration which urges every body "else to be good." Corvallis Gazette-Times. This is the song the Gazette-Times is singing daily- on a if ic Viopnmincr t.i'rpsnmfi hv constant repetition. It is 11 J.J A V AKf -v - - if - a. a demand for non-partisanship from the most intense partisan in the northwest so partisan in fact that it can conceive of no one being non-partisan unless he concedes everything to the republicans. It is the personal organ of the present governor, a man so narrowly partisan that he has made political machines of the state fair board, the state highway commission, arid as nearly as possible the governing boards of the several state schools. . Not even a day laborer is allowed to secure employment about a Stat institution in Oreeron unless his loyalty to the g. o. p. is fully established, and the Gazette-Times endorses this policy of the WitnycomDe administration, regaruiess of the fact that the nation is at war and partisan politics should be laid aside. 1 ' . On the other hand the national democratic adminis tration has turned over all the war-time activities of Ore gon to republicans. Messrs. Hauser, Ayer, Newell and mnct. nf tWiV assistants are republicans. No democratic paper is objecting and no democrats, so far as we know, are refusing to obey the orders of these men. Only the Gazette-Times stands up on its hind legs and howls because a democratic president does not resign and turn the whole machinery of government over to tne c o. p. In its blind partisanship it can conceive no other way by which Mr. Wilson mignt give me coun try a real non-partisan war-time administration. The Oregon Voter discussing salaries of corporation mnnnrrprs closes its argument for high salaries thus: "Smail salaries offered to executives attract only men of small caliber, who as a class are petty, narrow tyrants, fearing to pay employes liberal wages, and unable to give a quality of service that commends the corporation to its patrons." The state is neither more or less than a great corporation. Oregon pays its officers small salaries. Ac cording to this if the salary of the governor for instance, was larger, he would not hesitate about paying Superin tendent Crawford of the prison flax plant that promised bonus. The Voter, as will be seen, says men of this class are well read this over again and see what it says of them. It gives one a queer and eerie feeling to read of the tomb of Samuel being bombarded by the Turks. In Samuel's days nothing heavier or more deadly than a spear or sword was used as a war weapon. Now it is different, and Samuel if he could for a few moments come back to earth would be far more surprised than were the Germans when the tanks crawled over their entangle ments, and then over them. The statement from Berlin that P2 British tanks had been shot to pieces in the last attack by General Byng, is evidently made from whole cloth and for home consump tion only. When it becomes necessary to deceive the peo ple at home as to the results of a battle it shows the gov ernment that resorts to it is getting afraid of its own people. Some changes have been made in the design of the1 quarter of a dollar, for the reason that they "will stack up better." This may be necessary for some folks, but for the average the old kind were all right, most of us not having enough of them to stack up. The Capital Journal asserted that the strike of those working in the shipyards of the Northwest was reason-' able. It was a strike for increased wages and a closed shop and was settled with the increase of wages. The Capital Journal is not in the habit of making flesh of one ( and fish of another, and hence insists that in principle' there is no difference between the strike of the shipyard workers, and the demand of President Kerr of the 0. A. C, that his salary be increased or he will quit. Indeed his action would be worse than that of the striking ship-' yard workers, for they were paid wages that left but lit-1 tie surplus after their families were taken care of. ' President Kerr is not so situated since he has a salary of, $7,000 a year. He may hold that his duty is pointed out by the salary offered, but is it? j President Kerr's salary should not be raised at this time, if for no other reason, because he asks it under the conditions now existing. He is paid the highest salary of I any state off ocial or employe. He receives $2,500 more than the governor, who has to look after the whole state, $2,500 more than the' justices of the supreme court, the secretary of state, or state treasurer. Does it require more ability to run a college than a state? Is it true that only high salaries can secure good men? If so why not raise the salaries of all the state officials? If Presi dent Kerr's salary is raised to prevent him quitting his job, then it necessarily follows that every laboring man who demands an increase of pay should receive it, to pre vent his throwing up his work. Salem has the reputation of passing up good shows and attending poor ones. The reputation seems well earned. No one will believe Salem folks prefer a poor show to a good one, but the trouble has been that the good and poor shows came along so mixed that theater goers simply out guessed themselves. They attended a show and found it in the Webf oot vernacular, "cultus." The next show was perhaps a fine one, and with the memory of the last one still fresh in mind the attendance was light. Then the few who saw it reported enthusiastically about it and the next one that came along got a goodly audience that it did not deserve. Manager Bligh in talking to a Capital Journal representative after the Friday night perform ance said that there would be no more poor shows come to the Grand while he managed it. He says he has several billed and all are real shows not simply money grabbers. If he can deliver the goods and cut out the barnstormers, a thing pretty hard to do for managers sometimes get fooled, as badly as other "people, he will find Salem will respond, and the house will be filled. Z2 TheMajkings mm) ofa r im a F ' ' t4 hi V w - 1 70I7 ft r ' R K n LADD & BUSH, Bankers ppl mg ruiymes by Walt Mason M CONSERVING FOOD With eloquence unloosed, I stir men's ad miration, by telling how I boost the plan of conservation. "I am a helpful dub," I "say, in tones that quiver; "I've cut out all such grub as onions and fried liver." I proudly- make the boast that I'm no war time glutton; and then I buy a roast of pork or beef or mutton. I chase along the street until my feet have bunions, denouncing those who eat beef liver fried with onions. It is a mess I hate, hate worse at every trial; so cheerfully I prate about my self denial. It fills me with disgust, with ire too great to utter, to see you take a crust and spread it thick with butter. I'm helping Uncle Sam by cutting out the greases; with marmalade and jam I spread my loaves in pieces. Grease always gives me boils and strews my face with pimples, and my complexion spoils, so I must dope with simples. So butter I refuse, with stern ejaculation, and then I spread the news how I boost conservation. The grub that I detest with scorn I'm daily treating, and fill up with the rest, the things I'm fond of eating. Then round the town I slosh, and tell how I'm conserving by dodging tripe and squash and other things unnerving. U. S, N. EnMgii George H. Palerion, Robert U'D. Hinckley and Glenn Wilson enjoying the "Making -' otne where on the Atlantic coast COPY OF TELEGRAM FROM GENERAL PERSHING AMERICAN RED CROSS. N Y Ciiy ; "Many thanks for kind offer to contribute Christmas boxes to troops of this command. Men now well supplied with necessaries, but think pipes. BULL DURHAM tobacco, cigarette papers. cigarettes, match boxes, pocket knives, small cans of jam, stick candies, writing mattTiAls, novels and handkerchiefs would be suitable." General Pershing sent the above telegram from the Mexican border a year ago. He needs the same things for his boys in France today. "BULL" DURHAM was the only branded article asked for by name. GENUINE mum E TOBACCO ) . Guaranteed by INCOR PCJRATEO ' r-- pn iji J i Mil in. ,i j -i. 1 1 i .inn Lim. i.i.niu h.m j sjA Pipe Smokers I I r&fw a little "bv 5)uihain with yo AT Marpret QjireU's vm ri nusuariu, jm . imMSi Bv JANE FUELP& A SLIGHT AWAKENTNQ. as a sleeping room." "A pJeenine room!" I repeated in a dazed fashion, "for whom? The two guest rooms are all we ever shall need" 'Foi myself, Marcraret. I have been thinl.ing for some time that wo should have separate rooms,-and here it is per fectly feasible I have said nothinat as we had no extra room in the apart mont. ' ' "lint, Bob, I don't see " "Perhaps not, but it will be far more comfortable for us both," he interrupt ed. "1 shall not disturb you when I coine in, and we will both rest better." "I did not know that I interf erred yifb your rest," I answered, "and if I have, why not get two beds and sell the lavt;e one?" "No, Margaret, I want a room to myself. The number of sleeping rooms in this house had a good deal to do with my buying it. I wanted my room yet I did not desire to put you out in any way, or to interfere with your other household arrangements." "If I had known you were planning any such thing I never should have agreed to move! never!" I repeated, hurt and shocked at the attitude Bob was taking. "It is perfectly ridiculous that this immense room shouldn't do for us both." "I shall use the other room." There was in Bob 's voice as he an nounced his curt decision a tone of finality I had learned I could not com bat. And although I wept, until I was thankful for my thick veil to hide my swollen eyes, nothing I could say elicit ed any reply other than he had given me. Neither of us mentioned the subject after that day, and yet I could not help a feeling of disappointment and chagrin when, on the day we. moved in, I found the room entirely furnished. As usual Bob had shown excellent taste in the really simple furnishings. Tho Dy Novelette I HONEST DOEINDA. ' 'Oh, mother!" sobbed Dorinda Stisty, "I'm so unhappy I could bash somebody's face in!"" "Don't be petulant, darling, tell mother all," said Mra. Stisty, laying down the toothpick holder she was knit ting for the soldiers. "I have no family tree like the other girls, and I simply refuse to lie about it the way so many of them do, and I'm s-so unh-happyl" Buiffed the poor girl.. "Why child! " said her mother sooth ingly, "it's not necessary for you to lie, or even prevaricate. With a stain less conscience you can tell the world that your great-great grandfather came over in the Mayflower, that your great grandfather was in the revolution for three years, and that your grandfather was in the hottest part of the battle of Gettysburg." "Why mother! " cried Dorinda, "this is all news' to me! " "Nevertheless it is true," pursued her mother gently. "When they found your great-great grandfather in the coal hole of the Mayflower it was too late to do anything but take him along. Your great grandfather ran a merry-go-round for four years, and if that 's not a revo lution, what is. And your grandfather fired tho cruelly hot baker's ovens all during the battle of Gettysburg." "Oh, mother!" cried honest Dorinda joyously, as she dried her eyes on the lace curtains. And she rushed forth with a clear conscience to make her place in society. ESTABLISHED 1868 CAPITAL $500,000.00 TFwANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUf NE!S SAVINGS Dbf ARTMENT CHAPTER LXVII The Saturday before we were to move into our new home at Crotona, New Jer sey, Bob and I motored down to see that the workmen had done as thev hud promised regarding the changes we had made. Everything was most satis factory, and as Bob and I stood at a window ou the second floor which over- j looked the lake, and through which we caught a glimpse ot distant lulls, I re marked: ' ' This must be cur room, Bob. The children can have tne rear room and this one adjoining I will fix up as a sew ing room," the latter a small room open iug out of the large one. I had chosen as our sleeping room, "This shall be your room, Margaret, VZ3 ES I will take the small room and fit it vp tor myself, i selected the furniture i next floor for niv sewing." to me that he made an effort to speak casually. "Oh, Bob, you aren't going to com mence to bring your business home are youf I was afraid you wouldn't have time to do auything aside from your real estate. If you have an office fitted up in the house I am so afraid you'll spend too much time iu it time that I Wongs to uie. " "I do not intend to fit it up as au office," he returned. A dull flush crept over his face, and he walked nervous ly about the room. "Oh, you want it for a sort of den, do you? Well I do. not think it neces sary," I replied, as I recalled his talks with John Kendall, and so imagined it was for private reasons connected with th publishing business that he wished to fit up a den, "It seems as if the librarv would be enough, vet if you re.tlh waat it I can use a room ou the A .brown, n'8 .on the n0T a bed words, and promised to shop for his chiffonier and ehairs of cane and ivory . ,,,rt,iin- snnn a T ti,i white, some of his favorite etchings and rella wore one of "her wise look's when prmts on the wall, a table and reading j directed her to put Mr. Garrett's lamp comprised ms outtit. i clothes in the room, but she said noth- "I thought perhaps vou would get the draperies for me, Margaret,'.' he said as wo stood in the door looking at the room. "Try and get something in chintz with the rug colors, won't you?" So indifferently did he take posses sion of a room apart from me that one wouhl have thought we never had oeen pied a single chamber I wanted to beg him to reconsider, to allow me to use ing. I myself took his things from the chiffonier in my room and transferred them to the new one in is. If she mis trusted I was piqued over his desertion she said nothing. Mother came down unexpectedly to see if Bhe could assist me, and when I told her she surprised me by saying: "I think it a very good and healthful plan. You refuse to go ont with Bob, , I'lilll. xuu ine room us au Hir. guen room, to ; and theTe ;s DO reagon whv be ghoul( Keep H int winner, nyming: our i suulbe maae uncomfortable hv thinking- he had pride enough left to choke back the Ql yesterday," Bob replied and it seemed I ASK FOR and GET The Original Halted r.liSIc I do not need a den, I shall use it ! Substitutes Cost YOU Swra Prica. must hnrry home so that he won't dis turb yon; or you be kept awake by listening for him." -"Brit I never go to bed when he is out! " I exclaimed. "Perhaps that is the reason he wish ed to be alone. I wish you were more sensible about these things, daughter. Ton are only making yourself old,. and ruining your health." (Tomorrow The First Evening in the New Home) And He Did I CAN 5HY OH BO WYTWNOj- t ru65E Against THIS -OUJNTKY' WDHEDIDi, fM LX7' L . , t A CLEAR COMPLEXtQM Ruddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes Most Women Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr. F. M. Edwards for 17 years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made of a tevr well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive cS, nasusg them Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. You roll know them by their olive color. These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause a normal action, carrying off the waste and poison ous matter in one's system. If yon have a pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, headaches, a listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts,, inactive bowels, ou take one of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for a time and note the pleasing results. Thousands of women as well as mea take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets the suc cessful substitute for calomel now and then just to keep in the pink of condition. XOc and 2ic per bos. All druggists. -
