Editorial Page of The CapitalJoumai
TUESDAY EVENING
December 4, 1917
CHARLK8 n. FISHER
Editor and Publisher.
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LEARN THRIFT BUY STAMPS
Now is your opportunity to help win the war by pro
viding the money. War stamps are now on sale and you
can buy them 25 cents worth at a time. When you have
purchased four dollars worth, by the payment of twelve
cents additional the owner will be given a thrift stamp on
which he will receive 4 per cent interest compounded
quarterly. This will be cashed by the government Jan
uary first, 192:5, and will then be worth $5. The govern
ment expects to raise by this means $2,000,000,000 of the
$19,000,000,000 it estimates it must raise during the year.
It gives" everyone a chance to do his or her bit, and more
than that it teaches the habit of saving and of thrift.
Many are so fixed that the purchase of a liberty bond,
even a $50 one, is beyond their means; out everyone can
buy at least one "thrift stamp." Saving is largely a mat
ter of habit, and the trouble with Americans is that they
have never acquired it. This gives an excellent oppor
tunity to begin, and it is safe to say that once one begins,
the habit will be formed and will grow. Americans
squander enough yearly to make a total of billions and it
is to overcome this reckless spending that the thrift
stamps have been created. Buy one and get the habit.
Mr. S. Benson suggests a radical departure from the
present mode of Portland city government. He would
have the governor .appoint three commissioners, sub
stantial businessmen, to serve without pay and these to
employ a salaried business manager with full power to
conduct all business of the city. Like all other plans this
one has its defects. It might work all right with the right
kind of governors but it is at least imaginable that there
might be a governor who would make the plan simply a
' stepping stone for politicians.
Bryan has bobbed up from the bathos and is predicting
national prohibition in 1920. He may be correct in his
predictions, but prohibition, great as the question is,, is
iust now a secondary matter. The war is teaching pro
hibition and when it is over it will come into national be
ing quite naturally. Conservation of men, of human lives,
and war on wretchedness caused by alcohol the greatest
of all autocrats, is a natural corollary of war and other
of the world's enemies.
Some of those department clerks back in Washington
have solved the old problem of "eating your cake and hav
ing it." They advise keeping chickens, feeding them
nothing and living on the eggs. They advise obeying
Hoover the same way, to raise more meat by feeding any
thing but the stock's natural food. Some of the wise ones
evidently fancy hogs and beef cattle can be fattened on
sweetened wind with the sweetening left out.
If the Apache chief, Mescalero, can organize a band of
5,000 of his tribe and they are up to as much meanness as
they used to practice 50 years ago, they can teach the
crudest Prussian officer tricks in wickedness and cruelty
that will make even that bunch of barbarians try to blush
at their ignorance. An aborigine from Arizona can dis
count the Prussian in the matter of "kultur."
VIOLATIONS OF AUTO ORDINANCES
The auto accident at Portland Saturday evening when
a woman was killed and two others hurt is one that is
liable to be duplicated in Salem any day. There is an
ordinance requiring autos to stop and not pass a street
car while the latter is taking on or letting off passenger's
at a. crossing. Many autoists here seem to believe this
applies only to passing on that side of the car on which
the passengers are. This is a mistake, and the same
mistake that caused the death of the woman in Portland.
She, with her husband and mother had just alighted from
a car, and passing behind it, stepped directly in front of
a car, which was violating the law by not stopping. As
a matter of fact the greatest danger of injury in passing
a street car with an auto, is in catching someone stepping
from behind the car. The persons on foot cannot see the
car and the auto driver cannot see them. The result is
the combination make a veritable death trap. As a matter
of law, the autoist killing a person under the circum
stances above named is guilty of manslaughter, for he is
doing an unlawful thing and becomes responsible for the
results of his unlawful act. Passengers alighting from a
street car should wait for the car. to move ahead before
trying to cross the street behind it, and autoists who do
not want the responsibility of taking human life will heed
the ordinance and stop their cars instead of passing a
stationary street car. ' " -
Senator LaFollette moved the. adjournment of the sen
ate out of regard for the memory of his colleague called
by death. In this connection it might be well for the sen
ate to take another day off out of regard for the memory
of one of its members who is worse than deaddisgraced.
Germany has shipped 2,000 tons of sugar to Stockholm
for which it is stated Germany has received none of
Sweden's products in return. This should make amusing
reading for the horse marines.
The kaiser must want peace pretty badly when he is
willing to call the agreement with himself over in Petro
grad by that name. .
Three weeks only until Santa Claus arrives. Someone
sometime said: "Do your Christmas shopping early. It
was good advice.
Witli $700 000 000 evnenrlpd for tanks even our -biff:
Uncle Samuel should be pretty well "tanked up." .
HHMMUMtltllMtt
Wacosa News
(Capital Journal Special Service)
Waconda, Or., Dec. 4. A number of
friends of Mr. Frank Felton and Mr.
Henry Staford met at the home of Mr.
C M. Hall Thanksgiving evening to bid
the boys good-bye. Mr. Felton and Mr.
Staford have recently cnilsted in the
navy and expect to leave for Bremerton
.Washington, soon. The evening was
enjoyea wita games and music and at
a late hour a delicious lunch was serv
i ed by Mrs. Hall, assisted by other la
dies. After midnight the friends depart
ed and all fishing Mr. Felton and Mr.
Staford the best of success in the ser
vice of Uncle Sam.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thurman and
family and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bussell
and family, motored to Salem, Thurs
day afternoon for amusement.
Miss Doris Olson spent Thanksgiving
ami me wees ena with home folks in
Portland.
A number of the pupils of the Wa
eonda public school saug at the teachers
institute Tuesday. They were consid
ered the best group of singers in Mar
ion county by Superintendent W. M.
Smith. The children who sang were:
Opal, Loran, Dieta Fiest, Eex Keene,
diaries uussell, Jr., Walter Ilabert, Ha
zel Bussell, Walter Savage, Katherine
Keene, Madge Fark, Francis Savage and
Ralph Savage. After they sang they all
went to the movies, and came home
in the evening all reporting a good time
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nusoin and fam-
Germany is alleged to be at the summit of her strength,
and her drive into Italy and her desperate attempts at
regaining lost ground on the western front are her su
preme efforts to achieve victory before the power of the
United States is available. This being true, if she fails
now she will be forced to recognize the fact that defeat
is inevitable.
The new Swedish government announces it will no
longer be pro-German but will maintain strict neutrality.
If its actions do not belie its words, the embargo has al
ready accomplished much. Heretofore Sweden has been
simply the kitchen door for Germany.
Three kings was Stockholm's attraction. A very good
hand before the draw, but they did not "fill".
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
ESTABLISHED 1S6S
CAPITAL $300,000.00
B TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUf TNELS
SAVINGS DfcfARTMENT
ii Rippling Rhymes ;
by Walt Mason
WARTIME TIGHTWADS
The tightwad, in a time of peace, is such a
frost the town police would like to run him
in; but then the tail goes with the hide, and
so we let the tightwad slide, although he is
a sin. We view him with a high disdain,
but, though he gives us all a pain, we let
him stay on earth; we'll stand for many
measly things when peace unfolds her
snowy wings, and fills the world with mirth.
But now it is man's, duty, plain, to ease the
nation's fearful strain, by digging up the
rocks; he ought to give until it hurts, he
ought to sell his lid and shirts, and soak
his Sunday socks. I know an ancient wid
owed dame, who toils along with aching frame, to earn
her meagre board; she wants to help the Red Cross cause,
and so she comes with open paws, and gives her slender
hoard. And. here's the village plutocrat, on mortgages
grown beastly fat, well heeled with coin is he; good things
have reached him in a flood and we can see him sweat
ing blood, as he digs up a V. It is the time that tries men's
souls, and skates who hang on to their rolls when every
gent should give, who grudge the soldier boys a yen, will
be despised by loyal men, so long as they may live.
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AN UNGUARDED SPEECH.
CnArTER LXXIV.
When Toiu and Dob rauio in Elsie
suggested a game of bridge. I did nt
feci like playing, I was too intent upon
placing that voice. But of course I
eouidn-t object, and we commenced to
piny, Tom and I against Bob and Elsie.
"This is a dandy place, if it weren't
so far from Broadway!" Tom said to
me,
"You old sport!" Bob retorted.
"Bromlway is your Mecca."
"When you have as many trains a
day as we have and a telephone in the
house it doosu't seem to terriblv out of
the world," I broke in. I didn't want
Tom to put ideas into Bob's head.
"A telephone is an awful nuisance
sometimes," Elsie remarked.
"Yes, when people who use it won't
give either their names or any mes
sage," I added, then flushed as I saw
Bob look keenly at mo. I bit my lip
with annoyance that I should have been
so foolish as to mention anything to
rouse Bob's suspicions. I had almost de
cided not to tell hun of the call, but
to Trait and see if it happened again. I
was not ready to believe anything
wrong, but my distrust was growing.
After Tom and Elsie left I went di
rectly to bed, pleadiug weariness. Really
I wanted toget away from Bob before
lie thought of what I had said about the
telephone, and questioned aie. Also I
wanted time to think it over. Perhaps
after all I would tell hira and demand
to know who the woman was, who when
he found out she was talking to his
wife, refused to give her name or to
leave her message.
Before I fell asleep I had decided to
tell him. Perhaps I was foolishly anx
ious and there was nothing in it after
all.
"Someone telephoned vou. Bob, while
tyon and Tom were out walking," I
told him at the breakfast table.
I "Who was itt" he asked, his month
i full of hot waffle.
! "I dont know. It was a woman,"
,.Bob looked up quickly, "and when 1
told her it was Mrs. Uarrett talking she
ihung up.
1 Tom had flushed and looked uncom
fortable. I "Her voice sounded very familiar.
but I haven't been able to place it,"
I resumed, and then noted with surprise
a relieved expression cross Bob 's face
entirely eliminating the look of a mo
ment before.
"Strange she would not telj who she
was," he said. Then, "It can't be any
thing very important or she would have
left her name. Perhaps someone from
the office. By the way, Margaret, I
shant be down to dinner, so don't wait
for me."
Where are you going f" I asked with
a sinking heart.
"Llmer .Boot is giving a roof -garden
party."
"I do wish you would give up that
crowd I" I returned snappishly as he
rose from the table, and never remem
bered until he had gone that I had not
asked if it were to be a stag party, or if
women were invited. Not that I wished
to go, or would have gone if asked. It
was against the plan I had adopted to
accept any sort of invitations from that
set, but a women likes the chance to de
cline, and I was no dif f orent from other
women in that respect.
About eleven o'clock I called up the
office.
"I wish to speak to Mr. Garrett I
this is Mrs. Garrett talking," I said to
the girl who answered the phone.
"Mr. Garrett is out at present. I will
have him call you when he comes ir,
or will you leave a message f" she re
plied. "Have him call me, please." .
In a few minutes Bob called up.
"What's onyour mind, Margaret!"
he asked in a bantering tone.
"I forgot to ask you if ladies were
to be at Mr. Boot 's party. ' '
"And you bothered to call me up for
that!" he said, his tone changed to one
of impatience.
"Yes! I want to know."
"I asked no questions. I simply ac
cepted the invitation," Bob replied af
ter a moment.
" Where is the party to be J "
' ' What a question mark you are, Mar
garet. The Castor roof I suppose. He
usually goes there. Anything moref"
"No, Bob, only I wish you would
come home."
"Don't be silly!" he gave me no
time to reply, but hung up immediately.
All day I thought of that Roof garden
party. All day I wondered if Bob were
to spend the evening with other women
and I had not been asked. By night I
had becomo so nervous X could not sit
still. Then a sudden idea took possession
of me. I would go in town and see for
myself.
I looked up the time-table and found
that I could have time to visit the Cas
tor roof and then catch the next train
back. I would be at home before ten
o'clock, and I knew it was useless to
expect Bob before midnight.
Once my mind was made tip I never
hesitated. I put on a dark inconspicuous
tailor suit, and a veil over my simple
hat. Perhaps had I been younger I might
have hesitated to go out aloue at night;
but a woman past thirty-two isn't troub
led by such fears.
(Tomorrow An Unexpected Meeting)
You Get Better Cough
Syrup by Making
it at Home
ynmt'n more, jnn eTB ahont tJ by
it. alir iiitiUa awl cost little.
The Daily Novelette
And He Did
THE PIONERESS.
(Great Inventions Series)
Suddenly Jonah found himself inside
"Gosh! it' dark! It' dark as the
inside of a whale!" was his first,
thought "Why, that's probably what,
it is!" was his second thought. (See!
Andrew Fishnet's "Quick Witted Bibi
cal Characters".)
After he had been bumping . around
a few hours; he began to feel bored. '
' ' I might as well try out my new pen
knife while' I'm waiting, anyhow," he
thought philosophically. And he took
out his new penknife with the pig's
knuckle handle (see Rodman Bumppe's
"Early Days of Cutlery") and began
slicing strips of bone from the Bides of
his prison. Just as he was cutting tne
sixth strip there was a violent aisturo
ance of the entire whale, and Jonah
found himself once more in the open
air.
That night he presented the strange
strips of flexible bone to Mrs. Jonah,
who, with a sudden gleam in ncr eyes,
gladly accepted them, although she re
fused to believe his story as to how lie
came by them. A week later they attend
ed the Charity Ball. As Jonah was (lanc
ing the kid canter with Mrs. Jonah,
he remarked puzzledly, "There's some
thing strange about you, mother. Aro
you sure you feel perfectly wellt"
"I made it out of thoso bones." Mrs.
Jonah giggled.
And thus whalebone first found its
most popular use.
' 1 VWM
ily took Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Brook of Lrvcsley.
Mr. Carlton Savage who has been at
tending university in Eugene, spent last
week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Savage.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathis and little
son, Merle, took Thanksgiving dinner
with the Patterson's.
Mr. and Mrs. Farr and daughter, are
now settled iu their new home in New
berg. .
Mrs, Sammie Morris of Broadacres
was the guest of Miss Nellie Patterson
Thursday and Friday.
The literary met Saturday night and
a very interesting program was render
ed as follows:
Instrumental Music .. Mrs. Mathis
Speech Carlton Savage
Vocal Solo Hazel Russell
Dialogue -
Walter Savage, Walter ilaDert
Reading Mrs. Habert
Vocal Solo
Reading .
Reading..;-. .....
Solo
I'LL throw this stic k up
ANE KNOX-K THAT HORSE
CHE5NUT H01AJN FOR TOU?
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Great Remedy
CASCARAM QUININE
The standard cold core for 20 yean
in tablet fonn safe, sure, do opiate
cures cold in 24 hours grip In 3
days. Money backifitfails. Getthe
genuine box with Red top and Mr.
HUl'a Dieture on it.
Coata less, give
more, saves money.
24 Tablets for 25c.
At Any Drag Star
. Mr. J. C. Savage
....Katherine Keene
Ward Russell
Reading Mrs. A. W. Nusoui
Reading Ray Patterson
A week ago Sunday little James Park
had the-misfortuno of falling out of a
buggy drawn by a runaway horse caus
insf concussion of the orain. Dr. llick
man of Gervais, was called but ho did
not regain consciousness until Monday
noon. We are glad to know that ho is
now improving and will soon be able to
sit up. I
Mr. C. M. Hall has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Hazel Green News
Tou 11 sever really know what a fine
tfoujih syrup you can niako until vou
prepare tins famous home-made remedy.
You not only fav S3 as compared with
the ready -r.iado kind, but you will also
havo a mora elTcctive and dependable
remedy iu every way. It overcomes the
tisuul cnu-hs, throat and chest colds in
2-t hours relieves even whooping couch
quickly.
Get 2V.' bnncea. r.f Tino-r 'l(ll .
worth) from ;mv mv.id dnw rf,r.
it into a pint bottle and il tho bottlo
y iin, piaui granulated . suspir syrup.
Hero you liava a full pint a family
eupply f the most elTcctive cough
syrup thst monry can buv at a cost of
only Co ccnu or. leaa. It never spoils.
Tho prompt and positive results given
by tiii pleasant tasting couli syrup
havo caused it to be used in more homes
than any other remedy. It quickly
loosens a dry, hoare or tight eoujrh,
neals th inHamed mcmhranes that lino
the tli mat and bronchial tubes, f.nd re
lief com- almost immediately. Splen
did for throat tickle, hoarseness, bron
chitis, croup and bronchial asihira.
Pinex is a Mh!v concentrated corn
pound of trenuine Norway nin eytr,.t
end haa been used for generations for
turoat and chest ailments.
Avoid disappointment by aik!n Tour
dniiKist for '-2a ounces of Piaex3 with
full directions, and don't accept any
thing else. A rnarantee of absolute sat
isfaction or money promptly re.'jnded,
P llUUJn'8 Proration. The I'iaex
Co., Ft, Mayne, lad.
(Canital Journal Special Service)
Hazel rGecn. Or.. Dec. 4. Little
Glenn Looney has been on the sick list
for a few davs.
Georgo Dunigan came home from
Portland Wednesday eve to spend
Thanksgiving.
C. J. Latham ate turkey with the
Mersingers and Jaekaons, Thursday.
The Misses Adah Latham and Myrtle
Curt right returned from Monmouth Sat
urday. Mr. and Mrs. John Van Cleave were
the guests of Rev. F. Fisher, and daugh
ter on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Zeilinski and little
son, Lewis, spent Thanksgiving with
relatives near Stayton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgan of Turner
spent the first of last week with the
latter 's brother, John Van Cleave.
Mrs. Phoebe Payne spent Thanksgiv
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Tyson.
Clarence Minkcr, who has enlisted in
the navy, went to Portland, Saturday.
Lester Van Cleave and family spent
Thursday with his brother, Charles.
Stephen Van Cleave of WoouDurn, xs
at the Salem hospital in a critical eon
dition.
Miss Mildred Williamson entertained
a nuniDer oi menus, i nuay eveuiug
honor of her eighteenth birthday. The
time was spent iu playing games and
various stuuts, after which refreshments
were served. A beautiful large birthday
cake, ablaze with its eighteen candles
was an interesting feature ana every
one present received a generous piece.
IJuite a number of the invited guests
were unable to be present but the fol
lowing had a good time and wished
Miss Mildred many happy returns of
the day. Misses Co lis Zeilinski, Emma
iFsher, Hilda, Bertha, Rosie and Carrie
Williamson; Messrs Walter Weinert,
Harry Bennett, Clarence Minker, Merlr
Chapman, Henry Rasmussan, Louis
Bartruff, Charles and Frank Zeilinski,
Saul Uobin and Willie Williamson.
Ronald Montgomery visited in Port
land and Roscburg last week.
Plans are being made for a commun
ity Christmas tree at Hazel Green.
Harold Montgomery of Portland spent
Thanksgiving with his parents here.
Miss Mary Dunigan was home from
W ednesdav to Saturdav of last week.
spending a fey days at home.
Mrs. Cornu and daughter Blanche
spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Salem.
, i tt i. . i. tt -.i. : a t a-
Nellie Patterson otuo" "u"f" " .T f tt t
visiting UCl IlUtjUkO U-l . .UU JUIB. ki v.
Krehbiel. .
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pickens and
daughter Roberta spent Thanksgiving
with relatives 4ere.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Williams were
visitors at the George Schaap home
Thursday.
Miss Anna Schroeder is home on a
short vacation.
Mr. Lee Crahane of Pratum enlisted
last week in the Coast artillery.
Miss Sophia Madsen spent her vaca
tion with relatives in Silverton.
The directors of School District laid
a new cement walk on the school ground
during the vacation.
Miss Anna Harold and Miss Sophia
Madsen attended Teachers Institute in
Salem last week.
Mrs. Paget entertained relatives from
Portland during the holidays.
UPJOHN IS DEAD
New York, Dee. 4. Frederick L.
Upjohn, well known motor boat enthus
iast, is dead at his home at Hunting
ton, L. I., it was learned here yester
day. He died Saturday night. He was"
owner of Flyaway III, which made a
world's record on the Hudson river
over tho iSew iork-Albany course
Burial will be in Kalamazoo, Mich.
CORN PAIN
STOPPED QUICK
Corns Lift gight Off With "Gets-It"
Blessed relief from corn pains is
simple as A B C with. "Gets-It."
When you ve been limping around
for davs trying to get away from a
heart drilling corn or bumpy callus,
( Iftt
gStaaTa'pgeP
Praten Iteas
(Capital Journal Special Service')
Pratum, Or., Dec. 4. Miss Alicia
Welty who has been teaching school at
Mercer, Oregon, is home on a short vaca
tion. Miss Shoda Larden spent the week
end with friends in this vicinity.
Miss Eleanor Schaap returned to her
school near Seotts Mills Sunday after
and everything you've tried hag only
made it worse, and then yon put some
"Gets-It" on and the pain eases right
away, and the corn peels right off like
a banana skin "ain't it a grand and
heavenly feeling!"
"Uets-lt" has revolutionized the
corn histors of the world. Millions nse
it and it newer fails. Laoies wear small
er shoes and have pain-free feet. We
old fellows and young fellows forget
our tose and feel frissy as colts. Ev
erybody with a corn or callus needs
"Gets-It". We will all walk about and
enjoy ourselves as we did without corns
Get a bottle today from your druggist,
or sent on receipt of price by E. Law
rence Co-, Chicago 111-, 25c is all
yon need to pay.
Sold in Salem and recommended as
tho world's best corn remedy by J. C
Perry, D. J. Fry.