Jiilii
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of The Capital Journa
CHARLES -H. FISH EE
Editor and Publisher
MONDAY EVENING
January CI, 1918
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THE NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE
TWO VILLAGES STIRRED
At a meeting of some 40 representatives of the State
Federation of Labor, the Grange and the Farmers' Union
held in Portland Saturday it was determined to organize
a non-partisan league. Whether to affiliate with the
National Non-Partisan League or simply to pattern after
the North Dakota League was not decided. Some of the
legislation the new organization will work for was out
lined, and among the things advocated in the doing away
with the present system of two houses and the creation of
a single house legislature. Among other things acted on
was a resolution pledging undivided and loyal support to
the government in the carrying on of the war. It is too
soon yet to make any intelligent criticism or comment on
the organization, for this can only be done when its aims
and objects are more clearly set forth. It may be worth
mentioning however that some of the shrewdest politic
ians in the state are connected with the movement, and
With Hi Gill stirring Seattle and the irrepressible
Henry McGinn rattling tne ary cones ox roiucum ovc jit ls Ukey to make itgdf felt in the comi ngelection
thfi six cent fare, the tw6 boss villages of the northwest!
will be running a close race for the choice position in the
Saturday llenry shook up tne roruana nan
' limplirrhf"..
wnv Lirrht & Power company, indorsed Franklin T. Grif
fith, its president and manager, as about the smoothest
thing in the state (probably overlooking President
Ken) and classified "Stephen' Carver, of the Trackless
Car Company as a part and parcel of the- traction com
pany and playing its game." McGinn openly charged
that the six cent fare was a "put up job," that the putting
of the jitneys out of business was a deliberately planned
part of the scheme. ' He asserted that Carver "is owned
by the P. R. L. & P. Co. and is that company's handy
tool and dummy." He said he knew his language was
actionable, but he made the statement anyway. He ad
vocated the repealing of the laws against the operating of
jitneys, and asserted this was the orrly remedy. As a
starter and considering the newness of the six cent fare
fight, it is getting decidedly interesting.
NEED NO SCARING
NUX, IRON, PEPSIN.
AND SARSAPARILLA
The combination of two great
medicines, Ilood'g Sarsaparilla and
Peptiron, by taking them in conjunc
tion, one before eating and the other
after, brings into co-operation the
above-named substances, best for the
blood, nerves and digestive organs.
This combination is especially
recommended in cases that are
scrofulous, .or rheumatic, anemie and
nervous, or where the blood is both
impure and pale, deficient in iron
one of the most common disease
conditions of the present day.
In cases where a laxative is needed,
Hood's Pills should be taken. They
work in perfect harmony with Hood's
Sarsaparilla and Peptiron, and are
mild and efficient,
lC ss SC 3fi dc S(fi fc jt
Margaret Garrett's
Husband
By JANE PHELPS
sjc sc jc )Jc jl
ONE COMMON TIE.
The National Security League Saturday paid tribute
to Senator Chamberlain democrat of Oregon, and repre
sentative Kahn, republican, of California, at a luncheon
given in their honor for their efforts in behalf of national
defense. Both of the honor guests advocated universal
training in time of peace, and the requiring every boy
to register at 18 and to have at least a year's training.
Representative Kahn especially pointed out what the
training given in the camps had already accomplished in
the way of making rugged, virile men and made it evident
that a bill providing for this training will be placed before
mncrrpea TTlY.T-'rPcirlpnr Rnnoovolt iitoo nweonf onrl in Viio
- ""v.ww w v.vuim . I window. The Bame thought iu both our
assertive way urged the country stand firmly behind jmiuds kidnapped,
these two in their efforts tn n1are tViP fnnntrv in shfme ' had ot J,ioken "iu?e we lef thu
that it can never again be caught napping when the
world needed its aid.
CHAPTER ex v.
"Gone! what do you mean!" Bob
demanded as we reached the door of
the children's room.
Nellie made no answer, and instinct
ively both Bob and I halted a second
on the threshold. Then Bob fairly leap
en into the room, and after a quick
glunce at the little bed, he ran to the
Senator McCumber is one of those who think it neces
sary to give the American people a scare in order to make
them do their full duty toward carrying on the war. To
do this be draws a picture as gloomy as possible and says
it will require 7,000,000 American soldiers to win the war.
With Russia out of it all together, the allies and the cen
tral powers are about equal as to man power, with the
superiority resting with the allies as to munitions and
airships. The total Teuton armies available for actual
service will perhaps not far exceed the number Senator
McCumber says America must furnish. The American
people entered the war with the noblest of purposes and
the purest of motives the bettering of the world and
mnkine- of it free for every person and for every nation.
They do not require any scaring, for their act was not a
hasty one but taken deliberately after fully counting the
cost and they are there as Senator McCumber and all
others should learn TO STAY.
Seattle holds its primary election for the mayoralty
February 19 and the campaign began today. That it will
be a spectacular one is conceded by all who know or have
heard of Hi Gill and everybody has done that. Hi is out
for blood and when he puts on his gas mask and goes over
the top it is a ten to one bet there is going to be things
doing. Hi is a scrapper, and a successful one and if he is
' not re-elected his opponents will know they have been in a
fight when the polls close on the night oi teDruary iu.
Seattle beat him once and then considered him a . dead one,
but after proving to the satisfaction of the majority that
Hi was no good, that same majority soon discovered he
was just the man needed by Seattle for mayor, and so re
elected him.. .Will history repeat itself?
The National Woolgrowers' Association in session at
Salt Lake Saturday presenting an editorial in the
Omaha Bee in which the president of the association was
accused of "lack of patriotism" and that "the sheepmen
were getting 80 cents a pound for their wool," sent a mes-
sage to Editor Rosewater stating their individual and
collective opinion thus: "We have read your editorial
and you're a liar." We suggest, as there were only nine
words in the dispatch, and ten would have gone at the
same price, that the association was careless of its funds.
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It might nave empnasizea tne uar wiui an ttni .wvtu,
and probably come that much nearer expressing the true
sentiments of the association.
' Oregon has made another record of which she may
feel justly, proud and. that is the quick response to the
call for workers in spruce, and the forming of the loyal
legion with :10,000 members pledged to assist the govern
ment in getting supplies for its great fleet of airships.
Senator Chamberlain and Congressman Sinnott have
prepared a bill providing for the purchase by' the United
States of the Coos Bay Wagon Road granted lands, and
the opening of them to settlement. The bill also provides
for the sale of timber, and gives preference right to
purchase the lands to those who for ten years have leased
them from the company. This preference right extend
ing to only 1G0 acres. Most of the lands in.question are in
Douglas, and Coos counties. It is duly a small tract, but
anything that will reduce the area held, out from settle
ment in this state will be hailed by all Oregonians as a
righteous measure. No other state has been so hampered
in its development by grants and reservations as Oregon,
and anything that will remove any of the shackles will
help conditions some. '
The Democratic State Central Committee will ask
Governor Withycombe to call a special election so that a
law can be provided by the initiative for permitting the
boys in the army to vote at the election next Fall. At
present they are deprived of their votes and it is pointed
out that by having the special election the same day as
the primaries the cost will be practically nothing. If such
an election is called it can be stated as a certainty that
the boys will be given the right to vote. There is nothing
too good for them.
While fixing maximum prices for foodstuffs the sys
tem should be extended so that the farmer gets some pro
tection in the way of having a maximum price fixed for
the machinery he is forced to have to conduct his business.
All kinds of farm machinery have been advanced1 beyond
what conditions justify, and the limit of profit on such
should be fixed. While sacrifices are demanded of the
farmer sacrifices equally great should be demanded of
those who supply his machinery.
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LADD & BUSH, Bankers
A Government income tax officer will be at the
Court House from January 2 until January 30, 191S,
and will, to all those who wish it exolain the new
income tax law, and will furnish the necessary in
I come tax blanks.
( All single persons having an income of $1,000 or
) over,, and all married persons having an income of
4 ?2X0.') or over, will be required to make a report
22BHHSB33
ippung inymes
by Walt Masn
AMERICANS FOR REVENUE
Men come from every foreign land to
freedom's kindly shore, and when they
reach our well-known strand, they bear
their yokes no more. They come, with us
to work and live, to share our soup and
prunes, enjoying all we have to give, bur
bulwarks and our boons. They seldom
have nine dollars' worth of assets when
they land, but in this fairest land on earth
they get the cordial hand. "Come in," we
say, with winning smile, "and make your
selves at home; take oif your things and
stay a while, and use our fine-tooth comb."
'Tis strange that any hyphened skate canj
tor an hour lorget how be was welcomed at our gate, and
made a household pet Our house is now beset by foes,
and all who dwell within should long to twist the foe
man's nose, and spoil his larboard skin. Yet some there
are who ate our pies, and drank our boneset tea, who do
not lOVallV arise tO UlaV a SniekprsnpP ThpV dn Tint . and ask for a caress.
diiling room. I couldn't. But now I ask
ed jNellic, m a voice that sounded taint
and far away.
'How long were you down stairs?"
"I came up immediately I finished
waiting ma'am, and sat iu my room (it
opened from that the children occu
pied) until 1 felt sleepy. Then I came
ill as I always do to see if the children
were covered, and, and Donald was
gone."
"io one could get up here without
a ladder," Bob said, then "Have you
searched the other rooms, Nellie?
"No, sir! I came right to you."
"That was right, but now let us
search the entire house carefully. Does
lie ever try to get up in his sleep?"
"Oh, no, sir!"
I could see that Bob like myself was
exerting all his strength to keep calm.
He was white: and I noticed that one
hand was clinched until the knuckles
were white. I could scarcely stand. How
everything else seemed to dwindle be
fore this real calamity; this awful
thought that my precious boy had been
stolen.
I followed Bob down the stairs in
sort of a doze. Ho went directly to the
first .floor. I found afterward that he
had gone directly outdoors to see if
there were any signs that some one
had tried to climb into the windows.
Almost mechanically I turned into
my own bedroom and switched on the
lights. I turned toward the bed, and
there curled upon the top of the bed
with my bathrobe pulled up over mm
was Donald, sound asleep.
"Bob I Nellie! Bob!" I ealled. "He's
here! " and then 1 weakly sat down and
cried like a baby.
Bob eamo un three steps at a time,
and Nellie rushed into theroom crying
hr joy.
" What s you crvm' tor muverj"
Donald asked as Bob came into the
room. My loud calling had wakened
him.
Oh, you precious! mother's crying
about you!" and I caught him in my
arms, while Uob, the strain relaxed al
lowed himself to drop weakly into a
chair.
"What did vou come into mother's
room fori" I asked, after a minute in
which Douad snuggled comfortably iu
my arms.
'Cause I had a had dream and it
waked me up and 1 couldn't go to sleep
in my bed, so I f hiked I 'd come in
muver's bed like I did the other time"
Oh, you did, did you?" Bob tried
to laugh, but it was rather a shaky attempt.
'les, 1 did. Aluver don t care, do you
muverf 'J
"I don't tare about anything now!"
I exclaimed passionately, as 1 hugged
him close. "Turn down the bed Nellie,
I shall keep him with me tonight."
"Goody, goodly! I se goiu' to sleep
wiv muver! '' Donald excaimed sitting
up and capping his hands.
" I "m afraid you '11 be in for it after
this. What possessed him to come in
here?" Bob asked when Nellie Jiad left
us alone.
"Why the night you were out late,
the night I thought you were a burg
lar 1 let him come in with me because
he had a bad dream."
"I remember. He shouldn't have bad
dri-am's at his age. I would look care
fully after what Nellie gives him to
eat!"
"I awavs do, vet perhaps he ate a
little more heartily than usually today.
Clean-tip Prices
on SHOES
In accordance with our policy of starting the
year with new, clean stocks, we will sell our stock
of high grade Men's Shoes at special prices the
next 10 days. With leather prices "out of sight"
this sale should have an added appeal to economcal
buyers.
Many of these Shoes are still at "old prices"
and with the clean up sale discounts the selling
prices are in many cases actually below wholesale
prices of today.
Investigate this sale.
For 10 Days Only-
It means money to you.
-All Shoes Less 20.
9 Shoes-Clean Up Price . . . . . . . .$3.19 Pair
$4.50 Shoes-Clean Up Price .$3.59 Pair
$5.00 Shoes-Clean Up Price .$3.93 Pair
$5.50 Sbes-Clean Up Price ....... $4.39 Pair
$6.00 Shosfr-GIsan Up Price $4.79 Pair
$7.00 Shoes-Clean Up Price $5.59 Pair
G. W. JOHNSON & CO.
U. S. National Bank Building
fully brushed my hair. "The boys be
long to us both."
The thought sent me into the nursery
and on my knees by the crib. George
was sleeping soundly, and I breathed a
little prayer that God would spare my
precious babies to me. Life would be
worth the living for their sakes.
(Tomorrow Margaret Meets Char
' lotte Keating).
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The Da Novelette
And He Did
OTHER PEOPLE'S TKOTTBtES.
"Ha, a fight!" exclaimed Ripply
Waters. "I must stop it. Blessed is tho
peacemaker. " '
And ho hurried across tho street to
where Bismuth Knobs and ISeoyU
Spipps were pummeling, scratching,
clawing, biting and kicking, a$ well as
abusing each other verbally.
"Ji;iieuds, stop it!" commanded Kip
ply Waters, stepping between tljem. No
provocation is sufficient excuse for such
behavior."
"Ain 't it though! " panted Bismuth
Knobs. "Just lemme tell you what he
did to me, just lemme tell you! In the
first place he stole $'M0 out of my pock
et while he was helping me u with my
over. oat; in the second place lit sent me
poisoned gum drops Iu the mail; in tho
third place lie shot at me from the dark,
and. in tho fourth and last place he ran
away with my wife."
"But just lemme tell you what he
did to me! " cried Scoyd Spipps. "In the
fourth place and last place he forged my
name to a check; in the third placo
he went around telling everybody I'm
not fit to eat with the pigs when I
roallv am; iu the second place he prac
ticed on a cornet next to my bedrdom ' sav
every night from 11 p. m. o i a. m. for n0
fr THINK I'LL GjET"MftRRIEJJ ' jJ
AND (SETTLE HOuJN TO A
NICE QUIET LIFE. ; rTwl! '
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MDHEDUb
8. J- -
w! "3h fe'
'lilt
cinity.
There is no question of our people
being over taxed, over lawed, over
commissioned, etc., so much so that
they are not only leaving Salem but
tho state. Our empty houses are evi
dence enough. Bonds on the old bridge
and the cost of the new bride, to
nothing about the loss of busi
to the city, iVicKinley ' school
four moults, -and in the iirst place ijhouse, etc-, are what makes taxes what
hate him anyway." thoy are. The Willamette valley boast
"Childish! Childish!" scoffed Eip-!ing cf jts millions of water horse pow
ply Waters. "There's not a thing there jcr going to waste., if only harnessed
that doesn't admit of arbitration." right would go a long way toward re-
As Bismuth Knobs and Seoyd Spipps ducing monthly costs, in the way of
walked off arbitrating with their arms producing water, li:jht, and power at
around each others' necks, a man ear- cost and toward the relief of the work
rying forty early Christmas parcels ae- ing man or working class,
cideutaily trod on Ripply Waters' I Let all of the governing bodies suck
southwest toe. 'as city council, the school board, tha
"Tou- 1 ! I double-blank!" county and state, look and work to-
ros.red Ri'iplv Waters. And dashing af- ward tho relief of the working people
ter .'an, he beat hir- to a pulp. ,and the business and financial inter-
1 111 "ets w ill take care of themselves.
A few of the working man's burdeng
iare: loss of time; especially, in the
LM winter, high taxes, . water, light and
VpeO rUrUiIl i power, abutting property improvement
jj, Ichange of school books hunting an4
rfis'ling lin"ns(,s. etc. Think it over
TO THE TAX PAYEES
To the Editor: Will you kindly al
low me a little space in your valuable
, t ... .... rianer. 1 am in sympamy witn me
he called it " move that was taken against the ap
propriation lur luc cuuij ni IV uhui
Yours trulv.
H. L. CLARK,
Member of School Board.
' ' Well, good night, and young man
you must learn to stay in your own !1 U'""".' " J"' , ;' , :
. , ' , ' . idea is a good one, but too many ot
bed, he said as he stopped oyer and , atendexpensive id re
kissed the child. His hair touched bt :.. ii;.. t
cheel, but he did not offer to kiss tlfor themselves) aVeH as the in
me: he simply said, very kindly: Lroase of the Kerr salarv. If the peo-
"If he seems restless call me. Per- ,p farrv tMs Kerr Tngtter through to
haps he needs a doctor!" . J.ause .'reduction, I feel sure that it
"Oh, no, he s all right. Not ever the ;g the beginning of the accomplishing
bit feverish." I answered steadiy, al-;of iowering of numerous, too high, sal-
though 1 wanted, to scream out my love, arie3 anJ commissioners of the state,
sk for a earew. etc.
bravely lend a hand to guard our threatened door, hut M.ZVZthcn' aud LJt'k T
stand up for the Fatherland that shooed them frcm its! 1 di,t not e diwtly ? Bt afraid to sign their names would do
c Vinro T'nl HL-a tn coo cnoVi im.nfo, u- j 1 .. ; Donald in m.v arms until he was once 'something in the way of reducing ths
more. I d like tO See SUCh Migrates Snipped back tO their !mre fast asleep. Then I laid him down on0rmous cost of running every thing.
native soil, to see their friends and kindred whipped, theiriaiul s!owlr prepared for bed. aUd the working class would be dh-eet-
rnlfir- Vinilrl ?n nil "We hav one thing in "common, It benefited as well as something rlone
- Ultl UUUtU ill Oil. thank God," I said to myself as I care- for the future welfare of Salem and vi-
THE SACRIFICE.
'
By HAROLD C. SIMS
of the Vigilantes.
If you should hear earth moan, and fail
to heed;
If you should turn your back on wri
thing pain;
If yon should close your eyes whea
nations bleed,
You would be one with Cain.
Although you give your riches to tha
state.
Although ynu yield your body, cleaa
and whole,
Tou shall receive dim reward from
" fate
You must present your soull