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I If CHARLES H. FT3HEB Editor and Publisher ELQUGYim mage. OF: m ne vammi journa WEDNESDAY EVENING February 6, 1918 ' HE PUBLISHED EVEKT EVENING EXCEIT SUNDAY, BALEM, OREGON, BT Capital Journal Pig. Co., Inc. L. 8. BABNES, President. Hr FISHER. Vlce-I'reBldent DOHA C. ANDRESEN, Sec. and Trews. THE CONSIDERATE TURK 8UBS0K11T ION BATES Dally by carrier, per year S 0 Pe Month 45c Dally by mall, per year AH l' Month 3oc FULL, LEA81CD WIHH TdMiGHAI'H UEJ'OUT W. D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W EASTERN BEPUKKBNTATIVE8 H. Btockwell, Peeple'a Ga Building The Capital Journal carrier boy are Untructed to put the papera on the porch. If the carrier doe not do thin, infuses you, or neglects getting tbe puper to you on time, kindly pilono tbe circulation manugr. an tbUj la the only way we can determine whether or not tbe carriers are following Instruction. I'bone Main HI before 7 :.W o clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger It the carrier baa missed fuu. THIS DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL U tbe only newspaper In Salem whose clrculutlon la guaranteed by tbe Audit Bureau of Circulations. COMMERCE AFTER THE WAR Economic twistings and turnings within the two, great European powers, England and Germany, indicate that when the present war is ended another will be begun. Not a war -of shrapnel, bayonet and bloodshed, but a war vf industry, ship3 and factories. Germany has been preparing for many months. About the time the United States senate passed the Webb bill permitting combinations of manufacturers for export trade word was had that the German government had forced a combine of the boot and shoe industry of that country. The German government had not simply re moved obstacles in the way of combination: it had forced the combination. Factories producing least hnutrht out and shut down. The others WVViiV"vwj CD were put into a syndicate and operated as a unit. Later we received the news that a blast furnace syndicate in Germany had renewed articles of combina tion for a long period, and again was heard a rumor con cerning a large steel-works' combination. The German government is restricting and eliminating internal com petition on all sides. It is clear that Germany intends to compete for the world's industry and commerce when the war is over and that she does not intend to waste her energy and resources competing within-herself. ' Recent press dispatches from England state that the British ministry of reconstruction has approved of a vast scheme for supplying all industries in Great Britain with cheap electric power generated in great central "super power" stations. These stations are to be 16 in number and are to supply the whole United Kingdom. A con trolling factor in industry is power cost. Eighty million tons of coal are required yearly to generate the amount of industrial power required in the kingdom. It is esti mated that the new arrangement will give the same amount of power with the expenditure of only twenty five million tons of coal, which would be a saving of nearly $500,000,000 yearly besides saving a large amount of transportation and releasing men and tools from the mines for work in other industries. What of the United States in this keen competition for the world's business after the war? What of cur hundreds of ships being built, which, if they continue to sail the seas after the war, must carry American merchandise in competition with foreign mer chandise to foreign markets? What of our factories that must supply that mer chandise? What of our 20,000,000 undeveloped horsepower in Oregon and the Columbia river basin? : The DaJf Novelette t BE REASONABLE, The full thoughtfulness and considerateness of the Turks in wishing to retain control of Palestine is not. ful ly understood, it would seem. They are made clear by the statement of a Turkish grand vizier. It is reported mat mis wormy gentleman has put it thus: "The sovereignty of a neutral power of another faith is most desirable from a Christian standpoint, as fiction among Christian sects would otherwise lead to the great est inconveniences." Apparently the grand vizier believes that Syrians and Armenians, the. leading "Christian sects" of Palestine, would cast a unanimous vote for Turkish rule to save them from inconvenient friction. Judging by past demonstrations of the Turkish method of preventing this friction and avoiding the inconven iences referred to, however, the thoughtful observer is iiKeiy to sei me vizier down as mistaken in rus opimons. Almost as mistaken as the Prussian militarists are in most of their news concerning other peoples, An abundant crop of candidates is already assured ana tnere seems little doubt but enough voters will be left in the country to harvest it at the spring primary. The groundhog must have been very much peeved Saturday if there is any significance in the weather he-has been handing out to us since. ; Rippling Rhymes ... by Walt Mason J MIDWINTER The wind is shrieking at the do.or, the ice is thick upon the river; I don't feel comfy any more; all day I sit around and shiver. The windows rattle in the blast, the snow is heaped against hiy.hovel; I'm burning coal so doggone fast it keeps me busy with .a shovel. Another cold wave's on the way the last one was a ring-tailed hummer: oh. for a redhot August day, oh, for a sizzling slice of summer! Too long old Boreas has reigned, and 1 am tired of winter's rigors; ah, can it be that I complained of trifling things like flies and chiggers? I clean the Hue, 1 shake the grate, I carry coal to hun gry heaters; am I the idiotic skate who grouched because ot harmless skeeters? Am I so shy of good horse sense that when fair summer had her inning, I bumped my head against the fence, and wished that winter was begin ning? It's hard for one to realize, when this cold world ith ice is sheeted, that once he beefed at azure skies and kicked because the winds were heated.' Mv translated intn frncr no dnnm Vi .Uo- T appearance- W1 v-nai otaixe j. Stailipw , f urtune lay largely in the fact that 1 to snovei coal,, at inghtiul cost, and open up some tinhorn 'attempted to give a general perspective TIP Pfvn motl (rata nli I o-, -,----.4. Li. V- imuw uuu iu vvm num. vvhuuui fa. x x van cam, CAtepL WUaL supporting it with specific figures, ajn!SGvi r , it A Mrs. Kajsinbaek had been poking about the autoniobilo show all after noon, and finally she approached Kd lbble, manager of the iSunion car dis play. "I want a car," she explained, "and it seems to me that the Bunion display ! has tho best assortment of colors. Now I if you can show me a nice one reason-' able enough ", j "No Bunion ear is allowed to leave j the factory until it is perfectly reason-j able, Madam," replied Ed Ibblo. "Now, j how about this one a nice horizon pink : tune-seater with a self stopper and an I extra tire, only $12,000." "Oh, I couldn't think of paying that ; much," said Mrs. KaistnuacK. "Then you mustn't think of it!" saidl Ed Ibblo heartily. "Now here's a dan-' dy a inidsky purple four-seater, with detachable spark plug and German sil ver soup heater, for only $700." "Well, of course, that's inuoh more reasonablcj " agreed Mrs. Katsinback, "but seven hundred is seven hundred." "It is, exactly," nodded Ed lbble brightly. "Perhaps this one, then a cigarband scarlet, two-seater with pon gee tires only $325." " That s tho reasonaHSest yet," con ceded Mrs. Katsinback. "but when I think that $323 would almost buy out an res store 1-" And she gave him $230 for a yellow kiddie car tor her little boy. BAKER GRILLED (Continued from page one) Hitchcock to press for the information refused. From tonnage the question ranged to alleged presence of Germans in the American army. Senator Weeks declared he under stood there were many such and had received a report that an army of ficer and an army chaplain had been ordered home for pro-German utter ances. Baker said he had heard of the case of an officer n& that if treason were found to have been practiced there would bo a court-martial. M MACTii Committee After Baker. Washington, ieb. b. f acing an or deal of bitter cross questioning by crit ics of his administration, Secretary of War Baker appeared again before the senate military committee today. A strong move to throw tho hearings into executive session developed at the outset of the hearing. Becd and Kirby demanded that con fidential data, which the committee wants, should be given in secret session. By shortly after 10 o'clock the com mittee room was crowded, a majority of the audience being women, Senator Hitchcock objected to the se cret session, saying it was only fair to the secretary and to the public and to tho country that Baker's answers "to our searching questions", be spread broadcast. Baker supported the secret session, declaring ' ' the misfortune of my first if it can be termed a mis- February Bargain Sale of DUTCHESS Trousers For a limited time only we will place on sale our famous line of Dutchess Trousers at worth while savings. The only Trousers on the market carrying an absolute guarantee of "Ten Cents a Button, $1.00 a Rip." These are an excellent Trouser at any time and are especially desirable at such noticeable savings. During sale all regular prices discounted 25 . . $2.00 Trousers special $1.45 $2.25 Trousers special $1.65 $2.50 Trousers special $1.8? $3.00 Trousers special $2.20 $3.50 Trousers special $2.57 $4.00 Trousers special $3.95 $4.50 Trousers special $3.33 $5.00 Trousers special $3.70 $5.50 Trousers special ' $4.07 $6.00 Trousers special $4.45 $7.00 Trousers special $5.20 All OVERCOATS IESS G. W. JOHNSON & CO. "The Store For Men" UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK BLDG. damper. goes to pay the plumber; and as I watch my wages burn I say, "No more I'll kick at summer." ;j, Marffittxl Garrett's Husband a Louis J. Simpson, of Marshfield, has virtually decided to enter the republican race for governor and he will cut some figure, too. Simpson is the big business man of Coos Ray, clean and progressive, and popular with all classes of people. No matter what happens in the rest "of the state all alone the Oregon coast where he is best known Simpson will be strongly and enthusiastically sup-i",;lv Zd" ported. If nominated and elected Oregon would nave a thoroughly energetic, wide-awake executive in the Marshfield man. By JANS PHUi I J MEETING DADDY. Attorney General Geo. M. Brown is to be a can didate for re-election, so it is understood. Probably he will not be opposed and it is well that he should not be. He has made a hard-working, conscientious official and his unquestioned legal ability makes him valuable to the state and the officials who depend upon him for counsel. Oregon voters would do well to keep Mr. Brown in his present position as long as he sees fit to occupy it, and we have no doubt but they will." Hindenburg says he will be in Paris by April 1, which indicates that the camouflage handed out by Chamber lain. Hitchcock, Wadsworth et al, in the senate, is hav ing its logical effect. CHAPTER CXXIX. How I fussed over my darlings before I sent thorn to meet Bub. Donald was so excited he could scarcely stand still long enough to b'6 dressed. ' ' 1 'so going to uee my daddy, muv er! l'so going to make him tell mo a G89ES I LADD & BUSH, Bankers A Government income tax officer will be at the Court House from January 2 until January GO, 1918, and will, to all those who wish it, explain the new income tax law, and will furnish the necessary in come tax blanks. Ail single persons having an income of $1,000 or over, and all married persons having an income of $2,000 or over, will be required to make a report. ' ' Perhaps daddy won 't have time to tell you a story, little sou, r.ud you must not annoy him by Uaning him. Just be mother's little man." "All riyht muver, but 1 guess daddy will do whut I want him to," ha re plied with all tho faith of childhood. A ft or 1 had sent them off, 1 walked tho floor and eried my unhnppiness to the four walls. Would the pain nover eeuse, tho hurt never grow lessf I vis ualized Bob when he met his boys, both bigger than when lie lust saw them. Children of their ages grow so fast. 1 thought of them as lunching together iu Bob 'a room, and of him perhaps toll ing Douald the longed for story while tieorgie slept. It was a day ot agony for inc. About five o'clock Elsie and Annie brought them homo. "I'm going to have dinner with you tonight," Elsie said. "The boys are tired; let's get them to bed, and thou we will have a nice long talk. Vou have suffered today, Margaret, you poor child. Your eyes show it." "Sow tell me," 1 said when an hour Inter Elsie and I were Bitting quietly together ill my room. Bob looked well. Ho seems older some way. He had some gray hair at his temples. 1 don't remember that he was gray." ' "He wasu't!"'I interrupted. " He asked after you. Seemed pleased when I told him - you were well and keeping up vour studios and your read- think these should be given to the com mittee only in executive session." Committee members then launched in to discussion of American shipping resources. Weeks attempted to draw from Baker figures as to the tonnage now at the disposal of the war department for troopand supply transport. Mr. Baker did not have this information, he said, but "can give it to the senator later, "I understand the department has 91,000 tons," said Weeks. ' ' I think that is underestimating it, replied Baker. Hitchcock here interposed that his information was that the United States iaht and best for had on 1.400'U00 t0U8 of "hipping " igut ana best for bu(. B.lkcr did n()t uommenti Hitchcock, however, pressed his ques tion regarding tonnage, asking the sec retary what basis he had lor believ ing the department could transport 1,- 'er It frightens me when I think of them as great big boys with only a woman to direct and manage them. Don ald is a handful already, bless his lit tle heart. He is so loving: vet he is stubborn and wilful. I hope 1 shall be aoio to (to what is ri. thorn." " Vou will dear." "Did Bob say anything about her? " I asked. "-No, not a word." "Dirt he sny how long ho was to be in Xew York!" "Yes, he said ho was going to leave tonight. ' ' "Back to her. I suppose. How he must love her to hurry back like! ENDS SIX YEARS OF Just then Annio announced dinner! STOMACH MISERY and we went down. We said no morel or six years I sutlered with ca nnent Bob, but tiiked of the newsi,arrn ot" tl,e stomach, indigestion, sour which was exciting everyone. America 1 no H;'s, headaches, and sometimes had joined the Allies. We were at war STUMEZE with Germany. "It is terrible! " Elsie declared. "When one thinks of it everything else sinks into insignificance. Our worries and our plans all seem to amount to nothing. And we haven't yet sensed it, we hav to our "Thank tfod mv to go! " I said telt as though my stomach was being eaten up. I decided to try STPMETZK In two days I was feeling relieved of my suffering. I now have a good ap petite and can eat anything I like without suffering in tho least. I aa,c you who arc suffering from stomach trouble to give this great remodv a and be mnde well, as I have ' H.n.l T. T,.lnn 7112 r ft.. boy are too small , , Tacoma. Washington 'STU- " Yes, that s what I said to Tom We all drufKUts , - ' troub ven t grasped wnat It may meani. . . country, to us." II .,.u . .. . ,, been. mothers of small bovs havo much to I be thankful for in a way. Y'et I can o'clock. I walked to the train with her, imagine how proud I or vou would be then back home alone. She was such did we see one of our own sous march-'a wonderful friend. She had know that nig away to fight for, his country for I would long to know of Bob, and that l, a !t i . ti i a x coum uoi question acuio. one nau 500,000 men to France during 1918. Baker said he meant there would ac tually be at least 500,000 men in France early this year, and 1,000,000 more dur ing the year if shipping is available. In response to questions by Senator McKellar as to the supply of ar tillery iu camps and cantonments. Baker said that national guard battery units had been forty per cent equipped with arms. "It varies from 8 per cent at Camp Bowie to 100 per cent at Canin Hi,. cock," said Baker. The national army artillery units am being equipped with sufficient guna for training purposes, ho added. Switching to the Question of nrmv supplies, McKellar wanted to know why certain contracts had been kept seeret. "My military assistants thought it best not to divulge this information," said Baker, "because it mipht campaign of sabotage. Our contracts wore not secret. The only thing wo pre vented was publication iu the neivsua- yuia uj. iuo nixormaiion. ' ' Well the list was published in the official government bulletin," comment ed Senator Weeks, "when the fuel or der was issued. I think that highly im proper." Baker reiterated under questioning that "there is not now a single soldier in a single camp who is not adequately supplied with sufficient clothing to kee'p him warm." There is some lack of woolen uniform coats yet, Baker admitted. Senator .New. read a letter saying-at Fort Benjamin Harrison there " was a large over supply of shoes but woolen uniforms were 650 shore and with ship ments in transit there would only be enough for one suit per man. W adsworth asked Baker there was any legislation he thought necessary to prevent hampering and de partmental restrictions. "It seems to mo there are too many cheek balances for efficient work," he said. Baker replied after a pause that the president, of course, had been given rein to act as exigencies arose. "I am not so sure that there are too many restrictions, '.' he said. "We are dealing with tremendous sums of money and it needs much wisdom." Queried by Weeks, as to his attitude on tho proposed munitions ministry, Ba ker thought it would be "exceedingly unwiso" to destroy the elaborate or ganizations built up by the several sep arate war branches in favor of a cen tral munitions post. ie war industriet board, he continued, supplies a neoded co-ordinating body. Senator McKellar objected that the war industries board is purely advisory and is without legal authority to enforce what its best judgment dictates. Frelinghuysen asked if E. B. Stet tinius wasn't in reality a munitions di rector within the war department. "He is more than that," Baker re plied, "because he has control of many more things than a munitions director. "Nothing could bo more unfortunate however," ho continued, "than to cre ate now a central munitions director which would infringe on the present war branches. ' ' TWO THOUSAND ACCiDENTSFOR MONTH January Report of Commis sion Shows Marked In crease In State . Buring the month of January of this year 2011 accidents were reported te tho state industrial accident commis sion, according to a statement menar- ed by the commission. This number is whetherj an increase of more than 100 per cent 1. 4- I 1,.. . . ,r over me acciuenw reported in Janu ary of 1917. The following figures gives a comparison of the number of accidents reported during the month ef January for tbe Inst four vcars: 191.3 1916 1917 1918 Total accidents 329 446 874 2011 Fatal cases 1 4 5 .13 Av per wk day 12.5 17 33 77 Children Cxy '.-"OR. FLETCHER'S GASTORIA "You are made of sterner stuff than made it possible for me to sleep. I am, Elsie. 1 would only be able to i The nxt day Donald seemed not at see the danger, the horrors they would all well. He was a little feverish, and have to endure." ; complained of sore throat. I called the "I hear that a lot of them were to doctor and he said it was another at be sent tomorrow morniug early. Of tack of bronchitis. Donald had been sub- rnursiX ther ArA all cW nf riimnru Kel.l.AA.l mg.iou may v sure yuusuiu ..- about,w ..T wish you wpulJ ,rv tak; h;m ing iu my nanus, xio w. bo uiTy i mar verv iiule over horo w,iat l south for the cnlJ weatner tho a,H.tPr see the boys. 1 thought he never would !reail in the IaKers alu, 0l.f 3sioualiy j saidi ..It wouW Jo him gt)0ll auJ it " I' -'"-j cunor reaas me a letter troui John. lir wouldn't harm yon. You are not look- A 'Real llOW should have seen him. Ho surely loves Bob. ' ' "Yes, Klsio, and it sometimes seems to me that we neither, Bid) nor I, had the right to deprive the boys of a fath- has been made one of the heads of, inn- well vmAself. the American Ked Cross you know." would do anything to save my boy "Yes. he is too old to be made a pain. So the very next day Delia and soldier." (the children and'l started "for Florida. Klsio remained with me until ten (Tomorrow In the Southland) The Velie Sixes are a show by themselves. Don't fail to see The Velie display at the Portland Automobile Show. NO BETTER CAR AT ANY PRICE. For further information see Investigate our guarantee service policy. The Salem Velie Co. 147 N. High St. Phone 44 Opp. Court House