ditorial Page ot The Capital J burn CHAELES H. FISHEB Editor and Publisher WEDNESDAY EVENING February 20, 1!U8 u jJJlUr.MIM!l:'!IIIM!lliiiailMiMU!li!JU! li? PCBUSnKI) EVERT EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OKEGON, BY Capital Journal Pig. Co., Inc. L. B. BARNES, President. CI1A8. n. fisiieu. Vice-President. DOIU C. ANDKESKN, Sec. and Treus. HUBSCKIl'TION BATES - . Pally by carrier, per year "" Per Month Uaily by mall, per year . . 45c 3.tX 1'er Month 35c FULL LEASED YVIKI5 TifiLEOItAPH BEPOUT EASTEUN ItEPItEKENTATIVES W. D. Ward, New York, Trlbuoe Building. Chicago, w: H. Htockwell, People' Gas Bullrtfnfi The Capital Journal carrier boys are Instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier doe not do thin, inisMcs yon, or nelrts Betting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation miiruiRer, as this Is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following Instruction. Phone Main 81 before 7 .30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger If the carrier baa mlased you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JUlIltNAL la the only newspaper In Halrin whose clrculntloo is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. LESSON TAUGHT BY GARFIELD'S ORDER The magnitude of ( the automobile industry in the United States, the volume of capital and the equally large amount of labor, are strikingly set forth in data compiled from various sources by Alfred Reeves, of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. These figures evi dence conclusively the wide appropriation, not only by business men, but the public at large, of the transporta tion facilities supplied by passenger cars and commercial trucks which are doing great work in this country, and particularly at this time, in relieving the railroads of much short haul freight traffic and passenger business. An interesting point developed is the fact that the great est registration of automobiles during: the oast vear oc curred in the agricultural states, where some 10,000,000 The w oman wno utiansea By JANE PHELPS m T UNKIND MERRIMENT. I want to speak to Morton Gray." .1, had understood that I had not been I signalled the chauffeur to stop. And ! consulted that my husband had aceept she swung the door open as a, man about . f. A- r ,vitoHll .fl f ' - - - ........... v even knowing we had been invited, "lie's a dear!" Mrs. Loring said. CHAPTER IX j. uact taitcii Annie with me because of twenty-rive years out, with a tine, iu my arm. I was sure that if I crippled ' telligent face halted iu his walk, myself further George would be aiigrv. I "Oh, Mr. Gray! you are just the man Jt was luncheon time before we finish- 'I want to seel I am iriviue a dinner a "You'll like him I am sure, lie is vounir. ed. Then just as we left the store who , week from tonight. Bhall you be at lio-jer than most of George's friends; and should I see but Aladge Luring, ierty? Oh, pardon mo, I forgot that you a very talented fellow. But so hard to After asking about my arm, etc., she 'weren't acquainted! airs. Howard, let get hold of. I believe he could dine mentioned something about her shopping me present Mr. Merton Gray, an artist, 'out every single night in the week if having made her Into to a luncheon and a most charming man." I he so desired. " at an exclusive cafe. I offered to take : Mr. Gray lifted his eyes to mine, and I Immediate Liking, her in the car and she gladly accepted, in them 1 saw admiration and respect.1 "Ho looks vory nice; not a bit like onMC .r ;i1nV,lr. Ion,-) V, -,r V, 1 j ? j i . "llat m the world have you been I was so pleased time j nc.-j out my ; some famous person." I declared. acres Ol tillable land have been released for food prOCMC- buying, a book storef" she asked as the hand and said cordially: I "You just wait until I tell him tlOn bV the reDlaCement Of horses With mnm' trucks ! dork brought out an immense parcel and! "I am very glad to meet both the that!"-she declared, again laughing. .v iu vai us a iiau. ordered. I m;iu uuu me in usi. J.11UL is. lr von win vjii. vou woumii Li- j. exc ai lea. uiun t liuenu to waste any time. j excuse my lett hand, The heatless day once a week and the shut-down of industries on the same day throughout theEasJ and Middle West will soon be a thing cf the ' past. This decree of Fuel Commissioner Garfield raised a great storm of protest, the anvil chorus was swelled by nearly all the newspapers of the section affected. 1 It is probable, however, that much real good was ac complished by the order, since. fuel is now being produced and distributed in larger quantities than ever before. Freight congestion also has been greatly relieved. This little taste of the real hardships of war was not taken with good grace but the moral effect will leave a lasting impression. It has .brought our people face to face with the realization that the United States is en-rrno-prl in a bitr. hard war. We have all known this in a way. . But most of us have t had a sort of idea that we could proceed with everything t about as usual, that the war was something apart irom us which would go on of its own accord in a mechanical way to ultimate victory. The wrar will not go on of its own accord. Everybody has got to recognize this fact. Everybody has to work and save and feel and suffer. And the more keenly we feel the situation now, the more clearly we feel the facts now, the harder we work now, the more frugally we live now, the more we suffer now, the less we shall have to pay later, and the smaller will be the total toll. The people east of the Mississippi did not want this practical moral lesson administered. .They did not like it. But if it tended to make us as a nation realize what the country is up against on the economic side of war making it will be a very good thing. And this moral benefit is in addition to the practical advantages that will accrue from it. Mr. Reeves shows that there is $7: ',6,000,000 of capital in vested in automobile manufacturing, and that the total value of the vehicles turned out last year was $917,470,9$$. The Germans will use tanks in their offensive against the allied west front line, so it is stated. Probably, those j tney captured on account ot the tool blunder made by the British commander at Cambrai. The kaiser's personal dentist has come to this country because he isn't needed there any longer. The Yankee soldier boys will pull the kaiser's teeth pretty soon and do a finished job. WHAT ABOUT RUSSIA? But it can hardly be Seattle without Hi Gill. mes I ppl ing by Walt Mason hy X added. "I have. "I'd be so mortified." "Not quite." I answered iravlv. "But had a slitrht accident and cannot use' "Indeed I shall! It is too frood to v there are so many things 1 do not un-the right one." keep," dot-stand about social etiquette that Ii " Nothing serious I hope? " and I was "is your dinner to bo a large af- bought every book I could find on tho pleased to notice real concern in his1 fair?" I asked timidly. subject. George", I started to say dark expressive eyes. I "A'o, I, hate big affairs! It shall how wise he was, etc., then remember-! "Oil, no! just a cut on my arm" I j have only twelve people." ed thut he had cautioned me not to replied. j "I am glad. I can't- seem to become talk of him, and hesitated, blushing fur-1 "Xow will you tell me if you can be : accustomed to the crowded restaurants lousiy. - . . i my guest " Mrs. Loring said m a tone : and the noise," I returned. "Oh, he's a stickler for form all that I thought showed annoyance. Hut; "Think of comparing my house to a right!" Mrs. Loring returned quietly I immediately dismissed the idea as - restaurant ! " and once more she laugh enough, but her eyes fairly danced with foolish, until she said, looking at her ; ed heartily. merriment. Then-all suddenly she threw watch: "I am lato now for an engage-j "Oh, 1 didn 't mean that! But I have berself back in the car and laughed tin- meat." n't been to a private dinner since I til the tears rolled down her cheeks. Mr. Gray consulted a small engage- have been married and I thought per- "Oh, it is too funny, yju naive child! meat book. haps it was to be a'largo one." Oh, what will George say to that?" and! "Yes, I am free for that night." j Just then we drew up to the curb be again peal after peal of laughter rang' "Oh, you popular maul We women fore the restaurant. She jumped out, out, while Annie looked ill amazement spoil you don't wef" aud site tapped ! thanked me for bringing her, then look froni my indignant, red face to the wom him on the arm. "J5y tho way you will oi around rather anxiously, I thought, an who was finding what I had told her see Mrs. Howard again that is, unless But I was too much engaged looking at so amusing. I Bhe has another accident. Her husband . a man whom I could just see thru the Then suddenly she stopped, and waved has accepted my invitation." large swing doors. I wished he would to a young man we were passing. j A peculiar look flashed into his dark, turn around. His back looked very much Merton Gray Appears. .'eves as they rested upen me. i relt my-:)ike George's. "Do you mind if we stop a moment? self blushing furiously. He, as well as! (Tomorrow Mixed Reflections) CONSERVING FOOD I took an ax arid killed nine rats, and left them in their gore; and then I borrowed Johnson's cats, and killed a' dozen more. And thus I did more lasting good, the kind of good that pays than I could do by shun ning food on meatless, wheatless days. We gladly do without our steak, and our accus tomed bread; we're trusting that our course will make the kaiser soak his head. But what's the use, if we allow the rats to be alive? The grain they eat each day, I swow, would make an army thrive. So let us have a ratless day, a day on which we'll raise, and chase the beastlv rats and slav until the last one dies. Then we'll conserve to beat the band, and feed the largest host, and every man in this broad land may have his loaf and roast. No meatless days 1 i.1 1 IM 1 , . , - . - ur wneauess uays wen need to win the war, if we get busy and erase the pest all men abhor. While men are tightening their belts, and knowing hunger's pain, the nasty rats, doggone their pelts, are eating up our grain. And so I take down from its perch the sword of Bunker Hill, and through the house for rats I search, and kill, and kill, and kill. 1 "i. 'J ' r n - ,i UNDER THE CAMOUFLAGE INTIMATE WAR EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OF LOWELL MELLETT (United Press Staff Correspondent) The Daily Novelette l !:(; THE GENERAL'S TRAVELS. Children Cry The Russian situation has changed again, providing the report is true that the Bolsheviki leaders have come to the German terms and signed a humiliating treaty of peace. There are some reports to the contrary, indicat ing that the Russians will still resist the invaders but these two men came into power Germany has secured very fact. We are inclined to think that Russian affairs are so badly mixed that speculating on the situation is of little value from any viewpoint. Anarchy reigns and the stage of civil war and wholesale murder and lawlessness is ap proaching rapidly. For several months it was apparently a state of harmless, peaceful anarchy, with everybody en joying the utmost liberty and nobody working or serious ly considering the future. That condition has passed and an era of intense civil strife is upon the distracted coun try. Blood is flowing copiously in Russia these days. As to the conflict with Germany, we arc inclined to hold to the opinion that the first allied estimate of Lenine. ril , 1 1 i .1 ilA. ii K. nnr ' rnrcv wic T'iini. i 1 im;m. ini'v ;i t .siniiuv iitim i ...... 11 .. i 1.1: i xxv.v "fa : , r-", , I"",","11 7'"m ! f . ll'ithe cook with a razor if ne.essarv and mitul. Think he'll tell me because he's German agents who are doing their work very cleverly! '".nn "f f1.I",!,,'J '"to u'", t,'at.w ,H1"ks tIia 8usage until it'aiw.-.v been honest about everything and successfully up to the present time Their occasiona l, hi',-t h V,lt ' p h3'A ZC: having the Admimitv couldn't quarrels with the Central empires exist only in inspired tiir;,;.h !-,V!fV- h5 'TJ "LLT: mpir own upnnm ana me .......,.. ... -"'b. uhjii s me cusumiy London, Dec. 20. First fog of the , statement as to that reservoir of 2oU,00U season today. There have been foggy ! mpn in Ireland." days, but they don't call it a fog here I hl1 wlm other members . are required by Parliamentary etiquette when you can see the light m your , to address as ' ' the Noble Lord the mom pipe. Today they called it a fog. i ber for South Nottingham," echoed the Called on General Maurice. He ex- sentiment regarding Ireland, but put in plained some of the differences between 'a word for one-man business concerns offensive and defensive warfare, in aii-fulnonS l"3 Nottingham constituents. In tieipation of a change to tho latter on I conclusion he protested against asking the western front. j for a definition of war aims "asleplor- "The public is apt to believe," said j able aud unpatriotic." the general, "when the enemy gains. Soon following him, however, was a bit of ground that we don't give out j Major David Davis with a very expli completo information. The plain fact is.eit demand for such a definition. First that on the defensive you usually don'tjly he suggested the Premier should take kuow what you've lost, if you lose the House into his confidence oftener. anything. When you attack you have '"It's all very well," he said, "to make your cages ready and an officer to count j speeches to the Benchers at Gray's Inn, the prisoners as fast as they are shov-j wi-i may be a less critical audience than ed in. i the Members of this House, but I cer- "Prisoners usually are lost from theltaiuly think he would give more con front lines, where attention is pretty fiuence to tho country if ho came here well occupied and there is no time for : oftener una gavo us uutiioritative slate- culling the roll to find out who is miss-i meats as iegards tho policy of the gov ing. In the confusion of fighting, too, ' eminent. " lie .vigorously criticized Bal- jmcn become separated from their com-; tour's speech of the day before, saying panics and it usually takes some days the ioreign Ufliec tailed to realize to learn who is missing and who is. "that the world is now being permeat dead." led by new ideas which are totally at The fog had not lifted when we left variance with some of the prehistoric tho War Office, in fact, it was a bit j views held in the Foreign Office." thii-l.er. Crossing Whitehall to the Ad-j IJip'on.aey, he declared, is no longer miralty was something of an adventure, i to be regarded as the special privilege It was like swimming under water in 'of the Foreign Office. Commander a stream intested witn submarines, vvedgewooa lnteipoiateu And He Did I THINK I'LL HAVE fl LITTLE U)EL5H RRRESIT BEFORF I i . rSR FLETCHER'S ASTORIA some going upstream aud some down; most confusing. Commander Walcott at tho Admiral ty, a keen, far-sighted officer, foresaw for our benefit the finish of the German Ami of the governing classes." "Ami, as my iiunorable and Gallant Friend says, of the governing classes" continued Maj. Davies. r sir, Jr-i 4 hav? been waiting for earnestly, to brace himself by juitting one foot on the side of the big table. Of course, it was the foot of the First Lord of the Ad miralty, but the spot' where it rested wa not more than ten inches f until I get so tired I can't remain awake and say pnrtnh, tomorrow morning when ! this car reaches Columbia they will put 1. .!,.. 1 .. l 1 : .... 1 " u !e e nut on .a illume r iuf n i .i u.. tu .,l,.-i f t.,,H--tor some perns A tra.n s food that car is attached I want you to get fort to end-becau.e he didn't, not be t -n.Tl.Ti tl '''r 0nV!mS''' il" "ther employment or causo it would be giving information t.eneu 1 llcl .yo.y the hero of several laziness and order for me two portions 1 to the euemv. But when it does end will . m. conn, M,gn,s tnree an.-nMus nt f the b st country sausaize. Stand over L- 1.1,,, it ho l.nd the rii'ht date Yellowing him there came a perfect neau ci tile great gold mace, svmbol of Bivc.ie.gniy, lying across the front of the iici-k. submarine campaign. The commander torrent of speech from a seat beneath isn't ovni.tlv nn mil imist : his analysis the luilcorv where- I sat. I couldn't see. of the situation showed rather a well- j the speaker, but the evening papers note Many speakers followed. Mr. As reasoned confidence. I can't give the! the tact that Mr. bNnton, member for quitii 's speech, like the Prime Minister 's M .'i tnyr, Lroo.e all speed records, speaK-; oai oeen iuiiv reponed. Mr. Adamson cuamiian mi itnyr, lei' v i in tne course of fifteen mnuices. .It must have been btanton. What he wanted the Prime Minister to "Mdo, he Udiir or tne Labor Party members, ssmg tae Prime rinit.r .,i.i. If you iTiiaine that von arrt ,ln. reports intended to mislead world at large. The fact cannot be denied that since these two men came into power Germany secured every possible advantage from the situation. Russia has quit fighting and her army is scattered, allowing the Germans to take possession of any territory desired and hold it, and every end sought by them has been attained without striking a blow. There was no doubt that Kerensky was true to Russia and the allies as long as he maintained power. In England, too, thre are chronic kickers, just as there are in this country. No wonder Lloyd-George served notice on the malcontents that if they didn't like the way Ihe war was being conducted to run things themselves and they had the good sense in the house of commons to tell the premier to stay on the job. Blinking and scared almost white the porter nmhled up. "Portah!" said the general, "make up my berth at ouce. lou understand; make it up quickly and make it good" " Yes, sah, yes, sah," luumbled the porter us he kept his eyes on the Gen eral's funny goatee; "yes, sah." "Get nt it, you rascal. Move! Never once in my life have I been able to pro perly rest my hones and flesh in a sleep- If I have to kick you all over tli 'Yes, sah, yes, sahl' When that sausage is cooked just ' nf the way we reached the Foreign Of- nght I want you to call me. It will take f ice safelv. All except Morris. LADD & BUSH, Bankers On February 7th wc received balance of Liberty Loan Bonds Now prepared to make deliveries to those buying themt GO NO JARTHER The Evidence Is At Your Door Salem proof is what you want and the statement of this highly respected res idem will banish all doubt: P. W. Brown, retired fa-mcr, 14;0 State St , says: " Hard work weaken ed my kidneys aud I often felt the i li'eet in lameness and soreness aeross the small of my buck. Finally my at tention was called to Doan's Kidney Pills and 1 got some f n m Dr. Stone s ! lVu Store. The Ivckarho and sore i ne-vs entirely left m" (Statemout ! given January 31, HN'ti.) ( On April 11, 1910. Mr. Brown said: "I am ready to confirm any tune hat I said in nty former statement rei;ardiinf my experience with Dean's Kidney Pills. I still consider them a medicine of merit and they always do ffood work whenever I take them." Price fiiV, nt a'l dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a KHuey remedy get O-ian's Kidney Til's the same that Mr- Brown has twien publicly recom mended. F,wter-MiRurn Co., Tro!-.. Buffalo, X. Y. days). By' hugging a picket fence most f01- ua .,nd thai one morning we snail gn ut- ai v up and reau tuat ami or iuou aeru Morris rihuies nave flown , to Germany aud . me only eight minutes to dress and.still js perfectly at home in a fog and he j bombed them to the devil, men, women uiMuiej; inr razor over mat scoundrel or , struck out into tne very uuiist oi n, and children, tne same as uuic a cook, make him took for me a large making a short cut across the Horse-' doue our people." stack of buckwheat cakes each one five guards Parade. - j Almost missed this fine finish for in inches in diameter and one quarter of an i At the Foreign Office, Roxburgh, ' midst of it 1 spied the boyish out inch thick, no more, no less. Start with 'authority 'on international affairs had yme f the Prime Minister he's really ten of these cakes and have the cook 1 progressed alphalx-tically through Al-juot much bigger than Secretary of War ready to make ten more at a moment 's bauia, Budapest, Constantinople and so ; Baker, as he came through the door enll. Have him also make ready a larire f.,!!,,;,, t.i Petroirrad. when Morris '.. hm-k of the Speaker's dias. Xo igu j pot of good coffee and if it isn't good arrived. He had not only got lost in coremony attended his entry. He slipped lie carii.n vr-ug his neck. And, more lmpor 'the foiT. but had fallen down in the : auiotIv and wedged himself between bir iinc tieddes ana sonar .uaw , front bench, where members of the gov errment sit. Stanton sat down and the Prime Min ister stood up. He placed a bundle of pupeis on the big desk that extended from the Speaker's chair in front of said, wa "to get more oi tue . m go ua waning can alter call for men. vouj!g noli who are sniikiug uruuuu iui "-""out oumc ueiiune ana distinct ar ir.iu.'S or it' othei industries into the rangemeiit as to the conscription of aruiv." ilis peroration was: tsalti, lnc'u you will find you are up We have these aeroplanes eon, ing j against a very difficult proposition." f rom Ame.ica aud I am hoping the gov Later when another member broke is orament l ae a little surprise in store sue with las statement tnat members of uio uppei classes are not found in tho food queues, Adamson retorted: have placed at my table one;mu,i 0f Horseguards Parade. taut sti pint of real maple sugar syrup. Vn-destaud?'' "Yes. sah, yes, sah, puffectly. 1 'so from d and knows jes' what you wauts aud you'll done git it. General." profit; parade The dav was not without learned that a fence beats a I understands pround in a foil. South, General j London, Dec. 20. The Mother of Par linnient is a ffood deal Use ner enwifen, Iu a few miuutes the berth was ar-!nr leastwise the resemblance is veryji ,ont half the length of the gov- ranged aud the general was carefully ' marked in the case of one husky child, j orumeut bench. As he spoke he refer t ucked in and soon his snores were try- , the I'. S. Congress. Came to this pro-jj to hif notes, for the speech contain ing to outdo the puffing of any ordin- 'found couclusiou today after listening to; cjj maiiv figures, said to be a weakness ary locomotive. jtne proceedings at ' Westminister for,u tue i-rime Minister. While in appear- Ton Hours Later. I some hours.-The occasion was the Prime 1 nn(.e he was as much the evangelist as The General awyke and he was as 1 Miuister 's appearance on the eve of t.Ver the Gypsy Smith, type, not the fresh as a cabaret dancer. j t'hristuias adjournment to discuss the , luily Sunday lie did not use his evan- "Kgad." fcjiid he as he stretched trim-1 state of the war on land and sea. i gelist voice today. The pulpit-like ef self. "That is the first time iu all my j Most of the speeches that preceded fect) however," was emphasized in other life that I have slept on a moving train, that of Lloyd George bore on what WHTs; by the involuntary trick, for in Uey, there, Portah! " j members hoped he would say; most of stance, of restiug his hands on the desk "Yes, sah, yes, sah," aud there was those following his had to do with what at luigHt slightly below his shoulders the porter. ihe had said or left nnsaid. land swajing slowly backward and for- "Now, sir; did you ordtir my break-! First speaker was the nieniber for'ad. fast exactly as I told yon? I see that I East Glamorganshire, Mr. Edwards.' This government bench is just a the train is standing. Are we at Colum-1 Among the things he hoped the Prima bench, and nothing more, Lloyd George bia or Augusta!" (Minister would announce was the comb- tslkid for almost an hour and a half. The porter edged carefully away and ing out of about 'K),000 single men from Belotv he concluded Boaar Law, who made somewhat hurriedly for the rear the coal fields for the army, some hund- had Wit. slipping by impreceptible de platform of the car as be replied: reds of thous.-vnds from munition plants grees, was sitting on the small of his l se mighty sorry, sah, mighty sor-jand generally "a ruthless re-xamin-. back ir close thereto. When the Trime ry. sah, but do fact am dat dtf tra in t done started yit in , tion of the badges of exemption. "Also . Minister sat down, Sir Eric Geddes avail he desired "a definite and encouragingj ed himself of the chance, which he must Russian eapitaL I x do not tliiuk you will find any largo proportion of duchesses in tnesa queues. " it wus soon after this that Lloyd George departed. Premcmg K13 remains by saying it really wasn't worth whilo wnen the Prime Minister wasn't there Mr. Hogge of Edinburgh lambasted tha government for seveuil minutes. "What we want to ask ourselves, ' 'he said, "and what we want to face the Prima Minister with, is this: Whether this government is really competent to go on witn the business in hand. I do not think it is." After outlining his reasons tor this conclusion at length, he sud denly exeuiuued, "the thing is so great a laree that i do not propose to continue my speech further." Which he didn't. Woman Has Thrilling Experience in Russia San Francisco, Feb. 20. Mrs." G. a Jones, of New York and Louisville, wai in fran r rancisco today after a thrilling wedding trip which took her to Kusia in the .thick of the Bolsheviki revolution. wth her husband she is en route to Washington where Jones, now head of a large tobacco eompauy, will, become "dollar-a-year" man. Last October Mrs. Jones watched the Bolsheviki storm the Winter Palace as .-be sat in her hotel in Petrograd. ghe saw soldiers shoot down young girls in the Nevsky Prospect. Then she travel ed hundreds of miles down tha Volga river to Archangel and was the last American woman refugee to leave the