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Newspaper Page Textiii.iniuhir amiai Jouma a CHARLES n. FISHEE Editor and Publisher TUESDAY EVKNIXO February 26,li18 ' IliiiiiM i rome or i Me i, I! FUBMKHED EVERT EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Pig. Co., Inc. U 8. BARNES. President. t'HAS. H. FISHER. Vice-President. DORA C. ANDREHEN, Sec. and Tress. A CHEERLESS VICTORY Dally by carrier, per year Daily by mall, per year . . BUBHCKUTION RATES $5.00 Per Month 45c 8.00 Per Montli 35c FULL LEASED WIRE TifiLEORAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES W. D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. C'hlcano, W. H. Stockwell, People's Gas Building Tbe Capital Journal carrier boys are Instructed to put the paper on the porch. If tha carrier doea not do this, misses you, or neglects getting tbe paper to you on time, kindly phone tbe circulation manager, as this Is tbe only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are frfflowlng Instructions. Phone Main si before 7 :3u o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL Is tbe only newspaper In Kalem whose circulation Is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. NEW SHIPS RAISE WHEAT PRICE A dispatch from Food Administrator Hoover yester day partially cleared up the puzzle as to the price of wheat at Portland. Under the proclamation of the president the price was fixed at $2.05 a bushel. This caused some dis satisfaction as it was contended the price should be the same as at Chicago. While there is considerable differ ence of opinion on that point, the Hoover telegram states that the shipping board has undertaken to give the Pa cific northwest a rate of $:.50 a ton by water to New York. This the board expects to accomplish by using the new tonnage for carrying the grain crop of the northwest through the canal and to New York, if not on to Europe. Seattle has already turned out thirteen ships which are rapidly being made ready for service and the yards at Portland are running a vessel oil the ways every weeK. In another month or such a matter a launching some where in the northwest will be almost a daily occurrence, and the new ships should be able to carry all of Oregon's prain crocs and much besides to the eastern markets. If Hoover can carry out his program it will make the price of wheat at Portland about $2.18, as the price at New York is $2.28 and the $:?.50 rate would amount to about 10 cents a bushel. Now if Mr. Hoover can do something to ward equalizing the price of corn so that the northwest will not be throttled by the prof iteersmen, his work will be appreciated. He should remember that poultry own ', ers are forbidden to sell their hens, or to feed them wheat, and yet the speculators are allowed to hold corn prices "at a prohibitive figure. Corn worth $1.25 at Chicago is worth about double that in the northwest. This would allow a freight rate of about $45 a ton from Chicago to Pacific coast points, or more than ten times as much as is to be charged for carrying the wheat crop east. THE GRANTS PASS WAY Conditions in Russia are far from being satisfactory to the kaiser. True he has the misguided neasentrv under his heel, but that does not alter the fact that he will have l to keep his heel pressed down hard upon them. Their most dangerous trait is their ignorance. They do not realize their condition and consequently another revolu tion is due in the near future. Having deposed a czar these peasants will imagine it is just as easy to depose a kaisef. It may be, the seriousness of the undertaking depends on the size of the army Germany maintains on the eastern front. It is a certainty that onlv an ever present force can prevent another outbreak in the very near luture. As a matter oi tact it would not be at all surprising if a guerrilla war was started and that the old Russian tactics of falling back- and destroying everything as they did so, would be adopted by a large portion of the Russians who are not directly under the control of Lenine and Trotsky. About all Germany can hope for is the getting of foodstuffs from Russia, but this it seems is not a cheerful prospect. The serfs, suddenly freed refused to work, and the result is that the crops last year in Russia were far below normal, being in fact hardly suf ficient for home consumption. On top of this the insuf ficient railway system of Russia, even when at their best, are now in such shape that they are unable to handle what foodstuffs are available to them. The "Russian victory" may cheer some of the Germans, but it will not prevent them being forced to draw their belts still tighter. The Woman Who Changed By JANE PHELPS The copy of "Tbe Woman Who Changed" has been delayed in the mails. The next Chapter will appear as soon as the delayed copy is received. JOHN DEVOY BACK (CaatiemeJ. fiesa page eae) Pastor W. A. Baker of the International Bible Stu dents Association, was billed to speak at Grants Pass It may be necessary yet for Japan to give the Russians another lesson in the art of war. Germany reaching out for the Orient will stir the Japanese as nothing else can. If Japan gets into the war in fact it will not be long until China is also doing her stunt. We may talk as we please about Japanese influence over their neighbors, but after all Japan can do more with the Chinese than all the other nations combined. If she tells the Chinese government to get busy there will be something doing. In. fact this could be easily started now if the allies would put up the money necessary for maintaining and getting a Chinese army into the field. Tlie letter follows in part: "Dear friend: "I avail myself of the chance of our friend returning to San Francisco, to send you this letter by hand. Nothing is safe in the mails in this free country. "Our information as to what occur red at homo ou the inside was very meager up to a couple of weekB ago. Now, authentic accounts comiug by hand show us that we guessed pretty accurately. "The substauco of it all is that be trayal of the information about the shipload of arms by Wilson's men en abled the English-to catch the vessel. There is no doubt at all about this. They got in the raid ou Von Igel's office a note of mine the transcript of a mes sage received in cipher from Dublin and wirelessed to Berlin tho day before, April 17, a request not to laud the arms 'before the night of Sunday, 23rd.' That was its meaning but it used tho word 'goods.' It was at ouce given to the English and they sent out their pat rol boats and caught the ship. Then they sent troops to Tralee. "That would not have spoiled the ris ing, because it they were m the field, other shipments would have been sent. Casement "did the rest. He landed on headed for tho cataract and "we nius. seize the oars and with full power i ou:- reserve energies we must save oui selves. ' ' "But what is labor unionism doing in this battle? in our shipyards it is slacking in a most shameful aud dis graceful maimer." Declaring that everything connected with the Hog Island shipyard from tho time of tiie purchase of the laud on which it is located down to the present timo "exemplified the hog na ture of man," McCumber continued: "After th land had been purchased and the foundation laidd upon jraft, it was but natural that the superstruc ture should be in harmony with the foundation and every act, every con tract, every expenditure for material or labor has been wildly extravagant. "The hard earned dollars of the in dustrious people of America, exacted by the heaviest, burden of taxation have been burned in a wi!d Saturnalia of extravagance-" Turning to labor, AiVCumbor charg ed that labor in specific shipyards, par ticularly riveters, were clacking: He asserted that wlaere it used to cost the government $400 to get ten thous and rivets driven, it was now costiii;; $2175. ; Samuel Oompers, he declared, was unable to handle the men. They were Friday and sent a message to McNeil jj tne eras.p of unscrupulous leaders, Lenine and Trotsky advise the Russians to yield with out undertaking any defense whatever. ' To the citizens of Petrograd who talk of putting up a j fight they say "they appreciate their nobility, but they are in no condi tion to fight.". As they deliberately got', the misguided Russians in this condition,- none should know better just what it is. - One hundred thousand bushels of Willamette valley potatoes should put punch in the jolts the American boys in the trenches give the kaiser's troops. Then when the other valley vegetables get busy it will be all off with the . 1T&1 Sunday on the subject: "The End of the World Relation hungry boches. If they can smell the cooking they will ui nut incicbu. x i,uuwi ujl uv-imin, ivumvu jjurg an come across the pastor s address was not such as patriotism could in dorse and so it interviewed him as to the substance of the remarks he was to make. Four questions were asked. They were: Are you a member of the Red Cross? Are you a subscriber to the liberty bonds? Have you purchased thrift stamps or savings certifi cates? Are you whole-heartedly and unreservedly backing the government's war program? His answer being "no" to all of these questions he was informed that any advice from him as to the end of the j world or the relation of the present war thereto could bei to sUo it. that it was hopeless, etc. McNeil got it Saturday aud issued his eoui.terinunii, ' ' From our experience of a vear .c,f his .'"'asement's) utter impracicability, we sent, with tho first note from home that we transmitted to Berlin a request that K 'Casement) be asked to remain there 'to take care of Irish interests.' "Wo knew ho would meddle in his honest, but visionary way to such au extent as to spoil things, but we did not dream that he would ruin everything as he has done. ' ' Ho. was obsessed with the idea that ho was a wonderful leader and that nothing could bo done without him. His letters always kept me awake on the night of the day I got them. "It is not true that the Germans treated us badly; they did everything we asked, but they were wearied of his impracticable dreams and told us to deal directlv with them here. He had no more he said "Kvery man who holds up the gov ernment in this timo of danger com mits a crime and every government of ficial who stands by, armed with pow er to prevent such ai ts and allows thorn to continue, is a participant in thaf crime," McCumber said. "Just- how long the American peo ple will submit to being robbed, first by the material man, then by the la borer and then to having both robber ies encouraged and acquiesced in tho government, the Lord only knows." Ho asserted that this plundering element constituted about one tenth of tho American people. "We are facing the supreme test of democracy," ho said. "Cannot a self governing peoplo iniiiose upon itself that, labor, that sacrifice, that sub version to tho necessities of war which an autocratic government can enforce by merp word of command? If it can- 1 have faitn that vf CASCARETS SELL TWENTY MILLION BOXES PER YEAR Best, Safest Cathartic for Liver and Bowels, and People Know It They're Fine! Don't Stay Bilious, SicMIeadachy or Constipated jWQRK WHILE YOU SLEEpf ppimg unymes by Walt Mason to do with getting that shipload than the man in the moon. The request was uot, it is doomed made from Dublin and we transmitted it can. from here.. They replied m nine days, I We have human enerirv to win this ... . tavi; i . . . - ana trie messago was sem 10 uuvuu uy war and win it quickly, but that cn- a girl -wno nau orougm oui me request. He (Casement) told evcryinmg to every fellow who called on him. Chris- te;istn, who 'saved him , is one of the worst crooks I ever met and was in the pay of tho English all along. Case ment was warned of that from Ireland aud the first thine he did was to tell this fellow himself and to give him tho ergy needs mobilization. At present three fourths of it is being wasted." Slate Highway Bonds . Placed On Market Enjoy lifel Keep clean inside with Casearets. Take ouo or two at night and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Wake up feeling grand. Ycoir head will be clear, your tongue clean, breata right, stomach sweet and your liver and thirty feet of bowels active. Get a box at any drug store and straighten up. Stop tho headaches, bilious spells, bad colds and bad days Hrighten up. Cheer up, Clean up! Mothers should give a whole Cascaret to children when crcfSs, bilio, feverish or if tongue ia coated they are harmless-never grip or siekeu. ' advertised for sale, bids to. be opened March 15 at Portland. Home question had arisen as to tha advisability of attempting to sell tha bonds because of war conditions and ex tensive inquiries were made into tha subject by Chairman Benson, of tfi commission, as well as by others. This means that at least the road program as already contracted for the year can go ahead, providing a ready sale of the bonds is determined. It had been estimated that the com mission would be about $000,000 short or monev to tinance its road contracts dispensed with bv the citizens of Gvants Fass. The mem bers of the council of defense were unanimous in decid ing that they did not want the end of the world brought about in that section, especially by one who was apparent ly unfriendly to that world. The gentleman with the in formation as to the end of all things was invited to unload elsewhere and he did. Now German spies are trying to encourage Spain into taking sides against the allies. The noble dons are being told what splendid fellows they are, and what an intense love the German officers have for them. The idea is to ftir up war in the rear of the allies. It is not likely it will work, but should it, there will be little left of Spain when the war is over. Advices from Amsterdam are to the effect that a cam paign has been started in Germany to promote a new strike, general throughout Germany. Once the Germans get the habit the kaiser will find a strike at home is about as bad as a war on the front. A revolution has broken out in Costa Rica. This is a poor time for staging anything except a real war, as the newspaper correspondents are all employed elsewhere. LADD & BUSH, Bankers On February 7th we received balance of Liberty Loan Bonds Now prepared to make deliveries to those buying them. THE DRAGGING WAR The, war drags on, and Peace's dawn has shown no sign of breaking; the world's war worn, the nations mourn, and countless hearts are aching. Death mows his swath in futile wrath, and never quits his labors; .still roar the guns of blood drunk Huns, still flash their swords and sabers. It rests with us to end the fuss; we are the ones appointed to furl the flags- and queer the brags of Beelzebub's anointed. Our boys will scrap until the map with Teuton fur'is spotted; they soon will show the kraut. fed foe just how he should be swatted. And . we old lads must raise the scads to help them in the tussle; our boys must fight for honor bright, and stay-at-homes must hustle. We should be quick and proud to stick by every regulation, that is decreed, in time of need, to aid our battling nation. By shunning meat we help to beat the Prussian, they inform us; so let us shake the toothsome steak; a pound of mush will warm us. By saving coal we'll jar the soul cf every Hun and Vandal; if we need heat let's warm our fett before a tallow candle. And he who sings while doing things to beat the butcher royal, wio makes no roar at any chore, is doubly true and loyal. Some growl and grunt at every stunt, and balk at every duty; they would not sweat a h:ur, you bet, to whip the foeman Teuty. (7 "O r i t ?r ' - f' P ' Canada Wants Recruits to Build Railroads sent to France immediately, and an appeal is 'made to all British and Can adian subjects with railroad experience to offer themselves fur this branek of the service immediately. special rates of pay are offered to ? - . i Tpon the efficienev of tho railroads : behind the lines nt tla nlli.wl amm. Frauce, depends not onlv the lives cf 'men.with experience as blockmen.sliunt th men going "over the'top", but the ers' firtfnlen. fitters, drivers, tubers and i final outcome of the great conflict ! blnt'kn'i,h"' nut mea with pwtifally ; which is about to be staged ou the west-, 8ny k,ml of railrol experience will b jern front. accepted for this branch of the service. To plav her full part, Canada has! Th eanadian rate of pay is U0 latelv increased her armv on the firing i da-v am, l',P,'les of married men , line," and this has necessitated increas- i rofolv separation allowance of 123.00 jed railroad operations. iPr besides an allowance, where Information has been received at u.0,'v' from the British Oregon Pmt the British and Canadian recruiting of- "'lC fun1- , fice, Third and Oak streets, Portland I. mt t"J araed, but enlist numed that an additional Canadian railroad iato - 1,1 ,,,e brt;l of he service you construction corps is to be raised ndjlri''cr ,0 sorv iu- this fellow timwlt ana to give mm no ( By .. nn a(lver;gement t spH'if umuc iy - " muu.uiiu wortti or Highway bonds from : sion to sell this block of bonds will prob- Christensen was go ing P tl,e $fi,000,000 bond issue, the state ably not interfere with the commission to testify agains f '"el I highway, commission has construed a selling other bonds later in the year. to give away all our secrets, .that he :tclegram roceived frora Washington as had got from Roger, but we kept him ... u nuthorit to ahead with G g A unman, the Albanv demo, rond work for this year. Crat says, is the first farmer in Linn The capital issue advisory committee 1 county to install aa electric cooking at. Washington telegraphed to the com-1 range' in the kitchen of his farmhouse, mission that if proper data were for- Mr. Austnan has au tlectric system of warded as to the bond issue, the issue his own installation that does every would be released. The data have gone thing for him that electricity can be forward as requested and the bonds' made do on a farm. ' i here. I "I don't want you to tell any of this I mean about Koger to anyone ex cept Father York, nut tne rest ui n you can use your judgment about. "If that countermand had not been issued they would have taken Dublin and tho big force that was concentrat ed on Dublin (British forces) would have had to be divided ap. "The turn over of the people to our side, according to everybody, is aston ishing. The conversion to our side among tho priests is the most remarkable thing f " We have sent a good sum of money fr,r our work aud it is already there. We expert to be in direct communication with a reorganized S. C or a partly re on i;i.i:d one very soon. Of course, a lot of the future will depend ou the sonrae or ine r .- " now coing somewhat agauiM whate -er comes, the S3! '- Timfrr- ---- Children Cry for Fletcher's fttfrZlfH. ;":-i'" I l ''4 old us, but Irelr.nd is ..itii the few facts I have given vou in vour mi 41. . tii'ifition bett Mrs. ).'. 1. and to Father York " Xours Truiy, "JOHN DEVOY." rew iacis j. s ind, you will understand better. Kind regards to CAPITAL AND LABOR (Continued from page one) at- ''' a L (OK 1 e: i ships," said McCumber. "Never be fore has the cause of democracy, the cause of these very laborers, needed ships as thev are needed today. The very life of the causo depends upon "'"lie asserted that there are over six million men in the nation who are not engaged in remunerative labor and thai six hundred thousand more could be obtained by substituting women m : limn rvf emnlovment which Ct'llUUU iiuv., c thev could easily perform. 'r,.rn.,.her declared that proper tention had not been given to getting -1.:..- ... i.u American troop to France and supply them. He quoted. U..r.vtarT Baker ea saying tnat i,ouo.-i ;iwi m..n were readv to go across if "we had tho transportation facili- Addressing himself to Bauer, Mc Cumber said: "If vou say that & shipping boaTd had bein created to supply the ships and that you were concerned , oniy with creating an army, then it seems to me that you have given an unanswer able argument ia favor of a war board which would bring into accord all of the programs of waT." The American board, he declared, ia The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use tor over over 30 years, has borne the signature of - ana nas Deen made under his per ffc-jfas. sonal supervision since its infancy. 'xu"i Allow no one to deceive vou In this. .All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Cbildran Experience against Experiment. p What is CASTOR I A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has fceen in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep, The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. w4U.HE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of In Use For Oyer 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought -TH eiTu Cfii.iv. wwvoi. errv.