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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1918)
lifliltlilillliiieyi'&iwiiiiiilli!! .,r...i;..l.i..i..C()i.i:ji-.li!l). rjyr.,.. i :X( ,.,,,,,m. M,i,i.:i.,ii,,.,i-jyi f The p: i CHARLES H. FLSHEB Editor and Publisher iLditortm TUESDAY EVENING March 5, 1918 Capital Journal l rae o PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, BALEM, OUEGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. B. BARNES, President CHA8. H. FISHER. VIce-I'retldcnt. DORA C. ANDREBEN, Bee. and Treaa. IS IT BENSON OR ADAMS? BUBHCKUTION KATES rllr bj carrier, pr year Per Month 45c Itly by mall, per year M Mth 35c Vm.lj LEASED WIRE TiiLECiUAPlI KEPOIl EASTERN HEl'ItEHENTATIVKS W. D. Ward, "Sew York, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H. Stockwell, Peeple's Gaa Building Tbe Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier do not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation man.iE-r, as tlila is the only way we can determine whether not the carrier, are following Instructions, l'hone Main ttl before 7 :30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger If tbe carrier boa missed you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUUNAL la the only newspaper In Salem whose circulation la guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. OREGONIAN CRITICIZES HAWLEY Discussing ths question asked by the Eugene Register, of: "What's Wrong With Portland?" the Oregonian talks frankly, admitting Portland is to blame for the city and the state lagging, but at the Fame time charges that other sections of the state are equally to blame. This is at least partly true. It also suggests that the rest of the state should join hands with Portland in bettering condi tions and pushing not only Portland but the state to the front. In so doing it for the first time so far as we can remember, finds fault with the congressmen of the state but especially with Representative Hawley of this dis trict. It says: "Portland may to advantage join with Lane and other counties in sending to congress men who are more wide awake to the needs of Oregon than some of the present delegation men who are well informed, who keep up to date and who work energetically and un remittingly for the interests of Oregon, not yielding to fie influence of Washington life." The sugges-j tion as to Lane county makes the Oregonian's criticism a direct charge of incompetency against Congressman Hawley since he is from the district in which Lane county is located. This coming from the leading republican paper of the state is a serious charge, and one that should not be overiooKea. 11 it is true iukib snuum uc a v, and if a change the sooner the better. Personally Con gressman Hawley is above reproach, but there are many who will agree with the Oregonian that he is not an ideal congressman. He is a round plug in a square hole, and so does not full it. It is a matter the remedying of which rests entirely with the republicans of this district. The nomination for the office is practically an election, and so the citizens of the district outside of the republican party have nothing to say as to the changing of the con pressman. As good citizens, however, the republicans of the district owe it to themselves and to the state to put in the office the very best material they have. Surely there are men in the district who are capable 01 nusuing m the interests of the state and of accomplishing things for it -If there are such some one of them should be given a chance to show what can be done toward putting Oregon in the limelight, and getting for her that recognition her merits deserve. The wretched mix-up over the building of wooden ships is an evidence of the lack of ability of the Oregon delegation, and it is but one of many. It is up to the republicans to say whether conditions shall remain as they are or be changed. Will they act, or wait until condi tions are such that the people will send a democrat to the lower house of congress from this district? The dem hp nn improvement but the voters and tax payers are realizing they are getting nothing from their congressmen in the way of proper recognition of the state and if they see no hope of change in this direction they will be tempted to try something else. The Oregon ian evidently thinks they should. In discussing non-partisanship the Oregonian says: "A still maturer judgment is tint a non-partisan is an intense partisan of a confirmed minority seeking a way to fool the majority." Thus we have a reason given by the Oregonian itself for its contention that the national administration should be non-partisan; why it endorsed aP ViftOV tilw tlinf. fnmmis non-partisan leader, Senator ru inui inj v..- . Chamberlain, and his non-partisan war cabinet scheme. Sometimes we have wondered why the Oregonian could be so narrowly partisan in state affairs and so liberally non-partisan in national affairs, but now the frank con fession of the editor makes his purpose perfectly plain and logical as Oregonian logic goes. ' Governor Withycombe has decided that enemy aliens can hold state jobs and draw pay out of the public treas ury so long as they do not blow up any property or rfioot off their mouths. He is a strong believer in the time honored practice of locking the stable door after the horse is stolen. By the way, governor, how many citizens of the United States do you suppose are holding public jobs and drawing public money in Germany? Governor Withycombe has one of those little jobs on his hands that make the life of the politician anything but a round of pleasure. On or before the first of April he must appoint a successor to Highway Commissioner Adams, whose term expires on that date. Simon Benson, pronounced the leading citizen of the state before he was a citizen at all, and who is also a member of the highway commission has announced the commission is not large enough to hold Adams and himself at the same time, and has asserted that if Adams is reappointed he will resign. The governor has managed to keep them both quiescent pending the making of the new appointment. It is claimed the governor has promised Benson that he will not reappoint Adams and also that he has promised Adams that he will re-appoint him. This is a matter the truth of which is probably only known by the governor and the parties above named. The matter is further com plicated by the fact that the primaries are due soon and the governor is not desirous of making an enemy of either of the Highwaymen. Several persons are mentioned as likely to be named in Adams place and as C. W. Hawley of Polk county and one of the regents of 0. A. C. is one of these, the wise speculator will ' place his bets on that individual. John E. Redmond is dead. Next to Charles S. Parnell, he was undoubtedly the greatest of all Irish statesmen, judged by what he really accomplished for his people. He was able, honest and practical characteristics that few Irish leaders possess to any appreciable extent when put to a real test. They usually go wrong at the right time just as most of them are on the side of the kaiser and autocratic government at the present time. - The real Ire land, however, is prosperous and contented at the present time because of the conservative, constructive leadership of Redmond who built his policies upon the foundation laid by Parnell, whose devoted follower he had been until death closed the latter's career. Redmond was true to Great Britain in the present conflict and naturally in curred the enmity of the Siin Fein anarchists and traitors both in Ireland and this country a not very numerous but extremely noisy bunch of wild Irishmen. Portland is having trouble over her milk supply. It seems the distributors on the first of this month cut the prices paid the dairymen, but did not reduce the price to consumers. This the producers objected to, and now the claim is made and apparently substantiated that instead of cutting the price the producers must be paid more or go out of business. This it is claimed is made necessary by the increased cost of feed and of labor.- The situation has reached such a stage that the dairymen are threaten ing to sell their cows to the butchers and quit. This has caused the mayor to take a hand .ns there is danger of a milk shortage in the city. - m --" ippiin by Walt Mason g Rhymes LADD & BUSH, Bankers On February 7th we received balance of Liberty Loan Bonds Now prepared to make deliveries to those buying them. HI 1 Ku H ! on such s P; I could g . HOW TO END IT Gee whiz, but I am weary, of war, that does not cease; my eyes are red and bleary, I've wept so much for peace; for peace that is departed, and has been gone for years; and I am broken hearted, and tired of squirting tears. My watch I have been keeping, and watching but dejects; long, long I have been weeping, in seven dialects. At last I see quite plainly that tears won't help us win; and now, to act more sanely I promise to begin. I'll help to end the scrapping, and bring peace back again, by doffing sable trapping, and digging up the yen. The man who takes his shillings and buys a baby bond does more to stop the killings o'er there, across the pond, than forty reubens wailing, and beating of their slats, with strips of crepe a-trailing from bands around their hats. The man who lends his money to good old Uncle Sam, makes all the outlook sunny, from York to Yuba Dam. Oh, chee, I'm sick of fighting! I'd see the dove of peace upon our flag alighting, as fair and slick as grease; that I may help to bring her another bond I'll! buy; and thus I'll push the stinger in Kaiser Billy's eye. our families, and all the little confi dences so dear to girlish hearts, but which sound rather loolisn when repeat ed. It was almost dinner time when I reached home. By hurrying, I would have just time to dress before George came iu. An Evening Call. "We will call upon the Loring's after dinner," George said. ' Shall I dress again I" I asked, never dreaming of objecting, although I dreaded the ordeal. "No, you look very well," be said a ' ter inspecting me critically. J told him of my afternoon, of the c tito lit t'o lea room where we had tea, of Frits. Kreisler's playiiig, aid of how much 1 hud enjoyed it all. He said very little in return, but that little was kind, and I was happy. We foeiid Mr. and Mrs. Loring at lion e, and from the conversation I knew that Madge Loring had telephoi.cd tierrge. V-b;. hadn't she telephoned tfl Surely Jt i;.uld have been the correct thing to UV We played cards in the library, then had a delightful supper. Just as we stopped playing by the way, Mr. Lor ing and 1 had beaten them badly Mrs. Loring sai'd glancing around at the well filled book shelves. ' I haven 't a complete library, Mrs. Howard, I have uo books such as you bought the other day not one," then she laughed merrily. "What books? I thought wo kept pretty veil in touch with the book "Mar ket," her hii ioaud said looking in a puz zled maimer troiu her laughing iat.i to my flushed on?. 1 had looited at (ioorgi and knew . he was annoyed that the subject should be brought up. A Uood Beginning Witn a Bad Eliding "Oh, it is too good to keep, Latham. Mrs. Howard bought all the booici on Bangs' store the other day. You should have seen the bundle. It will take, yon most of yo.if timo for months to real them," she said to n.e, then agiau laughed uproariously. "you behove iu l.eing correct Mrs. Howard, I see You bhontd have credit " he said stiltedly, and his voice was full of laughter. Someway it hurt anu ein I The Success of Eyeglasses Is in thaperfection of the fit. A perfect fit can only be obtained with perfect equipment. Let us demonstrate our ability to fit your eyes perfectly. A specialist does the work. HARTMAN BROS. CO.- JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS (State and Lilerty Streets Dr. Burdette, Optometrist; We Can Duplicate Any Lense Open Forum 'EXPERIENCED GRAFTERS" NOT SCARCE Salem, Or., Mar. 1. 1918, Editor Capital Journal: your advertising columns as "Wanted, experienced grafters." Evi dently, Mr. EditoT, this party is not a close loader of the Journal. Permit me to recommend President Kerr as an experienced and highly successful grafter, and ono who plys his trade at a'l seasons of the year. However, should President Kerr be just now overwork ed ho has a coterie of experienced as- Hon. too to membership in the legislative assembly and cited article a, gectioa 10 of the state constitution. Dr. Kerr promptly chaperoned Hawley to resign tho (tiaquaJ-uyiuig gialt, secretly, vl course, lor tho puipuse of retaining hi. in iu the senate an acting muuibur. And then .immediately the legislature adjourned the Portland Journal pub lished tho news that President Kerr, to eether with five or six others, met at T nntioo in i w imperial notei uuu ru-uiucieu xiaw I nonce . in x ,i, ,.rtt .i . ;,.. follows: r J, u : .t -j aUU IIU'W .UC JUllt'HH uii ii. Learning that Hawley had resigned tho graft that 1 had exposed on i'eb. 14, 1917; on date of April 21. I wrote Hon. J. IC. Weathcrfird inclosing re turn addressed, stamped envelope for reiily and asked to be informed of the date i Hawley 's resignation of the graft salary. On April iitiih I got re ply as follows: "Answering ours of the "1st inst. sijit.Knls: chief R.mon2 whom are, J. K. Weatherford, president ot u- a.iu reteremo to senator iiawley, J. beg J. regents; J. A. Churchill, superintend- j to say that Senator Hawley about the o.if nt nnliliic. instruction, anu t... 1j. in spence, staite grange master, mu v,. C. roirents. Relative to qualifications and recent experiences as astute grafters, a com mission, consisting ef these 3 assist ants prepared a statement which, too, was unani.mraisly adopted by th full ibonrd of resents. Tt was published in the Oresrnntin on dato of Nov. 2fi. 1917 first of January of this year resigned his position of treasurer of the O. A, C. At some time in March. I haven't! the exart dato at hand, he was re-elected treasurer. The salary of treasurer is throe hundred dollars a year." Note my exposure of the graft oa date of Feb. 14th inst. 45 days after January 1st. At MciMinnvilIo on Saturday June 2d' 4 ' '""8"-" I"-' to , to Kansas. It has since been Z dtsputably established that President laughter had uone. Kerr wa3 nc.t offered ?000 or any oth- reiuark he replied: ! t f& nr George scarcely spoke all the way , consiaered for yiat home. Once whue I timidly ventured a :.":. j .,... w vn, ,.nl- . . , i iiurtttiuii, anu juitun - remark he replied: I tvaid more than 6500. the " v.ou see what a laughing stocK you . to'frnishe his own residence, ive made of yourselt aud me, don t , Thig statom(nt wfts published in the Journal of Jan. 14, 1018. They say: "We had full knowledge of all the facts and at the time President Kerr's salary was raised. No deception was practiced on the people of the state " That's No. 1; "President Kerr did not ask anv 'increase rin iralfary. " Well, that's No. 2. The board has ample cor roborative information that President Kerr was offered the Kansas presiden cy at an increased salary." That's an other. "That the hoard has been tor two years urging President Kerr to ac cept a raise- in salary and he refused; ' Listen! (Oh, that was George Washing ton turning over in his grave.) "At the meeting Pr. Kerr appeared before the board at its request, and made a brief statement. It was to the effect that he was being considered . for the presi dency of another institution." 'Eh? What? Well that's a confession. Had these experienced grafters been ion terra firma at tho time advertise ment was made for an experienced grafter to deceive Ahab and his house the heads of Ahab and his seventy sons cn pikes would have been paraded in the streets of (.'orvnllis in swift or der. Bo it remembered that at the last legislative session a bill was introduc ed to reduce President Kerr's salary below $7000- Dr. Kerr was conspicuous in the state house, lobby. In the senate chamber and besido the chair of (act ing) Senator Hawley. who was active in the defeat of this bill. "Kerr nil the. while refusing salary increases"- (regents' report) and whv not. The state executive gets only $.'000 salary and the supreme court judges salary is but $1500. T)r. Kerrs success in lob bying against the bill was successful, and T)r. Kerr is appreciative of favors conferred. Feb. 14, 1017 I exposed in the Capi tal Journal that Hawley was inelligi- ha your' anu 1 saiu no more. Where are those uooksj" no ae manded as soon as we had reached the house. iu the euest room. Como along with me," and he strode angrily in advance. "Is tins all, every onei" iNo, there is one m our rooiu. Go iret it!" and I obeyed. "Now you take what you can carry, I'll take the rest," and ho preceded me again, this time to the kitchen. The fire in the coal stove was not quite out and one after the other he stuffed tho books from which I had hop ed to learn so much into tho fire. Of course it made a terrioie smone, anu we both coughed over it; but he never stormed a moment until the last book of them all was either burned or so scorch ed as to be unreadable. The covers he had thrown on the floor. Now if you want to buy books you ask me first," ho declared when all black and dirty we left the kitchen. I never shall hear the last of this!" "I think it is worse for Mrs. Loring to keep laughing at me than it was for me to be ignorant enough to buy them," said with a boldness unusual to me; and which brought such a frown upon George's face that 1 rushed into the bathroom to wash before he could an swer. (Tomorrow George Makes Good His Threat) JAILED FOR BOOTLEGGING Portland, Or-, Mar. 6. G. W. Lock wood and A. Mcintosh, Northern Pa cific freight yard employes, were to day senteucod'to sixty days in jail, fol lowing their pleas of guilty in federal court to a charge of purloining sixty quarts of liquor consigned to a Wash ington point from California. that. President Kerr was offered $0000 at tho close of an anti-road bond meet ing i met Mr. ispenee and learned that ho is an O. A. C. regent. Colonel Coop er mentioned the fact. (I asked Mr. 'Spence when Iiawley resigned the sal ary. "When?" aid Mr. Spence, "im toiodifttely after yrxn' fetter. "( Feb.. 14.) And Weatherford heard George turn over in his grave again. Again' this report: "This statement is not made as a defense of our action." Oh, no. As I said to Acting Senator Hawley whet aoc'osted after my exposure: "You are trying to steal my honor." I replied. "You possess no honor;' you are nob eapalble of honor." There is no defense. Caught by publication of the facts, they rely 'upon the hope that the peo ple aie easy and frrafters are slick, land more suiUkers wear breeches thai swim in the ereek. No, this statement is more a confession than a defense; and this graft conspiracy should con tinue to come up with damnable iter ation until tho wrong is righted and tho moral atmosphere cleared. JAMES K. SEARS. Citizen taxpayer. BACKACHE KILLS! Don't make the fatal mistake of neglecting what may seem to be a "simple little backache." There isn't any such thing. It may be tho first warning that your kidneys are not working properly, and throwing off tbe poisons as they should. If this is the case, go after' the cause of that backache and do it quickly, or you may find yourself in the grip of aa incurnblo disease. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap sules will give almost immediate relief from kidney and bladder troubles, which may be the unsuspected cause of general ill health. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are imported direct from the laboratories in Hol land,. They are prepared in correct quantity and convenient form to take, and are positively guaranteed to give prompt relief, or your money will be refunded- Get them nt any drug store but be sure to insist on the GOT.n MEDAL brand, and take no other. In hr.Yos. throe sizes. I The Woman Who Changed By Jane Fhelps A HAPPY AFTERNOON CHAPTER XVIII. Mrs. Reeve called one afternoon and invited me to go to a concert with her got ready. "The coucert was wonderful! I loved music and it was always a treat for me to hear the great artists. Kreisler was the violinist, and I scarcely breathed 1 know it is inexcusable to ask you! while he was playing, so fearful was I that I miht lose a note. "I wish you could see your face," Evelyn said to me wlieu he had finally made his last bow, "You look as if you well as if you had been listening to hort notice, but 1 did not know go until about an hour ago." "Oh that doesn't make any differ ence! I'll be ready in a jiffy!" I ex claimed, then hesitated. I wanted to ask Klher to mv room to chat while I dressed, the angels." ! iu stead of leaving her down in thej "Oh, he is so wonderful his music is I drawing room alone, but would it be the j angelic ' ' I returned. I right thing to dot "Would you like toi When the coucert was over Evelyn in ; come up with me while J chungef" I sisted that we have tea together, so we finally ventured. 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