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Editorial Page of The CapitalJ.ourna THURSDAY EVE-MAG . .April 11, 1918 CHARLES H. FISHES Editor nd Publisher PDBI.18HED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT BCNDAY, BALEM, OKEGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. . ,nn lulu A ri iMnoCN. Ll. b. babnes. frealdent. CHAS. H. FIPHEB. VIce-I'rwldeDt. DORA C. ANDBEfEN. Bee. and Treaa. ratf hr carrier. pr year Daily or mall, per year BUIJHC'KIII'IUN KATES , $5.00 Per Month "'"" 8.00 Per Mouth ,.4!5c ..35c KL'LL LEASED WIIIB TiSLKUIUl'H REI'OKX EA8TEKN KEPHESENTATI VB 8 W. D. War4 New York. Tribune Bundta. w fl Btogtwe, Pe.pl.-. Oa. Building The Caoltal Journal earrler boys are Inatructad to put the para oD the porch , f.rrier do not do tb Is, misses you, or negiecta awium m i... manr if tlie carrier baa mlBed you. paper win uw J 11 ' J 1 " THE DAILY CAPITAL JOI'KNAL I. the only newspaper In Hal-in wboae circulation la guaranteed by tba ' - Audit Bureau ol Clrcuiatioua. THE UNREASONING MOB The sequel of the hanging by a mob of Robert E. Praegcr in Illinois, is being told. The leader of the mob who confesses he was drunk and irresponsible, has told the story. He had been a soldier and as such was made a sort of leader. This he says swelled his head. He says Praeger denied being a spy or of pro-German proclivities, and that his last request was that he be given the Amer ican flag as a shroud. He died without a whimper, the victim of unreason. There are occasionally conditions which make mob rule, or rather the rule of the people justifiable and necessary, but they are few and far be tween Under existing conditions there is no excuse tor mob violence. The law should be relied on, and while it is sometimes exasperatingly slow, it is pretty sure in the long run. At any rate if it is slow its work can.oe cor rected if mistakes are made, which is more than can be done in such cases as that of Praeger. That is one trouble with the mob plan, its work can never be undone and an innocent man made its victim, cannot be recalled from the grave to which unreasoning collective anger has assigned him. IRELAND DEGENERATING : There was a time when any Irishman would fight IV liberty of mankind no matter where the battle war, staged Apparently the Irish people are degenerating or SS&SSEi has lot in its work on them or some other inexplicable thing has happened them since they now oDenlv refuse to fight for their own liberty. They want f Sn but are as dense as the Russian peasant about seeing that their liberties will be very short lived if the S has the control of them. Ireland, if she really wants to be free will stand in now to help create condi tions under which freedom ,once attained, can hope to exist If she obtains her freedom now and at the same time allows the balance of the world to lose all its rights her newly acquired liberties will not last long enough for her To get acquainted with them There is one thing though the little island can depend on and that ; is, that if the German emperor once gets control of it, the very name of revolution will be forgotten. The commission created by the legislature last year for the purpose of consolidating such offices of the state as could be profitably joined, reported progress yesterday SSng announcement of what has been tentatively agreed upon. Under the plan outlined the governor secretary of state, state treasurer ami the members of the Bunreme court will be elective, and the balance of the affairs of state will be conducted by eight departments, which are designated as law, finance, education, public welfare, public domain, agriculture industry arid com merce and labor. The governor is to appoint the heads of each of these commissions and these will select their subordinates. Portland may have its women policemen, but Salem will manage to get along as it has in the past. When Mavor Keves was approached on the question as to wheher this city would follow in the footsteps of Port land he intimated that so far the men were holding down the police work all right and that no woman need be sending in application for a police job. The policewomen in Portland are to be mostly assigned to dance halls and places of amusement, and are to be known as the woman s war emergency squad. Last year it was urged that war gardens be cultivated in order that other foodstuffs could be conserved. This vear the same reason exists with the added one that not only may the products of the gardens conserve other food, but may prevent a fellow goir.g hungry Anyway the wise person who has or can get a little plot of ground will be foolish if he or she neglect the little garden placed as an anchor to windward against the day of storm and stre?s. HENRY CLEWS' OPTIMISTIC The weekly letter of Henry Clews is brimming over with optimism. Being in close touch with all the great money kings and centers as well as with all the great in dustries of the country, including agriculture, his opinion is. looked upon by those in high authority as being abso lutely reliable and later facts almost invariably prove his predictions as to business affairs are correct. For this reason it is heartening just now when the liberties cf the world are the stake of desperate and doubtful battle, to read his calm review of conditions and be strengthened by his cheerful optimism. His opinion of the ultimate result is contained in a few short sentences, in fact in ono where he says: "The longer Germany delays submission and the more damage she inflicts upon others the more severe will be the terms of settlement, and the worse her ultimate breakdown." Then he adds this: "Count Czernin's latest peace talk is merely camouflage intended to conceal the enemy's growing anxiety for peace; tre best answer to which is the presidents call for addition-i1 men and the announcement in Great Britain that the aee limit of army service had been raised." If you failed to read this letter get yesterday's Journal and do it today. It is cheering. Our Daily Story ! WATS AND MANNEBISMS. Mr. Mason the mliitary expert, who furnishes an arti cle daily for the Untied Press papers, describes General Hindenburg as being afraid to let his soldiers rest a min ute and take stock of conditions. For this reason he at tacks first in one place and then another vainly hoping to break through some place. Mason likens him to a caged animal pacing back and forth with its nose to the bars vainly seeking a weak spot. He infers from Hindenbu'rg's actions that he is about at the end of his resources and knows not which way to turn or what to do. At the same time he calls attention to the fact that the old Hindenburg I persistency of attack has vanished, and instead of ham mering .at one spot his blows are being widely scattered. Councilman Ward would kill two birds with one stone in the ordinance he intends introducing at the next meet ing oft he council. Under its provision every person, rich or poor, who is able would have to work, or at least keep busy at something. It also provides that the chief of police keep in touch with farmers and ascertain who of them are' in need of laborers. The proposed ordinance and the suggestion as to the keeping track of the farm ers, gives a hint as to how those found idling would be put at work. Oregon went over the top with her third liberty loan subscription yesterday, first of all the states, putting up in all more than $20,000,000, or two million above he quota. Portland is responsible for half the large surplus, her banks yesterday subscribing $2,225,000. This is about the size of the excess subscriptions on her part. ippling Rhymes I by Walt Mason !"-- SMALL TRAITORS Some skates are thinking treason, and others talk the same; in due and proper f7-'f 1 season we'll spoil their foolish game. The I f J government's interning some spielers every the Teuton way; our Uncle Sam will boot them until his patience balks, and then per haps he'll shoot them with rusty nails and rocks. One cheap and phoney traitor will make a lot more noist, a-shooting off his A. ll. A 1 1 1 1 I V - 1 crater man mneiy loyai Doys; so wnen we h, hear one wheezin' and pawing up the ground, we think there s lots of treason a- circulatmg round. But when you'd count your traitors they're mighty hard to meet, and they have in their gaiters the coldest kind of feet. I often hear of fellows who sympathize with Teuts, who like to work their bellows like traitorous galoots; but when I go to find them and read the riot act, to chide them and remind them of many, a loyal fact, their patriotic manner dis arms me right away; they love the spangled banner as much as any jay. Dame Rumor is so busy, so drunkenly I she swerves, it keeps a fellow busy to follow all her curves. She points to Dick and Harry, and say's they're traitors foul; for facts we do not tarry; at once we start to howl. To blast man's reputation by charges idly made won't help preserve the nation, or make the foe afraid. J intn-v iiirMI , Kill WAXJHpi LADD & BUSH, Bankers The Third Liberty Bond Sale Will Begin April 6th. One of our Tellers will be stationed in our Lobby to explain to those wishing information and to receive Liberty Bond Subscriptions. The Woman Who Changed I By JAKE PHELPS Gregory Folka, u.-uiilly so unrespon sive to women's charms, was forced to admit that Christine Wanderlust's many irresistible little ways had quite conquered him. The running lift!? way, for instance, in which she smacked her lips before beginning to frsk. And her aJorsMe hr:?e way of wrik ling her ucse like a rabbit to help her tLii k. And her sweating little way of say ing "dean" for "dear" and "heah" for "hear", ete. And her clunrminj little gistrlc Xot to speak of her fascinating lit tle way of Mowing back the errant wisp of hair that insisted on straying from her forehead. So he married her. II. It wasn 't long before Gregory Polka discovered maddening littl? mannerisms r.bont his wife tlrat nearly drove him insane. Tlie irritating little mannerism, for instance, of smacking her lips before beginning to speak. And her stupid little mannerism of wrinkling her nose like a rabbit to help her think. . And her affected little mannerisms of CLOUDS AFTER SUNSHINE ; tired, even so. Yet as soon as the door ! closed after George, I went upstairs to C1I AFTEK XLIX. attend to his request. I ripped the buck- "The costumer will send for those lea from the shoes, then started to fold clothes I wore last night," George said the. eoat, when the thought time hat the next morning. "Don't forget to I had beter look thru the pockets, take the buckles off my shoes, I'd hate George might have left s handkerchief to have them carried off they are so in one of them. comfortable." 1 I thrust my hand into one of the We had slept late and I felt rather pockets and drew out the crumpled tele gram. I smoothed it out, and read: "The bunch are to come up for sup per. Join us." Tt was dated the night before and signed, "J. C." I immediately thought, of what Mr. Carpenter had said to George when I lunched with George at the Elite res taurant about "The Bunch"; it must be some of that crowd with whom George bad been so intimate, before I knew and married him. But who could have sent it? Then, all suddenly, th? thought of that .gay widow, Julia Collins came to me. It must be she. But I had heard so much of "good form" of what was au fait in polite society, and what was not, that I could but wonder at her lack of pood taste or so it seem ed to me in inviting a married man to an affair, and in Ignoring his wife. At home such a thing was unknown. That George had paid no attention to the summons, that he had not joined the "bunch" was comforting, until I re membered how often he remained out without my knowing anvthing about where he was. He probably had spent his time with this crowd snmo of whom I had met, none of whom I cared for in the least. My happiness in the miecess of my dinner of the night be fore, was clouded with the suspicion, and it was in a verv different spirit that I laid the clothes readv, forgetting to look further for anything George might have left in the pockets. The Message Is Destroyed. I tore up the message, then immed iately wished I hadn't. Had I not, I might have handed it to George and he possibly would have talked with me about it; No. I would say nothing about it. That, I was sure, would be Mrs. Sexton's advice; and, strangely enough I wanted her approval. Not. that my feelings toward her had radioally changed; I still resented the fact that she had been hired to teach mo in my duties me, a married wom an, let she had proved herself right so often, and her REAL HELP with my dinner had been so kindly given, that I had now a certain respect for her, her opinion, that insensibly influ enced my thoughts of her. I btirned the scraps, and tried to think no more about it. But either because I was weak, or because I was too young to have vet learned to control vagrant thoughts, I could not wholly dismiss the matter. Even when Evelyn came over to talk about mv dinner, it still obtrud ed. Evelyn Is Enthusi.vtic. "It was wonderful! Simply wonder ful! I had a heavenly time. So did all the rest. And didn't everything look lovely Really, Helen, I don't think there 's a person in Morcland could have done any better, and in some things not so well. I had luncheon with Kurts' mother. J just can't call her "mother" it sticks in my throat. Not that I do not like her; but she is so dignified and cold, not "mothery" a bit. But she was quite nice today. She thawed out considerably while I told of your love ly decorations, and the menu. And you should have seen her when I told her that. Merton Gray painted your place cards. Her face was a study in expres sion. I can tell you. I had to promise to take ours over for her to look at. I'm sure she will ask him to do some for her, at her next dinner, and if he refuses I don 't know what she will do." "I am afraid he will refuse. Ton know he gave me mine." "Yes that is part of the wonder. He gets perfectly fabulous prices, you know." "I'm going to frame mine, and George's too." I told her. "A good idea. I'll frame ours. 'We'll eo together nnd get some dainty frames for them." Then:. Evelyn Admires George. "Yonr husband looked stunning. I hould think you'd be awfully proud of him. He is an awfully handsome man. And in that costume he was irre sistible." "He did look well, didn't he," "I should sav he did. June Lawson raved about him all the way home, and Olive Rivers said she never had ,danced with such a fascinating dancer and that he talked as well as he danc ed." After Evelyn left, I recalled what she had said, and it gave me quite a thrill of pleasure to know that George had thought my guests worth talking to. I knew how well he could talk if he wanted to. (Tomorrow A Contretemps) ' Net Contents 15 Fluid Drachd I. - ' . . -i UFO r.ENT. similat"igmcruuu uj ThcrcbVftomo'uncslion ChccrfulnessandRejtbW . rv:..m YWnh nenOl Mineral. Not Narcotic "" ii urn jUx Senna JbckUtSaltt CtarificdS"'' ' ! AhelpfulRemedyfor ConstipaUonandDiarrhoeii andFevcrishnessand rac-Simiie Sinatureof NEW pom mm i i mil For Infants and Children." Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of Jul In Use For Over Thirty Years Exaot Copy of Wrapper. the ocntauh company, new vork city saying "de&h" for "dear," and "heah" for "hear," etc. And her asinine little giggle. Not to speak of her annoying little mannerism of blowing back the untidy wisp of hair that always disfigured her forehead. So he divorced her. Dig up at home that the boys over seas may dig in to make the Hun dig out. - Wool Supply Will Ba Investigated by Baroch Washington, April 11. Wool is the next of the long line of necessaries to come under the sharp eye of America's new industrial director general, Ber nard M. Baruch, chairman of the indus tries board. As part of his sweeping overhauling of the nation's business rapidly being rovamped to fit war time needs, Baruch will soqn consider the question pf wool supply and prices. Intolerable conditions are rapidly developing which will throw unwarranted burden on civilian populations. Army and navy demands for wool, over sixty per cent of the total product, are cutting disastrously into civilian needs. Prices are leaping while the supply being rapidly sinking to the point where shoddy is used heavily in wool en clothing. Cotton manufacturers are here to help Baruch shape his price fixing pol icy on finished cotton goods. Leather industries are expected to appear on the docket shortly. Following practical requisitioning of wool looms by the quartermaster gen eral last week, fixed prices on wool goods are looked on as necessary if civ ilians are to be protected from spec ulators in the wool left after army needs are met. Officials declare the strain on the wool supplv for the next two or three months will be far greater than origin ally anticipated. GIRLS! HAVE WAVY, THICh.GLOSSYHAIR F Save Your Hair! Double Its Beauty In a Few Moments Try This! 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