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I 1 CHARLES H. FISHES Editor aal PubUafca age or I ne vapttai Journa SATURDAY EVKMNU May 11, 191S mrnmTTTTWTWTTTOtTfTFTff f t PUBLISHED EVERY. EVENING EXCEPT Sl'NDAT, SAI.EM, OREGON', BT Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. i fi. BARNES. CUA8. U. FISHER. Ylc - St'BSCbllTION HATES Pally fcj carrier. pr Tr , ljif oj ""lu. P"r J' FILL LEA8RI) WIRE EASTERN BKrUESE.NTATIVES W. D Ward, New York, Tribune Building. w. a , Chicago. W. O. Rtockwell. People1 Gu Bulldln Tb Capital Journal rarrtor bor art Instructed to put the paper on the porch, if tli carrier due not do tula, miaar jrou, or neglect getting the paper to you on time, klndlt phone the circuliitloa mauiiger, a tbia i the only way we can drteraiia whether - not the curler r following instruction I'lione Main 81 before 7 'Mi o'clock and S paper will be eut you by special messenger if the carrier haa missed you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL I the only newspaper la Hnleia whoae clrculnttun i guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. BUMPER WHEAT The crop outlook, especially that of winter wheat, is heartening. - The government was disappointed as to the acreage, it expecting above 47,000,000 acres while the actual area planted is only 42,170,000. This however is considerable more than last year's acreage. The condi . lion of the crop is the best since 1914 when the bumper winter wheat crop was grown, it totaling 684,990,000 tmshels. Last year the yield was 418,070,000 bushels of winter wheat and the yield of Spring wheat was cor respondingly low. If the spring wheat makes as good a showing as the winter crop the year will probably set the record for wheat production. Last year the spring wheat yielded 250,359,000 bushels and the total of both spring and winter wheat for the United States was 659,797,000 bushels. It will be seen that the highest estimate of the winter wheat this year pives a yield about equal to the totv.l crop last year. With an average spring crop and the winter crop turning out up to estimates there will be in round numbers 300,000,000 tushels more wheat this year than last. The rye crop also chows a substantial increase, the estimates this year be ing for a yield of 82,629,000 bushels against 60,145,000 last year, a gain of 22,000,000 bushels. The hay crop is estimated at 107,550,000 tons with : more than 11,000,000 tons still on hand from last year. In this connection it is of interest to know that the average consumption of wheat in the United States is S.3 bushels per capita. It requires 87,271,000 bushels for seed and the total requirements under normal conditions i are 582,101,000 bushels. This left us last year a surplus : of 77,000,000 bushels. These lattev figures show to what extent conservation of wheat was carried in the United ' Stat33 for while the exact amount of wheat exported is :ot available it was more than 100,000,000 bushels more than our surulus. It is something Americans may well feci proud of that they as a themselves of their accustomed tool out ot sympatny lor, and to aid their allies and neutral countries, which must have suffered severely had this sacrifice not been made. It will be but a short time now until, the wheat of 1918 is available and it will no longer be necessary to go on short rations of bread, or to use substitutes for wheat in the making of it. At the same time it will be the part of wis dom to continue the food conservation plan, for wheat will keep and we must be prepared to help feed our allies indefinitely, or so long as the war may last. It is probable too, that this will be done voluntarily by many who prefer tho coarser breads brought to their attention by the necessities due to the war. Potatoes will cut a bigger figure in bread making from this time on. It is just as well that this is so, for it will help steady the bread lrioe after the war is over. And now they say that Colonel Roosevelt will carry his fight against Postmaster General Burlescn into the sen ate. Quite likely the doughty colonel fights only with his mouth and the senate is a splendid arena for such a battle. Furthermore, Our George will be there to cham pion hia cause and lead his coherts of wind-jammers so their desperate onslaught against the government. The law requires that names on the ballots be placed in alphabetical order. On the city ballot this year for the office of city marshal there are three candidates and the first on the list, his name commencing with the higher letter, is Varney. The other two are both Wrights. Louis J. Simpson will make his permanent home in the Capital City of the state, if elected governor, so he public ly states, this is quite a refreshing bit of news to Salem people who naturally would welcome a resident of Mr. Simpson's type. ' The first cyclones of the season were reported yester day in Illinois and Iowa. They did considerable damage and took a small toll of lives. Here in Oregon let us say for the severalth time cyclones and tornadoes are unknown. LADD & BUSH, Bankers Second Installment of Twenty Per Cent on Third Liberty Bonds will be due May 28, 1918. DORA C. ASDRESF.N. rreldnt. 8c. and Treat. 15.00 IVr Month .45c .3oc 300 rr Month TELEURAl'II KEl'OKT CROP PROMISED nation voluntarily deprived NOT A SERVANT, BUT A BOSS When a person holding a public office imagines he ha$ a right to withhold information from a newspaper as to the public business of his office, he is making a mistake. A distinguished gentleman with an' office under the big dome takes this position with regard to the Capital Journal and refuses to allow it to have any information as to what is done in his office. In fact he considers him self above criticism and undertakes to punish the Capital Journal because it has had, and still has, the temerity to talk frankly about his official acts. He arrogates to him self the right to deny the readers of the Capital Journal any information as to what is going on in his office. He assumes that the 25,000 people who read the Capital! Journal have no rights sofar bound to respect. He imagines that instead of being a! public servant he is a public boss, and has a right to dictate to others, and to the newspapers of the state. The Capital Journal has been frank in its criticisms and has expressed them in gentlemanly language, and avoided vituperation and abuse. It has said what it had to say about this distinguished citizen plainly and without malice. It believed it was doing its duty as a newspaper in exposing the O. A. C. president s salary graft, and in showing the connection of this distinguished personage with it. That is what hurt him. He could not deny a single assertion made of or Journal. He virtually tells readers they have no right official acts. After next Friday he will instead of feeling properly bossing will be shortened from what he hopes, by four years. He is at present the The English House of Commons knows how to deal with mouthy lime-light-seeking critics. The accusations had not much more than been made by Maurice that Lloyd George had issued untrue statements than the house took the matter up and settled it by a vote of nearly two to one against even appointing a committee to in vestigate the charges. Herbert Asquith has been the English Roosevelt ever since he went out of office devot ing most of his time to criticising those whose acts he could not emulate. It was he who made the motion that a committee of investigation be appointed. It might be a good plan to appoint such a committee, but it should in vestigate Asquith, Maurice and the balance of that gang of fault finders. Only four more working days before the primaries, that is for those who are not candidates. ' For the candi dates Sunday will not prevent a little quiet effort, and mayhap a visit out in the country just to try out the auto and enjoy the beauties of nature and a conversation for a few minutes with old acquaintances. Postmaster Burleson has called upon Theodore Roose velt to present facts to sustain his attacks on the depart ment or shut up. The colonel will, of course, do neither, because he is and always has been a big windy bluffer. Simply that and nothing more. The Prussian military leaders and the Junker press of Germany have one of the attributes of the immortal Washington they cannot tell a lie. That is they cannot tell a lie from the truth, and imagine other folks are sim ilarly afflicted. A strike. is tying up most of the business activities of Butte. That, however, may be regarded as a normal con dition in this hot-bed of labor unionism. "" Rippling by Walt KEEPING COOL I still am calmly speaking of war and swords and flags, while friends of mine are shrieking, and rendhtg of their rags. I never saw much profit in people running wild, and borrowing from Tophet hot language that's defiled; I see no good in handing blue curses to the foe; it will not aid in landing a solar plexus blow. In rav ing and in ranting I see no earthly good; that fellow's most enchanting who calmly J saws his wood. are other boys; I do not call them yellow because they make less noise. Oh, I get sick as blazes of that abnormal bore who roasts, in redhot phrases, the gent who lives next door; because said gent is quiet, and doth all fuss abhor, and can't believe that riot will help to win the war. Our president serenely a good example sets to every voter queenly who paws around and freU His grievous load he carries, and does not pause to swear, while frantic Dicks and Harrys are clawing at the air. He springs no language bitter and yet all nations know that Woodrow is no quitter, and does not fear the foe. We cannot whip the Teuton, or chill his large splay feet, with language liighfalutin, with curses and repeat. as he is concerned that he is concerning him by the Capital the 25,000 Capital Journal to know anything about his probably be more vindictive chastened, but his time for governor. -- . VM-f44 Rhymes jj Mason - I am a loyal fellow, but so t The Woman Who Changed By JAXE PHELPS A SATISFACTORY DAT CHAPTEB LXXV. My unhappy dhoughts were inter rupted by C-leste. "It is time Madame dressed for the studio," she said. She had my dress on her arm a new one I never had worn, but which I had told her I would chris ten because George was going to be at the studio. I bathed my face, then dressed as quickly as possible. We would walk to I tUe 8tudio-II, would hel? me:0 ,oreet baud's ungracious speech. It- was a lowly morning, and by the time we reached the studio I had almost recovered my usual spirits. Merton was very enthusiastic, in spite of tho uu- satistactory firs, sitting. "We will have a wonderful portrait' he remarked as ho started to work. "1 hope so. Mr. Howard is very am ious that it shall turn out well. He is coming in, a little later." Did 1 imagine it, or did a flicker of annoyance reully pass over the artist's face? In a way, I was glad ho'didn ' want anyone to watch his work. I full I should btt so conscious, and that per haps George would be disagreeable. George Has a Companion The portrait went amazingly well. I was not nervous, and was able to hold the pose for a much longer time. I was resting when Morton's man ushered in George and Julia Collins. "How is i.' going?' George asked, af ter greeting had been exchanged. "Fine! I am delighted with my sit ter." "I am very glad. From Mrs. How ard's report, I judged she was any thiiig'but satisfactory in holding a pose for vou." "A full length?" Mrs. Collins in quired, looking at the canvos. "Three quarters," Mr. Gray said curtly. " What kind of a gown are you to wear, tha one you have on! IJ is v.'ry pretty," there was a patronizing note in her voice which nettled me. "2fo, Mrs. Collins, I have had a vory lovely gown made for the picture. This is pa? of my new summer gowns. I think it rather pretty, myself." I copied hor tone as nearly as possible. I would be patronizing, too. I saw a flash of some emotion cross George's face. IS hiked like pride, but I could not be sure. .'The gown makes very little differ ence, when the subject is young and beautiful," Merton Gray said soberly. "An older woman needs the softening effect of velvets and satins, to sot her off, but Mrs. Howard needs nothing save the gauzy draperies that accen tuate her youth." Julia Collins looked as if she would like to bite something. "I suppose you mean to imply that I would have to be painted in a black velvet gownt" she said, with a laugh that failed to hide the sneer that lay behind it. "Yes, you would need a gown of that sor.i, or some draperies to soften the por trait," he returned, evidently obliv ious to her sneer. But I was sure ho hail noticed it, and was paying h.;r back. Holding Her Own. My spirits were rising. I felt .Qiat j Mrs. Collins was trying tu belittle me before my husband, and I would not allow it. So I met jest with jest, repar tee with repartee, wiled sneer with one still more delicately vailed. It was like aft in Hcate game, whore you watched your opponent's move and attempted to outwit him. For onc., I thought gratefully of Mrs. Sexton. The memory of her com pliment, when I repeated how I had mot Julia Culiliis' snub, that day in the street, helped me wonderfully .16 hold my own now. Mrs. Collins looked charming. That, I had to concede. She wore, a smart tailored suit of Scotch tweed, and a tiny hat of crimson straw that was wonder fully becoming to her dark beauty. The liar would h,ve been most trying ,o nearly any other woman, but she had a knack of wearing unusual things in a chic way, all her own. 'We have don.e enough for today. Won't you allow mo to offer you tea," Morton asked. "Tea! At this time of dayl No in deed. You go on with your picture. George will take me to the Eliie for luucheon, won't you G,?orge?" I felt myself flush at tho intimacy displayed so openly, but I thought again of Mis. Sexton, and said calmly; "Yes, George, do. I am sure, if you had not come in, Mr. Gray would have worked longer. I am not at all tired, and you know my time is short." "Come on, G.-orgo. You see they don'.; want us!" Mrs. Collins broke in, giving him no time to reply. Ho took his hat aud they bade us good-bye. "You have earned a reward. What shall it be" Morton Gray asked, his eyes twinkling. (Monday Helen's Beward) NO WOBD FROM CYCLOPS. Washington, May 10. After 2-4 hourt uo verification has come to the navj department quarters today of vaster day's report .hat the United States col lier Cyclops was safe, following a mu tiny of her crew. LIBERTY BONDS ON MARKET. New York, May 10. Bonds of the third liberty loan appeared on the open market for the first -.jme today, sales totalling $-1,542,000. Thep opened at 99.10. Low was 98.60. TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS RE NEXT TO LAY PLANS TOR COMING CAMPAIGN Committee Meeting Not Large ly Attended But Spirit Was Excellent Although the meeting at the Com mercial Club held last evening to dta- , cuss tna coming Ked Cross campaign was not largely attended, yet thoso who were present were among the ao tive workers who are the real spirit in such campaigns. An address was delivered by Fred Strong oa the general campaign and what was being done in other places. However. Mr. Strong said he felt he had very little to add to the work that had been done by Salem in. the previous campaigns and that the city had one ot the best organizations for patriotic work in the state. A si-tter of Mr. Stone spoke of the work beiig done by women in the lied Cross campaigns. .She suggested that those who could drivo cars eould aid materially by driving for the several workers who are to give their time next week. 0. B. Gingrich, who made such an enviable rceord a year ago in the Bed Cross drive, was again appointed manager. August Huckestein, who served as chairman a year ago, stated that on aceount of the absence of as sistant postmaster Farrar and tha wurk piling up in the poatofnee, he would not be able to give so much time in any official capacity this year. A commit tee consisting of Henry Meyers, A. Huckestein and O. B. Gingrich was ap pointed to select the chuirman of tho campaign. On motion of Mr. Meyers, tho op- ft.!.... - - T T- T T T T T 9k : ciiy news : (Continued from Page Eight.) who wonder whether tho sureical de partment needs help, it may be added uiut tno aoovo number of pieces is not half of tho amount reauired each month from this department. Eev. H. N. Aldrich will speak at the temperance meeting to be held at thfl W. C. T. U. hall Sunday af icrnoon at i p. m. Some folks do not believe in putting off the buying of a car 'oo long as there is a probability that several of the big factories in th, automobile busi ness may reduce their output materially. Hence the following bought Fords this week: F. D. Bowman, citv: John Fai y, route i Salem; Mike Neiiicr, route 1 Salein; G. F. S.irgis, Brooks; Borneo Guuley, Brooks; William F. Kapliiig.i'r route b, Salein: J. G. Clymcr, route 6, Salem and A. Tucker, Turner. Members of the G. A. R. and the affil iating organizations, the Woman's Be lief Corps and Ladies of the G. A. B., are planning to visit Albany next Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, to attend the G. A. li. state .encampment to be held at Albany May 13-14. It is probable that the national president) of the relief corps, Mis. Nancy Tarbox of Connecti cut will be present. Mrs. Chester Cox is home from Wood burn where she went to attend the fun eral services of hor grandmother, Airs. W. A. Fash. For many years Mrs. Fash made her home in Salem, although dur- ing recent years she lived with her - daughter Mrs. .. it. Cowles at Wood- biiiu. was well known tor her li er-jate a short time ago m bringing home a aiy talent, devoting much of her time: fine catch from the same fishing ground, in her earlier years to magazine writ-1 Dr. Alzamon Ira Lucas of Portland ing, having been a contributor among jwas in the city yesterdav on business, other papers to the Capital Journal. j Dr. Lucas is a psycho-analyst and voca- 0 i tional director and madd arrangements Alberta, Canada, may be all right, in to 8peak at the opera house in Salein some respects, but then ther.? is the long! June 3-4 and 5. cold wiiufcrs. It seems that several fam-j Fred W. Piper, representing the ilies living near Bulwark, Alberta, have' Simpson for Governor League, was in become rather tired of so much cold the city today in the interest of th weather during about half of the varj league's candidate. He expressed him and are longing to come to a milder self confident of Mr. Simpson's growing climate. The Commercial club is in re-j popularity among the voters of the ceipt of a letter from Jamos B. Fullon; state. of Bulwark, Alberta, who writes that; Miss Ardath Kerr of the Capital several families in that sec.'jon are Business college has accepted the posi about all up on cold w.?athcr and that tion of bookkeeper for the Lermnoa they want to come to the Willamette j Creamery Co., of Lebanon, valley and especially in the section! W. Al Jones, who is a candidate tat around Salem. He writes they want .oj senator from Marion county has been establish a dairy and that each of the' confined to his home for several dajs three or four families have several i from an afack of malaria. In regard thousand dollars. j to tho rumor that he is supporting var- 0 " (ions candidates, Mr. Jones says he ia Miss Bessio Stilwell and Miss Frances, fighting his own battles and not thosa Townsnd arc in the ci y today from In-1 of others. His number on the ballot i dependence. 41?. MM IHtl uptometry means f Eye Ssnice MY METHOD OF EYE rvimiviTinu Is modern, scientific and accurate DR. A. McCULLOCH, Optometrist 204-203 Salem Bank of Commerce Building THRIFT STAM P DAY Many Booths Erected and Presided Over by Women of Salem Today has been thrift a amp day in Suleut and the ladies stationed in tha booths throughout the business district have been doing a land office business, Tho success of "Booth Day" is dua of course to the efforts of the business men in erecting convenient boot.Jia in front of their places of business and to the ke..-u business sense of the women who have been placed in charge. It has not been a mere matter of waiting in the booths for customers. Tha ladies have just got out aud hustled for business and i tie great succ-ss of the day is due to their patriotic efforts. Beports from tho headquarters at tha Commercial club iadicoto the sales will run well into the hundreds. Mrs. Charles Miller of tlv Marion hotel reported at noou today the sal.o of $100 worth of stam 8 and others whose booths wera favorably located report good sales. Among those who gave their time to day to the sale of stamps, from tha booths erected wews Mrs. H. 8. Poisal, Mrs. ('id Doolittla, Mrs. J. 8. Graham, Mrs. Horry Hawkins, Mrs. Frank Spears Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Glen Bice, Mrs. J. E, Vincent, Mrs. J. B. Jones, Mrs. Bay L. Farmer, Mrs. Z. J. Biggs, Mrs. Bob Eoberts, Mrs. F. G. Bowersox, Miss Beailty, Mrs. Arthur Moore, Mrs. Carl Gregg Poney, Miss Btauffor, Mrs. W. E. Kirk, Mrs. Bhoden, Mrs. Josie Stew art and Mrs. Chas. Miller. pointment of Mr. Gingrich was made to choose the various working com mittee. Acting on the authority given him. Mr. Gingrich has made the fol lowing appointment): B. C. Paulus, cashier; K. A. Harris and the Rev. Kobert 8. Gill, publicity; Rollin K. Page, din ctor of county work; W. H. Hamilton and J. A. Brownson, com mittee on personal and territory. Tha speakers bureau and the chairman have not as yet been appointed. Tho allotment of Marion county for the Fed Cross drive of $600,000 in the state is $30,000 and it is probable that Sdlem will be called on to raise about t9 per cent of the amount. ''We will have a compact ortaniz&- jtion," said Mr. Gingrich, "and wo will .put it over in two days." the campaign is scheduled to begin May 20. : PERSONAL Cassio Flynn left this morning over tho Oregon Eloctric for American Luke. William J. Trudgen left today for Butte, Montana. Buy Giant and daughter ara in tha city from Portland, visiting at tho home of W. I. Graiu. Mayor Walter E. Keyes and wife wh have been iu Yakima for the past week will arrive homo Moiiduy. Mr. Keyes ap peared as counsel in a case tried at lukiina Wednesday. F. G. Deckebnch was in Albany last night telling the Albany folks some thing about Commercial club work in the capital city. A. E. Breen, who enlisted in the navy as fireman, is in the ciy for a short visit with relatives. Constable Percy Varney went to Oor vallis looking for a man who is want ed here for larceny. Mr. and Mrs. K B. Perrine of Bose burg, are in tho city, guests of friends. Arthur Rnhn, W. Connell Dyer and Lee Uuruh left coiiDlc of davs this afternoon for a fishing on the Big Nessatucca. They were ra'her fortun- HHH MM j HMMMMMMMMMMMMM