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i.fc !!'' .;:!! -fty : -Mill ji: ':;j;;HpilieHl;:;iT!: il' gfld l "3 " itorial Page of The Capital Journa CHARLES H. FISHES . Editor and Pnblkker WEDNESDAY EVESJXtt July 10, 191S PUBLISHED EVEEI EVBNI.NQ EXCEPT SENDAT. SiXElf, OB.EQON, BI Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. K B. BARNES. I'realdent CHAS. H. FISHER, Vice-Prtsldeat DOKA C. ANDRKSEN. Sec. and Tieaa JONATHAN PROTESTS SUBSCRIPTION KATES Dally bj carrier, per year ". ....$3.00 Per Month 45e 111 j by mall, per year 3.00 Per Moato Sic FULL LEABED WIKB TELEGRAPH HKl'OKT EASTERN KKI'llKStNTATl VES W. D. Ward. New York. Tribuna Bulldinc Chicago, W. n. Stockvell, Peeple'i Gas Building rhe Capital Journal carrier bojra are Instructed to put tbe paper on the porch. If Cat carrier doea not do tula, mlase 7011, or neglect getting the paper to 70U on time, ktndlj phone the circulation manager, aa this ia the only war we can determine whether ac sot tbe carriera are following iuatruetiou Phone Alula el twfor 7 :H dock and a per will he aent you By apeclal meaaenger If tb carrier ha mined you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL I tbe only newipapcr In Salem whoa circulation ia guaranteed by tb Audit Bureau of Circulation. GREATEST CROPS OF CEREALS The wheat crop being now matured, and much of it al ready harvested, the estimate sent out by the department of agriculture Tuesday can be considered reliable. That is there can nothing now happen that will materially change the yield. The figures given out show a slight falling off from the estimate of June, but a crop approach ing 900,000,000 bushels. In round numbers there will be about 250,000,000 bushels more wheat than in 1917. Of this crop it is estimated winter wheat will produce 557, 000,000 or several million bushels above the ten year aver age while spring wheat will yield ;':4,000,000 against a five year average of 257,000,000 " bushels. The total is about 80,000,000 bushels above the ten year average. This is indeed encouraging news and on top of it the oat crop is estimated at 1,4: 57,000,000, almost equal to the banner year for all cereals, 1915. The barley crop is estimated at 250,000,000 bushels, the largest previous yield being 237,000,000 in 1915. Rye is estimated to produce 81,600, 000 bushels against 49,190,000 the largest crop ever be fore grown in America. As to corn, it is too early yet for a dependable estimate, for it is a long time yet until it is out of all danger. At the same time the yield is estimated from the acreage and the per centagc of condition as com pared to other years, and this gives the record yield even surpassing that of 1915, the figures being 3,160,000,000 bushels, or 108,000,000 bushels above the banner crop. It will be seen from this that we have of wheat about 324,000,000 bushels more than last year, of oats we have 1537,000,000 bushels in excess of 1917; of barley about 85,000,000 bushels and of rye more than 40,000,000 bushels. Of wheats and its substitutes we have a grand total ex cess of 786,000,000 bushels. . Should the corn crop prove equal to the estimates there will be an excess over last year of 440,000,000. This would give in all kinds of cereals an increase over 1917, of 1,225,000,000 bushels or nearly twelve bushels for "every person in the United States. On top of this comes word from England that more than 4,000,000 acres of new ground have been plant ed and that that country will raise more than three- fourths of her bread supply instead of "about one-fourth. As compared to this showing of the granary of the world it is stated the crops in Germany, Austria and Hun gary are below normal. As a - comparison the world's almanac gives the production of wheat in these countries in 1915 as Germany 160,000,000,000 bushels, Hungary 152, 934,000 bushels and Austria 60,000,000. Bulgaria is cred ited with 46,212,000 bushels. The grand total of wheat for the central powers in 1915 was about 4:50,000,000 bushels, and the population to be fed about 121,000,000. The allies with a population, "counting only France, Eng land, Belgium, Italy and the United States, and not tak ing into consideration India and other colonies , of 2:52, 000,000 and cereal crops of 5,826,000,000 with which to feed them. Of course there are so-called "neutral na- lions," which we have been feeding and which will con tinue to draw on us, with populations aggregating 55,000, 000. But counting these it will be seen that the outlook is cheerful from a foodstuff viewpoint. If armies march on their stomachs those of the allies should travel several round trips further than those of the central powers. The American farmer has been no slacker, and deserves all he is getting in the way of higher prices for his products. , He has fought a splendid fight, and has won his part of it. - ' It is the natural thing for every person who owns a dog to believe the verv best do? Dossihle. Ex-Senator Jonathan Bourne, who. is the founder of the'zone system in the postal regulations, is finding fault with the postoffice department, claiming it has broken down. To prove this he cites the fact that the Western Union had been caught carrying nigh messages on the trains instead of sending :nem over tne wires as the company was paid for doing. The ex-senator assumes that the government had been sending messages over the wires at night that could as well have been sent by mail. The fallacy of his argument is snown Dy tne lacts ot the caseM It fas not the govern ment that was sending the night messages, but private parties. The company was not onlv violating the law. but it was assisting in depriving the postal department of revenues that properly belonged to it. Jonathan first ar ranged his premises to suit himself and then proceeded to argue the correctness of his conclusion from this false foundation. t The Woman Who Changed ISM GIRL BABIES By JAXE PHELPS ' A SHORT TEIP WITH GEORGE An Atlantic liner brought the news Monday of the sink ing of the Norse steamship Augvald, June 23, while she was making the voyage from a -French port to Baltimore. wv.;i i t,i- j x . i i ,. ("iiie uie vessel ueiongea w a neutral nation ana was manned by a Norwegian crew, the same ruthlessness that has characterized the U-boat warfare was Dractieed. The vessel was stopped by shell fire, the crew ordered to the boats and the ship was then sunk by bombs. The cap tain and eleven others got away in one boat, and this has not since been heard from. The other boat with 14 of the the crew drifted for two days and was then capsized and was three ot the crew drowned. The others rie-hted the boat and managed to bail it out, but lost all their water and provisions. This is mentioned not as anything un usual Dut to illustrate the tact that the Norsemen have evidently forgotten how to fight. Time,was when they were the greatest of warriors, but now they submit to Deing KicKea about and bulteted by the kaiser and his minions without a sign ot resentment. Spain is beginning to be uneasy as to what history will say of her and her course while the world battled the Prussian beast for liberty and the freedom of all the peo ples of the world. The Spaniard is getting wise to the fact that he has underrated the United States aeain and 1 1 til il t -at ... . . Degms to ieei tnat ne has allowed his prejudices to get "i wiuiiK. ouam uas uune muai, ail.it COUld ana Still maintain a semblance of neutrality, to help the central powers, ana is only beginning to figure on the u timate re sults. It is a little late in the dav to reform, hut the hesf. thing our erstwhile enemy can do is to get in on the side of the right, and kick the Hun out. He is a disturbing element anywhere, is a friend on no one and a betraver of J? -1 1 A. 1 1 1 jnena ana neutral aiiKe. As evidence of German propaganda, the disclosures made in New York today showing the Jcaiser had pur chased the New York Evening Mail, are convincing. It was one of our friend Bernstorff s plans, and he found Americans who were willing,, for coin, to cover up the transaction. However it is not the only paper belonging to the kaiser in this country, and the only evidence neces sary to prove this is the editorial page. An illicit still making regular moonshine whiskey is said to be located in the mountains near Marshfield. Wonder if this is not a bit of clever advertising of that section as a summer resort? -. : . CHAPTER CXXVL George had-to make a snort business trip and asked me if I would like to go along. I was well enough, and it would be a change. I was delighted and ex pressed myself go extravagantly, lie laughed and said: "Don't anticipate too mneh, then you won't be disappointed," which was very good advice, as things turned out. It was duak whn we arrived in Chi cago. We drove to a hotel, then, because I was a little tired, George insisted that we dine ia our room. We had scarcely commenced our dinner when the tele phone rang, and someone wanted George to come down, stairs at once so he said: "Go on with your dinner; it will get cold if you do not. I will get. back as quickly as I possibly can." I said nothing, but I thought that if he had had dinner down stairs ho could have had whoever wanted to talk to him come to the table with as. I had un dressed and Blipped on a negligee, so there wasn 't auv use thinking of going down. Minutes passed. The dinner was fast becoming cold when the telephone rang. It was George. "Eat your dinner and go to bed, Helen. I shall not be up until late." "But your dinner! Aren't you com ing up tm eatf" "No! I shall eat with some people I know who are dining downstairs. Go to bed soon," and I heard the click of the receiver as he hung it up. It struck me as so heartless, that sharp click. A Sudden Impulse I tried to eat a little more .but could- n't. I drank my coffee, however, then picked up an evening paper George una lert on the table and tried to read Tt was impossible I was too norvous too anxious to know who these people were, wun wnoin ueovge was dining. THAN BOYS IN JUNE Official . Birth Record fnr Marion County Shows Total of Only Eighteen Drys Win Victory ' " In Senate Today A Vienna newspaper has guessed it the first trial. Iti says : "President Wilson's latest formula is nothing more than a renewed declaration of war nothing but a mailed fist peace." 1 If all the organizers of war-work activities were put at some real work it would relieve the labor situation very materially. For instance a lot of husky grown persons are engaged in organizing Portland" boys for work in the berry fields and cherry orchards and they find that orchardists where these young city hoodlums are sent send out the s. o. s. call soon after their arrival. These boys won t work and arc absolutely dangerous to have around a place because of the liability of their destroying property by fire or otherwise. But still big, strong men and women go right along organizing such silly move mentinstead of going out and picking cherries and loganberries themselves. rmmtMH Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason LADD & BUSH, Bankers ALL THE THIRD LIBERTY BONDS ARE NOW HERE. THOSE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL AT THE BANK THE TIRED HARVESTER I went from town, on joyful feet, to help the farmers harvest wheat. My breast was full of loyal fire; I said,-"No man should paw a lyre, or monkey with a fountain pen, when farmers call for "working men. I'll show these grangers which is which: they'll marvel when the sheaves I pitch; they'll wonaer now an urban pote can do such stunts with wheat and oat." At sunrise, men, i started in, to labor, with a cheerful grin. 1 he farmers watched my trail of smoke and smiled as though they saw some joKe. ac a o'clock I'd lost some pep; I moved along with dragging step ; my joints began to groan and crack. I had ni stitfhoa i At 9 o'clock my brain went bum; I yelled in wild delirium; i uiougm mat l was on the rack, such shooting pains ran up my back; I called on those around, in vain, to take an ax and end my pain. At 10 o'clock I left the field, my head on fire, my feet congealed. On hands and knees I crawled away, and asked the farmer for my pay. "You guys from town," he coldly said, "aren't worth your share of war-; time bread. I want no more silk-shirted gents; here is your pay, just sixty cents." ' 1 --' i ft I- IV Suddenly, ' imt-j'se seized mo to find out. I quickly dressfd, and, putting on my uat, toon, the elevator and asked tho boy the way to the dining room. "Most peoplo are in the grill room as late asNthis," ho volunteered. I would look in the main dining room first, then, if ho was not. there. I would look in tho gTill. I made up mv mind to say I had come down for a book, il he should Bee mo. So I also asked where could find the newsstand. I folt a Httlo ashamed of mvsclf , spy ing on Georgo when he uad been so nice since my illness, as well as during it: lmr he was niy- husband and I had a right to know whom he was. with I wandered slowly toward the main rtimng room. There ware many people in tne corridors, so i was not at all con spicuous, especially as I had on a dark suit and hat. I looked carelessly in the floor, ihu big room was nearly empty could sco that Goorgo was not there. I turned and walked away, this time to ward the grill. As I neared the room, the laughter and talk let me know that should not twd it as enitity as I had found the other room. I was not sur prised when I glanced in the doorway to see tho Toom almost filkd with a gay crowd. At first, I could see but a few seated by the door. A largo party wore leaving, aud hid the tables from my view. I mov ed on down past tho door, and waited until uwy came out. Then I walked back again. iSo, I could see no one who look ed at nil like Geovge. He must have fin shed his dinner and gone out. How wished I had nos undressed! Had I not, I should have, been down much soouJr and would probably have found him. 'An Unhappy Moment I walked over to the news stand and bought a book. Kow it was no excuse; I really waited something to road something to keep me from thinking and worrying. It must l something im portant that would make George leave mo alone, the first night in a strange hotel. I would try to be sensiblo and I chated a moment with the girl at tho stand. Bho recommended a book, then smiled as I said I. wanted some thing exciting. "I'm not a bit sleepy," I told her, giau to taiK to someone, ana. sue was such a nice looking girl. "I snail read until my husband conies in. I think I should like a detective story. She found me several, and I looked them over, finally deciding on one with a very thrilling title. Then I bought a box of chocolates and turned toward the elevator. Something, I don't know what, made me hj.ntate, then retrace my steps to tho Brill room. I would look in once more before I went up stairs. I noticed more people leaving; I would be botter able to see th9 entire room. Casually, I strolled along, holding my book and box of chocolates where they could easily be seen, and so give an ex cuse for my being down stairs. Not be cause of George; I did not expect to see him, now, but becauso of the people wandering in two and threes up and down the corridor. I looked in tho door of the grill just as some people rose from a corner table. It couldn't be yes it was! George, Julia Collins, and two or three others I didn't know. (Tomorrow The flitter With the Sweet) There may be a tew people who be lieve in the old saying that more boys thaa girls are born during war times, but they surely eannot prove it by the records of Salem and close in territory included in this health district. Th.9 months of April and May disap prove the theory and now the records of June are complete, showing the birth of twelve girls and only six boys. This is according to the official records on file in tha office of Dr. O. B. Miles. These records are as follows: June 1. Born to Mi-., and Mrs. Gole Wilso Church, of 1157 South Church street, a daughter. This is their first born and she has been named Gail Ellis Church, June i. At their home, 485 South 23d street, thero was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Barfield, a son. He has been named Robert H. Barfield. Mr. Barfield is an electrician. June 7. Born -to Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. McAllister . of 1433 South Liberty street, a son. He has been named Alan 1'iuley McAllister. June 10, The first three children born during tho mouth were in Salem, The fourth was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose B. Wheeler, living six miles I north of the city. Ha has been nninedi Bennett A: Wheeler. . Juno 11. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schoimon, a daughter. They live at 1095 South Fourteenth street. Juno 11. To Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Clark, of 2503 Fair Grounds rnnd. a daughter. She has been named Corliss Sllene Clark. Juno 11. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shauppert, a daughter. They live threo miles south of Satem. This is their first born and she has been named I'earl. Juno 13. To Mi. and Mrs. Thos. L. Williams at the Salem hospital, a daugh ter. Her name is Dorothy E. Williams and this is their third child. Juno 14.- Born, to Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Cook, a daughter. This is their first child and she has been named Florence .Evelyn. I Juno la. Born, to Mr. a.nd Mrs. James Larsen, of 1595 Chcmeketa. a .sun'. ina is imur miru. cuiiu. June 10. To Mr. and Mrs! Guv B. Eoland of Jefferson, a daughter. Sho has been named Dorrig Caroline and she is their first born. Juno 16. On rural route 7, born to ana airs. Daniel JB. Bartruff, a AVashington, July 10. Drys won a signal victory late today when the senate by a vote of 36 to 33 reversed the ruling by which the prohibition amend ment to tlv food stimulation set had been declared out of order. This vote was taken as forecast ing adoption of the amendment by the senate. Washington, July 10. Senator Salisbury, president pro tem of the senate today upheld Senator Penrose's point of order and ruled that the bone dry prohibi tion amendment had no place in the food stimulation bill. TMs led to a lively discussion, whieh will result in a vote by the sen ate later to see whether or not Salisbury's ruling shall be sus tained. Washington, July 10. Prohi bition cropped up again in the senate today when the bone dry clause in the food stimulation bill was reached. , Senator Penrose, Pennsylvania who raised a point of order yes terday against the amendment, asked for a ruling by the chair. Senator Jones, Washington, author of an esj'ier dry amend ment, thnn declared that Pen rose 's point was not well taken inasmuch as the present bill could not properly be ealled an appropriation bill. "With all due respect to the chair, I think the senate iself should decide whether this is, or is not, a .genera, appropria tion bill," said Jones. j!rK!ie had based his objection on the contention that the bone dry amendment was general legisla tion attached to an appropria tion bill. - ' Mr. daughter. This is their first bom and sue nas Been naniea Anna G. Bartrui'f. June 22. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Georgo V. Barnett of Sidney, a son. He has been named Paul Verne Barnott. June 22. To Mr. and Mrs. Kussell MoCallistor of Pratum, a son. Ho has been gained Robert Arthur McCallis ter. He is their first baby. Juno 23. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wr. C. Origg of 1404 Ferry street.' Salem, a iiuugmor. one nas Deen named Theo. Eugenia Grigg and is the fourth child. Juno '3. Born to Mr. aud Mrs. Wll. liain H. Snced of rural route 6. Salom. June !o, To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Hanson of 21)4 South Sixteenth street, Salem, a daughter. She is their second child and has been named Rose Alice Hanson. Juno 20. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. fclhopard of Zena, in Polk county, daughter. This is their seventh child. Organization for Relief ' of Belgian Children developing to an JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA mommy at the house of Mrs. R. P, nauace the organization was perfect ed of the Society for Hrlii.f ni gian Children, the" inspiration for whieh Was fouild in the stirrinir n.m.l f Mrs. Vernon Kellogg at the Methodist tnurcn. At that time it was decided Salem should align with Portland and the other coast cities in tho effort to relieve tne Bufferings oT the hi In ran or tne nation, to whom we owo own present safety. Tlnlixr : 3 uccasiuuea Dy a tying up with California's work in this line, but now this matter having been satis- iactoriiy settled by which each city receives credit for donations, it is the purpose of the society to interest the public in this crying need to furnisu plain food to keep alive the children mat tne Belgian nation may not die nut A . n. , -i i'i"tui hid oauy ration is one meal a day, limited to soup eai bread. Tuberculosis is alarming extent. Portlnd has already forwarded S.000 received in small" sums ot !, boxes placed where attention is called to the needs of the children. Im agine your own children reduced to sneh traits, and but for Belgium might have been our fate. Coins no matter how small will be thankfully received. Surely we all can spare a few cents a week for this most worthy cause. Officers Mrs. AVm. P. Lord, pres ident; Mrs. Alice H. Dcdd, vice pres- nu-iii; jirs. jonn Aioert, secretary; Mrs.' C. S. Hamilton, treasurer; Mr, Elliott, auditor. Board cf Directors Mrs. R. L. Wal lace, Mrs. Robert Hendricks, Mrs. George Pearce, Mrs. C. P. Bishon. Mrs. Herbert Nivens, .M rs. Dr. Cartwright, Miss FaDie Bush, Mrs. Irving Griffith. Mrs. William Kirk, Mrs. Daniel Fry. Mrs. Rev. B. NV Aviaon, Mrs. Eev Bobort Gill. Committee on Patriotic Advertise-ments-Mrs. F. L. Stewart, Mrs. Geo. Pearce, Mrs. Chauncey Bishop. Directly after the vote, Senator Pha lan, California, moved that wine b eliminarted from the provisions of the amendment. Phelan said California grape growers would lose 14,000,000 oa this year's crop should tho amendment become law. "There is no question at all but that this is confiscation of tlw crop opoa the vines,", said Phelan. Phelan said 85 per cent of tho win of the country was manufactured in Cal ifornia. Ho read a telegram from Cali fornia wine growers who meet in Sae ramento tomorrow, protecting against jcgisiauun. " - "I am personally Jhtorcstod in sayj ing the wine industry and I am also ia favor of eliminating beer from the pro vision of the amendment," said Senr ator Phelan. "Wine and beer are suffering from their companionship with whiskojr, which I believe should not be manufac tured or sold." Senator Norris, author of the acend-i cent, asked Phelan if he would be will ing to support the amendment with win eliminated from the provision. Phelan, before answering the question, he said, would want tho assurance that the om mittee was willing' to accept his sue l.-1ilUHO. The senate adjourned before any vot was taken on Phelan 's amendment. Open Forum I ,!, t Editor Journal: I was at a metting this morning 0nd there "were four far mers Presllt. ibpaillo n,valH ...v.- . - , ..... wun, nam io go on record in voicing our approv al ot the a ntn In ii n In ai !. 1.4-' i Us Marion County the (inntfl - name over a dozen who will A ti i- their power 'to elect a democratic gov ernor if we can have a highway com- ' mission board that will give Marioa county a square deal. Can you not siuoko out who is to blame? A ROAD BOOSTEB. Finns Are Told To Oust Germans Stockholm, July 10 General Mannerhcim, military command er in Finland, visited American Minister Morris here and asked that the allied countries send food into- Finland. Morris replied that the allies would gladly do this but not until German influence and Ger man troops had been removed. GERMANS KILL GIRLS. The Hague, July 10. Fifty four girl workers were killed when German airmen made an afternoon raid on an ambulance station at Lapanne, Belgium, ae cording to a dispatch from Flushing today. More than fifty bombs were dropped. Lapanne is on the North sea coast about seven miles back of the allied lines. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY