editorial -Page of The Capital Journa CHAJU.ES H. ITSEfS . C4itor tad FsUUter TUTBSPAY EVENING September 19, 1913 TTTiUSHKn EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. fc. . BARNES, Frealdent. CHAg. 0. FISHER. Vln-l'mldrnt DORA C. ANDHESEN, 8:. and Trt-aa. SlBSCItlfTlON KATKS "tally by carrier, per year S5ou Pr Month Imliy by mail, per year 3.1)0 Per Mouth .45 .Sloe VOTERS WILL DEFEAT GRAFT EXPENSES. I F FULL LEASED WIltE TEl.EOItAI'H KEI'OKT EASTEUN KEl'KESKMAilVES V. Ward, New Tork, Tribune Building. The $940,000 asked for by the board of control for meeting war emergency expenses will probably be defeat ed because of the graft it contains. The state council of j defense seems to be wasting money on big salaries, like i tne ;ma a montn paid to a Dallas woman, automohiles and other extravagances. This Dart of the annronriatinn hould not be passed because the work of the council at Thtf-acrA V II Mrivkwull 1 'enrt. llam Iln'i lit! ir t The Capital Journal carrier bny are Instructed to put the pa pert on the porch. It , hpst is of llttlP VfllllP tn thp Q"ltp th carrier does not do this, mlgea you, or ncpkn-ri getting; the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation n;nn.iper. as thla I" the euly way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following iugtructlona I'hone Mtiin HI before 7 :3o o'clock aud a lapf r will be aeut you by special meesenger ft tbe carrier haa njlssfd you. TIIE DAILY CAPITAL JOUIINAL Is the only newspaper In Salem whose circulation Is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations STAND BEHIND OUR BOYS. Today the drive to secure ?G,000,000,000 on the Fourth Liberty loan began. On a per capita basis this ineans $60 must be subscribed, for ei ch and every person in the United States. Here in Salem we are apportion ed a sum almost exactly equal to our rer capita rate, or $1, 037,869. It is a vast sum in the aggregate, and yet it is only 60 each. However as there are many who can sub scribe nothing it will require that every one of us dig deep and mako up for those who are not in condition to help. We want, for the first thine, to jret rid of the idea 1 hat we are giving anything for we are not; but instead lending our money t oourselves in a Common cause and that cause the holiest one that eve-.' moved a nation or a people. We are lending the money for the purpose of mak ing the world free, for getting rid of war forever, for defending those weaker than ourselves, and making the world a fit place for decent civilized folks to inhabit. This is something it has never been, for the simple reason that one clas.s has arrogated to itself the right to rule, as it alleges, by divine right; and at the same time absolving itself from any 'uty to the balance of humanity. We are told "lend us the money and we will free the world of a menace that has been suspended'over it since time began." We are not asked to give, only to lend the money. On top of this, looked upon merely as an investment, it is safe and fcnngs good returns. It also leaves our money in such a chape that should necessity compel us to use it, we can get the cash at any time. There are no law suits neces sary to collect it, no expense attached to changing it into cash at any time. Bonds issued in the other Liberty loans have sold above par, and so will these before long. This means the interest instead of being four and a fourth per cent will really be above five per cent. Over and above all however, is the duty we owe to ourselves as individua fractions of the great whole, the government of the Un ited States, to back up our government to the last dollar necessary to, aid it in carrying out our own expressed wishes as to the war in Europe. Already what we have none has altered the situation in Europe, has turned the IT 1 11 1 .1 . nuns toward nome ana must keep tnem travelling in that direction, until they are back in their own territory and so thoroughly beaten that they will never again threaten the destruction of the civi'ized world. This is what your money loaned the government is to be used for, and when the task is accomplished it will in time be re turned to you with interest from the day it is loaned. The indications are the war will be ended within a year, and whether it is or not depends on the way we back our hoys "over there" who are offering their lives if needs be, upon tne altar ot duty. Weigh their service to the gov ernment and to yourself against your money, and you will consider wnatever sum you may he able to spare is insig nificant in comparison. Don't wait' to be asked to sub scribe, but make up your mind to put up everp dollar you can spare and then fUT IT UP. The state guards, which is the hand-nicked nolitiral body-guard of the governor, is a useless organization. Just now it is detailed to protect the coming state fair Jfrom a possible Prussian air raid. The members are sup- posed to get $90 a month, clothes, board and lodging. I Money expended on this organization is wasted and it is an imposition on the taxpayers to ask them to cut ud for it. . There are some items in the $940,000 budget that are meritorious out tney will probably be beaten because o: the graft represented by other items. There is a persistent rumor emanating from Berlin inai me Kaiser nas sintered a nervous break down, and is J 1 I 1 1 a-n. ' uueny despondent. This, may be only a rumor now, but it is a sure forerunner of what will happen soon, if it has not. already happened, Hindenburg, Ludendorff and some others are likely to be afflicted the same way, for num pxe;eiii, muicauosn me disease is naoie to Decoiru epidemic in Germany as well as Austria. Every farmer in the state who can do so should at tend the demonstration of the tractors at the state fair next week. It will be an object lesson worth many times its cost. The plowing season will be robbed of all its wor ries when the tractors are installed on every farm, and me iarmer need no longer worry about the weather, for Dy neiping eacn other just as their lands are in condition, me plowing can be taken care of at the proper season. -. ? MMeT Arthur Bisbane, righthand man of W. R. Hearst, is ir. a bad mixup. It seems ho bought the Washington Her : Id for something like $575,000, which was furnished by German brewers of this country. Brisbane admits the fact, but says it was a straight business deal and that he borrowed the money from the brewers, but the fact that the mone ywas to be repaid bv him onlv when he felt so inclined and that the loan was to draw no interest makes the transaction 'ook bad. Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason THE FAKERS. Now doth the busy little Hun delight to pass the bunk, unu ciaim a victory is won, when he is knocked kerplunk! The general whose cumbrous name winds up with burg or dorf, sti'l claims to have a giant's frame, when he is shown a dwarf. When Foch or Haig in battle fail,, the fact is not denied; these brave men rise and say, "The tail has traveled with the hide." Thev ' ant the folks at. home to kno wthe truth, and give it flat; if they are beaten by me ioe, mey let it go at tnat. But Prussian leaders can not trust the folks at home, it seems; they feed them up, until they bust, on fakes and hopjoint dreams. How doth the busy little Hun, his whiskers streaked with foam, hand out the piffle by. the ton, to feed to folks at home! But when the facts at last leak in, I wonder what they'll say; will they just wear a foolish erin. in their accustom ed way? Or will they swell with righteous ire, their spirits sore and hot, and grumble like a house afire, and have some princes shot? "Dumb driven cattle" is their name if they, with patient eyes, forever watch the hocus game, the carnival of lies. THE WIFE By JANE PHELPS Heroic little Belgium is not making any appeals for a peace conference. She knows better than all the others combined what any peace but one dictated bv the allies. and with the Hohenzollerns and Ilapsburgs eliminated jorever, means, ane nas ieit me inendly hand of the Hun and prefers unending conflict to peace with the bar barians still ravening at her borders. Only one newspaper in America jumped at Austria's fly and that was the biggest fish in the pool, the New York Times. LADD & BUSH, Bankers MlfrNv LIBERTY BONDS i "nr llii 11 Will hp for mIp nn . -- rr ava w a was and afterlSaturday, Sept. 28 CHATTER XXXVI. Kill It met a Mrs. Curtis, tliv next day when she went out to luiu'lieon. lirian hit rod ticPtl hor ono Any in tlio street, niut Kutti hiul never wcn Iter ntfitin, so site wn8 more tluiit a little sur insod when Mrs. Curtis asked if slio were, guiuj; to lunch; then proposed that they lunch together. It surprised Hut)v that Mrs. Curtis should seek hvr company. To Ruth, it scented that they could have nothing in common, isiic recalled that Unnu had society luit- a working woman, tint to iter surprise slit) iouml Mrs. Curtis rather interesting. "And so voti BctitHlly worM'; Mrs Curt is said. "Work in n store. How (juuinl! Doesn't Mr. lluekvlt ol'jertf" Why shfllild she nsk that question! liutli hud not jet learned to answer it without looking conscious. Kvcn meek Mrs. I.a Moutc had asked it, ono day when she came to the shop to sec her huslinnd. " Why should hef" Euth tpvried, in return, conscious of the flush on hor ftteo. "I don't mind HIS working." j "No, of course not! But he's a man. that's different." I "I don't ngreo wuth you. If n woman iis capable, and if she cares moro about 1 doing sonic sort of work outside of the lliome than she does about pvt'ling pota toes nn,l washing dishes, whv shouldn't she do what she likes best cspednlly , if there, are no children!" " "You have the. oddest ideas, Mrs j .ITackett. I'd giw nnvthing to know how to d0 something that would keep shop, and I hate. I abominate washing dishes and doing housework. Mr. Hack ott is young, has his way to, make, It wouldn't be right for mo 'to hiro competent help and sit around doing j noming. u wouldn't be fair." Kuth might have added, "Nor would it be possible." "That's a new way of lookine at it But most men hato to havo their wives work. And another thing! I have, ob trrved thjU where tho wife works wheru she really earns money, the hus b ind after a hil lets her" do it all, It seems to me it i bad for th.ni in that respect. It suit of has a demoral izing effect on tLom. And tltw u.ri part of it is, it seem," to affect all classes of men in the same wtiy.-froui the washerwoman's husband up!" "I don't agric with you, Mrs. fun tis, although it is interesting to henr your views. Of course I never haw known women who worked, so I am not qualified to talk upon the subject. Hut I can't oo WHY it should d'emoulizn a man, as you say, to have his wife earn money." "I don't know WUY it does, either but I know that it does, in almost everv case. Of course 1 am not saying it will .nleSp Fit Oregom Over J he lp li '--wr ...aiio.am f--.JI',lfwaa-'.r. , .,.' .'' m j . Every time you buy a bond you register . a vote of confidence in the United States. C-J When you don't buy bonds, you vote against United States; against your Country's Cause. The issue is clean cut: Democracy or the divine right of an autocrat; self -govern-t ment or government by a despot; victory or disgrace. , Vote today for .Victory ! Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds . ANY BANK WILL HELP YOU THIS ADTESTISKMEITT CONTRIBUTED THKOUQH THB PATRIOTIC CO-OPERATIOJI OP Salem Bank of Commerce CiallaHalaaallWIaaV she is with us-that is, if you woulajing about her husband's secretness car., to inmp ; , , . . w iiirnnnir i r , r,j.,i..i i . . . I should like very much." Buth' throuoh rfci. 1.; ,i replied honestly It would give her swelled home. Beoeiving Vo "rep 1 Iiuth chance to see Briaa and MoUio King Continued: " R ' rogoincr. "Y llow I Illl . i iniifii-Tfiiifi-' . 'aaM(aafcaaBattMaaiaaaaa some won It isn't fair that OH Si in rtl,. " T - , . lliee. I don't. innn... r. ... ..i ..a x . . . ' . yoai case. There are ahvava ex-nn-l tr..V.,i ..sn . r,..J,t .... , T V " "1"" 10 10llK aitcr.the r- tirn.. v u. i- u. . JIV." v "' ' v :um:orariiig ot ' . . . ..v uimgut tuey wonia maKo f 1 houses. ... - , ,.......,,,.,,, nmii, mid tney navi inarcn. i n mor0 prino in suceeding than class, I think. By the war, rmt that old friend of Mr. Mollie King," "Yes, and found her charm -r skat i - . . ii.ii. .. . n.... . a iiiii mir mucn mr ittni.nip n nnnnr nia rt Di,n;n. i . . c Bohemian crowd, mwlf l.n T .l,. vi i ij t. VI TJ . ..' ? y.B.Rnw approved. I thot u, eager nd interested as you seem to liked Mol.ie. and Mr. Curtis i, a, fond list.; to his lXQ iCt it Vr SS. '"T "It isn't SEEMING, Hrs. Curtis. 1 1 aLJw. "wLJ like 1 fi.V AM interested. I lovc my work in theett to din with some night wheal -Mrs. Curtis ,,adn't. But she had no.h'&to deeeSwu "He wouldn't think 0f such a thing" rfuth replied, saying things wider hot breath that would have astonished hec companion should she have heard. "Wa always talk everything over together". How lovely! Wait until T ..n li. nderfnl oIm'1.11. f the? r03 fr0 Air. Hackert ! e'. 1 11 telephone Mollie, then find lave yon, K,.th saw a ?er tragedy looming ur, out of town, go I ani Id Uht hi , hi : ircken'..rt she sut. ed, swallowed hard oneeV some o9 like '-Mi King to go S L"0h' tUak " told n,o Bria. in." ' ... 'I hi- 'o en.ertafn tS !-lf as. wit I " tu ni it. iiiio niiii l M III avi tiauuuv (.. 1 1 M if m . u , inu..'..i 1 l- a i i . -uo .oirii'u uuc kv k lit - w.c ouop. i win go to tia; dinner it I have to crawl there!' (to be COLtioiKid) NAL WANT ADS PAY Journal Want Ads Pay 3 5 r