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'l7"ii Fiff !! !' i $JZM iLIiflg tP1- j,S4-y.....J.i..i.vyi.....i, i.rx .1 .1.. ... f. .1. VT mm, i y. Editorial Page of The Capital Joumai CHARLES H. TOOT llitor ui Publisket WEDNESDAY EVENINU October. 23," 1918 PUBLISHED EVERY EVENTN'G EXCEPT BTJND AY, SALEM, OREGON, BY Capital Journal Ftg. Co., Inc. L. ft. BARNES. President. CHA8. H. FISHER, Vlcc-Pnaldent DORA C. ANDRE8EN. Be. mod Treaa. PmTlj bj carrier, per jar Dally bj Ball, per year .. BCB9CRIPTION BATES S5 0O Per Month 8.00 Per Momtt ..49c FULL LEASED WI11B TKLEGKAPU BEPOHT HASTEItN KurKKSENlATiVIiB Dk Ward. New Tori, Tribune Butldlnf. COMMERCIAL CLUB CRISIS. ,. Chicago, W. H. StodeWBU. Pevple'l Uas Bulldlnf rie Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put tn papers on tne porcu. u H, carrier does not do this, misses you. or neglecta Retting the. paper to you on time, kindly phoaa the circulation manager, a thla Is the only way we can determine whether M aot i,e carriers are followlus; Instructions Phone Mntn 81 before 7 :30 o clock and a taper will be sent you by special messenger rt the carrier has missed you. TUB DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL la the only newspaper In Salem whose circulation la guaranteed by the Audit bureau ol Clrculatlsoa CANT DEAL WITH A DUMMY. ' It seems the big leaders among the politicians back east, if there are such things, are incapable of under standing plain English language. When the president made his reply to the first German peace offer, Senator . Lodge, and many others discovered a mare's nest and voic . ed their fears the president had made a grievous mistake in making any reply other than an emphatic refusal to discuss peace at all. They overlooked the self-evident fact that all the president had done wa3 to call over the wire: "Who's this talking?"" Later these gentlemen dis covered that the' main demand made by the president had been ignored, and that was that there had been no change of government, and consequently no one with whom this government could deal. Monday on the receipt of Germany's second note at Washington, the wise ones again got busy trying to de cipher something that was incapable of any but one con struction. Senator Hitchcock put on his goggles and re ' marked: "The note appears to be an acceptance of the president's stipulations. In my judgment, however, it will nnf TpaH, tn nn arraia ice. immedia elv " Hitchcock is chairman of the foreign relations committee, and as such should know something whereof he speaks, and yet his remarks show his inexcusable ignorance just as those of Roosevelt, Lodge and others did of the reply to the first note. As in the lirst case, mere is no goveinmeni yci, formed in Germany ;with whom' this country or tne al lies can deal. True, Dr. Solf, speaking for the German government states that a "new government has been form ed," but in the same sentence says "a new constitution is to be submitted to the people." There is as yet no power capable of . forming E'neW' government for the German people save the kaiser and the militarists now in control. They have setup a. dummy government with Solf as its mouthpiece, and authorized it to do business with the al lied nations. German people are not behind the new gov ernment any more than they are back of the present autoc racy: ' It will require the adoption of a constitution by the people or a revolution to create a new government in Germany,, and until one or the other of these happen all talk about making peace with Germany, or the latter ac. cepting President Wilson's terms is utter silliness. There is no government in Germany to accept terms or to do anything else in the way of dealing with the allies con- rprnincr npnpp terms. , The alleged wise folks back in Washington should keep in mind the fact that the one insistent aemana maae oy Tresident Wilson before peace can be discussed, is that there shall be a government in Berlin with which the al lies can deal. They should remember that the elimination of the Hohenzollerns is the first step, and that the creat ing of a dummy government with them still at its head has not deceived and will not deceive the president or the people of the United States, however much it may bewilder the "politicians." . ' A great blow against the wavering German line may be expected at any time now. Marshal Foch has large reserves no doubt ready and keen to strike, and he should not make the mistake that Napoleon did at Waterloo and forget them at the time they could have been most ef fectively used Of course, Foch is in no danger of being defeated, the power of the German army to strike having passed, but he might lack the initiative to take advantage of the opportunity to give the retreating enemy a finish ing blow. He has no further need of reserves and may use these waiting divisions to carry out any large offen sive operations he may have in view. If Foch were to at tack with all his reserve force at two or three points along the front now it is more than likely that the German re treat would shortly be turned into a disastrous rout and then the war would be over. The best evidence that a real change is taking place in the German government is seen in the fact that at least one editor has asked the kaiser to quit, and according to latest news is still alive. The Salem Commercial Club must have more mem bers, i It cannot exist and pay its running expenses without a regular, adequate income. . Salem needs the club to handle its civic activities and war drives that are coming one after the other now. It provides the organization and. the center for the Red Cross, Liberty bond and food conservation campaigns. The Commercial Club rooms are the meeting place for all the civic societies and all organizations engaged in public work. It is difficult to see how the city could get along with out the Commercial Club and yet members do not come forward voluntarily to provide sufficient income to keep it open. Other drives have succeeded each ofher in such quick succession that the necessary membership campaign has been postponed from time to time in order not to in terfere with the war activities. Now, however, the issue can be delayed no longer and the commercial club must secure the requisite number of members or close its doors. It can no longer be conducted, without an income. ' The question will probably be decided this-week, the matter of handling a membership campaign having been placed in charge of State Treasurer T. B. Kay, whVhas begun the active work of organization for the necessary drive. WIFE AVERTS DIVORCE COURT7 change 4e tenor of his talk by saving', hii work was but preparatory to big I thing,, in the future, he would sneer, or J else grow anerv. . i! The week following her raise had j jfore marriages go to smash because wives neglect their personal ap consequently been a hard one, Ruth. pearance thau frem any other cause," a noted Philadelphia social serviee was worn out pnysicair ana nienwiiy. j worker remarked recently at a fashionable seaside resort. LADD & BUSH, Bankers arc receiving subscriptions now forlhe ! : fl-Afl-fV LIBERTY Vlli BONDS . Paroled prisoners employed in Portland have refused many of them, to go to the court house to testify before the investigating committee examining into the charges of bribery in connection" with the granting of paroles to prisoners at the state prison. They claim the courthouse is under close watch, and should they testify and any changes should follow at the prison,, that their paroles might" be revoked. As Joe Keller is the man who is in charge of the parole business at the prison, this statement made by the prisoners is really another strong accusation evidently directed at him. , When! the Huns are driven baek across the Rhine,, and Austria and Turkey have dropped out of the conflict, it may be the easiest road to Berlin will be from the back door. It would be according to the eternal fitness of things if the drive that finally utterly "overwhelms the Germans should start from Serbia, whicn was used as an excuse for the war. ' .. .... .. Patriotic grocers are refusing to haacfie Albers Bros. products,, since it has developed that the millionaire head of the concern is a radical pro-German., .'Grocers are said to be shipping back all the Albers Bros, stock they have on hand and cancelling further orders. That's the way to fix these traitors, strike them in the purse the only place they have any feeling. ' Governor Manning of South Carolina is a' real war governor. He has six sons in active service, ranging in rank from Captain down to private. And his friends say the old man is only waiting for his term of office as gov ernor to expire next January to get into the game some where himself. jl Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason JL - I HMH turn THE GREAT TONIC. No doubt all ailing critters, aweary of their ills, have taken Simpson's bitters, or Popoff's purple pills, yet found found their ailments chronic, to their intense despair, un til thy tried this tonic the crisp October air. I've lapped up Johnson's syrup of seaweed, prunes and cheese and it would .merely stir up new symptoms of disease; the doc tor's diagnosis has often made me snort; I've taken dope in doses, a spoonful to a quart; I've triled on norus' Blas ters, I've worn them inside out, to head off such disasters or rheumatiz and gout. In all the drugs of healing there's nothing to compare with this, of which I'm spieling, the crisp October air. I'm living, at this writing, from all my ailments free; I'm fit for fun or fighting, or shinning up a tree. No more you see me groping in cupboards for ray pills, no more you see me doping my works for sundry ills, for organs dislocated, for falling of the hair; I've been rejuvinated by crisp October air. I'm active, blithe and sprightly, my gait is free and bold"; i trot around as lightly as any; ten-year-old; my enemies I've throttled, disease and pain and care; it really should be bottled, this crisp October air. ' . ; So when Clara Kobertg proposed they go to a matinee o Saturday afternoon, Buth gladly agreed. Clara had not mentioned her plan un til her husband and Brian had left. At first site spoke of calling them up and asking them to meet them at .he the ater. Then Clara said: "I know Kenyen will hate to los.il a half day. - Let's go by ourselves this time. We'll be at home before they are." Euth rcluctanjly agreed. fche well well know that Brian would not hesitate to leave tho office had she called htm. Tot she also felt that she should not in torfcr0 wijh hig business hours. They were a big late and ito curtain was up, the play commeneea, Den-re ihpv fnnnA their .PAtft. During the intermission they amused ernment involves new government !pA(TarJpJ A Roelc themselves by looking around io Ivise ifor Alsace-Lorraine. Alsatians appoint- jllCgalUCU tto Daold making comments anent the way people fl by the governor and secretary olJ were dressed, admiring this one, and .state from leaders from the second "I have in mind a specific, ease," ehe continued. "A Philadelphia girl who was famed for her beauty after ing her debut, a few years ago married a young lawyer. She became so absorbed in her new home tha she made the fatal mistake of negleeting her personal appearanee. Before she was 30, gray hairs began to appear, but she ignored them. The young husband soon began to grow indifferent toward the wife. She was miserable, because she adored him. Rather than let matters drift from bad to worse, she wisejy suggested a trial separation for six months. "Upon hor return to her .parents' home the wife ct out to reclaim her youth. Her hair dresser recommended a preparation called Q-Ban Color .Re storer. She tried it and gradually the uniform color and-luster of her hair were restored. The result was astonishing, for she goon became the ravishing beauty she had been before her marriage. "Before the six'months had elapsed the young husband and wife met by chance. He at once became more enraptured than ever, and bogged her to coma back to him. That was three yearg ago, and since' then the husband has been devotion itself. Tou may be snre the wife learned her lesson well, and never neglecta her personal appearance. finding fault good naturcdly with some one elfe. Suddenly Euth saw Clara start. She followed her gaze and, yet, it looked like it wa9 Brian and Mollie Kine. The curtain, just then ros0 on v'Jie sec ond act, leaving the house in darkness, much to Ruth's relief. Clara never had met Mollie. Bus what would she think? Ruth felt surc Brian had asked Molie to the ma ineo because chamber of the diet, will be members of the provincial government. "The aim of myself and my col league is political authority for the German people Tho people long nave been in the saddle. Now they are to ride. Political development at. the end of Soptember changed everything, guaranteeing continuance of the growth of tho new system. "The enemy is at our gates! Our first and last thoughts must be fcr the of the mood he had been in ail the brav6 defendcrs whom we mU9t detfend week. Probably she lunched ' with him too", she thought bittorly. Then, "had I called him up, I should have known". Clara prtended t0 bo absorbed 'n th play, but Ruth f ol 'i sure she was ur roptiously watching herand also Bri an. She saw nothing of what was on the stage, heard nothing of what, was said. Her mind was so intent of find ing some way to explain things tp Clara Roberts: some excuse for Brian. But evon-whon the curtain finally rung down on the second act, she bar arrived at no decision. ' ' Sho looked at the program and taw tho wait wa to be a long one. ' W ould Brian go ou to smokel If he 'did should sh,. follow mm I -Clara tried to appear unconscious and to chatter a usual,, but Ruth realized that it was trying, and that i. was an effort. Watching her closely, sho saw her eyes turn toward Brian and Mollie, seemingly unablo to avoid doing so. In desperation Kuth Iinaliy saitt! "Whv. I believe thaj's Brian over -therm -with Mollie King, a great friend of ours! We Will wait for themi i should like to meet her." That will be nico . She is very nTettvl" Clara answered, no.t av m. u- ooived by Kuth 's brave attempt to carry off an uncomfortable situation. The last act was short. Brian and Mollie were nearer the s pgo than were Ruth and Clara, so they waited at the back of the house until they came "Hello, Brian!" itutn saia Drignuy, causing him to turn a starred face in her direction, then to flush deeply. How d vou do: Misg mngi wasn't the play boautifulf " then without wait ing for a reply from either, sne present ed Mrs. Roberts to Mollie. ' I was going to phone you, Brian, that wo woru also to be at the theater, but didn't get vime," slip bravely pre varicated. "We might have, all sat to gether. "I'll .leave you now," Mollis King said when they reached the street. Ruth was about .b'tcll Brian to accompnnq her to the car or stage, but she con- ludeit sho haft Been patieni enougu, bo she said instead: j Good bye. Miss King; conic on, Brian, take Mrs; Roberts and me home in th0 stage." Bruin hailed a s .age, tney got in. e- penting her rudeness, Ruth eallcH tome ana see us soon, miss mug but Mollie either did not hear her or scorned to answer. (Tomorrow Brian Apologizes and They Spend a Happy Evening.) against uniusct charges. There aro bad elements in everYarmy. With" the fun damental will oftlie people the army will disown them. "In retrospect, tho recent political harvest creates different feelings, some regard it as a reckless descent in the direction of the .destruction of ex isting ordors; others believe tho times are uncertain and are groping for re form. Both opinions should be express ed. Opposition injures parliamentary independence." For Further Negotiations (C fife 5t jf( 3t 3( 3jC State House Notes , An army of Victory Boys and of Vic tory Girls aro to be enrolled in tho pub lic schools of Oregon. ' These boys and girls will be asked to pledge themsolvcs to earn and give mon ey to the fund to be. raised for the Y. M. C A., Red Cross and othei organiza tions which arB included in- llie united war fund campaign. J. A. Churchill, superintendent "' of public instruction, is sending out ti) the teachers of the state a letter asking for their co-opcra.jon, and pointing out that they will roceive detail instructions from Walter A. Qoos of Portland, state man ager for the "" Victory " army of boys and girls. The drive will bo held Nov ember X to -18. . It is expectod thai five per cent of Oregon 's quota for thi8 fund, which will total $170,500,000 in the entire nation, will be raised by the boys and girls. Tlie boys and girls are not to be per mitted vb solicit funds, but they will be asked to cam the money and give it. Insurance- on farm tractoro, i, tint lat est form of protection offered by fire insurance companies. The state insur ance department has approved the form of policy for this sort of insurauco, which give, protection agSinst fire and thoft. Copenhagen, Oct. 224 The German press generally considers Dr. Solof 's re ply to President Wilson as a satisfac tory basis for further negotiations. Should Wilson demand impossibilities wo must reckon On continuation of the war," the Tageblatl declares. His Sure-Thing Failed And He Took Gas Route San Francisco, Oct. 22. A '-'twe horse combination" which he thought he had won, proved the undoing of Jos eph Canning, defaulting treasurer of tho local David Scannell club, a citjr firemen's' organization. . Canning's body wa9 found lau jus terday in a gag filled room, He had biea dead several days while his former com rades searched for him in the belief that he had fled tho city with tho club ' money. ' A note beside Canning's body related the s wry. -He started to gamble a feir mouths ago, he said. He bot $20 on at two horse combination, and thought h had won $8.50, Unable to cash his tick ets that night, he played poker and lost. Next day he discovered .Jiore wag si telegraphic error and he hadn't won at all. Then he plunged. N0"iSWlT.' When Salem Citizens Show a Way " There e'ari be ' nil teasoff ''why' any rcador of this who suffers the tor tures of an aching back, tho annoy ance Of urinary disorders, the pains and dangers of kidney ilia will fail te heed the words of a neighbor wh has found relief. Read what a Salem citizen says: Mrs. Elsie Keuscher, 1263 N. Church St., says: "Several years ago I suf fered a great deal witr rheumatic pain in my ba'ek and I ached all over. My kidneys were congested and irregular and I concluded they were the caus of the trouble. I took Doan 's Kidney Pills and they stopper that-pam ia my back and I have been troubled but very little since. When I have noticed my kidneys needed attention, I hava taken Doan's Kidney Pills and they have always helped me. I oouldn't ree-. ommend a better remedy." Price 60c at all' dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pillsthe same that Mrs. Keuscher had. Poster-Milburi Cp, Mfghs., Buffalo, S. Y. AT too THE WIFE By JANE PHELPS Brian Takes Mollie to tho Matinee. Kuth is there also. CHAPTER LXV.. Notwithstanding Ruth's diplomacy as regarded her salar raise Brian had not been easy te manage since it hap pened. At every opportunity he talked of it, accused Ru.h of not earing for hiiu because now she earned twice as much as he did; and in every way madt things very difficult for her. It wag not that he objeeted to shar ing the comforts ' her salary enabled thorn to have; or :le outings they, be cause of it, enjoyed. It was jealous;' of hor. her rnnsiMtv tn asm -- --- .i. ....... ! Rllth twined ) wmilil Intinr. f few days, but ia vain. He would say over and over that she earned twice as much as he did. And when shs triotl to Continued from page one) open tne way ror peace, -mere as nu doubt we are now equal to the tasK oi either war or peace by carrying out government's program and definitely breaking away from the old system. 'The legal question will not mop at our boundaries, wrich we will never opeta for violence of our own accord. The principles upon which we have agreed as our rule of conduct also in- volvo internal questions. Thanlw to tne Dartics' BCQuieeeeiwe in government's proposal for electoral reforms, Prussia now has advanced so far that equal direct suffrage has been secured. "Bills now; pending before the reich stng make it possible for members of that body to enter the cabinet with out resigning their seats. There is al so a ehango in the law regarding the chancellor's representation. Hitherto onlv the highest imperial authorities were able to represent the chancellor. In the future, deputies may participaete in the direction of the imperial poli cy, being responsible in the chancel lor 'a name without actually being min isters. We are convinced the govern ment and parliament thereby may sup ply precious, forces for the people which up to this time have not been utilized. . "I hope soon to reveal to the reich stag the results of the preliminary la bors regarding legal extension ot the chancellor's political' responsibilities, which will bo secured, by formation of a state tribunal. 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