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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1918)
! It 1 I j ' Capital Journal is-il itorial Page of The CHARLES H. FTSHEB Editor ud Publisher Ed Published Every Evening Except Sunday, Salem, Oregon. Address All Communication! To 6ALEM 136 S. Commercial St. OREGON SUBSCRIPTION BATES D&ilv. hr Carrier. Dr rear. fci.OO Per Month Daily by Mail, per year $3.00 45e Per Month f 35e t'VLh LEASKU WIKE TELEliRAPU KEPORT FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES V- D. Ward. New York, Tribune Building. W. H. Stockwell, Chicago, People's Gas Building The Daily Capital Joursal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone 61 before 730 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. ' THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL Is the only newspaper in Salem whoso circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureatt Of Circulations AMERICAN TEETH. We have had many tributes of admiration paid to our fighting men in recent months. Most of them have been of military character. Here is one a little out of the ordinary, that probably deserves as high a place in our appreciation as those of a more martial nature. It con cerns the homely theme of teeth. Says the London Daily Mail: ' "One thing about the American soldiers and sailors must strike English people when they see these gallant fighters, and that is the soundness and general whiteness of their teeth. It is all the more striking m that it is such a contrast to the teeth of the British people. "From childhood the Yank is taught to take care of his teeth. , He has tooth-drill thrice daily and visits his den tist at fixt intervals, sav every three or four months. If by any chance a tooth does decay the rot is at once arrest ed by a filling. The result of all this is that our U. S. cousins, besides adding to their appearance, gain in health by having good, clean teeth, and when war came, very few men were turned down by the military authorities for having decayed teeth. So daily we see them, their faces tanned, smilingly exhibiting perfect sets of teeth. It is a distinctive mark of the American as distinctive as his uniform or his slang. "Now take our own case. Daily you see young boys and girls- with mouths full of decayed teeth. Bad teeth hinder digestion, and indigestion is the curse of many a man's life. Mothers should see to it that their children use their tooth-brushes daily, after every meal if pos sible ' "The U. S. soldiers have set us a splendid example in this matter. They fairly shame the ordinary Tommy by the brilliance of their molars, but they will do so no longer if young English mothers will only wake up to the fact that bad teeth cause bad health, and that doctors' and dentists' bills will be saved by the regular use of the tooth brush." . We may take just pride in this praise, because there is no doubt whatever that we deserve it. We have probably been born with no better teeth than our British brethren, but our teeth are better simply because we have taken intelligent and laborious care of them. There is still plenty of room for improvement, how ever. Any medical examiner will tell you there is a shock ing amount of defective-tooth trouble among selective service men. Our dental standards are high, but we are not yet living up to them. NOT GIVING THEM FOOD. In all this discussion about feeding the Germans and Austrians, one fact should be borne in mind. The food we send our enemies is not going to be given them. They are going to pay for it. They are going to pay as much for their flour and pork as we pay, and very likely a good deal more. I This assurance, based on official statements from Washington, should serve to allay the criticism aroused in many quarters by the first announcement that the Am erican people were expected to share their food with their beaten enemies. Nobody in this country is called upon to give a dollar or a meal to any German or Austrian. AH we are expected to do is to avoid waste and over-indulgence ourselves, so that there will be enough foodstuffs in the American markets to provide the desired surplus for export. All Europe Is more or less hungry, and therefore, in common with South America and Australia, we are going to send Europe what we can spare. The people of Central Europe will have to buy cargoes in the open market, in competition with other European nations, and pay for them with real money. THE WAR BOND SHILLING. THEWIFE By Jane Phelps. BTJTH PLANS A SUBPEISB roa BBIAN. In a London street during a war bond campaigrr,the mayor of Shoreditch was making a strong appeal for funds. While he was talking a messenger from a factory brought him a check amounting to about $100,000 in our money. He held that up as inspiration for further loans. A poor woman stepped out of the crowd and handed the mayor a shilling. ' "It is all I have," she is reported to have said, "but you are welcome to it to feed the guns and help the boys." It is the old story of tha poor woman giving her mite. It occurred to a. reader who ran across this story that it held a lesson of pride and courage, as well as of unselfish patriotism. Many persons who 'possessed a good deal more than a shilling might be foolishly ashamed to present a small contribution when the big one had just been made. But one's best is always wortn while, and one's all, no matter how little, is a greater giftthan all- other s tenth or half. . The spruce division of the army is being rapidly de mobilized, and it is announced that all the railroads, built at various points along the Oregon coast, and all other equipment will be sold. It is to be hoped that these rail roads, will not be "junked", since some of them, espec ially those leading to Yaqaina Bay might be made impor tant factors in. the development 01 the coast section, ine prospects for such an outcome, however, are not very bright, since the railroad systems of the country are all tied up by government control and thus, unable to take over such lines should they desire to acquire them. Pos sibly large timber owners may see their way clear to buy some of the spruce roads and keep them in operation; but this is not at All certain. RIPPLING RHYMES By Walt Mason PEACETIME PRICES. When doves of peace are sodring round, and eagles quit their yapping, will things cost just as much per pound as when the hosts were scrapping? The prices rise without a break, the snowclad summits striking; no effort does it seem to take to keep the blamed things hiking. The news is flashed across the sea that some one's goat is taken; up goes the price of prunes and tea, and succo tash and bacon. A bunch of kings have soaked their crowns, we read in late dispatches; up goes the price ot hand-me-downs, and pointer pups and matches. Some heartsick rulers vainly try to smile while taking bitters; up goes the price of whiskers dye, cf applejack and flit ters. It's easy turning "reasons" loose, most any fake suffices, the punkest sort of cheap excuse will do for rais ing prices. When war dogs crawl into their den, con vinced that war is cheesey, Will bringing prices down again, think you, be quite so easy? Will Jinks, the grocer, blithely say, "We've had good news from Sweden, so I can cut the price today, on all the things you're needin'?" Will Grimes, the clothier, say, "It's nice to know that Rus sia's better, so I will reduce the price of that star spang led sweater?-' Let's hope such things will come to pass, when doves of peace are soaring, and meanwhile, as we dig the brass, cut out the useless roaring. Secretary McAdoo, the strongest man fn the presi dent's official family, has resigned and will retire, to pri vate life, giving the lie to the oft-repeated calumny, that he was building up a great political machine through rail road employes in order to become a candidate for presi dent. Worn out by his numerous duties since the begin ning of the war McAdoo has decided that he is entitled to some rest and to employ his time in the interests of his private business affairs. Those who are familiar with his activities during the war period are willing to accord him this privilege, feeling that he has earned it. There is again an opportunity to get a boat back on the Portland-Salem run. It should by all means be taken advantage of since it means the recovery of trade along the river lost by Salem since the boats were withdrawn, and will have a salutary effect upon freight rates fixed by the railroads. Salem businessmen ought to be willing to take a small amount of stock in such a transportation line, even without hope of ever receiving dividends, and at that it would prove a good investment "I am one of those who believe that without peace we, cannot have progress," said Lloyd-George. About 100, 000,000 people over here agree with him. That belief wins converts every day even in darkest Central Europe, where the theory prevailed until recently that there is no progress without war. While you are sympathizing with the soldier boys for all they have gone through reserve a little for the boy who was unable to go "across" because the coming of peace left him stranded in a training camp on this side of the ocean. Editor Ingalls must be looking hopefully toward the goal that comes with, plutocratic retirement ' He is advo cating the laying out of a golf links at Corvallis. Pretty soon there won't be any royalty left in the wojld except in Boston. Ever see the Hub mayor with his mace bearers? Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Still less easy lies the head that has lost its crown. That night Mollie and Brian talked of little else than th., war. She was as enthusiastic as was he. and exnrpsMciT i the same desire to be in the thick of things. "Just think, Brian, of what is go ing on over there, and we sit here in the old hum-drum way, doing the things we have done all our lives and doing them in the same way we have done them. No wonder we are uninter esting. Wo have gone to sleep. It will take a great, big jar of somo kind, like they are getting m Europe. I'd volunteer to go and dig trenches or scrub hospitals if were in that muss.' It must be glorious to fight when you feel yon are fighting for a principle." "That's just the way I feel," Brian answered, looking with admiration at Mollie's shining eyes, and thinking how very pretty she was- "The trouble with your going, Mollio, would be that all the Tommies would fall in love with you, and that would spoil them for fighting; they'd ibe afraid they'd get hurt and someone else would get you." "Nonsense! don't be a silly," Mollio replied, but Brian's compliment had changed their attitude; and they laugh- en ana cnauea as usual, the war and all the glory they might have, if en gaged in it, forgotten in their deliaht in each other's society. Hut when Brian returned home and as usual read a little before eoine to bed, he felt, remorseful. He had found a wire from Kuth awaiting him, in which she said she had received his letter, that she had feared he was jll becauso he had not written sooner, and sent him her love. " 'If she'd send herself home and then stay here where she belongs, it would oe Dctter for us both," he grumbled, hia guilty feeling because he had spent the entire evening again with Mollie making him want to throw the blame on someone so on Ruth. Brian had fully intended to caution Mollie not to telephone him again at the hrfuse. But Jie had forgotten all about it. They were having too good time together. But now it once more occurred to him. He was annoyed that he had forgotten to tell her. She might cause him trouble if she should tele phone when he was out. He eat down at Ruth's desk and wrote Mollie a little note: . "Don't call me at the houBO again, dear. Rachel might not understand, and tell of it, and so 'make' me trouble," Then ho went out and mailed it. Ho had written 'me" then erased it and substituted "us." Could he have seen Mollie's pitying smile when she read it (she had noticed the eras use immediately), and heard her mur murod "poor Brian he's afraid of say ing his soul is his own," he would have been astonished at her viewpoint That note confirmed Mollie's idea that Buth was avdisagreeablo, nagging sort of a woman, and that she made Brian's home life almost unbearable. "There that 'a fixed!" Brian said as he returned after posting the letter. "I wouldn't have Mollie hurt ButVs 'eelings for the world." Ruth returned sooner than she had expected. Her work had gone splendid ly, and she was in high good humor She had notified Mr. Mandel that she was coming; but would surprise Brian, j dispensable. eontinued a few weeks for some reason. I cannot think of a class of people, no of individuals of my acquaintance, wan do not need the newspaper. There A hardly a person in the country ho eaa read who does not read the aewspane these days and feel that it is almost ior Her train got in just about dinner time. She would reach home as he was about to sit down, She smiled as she thought how pleased and surprised he would be. He had written her again, a long, chat- A few among the religious classes have in times past criticised the news paper quite severely. However, trem. they are coming more and more t ra -alize that the newspaper is aa import ty letter which had taken all worry j . . , . ., , . r, , t. L v.. - w .m.j .1 'nt help in Biblo studyl How eaa that put her mind on her work. Beally it had be BeU8i.Veeords the ma.n? vent been the comfort that letter brought her iwk ne Bjble wnters PIedlite,dD??r that had spurred her on to finish her , e thousand years ago. Careful Bibla of any newspaper now without readiiij of happenings which are in direct ful- late at work in record time, working night instead of resting. Hhe iumned liffhtlv from the train . and hurried into a taxi. She had not,ruIulen' ot Uible prophecies, looked about, as she expected no one Those who feel like criticising tha to meet her. Had she, she might have modern newspaper should perhaps real seen Arthur Mandel watching to see if that they are partly to blame foe Brian met hor, and putting his own the publication of so many feature! construction upon the fact that he did which they consider objectionable not. There is probably nothing the average Of course he had no way of know- editor desires more than to publish tha ing that Kutn was planning a surprise He never doubted that, having sent him word, sho also had wired her husband. Ho smiled enigmatically as he turned away. But it was a happy, satisfied smile that, to one knowing him, told that he was immensely pleased with something. When Buth reached home she could hardly wait for the elevator, so anx ious was she to see Brian. He would be things which will be interesting and up lifting to the.readers of his paper bat if his readers demand "blood and thunder" stories," and all the details of every crime, and of every demoralis ing occurrence, the editor must not ba blamed too much for publishing that class of reading. If more good people would express to editors and publishers their appreciation for the good and sp litting articles which appear in their .- jUimig UILIUICS wincu appear in iuo so pleased and surprised. She opened the papera( the cditor8 would doubtless fat door very quietly with hor latch key. I The apartment waa in darkness, jsne could look through into the dining room, and there was no light there. Just thin streak of white under the door that led to the kitchen, was the only .sign that there was anyene at home. ' ''BacheH" she called going toward the door, throwing on the lights as. she passed the switch, "Where's Mr. Brian!" "Not cominr home, missy- Bath. He tola ne this mawin. Ole Bachel is sho ly glad to- see yon honey I dat place am dat lonesome when you is away." Tomorrow Buth JJMnds Brian's Mes sage to Molly-' Open Forum INFLUENCE OF THE NEWSPAPEB. To the Editor: , May I speak through your columns in the expression of a few opinions con cerning the modern newspaper? I fear that in the past I, as well as others, have not sufficiently appreciated the value of the newspaper one of the most powerful of modern inventions. As an illustration of the development of the publishing business, it has been ostmiated that if Benjamin Franklin should step up and take chargo of the Saturday Evening Post as it is now, bringing his facilities with him, it would take him nineteen years to print a single weekly edition. There would certainly be a lonesome and dissatisfied lot of people in this country if all the newspapers were dis- more room for such articlos and less) for the othor kind. But on the other hand, we should not lay all the blame on the editors and pub lishers if we waste our time reading things which are of no value to us. Tha entire paper was not prepared for our especial benefit; and we are expected to bso our own wisdom and judgment in reading only those things wuislt w find helpful to us. It is the aim of tha editors and publishers to print such variety of matter in every paper tha every reader will find something whiell more than repays him for the price of the paper and the- time spent in read ing it. In this day whon "of the making of books there is no end," and when there are more than 24,000 periodicals pub lished in this country, a knowlcdga of what to read and how to read it is of great value. Let us train ourselves ia the choice of reading instead of try ing to get the editors to publish only that of which we approve. Very truly yours, , A READER". MOUNTAIN VIEW DISTBICT SETS A GOOD STANDARD Charlie Alexander, chairman of his district in the war fund drive was in Silverton Monday and brought down the money for Mountain View districts (ruota, and the- amount raised waa $150. There are about sixteen families up there in the hills all told and prac tically all of them are clearing new farms and just getting started. Thejr have shown their 100 per eent Ameri canism and generous hearts by subscri bing liberally for the physical comfort and moral welfare of the boys oversoasu Silverton Tribune. Thousands of Miles Over Sharp Rocks arid . ... . . Not a Scratch or Cut- they have run thousands of miles and of Republic Tires for the reason that the Rubber is put through what is called "Prodium Process" Discovered and used only by the Republic Factory. 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