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itorial Page- of The Capital Journal FRIDAY EVENING January 31, 1919 CHAELES H. FISHEB Editor nd Publisher Published Every Evening Except Sunday, Salem, Oregon. Address All Communications To f l)f Dmlg Jlai Journal SALEM 136 S. Commercial St. OBEQON 6UBSCHIPTION BATES nilir. i Carrier, ner vear $5.00 Per Month, Daily bv Mail, Tier Tear. $3.00 Per Month... 45e 35e FUIJi LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH BEPOBT FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES W. D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. W. H. Stockwoll, Chicago, People's Gas Building The Daily Capital Journal carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porcn. il me carrier uuub uih uv tuia, hubbub jvu, w ,v.i.w guttiu t j.r to yon on time, kindly phono the circulation manager, as this is the only way wo ean determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone 81 before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger if the earner has missed you. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL It the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau Of Circulations COLLECTING DEBTS FROM GERMANY. ' There is not going to be any difficulty about collect ing American claims against Germany. They have al ready been collected, through the seizure of German pro perty under the federal law by Alien Property Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer. The property already seized, and sold or in process of being sold amounts to about $750,000,000. This is said to be enough to offset all American property seized in Germany and to leave enough to satisfy all American claims, private and public, for property destroyed by German acts of war. There is even likely to be a balance left. This estimate pre-supposes that there will be no in demnity imposed on Germany over and above the various claims for damages which would have been presented even if we had not entered the war. There is no apparent intention on the part of the United States government to unload its actual war ex penses on Germanv. as our Allies talk of doing. This policy may change before the peace conference-ends, and a bill may be presented lor at least a part 01 our ex penses, to harmonize with the policy of Britain, France and Italy. Such payment would necessarily have to be enacted from Germany with some difficulty, over a long period. However, if the present plan of no indemnity is main tained, the whole business of settling accounts with Ger many will be simpler and easier for the United States than for any other belligerent. INTERNATIONALIZING LABOR. good relations between capital and labor, disseminating useful information and bringing uniformity into indus trial standards in many lands. The Marion county delegation in the lower house seems to be in favor of moving the state capital to Port land. Representative Martin has fathered a bill moving the insurance commissioner's office to the larger city, and has got it through the house ; a bill to move part of the accident industrial offices to Portland has been introduc ed and probably has the support of the Marion county members. Some years ago the fish and game depart ment was moved away bodily and located in Portland and the intention is no doubt to gradually make Portland the real capital of the state, a large majonty of the offi cials in the state house who hail from that city being on the job every minute to bring this about. It remained for a member f rorn Eastern Oregon to protest against the precedent of moving the capital away Irom its constitu tional location and the extravagance of maintaining offices in different parts of the state. Too bad Marion county can't send men like that to the legislature! The boats are back on the river again and this time we hope they have come to stay. Salem and all the other river towns need water transportation and our business men should remember this when they have goods to ship, which will be the surest way of keeping the line in operation. It was somewhat surprising, and not all displeasing, to learn that the peace conference at Paris recently give a session to the discussion of international labor. It ap . pears that the conference wants to establish a commis sion to deal with world-wide labor questions. There may be an international conference, representing both labor and capital, called soon to formulate a general program. Uutimately, it is suggested, there may be a permanent labor commission responsible to the League of Nations. There would be a broad field for such an institution. It could deal better than any existing agency with such a problem as the pay and working conditions of sailors, straightening out, for example, the inequalities now ex isting between American standards and those of other nations. It would not interfere, of course, in the Inter nal affairs of any country. , It could doubtless promote That worry over peace conference censorship seems to have been entirely unfounded. Pages and pages' of newspaper stuff is coming over the cables every day that a censor might have cut out to the eternal benefit of the American reading public. A few weeks ago the League of Nations seemed in danger from lack of interest. Now it is 'in danger be cause the peace conference delegations are crowding so as to put it over that they are getting in each other's way. Is there anything more futile than for members of the house of representatives to spend their time discussing the duties of the Paris peace conference? The state highway commission seem to be working on the principle that the way to build good roads is to build them. : The old state capital looks natural again this ses sion. The lobby has recovered from its influenza scare and is back in all its prestine glory. The grand old republican party 'is about to play in big luck again. Senator Hi Johnson threatens to leave it. It's an off-day in the peace conference sessions when President Wilson doesn't gain a point or two. The peace conference ought to impose an indemnity on Spain for this influenza epidemic. Just a touch of winter now to keep us from getting the spring garden fever too early. THE WIFE By Jane Phelps. BUTH ENTERTAINS MOLLIS KING RIPPLING RHYMES By Walt Mason SNOW. The snow is deep as thunder all round me, as I write; the landscape's buried under a dazzling robe of white. And harshly I berate it, and wish that it would go, for I detest and hate it, the dreary driven snow. I view the snow with loathing, it gives me dumps and blues; it gets into my clothing, and slides into my shoes. It hides the slip pery places upon the concrete walk; I fall and bust my traces, and slide around a block. It brings back old dis eases, the worst that ever grew; it stirs me up to sneezes, and resurrects the flu. It is because I ra aging, my hour glass running low, that 1 am vainly raging against the wholesome snow. I'm getting old and cranky, and fits I often throw: that's why I blink the blanky and blitzen- frasted snow. I'd give a million dollars if I could be the V . 1 -il I.. 1 1 11 ! 1 i 1 boy wno wnoops witn giee ana nouers in wua ecstatic joy. He thinks the snow a blessing, he burbles with delight, as down the street he's pressing, neck deep in spotless white. And once like him I liked it, and wished 'twould never melt, and through the drifts-1 hiked it, and didn't freeze my pelt. But now my brains are k nky, from years and work and woe, and so I blank the blinky and everlasting snow. CHAPTER CLI. Mollio accepted Ruth's invitation at onco. Sho arrived a littlo before the major, anil was so radinntly happy that Ruth couldn't help really liking her for tho first time. Slio fuirly exuded joy. When Ruth congratulated her, she sniil: "The war has done a lot for many men and women, but I think, sometimes it has done more for mo than for any ono else. I was just a silly girl rath er priding myself on having tempera mouj, and bo understanding men better than their own wives did or could. 1 even tried to pity Brian because you mndo liini conifortnblo in spite of him self. You should havo hoard him talk of you overseas! There was no virtue you did not possess. You had no vices, not even a fault. I often used to wish ho would talk of something else. But after I met Major Williams I knew just how ho felt. Why, I wanted to talk of tho major to overyone I aiet. You see, when one cares very much I imagine they can't help wanting to dsicnas that person." "Where did you meet the major t" Ruth asked. "I nursed him when ho ws wound ed. He wears three wound stripes, but I did not tuko care of him until the last time he was wounded, lie is a wonderful mail, and I am the luckiest girl in New York." Just then Brian and the Major ctme THAT ANNOYING, PERSISTENT COUGH truy load to Chronic lunjr twibiA, or reran that th cKronie tira lruly In ivucIhhA. I.t Jthcr try ECK5IAN-S ALTERATIVE This taste ana tjmu-nlrer )P plies tha &rknowi!KHl bent-tlm of Cal cium trti&uneftt without, dtvturfeta th Stumscb. cHil4tnM ink AW-obel. coue vt HabK-i'uraslne Drue. $? tire, t $1.59. $1 lira, ow 88c Price IncliKlti war tax. All druRdsta, E kmtin ItKirnlory. PMUileli.lu in, so confidences wcro no longer in dulged in, although when Ruth congrat ulated the major she thought he never would stop telling how ho was to be en vied because ho had won Mollio. "You can't imagine how popular she wus, Mrs. Unekett. All the boys made love to her. Nationality made no dif ference. Tho British, poilus Or our own fellows. It wag always the same. Yhereer slio was, there was always a i.:...- i i t. i. -.-. uiuiuiui mulling 1UVV iv ucii &b jo tunute 1 am not inclined to be jealous. Wcro I, my heart would havo boon eat en out long ago. - I believe that is, what happens." "As long as it was only the uniforni mill not what was inside of it that made love, 1 don't see why you find fault," Mollio pertly returnod. "Just for that I shall tell Mrs. Hue kett that I wn3 terribly jealous of Bri an when I first commenced to care for you. I often wished he'd get Bent homo on a furlough so I'd have tho field to myself. But Mollio has sworn he spent all tho timo he was with her tdking of and praising you." "To get even, and because eonfcsJ siou is good for the soul, I shall have t0 tell you, major, that I was just as jealous of Mollie as you could possibly bo of Brian. His letters were full of her. She was the one aud only nurse, the one feiuule who could make life at all bright for a man overseas." "That's no jokel I tell you. Why., had it not been for girls liko Mollio bright hnppy-natnred girl, the horrors would have been to much for our nerves To a man who had spent his days and nights in the trenches, or prowling over death-strewn fields, their bright faces and everyday chatter came like r. whiff of heaven. No ono will ever know what the fighters in thig war owe to tho brave women who a nurses, can teen workers, or in other ways, helped the boys to carry on. And" his tone grew lighter, "Mollie was the best of them all." "Oh, do stop!" Mollie Mclaimed. "Mr. Hackett will think you terribly silly, and I don't wsnt her to. I want her t0 think you are next to Brian the finest man in the world." "How can she help thinking so when you have chosen me from all the ar my!" he returned with a ran Rachel announced dinner, id so the talk veered into other channels. Brian told of his new office, its location, and that Ruth had selected the furnishings. "I'll bet it is all right if she attend ed to it," Mollie said appreciatively, "I wish I had your artistic ideas, Mrs. Hackett. When" she blushed adora bly, "when we get married yonti aelp me fix up a home, won't youf" "I'd love to," Euth answered, sin cerely meaning it. "You see, I have changed my ideas somewhat about a home. I think I would like a little apartment like this. I used to think studio rooms with a kitchenette tho rooms decorated with posters and old theater programme were artistic. Thev seem so cheap and tawdry, now, especially beside such a home as you have." Ruth was always delighted when anyone praised her artistry before Bri an. So Mollie 's praise was very wel come, especially as she Ruth well knew her husband had agreed with Mol lie in thinking a studio apartment the ne plus ultra of home keeping. I "I shall be very grateful if we can have such a home," tho major broKc in with a fond look at Mollie that sent tho blushes to her cheeks: Tomurow, Arthur Mandel Makes Ruth a Proposition J Open Forum ABOUT FATHER 7 Obsessed with the big idea of protecting those at home, father often omits the essentia protection of his most vital asset strength. is as beneficial to the hard-working man of business as it is to the growing child. Scott's imparts the quality to the blood that enables the body to grip strength fast Scott's helps solve the problem ,that faces every business-man that of keeping up with the wear and tear on the body, Scott & Bowne, Bloomfiel'1, N.J. 18-21 THE OCTOPUS NO . 1 THE OREGON STATE SCHOOL TRUST Mr. Editor: In The Journal of date Doo. 24 last I find a Btate budget by Mr. Olcott compiled and submitted for tho benefit of tho members of the leg islature. This budgot of estimated ex penditures totals $14,351,649.00 and be ing $1,297,214.00 in excess of ell reve nues in sight, Now can items of fthis mlirnt li so reduced that all can bo met by the income from tax sources of $14,551,649.00. I have KtuUy gone over this budget and have cut out need less itoms and made reductions in esti mates totaling tho huge sum of 975,022.12. This meets the deficit aud still leaves a surplus sufficient for pen itentiary needs. About a year ago I mailed to tho Portland Journal six prop ;; nnnn which there should bo ini tiative action. The third question for action was as follows: UnTinnl nf nit extension denartments of state schools. Many yearg ago a i V 1 1 1 i. TV. sta-tc univoTBity wai esiaimnnuu a, u teaching the liberal arts and the various branches of learn ing and confornng degrees and provi sion Iibb been mado for its maintenece. Tho location of tho university is i'lxei at Eugono. N0 provision is made nor is authority given for the establishment rsities or branches at other locations by this state institu tion tit Will. Its lunctions ana oeno fw i,,,.ii,i hn nt the nines of its es tablishment and not a portablo cara- ansary over the state, nence, rue con- .i.,i fti a nipdicn-l denartment of the state university at Portland and at a cost of $15,1670.UU is without warrant and the Btate should not support it. Now T aiiiunit Hint euttinir out this Portlend school and operating only at its loca tion tuo huge expense or vi,io,vti can reasonably be reduced by $575070.00 perhaps more. Some years ago s mill- uge tax was votcu to tne universnj ,.,i.;i. tn-r olinnlil ha amnio. Of course, Mr. Editor, these institutions will ask the earth. The people must judge. Again: Thero is hitched onto our state university religious denomina tional school, a divinity sclTool. At the special legislative session of 1S96 Dr. Driver introduced a bill in the senate t0 hang this divinity school upon the state university. This bill was read and referred. At tho 1897 term Sen ator Keykendall of Eugcuo introduced a liko bill and it was read a second timA nrwl rnfpvren. At tho 1899 session Benator Kuykcndall again introduced a biH Senate bill No. 50 which wc passed by both houses and promptly signed by Governor Goer. There is also an emergency clause I do not have the bill from my secretary at McCoy, but the nieaiiiue and import of the emer gency is as follows: "Wherese the manufacture of Canipbelute preachers U nf arent benefit to tho state, there fore this bill shall go into effect im mediately upon its approual Dy tne gov ernor." And thereby this divinity school for making CKinpbellite preach ers was loaded upon the state university upon the state, come two years ago i read that Dean Sanderson of tho fac ulty of tho stfite university at Eugene was in attendance or lectured before the teachers' institute at Spokane, Wash. And, too, wo must concede re sults. I note in the Dress in the last few years that at the closing of the secular schools tho public schools inrougnoui the valley the Rev. Curtis, or the Rev. 8o-and-S, Campbellite preachers in vade these schools with, baccalaureate sermons. You see they are state made. th activities of stste uni versity to the place of its legitimate location and great relier win inure to the burdened taxpayers. General edu cation is the basis upon which our gov ernment is founded. Under our elec tive system the public school is essen tial tliK't all may acquire the rudiments of an English education to qualify them to educate and inform themselves for citizens' duties intelligently at the elections - JAMES SEARS. Citizen and Taxpayer. l,ilSTn!'yVliii"'r When yon nse Journal elassifi- ed ads get what yon want thm to they work fast. . (Mr. Sears is mistaken in his stste ment of fact in his letter. The divinity school, now known as the "Biblo Uni versity,' 'at Eugene hns no connection whatever With the state university. It receives no state support and no mem ber of its faculty is in ajiy mtaiuer connected with the state university. Dean Sanderson is at the head of the Bible university, and his activities are in no wise a part of the state univer sity work, and he is not on the state payroll or in. state service in any re spect. The Bible university is supported wo presume, entirely by the Christian (Campbellite) church, as Mr. Sears pre fers to call it. Dr. Driver's bill (he was at ono time a member of the state sen ate) referred to by Mr. Scars, must have been a hoax. He was one of Ore gon's most widely -known pionocr Meth odist preachors and could havo hed no special interest in "manufacture of Campbellite preachers." Editor. LOOK AT CHILD'S TODAY and TOMORROW The 'REGO N , on IF SICK RO WLen Constipated Or Bilioos Give ''California Syrup Of figs." Look at the tongue, mother! If coat ed, it is a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, docsnt sleep doesn't eat or act natur ally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has stomachache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup ot Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative," they love its delicious taste, and it al ways makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown nps plainly on the bot tle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Company." Befuse any oth er kind with contempt. Charles RAT in i "A Village Chestnut" Mack Sennett COMEDY Pathe 1 3 1, MAY WE HELP YOU PROSPER? JUST how the United States National Bank can do this is very plain when you stop to think. FIRST, it will afford you every convenience for KEEPING your money. - . SECOND, it will afford you every practical co-operation for the MAKING of money. IMtecEStales KatealBanl Oregon. Salem v