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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1919)
Editbri CHABLES H. ITSHEB Xditor nd Publisher geo mPa f:WheiCapUdlJom 4r tit Published Every Evening Except Sunday, Salem, Oregon. Addresi All Communication! To (I be I)attnijil jfowrndl IAXJEM 134 8. C'ommereial St. OBEGOK SUBSCRIPTION BATES IhdlT. br Carrier, vet jear $5.00 Per Month.- Vtllr by Mail, per year 3.00 Per Month- 4oe S5e FULL LEASED WIRE TEIiEGRAPH BEPOBT FOBEION BEPBESENTATIVES W- D. Ward, New York, Tribune Building. H. Stockwell, Chicago, People'! Oai Building The Dily Capital Journal carrier boya.are instructed to put the papers on the Forth, li the carrier does not do this, missea you, or neglects getting the paper ' tm yon on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, aa this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions,- Phone , 111 before 7:80 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by special messenger If the ' terrier has missed you. Senators calmly create new causes of dissension and seek to make a final settlement impossible except by a new ap peal to arms.. - Junkertum in Berlin is bad enough, but Junkertum in the United States Seriate is intolerable. LOOKING BACKWARD. THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUBNAL U the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau Of Circulations THE JUNKERS OF THE SENATE. f The New York World calls attention to the fact that the course which Senator Lodge and a majority of the committee of Foreign. Relations have charted is one of complete irresponsibility. Nothing matters' to them, ex cept the defeat of the president and no disaster of which the human imagination can conceive is toQ heavy a price to pay for that. Unless they are brought to their senses by the Ameri can people, who will be the ultimate victims of this insane ' policy of malice and meanness, according to the World, there is an excellent chance not only that the--United States will come out of the war with the open hostility of the great nations of the world but that there will be an actual coalition against us. That is what the Lodges are inviting. . - -)'' . ; . The Shantung affair is only one case in point. Grant ing the substantial justice of the Chinese demands, the ' fact remains that it was Japan and not China which oust- ' ed Germany from Shantung at a time when this assist ance was invaluable to the Allied cause. . Japan has prom ised to restore to China everything except the German railway and mining concessions, and the League of Na tions provides a tribunal under which these pledges can be enforced. The action taken by the Senate committee admittedly provides no relief to China.. It was not taken to provide relief. The Chinese case was used only as a means of muddling the treaty and increasing the difficul ties of the situation with which President Wilson, must deal.-'-" ; : ' If there is any difference between the spirit of the German Junkers and the spirit of Henry Cabot Lodge and '.his nine Republican associates, we: should like to know what it is. Both were ready to plunge the world into war to gain their place in the sun and both were equally con- teniptuous 01 tne consequences, wnn civilization sun in political turmoil and in a state of economic chaos, these Somebody has dug up a letter written to a man in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1820, by a pioneering brother who had settled in Ohio. It contains this interesting ref erence to the liquor situation of that period: "Whisky is the principal drink used-in all this western country, and is drunk in great abundance. The principal reason of this, probably, is the want of a market for thejr surplus quantity of grain, which induces the inhabitants to conveit it into whisky, which is very cheap in conse quence." There seems to have been little "problem" about it in those days. It was evidently not thought of as a moral problem or efficiency problem. They wanted something to drink; they had more grain than they could eat or sell, so they made their surplus into whisky and drank the whisky. ... . ' - This experience was duplicated in many parts of . the United States in the early days and to some extent in days not so early. . The whisky of that day was evidently not the patent stuff to which the present generation has been accustom ed. It was probably more like the southern "moonshine" which is commonly said to be drunk bv the "tumblerful" without the consequences that would result from such consumption of the usual high-proof whisky of commerce. Still, it had its effect. With all the virtues possessed by those pioneering ancestors, sobriety hardly ranked as high among them as it has among their descendents of recent decades. . And they would have been amazed at the prophetic suggestion that their grandchildren and great grandchildren would pronounce alcohol an intolerable evil. , 5 - "Bobby MacAliistair Jiow can you be so silly?". "Sara," lie suid again, "just once." llti was kneeling now. ho fTied to catch my hands. But I had clasped them behind- my back. A sudden resolve came to ine. "All right, ".I snid. "I will: . Then we'll be engaged:" I am afraid my tone was business-like. "Engaged?" There was surprise, hurt surprise, in his voiee. I could scarcely refrain from smiling. -. "I thought you liked me?" I said. "Don't bo silly!" ho said in return. He had risen now. He was looking down at me. "Why it is silly f I give you a kiss; what do I get!" "Tho same," said Bobby MneAllis tair. Ilis tone was doubtful now. I saw no wild desire, on his part, to carry out his threat. . "But I don't want to bo kissed. 1 want to be engaged " ."I say, Kara," for the first time since 1 had known him, he had dropped all his affections of nia-niier. "You're not that kind of a girl. It's all right for these girls here to propose and all that; but you're too nice. You're really a woman. r Not a weak imitation pretend ing she's an artist." Bobby MacAllis tair stopped for breath. '.'So you arc a nico boy, after all." I said. And laughed. Bobby MncAllistair looked at me a moment. "Now I shall kiss you," he.sr.Id. But I. shut the door firmly on him. And looked it. (Tomorrow The Way Out.) BUCKHECHT; eia. u.9. pat. or. ARMY -jgso SHOE Yes this is the hoe that gives you "Extra service every step com fort every minute." Why? Because it. is built right to start with! Our first consideration has always been to put into tvery Buckhecht Army Shoe: best mater Ufs, wholehearted workmanship and BLACK GUNMETAL.MAHOG ANY CALF OR INDIAN TAN CALF , It it significant -that the Buck hecht Army Shoe is worn by thous ands of men in til walks oflife. They have come to ap preciate it yield ing comfort, ici velvety feel, its wear-resisting qualities. And so will you once you treat your feet to Buckhecht Exclusive Agent " FABI3 i BOTHERS 357 State Street, Salem, Oregon Manufacturers BUCKINGHAM & HECHT San Francisco I month will practically all be thresher. ' tho V. II. Hughes ! the latter part of this week or tho first! the oats will run ranch west of here ibout 7o bushels to the acre. The crop was planted on ground that formerly was set to hops and some of the head of grain ran as high as 18 inches lou,g. Harvest hands have beea scarce this year and in practically every farm vis ited bv the threshers- tho farmers were A BRITISH BLUNDER. RIPPLING .RHYME By Walt Mason GOLD BRICKS. Some busy fellows in our town are always hustling up .and down, intent on boosting things; they want to raise a bunch of kale to put a flagpole on the jail, or build new courthouse wings. They want to paint the country club, or hire some highly gifted -dub to beautify the grounds; and so they come to me and say, "We need a lot of coin today, so cough up seven pounds." But always I have other use for every cent I can produce, some junk I have to buy; I line up with the easy hicks who blow themselves for gilded bricks, or strips of azure sky. I have a gold mine up in Maine, where any man would be insane who dug around for gold; I have an jce plant On a shore where arctic billows always roar, and it is beastly cold. I have a ranch that ought to grow all kinds of grain that mod ems know, if it had any soil; I have an oil well on a hill, where high priced workmen drill and drill, and never reach the oil. I'm always buying costly shares that ought to make men millionaires, but never, never do; I'm buying shares in mills and mines, and grizzly bears and pumpkin ii-s, and remedies for flu. And so I cannot spare a red to holp our village forge ahead, to aid the boosters' fads; assessments always coming due, it seems to me I'm never through with shelling out the scads. r: 3SB3B33 War work blunders have not been confined to Ameri ca. A masterpiece along that line has been revealed in a report just made public by the British Air Council-. Owing to the decreased demand for airplanes after the armistice was signed, there was a sudden menace of idleness in the airplane factories. ' Theovernment de cided that it was a public duty to keep the f actory hands employed, and so "machines were taken from contractors which were not wanted." That was not so bad. Though a poor industrial pol icy, it was a natural, human solution of the problem. But that was not all. ' ' The factories involved were private concerns. There were also national factories which the government felt obliged to keep going. And it' met the situation as fol lows: ,: :.! - :- "Machines taken from contractors to keen the people employed were sent to the national factories to be des troyed, to keep people there employed " It is exactly as if, in order to provide employment in hard times, the government were to hire two sets of workmen, one to build houses and the other to tear them down after they were built. It may. be questioned whether the United States has clone anything quite so stupid as this, although its shio building policy will probably rank a close second in the matter of wasting public funds. of next, The crop which during the early part of the season was thought to be one of tho biggest ever harvested in this sec tion, fell short of tho growcis fondest hopes .during the hot dry weather of till lnftnw Tinrt nf thn irrnwino' aaautn The crop, however, will be bigger than 1 required to help thresh their crops, the average crop raised in the county ACT0RS. STRIKE HOLDS mm wim me increased acreage mat was , . . , i.,t,i w n S .! ti.:r New York, - Sept. 4. The spring the farmers will net a neat little I st;i,kp.' hich gave, indications yesterday sum for their plains in taking care f j of bei'i settled fee night on a coinpro ever from settlement today. It was re ported that the larger producers had re- recqgmzo tho Actors, Equity Polk County Threshing - Is Now Nearly Completed (capital Journal Wnecial Servn tin. irrm Dallas, Or., Sept. 4. Polk county's! The oat ron is somewhat heavier than immense wheat and oat crop which has, the -wheat in this section this season,!?0 , ; been OCCUnvinir the r.ftsntinn nf :., v i liused to .. u.i.i- y,,lv u pui in uiai .riiiuii lias uetn I HUU luresnmon miring the past viewed by a number of Dallas people on actors' association oven if tho latter will allow open shop in all theaters. - . w Salem is to be made the dehydration center of the United States and an advertising appropriation of $250, 000 has been made to tell the world about it. It is already the great and only loganberry juice center, and its fruit cannery output is not exceeded on the coast, while the or ganization of fruit growers,' recently perfected, will make it the greatest prune market in this country. All of which indicates that the Capital City of Oregon is getting ready to go some in the near future. That needed and expected house cleaning in the state printing office has not taken place yet, but the fact that it is delayed probably indicates that it will be more thorough when it does come. : Perhaps conditions will not become really normal un til the average man has learned to like these temperance drinks. Not always does the public get the worst of a strike. For example, when the vaudeville quit work. We have for your inspection the new 1919 SIT STRAIGHT WHITE ROTARY .Sewing Machine. This machine is made in three styles : The.one as illustrated or Bungalow type, the regular iron. leg machine and the Cabinet Hunting A Husband BY MAST DOUGLAS LADD & BUSH BANKERS , -Established 18G3 . . , .General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p, m. - - TiypiiiMirii ii miii'"n iiiimiiih i mininmum i THE PRETENSE ! I was listening sadly to the sound of ! tmtving in the room below. . ' j Thy rixitn below. That had meant my j J sick wan. The whimiscal smile and the , i Hsiht in hollow yo. The studio blurred . i before mv vision. I "May I eouio in!" It was mv ever-. present Scotch neighbor with kis cliir-, ruping ways, . j "Tho fnra Lane is alone?" Ho set-! tied himself on the couch with a uko-S lele. But I Jiil not like the twang ) twang tonight. I was not in the mood. I Bubby MncAllistair threw down the ukelele. He walked over to me. So?" he said. lie was sitting in a moment id his favorite attitude, at my feet. I felt something soft and heavy against my dress. But I did not notice. I put my hand down. It touched a thick head of shaggy hair. "Just leave it so, a minute," he said. I was lonely, too. , I did. Then I felt flexible fiugers steal up mid hold mine. Hold mine with a warm throbbing clasp. iStilt I sat silent. The, hold of those warm fingers was comforting. Besides Bobby MacAUir.tt;tr is ojily a boy-man. I drew away my fingers. Ha held up his head. The look in his eye changed from dreauiy content to a sudden fierce ness. . "Sara,",he said, "Sara, kiss me!" f-CSSS3 The White Machine has DOWN 9 a."-.- ' T7 ' "J for long past been class- J! j 1 P j l mUtm eu asuienmwnen.it jlSfMJ comes to quality and durability, etc. Puts one of these fine sewing machines in your home. - The balance can be taken care of monthly. WE WILL give you all your old machine is worth as Part payment on a new one! TRADE IN YOUR OLD GOODS 4 STORES f j 4 STORES I