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Editorial Page of The Jour CHAELES H. FISHES Editor and Fabliiher Capital it SATURDAY EVENIXG. ffiflK THAI , Member 6, 1919. ggg Published Erery E?enin& Except Sunday, Salem, Oregon. Address All Communications To AIJCM 130 S. (Jommereial St. . 8VBSCBIPTION BATES Bait. kT Carrier, tier Tear $5.00 Per Month- BwUy by Mail, per yr J3.00 FVhb LEASE WIEE FOBEION EEPBESENTATTVE8 . W, .Ward, New York, Tribune Building. 1 W. H. Stockwell, Chicago, People's Gas Building fe Dftjiy Capital Journal carrier boys, are instructed to put the papers on tha forth. It the carrier doea not do this, misses you, or neglecti getting the paper U you on time, kindly phone the circulation manager, aa thia is the only way va n determine whether or not the earriera are following instructions. Phone 1 before 7:80 o'clock and a paper will be sent you by apaeial messenger if the arrier haa miaied yon. ' TUB DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL la the only newspaper in Salem whoae circulation is guaranteed by the Audit Bureau Of Circulations SPEED UP---THE There are too many people holding back just now. It is one of the greatest causes of the high cost of living. Too many businessmen holding back their expansion and development plans. " ' Too many farmers cultivating less land than they could cultivate, or cultivating their acres less intensively than they could, or, raising fewer cattle, sheep and hogs than they could. , Too many men are holding back from accepting jobs because the jobs offered are not quite good enough to suit them.1;''''.'" :'.'', "!''!: 'V...".:'';T,".CH". ; Too many miners and factory workers and other kinds of workers doing less work than they are able to do, and in many cases doing less than they are paid for, Too manv unions asking shorter hours, when their hours are already as short as any energetic and patriotic citizen has any right to expect in the present state of ; affairs. The great battle-cry of the war years was speed up production. The nation speeded up. Nearly everybody did his part. This is mainly what won the-war. : The need this year is almost as urgent as it was last vear and the vear before. The war losses must be made upthe losses in wealth, and. the losses in life which produces wealth. : . " During the war . the world consumed more than it produced. Now it must produce more than it consumes for a while, to make things even. When that is accom plished it will be time to even up. Salem will be the most widely advertised city in the United States before the year is over. Not only will there be the newspaper and magazine advertising of the PheK loganberry juics company, the King's Products Company and the Oregon Fruit Growers' Association, but loganberry juice bottles, packages of dehydrated fruits and vegetables and canned 'goods bearing a Salem label will be on the shelves of all grocery stores and re freshment places in the United States and in many foreign countries. This world-wide publicity is goine to make a 0,000 city of Salem within the next few years. See if it doesn't! RIPPLING By Walt THE TREES. The trees have music of their own, a soft and soothing monotone, that lulls a man to rest; I have a volume to per uke, but, under them, I snore and snooze, my chin upon my breast. To sit beneath a swaying birch is much like being in a church; your drowsy eyelids close; and to the realms of dreams you hie, until an active, loathsome fly camps down upon your nose. ,How often I have lain awake until I saw the morning break, and slumber would not come; and I would sadly leave the hay, to face an other toilsome day, all punk and on the bum. My nights are often things of dread, I toss around upon my bed, and find no comfort there; but when I sit beneath a tree, the sweet restorer comes to me, its coattails in the air. The trees have voices sad and sweet, their world-old music they repeat, a solemn, sylvan choir; the same old. song they used to sing when Earth was but a half -baked thing, and mortals worshiped fire. They croon their mournful lullaby while men are born, grow up and die, they -sigh with every breeze: and when I quit this vale of tears I hope to sleep a million years beneath the nodding trees. LAJDD & BUSH 3 BANKERS Established 1868 General Banking Business Of ice Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. OEEQOJS ..45e 35e Par Month. TELEGRAPH EEPOET NEED IS GREAT. RHYMES Mason THE WOMEN LINE UP. Republican and Democratic women, as well as those of independent political faith, are organizing for work during the next presidential campaign. It is a rare time for women interested in politics to begin their education. In large , numbers they will cast their first presidential vote at. a moment when the most important political issues are at stake arid questions of the oldest and the newest policy are presented for decision. r. It will be to a certain extent a masculine campaign, since the chairmanship of both national committee is held by ,men,i men constitute the committees. But there will be the opportunity for the wide-eyed women to accumu late political learning on a big scale. By 1924 women may have a voice not only in the final voting but in the forming of platforms as well. It is a good thing to pre pare for future responsibility by close study of political methods and principles in the present vital. period. ' Chas. V. Galloway, the last democrat in the state house and the only one who survived the last administra tion, has refuted the old saying that "democrats never resign Dy quitting his state job for a better paying one in private business. Galloway's qualifications for this particular laborious and intricate job of fixing up cor poration tax schedules were such that it was felt that it might make a good deal of trouble to displace him with a political striker so he was allowed to remain. At this time Mr. Galloway will be succeeded by Mr. Lovell who has had many years experience in the office which no doubt fits him for the duties so well performed by his predecessor. ' ' The best argument in favor of the League of Nations is found in the opposition of Sherman, Borah and Poin dexter the tin-horn politicians of the senate, v , , ' Another good thing about the League of Nations is that Carranga's bandit reservation is not included in-it. in it.. ", . v...;:.''.: " ' :.. ; , Hunting A Husband BY MARY DOUGLAS THE EMPTY HOUSE I have done what, my wise little old lady advised. Iliave opened t ho house. And w orked. I have cleaned and dust ed itud scrubbed. The little sitting-room looks bright and fresh. Now tho shroud ed pictures smile down at nip, uncovered. I have filled tho hawthorns bowl with Into asters. Even tke brass wood-box gleams up at mo from the. hearth. - I have- put on my little old blue taf- f at. And I sit looking into tho red irlow of my grate fire. Bnt it is bo longoly so empty. "Tho nurd work, made me forget., today. Now ' I can eveu,..Uuuk of th (Square us some strange, dreamy interlude. Think, too. of niv siik man without the sudden eluteli eluth of pain at my heart. Awny from tbelannu lights of the fire, the room -is dark, eerie, I. could almost feel; The bell rung with a Ion; steady sound. I jumped to uiy feet with a xtnrtled cry. But when I hud opened the door I saw Tom Smilinir at me out of the darkness. . " '. "So it's you, Sara," he "said giving my hand a heaitv shake. "Mother mi, 'I I saw tlie light under your shades. 'And she asked me to look iitfo it.'' " Snri-i- T l, ., i 1' . suit 1 ........ - ' . .- - " "viiun, mm. 10 1 answered, we drew our c'tairs up befme the little fire. "Jlind if I snmlie, Sara?" Tom took out his fa miliar pipe. Then looking at me, ho burst Into his ringing laugh. "I beir pardon," he said, "I forgot you're the latest thing in women I" ' ' You big tease, "In aswered. ' Yon know just as well us I that I'm through with it all. That sluun-new -woninn- "I am glad, Para," he said. "I wns mighty afraid you would ruin yourself the last time 1 saw you. Why, Srtra, you'll make a splendid wife for some man. But I would hate to see you turn into the bobbedliuir new-art tvne of girl." , Tom didn't stay long that oveninir. Hn hud just "dropped in." But lo:ig after lie had left me, I felt n litle glow at my heart. "A splendid wife for gome man!" Bnt whom and when? (Monday Counsin Madeleine.) CLEARER IDEA (Continued from page one) town and people came running from Icertaiued and the germ found. That all directions. Must of thcra were worn-'has been the way cures of other dis en in their ''.Mother Hubbards." Ooa-leases, such as yellow fever, havo beea ens of owralled, freckled younirsters, found, after medical authorities mm bare of foot and tousled of head, I baffled for some time.". -sprinted up. Few men anpenred. j Fess, who is a.ie of the republican Vhen Wilson came out on the ulst- K..uA..n. ium. .i;rf:...,n.. ,;n form, attired in Veiy correct morn-eIK.olll,tered when tho bill is finally te iu coat, there was no applause but allxn.t,,, to tBC hnnSl, , k. ul mt.kc horus of 'tlood morniua. Mr. Wil-I tt..,i tVI..- A. ...... A .. : - , , .,1 "Glad to see von Mr. Wilson.' Ihe' V"0 ''"'a"v calendar so tnat t cn prident was kep busv shaking hands i'"''1"0" r ".P y" . for about five minutes.' He had a word1, A,,,ou ho,M b" Xaktn ,,e bel'"'". for everybody. AV hen One woman wish-! ,H'tor' ,ho wnll'cr coines that encour rd him luck", he paused in his hand-j"'8 tn" sl,real the disease and tius shaking lone enoneh to renlv. eravelv.'!10'11' will -bo cmphasUed in the cam- m... W uu, bit. MIH1' ' Thank viui. nindnni I sincerely ap- predate that." Use The Journal Want Ads!.Use "e Journal Want Ads lc Word QassAd WiH Sefl Itllc Wcrd Class Ad Will Sefl It OF FLU CAUSES PENDS Congress Expected To Appro priate Money For Research Work. .Washington, Sept. 5.- t..-n Favorable action on the resolution to imt;.,..,t.. i tne appropriauoiis Dv tue logasiature investigate the influenza danger was . ., " , . . , .... . , , for the biennial periods 1919-H)20 and predicted today by Senator France, 191'7.19i8 with a gtatement of the Uxes Maryland, chairman 0f the senate com- levied for the year 1919, and a summary inittee on public .health and national, of the taxable property in the state in quarantine Which has the measure pond- i tho ' J"1 1918 Population statistics em : I brace those shown by the 191U federal rv T.. .i.i:.: . be favorabbe," 8euator France said, "although I Imagine that there will bo abjection to appropriating $5,000,000 for the purpose as called for in the resolu tion. It probably will be reported with n smaller annum as that seems r. little linger than is needed for a scitntii'ic iu vestigatien. " Senator Franco,, himself a physician in liultimore, Maryland, is fully awake to the need of discovering preventatives for the iiiflueuzii enidouiie which swept m... ...a......... 1.,. ' """- vir wK b'"" ,tf over one-half million lives, Physi cians are a'greed that until some way of combating, such a menace is found, pub-1 ol the state J8o8-1919 and a list of tho lie health is unsafe and it is the gov-. officials of the principal incorporateo. eminent 'a duty .to aid a thorough study cities and towns of Oregon, r i every way. . The Blue Book is issued at the Ci.-;'cst Representative Fess of Ohio, author possible dato following the other ehang of the bill, which provides a $1,500,000 es affecting the official personnel ano. fund for the influenza investigation, policies of tho state duo to the bien suid: -Jninl session of the legislature and the "With no iuflueuza in the country to- jchanges of administration. Copies of it day to any degree, congress is apt to 'will be .furnished promptly without think there is 110 need for immediate ac-.charge to any citizen of the state of turn. But tho fact is that all medical : Oregon upon reauest of the secretary of authorities agree there is liable to be a repetition of the epidemic which caused ten times more deaths in this country when it recently appeared than the to tu losses of the American Expedition ary Forces. ' Congress would be guilty of grosa neglect if it did not provide for an in vestigation of the causes of this dis ease. That is the all important thing we must discover first and it will ro quire a large appropriation to the services of the moat noted soien- tists. "The cure can not be found, medical authorities tell us, until, tho caut.e is as- every effort to secure for it a place ... . ..... paign to pass the appropriation. E IB Revised Issue For 1919-20 Contains Fuch New Infor- ; mation On State. " The 1919-20 edition of the Oregon Blue Book is now ready for distribu tion. This publication compiled and printed by authority of a law of the 1915 legislature assembly, which wascn1 acted at the earnest solicitation of Sec retary of State Oleott, in order tost the citizens of Oregon might be convenient ly supplied with a useful and authentic reference book, relating to the various state activities, and contain in addition other general information relating to the state. . The current publication includes, am ong other things, a sketch of tho On pi tol and Supreme court buildings, a biief historical sketch of Oregon by Piofcssor Joseph Scliafer ' of the department of history of the University of Oregon, and n brief statement, of the organisa tion of tho Oregon provisional govern ment by Mr. George H. Himes, assist ant secretary of the Oregon Historical society. It also contains the declaration oi Independence, the constitution of the ITnited States, the act admitting Oiego: to the Union and the act of nceeprsitco , form of profiteering, . or of excessive , much necessary legislation. Tho JSdg by the -State of Oregon of the prcposi- wages, or of lesseued production, or of , bill, which -aims to provide means for tions made by the federal congress of ' extravagance will simply delay rccon-1 establishing foreign credits, is practical Oregon.' Tho complete text of the O:'o-1 struction and aggravate a bad situa- ly at a standstill, although there ia 11 gou constitution is ineludcd.JEt .niso con- tion. lo opposition and, the need of passing tains a list of the various state, district j The Labor Outlook. the measure is urgent. Our export trada and county officers, and a list of the I President Wilson gave the railroad may suffer, because Europe is quite un various state activities, which embraces men some sound advico, which they able to pay for needed gd in either the several state boards and educational seemed reluctant to accept. He told monCy 0r merchandise. For our owa. corrective and. charitablo- institutions. with the functions of each outlined. A ti$t of the federal functions operating in Oregon, with the officers in charge is also given. There are alo, articles cov ering the federal naturalization laws; the Capitol building" at' Washington, the i'resident of the United States, his sal ary, title and term, and the presidential succession. The national flag, Btate flag, state seal and state flower are also do scribed. Legal interest rates and legal ami school holidays arc also given, as are also the qualifications of voters in this state. Lists of the state depository libraries and of tho state financial de positories are included. Election' sta tistics of tho gcnoral election in Noveni- ber 1918 nro uiven. toe-ether with a ttble of-thu various initiative and ref ereu-1 - . Hum measures submitted to the people' , . . under this popular provision of our on-'?he ." 8tnke8 lf "terufc Istitntinn from H)(i9 fn 101Q i,.l,.iv in also "lt'lu,1'-'d- "here is a table showing interesting matter, a list of tho officers of the territory and state of IMegon, and of the newspapers and postoffices of Oregon is given. " Practicajly all of the foregoiug uat ter has beon contained in prior issuits of this publication, but is brought down to date with such additions and changes a tiny, has necessitated. The now matter embraced in tho cur rent publication iiii-.ludeg a list of the national and stiito' officers of the po lieal parties in Oregon, a statement of the registered motor vehicles, chauf feurs and dealers 1905-1919 inclusive, general summary of the taxable property stato. P V State House. . The monthly financial report of the industrial .accident commission shows tjS 77 " . " ,8 " it,o.u-. tho and that the total number of accidonts re ported were 215o". There was in the accident fund a balance of $1,114,014.59 and the segregated accident fund show ed a balance of $1,906,280.44. Responding to the lure of a prospee tive $300 fee, an Oregon City attorney -has instituted a damage suit in the sum of $1000 against Oregon and AVash iugton deputy fish wardens because of the- seizure of an illegal catch of sal mon on tho lower Columbia last May. The deputies discovered a cache of sal mon, cont&ins about, four tons of fish, at 8 o'clock in the morning of the opening day of the. fishing season. At. the law provides that the seasou opens at 12-o 'clock, the catch was technically! illegal, and was confiscated, sold and the proceeds divided between the two states. The violators virtually admitted the violation by taking- no action in the matter, bnt were evidently induced by the attorneys to institute the suit. His excellency, the governor of Ore- Economic Situation In U. S. At Present Hard To Analyze Satisfactorily, Says Clews New, York,: Sept. 6. Owing -to the.', ing power of the dollar; Therefore, multiplicity of conflicting forces it is! jf we have -cheaper Hying , present almost impossible to satisfactorily an alyze the present situation. It is quite plain that our difficulties are both so cial and economic; that many are di- rectly duo to tho war, and that many and if continued in will end in detri others antedate the war. Social unrest I ment to the laboring classes rather has been growing for over a generation than belief it. The masses in this coun and threatened a crisis jnst before tj-v derive the greatest benefit ia Germany precipitated the great con- times of prosperity,, not in times oT flict. The desire of the working class adversity such as these strikes if left for better living conditions was the to work themselves to the end are mainspring of thnt crisis, and it was fur-1 likely to bring about. Learn the fate ther stimulated by the determination 0f Germany, Hussia, and Austria-Hun- : to curb the monopolistic tendencies of gary, all before the war prosperous na the 'times. In other words tho object , tions, but by the war prostrated almost of the pre-war crisis was a more cquit-: to the dust, while the rest of th able distribution of wealth; and Jhe . world was crippled most seriously, war did not stop his movement, but', even including ourselves. What wu on the contrary, distinctly intensified j the war that produced this great dis it. The war, moreover, immeasurably aster? .Nothing but a big strike, una confused the situation by an unpre- which we all know now was a signal cedented destruction of life and P.rP- failure for the originators of it. If com. pcrty which left a startling scarcity ; mon 8cnS(, M vailcd M tue VCX(.a. of both labor and commodities The j ti()!18 could. havo ben nmicaWy Be present work of rocon.trurt.on is there- by arbitration. m4 ,aLor' trou- -fore handicapped at the start bv con- , , ' , , , , fusing combinations of psychological i bIes could- d should, be settled m tha and economic disorders, for which there , 8ame way- . is no possible cure except through al , Nd Legislation. ortim.a coiirx. nf iiiflnatrv eennmn v Belay in ratifying the peace tuonty ser- Anil forbearance All selfishness in the I em PW. tnat nigner wages ana snorter nours wouiu ' mevicaiuiv. raise and not lower the cost of livg. He,e3tecuti th f u C0,Pni0(t -showed them it was more imiwrtant to ., , , .. . . . raise the purchasing power of wflge, !Bd plans are still in process of for ty increasing the product than to make ntln- ?r.erftmfnt w'P " f .ii.. .ttLt. i.ii.. .i other socialistic proposals are fortunate- :- bv hieher waees. It would seem that., while radical labor refuses to learn these 'homely truths except by hard experience, conservative and non-unionized labor is more or less inclined to accept the president's advice. One thing is certain, labor is gradually but surely losing former public support by its present extremes; and radicals, bent upon a policy of rule or ruin, are sure ly riding for a fall. There is no. ques tion whatever, about public opinion be- ln overwhelmingly against extreme de- ' iacis aouDtiess nave!faeo iagKavd alut unwisc wisiation, TTlllPh TA fin With fnpi'Ollt hniiaf thnt ,r . " w" ProvO laiiure. At I1I1S Writ ing, the mitlnnlr knn... ho ,' "f""! uo...pruu win nM.niriiitr miH labor leaders are cvi - dentlv ninvinu rnntiniialv ft.lW -o. Jhnt the public is weary of strikes. Ap r J . F parently a moro conservative policy- is in prospect, especially since the re turn of President Gompers from Eu rope who though aggressive on. the side of labor, is not only opposed to the- socialistic element, but is also too shrewd to go so far in his demands a to invite- failure. Out of the present crisis better and more satis-faetorv methods of settling' labor disputes ' growth of large crops abroad than ex should arise. There is no reason why pected had considerable to do with ou. "vu M'"l"'" f""""i noi oe suDjcct- uu lv "fguuiniipii, juni tue Hamu as any other ibnsiness transaction. Dis cussion, arbitration or-, appeal to the courts, should take the jdace of such barbarous methods as 'intimidation, strikes, lookouts and force. Profit sharing, representation in manage ment and other panaceas have their advantages; but no peace on .either side is possible until both parties are prepared to meet ou the basis of the square deal and mutual consideration, or live and let live. This is not a time to strike for Jiigher -wages and shorter hours. The thing to do is to increase production by working harder, even if the work ing day is longer, which will automat ically reduce the price of necessary commodities and increase the purchas- . ... . . , , . , , gon thinks he has had the last word m the matter of a special session, but Vtvian Pierce, have started an invasion among h const.tutecy that is calen- wntd. e ,f0dlfy th? ,terms which he has made a special session prnetica ly impossible A formidable g,;oup of suffragists will tour the state with a view to "temejrin, legislators and editors and spell-bmd.ng voters, hoping thereby to compel action at.the sUtehonse.. ... t. . . . i v:-: Added to . the other woes of Rupert, now splicing out his interrupted term at the penitentiary after a spec tacular escape into California, is the separation from his wife according to recent report. It is stated, thnt the wife I has not only secured a decree of divorce, but has taken a second husband irr the person of a returned soldier. '$'' LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS . ,. ' ., ,T Yro,, 6-Irty bond quotations: 3 H 'a, 99.84; first's, 94.54; second 4 s, 92.80; first i 94.00; second 4M s, 92.96; third 4U's, 04.9fi; tourta 4ii s, 93.26; victory 3 99.54 victory 4 's, 99.32. Use ;The Journal Want Ads lc Word Class Ad Wi Sefl It wages will be more than adequate on account of the increased purchasing power of money. This eruption of strikes all over the country, in fact,: ; nil over the world, is becoming a craze iouslv interferes with the progress of good we mmt n crodit and tbe anmn A,un,.n' i i , n0 lonKer eenously considered; anft the present drift' of both public, and ex ecutive opinion, is toward a 'plan that : will accord fair treatment, not only ta labor but also to the publio and to th owners of the railroads; the last two di visions having been almost entirely for- gotten. There are also a number of shipping bills before congress which caB tor early consideration, if we. are i avoid injurious confusion in our newly developed Shipping; industry,"' -which is handicapped enough without having t The Drop in Exports. The decrease of $350,000,000 . in ou July exports, compared with June, it i "",ly uu, IO n"W agneui- 1 tuml P'oductS. m Dreaustuiis tnei- 'was a ,0BS of $63,000,000 in meats $70,- ' non OOO : Ano. 4 . til nnn nin -1 000,000, in cotton $11,000,000, in mineral oil $10,000,000 and in cotton oil $4,000, 000. These five groups represented a total loss of nearly $100,000,000. or air, most ouc-tmlf of the total decrease. Be-: liable details are not yet available as to what countries lessened their purchases in tho United States, but it is prabable ' that derangement of exchnnara. and lessened exports, A Good Business Outlook. -'Business .'conditions, gencrnlly speak ing, are hopeful. Should labor settle down -to a more norinnl Attitude im provement may be expected for the rea son that many enterprises and eiilnrge mef.ts are still pigeonholed awaiting more stable conditions. The American harvest is progressing, and while our yield of wheat is below early expecta tions it is much above the average and will be highly profitable in the aggre gate. The corn crop will also be large at very high prices. Cotton is a short crop,- but a good surplus is left from last year and growers of this staple are also making good money. As a whole the farming classes are exceptionally prosperous. So, too, are the industiriiil land mercantile classes. The high cost 0f living question, which is chiefly f eft m the cities, seems to be near the , o distK.nt. Agitation in the press and cZ ernmet acFivities, thougherS venting profitteerlng, are aot much oil SUCeess thus far in lowering prices! Lhi eh can be accomplisired only ify pe, sistently in.rcamutho prodwu The laer will be a slow process, for , 0 gov! emment, however powerful can perm ently defy the laws of nature, eZZl ly-that of supply and demand. The I monetary situation is fairly satisfac- Bed"tory, though-the loss in bank reserves last -week produced a temporary flurry in rates. The position of government fiuanccs is steadily improving, owin t : 'the large curtailment of emend'-tni-A0 T. further Drnsress. mul it- is iiBt ........... ' 'for the government to economize . for individuals, since excessive taxation is still sapping the life of business. Stock Exchange Drift. On the stock exchange there htvs bec considerable activity, but no settlea drift in either direction owing to the numerous and verv familiar linsettlinr j factors. There is, however, a widespread undertone of confidence, which in event of favorable developments would bo re- fleeted in a sharp recover, the deelie of the past few weeks having counted all known unfavorZ e t ments. Friday's reeovry was distinct-, ly due to the president's decisive atti tude regarding the railroad, strike. .At the moment transactions are somewhat deferred by approach of the La'or for holidays, which take an unusual nuaiber of operators out of the markel. HEJiHY CLEWP.