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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
THE HABIT OF AILING.

Few people realize that most of their ailments are
largely self-induced They form a habit of not feeling
we'll If they get up in the morning with slight head
ache or some other trfling ndsposon instead of try
ing to throw it off and rise above it, they indulge in
patiating upon their feelings to anyone who will listen.
Suggestion is powerful force upon the feelings and the
strongest of all is self-Suggeston
When we begin to pity ourselves and try to attract
pity from others are lost Unconsciousy by detailing
and dwelling upon symptoms reinforce the first
simple suggestions of illness by whole army of thoughts
and fears and images of disease until actually un
fitted for work.
Man is said to be a lazy animal We are all more or
less prone to incidence and is the easiest and most
tura thing in the world for young people to accusom
themselves to lying down loungng a sofa because
they think they tired not we'll Much socalled in
vadism is simply aziness fostered and induged from
childhood lounge or sofa is positive curse in many
home because it is such temptation to lie down and sue
cumb to hifling suggestions of illness
The habit of giving in whenever you "don't feel like
it, is fatal to achievement and ruinous to selfdiscplne
selfpose and nobility and dignity of bearing. 1t is long
step toward chronic invaidism
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

Arnold Bennett says playwriting is
easy. Evidently he has never read tho
stuff sent in by amateurs to American
producing managers,
Chicago business men nre GOING TO
teach pupils in the high school how to
get and keep position That school
deserves its name
as official depository and treasurer.
Such a monopoly would be very yam.
able to any Eank, but there is no nro.
vision for paying anything for the
monopoly beyond the present arrange,
ment by which all the banks of the city
pay two per cent on laily balances.
The city wolll get 40 moro revenue
wouli have to hire help to DO the work
now done by the treasurer, aud would
nlienatc the Soodwtll Of the other three
banks If the commissioners wanted TO
select bank in which their friends
were interested they might do so, and
it might be the weakest bank in the
city, Cities should be Ia position to
have the friendship and good will of
all the banking institutions, as there
are times when they are all needed to
take warrants or carry street or sewer
certificates, or help float a loan, when
the indifference Of a single bank to tho
credit of the city might be- fatal BE.
SIDES it would not help the credit of
the city to have II known that IL was
in the hands Of a single bank There
are many other features of this charter
we should consider and that should be
brought out but your space viii not
permit.
| favor commission form Of GOV.
ernment of not more than three mem.
bers, paid for their work, but not n
fancy salary. Let the people take holl
at the proper time and make a charter
themselves and initiate II without hay.
ing 1t come from any inner circle how.
ever well meaning.
II. UOFER.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

DR.. Walter B. Hinson pastor of the White Temple at
Portland says The people today pray less study the
Bible less and less in sight of Cod" He also asserts
that some of worse today than twenty
years ago This has familiar sound and has been heard
by each generation time immemoria The men of today
will average up in intelligence with those of any past gen
eraon and in goodness will certainly rank high
those who tried out witches by fire in the not very remote
past The world always has been long on wckedness but,
despite the raging still believe it is as good
was, and in many respects better There is
higher standard for men now than ever before, and
though the dollar is being chased energetcaly the ways
of pursuing it are being closely watched and meth
ods few years ago considered legitimate looked upon
as bordering at least on the criminal However it, as
the good doctor says pray less and further from
God than BEFORE who is to blame for it? Does not
his charge necessarily place the ministry the witness
stand to explain why?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
SAY GERMANS Are
ON THE DEFENSIVE

Paris, Nov. 3O.-An unchanged bat.
tie inc in Belgium and France. but
with the Germans nearly everywhere
on the defensive, was reported In the
official statement received here TODAY
from the Bordeaux war office. Such
attacks nv were occurring, II was stat.
ed, were merely Sporadic -
'lhe enemy continues ON the defen.
sive IN Belgium, said the official rc.
port
We hold all our positions and the
enemy s bombardmcnt continues "a
slacken. w
German attacks upon Bapatclle and
IN the Argonncs have been repulsed.
"Soissons has been subjected to n
hcavy German artillery fire.
The heights Of the Meuse are Gov.
cred by a heavy fog.
The enemy bombardod the fort of
Apremont unsucccssfuly.
In the Woeyre district there has
been no change
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
JACK CUDAHY GETS
INTO COURT AGAIN

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec, l.-,Iack
Cudahy who recently was rccoucilcd to
his wife after d series Of startling ad.
ventures in Kansas city, In defendant
today IN n suit for $4,000 damagcs,
brought by Dr. H. o. Coates OF Pasa.
dcno, where the Cudahys now live
In his suit Dr. Coates and his wife,
who is co.plainliff, charge that
tudOhy throw Mrs Coates against a
table, breaking Que Of her ribs, wrench.
ing another aud iniurng her spine.
tudahv denies the details Of the charge,
hut admits personal encounter with
Coates during which, he said he wa.
compelled to push Mrs Coates asid,
when shc stepped between them.
Coates story asscrls that he went /,
the CudOhy home at the Maryland hotc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

professionally At the solicitation Of
Mira Cudahy who had tclcphoucd him
that Cudohy was at the Pasadena Ath.
lctic club, and that abe wished the doe.
tor to bring him home. with his wife
he stopped in an automobile for Mrs.
Cudahy az the moment Cudahy, himself,
returned home.
Oudaly Coates alleged, caused n
commotion and later attacked Palmer
Day, assistant manager Of the hotel. II
was when he rushed at Day, Coates
said, that Cudahy pushed Mrs. Coates
aside Coates claimed that he then
overpowercd Cuday hy choking him
and remained with him nearly ali night
giving medical attention. lie had beer
the Cndahy family physician for several
months
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

Mrs. Wilkinson, wife Of farmer, ana
two children were severely hurt when
thrown from a wagon in a runaway
near Canyonville Thursday Two other
children who remained in the wagon
were unhurt when the horse was stopped
after q two mile run.
\ n
Sunday the temperature was below
normal all over western Oregon, AT
Portland the thermometer hovered
about 80 all day.
Mary Wenysiker arrived at Medford
Saturday, coming from Evansville,
Ind, to marry Rufus Edwards, n well
known resident of Medford. They had
never met but had corresponded for
eight months. She answering an al.
vertisement Of his for a wife.
-
There was a light sprinkle of snow
at Portland Saturday night. It re-
mained on the ground only long enough
to be seen and then its name was mud.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

This discussion which has developed into or less
of wrange and tangle regarding the employment of
county agricultural expert is after all matter of simple
solution If the county court should find that sentiment
among the farmers favors the expert they should employ
one but if on the other hand he is not wanted by the
people he is paid to assist and work with it would be
waste of money to keep him the ob because the farm
ers would not be likely to utilize his services to any great
extent The members of the county court ought to be
able to satisfy themselves this point by reasonable
amount of inquiry and investigation and act accordingly
The farmers are certainly entitled to have such expert
they feel the need of his services otherwise the matter
might as well be dropped.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

the millionaires rank with the gods, and
men who have no pile Of kale to Jasper
seem both cheap and stale. He kicks
at every forward move; he hates to see
the town improve, because he fears that
better times may tax him for his sacred
dimes. He never thinks Of aught but
cash. all other things to him seen trash
the only books he reads are those which
tell Of how fortune grows; the only
pictures which appeal to his old heart
Of rusty steel, are those which ON bank.
notes are seen-which decorate the
good long green. He's worth million,
so they say, DDS bodikinsl Alackadayl
l wouldn I give ten cents q throw for
fifty Jaspers in n rowl
lssEE! lsssE''E2s E5s,Y,s.!E l%.E E,,,,.. N.tmS5s.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

Now it is rumored that British cruiser has fired on
an American ship, and presume that the Oregonan
will demand hostile reprisa at once with explanations
afterwards Let's see if the Portland editor could have
his way we would now be engaged in with Mexico
Turkey Germany and Great Britain, with several other
parts Of the globe to hear from Trying to keep peace
with the world without the sacrifice of honor or the rights
of our citizens, is characterized by the Oregonian as
spineess diplomacy"-and that is crime against hui
manty it AYERS The amount of beefsteak that edi
tor consumes is probably responsible in the MAN, for the
boost in meat prices
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

One thing can be done in very practical way to bring
prosperity in all its ulness to the Willamette valley and
that is to sow every acre possible to wheat this winter
and next spring Cereal prices may not be as high next
year as at the present time but they certain to be very
good and big wheat crop would bring in flood of gold
that is badly needed at this time Much of the land in
the valley has been resting far as wheat is concerned
and if powed deep and sowed at the proper time would
produce a splendid crop Our advice would be, for one
year at least to put in every available acre of land
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
KILLED EUGENE nrnr

Tacoma, Wash, Noc, aoMFd,yo,d
Neyesi who Saturday night in ieai.
Gus rage shot and killed Eunicc Staiser
pleaded guilty to a charge of second
degree murder here today. When asGed
3y Judge Clifford if he desired counsci
,heyes saidi "lt's no use. / ala n
don : want to put tho county 10 any
expense. - " W ""S
The body Of the woman /, bo,rg hall
pending advice from the motbor vhosa ho
nome is said to be In Eugene. oregon,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

IN some sly pace OF
safety stored, His
value, though, to
fellow gents, would
not amount TO fifty
cents. lie ver
helped a human soul
since he acquired his
bulging rolls he
never let's n dime
get loose, on any
pretext or excuse,
unless he knows that
II win earn another
dime, and then re-
turn, He judges all
men by their wads.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
BLEW UP Ills rnA1n

Llma, Peru, Nov. 1O.-Formcr Presi
vent vent Perde narrowly escaped death
Yesterday when the train ON which bo
was travelling to Lima from Callno vas
aynamitcd presumably by rovomt,nn.
ists' 1t was learned today six persops
wrecked. Nv "''n was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
CALIFORNIA GETS
A TOUCH OF HAIL

Long Beach, Cal, Dee. IA dash.
ing rain which began ut o'clock this
morning was accompanied by violent
hail storm, the first display Of the kind
witnessed in Long Beach In several
years, The downpour flooded the
streets and interferred with telephone
and telegraph communication. Almost
an inch Of rain fell inside two hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

Pomona, Cal, Dee. 1.-The month Of
December WIS ushcrcd in with hcavy
rain storm here today showers be-.
gan falling shortly after midnight aud
by daylight "A of an inch had been re.
corded. This brings the total for the
season TO an inch and half. Indica
tions are good for It's continuanc,
throughout the day
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

1t is announced that the cost of getting the physical
valuation Of the railroads Of the United States will be
S5OOOOOOO. This announcement is made by Mr. Prouty
who has charge of the work under the direction of the
interstate railway commission. Evidently Mr. Prouy has
made mistake and thinks the idea was to purchase the
roads when the valuation was completed and that he was
to raise the money,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

AWhow, this system Of censorship
comes In handy to the royal function.
ary whose duty Il is TO convey bad
news to the king.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

"a II England has a landgoinp navy or
~Frmo9y u,g,a. sea.going army, things
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01
A WAR NOBODY WANTED.

The German crown prince says: Germany did not
want this war; it was forced on her by her enemies
General Joffre, the French commander says: "France
did not want this war; was forced on her and she is
now waging for humanity" Lord Kitchener says,
and does Premier Asquh england did not seek this
war forced on her and she is fighting for hui
manity and the peace of the world" The czar saws:
@Russa did not want this war; but it was forced on her
and she is fighting the battle Of the world against
German aggression and in the interests of peace The
Austrian prime minister says austria did not want the
war; but it forced on her by Russia and she fight
ing the worlds menace and her own, the Russian bear
Seva says she did not want the war;" but that it was
forced on her by Austria and that she fighting for her
existence
Here we have the greatest war in history in which
each party is fighting for humanity, and in war that
was forced on it. Considering that no one wanted it and
that started it, it has assumed pretty large pro-
portions Seyia is the only that can make her claim
good that it forced her AS to the others there is
wide difference of opinion among acknowledgement ma
tions to who and what caused the whole trouble and
few if any of these believe the war is all in the interest
of humanity is wanting in sordd motives or that each is
telling the exact truth and the whole truth in laying the
blame all on the other fellow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

The Oregonian points out that exPresdent Taft and
the New York World condemn President Wilson's Mexi-
policy So does the Oregonian but does that fact
prove concusvey that President Wilson is wrong? Are
exPresdent Taft the New York World and the Oregon
ian infaible? Admitting that they are as liable to be
right as any other man or newspaper are they not also
just as liable as any others to be wrong?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

Talking about New England "nearness" and western
generosity the figures will have to be remodeled or the
little town Of Dublin New Hampshire left out of the com
parson, Recently although she has population of only
500 she gave $500 to the Red Cross and $1,000 to the Bel
gian relief committee If the whole country gave at the
same ratio, the total would be about $450000000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

As financial stunt England can boast of one that
has never been equaed Germany raised 900 in
very short time and was lsfiably proud of it. Eng.
land however went her considerably better and subscrb
ed $1750,0O000O in few hours One bank alone took
$5O0000O00 of the loan AT the same time it was pointed
out that Engshmen own more than $5000000O00 worth
of American securities and could take up practically three
such loans by drawing on America without ouchnp
The money they have at home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-01

There is always fly in every box of ointment, or
ready to get in at the first opportunity California in
advertising her climate where one can live out doors the
year round attracts the tourists without money as well
as those with it, The former class are however only
brevet tourists their right name being tramps If they
have no money California has no use for them
The noble redman is getting his all right Just now
Oklahoma sent an Indian to congress at the last election
and Kansas sent descendant of the Kaw tribe along with
him. On top of this, Keetaw Kunatuchy captured the
great Tammany sachem Of the tribe Of Donegal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
THE EVICTION PROBLEM
The Charity Organizations Are Unable
to Cope with the Danger.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The eviction cases that are now
taking place on the East Side clearly
show that the charity organizations in
terested therein are not able TO cope
successfully with the danger confront
ing these poor people. II isn't lack of
funds that's to blame. The organiza-
tioL themselves are to blame. The
display of distrust at their effective
ness which the East Siders are daily
showing is a palpable sign that some
thlng must be done to relieve the sit
uatlon.
That the charitably disposed organi-
cations don't appeal to the hearts of
these unfortunates is very evident. |
believe Justice Hartman's report showed
that. The Investigators for these So
cietles have enveloped their bodies in
thick cloak of callousness. They
work mechanically. Where aid was OF
the utmost necessity in some cases.
there they wofully neglected to bring
IL. IL is curious TO see how they doled
out their charity. A mother of several
children appealed .or aid and was
promptly refused. Cause: Her hus-
band was living. The fact that he had
deserted her did not seem TO have any
effect.
NATHANIEL J. SCHNEIDER.
brooklyn. Dec. |. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Exit d" The Wolf. "

Our friends who write for the magazines are
always astounding us with the marvellous char
acters they spread upon the page. She-devils'
he-saints, demonstrators Of Wall Street, vipers
of the department store-one reads and marvels.
How pale and profitless our lot never to be
crossed by such wonders of nature!
Nevertheless occasionally the magazines come
true, as in the case of David Lamar late of Wall
Street and the telephone. Rumor has built a vast
and romantic personality about this strange fig
ure. Much that rumor tells is undoubtedly true.
A daring hanger-on of the mighty, a master of
impudence, never risking money where cheek
would do, David Lamar served not only himself
but greater and wiser men. Wolf he was called,
and the name fitted. He was not fighter in the
open. The trick for which he now finds himself
under jail sentence, the impersonation of Con-
gresham Palmer on the telephone, was typical.
He manipulated and maneuvred and waited his
time-throughout his career far more a figure
from the pages of Mr.. E. Phillips Oppenheim
than flesh and blood person in Wall Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04

US accept the undoubted fact that the present
machinery of regulation has broken down, ne
urges and do what we can to install better ma
chinery.
The present commission Is short-handed ana
has consequently been sadly overworked 1t has
fallen into the habit of postponing decisions when
the crying need of the situation has been prompt
action. A bigger board is needed, with larger
regulative power, and especially with the power
to override state commissions when the latter
make interstate rates out Of harmony with the
scale adopted for interstate commerce. The Su-
preme Court recently pointed out to Congress us
duty to give the federal commission such author
ity and thus eliminate an annoying element OF
inequality and friction.
An enlarged commission could put an end TO
long suspensions of rates, reducing the maximum
of delay to sixty days, and could also inquire into
the effects of all legislation and all mediation
awards affecting railroad revenue and expendi-
ture. If the government Is going to regulate
operation it should do it thoroughly and fairly,
and not restrict itself, as it now does TO reducing
rates with one hand and heaping new burdens on
the railroads with the other. The railroads are
not opposed to government regulation, nor are
they afraid of it. All thy want is regulation
which is just and adequate-and that unfortu-
nately, they have never gotten from the present
Interstate Commerce Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
For a Modern School Board.

Mayor Mitchell wants a modern" Board of
Educaton-that is, one not out of hailing dis
lance of present-day interests and conditions. So
does the public. The Mayors new appointees
are likely to help to create more of the modern
spirit in the board than has been in evidence
recently. They are men and women who are
still doing things themselves, not living on the
reputation of ended careers.
Nevertheless, even the tonic influence of the
new appointees cannot be expected to make the
big board what it ought to be: it is too unwieldy
and cumbersome. The Mayor showed his realiza-
ton of that fact by coming out for a small Board
of Education and urging the charter revision
committee of the Board of Estimate to take up
the matter for presentation to the Legislature
next month.
That is a course which should be followed. A
committee of the Board of Education itself has
favored it. small board, with some reorgani-
zation of the business end of the school system
in order TO provide responsible executive for
affairs now handled by committees of the board,
would constitute a far more flexible and efficient
system than the existing one. Advocates of the
change do not purpose TO take the technical side
of the schools out of the hands of education
al experts. They purpose, as Mayor Mitchell
phrased it, to have a board capable of dealing
with experts mot arbitrarily, but sympatheticaly;
not savshly, but inteligently; not perfunctorily,
but comparatively"
The Board of Estimates charter committee
should give heed to the Mayors suggestion. Re-
vision of the educational chapter so as TO bring
about the desired changes next yea need not
interfere with any general charter revision plan
ri. 4. ell ,f
municipal activity. If the chapter were amended
soon the city would obtain the benefit so much
the quicker, and the work would stand when the
general charter revision should be presented to
the Legislature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-04
Telephones and the War Tax.

Some slight experience with the war tax as it
is collected on telephone messages is causing the
patient public to protest mildly 1t should pro-
test at the authors of the tax act, however, not
at the telephone company which is doing its best
with a somewhat trying situation. 1t has to col
lect one cent on each call for which there is a
charge of Is cents or more no matter whether
the initial charge is the specified sum or five cents
running into fifteen by reason of the length of
time of the call.
The telephone company, in spite of the trouble
of collecting this money, declines to let it inter
fere with good service. Even at unattended pay
stations, where the nuisance is greatest the time
occupied in paying the tax increases the time of
getting ones call only slightly. The contrast
between this excellent service under difficulties
and the service of foreign telephone companies in
normal conditions speaks volumes for the Ameri-
can way of doing business