Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-27
HIGH FINANCE OR IDIOCY?

Detroit man offers to sell his two infant children IN
order to make payment on house ne is anxious 10 own.
He nicely illustrates how wickedness is nothing puI
lack of sense. 49,
In order to have house. he is ready to sacllce MS
chief reasons for needing
Of course when he gets the house he can mortgage
and buy an automobile Then he mortgage his auto
mobile and build garage to keep it in He cortgage
his garage and buy gasoline to run his car.
To lot of people this is the limit of happiness lts
sort of operation which many consider shining success
1t is method we'll known in high finance Many NIL
onaire has got there through the sacrifice OF his own
health and the ShriVelng up OF his soul Is ne WIN
ner?
Many man whom the world halls as successful has
sacrificed his whole family and if could but see it, his
heart is nothing but nest of writhing serpents.
1t seems bold bald very bad thing for father to Go
this proposing openly to sell his children for money to
buy property but except for the drectness and openness
Of this mans method it is not as unusual and novel as 1t
seems.
The man who neglects his children while absorbed in
money -makng-and his name is Legion-might just
about as well sell them outright and get for them
thing that he considers Of real value to him. Perhaps too
would be better for the children to thus under the
care of somebody who attaches value to them
Even the meaneSt Of men will not seriously neglect
their horses cows because these have money vae but
not so with children.
Selling ones children to buy house may be high fin.
ance may be idiocy That is just looks att
Alas Many man makes of his life hard journey,
poor foo!-bindy trampes beneath his feet the voles
and the daisies the sweetest smiles of heaven
The United States battleship California will be driven
by electric motors. This is the exact truth and yet if
qualified 1t is likely to be misunderstood The California
will have to take coal like any other batteshp The
coal will be fed to boilers by gmy stokers and burned to
turn water into steam This steam will prope the ship
but not directly The turbines through which forces its
way will drive huge electric generators and the current
no who
turn the propeers by of enormous electric motors
The function of the electricity therefore that of short
distance pOWertransmission and it's advantage will be
that it does away with the huge and costly steel haftng
The most useful work that could be done in Salem
would be to reOrganze the commercial club along popular
lines just other live communities have done or are do
ing The membership should be increased to 500 or 600
and through this medium of common interest unite all the
people in the effort make this larger and better city
in all respects Salem spirit should be cultivated
which will not only try Salem first on all occasions and
give preference at all times to Salem institutions and Sa
em-made products. Bring the people together with the
proper uncaOn OF interests and the CITY will grow and
prosper as never before A commercial club working
along the right lines with every active resident melabeT
OF 1t would be able to accomplish wonders.
The new apartment house on Court street being erect
ed by Messs Rogers and McNary is modern improve
ment ana VIII be an ornament to that beautiful street op-
poslte Saems attractive park blocks 1t worthy of note
because it illustrates the faith these gentlemen have in
the city and its future Mr. Rogers last wear erected one
OF the best business blocks in Salem ds1egardng the pre-
valng business depression and is still going ahead in
veSqng ms money in Capital City improvements This is
the KIND OF boosting which builds up communities bv in
Spmg confidence and setting an example to other Drop
cry owners to invest their money here and pin their faith
: to their home town.
IL begins to look as if the European beigerents like
: the modern prize fighter winning good many of
/, their victories with the typewriter.
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