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EVADING THE ISSUES.

BE frantic resort of the Democrats to personal
4 matters far removed from the genuine issues
of the campaign, proves that that party, as
usual is playing losing game, and that it dare not
meet the Republicans in honorable consideration of
the matters which affect the fortunes of the people
Fl Why not meet the issues?
Why not talk about the extravaganza charge set
ap 10 the Democratic platformf
WY not point out whatever objections Demo-
rrats have to the Republican PLATFORM
Simply because they dare not. They are whipped
on every legitimate issue and dare not mention any
pf them:
lacking constructive record and having no con.
sstfucttve purpose, the Democrats are depending
upon two or three men who call themselves Repub.
licans to deliver 10000 Republican votes, according
q the terms of compact entered into in New York
City.
& Are 10000 Republicans for sale' They are not,
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flowed to escape last night.

allowed to escape last night.
We wish that hereafter when these
factories In Fairmont want to have
fires they'll do It on dry nights when
fellows leg can't sink into the mud
up to his knees.
The Times when talking Of the
Made.in.Fairmont movie says 1.-THE en-.
tire Board Of Affairs. Mayor Bowen,
several newspaper men and other Fair.
mont notables were taken in autos
to Bingamon."
Some geek suffering from an exas.
gerated ego.
Or else FairmonY notables are a.
they should be-absoiutely nil.
Ha! you should a seen Pussyfoot
following the fife and drum corps last
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WHAT THE VOUCHERS MEAN.

n EMOCRATIC newspapers smack their lips
u over the publication of pictures of the vouch-
ers issued to pay the debts of the legislative
bribery cases much as if they do not think the in
vestgation and were the means of put
ting an end to the one thing in the state which was
the shame of every citizen, of all political parties
Some Of the most prominent Democrats in the
Legislature, as well as Republicans, were members
of the committee which Governor Hatfield re-
quested to have appointed to look into the validity
Of these payments, and that committee jointly rec
commended that the expense was justified in the in
terests Of clean politics in this state.
Doesn't the Watson-Cornwell clique endorse that
clean-upi That's the only issue at stake.
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THE FARMERS AND THE EIGHT
HOUR LAW.

WHEN Mr.. Wilson hears from the farmer vote
w he will be mighty sorry that he attempted
to hold up the nation and tax all the people
for the special benefit of the 100000 railroad votes
Fl. N. Pope, who is President Of the Associa-
ton of Farmers Union Presidents has issued a
statement bitterly attacking the so-called eight
hour law. He asserts that it has no legal or moral
right; that it is unsound in principal and unjust in
application. He asserts that the farmer must pay
for the twenty per cent raise in wages, in high
er freight rates, and he says that neither Congress
or any one else has any right, nor the power, to
take the oat crop from the farmer and give it to
the railroad employees. He further asserts that it
is nothing short of robbery to force the farmers to
give fifty or sixty millions of dollars in wage in
crease to the tranmen and he says that such action
if allowed to stand will absolutely destroy property
rights.
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FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 20, 1916.
e meriec Fist and America Efficient"
MINE DISASTERS.

the two most recent instances of serious trouble
~ the Fairmont mining district has been fortunate
in its misfortune Had either the Monongah
liberation of the Consolidation Coal company,
where the fire occurred recently, or the Jamison
shat where the explosion took place yesterday been
IN operation at the time the death toll would have
BEEN OF proportions to shock not only the community
but the entire country. The loss of life yesterday was
grieyous, and sincere sympathy will go out to the
families and friends of the unfortunate men, but
it Is small by comparison with what it might have
BEEN.
Absolute safety in mining in these days when the
fengineering problems are reasonably well under
stood is largely matter of infinite palms. That is
the case in this region at all events Both the oper
sting companies and the men who carry on the &C.
tual work If they would avoid trouble must exercise
unNeasing care to see that the prescribed precau-
stiens are rigidly adhered to- When either one re-.
lakes vigilance disaster is apt to follow.
Just what caused the explosion at the Jamison
mine, or who it is that is chargeabe with neglect
q not yet known. A thorough investigation doubt
less viii be made. The least that can be done in
such cases is to make each tragedy yield its full
share to the sum of knowledge of mining conditions
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects

TARIFF THE BASIS OF ALL.
William r. Wilcox, Chairman Repubu.
can National Committee in the Chi.
cago Herald.
Whatever may be considered the
paramount issue Of this campaign, the
tariff, In q way. Is the most important
because the success Of all other issues
are more or less dependent on our i'm.
port duties. An adequate tariff is ad.
vocated by Republicans for two rea,
sons-the amount OF revenue which it
brings to the Government and the
amount 10 protection 1t brings to our
labor and Industries.
Without import duties which are
sufficiently high to keep out competi.
tive products our people mus, lie
or wages must ultimately drop to the
foreign level. Unless We have good
wages for our laborers and profitable
returns for our farmers, our purchas-
Ing power falls to low level. both for
domestic and for such foreign goods
as we may want to buy. We are pros.
porous or not. according to whether
we are busy or not. II we are not
prosperous, not only are the revenues
OF the Government seriously affected,
but the revenue of every individual is
more or less curtailed.
II the custom duties fall OF ono
hundred million a year or more and
business is Of such a nature that the
direct taxes also fall off-corporation
taxes. income taxes and the many 9th.
er taxes now imposed. then we are not
able to meet the appropriations and
Uncle Sam falls behind. 1t would
seem then that a tariff for protection
Is also doubly tariff for revenue, rev.
enue for the Governmental and rev.
nue. for the people, and If this revenue
is not forthcoming then every issue OF
the present campaign is affected. We
shall not have sufficient funds for the
preparedness which we need; we shall
not have sufficient funds for nationa,
defense; We shall not have sufficient
funds to make the United States as
MIR. Hughes would have them-first
and efficient.
II factory and farm workers are
Idle, our freight cars must also be idle
and the railroads cannot earn enough
money today he increased wage which
has been given by law to part of their
employees.
So the tariff must not only be an
important issue, but in a certain sense
the most important issue of the cam.
paign. While the war continues
abroad, we shall have perhaps more or
less prosperity because of our sales
OF munitions. but the war will not last
forever. 1t may not last but a year or
SO longer, and then II our tariff is not
changed, We shall not only lose the
foreign trade which has brought so
much prosperity, but we shall be at
the mercy Of producing nations which
can send their cheaply made goods to
this country under a low duty, or free
OF duty, and food our markets to the
displacement of our homemade goods.
So from every standpoint. We are de.
pendent Npon protective tariff sar
prosperity and success. and even our
existence as a foremost nation. We
are 50 interdependent that the success
or failure Of one ia affected by the sue
cess or failure of another, and there is
no getting away from the fact that we
cannot carry out our plans for prepar.
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A YOSTLAW STRAW

INVEST vRanIAs state wide prohibition law
w went into effect on the first day Of July,
1914, and from that time until this week it
was to all intents and purposes dead letter in
Ohio county. It was openly fouted in Wheeling
and juries refused to convict people who were ar.
rested for breaking it, no matter how strong the
evidence against them. But conviction was OBJ
tanned in single case this week. A precedent has
been established, a. 1t were
Trifing as this incident may seem to the casual
reader, it is Of considerable moment in that it indi.
Gates that popular opinion with regard to the en-
forcement Of the Yost law is veering around even
in Ohio county. 1t may not be long before bootleg
ging in the panhandle will have to be done with the
utmost secrecy.
With the exception Of this county there seems to
be no section of the state in which honest effort
is not being made to enforce the law and now that
Ohio county has Joined the movement there is some
prospect that the measure will be given test on its
real merits before very long.
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Navy; we cannot have fortresses or

W. S6AhOb hthNo AOltLCooCb Vi
ammunition or equipment, without
revenue, and We cannot have sufficient
revenue unless We have ample Gus.
toms duties and internal receipts. II
our mills and workmen are idle, II bus
isness Is more or less Frustrated, they
cannot pay taxes In large enough mea.
sure to meet the requirements of tne
Government. 1t is calculated that the
deficit for the fiscal year will be large.
ly In excess Of s100,000,O00, while 1t
must be still greater in the years fol.
lowing IL the war ceases and we con-
tinue under the operation Of the pres.
ent tariff.
The voters must change those con.
dftfons at the polls In November 7th
and make it possible to get tariff law
that will give US both revenue and pro.
lection.
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RUFF STUFF
~ RED.

4 AeferFfng to the colored meetings
last night there will be a day when
"a Slack Will talk of 1t as the "dirti.
NJ days work In my life"
81 Torithey tell Us he shanghaied sew.
ilrsl unfaithful Democratic negroes.
Probably the poorest Journalism
ise injected into our young lives are
he statements concerning Ira Rob.
hson's personal appearance.
Sing Sing sent six more voters into
ne Tammany pot when they were
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" Kicked Wy .asily - earslsss.

" Kicked away easily ~! CARELESS.
.Coms bring INT pocketbooks and
your best girl" says an a for o Fes-
Ought TO DO bring your best fat girl
and Q pocketbook.
No one that has q best girl ever
had fat poeketbook.
II he has he 3 a pikse
Or got lots Of sense.
And Cornwell travels on . railroad
pass, IN which case he must be af.
filiated with them.
No disgrace Of course but we're
not gunna bust your railroad II your
let US ride free.
Three 10 one on Normal football
team today.
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Referees viii Meet.

WHEELING. W. Va, Oct. 2O--All
r. ierees in bankruptcy in the Northern
district Of West Virginia have been
asked to meet at Philippi during the
week beginning October 30. The
meeting has been called by Attorney
o e Wykoff of Grafton upon instruc.
lions from Judge Aston G. Dayton of
the United States district court for
the Northern district of West Virginia
now in session here.
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consresman's Daughter Hurt.

ELKlNS. w. Va, Oct. 2O-Miss Ma.
talie Sutherland, daughter Of Congress
man Howard Sutherland. was slightly
burned when fire started from q gas
get burned the furnishings and cloth.
ing IN a room occupied by Miss Char
otte Nipple OF Lock Haven, Pa, who Ia
10 be one Of the bridesmaids at the
marriage of Miss Sutherland to John
Sidney Walker Of Huntington, w. Va,
on October 2.
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SHORT AND SNAPPY.

The lineup Of the Fairmont High school football
team shows there Is still another Hutchinson playing
end. May their tribe increase! Princeton had her
Poes-Morgantown New Dominion.
Do not tear up throw away 900 bills Just because
they getting old and Patch them up and make
them last long you can; because Ones owing
to the rise in the price Of PAPER cost nearly twice
much as they did last year.-Uniontown Evening Gen.
Jus.
A prize Of one potato will be given to the person
guessing the exact number of times the West Virginia
militia will kill Villa.-Wheeng News.
Russia and Japan believe that the open door In China
should be mantained-but they would like select the
guards.-Charleston Mail.
Mr.. Wilson Is keeping off the stump in the same way
that he all those great diplomatic Victories" That
is to say he isn't-Weston Independent.
According to the dictionary Q policy is defined az
"a plan Of action" How then the President talk
about his foreign notwithstanding News
90
Low visibility" is the best safeguard for the hunter
against being mistaken for DEER rabbit or SQUIRREL
Wheeling Intelligencer.
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The Hatfield senatorial fob mystery compare
lively simple The real problem Of this campaign is
what do the fellows who pedding the tales about
the alleged New York conference between Robnaon and
Lilly expect to get out Of their activity? glance at
the records Of the lads who doing makes it plain
that their zeal in the matter 10 for the public in
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night down Cleveland avenue. When
accosted he turned about face and
skipped to headquarters.
Where attorneys were put to work
keeping all negroes possible but Of the
hall
And after all the Alabama colored
gents have securely landed here so
per cent. Of them claim they intend
voting Republican.
A gunboat named Huntington"
will watch out for matters in West
Virginia.
Gun boat or no gun boat, we don't
want It now.
He kept Us out Of war.
Find out the cause of the explos:
Ten lives,.if that be the number. can
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Huntington Is nice progressive town and the rest
Of the state is rather proud of It, but when Senator
Chiffon picking name for the armored cruiser
West Virginia he might have selected with more
dstinctively West Virginia flavor.
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Do you pant the people 10 rule and
county government that is on the
lcpela Vote for the Republican county,
candidates.
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Six long term prisoners got away from Sing Sing
yesterday. the largest Jail delivery in the history of the
famous institution. The stupidity OF keeper made it
possible. but It will not be surprising to find that the
prisoners who still safely inside the walls will have
to suffer for the incident.
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Now that the fighting men Of Europe have arrived at
the conclusion that the will last least another
the fnancers who will be expected to find the
money to keep the game going will assume an addi-
tional load of care.
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Vote 10 break up the partnership be-
iDeen bootlegging and the lam. Vote
for the Republican county ticket.
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According to the dictionary Q policy is defined a
"a plan Of action" How then can the President tai
about his foreign policy?"- Parkersburg News.
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iTHE REPUBLICAN TICKET,
NATIONAL.
JUDICIAL.

~. N. Miller; Pazkersburg. Harold A. Ritz, Bluef
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-06
WOODBURY. JUICE FACTORY.

The Retail Merchants association
had banquet and business meeting at
Bomhoff's Tuesday evening ana all
who were there felt that it was good
to be there. President F. X. Beck
occupied the chair. There was such
an air of optimism that all left feeling
much cheered. All the old efficient
officers were reelected by acclamatIon,
1t was reported that the Loganberry
juice factory proposition was held up
ON account of the necessary cash sub
scriptiOn to stock being short Mem
bers present Immediately subscribed
for the required amount of stock and
in a short space of time made juice
factory for Woodburb a surety, clear
ing away all obstacles. 1t was only
another indication of how the associa-
tion does things. The glorious news
soon got over town and every one
hearing it rejoiced at the good fortune
of Woodburn and thanked the Lord
that Woodburn had a Retail Merchants
association in full working order
WoOdburn Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-06
Lightweight Cars Better
for An-ArOund Service

Light weight in motor cars is be
coming more and more an attraction to
the motorst, according to Lloyd J..
RYAN. distributor for Saxon Motor cars.
"The weight of an automobile" ne
says, "is the thing that people as'
among the first queries concerning any
make.
"'When the light cars began to 90
through the places where the big cars
stuck, the public sat up and took no.
ticc. - said Mr.. Ryan. 'When the light
cars continued to operate with their
same power and reliability after trips
over roads that. were considered i'm
passible, the theories mat this kind of
travel would ruin a light car were dis
PEELED and the public began to see "
il is possible and also policy to con
struct a light motor car which has the
endurance Of the old.time heavy auto.
mobile.
"No motorist, much as he may enjoy
the idea of driving a car Of the size
that makes it comparable to traction
engine, likes to be masuoned IN mud
dv road and have TO call on a team of
horses to get him out. Neither does he
like to have TO route his country touring
with a view TO the road over which
he must 20 and not the scenery that he
wants to see.
"Like every man, he wants what he
wants when he wants it And the way
for him to get that III motoring is Ia
have light yet durable motor car
with motor of power that can carry
him over the worst roads in an easy
manner.
''In the manufacture of the Saxor
motor cars especial attention is paid tC
4 lightness. The "Six" is an except
ionally light car for its power and size
and yet workmanship or quality Of mat
erals have not been shghted to lesser
the total weight.
"Stabihty power and excellence o
design have been made the first prin
I ciples and these have been obtaine,
along with the lightness. Light weigh
of course, means a saving on tire eN
pense It's the heavy cars that wea
out the tires and this item alone j
worth consideration.
''In Saxon cars, along with lightnes
and stability, there is economy in opera
tion. The motors burn minimum am
cunt Of gasoline in comparison witt
their power. Add to that their nea
appearance, their refinement and thei
appointments and you have the ide,
ear for general use, be it for pleasur
or business -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-06
Maxwell Touring Car
CincheS Another Record

in the face of the heaviest snOwfalls
that have been recorded in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains slnce 1889, Max
well touring ear, carrying Ray Me
Namara, Jack Griffin, George Sewers
and Henry Karge, battled its way over,
around and through Nature S OBJ
stacles and reached Tallac, on Lake
Tahoe, three weeks earlier than the
first arrival in any previous season.
The feat was one of the most notable
in the annals of western automobiling.
The Maxwell was sent over the peril
Gus trail entirely on its own power and
the help rendered by its crew; every
foot of the way was over the Lincoln
Highway; obstacles apparently impos-
sible to surmOunt were overcome one
after another, and today the Maxwell
stands under shed at Tallac as posi-
tive proof of the efficiency of the
modern automobile in besting grim
Winter in her most strenuous mood.
Members of the Maxwell crew faced
disaster score of times before they
reached their goal. In many places the
snowdrifts had piled up to height of
more than twenty feet, sloping off to
a sheer drop into canyons and down
mountain sides. Had slip or skid Oc-
cured while the Maxwell was shoot
ing over these it would have meant
hasty termination to the trial blazing
enterprise; but the motor never falter-
ed and the drivers hand never weak
ened, and the end was reached in
safety.
AT every point along the tour where
human beings were encountered the
Maxwelites were warned not to at
tempt the trip to Lake Tahoe. "You
can t get through they were told
time and again. The warnings were
ignored, and when they finally reached
Tallae the pathfinders were the heroes
of the entire mountain region.
The first result of the Maxwell trip
to be noted as of universal benefit will
be the opening of the roads to Lake
Tahoe many weeks earlier than antici-
pated by motorists At every point
where the wheels Of the ear cut through
the heavy snow the roadway has been
opened. Warm weather aided material
lv in this, and it is expected that the
trial to Lake Tahoe win be safe for
regular traffic within three weeks.
In order to discourage any Doubt
/ inc Thomases who might suggest that
the Maxwell had not reached Tallac,
members of the party left their ma
chine at the lake and returned home
by launch, machine, foot and train. At
the end of the trip the ear showed
scarcely mark, aside from a few
scratches on the glossy body. The en-
gine and mechanism made the entire
run without a single hitch, and even
the tires stood the strain without fall
| tering.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-06
MT. PLEASANT NEWS.

Henry SEM and son Nick were hav-
ing some dental work done at Albany
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Ray and daugh-
ter Cora and Mrs. II. Shank motored to
Salem Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd shelton and
children were Sunday visitors at Deb
Shelton s Of Jordan.
Miss Anna Miles was Sunday guest
Of the Misses Lula and Gladys Down
ing.
Lewis and Elm n Raw called at the
Mrs. Shank home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry SEM and son
Arnold called at Nick Zimmerman s
Of Subhmity Sunday.
Lee and Max shelton called at w. r.
Ray 3 Wednesday.
John Netting is working at f. y.
Hottinger's.
Win Ryan visited at the H. SEM
home Sunday.
Mary Dougherty was guest Of Miss
Zona Ray Monday.
Frank Lambert and Joe Senz called
ON Linn Lambert Monday evening.
Mrs. II. K. shank. visited home folks
Tuesday. h..
Linn Lambert and wife called at eVs
I.ambert's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. I. nay and children
were Sunday visitors at the Cold Spring
farm.
J. Phe Misses Apgeline Ryan and Rox-