Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-14
Picked Up On The Street
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Mayer Albin-" No; there is no dis
position on the part Of the present adj
ministration to loosen up on the influ-
enza restrictions. | am convinced that
the quarantine has had good eject
so far, notwithstanding the difficulty
Of enforcement. There is maximum
penalty Of 800 attached for violation.
and / believe the majority of people
are inclined to respect. 1t has been ar
gued that the schools might be opened
without danger because of the careful
inspection, but it is my opinion that
there would be exposures in spite of
all vigilance "
Valley Motor Company-"The pros
peets for their tractor business are
brighter than ever in my opinion. The
fact that the government demand has
been relaxed will have no effect on
the market--as the world demand for
agricultural purposes win be SO great
that we cannot fill orders fast enough.
It will be difficult this season to get
the machines. No; there will be no
drop in prices to speak of, as all the
steel in the market has been practic-
ally contracted at war prices
Justice Unruh--" The Journal was
mistaken with regard to the matter Of
misstating the ages of minors This IS
not punishable misdemeanor, but in
my opinion it should be, as there is
nothing to prevent a minor of twenty
telling a tobacco dealer that he is
twenty-one and the dealer must take
his word for it. In the case of selling
junk to dealers, and in entering pool
rooms, it is the business of the pro
prietors to ascertain the ages of the
young men who appear. / believe the
present campaign agains. dealers and
boys who refuse to give the source of
their supply Of cigarets is going to have
a diseouraging effect ON both. The max
imum penalty for refusing to give in
formation is S., and it can be applied
for each and every offense."
j. r. Coleman have lust return
cd from Portland and the Reconstrue-
ton Congress. The fact was brought
out there that one of the most critical
periods in the history of the state will
confront both Salem and Portland this
winter, with thousands of the soldier
boys flocking home from the army
camps 1t is going to require all the
efforts of tho authorities and the vari-
Gus organizations to prevent actual pri-
yation among the working classes. We
are appealing to the Red Cross, Com
mercial clubs and all other organiza-
tons to cooperate with the federalla-
Dor bureaus in finding employment for
the boys They simply cannot be held
in the camps. They win risk their lives
to get back to their homes or to the
cities where there is something doing. -
Superintendent Meyers-'I cannot
predict what will be the effect of the
cancellation of government contracts
on the seasons business of the Spauld-
ing Lumber company. There are still
a large number of contracts from last
season which were held up by the con
gcstion Of transportation. Ii is posi-
BILE that these will be allowed to stand
and this will mean a big amount OF
business If conditions in the east are
favorable we anticipate greas le-
mand for the Oregon product that will
keep all the mills busy and allow them
to dispose Of the mass of side-cut that
piled up during the past season.
Clifford W, Brown Nobody can
tell at the present moment where the
wool industry of the Willamette val
ley is going to get off at The gov
ernment has lately come into the nation
al market as a great wool dealer, hav-
ing already unloaded several hundred
million pounds Of wool. The eastern re-
ports nov show a decline of from 10
to Is per cent on whole and further
drops may be expected. ! look for wool
to be selling here in the spring at s5
or 40 cents pound. But even at this
price the wool men have profit in
sight. !"