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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
Milking the Public

Notwithstanding the pitfu story of poverty and distress
which moved the state public service commission to grant
30 to 40 percent increase Telephone rates to keep the te
phone trust of the poor house. the annual report of the
American Telephone Telegraph company the parent con-
cen of which the Pacific company subsidiary reveals
1920 the most prosperous year in telephone history.
The annual report shows total revenues of $44944215
with operating expenss of $34681967 aving net reven
ues of $1026 498 Deducting taxes and incorporating
revenues the profits $85 1876 from which after
interest bonds and percent dividends are deducted
toang 71723682, there remains surplus OF $7785486
During 1920 surplus and increased $55465 2O3
The surplus and totals $444O00O0O or more
than 27 percent of the total assets (which have been in
vested in productive property
There is something wrong with system which permits
public service corporations to exorbant charges for
service from the public pile up immense for the
benefit of stockholders. Nearly half billion dollars reserve
now held by the telephone trust yet the telephone users
of Oregon and many other states compelled to pay
double rates to service and provide funds for exen
sons which will be the for increased future charges
upon investments made by the people for the company
which does not risk its capital to enlarge plant
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
BY ARTHUR SCOTT Bali

Had there been a single one among
the prairie dogs that wasn't Q
Ounce he would have run away
from his hole, outside the village
to hide somwhere until Benny
Badger left the place.
But the prairie dogs were too
stupid to think of such a trick.
They knew no better than to rush
into their houses-which was ex-
actly what Benny Badger wanted
them to do.
And if anything happened now
and then to make matters special
ly unpleasant for the prairie dogs.
it never troubled Benny Badger.
He seemed to grow fatter and hap
pier than ever as time passed.
But at last he heard a bit of
news one day that made him feel
quite glum.
A younger deer mouse claimed
to have overheard a rancher talk
ing-the rancher that lived about
a mile from Benny Badgers home.
And the deer mouse reported that
the man was going to get rid OF
the whole prairie dog family. HE
says they eat too much grass, and
dig too many holes," the deer
mouse declared.
Though the news upset Benny
and quite took away his appetite,
for a few moments, he began to
cast about for a way to prevent
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
Journals Weekly
Book Revied

Woodrow Wilson and his work.
by William E. Dodd.
Now that the Wilson admins
trations have passed into history,
new interest gathers around the
remarkable man who lead Ameri-
ca through one of her most mo-
mentous periods. Bitterly assaiied
by some critics, and eulogized by
others, the president has been one
Of the least understood Of our pub
lie men. Woodrow Wilson and
his work." by William E. Dodd
portrays the real Wilson. Himself
historian of distinction, the au-
thor brings a well balanced his
torical perspective and rare schol-
arship to his task. We are taken
into the Wilson home, and given
an insight into the environmental
forces that helped to mould
Wilson. We have vivid pictures of
Tommy" Wilson at college, of
the young publicist" and of the
president" of Princeton. We see
how his great battle to democrat
ize Princeton paved the way to the
governorship of New, Jersey and
how the governorship lead to the
presidency.
To portray Wilson as president
Is the chief task which the auth
or has set for himself. wilson's
conception of leadership, the sig
nificance Of the Great reforms
OF the first administration, the
meaning of the presidents foreign
policy the exciting election of
1915, the astonishing rise to world
leadership, are all graphically de-
scribed. Why did the president de-
eide to go to Paris? Why did he
urge the election of a democratic
congress? Was Clemenceau. Lloyd
George, or Wilson the real victor
at the peace conference? On these,
and other questions of vital i'm
port, the author throws much light
Interesting side lights are also
thrown on Roosevelt, Hughes.
Champ Clark. Lodge. Chamber
lain and other prominent men.
which add much of interest ana
value to the narrative.
The workmanship of the author
deserves mention. for the readers
interest in the narrative is en-
HANGED by a style OF singular lu-
cidity and power Matter and man
ner both considered. Professor
Dodd has done an admirable work.
which, il is safe to assert. will not
be soon superseded.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

Therefore" he said deliberately
when you senumentalize over the
Belters and how they loved each
other madly for several years af-
ter having bounced each other.
your enthusiasm leaves me incred-
ulous."
"The trouble with every man
is this she said; "any girl who
doesn't fall in love with him is
heartless-all marble inside
merely because she doesn't flop
when he expects it. He gives
that girl no credit for warm hu-
manity unless she lavishes 1t on
him. If she doesn't she's an Ice
berg and he sticks that label on
her for life"
Grayson sat up among the ferns
and gathered his legs under him:
at isn't because you don't care
for me-" he said, but 1 tell you,
Helen, you're too complete in your
self to fall in love-"
"Self-sa ttsfied? Thanks!" But
she still did not believe he meant
Il
You are conscious of your self
sufficiency," he said coolly. You
are beautiful to look at, but your
mind controls you heart; you do
with your heart what you choose
to do" He added. half to him
self: 'It would be wonderful II
you ever let 1t go. But you're far
too practical and complacent TO do
that"
Let what go?"
"Your heart. You really have
one. you know"
The pink tint OF rising indigna-
ton still fingered on her cheeks;
she looked at this presumptuous
Young man with speculative brown
eyes, realizing that for the first
time In his three years sweet-lem-
pered courtship he had said some
thing unpleasantly blunt and virife
to her-una cceptable because OF
the raw truth in 1t.
This was not like Phil Grayson
this sweet-tempered, gentle,
good looking writer of literature
which might be included under the
term OF bellies lettres- this or
namental young fellow whose
agreeable devotion she had come
to take for granted-whose rare
poems pleased her critical taste
and flattered 1t when she saw them
printed in the most exclusive OF
periodicals and hailed effusively
by the subtlest OF critics.
"Phil." she said. her brown eyes
resting on him with a curiosity
not free from irritation, 'is this
really what you think am after
all these years OF frinedship7"
"It really is. Helen"
Into her hurt face came the
pink tint OF wrath again: but she
sat quite stili. her bread lowered,
pulling fronds from the fern on
her lap.
"Fm sorry II you're offended"
10 sid cheerfuily. and lighted a
cigarette.
Helen's troubled face cooled; !
he lore tiny shreds OF living green
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

Tanlac is unquestionably the
greatest medicine l ever heard Of
AFTER had practically given up all
hope of ever being well again, it
put me right back on my feet, and
l am feeling one hundred percent
better than l have for twenty
years. l have gained ten pounds
IN weight. and every one says L
don't look like the same person.
For several months suffered
from a serious stomach disorder.
L had no appetite and couldn't eat
enough to keep up my strength.
Very often when l sat down to a
meal / would leave the table with
out touching anything scarcely, as
L could not bear the sight of food.
much less eat it.
Il was losing in weight and nv
friends would often ask me: What
is wrong with you? Why are you
looking so thin?'
Il also suffered terribly with
pains across the small of my back
and over my kidneys. 1t was al
most impossible for me to get out
OF bed in the morning, as my back
would pain me so I would almost
fall over when I would first stand
up in the morning. At night my
back panied me so it was almost
impossible for me to sleep. I would
lie first on one side and then on the
other, and would roll and toss all
night long. I had almost given I'D
and thought maybe my age was
against me, as I had taken so
many different kinds of medicine
without results.
''The first bottle of Tanlac did
MT help me much, but I made I'D
my mind to give it a fair trial. At
ter starting on the second bottle I
began to feel better. My appetite
returned and it just looked like I
could hardly wait for meal time to
come In fact was hungry all the
time.
"My back and kidneys don't
bother me any more and can
sleep like a log now. Tanlac has
just simply made a new man of
me, and any one living in this
country can tell you the same
thing. as everybody knows me and
knows the shape was in"
The above statement was made
recently by A. c. Billman Of Ii
gonier, Ind. Mr.. Billman has lived
in Noble county all his life and is
a well known and highly respect
ed citizen of that county.
Tanlae is sold in Salem by Ty-
ler's drug store and in all other
towns by druggists. (adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

from the fern; her remote eyes
rested on him, on the blue hill
across the valley. on the river be-
low them, sparkling under the
July sun.
Down there, Marie Better, with
her red parasol. was sauntering
across the pasture. and Harry pad
died faithfully beside her. tanning
his features with his straw hat.
'There goes Marie and Fido."
said Grayssn, laughing. Good
Lord! After all, it's a dogs life
at any angle you care to view it,"
what is a dogs life 2" inquired
Helen crislpy.
Marriage, dear child"
"Oh. Do you view 1t that way?"
II do. But we dogs were in
vented for it. After all. l suppose
we prefer to live our dogs lives
to any other-we human F'idos-"
"Phil! You never before gave
me any reason to believe you a
cynical materialist. And you have
been very unjust and disagreeable
to me. Do you know it?"
'Im tired of running at your
heels, 1 suppose. A dog knows
when he's welcome. After a
while the lack of mutual SYM
pathy gets on his nerves. and he
strays by the roadside. =. And
sometimes, II lonely. the owner Of
another pair of heels will look
behind her and find him padding
along. go. That's the life of
the dog. Helen-with exceptions
like that cur of Bill Sykes. But
the great majority of pups won't
stay where they're lionel yfor such
love as they offer. For your dog
must have love. &. The love of
the human god he worships. Or
OF some other god"
He laughed lightly;
"Ard I, who worship goddess
for her divine genius and her love-
liness-I have trotted at her heels
a long, long time. Helen, and I'm
Just beginning to understand, in
my OOB nSdFNs lldl lus dANAAANy
does not want me-"
II do want youl"
mo. you don't. You haven't
enough emotion in you 70 want
anybody. You're too complete. too
self-satisfied. too intellectual, too
clever TO understand a hearts des-
ire-the swift. unselfish. unfeigned
uncalculated passion that makes
US human There's nothing to you
but intellect and beauty. And I'm
fed upr
The girl rose. crushed and dis
by his brutality. Gray
son got up. bland. imperturbable.
accepting her departure pleasantly.
She meant to go back all alone
down the hillside; that was evid-
ent in her manner. in her furius
calmness. In her ignoring the inv
handkerchief which he recovered
from the moss and presented,
She was far too angry TO speak.
He stood under the trees and
her as she descended the
hillside toward the house. Just
visible below.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
The Prairie Dog Village

Having once found his way 10
the prairie dog village, Benny
Badger often visited it.
And it is said, by those VINO
know. that while he was there he
always had a much pelsnaaeu ----
always had a much pleasanter time
than the villagers themselves.
So little did the prairie dogs
enjoy Benny Badgers society that
whenever one of them spied Benny
nearing the settlement he never
failed to jerk his tail up and down
and call out the news. al
At the sound of the alarm-a
high pitched chatter-every pral-
rie dog who wasn't at home seur-
ried for his hole as fast as ne
could scamper. -
Benny Badger always had to
smile when he saw the villagers
tumbling through their doorways.
They couldn't have done anything
that would have suited him better
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
Just Folks
by EDGAR A. GUEST
(Copyrighted)
A Certain Man.

A Certain Man.
i cherish the picture of a man
Who has not been, but is to be
His cheek Is bronzed by the sum.
mer tan
And his smile is fair to see.
His word is good and his hear
Is true
And he loves the old red. white
and blue.
I vision him oft and where'er he
goes
Glad voices give him a warm
hello.
The trust of the little ones he
knows
And respect Of friend or foe.
For never the scarlet mark OF
Has marred his record or touched
his name.
He walks the world in a kindly
way.
He laughs when the Jest is fair,
The wide outdoors are his neld
OF play
And he loves the beauties there.
He hears Gods word in the whis-
pering trees
And the song OF birds and the
drone OF bees.
I talk to hi mott when the night
Is still.
think of him day by day:
He hasn't arrived. but l pray he
will
When his youth has passed
away.
And what is his name and who
Is he?
~ nan that I hope my son viii
be.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
La Grande Streets
Will Be Improved

LaGrande, Mar. t. 1t is not at
all unlikely that a number of the
thickly settled residence streets
will be graded and graveled tn.
spring and summer. according to a
decision reached by the city COM
mtssioners. Many residents have
asked the commissioners informal
ly to do something about relieving
the present condition. which makes
it impossible to use some streets
during a portion of the winter.
These people have expressed, their
willingness to pay in cash for the
street work. II it can be done at an
early date. rather than waiting for
the time to come when hard-sur-
faced streets will be put in.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

such q sad affair. II you could
have seen him with a worried look
on his face anxiously asking every
body he met to give him advice.
you would have thought that he
felt very. very sorry for the prairie
dogs.
But such was not the case at
all. Benny Badger was feeling
sorry for himself; for he ADsw
that If the rancher drove the VII.
layers away he would miss them
terribly.
Benny had almost given up hope
OF finding a way to put an end
to the rancher's plan when the
deer mouse told him another bit
of news.
Hes going to build new fence
out this way-the raneher Isl" the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
Lsoganberry
Laughs
Ry Robert Quillen


The dream of Middle Europe now
a square meal.
Remorse; The feeling occasion
a by the fiddler's bill.
vulgarlty consists in saying
loud what everybody is thinking.
When a bachelor sees lady in
veil he always regards her as
/ yelled threat.
Another Chinese tong war. VIII
hey never beat their tongs into
uning forks?
why scold the hold-up man and
cheer the statesman who thinks
IN d new way to levy tax?
One can't help smiling when he
thinks OF the quaint old educators
Who thought it necessary to teach
pupils to write and spell.
'aThe halt and the manned" re-
ters to those who halt at the curb
and those who try TO cross.
European press comment indi-
Gates that 1t wasn't Europe's heart
that broke, but its gall sac.
A cynic is one who is wise
enough to tell lie II the truth
threatens to sound unreasonable.
n the nations beat their swords
into piowshares, how can they
beat the little fellows into sub
mission?
The story that bandits are using
airplanes is encouraging. When
thieves fall out honest men get
their due.
A preacher says those who dodge
income tax will go to hell. Ana
those who don't dodge will eaten
II here.
Perhaps you will be interested
in the announcement that the man
who devised the income tax blank
has been returned to his padded
cell.
when prices rise too fast the
ccnsumer suffers; and when they
fall too fast the fire insurance
companies suffer.
The suggestion that America
buy Germany's colonies Is all right
as far as II goes. but why not buy
her oceans also.
Doubtless there are times when
undeveloped peoples thing the fist
in sophisticated nations a little too
prominent.
The thing that makes statements
by the Dearborn Independent libel
GUS is the fact that Ford Is apie
to pay damages.
II may be all right to monedze
Liberty Bonds, but Government
might serve a greater number by
monetizing silk shirts.
When powder was invented. thev
said that would end war. But the
trench knife played o role in the
late unpIeasantness.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

sser = Tn mouse inform.-
D. = coming ON this sIds ~ !. ssals
rralrie ..Ir dog village ss . p sAs II.
How do you sS ss...
ny ny, Badger asked ~SIN M tAi.r
again 2" en eagesa..'
TT. The deer nous, ~.
since pn he made no s.. u,ushsd /
baager St9t, had to bel,ssiD ssD',. d
o,,s sun Ill Benny could lsss :. hin,
W. Sou OF his difficulty, sse no i
moi nome at daybreas tsa,l. sDd he i
out of sorts. feeling d
tba But l when he awoR.
the,na the middle of the 'Sas' Sss tlsht
'nGusht @a popped into Nis. y. a b
He was so excited ~ 'ls head
couldn't co., go to sleep ss.,A ~ I ~
the sun was shinpinss ssain, ass
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
Open Forum

Contributions to This Column
must be plainly written on one
side of paper only, limited to
800 words in length and signed
with the name of the writer.
Articles not meeting these spe-
cifications will be rejected.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
To the Editor: would like


make a suggestion or two.
First to the store keepers of Sa-
lem. Why not give the country
people the same advantages as the
town? OF course most of the coun-
try people come to town on Sat
urdays. But more would come and
buy more if you would put your
advertisement for Saturday in the
paper a day earlier as some peo-
pie off a distance where the Jour-
nal has to go on the train Some
places they get to the town after
the mail man has left with Satur-
day mail, then those people don't
get Friday paper till Monday.
Next to the police. hope the
police will not get discouraged in
well doing Some will say there
are no cigarettes sold to minors.
Well are there? Anyone that is a
mind to can point out boys out
of IL that have them all the time
and most of them buy them them
selves, and why is it the boys of
today are what they are Wen,
because the men as a rule haven't
backbone enough to do, or stand
up for what is right. They set a
bad example, in action and speech.
Those that have the power to
enforce the laws do not do 1t as
much as they should and if some
want to enforce the laws, they
have to have a fight with the devil
and his angels. Girls and boys of
today are just what people make
them. The influences that are
thrown around them. Who throw
the influence The older people,
who should throw good influence,
There are too many boys and girls
that go away from home for their
And yet under bad in
fluence people that care for the
instead of their soul or their vic
TINS soul. 1t seems the end of time
is near at hand. Seems there is a
graft to all trades. An agent the
other day complained of how so
many people treated the agents.
Well. it is no wonder, there are
a lot of them that need the snot
gun after them and that kind dis
gust us as a rule so we can hard
ly stand to hear the name agent.
What is to become of the poor
The man with the power it seems
he can't rest till he gets the poor
man as slave. Most of the wages
are cut from one fourth to half,
when lots of things are as high as
ever. Fuel is higher now than
ever. Wages seem to be the last to
raise and the first to drop. When
flour went, three years ago, to
1925, people got s2.25 to SO a
day.
Oh. know people. or some, say
wages have to drop because things
are coming down. Well why not
wait till they come down to the
price of 5 years ago before they
put the wages so low. And can
any one explain why the govern
or needs so much of raise in his
salary and the rest of the men
that got the raise through this leg
islature, why did they not cut
their wages off a fourth? We peo-
pie that. have to live on the cut
rates have to pay more taxes in
order to help pay the extra ex-
pense. Well things wax worse and
worse. But don't kick on how
things are unless you are doing
your part to make the world bet
ter. I am for the U. S. and would
like to see things done right and
every one get what is due nm.
Let US not get discouraged in well
doing, for there is a time when all
things will be righted.
A READER.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

Down she went through the
heated wild grass and ferns, step
ping dainty over gulleys, avoid
ing jutting rocks. down, ever down
hill, receding farther and farther
form his view until. a long way
below him, he saw her halt, tiny
distant figure shining white and
motionless in the sun.
He waited for her to move on
again out of sight. She did not.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07

Miss Katherine F. Lenroot.
daughter of Senator Irving L. Len
root, of Wisconsin, photographed
in Dorchester. Mass. where she
was a guest in the Dorchester
court studying Juvenile cases and
the social service system of the
probation officers. Miss Lenroot
is connected with the Children's
Bureau Of the U. S. Department of
Labor.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-07
The Restless Sex

By Robert Chambers STAR"
copyrighted Robert w. Chambers.)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-18
FATHER or MODERN SPINNING
invention of Samuel crompton, Eng
llshman, Of Immense Importance
TO the Western World.

At one time muslins were imported
from India for the reason that English
splnners were unable TO produce yarn
fine enough for the manufacture of
such delicate fabrics,
The invention Of Arkwright, by
which spinning with rollers was used,
and Hargreayes, with his spinning
Jenny, led the way for Crompton TO
combine both of those inventions in
his mule, thereby enabling splnners
to draw out long threads in large
numbers to more tenulty than had
ever been done by the East Indians.
This invention enabled Lancashire
to assume the first place as Gotten
spinner to the world Samuel Cr0mp-
ton was born December 3, 1853, at Fir
wood. He came of the farming class
and had rather a good education On
the death of his father his mother
carried on the farm and set Samuel
to spinning at home. Five years after
his majority he completed his mule,
"hiS mind during that time being In
continual endeavor to realize more
perfect principle of spinning"
This he did at the expense Of every
shilling he had; and he gave his in
ventlon to the world, but in such a
way that he gained no credit Years
afterward his statue was erected In
Bolton.-Chicago Journal.