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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
MiIage Is
Paid the
Children

The directors of school district Ma
W. in eastern Klicdtat county have
solved the problem OF getting children
TO attend school by allowing milage TO
'ne parents for each child that o..
''hos' In many OF the large. thinly
settled districts in tho new territory
being opened in the Columbia river
basin conveyance is maintained by
the district for the transportation of
tie pupils to and from the school
These vehicles have been dubbed okd
Wagons"
The directors Of school district Ma
'2 found this plan impractical. owing
TO the hilly nature OF the district and
SO a schedule was arranged by which
the parents OF the children are allow.
ed milage for each child. Nothing is
allowed for the first two miles, but for
the third mile Is cents a child is al-
lowed; for the fourth mile. 10 cents
child; for the fifth mile and each
additional mile, cents a child
A record is kept by the teacher and
warrants are issued each month and
charged to a transportation account
The plan has been In operation for
two months and the expense TO the
district has been less than one-half
the amount that would have been re-
Quired to maintain wagon and dri- !
YER The attendance has been much
larger than ever before
In a letter to County Auditor Gun |
ming, James r. Shepherd, one Of the
school directors, says I'VE don't care
how the children come, by pony, We |
hlclo or shoe leather, We want them
to come TO school and come they do" |
In addition to the saving effected for |
the district the danger Of a careless
driver running off grade with a
wagon load Of children and possible |
damage suits in consequence against |
the district is avoided. The directors
of school district No 92 are Mr. Shop |
herd, X, d. White and w. NJ Counts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

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Polk county is puzzled to account
for the fact that the school cepsus
shows IS less children Of school age
than in 1911.
Mr. and Mrs. John Watchman csle-
brated their golden wedding at their
home three miles east Of Hubbard a
short time ago,
Judge Eakin has decided that %. l..
Shaw is not chief of police IN Oregon
City The matter has been in dispute
since the beginning of the year and
Shaw has held down the job, but can
not draw the salary.
s%e
Frank Seymour and Mike spanos,
who murdered the Greek George
Dcdaskalous, at Medrord were Saur-
day sentenced to be hanged February
H.
~.ta
The second Oregon irrigation CON
gress will be held in Portland Janu-
airy 9-11,
Burns which had a case or two of
smallpox, reports that the disease Is
entirely stamped out.
Apparently all the Greeks in Ore
gon have been ordered home, to take
part in the war, for they are leaving in
droves every day.
The Linn county court has offered a
reward OF 800 for the arrest of Paul
Askerman, who is charged with an as
sault with intent to kill, in shooting
NJ. d. Nicewood, December s.
tte
John West, who lost one Of his legs
in the c. A. Smith Lumber Co. mills
at Coquille, has brought suit for Slj,-
600 damages.
The Portland Rosarians will start
next Saturday on a visit TO various
California cities. They will be given
a royal welcome
sts
The oregon Historical Society held /
its annual meeting at Portland Satur .
day. The old Offices were unanimous /
ly reelected
s&s
La Grande reports snow fall Of |
inches Saturday Reports from other
points indicate the snow storm was
pretty general throughout eastern
Oregon and Idaho
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
HUNTINGTON POSTOFFICE
LEFT WITHOUT STAMPS
IuNIrnp pRnss LEASED WIRE. l

Huntington, Or, Dec. 23.-Search is
being made throughout the hills today
for a yeggman who broke Jail here af-
ter having been arrested for riding the
postoffice. The police state that after
the robbery the men quarreled about
division of the spoils, and one of
them surreptitiously informed the au-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

fUyrD rHgss LEASED wmrl
Paris Dee 23.-MIus Bloch, who
Shot and Killed Mrs Br.dgman, n
American. u the lalters apartment.
goyeral months ago. Lc@uae 8ho De-
lioycd Mrs Hudgman had stolen
B0ochs love. was acquitted here today
of the charge OF murder Tho TRIAL be-
gan thi5 morning Auoncga repre-
anung Mime Bloch pleaded t.e 'un-
written law"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

thorities. The other was thereupop
arrested but a few hours later, pre-
sumably with aid from the outside.
broke down the door fastenings of his
cell and escaped The names of the
men are being withheld,
1t is stated they first went to the
local ticket office and asked for tickets
to Salt Lake, Offering several dollars
worth of stamps in payment. This
was refused, and 1t is then presumed
they broke into the postoifce.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
johnson PLAYS PInOchIe.


Johnson, ignorant of or ignoring
the stir he has caused in the aristo-
cratic circles about the lake, was more
interested in NEEDING" a hundred
aces in a pinochle game in his HON,
today than in discussing his purchase
In speaking Of his purchase he mixed
aces and acres, tract and trumps, kline
and kings
yes, | bought that Sherman place
up there as a Christmas present for
Lucille, said Johnson, as he calmly
took a hundred aces" from his hand
and melded them.
my wife and | will move up there
within a few days just as soon as !
have signed final papers in the deal.
1t doesn't make any difference what ]
paid for the land, but the option cost
me $4,000.
This long conversation came with
the black pugilist while his partner
was dealing new hand in another
pinochle contest After the game was
renewed there was silence for a few
moments broken only by the strains Of
"My Rosario" which Lucille Cameron
Johnson had started on the graphic
phone in the next room.
Sixty queens" shouted Jack as he
declared them" 81 don't really ex-
pect any trouble up there, because If
/ buy the property outright and start
my farm. ! won't have anything to do
with my neighbors, and ] guess they
will leave me alone as we'll"
The house which Johnson seeks Is
next to the last house inside the limits
Of Lake Geneva. It Is an old-fashioned'
two-story farm house, with about two
acres Of ground.
Residents Of Lake Geneva assert
that Sherman has threatened to sell to
lack Johnson several times when pros
pective purchasers refused to pay the
price he asked for the property
Another version which developed to-
night that a syndicate Of nine wealthy
negroes is the real purchaser OF the
Lake Geneva tract and intends to es-
tablish there a club house. Johnson Is
one OF the syndicate This development
gives the millionaire colony fresh
alarm. as # means an establishment
for boxing dancing cards and other
diversions dear to the negro heart 10
their heretofore exclusive neighoor-
hood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
suoV REPAIRING SHOP.

&c. Lalley who had charge OF J.
Boot shop shoe repairing aepale
non, for the last seven years Is no"
In charge Of the new and mos, CON
nists shoe repairing shop in salem
223 North Commercial street 'aoo'
Rise. successor to E. S. Lamporl
Saddle and Harness Co.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
Killed His Father
tuSIrEo rmss mAsrD "ihEI

fuwrED PRESS IAsED "iHEI
Los Angeles, Cal. Dec &.-Marlln
Rickert. aged a. who shot and KILLED
his father Daniel Rickert was heia on
murder charge. without abll TO-DAY
by Police Judge chesbro Mrs. hl'A
ert and her other three sons accom-
panled the boy TO court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
Price, 5000

lJ 0crc8 two miles from Salem.
poN.o1lce % acra Royal Ann chorrloa
Q aoro5 spIzrHbcrg apples. o years old
aero bottom land md o acroa stump
mud. mlly cleared broom house,
barn and chicken houses Fine
spring of wator
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
johnson
Stirs up
the Elite
BUYS RESIDENCE ON MILLION.
4iRES ROW AND THE NiBOBS
AND NABOBESSES ARE ON nm
VERGE OF HYSTERIl.

Disclosure Of the purchase Of A home
IN the Millionaire Settlement al
Lake Geneva, a Chicago millionaire
residence district by Jack Johnson
negro Dugilist, has created turoro in
the settlement and even the village
of Lake Geneva.
The fact that johnson had succeed
ed in making the purchase in spite or
prohibltory agreement among the
owners Of property, and would occu-
py the home with his white wife.
caused the residents to lay plans for
oustlng the pugllist IL he came there.
An iron-clad agreement entered in
to by most of the property owners
about the shores Of Lake Geneva that
no property should be sold unless the
purchaser would be welcomed bv a
majority of the other owners proved
Of no avail, for Johnson searched about
the lake until he found an owner not
a party to the agreement. and hastily
closed an option
The land Johnson has purchased. or
at least closed an option upon. was
owned by Judson G. Sherman, one of
the pioneer members Of the colony
When the agreement was circulated
among the owners of real estate upon
the Lake Sherman refused to sign.
Shermans estate is between the sum
mer home of Mrs. Otto Young and that
Of Julian Rumsey, Some others who
have property near are II. j. Evans, Of
the National Biscuit company, j. J|
president Of the Illinois
Trust & Saving bank; Samuel Aller-
ton, S. B. Chaplin, j. II. Moore and
Edward Bosley.
HE will find out that he can't speed
about this part of the country with
nuffler cut OUT said Attorney Chas.
French, Of Lake Geneva today speak
ng for the resentful hoseholders there
We may import a few Of the plans
'esidents of Georgia and Alabama em-
lloy and put them in practice right
lere, If Johnson wont leave peace
lbly"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
Price. $3.50

90 acres at LIwalDy on Oregon
Electric Good room home barn, 2
N.I. 3 chIrkru houses. o. acres u
cultivation. balance Boo timber and
Iuah l0e faro fUm Salem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
Belle
isi North Liberty ST.
Phone s57

Phone siL l2i North Liberty st.
q acres nearly an In bearing, mostly
urunea New modern broom houBo.
good barn, woodshed and chicken
house. adjoining Clastor station. be-
fare ON Oregon Electric
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24
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& THE R0UND-U

Y X X X X X X 4 &* X **s
Polk county is puzzled to account
for the fact that the school census
shows SIS less children Of school age
than in 1911.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John Watchman cele-
brated their golden wedding at their
home three miles east Of Hubbard a
short time ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

Judge Eakh has decided that %. l..
Shaw is not chief Of police IN Oregon
City The matter has been in dispute
since the beginning of the year and
Shaw has held down the job, but can
not draw the salary
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-24

La Grande reports a snow fall Of 9
inches Saturday Reports from Other
points indicate the snow storm was
pretty general throughout eastern
Oregon and Idaho.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
T-aETVnLE
Much Excitement Over Brush Fire on Lisbon side-Auto Chemical Secured from City, 4at

A large brush fire has been raging
 in the Lisbon woods since Tuesday
 evening. About 5.l5 o'clock Tuesday
 afternoon a Taftville resident noticed
 smoke in the rear of the Ponemaa mills, and at once notified Postmaster
 James Graaam, who owns property in
 that vicinity. MT. Graham told MT.
 Warrington about the fire, and soon
 after MT. Warrington had a gang of
 men working on the other side of the river, trying to put the fire out. By the time that the fireighters arrived on the scene of battle the fire had gained great headway and the flames were shooting high in the air. The great headway gained by the fire was due to the fact that the trees and shrubs are very dry at this time of the season, and because a strong breeze
 was blowing from the west, which car rfed the flames along at a fast rate. The fire was very hot and swept near l ly everything before It. Small trees | several inches through were burned to the ground and the fierce flames shot
 up through the dry brush like finder. The men worked steadily through the i night but met with no great results
 until after 1 o'clock, when they suc- | ceeded in putting out the fire, as they | thought at the time.
 | The men were greatly bothered by | the fact that after fighting fiercely in l one place to put out the flames, they would turn around only to find that 1 the flames had broken out in another | place.
 About o'clock the men left the l smouldering woods and returned to their homes. In the early morning VOL umes of heavy smoke were again ris- | ing from the woods. and MT. Yerring- | ton and his gang of firefghters re- | turned to the battle. On their return
 the fire was worse than ever and the | flames were shooting up into the air 1 to a height of 20 feet or more. The
 men worked hard all forenoon. but the | fire gradually got ahead of them and slowly but surely approached the dwelling house of Charles Smith, near 1 the little schoolhouse in Lisbon. Fear l ing that the fire would sweep Mir.
 Smiths house before it, word was tel | ephoned to the Central fire station ask | ing for assistance. The auto chemical | with a number of firemen from the | Central fire station made quick re- sponse. When they reached MT.
 Smiths property they put out the fire
 near tho house with chemical, leaving 1t out of the danger zone. It was fear
 ed that if MT. Smiths house took fire that others in the neighborhood would
 also burn, and the fire would perhaps spread throughout the country around. After the Smith house was out of dam ger the auto chemical returned to the Central station. However. all danger is not over, as the fire was still burn ing fiercely late Wednesday. The area burned over includes property be- longing to the Ponemah mills, John Bromley, Edward Preston and Post. master James Graham of Taftville. Ii
 is not known just how the fire was
 started, but 1t Is supposed that some one in the woods threw lighted match into the dry leaves that cover the
 ground to a considerable depth at the
 present time. It is estimated that 150 acres of land have been burned over.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
REVIVAL SERVICE
Conducted by Rev. Mir. French with Addresses by MT. and Mrs. E. w. Wilbur.

The attendance at the revival meet ing held in the M. D. church on North Main street was as large as ever We'd nesday evening. Rev. MT. French, pas- tor of the church, opened the service, after which Capt. E. w. Wilbur of the Salvation Army addressed the con- gregation. He took for his subject. The Lord Is My Shepherd, Shall Not Want, The speaker pictured out how the world was not able to provide for all the wants of man. David the great king, the man looked up to by the men of his time, the man honored by God and the man who was able to subdue giants and great nations, could net derive all his wants from the world, He proved that the real wants of the men could not be supplied by the world and that the service of God is necessary to supply them. God alone is able to provide for men and to keep them from want. God made us, and who better than He should know our every need? The speaker said that if we trust in the Lord and take him for our leader we shall be provid- ed for, as David said, 'The Lord is my shepherd, l shall not want.
 Mrs. Wilbur then spoke to the con- gregation, showing them how drink DrlHSS Ou lue QOWnIdll or man and his disgrace. She spoke of a case that she saw only recently, of a man ly- ing in the street, all covered with blood and dirt and whose condition was due to drink Hrs. Widbur said that a let ter found in the mans pocket brought to light that the mother of the man
 was old and blind. She said it was pitiful what Q man that mothers son
 had turned out to be, and 1t was all caused through the agency of drink. She implored her listeners to beware of that mans pitiful condition and not to allow themselves to be so degraded by liquor.
 Sunday. at 1.so o'clock. special
 service for the children who have no church to attend, will be held in the church by Rev. MT. French. A large attendance is expected. Saturday eve ming there will be no services in the
 church, owing to the fact that the
 Army will hold it's regular service on
 Bath street. The services in the church will be continued. however, as usual Sunday evening. "
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
NORWICH TEACHERS ON
 STATE MEETING PROGRAMME.
Principal TirreII Will Address General
 Meeting at Hartford Next Week.

The 66th annual meeting of the Con- necticut State Teachers association will be held at New Haven and Hart ford on Friday, Oct. 25. and the annual business meeting of the association will be held on the following day at Meriden. The meetings at Hartford and New Haven will be identical as to subjects and speakers. but the times of the meetings will be reversed, the morning programme at New Haven be- ing duplicated at Hartford in the af- ternoon, and vice versa. Many noted speakers and educational authorities have been engaged. The programme as arranged for Hartford follows:
 The general meeting Will open at 2 D. m. in the main hall in the high school building. There will be two ad- dresses, each preceded by a, business meeting. Dr. Stephen s. Wise. rabbi of the Free synagogue of New York. will speak on The Task of Teacher in Democracy. and Hon. Henry c. Long of Boston will speak on What Constitutes Real Education.
 The school principals will meet Tn the Park church chapel on High street at 1915 a. m. The leader will be Ed ward J. Graham. superintendent of schools, Norwich.
 The high school section meeting will be held in two parts at the Hartford public high school building There will be a general meeting addressed by Henry F. Tirrell, principal of the Norwich Free Academy, After this ad-
 dress the section will be subdivided
 into round tables" at each of which several theses will be given on topics Of interest to the particular group o1 teachers at each round table. The topics will be of practical value to the teachers of the various departments
 and all the teachers are urged to par | ticipate in the discussions that follow
 Among the round table leaders are | to be Royal A. Moore, Colchester, on | Classics; Egbert A. Case, Willimantic on Mathematics.
 Fred l.. Newton, supervising princi-
 pal at Broadway school, Norwich, is tc
 be the leader of the grammar school section.
 The primary, kindergarten, country schools, music and drawing are all tc be treated in sections by themselves with addresses and illustrated talks
 and demonstrations by classes of chil- | dren.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
Large Attendance at Rummase Sale in
 Baptist Church Vestry.

The first day of the rummage sale in the Third Baptist church opened in a promising way Wednesday afternoon. The various tables in the Yestry of the church were. well patronized through out the afternoon and evening and the results more than reached the expecta- tions of the ladies in charge. The af- fair is under the supervision of the Womanis Home Missionary society, of which Mrs. William P. Greene is presi- dent. Instead of holding their regular meeting which was dated for Thurs day, the ladies decided to hold the rummage sale, and the proceeds of the sale will go towards home mission work. The committee that had charge of the arrangements is as follows; Mrs. William P. Greene, Mrs. Irving Lsrkin, Mrs, Herbert B. Baldwin. Mrs Della Bailey and Mrs. Oliver Budding ton. The sale will continue this after noon and evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
ENDS HIS LIFE IN DESPONDENCY
Bernard Shapiro of the West Side Took Carboc Had Been in Low Spirits of Late Had Resided in Norwich For Last 20 Years and Was We'll Known Peddler.

Bernard Shapiro, whose family and friends, it is said. had noticed his Respondent condition lately, committed suicide Wednesday morning about g o'clock by drinking carbolic acid.
 His family discovered what he had done few minutes after he had taken the poison and Dr. N. B. Lewis, who is acting medical examiner, was sent for. The medical examiner reached there while Shapiro was still alive and Shapiro told him what he had done. The unfortunate man became unconscious in a short time and soon died in spite of all the doctor could do.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
FOUR LEAF cLovERs
 TO NEW YORK TEAM.
State Policeman Rudd Presented Good
 Luck Emblems to Giants.

State Policeman Alfred L. Rudd, who is not unknown in this city. believes that he had a part in the sudden turn of fortune which placed the Giants in the running for the worlds baseball championship. Monday night, when Muggsy McGraw's Magniicents went through New London in their special car, Policeman Rudd gave each of the players a four leaf clover.
 There were 23 clovers in the bundle which he handed up. and the four leaf clovers were distributed among the players, each of whom expressed him. self as believing 1t an omen of good luck.
 The clovers, perhaps. were effective for the game Tuesday, but how about the finishing contest Wednesday, when Boston nosed out the serirs7
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
ALL AROUND CLUB
 AT CHELSEA LODGE
Second Church Society Had Enjoyable Social Eveninq,

The All Around club of the Second Congregational church held an enjoy- able social evening this week when they made trip to Chelsea lodge, the summer home of the Chelsea boat club at Scotch Cap on the Thames. There were 36 in the party leaving here by trolley at 6.15 and returning on late trolley.
 One of the features of the evening was an oyster chowder served by Frank Wright of the Auditorium ho- tel Games and general social time made the evening pass pleasantly un- der the direction of Chairman Noah Lucas and his committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17

It was learned that Shapiro bought the carbolic acid, an ounce of it, at the drug store of George W. Rathbone. Tuesday night.
 MT. Shapiro lived at No. 5 North High street. He had lived in this city about 20 years and was about 55 years old. He had kept a store in Greene vile and was in business in the Pot ter building on the West Side when it was burned a number of years ago. For number of years he had run a peddler wagon and had sold junk, and he was well known in the city.
 MT. Shapiro is survived by a wife, two sons and two daughters.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
NORWICH TOWN
Forest Fire Burns Over Six Acres Grangers Going to Colchester Meet ine-Rev. and Mrs. Frank Rose Sai for Philippines.

At Il or IF o'clock Tuesday night the fire in Randalls woods was a brilliant sight, as it crept over the hill as far as Tanner street. There 1t came so close to the houses that it was watched the remainder of the night by some of those living on Tanner street, lest buildings should catch fire. About six acres were burned over. The flames seen in the sky came from blazing strumps, burning underbrush and piles of leaves. the live trees were nearly all untouched. It is thought that the fire started from the carelessness of hunters, who while smoking dropped a lighted match.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
Era.lna Sewer PIps.

Wednesday afternoon several men were employed on Front street trying to free stopped up sewer pipe. They opened the manhole on the corner of South A and Front streets and tried to clear out the pipe with stiff iron wire to the end of which hook had been fastened. The men met with no suo- cess, however, and were forced to dig up the sidewalk on South A street in search of the obstruction in the pipe.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
underwood's Grandfather from eroton

Congressman Oscar Underwood of Alabama, who was a prominent can didate for the democratic presidential nomination at Baltimore, and who has been speaking in Connecticut this week, in his speeches has said that he feels that he is no stranger in Connecticut, as his grandfather came to Alabama from Groton.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-17
Sail for the Philippines.

Letters received by Rev. Francis Roses parents state that Rev. and Mrs. Rose sailed on Saturday in the steam CT Korea for the Philippines. Before sailing Rev. Mir. Rose spoke of his work in many Sof the larger cities of Oregon and Washington.