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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
A Nervous Wreck

Mrs. Mae Mcknight, Of oronogo.
Mo-, writes "l was simply a nervous
wreck / could not even walk across
the floor without my heart huttering
and suffered with such bearing down
sensations every month Lydia ~
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound has
not only done my nerves world Of
good. but has relieved me from pain
and am recommending It to my
friends
Because your case is dircult one
don't continue to suffer, but try Ly
dla Il. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
WILLAMETTE DRBATER
won FIRST HONORS

At the interstate oratorical contest,
held Friday night in which representa-
tives from Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and California participated, Harry G..
Mccain. a student Of the Willamette
university, won first honors, and Roy
A. Murray OF Los Angeles, second.
The contest was held In the auditori-
um Of the Methodist church. with a
good attendance. Mr.. McCaln's ora
tion was on the subject Of Liquor vs.,
Liberty" which also won him the 500
prize offered by the intercollegiate
Prohibition league. Mr. Mccain will
be the representative Of the coast at
the national prohibition oratorlcal
contest. to be held at Atlantic City N.
J., within few weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
CONTRACT FOR THE
STEEL BRIDGES LET

The contract for the construction
of the big steel bridge across the VIII
lamette has been let to the Southern
Pacific construction department, and
work will begin at once. While every
body connected with the contract, or
It's letting, insists that the fact the
contract was let to the $. p construc-
tion department is merely an incident
most people will read between the
lines and figure out for themselves the
s. p. has an interest in much more
than the contract TO build the bridge.
However, salemites welcome the be-
ginning Of the work and will be glad
to see It finished, and the cars rum
ming across It, no matter who owns II
or them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13

A Corvallis man insists there is
a real hell of real fire, and takes two
columns of the really valuable space
of the Corvallis Gazette-Tlmes to
prove tito his own satisfaction. Just
such verbose mistakes as he make
the newspaper men think that II there
is not real hell--there ought to be.
aNs
Miss Maud Mitten, of New York,
wants $4,000 as peroxide on her lac
Grated affections. She says that Col.
Edward Harrison Power, of Chicago,
aged so years, after writing her 140O
impassioned love letters, finally grew
cold. What in the name Of heaven
did Miss Mltten expect? After that
production, a mans affections ought
to be good refrigerator material,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
Honse RnlIders 70 Binds.

Did you know that the boys of one
of the Bronx public schools, New
York city, have done some remarka-
BILE interesting and creditable work
in building homes for birds? The
story of these "Home-Builders to
the Birds" has been written for the
June st, Nicholas by Harriet Giles
pie.
by coupling the study of history
and literature with the study Of
BIRDS" the boys teacher is quoted as
saying, Some of the boys made
houses that had a double interest,
For example, one lad who lived near
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13

The scientists are educating each
other at Corvallis. They began the
task yesterday with dissertation on
the Bacterial Flora or Oregon
Waters" Prof A. r. sweetser, Of the
U. of o. doing the dlsserating. This
morning two subjects we're discussed,
the first being "Myxomycetes Of the
Willamette Valley" and the second
Legislatures Under the New System" Z"
Being stated separately the two lat
ter are presumably not the same
thing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED
ALONG NEW LINES

Pudge W. H. Hollis, of Forest Grove,
was in Salem Saturday seeing some Of
the leading men who take part in state
affairs. He honored The Capital Jour
nal with an impersonal call, as he
said, merely to get in touch with pro-
gressive currents Of thought as they
center in a newspaper office that is
open to suggestion from all sources,
high and low, wise and unwise, but
inclined to play the open game with
the general public" Judge Hollis was
conservative member OF the last leg
lslature. and did not vote for all the
big gratis and grabs. He is candi-
date for senator from the Joint district
composed Of Washington, Tillamook,
Polk and Lincoln He will probably
get a big vote and be member Of
the next senate, and The Capital Jour
nal believes the people will do well to
give him their votes, regardless OF
party. Judge Hollis is inclined to be
more conservative member OF the
senate than he was Of the house, and
has some good ideas on the subject
Wants Things Different.
"There ought to be an effort said
Judge Hollis, In his quiet way OF ex-
pressing himself, "to get legislature
organized once on different line The
old way of giving the speakershlp and
presidency Of the senate to the best
trader--who gives promise Of big ap-
propriations right and left, and who
hands out the big committees right
and left to get his job, Is obnoxious to
the people. They are onto that game,
and will not stand for 1t again. oits
more such legislature will result In
abolishing the legislature as 1t now
exists-and ! would not blame the
people for abolisl/ng it. l do not know
what we can do to hold things down,
but taxation has reached the limit. II
The Capital Journal will hammer away
on that line, l will be glad to back 1t
up. Plain buildings that are comfort
able, without marble floors and terra
Gotta finlshings and tiled art entrances
are good enough for charges on the
state, whether it is a young fellow at
the state university, a young lady at
the normal, or some one at the asylum
or the reform school. We don't all
have bath tubs and hot and cold water
and perfumed soap in our homes.
Three or four boards looking after
dairylng, three or four boards looking
after public lands, three or four
boards, boards Of regents and other
boards and commissions looking after
them and arranging courses of study
and selecting textbooks and introduce
ing gardening and animal study and
bird study, and experimenting with
lizards and frogs, and taxes goine
higher and higher is enough to make
any man swear-something / never
do unless It is to myself, ] did moi
vote for the big gratis last time and
shall be less and less inclined tc
vote for them. The simple life for the
individual is better, and It is better
for the state. Hammer away at them
and make them come through. / used
to teach school, and I don't regret
lick ever gave a bad boy. It wal
making a better man of him, II he die
howl. Cut off the fads and the nos
trums, and let us get down to thu
necesGaries Of life. Bread and gravy
boiled meat and vegetables, is a goot
enough political diet"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13

the cottage that Edgar Allan Poo oc-
cupied when he lived In Fordham,
New York city, made a bird-house
that reproduced the Poe cottage with
considerable fidelity. The old-fash-
ioned shutters, the plain doorway,
the simple porch, the shingled roof,
the red chimney, and the little
cramped windows squeezed in under
the caves, all gave It very realistic
look. He believed in making the
most of local opportunities, and he
took the house in his neighbOrhood
that had the greatest traditional In
terest, and adapted It to his pur-
pose"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13

The Telegram hit the bullseye when
It advised candidates not to have their
pictures in newspapers. BY the time
their mugs are put into "cuts" and
then printed on newspaper they are
sufficient to Justify any respectable
citizen In voting against them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
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A 15-year-old boy in New York
found a bundle Of stock certificates
worth $4,000. He returned them to
their owners, brokerage firm, which
opened its great big corporate heart
and gave him whole quarter Of a dol
lar. Truly virtue hath its own re-
ward"--on Wall street,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13

Henry Ferris, Hadar, Nebr, is the
father o; 10 children and for the past
20 years has used Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound with the best Of re-
suits. He tells us: II think Foleys
Honey and Tar Compound Is the
best cough medicine In the world for
/ have used Il for the past 20 years
and can recommend II to anyone
needing a cough medicine" DR..
Stone Drug Co.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
PARCELS POST
WILL DOUBLE
THEbUS|NESS
Local Officials Tell PostofflCe
Officials New Law Will Be
Big Boost for Them.

That the institution of the parcels
post service in January. 1913, will
double the business of practically ev-
cry merchant in Grand Junction. is
the consensus of opinion expressed
today by Edgar a. Rider, assistant
postmaster. who is interviewing ey-
cry business man in the city this
week. MI. Rider is compiling in
formation for the postal department
upon the probable use of the parcels
post system in this city and for this
purpose is distributing to the bust
ness men a list OF questions with
blanks for answers.
These questions, in brief, are:
What is the average number Of
fourth class parcels mailed by you
daily What will be the average
humber mailed by you when the law
becomes effective? Their average
weight? Their average size? What
proportion will be for local delivery?
VIII there be large quantities at stat
ed intervals. or will there be a reg
ular daily mailing? What proportion
of the parcels will be insured? Reg
istered2 Perlshable? Fragile? When
the c. o. d. feature is placed in OPP
Grafton what percentage of your
parcels will be sent c. o. D.?
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
Three Residences Entered By Same
Robber; Articles Valued at $500
Stolen; Suspect is Under Arrest

the Rich home. Three hundred dol
lars worth of jewelry was missing.
The Officers believe that the same
robber entered the Miller residence.
While a black silk waist belonging to
Mrs. Miller. card case and several
pies aggregated their loss. Il purse
containing a considerable sum was
overlooked. IL is believed by Vim
cent Miller. son of Mr. and Mrs. ID.
S. Miller, that he interrupted the
thief when he went home about SEQ
o'clock. He believes that the robber
hid while he was there and left i'm
mediately afterward. overlooking the
money.
The suspect is T. NJ. Riley, Il beg
gar, who has been often seen on the
streets. He carries his hand in a
sling and his head is afflicted with n
disease similar to palsy He denies
his guilt. and declared this afternoon
he could prove an alibi.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
USE RAILROAD
TUNNELS AUTO
TRAFFIC., PLAN
Senator Daong, in Denver In
tervlew, Suggests New and
Novel Road Scheme.
A SMALL TOLL WOULD Be PAID

The use of the Denver & Rio
Grande tunnel through Tennessee
pass for automobile traffic to make
the Midland route passable at all
seasons. and to reduce the expense of
machines crossing I'M III slue has oeeh
suggested by Senator Horace T. De
Long of this city. The plan is a
novel one. and with the corporation
of the railroads, should be entirely
feasible.
AT this period of good roads de
velopment, we must use every posi-
Bile means for getting through the
mountains at the least possible cost,
on the best possible grades and un-
der the most favorable conditions,
declared the senator.
r. L suggest that one way of accom-
plishing this is to make arrange
ments with the different railroads of
the state TO prepare their tracks
through tunnels, and perhaps at Ger
tain places through snow sheds. so
that automobiles may pass over the
railroad lines and to make arrange
ments with the roads to run the au-
tomobiles at these points under tele-
graphic orders. the same as trains
For instance, instead of climbing
over the top of Tennessee Pass, let
proper arrangements be made with
the ID. & r. G. road to hard surface
the center and one side of the track
SO that automobiles could go through
the Tennessee pass tunnel under
proper regulations and Geographic or
'ders.
This would permit the passing
of cars in the winter period when it
would be impossible TO go up over
the top; 1t would save several miles
in distance; it would save climbing
to the top of the pass at any period
of the year and dropping down
again; 1t would give the same ad-
vantages to the automobiles that IT
gives to the railroad itself as against
climbing TO the top and descending
on the other side.
The saving in time, the saving in
gasoline, the saving in wear and
tear on machinery. he saving in con-
struction and maintenance of the
road. the months when the tunnel
could be used when ii would be i'm
possible to go up over the top; all
these join to make the use of the
tunnel a feasible proposition, and
would Justify payment of reasonable
toll for the use of the tunnels and
for the trouble and expense in dis
patching automobiles through them.
When the city of Denver comes to
the construction of the James Peak
tunnel. 1t should so construct It as
to provide both for railroad and for
traffic"
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
LABORERS FIND MAIL SACK WITH ]
$4,000; GET $1,000 REWARD

Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 29.-Three
laborers today found mail sack con-
tanning bonds amounting to s14O,-
000 and various checks and coupons
in the city dump. The mail bag dis
appeared from trolley mail car on
July last while on its way from
the postoffice TO the railway station.
Federal and police officers had been
unable to get any trace of the bag.
The laborers who turned their find
over to the federal authorities re-
ceived 81 900 reward. which was di-
vided equally among them.
The bag was found while the men
were digging sand to throw on a
fire which threatened their homes.
JeweIry valued at 5000, several dol
lars in currency and small checks
made payable to bearer. which were
missing from the first sack. We're
later dug up in the vicinity. The
postal officers went to the spot and
found a second bag which was stolen
with the one which the laborers dis
covered.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
Tigresses Anne. State Championship
, Basketball Title In Game Last Night

Grand functions high school
girls basket ball team landed the
state championship last night when
they defeated the Palisade girls team
in close, exciting game at the Y. NJ.
c. A. gym" by score of IA to 10.
The game was Witnessed by a crowd
that banked the playing court and
galleries in every available spot.
The claim to the Colorado state
championship is no idle dream. and
the local girls are willing to give
any eastern slope team chance to
wrest away the title. IL they feel
lucky, but their claim to the crown
is perfectly valid by virtue of their
having defeated every team on the
western slope, and the other slope
boasts no fast teams.
Last nights game was a contest
worth anybOdy's time From the be-
ginning until one minute from the
end the game was a sec-saw with
the locals leading part of the time.
Palisade part of the time and tie
the balance of the time Grand
Junction won mmistakahly. Refer
a. 81 cen t.e-.i d. ...A.de save -
charges every chance possible to win
and can offer no complaint
Palisades star was Mabel Tootha-
kcr. who was the leading figure in
the former game. Inc other Pali-
sade players were the Misses Oldham
Jcffors, Lee. Eyers and Griffith Miss
TCothaker made three field goals.
She is Very accurate at throwing bas-
kets and very cool in her work. al
though not particularly active in get
ting the ball.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

The local stars were Ruth Nelson,
Bessie Miller and Wilma Long, In
particular, although all the others
played exceptionally well Miss MIL
er was not up to form in throwing
baskets, although she made two field
goals, Ruth Nelson's high jumping
powers enabled her to get tho ball on
the toss up nearly every time. and
she was very active in covering her
position as standing center.
Paliasde has undoubtedly the
tastes team the locals have met
this season, aud neither team was
able to get many trials at the basket
except in throwing fouls.
In the first half "Dimples" Mallot
threw two field goals. Miss Tootha-
ker for Palisade threw two. Miss
Bessie Miller had 10 tries for bas-
kets and made one. Wilma Long
had three trials and made two Pali-
sade in 10 tries made two goals.
Score at end OF half 7 to Z.
In the second half Bessie Miller
had nine tries for baskets and made
three. Wilma Long had two trials
2nd lnAde nOl.u- Bessie Miller made
two field goals and Miss Toothaker
for Palisade made one. Pallsade In
IA trials for fouls made four bas-
kets. In the entire game each team
had "a tries for baskets on fouls.
and the Junction made and Pali-
SADIE 3.
1t was the most exciting game of
the entire year and everyone was
Wei pleased. The officials were
Mrs. J. Il. Billings, umpire, aud
Continued on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
Teachers Meeting
Closes in Denuer

George LaGrange of Fruitvale has
secured the presidency Of the school
directors section of the Colorado
State Teachers Association. being be-
slowed that honor in the last session
of the meeting in Denver. Mr. La
Grange is secreary OF the Fruityale
school board and is an enthusiastic
supporter of advanced school work
in the rural districts.
The rural school question and the
remarkable advances OF the rural
schools has occupied n great share Of
the attention of the state meeting.
Former County superintendent
Sargent made one of tile most prom
inent addresses on the opening day.
his topic being state and National
Aid for Rural Schools"
The local delegates to the big
meeting are returning to this city,
laden with valuable gleanings from
the meetings they have attended.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
100000 OF
LAND REvERTS
70 GOVERNMENT
Denver and Colorado Springs
Claimants Lose in Decision
Of the Land Office.

Two million dollars worth of gov
srnment land in the neighborhood of
Paouia reyerts to the United States
government as result of an opinion
handed down by the general land of
ics The decision reverses the ac-
ton Of the Montrose land office.
This land was filed upon by Will
ian H, Shoecraft, j. A. Beckman,
David J Mac cWaters. William f. Rys
an, George Il. Simonton. l.. F. Lin
ney aud Charles Gagner. all of Den
Ver and Colorado Springs. The gov
eminent contended that they intend
ed to work the land jointly in vio-
lation OF a federal provision.
George E, Trowbridge, represent
Ing the forest service, filed a brief
before the general land office, and
bis arguments were sustained
The claimants, who have already
spent $4,000, VIII appeal to Secre-
tary Walter l.. Fisher.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

Durango, Englewood, Florence, Fort
Collins. Fort Morgan, Greeley, La
Junta, Lamar, Leadyille, Longmont,
Loveland, Monte Vista, Montrose,
Rocky Ford, Salida, Sterling and We
tor.
Mesa county gained in population
1895 per cent. Only eight counties
in the state have increased in popu-
lation so rapidly and all of these are
the dry farm counties" which were
practically unsettled 10 years ago.
The gain in excess of Mesa county
percentage is not more than y per
cent in any case.
Three counties in. the state have
a larger per cent of school children
attending school. and these are In
the mountain counties, where the
school population is small and con-
fined to their cities and towns
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

The twelfth annual memorial ser
vices of Grand Junction lodge No.
575. 3. p. o. Elks, will be held on
Sunday evening, December /, at s
o'clock. at Elks hall.
Elks and their families are espe-
cially invited to attend Owing to
the limited capacity of the hall. an
invitation to the general public will
not be extended. but the lodge VIII
be glad to welcome as many interest
ed friends as can be seated.
The appointments for the services
will not be elaborate or extensive,
but will be simple and, as usual. very
impressive
four members OF the Grand Junction
Since the last memorial service
lodge have passed from earth. These
we're l. N Bunting. who was sudden
~ summoned while delivering an
address at the last memorial service; !;
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
jury Finds Bootlegger Guilty and
SWedrs to Information Against L.
BoHp, Principal Witness for State

After finding j. T. Mcnamara
guilty Of bootleggiug, for which he
was fined 500 and sentenced 20 30
days in Jail the jury Of six local
business men proceeded to swear out
warrant for the arrest Of l.. Bailey,
who was employed by the city as a
detective and was the principal wit
ness against Mcnamara Bailey was
charged with gambling.
Mcnamara was recently released
from jail while serving a sentence i'm
posed by Mayor Todd The supreme
court decision denying cities the
right to prosecute under the local op-
tiou law, rendered the sentence in
valid. Mcnamara was immediately
rearre5ted under a warrant sworn
out In the Justice Coutr. and was tried
this afternoon
Talesmen were summoned. and
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

Three residences were robbed of
and articles OF value aggregat-
~ ,35O. last night by robbers. C.
> Rich sam Kertz and D. $. Miller
=. ,rs victims of the housebreak-
sS'' The first two named discovered
~, ~ lasscs last night. but the Mill
- sisnt learn that their place had
- = entered until this morning.
r Rich and wife attended the
A,sss, ssil game. returning home
.s..,s q 10. They discovered that
Hrsr opal rings, $ll7 in cash, a
..'H gold necklace. three watch
'Ssins and o diamond pine-worth
Ir.rInsically s3O0; -,
me Kertz family went out during
hs evening and returned late. They
Nnnd m that the door had been opened
Nh A skeleton key, that the interi-
q, NJ the house had been strewn with
sarped matches, as was the case in
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
FEW GRAND JUNCTION KIDS
WHODO NOT GO TO SCHOOL
Iovemment Census Bureau Shows his City
Leads All Others In State on Percentage OF
Children Now Enrolled In the Schools.

l,,i, NO city in Colorado with a popu-
a. 'gn sH,1' p1etWeen $500 and 10000 has
scbooi cball d Percentage of children of
the od, age who are not enrolled in
civ educational ~ Institutions of the
snlnsnoaE EIand Junction. This pre-
sttestsS sttST III educational progress is
Uphseg oy an official bulletin of the
made public S bureau Ius'
cspsrl uet me statistics enumerated by
offlejo, 'akers in 1910 when the last
dren Of eSuNas sINas was made, 1889 chill
INCLUSIVE rom 6 to 20 years of age.
is5 Of - were counted. All but
sIs', Lnsf cities of the state o, in the same me
iron showed Percentages ranging
that sbou 10 10 per cent higher than
les srs' ao"n for this city. These cit
ole, Co,oA Alamosa. Boulder. Canon
o'ado City, Cripple Creek.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29

the defendant announced that he
would conduct his own defense. DO
YOU ever take a drink" was tho
question the namesake of the dyna-
miters put to each prospective jury
man. All plead guilty with one ex-
ception. and he. Clarence Nelson, a
saddler. was excused under a per
emptory challenge exercised by Nc
Namara.
The jury when secured consisted
Of: NJ. II. Lceffler. William Milne.
c. f. Cherrington. NJ ]. Lambert. 7.
E. Fulghum and j. f. Lowe. 1t was
business mems jury. No sooner
Namara than. in a businesslike man
ner. they swore to an Information
against Bailey.
had they found a verdict against Nc
He will be arrested tonight. The
latter is said to be connected as a
witness in the Hall rasovt e2Ea.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-29
ELKS MEET IN LODGE Of
SORROW NEXT SUNDAY EVE
Annual Memorial Services will be Held in the
Lodge Hall; John WALL, Oil to Deliver the
General Eulogy to Deceased Members.

James H. Smith. f. NJ. Lamberton
and W a. Keller.
The roll of the absent brothers Of
the local lodge now holds thirty-three
names, and to the memories of these
brothers tribute will be paid on Sun
day evening.
The complete list of those who,
have passed on is as follows:
George r. Ogle, Charles Mead
Hammond. Job c. Payne. Edward
Bossom, J. II. Ackerman, Hayden H.
Green, J.F. Grady. Herman A. Frohn,
Eugene Allison, Lovias +. Ingersoll,
Thomas McGrath. Gay r. Brown.
John II. Gallupe, Robert r. Collins.
Charles e. Buckius, j. Morrison
Wohlfort. NJ. A. Reeves. Phillip Moe
ser, William y. Davies, Fred II. New
ton. J. S. Carnahan. Thomas Cham
bers. II. f. Zieman, G. Van Hoore-
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