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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
COUNTRY LIFE BANQUET
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the state. The appointing power
should be in the hands OF the COVER
nor. He was going ahead and do his
best to get some roads built during
his term and did not expect to ever
become a candidate again. He knew
that any governor who undertook to
solve the good roads problem would
make mistakes and would be cruci-
fed But he would take chance as
he was not an ofIice-seeker
President w. j. Kerr, of the Cor
Wallis Agricultural College, was the
next speaker, and the dinner speak
ing is still in progress as this report
closed
The country life and good roads
banquet was decided success.
About 200 took part, and about one
half were farmers and fruit growers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
LOts Of Nolse Mnde-

BY 10 men working at remodeling
the store of Geo c Will, the music
and sewing machine man at 1872
State street Mr.. VIII is rushing
things as fast as he can. The Otis
elevator man started in this morn
ing to put in an electric elevator
When this store is finished, it will
be the most modern store in the
state Mr.. WIN says he is we'll
pleased with his new location on
State street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Ramona prices, $3.50. sloo, 75c.
Pocket billiard ExhlbItIon-


oIJ Mills, champion fancy shot
expert and pocket billiard player
will give free exhibition Of his
skill with cue tonight at the Mar
ion Hotel billiard parlors at p. H.
Mills plays all comers Is or no count
After his straight pool game, Mills
will give number of fancy shots.
Amongst them he will make bill
Hard from the table on the floor. and
from the floor on The table. Other
things he shows is banking, 10 balls,
shooting as fast as possible Col
Tom GaIney's famous finger bill
lizards, II Chen Pongs famous Chin
ese pool The management of this
newly fitted and up-to-date billiard
parlor invites all to attend to see the
most scientific indoor pastlme Of the
present day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
BuiIding Notice.

Notice is hereby given that bios for
the construction and completion of
two brick school buildings, one to
be erected in the Highland Addition
and the other in the Richmond Ad-
dition, Salem, Oregon, will be opened
at the regular meeting Of the school
board to be held at the high school
building at 1880 p. m, Saturday,
February H. 1912.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the office of the architect,
Fred A. Legg, Salem, Oregon
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
w. H. BURGHARDT, JR.,
District Clerk.
SS5 State Street,
List Salem, Oregon
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
A New RoOmIng House

Jack Whltlatch, whose majectic
form adorns a patrolman's uniform,
has purchased the Tioga roOming
house on State str"et near Liberty.
It win be remodeled and Jack and
Mrs. Whitlach will conduct in 1t the
very incest roomlng house that can
be found anywhere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

What long nerve-racking days S5,s Of SOI,r ~
..a,,t tortiiTe-what sleepless nlghts VI
Ieprible agony-itch-itch-ltch, Ust OUs
tear s Of my very Skin-thenZ
Tn.taut reliof-my skin cooled, soothed
ana Tbs sS%ieS very first drops Of DpD. Pre- Pre-
s.rintion for Eczema stopped that aWIut
itch Instantly: yes, the very Hto'Ee%' ~ tors
ODD. touched t9e 1sc oqrsiIs bottle proves it.
luTe NE has been known for years as
ne obiy absolutely reliable eczeiila
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
visiting In salem

Mrs. Mertice Wheat Of Seattle, who
has been spending the winter with her
daughter In San Francisco, aud visit
ing friends In Southern California. ar
rived on the northbound shasta limited
this afternoon for a vlsit with her sis
ter Mrs. J. n. Cradlebaugh.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

remedy, for II washes away the dise,,
germs and leaves the skin as clear ~
healthy as that OF child. ~
All other druggists have Odd. D.
scription--go to them II you can't oorI
to us-but don't accept some big proi i
substitute.
But II you come TO our store. wa =,
so certain of what ODD. will 40 for ~
that we OFFER you a full size bottie !
this guarantee:-If you do not flnd n,
II takes away the itch AT ONCE
costs you not cent.
]. G. Perry, druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

nortant information regarding its
methods.
According to Assistant District At
torny Ford. the probe probably VIII
last several weeks and will touch
every angle of the Mcnamara affair
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Los ANGELES
FIASCO STILL
ON The BOARDS

Los Angeles, Feb S,-Seyeral new
and important witnesses were ex-
pected to testify before the county
grand jury when it resumed its
probe today Of the conduct of the
Mcnamara defense during the recent
trial The district attorneys office
refused to reveal their Identity. but
intimated that they were connected
with the defense aud possessed i'm
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Are Ever at War.

There are two things everlastingly
at war, joy and piles. But Bucklen's
ArniCa Salve will Danish piles in any
form 1t soon subdues the itching,
irritation, inflammation or swelling.
It gives comfort, invites joy, Greatest
healer of burns, bOils, ulcers, cuts,
bruises, eczema, scalds, pimples, skin
eruptions. Only 25 cents at j. c. Perry,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

AGENTS and crew managers to So
the. famous. Quikwork.. Vacuum
cleaner. Right man can max
easily from SIS to $3.50 per wee
have the only medium priced md
chine on the marlret, which will Il
the work Of the higher price
cleaners, Sells for $3.50 on I'D
Coast Write for my new sellln
plan and full particulars. E. 4
Crandall, Special Representativ|
for an Eastern manufacturing CO.
Seward Hotel, Portland, Greg.
2.S-St
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
The Parrot Fooled Him.

Los Angeles, CAL Feb. S,-"Beat 1t
YOU flat foot. My mother was a lady;
you've got nothing on me-" rallied a
voice from pepper tree to PATROL
man Mahan. Climbed the tree An
escaped parrot chortled and flopped
away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
To Get Rid Of Garbage

City Health Officer Miles is deter
mined to do his pat towards keep
ing the city in a sanitary condition,
and to this end viii ask the council
to pass an ordinance to prevent the
accumulation of and provide for the
removal Of garbage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
World Fayorlte Songs

"The Heart Bowed Down" 81
Dreamt Dwelt in Marble Halls"
"Then You'll Remember Me" and the
other well-known melodies of THE Bo-
hemlan Girl" continue as popular as
they were when Balfe's opera was first
produced almost seventy years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

me. / had four doc
tors and they said l
had female troubles
and q tumor and
nothing but an oper-
alton would help me.
| could not sit still
long enough to eat,
and could sleep
hardly anyI was in
50 much misery with
pains in my side and
hack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Bishop hughes

Bishop Edwin H. Hughes. of San
Francisco, will preach in the First
church here Sunday He is one Of
the most eminent OF the bishops Of
the NJ n. church
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Why He Didn't

That Englishman in the Red
Rose" last night was peculiar in that
he did not drop his MS" Bert
Houston says he probably would
have dropped them, but the play
moved so fast, he wouldn't have had
time TO pick them up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
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Now Interpretations.

,-~fteh AhcOrpOrhuOnS.
The following articles of incorpo
ation were filed February 7th, 1S1
Calender Navigation Company. A
toria, forign; 100000
The Federal Church of Freewate
Freewater; charitable.
Willamette Navigation Compan
Portland; $4,000.
Western Carbolite Company, Poi
land; $4,000.
Pacific Auto Mfg. Co., Portlan,
$15O,OOO.
Valley Oil Company Albanj
$4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
A Liquor License

A liquor license was issued by the
county court this morning to Charles
Vincent, of WOodburn. A petition
bearing the signatures of. 81 residents
of the precinct in which the saloon is
to be located was the basis upon
which the court issued the license.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

Jack" Rogers, who saw the Bo-
Aeaiiaa girl played by the Aborn
company which presents that opera
here tomorrow night says !, Is one
'Ot the aRcas productions he ever saw,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Are Two Now

Judge Galloway granted a divorce
yesterday afternoon to Victor c.
lastrapes from Ethel Lastrapes on
the grounds Of willful desertion. A
minor child was given into the GUS
tody OF the mother and the father
was ordered to pay $40 monthly for
It's support Property rights which
had been settled out OF court were
made binding on both parties.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
A big Wlnd.Up

The Y. NJ c. A. building will be
thrown open tonight the occasion
being the wlnd-up Of the big men,
bershlp contest between the business
men and the seniors
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
In Eastern Oregon

Mr. c, r Homyer, custodian Of the
state fair grounds left yesterday ev-
ening on business trip to Eastern
Oregon, to be gone several days
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Funeral To-day

The funeral of Benjamin Johnson
was held from the Rigdon undertake
Ing parlors this morning at 10 o'clock
under the direction of the Masons
Mr. Johnson was only recently from
the east
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
A Great Event

without doubt the most important
theatrical event OF the current sea-
son here will prove to be the Aborn
Opera oompany's engagement in "The
Bohemian Girl here Friday
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
The Breath Of Spring

Like the breath of an April morn
ing" said the Boston Herald Of the
popular and tuneful music of "The
Bohemian Girl" which will be pro-
duced here Friday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

WUHUHyi TUT U"IJ y
A new class in stenography will be
commenced at the Capital Business
College Also, new classes in Arith-
metic, English, commercial law, etc
A good time to enter any department
of the school. If interested, call or
phone for additional information.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

zomona recital, Methodist church
tonight,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
DOCTORS
GAVE her UP
Mrs. Stuart Finally Saved By
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COmpOund-Her
Story Interesting.

Elmo. MOI think your Vegetable
Compound Is wonderful for it has helped
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

STRAWBERRY PLANTs-For sal !
Four standard varieties, 50 per 1000.
small lots, 25c per hundred. W. d
Ritchies, 2265 Currant avenus
Phone oil. 2-O-2t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Broke Her Wrist
Approved Bills

The state purchasing board has ap-
proved bills for supplies for the state
institutions, amounting in all to $751;
98953, of which $14,71O.O2 were fol-
the asylum and $1,000 for the prison
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

L0sT-Muft on Comercial stree
February 5. Return to Florepd
Hotel. Reward. 2-S-sS
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WANTED-To borrow 5000 on god
security, city property. AddreI
"22,' Capital Journal. 2-7-2ttl
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zamona-Methodist church tonight
The Salem Humane
Society will hold It's regular
monthly meeting at the Board Of
Trade rooms tonight at 8 o'clock
The Best Of Everything
In the line OF staple and fancy gro
ceries is found at J. NJ. LAwrence's,
corner Of Commercial and Ferry
streets
zamona plays a $4,000 Maginl yio-
lin.
The harness and saddle man; head
quarters for DR.. Sloan's veterinary
remedies and linlments, gloves,
robes, harness made to order, ETC.,
1877 South Commercial street.
Broke Her Wrist
While on her way to her work in
Dr. Fry's drug store yesterday
morning, Miss Kittie Harboard
slipped and fell on defective side
walk on High street between Bellvue
and Mill streets and broke one Of
her arms near the wrist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

Ramona recital prices, $3.50, s1.OO
75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
Monday, February ls

Ramona appears tonight in recital
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08
The Salem Humane

zamOna-Methodlst church t0nlgh
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-08

zamona plays $4,000 Maginl yiO-
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made my way to the vicinity of the store.
 As approached the store discern. ed a bright light shining from the windows of the office. The "phant- on" evidently was unable to work in the darkness. It was 10 o'clock, or little before that hour.
 I crept around to the side door. Us ing all of the caution at my command, l inserted the greased key and unlock cd the door. The bolt slipped back noiselessly, and allowed me to enter without attracting any attention.
 The office was at the rear of the store, So I tiptoed slowly and care fully to the glass partition; then. standing on a low box, stretched my neck and peered over. As anticipated, all of my books were spread open up- on the desk, but there was not a per son in sight. l dropped back from my strained position and as l did so l heard a noise which sounded like a pen scratching over the paper. Now would catch him. The Phantom was making an entry. I raised myself and looked again No one was at the desk although the scratching noise contin ued. l could not see the floor.
 After thinking a moment I deter mined to enter the office. As carefully swung the door open I saw that which, in my overwrought state almost transfixed me.
 l saw the figure of a man upon his knees, before the cash safe. His back was toward me, but l could see that the outer, doors were open, and that he had mastered the inner combina' ton. It was the clicking of the disks as they revolved which l had heard the noise which had seemed to me like so many pen scratches. The safe was in the corner Of the
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which added to my mystifcaticu.
 About o'clock one afternoon there was suddenly number of sharp raps heerd emanating from my desk They could be heard distinctly in any part of the office.
 Whats in your desk, Stanhope, spook?" cried Brewster.
 l answered negatively, with a laugh, but, remembering the peculiar occur renee of which had been able to ob- tain no explanation, but of which I had kept my own counsel, ! was real ly not quite so positive.
 Spirituahsm had always appeared to me an arTant fake; the most uA- tenable of all "isms," and l made up my mind to discover, if possible, in what natural manner my books had been kept for me during my absence, as l was loath to believe that there was anything supernatural about 1t.
 The rapping continued, from time to time, for several days. l searched for the cause, but at that time failed 10 discover it. In order to test his ghostship" more fully, l asked for a leaf of absence to visit some relatives In a neighboring state. It was freely granted, so I left the city Saturday night. and did not return until the next Thursday evening.
 You may be sure that the first thing I did upon my appearance at the office Friday morning was to look over my books to ascertain whether or not my strange helper had kept busy. As before ] found every entry properly made, and all Of the posting up to date.
 l was more bewildered than ever. I thought seriously of asking years vacation, letting the phantom" do my work but I was afraid if I put so much labor upon his highness" he might insist upon drawing my salary
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T(hC CPhantOmBOO

as well, an alternative could not con
 template with equanimity.
 All Of my inquiries failed to throw any light upon the subject. No
 one n the orice or store had seen a
 hand upon my books during my ab- sence, and yet the work was done, and beautifully done.
 The mysterious rappings occurred at intervals, as if to remind me that my spirit comrade was with me ever o, how l sympathized with him, when l took this view of it. Bad enough, heaven knows. to be obliged to keep books during life, but after one has shaken on this mortal coil and ex- poets better things, ughi l determin- ed to solve the tantalizing mystery, if possible. as 1t was robbing me of my sleep, and causing crows feet, and gray hairs, if l could believe my friends. As every one united in as. sertins that my books were never out of the safe during the day, made up my mind that the ghost must do his work at night
 deternind, forthwith, to lay q trap to catch the visitor unawares. l care fully greased my door key. and the tumblers Of tts lock as we'll I had rubber heeI5 and soles put on my shoes so I could creep in without noise. as l had read that spirits were easily frightened. When all was pre-. pared l became suddenly indisposed again, telephOning the fact to the of flee, as before
 Of course. l was in sufficient good health, by evening to pursue my in- vestigations. I placed Q revolver in my pocket, loaded with "dum-dum" bullets, as I had heard that ghosts were hard to annihilate. When all my preparations were completed l
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ed him to the floor, with my knees pressed close upon each side of his back, while my hands tightly com pressed his throat from behind, hold ing his face pressed against the floor. l feared to move lest he should re- cover his feet and overpower me While l had him in this position l felt sure that l could hold him.
 What was | to do? I could not hold myself al this tension all night. l called once or twice, at the top of my voice: "Policei Police," but the tones seemed to be those of an infant as they reverberated through the great store. If could only leave him for an instant l would ring the District Telegraph call for police. 1 tried with all my strength to force him over toward the wall, in hope to be able to reach it. The call was at the side of Nr. Peston's desk and back of us. could not make 1t. His strength, under equal conditions, would have matched mine, If not sur. passed it, and it was only my great advantage of him, in position and hold, that enabled me to cope with him at all.
 What was that?
 Surely l saw the door of the closet in which we kept our coats, moving outward. l watched 1t in fascination It opened further. Yes, 1t moves again. Now it is open wide enough to allow the egress of a person, and
 Let me call the police for you, MT. Stanhope"
 It was a woman's voice. It was a womans form. Out into the office she came. revealing to my astonish- ment and incredulous gaze the inter- esting personality of Miss Louise Preston, my patrons youngest daugh- ter.
 Without another word she stepped to the District Telegraph call adjust ed it for the police and quickly pulled the lever Just at that moment the noise Of an opening door from the out CT room was distinctly audible.
 'Papa{ papa, hurry, hurryi MT. Stanhope has caught a burglar" She ran to the office door as she call ed and peered into the store. I had to give my entire attention to my cap
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office farthest from the door, close to the managers desk. It stood in such a manner that any one opening 1t must do so with his back toward the door of the office.
 If this was my ghostly assistant, he was evidently bent upon collecting his salary.
 In times of sudden nerve tension thoughts fly rapidly. As I tried men tally to determine my best course of action, l saw the man reach into the inner safe, siege a good sized bundle of bills and stow them away In his capacious pocket. If I raised the alarm the robber stood a good chance of getting away. If tried to ring for the police, he would certainly, escape, and likely to shoot me in the bargain. If used my revolver. which l held in my hand, I ran the risk of missing him, as I was none the best of shots, and the light was uncertain At the report he might (if a spirit) evaporate into thin air. Besides these objec- tions I had a natural artipathy to shooting the man when he was down; and in the back, too. No would not do it.
 l finally made up my mind, much quicker than it takes to- tell 1t. I would try to overpower and capture the man. His position was such that would have every advantage. was quite an athlete. and felt no fear in matching my strength with his. crept quietly toward him and, when near enough, made leap which land ed me square upon his broad back.
 l found him flesh and blood indeed, and energetic flesh and blood at that.
 We struggled desperately for a time, which seemed, indeed, an age. At some moments it would seem to be impossible for me to continue my as- tendency. The man acted like a cor nered animal. He writhed and twist ed, trying his best to turn over, SO that he might embrace me with what I felt would be a death grip should it ever happen. His frantic effort to free himself or overpower me seemed to continue for hours, but was prob ably only a few seconds, when I felt a weakening in his straining muscles. a giving way in his rigid form, and with at last a herculean effort I fore.
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Stanhope,r remarked my employer, selzing my hand in gratitude after the officers had departed.
 T was sick puTposely," l replied. "Confound that burglari He has prob ably scared away my ghost DoOkkeep- CT, and now I'll have to get sick again in order to catch him at work"
 No you won't said MT. Preston. There's the ghost pointing at his daughter. "Loulse has been studying double entry bookkeeping and ever since she left school she has bothered the life out of me begging to let her work on your books. l knew you wouldn't like to have her around dur ing the day, so when you became sick several weeks ago | gave her permis' sion to try her hand at night. l look ed over her work after she had finish ed and found it correct. so l thought it would be a good joke to let you wonder who did it. She is pretty good looking ghost and a good book keeper, don't you think So2
 T certainly do" l replied, with as