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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
EASTERN OREGON Is
SERVED BY 0, A. C. COURSE

"They can put money in your pocket
If you only give them a fair chance"
said W. Il. Jones, of Manela & Jones,
Milton on his return home from the
short course at the Oregon Agricultur-
al College.
81 was delighted with the course
and found it very instructive" said
Mr.. Jones. He said also, that the
work being done at the college is Of
such a high class that many more
from Eastern Oregon should be get
ting the benefit.
"My greatest surprise was to find
that we have such great institution
of learning in our state, so well pre-
pared to help the farmer, fruit grow
ers and dairymen especially, and so
few from Eastern Oregon taking any
advantage of 1t,
"0ur sons and daughters should be
there, and we should be there to at
tend the winter course. Some may
not know the magnitude Of that school
There are 20 large buildings, 120 pro-
fessors and 425 acres in the campus,
and about 1900 students in attendance
mostly from Eastern Oregon and other
states and foreign countries.
"They are surely doing a great work
there and they tell me the interest is
so great in agriculture that there is a
demand for all their worthy graduates
as teachers and agriculturists on large
farms.
"In our short course work you can
take most any line Of lectures you
want. / was most interested in dry
farming, farm management, soils, seed
crops, forage crops and animal indus
try of all kinds. We had eight hours
Of the various kinds of lectures each
day, and many of them were illustrat-
ed with charts and lantern slides. Be-
sides what notes we took, we were
furnished a lot of typewriter notes
and bulletins.
"To my surprise, this course is
rather inexpensive. You get all the
months course of lectures for only ST.
and board and room is cheap, and you
get reduced rates on railroads. East
ern Oregon should have 100 to where
they have one now. There is much
there for the fruit grower. 1t is oul
institution, and we should use It,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
DEACON BRODE
He was the Original of StevensOn's
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde

Deacon Brode, whose singular story
Is said to have inspired Stevenson
with the mortal tale of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde, was a substantial wright
and cabinet maker in the Lawnmarket
of Edinburgh. He was burgess and
guild brother Of his native town, and
so high did he stand in the estimation
Of his fellow craftsmen that for four
years they elected him a member of
the town council as deacon of the in
corporation of wrights.
Success in public life helped the dea
con in his business as a wright, and
few men appeared to have less ground
to quarrel with the conventional con-
ception of meum and tuum. Ncverthe-
less the deacon was always in want of
money, He was an inveterate game
ster, a gay and much involved bacEe-
lor, and he had a passion for the fash
ionable sport Of cockfighting.
All this brought tho respected bur-
CESS into bad company, particularly at
a certain disreputable tavern in the
Fleshmarket blose by, freQuented by
sharpers. In 1888 Brodie was even
accused of himself using loaded dice,
but it never came up for trial, for the
deacon meanwhile had been convicted
Of hanging matter.
Brodle, in fact, had for years been
living a double life. In the daytime he
was an honest craftsman, but at night
he exchanged his chisel for a jimmy
and dark lantern. The deacon was
humorigt, and the situation doubt.
less appealed to him. The friend hi
had robbed overnight he would con
dole with in the morning, and aftJ
some particularly ingenious burglar,
he would be the first in the council Il
suggest offering reward for discove
ing tho pcrpetrator.
For twenty years this prince o
cracksmcn remained unGuspected, ant
he was only brought to book at las
by the troachery of confederate. TIL,
deacon was sentenced to be hanged
on the new drop gallowg no had sug
gested himself to the. city fathers
and hanged he was, though not with
out characteristic attempt to chea
tho gallows.
A French qunck, DR., Peter Delgrav
ers, so the story goees, came to him Il
prison and undertook to restore hin
to life after he had the usual time
To the last his fellow citizens love,
to cherish a belief that he had beel
resuscitatod and had escaped.-Lon
don News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
COAL DEPOSITS ON THE
SOUTH FORK COQUILLE
(Marshficld Record

Valuable coal deposits in the neigh
borhood tf the Eden Ridge country
on the south fork Of the Coquille river
end in the southern part of Goose
county arc being investigated by in
veators and some have taken up min
oral claims in the locality,
1t has always been known that there
was coal at Eden Ridge, but it was not
given much attention on account Of
that country being so inaccessible.
Eden Ridge is the name Of the noun
tains at the headwaters Of south fork
Of the Coquille and divides the valley
of the Coquille from the valley of the
Rogue river. 1t is the place where
Grants Pass capitalists consider build
ing big water plant.
Since the Smith-Powers railroad
has been started from Myrtle Point
up the south fork, much more at
tention has been given to the coal
lands of Eden Ridge on account Of
the prospects of transportation and
consequent opening of the coal lands
for commercial purposes.
Anticipating that this isolated
country would sometime be brought
closer to market, a mining expert
named Meyers went into the country
about two years ago and has been
prospecting on the government land
He has opened veins and investigated
the territory, and has located num-
ber of persons on land which they
took up from the government under
the mineral act.
Now that the railroad has started
many more are investigating with q
view OF being on the lands 1t is
claimed that the coal is Of fine
quality and with rail transportation
which will doubtless be developed
an added value will be given to the
claims. The first to be located were
charged fee about the same as Is
usually charged, but since the rail
road has started the location fees
have been doubled and trebled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
BLUNDERs IN SHORTHAND
Amusing Mistakes That Come When
the Notes Are Transcribed.

A volume could be filled with
amusing stories of shorthand mis-
takes, the greater number Of them
due to mistaken vowels. For in
stance, "This lay is big with fate"
was transcribed, This day Is big
with fat" while "Do not indulge in
spite" came out do not indulge in
spit" and "A house Of many gables"
was transformed into "A house Of
many gabbles." The use Of a wrong
vowel may have the most amusing
result as in the phrase, Man, know
thyself," which was once converted
in the report Of a sermon, into Man,
knaw thyself."
To misplace vowel is, In short
hand the easiest thing in the world
A we'll known reporter tells OF a
pupil who by this means turned
mighty acts" into mighty cats"
and another report Of a sermon was
spoiled by the advice Return a blow
with an AK" instead Of "a kiss"
The reporting STYLE" in which the
vowels are omitted altogether for the
sake of rapldity, is responsible for
the famous American story Of the
shorthand clerk who took down a
note Of his wife's instruction to "be
sure and remember to bring home q
cake Of CASTLE SOAP" and, as a re-
suit, returned home with can OF
oxtail soup!
Newspaper readers are sometimes
astonished by mistakes on the part Of
reporters. Consider, for instance,
the surprise Of the readers Of GER
tain staid daily some years ago when
they learned that a public man had
the night before solemnly announced
that "All reforms in England have
been brought about by Prussia" The
word the great man had really used
was pressure" not Prussia" SO, too
considerable astonishment was caus-
ed when "curates" instead Of pew
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
Endorses Journals Course.

Editor Capital Journal:
I wish TO compliment you on the
splendid fight you are making for
home rule in this city. At the last
city election and in the primaries the
Capital Journal led in the fight to get
the sewer bond issue submitted to a
popular vote under the initiative, and
we held meetings in every ward and
asked the defenders Of the sewer dis
trict plan TO assess the property own
ers to come out and discuss the sub
ject with us. They came to a few
meetings, but could put up no facts or
arguments TO sustain their contention
They even hired one of the best law
yers in the city and he gave 1t up af-
ter making his argument against the
property owners twice. The election
was big victory for the only right
and logical plan Of settling this ques-
tlon--that the whole city shall pay for
the city sewer system, and the prop
erty owners shall only pay for the lat
eral within the block or alley and his
house connection. It was also a vic
tory for the popular loan. The mayor
elect said he would abide by the decls.
Of the people, but other officials were
always against taking the load off the
abutting property owners. The peo-
pie settled the question on the plan
advocated by the Capital Journal open
ly and publicly and now the same
combination Of interests is at work to
defeat the bond ISSUE and saddle the
load on the suburbs, while the old
central and wealthy part Of the city
Is TO go free. One bond broker in
Portland told me he expected to get
only half Of the bond issue, but would
make $4,000 commission. Why do not
our officials take the mandate Of the
people and serve those who pay them
their wages, instead Of serving tho
special interests? Cut those bonds up
in small denominations as provided by
the city charter and put the whole city
government back Of them and cut out
the shylocks and eastern agents for
Wall street, and the people will buy
the bonds, But they will not buy them
in competition with the banking trust
that Is doing business with the depos-
It's Of the people, Why cannot serv-
ants Of the people take instructions
from their employers who cast the
votes and do business for those who
put them in Office and pay them their
wages instead Of serving non-resIdents
and combination Of capital in Port
land? The small investor never has a
chance 10 invest dollar Of his saw
lngs In a fair, square and open man
ner He is treated as cattle" who are
only nt TO be worked" and asked TO
pay more and moro taxes and never
get n look In on the profitable end OF
city government, salaries and bonds
u. HOFER.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
10000 VOICESl
And Many Are the Voices Of Salem
People.

hhN AuhhJ nv Nnb NVlOto vi DulOm
People.
Thirty thousand volcesl What a
grand chorus! And that's the number
Of American men and women who are
publicly pralsing Doan's Kidney Pills
for relief from backache, kidney and
bladder ills. They say II to friends.
They tell 1t in the home papers. Salem
people are in this chorus. Here's o
Salem case.
W. II. Bradley, farmer, GA South
Twenty-hrst street, Salem, oregon,
says; About two years ago kidney
trouble came upon me. First my back
began TO ache, then pain seemed to
spread all over my body, like rheuma-
tlsm. noticed that the kidney secre-
tlons were unnatural and | knew that
my kidneys were dlsordered. read
an endorsement Of Doan's Kidney Pills
given by one Of my neighbors and
got some, found them to be Just
what | needed. Before had started
the second box, l was almost entirely
free from pain and my kidneys acted
regularly, | have used Doan's Kidney
Pills since with good results"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name - Doans--and
take no other.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
BATHTUB TRUST
IS FINED $4,000
UNITED PRESS LEASED wInr.T

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 15.-Fines ag-
gregating $4,000 were imposed here
today upon the members of the alleged
bath tub trust" who were convicted
of criminal restraint Of trade in the
United States district court here. Uni
ted States Judge Sessions imposed the
fines.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
A RHODE ISLAND GIRL
HAS PSYCHIC GIFT
Can Easily Tell What Others Are
Thinking AbOut-A Remarkable
Gift.

Beulah Miller, girl Of 10 years, is
just now startling the population of
Warren, R, l., with telepathic powers.
She is the daughter of Mr.. Mrs. David
Miller, of Market street, and her re-
markable faculties have been>develop-
ed in the last two years to a point in
teresting to her relatives and the dew
otees of metaphysical science.
The girls mother says tnat neither
on her own or Mr.. Miller's side of the
family has any one, so far as known,
possessed any ability in mind reading,
but Beulah has, nevertheless, demon
strated that she ca ntel whether it is
honey or money the minister has in
his pocket the numbers written on
papers which she does not see; the
date on coins in ones pockets, and,
after a deal in cards, in whose hand
any particular card may be-
The discovery was made some time
ago through Beulah's playing cards
with her brothers and sisters. When
a hand was dealt in "0ld Maid" one
day, she announced that she knew
who held the "Old Maid" card
"Who is it?" she was asked, and
Beulah pointed out player on tho
opposite side of the table. The same
question was put again, and Beulah
was equally successful.
When Rev. II. II. Watien, minister
of the church attended by the Millers,
called one day on his way home, he
said to Beulah: "You can't tell what
have in my pocket"
1t was the first time he had ever
had cake Of honey in his pocket
when calling at the Millers. Beulah
hesitated a minute.
Hon." and hesitated, adding quick
ly, "I know, honey"
DR.. Henry w. Hopkins, friend OF
the family, called once just after re-
ceiving his new automobile license. II
had been attached to his car in the
garage that morning, and Beulah had
never seen it. She named the number
on the license without an error.
Mr.. Miller at dinner asked her hus
band one day if he had any money
to give her.
mo-" was the significant reply
whereupon Beulah exclaimed:
"Why, yes you have, papa" and tht
amount in each vest pocket named b!
the daughter The money Mr.. Millel
had received that day for contrac
work.
Beulah was recently tested by Wis
itors in q field where she eXcels-
guessing dates on coins. The inter
viewer, taking a dime from his pocket
asked her what number was on II
"One-nine-naught," she said; and thel
added "ineteen-hundred."
Another feat is for her to tell th
right time of day when some one haj
set the hands of the clock back.
The child possessing these remark
able traits went to school at year
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
THE OPEN FORUM

The Capital Journal invites pub :
lie discussion in this department
Let both sides Of all matters
be fully brought Quit Is not
the purpose of this newspaper to
do the thinking for its readers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
GARDENER FINDS pot
OF BURIED GOLD
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRE.l

San Jose, Cal, Feb, 15.-Buried pre-
sumably by bandits half a century ago
a pot filled withygold and silver coin
has been unearthed in st. James park
here today, While removing stumps
of old trees, Charles Riley, a gardener,
came upon the pot of gold. He will
not disclose the amount discovered.
Many Of the coins are dated 1854.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17

A Boston man won a fifty dollar
prize a short time ago for song on
the high cost Of living. The man
who can sing after paying his bills
certainly deserves something.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17

of age. She has always been quick to
learn, according to her mother. She
is not allowed to perform for many
visitors, as the effort in mind reading
is strenuous, and frequently results in
q headache.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17
To Cure a Cold IN One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo ouinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money IL II
fails to cure. 3. W. GROVES Sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17

No woman is fit for the ballot who
doesn't love her home; neither is a
man, for that matter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-17

with the school advocating soil cul-
turs, how Is the poor oyerworked
mother ever to keep her children
clean.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
"Movies"in Schools Plan Of
University.

To supply the public schools of Wis
consin with educational motion picture
films, the Extension Division of the
University of Wisconsin proposes to
establish a loan collection of 100 of
these films.
Competition has brought price Of
motion picture machines, Dean L. E..
Reber declares, within the reach of
almost any school, but only through
access to a travelling collection could
the average public school of Wisconsin
afford the necessary films. For places
where the purchase of machine will
be impossible, the Extension Division
proposes to lend the school machine.
The Extension Division has already
tried the plan in cooperation with the
Wisconsin Anti tuberculosis Associa-
ton, and it has proved Very successful.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
IN Letter to Ira Bush, /. r. GRADER
Crop Expert, Asserts Yield Is
Increased.

Wisconsin ranks first among all the
states in the average yield an acre in
alfalfa, which is A tons. for 1919, ac-
cording to letter received by Ira II.
consin Advancement association, ON
Wednesday. The letter was from l.. F.
GRADER, secretary Of the Alfalfa Order
of the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment association, which is affiliated
vita the agricultural department of the
University of Wisconsin.
\ table compiled from the 1910 cen
"a, and issued in May, showed that
Wisconsin stood twenty third in acre
age, ninth in yield an acre, and eleventh
in value. The table further disclosed
that in acreage Wisconsin was exceeded
by only five states east of the Mississip-
pi and Missouri rivers and that in yield
an acre only three of these states ex-
ceeded Wisconsin. and that the states
where Wisconsin's value an acre was
exceeded We're importers of hay. OF
the western states only Washington
was in the lead in value an acre.
1t is now estimated that since the
census year Wisconsin, alfalfa acreage
increased from Il 1856 acres to no less
than 81, 900 and that fully that number
of acres were seeded during the season,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
COLDHlTS FLOOD SUFFERERS
Residents of Ohio Valley Seriously
Affected-Waters Are Receding.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 22.--Although
the Ohio river Is gradually subsiding.
the cold wave has caused more suffer
ing amohg the food victims than at
any time during the high water. The
river showed fall Of three-tenths Of q
foot Alarm at Shawneetown, ILL.,,
seventy-fve miles below here. has sub.
sided, but the inhabitants still are pre-
pared to flee at a moments notes.
Water Is gradually OVERLOOKING q
large farming district and much Of the
country, both north and south OF
Cairo. ILL.,, is a vast lake. 1t is re-
ported that the water is backing IN
over Lake county. Tennessee This
is the district that was flooded last
year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
Mining Equipment For
Sale.

90 ton Mill; steam engines, 60, 80 and
8 h. p.; 2 so h. p. boilers; 2 sindge
tables; 50 h. p. electric generator: e1ec-
trio motors, %, Is and h. p; 5000 #.
electrical wire; 9 feed pumps 10 in,
| 8 in; and 8 in punps; 1000 feet
aerial tramway and cars for same; 7
trarfi ears and 5000 feet of track; 1nger-
soil air compressor: air drills, 5000 feet
air line; hoist; I iron buckets, 500
lbs; picks; ssovels, drills. boarding
house and furnishings, etc. Apply to
JOHN GRAHAM, MinersE Point, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
L0RlMeR'S LIFE SAVED
oulckness Of RoekefelIeTs Grandson
Averts Catastrophe.

Chicago. Jan 22.--The life Of For.
mer United States Senator William
Lorimer was saved by the instant
herOism Of young Fowler Mccormick,
the fifteen-year-old son of Harold F.
Mccormick, and grandson Of John d.
Rockefeller.
In an automobile collision In Lin
coin park young Mccormick risked
his own life and sought to ditch his
car to leave clear path for the Lori
mer machine. Mccormick failed ia
throw his machine completely from
the road. but swerved 1t SO far that
the collision was glancing instead of
head-on. A head-on collision prob.
ably would have killed both Lorimer
and Mccormick
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
DIR. w. @. HAL E
MODERN DENTISTRY
AT RIGHT PRICES
ITEMS OFFICIAL NEWS

Miss Lillian Jacka came here last
week from Minneapolis, where she had
been visiting with relatives. She ex-
poets to remain in Mineral Point dur
ing the winter.
Frank Dull, for several years night
police at Platteville, died in that city
last week,
Charles and Emery Hamlyn came up
from Freeport last week to visit their
brother Walter Hamlyn and other rela
tives.
John Allen was down from his farm
near Stratford, Marathon county, visit
ing his sons here last week.
Shullsburg Pick and Cad Miss
Rena McGinn returned to her home
after three weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. }. n. McQuaid in Mineral Point.
We glad to state that Mrs. w. II.
Dunn has just recovered from SER
ious illness.
Mrs. T.. l. 5tratman of this city Is
visiting Mt the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.. Stratman, OF
Dodgeville.
Miss Mary +. Trevarro left Tuesday
noon to visit relatives at Pittsburg
KAN so.
Mrs. Charles Cox returned to James
vile Tuesday.
Miss Lenice Bachelor Is visiting
Platteville relatives.
Platteville News, Jan. II: 9. e.
Grindell was called to Parker, s. D..
by the death OF his uncle, Mr.. Harry
Howdle. ."
The many friends Of William Molitol
are glad to see him around again after
long and severe illness.
Miss Laura Spratler is visiting In
Dodgeville at the home Of her sister
Mrs. j. M. Reese.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
DOlNGS IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

Senator Root in a speech de-
; clared the United States should
. either submit the Panama free
|. tolls question to impartial arbi.
/. tration or retire from the posi-.
ton taken.
Passed resolution providing
$25, 900 for inaugural ceremonies.
HOUSE.
Resumed consideration of the
. army appropriation bill.
Agricultural products schedule
} of the taritf was the subject Of
hearing again before the ways
and means committee.
Secretary Fisher gave the In
dian affairs committee his YER
sion of the controversy over
Usage Indian lands.
Representative Stanley urged
before the commerce committee
the passage of his bill to prevent
mining and manufacturing firms
from owning railroads which
transport their goods.
Unfavorable report of army en-
gineers on $20,000,0 goo pound
ing reservoir project fol head.
waters OF Ohio river submitted
by war department,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
FARM FOR SALE.
A Good Stock Farm For Sale at
About Half Price.

500 acres mile, from Petersburg on
G. M. & St. P. R. R., Crawford Co.,
Wis; rs acres under cultivation; $50
more partly cleared good soil; so acres
valley land running water; frame
house, frame barn and other buildings.
Would make two good farms of goo and
$40 acres; will divide; price $50 per
acre for entire farm or $35 for $50 acres
including buildings and all land i'm
proved. Terms liberal.
RE. HOPKINS, Edgerton, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-23
First Farmers Course At Rpon
College.

The first Farmers Course given at
any of the state colleges, outside of the
University u wisconsin, was held at
Ripon College, 10 to II, by the uni
versity College of Agriculture in
cooperation with Hipon Commercial
club. Lectures were given by the fol.
lowing members of the staf of the Col.
lege of Agriculture: Professors R. A.
Professors n. A. Moore. Il. G. Hum
phrey, r.. b. Hart, E. &. Hastings A.
l.. Marlats, and Messrs. c. j. Galpfn,
and F. l., Musback and Miss c. E.
Binzel.