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Graham guardian., 1913-12-19
Santa ca Us
The Only Casa on Rcco d
Where lie Was Seen
Filling Stockings
BY WlNiFRED BALDWIN

Christmas was coming, The Sever.
ance children-the Oldest twelve the
youngest fve--were on the tiptup of
expectation, each wondering what
San.a Claus would brng hin or aeg
what they would gct from "'aHlarl
from aunts. uncies or frirm5.
lmye not mentioned papa, bera,lsr
In the Severance family papa wuG a.
uncertain quantity. At any l3itr. there
had been no papa for several yc.ts.
He had been away so IoH@ TIL, II,
was beginning to fade from Tia, u'.gn
DRY Of the older children. While tn
youngest did not remember him at an
LoGIsc. ii lovely girl Of twelve. rpcul.
lected him very well. gtnlal man
With Il bald head. who used 10 take
her on his lap and tell her stories and
give her candy. None of the children
could recall just when he went away
or how he came TO go. Louise had
once asked her mother about 1t. and
the question had given so much pain
that the child forbore to mention the
subject again. Tommy. the youngest.
had trodden on delicate ground by
saying one day. Mamma, why haven't
I papa like other boyS?" His mother
burst into tears, aDd, young as he was.
Tommy had learned that his papa was
not to be mentioned In the family
The Severances lived in the country.
where there were coasting and skating
and such like winter sports. Two days
before the glorious holiday it began to
rain. and the rain turned to snow. and
early in the morning the wind turned
to the northwest, the clouds disappear
ed. the temperature fell and the air
was full of delicious ozone
"GOlly," exclaimed Ben. the next
child in age to Louise. on awaking and
noticing the change. we've got snow,
and If this weather holds wen have
skating tomorrow. That's the kind Of
a Christmas for me-"
All day long preparations were going
on for the next days festivities. The
children were interested in everything
Graham guardian., 1913-12-19
Elviin'S Girl
a Christmas
Story
BY CLARISSA MACKIE

Caleb Wren brought the letter from
the postotlice and waited impatiently
while his wife slowly read II.
"What does he say. Martha?'
II can't make out all Of II. but he
ain't coming home for Christmas" she
said IN II disappointed tone.
"Sho! Can't he get away?"
Yes: he's going to have two days
of. but he says II we don't mind he'll
stay down there with some friends I
was afraid the city would wean him
away from lis" Martha Wren'S voice
shook
Caleb dropped his hand on her shOul'
der, and its comforting pressure as.
sured her Even II their son. Elvin. did
not care enough about them to come
homie for Christmas. why. they lad
zach other Neither one voiced this
sentiment. hut they knew and under
stood. To make It worse. it was the
lirst ChriStnIas Elvin had spent away
from the ntl home. and they had made
many innocent plans for his happiness.
I'VE couldn't expect him to always
romr home" said Martha loyalty.
Graham guardian., 1913-12-19

DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID r
Some day Elvin will be getting mar
ried. and we've got to get used to being
alone" B.. r
Il always hoped when he got mar
ried that there'd be more come home
holidays" murmured Caleb.
''Somebodys knocking at the door,"
said Martha. r..
Caleb went to the side door and ad-
mitted little woman, dried and with
cred. with faded brown eyes and a
hose that always twitched with excite
ment when there was news to be i'm
parted It was Sarah Dean.
Its growing colder" she said.
winds changed" remarked Caleb.
Il guess it'S going to snow some"
Good Christmas weather." said Mrs.
Dean hurriedly. as though the talk
about weather was merely a preface
TO what she had come to say. as un-
dOuhtedly 1t was.
1T Is nice to have white Christ
mas" murmured Martha. intent on her
sowing.
Sarah Dean eyed the letter In Mar
tha's lap. "Well. | expect you'll be
glad to see Elvin home again." she
remarked briskly.
Caleb tramped out into the kitchen
and began to rattle around the stove.
4 pink flush came into Mrs. Wren's
cheek.
We don't expect Elvin home this
Christmas" she said in tone Of
mild surprise.
"0h. ! expect there are other attrac-
tlons In the city" Sarah nodded her
head meaningly.
"Of course there's much more going
on there than in a little place like
Eenwlck villnge.'t admitted Elvin's
mother
ITO say nothing OF the girls!" hinted
Mrs. Dean.
Mrs. Wren ruffied. What girlsr'
she asked stiffiy.
"Oh. | was only speaking In gen.
raj way" said Sarah hastily. Boys
win be boys. and | did hear She
hesitnted mntnlzingly.
"You hear a lot In Fenwick village"
remarked Martha Wren energetically.
I'm real glad you came in, Sarah. Now
| can give you that cake recipe you
asked for. copied II all out the other
lay"
I'D admire to have It." returned
Sarah as Martha went to the desk In
the corner and rummaged In the pigeon
holes.
1T takes four eggs" said Martha as
she gave the paper to her visitor.
Eggs IL high. too. but then can
make half the quantity. Just to try It.
James Bliss cnme home yesterday
from the city"
"Oh. did hep" James Bliss was q
FenwIck boy who worked In the same
Office with Elvin Wren.
james said he saw Elvin Sunday"
Yes? expect he sees him every
day too"
James says Elvin has got a girlT
she announced bluntly.
Martha started slightly; then her
shoulders stiffened proudly.
Graham guardian., 1913-12-19
SANTA CLAUS FILLING THE STOCKINGS.

SANTA CLAUS FILLING THE SIOChlN0S.
that was done. Mrs. Severance made
the preparations for the dinner with
her own hands, Aunt Sarah attended
to procuring the evergreens and the
holly for decorations, and Louise help
ed her put them up. All through the
day packages were coming in either by
express or post. and every time one ar
rived there was struggle to keep the
child to whom 1t was addressed from
opening it to see what was inside. De-
spite all the care taken Tommy sue
ceeded in getting away with n little
box addressed to him and had nearly
got the wrapping Off when his mother
caught him and took it away from
him.
When the postman delivered the aft
ernoon mail Louise met him Mt the
door and received o letter. She took it
into her mother, who was in the kitch-
Ell making mince pies. Mrs. Severance
the moment she caught sight OF the
superscription Seized the letter, tore ii
open. read it and, throwing her arms
about her daughters neck, wept, Then
she began tn laugh.
F"Oh. mamma" cried the frightened
girl you've got Mysteries. Don't.
please don't Aud she huggpd her
mother Ia her
Suddenly Mrs Severance released
herself and was about to speak. hut
changed her pmd. and going up tu
her room. shut the door and remained
there som" time When Sc came ont
she seemed much changed for the bet
ter tTrr step was Il%m, 3uI s1r con.
tinurd her work aup3rymN Hrn new
bon hWpuin.&. lHri .".2u~
to know what I'D hanprrn'. 't 9~
'uy" S'd lDv
md one "r I've ".n"% "
woU,d 10 WuGI ,hv ,'.
w0ull be- to refrain rro'n u-.
tions knowing 'hpt If h~r r o.n.r w 81.
ed TO tell her anything she vohId tel
frr nf her own accord Rut I.onise lid
The evening world., 1913-11-03
$780, 900 BLAZE IN OIL.
Fise started b, Espiosioa Of We'll
Sweeps More1i FisId.

BUCHAREST. Nov IA loss esti.
mated at S.ooo.Co has been caused by
area which are spreading from one oil
well 70 another In the petroleum district
Of Morent.
Tho fires started yesterday VIII, the
explosion of = large well and sp, lad
through tho whole valley and along thu
hiiisidss. whk,h were to-day q mass OF
flames. over twenty-five wells we're
aiight. eli burning furiously. Fighting
the fires has become very dlfiicult. as
most Of the wells are IN eruption.
The evening world., 1913-11-03
Make This and Try II
for Coughs
This Home MAde Remedy. Hss Ne
EQUAL for. Prompt
Hesul1A.

Mix one pint Of grsnulAted sugar with
u pint Of warm water. and stir for .
minutes. Put ~ ounces 81 Pinex (fiity
cents WORTH in \ pint bottle; then add
the Sugar Syrup.
This sim pie repcdy takes hold Of a
cough more quickly than anything else
you ever used. Csuaily conquers an
ordinary cough inside Of ~ hours. SPLEEN
did. too. for whoopins cough. spssmodic
Group and bronchitis.
This makes more and better cough
syrup than you could buy ready made
for $3.50.
Pinex 10 Q most valuabt, concsn-
trsted compound Of Norway Ahite pine
extract. and is rich in gusiscol And other
natural pine elements which arc 80 heal
ing to the membranes. Other A-epara-
tions will not work in this plan.
Making cough syrup with PineA: and
sugar syrup Tor strninol honey has
proven so popular throughout the UnAed
States and Canada that il is often iuAi-
tated. But the old, successful mixturA
has never been equsllcd.
A guaranty Of absolute satisfaction. or
money promptly refunded. goes with
this preparation. Your druggist has
Pinen or will get it for you. II not, send
to the Pin-x Co.. ~. Wavne. Ind.
The evening world., 1913-11-03

All Chelsea 10 enthusiastic to-day
over the splendid showing made by Its
Riddles In the District No. 5 Better
Babies Contest conducted by Tho
Evening World and the Babies Wei
fare Association. Two OF the young
stsrs scored perfect marks OF 100 per
cent. smother just missed perfection
by half . point while another was go
good that Just one point more on his
scors card would have yielded the
coveted 100. These youngsters live In
the district between Thirty-fourth and
Forty-second streets and Fifth avenue
and the Hudson River.
And now the parents of the hopeful
entrahts Of District No. 2 are eager to
know II their young citizens have
made as. excellent a showing as those
Of No. g. Judging ended in the former
district on Saturday. when the last
Of the ?2S prospective champions had
their mental and physical records taken
by the committee OF physician Judges
These specialists are enthusiastic over
the showing Of the clean-cut out-ups
who flourish In the section between
Twenty-third and Thirty-fourth streets
and Fifth avenue and tho Hudson
River.
II look for q top notch showing In
this district" says Mr.. East. tho En-
ecutive Secretary. But parents VIII
have to xercise their patience until
Friday, Nov. Il. On that date Tho
Evening World money prises will be
awarded at Public School No. 20. No.
10 West Thirtieth street"
Meantime the important Hartley
House Association OF No. as West
Forty -sixth street Is appointing COM
nittees for the Judging OF It's bud
ding contestants. THIS district ex-
tends from Forty-second to FIFTY
ninth streets and from Fifth avenue
TO the North River. Registration
closed on Aug. 20. and ever since :he
mothers have been grooming their
little ones for The Evening World prizes
and honorable mention certificates.
Judging begins Nov. 8 at Association
AsadQuarters.
While this Is goinE on new contests
win be opened In the Bronx II the plans
Of the Babies Welfare Association are
carried out Within week the associa-
ton hopes TO announce two contests IN
upper New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
HOUSE WARMING WILL
Be GIVEN BY CLUB
Commercial Organization Will Hold
Forth in New Quarters on Evening
of September g.
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT is
GETTING IN GOOD SHAPE
Will Soon Be Fully Equipped to Han
die Booster Proposition to Best
Advantage Possible,

1t was concluded by the board of di
rectors of the Salem Commercial Club
last night that house warming will be
given Wednesday evening, September
3, in the new quarters recently com
pleted for the promotion department
of the organization. A general good
time will be arranged for by the mem.
bers of the body, and everyone will be
invited to enjoy the entertainment and
pass judgment on the rooms and fix
lures.
Within the next few days, the pro-
motion department will he fully equip.
ped with everything necessary to the
business of advertising Salem and vi.
cinity, and Secretary BynOn is already
receiving many callers, who either ask
for information concerning the city, or
for direction to the many fine farms in
Marion county.
The promotion department of the
Commercial Club is located in the Cat.
lin & Linn building, on the northwest
corner of the intersection of State and
Liberty streets. 1t is Immediately Op.
pOste the social quarters of the organ.
ization in the same building and can
be reached by the stairway farthest
south. The rooms are in four com
partments, the secretary's office, a
waiting room, a display department and
spacious assembly room, in which
meetings can be held and othe- business
transacted. All of the rooms will be
fitted up in the very best way possible,
adm exhibits of both farm and manu-.
factured products will be gathered as
soon as possible for the department s
show hall.
The social meeting September 3 will
be in the form of a big booster affair.
Everyone in Salem is requested to "get
the spirit" and help push the new or
ganization to the front, now that it
has been fully started, and lay fOun-
dation for one of the livcst and most
enterprising commercial bodies in the
country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
WILLAMETTE VALLEY LINE"
NAME SELECTED BY P. E. & E

willamette Valley Line" as a nick.
name for the Portland, Eugene & East
em intcrurbau electric system has been
awarded the $50 prize in the big nick.
name contest recently conducted by
that company, and the man who will
spend the money is William Bell, boni.
face at the Imperial hotel at Ncwbcrg,
Oregon President Robert 4. Strahoru
has forwarded checl, for tac money
Selection of the best nickname of.
fcred proved big task, 27Gj persons
having submitted from one to 10 names
each, They ranged from the beautiful
to the ridiculous. Mr. Bell submitted
but one name.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
GETS LOST DURING TRIP
BUT FINALLY wANDERS BACK

While Maurice Hunt a wcll.known
local young man, employed in Meyers
stoj, was seeking the willy deer in
southern Oregon recently, together with
Lee Walton and others, he went astray
aud for a time the great, green forests
hid him so completely that his friends
thorght he had eloped with bear or
run amuck with wild eat.
Although Maurice is fairly good
hunter and good Judge of game, he
has not the patience apparently to stick
to "staud" for any great length Of
time, It seems that hr Hunt WIS Sc.
lcctcd to lay in wait for some dAer
which other members of the party
would scare up. The waiter did not
watt however aud 10 the great con.
ceru of his fellow.hunters, Maurice
travelled far and wide. He broke brush; /;
scaled fallen trees, and tried in cyery
conceivable Gamer to distinguish one
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

The Corvallis Ga2etteTime dishes the society
that while it looks like jolly to
women are voters and also provders since they sometimes the
lead IN caring for the family why only possible but probable
the st the Ga2cttoTme bo before thng is
way the marriage ten from will be written by the
lady reporter 'To travelling dress
but all centercd the He dark that
perfectly, and his dainty gOvcd
hair beautifully DONE delicate quality
oaed down the aisle hd passed The young people
he is married He loved by all for his many accomplishments cr
grace and his winning Tho bride good bookkecr
% and the will miss of the uxur which
toned A crowd Of pretty him at the depot"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
NO EVIDENCE WILL
Be OFFERED IN CASE
Defense in Suit to Kill OF Referendum
of Workmen's Compensation Act
to Stand Pat.

To the astonishmcnt Of the prosecu-
tor, the defense in the suit to have the
petitions for referring the workmen S
compensation act Mt the special election
in November thrown out, which has
been on trial before Circuit Judge Gal.
loway several days, announced yester.
day that it would offer no evidence.
Ernest r. Ringo represented the state
in relation of the district attorney of
this county, and II, X. Sergeant, of
Portland represented w. p. Farrell,
who filed the petitions in the secretary
Of states office Secretary of State
Olcott the defendant, was not repre-.
scntcd, The plaintiff seeks to en.oiu
him from placing the title Of the act on
the ballot at the special election.
Judge Galloway announced that he
would hear the argument early next
week and would render decision be.
fore September so the supreme court
could consider the case Immediately
upon the resumption of its sessions af.
ter the summer vacation.
Mr., Rmgo made the same charges of
fraud that were made several weeks
ago, and declared after the evidence
had been taken sufficient Irregularities
has been proved, in his opinion to throw
out the petitions. He will prepare a
list of the names said to be fraudulent
and irregular for the convenience Of
Judge Galloway in looking over the
record
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

mountain from another, but nothing
was coming his way in the shape of a
camp. After rambling and figuring for
some time, the lost man finally ran onto
camp accidentally, and although he
came walking in with n steady step, it
was plain to see by his friends that
the lost.andfound young man had been
going some"
81 couldn U tell one mountain from
another" Maurice finally admitted,
"and believe me, the walking was sure
poor"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

Mayor Abce of Portland
es than discreon and brand of morals easily
the arrest of and all wearing street
rather and will
order enforced The "XRay gown regular easing
compared the costumes the beaches
lie estimation just why is perfectly for thing
to be nothing
ten times much clothing streets those mysteries of
morals that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
NERVOUS
PROSTRATION
Severe Case of a Philadelphia
Woman-Her Symptoms.


tatiOn OF the heart,
constipation, head
aches, dizziness,
noise in my e ears,
timid, nervous, rest
less fe gs and
sleeplessness.
"I read in the pa
per where a young
woma an had been
cured of the same
troubles by taking
Lydia T.. Pinkham' s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
KILLED BY FALL,

IuNlTEr phEss LEASED wlRRl
Glacier Park, Mont, Aug. 2l.-Cal.
vim l. Fletcher of indianapolis, was
instantly killed in Glacier Park Tues.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

British schooner wrecked Key recently cargo
4S barrels and @ heads of caret wno 1913 1877
of English ale
Spanish cider She carried other things
enough Tor one schooner STILL should not be overlooked that the
water that wrecked her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

While Mayor Ace Of Portland wagng 'Ray" dresses
he should not overlook the fact that the American Goddess Liberty
split skirt that shows the adys left Icy the
cut NshOre and deep tho of IT, Liberty
takes good deal Of horseIi In h mtler Of l he aA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

BY the way, what lot of various
trouble Colonel Roosevelt is keeping
out of lately. But this may not be very
agrceahIo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
+ + . + = + + + r r + r + I
+ THE ROUNDUP. =

Mack Potter, negro bootblack Tues.
day night walked into room in the
rear of the Union Social club, at Port
land, and placing revolver against
the abdomen of Allen Clarke, another
negro, fired several shots through the
latter's body, killing him instantly.
Potter made his escape, and had not
been caught up to Wednesday night
The shooting was caused through rival
ry for the favors of Lena Smith, ne
gress A month ago Clarke in IA miE-up
with Potter, shot and seriously wound
ed him, but in the trial was cleared on
the ground of self.defenso
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

Two women missionary societies at
Corvallis last week, unknown to each
other, selected the same time and place
for the annual society picnic. At once
the parties mcrged-programs, refresh
ments and all-and spent the hours
most ioyfuly together
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

As an illustration Of what paving
will do, the McMinnvile Telephone
Register says that one Of the minor
thoroughfarcs of that city, formerly
called Pig Alley, is hcnccforth, in its
asphalted scmblance, to be known as
Rose Walk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

Vegetable Compound so I threw away
the medicines the doctor left me and be-
gan taking the Compound. Before /
had taken half bottle | was able to sit
up and in short time was able to do
all my work. Your medicine has proved
itself able to do all you say it will and I
have recommended tin every household
| have visited. Mrs. MARY JOHNSTON,
2lO Siegel Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

The Santiam Power Company will
erect another large power plant near
Waterloo, on the Santiam The pow.
cr will be used at Lebanon in increas
ing the capacity of the Lebanon paper
mills.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21

The usual morning report of auto ac.
cidents chronicles the killing oe Mrs,
Mary Il. Hollified, and the fracturing
of one shoulder of Mrs. Kent when a
ear driven by Walter Kent jumped the
grade near Sheep Camp, on the Rose
urg.Myrtle Point road. The other
members of the party were injured
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-21
Another Bad Case.

Ephrata, Pa. about year ago |
was down with nervous prostration. l
was pale and weak and would have hys-
teric spells, sick headaches and a bad
pain under my shoulder-blade. l was
under the care of different doctors but
did not improve. l was so weak could
hardly stand long enough odo mydishes.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has made me we'll and happy and
/ have begun to gain in weight and my
face looks healthy now" Mrs. ]. W.
HoRNBERGER, R. No, 8, Ephrata, Pa.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl-
dentia) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In gtriCt confidence.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-11-28
SAYS TERMS OF INSURANCE
WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH
MINOR BROWN ALLEGED TO
HAVE VIOLATED POLICIES
WITH INSURANCE CO.'S.

Searle & Salmon, Attorneys for
Brown, Ask for Appointment of
Arbitrators to Try Case-Affidavits
of Defense Filed.
In his affidavit of defence filed
with the clerk of courts, F. r. Mil
lard, secretary for both the Cont
mental Insurance Company of New
York and the Fidelity Phoenix In
surance Company of New York, de-
nies that those companies are under
any obligation or are liable for any
amount to be paid to Minor Brown
as result of the fire which de-
stroyed his store building in White
Mills in March last. Homer Greene,
Esq, of Honesdale, is the attorney
for the insurance companies and the
affidavit of defense was filed in an
swer to a suit in assumpsit started
recently by Minor Brown to recover
on his policy of insurance.
He also denies that the defendant
companies are indebted to Minor
Brown in the sum of $1,000 or that
the plaintiff had in his store at the
time of the fire, property of the value
of $10,S63.25, and also that the said
plaintiff sustained a loss of that
amount by reason of the fire.
They demand proof of the loss and
amount of stock in the building and
that the loss was incurred by reason
of the fire.
He denies that the policy, became
payable on May 20, 1918, or at any
other time, saying that the terms of
the contract was violated when Min
or Brown failed to comply with the
terms in not sending them within
sixty days after the fire, statement
of the origin of the fire the amount
of loss or what interest he or others
held in the property insured. BY
the terms of the contract of insur-
ance Minor Brown was debarred
from being suit to recover the claims
He also states that Brown refused
to submit to examination of the
| books, bills and invoices of the busi-
ness or to permit any extracts or
copies to be made. Brown also, il
| is alleged, refused to furnish the in
surance companies with information
as to the amount of his loss so that
an adjustment could be made.
Searle & Salmon, attorneys fol
Minor Brown, have entered a rule OF
reference to have arbitrators chosen
at the office of the Prothonotary on
Monday, Dec. 15, at l o'clock p. m
for the trial of all matters at vari-
ance.
Attorney M. j. Martin, of Scran-
ton, represented the other insurance
companies with the exception of the
st. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
company, has filed af1davits of de-
fense. The plea is non-assumpsit.