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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-05
FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES HAVE PROVED
UTTER FAILURES; MORE MONEY NEEDED

tablishing free employment agency
in connection with the new Morals
Court over which Judge Jacob H.
Hopkins is to preside Monday.
If Judge Hopkins himself were to |
look after such free employment |
agency it might be of some use For |
Judge Hopkins is real human being,
who would bleed red blood and not |
sawdust if you stuck pin in him.
BUT if Judge Hopkins were not to |
supervise the free employment |
agency and some two-by-twiee poIiti-
clan looking for an easy job were put |
in charge that free employment
agency wouldn't be worth boot.
The best proof of this is that there
are in Chicago today three free en-
pIoyment agencies kept up by the
state of Illinois.
Very likely this is news to most
readers. 1t is no wonder it is so.
j For these state free agencies are fall
ures. You could stick the amount of
business the whole three do in week
in your eye and then take part in a
.-Competltlon SnooI.
The superintendent of the free
agencies themselves admit this, but
seem to think they can do nothing
about it-without bigger appropria-
lions from the state anyhow.
A Day Book reporter went on a
tour of investigation among the state
employment agencies. He went first
to the North Side Office at S26 North
Clark street.
This Office does not look like an
employment agency in the first place.
There is no dazzling array of jobs
spread out on a bulletin board in
front of it; there is no lure on the
outside; and e'sign with the word {
free" on it in big letters smacks of (
charity. II
And the inside of the office looks
more like an undertaker's establish
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-05

picture of Charles Deneen-every-
thing so darn clean and spick and
span than any ordinary son or daugh- [
ter of toll who came in there looking /
for job would feel uncomfortable
right away. -,
Also, there is the clerk The Day
Book reporter found at the desk. Said :
clerk was not impolite, of course. But /,
he was very busy when the reporter /,
entered. Hewa reading the Tribune.
And he went on reading that organ of J
progress (before election) for a full !
three minutes. Then he became .
aware that someone had come into !
the Office and that possibly there
might be some business to transact I
"Any jobs today?" inquired the re- I
porter timidly. .. 90
Cali over there" said the clerk, J
careless pointing to a pad of paper on }
top of a desk. e..
There had been fourteen jobs on I
the pad; eight had been crossed out. +
Are these all there are?" asked +
the reporter. .,...,..,. /
YEAH" said the clerk, who by this
time was deep in the Tribune again.
The reporter later was told that
every one who came into the Office
was requested to fill out an appli-
cation blank. No such blank was Of
fered the reporter. 80.
Wandering farther afield. the re-
porter found Charles Mcmahon, SUI
perintendent of the Office, in the I
women's room.
Mcmahon took the reporter to
his private Office; hastily ex- r
planned he had been sick for six
weeks and was just back on the job,
that he had been in the sheriff's Office
for 16 years, that he had been in
charge of the North Side employment
Office for four years, that there had
been no steady increase in the num-
Der of jobs handled in that time.
"The state offices never will be I
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16

You must get home, even if you
get drenched! The spire of this
church may be struck by lightning!
Come on, and after you have got into
dry clothes, think it over l am a
fair-minded man, and will take no
advantage of woman in a thunder
STORM"
AS he threw her into the gate of
her home thunder-bolt hit the spire
and knocked it into continental
cooked hat and flames followed and
consumed the church.
The widow Nixon did some hard
thinking. She kept at it until she had
thought it over" She almost wished
that Mr. Hackett would call, but he
didn't. The next she saw of him was
when she was out for a row on the mill
pond with another woman An oar was
lost, and the other woman jumped
overheard and struggled to shore.
This left Mrs Nixon alone and help
less and drifting slowly toward the
high dam. She was getting ready to
yell when along came Mr.. Hackett in
a boat
Its a high dam, widow" he calm
ly observed
ooh, | shall be drowhed!'
mo one that's gone over it has es-
capped DEATH
"Oh, save me, Mr.. Hacketti"
Il shall save you, but have you
thought it over?'
Il have-.I have"
Haven't | said to you on sew
eral occasions that | was a fair-mind-
ed MANI"
you have-you have!"
And l shall continue to be. /
might take advantage of you on this
occasion, but l shall not Widow,
there isn't drop of water pouring
over the DAM"
And l can't be drowned?'
Not any more than on dry land
"But-but-"
But your answer"
why, I'll have to say yes, l sup
posei l can't keep on having
my life saved every few minutes,
can II"
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16
Mexican Chivalry.

Nearly two-thirds of the Mexican
population are poems. The remaining
third is divided into land owners, mer-
chants and professional men. The land
owners are the ruling class and visit
to their haciendas is always interest
ing. There is chivalry about the
Mexican haciendado which is exceed
ingly pleasant and covers many de-
fects. Everybody has heard of their
proverbial politeness and it is pleas
ant to relate that this quality exists in
fact. 1t is often carried to extremes,
however, and has led to misunder-
standings. According to Mexican Ell
quette it is not considered good
breeding to admire unduly anything
belonging to your host; the code re-
quires that such thing must be i'm
mediately offered to the guest, and to
do so may not be always convenient.
1t is related of General Grant that,
when in the City of Mexico, he was
the guest at the mansion of a native
millionaire, and greatly admired one
of his paintings. He was Immediately
told that it was his. The general, in
his simple way, took the host at his
word, and sent messenger to make
arrangements for the shipment of the
picture. The CONSERVATION in the Mex
lean household can only be imagined.
Max e. Schmidt, in Engineering
Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16
GETTING Even With the Judge.

The suffragette story. which made
the biggest hit at the Park theater
during suffrage week" dealt with the
ardent advocate of votes for women
who was committed to serve a term
in Jail for contempt of court After
her release she was relating the ex.
peHence to a friend.
You see, after the Judge got
through lecturing me- she explained,
Il snapped my fingers in his face and
yelled 'Fudge!' He gave ME ten days"
And how did you employ your time
while you were in jail?" inquired the
friend.
Why" said she, Il embroidered the
word 'Fudge!' on sofa pillow and
sent it to the judge with my compli-
ments the day | was released. New
York Morning Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16
FA|R-M|NDED LOVER
Though 1t Took Several Thrilling
Episodes to Convince the
Widow.
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.


Stephen Hackett was a bachelor
by trade. There is always a little Gu
riosity as to old bachelors and old
maids The query Of: "Why don't
they get married?" is always a live
one
The reason Stephen didn't get mar
ried was because he was always a lit
tie too late. When he had come
across a woman he felt that he could
love he discovered that some one else
was loving her and had the promise
of her hand in marriage.
Stephen Hackett had come over to
the town of Hillcrest to work at his
trade. The first job he got was build
ing fence for Deacon Hardy. 1t was
line fence between the deacon's va
cant lot and one owned by the widow
Nixon. No measurements had been
taken, but the dividing line had been
guessed at. Therefore, when the car
penter found dead apple tree in his
path he cut it down. Three hours later
he was sued for the sum of $25. He
went to the deacon's house to state
the fact
WAS that apple tree on the wild
ow's land?" he asked.
Il Dunno" was the reply.
But you ought to have known
Eyes, l s'pose l had, but l didn't
think there'd be any fuss raised if we
got foot over on her line
ri nf io
"She always pays back borrowed
tea and coffee, but she's a leetle
techy.'
Dye think I'd better see her about
this suit?"
Il don't think it would do any good.
The wilder has sued you because you
was workin' for me. You see, we don't
agree"
But why didn't you say 500"
Il forgot to. You see the wilder be-
lieves in sprinklin and believe in i'm
mersion, and we can never agree as
to which saves the most souls"
You'd better cut the water out en-
tirely and be neighbors!" advised
Stephen as he started off to call on
the widow.
She was at home, and he introduced
himself. eff could find the right sort
Of a woman I'd get married." he
said.
Sir" she gasped.
Il am an even-tempered and a low
ing man."
"Sir!"
ssI,ya oot Yoopav apouph II, tho hank
to buy little home, and it's time l
settled down and took some comfort.
l know you will excuse me when l
say am pleased with your looks
Sir, are you crazy!" the widow de-
manded.
mo, ma'am. I'm just speaking
word In advance. as 1t WERE"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16
EVERY CHANCE.

elias he cultivated manners ?"
"He ought to have. He went to
an agricultural college"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-10-16
"Always What You Expect.
Sausage and Buckwheat Cakes

Will be just what you will want another
morning or two when the weather gets clear
or SO. We have the best that there is in the
way of Sausage, as well as Prepared Buck
wheat and other cake-ma<ng flours. For
those who prefer it, we have Pork Loins, Ham,
and other seasonabEe meats.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
Notice to Pronertv Owners.

y The common council desires to call
the attention of all property owners
to the provision of ordinance No. 527
relating to the laying of water and
gas mains and service pipes, section
of said ordinance provides: "That all
mains used in the city of Salem, Ore
gon, for conveying water or gas or fol
other purposes along streets which are
permanently improved or to be perma
nently improved shall Immediately be-
for such improvement is made, be laid
in such streets in permanent man.
ner."
Section Provides: can service
pipes attached to mains shall not be less
than one inch internal diameter and all
pipes of less diameter shall be removed
and Immediately replaced with pipes
in accordance with the provisions OF
this ordinance, and the same shall also
be provided with curb cock and iron
shut.off box and cover and shall be
placed sixteen (16) inches inside Of
the curb line; provided, however, that
this section shall not be enforced OF
streets not having permanent improve
ment."
The council urges all property own
ers owning property upon streets pro
posed to be improved in 1913 to imme
diately attend to the proper installa
tion of water, gas and sewer pipe
serving their property, whether the
property has buildings thereon or may
be vacant. This cooperation upon thu
part of the property owners is neces
sary to prompt and satisfactory com
pletion of the pavement projects unde
way at the, present time.
CHAS. F. ELGIN, City Recorder
4.29-10
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

How to forget your troubles and get
results of a week IS vacation in three
hours will be demonstrated at the ball
game Sunday, May 4th. League grounds
p. M. Don't fail to be on hand.
Owing to damage done to flow beds
in years past by incompetent automo-
bile drivers who insist on going through
the capitol grounds, some of the flower
beds along the driveways have been
done away with, and the strip planted
with grass. 1t is not easy for the driv-
ers to negotiate the curves of the cap
itol grounds, but they all triy it.
Pianos, pianos. Your home is not
complete without one, and our terms are
so easy that you cannot afford to be
without one. VictrOlas and records. See
R. F. Peters, 521 Court street, opposite
the court house.
Whether it is lawful for the owner of
tract of land to fish with a gill net
in waters on his premises or bordering
them, was question put up to the at
torney-general today by a Portland
man.
A complaint was filed in the circuit
court this morning by Maggie G. Bartch
against Geo. E. Quiggle ct al, in which
the plaintiff is seeking to recover 49,
600 alleged to be due on p prOmissory
note given by the defendants.
Assistant Attorney-General DeLong
today held that the new medical law
will not permit a student to take an ex-
animation in few subjects at certain
time and later take the balance. The
assistant Attorney general thinks the
new law does not contemplate that an
examination can be strung along over
several dates. The students had some
how gotten the idea that the new law
made it possible to take the examina-
ton on several different dates, if the
applicant cared so to do.
The prison and asylum board today
decided to authorize the head of the in
stitutions to proceed with the purchase
Of 10 registered. Holstein sow sand l2
grade cows from the Bagley herd at
Hillsboro for $4,000. The cows are guar
anteed to give 40 pounds of milk per
day.
Governor West today sent telegram
to Secretary of State Bryan, now in
San Francisco, to return home this way
from California. 1t is doubtful if Bry-
an can avail himself of the invitation,
as he has stated that he would hurry
right back to Washington.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
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w. o. W. smoker and open meeting
of Salem Camp No, 11S, Friday, May
2, 5 p. m. Each neighbor is urged to
come and bring friend. Get one.
4.30.3t
Mrs. Paul Johns underwent an opera.
tion at local hospital yesterday.
You will find Rollins at the Red
Cross drug store, the watch doctor.
Mrs. W. L. Greer, of Falls City, was
a guest yesterday of Mrs. Walter L.
Tooze,
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Moore are today
on their way to Los Angeles for two.
months visit ON the beaches.
Mrs, w, L, Bryant, of Portland, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. II. G. Pugh,
and parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Clough
Phone Main 13l or call at 12l South
Commercial street for your groceries,
bread and fresh vegetables. Our veg
etables are free from the street dust
The Sunset grocery,
Assistant Attorney.General Van
Winkle is today on record as Of the
opinion that the corrupt practices act
prevents public officials from making
donatinna IN oartotn nauaaa
Rev. and Mrs. Davis Errett left yes
terday afternoon for their new charge
at Boise, Idaho. Over 100 of theil
friends were on hand at tho Southerl
Pacific depot to bid them farewell,
We now carry in stock the "Depend
able" stock Can't be beat, Our Gus
toners always recorder on these goods
Phone Main Sc, 81 North Commercial
street. Sperling's grocery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

"Olympic" is good Every sack a
hard wheat flour, and at living prices.
Ask Edgar, the grocer, High and Court
streets. Phone Main PIG. Fresh veg.
etables, good apples, etc.
Parlor millinery; no high rent. You
get the benefit ON your hats and mate
rials; hats retrimmed and made to your
taste. Mrs. Alice Bryngleson, 594
North Commercial street, corner Of Di.
vision.
Protection for the family. Life in.
surance is the best protection. Frater.
nal insurance is the best. Modern
Woodmen Of America is the largest and
best fraternal society. See a Woodman
anywhere. Ray A Grant, Clerk.
monwedsat.tf
The Cherry City flouring mills, Of
Salem, are making hard wheat flour
Ask your grocer for "Patent" or coax
Blend;" also "Wheat.Ola,' a break.
fast cereal Graham and mill feeds.
Mill phone Main 233l
While your hens are setting use the
"Famous Sturtevant IS" lice paint, Kills
lice, mites, fleas and all insects on poul-
try and animals. Immediately effective.
See i. II, Shafer, the saddle and har.
ness man. lS7 South Commercial street.
Friday, May 30, is to be Salem. Dallas
day Of the Moose Carnival" All of
Polk county is expected to be here in a
body to assist their lodges all they
can. The spirit shown in this carnival
is that it win excel anything previously
held in Salem,
Mrs, w. II. Steusloff and Claude
Steusloff returned last evening from
Corvallis, whore they spent Sunday
They visited Misses Dorothea and May
The latter impcrsonated Cleopatra in
the Carnival Of Nations,n at Corval
lis, and won the first prize, a silver cup
for Waldo hall, and an individual prize
The weather permitting, the Salem
German Singing Society will leave next
Sunday for the farm belonging to {
fellow German, Henry Negers, Of Poll
county, whore the members will enjoy
a days outing, Mr., Neigers lives abou
six miles north Of the west end Of tn,
steel bridge on the Wallace road, an,
his invitation has been the first so IA
this summer, The society makes man!
trips to the country during the summer
and their entertainments arc greatly ap
preciated.
c. II, Briggs and Elizabeth Rue wer
bound over to await the action Of tn
grand jury yesterday afternoon by Jus
tico Of tho Peace Webster, The coupl
were arrested last Monday on tn
charge Of unlawfully residing togcthe
at house on Thirteenth and Mi
streets, Both pleaded not guilty, an
the court placed Mrs Rue 8 bond at $6I
and set Briggs bond at $3.50. The loI
tor, failing to give the necessar
bonds, was turned over to sheriff Escl
who locked him up,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

Edward II. Pero and Miss Grace
Lansing, both of Salem, have a mar
riage license, procured yesterday.
j. f. Goode today filed a complaint
for divorce in the circuit court against
his wife, Belle Goode. Desertion are
the grounds for the separation Attor.
neys G. L. and John II. McNary appear
for the plaintiff.
The railroad commission will tomor.
row hear evidence in the complaint of
the Salem Construction Company
against the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company 1t is asserted that
the company is charging too much for
its current.
Geo. W. johnson will become the hus-
band Of Miss Bernice e. Peck today, he
having secured the marriage license
yesterday. The marriage will take place
in Dallas, and the couple will make
their home in Salem. Mr., Johnson is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs, c. L. johnson,
Of this city.
Dan Cupid got a hustle on himself
last night, and consequently Samuel G,
Wilson and Miss Arvella B, Fox, both
Of Silverton were married. The knot
was tied only after Deputy County
Clerk Grant Boyer was appealed to about
$3.50, Frank Myers, of the Spa, brought
into the case and DIR. Avison, pastor of
the First Methodist church, reused up,
The couple were evidently undecided as
to just the proper course to pursue in
getting made one, but after telephoning
to Clerk Boyer, they left Silverton in an
auto for Salem, and, after much scurry'
ing about, succeeded in closing up the
deal, Mr. and Mrs Wilson left this
morning for Silverton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

Notice Of Improvement OF Union
Street.
Notice is hereby given that the com.
mon council of the city of Salem, Ore.
gon, deems it expedient and hereby de-
clares its intention to forthwith i'm.
prove Union street from the east line
OF Water street to the west line of
Twelfth street, in the city Of Salem,
Oregon, with one-course, six-iuch
crushed gravel cement concrete pave.
ment at the expense of the abutting
property within the said limits in ac.
cordance with the plans and specifica,
tions for said street improvement as
heretofore adopted by the common
council Of said city and on file in the
office Of the city recorder, which are
hereby referred to for detailed de.
scription of said improvement and
made part of this notice by such ref.
erence.
Written remonstrance against the
said proposed pavement may be made
at any time within ten (l0) days from
the final publication of this notice in
the manner provided by the city char.
ter. This notice il, published for ten
(l0) days by order of the common
council, the date of the first publ.
cation being the ed day of April,
1918, 4.a3.llt
CHAs. F. ELGIN, City Recorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

BROCK.-At the residence, Nineteenth
and Kansas avenue, Wednesday
April 80, 1913, Cassius Seaman Brock
aged 67 years.
He was born in Holmes county, Ohio
and came to Oregon in 1890. Mr.. Brock
leaves, besides his wife, two sons, Ar.
thur, of this city, and Clyde, who is en-,
gagged in banking in Heppner, Oregon
The latter was notified of his father Is
death today and will arrive here tonight
or tomorrow. Funeral announcement
later,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
19O- Acre Orchard
for Sale

OF prunes and cherries, one mile
from Dallas, Ore, Five years old and
upwards. In tracts to suit at S225 to
S40O per acre.
Also 21e acres Of farm land at $50
to S125.
Payments one-third down, balance in
six years.
By tho Fleming Realty Co., Phone
1903, or s. P. Kimball, owner, phone
Farmers 56l, Salem, Oregon.
A. J. Barham, Dallas Agent.
NTD-TT
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

New Stylish Suits selling at
record breaking prices. Our
entire stock of pattern and
novelty suits divided into
three special lots
Here are the Record Breaking Prices
three special lots
Here are the Record Breaking Prices

Regular $3.50 to $500 Suits-speciaI at $1235
Regular $3.50 to $3.50 Suts---special at $14.s5
Whpcords, Bedford Cords, Sturdy Suitings and fine
imported fabricsa wealth of handsome materials and
in splendid array of latest popular coors All are up
to-themnute in sylesome being exact copies of the
very latest and most exclusive foreign models.
derful assortment to choose from.
Right now-just when women buying their new
suitscomes this unprecedented SALE Why put off buy
ing suit? We must reduce the size of present
stock and have cut the price low that it will be
possible to offer better values such suits these
ter make early selection, for the choicest
will be first to CO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
DIED.

FREELAND.-At the Salem hospital,
Wednesday, April 30, 1913, Foster
Freeland.
The deceased was five years old and
was brought to the hospital from In.
dependence. His death was due to
blood poisoning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

FOR SALE-A fine large black walnut
folding top desk, 4 feet, inches in.
side measurement; cost $65, will sell
for $25 Can be seen at 246 South
Commercial street, Marion Hotel
block. 4-30.3t-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

FOR SALE-Two new upright plate
glass display show cases; six feet,
three shelves. These are beautiful
cases. Will sell for $50 each. Can
be seen at 246 South Commercial
street, Marion Hotel block. 4-3O.3t-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

YOUNG LADY-Wishes position to
stay with children Monday, Wednes-
and Saturday afternoon. Phone Main
465. 4.3O.2t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30

$lSOO-Do you want one of the best
6Ox165 foot lots in Salem, east front,
two blocks to schools, close to church.
es, with 7-room house. If you do,
call at 1856 NJ Church st. Owner.
4.3O-1t#
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.

NATHAN C. HUBBS, c. E.-Engineer,
ing and Surveying. Subdividing Il
specially, get your orchard and logan.
berry tracts staked out accurately
and make your farm more valuable.
Plating and blue-printing. Room 2O4,
Sleeves building. 4.3O.1m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-30
GENUINE CHICKEN TAMALES

Wholesale and retail. Special for
weddings and parties. Call Main 2OS
or come to Fred in front of the MadI.
son. The first chicken tamale Fred
made in Salem, now you see them ey.
cry place. 1 bet $25 these are not
like Fred's Tamales. You try one for
yourself. 2-12.t
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FOR RENT-Five-room house, electric
lights, bath, etc., on Fifteenth and
Oak; $12 per month, Apply 229O Mill
street. 4.30-1t*