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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-01
Of March Extends Four
locks and All Unions
Well Represented.
lOUE FEATURES
ARE PRESENTED
off to Selah Springs,
bhere Program of Inter-
crest Is Given.

the Observance OF Labor day, a
n of trades union members four
\ in length filed through the sa-
streets this morning, led by the
\ Military band, the Salem fire
tment and autos bearing officials
local federations and the national
big parade started at the inter
"A of Union and Commercial
Il. It wended its way south to
east on State to Church street
hence west on Court to CONNER
,nd then marched to the intersec-
~ Commercial and Trade streets
!, it was disbanded.
Ter before in the history Of Salem
pbOr day been so fittingly and en-
stically recognized by the local
fedemtiOns. Every union in the
as well represented and with the
the Salem Military band, the
3 department and several autos do
u the parade was one very cred
to the Salem organizations,
Features in Parade.
les the fire department equip
4 he band and the autos, the labor
Rations manifested the true spirit
lay by arranging several original
s' ne was a float prepared by
nmbes' union. The display was
v, original and well arranged for
easion, 1t consisted of joints,
4 plugs, pipe-uniOns and every
contriyance necessary to the
all fastened together to repre-
be number, title and place Of the
Plumbers union. The makeup
eeOrded much applause by the
Tors and the steam filters and
Prs were the recipients of much
for their handiwork.
# can hardly realize the number Of
in Salem until once seeing
Danded together as they were in
iade today. The local TypogNh.
Plon was out in a force and the
,'fwo deep, reached for nearly q
Each of the two lines Of
carried long cords upon which
inlle of their label was hung.
Carpenters Many.
S'e are carpenters in Salem galore
ipenters' union Jared forth will
representative force and eacl
OF the organization was dressed
regulation uniform Of the trad,
number was nearly equal t,
the printers.
7's' electrical wokers, teamsters
pressmen and iron worker
'ue long parade and, as
'ue parade was a great sue
Off for selah Springs.
Y special composed of fou
awaited the arrival of the 20
tne intersection of Trade an
wa WA streets. The coaches wer
'''led when the train pulled ou
Tue remainder of the day tn
'Ous and visitors made thing
4 'ne summer resort which is !,
p ! the cool hills east of this cit,
''er dance platform provide
1'ef'ainment for the excursion
'ne best musiciaps in the eli
g the music for the merr.
.'''' train will bring the part
. lA' evening some time.
y 'nose scheduled to speak tn
p0n were Governor West, L.
az y, and p, II. darcy, all
T, mere will be singing and 9th
made before the party star
Journey home tonight.
~" picnic took place when {
B y arrived at the springs a.
'a' sports of all kinds.
N' we things we know best Ii
ps guessing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-01

''e things we know best that
n guessing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-01

SV'Vuut h'e"itVeIJ hlnsellu ana bllssj
Krause, Higginbotham and Berry.
Score by Innings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30

batch of them. The first that she
took in hand ran as follows:
Dear Miss Mayhem:
4 want your advice about the
young gentleman that I am engaged
to marry. He is a model young fellow
in all respects, goes to church regu-
lar, and neither drinks, smokes or
chews, but sometimes he uses slang.
Ought / to give him back his soil
taire? 1t is a beauty and 1 love him
dearly"
Miss Kent read through this com
munication with gathering disgust.
Then she penciled at the bottom:
Don't marry him until you have
cured him of his unpleasant habit.
No gentleman ever uses slang, espe-
cially in the presence of lady"
The next letter read like this:
II am a young lady, twenty-five
years of age. / have a very nice
gentleman friend in a good position
and have been going with him two
months. We love each other dearly.
But my friends tell me it is wrong
to go with a gentleman unless you
have been properly introduced, and l
met Frank at a ciam-bake. What
shall 1 do?''
Miss Kent bit her pencil and re-
fected. The forms which Miss May
hew had left her did not quite cover
this case. Can you not find some
mutual friend to introduce your" she
wrote at last. 4 hope that is what
Miss Mayhem would have advised -
she reflected, and brought up a let
ter haphazard from the pile.
The third letter ran like this:
My Dear Miss MAYHEM:
You have given so much good ad-
vice to others that perhaps you VIII
help me. A young gentleman is. very
fond of me. like 1 am OF him We
love each other dearly. There is only
one vice he has. After he takes me
to the theater he wants me to kiss
him good-by after he takes me home.
My friends tell me that 1 ought not
to let him kiss me as we are not en-
gagged. What ought 1 to dor
This time Miss Kent could not go
wrong, for one of her predecessor
forms exactly covered this common
situation. Miss Mayhem was ALBANIAN
tine where propriety was concerned.
No lady" she wrote, will ever
offer her lips to a man under any cir
cumstances, unless she is engaged to
him. You must tell your friend firm
II but politely that you cannot per
init such conduct"
After she had put this letter aside
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
FOR cUPID's VICTIMS
AAgony Editor" Gives Advice but
Fails to Live Up to His
Own Principles.
BY II. M. EGRERT.

Miss Alice Kent. was the brightest
newspaper woman on any of the met
ropolitan dailies. Everybody admit
ted that. and besides, Mclaughlin,
who was on the copy desk, told her
that he had heard the city editor say
so. Perhaps he was prejudiced in her
favor, but his words came to her
spirit as balm and nectar at a period
when life seemed like black tunnel
stretching away and away until Miss
Mayhem came back.
1t was not that Miss Kent had be-
come distrustful of her powers, or
blase. No, there was q deeper rea-
son. Miss Agnes Mayhem, who gave
advice to distracted lovers in two
half-columns every afternoon, had
been called home to Ohio on account
of her mothers illness, and the worst
of 1t was that she had just got to the
bottom of her basket. Those lovers
who had, presumably, been waiting
through many dreary days to find the
answers which should solve their
own peculiar and unparalleled prob
lens, had all been answered.
I'm sorry, my DEAR Miss Mayhem
said to Miss Kent. She had grown SO
accustomed to the use of endear
ments to her newspaper correspond
ents that she used these forms of ad
dress in daily life also. +I'm sorry
my dear, but 1 guess you'll know
how to fix it. You'll find a bunch OF
forms to meet all ordinary cases in
the top 1eft-hand drawer. And if any
unusually delicate problem arises, use
your common sense or wait till / get
home. Goodbye, my dearest child
and if you need my help badly send
me a special delivery letter to Hicks
ville.'
That was why Miss Kent felt dis
consulate. She had been taken of
her reporters job and set to answer
ing the imbecilities of Cupid's vic
Tins She let the letters accumulate
and by the third day she had quite 6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Percheron Paid for Land.

The Missouri mules reputation for
taking premiums at worlds fairs and
paying off farm mortgages is rivaled
in the story of two Percheron mares
which played an important part in the
accumulation of more than 500 acres
of land for a thrifty German farmer
five miles west of Olathe. Twenty-six
years ago George Pretz was a young
man without any means. He pur-
chased a 3-year-old Percheron mare for
SIS, giving a one-year-note in payment.
A short time later he purchased an
other, a 2-year-old, for S55. Both
mares died recently, one at the age
of &c, the other 81.
Seven thousand dollars worth of
colts were sold from the two mares,
one of them being the mother of nine
teen, which sold at from $3.50 to 1888
each. The other raised eighteen colts,
which were sold at from 800 to $3.50
each. Pretz went in debt for forty
acres soon after he had purchased his
team and wagon and by hard work and
the sale of colts, soon paid for the land.
The next purchase was eighty acres
adjoining which was paid in the same
manner.
Then came an adjoining 100 acres
and later $50 acres, until PretZ owns
more than 500 acres, worth more than
800 per acre. The farm is well
stocked with Perchercns and mules.
cattle and hogs and yields good crops
of corn and wheat.
Mr.. Pretz uses horses for farm work
only, using his automobile when he
comes to town.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30

A wide valley of wonderful beauty
and productiveness, dotted here and
there with irrigation plants driven by
electricity from one central plant, Is
dream which may be realized in the
Arkansas valley in Western Kansas
Otto Theis, manager of the Midland
Water, Light & Ice company of Dodge,
a son of George Theis, jr., capitals. of
Wichita, is at the head of movement
which is being pushed by number of
large land owners, for an enterprise
of this kind. The men have been
working on the plan for several weeks.
A great pumping system along the
valley is not yet assured, but the pro-
moters have made some progress to-
ward it Mr.. Theis can obtain the
capital for the enterprise. He has
figured out plan by which current
can be supplied at such a low rate
that it can be used profitably for irri-
cation.
The dry weather this year and the
success of the men who have irrf-
gated on a smaller scale has attracted
attention of the men who own large
tracts in the valley. Last year Ford
county was second in the state in
wheat yield with over 100000 BUSH
els; this year the acreage averages
only six bushels. Last year there was
a large crop of corn, kafir and al
falfa. This year there is hardly any.
The dry weather is responsible; the
soil is good, but it needs the moisture
Other western counties have had the
same experience and the sharp con-
trast between the two years has pro-
duced many irrigation enthusiasts.
This identification scheme is prob
ably the largest enterprise financially
that has ever been planned in Western
Kansas. 1t would involve the invest
ment of a large amount of capital to
install expensive apparatus and it
would probably mean an increase of
200 per cent to 800 per cent in the
value of the valley lands. The men
who have investigated the scheme say
it can be carried out if the land own
ers desire it, They are not discour-
aged by the fact that the government
plant at Deerfield has just been shut
down.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Helm the Girl Students.

The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation is doing good work at the state
university 1t reaches the girl as soon
as she arrives in Lawrence. GIRLS
wearing Y w. badges meet each IN
coming train and help every girl who
has no friends or relatives in Law
renee to find suitable room which
has been approved by the faculty COM
mittee on rooms and boarding houses
Then they help her to enroll, get her
course of study planned and give her
any assistance necessary. From time
to time the Y. w. girls call on her and
help her to forget her loneliness. They
take her to church on Sunday; they
see that she is enrolled in at least one
Bible study or mission class duriag the
year. The Y. w. girls see that she
gets out socially. and meets people. So
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, standing as it does for the very
highest ideals, is the greatest help to
the girl from the moment she enters
Lawrence, not only to find a lodging
place, to help her enroll, to take her to
church, to make friendships which last
for a lifetime, but finally to keep her
in touch with the inspiration, so that
it cannot be lost to- her through the
rush and whirl of college life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
A Fair Despite Drouth.

The Mcpherson County Agricultural
and Fair Association at meeting the
other night decided unanimously to
continue the fair notwithstanding the
unusually dry conditions. 1t was
shown that a good program of racing
events, stock and dairy products could
be shown and exhibitions given of ina
proved methods of farming, of silos,
and feeding of stock that would be of
more practical value than the usual
exhibition of farm products. The ques-
ton as to the payment of premiums
was raised and settled by guarantee
on the part of the business men of
Mcpherson that every premium for
races and otherwise would be paid in
full. A bigger and better fair than
ever is promised.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Birds Carried Dynamite Can.

While playing on the walk in front
of his home in Independence, a boy
named Johnson was hit in the leg by
scraps of an exploding dynamite cap.
An investigation by the police showed
that the cap, along with a small bundle
of wire. had been carried into birds
nest over the walk while the birds
were building their home and, having
become 1oosened in some manner, wire
and cap fell to the walk, the cap ex-
ploding
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
A Quiet Land openIna.

Excepting a few disputes over diff
ferences in watches and rival claims
that will be settled later, a large
crowd of settlers swooped down upon
the 10000 acres of government land
in Hamilton county the other day, and
staked out their plats good-naturedly.
There was no signal for the run" as
is usually the custom at these open
ings, and the event was without spec
tacular features.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Park Hall at saIina Burned.

Fire recently destroyed the agricul-
tural hall in Oakda1e Fair park at
Salina- The loss is $4,000. 1t is be-
Heved the fire was of incendiary origin.
Brands were carried over the eastern
section of Saiina and because of the
drouth great apprehension was felt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
KANSAS HAPPENINGS
LATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE SUM-
FLOWER STATE.
ATCHIsON IN COURT AGAIN
City Wants Permission to Increase
Rate of Interest to Per Cent
and Offer Bonds Again
No Action by Court.

The city of Atchison presented to
the Kansas Supreme Court a PROPOSE
ton to pay off the $685. in bonds
issued thirty years ago. Some time
ago suit was brought in the supreme
court by eastern bondholderS to re-
quire the city to make a tax levy OF
sufficient amount to pay off the bond
ed debt. The Atchison officials had
tried to get the bondho1ders to accept
new bonds bearing 4 per cent interest,
the same rate as the old ones The
interest rate is higher now than thirty
years ago and the bondholderS wanted
their money.
Atchison would not pay so the court
was asked to order payment. The
court gave Atchison until August 70
to make some arrangement to meet
the bonds and the city officials mott
fed the court that they had offered
to exchange new bonds bearing 5 per
cent for the old ones or would sell
the bonds and pay cash to the bond
holders.
They also asked the court to pre-
vent the county treasurer from levy
ing the tax necessary to pay of the
defaulted bonds, as the new bona ar
rangement would be satisfactory TO
the bondholders and would save the
city a heavy tax rate that might cause
the removal of property from the city
No action was taken on the PROPOSE
ton by the court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
kinqman vored For Roads.

Kinmgan county is to have good
roads, the citizens having voted by
card for the county commissioners to
make q levy and designate county
thoroughfares. The commissioners
had refused to make levy for the
Improvement and the vote of the tax
payers was decided on
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Wxandotte Pioneer Dead.

Thomas ]. Barker, the first post
master of Wyandotte city, now Kansas
City, Kas, and one of the wealthiest
and most widely known citizens of
Wyandotte county, is dead at his
home, sos Quindaro boulevard, Kan
sas City, Kas. Mr.. Barker was nearly
IS years old.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Veteran of Civil War Dear.

John Wallace is dead at Columbus
at the age of "a He enlisted in an
Illinois volunteer infantry regiment in
April, 1861, and later was transferred
to a cavalry regiment and served un-
til August, 1865. He came to Kansas
in 1880.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Oldest Mail Clerk Dead.

Henry Ortman, 73 years old, oldest
mail clerk in point of service in Kan
sas, is dead at Leayenworth after a
lingering Illness Mr.. Ortman took his
first run forty-three years ago between
Kansas City and Ottawa He came to
Leayenworth fffty-five years ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30

Contracts have been let for a Car
negie library building at Wichita to
cost s54.349 without equipment Car
negie gave Wichita $4,000 to put up
a public library. The building was to
cost not more than 100000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
A EuII levy For Roads.

A 1-miil levy for a county road fund,
the maximum under the Kansas law
was fixed by the Geary county COM
missioners. Seventeen thousand dol
lars is the estimated amount that will
be raised by the levy
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
Corn Crop Not Total Loss.

The corn crop in Kansas is not a
total loss. Experts at the Kansas
State Agricultural college are telling
the farmers of the state that thu
stalks will make excellent silage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30
oIathe to Have New School

At a special meeting of the Olathe
school board the other night it was
decided to build a manual training
and domestic science building, ut
cost of $4,000 to $4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-30

together there with the proprietor and
the walters, who were standing round
and looking at them with smiles that
betrayed an admixture of impatie1ce.
So they went out and strolled through
a paradise of dirty streets until they
came to a clean little park. and they
sat down on a bench and their con-
versation became quite personal and
absorbing.
When at last Mclaughlin left Miss
Kent at the door of her apartment he
hesitated, and, as he looked back
over his shoulder at her. fumbling
with the key which somehow would
not fit the lock of the door, he sud-
denly came back again and took her
in his arms and kissed her
Miss Kent had often dreamed of
such a possibility and of the just rep
rimand that she would impose upon
the criminal who took such liberty.
1t had ranged all the way from box
on the ear. to a mild rebuke, according
to the way she happened to be feel
ing. But now, to her subsequent
amazement, all she did was to put
her arms round his neck and say:
20. Richard. 1 love you with all my
heart"
And then, grinning. out of it's cor
ner a shadowy remembrance crept
into fully fiedged life
20, Richard.' she cried Historically.
cant you do one thing for me? Ask
Mr.. Kemp to take me on the agony
column. 1 can't live up to Miss May
hew's principles
Copyright. 1919. BY w. G. Chapmana
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-11
The Rev. Hicks 1914 Almanac

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1914 Alma
nae is now ready and will be mailed
prepaid for only IS cents. Professor
Hicks fine magazine, Word and
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-11
Suit Withdrawn
Against Mackays

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Announce-
ment has been made by Arthur T..
Train, counsel for Mrs. Clarence
H. Mackay, that the action
ed in the supreme court by Mrs. Jo-
seph A. Blake. against Mrs. Macka!
for 81, 100000 for alleged alienation
of the affections of her husband, DIR.
Joseph A. Blake, has been dis
continued.
AT the time Mrs. Blake signed a
consent to the discontinuance of thi,
complaint the announcement read,
she executed an instrument re-
leasing Mrs. Mackay from all claims
of every description and character.
Not one cent has been paid or prom
ised to Mrs. Blake, either by Mrs.
Mackay or anyone acting for her, or
on or in her behalf for the discon-
| tinuance OF the law suit or the exc
| cution Of the release
Mr.. Train refused to make any fur
Their comment on the discontinuance
; of the suit, saying the statement was
self-explanatory . George Gordon
Battel, counsel for Mrs. Blake, said
he had absolutely nothing to say con
corning the statement issued by Mr..
Train.
Russell H. Londale, personal coun-
sci for Mrs. Blake, and a member OF
Mr.. Battel's law firm, later declared
that his client had received no mon
etary consideration and that none
had been promised to her, confirm
ing the statement made by MIR.
Train.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-11
Placering in the Main Street

Jack Donnelly, of Sacramento, who
has just arrived in Carson from the
southern end OF the state, states that
while in Manhattan he saw the clean
up from some placer work which is
being carried on on the main street
OF Manhattan, far above the place
where the old placers were worked.
He says that five days work Melted
the men who are operating the placer
$S62. Some of the gold recovered is
as large as the end of a mans little
FINGER.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-11
WEEDS Fair Divorce

The Brooklyn Eagle OF recen date
the marriage of the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sydny Lowell
of Brooklyn to Albert L. Groll. Mr..
Groll is a widely known artist and
came into artistic prominence through
his mastery portrayal of the Genes
on the deserts OF Arizona. The bride
was we'll known as Mrs. Patterson
members Of Carson's divorce colony.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-11-11
Personal Mention

4 Art Meyers We a cunning" today
and returned with his usual bag"
DR.. Yancey of Reno was among
the arrivals on the morning train.
Attorney J. NJ. Frame of Reno was
an arrival yesterday on legal bust
ness.
= Ray Robinson, who is playing the
mining game at Masonic, is a visitor
in Carson.
Superintendent Mortsalf of the In.
dian School, returned this morning
from a visit to Wabuska.
Mrs. Chas. Brennan was a passen-
gen for Minden this morning where
she went to visit with friends.
Mrs. Alma Willard, a former Car
son girl, is here from Ely, on a visit
TO her mother, Mrs. Thompson.
The condition OF William Horton,
who was stricken with apoplexy yes
terday, is reported considerably bet
ter today.
Father T. w. Horgan OF Sparks,
who has been in Carson as the guess
of Father Garland, left for his home
this morning.
Frank Lopez and Fred Cushing left
this morning for a short visit t. Alb
erdeen, Idaho, where they have prop
erty interests.
George Stahl, famous as one of the
Stahl brothers who took out an ;m-
mense fortune in the National mines,
wa an arrival in Carson this morn
ing.
Architect DeLonchant was abou,
the capitol grounds looking after the
work on the addition OF the capitol
extensions, for which he drew the
plans.
Edward Doyle and Ralph S. Kelly,
special agents of the government in
the prosecution of railroad suits, left
this morning for the eastern part of
the state.
Ollie Tenant returned this morn
ing from Reno, where he had been
paying off the employees of the Vir-
ginia and Truckce railroad residing
in that city.
Father Garland was a passenger
for Gardnerville this morning, where
this afternoon he held services at