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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19
Difficult to Tell Which Is Being Dis
cussed Nowadays by Ladies of
Fashionable Garb.
FLAT CIRCLET OF SKUNK
SETS OFF FOREHEAD NICELY
Then There Are Adorable Pink or Blue
Crepe de Chine Neglgees for
Use on Occasions,
BY MARGARET MASON.
Written for the United Press. }

written for the United Pless.)
Belinda s gown is oyster white,
And biscuit hued her coat,
With touches of tomato red
About the sleeves and throat.
Her hats Of cafe aulait plush,
Whence claret feathers float.
She looks the latest style and sounds
Just like table 'hote
New York Jan. 19,-Nowadays it is
hard to tell from the conversation
whether modists and dressmakers are
talking about the French dressing on a
salad or French dressing on a lady.
Culinary art and sartorial art are in.
deed akin and raspberry confection
on fashion plate is quite as delectable
as one on dessert plate. There seems
to be perfect passion for all the light
edible tones of oyster, biscuit, cham
pagne, cafe au lait and cream for street
costumes. Combined with dark fur they
truly stunning and decided relief
from the dark toned blue, brown and
black street suits to which we have been
so long addicted.
A lovely biscuit duvetyn trimmed in
skunk has four-inch band Of skunk
midway of the skirt to simulate tunic
and another four.inch band around the
hem. A wide girdle Of old blue MORE
ribbon eight inches wide finishes in
the back like japanese obi and gives
a smart square effect to the figure.
The coat hangs in loose sack from
the shoulders III back to we'll below tho
hips. In front it is cut short almost to
the bust and buttoned on the side with
four square old blue buttons The col
lar and the cuffs OF the sleeves are Of
skunk. A pale blue combined with
fitch, and delicate pink duvetyn with
sealssin while not so gastronomically
named certainly looks good enough to
eat.
This craze for delicate shades will
no doubt bring joy to the dry cleaners ,
heart and much gold to his Golfer The
vivid shades that the futurists brought
forth nave faded quite away and in.
deed the only bright hue which has the
sartorial sanction for smart street wear
is red in every and any conceivable
shade-cherry, beet, tomato, raspberry,
strawberry and wine to suit your taste
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BUSINESS MAN DISCUSSES
FIRE DEPARTMENT SITUATION


Editor Capital Journal; Permit me
space to say a few words on the ques-
tion which, at the present time, is one
of most vital concern to the business
men and property of Salem.
Viewed from the outside, confess
/ am unable to understand what motive
or impulse induced the city council to
Oust Mark Savage from the fire depart
ment. fully believe that voice the
sentiment of ninety-five per cent of the
citizens of Salem, when l assert that
this council was expected, if it made
any change at all, to improve condi.
tions in the city departments, not make
them worse, In other words, the people
looked to them to live up to their prom.
ises to take a step forward, not back.
ward
If the reports one hears are true
(and they are not denied by the ones
accused) this council has gone all OF
its predecessors one better in entering
into secret deals and trades in par
ceiling out the city offices, and the tax
payers are left to hold the sacks.
feel safe in asserting that this is the
invariable result when we find candi
dates for office going around proclaim
ing their virtues, with chests swelleJ
out like pouter pigeons.
Statistics show that during the yeal
1913, the Salem fire department. re
sponded to approximately 100 calls
with a total loss of between $4,000
and $1,000 Truly a remarkable rec
ord, and so far as l have been able II
ascertain, one not approached by an,
city Of similar size in the United States
! will just call your attention to th'
fires at The Toggery, COoper's Saloon
the Jap restaurant, Owl Rooming house
Fendrich s meat market, and Cross
meat market Every one was confine,
to its place of origin, despite the fac
that some of them. started in regula
fire.traps and had good start whei
the fire boys arrived. The Cross mar
ket fire was a particularly bad fire t.
fight on account Of the ammonia fume
from the refrigerator plant.
In the fact Of this record and tn
undisputed fact that the Salem fire de
partment was in its best condition i
its history, the city council, in viola
tion of the wishes Of the people an
what was expected Of it, turned dow
the man who was primarily responsible
for such fine record. Not one o
those who voted to oust Mr.. Savage ca
gve.a valid reason for so doing
this sample Of what we may expet
of this eouncili viii the people
Salem condone this betrayal Of the
interestsf
PROPERTY OWNER,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19
PROPERTY OWNER.
SAYS MARK SAVAGE SHOULD
RE CHIEF OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Editor Capital journal: There is a
time when to criticise a king was a
dangerous pastice lest some bird carry
tine news to the royal ear, to the conse.
uAnt misfortune Of the critic. AT a
.tdr date, legislators and even coun.
linen usurped the royal prerogatiye,
nd to such an extent that It were
My an Anticipated fool who would
uestiou their motives or impugn their
uteg1ty in anything pertaining to the
acred functions Of their office. suf.
icient for the common peepul' that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19

If you want to be a vision of lovli-
ness when your own particular tired
business man comes home for n late
dinner slip into one Of these adorable
pink or blue crepe de chine negligees
outlined in swansdown with cap and
ribbon slippers edged in the same snowy
fluff. Don't forget a fleeting glimpse
Of lace edged crepe do chine petit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19

of San Francisco, died at st. Mary's
hospital today, aged rs, Of gradual
breakdown due to advancing age and
decades Of hard work. Father Prender-
CAST came as missionary to California
in 1859.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19
PIONEER PRIEST DIED.

San Francisco, Jan, l9,-The Right
Rev. j. ]. Predergast, one Of the best
known clergmen in the state, for SO
years a priest and for 80 of them vicar
general of the Roman Catholic diocese
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19

Dave Richtie, of Gervais, was in the
city today on business. Mr.. Riehtie
recently purchased the Lewis farm 10.
Gated three miles cast Of the town Of
Geryaiv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-19
To Cure A Cold IN Ono Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money " Il
falls TO cure. E W. GROVES sigma
ture is ON each box, 25c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

arrest. and civil action can seldom be brought
successfully. as in other cases, The Legal Aid
Society is seeking way out.
For the present, also, the law affords no rem
edy 10 those who do business with credit
clothing companies" The policy of these COM
panes is to sell clothing on the instalment plan
invariably a poor quality OF clothing, for
r,pich an outrageous sum is demanded-snd
H. /, TO inveigle relative or friend OF the pur-
chaser into signing his name as guarantor. II
the purchaser defaults for day in the pay
ment of a single instalment the company I'M
mediatey gives notice to the employer OF the
gusrantor, claiming an assignment OF the en-
ployes salary.
The employee of course. has not known the
nature OF the paper that he signed; he is in
formed, for example, that he is vouching for
the good character Of the purchaser. The
guarantor frequently loses his position as
result. and is even more frequently compelled
10 pay the balance due the company, and some
times costs and attorneys fees as well. The
procedure, furthermore. is legitimate The
Legal Aid Society. however, has been able 70
compromise a. number OF the cases upon term
favorable to its clients, and in some instances
where fraud was involved, has successfully re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
ISoVT ms 7nzx NE Geow RECKLESS

and doves Of peace dolls houses and toy steam
engines, were less than dust
Kitchener's men had nit the target; Jofre's
strategy killed em quickly the Marine.
But where will the Kaiser, and Kitchener and
Joffre and General RotteneggOtsky be on Christ
mas Morning?
Defeated that's what.
The rat-a-tat-tat Of the Christmas drums will
make those fellows feel pretty cheap. No one
will be thinking Of them Christmas Morning
Christmas Morning everybody will want to be
happy, and a lot of people are already happy just
getting ready for Christmas Morning.
The other afternoon little Arthur, who is half
after five, called at our house at that o'clock, and
we had talk about Christmas. The only possible
way for you to get in touch with The Big Idea
if you would become part of it and get some real
information concerning it, is to interview some
young person who has the straight stuff.
The wind was blowing outside-was almost
blowing the trees down. Arthur got on my lap
and we saw the boats going up and down the Hud-
son River, back and forth, he put it which was
indeed exactly what they were doing
One was all white, and the whistle hollered
when we were talking about Santa Claus. The
boats were whstling all the time like anything,
and the wind was whistling and some lights were
lit on the river ana lou OF pOaIS were III, anu
Arthur talked about what he wanted to get on
Christmas.
"If you get me anything" he said, in that way
he has which gets him anything he wants, give
me a cowboy suit and sword and flag, and b. b.
gun. or an Indian suit, or a little play auto, or
a bicycle, or some 1ectric trains if you can
leetric trains don't cost so much-do they or a
bugle and drum
Saving the hest for the last, as is natural with
BOYS, old ard young, little Arthur wants drum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

sisted the enforcement of any part Of the obi
CATION
The dealers have observation-disclosures for
felonies had something to do with the repent
ance-and are now willing that the custom
ers should select what they want and stay
right with it until it is deposited in their
homes In each of the stores the Legal Aid
Society has installed a representative, who
is acting as referee between clients and COM
pany officials Nearly two thousand have Sc
lected what they want and are satisfied, and
the rest will be given an opportunity to do so.
The Legal Aid Society is acting as counsel for
the entire $4,000.
1t is fitting to close with the biggest case
that ever was brought to the society's atten-
ton II was heralded by telegral from
Western city announcing that woman was
speeding East with all possible haste to con-
suit the society on the question OF recover
ing a gigantic amount of money. The story
she told on her arrival confirmed it. She
claimed that the City of New York .-ad de-
fraude' her of the property on which the City
Hall was erected. Not only that, she said,
but dozen other pieces in the immediate
vicinity belonged TO her. The value OF the
property ran into the millions
The only thing that Mr.. MCGEE had for
gotten was the name OF the asylum in which
she is at present confined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
By EARL y. FINDLEI.

TVHE Big Idea?
Something on which too nUny words
nave been wasted We cannoy take val
- liable space to go into the many ridicu-
lous claims that have been put forward by those
who pretend to have identified The Big Idea.
Wronc--all wrong
The Big Idea is Santa Claus.
His posjtion is assured and well defined
He has no equal, no rival envier.
There is no higher position for him to aspire to;
hence he is always his genial self; his chuekle
IS spontaneous and unaffected
lie is the Only Idea worth considering for
minute. Kings and Dukes and Princes have gone
to pot Each is trying to be master-spirit in war.
Santa Claus would make one Of the poorest
soldiers that ever put on a uniform. He knows
H. Napoleon never doubted it. He said: "Only
bad men make good soldiers" But Santa Claus
hag other use for his strength, his courage his
activity. his endurance. Cesar gives way TO Cap
tain Jinks of the Horse Marines, but Santa Claus
IS succeeded by no one but himself.
The world never needed his presence more than
now And he is on his way.
lie is not one to complain, but ne has been hay-
ing hard time of it lately.
Imagine his surprise when instead of the beat
ing of his toy drum there fell on his ears the
Rang, Bang! Bang-the horrible booming OF the
guns of
Right around the dear old chap fell black.
ugly nurderous, shrieking, screaming, shower OF
bullets instead of the gently caressing fairy snow
fakes to which he is accustomed.
A Kissing smoking she'll, fash, and there
disappeared forever one Of his centuries-old toy
factories.
It made the heart of the Kaiser bleed.
Boom! again and az one fell swOOp NOah's arks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
The Christmas Spirit.

We have no quarrel with
those who advocate the dis
semination of the Christmas
spirit at this season and
none with those who prac-
tice generosity and a kindly
feeling towards their shar-
ers of this worlds j. and s.,
which includes all their fell
low beings.
We have not, we repeat,
anything against something
that makes people better for
even a day or a week.
But-and this is the point
we wish to accentuate-why
limit the Christmas spirit TO
a day or a week? Why not
have a little of it to use on
a day like the 7th of April
or the 18th of Sept, to take
a couple of dates at ran
dom? Why not-inasmuch
as you always feel so good
when you are bestowing
cheer and gifts at Christ
mas-do a little or a lot of
it all through the year?
The Christmas spirit is a
great thing. Let us make it
a permanent institution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

cept some excerpts from the
opera that Frank Tinney used
to do in his vaudeville act.
only those parts have been
cut out since then by a wise
management refusing to COM
pete with so popular a black
face comedian, but even in its
present version the opera is
still charming, picturing the
manners and customs of the
religious Italians with the
dome of St. Peter in the rear,
and many attractive scenes of
supper being eaten, people
going to church. horrors OF
the torture chamber and exc
cution at sunrise.
We will admit the plot of
ala Tosca" is one of the most
mixed up we have ever lis
tened TO, first this Angelotti
that has been in jail for
something we never found out
what, and then Baron Scarpia,
the stern but good-looking
district attorney who is i'm
love with Tosca but she
would rather marry a penni-
less man because he is work
ing steadily at the painting
trade, and when Scarpia has
her to supper after the thea
IRE and proposes TO her, in
spite OF all the advantages of
the match she refuses him so
he takes il out on the painter,
which is generally the way
with the poor workingman. It
was funny, though, how Tosca
having gracefully killed Scar
pia and her favored swain
being shot right on the stage
she seemed TO expect him TO
come to life again which not
being a cat he could not nat
urally do whereupon she fool
ishly jumped off the roof and
might have gotten badly hurt
only nobody waited to see
the end of the opera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

BROOKLYN BITS.
v--"----

Well, we suppose all our G.
RS have perused our Xmas
verse in another part of the
paper this wk. II is pretty
good, we think.
We hear as how that city
Official we are threatening 10
expose if re don't resign by
Jan. lst is considering trying
20 bride ye cor. not TO expose
him. Well. if this toothache
Keeps up we expect to have a
dentists bill TO pay g. no
raise is in prospect GO OF
heavy expenses, Editor Adams
says, e Of the war, because
81 which Golfers & CO Cvx-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Hudson's river bank at
Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
Our congratulations to
Nassar are on their new
president, Henry Noble
MacCracken. If we had a
daughter we don't know
anybody we would rather
have president of a college
we were going to send her
10 than DR.. MacCracken.
He has a sound knowledge
Of literature, THE GA
ZETTE being his favorite
newspaper, and fine broad
sympathy. THE GAZETTE
hopes he will have no
trouble in disposing of his
new house at Northampton
and congratulates Vassar
again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

tis's Phils. paper are buying
so much war stuff that they
are not advt.'ing in THE GA
ZETTE any more, like they
did once.
Eddie Hungerford Of here is
author of an anonymous story
in the Nov. & Dec. l.. Fl. US,
only Eddie says don't tell
which story IT is. so we don't.
Eddie, tho you spoiled an ex-
elusive beat for THE GA
ZETTE.
We hear Dave sullivan, one
OF our village ex-bank-presi-
dents, is pretty sick up Ossin-
ing way. You don't feel any
worse than our toothsche
does, Dave.
SCISSORS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
| Xmas Is bue|

Mote poem written exclusively The
Gotham Weekly Gazette but magazine ii II
undue credit is given the author1
Xmas is with us, with us once again.
The merry, merry, merry, merry 4uletide.
AT home when open presents on the 18th
1t is more FUN than mule-ride
AT Coney Island . All is mirth
The ground is white with snow. or maybe green.
We will not have another Xmas with us again until
1915.
SCISSORS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Nassar's Gain.

1t seems like as if we
are always congratulating
someone. Last wk. il was
Mr.. Whitman and this wk.
1t Is Vassar College, the
well-known institution Of
learning situated near the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Mrs. Charles ). Whit
man was an Albany visitor
one day last week, being
the guest of Mrs. Martin
Glynn. Mrs. Glynn showed
Mrs. Whitman all around
. g executive mansion
which the latter will occu-
Ply beg. Jan. ! she being the
wife OF the gov.-elect
whom w. 4. Orr is goin
to be secretary to as an
nounced in last weeks Ga
ZETTE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Mrs. Henry Burden OF
Casnovia, y. V, which is
where Crosby Gaige is
from too is in town for a
few weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Irv Cobb has got a new
English walking afternoon
suit which looks mighty
good on him. Irv looks all
right in it too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

the pangs Of doubt and hope OF their own child
hood are rallying to rollcall in the only army
on earth worth the powder to blow it up.
The Night Before Christmas! Oh, the joy Of
boyhood and Christmas Eve.
We did not live in apartments there
When the talk turned to Santa Claus and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Millions Of boys want drum Christmas
Morning.
1t is an uncommon boy who at some time in his
life is not hit by dawning consciousness that
further existence minus personally controlled
snare drum would be barren thing
Andrew Carnegie has spent -S10,000,000 to put
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

the drum out of business For results CEN
sored dispatches daily.
Walk through the stores in your thriving city,
and inspect the melting stacks of the alluring
instruments of percussion they are attacked
by able-bodied men. The little chaps at home
yearn for drums. Determined men, living again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
LA Tosca''
Rendered
Puccini's Tasty Opera
Given at the Metro
pOlitan Opera House.
BY SIG.

BY SIG.
Even though this opera, ia
Tosca," by G. Puccini, has
been running for some time at
the Metrop. o. House, till last
week we had not as yet had
any chance so far to see it, ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Jack Anderson the
worlds best foreman OF a
composing room was TO the
theatre Tues. night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Well it certainly looks
like a White Xmas, like we
have been saying.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Og Armour shipped two
carloads of prime beeves
here Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Bill Orr was dinnered
last night by ye ed and
many others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

G. Herbert Daley OF
Staten Island who has been
on the ailing list is all o. K.
again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Brock Pemberton was
around shopping all last
week purchasing gifts for
his many friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

VIM. c. Freeman has ac-
cepted a position working
for II. L. Stoddard Of here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
ADVERTIS EN- ENTS

"PolY6Ahy" best drama and cen.
psny IN town tsmouor MOVES 10 PtRK
THEATRE. cslumtgs cLsi1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

Mrs. lnez Haynes Gill
more tie W. K. author. ten
nis-player etc. is back in
Gotham after several
months in California, the
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LOCAL NEWS


Ed Davis o. here was on
jury duty last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20

well-known climatic condi-
ton.
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Continued from sixth page.
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the windows houses both sides Of the rid
died with bullets Windows broken up to the fifth Aoor
In had the bombs fallen few seconds earlier each
would struck carrying sixty Another
bomb fell in Avenue du Tocadero, where number Of
show marks of the explosion.
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ANTWERP MUST PAY
FOR RESISTANCE
Continued from pase I

by issuing stringent rules OF behavior with the death pena
worse these rules The Germans lost heavily IN taking
city Already OF forty have been sent back
wounded Belgian lieutenant the
Rosendaa England too late but even
had would have been unable TO save the town NO
the German save perhaps Jew
the eastern frontier ot France
The final bombarmcn 1t lasted FIVE hours and ended at
noon ON Friday The down without They wrought
The Belgian
powerless against artillery They utterly ouad
could not be their exact
hand the Germans knew course the
and exactly where TO drop their
the most havoc Their captive balloons
went No regularly signaed the the precise points the de-
fences shells effective SO heavy was the German she'll
that the of forts dare not leave the shelter
Of the easements meeting death The firing ceased
and the made the u to escape
nothing but broken of concrete dis
cupolas Two the forts had in TACT already
giving to the town but the defenders OF
that the had been surrendered but when
thew arrived ev the had already been
,rv ~ the nohwad the bridge
the Holland had
off pursued with artillery Once the
orsbe az far the northern forts In their fight
the those which
had NOT been seriously Orders destroy
the out of commission Bridges
were DESTROYED that surrounded these