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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
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A, l.. Morris, of Eugene, presumably
in good health when he started from
home to his work Monday, was found
dead in an allev lOur blocks from home,
that night. His death was due to heart
failure. He was a native Oregonian
and IS years I'D.
Amos II. Stanford, 81 years old, and
residing at Lebanon, secured license
at Albany, Tuesday, to marry his
brothers widow, Mrs. Maggie Sanford,
aged A.
Baker is urging the patronizing of
Baker S three cigar factories and its
brewery, to make " the blow of prohib-
itiOn fall as lightly as possible"
The school board of Baker played
roots on the taxpayers by holding the
annual school election without giving
any notice. Twenty-four persons were
privately notified, and they met and
voted a rs mills tax. This will yield
$4,000.
The Dallas Itemizer has just ceIe-
brated its forticth anniversary. 1t is
now under its eighth ownership, pub.
lished by Boyd & Bloom as lessees.
". .. Fiske, postmaster of Dallas, is
the present owner. 1t is one of the
very largest and newsest Of Oregon 5
many excellent weeklies,
Tillamook women have organized n
Civic league, of which the Herald
says: "While the object of the league
is civic improvement in its broadest
sense, it is also the intention to begin
a movement which it is hoped will
ultimately result in securing county
library and Carnegie building
Lebanon Express: While real es.
tate is considered very dull through
out The state, there are few new
people constantly coming to our town.
These strangers usually say that they
have heard good reports of this vi.
cinity before leaving the east, aud
before looking over the country have
a desire to see Lebanon.
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The Candy Business Men club has
been revived, after a lapse of several
months and the secretary has been
instructed to notify all members Of
the club that the organization has
taken on new life and henceforth will
be doing the things such an organi.
zatioN is expected to do. Improve.
ment Of the ferry across the Will
lamette river will be ore of the club 3
first tasks.
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That work Of practical charity
may be carried out in an unostenta-
tious way as an incident to pleas.
ant public school affair, it is proposed
at Hillsboro to promote public
Christmas tree. The Independent says
of it, "It gives all Of Hillsboro an
opportunity to be . good fellow and
bring happiness to many little hearts,
In the language Of the day, 90 to it.. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

look alive. Let your tale Of woe be
brief, look alive; deal in anything but
grief, look alive; il you are inclined
to roar, or to sulk abmt your store,
haste TO show yourself the door-lool,
alivel If you are II weary clerk, look
olivej poorly paid for heavy work, look
alivej blthely work and watch your
chance (you will nave itD to advance;
otherwise your name is Pance-look
alive. Act as though you liked youi
iob-look alivel Nc one profits by d
sob-look aliyel For the sore disgrunt
led lad, with face morosc aud sad
always finds the shedding bad--loo,
aliyel If alive, march with the crowd
look aliyel If you re dead 20 get q
shroud-look aliycl All the cheerful
boys are wise, and the ones with weep
ing eyes hardly ever win a priac-lool,
'alivel
i's:i is';ssiitss s!..E.s!! rg.s E.r,,, LhaeNMS5s.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
OLD FRIENDS

" Twas many, many years ago."
The Park Row Vet ran said,
"That | first saw that precious child
Of Mister Newlywed,
And Little Nemo--charming boy
Who still is In the game,
They re old enough to whiskers grow
Slill they look just the same,
Z" And Mrs. KatEeniammcr's Kids,
Who yet Der Captains goat
Have been for twenty years or more
Entitled to vote.
And Buster Brown should have gray
hair
And show the marks Of age.
Yet all do baby stunts Upon
The comic Sunday page.
Editor & Publisher,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

ul0r meeting December II. II win be
election Of officers aud will be quite
interesting,
Mrs Lizzie Smith, daughter Of Mira,
Mary How'd who has just undergone
very serious operation, is some better,
aud II the weather permits will be
moved from the sanatorium today to the
home or her mother ON state street.
Mr. and Mrs. Dclbcrt Mckenzie have
with them Mrs McKinzics parents
from the east, who are going to visit
Oregon for the winter.
Mt H. H. Martin has purchased
new registered Jersey bull, name French
General, from the John Girardue herd
near Turner
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY.

Washington, Dec. a. Secretary Of
state Bryan conferred this afternoon
with Charles NJ Schwob, owner Of the
Bethlehem Steel Works, as TO how far
Schwob may 70 Ia the manufacture Of
war material Bryan explained that
the state department had heard that
Schwab had obtained contracts abroad,
and he summoned Schwah TO inquire
whether the contracts would involve
American neutrality Bryan said he
had taken the matter under advisement
and would make no final decision for
several days,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
BOLD MEXICAN THIEF.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2.-Slipping into
the Emil lemansky iewclry company d
store here today while clerk was
showing tray Of rings to a customer,
an unidentified Mexican seized a hand.
ful Of rings and fled.
Pursued by clerks and customers, the
fugitive rau through a crowded block in
Main street. dashed into a doorway
aud up o flight Of stairs, and plunged
through second story window.
While his pursuers. who had been
joined by hundreds Of pedestrians, were
iammed In the stairway, the Mexican
vaulted fence and disappeared down
an alley
zemansky claimed the rings woro
worth several hundred dollars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

Emperor Joseph, of Austria who has not been heard
Of since the started is still holding down his ob ac
cordng to the story of William j. Shpeherd appearing in
yesterdays Capital Journal He tells of the aged emperor
emperor so that future generations may see just what the
ruler who applied the torch to the European bonfire look
ed like at the time
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

Considering what is happening over in Europe, it is
probably just as well that some American mllionaires
purchased few works of the old masters and brought
them to this side of the pond They would have been
destroyed had they remained in the old country, while
here they be nterned safely until after the war and
then the folks back there have epcas made of them
provided any of them have the price left.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

plOusti lOVh ullNtt !
even though your
trade be punk, so
you scarcely make a
punk spring n
cheerful line Of
bunk--look alivel
When a man comes
to your store, look
alive thus you II
sell a whole lot
more, look alivei
for the man who II
spend n bone, has
some troubles of his
own, and you bore
him with your grunn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

North Yakima comes to the front with the most grew
some story of the year 1t surely was dramatic scene
when Frank Lenz stood by the side of the open grave into
which his fathers body had just been lowered and told the
honorstricken assamblage that he had murdered him.
Then in detail he told the story of the crime how he had
struck his father over e head with an iron stake and with
MS brothers assistance dragged him into the barn. where
when he showed signs of returning consciousness he de-
iberatey placed shotgun the old mans heart and
pulled the trigger 1t would from this that the limit
in the way of murder had been reached it in the
spectacular character of its being made public
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

1t would seem from the dispatches that not only is ia
Dan not hunting war; but doing her best keep out of
It, Her taking part in the attack Kiao Chau forced
IN her and she draws the line against going further Not
only this but she is preparing to turn the little is
lands she took possession Of in the Pacific to China just
rs she promised to do
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
Look Alive

II you re selling shredded cheese
look alive; thus your customers you II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

Jerome K Jerome has made the statement that "Ame-
leans are becoming insane about humor" He must have
been reading some of his stuff that Americans used
to consider humor and tried to laugh at.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03

Mon who gamble pick their own
pockets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
WILL SALEM BE LEFT OUT?

WILL SALEM BE LEFT OUT?
Announcement that 5000 tons of foodstuffs will be
sent from Portland Seattle and Tacoma made yester
day by Samuel H chairman of the committee appointed
by Governor West to take charge of Belgian relief funds
Mr. Hill says ship has been secured and that its name
and sailing date will be made known This is indeed
welcome news to all who sympathze with the brave Bel
gans who have lost country, homes and everything in
war not of their seeking. The unfortunate situation of
their country between two of the warning nations brought
lndeScrbabe disaster upon them, and every generous
American feels that he would like to relieve their distress
far possible 1t is too bad that no effort has been
made in Salem to gather contributions to this cause which
may well be called "Hoy."
There many here not only willing to give in this
behalf but really anxious to do so and if no charitable
institution church will take charge of it, the mayor
should name some or have some arrangement made
where contributions could be left The little town Of Dub
in in one of the New England states, though having
population Of but six hundred gave S2800 to the Red
Cross and other relief measures. At this rate, Salem
would give nearly 100000 Salem owes it to herself not
to be nrepresented in this noble giving 1t is not simply
charity but duty owe to humanity and the world
Who will take charge of the matter at once?
That casspO of scary Americans who scent war with
Japan every time they smell tea almost pancky as
those Canadians who fear raid Of German-Amercans
from this side of the border The Germans in America
are aWabdng and the very best Of citizens They would
think of doing anything that would violate the
neutrality Of this country than they would of joining the
enemies of the Fatherand Whether the Germans are
right wrong in their fight in Europe is something that
we as Americans not called upon to judge That will
be for the future to disclose when the anger and bitter
have passed away and the historian has to all
the facts But citizens it be said nation sends
better men to America than Germany. Sturdy, sef-re
ant and manly the German is good citizen of any
try, whether is the land of his birth of his adoption
Henty D. White, former American ambassador to
France yesterday told President Wilson there was use
in undertaking to make peace in Europe because none of
The Warng nations had yet felt that their had
been drained and that until this stage was reached moth
ing could be done toward peace This is true and yet the
drain must begin to TELL even on the richest of them 1t
looks much like gambling game where no one wants to
quit and WON'T until someone goes broke 1t is dead
certainty that of the players stacks of chips in the
way of men, must sometime be exhausted and the same
may be said of the money If this is the correct version
the winner will be the who play his cards closest
to his breast and stay the longest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-03
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal
THE ROUNDUP

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Four Fires Cause
Intense Suffering
InFreezingWeather.

New York, Jan. 14.-Four fires in
rapid succession in widely separated
parts of the city, caused intense suf-
fering to nearly 1000 tenants while the
temperature hovered around zero. The
first blaze, in Bowery lodging house,
drove 19C shivering derelicts from that
structure, 400 from a lodging house
adjoining, and '2S families from tene-
ments nearby.
Half an hour later $50 men, women
and children We're forced into the Icy
streets from the Glendenning, an
apartment hotel in Harlem. Before
this was extinguished Is families were
routed from a burning five-story
apartment house at 65th street and
Columbus avenue. While the blaze
was in progress fire attacked lower
East Side tenement, driving 300 to the
streets. In none of the fires was any
one seriously injured Firemen sufer-
ed keenly from the cold
Captain A. j. Ballaban, owner and
skipper of the tug Robert White, and
the five men in his crew, were thrown
into the Hudson when they were run
down by the ferryboat Suffern OF the
Erie Railroad. All were rescued, hair
dead from immersion in the freezing
water.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
CREW OF SCHR.
CRETA IS SAFE.
Tug Nemasket Rescues Men
Off Dismasted Vessel Aft
er Battle with Seas and
Cold---Greta Supposed to
Have Sunk.

yfneyard Haven, Mass, Jan. 1A-Cap-
tain c. A. Berriman of st. John, n. b.,
and all the members of the crew OF the
British schooner Greta were brought TO
this port today on board the tug Nemas-
ket. which took them off their dismantled
vessel. The Greta is supposed to nave
sunk
The crew of the Greta in addition TO
the CAPTAIN consisted of the mate. FREQ
Shurgood of Cape Breton. and Seameh
John Olsson of Sweden. Albert Johannes
sen of Norway. Frank soderstromo l
Finland. Charles Hensen of Denmark.
The Greta, bound from South Ameoy
for ST. John. N B., left this port Mon
day morning. When east of Cross hips
her fore rigging was carried away IN
heavy squall. the foremast breaking OH
90 feet from the deck. About L. M.
that day the tug Nemasket, towing two
barees. came up and in response TO the
schooner's distress signals took up the
captain and crew. The Greta was uh-
manageable as her main rigging was
heavily iced and her steering gear out OF
commission.
II was a difficult job for the Nemas-
ket to get her barges into this port
Once her steering gear was disabled In
a heavy sea and she had to maze tenn
porary repairs and again while at an
chor off Great Point, Nantucket, her
windlass was torn out.
The Greta was owned by Charles Pow
ell of Dalhousie, \. B.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
If Back Hurts, Use
Salts for Kidneys,
Eat Less Meat If kidneys Feel Like
Lead or Bladder Bothers.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing oecasioIhI
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region. get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in glass OF
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and Is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
traIizes the acids in the urine so 1t no
longer irritates. thus ending bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpehsivej
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kids
neys clean. thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney troubles
while it Is only trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Would Employ State
Prisoners OnR Roads.

Portland Me-, Jan. IA resolution
in road building was adopted Tuesday
at the annual meeting of the Maine
Prison Association. The resolution was
then forwarded to the Maine Automo-
bile Association. at whose request an
opinion was expressed on the matter.
The Prison Association also voted to
urge the next Legislature to pass
measures establishing a reformatory
for women and a juvenile court. A Wig
orous campaign in favor of these pro-
posed institutions will be waged dur
ing the year.
The following officers, all of Portland,
were elected: President, Francis H.
Hitler: vice president, George Wa
Grover; treasurer George E. Fogg;
secretary. Philip G.. Clifford; executive
committee, Edwin P. Wentworth, Phil
ip G. Clifford, George E. Fogg, ey
Ashley D. Leavitt, Mrs. John Howard
Hill.
The report of the secretary showed
there are 225 members of the associa-
ton. every section of the State being
represented. Tuesday evening a public
mass meeting was held, at which Ed
win P. Wentworth spoke on the work
of the association, Judge John F. A.
Merrill on the probation system, and
George E. F'ogg on the country farms.
Judge Merrill Of the municipal court
Of Portland has had much to do with
the practical part of the system of
probation for those who are arrested
for intoxication. He told of instances
in his personal and official knowledge
where the probation officers not only
saved money for the county. but helped
those whe Mere placed in his charge
to reform. He believed that the sys-
ing
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
TO KEEP SKIN HEALTHY,
YOUTHFUL, WRlNkLELESS

Now that the social season is here, be
especially careful to keep your skin in
fine condition. You know how conspic-
uous complexion defects. appear under
the bright light of the drawing or ball
room. Also how very evident are some
makeups when similarly illuminated.
have myself discarded cosmetics entirely,
using, a process which gives far better re-
suits, and which leaves no trace on the
skin. At night l smear on a thin coat
of ordinary nercolized wax, washing it
off next morning. This gradually abb
serbs the devitalized particles of surface
skin; just as gradually the more youth
full skin beneath comes forth. provid,
ing a complexion as clear, smooth aTp
deiicateIy tinted as a young girls. Get
an ounce of mercolzed wax at your
druggists and try this remarkable treat
ment.
the finer lines are not easily concealed
in a brilliantly lighted room. You can
quickly oblterate these .hateIni ,.,ns marRs Ks
powdered saxolite, o. ,o,,d dissolved fsds won' N
Ionk' sticky. as after using pastes.-Aunt
sally in Womans Realm.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
100000 LOSS BY FIRE
IN MANUFACTURING BLDG.
--45OO PERSONS ARE IDLE.

Providence, r. l., Jan. IA loss of
about 100000 was caused today by a
fire in the Manufacturers Building, a
large seven-story brick structure occu-
pied by about 80 manufacturing jew
elers and located at Sabin, Mason and
Aborn streets. The fire started before
any of the tenants and operatives had
arrived and burned about four hours
before it was extinguished.
1t is believed that the fire started in
the shop of the Reliance Manufactur-
ing Co. on the sixth floor and while
the flames only reached the fifth, sixth
and seventh floors. practically all of
the other establishments We're con-
siderably damaged by smoke and
water. The loss on the building was
not great but the damage to the jew
elers was heavy because of the ex-
pensive material and machinery.
The building is owned by the Man
ufacturers Building Co., a corporation
of which John It. Mcguire of Paw
tucket is president.
Nearly 4500 persons were employed
in the building and most of them are
thrown out of work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

a letter to Secretary of Commerce
Redfield, a Brooklyn manufacturer,
who has gone up and down the land
preaching efficiency" And in this let
ter Mr.. Humphrey cited Secretary
Redfields promise to conduct investi-
cations as soon as anything was start
ed and he also cited President Wilson S
promise to build a gibbet and hang high
as haman anyone who dared to use ma
chinery to start a panic. After citing
several kindred statements from DEM
oerats Mr.. Humphrey alluded to the
1874 shingle mills and 33 lumber mills
thot have recently closed in Washing
ton state, and he added.
"The people of the State Of Wash
ington and the entire country wish
you to Immediately ascertain the facts
so that Congress may know, and if an
injustice has been done to this great
industry, if you consider it legiti-
mate one, that the Democratic Party
may correct this injustice as Mr.. I'm
derwood promised. Let the country
know whether these mill owners have
closed their mills, lost their money,
and driven their men into idleness for
the purpose of embarrassing the ad-
ministration. Let US know whether
they are fit to adorn a structure of the
character So wildly and so amiabIy
described by the President in his
speech to the Southern Society.
"The people engaged in the lumber
and shingle industry have expert
enced tho competition with the rest of
the world that the President desired
They have had both their wits and
their appettes sharpened.
"The closing of these mills has
forced thousands of men into idlenesa
The whole country is anxious to know
the cause. Again the shadow of the
soup house fall across the weary path
of the unemployed.
"As days and months must eIapse
before you can complete your nvest-
cation and relief be given, even if you
find that these men are entitled to
such relief, instead of being executed
by public opinion, suggest that in
the meantime you send to these thou
sands of men out of work and without
money scholarly and dramatically
perfect essay on the new fredom,' or
learned lyric on efficiency During
the starvation period through which
these men must pass, these classic
contributions will no doubt prove a
satisfactory substitute for bread.
THE Democratic Party has re-
peatedly promised the people that if
the mills and factories closed follow
ing the enactment of the new tariff
law that your department would in
vestigate and give to the country the
real reasons for such action. The
| mills and factories have closed and
thousands of men are out of employ
nent. 1t is charged by those who
have closed these mills and factories
that the present tariff law is largely
reasonable therefor. have placed
before you exact and specific infor-
nation of this character. Will YOU
redeem the promises that the Demo-
cratic party has nader"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
TRAGEDY ELIMINATING
FROM TURKISH INTRIGUE.

Paris, Jan. IA double tragedy
connected with Turkish political in
trigue was enacted today at the Paris
residence of General Mehmed Cherif
Pasha. one of the chiefs of the radi-
cal Turkish party.
A strange Turk called to see the
Ottoman politician and was refused
admission by the valet, Ismael Hak-
ki, whom he Immediately shot dead
Cherif Pasha's son-in-law, Sail
Bey, hearing the pistol, ran into the
corridor, where he shot and killed the
assassin.
The Pasha has been the object Of
numerous threats, which he says
emanate from the adherents Of the
Young Turks.
Cherif is the editor. of a newspaper
published here in the. interests of con-
stitutionalism in Turkey, and he also
directs a widespread agitation in Tur-
key.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
CHICAGO LAWYER SHOOTS
AND KILLS HIMSELF

Chicago, Jan. H-1saac NJ. Jordan,
lawyer, son-in-law or former United
States District Judge Peter S. Grosscup.
shot and killed himself in the Palmer
House today.
Jordan is thought to have taken poison
before shooting himself. He left a letter
addressed to W. H. Clark, also lawyer,
reading:
Forgive my weakness. Good bye.
Jordan was married TO Miss Katherine
Grosscup in 1908 She obtained a divorce
from him. in March, 1918.
Jordan was a member of the law firm
of Heyman Walker & Jordan. Alexan-
der H. Heynan said he believed Jordans
act was the result of despondency over
his divorce