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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
HENRY cLEW's WEEKLY
FINANCIAL LETTER

New York, Aug. l9.-This country is
rapidly settling down to a war basis.
The initial shock to business has been
safely passed without grave disaster on
this side, and as a people we are now
gradually resuming such activities as
can and must be carried on in spite of
the war. The strong efforts to steady
the general situation emanating from
leaders in the business world are hav-
ing their beneficient effect Courage,
consideration and cooperation are
working wonders in restoring or read
justing trade movements. The most
important relief thus far obtained is
the announcement that Great Britain
has been able to reopen Transatlantic
communication, with the prospect that
other avenues of sea transport may
soon be reasonably safe for commerce.
We will shortly be able to ship our sur
plus wheat and cotton, for which we
need the proceeds quite as much as
Europe will need the products. There
has also been considerable relief in the
foreign exchange situation, although
that branch of commerce is still badly
demoralized. The establishment OF the
moratorium abroad leaves international
ansactions in a state of deplorable
confusion; but these are the exigencies
Of war and must be faced as best taey
ran for some time to come. Financial
London has partially recovered it's
equilibrium, and the reduction of the
Bank of England rate is decidedly
reassuring symptom. Its action also in
opening credit agency at Ottawa will
be materially aelpful both here and
abroad. The resumption of the London
Stock Exchange for business, however,
is remote; the impossibility Of closing
up transactions with many of the prin-
cipal centers of Europe being prob
lem OF the most serious character.
There is no immediate prospect of
opening the New York Stock Exchange,
but much relief will result from the
appointment Of the committee of five
to pass on the buying of securities for
cash at not less than the closing prices
of July 30th. This will allow the com
pletion Of many legitimate contracts,
and will prevent any decentralization in
security values through excessive trad
ing Practically it means that this
market will be sustained at about the
last prices Of the both Of july when
the New York Exchange closed. Ex-
tensive efforts nave been made to safe
guard the money situation, and our
bankers are Of course all exercising I'M
usual precautions in credit operations.
Happily this country is in splendid po-
sition to stand the strain imposed by
a vast European war II is but reason
able that we should now place a fair
estimate upon the offsets.
This country possesses an incalculable
advantage since It is the greatest civil
lied power entirely removed from the
possibility Of being drawn into the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
JAPAN'S ACT FORCES
ITALY TO AID GERMANY
Kaiser Sends Officials to Rome to In
sist That Since Japan Has Attacked
Germany Italy Keep Her Promises.

Rome, Aug. l0-- Emissaries Of the
German kaiser were ON their way to
Rome today, it was learned from the
German sources, to urge that Germany
certainly had not acted aggressively
against Japan, and that the Japanese
ultimatum to Germany constituted an
attack on the latter.
On this ground, it was said, the
visitors intended again to insist that
under the terms of the "Triple AL
lance Italy was ,ound to help her
Teutonieal allies. There was high au-
thonty for the statement that all this
argument would be wasted, the Rome
government being determined to remain
neutral unless itself attacked by Ger
many, Austria Hungary or both, in
which case it would fight back.
The "Corriere D'ltalia' published
Trieste dispatch saying the Austrians
had been compelled to abandon their at,
tack on Vladimir, Russian town near
he Austrian frontier, which they had
attempted to capture.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
DAVIS TRIAL ON
IN POLK COUNTY
Taking Of Evidences In Second Trial II
Man. Charged vita Mardsr Is Al
traeting Much Attention

The second trial of Lewis Iayis.
charged with the murder OF his mother.
in.law, eliza A. Stewart, at 1;all.fop
on June 30, 1913, was commenced in
the circuit court yesterday morning at
o clock, and will probably continue
until tomorrow night, though il is i'm.
possible to predict with any. degree uf
accuracy the time the hearing will con.
sumo. The defendant occupies a r,ll
in the county Jail. His ease is IN The
hands Of an unprejudiccd Jury. which.
II was thought would be difficult to
secure within the confines of Polk
county. The regular panel was ex.
hausted after nine jurymen had been
secured, and il was necessary TO get the
other three from special venire, but
the total number examined reached only
Twenty-Five. The taking of evidence
was commenced shortly after nine
o'clock yesterday morning, the state
being represented by County ATTORNEY
Sibley, assisted by Oscar Hayter. and
walter l.. Tooze, Jr., appeared for the
defense. 1t is said that the latter has
considerable amount of new testi.
mony to introduce.
A swift verdict followed the trial Of
Davis at the August term of the circ,i.
court in 1913, and the defendant r..t
the verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree y with compIaccnt
smile. The defense made as the crux
OF its argument the breaking down Of
Marshall Stewart s TESTIMONY. Another
strong element in behalf of til. dcfr use
was that introduced regarding the bul.
let which was taken from the body of
the assassinated woman during the trial,
the body being disinterred Nv Coronpl
chapman, Sheriff Grant aud others ap.
pionted by the court. Tue defense
sought to prove that the bullet was n
soft-nosed bullet and eoull not have
Deen fired from the gun which ravis
carried. and which was used in the
alteration at the Stewart home.
Davis testified that he went from
Salem TO point near The place whore
the murder was committed aud was AZ.
companied by stranger, bottle cf
Salem booze and his automatic. He
slept IN barn, partaking of the liquor
at intervals during the night, called
nDon his wife at the home Of Mr..
Stewart in the morning, saw. or pIe.
sumed that he had seen enemies 1odo.
e abort with weapons and began to
shoot Ben Agee, who was at tho place
1t the time, received what way thought
70 have been mortal wounds.
The whole testimony tended to prove
that Davis had threatened to "kiil the
whole Stewart family" besides Others
mentioned before, Milton Grant ard
Sheriff Grant bearing testimony to this
effect. G. M. Stewart, husband of the
woman who lost her life, proved weak
witness during the trial, he becoming
confused at times and uncartaiu con,
cerning the details of the affair. Acee
was neighbor. Marshal Stewart is !
son OF the deeease ! and G. NJ. Stewart
a husband, all being mixed in the affair
which cost a life.-Polk County OIL
server. |
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
.WARSHIP SIGHTED
OFF CAPE FLATTERY
Strange wArship Sighted BY captsin sf
Alaska Liner Believed 70
be the British Cruiser Nswcastie.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. IA nysteri-
GUS foreign wsrship Of more formideble
type and heavier thIn ary that hfs
appeared in Pacific coast waters sinee
the declaration Of war, believed to be
the British cruiser Newcastle, was
sighted off Cape Flattery at 3 a. m.
Tuesday by Captain Johu, A. o'Rrisn.
of the Alaska Steamship company 3
liner Victoria, which reached this port
yesterday. Captain o'Bnen says no
was awakened by the lookout and
plainly saw big war vessel With all
lights doused and displaying no sig.
nails, steamiDg out to the open sea.
The vessel was too large to be the Bri-
tish cruiser Rainbow or the British
sloop Algerine She was flying no
flag.
The Victoria press three days ago
reported the arrival Of the Newcastle.
His bulletin stated the Newcastle had
raced across the Pacific to give fight
10 the German cruisers Nurenburr and
Leipsie, lowering about Pacific coast
ports and menaeing British shipping.
A few moments after the bulletin was
received by the United Press, the mes
sage was cancelled, no reason being
given therefor.
Little doubt exists here that the
cruiser sighted by Captain o 'Bncn is
;le Newcastle and that she is cruising
off the Flattery coast lying in wait
for hostile vessels. The last heard of
the two German warships on the north
ern coast was on Friday last, when
they were sighted 10 miles south of
Cape Flattery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
5ARRANZA REPUDIATES
PREDECESSORS PAPER MONEY

Mexico City, Aug. 19.-By order OF
ieneral Carranza, former Provisional
President Carbajals issue of 100000.
GO in government notes, now in circu-
alton here, will be repudiated tomor.
ow. General Carranza was still at
Atzcapotzalco today, according to an
touncement by his cabinet.
Federal troops were being mustered
rat Of the service here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
SEATTLE MARKETS.

Seattle, Aug. 10. - Eggs Fresh
ranch, 35@s6c; Oricntals, ISe. ''t Fl
Butter-LocaI, cubes, 33c; bricks
3ic; Oregon, cubes, 32@33c.
Cheese-Limburger, lie; Wisconsin,
lS@l9c; Swiss, 3Oe; Washington, l6@l
lSe.
Onions Green, 20@25c per dozen;
eastern Washington, l@l1ac per pound ;
California, 2@2hc.
Potatoes-New, local, l@1 re per h.. /;
California, 34@2c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
SALEM DRY In 1913
EIMINENTLY CORRECT

For 54 days Salem has not had drop
of rain. That is the record so far
Heretofore the extreme dry weather
limit has been 81 days. Accordingly.
the Capital City is thoroughly "dry.' .
And as a result of the continued div.
ness, the Willamette river is still get.
ting lower. The stage of the stream
ut present is IL feet below low water
mark. {5s
The last rain that fell was on June
26, when .02 of an inch fell. The
amount was not much, but il was rain
nevertheless. From the present out
look, the drouth may be broken either
today or tomorrow with a shower. As
a result of the continued drouth, the
clover fields that were planted in the
spring have dried up considerably and
the yield of the grain crops has been
cut nearly one-fourth.
Should it begin to rain now, it i.
not probable that the river would feel
any direct effect, as all the moisture
would be absorbed by the dry earth.
In its present condition the ground will
absorb large quantity of water before
giving any overflow to the streams. 1t
has been found that the dryness has
penetrated as far as three feet beneath
the surface in some places so that the
ground at that depth is like dust. Ac-
cordingly, when the rain does come. the
earth will drink up such a quantity that
1T Will be some time before the river
will begin to feel any direct effect.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
SURRENDER THEIR BOOKS.

Chicago, Aug. l9.-yoluntary surren.
der of their books to United States Dls-
trict Attorney James Wilkerson was
made here today by the Armour, Swift,
Morris, Cudahy and Schwarschild and
Sulzberger packing houses. Wilkerson
is investigating the cause for the recent
advance in the price of foodstuffs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Portland, Ore, Aug. Wheat, club
aew s6ise; Bluestem 95Kc; White Wal
a Walla SO, +. o. b.
Oats, No. white feed 24lsc; gray
24c.
Barley, brewing $21; feed $2Oia.
Hogs, best live $3.50; prime steers
'7.25; fancy cows 1925; best calves ~
1885.
Spring lambs s5.00M$6.0O.
Butter city creamery S5c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
A NATIONWIDE SERVICE

NTATE lines do not limit the service Of the Bell Tel
ephone. Every Bell Telephone, wherever locat-
cd, is an open door to practically unlimited SER
vice. Many Bell Telephones are on isolated
farms ranches. Each Bell Telephone, wherever To-
Gated is connected with exchange which opens the
door of communication with the whole country.
1t makes difference whether the exchange
group large or small because through connected Bell
exchanges each Bell Telephone has radius of commu
nication which includes every other Bell Telephone
within speaking distance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

San Francisco, Aug. l9.-Eggs-Ex
tras, 35c; firsts, Doe; pullets, 27lsc;
storage, extras, soc.
Brtter-Extras, 291sc; prime firsts
27c; firsts, 24c; seconds, 22c.
Cheese--California, fancy, l4c; firsts
firsts, l2c; seconds, lie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19

Maybe Senator Bristow IS defeat sig
miles tnat wnen statesman under
takes to reform party from the in
side he does well to select party that
is reformable.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19

Probably nothing makes man so
weary as to have his fool friends say
they hope his unfortunate speculation
will prove good lesson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-19

Eggs, selected local extras 26c
Hens l5c; broilers 16cl4; geese 10c
M11c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
New Agricultural Bulletin

The October bulletin is now be:
ing mailed out to the farmers. who
had their names placed on The
Departments mailing list. All
farmers should send their names to
Commissioner Koiner at Richmond
and receive very helpful and prac.
tical bulletins every month free of
cost. The October Bulletin is
timely and contains valuable arti-
Giles on the effect of tie European
war on farm crops. The Commits
sioner advise the farmer to SOW
this fall all the wheat and oats
that they can do well. Anothes
article on stock and soil fertility is
very interesting to the practical
farmer. Other subjects discussed
in this bulletin are, Don't buy old
seed iter clover crops-The
farm ice house Profits in hogs -
Price of hog cholera sernm Reduc d
= Eradication of wild onions Scare
of horses-Fertilizer and seed
anslyses.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
Public Sale of
Property Personal

On Thursday, October rs, 1914,
L will offer for sale at my residence
on the M. j. Delhi land on the
Cowpasture River just north OF the
S & P road the following personal
property: One 4 year old mare
broken, l yearling colt, l good cow,
Is ewes. II hogs different ages,
about 40 chickens, 3 hay stacks, l
straw rick, about 100 bundles of
fodder, all my wheat, rye and corn,
l new runatout, | new set of work
harness, l new set buggy harness.
l new wilburn saddle. and lines,
briddles and collars, about 100
cans of fruit; a lot of apple butter.
jelly etc., and all my household
and kitchen furniture. l big pillow,
l double shovel pillow, l single
shovel pillow, l grain cradle, a lot
of forks, .scythes and othe articles
too numerous to mention.
Terms will be made known on
the day of sale.
Charles B. Hodge.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
MAKES VARNISH DRY QUICKLY
Product From Wood OIL Tree of China
Said to Have Had Revolutionary
Effect on Industry.

Five million gallons Of wood oil
(also known as tung oiD, made from
the seeds of the wood oil tree, was I'M
ported from China last year. and the
product Is said to have had revolu-
tionary effect on the varnish industry
of the United States. 1t has largely
taken the place Of kauri gum and has
made possible the manufacture Of a
quicker drying varnish, which Is less
liable to crack than that made from
kauri gum, and has been found of spe-
cial value in waterproof printing for
cement. The tree is climatically adapt
ed for cultivation in the southern
states, and the department of agricul-
ture Is distributing one-year-old speci-
mems to bona fide experimenters.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
Board of Health

A call meeting of Board of
Health of Highland County" was
held at clerks office on Sept. 9,
1914; present: O. A. Stephenson,
president lex officio); W. H. Ma
theny (clerk); DR.. Chas. B. Fox,
Secy. and DR.. C. P. Rexrode, and
on motion and second, DR.. Fox was
reappointed secretary and carried.
Moreover the following resolutions
were presented and adopted--the
which resolutions through our board
respectfully at this time requests
and recommend adoptions, it has
power to enforce same per statute.
The Board respectfully submits
the following resolutions to the
districts school clerks, to whom
we will furnish pamphlets of State
Health Board on subjects involved:
|. Resolved that we the Medi-
cal Health Board of Highland Co.
enforce the Bucket and Sanitary
cleansing system in all public
schools of county AS per order of
State Health Board, urgently re-
quested to be adopted in all cases
by them.
Furthermore that the doctors OF
county do hereafter report to their
respective members of health board
all infectious cases in their practice
for quarantine, failing which as pei
statute, they are subject to fine.
Furthermore, that these resolu-
tions be published in Recorder for
four weeks and copy sent to each
clerk ofschool districts of county.
Respectfully,
o. A. Stephenson, Pres.
W. H. Matheny, elk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
n ,nterey, Va. Friday, Oct 8 1914

1t was announced last week that
the ladies, stimulated and en-
couraged by the success of the
fancy work department Of the
recent stock show, are already lay
ing plans and getting to work for
next year. The farmers and stoc.-
men of the county should get tip
from this statement.
If there are any persons in the
county who fail to see that good Is
coming to them in a secular sense,
they are wilfully blind to the actual
situation. Since the last show sew
eral advantageous sales have been
made of stock exhibited, and thes e
sales would not have been made,
nor would the stock have COM
manded such prices, but for tie
fact that the show was held and
the stock trained and exhibited
The two teams of high-steppers
driven and exhibited by ". F.
Jones, have been sold to ncn-res-
ident buyers who heard of them
through persons present on the
9th, 10th and 18th of September.
Also the little racer, rode by SiC-
ney IRVINE and bought by c. S.
Peterson just before the show. All
these horses brought handsome
prices and were taken to Nothern
states. No doubt there are sales Of
stock sheep and cattle of which we
have not heard, tracable directly to
the advertising given at the show.
Now, the time to begin prepar-
ing for such revenue and adVertls-
ing is at once. If you think you
have anything in horseaesh that
has outcome in it-features that
will make it a probable prlze-win-
ner begin at once to devel p and
groom it for next year. Ic r In
different, shortsighted neignbol
may have something that has
money in ii along these lines. If he
don't see it and you do, purchase
and make the pile yourself. Will
you do it?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
.NRA[fsG0CD TOEAT
Message of Hope From North as
Meat Prices Soar.
American Consul at Vancouver De-
cIares Flesh of the Monster of Deep
Is Both PaIatabIe and Whole +.
some-Has "Nutty" Taste.

Philadelphia. - Housekeepers, take
comfort! Just as the price of beef
is soaring skyward, and the cost OF
high living is driving many to dlstrac-
ton, comes a message Of hope that
whale is good eating, that there is an
unlimited supply in the ocean, and
that the monster of the deep Is mar
ketabIe, and could be put up In cans
just like salmon or sardines.
The suggestion has official sanction.
1t comes from R. E. Mansfield, Amer
lean consul general at Vancouver
British Columbia, In report TO the
state department. He asserts that
whale meat is both palataDle ana
healthful. The general use of whale
meat, he says, would build up an
important industry. He suggests the
salmon canneries of the Pacific coast
might add the business of canning
whale meat when the summer eaten
of salmon has been canned.
William E. Mehan, former state fsn
commissioner, and now director of the
aquarium in Paramount park; thinks
the suggestion, coming from such an
official source, ought to be practicable.
The Eskimos, Mr.. Meehan says, eat
whale meat and like 1t, and he him
self, when on the Peary relief expe-
dition in 1892, ate the skin of the nor
whal, a relative Of the whale.
81 ate it out of curiosity he said.
1.-The natives are very fond of it. !
ate it raw. 1t had rather a nutty
flavor.
There is a lot of fish and so-called
fish that are edible, though not COM
monty known to the people, as food.
For instance, the dog shark, the skate,
and the ray. They are commonly
classed among fishes and are very good
eating. They are cold-blooded, but
are separated from true fishes because
they have cartilaginous skeleton in.
stead of bony skeleton, which is one
of the features of true fish.
THE meat Of the skate and the ray
is as delicate as that of a founder,
especially the part commonly called
the wings They have pretty good
sale now In New York and New Or
leans, particularly among the French
and the descendants of the French.
The meat of the sea robin also Is very
good, but there Is not very much of 1t.
There are lot Of things that are
edible and that people are passing
by as no good. But we will come to
eat, them in time. Among. the things
long thought worthless as food, but
are now considered fine, is sturgeon.
Thirty-fve years ago the flesh of the
sturgeon was not believed to be fit to
eat by the majority of persons. The
only part they esteemed was the cav
lar, or eggs. Now smoked sturgeon
fish is regarded as great delicacy,
and brings very high price in the
market. 1t sells for 80 cents pound,
and even more at times.
Il see no reason why whale should
not be marketable The Eskimos eat
it. 1t is not.a fish,. Whales are NAM
mails and warm blooded."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
important TO all Women
Rea iars of this Paper

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women have kidney or bladder
trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove
to be nothing else but kidney
trouble, or the result of kidney OF
bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a
healthy condition, / ey may cause
the other organs to ecome diseas-
ed.
You may suffer a g. at deal with
pain in the back, b ng-down
feelings, headache and !,ss of am
bition.
Poor health makes you nervous,
irritable and may be respondent;
it makes any one so.
Bnt hundreds of women claim
that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by
restoring health to the kidneys
proved to be just the remedy
needed to overcome such conditions.
A good kidney medicine, possess
ing real healing and curative value,
should be a blessing to thousands
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Many send for sample bottle
to see what Swamp-Root. the great
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the regular fifty-cent and one-dol-
lar size bottles at all drug stores.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09

Cause of the Death of Famous From
tier Scout-Had Served Under
General Custer.

st. Louis.-St. Louis friends have
learned of the suicide of Ben Clark.
chief of scouts for General Custer
when the latter campaigned against
Indian tribes in 1869. Clark, grieving
over the death Of his Indian wife,
Mo-Ka, who died several weeks ago,
killed himself with an army revolver
at Fort Reno, Okla.
Clark was one Of the most pic
turesque figures in the army. He was
known to almost every army officer
who served in the West in the Indian
wars. He was born in st Louis in
1912 and returned frequently to visit.
He was in the government service 81
years. He was present at the cap
ture of Geronimo.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-09
Mendlng a Hole.

iron. In the middle Of the hole place a
shot about the size of the hole. Any
piece of lead will serve If shot Is not
handy. A few sharp blows with
hammer will flatten the lead and
spread it out, filling the hole tightly
and overlapping enough to hold 1t in
place. A few strokes with file and
rub with sandpaper completes the op-
Grafton. The repair is permanent.