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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
Charges Investigator of Shingle situa-
ton in Pacific Northwest Wrong
fully Reported Affairs.
ANONYMOUS EVIDENCE is
DENOUNCED BY CONGRESSMAN
Asserts Attempt to Show Prosperous
Condition in Shingle Mills Not
Backed Up By Actual Facts.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRH.l

Washington, March 19-Representa.
tive Humphrey, of Washington, today
accepted the challenge of democrats to
prove his statement that Secretary of
Commerce Redfield had classified" in
a letter to congress +, his Investigator 8
finding on conditions in the Washington
shingle industry.
He charged that the investigator hac
used "the disreputable and contempti.
BILE method y or reporting behind an
crymous Witnesses" and criticised the
secretary fc- accepting such evidence.
Quoting freely from the investigat-
or's report and from parallel refer.
ences in this letter Redfield sent to
congress, Humphreys declared he had
proved conclusively that the main
statements of Redfield were contradic.
ted in the report.
" An ex parte statement based on
anonymous evidence" he said, "is used
only by towards, character assassins
and expert political Investigators "
Redfield said that stagnation in the
single industry was not mainly attrib.
urable to tariff to removal, as Hum
lhrey charged on the floor some tine
ago, Humphrey today averred that Red.
field s own investigator had shown con-
clusively:
That 60 per cent of the Washington
shingle mills were closed; that the
British mills opened when the tariff
wall was removed; that in December the
state had more idle men than ever be-
fore.
cit is hard to tell whether this inves-
tigator was blindly partial, intention.
ally dishonest or just an ordinary as
sts ssin," Humphrey remarked, after
Pedfield S discrepancies.
Incidentally he walloped the demo.
cratic domestic and foreign policies,
saying;
Everywhere the country is suffering
from the democratic administration. The
souphouse has started. Such is the con
dition at home after one year of dem
Ocratic rule, under the benign influence
/
Of the new freedom.
"Our foreign policy has become a
national disgrace. We stand distrusted,
discredited, our prestige destroyed
abroad and frantic effort is being made
to cover up the egotistical stupidity of
this administration with the Hay-Pauu-
cefete treaty. To such low estate have
we fallen that at the price of self
respect we are trying to purchase
friendship. In this day, as we look at
conditions at home and abroad, it has
become indeed proud distinction tC
be an American citizen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
FOR HIS W|FE'S HEALTH
IRVINE SAID HE WAS sACRIFIo-
ING PROSPEROUS BUSINESS, Ac-
CoRDING TO BLACK.

The case of Black, ct al, against W.
A. Irvine is being tried before Judge
Galloway today in the city council
chambers. The plaintiffs are seeking
to rescind a deed to land in Marion
county which was turned over to Tr.
vine in trade for the Elite Cafe, a
restaurant on Commercial street, which
Black and his wife took over, but closed
shortly afterward for the reason that
he could not make it pay. 1t is being
alleged by the plaintiffs that Irvine
consummated the deal by making false
statements concerning the earning pow.
ers of the eating house. The defense
has completed the introduction of testi.
mony and evidence and the plaintiffs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Black, were on the stand
this morning. In her testimony, Mrs
Black said that Mr.. Irvine told her that
he was sacrificing prosperous business
to get his wife out of the Oregon eli
mate. Attorneys John II. McNary and
Frank Holmes are representing the
plaintiffs, while Attorneys Carson &
Brown appear for the defendant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
BRINGING IN THEIR FLIES
SALEM SCHOOL CHILDREN RE-
sPoND TO SECURE PAY FOR
PESTS KILLED.

Supplied with a swatter" and plen.
ty Of thrifty notions, little Ruth Mase
and Annabel Golden, Of South Salem,
demanded the first fee late yesterday
afternoon by turning into the Salem
Commercial club headquarters $50 flies
each The tots had been told Of the
reward which Is being offered for the
fly, and straightway prepared for bat.
tie with the insects. The market price
now being paid for flies is 25c or 1.-TWO
bits" per hundred. -Four hundred flies
were brought to the Commercial club
yesterday, and 81 was paid out.
OF course, the market will fluctuate
like any other market, but the "swat
ters can either bear or bull the price
just as they please. A good, marketable
fly is in demand right now by Ralpl
Mo6res, the Commercial club fly army
captain, and some Of the older folk
could make ice cream money by corner
ing a few flies right now.
Teachers, pupils, and even candidate
for office are going after the file
now Hal D. Patton, who is ASPIRIN
for the office Of railroad commission
er, suggests that the name Of tn
''house fly" be changed in such wa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
FRU|TLAND BREWTIES

Fruitland, March l0.-(SpeciaD Wv.
Donaldson has sold 200 sacks Of potatoes
to one Of the state institutions
Mark Standifer our new neighbor, is
clearing up quite a tract Of Land pre-.
paratory to seeding
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Mitchell attended
lat Salem, Sunday, the funeral Of Mrs
Mitchell's father, Mr.. Fuller
Sunday morning the funeral Of Mrs
Margaret Ruef was held at the church
here The deceased was born in Canton,
Bere, Switzerland ard was in her Goth
yeth, The lady had been in poor health
for some time, Friday morning a sud.
den hemorrhage of the lungs resulted
in speedy death. No one Glanced to be
in the room at the time. Rev. Magg,
pastor Of the German Methodist church
in Salem conducted the services in Ger.
man. Rev, Beckley Of Salem, assisted
speaking in English. Intermcnt was
in the cemetery at McCleay.
Bert Bresser has rented the Nelson
place recently vacated by Theo. Cros.
haw.
Last Thursday S. G. Ralston had a
public sale Of stock and other articles
There we're several high bred Jersey
COWS sold one Of which brought 800.
Mr. Rhlston 3 cows were the best in this
neighborhood. lie partly sold and part.
ly traded for Salem property.
Walter Ransome and Joseph Fleigol
are attending the Salem high school.
Thursday evening will be held at the
school house the second meeting Of the
"Parent Teachers association" "
The Young People 5 Alliance Of the
Evangelical Association meets weekly
Sunday evenings at tho church The
alliance as IL is at present is undenom
national The membership Of th,
church IL much reduced in numbers, {
that the alliance IS composed Of ad
herents Of various churches, as Preshy
terian, Methodists Christian, Eyangei
cal, Adventists and perhaps others Th'
president Is at present Miss Daisy Lam
=, bert, and leader, NJ. NJ Ransomc.
The Fmitland Choral society meet
/
Wednesday evenings for practice at tn
. various homes OF the neighborhood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19

Ma sed.
l do not need to let the idea grow any
larger, sed Pa, it is developed now,
All need is sum funds & few braiv
men & I am going down into Mexico
& capture this Mexican bandit single
handed.
Ha, ha, sed Ma. Ha, ha, ha.
Do you laff wen yure husband is on
the brink of the graive, for all you
know2 sed Pa. Do you laff wen you
know that am going almost alone
into the widls of widest Mexico to
match my branes & currage aggenst
the worst bandit in the Southwest7
H, ha, Ha, sed Ma, aggen. Oh hus-
band, deer, you are too comical.
You do not seem to reelize that l am
in dedly ernest, sed Pa Why, he sed,
l have my plane so far advanced that
| am now going down town to see if |
can get sum rich man interested in the
skeem, & then l shall call for hundred
of the braivest men in the city to 20
with me. l don t know jest what time
l will be hoam.
Then | know moar than you do, sed
Ma. l know that you will be hoam all
the evening. Thare will be no trip
taken tonite, my dear hero, Home is
WHARF the heart is, & yure heart will
beet around here all this long, deelife-
full eevning,
But I am in dedly ernest about this
plan of mine sed Pa.
& l am in dedly ernest about yure
staying around the apartment tonite,
sed Ma. Let these Mexicans thrash
out thare own trubbels. What if you
shud 90 down to Mexico & git shot 9y
this terribul man. What would beecum
of little Bobbie & met
I do not intend 10 let him kill me
scd Pa. The long ycers I spent on the
desert in my erly manhood taught me
all the cunning of the plaiNs
Oh, shaw, sed Ma, doant tell me
anthing about the long years Of yurC
erly manhood that you spent on Tho
desert. A man like you, sed Ma, wuC
newer spend much time in such
dry place as desert. think tina
eeven in yure erly manhood you wut
have died in you had to go all dal
without sumthing trickling down yur
! deer neck. You are no desert chill
Ma sed, & doant think that you ar
O going down town tonite. l know you
> You jest wan excuse to spend tn
mite with the boys, playing poker [
Y bilyards.
a Do you hear that, Bobby, sed Pa. ]
' is the history Of the wurld since tn
. beginning Of all time. Wen a graf
patriot rises up 10 DO summing ne
, always hampered by woman. Th
gratest stumbling block to all graf
pmen, sad Pa, has been a woman. Mar
Antony wud have had all Rome If
I had not been for that butiful quee
! Of Egypt & now my butiful queen rise
J up & says that I must not go ahca
I with my grand skeem to help Mexic
! Do you think / am a butiful quee
J like Cleepatryi Ma asked him.
J You deer boy, sed Ma, If you wal
\ to go down town awhile you may go.
! Pa winked at me wen he was pm
J ting on his overcoat and hat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
Motherhood and
Political Activity

Suffrage and w. q. T. U. leader from
Goodland, Kansas, now determinedly
campaigning for election to the
United States conpress)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
I'm
The
Spring

That is the time you know that
the poet tells us "a young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts
Of love-" and marriage soon fol.
lows, especially at this time Of
the year Marriage means that
home must be found and hun
dreds OF newly married couples
are seeking apartments daily
The modern, 1914 bride and
the groom know that the best
place to find the house or flat
or apartment they want is through
The Capital journal Want Ads.
That is why they are sometimes
called the first aid to the newly
weds.
The "For Rent" columns will
quickly find you your new home
Mr.. and Mrs. B-ide and Groom
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19

that it will mean more to the people
in the work now being carried on. He
suggests that the bug be termed
"manure fly" which would thus show
the little pest up in his true colors
more.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
BY EVA MoRLEY MURPHY

campaigning for election to the
United States congress.)
BY EVA MORLEY MURPHY.
Unlike many of my youthful compan.
ions 1 neverfwished to be a boy. AS a
mature woman 1 have always been
satisfied with my sex.
To be woman with woman's in
tuitions, sympathies, understanding Of
other women's problems and a heart
big enough to desire to help all woman
kind has always seemed to me most
desirable lot in life To add to this
the experience of wifehood and mother
hood ought to make any normal woman
thankful to her Creator for the great
responsibilities and blessings he has
bestowed upon her,
Motherhood especially is refining
experience in even the most frivolous
existence, and in woman Of earnest.
ness Of purpose who realizes that life
is an opportunity for helpfulness to rs
large a circle as her influence can reach
motherhood may reach out to encircie
the whole race in her protecting arms.
1 am glad | am woman, wife, a
mother and a grandmother,
! do not remember time in nay life,
however, when l did not believe that
women should have a voice in the gov
ernment and regulation of the affairs
of the nation. l have always been in
favor of woman suffrage. / believe
that the franchise is broadening ex
perience for women. My heart has
often been stirred by the wrong and
injustice inflicted ON the weak ant
poor, whether man or woman, and agar
and again l have said, "lf womer
were helping to make the laws for tn,
family Of this nation such injustice
would not be. "
In the campaign for equal suffrag
which resulted in giving the ballot {,
to Kansas women in 1912, l spoke for
and organized the women in severa
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
Little Bobbie's Pa
Ry WILLIAM F. KIRK.

bI WILDIHNI 7 h4INIh'
| have been reeding lot about this
bandit Zapata, sed Pa, & an idee has
been growing in my brain.
Well, sed Ma, give the idee plenty
of time to grow. Goodness knows a
idee wud have plenty of room to grow
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
gon forest reserve over to settlers will
also help Oregon some.

lauy people will be much obliged to
the N. P. railroad officials for their
sensible ruling of less noise by their
locomotive whistles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
AVIATOR KILLED.

UNITED PHERN LnAhnp WtHh'l
London, March l9.--L. Treeby Of the
British army aviation corps, was killed
today when his biplane collapsed over
Salisbury Plain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
BRYAN rs "a.

UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE,l
Washington, March 19.-Secretary of
State Bryan was 54 years old today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19

Turning that 100000 acres Of land
unnecessarily included in a central Ore
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
PRAISE FOR NEW
ITEM SYSTEM
BANNER HIGHLY COMMENDED
FOR NEW METHOD OF GATH
ERING PERSONALS.

The Banner management has re-
ceived many words of commentator
for the new system which il has adopt
ed for gathering personal items. Peo-
pie feel very gratified to know that
they will no longer be approached at
they will no longer be approached
Banner at the railway Station
and asked where they are
going and other questions of a similar
tenor This old method of procedure
has been objected TO as decidedly un-
pleasant and the new system which
we have adopted is welcomed as a
pleasing contrast.
That the people of Bedding certain
ly appreciate our new idea of gather
ing personals is shown by the splendid
way they have co-operated with us by
phoning in items to the Office.
We are getting out real live week
Iy local paper and the assistance given
us by our readers who phone in items
or write them and send them in is in
deed invaluable. We trust that this
greatly valued cooperation may con-
tinue and be even greater in the flu
ture than it has been in the past
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
y. ii. Q. a. PIayday in Grades.

Next Saturday March 2, a playday
has been arranged by County Y. NJ. C.
A. Secretary Angel. The boys of the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades will
participate. about 100 boys in all. Fiji
~ boys Of the fourth and part of the
fifth grades will be taken care of in
the forenoon by Mr.. James, George
Menkee. Bruce Moulton and Mr.. An
CELL in the old Fifth grade or Boy
Scout building.
In the afternoon fifty more, the re-
naming boys of the fifth and the boys
OF the seventh will be taken care OF by
Mr.. Angel, Mr.. Crittenden. Harold
Caldwell, Harry Holmes and Kenneth
Moon. Indoor games of all kinds
will be played. Each boy will be CIV
en- a card. The yellow cards will be
given those who wish to come in the
morning and those who wish TO come
in the afternoon will be given the
green cards. Every boy who wishes
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
UPSON LOST HIS WAY

Peep" Epson, who sometimes goes
fishing, made another fishing expedi-
ton recently. Epson started with his
wife and a cousin for the shores Of
Pine Island lake and so interested did
he become in conversation with the
ladies according to his own story
that he lost the way and rounded up
at the wrong end of the lake. Friends
Of his, however. who claim to know
the facts in the case say that he landed
at Wabasis lake instead At any rate
Peep" got lost and did not come out
at the place that he intended, and his
friends are giving him the laugh.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
NEGRO LEADS BAND
TO LAND OF PLENTY.
DUSKY MOSES HAS 200 BLACKS
READY FOR TRIP TO AFRI-
CAN COAST.
Cheese Grows on Trees and Butter
On Bushes Says
Sam.

Chief Sam OF the tribe OF Akin.
which numbers its many thousands on
the stored gold coast OF West Africa,
recently led a band OF his chosen
through Chicago, bound for the land
Of the boba. or cheese tree, the kar-
ta, or butter bush, and the nata, or
-four vine. All these things, accord
ing TO Chief Sam, grows in the land
Of the tribe of Akin, and thither he is
leading his people TO pluck cheese
and flour what time they are not
washing gold from chunks OF West
Africa.
Chief Sam, who modestly denied
that in his native land he carried a
spear and wore a woven vine suit,
came in with his followers from Man
tee, Okla, on the Rock Island Road
From there he has been spreading
his gospel, which boiled down, means
the shipment OF all negroes back to
Africa. incidentally, the trading COM
pany, Of which he is president, offers
the only ship owned by blacks to
carry them to the land Of promise st
so much a head. Stock is also offered
in the steamship company.
A reporter met the special car as il
steamed into the city on it we're
found Chief Sam. surrounded by a
band Of twenty-four men and women.
Sombreros marked them chiefly from
any other group Of negroes.
Chief Sam was found To be unmis-
takably black A mustache curled
about his upper lip. He wore a yell
lowish shirt and an overcoat in har-
mony, The overcoat was creased in
long perpendicular wrinkles. A brown
fedora hat, set at twist on his head,
and pair of rubbers were other fea-
lures Of the chieftain's garb.
1--WE are going back to the land of
plenty said the chief. 81 am taking
these good men and women back to
the land where they came from-on
the gold coast of Africa. 1t is a rich
country"
He was asked OF the purpose-the
'backing''-of the excursion.
Il got word from the black men in
the United States" he said "They
wanted TO return. / took their word
to chiefs of other tribes. We Of the
tribe of Akim-and there are many
thousands of the tribe-decided to
buy boat and bring them over. The
boat is waiting in New York for us
now. / expect TO take 1900 back with
me this trip and come back in six
weeks for 1900 more.
The negroes are more of a prob
lem than the white folks think in this
country. They all ought to be back in
Africa. Farms are waiting for them
there, and gold. They are welcome
there and will receive every aid"
Followed then the description of the
Karita, the boba and the nata, as we'll
as the ever-ready quantities of gold.
And Chief Sans followers just clus-
tered about him and listened.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Isaac Brace Of Bedding was granted
a divorce from Anna Brace on the
grounds of extreme and repeated
cruelty.
judgment by default for $514.S5
with interest at per cent was rem
dered in favor Of Allen T.. Stebbins
of Ionia against Harry Curtis.
Florence a. Curry Of Lake Odessa
has filed bill for accounting against
Charles Ralston as Administrator she
claiming that there is due and unpaid
her the sum Of 100000.
George +. Bristol by Frances u.
Campau, an attorney of Grand Rap
ids has started suit against the Town
ship of Boston for work amounting
to the sum OF 165S.5S building abut-
ments on a certain bridge in Boston
Township. The township claims the
work was not done satisfactorily
The Court is hearing Chancery cas-
es this week the one now on trial be-
ing George Y. Fletcher VS.. Lee Bliss
ct al. Bill to set aside appraisement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
First Insertion March 18.

STATE OF MICHIGAN. The probate
Court for the County Of Ionia,
At session of said court, held at
the probate Office in the City of Ionia,
in said county, on the eleventh day OF
March, A. ID. 1914.
Present: Hon. Montgomery Webster,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Isaac
Every. deceased.
George w. Moulton, Administrator
OF said estate, having filed in said
court his final administration account,
and his petition praying for the allow
ance thereof and for the assignment
and distribution of the residue of said
estate, to and among the persons en-
titled thereto,
1t is ordered that the thirteenth day
OF April, A. ID. 1914. at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office, be
and is hereby appointed for examining
and allowing said account and hearing
said petition;
1t is further ordered. that public
notice thereof be given by publication
OF a copy Of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day Of
hearing, in the Bedding Banner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county,
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate.
ANNA i. WEBSTER,
Register of Probate.
IL. S. A true copy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-18
PUT THE PERE
MARQUETTE R. R.
ON THE TRACK
Continued from page y

liOlil page ~
| it is not within the ken of many rail-
! road men fully conversant with the
situation. The Lake Erie q Detroit
River road might be sold to the Grand
Trunk or the Canadian Pacific, who
could use il to advantage as a part of
their western Ontario lines, and sold
at a good price with the new steel
city under way at Ojibway We would
also include in this list OF extravaganza
the Chicago terminal facilities, which
are worth far less to the Pere Mar
quette than the Pere Marquette is
paying for them; and in the list OF un-
wisdom the dismissal of such man
as A. Patriarche, who so thoroughly
understood the needs of the shippers
OF Michigan and SO faithfully served
them for almost lifetime as to win
their confidence and retain their good
will in spite OF increasing handicaps.
Goodwill is as much an asset Of a
railroad as of corner grocery. The
| receivers have recognized that fact in
their proposal to select a number of
advisory directors for the Tere Mar
quette from several Michigan cities.
But directors alone cannot establish
the goodwill for a railroad. Goodwill
!
! service; and god operation and good
/ service can only come through good
railroad men who know their job down
! to the ground. In it's most prosperous
days the Pere Marquette was n purely
| Michigan road, operated by Michigan
men, who knew the Pere Marquette,
and who knew Michigan, and who put
in all their time attending 20 business.
Such men will have TO be put on the
job again if the Pere Marquette is
again to earn good will and good rev.
enue. The greatest service the advis-
DRY directors and the court and the
I receivers and anybody else i'm q posi-
ton of Influence can perform for the
Pere Marquette and for Michigan is
to insist that just such men are given
the management of the Pere Mar
quette with all possible speed. Nobody
travels on the Pere Marquette today
If he can avoid it. Nobody ships by
the Pere Marquette if he can avoid it,.
Paper operators and frenzied finance
have had their day. Banker manage
ment through Wall Street has failed
as completely as il failed with the New
4 Haven. Foreclosure and sale will
mean a cruel loss to many investors;
| but il will make possible relief for the
people Of Michigan. 1t will mean a
clean slate and fresh start for the
Pere Marquette.-Detroit Saturday
night.