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The citizen., 1914-10-09
PRESENTS SOME NEW TRUTHS
Somewhat Pessimistic Writer Comes
Forward With Considerable Food
for Thought.

When, in the course of human
events. it becomes necessary to arouse
a people to a high pitch of emotion
and dissatisfaction in order that they
may be willing to get together and
throw off a rule that has grown OPP
pressive, inefficient and antiquated, 1t
will always be found efficacious to get
up some kind of high-sounding docu-
ment which can be thundered forth in
hypnotic frenzy by orators, and which
pays more attention to rhetoric than
to the truth.
We hold practically no truths to be
self-evident, and certainly nothing
could be farther from the truth than
that all men are created equal. We
believe that they are endowed by
their Creator with practically no
rights which are not readily alienable;
that no rights are more easy to alien
ate or more often alienated than the
rights to life, liberty and the pursuits
of happiness, and that all governments
all the time ALLEVIATE these alleged
rights of thousands of its people with
out the slightest whimper. In fact,
government may pay almost no at
tention at all to the needs of ma
iority Of its citizens and yet be called
iemocratic.-Life.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
Naval Code Books.

On every ship in the American navy
the commanding officer and the second
in command are each furnished with
a copy of the secret naval code of the
government. These books are bound
not as ordinary books, in CLOTH covers,
but in heavy metal backs. The object
is to prevent them from falling in the
hands of the enemy, for their weight is
so great that, when thrown into the
water, they sink Immediately, where,
as, if bound in the usual manner, the
spreading of the leaves might keep
them afloat long enough to permit q
vigilant enemy to pick them up.
These officers are commanded first
of all things to throw these book over
board before surrendering their YES
sells or whenever there is danger of an
enemy getting aboard. The capture OF
one of these books, it is considered by
the naval authorities, would be more
disastrous in time of war than the
loss of a battleship.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
PLANTS HAVE MENTAL LIFE
Scientific Discoveries Concerning the
Lower Forms of Living Matter
Are Interesting.

That plants are very much alive to
their surroundings, and respond tc
stimuli in manner quite similar TO
animals is an old story now. Thel1
sensitiveness differs in quantity rath
er than in quality from that of man.
If one chooses to take a broad view Of
psychology, that science may be held
to include a sub-department dealing
with plant sensations and intelligence.
Vegetables can certainly feel, and al
ter a fashion are endowed with con-
sciousness of their own; they may be
scared, and in primitive, protoplas'
mic way show signs of reasoning. 10
press the analogy somewhat, plants
show wide variations in intelligence,
so we may posit a cultured as well as
a stupid class among them.
This juggling with words, however,
belongs properly to the romance de-
partment of science. The mental lie
of plants is, in the ordinary under
standing of that phrase, a purely SUBJ
jective phenomenon with the human
observer. Its use is justified, perhaps,
for the purpose of awakening popular
interest in these manifestations of the
lower forms of living matter the
more particularly as the study of such
phenomena is likely to help us in un-
raveling and explaining the compli-
Gated mental processes of the human
brain.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
ABSOLUTE PROOF OF DEATH
Simple Test Familiar to All Physi-
clans Prevents Possibility Of Per-
son Being Buried Alive.

To many persons the dread Of be-
ing buried alive is an obsession. Sci.
ence has so many tests now that such
a thing is almost impossible There
is no necessity now for such precau-
tions as we're taken in ancient times,
at the request of those who feared
this contingency. When the attend
ing physician is in the least doubt he
has very harmless and simple mode
of testing the point and proving abb
solutely whether the patient is really
dead or only in cataleptic fit, sim
ulating death.
1t is known that even though the
finger cannot detect the beat of the
pulse, nor the stethoscope bear to the
listening ear of the physician the
least beat of the heart, a quiet cir
culation of the blood may be going
on, and the person be actually alive,
though giving no signs that can be
noted by touch or hearing.
1t has been proved that if 16 grains
of fuorescein-a substance explained
UY Iu6 Cu6ulSlS do dil amy vi III VI
resorcin, the well known aseptic
agent-be injected into the circula-
tory system, say at the jugular vein, in
a few minutes the mucous membranes
of the patient will appear decided
yellow, and the eyes will be phosphor-
escent-if there is any circulation go
ing on in this persons body, be it ever
so silent and gradual
If, on the other hand, there is no
circulation, the fuorescein will have
no effect on the mucous membranes
whatever, and the eyes will not have
any brilliancy, proving that there is
no life in the body of this person.
Here is one of the simplest, and at
the same time surest, tests of life
known to science. There is no reason
whatever for the fear of being still
alive when buried, if this simple test
Is made.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
War over a Glass Of Water.

The war of the Spanish succession,
in which the great duke of Marlbor-
ough played a brilliant part, was said
to be the outcome of glass of water
at a ball at the Tuileries in Paris.
One of the court ladies had ex-
pressed wish for drink of water
in the hearing of the British and
Spanish ambassadors, who fastened to
get it for her. Returning each with
a tumbler, they found the fair bird
had flown and was dancing with a
French statesman. The English Dip
lomat accidentally, 1t is presumed
brushed against the Spaniard and up
set the glass he was carrying. This
ridiculous incident infamed the jeal-
ousies Of the nations and turned the
balance in favor Of war.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
EVER COUNT THE CORNERS?
Until One Does II Is Hard to Realize
the Number Contained In
House.

1t was not until began to count
the number of corners that / realized
how little l really knew about my
house, despite the fact that it had
been built according to plans and
specifications furnished by ourselves.
To begin with, there are the nine
rooms.
well" you will say, put down
four corners to each room" But have
brushed too many cobwebs out of the
ceiling corners to have them thus ig-
nored, so l put down eight to each
room, or 70 for the nine rooms.
In the upper and lower halls, includ-
ing side entry and back passage, there
are 2S corners, which, added to u,
makes the first 100.
There are two flights of stairs, one
at the front and one at the back OF
the house. Each stairway has 10 steps,
and as they are of the inclosed type
each step has two corners which
brings the sum up to 176.
There are ten closets, including pan
tries and storeroom. Counting eight
corners to each we have 256 corners.
But these closets, pantries and store
rooms all have shelves, which in turn,
have corners from the depths of which
refractory particles of dirt must often
be tediously fished out with some sort
of an improvised skewer. Here we
have 100 more corners, or 356 so far.
The 40 windows in my nine-room
house must need be frequently cleaned.
800 corners in all. Add this to 356 and
we have 676 corners. While these are
the main details, it is easily seen that
if we are to consider the woodwork
which must be rubbed down with
dustcloth after each sweeping, the
number of corners made by the join
ing of baseboards, carpet strips, door
and window sills and other architec-
tural details would carry the num-
ber far and away beyond the limit of
1000, which perhaps you thought i'm
possible.-Nother's Magazine.
The citizen., 1914-10-09
Beauty of Character.

There is a sweetness of the child,
and a sweetness of the old. The
sweetness of the child is largely inde-
pendent of his personality 1t is in his
ways and in his looks, and the same
thing is true, though not quite so much
of the young woman. But when sweet
ness comes at sixty it is the express
sion of the very nature Of the soul.
]. M. Barrie somewhere, we believe,
has said that no woman is really beau
tiful until she is fifty-three The beau
ty that is worth most is the beauty
that is connected with the character
itself.-Selected
The citizen., 1914-10-09
THE MODEL
TELEPHONE No. 272.
PARTY BOXES ARE GOING.

PARTY BOXES ARE GOING.
These nobby little Vanities that sell 81 90 SIS 90
going fast and you should them before too late. We
have them in all coors and many different fxngs.
NEW EVENING WRAPS.
White coats Broadcloth Goats in colors and black
Black Satin and Capes make line of evening
which you may select exactly what adapted your
wardrobe
NEW CHILDRENS COATS.
The new line of Chilrens Coats here in all ages
from years eighteen years at prices ranging from
$500 to $1,000
Reduced Coats" from last year for children that six
years to sixteen years still sale the special sale
table These are less than half price.
LOVELY NEW DRAPERIES
CRETONNES, Denims Silkones, Tapestries, Scrim,
Swisses Madras etc, here in the and tempting
patterns that will beauy your and not hurt pocket
book Ask these you will appreciate
them
$3.50 UMBRELLA SPECIAL.
At ST. so we are showing Umbrella that will do you
credit wear well and you money either plain wooden
sticks or Silver Trimmed handles.
JOHN .. .HENDRICKSOM.
jan 3o.tf1902
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
Mob Attacks Barracku.

London, July 27.-Fearing actual war
IN Ireland, as result of sundays clash
between the King s Own Borderers and
a nome rule crowd in Dublin, Premier
Asquith was in personal charge at the
war office today.
After their volley into the crowd had
Killed four and wounded about 80. the
borderers narrowly escaped with their
own lives, according to detailed ac.
counts of the affair received by the
government. The dispatches indicated
the danger was not over.
Though the troops cleared the street
for the moment, it was stated, they
We're quickly besieged in their barracks
oy huge throng which howled for
their blood. The soldiers were chal.
lenged again and again to come ont
and fight Repeated rushes were made
against the barracks. Once a door was
battered down and the crowd was all
but inside before the borderers succeed.
ed in stopping the rush with hastily
improvised barrieade.
Police Refused to Act
THESE attacks continued throughout
most of the night, the troops, expecting
momentarily that their defenses would
be carried, remaining shut up inside,
prepared to defend themselves.
The police, sympathizing with the
rioters, rather than with the soldiers,
refused to use force against tbs former,
and probably would have been power.
less to accomplish anything in any
event. Toward dawn, however, they
finally persuaded the crowd to scatter.
Secretary for Ireland Birrell told the
house of commons today that the Dub.
lin commissioner of police had been sus-
pended pending an inquiry, OR the the
ory that he was responsible for the cali
ing ont of the troops He added that
the commissioner story was that the
soldiers exasperated by the people s
hostility to them, fired without orders.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27

naturally sympathizing with the volun.
teers, gathered in large numbers and
began hooting the marching troops.
Finally, near the O'Connell statute, the
crowd began throwing stones.
The Troops Charge.
AT this the soldiers broke ranks and
charged with fixed bayonets. Then
they began firing. Many people fell.
Ihe crowd fled in panic and the troops
Officers, hurrieily gathering their men
together, made at top speed for their
barracks.
They left the dead and wounded
thlckly scattered, however OF the four
Killed, two were men and two women.
Among the wounded also there were
several women and children. 1t was
expected number of the wounded
would die.
The night was one of wild confusion.
The soldiers We're held in barracks to
prevent them from being attacked A
rev Individual troopers who were
abroad were attacked aud badly beaten.
All night long volunteers, many of them
carrying rifles, paraded the streets.
singing "God Save Ireland,' ga Ma
ton Once Again" and other national
airs.
Police who were ordered to keen
'rder refused to attack the volunteers.
All Ireland Excited.
Ihe lord mayor of Dublin issued
statement demanding Justice ON "those
for this shocking outrage
md declaring "there must no longer
De one law for section of the Ulster
people and another law for the re-
nalnder of the Irish people,
Popular anger was intensified from
he fact that gun running by the anti
lome rulers has gone on by wholesale
With scarcely an attempt at inter.
erenee on the authorities part
Efforts at an investigation of Sun. |
ay S tragedy We're not meeting with
much success, however, as it seemed
impossible to learn who was in CHARGE
II the barracks at the time the troops
we're sent out, who furnished them with
'all cartridges or who gave the orders
0 the men to charge or to fire. The
ltlcers themselves would give out no
Information.
Besides those killed in the battle
me man was drowned at Howth bv
alllng into the harbOr while helping
o unload the arms and ammunition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods Sarsaparilla surely and eff
feetively removes scrofula, boils and
other blood diseases because it drives
out Of the blood all the humors that
cause these diseases. They cannot be
successfully treated in any other way.
External applications for their re-
moyal have proven almost useless,
because they cannot drive out the
impurities that are in the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
rich blood, perfeets the digestion, and
builds up the whole system. The skin
becomes smooth, clean and healthy.
This great blood remedy has stood the
test of forty years. Insist on having
Hoods, for nothing else acts like it.
There is no real substitute. Get it
today. Sold by all druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
CITIZENS OF SANDY
BATTLE WITH FIRE

Portland, Ore, July 27-Several hun.
dred citizens, including scores of wo-
men and girls, put up heroic fight
against big fire that for four hours
threatened to destroy the town of San.
dy, in eastern Multnomah county.
Driven by stiff wind, the flames
destroyed the home of II. f. Morgan
and the Saglley and Morgan livery sta.
BILE, and burned six horses to death.
During the battle against the fire.
huge sparks carried by the breeze ig.
nited the roofs of various dwellings
and the entire town probably would
have been burned but for the organic
ed work of the citizens. Sandy has no
fire department or apparatus, and the
Flames were finally extinguished by
forming bucket brigades.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
HAS MEETING AT NlEDFoRD

Medford, Ore, July 27.-When the
Tri-State Good Roads association was
called to order today for its first ses-
sion, 100 delegates from Oregon, Wash
ington and California were in attend
ance.
In his address of welcome, President
d. V. Saeltzer of Redding, Cal, urged
that construction of the permanent
highway between Vancouver and the
Mexican line be rushed. He declared
that the greatest need today was not
the value of good roads, which was
conceded, but the best and most eco.
nomical way of securing them.
Letters urging hearty cooperation in
good roads work from Governors Lis
ter of Washington; johnson of Califor-
MIA, and West of Oregon, were read by
Secretary BOOs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
WANT TO TALK ABOUT
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS

Portland, Ore, July 27.--The chamber
of commerce issued special call today
for n meeting Thursday to consider the
crisis that confronts this district due
to congress delay in passing the rivers
and harbors bill.
All Columbia basin cities as well as
the citizens of Portland and the full
membership OF the chamber of com
merce are included in the call.
Among the outside cities asked to
send delegates are Lewiston, Idaho;
Vancouver, Wash; Astoria, Salem, The
Dalles, Hood River, Pasco, Pendleton
and Marshfield.
AT the meeting will be told what
the Columbia basin will lose should the
bill fail of passage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
AUSTRIA, GERMANY
Continued from page one.)

but if Germany should attack Russia,
France would inevitably attack Ger.
many.
Italy is the ally of Germany and
Austria. With Russia and France in
arms against its allies, the Italians
could not but lend tneir help to Ger
many and Austria.
England is allied with France and
Russia. Its relations with Germany,
too, have long been strained. Germany
has long sought to become colonial
power. England, in turn, resented Ger.
many s construction Of a powerful war
fleet, feeling that it threatened Eng
land s domination of the seas. The war
having involved Germany, Austria,
Italy, Russia and France, it is fore,
gone conclusion that England would
enter the struggle on the Russian and
French side.
The Montenegrins, Slavs like the Ser
vians, have already declared they will
help Servia against Austria.
Bulgaria, under Austrian domination,
would be counted ON to aid Germany,
Austria ana Italy.
Turkey win Get Busy.
Roumania, it is understood, has al.
ready undertaken to invade Bulgaria
il it took the field for the triple al.
lance.
Turkey could be depended on to at
tempt recovery of the territories it
lost by the Balkan war.
Greece, holding a considerable part
of these territories, surely would be in
volved.
The following countries, then, can
reasonably be expected to Join the
mighty struggle in rapid succession un-
less peace is quickly restored;
Servia, Austria, Russia, Germany,
France, Italy, England, Montenegro,
Bulgaria and Roumania.
Turkey and Greece would not neces.
sarily, but probably would also be in.
volved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
BECKEY'S APPETITE
STRONGER THAN WILL
After Maintaining Hunger Strike Six
Days, Beckey Cannot Resist Tempta-
tion Offered in Shape Of Eggs.

New York, July 27.-After maintain.
ing hunger strike for more than six
days, Beckey Edelson quit today, and
thereby got herself Gin bad " with the
anarchists. She was arrested more than
a week ago for melting a riot in
Union Square here and sent to Black
wells Island. Immediately she went on
a hunger strike, and was threatened
with forcible feeding, but after an ex-
animation by DIR. Katherine Davis, the
commissioner of corrections, decided
this was not necessary because she was
convinced the prisoner had been filch.
ing food from the mess room and eat
ing "on the sly"
Beckey hotly denied the charge, but
decided today that she had had enough.
and ravenously devoured two soft boil.
ed eggs served by the prison doctor.
and asked for more.
Anarchists were greatly disappointed
at the abandonment of the strike, and
accused Beekey of "quitting. They
said she had promised to be a martyr
and starve herself to death if neccs
sary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
CASE NOW IN HANDS
OF THE COMMISSION
Effort to Secure Physical Connection
Between s. P. and Oregon Electric
Now Up to Railroad Commission.

The answer Of the Oregon Electric
Railway company to a complaint seek
ing a physical connection between the
Oregon Electric and the Southern Paei.
Ific lines at this city was filed with the
railroad commission today. The com
plant was filed by the Goode- Mays
company Of Donald. This company sets
forth in its complaint that its business
is the manufacture of brick and that it
would be able to do considerable bust
ness around the city of Silverton if it
could ship directly from its plant to
Silverton and other points on the S. p.
/ lines in this county.
! 1t claims it can nearly compete with
the rival brick companies at present,
even by transferring its freight in this
city and unloading and reloading on
5. Z. cars. With this transfer eliminat.
ed it claims it would be able to do con-
siderable business in and around the
city of SilyertOn and seeks a physical
connection on this ground.
The s. p. filed its answer some time
ago. 1t denied nearly every allegation
Of the Goode- Mays company s complaint
except that it was corporation. The
Oregon Electric in its answer stated
that it had no objections to the connec-
tion or to any order that the board
might see fit to impose upon tae cor
poration.
The ease will he set for hearing later
on. This will be the first ease Of this
nature coming before the railroad com
mission s'nce that body has had the
authority to compel physical connec,
ton between rival roads. One other
case OF similar nature was heard
but the plaintiff failed to make a strong
case and the complaint was disallowed .
by the commission. IL was the ease of
q wood shipper at Albany VINO wished
to ship pulp wood to the Lebanon paper
mills. The plaintiff alleged that he
would be able to sell wood to the paper
mill if he could ship over the s. p. The
paper mill however, claimed that they
did not want the man S wood and would
not buy it if it were shipped to them,
so the case failed.
The Goode.Mays case in the opinion
Of the commissioners, seems to present
some stronger features and may result
in an order requiring the transfer Of
freight i'm this city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-27
new PROFESSORS
FOR WILLAMETTE
DR.. Charles L. Sherman and Professor
Ira A. Morton to Assume Their Duties
Here About September First.

Charles L. Sherman, Master of Peda.
gogy, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor
OF Pedagogy, has been chosen by the
faculty committee of Willamette Uni
versity to occupy the chair of economies
and social science at the university
during the coming year. DIR. Sherman
will take the place occupied for the
past several years by DR.. Gaylord H..
| Patterson.
In securing DR.. Sherman for this posi-.
tlon, the university authorities feel that
they have made an exceptionally wise
choice as the new professor is an ex
perieneed man in every particular. He
graduated first from the Upper Iowa
University aud later did four years
work in the University of New York
where he took the above degrees. He
takes rank with the most educational
perts in the state of Oregon at the
present time and will be an invaluable
man to Willamette University. In his
experts in the state of Oregon at the
York City DR. Sherman has had oppor-
tunity to gather first hand information
and experience alcng the lines of his
.eeialty. ~ ENNUEl
In addition to his philosophical QUAR-
fleations he has had seven years ex.
perience in teaching so that he is
thoroughly qualified for the work he
takes up here in the fall. He comes
highly recommended, aud is said to
have a fine personality. He is about
six feet tall, of light complexion. un.
married, and is expected in Salem
about September l.
Professor Ira A. Morton. who comes
to fill the chair of philosophy, is also
expected ABOUT September /. DR.. Nor |
ton carried an NJ. A. degree from
Columbia university and has all the
residence work completed for doctor
of philosophy degree, which he will re-
sociology and economic work in New |
Dr Fletcher HOman, president of the
university, said this morning that good
men are being considered for the Eng. .
hsh department but that they have not
yet been selected. The selection will
be made soon, however.
Prospects are bright for fine stu .
dent attendance next year, saws DIR. .
homan, and old students and office
- "fN winning udlu W make the en- /
rollment as large as possible. Personal
letters are being written and catalogues
being sent out.
"The loyalty of the Willamette stu
dent for the old school is the finest |
ever saw exclaimed DR.. Homan this
morning. "They are true to the school
through thick and thin. The love of
the students for Willamette is a beau
tiful thing to see end know
Both Of these new professors, "
said DR.. Homan, "have received the
broadest training possible. They are
men with large vision and will fit well
into the great spirit of Oregon. They
are men of sincere and earnest purpose
and have studied under the master
minds of the country and will bring the
richest things and the finest of life and
'dueation to the students of Willamette
University and the people of Salem.