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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
INsAN1TY "a nErENsH

San Francisco, Jan. s7.--Miss Real
Alexander who, on October Is, shot
and killed D. J, Vanvaaleu, an adver
tising solicitor went on trial here TO-
day before Superior Judge Dunno,
Questions asked the talesmen indi
Gated the defense will be based on tenn
porary insanity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

| Mrs. Herbert Fawk, of Rickreall, who
has been i'll in this city for a week, is
reported to be getting along nicely.
Are you familiar with all the latest
song hitsi Visit our store and try
them out for yourself on one of our
superb Packards or Ludwigs. You are
welcome. The Wiley B. Allen Co., R.
+, Peters, mgr, 52l Court street.
The man with clear conscience is the
man who provides good storm blankets
for his horses when they have to stand
out in the cold rain. The best ones are
sold by shafer, the saddle and har.
ness man, 1877 South Commercial street.
Did your wife get peeved because
You forgot to bring home the groceries
she phoned you about this eveningl
Avoid it hereafter. While you are wait
ing for the car, step in to the Sunset
grocery, and we will remind you, South
Commercial street, at No. 12l,
If you want your pancakes to taste
right and want an article that reaches
the consumer Immediately after manu-.
featuring, call for Tip.Top Selfrsing
Pancake flour composed Of wheat
flour, phosphate, salt and bicarb.soda
made by Cherry City Mills.
Seen different complaints were filed
ir the circuit court yesterday against
the 'lty Of Silverton to clear titlc TO
certain property in which interest is
alleged TO be claimed by the defendant.
The plaintiffs are; II. b. shalstead, Il,
b. Hage ct al, Il. $, Johnson, j. p Hunt
or, A, Knutson, G, NJ. osfund and Mar.
tina jackson. Each plaintiff filed
separate complaint,
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission announces that on February 81
an examination will be held at Marion.
Oregon, as result Of which II Is ex.
pected to make ccrtification to fill q
contemplated vacancy In the position
of fourth class postmaster at Marion,
Oregon The compensation Of the post.
master at this office was 1907 for the
last fiscal year.
ne following judges nave l. G. chos.
on Cor the state pcon,hIticn rtatmical
contest to b. held Arril 20 Uu dc.
h"ety, President w, T. Foster Il Reed
college, Royal Meta ms, an attorney
Of trtland, NJ. A. Miller internal rev.
e,m collector; judges oa ccrr, sihon.
nr John BOYD - III, First resbyter.
iru church Of rlrprl ppsldcut camp
bell of Oregon university and Dr. Hin.
So Of Portland,
L. Galbraith witness in the Ken.
ncdy case, yesterday afternoon received
a reprimand from Judge Galloway when
he took the stand aud testified that
he violated tho trust Of one Of Mrs,
Kcnncdy's friends, Mrs, Fisher, by
holding a letter the latter gave him TO
mail and later turning II over to tho
defendant MIR, Kennedy Judge Gal.
loway told tho witness that he had no
right to violate such q trust imposed
by anyone much less woman and that
no was greatly In error in not mailing
the communication to Mrs, Kennedy as
he promised to do. After hearing tcs.
timony from several other witnesses,
Judge Galloway continued the hearing
over until next Saturday. Many Wood,
burn and Gervais people are taking
great interest in the proceedings and
the court room has boen crowded with
visitors for the past three days the
trial has been going on.
s.a.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
Capital City Brevities


I DR.. May, nerve specialist, Masonic bid
SCOTS, best zoe meal, 179 s. Com u.
The women of st. Paul s church have
planned Gould dance" to take place
February 4, at the Hotel Marion.
The work of exporting the county
books which has been going on for the
past two months, has been completed
by D. G. Drager and Mrs. Jory % a
! County Clerk Gehlhar yesterday Is.
sued marriage licenses to the following
couples David Hill and May divers,
of salemj and q. Il. West, Of Oregon
City and Ida NJ, Schultz, of Salem.
Clyde Harold, of Portland, came up
this morning on business connected with
the implement house he represents and
will visit with relatives here.
The wind storm Of Sunday night did
much more damage TO standing timber
than that of last week, owing to the
ground being softer from the recent
heavy rains.
After attending the funeral Of his
brother, George herren, which took
place in Portland yesterday, James
llcrren returned to his home in this
city last night.
Mr. Herschbach of the firm Of Turn.
er & llirschbach, received fright last
Monday from chimney which was dis.
lodged by the wind and fen through
the shop. He was not injured how.
ever, for which he is very thankful
Hear Rov, Harry Marshall tonight at
the Commons Mission, eil state street.
Topic for this evening "Thiuking,
Turning, Coming" Don't fail to at.
tend MS this address will be one you
cannot afford to miss. Special music.
Mrs Lorettc Tctrau was buried yes.
terday afternoon in City View cemetery
The funeral was held from the home Of
her mother, Mrs Lena Townsend, at
100 s, 18th street, at 9,3O aud Rev.
Tatman conducted the services. The
deceased died in oroyillc, California.
Damages in the sum Of t935 wcro
awarded by the jury in the case Of Ray.
mond Reed against r. c, Hallborg yes.
tcrday evening, The plaintiff was ask.
Ing $3.50 damages for being run down
and injured by the defendants auto.
mobile.
There is but one best In everything.
In bread II Is the celebrated Tip.Top,
the sanitary loaf Of goodness spcr.
ling the grocer 9ll North CONNER.
cial street will supply you daily
A frightened team, an old gcntle.
man and street ear figured In what
could have possibly been serious nc.
cidcnt yesterday afternoon at the inter.
section Of state and Commercial street.
John webbcr, about 20 years old, was
crossing tho stroct when team ap.
proaching IN the opposite direction, took
fright at a street car They attempted
to turn around whom the driver brought
his whip down upon the near animal
with such force MS to cause It to jump
straight ahead. The pole Of the wag.
on struck Mr. webbcr and throw him
to one side When carried to Dr. O..
II. Miles office and examined, Il was
found that Mr. Weber had severe cut
along side Of his head aud other minor
bruises. His condition was not serious
however
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
MAY SEND HER 40 SCHOOL.
fuNIrrp rnrss LEASED w1Rn.l

TUNITEn rNEhH LEAHED WINH,T
Pemberton, N. j., Jan. 27,--The fam.
lily of Miss Deliah Bradley, who was
arrested recently in Mobile, Alabama,
with ], NJ. Foster, sou Of the million.
airc president of the International Cor.
respOndeuce schools on white slavery
charges, today thought of sending her
to a rcformatory. It was said that Miss
Bradley had shown no intention of
abandoning Foster.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
DAVIS.

To Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Davis at their
home, 26O North Fifteenth street, Mon
day, January 26, 1914, an eight-pOuna
daughter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
Land Bargains

Two acres, with $500 house and
100 6.yearold peach trees, one mile
from court house, $4,000. Some bargain,
1O-aere suburban home on Garden
Road, new house and barn, all we'll i'm.
proved 20.minutes' walk to car line.
Another lO.acre home, .liA miles
south Of court house, near car line, pro.
ducmg good income; waluuts and
peaches coming into good bearing.
Hop and dairy farm as good Os the
best, and at prices and terms that can
be met.
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MUSSER

To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Musser, at
Silverton, Oregon, January "a, 1914, a
nine-pound boy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

Isn't eight hours day entirely too
long for public employees even to pre-
tend to workl Wouldn't four hours
and double pay be about right for the
patriotsi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27
NUBAuM.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nubaum,
Monday, January 26, 1914, at the Salem
hospital, daughter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

LoST-Thursday, January %, carved
white ivory pansy pin. Phone 27OJ;
reward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

FOR RENT-February l, a modern T.
room residence, two blocks from court
house; rooms rent well. John H.
Scott, over Chicago Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

NORTHWEST RUG REPRESENTA-
tive-Carpets woven into fluffy
rugs. Notify 8. A. Dobner. Phone
24s0W.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

Minimize scandal in the home of your
neighbor and pulverize it is your own,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

b Electric vacuum carpet sweeper for
sale; bargain. Phone Main 224.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

FOR sALE--New range, heater and
other household goods Mrs. R. A.
Richmond, first house west of Com
mercial on Hansen avenue, Salem
Heights.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-27

WANTED-A first.class shoe repair
man. No other need apply. Second
door south Liberty theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20

Wav And SO we had become accustomed
to feel safe on these trains, and knew
no fear when travelling to our places of
business either aerially or subter-supter
well, you get the idea
But now we have been Informed that
there is terrible danger Of wreck. fire
and sudden death. The cars are some
times merely wooden fire boxes, and,
Furthermore, the trains are often OPP
Grated by a motorman located three cars
from the front of the train.
And these announcements brought to us
the realization of other dangers equally
as great. AS we walk along Broadway
fe may, at any moment, stop bullet
fired by patriotic policeman at flee
ing gunman or other criminal; we may
find ourselves sinking into the eternal
sleep as the result of escaping gas: we
may be battered into a bruised and
shapeless mass by quondam pickpock-
ct now grown desperate (for we are told
that the dips" claim business to be Sc
poor as a result of the war that they
are, compelled to resort to violence in
order to make dishonest livlihood); we
may find ourselves in scattered fragments
followingfan unexpected bomb explosion,
such now being of almost daily occur
renee. in Gotham or we may meet the
ignorninious end of the majority-under
the wheels of an automobile driven by
some satanic chauffeur
However, as matter of fact. the bress
has failed to excite the average New
Yorker to the extent of enc accelerated
heart beat. In spite of these recent
crimson communicates, the A. N. Y. goes
on his way with peace in his heart and
confidence upon his countenance. He
has no time to worry with such things
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demeenurs in Sundy School conversion,
and PATRIOTISM and CRATE moral virtues in
Mike Finn of Pennsylvania, so all we
can do is to hand it to Teddy and that's all
There is to it. Teddy discovered a rivur
a thousand miles long, which would have
been much longur if the dope had held out,
in Brazil; BE discovered neerlly. as menny
reel honest to goodness atrossities in Mex
leo as they pulled at the Chicago conven-
sion; he discovered neer cut to Gawge
W. Purlxins bank roll and hipnotism at
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name is derived from the fact that Mr..
and Mrs Vernon Castle are the star pei
formers.
The Aston hotel roof is being made into
a golf course. 1t will permit Of 70-yard
drive.
POsT-CHRISTMAS NOTES.
tBeng possibly bit previous, but perth
nent. nevertheless, as forewarning to
femininity.)
Dear Mabel: Permit me. to thank you
sincerely
For ev'ry cigar In that beautiful box;
OF course, you don't hope that T.. smoke
them, but dearly
prize them-they'll keep the moths out
of my socks.
Dear Edith: You always remember me,
don't you?
Ana ; time necktie! All. l am in
lucki
Forgi, me il l do not wear it. dear,
won't you?
fearthey would mob me before I could
duck.
Dc "a isabella I'll wed you yet--may-
1..sse slippers! All. dear, what a COM
fort and boon
I think they'll just At some poor ele-
plants baby,
And I'm going hunting in Africa soon.
Dear Sarah: That what-you-may-call-it
And yet l don't know what It is, !
declare;
The next time we happen to meet, dear
old pal. you
Must tell me II it is to eat or to wear.
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I'd do it-for such is my wish for my
own.
l wish the whole world could but know
you as | do.
And see through the beauty without
that within,
And seeing. grow more and more like
And shake off it's shackles of bondage
and sim
But naught could ] wish, though you
begged or defed me,
OF happiness, dear, for you, greater than
this;
That you'll be as happy forever as I'd be
To feel once again your warm lips in
a. kiss.
New York is threatened with Mormon
ism according to Senator Cannon -.of
Utah. AS a matter of fact, 1t is al
ready here-all but the forms and cere-
monies of preliminary character, what
ever they may be. This is the easiest city
on earth in which to have more than one
wife. Not on account of its laws, but
as Il result of its immensely and dis
tances.
The latest innovation at a cabaret res
taurant here is seats at table for pet
CANNES. They now sit beside their mis-
tresses and eat at the same time And
yet people talk with horror of leading =
dog life"-pretty soft for Toodles In
old Manhattan town.
Castles in the air for dawn dancing
that's the way it reads. and its loca-
ton is on the roof of the Forty-fourth
Street theatre where one may take his
; maxixe with his mornin's morning. The
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the same time. Teddy's trends declare
that he's a gratur man than Abe Lincoln,
but we fail to see why they drag Abe in.
OF corse am not fitting man like sum
of our Major Gennerels who air holding
down odd jobs in times of peese in the Uni
ted States, but | am of the opinion that
theere is no spesial need for worry rite at
this time Wehave neerly enuff polisemen
to attind to,enny of our Americon neybors
who may evinse desire to get fresh, and
so far as the Uropeean countries are con
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G0EW YORK, December l9.--tSpe-
cial.)-People from the war
zone who seek safety upon the
shores of Manhattan, should no
longer be cassed as ''refu-
gees" II we are to believe our own
daily press, this is about the unsffest lit
tie island in all the length, breadth and
depth of the Wilson domain.
somehow we didn't seem to realize it
until recently We had delightful feel
ing of security as we threaded our way
through it's highways and byways; as
we flowed with the set of the human
stream, through the depths of its great
city canyons, or hid ourselves snugly
sway in the cell-like apertures OF lts
modern. architectural cliffs. But now we
know that our lives are in deadly. daiy
peril and that our most peaceful pur-
sujts are fraught with possibilities of dire
disaster.
III is true that we still concede to Eu-
rope a greater number of casualties, put
we are assured that our criminals, henos,
fanatics, anarchists, pubic oHlcia!s any
public service corporations are doinS al
in their mighty power to put US more
nearly on par with the war rlven ma
tons in the matter of human slaughter
The awakening of the press came as
result of several recent accidents on eie-
waited and subway trains in which there
was loss Of life and limb as well as evil
dence of a disregard for both on the
part of the corporations operating these
railways. Accidents of the kind have been
comparatively rare in the past. For IN
stance, an elevated train has never fallen
to the street level. nor has subway
express ever ploughed its way to the sur
face ana interrupted the traffic on Broad
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surned most of them air now engaged in
refusing the millitery strength of theere
naybors, and piling up Nasionel debts, and
they RELY haye no stilmmack to tackle a
total strangur When this war is over
most of the Uropeean navies will be sub
mareens while ours will still be croozing
round on top of the watur in the we'll
known offing. Emmy how Urope is a long
way frum us and we air separated by
wide expanse of extreem dampness. We
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he has himself to think of-and after you
have lived a while on the island you
realize that nowhere else on earth is the
ancient mandate, every man for DIM
SELF more assiduously adhered to.
The New Yorker, in this respect, pos
sesses either the faith of child Or the
folly of an ivory domed idiot. Those
chances which comprise a part of his
daily life he takes without reck of con-
sequences, the one way or the other. AS
the subway train dashes madly along
under the skyscrapers, Through little
tunnel into which the daylight seldom
finds it's way, the New Yorker is reading
his paper, and he cares little, apparently.
whether he is on a wooden car or All ar
mored one, or whether the train Is OPP
Grated from the front or rear coach.
On the streets. the least indication of
danger sends him scurryhg-in it's d.
rection. In fact, he has gazed upon 1t
so long that the sweet face of danger
has no terrors for him. but rather has
it an irresistible attraction. And what
he loves he would not be deprived Of
A CHRISTMAS WISH.
wish for you. dear, on this yuletide oc-
cason,
As much of content as your spirit can
hold
With ev'ry known blessing. of evry per-
suasion,
told.
If l could enrich you with millions in
And make you queen on an eternal
throne,
In some fairy kingdom. all balmy and
sunny
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diallity goes but in times past we have
neerly always managed to have a resep-
ton committee waiting at the warf with
suitabull ressolusion in one hand and ring
tailed variety of instant deeth IN the luther
for emmy hostile forse sent over to curb the
growing spirit of our CRATE Republick
Far be 1t frum me to be a lingo, or to stick
out my chist like a newly elected aldur-
man over the millitery prowess of my
country. Persunnely | am opposed to
war. [ believe all matturs on which we
diffur with anuther Nasion ought to be
arbitrated and if the mattur beeums too
warm for persunnel communication then
use the long distance tellefone and bawl
each luther out to fare-you we'll
But if it should cum rite down to the
mattur of actnelly loosing the dogs of war
and sounding the tocksin ] think by the
time emmy forrain power could get an army
on our shores harrassed as they would be
by Admired Dewey's fleet Of well known
harrassurs, we would be reddy to hand 'em
a suitabull colectsion of hardware and
luther surprises which would not set well
on theere stummacks
Also in case of war ! would cum rite
home Just as soon as | could get theere
| would be on the job giving the army
and navy my advise. | would locate SUM
where in the center of the country and
send my advise by wire to all points at the
same time
If Gurmenny and Franse and Rushia
had had standing armies like the United
States theere would not have been emmy
war. and if theere had il would have been
ovver by this time; the peepul would have
calmly told the armies that they must set
lie the questsion soon as they weer hurting
bizness and disturbing trafflek. But they
all had big armies A total strangur ovver
heere would have hard time telling which
was Gulmany and which was theere army,
and the same is trew Of all the rest. When
the army gets biggur than the country the
armv is the boss and that's all theere is
10 It, In the United States our army eats
ont of our hand; over heer the army does
all the eating exclusively
Urope is full of the history Of CRATE
Nasions that depinded upon milliterlsm
for theere exstinse. They have passed
awav into total Oblivion. They air no
longur in our midst The Roming Empire,
the Greeks, the Carthigeniens and so on
Where air theere CRATE cities and towns
now? I wot not Sum OF them had three
thousend yeers the start of Bessemur, but
look at them today. Bessemur has doubled
hur popuasion in ten yeers and cornur
lots air highur than the cost of living,
while These historicS towns OF the long
ago ovver heer air meer Gothic holes In the
ground. Bessemur has electrick lites and
Two daily papurs, while sum OF the ms
torick cities ovver heer which they at
timpted to maintain by miiteryism hash t
Gwen skating rink or a moving picture
show. I do not say this to depress the
prise of reel estate in theese towns and
bring libel suit on my he'd, simply state
Il as fact pointing to the further fact
that our systim is the best. All we need
is pretty good navy and plenty OF fire
arms and we can manage to keep off emmy
aspiring ennemy take it frum me. Yours
traoJv BILL VINES.
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Dear Polly. That shaving outfit is a
beauty,
And ughIy / prize 1t, you dear, little
elf
Please pardon me, dear. II was clearly
my duty
TO tell you never could barber myself
Times flight always has me completely
appalled,:
Those brushes are fne--you are thought
full mean you
Would be If you hadn't forgotten I'm
baHd.
oh, say, will you tell me- female of the
Why Christmas gift custom you thusly
abuse,
And tear poor. old Santa Claus stock all
to pieces.
In search of the things we can't possibly
uSe2
Tables at the best hotels and restau-
rants, for New Years Eve, are already
at a premium. and New York is prepar-
ing to welcome the dawn of 1915 after the
same bibulous fashion as IL has welcomed
many years that are gone.
However, we should fret about the
tables-some of us-so long as we are still
able to procure the food that adorns them.
And there are many here who will be
unable to do this on either Christmas or
New Years. But come to think of 1t. this
Is the only city in the world In which
starvation Is officially given as cause
of death.
War toys are being shown-and pur-
chased-more than ever before. and the