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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03

The only disappointing thing
about the boys and girls corn uon-
tests, which closed with the award
ing Of prizes in the Commercial CLUB
rooms Saturday, was small number
of entries. with the prizes offered
here and the capable boys and girls
In this community there should be
three or four times as many entered
in these contests" said Otis e. Hail.
who gives his time to work among
the boys and girls OF the state IN
the interests of the agricultural
college.
In the ten-ear exhibit, boys be-
tween the ages of 10 and 21 years
Harry Van Dyke, 16, won first
prize; Charles Roop, 16, won second
prize. Karl Hern, 16, carried OH
third honors and Cyrus Lenhert
l19, was fourth in the contests. Ray
Van Dyke, 15, Samuel Lenhert, ~;
Albert Romberger, 1s; Herbert Ehr'
sam, 16, and Foster Van Dyke, 10
had entries. The management o.
the contests had expected to sent
four boys, in addition to winners o.
the first four prizes, to Manhattan
for the annual farmers institute
which this year will be especial!
attractive and instructive to boy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03

building shows the advantages ior
lighting. j.
The windows at the rear AFFORD
plenty of light without compelling
the pupils to sit facing windows
Most of the light enters above the
students heads. The teacher Tor
tho vear 1914-15 is Miss Edna Linn.
The board is F. A. Phillips, J. c.
Bolliger, D. s. Engle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
SENIORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON TO COMPETE FOR ORA
TORICAL PALM.
(Special Correspondence

University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore,
April 2S.-Preliminary try-outs to
choose six orators to compete for the
Failing and Beekman prizes to be
awarded in Commencement week, will
be held Wednesday afternoon in Vii
lard hall. The Failing prize Of $3.50
is awarded to the member of the Sen
ior class who delivers the best original
oration at the time of his or her grad
uation. The Beekman prize of 500
is awarded for the second best oration
Those who have signified their in.
tention of trying out Wednesday and
their subjects are as follows:
"Moral Decline Of the Drama,
Hawley j. Bean, of Salem.
"Our Dual 'Nationality-the Broader
Americanism, A. Ii, Davies, of Port
land.
international Peace" Otto w
Heider, of Sheridan.
"Social Legislation for Oregon,
Dalzel NJ. King, of Myrtle Point.
"The City, the Hope of Democ
racy," Vernon 7. Motschenbacher, O.
klamath Falls.
Indifference, the Foe of Democ
racy,'i Alexander Martin, of Eugene
",An Aspect of Immortality" f" Harol'
NJ, Qpigley, of Portland.
"The Awakening Of the Nationa
Conscience, j. Willard Shaver, o
Hillsdale.
II Conservation .of a Mighty Force,
Janet Young, of Eugene.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
Meets Death in Fireplace.

Klaamth Falls, Or, April 2s.---
Frightened and fainting when one of
her garments caught fire, Mrs. Clara
Moore, a pioneer of Klamath county,
fell into the fireplace at her Poe Val
ley ranch late Saturday night, and was
there over quarter of an hour before
discovered and rescued The woman
was horribly burned only part of her
body above the knees escaping. Her
arms and shoulders were burned to the
bones, and all of her hair and clothing
were destroyed.
Mrs, Moore was rushed TO klamath
Falls in a vain effort to save her life
but she died 10 minutes after reaching
the hospital. After heing rescued from
her predicament the woman recovered
partial consciousness and made wan
dering explanation of the accident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28

if writing her secure a choice place at
reasonable prices.
The Byerly Brothers who do a truck
and delivery business are over worked,
and desire to sell their business for
$500. This is bargain for some one
able to do a rushing work. Their trade
pays the year around and during
August last year they cleared $500
above their expenses.
j. j. Gaten, deputy game and fish
warden, is the busiest man around
Newport these days. He is one of q
very few, however, who is not ready
to go to Mexico.
Bert Geer has a strong competition
for the office of sheriff of Lincoln
county in the person of Jay Dunno
Our own city seems strong for both
men as about equal. Yet the mar
outside the office in this day Of un
rest has slightly tho advantage OF thu
man in office. Another principle
seems to be involved-that is it is bes
when men are equal-to MAKE
changes often since less corruption
will work into our public affairs
Thousands of men are capable and tt
dispense the public office plums b.
givirg man a single term is looket
at as the right thing.
1t is getting to be popular ide'
to keep the young men in office bu
not to give them a life job
The Rev. Hicks of Albany has bee
holding meetings here and expects t
secure building for the Missionaf
Baptist church.
Rev. Keys, missionary Baptist co
porteur will continue services and
meeting will be held tomorrow in tn
Log Cabin on Agnes and Harri
streets.
Cal Balm and family are visitors Q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
NEWS FROM NEWPORT

New Port, Or, April 27.-(special
to The Capital Journal. To-day is
Better Roads day and seven-eights of
the male population are out on the
roads or streets. The mayor, j. W..
Kelly, and Mr.. Hickman, have charge
of the Coast street section, and there
is strong force of men and teams
who are doing good work. The mar
shal, Mr.. Satterlee, is working strong
force on the Canyon road from the
Blakely and Loft store eastward to-
ward the school house.
Many Salemites are flocking to
Newport to secure choice locations for
the summer. Mrs. Berry is at White
away, Mrs. VIM. Flaningam has her
house and tent erected for business on
the corner of Spruce and Harris and
is fitting up her cottages in first
class shape, and people desiring the
best to be found in the way of fine
view as well as sanitary location viii
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
OPEN FORUM.
THE ROAD BONDS.

Editor Capital Journal:-I see by a
recent statement in The Journal that
on next Saturday there will be meet
ing held in Salem in the interest Of
the road bonds proposition and that
it is the intention 70 hold meeting In
the various voting precincts to further
the good roads propaganda, in Marion
county.
BY your kind permission wish to
say that | have been resident and
taxpayer Of said county for more than
twenty years have done road work
until l reached the age limit, in the
taxes. Since that time and during
that time have done more or less vol
unteer work on the roads. | have
travelled over large part of the coun-
ty two or three times, and in this way
came to know something about the
roads. When first came to the coun
ty now nearly "a years ago we had
some very poor roads-some were al
most impassabe These roads, some
of them at least, are much improved,
and are credit to The community
through which they pass. 1t takes
time and work and of course money to
make roads, and they are gradually
improving, particularly during the last
five or six years. The people appre-
ciates the value of good highways
about as well as the professional build
er and booster, and if they are let
alone will do the work as well as q
coterie of people who advertise to do
exploits in road,building at the ex-
pense of the people. 1t is safe and
best to go moderately and surely and
not "cut off more than one can chew
to adopt popular phrase. According
to announcement, there will be some
paid orators from abroad who are com
ing to tell the taxpayers of the county
what they ought to do with their hard
earned dollars, viz, they should hire
$S50,000 at per cent interest and
thus drop s42,500 the first thing in
| some capitalist s pocket, and it may
: be for 20 years the thing will go on
paying interest all the while and not
cent go on the roadsi Forty-two
thousand dollars spent iudieiously for
| 10 years in Marion county would do
lots Of road work. Eight hundred and
> fifty thousand dollars though, spread
| out over 90 years is large sum. If il
. all went on the roads il would not be
so bad. A Salem business man and one
4 who favos the bonding told me there
a would not be rs per cent go on the
, roads; the contractors and others will
/ get the remaining 25 per cent.
II, IL we had the assurance that we
would really get our moneys worth il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
SPORT NEWS
GOOD BATTLE EXPECTED
Welsh Is a to / Favorite Over Leach
Cross in Tonight's Go at Vernon.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 2S,-One of
the most promising lightweight battles
ever offered in southern California is
the general opinion of Los Angeles fans
today with regard TO tonight's sched-
uled 2O.round match at Vernon between
Leach Cross and Freddie Welsh. The
winner, if the demands of Champion
Richie and the financial limit of Pro.
motor McCarey can be equalized, may
have chance at the lightweight title
here on July A.
The men arc to weigh 1876 pounds,
ringside. Each is well under the
weight and, according to experts who
have looked them over, in condition
for full-speed battle.
Welsh largely because of his easy
victory over the timid Rivers here
has been made {. TO | favorite. Riv.
ers two defeats of Cross have entered
largely into the making Of the odds
The price, however, has tempted out
much Cross money San Francisco ap
parontly liking well the chances OF
/ the short-ender. N
! Another amateur who has shown wei
in Pacific coast tournaments win breaI
into the professional class tonight in 4
! l0-rOund preliminary. He is Walter
Williams, who formerly sported thu
colors of the Multnomah club Of Port
land. Williams has been given hare
customer in aBttling Chico, a sturdy
slugging Mexican trial horse,
A six-round preliminary will brini
together johnny Arrouzay, loca
newsboy, and Patsy Kline of New
York, youth with freckles and
hook nose and an Irish burr as his con
Yersational headliner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28

their fathers on Coast street. Mr..
Balm has been living at Lebanon, Or,
but expects to make his home in New
port for sometime in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Smith of Pendleton,
Or, are here for the summer. Mrs.
Smith IS mother, Mrs. Jas. Blodgett, of
Blodgett, Ore, who died recently,
brought the young folks to the valley
and they will remain at least the rest
Of this year.
There has been 16O persons regis
tered for the primary election.
s. A. D'Vaney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
NINE TRY FOR PRZES2OO CHINESE ARE KILLED.
SOME HACKED TO PIECES, 9TH
ERS FORCED TO JUMP INTO SEA
BY PIRATES.

Hongkong, April 2S.-Two hundred
Chinese were killed, according to mes
sages received here today in an attack
by pirates on the British steamship sta
tion near the neighboring island of
Macao.
OF those who perished some were
hacked to pieces by the pirates; others
were forced to jump into the sea and
were drowned. Chief Officer Evans of
the station, an EnPlishman, was also
missing and probably dead. The other
foreign officers and $50 Chinese escaped.
The station was burned.
The outrage was the boldest Of
which the West river pirates have been
guilty in years and warship will be
dispatched to deal with them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
Music Recital Tonight.

Piano and vocal students Of the Will
lamette University college of music,
under the direction of Dean Frederick
s. Mendenhall, will give recital this
evening in the First Methodist church.
Among the features of especial note
will be the singing of the Ladies club
The numbers by this club will be
"Dawn, by Strauss; "Comin' Thru
the Rye" "When Daylight Goes, "
and ga Song of Spring." both by
Neidlinger. The Boys Glee club will
sing "Toreador, by Trostere; Rock
a-Bye,'' and others of equal import
anee, The publicFs cordially invited
to attend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
WILL CARRY MEXICAN
REFUGEES FOR HALF FARE

Portland, April 2S,-Refugees from
Mexico will be carried for half fare
W the steamers Celilo Multnomah,
Willamette, Klamath, Yosemite, San
Ramon and Northland, operating north
from San Diego, according to an offer
today telegraphed to Secretary of
State Bryan by Frank Bollam, Port
land agent for the independent steam
ship lines.
Secretary Bryan replied thanking
Bollam and stating that he had given
copies Of the message to the war and
navy departments.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
Good Reading.

The Want Ads are one Of the most
interesting and helpful features of any
newspaper-ever changing, ever en-
Tightening, ever performing their use
full service of promoting easy communi,
cation between those who want and
those who have.
You can cultivate no more profitable
habit than that of reading the Journal
Want Ads every day. Thousands do
it
Keep this fact in mind when you
have a special want Of your own. You
can get the attention Of all these read.
ers instantly and at trifling cost
througka little Want Ad in the Jour
nal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
TUBERCULOSIS

In addition to plenty Of fresh air
and proper diet, those suffering from
or who are predisposed to Tubercuio-
sis are recommended to use Eckman 8
Alternative to stop night sweats, banish
fever and hasten recovery. This medi-
cine, by reason of its successful use dur
ing the past, warrants the fullest inves-
tigation possible by every sufferer.
Eckman's Alternative is most etfica-
cious in bronchial catarrh and severe
throat and lung affections, and in up
building the system. 1t contains no
narcotics, nor harmful or habit-form-
ing drugs. Accept no substitutes. Sold
by leading druggists. Write to the
Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa,
for booklet telling Of recoveries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
CoPPERoPoLIs rs WIPED
OUT BY INCENDIARY FIRE

Stockton, April 2S.-The entire west
end Of the town of Copperopolis q
mining camp, east of here, was wiped
out by what is believed to have been
an inccndiary fire early today.
Most of the buildings were cottages
and wooden mine buildings and fire
fighters were helpless before the
spread Of the flames although they
did prevent them from reaching the
mine entrance. The damage probably
will not exceed 100000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
campi Boats Louisiana.

Philadelphia, April 2S.-Eddie Cam.
pi, the San Francisco featherweight,
holds a decision here today over Louis
lana as a result of their six-round con
test last night at the Olympia Athletic
club. Stinging straight left jabs sent
over by Campi with monotonous regu-
larity cut Louisiana s mouth and nose
and opened cut under his right eye.
Campi was entitled to each one of the
six rounds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
CHARGED WITH GRATING.

Seattle, WASH, April 2S.-The Seat
tie police have under arrest William
Ferguson, aged As, on charge said
to involve him in the loss of $4,000
by the National Bank of Commerce,
and the National Druggist, periodical
of st, Louis. He has been working here
in tho Office of a ship construction
company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
AL M'CoY MAY BE
MATCHED WITH MURRAY

San Francisco, April 2S,-Word from
AL Mccoy, the Brooklyn middleweight
who laid George Chip low with one
punch, relative to a match with Fight
ing Billy Murray of Sacramento, was
expected today Mt Promoter James w.
Coffroth s office. Jim Buckley, man
ager Of Harlem Tommy Murphy, is
lining up Mccoy for Coffroth and the
latter is certain that he finally will
land the match.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28

WOuIu HUI % 80 UdUJ UUI IN dH UIB OIEE'
erprises like this is theinevitable
rake.off for some one or more than one.
Fellow voters, when the hired
speakers come and tell their pretty
story, how it will be to your interest
to waste your money, don't you be.
lievs it. Your money comes by hard
knocks and don't vote it away on a
scheme that is apt to put you in hole
by increasing your taxes, which | sup
pose you think are high enough now.
Go to the polls May Is and vote
against the road bonds. N. j. B.
Salem, Route 6.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
AVIATION FALLs 10 DEATH.

Long Beach, Cal, April 2S.--Charles
G. Keystone, aviator flying from Los
Angeles to San Diego, fell at Domin'
guos this morning distance of 500
feet He was picbNd up unconscious
and died just as he was taken into
the sanitarium at Loag Beach.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28

A large iron safe in the store of l..
Shanahan, of Portland, was blown
carly Sunday morning and the robbers
got away safely with n sum Of money,
estimated to be about $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
CUNBOAT SMITH FIGHTS
CARPENTER IN JUNE
Heavies VIII Clash in London for Purse
of $4,000 an0d $4,000
Side Bet.
HARLEM TOMMY MURPHY
MAY MEET FREDDIE WELSH
Johnny Ward Wants Brooklyn to Win
Pennant in National
League
BY Hal Sheridan.

New York, April 2s-Back from San
San. Francisco, where he saw Harlem
Tommy Murphy go down to defeat be-
fore Champion Willie Ritchie, Manager
Jim Buckley here today announced
that the proposed battle between Gun
boat Smith and George Carpenter
would be staged before the Olympia
club Of London in June for a purse of
$4,000 and a $500 side bet. Buckley
Is more than anxious to have his heavy
clash with the Partisan idol and will
rush back the articles as soon as they
are received.
Buckley now admits that Ritchie is
real champion and also says that
Murphy is the gamest man the ring has
ever known.
tRitchie, said Buckley, was a
revelation to rne He is wonderfully
improved fighter. He is a two-handed
scrapper and he puts plenty of power
behind his wallops. Murphy was given
lot of body punishment, but he stuck
to his guns. always knew he had
plenty Of courage, but the way he took
all Ritchie had to offer and at the
same time continued his boring-in tao
ties was the greptest exhibition of
sheer gameness that | ever witnessed,
'fRitchie and Murphy will meet
again If Freddie Welsh is successful
against Leach Cross he win be match
ed with Murphy, the winner to meet
Ritchie."
-
Despite the fact that johnny War
is now identified with the Fedora
league as business manager of thu
Brooklyn club he goes to see the Brook
lyn Dodgers play every time he cal
get away from his work. The formet
New York Giant takes seat ava.
down in front and he follows ever.
play with the eye of an expert
'Just because | am allied with tn
outlaws said johnny, sis no reasol
why | should keep away from organ
lied baseball games, IN going to tax
in all of them tsat can and wan
TO say right here and now that ! woul
be mighty glad to see Wilbert Robin
sons Dodgers win the National leagu
pennant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28
70 MANAGE San, jose Times.

Portland, Or, April 2S.-R. D. Can
non, for eight years city editor of a
local paper, is EN- route today to San
Jose, Cal, where nc will assume the
management of the Times, an evening
publication.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-28

It's a good plan to keep in close
touch with the Wants, for they are
an authentic source of information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Yesterdays Sunshine

Sunshine and optimism are closely related. The rain of last week and the absence of sunshine during five days of the week made people here abouts feel bit depressed, but Sun day was like an early autumn day; and as for yesterday, it was all sun shine, while the high temperature re- called the good old summer time. Men and women reflected the bright ness of the sky. A note of optimism was dominant; needless to attempt a psychological analysis. Everybody felt the heartening effect of the beau tiful weather.
 In Birmingham the merchant. the manufacturer and the banker were buoyant. Trade was active and the Respondent citizen of week ago was no longer downcast. It was a day oi gladness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

over and the demand for cotton will
 be as brisk if not brisker than ever.
 With the cotton carried over 12,- 900, ,000-bale crop will still be needed next year. But when the farmers can make money on corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and live stock why not devote more attention than ever to these products North Alabama soil will produce almost if not quite as much wheat to the acre as the farm lands of Tennessee and Kentucky produce.
 Those farmers of Alabama who have been diversifying their crops can testify to the great advantage which they will have only their neighbors who have depended chiefly on cot ton. But all in all, the cotton farmers who hold their bales for a good price will come out ahead even on this years labor; and looking ahead year, Ala bama as crop producing state never looked so bright. Every acre of wheat sown. will make the state look that much brighter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Wheat Crop in Alabama

Even before the cotton situation was depressed as a result of the Euro pean war many farmers in Alabama had decided to SOW a considerable per- .centage of their farm acreage in wheat.
 The crop diversification idea has been making strong appeal through out the south. Here in Alabama in- tensive farming and diversification have played an important part in az riculture during the last three or four years. Diversification has included mainly corn, oats, hay, live stock and truck crops. As rule spring vege- tables are raised for the market only by men engaged solely in the truck ing industry, but winter vegetables, such as potatoes, onions and turnips, come under the head of agriculture However, most farmers prefer to stick 70 the nedVy crops.
 Wheat should certainly be cultivated in Alabama on a large scale. It was an important crop in the years gone by and was only excluded when the price of cotton rose high enough to make the southern staple so alluring as to -~1~-.x. -tLo~ h~apcl,oc of b,,e1,o |, J ,.,, to negligible quantities.
 It is safe to assume that the cotton acreage will be reduced next year; how much reduced is merely guess work. It may be that several million bales of the 1914 crop will be carried over for 1915 consumption. By then the European war will probably be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Battle Still in Progress

News of the battle of the Aisne reaching the world during the last ten days has indicated that the at tempts of the allies to flank the Ger man right wing is forcing the latter to lengthen their lines northward to meet the attack.
 Eventually this can have but one result. A rubber band, if stretched gradually will expand to certain point, but under further pressure, snaps. This is what is happening to the German line, according to military experts. The turning movement of the allies is stretching the troops of the Germans over more and more ter ritory. At the crucial moment the allied army will be launched against a point in the center or left of the Ger man position and the rubber band will snap.
 It is question of men. The allies have the most men and will continue to have the most. The Germans are attempting to take Antwerp, one of the strongest Qualifications in Eu- rope; they are facing countless num- bers of Russians on the Prussian frontier where they must win to save Berlin; while in France the pressure of the allies is gradually but ire sistably increasing.
 To disinterested observer, it would seem that the Germans are facing the famous problem repre- scented by the deep blue sea and the ruler of the neither regions. To re- inforce one threatened point, troops must be moved either from Belgium, East Prussia, or France, leaving a place more susceptible to attack. For time the Germans may have enough troops to cover all these operations, but sooner or later the supply of men will give out, and when that time comes, as has been said, the English and French will be as the anvil to the Muscovite hammer.
 At present the Russians have de- feated both the Germans and Aus trians and the invasion of East Prus- sia will now begin in real earnest. In the French theatre of war the allies, while by no means victors as yet, are in much more favorable position than the Germans.