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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
POOR WELLS FARGO
CAN'T PAY ITS TAXES


Contendlng that the parceY post law
has cut disastrous inroads in their
revenues and has forced some express
companies into bankruptcy since it be.
came of effect and in operation, counsel
for the Wells Fargo Express company,
headed by Chief Attorney Marx, of
New York City, who is on the coast in
the interests of the company's busi'
ness, appeared before the state tax com
mission Saturday morning and pleaded
Tor read1ustment OF the OASIS OF as
sessment ana taxatlon OF the company s
annual gross receipts ana properties
III mas Deen the custom or the tax
commission IN the past 10 Tx as a basis
the amount OF TAX upon the gross re-
ceipts OF puplc corporations OF this
character SIX per cent OF the average
OF gross earnings Tor period OF five
years past. The company says that this
custom WORKS an lnJustice upon the eS'
press companies 1or the reason that
thelr volume OF business mas fallen or
very greatly since 'he parGel post came
INTO operation ana that the TAX com
MISSION shoulu use us u pasis TOT tax
p -
years since the parcel post lazy went IN
TO eilect rather 'nah the IiVe years
previous thereto' Inc pasfs OF redue'
non which the company pleacs IS from
FORMER average OF Sodo'ooo anhuai
gross revenues 10 sSV;VOo, winch rs
CLAIMED lalr average Tor the present
upon tota, Gapital stGS" ou'stanu'
ing June oo, lol5' the Wells rergo IN,
press Company declared a 1lVluehd OF
Sl,9lI59S TO It's stocKholders during
inc past year, accorhne 10 tne ahnuGl
report TO the rallroad commission "l'leh
was received yesterday AFTERNOON
me only investment IN rear estate
securities whlcn use company mas h'aus
III oregon, so Iar as coEiu DC gieuheu
from the report IS thSt OF the handsome
otflee pul,dlns IN for'ienH, Wiieh Is
rated at a pook yalGe OF SIoSS 20 tne
income from wn,ch @ is Soo'efz,aV s, 5 pe1
unnui' unu !ny tny "nouns ~ 300 t"Aes so P%,u r
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
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John Palmer, Il prominent citizen Of
Marion, this county, was u Salem bus
mess visitor yesterday
Secretary Of State Olcott sus return
ed from his tour of inspection with
State Highway Engineer Bowlby Of
the Columbia highway Secretary Olcott
was greatly impressed with the enor.
nous engineering tasks which were en-.
countered aud overcome in the immense
undertaking and with the progress that
has been made In the work.
j. Ray Fawk, Of Rickreall, was in
the city yesterday visiting Salem
friends.
W. N. Ord, superintendent of the
Horst hop ranch, was in Saiom yestcr.
day. He returned to Independence to.
day
j, NJ. Keenoy, Of Portland, who owns
farm near this city, was here over the
weekend.
Miss Eta Gregg Of Portland was in
the city yesterday visiting Miss Paul
inc Nluths.
Attorney Grant Corby has returned
after spending u short time in Portland
on business.
/ H. u. Cooper, constable Of the Salen
district has purchased fouracre tract
Of land near the state school for th,
feeble.mindcd He intends TO make hii
home on the property,
Roy d. Ellis, former Salem man
now an Associated Press correspondent
passed through this city last evening Of
his way to New York from where III
will Journey to London. Mr. Ellis
homo is In Tacoma aud he has been
called TO represent the press burcau II
Euroue
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
HOLLAND IS PLACED
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Whatever She Does Almost
Certain to Arouse Enmity
Of One Side
(By J. W. T. Mason, former London cor
respondent for United Press.l


New York, Oct. 12.-There is little
probability that Germany will secure
Holland S consent to the kaiser's use
of the mouth of the Scheldt in order to
make Antwerp Teutonic naval port.
From Antwerp to the northwestward
for about 10 miles the stream flows
through Belgium. Thence, to the North
Sac, about 30 more miles, its banks are
Dutch. Acquiescence in the stream Is
navigation by the Germans would spell
disaster for the people of Holland. The
British undoubtedly would blockade
their ports, which would mean the king
dom's practical starvation.
Should the Germans use the Scheldts
mouth without Dutch consent, the allies
almost certainly would insist that
Queen Wilhelmina direct her army ia
resort to force in defending Holland Is
neutrality. In ease she refused they
might either declare war against the
Dutch or insist on the temporary use Of
Dutch territory by their own troops ia
cheekmate the kaisers strategy.
The question of the entry of food
stuffs and munitions into Germany
through Holland is but just now emerg
ing from the existing critical situation
Is Afraid Of All.
The Dutch against their iuclinations
for they might have turned pretty
penny by German patronage, consented
to prevent the passage of contraband
through their territory by establishing
martial law along their eastern frontier
In this way precedent was created
for dictation by the allies to the Dutcl
concerning the police duties the lattel
must undertake to maintain their neu
trality. At the first sign that Germany
proposes to use their Scheldt as an out
let to the North Sea, there eau be n,
question that the government at TIL,
Hague will be called on to extend III
eastern frontier patrol to the south
west.
There is a chance, however, that tn,
kaiser may not consider the stream I
mouth Of sufficient value to him to pa,
for the complications its use would in
volve. Because of its neancss to tn,
British coast it might be n better bas
than Wilhelmshaven for submarine
raids, and il also would be an excellen
refuge for his torpedo boats, but other
wise its offensive naval possibiltie
are not important at the present stag
Of the war,
Antwerps advantage as a dirigibl
base has also been much exaggerated
Brussels, which has been in the Ger
mans possession since early IN III
war, would 10 as well, but Il has no
/ hnpn utili5pd H'HH
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

ly Miss Elizabeth Howell, r. the house
guest Of Miss May Tate. She will re.
main for fortnight.
An item Of much interest to the
younger people of Salem appeared in a
Portland paper yesterday;
" At the Vernon parcnt.Teachcr asso.
citation meeting Tuesday afternoon,
Miss Vera Kitchen graciously eontribu.
ted TO the program two piano solos,
The first left.hond arrangement Of
andantc finale from "Lucia di Lam.
mermoor" by Leschitizky, and second,
"Thc Rosary" arrangement by Whelp.
ley, Miss Kitchen is young pianist
Of marked ability and her rendition Of
these selections shows much adeptncss
in the art. The Highland Parent.
Teacher association meeting was honor.
ed Friday afternoon when Miss Kitchen
played Verdi is "Rigoletto" by List,
and "Euterpen by Cadman.n
Miss Kitchen with her parents for.
merly resided here, and although at
that time very young girl, her musi.
cal talent was pronounced md she was
u frequent contributor TO musical and
recital programs,
Mrs. Ambrose Middleton, Of Eugene,
who assisted Nine. June Reed Babcock
in concert Friday night, sang go Low
ing Father" as an offertory solo, nt
the morning services at the First Me.
thodist church yesterday dclighting the
large audience with the sweetness OF
her Interpretation Of this number
While In Salem Mrs. Middleton has
been the house guest Of Mrs. j. o. Col
tra, leaving last night for ncr home.
Mr., and Mrs. Ward Bell, Of Vnncou
yer, b. O., were weekend guests Of
Mr. and Mrs, II. A. Livesley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
OREGON TOPICS OF
SPECIAL INTEREST

Portland, Or, Oct. l2,-'Thc political
campaign in Oregon indicates consid.
cradle beating Of the brush by the can
didates, which will likely continue up
to the very hour Of the election. The
oldest and wiscst Of the politicians
agree that the result this year is hard
to figure, but all agree that there will
be about, and not to exceed, 225,00O
votes cast If this figure is reached It
will be the largest vote ever polled IN
Oregon, The activity of the "wcts
aud "drysn win undoubtedly bring
ont many votes that otherwise woul'
not 20 to the poles, Registration OF
women voters has been particularly
heavy, aud il is estimated that at least
25,O00 men win have been registered
since the primary by the time the regis.
traton books close October lj One OF
the striking developments Of the past
week on the initiative bills to hc voted
on was that on the dentistry bill. Pain.
less Parker challenged Rev. Eostcr, of
Reed College, aud Dr. Miller Of the
Portland Dental College, to q loint de-
bate ON the merits Of the dentistry bill
So far the latter gentlemen have not
taken mp the challenge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
WOMEN NAV BD eTRoNa,

aud enjoy life whether Ia the home OF
business world " they con keep AZ bay
those ailments peculiar 70 their sex
II every woman realized how Lydiu y
Pnkham a Vegetable Compound, that
simple remedy made from roots aut
herbs, goes to the root of the troubl,
and oyorcomcs such symptoms as back
ache. head aches, nervousness aud "
ritability, they would be healthier, hap
pier aud stronger " you suffer from
any form Of female Ills why don Z you
try t9 "A will pay YOU 90 do 20.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
POLK APPLE CROP Is SHORT.
Reported in Good Condition and Cause
Of Scarcity Not Known.

According TO reports coming in from
various sections Of Polk county the ap.
pie crop is'not up TO the standard this
year. In many eases there is only half
a crop, although the fruit is larger
than usual. The cause for the decrease
has not been assigned. The proper
spray was applied aud tho absence Of
worms aud other pests Is noted, New
acreages have made y good showing In
some Of the districts. and the snceess Of
the ncN varieties IL being watched
closely Dallas Observer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

the hopyord Il was found a hoppicbmg
machine had been Installed, aud tho
bulI " The hops " was stated wai
gathered by this mechanical device,
There remained for Manipulating, II b
stated, only the smaller clusters OF hops,
and consequently little money could he
made by the picbofs Dallas Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

where tho plaintiff ropremuts 1860 pco.
pie who allcgo they were employed by
Dorns Bros. TO picl, hops at d yard at
Quinahy In August n Ia stated that
work was promised for a period of
twenty days and that fifty cents a box
was TO be raid for picking The hops
lt IL alleged that upon their arrival At
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
DIED

RYAN-ln Los Angeles, october 10,
John n. Ryan, forucrly OF this city,
leaving the following relatives His
wife, Ella A, Ryan; daughters Mrs.
Arthur Moore. Salem, Mrs, Art Gillcr
ami Mrs. q. ". Woodford roulandi
AMI sons Henry d., A, w., r. W. John
NJ and Algor Ryan Of Portland,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
OWN GxPLopHs.


(WOodhutn independently
The new oven ~ the Home bakery,
Just completed by Dubois q Olson, cx.
ploded last Thursday evening about 7
o clock. The oven had Just been com
plcied and Mr. Olson had built fire IN
"A about an hour before The door was
open and Mr.. Olson was looking into the
iirebox aud admitting the way the pipes
were drawing, when suddenly y ex.
ploded, blowing ont The south aud east
walls, the roof dropping In aud The
rods and fasicnlngs being broken off
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
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AvIAToRs BoMBARD PARIS

Paris, Oct. 12.-Several more
bombs were dropped in Paris
streets today from German
Taube aeroplanes. They did not
explode, however.
Following Sundays disastrous
aerial bombardment, they natlfr-
ally caused much excitement.
Two of the Taubes participated
in the attacks, both Sunday and
today. Whether or not they
were the same was not known.
The bombardment Sunday
killed three persons and wound
ed IA. All were civilians. Some
property damage was done also
but it was not serious. About
20 bombs were thrown. The
Taubes were chased from Paris
by French aviators but not, APP
parently, until they had ex-
hausted their ammunition.
4. 4. 4. L.. 4. IL. IL, L.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

GCORES Of snRrtly attired club and
society women filled the handsome
dining.room of the Hotel Marion
Saturday, guests at the Salem Wom-
AMI Club annual breakfast. Quantities
OF yellow marigolds and feathery white
elematis, masses of zinnias combined
also with clematis, on tables and in
brass hanging baskets, adorned the
room, immense clusters covering the
official table in the center The occa.
sion was also known as President Is
Day, and proved in every way a bril-
liant success. An orchestra, composed
OF Professor II. s. StOudenmeyer, Miss
Lillian Siege, Miss Georgia Booth, Miss
Pearl Vercler and Mr.. Skinner, played
during the serving hours. Mrs Richard
Cartwright, the retired president, gave
the address Of greeting, Miss Matte
Beatty urging the club members and
their friends to assist in making the
coming musical artists course, secured
by Miss Magers, a success by their lib.
eral patronage Mrs. William +. Kirk
announced the clubs line of activities,
Mrs. +. +. Elliott, president, concluding
the addresses, also speaking interest.
insiy On proposed WORK for the year
an nn .a .alSh sketeh, me Marriage, de-
nsn'tuny reSu py MIS- arthur flsh,
"Is eno linaI number
for Mrs F., A. Elliott, Mrs. Richard
Cartwright, Mrs. A. N. Bush, Mrs.
2. II, Raymond, Mrs. W. E. Kirk,
Miss Matte y. Beatty, Mrs Charles
" "ailVway, mrs II; j. Clements
i"as nas' ~ n; % hahiIto1, mrs, n >, wal
Idee, Idc, Int, MIs =, , - Weller, MRS Helen Is
IAN man'ilsoI' I,' Iul' Eul'n y, hazard, Mrs Ar
.nui v = isn1 NV Mrs' NJ, W. bufen, MIS- wal
u" van sn, WIihle, mrs y; ~. Locke, Mrs
a.. ui'i,itn, MIS- "llliam Everett
n"IerSSn, ~ ~ nirs' george J' Pearce, Mrs
Ei;a ~ w. '9nuIli MIS-; r. ~. brewer Mrs
Lllzape'9 Ihll % case, mrs Cnauncey BishoP,
M mrs; s. y, ,i =; bisn9p, Mrs Mrs Kay T. Bishop
Mrs. Il. Il. Fisher, Mrs. p. b. south
wick, Mrs. j. A. Wroten, Mrs. Thomas
q. Smith, Jr., Mrs. S. G. Sargent Mrs.
William c.. Knighton. Mrs. Charles |,
McNary, Mrs. John ii. McNarv. Mrs.
ID Js hllbHt MIhs non Mules, MIS-, ,I. L.,
Stockton, Mrs. G. Gehn of Ashtabula,
Ohio Mrs II. c. Epley, Mrs. II. II. Van.
devort, Mrs. r. b. Fleming, Mrs. Henry
B. Thielsen, Mrs. L. K. Pake, Mrs. Carl
II. Elliott, Mrs. Joseph G. Palmer, Mrs,
Agnes Harding, Mrs. Robert Eakin.
Mrs. James II. Hoose, Ir., Mrs. Am.
brose Middleton Of Eugene, Miss Min.
META Magers, Mrs. j. o. Goltra. Mrs.
H. +, Moody, Miss Stuuphton, Hazel
Kennedy, Nell Thielsen Althea Moores,
Mrs. A. n. Moores, Mrs Il. II. Busselle,
Mrs William Brown, Mrs. w. Ii. Ell.
dridge, Mrs. S. c. Dyer Mrs, W. Con.
nell Dyer, Mrs. Robert S. Gill, Mrs
HAYS, Mrs. John A. HARRISON, Mrs
Harry 7. Mimic, Mrs. Zelpha V. Gallo
way, Mrs LILLIAN J. Carleton, Mrs,
Thomas r. Ryan
RAINY weather nreyenting n mann.
light picnicU AS originally planned by
students OF Willamette University they
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12
noprrcKERs BRING SUIT.


Angelica Peters has brought suit
agninst Dotras Bros, hopgfowers, ask
ing Judgment For sll2I This is n case
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

The fan of Antwerp is undoubtedly
causing England much fear OF assault
from German war balloons ns II IL be-
licyel that the Germans viii usc the
Bcgiun city as u bnsc for such opera.
iions. Otherwise the positions Of the
contending armies has shown but little
change during the past week
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-12

Tho hin roads announce that their
fast steamship line between Astoria and
San francisco will open for business by
the time the exposition opens In Feb.
w0ry. The crafts will be- the fnstest
hopts that have ever been built and, II
Ia claimed, viii make the run on prac.
ticnlly the same time by water m is
made by rail between Portland and san
Francisco Work OH Tie docks aud ter.
minll facilities at Adoha is progress.
Ing iapidly and the shiphuilding c0u.
rcrns having the contracts for the new
boats announce that they will be fin.
shcd ON schedule time,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
CERCER|ELLO To
Be RESENTENCED
Judge Martin Will Set New
Date for Death of New
ark Murderer.
ptcial to Tie Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
TRENTON, Sept. 16.-The Court OF
Pardons will shortly file a remittitur
with Judge william z. Martin, of the
Essex County Court of Common
Pleas, whereupon Judge Martin will
set date for the execution of Angelo
Cerceriello of Newark The Court OF
Pardons yesterday refused to inter-
fere with the death sentences of Ger
ceriello and Joseph 10th, of Roose-
welt, MiddleseX county, and both men
will be resentenced.
The governor granted a reprieve to
Cerceriello in order that the Pardons
Court might have an opportunity or
investigating the condemned mans
claim, through counsel, that he was
convicted of murder upon the false
testimony of Alfonso Laudisi, another
murderer, who hoped to obtain inn
munity for himself by so testifying.
Cerceriello was convicted of having
killed his wife in the Silver Lake sec
ton of Bloomfield on May 80, 1918.
Laudisi claimed that Cerceriello had
confided the history of the crime to
him while the men were incarcerated
in the Essex county Jail together.
Since then Laudisi is said to have
admitted making the false state
mentS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16

Vroom stationed his men at the sew
eral exits and Braine went upstairs.
| The man who had sneezed, however,
| had vanished as completely as If he
had worn that invisible cloak one
| reads about i'm the Persian tales. AS
a matter of fact, after the second
sneeze lie had gone up to the roof,
got out by the trap, and jumped
rather risky business, TOTO the next
roof and had clambered down the fire
escape of the second building He
was swearing inaudibly. After all
these days of care and planning, after
all his cleVerness in locating the rem
dezvous of the Black Hundred, and
now to lose his advantage because of
an uncomfortable sneeze! He would
never dare go back, and just when
he was beginning to pick up fine bits
of information So Florence Bar-
grave was going to have new father
in a day or SO? There were some
clever roguos among this band of
theirs; but their cleverness was well
offset by an equal number of gools.
Yes, there were some clever rogues,
and to prove this assertion Braine Sc
cured taxicab and drove furiously
away his destination the home of his
ancient enemy. He dropped the cab
a block or two away and presently
slowed himself away in the summer
house at the left of the lawn. 1t
would have been a capital idea-that
is. il the other man had not thought
OF and anticipated this very thing
So he used q public pay station tele-
phone; and Braine waited in vain,
waited till the lights in. the Hargreaye
house went out one by one and 1t. be-
came wrapped in darkness within and
moonshine without.
Braine was philosopher. He re-
turned to his waiting taxicab, drove
home. paid the bill, smiling grimly,
and went to bed, 1t was going to be
wonderful game OF blind mans buff,
and it was going to be sport to watch
this fool Paroff blunder into pit.
The next Afternoon Florence and
Norton sat In the summer house talk
ing of the future. Lovers are prone
to talk Of that. AS If anything else
in the world ever equals the present.
They talked of nice little apartments
and vacations in the summer and how
much they would save out of his
| salary, and a thousand and one Other
| things which would not interest you
at all if | recounted them in detail.
| But they did love each other, and
| they were going to be married; you
may be certain of that. They did
not care a snap of the finger what
Jones thought. They were going to
be married, and that was all there
was to it. OF course, Florence
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

The million Dollar Mystery" story
II will run for twenty-five coasecu-
Il tive weeks In the Newark evening
i Star. by an arrangement with the
/ Thanhouser Film Company IL has
i been made possible not only to read
4 the story I'm the Newark Evening star
/ but also to see Il each week In the
| various moving picture theatres.
| CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
| CONTEST
| The prize OF $4,000 will be won by
| the man, woman OF child who writes
4 the most acceptable solution of the
/ mystery, from which tile last two
reels Of motion picture drama Will be
made and the last two chapters OF
I the story written by Harold Mac
| Grath.
Solutions may be sent 70 the Than
houser Film Corporation. at New
York. any time up to midnight. De-
cember IA. They must oees posto6ice
| mark not later than that date.
| A board OF three Judges VIII deter
mine which of the many solutions
received is the most acceptable. The
soIute and final. Nothing 81 liter
Ny nature will be considered In the
| decision, nor given any preference In
/ the selection of the winner OF the
$4,000 prize. The last two reels.
which will give the most acceptable
solution to the mystery. will be pre-
scented In the theatres. The story cor
responding to these motion pictures
will appear In this newspaper CO.
| incidentally.
Solutions TO the mystery must not
| be more than 100 words long. Here
are some questions TO be kept In
mind In connection with the mystery
ns an aid 20 solution;
No. What becomes of the mil
lionaire?
a
600. 900?
No. 3--Whom does Florence marry?
No. 4--What becomes of the Rus-
sian countess?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-16
$4,000 Jewels Lost in Blaze
That Routed East Orangeites
.pecial 10 thc Eveninn STAR.

Special to the Evening Star.
fSEABRIGHT, Sept. 16.--It became
known today that jewelry valued at
$4,000 was lost In the fire which yes
terday destroyed the Miraman Inn,
bungalow belonging to Hugo j..
Hanf, and cottage belonging to
Charles II. wainwright. The ruins of
the inn are being searched today for
the Jewels, which belonged to Mrs.
S. S. Lee. of sol South Broad street
Elizabeth. The loss by fire is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Misses Helen, Edith and Sarah
Nevins, Frederick Schweiler and WILL
lam j. Nevins, all Of East Orange,
were attending a birthday party given
in honor of Victor Hanf, who soon Is
to return to Cornell. Fifteen minutes
after they retired early this morning
Mrs. Hanf detected the odor of smoke
and notified the guests. The flames
spread so rapidly that they did not
have time to dress fully.