Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-09

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At last the threatened Nut invasion
of Salem is about to occur.
They will leave Portland on spe.
cial Southern Pacific train Thursday
mUning and win reach Salem on what
they claim will be one of the most ele-
gantly equipped trains ever hauled over
tne S. p. tracks, The train will be
sidetsacked on Commercial street, where
they will be met by the city officials,
representatives Of commercial and boos-
ter organizations and business men of
Salem. They are bringing with them a
large band, which will play the
fdirge"
The prospective Nuts will be given
over to the custody of the pitchfork
brigade, who will be entrusted with
their safety until they become "good
NUTS.
The procession will proceed out State
street to the state house, where an as
sault will be made on the "house. -
Here the big guns will be brought into
action ana d few 42-centimeter shells
cxpluled just to "scare 'em. After
the defenders have surrendered the sen.
ate will be herded in to the house, the
speaker and clerks dislodged and the
Tel Et Tu Yuh and his war lords in
stalled
Governor Withycombe and other state
officials will be waited upon by special
committees while another skirmish force
will wait upon the members of the su-
preme bench,
c. h. Berg and j. Ed, Werein will
conduct the "gridron. " After the oh
sequies are over the Nut Legislature will
| be called to order and the present in
/ cumbent novices will be shown how a
, real model legislature should be run.
! Thu public are warned that no laugh.
ing will be tolerated, as this will be a
n very serious affair. The Nuts are not.
I ed for doing things and are firm be.
q levers in the economy" slogan so far
as their own pockets are concerned.
h They nave several important bills
5 pending and solemnly pledge themselves
G to vote no more than ll,973,62502
{ from the public treasury.
+ The session being adjourned they viii
J. repair to the eat factories to get
l. ready for the afternoon session, Theil
famous band will render concert OF
S the west steps Of thg state house from
d 2;30 until p, m. This they promis,
> will be one OF the best ever heard here
e and is being given as mark Of cour
# tesy to the janitOr and the stenograph
t, ers now employed there, This providing
e the weather permits; otherwise the ar
e mory will be seized. Admission free.
% Thcy are taking No chances on tn
g weather, however, as U, $, Weathe
y For5elster Boals is Nut and the,
IS have "got him scared stiff and will
bring MIN along with them to keep thei
eye on him.
e They claim that this good weathc
= is their work. The Nuts have no dues
y but sometimes charge nominal mitia
! tion pittance,
!. Mayor II. r. Albee and a number o
u commissioners Of Portland, Franklin I
u Griffith, Jno Bmgard, Julius Meier
~ c. G. Colt, Ralph Hoyt and large nun
Der of the most prominent citizens o
X the state will be members Of the party
y A number Of requests have been re
\ ceived from different parts Of the couI
X try to have dynasties of the order form
\ ed, but TO Salem falls the honor Of haN
ing the first dynasty outside Of tn
k, imperial dynasty. T0ey didn 7 ask fo
r. it, that why they are getting its
say ;he Nuts.