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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
UNKNOWN WARSHIP.
 OFF GOLDEN GATE.

San Francisco, March 1-An un- identified warship, with four tunnels, was reported off the Golden Gate early today accompanying northward British tramp steamer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01

Seven miners accused of rnurdering a party of mine guards and a chauf- feur during the recent Colorado mine strike were acquitted at Pueblo, Col.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
Tax Commission
Says Tide Lands
Have Been Assessed

The state tax commission today re-
Piled to ex-governor Oswald West that
the Corvallis & Eastern tide lands had
been on the tax roll of Lincoln county
for over six months in answer to West g
letter which implied that the railroad
company was lodging taxes on the
property. Mr.. West also intimated
that unless curbed the railroad would
claim title TO the ocean beach and the
ocean next to it as Balboa once claimed
for the Queen of Spain.
The commission replied in part as fol-
lows:
Over six months ago Commissioners
Eaton and Galloway had this subject
under consideration with W. +. Ball.
assessor of Lincoln county. They in
structed him to assess all Of the lands
in question to the company for the year
1915, except that wherever an apparent
ly valid title to any parcel thereof
stood Of record in the name Of any
other owner, the assessment should be
made to such record owner Mr.. Ball
was further advised that on completion
of the 1915 assessment and its review
by the county board Of education
thereby establishing the valuation of
the lands assessed to the company,
stems should he taken without delay
to place saoid lands on the tax rolls FOR
the five years prior 10 1915, in the
manner provided by law for the assess
ment and taxation Of omitted proper
ty.
The assessor Of Lincoln county has
definitely informed the commission
that it's instructions In this matter
have been carried out; that these lands
Ct the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
company have been assessed. not only
Fer tho year 1915 but for five years
prior thereto. The commission is furth
er advised that the assessments have
been made in the same manner and al
the same valuation as though the landl
were owned or claimed by private indi
viduals.
The commission does not underest
mate the importance Of the issue wheth
er the granting act conveyed to thu
railroad company any interest in thr
ocean beach Of Lincoln county. Thii
question has been placed before the at
torney general, with the request that III
suggest the proper form of action L
be brought with the view Of securing
an early determination Of the matter.
In view Of the facts the commission
is unable to see any good reason for I
suggestion, direct or indirect, that 1
has not performed its full duty in III,
matter Of assessment and taxation o.
these lands Of the Corvallis & Easter
Railroad company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ALL
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

Exercises in celebration of Christmas
will be held tonight and the remain
ing evenings of the week by the Sun
day schools of all the churches in the
city. These festivities in almost all
the churches are in the way of a pro-
gram prepared by the children, includ-
ing recitations, speeches and musical
numbers. The Oregon state school for
the blind viii give an operetta,
I" Caught Mapping" tonight at the au-
ditorium of the school, to which the
public in general is invited.
Toni"lt the programs are as follows:
Leslie NJ. L. Cnurch-A general pro-
gram of song, recitations and speeches
will be given by the children of the
Sunday school, beginning at 1880
o clcok.
Presbvterian-Th Sunday school
will have entire charge of the program
beginning at 1880 o'clock and will in
clude songs appropriate for the Christ
mas season.
First Baptist-A dinner will be serv-
ed to the children of the Sunday school
by the members of the church, begin
ming at $3.50 clock. The program will
be given by the children while seated
at the tables. Following their exer.
cises, the choir of the church will rem
der a program of appropriate music.
First Congregational-A dinner will
be served at o'clock to the members
of the Sunday school. A Christmas tree
will add to the festivities of the even.
ing. The evenings program will con
sist of the usual recitations, readings
and musical numbers by the children
At the morning services, the cantata
"The Shepherd King" will be given
by the choir under the direction of viii
liam McGilchrist, Sr.
Friday Night.
Many of the churches have selected
Christmas eve for their Sunday schoo
entertainment in which the Christina.
tree will play prominent part. The
Friday night programs are by the
( Sunday schools Of the following
churches:
Jason Lee Memorial-The Sunday
school will give readings, rectation'
and musical numbers and the Christ
mas tree will be appropriately decorat
ed.
Highland Friends-Besides the song
and recitations, several interesting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
ELECTION IS RATIFIED

The election OF the officers of the
Maccabees was ratified at the meeting
of the lodge last evening. Those elect.
ed are as follows:
Commander-W. W. Craig.
Lieutenant commander-C. w. Leep'
er.
Record keeper-W, b. Gibson.
Chaplain-Earl j. Sumner.
Sergeant-E. Z. Peltcr.
Master at arms--John A. Coffee.
First master Of the gu0rds-E. G.
Armstrong.
Second master, Of the guards-H. A
Lundeen.
Sentinel-F. j. A. Boringer.
Pickett. o. Luper.
Next Wednesday evening the Macca
bees will hold their annual Christmas
tree exercises and entertainment at tho
Mccormack hall in which the Knights
and Ladies win participate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
BETHEL NEWS
Capital Journal Special service)

(Capltal journal Special SerVlce)
Bethel, Or, Dec. 23.-The compositor
last week lost line of type. In the
account given of the program at the
literary two weeks ago the first num-
Der should have been as follows:
"When mother drives the Gear from
behind)" by Oliver Fuestman. The
part in pharem was left out.
The debate at the literary last Friday
evening was ON the question Ore
solved that city life is preferable to
country life." The speakers on the
affirmative were: W. B. Baker, Ed
Schulz, and John Zak. Negative: Alta
Matten, Marjory Miller, and Lucy
nichols. The affirmative speakers
claimed higher standard Of living for
the cities and told Of the modern i'm
provements that are as yet beyond the
means of most farmers. The ladies
claimed the country to be the most
healthful place to live. They told of
the modern improvements being intro
duced into the farm homes and Of the
new labor saving methods and ma
chinery being adopted by the farmers
Farm tractors, motor cars, electric
lights, electric irons, vacuum cleaners
running water were only few Of the
subjects introduced to prove that the
farmers have many Of the advantages
Of city life without the corresponding
disadvantages. The following pro
gram was given:
Reading, cart on the rampage" by
Harlan Hoffman.
Song, "When you wore a tulip and
wore big red rose, by Geo. Mat
ten, Frank Kunciter, Ed Schulz, and
Roy Marchand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

Reading by Walter Bahnsen and
Johnnie zak
Reading, getty life and country life
compared" by Hazel Fuestman.
Recitation by Ida Zak,
Song, "Parodies," by Roy March.
and and John Zak.
Reading, can actors tribulations, I"
by John Clark.
Recitation by Josephine Zak.
The literary will not meet next Fri
day evening on account Of Christmas
but the next meeting will be Friday
evening, Dec. 81. The question for
debate will be "Resolved that it is
better to trade at the home town in
preference to elsewhere.
The following officers have been
elected for the literary for the term
beginning with the first meeting in
January: President, John Zak; vice
president, Geo. Matten; secretary
treasurer, W. r. Baker; editor, Frank
Kunciter; assistant editor, G. F. Johns
ton; sergeant.at-arms, L. Rautenburg.
Superintendent w. M. Smith visited
the school recently. He seemed to be
pleased with things as he found them,
He took down the old Standardization
card and left a new one. Bethel was
at one time standard school being
one Of the first in the state to be
standardized. Since then the require
ments have been raised. We do not
have the required three pieces of play
ground apparatus. 1t will be necessary
to build a new school house to meet the
requirements regarding lighting, But
then new school house is really need.
ed for other reasons any way; so we
should worry.
The school will give a Christmas en-.
tertainment Saturday evening, Dec. %
There will be a program and tree.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

numbers will be given by the different
classes.
First hristian-Assisted by tho
Junior orchestra of the Sunday school,
the primary and junior classes will pub
on a program, beginning at 7,45
o clock. Later the young people of tho
Sunday school will give the cantata,
Santa Claus and Uncle Sam. y
piscopal-Christma eve at mid
night, choral service and address will
be given. The morning services Christ
mas day, at 10 O'Clock will include
the singing of go Holy Night, by
Miss Marjorie Marvin.
| Central Congregational-The exor-
cises by the Sunday school will be held
in the church Friday evening and will
consist of tableaux, class exercises and
musical numbers.
United Evangelical-A program OF
music entitled ellis Only SOM will
be rendered by the Sunday school. Tho
church has been beautifully decorated
with large design of the city OF
Bethlehem as the back ground for tho
scene of the entertainment.
German Methodist-The exercises OF
the evening will begin at 7:l5 o o'clock
and will be held mostly in the Ger
man language.
Salvataion Army-Friday afternoon
the Army win distribute presents
among the needy, but the greater part
Of the work of the Army will be in tho
distributing of Christmas baskets.
Their final services will be held next
Tuesday.
St. Joseph's church will celebrate
Christmas day with three masses. at
O'Clock in the morning, 8 O'Clock a.
nj. and at 1890 in the morning when
a special mass will be sung.
Saturday night the German Baptist
church will hold special services in
which the children will take an active
part.
Sunday morning the Liberty street
church of the Evangelical association
will have a special Christmas program
in which the members of the church
and Sunday school will take part.
The United Brethren church will al
so hold their Christmas services Sun
day and will have the church decorated
in white suggestive of white Christ
mas. The program will be given most
'lly by the children of the church.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
DIED.
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HARRTS-Mrs. Naima D, Harris died
this morning at her HON in Newberg,
She is survived by her husband, u
daughter Mrs. Andrew Shoup, one
son, Keith, her mother, Mrs. Martha
J. Dickey, all Of Newberg, ono sister,
Mrs. @. h. Parmentor. Brothers: j.
A. and Roscoe Diekey, Of this city,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

A marriage license was issued toda
to Fredeick Lichte, of Hemmingfor
Nebraska, and Matte ortwerth, {
Woodburn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

A royal good time is promised and all
are invited.
Spuds and apples are rather cheap
this year. Mr., H. B. Hoffman is one
Of those who have too many spuds and
too few apples. He is looking for some
one who is troubled by the reverse con
dition.
The Christian Endeavor last Sunday
evening was about as well attended as
usual. Mr.. G. L. Johnston was leader
1t was announced that there will bt
preaching at the school house next
Sunday morning at the usual hour,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
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! ! COURT HOUSE NEWS
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w. L. Nicewood, a farmer residing
near Albany, was arrested in this city
yesterday noon upon complaint sworn
out by d. L. Hart, Salem real estate
dealer, charging larceny. According to
the statement Of Mr.. Hart, he arranged
for the sale of some property for Mr..
Nicewood and entered into q contract
concerning the commission and other
things. Hart found q buyer at the
agreed terms, according to his state
mcnt, but Nicewood changed his mind
later and did not want to sell.
Hart, however, claimed his commits.
sion which Nicewood refused TO pay
and they finally compromised upon
Nicewood' s agreement to pay half Of
the commission. Hart agreed TO deliver
the contract to Nicewood when the lat
ter gave check for half of the com
mission. Mr.. Nicewood wrote out the
check and laid IL upon a table with the
contract and they talked for a few
minutes when Ncewood picked up the
contract and began to tear il up. About
this time Hart began looking for the
check and found that it had become
HlAcu up WIN tht COHlIdcl hHu was
rapidly torn up. He called for a halt
in the proceedings but the check was
damaged beyond repair and so was the
contract which called for the check
in the first place,
Hart then swore out the complaint
charging Nicewood with larceny.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day afternoon Mt the office Of the
county clerk to Pearl A. Wood, a com
mission man of Silverton, and Emily
Pearl Manning, of 6ervais.
A suit to quiet title to about 4,00n
acres Of land was filed in the circuit
court yesterday by the Abbot Of st.
Benedict 3 Abbey Of Mt. Angel against
Andrew Laidaw. The plaintiff asks
for n fee simple title TO the property
and decree declaring all clouds to the
title to be invalid. Carson & Brown
are attorneys for the plaintiff.
s. and +. Uhlman have brought mit
in the county court against Dorothca
V. Ranzan and anumber Of othters Ia
collect 11,123.00 alleged to be due on
q note secured by chattel mortgage
on hop crop and somo farm imple-
ments and livestock. The other defend
ants are made party to tho suit be-
cause they also have alleged some
claims against the Ransaus.
Judge p. n. Kelly has issued n decree
4 l.. 4 II a. ~.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
CARD OF THANKS

The children of Mrs. Lena Bowers
wish to thank their friends in this city
who so kindly assisted at the funeral
services of their beloved mother, and
for the sympathy and kindness shown
them in their bereavement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
WOMEN WANT BABIES

San Francisco, Dec. 23.--Two hun.
dred childless women in this city want
babies as their Christmas presents. nc.
cording to requests filed with local in.
stitutions. And the supply Is away be.
low the demand.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
CAN CHEW THE RAG EARLY

Bayonne, N. j., Dec. 93.-The eight
pound baby born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
erick q. Van Horn won't have some Of
the troubles incident to childhood for
he was born with two teeth already
cut.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

were issued and in 1915, 6,S93 licenses
were purchased from the county clerk.
In 1914 total of 3,70S hunters H.
censes, 1880 anglers licenses, sos com.
bination licenses and 10 nonresident Ii.
censes were issued. During the past
wear 3,505 hunters licenses, 5000 ang.
lers', as combinations and 10 non-resi-
dent licenses were issued by the coun.
ty clerk and his deputies in other parts
of the county who distribute the IL
censes for the convenience of the resi-.
dents of the outlying districts.
Clarence McElrath and Dewey Nc.
Elrath both entered pleas Of guilty to n
charge of grand larceny and after
waving preliminary hearing were
bound over to the grand jury by Act.
ing Justice of the Peace Charles Elgin
under bonds of $500 each. Both failed
to put up the required bail money and
were taken back to jail Tim Hickman,
who was arrested with them will be TAX
en- before Judge Bushey in the juvenile
court as he is under age. The boys
were arrested in Portland where they
had taken three bicycles which were
identified as stolen from this city. All
are said to have confessed to the of.
ficers of their part in the theft of the
bicycles.
A marriage license was issued today
to Fredeick Lichte, of Hemmingford,
Nebraska, and Matte Ortwerth, Of
Woodburn.
County Sheriff William Esch today
turned over to the county treasurer u
total of $6,507.49 that has been collect.
ed on taxes. OF this sum $346.37 was
for 1912 taxes, $l,436.94 from
taxes and $4,Sl4,1S for 1914 taxes. This
is the eighth turnover that has been
made by the county sheriff.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

and W. H. Dickey, of San Jose, Cali
fornia.
No funeral arrangements have as
yet ben made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

Tho year 1914 was better year for
hunters than last year according to tho
records at the office Of the. county
clerk. In 1914 total Of 1906 licenses
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
Christmas Program
at School for Blind


A Christmas program of unusual in
terest will be given this evening by
the pupils of the Oregon state school
for the blind in the auditorium of the
state blind school, beginning at 500
clock, to which the public is invited
to attend.
The one act operetta, "Caught Nap.
ping,n will be presented. The words
are by Mrs. A. G. Lewis and the music
by Leo r. Lewis. The characters and
story Of the operetta is as follows:
Santa Claus .................. Marion Yantis
King Somnambulo ........ Wendell Helm
Queen Somnambulo ....... Maude Finley
Doctor Buddah Bo .... Harry Bernstein
Prince Ebert ...................... Buell. Field
Prince Victor .................. Herold Foster
Princess Eugenia .......... Emma Krebs
Plump page to King) ....................
Lawrence Dixon
Princess Geneveve ........ Viola Bradley
Princes Theresa ............. Anna Duedal
Princess Buttercup ......... Rose Fosnot
Pages and Nurses ...............................
Argument.
King Somnambulo, by the use Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08

runs to 2. game. He pitched in 29 games during the season.
 Ray Heating
 Now a few words about our old friend Keating. This Ray has the stuff but he is altogether a differently nade-up man than either Fisher or Caldwell. From experience we will say that IEeating has to be prodded instead of soothed to get the real stuff out of him. And we will also say again that the stuff is there but it must be driven out. & Heating last year was the apple of Frank Chances eye and anybody who doubts this statement will have it ver- flied by commu unicating with Chance. The writer heard Chance make the following remark two years ago: Heating Sis the. coming star of the American league. Gentlemen, re- member he is yet but a boy and has whole lot to learn about major league tactIcs. When he learns from exp periences I will again repeat, that he will be the star of the American league
 Those are the words of Frank Chance to a delegation representing the Keating Day committee sHhich waited upon Chance to make final arrangements for that gone, but not to be forgotten, celebration.
 Some local critics, have always in sisted that Ray would not. make good in the big show, These critics, 2 happily, are but few and far between and might be more aptly termed enc mics. They are of the kind that hate. to see anybody get by. but as a reminder, we will tell them that Keat- ing is still with the Yankees after three years drawing salary. He join 9ed them in tho fall of 1912 and made f7 oF71IT in Tic. EJo in in the ninth inning and made a name for himself by flaming the side on Il pitched balls.
 This year Heating was allowed two weeks rest to recover from a severe attack of 1Hmbago. Upon his return he met the team in Boston on a very cold day, and proceeded to shut the Red Sox out, allowing them but two hits. He pitched his second game of the season Wednesday of this week and allowed the Athletics but five 1 hits, yet he was defeated 3 to 1.
 Now, one of the peculiar things that happens to Ray while pitching for the Tanks sis that the best the team l can generally do for him is to make from two to four runs in a game when he is twirIng. When the other slab men go in they generally hammer out from six to 10 runs and this is no exaggeration by any. means
 Heating has so far won one and lost one game for the Yankees His rec ord for last season is as follows:
 Ranked 37th among a list of 62 sAmerican league pitchers and allow i ed but 296 runs to 8 game. He took ] part in 34 games during the season ! and famed s109 batsmen and walked 67. An average of three strikeouts l to a game and average of two passes to a game. His batting aver age was .16s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
YALE EXPECTS
 TO WIN FROM
 CORNELL. EIGHT

New Haven, May ,S-Conffdence in the Yale eight which will race Cor nell and Princeton on Lake Carnegie next week, Saturday, is growing at Yale and the improvement of the crew has been steady and marked the past week. Coach Guy Nickalls said today that the eight would meet its two rivals in exactly the, same rowing order of the boat which raced the first University of Pennsylvania crew three weeks ago and that he believed that the crew would be in better rowing form next week. 1s
 Betting is even at Yale that the crew will win YaIe's first victory over Cornell. Nickalls said that the transfer of Tony Morse to the first eight would Sbe permanent till after the race on Lake Carnegie. Morse and Adams, who stroked the first and second Yale crews at Philadelphia. n the. Pennsylvania races, will again set the pace next week Saturday.
 x Morse has succeeded in keeping tn e stroke higher than Adams and has driven his eight better. Indications are that he will be given, the stroke assignment in the Harvard regatta in June.
 Following the triangular race on Lake Carnegie next week Saturday l Morse will be given an altogether diff ferent test than he has had this sea son. He will be tried out in a series
 of gruelIing four-mile. races. His light weight makes. it uncertain whether he will stand this test, but E the Pennsylvania race last month and the event on Lake Carnegie called for less than two miles of rowing and are
 no test of endurance. In case Morse fails to meet expecta- lions as four-mfle( stroke oar, the
 entire stroke question will be resur- l rected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-08
Willard s Sparring
 Partner Beats Reed

New Yorlx,g May s.Jack Hemple. the California; heavxWeight who help ed train Jess 5vfllszrd for the latter's fight with Jack Johnson for the cham Spionship of the world, last night knocked out Jack Reed of Toledo in. the eighth round of their scheduled ten round bout at the St. Nicholas A. Cs Temple had the better Of the rnilling tl1reug gzlolts although Reed proved fo be a terrific hitter. Hem pie, however was the e1everer boxer and had little difficulty in landing on lhis adversary.
 George Rode1, sometimes a1iased the sBoer. scored one Of his rare vic- tories when lie put out Eddie Stanton in the third round of their contest A general right to the jaw landed and it was all over for Stanton