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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
Money In Abundance and
Loans Are Expanded

New York, Dec. 9.-We are passing
through extraordinary experiences in
the money market. Funds are excep.
tionally abundant and easy, notwith-
standing an expansion of a billion in
loans Of New York banks during the
past twelve months. We have loaned
vast sums to Europe; invested in new
bonds and loans at a rapid rate and re-
purchased an enormous amount of
securities held abroad; and yet our
financial resources are far from ex-
hausted and still seem TO have great
possibilities. Enterprise is reviving.
Many new concerns are being launched
and old ones refinanced at a rate in
volving heavy drain upon liauid
capital. In fact the absorption of
various forms Of investments during
the last three months has been simply
amazing, and was only partially re-
Elected in the daily Stock Exchange
transactions in stocks and bonds. There
are many evidences of widespread bust
ness revival. Among the most convinc-
ing were the October report of the
Pennsylvania system, which showed an
increase of $5,200,0O0 in gross earn
ings and $3,500,000 in net, and the
New York Central statement, which re-
ported an increase of $2,500,000 gross
and $2,300,000 net.
General trade continues to expand
and bank clearings last week showed
an increase from last year of nearly
81 per cent, i'll spite of diminished
speculative activity. November clear
ings were IS per cent ahead of last
year and 40 per cent ahead of 1913.
Reports from the West, where good
crops are a powerful stimulant, seem
especially encouraging. West of the
Alleghanies the war counts for little
and local conditions are the principal
factor. Merchants in those regions re-
port bare shelves and a widening de-
mand for all classes of merchandise.
Big retail stores in all sections of the
country anticipate good Christmas
trade. The steel industry continues
On its record breaking course, The pres
ent rate of pig iron production exceed
ing all precedent. Prices are again ad-
vancing and in some instances have
reached a point that restrains orders;
but profits are large and this industry
is now enjoying degree of prosperity
which should compensate for the lean
period which had been endured for
months. Railroads are heavy buyers of
equipment, having placed liberal orders
for rails and engines, in addition to
nearly $4,000 cars in November, the
largest number since January, 1913
Out export trade in steel is also promis-
ing, since foreign requirements are in
creasing while Great Britain and Ger
many, our chief competitors, are di-
verting their energies to the demands of
war. Building operations are also being
resumed on larger scale under the
stimulus of rising confidence and an
easier credit situation. There has been
q decided improvement in the demand
for textiles; both cotton and wooden
fabrics reflecting this change in ad-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
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ABOUT OLD MAIDS
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By Ella McMunn.

The, editor of the Capital Journal
has just written something nice about
Old Maids. 1t is the first time I have
ever known anybody to say kind
word about US, unless we said it our
selves, and we all know that We arc
under painful necessity of dealing with
the truth in an elastic way. But when
perfectly nice, dsinterested man
pays US q compliment, in the bulk, so
to speak, it sets. the lot Of us to bub.
bling with gratitude, and that is why /
am writing this nice piece for the
Capital Journal, for nothing.
OF course there wasn't word of
truth in the argument, but it rejoices
my heart to see that somebody has
fallen for the bluff we have put up
the bluff that we are Old Maids be.
cause we like it.
As matter of fact, we do not like it,
and never did and never will, and we
are Old Maids because we can't help
it-just like everybody says, and of
course they know a lot about it. And
when it is like that, you d think folks
would be charitable; but the world has
more respect for woman who has TAX
en- rolling pin to q couple or three
husbands, than for us, and one funny
thing about Old Maids is the fact thai
everyone "tumbles. " This, my dear
fellow sisters, is due in large meas.
ure to the agonizing effort that we
put forth to appear "Happy though
single, and we smile around, and
smile around, and smile around, and
rather overdo it--instead of looking
down our nose-like we feel inside.
We do not mind the pity Of O.
folks who have had the joy of taking
10 children through the measles, having
a few hung, and some more who ought
to be, but it does not set well with us
to have young people intimate that we
are not just as young and beautif
MS we once were, only more so.
AS far as / am able to determine
and believe that all who know me will
agree that / am qualified to speak on
the subject, Old Maids are lot like
other women, but we pretend to be diff
ferent for reasons that are quite ap.
parent. However, this distinction
marks us; we believe that there nevei
was married woman who made the
ideal wife and mother that we would
have made but the pathetic part of it
and a part that we never confess to
each other--is about men, Of course.
We have no unmarried men friends.
Their natural instinct Of self preserva.
tion attends to that. Occasionally a
safely married man braves the posi-.
bility Of broomstieks and hot water at
home, and looms up on our horizon
long enough to make few remarks ttat
cheer MS on our way; but II is to widow
ers, who have had three wives, and who
know just what women like, that we
must look for our joy. They poke US
in the ribs'and chuck US under the CHR
and If we have not got their whiskers
pulled out by then, they ask MS how VIC
like being Old Maids, and Of course II
is all very jolly for us-I don Y think.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09

opposite direction in n head.on col
lision. Luckily farmer saw the run.
away car approaching and the train
was gono out five miles an hour when
IL met the runaway freight ear accord
ing to the report Of II. II. Corey who
returned to Salem this morning after
making an investigation of the wreck
Of o. w. r. 4 N. train No. 90 on the
Shaniko branch, December 4.
Mr.. Corey was sent up by the public
service commission TO report on the
smashup. II appears that the brakes
refused 10 hold and the car started
down grade on switch track.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
Watt shipp.
WIDOW GETS se,OOo,OoO

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
WOOdburn School
Building Ready For
Bids of Contractors

Aaron II. Could, architect, Henry
building, Portland, has plans completed
for the proposed school building to be
built at Woodburn, Ore Bids for tb
structure will be opened at p. M, Dc.
cember 20, by the school district di.
rectors, Of which h. j. Stanard is clerk.
The structure is to be strictly mod
ern, two stories and part basement. Bids
for a general contract will be received,
and the plans and specifications may be
seen at the office Of h. j. Stannard,
district clerk, at Woodburn, or at the
architect g office in Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
Turned Runaway Car
Upon Main Line To
Stop II On a Curve

Brakeman NJ. S. King had runaway
freight car loaded with 10000 pounds
Of wheat turned upon the main line in
order that the wheels might be slowed
down when the ear struck the curve. II
failed ito slow down, however, and
wns going at o, rate Of 20 miles per
hour when it hit train coming in the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
Watt Ships Win From
WOOdInan Pin SInaShers

The Watt shipp bowlers won two out
of three from the w. 0. WIS at the
Club alleys and piled up "A total of
$3.50 while the lodgemen were making
1886. Noud rolled the high game of
259 and the high average Of 2l4.
The scores follow:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
WAR ODDITIES

K London. King George has
K given Upper Lodge, beautiful !
K old house in Busheu Park, to !
the Canadian Red Cross to be \
used as convalescent home. !
London.-"Billy," the ia 4
nous King Penguin at the Zoo,
K died of grief soon after his
keeper, enlisted in the army.
London.-Keep q goat and
< reduce your milk bill 40 per \
cent. A newly formed league 4
K called the National Utility Goat
club, wants this done.
London. - England IS latest 4
k rumor about the German
k Crown Prince declares that Will i
K helm has lost his mind and is 4
now a prisoner in one of the
Imperial German palaces under
K care Of specialists.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09
WALL STREET WILL
CUT MANY GOOD MEL
oNS FOR CHRISTMAS

New York, Dec. 9.-Wall
street will celebrate Christmas
in her old.time way.
She will forget expense, and
scatter to employees Of the ex.
change vast amounts Of larges-
Sc. "War bridesn and "war
babies" are the answer, "Clean
ups" Of recent months under
boom time orders mean that
clerks and employees Of all firms
will get bonuses that will swell
the Christmas sock to enormous
proportions.
Already II corporations have
announced that they are con
templating increased dividends.
Slicing Of melons is in the
air, so Canta Claus will be lib.
eral this season.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-09

x Battle Creek, Mich, Dee. o.
X Valuable real estate here and
x at Santa Barbara, Cal, and &c.
x 100000 Of the Post estate have
X been accepted by Mrs. c. w.
x Post, widow Of the Battle Creek
X cereal manufacturer, as her
X share of her husbands proper
X ty, il was announced today The
X bulk Of the fortune, about S20,-
X 100000, win go to Post e daugh.
x ter, Mrs Marjorie Post Close.
x
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
: plsnt;no Suoar Ca,s,

In bulletin Of the Pan-Americar
onion on cane sugar in the Americas
1t is stated that sugar cane is planted
NOT sown. "A small piece OF the cane,
long enough to include two or three OF
the rings, or nodes, is laid lengthwise,
or stuck In a slanting direction, along
IL furrow which runs the length OF the
tieId. In some sections the primitive
fashion OF planting in holes is still EN-
ployed. When the trench is planted
the pieces OF cane are lightly covered
with earth. In few weeks they show
growth above the ground. the germ
buds at the rings having begun to
shoot out in the form Of young cane,
the ring having at the same time
thrown out rootlets into the soil. The
parallel trenches are made far enough
apart, say at least three feet, to en-
able the workers when the wide
spreading canes are getting ripe to go
between the rows and remove the dy-
ing leaves which burden the ripening
cane, thereby enabling the naked cane
to mature faster
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
mEANs OF REuNlrlIEo; PARTY

4 meeting Of the republicans o.
Iowa vas held at Dies Moines on Fri
dap evening last, The ostensiblea ptlr
pose OF Which vas 10 give Che Cum
lrtins candidacy for presidsnt,a boost
but the further purpose was 10 see
what opportunities there arc for get
ing together on one platform nndei
Lie banner OF .r6publicanism in order
70 insure q republican victory jn'l9lf
.As long as A y. Cunlnliha j. the
only candidate for president from
Iowa there IL 4 feeling that 1t would
not be doing tfIr state any creait.sto
sive linn half hearted support in his
candidacy, and that il The republicans,
fehardlesB Of factionalism, will unite
III his favor that better feeling will
l5s developed and the party atrellsth-
ened The republicans eOt both Ia
ions are beginning 10 reach the con li
elusion that III union there ls 3stIfiisth
ana in discord there IL disaster, ami
it Uill he no surprise TO ttlld n united
republican party i'll Iowa next year
Which vii inAnre al old tine rrpnbli-
eas, yietory ii the state.
;fheqe probably vas at tn" meeting
considerable enthusiasm Tor q. -.
Ealamina Tor president. but there was
also much because OF the promise OF
Il reunited party We hope We have
seen. the last of factionaliam in the
republican party in Iowa for a long
sipie to come and VIC predict that next
yea the republicans Of Iowa Will VIC
with each other in standing for the
Welfare of the party.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Popular Songs.

+ ]. Fred Helf, author OF Everybody
Works but Father" ana more than a
hundred other, popular s6ngs, has just
died at Liberty. N. Y. Nearly every
body in tile United States has been
Familiar with q number OF his compost
tons; Yet probably not one person in
10000 ever heard OF his name. 1t Is
an anonymous. and cvaneacent kind al
fame
The contagion Of popular songs Of
this type IL something marvellous. En-
ierprisihg publishers distribute them
10 every music store iii the land, and
within o week all the picture tlieaters,
IninStrel and .blflesqtie shows are try
ing them out. In another week they
nave been heard by many millions OF
people and their infectious melodies
are heard On every street.
Unfortunately these transient COM
positions taEe the place OF the fine old
songs that everyone used 10 know.
The crowd that used to get together
On The door steps AMI sing "Swaiiec
River" and ..'l,an Holt. have long ago
LOST their voices. The young folks
know not tho words and scarcely the
airs OF these classics. Nothing that
is more than, three months old is mp
TO their pace, and the market for the
songs OF this type seems illimitable.
II must be admitted that they have
very catchy SnaD
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
M3cciai Circles

Miss Sophie Bale was hostess Il,
the S. S. club on Tuesday evening,
when all enjoyed the good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Walker eli
tertained at three course dinner On
Saturday evening, covers being laid
for eight.
Mrs. W. H. Laub will entertain the
Coffee club on Thursday afternoon.
The Priscilla club was splendidly
entertained by Mrs. J. p. Miller Tues,
day. The afternoon was devoted "a
fancy work. after which an elegant
lunch was enjoyed.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Ger.
man Methodist church will meet with
Mrs, Schnoor on Thursday.
Chapter c. O.. p. E. o. will meet
with Miss Margaret McHenry on Fri.
day evening. Miss Jessie Goodrich,
will assist.
Miss Gladys McCord was hostess on
Saturday last at a delightful pre.nur.
tial shower in honor Of Miss Mamia
; Potter. of Dow City, who was married
on yesterday. The guests present
from Densen we're the Misses Jessie
Hayes, Rlea Cummings, Winifred
Wright and Trenna Chamberlin, who
motored out to the pleasant country
home west OF Denison. The gifts
showered upon the bride to be were
of china. After an afternoon OF pleds.
ure delicious luncheon was served b.
tho hostess.
Miss. Freda Fastje will be hostess
at meeting of the H. Fl. club on
Thursday evening.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Church Notes
m

A cordial invitation is extended to
all who desire to attend services at
Trinity Episcopal church Sunday. De.
cember 9Th. Rev. NJ. J. Williams,
Methodist Church Notes.
On next Sunday morning the Lord 5
Supper will be administered by the
pastor, who expects to be able to COLI
duct the services of the day as usual.
having recovered from his recent ILL
ness. The new members OF the church
ara especially urged to be present at
this service and partake OF the Lords
|Surper.
On Sunday evening last eighteen
persons, including children who will
enter the training class OF the church,
came forward at the close. of the serv-
ice expressing the desire to become
members of the church. At the re.
quest of Rev. w. II. Cable, district
superintendent from Council Bluffs
who preached the sermon OF the eve:
ming, and at the invitation OF the pas
tor, almost the entire congregation
gathered at the front Of the church,
Lodging themselves to stand by the
pastor and the work OF the church in
bringing others to Christ.
The Standard Bearers met at the
home of Miss Ethel Chamberlin on
Monday evening, Miss Mildred Ran
dali having been in charge of the in.
ttcresting lesson. A pleasant social
time was enjoyed f6flowing the bust
moss session and dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess. Because
Of the irregularity OF meeting on &C
count OF the recent tabernacle serv'
ices, it was decided to hold the next
menting on Monday evening at the
home Of Miss Lillian Scott, at which
time Miss Vera Norris will present
the lesson.
The Kings Ieralds will meet on
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 with Miss
Margaret Nelson. Every littlo hoy OF
girl who is q member Of this society
or would like to be is invited TO be
present. !.
On Thursday evening Of this week
tie hospitality OF the church is to he
! extended to every member OF the con
gregu:ion at 4 large gathering OF men
women and children, who are invited
10 nc present OH tho happy occasion
Every member Of the church is OK
Ipected to he present TO join in the wei
come OF those who have recently unit
ed and those who desire to unite with
tho church, Sunday school classes OF
EpwOrth League.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Our Universe.

Simon Newcolnb. one Of the most
eminent lnathclnnticians, wrote:
Speaking roughly. we have reason
from the data so far available to he
lieve that the stars Of the Milky way
ars situated at q distance between 1O0,.
100000 and 200 600, 900 times the dis
lance Of the sun.
ut ia not chance 1t is not even a
collection az things, each OF which
came into existence its own separate
way. II it were there could be nothing
in common between two widely sep
arated regions OF the universe. But, a.
n, matter OF fact, science shows unity
In the whole structure and diversity
only in details.
THE universe, go far as we can SET
It, is n bounded whole. IT. is surround
ed by an immense girdle OF stars
which to our Vision appears as the
Milky way. While we cannot set eXac
limits to its distance we may yet con
ndently' say that 1t is bounded.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Rsfraction OF .Liakis

Eefraetton plays many magical tricks
with mems, eyes. 1t is responsible for
the extraordinary phenomenon called
mirage. which nus excited the wonder
Of mankind 10 every age \ Owing ia
differences Of temperature, barometrir
pressure, etc, In adjacent parts Of the
atmosphere, the r'efraction is some,
times capriciously varied SO that the
most abnormal sights are seen Parts
of the eartn seem detached aud sci
ahoat. Ships are visible, upside down
in the sky; objects lying behind hills
are bsheId apparently lifted abovs
them, lakes OF cleaning Watet. sur.
rounded By palm trees and refreshing
vegetation, spring into view in The
midst of sandy deserts; unknown cities
with towers and pinnacles, make theif
appearance suspended In the air; aerial
animals appear, browsing In illusory
pastures; professions Of men ana
horses are seen, marching or galloping
where no foot has ever trcd-sueh are
some,of the recorded narvals that tic
mirage has produced. New York Jour
+, T. .,-s f.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
.oFF-aaAih oN-AGA,h."

Washington, Nov. 30--(Special cor.
decentralization Burkitt, once.
ana now once more, assistant ,pcsthlas,
ffyr at Wibnetka, ILL.,, has had KIND OF
.nEf-again on-asain sOne-again Flnnc,
gsi,o eXpericuce Uef,Was dismissed
from. The postal service for having sa'u
tl,t, pres idents second marriage was
lndeItcately sudden. He tried 10 Sc
cure O. hearing from the POSTMASTER
aaneral and was turned down. lie
published the correspondence In the
newspapers. He was ordered rem
stated within iWenty-four hours.
rms doubtless closes the incident
g, lar as concerns Burkitt and his job
B1t the episode has brought about
2 renewal Of comment over the pfesl-
DENT courtsIip and marriage when
liSs caused no little irritation at the
white house, where great pans hasr
Always been taken 70 minimize COS
stp on this particular topic. me pieS';
ident's attentions 10 Mrs. Gait nave
been no secret here in Washington lot
nilf,y months. No one here. Wds eSpe
aiarly surprised when the engagement
was announced and the only comment
Ullich the capital youcliSafed was ~
line with that for which BufEitt lOsti
his job,
A few western newspapers had dealt
With the subject in like vein; the WON
III OF sI5all0-Wfere women yOte--ilau
peen rolled with Similar expression
Of opinion and the girls OF Q western
state university had held meeting
end ras0luted 10 the same effect. hut
rho subject was no longer exciting m
terest. even privately, and was III
fair way 10 disappear altogether, Wleu
suddenly up hobs Burlitts boss, AS
sistant Postmater General Roper, Witl
an of1icial letter which has set al
tongues to wagging again and With
accelerated force.
The news broke here Oil Sunday,
AMI inc correspondents became in
uieIiataly very active 1T the White
house it was said that nothing was
known about the matter. Postmaster
General Burleson refused 10 say any
thing. But IIT. Roper talked with
some freedom and seemed to think he
had in some fashion befriended the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Marriage Licenses.

The following licenses to wed have
been issued from the clerks Office dur
ing the past week: Nov. "a. Harry Lo-
ren2en and Hulda Carstens; Malvin
J. Breen and Emalinc Lueck; Nov. 2G,
Harm Krusc. Jr. and Hilda Strath-
mann; Nov. q, Henry Peter Paulscn
and Aamalie Dora Hannernann; Nov.
20, John c. Smith and Mary Potter.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
COUNTY & 4 1 k9,S CONCRETE
CONTINUED from Page Oneo

cchannt and gravel being delivered
where the work is to be done. The
chances are the work will he done be-
tween Vail and DenisOn at some point.
presumably outside OF and not Tar
from the city limits of Denison. We
believe that people generally are very
much interested in having this i'm
.provement made Us long as little Or
nothing will como out of the direct
taxes paid by the tax payers OF the
county.
This is an important matter and
the report OF the committee will be
made to the Commercial club at its
meeting ON Friday night, December
"a. A full attendance Of the c''''
membership should DO ont at this
meeting.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01

president in firing Dnrkitt. Tnmniiy.
however, h1d 10 s.ich Illusions and.
an soon as he had given the situation
the once over, he promptly proceeded
to announce Burkitt's reinstatement
by Instructions Of the president
So far as Bufkitt is concerned that
ended il. But it did not end the COS.
sip. No, indeed That is still going
on, with tire cOncensus in Rurkitts
favor by large majority.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-01
Navy That Crossed ! Mountain.

In 1899, when the ycnehahs were al
war with the Aiilanese they brought
half a dozen war galleys with twenty
ave smaller craft up the Adige river
as far as Mort, some Iniles above Ala.
Then came q feat which reminds us
Of the Turks extraordinary achieve
tnent fourteen years lateg at t'0nstan,
tinople. BY means Of rollers and ., f,1d
men the Venetaus hanled these ships
up to the mountain saddle and lowered
them on the other side to the Lake Of
Garda. 1T was task, OF fourteen
days." says J. 5. stoddard. and
cost an enormous sum Of money. but
the result Justified the holiness and eL-
tfavagance OF the undertaking, for ii.
the following year the Venet1ans. did
ed BY their imported galleys, vanQuish-
ed their opponents and gained posses.
zion Of the lake" London Chronicle.