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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-10

You must admit that it is Upgrade
if you smoke Salem made cigar by
that name.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-10

L, ]. Hickman exchanged his 10-acre
improved tract in the Sunnyside fruit
farms, for house and lot in this city
on North Front street, and will move
here with his family to make his home
The exchange was made with Mr.. Me.
Farland, who has general store at
Quinaby. The deal was made by Scott &
Ganiard. rl.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-10

Charles Babbitt enjoyed brief half
days freedom yesterday when he was
released at IL a. m. after serving a 10
day sentence for being intoxicated. By
IL p. m, he was under arrest again on
the same charge and was again lodged
in the city Jail. This morning he plead
ed guilty and Judge Elgin gave him
another 10 days to think it over.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-10
Damon &SOn

s55 N Commercial st. Telephone 68
We Deliver Any Place in Salem.
We Sell for Less Because, like Grape
Nuts, There's a Reason"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
CHAPTER vIIl-contInued.

you are blaming the church with a
fault which lies in the people," pro-
tested the rector, shocked and dis
turbed, and yet feeling it his duty to
set Gail right. He was ashamed Of
himself for having been severe with
her in his mind. She was less frivol.
Gus than he had thought, and what she
needed WIS spiritual instruction. THE
people are lukewarm."
What else could they be with the
watery spiritual cruel which the
church provides ?" retorted Gail.
Il am interested in knowing what
your particular new religion would be
like" remarked Daddy Manning, his
twinkling eyes resting affectionately
on her.
1T would be return to the simple
faith in God" Gail told him reverent-
ly. 1T is still in the hearts of the
people, as it will always be; but they
have nowhere to gather together and
worship"
Daddy Manning laughed as he de-
tected that bit of sarcasm.
According to that we are wasting
our new cathedral"
Absolutely" and it struck the rec
tor with pain that Gail had never
looked more beautiful than now, with
her cheeks flushed and her brown
eyes swapping with indignation. "Your
cathedral will be a monument, built
out of the profits wrung from squalor,
to the vanity of your congregation. If
I were the dictator of this wonderful
city of achievement, l would decree
that cathedral never to be built, and
Vedder court to be utterly destroyed"
1T is perhaps just as we'll that you
are not the dictator of the city" The
young Rev. Smith Boyd gazed down at
her from his six feet of serious pur-
pose, with all his previous disappro-
val intensified. "The history of Mar
ket Square church is rich with in
stances of its usefulness in both the
spiritual and he material world, with
evidence of its power for good, with
justification for its existence. with rea-
son for its acts. You make the COM
mon mistake of judging an entire body
from one surface indication Do you
suppose there is no sincerity, no con-
science, no conservation in Market
Square church," His deep, mellow
baritone vibrated with the defense of
his purpose and that of the institution
which he represented why do you
suppose our vestrymen, whose time is
of enormous value, find a space amid
their busy working hours for the af-
fairs of Market Square church? Why
do you suppose the ladies of our guild,
who have agreeable pursuits for every
hour of the day, give their time to
committee and charity work." He
paused for hesitant moment. "Why
do you suppose / am so eager for the
building. on American soil, of the most
magnificent house of worship in the
world?"
Calls pretty upper lip curled
Personal ambition" she snapped,
and, without waiting to see the pallor
which struck his face to stone, she
heeled her way out through the mud
to her coupe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
RARE CASE OF LOST MEMORY
Physicians Making Investigation OF
Man Afflicted With "Alexia" in
Pronounced Form.

DR.. S. P. Goodhart. writing in the
New York Medical Journal. reports on
a rare case Of alexia. which is a form
of aphasia. IN which the patient could
not remember what he had just writ
ten The man. who was born in this
country, couldn't remember the name
of the president Of the United States
or the mayor of New York.
Doctor Goodhart and Dr. H. Gil
menko, who reported on the case with
him. told how the patient could not
call bell by name when IT was shown
to him, but could name it when Il was
sounded Other objects he could not
recognize by sight he could name If
allowed to handle them.
He wrote letters correctly from die
tation. but couldn't read them later.
Besides a memory confusion the man
suffered from a certain degree OF
psychic blindness
There was loss Of memory for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01

York makers OF skyscrapers against a
dark background Of mountains, whose
heights. with the cathedral spire,
watch over Upper Alsace.
The spire of the minister is mas
terpiece, excelled by no mother steeple
and equaled by but few. 1t ends more
than 500 feet above the town, and it
is a wonder-compelling structure of
delicate open stonework. rich in an
endless completely of forms.
After finishing the one spire. build
ers never att"-rpted to construct the
proposed companion to it
Strassburg differs from other Ger
man cathedrals in that it possesses a
greater width in proportion to its
height. 1t is one of the most harmo-
nious of Europes sacred structures.
The doors are very beautiful and the
rose window, more than forty feet in
diameter, is an artistic achievement
that wins the admiration of every Wis
itor.
The building was begun In 1176 and
was completed in its present form in
1889. More or less extensive restora-
tons have been necessary. and their
lamentable results give grounds for
the most discouraging reflections upon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01

His voice was so good. so comfort
ing. so reassuring.
Il think so" she replied, standing
hesitantly in the doorway. and thank
full that the lights were canopied in
this room.
Allison drew the memorandum pad
toward him, and rose.
by the way, there's one thing for
got TO tell you, Babbitt, and it's rather
important" He hesitated and glanced
toward the door You'll excuse me
just half minute, won't you. Gail?"
She had noticed that assumption of
intimate understanding in him before.
and she had secretly admired il. Now
it was comfort and joy
Surely" she granted, and passed
on in to the library alcove. a sheltered
nook where she was glad to be alone,
to rescue herself from the whirl of
anger, and indignation, and humilia-
don-above all, humiliation-which
, had swept around her. Her face was
hot and cold by turns. and she was al
most on the point of crying. in spite
of her constantly reiterated self-ad.
monishment that she must control her
self here, when Allison came TO the
door of the alcove.
"All right. GALL he said laconlcally.
She felt suddenly weary, but she
rose and joined him. When she
slipped her hand in his arm. strong,
and warm, and pulsing. she was aware
Of thrill from it. but the thrill was
just restfulness.
You look little tired" judged the
practical Allison, as they strolled, side
by side. into the hall. and he patted
the slender hand which lay on his
arm.
"Not very" she lightly replied. and
unconsciously she snuggled her hand
more comfortably into it's resting
place. A little sigh escaped her lips,
deep-drawn and fiuttering. 1t was a
sigh OF content.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
QoHLIgf[ Id
BGE0RG RANDOLPH CHESTfR
and LILLIAN CHESTER "
LIE ssssSSs 90, ILLUSTRATED &CDRHoDES
ILLUSTRATED & C.D.RHODE,

touching his kinky wig with the tip Of
one finger. When does everybody
love Storm"
mterlocutor Ted Teasdale roved his
eye over the assemblage, of fifty or
more. in his own ballroom, and smiled
in a superior fashion. The ebony
faced semicircle of impromptu min
strels, banded toget ler thai morning,
leaned forward with 'nticipatory grins.
They had heard the joke in rehearsal.
1t was a eorker!
When it's a Gail" he replied.
whereat Gail SCI gent. at whom every
body looked and laughed, flushed rret-
tily, and ,se bones an6 s2mhOs made
flourish. aId the interlocutor an
nounced that tne Self Help Glee club
world now sing that enhancing ditty,
entitled Mary Had a Little Calf"
1t was only in the blossom of the
evening at Ted Teasdale's country
house, the same being about eleven
o'clock, and the dance was still to be-
gin. Lucille Teasdale's vivid idea for
making her house party notable was
to induce shsir guests to amuse them
selves; and their set had depended
upon hired entertainers for so long
that The idea had all the charm of dis
tinct novelty. Fine? No end of it!
One could always be sure of having
lively time around Lucille and Ted
Teasdale and Arly Fosland. Gerald
Fosland was at this party. Fine chap.
Gerald, and beautifully decent in his
attentions to Arly. Pity they were so
rotten bored with each other; but
there you were! Each should have
married blonde.
Gail Sargent fairly scintilIated with
enjoyment. She had never attended
so brilliant a house party. Her own
set back home had lot of fun, but
this was in some way different. The
people were no more clever, but there
were more Gle 1er people among them;
that was it. Ghere had been a wider
range from which to pick, which was
why. in New York, there were so
many circles, and circles within
circles.
The men whom Lucille and Arly had
collected we're an especial joy. They
had all the accomplished outward sym
bols of fervor without any of its op-
pressive insistence. Gail, as an agree
able duty to her new found self, ex-
perimented with several of them, and
found them most amusing and pleas
ant, but nothing more disturbing.
Dick Rodley was the most persist
ent. and, in spite of the fact that he
was so fawlessly handsome as to ex-
cite ridicule. Gail found herself. by
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01

one of my dances from Ted or some
body"
zone viii be enough for me. unless
you can steal me some more of your
own" he told her, glaneing down at
her. from couture to blue pointed slip
pers. with calm appreciation. "You
are looking great tonight" and his
gaze came back to rest in her glowing
~es. Her fresh color had been height
i by the excitement of the evening.
Dus " an added flush swept lightly
over r cheeks. and passed.
IT. see what can do. she specu-
lated. looking at ae- dance card. Il
think one is all you get"
I'm lucky even to Lave that" de-
clared Allison in content. The fourth
dance down. That win Just give me
time to punish the buffet. I'm hungry
as bear started out here without
my dinner"
Her next partner came in search OF
her presently. and the music struck
up, and Allison, nodding TO his NAM
acquaintance jovially, for he was in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
BIGGEST RUSSIAN
FORTRESS TAKEN
Bress-Litovsk Surrendefs After
Short Siege.
DIG VICTORY FOR TEUTONS
Stronghold Was Pivot Of the Second
Russian Line Of Defense-Strono-
est Fort in Europe-5iaiy-
stok Being Evacuated.

Berlin. Aug. 27.-Brest-Litovsk. the
mighty Russian fortress behind which
tn grand Russian army retired after
the fall of Warsaw. has been captured
by the Austro-German troops after one
Of the shortest sieges in history The
capture Of the fortress was announced
by the German war office. The vic
tory is considered one of the most
brilliant since the war began Brest-
Litovsk was the pivot of the second
Russian line of defence. II was one of
the strongest fortresses in Europe.
important Railway Center.
The fortress of Brest-Litovsk lies i'm
mediately east of the Bug river. 40
miles east of Warsaw. Five impor-
tant railway lines pass through Brest-
Litovsk. The official report of the
German war office announcing the
capture follows:
THE fortress of Brest-Litovsk has
been taken by Austro-German troops.
1.-THE Teutonic forces stormed the
forts defending Brest-Litovsk on the
western and northwestern fronts last
night.
las, we entered the central works
the enemy gave up the fortress to our
possession
With Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok in
possession of the Germans and Grodno
threatened with immediate capture,
the Russians are now expected to re.
tire for $50 miles before they attempt
to make a serious stand to stem the
Austro-German invasion of interior
Russia
Grodno is he only fortress remain.
ing in the hands of the Russians upon
their second line. and It is reported
that the evacuation of that stronghold
is under way.
The glory for the capture of Brest
Litovsk goes to Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria. whose Bavarian troops TOOK
Warsaw. and to Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, whose group of armies
worked north on both sides OF the Bug
river. smashing the Russian lines
wherever the Slav forces made q
stand
Brest-Litovsk was defended by two
girdles OF forts. The main chain OF
Notifications consisted Of 10 strong
works. but by the best military en-
cheering genius in the Russian EN-
pire The forts mounted six. eight. ten
and twelve-inch guns. There were also
long lines of redoubts and strong
| bridgehead positions.
The fortress. unlike Novogeorgieysk
defended a city of $4,000 inhabitants
Brest.Litovsk is 131 miles south oil
Grodno. with which II is connected By
rail. II is the seat of an Armenian
bishop. who is head OF the Catholic
Armenians In Russia.
RUSS Quit BiaIystok.
Petrograd, Aug. 27.-The Russians
have already evacuated Bialystok. hut
will continue to hold Grodno until the
bulk of the armies OF the grand duke
have reached their appointed positions
to the east of wilma, according to a
semiofiicial report of the war office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01

excellent humor in these days of build
ing, and planning, and clearing ground
for an entirely new superstructure OF
life, circled around to the dining room.
where he performed savage feats at
the buffet. Soon he was out again,
standing quietly at the edge of things,
and watching Gail with keen pleasure,
both when she danced and when, in
the intermissions, the gallants of the
party gravitated to her like needles
to a magnet Her popularity pleased
him. and fiattered him. Suddenly he
caught sight of Eldridge Rabbit. a
middle-aged man who was watching a
young woman with the same pleasure
Allison was experiencing in the con-
temptation of Gail.
I Just the man | wanted to see," an
! nounced Allison, making his way 20
Rabbit. Il have a new freightage
proposition for the National Dairy
Products consolidation"
Babbitt frightened visibly. He had
been missing something keenly these
past two days, and now all at once he
realized what it was: business.
Il can't see any possible new angle, .
returned Babbitt cautiously, and with
backward glance at the dashing
young Mrs. Babbitt. He headed in.
stinctively for the library.
Laughir gly Gail finished her third
dance down. She had enjoyed several
sparkling encounters in passing with
Dick Rodley, and she was buoyantly
exhilarated as she started to stroll
from the floor with her partner. She
had wanted to find cherub-cheeked
Marion Kenneth, and together they
walked through the conservatory. and
the dining room, and the deserted bill
lard room, with it's bright light on the
green cloth and all the rest of the
rooms in dimness. There was mar
row space at one point between the
chairs and the table, and it unexpect-
eddy wedged them into close contact.
With sharp intake of his breath, the
full-lipped young man who had fol-
lowed her with his eyes all evening.
suddenly turned, and caught her in his
embrace.
Gail, turning, hurried out of the side
door to the veranda. Her knees were
trembling, but the fresh. cold air
steadied her, and she walked the full
length of the wide porch. trying in
stinctively to forget the sickening hu-
initiation. She was near a window,
and, advancing step, she looked in.
1t was the library. and Allison sat
there, so clean and wholesome look
ing, with his pink shaver face and his
white evening waistcoat, and his dark
hair beginning to sprinkle with gray
at the temples. He was so sturdy and
SO strong and so dependable looking,
as he sat earnestly talking with Bah
bitt. Gail hurried to the front door
and rang the bell
Hello, Gail" greeted the CHEEKY
voice of Allison. as she came in my
dance next, isn't it?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01

and by, defending him against her
own iconoclastic sense of humor He
reached her after the minstrel show,
while Houston Van Ploon and Willis
Cunningham were still struggling pro-
fanely with their burnt cork, and he
stole her from under the very eyes of
Jack Lariby, while that smitten youth
was exchanging wit, at a tremendous
loss, with caustic Arly Fosland.
Have you seen the new century
plant in the conservatory? Dick
asked, beaming down at her, his black
eyes glowing like Goals.
He strolled with Gail to the seat be-
hind the rose screen, but it was fully
engaged, ana he led the way out to-
ward the geranium alcove.
Where is the century plant?" He
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
AMERICANS LEAVING GERMANY
Many U. S, Citizens Arrive In Rotter
dam. Fearing Break With kaiser's
Government.

Rotterdam. Aug. 27.--isccres OK
Americans are Fastening from Ger.
many in the belief that the sevsring of
relations between the United States
and the Berlin government cannot be
averted. Many of those arriving here
are commercial agents who have been
instructed by the concerns they rep
resent to return to England immedi.
ately.
They state that while calm prevails
in Berlin. the general impression
among Americans there, is that Am
bassador Gerard and his attaches have
made preparations to leave at a mo
ments notice.
Similar preparations are said to
have been made by Ambassador Pen.
field at Vienna
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
SYNOPSIS.

Al vestrs meeting of the Market
square church Gail Sargen. listens to a
discussion about the sale Of the church
tenements 10 Edward r. Allison. local
traction king, and when asked her opin-
ION OF the church by Rev. Smith Boyd.
says II Is apparently lucrative business
enterprise Allison takes Gail riding in
ms motor car When he suggests he is
entitled to rest on the laurels of his
achievements, she asks the disturbing
question: .-Why?" Gail. returning 10 her
Uncle Jim's home from her drive with AL
hson, finds cold disapproval in the eyes
o. Rev. Smith Boyd, who is calling there.
Al bobsled party Gail finds the world
uncomtortably full of men, and Allison
tells Jim Sargent that his new ambition
IS To conquer the world Allison starts a
campaign FOR consolidation and control of
the entire transportation system of the
world. Gail becomes popular Allison
gains control of transcontinental traffic
and oranges to absorb the Vedder court
tenement property of Market Square
church Gail visits : adder court and meets
BOYD there
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
CHRISTIAN EPIC IN STONE
Sts..sbura Cathedral, Just Behind
cattle Line, One of the GIorles Of
Gothic Architecture.

JuHt back of the line of battle in
Alsace, within the zone where thor
oughgoing distraction is threatened.
another of the marvellous, most worth
while works % our civilization stands
exposed to he varying chances of bat
tie. This IS the beautiful cathedral of
Strassburg, an architectural glory
which makes mock of modern salts
faction Ut the expense of earlier CEN
tEries.
TIE enormo=s old Minister, famed
wherever Joy in the ideal is felt. one
OF the choicest Gothic visions ever
dreamed by master mason. is mem
cry of ages when art was more pas
sion and religion and less means for
preference and daily bread.
Strassburg cathedral is a Christian
epic in stone Exquisite In proportion
and detail, it rises, great pile, out OF
the surrounding city. Its spire vies
@rith the Hottest daring of the New
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
CHAPTER x.
"eentlemen, There Is Your Empirel"

Gentlemen, There Is Your Empire {"
The seven quiet gentlemen who sat
with Allison at his library table. fol-
lowed the concluding flourish o. his
hand toward the map on the wall. and
either nodded or blinked appreciative-
ly. The red line on his map was com
plete now, broad, straight line from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and to it
were added, on either side. irregular.
angling red lines like the legs of CEN
tipede. the feeders of the various sys-
TENS which were under control of the
new Atlantic-Pacific railroad.
That's a brilliant piece of engi-
neering, Allison" observed huge Ricn-
ard Haverman, by way of pleasant
comment, and he glanced admir!ngly
at Allison after his eye had roved
around the little company of Dotables.
The feat of bringing these seven men
together at specific hour Was great
er than having consolidated the bril-
liant new Atlantic Pacific railroad.
Lets get to the Details" barked a
voice with the volume of a st. Der.
nard. II came from Arthur Grandin,
the head of the Union Fuel company
which controlled all the wood and coal
in the United States. and all the oil in
the world. His bald spot came exactly
on level with the back of his chair
and he wore fierce mustache.
I'm putting In the Atlantic Pacific
as my share of the pool. gentlemen
explained Allison. my project, as j
have told you, is TO make this the
main trunk, the vertebrae as 1t were
Of the International Transportation
company. | have consolidated with
the Alp. the Municipal Transporta.
ton company, and have put my en-
tire fortune in it, to lay it on the table
absolutely unencumbered."
He threw down the Atlantic Pacific
railroad and the Municipal Transports
ton company in the form of a one.
sheet typewriter paper.
WED better appoint someone to
look after the legal END of things"
suggested the towering Haverman,
whose careless. lounging attitude con-
trasted oddly with his dignitied long
beard.
"I'll take care of it" said W. T. CHS.
holm of the Majestic Trust company,
and drawing the statement in front cf
him, he set paperweight on it.
1.-The first step is not one of incor.
poration," went on Allison. Before
that is done there must be but one
railroad system in the United States.
Smooth-shaven old Joseph G. Clark
nodded his head. There was but one
cereal company In the United States,
and the Standard, in the beginning,
had been the smallest. Two of the
heads of rival concerns we're now In
Clarks employ. one was pauper, and
three were dead. He dlsliked the pau.
per.
Robert K. Taylor of the Anerican
Textiles company, a man who had
quite disproved the theory that con.
structive business genius was confined
to the North. smoothed his gray mus
tache refiectively, with the tip of his
middle finger, all the way out to its
long point.
Il can see where you will tear up
the east and west traffic situation to a
considerable extent" he thoughtfully
commented; "but without the impor-
tant north and south main trunks you
cannot make tight web
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
Cats Franks Bring Police

A cat whose paws caught in tbs
chains by which the gas lamps were
turned on and off brought six police
men to the pawn hop Of Morris
Rhodes, log Washington street. Pat
terson, N. j., at one o'clock in the
morning and Rhodes in pajamas tc
the sidewalk shouting Thief"
A night Waterman saw the lights
ran to the police station and the re
serve squad hurried out.
TIE prcprietor's cat was found
dangling by its forepaws from rings
on the lamp chains. Pussy was freed
from its predicament caused by play
ing with the chains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-01
Art and Annette.

Your singing tonight was diyinei"
exclaimed an enthusiastic admirer to
the prima donna. Il could see by the
expression on your face and the ligh,
In your eyes that you we're inspired"
Il fear you are mistaken" said tbs
prima donna. with her most engaging
smile "Our art is so exacting that we
don't care to eat a hearty meal be.
fore singing. was ravenously hungry
and | was thinking Of all the good
things would order when to- concert
was ended"