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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Plans, specifications, proposal forms
and notice to contractors required for
erection Of story frame rest cottage at
Oregon State Fairgrounds, can be Sc.
cured at the office Of W. G. Knighton,
architect, Capitol Building, Salem.
Bids are to be opened at the above
office at p. m. Tuesday, June 8, 1915,
W, AL. JONES,
Snnrntnru Ornnnn Stntn Min Rnnrl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

The ladies of the G, A. r.. will hold
services for the unknown dead in Lee
Mission cemetery, May 81, g.3O Il. m.
By order Of president.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

For sale, cheap-Two automobiles
(Cholmers) belonging to Jos. Harris
estate Inquire Of Ted sheldon, at
John Maurcrs garage, Center street,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Joseph Albert and wife, DR.. L. F.
Nriiiith aud wife and Otto Kmussc
and wife will leave San Francisco TO-
morrow morning ON the steamer North.
em Pacific. They expect to arrive in
the city Sunday evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

The house of half a million bargains.
Where you get for your goods the most
and for your money the best. II. Stein
bach Junk Co., 302.3l2 North Conner
cia. Phone sos.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

The ladies Of the G. A. R. will serve
dlhner to the comrades OF the G.. A. r..
ana families and Sons of Veterans in
the hall over the public market. ON
south Commercial street, at 10 o'clock
( Decoration day), May 3lst, BY order
d the president
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Saturday morning the story hour
group meets for the last time this sea.
son. The closing meeting is the party,
at which each child g to be prepared to
play some character in story told, or
any favorte character
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

At special meeting Of the library
board Thursday evening, Mr. j, Oliver
was appointed janitor for the library
building.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

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The baccalareate sermon for the
graduating class of the high school
win be preached by the Rev. y. T. Por.
ter at the Christian church ON Sunday
evening, June g. The plans were first
to have the sermon preached in the
morning but today these were changed
so that the sermon will be preached at
the time Of the regular evening ser.
vices.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Automobile passengers and
baggage; rates reasonable, Country
trips speciality, c. G, McEhoy
Phones Day, 0i7; night, 630
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Frank McGee, who was arrested last
night on a charge Of being intoxicated,
deposited $40 bonds in police court but
failed to appear this morning and his
bond was declared forfeited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

VIM. A, Taylor, accompanied by his
wife, will leave Monday evening for
San Francisco, where he will represent
Marion county in the Oregon building
at the exposition. lie will have charge
of the Willamette Valley Exposition
association display sent from this coun'
ty, and will remain until the close Of
the exposition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Miss Verne Cooder in songs at the
Oregon, leoman benefit.
.
The Jason Lee Memorial church was
filled to oycrflowing last evening at
the entertainment given by the two
organizations Of the young people Of
the church, me Lucy Lee and Progress.
slves, Besides being social event
with refreshments, a program was Civ.
en-. Mr. Lea, the blind singer, favored
the assembly with song and encore,
aud Master Ross Harris, the five.year-
old NioliuSt played several selections.
The special part Of the program was
the pantomine dialogue, in which Avar.
il Harris and Blanche Drake took the
leading parts.
Pat Hogan in Irish Jubilee at the
lcomm benefit at the Oregon tonight
and tomorrow.
Kafoury Bros will open a new dry
goodt store in Salem in short time
Iat ll5 North Liberty street, and their
quarters are now being prepared for
the installation of their goods. A full
line of dry gools and notions will be
carried Both the Kafoury brothers
were formerly In business at llo, Idaho,
selling ont and coming TO Salem about
two years ago TO take up farming. Dur.
ing their residence here they have seen
the possibilities of developing their
dry goods business in the central part
Of the willamette valley aud decided
to embark ON that venture.
O.
The funeral Of Claire Drager was
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
/ First Christian church. the services be.
ing in charge of the Rev. T, I, Por.
. ter assisted hy the Rev. II, +, Pember.
ton, of the Friends church, of this city
The pallbearcrs, all Of whom are mem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

See the baby violinist at the oregon
tonight and tomorrow, Yeoman benefit,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

DR.. Stones Ant Killer 25c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Miss Verne Cooder in songs at the
Oregon, Geomau benefit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

E j. Ball, y prominent farmer resid.
ing near Pringle school ON route No. !,
brought fine box Of Wilson strawber.
rlcS in to The Capital journal office TO.
day. Mr.. Ball has half an acre of Der.
ries but the late rains have made ripen-
ing slow process.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Dr. Wislicenus Sanatorium, Hubbard
building Electric light baths. Night
service by appointment
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Sunday evening at the First Chris
tian church, the Rev. f. 7. Porter VIII
deliver the second of series OF lee
lures ON "The Life of Christ ,, "The
Growing Opposition to Christ is the
special subject for that evenings Ihe
lectures are illustrated with stereop'
tican views.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Pat Hogan in Irish jubilee at the
Ncoman benefit at the Oregon tonight
and tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Dollar watches at stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

As Monday is legal holiday, there
Will be but one delivery of mail in the
business district and none in the resi-.
dent part of the city. The carriers win.
dows will be open from eight until nine
o lock in the morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Memorial exercises will be held by
the Woodmen of the World on sun
day, June 6. At their meeting this
evening, arrangements will be made for
these exercises, and also to arrange for
a moving picture machine in order that
"a record may be made Of part of the
exercises.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Rug representative here. Rugs made
from any kind of Old carpets, Phone
24SO-W.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Two members were added 10 the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

bers of the Loyal Sons of the Christian
church, were; Tallman Teni2o, Oral
Hegedorn, Ivan Schomaker, George
Beck, Edgar Rowland and James Walk
er. Miss Martha Swart played a cor
net solo "Teach Me to Pray one
that had often been played by the
young man when member of the
church orchestra.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

A regular dinner t5c. Scott's i7e
South Commercial street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Fred Steiner was arrested yesterday
ON a charge of "cutting corners with
his auto and deposited a $40 bond in
police court, He failed to appear for
trial this morning and his bond re.
Nerted 10 the citv treasury.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Secretary Oregon state Fair Board.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Notice, The Pioneers association of
Waldo Hills will hold their annual
meeting June IS, 1915, at the farm of
Mrs. John A. Hunt, four miles north
of Sublimity. The speaker for the oc'
casion will be named later Geo. 5.
Downing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-28

Kenneth Hall, chairman Of the
green's committee of the Portland Gof
club and Instructor Pratt, of Portland,
a professional golfer Of the Portland
club, are visiting the lllahee Country
clerb today. They are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Asahe Bush,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-17
STIR W :al
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RATES.
Help. situations, Lost and Found. Rent
Rooms. Country Board. etc, one cent
word each time for IS words or more.
Miscellaneous Sales and Wants. eusl-
ress Opportunities, Automobiles. ETC.. ore
cent word each time for three or more
TIRES. with 15-woro minimum.
Business announcements. Real Estate.
Apartments, etc. four lines or more .hree
tines, 10 cents a line each time. with .
decreasing rate for q longer period.
Evening star., 1915-04-10
SO-CALLED DIVISOR CASES
ARGUED IN HIGHEST COURT
S35 900, 900 Involved in Demands OF
Mail-Carrying Railroads-Weigh-
ing Question Up.

Argument in the so-called divlsor
cases. Involving ss5. 900. which the
ail-carryfng railroads of the country
are demanding from the government,
was begun in the Supreme Court of the
United States yesterday afternoon.
More than 500 railroads are interested
in the pending claims
Under statute passed in 1873 com
pensation for carrying the mails Is
based on the weight carried. ascer-
tained auadrennially by actual weigh
ing for a specified period. Owing to
the fact that mails were not carried as
rule Sundays, then. Sunday was ex-
cluded In the selection of divisor in
ascertaining the average weight In
90T the Postmaster General an
nounced that in contracts thereafter to
be made Sundays would be included.
thus reducing the weight average and
the railroads compensation.
Assistant Attorney General Thompson
for the government contended that the
Postmaster General had right under
the law to exercise his discretion in
son. former Secretary of War, and
John G. Johnson of Philadelphia. for
the railroads. argued that the selection
of a divisor excluding Sunday had
been tacitly recognized by law so that
the Postmaster General could not
change it
Evening star., 1915-04-10

require the services Of high-priced
maid while children starve on the
docks of great cities.
That was Jennie.
Dear little Jennie wants to ride
And Mrs Voice doomed and doomed.
like a church organ.
So the gallant horseman. hiding his
chagrin, held dear little Jennie upon
the saddle for few minutes.
Two large. imposing, well uniform
ed beef-eaters stood In attendance.
Mrs Voice looked on lovingly. while
the elder woman appeared resigned
The horse champed, and newspaper
reporter spoke in a harsh, raucos
tone to an Irishman digging ditch:
Little Jennie gets a ride at last.
And the Irishman nearly exploded.
x X
The diary of new automobile:
Wednesday. ] arrived all new My
owner began to be questioned as to my
make have two syllables to my name
and the story-tellers haven't begun on
me as yet.
every automobile tire salesman in the
city was on his trail. ] was oiled. The
man who oiled me evidently thought /
was bound for a trip across the Arizona
refused. He tried again. 7 still re-
fused He found the brakes were all
set and got mad. When I started I
kicked out with both hind wheels and
scared him. Stalled tne engine oWH-
| ef borrowed a chauffeur and [ meekly
allowed him to get me going. Owner
thought he was putting on brakes. but
really opened up the throttle. Great
excitement.
Friday. Borrowed chauffeur created
great excitement in the neighborhood
| by filing me with kerosene and blow
ing huge clouds Of white smoke from
| my exhaust. Imaginative neighbors
thought owner was ascending like a
prophet. News of the kerosene episode
| reached owners office before he could
| get there. Owner started on an am
bilious tour up 10Th street, and all went
well until he endeavored to leap over
an oak tree. Hit me wallop on the
front axle, requiring attention from a
man with a forge.
Saturday. Philander Johnson hears that
owner has bought me and remarks:
| Now we will have automobile stories
lin the Heard and Seen column. 1t is
Evening star., 1915-04-10
HELD BY BRITISH AS SPY;
SAYS HE is AMERICAN
Anton Kuepferle Declares He Was
Naturalized in Brooklyn
in 1912

LONDON. April lo.-Anton Kuepferle,
" ho recently was arrested by the
British authorities and is being held
for trial on the charge of espionage,
says he was born in Germany in 1884
and that he became naturalized
American citizen in Brooklyn in 1912.
lie also says that when in America he
was a salesman.
kuepfere being INDECENT. the crown
designated the attorneys for the Amer
lean consul general 10 defend These
attorneys are the ones who defended
Carl Hans I-ody. alias Charles A. Inglis,
a German lieutenant who had lived in
New York and Omaha, and who was
executed In the tower of London after
having been found guilty by court
martial on charges of having commu-
nica1ed with the enemy.
kucpferle is charged with having
written and signed his own name to
many letters to persons on the con-
tinent concerning the movements of
British troops. The information is al
legged TO have been written with in
visible ink between the lines.
Evening star., 1915-04-10

strange what marvellous prophetic
vision some men have.
Sunday. 1t is a grand thing to be
taken for ride through the parks. but
what a disappointment to find that they
had only a pint of gasoline in the tank!
Sat in Potomac Park half an hour
waiting for gas.
Monday owner spent day lodging
agents with automobile insurance pol
icies.
telephoning to him in the middle of
the night.
Wednesday, Owner again discovered
that gasoline in the tank Is a prime
ern motor vehicle. 1t Is now midnight
and ! must quit writing. ! feel that
there will be more adventures to record
later on.
From Paterson, n. j.. comes the lat
est Billy Sunday story:
George" said a thirsty automobil-
LIST, as the car swung down the road,
Tets go over to Paterson and get "A
glass Of book beer"
BILLY Sundays over there and he has
their goat"
Thomas +. Logan, who in private life
is Tom Logan, wrote me letter last
week protesting against the story told
dOOul llIu W HSl hc w 90 a SuO SPoi " :.
1t was related that he wrote that Mr..
Jones had deposited his money in the
bank and that therefore he lost moth
ing but his life"
Mr.. Logan says this is inaccurate, and
this Is an extract from his letter:
However. the little anecdote which
you related gave me great pleasure. re-
calling to me my boyhood days. /
don't like to be captious. but there was
one error in the story as you related it.
After making the deposit in the bank
Mr.. Jones still retained in his possess
sion a number of rare old Mexican
Evening star., 1915-04-10

Near the Pan-American Union build
ing stopped a fine, high powered car
limousine. purple fixin's. artificial low
ers and a pair of royal household beef
eaters for attendants. 1t was a car
that evidently had to be cared for not
only in garage, but In a Turkish
bath, a manicure shop and a candy
store. Instead of gasoline. one was
conscious of the faint odor of some :
thing that cost about ninety eight dol
lars and thirty three cents a dram. 1t
was a car that you would massage in
stead OF wash,
Near the car, on the bride path. was
a gallant looking man in riding clothes
His hand was at the bride of a splen-
did animal, and he was just raising
his hat to say goodbye to the pas
sengers of that fine Louis Quinze IL
mousfne.
Now, one of these passengers was a
woman of great voice. AS she spoke
to the rider. praisng his horse. the
words spread all over Potomac Park.
Workmen laying the foundations for
flower beds for many. many yards
around were conscious that some one
was saying something in long and loud
words.
Having this background in your
mind consider now that you are hear-
ing Mrs. voice speak Hr1hiv as Tue
elder woman of the pair starts 70 step
into the inlaid limousine:
"Oh. mother. Jennie wants to ride"
Mother evidently murmurs protests.
but. not having the big voice. YOU can
not make out what she has TO say.
"Oh. yes, Jennie wants to ride. len
ME has never been on a horse before.
The news spreads all over the PARK.
You look into the car. but Jennie can
not be seen. Evidently she is nidden
under the robes. Meantime the gal
liant horseman stands waiting.
Mrs. Voice reaches into the limousine
and produces a lap dog. about six
inches long. six inches wide. no par
ticular shape. Tt was fuzzy -Wu-2N.
a woof.
1t wore regular suit of clothes. high
neck vest and ala dog that would
Evening star., 1915-04-10
ASKS FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
James O'Donnell, Druggist. Sues
Beechnut Packing Company.

James O'Donnell. druggist. has filed
suit under the Sherman act to recover
$4,000 damages from the Beechnut
Packing Company. which manufactures
Beechnut chewing gum. The plaintiff
alleges that the defendant has an
agreement with certain jobbers and
druggists which Is in restraint of
trade, and which fixes the retail price
of the product.
He declares the defendant has re-
fused to sell to him unless he would
enter into the agreement, and he as
serts that jobberS are not permitted
to furnish him with the company S
product He has lost large profits by
the alleged refusal to sell him, Mr..
O'Donnell says, and under the law he
is entitled to three times the actual
damage.
Attorneys Baker & Leahy represent
the druggist
Evening star., 1915-04-10
GLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
If your Back is aching or
Bladder bothers, drink lots of
water and eat less meat

When your kidneys hurt and
Your back feels sore. don't get
scared and proceed 10 load your
stomach with a lot OF drugs that
excite the kidneys and irritatc the
entire urinary tract Keep vour
kidneys clean like YOU keep your
bowels clean. by flushing them
with mild. harmless salts which
removes the body's urinous waste
and stimulates them to their nor
NAL activity. The function OF the
kidneys is to filter the blood. In
"a hours they strain from it 500
grains Of acid and waste, SO we
can readily understand the vital
Importance of keeping the kidneys
active.
Drink lots of water cart
drink too much also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces Of
lad Salts: take tablespoonful in
. glass of water before breakfast
each morning for few days and
your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been
vsed for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
Heutralize the acids in urine so it
no longer is source of irrita-
ton. thus ending bladder weakness.
sJad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
ipjure; makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-watcr drink which
every one should take now and
then TO keep their kidneys clean
and active. Try this. also keep up
the water drinking, and no doubt
you will wonder what became of
your Kidney trouble and backache.
Evening star., 1915-04-10
Parties and the Suffrage Issue.
o the Ellilor of The Star


Democratic and republican historians
are delving into the archives of their
respective parties in effort 10 find
when and where these parties first
adopted a woman suffrage plank in
their party platform. To date the re-
publican party is in the lead. but there
are vast numbers of papers and min
utes to be scanned. and perhaps tomor-
row the democrats may discover still
more ancient date and place. Massa-
chusetts republicans adopted an equal
suffrage plank in 1872: the Massa-
chusetts state democratic convention
of 1882 adopted the following resolu-
ton: Equal rights. equal powers,
equal burdens. equal privileges and
equal protection by law under the gov
ernment for every citizen of the re-
public without limitation of race or
sex or property qualification, whether
it be by tax on property or a poll
tax on persons.
Taken as whole that is a mighty
fine resolution and the Old Bay state
democrats did themselves prowd,
VIOLA KAUFMAN.
Evening star., 1915-04-10
Will Contest Is Compromised.

LOS ANGELES. April 1O.-The con-
test over the will of Frapk H. Holyoke,
wealthy Maine lumbermah, has been
compromised. The will provided only
minor beqnests to Holyoke's two/Sons,
and his widow, their stepmother, but
left 100000 to his two nieces. Made
line and Marjorie Holyoke of Bangor.
Me. According to the terms of the
compromise, attorneys in the case an
nounced, the sons. Sydney and Harry
Holyoke of Boston. will receive $3.50.
900, a portion of which will go to their
stepmother, Mrs. Rose Holyoke. The
remainder of the estate will go to the
nieces.
Evening star., 1915-04-10
TAKEN IN POLICE RAID.
Three Men and Two Women Arrest
ed at 1919 Ontario Place.

In raid conducted by the police of
the tenth precinct early this morning
at 1919 Ontario place northwest, three
men and two women We're arrested.
Raymond KIiendinst, precinct detect
i've of the fourth police precinct, one
Of those taken in custody, Is charged
with adultery Elizabeth Stout is
charged with conducting a disorderly
house, while the others are held as
United States witnesses. kliendinst
was released on $1,000 bonds today,
while Eliza beth stout gave $4,000
bonds.
The witnesses were taken before AS
sistant United States Attorney Laws
today, who heard their testimony. Mr..
Laws stated he probably would present
the matter to the grand jury for in
vestigation next week.
The raid was conducted by Lieut..
Lord Sergts. Lauten and Stoll, Pre-
cinct Detective Weber and Privates
Charlton. Talbert and Davis of the
tenth precinct
Evening star., 1915-04-10
PURSUED BY A SUBMARINE.
Steamer Hungarian Prince Escaped
by Putting on Full Speed.

NEW YORK, April 1O-Ofticers of
the steamer Hungarian Prince, which
reached here today from Shields, said
that the steamer was pursued February
"a by German submarine off Beachy
Head on the homeward passage from
Bahia Blanca for London.
The weather was rough at the time,
and when the periscope of the subma-
rine was sighted the steamer put on
full speed ahead to get away. The cap
tain said he could not tell If torpedo
was fired. but thought the submarine
was unable to get III a position to use
one She chased the steamer for some
distance before abandoning the pursuit.
Evening star., 1915-04-10

Carbon npnoxide gas generated from
hot-water heater WAS the cause OF
the death of William NJ. Hunt. a police
afternoon in his apartment at 21f5 X
street northwest. according to verdict
rendered by coroners jury at an TN
quest today. The jury said death was
the result of an accident.
Policeman O. s. Hunt OF the eighth
precinct. a brother of the deceased. te.-
titled he and his brother resided AT the
K street apartment.
He said he came home shortly after
noon yesterday and his brother in a
conversation said he was going to taxi
a bath. The witness said his brother
entered the bathroom and that he. the
witness, went several doors away 10
get lunch. He returned about I:s3
o'clock, and as his brother had NOT
emerged from the bathroom h..
raped on the door and said Are
you going to stay i'm there all day.
Receiving no response, the witness tes-
titled. he knocked and kicked on the
door. and still receiving no response.
summoned assistance. The policeman
said he broke open the door and found
his brother sitting in the bathroom dead
He said also hot water heater wa.
lighted.
A. r. McDonegal. inspector of plumb
ing of the District of Columbia, testified
that the plumbing regulations had
been complied with. He also described
to the jury the construction of the gas
heater
Testimony was given that the heater
had been used for about seven years
and that it had been cleaned out but
once during that period.