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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
Warning Factions Fight In
Pan-American Road Meeting


Oaklahd, Cal, sept l'.-following a
deadlock of two hours, during which
two strong factions of the Pan. American
pooa Cononosa ,.oo, h,..a. h...,.
""e0" o'''oi o"''i' VI
Worus tne IolloWlhg compromised res0lu'
tion was adopted yesterday.
"Resolved that the Pan. American
Road Congress recommends TO the
congress of the United States the ad.
Visibility Of investigation tbe necessitv
of building hard surfaced highway
along the Pacific Ocean side from Mex.
leo TO British Columbia ana other ma.
tional HIGHWAYS 70 he used as military
and commercial highways
The original resolution introduced NV
Samuel hin. called for the mvestioo.
ton bv congress of the necessity of n
highway along the Pacific Oeeon.side
alone. This was opposed because n
gave the Pacific coast states the great.
er benefit.
Hill in advocating the resolution 40.
clared that the Pacific coost states ara
ON the firing line and declared that
the United States is the most unpre.
pared of all natisns with the excen.
tion of China against war. He further
stated that any nation could invade the
| United States without material resist.
ance ON the Pacific coast side OF the
continent.
state Highway Commissioner Robert
/ +. Sterns spoke of the yellow peril, de-.
claring that it was preparing constantly
and is lust realizing its power.
Samuel Hill Lectures.
Samuel Hill, president of the Pacific
Highway association and sonjn.law of
James j. Hill, the railroad man, gave
an illustrated lecture at the auditorium
yesterday, covering the Columbia high.
way and other roads of the United
States considered models of progress in
highway construction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
Hop Yard Fire Is Believed
Work of Incendiary
Eugene ounrd.)


The theory that the destruction OF
three hop houses, owned by Joha NJ.
Edmunson and located on his farm
three-fourths of mile east of Goshen,
burned last night, is part Of the l. w.
w. reign Of terror on the Pacific coast,
was strengthened today by statement
made by Ray Scoggin, III charge of the
hop drier at Palmer Bros, yard near
Springfield, to the effect that on sun
day night he observed man crawling
on hands and knees toward tho
Palmer Bros sheds in the darkness,
with lighted match or small flash light.
The fellow was close to some shingles
and shavings near the building. He ran
to his tent to get his gun, but before he
could return the man sprang to his feet.
Scoggin fired several shots at him in
the darkness, Mrs. Seoggin also saw the
man running, as her husband shot
The hop houses on the Edmunson
places burned between 7:30 and 3
o clock last night, resulting in loss es-
timated at $4,000 partially covered by
insurance. In addition to the sheds n
cooler and baler were destroyed togeth-
er with probably 80 bales of hops.
Fifteen cords of wood piled near tho
drier were also burned, together with
tools.
Picking in the yards was completed
yesterday morning and many of the
pickers who had been camping in the
yards had started for their homes.
There had been no trouble of any kind
between Mr.. Edmunson and his en-
ployes. The last hops were being dried
when the fire occurred.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
Oakland and Other Cities
Face Strike on Car Lines

Oakland, Cal, Sept. lG.-0akland and
trans.bay cities face strike of street
ear men employed by the Key Route
Whether there will be general walk
out will be decided at mass meeting
to be held at 1880 tomorrow morning
in Oakland Is auditorium.
Mayor Davis il said 70 have agreed
to turn over the auditorium to the
men.
The trouble has arisen over the al.
legged discharge from Key Route ferry
Of two employees because they were
union men. For several days the Oak
land carmen's union mas been acting.
1t was admitted Mt union headquarters
today that the meeting had been called
to discuss q walkout, but no details
will be discussed until after the meet.
ing.
II was intimated by street car EN-.
ployes that this crisis will be used 70
urge q higher wage scale. The present
scale is 20 cents an hour for the first
five years of service, when IL becomes
40 cents. A 40 cent flat scale will be
demanded, 1t is reported.
Key Route officers intimated that
trouble was anticipated but would give
no statement as TO what the car com.
pany was doing to meet the issue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
Mayor Gill Testi6es
In Hearing Against
Chief Of Police Lang

Seattle, Wash, Sept l6.-The testi.
mony of Mayor Hiram G. Gill composed
the most entertaining part Of the con-
tinued investigation before the city
council, of Police Chief Lang, yesterday
afternoon, on charges Of conduct unbe-
coming an officer.
Asked by Corporation Council Brad
ford to tell the council what explana.
ton Lang had made Of attending q
wine party at Tate's cafe, and later
accompanying n cabaret singer to her
room, the mayor said;
81 talked Il over with Lang the next
day, l think IL was. He did not men
ton the woman in the case at that
time. / was satisfied Lang WASH I
drunk. He casually mentioned that
some members Of the party were in O
hilarious condition. The day after the
charges were made, Lang came TO mt
and told me the whole story and his
reasons for accompanying the woman
TO her room. He said IL IL would en-
barrass me in any way he would resign
i told him TO fight IL out If condi
tons were as he recited. ] also said
think you have made n d--d foo
OF yourself But Il was my opinion
there was nothing particularly iniquit
ols about his conduct.
My impression was that ne went
into the cafe TO look after a couple OF
prominent citizens who got over loaded
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
STANTON BUSINESS CHANGE

A deal that had been in prospect for
several days was closed yesterday ro-
suting in Ed Young, who recently open.
ed a grocery in the Merrifield build
ing purchasing the grocery stock OF
the Mayo Cash Store. Mr.. Young viii
move from his present location into the
Mayo store building. He viii huyo
charge of the grocery department and
Mr. Mayo will retain and conduct the
dry goods department. Mr.. Young is an
experienced merchant, having followed
merchandising for several years. Ho
will carry everything in the grocery
line, will keep neat, clean store, and
with good stock and fair prices hopes
TO merit share Of the patronage OF
the people Of this community.
This change will relieve Mr., Mayo Of
the responsibility Of conducting so many
departments and he will now be abb
to devote more Of his personal attention
TO the wants of his many customers
Standard
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
FRUITLAND NEWS

Capital journal Special Service.)
Fruitland, Ore, Sept. 1.-THE Cole
man family are picking hops in the
Eola district
Miss Dorothy Runner will attend Sa-
lem nigh school the coming winter
Word received from Casper Anderegg
by friends here states that he would
soon reach his former home in Wis.
consin with the remains of Mrs. And,
Gregg, who was killed in Salem two
weeks ago when u street ear collidcd
with the vehicle in which the family
were riding.
a. II Runner is in Polk county su-
perintending the picking Of a pruno
crop on a ranch in which he has an.
interest.
Mrs. w. o. Witham and the BOYS Fri.
day motored to peach orchard on
Kaiser bottom and brought some
peaches for themselves and another
family.
School begins Monday September !.
W, X. Williams has filled his silo with
a nice lot Of corn silage.
i. Rotenburg, Of the Bethel district,
has q new road car.
VIM. F. Koplinger, our Fruitland road
supervisor, is having mis- barn painted.
Mr. Bellany has stored some hay pre-
paratory to moving brick onto bis farm
now occupied by Mr.. Levi Ottenbein.
! see the Capital Journal has another
Fruitland correspondent Good. Wei
come brother Cor sister, to the mystic
circle Of the rinktum sanctorium. Now
let us make Rome howl in the way OF
news.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
President Wilson Will
Decide On Suffrage

Washington, Sept. 16-President Will
sons formal stand on the woman suf'
frage question is expected to be reg
istered September 2s when his home
state, New Jersey, votes on the mo-
mentous question Of whether women
shall have the ballot.
All efforts to get him to take q
stand for national suffrage have been
unsatisfactory TO the hosts Of bearers
Of the yellow standard Of equal rights
His position has been that as titual
head Of the democratic party he could
not act until his party platform pro
vided for such action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17

/ suppose he ought to be commended for
that.
Gill was asked if it would not have
been more commendable for Lang to
nave taken the prominent citizens
home.
"l've known prominent citizens you
couldn't always take hme," the mayor
regponded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
AUSTR|ANS WNED
OFFICIALLY BCONSUL
Notice Published Rauers
Does Not Bear OAf.
fetal Denial \

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 17.--DeA o.
emma statements, that Austria( t,.o
busy with European affairs TO G,Ie
American industuesy official VA
20 Austro.H Hungarian subjects X,
death may be the penalty for
in making munitions for the alliesb
printed today in Austro.Hungariak
pers in Pennsylvania. n
The Austrian consul admitted
they came from mis- office on inst
tiobs from Vienna and from the
bassy.
The warning was as follows:
"The imperial and royal foreign
flee has empowered the imperial
royal Hungarian embassy
by this means they should inform
Austro.Huhgnrian subjects, also !
dents Of Bosnia and Herzegovina, II
much ar they are working in factor
manufacturing guns and supplies
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17

the enemy, which conflicts with the
meaning of section 327 Of the Austro.
Hungarian army laws, they become
guilty as accessory before the fact of
working against the army strength Of
their cmntry. This provides a penalty
from ten TO tweaty years Imprisonment,
md, where the circumstances warrant,
Fovides the death penalty. In case
albjects return to their country they
Ike themselves liable 70 the most Sc.
w le punishment Of the law
Ia n.s1Aonsul Won Hauscr said the ewarHing
a. a. lhed tac consulate Wednesday, when
~. 'aa u whether. Dumba sent IL before he
T.. a.; Washington, after this government
,. so his recall for planning to Grip
'O Neriean plants.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17
TERN RIDGE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Siegmund, of
Salem, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Seg.
mund, Of Gervais, were weekend guests
at the Jacob Siegmund home
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Richards attend.
ed the fair at Scio Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. h. Siegmund and
children, of Salem, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Paul Lynch and son, Of Mitchell, visit.
ed over the weekend at the Il. G. Sieg'
mund home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank siegmund are
rejoicing over the arrival Of baby
girl, Frances Elfreda, at their home
Saturday.
Etzel Bros. have been saving wood
and chopping grain in this vicinity for
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Moss Of Indiana,
are visiting with Mr.. Moss sister, Mrs.
J. w. Apple at Howell Algie Moss,
who has been in eastern Oregon for the
past year and half, IL also visiting at
the Apple home.-Stayton Standard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17

Indianapolis Star; A national labor
college win be established at Fort Scott
Kan, with Eugene V. Debs as president.
We shall not venture an opinion on the
probable importance Of the institution
until we hear who has been engaged 70
coach the eleven.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17

Cincinnati Times Star, The Chinese
are careless spoilers, Here is a Chink
admiral christened Wet Han, when a
little change Of an "a" to an &c"
would have made his name mean some.
thing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-17

Walter II. Smith, Of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power company, will
spend the weekend in Portland.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
WANT GEN. G0RGAS
 HELP STREAMS
Rockefeller Foundation Wants Head of Army Medical Service To
 Aid Serbians.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Rockefeller Foundation has request ed Major General William Gorgas, surgeon-g general of the United States, who made such an enviable record during the construction of the Pan anna canal, to take charge of the fight against typhus fever which the foundation will make in Serbia.
 The surgeon-general received long letter from the foundation today re- questing his aid and asking that he take charge of the work.
 It is feared that the German gov ernment will make a protest against the granting of leave of absence to an army officer who will spend his efforts in aiding a country which is at war with Germany. The conditions in Serbia are known to be very ser ious and thousands of nun-combatants have perished.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
SWISS MILITARY SYSTEM.
Tests All Youths Must Pass Before
 They Become Soldiers.

Tests All Youths Must Pass Before
 They Become Soldiers.
 The Swiss system is ultra militaristic and probably would never be accept able to the United States. But it is interesting, nevertheless, as indicating how the problem of defense has been met and apparently solved by the earn est and patriotic people of a republic like our own.
 The Swiss system is compulsory and begins with the early schooling of each boy. He does not drill or handle fire arms, however. until he is twenty years old, when he reports to federal au- thorities for physical and literary ex- animation. He must be able to read and write and figure, and answer ques- tions in elemental Swiss history and geography.
 The physical tests require that the applicant shall cover at least eight feet in running jump, lift a weight Of thirty-seven pounds in both hands at least four times, and run eighty yards in fourteen seconds.
 Those who fail in these tests are given an extension of time for further training, not to exceed four years, and if physically disqualified at the end of that period they are obliged to pay a tax, or to take some assigned posi- ton which they can f1ll.-Kansas City | Journal,
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Mrs. M F. Roberts, her heirs and administrators and to all it may concern: You are hereby notified that have expended during the past year. 1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol- lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money of the United States in labor and inn provements upon your one-third inter- est in those mining claims lying and being on Avery river, in the recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty, Bird No. 1, the location notices of said claims being of record in the office of the commissioner. and rec orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num- bered 95, 96, ill Book 10, Mining Rec ords. in order to hold said claims under the provisions of section 2324 of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit i ed States, concerning annual labor on mining claims, being the amount required to ho'd said lode claims for the period ending December, 1914. And unless within ninety days after the completion of the publication of this notice to-wit: within ninety days after the 7th day of June, 1915, you contribute your proportion of such ex- penditure incurred in performing said annual labor and improvements, which is the sum of $66.66, your in- terest in said claims will become the property of your co-partners, who have made the required expenditure by the terms of said section.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska. this Sth day of March, 1915.
 JULIUS RONNING. Last publication June ', 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
BATTLES AND D0WNP0URS.
There is No Connection Between Gum
 fire and Rainstorns.

fire and Rainstorns.
 So far as the records are available, the rain accompanying or immediately following great battles is not unlike that which might have been expected in the course of natural events, says writer in the Popular Science Monthly. Bearing in mind the fact, already stat ed, that throughout large areas rain occurs on an average once in three or four days and also the subjective fact that rain associated with July 4 cele- brations or with battles would doubt less not have been remembered had 1t not been for such associations, the hy- pothesis appears to have no foundation.
 In 1892 the United States government disproved the idea by experiments in which violent explosions of dynamite were produced within clouds by means of kites and balloons, with no rain fol lowing as q direct or even as an 1ndi- rect result The practice, still followed in various European countries, of at tempting to prevent hail by lombard ing approaching clouds or of projecting vortex rings of smoke upward also is without scientific basis. The relatively feeble correctional currents resulting from these artificial attempts to in- fluence the weather are too meager to have any appreciable effect upon the massive convection accompanying storms and are wholly inadequate to influence precipitation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
TWO FINE SHOTS.
They Won Fame For the Marksman as
 Lion Killer.

They Won Fame For the Marksman as
 Lion Killer.
 A good story is told of trading agent in Nyassaland. He was obsessed with particularly real horror of lions, One of these brutes began to eat up the natives of the nearby village, doing ter rible havoc. The agent barricaded himself in his room and slept with six native watchmen on duty in case the lion should try to break into his house.
 One night he thought he heard the lion prowling around and promptly fired out of the window, knocking a hole in the government boat. The fol- lowing morning he was astonished to see what had happened.
 That night he again heard sounds which seemed to foretell the presence of the lion. He seized his rifle and fired and this time succeeded in bag ging the district officers favorite mule at the first shot.
 A certain well known sportsman, who shall be nameless, was hunting 1n the district and heard the story. He wrote to the agent and congratulated him on shooting his first lion. The agent rose to the occasion apd now si- fences all skeptics by producing the let ter. He has since acquired quite a reputation as a lion hunter on the strength of this testimonial.-Captaln | w. Robert Foran in American Boy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
In. Sixteenth Century Carver.

At the formal banquet of the six teenth century the man who carved the meat was bound with the red tape of precedent. When carving for distin- guished guests he had to remember that certain parts of the birds or meat must be set aside. In carving for his lord and lady he was expected to exer- else great discretion in the size of the pieces he sent round, flor ladies will be soon angry and their thoughts soon changed, and some lords are soon pleased and some not, as they be of complexion" He was expected to have the rules both of the kitchen and the peerage at his knife's end. A pike, for instance, must be dished up whole for q lord and in slices for commoner folk. The rank of his diners, too, determined whether a pig was to be served up whole, sliced, plain or with gold leaf or whether new bread or bread three days old should be eaten.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
Birds' Eggs.

Even the same kind of bird often lays eggs that show great difference in their marking. And often this is true of the same individual bird. At least one long, infertile egg is included in the clutch of house sparrow, be- sides several eggs that are of q darker or lighter shade than each other. One may find dozen clutches that contain some one type quite different from the rest. The tree sparrow also lays one always different from the others in the clutch. Some birds always lay an un- colored egg, such as the golden eagle, osprey and others. Some birds eggs vary much more than others in color and markings. A result of experience shows that the following are among the common birds that lay eggs which vary considerably: Robin, linnet, rock, skylark, cuckoo, hawk and snfpe.-Chi- cagO Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
Summons By Publication
In the District Court for the Terr
 tory of Alaska. Third Division

In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division. J. L. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Fri Thomp- son and M. A. Ellis, defendants- No. S-49. Summons by Publication.
 The President of the United States of America, greeting: To Fri Thomp- son, the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, in the Third Division, at Valdez, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this | summons against you, to-wit: within thirty days after the 18th day of Ap- Til, 1915. and answer the complain. of the above named plaintiff, filed in the clerks office of the above entitled court; and unless you so appear and answer or otherwise plead, the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint, | to-wit: decree subjecting to the | lien of certain judgments duly docket ed in the above entitled court, in ia vor of the plaintiff and the said de- fendant Fri Thompson on the Battle | AK placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or. dering that the same be sold to satis- | fy said judgments.
 This summons is served on you by publication thereof, pursuant to an order duly made and entered by the above entitled court, on the 9th day of March, 1915, which publication was directed to be made once a week for six consecutive weeks.
 Witness the Honorable Fred. M Brown, judge of said Court, this Sth day of March, 1915.
 | (SeaD ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk of the District Court
 By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
 Date of first publication March 8. 1915.
 Date of last publication April 19. 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-12
LOCUST TREES.
They Are Very Easy to Raise and Yield
 Valuable Timber.

Valuable Timber.
 No wood is easier or more quickly grown than the common locust, and but few if any kinds of timber are more valuable to their owners at this time of need in lumber that has com mercial value.
 Curiously enough locust trees will grow fin almost any soil. They are easily started and can be transplanted without danger of loss. They also may be grown in out of the way or waste places where the soil is unfit for culti- vation, and they grow so rapidly that in a few years locust grove will have trees that are large enough to be made into posts for fencing or lumber for furniture or house finishing.
 Locusts bear the most honey laden flower carried by any tree extensively grown in America, and where there are plenty of locusts and bees in the same community there will be heavy yield of honey.
 Locust posts have been known to re- main in the ground for fencing pur- poses for period of sixty years, and when removed the bark was not decay ed, and the wood was almost as solid as iron
 The latest use for locust is in the manufacture of fine furniture and in- terior finishing of fine residences. The wood has grain and color not found in any other timber-New York Jour- nal