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Evening star., 1915-11-15
FIFTY SHOTS EXCHANGED
WITH POLICE OF CHICAGO
Capt. Streeter's "District Of Lake
Michigan" Captured-sunday
Liquor Selling Charged.

CHICAGO. November 15.-After an
exchange Of fifty shots, the police yes
terday invaded and captured Capt
George Wellington Streeter's district
Of Lake Michigan" a plot of filled-in
land on the shore of Lake Michigan.
where 'Streeter had successfully defied
the officers who sought to arrest him on
a charge of violating the Sunday clos
ing order.
Mrs. John Hoist, wife of one of Street
er's tenants, was slightly wounded.
Streeter, his wife and fifteen others
were placed under arrest, and 1872 cases
of beer, six rifles, four revolvers and a
quantity of ammunition were confis-
Gated.
The land, claimed by Streeter by
squatter's right, adjoins the fashionable
Lake Shore residence district. Streetei
and his wife came there In sailing
vessel years ago. They were wrecked
off the shore, and the land involved Wa
formed by sand filling in between the
wreck and the beach. Street called IN =
made land the United States dis
trict of Lake Machigan, and refused to
recognize any authority other than thas
of the United States. The city neVe.
has recognized his claim, but many
purchasers have preferred to make a
settlement with him rather than face a
possible question as to title.
Since Mayor Thompson's Sunday clos
ing order Streeter is alleged to have done
a thriving Sunday business in bottled
beer at his shack, and several charges
of selling liquor without a license are
pending against him.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
FIX PAY OF RAILROADS
FOR CARRYING MAILS
Post Office Officials Finish Adjust
ments in Eight States Of the
Middle West.

Adjustments just completed by the
Post Office Department for the third
contract section. it is announced, fix the
pay OF all the railroads in Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois, Michi gan, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Missouri for carrying the
mails for the four-year period, which
began July l last, at $20,073,4S4.36 a
year. In 1907 the annual pay in this
section was s15,772,677.s5, making the
Increase In ten years amount to $4,-
100000. The third section covers 67,375
miles of track Of 151 different railroad
companies or systems, and the annual
weighing, which began February IS
and ended June last, showed that an
average of 5.724,34s pounds, or 1852
tons, of mail is being carried each day
in over 1000 trains.
Railway mail pay under existing laws
is based primarily upon the average
weight of mails carried over q route
daily, ascertained by an actual weigh
ing for a period of not less than ninety
successive working days, held not less
frequently than once in every four
years. In practice the duration Of the
weighing period for number of years
has been 105 days, or fifteen weeks.
oie seStioii 10 "ei6heu SaCH year, tAus
covering the entire field In four years.
Experience has demonstrated, 1t Is
stated, that a fair average daily weight
is best secured by a weighing in the
spring of the year, and for many years
the weighings have begun about the
middle of February and concluded early
in June. The only exception to this
rule is in the New England states,
where the mails are weighed in the
fall.
During the weighing upon which the
adjustments just completed are based
Evening star., 1915-11-15
CHILD WELFARE LAWS
IN FORTY-FIVE STATES
Consideration Given by Legislatures
of Conditions Surrounding
Life of Youth.

Children Jared well in legislation for
their protection enacted during 1915.
| according to a compilation of the laws
made by the children's bureau. Ac-
cord!ng to a statement given out forty
five state and territorial legislatures
and the national legislature passed
! laws affecting children.
Arkansas, Florida and Utah have
commissions to report on the needs OF
the feebIe-minded; New Jersey, com l.
, m ?ission to prepare state program Tor
reorganization of public care OF defec-
tives, dependents and delinquents; Mis-
souri, and New Hampshire. commissions
on the needs of the blind; Delaware, a
commission on vocational education
Idaho. a commission to report on the
need for a minimum wage law: Florida
and Indiana, commissions on the need
for mothers pensions. and California, a
commission to study social insurance.
The bureau says that the appointment
of these commi ssions indicates grow
ing realization that benevolent intent
cannot safely be accepted as suDsti-
tute for the careful formulation OF stat
utes for social betterment- The sub
jects to which study is directed are all
Of immediate concern to children, ana
a policy of selecting and harmoniZins &
provisions which leads plainly toward
the collection and codifying of all laws
relating to children.
As showing the great amount OF chill
dren's legislation, the bureau says that
twenty seven states have amended
their provisions for dependent children,
eighteen have improved their treat
ment of Juvenile deiinquents: sixteen
have strengthened their child labor
! law; fourteen have concerned them
selves with the needs OF the mentally
defective or feeble-minded; three states
and the D strict of Columbia were add
ed to those specifically permitting the
use of public school buildings as social
centers. and nine amended or for the
first time passed a playground law,
and four states passed a model vital
statistics law in which the children's s
bureau is interested because 1t consid-
ers complete birth registration of fun
damental Importance to child welfare
work.
Evening star., 1915-11-15

an enormous amount Of detail work and
heavy expense were involved. No less
than 1913 train weighers, 321 station
weighers. 5s verifiers at railway mall
service division headquarters, and So
tabulators and computers in the de-
partment at Washington were employed,
at cost Of $3s1,s48 Nevertheless, it is
said. this Is more than $4,000 less than
the cost Of the last Weighing in the
third section. an economy effected
through the adoption Of improved
methods. supervision direct from the
and tabulation Of results in
Washington instead Of in the field. as
formerly. The saving during the last
four years has been over $2S0.000.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
MAN AND WIFE 90 INSANE.
Crazed Over War at Same Moment
While at Church,

YoNKERS. N. r. November 15.-wor-
ried over the war. Willy G. Holldorff.
until recently chief chemist for the
spreckles sugar refinery. and his wife
Frieda both went insane here yester-
day while attending services in St.
Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Woman members of the congregation
fed as the couple tore their clothing
and began to shout incoherently.
The husband fought. and 1t took a
half dozen men to gubdue him. HE
was later taken to the Jail and his
wife removed to the observation ward
in a hospital Holldorf and his wife
came to Yonkers' from Pomerania, Ger
many.
Evening star., 1915-11-15

designed by Mr.. McAdoo for the pur-
pose, and the second. October 2S, 1910,
being under the latest Il dare not say
the last) of the Secretary's ingenious
efforts to lift himself by his nnanclal
bootstraps.
"On August 4. 1913. according to Mr..
Chase, the free available balance In
the Treasury Office and in banks was
s105,793.571.44. On that date Mr.. e ase
was at work In the Treasury and the
form of daily statement, from July l.
1913, until some time later than August
4, was prepared under his personal su,
pervision. In the balance thus stated
neither subsidiary silver coin.' nor ST.
yer bullion nor minor coin was in
] cluded: whereas in the statement OF
October %, 1915, these items are llsted
in a total sum of more than thlrty mil
lion dollars, which sum, Mr.. Cnase
says, should be deducted from the bal
ance which Mr.. McAdoo said he had.
Balance Boosted" Again.
/ I'm August. 1913. the balances of dis
bursting officers and the national BANK
notes redemption fund were included
as liabilities; and, as Mr.. Chase points
out, they were so included up to Octo-
Der 1, 1915, when Mr.. McAdoo decided
to- exclude them from this classif1ca-
tion and thus boosted his apparent oal-
ance by some eighty millions of dol
lars. AS convenient means for MAIN
tanning solvency I commend the NC
Adoo system of bookkeeping to the
merchants and manufacturers of the
country who have found it difficult TO
do business with profit since Mr.. NC
Adoos party came into power. Ihe
only trouble with a general applcation
of this method is that banks and other
creditors, to say nothing of the courts,
do not look with kindly eyes upon the
falsifica ton of accounts for the purp Sc
of obtaining credit. And / beg to OBJ
serve that the force of this Suggestion
is not diminished by the fact that II is
political credit that Mr.. McAdoo is
seeking.
Mr.. Chase's conclusion is couched IN
solemn words I hereby certify, ne
writes, using his title of certified pub
lie accountant, that If the daily state.
ment of the United States Treasury OF
October 23, 1915, had been made up on
the same basis as that of August 4.
1913, the available balance in the Ireas-
ury would now be exhibited as S3,olt'-
02721'
Il therefore conclude, and assert, that
the federal Treasury, when Congr.s IS
meets. will be found practically pank-
rupt-for the first time since James
Buchanan turned over to Abraham LIN
coin the empty Golfers of the nation.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
BELIEVES IN SHORT CUTS
IN OFFICE MACHINERY
Secretary Garrison Already Enforc-
ing Anti-Red Tape Order Sug-
gested in France.

The recent anti-red tape order issued
by Gen. Gallieni. French war minister.
has been viewed with interest by off,
cials of the War Department here, since
a struggle to the same end has been
afoot in the United States Army for
several years.
Decentralization Of the administrative
machinery of the department has been
Secretary Garrison's aim in a score OF
orders issued since he took office. II
prompted the territorial organization
Evening star., 1915-11-15

newest Of those appliances for the pur-
pose Of securing the safety Of persons
coming in contact Herewith. The obli-
cation was to use all reasonable care
and prudence for the safety of persons
travelling the sidewalks by providing
them with appliances reasonably safe
and suitable for their use."
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Shots End Sunday School Row.

ANNIsToN. Ala. November 15-Efhe
Fincher. seventeen-year-old girl. is
held in the county Jail pending a
change in the condition Of Mrs. M. Ea-
son. whom the police charge Miss
Fincher shot. According to the police,
the girl heard at Sunday school yester-
day morning that Mrs. Eason had made
remarks about her which the girl re-
sented. The shooting followed. Mrs.
Eason is not expected to live.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Expert Makes an Audit.

Mr. Harvey S. Chase Of Boston, a
certified public accountant. has made
an examination Of the figures relat-
z TO the daily Treasury statement
for two dEtes-the first. August 4,
1918, being under the form originally
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Scores Of Problems Arise.

There were 4ss deaths in October due
to typhoid fever in Maryland. Accord
ing to a report just issued by the
state department of health. And Of this
number, 1870 deaths were in Baltimore
city.
Evening star., 1915-11-15

Emmanuel German Evangelical Lu-
theran Church at Baltimore celebra ed
the diamond jubilee of it's founding
yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-11-15

into departments competent to deal
with questions Of considerable moment
within the departments.
Scores Of Problems Arise.
There are scores of problems which
heretofore Travelled all the way to the
Secretary's desk for settlement and
which are now disposed of by COM
pany. regimental, post or department
commanders. The enormous burden Of
has been reduced as \
result and only matters essentially in
his province as Secretary now come to
Mr.. Garrison's attention.
The Eecretarys annual report this
year will again show his appreciation
of short cuts. II will be even briefer
than his report last year. His remarks
deal exclusively with the question OF
military preparedness and the impeli-
ing reasons for the recommendations
he makes.
Evening star., 1915-11-15

1t matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Another Change Made.

For a little more than two years
this form of statement was adhered
to. and Septem.. 80, 1915, the daily
Treasury statement announced the
net balance in general fund as being
s40.sss. .ss4S7
The following day the daily state
ment appeared with a long and some
what involved preface, intended to be
explanatory. and in strikingly
metamorphosed form. SO far as it's fig
ures were concerned. Without the ad-
dition of a single dollar to the funds
of the nation. with no new sources of
revenue pouring into the Treasury,
with no proceeds from a bond issue
and without other means of replenish-
ing Its dwindling funds. the Treasury
boasted a net balance of 12S,063. .545.23.
BY stroke of the pen Mr.. McAdoo.
overnight, had converted more than
sixty-one millions of disbursing Off
GERS balances into an available ball
ance for general governmental pur-
poses and had also added to the as
sets column funds which are distinctly
marked for specific purposes, and
which are in no sense to be used for
any object except the fiduciary ends
for which they were given in the first
place into the custody of the Treasury
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Majority Opinion.

The majority opinion holds that the
lower court erred in admitting testi-
mony to the effect that there was a
different and heavier sewer cover in
use generally in the District of Co
lumbia since the earlier construction
Of the kind involved in the case.
THE question for the jury to deter
mine." says the chief justice, was
whether the cover in question was in
safe condition. It was not for them to
compare it with a later type adopted by
the District and find that it might have
been safe II substituted by the later
construction of the better type. The re-
sponsibility cannot be made to depend
on the varying opinions of juries as to
what kind of structure the District of
Columbia should have used in its con-
struction.
Not Bound to Assure Absolute Safety
"It was not bound to insure the abso-
lutte safety of the appliances. nor Is it
bound to supply the best and safest or
Evening star., 1915-11-15
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Court Of Appeals Reverses Judgment
for 81, 500 Awarded Against
the District.

The District Court of Appeals in an
opinion by Chief Justice Shepard to-
day reversed the judgment for $500
damages rendered against the District
of Columbia in the lower court in favor
Of Sarah E. Pierce, who was injured
July IL, 1912. by the fitting OF the
cover of a manhole in the sidewalk of
K street northwest near Wisconsin
avenue. The case is remanded for
further proceedings" Justice Robb
dissented from. the views of his as
sociates
Evening star., 1915-11-15
$50, $35 and $40 Suits
$40 and Sl2 Coats, $500

Womens Stylish Coats, hrinfull of
warmth and servire. as well AS good
looks. Belted and strn!ght models in
fine qualities Of toucle. Zibeline Il ID
fancy mixtures Plush. fur and cloth
collars. including the dashing Chin
Chin collars.
Evening star., 1915-11-15
Change in the Figures.

In this form the daily statement al
fected to show the free and aFalIaple
balance In Treasury and banks, ana
the free balance was given as being
Sll4,73J. .T4691. These are impressive
Ggures; but, adding to the psychologic
effect which nlne oigIts always pro-
duce upon the or0lnary mind, the
statement went on to give the total
cash assets IN the general fund. in
cluding Philippines balances IN Treas
ury oflces, limited tender or unaVail-
able These Includeu silver bulilon,
Subsidiary silver coin. fractional cur
reney, MINOR coin ana ali oIher Cnlcken
Ieeo. scraps OF paper and Junk "nicn
lie vaults conlalneo-and they rolieo
up the eye-saI.sIyins total OF S3uo,-
,JU, ,utjU.36.
Vita those figures the democratic
bookkeepers stI uck their zenith OF
pa per manifestations of national THRIFT
From tnat niomrnI rapid ana sseady
decline :, as recorded; and September L,
1915, only t~o months alter the old
form of daily statement had been dis
cardeu another change was made; and
the oaiiy statement Tor that aate made
no mention of a free and available
balance but contented Itself with the
more elastic anG elusive presentation
OF assets and liabilities. The net
balance in the general fund was then
given as S127 .33I.04.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-27
THE COMEBACK"

The "Come.back" man was really
never down.andout. His weakened
condition because of ever work, lack
Of exercise, improper eating and living,
demands stimulation to satisfy the cry
for health.giving appetite and the
refreshing sleep essential to strength.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules,
the National Remedy Of Holland, will
do the work. They are wonderful
Three Of these capsules each day will
put n man on his feet before he knows
il; whether his trouble comes from uric
acid poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or
stone in the bladder, stomach derange-
ment or other ailments that befall tle
over.zealous American. Don't wait I'M
til you are entirely down.and.out, but
take them today. Your druggist will
gladly refund your money IL they do
not help you. 25c, soc and $i.00 per
box. Accept no substitutes. Look for
the name GOLD MEDAL on every box,
They are the pure, original, imported
Haarlem Oil Capsules.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-27

tunity Of visiting old scenes once more.
Those of the 'l5 class who are back
are: Emory Doane, who is teaching at
Waldport, Ore; Harry Irvine, pro
fessor in the Estacada high school;
Paul Irvine, an instructor in the Joseph
high school; Harvey Tobie, Of Candy;
Harold Jory, professor in the Corval-
lis high school. All of these will be here
until the end Of the week when they
will return to their respective schools.
In addition to the above several Of
the young lady members of last year 8
class will be present the latter part Of
the week and the 'l5 class are planning
TO hold n reunionof those members who
can arrange to be present.
The young ladies who are planning TO
arrive by the middle OF this week are;
Miss Daisy Mulkey, Miss Kate Barton,
Miss Keith Van Winkle, and Miss Mil
dred Mcbride.
Mr.. Emory DoOne is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John Gary at their home on
South Commercial street, for the week.
Mr. Doane is q professor in the high
school at Waldport, 0rei and is in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-27
ERTREVZEWS WAR,
SHOWSLlNPORTANCEOF OF
POSSESSION NOFBAGDAD

this precious right of way. The British
fleet can prevent Germany from ex-
panding overseas, but it cannot block
the road to the new empire in the east.
This is the dominant heason for Ger
many's interest in Bagdad.
Attack From the South.
An Anglo-Indian expedition, after -
months toll northward through Meso-
pOtamia from the Persian gulf, is now
trying to enter Bagdad by the front
door. But the Turks under German lead
ership have thrust the invaders 80 miles
to the south of Bagdad, and the city
at the close of the year remains safe
for the Teutons. Nevertheless, during
the years fighting, the British have
captured the Garden of Eden and other
territory between the Tigris and Euph-
rates rivers greatly desired by Ger
many. If the German dream of Teu.
tonic empire in the middle east is to
come true, the district between Bagdad
and the Garden Of Eden, $50 miles to
the south, must either be won by new
military offensive, or purchased in the
peace conference after the war.
The military developments Of the
year make it certain that the Russian
bear will not be able to take his drink
of warm water at the Persian gulf
and little less than a miracle must now
happen to give the ear Constantinople
for an outlet to the unfrozen seas. The
British effort to enter Constantinople
by way of the Gallipoli peninsula has
failed during the year, and Great Bri
tain is now reluctant to undertake q
second costly experiment in southeast
ern Europe for Russia IS sake. The ease
with which the Teutons and Bulgarian,
have been able to overrun Serbia appar
emily has been due TO Great Britain :,
strength in a major Balkan offensive
The odds all favor the Teutonic allies
in the Balkans because of their unim
peded lines of communication.
Disagree About Balkans,
British interests in the Balkan cam
pagn is primarily due to its bearing OF
the security Of Egypt. Lord Kitchener I
visit to the Levant during the latter
part Of the year and his quick return
seem to have created a belief in Londor
that Egypt is not in any immediate
jeopardy The British now apparently
have concluded that Egypt can be bet.
ter defended along the Suez canal thar
in the Balkans. The advantage Of com
munieations, which the Germans possesI
in the Balkans, would pass TO the Bri
tish If the Teutons and Turks were tC
attempt an offensive by crossing the
desert to the east Of Suez.
The Russians, however, are urgently
pressing Great Britain to pursue the
Balkan campaign. Otherwise the ezal
will probably be the wars principal
loser. His own troops, waiting, as the
year ends, to evade Bulgaria by way
Of Rumania, can hardly prove equaI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-27
Christmas Counts As
One Day In Jail For
Three Arrested Friday

Three men charged with being in.
toxicated on the streets Of this city ap.
peared before Judge Elgin tais morn.
ing in police court and all entered pleas
OF guilty Instead Of the customary
five davs or $40 the Judge considered
that two nights and one Christmas
were equala to two days and he assess.
ed them SO or three days in jail.
W. W. Smith, who says he is n soap
merchant was allowed TO slip out to
raise the necessary fine Harry Han.
sen, a printer, also expressed willing.
ness to paw and r. A. McNulty was
taken back to Jail to do his three days
more. Vincent Domogallo, who was
arrested last night, was charged with
disorderly conduct. The case Of Mrs.
Hill, The nurse, who was arrested Fri.
day evening on drunk charge, will be
taken before Judge Bushey this morn
ing to be examined as to her sanity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-27
By j. w. T. Mason.
Iritten for the United Press.)

tWrltten t0f tne Unlteu IresS.)
New York, Dec. 27.-Germany has
won the overland pathway to her place
in the sun, as the close of the fighting
of 1915 merges into the second winter
of the European war. But the seas still
remain shut to the Teutons and econ
omic distress and food scarcity are ex-
erting a more pronounced pressure for
peace in the Central Empires than
among the other belligerent nations.
The primary cause of the war has
been lost this year to both of the orig
inal participants. The conflict began
over the iTreconciable Balkan differ
ences of Russia and Austro- Hungary.
Each power wanted to be supreme in
southeastern Europe. The end of the
fighting in 1915 finds Russia held in
check beyond the Balkan border, while
Austro- Hungary is playing a minor mill
tary part in Serbia under the direction
of Marshal Won Mackensen and the
German general staff. German influ-
ences are now dominant in the Balkans,
The Kaiser has wrested the first prize
of the war from the Slavs themselves,
and from his own southern ally as well.
Bulgaria S entrance into the conflict
on the side of the TeutOns has been the
years most important development
The military consequences which have
followed Bulgaria's s action, have given
to the Germans clear road from Ber-
lin to Bagdad The Mesopotamian me-
tropolis has long been marked by Ger.
man statesmen to become the Berlin of
the middle east and the center of Ger.