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What A Town Inventory
Should Show
(Dr. William Byron Forbush


Some people seem to think town
inventory is d undertaking expedi-
ton. Others think it is d course of
lectures. Still others suspect it is
"a scheme" whether for personal
profit or to do" somebody it would
be hard for them to define.
Now, town inventory is like the
personal inventories that We take at
New Years. II purpose is simply to
find out where a town stands. If
your personal inventory shows that
you are financially behind, you do
not accuse it of undertaking your
pocketbook. You are thankful to it
for showing you what you need to do
in order to become solvent. And so
if a town inventory shows that our
town is little behind other towns
in certain ways, we ought to be glad
to be shown what we need to do to-
gether in order to become education
ally Or sanitarially solvent. Usually
a town inventory makes us realize
that we have SO many assets of
health and schooling that it gives us
encoura cement as we'll as new re-
sponsibility.
A town inventory is a mutual af
ldll. ANO lSCIul Cl IL OIl outSluC Soh
p tell us what we need to learn about
ourselves. No investigator can find
out so we'll as can we who have so
much local knowledge. And no So
cial worker can do for us what it will
take cooperation and persistence for
us to do for ourselves.
An inventory is not an end, it is
means. We are all busy people. We
have no money or time to waste. An
inventory usually proves to be SEN
sible way of preventing lot of peo-
pie from enthusiastically ssping of
-half-cocked to do sonlet that Is
not the first thing that needs to be
done. 1t pays to aim the barrel be-
fore we pull the trigger.
In every town the things we want
to know about the town naturally di
vide under four main heads:
HEALTH.
EDUCATION.
BUSINESS.
RECREATION.
The facts we discover and the
things we try to do overlap some of
these divisions. In some places Rec
reation is considered under the heal
ing of Education. Public Beauty
anu ClSlC dIS DCol
considered as a part of the Business
survey. though of course they have
an important bearing upon Health,
Education and Recreation also.
There are, in a general way, five
things that every town ought to want
to know about itself, so as to be sure
that its people are living as long and
as healthfully as possible.
They want to know the exact facts
as to mortality and sickness. On the
one hand, we should sum up our ad-
vantages Of climate, rainfall, temper
ature, altitude, favorable location,
etc, and on the other hand, we
should realize just how many epi-
denies we have had, how many were
sick and died in each one, and what
the death rate of our infants is. We
need to know this comparatively. We
might be unduly scared or pleased
unless we knew how we stand as
compared with other towns. We
want to know not only what our rec
ord is, but what does a 100 per cent
town show? The deaths per 1000 of
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GERMANS PLAN DHlvL
Hindenburn Resolved to Make Clea
S,uee, in the RaIkans

Hindenburu Resolved TO wake CIeah
Sweep in the Balkans.
Milan, Dec. 12.-Special dispatches
to the Corriere della Sera tell how in
a public utterance TELEGRAPH to the
Cologne Vclkszeitung, NJ. Radoslavoff,
the Bulgarian premier, affirms that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has re
solved to make a clean sweep OF the
situation in the Balkans straightway
by concentrati1e all available German,
Bulgar and Turkish forces against
General SarraN at Salonica, so as to
link up the imrerial armies with King
Constantine's forces within a period,
as is hoped, of not more than six
weeks.
During this period the Greeks rec,
kon that passive resistance can be op
posed to the allied blockade.
The embarkation of the numerous
Italian colony has now been comp e.
ed at Piraers. The Rome government,
however, has ordered the Italian min
lister to stick to his post.
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Notice to Delinquent
Tax Payers

Upon all tax accounts that have
not been settled to November 1st. in
terest at the rate of 6 per cent will
be charged from September 1st, on
the State Taxes, and the tax collec-
tors Of the various counties are re-
CURED to collect such interest and to
proceed with the collection of the
taxes. Pay your taxes now. as the
first Of the year is approaching, and
taxes nor paid at that time will not
only draw interest. but will also be
advertised the latter part of January.
JAMES r. JONES,
Collector State and County Taxes.
Adv l1-9-tf
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Masked Men Get $4,000.

Muskogee, Okla, Dee. 12.-Four
masked men robbed the Farmers
State bank of Vinita, Okla, o. $4,000
and escaped in an automobile after
locking Jasper Martin, cashier, in the
bank vault.
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EXPLOSION KILLS EIGHT
Ten Others Injured When Quaker oat
Factory is Destroyed.

Peterboro, Ont. Dec. 12.-An explo-
sion and fire destroyed the buildings
of the Quaker Oats plant, with an esti
mated loss of eight lives and injuries
to ten other persons, all employees, and
with property damage amounting to
about s1,G00,000.
A strong wind famed the flames,
and within ninety minutes every wal.
had tumbled in ruins, and several
grain elevators were wrecked. Eigh
teen elevators were saved.
The persons injured include some
of the Gao girls and women in the
paeki1 artment Kpeng the miss
ing Is William .Mesley, the engineer.
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PETAlN To SUCCEED JoFFRE
Private Advices Confirm Report o
Chan~e in Allied Command

Chsn"e IN NIIIsd Conmahu.
Washing gton, Dec. 12.-Private ad
vices from Paris. m the secret pro
ceedings in the French chamber o
deputies. last week. confirm reports
that General Petain, the defender
Verdur, is to succeed Joffre in su
preme command OF all allied forces o,
the western battle front.
General Patain, little known outsidr
the French army. was a colonel at tht
outbreak of the wor
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Sohnni Rnsrd Ousted.

Pottsville. Pa, Dec. PA rule was
issued by the court to oust the five
members of the Branch township
school district, beause they failed tc
organize December 4, the first Monday
IN nocamher
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SIX SHIPS, 5 NEUTRAL, SUNK
British Vessel Went down In Eigh
Minutes.

Minutes.
London, Dec. 12.-Lloyds announce
the sinking Of six more vessels by the
German submersibles.
r; af 4. slsssz ==ass Tesssls Of nentrsl
countries. while the sixth was owned
here. The ships DESTROYED are the
British steamship Strathablyn, of 1881
tons, the Donish steamships Nora, Of
772 tons, and the AGRA, the Norwegian
vessels MEDIUM and Falk an1 the
Greek steamship Grigorios Anghelatos
of $685. tons.
The Strathaibyn went down in eight
minutes, but her crew were saved.
Four of the crew OF the Acra are miss
ing,
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WOMEN AS TRANSFERS
Scarcity Of Men on Farms Leads
Their Employment.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 12.-Womer
have been employed as teamsters in
Warren county this year and hove been
earning 50 day, says a bulletin Of
the state department of agriculture.
The information came in report OF
general conditions in that county
which sets forth that the women did
satisfactory work and were kind anc
considerate of the animals.
The employment of the women was
due to scarcity of men on farms and
In general work.
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Paws Penalty for Murder of Roy

Bellefonte, Pa. Dec. 12.-Joseph w
O'Brien, who two years ago murdered
Israel Goldman, a tweive-year-olt
Philadelphia boy, at the Whitemarst
golf grounds. was electrocuted at the
lew peritentiary at Rockview.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-12-12

gienic condition ofVu w., -
and whether the chiIm
der healthful conditions. Although
this is a part of health<survey. the
best way to guard the health of chill
dren in school is to do through the
school board rather than through the
board of health.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-12-12

Nervous Women.
When the nervousness is caused by
constipation, as is often the case,you
will get quick relief by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets. These tablets al
so improve the digestion. Obtain
able everywhere.-Adv.
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FOR RENT-Residence, No. 206 Gay
ST., IL rooms, bath and gas, convent
emily located. Immediate possession.
L. X Warren. 10-31-tf.
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FOR RENT-New house below Crea-
merry. Apply to J. Fred Dunn or WI.
Dean 12-1-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-12-12

FOR RENT - Residence next to
Moore's store, Race ST. Immediate
possession. John B. RosZelle. 12-2-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-12-12

FOR RENT-Cheap, 6 room house, on
Linden Ave. Possession at once. NJ.
Warren Hooper 11-22-tf
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FOR RENT-DwaIling at 100 Gay ST,
possession given Jan. 1. 1917; and
dwelling at 102 Gay ST, immediate pos
session. Apply to Henry L. Johnson
12-4-tf
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FOR RENT-Douple house, corner of
Choptank avenue and School ST. Suit
able for two families or boarding
house, as it has Is rooms. Also has
stables and yard attached. Possession
Dec. 1st. Rent reasonable. z. Andrews.
Locust st. 11-17-tf.
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FOR RENT-6 room house, 404 Mary
land Ave. In good condition; immedi-
ate possession. Apply to Leon Tschan-
tre 11-18-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-12-12

FOR RENT-6 room house, 207 West
End avenue. Apply to James N. Sher-
man. 113t.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-New 7-room building
on Springfield Addition. Immediate
possession. E. S. Lake. 9-3t.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Choice Christmas trees
and holly. Phone 1s7, or A Willis St.
12-12-tf.
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FOR SALE-Medium sized iron safe.
Have two. no use for one. ]. Richard
Smith. S-6t.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
Stock Market Receivers
and Prices Advance

New York, Dec. l6.--The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
The upward swing in the stock mar
ket which began in yesterdays late
trading with the improvement in the
speculative position and better buying
much of which was credited to influ-
ential banking interests, was given ad-
ditional impetus today by the firm
stand by the Russian premier and Duma
in opposition to Germany's peace over
lures. Advances at the opening ranged
from to points in the industrial list.
At Yesterdays low level, prices were
very attractive to the many in the
street who have plenty Of money and
are not averse to spending it in the
acquiring Of bargains The present sit
uation is remarkable in that there are
all the outward appearances of near
panic without any Of the usual accom-
paniments Of money stringency or bank
ing nervousness.
In the first half hour of trading today
stocks advanced consistently with ex-
celent recoveries from the recent
slumps. The improved buying and
usual weekend settlements, however,
engendered cross curernts in the second
hour which operated to cause some fluc-
tuations in prices, but the undertone
remained strong.
Prices moved narrowly irregular for
the most part in the remainder of the
session, with the general level of prices
l to 9 points above Friday
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
Russian Dluna Sends
Wheat Up Nine Cents

Chicago, Dec. 16,--In wild scramble
to buy, wheat bounded up as much as
6 3-4 points at the opening today. Spec
ulators who had dumped large holdings
into the pit following Germany's prof
fer of peace, reversed their position and
wildly bid for wheat today after hear
ing Of the Russian duma s flat refusal
of Germany s offers. After sensa-
tional drop yesterday, December closed
today at $l5l l2, up l-2 over today IS
opening and nine above yesterday IS
close May closed today at $I.69, up 4
over the opening and l-2 above yester
days close; July closed at $1.37 IA.
down ! 3.4 below the opening but 5
points above yesterdays close.
Corn was higher today after strong
opening. December closed up one at
81 Is; May up l l-2 at 80; July up
3-9 at 81 3-S
Oats We're irregular. December was
up | IA at 40 IA; May down Ia at So;
July up Ia at so 3,4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
MURDER PREYED ON
THE OLD MANS MIND
James Foley Gives Himself
Up COnfessing Murder
Is Years Ago

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 16.--Confessing
according to the police, to murder
committed is years ago at Nome,
James Foley, age 55, is in Jail here to-
day awaiting word by cable from the
Alaska authorities.
WrinlSled of face and with gray
hair, wearing overalls and a tattered
overcoat, Foley walked into police
headquarters last night and addressing
the desk sergeant said; 81 guess Pm
what you'd call a murderer, pardner.
Continuing his story, Foley said
'You re the first living soul besides
myself who knows it. l amt never
been suspected, but you re talking
now to the man that shot Diamond
Dutch cold one summer night agout IS
years ago on the old sand bar at Nome.
Ny God, pardner, but this has been
preying and eating on my mind all
these long years. Finally today l Jest
couldn't stand it no more so come
up to this court house to give myself
up.
al amt crazy" Foley assured the
officer. "a IN not feeble minded and
/ m not drunk. I told you what l
done; now take me"
Foley was questioned by Deputy
Secrest, an old time Alaskan and de-
clared the names and dates of Foley
were absolutely accurate.
Foley said that following an argu-
ment, t'Diamond Dutch" shot his
partner, "Dublin Mickey" and that in
revenge he then killed Dutch F." with
his six shooter He made his getaway
on q Seattle boat next day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
HARVARD PROFESSOR
DROPS DEAD AT CLASS
Noted Psychologist Hugo
MunSterberg Dies While
Lecturing

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 16.-Profes-
sor Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard Uni
versity, noted German Psychologist,
dropped dead today while leeturing to
q class Of students at Radcliffe college.
Professor Munsterberg was leeturing
to class in psychology when he was
taken suddenly ill., He fell to the floor
and died within few minutes after
being assisted to chair. The medical
examiner WAS summoned but did not inn
mediately announce the cause Of the
famous lecturers death.
With his last breath the professor at
tempted to quell the disturbance which
spread through his class Of girls as he
fell to the floor.
President Lowell of Harvard univer.
sity is in New York attending meet.
ing of the League to Enforce Peace.
He was notified by telephone and will
leave for Boston at once.
The psychologist s wife was notified
by Dean Briggs OF Harvard
Two physicians rushed to Radcliffe
could do nothing. 1t is thought Nuns
terberg's death resulted from heart
failure.
Professor Munsterberg was born June
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
VERDUN SUCCESS
AND YIELDING Of
GREECE PLEASES
The Dumas Action In Reject
e. ing Peace Proposals Also
Encourages
EFFECTS OF new BLOOD
in CABINETS IS FELT
Say Reception Given Ger
many's Offer Shows Unity
Among Allies
By Ed L. Keen,

Omitted Press staff correspondent
London, Dec. 16-First evidences of
new blood injected into the British and
French governments through cabinet re-
organizations was seen toaay in the ul-
timatum to Greece and frances new
Nerdun offensive.
Press reports of King Constantine s
reply to the demands of the allies were
received here today. Every earlier in
6ication pointed to his submission which
acceptance of the allies terms will un-
doubtedly reflect credit on Lloyd
George and BRAND, justifying the re-
cent revolutionary policies of both coun.
tries.
News from all sources continue to pile
up the evidence of renewed determine
tion to wage war. Official statements
" hich have recently been drab and col
orless, now reflect new inspiration and
Joy, In much the same tones as they did
back in July, when the big push started
National questions of biggest import
aace which have been hanging fire for
weeks and months are rapidly taking
shape under the more vigorous leader,
ehip OF Lloyd George.
bS'S HiAuoil0 NtH-
eTal Nivelle's "push' at Nerdun as a
fitting reply to the German peace of
fers.
The action Of the Russian duma re-
lecting Germany's peace proposals and
Foreign Minister Provosky's speech
was received with strong approval in
London. Following, as it does. the
speech of French Premier BRAND before
the chamber Of deputies and the tenta
tive declaration of Bonar Law in the
house Of commons Thursday, it was tax
en- as showing the complete unity of the
allies
1t was considered certain the speech
OF Premier oyd-George on Tuesday
win be along the same lines. The only
question is whether the answer to Ger
many will be flat rejection or q re.
Jection coupled with some counter sug-
gestions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
WATER USERS WILL
Be HEARD ON PLAN
Desert Land Board Sets Date
for Hearing Request for
Extension

Because the state desert land board
wished to hear what the water users of
the Central Oregon Irrigation company
had to say regarding the application
of the officials of the company to the
board to have bill introduced in con
gress asking an extension of time for
the completion of their irrigation pro
jeet, which project has been given the
limit of extensions by the board, the
board at its meeting yesterday did not
adopt the plan but set December 20 as
the date when the water users could
be heard
The project of the Central Oregon r.
rigation company embraces 100000
acres of land in segregated lists 6 and
10 and the contracts expire in 1918
and 1920 and the water users have ex.
pressed desire to be heard. They sent
o telegram to the board asking hear.
ing in January but because the off.
cials Of the company wished to get the
bill before congress the date was ad.
yanced.
The officials of the company did not
see any reason why the water users
should object as the contract asked to
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
AGENTS ARE AFTER
MEN FURNISHING
VILLA MUNITIONS
May Arrest Many Americans
and DepOrt Mexican
Agents
VILLA GETTING READY
FOR ANOTHER ATTACK
$4,000 Cartridges Received
by Bandit Before Chihua-
hua Attack
BY webb Miller.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.
Ell Paso, Texas, Dec. Wholesofe
arrests of Americans and Mexicans here
and at other points along the border
accused of breach of the neutrality laws
in fomenting or aiding the revolution
ary activities Of different Mexican facr
tions, are planned by U. S. secret seTv-
ice agents. Members of various revo-
lutionary juntas are now under surveiF
anee by this government s agents, but
action is held in allegiance pending rati-
fieation of the American Mexican me-
diation protocol.
One of the clauses of the protocol pro-
vides for the deportation of undesirable
aliens engaged in revolutionary activi-
ties
The secret service men have been di-
reeting their attention since the capture
of Chihuahua City by Vilhstas, to the
source of part of the ammunition sup
ply used by Villa which was not cap
tured from Mexican government forces.
Positive evidence has been obtained
that Villa received $4,000 cartridges the
night before the fall of the northern
capital. Federal authorities here be-
lieve these came from the AMERICAN
side of tlie border.
That Villa is dsposing his troops for
another important movement was insff-
Gated in all reports to United States
authorities here today. An employe OF
the Babicora ranch arriving here stated
that Quevado 3 band of Villistas which
has been holding the town of Bachiniva
during the past month, has consolidated
with the Acosta band guarding the
wounded at Guerrero.
Damaged field pieces and machine
guns captured on Santa Rosa hill in
the attack upon Chihuahua City are be-
ing repaired at the machine shops of the
Mexican Northwestern railway.
A large body of Vilistas has swung
around Chihuahua City to the south,
cutting communication north Of Santa
Rosalia, and the bandits are holding
the latter town.
Many varying reports of bitter ieal-
ousy between General Murgia and
General Ozuna and other Carranzista
commanders, are reaching the border.
At the Mexican consulate here, Mexican
officials state they have no informa-
tion as to whether any active campaign
is under way against Villa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
Calls it Franca,s Answer

Paris, Dec. 16.-France answer to
Garmany's peace proposal is:
Wrestling of more than 12 square
miles of territory from the enemy. Cap
ture of more than l 500 Germans.
Gain of numerous German trenches.
the villages OF Vacherauville and Lowe.
mont, the farms Of Chambrettes and the
Qualifications of Haromont and Dezon-
vauX.
The answer was another one of Gen
eral Nivelle' Is sudden "pushes" in the
Nerdnn sector. The newly created com.
luander of French armies in the north
aud northeast opened his attack yester-
day morning and within few hours
had again swept away from the enemy
territory which it had taken them
months Of 5anguinary fighting to OBJ
tain. II was another stroke such as
Aivelle thon commanding the Verdun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
VIII Ask New Trial
for David Caplan

Los Angeles, Cal, Dee. 16.--A motion
for a new trial will be made on behalf
of David Caplan, his attorneys announc-
ed today following his conviction yes
terday of manslaughter in connection
with the Los Angeles Times dynamit-
ing in 1910. Failing III this, they will
appeal to the higher courts.
Caplan and his attorneys were keen.
ly disappointed by the verdict. Cap
Ian contends that he is innocent, but
says he believes the verdict of the jury
should have been murder if the jurors
were convinced of his connection with
the atroeity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
Oscar A. Lund Coming
to Face Bartholomew

Portland. Ore, Dec. 16.--Oscar A.
Lund, of Los Angeles, is en- route to
Portland today TO clear up any suspicion
that may attach to him as result of
the statements by Edward Bartholo-
new, indicted as murderer of John
Linnd here a year ago in the famous
"green trunk mystery Bartholomew
declares a man named Paul Lund did
the killing. When Lund heard this,
remembering he had been in Portland
about the time of the murder, he vol.
unteered to come here and prove he is
not the man named.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-16
GERMANY WILLING
TO STATE TERMS OR
CONSIDER ALLIES
Would Discuss Disarmament
and Guaranty Of Perma-
nent Peace
PRESIDENT BELIEVES
DOOR is CLOSING ON WAR
Will Take No Step Toward
Mediation Until Sure Of
Success
BY Robert ], Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Dec. 16--Germany stands
ready to give the allies a-full state.
ment of terms in Il peace conference.
This statement was made Officially
today by German Ambassador Won
Bernstorff following short conference
with Secretary Lansing today.
Bernstorff said he does not know Of
ficially what terms these are.
The Teutons' terms, Bernstorff said,
would be freely given the entente allies
at any conference to be held
At the same time Germany is also
ready to discuss disarmament, creation
of q league to guarantee permanent
peace and kindred subjects that would
arise from any peGie negotiations.
The envoy's visit TO the state de-
partment was brief. He sought official
word confirming this country's inten.
tion not to supplement Germany's peace
proposals at this time.
While Bernstofff refused to talk
about this government plan, it is
known that German authorities are not
discouraged in any way by the fact that
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