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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

of scissors and stabbed himself to
death.
Under the heading: "Sentenced TO
four years imprisonment, the Berlin
papers carried another war tragedy.
A policeman shot and killed his sis
ter. On the witness stand he pleaded
that the girl was despondent and beg.
ged him to shoot her. He got off vita
a four year sentence.
One evening few days ago q Ger
man officer was seen walking along
the cana with young woman. Sud.
denly the woman ran toward the wat
er plunged in and disappeared. The
officer made no attempt to restrain
or save her.
81 am Lieutenant B. he said to
passers by, and entered waiting taxi
cab and drove away.
When the body was recovered it was
discovered the girl was an actress al
the Hollendorf theater.
The owner of one of the largest Ber
lin restaurants who had been at city
back from tne front in charge of a
food supply station, committed suicide
recently. He left note saying that
MS vic WAS uhIaithiui 10 Nun Hhiit
he was awav. The orchestra continued
to play in his restaurant while his body
was being borne away.
Practically nothing IS published il
the Berlin papers about suicide, pos
sibly because of the depressing psyche
logical effect of such news. Frequent
ly the papers carry line saying thai
"a man and woman were found dead
I in MOTEL on Unter den Linden today ,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
Wave of Murder, Suicide
and Other Horrible Crimes
Is Sweeping Ouer Berlin

The Hague, July 20.-(By MaiD-A
wave of gnastly murders, suicides and
other crimes of horrible character, is
sweeping Berlin.
Mental depression or insanity, due
in some instances to the loss of rela-
tives in the war and in others to lack
of proper food, is held to be RESPONSE
BILE by German criminaiogists. During
the past few weeks sensational muir
der or suicide has occurred nearly ev-
cry other day in Berlin. Many of
these are being hushed up and others
get but seant attention in the Berlin
newspapers, because of the overwhelm-
ing interest in the war.
Two girls robbed another in a Ber-
lin manicure snop a few days ago. To
escape. arrest they tried to hang her
from a chandelier. She pleaded to be
cut down. They let her body drop
when she became unconscious and cool
lv hacked her head almost off with a
razor Then they packed the body in
trunk and shipped it to another city
The girl murderers were eaugnt and
sentenced
A brief item in the German papers
under the caption: "a love drama,
revealed murder in a wealthy Berlin
home. young Russian, who had liv.
ed in Berlin as the servant of a Ger
man for seven years, became infatu
ated with the daughter of his employ
er and desired to marry her. She re
fused him time and again. One Sun
day morning while she was alone IL
her bedroom, the Russian entered, lock
ed the door and sprang at her. She
escaped his embrace after struggle
and ran into closet, locking the door
The Russian fired one shot through
the door without wounding the glr
and attempted suicide, shooting him
self in the head. The girls brother
an army officer, who was at home OF
leave. heard the snots and ran intC
: the room. The Russian seized pal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
WILL HAVE NEARLY
THREE BILLION GOLD
Amount Is Greater Than That
Of Any Three Other
Countries

Washington, July 20.-Treasury Of
ficials today said that when all of the
$4O0,oO6,OUo gold coming frcni Great
Britain to the United States has arrived
the total of gold coin and bullion in the
country will equal the total of any
three countries in the world
The present shipments are part of a
necessary trade balance settlement.
July / last, the general stock of gold
in the United States was $2439,92l, ,932
more than the total in any other two
countries.
The treasury department this after
noon prepared for the United Press q
recapitulation of gold reserve held Dy
foreign governments, to show the en-,
ormous surplus held in gold coin and
bullion by the United States treasury.
The gold holdings exclusive of that
in circulation, of England, France
Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland
Sweden, Italy, Russia, Denmark, Ger
many and Norway totals $3,3S7 $40, l06
against the $2,439, ,92l,93A held by the
United States OF the amount helc
abroad England has $500, ,30O,503
France $279,9S202l; Russia $749.42l.
534; Germany $599, ,76l ,526, and Italy
1923 1924 1884
The two billion and over held by the
United States includes gold in circula
ton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
WESTERN FRONT IS
. SWARM|NG WITH
MENANDMATER|AL
British Artillery Is Steadily
Pounding German Defences
to Pieces
FIGHTING UNDERGROUND
ON EARTH AND IN SKIES
French Push Ahead Capture.
German Stronghold Near
Verdun
By Wilbur s. Forrest.

(united Press staff correspondent.)
With the British Army in Northern
France, July 20.-Every foot of the
new German positions behind the lines
captured by the British north of the
Somme is being carefully and slowly
drenched with destructive fire of Bri-
tish high explosives in preparation for
new attack.
Giant British shells are now drop
ping upon German works from guns sta
toned miles to the rear. British artil-
lery pieces of large and small calibre,
acting in unison, are systematically
pounding the new German first lines.
The roar of guns is continuous and
resembles the heavy roll of thunder. The
Germans are replying only occasional
ly. Either they are seriously out OF guns
or are short of ammunition. British air
craft, without molestation, are direct
ing the fire OF the artillery Since the
beginning of the Anglo-French "push"
German aircraft have been surprisingly
absent.
From height short distance in the
rear, British aircraft have obtained an
excellent view Of Freycourt, Contal-
maison, Mametzvillage, Mammetz wood
Bazentin-Le'Grand and other positions
recently conquered BY the British. Later
our party traversed the valley Of the
Somme and entered the ruins of Frey
court, once a German stronghold, but
stormed and captured by the British
carry IN their great offensive.
Imagine a giant steam roller passing
over any American town OF 5000 IN
habitants and you get an idea OF Frey
cour' today. The little French town
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
WILSON MEXICAN
POLICY ENDORSED
BY AF0LLETTE
Is Right In Refusing to Make
Government Collecting
Agency
SAYS PEOPLE WILL BACK
PRESIDENT in STAND
Navy Must Not Be Used to
Enforce Demands Of
Spectators

Washington, July 2O.-Referring to
what he called "the new born policy of
guaranteeing American investments by
the Amberican flag" Senator Robert
La Toilette, progressive-republican of
Wisconsin, in the senate this afternoon,
said:
"If that question is made the issue
of the campaign, the people of the Uni
ted States will vindicate the president
most emphatically.
La Toilette was insisting on his
amendment to the naval bill that none
of the battleships be used for the col
lection of debts owed American bond
holdetrs or concessionaries in foreign
countries, when Democratic Whip Lewis
asked:
"Then you would approve the Mex
lean policy of President Wilsons"
"Most emphatically, yes," answered
La Toilette.
~ hope the republican candidate
will not endorse the proposed new born
policy that when an American investor
buys concession worth $1,000,000 for
tenth of that sum, the American
flag and arms shall be used to see he
collects full face value ON his specula-
tion.
"The president said in Detroit he
would not use the United States army
and navy for such collection agency.
"If that question is made the issue
of the campaign, the people of the Uni
ted States win vindicate. the president
most emphatically."
La Toilette was engaged in spirited
debate with Senator Brandeges of Con.
necticut..
" What has happened" he demanded
that we should increase our military
appropriations from $429, 100000 last
year to $40, 100000 this year9
Gan reason the other way. The 9th
er countries of the world are losing
their battleships, killing their men BY
millions. BY their own acts they are
making it impossible for them to men
ace us again. The people are going tC
know their increased appropriations
are for their defense or to set Amer
lea on a new scheme of militaryism-tC
collect individual debts, owed Amer
lean bondholders and concessonaries tS
pile up munitions profits. The people
will know. Beware the ideas of Novem
! Der -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
Portland Unions Ignored.

Portland, Ore, July 2O.-Representa'
t;yes of the Pacific coast district, Inter
national Longshoremen association.
must appear Monday before Federal
Judge Wolverton aud show cause why
his Injunction restraining them from
interfering with the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship company should moi
be made permanent.
The injunction forbids the strikers
from pieketing, trespassing on the com
pany's property, intimidating employees
and hindering the business of the cor
poration. In order to obtain it, Presi
dent j. d. Farrell of the company swort
his concern had already suffered dam
ages from the strike, and asserted h'
feared bloodshed would result if the re
straining order was not signed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
SAN FRANCISCO
LONGSHOREMEN
RETURN TO WORK.
Ignored Vote Of Pacific Coast
Locals Against Any
Compromise
EMPLOYERS AGREE TO
PAY CONFEREES SCALE
Leaders Predict They Will
Soon Quit---River Boat
men Out Again

San Francisco, July 20.-Ignoring the
referedum vote of the Pacific coast 10.
Gals against resumption Of work UNI
der a compromise agreement with their
employers, the San Francisco longshore'
men ended their six weeks strike to-
day and returned to their jobs on the
waterfront
This action followed decision by the
strike committee Of the local union to
order the men back. BY ending their
strike, the men agree to accept the con
ditions which prevailed previous to their
walkout, with the understanding that a
conference committee of longshoremen
and employers will meet August l to
adjust the wage scale and to discuss
working conditions. The employers
agree to pay any increased scale that
is agreed on by these conferees. They
declare they will retain the services OF
such non-union men as they are obliged
to keep.
The resumption Of work here has moi
received the sanction of the officers OF
the Pacific coast district Of the Inter
national Longshoremen's association
District President Foley today predict
ed that the. San Francisco men vii
not remain long at work. ,------., -,
While temporary settlement of the
local longshoremen 3 trouble has thus
been made, the waterfront situation II
still far from settled.
Union river boatmen have resumed
their strike, after being at work less
than two days, because they ob1ecte..
to working alongside non-union men. A
committee from the boatmen's unior
conferred with employers today in al
effort to adjust the latest difficulties
Both sides were hopeful that conditions
would be quickly arranged so that
permanent settlement of the river strike
could be made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
French Still Advancing.

Paris, July 20.-French forces con
tinue to press back the German lines
during last nights engagements, both
northwest and southwest of Peronne,
it was officially announced today.
North of the Somme French infantry
established new lines along the Combles-
Clery narrow gauge railroad, taking 400
prisoners. South of the Somme French
troops stormed and captured the entire
first line trench between Barleaux and
Soyecourt.
The advance north of the Somme fur
ther Strengthened the French line to con-
form to the recent British advance. The
attack south of the Somme was another
gain in the campaign to clear the Ger
mans from the bend of the Somme.
On the Verdun front, the French
scored notable success in last night s
fighting capturing strongly forti-
fled German work south of Fleury and
northeast of verdun, taking $50 prison
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
Roads Good Again.

General Pershing's Headquarters,
in Mexico, July 20.-(By field wireless
to Columbus, N. M.)-After personal
inspection of the, roads onethird of the
distance back to the border, General
Pershing today announced the highways
in a satisfactory condition to stand the
heavy motor truck transportation
through the rainy season. Hundreds Of
Mexican laborers are still employed al
repairing the worst spots. Big cater
pillar tractors are being used where the
recent rains turned the roads into lakes
of mud.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
PROH|S WILL NAME
CANDIDATE T1'DAy
IT MAY Be !: NLEY
Sulzer Arrives at t Mo-
ment and Bid : for
Nomination
anti CATHOLIC PLANK
FEATURE OF PLATFORM
Old Florida Couple Gives
$5O,OOO for Carrying On
the Campaign
By H. L. Rennick.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
Auditorium, ST. Paul, Mimi. July 20.
William E. Sulzer of New York re-
ceived a great demonstration when he
addressed the prohibition national con.
Pention this afternoon. In an address
he said he "was not candidate but
intimated he would accept nomina.
ti0n.
Prior to Sulzer's arrival, Hanley' 5
nomination seemed assured Sulzer
seeking the nomination, largely upon an
anti-Catholic platform, was expected to
attempt stampede of the conventiok
later in the day. Meanwhile Sulzer
forces in the platform committee sought
to inject an anti-Catholic plank into
the platform.
Sulzer did not come at once to the Au-
ditorium when he reached the city. At
his hotel he issued o brief statement
saying he would be "glad to accept the
leadership if the party desired" He
said, however, he had not come on his
own desire to force himself on the con.
vention, but at the invitation of many
prohibition members.
The convention, recessed for lunch
without Sulzer appearing before them.
Eugene w. Chafin, former prohibition
candidate for president conferred with
Sulzer at his hotel as to the advis.
ability of his attempting stampede.
Sulzer said if he was nominated by
the prohibitionists he also would be
nominated by the "American party"
an anti-Catholic political organization,
and will poll 10000 votes.
Sulzar rntuta1 with pr,1o - L.. a-..
record and brought cheers when he told
the crowd how he stood in religious is
sues. Incidentally, he said, he thought
under some circumstances, he might
get more votes than Wilson or Hughes.
"The more you know about me, the
more you II like me-" Sulzer said.
1.-THE more Pm abused the more votes
IN get''
An attempt to "steam rollerv the
platform through the convention for
adoption without having it printed or
further time for consideration, met with
determined opposition and threatsh of a
roll call. 1t was finally decided to await
its adoption in formal course of or
der
The candidates for president on the
first ballot probably will be Hanley,
Sulzer, f. w. Emerson of California
and former Governor Eugene Foss of
Massachusetts. No ce-presidential can.
didate has appeared. All business of the
convention was expected to be complet
ed by 10 p. m.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
VILLA IS LOCATED
NEEDS MEDICAL AID
Messenger He Sent for Doctor
Klled---Carranza Hopes
to Get Him

Mexico City, July 2O.-Reports today
from Chihuahua state say Villa has once
again been definitely located and that
Carranza forces have every expectation
of capturing him. .
A messenger sent by the bandit lead
er to seek medical aid, was captured
by Carranza troops and killed.
If the constitutional forces are sue
cessful in capturing or killing Villa il
is the opinion here that this will be
the beginning of the end of internal
troubles in Mexico City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
Mexicans Are Starving.

Ell Paso, Texas, July 20.-Starvation
is causing the death of so Mexicans
daily in Guanajuato, Mexico, according
to an American arrival here today.
Hunger forced Villista band to at
tack train west of Chihuahua Tues
day, but Carrapzista guard on the
train drove the bandits off, capturing
eight and killing several.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
KILLED BY STORM

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 80. - Jack
Young, aged six, was killed and Mrs.
Squire Cheesel perhaps fatally injurei
and much damage to property done by
the storm last night when 4.46 inches
of water fell here in an hour. Crops
in this vicinity were badly damaged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
Anti-Catholic Plank

Auditorium, st. Paul, Mimi. Juiy 90.
The prohibition platform committee.
after bitter fight, reported a com
servative anti-Catholie plank to the con.
vention today.
The plank on which the fight ragged
in committee for several hours, adyo.
Gated " freedom for our American in.
stitutions and separation of the church
and state.''
The platform, among other things, ad-
yocated friendship for Mexico. the Susan
b, Anthony suffrage amendment, no
surrender of the Philippines, prepared
ness policy for defense only, being "un.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

EPIDEMIC DECREASING.

X New York, July 2O.AA de.
X cided decrease in the number of
\: new infantile paralysis eases
X showed in reports to the health
X department today, on what
X physicians regarded as the first
X real test day of the week, in de.
X termining the course of the epi.
4: demic.
\: The new cases today number
X ed 119 against 142 yesterday.
X Thirty-one additional deaths
4 were reported against 80 yester.
!: day.
X With today's deaths and new :
X cases, the total number of chill.
X dren and adults stricken with
X the disease reached 2,442 and
X the total fatalities 4S7. p,
X
X X X \ X X X X X X X X \ X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20
WILL NOT BE HANGED.

Washington, July 90 Miss Alice
Mazeeryk, former Chicago social set
tlement worker, will not be executed
for high treason in Austria, the state
department announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

To facilitate rapid writing there has
been invented a metal device to be
elamped on the little finger and with
shelf on which to rest the next fin
ger aud slide over surface written
upon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

Concealed under the Flap of new
cap for men is pocket for money or
valuables.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

The six state capitals of Australia
have been connected by wireless tele-
graphy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-20

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TODAY'S BALL SCORES
American

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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09

An odd lot of childrens
dresses, very pretty styles
and materia S, values to S1.00
These are an exceptiona, val
ue at .49c
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FACTS ABOUT THE
WAGE ARGl NE\T

Continued from Page IL
out in this arbitration case. are
very lit e short of start ing.
The tabulations for approximate
ly 10000 engineers and firemen
employed in a classes of freight
service showed that SO per cent
or S77 out of each 1000, had an
average working day of 10 hours
or longer. More than one-t third
or 35 per cent, worked IL hours
or longer; while l6 per cent,
worked l3 hours or onger; 7 per
cent, II hours; and 3 per cent
apel aged Is hours or more per
Gay.
Within the period of Ju'y l,
1912, to December 81, 1913, on
IS western raj roads, there were
reported 1926 cases where en-
slneers and flremen worked for
a continuous period of l6 hours
or longer. There were more than
$4,000 cases where engineers and
firemen worked II to Is hours;
there We're $500 cases of Is to
- hours continuous duty; 1900
cases of continuous service for
l9 to 20 hours; 1900 cases of q
to % hours Of unbroken service;
and l,2OO cases where engine
crew weie on duty % to "a
hours. These are taken from
reports made during this period
OF year and half by the roads
Themselves to the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
These long hours of labor have
been caused by the operating
po ICY OF the roads themselves.
The roads have found it more
economical to require larger
trains to be drawn at s.ower
speed than lighter trains at fas-
ter speed. Hence, long hours of
work for the men.
The raj roads themselves sue
cessful.y dispute the justice of
the demands for eight hours. All
that they can say is that it is
lmpracticable" as app led to
their business. This, of course,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09

ia shou d get by the amount
that labor gets strikes one as
being silly. The only question
to be considered about return to
capita is WHETHER CAPITAL
GETS A FAIR RETURN ON IT'S
INVESTMENT. So ,ong as the
people of the United States are
foo ish enough to permit COM
paratively few individuals to
own the raj roads that shou d
be the property of everybody; so
long as we depend on private
capital to finance railroading,
we must concede the right of
the gentlemen who own the
roads to get fair return on
their investment. If, on capita!
invested, they earn, say, 6 per
cent, it is of no Importance
what percentage abor absorbs.
In some industries the cost of
labor is very large; in others it
is small. The point that must
not be over ooked is that SO ong
as capital gets it's ret.rn WHAT
EVER it is necessary to spend
for labor will haze to be spent.
OTHERWISE CAPITAL WOULD
GET NO RETURN AT ALL. 1t
is the fact that these lai road
men go to work in the morning
and operate trains over the
roads, loaded with freight and
passengers, that bring in to the
gentlemen who own the roads
their share of the product. The
fact that these same gentlemen
are very much concerned indeed
for fear that the railroad men
may decide some morning NOT
to run the trains over the road
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09

Ladies summer para ;ols, in
fancy fo lards; the handle
a one is worth the price 60c
Ladies gauze vests. with
hand crocheted yokes ..19c
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09

is pretty good proof that the
railroad gent emen KNOW that
it is the raj road employees who
produce the dollar in the first
p ace. The railroad-owning gen.
tlemen may have a nice bunch of
ocomotiveS passenger coaches,
freight cars, road bed, shops and
stations, but until the army of
workingmen commence to USE
these tools of transportation, the
railroad-owning gent emen do not
commence to draw their share
of the product.
Concluded next week.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09
%. 30 ACRES LAND
REVERTS TO STATE

Pierre, Aug. 9.-The state
and department has received
clear lists for 20,932 acres IN
Lennon land district and 1888
acres in the Belle Fourche and
district, these being indemnity
selections of common school
lands for sections sixteen and
thirty-six, which were ost to
the state in Indian selections up
on reservations.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09
FAST BOWMAN TEAM
WINS SECOND BATTLE
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
fu ther than second base.
The features of the game
were a catch by Bartel 5, the
pretty work of Syman Xxi in the
field and Fasting's bonehead.
Fc lowing is the record Of the
players as kept by Scorer John
son
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09

LOST-Fox TERROR, small,
white and tan; sex femae
somewhere in Lennon. Finder
return to R E. Eldred, Chandler,
N d., for reward
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-09
#Batted for Ross in the ninth.
Bow man

Summarizes: Two base hits.
Fleming, Barrett; stolen bases,
Borresen, Symanski, Peck, Thom-
as, Barrett; sacrifice hits, Rosi;
double p ays, Fleming to List,
left on bases, Lennon, 5, Bow
man,5; bases on ba Is, off Flem-
ing, 2, off Peck, !; hits off Fem
ing, 3, off Peck, 7; struck out by
Fleming, 7. by Peck, 8; Umpires
Joy and Baker; time 2:10.