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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
SPECIAL BOARD FOR
SUPERVISING ROADS
Secretary Olcott Says Pres
ent Board Cannot Give Ii
Proper Attention

In commenting on certain matters in
reference to the state highway commits
sion yesterday, Secretary of State Ben
W. Olcott said: ''I agree heartily with
what Mr. Benson said in his little
speech recently delivered before the
Portland Realty board at its good
roads day program.
"Our road laws are antiquated and
conflicting. They need revision in
order that they may meet modern re-
quirements. Mr.. Benson s suggestion
that u state highway commission be
created of successful business men,
who may concentrate their minds on
the problem, would do much to inspire
the confidence of the people of the
state and bring the state full value for
the money expended.
| al speak with a full sense of appre
citation in the matter when | say that
the present highway commission can
not do the good roads work full justice
or anything like full justice. The mem
J bers of the commission are very much
? occupied with other matters. For
their own benefit and for the benefit
of the state they should be relieved of
this responsibility.
"The roads question is big one,
meriting more than. the incidental and
oftentimes perfunctory attention given
it by men whose time and minds are
taken up with the duties of state in
other directions. The appointment OF
possibly three citizens who are inter
] ~ hn q
have authority to hire a competent en-
gineer, would be long step in the
right direction"
Secretary Olcott then called atten
ton to the outline of Mr.. Benson Z
state road policy, which is herewith
given:
"a Very necessary step is to provide
funds, which should be not less thar
onc-mill tax levy, which, along will
the available Government and lanc
grant funds, in few years woulC
give us a good start on state highways
"I would give attention first tC
grading main trunk lines according t.
need and Importance of each partic
ular road and each road or proposed
road should be classified as to its i'm
J portance and taken up in rotation.
"The Pacific Highway from Portland
to Medford on both sides of the vii
lamette as far as Eugene and the Col
umbia River Highway from Astoria t.
the Idaho line are of equal Importance
and the two most important projects
in the state next would be from The
Dallas to California and from the Pa
cific Highway to Coos Bay and Tilla
nook, and later would connect every
county seat and populous community
with some trunk line.
"a small sentiment is being cult
waited in fator of the states building
individual farmers lines to the rail
road track first and trunk lines after
/, This would be commencing backwards
would get nowhere and would benefit
directly but few at the expense Of
: the many.
"Hard surfacing is another problem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
KNOCKED OUT EIGHTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS
Winning Hit Yesterday Beat
Owners and Players Out
of This Sum
By George Martin.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, y. Y, Oct.
10.-Score the longest hit in history for
Del Gainor. He knocked $4,000 from
Braves field to Ebbets field late yester-
day. If you don 7 believe it, get out
here and watch it rolling into the box
office.
Two inches above or two below and
Del IS bat might have famed instead Of
driving in McNally with the winning
run. The game would have been called
on account of darkness, the tie would
have been played in Boston today and
Bill Carrigan, the club owners, players
and others involved, would have showed
their hands in their pockets tomorrow
and said:
"My goodness, here's an extra $780,,
900 we didn u know we had.n
Ball players are getting prosperous
and plutocratic, but gosh, lambasting an
independent fortune from Massachusett.
to New York is going little too far.
Gainor not only knocked $50 1000 from
Boston to Brooklyn, but right out of tn,
pockets of his fellow players, his bos.
and the national commission. Had tn,
game ended in a tie the series woult
have been certain to go three NOR,
games and today's game would hav,
been whopper in which the playing
would have shared. As it is. the team
will now play in a smaller park, tn,
crowd can't be as large and should tn,
Red Sox win today and tomorrow tn,
series Will wind up i'll four games.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10

Of like nature was placed in the hands
Of the superintendent.
Painting of the wainscoting of the
halls of the high school was determined
upon and the contract let to the Hutch.
ms Paint company at $50. The other
bid was by Buel at $40.
Permission was granted to the city
and the county to use the schools fol
election purposes.
A bill by Geo. NJ. Post for architec
tural fees in the sum of SO was order
ed paid and the plans ordered delivered
to the clerk of the board.
The sum of $32,3s6.32, the district 5
share of the county and state school
fund was received. This is part of the
October portion.
Notes of current indebtedness in the
sum of 100000 and interest in the sum
of $749.39 was announced as paid.
After transaction of other minor
business the meeting adjourned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
University Notes

That the scholastic standards of old
Willamette bid fair to be maintained
with unquestioned ability this year is
opined both from the unusually strict
requirements laid down by the univer-
sity faculty and the acceptance of II
honorary tuitional scholarships by II
members of the university's 1920 class.
The system of awarding scholarships
has been in vogue for the past three
years and has produced splendid results
in the general advertising value to the
university as well as an aid to contin-
ued Standardization. over 40 of such
scholarships were offered to leading
high school graduates last June in var
ious parts of the northwest, the award
ing being based on personal merit and
scholastic standing of the prospective
applicant, Wiilamette's position in this
regard is independent of the joint
scholarships offered each year by the
smaller Independent colleges of the
state.
Those receiving the benefits of the
scholarships which provide for free tul-
tion are Edith Stovel, Caldwell, Idaho;
Velma Baker, Spokane, Wn.; Francis
Cramer, Wenatchee, Wn.; and the fol
lowing from Oregon--Floyd Reynolds
Bend; Leo Drake, Dayton; Helen Satch-
well, Shedds; Florence jerks, Tangent;
Hazel Freeman, jefferson; Winfield
GiIkey, Grants Pass; Beatrice Walton,
Salem; Rose Martin, Myrtle Creek; ;
Freda Campbell, Independence; Harold
Zimmerman, Roseburg; Keith Lyman,
Gresham; James Tomlin, Harrisburg;
Floyd Kyle, Central Point.
Fast ON the heels of the installation
oil the big pipe organ in Waller chapel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Marion County Land Ins. company
TO Andrew and Carl Schaffer, iortion
of ID. l.. c. of eco. Settlemier.
Geo. +. Rodgers ct ux TO Mabel +.
Hudelson, lot q, blk. >, Oak Lodge addi-
tion to Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
PROSECUTOR INDICTED

st. Joseph, No., Oct. 10.-County
Prosecutor Oscar Mcdaniel today was
indicted by the grand jury for murder
in the first degree, after 10 day probe
of the mystery surrounding the killing
of his wife.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10
PROGRESSIVE BACKS WILSON

Chicago, Oct l0.-Bainbridge Colby
former progressive, now supporting vii.
son will speak at Portland, Ore, Octo-
her 81, and Seattle, October 20.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-10

is the announcement of DR.. Frank Will
bur Chace of the music department that
even now the provisions for those de-
string musical instruction and study
are cramped All of DR.. Chace's time is
filled and even an overflow beyond
Mrs. Chace's and Miss JOY Turner s
class work will require additional
teachers. The enrolment in this depart
ment alone is more than double of that
of last year.
That the university might provide
for the disorganized and back require
ments of conditional students desiring
to register for collegiate work, several
classes in secondary school subjects are
now being taught under the general
supervision of the various departmental
heads. As the old Willamette academy
was abandoned last year, a considerable
number of students who had not com
pleted their academic years of work
prior to collegiate entrance were left
in the lurch whether to enter the uni
versity conditioned or take up work IN
the high schools. In order to oblivlate
these difficulties courses in prcpara-
tory subjects are now being offered.
Glasses in academic English, Ancient
History, and American History are be-
| ing taught in regular university recita-
ton halls by Miss Teresa Fowle, Miss
Emma Minton and Miss Flora Housed,
respectively. Those deficient in science
are being cared for by Fred Millin,
who has enrolled for work in chemical
| research pursuant to the securing OF
his master of arts degrees from his al
| ma mater.
After three weeks of preliminary ex
stence as an incorporate body, 30
members of Willamette S premier class
of 1920 met together yesterday after
noon, adopted class constitution anC
elected officers to direct the freshmen
affairs for the first hemester, Philip j
Bartholomew of Washington hlgl
school, Portland, Oregon, was the choice
of the verdant assemblage for president
! bartholomew popularity as actini
temporary president was synonymous
for the choice of ballots in his favor
for president of the class. Assisting
| him will be Miss Beatrice Walton OF
| Salem high as vice president and Miss
Edith Stovel of Caldwell, Idaho, al
secretary. No guardian for the lucre OF
the class could be elected ON account
of tied balloting. Edward Bolt of Marsf
field was elected athletic manager anC
Ed Raueh of Salem was exalted to the
business managership. Harold DimicE
of Woodburn is destined to weld the
big stickn as sergeant at arms.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10
TUNGSTEN At CHURCHILL

Development work is going on ra
pidly at the tungsten camp on Soldier
Mountain, near Fcrt Churchill, zane
good prospects are contantly being
opened up. On fhe Cline and Towl'
group, consisting OF fourteen claims
a four foot ledge OF ten per cent rocl
has recently been discovered, and ev.
cry one of the claims shows ore aver.
aging from one one-half to fifteen pei
cent tungsten. High grade tungsten
has been found upon all of the sever
claims belonging to Az. Lotus, ant
his ''OldS Timer" an 'exccptionall,
good claim, has shown a deposit six
'ty feet wide. and groupings five hun.
dred Feet long of three per cent rock
n. s. Pohe also owns one Of the mos
promising pieces of property in. til,
camp. Fletcher and Proctor, on tn
northside, have struck fourteen inch
tes of high grade, and are rapidly de
veloping their six claims. John Fertt
ii has'ia vein of ore on the Old Sol
dier Mine, running forty per cent leae
and two per cent tungsten. Veins o
sheelite extend through the Towlt
and Cline properties into the claim:
owned by X. K. Robinson. Howell
and Creighler are opening up goo
prospects on their ground, and hav,
recently struck little gold alont
with the sheelite. ..o.1
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANG
Benefit under the Auspices of {
Yerington Woman's Club.

Rink Theater, Friday evening, Ju
10Th, 1916.
Miss May Belfort- Mrs. R. c. Mud
English character conmedienne
selections from her repertoire, accoi
panist-Mrs. H, ]. Long.
Quaker Song-Miss Hazel Ambro
Miss Ermyl Barton. Mr.. Ralph Be
men, Mr.. George Butler.
Delsarte with musical accompaI
ment-Ten. Yerington Girls.
Selection. .... Yerington Orchestra
She sang Aloah to me-Mrs. Ven
tia Odle, Mrs. c. A. Bovett.
A group of songs-Miss May Bel
fort. ...............R. c. Mud
Accompanist .-...- Mrs. H. ]. Lol
Cuddle up a little Closer. Low
mine-Mrs. c. A. Bovett and hor
Through a Matrimonial Bure
Farce in one act-Miss Ermyl Barto
Mr., Ralph Beamen.
Observation-Disclosures Orchestra-Cu
tain BIS P. NJ. .,.-D
Admission Is cents and so cents
The foregoing is the program on
fined for the evening of June l6
next week Friday, at the Rink Ha
Among the members will be not,
Mrs. r. c. Nudge. formerly Mis- NJ;
Belfort, an English character com
dienne.
+, The following press notice from Il
Nelson Theater, Springfield. Mas
in regard to Miss Belforts work b
comes interesting, now that we q
to have the pleasure of hearing he
Nelson Theater. Springfield, Mas
1.-The management takes great pie
sure in announcing the Springhe
vaudeville debut of the distinguish
English character singer and com
dienne, Miss May Belfort, who h
/. heen for several seasons the reignil
idol of the English music hall pu
lie and who has created an empha
sensation on the best bills in the lea
= ing vaudeville houses of Ameri'
/, supplanting in popularity most of t
imported artists who have appear
, in this country in seasons past.
In The Interpretation of charac'
: studies, both from life and the i
Continued on Page Two
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10
CHARLES Sweeney sweeney MAKER OF EARLY
~. DAY HISTORY ON COMSTOCK IS n

I
Thf death Of Charles, Sweeney, mil
lionaire mine owner of Idaho, which
occurred at Portland sanitariun
last week coupled with recent,
widely published statement in regard
to fatal mine fire occurring in the
Yellowjacket mine on the old Com.
stock lode, RECALLS to the memory oi
the argonauts the scenes of mining
excitement in, Virginia City, Nevada
forty-fve years ago. q "a. :
AT that time Mr.. Sweeney, then .
young Irish miner was resident ol
the Nevada mining camp, and in those
days there was apparently little pros
pect of his sudden rise to fortune
He had worked in number of mine s
underground and was widely known
and greatly liked. by the mining ,su-
perintendents and working miners. :.
In 1871 the Yellowjacket mine, OF
which he was the foreman, was the
principal wealth producer of the Com
stock. The mine was deep one and
difficult to work. So hot were the
lower workings that the regular shift,
had been shortened, in some of the
drifts from eight to four hours oil
less. and even then at intervals tn,
men in the slopes were sent out e
the air. shaft for. recuperation. Mine.
on the Comstock, were entirely separa.
ted from each other, there being nc
general drifts connecting the differen
property, such as were later put in
and which on frequent occasions. pre-
vented serious disaster and great loss
of life ... ...-....... 49,. ....... .....--.
The fire in 1871 was decidedly
bad one. A fire broke out on the
l2O0-foot level and was famed to
fury by current OF compressed air
from a 24-inch yentilating pipe in one
OF the compartments of the main
shaft. 1t resulted in the death of 81
OF the several hundred men working
n the lover levels of the mine At
the time it was said that probabl,
only the presence of mind and hero.
ism OF the foreman, Charles Sweeney
prevented the destruction of the life
of everyone in the mine Sweeney:
heroism in the resuce of the miners
made him marked figure on the
Comstock throughout the period Q
the, great bonanza production, and fol
lowed him throughout his later life
His friends reported that there was
rarely a year that he did not receive
some memento or remembrance. OF
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10
ElR[4 KITCHENER HERO .OF kHARIOuM .,,..
A VICTIM Of TEU10NS AGGRESSION

The British cruiser Hampshire with
Earl Kitchener, British minister oi
war, and his staff aboard, has been
lost off the West Orkneys. -''
Four boats were seen to leave tho
Hampshire but a heavy sea was run.
ming. Only a capsized boat and some
bodies have been found
Earl Kitchener was on his way e
Russia. Admiral Jellicoe reports
there is little hope that there were
any survivors. tlo'
q Admiral Jellicoe's report to the ad-
.miralty follows: ,-<
Il have to report with deep regret
that his majesty's ship Hampshire
Capt Herbert J. Savill, r. N. With
Lord Kitchener and his staff on board
was sunk last night at about eight p
m. to the west of the Orkneys, either
by mine or torpedo.
-Four boats were seen by observers
on shore to leave the ship. The wind
was north northwest and heavy seas
were running. Patrol boats and de-
stroyers at once proceeded to the
spot to search, but only some bodie'
and capsized boat have been fount
up to the present AS the whole
shore has been searched from the sea
ward. ! greatly a ar that there s
little hope Of there being any sur
vivofs. ~ tts --t.. >-i
mo report has yet been received
from the search party on shore.
, III, NJ. S. Hampshire was on hel
= way TO Russia. =" ''"'~
Accompanying Earl Kitchener a:
his staff were Hugh James O'Beirne
former councillor of the British EN-.
bassy at Petrograd, and former minis
= ter at Sofia; o. A. Fitzgerald, Ear
Kitchenef's private military secretary
: Brig Gen Ellershaw and Sir Freder
ick Donaldson.
The Orkney islands off which tho
Hampshire went down are off the
north coast of Scotland The Hamp
shire was on her way into the Allan
tic and around the northern end o
the Scandinavian peninsula into tn,
White sea. Earl Kitchener proba.
bly, intended to debark at Archangel
The Hampshire was one Of the
Devonshire class of six cruisers She
was built in 1908 and normally car
red 655 men. She displaced 1885
tons, was $50 feet long, 68 IL feet
beam and drew 2s IL feet. She wa
armed with four rs inch, six 6-inch
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10


find themselves classed among til
politically incompetent while on,
by one other countrieo who make m
claim to liberaality have lifted thei
women from this class and honoret
them with the vote
I'VE make our 'requ, st in the nam,
OF Justice. But a great party may
well consider the expedieney of suci
course, since the women of sever
states Oregon, Arizona, Montana
Nevada, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa
have gained the vote since 1912, an
these women voters have their part,
affiliations yet to make.
1T must be understood by all tha
the women OF this country will no
cease in their struggle for the vot,
until the women of every state are en-
franchised. With party help or with
out it we shall win. We believe tha
party to be far seeing which befriend
our cause
A similar plank, except that it will
specifically seek to pledge the con
ventlons to support the Susan B. An
thomy amendment, will be prcsente,
by the national women's party. whel
was formed at meeting Of the Con
gressional Union for Women Suffrag
last night. The two bodies of suffra
gists met separately. '-aa -
The Women's party conventio,
which Monday launched the frs
woman's political party formed, re
sumed its meetings Tuesday wit
three sessions on the program.
Committees on permanent organiza
tion, rules and on hearings before tn
republican. progressive and demo
cratic conventions, named yesterda,
conferred this morning.
The suffrage assembly, called b
the National American Women Sui
frage Association. held its first NEE,
ing Monday at the Princess theate,
The assembly will lasted for two day,
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. pres
dent of the association, called the as
sembly to order and the opening ses
sion will be known as the politics
party planks session,
The program for the day call fo
two sessions, luncheon and in tn
evening dinner for about $50 leader
at the residence of Mrs. Cyrus I
Mccormick.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK

Larger postal savings deposits will
now be accepted at the post Office
This is made by an important amend
ment to the Postal Savings, Act JUS
approved by President Wilson,, a
postal savings depositer may now
have an account amounting to $1,000
upon which interest will be paid
Formerly $500 was the maximum
amount he could have to his credit
This enlargement of postal facilities
viii be very gratifying to thousands
of depositors who have already reach
ed the old $500 limit and are anxious
to entrust more Of their savings te
Uncle Sam. Another feature OF, the
amendment that will avoid further
embarrassment to the public and IS,
postal officials is the doing away witt
the limit on the amount that could b,
accepted from depositor mnnth!y
Under the old law only $lOO could b,
deposited in calendar month. IA Til,
amendment abolishes this rsstri;ti,m
While the Postal Savings System ha:
already proved signal success as i;
shown by the fact that more thar
Fhalf-a-million depositors have over
eighty million dollars standing ,o
their credit, still it has fallen short ,oi
meeting the full demands of the public
because of the restrictions which hav'
now been eliminated. Postermastei
General Burleson and Third Assis
tant Postmaster General Dockery
have been tireless in their efforts t.
secure modification. OF the limita
tons and the new liberalizing legis'
lation is particularly gratifying e
them.iil n n.s4 81.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-10

two l-pound and 20 3-pound guns ant
two torpedo tubes She cost 81,
250,OOO. ~ f"'
The Hampshire has been in use
scout boat and for carrying official
on various missions She was too ol,
to take place. on the fgting line
When the war started she was in th
Far East and was reported to hav,
been worsted in fight with German
in the South China sea. She was on,
of the British squadron which wa
sent to this country for the James
town exposition in 1907. .,.,..
Sir Hay Frederick Donaldson a
mong those who accompanied Lor.
Kitchener on the Hampshire, wa
technical adviser to David Lloyt
George, minister of munitions. H,
was past president of the Institut,
of Mechanical Engineers Society.
Hughes James O'Breirne was sec
ond secretary to the British embass,
in Washington from 1895 to 1893
He was a native OF ireland. .s.a.s
Brig Gen. Arthur Ellersh shaw. wor
honors in fighting on the Indian iron
tier in 1923. He was severel,
wounded in the Boer war.
Lieut.-Col. Oswold Arthur Fitz
gerald, who had been personal mill
taryA secretary to Lord Kitchener
since August, 1914, was Kitchener:
assistant military secretary when the
latter was commander-inc in Indis
10 years ago.
Earl Kitchener was appointed secre.
tary of state for war on August g
1914 "a few day after Great Britain
declaration OF war on Germany. He
was regarded as England's creates
soldier, and the decision of the gov
ernment to entrust him with suprem,
direction of the war was received b,
unanimous approval. ..r.-.i
As the war progressed and Grea
Britain's dehniencies in certain direc
tions, particularly in regard to tn.
shortage for artillery ammountior
became apparent, Earl Kitchener wa
subjected to severe critism, led b,
Lord Northcliffe. The secretary wa
charged with responsibility for fail
ure to forsee the extraordinary de
mand for heavy shells. and as re
suit the ministry of munitions was
formed with David Lloyd George a
its head -
Earl Kitchener's responsibiltie,
Continued on Page Six