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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
CHAPTER XCN.


In spite of my almost sleepless night
| was up early. There was an unaccus-
toned softness in Clifford's manner,
and felt very small and humble. Sew
eral times | was ON the point of again
asking him to forgive me, but something
kept ME quiet; feeling that he would
not care to discuss the subject.
After he left for the office l went
upstairs and looked over my wardrobe.
The burned dress lay on chair, and
shuddered as l looked at il. But for
Clifford l might have been burned to
death, l thought. and forgot entirely
that l had blamed him for setting me
on fire.
| finally decided to wear simple
white crepe. which both Clifford and
Burns Mayson had admired when wore
1T to the theatre in Chicago. That set
tied, l hurried downstairs to. help with
the final arrangements for my party.
Little Edith was to 60 to Muriel's,
She had thoroughly competent maid,
who would look after her and put her
to bed.
About 9 O'Clock the man came to take
up the rugs; then came the florist. The
entire morning was taken up decorating
the house and placing the furniture.
After light luncheon Mandy fairly
pushed me into my room and made me
lie down
''Be u good chile and 90 to sleep, {"
she admonished as she closed the door.
An Hours Rest.
When Mandy closed the door l lay
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
'NN HUSBAND ANDl.

Phelps

down, thinking I would get up in min.
ute; that | had no time for nap. When
l woke with a start the clock was strik.
ing ., and l had slept soundly for an
hour.
Rested and refreshed I jumped up and
ran downstairs. Everything was going
along all right, and l couldn't help a
flush of pride and pleasure as looked
around. In the kitchen all was going
as smoothly as could be, as it always
did when Mandy was experimenting.
Savory odors rose from the sauces and
other things on the stove. I laughingly
declared that l wanted my dinner right
that minute.
The setting of the table was my part
of the afternoons work. And as L ar.
ranged the dainty china and glass, tied
the broad pink ribbons which were to
hold the favors-Clifford had selected
them-dainty fans for the women, and
quaint cigar cutters for the men, sang
happily. Someway the incident of the
night before had kept me happy all dav.
IN spite of what might have been the
horror of it. l felt nearer Clifford, al.
most glad OF the danger because of the
knowledge that it had affected him,
Would he have turned pale had he
ceased to care for mes
Disturbed Thoughts.
Then l wondered if it could be that
he would have paled had it been Kate.
or Mandy. If it were just that human
being was in danger that had affected
him; not that it was Me.
After that thought came sang no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

bonds which will not bear any interest
until signed and delivered. Now as TO
making new improvements, on say one
or more blocks, II position can be pre-
sented to the city council by part or
all of the people interested in the i'm.
provement and they shall then be
furnished with an estimate of the cost
of such Improvement and before it
shall be ordered by the council there
shall be enough money placed in the
hands of the city treasurer by the
petitioners to cover the expense of said
improvement and in return for said
sum of money the council shall author
ize the issuance of an equal amount of
the above mentioned bonds to the
party or parties paving the money.
However, the city council can refuse
to make any such Improvements if in
its Judgment it is not for the best in
terest of the city or for the public
good. Now for a few figures. These
| bonds can be issued under the unit
system of nothing less than ten dol
lars, or even multiples of that amount.
If an improvement or claim amounts
to $l95.75 issue bond for $4,000 and
collect the 1925 cash, or if $l94.75 is
sue bond for $4,000 and pay $4.7j
cash; this will about cqualize itself.
After paying out the $75O,OOO would
leave of one illion dollars, the sum of
$25O,OOO, and it is likely that sum
would be more than sufficient to cover
all Improvements to be made for some
years to come.
I, The interest on 100000 at 3 per
cent would be $4,000 per annum, an
annual levy of > l-2 mills will likely
be enough to pay the interest on all
issued bonds and before larger levy
would he required the increase of
values of assessablc property would be
more than the present $ll 100000,
enough that the . l-2 mills would be
the limit ever required to pay the in.
tercst on outstanding improving bonds
| There can be sinking fund provided
of - mills each year and this sum
can he used each year or as often as
practicable to retire the bonds and un-
der this system the levy for interest
decreasing each year; this decrease can
be added to the levy for sinking fund,
thus maintaining each year for the two
purposes a mill levy will pay inter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

est and all these bonds within 20
years, allowing a reasonable increase
in assessed valuations.
There are several reasons why this
low rate of interest is desirable, it is
so low that it will eliminate all specu-
lative interests and ii is high enough
that the bonds will be desirable for
savings investments. 1t also makes it
assume the form of q popular loan
with the purchasers already provided;
this will keep 25 to 80 thousand dollars
each year in Salem instead of sending
40 OF so thousand east under the ordi-
nary bonding plan, and each tax payer
will be o bond holder and Salem
booster.
FRANK c. FERGUSON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
- Editorial Page of The Capital Journalp -

The little city of Umatia in Eastern Oregon has the
distinction of having all it's officers The mayor
or mayoress whatever the official title should be-
candidate against her husband for the place and
hands down. 1t being the first city in the state if in
the United States to officer itself with women the
of the lot are worthy of being placed record The
mayor is Mrs E. E. Stecher the four council men are
Mrs. c. G. Brownell Mrs Roy F. Paulu Mrs B Spinning
and Mrs. H. O. Means. Mrs j. H Cherry is city record
the state will keep its eyes on Umatia and it's adyke
officials and watch with keen interest the result Of what
can be done in the way of managing community by the
hands that rocked the cradle and chased the male beds
off their old time Jobs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

more, but kept at the remainder of NV
work in an entirely different spirit.
Why would such thoughts always come
to me just when 1 was happieste 1t must
be there was something wrong about me
that always imagined some second mo,
tive when Clifford was kind. 1 almost
wished / had been burned so tSst L
could nave known whether CliffoZd real
ly and truly cared.
Was silly and foolishs I(know now
that many women, more THAN men
dream of, are just as silly just a, fool.
ish as was, That theY long for the
love, the expression of Gat love, of the
man they have marri$ $d; and spend
many hours wonderirg why they have
lost l. sot2 it, and what fey can do to win
l have always believed that any man
whom woman n,arries. can keep her en-.
tire love and devotion IF HE TRIES:
II he CARES e1fough 1 used to wonder
If had been | kss in earnest in my wish
to please Clifford, if he would have
tried harder to be nice to me. At times
l had begun TO believe that man only
cares for that which he is not SURE he
possesses. All these disturbing thoughts
ran through by mind as 1 put the finish.
ing touches Ito my table, gave a last
glance into the kitchen. then ran up.
stairs to dress, just as 1 heard Clifford,s
key in the door.
(Tomorrbw-The Dinner Guests
Arrivel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The interstate commerce commission has done away
with the $l5 derentia against the northern routes as
compared with the southern lines and visitors to the
coast can now travel cheapy by way of Seattle and
Portland via New Orleans and Los Angeles 1t should
prove of great benefit to the northwest as we'll as the
tourist for the latter will scenery the like of
which be found nowhere else There never was any
excuse for the derenal and it should have been done
away with long ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

big pleasant looking chap got on South Commercial
street car recently stopping the back platform where
little crowd was discussing the high cost of living
"Wha your opinion about it," asked one as the argu-
ment Jagged. "Me" said the big one "Wel really
have not the slightest idea" Some of the crowd turned
pale, some sat down, and some looked though they
thought he belonged in the asylum You see it was not
because he did not know that caused the rucons but
because he told the truth so brazenly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The Hungry squad has completed it's two weeks dem
onstraton of the fact that person could live 40 cents
a day. This has been well established fact in most
households in this country for the last hundred years.
Now that the doctors have discovered it they are pued
up with pride and telling other folks how to accom-
plish what they of necessity have been doing time i'm
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

Portland does not like pork but at the same time dis
likes to see Tacoma get that $4,000 troop post The
Chamber of Commerce wires Senator Chamberlain that
the proper place for the proposed headquarters is old
Fort Vancouver Washington which it may be incidental
ly remarked is really a suburb of Portland. We nope
Portland may get the post established at Vancouver for
several reasons some of them sentimental but at the
same time would not see neghbor have pork thrust
upon her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
THE OLD SLOGAN

The frosty breezes have emerged from
lands where snow is dropping, and pretty
soon we will be urged to do our early shop
ping, Thus speed the busy months away
by hopes and fears attended; twas early
spring-time yesterday, and now the Falls
near ended. But yesterday the fields were
green, and bugs and birds were CHEEKY; to-
day we're burning gasoline across a land
scape dreary. The old time slogan makes
me Sad--but never sour or surly---when all
the merchants in the grad. cry. "Do your
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The Rochester, New York, Herald asks: Shall biog-
raphies be trthfu? Of it is hard to look into
the future and make any prognosticatons as to what
writer's may do but this species of literary vanity does
not change its skin and also its spots the answer will be
unanimous negative.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

But short time ago folks sitting up of nights to
worry over the nfantie paralysis epidemic prevalent in
New York With a letting up in the number of deaths
all interest in the matter suddenly died out until was
seldom spoken of at ALL Will the present insisent de:
mand for lower prices Of foodstutfs follow the same
course? Prices We're high for long time before any
one made kick about it, but when it started, fire is the
only thing that can grow and spread as it did.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

shopping early! For it reminds me Of the fact that
life is swiftly flying Time has pity and no tact he
wants to dying Ts but hour since Groundhog
Day. when blithely skating Or when we blew our
coin away, the Fourth celebrating Ts but an hour,
and hear the Stentor loud and burly who roars
and jars the atmosphere"Please do your shopping
Ieary Well such is life and men and dames and maids
with tresses curly, will brace themselves against their
hames and do their shopping early.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The militant sufragettes Of the type that conceived
the idea of the alimony special with the diamond head
lights in the interests of Hughes candidacy, doing
the cause much injury. These constitute the
strongest argument against national suffrage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The fact that the Oregon hens are taking lay offin-
ent shortage of real "fresh eggs"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

Rather queer isn't it that the two big Standard Oil
magnates should have the same prefix: John D." Now
only one has it though The other---had it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

The embargo idea has taken firm hold on the public
and especially congress. With the session but few
days old there have been embagOes suggested almost
everything One wants it paper another on leather,
through practically the whole list SO far war munitions
have not been mentioned very loudly by the law Makers
especially those whose constituents engaged in manu-
featuring them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

AT present prices for meat Shylock would probably
have managed to wigge along with half his ORDER or
about eight ounces.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07

1t the
president They
The of
all thought
able
fairly appealing trusting that al
their claims will be
Now that the election is over the Oregonian cordially
endorses the views Of President Wilson and advises
congress heed his SUGGESTIONS Its editorials have In
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-07
STREET PAVING BONDS.

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OPEN FORUM

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(Tomorrpw-The Dinner Guests
Arrive.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13

Rhodes interfered. Cheivio turn
ed, cursed Rhodes and struck
him on the cheek.
Sentenced to 30 Years.
There was a Macabebe sentry
standing besides us" says Rhodes.
Il grabbed his Krag, and revers-
ing the weapon, damned the
butt square in Sheivio's face. AS
he went down | hit him again. ="
The sentries who rushed up
and arrested Rhodes found Shei-
vo dead. Rhodes was tried by a
general courtmartial. reduced to
a private and sentenced to serve
80 years In Bilibid prison.
He was transferred to Alcatraz
island and later to Governors is
land, N. Y. Now, after 13 years,
he has been pardoned. After
working his way across the con-
tinent, he is trying to earn
enough to take him on to Coyote,
Cal.
400 at Docks.
other escaped strikebreakers
report that there are as many as
400 men being maintained here
now by the Milwaukee.
These include several carloads
of negroes Just brought here from
Memphis, Tenn, st. Louis and
other points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13

Mrs. Faucet, Well, She's for.
Faucet for Congress, Too!

to him, and then the four youngest are all
boys-eight, seven, six and three years
old.
Sometimes Mr.. Fawcett and l wish
there we're another girl to mix in with
them; because when the boys all get
started at once, it's pretty noisy.
1--WE give the house up to the children
for the present. We don't have anything
that is too good for them.
Mr.. Fa7pcett, yon knoao, is a. great
home man. about the only hobby he has
is buttering around the garden.
"My own hobbies? We'll, when you
have six children, there isn't much time
for any other hobby. don't try to go in
for club work or anything like that while
they are little. Mr.. Fawcett likes to go
fishing, and do too, so we do that some
times-perhaps you might call that a hob
by. Of course, we always take the chill
dren.
mo, Mr.. Fawcett isn't the kind of
fisherman who wants to wade up rushing
streams in waist-high rubber boots. He'd
rather sit on the bank and smoke"
Mrs. Fawcett rescued the three-year-
old from the too strenuous embraces of the
six-year-old and the year-old.
81 don't believe you can find anything
to say about me-" she said.
''Im too busy with the children to be or
do anything that would interest anybody.
But I'm for Mr.. Fawcett for congress-
man, because know he can do something.
e- "AND l KNOW 1T WILL BE
SOMETHING FOR THE, PEOPLE" Z
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13
Auto Rule
For Park
Reversed

Any person or persons can
hire an automobile for a trip
to- the Rainier National park
and, Mt. Tacoma.
y, Such was the ruling re-
.ceived In Tacoma today from
asR. b. Marshall, superintend-
Cent of national parks, depart
fnent of the interior.
At first 1t looked as IL the new
park company was going to have
monopoly on all machines that
took folks to the park.
+ The rule of March 1, which has
been causing good deal of COM
plant was that "the park is open
10 autos operated for pleasure,
hut not to those carrying passen-
gers who are paying either direct
~ or indirectly for the use of the
machine"
Marshall's new ruling gives the
public chance to have some
choice of what automobiles It
wants to ride in.
While it prohibits commercial
or public auto transportation
business or "jitney service" to
the park by unlicensed parties,
the new rule doesn't prevent per-
sons from entering the park in
hired autos, with this proviso:
The person or persons hiring
the auto cannot receive any rake
orr or compensation from other
Messengers carried in the ma
chine.
1.-The one hiring the machine
will hereafter be regarded as the
owner of 1t for the trip and must
sGfisfy the officers at the park
that the car isn't being used for
profit, either directly or in.
directly.
The ruling governs all national
parks.
1t doesn't prohibit a number Of
folks from clubbing together tc
hire an auto.
And on the face Of 1t, 1t doesn'i
prohibit them from employing tn,
man from whom the car is hiret
az their driver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13
VOTE FOR
FANCETT T.,
SAYS RICH

Following the announcement
yesterday by Albert Johnson, col-
gresham from this district, that
he is candidate for reelection,
the campaign warmed up notice
ably.
A. V. Fawcett, Tacoma's may
or, and Johnson's chief-and per-
haps only-opponent, is lining up
his forces in a manner that makes
certain the fight will be zeal
battle.
His official declaration of can
didacy today was dispatched to
the secretary of states office to
be filed tomorrow, the day fixed
by law for filings to open.
Fawcett's friends today fired a
big gun in a statement by DR.. e.
A. Rich, city health commission
er, recounting the mayors public
career and citing arguments why
he should~be elected.
Following is the Rich state
ment:
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BY Mabel Abbott

'TVhy are you for Mayor Fasocett for
congressman
| went to the mayors home, 62o South
z street, very early this morning, to ask
his wife this question.
Being still newcomer in the city,
had to hunt for the mayors house.
And when l found it, l smiled to my
self as | climbed the steps between the
tubs of flowers Because it was so little
like the traditional abode of high offic-
ial, and so much like the kind of home that
is the background-and the back bone -
of plain, everyday Americanism.
= A slender girl in pink glanced shyly at
me from behind rosebush two small
boys opened the door; another pounded
through the house shouting sMamma!
Mama! Here's ladyp
A still smaller one inspected me cau-
tiously from safe distance
And behind them came Mrs Fawcett,
aproned and busy, and smiling at my
question.
"Why, | suppose it's because I think he
can do something for the people of the
state. He's always been for the people,
and this will be bigger opportunity"
she answered me.
Surrounded by children of graduated
sizes, Mrs. Fawcett led the way into her
living-room.
''How many? Only five here" she said
serene'y. "Then there's the oldest boy,
that makes six. My little girl comes next
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13
ASKS TO GET RID
OF TWO HUBBIES

utes one day in 1911, There we're
no children.
The summer of 1912 came and
Pearl one day received letter
from Van Doren's closest friend,
saying her husband was lead.
When she had seen him in 1911
he had looked to her as if he
might not live long. She believed
the word of his friend.
Convinced that she was a
widow, Pearl, on November &c,
1912, married 0rville Grant Lew
is at H,ew Westminster, b. c.
Bus again her happiness was
not long. In April, 1916. the sec
ond husband left her and failed
to support her.
Then in July, 1915, Pearl dis
covered that the first husband
who had proved false to her, was
living!
As Mrs. Lewis she had had no
children, but had adopted a Daby.
She had named the baby Marjorie
Ethel Lewis. The baby is now
three years old.
Pearl is now asking. not only
that she may be free again, but
that the baby also shall not have
the name of either of her hus-
bands.
She wants the child to have her
maiden name, johnson. too.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13

Pearl jeanette Lewis woke up
one fine morning in July, 1915,
and found she had two husbands!
New she is asking the court to
get rid of both of them and re-
store her maiden name-Pearl
jeanette Johnson, of Tacoma.
She wants to start all over
again.
The biggest trouble was that
she thought her first husband WAS
dead, and found out he WASN'T.
Here is the story, as told in
her complaint filed Thursday with
the county clerk. asking a divorce
from Charles Ward Van Doren,
and the annulment of her mar
riage with Orville Grant Lewis.
Il Il
In the summer of 1910 Pearl,
who was living with her father in
Tacoma, married Van Doren. They
went on their honeymoon TO
Butte.
Happiness lasted mon.h.
Then Van Doren refused to pro-
vide home for her any longer
to support her. He wanted her to
go out to work and turn her
earnings over to him.
She refused. then left him and
returned to her father in Taco
ma. That was the last she has
seen of him, except for a few min
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13
Talk O the Times
THE Ely

THE FLY
How doth the little busy FLY
Improve each shining minute?
He looks around for filth and dirt
And sticks his feet right in it.
Then>out he flies with germs alive
And walks upon your dinner;
Unless you keep your windows
screened,
He'll call on you, the sinner.
If typhoid fever you don't want,
Beware of Flies and 'Skeeters;
For carrying disease they sure
Are champion record-beate-s.
FITZ THE FIN-SIGNER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-13
FOUR JOIN.
IN ASKING
A RULING F!

The Pacific Telephone ~
Telegraph Co. in Tacoma Is
on the carpet.
Ii will have to show the
public how II has the right
To refuse To put public flat
rate telephones for the con-
venience of the public In
downtown places OF busi-
ness.
Four Tacoma concerns today
have joined In filing a complaint
with the public service commits
sion charging discrimination.
These four concerns, II was
learned, were the first ones in the
city to be hit by the compans's
new ruling requiring nickel-in-
the-slot phones in all plcaes to
which the public has access when
new phones are installed.
They are the Tourist MOTEL,
1913 Pacific ave-, Murray and
Lowell, proprietors; Al Wheeler.
the barber; Frank Fecney's res
taurant next door to the Tourist,
and the Millionaire's Club, 9th
and Commerce.
"They tried it out on u.s." said
j. l.. Murray.
Now we are determined to see
IL they have right to make our
patrons pay nickel every time
they want to telephone, while
other stores are allowed to have
free phones for the convenience
of their patrons"
On account of the new rule,
said Murray, the Tourist hotel is
allowed to have pay telephone
only in the lobby.
Every time either of the pro-
prietors or the clerk want to call
up an express company or arrange
for baggage OF the guests, they
have to spend a jitney.
'Of course our guests
kick! They go to some 9TH
err place where they won't
have to pay. The Peerless
Grill, right next to us on Pa
cific avenue, is allowed %
keep two public phones while
we can't have any" said he.
And this discrimination was
solely because the Tourist was re-
modelled.
When you move or remodel, the
company claims your old contract
expires.
The case before the public serv-
ice commission Is being handled
through Attorney A. o. Burmeis-
ter.