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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15
HIS MAJESTY
OUR GREATEST GREATEST ASSET
Importance of Birth Registra-
ten ViNidly Peintsd Out by
Sponsors of the
Movement.

ouuateiy shswn how many babies are
bern in eur cossatry year by year Aer
hSw naay babies die.
Or, WnbRr, former vital stAtistiaiap
Of the OSRsHs bureau, estimates that
SQ0.0o9 babies die annually ia the
Usited States before reaching the age
OF a1e year. The childreR'S bureau
reducing this estimate to terms of to-
tai population, says:
1T is as If Chicago, the second city
Of tile United States, were to be wiped
out Of existence every ten years, not
a sinSie life being saved. 1t means the
annjAnati0n each decade of a popula-
ton as large as that of the state Of
New jersey and greater than that Of
such states as Alabama, California,
Iowa. Kentucky. Minnesota, North
Carolina. Tennessee. Virginia or Wis
conSin."
Such statement grips the magma
ton powerfully enough. yet 1t does not
even touch upon the vast sum total Of
human anguish (which it cost the moth
ers Of our country to give these chill
dren to the world nor their greater
anguish at losing them.
Infant mortality appears never SO
tragic as when it is remembered that
the highest medical skill of the day is
authority for the statement that most
Of it is unnecessary. The New York
state department of health has adopt
nA aIA 10 81
cant Of the enlightened spirit Of the
times: Public health is purchasable.
Within natural limitations cemmu-
nifty can determine it's own death
rate
For decades past Uncle Sam has had
corps OF experts whose duties in
cluded the studying and remedying OF
causes Of mortality among the horses,
cattle and hogs Of the country. Within
more recent years-a bit tardily, per
haps. bat with enthusiaSm-the old
man has turned his attention to the
babies.
What We Owe the Babies.
A baby is entitled to vigorous, good,
| Intelligent parents. There Is a vast
amount Of illness and mortality among
parents from tuberculosis, from Occu.
pational disease, from Industrial acct
dents and FROM diseases like typhoid,
for all Of which society is largely re-
| spensil,le.
The baby is entitled net emily to both
his parents, but to the physical essen
tials Of good home, such as fresh air
and sunshine and clean water and
good drainage. He is eRtltled to intel
ligent and wholesome care But hew
many parents have had little or 40 op
portunity to learn what their babies
need or to provide for thoir babies that
which they know to be necessary?
Here we touch, of course, the whole
ireat problem Of poverty and igno
rance which must be solved before all
babies Oan have their fWh inheritance
Of health and, rishttliving. Bat even
before this Fundamental prsNem is
solved there is mach that every cem
mHaity can do which seriously wishes
to serve its babies by such eKpedients
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15

ROOMS WAMTED-Two or three
nice room for MISUNDERSTANDING in
nice neighborhood. Leave address
with Leader-E Enterprise. IF
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15
GASOLINE ENGINE FOR SALE.

One two-horse gasoline engine in
good condition, secondhand, cheap.
Apply Leader-Enterprise.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15

Nc Name Of any candidate shall be
placed on the ballot to be used in
said Nominating Election who does
not pay the assessment of said office
to A. H, Denmark, Chairman, on or
before March 18th, 1916 by 6 p, m.
A. H. DENMARK, Chairman
L. ROBITZSCH, Secretary
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES.

The assessments of the various can
didates shall be as follows:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-03-15
NATION 1 Before
lERgu' M.
Baby Week to Be Observed by
Hundreds sf% Cities and
Towns Throughout
the Country.

IN n rs royal highness the American
baby will have the entire ma
ton bowling before hizn daniag
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
WINTER INJURY
OF FRUIT TREES.

The extremely cold weather Of the
early part Of this month (Jnnunry,
l9l6) will probably DO harm to many
tender fruit trees and shrubs. The most
severe cases will result in killing the
young wood and splitting the trunks
and large branches rf the trees; the
young branches turn brown or black
throughout aud usually witbcr slightly.
In the larger branches and trunk tho
inner bark, or the cambium layer, and
part Of the sap wood man turn brown,
the bark often splits in u perpendicular
line and curls back. The wood Of the
trunk may split in extrsme cases. The
bark is sometimes killed entirely around
the trunk at or just above the surface
Of the soil or snow.
In handling such injuries, Professor
o. NJ Morris, horticultural Of the
Washington Agricultural Experiment
station at Pullman, advises that the
winter killed twigs should be cut back
to sound or live wood. Sometimes the
san wood Is injured and turns brown,
but Is not killed. If cutting away all
such injured wood necessitotes extreme
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

ly severe pruning it should not be done.
However, all wood ON which the bark is
killed should be pruned away. The split
bark on the trunk and larger limbs
should be prevented from curling back
by banding or by the use Of tacks and
from the edge of the split an inch or
small nails. If the bark is killed back
more on each side this should be covered
by bridge grating.
The winter injury that is most likely
to kill the tree is that form in which
the trunk is girdled. This can be bridge
grated and the tree saved with only
slightly checking its growth.
The pruning away of injured parts
should be done as soon as possible after
the harm has been done. The bridge
grating should be done just before
rapid growth starts in the spring. This
process is described in Popular Bulletin
No. 81 Of the Experiment Station.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
MANY TROUBLES DUE
TO WEAK KIDNEYS

at is no use advertising a medicine
unless the medicine itself is good
enough to back up the claims you make
ure for druggists to sell a medicine
when customers come in afterward
and tell how much good it has done
them. And that is why druggists like
to sell and recommend Solvax the great
kidney remedy. Ever since we first
introduced Solvax drug clerks nave
been so busy selling it that it is some
times hard to keep sufficient stock
on hand. Moreover Solvax is always
sold on positive guarantee Of relief
to the kidney sufferer or money back.
This may seem rash but users have
said so many good words in favor of
many packages will be returned. "
This shows great faith in SolvaX. It
really is q most unusual medicine be.
cause IL oyercomes the worst cases Of
kidney complaints by removing the
cause. 1t goes straight to the seat Of
the trouble. II soaks right in and
cleans out the kidneys and makes them
pass off all the uric acid and poison
Gus waste matter that lodges in the
joints and muscles, causing rheuma.
tic pains; soothes and heals the blad.
der and quickly ends all such troubles.
Nothing is more uncomfortable or
hurts person $ nerfect enjoyment Of
life more than troublesome kidneys
and their attending evils. Use Solvax
and begin to get your full measure Of
benefit out Of life. Sold by Daniel j,
Fry and other leading druggists in this
vicinity.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
OUCH! LUMBAGO!
RUB PAINS FROM
SORE, LAME BACK
Rub Backache Away With
Small Trial Bottle Of Old,
Penetrating st.
Jacobs Oil"

Back hurt you9 Can t straighten up
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
aches and twinges9 Now listen! That $
,umbago, sciatica or maybe from
strain, and you'll get relief the mo
meat You rub your back with soothing,
penetrating est. Jacobs Oil. y Nothing
else takes out soreness, lameness and
stiffness so quickly. You simply rub
it on your back ard out comes the pain.
1t is harmless aud doesn't burn the
skin,
Timber up Don't suffer- Get
small trial bottle Of old, honest HSt.
Jacobs Oil" from any drug store. AMI
after using it just once, you Il forget
that You eyor had backache, lumbago
or sciatica, because your back will new
er hurt or cause any more misery. II
never disappoints and has been recon-
mended for 60 years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

100000 tons of straw per annum would
be opened and an additional revenue
obtaine for the flax region of about
$l,G00,00 per annum. At the present
time over $2,000,000 worth of rags is
being imported each year into the
country, chiefly for use in manufacture
of writing paper, Similar possibilities
are offered by the wrapping paper and
paper-bag industries.
Under. present conditions, however,
the department considers it advisable
to warn farmers that careful investiga-
tion does not reveal a real demand for
domestic flax straw as great as the
promoters of certain schemes have rep.
resented it to be. For this reason flax
growers should be careful not to en-.
gage in an enterprise which might
leave on their hands large quantities of
unmarketable produce On the other
hand it seems obvious that the most
advantageous method of assembling the
material for market is to establish n
number of small tow mills throughout
the flax region, and IL is suggested that
farmers may find il advisable to act
comparatively in this matter. For ex.
ample, growers within 5.mile radius
might operate tow mill Of sufficient
capacity to handle the entire amount
Of straw within their area. Under this
arrangement it should be possible for
tho farmer to market the tow at n
price which would yield him fair re.
turn for the straw that is now permitted
to 60 to waste and would at the same
time, be an inducement for manufactur.
crs to utilize the domestic rather than
the imported article.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
ATTENTION CALLED TO
WASTE OFFLAXSTRAW
100000 TONS BURNED

manufacturing industries in sections
where there are none at present. 1t
would also aid in making our paper in
dustry more Independent Of foreign raw
paper-making materials and would pro-
duce a keener realization Of the latent
value Of some Of our enormous crop
wastes.
Flax in this country has always been
a pioneer crop, being sown on the up
turned virgin coil. If planted again
on the same land, it ooes not do so well
unless other crops have interyened and
the land has been put back into grass.
Tho old idea, however, that the flax
crop is very exhausting to soil fertility
is an erroneous one. AS q matter Of
much as either wheat or oats.
fact, flax does not tax soil fertility as
The investigations Of the government
specialists have alredy been carried to
point where it has been demonstrated
that domestic flax tow can be used in
the manufacture Of fibre counter boards
which are now used largely in shoe fac
tories. In cooperative commercial tests
counter boards made Of this domestic
flax tow have been actually sold to the
trade at the regular price for counter
boards, viz, to 8 l.2 cents ponud.
The demand for flax tow for this pur.
pose, if fully developed, would open n
market for about 100000 tons Of straw
annually. This,of course, is very
small quantity compared with the total
supply available. II is proposed, there
fore, to extend the investigation into
the manufacture Of wrapping and writ.
ing papers. Should domestic flax
straw for writing paper be able to com
pete successfully with foreign mater.
ial, market for between 100000 and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

Approximately 100000 tons of flax
straw are burned or permitted to go to
waste each year on American farms.
At the same time the country is Gnnu-
ally importing large quantities of tlaX
waste from foreign countries Tor paper
and board manufacture. The inconsls'
tency of this situation has lead special
lists of the department to investigate
the feasibility of using homegrown
straw in the paper and fibre-board IN
dustry.
The results of this investigation have
lust been published in Department Bull
etin No. 800. At the present time
about 100000 acres are devoted to the
raising of flax chiefly in North Da.
kota, Minnesota, South. Dakota and
Montana. The flax is grown primarily
for the seed from which linseed oil is
manufactured. The annual crop now
amounts to about 2O,o00,000 bushels Of
seed and is valued at approximately
$33,000,000
The crop also yields approximately
100000 tons Of straw, but Of this only
about 100000 tons are put to any pro-
fitable use. The utilization Of the re-
naming 100000 tons, says the bulle-
tin, would be Of immense economic i'm.
portance, since its papcrproducing pos
sibilities are equal to the annual pro-
duction of wrapping paper and more
than double the annual production of
writing paper in the United States. Its
sale, it is estimated, would represent an
added revenue to the farmers of about
$5,000,000 annually. This additional
profit would be a very powerful factor
in maintaining the flax crop in our ag'
ricultural system and would probably
result in the establishment Of paper
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
OBITUARY

Mrs. Mary A. Ramp, daughter Of
Washington and Susan Hammer, was
born May 12, 1929, in Monroe county,
Kentucky, and died January 10, 1916, at
her home in Salem, Oregon.
At the age of six years she came to
Galesburg, ILL.,, with her parents. In
June, 1S40, she was united in marriage
to Samuel Ramp, at Rushville, Illinois.
To this union were born seven chill
dren, her husband and four children
preceding her to the great beyond, The
surviving children are j. II. Ramp Of
Brooks; Mrs. s. H. Hulin, Of Waterloo,
Ore. and Mrs. Emma Sturgis, Of Wrens,
Ore. She Is also survived by 20 grand
children and 46 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Ramp was member Of the First
Methodist church Of this city and had
always been active in the work Of the
church.
With her husband she crossed the
plains driving an OK team in 1858. They
located first at Howell Prairie but three
years later moved to Brooks, where they
made their home until 1877, when they
came to Salem where she resided until
the time Of her death.
She became member OF the local
w. G. r. U. In 1883 and served IA years
as the local superintendent Of the fran.
chise department and 10 years as county
superintendent. She was twice elected
delegate to the national w. G. 7. Y.
convention. Five years ago she was
mnde life member of the local organ
ization. AZ all times she took an active
part in the suffrage aud temperance
movements.
In 1901 Mrs. Ramp literally assisted
! in the purchase Of what is known as III,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
ALKALI SOAP
BAD FOR THE HAIR
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Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali. This
dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle,
and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is just
ordinary mulsiiied cocoanut oil (wnich
Is pure and greaseess) and is better
than the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use
One or two teaspoonfuls win cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moistcn the hair with water and rub
it in. 1t makes an abundance Of ric1,
creamy lather, which rnses out easily,
removing every particle Of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and IL leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy
TO manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at
any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and a
few ounces will supply every member
Of the family for months.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
.SWAM RIO GRANDE
TO ESCAPE MEX|CANS
Frank Black Tells Of His Com
rade's Death and His
Own Escape

Livermore, Cal, Jan. l0.--Swimming
for life or death through the swirling
currents Of the Rio Grande river and
later reaching the opposite shore four
miles below tie railroad bridge near FL
Paso, Frank Black Of this city, is able
to relate the story of the massacres by
Mexican bandits of his friend, Peter
Keane, Berkeley man, with whom he
was working in the turbulent republic,
In a letter to his sister Mrs. j. c.
Hayes, of Livermore, Black relates his
experiences.
According to his letter Black and
Keane were employed on the Hearst
ranch when the place was rallied by the
bandits. Keane, who was an account
ant, was called upon for the ranch mon
ey. He replied, that being bookkeep-
er, he did not have custody of the
funds. He was condemned ON the spot
by the leader Of the bandits to death
Keane was taken to RubiO, n small
village on the Hearst ranch in Chihua-
hua and shot to death. Black was able
to break away from his captors, and,
running under cover to the river, jump
ed into it and swan to American ter
ritory. He is now in the hospital at El
Paso recovering from the effects of his
exposure.
Keane was well known throughout
California and was a personal friend of
Black. He formerly held the position
of purser of vessels plying between San
Francisco and South America, but gave
up that berth to accept the position
where he later met his DEATH Black
writes that the horrors TO which Amer
leans are being subjected are unbeliev
| able.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

Ramp Memorial Hall for the w. c. T. u.
For the past 10 years she mas been a
sufferer from rheumatism and has been
confined to an invalid's chaii.
Funeral services were held at the
home, the Rev, II. D. Tatum Iastor of
the United Brethren church, officiat-
ing. mtcrment was in the Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

In another year the nation will again
be giving earnest thought to the quca-
tion of whether there is going 10 be
amy inaugural ball.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

A stiff paste made with some pow
dered delatone and water and spread on
a hairy surface about 2 mindtes will,
when removed, take every trace Of hair
with it. The skin should then be wash
ed to free it from the remaining della
tone. No harm can result from this
treatment, but be sure it is delatone you
get and you will not be disappointed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

Saying the right thing at the right
lime is equivalent to keeping YOU
mouth shut when you have nothing t.
say.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

vancouver's "pay up" day next
Wednesday can also be celebrated in
Portland--provided you have the cash.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19

European affairs are one war loan
after another
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-19
HOW YOU CAN REMOVE
EVERY TRACE OF HAIR

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(TOilet Talks.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-06

ever, 10 the experience oil large Duai
ness institutions during the last nan
century, in which the economy OF run
ming a plant continuously has peeu
universally established, that II would
seem extremely important TO scrutlille
carefully Mr.. Spauldlng's statement IN
order 10 determine whether there Is
anything in the nature OF the school
plant which renders its continuous OPP
Grafton more expensive than dlscoh-
tinuous operation, and, therefore, sub
iects Il 20 economic laws which arc
Numerically the opposite Of those con
trolling modern big business. rms
point is of vital concern TO taxpayers
and educators alike, for the public
school system Of the City OF New YORK.
with the value of its property aggre-
eating s15O.OO0.000 and its yearly OPP
Grating expenses. including debt SER
vice. approximating $45,0OO.OOO, is one
of the largest corporations IN the coun-
try, and should, therefore, be run on
the soundest business principles.
Greater Value Received for Same EN-
penditures.
In considering this question it is i'm
portant 20 bear In mind, in the first
place, that when one type of organlza-
ton is said to be more economical than
another il may not necessarily mean
that fewer dollars are spent under the
more economical type than under the
other but that for the same eXpen
diture greater value is secured. If, for
example, two women should each spend
S25 shopping, no one would hesitate 70
regard as more economical the one who
obtained the most for her money.
Mr.. Writ has not claimed that Gary
is spending less per capita on its
schools than are other communities,
but, rather, that for a given expendI-
ture more educational advantages are
secured through the duplicate use OF
the school plant than would be pos
sible under the traditional form OF
school organization. Under the for
mer il is not necessary TO provide as
much space and equipment for each OF
the several activities as under the lat
ter, because only part Of the chill
dren are at any one time engaged IN a
particular activity. while under the lat
ter practically all the children must do
the same thing at the same time. He
has, therefore, maintained that If all
the facilities are kept in continuous OPP
Grafton and less is required for school
seats roughly speaking, about one
half the money thus released can be
expended for Fairgrounds. gymnasiums,
swimming pools. shops, Libraries,
laboratories or other supplementary
facilities, or for the reduction Of the
size of classes. While the total ex-
penditure in Gary might thus equal the
total expenditure in another com
munity, the educational advantages Sc
cured IN Gary would be much greater,
although the time usually allowed foc
academic instruction in the traditional
five hour school would in no way be
sacrificed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-06
Chalmers for Preparedness.

Stating his emphatic belief in
greater United States Navy, military
training for all citizens and a general
national programme of preparedness,
Hugh Chalmers. Detroit motor car
manufacturer, yesterday took direct
issue with the views Of his fellow clh-
zen and manufacturer, Henry Ford.
Mr.. Chalmers, who is stopping at the
Hotel Belmont during the. Automobile
Show. SAYS the majority Of automobile
makers are not in sympathy with Fords
propaganda, and denounced in no un-
certain terms the peace-at-any-prlce
advocates.
"I believe that business men gener-
ally throughout the country are in
favor of q larger American army and
navy" said Mr.. Chalmers. "The navy,
as the first line of defence, should by
all means be kept on par with the
navies of first class European powers.
This, however, Is matter largely Of
legislation.
"The army. on the other hand, is a
proposition that every employer Of men
in the United States is in position to
aid. The recent encampment of New
York business men at Plattsburg
showed plainly how much could be &C
ccmplshed were this feature Of train
ing extended TO include the hundreds
of thousand, Of workmen in all sections
of the country.
1--WE employ some 5000 men AT the
Detroit plant of the Chalmers company.
In my opinion a plan could be devised
whereby in the next five years every
one Of these men could spend q month
in active military service. under the
supervision of regular army officers.
81 don't believe these men should be
made TO stand all of the expense, be-
cause they have their families TO look
after and they could not afford to lose
& months pay. believe, however, that
the men should stand some part Of it,
because they would not be making a
contribution 70 their country's service
if they did not pay part.
81 personally would be willing TO
pay half the salaries Of my own en-
ployes during these thirty days Of
| training, and believe other employers
would probably agree 20 the same plan.
/ This would, of course, cost the manu-
/ facturers Of this country a consider
able sum IN the next five years, but
believe 10 would be their just contribu-
ton 20 the cause of preparedness"