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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
WASTE INVOLVED IN ILLNESS
Serious Matter to Which Far Too Lit
tie Attention Has Been Given
by the Country.

A spectacular event often attracts
public attention, while routine matters
Of larger magnitude go unnoticed. For
i@stance, the whole country was re-
Gently acutely conscious of question
of wages amounting to $50,000,0OO. It
was an important question and the
sum involved was vast.
But take another question involving
wages-the question of the illness of
workers. Public health bulletin No.
76 of the public health service of the
Uuited States estimates on the basis
Of inquiries here and abroad that the
average industrial worker loses about
nine days year on account of illness.
TBS amounts to a loss to the work
erS of the country, it is estimated, of
S0O000.O00 year. If by better san
itation and safety devices the time
could be reduced one-half. there would
be saving of S400000,000. Yet it is
exceedingly difficult for health author.
| tiles to arouse interest in the question
simply because it concerns everyday
matters that lacks the excitement OF
a threatened tie-up of transportation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. DR.. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. 1t helps the kidneys,
liver end bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on it's merit and
it will help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Nilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

to get better and am now well, am
pstout and able to domy own homework.
Lean recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as "a wonderful strength and
health restorer. sMy husband saws /
would have been in my grave ere this
iif it hadEnot been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
SON, 70S Lyon ST., Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to a surgical opera
ttion it is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound; it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice-itw will be confidential
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Critic SHES.

Theodore Dresser, the novelist, was
talking about the public's literary
taste.
1.-THE public" he said, "likes trash.
Put good stuff before it and it SHES
like the critic at the Players
"A poet smiled affectionately on this
critic, thrust ten-cent cigar in his
hand and said:
"Let me show you the proofs of my
new volume of poems.
"'No, no. said the critic, rising has
tily and grabbing up his hat. No, no.
don't need proofs. Your word is suf-
ficient'
And he rushed off without finishing
the two inches of beer that still re-
mained in his glass.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Had Cause for Wrath.

Il am not surprised that it put the
man out Of temper" said Magistrate
Fordham to a woman who applied for
process against a man who smashed
her window, because a photograph
was playing in her house at ten O'Clock
at night.
1T is most vexing and trouble
some noise added his worship, "and
it is a wonder he did not smash 20
windows. London Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Hard Ideal.

nara IDEAL.
The new ideal of patriotism-pa-
triOtism and preparedness-is hard
ideal to reach up to-"
The speaker was Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts. He con-
tinued:
Eyes, before this splendid ideal the
soft and selfish citizen is like the farm
boarder,
81 guess the farmer said to his
new boarder from the city, guess We
won't want to get up very early in
the morning, heyy
"'No, by heckY said the city chap
with a laugh; l think I'd prefer to
sleep late
".All right said the farmer. In
that case, then, we won't have break
fast till 80 u. M" Washington
Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia E.
-Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Des Moines, Iowa" Four years ago
j was very sick and my life was nearly

spent. The doctors
stated that / would
never get we'll with.
gu t an operation
and that without it
| would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some of Lydia E.
Pinkham's vegeta-
BILE Compound. / took
. it and conmanooJ
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Where He'd Been.

A battered-looking man came around
to the back door and asked for some
thing to eat.
MY dear man." said the woman of
the house, you are in such terrible
state THAT you must have just come
back from the front"
Fright, lady. And there was very
rude man sitting on the porch. st.
Louis Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Limited Ambition.

You can't unscramble an egg" re-
marked the sententious person.
81 don't wish to-" replied the prac-
teal citizen. I'm perfectly content if
l can afford the egg, regardless of how
it's cooked"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Economy.

Pop what do we mean by econo-
my?"
spending money in such way as
not to get any fun out of it, my son.
Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Merely Homely.

Shortsighted Officer-It's all right
my man, you can take off your mask
now; the gas has passed.
Private-Beggin' your pardon, sir
amt got no mask on!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Afraid of Sharks.

Bill-Nearly One-third of the entire
surface of the globe is covered by the
Pacific ocean.
Jill-But what's the use if the sharks
are going to keep us out of the waterf
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

Belshazzar saw the writing on the
wall.
1T isn't even signed by one PEN he
cried scornfully.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Not Stationary.

Lady-Mary, l should be delighted if
l had as much hair as you.
Servant-Well, ma'am. you can bor-
row it any time you like!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Some Noise.

II am cheer leader at the florists,
what do you meanT
Il root for them"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

A baby is the only precious thing d
woman possesses that doesn't STIR up
other women's jealousy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
EXPLAINED.

"How do you happen to miss your
way so often when you go touring?'
"That's easily explained" replied
Mr.. Chuggins. ITS due to the kind
Of car l bought. They give you a joke
book with it instead of road map"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

do counts for great deal more than.
what you believe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Not the Producer,s Fault.

Milk is up cent" we protested.
Don't blame me- replied the COW
Il always let it down."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

If the preacher is long-winded the
best plan is TO take up the collection.
before the sermon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Briefly Explained.

"Why have YOU named this corn the
Jack-rabbit varietyg"
Long ears"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

Every man." says preacher, has
his own idea of hell." AS many kinds
as there are many minds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Mean Giveaway.

"She is the very picture of heaTth'
Yes. and excellently painted. Ball
timore American.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Porous iars Keen wafer cool.

1t is the home life, or lack of it, that
shapes the child life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
biology.

First Girl-What's biology mean9
Second Girl-Why, its the science OF
shopping, | suppose.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

No matter how old woman is, i
she's in love she feels young.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

It's all right to ride hobby if YOU
know when 10 dismount.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29
Natural Phenomena.

did you ever hear tree bark ~
mo, and yet one might suppose thu
dogwood"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

AS a pillow, howitzer shell is Mis-
take.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

Who is first in bed at your house att
night? You will bet it is father.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-29

Lake Superior is as large as Ireland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
CAPITAL JOURNAL MOST RELIABLE

The excellence of the Capital Journals news service
was demonstrated again by its handling of the election
returns The United Press leased wire report al
ways ahead Of its antiquated rival and its news proved
far more reliable in all respects The crowds throngng
the bulletin boards eager for election news soon learned
that the Capital Journal the only dependable source
of such news in town because its reports were always
grudgngly confirmed by rival newspapers in due course
of time.
1T is probable that great gathering organiza-
tion was ever before completely equipped to gather
and tabuate election returns was the United Press on
this OCCASION and the Capital Journal had its full leased
wire service without break both day and night.
More than this the Capital Journal never allows
partsanshp to color its reports in any respects and
accordingly everything that over the wire was given
to the public for what it was worth Other papers may
have doctored their reports to suit their political pre-
judicesbut the Capital Journal never has descended to
anything of this kind and will The news is al
ways given as is and its political opinions are con-
fined exclusively to its editorial page
The Capital Journals election bulletin and printed
news were recognized as best Of all because they were
absolutely straight and ahead of any competitor in
reaching the public Many appreciated compliments upon
our election service have been received.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
THE WEST IS IN THE SADDLE

If few DAYS ago Samuel G. Blythe who is of the
keenes political observers of the present day. sald IN an
article in the Saturday Evening POST "A president could
be elected without New York. but he wouldn't be- 1t
would appear that Mr. Blythe for once was mistaken AS
wild and improbable it seems after so long accepting
it as the law nat without New York party could wn
this is what has happened To paraphrase Byron The
brokers of Wall Street loud in their wall, and the
idols are broke in the temple of Baa'
New York with the utmost self c0mplacency had ac-
cepted herself at the valuation the balance OF the coun
ry had placed her and considered herself indispensable
to of any party For this reason when the result
i'm New York known congratulations began to pour
in upon Mr. Hughes and he, as well as most OF the
politicians considered his election thing assured They
had not realized that the West had come OF age was
legal voter, and to be reck0ned as big factor
East of the Mississippi river and north of the Ohio there
was but one state that did not stay in the republican
ranks and that was Ohio with its "a electoral votes, and
possibly New Hampshire with its four West of the
Mississippi there % states with total OF IL? cleo
tora votes Of these three strictly OF what known
as the solid SOUTH while Oklahoma may be cassed with
them These have total of 81 electoral votes Outside
of these there are Is states with total OF lOS votes ana
of these but three are certainly republican, the balance
with the possible exception of Minnesota and New Mexico
were all in direct opposition to the east in their ideas as
to the man who should be president The three have @
electoral votes OF these only Oregon and Iowa gave
enough majority to classify them as being with the East
in their political beliefs for the others are so close as
to make them draw. Without these two strongly
republican states with their % votes there are 90 eec
toral votes against the East Adding Oklahoma there
95 votes west of the Mississippi not counting tne
southern states in that section that arrayed These
are the votes that made possible the victory IN spite OF
New York and the pivotal states called OF Indiana ana
Illinois which combined have total of 80 votes IN the
electoral college.
been pulled and the pvots of the great pvoters broken
The West has into its own politically and has gven
notice that hereafter it must be reckoned with 1t is no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
HH1 Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal -

longer suppant the back door for hand out after
the balance Of the states have been to dinner but will
demand and get seat at the table and be helped with the
balance. 1t is source of much qualification to the
democrats that President Wilson has been reelected
without the aid of New York and especially without that
of Tammany, which for reason best known to it.
turned its party down. 1t is notice to the world that
Wall street is not America and that the most of the
United States lies outside of the state of New York 1t
notice to other nations that the frenzied money
grabbers of Wall street do not represent the spirit and
beliefs of the United States.
The real America lies west of the Mississippi the
land of broad praries and towering mountains and fer
tile Valleys land peoped by real Americans No
ter what land the their people their fore
fathers may have they have breathed the free air
of plain and mountain and Americans proud of their
country and welded to its Institutions The hyphenated
citizens hopelesminorty they thrive only in the
crowded cities of the East which is the dumping place
for constantly arriving streams of heterogeneous imm
grafton from every part of the globe These people
into the West-the real Amerca--until they have
gradually imbibed Of the spirit of American life
and freedom and once in the West they rapidly
formed into Americans. The native born Amercan
of the East is narrow, provincial untraveedhe votes
his prejudces and is ruled by convictions based
row. biased judgment
The Westerners liked President Wilson because he is
typical American president and they voted for him with
unnanimty without parallel in the history of the
nation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
= = = : = < 4 = Z Z Z Z !.
TO GET RID OF WRINKLES
AND BAD COMPLEXIONS

!; X X X X x x X x x X X X x +
1t is more important now than dur
ing the period of profuse perspiration,
TO keep the pores clean. All cosmetics
clog the pores. In eool weather this m
terferes greatly with elimination OF
waste material, injurir instead of aid
ing the complexion. Ordinari mereol-
lied wax serves all the purposes of
creams, powders and rouges, giving far
better results. 1t actually peels off an
offensive skin, at the same time un-
elogging the pores Minute particles OF
scarf skin come off day by day, caus-
ing not the least discomfort. Gradual
ly the healthy, younger skin beneath
peeps out, and in less than o fortnight
you have lovelier complexion than
you ever dreamed of acquiring. Mer-
eolized wax, obtainable at any drug
sture,-is spread on nightly like cold
cream and washed off mornings One
ounce usually suffiees.
For removing wrinkles, without stop
ping the pores with pasty stuff, here's
a never failing formula: One ounce
powdered saxolite, dissolved in one half
pint witch hazel. Battle the face in
this daily for awhile; every line will
vanish completely. Even the first APP
plication gives surprising results.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
NY HUSBAND ANDI
MILDRED HAS AN ADVENTURE
Jane Phelps

You last night, and again this morning
tried to attract your attention, but
You We're evidently too absorbed to no.
tice. l shall wait in the lobby until
YOU come out. If you will bow to me,
L will know | haven't offended, ana
will join you.''
| was stupefied That perfect
stranger should dare to address a note
to me, and such note. Why he had
almost taken it for granted that would
reply to him in some way. He had
thought me neglected, too. Well in that
he was right. WAS neglected, and
worse. But what should l dol
''Is there another entrance to the
dining room ~ asked my waiter after
l had finished my coffee.
eyes, Miss, if you don t mind going
through the writing-room,'' and he
pointed the way.
| fingered moment longer, then went
out the way he had told me. The writ
ing-room was nearly empty at that hour.
and l slipped through and around to the
elevators without attracting notice.
When reached the safety of my room
| smiled to think how easily had evad-
ed my quondam admirer.
To Tell or Not to Tell.
Should / keep the note and show ii
to Clifford, and explain how l received
III For an hour l debated the question,
then decided in view of his actions to
keep 1t to myself. If told him. l was
sure he would consider me in some way
TO blame; although l knew had done
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
RECEIVES vREswELL HOPS

C. l.. Fitchard, prominent figure in
the hop-buying world, was in the city
yesterday from Independence While
here he made trip to Creswen and re-
ceived 1853 bales of the r. o. Brady
crop of hops which he contracted for
early in the season at from 10 cents
for the poorer quality to 10 1-2 cents
for the very best, but the average price
will be about IL 1-2 cents, he said
Mr.. Fitchard said that there is very
little movement in the hop market and
the price is correspondingly low The
growers, he said, are becoming diseour-
aged at the continued low price and he
looks for decrease in the acreage next
year.-Eugene Register.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
CHAPTER LXxII.

Hurry as l would couldn 7 seem to
get dressed The thought that Clifford
had deliberately. lied to me hurt me
cruelty Why had he done its Had he
been somewhere he was ashamed TO
have me know, or what was itl
When reached the dining room 1
looked all around for him before took
a table near the one / had occupied
the night before. I ordered coffee and
rolls, then asked the waiter to get me a
morning paper.
held the paper before me while /
slipped my coffee, so was unaware of the
personality of anyone near me. My
astonishment can be imagined when a
folded slip of paper fell between my
paper and me. looked up just in time
TO see the broad back of tail. we'll
formed man walking toward the door.
When he reached it he turned and de-
libeately bowed to me, then passed
out. -
turned the paper over several times
before j opened it, wondering what it
could be; what stranger could have
to say to me, and why he should choose
such a way to say it. looked around
10 see if was observed, then careful
iy, shielded By my paper, opened the
note:
A Note From Stranger
"My dear young lady il com
meneed, "you are altogether too charm
ing to be neglected and alone. / saw
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10

nothing to attract attention. In fact L
had been too miserable because of Cliff
ford s absence to think of anyone elss.
But | well knew he would not bel;evs
me, that it would mean bad half horr
Tor me If told him. So l tore the note
IN uny bits, then opened the window
and scattered them. When the last b;t
fiuttered away on the breeze felt re-
heved' l probably never should see the
good-iooking, impudent stranger again.
dressed and went out to see tha
shops. / was literally supplied WITH
money, and made several purchases.
When l returned to the hotel l met Clif-
ford in the hall.
where in the world have You beens
I've been looking all over for Won. - hs
greeted me, then, 81 want Won to meet
Mr. Mayson; Maysop. my wife, y and
the tan young man of the note was
bending over my hand murmuring words
OF pleasure at the meeting.
when | raised my eyes to his l imag-
med he flashed me a glance Of nnder.
standing. and of warning.
! noticed Mrs. Hammond in tho ain
irng.room at breakfast he said to
"Too bad You hadn I met. I had ia
get out early aud it was rather lonely
Tor her l imagine. But come, Mayson
IS going to lunch with us.'' and Clifford
led the way to the dining.room.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
What Candidates
Spent In Election

Statements of expenditures by candi-
dates in the election of Tuesday were
filed yesterday with Secretary of State
Olcott. The statements came in from all
Fparts of the state and indicate that
there was not much money spent in eff
forts to be elected TO public office. The
largest amount in the present list is that
of r. l.. Van Dresar candidate for pub
lie service commissioners the demo
cratic ticket, who spent S17024. S. w.
Bosanke, candidate for representative
on the socialist ticket in the First dis
ftriet spent not sou while Charles
II. Powell, candidate for state senator
in the Twenty first district, spent $3.50.
The statements 50 far filed are as
follows:
George H. Burnett, republican, jus.
tiee of supreme court, $3.50.
4. l.. Van Dresar, democratic, com
missioner of the public service commits
sion, western Oregon district. $17O.24.
Robert S. Farrell, republican-pro-
gressive state senator, Thirteenth dis.
trict, $25.
Charles H. Powell, socialist, state sen.
ator. Twenty-first district, $3.50.
Leon Z. Rannells, socialist, representa-
tive, Second district, $1.30.
j. E. Anderson, republican, rcpresen-
tative, Twenty-ninth district, $3.50.
George Neuner, Jr., republican demo-
atic-progressive, district attorney for
Douglas county, $25.
Ben Selling, to republican state cen
tral committee, 5000.
A. G. Callan, republican. representa-
tive, Eighteenth district, $40.
s. w. Bosanko, socialist, representa-
tive, First district, nothing.
These Filed Today
Albert Steriff-representative in con-
gress, Third district--socialist nil.
w. l.. Bradshaw-circuit Judge, Sew
enth district = democratic progressive,
$29901S.
Peter Streiff, Jr.-state senator, Thir-
teenth district-socialist, NIL
Isaac Swett-sttae sentaor, Thirteenth
istrict-democratic, nil.
Peter Lewis-representati Second
district-soeialist, two cents.
Louis L. Bean-representative Third
distriet-republiean nil.
W Walter B. Jones-representat
Third district-republican nil.
- 4'ONS
teenth district-republica
progressive, nil.
b. P. Cornelius representative, Fif-
teenth district-republican- progressive,
$2s.75.
Manche I. Langley-representative,
Fifteenth distriet-democratic $3.50.
NJ. " Thomas-represent Six
teenth district-socialist $5.
Katherine Brandes-representa
Eighteenth distriet-socialist, nil.
Max representative, Eigh-
teenth district-socialist nil.
Mary L. MallettTrepresentative,
Eighteenth district-prohibition, $lS.25.
Mrs. Matte M. Sleeth-representa
tive, Eighteenth district = democratic
prohibition, nil.
L. o. Belland-representative Nine
teenth district-republican-democratic,
Ill
T. A. Weinke-district attorney, Gill
liam-repuhlican-democratic, nil.
Samuel E. Notson-district attorney,
Morrow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
SIS.
Francis V. Galloway-district a.tor-
ney, Wasco' county-democratic, $16l.-
81.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-10
Recommend Purchase
Of 4;60O Machine Guns

Washington, Nov. 10-The immediate
purchase Of 1900 vickers machine riff
les were recommended today in report
by the special machine gun board which
has been conducting an investigation of
various guns Secretary Baker approx
ed the recommendation of the commit
tee whose appointment resulted from al
legations by hackers of the Lewis gun
that the latter had never been fairly
tested by the war department.