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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01


These government records give q
rainfall in Salem of 3l.52 inches for
the year 1913, while in 1914, the total
was 36.SS inches. For the year 1915
up to December 80, the total rainfall
was 34.i4 inenes. The only difference
between the rainfall of Oregon and
that Of other states, is that in Oregon
the weather man just takes his time
and spreads the rain out little at u
time in gentle showers, while in the
east and especially the south, it comes
down in bucketfuls. In Oregon it
rains, while in the east IL showers, yet
in the long run, Oregon receives less
than many eastern and southern
states.
While Oregon admittedly has the
finest summer climate in the world,
yet the average temperature for De.
cember, the coolest month in the year,
has fallen rarely below 81 degrees q.
bove.
The government S thermometer nt
the o. c. I, docks, automatically reg.
listers the highest AMI lowest temper.
ature in the "a hours from this. the
mean temperature is figured. The
mea temperature for the last three
years, for each month is as follows;
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

For those who believe the climate
is changing, the above table gives but
little satisfaction, as it will be noted
that for the past three years the aver
age temperature is almost the same,
at the most varying but two or three
degrees.
Each year has of course few hot
days, although the mean temperature
for July is close to 81 degrees, and that
for August near IS degrees, for the
past few years, The following table
will be of assistance to t1e Oldest in.
habitant when telling of the hot days
for the thirteen years. This record
is also from the government report
and gives the date and hottest day of
aoob vaor u,ith t.,n t,,,,,n.,.,,., IL.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

T1ese government records are made
at the o, G. T. docks. Last August
while the dock thermometer only
climbed up to "a, the thermometers in
the business district Of the city mad
no trouble in climbing to the neigh.
borhood of 9S degrees above.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

A special from Mt. Vernon to the
Baker Herald states: "Following q
determination Of the value Of asbestos
deposits in this vicinity, steps are be-
ing taken to mine the mineral wool on
large scale, as it has been found to be
Of excellent quality, while the deposits
are thought to be extensive. II. Man.
gold, the manager OF the new enter.
prise, is now in Portland securing ma.
chincry for the working OF the new
mine, and ms soon as II can he shipped
to Mt Vernon and installed, active Up.
cratious will be started" F"
Pcndlcton Tribune; Local wheat con.
tinucs TO move eastward by rail Just
as fast as ears can be secured and the
proper grade Of wheat selected. Some
OF the unclcaned wheat is now moving
to Omaha and Chicago where II is to be
cleaned and shipped in bulk from there
to the Atlantic scaboOrd.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

Silver Lake Leader: r. A. Ward, of
the Biological Service, last Saturday
evening put out poison on the UR
ranch east Of the lake, and on the fol.
lowing morning gathered III dead jack
rabbits which had partaken of the
poisonous feast since the night before.
The cost Of the poison mixture which
was placed cost only 35 cents. The
preparation was three weeks old. Mr..
Ward having brought 1t hero from 9th.
er points where ne had been demon.
strating,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

Riddle Tribune; II. Banfield one OF
the principal owners of the Rainbow
copper mine, four miles above Drew,
arrived here last Thursday, departing
Tuesday morning for the mines, where
he expects to spend several weeks and
be joined shortly by other parties in.
terested in the property. Mr.. Banfield
states that il is probable he and his as
soeiates will install small eoncentrat'
ing plant to work the ores that nave
already been mined out and now on the
dumps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

You IRE paying for news in
the Journal, not prizes.
TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
PRAISES COL. SLOCUM
FOR COLUMBUS ACTION
Special Inspector Makes Report on
Attack by Villa Band
Last March.

High commendation for Col Herbert
J. Slocum and his men of tho 18th Cav
airy for their prompt and valorous
action" in repulsing and pursuing
Villa ana his bandits when they at
tackled Columbus. N. NJ. last March is
given in special inspectors report on
the incident. which the War Depart
ment announced today had been ap-
proved by Secretary Baker.
The raid, which brought relations
between the United States and the de
facto government of Mexico to a crisis
and caused the dispatch of Gen. PERISH
ing's punitive expedition. was investi-
gated at the departments order by an
officer of the inspector generals office
attached to the STAFF of Gen. Pershing.
The report, which is concurred in by
Gen Funston and Gen. Pershing, dis
poses finally of the incident SO far as
the department is concerned.
The bandits, several hunderd strong
and commanded by Villa himself, crept
upon Columbus under cover of darkness.
the small force of cavalry at Col.
Slocum's headquarters and looted the
town before they were driven of. There
has been disposition even among army
officers to criticise Col. Slocum for being
lulled into a false sense Of security and
permitting himself to be surprised.
The inspectors report said: IT recon-
mend that Col. Slocum be advised that
no stigma rests upon his conduct of
command at Columbus, N. NJ, at the
his command are highly commended for
their prompt and valorous action in the
repulse Of Villas forces and the pur-
suit of the same"
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Will INSIST ON PROBE
OF CUMMINGS RECORD
Senator Jones to Demand Investiga-
ton Of Charges Against Ex-
else Board Nominee.

Senator Jones gave notice in the
Senate today that he would insist upon
an investigation of certain charges
against Andrew J. Cummings. appoint
ed by the President as excise commits
sioner. which had been made to him.
before action was taken by the Senate
on the nomination Of Mr.. Cummings.
II don't know anything about Mr..
Cummings personally" said Senator
Jones' II hope the charges are not
true. but If they are the Senate should
know 1t before acting on his nomina-
ton. / know that the senator from
Maryland. Mr.. Smith. Is doing all that
he can to obtain the confirmation Of Mr..
Cummings. who is from Maryland. The
senator from Maryland has polled the
District committee and obtained a ma
jority in favor of reporting the nomt-
nation favorably to the Senate.
II know he has received q letter from
the superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League in Baltimore highly commend
ing Mr.. Cummings But. nevertheless.
must insist that the matters to
which have referred be Investigated" !"
Senator Smith replied that he believed
Mr. Cummings would carry out the law
to the letter II confirmed AZ excise COM
missioner. He referred to the strong let
ter written In support Of Mr.. Cummings
by the superintendent Of the Anti Saloon
League in Baltimore. and said that the
superintendent had had every opportunity
to .now all about Mr.. Cummings.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
MEET TO DISCUSS COST
OF NEWSPRINT PAPER
Scarcity and High Price Subject OF
Hearing Before Federal Trade
Commission.

Representatives OF the National Edi-
+ortal Association and newspaper pub
fishers from various parts of the coun-
try conferred here today preparatory
to their hearing tomorrow before the
federal trade commission regarding the
scarcity and high price of newsprint
paper. Only newspaper publishers will
he heard tomorrow; the manufacturers
will be given a hearing later.
John Clyde Oswald of the American
Printer. representing New York pub
,,.hars. A. Nevin Pomeroy. superin-
tendent of state printing of Pennsyl-
vania. ]. H. Zerby of Pottsville. Pa,
chairman of the National Editorial
Associations committee; Robert l.. Nc
Leon. representing Philadelphia pub
fishers. and representatives of the Pitts
bursh Daily Publishers Association
probably will be the frst witnesses.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
CONTINUOUS RAPID SHELL FIRE
LASTS FOR HOURS IN NEW YORK.
Officials Yet Unable to Determine Cause of
Fire Which Started Explosions of Am
munition Intended for Entente Allies.

ley Railroad Company. after a confer
ence between heads of all departments
here. said:
Thirteen brick storage warehouses
out OF the twenty-four owned and op-
Grated by the National Storage Com
pany and six piers owned by the stor-
age company and leased to the Lehigh
Valley road were destroyed. Several
others of the brick warehouses were
badly damaged, and some minor dam
age was done to the Lehigh Valley
grain elevators. In addition, as far as
is known. eightly-five loaded care were
destroyed.
Removed Some Loaded Cars.
According to the evidence obtained
by officials of the railroad company the
fire started at 1:05' yesterday morning
in barge belonging to an Independent
towing company which had been
moored alongside the railroad COM
pany's dock, expressly against orders.
M T. Henly. night general yard
master for the New York division of
the Lehigh Valley railroad, was on the
pier when the fire started. He said the
In the barge where the fire started
Mr.. Henly's first thought was to re-
move the loaded cars on the pier from
the danger zone. He said that when
barge was burning fiercely all over,
and the fire was beginning to communi-
cate itself to some of the cars nearest
the barge.
Two long cuts of cars were success
fully removed from the danger zone be-
fore the rapidly spreading fire engulfed
the balance.
1T has not as yet been definitely de-
termined just what the money loss will
be. Some 10000 tons of raw sugar,
valued at approximately S3,4O0. 900. is
known to be lost. 1t is believed that
the other contents of the warehouses
destroyed will greatly increase this
amount. There was no explosives
stored in the warehouses. Two of the
cars destroyed were loaded with
shrapnel. which would not have been a
source of danger but for outside fire.
The other cars destroyed were loaded
principally with salt and pork.
Away From Passenger Terminals.
The scene of the explosion and fire
is in no way adjacent to the main pas
senger and freight terminals Of the Le-
high Valley railroad. either at New
York or Jersey City, and the mishap
Evening star., 1916-07-31
COOL WAVE BRINGS
RELIEF TO CHICAGO
End Of One Of Longest Periods of Hot
Weather City Has Ever Expe-
rienced Comes Today.

CHICAGO. July 3i-The end of one
CT the longest periods OF hot weather
Chicago ever experienced came TODAY
In an eighteen-mile breeze from the
north A drop of 81 degrees in tenn
perature from 1o2. the highest reached
yesterday. was recorded at 3 O'Clock
today. when the government thermom-
eter registered 81. The wind spranx I'D
at o'clock and gradually Increased in
velocity. The weather bureau predict
cd II would shift to tn. northeast.
whence comes the usual cooling Take
breeze"
Latest figures show that 2s4 persons
died in Chicago directly or indirectly
from the effects of the heat.
Relief West of City.
Relief from the torrid temperature
was felt today west OF Chicago as far
as the Rocky mountains and north of q
lire drawn through northern Iowa. The
cool wave gradually moved south to-
day and is expected TO reach central
Illinois this afternoon or tomorrow.
The hot spell began July IL, since
which time the temperature was con
stantly above normal There is no
indication Of a return of the heat for
several days. according to the wea
ther bureau.
Chicago. after yesterdays list of 1I5
deaths. attributed to the heat and more
than 400 prostrations. to a great ex-
tent slept outdoors again last night
The numerous parks of the city were
vast sleeping apartments and Lake
Michigan furnished comfort to thou.
sands Of bathers as late as midnight.
Babies Lead Number of Victims.
The record breaking death rate q,
the last week has seriously treated III.
facilities of the coroner's office, whtl,
the prostrations have taxed the accom-
modations of local hospitals and bur.
dened the city's physicians to the limit
The high mortality among infants ha,
been the most distressing phase of ths
situation Upward Of hfty babies were
reported TO have succumbed to hea,
yesterday.
Among animals the death rate hal
almost established . record. Deat
horses were reported lying alonl
streets N many sections os the city.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
|NTERL0P|NG BARGE
BLAMED FOR BLAST
AT MUN|T|ON PIERS
Continued from First Page.)

of holes, while the homes of the army
off1cers are stripped of their chimneys
and walls and plaster are shattered.
The loss there is estimated at $780, 900.
The Statue of Liberty virtually is un-
damaged. but the doors to the pedestal
are blown in.
Stories tol dby those who narrowly
One man says he was blown off a
lighter into the bay and swan to Bed
loes Island. but had to swim back
again to the Jersey shore when the
flaming barges bombarded the island
The air seemed to be full of flame and
l thought the end of the world had
come said another survivor A third
was blown fifty feet from the top of a
freight car and landed near a building
which fell upon him.
Damage to Storage Property.
At least 100000 probably s15,ooo.-
900, damage was caused by the destruc-
tion of thirteen of the eighteen ware
houses Of the National Storage Company
in Jersey City. Edmund L. Mackenzie
stated today. This loss is amply covered
by insurance.
TT would be mere guesswork to esti-
mate the damage now" Mr.. Mackenzie
said, but it was at least 100000
very likely much more"
The damaged goods included 10000
tons of raw sugar valued at between
100000 and $4,000 900 and "a, 900 bales
of tobacco.
On consignments of munitions and
other supplies going to France loss
will fall on insurance companies. owing
to the fact that policies issued to the
French government cover shipments
from the beginning of the trip until
delivery. English shipments are in
sured only 'in water side in New
York. while in the case of shipments to
Russia policies are written both ways.
Evening star., 1916-07-31

OF the air no German sausage balloons.
as the French call them. are now able
10 keep the air. since they began to be
burned by a new device three weeks
ago. -, ,,. hat.
tie front is-tn the open and the COM
batants now are not facing each other
behind solidly constructed ield works.
a. during the long period from Sep
tember, 1914. to the end of June. the
Germans. with the breaking of their
third line. must rely on hastily aug
ditches and shallow pits. 1t would
take many weeks to duplicate the olo
positions. Their abandoned works now
are being reorganized by the French
The purpose of the incessant shell
IRE Is to break up the new German dig
gings and keep the Germans constant
" unprotected and cause as many cas-
ualties among them as possible. Some
90 per cent of the casualties In this
war are from shell and direct gunnre.
without infantry assaults or without
CHANGING positions The gunfire wastes
the adversary's strength in men. Five
hundred shells may only tear up q
trench work. and then one shell viii
kill or wound twenty or thirty men.
Nothing Gained, Says Berlin.
BERLIN. July 81. via London. pm.
Anglo French troops in their attack
on Sunday against the German posi-
tions in the region of the River Somme
did not gain a foot of ground. accord
ing to the German army headquarters
stat in its statement issued today. 4
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Makes an Appeal for Easement.

Though he felt himself unable to vote
for the Senate resolution requesting
the British government to exercise
clemency toward Irish rebel prisoners.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, has
made q personal appeal to Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British ambassador. In
behalf Of Sir Roger Easement. The
ambassador has transmitted the sena-
tors appeal direct to the British for
eign ofics for its confederation.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
I. C. C. INSPECTOR PROBES.
Examining to See if Fire Following
Explosion Was Due to Violation.

Frank McNanamy. chief inspector of
the interstate commerce commission. is
making a thorough examination to see IL
destruction Of property following the ex-
plosion of war munitions at New York
yesterday morning comes under the explo-
sive act and regulations promulgated by
the commission.
This announcement was made this aft
ernoon by Secretary McGinty Of the COM
mission. and was taken by the commits
sion on advices that thirteen storage
warehouses out of twenty-four owned by
the National Storage Company and six
piers owned by the same company and
leased to the Lehigh Valley railroad had
been destroyed Sunday morning by fire
following the explosion.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
AGAIN is REPORTED ILL

LONDON. July 31.-Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria caught severe chill
while inspecting his troops. says a
vienna Dispatch forwarded to London
by the correspondent at The Hague OF
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
His majesty 10 described ~ being very
Ill and confined to hts bed
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Planned to Exchange Civilians.

BERLIN. July 81. via London-There
is a strong possibility that the question
of interned civilians will be partially
settled shortly by q decision to ex.
change all those over forty-five years
Of age. 1t is thought that those be-
tween forty-fve and nifty will be re-
leased contingent upon their unfitness
for active service.
Evening star., 1916-07-31
Return Of the President.

tom early this morning on the navaj
yacht Mayfiower. following q week end
cruise down the Chesapeake bay 10
Hampton roads. He was driven Iunme.
dieteiy to the White House.
Evening star., 1916-07-31

NEW YORK. July s1.-The detona-
tions. which were felt in five states
early Yesterday morning. began with
a continuous rapid fire of small Shells
then the blowing UP of great quantities
of dynamite. trinitoltuntne and other
high explosives. followed by the burst
ing of thousands of shrapnel shell.
which literally showered the surround
ing country and waters for many miles
around.
Fire that started soon after the first
great crash which spread death and
desolation in it's wake destroyed thir-
teen OF the huge warehouses of the
National Storage Company on Black
Tom Island. in which were stored mer-
chandise valued between s12, 100000 and
$4,000, 1000. The flames, shooting into
the clouds, were reflected against New
York's "sky line of towering office
buildings, which only a few moments
before were shaken to their founda-
tions by an earthquake. Miles OF
streets in Manhattan alone were streWn
with broken glass and shattered signs
Early reports of heavy loss Of life
we're impossible of verifcation. and tho
authorities asserted the number of
deaths probably would be small. 1t
was said that OWING 10 tHe extent VI
the wreckage IL might be several days
before the exact figures could be OBJ
tanned.
Cause Not Yet Determined.
The cause of the disaster has not
been determined. officials of the Ma
tional Storage Company and the Lehigh
Valley railway. which also suffered
heavily through loss of property. de-
cIared however. that reports to them
showed a fire started shortly after 1
O'Clock yesterday morning on a barge
belonging to an Independent towing
company that had been moored along
side a dock used by the railroad COM
pany to transfer ammunition ship
ments from trains to vessels in the
harbor.
The barge. 1t was said. was there
without authority either of the rail-
road or the storage company. The off,
cials refused to disclose the name of
| the independent towing company. say
ing they were investigating ito ascer-
! tain whether the barge purposely had
been set on flre as the result of a plot"
A statement issued by the Lehigh VAL
Evening star., 1916-07-31
COLLAPSED BUILDINGS AND RUINS.
will not interfere with the operation OF
business"

will not interfere with the operation OF
| business"
Edmund L. Mackenzie. president OF the
National Storage Company, declared last
night that the plant Of his concern was
valued at 100000, while the contents
| Of the warehouse probably were worth
$40 100000. One of the warehouses whicn
remains intact. he said. is filled with
chemicals. Beside the great quantity OF
raw sugar burned. there were 24.oOo
bales Of tobacco, much mating from
China and Japan and other merchandise
The loss to his company and the railroad
Mr.. Mackenzie said. was partially covered
! by insurance.
las far as I have been able to ascer-
tain. after personal investigation, said
Mr.. Mackenzie. there apparently has not
been a great loss of life. This. undoubt-
edly. was due to the fact that few per-
! sons live in the immediate vicinity OF our
plant. There were, of course. number
| Of private watchmen and firemen on the
ground at the time. but all Of these, ex-
cept two, have been accounted for"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-12-27

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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-12-27

-Corri a rlia-rOntinu6 Ia ScIlo-
"a Moliarry.-y rrconaci a la pohrr
.Anlonia.
La hicc transporter a casa y fu'
a buSrar Il nucStrO mtiico. 81 doc
ter RouDaud. lH. dcSdc cntOnccS nc
lia rcsad0 DE- viSitarla.
.AqurI rcIato dcid estupefactO al
hermano ,ic AntOnia.
IIabia IN =, muchas cosas que le
p~arroian intomprcnsibIeS:
-cC6mO ha sidO que este acct
Grntr Ina podidO Ocurrirla de no.
thr? pOrduP. 81 nal no entiendO.
era De nCchc cuandO So ]encOntraba
ALA ahaio. sObrc cl muelle, puestO
que tan de madrugada han venido
a dcspGgtar 4 uStedeS.
-Scgtin diccn los n%tarincrGS que
la Sararon del aqua. debia ser media
uocAc-reSpOndi6 la sonora Molla-
roy con algin cmbarazO mientras
Iuc Albcrtina vOIvia cerca de Ia en-
fcrma. a fin de que su madre no So
vicSe mO.cStada pOr su ~preSencia
para las nxplicaciOnes que preveia.
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ST.. sOla....
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N accidente-anadi6 ell marino.-
Quizis eS TN crimen.... Dcbel- "a
berla arrastrado hasta ALI y arroia-
do en- Ell aqua.
No, pareca ser que no habia
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-12-27
Enrique ~ViLLAPADTERNA.
Los erfumes. y los celos

NUEVA YORK, Die. 25.-"Los
celos la convierten en- n fiera,
pues al llegar por la noche a mi ca
sa a descansar de mis- fatigas, Sc
dedica a husmear mis- ropas 81
nota que huclen a algo, aunque sea
ell perfume o polvos que ella usa,
Sc pore furiosa y me acusa de des-
lealtad."
Con esas palabras Sc cxpres6 ante
su iGcz el scnor Bart, al set no.
tificado de que su csposa habia en-
tablado una dcmanda de divorcio
por supuestas infidelidades conyu-
gales. Barto Is director de IA or
uucsta dc III restaurant De esta clu-
dad Y muy amantc de vcstir bien y
pcrfum3rse. para 10 cual hace uso
de los mismos perfumes, poi"os de
arroz Y otroS articulos de tocador.
ieuales a los qle usa 81 mujeT. for
10 regular iiega 4 Su casa POGO deS-
pues de las dos dc Ia manana, e IN
mcdiatamente que Sc acueata; gu eS-
! pusa salta de u cana. cnc:endc Ia
luz V Sc pore a registrar y a oier
/ 3us Tcpas para yer 81 encuentra al
ouna huella De cue Sc lie haya apro-
| ximado alguna mujer, tai como un
cabello. polvo O ell olor de algun
! perfume. V aunque no e%ncuentre en-
| elias, NADIA sospechoso, sc cnciende
Ell ira V nc 10 deja dormir inventan-
dc las historias que le s~ujiere 81
l ccicsa Y calenturienta Imagination.
Dice 81 ST. Barto que ha adoptadG
- costumhre de dirijirSe al aposen-
to de su csposa antes de acostarse,
cuando llega de SUI trabajo, con ell
| objeto de informarse en- que condi-
I clones de ''genio" sc e]ncuentra, Y
81 nota que esta enojada o c%elosa,
Sc marcha n dormir 4 IN hotel; que
| dandose en- casa, 81 esta normal"
Micntras. Sc ~resuclve el juicio de
divorcio entablado por II celosa Sc
nora, ell marido tendra que pasarle
v~cinticinco d6lares semanarios para
~alimentos, pues segIn ella, 81 espo-
so CANA noventa d5lares semanarios,
aunGue q alega que solo CANA Gin
cuenta Y cinco como director de or
questa.