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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Law
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Because Ii Undertakes to Pro-
hibit Strikes Which
Are Lawful

Hall versus Johnson, is the title of
the case on which the supreme court
passed today, concerning the Portland
ordinance forbidding picketing, and
which is generally known as the "anti
picketing law.' 1t was in the nature of
a habeas corpus proceeding brought by
Earl Hall who had been arrested for
picketing in Portland, by Chief of Po-
lice johnson. 1t was an original pro-
ceeding begun in the supreme court by
Hall to secure his liberty as well as to
test the law. "The ordinance, says
the court, "is not an anti-picketing or
dinance, as it pretends to be, but is
much more than that since it undertakes
to prohibit strikes and boycotts as well
1t is held that since strikes are law
full in every state in the union and
countenanced by all the federal and
state courts as a well defined right of
workingmen, the ordinance in that i'm.
portant particular is unreasonable and
contrary to public policy; and therefore
void.'
The court says that an anti-picketing
ordinance properly drawn and omitting
the Objectionable features referred tc
would be upheld. 1t follows said the
court that the petitioner must be dis
charged from custody, and it is so or
dered.
Nine other opinions were handed
down as follows:
other Opinions.
School District No. 80, Clatsop coun
ty, VS.. Almea Construction company
ct. al, appellants; appealed from Clat
sop; suit on bond; opinion by Justice
Justice Burnett; judgment of Circuit
Judge Eakin modified
Critics VS.. Willamette Valley Lumber
company, appellant; appealed from
Polk; action on contract; opinion by
Chief Justice Mcbride; Circuit Judge
Belt affirmed.
w. C. Elliott, ct al. VS.. City of Port
land, appellant; appealed from Multno-
NAH; suit to enjoin sale of certain pro
perty by city for collection Of reassess-
ment against same for Riverside sewer;
opinion by Justice Bean; judgment of
Circuit Judge Morrow modified.
Oregon Washington Railroad & Navi-
cation company VS.. Frank II. Reed, ct
al, appellants; appealed from Multno-
NAH; suit to quiet title to right of way;
opinion by Justice Moore; judgment Of
Circuit Judge McGinn modified.
Minnie T. Reed, appellant VS.. Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.,
appealed from Multnomah; suit to re-
form deed; opinion by Justice Moore;
Circuit Judge McGinn affirmed.
H. H. Caples, appellant VS.. John
Ditchburn; appealed from MultnOmah
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Chamberiain's Tablets

Chamberlain s Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation, and have met
with much success in the treatment of
those diseases. People who have suf-
fered for years with stomach trouble
and have been unable to obtain any
permanent relief, have been complete
iy cured by the use of these tablets
Chamberlain s Tablets are also of great
value for biliousness. Chronic eonsti
patton may be permanently cured by
taking Chamberlain s Tablets and OBJ
serving the plain printed directions
with each bottle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
STATE FALLS DOWN
ON RED CROSS QUOTA
Portland Worries With 81
Per Cent Pat, Marion Shows
Up Only 2S-Why
By orton E. Goodwin
Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive

Portland, Dec. What s the mat
ter with Portland7"
That is the question that is worrying
campaigners in the Red Cross member
ship drive in this city.
1t was all right so long as it was
purely local question. Deplorable, it is
true, but the Portland Red Cross work
ers had an excellent alibi in the wealth
er which the proverbial "oldest inhab-
ltant'' declares is the worst ever
known.
But soemone somewhere suggested to
county managers all over Oregon that
they file by wire a few pleasing inquir-
les rather pertinently directed to the
Portland campaign.
They poured in yesterday and today
those subtle, sarcastic, kindly inquiries.
Some of them came Christmas Day
and Mayor Baker was given few of
them to read. He proceeded to dictate
to Portland what has been described as
the strongest proclamation ever issued
here. 1t sizzled and it burned its way
into those Portlandcrs and they pro-
ceeded to reorganize.
So the real Portland camapign only
began this morning. OF course, Portland
has won out SO far with 10000 mem
bers, but it has 10000 more to go. And
it means hard work, lots of it, yet the
campaigners have vowed they will not
quit until the cash registers and the
adding machines total 100000.
Roy Bishop, of Portland, campaign
manager of the leading county in the
state could afford to be generous. But
he WASH t. Here was his wire:
"Umatilla county over 10000, equal
ling One-half population. What's the
matter with Portland2n
Aud there was something vaguely sub
tic i'll Ed Kiddle, Of Union IS telegram:
Union county over top. Weather
jfiightful, but will keep on going till
New ear to help Oregon. Tell Port
land boys to cheer up
How is Portland going2" telegraph
led Jimmy" Donegan, from Burns
" Harney county nov i07 per cent, May
90 much higher.
And H. Baldv in. +rom Prineville, had
to add his little bit to the cup Of sor-
row of the Portlanders, with "Crook
county goes over top la per cent. How
is Portland2"
Keep it up in Portland and Oregon
will make good, F" was Sam E. Van Vac
TORS contribution, announcing Morrow
county's LOG per cent. "We are not
quitting" he unkindly added.
But the absolute limit F" was fur
nished when Milton B. Klepper, well
known Portland attorney, who has been
a prime mover in previous Red Cross
Liberty Loan and Y. M. C. A. drives
telegraphed from Tacoma: "Am cutting
lay Christmas vacation short and re-
turning to Portland tonight to assist
Red Cross membership drive. Portland is
all right but has been asleep on the
job. Will report for duty Thursday
morning."
Hence, Portland serves formal no
tice to the rest Of the state. "We arc
ON the job, but for heaven IS sake stoI
making it quite so tough for u.s."
Following are county quotas and re
sults tn date.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
STOCK GAMBLERS SEE
CHANCE FOR PICKINCS
IN RAILROAD PLAN
Railroad Stocks Jump On An
nOunceInent Of Govern
Inent Control

New York, Dec. 27.-The stock mar
ket opened strong, with railroad
shares showing decided advances to-
day, following announcement of gov
ernment control of the transportation
lines of the country.
Advances of the leaders ranged
from one to two points to IL 5-S, reg
istered by st. Paul.
New York Central was up ~
points at II. New Haven opened at
20, up Is; Erie was up 3-S at l6.
The general list followed the rail
road advance.
General Electric opened at 1874 1-S,
Iup l 3-S. American Smelter opened at
I7lh, up III.
Among the other railroads, South
ern Pacific opened 81, up six and a
lquarter. Union Pacific was up SH at
III. Southern Railways was up Sb at
"A. Reading opened at 10Y, up 7-S;
lSt. Paul 4S, up IL 5-S; Pennsylvania
up 3 at 45A Atchison S71a, up 91a i;
Delaware and Hudson, 100, up s; Ca
madam Pacific 134,> up Al Louisville
and Nashville 1O91a, up 315; Norfolk
and Western 104, up 3-S; Ontario
and Western 21A, up III.
| United States Steel opened with a
sale Of five thousand shares at sc
and 200 at s612 and S5 7-S, up 215 to
2 3-S.
American Can opened at 35, up /
Is; Missouri Pacific % 3-4, up IL
American Telephone and Telegraph
100 34, up /; Westinghouse 36 5-S
up So; Baldwin Locomotive 5715, ur
3-1S; Crucible Steel, so, up /; Beth
lehem B 701a, up l 5-S.
The market generally regarded tbs
news of federal control of the rail
roads, the best that had reached here
/ in months. 1t was pointed out that
railroads profits, the lines will be il
better shape if the control continues
to the end of the war than ever be
fore.
Possibility that railroad issues
might be withdrawn from trading on
the stock exchange was not entertain
ed by Officials. They declared that Sc
lcurity holders must have some market
should they desire to lquidate theii
holdings and that the fact that the
government would be in control OF
tho lines would have no effect on
trading in the issues.
With favorable opinions expressed
in every quarter ON the Washington
announcement, there was a wild seram
Bile for stocks Immediately the market
opened.
During the first few minutes OF
trading Delaware and Hudson ad
vanced IA points to 1906 st. Paul com
mon went to 40, up 12 SIS, Chesapeake
and Ohio sold up to AZ, an advance OF
5 1-S, and Union Pacific went up to
1lz B. and O. common sold at 55, VI
15A.
The market continued to fairly bci
during the first hour. Prices in some
issues ran wildly up and down with
out any apparent reason. There were
differences Of five and six points be
tween some sales of the same issue
st. Paul common dropped from 40 tt
441a. B. and o. went from 81 to s.
3-4, only to recover later.
While industrials were higher, thel
were generally overlooked in the wilt
lbuying in rails.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

944-Roy Franklin Shields
945-Milton Abraham Kooreman
946-Dale HilbOrn
947-William Alfred Chittick
948-David G. Ramseyer
949-William Francis Hall
95O-John Gentenbein
95l-John Livel Apple
952-Henry Louie Bahnsen
953-J oseph Ripp
95EClaude Orville Whiteman
955-Danial Peter Scharf
l956-Crist Bichsel
957-Edward Andrew DUNCAN
l958-Roy Benson Duncan
959-Leo Joseph Rock
960-Guy Eden Cruzan
I961-James P. Plecas
I962-Merril Doris Richmond
963-Chas. Kordich
g64- Sylvester Michael Doerfler
! |965-Raymond Walter Myers
l966-Alpheus j. Gillette
I967-Dallis Paul McLin
I968-Claude U. Churchill
l969-John Godlobb Traeger
I97O-Arthur Hartley
l971-James Paul Daniels
I972-Grant Everette Wikoff
IS73-Harry Mason Crow
i974-Harry Rexford Wilson
I975-Alexander Nick Doerfler
! s76-Charles Henry Bronguccio
l977-Martin Norbert Miller
l97S-Grover Bennett Powers
i979-Bruno Tallarida
l9S0-Charles Edward Eyre
l9S1-Chester Manning Wilcox
I982-Jesse Samuel Miller
i9S3-Garold Nyles Thompson
I9S4-Ermal Ellsworth Cramer
l9S5-Geo. Joseph Yost
i9S6-Alfred James Wick
j9S7-George Lemons
/ i9S8-Eugene Harl McMahan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
988 QuestiOnaires
Have Been Mailed to Date
Half Way Mark Reached

Questionnaires were mailed today
to the following registrants. These
must appear before the legal advisory
board ION or before Thursday of next
week:
S90-George Robert Thornley,
S91-Chas. A. Sielinski -..
S92-James Henry Meyer
S93-Paul Thomas Rasmussen
S94-Michael Oeder
Subsidiaries Gilbert McElroy
S96-Richard E. DAILY
S97-Fred Arlington Miller
S9s-Leonard H. Wenger
899-Edward Etzel
900-Clifford T.. Headrick
901-Sam La Branche
902-Fred Asher Ackerman
903-Elliot Everett Lesley
9O4-Cecil Troy Cooper
9O5-John William Schifferer
906-Hiram Craig Marvin
9O7-Lloyd E. Weeke
9OS-Fred Augustus Taylor
9O9-Walter Willard Birtchet
Colchester August Lorengen
911-Ben F. Beckwith
9l2-Roylon Leroy Terry
913-Floyd Everett Bates
9l4-Morris Ranford DUNCAN
915-Archie Clifford Van Nuys
gl6-Ota Delbert Binegar
917-Charles Elkanah Bailey
9l8-George Albert Mckay
91g-William D. Darling
800 Clifford Christopher Stayton
921-Robert Meuric Roberts
922-Arleigh Ray Straw
923-Robert Joseph Smith
924-Chris Henry Ringwald
925-Joseph H. Bach
926-William Henry Barton
927-Frank Etzel
92S-Earl Glover Beck
929-Virgil M. DeCoster
93O-EarI Ralph Van Nuys
931-Verl Andrew Goode
932-Urlin Scott Page
933-Clarence McCunn Byrd
934-Arnold Chris Hermansen
935-Hugh Francis Cook
936-Joseph Susbauer
937-Arehie E. Bradshaw
93S-Cid Doolittle
939-Lesley o. Tocze
940-Ralph Earl Spicer
941-Francis Lee Wester
s42-Eugene Boice Grabenhorst
943-Joseph Odenthal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
No More Travelling
In Palatial Cars

Washington, Dee 27-Traveling de
luxe will become a thing of the past
under government operation of the
railroads.
Under Director General McAdoo s
regime the last ounce of efficiency
will be demanded out of present equip
ment. The present private car and ex-
ira fare specials already have been
curtailed Dining coaches and club
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Teachers association, beginning today at
the Lincoln high school. Special train
ing work and lectures by educational
authorities will be given in over score
of departemnts, and there viii be talks
by foremost educators at ths general
assembly.
Today's sessions are giving attention
to the business matters of the associa-
ton. Sessions continue until Saturday
night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

suit for accounting; Circuit Judge
Kavanaugh reversed; opinion per cur
lam.
NJ Derby VS.. United States FL
deity Guarantee company, appellant
suit on hand; opinion by Justice Bur
nett: Circuit Judge Galloway reversed.
Bravton & Lawbaugh VS.. Monark
Lumber Company, ct al. appellants; ap-
pealed from Multnomah; involving title
to real property; opinion by Justice
Harris; Circuit Judge Kavanaugh af-
firmed.
Grayson Y. P Murphy. appellant VS.
John Bielik, ct al; appealed from Multi
nomah: suit to remove cloud from title
to property; opinion by Justice Harris;
Circuit Judge Kevanaugh affirmed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Colonel Disque of the airplane con-
struetion service says work on spruce
production drags, whereas above all
things it should soar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET.

Portland, Or, Dee. 27.-Twenty-four
hundred school teachers are in Portland
for the annual convention Of the State
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The German eommander-in-ehief on
the italian front is Won Below, and
tbat s where we'd like to see him go.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Of Sharon, his son, NJ. Patterson Jones Of
the United states and Confederate navies
the Rev. William Maffit of SaIona. John
CAN'T of Strawberry Vale, one of the
large land and slave holders of his time
in the vicinity OF Washington; Col. Dan
iel Dulaney. who married John Gantt's
daughter Margaret and lived on what is
now the Joseph Letter property on the
Potomac: William Slade. clerk in the
War Department, who bought a tract out
of the CAN'T lands about 1910 and who up
to the time of his death in the early 70s
was one of the widest known men in that
part Of Fairfax county adjacent to WASH
ington. Old Col Cruickshank, who bought
the Dulaney property at public sale at
property Joseph Letter holds now, was
all
Benjamin Mackall was born in George
town October IA, 1890. He was a son
Catherine Beall. They were married No
merchant marine. sailed the seven and
other sens and finally settled in the land
of his fathers in Georgetown. He had a
numerous family. In addition to Benja-
min Mackall of Langley he had a daugh-
ter named Covington, who married Rich
ard Smith, whose daughter married one
of the Chew farlily and from whom Mrs
Frances Gunneil is descended.
There was also a daughter Helen.
who married James Gunne1l, father of
DR.. Francis Gunnell, surgeon general
OF the navy at one time. His daughter
Evening star., 1917-01-07

ley. and the hamlet of Langley takes
its name from the tract This tract at
the time it was given its name COM
priSed 100 acres, but years later tract
of 500 acres lying in the west
and which was the farm of Gen. Roger
Jones, long distinguished officer of
the army and at one time the adjutant
general. and who was a brother of
Commodore Catesby Jones of the old
navy, was purchased from the heirs of
Gen. Jones and added TO the Langley
tract. Near the village of Mclean, and
the highest land in that vicinity. is a
hill which bears the name of Mackall
Hill. and that hill. the name Of which
is pronounced "Make-all." bears some
relation to the narrative which the
Rambler is spinning.
The old house by the pikeside
among the oaks and pines and cedars
was the home of Benjamin Mackall.
who had among his other distinctions
that of being one of the early post
masters of Washington. This house
was also the home of the son of Ben
jamin Mackall Gen. William Whann
Mackall, a meritorious officer of the
army, who won distinction in the Mex
lean war and the Seminole and other
Indian wars, and on the breaking out
of the civil war aligned himself with
the Confederate States and held high
rank in the armies of the south. Gen.
Mackalfs daughter, Miss Frances s..
Mackall. lives in the house today, while
son of Gen. Mackall, d. S. Mackall
of the Washington bar. lives in an old,
Evening star., 1917-01-07
Prosperity of Porto Rico Not to Defeat the Hope Of
American Citizenship for Formulation of One Million

propaganda, and. while not an extern
sive one, it nevertheless is prof1ta BILE
and Is a growing one. American con-
sumers who have learned the high
quality of Porto Rico coffee are its best
advertisers.
with the island enjoying genuine
prosperity, there Is no economic cause
to keep alive political discomfort. But
the denial of political rights unques-
tionably keeps the inhabitants restive.
They are not so restive as Immediately
after the cession by SPAIN when they
thought that. having been annexed.
they would be taken right into the
American Union, but. nevertheless. they
are not fully contented.
When the United States became the
sovereign power in Porto Rico there
were good many things to be done
which justified caution in extending
full political rights. Under Spain
there had been a sort of autonomy, and
Porto Rico had representation in the
Spanish cortes. but II was not the kind
of home rule that had given much
training in free political institutions.
The Porto Ricans, or those who as
sumed to speak for them. were largely
theorists, and their ideas of popular
government were mostly pure abstrac-
tions. Practical Americans saw what
was lacking. The Porto Ricans in
their enthusiasm for liberty, proposed
to take several million dollars and
build temple of liberty. The Ameri-
cans, instead. spent tle money on
schools and good roads and internal
Evening star., 1917-01-07

English. and their children go to the
government schools. Twenty-one
schools are maintained on the penin-
suia. and about eight hundred Esk'
children attend them. The teachers
tell me that the children have more
than ordinary intelligence. Some OF
them have good minds and many reach
Il high proficiency In reading and writ
ing. One of the little girls recently
went from here to plattsburg. n. Y.
where she entered the NTH grade. In
a class below her in the same Eskimo
school here In Alaska were :wo boys.
one full-blooded Eskimo and the
other the son OF white man. The
white boy had been to school in the
states. and he thought he could easily
beat the Eskimo. AT the end of the
first week the Eskimo was at the head
OF the class. and he held that place
throughout the year. That boy studied
arithmetic. including percentage, in
terest. commission, freight and profit
and loss. He could calculate the cost
of whalebone from the time IL came
from the whale until II was turned into
goods and brought back to Alaska
wish I could show you the Eskimo
babies They are the brightest, sweet
est. and I might say also the dirtiest
little pieces of human clay that / have
vet met with in my travels over the
world. They are full of fun and they
romp about. mimickins their fathers
and mothers and everything else under
In furs. and some look like large fuzzy
balls Their parents have a supersti-
tion that II the children be photo
graphed their souls will be under the
control OF the Photographic, even
though he be far away; and they run
from the camera. II required consid-
cradle coaxing for me TO get my Eski-
mo photographs. and ! was able to sue
coed only by pointing the camera in
another direction and then turning
quickly and making the snapshot he.
fore they understood they were being
taken.
And still these Eskimos seem to be
the soul of good nature. They are al
sing ana they seem to be FOND OF
music and dancing. / went last night
TO one OF their dances held In an Old
schoolhouse not far Sssrom the Eskimo
Evening star., 1917-01-07

THE MANSION HOUSE OF LANGLEY
but younger. house on the ancestral
acres close by the parent house of
Langley. and nearer than it to the
heart of Langley hamlet, or that part
of the hamlet where the church and
schoolhouse stand.
Benjamin Mackall bought the land.
which he named Langley, from Eliza
beth Lee in 1899. There was an old
house by the roadside, and this he re-
constructed on a larger scale. This is
the house among the oaks and pines
today. Benjamin Mackall lived there
from the time of his purchase of the
place until his death. on July %, 1880.
He was buried in Rock Creek cemetery,
but later was removed to the church.
yard of the little church at Lewinsville
and concerning which the Rambler has
made notes at various times. During
the civil war his position was quite
difficult. Union camps were spread
over his lands. The knowledge that
his son was a general in the Confed-
crate service did not prompt the aver
age Union soldier to a feeling of SYM
pathy toward him in those tense times.
Though his attitude was unquestion-
ably correct, his property was exposed
to vandalism and his family to annoy
ance A military guard was regularly
posted about his dwelling by Gen. Nc
Calmont.
Among the neighbors of Benjamin
Mackall were Commodore Catesby Jones
Evening star., 1917-01-07

ried Mary E. Noyes of Georgetown. He
died in Cecil county, where he was a prac-
tcing lawyer.
Gen Mackall of Langley had several
children. There was William Whann
Mackall. jr.. now lawyer living in Ss-
vannah. The second was BENJAMIN +.
Mackall, civil engineer, who died at
Langley a few years ago and sleeps in
the family lot at Lewinsville. The third
son was ID. S. Macllall. member Of the
bar of the District of Columbia. and who
lives on the lands of Langley. but not in
the house which the first of Langley Mack
alls built. The fourth son was Henry c.
Mackall, who lives in Fairfax county. but
not at Langley. The daughter of Gen
William Whann Mackall. Miss Frances 8.
Mackall. occupies the house OF her father
ard grandfather.
The house at Langley in which ID. S.
Mackall lives was once a Methodist
church, and was converted into a hos
pital during the civil war. 1t is rich
In interesting memories. and though It
has been enlarged and greatly altered
there still remain architectural touches
which suggest that 1t was built as a
church.
writing of this church reminds the
Rambler of what he considers another
interesting fact He has already noted
that one of the friends and neighbors
of the Mackalls of Langley was Will
liam Slade. man of strong person.
allty and fiery temperament who lived
Evening star., 1917-01-07

The Philippines. being a long way
off. get, II not what they wanted
at least more than they probably ex-
pected in the way of managing their
own affairs. Porto Rico, being nearby,
has not had great expectations. but sh g
has wanted something quite badly.
This is an organic act and citizenship
of the United States for her people. If
she doesn't get them this session. hope
deferred may cause her to despair OF
ever getting them.
1t is not question Of material pros
perity for the million Inhabitants of
the island possession which the United
States has kept suspended in midair
since the Spanish sh-American war. There
Is plenty of testimony that everybody
is pretty prosperous. This is largely
due to the sugar crop.
When the United States came into
control of the island. experts declared
that only a limited area was capable
of cane raising. and that all OF this
tNrritory already was under cultivation.
Nevertheless. the sugar area has been
Increased considerably. while the pro-
huctiveness of old plantations also has