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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03
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As usual the Capital Journal gave the news first last
night The presidents speech in full with all the scenes
attending its delivery printed in extra edition at
7:30 p and practically 1000 copies of it sold the
streets 1t hour ahead of the little incomplete
fragmentary reports that appeared later the
streets from various This extra edition of the
Capital Journal sent to all mail subscribers of this
paper in place of the regular edition. thus giving them
Journals press run yesterday reached the 5000 mark
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

state commerce commission,
The exact increase desired is not
named, but it is understood to be Is
per cent on general freight rates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

plying the hoe, all summer long, it makes you saddish to
find your radish is worth less than song! You vow
you'll never waste fierce endeavor by raising things from
in the weeds This year you'll find at work, dad blind
in cheap and sweet stained dds in years thereafter
We'll shrek with laughter if you home grown spuds
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

German feeling against DR.. Zimmerman grows more
intense daily according to the dispatches from Amster
dam, He is generally condemned for his action in the
matter of trying to ally Mexico and Japan with Germany
and against the United States. It appears his being
caught at it is the main reason for this feeling
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03
ASK HIGHER. RATES

Washington, April ?. The formal
petition of "a western railroads for an
increase in general freight
rates was filed today with the inter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

Rockefellers pastor is epigrammatic well as en-
phatc but his expression sounds trie profane coming
from the pulpit. He said in his sermon Sunday among
other things: "To hell with Germany If Germany is
tight then God is wrong"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

Salem, Oregon
This firm has purchased with
in the last thirty days three
full car loads Of Furniture,
Rugs and Ranges, and within
the next ten days viii have on
their AOOrs as cOuplete and
up-te-date a stock as has ever
been shown in this city, and at
prices that will be very pleas
ing to the people of Salem
and vicinity.
We will have Furniture to suit
all tastes and pschet bsOks,
from the plain substantial
every day kind to the most
exclusive period styles in
William and Mary, Queen An
ne, Adams, JacObean and
Colonial.
A splendid line Of DavenpOrts,
Chairs and Rockers in Tapes
try, Velour and Leather Gov
erRgs.
Dining Tables, Dining Chairs,
Bufets and China Closets.
uO-CartS, SulkeyS and Car
riages. The very latest styles
and at right prices.
We claim to have the finest
stock Of Rugs in the city; Rag
Rugs, Fibre Rugs, Tapestry
Rugs, Velvet, Administer and
WiltOns.
ns--a splendid assert
80 a,~L Il II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

The Chinese tong war is apparently as reckless and
regardless of the lives of Americans as the German
submarine When citizen is shot down on the
streets by these hghbinders it is time the citizens take
the law into their hands and give the Chinese to
derstand they must either obey the wheman laws
get out of the whitemans country Mayor Albee is on
been agreed by the tongs for 30 days which open
insult to the laws Imagine gang of cinnamon soemnly
promising they will not dsobey The law for thirty days
leaving what may happen after that to their discretion
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-03

Germany has called out all her up to so years of
age and Austria had already called to the colors all
up to 65 1t will be from this that the central
powers have at last reached their limit of This be-
ing the they must win this summer victory will be
impossible From this the armies will decrease instead
of growing larger 1t is claimed General Won Hindenburg
has planned desperate campaign for the future,
but whether will be against the Russian front that
the west is unknown though the belief is it will be
the latter The drive of both the French and British still
presses ahead but the indications both have reached
the Hindenburg line and that further advance any, will
be slow
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
ONE FISH is SOLD FOR 1929
Return of Sturgeon to Delaware River
Surprising as 1t Was Thought to
Have Been Exterminated.

Sturgeon fishing IN the Delaware
river and bay has showed surprising
Improvement over past years in the
number of catches and size of the fish.
the Philadelphia Record states. Old
river men are mystif1ed by the return
of the sturgeon, as it was thought these
big fish had been about exterminated.
Recently n number of exceptionally big
fish were caught, some averaging well
above 200 pounds and Jew 300 pound
sturgeon have also been caught.
The COW sturgeoIaare just now filled
with roe and some - the big ones yield
from 90 to 100 pounds, selling at $2.15
a pound at the wharves One fisher
man who brought in compound stur-
geOn last week was paid 1905 for the
roe and $24 for the fish, his catch net
ting him $500.
Harry A. DalbOw of PennsgrOve,
who has been buying caviar here for
many years, says that this is one of
the best sturgeon seasons in the bay
he has seen for long time. There
is big demand for the roe this year,
as importations of caviar from Russia,
where sturgeon are caught extensively,
have been cut off by the war.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Lemons Beauty!
Make Quarter Pint
of Lotion, Cheap

Here is told how to prepare an inex-
pensive lemon lotion which can be used
to bring back to any skin the sweet
freshness, softness, whiteness and
beauty.
The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white makes whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for small jar Of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be TAX
en- to strain the lemon Juice through q
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in.
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem
on juice Is used to bleach and remove
such blemisheS as freckles, sallowneSs
and tan, and is the ideal skin softener,
Smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it
daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands, and see for yourself. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Sept. %, 1915. Wattsville, Miss.
Prove What Swamn-Root Will Do For You
Just Talk.

"The Huns" said q government Off.
cial at luncheon, stalk big about a
war indemnity and annexation, but
they don't mean what they say. They
just hope by their big talk in the be-
ginning to make a better bargain In
the end.
'The Huns are like the chap who en-
tered the bankers Office and said:
Pardon me, but are you carrying
sufficient life insurance to satisfy your
conscienceY
81 am said the banker, shortly.
'Could l interest you,. then, sir, in
a player piano, with electrical attach.
ments at thousand dollars?'
"'You could not
"'What about gold-mounted talk
ing machine in satinwood case, re-
duced to seven hundred and fifty dol
Iarsr
Nothing doing
al wonder, sir, If an unexpurgated
set of e. P. Roe, full levant morocco,
blind fooled, going at five hundred dol
lars, dirt cheap, would appeal to your
"'No, 1t wouldn't
"'Want to buy fling cabinet, sirr
"'NO.'
"'Ahen. Then what would you say
to this five-cent stick of shaving soap
nickel stick of Shaying soap, just
to get rid of me? Anything doing, STRIP
my goodness, yes! Here! Take
this
"'Thank you, sir, and good day."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SALIVATES
Sraighten Up! Don't Lose Days Work. Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "Dodson's Liver Tone"

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. Take
a dose OF the vile, dangerous drug to-.
night and tomorrow you may lose q
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when 1t comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into 1t. break
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. II you
feel sluggish and "all knocked out" IL
your liver is torpid and bowels consti.
pated or you have headache. dizziness,
coated tongue, II breath is bad or
stomach sour, just try a spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
a spoonful tonight and If it doesn't
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

"Who is that man who just spoke to
your?
II don't know"
"But he spoke as though he knew
YOU"
perhaps he does. / may have met
him somewhere, but I don't recall his
name"
That's queer. Men don't usually
speak to other men unless they know
them. Perhaps he's someone you're
ashamed to let me know you know"
II tell you the man Is stranger to
me. He may be a minister of the Cos
pei for all know"
''That isn't very likely. The few
ministers you've ever met you could
remember easily enough. It's more
likely he's gambler or barkeeper."
"Great Scott, wOman!"
"Oh, there's no use losing your tenn
per. I'm just poor fool of q woman,
not supposed to know anything or
have any sense at all, but just the
same I'm thoroughly convinced you're
hiding something from me-"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
!. N. c. A. POPULAR
At CAMP JACKSON
FIRST CLASS READING AND WRIT
ING ROOM IS WELL FILLED
WITH KHAKI CLAD BOYS.
MANY CASES OF ANTHRAX
State Sanitary Board Orders vacclna-
ton and Dipping In Effort To
Stamp Out Epidemic Of Dis
ease-capitol Fight Still On.

Jackson-A Y. M. C. A. tent, so by
80 feet, now adorns the grounds of the
First Mississippi regiment at Camp
Jackson. 1t is equipped with all
kinds of conveniences, such as writing
tables, stationery, telephones, phono-
graphs, checkerboards, magazines, dali
ly papers and other appurtenances of a
first-class c1ubroom, so that a young
man may get all he wants in this di-
rection free of cost, and there is also
free movie show three times per week.
Everything has been done to give the
soldier boys homelike place to spend
t.Lsir spare time, and they are taking
advantage of the opportunity. There
will also be religious services for the
moral welfare Of the boys, but they do
not have to attend unless they feel so
inclined.
This military camp work has been
placed in charge of H. L. Simmons, as
secretary. His station Is at the A. &
M. college, but he has been released
for the summer so that he may attend
to this more pressing duty, and is
proving the right man in the right
place C. A. Witherspoon is associat-
ed with Mr.. Simmons as social secre.
tary, while G. d. Coleman of Louis
vile, Miss, Is director of religious
work, leaving a good position as agri-
culturist in the Franklin county agri-
cultural high school to take UP this
work. The soldier boys are utilizing
the facilities offered, and 1t is said
that an average of 400 letters per day
are being mailed from the headquar-
tiers of the Y. NJ C. A. at Camp jack
son.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
The Hearing.

BY far the biggest part of the hear
Ing we do is done with our ears. We
hear at eve the thrush with our ears
and the milkman In the morning.
Then there Is the other sort or hear
Ing that we do quite bit, and could
do just as well without ears.
~ hear the Jonses haven't spoken
to each other for a week. Lots Of
hearing Of this sort Is done. The way
people like to hear! We hear this and
we hear that. The amount Of real hear
Ing that was done In the first place
would have left the Jonses' reputa-
ton In fairly good order.
An enterprising real estate dealer,
in addition to the view or the health
fulness Of community. might adver-
tise the hearing. Next to being heard
people like to hear.-Exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

try Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound. took six bottles and today
am healthy woman able TO do my own
homework. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia e. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound. and find out lor
themselves how good it is"-Mrs. CA Is,
A. KIEso, 500 North Ave-, Aurora, liz
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials on file at the Pinkham LAD
oratory. many of which are from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment of female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited TO write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go;
(confdential), Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. 1t is free, will bring you health
and may save your life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Short Course for Women.

A conservation short course, which
Is a new idea in home extension work,
viii be held for the women and girls
of Mississippi by the home economic
extension department of the A. & M.
College. In making the announcement,
Miss Susie ". Powell, who inaugural
ed the movement, said that every
county home economics agent is ex-
pected to- send at least one delegate
from her county. with one member
probably from the canning clubs the
poultry clubs and the home demon
stratiOn clubs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning
want you to 60 back to the store and
get your money Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be.
cause 1t Is real liver medicine; entire.
ly vegetable, therefore it cannot sail
vate or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your slug.
gish liver to work and clean your bow.
els OF that sour bile and constipated
waste which is clogging your system
and making you feel miserable. guar.
antee that bottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone will keep your entire family feel
ing fine for months. Give 1t to your
children. 1t Is harmless; doesn't grippe
and they like its pleasant taste.-Adv.
When Il country girl returns from
college she has been known to shy at
~. Il oh TO.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Court Rules AGAINST Printery.

The state printing bill, requiring
county printing to be done at home.
was upheld by the state supreme court.
The decision was in the Senatobia
Blank Book and Stationery Company,
in which the attorney general showed
that the company was dummy for a
st. Louis firm.
The court said: Information in this
case not only alleges that fraud was
practiced upon the state in obtaining
the charter, but that the acts Of the
alleged corporation are all violations of
the law"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
CUTIcURA COMPILATIONS


Make Cuticura Soap your everyday
toilet Soap, and assist 1t now and then
as needed by touches Of Cuticura ONT
ment to soften, soothe and heal. Moth
ing better to make the complexion
clear, scalp free from dandruff and
hands soft and white.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Attaekina the Weakest Point.

AS a result of his overdevelopment
in the wrong direction Dennis, who Is
now aged ten, had been sent to bed
at an unusually early hour with strict
injunctions that he was not even to
read. After about half an hour of
repentant quietness subdued but In
sistent call of marine" was heard
downstairs.
what is ity' came the impatient re-
ply.
Cant / read bit Of the BibleT
pleaded sorrowful voice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Cattle improving In Lincoln.

r. ". Rafnel, federal dipping vat
inspector in Lincoln county, has issued
notice that dipping will have to con.
tinue every two weeks from now until
December, irrespective of whether any
owners cattle are free from ticks or
not. Inspector Rafnel says that the
state live stock sanitary board has no
jurisdiction In this matter or author
ity to permit any one to dip less than
every fourteen days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Maybe He Was Too Weak.

81 don't believe that man was real
ly hungry"
"Why?"
''He said he hadn't had anything to
eat for three days, and told him il
he would split that cord of wood I'd
give him his breakfast"
"WellT
"He asked me for his breakfast first.
Any man who was really that hungry
would have been glad to earn his
meal"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Centennial Buildings Ready.

The half dozen permanent buildings
of the Mississippi Centennial exposi-
ton, which began to assume shape last
January, will be finished within the
next two weeks, according to the con-
tractors. About $50 men are now busy
giving the finishing touches to the
handsome structures, and but little
work remains, largely in the line Of
painting and placing Of tile roofs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Mccomb Company Sworn In.

The McComb military company,
which is a part of the Second Missis-
sippi regiment, was mustered in at
,McComb City by Capt j. NJ Hairston,
assistant adjutant general and mus
tering officer for the Mississippi ma
tional guard Officers of the COM
pany are: F. B. Varnado, captain; O..
B. Quin, Jr.. first lieutenant: Walter
Simmons, second lieutenant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
F RECKLES
Now II the Time to Get Rid Of These
U9iy Suoto.

Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed Of your freckles. az the
prescription othine - double strength - 10
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-doubie
seength-from your druggist. and apply q
little OF IL night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pIetely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. az this IL sold under guarantee OF
money back II It fails to remove frecklea-
Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
TOO ausv To GET Pardons,

William Dobbius, sentenced to the
state penitentiary for life. has been
pardoned by Gov Bilbo. His freedom
was recommended by the state pardon
board at recent session. He. was
sent up from Adams county on charge
Of murder.
Gov. Bilbo has signed few Of the
many pardons recommended Is he
says tho work az all conyIcts Il need
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
ASSUMING a Virtue.

Everybody Is economizing now"
said Meandering Mike.
yep" replied Flooding Pat. sand
I'm economizing, too. | don't want TO
hear no more sarcasms about my not
usin' up SOAP"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
A Domestic cataclysm.

He (reading the news)-My dear,
see there's another break in China.
She--I can't help it, John. Even
taking it out of her wages won't stop
her.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

severe p&Ahe "
back and sides until
/ became so weak !
could hardly walk
from chair TO chair
and got 30 nervous
Iwould jump at the
slightest noise. L
was entirely unne
to do my house
work, I was giving
up hope Of ever be-
ing well, when my
.;.tev. oakad me 70
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Natural Eiuhter.

''Do you think your boy would be
safer at home than In the army?"
"Not bit. Every time there Is a
ball game in the neighborhood they
make him the umpire"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Kind to Father.

Little miss, three years old, very OBJ
serving, called on her grandaunt the
other day. "Come again" said grand
aunt in farewell.
Father next morning said: "Good-
by, Little Miss"
"Good-by. Come again" she re-
piled in polite tones.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Name DormItory For siIbo.

A movement has been started
among the 235 veterans and women in.
mates of the jefferson Davis soldiers
home at Beauvoir to have the board
OF trustees of the soldiers home call
one OF the new dormitories to be erect
ed this summer "Bilbo" in honor of
Gov. Theo. G. Bilbo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

If you suspect that your child has Worms.
a single dose of DR.. Peery's Dead Shot
will settle the question Its action upon
the Stomach and Bowels 10 beneficial In
either case No second dose or after pur'
gative necessary. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
"a Rebuild Alcorn structure.

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the general board Of college
trustees of Mississippi at Alcorn A. &
M. College. action was taken toward
planning the rebuilding and equip
ment of the industrial building of that
institution.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Weak, Fainty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectifed by taking "Renovine"
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. Adv
The Stacker.

She--Are you going to enlist?
He--Well, would if / thought
could not pass the examination.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Two Spendthrifts.

Mary spend as much as you do.
Alice-Perhaps, but / have less to
show for the mOney.-Life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
1T IMPERATIVE

that you keep bottle of Mississippi
Diarrhea Cordial In your medicine
chest. In constant use for fifty years.
Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
WORKING Both Ways.

ut is the early bird that catches
the worm"
$50 does the early fish,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
RIa Sum For Cotton Sale.

Dug Gum For NOtIoH odtSs
There was paid into the state treas
ury by the trustees Of the penitentiary
the sum of $152.616.68, which, while
not 30 large as other payments from
the same source in recent months, car.
ries considerable significance. This
was the final payment made on the
last sale of state cotton, and was the
winding up Of the crop OF 1861, be-
ing part of the collection made for the
1881 bales sold to different buyers a
few weeks ago at Parchman.
According to Secretary Conan, the
crop for the season just closed amount.
ed to 7,216 bales, which with the reve.
nue. from the seed saved and sold
amounted in round numbers to $780,
900.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Constipation generally indicates disordered
stomach, liver and bowels Wrighfs Indian
Vegetable Pills restore regularity without
gripping. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19

Canada's 1916 trade with Britain
amounted to 1921, $50, 40S.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-19
Druggists Experience With
Kidney Medicine

I have handled and sold DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root for some time and have
heard customers claim that it had pro
duced very satisfactory results in differ.
emit ailments, of the kidneys, liver and
bladder. / have nothing but favorable
reports at hand and my personal opin-
ion is that there is not anything on the
market that will equal Swamp Root for
disease of the kidneys, liver and bladder
and I know of physician who is a very
strong believer in the merits of Swamp
Root. Very truly yours,
THE j. M. WATTS NERO. STORE,
J. III. WATTS.
Sept. %, 1915. Wattsville, Miss.
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
Send ten cents to Dr.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.-Adv.