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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Make Haste Slowly.

Remember that some training Is
necessary before man can become
a farmer. oven potato raisers have
to know how to drill.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
A Bears Diet.

A bear will eat anything from green
grass to elk steak Favorite foods are
fish, berries, roots insect larvae, honey,
frogs and all kinds of fish.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Ups and Downs.

THE problem which confronts the
modern housewife" said the would-be
philosopher, 'is how to raise children
and keep down the cost of doing So"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Second Garden of Eden.

; It is said by scientists that Mesopo-
ltamia may by the application of mod
ern agriculture, be made into another
Garden of Eden.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Troubles of a Law Man

"A lazy man amt likely to be
happy" said Uncle Eben. "He gen
orally gifts bad disposition tryln' to
scare other people into doia' de work"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Uncle PennYWise Saws:

I've often heard a man offer to
whip another with one hand tied be-
hind hin-but I've never seen 1t tried
Kansas City Journal.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Why Stars Twinkle.

The so-called twinkling of the stars
is chiefly an effect produced in our
atmosphere upon the waves of light.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-07-28
Simplicity and Wisdom.

To maintain oneself on this earth
Is not hardship but pastime, If one
will live simply and wisely.-Thoreau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
Newest Styles Always for Less Money
Economy store of Birmingham
Back From New York With All theNeW SprinQ ThinQS
All Buyers Have Returned

And enthusiastic The enthusiasm grows their purchases and has gotten entire force It's oozng There too honest goodness the city of Birmingham And then here secret along with the other reasonable than able to tell Ptz going show real buying this store With the tremendously good here will be matter that this the which do all buying this spring can find it P there look sewheret be found popular prices still supreme
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
POLK RESIDENT DIES


Van B. Sears, one of the best known
residents Of Polk csunty, passed away
in a Portland hospital ON March s.
The funeral occurred Sunday at the
family home, near Ballston, Rev. " r.
Reise, of Portland, of the Swedenborg
church, officiating. The remains were
inferred in the Ball cemetery. The en-
tire neighborhood and many friends
from distance were present to pay
their last respects to tho departed
neighbor and friend.
Van Banks Sears was born in Jeffer-
son county, Iowa, June l, 1s48, and
came to Oregon in December, 1874. He
was married TO Lydia =. Ball, March
26, 1876, and six children were born to
them. Since coming to Oregon Mr..
Sears had made his home in Polk coun-
ty. For many years he was democratic
county central committeeman for Ball
ston precinct
Honesty and integrity were sterling
qualities Of his character and his loyal
ty to principles which he held to be
true, and care for his home and family
were among his many Dallas
Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
Work On Ferry Landing
Is Being Rushed

The delaygin securing suitable
landing for ferry on this side of the
river was due to several causes. One
was that permission was asked of the
war department to throw the dirt in
the river. This was refused. Then moth
ing was done for about ten days, after
which the firm of Siewert & Engstrom
secured the contract. to remove about
2000 cubic yards Of dirt At first but
a few teams were put on the work.
Then several rainy days delayed the
work. But yesterday five teams and
nine men were working on The excava-
tions and today this force has been
largely increased. There is. still consid-
erable work to be done and the dock
constructed for both the high and low
water landings. Polk county already
has its landing ready and the plank
road built across the draw. The ferry
will be in operation as soon as the
landing is ready on this side. While
the Polk county court was hanging fire
on the bridge proposition, it proceeded
with commendable energy in spending
1900 in preparing landing and build
ing the approach for ferry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
DEATH OF A PIONEER

Mrs. Mary Ann Hall died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs G. W. Me
Laughlin, at Bnena Vista, Or, March
Is, and was buried at Belle Passi Gem
etery Sunday. For the past years she
had been AZ great sufferer and for
years totally blind.
Mrs. Hall was born in Tazwell coun
ty, ILL.,, July 2, 1929, and was 81 years
s months and days old when she died
She was the Oldest daughter of Rev
Neil johnson, pioneer Cumberland
Presbyterian minister, and Esther Rol
olson johnson. She came to Oregon
with her parents and family of ten
children in 1851 and settled on the
Neil johnson donation land claim neal
Woodburn and what is now known as
the P. L. Kenady place; was married
to Benjamin F. Hall, pioneer of 1916
on March "a, 1854, and they lived prac
tically all their lives together on the
Hall homestead at Woodburn, the hus
band dying Nov. Q, 1904 They were
parents of II children, of whom two
daughters and five sons survive. They
are Mrs. G. w. Mclaughlin of Buena
Vista, Mrs. J. L. Haller, f. N. Hal
and J. J. Hall of Woodburn, e. I. Hal
Of Salem and G. G. Hall and VIM. w
Hall of Portland. She leaves 81 grand
children, 6 great grandchildren and is
Survived by one brother, Joel ii. John
son of 6109 East I'D ST., Portland, and
many other relatives in Oregon and
the northwest.-W Woodburn Independ
af1f
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16

commissioner will have private office
The partitions in the big room will be
Of Opaque glass superimposed on base
of wood.
Articles of incorporation filed with
the corporation commissioner this
morning aggregate $1l5,000. The larg-
est firm to file was the Washtucna
Land and Live stock company, of
Washington state, foreign corpora
ton, with capital of 100000 for the
purpose of raising stock and owning
land, The office Of the Oregon branch
is located at Enterprise.
The Commercial Speciality company
filed with capital of $4,000 to deal
in soap and securing products in Port
land. The incorporators are D, L. kim
ball, j. p. Winter and Maude Hammel.
The st. Helens Mercantile company
filed with capital of $4,000 to deal
in goods and merchandise in st. Hell
ems. The corporators we're G. f. Chap
man, Homer B. Jamison and o. p M.
Jamison.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
ILANE, G0MPERS, WILSON


you present to the representatives Of
both sides the grave peril involved in
such situation at this time and that
you request them 50 to adjust their diff
ferenees as in any event to lead to a
postpOnement Of any acute difficulty
during the present national emerg-
ency."
COineident with designating the me-
diatry board, President Wilson later
sent personal appeal to members Of
the railroad brotherhoods and railroad
managers for cooperation in the best
interests Of the country. The appeal
reads:
81 deem Il my duty and my right to
appeal to yon in this time Of national
peril to open again the questions at
issue between the railroads and their
operatives with view to accommoda.
tion and settlement. A committee of
the council of National Defense is about
to seek a conference with you, with
that end in view.
"a general interruption Of the rail.
way traffic of the country at this time
would entail a danger to the nation
against which l have the right to enter
my solemn and earnest protest.
I" 1t is now the duty of every patrio.
tic man to bring matters Of this sort
to immediate accommodation.
"The safety of the country against
manifest perils affecting its own peace
and the peace of the whole world makes
accommodation absolutely imperative
and seems to ME to render any other
choice of action ineoneeivable.
WOODROW WILSON,"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16

/ 1t is expected that the new rates for
the Portland Railway, Light and Pow
er company will be given out within
month by the public service com
mission, which has returned from Port
land where it held hearing on the
valuation of the company for the rate
fixing purposes.
On account of the fact that the foot
crossing asked by the Clackamas coun-
Ity court across the tracks of the
Southern Pacific and the Oregon City
| railroad at Sellwood Gardens was
deemed to be dangerous, the petition
asking for a crossing at that point
was denied yesterday by the public
service commission. The denial was
made also because an underground
/ crossing can be constructed at $4,000
and an overhead crossing for $500.
Application for the purchase of kelp
| beds in Lincoln county was made to
| the state land board yesterday by e.
M. and E. v. Sherlock, of Portland.
The kelp beds in Oregon extend for
forty miles on each side Of Yaquina
bay, and the application is for bed
three miles wide and eight miles long.
According to the new law passed by
the legislature, the state land board
has authority to fix the price for the
purchase of the kelp beds.
| According to an opinion of the at
torney general, given out yesterday,
should the road bond bill that will be
voted on at the special election in
June pass, the state highway commits
sion, which will receive all money from
motor vehicle licenses, the commission
will receive the money on October ]
| of this year. But if the bill does not
pass, the commission will not receive
| it until December J. Under the new
| law the counties will not get any Of
the money directly.
| Secretary Of State Olcott has ap-
lpr0ved the form for the referendum
petition on senate bill 96, which es-
tablshes the dead line for commercial
| fishing in the Willamette river three
miles below the Willamette falls at
| Oregon City. When sufficient names
are secured to this petition the meas
iure will be put on the ballot to be
voted on at the special election on
June b.
George Palmer Putnam, private sec
retary to Governor Withyeombe, who
has been in Seattle on official busi-
ness, is expected back in Salem this
levening.
F. A. Elliott, state forester, who
went to Newberg on official business
yesterday. is expected back in Salem
this evening.
The members of the public service
commission are contemplating remodel
! ing their office rooms so that each
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
President Calls Cabinet.

Washington, Mar. 16.-Faeed by the
gravest domestic situation which has
threatened>the country in many months,
/ President Wilson today called his cab
met into session at 2:30 to determine
course of action in the fight between
the railroads and their employees.
! The president IS hands, it is admitted,
are tied insofar as being able to adopt
any drastic measures to ward off the
threatened strike of the brotherhoods.
Inquiries will probably be made in
the possibility of the government bring
ing injunction proceedings to prevent
strike, if peaceful settlement is i'm
possible or perhaps asking receiyerships
for the roads and operating them in
this way.
He appeared to have but two courses
open-a patriotic appeal to both sides
in the controversy to make concessions,
in view of the grave international crisis
and prevent the impending tieup OF the
country's transportation system, or the
summoning into conference with him of
representatives from the railroads and
brotherhoods in an effort to mediate
their differences.
The administration regards the strike
situation as an extremely grave ques-
ton, in which each side Of the contro-
versy is partly to blame for assuming
a dogmatic position. The president is
expected to make clear to the people Of
the country his opinion of the situation
should all efforts to avert strike fail
There is also a possibility of Fastening
session of congress, if necessary, in
order to secure powers for the president
to bring government forces into play
and handle the crisis.
The president, still weakened from
his protracted illness, will leave his
room for the first time in nine days to
attend the cabinet meeting,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
Miss SpOOr to Edit Coed
Number of COIIegian

At a called meeting of the girls ;
willamette club, this morning, it was
voted to publish special Coed edi-
tion of the Willamette Collegian, the
official student body publication Miss
Ruth Spoor, associate editor Of the Col
legian, was elected editor Of the spe-
cial number. Without doubt Miss Spoor
is the best journalist among the stu
dent body. The most popular stories
that 60 in the Collegian are her pro
ductions.
For several years the goods have
not edited an Issue of the Collegian.
Last year there were no special num-
bers, and this win probably be the
only issue of its kind this year Miss
Maude Maelean, q sophomer, was
elected associate editor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
Effects Already Pelt.

New York, Mar. President Viii
son today stands as the only buffer be-
tween the people of the United States
and the impact Of the greatest strike
the nation ever has known.
Representatives Of the "big four
railroad brotherhoods have declared
that unless the railways consent TO
their eight hour day demands by Z
O'Clock tomorrow evening the progress
sive strike designed to tie up the coun-
try's roads win be set into motion.
Hope exists here that President Wilson
win act today. Brotherhood chiefs and
the managers committee remained in
in New York, each side hopeful that
he would call some of them TO the cap
ital.
The nation already had begun to feel
effects Of the order early today. Dras-
tic embargoes were being placed on
freight shipments. Food speculators
were reported active.
Today ticket offices were besieged
by persons seeking to return home be-
fore the tie-uE is put into effect
The effect Of the strike on the city 's
food supply was q matter Of grave spec
ulation. In SOME quarters it was declar.
ed that five Gays at the most would see
the city in near.fanline conditions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
State House News
: < Z < : ! Z 4 < < < Z < <

The sherman county court has filed
request with the highway commits
sion for plans and specifications for
concrete bridge across the DesChutes
river near Moody. The proposed bridge
will be about 700 feet long and be
composed of seven reinforced concrete
arch spans. Each of these spans will
be from seventy to ninety feet long
The bride viii be located a short dis
tanee below the toll bridge that is the
present means of crossing the river
Secretary of State Ben Olcott be-
came member Of thea~Artisan lodge
last night. He was initiated into the
mysteries in class of three. After the
initiation a. program of music and talks
was given. And after the program re-
freshments Were served.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
BOMBS AT BOSTON

Boston, Mass, Mar. 16,--Two bombs
were. exploded in the lavatory of the
Pemberton Square court house late this
afternoon while the superior court was
in session. Two men We're blown to
bits. Identification was impossible
The police started a search for the
men who set the bomb.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
President Nav mediate.

New York, Mar. 16-Indications that
President Wilson may be asked to medi-
ate in the threatened railway strike
scheduled to begin tomorrow evening
developed today when the railroad man
ayers hurriedlE went into conference
shortly after W. G. Lee, speaking as
president of the Broth krhood Of Rail.
way Trainmen, suggested the step.
The brotherhood chiefs followed the
example of the managers and also went
into an informal conference.
Lee made his statement in talking
with newspapermen and the quickness
with which the railway managers went
into conference, led to the belief that it
was being favorably considered.
w. g. Lee, chairman of the train
mems brotherhood, declared today that
95 5Iper cent of the men called out Sat
urday night will strike.
"The railway managers cannot get it
into their heads that this strike is real
and apparently they will not believe it
until they wake up Sunday morning
and find their trains stopped" he
said.
The railroads claim at least 25 peT
cent OF their men will remain loyal,
this group being composed Of men who
have long service behind them and are
nearing the time when pensions would
become operative.
President Daniel Willard Of the Bal
timore 4 Ohio, a member of the Ma
tional Defense Council, who would sit
with President Wilson, cabinet in case
of war is in Washington today. He
left Immediately after the break in ne
gotiations and there was hope here that
the fact that he is former engineer, a
railway president, and semi-official adj
wiser OF President Wilson would en-
able him to draw together the various
threads Of the controversy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
ARMoR pLATE PI.ANT

Washington, March 15.-Final deeis-
ion as to location of the governments
proposed armor plate plant was ex-
pected early next week, it was Of
ficially stated TODAY,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16
NO VOTE ON TREATY.

Washington, March 15.-The senate
adjourned late today, unable to reach a
vote on the Colombian treaty during its
five and one-half hours executive ses-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16

sion.
Friends of the treaty predict fav-
orable vote by saturday noon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16

The members of the public service
commission are contemplating remodel
ing their office rooms SO that each
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-16

F. A. Elliott, state forester, who
went to Newberg on official business
yesterday. is expected back in Salem
this evening.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20
LADD ADDRESSES
THE MERCHANTS
Interesting Program Given
at New Rockford
Today.

New Rockford. N. D., June 90
The nineteenth annual convention Of
the North Dakota Retail Merchants
association was addressed this morn
ing by Professor e. F. Ladd. pure
food commissioner Of the state who
gave a highly interesting speech on
the relation Of the merchant to the
Ia. Professor Ladd was introduced by
DR.. John H. Worst, former president
of the agricultural college, who also
delivered an address.
This afternoon Professor. r. J. De-
Loach spoke on the subject Of the
grocer and the farmer, and c. W.
Miller, Of the. National Cash Register
Better Business. Late today moving
pictures will be exhibited, showing
where and how retail merchants fail
and how they al remedy their mis-
takes. .
The association has moro than one
thousand members. and about $50
delegates are attending tho conven-
ton. They began to gather in the city
yesterday morning. coming BY auto
and visitors arrived this morning,
also. Many, delegates Come With their
families, and 1t IL easy to zee. by the
pennants Of automobiles. that nearly
every section of the state u repre-
sehtsd 1t the convention. The dele
gates have been assigned to quarters
in private homes q; well % in ho-
Tomorrow morning N. =. smeby
Of the 1T. Hilaire Lumber Co., Grand
Forks. is scheduled to speak on the
subject: Does It Pay the Retailer "a
Tie ND with Nationally Advertised
! Goods7gy and other addresses will b<
made during the day. Tho convention
will adjourn l6te tomorrow. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20
CAPT. PlRT TO TELL OF PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES WITH RED CROSS AT
FRONT; BIG MASS MEETING TONIGHT
Winnipeg Man to Speak in Interests of Grand Forks
Chapter-Local Campaign is Progressing Nicely
But Three Days Left For Big Drive.

This wide experience has given Capt.
Pirt an unusually keen insight into
the workings and the needs of the
Red Cross.
Supplementing this address will be
some short informal talks by local
men Of the city. n there will be a
group Of stirring patriotic songs. The
Grand Forks military band which will
participate in the program, will as
semble at the city hall at 1925 to
parade t the auditorium and to give
an open air program of national and
patriotic airs.
Committees are keeping up their
brisk work of soliciting through the
with general success, and the FUND
which is destined to do its share
toward helping them in the carrying
on Of the Red Cross work Of mercy
at home and in foreign fields. contin-
ues to grow healthily. Committees
have made no definite reports today,
but Indications are that since last
night h fund has been following a
steady tendency to grow. and a num-
Der Of good sized contributions have
given the several thousand dollars on
hand last night, a material addition.
Chief among these large contribu-
tons Is that Of the Red River Power
company, which through its parent
company. the Northern States Power
company, head offices of which are at
Minneapolis, has given a subscription
of $500. Notification Of this arrange
ment, sent to w. H. Brown, manager
of the Red River Power company, was
contained in the following notification,
received by him today. from r. F.
Pack, general manager Of h North
ern States Power company:
You are authorized to announce
thai the Northern States Power COM
pany including the Minneapolis Cen
eral Electric company will make a
subscription to the Red Cross Fund of
$4,000 and that rather than have
this subscription credited to h fund
to be raised in Minneapolis (the head
office Of the Northern States Power
company the company has decided
that each division shall subscribe to
its local Red Cross fund a proportion
ate amount Of this $4,000. Your
subscription under this plan will be
$4,000"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20
mote the work that is being carried
on in the battle fields.

mote the work that is being carried
on in the battle fields.
Aged Scot Speaks.
Archie Miller, 81 years of age, n
of the Oldest Scotch settlers in the
northwest. was called upon >, for q
short talk. Mr.. Miller gave remini-
SCIENCES of the old country and gave
an interesting talk relative to the
American Scotchman.
Judge Graham, Of Darlington, also
was n Of the principal speakers and
devoted his remarks to THE Scotch.
man as a Leader" Judge Graham
declared that it is an interesting fact,
that wherever you find a ~Scotchman,
you find a leader, whether it be in
patriotism. business or religious work.
Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens OF
pearing on the program n was also
one OF h most interesting. Mrs.
Stevens told of the The Scotch as q
Nationality" and described the loyal
ty Of h race in fitting ternns. She al.
SO brought up interesting facts con-
corning the present European war
and cited the wonderful work that
has been done by the Highlanders on
the fighting line, as an example Of
true patriotism.
louis w. Hill Of St. Paul. Governor
Lynn ]. Frazier of North Dakota and
w. S. M~acGregor. a prominent Min
neapolis merchant who were slated
for addresses, failed to appear, but
kilograms of regrets from each. were
read. Mr.. Hill stated that he had
been called a 8 and regretted. that
he could not be here to participate in
the program.
The athletic program, under the d.
rection Of Physical Director C. C.. Car
penter Of the Y. NJ. C. A. began at
$3.50 o'clock and took up the greater
portion of the afternoon. The assoc
citation band will give a.. concert this
evening in the Columbia Annex at the
fair grounds, after which a dance will
be held. 81
One Of the big attractions for this
afternoon will be the performance of
the trick dogs and horses owned by
D.. j. Mcdonald Of East Grand Eorks
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-20

Moore, now serving a life sentence for
his part in the murder. accompanied
him and that he pointed out Dunn
and his wife. Redenbaugh and Frank
McCool, both under sentence for the
killing of Policeman Connery in Min
neapolis, were brought from the Still
water p%enitentiary to testify. !,