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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

A meeting of the state land board
was held this morning to discuss the
rural credits measure. The measure
was passed by the people at the elee-
tion in November but the details as to
its operation left to the legislature to
work out and until that time its oper-
alton was left in the hands of-the land
board. II was the opinion of Assist
ant Attorney General Van Wrinkle that
the measure goes into effect ON Feb
ruary ). After discussing the PROPOSE
tion Of presenting q bill to the legisla
mre emhodying the ideas Of the mem
bers Of the board, il was decided to
take no action. regarding putting the
measure into operation but let it go
until February.
The board also decided to ask the
legislature for authority 80 loan money
ont Of the school fund at rates of In
tercst that may vary from five to six
percent, The present law limits FOL
six per cent and the board believes I'LL
can do better work IL it can loan with
the privilege of making the interest
not less than five per cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

dent commission at its meeting yester-
day. Commissioner Marshall, who was
one Of the first appoiutees on the co,
mission, has been chairman for the
past two years. Commissioner Abrams
will hold the place for the next two
years. As Commissioner Beehwith was
disappointed in December for the four
year term by Governor Withycombe,
he becomes the junior member of the
commission. No other changes were
made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

San Francisco, Jan. 4.--Del Baker,
former Detroit catcher, will Join the
San Francisco Seals next year, accord
ing to announcement today by the To-
cal management
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04
erts. Nelson.

erts, Nelson.
Rules-Roberts, Wilson, Millett.
Band-Jones, Rigdon, Ward.
Special committee to work with the
county court in the construction of a
comfort room-Millett, Roberts, Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04
Printers Slugged
the Watt Ships

The Printers won three straight
games from the Watt ships in the
City Bowling league last night and
won the entire contest by piling up 269S
points as against 1886 Of the opposing
team. Doohttle Of the Printers, did
much and took high game and the high
average with 2l6 and 600 points respec-
lively. The scores follow:
Watt Shipp.
(1 t2) (3l To Az,
- Noud . :. 17O 1913 lT9 542 Isl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04
State House News
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Five orders were published yester-
day afternoon by the public service
commission. The first was relative to
the application of the Southern Pacific
company for permission to construct
at grade railway tracks across the com-'
ty road in Linn county near the city
of Albany. The track desired to be
constructed is parallel with the pres
ent main line and is inside the yard
limits. The commission grants the
right to construct the proposed track at
grade, but the company must install
electric warning bell and signs.
The s. p. company was also granted
permission to cross Ferry street in AL
bany at grade and required to install
warning sigsals.
Permission was granted the S. p TO
construct spur track at grade across
the county road in Linn county near
the city Of Albany The track is an
industrial spur to the Albany Furni-
ture and Manufacturing company
In the matter of the application of
the Portland Railway, Light and Pow
er company to discontinue the track
connection between that company and
the Oregon Washington Railway Nayi-
cation company at Eighty, second street
Montavilla, the company was granted
authority to abandon the tracks he
cause of physical connection at other
points for the interchange Of traffic.
The county court of Umatilla was
granted authority to construct tenn
porary crossing over the tracks ofNthe
.O,W. Il. & n. at Reith, which is not
to be maintained for a greater period
than one yeaE Crossing signs must
be constructed and the public protect
pd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

Articles of Incorporation filed with
the corporation commissioner today are
as follows: The Oregon City Foundry
company. capital 100000, to operate
machine shop and foundry; incorporat-
ors, Johu A. Roak, Chester II. Roak and
Leslie Y. Roak The Molalla Wood and
Thnber company, capital $ieQ0, to deal
IN real estate aud timber. office Port
land: incorporators, Fremont Word,
Hugh Foster aud w. b. Hughes Una
tilla sheep company, capital $4,000,
to deal III livestock, office Pendlet6T; I;
incorporators, Charles Garter, A. X.
Smythe and Sam n Smythe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

Commissioner Abrams was elected
chairman of the state industrial aeci-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-04

Journal Want ads will sell it.
The evening world., 1917-09-27

way in which tho bag 10 attached.
Tho poor horse is made nervous
trying to eat, especially when the
rein strap Is too tight TO each the
ground. WIN you kindly fake this UP
at once with the people who own
horsosf
in war time certainly nothing
should be wasted. and tho horse
should be cared for IN thiA conneo-
ton. II breaks my heart to see
horses made TO suffer unnecessarily,
and my observation has extended
over many months"
There Is much wisdom In this
young woman's words, Many times
in answer 10 such appeals in these
columns l have expressed the hope
that the day IL not far distant wnen
this faithful burden bearer OF man
win be supplantod by tho non-surer-
ing motor and that the horse will be
used only for pleasure or in the rural
districts where every inoh OF space u
not counted In dollarA
The evening world., 1917-09-27
Why One Foot Moves Faster Than the Other

A LMosT every one OF NJ walks
~ faster with one foot Than we
do with tho other, according
TO . scientist who has studied the
subject In a majority OF cases II
ia tho right foot that outdoes the
left, but some %lofthanded persons
also walk a bit faster with their left
foot The i%ncredulous may immedi-
ately make answer that II this were
true we could not walk in a straight
line. That Is the exact conclusion
Of the scientist in question. who I'M
dortAkes to prove his case, lie points
out that a person lost on a prairie
will almost without fail walk around
in a circle. All OF US have heard in
oidents OF persons lost in snowstorma
who found themselves trRversing the
same ground in an endless circle,
THIS. argues the scientist 10 rot dus
solely TO any failure Of the ssnSs Cd
The evening world., 1917-09-27
The Jarr Family By Roy L, McCardeIl

toniBhins evidence Of the ef~icienoy
OF tho Prussian weltpolitfk-~I
thought YOU had your own gold tipped
cigarettes with your family trade
mArk-you Americans have riRht-
fully no coats OF Arms--or at loaat
your monogram on them" ,
Il have my monogram on my tahss
linen, and that reminds me that TN
have no smoking and run chances Of
burning holes in my lace doyiiss'
when sorve tea" said Mrs. Jar.
How drolll" said the Baronssa.
again aiming the i~orgnette, but Mr..
Jar was now no longer lorgnette-sny.
"Yes, and, besides I expect two
young ladies from Philadelphia 90
assist me in pouring" Mrs. Jarr went
on. "And you know how Puritaniusi
tho Philadelrhians are2"
"Tn Philadelphia, yes" remarked
tho Baroness; but when they ret
out of Philadelphia-oui lai ialaiai"
And tho Baroness shrugged her
shoulders and rolled nor syes to m
dicate that onoo an inmate Of Phila-
delphia escaped he or she was all
rolliciung romp and riot.
"And yet II Is your desire, r. e not.
that your AFFAIR for the Ladies' War
Knitting League shall be chic, Shall
be au talt shall be reoherchs7"
Mrs. Jarr thought that q pleasant
timo described in English might DO
her Just as wells but anyway the
Baroness was using French. and he
French are our allies. 30 Mrs. Jarr
admitted that she wanted her affair
TO be a success.
Then you must permit the ladisB
to smoke. Leave II to me. I win
secure you the very exclusive grade
OF sold-tipped cigarettes 1 smoke N.Y.
oelf They are now IS a boron Ao-
count of the wAr-Ses, nifty in q Dor,
but It will bo sufficient Year An.
the Ave dollars2 Yes. thank you'll"
When Mira. Jar told Mr.. Jarr abo
II he said 1t was his opinion mat
the Baroness was a German SOY
carried on a side line OF cigar
peddling. But men have no romS1.
In theml US
The evening world., 1917-09-27
Dumb Animals in War Time

are unhappy, but with my horse II Is
different" This great human quail
lty was 700 discovered and no made
many friends N q result OF It This
brought him prosperity.
And now his little motor n doing
the work, while friend horse In the
pet OF the children and lovingly
cared for In his declining old
The glow OF gladness that must
come to this man in tho knowledge
that he has acted ION tho level" sven
with the brute who could not "come
back at him" should prove an incen-
tive to others who have horses and
who want 70 be real men among
their fellow men.
II he will not let 10 stop IN the by
ways and have him arrested for his
lawlessnesa. For Il L. unlawful 70
mistreAt q dumb animal
The evening world., 1917-09-27

Blu In the meantime, and especially
in this war time. the appeal OF this
speechless sufferer should 20 an
swered with action. The high cost o.
food IL a tremendous problem.
with the fellow who uses tho horse
TO get the most out of him" tho AMI
nal is prone 20 got less food than he
leeds.
This In a dangerous individual and
one who should be prosecuted TO the
FULL letter OF tho law. No punishment
$ too great for him who starves his
faithful servttor-tho means OF his
livelihood. Such a person hasn't the
nrst instinct OF gratitude.
Also tho owner who Ia careless or
tho comfort OF his poor beast do
| ,erves no less condemnation.
Such q condition AZ tho business
m describes could be readily
remedied. A little consideration. a
little attention in the interest OF his
feeding, would go a long way TO case
up tho trials of the animal and doubt
/ Ions tHO OWuoI WouAu bohoAAb ~ wv
ter service as . result.
In like manner many cats and dogs
are left to stray on h street suffer
ing from hunger. when a telephone
message to tho proper authorities
would relieve their misery,
What q splendid example h . man
I know, who has denied himself many
times in order to buy enough food for
his horse. He is a huckster and hnt
been in this country but q short
time.
He had three little children and a
good wife. and times without num-
Der the horse was fed before the
family. As this man said onoo wher
he was hard up: my children oar
| speak when they have not enough OF
The evening world., 1917-09-27

| am speaking OF the ladies'"
The ladies? Do you mean win the
ladies' smoker" asked Mrs. Jar.
aghast
-Oh, you are not go b~ourgeoiso or
conventional chat you do not realize
all ladies OF ton smoke, whether they
permit their husbands 70 or not" the
Baroness went on. But I am IN
formed that as patriotism 10 AL the
mode, your society women now do not
smoke while knitting. First they are
sacrificing that pleasure 10 make the
world safe for demoorNoy-althoush
I win be frank to say that II were well
to do something to make II safo for
the a.istocracy-why. I hear tho Car
OF Russia IL now living In q fiat In
6tberia"-
Better families than the CEars
live In mats" interrupted Mrs Jarr.
And ours, for one, 10 colder than
Slberia"-
And, as I was going 10 add." con-
tinuod the interesting noble lady who
was suspected Of being . Spy. "Ameri
can women, 1 am also informed. DO
not smoke while they knit because
tho cigarette sparks burn holes In
tn yarn"
swell I'm bourEoolse or Pur1tAnical
or a pruds or whatever you may call
IT," said Mrs. Jarr. "It's bad enough
for men TO smoke, but I certainly
won't tolerate II IN womeni"
"Achi You surprise mo-" said the
Baroness, drawing her deadly lorg-
nette. Mrs. Jarr thought OF Edith
Cavell. but she never ninched. She
was ready to die, true TO her country
and the preJudicss OF her f~oretatners,
you surprise me-" repeated the
Baroness lAnguidly. putting down the
lorgnette. which evidently wasn't
loaded and It being also somewhat
TO the oamouflage, in that It looked
like gold and tortoise shell but was
celluloid and German silver--remem-
Der the Baroness was supposed 70 be
a German spy. What she could spy
In Mira. Jarrs set II the most as
The evening world., 1917-09-27

direction, but to the fact that one Of
tho wanderers feet raj impSrcsptibly
moving faster than the other.
Under ordinary circumstances a
pedestrian turns corners. outs into a
different road or Ia carried In one
general direction by the course Of a
highway or street. And he does not
attempt to walk in one exact line,
but moves about more or less freely.
Thus the speed Of his step Is equal
lied and the difference IL not ap-
parent
As a proof that a person does not
walk In q straight line the scientist
proposes q test which he Aays has
proved almost unfAilinE, That L., 10
place two sticks about eight feet
apart, then start from a distance
Biaty feet away while blindfolded and
try 10 pRAs between the sticks, He
found that very few persons could
successfully withstand TIE trial
The evening world., 1917-09-27

In q kite frame patented by a Wis
consin man ribs radiate from a GEM
trail disc OF metal.
According to q Paris physician,
premature badness 10 due to some
trouble with the teeth.
Enough matches 10 Light all the
contents are attached TO a recently
invented cigarette bon.
The winds AZ Curacao arc so steady
that three wireless stations depend
upon wtndmins for power.
Millions OF tons Of oo4l actually IN
kGht have been f0und ST AmGr4osn
The evening world., 1917-09-27

experts investigating the fields OF
Southern China
Dry battery electric lamps ara
mounted over a new y shield 10
give a wearer light where needed.
French postal authorities ara
p~ertmenttng with American anto-
mauo and semi automatic teiephonss.
Herring, great quantities of vh,ch
are caught in Japan each wear 40
used chiefly 70 fertilize rice tieids.
30 mat II can be easily mov.A
new milking stool Is strapped 10 ~
user and aAA but Q single lee.
The evening world., 1917-09-27
WELL EXECUTED.

THE roundup OF enemy aliens In Greater New York, quietly
effected last night by the police cooperating with the Federal
authorities, Is further reasSurng evidence that those whose
special duty Is to defend the Nation against foes within sre not .,,..n
Neither the number OF prisoners nor the specific circumstances
under which they were a~pprehended can be made public without an.
dangerng the results of other investigations now under way.
Blu: the quiet, business-hke way In which last night, .rrests
were made and a mass Of suspicious correspondence and ,ost.ri,l
Sei]oa ought to convince New Workers that 1t does not require an
lmpeial Secret Police to handle such matters efficiently
The evening world., 1917-09-27

got ono OF each, We have ton Bren-
u and no less than thirty-two
hambuLgs. Only eleven States In Tn.
Chloh Wtven't d town named Berlin,
put DINERS make up for the deficiency
Dy haVlng two. Pennsylvania mas
tour and Virginia three.
when he war broke out there was
a rush on tho part OF all b~sliiRerents
70 mango h names OF towns, streets.
no'eis ahu restaurants which bore on :
envy names, Berlin, Ontario. wa q
changed to Kitchener; Russia re-
named 81. Petersburg P0troErad,
London renamed all tts German
Streets Paris renamed all It's German
cares and Berlin retaliRtod in kind,
NO one has brought up tho subject
SO FAR OF changing the titles OF the
numerous berlinS, HamburGs and
other American towns with German
nRmOA
The evening world., 1917-09-27
oOpJnGhL Bl1. b. the Pru- PUonshAns On
Tns New Yort pvsninS world.

oOVguOhI wl1. b. the Pru- PuonshAns o.
1ns New Iort nvninS WORLD.
&C A ND al this AFFAIR, this tea OF
~ your Ladies' War Knitting
League, viii there be any
smoking. heinz" asked the Baroness
Holstein, who was invited TO all pa
triotio areirs because she was sus-
pectsd OF being . German spy, and
that made her 80 Interesting.
MOT II I know III" said Mr. Jar
emphatcally. "Bvery woman 10 30
bring her husband. but not . q OF
them will dAre 70 smoke II Mr.. Jarr
doesn't. ana I'd just like to o him
try itl"
But I 10 not mean your husband,
Mrs, Jarr.- ventured tho Baroness.
"of course, your husband shall not DO
permitted to DO anything no wants TO.
No husband Is ever permitted that.
The evening world., 1917-09-27

working downtown,
and in walking OIL
the different side
streets l sometimes
watch horses being
fed with bags tied
on their heAdsI and
half OF the material
which 10 given TO
theln Is spilled or
wasted. nino times
out OF ten. This In
due to the careless
The evening world., 1917-09-27
Fifty-two Berlins in the u. s

NVTllAT will the Kaiser and Won
w Hlndcn.urg say when they are
confronted by United States
soldiers who han from Berlin. Lcip-
sic, KEEL, Krupp, Karlsruhe and other
Own similarly named? Perhaps they
will hiss "Trcason'" but they Will get
no comfort from that, for the boys
from these towns are all good Ameri-
cans.
The fact is that there are nfty-two
Berlins in the United States, and
each OF them Is sending It's sons 10
the front. Furthermore. there are
I'VE Leipslcs over which Uncle Sam
rules, whereas the Kaiser has only
dno. A. FOR Hamburgs and Bremens.
why The Kaiser can't touch u. HsI
The evening world., 1917-09-27

II the primary. for a purifier OF politics, IA wearing . A..
poraby black eye. Whose fault is II?
No election machinery can be guaranteed n rur,.v q.
products no matter in whose hands It is left
4 lot OF otherwise intelligent and conscientious voters
think the primary is an automatic protective device that n.ad.
no help from them 10 do its work.
And there's the whole trouble.
The evening world., 1917-09-27

When Q woman binds a towel around her head It IL . sign that a big
days work is beginning; when a man binds . towel around his head It Ia
a sign that a big nights fun 10 ended.
II te average man had as much tAith In The triumph Of good over evil
as he has In the triumph Of q hair tonic over nature this life would be
filled with sweetness and light instead Of with pesstmism.
A man is interested only in the beginning of a love affair; but a woman
always wants to peep at the last chapter and "see how It is going to turn
out" before she can take any vital interest in the introduction
A husband who will sit at home evenings and read aloud to you Is a
Joy and a comfort; but a husband who will sit there and let you read aloud
to HIM is a stained glass hero.
When a man boasts that his wife always agrees with him n IL some
times because he has q clever little way Of nndinE out what she thinks
hrBt
A man ia perfectly satisfied b Gcoept love at IT, fGos value, but 3 woman
ts forever demanding crOdsntAh
The evening world., 1917-09-27

vuise stsis, ssrshipt 10 ssy. isik ssi sui e.
us hsdusrahsst sussrratsd snt u*suippse-9s
hammsi ne f~ofm.tahit uafhsu tsfas into . pFepn
tupsa Coz vncus sam Oomm0dofs Gtsphsn nsaaaw
80 ih command.
laIllsf 20 ne osa'lD ouf 4uuiv hse ssFese
usst states 10 Fstps,t oat fst aul 10 sss ssfs -
taEe Ia our msrchatg ships hut t'u,s hsn ouf Naf
q itis ~ith Greet Britain had hsch ioughi ane n
hsrharJ states he'd hoafd that LnFIand had not onir
crushed our povsf bet hsd destroyed oar entire Sci
60 he Barbafy rulers decided thsy oouie prsy
upOu our commerce Nih 30 fear y panithmeue ans
90 they returned % their earlier ~prohtAbis sEon ~
seifina ana lootipr every ku.rtean ehip ther oonA
The evening world., 1917-09-27

The Kaiser seems wiling to sa on. Of Belgium ir allowed TO
remain therel
The evening world., 1917-09-27

There sre still some women who wnl unblushingly
take a living from \ husband: others prefer 70 remove
his backbone"
As far as women are concerned, most men have q
Prussian conscience. warranted to stretch over a multi
tude OF Les
Tho pledges Of the Central Powers TO tho Pope must
make the Allies Just as weary a. those Sunday morning
"neveT-Again- vows make an average wife,
The evening world., 1917-09-27
Bachelor Girl Reflections
BY Helen Rowland

o"vdhe vi b N h- PaaArs o. r. N. Tea nr~ls W~hD.
NF course every woman yearns to DO "understood"-but ~ the sam
time she would far rather have q man love her with his Imagination
. than with hA common sense
The evening world., 1917-09-27

$3.50 NHM -N
lay hands on making slaves 81 ne vevf c'eus.
The momsat ~ "a with EnEs7d was over ne uui'sa states oov~rs-
neni sent Decatur to put q stop 10 this sot % rNinE The Dy - Acsfs
~ M worst offender 70 DeoatuT sailed hst FOR ATsa
Just ate passing Gibraltar on the eastern voyage the ten Yantes
ship, sno0untrsa a Alg,rns var squadron securing the Mstitsransaa IN
search Of American vessels They found what they we're looking for
Decatur opened IRE on ne AlFernes ana rrsshed them IN fair aRl
The Agerins squadron reteNed Decatur gave chase. For two days
b. followed hot upon the heels ~ his dying foes. During the curse OF ns
pursuit h. captured thaI flagship and a twenty-five sun brig of-wAE
Not satisfied with this object lesson that uBct
f~~~~~~~e Sam stnl had power 20 punish any ne who me-
| The Lion Bearded Tested his people at sea, tho victorious Decatur
I" His Den. sailed 't,Sish,, into The aATeor Of AisiTs y. an.
intended to stay here until the Agsrns Govern
mant should submit 10 such terms as the United States had sent him 70
dictate lie added a solemn promise TO attack and link any AgsHns nsst
The Dey was hornned at such threats. Foreign powers we're usually
far more civil TO him lie invited Decatur to come ashore and talk matters
aboard his flagship for any talking he might ar to do.
TIE Dey by this time vas thoroughly oowed by his grim visitor ana
ca-lr received him more as ne might have received a muanous sailor than
q pdsntSta
Curly he told tho Dy tina, an oppression Of American ships ana ssae
man must stop at once; that he must free evey American prisoner in his
doninions; that no must pay full indemnity for all stolen American prop
Ierty and that he must renounce claim TO any tribute money from the United
States for leaving Yankee ships unmolested in future.
Decatur had already drawn u a treaty TO this effect He COMMANDED
the Dey to sign IL The Dy meeky agreed to all Decaturs terms except
the pledge to renOunOe all tribute from the United States This. he s1-
planned, would be making a dangerous precedent for other nations and
would deprive him II most Of his revenue
-Let the United States pay us something each
e~~~~9 year" he coS1ed Even n II is only a little gun
Az. sIoo,d. certainly" agreed Decatur. -Bu, II yOu insist.
&~~~~~~~~S o having snnpowder from us you must be prepared
10 take bullets with H."
The scared Dey dared make no further objections TrembNnrfy ma
signed the treaty. Thus by tho way. he ended forever the power Of organ
piracy on the high eas
"N From Arer, Decatur bore down pom runis and Trpor. Their. \.
forced the rulers OF these pirate states to sign a similar treaty. He attack
the ports Of Trtpon and Tunis 10 suddenly that there was n time to orr
Snnize n opposition to him
TSus at the muEhe Of his wurship guns. ne persuaded IN. ,ara.a
pirates o agoe TO MS terms There VA nothing else for them to do
The evening world., 1917-09-27
By Sophie Irene Loeb

oOpghsht 1917. by the Prus Publishing %.
t1ns New Iorh n'snina World.
A YOUNG woman writes 10 me as
"A followsi
Il am . business woman
The evening world., 1917-09-27

THE city uisnds a cordial welcome " vl'oOun' i'hh and
other msmbsp Of tie Imperial japanese ComHAsios y
become i4 gues g. day
The evening world., 1917-09-27
The Treaties
Are Signed.

The scared Dey dared make no further
signed tho treaty. Thus, by tho way. he ende
lied piracy on the high seas.
From Algiers Decatur bore down upon
forced tho rulers OF these pirate states TO sign
N. ports OF Tripoli and Tunis 90 suddenly
canize any opposition 10 him.
Thus, at the muEne of his warship gu
n,r.tes to agree TO his terms. There was no
The evening world., 1917-09-27

NOT HHTHTNu WIN "
Bafn sull had power 90
Tested his people at ~
sailed straight into the
chored his feet. then eel
intended 20 stay there