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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-19

Legs Of mutton are selling in Paris
at dollar pound
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
SOAPS AND LYE

Pearl White Laundry, per box .............. SAILS
Rub No More Naptha, per box .............. $4.25
White Borax Naphtha, per box ............. SAILS
p & G. Naphtha, per box ...$ 5.75
Rex I've cans Observation-Disclosures. .22c
Lewis I've cans Observation-Disclosures. .27c
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Prohtmonqerlnq.

To those who dislike that intruder
into the English speech, "prOfiteering,'
there is at hand the more formidable
word "profitmongering." For good old
"monger," which merely means IDEAL
err" has its roots deep In the past
the shady past. In Sanscrit 1t means
ito deceive;" and although there are
honest mongers Of fish or iron, the
practices Of too many other sorts of
dealers have deeply tainted the word,
as all scandalmongers know. Trading
and cheating are sometimes closely
related, and even Ireland's "Great
Book Of the Law" gave legal sanction
to the kinship. That venerable dOeu-
ment defines the three rents of land
the fair rent (Which member Of
the clan paid), the stipulated rent, and
the rack rent, imposed upon the
stranger. The stranger suffered so
much under this ancient village COM
munity law that the "monger" in time
became somewhat disreputable per-
son.-London Chronicle.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
DEVIATION or THE COMPASS
Only at Certain Points Does the Mag
netle Needle Point Due North
and South.

Soon after the compass was invented
1t was noticed that It did not point
true north and south. For long time
1t was supposed that this deviation
or declination was everywhere the
same until Columbus, on his way to
America in 1892. discovered near the
Azores place of no declination. Maps
now published by the different govern
ments give lines Of equal declinatlOn.
In the extreme eastern section Of the
United States the declination is as
much as 20 degrees west. This de-
creases to zero at place near Cincin-
natl, O., and becomes an easterly decli-
nation amounting to 20 degrees east
In the northwest.
The discovery as to "dip" was made
nearly 100 years after the time of Co
lumbus. 1t was found that If "a COM
pass needle Is perfectly balanced so
that 1t can swing up and down as well
as sideways its north-seeking pole will
dip down at a considerable angle. This
angle increases as one goes farther
north. and decreases as one goes south.
In the southern hemisphere the north
seeking pole of needle points up in
the air.
During Shackleton's south polar ex-
petition, point was found on the
great antarctic continent where a
needle would hang vertically with Its
north-seeking pole on top.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Mark rwaln on George Elliot.

Mark Twain was very outspoken In
his comments on books. He did not
like George Eliot's novels, and in let
ter to w. D. Howells, written back In
1895, and published in Harper's Month
ly, he says: II bored through Middle
march during the last week, with its
labored and tedious analyses of feel
ings and motives, Its paltry and tire
some people, its unexciting and UNI
interesting story and Its frequent blind
ing flashes of single-sentence poetry,
philosophy, wit and what not, and
nearly died from overwork. wouldn't
read another Of those books for a farm.
/ did try to read one other, Daniel De-
ronda.' dragged through three chap
tiers, losing flesh all the time, and then
was honest enough to quit and confess
myself that I haven't any romance lit
erature appetite, as far as can see,
except for your books"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
First published Sept. 8, 1917.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Dodge City, Kansas
September LIST, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Fred
]. Meyer, of Satanic, Kansas, who,
on Nov. 9th, 1915, made Homestead
Application Serial, No. O13O65, for
E. 1-2 Sc. IA Sec. 81, W. 1-2
SW. IA, Section 26, Township 31s,
Range Saw, 9th Principal Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Communication Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the Clerk of the District
Court of Seward County, Kansas, at
Liberal, Kansas, on the 18th day of
October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
George G. Broce, of Moscow, Kan
sas; Howard L. Davis, of Satanic,
Kansas; Louie Broce, of Satanic,
Kansas; Clarence E. Rassler, of
Moscow, Kansas.
No coal land.
R. R. WILSON, Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
EGGS ARE RICH IN PROTEIN
Ninety Seven Per Cent Of Portion
Eaten ls Dlgested and Shell 10
Only Part Wasted.

The principal food element fur
nished by eggs is protein, the nitro
genOus tissue-building element whose
presence In. considerable proportion
also gives meats, fish, milk, cheese,
etc., their special food value. Eggs
can, therefore, be substituted in the
diet for the latter foods without ma
terially altering the protein con-
sumed,
In addition, eggs also furnish fat
and number of valuable mineral ele-
ments, including sulphur, phosphorus,
iron, calcium and magnesium, In an
easily assimilable form, and are be-
lieved also to be rich In certain essen
tial vitalizing elements called vitam-
ms.
Like milk and unlike meats. eggs
do not contain certain substances con-
vertible in the body into uric acid.
Their shells constitute the only waste
materials. Ninety-seven per cent Of
the portion eaten--a high proportion
compared to other foods-is digested.
No extended cooking is necessary
for eggs, and there is, therefore, a
saving Of time, labor and fuel in their
preparation when they are compared
with many other foods.
For all these reasons eggs deserve
an important place In the diet for use
at times In place Of other foods rich
in protein. provided egg prices are
not so high as to outweigh the other
considerations.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Natures Wondrous Ways.

One Of the most curious Of natures
inventions is that of an egg that can't
roll of shelf. 1t is absolutely impor-
tant to certain species Of seabird--
the murre. This feathered creature
builds no nest, but lays Its eggs on
narrow shelves Of PERCEPTIONS rocks.
Ordinary eggs-those Of the domestic
hen, for example, II deposited In such
places, would be liable to roll of and
smash. But the murre's egg Is of such
a shape that IL disturbed 1t simply
rolls in circle. Such being the case,
the female murre experiences no anxi-
ETY.. She could iricubate her progeny
on an ordinary mantelpiece and be sat
is6ed Of their safety,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

Mrs. L. P. Looms and little daugh-
ter came in on No. Sunday for a
visit with Mrs. LOOMS brother, j. B.
Miller and family. Her husband is
editor of the Slatonite at Slaton, Tex.
Miss Francis Miller came down from
Bucklin the same day on No. / for a
visit with the families.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
uonservation of Room.

y A motorboat that has been Invented,
that steers with exceptional. speed and
accuracy under all conditions, carries
its motor and propelling mechanism
in a hollow FIN that also serves as a
keel.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Themselves.

~ Women wish to be loved without a
why or a wherefore not because they
are pretty or good, or wellbred. or
graceful. or intelligent, but because
X they are themselves.-Amiel.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Pillows.

Pillows for use on shipboard, made
of light and waterproof material by
a Maryland inventor can be attached
to person to act as life preservers
more quickly than the usual devices.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
Burn $500 Every Minute.

Every minute of each day sees $500
In valve rising in smoke, and each
year shows a record Of four fires to
each thousand Of our population.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13
MInht BE Worse.

Maude-"Marie says that she has
an awful lot Of friends" Miriam
f'Yes; but some Of them are not so
bad.'-Judge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-13

Rooms for light housekeeping.
Phone 4434. If.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20

trains begin arriving from California
between 1000 and 5000 a day will be
received. Those in charge here now be-
lieve that it will be ten days before
all the men are in.
The portal through which the select
ed men enter at Camp Lewis resembles
the entrance to county fair grounds.
with the exception that the gate keep
ers are armed with revolvers and there
is row of receiving officers at one
end of the receiving shed. From the re-
ceivlng shed they are marched in col
umns, of two to tent where they are
examined for contagious diseases. From
there they march in column to their
barracks and are turned over to their
company commanders. Mothers, sisters
and other relatives lined the receiving
shed today and watched as the men gave
their names to the officers.
BARRIERS are in great demand at the
camp and those who can qualify in
this line will be held in high esteem
Cooks are also greatly desired. Blankets
and bedding are issued to all incoming
men as soon rs they reach barracks, and
there is plenty of food so the comfort
of the new soldiers is assured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
GERMAN CODE FUTILE.
(By j. w. T. Mason)
(Written for the United Pres,

(Written for the UNITED Press)
New York, Sept. 20.-Sweden IS eff
forts to fix upon the United States res
possibility for transmitting Won Bern
storff's coded diplomatic correspon-
dence to Berlin, before America entered
the war, directs attention to the fact
that the German government seems un-
Pble to use a code which United States
experts cannot read.
1t is the custom of all countries, par
ticularly in war times, to change their
diplomatic codes automatically every
few months. This is done as a preca6-
tionary measure. The United States ap-
Parently has been able to decipher at
least three sets of German official cor
respondence in l6 months The recon-
incubation of German decoration for
the Swedish charge d affairs in Mex
leo was made in March 1916; the Ger
man governments instructions to its
Mexican minister to involve Mexico in
war with America occurred in January,
1917, and the Luxburg dispatches from
Buenos Aires were sent in May and
July, 1917.
1t is reasonable to suppose that be-
changes, if not more, were made in tho
tween March, 1916, and July, 1917, three
German official cipher. Yet the United
States secret service caught each ex-
change.
The kaiser cannot be sure that the
United States is not able to decipher
scores of other messages, whose con
tents have not been revealed. IndeS
the probability is that German diplc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
ARCENTINES ARE
WILDLY EXCITED AS
WAR DRAWS NEAR
Public Receives News Of
Senate Action with Great
Demonstration

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Buenos Aires, Sept. 20.-Whether Ar
gentine will break with Germany de-
pends in large measure on the vote of
the house of representatives today. The
overwhelming senate vote for a diplo-
matte rupture was expected to be re-
Elected in the decision of tn lowr
hous.
Buenos Aires received the news of the
senate IS 23 to l decision in favor, of
severance of relations with Germany,
in excited demonstrations. The city
authorities, apprised of the vote,
promptly stationed all reserves in the
downtown streets so that disorder was
practically eliminated. The general pub
lie 3 excitement in the situation was
attested by great crowds on all down
town streets until a late hour last night,
and a jam of excitedly curious which
assembled early today.
There was no doubt but that the adj
ministration was profoundly astonished
by the almost unanimous vote in the
senate for break with Germany. Pres
ident Irigoycn and his advisers have
steadily insisted on full neutrality.
1he 20 10 VOte may upset Jnelf car
culations, particularly if anything like
that majority is attained in the vote of
the lower house.
In some circles today it was point
ed out that President lrigoyen mas it
in his power to override even the deeis-
ion of both houses by exercise of his
veto against & break.
Tension in the city was aggravated
today by imminence of a general strike
en- all Argentine railways.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Keeping Graft Out of
Federal Cantonment Camps

of it. The president wrote letter to
the government in which he mention
ed certain man who purported to have
flgures lower than those of the com
mittee.
cit was found that the man s fig
ures were from brokers bidding out Of
thin air who had no more conception
of this thing than. Here the Off
cial threw up his hands. "This man
with the unbelievable low price said he
would set the price for the whole ter
ritOry involved at 500 Don t do that, ,
said the representative of the territory.
you will ruin our people, In that one
discussion the low priced man showed
how foolish he was. When it came to
quantity production he blew up. He was
dealing with brokers who thought they
could make strike with the govern
ment.
'The average price of the four bill
lion feet of lumber used in the canton
ments was $20.50. Four billion feet rep
resents the country's output for whole
year,
Turing to the matter of bonuses and
penalties for the contractors Major
Starrett said: "This is one of the great
bones of contention in the contracting
business. We decided against it. Suppose
we had given one man a contract and
agreed that if he got his work done
at certain time we would pay him so
much extra, or if he did not finish at a
certain time we would deduct so much
& day from his earned percentage. If we
had had such system on these canton
ments see what would have happened
We would have had an appeal to the
man S money making instinct, not to
his patriotism. He would have been
working for a bonus on an arbitrary
contract to which he could not have ad-
ded or subtracted them.
"We have had to change contracts
and plans all the way along. If we had
had the bonus system the contractors
would have ssid: This is not the work
/ contracted TO do, so you must extend
my time. We could not shorten the time
under any circumstances You see how
the government IS hands would have
been tied under that systeml'
NOTE: Tomorrow there will be a
story telling Of the actual work of build
ing the camps and giving interesting
figures as to the amount of material
used, men employed and other details
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20

San Francisco, Sept. 2O.-Although
the federal agents here believe settle
ment Of the strike of ironworkers
which has tied up shipbuilding on San
Francisco bay may come at any hour,
no announcement had come up to noon
from the conference Of representatives
of all parties concerned who are seek
ing an adjustment.
The employees indorse the statement of
James l.. Ackerson of the federal ship
board that a settlement is near, but
this view is apparently not shared by
Iron Trades Council officials. M. j.
Mcclure of the boilermakers union de-
clared today that he could see no signs
Of an immediate settlement.
1t is believed by union men that
Ackerson S statements of an approach
ing settlement refer only to shipbuild
ing trades and do not take into consid-
Grafton the fact that many thousand
men not engaged in shipbuilding arc
on strike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Haig's Official Report.

London, Sept. 2O.-British troons
drove forward east of Ypres TODAY in
strong attack over an extended front.
Field Marshal Haig's report said.
East of Ypres we attacked at $40
this morning On wide front. We made
satisfactory progress and some valuable
positions were captured"
For the past week British guns have
been pouring 9 tremendous artillery fire
on German positions throughout the
whole Yrres sector. Last nigt's Berlin
report labelled this artillery as "drum
fire" presaging an infantry drive. It
reached an intensity of destructiveness
late last night, Just before the British
troops "went over"
The sector east of Ypres, mentioned
by Haig as that part of the line where
the British offensive struck, includes
Grezenberg, Westhoek and Hooge-
ground taken in the previous British of
fensive in August.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Troops For Menlo Park.

San Francisco, Sept. 2O.-Five in
fantry and three cavalry regiments
have been ordered to Camp Fremont at
Menlo Park, it was announced by the
western army department headquarters
today, indicating that San Francisco
has won its fight for the retention Of
the camp as Z part of the army estab-
ishment. The Eighth, Twelfth, Thir
teenth, Sixty Second and Sixty Third
infantry regiments, all now at the Pre-
sidio and the Twenty Fourth and Twen-
ty Fifth cavalry regiments from Fort
Russell, Wyo., and the fifteenth cavalry
from the Philippines are the regiments
affected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
(By George Martin)

/ Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
| Washington, Sept. 2O.-Major w. A.
Starrett, upon whose shoulders the bur
den of building America s sixteen draft
army cantOnment camps fell today out
lined for the United Press the pre-
cautions his committee took to pre-
vent graft of favoritism creeping into
the work.
con the committee" said Major
Starrett, ''were c. w. Lundoff of the
Crowell, Lundoff, Little company, of
Cleveland; M. c. Little, general man
ager of the Aberthaw Construction com.
pany of Boston and Frederick Law Ohm
stead. When we went into deliberation
on the contracts Lundoff and Tuttle,
because they were contractors, withdrew
Tuttle has withdrawn his concern alb
solutely. He won't touch a government
contract.
''Olmstead and I called in Leonard
Metcalf of Boston and George f. Fuller
of New YORK, not to be confused with
the George A. Fuller Construction com
pany. We were the committee that made
these decisions and reviewed the list
of contractors
HWith regard to his personal part
in the work, Major Starrett said:
"There is too much misunderstand-
ing about the name of Starrett flying
around the country. l was educated at
the University of Michigan and when
l came out l was employed by the
George A. Fuller company and work
ed along with them for several years.
In 1900 with my brother and a man
named Thompson we formed the
Thompson-Starrett company. In 1918 I
quit the company, as had my brother.
sold all my interest in it and joined my
brother in the practice of architecture
That is my business. F."
A high government official said today
that irresponsible and disgruntled per
sons seem to have been responsible for
Iumors of graft and erookedness in the
building of the camps. f'I will discuss
that in very familiar way said the
official, "using as an instance the work
of the lumber committee which deserv-
ed the highest praise. "Some officials
Thought the committee was paving too
much for lumber. The talk got to the
point where one of our national com
nereial organizations took eognizance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Portland German Paper
Forced to Suspend

Portland, Or, Sept. 2O.-The Port
land Deutsehe Zeitung today suspend
ed publication and in its place win ap-
pear the Portland American, printed
in English exclusively.
German employees, including Max
Lueke, editor, and Martin Dudel, tele-
graph editor, have been discharged.
Only American citizens will be employ
ed by the American.
A. E. Kerr, publisher, declared in an
editorial announcement that he was in
formed the government intended TO
suppress the paper unless it diseontin-
ued publication Of matter in the Ger
man language
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Spy Caused Nine Deaths.

New York. Sept. 2O.-Nine Canadian
student aviators at Camp Borden went
to their deathse recently through the
work of German spy in the camp, ac-
cording to story published today by
the New York World.
The spy, according to the World IS in
formant enlisted in the corps and filed
certain control wires until they were
at the breaking point. He was a Ger
man. but spoke English fluently, and
gained admission to the camp through
false story and good knowledge of
mechanics.
The spy it was said, was discovered.
His fate is not known.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
Playing at War,

San Francisco, Sept. 20.-Six humid
red men of the first battalion of the
Preside training camp doggedly held
their first line trenches today against
the imaginary invaders moving up the
peninsula from San Mateo.
The men moved into the trenches this
morning after a night during which
much electricity was consumed while
orders covering the duty of platoon com
manders at the front were studied.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
MISS KINNEY INSANE

Portland, Or, Sept. 2o.-Alleged to
have sent scores of postcards SANDER
ing President Wilson through the mails
Miss Harriet Kinney, daughter of M.
J, Kinney, wealthy timberman will be
sent to the state hospital for the in
sane today or tomorrow. She has been
found insane
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
TROOPS POURING INTO
CAMPLEW/ZS IN STREAM
FROM ALL NORTHWEST

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, WASH, Sept. 20
Troops of the second quota of the
draft army continued to pour into this
cantonment today in an almost contin-
uous stream, coming from points in
Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Fif-
teen hundred men were expected dur
ing the day, SIS of these being from
Seattle.
On Friday and Saturday when the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
OPTIMISTIC IN REPORT

Washington Sept, 2O--That the Rus
sian republic may demand the respect
and confidence of the United States
more than ever before is the purpose of
a formal report by Ambassador Bak-
hmetieff to Secretary Lansing today.
The outstanding feature of the Russian
statement to this government are:
Russia s future is secure.
Her army, considered an incaleulable
factor before the Korniloff revolt, is
now the strongest bulwark of the re-
public.
The bolsheviki party, favoring i'm
international peace negotiations
have reached the zenith of its power,
after being temporarily strengthen
ed by concessions from Kerensky dur
ing the recent crisis.
The Russian soldiers and work
mems convention in Petrograd Sunday
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
SENATE ADOPTS REPORT

Washington, Sept. 2O.-The senate
today adopted the conference report on
the 81 ,53S,000,000 pond bill The
house is expected to agree to the re-
port tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
American Killed.

London, Sept. 20.-Harry simms,
resident OF Philadelphia, was among
four killed OF those aboard a British
boat torpedocd week ago, it was an
nounced today.
No further details were made public.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
American ,Schoener Sunk.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-Te unarmed
American schooner Ann j. Trainer was
sunk September is, a consular telegram
to the state department reported today.
The crew of seven men were saved
No details were received.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
PHYSICIANS at Front.

London, Sept. 2O.-Arriga of the
first group of American civilian physi.
cians 10 aid in hospital work was an
nounced today. They were allotted to
hospitals here and in the provinces.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-20
OF SAN
FRANCISCO STRIKE
is BELIEVED NEAR
Portland Looks For Speedy
Labor Peace---Seattle
Conditions Worse
x X X x \ x x X x 4 4 X X
STRIKERS NOT EXEMPT

: Portland, Or, Sept. 2O-Strik
ing shipbuilders of military
: age are not exempt from CON
; scriptiOn, United States Attor-
nPv Clarence Reames held to-
: day.
Reames took the stand that
the men voluntarily quit their
jobs and were not now engaged
in an essential war time in
: dustry.