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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
BUILDING HUGE MACHINES
By William G.. Shepherd

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Stockholm, OcG. S.-Germany is now
trying to get her army off the earth
ard wage the future battles of the
world war in the air She is developing
gigantic and tremendously powerful
airplanes. Already she has probably de-
veloped a model capable of transAt-
Ilantie flight. From reliable German
sources the United Press learned that
this is Germany's answer to America s
$64O, 100000 appropriation for aviation.
Those who know, asserted that if Am
erica expects or hopes to compete in
the Forthcoming air war, she must pos
sess machines capable of flying from
Germany to New York-duplicating
what Germany is believed already to
possess.
During the past fortnight Ut has
been reported that Germany is using
Gotha airplanes driven at almost in
credible speed by four 260 horsepower
engines. These newest eagles carry fuel
capable of sustaining them in flights
for 10 hours. Two pilots operate them
and there are two gunners IN the crew
besides a captain who also operates the
wireless.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Made Many Boosters
for Pig Club Movement

Anv visitor who attended the Ore
qon state fair at Salem this year, and
saw the exhibit of the boys and girls
pig clubs, could not come away with
out being booster for this movement.
J. L. Allen, state leader for the club
movement, had over $50 entries at the
fair. After careful feeding and com
rlete accounts taken of all expenses,
there was profit made by these young
people all the way from $40 to SAG per
hog.
The United States National bank at
Salem has been prominent in its effort
to interest the boys in this worthy
movement. The pig club work has
passed beyond the stage of experiment,
and is now an assured success. We have
often read of its advantages, heard
Of the organizations and perhaps have
been told of some boy or girl who has
been in club, but for one to have
stood there at Salem and watched the
boys and girls as each one took care
of his pig. and while seeing the express
sion on their faces, and appreciated
the business training as well as the
refining influence of having care of
livestock, one does not have to be as
sured that the pig club movement is
here to stay. and that in its work we
are making the best investment we
have ever made for the man and wo-
man of tomorrow.
r. A. BLANCHARD,
Agriculturist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Bowerman Is Picked
To Select Routes by
Road Commission

Portland, Or, Oct. Sowing to the
dilatoriness Of several county courts in
providing rights-of- f-way, the state high
way commission has decided to appoint
a right-of-way agent and proceed to
do its own acquiring under the author
ity vested in it by law. Jay Bowerman
of Portland has been elected by Chair
man Benson to conduct the necessary
proceedings either by donation, pur-
chase or condemnation.
In the act of the legislature creating
the highway commission it is decreed
that rights-of-way for state highways
shall be secured by the counties in
which the highways are situated, but
in case of neglect or refusal. the state
shall have the power through the com
mission to proceed.
Must Reimburse State.
It is provided that the state shall
be reimbursed by the county for all ex-
penses incurred. Should the countv re-
fuse to do so the amount expended can
be deducted from any funds allotted to
the county out of the state road fund.
In practice it is found that the chief
difficulty is the susceptibility of coun-
w courts TO lOcdl lullucHct, winning ADi
delay or some favored location. If the
state carries on the proceedings it is
thought that these influences will be in
effectual and, furthermore, that the best
and economical route can be secured.
Work Is Uncompleted.
While road work has been begun in
Clackamas county between Oregon City
and Aurora, there are still several places
on the line Of Improvement, where the
right-of-way has not been secured, it
ia the same in Washington county along
the Rex-Tigard road.
In Wasco county the county court has
already requested the state highway
commission to proceed with the acquire
ment of bridge site across the Des-
chutes river in order to do away with
the existing Moody toll bridge.
Another policy decided upon by the
state highway commission is that here
after no contracts will be let for con
struetion until after all rights.of-way
have been dee ded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
VAST CROWD Will
!. SEE NEXT GAME
At POLO GROUNDS
Over Thirty-Eight thousand
Fans Will Root for
FavOrites
new YORK STILL LOYAL
TO BATTERED HOME TEAM
Demand for Tickets Exceeds
Supply by More Than
Ten Thousand

New York, Oct. 8.-Thirty eight thou
sand, one hundred persons will see what
happens when the Giants and White
Sox meet here tomorrow-not counting
some odd hundreds and thousands who
may try to get birdseye views from
Coogan IS bluff and other points of
vantage.
The New York National league club
announced its sale of every ticket to
the big Polo grounds stands today as
totalling this number. They could easily
have disposed of 10000 more Men with
fat bankrolls pleading for tickets long
ago were to be found in most of the lob
bies of New York s overcrowded hotels
today.
Extraordinary precautions nave been
taken to prevent spectators reaping
any harvest on the seats. President
Hampstead of the Giants Offered $3.50,
to be given the police pension fund, if
they catch any scalpers. Every reserv-
ed seat ticket bears printed across its
face the name of the individual to
whom it was sold by the New York
club.
The distribution of these much sought
after cards was proceeding at lively
pace at the Giants offices today. The
unusual spectacle of some of the city Is
most prominent business men, sporting
men, actors, society leaders and just
plain idle rich, all standing patiently in
line awaiting their tickets, reserved q
week or moro ahead, was presented al
the club headquarters. Many preferred
to get the cards themselves, rather than
run any chances on messengers.
"New York fans are standing by us
remarked President Hampstead, looking
over this conglomerated line of silk
hats and caps and cutaways and worn
serge.
The sun warmed up considerably this
afternoon, but there were clouds in the
offing. The official weather sharp pre-
dicted it would be cloudy tonight, but
tomorrow would bring clear weather -
He warned, however, that it would be
Cooler" Fans who had tickets be
gan digging out furs and foot warmers
since the air today was distinctly
chilly.
Interviewed last night, MeGraw was
, communicative enough to indicate he
(Gontinuad ON naun threal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Folks Conservation
Committee Is Named

Dallas, Or, Oct S.-Polk county s
food conservation executive committee
met in conference with o. M. Plum
mer, of the state committee, Saturday
and discussed ways and means of con-
Quoting the campaign for food conser-
walton in Polk county.
An advisory committee was appoint
ed, composed of the following, Judge
H. II. Belt, Judge Z. c. Kirkpatrick,
NJ. Mansion, c. w. Beckett, A. B. Rob
inson, Carl Graves, A. v. R. Snyder,
R. L. Chapman, j. W. Orr, F. D. Moore
C. L. Hawley, w. v. Fuller, Winnie
Braden, Mrs. c. " johnson, Mrs. Ruth
Conkey. Ira Powell, Thomas W. Brunk
Mrs. Frank Gibson, F. c. Ewing, Mrs.
Wayne Henry, H. J. Elliott, Frank
Fawk, H. E. Starr, Holt Stockton, J. J.
Thurston, N. Prather, Buford Stone,
James Wooden, Mrs. H.. G. Eakin and
others.
Local chairmen were appointed in
each community and it was decided to
get the family pledges through the
school organization during the week of
October 81.
A general meeting Of all those inter
ested in the campaign has been called
bv Chairman Pitman to be held in Dal-
las on October 16. The meeting will
open at 9 clock, when 0. M. Plummer
will speak in the auditorium of the
Dallas high school. AT 10 o'clock a
general conference of the advisory com
mittee will be held in the circuit court
room, followed by a luncheon in the
Gail hotel, given by the Woman g club
and Dallas Commercial club. w. V.
Fuller will act as POSTMASTER.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
WISCONSIN SENATOR
TO BE INVESTIGATED
BY HIS COLLEAGUES
While Committee Work at
Capital Other Members Will
Talk for Bonds

Washington, Oct S.-The senate sub
committee named to investigate dis
loyalty charges filed against Senator
LaFollette meets today to lay its plans
Start of the probe awaits delivery by
the Wisconsin solon of his own version
of the st. Paul speech upon which the
charges are based.
Whether La Toilette misrepresented
the Lusitania case promises to be a
critical point in the investigation, pos
sibly entailing testimony from Secre-
tary Lansing, w. j. Bryan and others
The sub committee is empowered to in
ouire first if LaFollette made certain
statements in his speech and if so
where he got the data on which he
based his claims, especially that the
Lusitania illegally carried six million
rounds of ammunition. Bryan denies he
told President Wilson this before the
liner sailed and Lansing made the same
denial officially to Germany.
The ub-committee s lineup caused
considerable comment today. Senators
| Pomerene, Walsh and James are demo
Gratis, while the two republican mem
| lbcrs-Fall and Dillingham; ultra
conservatives. This is considered very
lunfavorable to LaFollette. While the
committee is threshing out the LaFol
lette charges and the Newlands com
mission resumes its railroad investiga
ton next month, scores of congressman
will stump their districts for the sec
ond liberty loan and to arouse wal
spirit. Reports on both investigations
are expected at the session opening in
DeeeAlber Many senators viii join in
the loan campaign and also discuss war
aims. Two cabinet members, Secretary
McAdoo and Secretary Lane, are now
on speaking tours in the west.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Odd Fellows Will Meet
at Turner Saturday
for One Days Session

The Marion county district /. o. o.
F. convention will be held at Turner,
Oregon, Saturday, October Is, 1917. The
officers this year are; president, Past
Grand Master w. H. Hobson; acting
vice president, Noble Grand John For
rest; secretary, Past Grand Grant Muir
ply; treasurer, Past Grand j. @. Id
dings.
The complete program for the one day
session is as follows:
Afternoon.
/. o. o. f. hall, business session, 1:30
to p. m.
!. Roll Call o. Officers.
Reading of Minutes of Last Conven-
tion.
Address of Welcome-E. e. McKin-
hey, P. g., Fidelity No. 36.
RESPONSE. T. Wrightman, P. g.,
Chemeketa No. l.
General Business of Convention.
Music by Turner Band.
"Odd Fellowship AS An Educator -
L. G. McShane, P. g., Hubbard No. 76.
Music-T. l.. I. G. Glee Club, Salem.
Reading Laura Ames, P. N. g., Try
phena Lodge No. 3S.
Song Male Quartette = Chemeketa
No. l.
Organization of Convention, NJ.
M. Sayef, p. G. Silver No. 21.
Address-Ora Cosper, Secretary Re
bekah Assembly of Oregon.
Music-T. l.. T. c., Glee Club, Salem.
"Patriarchal Odd Fellowship, Sol G.
Walker, Grand Patriarch, Oregon City.
Music-Turner Band.
"odd Fellowship ''-Thos. F. Ryan, P.
G. M, P. G. r., Salem.
Music-Turner Band.
Evening Session.
Short Business Session Of Convention.
Regular Meeting Fidelity Lodge No.
36, I. o. 0. +.
Work in Third Degree by Chemeketa
Lodge No. l.
Banquet.
Program Committee--B. F. West,
Frank Roberteon, P. G., s. II. Heltzel,
P. G., Chas. Earwood, P. g., Grant Muir
ply, P. G.
Business Of Importance will come be
fore the convention and every member
is urged to attend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
WAR aim DISCUSSED
IN REICHSTAG TODAY
BY GOVERNMENT
Constant Advance Of British
In Flanders Is Creating
UneaSineSS

London, Oct. 8.-London saw in Ber-
lin reports of a discussion of Germany s
war aims, to be held in the reichstag
today, another echo of Field Marshal
Haig IS great guns blaszing their way to
victory on the western front.
The Berlin reports, coming by way of
Amsterdam, indicated the government
had been compelled to take this step
of debating war aims by growing bold
ness of the socialists and radicals IN
the German parliamentary body. At the
opening of the fall session of the reich
stag, September 27, Chancellor Michaelis
flatly rejected all pleas to announce
Germany IS aims, insisting the time was
not yet ripe.
Immediately after this curt defiance
of the liberal strength came Field Mar
shal Haig's smashing victory on the
western front and the development in
Germany of an ultra-conservative party
of Pan-Germans under Won Tirpitz, apos-
tie of frightfulness and Of unyielding
militarism.
AS observers here traced the situation,
these two developments = indicating
waning strength of the militarists in the
field, while they were seeking to assume
even greater governmental powers-em-
boldened the liberals to act.
Germany has permitted only the most
meager outline of the reiehstag proceed
ings to pass her censorship during the
last week. Thc provincial newspapers OF
Yesterday, however, said DR.. Helfferich,
vice chancellor, had announced Mich
aelis would probably appear for gem
eral debate or war aims today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Great Increase Over Last
Year Is Now Absolutely
Assured
CORN CROP WILL TOTAL
- OVER 3 BILLION BUSHELS
Potatoes and Beans Show De-
crease But Oats and Many
Crops Are Larger

Washington, Oct. S.-War crops m
mensely larger than last years but
slightly reduced from previous esti.
mates, wore forecast by the agriculture
department today. Unfayorable wealth
er cut the wheat estimate nearly 5000,
900 bushels in one month. Corn fell
off 36,717,000 bushels, but is still the
greatest crop of its kind in the coun.
try's history, totalling over 3,2lO,O00,
600 bushels.
Decreases over the previous forecast
are accounted for largely through the
greater accuracy of estimates as the
crops near final harvest.
The spring wheat crop will total
242, 2,450,000 bushels, from indications
on October /, the agriculture depart
ment estimated this afternoon. This is
100000 bushels reduction from the
estimate a month ago. The total esti-
mated spring and winter wheat yield
this year is $50, 10000 bushels com.
pared to last year crop Of 39,Ss6,00O
The corn crop this year is estimated
at 3,2l0,795, 900 bushels, reduction
since September l of 36,7170 900 bushels
and compared with last years crop of
1884, 900.
The other principal crops will be-
from October !, indications are, as
follows:
Oats 1,5s0T14,000 bushels, an in.
crease since September l, of 1882, ,00C
bushels.
Barley 2O1,659,oOO bushels, decrease
2,1SO,OOOO.
Buckwheat 17,S95,00O bushels, de.
crease 2,331,0
White potatoes 452,923,0O0 bushels
decrease S,9S5, 900.
Sweet potatoes S7,244OoO bushels,
decrease 100000.
Flax 11,335,O00 bushels, increase
37S,OOO. 20
Rice 39,256,OOO bushels, increase
1,019,00O
Tobacco l,24S,o29, 900 pounds, in
crease 21,S37.
Cotton 12,O45OOO bales. decrease
$4,000
Pears 1o,s4s,ooO bushels, increase
1000.
Apples 176,62O,OOO bushels, decrease
$4,000
Sugar beets 7,s32,Ooo tons, decrease
113,060
Beans 15,S14,OOO bushels, decrease
4,l55,000.
The condition of corn on October ]
was 1853 as compared with 1872, the
ten year average.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
MRS. Stubs WAS
INSTANTLY KILLED
IN AUTO WRECK
Lights Were Dim and Car
Left Road at Sharp Curve
Near City
HUSBAND PINNED UNDER
/. CAR AND Is INJURED
Victims of Accident Well
Known Residents Of the
Capital City

Mrs. E. w. Stubs, wife of an em-
ploye of the State school for the feeble
minded was instantly killed and her
husband injured when an automobile in
which they were driving to town went
over the bank at the first turn this size
of the institution, about Z 'clock last
evening.
The lights of the car were dim and
in travelling at fair speed around
the curve the car failed to make the
turn, going over the bank. Mr.. Stubbs
says the accident happened SO sudden
ly that the first thing he knew, he was
pinned under the car and that Mrs.
Stubbs had met her death from a
broken neck.
Mr.. Stubs suffered injuries of two
broken ribs and several wounds on the
head. He was taken to the home of his
sister, Mrs. j. D. Warning. Today he
was able to be about and was taken
to his home.
Besides her father, Charles Baldwin
of this city, Mrs Stubs is survived by
four children: E. E. Stubbs of Po%
land, Orville Stubbs of Salem; Mrs
Henry Hampton of San Francisco and
Mrs Grace Spray of Augusta, Kansas
She is also survived by sister, Mrs
j. D. Warning of Salem, and two broth
ers, Aldus Baldwin of Salem and Lynn
Baldwin of Palo Alto.
Mr.. Stubs is well known in Salem
where he has resided for many years
At one time he was member or the
Salem police force.
AS yet no funeral arrangements have
been made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Armed Men Looking
For |. W. W. Outlaws

San Francisco, Oct. 8.-Hundreds of
men patrolled the streets of Modesto
snd Stockton, Cal, and fifty members
. : the I. W. w. were in the jails of
9 two cities today as a result of the
%,E. of incendiary fires which began
n At2. ueotIsly in San ,Ioaquinand
Se$oA IS counties and threatened for
a u develop into a great confla-
s'si. shs. Z vi. of Modesto, where the
most ST fires secured, charges
that the w. w. started the fires in
retaliation for The arrest of Dan Law
cry, 1. w, w. leader in this district,
who is wanted by Chicago federal au-
thorities.
Eight fires broke out at the same
time in various sections of Modesto
late Saturday night and from midnight
until dawn the city was in fever of
apprehension. Alarm bells ringing
brought hundreds of citizens to arms
and there was danger for time that
they would stage lynching bee. Peace
officers prevailed, however, and the
citizens contented themselves with
putting into Jail forty l. w. w. mem
bers.
All of the Modesto fires were in
barns and were apparently started by
balls of phosphorus thrown into dry
hay
In Stockton the Podesta winery
caught fire and was destroyed The
company's hose was found to be dis
connected, the nozzle to be missing and
wires leading to an electric pump cut.
The fire started at every door leading
into the winery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
GERMANY BUILDING
|. HUGE AIR MACHINES
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
London Newspaper Alarmed
Over New Menace Of Cen
trail Powers

Lcndon, Oct. S.-"If the allies are
not prepared to anticipate the new
menace of Germany 5 aerial plans, the
enemy may drag from the air a Ger
man peace that neither the land nor
the sea would yield to them" warned
the Daily Express in an article today.
Tie Express featured a dispatch
from William G.. Shepherd, United
Press staff correspondent at Stockholm
sent to the United Press last week,
detailing reports of Germany's coneen.
trated efforts to build a great fleet
of super type flying machines.
The German armies are being rude
ly blown off the earth by British guns
in Flanders" the newspaper deelar-
ed. "The future of civilization may
hang in the air.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
THE BERLIN VERSION.

Berlin, via London, Oct. Sherman
troops repulsed attacks Of several
French companies last evening near
Vauxhaillon Chemin-des-Dam to-
days official report asserted.
Between Hothoulst wood and the
Menin- Ypres road British storming
troops were unable to advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
DIVER BASES THREATENED.
lpu Carl d. Qroat)

uTnited Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Oct. s.--Germany 8 y,
boat bases along the Belgian coast wiil
he tbrottled il good weather returns 10
the flanders front. paL-
That today epitomizes Secretary ~ pas, y,
ers official war prediction nv.p pason eoiese re-
Germany, laassing her troops most Ss
beevilv 70 resist the British drive, Pc
gins to see the handwriting on the wan, wan,
stronger in men and having the prepohh-
Sarapee in aircraft and shells, are push
inc NO steadily, surely and irreslssiDly q, J.
thggouqh hg to the railroad feeders Oh tn'
U boat bases. ,p .hesa sub-
,,an;ne al ~ nests. in the opinion of the sec
retarv and his military expert alass'
"a omen weather. In fact, winter ss's - !.
81 saFly on the grim west line. Whea y
comes com the british dOgged smashing
must cease. But before that time tho
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
State Wide Conspiracy

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 5. = That a
state wide conspiracy exists to create a
reign of terror by the starting of in
cendiary fires is the opinion of loca
officers today, following the starting
of at least twelve blazes in this coun
ty in the past two days. Guards are pa
trolling the citrus and grape region:
night and day, this being the vicinity
chosen by the fire bugs for their oper
atoms.
The heaviest damage was at the Bos
tonia Packing house in El Cajon val
ley, which was destroyed with all it,
contents.
Other fires were started at FL CajoT
and at Chula Vista, the lemon center
of the county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
MCCORMICK TO CUT SHORT TRIP;
HASTENS HOME TO WARN U. s.
BY w. s. Forrest

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Paris, Oct. S.-Congressman Medill
Mccormick of Illinois is so impressed
with the imperative necessity that Am
erica war with materials as well as
with men, that he cut short his trip
in Europe and arranged to hurry back
homo that he might plead for speed up
work.
ono mere marshaling Of men in this
war will compensate for any deficien-
cy of organization behind the lines OF
the assembly of an almost incredible
amount of artillery and Of aircraft,
Mccormick told the United Press. I" Al
ter six weeks study of the submarine
problem, believe it is still by all odd:
the most important question facing
America and the allies. OF bare sec
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
GERMAN RAIDERS TAKEN

Melbourne, Australia, Oct. s.
boatload of German . sailors,
members of the crew of the See
adler, was captured in the vi
cinity of the FIJI islands, ae-
eording to a report received
here today.
A steamer which was ap-
preaching Wavkai island is
said to have sighted a suspi-
cious armed launch. The steam
er bore down on the tiny YES
sci and signalled it to surren-
der. The Germans did so. They
were surprised and overcome
with anger when they discover
ed their oaptor was entirely un-
armed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
Son Of Henry Ford
Must Serve In Army

Detroit, Mich, Oct. s.-Edsel Ford.
son Of Henry Ford, today was denied
exemption from selective servie by the
district appeal board. Ford Is claim was
based on industrial grounds. II said he
was indispensable to maintenance of
the Ford Motor company
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08

Chicago : III 0 -
Errors, Fletcher, Sehalk. Stolen bases
E. Collins, 2, jackson, Double plays.
Herzog, unassisted. Faber to Weaver to
Gandil. Felsch to E. Collins to Weaver,
Weaver to Gandil. Left on bases, Chica-
go z, New York 8. MFirst base on err
ror, Chicago l. Bases on balls, off
Schupp l, off Perritt l, off Faber /, off
Tesreau l. Hits and earned runs off
Sehupp, hits 4, runs 2 in / 1-3 innings;
off Faber, runs in 9 innings; off An
derson, hits 3, runs 4 in innings; off
Tesreau, hits none, runs none in one
inning. Struck out, by Sehupp 2, by
Anderson 3, by Faber l, by Tesreau l.
Passed ball, cCarty. Umpires Evans be-
hind plate, Rigler at first, KLEIN at Sec.
ond, o 'Laughfin at third. Time, 2:13.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08

If what his aceusers are alleging
against Mayor Smith Of Philadelphia
is true, he seems to be fit man to
make all the other Smiths glad that
Smith is snch a common name.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
ECUADOR MAY BREAK

Washington, Oct. 8.-That Ec-
uador may break diplomatic re-
lations with Germany soon was
the impression gained at the
Ecuadorian legation this after .
noon. Gables received today by
the legation stated Ambassador
Perl, discharged Germany envoy
in Peru, who intended finding
refugse in Ecuador, will not be
allowed to enter the country.
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