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Evening star., 1917-06-03
CHINESE CONDITIONS BAD.
Arthur de c. Sowerby Says Nations
Affairs Are No Better Than in 1911.

II 1t were not for the war in Europe.
the unsettled state in China would be
attracting everybody's attention, ac-
scording to Arthur de C. Sowerby. who
has been exploring in China for the
National Museum.
conditions are no better than they
were during the revolution in 1911" Mr..
Sowerby reports to the Smithsonian In
etitution. The explorer has not been
very successful owing to the conditions
IN China, but managed to visit Shang-
hal and several places on the lower
Yangtze.
Other scientific explorers whom the
has at work throughout the
world include H. c. Raven, who has
been collecting animals and birds in
Borneo and the Celebes since 1912. Mr..
Raven recently recovered from severe
fever. The first shipment received at
the National Museum from him incIud-
ed 319 mammals and about 300 birds.
Other explorers are DIR. w. l.. Abbott,
who is financing the explorations of Mr..
Raven. and who himself made a short
collecting trip to Santo Domingo: John
B. Henderson. a regent of the Smith
Bonian Institution, who has conducted
q series of dredgings off Key West. Fla,
and DR.. Paul Bartsch of the National
Museum staff, who has collected in
Cuba and the Florida Keys.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
GIFTS FOR FRENCH ORPHANS.
Total of $1,000 Subscribed to Fund
in Last Ten DAYS.

A total of $1,000 has been collected in
the last ten days toward the fund for
the fatherless children of France" a
branch of the American Society for the
Relief Of French War Orphans. accord
ing to Miss Harriet Winslow, treasurer
of the fund. Miss Winslow also an
nounces that 12O children have been
adopted" in Washington since the
United States entered the war. exclu-
sive of direct donations to Marshal
Joffre of more than $11. 200 from the
local Red Cross and other sources
which will care for 300 more children.
By adding 200 children subscribed
for previously by Washingtonians,
there is total of $40 now being help
ed, according to Miss Winslow
Subscribers of the last ten days in
clude Miss Janet Richards Mrs. John
Werrick. Sumter Phillips. S. Wills, l.
N. Everett, Miss Mary Lee Thurman,
Miss Winifred Nichols. Mrs. Henry
Fitch, Mrs. A. l. Doran. Mrs. Stephen
Bohsal. Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier Head, Mrs.
Bernard Moses. w. NJ Kennedy. Mrs.
Kate L. Reed. James B. Crane. the class
of 1917 of the National Park Seminary
and Miss Sadia Haskell.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
TO UNVEIL INDIAN STATUE,
Oklahoma Delegates to Present Me.
mortal to United States,

A statue of Sequoya. presented t.
the United States by the Oklahoms
delegation in Congress in behalf of the
state of Oklahoma. is to be unveiled
with ceremonies in Statuary Hall al
the Capitol Wednesday morning. al
1890 o'clock. Representative &C. D
Carter is to preside. The presentation
on behalf of the state is to be made by
Gov. r. l.. Williams. Miss Ahnawake
Hastings is to unveil the statue.
Senator R. l.. Owen is to speak on the
life and character of Sequoya. Other
members of the Oklahoma delegation
also are to speak. Speaker Champ
Clark of the House is to make an ad-
dress of acceptance by the United
States. Those on the committee on ar
rangements are Jim McClintic and w.
w. Hastings.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Commerce Department Changes.

The Department of Commerce has an
nounced the following changes in its per-
nonnel
In the census bureau. the following
promotions have been made: Hattie A.
johnson and Michael E. Mckinley. from
81 200 to $1.400: Thomas H Norton and
Miss Veronica Tagethoff. from $1,000 to
yI2e0; James c. Mitchell, Alfred F..
Crandall and George w. Roberts, from
$500 to $1,000. Forrest w. Allen, clerk.
at $500. has resigned.
In the bureau of standards, the fol-
lowing probational appointments have
been made: Kasson S. Gibson as assist
Ant physicist at s1.400; Max Albert, as
assistant physicist at $1,000, and Wal
Ter ID. McCrea, as laboratory apprentice
At $540. William S. Hance, jr., received
temporary appointment as an aid at
1920.
Ray G. Davis received temporary ap-
pointment as a clerk in the coast and
geodetic survey at $500
z Clarence E. Bush was temporarily ap-
pointed as a clerk in the lighthouse
service at 5000.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

type machinist, to metal mixer in
charge, so cents per hour; James B. NJ.
Dulin. helper, to ink maker in charge,
skilled 1aborer. IS cents per hour, to
counter. So cents per hour: Chester A.
Dodson. skilled laborer. 25 cents per
hour. to helper, 80 cents per hour; Miss
Ella Middleton, folder, piecework, to
Aloysius B. Eichhorn, skilled laborer.
70 cents per hour, to machine helper, 35
cents per hour; Albert S. Johnstone.
skilled laborer. rs cents per hour, to
helper, IS cents per hour: Thomas F..
Healy. proofreader, 60 cents per hour,
to reviser. 20 cents per hour; Miss Eliz-
abeth M. Clarke. pressfeeder, 27h
cents per hour. to helper. 35 cents per
s72o per annum, to skilled laborer. 25
cents per hour: Charles W.,Bush. mono
type keyboard operator, 60 cents per
hour. to copy editor. IS cents per hour:
Daniel P: Bush. assistant mdeical and
sanitary officer. $4,000 per annum. to
medical and sanitary officer. $500 per
annum: John L. Mattingly, messenger
boy. $500 per annum. to skilled laborer,
IS cents per hour; Charles ]. Orem,
chine operator, IS cents per % hour: w % Jo-
seph J. Ganey. skilled laborer, 25 cents
per hour. to helper, IS cents per hour;
Maran H. Myers, compositor, so cents
per hour, to maker-up. 60 cents per
finisher. SO cents per hour, to electro
type finfsher in charge, IS cents per
hour: Joseph v. Gonzales, machine
helper in charge, so cents per hour, to
machine operator. IS cents per hour;
Miss Katie L: Fletcher. skilled laborer,
rs cents per hour, to press feeder, 27k
cents per hour; John M. Jeffries, mes
senger. 25 cents per hour. to messenger,
80 cents per hour: Arthur Scofeld,
Charles E. Pyle. Loxlie v. Adams. John
NJ. Kemper, pressmen, So cents per
hour. to pressmen in charge, so cents
per hour; Emma S. Jones, Jessie L.
Brashears. Jeanette v. Malone, Teresa
N. Donovan, Lidie J. Usilton, NJ Louise
Jones. skilled laborexs, Is cents per
hour. to machine operators. 271s cents
per hour: Sidney c. Sommers, Arthur H
Rossell. James K. Lacock. Harry Boate.
Lewis K. Adams. compositors, so cents
per hour. to linotype operators. so cents
per hour; Clarence e. Williams, George
r. Won Ostermann, Daniel j. Marvin,
Robert A. Johnson, Andrew McGarra-
ghy, William F. Walsmith. compositors,
so cents per hour. to proofreaders, so
cs nts per hour.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
SALARY INCREASE RULES
FOR EMPLOYEES Of D. c.
Controller Of the Treasury Passes on
Questions Raised by the
Commissioners.

The application Of the 10 per cent
increase in salaries of employees OF the
District of Columbia government VINO
receive less than $1,000 year and
per cent increase for those who receive
not more than $500 year is the sub
feet Of seventeen inquiries from the
government of the District OF Columbia
to the controller of the Treasury Con-
troller w. w. Warwick answers them
as follows:
Persons appointed to new positions
created by 1918 act will receive In
creased compensation in addition TO
statutory salary provided
: Police priyateS detailed as SER
geants" are entitled to the percentage
Increases, and such increases are TO be
based on the total rate of compensation
paid. -,
The increased pay of policemen will
be based on the rate of compensation
as fixed by law, including the extra
compensation of mounted men.
Transportation Not Salary.
Allowances for horses and vehicles
automobiles or other transportation
VII not be taken into consideration in
computing increased compensation.
In the event of increase in rate in
statutory position in 1915 act over
amount paid under 1917 act the increase
will be upon the basis of salary as
fixed by the act of March 3. 1917.
With respect to per diem employees
the percentage increase Is to be based
on the rate of the regular compe nsation
fxed for 1918. A laborer regularly en-
ployed at S1.75 per day during the fiscal
year 1918 is entitled to the 10 per cent
increase. regardless of whether he was
employed during the fiscal year 1917.
A person engaged for a particular work
or job, or by the day. or for a brief
period only, is not an employe within
sAe meaning of the provision and is
not entitled to percentage increase
on his agreed rate of compensation.
y All mechanics employed by the Dis
trict repair shop or other branches
of the service will be paid at the
rates fixed for the fiscal year 1918. plus
the percentage increase on said rates,
day.
Y Per diem employees coming into the
service. new, after July l. 1917, will re-
ceive Increased compensation.
II compensation of any class of day
laborers is increased July 1. 1917, they
on the regular rate of compensation
fixed for 1918
A persons service may be of such a
temporary character that he will not
BE- entitled to any percentage increase
whatever, but If he is what may be
termed regular employe who makes
"broken time" he will be entitled to
10 per cent increase if his rate per day
IL less than 1888 1-3, and per cent If
than IS. '''' ~
Regular substitutes will be entitled
to the percentage increase on the rate
Of compensation fixed for their services
for the fiscal year 1918.
It makes no difference whether tenn
pcrary" employees are employed on per
diem" or monthly basis. when it comes
to computing increased compensation.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
CADETS WILL GO TO CHICAGO.
High School Team to Compete With
Westerners in Map Game.

Members of the tear, of High School
Cadets which was victorious in the re-
cent map games" are to go to Chi
cago. where, June IL and Il, they will
compete with teams from Chicago and
Kansas City, and possibly from Denver.
These games consist of conducting i'm.
aginary troops over large map.
The winning team consists of FIVE
boys, four of whom are from Eastern
and one from Western High School,
They are: Col. Wilbur Callahan. S. w.
Hardy. William Petofsky and Edwin s.
Crist of Eastern. and Maj. D. r. Cauld-
well of Western. The games are to be
played in the Blackstone Hotel, Chi
cago.. The Washington boys will be ac-
companied by Stephen f. Kramer. as
sistant superintendent of schools, and
Capt N. B. Brisco, L. S. A, instructor
of cadets.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
JUSTICE SIDDONS DENIES
MANDAMUS APPLICATION
VIII Not Compel Awarding of Con-
tract to Paper Company by Con-
gressional Committee.

Justice Siddons Of the District Supreme
Court yesterday denied the application Of
the Champion Coated Paper Company Of
Hamilton, Ohio. for a rule on the joint
committee on printing of Congress to
ahow cause why a mandamus should not
{1gue against the three senator's and three
representatives comprising the committee.
The company sought to compel the COM
mtttee to recede from it's decision to re-
5ecf all bids for furnishing paper for use
0f the government and to buy in the open
market. The company being the lowest
bidder wished to compel the acceptance
of its bid.
To comply with the prayer of this
petition. says Justice Siddons, would
In effect call for a construction of the
law under which this court would have
to require the committee to award con-
tracts to the lowest and best bidder, no
matter what price was submitted in
the proposal or bid. To so hold would
be to place the government completely
at the mercy of bidders. No matter
how outrageously high price might be
tested by market and other appropriate
conditions to be considered, If it hap
pened to be the lowest and best bid,
the contract, nevertheless, must be
awarded"
Peony blooms, soc doz. Cleve. 1861.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Forty-Four Licenses to Wed.

The marriage license counter was
besieged yesterday. From the opening OF
the office until more than an hour after
closing time there was a continuous
line of applicants before Col. William
A. Kroll, the license clerk. A new rec.
ord for a half-holiday issue of licenses
was established yesterday. when forty.
four permits to wed were handed out
Evening star., 1917-06-03
AMNESTY TO BE GRANTED.
British Government to Act in Behalf
of Sim Feiners in Prison,

LONDON, June 2.-The Daily Chronicle
says 1T has reason to believe that the
government is about to grant amnesty
to all Sim Feiners now in prison. The
paper believes this would help to create
favorable atmosphere for the coming
home-rule convention. in which 1t says
the Sim Feiners will be represented,
Evening star., 1917-06-03
River Fireman browns Self.

As the tug Louise was on her way
down the Potomac from this city We'd
nesday night last one of the firemen of
the vessel jumped overheard off Cobb
point bar light at the mouth of the Wi
eomico river, and drowned. The man
answered to the name Of Jasper.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band. in the bandstand, to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock,
John S. NJ Zimmerman, director.
MY Country. 'Tis of Thee"
March, Young America"
McKenna
Overture, Bonnie Scotland"
Catlin
Descriptive. "a Hunting Scene."
Bucalossi
Synopsis: Early Morning."
''The Meet" 'On the Scent"
"The Rum" I'm Full Cry"
THE Return Home"
Selection, 1.-The Grand Duchess"
Offenbach
Intermezzo, Iran. Ben Judson
Valse hesitation. Geraldine"
Lodge
Idyl, WAY Down South"
Laurendeau
Finale, "Arrah Go On" 80. Grant
'The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1917-06-03
CITY ITEMS.
BY BUD FISHER.

Peony Blooms. cut fresh from the
bushes, soc per doz. Phone Cleve. 1861.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

Attractive June Weddings.
Beautiful flowers for the bride-artistic
floral decorations. Consult GUIDE, 1914 F.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
STAG HOTEL
EOS 9th Stree

fUS Hth StFcet.
or.r vi=-ia-, Tl..ate-. i;tk'- Elevator.
Rest ROOMS in city. Parquet
floor; steel ceilings; shower
bath, to.let and lavatory; tele-
phones; French windOwst
writing tables; metal lockers, |,
shoes shined while you Sleep
etc. Everything sanitary, $l.OO
and $3.50 per day. Special
weekly rates. Look 'cm over.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

Peony blooms, soc doz Cleve. 1861.
advertisement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02
THOSE NOT WITH ARE AGAINST AMERICA

Tuesday the first step toward raising army of half
million American soldiers for carrying the with
the Teuton allies will be TAKEN it being the preliminary
registration of all males the basis for the draft can be
fixed From present appearances there is going to be
more or less trouble in some sections account of op-
position to the draft by those who do not want to do their
share of the fighting This fact this shirkng of duty,
shows the law is correct for it does not permit the
sackers to shoulder the burden of fighting the country
battles on those who are willing to bear their parts man.
fully The war we have entered into not one OF con-
quest or of aggrandzemen but is to be fought for the
great principles on which government rests, the
freedom and liberty of all men, In such war there IS
no room for neutrality so far as Americans con-
eerned We are Individually either for or against the
principle Of self government of the right OF peoples to
form such governments best suits them ana Scn as
thev want We are either for or against the principle
that the whole world has right to the of the oceans
as highways of trade We either for or against the
principle that every citizen OF every country has the gh
to travel unmolested those same highways. we are
either for or against the kaises right to control the
oceans and to sink the ships Of every nation that refuses
to accept his domination
In other words we are either for against the kaiser
and Prussan mitalism. Those who oppose the draft
are not with America consequently are with the KAISER
THAT is all there is to it. Those who dodge registration
are stunning their duty and those who are urging op
position it doing strenuous work for the country
enemies.
# is quite probable there will be riots and serious
trouble in some of the larger cities just as there was
during the latter part of the civil war; but they will not
last long If fines will not stop them and imprisonment
fails to deter then there remains the one final remedy
that puts an end to all treason the death penalty 1t Isl
honed Il will not come to this but it may become neces
sary to make an eXamp eof or two to snow the
country will not miss her if she is locked up until after
picturesque anarchist Emma Goldman is leader OF one
of the leagues organized to resist the draft and the
country will not miss her if she is looked up until after
the war There are others who would make fitting COM
pany for her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02
MUCH SUFFERING IN
PATH OF CYCLONE
Estimated IS Dead, But Lack
of Communication Prevents
Full Story

st. Louis, Mo-, June --latest re-
ports reaching St Louis today from the
storm swept lead belt in southeastern
Missouri today estimated the toll of the
tornado which hit that section Wednes
day at 70 dead and about $50 injured
The wind, which is estimated to have
travelled Is miles in IS minutes caused
property loss that will run over the
million dollar mark. 1885 A.,
The stricken district is facing hun.
ger and disease. Sparsely settled and
not prepared to cope with sudden
disaster, which left residents with moth
ing to eat and without shelter, surround
ing counties are trying to solve the
problem of getting aid to the sufferers.
Practically all communication with the
lead belt is cut off, the heavy rains
having made the roads impossible.
Either totally suspended of badly
interrupted telegraph and telephone
service made verification of the dead
and injured impossible. Figures re-
ceived in st. Louis are from railroad
men who passed through the stricken
section and over these crippled lines.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02

myself. She had accented oladlv ,.,
so | felt no responsibility as TO 6;rao
tion. "' " uifee'
On NJ the way up. town we stopped
mo ~ trinity Church a few minutes.
then at Grace Church. Mother SaS
read OF them both and had EXPRESSED
desire to see them.
We took in one of the BIG denart-
ment stores. But l could see II t;rad
mother; so We started to walk mn
the avenue When we reached the
cathedral we went in and rested :
Few minutes; while we listened TO the
music.
Ihen we walked up as far as Cen
trail Park. BY this time mother u9s
nfed, so we went into a hotel and
mad cup of tea. This partieplar
hotel was very popular; the dansantz
were well patronized.
Mother was so shocked at soma 90
the new dances that it was ar,,,s;no.
Helen was going to dance with an
she met, but I shook
my head at her. Mother didn + care
FOR Helen very much and / didn 4
want her to do anything to increase
mat feehng.
AFTER our tea we walked back down
the Avenue and I showed mother the
florist s shops as I had promised. We
went into one of them, and we're
shown all the lovely flowers bv a
polite clerk. Mother, with the eanIi.
ty of age, had explained that She
was from the country; that she had
a flower garden: but somehow her
pOsies weren't as large as theirs.
When we left he presented mother
with a beautiful rose; which she
proudly pinned on her coat.
Tomorrow-Carol Blackjack
Telephones.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02

family of the deceased United States
senator. The circumstances surround
ing the fatal illness of the man arouse
our deepest pity; for in sense Harry
Lane was great son Of Oregon, and
it is to be regretted that his death fol
lows cloud of criticism. En- all
frankness, not only for his own good,
but for the good of his constituency,
Harry Lane should never have gone to
the United States senate.
Harry Lane was honest; he was
strong in his convictions, but he had
that too great fault of being absolutely
unpliable. He was his own worst
enemy. With his mind once set, he
was as unbending as piece of seasoned
hickory.
The evils of politics were repugnant
to Harry Lane s sense of honesty. He
was the foe to graft, and during his
administration as mayor of Portland he
made an enviable reputation. In the
performance of his duties as superin-
tendent of the Oregons state hospital.
he accomplished good that should
bring him the lasting appreciation of
Oregon citizens.
The grim reaper has claimed Harry
Lane now. Let us remember him for
the noble work he accomplished and
hope that his fault will be forgotten.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02
MyHqsband \! !! + Isl s']L'5l and II /
A TALK WITH MOTHER
By Jane Phelps

The following days were unevent-
full. Twice Everett Crandell came
and took mother, the baby and myself
for a motor ride. / had made my
party call, on Vivian and had found
Carol Blackjack there. He insisted
on going when l did, and took me
home in his car. The next day a
box of quaint old-fashioned flowers
came addressed to mother. There
was no card and 1 concluded that
Everett had sent them.
Mother was charmed. 81 don't see
how they can raise them,'' she said,
as she lifted the nosegay from the
box.
''The florists here in New York
have wonderful shops,' l told her,
1--WE II take walk down Fifth Avenue
tomorrow and [ III show them to you. -
1t had been hard to get mother out
very much, She would not leave the
baby whom she was fast spelling.
She was perfectly eontented to sit
for hours with him on her lap, either
sleeping or sucking his thumb. But
both Tom and I thought it too bad
for her to 60 back without seeing
something of New York; so we had
planned TO take her out the next dav.
"In meet You after the office closes
and we II have a table de hote dinner,
then go to a play or something - Tom
had said. But YOU get her out early
and stay all day. Show her the shops
or anything else you think win in
terest her. -
A Day of Sight Seeing.
The next morning mother and Il
started early. We went right down
to the Battery in the subway. II
wanted her TO see some of the old
part of New York. l had asked Helen
to so with US. I really needed a guide
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02

The inmates of the state prison are advocating new
building for that institution and their wishes IN the mat
ter should have considerable weight with the voters In
way they are not interested personally because ma
ority of them will be out Of prison before new build
ing possibly could be erected but they know by eXper-
ence the needs of those who will take their places There
is no doubt the buildings antiquated and unhealthy
officials say 50, although new buildings concern them
much less than they do the prisoners because they only
take what thev find and administer affairs to the best
Of their ability and buildings of no material
concern them except that they are interested in bring
ING the prison up to higher place among the penal IN
stitutions of the country While is not expected that
penitentary will possess all the comforts of home yet
reform is of the chief objects for connng those
convicted of criminal acts and reform best be ac
compished by eliminating during the term of mprison
ment all unnecessary hardship and cruelty which tends
to make the prisoner hardened enemy OF society for the
remainder of his life and constant menace to law and
order We believe the inmates of the Oregon state prison
take into consideration the good of the state at large
more than their own welfare when they advocate COM
Portable healthy quarters for the confinement of prison.
ers in the future.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-02
.=z= Editorial Page of The Capital Journal [5=::5=

There has been great deal of explaining about regis
erng for the seectve draft that was unnecessary The
whole matter is simple that anyone understand it,
but there has been much said and said in so many diff
ferent ways that it to bewlder rather than to
make plain In nutshell the law requires every male in
the United States citizen and foreigner between the
of Il and 30 years inclusive to register is necessary
for aliens to register they will be exempt and that
the government can have census of them with their
residences The place of registration is your precinct
and the time June between the hours of a. M and
M Just go to the voting place in your precinct and the
officers there will do the rest.