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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16

and II seemed likely that his father
would go to his grave without recon-
Citation.
She had hoped that little Jlmmy's
advent would change the situation. But
Josiah, although secretly moved by the
sight of the child, did not bulge from
his position. Let Tom say he had been
wrong, and he would open his house to
him and his wife. In despair, the
mother made final appeal to Tom.
81 won't say l was wrong, because
wasn't" was Toms answer.
There matters rested, and the years
began to go by. Little Jimmy was seven
now, and still his grandfather had
never spoken to him. Jimmy wondered
more and more. Some day he would
have to be told.
Josiah Spence was seventy-ive. He
was growing weaker, and he was soft
ening with age. However. he did not
soften toward Tom. But he longed for
a reconciliation as only a stubborn ma
ture longs for what 1t cannot obtain.
He was seated in the attic, where he
often went now, thinking Of the boy he
had lost. He was looking over Toms
toys and shaking his head.
"He would never say he was sorry"
he muttered. Let him say he was
sorry. II he said that I'd forgive him.
Let him say it"
As he fingered the drum the convex
edge. brittle with age, parted in his
hands. The drum came apart in his
hands. To the old mans astonishment
he saw that the interior was filed with
scraps of paper in a faded, childish
writing. He recognized it as Toms.
He picked up one of them.
"Dere father" he read, 81 am sorry
that 1 broke the pain Of glass yestid-
day."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16
TheDrllIn
Blu H. N. EGBERT

Copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman)
Jimmy Spence looked wlstfully at
his grandfather. He was only five
years old. and did not understand
many things, but he wondered especial
ly why he must not speak to the old
gentleman to whose house he went
sometimes.
Nobody would tell him that, not
even his grandmother. who was so kind
to him. But nothing had ever stood
between Josiah Spence and his happi-
ness except his pride. He was called
hard, but 1t was the hardness of man
ready to melt If the proper solvent
could be applied.
II his only son, Tom, had been willing
to say he was wrong, Josiah would
have forgiven him. But the boy had
never said he was wrong, not even
when he was baby. So the two had
lived within three blocks of each other.
and had not spoken for ten years.
Tom was married, and Josiah knew
his wife quite well by sight, though he
never recognized her. He knew that
his wife and Toms met at Toms house,
and when little Jimmy began to be
brought to his home Josiah said moth
ing. But he would not recognize the
lad, or admit his existence.
II Tom had only said he was wrong I
Upstairs. in the attic, were Toms play
things, the wolly horse, the broken sol
oilers, and the big drum with the slip
in 1t. Sometimes Josiah went up and
lookad AZ than and fhoupht of tho da Va
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16

L. G. McManus of the Intertype
company was in town last week. He
sold a Model B Intertype to Editor
Connolly of the Hartman Enterprise
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16

serious illness of his sister.
Judge CRANKY Hillyer was called to
Springfield Tuesday on legal bust
ness.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-16

and Granada Leader.
Earl Willoughby left last week for
Anna, Illinois, his former home. He
was called there on account of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
10000 Shipbuilders In Seal
tie and 5000 in Portland
Vote to Strike
BOTH SIDES HOPE FOR
PEACEFUL SOLUTION
1920 Shasta County Copper
Miners 0ut---Mil Strike
About Ended

Portland, Or. Aug. 29.-Strikes which
would tie up completely the steel ship
building industry of the Pacific coast
are threatened in Pacific ports today.
Hope of peaceful settlement of the
difficulties, however, is expressed by
both union leaders and employers. G.
Y. Harry, federal mediator, said today
that Washington authorities are at
work on the situation and an early set.
tlement is likely. The men want wage
increases.
Officials of the Seattle metal trades
council announced today that unions af.
filiated with the council have voted for
a strike by substantial majority. The
actual walkout, however, will be de.
layed until the international unions
with which the various locals are affil.
lated and the American Federation of
Labor acts. Ten thousand men working
in shipyards will quit work if the strike
is actually called.
In Portland the situation is probably
not as serious. The men here last voted
to leave the strike situation in the
hands of the executive committee of the
metal trades council. Three thousand
unionists attended the mass meeting
last night at which the vote was taken
About four thousand shipbuilders are
members of the metal trades unions
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
Governments Price Fixing
Shocks Wall Street Interests

New York, Aug. 29-The business
world received a considerable shock
from the Government Is soft coal price
fixing proposals., which proved more
radical than expected and will probably
not be carried out to the extremes
feared in some quarters. The cut in
soft coal, though tentative, was partic-
ularly unsettling and somewhat prema-
turely accepted as an indication Of the
future policy of the Government. Ac-
tion on hard coal, sugar and other arti-
cles has been less drastic. The Admin
istration is undoubtedly justified, as a
war measure, in putting some restraint
upon :he upward rush of prices and
INSCRIPTIONS profiteering. 1t is also
justified in buying munitions upon as
reasonable terms as possible; but, as
experience proves, it is already tread
ing upon questionable ground, and in
terfering with uncomfortable economic
forces in ways that may easily do more
harm than good. Price fixing, as in
case of steel, is not infrequently i'm
possible. A price that is fair at one
time or in one place, is quite unfair
under other conditions. Fluctuations
are unavoidable in all markets; costs
of production vary and we cannot CON
troll articles of foreign origin. To put
prices down without reason and to un-
duly curtail profits checks production
and throttles enterprise. There is no
surer way of increasing supplies than
by permitting good profits, or vice
versa, of decreasing supplies than by
destroying profits. There are some
things the Government cannot do, and
one of these is it cannot run the bust
ness of the United States, but can and
should reasonably control it. If it con
fines itself to checking extremes and to
setting the example of paying fair
prices for what it wants, and if it will
foster cooperation between industries
and aid in removing impediments to
that is about all it can
legitimately accomplish. Price-fixing
and industrial control have been at
tempted in Great Britain upon a much
wider scale than here for a longer
period and under more favorable cir
cumstances, but the effort has thus far
proved failure and is rousing a great
deal of opposition in business circles
throughout England.
Business Is Quiet.
General business is quiet, as usual
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
German Slackers
Driven From Cave

Upland, Cal, Aug. 2s.--Long haired,
roughly clad, barefoot and their faces
effectually masked by heavy growths
of beard, two alleged draft dodgers
were driven out of their cave man
existence in the mountains back of here
today and held as draft slackers. Both
men are of German extraction and
claim exemption on account of con
scientious scruples. They preferred
the hardships of mountain life to selec-
tive service, they said. They were
Herman Schneider and Henry Fletcher.
Each had erected crude hut in a lone
ly canyon, where they tried to live
obscurely. Their food, save a scant
supply taken with them weeks ago,
consisted of what they could kill and
pull from mountain streams nearby.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
WILLAMETTE HOLDS
ITS annual PICNIC
Alumni, Faculty and Students
Gather In Honor Of the
Good Old University

With college songs and expressions OF
loyalty to "Old Willamette" the alum
nj, faculty and students of Willamette
University observed the first annual
alumni picnic yesterday afternoon al
the state fair grounds.
The Salem Willamette Alumni asso-
citation was organized last April with
graduates and students of the college
living in Salem for the especial purpose
Of working fer the general interests of
the University and that meetings might
be held from time to time.
The first annual picnic last evening
was observed with an appropriate pro-
gram including an address by President
Carl Gregg Doney, who pleaded for
similar organizations in towns where
there are Willamette graduates or for
mer students. He also asked that the
people of Salem and especially the al
umni help students who come here to
work their way through college.
Miss Gladys Carson, representing the
1917 graduates referred to the loyalty
Of Willamette graduates and how they
oil hoped to meet again. Mrs. Alice
Dodd spoke ON "Success in Life' de-
claring that success was due greatly to
force and perseverance.
1t is estimated that at least 100 per-
sons living in Salem are eligible to mem.
bership in the Salem Willamette Alum
nj association and efforts will be made
that all may become active members.
The officers elected last April are:
President, Miss Helen Pearce; vice pres
ident. Rov Shields; secretary and treas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
DOGS WILL
Be TAKEN TO France
1000 Of Them To Be Secured
by Voluntary Enlistment,
No SlaCkerS
By George Martin

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Aug. EFF you can 7
go to war, send Fido.
Secretary of War Baker, Surgeon
General Gorgas and the war college to-
day agreed that Fido, Spot and all
their kin in American dogdom should
do their bit.
They endorsed the bill introduced in
the senate by Senator Brady, Idaho,
providing that the army get one thou
sand patriotic American dogs for war
service in France.
Nose of them are to be recruited by
voluntary enlistment. Your dog will be
welcomed
After training at selective service
cantonments in this country the dogs
would be used as camp guards, trench
sentries, scouts and aids to Red Cross
workers in recovering wounded ON the
battle fields.
Thousands of Alaskan dogs already
are at the French and italian fronts.
England s and Germany's dogs are do
ing their bit
g European armies have 10000 dogs
III S6TNlCtJ Sulu h9VAdlOI iOidO1
''Their ability to perform certain ser
vices is marvellous. They can pick out
a wounded man in the blacklist night
ON a battle field. They quickly dis
tinguish between friends and foes and
also are valuable couriers. Their ODE
dience is unquestioning, their keep lit
tie and their value fully proved.
''Secretary of War Baker has writ
ten me a letter endorsing my bill and
saying the Military Dog club of New
York has offered one hundred dogs
believe we d get all the dogs needed as
gifts, buying few special breeds for
specific services.
Secretary Baker 8 letter stated that
the war college and Surgeon General
Gorgas were strongly in favor of using
the dogs.
Under Brady's plan, military train
ers would be provided with the rank
of captain in the army. Secretary Ba-
ker would appoint an officer to select
the dogs offered
In the army appropriation bill of
1916 money was asked to buy war dogs
but the request was stricken out by
the house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
TnfiDg Changes in
Chicago Grain Prices

Chicago, Aug. 29.-President Will
son IS reply to the pope's peace proffer
failed to affect the grain market no
ticeably today. Corn was 1-s to 3-4
higher on reports of frost in the north
west, while cats was unchanged to IL
higher through renewed buying.
December corn opened l8 higher at
$1.Os 1-s, continuing at that figure. May
opened Is down, but later recovered
7-s to s1.06 1-s. Argentine corn deelin-
ed 20 cents a bushel in the last three
days, owing to liquidation by German
spectators, who feared break between
their country and Argentine, Broomhall
reported.
September oats opened at So IA, up
1-s, later gaining 3-s. December was un
changed at the opening, subsequently
gaining 1-s to 50 "a. May opened Is
higher, later losing the same fraction
to yesterdays IS closing price, 81 1-s.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
Closes Hunting Season
Until Further Notice

Indefinite extension of the closed
hunting season was announced yester-
day by Governor Withycombe in pro.
clamation which continued the closed
period from August 21 to September !
until opened by his order. Increasing
loss FROM forest fires is given as the
reason for this action.
The governor 5 proclamation is as
follows:
"Whereas, because Of the extreme
ly dry season which has been for some
time past and is now existing through
out the state of Oregon, loss by forest
fires is daily becoming greater and
more threatening in Oregon; and
Whereas, it is necessary that every
precaution be taken to curtail further
destruction Of property from this
source; and
Whereas, it is provided by section
2 of chapter rs of the general laws of
Oregon for 1917 that the governor
of the state of Oregon, upon satisfac-
tory evidence being produced that by
reason of extreme drought the use of
firearms or fire by hunters is liable to
cause forest fires, may by proclamation
suspend or close open season for the
shooting of wild birds and animals for
such time as he may designate;
Now, therefore, in view of the
foregoing premises and by virtue of
the authority in me vested, 1, James
Withycombe, governor of the state of
Oregon, do hereby close the hunting
season in the state of Oregon, and 1
do further proclaim and declare that
such hunting season shall from this day
remain closed and suspended over the
entire state of Oregon until ordered
opened by proclamation from this
office.
''In testimony whereof, 1 have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the state of Oregon to be hereunto
affixed this 2Sth day of August, A. D.
1917"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
Text of America $ Reply
to Pope's Peace Note Shovs
Why Treaty Cannot Be Made

To His Holiness, Benedictus XIV.
Pope:
In acknowledgment of the communi
cation of Your Holiness to the belliger-
ent peoples, dated August l, 1917, the
president of the United States requests
me to transmit the following reply:
Every heart that has not been blind
ed and hardened by this terrible wal
must be touched by this moving appeal
of His Holiness the Pope, must feel
the dignity and force of the humane
and generous motives which prompted
it and must fervently wish that we
might take the path of peace he so per-
suasively points out. But it would be
folly to take it if it does not in fact
lead to the goal he proposes.
Must be Settled Now
"Our response must be based upon
the stern facts and upon nothing else
1t is not mere cessation of arms he
desires; it is a stable and enduring
peace. This agony must not be gone
through with again and it must be a
matter of very sober judgment what
will insure us against it.
his hOllneSS, III substance, proposes
that we return to the status quo ante
bellum and that then there be a general
condonation, disarmament and a concert
of nations, based upon an acceptance
of the principle of arbitration; that by
a similar concert freedom of the seas
be established; and that the territorial
claims of France and Italy, the perplex-
ing problems of the Balkan States and
the restitution of Poland be left to such
oonciliatory adjustments as may be pos
sible in the new temper of such a peace,
due regard being paid to the aspirations
of the peoples whose political fortunes
and affiliations will be involved.
Menace Must Be Removed.
'fIt is manifest that no part of this
programme can be successfully carried
unless the restitution of the status quo
ante furnishes a firm and satisfactory
basis for it. The object of this war is-to
deliver the free peoples of the world
from the menace and the actual power
of a vast military establishment con-
trolled by an irresponsible government
which, having secretly planned to dom
mate the world, !. proceeded to carry the
plan out without regard either to the
sacred obligations of treaty or the long
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
RENEWS HER
GREAT OFFENSIVE
Halted Drive While Bringing
Up Big Guns---Russian
Soldiers Still Deserving

London, Aug. 29.-Even Jtaly's great
offensive paused momentarily today,
making the breathing space" in the
series of simultaneous French. British
and italian drives complete.
The italian forces have advanced so
rapidly that heavy artillery has been
unable to keep pace with the infantry.
The Bainsizza plateau now is virtually
the center of the Isonzo fighting Aus
trian forces were reported to be pre-
pairing for a stand there, with heavy
reinforcements at hand to repel furth-
ar advance of Cadorna's troops.
In this contingency the Italian war
command must move up its artillery
over the rocky heights of the Monte
Santo chain to prepare for further
blasting out of the enemy.
Fighting still is continuing on a
heavy scale south of Bainsizza, as the
Italian troops drive on toward Trieste.
On the British front there was fight
ing at half dozen spots but appar-
emily no concerted resumption of
Haig's offensive. Paris dispatches in
dieated the same was true on the
French front, an artillery duel being
the main fighting activity reported.
Of the German drive on Riga no
fresh word has been received.
Haig's Report From British Front
London, Aug. 29.- Southeast of
Langemarck we cleared a strong point
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
Pete Recanted, Reformed
and Started On Long Hike

Somewhere in The Northwest, Aug
29.-Pete Shad, Seattle L. w. w. in
tends never to return to Hood River,
Oregon.
He just don't like the people who
live there.
Incidentally, the people don't like
Pete was taken from the city Jail
last night where he had been placed for
1. w. w. activities, by 35 grim faced
2 lantes. He was taken to the river
2 k and under giant cottonwood
? ideal for hanging, and with a
2 ? also ideal for hanging, laid before
:. z he implored the forgiveness of a
IS gn Father and announced he would
the Industrialites.
Fz than was taken across the river
ent on his way. When he passed
A,h here today he said he was 60
/ - far from Hood River as pos
S q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29

established practices and long cherished
principles of international honor; which
chose its own time for the war; deliver.
ed its blow fiercely and suddenly; stop.
ped at no barrier either of law or of
mercy; swept a whole continent within
/ the tide of blood-not the blood of sol
diers only but the blood of innocent
women and children also, and of the
helpless poor, and now stands ballled
but not defeated, the enemy of four
fifths of the world
"This power is not the German peo-
pie. 1t is no business of ours how that
great people came under its control, or
submitted with temporary zest to the
domination of its purpose, but it is our
business to see to it that the history
of the rest of the world is no longer
left to its handling.
Cannot Trust Kaiser.
"To deal with such a power by way
of peace upon the plan proposed by His
Holiness the Pope would, so far as we
can see, involve a recuperation of its
strength and a renewal of its policy;
would make it necessary to create a
hostile combination of nations against
the German people, who are its instru-
ments, and would result in abandoning
the newborn Russia to the intrigue, the
manifold subtle interference and the
certain counter-revolution which would
be attempted by all the malign influen-
ces to which the German government
has of late accustomed the world. Can
peace be based upon a restitution of its
power or upon any word of honor it
could pledge in a treaty Of settlement
and accommodation
Responsible statesmen must now
everywhere see, if they never saw be-
fore, that no peace can rest securly
upon political or economic restrictions
meant to benefit some nations and Grip
pie or embarrass others; upon vindie-
tive action of any sort, or any kind
of revenge or deliberate injury.
We Have Borne Much.
"The American people have suffered
intolerable wrongs at the hands of the
imperial German government, but they
desire no reprisal upon the German peo-
pie, who have themselves suffered all
things in this war, which they did not
Continued on page three)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29
KAISER MUST QUIT
BEFORE AMERICA
RELEASESHERCR|P
AutOcracy's Fear Of Work
Opinion Seen In Back
down to Argentine
KATSER'S HOLD ON EMPIRE
IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING
Germans Must Have Govern
ment With Which World
Can Make Peace
(Bv Carl D. Groat)

(Unlted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 29.-President Will
son sees the throne of Hohenzollern be
ginning to crumble.
Evidences of weakening of the kais
er's hold on the empire, increasing bold
ness among the leaders of the democrat
is faction, and, above all, signs of i'm
perial anxiety at the growing mora
forces opposing him, reveal the kaiser
in weaker condition today than at any
time during the war.
The president believes that if the
German people can only learn the truth
the end of the great struggle will be at
hand. That is why he emphasizes in his
reply to Pope Benedict that only the
kaiser stands between the German peo
pie and freedom from the grip of war
No Postbellum Boycott.
That is why he emphatically declared
he sympathized with no allied plan to
formulate an economic league with the
post-bellum boycott of Germany in
view. Officials here regard the Paris
conference at which such a plan was
laid, but in which America did not par
ticipate, as enc of the allied blunders
serving to consolidate the German peo-
pie behind the kaiser. The president re
pudiated this conference, in effect, and
did so after consulting the allies, leav.
ing the impression here that they now
appreciate their mistake and are no
longer determined to put it into effect
The president did not discuss peace
terms specifically because he is inter
ested primarily in ridding the Teuton
people and the world of the kaiser. Also,
however this country's peace views,
while Sfin line" with those of the al
lies, are not identical. Discussion Of
them now, the president believes, would
only work to the confuson and disad-
vantage of all.
Kaiser Must Step Down.
America Is grin will not be relaxed un-
til the kaiser falls. But officials here
already see the effect of autocracy IS
fear of world opinion in Germany s
backdOwn to Argentine on the question
of submarine warfare. Germany agreed
not to sink any Argentine ships. She
Welded on principles which brought the
United States into the war.
One cry of protest was heard out
of the chorus of official approval here
To-Day at IHe president replH' Ihose III
terested in the formation of a Jugo-
Slav state said his position in oppo-
sition to any dismemberment of en-
rires means that Austrian states desir-
ing independence cannot get it.
In the senate there was spirited ap-
proval of the answer.
'fThis response, said Senator Brady
idaho. "will take its place beside Lin
coin s Gettysburg speech. It points the
way to the worlds farewell to autoc-
raey."
DIT means the end of Hohenzollern-
ism said Senator Salisbury.
Out of the embassies came vociferous
appreciation.
British officials say "it is now up to
the German people to say what they