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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
Y KHUSRAND ANDl
A LETTER TO CLIFFORD
Phelps

will bring your gifts as well as nv own.
| shall arrange to remain a few days.
Tel your mother for ME that will al
ways come to her when she needs me.
Then with messages of love for Edith.
and little gossip he closed.
Was ever woman placed in such a
peculiar position9 I had left home. ne.
tensibly because I could not live IN II
had told my husband so, had assured
him that | wished to leave him. and
he absolutely ignored all that / had
SAID, and treated me exactly as he had
before-i like child. '
You may think that I feared tho nm.
barrassment Of meeting him but that
was not SO. | really dreaded the in.
1iHence ne exerted over me: his instant
compelling of his will no matter what
had planned or said. 1 was sure he
did not love me; at times / almost
hated him. Yet often at the thopgb !
Of what | had done: the knowledoe
that | had-so l imagined nv
bridges behind me would grow fremu-
lous and unhappy that l should be On.
tirely cut off from his life. And here
he was not even thinking me serions
why 1t was almost insulting!
A sickness a kind Of mental nausea
seized me at the remembrance IL wbat
l had done, and the contemplation Of
what | fully intended to do. In wav
It was like tearing out my life: Il was
the abnegaticn Of all the principles dad
had distilled in me from childhood Rnt
lt was my life, and as such / had the
right 70 order il as | pleased--so / reas-
oned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
FOR A CONCRETE BRIDGE

Editor Capital Journal: In Monday 3
issue of your paper l see Judge Bush
ey says Polk county officials are in
sincere in bridge talk. | am not well
enough informed on Judge Kirkpat-
rick S stand for concrete bridge.
DO want to ask the question through
the columns of your paper, how Judge
Bushey gotshis mind on another steel
bridge SO thoroughly set? | have been
tax payer both in city of Salem and
Marion county for over twenty years
and seventy five per cent of the tax
payers of city and Marion county with
whom | have consulted as to kind of
bridge they were i'll favor of said con
crete, | am satisfied in my own mind
Judge Bushey is not acting with the ma
Jorlty of the people of the county he
represents. Neither has he tried to act
with the wishes of the people. do not
believe the citizens of Marion county
or Salem either, are anxious to nut
their money into third steel bridge
to be discarded to scrap pile within
twenty five to thirty years. Then the
expenses of the up keep Of steel
bridge ON the present one for 81 years
has been at least 100000. Our Judge
accuses Polk county Judge of packing
the court meeting with concrete SYM
Pathlzers. wish to ask our Judge
{ Continued on page nine.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
SOME PICAYUNE ECONOMY

While the bill appropriating funds for the supreme
court is not at hand 1t is understood that among other
items the salary of the senographers reduced to 900
year instead of 81 200 has been heretofore If the
statement is correct the spirit of economy has broken out
IN It's usual place 1t seems to be the idea of most egs
ators that reduction Of ten twenty per cent small
salaries does not amount to much and consequently
does not hurt as bad if taken from salary of saw
$4,000 or $1,000. There fifty circuit Judges in the
state drawing each salary of 4 000 few DAYS ago
proposition to reduce these salaries $4,000 each making
total saving of $4,000 year was turned down. 1t was
held that they earned their money and competent lot of
lawyers could not be induced accept the positions at the
smaller salary Only day or so ago the bill by represen
atve Martin to reduce the salary of the president of the
Oregon agricultural college from $1,000 to 900 was de-
feated by overwhelming vote About the same time
the salary Of the state printer raised from 81 800 to
$40O So it is the idea to save the state about
thousand dollars by reducing the salary of five or six
girls who their money just as thoroughly as do the
circuit judges It argued when it was proposed to
reduce the salary of the O. A. c. president that it cost him
$1,000 year to entertain.
The proposed saving to the state by the cutting the
salaries of the supreme court stenographers could have
been made by cutting out the entertainment feature FROM
that salary. 1t seems the state would make good
fellow of itself and entertain at the college, but would
charge the expense up to the supreme court senogaph
ers. The work of stenographer is highly skilled work.
and that of those doing the work for the supreme court
Under the present conditions it is not an
price to pay for the work If the legislature
is to practice real economy it should begin somewhere
salaries above the $1,000 year mark 1t should
tackle the salaries in the capastc class of employees
as well as those that may be classed as Labor"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

Mere Tr1fie.
Morton lowering had avoided me
most consistently since the morning T
mad talked with him in the garden. For
Eisle s sake | was pleased; but Ifeared
hls very avoidance would attraet tba
hotlee was anxious to avoid, So 7 de-
him. = '''iA VILE
One would think [ was noisonons
plant the way you avoid me !, I sa;d
iaughlngly to him. "I WON'T hnrt
you. " ~ ~
out I--thought-you might or, you
Ahow! might feel embarrassed and;'-
l shall be more embarrassed If Won
continue g to act as you are now doing.
Two people visiting the same housa
40 not go for days without sueakinr
unless there IS reason Now there rs
no reason Why''--
But-the other dae
Is the other davis what bannana5
Is 700 trifling and foolish 10 remember
iet alone to cause comment So We nj
ne good friends if you are wise ana al
loM our memories to fail us concerning
geftaln $, alters. was thinking Ii
I,isie, put Of course he didn't know
tnat. knew that if he cot over the
SHY notion that he was IN love With
me, he might, most likely wenld
turn to her. "Mr. Hammond u ~ earn'
ing on for the wedding and is susng
@ realn few days" added for bis
ition. s''e'''4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

Tomorrow Clifford's Arriyal.l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
CHAPTER CLXyTI.


As mother had requested / wrote
Clifford anent the changed plans for
Zona 5 wedding. She added a post
script asking him as a special favor to
her to make an effort to be with MS.
81 feel that ! shall not be with you
much longer and should like to have
you all around me once more, = she told
him. / had written of the date Of the
wedding and commissiond him to buy
a present for Zona. Someway couldn t
help feeling glad that father had left
me a little money so that l could buy
what | wished without consulting
anyone.
Didn't I hear Morton Levering say
that he knew Clifford2'i Elsie asked.
She had just joined US, and had waited
to speak until we had finished our
letter.
"Yes, whyq" I returned.
Nothing! - hope Clifford will
eome,' she added irreverently.
s'She wants to question him about
Morton lowering, 2 flashed through my
mind.
81 think he will, mother answered,
but said nothing.
Suppose he did come, how would he
act toward me, how should manage
to hide from Others the true state Of
affairs between usg That / could ask
myself the question showed how little
| knew of the character Of the man /
had married.
The Reply,
81 shall>most certainly run down for
Zona 5 wedding, = Clifford wrote, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

with equal facility has been appointed
by democrat and republican governors
on boards and committees. Senator
Hawley has been active in rural cred,
its, to enable his neighbor farmer to
borrow more money at lower interest
and payable after death (36 to 40
years. to enable them TO stay upon
their farms and live. Senator HawIey
don t require rural credits The sena-
tor prospers like croesus. Mr.. Editor.
we have discovered some of the sources
OF the senator's prosperity and now it
being known will the Oregon state sen
ate permit Senator Hawley to continue
to legislate these salaries and perquis-
ties upon which he so marvelously pros
pers2 Well we shall see
JAMES K. SEARS.
A citizen and taxpaver.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
SENATOR HAWLEY's ELIGIBILITY

Salem. Or, Feb. 10, 1917.
Editor Capital Journal: | have made
a discovery, and one that offers partial
(?) solution of matters about which
there has been much speculation; mat
ter too, may say, of public concern
The discovery is that Senator Haw
ley now, and for years past has drawn a
salary of $500 per annum from state
funds, as treasurer of the board of
regents, to which he was appointed by
a democratic governor, Of 0. A. G. at
Corvallis.
This lucrative salary, makes Senator
Hawley ineligible to a seat in the legis-
lative assembly, i, e. to appropriate
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

OPEN FORUM
: = = = = i Z = 4 Z < = !.
REGARDING ADVERTISING

Silverton, Ore. Feb. I. 1917
TIE the Editor: Permit me to say a
few things ON advertising on your be
half.
Good advertising is good publicity
Advertising is the thing that makes
your trade increase. Everything YOU
do in connection with your business and
every act of your outside of our bust
ness is an advertisement.
Reputation is an advertisement, so is
honest, politeness, correspondence, meth
DDS, circulars and salesman. Neatness is
an advertisement. and so is PROMPT
ness, thoroughness. And then there is
another kind of advertising which is
your statement in the newspaper. This
Is the printed kind OF advertising, and
this kind of advertising is the most
common, in fact, when | suggest that
you should advertise, it Immediately
comes to your mind that advertising is
space in the newspaper
Keep in mind, however, when | speak
of advertising l refer to everything in
connection with your business that
makes an impression upon the public
or the prospective buyer
9ohle OF the Old tuners refrain from
printed advertising in newspapers, say
ing that the best advertisement is mer-
IT. Merit is q good advertisement. but
it is mighty slow in its action. If the
inventor Of the typewriter planned and
built the machine in his barn without
letting, anyone know about it, if he
Kept absolutely quiet about his doings,
relying on the fact that the typewriter
had merit, it would never be known
to the public unless he told about it.
# the inventor of the typewriter wait
ed for merit alone as the vehicle for
aequainting the world with the merits
OF the typewriter, the world would nev-
er know of it, unless perhaps fire in
speetor or health officer accidently |
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

you, calls for two or more good moves
or good advertisements. Have every
thing, every detail Of your business
carry good adj, that is, have~it help
your business. Have every employe pull
ing on the same tug and have them all
face forward, and your vehicle will
move forward.
"A SILVERTON SUBSCRIBER.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

There will be fireworks in the senate when the anti
pcketing bill which has passed the house up There
three distinct sides to this fight There is lot
standing soidly for the bill and against pcketing and
boycoting There another side the direct opposite to
this and which favors both these systems and there
still third party that feels that if picketing is to be
abolished the lockout and espionage system should go
with them This element strong and it believes
in keeping out of appearing to take either side 1t says
in fact: "a plague both your houses It is going to
and a tremendous flow of words It was not on the
calendar for third reading up to Monday night but it is
due Those who like that kind Of thing will have OPP
portunity to hear some talks that will make Mark
Anthony's address at the tomb of Caesar seem like
Sunday school recitation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

in the highway code just passed the house 1t does
away with the state engineer having any part in the high
way work. This it will be remembered one of the
governors hobbies which caused trouble aost from his
induction into office 1t required the decision of the SUI
preme court to settle the matter and the governor is
taking his first opportunity to get AS matter of
fact the code would make the governor the whole
shooting match That would be little short OF calamity
One egg in two weeks is the allowance in Germany,
but this delayed and it amounts to but little more
than one month This is of the things mentioned in
the report from Stockholm as to conditions in Germany
At the same time though it is said the soldiers much
better fed than the civilians. If NAPOLEON sald an
army fights on its stomach" the desperate German at
tacks are liable to get weaker
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14
THE ALECK

I saw young man fired, on january 10;
he never viii be hired by his old boss again.
When first he started in at Watson's bees
wax store, he seemed like one who'd win
the laurels by the score. For he had push
and vim, he was so sluggish poke; he waved
an active limb, and left trail of smoke
All this was passing well, but after sundry
moons, his head began to swell, as young
heads swell, eftsoons. He thought the
beeswaX store would close if he should quit;
the Old Man was bore. and be alone was
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

It will be good news to many that the road the
SsEyous will be open in another month. Just now Horn
brook is the nearest oasis available from the great Ore
gon Sahara.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-14

It. Now, when young feels that he's the prop of
trade that all the punks and wheels by his address are
made, he's walking to fall his feet win hit the dump;
md when too late he'll bawl that he was such chump
He travels verst and league he keeps the pavement hot
ms spirit knows fatigue, his head has shrunk lot He
has job yet he may get one next week and when
he does I'll bet, wen find him pretty meek
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
sToNINaroN.

A special town meeting was held
Saturday.
Gleason F1ye 10 at Bar Harbor, where he
has an automobile repair shop.
The sardine shop opened for business
May I.
Mrs. Mary Greenla~ OF Oceanviile, over
eighty years OF age, 10 seriously Ill.
Mrs. Frank 8. Warren arrived from
Boston Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Goss is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mary Wells.
Capt. Seth Webb il making two-story
sddition to his house and store building.
A ball game between the Stonington
and Deer Isle teams Saturday, was won by
StOnington.
Ezra Colt of West stonington Is dead,
after long illness. He leaves . wife, one
son and an adopted son.
Rev. George b. Davis arrived with his
family last week, and held his first SER
vices in the Methodist church Sunday.
John Treneer has gone to Camden with
his grocery stock, and will make his home
there. Benjamin Sturdee went with him
as clerk.
May7. Mill.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
WEST FREMONT.

Rev. George B. Davis and wife left Mon
day for Stonington, their new field.
Miss Nell Doane spent two days last
week at Mrs. J. w. stsnley's, Mckinley.
Rev. j. Arno Brown is living at the
parsonage and boarding at Mrs. Walter
Lunt's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Walls are receiving
congratulations on the birth OF dsugh-
ter, born Mays.
There were no services at the Methodist
church Sunday, as the pastor, Rev. J.
Arno Brown, was At Colts Island.
Mrs. M. 3. Dodge, who has been keep
ing house for A. Dodge at fremont, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. w. Lunt.
The drama given at K. OF p. hall by the
ladies' aid society under the management
OF Mrs. Eva Norwood was . decided sue
cess. Proceeds, as.
May. THELMA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
ELLSWORTH FALLS.


william NJ. Davis was in Bangor Friday
and Saturday.
Reuel whitcomb was home from the
U. OF NJ. Saturday.
John o. whitney was in Portland .
part OF last week returning home Monday.
L. ID. Smith OF Amherst has been here
for few days with his brother Charles.
The lsdies' sewing circle win meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. William
III. Brown.
Harvard NJ. Cough has bought . truck
to be used in connection with his store
business.
Leonard r. Jordan, who has been en-
ployed In Milbridge several weeks, came
home Saturday.
Arthur w. Salisbury Is installing an
underground tank and pump in front OF
his store, for the sale Of gasoline.
Mrs. T. 8. Tapley OF fremont and Ed
ward F. Flood OF Barton, Vt, came Tues
day, called here by the serious illness OF
their father, +. A. Flood.
u'''y :.
S ws -. - -
. ~.
$3.50 $3.50 -sN " $500 W
y.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage IN Portland, ON say !, OF
Jonn "a. oyer OF TINS place ana mrs. Ai'ce
befnice nsrrs OF Fortiano. iney are
now IN boeton.
Oscar Staples, with Rufus H. Young
and Galen Young Of Hancock ~ his
guests at his camp ct Green Lake, . few
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
DOLLARDTOwN.

M. J. Barron is visiting Mrs. Zelma
Martin at North Hancock.
Mrs. Annie Remick and Homer Wilbur
last week brought Robert Wilbur to stay
with his aunt, Mrs. Grace W. Barron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron II. Meader are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth Of .
son. born April q Everett Lawrence).
D. @. Trueworthy il spending few
days at home, while the mill ut Bucksport
where be 10 employed 10 shut down for
repairs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

Henry Ray has purchased the Henry
Belts field, and will fence it for pasture.
Mrs. Della Whitmore, who was critically
i'll, is much improved. Her sister-in-law is
with her.
Miss Pearl Holt is at home from
Machias, called here by the illness of her
father, Capt. h. y. Holt, and her sister
Hattie.
Mrs. Betsey MiIliken died last Tuesday at
her home here, after short illness from q
shock. She leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Frank Pratt, who tenderly cared for her
in her declining years, and one grand
daughter, now in Lawrence, Mass.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09

There are still many persons In the world
that need TO be impressed with the fact that
the purer the blood IL the greater 10 the power
Of the system 10 remove disease and the less
the liability to contract It. Persons whose
blood IL In good condition are much less
likely to take cold or to bs iong troubled with
II. or TO catch any contagious or infectious
disease, than are those whose blood IL impure
and therefore impoverished and lacking In
vitality. The best medicine for purifying the
blood 10 Hoods sarsapariila. and persons suf-
fering from any blood disease or any want Of
tone In the system are urged TO give this
medicine . trial. It IL especially useful 1t
this time Of year.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS

tobacco and other small articles being
taken. Sheriff Wescott and Deputy
Sheriff Patten went to Ceater Monday,
and arrested william swaxey, aged six
teen, INLAND Ober. aged fourteen, and
Glendon Harper, aged about twenty five.
The two boys, charged with breaking,
entering and larceny in the night time,
pleaded guilty in the Ellsworth municipal
court Monday afternoon. They were
bound over for the October grand jury,
the Swarey boy being released on his
own recognixance, and bail being fur
nisbed for the ODER boy. Harper, alleged
to have been the instigator OF the breaks,
was srraigned on the charge OF receiving
stolen goods. He pleaded not guilty,
but Judge Mason found probable cause
and bound him over for the grand Jury.
He was unable to furnish 800 bail, and
was committed to the county jail.
The woman's club has held many in
teresting meetings IN the last two years,
bot none more enjoyable or instructive
than that OF yesterday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. W. II. Titus, when Mrs.
Lewis +. Tspiey OF hucxsport reso bril-
liant paper on THE Women Behind the
Guns" The timely subject was treated
with the greatest care, the activities OF
woman from bible days to the present
like Queen Elizabeth, Joan OF Arc and
Catherine OF Russis. who we're connected
with actual warfare, dealt with. but the
women who hsvc moved the world
through their work ia literature. art,
philanthropy and reforms, special and
most tender tribute being paid to the
mot beers who have given to the world its
armies. Tho historical facts were bright
encd with frequent quotations from the
best literature OF the centuries. At tho
close, = rising vote OF thanks was given
Mrs. Tapley.
Alfred &. Wood was badly injured by
the explosion Of . 100 gallon gasoline
drum on which be was 1t work in the
machine shop OF the Ellsworth Foundry 4
Mschine Works Monday afternoon. His
right forearm was broken In three places
and the tendrons and flesh were torn,
bis face and eyes were scorched by the
burst OF flame, and he was otherwise cut
and bruised. He was hurried to the bar
Hsrbor hospital by automobile, accom-
panied by DR.. Arthur Pnrcher. While
The full extent o: his injuries may not BE-
known for few days, the report from this
hospital this morning encourages the be-
lief that there will be NO serious
permanent injury to his eyes. The
explosion was caused by tho thought
less uss Of biow-torch in soldering the
drum. The drum was standing on end
and the explosion tore out the head,
which crashed TO the ceiling, splinterinR
= oodwork and cutting belt and electric
light wires. Some 900 panes OF glass in
the machine shop were broken, several
sasbcs nearest 70 the point Of explosion
being blown out. Several other men were
working In the shop Of the time, bot none
happened to be near the drum, and all
escaped injury. That the explosion vas
not accompanied BY fatalities or more
serious damage to the building 10 con-
sidered remarkable
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-09
Food Conservation.


That the present campaign for
larger food production and food con-
servation is not unnecessary is borne
out by the startling prediction of
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston that
this country will be on short food
rations within a year.
These statements were made by
officials Of the department of agricui-
ture who appeared before the House
committee on agricultural affairs:
1t is almost certain that within year the
United States must be prepared to go on short
food rations.
If the European war were to end to-day this
country must feed Europe for the next twelve
months
Even with greatly increased soil culture
and with bumper crops in the United States,
extreme conservation of the food supply is
necessary to avoid starvation for many Euro
pean countries.
There must be guaranteed minimum price
for food. the government to make up the diff
ference If necessary as war contribution.
Blanket authority must be given the Presi-
dent, to be exercised through the Department
of Agriculture and the Council for National
Defence, to deal with the food problem as
exigencies may arise.
Every particle OF food not for immediate
consumption should be preserved. either by
canning or drying. Germany has adopted
this principle long ago.
This ought to disabuse the minds Of
those Hancock county farmers who
have been skeptical as to the need oil
the food campaign being carried on in
this county, some of whom have ex-
pressed the opinion that it was being
overdone, and that they will find
themselves with big crops and nc
market in the fall.