davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Union Farmers Plan
Community Warehouse

| About thirty farmers of the Union
| lneighborhood, east of Woodburn, met
last night at the call of the communi-
ty chairman, G. H. Sweeny. County
agent, f. R. Brown, and special rep
resentative, o. NJ Plummer of the U.
is. department of agriculture, were
present and took. part in the discus
sion of the community problems.
That this is one of the most pro-
gressive communities is shown by
their buildings, grange hall, church,
and modern school house, all freshly
painted and well kept, making a very
pleasing picture.
During the discussion which lasted
from 1880 p. m. until nearly midnight,
facts were brought to light showing
how the individual farmers were un-
able to meet the tactics of the buyers,
so were not receiving full value for
their crops 1t developed that commits
sion men are in the habit of spread
ing reports to bear down the mar
ket Just before buying, these reports
are being investigated by federal
agents and some action is promised.
Plans were outlined under which
the potato and onion growers of that
community will organize and become
an auxiliary to the Marion County
Potato Growers association. They
hope. with the assistance of the coun-
ty agent. to make that cne of the po-
tato sections of the county and es-
tablish a community warehouse.
A number of those present stated
their desire to grow better seed pota-
toes and asked for some demOnstra-
ton work along that line for them
selves and neighbors. They signed a
petition stating their desire to have
the county court maintain an agent
during the coming year, so they might
have a leader to direct the organiza-
tion and to assist in the plans for i'm
proving seed conditions.
After arranging for another meet
ing for> January, the meeting broke up
and after many questions on personal
problems, the farmers departed with
the expressed sentiment that at least
something was started which offered
them assurance of real assistance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
PERSONALS
4 4 4 s \ 4 + 4 4 < 4 4 x 4 .


w. J. Chrony, of Scio, was in thc
city yesterday.
Fred Thielson is spending the day
in Portland on business.
b. Lunde Of Falls City, is register
ed at the Capital hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Bentz, Of Stayton
were in the city yesterday and today
Virginia Byrd leaves tomorrow over
the Oregon Electric for Havre, Mont
Heramn r. Peetz was in the city
y sterday from his home near Turner
Herbert l.. Stiff made short bust
ness trip to Albany yesterday after
noon.
VIM. Hinton left today for Vallejo,
Cal, where he expects to remain per,
manently.
Mrs. Waldo o. Mills and son are
spending few days visiting Miss Olive
Mark, at Sheridan, Ore.
Mrs. O. b. Ramp returned last even.
ing from Portland where she spent
Christmas with her sister.
Orville G. Stubs returned yesterday
from Portland after spending several
days with relatives at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Knowland and
u6uShbVA NANp hiDduy
after spending few days with Mrs.
Knowland s mother.
Frank Braden, aged 10, of Rickreal,
signed up at the army recruiting office
and left today for Portland He enters
the medical corps.
w. w. Tate, Of Corvallis, was the
guest between trains yesterday of o. L.
Price of the Price shoe store. Mr.. Tate
was on his way to San Diego.
III yd Hauser, of the Hauser Bros.
store at Eugene, returned to that place
last eveiAng after spending a few days
in the eity.
Miss Rebecca Best has taken the po-
sition as cashier at Barnes cash store
in the place Of Miss Ethel Mcdonald
who has left for Shaniko to take a
position in a bank.
Misses Bertha, Emma and Edna Wal
dorf returned last evening from Sheri-
dan, whore they spent Christmas with
their parents.
j. B. Littler and son were two of the
Christmas guests at the A. A. Under.
hill home, which were omitted in the
account given yesterday of the occas
ion.
j. d. Hartwell was up from Portland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Shipbulding Concerns
Subsidized by Board

/ Washington, Dec. 27.-Some of the
most powerful financial interests in
the United States were set up in the
shipbuilding business by the govern
ment-free, Assistant General Manager
Bowles of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, admitted in the senate ship
ping probe hearing today.
The International Shipbuilding com
pany, of New York, backed by the
Stone and Webster interests of Bos-
ton, the New York Shipbuilding com
pany and the National City Bank of
New York received $165,00 900
contract without putting up capital Of
its own.
The government established the com
pany's yard on the Delaware river,
Philadelphia, at cost Of $21 100000,
paid practically all the salaries of sup
erintendents, foremen and employees
and furnished the materials and pay
rolls.
The company furnished the site.
Bowels defended this form Of
Hagency contract" on the ground that
only through this virtual subsidy could
the large standardized fabricated steel
ship output be obtained.
The senate probers directed their
fire also at the Sloane Shipbuilding
corporation of Seattle, concerning
whose contracts Senator Jones said
there had been ugly rumors. Bowles
claimed he was unfamiliar as to how
this company had obtained its contract,
as it was "one Of the troubles" he
had inherited from his predecessors.
He promised to furnish the committee
with the desired information. Bowles
prefaced his Testimony by saying that
since he had appeared before the com.
mittee before, three more new ships
have been launched, one at Seattle of
$500 tons, one at Camden, IL, 900 tons,
and one at New York, 1000 tons.
Delay in the wooden ship program
is due to inability to obtain sufficient
pine, Bowles stated when asked why
little progress was being made on S3l
wooden steamers. An embargo was
laid on southern and western lumber
dealers to get timber for vessels when
1t was discovered they were selling the
lumber at higher prices for canton
ment construction, Bowles said.
OF the 73,000,00O feet needed for
contracts on the Atlantic and Gulf
coast 30 per cent had been delivered.
On the Pacific coast sixty million feet,
or about two fifths of orders, had
been delivered.
The Wright company, Tacoma,
Wash, and the Texas Steel company
were indicated in questions to have
complained concerning inability to OBJ
tain all contracts they desired Bowles
satisfied the committee that the Texas
concern had nothing but the raw ore
and that the Tacoma eompany's two
ships building were all it could handle
at present on account of lack of
materials.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board promised to furnish the probers
with data as to the number of Pacific
coast strikes, causes, settlements and
men involved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
returned safely.
Berlin Reports Success.

Berlin, via London, Dec. 27.-''In a
strongly prepared attack northwest of
Bezonvaux we penetrated the French
lines and stormed two first line enemy
trenches on front of nine hundred
metres," the German war office an
nounced today.
"a French counter attack broke
down with heavy losses to the enemy
After blowing up the enemy IS shelters,
we returned and brought back 100 pris-
oners and some machine guns. "
The war office stated that an Italian
attack at Monte Tomba was repulsed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
French Report Repulse.

Paris, Dec. 27.-French forces re-
PEELED two violent German attacks yes
terday in the Verdun sector. The at
lacking masses suffered heavy losses.
The official statement today said the
attacks followed intense bombardment.
Numerous prisoners were taken.
Heavy artillery was reported con-
tinuing on the right. bank of the Meuse
north of Caurieres Wood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Snow White Uniforms
of Italians Make Route
Of Austrians Complete

italian Headquarters, Dec 27-Clad
in white uniforms invisible against the
background of snow, italian troops at
tackled and routed body of Austrians
ten times their number in a Christmas
Day surprise, east of Monte Grappa
it was announced today.
The Austrians were entirely unpre-
pared.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

and spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hartwell. The lat
ter have recently come here from Boston
and are occupying the Hartwel resi-
dence on south 18th street.
Mr., and Mrs. A. T. WoOlpert return
ed last evening from st. Helens, where
they spent several days with the for
mer's sister and her husband. The lat
ter accompanied them on their return
and are guests at the Woolpert home
in this city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Many Firms Helped
to Decorate Tree

The firms contributing in labor to
the decorating OF the municipal Christ
mas tree on the court house square
were: Salem Electric company, 1 day;
Welch Electric Co., l day; Geo. Pet
tingell Electric Co, days; Southern
Pacific Co., 1-2 days; Pacific Tel. s.
Tel. Co., 1 day; P. R. L. & P. Co, 3
days.
Individual electrieals who contribute
ed a days labor each, Independently
of their employer, were: z. I. Ealton,
of the Oregon Electric; II. Fl. Stanton,
Geo. Winchel, Bert Murphy, Fred
Stroebel, Jack Cherrington and David
Wright, all of the P. R. L. & P. Co.
The tree is decorated with Is stream
ers each 80 feet long and the whole
containing 800 eolored lights. The
Cherrians purchased the decorating
material new and it Will be kept for
use again next year Also the Cher
rians plan to use the streamers for
decorating the armory when they give
dances there, and it is probable the
streamers viii be rented to others for
decorating purposes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Airplanes Brought Down.

Rome, Dec. 27.-Eight of twenty-five
enemy airplanes which attempted to
bomb the Italian aviation camp at
Treviso, were brought down, the war
office announced today. The remain
ing machines were driven off.
In a later attack three additional
enemy machines we're forced to de-
scend, the statement said. All HAlian
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Mayor Gill Announces
Candidacy for Reelection

Seattle, WASH, Dee, 27.-Mayor Hi
ram Gin announced this morning that
he would be candidate for reelection
following the action of the state board
of law examiners which brought action
late yesterday to disbar Gill and Her.
Der Hoyt, II. 5. Frye and James G.
Raley, members of Gin S law firm.
"This is just part of the whole pro.
gram of the Stone Webster interests ia
get me out of the way,n Gill said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
STEAMER DISABLED

Astoria, Or, Dee. 27.-The steamer
Kilburn, bound for California ports
with freight and SO passengers is dis
abled off the Columbia river lightship
Late today. she wirelessed the local
agents to send a tug to her relief. 1t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
X X X X X X x X X X X X X
NEARLY CAUGHT KAISER

:. London, Dec. 27.-England Is
first reprisal air raid came
near being the greatest sue
cess Of the war, in that the
German kaiser barely got out
of Mannheim before the bombs
began to drop, according to a
Geneva dispatch printed by
the London Express today.
The kaiser and his staff were
returning from the Verdun
front, where last week the
kaiser talled Cod Germany's
avowed ally and passed the
Mannheim station just an hour
before that structure was par
tally wrecked by bombs from
the British reprisal squadron.
Two bombs fell in the Pal
ace Palatinate and one on the
Nekkar suspension bridge both
being badly damaged. A mu-
milton factory in a northern
suburb of the city was also
blown up. Many were killed
and wounded in the town.
X X X x X X x X \. X X :. !.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
FAT SALARIES MAY GO.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Fat sal
aries of railroad presidents
some exceeding the wage paid
President Wilson-are leopard
lied under federal railroad con
troll.
While no decision has been
reached as to the disposition of
these executives under Secretary
McAdoo's railroad administra-
tion, it is held likely the gov
ernment win pursue a policy of
economy.
Z 4 \ L < I. y Z Z x x 4 x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Man carried winning automobile lot
terry ticket in his pocket for a week and
didn I know it. Must be a single fellow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Ernest L. Scott and wife, of Seattle
were holiday guests at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E..
Scott, 100 South Liberty street. Mr..
Scott is connected with the Information
al Freight Bureau association at Seattle
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

DR.. Fred KEaak former1y with DR..
Griffith, has moved his dental office
to 302 U, 8. Nat. sang bldg. Phone
2106. IA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Bring in your fat turkeys at 22c
your geese at lie, and your top veal
at 1415c Farmers Produce Co., 100
N. High. Phone 10,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The body of Nick Thomas, aged 81
who died in the city yesterday, was
shipped to Portland this morning foi
burial, by the Rigdon company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Patton Plumbing %. 355 Chemeketa
Phone 1906. We do repair work. Stoves
and furnaces eoaled. tt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The funeral of the late John w. Pratt
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the Webb & Clough chapel.
Rev. +. I. Porter will officiate. Inter
ment will be in the City View cemetery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Oh, what is so rare as day in De-
eemher, when the fruit is in the fruit
cake, and the minee-meat s in the piei
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

T. M. Jones, who was formerly in
rthe commission business in Salem, was
here from Lebanon over Christmas Wis.
iting with relatives and friends.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

December 2e-Meeting Marion
County Taxpayers TO discuss
county budget.
January l. = State Checker
Tournament at Commercial club.
January IS" The First Lady
of the Land," at High School
for benefit Of Array Y. G. A.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The government is still calling for
helpers at the Bremerton navy yard, the
wages are $2.95 to $3.04 for eight hours
and time and half for overtime.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
Dance az Highland hall tonight.

VIM. F. Coleman signed up at the
navy recruiting station yesterday and
left for Portland. He enters the SER
vice as landsman in the quartermaster
department aviation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Stated meeting of Salem
lodge No. 4 and Pacific lodge
No. so this evening. Joint in
sthllation of officers. Visit
ling brethren welcome,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

is believed the vessels pumps are
disabled. The vessel and passengers
are in no danger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Miss Thyra Poulson, of Salem, and
Frank Clinton of Detroit, Ore, were
married Christmas day, the ceremony
being performed at 3 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon by DIR. Carl Gregg Doney, at
his home ON State street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The Fall of Babylon, or the Finish
ed Mystery, Moose hall, Dec. goth, 3
p. m.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
1929

Sat. night w. & B. dance armory
$780,
on
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The terrible disaster at Halifax in
pictures, Oregon theater today, to-
morrow
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The burial place beautiful Here all
is peace, no tipsy headstones, no
mounds Of mud, no sunken graves, no
snakes or worms or verlnin, NO weedy
evidence Of neglect The body is plac-
ed in snow white, always dry, sani-
tary tomb, there TO remain forever, ell
Is quiet, reverant and beautiful. This
is civilizations final tribute to its dead
This is Mount Crest Abbey Mausole-
am. Tomhs $225 up. Phone manager
1060W. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Attention Sedgwick Post No. 10-You
are hereby ordered to attend the funer-
al of our late comrade j. W. Pratt, at
the Undertaking Parlors of Webb &
Clough, Friday, December 2S, at 2
O'Clock p. m. All civil war and sons of
veterans are also requested to attend.
W. G. Faulkner, Commander. D. Web
ster, adjutant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

The Willamette stood at 17.S feet
above low water this morning, accord
ing to the government standard at the
local dock. This is a rise of one-tenth
Of an inch since yesterday. No unusual
ly high water is expected unless heavy
rainfall sets in.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Hear EVANGELIST w. M. Lenton of
Portland on The Fall Of Babylon, Dan
iel 5:25-2S.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

DR.. Carl Gregg Doney president of
Willamette University, is home again
after trip east, at which time he at
tended a meeting of university heads at
Baltimore. The assembly was of the uni
versity senate, composed of Is univer-
sity presidents, who form the govern
ing educational body of the Methodist
church. He then visited in West Virginia
and in New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

A supplementary home card in fur
theranee of food conservation will be
issued by the U. s. food administration
committee about January 18th. The card
is intended to supplement home cards
that are now in use and they viii be
placed in every kitchen in Marion
county and of the entire state and ma
tion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Halifax disaster pictures, Oregon
theater tonight and tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

New Years eve w. g. B. dance
Moose hall. Come early.
10 On
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Notice ITO the fpubnc-The persor
reporting that she was ordered ou
of my store while soliciting for tn,
Red Cross funds, deliberately STATED
a falsehood as the people who werc
in my store at the time will verify
my statement.-A. ". Schrunk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Attention Ladies' of G. A. R. You
are requested to medt promptly ht
80 Friday afternoon to attend the
funeral of Conrade Pratt at Webb x
Clough s.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

) I !. ! Z = 3. = :. Z I < < 3
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Considerable water was in evidence
last evening along South 18th street
and in the Yew Park and Oak Lodge
sections. Much Of it had run off this
morning, however, and no damage has
been reported other than flooded base
ments, etc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

w. & B, dance Sat. night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

DR.. M, P. Mendelsohn notified this
office that he would return to Salem
tomorrow, and would be at his office
saturday. The doctor says he has en-
ioyed his vacation very much and will
be glad to be back in Salem again.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Frank Durbin has received a cable
gram from his son somewhere in Eu-
rope" which simply said "Merry
Christmas. This message may be TAX
en- as conclusive evidence that the Sa-
lem boys are now across the water in
the war zone, and that no further eff
fort is being made by the officials
to conceal this fact. Evidently the voy-
age across the ocean was safely made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27

Halifax disaster. first authentic pic
lures at the Oregon tonight and to-
morrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-27
All Around Town

= = : y ~ %4444
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-16

at Bryan. Texas. Mrs. Reed expects to
remain with Mrs. Whitaker several
weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-16
At the Isis Thursday.

Emily Stevens in ''The Wager"
Many noted actors will appear IN
''The Wager" the powerful Metro
Rolfe production in which Emily
Stevens is the star, and which will be
seen at the Isis theatre toAaorrow.
Lyster Chambers is seen as "Slip-
perry JIM" the sweetheart of Ola
mond Daisy" Doyle, the role taken by
Miss Stevens.
Mr.. Chambers has had remark
able career on the stage. Having
won success in amateur theatricals at
Princeton, he chose the stage as a
profession after the death /. Of his
father, although at that time he was
member of the bar. He has APP
peared with William. Collier, John
Mason, Bertha Kalisch and William
H. Crane, and has starred in vaude-
vile.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-16
THE Evil Thereof. .

The unusual nature of the subject
Of the Paramount feature, 'The Evil
Thereof" which shows at the Bonita
Thursday, is indicated by the fact
that the drama is composed of three
little plays, all contributing 20 and
eliminating in the overwhelming fl
male, in which Marie revenges her
self upon the man who has ruined
her life and has left in his wake a
path of sorrow and desolation. Each
of these little dramas is complete in
itself, yet is Enthusiastically linked
with the others, and with the under
lying, primary drama that forms the
basis for the extraordinary plot.
One tells the pitiful story of happy
old couple who have saved a very lit
tie sum of money for the rainy day
The old man leaves his wife ard goes
to his work While crossing the
street, he is felled by a car and Sc
verely injured. The claim agent of
the railway line calls at the old cou-
pies home, where the old man is ly-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-16
Sunday School Day
Designated BY Gov.

Attempting to stimulate interest in go
ing to Sunday school, Governor Sidney J..
Cats has issued the following proclama-
ton. setting aside February IL for gem
whereas. It is Of the greatest import
ance to the welfare of our state that the
forces which make for intelligence. char
acter and patriotism among the people
Christianity is the Sunda yschool, and
Whereas, one of the great forces for
good for strengthening character, for
promoting patriotism and spreading
Chritianity is the Sunday school, and
Whereas, the beneflcent efforts and be-
nign influences Of the Sunday schools OF
the various denominations are great
forces for good in our state; forces
worthy of recognition and cooperative
whereas, the Sunday school of the
state, through the Florida. Sunday School
Association, are making and have made
special efforts for a great Sunday school
Its scope and influence; and have set
FEBRUARY II, 1917,
as the day for the great statewide Sun
day school rally day.
Therefore Sidney ]. Cats, governor
Of the state of Florida, do hereby issue
this proclamation calling upon all of the
people of the state of Florida, and thu
visitors who shall be within our borders
to attend Sunday school in the church OF
their choice on Sunday, February IL. 1917
that they may give announcement and
honor to those who faithfully labor in this
noble work, and that they may receive tc
themselves the benefits OF participating
In his particular devotion to and worship
Of their God.
In testimony whereof, ! have hereuntC
SCI my hand and caused the great sea.
Of the state of Florida to be affixed al
Tallahassee the capital this the 18th da,
Of January. a. d. 1917.
SIDNEY ]. CATS. Governor
Bv the Governor: Attest:
TT. Clay Crawford
Secretary of State.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-16
Mary Pickford.

Mary Picl1ford will soon be seen in
this city in the second production OF
her own corporation released by Art
craft. 1t is called ssThe Pride of the
C1an," and as the central figure of q
Scotch story of strong human and
heart appeal the famous star will
create the role of a lassie Of the
heather, adding another interesting
impersonation to the always remem-
bered favorites that make up the
gallery of Mary Pickford creations