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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

al forces followed the casket to Arling
ton.
The midshipmen from Annapolis, re.
membered by the admiral while he was
on his death bed fa's Y friends were
given the signal distinction of honor
escort, and in compliance with his re.
quest they alone accompanied the body
from the residence to the capitol and
later where the only military unit Ia
enter the cemetery in organization for.
nation.
During the services the entire ma.
chinery of the federal government in
Washington was halted. Private busi
ness was suspended an hour and all
flags were at half mast. Observations
of a similar kind were held on every
American naval vessel afloat and were
emphasized by the firing at noon OF
every seniod ship Of salute of nine
teen guns, two more than the regula-
tions prescribed for an admiral's ga
iute.~ Photo shows the carrying Of the
body from the capitol and sailors il
the funeral procession to Arlington.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
BLAZE IN P|TTSBURC
Early Morning Fire In Busi-
ness District Destroys
Half a Block

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 27-This city ex
perienced one of the most disastrous
fires in recent years early today when
the eastern half of the downtown busi
ness block bounded by Fifth avenue
Wood, Diamond and Smithfield streets
was totally destroyed.
At CLOCK the blaze had eaten into
the rear of shops in the western section
fronting on Wood street, and the entire
downtown fire fighting apparatus, with
the exception of the reserve, was bat
fling to hold it under control.
The loss at that time was conserva
lively estimated at from 81, 100000 tC
$2,000,000. Officially, it was stated
that it might be greater.
Ten were reported injured-none Sc
riously.
The principal establishments destroy
ed and best early estimates of theii
individual losses were:
Frank and Seder department store
100000.
Grand theatre, owned by Harry Dav
is Enterprise company $250,000.
W. L. Douglas Shoe company's store
$4,000.
McCrory five and 10 cent store, $125,
900.
Hilton Clothing company, $4,000.
Several small storesin the block were
wiped out, the losses ranging from
few hundred up to $2,500. Others wer,
badly damaged by fire and water. TIL,
block was one of the oldest in central
Pittsburg and the blaze spread rapidly
It was discovered, according to the po
lice, by Night Watchman Endicott, OF
the McCrory store, at 1853 a. nj. Fire
companies that responded to his immedi.
ate alarm found the situation already
beyond their control and second ant
third alarm were quickly given.
More than 1000 were thrown out Of
work by the free Half of these were
shop girls. Unaware that blaze ha(
wiped out their places of employment
they trooped to work this morning t,
find themselves iobless
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
Inaugural Ball Is
Denounced by Works

Washington, Jan. 27.-Denouncing
the proposed expenditure Of $4,000 on
President Wilson s coming inaugural
tion as tturning the affair into a eoron-
alton" Senator Works, California, in
the senate this afternoon arraigned the
inaugural committee for making such
a spectacular show of the event "This
coronation is undemOcratie, " said
Works. 81 am opposed TO any such
show. Let US be reasonable once and
have. a simple ceremony instead of a
coronation"
~ also hope something is done along
those lines,', chimed in Sherman, Him
ois. "It will keep certain of my con.
stituents from borrowing money from
me to get home on. p"
. Senator McCumber, North Dakota,
charged visitors were trimmed right and
left at every Inauguration; that the dis
trict commissioners should be given au-
thority to regulate lodging charges.
La the house "Cyclone' Davis de-
clared Washington housewives already
are organizing to charge $3 night per
couple.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
LEGISLATURE HAS
. WORK IN HAND AT
END OF FIRST HALF
SCI Bills introduced, 1888 In
Senate, 34S In House.
Governor Signs Is
SENATE DISPOSES OF g.
HOUSE GETS RID OF IS
Bone Dry" Bill Made Special
Order In House Monday
Morning at 1890

The present session of the legisla
ture is making record for work. In
the first place it organized within a
few hours after meeting and was
ready for business the first day, some
thing unprecedented in the history of
Oregon legislatures. Its officers were
practically all agreed on before the
session and all that was required was
the ratifying OIL this tentative selec-
tion.
The work since has been transacted
with the same energy and the work
is further advanced than at any prey.
ious session at the "end of the first
half"
In the senate 1873 bills have been
introduced and of these 40 have been
passed, withdrawn, and 12 indefinite
ly postponed. The senate also passed
IA house bills and indefinitely post.
poned 3. 1t adopted senate and 3
house concurrent resolutions: IL sen.
ate joint resolutions, IA senate and
house joint memorials and 32 senate
resolutions. The substance of the bills
e'h ~ OtiANA ihVeIoulOo pdooCu "CTS given
the day of their passage. OF the bills
passed by both houses. senate bill,
have been signed by the governor and
will become laws at the expiration OF
80 days. They are:
S. b., by Eddy, relating to redemp
tion and sheriff's deeds.
s. BIB. %, by Strayer, relating tc
conveyances subject to provisions re-
lating to other real property.
S. B. 80, by Strayer, amending sec.
tions of Lords Oregon Laws.
s. B. Al, by Hawley, permitting pub
lie schools to be conducted as training
schools. This is to give the students
at Monmouth an opportunity to use the
schools within certain distance of the
college for the purpose /. of getting
practical knowledge of teaching.
s. B. 40, by 1. S. Smith, amending
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 27.-Cuddlet
beneath the blanket that covered their
dead father, two tiny victims of poverty
were found in dingy North Philadel
phia home today--one frozen to death
and the other dying from exposure.
David Fox, SO years old, the father
had committed suicide; Raymond, his
SON, is months old, was dead also and
Gladys, three years old, is now in Sc
rious condition in the Episcopal hos.
.pital - 9
1t was the end of story of an old
man who loved young girl, married
her and was abandoned when he
fought in vain against age and pow
erty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
President of Bethlehem
Steel Plant Patriotic

Washington, Jan. 27.-As president
of the big Bethlehem Steel company
Charles M. Schwab told Secretary
Daniels today he is ready to do his
duty as a patriotic citizen in making
shells or ships Tor the United States
and more. His remarks were apropos
of Daniels recent criticism of the con.
cern for its projeetile bid, far higher
than the Hadfields' British bid.
But at the close of a two hour con
ference both men were silent about de-
tails. Schwab merely announced his
willingness to conform to patriotism
and passed off all questions with a
string Of funny stories.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
1900 PEOPLE At
|. FORMAL OPENING
OF NEW BAKE ERY
Big Building damned by
Salem Housewives for
Ten Hours
saw PROCESS FROM
FLOUR TO WRAPPED LOAF
Sampled Other Products and
Found All Like the Bread,
"TiptOp and HOlsun"

More than two thousand men, women
and children accepted the invitation of
the Cherry City Bakery to visit its
plant on North Broadway yesterday af-
ternoon and evening. In fact, there was
such a crowd that fo= an hour in the
evening from $3.50 to $3.50 o'clock il
was necessary to close the doors until
additional refreshments could be pre-
pared and those already on the inside
given the opportunity to inspect what
is really one Of the most up to date
bakeries in the northwest
While of course the women were the
most interested, yet the men were there
to see how Hoisum and Tip-Top bread
were made, as well as the various kinds
of doughnuts, Parkerhouse rolls, Ger
man rolls, as well as graham bread,
whole wheat bread and rye bread were
made.
The policy of the bakery is to take
the people into its confidence and by
the reception, to show exactly the lat
est methods of producing bread and
the various -lnds of rolls.
1900 Lroaves an Hour
To the average nousekeeper, who
hIAeo tHC 1dHillg pT0du III u uOuSlnlA
er the size of an ordinary bucket, tbs
big dough mixer of the bakery was o.
great interest, as at lone time thre,
barrels of flour are mixed and then car
ried from the mixer to the divider ii
large vats. The divider will cut 220J
loaves an hour. These are passed on al
endless belt to machine that rolls
the dough into round balls. 1t is then
carried by conveyor to series Of
600 aluminium cups attached to an end
less chain, requiring l2 minutes. Then
it is moulded into shapes for the pans
by machinery and from the pans into
the proofing cabinet where it raises
for an hour and half. From the cab
met it goes into the ovens which have
LA capacity of $50 loaves an hour.
Anothe, piece of machinery that at
tracted attention was the big egg beat
er with capacity of 200 eggs at a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
BIRTH f<,'qNT TROL
ADVOCAlS MAKES
DOCTORS GET BUSY
Mrs. Ethel Byrne After Five
Days Fast Is Fed by
Forcibie Means
HER CONDITION Is
SAID TO BE SERIOUS
Her Sister, Mrs. Sanger,
Makes Statement As To
Movements Object

New York. Jan. 27.-A woman, fight
iag for a principle and hunger striking
in protest, following Imprisonment. was
forcibly fed for the first time in the
history of this country today
Mrs. Ethel Byrne, birth control ad-
4 cocate, was so fed at Blackwell's island
after she had become practically uncon.
scious as a result of abstaining from
either food or water for period of 1903
hours.
Mrs. Byrne, who is the mother of two
children was rolled in blanket, rub
Der tube inserted in her mouth and a
pint of milk, two eggs and stimulant
administered. .
An official statement from the de-
partment of corrections issued during
the morning stated that Mrs. Byrne =
condition twas slightly improved. +"
Mrs. Margaret Sanger, her sister, and
leader in the birth control movement,
declared, however, that she had received
confidential information that the con-
dition of Mrs. Byrne is serious. She
said she understood her sister was in a
state of coma. Both Mrs. Sanger and
Mrs. Byrne are trained nurses The
former expressed the greatest concern
owing to the fact that her sister had
drunk no water. After the fifth day in
such cases, she said, patients fall into
ah uraemie coma, from which they
sometimes do not revive.
To Continue Feeding Her.
Commissioner. of Corrections Lewis
announced that four physicians and two
nurses are in constant attendance on
Mrs. Byrne. The minute it was decided
Mrs. Byrne' IS condition was such that
she should be fed, DR.. james B. Hunt
was called and arrangements made for
the feeding.
In addition to DR.. Hunt, DR.. Irma
Howard, attached to Blackwell's s island
Dr.. Howe and DR. William Travis Gibb
were consulted in the case.
While no regular schedule has been
planned, Lewis declared, Mrs. Byrne
win be fed henceforth whenever it is
deemed necessary.
j. j. Goldstein, attorney for Mrs.
Byrne, sought permission to visit her
today. This was denied. Application
for Mrs. Sanger to see her was also de-
MED.
Commissioner Lewis declared he was
acting on the best medical advice, which
was that Mrs. Byrne should not be dis
turbed by visitors.
The bulletin covering Mrs. Byrne's
condition have her blood pressure, res.
piration and heart normal, following the
feeding. Her temperature was slightly
sub-normal and pulse slightly accelerat-
ed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
FLOOD OF BILLS
POUR into BOTH
HOUSES FRIDAY
Supposed To Be Last Day For
Introducing Bills In House
Time Extended
KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL
BILL ST1RS UP DEBATE
Lady Of the House Believes
In Economy Providing II
Also Means Efficiency

While S. B. No. 113 was the special
order for the opening hour yesterday,
President Moser called attention to the
fact that there was o motion pending
when the senate adjourned at noon, that
had better be disposed of before the
special order was called 1t was ON
senate bill No. s, and motion was
made that the bill be referred back to
the committee for amendment. This was
adopted and senate bill No. 1l3 was
passed without debate. 1t defined trusts
business and provided for organization,
supervision and regulation thereof.
s. B. No. 65, by Farrell, relating to
indecent and obscene articles or pie
lures. 1t made no change in the pres
ent law other than to reduce the pen
atty. Senator Farrell stated that the
penalty was now so severe that jurors
hesitated about finding anyone guilty
because the punishment was too severe
for the offense; passed
S. B. No, SO, by Olson, allowing cred
it of time to county prisoners for good
behavior; passed.
s. B. No. 100, by Strayer, FIXING the
emoluments Of the sheriff Of Baker
county; passed.
S. B. No. 104, by Wilbur, relating 60
abstracts OF title; passed
s. B. No. lis, s,eby Hurley, relating to
bornties on coyotes, referred.
S. b. No. 81, by Olson, relating to
summons, contents of and time 10 ans
wer; passed.
S. B. No. III, by Gill, amending the
Law relating to open season for fish, and
bag limit; passed.
S. B. No. 122, by Haw;ey, to provide
for butter and cheese makers, license;
laid on the table.
II. b. No. was taken from the table
and recomm1tted for amendment.
House bills Nos. 30, 6S, 179, l02, 1870,
1877, 2l4, As, As, 10l, l22, 100, 200 and
164 were received and read first time
A message was received from the gov
ernor announcing he had signed senate
bills Nos. 80, Al, 40, 81 and 64.
House bills came up for third read
! ing and final passage as follows:
II. b. No. 60, by stout, in relation to
boarding prisoners by county sheriffs
passed.
H. B. No. 1877, by w. AL Jones, per-
mitting stock to run at large in the east
ern portion Of Marion county; passed.
II. b. No. "a, by Brownell, fixing sal
aries of the justices OF the supreme
court at "a, 800 year. This was no in
crease in salary being only placing the
justices in shape so they could draw
their salaries without certain ppelimin-
airy steps heretofore necessary. II seems
/ ,,,I, h. nlor rs i'm at WI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
HoRsEBUYER Is INSANE.

Alturas, Cal, Jan. 80. NJ. Har,
vey, well known horse-buyer of Lake
view, Oregon, insane as the result ora
fall from horse, was taken to the
Oregon state asylum at Salem yester.
day by two attendants.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
Beat Germans Back.

Petrograd, Jan. 27.-Beating back Of
German attacks was reported in today IS
war office statement from the Riga
front.
"After a heavy bombardment east of
Kalncem road toward Chlok, the Ger
mans attacked and were beaten back
with great losses,' the statement said
sfAround Mitau our gas attacks created
panic among the Germans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
s.Death or Tnsanitv.u

New York, Jan. 27.-Mrs. Ethel
lByrne faces "death of insanity" in
her hunger strike at BIaekwell's IS island
prison, "as a protest against state laws
against birth control that cause the
death annually of 5000 working moth
ers in New York and quarter of a
million in the nation. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
German Attaeks Repslsed.

London, Jan. 27.-Repulse of German
attacks in the Cashin (Casinu) valley
was announced in Rumanian official
statement received here today from Jas
sy.
"After IL hours desperate fighting,
in the snow and cold, we repulsed the
enemy to the SOUTH" the report assert
ad
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
Fighting at Verlnd.

Paris, Jan. 27.-Spirited artillery
combats marked the continued struggle
for supremacy around Hill SQ4 today be-
tween German and French forces, the of
ficial statement declared. The French
fire was directed with destructive eff
feet against German works. The same
sort Of fighting was in progress around
Esparges.
Five German aeroplanes were brought
down on the western front, the state
ment states.
Elsewhere along the front the night
was quiet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27
fierce FIGHTING At
VERDUN ONCE MORE
Reports Disagree, Germans
Claim Success But French
Do the Same

Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Jan. 81.
French attacks throughout last night,
and this morning, against positions on
Hill 3O4, won yesterday by the Ger
mans, were fruitless, today's official
statement declared. All such assaults
broke down with sanguinary losses to
the attackers.
The statement also detailed fighting
around the Combres heights and the
Meuse bend west of st. Mihiel.
The statement said;
Unsuccessful night attacks of
French against positions on height 304
captured by US, was followed in the
morning hours by further attacks, which
likewise broke down sanguinarily."'
OF, other operations on the western
froRt, the statement said: so
. tfSouthwest of Dixmude a Belgian
outpost. of 10 men was captured with
no losses TO our forces
tfSouth of the Labassee canal several
advances of English detachments pre-
pared by fire failed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-27

Oregon: To-
night ard Sum
day rain west,
rain or SNOW cast
portion; moder-
ate southeasterly
winds, reaching
gale force near
the eoast. ii
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The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
LOCAL NEWS

LOST-A cameo breach somewhere
in this city last Friday. Finder return
to the Vogue for reward.-adv. 1t
Jack Barbeau made a business trip
to Wibaux, Mont, on Wednesday, ex-
pecting to return this coming Sunday.
Surveyor w. R. Veigel spent the
past week in the Richardton vicinity,
supervising work on the improvement
of roads.
At the initiation meeting : of the
Eastern Star on Thursday DR.. and
Mrs. W. H. Long and Mrs. Clint Davis
entered as new members.
Attorney T. F. Murtha was a busy
man the past week, taking dispositions
at Miles City and Glendive and argul
ing cases in Federal court at Bis
marck.
The H. K. Nichols family left Dick
inson on Tuesday for Amidon, where
they will reside. It is understood that
Mr.. Nichols will be engaged as stage
driver from that point. .t
Rev. and Mrs. Alex. Coffin expected
to leave the latter part of the week
to attend the annual Episcopal Con-
vocation at Grand Forks. Mrs. Cof-
fin goes as a delegate from the
Women's Guild.
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
SQUABBLE, OVER CHILD
BRINGS PITCHED BATTLE

Attempt Of a. mother to regain Gus
tody of her t~wo-year-old child from
the parents Of her husband brought
on a pitched battle Monday$afternoon
which resulted in the latter couple
being arrested Oh a charge Of hdnap-
ping. The mother, Mrs. Margaret
Muth, had been in Jamestown for
several months, and recently returned
to this city. The child had been left
in care Of the grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Muth, residents of the
South Side, during her absence from
Dickinson. y
Efortssto induce the Muths to give
the child having failed, Mrs. Muth,
Jr., entered complaint against them
and Deputy Branick served papers in
the case, but even then the grand
parents refused to- surrender the
Child. Parties to the case appeared
before Justice A. r. Folsom, and after
a strenuous scene, in which the elder
.Muths displayed warlike in%clinations,
the mother gained possession Of her
offspring.
Mrs. Muth, Jr., is residing with her
parents, Nh. and Mrs. Joe Kuntz, at
present. She and her husband ssepart
ated some time ago..
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19

Mayor Alfred White, R. Il. John
son and w. Z. Richards left ON No. 8;
Thursday morning for Bismarck,
where they attended meeting of Mis-
souri, Slope f%nanciers, which took the
form of a banquet served in the Hotel
Mckenzie at z p. m. Sub-chairmen
from the district were present in large
numbers, and several Of their banker
friends also attended, and plans for
pushing the campaign for the Liberty
Loan fund were discussed. Former
Governor Hanna presided over the
meeting.
Z Governor Lynn j. Frazier was also.
present and urged that bankers of the
Slope subscribe literally to the fund.
Mr.. Hanna outlined the plan of the.
treasury department and explained
the bond isue. He asserted that he
felt certain that allotment; Of this:
state would be oversubscribed.
Mayor White, who is chairman here:
forthe loan movement, is sdevoting a.
large portion of his time to the work,
and declares that he. believes the Dick
inson territory will make splendid
showing in the campaign. 4
The Dickinson press., 1917-05-19
BABIES ARE
EXAMINED, PARADE :
SATURDAY Feature

Baby Week observance, terminating
with the big street parade Of TO-
morrow Saturday., has been highly
successful in Dickinson, throngs of
interested mothers and others who
have the welfare of the babes at heart
having attended the various sessions
during the week, the conference of
Wednesday in the armory drawing a
specially large attendance.
/. Program Of the week was opened
Sunday, Mothers Day, when, in adj
dition to giving honor to the mothers,
promotion of child welfare and conser-
walton of the health of the little ones
was the keynote Of sermons. Services
in all churches were we'll attended. :
Free parents matinee at the opera
house Tuesday was well attended.
Following the matinee performance,
Mrs. A. B. Shafer, we'll known in
temperance circles, delivered an en-
tightening address on EFFECT Of In
temperance on Babies"
A throng which tested capacity of
the armory spent a large portion Of
the day Wednesday at the health
conference, and in viewing the exhibit
Of forty tots who were brought to
the armory for examination. The
names of the babies brought there for
examination follows:
Marian Schwartz, Lawrence Voelkers,
Sole Bookey, Katherine Gartley,
Frederick John Gerlich, William
Ausenberger, Jean Hughes, Leroy
Baird, John William McKeeyer, Flor
ence Olheiser, David Olheiser, Gordon
Rase, Mason Massad, Janet Sanders,
Leo Nadolsai, Dorothy Nadolski,
WESLEY Milton Engbrecht, Marian
Hauser, Leo Krauk, Robert Clarence
Miller, Harriet Jorgensen, Mildred
Nadvornik, William John Vranna,
Max Hendrick, Jr., Floyd Frederick
Kusie, Leo Frank Koch, William
Charles Ufer, Doris Helen Deiters,
Arthur Rabe, Howard Carl Helgerson,
Donald C. Windmuller, Robert Lyell
Barnes, George Albert Prchal, Mary
Beatrice Lish, Delmar, Boulger, Flor
ence Victoria Swanson, Marian Eliza
beth Badgley, Carol C.: Clark, Mar
garet Fried Jesse William Bowen. I
= Hostesses and members of the COM
mittees received the visitors and were
kept busy throughout the day explain
ing the exhibits and aiding the nurses
and examining physicians. Interest
shown by mothers Of the city in the
exhibits was gratifying indeed.
Beginning at A o'clock, a program
was given. Miss Edna Harris gave a
talk on proper food for babies, which
proved especially interesting. Neces-
sity of proper care Of the teeth was
emphasized in a talk by DR.. E. J.
Hauser, and physical welfare in gem
eral Of infants was the general theme
of DR.. G. A. Perkins. The Rev. J, G..
Duling spoke on the moral welfare Of