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Evening star., 1917-11-07

While a multitude of concerns must
necessarily claim a share of popular in
terest and even agitation, in time of
war there is in reality but one great
question-to conquer or be conquered.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

Very few people know all the words
of "The Star Spangled Banner" View
few know the full text of the Declal =
ton of Independence or the Constitu-
ton Of the United States. The test of
patriotism is not necessarily a capacity
for memorizing.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

Americans are enthusiasts and they
like to spend money. The present sys-
tenn of taxation is being met without
murmur by the general public, and pride
in the nations Army permits hero wor
ship in its most wholesome form and
on an enormous scale. The Army is
costing billions, but looks more than
worth the money.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

The New York election neglected
great opportunity to give the people
something to talk about other than the
war.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

The United States soldiers who were
killed and wounded at least had better
chance foE their lives than the passen-
gers on the Lusitania.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

The worst feature of a New York
mayoralty fight is that it goes right
along after election is over.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

German soldiers in Italy cannot fail
to note that they are descending on Eng
land by an exceedingly roundabout
route.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

Pancho Villa is so "dead to the world"
that he no longer takes the trouble to
announce funerals.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

Russia has been moving so rapidly
that she feels under the necessity to
pause and catch her breath
Evening star., 1917-11-07

When Sherman characterized war, he
was unaware of the Internal devices
yet to be developed.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

The threat of sugar famine asserted
itself just when buckwheat cakes and
sirup assert their strongest appeal.
Evening star., 1917-11-07
By Correspondence.

King Alcohol doth surely Show
An obs.inacy sad to see.
Instead of drinking H2O,
He sends for lkkcr C. O. d.
'Somc people" said Uncle Eben, "is
like de screech owl No matter what it is
dcy's tryin' to say. it sounds like bad
news" "..
Evening star., 1917-11-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
His Limitations.

'Is Bliggins doing his bit?"
dyes. Every now and then he tries
on soldier garment to let his wife see
whether she is knitting it right"
Evening star., 1917-11-07

While talking peace Germany never
neelects to prepare for another big
drive.
Evening star., 1917-11-07
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Evening star., 1917-11-07

"A wonderful opportunity 10 ft
-Double-faced Velour Portieres
values to $2o.95. Pair, S16.49.
-Armure Tapestry and Sunfast
Portieres; values to $o.eS. Pair,
s3.79.
Rope Portieres; specially pric-
ed-9Sc and $1.98.
-42-inch ferguson" Cedar
Chests. Special. S13.4s.
-High-Erade Drapery Materials;
values from 69c to SIPS. Yard, 49c.
Light and Heavy Weight
Drapery Materials; values to 5oc,
in two lots. At, yard, 19c and z9c.
-cretonne Dolly Sets; regular
ly 39c set. Choice &c.
Door Panels, regularly SOC
each. Choice, 19c.
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

Fur trimming
Everybody wants piece
for one or another trimming
purpose.
1t is used on coats, suits, hats,
some OF the dresses display
their fur trimmings. We are
keeping abreast OF the demands
with splendid and varied
stock.
Hudson Seal. / to 8 inches
wide: yard. $l..5 to $1O.5O.
Real Mole. inches wide; a
yard. 1915.
Limitation Mole. 4 inches wide;
a yard, S3.95.
-T'nupe Mouffion. 4 inches wide;
a yard. $3.50.
--BIack Hare. to 4 inches
wide; a yard, $1.OO to &4.OO.
BLACK Coney Banding, to s
inches wide; yard. S1.O0 to
$500.
black ana Sable Coney, for
adging; a yard. SOc.
Shank Op0ssun1, 4 inches wide;
q yard. S5.05.
-Coney Ermine. y inch wide: .
yard, 49,.
white Coney. / and 4 inches
wide; a yard. Soc ana ez.0o.
Kann's-street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-07

,ur home with curtains tor 1hanks
Imported Lace Curtains; values
to $11. Choice, pair, $3.50.
-High-grade Lace Curtains;
value, to 1898. Choice, pair, s1.69.
Fine Lace Curtains; values to
$1.75 pair. Choice, pair, 9sc.
Couch Covers; in four lots;
s1.98 to S16.45 values. At S1.35 to
$lo.s9. ...
Window Shades; values to $100.
Each 39c.
Velour Portieres; values to
$34.95. Pair, $zz.sS.
-Crinkled Silk Portieres; values
to SIS pair. Choice. 1894.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

The White Sox invade the east with
. lead Of two and half games. First
they we got to battle with the Yankees,
a tough job, as Clarence Rowland al
ways has seen it. And the Red Sox viii
be at home.
The clash between the two hose has
proved solid heart is possessed by the
westerners for q battle with the Red
Sox with the leadership at stake is one
Of the fiercest things a baseball cam
paign holds at the present stage of pro-
ceedings. The Rowland candidates for
the world series win come east with a
pitching staff in the best condition that
il has reached this year and with prob
abilities pointing to a revival of bat.
ting by Joe jackson and Eddie Col
Inns.
The Red Sox, however, still possesses
the sterling pitching STAFF and are play
ing real baseball.
There's strain ali right, but the
crack in it hasn It been found by either
The White or the Red Sox
TIE Athletic pitchers now know ex-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

sometimes a dozen miles at sea. Every
man henceforth win be equipped with
a life preserver.
Moving day" for the escadrille
was attended by two narrow escapes of
its members. Sergeant Willis Haviland
of Minneapolis accidentally fell, suf-
fering severe shakeup and bad
bruises. Corporal j. P. Doolittle of
Chicago, had a brush with several
boche machines and was wounded in
the leg. -
While on the wing to the escadrille IS
new station, Doolittle passed near a
British observation balloon. He saw
German plane attacking that and
winged hurriedly to fight the boche.
He had no more than let fly with his
machine gun than two other boche ma
chimes which he had not previously OBJ
served, swooped down upon him. Doo-
Titles plane was badly shot up, but
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
"Too DAMN MANY SHIPS,

An Atlantic Port, July 23-''Y and
the British have too damn many ships y
remarked submarine commander to
Captain Benjamin Bragg of the Amer
lean barkentine Hildegaard as he dyna-
mited that vessel, according to Bragg
on his arrival today.
Bragg was accompanied by IL of his
crew. He said the U-boat halted him in
the English channel, July 10, at 6 a. M,
and put bombs aboard, while two Bri-
tish destroyers could be seen in the dis
tance coming full speed to the rescue.
The Hildegaard sailed from the United
States with cargo of lubricating oil
May 25.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
Leaders Lost Points.

San Francisco, July %. = Johnny
Rassler and Justin Fitzgerald, batting
leaders of the Coast league, both lost
ground slightly during the week ending
Sunday, official reports published to.
day show. Bassler is still on top with
.359, with Fitz second with .348. Bass
Ter lost three points last week and Fitz
two jacques Fournief, in third place,
with .33l is only nine points ahead of
Truck Hannah. Tobin, Rath and Ryan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
WHITE SOX LEADING
IN RACE FOR PENNANT
Only One Game Of Four Went
to Red SOx While One
Was a Tie
By II. d. Hamilton.

Omitted Press staff CORRESPONDENCE
New York, July 23.-It is now up to
the White sox to keep going. If they
do, the American league pennant should
be theirs.
The White Sox have come off victor
iors in what was one of the most i'm
portant series of the campaign to date.
Only one game of four played went to
The Rcd Sox. Another was tie.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

! aetIy what the backs of the Athletic
outfielders look like. The outer garden
crs nearly ran themselves to death
While the Cleveland Indians are setting
record for the season by piling up 20
runs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

Burnan Is Favorite.

Chicago, July 23.-Joe Burman, SEN
sational bantamweight Of Chicago, was
the favorite here today in his 10 round
go with George Thompson, of the Pa
eific coast, which will be staged tonight
in Racine, Wis. The winner may seek
match with Johnny Ertle and Champion
Pete Herman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

Instead of admonishing everybody
not to peel their potatoes, the sane
thing would be to fix it so the raiser
could grow 'em so much bigger that
the peeling would never be missed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

Joe Gedeon bunted over the infield,
thereby entering the Ping BOdie class
of athletes who bunt home runs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
American Aviator
DOwned by Germans

Paris, July 23.-The Lafayette es-
cadrille changed its quarters today to
a station where the American air
fighters from now on will do flying
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23
Bag Punchers.

Chicago, July 23.-The bag punchers
club of Chicago, will soon be ON its way
to punch the kaiser One of their num-
Der was drafted and the other 10 en-
listed,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

his engine mirscuiously kept going and +,
he landed safely. He was taken to u ;
hospital )
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

One Plank was all the Brown had,
50 they lost the second game to the
Senators.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

Washington, July 29.-Biam
declared war against Germany
: and Austria about q O'Clock
: Sunday morning, the state de-
{ partment was officially advised
{ today. Enemy subjects are be-
. ing interned as are German
|: ships and the German and Aus
; trian Legations are protected by
; special guards, according to
: reports from the American iega- /;
: t1on at Bangkok.
|: x Il X x X X * X x X X X n *
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

And he could and would do this, if he
had the deal he ought to have and
which could easily be arranged for
him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-23

Wa few hundred the things ladies Pumps all Styles all feathers
$500 $780, including entire stock Of Hanm Pumps take choice Pump
20 One hundred Mems $500 ian and patent Oxf all sizes to be closed
Evening journal., 1917-03-31
TO FIGHT UNTIL GERMANY
FINDS HERSELFl

From the New York sun.
with the revolution in hussla lhe
war becomes incontestably war TOT
the liberalization of Germany and lot
her democratizatiOn from within.
From within. not from without ~
Is impossible for any nation or set OF
nations to decree how Germany shall
he governed unless the people of Ger
many assent
Wilhelm H. may be sent to ST. He
I lena. the Hohenzollerns may be des-
troved root and branch, but the Ger
man people must acquiesce or there
will be no new Germany.
All that is needed for the compete
overthrow of Prussianism is sufli.
. Client duration OF the war. Inc see'
long sown I'm Germany must ripen
Events in Russia may do more Il
hasten the end than great success
on any battle front.
When the German people compre
bend what Russian liberalism has dom
, thev will look about them and TAX
. stock of the ruin wrought by thei
. own rulers. They have endured much
! these humble and faithful subjects
p and they will endure more, but at las
{ thew will turn upon their masters an
. rend them.
Z The war must go on irrespective
S military results IL Germany is TO IRE
r herself and the world feom the Divin
o Right of Might.
Evening journal., 1917-03-31

- r-RIIC svnpathy wells strongly for former Mayor
II Harrison w Howell, OF this city He has suuereu
that greatest OF an domestic Affections the death OF
nuch-beloyod and devoted wife.
Mrs Howell was a woman possessed OF many o'"0'v
and admirable qualities They won for her most OF
friends and wol-wishors i'm all walks of me
Keen of mind gracious Of manner. anocuonaie OF ma
tire loving intensely the good things OF e' She en-
tered intellectually. wholosomey and unahectedIy
into the life of the community in which she lived and
won the friendly interest and respect OF all with whom
sho came I'm contact i'm social official or casual way.
Her gracousness of manner and intelligent and ac-
tive interest had much do with popularizing the ad
ministration Of her husband during the years that
he served as Mayor AS the wife OF the executive head
of our municipality she discharged her social duties
y,th.such genuine enjoyment and splendid tact that
M, good opinions she for herself were reflected
mon her husband and the public work he had per
formed or was striving to perform.
Mrs Howell will be missed, not only by those WIN
whom she associated intimately in her home and IL
social life elsewhere, but also by the community a
large which had to regard her as one OF It's mos
charming and beneficial women.
While unauestionably many beautiful tributes VII
he laid upon her bier and while unQuestonaoiy man
words Of earnest sympathy will be spoken TO her be
reaved husband the beautiful Of all tributes ""
he the atmosphere OF profound communal sorro'
which surrounds that bier and the deep but unspoA'
sympathy Of tie people OF our city for her gre
stricken mate.
Evening journal., 1917-03-31

and social progress OF Russia for half century mas
made of that autocracy democracy overnight
In fact II is exercising liberalizing effect every
where Austria is reported by Carl Alderman TO Do
on the verge OF revolution which would leave the
democracy there triumphant The German Chancehor
has met an impending popular storm by promising
more democratic form Of government for the herman
Empire The bood-sained ottoman hmp'e Is 10 w
- ,,t -, turopo and its dominion in Asia is TO
~, ca ,,rtaiod that it will be a mere skeleton of what
il has been in the past.
That the world war terrible everyone must admit
,i,, croat socal and political good is coming out OF it
no observing person will care TO deny No one how
ever will venture to predict at this time what inc u
measure of that good Will be-
Evening journal., 1917-03-31


n ERHAPs the most important announcement una'
has come from the advertising field recently Is 'na'
which has to do with the reorganization OF the Main
Advertising Company of Chicago, and the changing OF
its name 70 the william H. Rankin Advertising Com
pany -, -
For nineteen years prior to the making OF the ohanse
tl,e Naln COMPANY did phenomenal work extending
and developing the advertising field. During that time
Il nlaved an exceedingly important part in teaching
bi advertisers the value OF using the columns OF 'ne
daily newspapers for reaching a purchasing pnohc
Eight wears ago MT Rankin became associated win
the be agency He proved to be such an ADVERTISING
wizard that in that comparatively short time its bust
moss more than doubled About year ago he and his
present associates purchased the capital STOCK OF 'e
Malin agency Since then they have been working out
be reorganization and the change of name OF wnht TOT
years has been recognized one Of the biggest ana
best advertising agencies i'm the Middle west Onp"e'
honabv the reorganization Will increase materially us
prestge in that respect, and mark 1t as one OF "o
great advertising clearing houses in the United states
We foIicitate MI Rankin and his associates upon
o enterprise and trust that it will be attended by
unqualified success.
Evening journal., 1917-03-31

"Three years ago it was one OF the
richest sections of France. now it is
an utter desert" writes a correspond
ent Of the Sun who has been over the
ground on the western front from
which the German armies have re-
treated No belligerent has the
shadow of a right TO make a country
in which il is operating an utter
desert" The laws OF war forbid H.
What the Germans have done Is 10
make the villages they had occupied
for two years uninhabitable; Tor they
have not only blown up the homes OF
the people looting the houses hrst'
but destroyed growing crops and torn
the seed from the soil. In addition,
they have subjected the wronged ana
despoiled people to inhumanlties
which took a heavy toll Of their num-
Der. more than hundred OF them
diving OF hunger and exhaustion.
/ In modern times no such tale oil
rapine and brutality has been told ne
fore. and. please God. it shall NOT DC
heard again when the awful war Is
over Articles 6 and of the hague
regulations declare that private prop
erty cannot be confiscated. But
can be taken If serviceable as wa
material, in which cast "indemnitie
must be paid after the conclusion o
peace" Pnlage is expressly prohlDll
ed. Pnlage was the practice anon
b the Germans when they were dellp
. ately making preparations 10 retrea
q Nothing was sacred. nothing over
looked: even the aged and the inhrI
Z were not exempt from spollatloi
T. Household furniture OF all kinds IL
q had anv value at all, was carried o
q for the use of the men as well as OH
D GERS. The people were stripped al
Evening journal., 1917-03-31
cnnn MnRk. WILL DONE.

avon PRICE cannot fail to be delighted by the un-
E npalifed success that attended the organization OK
his Wilmington Womens National Defense Noi'ii'''0e
in the High School Auditorium last evening
Nor can the women who attended that meeting a"u
.ticinated in the organization fail to felcitae them
selves upon the celebrity and painstakns h'eison0'
with which they performed their work
A. Tho animation stands today, the general commit
GOO ~ one thousand and the large executive commit
Toe are well composed we'll Differed and ammated by
strong and helpful patriotic spirit
one Of the most positive and timely Things uono
nv the committee the adoption by rising Vo'', Oh
rho following appeal to President wilson an appeal III
t rrovaI and signing OF which former Judge George
crov and other prominent Doawareans arc intensely
interested:
Mr.. President:
great nation Of ono hundred million people anN-
iously awaits your address to Congress
Nv your words must we be judged
II we arc content with halfway measures IN dea4nh
with tho German menace then must we stanu Co..
victed before the -werld as q craven peopl"
You NAV trust the nation to support you in vigorous
action The people viii perform their duty VIII" u'''
nsh devotion and unainching courage
rpv realizing the gravity of the decision nu' oe-
lieving that failure to enter the war now Un ma
Of democracy and liberty would be an TrepaIaoie n"
tiona calamity, urgently appeal to you MI. l III
dent to ask Congress either to declare wal OF lo'
to recognize the fact that, by the decara.ons anu
~ Germany a state Of does now exist pet"oel
germany and the United states ...,.. O.,
Mr. President let enter inns wal NV '''N'N''
4h eradication of American rights but for the preser
walton of those ideals OF justice and humanity upo
which the security Of the world must rest,
let us not fight sparingly and gruogmsy' ,,
lei ms exert our whole strength in manner NVi'n
~ d Great nation lighting for a great ceuse i,
y That is a red-hiooded American oecia'"'ion anu
900 omen assembled we're quick to appreciate the ia
nd - act pnon It to assist in onsettlng the Germ'
ompatbizers and pricers who are gathe
ing in washington in an attempt to hamstHns o.
Federal Government time Of great national Crisis
Evening journal., 1917-03-31
n,c RrSIrTTS OF THE WAR.

~ RrTISH will be enfranchised as Iesu'' vi
ID their loyal devotion the empire during the war
With Premier Lloyd George and former Premier AS
quith both out i'm favor of woman suffrage and with
many of their influential followers within and with
out Parliament definitely committed TO their pro
gramme outcome favorable to the women is as
sured
In fact the House OF Commons already has shown
by an overwhelming it's friendly attitude towards
the woman suffrage movement and manifested its will
ingness TO clothe the women with the elective power.
Great Brtains action cannot fail to have a wonder
fully stimulating effect upon the suffrage cause in the
United States. That effect will accentuaed strongly
il war occur between this country and Germany and
n American women manifest here the same practical
LOYALTY that they have manifested in Great Britain.
The conversion of Lloyd George and Asquith to the
snfraee cause is more than victory for British wo-
mon II will exercise potent influence the world
ove- in favor Of votes for women. In no places will
that influence be clearly manifest than in this
country and in the self-governng colonies OF Grea
Britain. ,.....
The publc may as well look out for it, because
!. coming: and it is coming with more rapidly tina
most persons think
Big events produce big results. Their innuehee
far-reachlng-
rso war that was expected TO delay woman suhrag
for wears in Great Britain has FASTENED it,
The war that was looked to to retard the Doliues
Evening journal., 1917-03-31
TWO QUESTIONS FOR PAclFlsTs.

W. QOEo lCNS run FNSii ~ ~ /
From the New York Sun.
Those Americans who are implored !
to use their influence or give their
money to prevent the declaration Of a
righteous war against Germany might
well ask certain questions Of the Paci-
fists now appealing to them. For OK
ample
Are you a Pacidst because your
war sympathies are pro-German?
III the proposal was that the Uni
ted States should enter the war as
an ally Of the Central Powers and in
order to save Germany from defeat or
perhaps destruction would you be the
same sort OF Pacinst that you are to-
day."
These are fair questions They
would be fair questions 10 ask even Of
Mrs Henry Willard. chairman of the
Woman's Committee Of the so-called
Emergency Peace Federation. The es-
Unable woman is now advertising for
funds to he expended in persuadiug
members of Congress that I'VE have
no real cause for war" and in thus
Withholding from the President the
war power he asks for the vindicatior
of the republics rights and honor.
Henry Willard was a German, borI
In Bavaria He did not come to thii
country until he was nearly OF age
Mr.. Wizards name then was Gustavu
Hilgard.
William Lloyd Garrison the fathe
OF the chairman of the Woman's Com
mittee OF the Emergency Peace Fed
Grafton was the passionate old abol
ZIONIST who had so little respect 70
the quietlstic sentiments and nonr'
sistant attitude Of his distinguish
grandson. Mr.. Oswald Garrison vi
lard, that once when he was urged
moderate his ardor he exclaimed
mol No, Tell a man whose honor
on fire TO give a moderate alarm; t.
him moderately 10 rescue his VIII
from the hands of the ravisher te
the mother to gradually extricate he
babe from the fire into which II ha
fallen; but urge me not to use mo-
Grafton in a cause like the present