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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
Business continues good at the army

recruiting station. The following young
men left for Portland this morning to
be sworn in: Roy L. Cole, 10, Turner,
engineers corps; Raymond Rex, 20, sa-
lem, quartermaster corps, clerk; Frank
M. Simon, 26, clerk in the quartermas-
ter's corps; Richard A. Hooper, 81,
Shaw, clerk quartermaster' $ corps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
Tha steamer Great Nnrthern saili,

The steamer Great Northern, sailing
from Flavel this afternoon will carry
about 400 young men, all on their way
to the officers reserve training corps
camp at San Francisco. These young
men were selected from the first call
and are from Spokane, Portland, Eu-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
The surgical dressing department at

The surgical dressing department at
the postoffice in charge Of Mrs. Harry
f. Clay has already completed two
boxes of surgical dressings and has sent
them to headquarters at san Francisco.
This morning the ladies of st, Joseph s
auxiliary were given instructions in the
work they will take out for their meet
ing next Tuesday. Two full classes will
be given instructions by Mrs. Clay in
surgical dressings Friday. This course
of lectures include eight lessons of three
hours each and those who are found
competent will be given permission to
teach.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
When a young man enlsts in the en-

When a young man enlists in the en-
gineering corps of the army he will have
the choice of several occupations. In this
department there is q call for black
smiths, carpenters, stenographers, book
keepers, horseshoers, all kinds of ma,
chinists and even a mule packer. This
corps also needs photographers, survey.
ors and shoemakers as well as painters
and pipe filters. There is lot of work
TO be done in the army besides fighting
and the man who has any speciality, can
indicate his line and be assigned fol
that work, if he volunteers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
Dance at Liberty Sat. night.


cleaned from one of the postal cards
posted in the bulletin case of the local
postoffice and was not delivered as
there was no address The postal reads
in part: "Felix is all right when he
is in good humor He comes up some
times, but when he is mad, he stays
away. He is as funny as ever"
DIR. Stones Drug Store makes free
delivery. Phone 35.
The assurance of an extra $15 month
is attracting many young men to service
in the navy. The following left for
Portland this morning to be sworn in
before being assigned to duty: Adrian
G. Nadon, Cyril E. Nadon, William HI.
Vaughn, Bert H. Waugh, Alvin Frpit,
John j. Lynch, Dean Curtis and Will
lard Thomas.
Bargains! Bargains Bargains! A
swell new line Of wall paper at econo-
my prices. Just think, enough pretty
paper to cover eight square yards Of
wall for only ten cents.-Buren 5 Fur
niture Store, l79 Commercial street.
| J. HALEY Hunt arrived in the city to-
day from the U. S. training station at
Goat Island, near San Francisco, where
he has been stationed for the PAST five
months in the medical corps. His broth
er, Earl Hunt, left Saturday for duty in
the naval hospital at Canaeco, Philip
pine Islands. Both of the young men
are well pleased with the service.
Kitchenware, hollowware, aluminium
reduced to close out.-Buren s Furni-
ture Store, 179 Commercial.
| .
Marion county oranges will hold an
open meeting at the Macleay grange
hall Wednesday, May 23, to discuss the
initiative measures to be voted on June
a. Those who wish to engage in the dis,
cussions should confer with w. H. Stew.
ems, master of Pomeroy grange. His
address is Gervais, Ore, Route l. Ev.
erybody is invited to come and bring
their baskets.
Clyde B. Cooke of Berkeley, Calf, is
in the city visiting a few days with
old time friends. Mr.. Cooke was born
and brought up in Salem, but moved
away about 40 years ago. Hence in his
travels around the city, he has been
more interested in the old land marks
than any of Salem s latest architecture.
Mr.. Cooke is an artist, having received
This training in Paris, France.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

Newport Halibut, 15c lb. Fits Fish
Market, 444 Court. Phone 2ll. Always
demand Newport "For Quality" "
Willis McElroy, the well known Port
land band leader, writes friends here
that he has secured the contract for the
band music of The Oaks for the coming
summer. The band will consist of 26
pieces.
The summer term of the Oregon Nor
nal school will begin June Is; the fall
semester September 10. For further par
ticulars write to the registrar.
Although there has been but very lit
tie rainfall the past few days, the river
has been rising since the first of the
week and today the gauge reads SO
feet The range of temperature for
Wednesday was from 65 to As.
Mary G. Rowland, M D., offices over
Golden Rule store. Special attention to
Women and children, and Diseases of
the Skin. Office hours 10 to II and :
to 4. 6-lI
Linn w. Nesnith, who has beer
alternating on ranch in Polk county
the past few weeks, was in Salem thi'
morning on his way to Portland, where
he will spend few days. He has al
application in for the next camp for th'
officers reserve corps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

Special meeting Of Salem
lodge No. 4, A. F. 4 A. NJ,
this evening. Work in the E.
A. degree. Visiting brethren
, welcome.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
Prof. j. o. Hall of the department of

AAOR' O u 1A"4I V1 VLIO UOFaDI VIIIOIIV VI
social science, Willamette University,
will leave June on a lecturing tour to
include Seattle, TACOMA, Bellingham
and Ballard. After few days in
Salem, he will then 90 to Ashland for
two weeks as lecturer at the Chautau.
qua. He will be away from June un.
til July %. His lectures will be de-
livered before church and literary
societies and will include "Courses and
Remedies against the Greatest War"
and "The Opportunity and Demand of
Leadership" Before church societies
he will deliver his lecture, els There
Still a Warfare Between Science and
Christianity"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

Newport Halibut, 15c lb. Fits Fish
Market, 444 Court. Phone 2ll. Always
demand Newport "FOr Quality" "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

Perhaps one of the largest public
sales ever held in the vicinity of Salem
will be that of Peter Rubin and John
Feldman. at their home three.quarters
of mile east of Chemawa on the Pa
cific highway, six miles north of Sa-
lem. The sale will be held Tuesday,
May 20, with Col Il. G. Snider and Col.
w. F. Wright as auctioneers. The herd
of cattle, 1l3 head, include some of
the finest cattle that have ever been
Offered at auction, of the Holstein, Jer-
sey and Durham strains. For the past
10 years Messrs. Rubin and Feldman
have been in the dairy business and
have been building up fine herd. The
sale includes farm implements, harness
and household goods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

Invitations have been issued to all
the pastors in Salem to attend a meet
ing to be held at the Unitarian church
Sunday afternoon at 3 'closk. The OBJ
Ject Of the meeting is that of organic
ing series Of union meetings by the
Salem churches, the principal object of
the meetings to be the discussion from
a religious standpoint the social condi-
tlons arising from the present war.
From the result of these religious meet
ings and prayers, it is hoped that the
sufterings and sorrows of the immediate
vicinity may be ameliorated and that
the meetings may be Of benefit to solve
problems as they may arise. Prayers
Tor peace will constitute one of the OBJ
jects of the meetings.
.
The Old frame buildings on the Far
rar property on State street, which
were partially destroyed by fire few
weeks ago, will soon be thing Of the
past. Contractor A. j. Anderson began
WORK today in removing what was left
of the building covering four building
lots. AS the city ordinances do not Der,
mt or building frame structures within
the city fire limits. Those to be
erected by the Farrar estate will be of
onck: During the past two years the
oiu frame structures in the business
nstrlet have been gradually disappear
ing and in their places, modern busi.
ness blocks, including the McGilehrist
Dulidlng, Moore building, darcy block
ana the Major Willis two story modern
oflck, now occupied by E. L. Stiff s.
Son and the Fits market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10

DIR. Stones Drug Store makes fret
delivery. Phone 35.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
The assurance of an extra SIS mont

Bargains! Bargains! Bargains! A
swell new line of wall paper at econo-
my prices. Just think, enough pretty
paper to cover eight square yards Of
wall for only ten cents.-Buren 5 Fur
niture Store, l79 Commercial street.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
VILLA TO BE GOOD
Report Says Bandit Will Organize
Government and Arrange for
Protection Of Foreigners.

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. A meeting of
Villa partisans and advisers will be
held in San Antonio, Tex. Friday or
Saturday to formulate plan of or
ganization for the Villa government
and to arrange for the protection of
foreign lives and property, according
to a report received by government
agents here today and forwarded to
Washington.
Washington. D. c., Jan. 4.-The
American reply to General Carranza's S
rejection of the protocol pending with.
drawal of American troops from Mex
leo was taken today to Luis Cabrera,
chairman of the Mexican commission.
ers in New York, by DR.. John r. Mott
of the American commissioners.
Whether there is one more session
Of the Joint commission will depend
upon the Mexicans. There will not be
a continuation of the conferences,
however. The report Of the American
commissioners that further negotia-
tions with the Mexicans were useless
has received the approval of Presf
dent Wilson.
The American commissioners advis.
ed the president to act independently
and of his own initiative in the with
Fdrawal Of the troops.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
DEBTS PlLING UP
Billions Of Dollars Added to the obi.
cations Of Nations Engaged in
the Great War.

Washington. D. c., Jan. 4.-The in
crease in the national debt of Great
Britain. France, Russia, Germany and
Austria Hungary is estimated by the
federal reserve board at $40, ASS, ,000,-
600 from the beginning Of the war to
the latter part Of 1916. with the ex-
ception of Austria-Hungary, in whose
case the estimate extends only to May.
1915.
Twenty-nine billions is the three en-
tente nations share of the total, and
twenty billions is that of the two cen
trail powers.
This estimate, the board stated in
tabulations made public today, is ap-
proximate and does not cover the cost
of the war, as large revenues Of un-
determined amounts have been raised
by internal taxation. Following are
the estimated national debt increases: ::
Great Britain to November II. 1916,
S13253,35S.O00.
France, to August 81, 1916. $685..
500 900
Russia. to December 81, 1916, ST.
973274,O00.
A total Of $29, ,265,1s2.Ooo for the en-.
tente.
Germany, to October q. 1916, $15,-
260. 100000.
Austria. $s.71S 100000.
Hungary. $1.214,000 900, a total OF
$40. 1872, 100000 for the Germanic ma
tions.
The figures were taken from foreign
sources, which the board considers re-
liable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
ANARCHISTS IDEAL?
Lawyer Defending Accused Man, Will
Insist That Jurors Hold Same
View As His Own.

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 4. I'm
less the veniremen summoned for jury
duty. in the trial of Thomas J. Mooney.
charged with murder growing out of
a bomb explosion here last July during
preparedness parade believe that
there is only one kind of an anarchist
and that he is an idealistic person
with an adherence for violent deeds.
they will not be acceptable to the de-
fense. This was the view taken today
by attorneys who closely followed the
trend of questions asked yesterday by
the defense of prospective jurymen
Six jurymen temporarily passed by
both sides, were in the box when the
trial resumed today.
The state contends that Mooney was
the ring leader Of group of direct
action" anarchists. who planned and
executed the bomb explosion causing
the death of ten persons and injury to
forty others. w. Bourke Cochran, the
New York criminal lawyer. who is the
chief counsel for the defense asserted
that there is only one kind of an
archist.
Real anarchists" he said, "believe
that human beings are of such superior
fibre that they would get along har-
moniously without any government at
all"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
PEACE DEBATE RESUMED.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 4. Senator
Lodge, completing his argument In the
senate today against the Hitchcock
resolution to endorse President Will
sons peace note declared it's adoption
would be leap in the dark and precip-
itate congress into the midst of in
completed negotiations concerning
which it knew nothing,
Senator Lewis. democrat of Illinois,
began a defense of the resolution con-
tending it did not involve the nation
In the unprecedented situation sug-
gested by Senator Lodge.
Senator Lewis argued that the reso-
luton would merely approve the action
of the president in sending a note re-
questing terms of peace and not the
contents of the note which might in
volve other issues.
When debate on the Hitchcock reso-
luton was automatically cut of in the
senate today by expiration of the so
called morning hour, Senator Hitch
cock insisted on vote on his request
for 1t to continue.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Phelps TRIES
To WRECK JAIL
Insane Man Who Fired City
Bastile Wednesday Held
for Instructions

A telegram was received this morn
ing by Chief Of Police Gallagher In re
gard to Max w. Phelps, who was ar
rested Wednesday morning charged
with stealing auto keys and held be
cause he appeared to be demented
asking the police to keep the young
man in custody until instructions were
sent from an institution in Macon, Mo
from which Phelps had lately escaped
The communication was from Coving'
ton, Ind, and was signed A. B. Phelps.
Phelps presented one of the queer
est cases which the police have handl-
ed in some time. He admitted that he
had been an inmate of several insane
asylums but told police officers that he
was not violent, although he said that
it had once taken twenty policemen to
hold him, and that as he was feeling
well, he would take on forty Ottumwa
policemen.
College Athlete.
Most of the prisoners who are
brought in have trouble in filling one
of the large manila envelopes with
their belongings, but it was necessary
to use four to hold Phelps multitude
nous novelties.
Letters from many different sections
Of the country, medals for winning
places in the running high and broad
jump and pole vault in conference
meets, dance programs, calling cards,
cuff buttons, seals, ETC., many Of them
bearing the crest and name of Purdue
university at Lafayette, Ind, were
found upon the young man. Papers
~; ;4I ;~I hot ha hoc q
student at Purdue and that he is a
member of a Greek letter fraternity
were also taken from him.
He applied at the United States
army recruiting Office on North Mar
ket street, Tuesday, to enlist, and af
ter being fed two or three meals, an
nounced that he had decided to 60 to
Washington, D. c., where he would
visit an aunt.
Becomes Violent.
Wednesday afternoon after setting
fire to the city Jail and smoking out
the people on the second floor he was
taken to the county jail, where his
strange actions continued. The She.
IN put him into sceHsby himself and
when the turnkey returned few min.
utes later, he found that Phelps had re.
moved the electric globes from the
socket and cutting some of the wires
had wrapped them around his wrists.
He had some sort Of grease which he
was mixing with water saying that he
was making ink to write letter.
He was then removed to the ST.
Louis cage down stairs, and he again
took out the light globes and cut the
wires, wrapping them around his
wrists. From there he was moved to
the padded cell and upon hearing a
tremendous racket, the sheriff invest-
gated and found that Phelps had torn
the padding from one side Of the room
and from the door, kicking out part OF
the window frame Light handouts
were placed upon him which he i'm
mediately broke Finally heavier hand.
cuffs were placed upon him which he
was unable to crack. He carried on to
such an extent that he was finally put
into the STRAINS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
TEUT0NS DRIVE
DEFENDERSbACK
Russians Lose Final Hold
on Dobrudja Province
and May Retreat
War Summary

Russia's last remaining hold in the
Rumanian province of Dobrudja has
been SO badly shaken by the loss of
Matchin to Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen's forces that it seems doubtful
if Russia can much longer retain her
grip on any of this trans-Danube terri
tory. Dispatches from entente sources
indicate an expectation that she prob
ably will be forced shortly to abandon
1T,
West of the Danube at this point,
Braila, the important Rumanian grain
and oil storage depot, is still held by
the Russians. but it is considered
doubtful whether it can hold out long
under as serious threat as is supplied
by the Germano-B ulgarian operations
across the river. The line of the Ser
eth, to which the Russians have re-
tired further northwestward, runs just
north of Braila. The expectation is
indicated in the dispatches, however,
that the prolonged defense of the city
has given time for the removal Of the
valuable stores of provisions and ma.
terial which it contained. On the Mol
davian west frontier, where heavy
pressure by the armies of the central
powers has been exerted, the defense
of the Russians and Rumanians seems
somewhat firmer. The latest Petro-
grad official statement does not con-
cede any further Withdrawals along
this front in the face Of the Austro-
German attacks, although further
progress at one or two points was
claimed by Berlin.
Outside OF, Rumania no important
operations are recorded from any of
the war fronts.
An army scandal. involving the ex-
ercise of influence over high officers
by Mrs. Cornwallis-West, wife of Col
William Cornwallis-West, is described
in the report of a court of inquiry is
sued last night in London. Mrs. Corn
wa1lis-West is officially severely CEN
sured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
DISTRIBUTION OF
AUTO TAX UNJUST
STATE OFFICIAL CALLS ATTEN-
TiON TO DISCRIMINATION UN-
DER PRESENT PLAN.

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-Changes in the
method of distributing funds collected
through taxation of automobiles are
suggested in the biennial report of W.
@. Brown, state treasurer of Iowa. In
his report Mr.. Brown recommends
that the automobile license law be
changed at this session of the legisla-
ture. The amount of the automobile
license fund distributed to3the several
counties during the biennial period up
to June 80, 1916, aggregated $2,524,924.
This fund was apportioned to the
counties according to the number of
civil townships they contained.
"The fund should be used by the
state as a bonus for the construction
of good roads by countless" states the
report, "but if the distribution to the
counties is continued the distribution
should be governed either by popula-
tion, area or by the amount paid in
from each county.
Under the present system two coun-
ties approximately the same in area,
population and wealth, may not and do
not share equally in this fund as is
shown by the following comparison:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
ST. LOUIS POLICE
LAND NOTED THIEF

New York, Jan. 4.-Ernst LeFord,
under arrest at st. Louis where he was
registered at hotel as James B. Har.
land. is known to the New York police.
they said today, as the master hotel
thief" He was once a chauffeur for
w. X Vanderbilt.
LeFord escaped from Sing Sing pris-
on last July. He was serving a three
year term for the theft of $4,000 in
jewels from guest room in hotel
here. He is under indictment for the
theft of jewels to the value of more
than $50,O00 from various other New
York hotels. He was member of the
Mutual Welfare league Of Sing Sing
and escaped while working with road
gang near the prison.
The St. Louis police sent word that
LeFord had admitted his identity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
HARDING GREETED
iowa's New Governor Given Ovation
Upon Arrival at Des Moines:
So4ons Gathering.

Des Moines. Jan. 4.-W. L. Harding.
newly elected governor Of Iowa was
given tremendous ovation when he
arrived in Des Moines early today from
his former home in Sioux City. The
governor remained at his residence
until later hour and the lobby Of the
downtown hotel was crowded with
legislators when he appeared.
The governor expected to spend the
day in conference with state officials
and leaders of the senate and house.
He would not go to the state house
today, he said.
Strenuous efforts were being made
today by the various candidates for
speaker to obtain Official endorsement
of their candidacy but without sue
cess.
Legislators are arriving on every
train and it was expected that the en-.
tire membership of both houses would
be in the city by tomorrow night The
session opens Monday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
POWER FIRMS WIN
Railroad Commission Affirms Right OF
Companies to Garry High Voltage
Along Highways.

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-In a decision
handed down today the Iowa state rail
road commission affirmed the right of
both telephone and telegraph COM
panies and companies furnishing cleo
trio current for high voltage to use the
public highways Of the state.
The decision was rendered in con-
troversy started by telephone interests
of the state in which it was charged
that telephone service was being hem
pered and interrupted through Inter
ference by induction" resulting from
construction Of high tension transmits
sion lines parallel to the telephone
circuits.
The commission held that distinc-
tion is to be made between electric
companies in that street railway
company or other company connected
with public travel may have a superior
right to that of a telephone or tele-
graph company for the use of public
highway.
The commission declined to forbid
the use of highways to high tension
transmission lines wherever interfer-
ence with other lines can be eliminat-
ed by changing construction at d
reasonable expense 1t was pointed
out that prior to the construction OF
transmission lines, grounded circuits
worked satisfactorily and the commits
sioners held that wherever interfer
ence made installation of metallic cir
cults necessary the cost should be
borne by the transmission company.
Other expenses that might be required
were ordered apportioned between the
companies and the commission reserv-
ed power to prescribe details of con-
struction as terms and conditions on
which franchises may be granted.
This clause. it was said, did not ap-
ply to existant franchises.
1t was asserted that in some cases
interference might be minimized If the
"d:la apidated worn out condition" Of the
telephone lines were remedied and the
commission held that no part of the
cost of rehabilitation should be borne
by the transmission companies.
Rules were prescribed for the con-
struction of electric lines at crossings
and parallels and transmission lines
carrying less than 5000 volts were ex-
empted from the terms of the decision
Commissioner Guiher dissented from
the ruling regarding costs to be
borne by transmission lines.
The decision affects 95 per cent Of
the rural telephone lines in the state
and property valued at several millions
of dollars