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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
The Daily Novelette,

PITTY CHOW.

(Translated from the Chinese)
One illustrious afternoon in the year
ll06, during the month of ditsy bios
SONS, the rich and courteous Fow Ding
Wong brought home his new wife, the
beautiful, young and naughty Pity
Chow.
That evening, after bouquet, (supper)
Fow Ding Wong thus tenderly speaks
to her:
30 heaven-sent Pity Chow, how does
your august pleasure dictate that we
pass this most memorable fragrant of
evenings' Is it your most respected
wish that we go forth to the moviesa''
(See Harried Splice "Chinese Amuse-
ments in the Tenth Century"
TBlooil Me no feel like that!v re-
sponded Pity Chow in the quaint Ian
guage that was one of her chiefest
charms.
"Your wish is my low, O light of the
moon," bowed Fow Ding Wong.
"Would it please your exquisite whim-
sy, then, to stroll tenderly through the
young skimpiteh trees, spithering sweet
nothings under the amiable moonq Or,
| if not that, what then- is your honorable
pleasure9"
Annoy me not, " old wishbone. "My
foot IS asleep, - replied Pity Chow pert
ly.
$50 be it," said Fow Ding Wong.
And he languidly lifted his strong right
hand and slapped his new wife such
q hefty slap that he went sprawling
in the onion ben ten yards away.
"Have you decided on aught that
would please your tender fancy this
evening"" he inquired, leaning lovingly
over her.
Anything you like, o master of my
destiny" replied Pity Chow with
sweet and becoming meakness. 'Do
you wannago to the moviesG"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
ANGELS OF VICTORY
(B Amelia Josephine Burr, of the
Vigilantes)

Over the curtain of fire,
Over the bitches of death,
Over the blood-mixer mire,
They swoop on their wings of steel
Drawing untainted breath
Out of the sky they deal
The blow thar smites to heal
Fighting that wars may cease,
Clearing the path of Peace,
Knights of the Souls Desire!
More, more, more!
Let their thousands fill the sky!
Can you not hear the cry
Of those who have gone before
And counted it gain to die
That the world might be clean of lie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
WEALTH NOT "a STACKER"

While attention is frequently called to the tax dodger
who generally has much money he cannot afford to
pay the taxes it is refreshing to learn and only fair
noe that when the bill up yesterday Senator
Gerry offered amendment taxing incomes of mil
lion dollars year at the rate of 67 per cent Senator
Gerry has income above million dollars, and if his
amendment carries will have to pay the government
would have been fair in his position and he certainly
gives the lie to the assertion that the rich are all sackers
in the way of refusing to do their bit toward carrying
the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The Italians claim to have put $4,000 Austrians out of
commission within the last few days. stating that many
have been killed wounded. At the same time they
they have achieved notable victory but it is probable
that in the first flush of the number of casualties
well of prisoners has been considerably exaggerated
they have accounted for half that many they have done
well. At the time the Austrans claim to have
PEELED all attacks and to have taken more than 5000
prisoners This is not exaggeration, but likely of
original manufacture
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The fixing of maximum prices for coal at the mlnes oy
the president yesterday put crmp in Wall Street suen
as it has not felt in years The SPECTATORS were spy ~
al sea not being able guess what was to come heA u
when The result was that the stock market was so dead
there were not enough sales to establish the DAY plceS
for most stocks Apparently there will not be the WIZ
scenes on the street at the coming Christmas that WIT
nessed last wear when millions given away by dealers
who had made fortunes and who at the glad yue tide que
to the occasion and plenty of wine grew LAVISH ana re-
membered their employees generously From tne oullooh
especially with the high cost of high living going steadily
higher.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

(" ore-more-more-o
For the shattered and tortured earth
For the red-streaked, wreck-strewn sea,
There shall come glad new birth
Their sister shall set them free
From the pain she stoops to share.
Send, o Sons of the Air,
An end to the worlds despair
Angels of Victory!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

One of the wise senators who insist wealth shall pay all
the expenses of the showed his ability proyider
of funds by offering amendment to the bill
yesterday that would tax certain incomes considerably
above 100 per cent Just how he purposed collecting it
he did not make public but doubt he had some method
in mind LaFolette did go quite as far but wanted to
take does England 80 per cent Everybody comedies
incomes especially big incomes should be taxed heavily
but there limit and the goose that lays the eggs should
not be strangled at the start This is what LaFolette
would have done.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

A tba season neas its end interest in baseball is awak
inp again It has been the worst year in the history
of the game so far lack of interest was o
the fans are waking up the White Socked 6unen from
Porkopos is racing neck and neck with the Ked Hosea
pang from Beanve With only two games between them
It is still anyones race and the Reds have habit OF DONG
the unexpected thing at the last moment. The Wnlte
Sox will not be safe until the season ends
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The auto dealers their way to Crater lake while at
Eugene suggested the speed limit country roads be
raised from rs to 80 miles. This would be work of
is paid to the law now, and if maximum speed of 80
miles was allowed it would not be enough AS matter
of fact the speed limit should not be above ten mes
hour in Oregon for tourists anyway. 1t would benefit
the state if of them got glimpse of the scenery
occasionally Now about all the visitors see is streak of
blurred atmosphere and occasional gasoline tank when
the machine stops for fuel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The special officer who searched the governors car
for booze did not pay special compliment to the looks of
the governor and his party When officer thinks
person has the appearance of who hits the flowing
bowl he is generally correct In this though if he
had such idea he was badly deceived The governor
did not have pocket flask, and nsnuation is
made to his even having the scent of cloves his
breath.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
By jaime Phelps
A HOUSE PARTY

So it was thru the house. Each room
and bath were so exquisite that one
couldn't choose which he preferred.
While was brushing my hair Tom
remarked:
"Blaekloek seems to think he's got
something good in the market again.
Did he tell you what it was''
"Yes.''
"And you II do what he saidl'' I ex.
claimed, visions of having money
enough to pay Carol what 1 owed him
and do other things as well.
i 'I1l see. 1 haven t any money to
lose you know. If Blackjack loses a
few thousand it doesn I make any diff
ference; but with me it would be an.
other NATTER
"Oh, but he wouldn t tell you any.
thing to make you lose.''
No, not TO make me, but no one is
infallible as far as knowledge of the
stock market goes. And Sue, you, we
have been going it pretty strong this
winter. 1 have overdrawn several
times. Only today took part of mex.
months salary. I couldnit I come down
here with empty pockets. -
'tWell, suppose yoa did draw a little
ahead you re the boss, down there al
the office are mt you' No one is going
to say anything about it. 1t isn't as
if you hadn t right to do it."
''I have the right to draw what ]
need as long as 1 don I overstep what
the company allows me for my services
But if I should do it very often when
it comes the last few months of the wear
we would have to live on bread and
salt"
Wakeful Dreams.
Tom went TO sleep the moment he
fnl,nhnd his riIInu He cnnlar, Z do nnr.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The strikers in San Francisco yesterday wrecked a
couple of dozen and passed the greater part of the
day roting This is about foolish as the German air
raids England The wrecking of cars Injuries the
stockholders only does not hurt the manager of the
lines and does not get the strikers anywhere unless
deed it lands some of them in jail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

About so knights of Pythias from
Silverton and Hubbard visited Hermes
lodge of Aurora last Friday to estab-
lish closer fraternal relations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

the United States present of four nterned vessels seized
by her on declaring Germany. They have total
tonnage of 10000 and just really valuable and
much needed gift President Menoca refused to sell the
ships private individuals saying they should be given
the United States evidence of Cubas appreciation
of what has been done for her by this country and also
show Cuba wanted to do all she could to help defeat
autocracy and give freedom to the world This another
evidence that republics not ungrateful.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
WORRYING

Old Noah Count, who lives next door, is al
ways stepped in sorrow; today has made
him hot and sore, and he'll be worse tomor-
row. Most men have troubles, day by day,
misfortunes often fret them, but they go.
forth and put up hay, and, laboring, forget
them. Work is the surest, truest salve for
all life's sores and bruises, the fairest tonic
man can have, when he his courage loses.
But Noah Count won't go and toll at any
time or season; he has rheumatics or boil,
or some sufficient reason. When red flag
pageants come along, you see him with the
hikopc ho cove fha uOvn1.nnant ic uT0nO
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The dispatches yesterday stated the Spokane Central
Labor Council had taken up the of the l. w. WIS
1t is hoped in the interest of Union Labor the story not
true 1t could do nothing calculated to nure it in the
eyes Of the American people to join hands with that
gang.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

and all our statesmen pikers He hates the world in
which he dwes he says it's base and sordd and thinks
he would be wearing bells if virtue were rewarded If
Noah Count would go work. he'd think the world less
rotten and all his grefs that gall and rk would shortly
be forgotten The worker supplies his needs, and
finds most troubles ctons and it ideness that breeds
the harvest of Affections
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The rumor while ago that work was about to begin
on new railroad depot in Salem evidently another
of the Southern Pacfcs in its long-drawn out
game of stalling the public.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

The English Socialists by majority of about 5000
out of total vote of than 50000 decided to send
to Stockholm AS the government has
fused to grant passports socialist delegates to this con-
vention there will most likely be pretty little row over it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
AN OFFICIALS LITTLE JOKE

Cvde B Aitcheson at one time OF the oregon raroao
commission but now holding down SlOOOO JoD Win tne
interstate commerce commission wastes good paper
envelopes and stamps in writing the Oregon PuDc oeIv
ire Commission to aid the Southern Pacl1c ralroau ny
not insisting it build crossings and stations ls Is one
of Clvdes little jokes he being familiar with tne oogs'
and lack of them of the Southern Pacific and stll ree-
herring the magnificent depot did not build at tins pace
though it has been promising to do so ever since the
dav stages were superseded by it. The Public service
commission need not worry about the Southern racine
doing ANYTHING it should do if it can get afound H. anu
Il has the reputation of being good dodger OF the aw
company that snap its fingers at the Ieaera
ment for nearly half century is not gong TO worry
ahout the Oregon Public Service commission or VIVA! ~
does or refrans from doing 1t only acts when the spt
moves it and Oregon being dry spirits are scarce
Tho ronort of the state fire marshal after making
svov of Salem contains many good suggestions but we
annot endorse all Of them For instance we believe that
tbe snrnkng of lawns should be encouraged instead Oh
disconraped Sales principal attraction lies IN her Well
kent lawns and profusion OF flowers ana homeowheIS
should be encouraged in every possible way TO flgaCe
and beautify their premises. The chief d1fcuty M pro-
viding sufficient supply of water Tor TINS PURPOSE e
in the fact that many users rrlgate out Oh HOURS anu
freouentlv keep the water running all night ool4s
most of it simply because they think they are OeaGg m
water corporation To try to get something one ooe
nav for seems to be common weakness. 1lS nnsno ~
remedied if the water company would keep an
M at nioht and penaze severely those caught violating
the rules and regulations and wasting the wafer o.
their neiphbos pay for and cannot get water nogs may
also be easily cured by putting them on meters Ano:e
SUGGESTION for reserve reservoir for fire purposes Is
good one and this should have.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23
Wakeful Dreams.

Tom went TO sleep the moment he
touched his pillow. He eouldn Z do any
thing on the market until Monday, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-23

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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04
Notice

DR.. II. +. McLarry has discovered
medicines that cure all the ills that
arc common In this country. His
book tells you about his great medl-
cal genius. II can be bought at the
Signal office for one dollar and AZ
ty cents. l2tf
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

A modern Hem-stitchlng and Pr
cotlng machine has been installed in
Snyder at the Higginbotham Bros.
4 Company store. When In need OF
this kind OF sewing send in your
orders. Telephone 9O1. 45tf
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

MEAL AND CORN ARE HIGH AND
HIGHER. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE
CORN BRING 1T TO BRICE-BUR-
NETT a cos MILL NEXT MONDAY
AND GET GOOD HOME MADE
MEAL. WE GRIND EVERY FIRST
MONDAY. a
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

DR.. Lewis Kitchen Of Post City
and Miss Lille d. Pope Of Justice
burg were married In Snyder last
Sunday afternoon by Judge W. s.
Adamson.
DR.. and Mrs. Kitchen were pleas
ant callers at the Signal Office Mon
day morning.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

Emily Larson. the three years old
daughter Of p. c. Larson 10 STAN
ford was run over by an automobile
and killed while playing in the street
In front OF her home.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

Mr.. F. H. Taylor said Monday
that his advertisement in the Signal
Of Mlnorca eggs Is getting results. A
good article advertised In a good
country paper will turn the trick.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04
Notice

will have on display on the
streets OF Snyder Saturday; April 8;
or on First Monday; a French Ham
lltonlan stalllono. II will pay all who
are interested In good stock to see
him. J. p. Cyphers. 47p
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

Lots OF gardens and feed crops
are being planted In scurry county
and we will get rain In time to make
stun.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

The d. r. HALEY Mercantile
Company at Haskell made complete
liquidation Of Indebtedness last week
and went out OF business.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04
Notice TO Glnners.

Teh Snyder Signal has ship tags
and receipts for fall OF 1917. Let us
save you money by placing your or
ders early. Phone IS.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

Little Mrs obera Forester OF
Wilson; Texas; is here with her
uncle. W. L, Forester and attend
Ing school In Snyder.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04
Notice.

have bought the Hunt black
smith shop at the Nation wagon yard
First class satisfaction guaranteed.
NJ. A. PATRICK,
Alp Formerly with J, S. Curtis
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04
Fish Twice o Meek

We will serve flsh on Wednesdays
and Saturdays each week until fur
thor noti<e.
SNYDER BAKERY a CAFE.
i5tf East Side Square
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

W. r. Thompson says n he were
Just 80 years old today; he thinks
he would be forty tomorrow.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

Two wagon loads Of cotton; eight
bales; were brought in Monday from
Ira.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-05-04

You'll have to make your old shoe
hold out little longer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25
u. S. WILL SEND
ARMY TO FRANCE
Division Of Regulars, Regiments
Of Marines and Engineers
Total Force of 10000 Men British and
French Continue to Gain - Sweden
and Norway Excited.

a lull in the fighting in Northern
France has been noticeable since the
British captured Bullscourt, but both
French and British have made some
lpulscd all counter attacks and to have
captured thousands of prisoners. The
| Italians arc making war more cncrgct-
icaly than ever before. They are only
II few miles from Trcst and within a
short time have taken 5000 prisoners.
The reports from Russia during the
| past few days have been more en-
cOuraging. The new cabinet has been
| formed, containing six Socialist mem
bcrs Several generals who resigned
have gone back to the army aud the
Expectation of staying i'll the war aud
not considering any separate proposals
is expressed.
| Norway and Sweden are on the
verge of war. The sinking of three
vessels laden with grain consigned TO
Norwegian ports has cnragcd the pco-
pie of that country, and the Swcdes are
indignant over the attack of a Ger
man submarine on Swedish vessel
while within the four mile limit of the
coast of Sweden Germany has sent
to Spain n note of n conciliatory nature
which has pacifcd that country for the
present.
The first expcditionary American
force which will go to France under
command under Gen. Pershing will not
only include full division of Unit.
I'd States army regulars, but regiments
of engineers and 5000 veterans in the
marine corps. Gen. Pcrshing entire
command will number about 10000
linen.
The senate on Friday by vote Of
60 to s passed the war draft bill and
in the evening it was signed by Prcsi
dent Wilson, setting in motion the
machinery designed to produce within
la year a national army of 100000
trained and equipped men, backed by
adequate reserves of men and supplies
and an additional 100000 men III train
ing.
The registration of men q or 80
years old inclusive, from whom the Sc
lective draft will be made, will take
place June .. 1t is expected that this
Registration will include more than 10,
100000 names. The regular army is to
be brought up TO strength of 100000
men, and the National Guard in federal
service to approximately 100000 men
and 9S47 officers.
The government has plans under way
for the establishment of 80 training
camps, nearly all in the southern states,
where the troops will be modified and
Thoroughly trained before they are
sent abroad for service.
Marshal Jotrre and the other French
!envoys who visited this country landed
at Brcst, France, Tuesday. They sailed
secretly from an American port May
10, in one of the fastest steamships
,alloat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25
MRS. JOHN NESBITT.
Wife of Well-Known Farmer Dies on
Bonnyvale Road.

Mrs Elizabeth (Mcllcm Ncsbitt, g.,
wife of John Ncsbitt of Bonnyvalc
road, wcll-known farmer, died in her
home Wednesday morning about $50,
after an illness of three weeks. She
had been in failing health year.
Mrs. Nesbitt was born in Ireland
and had lived in Brattleboro over 40
years. She leaves, besides her hus-
band, four sons and two daughters.
They are John, Julius j., Charles and
Solomon A. Nesbitt, Mrs. Emory Smith
and Mrs. Walter II. Lcavitt, all of
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon at l o'clock at tho house
on Bonnyvale road, Rev. Delmar Il.
Trout, pastor of the Univcrsalist church,
officiating. The burial will take place
in Morningside cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25
CoMsToCK NOT LOCATED.
Wanted In Connection With Sale of
Many Stolen omobiles-Eighteen
Cars Thus Far Recovered.

An attempt to locate and arrest G..
II. Comstock of Westminster in his
home town Wednesday failed. He had
not been there since Sunday. Comstock
is wanted for his connection with the
sale of automobiles stolen in Spring
field, Worcester and Boston. The Of
ficers locatet during the afternoon nine
more of the Ford cars eight of which
went back to Boston and one to Spring
field. Yesterday three more were
located This makes n total of Is that
have been recovered, all of them having
been sold by ComstOck. In all 6S have
been stolen from Boston, Is from
Springfield and several from Worcester.
The officers confidently expect to locate
q score of these machines within
a comparatively small radius of West,
minister.
State S Attorney William r. Daley
and Sheriff c. +. Mann of Brattlcboro,
with Inspector James r. Raichc of
Springfield, Mass, and Inspector Joseph
II. Attis of Boston worked ON the ease
all day yesterday. The officers allegc
that Comstock acted as sales agent for
John ii. Patterson and Ernest n. Shcc-
han, who were arrested in Spring
Htlu, MuSS., ldSI Ncth anu WHO con
fcsscd to the theft of many of the au-
tomobilcs, as stated ON page of this
paper.
In his confession Patterson admitted
taking the cars in Springfield and driv-
ing them to Westminster, where he sold
them to Comstock He said that he re-
ceivcd $l7J for Ford touring ears of the
1917 model and 5000 for runabOuts Of
other makes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-25

vision of the work of the campaign
lie has had such experience in Red
Cross endeavOr and is thoroughly famil-
lar with the details that will surround
the undertaking of putting 10000
names on the membership roll of Yer
mont.
A. j. |. Holmes, field secretary Of
the northwestern division of the Red
Cross, with headquarters in Boston,
will assist in directing the campaign,
ing the work of the canvass in the
larger towns of the state.
Roderc NJ. Olzcndam, former cxecu.
tive secretary of the League to Enforce
Peace, will direct a speakers bureau
and arrange for meetings wherever
they are desired. He is assembling u
list of prominent speakers and will
shortly have their dates assigned.
Charles II. West of Rutland, a prom.
inent citizen of that place, will have
charge of the office force, see to the
shipping of posters and hangers to the
several towns and have general charge
of the Office detail.
Charles II. Nutter of Boston, assist.
ant director of the New England divi.
sion, is confident Vermont will respond
to- the desire of National Headquarters
and place 10000 names on the member
ship list. He even hopes to see the
figure better than this when the work
is completed.
Letters addressed to Red Cross Head
quarters, Burlington, W., will be re-.
ceived by the proper department and
quick reply will be forthcoming.