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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
FOREST fires LEAVE
. TWO TOWNS IN ASHES
Other Towns In Danger, Oil
Wells Ruined Three Wo-
men Dead From Shock

Los Angeles, Cal, June 1S.-The town
of Chatsworth is inperiIed, eight rich
oil wells in the Newhall district are to-
tally destroyed; 1000 homeless are re-
turning to Ojai, laid waste by flames.
and grave doubt exists as to whether
Carpinteria and Shepherd IS Inn have
not been burned, as the latest results
today Of the three forest fires which
have been burning in separated areas
of southern California the past three
days.
In the oil fields of Pico, near New
hall, eight producing wells were ruined,
entailing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in loss.
The most threatening fire is in the
Newhall-Pico district. There the flames
have been driven south. Chatworth is
in the path.
At Ojai telephone reports advise the
fire is now under control.
In the Carpinteria district the Flames
have turned back from threatening
Santa Barbara. Ventura is out of dan
ger.
Relief is being extended Ojai fire vic
Tins by citizens of Ventura.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
GOVERNMENT TO FIX
PRICES FOR ALL STEEL
If Prices Are Not Satisfactory
VIII Commander Mater
ial and Plants

Washington, June 18.-The govern
ment will fix prices paid for steel used
in constructing Americas food fleet.
On the heels of reports that steel COM
.panies have boosted prices and plan
to make enormous steel profits on con-
tracts with the government. it was
learned today that any such move will
be met with a sharp check.
For the last ten days the raw ma
terials committee of ths Council of
National Defense has been working
with the heads of the country's big
steel manufacturers fixing on a "rea-
sonable price" for steel plates and
shapes.
The price determined upon-expected
within few days will, if approved by
the president, be the one paid by the
shipping board in steel ship construc-
tion.
If prices determined on by the steel
companies are not agreeable to Pres
ident Wilson, the government has the
authority now to commander all steel
products and, if necessary, the plants
turning them out.
Reports of threatened high prices in
steel for the government grew out OF
tentative agreements reached between
General Goethals and steel concerns
for certain contracts for ships These
contracts provided that the govern
ment pay approximately $S5 ton for
steel plates, while the navy is paying
only about 500 a ton.
Gothals Explains 1t.
Goethals' explained the situation,
however, today as follows:
The agreement to pay 4 IL cents
pound for steel plates and IL for
steel shapes, was one previously
reached by a Los Angeles firm with a
steel company at Birmingham, Ala.
The figures were taken merely as a
working basis for other construction
plans. but no other contracts have been
let on that basis.
ssThe question of steel prices has
been left entirely to the raw materials
committee of the advisory council OF
the Council of National Defense. They
will determine what is fair price.
will not assume that responsibility.
Their prices will be the ones used by
us in our contracts.
'qf the tentative arrangement to
furnish steel at 4 1-2 cents for plates
and 3 1-2 cents for shapes is found by
the committee to be too high, the fig.
ure will be reduced in the contract II
it is found too low, we will pay the
difference.
Regarding, the charge that the prices
ouoted are more than those paid by
the navy for steel, General Goethais
stated that he navy is securing steel
now at figures contracted for in 1910
approximately $25 a ton less than
those now quoted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
Erred {. MANCES TELLS
DF TRAINING CAMP LIFE
Days We're Long at First But
Time Passes All Too
Quickly Now

Fred Z. Mangis, of the commission
house Of Mangis Bros, is one Of the
Salem boys who were fortunate enough
in getting in on the first work at the
Presidio, San Francisco, where capable
young men are being trained to become
officers in the new National army.
As to the work at the Preside, he
writes:
We are busy every minute from
the first call at $50 in the morning
until taps at night and some fo the
boys are having trouble in digesting
the military capsules that re being fed
to us with rapidity and regularity.
81 enjoy the work here very much
and where it was hard at first and
the days seemed as if they would
never end, now they pass so quickly
that / do not have half the time to do
all would like. 1 hope | will get by
the final test and go with the first
bunch TO Europe. The ranks are being
thinned out with the second physical
examination which was very severe.
Am feeling fine and holding my
weight. Our fare is good and plain
with not many extra fixings, so we
look for regular meal down town
Saturday nights and Sundays.
"All the Salem boys here are get
ting along fine so far as l know, but
l do not see much of them as they are
scattered aruond in different com
panies and you know in crowd of
5000 men, we do not see much of each
other. The camp is now going through
reorganization and within few
days it will be divided into ten com
panies of infantry, three of artillery
and one of cavalry. They are now
building temporary barracks on the
flats between the old Oregon building
and the race track for at least three
more regiments So you see it really
begins TO look like war down here.
"Artillerymen, according to the army
language, carry pistols, not revolvers.
Troops carry ponchos, not raincoats or
rain capes. The bayonet is kept in
scabbard and the rifle is loaded with
clip (which holds five cartridges. !"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
Colorado Threatens
to Destroy Needles

Needles. Cal, June 1S.-With the
crest of the flood in the Colorado river
not VET arrived here today. Needles
continues her battle against the wat
ers. -,
send the flood rushing through the
heart of Needles, endangeriDg the NIL
lion dollars smelter and the santa re
property. Already,the Santa Fe has be-
gun raising its tracks to attempt to
save its rail service.
Terrific heat hampers the work and
men are dropping from heat prostra-
ton everywhere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
Damage Suit On
Over Auto Accident

The suit for $5475 damages, brought
by Mrs. Dora H. Clark against M. l..
Jones and his son, r. E. Jones, for
$5475 damages for personal injuries
received in an automobile accident, Is
being tried today before a jury in Cir
cult Judge Kelly's court.
The accident occurred July 9,l9lo,
when Mrs. Clark was attempting to
board a street car at State and Com
mercial streets. The automobile, being
driven by R. E. Jones, was going south
on Commercial street when it struck
Mrs. Clark, knocking her down and
fracturlng and dislocating her left knee
according to the complaint. She also
suffered injuries about the head and
back, it is alleged.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
SAW NOTHING OBJECTIONABLE

San Diego. Cal, June is. = There
won i be any bathing suit censorship
at San Diego's beaches. Low cut suits i,'
and an hare dimpled knees win not bring
down upon their fair owners the wrath wrath
og tbe law The city council SO decreed
todav Mayor Louis J. Wilde and sev.
erai e members of council visited the
beaches Yesterday and saw nothing that
ANYBODY could object to, according 70
their report. Therefore petitions for a
censor we're denied.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
coccHu IS INDICTED

New York, June ls.-The grand Jury
tbis afternoon returned an indictment
charging Alfredo Coechi with the mnI, 1.t
Az IF Ruth Cruger, is year old hign
school eirl, who disappeared three
months ago and whose body was found
hurled beneath Cocehi' s bicycle repair
shop here Saturday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
JAPs SING SUBMARINE

LONDON; June 1s.--An enemy subma-
rine, attacked by flotilla of Japanese
navy ships in the Mediterranean on
Tuesday, was probably SUNK" it was
announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
TAKES UP FOOD CONTROL

Washington, june ls. The senate
this afternoon made the food control
bin the regular business of the SEN
ate, thwarting attempts to send it back
to committee
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
TRANSPORT ToRPEDoED

London, June 1S.-The British trans
port Cameronian has been torpedoed
and sunk in the eastern Mediterranean,
with loss of 63 aboard, according to
an admiralty statement today. The miss
ing are presumed to have been drowu-
cd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
strike on AT BUTTE

Butte, Mont, June ls--Ihe OUTPUT Isa
of Butte copper mines, quarter Oh tne
total psoduetioB of the nation, "as
menaeed today when the threateneu
strike became a reaiity'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
HA1r1 o111Ts aERMANY

Washington, June 1S.-Haiti has
broken diplomatic relations with Ger
many, according to word received by
the state department from the Ameri-
can minister at Porto Au Prince today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

rAKEN ON MoRTGAGE-515 acre
commercial fruit tract Prunes, ap-
pies, pears, cherries, peaches, all now
full bearing and leased for crop 1917.
Sold years ago for $3.50. Can now
be purchased for about $4,000. Phone
419, Carey F. Martin, attorney for
mortgagee. 6-l9
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
coMM1ss1oNER DEAD

Washington, June Is. = Judson E.
Clements, junior commissioner of the in
terstate commerce commission, died Of
heart failure at his heme here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

rAKEN ON MORTGAGE - IL town
lots in one tract, near state capitol
building. Sold 3 years ago at $3.50
per lot. Now offered for 5000 per
lot, whole tract TO be taken. Phone
419, Carey F. Martin, atty. for mort
pagee. 6-19
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

TAKEN ON MORTGAGE = Beautiful
lot, small unfinished dwelling. Spring
water, bearing fruit trees, etc. Lot
without buildings sold for $3.50, now
offered for $3.50 with all improve
ments. Phone 419, Carey F. Martin,
atty. for mortgage. 6-l9
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

OWNER OF DESIRABLE THREE
room, fully equipped and furnished
cottage at Seal Rocks, slightly loca-
tion,. is willing to sell at a great sac
rifiee on easy terms Frank S. Bail
lie. Cornucopia, Oregon. 6-lS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORE
National
American

No others scheduled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

FOR SALE-One horse 8 yrs. old,
weighs about 1850 lbs; also one 10
yrs. old, weight about 1000 lbs, will
sacrifice this if taken soon, or trade
for cattle Address Route Z, box 215.
Phone 2500J5. 6-19
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

1OsT-On Route 3, registered letter
No. 458 from Vallejo, California. En-
velope contained $40 and ticket also.
Return to Journal office care Inez
Tracy. Liberal reward 620
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
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Eponsible for more than one insertion
for errors in Classified Advertisements
Read your advertisements the first day
It appears and notify US Immediately.
Minimum charge, l5c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

WANTED-Girl for general housework
on ranch, must be good cook; no
washing, in family, good pay to
right party; references. Write par
ticulars to Mrs. Bulgin, R. 4, Salem.
If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

SNAP FORCED SALEES20 acres 5
miles from railroad, 100 acres in eul-
tivstion, balance in timber and pas
ture, 2 sets of buildings, creek and
eprine water, ean be sold IN 160 acre
tracts, an idea1 dairy and gram
ranch, price $25 per acre. h A John
son 4 Co. o-1S
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

WANTED = 10 Loganberry pickers,
30c for "a at. case. Extra good pick
ing; lso man to cut fir wood. VIII fur
nish tools. L. S. Arnold, Rt. 4. Phone
65F11. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

Loganberry piekers, 45
acres, steady picking, fine camp
ground, free wood and potato patch.
water piped on ground; = mile from
car at Salem Heights, B. Cunningham
Phone 21F2. 6-23
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

No others scheduled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

TAKEN ON MORTGAGE-10 acre, i'm
proved fruit and garden tract on city
limits. Good buildings, bearing fruit
etc. Sold once for $3.50, now offer
be purchased for about $500. Phone
Martin atty. for mortgage. 6-19
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

TAKEN ON MORTGAGE - Z blocks
from Bush s bank corner, nice lot
with 2 old style dwellings thereon,
sold years ago for $2500, now Of
fered for $1,000. Phone 419, Carey F.
Martin, atty. for mortgage. 619
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18

TAKEN ON MORTGAGE - Nice lot
and old style house on paved street,
sold for $1,000 2 years ago, now Of
fered for $500. Phone 419, Carey +.
Martin, atty. for MORTGAGE. 6-19'
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
TAYLOR SAYS WE'LL WIN
CONGRESSMAN RETURNS FROM
EUROPEAN BATTLEFRONT.
Colorado Legislator Declares Cooper
alton Is the Big Lesson Ameri-
cans Must Learn.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-"We've got the money
we've got the men, we've got the sup
plies, and we've got the right on our
side, and Wen win-but, by Godfrey!
let no American man or woman think
this war is a picnic! And shame on
the American man or woman VINO
complains of our little trials today,
tiny, Insignificant economics and
troubles compared to the superhuman
sacrifices being made so brayely by
heroic France!"
This message is one of several
brought to the American people by
Congressman Edward T. Taylor, one
of the ten United States legislators
who, as guests of the French, British
and Belgian governments, recently
spent days and nights in the front
line trenches between the Baltic sea
and the Alps, obtaining first-hand in
formation of conditions that this coun-
try must face in bearing the brunt of
an offensive war against Germany.
Congressman Taylor arrived in Den
yer en- route to his home in Glenwood
Springs, where Mrs. Taylor is recov-
ering from an operation. On his re-
turn trip to Washington he will be the
guest of the Civic and Commercial AS
sociation here, and will speak on war
conditions at a public meeting to be
held in the Auditorium.
Cooperation is the ibg lesson we
must learn" Congressman Taylor
declared. There must be one di-
recting force at the head of the allied
armies on the western front. Trans
portation is our second problem. We
must have ships, and at this time we
must ignore the cry from France for
more men. 1t would be criminal to
send an army of a million men to
France unless we are able to send
supplies with them. Our men will
face famine on the battlefields if we
send them over without supply ships
accompanying them. Transportation
must be supplied then Wen send
our fighters over to do their part.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Beats Up Police; Held AS Insane

Pueblo.-A man giving the name OF
Alexander Crunska, arrested here on
a charge of vagrancy, became in
censed when, upon his release being
ordered and roll of bills amounting
to 5000 returned him by the officers,
he knocked down and severely injured
Detective Walton and Police Surgeon
Killough, and broke considerable fur
niture in the wagon room at police
headquarters. He is now held at To-
cal hospital, and is being examined as
to his sanity.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
visiIantes Surprise Cattle Thieves.

Rocky Ford-So serious is becom-
ing the loss of cattle to the ranchers
south of Rocky Ford in the cahons
that vigilante committee has been
formed and night guard has been
put over the range where most of the
stock is grazing. For some time the
cattle men have been missing stock
in small numbers and have found evil
dence of cattle having been killed on
the range. A few nights ago the
stockmen who are doing the night rid
ing succeeded in getting close enough
to the thieves that in their hurried de-
parture they left their knives and the
carcass they had killed and were
working upon. Use cattlemen are not
saying much about their hunt, but
they intimate that there will be no
public announcement of the funeral
when they round up the band.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
NEWS To DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
nsunny Jimy commits suicide

La Junta-The suicide at the coun-
ty jail of restaurant man, called by
everyone Sunny Jim, but whose real
name the officials were unable to as
certain, came as a sequel to the ar
rests which have been made during
the past few days in connection with
the robbery of Santa Fe cars contain
ing groceries.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Shoot to XIII Car Thieves.

Pueblo.-Because of the increasing
number of thefts of automobiles, the
chief of police of Pueblo has issued an
order to the patrolmen to shoot to
klI' if necessary. if persons believed
to be driving stolen car do not stop
when ordered to halt.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Tommy Baxter Dead at eIenwood

Glenwood Springs.-"Tommy" Bax-
ter, a guide and cattleman, well
known, especially to polo players,
died here after suffering some time
from an abscess. He is survived by
a wife, three children and his father
and mother.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Girl Responsible for Boys Death.

Brighton.-Frances r. Marlborough,
19 years old, is held responsible for
the death of John Wagner, 16 years
old, by bullet from a rifle, but a
coroner's jury has found that the
death was accidental.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Saturday School Holiday Abolished.

I.ongmont.- school directors of
Longmont have voted to do away
with the usual Saturday holiday, and
school will be held six days a week
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
EIks Hold Exercises.

La Junta.-Charles E. Thomas OF
Colorado Springs was the orator al
the annual memorial day exercises oil
La Junta Lodge No. 701, B. P. o. E.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Labor Scarce

Since so many farm boys have
been placed in the draft, farm
labor has become so scarce in the
Bluegrass that the situation is
becoming alarming, so have said
a number of friends On that Sec
ton. This situation is sure to
greatly tend to decrease all crops
in that section next year. They
tell us there is plenty of labor in
the towns, but those fellows pre-
fer to idle away time in the
towns to doing honest toll in the
fields.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Judge Shackelford After Autoists

In his charge to the Madison
county grand jury, our Circuit
Judge included the words as TAX
Ell by us from the Richmond Gil
max, and they are equally as
timely for Powell
"Judge Jhackelford called the
attention of the grand jury to the
flagrant violations of the motor
vehicle law in the city of Rich
mond and Madison county. He
said the law strictly forbids a
drunken man from operating Wn
automobile; that children under
sixteen years of age were also
forbidden to operate an automo-
bile, and there are certain rules
regulating the speed of automo-
biles in the city and country.
He said drunken men were
driving machines; children who
could not look over the wheels
were driving them; that negro
delivery boys in the city were
driving them recklessly; that ma.
ny persons would run at a high
rate OF speed through the streets
without lights at night and fail
TO give warning at crossings and
street corners. He said he had
seen several narrow escapes of
people, and that this reckless dri
wing was great menace to the
safety of the people, and especi.
ally to aged persons and children
on the way TO and from school.
He said it would be all right if
the fool drivers would kill them
selves, but they were liable to
hurt some body else, and he urg.
ed the jury to thoroughly y0ves.
tigate these violations of the mo.
tor law"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Clay City Central Office.

The postofiice Department has
made a very radical change in
the form and manner of reports
to the department. Instead of
the various postmasters Of a
county making reports direct to
The Department at Washington,
they must make these reports, in
different form, to some central
office, and the postoffice at Clay
City has been designated as the
central office for ali Powell cOun.
~ postofiices. Orhe supply of
stamps for the various Offices of
the county are also drawn from
the central office here instead Of
direct from Washington.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Don't Buy High Priced Wheat
With Fancy Name, for Seed

A warning to American farm.
ers not to be misled, in their zeal
for increased wheat production,
into planting abnormally high
priced seed for which extrava-
CANT claims are made, has just
been issued by the U. S. Depart.
ment of Agriculture.
"Wheat is attracting, at the
present time, greater attention
than perhapsever before, owing
to its comparative scarcity and
high price and the necessity of
sowing a large acreage this fall, +"
says the department statement.
"As might be expected, therefore
varioug persons are Offering to
the public varieties that they
describe as far superior to the
kinds now being grown. These
varieties usually have some fine
catchy name, and extravagant
claims are made for them.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
An Important Day.

Saturday will be very impor.
tant day for Clay City and Pow.
ell county. There is to be on this
day an educational meeting in
Clay City in the afternoon.
Everybody should be interested
in education without which in
some form or limited degree,
no person can make a good cit
izen. SO come to Clay City Satur-
day and help to manifest an in.
terest, a creditable interest in
the greatest of all achievements
on this earth.
If weatheGwill admit the meet.
ing will be held in the park 9th
erwise 1t will held under shell
ter.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Biting Frost.

Sunday morning, Oct. 9TH, was
ushered in by a severe biting
frost. Sweet potato vines toma.
to vines, corn blades, etc, were
greatly injured. Cornfield beans
however, were not all killed and
there is still some living on the
farm Neither was all the Japan
ese clover, our best grazing grass,
killed.
The frost has served to hasten
up sorghum making aud the har.
vesting of tender crops. The av.
Srage date for killing frosts In
Kentucky is Oct. 20. Thus we
see frost this year is advanced
two weeks.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-10-11
Powell Leads Them All
In Oil Production.

Powell county production has
scared far ahead duting the
month ending September II, ac'
cording to the just completed
monthly report of the Oil City
Derrick. The new production
was 2,010 barrels a day against
the 94S barrels of new produc-
tion during the month ending
August IL. Forty.one new wells
were completed against the 36 of
the preceding month while there
were only six dry-holes against
five. This means also wells aver
aging 40 barrels instead of 27
barrels.
Estlll county, on the other hand
has lost in both compleuons and
production. This month'sIe-
port show only 30 competitions at
250 barrels production, against
the 70 competitions at 73S barrel
production. There were % dry
holes last month, however,
against only three this past
month.
The big increase IN Powell has
brought new prduction In Ken.
tucky up by 619 barrels although
there is a decrease in completed
wells of 10. One hundred and
thirty. five new wells were COM
pleted in the State.-Winchester
Democrat.