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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

An old will found recently, and made by W. F. Bryan,
of Centraia Washington, in which he bequeathed jug
of gold to who might find it. and stating that it
buried on his old home farm indicates the maker of the
will had read his old school reader to some purpose In
noe of these old readers is story of man who made
just such will leaving buried pot of gold to which ever
Of his sons should find it, but leaving the farm to them
ALL The result the dug the whole place over
but did not find the gold Instead they had so increased
the productivity of the farm that they all got rich 1t
may be possible Mr. Bryan had this story in mind when
he made his will If he overlooked the fact that old
farms such the story told of contained but few
and not half section Of logged off land as farms do
about Centrala, before they made into real farms
He also overlooked the fact that the generation of
Americans getting ripe not given to digging for
god possibly FOOLS gold doing anything else SO foolish
They buy gold brick already very much cheaper.
If that does not prove profitable they go New York
and get rich quick on Wall Street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
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enemy TO production, hate is but
feeble name. We loath and abhor those
who throw Us out of business, rob the
state and the innocent producer. " In
nOcent producers Of hops Hops produce
beer. Therefore 'innocent producer" Of
more crime, sorrow and misery than
any other agency. The destroyer OF
virtue, breaker of hearts, despoiler Of
youth and manhood, the promoter of
poverty and illiteraey. If hops could
tell their own story, and they do, it
would read something like this: We are
? curse as old as time, we have made
honest men thieves, noble women coutes
ans and that the beer can might be fill
ed, snatched the last crumb of bread
from the lips of a hungry child-not
only is death the wages of him who
dares to quaff my foaming draughts but
bequeath my cursed heritage to those
who come after him. 1 taint the blood
and steal the brain for three genera
tions. l am the poison flower ON the
primrose path of the beer garden where
feet take hold on hill and death is vel
come to him from whose life l have
taken toll. | am the gilded chain with
which mother IS baby girl was led to the
brOthel and to shame. / am the beckon-
ing demon that lures her son to where
a self inflicted bullet ends it all. / ex-
act my pound of flesh from poor and
rich alike. l take home and friends, nor
do l leave my victim until within my
shiny clutch l hold his soul. My path
way leads away from him who in Geths-
samne paid the greatest death that man
ever owed-I throttle genius-curse
righteousness and drown virtue in her
own blood. L am useless parasite, q
blood sucking campfire, cancerous
plague eating at the vitals of mankind.
With these facts can Ella NJ. Finney see
any "cheer" in "glass of beer?"
The state intrusts you with liberty to
kill, socicy trusts you with liberty to
steal, God even trusts you with the lib
erty to go to hell--you are at liberty to
still raise hops, But the price, and self
interest does not furnish the inclination.
Better raise Holsteins that the whole
Willamette valley become like "Tilla-
NOOK" the richest in state of Oregon
Better raise flax that 'Salem linens"
knock Belfast and Irish linen to Erin 60
braugh.
Respectfully,
+. CLIFTON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

SOlllt duNlCe.
never stopped to think that Mu-
riel was but little older than l was;
she seemed so infinitely older in
worldly knowledge She would be
sympathetic at least and l needed
sympathy. My lips quivered when
remembered how like child 1 had
been treated, naughty child who
needed punishment for some unto
ward action.
II had married a man my own
age, like Leonard, l would not have
been subjected to such treatment.
Why Clifford never had treated me
seriously, even from the beginning. l
supposed that because he was so
much older, he imagined he was wise
enough to plan my life as web as his
own. But wouldn't allow him to;
l wouldn't stand it.
"Wel, dear, what is it9' Muriel
broke in on 10y thoughts. She al
ways came up unannouneed, and I
had not heard her.
Clifford won't let me leave him. {"
| sobbed. Her coming was such re-
lief broke down.
81 didn t think he would. Now. tell
me all about it. +"
When / had finished my story, be-
ginning at dinner the night before,
fshe jumped up and putting her arms
around me, said gently:
1T is the best arrangement posi-
Bile. You win be able to think this
over more quietly than here with
Leonard urging his claim. / am de-
lighted that it has turned out as it
/ has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
MY very chains and l grew friends,
So much long communion tends
To make us what we are. Even l
Regained my freedom---with sigh"

Hi Gill; Seattles picturesque mayor has been indicted
charge of conspiracy to violate the interstate
merce and federal liquor laws and also for accepting
bribes Chief of Police Buckingham ex-Sheriff Hodges
and ten others indicted with him. 1t is not probable
the indictments against the mayor will stick He says
himself and also vouches for his innocence That
really ought to settle it. but that hard hearted u S. Dis
ict Attorney Reanes far refuses to admit that HIS
statement is ncontrovertiby true. Hi has had rocky
road to travel mayor of the hproofed and dormer
windowed, santwise built city the Sound He was
recalled once beaten when he sought vindicaton" and
then reelected by an overwhelming majority Since his
last election he has been running regular Carrie Nation
campaign against booze sellers smashing more than
100000 worth of property and sezng countless gallons
of drnkabes He claims his activities in this line at
the bottom Of the charges against him. and that the whole
matter is brought by the liquor interests for the purpose
of revenge
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
NY HUSBAND ND ANDI
AN UNLOCKED FOR DECISION
PhelpS

or what l had said. Then neither
swearing nor coarse words were one
of Clifford s faiings, and his use of
them had fairly cowed me, l could
say nothing more. | had kept my
promise to Leonard and much good
had it DONE Well, l would go home,
1 would stay a long time-perhaps.
Maybe it was, after all, the best so
luton of my problem for the present.
Then l wondered if Clifford were
right, and that the world, our world,
would despse me if | were divorced.
And when finally went to sleep /
dreamed that everyone turned their
backs when they saw me coming
and that even Muriel refused to speak
to me.
AT the breakfast table no reference
was made TO the subject of the night
before; but as soon as we rose from
the table, Clifford remarked eoldly:
"Be ready TO 60 on that four-thirty
train. l win get the tickets and meet
you at the station with them.
That was all. In one sentence he
had disposed of me, had upset my
plans felt that hated him, as he
coolly turned away.
Muriel is Coming.
"Oh. my dear please come right
over!n telephoned Muriel as soon
as the door elesed.
"What is il, AIildredl Edith sick Q
"oh, no. but L IN in terrible trou
ble,n
"I'll be right over
1 sighed with relief. Muriel wa.
the only one in whom I had confided
the only one who knew how metter,
were between me and Clifford.
must tell some one; must hav,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

Evidently the state of Washington is not going to let
anything taxable get away from it. The latest proposal
comes form the state game warden to levy tax of $100
on company engaged in whale fishing off the coast for
each whale caught This looks though our northern
neghbor thought she had jurisdiction the whole
Pacific ocean, The company says it pays $4,000 taxes
year on property has Washington but objects to pay
ing for whales it takes far outside of the states uisdc
ton In effect it would be collecting duty whales and
would thus be usupng the rights of the federal govern
ent which has sole jurisdiction in the matter of taxing
things brought into the country whales included,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
CHAPTER CXXXIV.

CHATTER CAAAlN.
care you crazy! A divorce! "
Clifford almost frightened me, he
looked so stern, so implacable, "You d
make scandal, ruin your life Tor
some silly whim. Foolish as You are
1 can't believe you know what you
are saying.
"But i do, Clifford, . l walled; 1
have been thinking about it for a long
time"
"'And what, may ask; are you
going to base your claim on7 One
has to have some shght reason for
a divorce, you know" and to me his
cynical smile seemed cruel.
"Oh, but l havel" | protested;
'you-Mrs. Hor--''
"Stop! you'v gone quite far
enough Now l will talk. You aren t
well-oh, don't dispute me, and have
become morbid. Tomorrow YOU pack
up and go home. Take Mandy and
Edith, and stay as long as you like. y
Then, in a sudden access of fury, he
exclaimed: And leave that, that
D. nigger down therel believe
she's put you up to this nonsense
Now go to bed, and don't let me
hear any more of divorce or ANYTHING
else. Why, you poor little idiot, don I
you know how the world looks upon
a divorced woman9 l don't beat you
neither do / fail to take proper care
of you. Why in hell you want di
vorce is more than 1 can understand
Now 90 to bedl''
And without a word obeyed.
Entirely Cowed,
My mind was in whirl He ha6
as usual taken the matter into his
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

Detective Burns has been fined $1OO for entering
lawyers office and rAng his papers, Considering that
Burns was acting for Morgan who of course will pay the
ne it does not that the punishment fits the crime
The laws rather the judges do not to recognize
court fine In this case it is simply judicial decision to
the effect that if the house of Pieepon Morgan any
other of great wealth wants burglary committed and
private papers stolen have done with the sanction
of the courts and law by putting up small fine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

The newspapers, outside of Salem, of
course, are represented this session by
an unusually bright lot of young fell
lows who i'll the years to come will be
holding high places in the journalistic
field.
Among these is Lair Gregory, named
as you will guess after that famous
Oregonian and intellectual giant w.
Lair Hill. Someone remarked very wise
ly: "that you can Il tell by the looks of
a frog how far it can Jump IT. thai
way with Gregory. You would never
suspect looking into his innocent coun-
tenance and smiling back at his demure
and child-like grin that he could give a
cayuse pointers on deviment, or a Piute
odds on cunning. You would not believe
that original cussedness and all the
imps of mischief could find lodging
place behind the blushing difference
and adolescent innocence that are two
of the most charming traits of his
character, but they are there Just the
same. Only year or two ago he drift
ed up from San Francisco to Eugene.
He seemed to think that his education
was not completed, or else that that of
some of the faculty needed brighten
ing and sharpening, for he matriculated.
There were no dull moments for the
learned professors after that.
He started a newspaper, his own, und-
er the misleading title of "The Mid
night Doughnut." 1t was misleading
from the fact that none of the faculty
could ever find hole in it. He was
up before that august body after practi-
cally each issue, on some complaint or
charge but when it came to showing
he was guilty of some infraction of the
rules or regulations, it was always dis
covered he was just inside of the law.
lie wriggled out of every corner just
when the faculty was certain he was
sure cinched and laughingly pointed out
to its members that they did. not under
stand their own rules. He picked flaws
in their reasoning and published them
with childlike frankness that carried
conviction with it but did not take
away their sarpness ere he was aware.
He toyed with the wise old professors
until the game got tiresome to them and
no longer fun for him and then consider
ing his education was improved enough
and theirs up to the graduating point
he sought wider field for his genius
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
Some Little Stories and
Gossip of the Legislature

The "bone dry" bill having passed
the house yesterday afternoon was sent
into the senate. read the first time and
was referred to the committee on alco-
holic traffic. That it will be law be-
fore the end of the week seems a Ger
tainty. 1t will 60 through with the
emergency clause, but with the pro-
vision that express companies can have
five days grace in which to deliver
packages already received by them for
transportation. This concession was
made out of consideration of the express
companies which under the law are com
PEELED to receive the packages for trans
portatiOn until the law goes into effect
This means that some time next week
Oregon will be as dry as dissertation
ON the fourth imension or what is
known as "the morning after' 1t will
go through the senate without any
florid discussion though there are sew
eral who are opposed to it on general
principles. Some of the senators are on
record as believing they should vote on
other measures, not according to their
personal beliefs but as their constituents
wanted them to vote. In other words
they take the stand they are not voting
their sentiments, but those of the people
who elected them. This being the case
the Multnomah delegation if the rule
was carried out, would vote against the
bill no matter what their personal be-
liefs; because Mutnomah county gave
a heavy majority against the bone dry
This result, however, will
not follow, and the bill win pass in one,
two, three order.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
ALL CARS GOOD

The modern motor car is fine. In working
out its smooth design, the best inventors in
land have nearly spawned brain and hand.
Pale science sat up day and night, to make
your motor delight. The choo-choo
wagon of this time is out of sight superb,
sublime, and it will stand for any test; all
cars are good---but mines the best. All
cars are good; the poorest boat, that tries
to get its owners goat, is better far than
anything we knew ten years ago, by ling.
The monarch of the last decade, when he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
DIRECTORS" INSTEAD OF BOARDS

House bill 172 is pretty broad in its scope. 1t aboshes
the board of state fair directors the board OF sheep COM
missoners the stallion registration board; the Oregon
state board of horticulture the Oregon dairy and food
commissioner; the deputy state seaer OF weights and
measures and creates in their place Department OF
Agriculture.
This new department is to be headed by commits
soner appointed by the governor, who will have five
directors under him. who will manage all the affairs Of
the abolished boards and who are thOughfuy given the
power spend any money these boards may have appro
priated for them.
The salaries of the commissioner and his five directors
are fixed at So 400 each and each is to head department
while all are under the supervision OF the commissioner
At the same time advisory boards provided to help
the commissioner and directors look after things There
is also small army Of inspectors provided especially IN
the Horticulture and Grain and Hay departments Inc
commissioner appoints the directors and they appoint
the inspectors each in his especial department. 1t is also
provided that any number of clerks and assistants the
directors may deem necessary to the working of their
departments may be employed The bill also makes new
law concerning horticulture and one providing for the
weighing and inspection of grain and hay.
1t will be seen that the whole machine is IN the handS
of the governor who really has the appointment of every
man who gets job He has the appointment or the com
missioner and also the power to remove hl lhS makes
his exceency the chief cook and bottle washer Inc com
missioner must per force appoint such directors as the
governor wants. the latter can remove him and ap-
point more pliable person to his place. The c0mmS-
soner has the appointment of the directors ana also he
power to remove them This leaves the whole combine
1t must Wlgge ana dance ike any olhei puPpeC Wel
ever the governor pulls the string The bill is objection
able on that account but not on that alone The hortcu
tura code is complex and in such shape that it would
hamper shipments unnecessarily and the same can be said
of the grain and hay code suggested Both require all
kinds of inspection and interference with business tnat
IS unnecessary in the guarding Of the fruit and other
interests. They were intended no doubt to make the
provisions plain so every farmer and fruit grower would
know lust what he would have to do but complex
and SO deals with mnutae that the fruit grower or ship
per would have to carry copy of the law in his pocket
for year or two to get familiar with its provisions.
More than ALL it does not reduce salaries and from its
generous provision for clerks inspectors and the like
is not probable it will be in the interest Of economy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

went FORTH dress parade could not command rig as
great as your old 'four" six" eight" Invention
rose at mans behest and made great cars-and mines
the hest No more we wait for sideracked trains but
scoot at will across the plains All roads ours, all
pleasant views the praries wet with morning dews the
hillside and the woodland green while we can pay for
gasoline We travel when wish to CO. and travel fast
or travel slow and when we're tired we stop to rest All
cars are good, but mines the BEST
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
SALEM, MASS, OR SALEM, ORE?
(NeM York WORLDLY

The refusal of Salem, Mass, to
change its name at the request of Sa
lem, Ore, raises an interesting ques-
tion of municipal amity and comfy.
Some forty Salems exist in the United
States as cities, towns or counties, Ond
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
ANSWER TO ELLA M. FINNEY

Capital Journal: Under date of Jan
uary % Ella NJ. Finney writes, "For
self interest the press becomes the worst
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

When Jesse Pomeroy, who has been confined in cell
whose only opening window in the roof and who
has lived in that narrow and shut in space for forty years.
told recently that his sentence had been committed
and that he would be placed with the other prisoners he
said the liked his cell and did not desire change He
had asked for pardon and if he could not have that he
preferred to remain in his old home" 1t does not
possible that one shut off from any glimpse of the outside
and yet this CELL his home for 40 years. seemed preferable
to him to anything except absolute freedom. In the
Prisoner of ChiOn" Byron expresses the feeling en-
tertained by Pomeroy:
MY very chains and grew friends,
So much long communion tends
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

The bank at Mount Angel, evidently believes in max
ing business for itself Recently offered to loan farm
ers in the Mount Angel neghborhood $4,000 at per cent
interest the money to be used in building sos The bank
directors are looking ahead and realize the so will result
in bringing many dollars into the community and into
the bank This is in line with modern business methods,
which not only makes the wholesaler try to sell goods but
goes further and makes him try to help the retailer to sell
and to make success of his business The interest is
low but it will perhaps prove to be of the best loans
the bank ever made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

and found it with the Oregonan. If he
would turn his attention to high fin
ancc, something newspaper man never
dces he could give J. Pierrepont point
ers about shaving the rough edges off
;ha law without scratching its hide that
would he invaluable to him.
After the "bone dry" bill passed the
house of representatives yesterday aft
ernoon with only seven votes against it
out of a possible 90, in celebration of
the significant event the Oregon Union
Dry committee under the supervision of
Mrs. Fanny Kemp distributed small bot
tie of Oregon's celebrated loganberry
drink, "Phez. "
With slipping straws sticking from the
bottles, the desks of the members looked
as if several crates of booze had been
unpacked and the members were having
a regular Souse, at the expense of some
California winery in celebration OF the
defeat of the bill.
Nevertheless, after the dry debate on
the rather dry bill, the refreshing Juice
of the lOganbrry was very welcome. For
6 while it appeared as if the house was a
vast cafe and the pages walters hurry
ing around with martini and other hilar-
ity arousing drinks. But the label on
the little bottles gave the secret away.
After the soldiers had been all killed,
they were lined up on the edge of the
speaker rostrum in a military manner,
all ready for burial. Hereafter, H. B.
No. 1O4, which has been eliminated
from the capitol, will have to be re-
placed by II. B. No 100, ''Phez" bot
tied in bond, extra dry.
In explaining why he votes eyes" on
the "bone dry bill, some of the pro
visions of which he did not fully ap-
prove, Representative Crandall said that
the spirit Of the bill carried out the
will of the people. He said he was glad
to vote for bill that had the endorse
ment of the w. c. T. U. and that it was
the training he received from his moth
er that has helped him in all his older
years, especially in questions such as
this one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30

(Tomorrow-Muriel Assists Mildred.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-30
Entirely Cowed

My mind was in whirl. He had
as usual taken the matter into his
own hands with no reference to me,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-06
IMMATURE ALMANAC.
SPEAKS ON MILITARY HYGIENE
C"Inncl McCmiloch TO Address Virginia
Publir Health Association
April rs.

Licuu,nart- Colonel C. c. McCulloch.
professor Of military hygiene in the
United States Amy Medical school,
will be among tn. array OF speakers:
who will address the Virginia Publ,
Health Associations. which meets in
Lynchburg on April 10 for Il three -da ,
session. The army medical officer Will
speak AZ the opening session Of the
convention
PROBLEMS Of Small Towns" will lie
the general subject for discussion a,
the morning session on April! Il. Among
the Speakers will be DR.. Peter Winston.
~ r'armville; DR.. w. F. Merchant OF
Manassas, DR.. -. =. l.. Kolmer of
Salem: DR.. Otis Marshall. of Culpeper;
Or. Edwin NJ Mann. OF Kenbrdse: DIR.
j. ID. Hagood. of South Boston; Dr. W.
NJ. Revcrcomb. of Clifton Forge: DR.
J. w Wallace. of Covington: DR. L. g.
Brock. OF Smithheld: DR.. w. F. Driver.
Of New Market, and DR. j. .. Miller.
Of Brdgewater
Other subjects and speakers at the
second days meeting include GO
Operation OF Physicians With the State
BOARD Of Health" by DR. c.. A. Stovcr
OF South Boston: "Contagiousncss Of
Pneumonia and Problems of Control
by Professor Harry T. Marshall. of tho
University of Virginia: illuminating
the Fly Menace in City Stables" b. DR.
u. G. Levy, Of Richmond Hydro
phobia. the Menace Of the Stray Dog"
ny Dr. l.. s Schenck. of Norfolk: Re
port "f a D!nhtheria Outbreaks and Its
Control by DR. W. f.. Fray. of the
University OF Virginia: Municipal
Water Supplies in Virginia" by Rich
ard Messer OF Richmond. and The
Ministry and the Public EIealtn." by
rev. George T.. BOOKER OF I.ynchburG
On the afternoon of the second day
Labor Commissioner James r.. poherty
VIII conduct symposium on indus
trial hygiene. and various health of.
hccrs are TO discuss the sanitation
OF mines the health Of munition work
ers and other subjects OF allied in
tereSt.
Social workers. trained nurses and
PHYSICIANS. as we'll as hea lIh officers.
are invited to all meetings OF the as
social ION.