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Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

And I've been told your pretty face
Is well known each public place.
And if we we'd you'll soon adorn
My brow with antlers from Cape Horn
Thus prudence makes TO decline
Your company, my Valentine.
To this the reply tart, say shrewish.
Indeed, polite age would scarcely
to hear crude letter from Il feminine
versifier. These valentine books. from which most
of the lovelorn swains of the early eighteenth
century culled the lines that they wrote to their
loves. were published in collections bearing such
titles 'Cupd's Directory" "Carvalho's Polite
Valentine Writer and THE Frolicsome Valentine
Writer" the last collection containing many
examples of early eighteenth-century humor of
which almost reconciles the merry
professional jests of ones
The Manufactured Valentine.
1t was girl who started the business of
featuring valentines for sale the United States
"a most enterprising girl named Esther Howland,
who had just been graduated from Mount Holyoke
seminary and resided with her father in worces-
ter. Mass In 1S49 she received from England
manufactured valentine. the first she had
seen- 1t interested her much that she decided
to whether she could make of these val
entines and find sale for them. With lace paper.
cut-Out pictures and printed verses she manu-
factured several samples and gave them her
brother to take the road to show custom
when he his trip for their fathers
stationery business. To her amazement. her broth
returned with orders for 5000 worth of val
entines. Miss Rowland. course. quite
able to carry out the orders herself but she called
her young woman friends to her assistance. and
they Immediately started what later developed into
very large and prosperous valentine manufactur-
ing plant. In few years they sending out
100000 worth of valentines each season.
The comic valentine. which painfully ugly
and coarse. and which f1ourished very broadly
one time has now almost entirely passed away. at
least in its cruder forms 1t used TO be the great
est happiness of the schooboy's life to purchase
very large assortment of these wretched comics
and leave them the front doorstep of his school
teacher. male or female. Then when he had left
few comics on the steps of the village constable
and paid his respects in similar fashion the
entines eve had been well spent The joy of st.
Valentines day has diminished greatly since the
practice of throwing valentines the doorstep.
ringing the bell and running. place to the less
exciting method of mail delivery But in spite of
up-to-ate interference with the valentine spirit
Valentines day always will hold its The
most famous valentine written is still
being attached to homemade valentines in pain
fully neat children's handwriting in various
happy districts where boys and girls have real
without spending much money for valentines
anything else Roses red and vfo-
lets still true blue in the joyous land of boy
and girl love affairs where reigns the good ST. VAL
entine.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
Druggists Highly Recommend
DIR. Kilmer'S Swamp-Root
Satisfied With Results

DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is the most
many times a customer will purchase in
one-half dozen lots and after they have
tested the medicine they speak very high
ly of its curative and satisfying inf1u-
ence- We are confident that Swamp-Root
is an excellent medicine and we have rec
commended it often during the past ten
years Very truly yours
ZEMAN PHARMACY,
Per D. F. T.
Oct. IA, 1916. Wilson, Kan.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

about 60 of them, strangely bright and lovely
memento dreary sojourn in the Tower of
verses
Wilt thou be mine? Dear love- reply
Sweetly consent. else deny;
Whisper softly. shall know
Wilt thou be mine. love; aye o no?
Spite fortune we may be
Happy by one word from thee;
Life fleeS swiftly. Ere it go
Wilt thou be mine, love; aye no?
It ancient idea cherished through many
generations that ST. Valentines day was the iay of
mating for birds we'll for and women.
Herrfck refers TO this charming fancy this
lovely valentine verse:
Oft have heard both youths and virgins say
Birds chose their mates and couples. too day,
But by their flight never divine
When L shall couple with my valentine.
Lovers less talented who found rhyming on
their account exceedingly difficult obliged
to resort TO books which regularly published
with view to supplying valentine verses and
replies appropriate to all stations in life and all
trades These verses, published in small volumes.
with highly coored frontispieces. not usually
Reply valentines very much the fashion for
n time, as were those in which there play of
words upon some particular calling A valentine
for a butcher and his sweetheart included among
those supplied in little book published in Lon
don- follows:
Valentine From a Butcher.
Strong my love for thee,
Thou tender bit of-real;
Though small thine eyes pigs they see
Too well my love to steal.
This hast thou done. and something more
Deprived of my Sleep
oh. then. be kind. nor shut the door
Against the hapless sheep,
To this the beauteous maid of the butchers
fancy replied:
Good Mr.. Butcher. must own although am no
glutton
I'm rather partial the beef. pork.
and mutton:
I've half mind grant your suit, but thing
makes falter:
1 fear. when tied you'd take straight TO Smith
field in halter
In some instances lovers also chose st. valen-
tines day occasion which to reprove their
sweethearts and them off from further COM
munication. shown in the following verse:
To Lady, Fond Public Places.
have kept company. it's true.
At least for three long months with you
But this last week I've found yOu out;
You're given for gadabout:
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

Estimating the Breakaoe.
you won't have to take the pledge
any more, when prohibition prevails
That's right. And 1 have no doubt
it is rather more difficult to break a
law than it is to break n pledge"
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
Not a Learner.

do you think you will learn any
thing from this stock market investi-
gation?"
No" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax, 81
don't believe there are any kinks In
the stock market game that don't al
ready know"
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
Must Be Spared.

First Mother-Isn't it a nuisance to
have to slow up so often on account OF
these fool pedestrians?
Second Mother-Indeed, it is, but
everybody says we've got to have q
bigger standing army.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishness! Lift your corns
and caIluses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn few drops of
freezone, says Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap
plying it or afterwards
This announcement will interest
many of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
Natural Question.
Mrs. Gayly-I read of a hen yester-
day that was worth fabulous amount
of money.
Jack Golitely-Well, what did she
do-marry a chorus man fudge
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
And to Bore Editors.

"Pa, what is poetic license?"
Its the tacit permission given to
poets to live, my son."-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

OME and st. Valentines day so
far back in the Christian CEN
turies that the festival of love
had not yet annexed to itself
the name of a Christian saint I
SO says writer in the New
York Herald.
On this great day the Sacred
urn, prominently placed so that
none might ignore it, was do
ing a rushing business, bub-
bling forth its fateful messages
for the coming year. For the
first valentines We're not sweet
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
Shrewd Observer.

Some ladies are willing to join any
kind of an Improvement society that
plays bridge.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

Constipation, indigestion, sick-headache
and bilious conditions are overcome by q
course of Garfield Tea. Drink on retiring
ADV
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
just Why lie obiected.

Just Why He Objected.
Jack-"But what does your father
see in me to object tor" Edith-"He
doesn't see anything in you. That's
why he objects. Boston Transcript.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

Chile's national forests cover about
100000 acres of land.
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
His Chance.

Sparks-This is world of change.
Sponger-Yes; and, by the way,
have you got any with you?"
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10

Send N. Y, sizebc
of
telling about
donedo size for all
Western Kansas world., 1917-02-10
Customers Speak Favorably

am very well pleased with the res1lss
obtained from the sale of DIR. Kilmer'1
Swamp-Root for the past fourteen years.
and my customers after taking it speak
very favorably concerning benefits OBJ
tanned 1t has proven very valuable IN
the treatment of bright's disease (diag-
nosed as such by~a a physician), and
really believe it is very fine prepara-
ton and worthy of recommending
Very truly yours,
S. E. WILSON. Druggist
Oct. IA, 1916. Altoona, Kan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
WEST SALEM
X x * y j y i 4 y i y = ,

Miss Ruth Plank of Woodburn Wis
tied friends and relatives in this city
recently, returning to her home satur
day.
Mrs. Louisa Thomas has been very
i'll with pneumonia fever as a result
Of a set back from La grippe. Dr. f.
E. Fisher is in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Brock were
Marion visitors recently where they
went to see Mr.. Brock 5 brother, who
was ILL.,
The Marion Moores have as their
guests their niece, Mrs. Mabel Runkle
and children.
Geo Frazure is in Portland on bus
mess.
Miss Lottie McAdams of Portland
was a Christmas guest Of her mother,
Mrs. Billings, and brother, Wm. Nc
Adams.
The Christmas program given by the
school children was a decided success,
it being one Of the best given in late
years. The teachers, Mrs. Frank Glib
son and Miss Rose BOdayler, are TO be
congratulated on the results Of their
untiring efforts to put up a worth
while evenings program.
Miss Daisy Hunt. who has been in
Florida for some time arrived in this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
YeOman News Notes

Miss Martha Setak of Eugene is
spending the holidays with her par
Ients, Mr.. and Mrs. Setak, Of this place.
She win also make a trip to PortlGUd
for a few days before returning to her
work at Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lundean and Carson
Standifer and Henri Lundean Of Ore
gon City visited at the home Of Mack
Standifer during holidays.
Miss Thelma and Clyde johnson OF
Salem attended the Amas tree and en-
tertainment at Fruitlaud
E. p. Mills and wife and daughter
Della, spent Xmas day at the home
of l.. b. Hafterson in Salem, and they
enjoyed fine dinner and a good visit
ARIEL Fleaal and Mr.. Boaden were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Setak for Xmas dinner and they all
enjoyed some very beautiful music
which Mr.. illegal and Mr.. Boaden en-
Joy making.
Mr. and Mrs Eggler and son, Frank
took Xmas dinner with friends in Sa-
lem.
Miss Della Mills returned home
Thursday from Salem, where she had
been visiting with Miss Thelma John
son.
Some Of the ladies of this place are
$50 very busy so much so they cannot
attend to their own business, as they
are kept very busy rubbering over the
Telephone, at their neighbors visiting
or as they call it gossiping
We are all once more rejoicing to
know the Fruitland road is in good
shape and bridges are all replaced, af-
ter the heavy rain washed them away.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bressler made q
flying trip to Salem Thursday, and al
so y. Bowers went to Salem Thurs
day and sold his horse while there and
returned on the train. Mr.. Bowers
thinks feed is too high to winter q
horse.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
Clemency Of General
Saves Slacker's Life

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 29--Only
through clemency of Brigadier General
j. S. Mallory, commanding Camp Dix,
was a death sentence against Private
Rudolph j. Vrana of North Bergen,
Hudson county, revokekd, it became
known today Vrana, it was stated in
sisted on disobeying officers, doelar-
ing the war was "a rich Man s war"
and refused to prepare for physical eX-
animation He pleaded not guilty to
a court-martial which adiudged him
guilty and imposed a death by a rifle
squad sentence.
General Mallory referred the find
ing back, but the board refused to
change its decision. Mallory S only
course was to disapprove the whole
proceedings, freeing the soldier
In his memorandum today, General
Mallory declared:
"This soldier is advised to reflect
on the sentence adjudged by the court
martial and to desist from an attitude
which places his own views above tho
law and which, if persisted in, will lead
to disaster and grief for himself and
his family and injury to the cause he
supports"
Vrana is still held at depot brigade
headquarters with about a score of
other conscientious objectors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
North Howell Notes
(Capital journal Special Service

Capital Journal Special Service)
North HowSll, Dee. 29.-Christmas
here was celebrated with a program in
the church and treat for all, with
candy and pop corn balls, Sunday
morning.
Kathryne Coomler entertained the
young folks with party at her home
Christmas night.
Lester Waltman, Chester Jefferson
and Carl Mikelson are in Lane county
enjoying goose hunt.
Virgil Morgan is visiting at Mil
City this week.
Forrest Rickard of Wasco county is
visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs
F. Beer.
Some of our young men, who are IN
class one have received their summons
to appear for examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fletcher and
daughter. Ethel, of salem visited the
North Howell grange last Saturday.
Mrs. Lena Wiesner made q visit to
her mother in Albany this week.
North Howell was well represented
at the budget meeting of the county
court Saturday. If all other communi-
ties had been so represented they
could not have gotten inside the court
house. The county agent item was the
drawing card
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
May SETTLE STRIKE
IN iron WORKERS
Important Changes In Situa-
tiOn Are Expected to Oc-
cur During Day

San Francisco, Dee. 29.-Prospect of
a temporary settlement of the strike
of iron trades foundry workers on San
Fancisco bay is in sight today, accod-
ing TO admission Of both union Of
ficials and mediators today.
From three authoritative sources
came statements that an important
change in the situation was expected
before night While yesterday con
ference ended with both sides declar-
ing concessions would be made, a
new basis for settlement is today re-
ported to be meeting with favor
Scores of strikers are leaving the
city to take work in the south and
northwest, it was reported at union
headquarters and much difficulty may
be experienced in getting men when
the strike is ended.
At the Iron Trades Council further
denial was made today that the strike
is interfering with war work. 1t was
stated that not one of the plants af-
fected by the strike is making tractors,
farm implements or other articles
needed for carrying on the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
China AND JAPAN
READY FOR SERVICE
Will Take Hand In Russian
Situation If 1t Becomes
Necessary

Washington, Dec. 29.-Chinese and
Japanese troops are being prepared for
possible trouble in the Far East--par-
ticularly Manchuria and Siberia, ac.
cording to dispatches reaching Washing
ton today. The German menace is keen
ly felt there now. With the Bolsheviki
government apparently throwing Rus
sia under Berlin s sway, the Chinese and
Japanese governments feel the time is
approaching when they may be forced
to act, providing the consent of the en-
tente and America can be secured.
Occupation of portions of Siberia,
particularly Vladivostok, to protect al
lied supplies, is the ostensible motive
impelling the Japanese.
Back of this lies the fear that Nippon
may be too late if Germany's intrigue
is not checkmated in time.
japanese transports are being held in
readiness. A large Chinese army already
is in Manchuria. The possibility that
China is on guard against further Jap
anses encroachment is suggested here,
but outwardly they are as one in this
new development in Far Eastern af-
fairs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
TWENTY-O Stacker S
IN MARION COUNTY
List viii Be Turned Over to
Federal Authorities For
Their Action

The war registration board reports
not having heard from the following
registrants and that in consequence
their names have been turned over to
the proper officials to round them up:
46 Giuseppe Taccbindi, Mill City.
20 Matt Mencieh, Mill City.
sc George Pukorich, Mill City. -
25 Oliver Coryell, Salem.
l3 Raymond E. Forbes, SO Ferry st.,
Salem.
SO Harry s. Keeper, R. F. D. s.
80 Burton James Page, 365 N. High
St., Salem.
81 Harry Allen Sutton, Aumsville.
los Roy Charles Barth, $50 N. Sum
mer St., Salem.
100 Fred A. Williams, 1887 s. Com
mercial St, Salem.
113 Echuks Amano, Route s, Salem.
lis Lester L. Larsen, 567 s. Com.
mercial St., Salem.
1874 Clarence Gaylord Hiekkox, SOC
Turner ST., Salem.
155 Enrol Valentine Byrnes, 532 N
Liberty St, Salem.
1853 Jay S. Baker, Turner.
159 Howard Glover Williams, Mil
City.
$50 William Francis Patton, Hospital
Station, Salem.
1S4 Frank Andrew Taylor, Mill City
1S9 Carl Knutson, Detroit.
1914 Harry Jerome Catlaw, 4611 44s
ST.. Portland.
1875 Frank Tieky, Jefferson
1877 Hugh Earl jenkins, Detroit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
GENERAL SHARPE SAYS
PURCHASES OF WOOL
were LONG DELAYED
Shortage Of Army OvercOats
and Uniforms Accounted
For by This Fact

Washington, Dee. 29.-Months' delay
in buying wool for training soldiers uni
forms and overcoats was admitted by
Quartermaster General Sharpe before
the senate military probers this after
noon. This delay, camp commanders
have testified, resulted in the deaths of
scores of troops, who suffered from lack
of proper clothing and blankets.
Sharpe said it took him from April 8
to August l even to arrange for wool
purchases. No considerable quantity of
wool was bought until September /.
Here is Sharpe IS record of the transac-
tions:
April received letter from the Bos-
ton Wool Trading association offering
all wool controlled by it at prevailing
prices. (Sharpe made no effort to learn
how much wool was involved.)
He referred the matter to Secretary
Baker, who, in turn, referred it to the
munitions board.
June 6 Sharpe asked if funds were
available for wool purchases and the
same month got authority to go ahead.
July 10 he discussed with the Nation
al Defense Council the adyisability of
purchasing wool from the Boston con
cern.
August l he established a wool buying
office in Boston and bought some wool.
September he began buying in guam
titles.
Senator Weeks declared the govern
ment Is failure to take advantage of the
Boston offer Immediately cost the gov
ernment $150,000,000. He asked Sharpe
why the delay in purchase occurred.
"Well, the council didn't call my
attention to the need for wool buying
until June l., said Sharpe. "The coun-
ell was warned at the rise in the wool
price and thought the government ought
to get control of the wool supply"
Sharpe admitted he had heard Gin
definite reports early in the year of
a wool shortage.
That led to a conference "some time
in june, attended by war, navy and
commerce department representatives.
Sharpe admitted acceptance of the
Boston wool mems offer would have
been Every advantageous.
"But we didn't know we had the
right to purchase then, he said.
when you finally did buy wool you
paid 100 per cent more than the mar
ket price on April 2, the price at which
the Boston offer was made, didn It
you7" asked Senator Chamberlain.
81 dom know, replied Sharpe.
Senator Weeks asked why contract
ors who were given orders by April
12 for clothes for 100000 men were
not required to buy their owns WOOL
Sharpe said he didn't t know whether
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
Russian Socialist
Leader Is Disguised
with German Course

Stockholm, Dec. 29.--M 'Stitslavski
leader of the social-revolutionists and
Russian peace party, returned here to-
day from Brest T1tovNS declaing that
the negotiations with the Germans
amount to tSeachery. He resigned his
place as one of Russia IS representa-.
tives in the peace conference.
Stitslavski declared that the Ger
mans were ostensibly accepting the
Russian peace terms, but applying their
own Interpretation. He demanded an
immediate break in negotilti"ns, call
ing for a socialist conference in Stock
holm to diselss a general peace.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29

city Christmas eve, for a lengthy visit
with her parents, the j. t. Hunts.
the east and visited with relatives and
friends in this neighborhood before
going to Vancouver barracks.
Miss Rose Bodeyler spent her Christ
mas holidays with friends il Newberg
Miss Florence Becker, who is teach
ing out near the coast, came home Sat
urday before Christmas for two weeks
holiday.
Mrs. J. Fl. Eaton, who has been liv-
ing at Talbot, Marion county, for n
number of months, was a Thursday
and Friday caller on friends in this
neighborhood
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
ARMY BALLOON TRAVELS

San Antonio, Texas, Dec 29.-Ar
American army balloon which left
here Thursday night with Captain Me
Cullough and six student balloonists
landed today in Mexico with one OF
the party badly injured, according to
word received at the Missouri Aero.
nautical Society balloon school here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
Stale House News
< 4 x 4 4 y 4 x X x 4 x 4 !

All the county school superintend-
ents Of the state will he here Monday
for the purpose Of grading teachers
examination papers. AS soon as
through with this work they viii go in
a body to Corvallis to attend a meet
ing which is an annual event with
them during Farmers Week at o. A. c.
and which begins Monday.
Articles of incorporation were filed
this morning as follows: Umpgua
Lumber g. Box company decreased its
capital stock from 100000 to $4,000.
Sunset Amateur Athletic Club of st.
Helens, filed notice of dissolution
Burlington Mill & Lumber company
Of Portland, filed notice Of dissolu-
ton.
Labor Commissioner Hoff has been
named as member of the General ex-
ecutive committee Of the Natio0al War
Savings committee for Oregon.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
American Loans
to Foreign Allies

Washington, Dee 29.-The January
schedule of United States loans to for
eign governments, carrying a total Of
$34S, 900 was announced from the
treasury late today as follows:
England, $1sj, 100000; France, 1885,
100000; Serbia, $1,OOO,O0O; Belgium
$7,5O0,000.
This brings the grand war total up
to $4,236, ,400,0 600.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
German Papers Comment
On JelIicOa Retirement

Amsterdam, Dec. 29.-" Another vic
tim Of the Uboats, along with Carson,
Balfour and Churchill, - is the way the
Rheinische Westfaelische Gazette today
commented on the retirement of Admir-
al Sir John Jellieoe from his post as
first lord Of the admiralty.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, in com
menting on the British admiralty shake
up, declared its belief that q Wemyss
viii not send the British fleet into bat
Il -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-29
ANoTHFR FIooD FEAREn

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 29-With a
steady dognpour Of rain today the
danger cf another serious food in the
Puyallup vallsy and other sections Of
vestcrn Washington was imminent
pivc-s nre rising rapidly as n result
~ 'ing SHOWS in the mountains