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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
Aleu- Words About Gladiolus
Now Salem's Official Flower

In the recent election to choose What
flower shall be Salem s flower, consider
able interest was aroused over the glad
iolus. which was chosen over number
of other varieties 1t may be of more
than passing interest to give some add.
ed information concerning this flower,
concerning which there is apparently
much knowledge.
In the first place, it is not u new
flower for chapter from "Thc Fields
of France, " by Madame Mary Duelaux,
ON The AIediaeval Country House has
the Following to say; 'ln summer a
strcw OF fresh rushes, mint, and glad
iolus (that flower so dear to mediaeval
eyes covered the pavement with cool
fragrance, while a hough of some green
tree or Towering bush filled the
hearth y
Ii was the custom in those days to
strew rushes ON the floor for carpets.
The following bits concerning the
gladiolus are taken from tThe Well,
lConsidered Garden" F." by Mrs, Frances
King, and may be found in the state
| library:
''The best recent happening for the
lover of this Flower, aud consequently,
OF course, the best thing for the grow
er of gladiolus in this country, was the
formation of tho American Gladiolus
society To all who take serious in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

tcrest in this flower. / would recommend
the small monthly publication 'The
Modern Glodiolus Grower, published
at Calcium, New York, by Mr.. Madison
Cooper. himself an amateur; this paper
is the organ of the American Gladiolus
society, aud very fountain head OF ex-
pert information in all matters relating
to gladioli.
Queen of Her Kind.
"But TO the gladiolus itself, Let me
herald first the coming, the glorious
coming of the lavender beauty, Badenia
by name No words can paint the beau-
ty of this flower 4 true lavender in
color not too blue, its Flowers are large,
finely expanded, and many.
"Countless combinations of this with
other flowers crowd upon one s vision.
Which would be fairer, an arrangement
Of like eolorS} Shall we let Badenia
open above mass of well-staktd vel
vet purple petunial or shall We see it
rise above the quantities of eool-pink
Ostrich Plume aster2 Again, we might
grow it near palest yellow snapdragcn;
or more subtle arrangement yet, plan
to have il late against Saliva azurea,
the junction of its stems with the
ground masked by rippling mounds of
Phl0N Drummondii. variety ntea All
pale yellows and BUTTS. all rich puppies,
all blues which are almost turquoise,
rise To the mind as l think OF the de
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
WAR vs.. KAISER
(Not poetry but my views in verse.
BY Ivan G.. Martin.

(Not poetry but my views in verse;
By Ivan G. Martin.
For freedoms cause the colonies.
Once fought king s aggression:
And conquered both by land and seas,
Vile burcaucrat oppression;-
Great China,-yes and Russia s free;
No tyrant there holds sway,
The sanctity
Of liberty,
Kings must respect today.
Through all the ages history,
Shows that the misused masses.
viii fight for right and liberty
Eliminating classes;-
'Tis well that Germany take heed,
The spirit ripe in Russia
The hate of greed;
Love to be freed,
Is spreading row in Prussia.
Our Uncle Sam with patience, long
In peace, has tried to cement
Crazed. Europe!--Wilheln, dazed, head
strong,
Has broken each agreement
What justifies his right to say
- The seas are my great war zone: =
Come not this way,
For here [ slay''-
The seas are also our own.
AZ ~
War eontraband, no one denies,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Deserves of confiscation,
But passengers, relief supplies,
Should 90 to every nation.
Who gave the kaiser right, consent
To murder men and others
With crime intent,
The innocent,
The children. wives and mothers?
Who made il right for him 10 run,
Der Belgium unoffending
Destroying farms with sword and gun
And ravage, burn-contending
That prisoners should work and toll
AS slaves for Teuton captors2
One would recoil,
At such turmoil
In ancient history chapters.
"To hell with neutrals, we must win, ;
The kaiser has repeated,
But he win ray for crime and sin,
Before the wars completed
Yes let the emperor take heed.
The spirit ripe in Russia,
The hate of greed,
Love to be freed.
Is spreading now in Prussia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
Y Jane Phelps

paid. 1t annoys me to have a man
coming here collecting, and | don t
like the looks of it either. -
Sue Speaks Out.
:" I think / should have some of
that for a new suit, Tom, - | blurted
out without thinking 81 need one
awfully!"
But Sue Tom hesitated, II hate
to deny you dear, but if we have this
debt off our minds we can plan much
better, and you can put away what
we paid them for your suit
But | WASH t satisfied. [ forgot
that | had thought before | dropped
off to sleep that the accident in the
subway had kept me from doing
something foolish, something that
might make Tom augry-and he could
get angry, and something | might
regret. just the knowledge that he
had enough money to buy me sty-
hsh suit, made me determined to
have one.
But / said no more to Tom. 1t
wasn't easy TO 90 against him He
could be very stern. But from that
minute [ never gave up the idea that
if | managed | might dress well-not
as well as Helen Thurston perhaps
but so l wouldn't look like fright
"You said YOU paid for the taxi
didn t you Sue2n
''Yes, why?"
eff Mrs. Thurston offers to pay fol
it, or any part of it, don't accept
Your paying for it helps to tighten
your obligation because of that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
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licious pictures easily created with
this noble gladiolus. Badenia HAS but
one serious defect, its price is very
high. To remedy that condition. let us
with it the Arab wish: May its tribe
increase.
A Glorious Pair.
Now for the glorious pair Niagara
and Panama. Niagara shall have the
first word. Niagara is quite worthy OF
several descriptions. l therefore give
first its commercial one, prefaeing that
by the fact that il has already secured
three h0nOrs from horticultural so
cieties, including one from the Amer
lean GladiOlus society. In type says
its originator, the variety resembles
America, but the flowers appear to be
somewhat larger, measuring four and a
half inches across. In color the flowers
are of delightful cream shade, with
the two lower inside petals or segments
blending 10 canary yellow. The flower
spike is very ereei and stout and is
wrapped with broad dark green foliage.
Panama, a sister OF Niagara, was
the third captivator of the gldiolus
show. l here declare, speaking with
all possible ealmness, that it is the
softest and most charming tone of pro-
nounced rose-pink | have ever noticed in
4 flower. 1t makes one think of roses,
of the best roses, particularly of Mrs.
John Laing, and while l have never
fancied the idea which obtains here and
there Of growing gladioli among roses,
because OF the leggy ;oolI of both roses
and gladioli at their best, yet if it must
be done, Panama is the flower to place
in our rose beds.
Gardens of Enchantment'
"With the Older gladioli, Peace,
Dawn and Afterglow, We have a sextet
oi what seems to me the most beautiful
of the newer gladioli, America except
ed, but America is now established
"No flower of the garden proves
more irresistible than this speaking
of the bloom called "ATrs Pendleton -
'' Its lovely perpendicular line first, lily
like, irislike; then its truly prismatie
range of exquisite color. No wonder
that hybridizers in Holland France.
Germany, Great Britain and this coun-
try, have been earnestly working for
years upon so beautiful a subject, or
that amateur hybridizers are beginning
to crop out in our own land.
"Thc cultivation of the gladiolus is
so exceedingly simple, the results so
wonderfully rewarding, the color effects
SO certain of accomplishment with flow
crs which come as true to type and color
as these; there is everything to praise
in this flower, no check to the imagina.
tion when forming ones summer plans
with lists of it by one S side. Gardens
of enchantment might easily be created
by the careful use of two ANNALS such
as dark heliotrope, agreatum Stella Cur,
ncy, and the lavender, cool, pink and
palest yellow gladiolus mentioned in
these pages. A mistake of Judgment
would be almost impossible with these
materials in hand. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
A!lyHqsband " !, + IS! s'lI!el and i !
TOM TELLS THE RESULT OF HIS "TRIP
CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XVIII.
"Where are you, Sue!" Tom called
eheerilv.
Fright here, DEAR" I answered
realizing with start that [ had done
nothing about dinner, and struggling
to my feet.
"Why what's the matter?" he que
ried, excitcdlv, "why you re i'll!
No. dear, IN all right now I'll
tell YOU all about it while | get dim
ner."
"We1l get dinner together-that
is if you are sure you are able' he
added.
''Yes indeed" and then told him
of the days experience finishing with
the loss of Helen s money; and my
use of the five dollars he had left for
our furniture iustallment
Never mind the money. as long as
YOU are all right you are sure YOU
are?"
eyes, Tom. / feel bit shaky but
that 5 ell f"
"Thauk God it was no worse, = he
said fervently Then, "I have Just a
bit Of news for you. good news.
Haviland found an old debt due
father he was able to collect. He
divided it between mother and me,
We can finish paying up that INSTALL
ment man. | think there will be Just
about enough. "
''But you won t use it ALL. in that
way, will vou2N | asked vision of
new clothes before me.
eyes. | want to feel that they are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
State News In Brief
!. 4 = Z 4 4 & y 4 x !: y

= x * x x * x * X X x X X x
The state board of control is receiv.
ing inquiries concerning bids TO be
made for furnishing supplies for the
state institutions. The bids are made
Semi-annually and the next bidding
comes in June R. b. Goodin. who has
returned from Roseburg on Il trip con
nected with listing supplies, will soon
be ready to advertise for bids.
Many inquiries are still being re-
ceived by G. G.. Brown, secretary of the
state land board, coscerning rural cred
at loans. He says that the number of
loans are coming in regularly and it
appears that the farmers are taking
readily to the idea.
Assistant State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Carlton is in Port.
land attending the fourth annual con
ference of Oregon educators. The con-
ference is being held at Reed college
and is under the direction of the Ore
gon Social Hygiene society He pre-.
sided at this afternoon s meeting. The
conference is taking up the subject of
training teachers to give sex instruc-
tion to high school students.
-Four fatal accidents were reported
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

lunch. "
'Eery WELL" l replied, but I
couldn't help thinking what I might
have done with that three dollars. and
sixty-five cents.
A Promised Lesson.
The next morning Helen came to NV
door enveloped in big kitchen apron.
Walter just telephoned that he
was going to bring two business ac-
qualntances home to dinner. It's an
awful bore, especially when I know
so little about cooking. Would it be
asking too much-do you feel able TO
give me that cooking lesson this morn
ing?" she asked rather shamefaeedly
No indeed! IN come right in, y
told her.
We spent very busy morning. The
two men were business friends of Mr..
Fhurston s, and from what Helen said
judged he was going into some sort
of a deal with them.
What shall you have for dinner?N
| inquired when I-after finishing my
own work went across the hall
soup, fried chicken, sweet potatoes. a
salad and some nice desert. That with
coffee, crackers and cheese will do
nicely
| thought it would when | found
that Helen knew nothing about cook
ing anything she had mentioned She
wanted the sweet potatoes candied,
and corn fritters with the chicken
tTomorrow-An unexpected invita-
tion)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Some say America will see,
A million German traitors
We think this false but if you be
Among our nation haters,
Go home if You are fair and wiser
Go back to Europe IS turmoil
Or in surprise,
You III realize.
We re ninety million loyal.
America has longed to sce;-
Has pleaded, prayer and waited,
For peace and freedom of the sea =
Each day the news belated,
Told of our ships, torpedo tossed
Unwarned in neutral water,
And millions lost,
At cruel cost;-
Unjustificd, this slaughter.
America maintains good will
For Germans in the trenches,
May we proceed with justice, till
Der Europe's bloody stenches,
There dawns better, brighter day
And then in peace for ages,
May cannon lay,
In rust s decay
And love fill history IS pages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Congress took up the matter OF issuing 1Ve olos o. 3
bonds Yesterday and while some opposition developed 1t
was stated by the house leaders the bill would be passed
sometime today. One authority gave the time as Two Two
o'clock but if it passed during the day 1t VIII De 1asV
work However the sentiment to be getting gen.
ra That so lone as we have entered the war we must use
every energy and resource to bring to as speedy close
IS possible This has caused those who opposed the war
to oct in the front ranks in the matter OF gong the V
and the pace
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
NOT A MONEY MAKING WAR

Have Americans changed in disposition within the
lest 80 years? When the civil broke out there were
thousands who it chance to better their condition
financially and they proceeded to better it. They were not
particular as to the way this accomplished either
They furnished the at the front with clothing that
would hardly hold together with shoes whose soles were
very cheap quality of paper, with hardtack full of
worms and bacon that smeed to heaven and back again
There was no compuncton of conscience about compelling
the men at the front to suffer from scarcity OF food and
an abundance of cold. The foundations OF many for
tune were laid in those days brcked with the necessities
of the country and mortared with the blood OF the
soldiers. !,
It appears this sentiment has vanished, and instead
there is general outpourng of patriotism that places
the welfare of the country above the seshness OF the
individual Of course there are many who would coin
the countys needs into money for themselves but these
are the exception Besides the sentiment is strong
enough Just that the person or corporation caugn
irving to make nordinate profits out OF the war would
fare hardly at the hands of the people Capital realizes
that it must bear it's SHARE and that while the great
working classes must furnish the men, that 1t is up TO
them to bear large portion Of the cost The great steel
works the railroads the shpbuildng plants all the great
manufacturing industries Offering their services ana
their products at practically cost and at the same Tune
expressing willingness that their incomes should be taxed
even to the point of conscaton the needs OF the coun
try require it, This is the right spirit and with the
country so united in sentiment it will be resistless
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14
SPRING ENTHUSIASM

| want to carol; these pleasant days turn
out lays and anthems by the barrel. AS
fresh the earth as when its birth occurred
in distant ages; we shed our years and hop
like steers, or kangaroos in cages. All
winter long my works were wrong, and
grief in me was reigning; and other jays
who went their ways in anguish were COM
planning. I'd walk a mile before smile
I'd see upon a critter; all men were sore
and Ger and Ger they cussed the winter
bitter But now walk around block on
legs that wish to gambol, and fifty styles
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria are admittedly launch
ing peace feeers" through the medium of Switzerland
The Bugarans connected with the legation at Berne are
it is claimed making effort to learn what sort of
separate peace would be granted them. Austria Hun
gary also wants to know what terms she is to expect
This quite step down from the naughty position taken
only few months ago. when she stood with Germany
debating terms the two would be willing to concede
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

The more Brazil thinks about a German submarine
sinking of her ships and killing three of her citizens
the madder she gets Apparently it will be but short
time until the kaiser count her among those who
are not on his visiting list
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Hopgrowers and dealers estimate 1900 acres of hop
fields have been powed up in the Willamette Valley
within the last year This planted to potatoes at
reasonable estimate should produce 1,12500O bushels
This at the present price would represent value Of
about $30O0000, much than the hops from the
same area would have brought.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

At the rate applications are being
received for membership in the Nation
al Education association, it is probable
that Oregon will have about 5000 mem.
bers by June, which is 2000 more than
was promised to get the national edu
cational convention for Oregon for
this year. Forty seven membership GER
tificates were issued yesterday by
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Churchill. Thirty four certificates
went to Ashland, six to Corvallis, two
to Princville, two to Gladstone, one to
Baker, one to Roseburg, one to Para
disc, and one to the parent teacher
association at Gladstone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Crank admission is good for the soul" says the the
nroverh Yesterday German paper published in Berlin
its readers that Germans must not underestimate
the seriousness Of the United States entering the war
# saws "The United States military strength must not
be shrugged at We must not make the same mistake AK we
made regarding great Britan's military force Ihls IS
tbe first admission on the part Of Germany that she mas
been mistaken about anything since the war started It
aives hope that other mistakes will be seen and acnow
edged until getting the habit the whole war WI oe au
mo as far as possible to 1ectty 1t.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

to the state industrial accident com
mission during the past week The fa-
talities were Joseph McCord, Portland,
shippbuilding; Leonard K Saxby, Port
land, paper mill; NJ. Lowery, Deer Is
land, logging; William c. Steutzer,
Portland. saw mill. There were 337 ac-
cidents reported and 26l were subject
to the provisions of the compensation
law
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Those fourteen deaf boys who away from the state
institution in Washington to enlist showed they not
as deaf some who can not hear their cOuntrys call
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

The high cost of living may be compensated IN some
degree by where the living is done In Siberia eggs are
nine cents Dozen meat three cents pound and butter
twenty cents Other foodstuffs are in proportion ana
Living is not acquainted with the gentleman who rides on
its back in this country and who known as Mr. High
Cost Yet those who have spent years In Siberia gladly
leave for the chance face hunger and perhaps some
suffering rather than stay where food was cheap and
abundant Here in America the cost of living high but
all things considered---it is worth it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

The author Of the epigram IF you don't get what
you like, like what you get passed through Just
such shower bath of Spring IS the present one Ot
course one can say it is beautiful Spring all right and
pretend to like it, but what's the of lying about it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

Of cheerful smiles witness in my ramble Spring sweet
and calm is natures balm for all ills and ailngs
souls it cheers and dries tears and shames idle
wailingS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

CHARLES H. FISHER
Bditsr ana Manager
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-14

-Four fatal accidents were reported
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-12-13

base of which might be banked with greens, with either fruits or flowers in terspersed. A sprig of holly or mistletoe might be put into each parcel or knot ted along the length of the ribbons.
 And the rest of the room ought really to be decorated, too, with holly or greens draped over the pictures and at the doorway, for the custom of bring ing green things into the home at Yule- tide dates back to very beautiful cus- tom of the old Druid worshipers who, at Il festival which to them Wao much like our Christmas, brought into their house branches of trees and mistletoe, which was the sacred flower. and they believed that the spirits of Druds driv- en away from their tree homes by the cold would come and take up their habitation in these branches and that as long as this spirit remained good luck would be with all the members of that household. So from thiS pretty pagan custom has come ours of deco rating our homes at Yuletide.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-12-13

Twist each of these strips slightly and leave as stick candy, or. should you prefer 1t, cut the mixture into small squares when cool and pack Tn that shape like taffy drops.
 Golden Sirup Taffy.-Ingredients: A pound of granulated sugar. d dessert- spoonful of golden Sirup one-half pint of water, two ounces of butter, vanilla. Melt the sugar and water slowly and then add the sirup. stirring carefully all the time. When the whole has melted and is well blended add the but ter, putting 1t in in small pieces. and bring to boil. Boil until a little drop ped into ice water becomes brittle, pour into buttered tin. mark into squares when cool and leave to harden. This Is particularly delicious taffy.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-12-13

tartS?" And there was Miss Beth Granger with a plate of mince tarts.
 "Oh, thank you" gasped Amy as she took one.
 Wait a moment and Annie will wrap 1t in Il paper napkin so you can carry 1t home,' said Miss Beth as she pressed button for the maid. But when Annie came with the paper nap kin, which was all gay with holly and Christmas bells. Miss Ruth put all the mince tarts in It and gave 1t to Amy.
 "Oh, thank you so much !" repeated Amy, thinking how her mother would enjoy the tarts. Mother sent the dress"
 My sister Is trying 1t on." said Miss Beth. Walt moment. Amy, and I will get the money for you"
 She had just disappeared when Miss Lucy Granger came bustling through the hall. 'I wonder If you would mail these little packages for me, Amy2" she said. T am so provoked because l have used up my Christmas seals"
 "Of course I will mail the packages, Miss Lucy said Amy; then she added shyly, II have some Christmas seals if you would like them"
 You have? How very fortunate!"
 Amy told her about the seals and how she had been unable to sell even one of them. To her great joy Miss Lucy bought the whole twenty-five and put the money in Amy's pocketbook, together with a bright silver quarter for herself. q hope you will have very happy Christmas, dear" Miss Lucy said.
 The next day Amy took the Red Cross money to her teacher, and Miss Smith told her she had done very well.
 Early Christmas morning the Gran ger auto car stopped before the Wells door, and the chauffeur brought in great basket for Mrs. Wells. There was new dress for Amy, with q warm cloak for her mother, besides cunning doll The bottom of the basket was filled with good things to eat.
 My Christmas week began with tears" laughed Amy as bright drops fell on her round cheeks, and it is ending in tears too!'
 Hears of happiness, darling" said her mother.