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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Our Daily Story
THE FUT1LITY OF RICHES.

Flyen Amber, worth a cool million
dollars in his own right and a lukewarm
half million in his wife's left, sat bask-
ingly over his coffee and cigar as he
watched Grinnen Baritt, his one time
college chum, feeding his face. Amber
having run into him ON the street, down
at the heel and not very far up at the
toe, lad invited him home for dinner.
"Have some more stuffed mushrooms,
Baritt', said Amber puffishly. "WeIl,
well, life has its ups and downs, hasn' t
it! Here am /, a millionaire, and there
are you, Aft you II excuse the express
sion-a failure. Take another gold leaf
ed olive, Baritt.
"Not that l want to seem to be crow
ing over you, or anything of that sort,
Baritt. l realize I'm mo- the only rich
man in the world. OF course-some more
hand-eured peas, Baritt?-of course, L
can t deny that l own two skyscrapers
and an acre Of bushes blocks in New
York City, and that I'm a director of
three railroads and fourteen banks and
vice-president of the National Peanut
Stand trust, and that when Mr.. Morgan
f 49, AAbNAIAtAAIl WANT duN4tE. IlGN
-ahem-know where to come for it.
And l can't deny, either-have some
more unreasonable tuffles, Baritt-that
I'm the father of the b~ouncingest little
baby girl in two continents
"That so2' said Grinnen Baritt tim
idly. "Mine's a boy. He can distinguish
me from his mother every time in two
guesses, and he can say da da 5000
plain as I'm saying it right now"
Suddenly Flyen Amber's cigar became
quite tasteless.
"You can wait for dessert if you
like, but I'm afraid you'll get indi-
g%estion, he said peekly. eff you'll ex-
me now, I'll see that the butler
shows you out, Remember, your hat IS
the one with the hole in it," And he
stalked out of the room, muttering some
thing about "upstart poor"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
The Woman Who Changed
By JANE PHELPS

ooh, dear, Evelyn! | never shall be
able to understand the right and wrong
of things. They do lots of things here
which none of us at home ever thought
of doing, and think nothing of it. Then
when l am doing some perfectly inno-
cent thing bike walking along quietly
with some one l know, it is all wrong.
l declare, sometimes l think one might
as well be bad as good"
81 do too, Helen. Why they should
expect us to be prim and precise about
one thing, and give us the greatest IL
cense in so many others, I a It UNI
derstand. You can't imagine how dis
couraged l used to get before I knew
you. l felt so alone"
Mr.. Gray Is Thoughtful.
~ feel that way almost all the time,
Evelyn. 1 know I shouldn t have been
able to endure a lot of things if it
hadn't been for you. And really / don't
think you COULD have been as lonely
as | was. You see Hurts friends are
all young and jolly, like the Lawson
girls and Peter Rivers and his wife:
while Georges friends are so different.
So much older and-wiser, in a way"
WASH t Merton Gray thoughtful? I
think he is half in love with you, Helen
Think of him turning back for fear that
cat of a Collins woman would say some
thing about us. It was dear of him."
81 have an idea it wasn't exactly
on account of Mrs. Collins. either. L
think Mr.. Carpenter had something to
do with it,"
''What do you mean?'
"Nothing particular, but he~day he
came to the table when l lunched with
George l didn t think he, George was
pleased and again, when Mrs. Sexton
and / were lunehing and he came and
sat down with us, she didn't act as
if she enjoyed having him. / may have
been mistaken, of course. But ism It he
well-rather gay?"
"Oh, yesl That s no secret. I was
wondering how you met him. Hurts
knows him well (they occasionally have
business relations) so 1 have known him
slightly, ever since we were married.
But / know that neither Hurts or his
people approve of him. I guess he is toe
free and easy to suit them.'
"Oh, well, We can select our frames
without them, I guess" 1 said as we
went into the shop. But before we had
to any decision 1 heard someone
"You must be very hard to suit, L
had really no hope I should find you"
and Merton Gray stood smiling at me.
Tomorrow Dangerous Compli-
ment.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
A CoNTRETEMPS.
CHAPTER l..

CHAPTER L.
While for months !. had questioned
George neglect-had resented his APP
parent willingness to leave me alone
l never had really considered the pos
sibility hat there might be another
woman in his life, someone for whom
he was neglecting me. But now 1 had
a little ache in nv heart whenever l
thought of the N'buneh." those women
who had been his intimates before he
ever heard of me, and whom he held up
as a pattern for me to copy.
Mrs. Sexton had t~elephoned to find
how the dinner had gone, and had APP
peared delighted when 1 explained that
everything had been perfect.
81 am sure it was,D she said with
just the proper amount of enthusiasm.
The amount I never, under any circum-
stances could manage to inject into
anything l said.
Evelyn and [ had gone downtown
to get the frames for our place cards.
We were laughing and chatting as we
walked along, when Merton Gray Joined
us, and, three abreast, we continued on
our way, first telling him what we
were going to do and enlisting his inter
est.
We had gone but a little way when
we ran into Mr.. Carpenter. He immed-
asked if he might join us, and,
without thinking, I gave assent.
He then walked with Evelyn, and
Gray and l trailed along behind
them. We had gone but a little way
we met Julia Collins.
"The town gossipl" Mr., Carpenter
said, over his shoulder as she passed.
Innocent But-Indiscret.
ffIn for what2' I asked.
"Why, it win be all over Moreland
two charming young matrons were
out with two old men about town"
"Speak for Yourself, Carpenter!''
slid, an angry seowl on his face.
''It is careless in us TO expose the
ladies to unkind comment. Como. let's
go the other way. Won and I If I mis-
take not, Wen meet Mrs. Collins again.
and then she will have nothing to tell''
ooh, hut we wanted you to help us
select"
"Sh-sl" he said as he looked sig
nificantlv at Mr.. Carpenter. "I'm sorry,
but / better not. He would trail along,
too, and where three is, and looks in
accent, often four does not. Trust me,
It is BETTER" he finished as I looked
ny dissent.
Grumbling, Mr.. Carpenter allowed
to be turned the other way, and
and I went on alone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Council
Of Defense QuarreIS

San Francisco, April 1.-THE affairs
of the California state council of de-
Tense win be put before the federal
grand jury for Investigation, United
States Attorney Preston said.
Evidence was turned over to Caspar
Ornbaum. one OF Preston 5 assistants,
by Leo c. Owen, former assistant see
rotary of the council of defense. He
charges A. H. Naftzeer, chairman, and
Sam II. Westfall, assistant chairman
and another attache of the office, with
conspiracy to hamper war work =
Owen was discharged BY Naftzger
Monday. He declared in a statement
that he stil eonsideres himself an at
tacbe of the council Of defense and
viii continue to do 50 until Governor
STEPHENS notifies him that he has
been dismissed and Why.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Larger Than
Same Month Last Yeal

Washington, April -. - Total i'm,
ports for February were $207. us. $40,
against Sl99,479,996 fer February, 1917
according to figures made public by
the department of commerce.
Imports for the eight months ending
February were $l,S4l, sic, 900, against
$l,547. Sl1,977 for the eight months
ending February, 1917.
Of this total. which includes both
free and dutiable imports, raw food
stuffs amounted to S23,463 ,254 during
February, against $22,424, 76S for Feb
ruary of last year.
Manufactured foodstuffs imported
amounted 10 $31,7l9,53l, against $27,-
1O7 Jos for February. Raw materials
for manufacturing bulked the largest,
imports for February amounting to
$S4, SOS, 020, against $~S4,l6I,454 for
February Of last year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Hardly a Drugstore in the Land
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

appetite, a feeling of lassitude and a
general weakening of the system. II
is then that you should promptly take
a few bottles Of S. s. S the great
blood purifier and strengthened. II
win cleanse the Blood thoroughly and
build up and strengthen the whole
system. S. S. S. is sold by all drug
gists. Valuable Information about the
blood supply can be had free by writ
ing to the Swift Specific Co., "a
Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

The military critic, J. W. I. Mason, steadily insists that
the tactics adopted by General Foch and used by Haig be-
fore him are the best possible. He says so long as the
Germans do not break through the allied lines that the
Fabian policy, the giving way after detroying as many of
the enemy as possible, and falling back instead of sacri-
f1cing lives in a too desperate defense, is calculated to
wear Hindenburg's forces down AMI ultimately to cause
his defeat. 1t requires good nerves though, to lose ground
daily and still look upon it as the true method of winning.
At the same time it is apparent that the German losses
are necessarily much greater than those of the allies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
TEACHER Defends KAISER

Uniontowns Pa. April 12.-It cost
sixteen pupils in the sixth grade of a
Uniontown school ten. cents each today
to demonstrate objection to the kais-
er's picture in their Biographies. Miss
Ella Peach, principal, fined each that
amount after they admitted mutilating
their books cutting out the offensive
pictures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
WE MUST BE READY TO BEAR

The war department issues warning that Americans
must be prepared to hear bad news. General Pershing
and his boys are now on the firing line and with the first
drive at their front made by the Germans there will
naturally be a much creates casualty list than has yet been
reported. Instead Of a few "killed in action" there are
likely to be hundreds, perhaps thousands in this list. The
time for the making of the supreme sacrifice is approach
ing and the number of homes made desolate will increase
rapidly. We must one and all be ready to meet whatever
of sorrow comes to us. In the first wild passion of grief,
the fact that the life of our boys was offered upon the
altar of Freedom has little control or mitigation, but as
the days pass we will realize more and more that the life
so dear to us was laid a free offering on the altar of
liberty. We can feel that the sacrifice has not been made
in vain and that no life was ever offered for a holier or a
grander cause.
"Ya, the noblest place for man to die,
Is where he dies for man"
The lives that will be snuffed out like candles in the
fierce blasts Of war, is the price paid for the freedom Of
the world. The cost of a nation goirg war mad and rum
ming amuck on the balance of the world. We can only
hope the sacrifices may be few and that the end of the
war may come soon, but if this is impossible, then we
must bear to the end. In the meanwhile we who remain
at home can only see to it that every want of our boys
over there is supplied, and to this end all of us must dig
deep down for the coin that will help bring the war to
an end.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

Oswald West, not long since governor of the state of
Oregon, and the target for the heavy guns of the Oregon
ian, has wired friends at Portland that he will make the
race for United States senator at the coming election to
succeed his old friend Charles McNary. 1t has been
rumored for some time that he would make the race, but
few believed he would do so as long as there was any
certainty Of McNary receiving the republican nomination.
From this it would appear that West has concluded Stan
field has the better of the fight for the nomination, and
that he is entering the race expecting the big eastern
Oregon man will be his opponent. %Presuming he will beat
King for the nomination the election might prove an in
teresting one. West is not overly strong with his party,
political parties.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

The situation in Siberia is decidedly mixed. The
japanese have landed troops at Vladivostok, which has
angered the bolsheviki government so that it threatens
war on Japan. In the meantime General Semeneoff has
started a revolution against the bolsheviki and has been
aided to some extent by the allies who have sent him am
munitien and guns. The japanese and Chinese have
1ormed some agreement for working together against the
Austrian prisoners who were sent to Siberia, but who to
the number of 1000 have formed an army, secured guns
and munitions and are attacking General Semeneof.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
On the Market Half a Century.

When you are in perfect health,
and are enjoying a strong and vigor-
Gus vitality, it is then that your blood
is free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
give heed to the slightest indication
of impure blood. A sluggish circula-
ton is often indicated by an impaired
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

The king of Spain is a real sport. When his cabinet
quit and the politicians quarrelled and could not form
Spain and told the leaders of the different factions he
would stay with them until they got down to business.
Then he sent for the fractional leaders one at a time and
each went to the palace believing he had been called to
form a cabinet. Of course each was surprised at meeting
the others, and then before they had time 0 begin quar-
reling the Captain General Of Madrid made his appear
ance upportunely and declared to the king: "Sire, you
may be tranquil If you are unable to form a ministry
with these gentlemen of the Cortes, the army will form
one for you tomorrow" The politicians forgot their
auarrels forthwith and the cabinet was formed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Ripping Rhymes
by Wall Mason
BEWHISKERED RUSSIA

| fear that Russia won't behave until her
people learn to shave. We cannot look for
good horse sense in men whose ~shrubbery
is dense, whose lambrequins obstruct the
view, and often block the traffic, too. l
hope to see sad Russia rise from that deep
pit in which she lies; | hope to see her rise
in time, and hew a destiny sublime, but first
her men will have to hew the whiskers that
impede the view. No nation can be truly
great whose voters pack a hundredweight
of spinach up and down the street, so long
it gets beneath their feet. When poor old
Russia spilled the beans. and snapped her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

Last weeks admiralty report shows less sinkings by
submarines. than any week since the last campaign Of
November II last showed only one ship sunk above 1000
tons. The record last week was six ships over 1000, seven
of less than that, and five fishing vessels. During the
same week two French ships over 800 tons were sunk by
mines or t~orpedOes. This helps balance the account Of
the week before when % ships were sunk, 16 of them of
more than 1000 tons.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

With Bolo promising some startling revelations in
France it might be well for the Bolo branch of the S. w.
VS. to make a clean breast of it. However the first Bolo
is to be hanged shortly and they are not, which has a
great bearing on confessions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12
Not a Corn or
CaNus on Feet
Apply few drops, then lift
them of without pain.

A noted Cincinnati au-
thority discovered a new
ether compouHd and call
ed it freezone ana it now
can be had in little bot
ties for a few cents from
any drug store.
You simply apply a few
drops of freezone upon q
tender corn or painful cal
lus and instantly the sore
ness disappears, then
orMy you will find the
corn or eallHs so loose
that you can lift it off
with fingers.
No pain, not a bit OF
soreness, either when ap-
plying freezOne or after
wards, and it doesn't ev-
en- irritate the skin.
Hard eorns, soft eorns
or eorns between the tees,
also toughened ealluses,
just shrivel up and lift
off so easy. It Is wonder
full 1t works like a
charm. Try it,
Women shonld keep
their dressers and never
che twice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

~birthright for some greens, when windy demagogues
arose and turned her over to her foes, when desolation
DER her crept, the allied nations looked and wept. There
was no harshness in their gaze; they sympathized with
those poor jays, by fool advisers led afar from where the
wreaths of glory are. The allied nations wept and sighed,
She's hit the long t~oboggan slide; such s~pectacles dis
so?" And thus twill ever,always be; no future for the
Russ we see, until, with motions strong and bithe, he
reaps his whiskers with a scythe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

1t is the same old story that comes from the British
front, that of falling back before superior numbers. The
British line was not broken in the last attack but it was
forced back. This may be just strategy, but it looks like
something else. 1t is time for a hating of the German
advance at all points if such can be compelled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

Oregon is the first state to secure its quota for the
liberty loan and now it is urged that a new record be
made, that of every town in the state subscribing its
quota. This would be an unique feature, and one not like
" to be duplicated. 1t would prove a great advertising
card for the state and if possible it should be ac-
complished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

The Austrians are apparently not worried over the
war situation. Reports from American. headquarters in
France state that leaves of absence are being granted all
the farmers in the Austrian army SO they can go home
and put in their crops. 1t is said these leaves of absence
are being granted on a large scale.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

1t doesn' t seem like Monday morning
any more unless some of the boys stop
to tell us how much they accomplished
in the garden on Sunday and how sore
their muscles are as a result.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

Barney Baruch who is at the head of the textile con-
s~ervation business intimates that price fixing all down the
advancing prices of cotton and all cotton products. Raw
cotton is abundant but the excessive demands of the
army have exhausted the supply and the market is bare
so far as civilian purchases are concerned. Outputs of
most of the mills have been contracted for for months in
advance, and contracts for future delivery within any
reasonable time cannot be had,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

The Woman's Land Army is the latest organization to
make its appearance. Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers is chair
man of the executive committee and she has received a
letter from President Wilson commencing the associa-
TONS work and aims. The object Of the association is to
enroll women to aid in c%ultivating crops where the farm
.ers have need Of them. The president calls attention to
the fact that England and France have both accepted the
services of patriotic women on the farms and have bene-
fitted thereby. He urges farmers to avail themselves of
the services so generously and patriotically offered.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-12

freezoue on their dressers and never
let q corn ache twice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-28

tune in the world when you turned the handle
Marcia's mother had given the children a
cunning little trunk in which to pack the
gifts. Alans mother came out with neat
pile of Alan's outgrown clothes, which would
surely fit the little French boy, who was a
trltle younger and perhaps sadly thinner than
the robust little American. Another mother
had knit nice little red sweater for Jean.
Still another had added cap, scarf and nit
tens.
With great excitement and much goings on
everything was neatly packed. Mademoiselle
helped the children and fitted each little gift
gally tied up with ribbon securely into its
place. After all there was big square hole.
What was there to fill that space?
While this great problem was under con-
sderation Alan's grandmother came out into
the garden carrying large square box In
it was every sort of cookie a little bow could
possibly want, and plenty of loly-pops. You
see, he could not have cake because it takes
long time for even the quickest of birthday
boxes to gross the ocean and find it's way to
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preciate the beauty Of the time-honored saying
that it is better to give than to receive YOU
could not have helped but be convinced by
A ans joyful capers when all the presents ap-
peared that were to go to little Jean in far
away Tours, for that is where Jean had been
taken by some kind women when his own
family all were lost in the terrible lombard
ment of Lille.
Alan had bought splendid knife for Jean
with his savings that had been put by for a
knife for himself. Marcia had a red bank for
him, within which bright gold piece ratified
gaily. That contribution was the money her
Aunt Cornelia had given her for helping to
carry the Red Cross convaescing suits to
the workrooms every Wednesday, Virginia
brought box Of paints and a book of pictures
ready to be colorcd. They were pictures of
all our native American animals, which were
sure to interest little French Jean. Chris
topher brought bag of marbles, John pict-
ure puzzle, Clement a mechanical boat. and
Baby AIMS contribution was jolly little
music box, which tinkled out the gayest little
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<kT HAVE plan," said Marcia, when the
six or seven children who always came
to the small village to spend the long
summer months were assembled Marcia is
eight years old, and for years she had been
the leading spirit. Her suggestions are al
ways received respectfully and her plans are
usually adopted.
lis it fun?" asked Virginia. who is fou- and
a devotee Of pleasure.
"Yes, it is plan for new kind of birth
day party. You know every one of us has
birthday some time during the summer, and
we each have a birthday party, don't we?
Well, my plan is this, and if you all agree to
f. IN will have time to do it for Alan's birth