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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
AT THE LIBRARY

The following new books were put
on the shelves at the library this week;
soLittle grandmother of the Russian
revolution, ? letters and "reminiscences
of Madame Catherine Breskovsky, who
was liberated as one Of the first acts
of Kerenski s provisional government
after fifty years Of intermittent perse
cution for devotion to her dream OF q
free Russia. :,
WArmy and navy information
handbook of information about the ar
mics and navies of foreign nations as
well as our own, with colored illustra
tions of our flags, officers insignia
and medals-eompile by Major Falls
"American patriotic prose }, "A booi
of patriotic selections showing the Am
erican spirit from the time OF JOIN
Smith to our entrance in to the Worlc
war-Long.
seForlm of democracy, collection
Of the writings and speeches OF thu
master minds OF today in our own an(
the allied countries-Watkins.
''Mark Twain s letters, large col
lection of the self-revealing letters o.
the great humorist.
| "Pebbles on the shore by Gafdlhe
and "There S pippins and cheese t.
come" by Brooks, two small books o.
| lively essays by some of our newe
writers.
For the student of the short story
theatre ''The philosophy of the shor
story by Brander Matthews ana thre'
collections from some of our best shor
story writers: "Tales" by Coppee
SrWessex tales" by Hardy and "Chet
to tales" by Langwill.
'lTaras Bulba " and "Dead souls = b,
Gogol, one of Russia's best noyehstS
lWDead souls" is their greatest humor
GUS novel.
"The patriotic reader" a book o
speeches and poems about our eountr
aud our flag-Bemis.
".Ihe taking beasts - and 'Iales
wordcr", by Wiggin and Smith. =,
"rhe surprise house story by Al
bic Farwcll Brown.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
THE UNsPEAKABLE PRUSsIAN

The limited States showed such degree OF foreoeaf
ance with Germany before declaring war as 10 poroer Oh
+bo criminal Other countries have done the same LII
fact no warning country has ever been treated WIN d"
much lienency as has Germany. However one by one
+b azed kaiser has forced countries that have peen
ntraI tn take sides against him. Switzerland mas oeeh
oood friend to Germany, yet but day or SO ago sl
chartered by that country and loaded win oVO too -
1haot and 100 tons of -four sent to the ooOom py
German sailors and this while the people OF
were going hungry 1t just wanton destrucuVeless
IN he mart Of the Prussian pirates for 1t did no INJURY ~
the allies or to anyone except the people Oh lrlehy
nation and neighbor .,-.u,, ,,,iob sbo
Sweden another friendly country through WHICH m sle
boe rceved an immense amount Of supplies has also peeh
+ootod in such manner as to drive her into open resist
ance or at least into contemplation OF It, Practlcay
Iofhirds Of the merchant marine OF Norway and
Sweden have been destroyed by German submarines aho
this most of it, without or justltcaton On top
M this the kaiser sending his troops to oVerrh faho
which really belongs to Sweden c,..,o,,o
Worse than all other Of her acts however is Germany
scanning" her treaty with Russia almost before Ce
ink was dry on it, and her going back on every promise
made She signed treaty of peace, and at once began
narchin through the country with which she had nego
tiated peace numbering it's people and taxing possession
of the countrv This is an example which bound TO nave
its effects on all other nations for demonstrates V ~
treaty can be made with the Hohenzolerns ana Vlle
oilitsists At last practically all the civilized Worlo
raalizes the situation is such that the world mus
CONQUER and destroy Prussanism or be conquered ao
destroyed by it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
THE CURE.

Introduction.
Harold Veneer married Lucy Lock
step because she was born listener and
trained appreciator. Every time he
told her a story-and telling stories
was his great weakness-it was sure to
go with bang and a whoop and be a
grand success. So he simply up and mar
ried her to be sure of always having
her around, and they lived happily to-
gether in the key of A sharp until the
war started and Lucy took up knitting
and discovered that she couldn't knit
and listen to stories at the same time.
The result was, she just knitted, and
Veneer's stories all fell as flat as Ger
man pancakes. As a patriot, he could
hardly forbid his wife to knit, and in
three months time he became haggard
and gaunt.
Conclusion
"Lucy," said her husband, " the su-
perintendent Of the See-Saw Asylum for
the insane has given me pass that en-
tides US to go all through the instltu-
ton.
''Oh, that II be fun" she cried, and
that afternoon they went. The super
lnIenQenU ulIHScIl SuONtu tilNLl @bOuV5
leading them first into room where
three old women were chanting cease
lessly: Dawn, early morning, morning,
forenoon, noon, afternoon, twilight,
evening, night, dawn, etc. /"
"Poor things" sighed the superin-
tendent, "they got that way through
constant knitting,'' And he showed
them beautiful girl making faces at
her reflection in the back of spoon,
and a homely girl walking along cracks
in the floor with raised parasol like
tightrope walker ,and a .passable girl
trying to powder her nose with foot
stool, and he explained that they were
all victims of overknitting.
Supporting the limp form OF his Wlfe
with one hand, Harold Veneer with the
other. slipped the superintendent ten
dollars for lying
"Ill never knit another stitch! -
shuddered Lucy.
Her husband smiled happily.
"I'n roll bandages instead, she
went on. FFMrs. Bishkin can roll 7OO
day."
ed snow white.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
NOTHING TO BOAST ABOUT

The Oregonian somehow cannot help boasting occas-
ionay about Mutnomah county casting heavy majority
for the six million dollar road bonding measure and this
although not cent of the money as it invariably insists,
was to be spent in Mutnomah coonty The statement is
true for Mutnomah county gave the bill big majority
and of the money to be expended roads in that
county, At the time the expenditure of this money
on the roads of the state is of benefit Munomah
county than to any perhaps all the others. Most of
the money derived from the sale Of the bonds when
pended will be found to have been laid out in perecng
highways which center in Portland The fact that they
located in other counties cuts figure for they
but part of great system which centers in Portland We
are finding no fault with this for it is perhaps unavoid-
able if it desired to avoid it, but that does not
alter the fact that the boast about Munomah county be-
ng dsineresed is both silly and out Cf place. Munomah
was just as selfish any of the other counties and they
were all selfish that it necessary to locate part of
the roads to be improved in each county in order to get
the measure passed. This excepting Multnomah which
derived the most benefit from the road improvement and
Curry which being looked in the layout refused to
call an election until forced to do so.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
Free Energy Machine
Probably a Fake

Washington, May 8.--Impatient over.
the delay in testing the Giragossian
free energy machine, the "Garabed," /"
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
written a letter urging more speed.
Suspicion is growing in congress that
Giragossian win be unable to back up
his claim and there is talk of passing
another resolution making time limit
on the test. The inventor said it would
take only twenty minutes to test tho
machine.
No one seems to know just how the
test will be made. Giragossian went to
Boston about a week ago to collect the
various parts of the machine which he
had scattered over the city for safety
but his closest friends in congress have
mot heard from him since.
Before the resolution of congress or
dering the test was signed by President
Wilson on February 8, Giragossian said=
Every days delay in testing the
invention seems like year to me-"
But month has passed and the ia-
yentor is far from ready to show that
his discovery, which he says will Win
the war, is a success, according to hI9
friends in congress.
-S-1p-S
He laughs last who saves first and
buys War Savings Stamps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
The Woman Who Changed
By Jane Phelps

know enough so our respective and res
pected families won't be ashamed Of
us.
EfOh, you are such a comfortl'' / ex-
claimed as | kissed her boodbye.
u was so cross and upset when I
came"
George had not come in, and 1 went
right to bed In the morning he was
ink he would be pleased:
No More Than George Expected
81 shall try to learn all can from
that Mrs Sexton, George, then she won't
have to come many times"
81 expected you would or l should
not have engaged her. The length Of
time she comes will be my affair.
don t propose to again subject myself
to anything like that book performance
of yours"
l made no reply. What could l sayf
had made an overture, and been re-
buffed. / wondered idly if ever should
| become accustomed to such rebuffs. I
should. I had them often enough. But
each one seemed just as hard, or hard
er, to bear than the last. Perhaps wheR
had gained that poise George consid-
cred so necessary | should not care. 1t
seemed to me that Madgc Loring, Julia
Collins and the rest Of that crowd didn't
care very much for anyone but them
selves.
After George left the re'ephone rang.
1t was Evelyn.
Feel all right this mornrngT" sha
asked.
FOh, yes" I replied without much
enthusiasm. Georges reception of my
little avowal hadn It left me feeling very
gay.
Well, IN coming over in a few
minutes-that is, if you want me. I
help me plan q birthday
dinner for Kurts."
THAT viii be lovclyl' I exclaimed,
happy that she was coming.
! tomorrow George Refuses to Go to
the Dinner)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
The Itching and Sting
Of Blazing. Fiery Eczema

blood, the disease being caused by an
infection which breaks out through
the skin. That is why the most salts
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. S., for this rem
edy SO thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get q
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
you will see results from the rlgh:
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director.
81 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
EVELYN REEVE COMFORTS
CHAPTER XXX.

CHAPTER An,
1 All the rest of the dinner hour George
let me feel that l had displeased him,
although he didn mention the matter
again. But it was way he had that
/ | felt but never could describe. A sort
of holding off, or pushing me away
/ Immediately after dinner he went to
/ the club as usual, / was so lonely, SO
sore at what | considered his unfair
treatment of me that / felt l should
cry again if sat down alone. So l
went to the telephone and called up
Evelyn Reeve.
'Oh, | am so glad you called me
up! am all alone and having the most
awful fit of the blues. Kurts never
goes out evenings unless l am with
him, but his father is ill, and he had
to attend to some business for him.
Come ON over and stay with me, can t
you?"
Could 1? Dared I? 1 would
asn't far. I would take Annie
with me and walk. l knew George
wouldn't like it if went alone.
"I'u only stay an hour Annie, and
you can visit with Mrs. Reeves maid"
| told her as we walked along.
Evelyn and l had the incest chat
possible. We curled up on the big lib
rary lounge with a box of chocolates
between us, and just talked as fast as
we could talk. Finally 1 told her of my
experience with the etiquette books,
first making her promise not to laugh
at me.
''I think Madge Loring was hOrridl'' -
she exclaimed when told her that Mrs.
Loring had made fun of me and before
George. cit was an odd thing to do, l
don It see how you ever came to think OF
if. But it was none of her business.
Someway | don t care much for her and
her set. L suppose it is because they are
older and know so much more than do.
But, rally, Helen, l shouldn It feel badly
about Mrs. Sexton. Learn all you can
from her, then pass it on to me-"
An Eased Mind.
"Honestly do you care, too, about
knowing things2" | asked in surprise
/ Someway it never had entered my head
think Evelyn also might no
in social matters, any more than 1 was
''fOf course l dol Don It you suppose
KNOW IHdl all AultS pEOplC bo NOH
as erybody else think he married be-
meath him? His is SUCH an old family.
you know"
''Oh, aren t they nice to you?"
gasped, glad that Georges s family did
not live in the same town.
eyes, very nice. But l often do things
that cause them to raise their eyebrows
Little things that don It amount to much
wouldn t have been noticed back home
but here where every one is 50 precise
l feel awfully embarrassed when L make
a faux pas"
81 wish you could come over when
that horrid woman is there, but l sup
pose George wouldn't like it. She isn't
supposed to tell, and of course he thinks
l will be too proud to say anything!
would be- to any one but you"
Now don t feel badly about it any
more" Evelyn said as I rose to 60
"You will be glad of it some day.
have heard of Mrs. Sexton and she useG
to be a very great society woman. You
can t help but learn from her, then vol
can tell me all the things she say.
g and we IL talk them over and perhap,
: by the time we are old and homely we i
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

seems Like the Skin Is on Fire.
There is a harrassing discomfort
caused by Eczema that almost be-
Jones a torture. The itching is al
most unbearable, and the skin seems
IN fire with the burning irritation:
A cure from local applications OF
calves and ointments is impossible
because such treatment can only al
lay the pain temporarily. The disease
can only be reached by going deep
down to its source.
The source Of Eczema is IN the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
Aurora BOreaES
Visible to Whole WCrld

Chicago. Mar S-The heavens were
on spree last night, treating the
entire middle west to an elaborate
display of northern lights.
The aurora borea6s was reported as
far south as Knoxville, Tenn, and eS-
tended west to Topeka, Kan. The dis
play began about 9 o'clock and con
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

The big meat packers in defending themselves against
the charge of paying inadequate wages set up through
their attorney that poverty was not the result OF low
WAGES bt of failure to save The argument was that Ii
worker received only 25 cents day if he saved 70 cents
out Of it he would in the course of time have plenty Of
money The idea is that no matter what wage IS received
p worker must SO manage his living expenses to save
part Of it, This is much like the advnce recently handed
out about raising chickens and harvesting big crop OF
eggs The scheme was not to have any table scraps
feed these to the chickens and cut out butcher bills by
living on eggs However the packers Thursday agreed
to stand for an increase of 25 cents day of ten hours
What is asked is an increase of one dollar day and this
of eight hours Should this be granted 6y the arbitrator
# i mite possible there will be several big inheritance
taxes to be paid soon by families of the big packers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
tinucd for two or three hours.
The Eagle in color

Duluth, MINI, Mar. S.-Conserva-
tive persons here today said that they
were certain they a saw patriotic
phenomenon in the aurora boreahs here
last night. They Insisted that the
lights first appeared in the east, then
took the form of a large eagle with out
stretched wings, the outlines being
plainly sketehed in red, white and blue
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

The is great teacher Of prohibition England
must get along without using any grain for making beer
and our friends in South America who just learning
to like malt liquors also forced to get along without
hem barley will be allowed sent out of this country
from which beer can be made. At the same time the
powers that be have ordered the saloons within five miles
of certain cantonments closed The camp in California
near Vallejo boasted of rs saloons in short
street These closed up, were ordered to do so
Thursday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
WARTIME SMILES

Now, comrade, more than ever, when war
goes on apace, it should be your endeavor to
wear a cheerful face; don't cast wet blank
cts Ger us; there are enough to bore us with
their depressing chorus, when grief is a
disgrace. We hear enough forecasting
disaster, as we go; we hear enough dod-
casting of everything below; we hear
enough of signing, we see enough of crying,
without another trying to hand out slabs of
woe. Don't labor to dishearten the dele
gates you meet; but show, with courage
Spartan, smile serene and sweet; we're
,n ! ,,z Of the Follow 1uhn with bic Straak Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

The department has discovered that bomb proof
Jobs such as those in the ordnance and quareasters
corps singled out by many of draft age at the
start of the war Now no commissions will be available
for such in the ordnance quartermaster, signal
medical adiutant generals department The more
desirous applicants for these positions the less the
opportunity of getting them. a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

1t was entirely unnecessary for member of parliament
to deny the story that the Americans landed in Ireland
from the torpedoed transport insulted by Sim
Feiners An Irishman does not insult misfortune
does he turn deaf to the call Of the distressed That
is where he differs from the disciples of kultur" the
naughty Prussian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

Governor Wthycombe as head Of the board of regents
of the Oregon Agricultural College is standing in with
Kerr in his successful grating of $4OO of the states
money in the way of increased salary paid him to prevent
the Kansas folks swping him. With this notable example
St is not to be wondered at that sheepherders in eastern
Oregon thought they could make getaway with flock
Of 2400 sheep and that Oregonans would stand for It.
The Oregonan refused to up the sheep steal Why
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

1t is claimed the Germans conscripting Russians
and will send them to the western front to fight their
former allies This is rather dangerous undertaking
the cOnscripts might turn their masters.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

Dan Kelaher has picked out job for himself that
tvpfies the innate difdence and modesty of the man.
He is going to censor the bathing suits of Portland folks
and do this by having them tried living models Dan
evidently believes he has taken another sep in the right
direction"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

Anyway those eastern Oregon sheepherders who stole
flock Of 2400 ewes, made aempt to get away with
the range.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

yellow can only beef and below and show his fgid feet
One thing is true as bazes and always has been true;
lot of grouchy phrases won't make things good new
should we strike ugly sailing and plans trailing
lot of tears and wang won't make the boys less blue
One thing is true as thunder and always has been so if
we would trampe under fierce and deadly foe need
high hearts, undaunted; and with not wanted the
man who's always Haunted the condor wings of So
dry your tears disgustn and let soldiers feel that
you have perfect trust in their courage and their STEEL
how can they fight hearing that We instead of cheer
ing are doubling weeping fearing, and making doeful
lspiel?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08
TOday's Tabloid Tale

By Joe Blast !
X x X X X X 4: i. X x !: X !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-08

He laughs last who saves first and
buys War Savings Stamps.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-11-22

close to the orchestra. During the
second act one of the conspirators
leaned toward the millionaire, when,
az previously arranged, they all turned
on the absorbers suspended over their
vests, and endeavored to whisper.
"They can't imagine what's the mat
ter" But the joke was on him, for he
could not hear his own voice, and Mr..
Gazukes could only guess at what he
meant.
A trio behind the footlights was
waiting expectantly for an introduc-
tion to their song. The conductor, who
at first was quietly waving his baton
and indicating for the first violin to
commence, then looked angrily at him
and nodded his head wildly to go on.
People were surprised. Although
those in the front seats could see the
bows passing over the instruments,
there was no sound. The leader Of
The orchestra then indicated for the
drummer to drum. The veins on his
temples stood out and his hair seemed
to rise from his forehead, while his
Spectacles slid along his nose to the
furthest distance from their proper
position. Now there was consterna-
tion that, while he seemed to be giving
orders, no results were Forthcoming,
and, not understanding, the audience
was getting restless, looking around.
Harvards night at the theaters-
when she wins-are dreaded perhaps
as much by conductors as by the act
ors, who know that interruptions may
he expected at the most inopportune
times, and. awakening to the fact that
this was some joke, the conductor COM
renced to scan the audience.
All this had taken but a few mo-
ments, although the time seemed an
eternity to the men who occupied the
entire second row. Already one Of
the chorus girls was "on," and they be-
gan to fear the partial obstruction of
the persons in the front row would
not be enough to shield then from the
scrutiny of the actors. InvoluntariIy
trey drew their coats together and
shut off the batteries. The millionaire
rather sheepishly nudged the man next
to him, but he was enjoying to the
utmost his diabolical plan.
When things went smoothly again.
The star lrnprovised: "This was no
fancy Of Nancy's, neither was 1t a
fancy Of ours"
Hon. William Gazukes then whis-
pered to the inventor: "I am convinced
IF the satisfactory working Of the
sound absorber."
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper UnionJ