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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
TOO MANY SILLY LECTURES.

1t is undoubtedly true that many of the big men who
speaking to the American public doing much good
in the way of giving them better understanding of the
war; and awakening patriotism. At the same time it is
undenabe that the greater part of those getting them
selves before audiences not doing any real good and
OfttimeS much HARM Americans have an abnormal idea
of telling the other fellow all about things they poorly
informed about themselves The result is that in the
multitudinous speakngs great amount Of msinforna-
tion is handed out We do not doubt the patriotism
the good intentions Of this army of speakers but suggest
that most of them would engage in practical work
and abandon the lecture PLATFORM the labor shortage
would be esSened and the people spared unnecessary
inflction AS an illustration: The Oregonian Tuesday
carried story of talks made by Sergeant Joseph R. Hath
away, formerly with the first machine gun company of
the Fourth Canadian Battalion and DR.. D. c. Tremane
of New York. to the of the Peninsula Ship Building
company, Of Portland. These men, represented as
being in the National Service Section of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and sent the country by that
organization One of these speakers the Oregonian does
not say which, among other information handed the
workers, sad 1--WE have about 100000 men abroad now
but only 900 of them be placed the ne four
men required in the to support each at the
front. Back of those in France need nine in Am
erica for each there and they must be Of the same
spirit and determination of the manhood that makes up
fighting army" small calculation will show that
Il this statement true it will be impossible for America
to put one million men in the actual fighting and that
all hope of superiority in numbers must be abandoned
According to this statement for every million men onI
Tile CeIe WOulu
either behind the lines in France at home There are
not that many in the United States so that the
ber of men we could put on the firing line would neces
sarily be considered less than million Such statements
utterly silly, and calculated to do much harm
than good and the quicker that kind of oratory is dis
pensed with in this country the better Taking the men
between IS and 60 years of age the United States has per-
haps from 3OOO00OO to 3500000O that utmost eff
forts would enable place the firing line about 7O0
1000 Great Britain has put ten times that many men
in the service and France with population of less than
two fths Of has placed more than 100000 in the
trenches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
DON'T LET SOAP
SPOIL YOUR HAIR

X x x X x x X x x x x X x x
When you wash your hair, be care
full what you use. Most soaps and pre-
pared shampoos contain too much al
kali, which is very injurious, as it dries
the scalp and makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. 1t S very cheap
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
of rich, creamy lather.
eleanses thoroughly, and rinses out eas
lily. The hair dries quickly and evenly,
and is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluf.
fly, wavy and easy to handle. Besides,
it lcosens and takes ont every particle
of dust, dirt and dandruff.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
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The Woman Who Changed !
By JANE PHELPS !
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MOTHERHOOD.
CHAPTER CXLIX.
By JANE PHELPS

CHAPIBR CALlA.
For the next two years my life went
on in about the same way. contin.
ually tried to improve myself, to make
of myself a well-rounded woman. 1t
is wonderful what one can accomplish
with ';detcrm4nation. l kept up my
music, even studied harder than ever
| had before, as it was one of the
means of keeping George at home. He
had not changed in regard to remain
ing out, or rather in going out evenings.
Seldom did he remain at home unless
we were entertaining. But | no longer
worried either him or myself about it.
l had made up my mind I could not
change him in that regard. He would
not have his liberty curtailed now,
sOings and comings questioned now,
any more than when we were first
married. But he also never question
ed me. Not that it was necessary.
| was only too glad to have him listen
while l recounted all had done; where
l had been, and with whom.
When Kenneth was three years old,
my twin boys were born. George was
delighted, and so was I. / fairly
gloated over my babies. They were
strong, bright little fellows, and look
ed amazingly like their father even
when tiny.
We had a nursery fitted up on the
third floor, a young girl installed to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
Cattle Market Strong
For Close OF Week

North Portland, Aug. THE receipts
of cattle at the North Portland market
for the week to date is approximately
1900 head. The cattle market for the
week opened strong for all grades, the
better grades however were in demand
and some cases showed an advance over
previous prices. The cattle market is
steady at following quotations: Prime
steers $ll.75'12.75; good to choice steers
sl0.75-ll,75; medium to good steers
s9.50-l0.75; fair to medium steers $3.50.
9.50; common to fair steers $5.50.s;
choice cows and heifers $50; medium
to good cows and heifers $6-7.50; fair to
medium cows aud heifers $50; Gamers.
ss-5; bulls $5.5O-7.50 calves $s.50-1i.5O;
stoekers and feeders sos.
The hog market broke all previous
records yesterday, prices were shot up
40 to % cents. top hogs sold strong at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
SUNNYSIDE
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Mrs Walter Reynolds and Mrs. Ray
mOnd Titus were hOstesses for an all
day Red Cross meeting at Mrs. Reyn-
olds home. The auxiliary had not had
regular meetings during the Loganber-
ry harvest and so there has been two
all day meetings. The day was spent
with the usual sewing with,a business
meeting at the close of the session.
The ladies present were Mrs. C. H.
Taylor, Mrs. G., T. Heckart, Mrs. D. s.
Pearson, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Mrs. s.
Newby, Mrs. Raymond Titus, Mrs. Wal
ter Reynolds, Esther and Ray Heekart
and Isabelle Taylor, Mrs. D. S. Hide
brand and Mrs. E. j. Heckart were
guests.
Mrs. d. S. Hildebrand and daugh-
ters, Gladys and Thelma, came from
California and joined Mr.. Hildebrand
who purchased the Gilbert place.
Mrs. Raymond Titus spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Richmond,
of Salem. Mrs. Titus brother was home
from the Benson Polytechnic school on
a furlough.
Miss Winnifred Reynolds, who has
been home for short time, has gone
to Portland.
There will be carnival, with all
the accompanying attractions held on
the Taylor lawn Friday evening. The
proceeds are to be used to buy mater
ial for the Red Cross. Everyone is urg-
ed to come and good time is promis-
ed to all who come.
Rev. Walter Reynolds will hold
quarterly meeting at Philomath Sun
lay,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

An exchange wants the Underwood tariff done away
with to use its expression smashed" gecause
brushes made in Japan sold in this country for less
than American workmen can make them. Evidently the
editor not feeling sufficiently the high cost of living
and would like to the American consumer pay still
higher for everything he Just at present the
try is in need of every workman and there is no especial
need of fostering the brush and brste industry by shut
ting out foreign products 1t is quite possible before the
ends many of will be satisfied to brush our clothes
with the broom The brushes not worrying the Amer
lean consumer half as much getting the clothes to
brush.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
FOUR AUToIsTs KILLED

Racine, Wis, Aug. 7. - -Four were
killed almost instantly late Tuesday
when Hjorth's ear was struck by a
Chicago and North Shore electric train
ON a crossing near here. The automo-
bile was splintered Mrs. Hjorth, their
daughter. Johanna. aged IL, and Pri-
yate Christian Hjorth OF Camp Gordon,
Atlanta, Ca, were instantly killed.
The driver died shortly afterward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
HAZEL GREEN NOTES

Capital Journal Special Service)
Hazel Green, Or, Aug. 7.-Petei
Zuercher and family of Hillsboro spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. P. Hazel
bacher. The men were schoolmates in
Switzerland and had not seen each
other for nearly forty years.
Ruth Patton of Silverton is visiting
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. W G.
Davis.
Mrs. Adah Jones returned from Mon
mouth Thursday accompanied by her
friend, Miss Clara Moser of Gravel
Ford, who remained here till Monday.
Miss Huldah Stripping is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Looney this
week.
Miss Edna Davis spent a part of
last week with her aunt, Mrs. r.
Rutherford of Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Eggerman of
Pratum spent Sunday at the Hazel
bacher home.
Miss Violet Wilson spent the week
end with her friend, Miss Ruth Cady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Knuths of
Brownsville and Mrs. +. H. Knuths
of Middle Grove were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zeilinski, Sunday.
Mrs. Cecil Barnett accompanied her
uncle and aunt on their return trip to
remain a few days.
Jas. Wilson returned from Eagle
Creek, week ago Sunday.
Harold Montgomery and some friends
autoed up from Portland, Sunday.
Mrs Frank Clark of Dallas spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Ed Duni-
gan, Jr.
Ladies Missionary society will have
a picnic meeting Friday afternoon at
two o. clock at the U. B. church grove.
All of the ladies of the neighborhood
are invited
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

$40 to 1915 per hundred. The receipts
at the North Portland Stock Yards to
date are l4OO head uotations; Prime
mixed $ls.s5-l915; medium mixed
$lS.65-ls.S5; rough heavies $lI25-17.65
pigs $l6.50.l7; bulk $lS.S5.19.
With a nominal run in the sheep d.
vision today the market is steady at
following quotations.: East of the noun.
tain lambs $l3-l4; valley lambs $3.50
1880; yearlings $950-l0.50; wethers
$S.50.9.50; ewes $6-S.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
Another Shipyard
At Newport Beach

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. THE Pope
shipbuilding corporation, recently or
ganized here, today announced the pur-
chase of a 30-acre site for its ship
yard at Newport Beach. A contract for
dredging a channel at the site has been
entered into and the company proposes
to invest half million dollars in build
ing its plant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
morning for several days camping at

morning for several days camping at
Cascadia
Giebler Bros, who are threshing on
Fern Ridge, had an accident to their
separator Tuesday morning. They were
crossing field, when one of the wheels
of the machine ran into ditch, and it
turned over on its side. Little damage
was done, but work was delayed until
repairs could be made.
Miss Horace Lilly motored to Corval-
lis Monday, accompanied by her sister
Miss Gladys Rice, Mrs. E. D. and Mar
yam Alexander and Mrs. F. F. Foster.
Mrs. Foster stopped in Albany for a Wis
it with friends, the others going on to
the college town.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

help Lena, the nurse who had been
with us ever since Kenneth was born,
and once again George and L were able
to go about together.
A VISIT TO CHICAGO.
One afternoon George came homo
very early. / knew something unus-
ual had brought him, but l waited for
him to tell me what it was.
" Would you like to go to ChicagoY
L must go. Had a wire from Bah
Icock. He said Mrs Babcock wanted
you to come along"
ION, I'd love to go-but the ba-
bies. They were four months old, but
l had never been away from them.
"They will be all right. Lena is
perfectly capable of taking care of
them and it will do you good. But
You must decide at once. must
catch the night train"
| think if l had had time to think
should have hesitated much longer;
perhaps refused altogether to 60, and
so missed one of the most pleasurable
experiences of my life. But 1 had to
tell him at once. called Lena in
and asked her if she felt able to care
for the boys.
Eyes ma am. You go right along.
With Katie to help l shall get along
all right. Then Annie too is so nice
with Kenneth"
" Yes, III tell her to help you all
she can. You will have your hands
full with Ted and Bob. We had
named the twins Edward and Robert.
George had insisted that his boys have
good substantial names
1T is too much of handicap to a
boy when he has to go thru life as an
Algernon, or a Claude" he had said
when l rather objected to Edward and
Robert as being common sort of names,
and suggested Paul and one or two
others.
All right, dear. When I have q
girl don't You dare interfere l had
replied laughingly, and he had prom
ised that he wouldn't.
No, should any girls come our way
you can name them whatever you
please. But my boys must be man
ly fellows and it's hard to be manly
with girlish or silly name.''
HELEN WORRIES OVER THE
CHILDREN.
was so rushed getting off that I
scarcely had time to worry. But no
sooner were we on the train than L
commenced.
9 You think they will be all right,
deorge?" he was reading the evening
paper and | had interrupted him.
eyes"
| waited minute, then:
Suppose they should get sick. I
never should forgive myself for COM
ng away"
. They won tho more apt to than
f you were at home"
Really you feel that way!"
Z" I'M"
waited perhaps ten minutes. Then
nee more | spoke. 2
. hope if they are sick Lena will
10 as | told her and telegraph US.
lever should forgive myself re-
'eated when George interrupted:
. l never shall forgive you if you
on t keep still and let me read this
aper. l have read, or tried to, one
rticle at least five times and don't
now yet what it is about, thanks to
GU.
This time ! kept still for a longer
eriod. But the babies were so on
~ mind that when / had looked out
the window a bit, then around tae
ar | again said:
Il hope Annie will remep'oer to
end for Doctor Marvin if they should
ct eroupy or anything. told her
D, but servants are so heglectful. "
"For Heaven 5 sals Helen! do keep
till! IN 90 in The smoker where
can read in pea'e, and without
living me an opportunity to reply he
If me.
TomOrroV--In Chicago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

1t is stated plot against Lenine and Trotsky has
been discovered in Moscow and both of those brevet Huns
are travelling around under extra guard If they would
be entirely safe they should live inside an amored tank
long they remain in Russia 1t will perhaps not be
long until the element that disposed of the German
dictator will both these gentlemen from the scenes
of their treachery and the betrayal of their country
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

1t is claimed the war gardens grown by the children
have this year produced crops worth $15OO0OOO This
fine showing and illustrates the value of small things
Besides growing that much foodstuf the little folks have
also saved the country quite sum in the way of transpor
taon supplying the local to the extent of their
products the greater part of them were used home
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

Some day it will become public that there has been
much profteerng in foodstufs and not by the retailers
either but by the big firms and corporations When that
time will be gloomy day for the profiteers The
profteerng being done in the substitutes the food ad
mnisraton has asked the people to use each of which
the price of the thing for which they to
be substituted had been fixed Immediately advanced out
of all proportion AS illustration wheat from 1914 ad
vanced in price 214 per cent but flour only increased by
12O per cent Corn during the time advanced 1A
per cent but meal increased 241 per cent Apparent
ly the big milling are holding flour down, to
reasonable profit simply because they have to- but they
are making up by evying heavy toll all substitutes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

The house ways and means committee has decided to
place the income surtax incomes above $50O000 year
at rs per cent instead of 72 per cent This is hard blow
to most folks but patriotism will mpe us to stand for it
without demur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

To stop short of victory for this cause would be to COM
promise the future of mankind We cannot seek to es-
cape the horrors of for ourselves by laying them up
for children" He has put the whole case in few
words and the civilized world will indorse his position
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

Siberia it is stated intends in the near future to de-
clare war the soviet government of Russia which is
the same declaring war on Germany This will SIM
pfy the aiding of that part of Russia by the allies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

terrific hot is sweeping the east, and in
the corn belt doing much damage The weather bureau
gives no promise of relief in the future, but few
days of will be plenty and that is as long as it generally
lasts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07

He is a little calculation for the man who shaves
himself. He knows that in shaving he scrapes about
half square foot of ctce not counting that he
Off There in France 100000 Americans practically
all OF whom shave There about $4,000 square feet in
an acre so that the shaving of $4,000 means the 60
ing over one of beard stubble The figures show
chat shave for the entire army would the shaw
ing of surface containing Is acres. Some shave.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
AYRSHIRE is GOOD HUSTLER
Animal Is Quite Useful In Sections
Where There 10 Much Rough
Land in Pasture.

prepared By the United States Depart
ment OF Agrieulture.)
The Ayrshire breed originated In the
county Of Ayr, III southwestern Scot
land. In that region, which borders
on the Irish Sea. the surface Is rolling
and has much rough woodland. Pas
lures, therefore, are somewhat sparse
and II Is necessary for animals to
Craze large areas In order to obtain
sufficient feed.
II Is only within the last hundred
years that Ayrshlres have had type
well enough established to be entitled
to the designation of breed.
This breed is not well known in
many sections Of the United States
New England, New York and Penn
sylvania probably contain the largest
number Of It's representatives. There
Is small distribution in the Middle
Atlantic States, the Pacific Northwest
and other scattered sections.
The color Of this breed varies from
the medium red TO very dark mahog-
any-brown and white, The cattle
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
INCREASED MILK PRODUCTION
Supplies Food Material More Eeonom.
leally Than Meat or Eggs
Efficient Dairy Cow.

tPrcparea by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture,l
Two facts stand out prominently as
reasons FOR the increased production
and use Of milk The first is that
milk as purchased on the market
usually supplies food material togeth-
err with the growth producing elements
more economically than either meat or
eggs The second reason IS that the
dairy COW is the most economical pro-
iucer of animal food, One great law
OF food conservation Is to turn inedible
feeds into edible foods in the cheap
est possible manner The dairy COW
win utilize coarse materials, inedihle
by humans, such as grass, e0rnsralks,
hay. etc, and sill turn them into milk,
which is suitable for human food.
Other farm animals also are convert
ers OF coarse roughage Into edible
foods, but are not so efficient as the
dairy COW.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24

have long horns which turn outward,
then forward. then upward. Quick,
brisk actions are characteristic of the
animals which seem always to have an
abundant store of energy, and to be
exceptionally alert Ayrshlres have a
highly nervous disposition, which is
useful both for production and self
support, Probably none of the other
dairy breeds can compare with the
Ayrshlres In ability to obtain llvell-
hood on scant pastures. Their ability
as ''rustlers" has made them very use
full In sections where there Is much
rough land In pasture. Cows of this
breed average 1000 pounds in weight,
and bulls average about 1000.
Another point Of which breeders
Of the Ayrshire are very proud is the
uniform, square, level udder with long
body attachment which is common
among the cows.
Milk from Ayrshire cows contains
comparatively little color and has the
fut in uniformly small globutes which
average smaller In size than for any
other breed The milk stands shipping
well without churnlng. and In other
respects Il Is well adapted to the mar
ket milk trade.
For Ayrshires the average OF the
2,59S cows that have completed year
ly records for advanced registry is
1855 pounds of milk testing 800 per
cent OF butterfat, amounting to 1881
pounds Of fat. The ten highest milk
producers OF this breed range from
25.329 TO 1915 pounds of milk and
the average Of these ten highest pro.
ducers Is 81 ,53S,S pounds Of milk. The
ten highest butterfat producers among
Ayrshires range from 1886 10 744i'
pounds, with an average, for these
ten, of 1854 pounds OF butterfat.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
CHATTER XVI.
RatterN b 2ss.

The day after this | received the
glad tidlngs that would occupy the
machine gunners' dugout right near
the advanced artillery observation
post, This dugoat was roomy affalr,
dry as finder, and real cots in 1t.
These cots had been made hy the
Il. Els who had previously occupied
the dugout, was the FIRST 10 enter
and promptly made a slgnhoard with
my name and number on II and sus-
pended Il from the foot OF the most
comfortable cot therein.
In the trenches II IS always ~first
come, first served" and this Is lived
up to by all.
Two II. r. A. men (Royal Field ar
ttlleryl from the nearby observation
post were allowed the privilege OF
stopping in this dugout when of duty.
One OF these nen. Bombardier VIII
son by name. who belonged to Bat.
terry u 23S seemed to take liking
to me, and l returned this feeling.
Ia two days time we were pretty
chWmmy, and he told me how his bait
terry In the early days Of the war had
nut over stunt on Old Pepper, and
had gotten away with II.
viii endeaver 20 give the story az
far as memory win permit In his own
words:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24

The odor from the dug-up, decom-
posed human body has an effect which
"a hard to describe. IT first produces
q nRuseating feeling, which, especially
after eating. causes vomiting. This re-
lleyes yon temporarily, but soon a
weakening sensation follows. which
leaves you limp al dishrng. Your
spirits are al their lowest ehb and you
feel d sort Of hopeIassness and a mad
desire 10 escape II all, TO get to the
open fields and the perfume OF the flow
era IN Bllghty. There IL sharp,
pflekllng sensation in the nostrils,
which reminds enc OF breathing coal
gns through radiator in the door, and
you want 20 sneeze, bat cannot. This
WINS the effect on me. surfnounted by a
yngue horror OF the awfulness OF the
thing and an ever-recurrlng reflection
TINT. perhaps |, sooner or later, would
be In such a state and be brought TO
light by the blow Of pick In the hands
of SOME Tommy on a digging party.
Several times have experienced this
oder. but never could get used TO II
the eneryatlng sensation was always
present. II made me hate war and
wonder why such things were counte-
nnnced by civilization, and all the spice
and glory OF the conflict would dlsap-
pear. leaving the grim reality. But
after leaving the spot and filling your
lungs with deep hreaths OF pure, fresh
air. you forget aud once again want K
be sup and at them.''