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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Plenty OF Funds To
Pay Scalp Bounties

When it comes to cashing in scalps
at five cents per scalp, the gray dig
ger or ground squirrel brings in the
revenue for those who happen to find
this a convenient means of adding to
their bank account
During the month of September.
1853 gray digger scalps were present
ed to the office of county clerk, duly
counted and paid for at the usual five
cents each. Gophers come next with a
total of 495 and the mole seems the
safest of all with a total of 307 for
the month.
John Sterling is the champion gray
digger catcher of Marion countx. for
September. He lives at the Cottage
Jam and he brought in at one time Ala.
There is plenty of money in the
Marion county treasury to pay for all
the mole, gopher or graydigger scalps
that may be presented this year. The
levy for the year brought in sl.200. But
up to October l, there had been paid
out of this only $229s.75. Hence there
is enough money in this fund TO INV
for the sealps of 40.025. Already 1915
have paid the penalty since Jan. l.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Ripping Rhymes
by Walt Mason
THE PEACE OFFENSIVE
by Wall Mason

When Prussia starts her peace offensive with bows
and becks and smiles extensive don't let her fool you for
minute; her soul is false there's evil in it. She'll say
"Oh why continue further this crimson carnival of mlr
ther? My lords of than willing to put stop
to all the killing if but foes will half way meet us
and in proper spirit greet Let's gather round the
council table, and surely there shall be able to frame
the plan this world is needing, and stop the dying and
the bleeding It's when half whipped and shot to pieces
that Kaserdom such bunk releases It's when this foul
and false decever sees near her neck the fatal ceaver
that she Of peace begins to humble and tries to look alb
ecy humble You know how trusy are her pledges; she
swears oath and then she hedges with her all treach
erys in season. she's full of guile and lies and treason To
whisper peace bunk she will grab you and while she
whispers she will stab you While she's deploring war
and slaughter she'll plan to kill your wife and daughter
With manner sweet and mild and pensive she'll hor,y
minute; her heart is wrong, there's evil in it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

am worth even more than they are pay
ing me-" -,
"Then you can crow over me still
morel" Brian returned, yet thinking
he hoped she had some money left; he
had spent all he had.
"Don't Brianl not tonight, !" now her
voice was full of tears.
"Alright. LII be good" and then
they kissed and "made friends" as
Brian affectionately EXPIRE ssed it.
But in the night Ruth was awakened
by Brian talking in his sleep.
"You're good girl, Mollie," he
muttered, then after a moment "Not
many girls as popular as YOU" Ruth
waited, scarcely breathing, so fearful
was she he would stop, "would spend
So many evenings with"-he waited
longer this time, an old married man, "
he finished.
So her fears had not been groundless
after all. He had been with Mollie
King, and--he had said SO many even
ings." Perhaps he had been with her
every night. No wonder he had no
time to write to her.
Bitterness filled her heart. She was
working for his comfort as well as her
own She had no thought but to share
all with him. And he, he was spending
his time with Mollie King while she
was hard at work to improve their CON
ditiOn.
For the first time came the thought:
Brian hadn't much money. Perhaps
that was why he had borrowed of Clark
that time when she went to Philadel-
phia. To take Mollie King out. He
musn t do that again. She would ask
him in the morning if he was out of
money. She must use tact about it,
or he would get angry again. But she
must prevent him borrowing. She had
quite a little left over from her salary
and all she had saved from what she
was allowed for expense money. A very
generous allowance it was too.
She slept no more that night At
breakfast she said:
"If you have been eating out Brian,
it must have cost you a lot. l didn t
begin to spend nv expense money. !
had no heart to do anything all alone,
so | went to bed, all but one evening.
Then l went to a show" she talked so
fast he hadn't time to interrupt, there s
twenty dollars until you get some in"
Then, as he hesitated to take it, "you
have almost saved it on the living.
Crawford couldn't have used much of
that l left her only getting breakfasts ;
''That's soln and convinced he could
take it without a blow to his dignity,
Brian put it hurriedly into his pocket.
''You see Ruth took Mollie out to din
ner with me. You know how / hate to
cat alone, and it costs something to buy
grub nowadays"
To be Continued.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
): THE WIFE ::
By JANE PHELPS

took the bus ride all alone, and she bit
her lip to keep the words back. She
was thankful for the dim light. Her
eyes were full of tears, and she did not
want Brian to see them. Like all meu
he had little patience with weeping
woman.
Have you been eomfortablel" she
ventured, "has Mrs. Crawford cooked
nice. things for you9"
The dim light also hid from her the
flush that roseto Brian IS face as he re.
plied:;
She hasn t had much cooking to dol
No1 jidn't suppose I was coming up H.
this duMp to eat alone every night did
youH'
con, Brianl how can you call our
pretty home "a dumpg' 1t is so pretty.
Anythipg's a dump when a man s
alone"
"Well, dear, l may not have to go
away again for long time. did good
work, too, know l did" She longed
for understanding and sympathy, "and
il won't be long before they will see |
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
CHAPTER XLVIII.


Hour after hour Ruth sat by the wind
ow, watching, listening, Occasionally
she would doze off for a few moments,
tired with her hard weeks work, and
her long ride on the railroad, But she
awoke at the slightest noise. Eleven
struck, then twelve. Where could Brian
bel One, quarter past She arose
and, going into the bedroom, she un-
dressed and slipped into wrapper.
just as the half hour struck she heard
Brian 5 key in the door.
With an immense effort she pulled
herself together. She wouldn't blame
until she knew, Once more she recalled
what her aunt had said about surprises
reacting upon the one who tried to give
them. She should have let him know
she was there.
Brian, the moment he had opened the
door. had sensed her presence. The
faint odor of the perfumes she always
worc greeted him, warning him sho had
arrived.
"oh Brian, thought you would new
er comcn she exclaimed as she arose
to meet him.
"Why didn't you let me know you
were mingi How's a fellow to keep
track OF you I'd like to know" and
while 10 kissed her affectionate.y, his
tone was impatient.
~ wanted to surprise you, dear. !
finisa, before | ,1poeted, anl thought
you w,md be so woli pleased"
Surrr sed y nbClf instead. Wen
come onl let's 90 to bedl took long
bus ride and didn't realize it was so
.ate.n
Ruth wanted desperately to ask if he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Memorial Services
Held For Dallas Solder
Capital journal Special serviee.l

ANdFAtdl Juuludl GpCSAuA Jul NASE.Y
Dalles, Or, Oct. 3.-Memorial servi-
ees were held in the Dallas Christian
church Monday afternoon in memory Of
Orely P. Chase, of this city, who has
been reported as killed in battle on the
western fighting front in France. Word
of young Chase's death reached MS
parents in this city Saturday night in
the form of letter from First Sergeant
Frank Syron of Company L, of this
city, who stated that the young soldier
was killed by theexplosion of a high
explosive shell in the severe fighting on
July %. Sergeant Syron stated that
another Dallas boy was with Chase at
the time of his death but failed to give
his name. Chase's parents had received
no news from him since early in the
month of May and fears have been en-.
tertained for several weeks that he
might have been either killed or captur.
ed. Every method of finding out as to
his fate had been tried but without
success. The young man was a member
of Company L, of this city, but after
the arrival of the Oregon troops in
France he was transferred to Company
L, of the 2Sth United States infantry,
He is the first Dallas man So far as
known to meet death with the American
forces during the present world war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Harold Ransom Says
Wounds We're In Back

''Most of the Boehes were hit in the
back of the head or straight through.
So you know the way they were going.
never saw SO many dead people in
my life.' -
Harold Ransom, of Aumsville, who
went with Salem Company NJ, knows
a lot about war. He writes from first
hand knowledge. He sees things as
they are. He has been right on the job
and knows. His letter to his parents
Mr., and Mrs. Chas. Ransom of Aums-
vile, is in part as follows.
"You should see the wonderful nerve
of the American boys brought in wound
ed One fellow with both legs shot off
by Boehe artillery asked me for Gig
arctic. 1 gave him Fatima. He was
pale and weak from loss Of blood but
he said: Gotta CamelG don't like
Fatimas."
"0f all the wounded men l have seen
1 heard only one groan. A French sol
dier puts up considerable of fuss as
it is in his nature. But these Ameri-
cans when wounded just lay with their
teeth clenehed while we load them on
trucks, ambulanees or anything to get
them to the hospitals.
cone night 1 was so tired that l
thought l would rest while ON a stone
fence. But a Boche came along with a
bomb and blew out one section of the
fence. In a first aid section where the
wounded were laid out Boehe airplane
came along and commenced firing ma
chine gun bullets at them, although he
eouldn t help seeing the Red Cross BAN
ners. 1 saw this myself and am taking
no ones word for it.
GA prisoner is useful at the front
He packs wounded and burries the dead
and does it cheerfully. But back Of
the line they get spunky sometimes.
l even saw a bunch of prisoners go on
a strike.
'Saw a couple of aviators bump in
the air. They sure hit hard and the
sparks flew. One lit up side down and
the other wrong side up. More get kill
ed that way than by anti-air craft
guns.
"Most of my last month S pay went
for medicine in vain attempt to find
some quack doctor here in France that
has the dope on cooties. (In plain words
cooties' are lice.) Only once in my life
di d I see more cooties than was on me
and that was when looked at another
guy. He had more displacement. It's
quite lot of fun to get hot wire and
run it down the seams of your under
shirt. That makes em run, but that
is the only thing that will. Even mus
tard and chloride gas do not feaze
them. Pyrene fire extinguisher is good
but even then they get over it if you
LaY thnm in the sun. y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

south OF the approximate line mention
ed there was no damage and no benefits.
The raisin industry, except in the nor.
thern seedless district, was not affect
ed.
Damage to Fruit Industries.
The damage in some fruit districts
was very serious. All grapes on vines
were cracked or loosened at the stem
and rendered valueless except for crush4
ing. Unripe bunehes were benefited,
To what extent the seedless raisin
grapes We're damaged is uncertain, but
some growers expect little from them.
Ripe tomatoes, if on Or near the ground
are total loss, but the lines may pro.
duce a new crop. In the later dist.
riets where shipping plums were still on
the trees the loss was heavy. They were
blown from the trees into the mud and
mostly cracked and ruined. BY far the
heaviest loss was in prunes, Of whick
the harvest was in full swing. Where
prunes on the trays were stacked and
well covered before the rain the loss oe
o"Nli fAeAASo VIII DC comparatively llBnb.
Apparently, however. the majority Of
the prunes which had been dipped were
exposed, unprotected, to three days Of
rain. The trays and the ground under
them were thoroughly soaked and
with warm foggy weather Immediately
following, mold and decay inevitably
followed. Prunes still on the trees wcTe
blown off and into mud and the amount
of possible salvage is believed to be
small. The foregoing are the results
in the districts which suffered most and
which happened to be the most impor-
tant prune producing districts in the
state. Other sections suffered less and
of course there were a good many
prunes already dried and under cover.
The gathering, in most places, was about
half completed but not half the crop
was dried.
While the latest advices indicate that
upon the whole the state has benefited
BY the rain, which has refreshed all in
completed growth and put the ground
IN excellent condition for seeding. this
losses to individuals and to some fruit
growing districts have been very So
vere..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
APPREc1ATrvE WOMEN

How often is the question asked,
" Are the testimonial letters published
IN the advertisements of Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound genuine
and trueP' In answer to that question
we want to answer most emphatically
yes; and it is gladness for health re,
stored by the use of Lydia L. Pink
ham s Vegetable Compound after
weeks months and sometimes years OF,
suffering that has prompted these wos
men TO write such letters in order that
other women who suffer as they once
did may profit by their experience.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Dallas Schools open Monday.

The Dallas Public and High school
opened up Monday morning for the 1918
and 10 term. The attendance this year
was below that of last year on the op.
ening day due perhaps to the large nuns
Der of students who are still helping
with the big prune harvest The ao-
senee of large number of high school
students is caused by those being Of
age attending the government
school of instruction at Corvallis. With
but few exceptions, the force of teach-
ers this year are all new the old force
having sought more lucrative positions
in the schools of the metropolis, Miss
Mabel Allen of Riekreall, being the lat
est addition to the force taking the
place of Mrs. Edith Plank who was ell
ected to position in the Portland
school short time ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

correspondent calls our attention to the fact that
President Kerr of the o. A. c. whose salary raised
from $500 to $84OO year in order to prevent him from
accepting invitation (Which extended) to go
to Kansas only subscribed for $4O0 worth of Liberty
bonds 1t does look pretty small when the further fact is
taken into consideration that state officials like Kerr do
not have to pay income taxes like ordinary individuals
Kerrs salary is almost large shpyard wages but the
ship workers are far liberal about buying bonds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

The far famed Hindengurg line is described by war
correspondent "a sieve, memory" This perhaps de-
scr bes well could be done in so few words A,
rate it has been cut and broken at many places and
smashed out of existence at others until it longer
iss This correspondent says that from this the
Germans being closely followed up by the allies under
Fochs direction will have to do their fighting in the open
at least do large part of it under the old cond
ons top of the earth instead of under it. This being
the case the withdrawal from this will be done
hastily
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Sour Stomach

Eat slowly, mastieate your food thor
oughly, abstain from meat for a few
days and in most cases the sour stom-
aeh will disappear. If it does not, take
one Of Chamberlain s Tablets immedi-
ately after supper. Red meats are most
likely to cause sour stomach and you
may find it best to cut them out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Riley Garage Closes.

The Riley Garage on Jefferson street
was closed the first of the month by
j. 0. Price of Rickreall, who has been
operating the place since d. B. Carr the
last owner entered Uncle Sam s army
on account of inability to secure work.
men to carry on the repair work. Labor
shortage has caused lots Of troubles
with institutions in this city and will
work hardship on more as the drafting
of men for the new army proceeds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Our September Rain.

Between the eleventh and fourteenth
Of last month the state from the 0reg
on boundary south to about the south
ern line of Monterey county, extended
northeasterly across the state, was Wis
tied by rainstorm varying 1rula TWO
to seven inches in different locations
and making the heaviest September
downpour in our recorded history This
rain was followed in the coast and bay
counties by week of warm, muggy
weather, with occasional light showers,
which greatly increased the damage tc
fruits and other crops but aided the
growth Of grass on the ranges This
damage was to fruits and to beans, hay
and grain harvested but still in the
field. The benefits accrued to all other
agricultural industries, and if followed
by seasonable autumn rains, to all live
stock industries. The ground in the
wetted area is in admirable condition
for plowing for grain. The increased
yield of the latest crop of alfalfa must
more than make good the damage to
hay still in the field, and crops of all
kinds which were not in the ripening
stage have been greatly benefited.
While the rain about spoiled the only
food remaining on the ranges, new
grass had started everywhere and if
kept growing by occasional rains will
relieve the stoekmen and dairymen
from what seemed impending danger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

The kaiser was underground for an hour or two re-
Gently while armen dropped bombs in his vicinity. Won
der if he remembers that he will sometime go under
the ground to remain? and if so, what thoughts crawl
under that helmet of his he contempaes that poss
bty and especially the rewards" that will accompany it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

Portland is making mighty hustle to get over the
top and from indications will make it in time The bal
ance of the state will go it is claimed without trouble
but this is only made possible by many districts and local
tiles oversubscribing their quotas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

San Francisco. Cal, Oct. 1.-The ma
tion is solidly behind the president in
his determination to end the war quick
ly by directing the full national force
into the combat as rapidly as it can be
organized This means, if we put 1000,
600 soldiers into the war zones, the en-
tire service of from 100000 to 20
and supporting industries, and also the
utilization for war purposes of almost
, the entire available amount of import
ant raw materials, the greater part of
which, if they could be had, would be
utilized for the ordinary purposes of
civilization. That means that pressing
civilian needs must go unsupplied re-
gardless of the discomfort or in some
cases actual suffering, of the civilian
population. Business cannot ego on as
usual" because neither the labor nor
materials can be had to produce the OBJ
jects Of ordinary trade. In the main
We must do with what we nave of the
on-essehtial and with much less than
we desire of food, clothing and comfort
able shelter. In the process the economi'
cally weakest are sure to suffer, 1t is
believed, however, that We can main
tain, even in war, the normal vitality Of
our civil population, which is all that
we can hope for and more than Is pos
sible to any other active belligerent. 1t
is more than would be possible to Us if
the war Were to drag on several years.
Realizing this, and with full under
standing of what it involves to each Of
us, the nation sustains the president in
his policy of exerting the full strength
of the country now.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

The 0regonan contends that republican congress
should be elected in order to support the democratic pre-
sident Something new for the Oregonan to express
desire to see a democratic president supported!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

Germany is delivering her great peace offensive and
it is so offensive that it will get nowhere Peace offer
ings made by the kaiser through Austria have become
stencil in the nostris of the allies
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
CROP IS DANA GED
BY RECENT STORM
Anglo And LOndOn-Pa Bank
Tells Of Conditions In
Monthly Letter.

The Anglo,& London Paris National
Bank, of San Francisco, has the follow
ing timely comment of war conditions
as affecting this country, in its month
ly financial letter:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
The Liberty Loan.

Sustaining the president means that
we will not only endure but applaud the
extremely heavy taxation which is i'm
pending and that we will devote our
savings after taxation. and if neces
sary our individual credit, and is neces-
chase of our quota of the bonds of the
Fourth Liberty Loan, to which subscrip-
tions are now in progress to which end
we will postpone all expenditures not
positively necessary until the war has
been won. So far as non-essential ex.
penditures depend upon credit they will
have to be postponed for the financial
institutions of the country are now a
unit in restricting loans to purposes di
rectly or closely connected with the war
or the maintenance ii reasonable com.
fort at home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

The state council of defense may be defined briefly
as organization designed to absorb all the money left
over after the liberty bond quota is subscribed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
Dallas Jeweler to Occupy New Quarters

The jewelry store of Charles H. Nor
ris which has occupied the Wilson build.
ing on Court street for the past IA
years will move shortly into the Me-
Gallon building on Main street formerly
occupied by the Webster Confectionery
store. The new location will give Mr..
Morris a better opportunity to display
his stock of goods and will allow him
to operate larger repair department,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

M. L. Thompson prominent business
man of Falls City was a Dallas visitor
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Muriel Grant of Salem was an
over-Sundav guest at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Grant.
Albert Teal, Polk eounty's only mileh
goat breeder was in the city Tuesday
from his Falls City home. Mr.. Teal
states that the Swiss milch goat indus.
try is growing by leaps and bounds and
that he has orders year ahead fof
animals.
George Stewart a prosperous farmer
of the Buell. neighborhood was a Dallas
business visitor Monday afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03

South Of the approximate line mention,
ed there was no damage and no benefits.
The raisin industry, except in the nor.
thern seedless district, was not affect