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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
Vibyatisna of \ Chimney.

The great reinforced concrete chimney
Of the Kuhnra Mining Company N
Japan, the second tallest stack IN the
world, hnA main shaft $50 feet high,
with q diameter tapering from AZ feet .
inches 10 u feet 5 inches, and weight
Of 1852 tons, increased 70 Q, l39 tons l'y
the foundation A wind Of twelve miles
an hour is found Try DIR. Charles David
son 10 vibrxte the top less than LIS Of
an inch. A wind of fifty-for miles in
creased the vibration TO about an inch,
and with hurricane force il reached II
inches, the oscillations lnsting 255 go-
ond..-Ncunrk News
The coct-pius method ran be applied
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
War Sacrifice.

" hat the matter with Bilkins? He
doesn't seem to be stirred up by the
war
Ynu misjudge him cruelty He told
'se Yesterday that he was cuttln. down
Is go.i I nine holes , dav. I.ife
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22
Jap Now Lieutenant, L. s. A.

honolulu, I. II, Oc, 20. -lIrsi
Lieutenant kinichi Sakai Of the Second
Hawaiian Infantry, has been promoted
10 q captaincv. He Is said to be the first
Japanese 10 reach this raj k in the United
States arlnV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

Every Evenings classified advertise
ncnts bring rcsults Proved 10 the salts
fnction of many and will be to yon.--Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-22

The cost plus method ran be applied
D indemnity for reconstruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

"You cannot drink it until it has
become quite cold" announced the
old witch-for in spite Of the law
she acknowledged practicing witch
craft.
I'VE must both go to bed now
and at daybreak l will call you and
at once complete your TRANSFORMED
ton into marble statue"
With this she hobbled into her
room, bearing the steaming kettle
with her, and Tip heard her close
and lock the door.
The boy did not go to bed as he
had been commanded to do, but still
sat glaring at the embers of the dy-
ing fire.
Copyright. 1918, by. Frank l.. Baum for the
George Matthew Adams Service.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Russian Wisdom.
PARLOR bolshevik was praislng

A PARLOR bolshevils was praislng
the Russian peasantry
Look at their proverbs" he said,
warmly. "Their proverbs show what
good sense these illiterate but laborious
people have. From their proverbs you
can see that revolution was bound to
come.'
He then quoted number of proverbs:
"A woman's hair Is long. likewise her
tongue, but she's short on sense.
THE noble may be good fellow, but
it is best to shoot him.
"A dog Is wiser than woman; he
does not bark at his master.
Beware of a bull when you are In
front of him, of a mule when you are
behind him and OF rich man wherever
you are.
Even the czar must at last be put to
bed with n shovel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

box, upon the faded label of which
the wizard had written with a lead
pencil, Powder of Life"
"Ah-here it isp she cried, joy
fully. "And now let US see if it is
potent The stingy wizard didn't
give me much of it, but l guess
there's enough for. two or three
doses"
Tip was much surprised when he
overheard this speech. Then he saw
old Mombi raise. her arm and
sprinkle the powder from the box
over the pumpkin head of his man
Jack. She did this in the same way
one would pepper baked potato,
and the powder sifted down Jacks
head and scattered over the red
shirt and pink waistcoat and purple
trousers Tip had dressed him in, and
a portion even fell upon the patched
and worn shoes.
Then, putting the pepper box into
the basket, Mombi lifted her left
hand, with its little finger pointed
upward, and said:
"Weaugh!"
Then she lifted her right hand
with all the fingers and thumbs
spread out, and cried:
"Peaugh!"
Jack Pumpkinhead stepped back
a pace, at this, and said in re-
proachful voice:
Don't yell like, that! Do you
think I'm deaf?"
Old Mombi danced around him,
frantic with delight.
"He lives!" she screamed, "he
livesl he lives!"
Then she threw her stick into the
air and caught it as it came down;
and she Rugged herself with both
arms, and tried to do step of
jig; and all the time she repeated,
rapturously:
He lives he lives he lives!
Now you may well suppose. that
Tip observed all this with amaze
ment.
AT first he was so frightened and
Mortified that he wanted to run
away, but his legs trembled and
shook so badly that he couldn't
Then it struck him as very funny
thing for Jack to come to life, cspe-
cially as the expression on his
pumpkin face was SO droll and
comical it excited laughter on the
instant, SO, recovering from his
first fear, Tip began to laugh; and
the merry peals reached old Nom
bis ears and made her hobble quick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

ly to the hedge, where she seized
Tips collar and dragged him back
to where she had left her basket
and the pumpkin-headed man.
"You naughty, sneaking, wicked
boy!' she exclaimed, furiously; "lll
teach you to spy out my secrets and
to make fun of mew
Il wasn't making fun of you," pro-
tested Tip. Il was laughing at old
Pumpkinhead! Look at him! Isn't
he picture, though!
Il hope you are not rejecting on
my personal appearance" said Jack;
and it was SO funny to hear his
grave voice, while his face continued
to wear its jolly smile, that Tip
again burst into peal. of laughter.
Even Mombi was not without a
curious interest in the man her
magic had brought to life; for, after.
staring at him intently, she present.
ly asked:
What do you know,
well, that is hard to tell" replied
Jack. For although I feel that l
know tremendous lot, l am not
yet aware how much there is in the
world to find out about. 1t will
take me little time to discover
whether l am very wise or very
foolish"
"To be sure said Mombi,
thoughtfully
But what are you going to do
with him, now he is alive?" asked
Tip, wondering.
Il must think it over" answered
Mombi, But we must get home at
once, for it is growing dark. Help
the Pumpkin to walk"
Never mind me- said Jack, II can
walk as we'll as you can. Haven't |
got legs and feet, and aren't they
jointed?"
care they?" asked the woman,
turning to Tip.
"Of course they are; | made 'em
myself returned the boy, with
pride.
SO they started for the house; but
when they reached the farm yard
old Mombi led the pumpkin man to
the COW stable and shut him I'D in
an empty stall, fastening the door
securely on the outside.
i've got to attend to you first"
she said, nodding her head at Tip.
Hearing this. the boy became UNI
easy; for he knew Mombi had
bad and revengeful heart, and would
not hesitate to do any evil. thing.
They entered the house. 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
Battalion Cooks.
BY LIEUT.. j. b. MORTON.

ONE Is apt to forget the cooks. We
rarely used to think of them. We
got our food somehow, how it was
managed we did not worry, but there
was a good deal of grumbling if any
thlng went wrong. Then, gradually,
one began to think about it more.
You cannot thrive on the perfect orr
ganizaton Of an army without be-
ginning to make observations sooner
or later Impressions crystalized.
we would occasionally catch
glimpse of the cooks on the march,
when the battalion moved They
We're never far from their cookers.
Then. often man sent down from
the line with a message to brigade
headquarters would find them in some
yard behind a ruined house or in
fold in the ground, and they always
seemed to be working.
The cooks work Is never over. AS
soon as one meal Is served up there
Is another to be prepared. There is
no rest when the battalion is in bill
lets, only rather more work than at
NAA'S'' AAoHy a Ahoii,
out Of his barn in the early morning
to swill himself at the pump. finds
the cooks already dressed and at
work.
1t cannot be very interesting work
The daily round does not vary much.
1t is quite one of those seemingly
easy Jobs which are such test of
phara t.
effort to do little things we'll, without
hope of glory or distinction, in spite
OF the danger. For 1t is great
mistake to imagine that the cooks
are out Of danger. Many meal has
been prepared under shell fire. Moro
than once in crisis the cooks have
seized rifles and gone to take their
hard-pressed infantry.
Battalion cooks have raised to
fine art the science of making bricks
without straw. They can. make por-
ridge out of army biscuits, croauettes
from bully beef, rice rissoles, amaz-
ing savouries from tins of sardines
and bloater paste. They are uni
formly cheerful, in an unobtrusive
manner. One does not remem Der ever
to have met a surly cook. rs.
have a picture in my mind of
cookers that stood near Harley street,
on the La Bassee sector and of cooks
that always had CHEEKY word at
the worst of times. Day after day
they cooked the meals under she'll
fire. and once, when a cooker was
hit. they sent up report that there
had been an accident to the tea and
that it would be brought up later.
That Is all they said about it, and
the tea was brought up later. I saw
them again in a CHASTITY wood in
Picardy. They were still cheerful
and still at the same work.
They do not get many medals and
the thrill of battles is rare for them,
but they are proud Of the apprecia-
ton Of the men. AS I write they
are moving forward, in the highest
spirits. trying to keep those quaint
old cookers up to the speed neces-
sary to follow an advancing army.
Copyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29
The Marvellous Powder of Life.

d round, QO1ne-Snapeu structure, DIS
are nearly all the farm houses in
the land of Or.
Mombi babe the boy light
candle, while she put her basket in
cupboard and hung her cloak OH
peg. Tip obeyed quickly, for he was
afraid of her.
After the candle had been lighted
Mombi ordered him to build a fire
in the hearth, and while Tip was
thus engaged the old woman ate her
supper. When the flames began to
crackle the boy came to her and
asked a share of the bread and
cheese; but Mombi refused him.
I'm hungry!" said Tip, in sulky
tone.
You won't be hungry long re-
piled Mombi, with grim look.
The boy didn't like this speech,
for it sounded like a threat; but he
happened to remember he had nuts
in his pocket, so he cracked some
of those and ate them while the
woman rose, shook the crumbs from
her apron, and hung above the fire
small black kettle.
Then she measured out equal
parts of milk and vinegar and pour
ed them into the kettle. Next she
produced several packets of herbs
and powders and began adding a
portion of each to the contents OF
the kettle. Occasionally she would
draw near the candle and read from
yellow paper the recipe of the
mess she was connecting.
AS Tip watched her his uneasiness
increased.
What is that for?" he asked.
For you," returned Mombi,
briefly.
Tip wriggled around upon his
stool and stared awhile at the ket-
tie, which was beginning to bubble.
Then he would glance at the stern
and wrinkled features of the witch
and wish he were any place but i'll
that dim and smoky kitchen, where
even the shadows cast by the candle
upon the wall were enough to give
one the horrors. So an hour passed
away, during which the silence was
only broken by the bubbling of the
pot and the Kissing of the flames.
Finally, Tip spoke again.
"Have got to drink that stuff"
he asked, nodding toward the pot.
"Yes," said Mombi.
"What'll it do to me?" asked Tip.
IF it's properly made" replied
Mombi, lit will change or transform
you into a marble statue"
Tip groaned, and wiped the per-
spiration from his forehead with his
sleeve.
81 don't want to be marble
statue!", he protested.
THAT doesn't matter; I want you
to be one" said the old woman, look
ing at him severely.
What useIl I be them" asked
Tip. There won't be any one to
work for you"
"I'll make the Pumpkinhead work
for me-" said Mombi.
Again Tip groaned.
why don't you change me into
goat or a chicken?" he asked, anx-
iously. "You can't do anything with
a marble statue"
"Oh, yes; 1 cam" returned Mombi.
"I'm going to plant flower garden
next spring. and I'll put you in the
middle of it for an ornament.
wonder l haven't thought of that be-
fore; you've been a bother to me
for years."
At this terrible speech Tip felt
the beads of perspiration starting
all over his body; but he sat still
and shivered and looked anxiously
at the kettle.
Perhaps it won't work." he NUT
tered, III a voice that sounded weak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

10 expect the OLD woman to return
home, Tip went down into the val
ley below the farmhouse and began
to gather nuts from the trees that
grew there.
However, old Mombi returned
earlier than usual. She had met a
crooked wizard who resided in a
lonely cave in the mountains, and
had traded several important secrets
of magic with him. Having in this
way secured three new recipes, four
magical powders and selection of
herbs of wonderful power and
potency, she hobbled home as fast
as she could, in order to test her
new sorceries.
So intent was Mombi on the
treasures she had gained that when
she turned the bend in the road and
caught glimpse of the man, she
merely nodded and said:
"Good evening, sir"
But a moment after, noting that
the person did not move or reply,
she cast shrewd glance into his
face and discovered his pumpkin
head-elaborately carved by Tips
jackknife.
"Heh" calculated Mombi, giving
a sort OF grunt; that rascally boy
has been playing tricks again! Very
good! very good! III beat him
blackand-blue for trying to scare
Inc in this fashion,
Angrily she raised her stick to
smash in the grinning pumpkin head
OF the dummy; but sudden
thought made her pause, the up
lifted stick left motionless in the
air.
"Why, here is a good chance to
try my new powder!" said she,
eagerly. "And then l can tell
whether that crooked wizard has
fairly traded secrets, or whether he
has fooled me as wickedly as l fool
I'd him"
So she set down her basket and
began fumblng in it for one of the
precious powders she had obtained.
While Mombi was thus occupied
Tip strolled back, with his pockets
full of nuts, and discovered the old
Woman standing beside his man and
H.. L
kned by it,.
At first he was greatly disappoint-
ed; but the next moment he became
curious to know what Mombi was
going to do. SO he hid behind a
hedge. where he could see without
being seen, and prepared to watch.
After some search the woman
dew from her basket an old pepper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29

fIEK considering the matter
n carefully, Tip decided that
~ the best place to locate Jack
would be at the bend in the
road. little way from the house.
80 he started to carry his man
there, but found him heavy and
rather awkward to handle. After
dragging the creature a short dis
tance Tip stood him on his feet, and
by first bending the joints of one
leg and then those of the other-at
the same time pushing from behind
1.-THE boy managed to induce Jack
to walk to the bend in the road.
It was not accomplished without a
few tumbles, and Tip really worked
harder than he ever had in the fields
or forest; but a love of mischief
urged him on, and it pleased him to
test the cleverness of his workman
ship.
'Jack's all right and works fine"
he said to himself, painting with the
UNUSUAL eHertion. But just then he
discovered the mans left arm had
fallen off in the journey; so he went
back to find it. and afterward, by
whiting new and stouter pin for
the shoulder-joint, he repaired the
injury so successfully that the arm
was stronger than before. Tip also
noticed that Jacks pumpkin head
had twisted around until it faced
his back; but this was easily rene
died. When, at last, the man was set
UP facing the turn in the path where
old Mombi was to appear, he look
ed natural enough to be fair imi-
tation of Gillikin farmer-and I'M
natural enough to startle any one
that came on him unawares.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03

The following program win be pre-
sented this evening by the freshman
students of the department of music
at willamette at the First Methodist
church:
Pano-Romanee op. "a, No. 9 (Sibe
lins) Miss Alma Nelson.
Voeal-"Joy of My Heart" (Gior,
dani); Daddy (Behrend) Miss Es.
ther Anderson.
Piano--The Palms (FSure-Leybach)
Miss Helen Hunt.
VocaESpringtime (Becker); Sere-
made (Joubertil, Miss Muriel Luther.
Piano-variation on theme from
Der Frieschutz (WeberPacher); The
Dying Poet (Gottschalk), Louise Find
ley (elevtn years DID,
Vocal--I. Cuddle pcoa; H. Slmher
Boat tGaynor); III. Essay on the cam
el from the Scng cycle ''Smilesi by
IL L. Ashford; ". The Thirsty
Child; V. have the Sorrows. wini-
fred Plant (eleven years DID,
Piano-Drifting (Ffiml), Miss Elsie
Lippold,
voeaEBarearolle (from Tales from
Hoffman) (Offenbaeh); Little Boy
Blue lHanna), Miss Flor5nee Seheu-
erie. -.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03

the beginning. In case of conflicting
applications for the same land, a draw.
ing will be held on July 22d, to deter
mine the successful Applicants.
Applications to enter must be sworn
to before the register or receiver of
the United States land office at Port.
land, Oregon, or before United States
commissioner, or judge, or clerk of
court of record within the county in
which the land is situated. Each appli-
cation must be accompanied by the re-
quired land office fees, together with
an amount equal to fifty cents per acre
to arply on the total price of $3.50 per
acre, the balance of $2 to be paid al,
time off final proof. Applicants must
personally examine the land.
! Any person who served for more
than ninety days in the United States
army or navy during the Civil war,
Spanish American war or Philippine in.
surection, and was honorably diseharg-
ed, may file a soldier $ or sailors de-
claratory statement through an attor-
ney in fact on the ground, and make
his application to entbr within six
months thereafter, but such declara-
tory statement must be accompanied
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03

A delightful picnic was enjoyed
yesterday by party of friends on
the Wallace road, who motoring over
to Dallas, made their destination for
the day, the large ranch of Mr. and
Mrs. s. p. Kimban, situated near Dal-
las. Comprising the party were: Mr..
and Mrs. c. C. Chaffee, Mr.. and Mrs.
s P Kimball, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C.
Franklin. Miss Nellie Taylor, Miss
Belle Miller, Mrs Marie Matthews, C..
Z. Hilb Isabelle Matthews and Lock-
wood Franklin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03
FLOOD AT SIOUX CITY.

Sioux City, Iowa, June 3.--Heavy
rains approaching a cloud burst early
today caused Perry creek, which runs
through a thickly settled residential
district and portion of the manufac.
turing district to overflow it's banks
and do considerable damage. Thousands
of persons were forced to make long
detours afoot to reach higher ground
and other streetcar lines to reach their
work. Many of them riding in automo.
bile trucks, wagons, riding horses and
some wading down the middle of the
streets in water almost up to their
waists, as the street car service in the
flood district was completely tied
up
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03
Fuel Week In Oregon
viii Be Observed

Portland, Or, June 3.-Today marks
the beginning of Fuel Week in Oregon
1t has been officially proclaimed by
Governor Withycombe as the time foi
all citizens to order their fuel supplies
for winters use.
The week will not be one for brass
bands and parades, according to Fuel
Administrator Holmes, but rather one
for serious activities designed to fill
the fuel wants of people and industry
early, to the end that the strain on al
ready overburdened railroads can be re-
lieved.
"The best procession I can imagine" "
said Holmes, "is one of citizens on the
march to the fuel dealers, and line
of fuel wagons delivering their contents
to the homes Of Oregonians.
"The people will help themselves and
the government lot by ordering their
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03


Monmouth Normal school.
The parent-teacher association of
the Lincoln school, which is always
productive of more or less interesting
activity, oft resulting in dntertain-
ments of a very original and pleasur-
able nature, are planning a communi-
ty sing to be held at the school to-
morrow evening, preceded by May
pole dance, given by the girls cf the
Lincoln Junior high under the direct
ion of Miss Margaret Powers. The sing
which it is hoped will draw a large
proportion Of the community, will be
in charge of j. W. Lenhart, acting
principal of the school.
Senator G. P. Bishop returned home
from Portland last night where he
went to meet Mrs Bishop, following
her return from month IS sojourn in
the east. Mrs. Bishop and her son Clar-
ence Bishop, arrived in Oregon We'd
nesday, having visited in New York,
Washington, D. c., Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and other places of interest. Mrs.
Bishop stayed over night in Portland
and will return to Salem this evening,
accompanied by her son, Chauncey
Bishop, who went up to Portland Sat
urday.
Miss Barbara Steiner, who has been
attending the University Of Washing
ton the pas. year, returned home Sat
uIday for her summer vacation, which
she will pass with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. r. f. Lee Steiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Durbin were
week end visitors at Neskowin.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Snedeeor have
returned from an enjoyable ten day 8
visit at Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs, S. s. East spent the
week end in Corvallis, as the guests
Of their daughter, Miss Gertrude East.
Also in the party, which participated
in q delightful picnic Sunday, were
Miss Caroline East, Miss Jeanette
Jones, Miss Mary Rowland and Miss
LA Spaulding of Salem. Miss Gertrude
East, who has just completed her sopho-
more year, will return home tomorrow,
the commencement exercises of the eoi- |
lege being held this evening She viii |
bring as her guest Miss Elsie Brown
Of Portland.
Several o. A. c. alumni, from Salem,
viii 90 up to Corvallis tonight to at |
tend banquet given by the Alpha Chi !
Omega sorority, Of which they are
members In the party viii be Miss
Dorothy Steusloff, Miss Gertrude Wall |
ing, Miss Dorothy Chambers.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Young and daugh
terss Miss Vivian Young, and Miss
' eda Young, arrived from Moscow.
Idaho, Saturday TO pass the summer
n Salem. The YOungs are former Sa-
em residents, having left Oregon last
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03

fuel now. With orders booked, dealers
will be in position to make intelligent
estimates as to the wants of their pat
rons, and the administration in turn
will be able to secure proper fuel dis
tribution.
"The prospects for a shortage this
fall are such that every citizen will
do well to heed the warning and not
delay. Thousands, l am glad to say, have
already got their fuel ordered and de-
livered. Others should do the same or
chance haatless days later"
Fuel Week is being observed thru
out America on request of the national
fuel administration.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03

by the fec of SO and the instalment
of puchase price required Of other ap-
phcants.
A pamphlet containing the regula-
tions and a list of the lands with O
brief description thereof will be mail
ed after June lst to those requesting
same from the register and receiver
off the United States land office at
Portland, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-03
C0RECA
Holds, False Teeth Firmly
In Mouth
1t Prevents Sore Gums

Gums shrink or swell and plates be-
come loose, which is no fault of the
Dentist. An application of COREGA
sifted evenly on the Dental Plate re-
lieves these conditions. 1t holds the
Plate firmly and comfortably in posi-
ton. Also promotes mouth hygiene.
25c at Drug Stores and Dental Sup
ply Houses. Your Druggist can get it
from his wholesaler. Free sample
from Corega Chemical Co., Cleveland
0hio-Adv.