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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-01
SOCIETY
BY Carol S. DibbIe

An event insuring entertainment of
a decidedly worthwhile character, and
at the same time promising an evening
of genuine diversion is the patriotic
benefit, to be given by the pupils of
Mrs. Anna Rogers Fish tonight at st.
Joseph Is hall at eight fifteen.
The program will embody variety
of interpretative talent, as pupils in
both dramatic pantomine and dramatic
storytelling will appear in the differ
ent numbers. The concluding selection
will be staged by Mrs. Fish g dramatic
class which has drawn enthusiastic re-
ccp. ion from Salem audiences at num-
er us re ! ais, under the former name
Of Kid KOmely Klub.
Isec is the program:
Dialect reading: Saunders McGlosh-
en- (MacLaren) Miss Smith.
Interpretatiye ipantomine: (a) BY
the Waters Of Minnetonka (Lieurance)
Lob The Sleeping Infant (Troyer)
Y Mrs. Oscar Gingrich, voice pupil OF
Oscar Saenger; Miss Bedford at the
piano.
Story: The Church of the Flaming
Heart (heNelle) hlSo foy FAn A
Piano solo: (a) In My Neighbor s
Garden (Nevin); (b) The Pompadour
Fan (Cadman) Miss Ruth Bedford, pu'
pil of Miss Schelton.
Play: A. Girl to Order (Sprlnger)'
Cast: Howard (tLady') Clayton, Ter
field Schindrel; Earl (" Buscuits
Nelson, Donald Dawson; Fred (PucK)
Evans, David Howard; Dudley lDud)
Elliott Albert SCHNEIDER; Mr.. James
Elliott (Dud's father), Rex Howard,
Elsie Jordan lin love with Dud), TED
Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauneey Bishop and
Mr.. and Mrs, John j. Roberts were
Albany visitors today. They remained
over for the evening, ,as the dinner
guests of friends, and will return home
tonight
Mrs. Chas. X. Spaulding has been
spending the past week at Newberg
Mrs M. A. Goff of Portland arriv
ed in Salem Yesterday for q visit OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-01

Mrs. Chas. X. Spaulding has been
spending the past week at Newberg'
Mrs. M. A. Goff of Portland arriv-
ed in Salem yesterday for visit Of
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
RANG OUT ALARM OF. FIRE
As Late a. Civil War Days New York
Employed Bells to Warn Citizens
Of Danger.

Not longer ago than Civil war days
fire alarms were rung in the city on
great bells hung in towers erected for
the purpose about the town. The bells
indicated the district In which the fire
was and sometimes good deal OF
ground was covered in looking for q
fire. The First district, for instance,
In Civil war days extended from Twen'
ty-second street north to Yorkville and
from the East river to the North.
The bell ringers were constantly on
duty in the towers watching for signs
of a fire. An inventory of the contents
of the old Marion street bell tower In
1865 shows the equipment then in use.
1t is as follows: zone bell. weight H.
600 pounds; one striking apparatus.
one stove, table, clock. one spyglass.
one field glass. one slate and book"
The fire bells Of the old city coul
be heard all over the town unless
gale Of wind was blowing. The larges
bell was in the City hall tower. Ito
weight was $4,000 pounds.-New York
Times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
GOOD VALVE GRINDING HINT
Piece Of Emery Cloth Can Be En-
pIoyed Satisfactorily II Direc-
tions Are Followed.

In cases where badly pitted valve
requires grinding there is short cut.
Cut a piece of emery cloth in dlmen-
sions little bit wider than the valve
seating and twice as long and then
double it over so that both surfaces
are cutting surfaces. Next cut Il hole
in the cloth so that the valve stem
may be passed through and the emery
cloth brought close up against the
valve head. The valve is then placed
in position for grinding under com
paratively high pressure. Both sides
of the emery cloth will conform to
the valve head and the seating, and
If the valve turns and the emery cloth
remains stationary the valve will be
ground on the upper emery, whereas
If the cloth revolves the valve seating
will be ground on the lower emery.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
SELECT BACK ROADS
FOR MOST PLEASURE
Advice to Motorists Who Prefer
Not to Eat Dust All Day.
Average Motorist Is Learning That
There Are Two Kinds of Highways
One Is Main Road Utilized
Mostly by Speeders.

There are at least two distinctive
classes of motOr-car drivers. One in
cludes those who desire to get from a
given point to another given point in
the shortest possible time. The other
enjoys motoring because the automo-
bile gives one chance to see the
beauties of nature, to seek out quiet
and primitive spots, and to view the
country at its best. There is sharp
line between the two. Most of the
casualty lists are made up of men,
bers of the first. Accidents to the driv
er who is in no particular hurry are
more infrequent.
A man who has driven a car for sew
eral years says that one can tell the
speed of car without device that
registers the number of miles an hour.
When the car is going 20 to % miles
an hour there Is plenty of conversa-
ton on the back seat. The occupants
point out things Of interest and COM
ment thereon. When the speed gets
up to 35 or 40 miles an hour there is
less talking, and when higher mark
is attained there is dead silence. Ev-
erybody In the car has his eyes glued
on the road ahead. and is hopeful that
nothing will happen. There is no time
and no inclination to talk. even If the
rush Of air would permit 1t.
Happily, the average motorist does
not drive at an excessive speed, and
1t is the average motorist who Is learn
ing that there are two kinds Of high
ways. One kind Is the main road be-
tween cities, much utilized by speed
ers-the drivers who watch the
speedometer and who brag on what
they have been able to 'get out Of
her."
The other kind of driver y learning
that there usually is a back road. At
this season of the year many of these
back roads are in better condition than
the main highways. They are smooth
er and there is less dust. Little traf-
fic is met, and the surrounding cOun-
try as a rule, is prettier and more pas
toral. The man who seeks out these
back roads may have to drive a few
miles farther than If he had kept to
the main travelled ways, but the quiet
and beauty of the scene more than pay
for the extra gasoline.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
Amusing Trick ls Simple.

One Of the most amusing tricks In
fireworks Is the serpent's egg trick.
where little pellet when lighted turns
into a horrible snake. many. many
times the size of the pellet. How
awe-inspiring 1t Is to the youngsterl
Most people have no idea what in the
world causes the snake to appear. Tho
explanation is simple. Mercury sui
pho-cyanid burns with a volumino,
ash. The little pellet is nothing more
than some mercury sulpho-cyanid.
The heat causes the ash to move on
81 quickly from the burning pellet that
1t writhes and dlstorts itself into the
shape of miniature snake.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
The Social Fabric.

To uphold the social system women
submit to uncounted tests of their con-
stancy. They endure physical discom-
fort, ennui, the peril of cold drafts and
damp places, hours of WEAKNESS and
moments of acute annoyance for the
sake of what, to man, is an unim-
portant social matter. And even
though at times she feels that it would
matter little If the whole social scheme
of things should perish-and that in
stantly with fire and bloodshed If need
be-rather than require so much OF
Ter, she stands to her colors.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
NEED OF EXPERT
TO FIX BATTERY
Starting Mechanism of Car Is
Regarded by Too Many Mo-
torists as a Mystery.
Time FOR MAKING REPAIRS
Should Be Opened for Owners lnspec-
ton and All Separators Removed
-ReinsuIation May Be All
That Is Needed.

'Despite the educational campaign
carried on by battery manufacturers, a
great majority of motorists still con-
|rnue to treat their starting battery as
mystery, and the same question Is
occurring day after day. When should
battery be repaired and when should
1t be thrown away?
The answer to this Is, "Put yourself
In the hands of an expert and at the
same time bear the following points in
mind" says #. T. Kalas, manager of
battery depot in Washington.
"Have your battery opened for your
own inspection, and all separators re-
moved, so that the entire surface OF
the individual plates may be readily
seen.
Expense Of ReinsuIating.
''If the examination shows that the
positive plates "a chocolate brown in
COLOR and the negative plates (slate
gray) are mechanically intact 1t is SIM
ply a case of reinsulating the plates
with separators, and this can be done
at an average expense Of approximate
ly one-sixth the cost of a new battery.
In some makes of batteries very
thin wood separator or insulating ma
terial is used. and, judging from care
fully kept records, extending over a
period of one year, these very thin
separators break down in approx
mately eight months time, whereas
the thicker type of separators last
twice as long.
eff the positive plates are severely
warped or show excessive loss of ma
terial, new set of positive plates and
new separators are necessary. The
cost of this repair is approximately 90
per cent of the cost of a new battery,
and such repairs would give battery
life about equal to the life obtained
from the first set of positive plates.
In many cases the life is longer, as
the owner of a new car usually abuses
the car and the battery in the early
part of its life. Repair or renewal of
positive plates is perfectly safe, as the
negative plates are almost equal in life
to two sets of positive plates.
Purchase New Battery.
eff the examination shows that the
negative plates are excessively worn
in addition to the positive plates it is
then advisable to purchase new bat
terry. as the cost of repairs in case
of this kind is excessive by COMPARE
son.
"There may be some slight varia-
tons from the above principles, but
they are exceedingly few and rare.
"Don't get your knowledge from the
outside of the battery box-obtain a
complete idea of the inside, learn
what the parts are for and why. 1t
only takes a few minutes and it will
save more dollars"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
MANDALAY BEST IN WINTER
Burmese Capital Known to All Whites
In India as an Ideal Cold
Weather Resort.

Doubtless 1t will surprise a great
many persons to learn that Mandalay.
famed of song and story, is little more
than half century old. 1t was built
in 1856 by King Mindon, who made It
the capital of what was then indepen-
dent Burmah.
Something more than 300 feet above
the level of the sea, Mandalay sits
tightly upon a stretch Of tableland
just in front of the Shan hills. The.
city proper extends over about Eve
square miles, but the military district
of Mandalay covers a more extensive
area.
With the British soldier, Mandalay
has taken on a great deal of the char
acter of vacation resort. In the tor
rid months of the Burmese summer
the heat becomes very great, some
times making the thermometer rise to
119 degrees in the shade; but relief II
easily found In the adjacent hills. The
British sanitary officers have succeed
ed in exterminating all the fevers and
other diseases with which the climate
was once infested.
In winter-er as near to winter as It
gets-Mandalay becomes a semipara-
disc. for the temperature stays ut
about 80 degrees. Happy the British
soldier who is assigned to this garri-
son.
Like as not he sits of afternoons UNI
derneath the shadow of the Moulmien
pagoda gazing dreamily at the flotillas
on the Irrawaddy.
Cant you hear their paddles chunk
in from Rangoon to Mandalay?"
Or perhaps he looks ut the distant
mountains, tabled to be SO rich In ala
baster and rubies. And very often tho
whole picture as drawn by Kipling 10
complete. even to the temple bells and
the Burmese maiden.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
TESTER FOR A LEAKY VALVE
Simple and Certain Method Is to Apply
Small Bottle of Water as Illus
tration Shows.

Leaks at the valve in tire of a BIZ
cycle, automobile or other vehicle are
difficult to locate. by ordinary examina-
ton of the suspected valve. A SIM
pie and certain method is to apply a
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
HOW BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED
Not Advisable to Remove Slack at
Same PIace-First on Rods, Next
on Bands, Etc.

In taking up on the brakes do not
always remove the slack at the SAINT
place. There usually are two or thrd
places in the brake assembly where a
"take-up" is possible, and each time
the brakes ere adjusted different
place should be used. The first time
take up the rods at the rear, the next
time at the brake bands, etc,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
Mo Peace Short of Surrender.

Chicago. - There can be no peace
short of unconditional surrender, Gov
ernor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois
qverred in a speech at the dedication
of the Illinois Centennial monument
Sunday.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
Does Not Please Lodge.

Washington. Acceptance in any
degree Of the German reply to Presi-
dent Wilson'S note means the loss OF
the war for the allies, Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, minority leader and
ranking Republican of the foreign re-
lations committee of the senate, de-
clared.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
Hunger Aids Downfall of soIsheviki

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Is fastening
the downfall of the Bolsheviki regime
in Russia far more than the feeble
and d.sorganized efforts of the op-
posing political pal ties, according to
reliable news received here.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19
American Submarine Chaser Sunk

Washington. An American sub
marine chaser, designated as the 30,
sank in foreign waters October 8,
after an explosion, with the death Of
one enlisted man and the injury of one
officer and eight men.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19

small bottle of water to the valve,
as shown, both with and without the
valve caps in place. The cap is often
sufficient to hold the air, hence this
added test. If the valve leaks, re-
placing the plunger with a new one is
the most effective method of overcom-
ing the trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23
DOOMED men
Forced TO DIG
Their GRAVES
Other Prisoners Bury Rus
slams Executed by BoI-
sheviki; RevaI Evacuated
by Germans.

Copenhagen, Dec. 22.-German
reports say that bolshevik troops
are advancing toward the German
frontier to join German sympathiz-
ers. German armies in Russia still
are retiring, leaving in the hands OF
Minister of War Trotzky all their
war material.
The Nishti Diem of Riga says 400
persons recently were arrested by
bolshevik authorities in Pskow. 100
miles southwest of PetrogrM, on
the charge of being counter revolu-
tionaries. The men, condemned to
death, according to the newspaper,
were compelled to dig their own
graves in which, after the execution,
they were buried by other prisoners
under sentence of many years I'M
prisonment.
Reval, capital of Esthonia. situat-
ed on the Gulf of Finland, has been
evacuated by the Germans, accord
ing to a telegram from Berlin.
German troops are reported to
have been engaged in fighting boil
shevik forces. Near Zhitomir. 80
miles southwest of Kiev. the capital
OF the Ukraine, the Germans cap
tured IS guns from the bolshevik
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23
HINDENBURG ISSUES
BOMBASTIC MANIFESTO

Amsterdam, Dec. "a remark
able proclamation issued by Field
Marshal Won Hinden5urg from Ger
man main headquarters at vii.
helmshole. dated Christmas, 1913
"The mighty achievements in war
of the German nation IN arms, train
ed to warfare, which did not col
lapse before world of enemies,
and declares:
1T drew this capacity from the
holy fires of patriotism, will to vic
tory and spirit of loyalty: The
German army, has vanished, dis
solved disbanded, although until the
last it was feared and respected by
its enemies. To the officers, high
and low, as trainers and leaders OF
the national army, is undeniably due
a great share of the glory and it is
petty revenge to deprive them OF
their insignia and arms and declare
them incapable of exercising COM
mard.
The utter destruction of the ma
tional strength OF the German peo-
pie is the intention of those destruc-
tive, disruptive spirits, who are
working to impede the reorganiza-
ion of the empire on a sound pol
ltical and economic tasis."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23
STORY TOLD OF
Wise men WHO
FOLLOWED star
Christian Churches of City
Hold Christmas Services,
With Music Leading
Feature.

The coming of the Saviour was
the great theme told in sermon,
hymn, carol and anthem in the
christian churches of Omaha yester-
day, it being the last Sunday before
Christmas.
The scriptural lessons were taken
from the story of the star that ap-
peared in the east and which moved
and stood over the stable in which
the son of God had been born.
Choirs had special music. Good
King Wenceslas," 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem" Holy Night" Hal
lelujah Chorus" and many other Of
the classics written in commemora-
ton of Christmas were sung. Many
of the churches devoted all of the
fesefling service to music, with only
prayer and gospel reading in ad-
dition.
Cantatas and Carols.
At the First Presbyterian church
cantata, THE First Christmas"
was given i'll the morning. The
same cantata was presented at the
Dundee Presbyterian church in the
afternoon. A choir OF Is voices at
the Third Presbyterian church sang
the cantata, THE Christmas King"
in the evening.
Christmas carols were features OF
the music. Some of these are mel
lowed by hundreds of years of his
tory and associated with christian
ity in medieval times.
The Sunday school lessons were
upon the universal theme. Usually,
at this time of the year, Sunday
schools are rehearsing special music
and the little folks are practicing
pieces" to speak and little songs
to sing. But this year there is none
of that r~>
The grand Christmas tree celebra-
ton usually held on Christmas eve
or Christmas night in the churches
will be omitted this year in PRACTICAL
ly all the churches. They are do
ing this voluntarily at the sugges-
ton of the union of city churches
because of the prevailing epidemic
and the belief that such gatherings
might help to spread it.
7 Candy and Oranges.
But the time-honored box of
candy and orange will be distributed
as heretofore. In many Of the
churches Christmas morning the
children will gather long enough to
get their candy, orange and what
ever other gifts there may be for
them. There'll be no gaily dec
Grated and brightly lighted tree, no
pieces" to speak. But it is be-
lieved that the candy will make the
youngsters forget the rest of the
program.
A very few churches will hold
their Christmas tree exercises as
usual.
! In Catholic and Episcopal church.
es there will be special services at
midnight, Christmas eve. A num-
ber of Lutheran churches will hold
services at E or $50 o'clock Christ
mas morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23

CAPT ROBERT A BARTLETxs
survey the North pole by airplanc,
according to announcement here to-
night by the Aero club OF Amer
ica. The plan, it was said, was con-I
ceived by Rear Admiral Robert AZ
Peary, discoverer of the North pole.l
The purpose of this expedition
which, it was said, would be the
most completely equipped ever sent
out. will be to explore, survey and
photograph the unexplored parts of
the Artic regions and establish the
existence or non-existence of land
or lands in that region" 1t is also
intended. according to the announce
ment, ito explore the upper air and
the bottom of the polar basin."
Scientific Research Planned.
Results of inestimable value to the
United States and to science surely
will be obtained from this expedi-
tion, said the announcement, which
added that the club would raisc
$250,000 to finance the trip.
LIZ 4Nollh polS Hdo UCCH dioSOt-5
cred, but the major. part of the work
still remains to be done," the an d
rouncement states. Both Admiral
Peary and Captain Bartlett want to-
do a great deal of scientific research
in the polar basin, of which over
100000 square miles remain unex-B
plored and they would want to have
laboratory on the ship where the
flora and fauna from the ocean bot
tom will be kept until the return Of
the expedition. Little Or no data
has been obtained from the bottom
of the Polar basin and no metcro-
logical survey have been made in the
polar region"
Will Start Next June.
Asserting that with the co-opera-
ton of the leading geographical and
CONTINUED on Inge Two, Column Fiye.1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23
HUN SOLDIERS GIVEN
WORK ON STATE PROJECTS

T Army of Occupation, Dec. 22.--
Thousands of discharged soldiers
throughout Germany are being plac-
ea on state projects temporarily,
with the idea of keeping the mea
mustered out and then to their
homes. The estimate is based large
engaged until conditions become
mere settled. Even with this work
under way the problem of unem-
ployment persists. but without reach
ing the critical point that at first
was believed by the authorities to
be imminent. Many ofthe' discharged
soldiers within the American area
are being employed by the state OH
roads or in other work, undertaken
primarily to keep the men from idle
ness. .H
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-23
RESTAURANT FOOD
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Regulations
restricting the use of bread, me4
sugar, butter and cheese in public
eating places, which have been in
effect since last October Il, were
ordered rescinded today by the food
administration, effective tomorrow
This order, it was explained, is a
further step in the replacement OF
specific food regulations by gen
eral appeal for increased conserva-
ton of all foods to the end that the
United States may meet its pledge
to relieve. the distressed civil popu-
lations in Europe.
In announcing the withdrawal of
the regulations, the food admins
tration notified public eating places
to be ready to assist in putting into
effect any specific measures which
hereafterl may become necessary
through developments in world re-
lief.