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Evening journal., 1918-06-04
MUTE WOMAN is IN
DEMAND AS A WIFE

TACOMA, Wash, June 4.-Deaf and
dumb wives seem TO be popular with
their husbands, as Mrs. Annie Suter-
lick married her third, Thomas Howard
recently Justice Linck, who per-
formed the ceremony. had to put the
questions 70 the flfty-six-year-old bride
in the sign language, one OF her sons
acting as interpreter. Howard cannot
communicate with his wife in the sign
Language, but the language Of love
needs no spoken words.
The bride was born In Lewis County
and is OF Indian blood. The bride
groom is OF the same extraction and
gave his age as forty-seyen.
she will make a good wife for me-"
said Howard. Il can do the talking for
both when we are with others, and l
will soon get to know her sign Ian
guage."
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
PLANNING FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION
Exercises Will Be Held June
26, But Program
Not Ready
SENIOR PLAY TO BE
HELD ON JUNE 19

The February and June classes Of the
High school will be grada-
ated on Wednesday evening. June PC.
On Monday. June 10. members OF the
graduating classes will present the SEN
ior play which will be Twelfth
Night" Although the examinations at
the High School will not begin untn
next week the following are members
Of the two classes who II is expected
VIII be graduated.
February Class-Charles Woodrow,
Marvin Crossan, Anna Slmpkins, VIII
liam Goldman, Norman Lemon, Philo
Hutcheson, Mary Hughes. Miss Nellie
Sawin, a teacher; Clinton Rudolph,
Prof. A. H. Berlin, principal; Ruth
Dean, Miss Pickett. David Almond
Frank Wills, Miriam Braddock, Herbert
Viohl, Robert Stewart, Robertson
Hanna.
Lawrence Hollett, Mary Mccall, Court
landt Denney, Lola Anderson, Alvan Al
len, Catherine Woodman, Samuel Ma
roney, Miriam Reagan, Huber DEM
Anna Eberhardt.
Helen Kelley, Florence Leary, Mari'
Simon, May Whitaker. Helen Vein
berg. Viola VOlkman, Madeline Dicker
son, Louise Husbands, Ethel Engle
Helen Brown.
June class-Louis ROemer, Norbert
Fell, Nathan TOllin, Marion Devine. J0hT
Hayes, Freda Kurtz, Grace Hutton, Reba
Ginns. Ida Miller, Audrey Stayton. Har-
riet Gamble. Mary Mahaffy. Emily
Schechinger, Helen Kanyer, Anna Farra,
Romeo Russo. Mamie Statnek0O, Harry
Frankel, Blanche Gebhardt, Hillard
Greenstein, Mildred Mullln, George Bay
lis, Mildred Haley. William Bumgsrdt,
Edith Ruth, Henry Ford. Mildred Bail
Bernard Danberg, Mary Woerner, Or
vile BOuzarth, Grace Anderson. Joseph
Kell, Marion Canning, James Ridlngs.
Carter Marian Hatfield, John
DeLuca, Helen Groves. Charles GOOdlng,
Margaret Finck, William Hurlock, Caro-
line Conley. Alexander Rubin, Donald
Stowe, Dorothy Ford, Gilbert Christ
field. Dorothy A. Hay. vice-presdent;
Clifford A. Greenman. president; Ruth
f. L. LOrenz, secretary; G. Gray Carter
Francis Macklem, James Mid
dletOn, Thomas Tatnall Jr.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
Soldier DIES after
HERO|N Injection
Herman Porter Accused of
Administering Drug, De-
tained on Murder Charge
CALL DEFENDANT
FOR TRIAL JUNE IA

Herman Porter. Negro. was arraigned
before Deputy Judge Hellings In NUM-
cipal Court this morning on a charge
OF murder in connection with the
death OF John Ross. soldier. by heroin.
Upon APPLICATION Of Assistant City So
licitor Malloy. the case was continued
until June "a. and Porter was held
without bail.
Mr.. Malloy informed the court that
the stomach OF the dead soldier has
been taken in charge by the military
authorities, and has been forwarded to
Washington for analysis. II is partly
to await the report in the analysis
that such a long continuance was ask
ed, he stated, and partly TO allow the
State TO make a more thorough in
vestigatlOn OF the case.
James Salisbury. appearing for Por-
ter. objected to so long a continuance,
and when II was allowed, he made ap-
plicatlon 10 free the prisoner on bail.
Witnesses were placed on the stand by
the prosecution 20 permit the court
to ascertain whether or not Porter
should be let out on bail. After the
hearing OF testimony. however. the
court refused the application and held
the Negro without bail. as the pre-
sumption was great.
Mr.. Mallory placed Nellie Harris,
close companion OF Porter and SEEM
ingly a friend Of the soldier. on the
stand. and she told OF the facts lead
ing IN 10 the death OF Seymour" as
Ross was known 10 her.
She said she met Ross on Saturday
night and they went to the house, No
PHI Tatnall street, where Porter invited
the soldier in. Seymour asked for
deck" OF heroin and the defendant
injected It into his arm with a hypo-
dermlc needle. She also received a
shot" OF Il. she said.
A few minutes later Ross demanded
another deck" Hardly had the sec
ond bit been injeeted into him when
he fell back in his chair, gasplng. He
soon lost consciousness. and then
Porter hurried after some crystal
and Injected this into the soldier. He
also put some milk down him, nut
neither had any effect on the uncon-
sciOus soldier.
Nellie then ran out and called for
the ambulance. she said. and Ross was
taken TO the Homeopathic Hospital
where he died on Sunday morning.
Porter Is also held on a Charge OF
selling heroin. but this case, too was
continued until June IA.
The arrest was made yesterday Dy
Patrolman Elliott.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
MAKE CHANGES In
REGISTRATION PLACES

The attention Of the young men who
are required TO register for army ser
vice tomorrow, and are residents OF the
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Representa-
tive districts, rural New Castle county.
is called to changes that were made to-
day In places OF registration for those
districts.
G. p. Weatherlow, chief registrar for
the Sixth Representative district. an
nounces that Mount Pleasant School
will be the, place OF registration. Yes
terday Claymont Hall had been listed
as the place.
Theodore Simpson, chief registrar OF
the Seventh and Eighth Representative
districts, announces that Mackinson's
restaurant, Marshallton, will be the
place OF registration. This takes the
place OF Foard's store. Marshallton, pre-
viously announced.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
TO nIsCrss CABBAGE BIDS.

Members OF the Board Of Health will
meet this afternoon at which time the
much mooted question OF garbage col
lections will be considered. The board
recently rejected three bids submitted
by contractors for the collection OF the
garbage. owing 10 high figures. Il is
likely that other bids will be asked for
and a communication sent 10 City Coun-
Gil by the board setting forth the diff
fculty being experienced in awarding
the contracts.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
AT HOTEL DUPONT

A large transport OF trucks OF
the Ouartermaster Department passed
through this city last night and stopped
for a rest on Tenth street east OF Mar
ket. They were on their way South.
Upon learning OF their stopping in this
city Mrs. Henderson Weir and Mrs. j..
Monteith Jackson OF the Red Cross Can
teen Committee, extended the soldiers
an invitation 10 have supper at the
Hotel dupont. Forty minutes later the
men were seated in the main dining
room OF the hotel. and enjoyed ons OF
the best suppers they had had for a
long time, they said The hotel man
agement made a record in preparing and
serving the supper.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
EXPECT MORE COPS
TO QUIT FORCE

The. Police. Commission in session
this afternoon, expects to receive at
least two requests from officers for re-
tirement. Those who have sent in their
designations are Street +: Sergeants
Thomas ]. Bayley and George lByons.
Both men have devoted &c yeaTsito the
department The designations were
prompted by the failure of}CitynCoun-
Gil TO grant the police department the
salary raise the men requested. The
commissioners had asked for a $500
wage increase, but Council allowed the
men but 500 year. At the present
time seventeen men are eligible to re-
iirement.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

He is a son OF James O'Kane, OF No
li9 East Fourth street one OF VIII
mington's well-known labor leaders and
has enlisted as yoeman in the navy.
lie is now stationed at the Newport
Training station, Newport. r. ]. He is
a graduate OF st. Marys school and
Goldey College. Before enlstlng in
the navy. he was a stenographer in the
Maryland Division Offices OF the p, B. &
w. Railroad.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
RELATIVES INQUIRE
ABOUT MISSING

Homer C. Simmons, clerk of City
Council today received two letters ask
ing to locate, II possible, relatives Of
the writers. one letter was from Jones
Dougherty, OF Oklahoma City. Okla,
who IS seeking the whereabouts3of his
two brothers, Samuel and John, both
of whom. were born in Philadelphia
and for awhile worked at the old Dia-
mond State Rolling Mills here.
The other letter was from II. A..
Sweet, OF Providence, r. l., who is seek
ing information as 10 the whereabouts
OF Harry C. Moore. who lived here at
one time
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
BUILDING PERMITS

Ellis ~ Preston today issued the fol
lowing building permits:
To W. Howard May to make an addi-
tlon at No. 28i3 West Seventh street for
c. r. Nudge, to cost 5000.
To Patrick Fahey 10 erect four build
lngs at Peach and Claymont streets. to
cost $1,000.
To Anthony COrlettO 10 make altera-
tions at Nos. is2s-3O West Seventh
street 10 cost $500.
To Guy and Rearick to make altera-
tions at Nos. i0O5-Os Heald street, 70
cost 500.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
ARREST MORE In
HERON MURDER

Patrolmen Elliott and Rodenheiser
this afternoon arrested Stella Cannon,
Eleanor smith and Lottie Stewart, Ne
crosses. on the charge OF selling heroin
in violation Of the law. The arrests fol-
lowed an investigation by the police in
the death Of John Rose, the Negro sol
dier. who is alleged TO have come to
his death through receiving an overdose
OF heroin.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
MRS. HALSEYs CASE TO
BE PRESENTED THIS WEEK

The case Of Mrs. Thomas II. Halsey,
who lives along the Concord pike in
Pennsylvania, just across the State line.
who is accused Of obtaining money IL
legally from Delaware automobilsts
who happened TO drive on her prop
erty, will be presented to the Delaware
county grand jury at Media on Thurs
day. Several Wilmlngtonians will be
witnesses.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
WATER WAGON pAMAGEp.

In a collision at Fourth and Lincoln
streets this morning between car No. 32i
of the West Fourth street lire, water
wagon owned by the city ana wagon
owned by William Sweeney. both
wagons We're damaged. George Deros
gacs. OF No. COS Lincoln street. who was
driving the water wagon escaped in
jury as did Sweeney who was driving
his own team.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
DOG GONE. JoRDoN ESCAPES FINE.

Harry NJ. Jordon faced Deputy Judge
Hellings in Municipal Court this morn
ing on a charge Of violating city
ordinance in hsrboring a bowling and
barking dog The dog continually
barked and howled throughout the
night. awakening persons in vicinity
II appeared. but as the defendant has
disposed Of the dog, the case was dis
missed.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
GETS SIPS DAMAGES.

Judgment TO the amount OF si25 was
confessed by the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction Company, defendant in
a suit brought by James B. Sparks for
damages alleged 10 have been sustained
when his automobile was. crashed into
at Seventh and Rodney streets by a troll
ley car in Court Of Common Pleas yes
terday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
COLONEL SLOWER GROWS ONIONS.

Colonel Weller +. Stover. president OF
the City Board OF Assessment. as well
as being Ouartermaster OF the Depart
ment OF Delaware u. s. A.. who took 10
onion raising early this spring, Is meet
ing with great success as an agricult-
urist.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
ARRIVED SAFELY OVER SEAS.

Word has been received that A. r.
Jehl. Of Replacement Hospital A. Med
icd Corps, has arrived safely overseas.
Mr.. Jehl will be remembered as pay
master OF The Midvale Steel and Ord
nance Company In Wilmington before
being called to the colors.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
GRANGERs DEFER MEETING.

During the summer Delaware Grange
Of Newport will meet only on the sec
ond and fourth Monday nights of each
month. For this reason no meeting took
place last night.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
MrNsTRELs AT MIDDLETowN.

Snellenburg Mnstrels will stage a
performance at Middletown, at the
Opera House tonight Laurence Ferry,
weI-known "end man" monologist and
singer. will be with them.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
SUNSHINE BOARD MEETING.

The executive board Of the lnterna-
tional Sunshine Society Of Delaware
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. George w. Dorsey. No.
200i jefferson street
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
PERSONALS.

Frank Parker and sydney Belts have
returned from a trip to Washington. ID.
c., where they were visiting friends and
relatives.
Joseph II. Gould, deputy sheriff, re-
turned last night from a business trip
to Washington, ID. C.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

Attest: HOMER c. SIMMONS,
Clark Of "The Council"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
MORE DEADLY THAN
A MAD DOGS BITE

The bite Of a rabid dog is no long
err deadly, due to the now famous Pas
teur Treatment, but the slow, living
death, the resultant of poisoning of the
system by deadly uric acid is as sure
and inevitable as day follows night.
No other organs of the human body
are so important to health making as
the kidneys and bladder. Keep your
kidneys clean and your bladder in
working condition and you need have
no fear of disease. Don't try to cheat
nature. 1t is a cruel master. Whenever
you experience backache, nervousness,
difficulty in passing urine, "get on
the job" Your kidneys and bladder
require immediate attention. Don't de-
lay. This is the time to take the bull
by The horns. GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules will do the trick. For
over two hundred years they have prov
en- meritorious in the treatment Of dis
eases of the stomach, kidneys, liver
and bladder. 1t is a world famed RENE
dy, in use as a household necessity for
over 200 years.
If you have been doctoring without
results, get a box of GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules today.
Your druggist sells them. Absolutely
guaranteed or money refunded. Beware
of limitations. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10

son announced his intention to take
the lid off the minors of scandal in
the aircraft work which followed Borg
lum's Investigation" and published
charges.
(The Gibson named must not be ION.
fused with Hugh G. Gibson, who is
now in Europe on a state department
mission.)
Borglum could not be located this
afternoon at the Metropolitan club,
where he stays while in Washington.
President Holds Conference
President Wilson had an important
conferdncd with Attorney General
Gregory today relative, it is said, to
now and important Developments in
the probe of Gutzon Borglum S. activ-
tiles in investigating the aircras5 pro-
duction program.
A great mass of sworn evidence bear
ing on the government disclosures Of
Borglum's activity was read into the
congressional record by Senator Thorn
as, Colorado, late today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10

against the premier and the chancel-
lor eff the exchequer as q rout for the
former premier. The same note ran
through Lloyd-George' defense OF
himself and his ministry.
The opposition press asserts that
Lloyd george evaded the issue, side
stepped an inquiry by withdrawal Of
the offer of a judicial investigating
board and won a parliamentary vic
tory by legerdemain on the floor of
the house.
The public is greatly interested in
attitude regarding the Mau-
rice affair. Long quotations from the
American press are published in the
london papers.
"LloydG George turned the accuse.
tons inside out, the Evening News
said. "When he had finished there was
not even a rag left. Asquith's per-
Torrance was feeble
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
TWENTY-ONE TODAY'S
CONTINUED from page one)

Ky.
Corporal Alex Dreheh. Passaie. NJ.
Private Lester R. Ludinghouse, 1S3
Moss avenue, Oakland, Cal
Private KarOl Duraska, Washington,
Pa.
Died Of Wounds
Cook Frank w. Dzinskk, Torring-
ton, Conn.
Died Of Disease
Corporal Luther McMakin, Greer,
S. C.
Privates John Peetz, Holly Grove,
La.
George P. Shepkerdson, Philadelphia
Died Of Accident
Wesley Clyde Wagner, Waterloo,
Iowa.
Wounded Severely
Privates Frank Fred Deveraux, 7S6
Eleventh street. Oakland, Cal.
Kenneth A. Field, Rutland, Mass.
Adolph Hitler, Brooklyn, n. Y.
wounded slightly
Lieutenant James II. Fscue, Greens
burg, Pa.
Corporal William Saint Martin,
South Manchester, Ohio.
Private Herbert A. Shipley. Man
Ohio.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
,Spauldng Min VIII
+. Punish Railroad Timbers

Wednesday noon the Spaulding Log
ging Co. received an order from tho
government for the shipment of a car
lead Of stringers to be used in the
construction of the new railroad from
Toledo into the spruce timber country.
Just "a hours later, the ear was load
ed and on its way. The Spaulding men
regard this pretty prompt service.
Today the company is shipping its
first carload of timber ordered by tho
British government. The shipment IS
made direct to the British wal mission
and is routed Southern Pacific, Chi
lcago & Alton and Mobile & Ohio rail-
reads to New Orleans from which the
lumber is shipped oversees. Another or
der has been received by Spaulding fer
"a car load Of timber 9 by rs by 80 to
be shipped to the Fir production board.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10

associated in the proposed new stock
company, has presented evidence to
the government alleging that Borghm
used his acclaimed personal associa-
ton with President Wilson and the
aircraft board as a means to further
ing his own interests with the com
pany.
Through his ~"influence" it ic al.
legged, he was to- overthrow the exist.
ing personnel of the aircraft produc-
ton board and the signal corps and
bring about The appointment of indi-
viduals more friendly to him. Suplee
had a conference today with Vice Pres
ident Marshall and Senator Thomas
relative to reading the contents Of his
disclosures into the congressional rec
ord. 1t was stated further this after
noon that Kenyon w. Mix, Jr, of the
Dodge company, lras presented a sworn
affidavit to the government corrob0
rating Suplee and adding further III
teresting data covering Borglum's ac-
tivity.
Mix, it appears, led Borglum into a
full disclosure of his (Borglum 81 plans
and then reported them in detail to
the authorities at Washington.
"The government had all of the in
formation on Mr.. Borglum's purposes
early in the year. 1t took precaution-
airy measures at the time and await
ed Developments one official who
participated in the situation declared
today.
There is also evidence at hand to
show that H. G. Gibson, connected with
the British wal mission, was to play a
part in the proposed concern. In this
connection, it is recalled that Secre
tary of War Baker, who was thorough
1y in touch with the activities of the
sculptor, held frequent conferences
with the British ambassador, Lord
Reading, shortly before President Will.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
Salem High Debaters
Win State Honms

Salem high school debataIs won thu
interscholastic championship of Oregon
last night at Eugene when De wey Probst
and Phillips Elliott were given a un.
animous decision in the contest with
the Marshfield district champions.
All of which means that the two
Young men of the Salem high school
are the champion school debaters of the
state and that before they were award
ed shis honor, they were obliged to meet
and defea.t eight contesting teams.
To win the championship of the nor.
them Willamette district, they defeated
high school debaters from Albany, Ore
gon City, Hubbard and Estacada. After
these victories, they debated against the
champion Jean from the several dis
tricts in the state. This included the
defeat Of the district team winners at
Forest Grove and franklin high school
of Portland, the champions Of The Dial
les district and finally the champions
of the Marshfield diskict debated last
evening at Eugene.
In all the eight contests, the boys
were awarded 3 to 0 decisions excepting
the one at The Dalles where the score
stood 2 to ].
The victory last evening was espec
tally appreciated from the fact That the
young man had been debating mostly on
the affirmative side Of the question
while last evening they were obliged ia
| speak on the negative side. All debaters
w.s1e on the question as to whether ,hc
| United States should become a mem
Der of a league of nations after the
war possessing power to enforce tht
decisions Of an international court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
Many Thrift Stamp
Booths Are Promised

Saturday is thrift stamp day and to
push the sale Of these stamps, booths
will be erected in the business section
Of the town and each booth will be at.
tended by three ladies, one to handle
the stamps at the booth and two to at
tend to the selling to passers by.
At the meeting of the Cherrians
Wednesday, it was voted that mem
bers of the organization should erect
booths in front Of their places Of bus
mess and assist in every way those at
tending the booths.
The following firms have agreed 70
assist in the work tomorrow:
U. G. Shipley & Co.
Hartman Brothers
Roth Grocery Co.
Brewer Drug Co.
Meyers Store
j.. L.. Stockton Store
Opera House Pharmacy
Gardner & Keene
Iadd & Bush
Patton Brothers
United. States National Bank
The Capital National Bank
Commercial Book Store
c.. s. Hamilton
Barnes Cash Store
Gray-Belle
Capital Drug Store
Salem Bank Of Commerce
The Oregon Electric
Masonic Temple.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-10
BORCLUN IS CROOK
Who ATTEMPTED
BIG PRIVATE GRAFT
Architect Who Made Charges
Is Under Grave
Accusation

Washington, May 10.-The govern
ment is in possession of sworn evidence
that Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor,
was promoting a private airplane pro-
duction company while carrying on his
sensational probe of the aircraft pro.
duction board, it al officially learn
ed this afternoon.
Tho government first came into pos
session of the evidence last February
which explains the sudden difficulties
Borghum had in carrying on his in
vestigation and his resulting complaint
to President Wilson.
Henry Harrison Suplee, chief en-
gineer of the Dodge Motor Car COM
pany, with whom Borglum was to be