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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

Paris, Nov. 25.-Havre ism t mucl
FUN ON windy winter s day.
Capt. Dobson and 1 tried a movie, at
tracted by bill which featured "Pres
ident Wilson" and "Joe l'Idole du
Ranch The president was an animat
ed creation of charcoal artist, but Joe
l'Idoled around before the camera in
the flesh and chaparals, to the accom-
paniment of an Indian uprising, a Pen
dloton Roundup and much fat comic
relief.
The movie should give the Fren b All
interesting idea OF the brains il al
Regular army. The movie regulars err
infantry; all they had to do was to yer
take and capture a flock of red Indians
aboard fleet-footed ponies that skilnmcI
across the sage-brush regardless Of all
speed laws. As if the handicap were
rot enough, the movie producer had pro
lided the brave foot soldiers with a
beautiful but immense star spanglcd
banner to carry!
! The captain and l lunched on we'll
cooked varigated food in an unosten-
tatious, though ambitious, little cafe y;
the proprietor will be able to retire in
comfort when the war is over.
Capt. Dobson s French ism t all it
might be. Quite apart from our order,
the waitress brought two large glasses
of lager beer. 1t was clear, to my mind,
that she had mistaken his order for but
ter, though he insisted it was my order
for boiled potatoes.
At the railway station we pumped
into an officer of the American mill
tary police. His home is Denver and he s
a marine. He was sore because the
marines hadn't been allowed to be first
into the trenches.
"The marines are always first, - he
argued.
Dinner on the train likewise was
marked by plentitude and paralyzing
prices.
A porter at St. Lazare station found
me taxi, driven by dignified look
ing Moor in long whiskers. l directed
him to the hotel.
Instantly from somewhere in the dark
bounced an indignant Frenchman pro-
claiming that the driver had no right
to drive to that hotel. He was so vo-
ciferous about it that he gathered
crowd in much less time than a min
ute, notwithstanding it was midnight
and the streets had seemed deserted.
The crowd, including several soldiers
seemed to share his views. They joined
in the noise, which became terrifying;
but the Moor on the box seemed un-
moved. The crowds numbers and its
rage increased, but not whisker of
his trembled. Eventually, he started the
and hustled away to the hotel,
followed by the imprecations of the
mob.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
HENRY DEVELOPS SIXCENTITIS

Henry McGinn is generally instructive often amusing
and always interesting He has way entirely his own
of approaching an audience subject that is self adj
vertsing and it draws the crowd Just he is engaged
in Titanic struggle with the Portland Railway Light
Power company would be if the company was aware
of it. However, it makes difference to the doughty
champion of the downtrodden itney recently sent to
letarat by the way to which Henry appeals to undo
what it had heedlessy done and recall the ts from
banshment Henry snaps his fingers at the proposal to
appeal to the courts and says the latter have acted and
established precedent that will forever bar the people
from having any rights under city franchise which
Public Service Commission or the courts bound to
respect In this respect McGnn places the franchise on
level with treaty Interpreted by the kaiser chasing
it as "a scrap Of paper" Henry has recently been "a
court" and knows what he is discussing and-cussing
He has diagnosed the disease "sixcentts" and pre-
scrbes as the and only remedy the tney treatment
they to be taken at all times, needed.
Perhaps the treatment might give relief to the "n-
nards" Of the city but it is extremely doubtful if it would
prevent chblans and in its lower eXtremites say
down about ST. Johns way The ts would be all right for
short haus but it looks though they would have to
raise even on the sxcent robbery to carry passengers
out to the ends of the carnes We much fear the judge
has tackled too heavy load and that he will break down
under it.
Rumor has it that the judge has decided to for the
senate and that he purposes to make the trip in ney
but this is perhaps baseess dream 1t is understood he
has announced that he is after office and that he Isl
chasing the street just for the love of the game He
is making spectacular scrap and while he may not get
the decision pretty certain to last for the Schedued
number of rounds So far the cent disease has not
shown signs Of becoming epidemic Of the other
cities of the state yet being attacked by it. but there is
yet time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

The Columbia Shipbuildng Company Sunday,
launched another $500 ton steel vessel at its yards at
by this company and it helps swell the record for the
Portland yards materially This however is only the be-
ginning Of the industry for other yards will have
vessels ready to take the water and the launching
of big ship will be everyday affair When the wood
ship crop begins to get ripe there viii be things doing
all the time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

Portland is always complaining that ships do not enter
her harbors The reason evident and it is that such
ships as do seek that port not patronzed This ap
plies especially to steamship lines which after another
have tried Portland and quit Now still another line is
appealing to Portland shippers to ship by water Port
lands chamber of commerce has taken the matter up
just it has done before many times and there will prob
ably be squirt Of patronage and in short time the
ships will be sailing half loaded again Portland is not
only doing herself injustice by not using every avail
able opportunity get her freight in and out by water
but she is also working hardship the balance of the
state by causing still further shortage which she
could help avoid Here at Salem we doing the
thing only ON smaller scale We should patronize the
river steamers and thus not only maintain the service but
at the time release few for use by others
who have no river boat line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

When Chamberlain was making his harrangue in the
senate the other day he shouted "The president don't
know, but knowp And yesterday he humbly asked
Secretary Baker why he hadn't been told all these things
before 1t seems to have been more case of swollen
mead with the Oregon senator than anything else,
due probably to Teddys encouragement coupled with the
attentions received from those hairbrained fanatics who
compose the so-called national security eague--and
George thought he knew it all when he hadn't passed the
primer stage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

ssIs this Sheerluek Bones, the great
inquired tan, short man
attired in checked trousers, high silk
hat and a small mole on his Adam s
apple.
s'It isl Wen, I m Cloeum Slobbs, Of
Pickers' Pickle Palace. I'm foreman
Of the Dill Department and I've been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

The Oregonan inmates that in the selection of gen
erals to lead armies in France only those of attested
but it be put in effect in pracce We have not been
at for long that there are generals of attesed
merit" We have hem of high rank, of perhaps much
merit theoretically but we have military men who have
seen what in these days would be considered real service
General Pershi7g has perhaps as much service as
any yet his real war experience has been small Appar-
emily all that be done is to weed out the unfit and
promote he fit as fast as they develop However there
thing in our favor and that is that the character
of the fighting has changed that is largely battle of
engineers and of machinery The Oregonian plan is all
right but where are going to get generals of expert
western front?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
French Gold Reserve
Greatest In Europe

Paris, Dec. 2S.-(By MaiD When
the moment comes for settling accounts,
whatever trumps Germany may hold,
France is sure of holding the Ace of
trumps-the greatest gold reserve of
any country in Europe. The gold re-
serves, which every country has been
busily accumulating, rank as follows:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
FULTON'S DEATH A REAL Loss

In the passing of Charles w Fulton the state loses one
OF it's real leaders At the bar he had climbed to the top
and IN the field OF politics had filed the highest office in
the gift of his state that of Unetd States Senator which
office he held for six years. having been elected in Febr-
ary 1903 Previous to this he had been elected to the
state senate several times serving its president at the
sessions OF 1893 and 1901 He prominent not only in
state but in national politics attending the last three ma
tiona republican conventions Senator Fulton was born
in Ohio in 1853 not old man. and had not sick
ness prevented is quite probable he would have been
candidate and most likely successful one this wear for
the United States senate Many of his friends were
ing him to make the race and their opportunities only
ceased when i'll health made his compliance with their de-
mands impossible He was of strong personally,
profound student, able lawyer and broad minded in
his political views Men Of all parties and classes will re-
gret to learn of his passing and all can say that in his
death the state has lost loyal citizen and an able man.
whose life can be pointed to as an example worthy Of
emulation credit to his state and to the nation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
Ripping Rhymes
CONSERVATION TALKS
by Walt Mason

This conservation talk is wise, when sprung
by people safe and sane, who know where
moderation lies, and have no schemes alb
surd and vain. But now we're going to ex-
tremes, which is our tendency, alas! And
we are airing hop joint dreams for bringing
victory to pass. The faddist makes a fool
ish sound and tries to regulate my coop;
the piffle vendor goes around and tells me-
how to salt my soup. Let's win the war by
eating prunes, hear the noisy alecks' call :;
IF you eat fowl" cry other looms, "devourI
the feathers, bones and allI' ''We can
hlinn nnal tho dn1r-,, 49,, -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

Al Sommers showed a wonderful up
percut in his fight with Ortega. He al
so showed lot of other things Ortega
didn't approve of.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
L don't know what it was all about.

/
is coffee and rolls, with perhaps, some
jam, / ordered jam i'll perfectly
strange restaurant. On the bill l found
a charge for the whole pot-one dollar.
] Explained, hadn t eaten the whole pot
but that made no difference. The wait
er brought me the pot and had to
write my name ON it. Now / we got t.
eat there frequent like or lose money
on the jam.
Found COL House bravely stemmins,
=, the tide of inflowing French dignitaf.
les in the large suite OF hotel rooms de-.
voted to his mission. Gordon Auchincloss
was cheerfully telling nothing whatever
/ TO a group Of American correspondents.
He was cheerful because he had Just
been through an ordeal with the report
ers from the local papers, after which
ithe Americans seemed easy.
The appearance Of the Paris papers
nade Auchincloss tear at what remains
of his hair. The papers had mixed
things. There are three distinct things
involving the American mission. One is
the Inter-Allied War Conference. An
other is the Interallied Council and the
third is the Supreme War Council. Some
of the same persons participate in all
three, but most Of them don t. Given a
cnance like this to mix things, the Paris
papers Il q a thorough job. However, it
doesn' It in the least matter, since the
work the three are to do does not de-
pend OIL the newspapers.
1t doesn't matter, apparently, any
more than the newspaper opinion here
that there should be One Supreme Gen
erajissiIno. If the views of other coun-
tries representatives here, as thus
far obtained, have any weight, there III
be no Generalissimo.
The Place Concorde, on which Col.
House s hotel is situated and the streets
and boulevards leading into it all have
one poilt Of similarity. They are filled
with American soldiers. Never saw as
many soldiers in all America, or so it
seemed, as 1 saw today.
Met one who loosed lonesome for
someone to talk with. He had certain
absolute opinions about Paris. He halls
fronl Cripple Creek, Col, but he swore
there is nothing so wild and woody in
the west as Paris is today. He referred
to the matter of wickedness.
Can pass nhis opinion, but it. dis
agrees with that of a lad from Wasn-
ington, D. c., and officer whom met
at the hotel.
''Frightful bore, Paris, he averred.
Maybe what shocks the one bores the
other and maybe the Colorado boy was
judging the city by its picture papers,
which as he truly remarked, Burleson
would not allow in the American mails.
Am sure L don t know.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

Roosevelt insists the must be won but at the
time it will be great disappointment if it is won in any
manner other than as he may suggest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

ocoed pieers say by spreading bread with axle grease
and making tea of last years hay" They tell me am in
the wrong, because have extra cap they say wear
my pants too long, since cloth win help to win the scrap
They tell me do grevous hurt to every noble soldier lad
because have Sunday shirt and wear costly liver
pad Now, I'll conserve with any man. do every sane and
useful thing but I'll adopt foolish plan that any noisy
nut may spring
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

After London, one misses music in the
cafes. There is light and laughter, wine
and women aplenty, but the space once
taken by the orchestra is now filled
with tables. Apparently it is no loss
to the restaurant business, this prohibit
tion of music, for all tables are filled
until the lights go out at 9:30.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey do not
figure in the list, for the simple reason
that since the war began these states
have published no information regard
ing their financial status.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29
The Daily Novelette,
THE GREAT MYSTERY.

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-29

The cold wave back east shortage Of coal peace
tiations of the Boshevk troubles in Austria and other
tfes have temporarily obscured the battlefield in Seat
tie and showed the Hi Gill mayoralty campaign onto the
back pages, but It is promised that it will erupt
again, and the display of fireworks will be well worth
seeing. Several candidates have entered to ring but
Hiram is unafard and it is safe wager that when the
ballots are counted he will not be the tail ender
Next to the operations of German agents and spies
the activities of the National Defense League through
its circulation of disqueting and bold misrepre-
sentaon of conditions, is the graves menace this coun-
try faces The entire membership of the organization
should be inteIned for the period Of the war.
Since Baker spoke the Oregon senator is indeed cur
Little George"
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

ploy attorney to make collection of de-
linquent Special Street paving accounts.
Ali voting yes.
Moved and sec that the rate of char.
ges for water service shall be ooc per
loo gallons with minimum charge of
so and that light service be fixed az
l5c per KiIowatt hour with 1.5o mini
mum charge. The above rate to take
effect and be in force from and after the
first day of March, 1918. All voting yea.
Moved and sec that oil mill and the
cotton mill be charged the sum Of ] dol
lar for each fire plug on private proper
ty. All voting yea.
Moved and sec that the M. q o. stock
fund be used to buy fuel for Water d
Light Plant as reserve. All voting yea
Moved and sec that the clerk accept
payment of 1872 4s Special Street paving
from +. G. r. r. on Lampkin Street and
cancel assessment Main Street. All
voting Yea.
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15
Trustee Sale.

I, j. L. Lucas. trustee, under the pro-
visions of and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me in deed of trust
made by Monroe Burton and his wife,
Julia Burton. to J. L. Lucas>as trustee
on the 7th day of February, 1916 to Sc
cure certain indebtedness named there
In and which said deed of trust is re-
corded In trust deed book 13S at page
627 in the land records of Oktibbeha
county, Mississippi, in the chancerY
clerks office therein, will on the
as Day Of March, 1918
offer for sale and will sell at public aue-
tion for cash to the highest and best
bidder, at the front door of the court
house In StarkviIle, Oktibbeha county
Mississippi within the legal hours the
following described property, located In
said county, to-wit:
The w a of the w II of section one,
the e a of the N e n of section IL.
and the e Il of the 3 Il u of section Is;
all in township Is, range 12. east. con-
tanning 200 acres, more or less. The
above described land is subject to first
lien given to secure the British and
American Mortage Company, New York.
In the sum of one thousand dollars.
Dated this the 27th day of February,
1918.
J. L. LUCAS, Trustee.
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15
! STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Oktibbeha County
S,yr@ADDyyIr rrE


Collector of said
oo
to.wt
of
the
, f G awkins
Witness Of
T. j. GUNN,
Prn fee ...S.5
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15


O. &. DAVIS
Moved and seconded that Mrs. j. L.
Jones be rebated on 10000 tax over as
sessed. All voting yea.
Moved and seconded that teachers
pay warrant for dollars issued to Miss
Eva Mae Carroll be paid on approval of
the president of the Board of School
Trustees. All voting yea.
Moved and sec that Mrs. NJ. E. Wal
ker be refund ed tax paid on horse and
buggy erroneouslY assessed. ALI voting
yea.
Moved and sec that J d Mallory be
refunded 1I.25 over paid privilege tax.
All voting yea.
Moved and sec that the Mayor and
Street Committee be empowered TO em-
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

Be cheerful Mental depression checks
digestion. Poor digestion wastes food.
Wasted food helps the enemy. Cheer
sllnsss 10 conservation.
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

Rub-My y-Tism-Antiseptic, Anodyne
Kills pan, stops putrefaction.-Adv
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15
ROARDOF SUPERVISORS
PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, MARCH 4th 1918.

MONDAY, MAhCa 4tn 1910.
The board met this day and proceeded
- hear complaints of various causes
,h consumed the entire day
rUESDAY, MARCH 5th, 1918.
Devtne, tax refunded. ......s 30
seland Devine, tax refunded. oo
artness, provisions h.. 50 30
examining lunatic.. 800
u Eo,dron 800
rchie Page, milk h........ ~
i,uo s,mmons. cooking h.. Is SO
voo,man work 4s 90
NO, Phone Co.. service. 72O
turner & Pierce, HARDWARE. ~
"a f Bell, salary as county attor-
ney and attorney for Board. 1Os "a
.u,,ua Eo,drep. cause 43 90
r Long, postage. ge.............. oo
s1erett Russell, grading roads. 10 oo
T. Carter & Co., mule feed.... 1e 81
- A Sullivan, repairing harness. 10
Hardware Co., hardware. 20 54
SD,,,,s pros sbop work. 20
s. ohm I'll. Ivey, shop work........ ~
ssss IS Higgs. labor account. 14s %
cr,mnten dragging roads,. 3 90
MeHa,n =. so
o,A Phillips. road tax refunded. oo
D WScales & Co.. clothing for
coma yicts. ........... .......... 10
s.onn watson. road tax refunded oo
Il W McGowan, moving tree....- 5o
Caroline Bevill pauper. w
IT s Richey, gravel. i........... w
"a r Sauders e. Son, nails $500. %
" e Drane, dragging roads,. w
ran Chiles, pauper. r............ w
terling Peebles, pauper ....... w
M Jordan, county treasurer. 20 w
~ r Baswell, paupers-.......'. w
.p.u nanner so
2 n Deanes repair work. -. 2s
*sfollIe Hollinshead, tax refunded IL Il
~ L Martin, hardware.-........ 80
sattie Green, col. dem0nstrator. 10 90
A Beattie. premium on treas
-o-s bond 90 25
..rLv,iIe News. printing. ...... Is IS
"A rr,n,,nobam. salary -. -. 125 90
.tarkyiIle News. tax refunded. Ii 40
81. r Jordan, wood. ............ iVUo
sarpenter & Parish, road work.. 200 10
roa,ar tax refunded ..... 1 so
Apaava. lnmber. ........ 1s SO
IN e Douglass, road tax refunded 90
G Thompson, Inspecting .... 10 w
usrrvsJohnson. lumber -. Al so
~ Hanrv. ;nsnecting. ....... 1900
TT. Neely. inspecting.... Is 90
: perkins vat work ...... 10 90
grank Love. drag ging roads...... w
I,ummns. repairing BRIDGE. II 90
-. Harrell. :. 25
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

WANTED-One or two hun.
dred bushels of Mexican June
Corn.
II. A. Beattie.
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

No 666 will cure Chills and Fever. It
Is the most speedy remedy we know Adv.
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY
COUNCIL.

Starkville, Miss, March S, 1918.
Hon. Mayor and Board OF Aldermen OF
the city OF StarkviIle, met In regular
session, in the Mayors Hall; this the 5th
day of March 1918. at7:3o p. m.
There were present, Mayor r. c.
Bridges; Aldermen A. B. Harrington, u.
D. Hartness, WV. Scales, Jr., A. ID.
Ames, }. d. Mallory; Clerk T. j. Gunn;
Marshal 81. K. Rousseau.
Mayors Report for Feb. 1918.
Fines Assessed:
D l.. WiDgtield ............". 10 90
Fines Held Up:
ID. L. Wingfield. ................. 90
Fines outstanding ........ 90
Total. ..........'S ~ w
Fines Collected and turned in Deposi.
tary:
Outstanding fine Ed Williams. $ 90
Warrant, drawn on different fu ads Feb.
Water g. Light fund ...........$2l"@ ~
General Fund .................. eo1 o5
Special Street Improvement. II 90
General Improvement Fund. 172 "a
School Fund. ..,... ..........'l 'lloo 90
Total. .............. ......Sf@'' w
The Starkville news., 1918-03-15

SchooIhousa Rlack lack road from
Co,lege Havs ntaca Ak mi,es. Rock
Hill road from heat line to Moon Vallev
road. Rellefounta;n voad from PARKER
To Maben. 4 miles. Timer Hreenshoro
road from iowar Greanshoro road IN
Rankston road miles
1t was order that the following er.
roneous a ssessments be reduced as fol-.
lows.
Miss Madge Montgomery .S7O4 90
+ A Yeates. $50 90
PJNew tt77 M
Mrs Lillian Rnntin 5oe ao
IA Yeates ............. 722 90
IA Yeates. 48O 90
Mrs w d Asktw. 1908 90
Boone Yeates 100 90
w Il Norris -. 900 90
Carry Page s91 90
HENRIETTA McDowell $50 90
T G. Sanders 44o On
G w Jackson 1873 90
FB Haws ... 13o 90
FB Haws 13l 90
n a Sauniers 1880 90
ID A Saunders. ..... 352 90
Miss Carrie Thomas 1000 90
Mrs a II Thomas. as............... 900 0o
1t was or Tered that the raise OF j. D.
CASTOR be reduced back to the original
assessment.
D-W Outlaw, inspecting. ....... "a 90
L James, for janitor. stamps,
ETC.. c...................... ....... SO SO
L w Woodward, Office work.. S 90
w G Ruffian, road work......... so 90
j E>McCreight, corn. ........... SIS 70
j X Logan, lumber & road work. As 90
w L Crigler, road work. .......... 125 90
r I. Carpenter road work. ...... 165 90
R X 81 F l. Wier, vat material. s67 35
r c. Rainey, tick inspector. 80. Is 90
Perkins, I" I" -. :. 65 90
Julius Devine, road work. ........ 2 SO
"a A Fox, decd " !" ........ 80 90
T D H.rvey & Co., road work. 1923 As
L w Woodward, ,Jr., -. 75o
&c Thomas, 80. 228 90
/ Smith & Co., hauling vat
material. .......... .......... 537
Board, shift & clerk per diem ETC.. SIS 80
The fo,,ow,no regardipg contract of
n Harvey & Co. was passed:
Wbereas r y. Harvey & Co.. con-
.u.o,ors for tho cons,rnct,on If rock
o... w, 49,,