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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-21

led next month by Mrs. Charles Weller
and Mrs. P. H. Raymond at the for
mer's home on ehemeketa street.
With Thanksgiving eve a week from
last night plans are growing apaee for
the dancing party TO be given BY the
Ldies entertainment committee of the
Illahee Country club. Invitations were
issued the fore part of the week, the
invitational list numbering over hun
dred names.
] The affair will be given at the club
house instead of in town as originally
lplanned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Fisher mo-
tored down TO Eugene yesterday, re-
turning home today.
Mr.. and Mrs J. D. Sutherland en-
ltertained as their guest the fore part
of the week, j. W. Morrow of Port
land. Mr.. Morrow is the right of way
man for the o. R. n. railroad, and was
in Salem for few days on business.
The members of the Chemeketa chap
ter Of the Daughters Of the American
/ Revolution will assemble Saturday after
noon at tive thirty at the residence of
Mrs. James G. Heltzel, 470 North Sum
mer street, for their first meeting,
since the order was issued by the health
authorities prohibiting gatherings of
any size.
The meeting Saturday viii mark the
third anniversary of the organization
of the Chemeketa chapter. 1t will be
strictly business session as there are
several questions to come up for the
consideration of the members. Reports
of the year work will be heard and
data assembled for reports to be for
warded to Washington, d. G., regard
| ing the war work done by the local
chapter. The national committee Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
are preparing a summary of the part
playe dby the Daughters in war activ-
tiles, and with this in view have re-
quested the various chapters through
out the country to send in reports.
The annual election of officers Of
the Chemeketa chapter will not be held
until January, when the work for the
new year will be outlined.
Mrs. W. b. Summerville was hostess
to the members of the Yew Park Cir,
Gle of the Methodist church yesterday
afternoon at her residence, 1160 Cen
ter street. Roses and chrysanthemums
intermingled with greenery formed at
tractive decoration for thg affair.
Plans for the annual dinner, which
will be given next Tuesday evening at
six clock. were discussed. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public on
this occasion. Mrs. d. E. Scott will be
the next hostess.
Mrs. Summerville was assisted at the
serving hour by Mrs. Jesse George.
Calling during the afternoon were; DIR.
and Mrs. R. N. Avison, Mrs G. w.
Beckley, Mrs. j. e. Relglenan, Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. U. G. Holt, Mrs. Clyde
Hawley, Mrs. Minnie M. Morse, Mrs.
d. E. Scott, Mrs. Fred Ellis, Mrs.
James Lisle, Mrs. J. I. Matthews, Mrs.
A. A. Underhill, Mrs. Jesse George,
Mrs. Clyde Beckley.
Mrs. Leila S. Lynch will leave to-
night on business trip to Seattle and
Tacoma.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-21
Y. A. cunss Branch
Gentl sa@:-.

piled on draft registraants, both elassi
fled and physically examined, before
the order was issued for cessation of
this work. He explained that such data
is vitally necessary for administration
Of the war insurance act and future
pension laws,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-21
Draft Boards Urged
To Preserve All Data

Washington, Nov 81 Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today urged all
draft boards to preserve all data com.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-21
SOCIETY
BY CAROL s. DIBBLE.

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! Stubborn Cough
L00sesss Right Up

This homemade remedy is a wonder
for quick results. Easily and
eheaply made.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
ADAMS HAS BIC
FIGHT ON HANDS
Perkins Leads Opposition to
IOWan But Senator Pen
rose May Hold the
Whip Hand.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 12.-Develop-
ments today will determine whether the
republican national committee will
choose a chairman peacefully or not.
Although the committee does not meet
in regular session until tomorrow it's
members gathered today with the ad-
visory and campaign committee. An
attempt was made to unite the COM
mitteemen on one candidate in order
that the one may receive the unani-
nous vote of the committee.
The chief menace to his program
was George w. Perkins, who let it be
known he is unalterably opposed to the
selection of John II. Adams, Of Du-
buque, Ia. Perkins is prepared to make
q vigorous fight in the conference
which will be held today. If the har-
mony appeal Of the leaders Is not eff
fective Senator Penrose, Of Pennsyl-
vania, may hold the key to h situa-
ton. 1t is asserted Penrose has come
to the conference with IAN open mind"
and while Adams supporters assert he
has enough votes pledged 1t is the be-
lief of others that he will need the
support that is behind Penrose and his
open mind"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
FIRST COUNTY JUDGE
DEAD AT MOUND CITY
Frank Alexander Was Pioneer
Of Campbell County--Held
Many Offices Of Trust.

Mound city. S. D.. Feb. 13.-Frank
Alexander, a pioneer of Campbell coun-
y, of which Mound City is the county
seat, is dead. Mr.. Alexander, a native
IF Dubuque county, Iowa, came to
Campbell county in 1884, and h Same
year was elected register of deeds. up
on the organization of the county. Lat
er, with the admission Of South Dakota
to the union, he was the first county
Judge of Campbell county, and after
ward served as states attorney OF the
county. During the Mckinley admin
~istration, he was for a time connected
with the bureau of Indian affairs at
Washington, and later was a special
agent for the general and office, with
headquarters in Montana. After his
term of office expired, he returned to
Mound City. He was prominent in re-
publican party politics for many years.
The body was taken to the old home in
Dubuque county, Iowa, for burial.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
HIS GRAIN COMMITTEE

Pierre, s. d., Feb. 11.-Governor Nor
peck announces the appointment Of
the committee provided for by chapter
~ or the last session Of the legislature
10 investigate terminal elevators, ware
houses, the act authorizing the COVER
nor 10 appoint a committee of three
members to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
Oh establishing within or without his
state, terminal grain elevators and
warehouses for the storage and market
ing or grain, as well as other farm
and to investigate into the adj
visibility Of building and operating
within the state flour mills and packing
houses owned by the state.
The personnel of the commission now
appointed is as follows: John Belk, Of
Henry, ). d., president of the Farmers
cooperative Elevator association, which
mas a membership of about 80, 900 farm
ers who are stockholders in farmers
elevators; Frank E.. Peacock, Of Ar
nour, who is recommended by the di-
rectors OF the Farmers Cooperative
union, an organization having some
io,OOO farmer members in the state, and
the third member is Peter Heggestad,
or Tr1pp county, an old settler Of South
Dakota, who has lived west of the river
for 20 years.
The committee has an appropriation
or $4,000 for the purposes of carrying
out provisions of the act.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
STATE OFFICIALS PAY
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Though Law Exempts Them
They Insist on Doing Their
Part to Win War.

Pierre. s. d., Feb. tt.--Tkere's plenty
Of patriotism in the capitol building.
and 1t has this week been shown in
a new way. Under the federal income
tax law state officials and employees are
kemp from paying any income tax.
This ruling is made by the government
on the legal theory hat the govern
lnent cannot tax the state or its minor
DIVISIONS. However. the officials and
employees in the capitol building think
mat although this legal ruling must
stand. and they are therefore exempt
from paying war taxes on their in
come from the state. hat they, as well
as other citizens. would like TO help
WIN the van by paying their income
uax. Consequently one state official.
at least. went to the federal office and
SAID: We'll, here's the amount Of
what my income tax would be if ]
were working for somebody else than
me state, and receiving the salary
IKE IL anyway, and let me help win
tne war The officer refused to &C
cept IT, saying he could not legally do
SO; But the state official, after pond
erlhS over his disappointment, found
d way out, and so he is going to pre-
sent the amount of his wal tax to the
t.ed cross. where 1t will just as well
neip WIN the war. Another official is
going 10 give his to the Navy league,
ana this solution of the exemptions OF
STATE OFFICIALS is appealing to all the
oIIlclals and employees and doubtless
many VIII follow the example.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
SEEKS CHANGE IN
GRADES OF GRAIN

Pierre, S. d., Feb. Ill. j. Murphy,
chairman Of the South Dakota railroad
commission, is in Washington, d. c.,
where, in conjunction with representa-
lives from Minnesota, he will appear
cefore congressional committees and
the grain grading department in an at
tempt to secure notifications Of the
federal grain grades. The federal grain
grades as adopted and used during the
season OF 1917 thus far are generally
considered to be "millers' grades" or
to work to the advantage OF the millers
and to the disadvantage Of the farm
ers. While numerous changes have
been made at the suggestion Of the
South Dakota and Minnesota state rail-
road commissions to eliminate this dis
elimination in favor Of the millers, the
situation is not yet adequately relieved,
and an attempt will now be made to Sc
cure the proper notifications from the
federal grain grading department, or
failing in that, to secure the enactment
laws which will have the same re-
suit.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
BELIEVED THEY WERE
CITIZENS; MISTAKEN

WATERFOWL, S.. d., Feb. 13.-Because,
under the South Dakota laws they
were allowed to vote, a number or
alien enemies in Codington county.
learned for the first time that they
are not full fledged citizens OF the
United States this week when they
were compelled to register with post
masters or before the chief of police.
AS a result they are again taking out
their first citizenship papers, although
this will not excuse them from regis
tering nor can they be admitted to
citizenship until after the war. Under a
recent supreme court ruling declara-
tions of intention made seven years
ago are now invalid. Consequently a
number of alien enemies, discovering
thai they are such, are starting the
process Of becoming American citizens
all over again. They had taken out
their first papers, been given the right
to vote, and then, thinking this was all
they had to do, never secured their
second papers.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
COST OF SUBSTITUTES
OUT OF PROPORTION

WATERFOWL, S. D.. Feb. 13.-Protset-
ing the high prices of wheat substi-
tutes in South Dakota, which he
pointed out, results in the public pay
ing n greater cost in observing the
wheatless regulations of the food ad-
m~inistration than straight use OF white
flour would be, Mayor A. T.. Hopkins
wrote to the federal food administrator
for South Dakota asking that some
action be taken to bring the prices OF
rye and barley flour and corn meal
down to the level Of the cost Of wheat.
He pointed out that unground rye
and corn is cheaper than unground
wheat and said he believed the differ
ence in cost of the flour due to Illegal
profiteering.
The state food administrator has re-
piled that he is entirely of the same
opinion and has begun an effort 10
secure a reduction in the price or
wheat substitutes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
RUMANIAN SITUATION
NOT CLEARLY DEFINED

London Feb. 12-No details in regards
To the German ultimatum to Rumania
have beef received here, although the
Rumanian quarter in London continues
to be in communication with Jassey,
where the Rumanian royal family still
is. The ultimatum Is reported TO have
contained n yelled threat of an offens-
i've. News also is lacking concerning
developments in the situation since the
expiration Saturday of the ultimatum.
The resignation OF the Rumanian cab
met was due to a difference of opinion
between conservative and liberal
branches. The king decided upon the
formation Of a partisan govern
ment under the leadership OF General
Averesco. former minister OF war, and
lately commander of the Rumanian
forces in Dobrudia.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
Ry United Press.

With the American Armies in France,
Feb. 11.--A Texas Sammy was the hero
of Fridays battle in which five Ameri-
cans were killed and four captured, il
was learned today.
The Texan remained in No Mans
Land after the encounter, administering
to two wounded comrades. After &c
minutes of impromptu first aid work.
the Texan left n badly wounded Sammy
in charge of another wounded man
who was trying to stanch the flow OF
blood from the seriously wounded lads
hurts. Making his way back to the
American trenches the Texan filled his
canteen with water and returned to his
comrades. He found the man who had
been seriously wounded lying in the
arms Of the other who was crying,
For Gods sake Buddy don die to-
night. Let's get another crack at the
boches."
Story Of the Fight.
The full story Of how the American
patrol fought against death in the
darkness in the wire entanglements
was learned yesterday when survivors
were able to talk after the fumes had
departed from their lungs. They told
how IA Sammies We're crawling in No
Mans Land in the weeds and grass
between the wire entanglements. The
leader of the patrol saw they were dis
covered and whispered orders to the
men. All flopped to the earth. \ mo-
ment later he whispered "all bunch to-
gether," which they did. An instant
later the Huns showered them with
grenades, rifle and pistol fire. The
Sammies responded; it was all over
in a minute and Il half. The boches fled
with four prisoner from the head Of
the patrol.
Two wounded men helped to bring
in the sergeant and patrol leader. An
other patrol started out Immediately
and recovered the dead. They reported
thy heard the bochs dashing homeward
through the American barrage, which
was laid down between them and the
trenches. Survivors say the boches
shouted "kamerade' continuously dur.
ing the fighting.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
GERMANY VICTORIOUS
EMPEROR MAINTAINS
No Peace Until Triumph Is Rec.
ognized Kaiser Tells
Audience.

Amsterdam. Feb. 12.-Germany de-
sires peace, but before it can he at
tanned her enemies must recognize that
Germany has been victorious, Emperor
William said in reply to an address
presented by the Burgomaster OF Ham
burg on the conclusion Of peace with
the Ukraine. The emperor's reply as
given in a Berlin dispatch follows:
I'VE have gone through hard times.
Every one has had a burden to bear,
anxiety. mourning, grief. ribulation-
and not the least he who stands be-
fore you. In him were combined the
care and grief of the entire people in
its SORROWS"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
INSURANCE REPORT
FOR SOUTH DAxaTA
Commissioner Van Camp Gives
Out Mass Of Detailed
Information.

Pierre. s. D.. Feb. 9.-The report Of
Insurance Commissioner Van Camp re-
Gently submitted to Governor Norbeck.
shows that the department for the fis-
cal year collected in fees and taxes
n sum Of $19S,644.51, and that the
cost of maintaining the insurance and
fire marshal departments was $751;
h department for the year was OPP
Grated at a profit to the state OF
$177,342.95, which includes S29,5S6.5S
distributed among the towns OF the
state maintaining organized fire depart
ments.
The report further shows that there
are SO foreign fire insurance companies
doing business in the state n one
domestic stock fire company, 55 domes-
tic state or county mutual fire insur
ance companies, 81 foreign stock life
companies, four domestic stock life
companies. &c foreign fraternal assess
ment companies, two domestic assess
ment companies, II foreign miscellan-
eous companies, three domestic surety
companies and "a accident and health
insurance companies.
The report further shows that the
citizens Of the state carry life insur-
ance to the amount of $199, 637,7l5.22,
or per capita insurance to the amount
of s34O.
During the year the citizens Of the
state purchased fire, tornado and hail
insurance to the amount Of 1927. 595,-
2S2.1S, and life insurance to the amount
of $35, 221, 527.55.
Stock fire insurance companies col
lected in premiums in the state 49,
O61,3S6.G3. AND paid back in losses,
commissions and expenses (Which in
cludes state fees and taxes) 1885,
650.S7.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
ABERDEEN HOTEL is
PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Aberdeen. S. D.. Feb. 13.--The Aber
deem city authorities have closed the
St. Elmo hotel, under that provision
of the South Dakota state law which
authorizes officials to close establish
ments used for immoral purposes. The
landlady of the st. Elmo, Mrs. Belle
Reaney, and her Secretary a French
man, were convicted in December of
operating a d~isorderly resort and fined
and given 60 days in the city jail
Their terms expired on February l.,
but the city let them out of Jail yes
terday, with an agreement on their part
that they would leave the city and
never return. The hotel was then
closed. The building is owned by
Harry w. Foster, a former Aberdeen
business man, who now resides at Sea
tie. Wash. Under the South Dakota law
it can be kept closed for a year.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
TO HAVE EMERGENCY
FARM DEMONSTRATION

Parkston, S. d., Feb. 11.-Hutchinson
county is now laying definite plans to
avail itself Of the provision Of the food
act passed by congress last August.
whereby 1t can secure the services Of an
emergency demonstration agent for the
period Of the war. This agents work is
quite similar to the work carried OIL
by the county agents Of the state, d'f-
ferinG only in the fact that the demon
stration agents salary n expenses are
paid by the federal government, and
that the work is organized to meet an
emergency situation brought about by
the war.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
CHAMP CANNING TEAM
is IN WASHINGTON

~Brooksings, 5. D., Feb. 13.-The
South Dakota boy and girl canning
team which won the four-state cham
pionship last fall is in Washington, ID.
c., this week to put on a special series
of demonstrations before a national
conference Of boys n girls club
leaders. So far as known, this is the
only team in the country invited to
demonstrate. The members are Erma
Aldrup and Julia Neufer, of Coding-
ton county, and Eleanor Sterud and
Wedmore Tweedle, Of Hughes county.
They are under h care Of Miss Agnes
Morton, as assistant state club leader
and coach of the four-state champion
ship team, and Mrs. Andrew Palm,
chaperon, who coached the winning
Codington county team in the state
contest.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14

One Of the thickest skinned animals
In existence is the walrus, which is
found in great herds on the ice fields
of the ocean II in winter on Boring
sea. Hides one inch or more thick.
especially around the shoulders, are
common, and they can be split many
times, every layer q tough, strong,
durable leather. The hides are used
for making bags, trunk and buffers
for polishing in the shops Of gold and
silver smiths. Beneath the hide of the
walrus is a layer of fat often six inches
thick, which protects the walrus from
the cold. He will sleep on the ice floc
till he melts a great basin in it from
the warmth Of his ponderous body.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
FUEL PROFITS ARE
To RE IMIrEn

Aberdeen, S. D, Feb. 11.-Because of
reports to the effect that some of the
coal dealers in the state are receiving
excessive margins in the sale of coal,
w. G. Bickelhaupt, federal fuel admin
istrator for South Dakota, has issued
an order limiting the profit that can be
taken by the retail dealers and other
wise supplementing the order of Octo-
Der /, 1917.
The order limits the profits on an
thracite and Ignite to $1.75 per ton at
the yard. On soft coal the margin is
placed at 81 per ton. Where delivery
charges are made, the charge shall be
no greater han for similar service on
July l, 1917.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
American rold coinage, eagles, half

American gold coinage, eagles, half
eagles and Quarter-eagles, of the value
Of $40, S. and $3.50. respectively, were
first placed In circulation 126 years
ago. December 8, 1892. Since that dats
the United States minis have turned out
In the neighborhood Of $50, 600, 600 dou-
BILE eagles, or $40 gold pieces; over o.
900, 900 eagles. about 100,0oO,oOO haf-
eagles and some 100000 q~uarter-ea'
giles. One and So gold pieces were for
merly coined, but they were discon-
tinued In 1890. The first coin called an
eagle was used In Ireland In the Thlr-
teenth century. and was so called from
the figure of an eagle impressed uSon
Il. but 1t was made the base metal. the
standard Of the eagle was borne by the
ancient Perisians, and the Romans also
coined gold and silver eagles as en-
signs. and sometimes represented them
with t~hunderbolts in their talons.
Charlemagne adopted the double eagle
as the standard of the holy Roman m
pire. The eagle was the standard OF
Napoleon I and Napoleon III, n is TO-
day the standard of Austria and Prus-
sia, while before the revolution Russia
also claimed II.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14

The remarkable career Of Sir Samuel
Romilly, the British statesman, came to
q tragic end SO years ago. He was the
first influential la in England to at
tempt to bring about h abolition of
capital punishment. When he entered
public life the English statutes pun
ished with death nearly 300 crimes,
ranging from murder and treason down
to keeping company with gypsies. Ro-
milly, who was Of French descent, Sc
cured the repeal of these codes. Ro-
milly was devoted to his wife, and
when she died, October 20, 1918. the
philanthropist fell into a delirium Of
grief. Four days later his grief had so
preyed on his nind that he killed him
self,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14
BROWN COUNTY HAS
SENT FULL QUOTA

county will send no extra men to Camp
Funston, Kan. on February %, to make
up the county's quota OF soldiers, the
full quota of 20 men having gone, the
exceptions being General Grant Mason,
negro, who was away at the time his
name was drawn in the first draft,
and who did not learn Of IL until his
return to Aberdeen, but who is "rarin'
to co. and two slackers, one from Alb
erdeen and another from Kansas. who
will be sent with the contingent from
South Dakota, February %.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-14

Mystery still attaches to certain
p~losiye sounds heard in various parts
Of the world and known to science as
'brontides." On the coast OF Belgium
these sounds seem to come from the
sea, and are called locally "mistpoelt-
ers." In the Ganges delta or inola, SIM,
fIar sounds are called "Barisal guns"
Brontides are well known in some parts
Of italy, where they e a great variety
Of names. In Haiti a squad or ms
character is known as the SQUIRE,
while IN parts of Australia 1t Is called
the desert sound" Brontides mostly
take the form of muffled detonations, OF
indefinite direction. Probably they are
of s~ubterranean origin. Stuoies ol &c.
centricities in the transmission OF
sound through the atmosphere lead to
the conclusion that some Of the sounds
hitherto reported as brontides were
really due to ca~nnonading or blasting.