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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
State Has Contracted
For 5O7 Acres Of Flax

The state has 507 acres Of flax con-
tracted for and growing, but as to
what condition the crop is in but lit"
tie is known. The continued dry wealth
er is having its effect on it and there
is daily a falling away from first es-
Inmates as to yields. Secretary Goodin
Of the board Of control gives some fig
ures concerning the flax plant and ex-
pertinent as follows: There are about
80 tons of the straw of the 1916 crop
that has not yet been retted. All Of
the 1917 crop of straw IS still on hand.
While this is not of first quality it
will mako quite a lot of first class
tow, and will pay well for handling.
There is cash on hand received from
the sale of flax fiber and tow $22,-
730. This according to the figures at
the beginning Of the month. There is
small Indebtedness for expenses dur
ing the month. and there is owing to
the state $10,554.50. This leaves clear
balance barring the month s expenses,
Of $12, 1853. A good rain would increase
the yield for this year, which without
it will be rather light. However to do
any material good the rain viii have
TO come within a week or ten days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

To the Editor:
Your editorial Of the 18th instant,
entitled "Doing Justice to the Wife" "
wherein you laud the "Dower Law"
passed by the last legislature, and curt
ly hold up to ridicule the woman who
introduced resolution again that law
in the state grange, cannot be passed
without notice. This woman, whom you
attempt to belittle by your camouflage
argument, is one Of Oregon S respected
mothers, who has reared family in
Marion county, and lived here with one
husband for more than forty years. She
has long been known as a leader in the
fight for woman's advancement in the
state Of Oregon. II is credit to the in
telligenca Of Mrs. H. G. Fletcher, and
to the women Of Oregon, that she should
have discovered that a legislature of
men, through their misguided sympathy
for woman, had fallen into an egregious
error, which does woman much harm
and no good.
The fact that stayton Grange first
passed the resolution, which was sub
sequently concurred in by Woodburn
Grange, and then, after an earnest dis
cussion by people Of talent POSSIBLY
equal to that Of your editorial writer,
it was concurred in by Salem Grange,
prior to the action Of the State Grange,
Is sufficient to recommend 1t to more
serious consideration than you have Civ
en- it.
Prior to 1917 every married woman,
under the Constitution and Laws of Ore
gon, had right to sell her individu&
property without the signature Of her
husband and pass fee simple title to
the purchaser, subject only to the use
Of one.half thereof for the life Of the
husband, provided he should survive her.
As the law now stands she cannot sell
her individual property without the
husbands signature, because the hus.
band, by having married her, has ac-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
Oregon Pioneers Meet
In Annual Reunion

Portland Or, June 21.--The Oregon
Pioneer association held its annual re-
union in Portland yesterday, and about
800 pioneers were in attendance.
The annual address was delivered
by Judge Fred w. Wilson Of The
Dalles, son Of the late Joseph G.. and
Elizabeth Miller Wilson, pioneers of
1851 and 1852, who told Of the diff
Guilty encountered by the younger gen
Grafton in realizing the gift of those
who came before.
And the gathering was reused to
applause when that dainty, pretty lit
tie old lady, Mrs. Rebecca j. Barger,
mother queen Of Oregon, carried her
93 years up the steps to the stage and
smiled ever so .demurely at her sub
iects, while Robert A. Miller, past pres
ident, gave her greeting in the name
of the association.
"May / ask that you all rise out of
Difference to the mother queen Of Ore
gonf" suggested Mr.. Miller. They were
on their feet, as leal comclave as
ever did homage.
Oregon IS Mother Queen Applauded
"We salute you, mother queen of
Oregon-wc pioneers of Oregonl" ex-
claimed the speaker
Old Fashioned Banquet Held
The banquet following the afternoon
session was profuse with old fashioned
good things, and was served by the
Woman's auxiliary Of the Oregon Pho
neer association, which had spent sew
eral weeks in preparation Of the menu
and the prodigious catering problems
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
Germany Has Six Months
to Achieve a Decision

Chicago, June 21,-"Germany has
six months to achieve decision, "
Lord Dunmore of England told Chi
cagoans today. eff she does not win
in that time she inevitably is beaten.
The situation now is very grave. but
the balance every day is moving to
our side as American troops pour in. =
"We may expect continuous fight
ing throughout the SUMNER" Lord
Dunmore said, "and Germany may
make some gains. But I feel we shall
be able to keep them from gaining
their objectives."
Lord Dunmore expects the enemy 3
great offensive this year along the
Somme or between the Somme and at
Mount Kimmel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

presented.
George H. Hines, secretary of the
association, was as omnipresent as in
other years, rushing hther and thither
to settle this and that, and doing so
very efficiently. Time and again when
the puzzled pioneers found some prob
lem that required aid, the familiar ad-
vice echoed" ask George Himes.'
E. B. Mcfarland New President
BY unanimous vote at the evening
business session the following Officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, E. B. Mcfarland, Portland;
vice president, Nathan H. Bird, Port
land; secretary, George H. Hines,
Portland; directors, William Galloway,
McMinnville; G. II. Caufield, Oregon
City; Bruce Wolverton, Portland. Both
w. H. H. Dufur, the retiring president,
and E. B. Mcfarland, president-elect,
made brief addresses.
The committee on resolutions, Rob-
ert A. Miller, L. B Mcfarland and j..
E. Magers, submitted a resolution of
thanks to God for the response of de-
scendants of the pioneers to the call
to arms in the battle against autoera-
cy. Tho resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Thanks was rendered to members of
the Woman's auxiliary for their ser
vices i'm connection with the reunion
and for the banquet provided; to
George H. Hines for faithful service
as secretary, and to the newspapers
and people Of Portland for their aid
in the success of the occasion.
Past Executives Remembered
Resolutions in testimonial to the
worth of two past presidents of the
association, both Of whom have pass
ed away during the year, w. 7. Wright
and Judge J. G. Moreland, were pre-
sented and unanimously adopted
At the "camp fire" session, which
closed the annual reunion, Ex-Governor
T. 7. Geer presided, with Robert A.
Miller serving as timekeeper. With
fiddling of old tunes and singing of
old songs, and with the recital of early
times in Oregon the day drew to a
close.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

and women who have spent their lives
in aeeumulating it.
When a man lays aside his worldly
possessions and prepares for world to
come, you can trust him to be as just
as any general law yet conceived. The
law as it stood in Oregon prior to 1917
tho not perfect, is conceded TO be one
Of the best. The present law is thought
by many to be the worst.
Personally, i believe it to be an in-
fringement upon the constitutional
right'of every woman in Oregon to con-
tract with her separate legal estate to
the same extent as if she were unmar-
ried. It must necessarily cloud titles, de
lay administration and lead to constant
litigation.
IN. E. POGUE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
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Cour( House News
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Motor Cop DeLong in attempting to
pass an auto on the Pacific highway
about two miles north Of town this
morning, ran his motorcycle into a bed
of loose gravel with the result that he
got a nasty. fall. One foot and an ell
bow were badly bruised and wrenched.
His injuries are not serious but will
keep him from work for some time.
Two marriage licenses were issued
this morning, one to Earl Coulsen Fle-
gel an army officer stationed at Camp
Fremont, and Barbara Golden Steiner
of Salem; and the other to Edwin
Clark Perkins and Regina Rosalia
Hirsch, both of Gervais.
In the suit of James Foo, q China
man, against Nathan Sohn it, being a
suit over contract to grow hops, de-
fendant today filed answer admitting
that under it's terms he was to advance
money to plaintiff for caring for the
hops and was to have possession of the
crop to secure these advances. That in
accordance with these terms he advanc-
ed plaintiff $792605. That the hops
grown by defendant were of the value
of $746677. That plaintiff IS share was
of the value of 560757 and that this
amount has been credited to him by
defendant, but that there is still due
from plaintiff to defendant the sum
of $22l8.4S, for which he asks judg
ment.
In the matter of the estate of Jacob
H. Jacobson, Christiana jacobson, the
sole heir, was appointed Administrative
The estate is valued at $6300
In the matter of the estate Of Charles
H. jacobson, NJ. G.. Gunderson was APP
pointed administrator de bonis non.
Jacob jacobson was administrator and
his death made such administrator nee
essary.
In the matter of the estate Of Mar
tina s. Giesy, deceased, it appearing
from signed statements of all the heirs
that full distribution had been made,
it was ordered that the administrator
be discharged and his bOndsmen exon
Grated.
In the matter Of the estate of John
P. Rogers, deceased, an order was made
fixing the fees of the administrator at
$4557.54 and the fees of the attorneys
at $3500
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
Wilson Has Approved
Jugo-Savs Enlistment

Washington, June 81. - President
Wilson has approved enlistment of
JugolSlavs subjects of Austria, in the
American army. He wrote Senator
Hitchcock that he saw 70 objection to
allowing these subjects of Austria to
join the American army, as a Slavic
legion. The senate military committee
Immediately adopted Hitchcock 8
amendment to the O0,000,0O0 army
bill to provide for the formation OF
such a unit. It is estimated that this
will add from 100000 to 100000 men
to the United States army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
HIS TREATMENT" IS
REMARKABLE HESAYS
Capt. F. 5. Patty, Ex-Pas-
senger Agent Northern
Pacific Remarks

Nearly everybody ia Knoxville,
Tenn, especially railroad people, know
Captain F. S. Patty, for twelve years
district passenger agent for the North
ern Pacific railroad, with local offices
in Chattanooga and general offices in
st. Paul, Minn.
On account of generally failing
health Capt. Patty was forced to dis
continue active work and for the past
few years has been making his home
in Knoxville, where he numbers his
friends by his aequaintances. He is a
kind, genial gentleman. of the old
school and is beloved by all who know
him. The following interesting state
ment was made by him in person to
the Tanlac representative:
81 am SO years old and always en-
joyed good health UP to. about six
years ago, when I suffered nervous
breakdown and my general health grad
ually failed me. My principal trouble
was indigestion and catarrh, but my
whole system seemed to be out of shape
My condition finally got so bad l
couldn't sleep at night and always af-
ter eating would suffer so from indi-
gestlon and. heartburn that | felt just
like there was Q coal OF fire in my
stomach. MY hearing and visien. were
also affeeted. consulted several doe
tors mere IN knoxville and other cit
les ana they helped me considerably
ana L flnaliy got so | could go around,
put some how l just couldn't feel
right and could not sleep at night,
which made me awtully nervous and
nothing would eat seemed to agree
with me.
II began reading about this Tanlac
when you first came here but did not
decide to try the medicine until
talked with q friend OF mine who had
actually used It,. lie said it was the
best thing he had ever taken, and that
was sufficient proof for me.
| have just finished the first bot
tie and came here this morning, not
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
BELL:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
Director McAdOO Is
Resting In California

San Francisco, June 21.-William G.
MeAdoo, director general of the nation
al railways and secretary of the treas
ury, was on his way to mountain re-
treat today on the advice of his ply
sieians. klelsl u!
Late yesterday arrived in San Fran
cisco over the Western Pacific stayed
long enough to attend a downtown
theatre with Mrs. MeAdoo and left for
the mountains at midnight. Mr.. and
Mrs. MeAdoo occupied an aisle seat in
the orchestra section of the theatre and
were not recognized by the audience.
McAdoo was So hoarse that he could
scarcely speak above whisper. He ex-
poets to remain in the mountains two
weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
GERMANY HAS AGREED

Washington, June 21.-Gemany has
agreed Gin principle" to conference
with American delegates over ex-
change, maintenance and welfare of
prisoners.
Final communication is expected
soon and Berne probably will be the
meeting place, the state department
announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
AMERICANS ON
these regions and in Lorraine"
GERMAN VICTORY NOT IN SIGHT
By William Philip simms
Continued from page one)

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in France,
June 21.-Today, three months from
the beginning of Hindenburg's collos-
sal offensive, his promised "speedy
victory" lis not achieved.
From now on, the strength of his
army must decrease. If the allies fight
during the next three months as they
have in the past, the beginning of the
end is in sight.
This does not mean that peace will
then be at hand-but the road to VIC
tory ought to be stretched out straight
ahead.
The west front is now seething, rumb-
ling and smoking, like a chain of vol
canoes between eruptions.
One thing is certain, the Germans to-
day are weaker, numerically and moral
ly, than at the beginning of the of
fensive. From prisoners. 1T is learned
that fewer German divisions are now
on the west front than there were a
month ago. Today there are not more
than five divisions which have not
been in this offensive. Barely bak-
er's dozen which have not yet partici-
pated in the drives. In addition to
these, more than thirty divisions have
been withdrawn from one active front
and have been training and resting
for three weeks.
Altogether, Hindenburg has about
fifty divisions available for immedi-
ate action, whereas 81 were used dur
ing the first week of the Somme thrust
these being absolutely fresh and spec
tally trained.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
MOST PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

Fort Worth, Texas, June 21.-Nine
persons were injured, two probably
fatally, by barbed wire dangling from
an airplane in flight at Hicks field
late yesterday.
TIE injured were members Of party
Of automobilists who had stopped to
watch the flyers. One plane, taking
the air, failed to clear barbed wire
fence, and dragged the dangling wire
through the crowd Of spectators.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
IDisloyal Soldier
Sentenced for Life

x Tacoma, WASH, June 21.-Be-
X cause he said "to hell with this
x army business" refused to sign
X an enlistment and assignment
x card and showed by his actions
x and statements that he was dis
4 loyal, Guy G. Rheinehamer, of
X Cummings, N. D., a private in
X the 39th company, 166th depot
X brigade, was sentenced to life
x Imprisonment today by court
X martial at Camp Lewis. He will
4 be sent to Alcatraz to remain in
x prison for the rest Of his life.
i x x Il * X 4 K ss X X X X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
British Stage Raids

London, June 21-Successful Brit
ish raids on the Picardy front and re-
pulse Of German local attempts in
Flanders were reported by Field Mar
shall Haig today.
"During the night we captured a
few prisoners and machine guns and
infllcted many casualties on the ene-
my in raids and patrol encounters at
Aveluy wood, in the neighborhood of
Hebuterne and Boyelles and on both
banks of the Scarpe," the statement
said.
Several hostile attempts to recapture
the ground gained northwest Of Mer-
ris were repulsed with loss to the enc
my.
"There is nothing further to re-
port"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

Paris, June 21.-The French advanc-
ed slightly northwest of Chateau-Thier-
ry, the war office announced today.
"North of Faverolles and at Mautes-
yesnes, the French improved their po-
sitions and took twenty prisoners, !"
the eommunique said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
State House News
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The Public service commission has
received a petition from citizens of
Linnton praying for an extension of
the Portland street car service to that
suburb. 1t had street car service at
one time but there was something the
matter with the franchise and the
tracks were taken up. The petition
says there is sufficient patronage to
Justify, and maintain the line, and
that at present employers are forced
to send trucks to that part of the city
to- get employees living there to their
work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

The Public service commission has
been notified that Oscar A. Price here
tofore private secretary to Director
McAdoo has been appointed assistant
director general Of railroads.
That three new regional districts
have been created was the notice re-
ceived by the public service commits
sion this morning. The northwestern
with offices ait Chicage and R. H. Ash
ton in charge, the southwestern with
offices at st. Louis and B. E. Bush di-
rector, and the central western with
offices at Chicago and Hale Holder
director.
Reports of crop and weather condi-
tions sent weekly to the Public service
commission show that during the last
week there have been many showers
doing much good, in spots. The conse-
duence is that reports as to crop con-
ditions vary widely in sections not far
apart, it depending On whether the
showers visited them. In some sec
tions the wheat is reported badly hurt
ArticIs of Incorporation were filed
today as follows:
Cummings Moberly Lumber company
Of Louisiana filed notice Of its inten-
tion to do business in this state. 1t has
a capital stock Of $125,000 ~and will
operate sawmills and logging roads and
do a general numbering business. Its
principal place Of business in this
state is in Portland.
G.. Covach & Co., Inc, of Portland
filed notice of dissolution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
Concert This Evening
by Cherrian Band

The following is the program for
the public concert to be given this ev-
ening beginning at s o'clock att Will
son park, by the Cherrian band:
Star Spangled Banner .--...-.-......-.......
March, Battle Royal ......... Fred Jewell
Overture, The Golden Dragon ..----..
.. ........ ......,...-.............,. X. L. King
Waltz, ii Baseio .............,..---....... Ardita
Intermezzo, The Wedding of the
Rose -..........-.-. .........-..-.-.....- Jessel
Medley overture, Songs of the Boys
in Blue .-...-.......-.- .--....,.... Laurendeau
Vocal solo, Gwen Never Let the
Old Flag Falls ..,...,......................-..
Miss Lena Belle Tarter
|Serenade, La Paloma ......-..... Yradler
Selection, Robin HOod.-....G. Wiegand
March, Jersey Shore. Arthur Pryor
Oscar Steelhammer, director.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21
Open Forum
DOVER LAW.

X X X X 4 Il j y X \ X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-21

In the matter Of the estate of John
P. Rogers, deceased, an order was made
fixing the fees of the administrator at
$4557.54 and the fees of the attorneys
at $1,000.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08

the United States just what is talk ing place in Russia today.
 The warrants charge the deputy sheriffs and federal agent with un- lawfully, wilfully and wrongfully breaking up a peaceful gathering. Edmund T. Mems, formery sheriff and county organizer of the Social ist party, was the complainant.
 "I waited 24 hours after hearing the complaint of MT. Melms," said Zabel. "I took this time to sec whether or not the department of justice made many ar rest as result of the affair. They did rot, and that, to my mind, is sufficient evidence that the meeting was not in violation of the law. When it WIS stopped by these de-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08
113 U. S. SOLDIERS, &
 97 OTHERS MISSING

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.- The State Department announces the sinking of the Anchor Liner Tuscania. Tho Tuscania was a British ship manned by British sea- men and conveyed by British war ships ard being used to transport American troops from the United States to England. She had pasesd through the North Channel, which is situated between the North East Coast of Ireland and The Penin- sula of Cantre in Scotland, which connects the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, and just a short distance off the Maiden Islands at the time torpedoed. The Depart ment states that the Tuscania car ried Twenty One hundred and seventy Three American soldiers and officers and of these Nineteen Hundred and Twelve were saved and Two Hundred and Sixty One were drowned Admiral Simms, commanding American :orpedoe boat fiotilla, reporting from London says the transport is still afloat and that he has hopes that the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.- The same German submarine which which torpedoed the British liner Tuscania also sank another British freighter shortly after. The Navy Department refuses to discuss the report. The second vessel it is claimed also belonged to the same conveyed fleet as the Tuscania but carried no troops.
 The following is quoted from page IFS Of the 1916 edition of the Worlds Almanac and Encyclopedia. "The Tuscania is one of the An chor line fleet of vessels, gross tonnage 14.34S, horse power 14.- 900, length 567 feet, breadth 66.6, depth 45 feet, built by Stephens and Go. at Glasgow in 1914. Main office No. 17 Broadway. New York. Dock at New York and Glasgow pier at the foot of West z4ta St. The Anchor line was established in 1852.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08
GIGANTIC PLOT SPREAD
 DISEASE GERMS

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. T. The Nethcrland-Americen 8. N. Co.'S liner New Amsterdam arrived today with an immense number of bulbs from Holl:nd. Upon arrival the New Amsterdam was imme- dia.ely placed under a heavy mili- tary guard and no one allowed to laud from the liner or to go aboard except government officials. Dozens of Ame-cian custom inspectors and British secret service men boardeI the liner a2d proceeded to rigid
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08
ST. LOUIS CAR STRIKE
 NEAR SETTLEMENT

street car traffic on most all lines. The sympathy of the people was so overwhelmingly in favor of the union mems demands that business in general throughout the entire city was at stand still and the businessmen themselves were for ced to take action. They showed
 that they had at least a little com mon sense in compelling their
 Chamber of Commerce to act, in- stead of calling the union mon
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-08

putty sheriffs and this supposed fed-> cral investigator, they stopped a meeting that was peaceful and not detrimental to the interests of the government"
 T think that the three deputies did not exceed their authority" said Sheriff Patrick McManus. They were sent out from this of flee with instructions to prevent any seditious or reasonable talk. When the speaker made the refer ence that civil war should reign in this country as well as in Rus sia. I believe that the men were justified in stopping his address. The men did not stop the meeting but simply requested that another speaker be introduced