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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-29

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Jitney, Moose hall Sat. night $3.50
1926
Gardner g. Keene have moved into
their new location ON the corner of Lib
erty and State streets.
Real jazz for jitney, Moose hall
Sat. night. w. L. Bryant, Mgr. 3-2e
-O
Millions now living may never see
death. Moose hall Sunday o'clock p.
m. $50
Geo. D. Alderin, manager of the West
Fur company store, left last evening
| for Pendleon to attend the northwest
fur sale which opens in that city to-
morrow.
This world is now ended, Sunday at
I3 p. m. Millions now living may new
er die. (Mar. 31st.) $50
Jitney, Dallas aImory tonight. Ev-
erybody going. Roads fine. Hunt IS or
chestra.
Mrs. j. H. Robins, has purchased from
II. G. Thurston modern room house
located on north 9Th street, the deal
being handled through the Grabenhorst
company.
Jitney, Dallas armory tonight. Ev-
erybody going. Roads fine. Hunt IS or
chestra.
Funeral services of Miss Martha M.
Pearce, aged At, who died Wednesday,
at the home of her brother, Chas. L.
Pearce, living across the river in Polk
county, were held this afternoon at 80
from the Rigdon parlors. Rev. H. D.
Leach conducted the services. Inter
ment was in the City View cemetery.
of this city.
Jitney, Dallas armory tonight. Ev-
erybody going. Roads fine. Hunt s or
chestra.
Mrs. Captain Conrad Strain, accom- !
panied by Mrs. Ida Manson and Miss !,
Abbie Walker, of Dallas, have been
house guests this week of Mrs. w. j.
Kaerth, of north Commercial street.
Jitney, Dallas armory tonight. Ev-
srybody going. Roads fine. Hunt s or
ehestra.
Effective Mar 81 oregon Electric
train No. II will leave Salem at LILO
/. m instead of 11:20 a. m. Al
Owing to serious sickness of one OF
lis family, DIR. May was called to Port
and today. He left this morning ac,
.ompanied by Mrs. May and they will
return Monday.
Dance every sat. night at armory, !
llways the same good time T.
Baseball gloves, balls and bats are
he order of the day at Willamette tins !
week. the fine weather of the past few !
avs bringing out embryo Ty Cobbs by :
he score. Material for two teams have /,
cen on the diamond this week and Wal /,
,mette's prospects for winning team
re said to be good.
A special prize for the lucky one
IN begiven away at the Spot Dance
+ armory Sat. night sometime between
and $50. Be Johnnie on the spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Webber, Of Al
inc, Benton county, Or, were IN the
Ity Yesterday visiting and looking for
possible location. They are pleased
ith the school facihtles oi fered IN Sa-
IN and are thinking of making their
ONE here.
CARD OF. THANKS.
We wish to express our heartfelt
ranks and deep appreciation to the
anv friends for their kindness and
,mpathy in the recent illness and :
cath of our loving wife and mother, =
id especially do we wish to thank the 4
ebekahs and the Elks for their KIND j
ryices and the many friends for their y
,nerous contributions of beautiful flor :
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
To My Sweetheart Soldier TS: @ aS letter.. sss

order to keep my insides from rub
bling together l have to eat large
quantities of apples which are re-
markable for bulk, but not useful
for nourishment.
Literature comes almost daily,
telling how to arrange our diet
with view to this new conserva-
ton. One pamphlet will state
that rice used exclusively will
double our mental efficiency and
make us strong as oxen. But after
purchasing large quantities of rice,
and trying to satisfy ourselves t1at
our morals have risen high above
the average and our muscles are
acquiring great toughness and en-
durance another pamphlet will
come, saying that rice will cause
improper development e; the bony
tissue. and that peas and carrots
should be eaten to the exclusion of
almost everything else. When we
have thrown away the rice and |
have staggered home under a load
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
kindergarten Clothes

, side seams neatly. hem the neea
and armholss with tiny hens. The
bottom OF the flannel slip might be
scallopsd or finished with a bit OF
crochet lace while the muslin slip
might show q wee edge OF lace.
The shoulders are finished with q
small button and a buttonhois. The
slip goes on over the head and 10
buttOnsd in a minute on the shoul-
der. Only one shoulder may be left
easy this little slip Is for mother
to make and to launder as we'll a.
for . youngster 20 fasten.
practical school froek for the
child OF six il a one-pisce model
buttoned In front with large but
tons. A smart school frock could be
made In one OF the new military
shades OF tan serge or Kabardins
and have brown buttons for trim
ming.
Make the froek from a yoke with
two broad box plaits In back.
The front could be slightly Ihirred
and buttOned from the yoke TO the
hem.
A small turban that sets deep on
the head Is generally becoming to
children Brown chinchiua makes
a serviceAbIs school hat and II
pretty with a band OF beaver around
II and fur pompom on the top.
With these practical clothes. from
bloomers to hat. the little girl start
ing to the kindergarten can prac-
tically dress herself
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Mrs. ThurstOn Makes
Helen Uncomfortable

into the dinlng-room. The table was
lovely, with cAndlesticks and eIab-
crate decorations. A pink rose lay
at each plate, and the entire effect
was one OF great caro- and expense.
Helen felt her cheeks burn as she
- thought OF the simple little home
meal. served by Mary. that she had
given TO the Thurstous: and the
evening dragged interminabIv
through countless delicious courses.
as she miserably tried to eat ana
avoid showing her feelings to tho
stout good-natured man who sat
al her right and talked TO her
about raising dogs
There was little chance 70 ANAL,
TO Warren until, at Last. they w.rs
on their way home. The cool outer
air blew into their faces as they
left the lobby of the Thursfon
apartment. and Helen turned 10
Warren with e tragic
Wasn't II awful
Some affair" from Ware
She did II deliberately" Helen
declared. She wanted 10 no =. ~.
feel small. Why, tine meal was
elaborate enough FOR n d.pIon,sI
think OF comparing n with nv
little home dinner. The fact that
hoth MT. and Mrs ThursJUn were
dressed and so were their otb.r
guests showed that It WIS planned
Oh: II was an unspeakable thing 70
do"
II certainly did look strange.
spoke TO Thurston when We arrived
and he said that he often got into
a dinner coat, II refreshed him az
ter a day at the office"
she schooled him as to Just what
TO toll you" said Helen vIndictiv.Iv.
u told You that there was some
thing hrpocr!tical about thatwomau.
now 7 know Il. Why. coulda, de-.
i.Oerately numihEts anyone as sn.
did Us tonight for anything IN tn.
world. shall certainly lever go
there again
{" atrh fer the NEXT InstaIIment Of
this intsrSStilG sssaOA1
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Making Your Job Pay
CHARACTER AS A VALUABLE ASSET
You Can't Succeed Unless You
Have a High Purpose and
High Ideals Back of You.

; never again deliver the goodS"P
The reason Is here: That one sac
cess was either an entire accident
or an accidental use Of powers that
are not trained to come automati-
cally into use all OF the time. Char
actsr and power are built slowly on
right habits OF feeling and willing
and acting.
The kind Of family into which you
are born and the early training sou
get happen to you. You do not
choose them Even your physical
eharaeteristics are to a certain az
tent beyond your power-but you
can choose what you think about
and how you act.
through the habits Of WILLING o1S
DOING and ACTING. your fusurs y
nodded
The living sense grows but By
exercise" That applies just a.
much to your attitude toward life
a. to your power to think or to your
ability to breathe. The athlets
trains himself in a certain way.
The student trains his mind a.
purposefully as the wrestler trains
his body. The business man who
wants 10 succeed has to train hiG
mind and his character.
Don't expect Pull or Luck" or
"Favoritism" TO give you your
chance. Even ~ the general man
Agsr eta company takes a sudden
fancy 20 the Office boy, he cannot
make = head salesman out OF that
boy IL the youngster doesn't ad-
vance himself step by step along
the paths that are opened before
him. But II the boy Is deter
mined little chap and has taught
himself to work and think and do
the square thing he Is bound to
rise. The office manager may hand
the boy his first chance as a pres
snt--ths boy would have cared 1t
for himself anyway.
Someone else may set you on
your feet and lead You q few steps.
No one else can do your walking
for you
The Washington times., 1918-03-10

of carrots, a small slip is left at
the door announcing in large type
that carrots contain some kind
of acid, and if eaten in large guam
titles are most injurious, and
cheese Is recommended. We i'm
mediately start in all over again,
and find out a few days later,
that cheese cannot be eaten pro-
miscuously, but that lettuce, il
taken regularly, without oil or
vinegar, will give the eater more
nourishment from one small head
than if he should eat corn BEEF
and cabbage continuously from
sunrise to shutdown. So you see
we have our perplexities, beloved,
and with Nanny laying hold of
each new pamphlet as though It
were the handwriting OF the Lord,
it is hard to tell where we shall
at last fetch up. ] envy you, your
little tin cup. You at least thank
God and say nothing. While l
say all / can, and can't thank
God properly on an empty
stomach, and so get nowhere.
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Bv William F. Kirk.

low wud It be. Sed Ma 10 Pa
II wen he calm hoam last nite'
IL II we have a speeeh-less
..vniuE for a change. I am get
,,r1 nm sum reports wich I have
% reed at the club meeting tOmor-
rov ,ed Ma. & think il will be
mic. II you reed = nice book.
That EutsE me down TO the ground
p, often feel like beeinE
silent wen cum hoam at mite at'er
b.ra day at the Office, sed Pa but
always thought You wud feel lone
.ur n I dldent talk.
an sure l doant know now
~ua feel II you didsnt talk. Eed MA
W. are going to try Il for a"h'ie
anyway. Ma ssd. & maybe viii Ee'
these reports done.
That will not bother me. sed Pa
ran be as glUm as the sPin1. sed
Pa wen 1t Is necessary. l know
Robbie wont have any tTubel Ei-
ting along without talking. Eed Pa
y. ror ,panked last mite for talking
too much.
doant think you ought 10 bring
that Up now. sed Ma I guess II you
had been spanked for talking 100
much wen you we're 4 child. sed Ma,
xou yuddsnt have been such
c-,,or nov. Now let silence rain
supreme. sed IA
am with you. Eed Pa. We Will
moi say another word until you give
II, the high sign. will We, Bobbis'
We can keep atm a. long as iae
next one wen the voice o. duty
calls. can't We, BOAOie. sed Pa
Euess we can, ssd.
OF course we can. Sed Pa Keep
ing stilI is meerly a matter OF re-
fusIng 10 talk. sed Pa. Il is RELY
vary Eimpsl ven you maik up yGre
mind TO Il. have oten went a
week without speaking above =
whisper. sSd Pa. in the old days wen
we was out on the plains hunting
the nobel redSkin TO hII lRre. Sed
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
PLANTING A
GARDEN

~ Fed must he planted in a gar
den not only at the right time
but at the right depth. says
the National War Garden Commits
sion.
Plant seeCs shallow. unless spe-
cial directions tell you otherwise.
Depth OF planting also depends
somewhat upon the kind OF soil.
II II is heavy clay or soil that
IA continually moist the planting
should be sha!lowcr than In sandy
or dry soil However, It is i'm
portant you plant all seeds 0! the
same row at the same depth. This
gives uniformity OF growth.
Unless the soil Is wet the beds
should be hrmed down on ;op be-
tore the rows are marked on Fine
raking will do this. especially II
you finish thu Job by smoothing the
surface with the back OF the rake.
When seeds are IN the soil should
DO hrmed over them by pressing
down the earth with u hoe. Never
pack the soil hard.
These directions apply to seeds In
ordinary soils: String beans. l to =
inches: lima beans, l inch: beets.
half inch: carrots, half inch: swiss
chard, half inch: corn. ! inch; Gu
cumbers. l inch: endive. half inch:
Kohl rabi, half inch: lettuce. half
incn; muskmelon, / inch; onion sets,
Cbulbs) inch. oyster plant. half
inch: parsnips. three-quarter inch.
meas, . inches: potatoes. . inches:
radishes. three-qGarter inch; SPIN
Hca. l inch: squash. inch; tdrnip.
half inch. send a s-cent stamp 10
the Commission for a free garden
nPimOF
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
By Rita Stuyvesant.

HoTHERs should plan clothes
W for the littls girls easy to
put on and take OF. Do not
expect the teacher to button up lit
tie MarY's coat when school Is "out"
Underwear and frocks should be
extremely simple. so that the child
can Jress herself in the morning.
Mothers are generally quite busy
getting breakfast. liking lunches.
etc, and IL the child can dress her
BSif II Il a great convenience
When planning the underwear DO
not have too many buttons. because
tiny fingers cannot manage without
mothers or teachers help. Try lit
tie flannel bloomers with elastic.
To make these use white daisy cloth
or outing flannel. Turn narrow
hens at the knees and waistband.
and run the elastic through these
castings. These may be slipped on
In a jiffy and do away with buttons.
A princess slip will be more con-
venient for the child than the petit
coat and waist attached. In cold
weather IL Is well to make n slip OF
flannel and one OF muslin. A de-
Iightfully simple model Il made by
folding the material In two and
cutting the slip in one place. Cut
a round neck and rather large arm
hole and slope the material outward
toward the bottom Finish the two
The Washington times., 1918-03-10

HeI-n was uBhered into Mrs. Thurs
tons room. she saw several eX-
pensive looking women's wraps.
Mrs. Thdrstou came into the room
49, Cst Immediately and Helen
gasped out:
why, you are all dressed up.
You said this was 10 be just an in
formal dinner
Dressed upS Ny dear. nonsense:
why. this dress Ia a s old a ! the hills
IA just wearing J.: out"
Helen knew better, for the Style
was entirely new aud tie dress was
decidedly handsome She felt that
Mrs. ThurstoH was laughing behind
Aer show Of friendly enthusias nI.
once again Heien felt that indehna-
ME something about Mrs. Thurston
that She had fell IT, the past. RIt
there vas 10 time nov FOR refec-
t'ons-it was 10 press-. situation
that worried Helen terribly.
tiH'c NUT U.nsr sIs.-,s
Just some people from Yonkers
We ra'e owed Them q dinner for
50 long and we.thouRht II might be
nice 10 have you and Mr.. Curtis
meet them"
But I'm not dreEssd-you told
me. Won know began Helen.
"Of course you're dressed-you
look as sweet as a peach, Come
on. dear. Ave you ready? Wen go
IA" ana Mrs. Thurston led the way
down the hail 20 tn" "1uhiUr''.
living and dining room In the front
OF tho apartmcH.
The room. 10 HeIch's a-st star
glance around, seemed filled with
people IN evs"iap dr.sr -
that she and Warren were the only
ones there in Ordinary ,..,.
she noticed that Wr---r
extremely uncomfortable Warren
hated 70 dress. hut lc O,
Ter for conventions and would never
depart fTnr' - we're posi-
Do" ~ avoid doing 50.
They we've tIt .....- dured. and al
most instantly the pGrtE moved
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
ADVICE THE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAI
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAfRFAH:
l have been engaged TO a man
whom deeply love and whom l
eanot give up. I now md he 10
married. with two children. Upon
AcquaintinE him with my knowl-
edge OF the fact, he told me that
proceedings were in court for n
divorce and that his married life
has been unhappy
He told me he became engaged
to me before his divorce because
had other suitors. and he was
afraid I might become engaged 70
one OF them D. n
THERE are selhshness and deceit
as the foundation OF this mans
actIons He had no right TO give
you the impression he was free. Nc
right TO put you IN the untsnAblO
position IN. which you now hnd
yourselt-ss the hancee OF a mar
ried man. How do you know that
he IL ever going to be free TO marry
you: How can you satisfy your
conscience that you are not = thief
OF love and guilty OF stealing your
happiness from another woman: II
seems to me. judging by the data
you have given me. that your best
chance OF happiness lies in putting
out OF your life a man who has not
dealt honestly or honorabIy with
you-or with the mother of his
children. This may not be advice
that you will like or End easy to
follow. but think It Is advice that
Will lead you to ultimate pSAcG
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
T HAVE received many letters ask
ing whether the lost continent

, T HAVE received many letters ask
ing whether the lost continent
OF Atlantis existed and was de-
Htroyed by q great calamity which
may have been the food.
In the latest volume OF the
Smithsonian Reports" published in
1916. there Is an eloquent defense OF
the old legend by Pierre Termier,
director OF the Geologic Chart OF
France. who finds in the wide
spread belief that 1: enjoyed
throughout all antiquity and the
Middle Ages an explanation of the
universally diffused fear OF the At
I lantie an the 'sea OF darkness"
which was not dIssipated until after
! the adventure Of Columbus upon itH
: dreaded waves.
So dRuntinE was the mystical
memory OF the Eunken continent
that Columbus, in NJ Termier's
opinion. required a Euperhuman
courage to brave 4 voyage across
that fearful sea, and TO pass the
gulf where sleeps Atlantis"
There is hardly anything more
remarkable IN literary history than
the dominance which PlRto'G At
lAntis story has maintained over the
imagination of mankind for two
thousand years, for 1t was Plato
who introduced the legend in an en-
during form. Where he really OBJ
tanned his information we do not
know. He ascribed It to Scion.
whom he represents as receiving the
tradition of Atlantis. during his
travels IN Egypt. from an old priest
81 sais; but Plato gives no refer
Snes to any work OF Scion in which
the story might be found
II has been q common proceeding
on the part OF those who utterly
reject the idea that any truth IN
derIieH the legend to assume that
Plato invented II out OF whole cloth,
but II. Tsrnier, after reviewing
Ptapo1 ACCOUNT an inc linAeubs
says: Here surely is a narrative
which has not all the colorinE OF
\ fable. II IL Of an sxactness almost
scientific"
The AEts given TO Scion Of the
oatastrophS that sunk Atlantis
bsneath the sea was. Plato says,
1000 years before solon's own time,
which would make IT about 1850
years ago, measured from our
time. The size OF Atlantis Is very
indefinitely described by Plato. who
simply says thai it was larger than
Asia Minor or LIbya. Its location.
Scion was told by the priest. was
beybnd the Pillars OF Hercules. T. e.,
,ths mountainous capSs at the mouth
of the Mediterranean Sea.
After its engulfmeut the sea was
muddy, infested with rocks and
shoals, and covered with dark rnists
In Atlanta said the priest,
"rsiEned kings OF amazing power.
They had under their dominion the
entire ISland AtlAnuH). a. well a.
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Little BObbie's Pa

; Pa Those was the times wen
Silence was Eoalden. sed Pa, & you
had 10 be silent II you dIden. want
TO git a bullet thru yurs bean.
Did the Injuns shoot bullets or
Arrows? asked Pa.
Both. sed Ps. Bullets wen they
had them & arrows wen the bullets
was shy. remember one time.
said Pa. wen ! was surrounded h-
a InJun cheef. sed Pa. wen I had 10
keep stu as a mouse for n hour
until the cheef went away
That must have been a hour Of
awful torture for you, Eed Ma. il is
hard for me 20 believe that YOU
dident say a word for whole hour.
Truth e. often stranger than fick-
shun. sed Pa. We stayed as still as
a deserted house until the Injun
cheef beat Il back 10 his wigwam.
sed Pa. That IS how ! cain 20 lern
the value OF Silence. It is p lesson
that we all have 10 Iern, Sed Pa.
eeven yure deer mother. Bobbie.
She Is going to read a report TO
her IadyS club. sed Pa. & IL wud be
much nicer II she newer opened her
mouth to read it. 7 cud tell her that
now, II she wud ask me, sed Pa.
! will newer be abel 10 read this
report n doant get a chance 10
rite Il first, sed Ma. Now pleess
keep still. Talk Bobbie out sum
ware. DO anything. sed Ma. excep
tan
-. So Pa took ne for a walk & toald
me not to wait TIL after ! got mar
ried II ] had anything to tell the
wUrld. Tell il while you are slnEel.
Bobhie. sed Pa. or forever hold yurs
peece &; don't speek il. sed Pa. Most
men speek all their peeces in sEool
anyway. sed Pa. That lets them out.
After that. sed Pa. thay are as silent
as them bri'e stars which We see
shining IN tie hevinLs. sed Pa.
But ia isent ever silent Ike a
br.te star
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Lover Dear:


You wouldn't believe that any
thing could be so complicated and
obscure as our diet is these days.
Maybe Mr.. Hoover means well.
but he hasn't Nanny to contend
with! Nanny believes that The
Government" is some sinister and
omnipotent influence which con-
trolls our destinies, and on which
we hang as helplessly as on
single frail thread. Nanny
would as soon commit a heinous
crime as TO go against the Gov
eminent So you may be sure
Mr.. HoOver's commands are care
fully carried out in this house
hold. We have a meatless day,
and wheatless day. and a sugar
less day, and then as a sort of
sacrificial precaution. Nanny
makes the remaining days a COM
bination Of the three, so that in
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
By Beatrice Fairfax.


livery business man or woman
must stand or fall by his
- qualities Of character as well
as those OF mind.
Mental development alone Drodu-
ces a thinking machines-coId. inn
personal. mechanical. unlovabls. It
requires personallty-lndividuality
to command the regard and liking
and faith Of employers or aGsoeiatss
or employees.
A few years ago the owner and
founder Of one OF New YOrk,s larE-
est speciality houses died and left
the good wilr' Of his business. to-
Eether with It's copyrighted name
and a controlling amount Of stock
to one OF his trusted employees.
Do you know what that msantf
It signifed that the man who had
built up an honest house OF good
character felt that he dared leave
the thing he had created to a sue
cessor who was related. TO him only
in aims. character and ideals. He
knew the name he had made honor
able would not be smIrchsd-thAt
the coptrolling amount OF stock be-
longed to the man who would use
II even as the founder OF the busl-
ness had used #. But he knew
mors-that the very spirit OF HIS be-
loved business would continue uH-
der the guidance OF HIS successor.
Habits Of honesty and loyalty and
perseverance, are easy to form-or
not to form, as the case may be.
Character itself depends on these
habits. Reputation comes from char
acter. And standing in the bust
ness world comes from reputation
based on character. The big credit
systems are based on character a.
well as on bank accounts
A sudden clever stroke may win
recognition for a man or woman
People say. HE struck twelve then
Why does twelve never strike again
for that individual? Why can he
The Washington times., 1918-03-10
Quaint Sarcasm.

Willie Wilkinson was doing pen
Rnce IN the corner. Presently he
thought aloud penSiveiy. Il can't
help Il II am not perfect" he said.
with a sigh. I've only heard OF one
perfect boy in my whole lie" who
was that \" his fathe- asked. think
ing TO point a moral You" came
the reply piaintiveIy. when you
were little"