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The sun., 1918-12-29

all EJHfO at the close OF the second act OF Nerdl s
great work.
The Royal Twin in Ra.
As Mr.. Haggard tells the story of Merapi, the
Israelite girl who is called "Moon of Israel, y and
Seti, Prince of Egypt and son to Meneptah (the
supposed Pharaoh of ErOduS), the ancient Biblical
tale is merely suggested in the beginning, but
moves with cumulating resemblance and power as
the narrative nears its end. He has elected to
have the story told by one Ana, a scribe and flu
ture Kings Companion who CHANGED to be born
upon the same day as his royal master and friend
and therefore became, according to Egyptian Gus
tom, entitled Royal Twin in Ra. Anas gifts as a
story teller brought him to Prince Sets notice.
And from that time on he became not only his
masters Boswell but his very real friend and the
savior of his life. For Ana was a warrior in his
youth and had fought in the campaign against the
Nine Bow BarbarianS, who seem to have been the
Huns of that day.
Thus Ana's days were passed among the nOtables
of Egypt for the most part, chiefly in the court of
Pharaoh, occasionally in camp, and for a brief time
he shared the idyllic married life of Seti and Me
rapi. Only rarely do We get any glimpses of the
people of Egypt and Israel, the first time being
that moment when Seti and Ana saw Merapi among
her people in bondage. His sketch of her shows
full well why Prince Seti admired Ana's style.
"Since then | have seen Merapi, Moon of Israel,
as she was called, clad in the proud raiment of a
queen, and once even of a goddess, but never, |
think, did she look more beauteous than in this
hour of her slavery. Her large eyes, neither blue
nor black, caught the light of the moon and were
sswim with tears. Her p~lenteous bronze hair
The sun., 1918-12-29
Rider Haggard at His Best
"Noon of Israel" Is a Romance in Which the Glory That Was Egypts
and the Grandeur That Was Israers Find a Worthy Embodiment in Prose

side the great columns lowered to the
massive roof AT the head of the
sanctuary sat the statue of Amon-Ra,
thrice the size of a man The
lamplight fickered upon his stern and
terrible face staring toward the east.
To his right was the statue of Nut, the
Mother of all things. To his left sat
hhonsu, the hawk-headed god of the
moon Such was this mighty
triad, but of these the greatest was
Amon-Ra, to whom the shrine was
dedicated Fearful they looked tow
erlng above us against the background
of blackness.
Presently from out of the dark
ness that lay beyond the lamps ap-
peared a woman, led by two priest
esses and wrapped in a long cloak.
They brought her to an open place in
front of the Statue of Anon. took
from her the cloak and departed.
glancing back at her with eyes of
hate and fear. There before us stood
Merapi, clad in white, with a white
wlmple about her head made fast be-
meath her chin with that scarabeus
clasp which Seti had given her, one
spot of brightest blue amid a cloud of
white Once only she glanced at the
towering statue of the god that
fruwned above, then with a little
shiver, fixed her eyes upon the pat
tern Of the floor"
Then came the ceremony of the ac-
cusing challenges of the priest and
Merapi's simple appeal to her god to
work ga sign and wonder" upon the
god Of the Egyptians. "Once more
there was silence. Then again that
wind blew, very strongly, extinSuish-
The sun., 1918-12-29
II RIDER HAGGARD'S Noon

IL ~ IlAhboGAsb
IL. of Israel fills completely the
chief function Of the novel in this:
1t carries the reader out of himself,
his country and his enveloping cir
cumstances into another world and
time, where his spirit is refreshed and
bettered by the retelling of one of the
oldest stories familiar to the Western
World. For the fabric of this moving
and spirited tale is the story of Moses
and the Exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt as all those know it who read
the Bible either DIS a Holy Book or
as literature.
Most of us know Egypt through
books, through collections of antiqui-
ties from the valley of the Nile in
museums, and through the opera of
Aida. And to those who know that
land thus vicariOusly it lives most in
books. For the museums are but
mausOleumS of the dead; and Verdi's
combination of gorgeous pageantry
and thrilling, dangerous music must
be always merely an artificial pic
ture of an epoch IN history best rep
resented by its realities of death and
burial.
No opcragocr can escape awak-
ened memories Of aida while reading
And it is not the least of the moving
effects of this authors text that when
he makes his muItitudes salute their
king with the old cry, Life, Blood,
Strength; Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Pha-
raoh!" it has the quality of touching
more plangently on the readers
senses than do the melodious pomp
and circumstance of the chorus Gloria
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
BOSTON II" And
SUBWAYS CLOSE
SERVICE EARLY
Fuel Administration Stor-
rows Suggestion Is Car
ried Out at Hub.

Boston, Jan. 19-The Boston ele-
waited railway sought today to assist
in fuel conservation by arranging to
close elevated and subway train ser
vice at 11:45 p. m. The action was
taken at the suggestion of Fuel Ad-
ministrator James J. Storrow, and in
the belief that the states early closing
rules make it possible to handle the
greater part of the traffic before that
time. All night cars will run on sur
face lines for the benefit of those
who have to work late.
Steam and electric railroads made
only slight changes in their service
because of the closing of factories,
but plans for curtaiiment on Mon
day in keeping with the holiday or
der were announced. The Boston ~
Maine will cancel all trains on Mon
days, while the Boston & Albany SER
vice, except on short branches, will
be the same as on Sundays. The
New York, New Haven & Hartford
will operate its trains as on national
holidays, although care will be taken
to protect the movement of milk and
serve workmen of industries that are
in operation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
PRETTIEST GIRL
IN THE UNITED
STATES WANTED

Washington, Jan. 18-A hunt for
the prettiest girl in America whose
picture is to be used on posters adver-
Using government insurance for SOL
diers, was announced today by the
Soldiers and Sailors Campaign Coun-
ell, a body CT insurance men and army
officers in charge of drive to soil
cit such insurance before February u.
Only pictures of young women hav-
ing close friends or relatives in the
military or naval service will be ac-
cepted, and all photographs must be
submitted before January % to the
campaign council Tenth and B SITS.
Washington.
A committee of prominent Ameri-
can artists will be chosen to act as
judges. The posters and calendars
bearing the selected portrait will be
sent to military and naval camps, with
a plea to apply for the governments
voluntary insurance before February
-. After that day soldiers or sailors
who entered the service before Octo-
Der Is will be barred from applying.
Up to today applications for near
ly $4,00O,000, 700 insurance had been
received from 100000 soldiers and
sailors
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
MEN INVITED TO
SUNDAY Y. M. G.. A.
MASS MEETING

Edward A. Mead, dramatic reader,
of New York city, will present that
great brotherhood play, THE Servant
i'll the House." in the new gymnasium
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Mrs. Lucien T. Warner, one
of Bridgeports finest singers, will be
the soloist. This will be the ninth
of the big mass meetings for men
which the association has held this
winter. Each meeting has been at
tended by hundreds of men during
some of which men have gladly stood
throughout the entire meeting and
some men have had to be turned
away. All men and boys over 16
years of age are invited.
Edward A. Mead has that very
wonderful and rare ability Of himself
taking every character in the play
and so using his voice, facial express
sion and other arts of the actor that
there is never any question in the
audiences mind which one of the
characters is speaking. One can
scarcely appreciate how unique and
4nI6TeSI1uS ILLS SllL 10 u4iI1l ITO lbs
witnessed it. Any boy over 70 years
of age can understand and appreciate
the art of Mr.. Mead.
On the other hand the most cultur-
ed and educated audiences are grip
ped by his power. Not long ago he
made a tour of some of the great
colleges. Yale College reported 1--WE
have had no meeting this year which
has aroused more interest or has had
greater effect than the meeting al
which you recited.' Harvard Col
lege writes His reading is tremen-
dously effective" while from Brown
University the same testimony comes
1.-THE unusually large number of men
who attended were held spellbound
throughout the entire performance
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY.

Gen. Robert E. Lee, whose birthday
will be celebrated today in many of
the states of the South, was the son
of Gen. and Mrs. Henry Lee. His
mother, a woman of refined and no
BILE character, was afflicted with a pc
culiar disease which caused her at
times to fall into a trance so deep as
to resemble death About a year
before the birth of the Souths great
military leader, she was seized with
one of these attacks, and, after all eff
forts at resuscitation failed, the doc
tors pronounced her dead. Three days
later. while relatives and friends were
gathered to pay their last respects to
the corpse, a sound was heard COM
ing from inside the coffin. The lid
was torn off, and Mrs. Lee was found
alive and we'll except for the shock
caused by the horror of her situa-
ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
FIND MANY FIRES
DUE TO ACTIVITY
OF ENEMY ALIENS

The National Board of Fire Under
writer's has prepared figures as to
fires of known incendiary and suspi-
cious origin in the country in the nine
months since America entered the
war.
Munition factories, grain elevators,
stock yards, oil properties, cotton, ma
rine properties, taneries and other in
dustries vital to the war efficiency
of the nation, which have been des-
troyed, is more than $5O,OOOO0O. Of
this amount $43,55S,OOO represents
fires in which the damage done
amounted to 100000, or more, in
each instance.
The enemy has been busy in every
part of the country. In eleven in
stances damage done equaled or eX-
ceeded $1,000,O0O. The most disas-
trous of the conflagrations was that
which in October destroyed piers and
war supplies in Baltimore valued at
$3,500,000. Theg rain destroyed by
the enemy has totaled more than S.
100000. That of piers and properties
is over 100000. Loss in oil and
oil products was over $6,000,00O and
loss on timber lands and in lumber
yards was $4,000, 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19

1.-THE worker in the kitchen
has to make one of the
greatest contributions to
the war.
ECONOMY is the watch
word!
fYou MUST economic on
fuel.
fFor your own sake then,-.
as well as the nation's-
get a Chambers Fireless
Range.
fGas stove and Fireless
Cooker combined for the
price of one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19

A beautiful complexion is a handsome
woman's chiefglory and theenv of her
less fortunate rivals. Yet soft, clear
skin-glowing with health-is only the
natural result ofpur Blood.
81 was troubled for considerable
time with very unpleasant, disfgar1ng
Rash, which covered my face and for
which I used applications and remedies
without relief. After using "F'ruit-a-
tives" for one week, the rash IS COM
pletely gone. I am deeply thankful for
the relief and in the future, will not be
without "Fruit-a-tives".
NORAH WATSON.
Soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At dealers or sent by Fruit-a.tives
'~~-'tad. Oodorsht-~~. low York,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
BUTCHERS COMPLY
WITH ORDERS OF
LOCAL FUEL HEAD

The Bridgeport Butchers Protective
association at a meeting yesterday af-
ternoon resolved to comply with the
orders of Administrator Carl F. Sic
mon and all butcher shops in the City
will he closed at 6 o'clock, excepting
Saturday evening, when they will re-
main open until o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
VECSEY GETS VERDICT.

Judge John r. Booth of the Com
mon Pleas Court, has handed down a
decision in the case of Geza Vecsey
against Jacob Levy, awarding Vecsey
s46.80 and costs. Vecsey sued for a
balance of $50 on a contract for
building a house, and for about $50 he
claimed to be due for extras. lie is
allowed the $50 on the contract, less
s14 for changes to a chimney, ut
only a small portion of the other
claim
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-19
SMITH PROMOTED.

Announcement has been made of
the promotion to be first lieutenant of
Second Lieutenant Howard A. Smith
of Bridgeport, a member of the 151st
Depot Brigade at Camp Devens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
POstoffice Cashes $4,000
Worth OF War Stamps
Names May Be Published

More than $4,000 worth of War Say
ing Stamps have been cashed at the
Salem postoffice since the government
has been offering them to the people
as o means of raising money to con
tinue the war. Today Stamps to the
value of 1915 were eashed in,
The law provides that postoffice of
ficials must be given a ten day notice
in writing befode any postoffice shall
cash a war savings certificate. While
it has not been customary to publish
names, there is a possibility that this
may be done should people continue
to- cash in their stamps.
The primary object of the govern
ment in selling stamps in small a
mounts was to secure funds and if this
after they were purchased should con
tinue and become general, the object
in placing them before the people
would to some extent be defeated.
A record is kept in the postoffice OF
those who cash their stamps. 1t has
been suggested that this practice OF
buying and then within a short time
cashing stamps is at the least, most
unpatriotic and a trifle suggestive OF
playing patriotism in buying stamps
and then not living up to it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
PERSONALS

Miss n. Eva Dull left yesterday for
Butte, Mcnt.
Miss Mildred Nenningsen left this
morning for Centralia, Wash.
J.sC. Perry and family spent part of
the last week visiting at Camp Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Rays and
Mrs. r. x. Albsceht left yesterday for
Yakima.
Clyde Downing returned yesterday to
Camp Lewis, leaving over the Oregon
Electric.
Mrs Cora Reid of the office of coun-
ty superintendent of schools, is taking
a two weeks vacation.
Herbert Michaelbrook, who is in the
service, left yesterday over the Ore
gon Electric for San Antonio, Texas.
Judge and Mrs. L. T. Harris have
returned home from their summer vaca-
zion, spent on their farm near Eugene.
Mrs. Matilda Jones, mother of j. W.
Jones, returned to her home at Eugene
yesterday after q two weeks visit in
til The city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Nichols and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM II. Cave left this after.
nooa for an outing Of q week or more
at the coast.
i, 7. Barnes drove TO Newport Sun
day and returned yesterday with his
family who have been spending the
summer on the coast.
Alfred Wick, Ben Wick and Melvin
Snyder, all of the Wick Bros. garage
left yesterday for an outing at Tilla-
NOOK beach.
Edward Nelson and wife left yester,
day for Portland to make their home,
Mr.. Nelson was formerly with the
Patterson cigar store but has secured
employment in n of tho Portland
ship yards.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

shall not have attained their forty sixth
birthday on or before the day set for
registration by the president, must reg
ister." There are several exceptions
that do not apply to the average man If
a young man has celebrated his 18th
birthday or does so on Sept. IL, he must
register. For the older man, If he has
passed his 46th birthday, need not reg
lister. But if he is as years old he must
register. This information is given in
response to an inquiry as to whether a
man who has passed his 45th birthday
should register. He should. But if he
has passed his i6th birthday, he need
not register. The man from As to 90
years Of age may get in the army by
voluntary enlistment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
COURTESY TO PUBLIC
URGED ON EMPLOYEES
General McAdOO Is
sues Instructions Which
Will Be Needed.

p II. lyman one Of the oldest con-
ductors on the road, in point of service,
and G, M. Andrews district freight
agent are in the city today on a spec
ial mission of a good deal of import
ance to the public rs well as to rail
road men. They are seeking to impress
upon all employees the Importance Of
showing courtesy to all with whom they
come in contact in the discharge of
their duties. This is in accordance with
Director General McAdoo's orders that
war efficiency is first, courtesy to the
public next, in the operation of the
railroad lines under government con-
troll. On this subject, Mr.. McAdoo says:
''For many years it was popularity
believed that "the public be damned''
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy is
indefensible either under private con-
troll or government control. 1t would
be particularly indefensible under pub
lie control when railroad employees are
the direct servants of the public. "The
public be damned" policy will in no
circumstances be tolerated on the rail-
roads under government control. Every
employee of the railroad should take
pride in serving the public courteously
and efficiently. Courtesy costs nothing
and when it is dispensed, it makes
friends Of the public and adds to the
lself-respect of the employee.
"My attention has also been called
to the fact that employees have some
times offered as an excuse for their
own shortcomings, or as a justification
for delayed trains or other difficulties
the statement that "Uncle Sam is run
ming the railroads now or ''These are
McAdoo's ~orders,'' etc. Nothing could
be more roprehensible than statements
Of this character, and nothing could
be more hurtful to the success of the
railroad administration or to the well
fore of railroad employees themselves,
No doubt, those who have made them
have done so thoughtlessly in most in
stances, but the harm is just as great
if a thing Of this sort is done thought
lessly as if ii is done deliberately.
"There are many people who for par
tisan or selfish purposes wish govern
ment operation of the railroads to be
a failure. Every employee who is dis
courteous to the public or makes excuses
or statements of the kind I have des-
cribed, is helping these partisan or sell
fish interests to diseredit government
control Of railroads"
Messrs. lyman and Andrews held a
meeting with the Salem railroad EN-
| ployees today and were assured of
their hearty cooperation in meeting the
wishes Of Director General MeAdoo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
Industrial fairs will be held at Sc

Industrial fairs will be held at sew.
eral points in the county the week be-
fore the state fair. The date Tor St.
Paul is Sept IS, for Woodburn and Ger
vais, Sept 10 and for Silverton and
Scots Mills, Sept. 20. The state fair
premium list will be used as the basis
premium list at these local fairs. Print
ed ribbons will be given as first, sec
ond and third prizes in the state club
projects and a standard ribbon for each
standard exhibit. In the open juvenile
contests, imprinted ribbons will be Civ
en- for the first, second and third priz-
es. There will also be prizes for Red
Gross work. At the last state fair, Ma
rion county won the first prize for the
best county exhibit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
Both Is and As Must
Register For Draft

For the benefit Of those who are won
dering whether they are obliged to reg
lister Sept. 10, the following is given,
being a direct quotation from Section
4 of Registration Regulations:
Gan male persons who shall have at
tanned their eighteenth birthday and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
Sugar cane is generally supposed tc

Sugar cane is generally supposed to
suggest Louisiana and Mississippi but
now comes o. M. Reeves of Morning.
side, rural route 5, with a sample Of
sugar cane eight feet high, grown on a
small patch this year just as an expert
ment to learn what really could be
raised in this section. According to
those who are some what familiar with
sugar cane, the sample seems to have
the necessary sugar in it to make cane
a commercial possibility in the valley.
It is understood that a man living at
Independence is willing to put in some
machinery for the crushing of sugar
cane if he is guaranteed the planting
of 20 acres. G. W. Neimeyer has a sam
pie showing in the window Of his real
estate office on State street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
G. A. R.

You are requested to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Webster, wife of our es.
teemed adjutant at . o'clock tmoorrow
afternoon from the Terwilliger Under
taking parlors.
A. B. HUDDLESON,
Commander.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
x X x x y * = **##***
Died
< %**M#M = ##*****

LARSEN.-At the home of /. H. Small
at Turner, Sept. l, 1918, Mrs. Carrie
Larsen at the age of so years.
She is survived by her husband and
four sons. Three of the SOM are in
service in the navy. The funeral SER
vice will be held Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock in the Methodist church at
Turner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
Albright of 694 North Conn

w. D. Albright of 694 North Com
mercial street has been appointed mo-
torcycle cop TO succeed Bert Smith,
who has been appointed deputy sheriff.
1t will new be the duty of MI. Al
bright to discourage rapid travelling,
ever on those streets that are tempt
ing to the speed ffend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

Let us now reiterate, it is safer to
drive a horse with one hand on Sundays
than it ID an automobile.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03
WANTED,

X Portland Furniture Dealer wants
*all kinds of second hand furniture,
%stoves, gas ranges, etc. Best price
X paid. Phone 95l.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

A conference will be held in Wash.
ington, D. G. Thursday to arrange for
final plans of the Students Army
Training Corps. 1t has been suggested
that graduates of high schools who in
tend to register at some college this
fall should do so at once.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

is improved with a hard surface pave
ment or to ride a bicycle in any pub
lie park" If complaints continue to
come in of children disregarding the
bicycle ordinance, it is probable the
city authorities will take some action to
stop it. >
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

DR.. Schenk's offices will be cleed
from Aug 3rd to Sept, s, 1918. 9-5
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

The North santiam ferry sprung a
leak yesterday afternoon and sunk at
the north landing, in Marion county
She will be raised and cauked as soon
as possible, and will be out Of commits
sion for perhaps a week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

1.-THE best" is all you can DO when
death comes. Call Webb & ClOugh Co.
Phone 100. tt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

Seven million feet of logs were ship
ped by car to the S~paulding mills at
Salem and Newberg during the month
of August. The Luckiamute camp is
now preparing logs to be shipped down
the river during the high stage of the
river late this fall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

Big dance at Livesley hop yards 4 miles
south, 10 cent car fare, Tues, Thurs,
Sat. of each week. Union music. Dance
all you like. 90 cts. If
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-03

A news item dated August 80 at San
Diego gives the information that Jos
eph Wheeler and Alva Lee Mcdonald
of 1905 Fairgrounds road, Salem. Ore
gon, were registered at the U. s. Grant
hotel