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north on her first expedition imme-
diately. She reached the highest poiat
m the Arctic region on this trip, put
was badly mauled by ice. Returning
| in 1906 Tor extensive repairs, she was
again ready for Il northern venture III
1908. ON July 6, after being reviewed
ana given eodspeed by Colonel Roose-
Welt at oyster Bay, at which time
Quentin Roosevelt picked four-leafed
clover for me, she set out. proceeding
northward to Kane Basin through
Robcson Channel and establishing
winter quarters at Cape Sheridan. In
February of the following year | left
for Cape Columbia and the Pole was
reached in April of 1903.
"The Roosevelt returned 10 the
United States in October, 1909. She
Was sold later to John Arbuckle, of
Brooklyn and used as powerful sea
going wrecking tug. In this work she
salyuged number of ships off the
coast from New England to the
Florida Keys. After the death of Mr..
Arbuckle she remained idle for few
years; then she attracted the attention
Of Colonel Lester Il. Jones, superin-
tendcnt Of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, and at that time assistant Fish
Commissioner. She was purchased by
The Department Of Commerce to be
used by the Bureau of Fisheries, and
changed into an oil burner. She made
some investigations in the neighbor-
hood Of the Gulf Stream and later
proceeded through the Panama Canal
to Seattle. During her stay in thTt
city the Roosevelt was given the post
of honor in leading the naval pageant |
on the occasion of the opening of, the
Lake Washington Canal. Since that |
time. working from Seattle as a base,
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and iron. Admiral Peary compares
this feature of her construction to the
cestus of the ancient gladiator. 1t
was planned to be her mailed fist with
which she would meet the enemy ice.
In a chapter Of one of Admiral
Peary's books on his polar exploits he
sums up the predominant idea back
Of her construction. lie says: "Ihe
whole plan and theory OF the ship
was first, that her strength, her power,
her weight, her carrying capacity
should all be below the main deck,
and that everything above deck
houses, bulWarks, spars, sails, rigging,
boats, equipment-should be as light
as possible, to permit more coal in the
hold: and the second. that not Il dol
lar was to be wasted on fittings or
frills, everything to be for strength,
power and effectiveness"
Mrs Peary christened this sturdy
vessel which was to assist her husband
in carrying out his perilous undertake
ing and bring to him the honor of the
world. Shattering a block of ice con-
tanning a bottle OF champagne against
the steel-clad stem she named it after
Admiral Peary's friend, Colonel Roose-
welt.
"OnIy Name TO Give Her"
When l asked Admiral Peary why
he had chosen to name her thus, he
replied at was the only name to give
her, She was the greatest ice fighter
ahoat, he was the greatest fighter in
other directions" This remark was
accompanied with a whimsical smile.
lie continued colonel Roosevelt be
lieved in my enterprise; it was through
him that [ obtained the necessary
leave of absence to see the project
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more snow on the ground and the new
ice inside the foes was much thicker
The work OF dlscharging the ship was
commenced at once and rushed 10
completion. The supplies and equip
mcnt VIC sledged across ice and sea
and deposited on shore. house ana
workshop We're built of board, covered
with sails and fitted with stoves, and
the ship was snug for winter in shodI
water, where she touched bottom at
low tide The settlement on the stormy
shores Of the Arctic ocean was chris
tened HubbardviNe." The climax OF
this trip concerns the Roosevelt only
in the fact that she made it possible
How the Peary party started out for
Cape Columbia and from there went
in five detlChments which were sent
back one after the other, the fourth
leaving Admiral Peary near the SSth
parallel, ana how from here with one
member Of his crew and four Eskimos
he made the final dash for 130 miles
in days is virtually another story.
BY taking the Roosevelt to Cape Sher-
idan one gives an account of the great
est experience in the life of the ship.
As she fought her way south and
reached Indian Harbor on September
g. from whence the thrilling message.
stars and Stripes Nailed to the Pole"
was sent vibrating 10 the anxious
world. the proudeSt moment of her
life may be said 10 have been reached.
And who will believe that the throb-
bing timbers which had fought and
worked with all the tremendous power
they possessed did not possess also
the power to feel proud?
After hearing the story of her
achievement, which in its entirety
composes one of the greatest of the
worlds thrilling tales. the thought
cannot help coming to mind that II
would be fitting to save her as one Of
this country's historic relics. Other
famous Arctic ships, the Norwegian
Fran" the Italian stella Polaris."
the British discovery" have been
taken over by their respective govern
ments with a view to permanent pres
ervation as in the case of the "yicS
tory" Nelson's ship.
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current was swinging past the Cape
set the Roosevelt vibrating like vio-
! lin string for a minute or SO before
| she rose to the pressure,
| From this we pushed out and be-
gan the attempt to cross to the west
side, through ice almost continuously
up to our plank sheer and frequently
of such height that the boats swinging
from the deck house dayits had TO
be swung inboard to clear the PIN
nacles. The delay and inaction of the
/ past five days had become unendur-
able.
The Roosevelt fought like sladi-
ator, turning, twisting, straining with
/ all her force, smashing her full weight
against the heavy foes whenever she
could get room for a. rush, and rearing
upon them like a stceplechaser takin2
fence. All, the thrill and tension of
it, the lust of battle, which crowded
days Of ordinary life into one.
THE forward rush, the gathering
speed and momentum, the crash, the
upward heave, the grating snarl of
the ice as the steel-shod stem split it
as a maSon's hammer splits granite,
or trod it under, or sent it right and
left in whirling fragments, followed
by the violent roll. the backward re
bound, and then the gathering for
another rush, were glorious"
on this trip. the discoyerer of the
North Pole reached the highest point
north, S7'6'. The Roosevelt bore his
eXpeditionary party rs far as Cape
Sheridan. Here, frozen in by blue
white ice, she experienced her first
Arctic winter.
The Pole
The story of the last trip began in
1908 and resulting in the successful
trip to the Pole in April, 1903. re
bounds with details of running
through heavy ice until the open wa
ter beyond Cape Sheridan was
reached, where winter quarters were
established "A little north of the posi-
ton taken three years prior.
THE season was further advanced
than in 1906" writes Admiral Peary
in recounting the story of how he
reached the North Pole, there was
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The Arctic Ship Roosevelt
To Be Sold By the Govern
ment-Career of This Arc
tic Fighter The Part She
Played In Discovering the
North Pole.
Ry DORA SIMPKINS

NM EFORE a ship slides off the
~ launching ways she is said TO rest
~ n her cradle" When. after the
~ period spent in the service for
which she was built. she Is sold for
other duty. she is spoken Of as having
gone 10 her grave"
Despite its melodTamatic tone the
phrase from the cradle to the grave
is a fitting heading for this tale about
Admiral Robert T.. Peary's Arctic ice
fighter. the 5. 5. Roosevelt. For
changes are taking place In the life Of
this vessel whose career has been as
interesting as that of any renowned
craft afloat.
Now she is about TO be disposed by
the Department Of Commerce. Re
Gently at Tie Bermerton Navy Yard on
Puget Sound it was discovered that the
alternate freezing ana thawing in
northern latitudes had sapped her
huge oak timbers of their tensile
strength. Repairs would be costly. so
a sale Is being considered.
Admiral Pcary Watched Construction
Admiral Peary sketched for me the
main events Of the career Of the
Roosevelt from october, 1904, when
at Bucksport, Maine. he watched the
placing Of every piece of timber that
went into her construction to the time
when the government bought her for
supply and patrol ship for the Bureau
of Fisheries of the Department OF
Commerce.
"The Roosevelt" began Admiral
n I, D.,
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plant diseases have come to this coun-
try on these plants from abroad. Some
Of these pests have found the Land Of
Freedom entirely to their liking Some
times the climate here has been ex-
ceptionally favorable for their rapid
development. at other times they have
found new food plants. In such cases
they have propagated rapidly because
the balance of Nature was no longer
maintained.
Loss OF Millions
Recent experience with imported
pests has made it apparent that the
bug is blightier than the sword. The
uncontrolled ravages of the late blight
and rot OF potatoes in 1916 was re-
sponsible for the shortage in the po-
tato crop which sent prices soaring
and brought the humble spud into
prominence hitherto unknown. Pow
derry scale and scurf are two other po-
tato diseases which have been brought
in from abroad. More recently. the
potato wart disease, established in
Pennsylvania from European importa.
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chestnut blight This IS a bark dis
ease which was brought TO this coun-
try from the Orient on Japanese chest
nut nursery stock. II was first found
on Western Long Island in 1904 and
two years later 1t had reached south
ward to Philadelphia. In ten years II
spread over half of the chestnut area
of the United States and at the present
time it has practically eXterminated
the chestnut trees within a 100 mile
radius of New York. and is rapidly
accomplishing the complete ruin OF
our magnificent chestnut forests of the
South. The loss caused by this single
imported pest is many million dollars
and its ultimate end will be the extinc-
ton of one of the most useful and most
profitable American forest trees. Only
recently it was found that similar
disease attacking the poplars had been
imported from the nurseries of France
and had spread over a wide area OF
the United States.
a Few Undesirable Visitors
Some other pests introduced from
abroad are the Oriental peach moth,
the Japanese beetle. the European ear
wig the Leopard moth the alfalfa
weevil, the European eelworm, and the
European corn borer. The larter is
pest which apparently was brought TO
the United States in a cargo of hemp
unloaded at a rope factory near Bos-
ton Massachusetts. 1t is exceedingly
destructive 10 nars, s>>ii>~ av harinS
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SIut'LlSntSU1dFeWOTUn OF UnCIe
Sans UNLIMITED Insect
Guests - TheyCause Loss
es That Are Staggering
Control In Some Cases
Seems Impossible.

y
m INSECT pests are about ready to
say of Uncle Sam "he was a good
fellow" and adjourn that $780,
100000 a year banquet they have
been holding. a forest or a whole
crop mean nothing in the life of these
pests and there is a pest for every
plant according TO Charles Lathrop
Pack. president of the American
Forestry Association of Washington.
Some plants have more than a thou
sand Insect and fungus diseases which
attack some portion OF them. causing
death or injury. However most Of
the pests which attack our plants are
native TO America and have natural
enemies which keep them in check.
And all those fieas have little fleas.
upon their backs TO bite EN-: and
those again have lesser feas. and so
ad infinitum." Thus native insects
have host of voracious enemies. in
cluding birds, animals and other in
sects. which preserve the balance OF
Nature"
Must Maintain Balance OF Nature
But Uncle Sam has maintained an
open door TO plant immigrants and.
year after year. destructive insects and
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in the stalk. In its operation it works
upward eating out a chamber from
the pith. The developing ears are also
sometimes followed out. AS high as
80 per cent. of the stalks in a corn
field may be infested. over 200 borers
have been found in the stalks growing
in one hill of corn. Control is made
more dificult by the fact that the bor-
er feeds on a number of other plants.
including the stalks of weeds and fiow-
ers, and may live over winter in grass
roots. About the middle of May it
pupates and emerges as a moth which
lays large number of eggs, sometimes
as many as 700. The caterpillars from
these eggs feed upon early corn and
weeds and do considerable damage.
About the last Of July these caterpil
lars pupate and early in August an
other generation of moths appear.
These lay their eggs (this time about
90O on corn and weeds principally
corn), and do a vast amount of dam
age. feed on the stalks and ears of
corn.
"Not Wanted"
Among the important insects which
it is hoped to exclude from the Ameri-
can continent are the Mediterranean
fruit fly. considered by entomologists
tn TAXA first prize as a destructive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
Goats for the Little Tots
Gifts That Are Not On1u Prettz But Also Useful

Children's Coats of all
wool cheviot, serge, mix
lures or imported corduroy.
Sizes 2 to 6 years STATS to
$16.95.
Children's Sweater Suits,
all-wool in knit worsted
link and link or chain stitch !;
at $5.s5 to $12.95.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

Infants Short White
Coats of corduroy, chin
chilla, basket cloth or serge.
Sizes I and 2 years; at $685.
to $11.95.
Chi1dren's Coats of frieze,
pompom cloth or cheviot
with plush collars. Belted
and loose backs. Sizes 2 to
6; at $9.95 and $12.95.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

Children's Coats of all
wool broadcloth in box
styles. Some with fur COL
lars. Sizes 2 to 6; $14.75 to
$3.50.
Children's Jersey Cloth
Drawer Leggins in white or
colors:: Sizes 2 to E years;
at SIPS.
Third Floor
Lansburgh g Bro.
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Editorial

Here are some facts
about this early shopping
propaganda: facts that
show the soundness of
the appeal:
There are. say. 100000
residents of the District
who will buy an average
of ten gifts each, or a
total of 100000.
Only II shopping days
remain. If the buying is
distributed evenly. about
352,40Q gifts must be pur-
chased each day: or
1920 shoppers will be
on the streets each day.
Some crowd.
But this isn't the way
it will work.
The first ten days will
see about 10000 gift
seekers out per dav: the
last seven days will find
from $4,000 to $1,000 peo-
ME jamming and packing
the stores from opeNng
to closing time.
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Iz8:z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
Misses Furs

Large Animal S h a p e d
Scarfs and Muffs, in nutria,
natural fox, kit coney, lock
squirrel, Patagonian fox.
stone marten, opossum and
natural muskrat. At $15.95
to $3.50 a set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
Girls Appreciate
Practical Gifts

Little girls and girls of the "happer age" love
pretty coats and dresses as much as their grown-up
sisters do. So nothing would please them more on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

pretty coats and dresses much as their grown-up
sisters do So nothing would please them more on
Christmas morning.
Children's Coats of zibe- Junior Coats of polo
hne chevlos or velour IN CLOTH kersey, velour sill
loose back and belted vertone, i'll variety of
models. Sizes 7, and STYLES with the.new RAGLAN
years. at @I@S9 TO $zz.SO sleeves. Sizes Is and II
Chldhn's Coats of wool years; at $3.50 to $3.50
cheviot zlbene polo cloth Chdren's and Misses
or ,Droadcioth IN happer All-Woo Flannel MILDLY
Styles. Slzes 10 IL. to 10 Blouses, braid trimmed
years. at $i4so 20 >'o'Vo. sizes tn Is years. at
Misses, sl;rts IS of, $685.
wool plads, in full pleated M;, d c.ua,
At s12e5 Party Dresses of silk
chiffon, lined with net. In
oa sA nI;d OF an orchid blue or pink. Sizes
waists nleated models 10 to u years; at $3.50 to
Sizes to IA years; at $3.50.
$3.50.
Childrens Taffeta and
Misses All-Wool Elan Satin Dresses Some hand
mel MILDLY Blouses, regula- embroidered In variety
ton styles Sizes II to 22 of colors. Sizes ID
at $875 and $685. wears: at Sl2s5 to s16s0
Third Floor Lansburgh g Bro.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-03

Among those Of the younger set who
left today to attend the informal ball
at the Junior Prom at O. A. G.. were
Miss Margaret White, Miss Emma
snooks and Miss Marie Briggs. Mrs.
Snooks accompanied them as chaperon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-03

THEHE is a Bit Of legendary MS
tory that tells of a love poem
written by Rafael. and anothes
that records the painting of an ange
by Dante. The picture, / believe, wa.
destroyed before it was finished and
ne maa can tell where the poem lies.
A Beatrice on canvass Madonna in
verse; il makes one gasp to think OF
the sheer beauty of theml But there
IS nothing to assist us in pieturing
them. but eur st0re Of Imagination;
nothing 10 assure us that they were
ever facts. but those doubtful bits of
legendary history. There is something
about a beautiful poem or a wonder
ful painting that grips one S feeling
1on lock in the face Of pale Ma
donna or live through the rhythm of
a Portuguese sonnet and when YOU
turn your eyes away from either of
them there is something in your throat
that ehOkeS You for a moment, and
something in your heart that leaves
yen lonely.
Music is different. There can be so
many varied sensations in a single bar
that even if it is the very saddeSr Of
selections you are hearing You feel
when II is over, that it was a happy
sadness after all. Take the late war.
for instance, One listened to a wander
ing gypsy band singing to the weird
accompaniment of their violins "For
tomorrow my true love will be sol
der and thought one Is heart would
break. But almost simultaneously one
knew better 1t was such a glorious
thing to be a soldier in times like /
those! Either he would come back or
he wouldn I. If he did-what is a few |
months absence when lives are youngl /
And if he didn ia martyrs palm and
a victor's laurels-the greatest heroes
IN the history of the world had no
more.
Or one saw regimental band march
ing toward a doubtful destination.
heard the martial music as they swung '
gayly by, and wondered what the use l
of il all wasl The leering menace Of Q
enemy infested woods; the pitiful O
stretches of murdered corn fields md t
the long dusty roads running on to- {
wheref But before the music had ceas- o
ed your cheerfulness was restored. |;
The woods would soon be clean again. L
and the corn wave high in land of r.
plenty. As for the roads, who knew e
perhaps they led to the rainbow 5 "
end e,
Maybe YOU We never heard the gyp- a
lies sing. Maybe you We never seen in
'egimental band march off to a doubt. G
iul destination. If you haven t. you NJ
nay from now on. More than that; N
rou can hear the armies meet anl part; "
TOu can hear the wild birds return to j
heir old hannts in Belleau Wood and b,
he Rouge Boquet; YOU can hear the "
wish OF the water against the keels D
# the great painted ships as they B
ring the armies home again. And A
undreds Of other things that have
othing whatever to do with war, and
yerything in the world to do with l.,
he pursuit Of happiness. Music will ia
o 1t all. The monster orchestral pipe d;
rgan that has been installed in Ye an
liberty theater is all one needs in or MI
er to be transplanted into a war scar re
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-03

+ Spears; decorations, Mrs. c. 0. VII
. son Mrs. H. NJ. styles, Miss Lillian
Applegate, Miss Eliza Nolan, Mrs. w.
; H. Byrd; program, Miss Edith L.
, Benedict, Mrs, james Heltzel and Mrs
$. c. Dyer.
+ Captain and Mrs. Allan ByHcn (Flor-
euee Hoferl arrived in Salem Friday
for a visit with relatives and friends,
I Captain Bynon is on a thirty day 5 sick
leave. having been under the care of
Major Harry Clay in San Francisco
during the past three weeks, because
Of blood poisoning, Before leaving Cal
ifornia they were luncheon guests Of
I Lieutenant Holstrum U. $. n. and
Miss Uuniee Barstrow on board the
IU. $. :. Victoria Kitty Of Mare Is
land.
Captain aud Mrs. BynOn are populsr
favorites in Salem social circles and
viii be extensively entertained during
their visit. They are guests at the
home of Mrs. Bynon's 5 parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Hofer on Commercial
street.
Mrs. T. A. Livesley has as her
guest, her brother Ward De Beck Of
British Columbia. Mr.. De Beck fought
with the Canadian overseas forces for
three years and three months and ex
all bitter fighting and glori-
Gus victories Of that valiant army. He
will be entertained at the 7. A. Lives
ley residence during his two weeks Wis
it in Salem.
The Illihee Country club was a per
feet bower of pink and white apple
blossoms last Tuesday when the first
Ladies Day was observed. Knit
ing and golf playing occupied the time
# the thirty five women who were
present. Mrs Homer H, Smith pre-
,ided at the prettily appointed tea
able.
1t has been decided to observe
Z Ladies Day" every week for the
ext two months, after which it will
eeome +. semimonthly affair. Hostess
S for next Tuesday are Mrs, +. l..
'aker, Mrs. Homer Smith, Mrs. Mil
)n Meyers, Mrs. Chester Cox and ,
Irs. George G. Brown.
Mrs. Henry W. Meyers was charm
e hostess at a meeting of the Bridge !
club Wednesday afternoon. 9
bowl Of magnificent yariegated tu-
os centered the luncheon table, while .
'll0w daisies and graceful lilies of the 7
Illey adorned the outer rooms. Be $
De the members Of the club four adj I
tional guests enjoyed the delightful n
fair. Mrs. William H Boot will en-
rtain at the next meeting. Members J
{ the Bridge Luncheon club are Mrs 5
lillian Boot, Mrs. w. II. Eldridge, 'e
RS. John ] Roberts Mrs. T. A. II
wesley, Mrs. T. C Smith, Jr, Mrs.
'iliam Melvin Plimpton, Mrs. John
MeNary, Mrs. Walter McDougal, a
rs. j. H. Van Doren and Mrs. /
cafy W. Meyers. p
Mrs. Ralph Glover entertained as v
II guest last week Mrs. Ernest H. n
unit Of Portland. Mrs. Hun, Sill f
ave for England in about three weeks e
opping in New York for visit with
r. and Mrs. Al Hurst Bertha Hol,
an) well known former residents Of g
lem, pausing also for brief visit 4
Ith her brother-in-law, Ronald Hunt, n
Canada. A passport has already s.
'en secured and she will sail on the
. s. S. Adriate. 7
Mrs. Hunt came to the United States a
'out three and a half years ago to
AIRY Ernest Hunt. The trip was a
lngerous one at that time because of 4,
e unrestricted submarine warfare. h
his will be her first visit home. Mrs. u
unit 8 people reside in London, with Z
country home at Eastbourne, Eng :
nd. :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-03

qnet at the rose room Of the Spa
Thursday evening. Twelve members
were present, with Mr.. Horning, fac.
ulty adviser as guest Of honor. A bus
mess meeting preceded the banquet
and a few well delivered speeches con
eluded the evening session.
The X o club, comparatively new
organization in high school circles, is
fundamentally a literary society. The
value of club Of this kind IN any
school is almost unlimited. There is
nothing quite so conducive to noble
living and the fostering Of lofty ideals
as a close study and keen observance
Of the works Of the great masters.
Bryant's rule of life as embodied in
"Thanatopss", or rennyson 9 admo
milton to "live pure, speak true, right
wrong. follow the king, what finer
ideals could be set up before body Of
young men than thesel Besides excit'
ing love Of elevating literature the
X 0 club win be a means Of giving It's
an intellectual aud literary
vocabulary which viii enable them TO
cope with any conversational problem
that may arise. II win meet every
week, Tuesday having been designated
as TX O day