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The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
A Pleasure to Use En-.

One Lamar citizen remarked this
week that you could tell what business
houses used Lamar made brooms by
the sidewalks at seven a. m. The
Lamar brooms are so good that it is
a pleasure to use them and the men
hurry down in the morning to get the
privilege of sweeping OF the side
walks with them. They bring that
smile that won't wear Oft.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
District Court.

Judge Hollenbeck was here this
week and held a several days session
of the district court at which the
criminal docket was very generally
cleared up. Most Of the civil cases
were continued until the April term of
the court. District Attorney Hawley
was in attendance and secceeded in
clearing out the county Jail for the
first time in many months.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
Quite Different.

Manager Fred L. Harris of the Two
Buttes projects, who has spent the
winter in Chicago arrived in Lamar
yesterday enroute to Two Buttes. He
reports the winter in Chicago and the
middle states as the mildest since 1874.
Here it has been the toughest since
that date We prefer sameness to
such variety.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
4 Business Change.

c. r. Truax returned yesterday
from business trip to Kansas City
and announced that he had decided 10
remove the Truax Hardware & Furni-
ture Co. to Springfield He will be-
gin big closing out sale Of all Hard
ware and furniture on March LIST and
continue the same to March Is.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
High Grade
Player Piano For Sale

We have stored at Lamar a high
grade Player Piano which will be sold
at a sacrifice, cash or terms. Rare
opportunity to secure an instrument
Of unusual quality. For particulars
write to THE DENVER MUSIC
COMPANY, Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for good Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
l.. WRIT MARKHAM

Harry Colebourn, the Wiley orches-
ira leader. visited Lamar on Monday.
Geo. w. Stevens of the Holly State
Bank. was a county seat visitor today
Joe S. McMurtry, the Holly hustling
real estate agent, was Lamar visitor
today.
Chas. Hurd, Santa RE agent at Hol-
Iy. was a Lamar visitor the first Of
the week.
As we go to press Lamar is being
visited by a mysterious stranger.
snow storm.
Mrs. J. F. McIlvaine and family this
week moved to the thinner residence
on South Main street.
Harry O'Kane, the Holly rural mail
carrier, visited last Saturday and Sun
day with Lamar friends.
Mrs. S. s. Smith visited friends in
Lamar over Sunday. returning Mon
day to their home in Holly.
Cap. Hagerman, the Springfield
merchant, came up Saturday night to
assist the orchestra at their dance.
Attorney A C. Gordon was in Den
yer the first of the week to visit his
wife, who is sick at one of the hos
pitfalls there.
l.. Writ Markham, while in the east
recently, completed the purchase of
the vacant Main street lot next to the
Fraternal Temple.
l.. Writ Markham, who has been in
Denver on business connected with the
state immigration board for ten days,
returned home on Monday.
- Harlan Maxwell, who has been with
the U. s. naval forces in Cuba for
nearly a year past, has been at home
on a furlough for few days.
Lieut.. Roy Fiske left last Saturday
for Hayes City, Kansas, where he will
be in charge of the Lamar Flour Mills
elevator. He expects to later return
TO Lamar.
Chas. Maxwell, district manager for
the Colorado Milling Co., was one of
the victims of the flu last week but
was able to be out attending to bust
ness last Saturday.
DIR. VIM. Dring of India. delivered a
very entertaining and interesting ad-
ress last night at the Baptist church
on foreign mission. He spoke again
this morning at the high school.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-26

DIR. l.. +. Likes, after an absence of
nearly a year in the army medical
service, has returned TO Lamar and is
now occupying DR.. Clyde t. Knuckey's
old offices in the Cooper building.
A largely attended dance was Civ
en- by the Lamar orchestra last Sat
urday evening at the X. p. hall The
music was fine and it proved one of
the most enjoyable dances of the sea
son.
J. A. Downing received word this
week that the l45th machine gun corps
to which his son, Ross, belongs will
arrive in New York in few days.
Several other Lamar boys belong to
this corps also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli w. Gregg left last
Friday for Kansas City. Mr.. Gregg
returned yesterday after transacting
important business. Mrs. Gregg will
visit relatives at several points in the
east before returning.
Will Brown broke ground this week
and commenced work on the basement
of the new residence he is to build on
the northeast corner of the intersec-
ton of Second and Oak streets. 1t
is to be a handsome bungalow.
Rev. T. F. Kelly and Geo. A. Everett
spent several days last week in Den
yer as members of the big class tax
ing the Scottish rite of Masonry. They
as Thirty-second Degree Ma
sons, having passed a very enjoyable
week.
The high school athletic fund was
greatly increased last Friday evening
another large attendance at
the picture show. The pictures were
fine and the crowd as well as the man
ayers were highly pleased with the
evening.
C. II. Evans, who used to be on the
force of the Snodgrass Food Co. but
quit to establish barbwire fence and
electric light lines, returned from a
several months business trip to Kan
sas and Missouri points. He is now
deep in the oil game.
Lieut.. Geo. l.. Paxton, who has been
in France for over year as member
IF the anti-aircraft gun corps. visited
several days this week with his broth
,r, DR. Jno. d. Paxton. Lieut.. Paxton
vas only at the front short time as
his work consisted in trying to shoot
iown the machines that came behind
he lines, but he saw considerable ex-
.itement while he was there and can
ell some interesting stories of the last
lays of the greatest war in history.
The girls in the advanced class in
Household Arts served luncheon on
Friday to the four advisers Of the
classes in the high school. This serv-
ed as 4 final examination for the class
in its first semistcr's work. Miss
Snow and the girls deserve a great
deal of praise for the very creditable
manner in which the food was prepar-
ed and served. The members of the
faculty entertained all agreed that the
work done by these girls is a decided
proof of the value to the school of
he department of Home Economics.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
Gillett Gels Nomination
For Speakership OF House

Washington, Feb. 2s. Republicans
today were confident they had taken
a long step toward party solidarity
and 4 victory in 1920 in the nonlina-
ton Of Representative Frederick H.
6illctt of Massachusetts for the speak
Icrship Of the next house.
at secret party caucus held in Che
house chamber last night Gillett rece-
ivcd lSS votes to 60 for Representative
Mann, Illinois; 10 for Representative
Campbell, Kansas; four for Representa-
tive Esch, Wisconsin; and one for Rep
resentative Mondell, Wyoming.
Following the announcement Of the
result Of the first ballot, Mann's mo
tion to nominate Gillett by acelamation
was carried.
Other elections by the caucus were
Joseph Rodgers, Philadelphis, scsgeant-
alarms; Tyler Page, Maryland, clerk;
Burt Kennedy, Michigan, doorkeeper,
and Frank w, Collier, Wisconsin, post
master.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
DISCOVERED
IN Library BASEMENT
JanitOr Discovers Young Child
Wrapped In Rags In Paste
board Box.

A baby boy, about four days old and
with loud lusty voice was found this
morning in the basement Of the Salem
public library.
Upon opening the library, the jan
Iitor Noticed a pasteboard box placed
behind one of the basement doors. Upon
investigation he found the baby pack
ed in the box with q lot of cotton and
old rags, but with mono of the usual
baby garments. He Immediately called
police headquarters. Chief Varney and
Officer Rowe responded to the call. Af-
ter making an investigation, Chief Var
ney took the baby to the Willamette
Sanatorium, where it is at present.
The ianitor was Of the opinion that
the baby had been left in the basement
Thursday afternoon, as it is customary
to lock it at $3.50 o'clock.
The box in which the baby was found
was Of pasteboard, l2 by Is inches and
of depth Of seven and one-hair incnes.
It is Of the kind in which wholesale
houses ship kid dolls and had the usual
markings Of boxes sent out by Butler
Bros.
Through the top Of the box was
punched five holes, about the size of q
lead pencil, The box was tied up with
heavy twine.
+ No bottle had been left with the in
fant and as soon as the officers opon'
ed the box to investigate, he SET up a
lusty cry. The face Of the baby had
been placed against one side Of the box
interfering somewhat with breathing.
AS the infant was covered only with
old rags and had practically no cloth
ing, the officers have as yet but little
clue to work on.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
TH|RTfTH SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
ENDED YESTERDAY
Road Bonding Legislation
Most Important Of Forty
Six Day Session.

The thirtieth Oregon legislature
which came 10 an end shortly before
6 'clock yesterday afternoon and
which officially adjourned at o 'clock
will take its place in the history Of
the state as bne of the most import
ant sessions ever held by the Oregon
lawmakers.
Considerable important legislation is
the fruit Of the 46 days and nights
that the lawmakers were at work.
Among the important features are the
road bills, the reconstruction program,
the labor legislation, the irrigation
measures. and the revenue bills.
Whether the reconstruction and i'm
portant irrigation bills shall become
law now remains for the people to
say, as they will be submitted at a
special election called for June 8.
Chief among the road bills is the
100000, 900 bond bill, which when add
ed to the other road funds and the
money that will be received from the
federal government will give Oregon
$23,000,000 for expenditure in building
roads in the next five years, it is es-
timated.
This is the greatest road building
program ever undertaken in the state,
and greater than was even thought of
few years ago.
The major portion Of the $10,000,-
600 fund is to be spent on the Pacific
and Columbia river highways, while
one fourth is to be spent on connect
ing roads. In addition the Pierce bill,
levying an annual tax of one mill for
building market roads, was passed and
will add 81 100000 year to the quar-
ter mill tax already received by the
state highway department
So plans have been laid for connect
ing up the market roads with the main
highways and great development is
foreeasted as result.
The expenditure Of the road funds,
50 far as paving monopolies and trusts
ana secret agreements and royalties
are concerned, is supposed to be care
fully guarded, az the group of sena-
tors who had set their heart on having
aiti-patented pavement legislation en-
acted had their way to large degree,
and laws along this line were passed.
In the reconstruction program, pro-
vision is made for the issuance of 3d.
100000 Of bonds, if the people approve
/Oo,t;nnoJ ~, nara fn11rl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
HOUSE HAS ONE LAST
TIFF BEFORE FINAL
late ADJOURNMENT
Finally Concurred With SEN
ate On Automobile Tax
Question.

With the singing of "Auld Lang
Syne' and "America" the house Of
the thntieth legislative assembly ad,
journed at 6:25 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
Before the final adjournment, follow.
ing the formal closing of the session,
was the customary short speeches in
which leading members Of the house
each told how much they had enjoyed
the session and that if any one had
said mean things just to forget It,
The closing hours were not without
intense moment when the house refused
to concur in the tax on automobiles, as
proposed by the senate. The house had
materially reduced The tax on motor
vehicles from the bill as originally pass.
ed by the senate and when ii was re.
turned, the upper house refused to con.
cur in the reductions.
It was at this time that Dennis, oi
the roads and highways committee en-
tered his complaint in not being placed
on the joint committee to smooth out
matters. But as the hour was growing
late and the senate was waiting for an
adjournment, the house finally concur.
red in the tax on autos raising it a
few dollars from the lower figures plac-
ed by the house.
Remembered Soldiers.
To the returning soldier who left his
studies in the high school or college
Oregon will aid in completing his edu-
cation, provided Of course the people of
tho state endorse the action of the legis-
lature. The bill provides that such
student shall be allowed $25 month
while attending school or college, the
course not to exceed over four years
and not more than ten months in the
year. This provision will not apply to
the s. "A. T. G. boys nor to the limited
Continued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
Continued on page four)
|lNTERuRBAN TRUCK
INDUSTRY GROWING
Improved Road Conditions
VIII Keep This Newer Pro-
ject On Up Grade.

The railroads and the river boats are
going to have a hard run for then
money between this city and Portland
if the good roads program goes tnru
and the auto truck industry goes on
increasing. There are now not less
than four enterprising transfer men
running out from Portland into the Sa'
lem territory, undertaking to serve
both farmers and merchants. One line
Is to be operated by w. i. Browning,
who with three and half ton truck
will make the run between Salem and
Stayton, through Turner and Aums-
ville-a distance Of forty miles. lie
states that he has already traffic
enough blocked out to keep him busy
for six months, among Others being u
contract with the State Highway com-
mission for the hauling Of gravel.
In the first month Of operation Mr.
Browning claims to- have nctted so00.
Another driver is Everett Cox Of Port
land, who started on the first OF Feb
ruary on a truck run from chat city to
Forest Grove. f. A. johnson and sons,
of Portland, have projected run from
Portland to McMinnville, where it VIII
connect with line operated by Joe
Msrtson, an Italian youth, who operates
between Salem and Dayton and other
points. ,.,
In addition to these, the Wilammette
VALLEY Transfer company, with VIM
Bell as maeager, and headquarters IN
salem, is building up big business In
produce and merchadise between lndc-
pendenee and Portland. Bells trucks
bring in as high as five tons at load
merchandise from Portland houses
Consigned to local houses. Ordinarily
he makes the trip in seven hours. Tic
uses three immense trucks for through
traffic. and three smaller ones for way
business, these latter stopping at farm
houses along the main highway to pick
up produce. This is proving to be Q
very popular service with the farmers.
The latest venture in salem-Portland
traffic is made by J. w. Parker, who for
several years has been operaring the
Salern-Silvertoa stage line. He is trying
the experiment Of putting on seven
passenger automobile for the run be-
tween the two cities, which with ordin'
arily good road conditions can be made
in two hours and forty minutes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
OPERATION OF LEAGUE
SHOWN IN JUCO-SLAY
AND ITALIAN QUESTION
Allies Are Prepared To Iso-
late Belligerents If Trouble
Continues.
BY J. W. T. Mason

written for the United Press)
New York, Feb. 2S.-A practical
demonstration of the way the league Of
nations would operate to prevent war
is being given tby the peace conference
in the dispute between Italy and the
Jugo45lavs.
Under ordinary circumstances, Italy
and Jugo4Slavia would now be at the
diplomatic breaking point, with hos
tilities inevitable.
The Slavs are reported to have or
dcred the expulsion of an Italian mil
itary mission from their territory and
agitators in the new Adriatic nation
are urging their fellow countrymen to
carry their quarrel against Italy to the
battlefield. The Italians are said to
be refusing to permit relief supplies to
pass into Jugo Slavia as precauiion-
ary measure of self protection.
Common Double Defiance
This situation is the common one Of
a double defiance which, under the
rules Of the ola diplomacy, made war
inevitable, 1t is a situation that the
league of nations must have the power
to settle amicably if the league is to
be an Improvement over the former
system Of hostile alliances. The dele
gates at the peace conference, for all
practical purposes, have the authority
to take whatever. action the league Of
nations would take under similar cir
cumstances.
Would Isolate Belligerents
This is now being done. The news is
being permitted to leak out Of Paris
that intimations have been conveyed
to the Italians and Jugo-Slays that the
allies are prepared to exercise cconom-
ic pressure against the belligerents il
hostilities are begun. Italy has declin-
cd to accept American demiation in
the dispute and is, therefore, in the po-
sition Of country that has refused to
arbitrate its claims, according to the
rules Of the league Of nations. Under
the course Of the leagues procedure,
an attitude Of this character would be
followed BY preparations to isolate eco
nomically the belligerent NATIONS.
Such is the plan which the peace
conference is prepared to accept. Its
effect is becoming apparent in the spir
il Of restraint that is beginning to
show itself at Rome. # the power to
withhold supplies were not in control
Of the peace delegates, there is every
reason to believe Italy would now be
preparing to send an ultimatum to Ju'
eo-Slavia as preliminary to fighting
far the mastery Of the Adriatic. But
the peace conference for the present
has averted this outcome by using the
identical powers that are to be given
to the league Of nations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28

i.i.sa Prs staff correspondentl

United Press staff eorresponaent|
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Progressive re-
,DbE0aus will meet within a few days
+ consider whom they will back for
,ss presidency in 1920, Senator Kenyon
Iowa, announced today.
House and senate progressiyes with
few leading progressives not in cong
,pv. will attend the meeting. The time
and place have not yet been decided
on definitely. The gathering, however,
rOgably will be soon after the ad-
iounmcnt Of congress and is likely
b be held either in Chicago or Wash.
inston, Kenyon said.
In addition to discussing what man
they shall get behind for the 1920 cam
baign, progressives will formulate a
program Of legislation upon which they
viii seek action in tine coming cong
rgs:, it was stated.
Political gossip has named Senators
Bofah and Hiram johnson as possibili-
tes ior the regular republican nonina-
lion in 1920. Both are progressives,
leaders Of the little group in the SEN
lte which holds the balance of power
d organizing that body for the next
session,
Says Charges Are Unfounded.
"The progressive meeting will dis
pDve for all time the charge that jeal-
tuy Of each other exists in the pro-
greGsive ranks, = said Kenyon today.
At will be shown that any one of
ihe progressive leaders is ready and
wiling to submerge his personal hopes
and ambitions in the common good,
There is not one Of US but would step
out Of the way Of any other if tho
choice Of that other will serve better
the cause Of progress, and human well
ialen
One effect Of the forthcoming meet
lRg progressives indicated, will be the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28

'articles within twelve-month. 1t seems
to have been very hastily drafted and
the result is crudeness and looseness Of
expression.
~ press this point because you cam
not find world peace upon the cynical
scrap of paper doctrine SO dear to Ger
many. There is nothing so vital to the
peace of the world as the sancitity Of
treaties. To whatever instrument the
United States agrees, it must carry out
the provisions Of that instrument to
tho last jot and little, therefore, the
language in which the terms arv stated
must be as exact and precise and as
free from any possibility Of conflicting
interpretations as it i possible to malSe
them.
The explanation d: Interpretation Of
anyone of these doubtful passages is not
sufficient if made by any one inaa,
whether that man be president OF the
United States or scnatos o. anyone
else.
Criticised Explanation.
Lodge directly answered President
Wilson s personal explanation o. the
constitutions provisions regarding the
Monroe doctrine by saying;
How anyone can say that article
ten extcnds the Monroe doctrine to all
the world passes my comprehension. II
you extend the Monroe doctrine TO all
the world, II ceases to exist because 1t
rests on nothing but the differentiation
Of the American hemisphere from the
lrest Of the world.
| s'Under this draft Europe win have
4 the right to take part in the settlement
! III american questions and we, Of course
! shall have the right to fake part in the
I
i! /cion4;,,o1 ~, ,,oo +braoN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28
PTneess Patricia Is
Welded To Army Officer

iendan, Feb. 2S. Princess Patricia
eshd'daughter Of Queen Victoris, was
aaifcd here yesterday to Commander
alexander Ramsay, Of the British navy.
.aA'ld'lt y, with her marriage, Princess
"a as she is known in America. volun.
ally renounced her title as Princess
Ramsay. 90 A4"uy
ramsay wooed the Princess despite
y s9N'l'ls Of her father, the Duke Of
ssa, ssa1auglt, brother of the late King Ed.
England, ~ present Aing o.
! The wedding ceremony was carried
'.l.' ~ with as little pomp as possible. be-.
,ss's ,sIs q lAe death last month of Prince
queen 'iV Aine ana the
,,',ss. D','aes : the king and queen, those
Ss'sl S's'5nt included the crown princess If
b,,,aSa,,. asn, 'he ex.kiug Of Portugar, am.
! sap's sSa and diplomatic representative
sriai0 1iu 'ne leading nobility Of Grea,
p,,j,s.,. s o''qesmaids q' were: Princess Mary,
lIssd ,s ], lngrid ne Of swcdea, Princess
ls1S Sq Sa,. = Fife, Lady Mary CAMBRIDGE ..
soslra Ai'sa I'sa'. cambridge, 7 Lady May Cam.
.sal Ramsay. ''y ana Lady
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-28

Washington, Feb. 2S.President Will
sons league Of nations covenant calls
the American people away from Wash
ington s doctrines to those Of Trotsky,
Senator Lodge, republican leader as
serted in speech to the senate today.
Criticism Of the proposed constitution
Lodge said, however, does not extend
to all plans for league Of nations.
Everybody hates war ana longs to
make it impossible, said Looge. I'VE
Ought to lay aside once ana ror All the
evil suggestion that because men may
differ as to the best method of assur-
ing the world IS peace in the future, any
one is against permanent peace if it
can be obtained among all the nations
of mankind,
81 will follow any man and vote for
any measure which in my honest opin-
ion will make for maintenance of the
world S peace. I will follow no man and
vote for no measure which, however
well intended, seem in my best judg-
ment to lead to dissension rather than
to harmony among the nations, or to
peril injury or injustice to my coun-
/ try
Lodge said that in matter so vital
to all the world there should be no fog
Ky meanings, no need for explanations
The agreement, he said, "must be SC
plain and SO explicit that no man car
misunderstood it.
Many Differences.
Gin the draft prepared for consti
tuition of a league Of nations metho'
there is hardly clause about the in
terpretation Of which men do not al
ready differ. AS it stands, there ]
danger that the very nations which sigl
the constitution of the league will quar-
rel about the meaning of the variou