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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22

81 am better prepared to discuss
rotterdam than elsewhere. This citv is
so called because it is located on the
Rotter river, as well as the lower Rhine
and is saved from flood by the erection
of dams and dykes. 1t is city of the
size of Portland. While it is 30 miles
up the river Mas (Which is the Dutch
name for the Rhine) it has an eleva-
tion of only seven feet above the sea
level.
throughout is a network of canals.
greenish looking bodies of water which
wind and counter wind in every con
ceivable manner and direction, These
'rhannels are crossed by innumerable
bridges, which lift at countless periods
'of the day to permit the passage of
canal boats and tugs. In fact, believe
that Rotterdam was built for the CON
venience of shipping men.
AS the barges pass through the
draw of the bridge, the bridge tender
swings out something resembling an
empty tomato can at the end of a
string attached to bamboo pole, to
collect the passage fee. I have never
seen payment refused and often won
dered what would Happen if the can
fell off or the hpatman missed the
string. .M
- can step oqfsSf the office and on
to boat, but tbARis also true ofsevery
other person inf Rotterdam, for it is o,
poor street that cannot boast of. at
least one canal.
(. One remarkable thing is the clean
liness of the Dutch homes both .exter-
ior and interior, especially when it is
remembered this is a port city. Anoth-
er fact, and this is remarkable, is the
immense number of cigar and tobacco
stores. They are thicker than saloons
used to be out west.
The average consumption ofstobac-
GO is 10 pounds for each person per
year. Although the children smoke, the
women do not and thus it is evident
that every tobacco user must consume
about 30 pounds year on the average
The Netherlands suffered during
the war, SO | am told, bat prices here,
when compared with the United States,
remind me of prices before the war.
All in all, this wonderful little land is
full of industry and business, hut if
could move the Willamette valley over
here. would show the people a coun-
try where one would feel like wearing
a life belt to bed in case of a little
rain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22

IN glad when washday's gone and
ended, for then the rules are all suspend
ed, the house is upside down: l breathe
a lot of hectic curses, as sit round com
posing verses, in my pink dressing gown
l see the womenfolk, embuttled, all tired
distraught and badly ratified; my
aunt comes paving round; "What ,htcltl
What luekl We're out of blungl Go
hump Yourself, be up and doing, anc
bring Us huff a pound" | hear the
loud domestic shrieking, con, Caesar /,
ghost! The boiler's leaking, tho water :.
all run QUITS And l must DO some punG
repairing, and while 1 do it am swear.
ing, for I'm bungcd up with gout A,
noon | have to eat cold pottage, for nc
one round the steaming cottage has .hnC
to cook meal; there : no hot coffee in
the shanty and 1t would take the pen
of Dante to tell how fought feel. All
day ! see the women sloshing around
the soily weekly washing up TO theh
cars in suds; all day they toll around
like dingcrs, and feed into the jaws OF
wringcrs the aromatic duds. And tncn
al night they re all SO weary, | look in
vain tor ghnccs eherry, see 40 ehcer.
fla gria; they're taking hca4ache pills
and posiols, end ! ronark, with wild
emotions. son washday Is q sinn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22
HUNTING A HUSBAND
BY Mary Douglas

women. Could this man be handled,
And howl
need not have asked the question
For l saw it answered-before nv ewes
BY Mrs. Ashby.
She flirted with him daringly. There
was nothing coy abeut her manner. She
smiled, flashed white teeth, lifted mo.
bile black brows. In short, fascinated
him. She was never still moment
The slash and cut of her prepartee were
as ready as his rejoinder.
And l stood by, silent-left out. /
40 not believe he even saw me. Once
he turned to look at Margot. She did
not try Mrs. Ashby S tactics. But look.
cd out of slumbrous green eyes at him.
And in the ono, long glance he gave her
i saw. Saw that she had accomplish
cd as much as all Mrs Ashby's spark
ling wit.
Cousin John stood by, like me, silent,
the on-looker Yet there was subtle
change in him. No desire, now to vie
with this man. It seemed as if some
thing more had come to him. And he
wished only-to play the host.
We idled down at the beach, that
bright afternoon, long. We talked and
laughted and teased At least the 9th.
crs did.
At last Mrs. Ashby suggested canoe.
SO it was she and Mr.. Arnold, who
padded off. L watched her red sun
shade disappear. Until it looked like
only q blur of color on the quiet waters.
And ! sat there-still silent, left our.
| had failed then. He had not even
noticed be, seen me.
(Monday-The Day Dream.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22
salem BOY SEES
NETHERLANDS AS
TRADE Center

Russell NJ Brooks, recently appoint
ed vice consul at Rotterdam is now
nicely settled in that land of dykes and
canals, with his room several feet be
low the level Of the street and the lev
| el of the canals that flow in every di
rection im' that famous city. of the
Dutch. rs
Having lived all his life in Salem
until he volunteered in the army he
views with Salem eyes the many won
ders of that foreign city. In letter
just received by a friend in Salem, he
tells of his new quarters and strange
sights as follows: '
LAND of, nndrinkable water and
worse gin; home of tobacco stores and
Edam cheese; flat as billiard table
and reminding one of cheekel-board
By reason of the many canalss and Eas
green as ireland. 4
"Such. in brief, is the way the Meth
erlands appealed to me, except that |
might add, this whole checkerboard is
surrounded with high fences to keep
out the wafer which is continually try
ing to gain admittanee by other than
the usual channels.
''The country is referred to as The
Netherlands and not Holland for Hol-
land itself is composed of two PROVING
es, North ..and South Holland, around
which are groupedinin small states, all
known as the Netherlands, ruled by
Her Majesty, Willamna.
g was most surprised to learn that
the Netherlands embraced a territory
iusf a little larger than Marion coun-
ty,i but, that it Is supporting a popula-
tion of more than 100000 people,
Woe to the invader who sets foot
on Dutch soil While there is an army
of only about 100000, it has an ally
in the sea whose gates and sluices can
be .opeped which would cause a repeti-
tion Of the tragedy inflicted by the
frcc cities OF ancient Holland on the
Spanish Duke of Guise.
ITO tell the truth, these Dutch peo-
pie are very good ones to leave alone.
They have mn air of solidity both in
thought and in fact that causes per
son to think twice before venturing
any remark
:" have been told that the colonies
belonging to the Netherlands are sec
ond in Importance only to England and
that these 100000 people rule $4,000,
600 subjects in their colonies. Certain
1t is that the Netherlands is nothing
moro than gigantic clearing house for
these colonies as well as for large por
ton of central Europe.
"'rhc products of her colonies are
to the, Netherlands raw,
into the finished article
and sent out to compete with nations
who produce both raw and manufactur-
ed goods.
~ believe if were to write his
tory of the Netherlands. would cen
ter II about the business affairs Of
these people, which instinct has made
them conquer both the forces Of nature
as well as their share of the business
Of the world
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22
Nelson Asked To Resign
From Y.M.C.A. At Astoria

Astoria, Or, Sept. 22.-The board OF
directors of the Astoria Y NJ G. A. has
requested Thomas Nelson to resign as 4
member of that board. This comes as
a result of demand made by Clatsop
post, American Legion, following Mr..
Nelson S refusal to discharge Hannes
Huttula, an alleged Stacker in the en-
ploy of the Union Fishermen s Co-opera-
tive Packing company, of which Mr..
Nelson is manager
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22
Chance And Oldfield Put
Aside Chance To Buy Cubs

. Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. aes4- United
Press = William Wringley, Jr., Is ready
to sell the Chicago Cubs, according to
Frank Chance, who has just returned
from an eastern trip, Chance declared
that he and Barney 0ldfield had the
backing to buy the club, but he de.
cidcd he didn't want to try another
- come back" and gave up the project,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-22

Announcement is made that the Eu.
rcka and Excelsior mine properties, near
Sampter, will be reopcned soon and OPP
Grated nnder the management of John
Arthur.
Willamette Post No. . Of the Ameri.
can Legion, at Oregon City, have sign.
ed T5 new members in the last few
days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
SOME NE UNVEILS.

Eastland, Texas.-On the Wright
tract, four miles east of Eastland, the
Gladstone Oil company's we'll is spray
ing oil and increasing it's flow Of gas
at 3345 feet. 1t looks as if it will be
a good producer.
On the same tract the Rangers
Rock island company's well is making
600 barrels of oil and 10,OOO,OOO feet
of gas from the top Of the lime al
1885 feet. The big casing is being
pulled out.
On the w. T. Davis tract the Sin
clair-Gulf company touched the black
lime today at 1881 feet. The well
is making 400 barrels of oil at this
stage.
On the C. P. Jones tract, just across
the Stephens county line, the Scin-
3clair-Gulf company touched the shall.
low sand at 1881 feet and shut down to
connect up. Its offset to the Strah
Oil company's well on the Pearct
tract, is credited with daily produc-
tion of $50 barrels at this depth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

1--WE always want to travel and see
things if we have money, are you not
going to travel now?" Mrs. Nc
Clsky was asked the other day.
"WeH yes, | am. never had a
chance to think about it much be-
fore. ! want to travel great deal.
| want to 60 over Texas and Okla
homa and see my folks. ] have not
seen some of my sisters for years. A
man came around to US the other day
and wanted us to 60 on an excursion
to San Antonia.f They make special
rates and think we will 60"
Doesn't Know How Rich She Is.
Mrs. McClesky said that she did
not know just what the estate was
worth. McClesky had five children
and she has asked for one-sixth OF
the estate. It is now valued at about
$1,000, 900, but there are four wells
that have not come in yet. They
cannot y tapped because there is
no place to store the oil. They also
get offsets from several other wells.
The last check which he got for
one month was 6,500.40. But she
said that she was leaving that to the
lawyers. She did not have time to
bother about it, she did not even
known just what the well was flow
ing now.
Shortly after the well came in Nc
Clesky asked her what he might get
for her. He said that their income
had increased considerably and he
wound like to get her something. She
told him that there was a nick in
the old ak and she would like to have
. new one to chop kindling wood with.
She said that McClesky was very
shrewd in business matters and when
sardines went from Is cents to rs
cents he sent them back to the store
because they were SO high.
Y Before the well came in and they
lived on the farm she said that they
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

produced everything they ate. Ex~
cept for little flour and such things
they did not buy from store at an.
"Now that you have all the money
you can use and no responsibilities,
what are you going to do What III
your greatest wish Z" she was asked.
"Well / want to 60 to Fort Worth
and get new set Of teeth" she re-
piled. Then ! want. to go back "a
the farm and get my garden planted;
/ always have such fine gradens
every year and because Of the rain il
ought to be very good this season. "
Mrs. McClesky has little niece,
Anne Moselle Coble, student atl
Saint Ignatius Academy, in Fort
Worth. She is very devoted to the
child, who she says is very talented
in music. She enjoys talking and
planning for the child and when n
visitor went to Ranger recently she
sent quarter back to the child. II
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
who have suddely come into big for
tunes.
Churches Grow Ritch.

The membership Of many of the
country church congregations in CEN
trail west Texas are rolling in wealth
derived from the leases of their farms
for oil exploitation purposes. In not
few instances men who were so poor
that it was hard for them to raise
enough money each year to pay taxes
on their unproductive lands have OBJ
tanned anywhere from $4,000 to $1O,-
600 an acre for the oil lease of their
holdings. The Golfers of the churches
are reaping the benefits of this I'M
precedented era of prosperity that has
suddenly swept over scope of coun-
try two hundred mile north and
south by more than enc hundred miles
wide. With deep devoutness, many
Of the church members are contribut-
ing their tithes to the work OF the
Lord. Not only are new church edl-
fees being erected, but munlficent do
nations to charity, to education, to
public welfare enterprises of various
kinds, and especially to home and for
eign missions, are being made by
these men and women of wealth.
These newly made folk of fortune
many of them millionaires respond
generously to the many requests for
contributions to various kinds OF re-
ligious and charitable projects. The
Baptist church near Ranger is ping
up fortune of something like $780,
600 year from royalties on It's two
oil wells, and the deacons of this lit
tie body of worshippers are distribut-
ing the money among educational IN
Situations and other activities Of that
denomination. In this instance, the
money comes direct to the church, but
III tie numerous other cases the
wealth is individually held By mem
hers 81 the different congregations be-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
Widow of Oil-Made
Millionaire Wants to
Go Back Farm Home
Continued From Page One,

Continued From Page One.l
we'll came in. Mr.. McClesky had to
sell all our fine cattle. tell you, l
wasn't half as glad the day the well
came in as / was sad when we had to
sell our cattle.
"But those old oil men had come in
and tore down fences and there was
just nothing to do but sell. People
came tearing down from all parts to
buy leases off McClesky.
"They had not gotten the gas con-
fined and we could not cook or have
fire in the house. We had to eat at
the neighbors. Finally it got, so bad
we he'd to move to town."
Peaches Killed McClesky.
Mrs. McClesky said that the build
ING Of the McElesky Hotel had been
commenced. McClesky was sick with
excitement and worry. He had ty7
phoid fever. He got up and went
over to the house to clean it up be-
fore he was able. Then he came
home and ate some peaches. She
begged him not to eat them, but he
had a will Of his own and it was
always easiest to let him have his
own way. He had such good judg-
ment. The peaches made him worse,
she said. He took relapse and
soon died.
As soon as the gas was confined
Mrs. McClesky went back TO the
farm. She took sick and her sister,
Mrs. Fanny Coble, went out and
brought her hack to town. She IS
now living with her In 4 small cot
tage near the McC lesky hotel, in the
center Of The town. /.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
'ast Riches Received
From Oil Recall
Aladdin and His Genii
~, continued From Page One,)

>~~~-~~~-~~~co
N ~ o., az Of them are replete with hui
y interest features. "is'' ~
uaere Spending is Fantastic.
N 's suas' these newly rich folks
pending their money in more
~ 'ss = specular way-not all of
N.Y. c?use, but a very large per-
~ Al. y them. 1t has been said
n MT. Ives are so many big six-cyln-
besdsr.oo uslnes in Ranger, Cisco and
IN saona that the streets are not
hs enough to accommodate them.
q sS ;ler tlliers of the soil NO lon
cme NV y !, me handles Of the plough:
4 WIT snem are making no pretense
ham sss Nk this pear. Not q few Of
Skkh cnloying period Of ease
n .nsir minds just now can be
|ssn ,s.er had than sitting aro,,nd
Eqins Az the incoming and out
NitR tks; n OF investors, sgossiping
they az No. ~ friends and telling What
SIT soMg to do with their money.
IL s = &c land owner who has reaped
M III financial benefits from
lalcrmors discoveries. To be sure
alde ~ 81 sums sums Of money have been
lllies ~ sRsculators in leases and row
||lSsls ~ Y few instance pur-
|!tiSls En-, stock in legitimate, Tor
NJ 81 panles have profited iarre-
y INV OIL Corporations are fha
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
DU POINT MILLIONS
FOR OIL OPERATIONS

New York, Aug. 4.-Incorporated
under the laws Of Delaware, with a
capitalization of $5,0OO.OOO the Atlas
Petroleum corporation begins opera
tions with seven producing oil wells
and more than $4,000 acres of oil
lands in West Virginia and Texas.
Among the officers and directors 81
the new corporation are Alexis I.de
Font, secretary and E. l. du Pont de
Mamcurs company, Wilmington, Del;
Gb9rles A. Ratterson, vice president
ana general manager Of the du Point
enaeprs com any; Sylvester p:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
ABANDONED HOLE is
SOLD FOR $4,000

Walters, Okla, Aug. 4.-The quar-
ter section Of land in 22-4-14, near
Randlett, on which the Seamons Oil
company of Oklahoma City drillNd q
dry hole last, year has been sold by
the company for 500 an acre, accord
ing to announcement made here by
w. L. Alexander, former state treas
urer, who is an official Of the Sea-
mans company. The well was ahsns
doned at $500 feet and wa the d11rs
est test up to that time Am 4
southern part Of 4ill1agn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
A New Rich Church.


An illustration of the wide range of
these church donation is that of the
Methodist church at Ranger, which
recently received an appeal from Sid
R. Anderson, Methodist missionary
at Sung-kiang China, for money with
which to purchase a new motor boat.
It seems that Mr.. Anderson's mission
charges are scattered around the
shores of lake, and he wanted the
boat to voyage back and forth to the
diffesent meeting places. Mr.. Ander-
son was born and reared at Rising
Star, out in western Texas, not far
from the scene of the oil discoveries.
The news Of the wonderful riches that
had suddenly come to his old acquaint-
ances at Ranger had reached him in
far-off China. The congregation Of
the Methodist church at Ranger not
only bought the finest kind of motor
boat for MIR. Anderson, but sent him
money with which to erect hand
some church and residence at Sung
kiang.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03

cause of the sale of land lease of for.
tunate oil strikes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-03
ANNOUNCING TFE---
BURk~BELT OIL & GAS co.

Burk Belt Oil & Gas Co. to the public, we
feel that we are presenting an invest
ment which is certain to yield large re-
turns on the amount invested.
If you desire to invest with big Com
pany with large capital and have them
spend your money drilling unproven ter
ritory, that's your business, but if you
make such investment you are speculat-
ing in every sense of the Word-hoWever,
if you invest your money with company
owning not acreage but acres, with
ample room for the drilling of several
wells in proven territory, some Of which
is surrounded on all sides by the largest
wells in the Burkburnett field-then you
have an investment not speculation
That is what this Company offers to you.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-21
SENATE COMPLETES READING OF THE PEACE TREATY.
JUDGE GARY HOLDS BAG IN INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
AND URGES MISUNDERSTANDING IN THE STEEL STRIKE
Enthusiasm Marks Meeting
of Armistice Committees at
Largely Attended Gathering

The Ar1istlce Jubilee meeting in Murphys Hotel last
night largely attended, and great enthusiasm shown
by prospective candidates in the three contests The ad
vance sale Of tickets rolling up big popularity vote
promises to be unusually heavy
Other plans for the celebration going forward rapid
~ committees and subcommittee holding daily
sion and the many details being whipped into shape
quickly The free acts being tentatively located the
womenS committee is busy arranging for the reception
and entertainment Of the and the work OF
preparing the Gray anory for the circus already has
been taken up.
ARRANGEMENTS for the several parades that to be
staged on various DAYS Of the week and for the entertain
mep Of Nce-Presden Marshall who is coming to Rich
mond November u under the auspices of the Loyal Or
der Of Moose are being worked out The committee
ranging the celebration for the colored people, which will
he staged the week is also busy and of its de-
tails already have been worked out
Advance ticket sales for the big society circus that Is 70
be given in the Gravs anorv part OF Virginia Arm
isce Week celebration starts today and the three popn
lartv contests that be conducted in connection with
it opens this morning Spurred by enthusiastic
meeting last night IN Nurphy's Hotel when full details of
the contest explained all indications point to large
number Of contestants in all three divisions.
Tickets may be obtained from the temporary headquart
ers the arristce committee, which located in the
Army and Navy club Seventh and Franklin streets. The
coupons each If which counts 100 votes should be
turned to headquarters promptly in order that they
be tabulaed without delay The first count probably will
tcstant announced. ~~<&t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-21
BY KARL II. Won w1EGAND.

Berlin. Oct. 2o---Count Johann
Heinrich Won Bernstor1. former
German ambassador to the United
States has arrived here from
Munich in answer 10 a summons Of
the national assembly committee
investigating the responsibility Of
individual mem hers OF the old
regime in bringing about and pro-
longing the war, as we'll as for the
failures 20 take advantage of the OPP
portuuities to make peace.
DR.. Won Bethnann Hollwos,
former imperial chancellor. DIR. Got
tiieb Won JaGow, ex-foro5 gu min
lister, Dr. Alfred Z.raaadrmaun.
who succeeded him, Dr. Kari Es.-
ferrich. former fAance Aalaiater;
Admiral Won Capel.e, WHO was MIN
!ster OF Marine aad Ceae@a! Erich
Ludendorff, have hem invited 70
attend and give test!na ory,
Those men will be confronted by
Count Won Bernstorff who alle:res
that his efforts for peace through
President Wilson and Colonel Ed
ward NJ House in Decem Der 1915.
and January 1917, were making
good Roadway when Berlin ruined
all by a renewal of the ruthless
U-boat warfare and that the gov
ernment ignored his repeated warn
iLgs that such q measure would
hiring Amertca into tbs var q the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-21
ROOSEVELT As
GREAT AMERICAN
Eminent Speakers Laud
the Late President AS
Representing the True
Spirit OF Democratic
Government

That Americans in facing rhe knot
~ problems that come with the uni
versaI condition of social and polit-
zeal unrest. need the uneou prisingly
patriotic snirlt which always impelled
Theodore Roosevelt was the declara-
tion made last night nv Represents-
live Andrew Jackson Montague dur
the course Of a speech at tho Jeffer~
son Hotel auditorium. where was
begun the campo ler in Richmond TO
raise funds for tu,idlns memorials
TO the former president
The Ex-Governor Of Virginia, who
knew Colonel Roosevelt personally
and who received 1T his hands the
OF delegate TO the Pan
American Congress At Rio de Janerio;
declared he was glad 10 associate
himself with those who propose 70
honor and peruetuate the memory of
$50 great SO good and SO achieving a
man"
Judge letter G. Pritchard. presiding
JUDGE of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, paid
~ the tribute OF a pcrSonel friend.
Prom early part NJ 1897 he said.
urtl his death I was intimately ac-
a4a3uted with this great American.
Our relations Mere such that / learn
81 t. love hinl as brother. a nd the
news If hts death brought sorrow
and sadness 70 ny heart II Is eX"