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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Bubonic Plague
Spreading, Report

Mexico City, Mexico, Dec. 90
Alarming reports are being re-
ceived concerning the spread of bu-
bonic plague in San Luis. Potosi. 1t
is said that more than twenty cases
have been found.
These reports, however, are
heard with distrust in some quar-
ters. Tampico, before the yellow
fever scare, was busy with a bu-
bonic plague scare. 1t was splen-
did source of graft" and it is
suspected that some persons in San
Luis Potosi wish to adopt the
profitable system established in
Tampico, where every person leav-
ing the city was compelled to pay
fee, either to avoid taking an in
lection of the bubonic plague
serum or to have the serum in
jected. There was no way of escap-
ing paying the fee, although the
traveller had his choice of taking
or not taking the serum.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Traveller Urges
Oregon Prunes
BE Advertised

A traveller who discovered that
| Oregon prunes are not even fea-
| tured in the menu of Oregon ho-
tells, writes that if the luscious
Italian prunes grown in Oregon
are to be known at all, they must
be advertised.
AS a result Of advertising, he
refers to the fact that prune lands
in bearing in the Santa Clara val
ley are selling for from $500 TO
$4,000 an acre, while about the
same is asked for vineyards. The
advertising of prunes and nlisins
under brand names, and the as
surance that crops will have a
stable price, he says are respon-
'sible for these figures.
1t is a fact that Oregon prunes
are but little known in the east.
But the Oregon Growers Coopera-
tive association is now putting on
an advertising campaign in New
York city, introducing the Italian
prunes under the brand name of
"MistHnd." This is the first time
that the Oregon prunes have been
advertised under a brand name.
The association Is planning later
to advertise "Mistland" products
in Chicago and to eventually make
"Mistland" and Oregon products
known in every household in the
country.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
NEW HUMOROUS MAGAZINE
HAS 1900 CIRCULATION

University of Oregon, eugene
Dec. 20.-A new magazine OF
humorous content has been start.
ed on the University of Oregon
campus and is firmly established
for the entire year by a gigantic
subscription campaign Just recent
ly carried on. The recent cam
paign netted 1900 subscriptions
for the year for Lemon Punch u
and insures financially the success
of the venture.
The first issue of the new mag
azine is about ready to go on the
press. The editorial staff reports
remarkable success III obtaining
contributions, espec ally art work.
The name Lemon Puach pear"
red last year over the head of a
comic and humorous supplement
run in the University student daily
and was greeted with favor, but
was soon discontinued because Of
the disadvantages of printing it in
that form.
Stanley Eisman, of Portland,
Oregon, is editor-in- chief of the
publication, and Harris Ellsworth
of Cottage Grove, Oregon, is
manager. The magazine is edited
and published by newly formed
organization among the students
known as the Lemon Punch Pub
fishing society.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Salem High And
Alumni ToUash
Thursday Night

A Salem high school alumni
team composed of some of the fast
est tossers in the state will meet
the local high school quintet at the
armory here next Thursday night
at 1880. A building jampacked
with partisan fans is expected.
Only one game has been played
by the Salem high five this season.
Last Friday it clashed with the
Forest Grove basketball team and
won by a score of II to 10. No
field goals were converted by For
est Grove.
With such men as "Slats" Gill,
Glenn Gregg, Les" Springer, aarl
Schaefer, "Runt" Alderman and
Orris Fry for forwards, Mare
Latham, Hunk" Latham, and
whit Gill, for center, Luke Gill,
Darrell Proctor and DR.. Utter for
guards, the alumni mil present
formidable five. Several of these
men are slated for berths on col
lege quintets during the coming
season, and most of them are in
excellent physical condition.
Nightly practice under the eye of
Coach "Tubby" Hendricks is being
held by the high school team. and
the boys expect to be at their best
against the old letter men.
That he expects this season to
be one of the most successful in
the schools history, was the state
ment this morning of Captain Bill
Ashby. Among those who bid fair
to make their letters this year are
Max Jones, e. Jones, Socolofsky,
Gosser, Staley and Ashby.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Settles Law Case
by Fipping Coin,

Akron, Ohio. Dec. O.-By
Tipping a penny Common Pleas
Judge w. j. Ahern broke a dead
lock in connection with the set
tlement of a lawsuit.
Attorneys in the case declared
the courts unusual procedure
was just one.
1t was damage suit. The
claim was for $16O. Judge
Ahern advised the plaintiff ana
defendant to settle. Although
the defendant agreed to pay $50
the plaintiff held out for $50.
When he found neither side
would bulge, Judge Ahern in
formed the litigants of his plan
for disposing of the controversy.
Plaintiff and defendant agreed.
Taking a cent out of his pock-
ct Judge Ahern said:
Heads, you (the defendantj
pay $50 and tails you (the plain
tiff take $55."
The flipped coin fell upon a
table heads up.
The defendant paid $50 and
the court marked the case "set-
tied"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Ferry Running
UP To Schedule
at Wilsonville

| Aurora, Ore. Dec. 20.-Accord-
ing to reports from people who
have Travelled in the direction OF
Wilsonville during the past few
days, the ferry at that place is now
in good condition and running con-
stantly from Am. until PM.
The free hours are from $3.50 to
4:30. The road is graveled from
the ferry to Sherwood and Oswego
and the road on this side of the
river from Aurora to the ferry is
in good condition. Several people
are travelling by way of wilson
vile now to avoid the bad stretch
IF road between Aurora and Can
by on the Pacific highway
A Christmas tree and program
will be held in the Presbyterian
church here Friday evening and
the public is invited to attend. The
Aurora school will give a Christ
mas tree and program Friday af-
ternoon. Both give promise OF
great entertainment for the young
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. o. Ottaway en-
tertained number of their friends
a few nights ago at dancing and
cards. Delightful refreshments
were served.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Conviction Of
RevoT+' plotters
Declared Legal

Paris, Dec. 20 Attempts which
have been made by communists in
Czechoslovakia to overthrow the
government and seize power in
that nation have failed entirely, ac-
cording to the latest dispatches to
the French foreign office. The
Czechoslovak government, it is de-
clared is emerging from the tur-
moll of the past fortnight in a
strong position.
The communist leaders have
been imprisoned, the advices state,
and the communist newspapers
have been suppressed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Quake Kills
Hundreds In
Argentina
Most Severe Shocks in
so Years Devastate
Southern Slope Of
Andes; Cities Ruined

Buenos Aires, Dec 2O.-Earth-
quake shocks, which on Friday aft :
ernoon destroyed several towns
along the Argentine slope of the
Andes mountains, were the most
severe experienced in this country
since 1869, when half the city of
Mendoza was laid in ruins. Re-
ports from the area where the
shock was heaviest Indicate great
loss of life and property, upwards
Of $50 bodies having already been
taken from the wrecks of build
ings.
At Tresportenas more than 100
perished and at costa De Araujo
81 were killed and 80 seriously in
jured. 1t was feared that more
victims were still buried under the
ruins in each town.
At Tresportenas. La Vale and
La Central not a house was left
standing and those not destroyed in
other towns were left in a badly
damaged condition.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Man Goes Before
Judge in Woman's
Clothes, Report

Detroit, Mich. Dec. 20 Attired
In stylishly y-modeled womens gar
ments, Bennie Banks. of No. 81
Gratiot avenue, appeared before
Judge Cotter charged with dis
turbing the peace. He told the
court he was an actor and ma
rine cook, out of work because his
boat was laid up for the winter.
'T don't know whether to refer
you to Miss Mcknight, the woman
probation officer, or to George
CASTOR, who handles mems cases."
ruminated the court. while Bennie
carefully piled a powder puff to
his face, on which a new beard
was sprouting.
"I'll compromise by sending you
TO DR.. Hiekston for mental exami-
nation, as there must be some
thing wrong with a man who pre-
fers the ihtricacies of a woman's
clothing" he decided.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Hodcarriers Says His
"Rep" Is Shattered;
Sues For Thousand

Denver, Dec. 20 Gaetano Cor
tanzo's reputation as a hodcarrier
has been shattered and he wants
$1,000 damages from Angelina and
Salvatore Donofrio, who, ne alleges,
did the shattering.
In SANDER suit brought by Cos
tanzo against his countryfolk, the
plaintiff declares that he had an
excellent reputation as a hodcar-
rier and citizen" when Angelina
and SALVATORE spread the libellous
information that he was "black-
hand" and a bum"
AS result, the complaint
charges, Gaetano's reputation as a
hodcarrier has been damaged to
the extent of $1,000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Red Cross Gave
1000 Babies Aid

Warsaw, Dec. 90 Two thous-
and starving babies, besides 10000
hospital patients, 5000 orphans.
1000 aged and 800 war invalids
were given American relief in Kiev
| during the Polish occupation of
that city last Summer, says an Of
ficial report just made public at
American Red Cross headquarters
here. The recent military crisis
delayed publication of the report.
According to the American Red
Cross statement forty-one hos
pitfalls, thirty orphanages, nineteen
homes for the aged and ten child
feeding stations were cared for
during the one month which the
Red Cross carried on its work in
the Ukrainian city.
That Kiev is one of the most cos
mopolitan towns in Europe is
shown by the American Red Cross
report, which reveals aid given to
institutions of every nationality, re-
flecting the city's long checkered
history of Polish, Ukrainian and
Russian regimes during the past
500 years. That it is likewise both
a strong Red Cross town and
vigorous Jewish Community was
shown in the discovery that twen-
ty of the city's forty-one hospitals
were Red Cross institutions, ten
Ukrainian, five Russian and five
Polish, while twelve of it's thirty
were Jewish.
Hospitals would appear to be the
special welfare interest of the
Poles of KEW, thirteen of the
total of forty-one being conducted |
by them. The Ukranian came next |
with ten. There were fourteen
UEranian orphanages and four
Polish.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Farmers Meet
F, To Frame Plans
On Higher Prices

st. Louis, Mo. Dec. 90 Farm
ers from more than dozen state!
met here today to decide on act
ion to afford the relief they as.
sert is necessary on account Of
conditions resulting from the de
cline in price Of their products.
Delegates declared present pric-
es mean bankruptcy and empha-
sized their belief they were not
due to the law of supply and de-
mand.
The conference was called by this
National Board of Farm organiza
tions.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
B@olsheviki @se laTad,
Mexico; Undss,%'s', 's%
Loyalty n i

sheyjsis @Galoo City Mex, D, Al'
among the lee report, reported 10 !. e
Snde,' state Of Vera Cruz I is9ialsa 3 !
1'iSerlmine Stann the Loyalty !, t,a,'ii'a !,
miiitan I,eps are being as tsss. q lAsas
IN th,iil.ary tsla authorities 'faeA t. y (
1t is asserted tphssoIpasaada !
i. piotters are back Of s'as - cars.s
WoTkera ,p@, It is is also said that tsal,t sas
nj nave I've been working g'iu u 9ssas \
other parts Of MeyIo ! u PuesA h
ing a vigorous % n.y. are cold,''
Cruz. dmDaign Il !, /
There are a numh..
factions in the state es !, q I. a,ps,|
another AM, embraces 4s the VlIIaa,l
he Eelik *. Diez. and other, ll, loll'ss q \
groups. 'aiisl ana "A
"A As the socialists j,
Tight incessantl,, ana a..
It IT. is asnso.y said, they would 'ns n6t 'S. !. !
nIotti.p ny +angerous unless a, djraal.. e
taoanl p,oa'lng politicians de,s.a' ss'a
toward a definite end us'Ffahsl
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Drink More Wsts,
and Keep Fit Ss1, &
Bosom pbvs;,:;;., !:

Boston Dec. 2O.-Dri.s
water and keep wen i - A aa''
Dut it cannot be improvsS O,D |. sa'ia
Inc comment of a Boston M DSlN, Spea
pr, Fritz B, Talbot, who b.s Sula',' I
special investigations p into ,ss ~ md
and Importance Of wa,.. ,S .ne 'lus
human system. r Ia u
The purpose Of wate, !, !,
the body in a state of eani,,V 4 70 1sl
ne maintains. The varI0a. ,aaaa !
,nents for life will then y ~ ! " Z
.ion TO carry food from on. ~ u.
OF the body to the otbs. Vas ~ 20
carry from the body wa,,s ~ Y ;
ucts and abnormal elemen,, s, H'e
The human body is eom,..,,
largely of water: 6s to ?, Tap's' n.a
OF the body of a newborn ios.'a y, e,' !
water and 5S to 65 per con, w., !, I
body of an adult. VI ~
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Big Baseball
Deal RumOred

New York, Dec. 20 Confer
ences between officials of the
New York and Cincinnati National
baseball clubs have led to persist
ent reports of an offer by the
Giants of $15O,OOO and catcher
for the pick of the Red team"
Roush or Graham both former
Giants were among the picks"
said to have been mentioned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Couple, Aged 2o NJ.

London, Dec. 20. = BOtb ,,.,
so, Mrs. Elsham and william ~ ~
kinson, widow and widower W., !,
married at st. Peters church, en- ~
thorpes. ~
They were both in recent 4
old-age pensions.
Mr.. Wilkinson, formerly an aui.
etural laborer, said they found M,
like each others company, heuu
the marriage.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Union Head Frowns
on Miners 'Lay-Offs'

Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. 90
Laying off" after paydays and
taking holidays" for funerals
must cease among union. miners
employed in this district.
According to Charles II. Bailey,
officer in charge of sub-district
No. 4 of District No. II, United
Mine Workers of America, who has
sent out letters to all miners in this
district, these frequent '1ay-offs"
are being reported and the men
are warned that this is in open vio-
lation of agreements with the op-
orators.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 90
Harold A. Lich no longer desires to
live with his wife because, he
claims. she has not taken a bath
during her entire married life and
is 80 lazy that she frequently goes
to bed with her clothes on rather
than remove them"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

CBy International News Service }
Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec. 90
Gather round, menl If you fear
hard winter, come to Cripple
Creek. Houses can be rented for
$40 a month and there is work to
be had at pretty fair wages.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

The people of Oregon have en-
phatically expressed themselves in
favor of improved highways, but
they insist on these improvements
being permanent in the fullest
meaning of the -Marshfield
News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Boston, Dec. 20 Herman G.
Lythgoe, chief of the division OF
food and drugs, department OF pun
lie health. these days is being
swamped with "hooch"
Mr.. Bythgoe's is the place where
Ii is officially determined whether
seized wet goods has a "klck" OF
not.
The average number of samples
submitted by the police between
January 1 last and September 80
has been about G5 a month.
In October. however, III "pieces
Of goods were submitted for ex-
animation, while so far in the pres
ent month more than 275 flasks
bottle and similar receptacles, fill
ed or partly filled, have arrived for
Inspection.
Most of the liquor is moenshine
whisky. The percentage of alcohol
found runs between "a and 90, the
average being about 40.
There was also great deal Of
apple jack" sent in front the coun
try districts. 1t averaged about G
per cent. This is pretty high aver
age for cider. in view of the fact
that hard cider contains only about
3 per cent
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
RAGTIME MAY LIVE, BUT JAZZ
CRAAE Will DIE SAYS PIANIST

University of Oregon, Eugene,
Dec. 90 The jazz craze will be a
thing of the past within two years,
declared Frederick w. Goodrich.
music instructor in the University
Of oregon extension school in Port
land, before the annual convention
of music teachers, recently held in
Salem.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Six thousand five hundred se,,,
OF spruce between the Umpuua and
Siuslaw rivers have been acuuir.l
by McGregor & Booth Of AStori,
and James Manary of Portland
Logging is expected to begin IN III
spring,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
OREGON CEOLOGIST TELLS
OF UNINFIANIMABL COAL

University of oregon, Eugene
Dec. 2o.-The organization and fall
ure of a mining company, and the
sending of ship to sea with coal
that wouldn't burn are some OF the
interesting features OF a story re-
called by specimen of sub-shun-
Cite brought from British Columbia
last summer for the University OF
Oregon geological museum by Doc
tor u. l.. Packard, head of the geo
iogy department.
Sub-shungite Is a rare substance
similar in appearance and composf'
ton to coal but will not burn. 1t
stand In the carbon family between
anthracite coal and graphite.
In 1867 a sub -shungite outcrop
was found in British Columbia, and
thinking ii was coal company be-
gan Mining it, Later ship went to
sea with is as fuel, While at sea 1t
was found that the coal" would
not burn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Rio Janeiro, Dec. 90 Diplo-
matte relations between Germany
and Brazil, which were broken in
April, 1917, were resumed today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Dr. Julien Bourguet. eminent
French specialist and surgeon. who
gained fame during the war
through his remarkable facial op-
erations. arrived in New York re-
Gently. DIR. Bourget Is here to con
suit with some OF the foremost
American surgeons on the possibil-
ity OF changing the nose to suit It's
wearer. He declares that by means
OF simple corrective methods wo-
man can be made to look ten years
younger Wrinkles a7d imperfec-
tions. no matter OF Whit kind. can
b. removed - siya-ln 3 pe-a.icns.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
EXPENSIVE BUSINESS
TO BE TRUCK ROAD HOG
Selfish Drivers Sooner or Later Get
in Trouble After Being
Spotted.

1t is expensive business for the owner
of fleet of trucks to have in his en-
ploy any driver who is a road hog"
One such driver has it in his power to
give the whole fleet a reputation that
Will make every other truck driver on
the road keen to get square" Soon
the owner will begin to find his cars
piling up in bitches with startling fire.
quency. That's the treatment the truck
driver metes out to the road hog"
Driving big truck is strictly a mans
job. 1t IS amazing how quickly word
passes down the line that a certain firm
mas drivers that take more than their
snare OF the road-and the whole feet
of that firm comes into disfavor.
Il don't want to work for a firm
that has any unfair drivers on its
trucks said a veteran truck operator.
III IS perfectly natural to get mad when
some fellow comes sailing along so close
10 you that you have to get off the
paved road or run the risk of wreck.
II driver does that few times
the news spreads in a hurry and we are
all on the lookout for the trucks of the
OFFENDING firm When the right oppor-
tunity presents itself those trucks are
likely to find themselves switched into
ditch. This may be a rough code, but
1t is about the only one that proves
effective.
I'm cities where the streets are wide
enough for everybody there is little
trouble. but in interurban hauling we
find ourselves called on many times to
travel on highways that will let vehicles
pass each other with safety if each
sticks honestly to his own side Of the
road. On these long trips accidents
happen frequently even when great care
is exercised. But the firm that has any
road hogs is likely to find it's average
Of accidents much higher than COM
panies that have fair drivers on their
trucks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
KANSAS MAY LEAD
STRAW GAS OUTPUT
Wheat Producing State Like
Iy to Benefit by
Discovery.

TOPEKA, Kan, October 16.-kan-
sas, now the greatest wheat producing
state. may become the greatest manu-
facturer of motor fuel from wheat straw,
thus adding to the farmers income and
utilizing product of the soil which now
is virtually wasted. according to ]. c.
Mohler secretary of the state board of
agriculture.
Based on estimates of the United
States Department of Agriculture thai,
one ton of wheat straw will produce the
equivalent of forty gallons of gasoline.
Kansas in 1919. with an acreage of H.
0,000. could have produced the equiva-
lent of 46560,000 gallons, according to
Secretary Mohler.
Experiments made by the federal de-
partment show, Mr.. Mohler said. that a
combustible gas can be obtained from
the destructive distillation of wheat
straw. This new product has been used
for operating an automobile, for illumi-
mating purposes and for cooking. and
tests are in progress to determine its
exact value and cost of production.
IF these experiments turn out salts
factorily,' said Mr.. Mohler, ''it may not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
REACHES HIGHEST POINT
ON PEAK ON MOTOR BIKE

Floyd Clymer. a Denver. Col, motor
cyclist was recently successful in an
attempt to clir.b Longs peak. the sec
ong highest mountain in Colorado. on n
motor cycle. He reached point on the
peak never before attained by even
horse or burro. Old time mountain
guides in the district laughed the idea
TO scorn, saying that if Clymer reached
point two miles above the end of the
wagon road he would accomplish n feat
OF which they doubted the possibility.
Tho distance to the summit is seven
miles. which is six miles further than
automobile or horse and wagon has ever
been and one and one-half miles further
than horse or burro 1t took Clymer
two hours and ten minutes to reach the
timber line and another hour and fifteen
minutes to get to his final destination.
Rocks and fallen trees presented obsta-
cleS to he overcome on the early stages
OF the climb and deep snow was en-
countered toward the end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

be many years before every farmer will
throw the straw from his thrashing ma
chine into a Still from which he can
draw all the fuel he will require to oper-
ate his farm machinery"
Farm experts have estimated tina,
enough wheat straw is going to waste
west of the Mississippi river alone to
produce in new fuel the equivalent of
fifth the driving power of all gaSo-
line now manufactured. Experiments so
far have extended only to wheat straw.
Corn stalks are said to be richer in car
bon than wheat straw, and if they can
be used fuel more than equal to all the
gasoline now produced can be manufac-
tured, it is believed
Some biologists have predicted Sc
rious shortage of gasoline in the next
few years because of increasing demand
for motor vehicles and machinery SAID
Mr.. Mohier. This new gas may solve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
NOVEL POLICE METHOD.

Athenian coppers have a rather unique
method of getting and furnishing speed
ers. The town cannot afford motor
cycle cops. SO each one is equipped with
a plank studded with nails, according
TO Motor Life. If he sees a car coming
UP the lane that shows any sign of not
keeping the lawful pace he throws his
plank onto the road. II the car is
speeding the tires are punctured. II
not he can stop before reaching the
plank