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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29
Man Can Not Rid
Cellar Of Skunk

Urbana, Ohio. Nov. 29.-An un.
usual problem is puzzling the mind
OF local business man. This Irob-
lem Is not a business one, either. iss
He wants to get rid of an min
vited guest.
This unwelcome visito. s.t up
headquarters in the business mans
home cellar, refusing to leave.
Thoughts Of the fearful conse-
quences are restraining the head OF
the house from resorting to forcible
election. The same cause is re-
spensible for his refusal tn kill the
Objectionable visitor.
In his deportation he Is feeding it.
in order to keep it in good humor,
while he tries to find an effective
method for getting rid Of the
lskunk.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29
Want Cheaper Pie

Newport, r.. l., Nov. 29.--New-
porters are demanding five-cent
pie instead of the ten-cent article
they have been getting in the
restaurant, and are basing their
demands upon the announcement
that flour is now selling for $40
and less per barrel. A movement
for reducing the price of bread
from the twelve and seventeen
cent loaves to the old five and ten
cent loaves is under way
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29

Boston. Nov 2s.--x-ray motion
p1ctures showing the shell-smash-
I'd arm Of soldier being restored
~ normal and the shattered bone
being replaced by ten inches of
Erafted shinbone was shown to
Boston surgeons at the conference
- the Clinical and Surgical Asso-
<-1afion OF Boston.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29
Scholarships Given.

Santiago, Chile. Nov. 29.-Two
scholarships at the University of
Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.. which in
clude maintenance there were to-
day offered graduates of the Uni
versity Of Chile by Rufus B. von-
Kleinsmid, president of the Ameri-
can institute.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29
Official Count Of Oregon Votes
Shows Harding Lead Over Cox
ToBe 63,575; Canvass Finished
Warren 9. Harding received

n 3--s~'-- -. ~ >so AS~S4vS~
Unurality OF 6s,573 votes over Jane
n. Cox, democratic nominee 10
..,e.ts.,t i, oxaso,, .aaar,,u !.
I.
- oilviAi canvass q tne vote 2
NOvember 2, as announced by Sec
Kefary OF State Kozer today. Th
xnfscia, car ~ o,vas rrard,n1 ~
- 81 1889. COY 8oo1e Aaron {
Ratkins' prohIbitionist ssas. Nm
rpssre " T,ehs sociaIi.+ osnI. W.,
~.m " Gov ,nd,,str;a, I IL hor,t.
rrT6 4 total ~ oA7eao nragn,
~rcters = - rt,c,,,atea M Z ~ a,oa.,s .s0.
Hhe osficial firnras chow
The official canvass ~ TIC ~ !
erada n the nresanca ~ w - WI.
1,on 81 McMinnvjIIe nres,dent ~ the
+ mate. VINO by virture ~ bis office !.
NOV governor OF oregon n tie al.
,sence from the state ~ T.overno,
xJlcott. shows the foliowine totals.
For presidential elector.
RennblicanM n ceorye ,ha
E92: Clarence r Hotcbk iss IN
181: Joseph Hume. 14aIag. Iobp
NJ. richardson. 143.141. waiter Z,
r,ohh S -, No. 40 i' "ai'er L.
Observation-Disclosures. uav,ar 20
6as. II - = Hadl,,na 7o az
so ~. y I. heaiund' is,ss5 /;
Reanes ID wv. EI,on o' w., = =
zg.647.
Prohibition--Wm. r Amos as7s
MARY n .Tewett a5a5 = T r ~ ~ :
x.on axpe % oSn.
S~Cvrus fr wailser aake % go &
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-11-29

not subscribe to this opinion wa .
1.-The commander OF the Orient II I,
squadron.
Japan does not want war. Does
America really not want to fight ,"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
JAMES E. SMITH

ashington's students OF wireless
telegraphy have recently been in
terested in the invention OF a Wash
ington man which wall act in the
manner o. silent partner" in
teaching ears tc rec,.Rnize readily
the "buzzes" that do the business
in MarconIs msdern communication
trick.
ia mes L. Smith OF 1898 Fair
mont street northwLGt. president of
the National Radio Institute, has
patents pending on a new appsrtus
which will send" to beginners at
any rate OF speed from Is to $50
letters per minute. 1t is a COM
pact device, operating without the
aid of an aerial, and mechanically
constructed to eliminate even the
slight errors in"transmission which
occasionally come from the most
rapid and experienced hands.
A set of dials containing letter
combinations from the simple al
phabet to the most complicated
code is part of the machines equip
ment, and by a slight shifting Of
the dials an almost endless vari-
ETY. of messages is provided
Smith has been actively engaged
in wireless work and radio trans
mission for the past fourteen years
He has perfected a number of spe-
cial "hook-ups" and auxiliary coils
on apparatus in use in the past.
He has been working on his lat
est creation for nearly a year. In
the past few weeks. since he first
brought his machine out into the
public light. the Department of Com
merce, according to Smith, has been
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
The Marriage Mill
BY MILDRED N. BARBOUR.
Copyright, 1920. Syndicate, Incl
You Can Begin This Story Any Day!
By MILDRED n. n

ing everything to a charitable or
ganization.
Alison laughed.
b., The vision, of Cousin Barbara
charitable is too"much for my sense
Of humor." - Sc
Tears of vexation ssprang to her
mothers, eyes. i -.
ALLISON, had always counted on
you having. that money. 1 had hoped
for years that --"
Yes, mother," Alison interrupted.
and yousturned this house and our
lives over to Cousin Barbara with
that, end in view. Well, I'm glad it's
settled at last and that the
money will not be mine. feel as
If I were suddenly freed from an
overwhelming burden"
DO you mind telling me why you
have changed your mind about a di-
vorcee Is it just to be obstinate?''
Alison spondered. >
To tell the truth, really don't
know. 1t may be that 1 shall go
ahead and get one myself later, but
won't have some one else engineer
ing it for me-"
You won't go back. to Larry?'
Never" Alison's eyes flashed,
mot If he begged me on bended
knees. Not that he would" she ac-
knowledged in low voice.
Then" Mrs. Atberton sighed deep
ly, Tn afraid you will have to do
something to bring JUS in an income.
With Barbara's support removed, we
have only your fathers inadequate
aiimony. Even that has come in
very irregularly CT late. 1 think you
must be right about his financial
difhculttes. He looked very worried
today and was more depressed, than
have ever seen him."
Poor father! He counted on
Cousin Barbara's help in spite of
everything. From what he told me,
he must be in quite jam. / won
der what he will do now? Not 20
to work, of that we can be sure"
AT that moment. Blanche appeared
in the doorway
someone wants, eisher Mrs. Ath-
,erton or Miss Alison on the phone. ("
I'll take 1t, mother" said Alison.
When she lifted the receiver, a
strange voice said: . =. =
This Is Miss, Banning. a nurse at
the Casualty Hospital. Mr., Atherton
has Just been brought here-could
you come at oncer -
I" tCsatiaseS Ms.seya.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
STAVE FOUR.
THE LAST OF THE SPIRIT


HE Phantom slowly, grave
'ly. silently approached. When
it came near him, Scrooge
bent down upon his knee, for in
the very air through which this
Spirit moved it seemed to scatter
gloom and mystery.
1t was shrouded in a deep black
garment, which concealed it's head
its face, it's form and left nothing
of 1t visible save the outstretched
hand. But for this it would have
been difficult to detach its figure
from the night, and separate Il,
from the darkness by which II was
surrounded.
He felt that it was tall and state
ly when it came beside him, and
that its mysterious presence filled
him with a solemn dread. He knew
no more. for the Spirit neither
spoke nor moved.
Il am in the presence of the
Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come"
said Scrooge.
The Spirit answered not, but
pointed downward with it's hand.
Ghost of the Future" he .ex-
claimed, Il fear you more than any
Specter l have seen. But, as / know
your purpose is to do me good, and
as hope to live to be another man
from what / was, I am prepared to
bear you company, and do it with
a thankful heart. Will you not
speak to me?"
1t gave him no reply. The hand
was pointed straight before them.
Lead on!" said Scrooge. Lead
on! The night is waning fast and
it is precious time to me, / know.
Lead on, Spiritv
They went into an obscure part
of the town, where Scrooge had
never penetrated before although
he recognized its situation and its
bad repute.
Far in this den of infamous re-
sort, there was a low-bro we'd beet
ling shop, below a penthouse roof,
where iron, old rags, bottles, bones,
and greasy offal were bought. Sit
ting in among the wares he dealt
in. by charcoal stove, made Of Old
bricks, was a gray-haired rascal,
nearly seventy years of age.
Scrooge and the Phantom came
into the presence of this man, lust
as a woman with a heavy bundle
skunk into the shop. But she had
scarcely entered, when another
woman similarly laden, came in
too; and she was closely followed
by a man in faded black, who was
no less startled by the sight OF
them, than they had been upon the
recognition Of each other. After n
short period of blank astonishment
all three burst into a laugh.
Let the charwoman alone to be
the first" cried she who had en-
tered first. Let the laundress alone
to be the second and let the under
takers man alone to be the third.
Look here, old Joe, here's a chancei
II we haven't all three met here
without meaning itr'
What odds then! What odds,
Mrs Dilber?" said the woman. "Ey-
cry person has a right to take care
Of themselves! HE always did"
why. then. don't stand. staring
laundress. mo man more so.'
That's true. indeed" said the
as 10 you was afraid. woman; who's
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

walk there on a Sunday. Ny little.
little shifd? cried Bob. My little
cbiid"
He broke down all at once. He
couldn't help H.. II he could have
have been farther apart perhaps
than they were.
"Specter." said Scrooge. some
thing informs me that our parting
moment is at hand 1 know It. but
know not how. Tell me what man
that was whom We saw lying
dead7''
The Ghost of Christmas Yet To
Come conveyed him. as before to
a churchyard. Here, then. the
wretched man whose name he had
now to learn. lay underneath the
ground.
Before draw nearer to that stone
to which you point" said Scrooge
answer me one question. Are these
the shadows of the things that Will
be or are they shadows OF things
that May be, onlyT
Still the Ghost pointed downward
to the grave by which IL stood.
Mems courses will foreshadow
certain ends TO which IL preserver-
ed in they must lead said Scrooge.
But IL the courses be departed
from the ends will change. Say il
Is thus with what you show me 80
The Spirit was immovable as
ever.
Scrooge crept toward il. trem-
bling as he went and following the
finger. read upon the stone OF the
neglected grave his own name, EB-
ENEZER SCRoOGE.
Am 4 that man who lay upon the
bed?" he cried, upon his knees.
The finger pointed from the
grave to him and back again.
NO. Spirit. oh no. no.
The finger still was there.
"SpirL!- he cried. tight clutching
at its robe. hear me! / am not the
man / was. ] will not be the man
I must have been but for this in
tercourse. Why show me this, IL ]
am past all hope"
For the first time the hand ap-
peared to shake.
Good Spirit" he pursued, as
down upon the ground he fell be-
fore il: Your nature intercedes for
me and pities me. Assure me that
yet may change these shadows
you have shown me. by an altered
lifsr
The kind hand trembled.
Il will honor Christmas in my
heart and try to keep il all the
year. / will live in the Past, the
Present and the Future. The Spirits
of all Three shall strive within me
will not shut out the lessons that
they teach. oh. tell me / may
sponge away the writing on this
stone"'
In his agony, he caught the spec
trail hand. 1t sought to free itself
but he was strong in his entreaty
and detained it. The Spirit, strong
er yet, repulsed him.
Holding up his hands in one las,
prayer to have his fate reversed
he saw an alteration in the Phan.
TOMS hood and dress. 1t shrunk
collapsed and dwindled down into
bedpost.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
THE SUMMONS.

THE SUMMONS.
When Alison returned home after
tea at Kate Gibson's, she found her
mother pacing up and down the
drawing-room. .... -
As Allison entered, Mrs. Atherton
turned a tragic face toward her
daughter. -.
Barbara is leaving! She is up
stairs packing now!"
Alison shrugged. -..- -.
She can't leave too soon to please
me. What's the matter? My di.
vorce%
Mrs. Atherton nodded.
She says she washes her hands
of all of us; that she is only vast
ing her time and effort trying to
help people who don't want to be
helped. She called us a pack of
shiftless ingrates and ordered her
trunks up from the store-room."
Alison sat down and drew of, her
gloves. =.
She'll probably change her mind
and decide we are too shiftless to
bc ohO"co ~diouHu lOOSe, tnat IL
will be her sacred duty to stay
and look after us. That's about
our luck". \, .-'..... :. :.
'Luck?" echoed her mother. AL
ison. do you realize that Barbara
is worth a good s250.0O0?" -.
Not to me-" chuckled her daugh-
ter. I'D give that much-if / had
ito be free of her influence" =.
We'll. you're not likely to have
1t after this fiascc." returned Mrs.
Atherton srimly. 'If you had act :
ed tactfully about this divorce, you
would have been her heir. She had a
final break with your father this
morning. He came out here to see. her
and she ordered him out Of the
house.. ''..' . -,
Alison ignored the, last state
ment.
BY acting tactfuily about my
divorce, I suppose you mean, /
should have let Cousin Barbara 20
ahead and divorce me from Larry,
Just to satisfy her whim? Well.
don't want her money, II I have
to pay the price. of her constant
meddling in my life" (. ..----7I
It's fortunate you are resigned
about the matter because she sent
for the lawyer. and has Just fin-
ished drawing up new will leaS-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

investigating the advisability of US
ing his Snatrometer" in giving ex-
aminations to those applying for
radio operators licenses.
Smith had a wireless station at
his summer camp on the Virginia
shore. opposite Sycamore Island in
the Potomac, where he spends part
of his vacation time in research
work. He. is, a past chairman of
the Washington branch of the Amer
lean Institute of Electrical Engi-
neers and received. his B. S. degree
from Worcester Polytechnic Insti-
tute. of Worcester, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
NdtrOn,eter Transmits
Code at Fast Rate,

, This wonder instrumeat, .the
natrometer,' will automatically
transmit the wireless code at
the rate of three to thirty words
per minlte-doinG II noiselessly
and more perfectly than possible
by the human hand. II II the
invention Of James r. Smith, O
Washington man engaged In
radio and electrical work for the
past fourteen years. 1t is said
to he n marvel in aiding would
be radio operators who are DIS
couraEed In the early stages Of
instruction because they cannot
keep mp to the speed Of more ex-
perienced operators.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25
STAW THREE.
THE SECOND OF THE THREE
SPIRITS.

SPIRITS.
- WAKING in the middle of q
N prodigiously tough snore.
Wand sitting UP in bed to get
his thoughts together, Scrooge had
no occasion to be told that the bell
was again upon the stroke of One.
1t was his own room. There was
no doubt about that. But II had
undergone q surprising transforma-
ton The walls and ceiling were
SO hung with living green, that II
looked q perfect grove, from every
part of which. bright cleaning ber-
ries glistened- The crisp leaves of
holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected
back the light, as II so many little
mirrors had been scattered there;
and. such a mighty blaze went roar
ing up the chimney, as that dull
petrifaction of hearth had never
known in Scrooge's time, or Mar
ley's, or for many and many a win
ter season gone. Heaped up on
the noor. to form a kind of throne,
were turkey, geese, game, poultry,
Drawn. great joints of meat. suck
ing-pigs. long wreaths of sausages,
mince-pies, plum-puddings. barrels
of oysters. red-hot chestnuts, cher
ry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges,
pears. immense twelfth-cakes, ana
seething bowls of punch, that made
the chamber dim with their delic-
ious steam In easy state upon the
couch. there sat a jolly Giant, glori-
Gus to see; who bore a glowing
torch. in shape not unlike Plenty's
horn, and held 1t up, high up. to
shed its light on Scrooge, as he
came peeping round the door.
Come I'M" explained the Ghost.
Come in! and know me better,
nani''
scrooge entered tinidly. and hung
-rshead before this Spirit. He was
OF the dogged Scrooge he had been;
I'D though the Spirits eyes were
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

the wiser7 We're not going to pick
holes in each others coats; sup
pose" ~
''No. indeed" said Mrs Diiber,
and the man, together. I'VE should
hope not" =, -
VERY. well, them" cried the wom-
an. That's enough. Who's the
worse for the loss OF a few things
like these? Not a dead man, i sup
pose" s'
IF he wanted to keep 'em after
be was dead. wicked old screw"
pursued the woman, why wasn't
he natural in, his lifetime? II he
had been, he'd have had somebody
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25

to look after him when he was
struck with Death. instead of ly-
ing gasping, out his last there,
alone by himself" 49,
TITS the truest word that ever
was SPOKE, said Mrs, Dflber. ITS
a Judgment on him." -
II wish 1t was q little heavier
one," replied the woman; "and 1t
should have BEEN you may depend
upon 1T. III. I could have laid my
hands on anything else. Open that
bundle. old Joe. and E1et me know
the value, Of It. Speak out plain.
I'm not afraid to be the last. nor
afraid for them to see It. We knew
The Washington herald., 1920-12-25


spoken, escorted by his brother and
sister to his stool before the fire.
There never was such a goose.
Bob said he didn't believe there ever
was such a goose cooked. Its ten
derness and flavor, size and cheap
ness, were the themes of universal
admiration. Eked out by the apple
sauce and mashed potatoes, 1t was
sufficient dinner for the whole
family; indeed, as Mrs. Cratchit
said with great delight (surveying
one small atom of a bone upon the
dish) they hadn't ate it all at last!
Yet every one had had enough, and
the youngest Cratchits in particu-
lar, were stepped in sage and onion
to the eyebrows, But now, the
plates being changed by Miss Be-
linda, Mrs. Cratchit left the room
alone-too nervous to bear wit
nesses-to take the pudding up and
bring 1t in.
Oh, a wonderful pudding! Bob
Cratchit said. and calmly, too, that
he regarded 1t as the greatest sue
cess achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since
their marriage. Mrs. Cratchit said
that now the weight was of her
mind, she would confess she had
had her doubts about the quantity
OF Hour. Everybody had something
to say about it, but nobody said or
thought 1t was at all a small pud-
ding Tor large family. 1t would
have been nat heresy to do so. Any
Cratchit would have blushed to hint
at such a thing.
At last the dinner was all done,
the cloth was cleared. the hearth
swept. and the fire made up. The
compound in the jug being tasted,
and considered perfect, apples and
oranges were put upon the table.
and a shovel-full of chestnuts ON
the hre. Then all the Cratchit fam
fiy drew round the hearth. in what
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06

the station by J. J. Bowen, Tom Egan, James Henderson and O. S.. Preach.
 The American Legion band will play on the streets this evening at ' o'clock, before the meeting, the regular program to start at the city park at o'clock. From 2 to 3 o'clock this afternoon, Senator Ash urst will be at Democratic headquar- ters, and all residents of the War ren district are invited to meet him there.
 The committee expects to get a record enrolment in the Cox-Roose- welt club tonight.
 A big parade and fireworks cele- -UTdJIOn IS planned fOf rIluay,E CSJO- Der s. when Nit Simms, Carl Hay den, H. s. Ross, R. R. Earhart, Will ey F. Jones, Tom c. Foster and E. A. Hughes will speak in the Warren district
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
Big Political Rally Under Auspices
 of Local Democrats Will Be Held at
 City Park Tonight; Sen. Ashurst Here

Democrats of the Warren district will fire the first guns of the cam paign tonight in the city park at 8 o'clock, at meeting the primary object of which is to organize the Warren District CoX-Roosevelt club The committee urges all Democrats of the district to be present.
 U. s. Senator Henry Ashurst, one of the most eloquent orators in the southwest, and Judge w. T. Bar mum of Phoenix, also brilliant speaker. will make the principal ad- dresses of the evening. Judge Al fred c. Lockwood will preside.
 Senator Ashurst and Judge Bar mum were not expected in Bisbee -rInrII 1IoUIg rUudy. VIII q ception was to have been held at Osborn, but as they arrived uner- pectedly last night it was impossi- ble to notify the reception commit tee as scheduled. They were met at
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06

supply and demand been permitted to operate"
 Only two speakers defended the practice but their side of the ques- ,tion will be heard fully tomorrow. R. U. Delepenha, New York, repre- f1enting the National Preservers and Fruit Producers Association. voiced approval of the custom, saying it's benefits more than offset any i'll ef- Sects depicted by opponents.
 Law Established Right
 L. F. Boffey of the National Asso- citation of Purchasing Agents, Held that no legitimate attack could be made on the guarantee system on ethical grounds as the law estab- lished the right of a citizen to em- ploy tradf methods of any kind so long as they did not tend to monop- oly or discrimination.
 ,opoly ana aiscrImrusuSh was assert- ed by G. D. McIlvain, of tse Tin Plate Manufacturers association. He \argued tiat the guarantee given by 'tDe 'big" manufacturers could not be met in most cases by little" pro ducers, who were compelled either { to sell out or close up practically bankrupt"
 Julian Armstrong. of the boreau of related industries, charged that the guarantee custom encouraged
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06
Business Interests Lay High Prices
 on Trade Practice of Manufacturers
 Guarantee Against Decline of Prices

cd natural operation Of the law Of supply and demand"
 Silk Prices Decline
 Silk prices, he said, had declined fifty per cent in tht last six months, which would have been impossible had the wholesalers been guaran7 teed against loss by the mauufactur- CTS.
 q would say further" he contin- utd, that the guarantee against de- clines not only tends to hold up prices, but means that plants will be shut and industry stagnated in or. der that the guaranteeing manufac- turers will not have to dig into his pocket and repay the wholesaler or othVr purchasers. The plants are shut down and the demand remains, so prices stay high
 What about holding up artificial prices. like war prices, and would they have been. reduced except for 'theI. price guafahtee?y Mr1 Mufdock inquired.
 BIsmes Price Guarantee
 "Unhesitatingly would say they would have fallen long ago MT Goldsmith replied. TT would not at tempt to say to what extent the gual | anje has maintained the prices but 1 t certaiul, has held the ma much longer time than had the old law oi
Bisbee daily review., 1920-10-06

Under this ruling tax payers i'll Ari- zona will get rebates on income taxes paid since 1913 One local man will be refunded $160O from last years tax alone. It means that married men who have been paying income taxes will not have to pay any, un- less the divided income on commu- nifty property is sufficient to necessi- tate the payment of an income tax.
 The ruling does not apply as to the salary of a husband, which cannot be divided for the purpose or reporting such salary in separate returns. It may be seen that the ruling is of par ticular interest to those who derive an income of more than $4000 iron community property