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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
BIG AUTO SHOW
FEATURED WITH
LENGTHY PARADE

/ With parade. which formed at the
armory at 1889 p. m, and moved
through all the principal down town
streets for more than an hour, the
third day OF the big auto show. held
under the auspices of the Salem Auso
Dealers association, was especially
featured The parade was led VITA
the orchestra that has been playing
continuously at the show. and was
composed of about 40 different models
Of machines on display at the armory.
Another parade, led by brass band,
will be held Saturday through the
downtown streets. II forms at 2 D.
m. at the armory. 1t is also planned
to hold yet another parade at o'clock
ana with the return of the long cui-
umn of cars and trucks to the armory
a public dance will begin.
Hundreds of persons lined the
streets Friday afternoon when the
shining column of machines went by.
although the impromptu procession
was unannounced. II is expected that
-NAS"AhB eAAO pdiduc odlurudy-the /
last day Of the greatest auto show to
be held in Salem. thus far-the armory
where the machines are on dispiay
Will be crowded by spectators.
With the presence of the orchestra.
the many attractive machines and rae
peerless decorations in the show room,
Lhe exhibition has already attracted
hundreds Of motorists as well as Curl
1us spectators. 1t is because of this
patronage that the association decided
o prolong the exhibition for another
lay.
Contrary to reports a small admis
ION charge will be made during the
how This will be increased after Z
}. m. Saturday when the dance be,rss
The two score and more autos on dis
'lay in the armory will be lined up
inder the balcony providing ample
oom for the dancers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
ARMY SCHOOL ESSAY
CONTEST ENDS TODAY

The army school essay contest
which has aroused great amount Of
interest in Salem and Marion county
terminates today. According to City
superintendent John w. Todd and
County Superintendent w. M. Smit.r,
reports show that from the number OF
essays submitted from tn S district Sa-
lem and Marion county stand a pretty
good show of being represented among
the winners of the national prizes.
Local business men have evidenced
a great deal of interest In the contes.
and number OF prizes have been Of
fered aside from those to be given by
the government.
Winners of the first, second and
third national prizes win be awarded
trip to Washington, d. c., accompa-
MED by their parent or guardian, and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
COMPARISON SHOWS
THAT SALEM FLU"
Kate is NOMINAL

With reports from Klamath Falls
stating that there we're 600 cases OF
flu reported N that city in one day
and that there had been 10 deaths
from flu in klamath during the epi-
demic there. DIR. r. Z. Pomeroy, city
health officer, finds occasion for an
optimistic outlook on the situation
here.
Actual records in the possession OF
DR.. .Pomeroy show that during the
existence OF the so called epidemic in
Salem. there were only 192 reported
cases and that the majority of these
recovered Immediately. without a Sc
we're attack. About 20 per cent Of
these cases developed into severe
seiges Of la grippe and In a few in
stances. pneumonia. In comparison
, with the Klamath Falls record Of
deaths there is the Salem record OF
only two deaths attributed to flu.
Influenza What are thou?" This
Is the wild cry which emanates from
the office of DIR. Pomeroy's offices.
Due to the fact that the law allows
physicians 70 hours in which to re-
port contagious diseases and that
this is often added to by the time
required for transmission through
the malls, especially the late Satur-
day mailings; recovery from attacks
often outstrips report receipts.
DR.. Pomeroy's records show that
q good many of Salem's surgeons
are very prompt In reporting, but in
some instances undue pressure of
business forces the NJ d. to take ad-
vantage of the 72 hour privilege.
AS result of these delays, how
ever, the city health officer and his
deputy upon receipt of the report
often find that the flu patient has re-
covered and Is able to register Wig
orous protest against the quarantine :
placement.
While finding many Of these in
stances. DIR, Pomeroy does not wish to ,
the seriousness of
many cases Of pneumonia and radi-
cal instances Of Ia grippe which have
occurred in Salem during the winter
md which are generally conceded by
practitioners to be the natural after
effect of the unusually distressing
weather in November and the per-
istence OF fog and chill during the
last month.
! All care is urged by the health au-
horities in the general avoidance of
ana the contact with virlle v
ases OF the so called flu" ii
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
The Handkcrchicf's History

The pocket handkerchief was first
known as 'kerchief''-couvre- -chef-a
covering for the head; then it be-
came handkerchief, u covering for
the head carried in the hand and at
last pocket handkerchief, covering
for the head held in the hand and
kept in the pocket,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
Coastwise FIver Ends
LONG Flirhf to Seattle

Seattle. Wash, Fob. 2O,--Major A.
D. Smith, army aviator, arrived here
today from Portland, Or. completing
flight up the coast from San Diego
PORTLAND Or Feb 20--Major A, D.
sr't'h army aviator en- route from
san Diego to Seattle. left here for Sc
al'ie IN his sopwith airplane at ii
o'clock today. lie expected to arrive
there between and D. ~.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20

Hauser Brothers-s5 football for
winning boy in Marion county.
Peoples Cash Store-s5 merchandise
winning boy or girl in Ma ion county.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
Best aCIoseupY Of the Moon

The best closeup" photograph of
the moon brings our nightly visitor
10 point where map may be made
on the scale of so miles to the inch.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-20
Mix and Butter
Coffee
ca and Postum.
Baking Ponder

we hoUe large shipments of the Best Aercbo.J: - H., al
D0n 0ay and Salem We buy large quantities for Gosh and get
0e me market affords When you see our deHve m stop at your
"Ss"00's sign of thrift We sell less No credit
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
CHAPTER XIX.
The Blow Fails.

Why didn't Billy return? He'd been
gone long enough for three trips. il
nothing happened to him. And was
really worrying on that score when
messenger appeared with scrawled
note:
Can't see you before night. Things very
serious here. Mrs. D. wants me to stay
and keep guard till son gets home Going
after my duds now. May need you before
the day is over. II SO, will telegraph
AFF. BILLY.
Billy came ut nine. l could have
fallen on his neck and wept, only he
was so dreadfully sober himself.
I'm at my wits end" he blurted as
soon as he was inside the door. $50
is Mrs. Delario-so is Miss de Rave
mol. We're all in middle because
we can't any of us explain all we
know to anybody else. Miss de Rave.
mol has 1t in her head that her fathers
res,ed-going to lose his life be.
cause she lost the papers, don't
know what to do! If I tell Miss de
Ravenol it was diamonds and they've
been found, she won't believe me; and
If tell Mrs. Delario what Claire means
by papers, she won't believe me. So
between US all, the poor girls cried
her eyes out and we're all distracted.
"And that's only part of it," he hur.
ried on. Baron Won Follow.up was
there again, and l got him neat. He
came in, same as the other customers
and sat down in the reception room
just the way Mrs. Delario said any.
one could do who was wise to the
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
Graves in House of Commons

F"nr graves. with real grass grow
in" upon them, are surely an unusual
exhibit even in the te;, room of the
British house Of commons. where many
>fran"" objects from tim" to time have
been on show. At one end of this
apartment ,her" have been for sey.
"'nl days past displayed models Of the
war graves. which have been designed
for the war graves commission. which
is arranging the battlefield cemeteries
IN France. Members of the house If
commons are thus enabled Ia see OK
actly upon what model the graves and
the simple memorials ar. to he car.
rie,l out.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
Forest Fiuures.

The quantity Of lumber cur every
year in Tie United States is three
times the natural growth. Al the
present rate of destruction the forests
will have disappeared in less than il
generation. The center of the lumber
districts has been pushed rapidly
westward until today it has reached
the state of Washington. and is an
preaching the Pacific coast. Every
year some 3OtNO. UOO. ON cubic feet Of
wood is cut in the United States the
crop being valued at nearly $1,000
NW.Ha'. The most serious drain upon
the forest resources is for railroad
ties ana the demand is constantly in
crca>iny. In spite of the apparently
universal Use of coal for heating, the
United States still burns ND in the
course of Il year M.NN.O0o cords Of
wood. There are ut present upward
of Gn'MhMW acreS of land set aside
as national forest land in the United
States. Alaska and Porto Rico The
government apprupriateS more than
SH.Nh'.'hm Il year Ia protect and cult
rhle these forest lanis.-RoyS' Life.
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tanned his freedom and then his prom
Use to take her for better or worse
Some four years ago Miss Fairchild,
then principal of school in New
YORK city. decided to take llp prison
welfare work as relief from the
routine of The Schoolroom. She select
Ell Sing Sing as the field for her op-
erhti"n>. TN her very first visit she
met Hoppe. She became Interested
III his case and felt certain he would
max" an excellent citizen. if he had a
chance. She Went before Judge Rosal-
Sky. who had sentenced Home. and
then carried her plea to Governor
Whitman. Hoppe was parnlrd.
Ihlee years have elapsed since Miss
fairrlild won freedom for Home.
During that period the Young man has
engaged in the confectionery bust.
hess in New York city and has more
than demonstrated that the New York
sclo"lteacller made no error in uick
ing him for her ideal.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
WIT that LIVES
Collection of the Best Of Mark
TWain's Humor.
Gathered by Albert eigelow Paine,
the Great Humorist's Best Friend
His eriiiiancy as Editor Of
Agricultural Paper.

Albert Bigelow Paine. who was
constant companion of Mark Twain
for years, who wrote his life and re-
Gently edited his letters, has now gone
through the writings of the hunOriSt
and cleaned the choicest bits. These
bits. the "distilled wisdom of many vol
uneS," he has brought out in Il small
book called moments With Mark
Twain" The following extract. How
Edited an Agricultural Paper" is
taken from his sketches written in
1SGl-G7:
In about half an hour an old gentle
man. with Il flowing beard and fine
but rather aus1ere face. entered, and
sat down at my invitation. He seemed
to have >omethin. on his mind. He
took off his hat and set it on the floor.
and got out a red silk handkerchief
and a copy of our paper.
He put the paper on his lap, and
while he polished his spec,aclcS with
his handkerchief, he said, "Are you
the ed:tor:"
| said was.
|
tural paper hefore?"
NO" l said, this is my first at
tempt
Every likely. Have You had any ex-
perience in agriculture. prnclical!y?"
"No; l believe have not
| 'Some instinct told me-" said the
old gentleman. putting on his >pecta-
Giles and looking over them at me with
aSperity. while he folded his paper
into Il convenient shape. Il wish to
read you what must have made me
have that instinct. 1t was this edi-
tdrial. Listen. and see if it was you
who wrote it,
"''rurnips should never be pulled;
| it Injuries then. 1t is much better to
send Il boy llp and let him shake the
tree
"Now. what Il" YOU think of that? P
for really suppose you wrote it,"
Think of it, Why. ! think it is
good. have no doubt that every year
| millions and millions of bushels OF
| turnipS are spoiled in this township
| alone by hcin. pulled in u half-ripe
condition. when if they had sent Il
boy up to shake the tree"
shake your grandmother! Turnips
| don't grow on trees"
ooh. they don't, don't they? Well.
who said they did: The language
was intended tn he tisuraiive wholly
tigura'ive. Anybody that knows any
thing will know that meant that
| the boy should shake the vine"
Then this Old person got up and tore
his paper all into small Shre,ls. and
stamped on them. and broke several
| things with his cane. and said I did
| not know as much as Il COW j: and then
| went out and banged the door after
| him. and, in short. acted in such Il way
| that ! fanc;ed he was diSpeased about
| something. Ru1 not knowing what thu.
| trouble was, could not be any help to
| him.
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game. l was there pretending I'd
come for reading like the rest.
Il recognized him and he recog.
nized me-you know, / passed him in
the hall up here yesterday. But l
didn't wait for him to make the first
novel sailed in on him. He took
the sofa and got w and Went over
and sat down beside him. l told him.
You're here in the interests of the
Emperor William about a little mat
ter of state-diplomatic business Mon
sieur de II. had charge of-that hasn't
gone exactly according TO program
"Say-he pretty near jumped down
my throat! Gave 1t all away COM
pletely! Said he had a private-and
very mportant-communi from
the emperor to deliver immediately
there was change of plan in the dip
IOmatic business-he must see De
Ravenol Immediately and he hadn't
been able to locate him. Did I know
where he was?
(TO BE CONTINUEDA
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
END YOUNGER SET PARTIES
Parents Require Young PEOPLE to ca
rome Early and Will Censor
Amusements and Clothes.

Kansas city. Mo.--.An organization
"l mothers made up Of society ma
irons in Kansas City is to he formed
!" pun an END I" the wild ways" Of
the young folk in that city.
The organization plans to have IN.
boys ana girls sign pledge no, TO
stray out after n curfew hour that is TO
he agreed upon between tn. narantS
ana IN" young people. The ha>e man
her> the young folk have assumed,
ana stories Of erOtc affairs held by
'hem led to the organized effort lv
'h"lr parents. Street and evening
clothes for young misses also are to
he censored
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
(TO BE coNTINUEDl
Not Z New Discovery.

Mollie and Jim We're mapping one
hot Sunday afternoon and were de-
lighted upon waking up to find re-
freshments awaiting them-a canta-
loupe cut In halves and filled with
Ice. Warm.hearted Jim ran off to hug
mother. but Mollie lost no time in de-
vourtng hers. and succeeded in SCOOP
ing out good bit of Jim's before his
return. while Miss Ophelia." their
water spaniel. had slyly dislodged
Jtm's gum from where he had stuck It
on the side Of the bed. In complain
Ing OF such treatment to his father,
Jim said: "Ain't wimmens Just chuck
tuu Of tricks. daddy2"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
Would Have Meant Duel.

In the heat of argument in court
ut Kin>ale. one lawyer said to another.
III is the meanest thing l ever saw
done by Il practitioner in co,,rt. but
could not expect hecency from yo,t-
or your family, from your rearing. We
do not know who We are. or where We
came from. You wHrkhOuse brat" In
stead of settling 1t at the time. in
Irish fashion. a lawsuit has resulted
the aggrieved party claiming damages
for Slander.-EXchanye
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
GOTHAM TEACHER
MARRIES CONVICT
Public School Principal Finds Her
Ideal in Sing Sing
Prison.

New York.-NIiss Mary Fairchild,
principal Of public school on Long
Island. and Henry Hoppe. released
from Sing Sing prison in 1917, have
been married. following an unusual ro-
nance in which Cupid again demon.
strated that "stone walls do not q
prison make nor iron bars a cage"
Miss E'airchid, according to the
story she relates, met Hoppe. Il Ger
man immigrant, when he was a con-
vict in Sing Sing prison. serving time
for robbery and carrying concealed
and deadly weapons. She first OBJ.
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l smiled tried to make it Il very
sarcastic smile-and told the Tn.
known. II hope this won't interfere
with your keeping your appointment
here tomorrow"
Certainly not. With your kind per.
mission | shall see you ut nine O'Clock
tomorrow"
lie bowed himself out. He seemed
IN a hurry, and fancied he was anx.
i"t1s TO communicate with his guard
and shut the door on him. little sup.
posing he'd really keep his appoint.
ment, or that when he did our posi-.
lions would be reversed and l should
be asking favors of him!
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CHAPTER xv,,i.-cont,nued.

There was slight pushing against
the dumb-waiter do0r-three or four
little clicks against the catch. such az
the wind might make blowing up the
shaft, had there been any wind to
blow. Almost before I had taken this
in. there was a different sound along
the crack, like a tool on sheet metal
sort Of scratching. followed by q
sharp creak. The door burst open
and found myself looking into the
eyes Of my just-dismissed detective.
1t would be hard to say which of the
two of us. the man or myself, was the
more fabbergasted by the situation
AS for me, I was too astonished to ut.
ter a peep; and on his side. the rumble
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-06-11
9,c00,0 600 PEOPLE IN CANADA
secretary sifton's Report Shows 2,coo,.
0co Increase in the Dominion
Since 1911.

OTTAWA. ont.-rhe population NJ
Canada for 1920 is estimated Mt ooOo
nH as compared with 7.NOO.OO in
i?il. in a report made public in the
house of commons by Secretary of
State Siflon.
The estimated total revenue for 1920
is S325.OOO.OOO. Total revenue ner can.
ita for 1920 is estimated at S36.1l sn,,
expenditures per capita at $500.
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The Door Burst Open.

Ut the dumb.waiter had drowned what
ever noise I had made in getting tn
icepick. and hearing not a sound in tn,
kitchen while he listened before try
Ing the door. and seeing me now in {
warlike attitude with savage.lookinl
weapon in my hand ready for lung,
at him. WE'LL fancy It was not calcu
lated to inspire him with calm. At an,
rate, know it was who first discov
cred some presence of mind. and-be
fore he could pull himself up higt
enough to get in. for his waist was be
low the level of the SILL bounced
back into the hall, slamming the kitch
en- door after me and locking it. II
two seconds more l had up the chain
holt and had warned monsieur Of dan
ger and to keep absolutely still; and
all this while Mr.. Detective Man wa.
Sc:ambling into the kitchen.
He gave wrench on the door han
die. expecting to find me trying tc
Lang on to the other side-and found
the door locked.
'Diable!" heard him say, low I'M
der his breath.
Monsieur had tiptoed to a place be-
side me. and though white as a sheet
conducted himself admirably. l had
by framing the words with my lips
made him understand that the man
who had just broken in through the
dumb-waiter shaft was the detective
l had dismissed at the front door not
fifteen minutes ago.
BY signs I then communicated ia
monsieur the suggestion that now was
his chance to escape by the front door
while held his pursuer in the kitchen.
Monsieur disagreed with me, fatty.
and by signs informed me that there
might be half dozen men waiting in
the outer hall to nab him the instant
he showed his face. Which seemed
reasonable and likely and l had no
means of disprOving the contention.
I therefore made the next move on
my intruder.
''Hello, mister" I called through the
door at him. you may as we'll 60
out the way you came in, for you've
got as far as you'll get into this fiat"
Madame. listen." he returned. ION
my word Of honor l mean you no harm
Il wish only to speak with you, pri-
vately and Immediately"
Your method of obtaining private
interviews is most inviting-also con-
vincing Of the truth of what you say"
You left me- no alternative am
obliged to see you"
The truth flashed into me that he'd
already traced monsieur to my fiat
and the determination to see me was
only an excuse to lay hold on him:
and at the same moment monsieur
touched me on the shoulder and by
signs communicated the same fear.
ending with a pantomimic appeal to
me to save him.
Mr.. Smith," called through the
door again. you asked for private
interview with me and now you have
4. ! will put my ear to the keyhOle
and you may whisper through what
jsu have to say"
He said something that I didn't
f~ch-l know It was a bad word
alei replied with politeness. If you
wO kindly unlock the door and allow
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Wrigg!es Way Out of Jail
For 180th Time in Life

foX I'ckerSon. charged with
aiding in the robbery o. "A bank
at ''Irarl. Ala. made what is
said I" have been his one hun
'ir"d and eiyl,tieth eScap, from
Jail when he used Il crude KEY
on his cell lock in the city prison
at Los Angeles. Cal. climbed IN
a Nentl'a1"r shaft and fled
l'ick"r>nn'S wife, who WAS in
Jail with her husband. said he
formerly was u vaudeville per-
former. making specially Of
freeing himself from handouts
ana other restraints. She told
IN" police he had escaped $50
times and that he never had
been imprisoned s,,cce>stul,y
longer than two months.
picker>on'S ccII-mate v,s
found asleep after the escan.
He told the guards he had nor
heard pickrrson'S movements
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Some Show,

II wonder II there will he much
lightning this summer?"
well. it's got to strike somebody.
sou know"
The Dolores star., 1920-02-06
Lo, the Poor School Teacher.

l am assuming that the question of
the public school teBcher's salary will
soon be settled. For the reason that if
the raise in the scale of her pay isn'l
Forthcoming pretty soon, all teachers
will quit the profession.
So I'm going to suggest reform.
To many teachers have to make use
of an agency to get job. This is not
true in New York City, or, presume.
in other large cities. But in smaller
cities, and in the thousands of towns
and villages, it is true that teacher
has to give per cent of years salary
to get job in public school.
Teachers agencies are superfuous
middle men" A superintendent of
schools, needing teacher, generally
gives more consideration to candidate
suggested by an agency than he does
to candidate who applies directly.
Why doesn't the state maintain a
bureau, sort of clearing house, where
superintendent who need teachers,
and teachers who need jobs. can get
together?-A School Teacher in World
Outlook