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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-09

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Don't fail to see the hSse. .
.oaeh,
7. and Mrs. II. ]. Miller OF
v,ssps we're guests Of the Marion
l,tsl Nj last night
4. sleeper of Goldendale was
|b toTn yesterday for q short
lIne.
Lave, the jeweler, Salem.
i, and Mrs. B. R. Westerbrook
\ Albany were in town for a
's,,t tIme yesterday ON their way
~ u from an automobile trip.
home ltVih "A
NJ. westerbrook is proprietor OF
lAs Albany hotel
aiter spending Saturday night
visiting in Salem, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hsry Pinkerton, residents OF
II =.
IIslIss returned home sunday
morplug by automobile. Mr.. Pink
,,ton Il a lumber salesman.
capital Drug store has received
Il new stock of Eastman kodaks,
fins and supplies. New stock and
,sv nrices, We still give prompt
,.rvice in developing and print
nd Capital Drug store, "the store
snthe corner.
Take a ride in the new ESSEX
coach,
M and Mrs. Charles Gray Of
Albany we're guests of the Bligh
hotel last night.
A. ]. Foster, corn doctor, ovel
pattons book store. Phone 957
a bicycle which had been aban'
doned in, the business district BY
an unidentified man, was taken TX
the police station Saturday nigh
sby Officer Victor.
Because Of the fact that ther'
rs a luncheon Tuesday noon, thu
Gherrians will not hold their reg
aar monthly luncheon at $3.50 IL
The Commercial club, but will
meet at eight o'clock in the audi
torium to talk over matters o
business.
Revival meetings every nigh
lsO Hear 'Tim O'Kelly" evan
gelst Evangelical church lit
and Chemeketa.
Kiwanians will be addressed b,
Or Fred Thompson Tuesday moo
at their regular luncheon to b
held In the Commercial club be
cause Of Improvements bein
made in the Marion hotel kitchen
n .. (Nate) Elliot promises tn
attendance prize, for every mem
Der, this week.
Films in at one at six they'r
done. Sanderson, Red Gross pha1
macy, 1856 State. 7
1922 calendars, H. H. Smitl
insurance. Mccormack bldg. Ere
FREE
consultation and examination
DTS. Bradford & Bradford, D.
state Licensed Physicians. Te.
years In practice. Phone So
suite S19, Oregon bldg. 26
after having risen to five fee
'ne willamette river at Salem b.
san decline this morning. At
oeioek it was AS feet. Rainfa
'esssfday was .02 inches and I'll
maximum temperature was So d
srees. The minimum was SO,
: automobiles driven by Ralp
lawson, : lS40 Shipping street, an
= = bentley, 625 south Eighteent
sueet' were slightly damage
Nnen they collided Saturday ey
lug al the corner of State ar
sOurteenth streets. Mr.. Dawsc
uaa been moving south on sta
slu Mr.. Bentley was proceedir
AOrlA on Fourteenth when Il
..ssa 4 occurred. Nobody was i
,nleves who apparently we
ner hungry, scored Saturd;
,..sning at the home of A.
.sss' 1856 south Church stres
80. sen tney broke into Mr.. Legs
n... serator, according to his +
So So.s 10 the police yesterday.
= asal, roll of butter, and a qua
y mix were taken from the i
s.., n. which was standing on t,
-'A porch Mr.. Legg said.
~, sse the Essex coach before v,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-09

But little damage came out OF
a collision of automobiles which
occurred at the corner Of Capitol
and Market streets, according to a
report made to the police yester-
day. G. o. Wadick, 40 south
Fourteenth, driving south on
Capitol, met up with machine
driven by one Mr.. Shields, who
was moving east on Market. No
one was injured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-09

Application for the certifica-
tion Of $40, 900 in bonds was filed
with the state irrigation securities
commission today by the southeast
unit drainage district of Malheur
county. The district which COM
prises some $500 acres Of land is
located near Vale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
BACK TO WAR TIME RATIONS
Ottawa Students Banquet in SYM
pathy With European Brethren.

Cabbage soup and war bread was
all the student volunteers ate at their
convention held recently in the OF
tawa university gymnasium at Ottawa.
The menu was planned IN sympathy
with the European students who have
for their daily menu three cents
worth of soup and war bread.
Each of the 1913 delegates to the
convention received as a place card a
check for seventy cents and each dele
gate destroyed this check to allow the
money to be used for missionary pur-
poses.
The student volunteers is an organ
ization of young men and women
who are preparing to go 10 foreign
fields as missionaries.
A list of the active missionaries
who spoke to the students during the
three-day convention follows: F. E.
C. Williams, Korea; David Gilmore,
Burma; Mrs. w. F. Faris, China; Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Kinthigh, China; Miss
Nora. Filler, West Indies; Mrs. Perry
Hanson, China: Miss Caroline Goforth.
Y W. C. A. secretary; Bernon Nash,
India and Africa: Miss Mary Baker,
student volunteer travelling secretary;
John Elder, Armenia. Ernest Hart
man of K. S. A. C. presided at all the
meetings.
In number of delegates washburn
college led with thirty-four. K. Z.
was next with twenty-four.
The other schools represented in or
der of the size of their delegation are:
Bethany at Lindsborg. College of EN-
poria. Baker university, Friends uni
versity at Wichita. Tabor college al
HiIlsboro. Kansas State Normal, Kan
sas wesleyan, Kansas State Agricul-
tural college. Mcpherson college
Pittsburg Normal. Southwestern
Bethel at Newton Paramount at Wich-
jta. Haskell Institute. Kansas City
university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
italian Cabinet Resigns Again.

Rome, Feb. 18.-The designations of
Premier Bonomi and his cabinet are
in the hands of King Victor Emman-
uel today for the second time in three
weeks as the result of the defeat in
flicted upon the government in the
chamber OF deputies Friday. The
Bonomi ministry failed to get a vote
Of confidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
Were 10, I45PeBons
Who Lost Umbrellas
In Paris Last Year

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Parisians or visi-
tors here lost 1S.145 umbrellas in the
streets and public squares of Paris
last year. The losers seem to have
treated the matter with a light heart,
for only 5000 were claimed.
Many umbrellas still awaiting claim
ants at the prefecture of police lost
property office are of costly kind
ranking in value from 100 to 500
francs and are fine examples of the
latest craze for japanese ivory sword
handled affairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
Sixth District NeUs Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.
BY HARRY ROOT
BY HARRY ROOT.

after a third term. Cases Of this sort
have happened in other states, and
why not in Kansas?
In the death of Chas. c. Evans,
who died at his home in Topeka 4
few days ago, the Sixth district lost
a valuable friend and a tireless work
err Your correspondent became &C
quainted with him in pioneer times in
Sheridan county when he was on the
board of county commissioners. Later
he served two terms as treasurer of
the county. He was lin the United
States land office in Colby for several
years. Later years he moved to Sher-
man county, and got hold of some
lands and put in an irrigation plant
on his land. He was enthusiastic in
his belief in irrigation. In 1916 he
was a candidate for state treasurer.
receiving S2,S60 votes in the primary
election. Walter Payne received 3d.
061, beating Evans 6.20l votes. In
1920 Evans was again a candidate.
this time the race being between Tom
Thompson, who received 40, 1872 votes
to 4S,23s for Evans. Thompson's ma
jority was 1854. Evans had scores
of friends wherever he was known.
In the late eighties and early
nineties coyote roundups> were COM
mon in Sherman county. At that time
the hunters DTOnCnOS anu Al
wagons and buggies. Recently u
coyote roundup was held. the ceslntry
to be gone over being one township
twelve miles square. While only a
few horses were nresent, and the
crowd numbered many hundreds. the
motors. This was great contrast 70
/ pioneer days, and proves that most
everybody in Goodland ana surround
| ing counties is the possessor of an
auto.
| Beloit is lucky in political way.
1t was only a few weeks ago the
president appointed Chas. f. Kagey
minister to Finland, and the senate
| confirmed him at once. Now A. c.
| Pooler has been appointed as deputy
| revenue collector. He is a young mar
of recognized ability. He will make
! good, with chances of promotion
Good luck follows you, Arthur.
z. F. Randall, one of the early
timers of Stockton, who drifted Il
Idaho, thirty years ago. has returned
| and will make his future home il
! Stockton. his first stopping place
/ when he came to this state, nearly
fifty years ago. He was prominent II
city and Rocks county affairs. H.
| was like many others when he LET
the good state of Kansas. He serV &c
| HOOKS county as anu Md
postmaster of stockton. He moves
| away to better himself, and like other
have done he returns to The state be
| cause he likes Kansas better. Y9u
! correspondent has known him for hal
| a century.
The Sixth district again comes int
prominence, but not from Il politica
standpoint. Fatty Arbuckle was l'orl
on a Smith county farm, and Clair
Windsor. whose former name wa
Cronk. was a resident of Marvin. Phil
lips county, where her father ran
business house for several years, an'
later went to Cawker City, and en-
gagged in business there. Their name
| recently are filling the columns o
public prints.
One of the successful farmers o
Rocks county. Benjamin eager, is OPP
tim:stic in his views of farm condi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
READY FOR HowAT.
Smith Of Hutchinson Latest to Depart
for Supreme Court Hearing.

Hutchinson, Kan. Feb. 1s.-Fred
Dumont Smith, a Hutchinson attor-
ney. left last night for Washington,
ID. c., where he will be one OF the
counsel in behalf Of the state of Kan
sas in the hearing of the Alexander
Iowat cases before the United States
supreme court, February %.
This will really decide the consti-
tutionality OF the industrial court"
said Mr.. Smith. THE supreme court
has recognized the Importance of the
case by setting apart an entire day for
the arguments"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
Total of Eighty-Eight Deaths
During Last Month.
Increase DRe to Pneumonia,
Says Health Officer.
THREE DIE FROM INFLUENZA
Gross Rate Here Was 1.73 Per
1000 Population.
Total of 1906 Cases Contagious
Disease in January.

There were more deaths in Topeka
in January, the month just ended,
than there have been in any other
month since February, 1920. according
to the January report of the city
health officer, DR.. Earle G. Brown.
The report shows lightweight deaths
during the month. Previous high rec
ords have been: Ninety-two deaths
in February, 1920, 1O2 deaths in De-
cember, 1918, 161 deaths in October,
1918, lis deaths in December, 1915.
1.-THE increase for the month was
largely due to the great number of
deaths from pneumonia" the report
says ThaEe were twenty deaths from
pneumonia during the month. Nine
were due to broncho-pneumoni /;
eleven were due to lobar pneumonia
Death in three of the cases listed re-
suited from Influenza pneumonia.
Three deaths occurred from influenza.
Three deaths were CAUSED by diph-
iberia during the month Tuberculosis
caused one death, and cancer six
Nineteea deaths resulted from diseases
of the ciNculatory system, eleven of
them organic heart disease.
Three deaths occurred from diseases
of early infancy, as against four from
old age.
Deaths by Age Periods.
The deaths by age periods were as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

U TO III yedIs.
There were nine deaths of children
under one year of age. one due to
diphtheria and one from influenza.
There were fifty-six deaths of per-
sons fifty gears of age or over There
were thirty-two deaths of persons UNI
der fifty years of age. There were two
deaths of persons ninety years of age
or over.
The gross death rate for the city
for the month is 1-73 per 1000 popula-
ton Ten of the deaths were those of
non-residents. leaving an actual death
rate of 1.55 per cent of Topeka resi-
dents.
More Women Than Men.
An unusual circumstance has arisen
in the fact that the women dying out
numbered the men by eighteen.
There were thirty-five deaths of males
and fifty-three of females. Seventy
seven deaths were of white persons,
ten colored and one Mexican.
BY wards deaths were as follows:
First OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
second '..'-'.--.-..s ---...---.-'-1a
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. II
ElIth ....-.s......'.-.....
Sixth
Among the specified occupations,
that of housewife led during the
months, in the number of deaths, with
twenty-three. Twelve children under
SCnOOl age Q.Gu the IiOllI
There died during the month: one
banker, one carpenter, one office
clerk, one editor, one engineer, four
farmers, two janitors, four laborers
one mason, one painter, one physician,
one printer, three students, two
teachers.
1906 Cases of Contagious Disease.
There were 1906 cases of con-
tagious disease reported to the depart
ment during the month. Influence
was first with 101 cases, and pneu-
monia third with fifty-seven cases.
There were reported during the month
seVenty-four cases of chickenpox,
forty-six cases of diphtheria, fifteen
cases of scarlet fever, and four cases
of whooping cough.
A total of 2S3>persons attended the
free city clinics during the month, the
clinic for social disease leading all
others with 176 cases.
Potwin School in Lead.
There were reported sos cases of
communicable disease in the city
schools during the month. Potwin
school led all the schools of the city,
with twenty-one cases.
!. The 800 cases of communicable dis
ease during the month show an in
crease of ISL cases over the reports
in December. The increase is due
to influenza and pneumonia" the re-
port states. Eighty-two of the cases
were in children under school age, 1913
were adults. and the remainder were
pupils in some school of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

There is talk that Henry r. Honey.
postmaster Of Mankato, will GET INTO
the race for congress in the Sixth dis
trict. on the Democrat ticket. He
will vacate the postoffice soun to
make room for the Republican who
will succeed him. For many years
he published the Nankato Advocate.
one of the abIest edited and nexsiest
Democrat papers in the Sixth district.
1t would be quite coincidence to
witness two opposing candidates for
congress from the same town. the op-
position candidate being the present
incumbent, Hays B. White, who IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

George Litsinger, who was injured
in an accident last semester. is out
of the hospital and able to go about
with the aid of crutches. George viii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

One of the successful farmers of
Rocks county. Benjamin eager, is OPP
tim.stic in his views of farm condi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

not be able to return to school until
next fall, but he has a tutor and Is
keeping up with his studies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

An item in the Oakley Graphic
from a correspondent says: I'VE have
examined several fields of fall wheat
and found in each field the wheat
alive and in fairly good condition and
with the moisture that we are bound
to get a little later on western Kan
sas will harvest an average crop in
1922"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

Col. Dan. Dyer of Smith Center. was
a Kansas Day visitor. Since his re-
turn home the announcement is made
in his home papers that he is q can
didate for postmaster. Some of his
friends say he is the most persistent
politician in the Sixth district Tor Of
flee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

Each Monday the students in the
English department bring a collateral
to read during class. This has beer
a success for several years. The stu
dents are graded on whether or moi
they have brought a collateral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

c. o. Nichols, vice principal of En-
poria high school, visited several de-
partments of Topeka high school
Thursday. February 16. The faculty
of Emporia high school are given visit
ing days in which they may visit other
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

The second team played at Rock
Creek Friday. The second team has
not been defeated this year. Rock
Creek has won most of her games.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

Much interest is being shown in
woodworking in Topeka high school,
and many students have taken advan-
tage of the excellent course offered.
A. H. Winter, instructor, says that all
the classes are full and he is expect
ing some fine work. The equipment
of the department is complete.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

The English VIII student brought
pictures to class which they thought
would make good illustrations for
short stories. Friday a portion of
the class entertained the restTof the
students with an o. Henry program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

The art classes are studying clay
modelling and will continue this work
for about seven weeks. They are
doing four groups: cast, relief orig
inal and life study. Most of the casts
are torn up and the clay in them is
reused. Only one permanent cast will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

Mr.. Dickens chemistry II classes
are making tests for food components.
By these experiments they are able
to recognize and distinguish the diff
ference between the various food COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

The printing department of the To-
peka high school has just printed
some placards bearing the inscrip
ton, please turn out the lights when
not needed" One of these placards
will be given to each teacher to place
in her room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18

The "CercIe Francois had election
of officers Monday. The following Of
ficers were elected: Margaret Silver
son. president; Margaret Dickie, vice
president; Rosamond Nyman, score
tary; Beverly Moore and Mildred
Brinker were elected World reporters.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

side of the road is just as good for
the pedestrian and enables him to see
the approaching automobile in time to
step aside if the motorist does not see
him in time to swerve. "The pedes-
trian should remember that the rules
of the road require the autoist to keep
to the right and should contribute to
the factor of safety by keeping to that
side of the road which best enables
him to escape the oncoming car and
especially the occasional speed fiend or
'fivverboob' who cares nothing. for
consequences and speeds regardless of
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

the part of the automobile driver de-
mands the use of dimmed lights at
night and this factor, while it contri-
butes to the safety of passing motor
lists, makes it exceedingly difficult for
the automobile driver to see a pedes-
trian walking, along the edge OF the
road in the same direction the car is
travelling. This difficulty is increased
if the pedestrian happens to be wear
ing dark clothes. The result is that
the driver is practically on top of the
pedestrian before the latter becomes
visible. Walking on the left hand
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

A serious accident occurred at the
Still Pond railroad crossing Tuesday
of last week, when an automobile in
which Miss Mary Harris and Miss
Margaret Crew, of Betterton, were
driving to their home was struck by
southbound freight train on the
Massey & Chestertown division of the
Pennsylvania railroad. A corn field
obstructs the view of any approaching
train, and just as the car got on the
track it was struck by the freight en-
gine. The young ladies were thrown
from the car, and one of them was
picked up by the COW catcher and car
ried some distance before the train
could be brought to a'standstill Both
young ladies were injured, one intern
ally. The crew of the freight train
did everything in their power to re-
lieve suffering of the young ladies,and
they were taken to their home in Bet
terton where medical aid was render
ed. The car was completely wrecked.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

the rights of others, for it has been
truly said that whether you were in
the right or not does not matter af-
ter you are in the hands of the un-
dertaker."
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

On Monday, August 14th, the we'd
ding of Miss Carrie E. Hammond, sec
ond daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Board
man Hammond, of Milford, and Mr..
Benjamin Myers, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
took place at the home of the brides
parents, corner of East Fourth and
Pear streets, North Milford, in the
presence of the families and few in
innate friends. Rev. c. E. Dryden
performed the ceremony and the bride
and groom left Milford by auto for
camp in the Pennsylvania mountains,
where they will pass their honeymoon.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

Leonard w. Harrington, for three
years helper at the Palmer Home for
the Aged, died at the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was taken
few days ago. Mr.. Harrington was
also turnkey at the Kent county Jail
under the late Sheriff John B. Whar-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23
'''G 10 NIGHT TRAVELLERS
yi,s ,ay ~ department. Gives Ad-
e 10 Road Pedestrians

M 10 Road Pedestrians
" s'e H. III Highway Department, has
Fls.stri,,u0 ,0llOWing bulletin relative
tss ,Is Iaas in public places: "Ped-
\ van IVas y I, country roads and those
asaee f. ~ ' me streets at night in
tsbus y vo.e using the sidewalks can
a d materially aaa toward the re.
r. On automobile ~. accidents by
tssseaa,s,ia.e = ,ae left side of the road
ns traffic. Courtesy OF
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

Former United States Senator and
Mrs. Willard Salisbury will start on
their return voyage from Europe on
September 9.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

1t has been reported that DR.. Will
liam ]. Little, Presbyterian pastor at
Port Penn, has been offered the pas
torate of a church in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

Daniel J. Ready of Pittsburg, Pa,
and Miss Katherine C. Collins of Do
yer were united in marriage at Dover
on August 18th by Rev. James C.
Comisky.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities
Smyrna times., 1922-08-23

Walter L. Fox Post, American Le-
gion, of Dover, spent the weekend at |
kits Hammock, the post having been
rendered by Hughett X. Mcdaniel, the |
use of his cottage.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Preston, a ma
tive Delawarean and sister of the late
Nathaniel P, Caleb L. and Joshua B.
Luff, of FELTON,, passed away July q
at Oak Park (Chicago), ILL.,, in the
ninety-sixth year of her age.
William E. Postles, of Dover, and
Fulton j. Downing, Eldred V. Ingram
and Alfonso E. Humer of Milford are
attending the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp at Fort Hancock, N. ]. The
boys are living in tents, working hard
and enjoying all the recreational adj
vantages of the Camp. Their meals
are served in regular camp fashion
and are heartily enjoyed.
| The Newark Chamber of Commerce
1 AA1o q PAlNC VI rC W llAC pei
son submitting the best wording for
signs to be erected at the entrances to
Newark. The judges will be Everett
C. Johnson, R. w. Helm and w. A.
Wilkinson. The Chamber has also
started movement to have merchants
of the town close their stores at
o'clock every evening except Wednes-
day and Saturday.
John G. Cooper, member of the
Kent County Board of Assessment OF
near Willow Grove, is still in seri.
Gus condition. He was taken i'll ovel
week ago, while assisting in loading
hay, being seized with a pain in th'
side, which afterwards seemed t,
spread to his entire body. He becam
delirious and remained in that condi
tion till the Friday following when hi
| condition showed change for the bet
\ ter.