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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
MADE HIS MEANING CLEAR
Old Oarky's Description Of Wife's
Failing APPLY Spelled Out Word
He Didn't Understand.

Moses Diggs, an old Alabama darky
had been arrested for having more
than one wife, the last woman being
the complainant. He happened 10 be
well known locally and considered an
orderly character,
"How many wives have you had?'
demanded the examining judge.
six, yo' hOnah," was the reply.
why couldn't you get on with
them?"
"Well, sub, de fust two spilled de
white folks clos when dey washed
'em de thu'd worn't no cook de forth
was ject nacherally lazy an de fifth
III tell you, jedge. de ffih che"
"Incompatibility?"
NO. yo' honah," said the negro.
slowly. ut worn't nothin' like dat. Yn
lest couldn't git on with her oniess va
was s0niewhars else."-tiarper's Mag.
azine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
|Cuticura SOapl
lmparts -
The Velvet Touch
ne. n:--... &c IL sn. IT, ,s.
"UlvUnCe HING" HE LATEST
Fad Recently Adopted by Those Freed
From the Marital Tie by Court
Proceedings.
Soap Csc, Ointment rs and SOC, T.leuu Csc.

From time immemorial has
worn on the third finger of her left
hand a plain band Of gold as a symbol
of her honored position of wifehoOd.
And when death takes from her the
partner Ct her life she signifies her
loss and grief by wearing appropriate
garb.
But in what a different manner to-
day the widow of the present, that Is.
the one who by the sanction Of the
courts. has resigned her job as wife,
makes Known 10 all tie world her re-
newed stais of single hlessedness. For
the grass widow OF today h
adopted the latest of fads, the "1i-
vorce ring." The ieweled symbol of
the severance of the martial tie takes
the plac~ Of the former gold hand. II
is made of gold or platinum on which
Is mounted n broken Cupid's bow at
the end Of which is set a jewel 10 rep
resent u divorce. Should the wearer
Cnce more embark ON the matrimonial
seas and again come 10 wreck then
another jewel is added to Indicate the
second divorce and so IN.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
Envelope Valued az s12,5O0.

August Lntteken of Denver. one OF
the largest stamp collectors In the
world. has an envelope mailed In 1859
which is valued at $l2,50O.
There are no postage stamps on the
envelope. II bears only what were
known as ~postmasters' stamps, requir-
ing payments Of 5 cents overseas post
age and the collection OF another 8
cents postage from the addressee on
delivery. No street address appears
because such letters could be received
only by calling In person at the post
office. The practice was discontinued
about the time OF the Civil wal and
specimens have become so rare that
Lutteken asserts the one he holds is,
In his belief. the only extant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25

tackled In rne morning of the 10th anC
the attack repulSed. Again. in the
afternoon, the Union legions came al
it, moving forward between the bodies
Of the men fallen in the morning. The
Blue lines One more recoiled. News
came to Lee that Hancock had crossed
the Pc near Shady Grove church anG
was passing TO his Malone and
Heth's division moved fast, attacked
Hanceck's rear" division and drove
Hancock back. Again news came
that Grant was preparing to make q
southwark rush to reach the North
Anna river first. Lee ordered back
much of the artillery that defended
the north salient and set the trains
In motion. A false alarm.
The salient was again threatened
The men near the top Of it went out
into the field and brush before their
and brought back muskers and cart"
ridge boxes from the Union dead. OF
course they brought back all the food
found in the haversacks. Coffee and
sugar were priceless Injuries. Bread
and bacon were worth risking life for.
A pair of shoes from a dead man
Why, the dead man had no use for
them and many a soldier in the Army
of Northern Virginia had not had
shoes on his feet since the Gettysburg
campaign the year before These men
bringing back Union muskets and am
munition from Union dead Loaded all
tire muskets and Law down with per
haps half q dozen by their side. There
were no repeating rifles and not many
breech-loaders. Another attack on
Bloody Angle was coming. The artil.
lery that had been Withdrawn was
ordered back, but the attack came too
cor. Some guns got back. hut not
in time To help mp"h in repelling the
attack. There was all the vaior on
both sides that man can put into
fighting. The line at one part Of the
salient was broken and Hancock's
men held the ground.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
His Answer.

Crossing the street the Woman
lodged the motorcars. taxis and wag-
ons. She was almost safely on the
other side when avery young boy on a
bicycle almost steered into her.
The Woman Turned around. "yhy
don't you blow your horn instead OF
almost knocking a lady DOWN" she
called out GROSSLY.
The boy grinned. Lady" he keIled.
"you can't blow what you amt got !"-
Chicago Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
Avoiding Extremes.

40 you admire skirts so short as
to justify the term 'lapper'?"
NO replied Miss Cayenne. yet |
don't want them so long as 10 brush
the street. There should be q happy
medium between the Happier sklrt and
the Hopper skirt"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
And stiu Goino.

This is a bad time for young men to
impose on the old folks by sitting up
with their daughter while coal oil IL
- cent a gallon and with an upward
tendency.-Forty,fiv Years Ago Item
In Newton Kans n-Rcpnblican.
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The ~Hioody Angle"

II was that salient which Grant
picked as the place TO break Lees line
and perhaps smash the army, and tina
salient came to be called Bloody
Angle" That point Of the line was al
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25

sylyania battles, said: The Army
of Northern Virginia had gained little
in Numbers during the winter (1S63-
64) and had never been 50 scantily
fed and clothed. Equipment as to
arms was good, hut commissary and
quarternaster supplies were scarce
and poor" He says that pearly all
the soldiers were ragged, barefooted
and half-starved, but the morale of
the army was high and Grant knew
that 1t was still a dangerous foe in
battle"
Grants plan Of campaign was to
put a. the armies of the Union, east
and west. into offensive operations at
one time. He brought together scat
tered commands and built W the
Army Of the Potomac To a strength
which he believed would overwhelm
Lee, who faced him across the Rap
idan astride the Orange and Alexan-
dria railroad and maintained touch
with the Richmond and Fredericks-
burg railroad 80 miles to the east.
Victory Long in Balance.
The fighting spread along a front
of four or five miles. One side drove
the other back, and then was driven
back. Hancock's corps was driving
Hills fast. Gregg's Texans, only son
strong, rushed against Webb's brigah
Of Hancock's corps, lost half thei.'
men in killed and wounded, bun
checked the Union advance in that
part Of the line. and Longstreet's
corps, with K~ershaw's division lead
ing. was coming into line. Long
street sent Malone with several brig
ades-brigades were pititfully small
tben-around the Federal left. which
had advanced far west of the Brock
road, on which ii had been marching
south from Germanna ford. Malone
brought his men at right angles to the
advancing federal left, attacked 1t.
and II shriveled back TO the Brock
road. There In the Wilderness the
land and dotted with dead.
Lees plan had succeeded in part.
failed in part. He had inflicted on
Grant much heavier losses than he
had sustained, but he had not hurled
the Army of the Potomac into con-
fusion and disorder.
Gallant S~edgwick's Death.
On May 8 Sedgwick and War
ren's corps were thrown against An
derson and Early. and thrown back
with heavy loss. The day Of the 9th
was spent in accommodating, intrench.
ing. sniping, sbarpshooting and small
firing here and there along the lines
as marching bodies became exposed
within range. On the morning of the
9th Sedgwick was killed by a Confed-
crate sharpshooter. The ball struck
Ihim in the left cheek beneath the eye.
He had gone To an exposed part of
the line. Shots were coming owe
now and then. He was warned.
why" he answered. 'they could not
hit an elephant at hat distance" He
fell dead q minute later.
The Confederate lines were very
Irregular, adopting themselves to the
broken contour of the land. At the
north end of the position, two miles
ebove the courthouse, was a salient
that bulged northward for nearly a
mile, and In places was half a mile
across. From the east base Of that
salient the Confederate line a three
miles south TO some high land above
the Pc river, a quarter of a mile EAST
Of Smells bridge
The Bloody Angle"
II was that salient which Grant
picked ms the place to break Lees line
and perhaps smash the army, and tina
salient came to be called "Bloody
Angle" That point Of the line WIS al
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25

Any woman who hasn't seen her
husband fishing doesn't know what Q
patient man she has married.
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Hand-to -liand Struggle.

General Johnson, twenty guns and
$500 men, nearly his whole division,
we're captured. Early's division came
forward and the Blues were driven
back. Another part of the salient was
assailed and the line broken. General
Perrin was killed. General Daniel
was killed. General Ramseur was
wounded. Lee was sending all avail
able troops and the Confederate line
vas partly restored and all gaps
closed. That was the 10Th Of May.
All day and far into the night the
fighting went on. At one part and
then at another part Of the salient II
was ~hand-to-hand fighting. The Con
federates constructed a shorter line In
the rear of the salient and fell back
to II on the 18th. Both armies had
been marching and hghting since the
4th Of May. There was a lull until
the 18th, when two corps Of Grants
army. the Second and Sixth. attacked
again, but the Confederate line held
anG the attack cost Grant many men.
On the 10th strange things were
happening. Grant vas starting south
TO get between Lee and Richmond. A
Confederate force moving around the
Union right had got that information
but 1t cost them about a thousand me-
In killed and wounded to learn II
Hancock was leading the way to IN,
south and to Richmond. The Nort'
Anna river, fifteen miles south o
S~pottsylvania was the immediate ol
jectiye of both armies.
S~pottsylvania was left behind an
the North Anna river. Cold Harb0
Bethesda church and then the Chicl
homina cnme into the red light of Il,
history Of the Civil war.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25

United States Marines Execute Strategic
Movements in the Wilderness and
S~pottsylvania Where Great Battles of
the Civil War Were Decided.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-25
: PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES s les :: :s W. 2 Z. e. ]
The Cataract
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.

A hotel provided with all
modern -conveniences.
40 rooms, 65 with private
bath Rates si.@ aud up.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Auto Stages and
Trucks Licensed

Permits for the operation of
passenger carrying stages and
buses and freight carrying trucks,
issued by the public service com
mission during the past week in
clude the following:
]. S. Fuller, for hire passenger,
Monmouth and vicinity; ]. A. Cor
nelier, for hire passenger, Grants
Pass and vicinity; Hoflich Truck
Service, scheduled freight, be-
tween Portland and Stayton; Enos
A. Ellis, for hire passenger and
school bus, Newberg; A. H. Boice,
for hire freight, Langlois, Bandon
and vicinity; Central Transfer Co.,
for hire freight, Bandon, Port Or
ford and vicinity; Interurban
Auto Car company, for hire pas
senger, between Grants Pass and
Ashland.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
HARRISON And
Cleveland To
Open Garage

With Personal Service as
their trade slogan, John HARRISON,
until recently stockholder in the
Valley Motor Company, and AL
Cleveland, who has been shop
foreman of the Valley Motor COM
pany, today announced the open
ing, next Thursday, of a garage
and repair shop at 800 North
Commercial street.
The firm name Of the new con-
Germ will be HARRISON C Cleve-
land.
High grade repair work, with
personal attention to every job,
is to be the policy of the new
firm, according to the announce
ment made today, and effort will
be directed toward turning out
nothing but first class work. For
the convenience of patrons, but
incidental to the repair depart
ment, the company will carry a
complete line of tires and auto
mobile supplies.
A general invitation to the
motoring public to inspect its
new plant on the opening day has
been extended by the firm.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Lewis Regains
Title Lost To
Stan Zbyszko

Wichita, Kan, March 4.-Ed
(Strangler) Lewis of San Jose,
Cal, was again heavyweight
champion wrestler of the world
today, having defeated Stanislaus
Zbyszko here last night by taking
the last two of three falls. Zbys-
zko had held the title, which he
won from Lewis originally for
nearly a year.
Last nights match was Zbys-
zko's from the beginning until
Just before the second fall, the
Pole being able to eVade Lewis
holds by means Of his side roll.
Zbyszko won the first fall in Al
minutes, 80 second, with a bar
arm hold and full body scissors.
After Is minutes and 80 seconds,
Lewis took the second fall with a
deadlock. The third was soon
over, Lewis winning with another
deadlock in three minutes.
Jack Herman, Zbyszko's man
ager, said today that last night
was the second time the Pole had
been defeated in more than 5000
matches, the first time being In a
contest with Frank Gotch, former
champion in Chicago in 1910. He
said that his man can throw Lew
is and that he would post $4,000 at
any time for return encounter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Olcott Advises
Prosecutor To
Resign Office

The resignation Of G. G. Brewer
as district attorney of Klamath
county is suggested by Governor
Olcott in a letter to Brewer in re-
ply to complaint regarding alleged
lawlessness and lack of law en-
forcement in the southern Oregon
county.
Il have repeatedly informed you
that civic conditions here in this
county are practically intolerable
in many respects" declares Brow
er in letter to the governor in
which he charges that "damnable
conditions" existing in klamath
county are encouraged to exist
by those whose duty has been to
prevent them"
81 am deeply interested in what
you say relative to the failure of
officials of your county to enforce
the law" the governor writes in
ASPiy w oiOnSl ShdA 6Co.
1T has been my impression that
the district attorney of a county
is charged with a large share of
such responsibility. / confess
am surprised at your statement,
coming as 1t does from a district
attorney, that the laws not only
are not being enforced but their
violations actually are encouraged
by those whose duty 1t is to en-
force them.
1T seems to me that when a
public official confesses he is un-
fable to cope with the duties i'm
posed upon him he has but one
course to pursue for the benefit of
the community and his own self
respect"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
What's New
OIL the Market
BY REX STEWART

A little thought on the part Of
Salem housewives until the com
pletion of National Canned Goods
week, which ends March s, may
help the canning industry of
Salem materially. By asking for
the following list of fruits and in
sisting that they be Of the brands
packed in Salem, the stocks in the
hands of both retailers and
packers may be moved to a not in
considerable extent. The prices
quoted are for the choice pack on
which there is a r"7uction of 10
merchants in assorted dozen lots:
per cent made by some OF the
merchants in assorted dozen lots:
loganberries 80 cents; prunes, 20
cents; bartlett pears, As cents;
Strawberries, 35 cents; raspber-
ries 80 cents; prunes, rs cents;
bartlett pears, As cents; straw
berries, 35 cents; Royal Anne
cherries, 40 cents. The prices
quoted are for No. sized cans.
A new shipment of mixed vege-
tables arrived today containing
an allotment of radishes which are
much better In quality than prev
ious offerings. Prices remained
the same.
The first broccoli was offered
on the market this morning and
rs and 80 cents q head according
to size.
Egg shippers prices went down
to Is cents. Retailers are paying
16 cents cash and 1S cents In
trade, with the retail price In
some instances where quotations
are lowest to the farmer remain
ing at 23 cents. BY shopping
about bit the housewife can buy
eggs for 20 cents.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Portlander and
Chicago Editor
Debate Tonight

Lexington, Neb.. March A.
Large numbers of farmers are ex-
pected to attend a debate here to-
night between Ralph J. Pickell,
Chicago, editor Of the Round Up,
a trade paper, and George c. Jew
EFT of Portland, Or, president of
the Northwest Wheat Growers,
associated, on the subject, IRE
solved, That speculation, common
ly called gambling, is a menace to
the marketing of grain"
Mr.. Pickell will defend grain
speculation, while Mr.. Jewett will
oppose 1t.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Work of Accident
Commission To Be
Topic of Mr.. Kirk

The work Of the state industrial
accident commission will be the
subject on which Will T. Kirk,
state industrial accident commits
sioner, will talk at the luncheon
of Salem business men at the Com
mercia1 club Monday noon.
"Mr. Kirk will be well worth
hearing and I hope to see a large
crowd of business men at Mon
days luncheon" Robert Duncan,
manager of the club, said this aft
ernoon. Mr.. Kirk, who has been
with the commission for some
time, is a former newspaper man.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Not Guilty, Verdict
In Graft Cases

Chicago, March A. Simon
O'Donnell, formerly president of
the Chicago Building Trades
Council, and three other labor
leaders charged with graft, extor-
tion and conspiracy in connection
with an alleged building trust
here, today were found not guilty
by a Jury.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Idaho Holding
Lead For Title

Spokane, Wash, March A.
Despite a gain of three games
during the week by Oregon Agri-
cultural College, the University of
Idaho added two wins to its credit
and maintains its leadership of
the Northwest Collegiate confer
ence basketball race.
Standing of the teams is as
follows.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Governor OIcott is in Portland
TODAY in conference with COVER
nors Of other western states and
representatives of health depart
meats relative to a plan for the
elimination Of the narcotic drug
menace in the northwest. 1t Is
eIpected that congress will be
asked to take hand in the fight
apainst the menace through the
enactment Of more stringent laws
ogsinst the Importation of drugs.
an the states Of the northwest
are expected to join in the move
I,srt against the evil in which
oregon has takea the Initiative
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENT

We have purchased Plants flor
LIST shop, 121 s. ComT St. NC
Crones Florist shop will carry
large stock of cut flowers and
potted plants. We specialize In
funeral designing. Phone 1853.
4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Occasional Rain Forecast.

Washington, March 4.-Weath-
er predictions for the week begin
ming Monday are: Pacific states
Considerable cloudiness; occasion
al rains; normal temperatures.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Description of
Robbers Sent Out
by Wireless

Louisville, KY, March 4.-The
radiophone was employed early to-
day to broadcast descriptions of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
Died

Income tax statements prepar-
ed. Phone 209SR, G. Ed Ross. go
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

= X = = = = = = X i; y i X x
X
x March willamette y
y oregon basketball games, x
"'Hioly' X
X March s. Organ recital =
x William Robinson Boone and K
Mrs. Ward Willis Long, X
X Christian church, 8 o'clock. y
X March Cuisines Mems x
y luncheon, Commercial club. x
X March 7-American Le- X
X gian Auxiliary meeting \
y 2:SO, Miss Rosamond Wal X
X ter's studio. y
X March Grace Barnes =
X puppets high school. 8 X
4 o'clock, auspices Salem Arts !.
X league. =
\ March = Meeting Of X
X Salem War Mothers, Com X
X mercial club, at 2 p. m. X
r. March 7--Business Mems X
X league meeting, Commercial X
X club, at 5 p. m. X
x March S-Open Forum X
X meeting, auditorium Salem X
X Commercial club, at 8 p. M. \
x March 1O-"Breezy Point" X
X Salem high school girl re- \;
X serve play, high school. \:
X March 10-Meeting Salem \;
x Floral society, Commercial \:
X club, at s p. m. X
X March Injecting Salem );
X Woman's club, Commercial \;
X club at 2 p. m. X
X March 15-Ye Olde Tyne x
X Ball, benefit women's COM x
X munity building, armory. X
4 X X X X = X x 4 x X X \: \;
Frank Deim, of Quinaby, was in
Salem today transacting business
See the Puppeteers in Aladdin,
March 7th. 54*
Captain Tom Rilea and his
family will spend the week end in
Portland.
Grunert will make your side
curtains open with the doors. 54+
Austin E. Lowe left for Port.
land this afternoon where he will
spend the week end with friends.
See the Puppeteers in Aladdin
March 7th. 54+
]. w. Nusom, a business man Of
Brooks, was in Salem today trans
acting business. He will return
home this evening.
For Sale-1 nice Roadster
Phone 1776-W. 54'
Britt Aspinwall, a prominent
trout grower whose ranch is locat
ed in Mission bottoms, was
business visitor in Salem today.
People use Swift's fertilizer be
cause Il makes them money. Sci
Clarence S. Bovine or phone 353
The next meeting of the Salen
Business Men S league will be helt
at the Salem Commercial clul
next Tuesday evening at 5 o clock
it was stated this morning.
Love, the jeweler, Salem.
A meeting of Salem War Moth
ers will be held at the Salem Com
mercial club next Tuesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, it was an
nounced this afternoon.
Cushion and side curtain re-
pairing. Grunert, 256 State st.
54'
O. N. Neal, attorney OF PORT
land, was in town yesterday Oh
legal business.
ooJor I avonipq 54'
Earl Pearcy was called out o
town suddenly yesterday by TN
reported illness Of his wife a
Forest Grove.
DR.. John L. Lynch, osteopatnl
nhvsician, 4O3 Oregon bldg
ply 1904 52F5 54'
L. G. Hayford, who has been Il
Twin Falls on business, has re
turned and was in MS ollIce 60
terday after less than a week
absence.
We have secured the services O.
Oscar E. Munkvold of the Chlcag'
Art institute, and have opened
s+rdio where we will give lesson
in drawing, painting in oil and WI
tar colors, Inquire at W. j. Por
ter's wall paper and paint store
455 Court St. phone 4S5. "a
Attaches of the Marion county
sheriff S office were today seekinI
to locate an automobile which wa
reported stolen last night lt,,ddOD tToD
the silver Falls Timber company
~ ci1varton. The license numoe
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Seat covers made to order.
Crunert, 256 State st. 54'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

- At the residence,
1905 Broadway street, early
March 4th, Mrs. Amanda Cham
bers age SO years, wife of John
w. Chambers, mother of Mrs.
Matt Morgan and Miss Margaret
Polansh, Portland; F. ]. Polan-
ski, r. F. Polansk. Misses Lilly.
Myrtle, Gladys, Emma, Frances
Chambers and Calvin Chambers,
Salem, sister of Rev. Mrs. G. F.
Iiening of Salem, Mrs. f. May
of Spokane, Art and G. Garnet
xxi of n. Oak. Announcement of
funeral will be made later by
the Rigdon mortuary.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

Isn't it funny how human geese
will fall for a quack?
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

four robbers who last night bound
and gagged James T. Clark, his
wife and two negro servants, and
escaped with diamonds valued at
$4,000 and approximately $3.50.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04

NoedIework Of all kinds iots oL
uud uu Iatting. Jessie McCune a.
Tallman piano store
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-04
LOCAL BRIEFS AND PERSONAL 6
COMING EVENTS

: X X x = = = x y X K x x