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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1919)
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 17, 1919. u;;iuu;i klaluuds CCUilTRY COM' WITH CAUFOHNiA "It is easy for person to think f Oregon as a country that God made; but here is a country that looks like Almighty God had started It once and then rested from his ef. forte." writes H. S. Prescott, formerly s. reporter on the Capital Journal, but who now resides at Atasca4ero, California, in a letter to Lawrence Cale, of Gale and Company, Salem. . "And." continues Mr. Prescott, "The Californi&ns came along and made billions out of it with the help of the tourists." Voyal To Oregon, In hi letter the one-time Capital Journal reporter vows loyalty to Ore gon, declaring that when he left the Willamette Valley recently the cli mate became more rigorous with each southward stage of the Journey. One ot the "Oldest inhabitants" upon reading Mr. Prescott's letter observed that the famous Willamette climate seemed to be playing everyone a shab by trick at present and that Mr. Pres cott would not feel like boosting his "sin country" if he were here at pre sent. " '-" 1 ' ' ' Mr. Prescott describes his present location as follows: "Atascadero is one of the few spots of the state of Cal ifornia that can claim any natural beauty to be compared with that of Oregon. The Siskiyous are only a con tinuation of Oregon's grandeur, but after leaving them, there is nothing left but interminable leagues of flat, brown, monotony, broken by rolling hills that resemble sand dunes. In the whole country there Is nothing green bat an occasional live oak or a euca, lyptus. Vaunted CTiann Lwklng. ' "I expected to find something rtiarminK and romantic " about ' this Bay country, but San Francisco and Oakland, from what I could see; were about the dirtiest and shabbiest places one could encounter on the entire trip. X am Inclined to believe that there Is more genuine beauty In Salem, than oan be found In either of these much advertised cities. Ban Francisco 'Bay, trhlch I had pictured as being a bit of the "deep blue sea" materialized wnly as an irritable sheet of, muddy water In which even the sea-gills hes itated to soil themselves. I "Many Oreeonians, at least after such an Introduction to this country mm my own has been, would decide that more Or less of a joke. I take it that California's much vaunted climate is this la a windier country than North Dakota, because everything along the line, from the live oaks to the morals of tha real estate deals lean at a SO degree angle due to the everlasting southwest wind. ' , "However, this particular section is nice, quiet and sunny and one could not do much better than to locate here providing, of course that one has "Ituiok and a bank account." , Gbnge h fee Does Net KTJ Rating As Attorney The fact that Hulda P. Malone of 1183 Montana avenue, Portland, has changed her name to -Mrs. N. G. Ander son since her admission to the Oregon bar will not necessitate any further procedure on her parUn order that she may continue the practice of law in Oregon. Thus Arthur 8. Benson, clerk of the Oregon supreme court, an swers -the question raised by Mrs. An derson in a letter to the court ' W. P. Briggs of Portland has been admitted to practice law in Oregon. Briggs holds an Idaho certificate. The Klum Advertising company of Medford, capitalized at 130,000 filed articles of incorporation with the cor- oration department here Tuesday. The incorporators are B. Klum, Jos eph Shockley and R. D. Henson. Other corporations filing articles were: Roberts Investment company, Port land; $10,000; Joseph C. Roberts, Ida Roberts and Geo. Estes. ' Wahkeen Furniture Manufacturing company, Fortiana; iia.uuu; . ij. Long, J. B. Moore and G. G. Lund- berg. ., .. - -.!.,,''..', E. r - 1 '' HUB TO FIX TIME i. LIMIT FOR SIGNING Paris, Deo. 17.- The peace confer' enoa expects to submit a final note to Germany this week fixing a time limit for the signing of the protocol, it-was learned today. Home disagreements have arisen be tween the allied and Germuny experts tut to the amount of compensB,tion Ger tnany Is able to pay for the Sinking of the Hcapa Flow fleet it was learned today, but these were not expected to prove serious enough to delay signing of the protocol. j The supreme council tortny decided to grant Austrian A loan, ot seventy million dollars. Each ally will be ask d to contribute. ' The council also decided all Qerman custom h will be pnld in gold In the fti lure. This is necessary because of th varying .rates of exchange and the ite nteased value of paper money. Th United Htates heretofore has beoa th only nation paying lu gold. INCORPORATIONS. Harvard, Tale " the Army and the Navy were roundly condemned last sea son for going through a "pink tea'" schedule. Talo Ventures Forth. Yale is showing the same spirit by dickering' for games with the . Army, Columbia, Syracuse, Colgate,, Dart mouth, "Williams, Cornell and Brown. The Navy is trying to get away from the "stacked cards" charge by nego tiations with Pennsylvania, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Nebraska and Washing ton and Lee. Ohio State will mingle with east ern notables. Princeton claims a date with the Buckeyes on October If The Tigers also want the Navy, West Vir ginia, Colgate, Dartmouth, Rutgers and Lafayete. . -., :,. 8 guletfoe uggestum XV. GLASSES JLVi THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS Give the sort of present that makes the joy of Christmas last for years. - . " Use Our, Gift Certificate. Dr. A. McCULLOCH. Optometrist 204-5 Salem Bank of-Commerce Building Hays Predicts Suffrage To Be Ratified By February 1 Detroit, Mich., Dec. 17. The wo man sufferage amendment to the na tional constitution will be ratified by February 1 if the wishes of the re publican national committee are real ized. Will H. Haves, national republi can chairman, said here. He explained this would enal,ie a v.-omen of America to take part in 11 tea miu -me pre- activities. the nrimaries and -the nio.....: . :. . , vvuventms JOURNAL WANT ADS Pay 'sr. SCHEDULES Of BIG EASTERN TEAMS TO BE STRAIGHT IN '20 By Henry lit Furrell, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Dec. 17. Schedules full f "set ups" will le vnrce on the grid- Iron next fall. Instead of the 'ducking" policy of (he pust, managers are showing a ten dency to tako on everything big in Enough lnter-snctlonal garr-cs ar, r naking to give promise of a national itlo K the doT doen t run '.another checkered career. Harvard, so far, has been the sensa tion of the winter football league. Harvard Upsets Tradition. First, the Crimson breaks all pre cedent by booking a post season jaunt to the Pacific coast for a game with Oregon. Then the schedule commit tee selects Notre Dame, Center college, Maine and Virginia for their fall sched ules. And lastly, proposals of double headers are made' and favorably re ceived even by Yale. For Colds or Influenza and as a, Preventative take LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE! , Tablets. Look for B. W, GROVE'S, signature on the box ,30c. (Adv) Plumbing and Water Systems Install ed by GKABKll BROS., 141 South Liberty St Phone 560. Also agents for Fairbanks-Morse Gas .Engines. Doll Family Is Large This Year Known Your Home Is By the Piano You Own THE CHARM and distinction of your home is greatly en hanced by the musical instrument within it. , Our Baby Glands and Pianos are standards of excellence' in pianos. They are not only distinctive and beautiful in design, but superfine in, quality throughout, combined, with an ex quisite tone of rare sweetness. . This, coupled with their ase and simplicity - of operation their " handsome an? distinctive appearance (makes' Ahem well worthy of a place in the homes of the most discriminatingthose who really appreciate the beautiful in art and music. As a Christmas gift, you can make no better selection than a Beautiful Baby Grand or Upright Pianp. Convenient terms may be arranged. The Wiley 8. Men Co. 519 Court Street. A ? SALEM, OREGON A Unltd Press dispatch from Paris yesterday said ' the supreme council noped to obtain Germany's signature of the protocol and complete ratlflca,-U-.mi of the treaty before Christmas. A sugar shortage exists at The Dul les, as well as afuel famine. Two lbs of sugar Is the limit to each per son. ' I CRAND OPERA HOUSE f ONR N.IOHT Friday, December 19 1 COHAN A HARRIS COHANS HARRIS CCMEWCF RECEKT YEARS TflIL0n- Bf HABPV JAMS SmN ONK YEAR IX NEW YORK it Moutlis in Chicago Months lu PhlUtOclplila Seat Sale Wednesday ' Opera House Pharmacy Z PRICES JOc, '11.00, U.60, $1.00 X A doll show that will delight the hearts of all the happy little make-believe mothers of this community. Dolls of all sizes wide awake dolls dolls that go to sleep character dolls kewpies, rag dolls, dressed dolls, and dolls that really talk. - " Bring the little girl and her mother to Doll Land and let them choose. Quality Merchandise Popular Prices ara Made Glove A Very Unusual Sale Of These Justly Famous Long Silk Gloves v Long Gloves are vogue for spring of 1920, however, if a short glove is: preferred it is an easy matter for one to convert these into such and thereby! obtain a quality that can't be duplicated at double the price. r - ; If it were not for the frequent misuse and abuse'of the word we should be tempted to call it a very "sensational" sale. Think of getting a pair of gen uine "Niagara Maid." Gloves in 12 to 16 button lengths, with the double finger tips, at prices such as we quote below! Think of buying almost any ordin ary glove at these prices ! ' V At Pair, 45c Black and White only, 13 button length in sixes & to 0. The pre-war price wss T6o a pair, think of It? At Pair, 65c Black, i white, . navy, as sorted browns, pongee and pink, is button 6 ft to IS V pre-war price was fl, low slo At Paar 95c A very high grade black and white only. It button, sixes IV to 8. 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