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THE CAPITAL JOU&NAL, SALEM, OREGON
CapitaMii
ournal
Salem, Oregon
An Independent Newspaper, Published every evening exoept Sunday.
Telephone 81; news 83
GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
Our Ambassador
Dispatches from Washington convey the sad tidings
that Oregon s senators have been unaDie to secure omciai
credentials for Julius Meier as envoy extraordinary and
ambassador plenipotentiary from Oregon to the crowned
heads and parliaments of Europe and Asia to secure their
participation in the 1925 Portland exposition. However,
letters of introduction will be furnished Ambassador Meier
to American consuls abroad, which will help some.
As a matter of curiosity, it would be interesting to know
just who appointed Mr, Meier as ambassador from Oregon
and just what his credentials are. The governor did not
for there is no provision in the constitution authorizing
such appointment. The legislature did not, because t'ae
legislature refused to recognize the exposition. Who then
appointed him?
And what is Mr. Meier to present to the crowned heads ?
There is nothing to indicate as yet that there is going to
be an exposition. There has been no money put up for an
exposition. There has been no site selected or purchased
or agreed upon for exposition purposes. There are no ex
hibits collected nor are there any in, sight. There has been
no plan agreed upon for financing any part of the ex
position. What then is Mr. Meier to request exhibits for
In the name of Oregon ? ,
Mr. Meier presents the interesting spectacle of an am
bassador from a state that has no diplomatic service and
whom nobody appointed, traveling about the world solicit
ing displays for an exposition that does not exist and which
there is no proof will ever exist and doing it all in the
name of the state of Oregon that has officially through
its legislature repudiated the exposition and which thus
far nobody has thought enough of to put up any money, for.
And this raises the problem, what, if he secures any
displays from foreign lands, is Mr. Meier going to do with
them? Where is he going to put them? Perhaps after all
it is just a scheme to secure exhibits for his department
store and open a mail order business abroad.
Fake Messages
Sent In Behalf
Of Candidate
Philadelphia, Feb. 16. Fake
telegrams and letters sent to Pres
ident Harding from Pennsylvania
today caused W. Harry Baker,
secretary ot the republican state
committee, to seek a federal in
vestigation.
. Mr. Baker revealed today that
fraudulent telegrams bad been
sent to the president purporting
to endorse the candidacy of J. C.
Overton, negro head waiter at a
West Philadelphia hotel, for ap
pointment as register of the Uni
ted States treasury. The telegrams
bore the names of Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper wife of Senator
Pepper; Mrs. John Wanamaker
III, Mrs. Baker and others. Baker
said none of those, persons knew
anything about the telegrams.
Mrs. Wanamaker received a let
ter from George Christian, secre
tary to President Harding ac
knowledging the telegram.
Similar telegrams were sent to
the president and Senator Pepper
asking that appointment of state
prohibition director be deferred.
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Ciear Factory Organized,
The Bandon Cedar Manufactur
ing company of Bandon, Coos
county, capitalized at 850,000
filed articles of Incorporation
with the state corporation depart
ment here Wednesday. The In
corporators are J. F. Kronenberg,
U. u. Zentner and F S. Perrv.
Permission to operate in Oreeon lnB the receiver.
ml
A war on people who start wars would
stop wars.- i
First be sure you are wrong, and then
. quit cold.
A wife may be an ornament, but a husband
seems to be a necessity.
When a boy's parents do everything for him, he
rarely does anything for himself.
You can get more happiness right where you
are than by chasing around after it.
. . .! A
I heard the receiver cue m
I was very glad for my knees lit
erally gave way beneath me and
I sank to the floor.
Kitty Jumped to help me up,
demanding in excited tones:
"What did he say? Is the part
gone? What excuse did he give?"
As soon as I could I told her
everything that he had said: "He
told me that he had asked a man
named Merton "
"Yes, he is the casting direc
tor," Interrupted Kitty.
to get me on the 'phone for
the part and that, Merton had
said that he could not find me,"
( continued.
"No wdnder Merton was de
termined that you should not see
Mr. Stratton this afternoon, Vir-
gie. I've always wondered: 'why
Is a casting director.' Of course
he can act as a buffer and keep
a lot of people away from the dl
rector who under any circumstan
ces is usually harder to reach than
the North Pole. .
To the ladies: Why not display the intellect
more and the underpinning less?
MEADOWLAWN DAIRY
Phone 90F12
Inspect our dairy. Tne state
inspector says ''It's one of the
best in the state. Investigate
the source of your milk.
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"Well." yawned Kitty in con
elusion, "you ara all set now. Lai s
go to bed.'
"Are you sure that I am all Bet
Kitty? Suppose I do not make
as good a test as the other girl."
"Don't worry, Virginia," as
sured Kitty out of her wealth of
worldly wisdom. "They'll never
make a test of you, my dear.
Theodore Stratton has already put
you through the acid test of his
flagging interest in women anu
found that you measure up to a
greater degree than any ,'oth.er
vonne woman that he has met
lately. And thore you are.
i'That's why you get the part."
Latar I was to" know that the
wisdom of Solomon spoke through
Kitty's carmined lips.
Tomorrow News From Home
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, I
Here s Genoa backo7-
after a lapse of about in '
These millionaire movi,
can thank their lucky
The skin of th7IuB Sj.
seventy-five times as thick ..u
on the eyelid. ulcsMtt
TOM MIX
A thrilling story of the
Grand Canyon of Arizona,
Starts Sunday
AT THE
OREGON THEATRE
, Hez Heck Says:
"If you must be a sucker,
make 'em supply new bait each
time."
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A Recreant Press
For a month or more, the Portland newspapers have
been printing articles about the "Federation of Patriotic
Societies," how representatives were holding secret sessions
and passing upon the merits of certain candidates for guber
natorial honors who appeared before them soliciting support,
and in return pledging to withdraw and support platform
and candidate selected, if the choice went to others than I,,
themselves.
Monday tlitw newspapers stated that the federated
societies had endorsed Senator Charles Hall of Marshfield
for governor. None of the newspapers have, however, at
any time printed any real news concerning these organiza
tions, who they were, or their representatives, what their
principles and platform, although every newspaper as a
matter of course, had the information. Nothing like this
could be pulled off in the metropolis without all the news
papers knowing all about it.
In failing to. give the people the facts about this pre-.
. sumptious outtit, the Portland newspapers have not kept
faith with the public. Intentionally for reasons best known
to themselves, they have entered into a conspiracy of silence
either intimidated by the "patriots' or in sympathy with
their aims and efforts. In either case they have been re
creant to journalistic ethics.
In answer to correspondents seeking some information
the Oregonian replies:
The Federation of Patrtotio Societies is an organization of be
tween 60 and 60 delegates chosen by certain secret societies which
are confined to Protestant membership. The federation Itself is In
a sense secret, in that the names ot neither delegates nor partlcl
paung ooaies nave so rar ueen disclosed to the public. Knowledge
ot identity in either case la largely a matter of deduction, but
generally speaiung, tne federation is compoed of those bodies
twun pernaps additions) which waged a successful campaign in
me last school eloctlon In Portland.
All of which is very indefinat.e. Why does the Oregonian
not give the names of these societies? They are public
property. There was no effort to disguise them in the
school election, nor is there now. As a matter of fact,
memoers boast or tneir strength and purpose. The K. K. K.,
the A. P. A., and other allied organizations have discarded
secrecy m politics in their efforts to revive religious and
racial Digoiry and proscription of 300 years ago.
was granted to the Winchester excited nod she pushed the recelv-
Company of the Pacific, a Dela- er lnt0 my hands. ,
ware corporation, capitalized at As I raised It to my ear I heard
II, 000, 000, and the Toke Point an impatient voice: "This is Theo
Oyster company, a Washington dore Stratton. Who wants me?'
corporation, capitalized at 1500,- "It la Virginia Winston, Mr.
000. Stratton. You told me to call
vmt T hnno thin Ifl not tnn IaIa
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1,0s Angeies. A terrorist pro- Hla voice chaneed abruntlv
gram of international scope may from impatience to a sugary
be revealed through the arrest .ivinr "it fa nvr tnn lata ror
here of eight alleged members of you to call me. I thought I had
a band of extortionists, it was said lost you, Virginia. I phoned your
by federal and other officers par- apartment twice and was told you
Then with an after tomorrow.
"Don't worry your pretty head
another moment. Your part will
be waiting for you.
"Goodnight, Virginia. And if
you dream I hope It will be about
your part and the man who is
very happy you are going to have
it."
tlclpatlng in the arrests.
London. The London edition
ot the Irish Bulletin asserts thi
British government has decided
to release only half the Irish po
litical prisoners in Great Brit
ain.
L,os Angeles. Detectives In
yestlgating the slaying of William
Desmond Taylor continued Inter
viewing persons thought to have derstand why Merton did not find
were not there any more.
"Why that could, not be.
have not left the house sluce- my
illness."
'Isn't your number 784,211?"
'No, that Is the number of the
apartment house across the street.
I know because I have a friend
living there."
Oh, I must have' gotten the
numbers mixed, but I cannot un
Information possible bearing upon
the case, but without definit9 re-
suits.
Warning Issued
To Stage Lines
Failure of singe and truck line
aperntors to comply with the new
law placing these carriers under
the jurisdiction of the public
service commission Imh brought
from Chairman Fred A. Williams
of the commission a warning thai
unltws the delinquents move Im
mediately to comply with the law
legal action will be taken to en
force compliance.
To date only 90 applications
have been made for permits to
operate stages and trucks over the
hlKhways of the state. This, It Is
said, represents only a very small
portion of the carriers which are
operating over the highway and
which come within the purview of
tSe new law.
Williams, in a statement today,
ealls attention to the fact that the
commission gave notice of Its
readiness to receive applications
from stage and truck operators In
January, but that In spite ot this
notice very few operators have
compiled with the law.
"We sincerely hope It will not
b necessary to resort to extreme
action as there Is no valid or rea
sonable excuse for non-compliance
with the law as this act protects
the operator to the same extent It
firotects the public and is mutual
T beneficial."
Night News
Summary
.Springfield, 111. Executive
clemency whs denied Harvey
i nurcn, Chicago murderer of two
automobile salesmen by Governor
Small. Church has been sentenced
to hang Friday.
New York. President Harding
was lauded by officials of na
tional budget committee for hav
ing put "suuarely up to congress
the question of raisiug money to
pay the soldier bonus."
Wilmington. (taymond Scho
tield Curtice, United States con
sul at Nagasaki, committed sui
cide by shooting himself through
the head at a hotel here.
London. While there has been
little amelioration In conditions In
Delfast firing' at intervals con
tinuing with serious results, the
general situation appears much
more promising.
you. I asked him to call up the
service bureau, knowing .they
would have"the right numbar.i He
said that he could not find you
and that he thought you had left
the city. He recommended an
other girl for your place." ", i
My heart sank. "And you en
gaged her?" I felt my voice was
a wail ot agony.
Yes, I engaged her dependent
upon her test which we are to
Star Ugh Y
By the Noted Author
IDAH M'GLONB GIBSON
Virginia Gets Her Chance
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wu, 1 mou we uau come nome nave tomorrow Dut It isn't too late
directly from dinner, Kitty," I to rectify matters I am sure now
exclaimed regretfully, when the that the test wUl not be at all
girl handed me the message to satisfactory.
an ineooore btratton upon my "Why. Virginia, the Dart was
return. -It IS alter 11 O Clock I written for von mil I wn nrv
now and of course It is too late much annoved when I thoueht
10 can mm. voll ha(j left the withn,it let.
100 late, your granamother!" Ulnar me know
axciaimea Kitty excitedly. 'Til have it out with Merton
But he will be In bed. for this. He won't refuse to let
in oeai Bald Kitty scornfully vou see me aeraln. n mire onrl
wny its tne shank of the even- be at the studio at 9 o'clock dav
ing for Stratton. I wish he was
In bed. I would like to get him
out. But no sucn chance to get
even with him. He is probably in
the Alex grill, dancing with the
prettiest girl there while Maud
Sanson sits at. a nearby table and
tries to look as if she liked it.
Shall I call htm for you, Vlrgle
"Wait until we get upstairs,
Kitty.
The moment we closed our door
Kity phoned. The hotel operator
told her he was not in his room.
"Have him paged," ordered Kit
ty, with assurance, and then we
sat down to wait.
"Is this Mr. Stratton?" I heard
Kitty say, for she was still hold
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Muabctarint Pharmacists.
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THE
Fordson Tractor
is now
COMPLETE
ON YOUR FARM
(alley Motor Co
PHONE 1995
260 N. HIGH STREET
For Cold on the Ck
Musterole is easw t
does not blister like the off I Ft
mustard plaster. "'Washy
Musterole is a clean; whit.
made with oil of mustarT s
saee it in eentlv TT
it brings relief. """m
Get Musterole at your in. A
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BETTER THAN A MUSTARD n2
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Phone 1255
Hartmpi
Glasses
Better. Wear thi
and see.
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Care of
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.t., ..... .
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Has Medicine which in
cure any known dUeui
Open Sundays from 10 a, J
until 8 p. m.
153 South High Street
Salem, Oregon. Fhoae 2
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ahdFURNITURE a
220
N. Commercial Street
Phone 1650
MRS. HATFIELD
SABINA, OHIO)
In Pitiable Condition When She
Began Taking Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound
PERFECTLY
BAKED"
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la becoming
Industry.
profitable cottage
Montreal. Protesting his Inno
cence. Kev. A. Delorme, Catholic
prltest, charged with murder of
his halt brother, Raoul, univer
sity student, pleaded to be tried
as soon as possible.
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NOW COMES THE
fcHC
Just Every Day
Itesults Witfi a
LAM 5
"You can alwayt
depend on a suc
cessful dinner when
a LANG RANGE
stands in your
kitchen."
A LANG RANGE
NEVER
DISAPPOINTS
WHY
tlona. justice open, with fitting JffiJ&K"
Sabina, Ohio. "I took Lvdia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
weakness and ir
regularity. I was
weak and nervous
and could hardly
stand on my feet
. 1
ions enouuh to
cookameal. Iwas
this way for about j
a year and had
tried several med
icines and had a
physician, but to
no avail. My sis
ter was takinir
yourmedicine and finally induced me Because the LANG possesses ELEVEN DIFFERENT AND
to try It. 1 Dow feel fine and ran rin T.rn inimno . r . ,,m,
all. You can use this letter for the RANGE.
sake of others if vou wish." Mm T.AWfVS f-sm,,. WOT RI AST SMrtlTP TTTl?NTWr
hiniTnhu' nATFIELD' 3. fc- principle enables it to operate easier, cheaper and more effective
I 1 .a t t . i TN T-rT Til TT-ra
Housewives make a (rreat mistake laa" l , " , , r"i. "eing a UMnwwi
conditions. ,
A visit to our store will convince you.
Peoples Furniture Store
271 North Commercial St Phone 731
in allowing thenwlves to become so
win. 11 is wvit-nifcn
impossible for them to attend to their
necessary household duties.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound should be taken when you
first notice such symptoms as ner
vousness, backache, weakness and ir-
The reason for this sale has
been sufficient to warrant us
to quote absurdly low prices
practiced during this event.
We emphatically stated
the reasoDS, for, after all you
are more interested in the un
usual values you can and have
secured, and with the wind
ing up of this great event
Therefore
More-so
Extraordinary
Values Await
You.
Our determination to close
the sale with a seal of un
usual reductions will be evi
denced by the newly reduced
prices that . are moving out
our stocks at a rapid rate of
speed.
CLEAN
SWEEP
SALE!
BEGINS TO OFFER
ITS
To the people of Salem for the
, - thousands of radically
reduced price
IF
Reductions are now in evidence
to clean sweep all departments
from end to end and from
top to bottom.
SHOP EARLY TODAY
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