DAILY "CAPITAL JOPBXAi; SALEM, MOON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1913. i VKe Extend We heartily thank our customers for their valued patronage of the past, and we will endeavor as always to take care of your every need courteously, efficiently and economically The House of Quality Capital City Brevities Dr. F. L. Uttor, dentist. Masonic temple. T. 0. Albort is boing visited during tho holidays by his son, John T., of Portland. Tbo youngor Mr. Albort is a traveling salesman for tho Interna tional Harvester Co., and his headquar ters are in tho metropolis. Uudor tho direction of F. L. Scott, superintendent of the M, E. Sunday . school at Liberty, tho chlldron of that lively suburb of Salem wore given a raro treat Inst night. A monster Christmas tree was Bet lip in Liberty hull ami it was decorated, and by the time tho crowd arrived, tho troo groan ed under tho weight of presents. Colonol 0. A. Whitney and wifo, of Wadena, Minn,, left Intt night for the south aftor spending Bovornl days vis iting at tho home of Mr. and Mrs, U. 0. Boycr. Colonel Whitney holds tho of fice of ex-department commander of the Minnesota 0. A. It. E. T. Albert, of Eugeno, is in the city visiting friends and relatives this week, E. M, Buchanan, of Portland, is upending Christmas in this city. Mrs. R. F. Richardson has gono to Camns, Wash., to visit her mother dur ing the holidays. Look for the Ye Liberty Presents for the last times today Jamel O'Neil in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Tho triumph of three decades produced by Daniel Froh man and the Famous Players Company. CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE 2 p. m. to 11 p. m. Program schedule 2:15, 3:45, 5:15, 6:45, 8:15, 9:45, 11:15. Herr Ernest Moeller Sherman The Headline Baritone The Musical Marvel ADULTS 20c WEXFORD JANE OBEY and the Colonial riiiyers Offer "The Country Girl" A beautiful comedy-drama lu four fully staged actr ADDED FEATURE "BETTER BABIES" Produced In co operation with the Oregon Congrom of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Association. A wondorful picture showing the great ad tances the science of eugenics baa made In Oregon. Beeured at great expanse to help the good work. Two members of the Colonial Flayers re featured In this picture screen and on the stage. In addition, s tremendous four reel picture with another good comedy picture. f ar nwH,sywyryfEf f a flaw nmMflMMUMfttpii STQRE CLOSED TODAY I Xpp Wishes for a Very GOODlGOOD S Dr. May,. nerve specialist. Masonic building. Tho plant of the Spaulding Logging Co. bag shut down temporarily for tho purpose of making some ropairs. The big mill Ins beon grinding out luinbor steadily for some time now and it is now necessary to mnko Borne additions and ropairs to different dopartmonts of the plant. T. D. Rarton, of Ontario, Or., is in tho city visiting at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. A, R Barton. Robert f'rnig loft for Eugene todnv after visiting with friends hero for a short time. County Clerk Onhlhar yesterday is sued marriage licenses to tho follow ing: W. F. Campboll and Gladys II. Hopkins, of Salem j Jesse II. Cochran, of McMinnville, nnd Lena May Robin son, of Scotts Mills. Mr, nnd Mrs. J. C. Olinger left this morning for their homo In Portland af ter spending a week visiting friends hero. Roy Blodgett and family have gone to Portland to spend tho holidays with friends and relatives. Mr. Blodgett will return soon, but Mrs. Blodgett will remain in Portland for some tlmo. Flying Eagle" CHILDREN 10c y i m hhj Merry Christmas Dr. Mendolsohn fits eyes correctly. U 8. Bank building. DEATH NOTICES. CULVER, At tbo family home near the state training school, at 12 m., Wednesday, December 23, 1913, Margaret Culver, aged 85 years. An invalid husband and one son are left. Tho funeral will bo held from the Cottage undertaking parlors at 11 a. m. Friday. OF STATE ARE GIN IE Tho unfortunate Inmates of the state institutions aro being entertained to day. At tho penitentiary tho prisoners wore treated to a motiou picture show this morning, which was furnished by T. fi. Bligh, of this city, and a series of addresses were givou by prominent Portland people interested in prison reform. Following the ontertaiument tho Inmates were given n fine dinner. A great Christmas tree furnished tho noeossary outertniiiment for the in unites at the asylum. Dr. I?. E. L. Kleiner, assisted by attendants, doeo. rated tho big troo and the patients wero all treated to music and prosonts. Today the institution gave tho inmates a big turkey dinner. A musical program and a Christmas tree composed tho celebration of the day nt tho Oregon Training School aud the name program was carried out at tho other schools conducted bv the state hero, AU Have Spirit Tho officials and inmates of all tho slate institutions here recognized this eventful day In the propor spirit. Tho patients aiiT. inmates of the peniten tiary, sclioo. for the feeble minded, asylum, Oregon training si hoi, state Industrial school mute school, blind school and tho jtuherculuids hospitul were iiia.lt the recipients of presents, fine diners and entertainments. The officials of these institutions entered Into the occasion with much interest resulting in the 1913 Christinas being a record breaker in every respect. fine Christmas tree wns prewired af. tho Chemawa Tjnining school last night aud a carload of gifts were piled nniler it for the students. A special program wns carried out nnd today a big feast is being enjoyed. MONTAGUE'S WIFE OVERCOME BY NEWS OF CAPTURE HMIT1 rSKSS LSARKD WISH.) t.os Angeles, Cal., Dec. 2"i. -Mrs. Horace K. Montague, wifo of the Southern Pacific traveling iieiigor agent, who was shot and killed bv the bandit that held up the Sunset I.iin -1 ilel nt 111 Monte, cnllnpvd today when told thit John llmtii'k had confessed to the crime, .She is under the cure of physicians iknd her condition is said to ho alarming. When told on Christina eve that the Sun Francisco police were holding the man believed to be her husband's layer, Mrs. Montague Imre lip bravely and asserted that she Imped the state would not demand hit life in expiation of his crime. Lots of married men' would like to be faithful to some other man 'a wife. to Everyone The Home of Satisfaction LOS ANGELES DEDICATES Ti ONITXD PBKS8 laABID WIS!. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 25. Los Angeles today planned to dedicate its outdoor Greek theater, which when completed will accommodate between 2.1,0110 and 30,000 porsons. Tho park for tho great amphitheater is the gift, of Col. Griffith J. Griffith, who has long held the ambition to mako Grif fith Bark ono of tho greatest in the world, is located in an ideal place for such a structure, in Vermont cauyou where tho natural amphitheater made necessary, with some littlo grading, sloping and filling, only tho building in ot tho scats and the flattening of the ground in the center about which tiers of seats arise. Tho amphitheater lias not yet boen completed, but it was tho expectation of the buildors to have it suffieinctly finished to accommodate from 10,000 to 15,000 persons for to day's celebration. The amphithoator will cost botwoon $00,000 and $80,000. Thoos boh i nd tho project have declared it will be strictljTa "people's park." GOVERNOR SENDS WORD OF SYMPATHY TO STRICKEN t'aluinent, Mich., Dec. 25. The fol lowing message was received from Governor Woodbridge FerriB: "'News of tho disaster was receivod by mo with tho most profound sorrow. Children are the most precious asset in the world. "All Michigan will sympathize with the boreaved families and will bo glad to render all poesiblo assistance in this hojir of sorrow." WILL HELP FAMILIES. falument, Mich., Doc. 25. General Manngor McNaughton, of tho Calumet and Hocla mine received the following message from Boston, signed by Quiu cy Shaw, president of the company: ' ' I feel sure that even without this message you will do everything in the company's power to assist the families of the victims of this frightful dis aster." BILLY CLIFFORD TONIGHT Hilly (Single( Clifford, the comedian, will be seen in his merry lnngh-creat-ing vehicle, "Believe Mix' at the Grand Opera House tonight. This clever play is a musical satire in which the central figure is a rollick ing young Englishman. Naturally he gets himself into nil. manner of scrapes and his actions during this time furn ish many a heart v laugh. Mr, Clifford plays the role of the gay young nuvu, and he uot only affords much fun, but he also sings many good songs which are really new, "Believe Me." "BOOST" It never pays to "knock or grumble.' .lust stir up the Iti.y liver, open up the clogged bow els and see hew much brighter you'll feel. This suggests an immediate trial of HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters. NOTHING DOINO. f Darren rusa luiio wima. J Washington, Dec. 25. Washington 1 official and social, was quiet today. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo sat on the lid for the administration, but government business generally had been suspended since yesterday noon. There was little Christmas celebration. JUDGE SANTA CLATJS GIVES BABY TO ALAMEDA COUPLE DNITID PRXSS LglSED WIBl San Francisco. Dec. 25. Sunerior Judge Brown, of Oakland, played the role or Santa Claus in his court room yesterday and presented a novel Christ mas gift to Ernest Howell McCandliBh and his wife, Mrs. Maud Scott McCand- lish, of Alameda. The , present was a pretty, flaxen haired baby, who persisted in shouting Yuletide greeting to the magistrate as he attempted to conduct the morning session of court. The mother of the baby is Mrs. Grace Alta Mason, of Berkeley, a widow, who is unable to support the child, and agreed to present it to Mrs. McCand- lish a Christmas gift. PRESIDENT WILSON NICELY LOCATED IN LITTLE COTTAGE CNITID PB1S8 LliSOD WIBS. Pass Christoan, Miss., Doc. 25. Snugly socluded in Beaulien cottage, President Wilson spent Christmas day surrounded only by members of his family. The party reached the "win ter capital" at 6:35 today, but it was nearly three hours later before the chief executive started for the cottage which is to be his home for the next three weeks. All night the train made headway through a drenching rain storm, and it was very cold and faw when Pass Christian was reached. The much lauded "balmy clime" was not in evidence but the natives insisted that the raw weather was unseasonable and that it would last anly a few days, USELESS CONSUMPTION OF FOOD TODAY NEARLY CRIME Tdkitid press uasid wru.l Siokane, Wash., Dee. 25. Dr. J. B. Anderson, city health officer, promul gated yesterday a list of "don'ts" for Christmas, the principal one being 'Don't abuse the stomach on Christ mas." "The conglomerate mass of indiges tible matter usually put into the stom ach on Christmas," said Dr. Anderson "causes nature to exact a penalty in the shape of acute indigestion. r'The great amount of useless food consumed at a Christmas dinner is a great economic waste. It i9 little short of a crime to gorge one's self with a dinner which ittVil take in the pro cesses of digestion and elimination 43 hours to got rid of. " NOTICE. Under no condition will I stand re sponsible for goods or accounts charged against me, without my written orders, SEJD BACK, Portland, Or. LAYING A BRITISH GHOST. East India Natives Used an English Formula, So They Thought. Lord Crewe, secretary of state for Indlu, told a story of the Jungle when bidding goodby to a number of officers newly appointed to government serv ice in India at an Informal reception at tho Indlu ollice. "I remember heurlng years ago in Indlu u story of a young subaltern who went nlone on a shooting expedition awny into the wild country of the Malabar coast. The poor fellow wns attacked by fever In tho Jmisle. died and was buried, and the people where he died felt themselves In no little dif ficulty as to bow bis spirit might be pncllled and uot bnunt them. "It was necessary, therefore, to place upon his grave something dis tinctively British, which would keep the spirit quiet They were a hundred miles from any cuutoivment, but I wns told that a small party of these simple folk went down to this cantonment and purchased a bottle of whisky, two bottles of soda water and a paper of cheroots, which they placed on the grave, and I wns told that, in spite of dlllleultles, every year n party of them trotted down for the same purpose. "It seems a matter for regret that a concrete expression of England's na tional genius could not have found outlet In a different formula.' Pall Mall Gazette. IN A FAMOUS CATHEDRAL Views From the Upper Regions of St. Paul's, In London. The famous whispering gnllery of St. !'n ill's cut lied nil. London, Is reach ed by it lllght of twenty steps from the library. 'I'IiIh gallery, which Is about 210 feet iibove the en thed ml floor, is tinted fur a curious echo and Is so mimed liis inise :i whisper uttered near the well on ntie side nf It Is dlstluctly audible fi a person standing on the other wide, it ili.-tuiice of 108 feet In. a stMl'.'Ilt line. I'min this point u i:iioil view la ob tained nf the i lmn-h Interior, the tes sellated pavement "f which looks like a i llume lieixliuiml. hut It Is liable to i :iiise giddiness to any one not used to heights. It also cominnnds tho bi'st view nf Tuoriihlll's paintings and of the ontliedinl generally. From the whispering gnllery 119 steps lead up to the stone gnllery, an outer gallery with s stone parapet running round the base of the dome. Here In the clear sky of early morning may often be obtained s wonderful view of London, a view which Is still more extensive from the golden gnl lery above the dome. Frt this point the lantern may be ascended by a spiral staircase to the golden ball, where six persons may stand at once. Argonaut cz IIMlMMlllUMMMiaaMMahMMMWMiilMUiaHMMa 11 II II El II II II n ii ii ii ii u ii ii ii u ii u M M II 11 II II 11 11 II II 11 II 11 11 II Merry Xmas and safe WITH FLORENCE ROBERTS IN SIX REELS Read what the managers say: The manager of the Plaza Theatre, Philadelphia, writes: "My the atre seats over 1600 people. Sapho, with Florence Roberts, is the most beautiful moving picture I have ever seen. We were forced to call out the police to keep the crowds in line. They stretched solid for over a block and until we. .closed down at midnight, I showed to standing room only." B ligh Theatre II J TWO DAYS ONLY, MONDAY AND II TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 AND 3Q II 11 No Raise u IBJMIuilklUMllUlM PIANOS 10R SALE. Having received a shipment of pianos direct from the factory, will give the purchaser the benefit of factory prices. Don't fail to oall and get prices and terms. Call evenings between 6 and 9, or write, Frank Dorsey, 220 North Front street, Salem, Oregon. Leave orders fortuning. GLOBE TODAY ONLY Special Christmas Program The Only 10 cent Show in Salem Today Continuous show from 2 till 11 p. m. Entire change of program to morrow LICENSED PICTURES 10c GLOBE lOcts Big three-reel Vitagraph fea ture coming Saturday. A Great Buying Opportunity We are offering unusually good bargains for the next TEN DAYS in new ranges, furniture of all kinds, crockery, glassware, gmuiteware and tinware. A choice line of notious, carving sets and silverware. A GENUINE REDUCTION IX PRICES. GremmePs Auction House JOHN GREM MEL, Proprietor. Comer Ferry and Liberty Sta. Ye Liberty invites all children under twelve years of age to be its guests at the Annual Free Matinee on Friday, Dec. 26, 1913. Doors open at 1 p. m. Continuous performance Special Children's Program for this matinee only Look for the Flying Eagle sift II II II El II II 11 II II 11 II II 11 II 11 n ii ii ii ii M 14 11 11 II II II 11 11 II u II II fl Happy New Year El II 3 1! II II In Prices Sacrifice Sale As I am going east, I will sell my close in suburban home, cheap. Beau tiful 5-acre tract, well-improved, all kinds of bearing fruit. House, barn, well, stock and all implements. Price $2600, terms. Call on my agents, Been tel & Bynon. Large list of Houses for rent. Houses sold on easy payments. Write Fire, Life, Accident Insurance, and Surety Bonds. Money to loan. We buy, sell or exchange properties. ESCKTEL & BYNON, 317 State. CALL FOR BIDS SALE OF BONDS The undersigned will recoive bids up to 5 o'clock p. m. on December 29, 1913, for improvement bonds of tho City of Salem, Oregon, to the amount of $17,. 405.79, interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, at Salem, Oregon. Bight resorved by the city of Salem, Oregon, to reject any or all bids. CIIAS. F. ELGIN, City Recorder. NEW TODAY. TWO CENTS a wort for each Insertion. Wanted immediately, boy to carry Capital Journal route in Hollywood. $175020 acres, new 5-room house and barn, barn 40x40, with 10 tons of hay. Land all in cultivation, good soil, no rock, no gravel. Young peach ! orchard. Terms, at 6 per cent. C. O. I Rice, with L. S. Barnes & Co., 31a 316 Masonic temple. BIG BARGAIN Good house, barn and three lots, $i400. Easy terms; must sell immediately. Fine place for chickens or cows, one block from car line. Come to 1298 South 13th street, and see it. Address A. E. Dennis, Salem. FOR RENT Seven-room house on Courb street, near Fourteenth. Part ly furnished, heated by furnace. Mod ern throughout. Apply to Roy H. Miller, Spaulding Logging Company. MMMMMM t Just tell, your doctor you want J . . to tats your prescriptions to i Schaefer's drug store, and he J will know it is put up right. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY BfttOniRDT VKKKDITM lealsmt igeaU gNt Hut Xtrtet MONEY TO LOAN O Utta amd city property. Jeha H. Scott, over Chicago Btort, Salsss, r Ho Phoas 1111. MONEY TO LOAN 0i Gooi Seal Estate Secsrlly. TH0S. K. F0SD Over Ladd Bush Baak. Salsm, Or WOOD AND COAL l aay quaatlty. Prompt fellvsr our specialty, rails City Loaiiei Compaay. 171 North Ccmnaertal street Phoas Wala 111 JiFAHISK L1C5DRI 1KB CLIAKUfl WOIKfl No machlaery to tear aa4 war out aellcats fabrics. Work tll4 for as 4 4ellTer4 promptly. 45 Ferry street Phono Main SMI