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THB DAILY CAPITAL JOTJRKAL. 8A1JM, OBBUOK. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 12, 1914.
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AUGUST 12, 1914
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TO SHAVE OR NOT TO SHAVE.
FROM the small matter of feminine mustaches in Ger
many has spiling up a European newspaper discus
sion of beards in general which is second only in
intensity to the war question.
Just why our nation has looked askance at elaborate
beards it would be an interesting task for the historians
to figure out. Perhaps merely because we are conserva
tive and when our nation took its birth from England
clean shaving was the order of the day. Prior to that,
beards had been in and out time and again among our an
cestors. But with the reign of Queen Anne every vestige
of beard, mustache and whisker vanished, and throughout
the days of the colonies, when Americans were fixing
their speech and dress and habits, hair was not.
Guardsmen began to cultivate mustaches in England
again around the days of Waterloo, and the "Piccadilly
weepers" marked the climax of returning hair in the 'GOs.
Pat America never followed this lead with much enthusi
asm. Beards of a modest sort were not infrequent in the
'80s and '90s, but, taking their record throughout, Ameri
cans have well earned their reputation of being clean
shaven.
Perhaps we might be more decorative if we were beard
ed like Abraham, Agamemnon and King Arthur. But
what is the use of going behind a national resolve ? There
is something essentially American about a clean-shaven
face. Frankness, keenness, good nature, efficiency who
knows how many of our best characteristics might dis
appear if we abandoned our national habits in search of
art.
EXPERTS DO NOT ALWAYS KNOW.
THE experts are already figuring o.ut how the Euro
pean war must end and to whom the victory must
fall. No doubt those skilled in war can make a more
plausible statement as to the final result than the
layman, but there is the personal equation, the combina
tion of circumstances that the expert cannot see any bet
ter than the average man. All they can do is to estimate
the probabilities with the equations before them. The
Russo-Japanese war somehow failed to materialize along
the lines the experts laid down, and it will be remembered
that many of the predictions as to what was certain to
happen in the Spanish-American war never got ripe. It
will probably be so in the present contest, and what will
happen will be far different from what under usual cir
cumstances would happen. Occasionally a "50-to-l" horse
comes under the wire and carries off the money while the
favorite is an "also ran." It is the same in boxing con
tests, boat racing and all other sports, and it is much the
same in all the affairs of life. Just what will occur in
Europe will be definitely known after it has happened,
and until that time it is useless to speculate about it.
FINISHING OF THE BIG DITCH.
If you will notice this morning's newspapers, or those 1
of any other morning, you will observe that the important
telegraphic news of the day, especially the war news, is
the same as that published in the evening papers of the
day before. Owing to the difference in time, the evening
paper on the Pacific coast covers all the daylight period
at the scene of war. The morning papers have only the
events of the night to chronicle, with war offices and all
other reliable sources of news closed while they are en
gaged in gathering the news. All they can do, therefore,
is to re-write the news printed in the evening papers and
let it go at that.
A divorce suit in Portland, in which the holy bonds of
wedlock were severed at the request of the husband, dis
closes that the wife amused herself and also made it lively
for the old man by throwing dishes at him. This sounds
reasonable enough so long as the amount of dishes thrown
was not unreasonable, but it is hard to believe the asser
tion made in the complaint, and evidently believed by the
judge, that she hit what she threw at. However, the hus
band as "exhibit A" showed the effects of the lady's
marksmenship and the deadliness of the family breakfast
dishes when used as projectiles by an irate woman with
her sights aligned so she scored a bull's eye every shot.
It might be a wise thing to change the election laws so
congressmen could at least spend their extra mileage for
campaign purposes.
The front of "Grim-Visaged War" takes on an addi
tional wrinkle or two every day. The last one Is marked
Switzerland.
HE CHILDREN'S fcJORNER
MM
Boyhood Lore.
lu order to ditch a good Hiring of
fisli lu Virginia or Vermont, or any
where pise fur that matter, it is only
ueeessnry to Unit the hook with n nice,
wriggly angleworm, make n wish nml
expectorate on the tinfortunnte bait
and place tliu line in the water, Fish
will respond almost Immediately.
Snake feeders (dragon flies) alone
streams or In marshes indicate to all
boys the Imminence, of snakes. All
boys tuke warning upon seeing this
insect and give the snake which It Is
attending a wide berth. Nobody has
ever seen a snake feeder arranging
the snake's lunch, but It Is known to
be positively true that the Insect U the
snake's chef.
Rebus Punle.
"It your B m t put :
If your 11 . pulling : "
If your grate be (great B) empty put
coal ou (colon; If your crate be full
top (period) putting coal on (colon).
Musical Monkeys.
A learned professor has been study
ing the effect of music upon the ani
mals at the Paris r.uo. He found I lie
monkeys quite partial to ragtime, es
pecially if It Is played on violin or
tiute, and they stopped eating or
scratching or Jumping about to listen.
Klephants nml rhinoceroses took no no
tice of cither ragtime or better things,
but the hlpopotnmus put bis bead out
of the water uud listened us it be were
cujoyiug it, a waits by the famous com
poser Offenbach. ,.
Out of the Postman's Bag.
1. To remain ou one's feet, lose two
letters and become a shade of brown.
2. To feel about with the hands, lose a
letter and become a thick cord.
Answer. 1. S tan d. 2. G-rope.
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' The Tale of an Elk.
This Is tho tale of nn elk.
Scarce any talc at ail
But how can you have a long tale
When the tall of an elk la small?
K at
Simple Arithmetic
fair division makes two happy little negroes.
IT SEEMS but a short time since Uncle Sam took charge
of the work of digging the big ditch through the Isth
mus of Panama, and yet the end of the job is in sight.
Saturday the first ships are to be passed through it,
and it will be open to all ships up to a certain draft. For
some time we have been talking about getting ready for
the big rush of people from Europe and a vast increase in
business that would follow the opening of the canal, and
now that event is upon us. As it happens, there will not
be a big rush of immigrants from Europe for some time
at least, as the little differences of opinion now being set
tled over there precludes practically the desire of many
to get away. However, this will pass before long, and so
it is well to "prepare to get ready" for what is coming,
just as we have been doing.
See America first should become quite the popular cry,
especially when the globe trotters get home and tell all
about it and more.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
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Capital $300,000.00
Transact a general, banking business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
THE ROUND-UP
Joe Muiizello was fined $100 at Pen
dleton Monday for hunting grouse out
of season. He had also threatened to
shoot a game warden but somehow
failed to do so. Having no money he
will serve I : ( days in jail, and his gun
will be confiscated.
The city hall at Portland stopped nil
business for five minutes Monday as a
tokeu of sympathy for the president.
Cresham plans to have an eugenic
'Oldest during the county fair there, the
stunt being pulled off September 19.
The Shriucrs had the time of their
lives at Marshfield this week. Tuesday
23 novices were marched across the hot
sands or whatever it is a novice
marches across and were taken into the
shrine.
Ashlaud started the biggest outing
party for Crater Lake Monday morning
tnat has visited that famous resort this
season. It is composed of members of
the Kpworth League and their Invited
guests.
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While his wife was on her vacation
at the coast J. h, Godfrey, of Portland,
thought he would be doing about the
right thing, and follow the teachings
laid down by his better half, by press
ing his trousers. Whether he did a
good job or not ia unknown but any
way he forgot to tarn the juice off from
the' electric iron and the result was his
house burned, the loss being about $700
but he saved the trousers he had
pressed.
TTernian ,T. Kasper, of Portland, has
sued William Gruhlke and his wife for
$."2;2 damages because the pet doggie
belonging to the drublke's bit his Lund.
As most of Mr. Kasper is left it looks
as though ho would be expensive food
on which to raise family pets,
The state wool crop is estimated ;
be worth 2,700.000. which is a fUng
off from several vears ago, although the
prices this year are the highest for sev-
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rial ,-, i i3 unrrnac ia causwj irvu
the high price of mutton, which caused
the selling of lambs, and the decreeing
of the flocks. i
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We can't all rise to shining heights
of glory, we can't all climb Fame
Mountain's snowy hood, but we can
make our lives all hunky-dory, and worth
the while, if we will but be good. The
lust for wealth be
speaks the spirit's
blindness; when I
am dead I'd rather
have folks say,
"His heart possess
ed the milk of hu-
. f A man kindness,
v than have them
v T I ,. l.. T
opVHIl UL DtllUS A
put away. A little
fame too often
makes us haughty,
I M 1
p f mtt&es us lorgui
r 1 th8t we're but
mm mimmmmmi common . mud. and
we swell up, until, becoming dotty, we
take a fall, and make a sick'ning thud.
When we've success in sordid worldly
matters, we feel contempt for all the
ones who fail; we view with scorn the
poor man's rags and tatters, and heed
less hear the hungry orphan's wail.
We waste our lives in tawdry triumphs
winning, for useless gawds we strive
and toil and grind; and even now, as
at the world's beginning, the kind
heart beats the proud and mighty
mmd. Let us be good, be kind, oh
man and maiden, let us be true, and
squarely play the game, and well
stack high among the hosts of Aidenn,
and that will beat your little Hall of
tame.
Mi-tr ferric)
THOSE UBIQUITOUS WARSHIPS.
Keeping Up With Uncle Sam
Glory and Goodness
Brindia, Italy, Aug. 12. The Ger
man cruiser Ooeben, which, with the
cruiser Breslau, had been dodging Brit
ish and French warships in the Medit
erranean for several days, was reported
her today to have taken refuge in the
Dardanelles.
The rumor was unverified, and from
Herman sources doubts were expressed
concerning its accuracy, on the ground
that German naval commanders' orders
were to fight, not to flee.
The Breslau was unaccounted for.
In the last thirty-seven years of national pro
gress. the Bell Telephone has played an im
portant part. .'. Oat of the public's de
mand for universal service has grown the
Bell system, covering the entire country with
one great intercommunicating system.
Today there are more than 7,500,000 tele
phones connected by 14,000,000 miles of
wire in the Bell System, and every day the
service is extended to meet the ever-increasing
needs of the people.
Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station
The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
IF BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush the Kidneys at Once When Back-
achy or Bladder Bothers Meat
Tortus Uric Acid.
No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat iorms uric
acid which clogs the kidney pores so
they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from the
blood, then you get sick. JNeariy an
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, constipation, dizziness,
sleeplessness, bladder disorders come
from sluggish kidneys.
The momeut you feel a dull ache in
tho kidneys or your back hurts, or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage, or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts, from
any reliable pharmacy and take a tabic
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to activity, also to neutralize the
acids in urine so it no longer causes
irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful eifervescent
lithia water drink which all regular
meat eaters should take now and then
to keep the kidneys clean and the
blood pure, thereby avoiding serious
kidney complications.
CARRYING MONEY TO
STRANDED AMERICANS
DIED IN PORTLAND;
BURIED HERE TODAY
John E. Mitchell, father of Fred Mit
chell, who lives at Fruitland, was
buried this afternoon ia Leo Mission
cemetery. He was 71 .years old at the
i time of his death, which took place
in Portland. He was a former Salem
resident and ex-Methodist minister.
) After his ministry ceased, he moved to
Fruitland, bought a farm, and, though
he was a member of the First Methodist
church here, transferred to Fruitland.
His wife died three years ago and
he then went to Portland and entered
the Old People's home, where he was
apparently happv and contented as he
expressed himself as being pleased to
have a home and attention during lus
old age. However, on July 7, he dis
appeared from the home and up to sev
eral days ago no trace of him could
be found.
Last Saturday a woman and her
children were out picking berries near
the Mt. Scott cemetery near Portland
and found the body of the old man.
It was badly decomposed, but by means
of the clothing it was identified as that
of John R. Mitchell. The son at Fruit
laad was notified and the body brought
here yesterday, to rest beside that of
bis wife.
GERMAN CRUISERS SAID
TO BE AWAITING FOR RAINBOW
Paris, Aug. 12. Money was being
distributed today by the United States
embassy here among 5500 Americans
whom the war stranded in Paris.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, as special mes
senger for Walter H. Page, the United
States ambassador in London, was on
his way by automobile to Switzerland
to notify Americans there that arrange
ments were being made with Swiss
banks to cash their drafts, checks and
letters of credit. He carried a French
permit to traverse France and pass
military tines.
Mrs. Anita McClaughry, the late
"Lucky" Baldwin's daughter, has con
tributed $5000 to help Americans in
France and $2000 toward the fund for
the support of families of French sol
diers at the front.
London,' Aug. 2. Headed by Dr.
John Finley, representatives of the
American relief committee here were
San Francisco, Aug. 12. Reports that
two German cruisers, the Nurnburg and
keipsic, were waiting in the oiling out
side the heads to give battle to British
warships and seize contraband of war
could not be venticd here today,
The Canadian cruiser Rainbow was
reported today north of Point Arena,
awaiting two British submarines which
are being towed south to meet her. The
cruiser was expected to pick up today.
The commanders of the United States
cruisers South Dakota and West Vir
ginia said they sighted the Leipsic
early yesterday morning near this port,
The exact position of the British
gunboats Algerine and Shearwater was
not known here. Reports that they
were en route north with the French
cruiser Montcalm to join forces with
the Rainbow and the two submarines
to give battle to the Germans could not
ue connrmed.
More flotsam was picked np along
the ocean beach in the vicinity of the
south end life saving station today.
Reports from Esquimalt naval station,
near Victoria, B. C, that the flotsam
came from the cruiser Rainbow when
that vessel stripped for action were be
lieved here to be true. It was said that
Captain Hose of the Rainbow had an
nounced he cleared his ship for action
to he would not be taken by surprise.
GERMANY WANTS TO
GET RID OF AMERICANS
Washington, Aug. 12. Reassuring ad-
EASY 10 DARKEN
Try This! Mix Saga Tea and Sulphur
and Brush It Through Your Hair,
Taking One Strand at a Time.
When you darken your hair - with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell,
because it's done so naturally, so even
ly. Preparing this mixture, though, at
home is mussy and troublesome. For So
cents you can buy at any drug store
the ready-tQ-use tonic called "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy." Yon
just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at a time.
By morning all gray hair disappears,
and, after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully darken
ed, glossy and luxuriant. You will also
discover dandruff is gone and bair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
ail desire a youthful and attractive ap
pearance, get busy at once witn
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphnr and look
jears younger.
J. C. Perry, Local Agent,
Unless we are willing to admit our
ignorance we can never acquire knowledge.
about to leave today for Germany to , vices regarding Americans in Germany
assist Americans stranded there, it received here today by Secretary
was said many of them were destitute.!"1 "?r . g "
The relief workers will make their trip
under Bed Cross auspices.
MURDERED BY TRAMPS.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 12. Sheriff
ord was of the opinion today that F.
J. Rooney, 30, a railroad man of Poca
tello, daho, whose body, with two deep
knife wounds in the throat, was found
near the O. W. R. N. tracks at Trout
dale, was murdered by tramps for the
purpose or robbery.
American government relief board. He
said he expected the German govern
ment would provide trains to take the
Americans to the frontier.
"Germany is as anxious to get the
Americans out as the Americans them
selves are to leave," said Garrison.
"No country at war wants foreigners
to eat its food."
Get a better position by
reading the chances offered
No weapon with whicb. the stabbing each dav in the Journal
the bodv. i Want Columns.
good;buysin
real estate
10 acres of good land all under culti
vation, small house, barn, chicken
house and well, some fruit; SVj miles
from Salem. Price (2300, $350 down,
balance 2 years at 6 per cent interest.
20 acres of land, nearly all under
cultivation, S acres bearing peach
orchard, 3 acres of pasture, balance
under cultivation, 4 miles from Salem..
Price $3,750; terms. This is a good buy.
Well improved 25 acre tract, elose in
to trade for farm.
5 acres of good land, nearly all under
cultivation, 4 miles from Salem. Price
$750, $25 down, balanee $3 per' month.
Aere tracts just outside of the city,,
all in orchard, $30 down and $5.00 per.
month, 6 per cent interest will bande
them.
6 room house, corner lot. East front,,
bearing fruit, elose to school. Price
$900. This is snap.
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see us.
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