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THE SALEM CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1015. Russian Woman Tells Story of Her Life in Homeland By Or K A MUM'S 20,000 IitliiiliituiiU t lie re it prubtili.y nut limn? tli:in a liHinlfiil of poop'o, so to kjm'mU, vlio, iii following the diiily kcHv.Iu'H of tli! n tinies of the hW'w ami the Ten tonic fnrcpH, ilo not have to frt'ijiicntly r'nort to n mup of Kuropo to inti'lliKcrit iy !t:it'itiiihl the low unit vie torifvt ami defeats nnd positions of those in Hi.- znn of war. Of thin Imtullu) tiion is one liitle Kuasiun woman who in, to all kiMiwh'iluc, with the fxi-cption of hor mother, wlio initio here reeently. tin' only tViMiniiic i'ereKeut:itive ot her race m tin' city. Daily sin wnt-'he-i tin tiisjuitrht'w; tin mention of Mich names n " -Skieniuwiez, " " Kn k tic styn," Sromnik-.So'ii'," ' f J a h I iska ' ' ami " iiawa'.mn, " lnnu;iiitf to her a mental pieturc no el'-ar an. I distiin-t in the mention of Huston," "Sr. Louis," 41 Ifnftalo" or "New Orleuim' ti an Atneriraa. Thi; is not nt all situate, for hIi: wiik horn and reared in Uiiysiu, having only lieen in Amet icn a few snort years, Jler h)e rends like a rommice, and in ie.l-.tint! it to the Jetiniii! reporter her inHal expression Hummed rapidly Hinnili all the various emotion, as I. he tU'Vt-rthed incidents either sad, jirave or humorous. Th's woman represent t the inlelli tfeut, refined and genteel eJfiss of her propU1, and altmniuli Imr family were bandirapped hy liie almost poverty no pre:ilent in .Hussisi, they, nevertheless held to the finer traditions, whit h tdiiui!' this initio i:ility amunt; tlx1 luav eBt anil incut deteritiined of tlioe til' -ifrty coinitry. She lias the I'aeial iittrae tion iietiei'ahle in the greater nuiiilier of wn;iteu of her rate. Like ninny foreinneis, lie spenks sev eral different lauiiries--l!eru.anl I'o tii-h, Hebrew, Knli!. and I er own, Knowing nothing of Kntflish npon her arrival, she spenks with on usual o;ism , and rorreetais. She chooses her words (piainliy mid iuterpretates them with a prettv at'.'ent. "I was horn near St. I Vterslnirg. " idle tit'il the reporter. " 1 Vtrogniil, ' ' ihe hastily eorrei-led, "Ami outside of my !ia vols, itii h at different times covered the greater part of Kurope, my life until I runie o America was spent near t tie pluce of my Id rtli, ' Von Aaiericans, ' ' she eoittiitued, : 'M:ae ult eotirepttoii of your ginit raiife I'or thankfulness. Here everyone; cHti have 1he liest of tine:it for so1 una)! an expense, i;nl in my country; Ave of the poorer classes must make all . (ho time, so great a Nlrnifgle for even the poorest learning and livelihood. In liiiiii, even in the lin-gor eities, there is rtPy cue pitldie srliool, and one must tie aide to rend and write heforn they are inimitted tu thfse, ami then only the smallest per cent can attend, (twing . to the gre.it expense, and Vie cliildrea tieiuii ri'ipiirt'd to help make the family! living. v Aly mother, who efime. of a fine family, taut-lit me the llclirew lauunn first so that 1 could read ami wrile in t)i;U tongue before I could Itnssiaa. Always 1 was ho anxious to Ictirn, nail no soon 11 h I could rend in my uvu luniuuo I spent every moment I could in nerusintf the lxM lileiature I could (i t. I wns 10 year. i old before I could ente: our home sihrnd, and then it win for (.nly three years. While there 1 learnt d to read, wrile and do sume nrith met ie. All the time at home I was atudyinn, ami mime yirls of more for tunate I'limilii's attending' Srhotd in otu er )0aces when at home on tlitdr va cations, knowing of my enueniess to 1 learn, offered to (jive me privnte ef uniH, In this way I heenme familiar with the higher class literature, so th:iT when lint a young; u'ul I hud rend and t-tinU"d most of 'I'oUtiu's, Ibsen's, tlor- i hy , l liernishwslty 's and the other bet-j ter tiiiitwa writers' work". The former win my favorite, and has always been.' " I'acli of the cities in Kuss'm ontside of lt private and one public Hc.iool has nbu a Mlimuaiaa,' the stime as your liij;h mhooW, where nrailuate i i mil toe former school may prepare for the cnllenes, Those 'uiudde to attend the-e may take up siaiilar wtudies nt , borne, and if proficient to puss the ex-' nminttt ions ;ivcu by these iut it ut ions, ierie a diploma the same as altendinu Htiidentn. "My education wan ec'iired in thin! wav, my dipbina beltij( ivea me after tour vears tif the haitii'st study at home from the "Uimnaiau" of Simolensk, lac hiMorirnl old town taken by ,'a ptdeon in 1st-. I'or Heverul years after-, wards, until my remowil to America. I' tauuM in private si hools and faiiiilitM, My pupils were for the (renter part , ;ouu'j children (' t)ie better class, I Iumiiu employed to tenth them to rend vii'd .rite. Sometimi'n several fnmilii" in one neighborhood would ,kdu in pay the iiiHlruitor, the mothers couiiuu In (tie sessions brinuiitLt their needle-1 work and wutehinu me intently in ev-1 THE MANICURE LADY n.v William T. K'lrk. "Wilfred lias wrote a new billiard," said the Manicure I. inly. He wrote 11 iu a hour, and he toi l me that the publisher gave him filly dollars of what he called ndvnino totally, or Hoinrlhitig like Hull, I woiihln't have believed it only he paid me back five 'lobars I lent him, and when my broih or pays me buck a five I Knew he must have nt least I il ly in his po, kct to prompt him I" Unit hind int.'' "The publisher innsl be a kind of mil," Miil the iiractii'iil llend Curlier, "No, Ceoree, said the Manicure l.ildv seriously, "this new Imllnd of Wilfied's Is kind of sweet and sad, mid I think il might make a bit. The name of it Is The Night Yen Told Me No. The poor boob got lamed ilnwn when he propn.u'd to that tilling girl I wns telling you about. She told liim dial she tvoiild marry a F.skluiit ns quick ns she would .carry him. mid lie was lli.it heart broke Hint he rame right home and wrote the bnllnrd. I, think a poet can work better when his bosri is nenrlv broke, don't yniif "I don't Itimw," said the Head Harbor. 'The only poet I ever knew tvs a fat fellow that worked best when he was feeling hippy and about hlf lit ll,i.' I "Well, niiyhuiv," sail the Manicure M. R. " ery detail of my wtwJw J sometiines wonder that it didn't aiske me mor.1 nervous, "Then, lniili this work, I nlo liai, j;!it c lnsscrt, iiottruftiiiK tin boys and ' prl.4, ol'ti'ii ninch ohler tlian inyMi'Jf. ; Alan - were working in the Hliops, ninnu - fui'turing places and elsewhere, mill yet were just Icarnnid to read nnd write. Thev calleil me the 'little teacher, ' and as I look buck 1 believe this to have ithe most encouraging elements have savings deposits amounted to $S:t7,438. ! citrus industry has been developed been ono of the happiest periods of my been the ease of money, the adjustment Tho undivided profits of tho banks in from a hazardous undertaking to a life. jnf credit to war conditions and the ex-1 this County amount to $184,543 and the profitable enterprise During the past "One thing that nmkes so much il-! truurdiunry expansion in our export ! United Ktates postal deposits, only $11,- decade, while tho population of the literacy in my country is because of the j trade. Cheap money makes many se- 47;i. This sraull umount of government , 1'nited States increased 21 per cent, library syteins. One must pay a fee euritics look very attractive, and is a ' deposits indicate that the people of the consumption of California oranges of one dollar u month for the privilege ; powerful factor in stimulating the spec-1 Marion county have full confidence in increased 74.8 per cent. The aim of of using books, nnd where one realizes , ulative purchases. The Investment dn-j their homo buuks. The actual cash in the Exchange shippers is to make the how poor the people are generally tlicyunund has not been up to iisiiul Jnim-1 tho vaults of the 10 banks on January same Sunkist a guarantee to the pur enn understand why ao lew Kiissians ary proportions, but is improving and 1 1 was, according to the report, $0U1,247. i chaser of the cpiality of the fruit. In have cilucutions of even a meagre dis 'is miite as gooil lis niiuht have been Tho loans and discounts of tho Ma-i other words, by enreful grading and Ti.t iiiti. "How did you happen to come to merica?" was asked. Well," she said, "you see, I had .ends in Chicago, and always they Am would write of this wonderful country ItllMI I I K 111 .in- II. k-iinn-, J Hi ll HIU Il 111 ''" trouble of iWI- cnine the letters be 4-La. .k...IJN! nine more urgent than ever, and fin- n,i i 'is n-isuu icu iu en e in; -01111 . try lor this new land, which to all for- eicjiers is the great 'melting pot,' the I'ljice where the sougiit lor end uf the rainbow rests, the laud where dreams 1-iniii' trni1. "I gui'Hs that f was more fortunate than many, for sho.tly iiou my arrival I in.iile 1'i'iciids among several wealthy families, one of my most interested friends being ilie wife of the associate edi'iir of l-! ervliody 's .M:iynine. "I shall never I'urget those tirst. few 1 . litcd new eupital issues until more sure In il'.iiin l:i'. .Mv utten: its weci1. 1 eiuJ .. 1 !. . . . " , , : iihisi 1111111MI11; f 1, my ill. -inn, 11.1 n seinve ol' disriiniagemenl to uivself. In a gieal city, where only an unknown tongue wns heard on im-iy side, the loneliness fur awhile was dreadful. I remember once, when riding 011 a street car, I li!iiieued to neiir sonic women talking iu the b'nssiaii language. 1 made my way through the crowd and found n place clo.ie by those w women -u Hint I lyuuld hear them talk, lell you, it was linely, just JiK I il ill music In mv- ears! 1 ' Tli is litlle tv.im.-i 11 is 11 jieroiinl friend i '"M"'-'""1' expnns jf Aineru aii lor- of Xiii-.iiimtn, the famous a.-truss, iinill''"2" ln"1'' 111 iiiaimfncliirea. Hitherto her country wuuian. Together Ihey were P'oducls have cnnsliluted too lurge lenruing tu speak Kuglish iu ( iiicagii, I " I'loporticii nf our shipments. We do and Ik iii.I much iu coiiimuu in their j'O-' I",1"'11 the products of our mills Mil ions. I'o foreigners as well us the products When nsked what she thoiudii of the!"" our faniis. LitcMicv bill, she siiid she was elml it did no! pass, for, she said, "the il-, . , literate people who clime here are nol j U'mcnHCy accepted as a lair barometer : n,lllrn to ,),,,, WHS l,19nnely ienl- ' hoed seem to be increasing ill interest, so because they were too disinterested ! nt trade conditions, at all points in thn1 Tlia eoupled with dissipation, Hoston mav Uinst of its beans; Chi le lent 11 bin because they have neverl '"'.'d Slates thawed a decrease of only j ' , " .' , . , 1 . .... ,.., ( itH por, un,i Milwaukee of its 11:111 11 cuaiice. .mini in iiicsi' are more apt to leaia nail 111111.0 more desirable citiz.'iis than ninny 11 ' Ihe edncated, who are not so good morally." She showed a late Celniiad news paper, and in il wns a cailoou, 11 very good likeness of rro.sidcnt Wilson in olTicinl robes, and liiHiearine in tiie hncky,iounil in a shadowy suit of way was Abi'iiliani Lincoln, loiuling to his I niidhi'i-, w ho was nil uneducated woman. ' 11 is 1 mess in anil uia ine 1 csireil "-, .111-1.n11.11s I...... ,11, uiill- .nn. uiiui iniiL'ii.iue. eosis isi n vear.i It coiilaiiicd priicl icnlly nn news, "for," said the little lliis.iiui woiiuui, n'- 1 si ,, s cancel eMTMiiniL', 1 nere is no liberty anywhere." ... ..- , e , uskc, a,,,,,, 1Me nmiis sue sunns that only one relative hud been heard from since the war, and I'o- nil Ihey knew all may have been killed." "Well," it wns suggested, "you have your family with yon, and that is 111 in' li to be thniilvl ill for. ' ' " Ves," she said, "but it is awful lo 11. ;., 1. ..11 .1... .1...... 1 1 ' ' ' '"' "" """ mm , iu rem- I I I ,111 IIH. I till .... .. ... I.. 1...... ..... . .... ... , ..... , ..,. , ,,,, ,,,, Iiiiiii I iciii: il iinil.es ,i,,l, n l,r,,,l, " 1 When nsked ,f she intended to ever ienl,,, 10 nnssia sue replicj: "No, not for 11 long lime, anyway. Seme day, utter the war," she added, 11 itiinisticiillv, "we might return fur a tisil, hut I guess Oregon shall be our home nlwavs.. Willi,, ,. I... ft...! . i.... ' ,1..... I 1... .. . ..-.- .....in nn, n, in ,11 loissill, sue .oiiliniieil, "she stood by the window I'or il long time one day, then she turn ed to ine and said: 'I wonder if heaven will n. il be like this!' Ami so I won der, ton; everything in so beautiful and to nice, with tour freedom in every Hum:." and then she added softly, Willi a lin-off look in her eyes nnd a catch in her voice, "but although II nil so lovely, and your loses and homes so grand, soiiiellines I nm so lonely, so 'homesick,' ton call it, for Ihe skies, the flowers nml the little gardens nl mv own Russia." ! lady, "this is Ihe mm it thai he wrote. .' .1 . .1 ,11 1 n I.,... .. ..... . USIOII1SI1 II II l 1 1 ll 1. 1 1 U in-ieim. si gges 101, was I , at the , Nostrums soni week of I M 2 the total clearings were; ,.;,,,,.,,,' ,, .'..t ,,.M,rt ,,de which he latter had given the tyo, Id only .1,2, 1,11110,1100 so that this year ' ; u , '' H,,. still and the same condi more t inn inude up lor her lack ' 1 1 igu.es are not, so , iscoiraging ns some- (i wi m,vr ,,xi,t , twtet.m. kiiowledge. us paper ol three pages, 1 times supposed. To a considerable ex-- . 1 1. , , , l I V reliable pianos I brought it down to Hie shop beeuBe,.i,eo nnd San Diego. Tho war will 1 Lt..,.U .I.n. II 1.- ..I... ... t. . I ... . . ... . .. I L ....... .i... i, . . ... . n..,,i in,., iyi nuUKI III! gUIO. I one of Ihe first ones to hesr it." . .. , ,.i -mi, wuuiu i e gia,t tu uo: "I don't care whether I hear it now or sonic oilier lime," said lite Head Harbor, "Wall till you hear It, (leorge. Lis ten i "The iiluhl you told me no, dear heart, 1'ond of Oofl'oe. The pretty little waitress at the ho tel In I ) 1 1 in . ui ( li wns vert- prompt anil efficient ns if to atone tor the ciinlne of Ihe hotel, which wns, frankly, bad. She was peihaps inclined lo be a litlle pert nt times, but that may have been merely her means of defense against the complaints of th" patrons about the ipuility of the lood and drink, So when Mr. Peaslee asked for his liiiiith cup of coffee, she brought it speedily. As he thoughtfully stirred the weak, yellowish solution, Ihe wait ress remarked: "Yin seem lo be fond of coffee." Mr. I'enslee, nothing ubas.ied, smiled upon her beiiighly. "I Hi: fond of coffee," lie admitted, placii'ly. "My! Ain't you quick to indi e things! I'm urelfnl find of It. If 1 wasn't, " he concluded slowly, while his plensunt old fare lighted whim, icnlly, "I don't believe I'd drink so much water for the sake ot gell'iig a little coffee," Henry Clews' Weekly ruMiiudi Lcuer New York, Jan. liU,. - TJil' rise in confidence noted for some weeki past is already expressing itself in business Impifttveiuent. Since re- opening of the Stodc Kxihane valuc of active storks have risen on mi over U0 of from o to 7 I'oints, and in Rome peases the advance has been us much I1' pointu and over. So far, tho rise lias hot'ii nccoiniliHhc(l without any i j portent riMiliiuj; cither by foreign or ! doiuestie interesta. The tnarhet shows a steady liroadenini; of uetivity and 'gives every indication of n sound and healthy eliaiiL'e for the better. Amoiiif cxiie-ted under tlio circumstances. The ; latc for m,m,.y stiinuluted the in- Iquirv fur lung term bonds, which nre , jt,.jv to sell at considerably better than , current prices. The uctiyitv iu our ex- port trade is phenomenal. We are still sending large quantities of grain, cotton :(ln, wur ,Hterial to Kurope. ' These .... 1 .v..it,..t.K u-ili i....i.ni.i.. ..,..iiii i.,1. rfml0 ,,, t0 (,01,, ,, wm,,i )(. even uiiii.i active were it not tor the ilitli- "- of fi.U., outward freight room. In view of the heavy decrease in i,,, puranons, coiulitions lavor gold in, - ports. 'I hese, however, are likely to be rosisiod by Kun.i.en.i Kovernineiit ,u - cans., of the desire to retain gold ing the war. Nearly every Kuropeaii j imtiiiii has established larite creilitn inj ine 1 mini Mates, piesuninhly to pay j mi uiL- .-.MLi-ui ies ui war. ureal, ijiil :iin, moreover, has temporal' ily prohili-! more mire - 01 11 own war financing, the result of tthicn will be t make still ..renter de-1 manils iiin.'i the 1'nited Slates for 1 t'lin.l. Tliiu i.niiiil.-e '..iu l.il.ilu irii.,1.1 an nuiizing exhibition ' of financial I slreuuth, which will vastly augment its ' nresti.-e in Ih.. inonev .n. i-l. ,n s ,.f il,n world. One result of the war lias been In tu. 11 the attention of American man iifact'irers to the great, opportunities in Oh I lM,llIT I'.i'ii-. mi ncuve cnmpniiTii is beau-1-'1'''1'" I'eing carried 011 ill this direc Itiiui which is liliely to result iu nn iicnerni nusiuess snows signs or nil ...... ... prov-mient. I.nnli cieunugs, winch are II per cent, in the first week in .lanu-1 ary, The heaviest shrinkage wns, ol course, in the eastern states, where fin uncial and industrial depression com bined to eiuphasie reliction. Outside of the eastern stntes, howover, the reaction is not particularly severe, mid ninny lo calities show handsome gains over Inst year, particularly in the grain, districts, The totnl clearings in thnt iiarlicular week were $:i,-lllil,(lllO,(IM0, against ,'iu.ii"i'an'o a vear lieu. 11 ine suiue 11-1.1 111 e il'.-sriil III- ll'SSiOII 111 nusiuess s I stale or mill, ilt-itriniitiiiir 1,1 1 ne ti 1111 in-ii I and industrial enters where initi itive usunllv beuins Willi 11 con- . - ,a"' " " ' ! 11 nun nee 01 1 ne 111-eseiit. imlirnvenielil III,. , ,1 1 be expected, especially when the, eonii'ig of siring permits the resump tion of oitiloor work, Tho steel trade is showing more or less improvement Ihe r.,,1,,1 sii.i.m Kt..l e,iin,"M""1 " 'r '- . ,.S " ."' .-tll t.n"0l.'l"!n" ' who is in charge of this sale, for the .. ..11... . 1 ,.. I,,, is , ,1 1 I11 Vnviitii .! V , ., ' ,. !',"'!!'). ll.llll . II . IU, t.ll',-1 HIUUIS, CUIII pared Willi 2,i per c when depression wns ... .... ders nave neen iiinceii lor rni s, rolling;,, . , . . .. . I f 'siui'i.. on1., an, n-esei r, iiw 11 ices nre - iquile nii,. 1 tv t s.i,ii i', .1.,,,, lor 1 oust rue t ion material. In the tex tile trades I here is also a widening of activity. Cotton goods are in better request owing to low prices, and n de cidedly optimistic tone prevails iu some - ... ,, ,. n,,,,, .,.,. ' I"1 ,isie, in....-, n-,.., . n., . , i . . . . . . , , 1 ' I, The railroad situation is not entirely,, siilisfu.tory owing to the small volume of traffic on many lines, especially in , the until, where delay 111 the cotton movement has retarded business, The - coniiict of iiull,o,-lty between state nm Inderal regulation ol rates arising out of the recent mte decision is also 11 drawback, although It only lIlllllV'M s.. ui.i.i i.. .I..,., nl,,,., I,;,,l,..r ,n i ... - .- 1 go inio Vffect. in thV, h,: hand Yuei more emphatic,, Iv . ver ins - rods running through the grain dis- i " .'" . '"7 U " " ' 'rv .Z. ! i, . h :.,:v ie. ",Uaf.'lr.v to the buyer in every wi.,, tricl are en.ioyi ...M . beller toinist business than usual be- .il 1 1-1' of Ihe approaching opening of il... I'., ...... i. i, .1. .1 ; .. w,i . : " . iiraelically suspend tourist travel in , i... ... ,. ,.... :. i.. ,i.rt , ,,,,,, ',-, unit i i ll i ' . i i uiiui. it ... ..,, I lilted Stntes. able offset to looked. As Ante spend nearly i i. IIHT lllll, -in (iiiii, i.i i, mix, in. ii. v H,i. will l. t ..I iiiioie this tear. considerable aid to hiisiness will come j from this source. Iu Heeember our exports reached 2lil.iiiMi.0im. This sum was III.OOO.OOO more than a year ago and only $1,000, 000 short of the high record of l'ecem ber, 1012. Our Imports were only $1 U.'.mo.uno, the smallest in any month since .laniiiny, HUM. This left an ex cess ol exports for the month of 1!U, sOO.OIIO, compared with IIH, 000,000 in November, $.l.000,0H0 in October and ,.t.,.-iiiii-i, .r - , jiHt,,iOO,000 in September. The bread stuffs shipments in December were 55,- our tin iinlMienlal lines premise to do;1""11 ,ll",l,,, 1 Here is oio consider-1" 7, ' :,.,. .,.,1 roBr..aivo votes than in 1012, , in'erai supply ot the war generally over- j 111 a """.""', . ,,.i,,i . .i ti, rennldienns nnd nroirressives i want them out of merienn tourists unnuully . Hie sine prii. 11 . ibiiic.l nulled a smaller iiercentnge. P'0 forbids :IO.OI1I1.IIOO on their sum- Pn" " '". . . " . ' r... i ioi- n. .l..i..rnt nnlle.l nbnnt ' of the instrument -1.... ...1' ...1 .1... 1...11, r nliko. Any cliil.l tuny piucnii"' ; ....... ... ..... ....... . , . , iiou.UOO, nn increase over Inst year ot ' Tu(l (,pni,i,t seemed to have settled , verely when the car collided with an Any of these instruments will be ship $11,000,000, but this was largely offset , (0 onf ( vitii-nvl endurance be- automobile truck. j ped subject lo cxaminiition and free bv n reduction ot 12,000,000 111 cotton ......... -...I ft 1 1100 M, 111 l .i.iiii.riil a i I H. 1 1 nere w ns, i ruin.,-, nn u' , 1 ,-is,- ... . American exports of iiinniifnctiires, . ei. .... . .... .. 1 , ....... ....... ... iiicflv owing to foreign orders for war I supplies. There Is no occasion for modifying the hopeful views expressed in these I advices for several weeks past; In fact, we see no reason why improvement j MARION COUNTY BANKS iH dlAlfi Multnomah Only County Having Better Banking Facilities Big Deposit! Indicate Wealth of County. According to the seventh annual ra - port of tho State Banking Department, i r i line r a .88ued January 1, WW Muriu. couuty has 10 bunks with total roHourcu i has 10 j amounting to $5,857,lilM). With tho ex - 1 coption of Multnomah, Marion county bunk resources lire fur in tho lead of any other county in the state. A, in M . . i l, a ... uu..ij uu..i.a Man on deposit January 1, U13, subject to ' chock, .W.lM.OOu. while the time and rion countv bunks were ;!.525,427 on the first of tho yeur. Multuomnh coun - ty banks, of course, have the largest amount louned, l(l,li()l,222, while Mor - row county is ut the bottom of tho list, its ono bank having loans amounting to $5li,0li!l Three counties in the state have but - . ,v i t.nnl. inh ftrnut Atnrrnw nnd wheeler. I.ane county has seven banks and l.inn eight. In tho state of Oregon there are 17 .banks with total resources amounting , to $bl,ilgJ.l.nO. 1 Snvder TeflS ReaSOD dur-.u"Juvl "X. " . Inr IjOlIUie 1 faffetlV v 1 ,. ... . R .111 Hum b. Ilniislon, Texus, Jan Snyder, son of a wealthy bunker and "1'' ol' I'ittsbuig, i'a., died today finnl ,hl' ctlects ot poison taien nere yesterday, ntler he fail Ki iih wue, formerly a grand opera singer. Mrs. Snyder's body was held hero to- ll:l' fur w,,r'.1 ('ltl"'r f.r0"1 her former "band, Arlluir lieresron , 01 (.nicngo, or frjni Snyder s father. It was under- stool that llercsford will take his for mor wife's body to Chicago for inter nient. Snyder recovered onsi iousnoss short ly before he, died, lie made a state ment 111 which ho said he was temporar ily insiino when he cut his wife's throat 'and -dashed her arms wilh n large pock !nf li.iit'e. He also lnlii how he won Mrs. Heresfortl, saying she obtained a ;.livorco and that they were married in j Oklahoma. I "Hut," added Snyder, who wns 42 ! yours old, "my wife was unable to for- 1 get her three children by IJcreslorit. I'l'r iicr unci: t-iiiiii 1 I'll w it , , , . .,ntn,,iiv i, allowed , 'a )i9'u ' 1 ' , m A STATEMENT FROM OUS SMITH, UNUSUAL CONDITIONS CREATE UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY A Note From the Head of the House. tf.i 1,...-.. .... S..1.1 11., , .-nn,, I, K- reliable high grade piaiios at prices which will . .-.i i.:..i.:.... ...... ,.-ii ,.,. 1, .I.,,.!;..,,!.,,! T Urn lmve . . .1 ...1 I... ..... ;.. .. i.Mslt'i.m tn iirfi.c tinest . . . 1 1 . 1 r. makes of pianos lit very substantial dis- i.,i.n.,w ,,,if never i.ii'Tn 11 iiiim nil-,.- ... . 1 .1 " . . , .,,,1,,,,, m. ot iiei-n Kiicii 11 ...... .,. mi. 1... - me sny, compelled, such low prices as, Have now neen arraugou ior on..-,.. ... nui 11 u fact u rei'H , ,:, .1.,,,. aii iwn net u i el's that etery tune tnej sell two lipoinos lor us, agree to buy three of their siirnllts liiauos. ' I have been well known ill the piano trade ill Oregon, Washington nun win- foraia for iniiiv years nnd have iiIwiivh sold niaiios I can guarantee in every way, and I wnnt to sny that any person i who is not satisfied' in every way "' ' . 1.:.. ... ...., 1.....1. or eel,!inire ,1 VC HIS Ol Hi I nil-Hi 1 '"- .- - r. ,..,' ,.,,, ,k,.s of ,, , ,,.., ,l",1,,l,r.,' "? el,., ',,,i,o,,.,iis iii this snle are our regular stock. Nothing reserved, and oe 1 .1... ..mn . ..rnilte trail '.,ent on our part. No " "j,,,; wiM . considered ns com- ichnser is positively I I . . . ... 1 T .1 ,.....u. it.i.v .., Hiiv slit isi ion . i mi , ., , . iM'ii'i' ui . .. ... Vor many years the organ on- j I have been I connected, have curried out every on- iiii' i '"i' iiniinul'iictiirerH make the prices nnd,ti10 pr0(,rcssive but the prohibition and ' U'narigitee the snle of these pianos, piny-: 0(.iolist parties lost in total number of ':er pinnos and bnby grand pianos. votes. The comparative figures of the H iN our ngreciue.it with the nmnii-'xilllM iMow. ,.1 i.iciv nirroeuiolll in mvror reiircseuvauM-s ,i, "H " "''., ..Z t .b.vlnte etter nnu i' woui., nn, - - , ..... "I.. Iv ""'I as sntistnctoril) 'st shopper l.wi lesnectfiillv, (U S SMITH, (lus Smith l'inno House. Ropubllcaus FlUlbustor. Capitol, Herinii.Mito. .Mill. .111.- -sen- f:tn.iii..r Kiviinst the nilmiiiislrniiou slliP piirciinse bill WHS sun u . " " . ... IH Ilia senale todav. Led bv Senator tianm-, iter of New Hampshire, the minority demanded a quorum at every possiuic : toilllOrtllllltV, Wllll'll reqi'i"'. ---- i , ti'mmm,t, n'ltcadaace of the bill's sup-; ,.,... .i, two fnctions. , rhouci i.i'i - - ,,nl'nvoriiblu developments. So tar ' I I ..... Ant. 1. ...... it. nip i.i.sv.iv.' - the stock market is concerned a steam broadening of activity is oxpoeiiu, though considering the recent rise the inducements for realizing ,V1" lm.''l'M ss the advance progresses, HliNHY" ( LEWS. ... .i i i.f li s time or tiereentaee ot total iieiiiocriiuc, rcun'-i. ns tue siir,-i- 1 Great Orange Crop fromises fine rrnit With an antiripatej output of 4H,000 earfl oranges and 6,uuo cars of jlemonr from the atato of Calif oraia, citrua fruits promise to be oonsnieuoua ! d.l,.rin Xhc. Prc8eafc .on and avail- i"'e " pn; 5 v!!J?wenr lhaU e9' 1 -ie new naval erop now eonuu? on ,fc marl(H is t f , . , n,; ,:, . ,u. ! emon iarvB,t will UouIiIb that of laat . 8eaa0n and in a few vears California season and in a few years California expects to produce a erop of sufficient i ' . tNM"""le ,ne necessuy or lor- eijrn importation. x Mi.iee iH'iti th f-Bt;fn,-nin Vmit : f;Pn-pr l.'.r. hnn nu nr,m.,;o.i i, 'election they aim to maintain such a 1 high standard that, the name Sunkist on citrus fruits will convey the assur- : anee of the term Sterling on silver, ' The California Fruit drawers Ex- change, which packs the Sunkist brand, is made up of 7.1100 growers 1 ;h are .v0'"",a.ri .nffiliB'l,,,1 - turn In iiinifnr rh.iii. fpnir nf tnn 1 aiid ai' ,0 market their fruit nt the lowest ; f-7 k'k"."-. ... . . , , . . , n s the' ny s of"t J;" "1 crap in tbewoS . t (ll.,.unu,1u,s 0 I)ruti't3 nml lMarQa : dividends ! The influence nf packing a depend- ! nl,l nmiliiv ef fmif is ,-lenrK- re. feted in the incrensed demand for : eitrua fruits. I.nst venr the Sunkist people shipped fil.D per cent of the crop (if orang,a or in.i.-iiio) boxes, in nd- ilition thev hniidled about 7,"i per cent of tho lemon output or l.Kl.i.ttil boxes. making a total of 28, HI, 1 carloads. Scientific ciiltivafinn, efficient mar keting, the elimination of unnecessary ro)ntl,MiuK and the ability to handle in tremendous quantities! are the main factors which have made it possible for the Sunkist people to place their fruit in practically every store in the coun try at prices which render them avail able to rich nnd poor alike. (Capital Journal Special Service.) Frnilland, Ore., .Inn. 2!l. MailiStan- it 1 f it is doing some iniu-liine grubbing, nlsn Francis Kciiriiuk. MS- Km Hewers was quite ill the first of the week with acute indigestion, but is now better. 1 ne wnemy sinning exercises nc n in Hie different homes of the neighbor beer, but when it, comes to nice and handsome uirls Friiitiand can put it over nbout any locality that would dnro to compete. Vol, r coi respondent hns received a communication stating Hint I have '"wronged the community of Fniitlnnd" , in some recent news items and asking that 1 rcctity tue wrong tnrougu mo 'public brcss." I am charged with hav- ' "conspired" to do certain evi llllllpjS. I ,11 1. ii.ii.l in 1 111 111111:11 1 en,... pnv no further attention to it. DOCIA MURK. THE NOVEMBER VOTE. (Portland Joiinnl.) TI... Y.tiv Vn.lt Tim., .in.. ..eint.iled .. . .. 1 l"e or'"'ial returns or tnc Aovemiier ,,.,.. , .,,. fi.,..,9 n,. enmicirei Wltn t ie JWL3 lircsulelltl II ' ' Th, fjKr,,H bow that whereas the PP1,i,,i,.,i party gained enormously 111 the last election, the total democratic 0,B .,,. wns in;.tmmi while not only 11114. 1H12. on,ne,atic ,:i24.!l(!2 yn:i.:i74 1,1HUI,-I17 S7.-i!.-i ,2ii;i,:i74 il,484,ll.)ti 4,int,.r)07 !ioi,8":( 207.H2S 2!l,2oft ltemiblicnn progressive (socialist prliitiitiim i!i:t,sii'.i yocialist-Labor 30..II4 Xi,,, outstanding feature of the UI4 ri(urnt is the progressive vote. While .1.... ....., In.. ......... .I.nn n..ti.,. If itu 1.1111. I'lll , T . ,'ni. ...... r vi" .. i. V. u.,.it :.. tin-' v,.f with K. .,,, ,.iHtnrv 1..,..:,... t.flll n,i uit. little uartv cohesion the pro- Krcssivc polled nearly two million .....u Tli. iv irnvn ,lm, n, ml rnt Inn Mint the bnm.e of power rests with them, that if their organization is to die- the republicans claim the progres- . ... .1 Nil.-., if ill iiuiir iinwer il v , . ... (. ,u ""u Player Pianos Del.uxe, the very f e t, .. 'St on thel.vt constructed, totally und mechanical, ,0 1 i,es ligi res i ' ; 'mrtiea in eueh state whether the can- vniitrn tis:1 I'll mi ui it i I'M in ii'itui biit'ii i d, e st m. or . ..o " r The New York Wor I1UUU UII otner compilation, imson congress. The Ilin fitlil ,t,.mo .rnile inulv In lul l not .lie,! u Inrwr I - - ... tiie three larger parties. The repuli- j licans polled 25, and the progressives 1,10 per cent. In 101 1 the democratic 'congressional can. li, lutes polled 47.IS ( per .cut of this total vote, the repub- i 'licans 4"i.5!l slid the progressives 0.0:1 j ner cent. This shows a democratic gain 0f i...,riv 2.5 per cent, a republican gain . .... - ... ..... ..... I.... 1.... oi ier ceni unu a iiii;,c.-,..- rm. 0f n uirly Ll per cent. ' ' Doctor Is Injured. 1 j.un ak,-m-s, . ,., ,..,.... - .i0ua in the driving sent of his autonio- I.os Angeles, Cl., .Inn. 110. I aeon- bile, Dr. John P. lliliuer was Injured e-, Tho accident occurred Into last even-1 1 A, hi (.nnirt ti,.lm aniil that be -.1 1. ............. rn .... . .. rx..rn'iic,-ii k' un."N .1.1111.1.30 ...... tried ineffectiiaMy to stop his machine. 1 Doctors attending luliner sum uo would recover, 1 ' H.'rocs have to wade through a loli lot oT trouble 10 gel a repiim-1 no". . !Ve Don't Sing the Praises of PUvor P.,nnc TW H Failed to Keep Abreast in The March of Progress We Are Selling Modern, Metal Tubed, rive-Point Motor, Flexible ringer Player Pianos, With Perfect Music Soil Tracking Device. Instruments Equipped With Kubber Tubing, and a Lot of Claptrap Pointers, Buttons, Levers, Etc., Are Obsolete. Study Them Carefully. They Are Dear at Any Price. Free Music Bolls Included During the Great Sale Now in Progress. Don't be misled by antiquated testi monials; a testimonial without dute does not prove anything. A testimonial given many, many years ago for a cub iaet l'iauolii caaaot possibly apply to the modern pinao player. A few years ago in the development singe of the wonderful player piano, u much adver tised player, in spite of its many musi cal shortcomings, was of course the best to be had. Hut the world moves, the plnyer piano has progressed faster oven than the automobile hus progress ed. What was considered 11 high point of perfection a few mouths nuo is now 1 practically obsolete. The necessily ot buttons, pointers, empuiisi.ors, levers and other complex and confusing at tachments to .layer pianos has been overcome. The modern human touch, J flexible finger, the metul tube, tive point motor, perfect music roll guiding) device, player piano is swooping nil b- j tllt tlu,, ia' .i90mcthing doing" tore it. lint 's t ie kind of 11 Mayor . ,K,nK..lf H, ,,d nl- ivtt rock v l'liino to buy. Hint's the Kind of ujt I a-iwa erupts. l'lnyor Piano we now sell, The modern solo.style music roll pus itively makes piunists tif the very high est order of every member of the fiim ilv. tins Smith, Salem. THE BEHNING PLAYER PIANO AND BABY CRAND PLAifER PIANO. In tone quality and ns upright or Baby (irand pianos, each instrument rep resents perfection. All the exclus ive nnd wonderful features, the flexi ble striking finger, theuutomutic guid hie vtriking finger, the automatic guid all to be found in this rinyer riuiio, ami the price is not 1,7.10, but in this sale those instruments will be only Mis, with if.'lll additional for slightly funcier cases nnd ifliO more for the very fanciest. The liberal payment plun up plies to these superb little Pianos and Baby Grands lis to all others. See and try that acme of sweet toned lovlinoss. Ask (lus Smith. PRICES THAT ARE ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE Please depend upon it that this snle of player pianos is of much and intense importance. A metal tubing up-to-tlie-last niinute perfected plnyer piano, us ually pi-iced to retail nt ifiiOO, is now offered for less than half price, or i(i2S5! A plainer model Player Piano is actually only $215. This is the cush price, but for mere additional simple interest will deliver for $20 down, (and l.iicoic will make the $20 payment for you), then you only pay me $S a month, free music rolls included. 10 n month till $:li!3 Is pa'.d will buy n highest grode fancy walnut Player Pin no, n brand new one, an instrument usually priced ut $050. We will give a bill of snle when only :ili5 has been paid for this beauty, and include a most liberal supply of music rolls. A Stock Pianola Piano, widely ad vertised at $000, is now priced nt $.'U5, pnymeiits $11 n month, free music, rolls included. Other I'iniiola Pianos, 418, $I,SS, $2U.S, etc. tins Smith. A VERY LITTLE WILL BUY A WEBER PIANOLA PIANO Payments nre to be arranged at $15lof stealing cattle from Nelson Bros., - -- - i-.v niiionti. tntiuii. mil ..... u.....i. !., .,,,..,..,.,; '' "VV u, I Pllllln o be hud, possessing 5 points of j sulierioriTv over the tu.yi hef n.nb i . pricing one of (hese ' ins,ru: l O " siirrnu- HiriHB III iT'Jil. llllll H nillllllT mtv Tiir ! $515, payments $15 a mouth, free music I rolls included win styie rianoius lor $(ia npiece. A music is included e the way. detailed mention of all s iu this snle. but suf. thnt evert- Illnver ninnn on the floors is maiked nt correspond-1 ing low prices. I in n sail1 of this kind buyers come I from everywhere and they net quickly, There are no duplicates except in 'n few instances. For this reason wo say 1 w'o low of only one wav to do busi- anntvot only one way to do hiisi- n... ...i,.,l.. .....1 .!... I- ... ...1 ... i.n-. .imv is n, c.u jinn-p.UUi ,un.. v. ......... n- ), uciomicss, unconiproinising price ro idiirtion, nnd thus this occasion is pre seated. Never have modern nlnvi .( r, .............. ...n .... nn ,,, 1 ll- 1,1,, j and never again will they bo lind pianos been obtained for so little money nt such extraordinary snvings in price. trial Kvery instrument in this sale is nc- 1... .1... . . . .-..in , ui n n-.i u. imc Hirongesi worded ffunrnntee ever iasued. It m,-nn ni.. i faction to every purchaser or uionev j cheerfully refunded. Write or telephone (for descriptive illustrations and photo- graphs of these instruments. This sale will be over in a very short order, act quii Kiy. mis Muith I OREGON NEWS : AND COMMENT : Mnrshfield Bccord: Chief of Police J. W. Carter is making things lively for owners of dogs "who are hiding their animals with the expectation the de mand for licenses will soon abate; Mr. Cnrter snys people in some sections of the city are hiding their dogs in cellars to avoid payment. Two canines wora taken up by the chief this morning and after a reasonable time will bo killed unless tho owners come forward and satisfy the city authorities. McMinnville News-Reporter: East ern Oregon wants state aid to rid its fields of tho rabbit pest, and it is en titled to somo consideration at the hands of the legislature. Western Ore gon has pests which are censing enor mous depredations to fields and orch ards gophers, squirrels and gray-dig-gerB. Is it not entitled to somo con sideration! The state offers a bounty on bob cuts, coyotes and other depreda tory animals. Is it fuir to the farmer to be unwilling to protect him from his worst enemy, the gopherl Klamath Falls Northwestern: James Hammonds, who has been herding sheep for Jerome Whitaey tho greator part of last year, camo in from the Lava Beds country this week nnd has a strange tulo to tell of what he has seen down that way last, summer. Jim de clares that out of many of the big cracks in the lava rock blasts of hot air poor in mysterious fashion, and that many times ho has attempted to drive a band of sheep across to better feed when they would encounter the peculiar hot air coming from the cracks and rush buck, refusing to go further. Hiimmonils tells of one place in the Lava lieds where nn immense pile of ashes has been deposited, having been I l.lu.vn up from the depths of a deep ! civo near by. The sheepherder insists 11 n- wheo ipts. Albany Ilernld: A public, sales Bad auction day will be an event in Albany on the last Saturdiiy iu each month, ac cording to a decision reached at tho meeting of the Commercial club 10nrd last night. This action came after con siderable ugitation and discussions among the board members for the lust several weeks. The idea of those, events will bo to give farmers and nil others ready oppoitunity to find a market for all kinds of articles nnd livo stock. It is contended that if n farm er has a horse or n wagon ho wnnts to sell, nil ho would have to do is to list it with Ihe conductois of tho murket and it will bo sold ut public, auction each month at the time prescribed. 'Arthur Copelnnd, a young ruilrond 'mail of Cortland, wedded the prospec- ! tive bride ot Clarence lester, or noso- burg, lust Saturday, and the couple left for their future homo in Portland. The bride wns Miss (Icorginn Coffell, who lives in Roseburg with hor par ents. Saturday had been decided upon for her wedding with Tester, and tho latter had rented n new home nnd mada complete preparation for the marriage. Coin-land heard that Miss Coffell was to be married, and arrived in ltosoburg last Friday. The next day ho won tho consent of the girl's parents, and ?ho two were at once married. Over a vcar ugn, while working in RoBeburg, Copoland sought tho bund of Miss Cof fell, but her parents refused their con sent. He went to Portland, nnd when ho heard nf the intended marriuge of his old-time sweetheart returned and was successful in his suit. Twenty-eight citizens of Albany at tended an enthusiastic meeting held at the Albuny hotel Saturday night, at . which a temporary orgnnization wns formed for a marching club similar to those in Portland, Salem and Kugenc. A permanent organization will bo ef fected next Saturday night when an other meeting will be hold. In tho meantime B. R. Westbrook will act ns temporary president of tho club, und Clarence W. Tehntilt, Jr., as temporary manager. A committee on by-laws, composed of Dun Johnston, I.. G. Lo welling and A. B. Weatherford wns made nad another committee made tip of I). 0. Woodworth, Fred Dawson and K. M. llengaii, will have in charge any applications for membership which mny como in. Pendleton East Oregoninn: Arthur flulliford and Carl Kirk, two well known young men of Krho, are on triul todnv in the circuit court on a chargo n . , , nnd the ensn is one Of the most n- port nt on tho January docket. The alleged crime wa, committed ln.t Octo- er and the voung men were arrested at thnt time by Shcrifi layior, dui, --- r. . . , i t. u-hen the -case was nresenieu in v,v liminary hearing in the local justice j - n - - . t'.llliri. ll IIB UIPillirDtu -"s - - deuce. However, the grand jury to- turned a true bill upon nn original in- vestigatiou. Mrs. 0, B. Lawrence, of Dillard, (lied In IloseburB Sunday uiizht as tho ro- suit of illness attendant to the birth of !hcr fourteenth child. After the birth of a daughter nt the hospital hero last week she was uble to return to her home nt JUlliiiu. i.utc in inn ween had to return to the hospital, she died. She was 44 years old and has resided in the Dillard vicinity for nearly ,12 years. She was the mother 'ot seven sons nnu seven uuiinmcm, .... 1... .l..rtn nt ul.nni nm livimf. Wolfs Dots Ills Seat Capitol, Sacramento, .Ian. 211. Sen ator Fdwnrd 1. Wolfe is secure in his scat of state senator, according to the report of tho special committee which reported today that Kdtvln K. Grant, recalled senator from the Nineteenth senatorial district in Snn Francisco, could not substantiate his contest. Tbs committee recommended the seating of ... , . . -hi. l.tlhw V olfo- The report will be onoptcu oy the senate tomorrow. Another steam railroad 18 being elec trified in Japan. Twelve electric loco motives will be used to haul the trains ""lover the mountain railroads at 1'sni- TR.