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TIIE DAILY CAPITAL JOT'RNAL, SALEM, OKluON, SATURDAY, DEC. IS, 1915. THREE 101 Furniture makes find A PIECE J JCy : Jin i rlV Buy Mother a Range and get a 42-oeice Set Dinner ware Free this week . Sister would be tickled to enamel Dressing E. Salem and Albany. Austrian Imbroglio Does Not Affect Stock Market (Copyright 1915 by the New York Evening Post.) New York, Dec. 18. Tho stock nuriiei cioseu in tno conuiuon or pas- sive inerita which characterized the week, despite numerous professional movements. Absence of visible evi dence of uneasiness over tho Ancona note situation has been the feature of the week. This calmness has been var iously ascribed to confidence that Vien na will yield at last; to a belief that the general situation would not be al- tered if Ambassador Penfiold were re called; and to a conviction that our favorable financial situation would surely counterbalance a possibly ad verse influence of the Austrian im broglio. In the market today there were nar row fluctuations with hesitant irregu larity, though the tone was generally strong. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES "What Shall I Do, How Khali I Do It. nnA When Hhnll I Do lt" was the subject of a lecture delivered Friday afternoon to the students of the higli school by Professor Putnam, of Mon- mouth college. To carry out the basketball season, the manager was allowed $250 by the student body nt a meeting Friduy ev ening. A letter of appreciation from tho board of directors of tho Sulem schools was read to the student body, regard ing its action in not claiming tho stato championship in football, A Christmas program will be given Thursday afternoon before Christmas, as the holiday vacations begin with the closing o school that evening. On account of the short Christmas vacation, it was decided at a meeting Friday evening to postpone the party between the junior and sophomore elasses until some time in January. After the Christmas vacation, tho imiior picas will give a party to thoso who will graduate next January. The finances of the senior class is running rather low and a committee was ap pointed to devise ways and means' whereby the financial standing of the class may be greatly improved. The second annual mid-year graduat ing execises will be hold January 28. The students are planning to give the graduating class a grand farewell. COMPETITION WILL BE KEEK Ban Francisco, Dec. 18 Competition, knife edued in its keenness, will follow , Something to spread Christmas cheer all the year A Hoover Electric Cleaner Tha Store of, Housewkre. WM. GAHLHDOBF ' 135 N. Liberty St Christmas Gifts the best and most acceptable Christmas Gifts, many beautiful and useful gifts at our store. OF FURNITURE IS THE MOST USEFUL GIFT YOU CAN BUY. death with that nice white Table, $8.50 Uo L. STIFF & SON tho European war; America will feel this chiefly. So E. A. Fileno, head of a big Bos ton department store told tho common wealth club here this afternoon. More over, ho warned his listeners that Eu rope will reduce her scale of living, will undersell, at starvation prices, in order to net the money she will bo Vnr -. ho wflrncd hon t w.r(, f ,h future. "Every indication" ho snid "points to the fact that the United States will suffer more severely than any other country in tho world because of the forced export of goods." r i i KPnOn fll ACClfleniS r Same As Last Week The report of the week's accidents compiled by the State Industrial Ac cident commission shows that tho week ending December Hi has the same total as tho previous week, 170 accidents of which two were fatal. Eight of these accidents were reported from Marion county and one of tho fatalities was also from this city. Ellis Ross, of Sa lem, lost his life when struck by a train. The other reports include! led ford T. Woodward, Salom, cut lip, telephone company; C. 0. Meyors, Salem, bruised finger, railroad operation; Willinm V. Havorson, Salem, injured head, railroad oporntion; John L, Anderson, Silverton. Injured leg, sawmill; Jerry George, Mill City, injured rib,' sawmill; Herbert Gamble, Sulem, injurea finger, planing mill; Wilbur L. Trnglio, bruised side, light and power. DIED HOBERG Mrs. M. J. Hoberg, wife of tho Rev. Joseph Hoberg, of McMinn villa, died this morning at 9:30 o'clock at her home, at the ago of 85 years and 8 months. Funeral services will be held nt Mc- Miunville Monday morning at 10:30 o 'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hoberg celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last October at McMinnvillo and were the rocipionts of the best wishes of friends and rela tives from all parts of tho state. J Hoberg was ono of tho early Methodist preachers of this state, but since retir ing from the ministry, has made his homo at McMinnvillo. There Is more Catarrh In this section the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be Incurable. For a fireat many years doctors pronounced It ocal disease and prescribed local reme dies, and by constantly fulling; to curs with local treatment, pronounced It Insur able. Science hns proven Catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore re quires constitutional treatment. Hall'l Catarrh Cure, manufactured by K. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only Constitutional curs on the market. It Is taken Internally. It acts directly on th blood and mucous surfaces of the system. .They offer one hundred dollars for any case It falls to cure. Bend for circular! and testimonials. Addrasa: F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, O Bold by DrussUl Me. Take Hall's ramlly Fills for oenstlpatloa Nothing will suit Father better than an easv Rocker or Chair, $2.50 Uo The Children will find dozens the lowest "We sell for less because CIH NEWS sft jc s(t sc )(c )c s(c (i (t ( s(c sjc )(c j(c Tom Hill, an escape from the feeble minded home, was arrested in this city yesterday afternoon by the .Salem po lico and returned to the Btnte institu tion, j A Ure alarm wag turned In from P67 North Winter street, the residence of Mrs. George Pierce, nt about 10 o'clock lust Mght on account of a chimney fire. No damage was done. "The coming of the King," a can tata by Dudley Buck, will bo given at the First Methodist church Hundny ev ening, under the direction of Dr. Frank Wilbur. Chace, of Willumette univer sity. Thomas H. Roberts will preside at the organ. Fred Dad, who was proprietor of a lunch wagon on the McGilchiist corner for five years past, has failed to re turn and his wagon was sold this nti ernoon at public auction. It was bid ir by B. W. Macy for hig clients. Before coming to this stnte, Mr. Dod lived ut Billings, Montana, and was known as Walli Dad. D. A. Madison, who died at his home in Independence Thursday, wag buried this afternoon, the funeral services be ing held under the auspices of the Hn lem lodge, No. 330. Among those who assisted from tho local lodge were A. ,1. Anderson, W. E. Hlnter, H. J. Meir ing and George C. I.. Hnyder. Mr. Trofanenko, of Lethbridge, Al berta, whose home in his infancy was undoubtedly Japan, although ho signs himself as William Henry, writes the Commercial club as follows: "To the Agricultural Department, Stated of Ore gon: Deur Hir: If your kindness to send me some liternturo about your stated. Because I glad to bought some farming land in your stated and espe cial in western Oregon. But bofore 1 go on bought farming land I liko ti know what grow in Oregon before I go on move to your stated." At a meeting of the desert land board yesterday it was voted to grant an ex tension of. four months to Jason C. Moore from January 1, 1910. By May 1 Mr. Moore is required to have sold out his Interests or leased to a regular cor poration or he will not only forfeit the 10,000 he has posted but will also lose tho additional $4,000 which is heV in trust by C. A. Shepherd, of Portland. Moore has a project to dovelop the min eral deposits in Summer and Abort lakes in eastern Oregon. The Cherrlani have .taken up the municipal Christmas tree proposition and may doelde to hold special exercises and a program on New Year's day. If present plans materialize, the program and gift giving will be entirely dif ferent from last year. While the tree will be on the court bouse yard, anr1 beautifully decorated, the giving of Now Year's presonts will take on more You will of usefull Tovs here at orices. oni, expenses' ate lowest" "..' 1 LulUVilXVLJ Attorney J. E. Keycg is iu Portlund. L. A. Herrold went to Portlund this morning. T. A. Livesley went to Portlund on the muiiiiig Oregon Electric. John Graner is iu Portlund today on business. Dr. F. H. Thompson is in Portlund on professional business. I- M. Watson, of Monmouth, was in Salem yesterday. C. H. Sawyer returned today from a two weeks' visit at Goldendule. Asa .Simmons, of Sidney, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. J. J. Burch and daughter, of Rickreall, are in the city, Miss A, McC'ord, of Monmouth, ig in tho city. Custer E. Ross, of Silverton, was in Salem Friday. F. 8. Gannett, principal of tho Wash ington junior high school, is in Port land. Uurnice Nelson, of McMinnvillo, is spending tho week-end with Harry O,. Mills. Mr. mid Mrs. I. D. Driver and dnugh tor, of Mucleay, were in the city yester day. E. 1j. Buchanan and wife, living south of the city, are here on business and Christmas shopping. THREE BANDITS KILLED. St. Paul, Minn., Doe. IS. Detective Paul Gottfried lies badly wounded in a hospital today while thrco bundits are stretched in death in tho city mor gue as the result of a saloon gun fight. Tho battle followed orders to round up holdup men, who had niado saloons tne center of tneir activity for wccks. When tho trio stepped into a saloon last night, Gottfried and another de tective blazed at them. Two were kill ed at onco; the third died shortly after. practical lines and those who nro renlly in need will receive tho presents. At least, there will bo no indiscriminate giving, as was the caso lust year. Attorney General Brown gave out an opinion yesterday afternoon in which he held that fresh beef is a manufactur ed article since it is necessary to ' tho animal, dress it and cut it up before it can be used just as lumber is a manu factured product when the tree is felled, and cut up. the board of control award ed the contract for fresh beef to the Union Meat company of Portland at 49.89 per hundred pounds in preference to the Carstcns Packing company of Tncoma that bid f0.75. The heads of tho institutions stated that tho quality of the meat sold by the Union Meat company was hotter and the service wns also better nnd the difference in prices was but one-eighth of a cent per pound and would be less than two on the en tire oontract Shoplifters aiejn town and business men should be on their guard, mis an' nouncement was modo late this afternoon, ERECTION OF BRIDGE WILL BE FOLLOWED Contractors Would Eliminate Competition For Proposed Structure Ttiut those who are working for "a bridge across the river at-this oity are finding n few stumbling blocks in their way is hown by the newspapei reports that nn ettort is heme made to enange the plans even at this late. date. The viewers called for competative plans to fill certain specifications and the plans were to be sent, in on or betoro Decem ber 24 and they are adhering to this plan in spito of reports to the con trary which they brand as false. When it became settled that a new bridge was imperative the highway en gineers of the state estimated that the cost of a new reinforced concrete struc ture would cost from $190,000 to $23.), 000 but that it was possible to build a bridge cheaper than this, however, it was a question of whether or not a cheaper typo would be more economical in the long run. Some of the bridge construction com panies objected to the highway engin eers of the state making the plans and designing the bridge as this would give the maker of the plans the supervision of the erection of the bridge In order to placate the construction companies it was decided to call for competative plans from engineers and to pay the sum of $1,000 for the set of plans that was finally selected. This was agree able to the bridge companies but at the recent meeting held in Polk county it was suggested by the bridge men What all competative plans be eliminat ed ana tnat a certain engineer be hired to draw plans according to the specifi cations of the highway engineers. It was stated that a bridge could be erect ed as cheaply as $100,000. The members of the Marion county court are awaro that a steel bridge with wooden approaches could be put in as cheaply as $130,000 but it would be a wobbly structure that would begin to deteriorate under the heavy traffic in a few years. The Marion county court is in favor of the cheapest bridge but also in favor of the best bridge and whether it is to be concrete or steel will be decided by the viewers Iwoek. It appears that some steel ihrlilirn enncprna M Tmrlw.nWU. ...,v. lions that concrete bridges be ei'iminnU .. . , .i. ed from the competition as this would . C. Rcott, of Alameda, wirtir, .leave only the steel bridge men to bid' "le .'Y"'' Arsdale Lum bor com- for the job and steel bridge concerns V, identified Schmidt as the man Ion the const are few 'in number who,"''" rented the launch Pastime, .have the facilities for handling a con-, said ho know, nn'1t n.s le"' tract as largo as the proposed one. Thn prosecution alleges the dynamite I Sinco advertisements wore inserted for the times ",iob" -was transported ,in the engineering journals for coinne-1 Iron San Francisco to I.os Angeles in titive bids tue report that these bid this launch. , Iwere not to be considered caused the Other witnesses told -of having seen following inquiry to be sent in to th county clerk and bis reply which is at- tacned: Portland, Oregon, Dec. 17. 1015. Mr. Mnx Gehlhnr, Clerk of Marion County, Salem, Oregon, Dear Sir: We note from press dispat.'hes that your board nun -deemed to invite new plans and specifications for the pro posed Willamette river bridge. nsHiime that tliia will necessitate publication of another "urficinl Call" stating tho new conditions of the com- .petition, and therefore encloso address ed envelope in which you can forward us vour new advertisement. Thanking you for past favors we ro- main, RECORD PUBLISHING CO., By O. S. Costello. December 18, 1915. Oregon Building Record, -No. Mil J-'irst street, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen: Answering your letter of December 17th, in which you state that you note from press dispatches that the county court iins decided to cnll off competi tion for brnlgo designs nnd plans, will state that thero is absolutely nothing to this. Certain const bridge concerns hnvo made an effort to have this dono in order to destroy all competition in de signing an, I constructing tno tirnigc, and to perpetuate too bridge monopoly thnt hns existed on the const. A prop osition has been made by these con cerns to eliminate tho highway com mission from tiie nsiiistiug t' tho coun ty courts in nn advisory capacity, and to employ a "brain trust," to draw up these plans and specifications without, competition, nnl also to supervise the construction. If this tiropistion did not como from tho concerns that have hud a practical bridge monopoly on the const for a long time, ami who have so insistently fought tho bridge department of tno highway couiiuiHsion, in looking after the interests of tiie public iu bridge mntters, tho matter might not appear so rank. Tho people of Marion county insist on a good bridge and on the full est competition, both as to design and also on the contract, and Insist on hav ing tho matter supervised by disinter ested engineers, who nro not under the thumbs of the const bridgo trust, I sincerely believo that the viewers appointed by tho court, being responsi ble tax payers, are acting in absolute rood faith, and will not consent to any stifling of competition, as suggest ed by the reports you mention. The rumors are, no doubt, circulated to dis courago engineers from completing their plans, so that thero would be no competition, but the county court wish es me to assure all of them thnt the original proposition for coinpotltivo de sign! is still in effect, in spite of all efforts on tho part of thoBo parties to get tho matter rescinded. Yours respectfully, MAX GEIILHAR, County Clerk Marion County. Journal New Today Ada de- liver the goods. ROOMED SAME HOUSE Witness Testifies to Living In Rouse With Them-Net Drawing Closer ', I.os Angeles, Cal., Dec. R Although David Caplan is not on trial at present charged with murder in connect ion with the dynamiting of the Times building, his nnnie was ognin brought into M. A. Schmidt's murder trial today when Wil liam I.r.wson of San Francisco, who de clared he knew both Caplan and his wife, and that he lived in the same lm.se with theni at 1505 Grove street, Saii -Francisco, for the month prior to the Times disaster. Tiie prosecution has tried repeatedly to prove that this was where Caplan lived before the Times building was bbwn up, while he and Schmidt were alleged to bo plotting the crimo with J. II. MeNainnru. Don Stanley, nn Alameda boatman, testified he had seen three men in the launch "Peerless" near the Giant Pow der company wharf on' San Francisco bav in September, 1910, but ho was un.- able to identify Schmidt as one of them. Thin caused satisfaction in the defense camp. The web of circumstantial evidence intending to show that Schmidt was im plicated in bringing the explosive from Giant to I.os Angeles in the "Peerless" was added to, however, by Captain Stephen Russell, commander of a San Francisco fire boat. He declared he saw a man closely resembling Schmv in a launch near the Giant wharf in September, 1910. James Fay and Charles Wnlganuth, of Cotre Madera, near San Frnncisco, asserted they frequently sow Schmi in company with Autone Johnunsen there. ' . Minor testimony was given by Bruce McCnll of tho Giant Powder company. Charles Wilson, a private detective, and Samuel L. Brown, an investigator. Schmidt Was There. I.os Angeles, Cal., Dec. lS.-That M A. Schmidt was in I.os Angeles about the time tho Times building was blown up by J. B. McNamnra was indicated by testimony before the jury today in Schmidt's trial on a charge of murder. Mrs. Maud W. Stewart, housekeeper ot r . A. . -1 T-1-..i. TVf.L tnnl rXTZmn. 'n't W1,n V 01 i,vl" and Anton .1 nlinillisen, f?ail I milciBcu labor lcad- Schmidt nnd Johnunsen together in Sim Frnncisco beforo the explosion. COURT HOUSE NEWS At a night session of the circuit court department No. 2 lust night Judge Gal loway granted a divorce to the plaintiff iu the suit brought by (.'oral R. Farr against Arthur P. Farr. Tho couple were married in Chicago 11102 and (he plaintiff testified that her husband de- serted her iu Junuury, 1914. There were no children or property rights in volved iu the controversy and tho plain tiff was given the right to resumo her maiden name of Coral Hollo. Judge H. H. Belt, of Polk county, jesterduy hnnded d,nvn his decision in tho case of William R. Moore and Amiu A. Moore against tho Stute Industrial Aaidont commission. This was an ac tion brought by tho parents of the young man who was killed in Iho cave in of the 'sewer in West Salem last, winter. Tho in cident commission gave the parents n monthly allowance of iMO and they asked for more. Tho records of tho case show thut tho young mini wus the solo support of his parents and thnt he gave them about flO per month for the uses of the fumily. Judge Belt in his review of the case states that the li tters in evideneo show that the young ninu was "a most dutiful son" anil that tho appellants are, in his opinion, en titled to an award of 20 per month and tho eo'its of tho action. Charging thnt tho defendant swore to a complaint stating thut the plaintiff wus insane Peter Rnsniusscn today filed n suit in tho circuit court against F. iliiselbacher asking damages in the sum of 10,000. Rnsmiissen states in his complaint that Iliiselbacher had him l-.rrested nnd that ho wus confined in tho county jail for purt Of two (lays before he wiih examined as to his san ity, teforo a competent physician nnd tho county judge ho was examined, do ( lured to bo siiuu and wus released from custody but ho declares the trouble caused him damages to his credit nnd person to the extent of $10,000, Me Nnry & McNary represent tho liluin tiff. Tin' state examinations for teachers will be finished this afternoon and the ntiiins will bo in about Junuury 20. Tho teachers who remained took exam inations in general history, bookkeep ing and mctlis, this afternoon. Tho Donald State bank wants It un derstood that this institution hns tin connection with tho Donald Commercial hank which later was an attempted org nni.ation which fell through nnd loft a few debts which finally resulted in judgments. The Donald State bank was regelnrly organised some time ago and the reports of the stato banking su perintendent show it to be a growing bank. An order confirming the sale of real property wns Issued yesterday by Judge Hnshev in tho estate of Peter M. Pete son, Tho land in question consists of 1 acres near Silverton and tho order Al- NEW TODAY CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING HATE3. Rate per word New Today: Each insertion, per word le One week (6 insertions), per word 5 One month (26 insertions), per word 17a All ads must be ordered for a stated length of time, no ad to count less thia 10 words. The Capital Journal will sot be re sponsible for more than one insertion (or errors in Classified Advertise ments. Read your advertisement tho first day it appears and notify ui im mediately it is contains an error. Minimum charge. 15c. s JONES' NURSERY- -Rear of armory. Dec23 WOOD FOR SALE. Phone 79F11. DclS AUTO FOR HIRE Phone 144. Dec22 THREE PoJNDS Fine Christina candy for 25c. at Damons. Dec2l FOR SALE OR TRADE Lots in Ok lahoma City. Phono 153. : Decl8 SECOND GROWTH FIR WOOD $3.50 per cord. Phone 2249. tt FOR RENT Two house keeping rooms at 330 North High. Phone "4." . tf FOR RENT 7 room house, Euglewood. Cheap to responsible tenant. Phono 1844. Decl8 LOST Tintype baby picture iu oval paper frame. Please return to Stockton's store. Decll GIRL WANTS TO HELP with house work in respectable family. P. O. Box 254, Turner, Oregon, Doc21 FOR SALE Team, harness, wagon ami two fresh cows. Box 50, care of Journal. Dec2l NICELY FURNISHED apartments, ' Close in. See Vick Bros, or phono 1!!5. DeclS ROOFS REPAIRED And guaranteed not to leak. O, L. Donaldson, phono 844R. Doc2o TAKE your broken umbrella to 343'.i -n. commercial street to be repaired, and recovered. Dec23 FOR SALE Buff Orpington chickens ana eggs ror hatching purposes. Phone evenings, 69F2. Jau9 SIX ROOM COTTAGE For rent, fur nished, six blocks from State house. Phone 1021, or 2450W. t( FOR SALE Good Buick five passen ger, $225.00 cash. Phoue 51F12, It. 3, Box 149. Doc 19. FOR SALE Cheap, good family cow, fresh, rich milker, also nice heifer calf, 1107 Center street. Dee23 STOPI LOOK1 Two lots on ear line, 'ISO, torms. D. C. Corey, 1303 N. 17th. -JanO FOR SALE Victor talking machine, with 40 records, cheap. 1150 South 13th street. tf CLOSING OCT Nursery stock at your own price. See M. L. Waring, first houso west of Swegle school, Garden road. WANTED TO TRADE A high grndo Jersey bull, aged 18 months for a Shorthorn or Holstein 0f cnnnl value. Phone 90F11, i.)ec21 FOR RENT Suito of housekeeping rooms $5.00 month. Sleeping rooms T.i.Ol) mouth and up, 254 N. Fronb street, lnono 1X02 Dec2( ONE SET Oi encyclopedia Brituniiiea 30 volumes and guide, not soiled, cost ifliO.00. Trudo for cow or two yearlings. Route 3, Il0x 92, Salem, Oregon. jjecH PRACTICAL N I 'USES No reason fur idleness! Why waste your time For information apply Monday, ! a. in. Ludies Outfitting Shop, 105 N, Lib erty street. Dec It) FOR SALE OR TRADE 40 acres of In ml, located 5 miles south of Salem In tho famous Liberty district. Will iiiiio small tract for difference, (, euro o' Journal. 1cc2j WHAT HAVE YOU TO TliADK I havo It team, work harness ami wngnn, fresh Jersey heifer, yenrlinif heifer nnd calf. Will trade for unto or lot in Salem. Address F2I, cam of Jotirnul. Doc2i WANTED A livo man with somo money to bundle our business in Ma rion county. Splendid business) ehnneo lor a hustler. Begin work. January first. References required.. Write for peisonnl interview. Tha Fur West Sales Co., Albiinv, Oregon. DccH rccts Hint the executrix of the will givb a deed to the property to Einma Eiiich, tho purchaser, A suit was filed today by Carrie L. Kessler iu tho circuit court against Napolieon Davis to collect money alleg ed duo on a promissory note. Accord ing to tho complaint the nolo wus giv en iu tho sum of if-335 and 4200 of this) amount is due. In additlou thu plain tiff seeks to recover $50 attorney 'a fees, The Northwestern National bunk lia brought suit against Dorothea, V, Jlun 7.au ami a number of others to collect on nn alleged promissory lioto of i(H,000. Tho note wns secured by a mortgagu on ,'IS acres of land described as thu north half of bds 1 and 2 section 30 T. 3 H, It. 3 W, M. In addition to the sum of $H,000 the plaintiff asks for H00 at torney's fees and a foreclosure of tha mortgage, A marriage license was issued today to Fred Holder, an electrician of Onk lund, nnd Ellen O. (lurley, a traveling sulcslndy, of this city. Miss F.va Smith was committed to thfl Oregon Htnto Hospital for the Insane today after an examination beforo Judge Bushcy, She Is a widow residing at Kuttcvillo and hat thrco childreu.