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SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOT RNAL. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DEC. 20, 1915, (GetaC FIRST COME FIRST SERVED Government Crop Report For Years914 and 1915 Washington, I). C, -Bce. 17. A nm wary of estimates of erop production, snd prices, for tlio state of Oregon and for the United States, compiled by the Btu-onu of Crop EBtiinntes (and trans mitted through the Weather Bureau,) U. H. Department of Agriculture, is an follows: ' Crop production in the Btulo this year aggregates in quantity about 17 per cent moro than last ycur. Trices on December 1 average eight per cent lower than a yeur ago, making total value of erop production, on this ba sis, about eigiit er cent less than last CHOI'S ' Acreage Coi n, bu .....1015 3;i Corn, bu 11)14 22 Wieat, bu 1915 1100 Wheat, bu 1UU 7 Oats, bu i....l15 .'Ilia Oats, bu lt14 :Hlt Barley, bu IU18 1110 Parley, bu 1014 122 Hye, bu lit 15 23 Hye, bu .....11114 21 Potatoes, bu. 11115 Potatoes, uu 11)14 It) Hay, tous 11)15 8"0 Hay, tons 11)14 H,"H President Wilson and Mrs. Gait Are Married Washington, lien. 19. President Wll Ron and Airs. Kdith Dolling Oalt were inarrlod here ut 8:30 o'clock last night, with a simple ceremony spoken in the bride's home in the presence of fewer OLD-TIME REMEDY MAKES PURE BLOOD Hood's Snrsi pr.rilln has been and still is the people's medicine becnuso of its reliable diameter a.ul its wonderful success in purifying, enriching and re vitalizing tho blood nuil relieving the common disease!) and ailments scrofu la, c:itarrh, ihei.tni.tism, dyspepsia, loss of nppetitn, that tirol feeling, general debility. Hood's Snrsupr.rilln purifies ami ca liches the blood, and in so doin ion tiers the liniuaii system III;' greatest service possible. This tnedicino has boen tested for yenrs. It is perfectly J.uro, elo.tu nnd uhculntcly sul'o, as well as of pc ill in r and uneipiiiled iiieiliivlunl merit. (let llood'n, mil get It )iow from any drug store. men In SALEM, OREGON, atop at BLIGH HOTEL Btrlctly Modern Free ami Private Baths BATES: 75c, 11.00, 91.00 FEB DAT The only hotel in the bosincxs district. Nearest to all Depots, Thoatroi and Capitol Buildings, A Home Away From Home. T. a. BL101I, Prop. Both Phones, free Auto But. Tl .ansbma WF Have Several Hundred of the FAMOUS ANNABELLE DOLLS left over from last year and we want to give them away before Christmas. So just as long as they last any subscriber who will, pay one month's subscrip tion at the business office, back subscription or advance, and present the coupon clipped from this advertisement will be given an ANNABELLE DOLL FREE. This offer applies to old and new sub scribers alike and the payment must be made at the business office, not to the carrier boys. You get the doll absolutely. free, so long as the supply on hand lasts. your. The estimates are based upon those crops whose vnlues in the Inst complete crop census represented (18 per cent of the value of all crops. For the United States production this year aggregates, in quantity about nine per cent moro thnn lust year. Prices December 1 average ono per ceni lower man a year ugo, masing tutiil value of crop production on this basis about eight per cent less than last year; theso estimates are based up on erotis whose valuo in the lat com plete crop ceusus represented 85 per cent of the valuo of all crops grown, and inuy be regarded as representative of all crops. Estimates for important crops lire given below: ' Acreage and production in thousands, 1, e., 000 omittod. OREGON UNITED STATES oduction Price Production Prico I, 100 82 :t,050,000 57.5 660 82 2,672,804 (14.4 20,000 84 1,010,000 D2.0 111,604 102 . 891,017 , 98.0 10,100 ' 117 1,540,000 36.1 12,740 45 1,141.000 43.8 4,080 (12 237,000 fil.7 3,Uli0 01 191,1)53 54.3 414 900 49,200 83.0 336 100 42,7711 86.5 5.520 0 359,000 (11.9 4,753 (10 405,921 48.1) II, 870 9.50 85,200 10.70 1,716 9.20 70,071 11.12 thnn 30 guests,' virtually all of whom wore relatives. They left soon afterward for a two weeks' honeymoon in the south,. at Hot Springs, Vu. Shortly nftor 10 o'clock tho President nnd Mrs. Wilson entered a waiting White House automobile and motored to Alexandria, Va., across the Potomac, to take their private ear there nnd avoid u crowd at the railroad stntion in this city. ' Evening Cool and Pleasant. The president dined ns usual ut the White House nt 7 o'clock with his dnughters nnd afterward drove to his bride's home, about ft mile from the executive mansion. A, cold, driving rain, which swept the city all day, clear ed off nt sunset and the evening' was cool nuil pleasant. Hecnuse of the wedding arrangements anil the hour of the ceremony hnd been kept n close secret, there wero few nu the streets about the White House, but near the bride's home the crowd was held back by police lines spread during the afternoon. Ceremony is Without Music. Everything wns in lend incus for the ceremony when the president arrived nnd it proceeded wit hunt music. Neith er the president nor Mrs. Unit had any attendants and there were no ushers or flower girls. Neither the army, the navy uor the diplomatic corps was rep resented and tho occasion wns cssentiul ly what both had wished it to be-n home wedding. STORM BITOT OFT LIGHTS . Portland, Ore., Dec. 20, Wire com munication wns disrupted and n portion of Portland thrown .into darkness Inst night by a wind storm. Electric signs nnd awnings In the business distiict suffered. No henvy dninnge wns done. DYNAMITE EXPLODED. ltlch Hill, Mn Pec. 20.-Several men were reported killed In an explo sion on the Oiivall much today as tliey wero prcpnniing to dynamite slumps. Tho shuck was felt fur 30 miles. . . .. . m ''"-'-"'3 F. , ,.,ll,.lt---..'r'-"."":1---'-l FREE COUPON V This coupon entitles the holder to one Annabelle Doll free, by paying one month's-subscription to the Capital Journal at the business office. It is good until the supply of dolls is exhausted. PECULIAR FACTS ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE Indianapolis, Dec. 20. Cnrl Fisher, the father of speedway auto racing, nlso likes indoor sports, lie has built himself a $27,000 indoor tennis court. Fisher built tho Indianapolis Speedway, the first ever con structed. Hope to Realize $1,000,000 By Holding Their Hops Willamette Vulley hop growers ex pect to realiM! $1,000,000 from their hops now unsold, by holding until May 1, 1910, and have voted to extend tho contrnct four months. The present con tracts of tho growers in tho Oregon Hop Growers' association were to expire De cember 31 but at a meeting held lust week in several sections of the coun try nil of tho growers agreed to ex tend the contracts for four months or util the price of 15 cents per pound is realized. Secretary Clark reports today that a Dumber of hop growers who did not come into the association earlier in the year are now silking to enter nnd that they will increase tho pool several hun- .if r Ah . t 14 i.i' i )EMMV WEHLOTli'YABLES. TURNER "Tables Turneil," u womiin ' trust, a iiitiii h duplicitv, a loyiil friend, n posed mock marriage that Is a real cere- , , . , mony, and tin. tangled web thnt Is wov. en in the lives of many because of it makes n story that thrills the heart and Weak, Weary Women Learn the Cause , o Daily Woes and End Tnem When the back aches and throbs, When housework is' torture. When night brings no rest nor sleep, When urinary disorders set in, Women's lot is a weary one. Doan 't Kidney PUls are for weak kidneys. Have proved their worth in Salem. This is one Salem woman's testimony. Mrs. Geo. Stotlar, 1796 Mission St., Salem, says: "I am subject to spells Of kidnev COmnlninh and (ho liinnu i-action becomes weak and disordered. My back gets lame . and sore, too. Doan 'a Kidnev Pill! nltrov. vtn , and rid me of ihpnJt sftnoba i order." Price 50c, at all : dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan'a Kidnnv Pilljthi .,,, iu Mrs. Stotlar had. Foster-MUburn Co., i rops., xiuiiaio, is. x. 1 dred bales with their holdings. The sates lor tne pnst two weeks are few and far between nnd tho price ranges about 10 cents per pound. The associa tion claims, however, to have received better offers than this but are not dis posed to sell until the price of 15 cents , is offered and perhaps not then if the market appears to be on the up grade. -it'll 7: S i ii-4-: wins the svmputhies. A compelling sup-istoiy of inn.-cnliiie strength nnd wenk- ',ow "ml " """" f'tl- produced for the screen in five acts from the .iKill, ,,v nitlr,, T lloran, will be shown t Ye Liberty Tuesday and Wednesday.- JOTIIISFIRSMOU! . You know, and every physician knows, that when any-sickness has passed, whether it be 'throat trouble, organic disturbances, contagious dis eases, or even a severe cold, a relapse is feared, because sickness robs the system of Nature's resistance and leaves it subject to lingering germs. Drugs never build up a worn-out body only food can do that, and the Arst thing to take after any sickness is the concentrated, blood-making oil food in Scott's Emiilsion, which feeds the tissues, benefits the blood and strengthens both lungs and throat. Physicians prescribe Scott's Emul sionaftersickness. Nurseseverywhere advocate it. Scott's is pure medicinal food, without alcohol or drugs. Scott & Bowue, Bloonifield, N. J, 15-22 .New' Switch 'Board for Lighting Opera House The trustees of the Odd Fellows' building have been instructed to secure a new switch board for the entire light ing system of the opera house, to take the place of the present wood and as bestos switch board which was install ed when the building was erected in 1000. The new switch board will be four feet wide nnd five feet high, on slate ono nnd one-half inches thick, supported on nn nnglc iron frame. It will be equipped with the latest manufacture of switches to tnko care of the 48 branch circuits. These 48 switches will give that number of combinations of light. The stage lighting includes five bord er lights. These are on fivo different circuits with colors of white, red or blue nnd will be controlled by a master switch by which all eaa be turned off or on at one tune. Tho wiring of the opera house will be entirely overhauled. All wires will bo placed in metal conlluits, ns approved by the National Board of Fire Under writers. Architect F. A. Legg has been instructed to draw up plans and spicifi cations for the new system, which will be installed early in January. Stock Market Shows : Some Slight Advances ' Now .York, Dep. 20. Higher prices ruled on the exchange today in spite of a decided falling off in speculative I interest. The ( hi'istmns spirit nppar ! ently is affecting business, j During the morning there was mod erate activity, representing execution , of orders delayed by Saturday's storm. Otherwise business typically of holiday character with activity lessening to ward the close. Nevertheless, a number of substan tial advances were registered by in dustrial stocks, liuilronds were almost neglected. . , . a. Chicago Firm Would Take 50 Carloads of Onions Can money be made raising onionB? The nverngo farmer would probnbly say yes, and then put in a clincher against raising them by saying there was no market. Manager O. H. Luck, of the Commer cial club, in taking up the proposition of markets, wrote one of the largest commission houses in Chicago, Coyne Bros., 119 West South Water street, as to whether they wero in tho market for onions. By return mail a reply was re ceived stating the firm was in the mar ket for from 25 to 50 car loads of Wil lamotte valley onions, and that each community having a supply should mail samples. This is a chance for quick action on the part of communities having several car loads to ship. The Coyne Bros, is a responsible firm, and will buy in lnrge quantities but do not want any ono or two car shipments. This seems to set tic the question of mnrkets, ns far ns the raising of onions is concerned. County School Supts. . Meet Here to Correct - : . Examination Papers - :, .''V- . ' . Th(.;eouiiry school superintendents of this state began coming Into the office of the .state school superintendent to day to act upon the examination-bonrd which will correct the papers handed in by the tenchers who took the recent stnte teachers' examinations. With the exception of a few from the counties in far eastern Oregon nil were on hand this morning. The others nre expected to arrive tonight nnd the examination work will begin nt once. :At this time it is expected that some, special work of interest to school super intendents and tenchers will be given under the direction of Superintendent j Churchill. The following superinten dents will compose the examining board: J. F. Smith, Baker; H. K. Cannon, Corvnllis; J. K. Colovun, Oregon City; O. H. Hyland, Astoria: J. W. Allen. Saint Helens; K. E, Tinker, Conuille; .1. 12. Myors, Prineville; (1. W. Smith, Oold Bench: O. O. Brown, rioscliurg; .T. C. Slurgill, Condon: 1 M. Hamilton Buchanan; C. I). Thompson, Hood Hiv er; Mrs. Yillian Wntts, Culver: Lincoln Savage, flrnnts Pass; Fred Peterson, Klumiilh Fulls: C. K. Oliver, T.akeview; K. J. Moore, Kugene; K. P. (loin, To ledo; W. I.. Jackson. Albnnv; Miss Fnv Clark, Vale; W. M. Smith, Snlem; S. K Notson, Heiipner: A. P.. Armstrong, Portland: H. C. Sovmonr. Dnllns; F. K. Fagan, Mora; W. S. Bool, Tillamook: I. E. Young, Pendleton; Mrs. A. E. Ivan hoe, l.n (IrnniVe; J. C. t'onley, Enter prise; C. T. Bouncy The Dalles: B. W. Barnes. Ilillslioro; H. J. Simmons. Mitchell; S. S. Duncan, McMinnville. . BORN SMITH Tn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith. West Sn1om. twin boys, Sun day, December 10, 1015. The boys have been named Kenneth Lee and Keith Arthur. Mr. Smith drives a milk wagon for the Clover Leaf Dairy. I ADVICEJN FICTION Simple Experiment May Lead . Them to Tap the Wrong Wire Ouch Dead Youthful electricians are warned not to follow diagrams given in stories in popular magazines relative to electrical experiments as they ore likely to seize the wrong wire sometime and then some slow music that Willie won't hear. A story Appeared last week in n maga zine of national circulation which told how wires might be tapped and mes sages sent out in the Morse code over electric light wires. Diagrams wore given and any youthful electrician might be tempted to try it once any way. Since the amateur is as likely to to get hold of a wire carrying 20,000 volts ns he is to tap an incandescent circuit of 110 volts tho Public Service commission engineers have issued a statement relative to the case: The article entitled "The Third Light", purports to convey certain in formation based upon prncticnl elec trical standards and practices. In this, however, it is in error, ns there appears a drawing of equipment uud circuit arrangement which is mislead ing nnd not in conformity to the thought expressed by the writer of the article. The dnngers surrounding an experi ment of this kind by the amateur elec trician are many. The general regulations governing overhead and underground construction of the Public Service commission of Oregon, Section 14, require the ground ing of all neutral wires of low poten tial secondary) distributing systems, and, where the neutral is not accessible, the grounding of one wire of the sec ondary or commercial lighting or power circuit. These regulations became ef fective October 1; 1913, and previous to that dote a great many installations of transformers with secondary (110- 220 nnd other voltages) lighting and power circuits had been installed with out ground connections. Therein lies the real danger to the youthful experi menter, for, should nnd ungrounded transformer secondary or house light ing wire be used to make the Third Light" experiment, and the transform er be faulty or leaky, the person mak ing the experiment might receive the full 21100 volt current, the result of which would be tho maiming for life if not the instant death of tho experi menter. ' Wiring conditions in Oregon are such that the experiment would -tnil' unless it were made in some locality where the transformer secondaries or low po tential distributing wires are not grounded. The principle involved in the "Third Light" experiment while it appears in tricate, is very simple, nnd iB nothing more than the substitutinc of a ground connection for the middle conductor of a circuit of two lights in sorics. It iB therefore obvious that Biich nn oxjieri nient can be made with batteries and small electric lights, such as aro found in "flash lights" and without t'ne in herent dangers surrounding experi menting with the honso lighting wires, whether they aro properly grounded or not. Exiierinientino with commercial or residence lighting wires is not condu cive to the success of the "Safely First" movement, and it is strongly recommended that such experiments be left to the advanced students or profes-j sor and be not nttempted by the ama teur. H Fi TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY NEAL OF THE NAVY The Great Adventure Star THE CAVERN OF DEATH . ; , TWO EEEL8 THE GREATER WILL A BEAUTIFUL 5 ACT STORY Featuring the Celebrated Star CYRIL MAUDE 10c BIO SHOW 10c BLIGH THEATRE E Grain Rolling 11.00 per ton until further notice, cash only. Chopping tl.50 per, " ton. We have the boat roller In the city, equipped with suction! fan that removes ' all the dirt and dust without extra charge. D. A. White & Sons 2-i State St., Salem, Oregon WHY DO YOU SUFFER I PAINFUL TWINGES? ' Backaches, Headaches, Lumbago nnd Rheumatic Pains Quickly Disap pear Before New Bemedy. - It is no longer necessary for any one to suffer without effort to euro with headachy, all run-down feeling that is often the result of kidney trouble, It is no longer necessary for you to contend without treatment with . dis agreeable bladder and urinary disorders or he tortured with rheumatism, stiff or swollen joints or the heart-wrenching miseries that follow ns n result of ne glected or poorly working kidneys. Solvnx is designed to quickly and sure ly relievo such troubles. Solvux is a wonderful discovery that has always been so widely successful that every package is sold under a posi tive guarantee to refund the money if it docs not relieve the worst case of kidney disorder. "Your money buck if you nniit.it," is the way all the best druggists are soiling this great, kidney remedy. A guarantee like that speaks eloquently for the merit of Solvnx. Do not suffer another minute until you see if Solvux will not relieve you. If it doesn't, tell the druggist that that you want your money buck, and he will cheerfully refund it. Sold in Salem by Daniel J. Fry and other leading dealers. "Avenging Conscience" ; At Oregon Next Week "Avenging Conscienco" is iny" su premo nchiovomcut. It is a greater picture than my 'Birth of a Matiou.' It is two years ahead of its time." So writes D. . W. Griffith of his mastcrpioce in six rcols, which willjio at tho Oregon theater next Mondav uud Tuesday. Jn the picture is perhaps tho most notnblo east over assembled iu uny one picture, including Blanche Sweet, Henry B. Walthall, Mao Marsh, Kobort Harron, Enlph Lewis, George Siegman, Josephine C'rowell and - Spottiswoude Aitken in fact, tho entire cast of "The Birth of A Nation," with tho addition of Miss Swoot. Tho stato rights for the pieturo aro owned by Orton E. Goodwin and Sol Baum, who outbid all other agents iu obtaining tho picture. It is declared to bo tho most costly picture ever shown in this city. In addition to its week 's run at tho Hcilig Theatre, Portland, ''Avenging Conscience," broke all attendance records at the Strand Theater, New York, whoro tho manager declared it was tho grootost picture ever in -his house. At Seattle, the Mclnioulno Theater showed it to greator throngs than saw "The Birth of A Nation" in that city. Tho wonders of film production linvo been taxed in" producing "Avenging Conscience," and it is for this reason that Mr. Griffith declares it is' two years ahead of tho day. . From many standpoints it marks an outirejy new crar in-itotion pieturo prbtography. The showing1 of "A,vonging Con science" in Salem will be, a notable. A Journal New Today will ' convert waste Into wealth. ' TABLES TURNED rf A Five Act Supreme leaiure jrom tne ong - lnal story by CHAS. T. HOBAN Featuring EMMY :" WEHLEN The International Stage Favorite TUES. and WED. Always 10c never more Ye Lib er r y . Always the Best Pictures j Salem Royal Bread Owing to congested freight conditions on account of the closing of the Panama Canal, we are obliged to use plain wrappers on our bread, until about February 15th, when our printed wrappers are due to ar rive. Ask for Salem Royal Bread. Royal Bakery Salem