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TWO THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1915, fc jjl )jc sfc 3C 5(c )(t ?c fc 5C SfC jjC 3C SC ft It Social and AXJNB THOMPSON NEW YEAR'S EVE is the next uate for which society is plan ning big things and from the cal endar, this now year bids fair' to bo unusually ay for JSali'm folk. Mot only are the various maida and matrons planning many little watch parties, but number of the smart set lave arranged for supper parties at toe grills in 1'ortland where society will turn out en mass -o greet the New Year, and bid farewell to the old. Mrs. Thomas C. Smith, Jr., and son, Malcolm, went to Portland this morn ing, where they will join friends and Attend the bocke" came tonight at the Hippodrome. While in Portland, Mrs. Hmith and faster Malcolm will be the guests of relatives. Kalph Moores, returned Monday from. Goarhart, where he joined the Kobert Kinneyi and was their guest for the Christinas holiday, The Oaks elub dance, which was to have been (riven on Monday night has been -"-noned on nccount of the Cher rian banquet, until Monduy, January the tenth. M. and Mrs. W. T. Orier had as iieir house guest for the Christmas tiolidav Mrs. P. P. Packard, Miss Lena Marso and Harry Packard, of Portland. Miss Paula Linn, who was the guest of Miss Caroline Dick, returned to Portland Monday, where she will visit over the vacation week with Miss Schnabol. ' Today Miss Linn waB also a guest at ilie luncheon, presided over by Miss Helen Munsinger honoring Miss Schna bel, who is home from school for the holidays, Miss Margaret Rodgers, who has been visiting with hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Iiodgers, returned to Portland Monday. ' Honoring Miss Nell Sykes, who is the guest of her brother and sister-in-taw, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hykcs, Mrs. ltalph White entertained with a pret ty Christmas dinner. The table was centered with a glit tering minaturo Christmas tree, from which bright red ribbons found their way to the individual places, terminat ing with an attractive Christmas gift. Circling the table wore: Miss Syltos, Jar. and Mrs. Horace Kylios and daugh ter Jannette, and Mr. and Mrs. Kalph White. Miss Sykos. who Is a domestic sci ence teachor in Priiieville, will visit in uni-iu mr several (lavs, ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank niiRhes returned Mouday from Portaliid where they pent the Christmas holiday with rel atives. The homo of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Fonrunk wnB the scene of a merry Christmas gathering Saturday, when members of the Hchrunk family eon- Ifreiiatod to celebrate Mr. . J. P. ornruiiK s seventy-ninth birthday, After a rtdirinna i .V - ....... . ....niiutio iiiiiuur, he guests enjoyod the distribution of -"i i.r gins, anu a pieiimirablo pro Jrrammmo which in 0..11.... . Hong, by Miss Hessio and Mrs. A, W. ji iii nun. Recitation, Mis. Frnncis Schrunk. Violin solo, Miss Hessio Hchrunk. Pantomime, Miss Alice Hchrunk. luet, Masses Ida and Hi-Hsio Hclirunk Jteadinff. Miua iao.,u u..i 1. u 7 ' ,'iiiriiim. ong Mrs. Francis Hchrung and the ljooiUtion, Miss Hchrunk. I iano solo, Miss Ma Hchrunk. J antomime, Miss Bessie Schrunk. Hong, by ail. j nose present were: Mr. J. P ochrunk. Mr ami M.u uri.:... . mid Mrs. Walter Hchrunk and daughter J'.llen, Mr. and Mrs. Pninoi Holirm.l. ...... ..mi, ..,, A,.v oinruiiK, Miss lies ie Hchrunk, m M"isa Lora Purvine has as her house ur8l, wish m.,., j(.n,tj of t.vj.jj,, On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Ralph "line a juvenile dancing class will b Weak Women ! An Oregon Woman Testifies. lintfl. Oregon. "Wlion I wim going Inruugh the oritical time of middle life, J took aoveriii hollies of Dr. Pierce'l Favorite Prescription and it helped nie wonderfully, I cannot say enough in favor of this medicine. Have also used the ' (lolden Medieal Discovery ' in my Jiome for many years for ninny different ilmonta." Miw. Ella, II ahold. LciiU, Oregon. At the first symptoms of any do laugitment of the lemiiiiiio organlsiu t any period of life, the one safe, really helpful remedy Is Dr. Pierce's JFavorlte Prescription. Tens of thousands of women have taken it with unfailing success for dhHiasei of womanly nature, Ih rinroe'a Favorite: Prescription It true friend to women iu tunes of trial and at times of puin when the organs are not performing their func tioiui. For headache, backache, hot Hashes, catarrhal condition, bearing down aensation, mental depression, lisiiiess, fainting spells, lnssitude ana exhaustion, women should never fail to take tliii tried and true medicine. Prepared from nature's root and Jierhs, it oonlalm no alcohol or liar cotio, nor any harmful tngndieut. Rold in either tablet or liquid form. Jf your dealer does not keep the lugar coated tablets, aend fifty cent ( in tamps ) for email . box, or f 1.00 In currency for large box, ' Writ Doctor Plereo, Invalid' HoUd, Jlutfalo, N. Y., to-day. 1M page book oa wowau'i diseases sont Int. Dr. Pierce'l Pleasant Polled am the original little Liver Pills. These tiny, ngar-coftted, anti-billons granule the lualleat and the easiest to take. One little Pellet fur ft laxative three for jl cathartic, ' , ' Personal given a delightful little masquerade party in Iiaumgartner hull. Mr. and Mrs. P (shields returned Monday from Amity where they wero the Christmas guests of Mrs. Shield's mother, Mrs. Patty. In honor of their son, C. L. Shipp, of York, Nebraska, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Shipp was the scene of a happy family dinner Christmas day. The rooms were tastily decorated hi Yuletide greenery and colors. Following the dinner a number of additional members of the family call ed for the evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. ,T. D. White, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Inyre, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. White and daugh ters, Francis, Eleanor and Mary Louise, of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. I). White, Mr. and Msr. H. E. Ingery, Mr. and Mrs. John Shipp, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. White, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bovnton, Miss Myrttelle Shipp, Miss Etta White, Miss Helen Ingery, Miss Grace White, Misses ElHie and Helen Hoynton, W. F. Shipp, C. S. Shipp, Homer Ingcrv, Elbert White, Clyde Shipp and Kobert and James Bovntou. Mr. and Mrs. T. Mlililnthnrna have returned from Hcnttu Mill,, spent the holiday visiting with their uuugnicr, jirs. w. r. nogg. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. H. Fisher were losts for nn eninvnbln rhriwlninB lin. ncr, which included four generations iiiu lulling. Gathering around the fostivA tin nr.! winch was mloriUMl with A wronth nf holly, were: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Dukson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Heavilin, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. nuiney, mr. nnu Mrs. w. w. f isher, Or. and Mrs. E. E. Fisher, Miss Vivian Heavilin. Miss Pearl. .hn,. .,,,,1 i:i., Wiltsey, and Arthur Fisher. An eniovable ( liristmna ,1! reunion was given by Mis. Annie High n.A I. - ...... I IL. . . umu nor nun, juuen jionuersou. Followine dinner a number nf f.;..,lu gathered tor tho evening. me guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nelson and daughters, Beruiee and Maude, of McMinnville, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lu cas, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Todd, Mr. and ivirs. i nomas h, Kay, Judge and Mrs. .i-uiM uurucir, .us. r.. ,. tsiielburg, ui miwn.v, airs. u. v. jiuiisnker and duuehter, Uorothv. of Turner, Mrs. Mi ni t'neo and daughter of Kickrenll, Kenneth Lucas, nf RirWnll w.n.i son, of American Falls, Idaho, and Jeff ni.il I.' I,:.. TW..1 ' invitutiou to attorn, tho Orange Club Hal! which will bo a brilliant wont of W eduomlav ovoi.injr. PERSONALS Miss Ida Ditvis ia in Ti-1 1 . .,, M - - " .nmi wan ing with friends. W. R. Eggleston was In the city yes terday, from Brownsville. Mrs. u, J-v. rrmiiike is visiting in Portland with hor parents. . Mrs. A. L. Houmnrd is in Portland visiting during the holidays. H. 1). Wutson and family arc visit ing relatives at Newport this week. Miss Ruth Needham returned yester day after a week's visit in Portland. i. G. Heckaliach went to Portlnnd this morning on the Oregon Electric . Mrs. P. 1). .McDonald is entertain ing guests during the holiday senson I red Hill returned today ' to Oregon Hty after a visit of a few days in the Mrs. Mnry Sclioll and daughter, Mnr aret, returned yestonlnv fmm a Clnist mus visit at Oregon City. Miss Evelyn Jones, teacher of mnthe- o,J? , K ""'""'I. i "pending tho vacation days in Heattte Jliss Evelyn Cash, ,,,lvsi;nl j, f the public schools, is visiting rela tives in Vancouver this week. ,,..,. nWnn ,,, (jllr,lnpr nf ...... unci, returned to their homes ves- terday utter u Christmas visit vith"M J. J'ei.app. 0. L. Ferrell, motormiin on the Sa lem Street Knilunv ,,.! c :i mi I , " ' itiiinn, will leave tomorrow for Richmond. Ore , for a week's vacation. C. C. (Irnham returned last, evening from a week end visit in Portland. Mrs. Graham will continue her visit in Port land during the holidays. II. O. Kiigan, of Wiilln Walla, is in the city, today visiting with his nude, Kobert Nicholson. He Is In the city engineer's office at Walla Wnlla. John Peek and wife are visiting rela- ves and friends in Oregon City and I ortlnnd during the holidays. Mr". Peck is motorinan for the Salem Street Rail way. Mrs. O. TL Luck, who has been visit ing her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. A. K. McCoy, iu Albany, will arrive In the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Luck will live at the Court apartments. Attorney llenerul (leorge M. Brown, who has been spending Christmas will relatives here, leaves tonight for Ha loin where he will spend a dnv before going o Portland where he will attend to business matters. Mrs. Brown and children will remain In Kosebnrg until after Now YeBra. Roseburg Review. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. William, of Hs lem, spent Christmas day and Hundnv In Eugene, accompanied by their two litth sons. Mrs. Williams u'nd the boys re maining for a few days while Mr. Wil liams returned home yesterday. Thev aro former Euireiie residents, -Mrs, AVil liams being Miss Htella Baker before their marrimre. Eugene Register. John Ludlie and wife, of Missoula. Mont., are the guests or Mr. and Mis E. P. Wright, 12.14 South Commercial street. Mr. Ludlie is associated with the Missoula, Mont., Culvert company and will attend a business meeting of the company this week In Portland. He was t former resident of Huleni, work ing as shipping clerk in the Southern Taclfle offices. Cologne, Germany, before the war had population of 032,381. How To Make the QuickestySimpiest Cough i Kemeay Mark toriter tkaa the Rradr Made Kind and Voa Hay a. Fully Uuaraatecd This home-made cough syrup i now used in more homes than any otner cough remedy, its promptness, ease and cer tainty in conquering distressing coughs, client and throat colds, is really remark able. You can actually feel it take hold. A day's use will usually overcome the ordinary cough relieves even whooping auugh quickly. Splendid, too, for bron chitis, spasmodic croup, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. Get from any druggist 2 ounces of Pinex (SO cents worth), pour it in a pint bottle and till the bottle with plain granu lated sugar syrup. This gives you at a cost of only M ceuts a full pint of better cough syrup than you could buy for $2.50. Takes but a few minutes to prepare. Full directions with Pinex. Taste good and never spoils. You will be pleasantly surprised how quickly it loosens dry, hoarse or tight coughs, and heals the inllamed mem branes in a painful cough. It also stops the formation of phlegm in the throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per sistent loose cough. Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine ex tract, rich in guaiacol, which is so heal ing to the membranes. To avoid disappointment, be sure and ask your druggist for "2 ounces Pinex,'1 and don't accept anything else. A guarantee of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with this preparation. The Pinex .Co., Ft. W ayae, lad. WAB NEWS OF ONE YEAR ACO TODAY President Wilson declared England would have to pay a heavy indemnity for seizing Am erican ships. Russia claimed and Hcrlin admitted the rout of l""i,00(l Austrians in the Car pathians. The allies claimed some gains iu the west. Lured By Promoters ; To Financial Ruin Oregon City, Or., Doc. 28. Lured from the east by tales of wealth in the orchard business iu tho northwest, Charles' Ilohne, former New Y'ork hotelmnn, is dead today while a bullet from Ins own revolver in his brain. Despondency because his dreams of prosperity were shattered is believed to have led him to eonunit suicide. Hohne, accompanied by his two sis tors, came to Oregon City last Juno nner nc naa nurenuseu an orcnaru tract, from a local real estato concern. In- stead of a bearing orchard, he found the tract covered with stumps, rocks and underbrush. He brought suit against the real eslate company and ob tained a judgment recently. Then a receiver was appointed for tho com pany and Hohne 's judgment was worth less and his hopes shattered. After wandering several miles over a country road yesterday. Hohne shot himself. WAB BULLETINS . Taris, Dee. 28. Bulgarian troops de feated the Herbs and occupied Elbassnn in Central Albania, according to a Ge neva report today. Washington, Dee. 28. A Rome dis patch to the state department this aft ernoon .said that an Italian liner going to Catania was sunk. LUMBERMAN DEAD. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 23. while attending Christmas -Stricken midnight miiHs in Carmelite convent, to which he had given more than $"00,000 during iiis lifetime, Mulconi McGregor, mil linnnids lumberman, is dead today of acute stomach trouble. Horn in Ontario in 1842, he camo west 42 years later and founded the town of Orillin, near Seattle. HOLD UP STEAMER New York, Dec. 28. Passengers on the liner Cnited States from Htockholm today said she was held up five days nt ureenock, Hcotlnnd, while 2,800 pieces of parcel post mntter were taken off by the British, who suspected it to be contraband. The passengers signed a protest against the British course and forwarded it to Washington. INQUIRE AFTER HUERTA. Washington, Dec. 28. Tho depart ment of justice today telegraphed to Kl I'nso asking how serious is the re ported illness of former President lluerta, of Mexico. Unless it is worse than indicated, the grand jury investi gation into his alleged Mexican expedi tion conspiracy will continue. TACOMA BANKER DIES, New York, Dec, 28. William E. Bliven, formerly cashier of tho Lum bermen's Nutional organization at Ta I'nma, died here last night of paralysis. He was a pioneer banker and button uianul'acturei' of Muscatine, Iowa. CALIFORNIA PROHIBITION Sacramento, Cal,, Dec. 28. Latest totals .on number of signatures to the dry initiative petitions are: Partial prohibition nn 11118, 37,172; total prohibition 1920. 3M.01.1. Supplemental petition art now beginning to come In and as a ritle these petitions have more signatures than the origin als, indicating that the drys will get the necessary number of signatures 74,1,'ltl. Yon can make money by reading the Journal New Today column. :.y- VAUD BYSUP. COURT Supreme Court Passes Upon Three Marion County Cases Affirming All The supreme court today decided in favor of B. 0. Schueking k Co. in the famous hop case against E. M. Young that was tried out before Judge Kelly in the circuit court of this county and the judgment of the lower court was Hiiirmeu. ine mam point ot conten lion in tins cast was about a certain hieroglyphic made in the form of two parallel lines crossing two other par allel lines or, as it has proved, was one of the ' 'double crosses" ao often referred to in everyday language. This little double cross was placed after the number 25,000 and Mr. Hchueking main tained that it meant ''pounds" when ia a hop contract. Justice McBride ruled that when it was in front of a numeral it meant "number" but wnen Dlaced after the numeral it universally meant pounds. According to the testimony in the ease Schueking contracted in Decem ber' 1912, for the delivery of 25,000 pounds of hops from E. M. Young at 14 cents per pound. It happened that in October 1913,'when the hops were to be delivered that hops were selling from 22 to 24 cents per pound and the testi mony shows that Young refused to de liver, and told Schueking that the con tract was no good. "It is" said Mr. o-i... .i r .. - ocuucKing aim men tne case was started. Schueking sued for $2250 Which he Claimed ho lost hv the fniliira of Yonnc to deliver the hons nn.i Vn.,,1 held that the contract did not compel him to deliver as it did not call for 25,000 pounds of hops but for 25 000 of tnoso hieroglyphics in the form of aou Die crosses. . The jury in the circuit court awarded Mr. Hohueking a. judgment in the sum of $1750 and costs against Young and Young appealed to the supreme court. Attorneys John A Carson and Oscar Hnyter represented the appellant and Johu H. McNary and Roy F. Shields ap peared for the respondent. Another Marion' county case which came up in the supreme court today was that of George Evanhoff against tho "lute industrial accident commission. This was an action broueht bv the plaintiff, who was au employee of the ltrida Veil T.nmlipr i'n o,.ni,i .i. constitutionality of the act authorizing .the establishment of the commission. r.vannotf 's attorney discovered 19 al leged violations of the state constitu tion and four alleged violations of the constitution or United States in tho act founding the commission. Justice mcHride, however, ruled that the al leged violations wero misplaced and all were variations of one or two that were over ruled by the supreme court. llns case was tried out in the circuit court of this county where Judge Gallo way ruled against the plaintiff and his decision was uphold by the supreme court. Evanhoff complained that he was entitled to at least $15,000 but Justice McBride stated that under he old gysein of personal suits that about ono man in three secured damages and the other two received nothing. At present, he said every man was assured of some compensation when injured and that the law was approved by the peo ple of the state by a vote of about two to one. L. H. HcMahan Wins His Case, The supreme court upheld the deciidon or Justice Willlum Galloway in the Salem-Fairfield Telephone company case against j.. 11. .Mo.Mah.ni. this was a suit brought to restrain the alleged il legal uso of a telephone line and the decree of the lower court was that tho telephone company should be enjoined from adding more customers to the line. In 1898 a telephone line was eon structed northerly nloiiu- the county road from Salem for a distance of about 10 milea by W. II. Egan and others. nun incir consent a Dranch line was built known as line No. 6 by three parties, ono of whom L. II. McMahan afterwards bought out. An attennrt j was later made to consolidate some of ;the lines as the polos began to decay and ny laws were drawn up but it appears that the agreement wa not entered into by any of the original three ou i.ine u. After the consolidation Me Mahim refused to recognize the laws of the company as he did not enter hi to the agreement and continued to pay nis snare of the expenses by way of "donations," not admitting the right of tho company to ossess him. One of these donations the company refused and cut his phone off from tho line, Me Milium put it buck ami it was again ciii orr. ana men tne suit started Tho supreme court held . that Mo Mnhan was entitled to an undivided one-third interest in Line ft but that he must pay his ratable share of the ex penses of operating a three party line and the telephone company is enjoined from addding other parties to the three party line. However the telephone com pany Is entitled to put up other wires on the polos on liiift 6 to supply other customers that might reside in this re ritory. . In the Portlnnd Jitney case the su premo court held that jitney may be regulated and that the city council can legally past an ordinance to which is attached an emergency clause if it is showu that an unergeucy actually ex ists. The other opinions handed down fol low; Riddle State Bank versus J. A. Link and others, an action on a promissory note, appealed from Douglas county, opinion by Justice Benson, affirms de cision of Judge J. W. Hamilton. City of Portlnud , versus American Surely Co., appealed from Multnomah county, Judge 11. E. Medium Modified by opinion of Justica Bumevfc J 1 Henna against Alluvial Farm Company, an action tn recover money, iter Holmes affirmed in all point. U. Q. Hyde against Chauucey Kirk- TODAY'S ODDEST STORY. Franklin, Po. Dec. 28 Young Parmer Walter McFarlaml says that while rabbit hunting he heard a shot and saw rabbit fall dead within a few feet from him and found that his horse had stepped on a loaded shell, which exploded and kill- ed the rabbit. Street Car and Auto Delivery Clash Together 'An auto delivery loaded with a dozeu sacks of bran and driven by V. A. De- Masters, of West Salem, collided with a street car at the corner of State and Cottage, streets at noon today and the auo was badly bruised up. The auto was being driven north on Cottage and the car was going east on State street when the accident occurred. Mr. De Masters said that he saw the car but did not think that it would attempt to pass in front of his car as it was nearly a block away when he approach ed the track. He said he was going slow and he had checked his speed to pass over the bump at the edgo of the pavement. Mr. DeMasters was thrown from the car and his side wag bruised but he did not think he was seriously hurt. The bran -was scattered along the track for a short distance and the left rear wheel of the auto . was entirely de molished. Stocks Decline Today On Wall Street (Copyright 1915 by the New York Ev ening Post.) New York, Dec. 28. Prices on the stock exchange today are reactionary, cancelling a large part of yosterdny's improvement, until the last hour, now- ever, when the list became heavy, there were no particularly weak stocks; selling of industrial issues and railroad (shares tended to diminish 08 prices went aownwaru, Steel common declined over a point from yesterday's highest mark. After an early advance, Anacona declined a noint. New York Central a half, and Erie a half.. In the last hour, how ever, the losses were sharply increased as the eclline pressure became heavy. A contributing cause was speculotive profit taking by professionals. There was a great deal of talk about the English cabinet situation, and sub marine attacks in the Mediterranean, and besides there we? considerable sell ing of foreign stocks here. "Golden Rule"' Warden Under Indictment White Plains, N. Y Dec. 28. The Westchester county grand jury todny returned nn indictment in six counts against Thomas Mott Osborne, "golden rule" warden of Sing Ming prison, attcr an investigation of prison conditions. Five of the counts charged malfeas ance in office, and the sixth personal immorality. Osborne's friends termed the indict ments the outgrowth of a systematic campaign to force him out. Osborne first . attracted attention when he entered Antmrn penitentiary as a "prisoner," in order that he might ge an insight into prison conditions from other than a textbook stand point. Later he was made warden nt Sing Sing mid there instituted a numlu'r of reform, including a prisoners' court in w.hich prisoners themsolves punished anyone guilty of infraction of prison rules. AUSTRIAN SENTENCED New Tork, Dec. 28. .Anton Menke, a young Austrian, implicated in muni tions plots, was sentenced today to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to violation of tho tenement law by hav ing explosives stored in his apartment. He said he was merely interested in ehemistry and was experimenting. Jus tice Mcinerny said, "you're a menace to the community." patrick, appealed from Baker county, ircuit court decision by Judge Wch petition for rehearing by Justice Bur nett. iS YOUR STOMACH CLOGGEDWITH WASTE? Daniel J. Fry Guarantees to Return the Money If Mi-o-na Does Not Believe You. "It's a pleasure to sell a medicine when my customers come in afterward and tell me how much good it has done them," said Daniel J. Pry, tho popular druggist to a Journal man, "and that is why I like to sell and rccommeud Mi-o-na, the dyspepsia romedy. The distribution of samples that I made created so much talk and so large a proportion of those who received a sample have bought a box of Mi-o-oa that my clerks have been busy selling the medicine ever since. I have so much faith in this article that I am going to guarantee it in the future, and will return the money to any purchaser of Mi o-na wnom U unci not help. That may seem rash but iny customers have aid so many good words in its favoi that I do not expect to have many pack ages returned. "Anyone who has dyspepsia, whosr food does not digest weil, and who hur to take thought as to what he can eat, and when, can leave CO cents deposit at my store and take home a box of Mi-o-na and if the remedy does not regulate his digestion and help hie dyspepsia ke can withdraw his money I don't know but what we would be willing to pay him interest." This shows great faith in the merit of Mi-o-na. It il really a moat unus ual medicine and the rapid increase of sales ilnce Daniel J. Pry introduced il tn Salem shows that it does all that It ia claimed to do relieve! dyspepsia regulates digestion and enables those who use it to eat just what they want with no fear of trouble after. A Galley o Fun ! CRIMINALS SOAKED. Deacon Emptyakull Hal Ha! Ha! While Si Hubble and fambly wua tew town seein' the circus, tramps broke intew their house and et everything in sight! Sister Narrerbrane There's quick retribution fer ye! I always said the Lord had more than one way uv jnn ibhiu' Biriners. GIFTED WITH STATECRAFT. First Politician Chinflop is one of the ublest men we've got on the stump today. He's a regular statesman. 'Second Politician You're right. Able man; statesman; high order. Why Chinflop can see more kinds of ruin and calamity ahead of the nation than all the rest ot the party! A GLOOMY OUTLOOK. First Professional North Pole Ex plorerYou look worried, comrade. Second Professional North Pole Ex plorerYes; I fear that gome day one of those Relief Expeditions is going to discover the pole. THE REAL FIEND, "V. Jack (with cigarette) Barrlck Is a terrible cigarette fiend. i Maud (in surprise) Why, I never) knew he smoked them I Pack He doesn't; he's forever telling other people how harmful they are. -SOME SOCIAL OBSERVANCES. The Call. The common ordinary call Is a ming ling of pleasure and duly ot pleasure when we are referring to it in the presence of the one called upon, and of duty when we are talking to our selves. It lies at tho root of all so cial impulses. It Is the foundation stone of society. The lamentations of Mrs. Noah have not been recorded, but we know how badly she must have felt after that little Ireahet that took plf.ee ome paltry centuries ago, to think there was one left to send out cards to. Mrs. Noah, so to speak, had to raise her own callers, and then she w 9 was too old to enjoy calling as it l ought to be enjoyed. When Mrs.1! bhem or Mrs.. Japlict dropped iu and remarked how pretty the artiflcial flowers in the glass case In the parlor were, and whether tbey were picked I fresh that morning, Mrs. Nonh no doubt had not the youthful vein of sar casm to reply in a way that would show her caller the measure of her ppreciation of something which she 1 knew was intended to make her un-1 comfortable. Q I Since Mrs. Noah's time, women have : cone on making calln more or less fre quently, and men have avoided them, with much the saina dogged persist ence that has marked a Columbus or a Carlylo. A man's Idea about making a call l.s that it is one of the best and finest ! Mid most desirable and easiest things 1 rot to do; and he believes this n '' good deal more than ho does religion or politics. The proposition In lopic that all men are not callers, Jones is not a caller, therefore Jones Is a man, Is a fundamental axiom, and no one but a woman would ever think of con (indicting It.' The only time when the average man takes a genuine pleasure in a call Is when he holds four'necs. The average woman, on the other hand, Is a caller by nature, tempera ment, tradition, premeditated design and Inclination. She not only rails to show what she herself has on, but al so to find out if what the other woman has on Is any better thus killing two birds with one stone. The ordinary rail is also to her a social training icbool, whereby she learns to talk with out thinking. It is easier to talk with nut thinking when one Is In a crowd, nil doing the same thing, but one Is apt to become self-conscious 'where there Is only one other listening, and this In Itself ia good practice. A call Is not properly a call when 'here are more than two participants. It then becomes a community of In ipleucy and Is on tho edge of being i function. Among women, tho common or or ilnarrg-all la complete when two somen meet for twenty minutes to lecldo (1) which one has the better ,-lotbes; (1) which ono has the belter Husband; and (1) which ont lias the Wtter scryanL It lg thntlm to go. Hprwjfi' 'if ur.i.. v i. Hiduc iuur ice Cream? Ice Cream flavored with Merit Vanilla tastes better has that dandy taste that pleases and calls for more. Merit Vanilla fairly bubbles over with concentrated strength and goodness. Order a 25c Bottle From Your Grocer GRAND THEATRE Home of Paramount Pictures Today and Wednesday The best picture of the year "STILL WATERS" With Marguerite Clark Travel Series No. 32 Coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Charles Clurry "The Mummy and the Huinmingbird" Sunday and Monday Next THEDA BARA IN "CARMEN". Tou liuvo seen the Lasky production of Carmen with the groat Geraldine Farrer, you will now have an opportunity to sec the Fox Film Co. con ception of this same produc tion with .the noted Theda Bara. Something doing at the Grand eveiy day. Da iau i. Alit)kll(lfaA!)faVlbtkll' l'IT'!PT'P'i 1 f ' FLOUR 13 HIGHER. Portland, Or., Dec. 28. Patent flour prices will advance 20 cents per barrel in tho locnl market within a day or so, ac cording to information given by local milling interests during the day. Tho new price will bo 13.10 per barrel. HANNA VEBY ILL London, Dec. 28. Governor Ha una. of North Dakota, a member of the Pord peace party is "very ill probably with typhus fever" in a Copenhagen hospital according to a Copenhagen dispatch to day. TRY JOURNAL WANT ADS. in TODAY and TOMORROW 10c j 1 EDWIN ARDEN supported by a very capable cast in THE BELOYED VAGABOND The first slx-rcel American drum iu culms NEAL OF THE NAYY The great American play iu "The Gun Runners" BLIGH THEATRE 10c The old year out and tho new year in at tho Hliyh Ppcciiil . Program. HI Pi HOBART BOSWORTH IN A GRIPPING BROAD WAY 0 ACT DRAMA "A LITTLE BROTHER OF THE RICH" TODAY TOMORROW ' YE LIBERTY Always 10c, never more ISP IB raaEMMat