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THE DAILY CAPITAL jrnal, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1916. FIVE I i t f mm ' SCENE FROM WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY ' "What Will l'eoplo Say?" the next five part feature picture which will lie shown here at Ye Liberty theatre on Sunday niul .Monday, promises to be the treat of the se.ison. It is a Metro pro- auction, eoniaining all tne elements that have ma.le the Metro the acknowledged leader in the motion picture world, with Mme. Fetrova, the gifted, emotional actress, in the stellur role, and a strong supporting cast. Jt waa produced for the Metro i'ictiircs Corporation, by the A SOLDIER'S OATH Featuring the $100,000 Star. " WILLIAM FARNUM At the Oregon Sunday and Monday SUBLIMITY NOTES A jolly time was had liy all why at tended the card party given by the l.adv Foresters Sunday night, February i;i, at C. O. F. hall. Frank Kaiiscbc'r situl Ense Ilottinger won the gent.;' and ladies' grand prize, while Frank l'fleig er and Theresa Hitter liad the honor of each carrying home the booby. Lunch, consisting or cake and sandwiches was Sunday and Monday til k i FLORENCE REED In that Great Broadw ay Success new I A Thrilling Expose of the Inner Secrets of the GREAT WHITE WAY THE GREAT HENKLE A Renowned Musical Act Vs Bligh Theatre !ZZ ' --'n-fir i rwniinMin r -nf-fir n iriinrrr - -"--- - r - - r ; ' A" ' . It ' - -, f I i V - v . . - ts V- l .1- . i i v , , v If! I'1 Hi'SH m l,?uX, I'opul.ir J'lay and Players, and is a pic turizatioii of the famous novel of the tmo nnme by Kupert Hughes, one of the foremost American dramatists and novelists. This combination goes to make "What Will People-Sayf" an of fering nf unuunnl itifarnat nil a O ....... v.... iu Ml, IUV photoplay-going iublic. Mine. Petrova ti i. i j . . uv rr memoerea lor ner notauie worn in tne previous Metro masterpiec es, "My Madonna," "The Vampire" and "The Heart of a Painted Wom an." (served at midnight, which was well ap preciated by everyone. The party broke up at a late hour and everyone reports ' having one of the best times ever had at a card party given there. Alois Hassler is qtiito seriously ill with pneumonia this week. Mr. Hass ler is employing a nurse from. Salem during his illness. Josephine Durhntenu, of Stayton, was auoiimity visitor .Monday. Nick Heuberger, Jr., is having den tistry work done in Stayton this week. A number from hero attended the patty given at tho Gildow home neni Aumsvillo Friday night and everyone reports a good time. John Kintz and wife and F.d Meier and family were visiting relatives at Stayton Sunday. Glen Smith returned home from Rose , burg Sunday evening, having been I there on business for a few days. Margaret Benedict left Saturday for an extended visit in Portland. Jos. Becker and wifo were down from tho Iiidge Tuesday. I The meeting of the Commercial club last night was well attended and consid erable interest was shown in the main question before the meeting railroad. I A number from Stayton were present. ! Stayton Standard. j It is said Henry Ford is an imprac tical pacificist, but his reported de cision to start a big peaco advertising I campaign indicates that ho knows how to get results. or S - i "FATHEOF FAMILY Rlr.M Gaffney - Tells How "He" Came to Woo, Win and Marry "Margaret" Seattle, Wash., Feb. 1!). " Robert" A. Gaffney, a wonun, who four years has been toe husband and father of a large family here, today gavo "Ins" reasons why "he" married Mrs. Mar garet Gaffney. "I wanted to befriend her," s.lid " Robert. " "She was poor and friend less when we met. She had three chil dren and was unable to earn enough to support them." She is in a strange predicament today is "Mr.", Gaffney. After JS years of masquerading as x man, "his" sex has been found out and "he" occupies alone, the juvenile ward at the county jail, convicted under the stato "lazy husband" law. The woman "he" married in Spo kane four years .igo is at liberty. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Palmer has h?r case under advisement. It is a penal offense, he says, in this state for a woman to "marry" another woman. But he admits the case of "Mr." Giff ney has many extenuating circumstanc es. "Robert" Gaffney explained in de tail to a reported just how it all hap pened. "I had been wearing inen 's clothes for years before I met Margaret," "he" slid. "I wore trousers because they were more convenient. Then, too, men's garb helped me to get work that I could not get otherwise. By trade I am a carpenter and finisher. People do not want women carpenters. So I wore men's clothing. I "When I met Margaret, she was in need. We liked each other und I told her I would help her until she could get her children adopted und find some means of support for herself. If we were to live together, as we decided we must, to cut down expenses, you can readily see why we married. People would have talked about us had we not. "As time went on, Margaret did not find places for her children. Our coin pact was broken by her. 1 was working in the Column building as foreman of janitors. "I quit my position and left her. When my support was cut off, she had mo arrested as a Mazy husband,' and the truth became know'n." "Robert" Gaffney easily deceived those with whom "he" met as to "his" sex. To the most critical eve "ho" looks like a ni.in "His" con versation shows "he" reasons like a man. "But, "his" voice betrays "him." It is high pitched. "I want to tell you t know men," "he" declared. "That is why 1 mar ried Margaret. A man might have be friended her tho way 1 did. But ho wouldn't have stuck to her. He would have renuincd cnly during the brief time his passion lasted and no longer. "It makes little difference about me now, that tiie truth is known. Peoplo with whom I have associated all my life will consider me out of their class. I have no class now. I'm merely flotsam. "tiiu Id years ago, "he" declared proudly "I was a pretty good look ing woman, if T do sav it mvself." Mrs. Gaffney, who rims a rooming house tells a somewhat different storv. She says she did not know she was marrying a woman for some months af ter the wedding. In fact, she sivs, she never was certain of it until "Robert" herself, told her. "He was away nights," said Mrs. Gaffney, "working. Tie slept in day time, and I was forbidden to enter his room. I was auspicious of his sex and once accused him of beine n woman but he grew so angry -about it that I never mentioned it again." "Robert" Gaffney was convicted as "lazy husband" and sentenced to the. county stockade. "1 would have cone." "he" said. "but the work, I know would be too hard for me." Mitchell Bested Miller. Seattle, Wn'sh., Feb. 19. Sid Mitch nil, Australian middleweight, had all the better of his four round bout with Ivan Miller here last night. On the same card, Joe Benjamin of Spokane, lost to Leo Houck, local feathorwe;. in four rounds. A draw decision would have been more popular. 1 We Are Coming To See You Again TOMORROW Don't Miss Us Anita Stewart Earl Williams OREGON v V "The j Goddes: l . THE MARKETS t The following prices for fruits and vegetables are those asked by tho wholesaler of the retailer, and not what is paid to the producer. All other prices are thoso paid the producer. Corrections are mado daily. Today ends a week of unusual dull ness in all lines of the market. About the only changes have been in eggs, which are on a declining market. Ad vances in retail have been made by sugar, the second advance of the week bringing the retail of cane sugar to $7.:!0 a hundred. Veal is showing signs of weakness, with 10 cents as the highest for tops. Grains. Hay, timothy, per ton $14.00 Oats, vetch $12.0012.50 Cheat $12.00 Clovor hay $12.00 Wheat 85c Oats 40c Rolled barley $35.00 Corn $40.00 Cracked corn $41.50 Bran $26.0027.00 Shorts, per ton $28.0030.00 Butter. Butterfat 32c Creamery butter, per pound 34c Country Butter 25c Eggs and poultry. Eggs, candled, No. 1, cash 24c. Kggs, case count, cash 22c, Eggs, trade 21c Hens, pound 1,'lc Roosters, old, per pound 6(ftSc Spring chickens, pound 13c Fork, Veal and Mutton. Veal, dressed 10c Pork, dressed 10c Pork, on foot 7(fi7 l-4c Spring lambs 77 l-2c Steors 5 l-26o Cows 45c Bulls 3 l-2c Ewes 5c Wethers 6 l-2c Lambs, grain fed 7 l-2e Vegetables. Cabbage , Tomatoes, California String garlic Potatoes, cwt Brussels sprouts Sweet potatoes , Beets '. Carrots Turnips Celery, case , Onions $2.00 $1.752.00 15c $1.251.75 10c $3.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $5.00 . $2.75 California head lettuce, case . $2.50 5(1.75 Apples, Hood River . . . $1 Truits. Oranges, Navels $2.253.25 Tangerines oranges $1.75 Lemons, per box $4.25(fT4.75 Bannnas, pound 5 l-4c California grapo fruit $3.00 Florida grapo fruit i.'..... $5.00fr(i.00 Cauliflower $2.50 Dates, dromedary, ease $3.35 Fard dates $1.00 Grapes, barrels $1.00 Cranberries $12.00 Pinonpples 7 l-2c Honey $3.50 Retail Prices. Eggs, per dozen, fresh ranch .... 30c Sugar, cane $7.,'i0 Sugar, D. G $7.10 Creamery butter 40c Flour, hard wheat $1.60 $1.90 Flour, valley $1.30$1.60 POETLANL MARKET. Portland, Or., Feb. 19. Wheat Club, UlicMLOo; Bluestein, $1.07(ii) $1.13. Forty Fold, !)7cQ.$L07; Red Russian, 9ic. Oats Xo. 1 white feed, $200; $27. Barley feed, $29. Hogs best live, $8.15. Trime steers, $7.75; fancy cows, $ti.50; calves, $S.0O. Sluing lambs, $9.00. Butter City Creamery, 31c. Eggs Selected local extras, 2fic(ff 28c. Hens, Mc(fi)l."c; broilers, McfnlDc. Geese, Klcfo 11c. More Candidates File Notices of Candidacy Geo. E. Richards, of Joseph, filed to day as a candidate for nomination by the republican party for the office of District Attorney for Wallowa county. O. W. Hodson, of Portland, is a candi date for nomination by tho republican party for the office of State Senator, Thirtenth Senatorial district, with thiB slogan "Oregon first, tho world after ward." Benjamin V. Swope, of Independence, caudidute for nomination by the repub lican party for the office of District Attorney for Polk county. His Blogan is "Fearless impartial enforcement of tho law, and protection of the home," MT. PLEASANT ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Habbcrman were .Marion visitors Friday. Henry Hobson, of Salem, has been in this vicinity the past week purchasing beef cattle. Mrs. P. H. Lambert was a Sunday visitor at the D. Townes home. Nick Lulay called at J. H. Kloers Saturday. Elmer Ray wan seen going in the di rection of I.ee Downing 's Saturday eve with n smiling face. H. R. Shnnk and wife called at the Mrs. H. Shank home Tuesday. Tony Kloer called at F. X. Hotting er's Sunday. Pete Fielder and wife, Harry Shank and wife, Vera nnd Roxana Shnnk und Angeline Ryan were Sunday visitors at the Ed Smith home. Mr. nnd Airs. W. H. Ray nnd Mrs. Nick Kadreii, of Jordan, spent the week end visiting with relatives at Lebanon. The Farmers' I nion held their regu lar meeting Saturday night. Several attended the dance at Blue Deu Saturday evening. Stayton Standard. High School Notes The high school basketball squad left on an early Friduy morning train for I Astoria for a game Friday evening ! with the Astoria high school players. Saturday evening they will play at Van. couver. This trip will deterniiuo the state championship. . What becomes of athletic supplies, was discussed at a student body meet ing this week. In years past, it ap pears to have been the custom of mem bers of the nthletic team to appropriate for their own use sweaters and other apparel. As only a limited number of sweaters are allowed to each team, there was no sweaters for others wish ing to practice, and each year new ones for each team had to be purchased. Coaeh Clnncey was of the opinion that if all the football suits had been turned in last year, at least 20 good men could be out practicing. One student remarked that he went out for football two years ago and then the first year he did not take a Jersey, and was called a greenhorn by the oth er bovs. Consequently, last year, al though ho did not think it right, he took one. The same student agreed to return the sweater and honed the oth er boys would see that this was the right thing to do. One of the high school boys, James 11. Walker, joined the navy. He was presi dent of the junior class and Webster ian debating society last year and a member of the debating team which represented the cla'ss of lt16. Several changes have been made in the student council lutely. Robey Hat cliffe is holding down Robert Emmell's place in the senior class. George Well or is representing the juniors in place of James Walker. Daryt Proctor has been promoted to the president's chair since Benjamin Minton resiged. Lyle Bartholomew waa elected vice-presiilet at a meeting of tho student council over Ed Ranch, by a vote of four to five. Within a few days the tower of the wireless club will be completed. They will have one of the best in the city, as well as in the state. Says Germany Has Said Her Last Word By Carl Vf. Ackcnnan, (ITniled Press Staff Correspondent.) Berlin, Feb. III. Germany has said her last, word in tl.e Lusilania case aud will not prepare, another note about it, according to si rung indications among officials today. Though they are not commenting for publication on the reports that Secre tary of State Lansing will not recog nize Germany's right to torpedo ainicd merchantmen without warning, the of ficial attitude is known to be: Germany does not believe that Amer ica should interrogate her too closely about how the new policy shall be en forced, as the method is a naval secret, which Germany regards as purely a military question, concerning only her self and her allies. Ambassador Von Bernstorff has been fully instructed about the Lusitania case, and no was permitted to make the chango in tho proposed settlement which was suggested in his recent con ference with Lansing. And again, officials declare thai, the Lusitania incident was really closed at that conference, and that the new war fare plans have nothing to do with that case.. Tacoma Planning For Million Dollar Dry Dock Tacoma, Wash., Feb. '19. A great dry dock, largo enough to accommodate even tho largest dreadiinnght in the navy, and costing nioro than n million dollars, is planned for the near future through an agreement announced today between the Tacoma Smelling company and the Metropolitan Park board. A company is to be formed, after the necessary permission has been obtained from the government for the use of a portion of the water front of Point Defiance Park and after the drydock has been completed it will be leased by tho company from tho park board. The smelting company has agreed to build a breakwater 1,000 feet long, us ing sing from its furnuces. Tho park board's proposition has been laid before Major .1. B. Cava nangh, United Slates engineer for this district, at. Seattle, anil he has prom ised to take the matter up with tho war department for its npproval of the project. La Grande Has One Victim of Tong War La Grande, Or., Feb. 19. The only La Grande member of the Bow Lcong tong is in a critical condition at tho hospital today as a result of the tong war between tho Hop Sings anil allied tongs led by the How Leongs. Determined to get revenge for the shooting of one of their members on the streets nf Portland Thursday night, two Hop Sings pounced upon old Eng ( hon, a gardener, who for years has tried to conceal his affiliation with the Bow Leongs. Eng was shot in the leg. When bo fell the Hop Sing bent him over the head with their revolvers ami kicked him. Loin tjnong, a young Chinese cook, is tinder arrest as one of Eng's assailants. Golf Tournament Begins. Del Monte, Cal., Feb. 19. Forty golf ing experts, representing the best talcu' on the links that the Pacific coast boasts teed off here today in the quali fying round of the annual mid winter tournament. Because of the recent henvy rains the course was not quite ns fast as usual, but the wetness wan not sufficient to affect the gnme of the better players very materially. Jack Neville, Rcl'; Hayne, Donald Grant and several other veterans were expected to play close to par. ; m I Ask The Capital Journal about Job printing. ! : WEST SALEM Miss Zela McLean went to Kickreall Friday to be the week end guest of relatives. Mrs. Applewhite and son are living in the WiVsou house while Mr. Apple white is teaching in the high school at Sprague, W'ash. He will return here at close of school. They will then live on their little ranch on the hill north of town and engngo in tho chicken busi ness. Warren March, of Rickreall, was a Monday over-night visitor at the .1. Mc Lean home in Kingwood Park. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Aline have moved into the Page house in Kingwood Park. Mr. Aline is bookkeeper nt tho Cherrv City Flouring mill. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hall, parents of Mrs. Aline, rill occupy the Williams residence in Kingwood Park. Mr. Hall is ut prestnt in the east but is expected in Oregon soon. There will be a Pareat-Teacliers' as sociation meeting Wednesday evening, the 2.'ld. Superintendent O. M. Elliott of Salem, will give the address. The annual rally of the patrons, teachers und pupils of school district No. 32, recurred Friday. A write-up of which will appear later. FERN RIDGE NOTES The friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Jink Richards gavo them a picas ant surprise Sunday evening. Those present were: Jake Etzel and family, George Lambrecht and family, Jake Lnnibroclit and family, John Xolkoske, Giles Wagner, Gordon Zoelner, Leo Wagner, Jake Hafner, Andrew ami John Ijimbrecht, Frank Etzel, Then. Freres, Algie Moss, John Apple, Lau rence JSiegmund, Frank nnd Ben Basel, John Neitling, Chris Neitliug, Len Phil lips. Misses Rose Zolkoske, Helen Freres, Grace Hottinger, Winnie Wag ner, Snliua Wngner, Lena and Rose Ba sel, Anna Neitling, Mrs. Neitling, Mrs. Frances Hughes. The evening was spent in singing, dancing nnd playing cards. A lunch was served at midnight. Ev eryone thanked Mr. and Airs. Richards for the good time und went home with tho invitation to como again in the future. All the farmers of the Ridge are busy breaking the ground and getting ready for their spring needing. IL A. Siegmund's children are sick with bad colds. Frances Hughs tisited at. the IS'. Neit ling homo Saturday. George and Tony Neitling, Carl and Kate Sclmltebein, with .Miss .Minnie Schaller, sjient Sunday evening at the Joe Etzel home. Mr. and .Mrs. Jack Richards visiled at the Jake Elzel home Sunday nl'trr iioon. I.ou Thomas was buying hogs mi (he Iiidge Monday. Stayton Standard. GRANGE WANTS AGRICULTURIST. At a meeting of (he Woodbiirn grange, held on Saturday, the mem bers unanimously recommended that the county court of Marion county employ a county agriculturist nr t In coming year, and also recommended that the court re-appoint the same man who filled that office last year. It is doubtful whether our stubborn county court will pay any attention to a recommendation by tiie grange or any other organization in this matter unless ordered to do so by the powers that nre. At the budget meeting some tinio ngo, after it had been left lo a voto of tho farmers present ami they voted 30 to 2 in favor of having n'n I agriculturist, tho county con't arbi trarily turned,, them down. When Marion county gets a county court that will consider the wi dies of the people instead of its own whims and prejudices, then the people iniiy ex pect some relief and not until then. Wooilbiim 1 mlcpcndciit. ' HOLLAND ISLAND FLOODED Amsterdam, Feb. 10. Marken Island in tho Zuider Zee has been inundated ns a result of a heavy storm on tho North sea, and great billows are rolling over tho island. T'liono who failed to escape in advance of tho flood huvo taken refuge in tho island lighthouse, but fears nre felt for them even there. Fresh brenks in dikes holding back the Zuider Zee aro tre- (pieiit, nnd whilo there .have been no casualties yet, several towns arc submeigert and (hero may bo loss of life before long. Tho city of Hamburg hi re- ported badly damaged and part- ly flooded. fi r i GRAND S. ACTS OF Blended Novelties RANOUS AND NELSON CO. In a Great Morality Flaylet "CONSCIENCE" Hyman Meyer Lilly Lenora Co. at the riano Classiuue Dancers Gray and Graham Davenport and Kerr 'AT TIIE FOET" THE DAIRY FARM FOUR LA DELLA COMIQUES COMEDY ACROBATS i ! iSI Now why should a short arm ed man wear the same shirt the long-armed man wears, even if both wear the same collar size? Same reason as on quar ter sizes in collars simply because the dealer don't want to carry so many sizes in stock. Consequently this quar-ter-size-collar--store is logK cally the inch-slecve-shirt-store. So, the next shirt you need, try us and get the cor rect arm length. New Spring Shirts are here $1, $1.50, $2 and up. HAMSOND BISHOP CO. The Toggery 1G7 Commercial St. Leading Clothiers SALEM'S ASTRONOMER We often read in the different paper of Hie day articles on astronomy. All of Hie publications nre always interest ing. But we should not forget that wu have right in our midst one of the nur.it learned astronomers of our state. Wo refer to .Mr. J. 1.. Me Adams, of 215 D street. Mr. McAdains has spent years in this study and a glance at some of his charts of the hi'a veas will convince the most skeptical. In talking with Mr. McAd iiiiim ho says, "I just, simply lovo it. We often often see hiiu with his fine telescope on our streets and we assure you that lie is worthy of our patronage. Try Capital Journal Want Ads. IWIWIIW I III Sunday and Monday J tA iril V ft airi m iw laii i n ji . t ii 'I ' ' Ac ) tr WEWE FROM WHAT WILL Pf.0 PIE 5Af n n E3 ri 11 u li li n u ta ri tj ii B3 n n n n u u n n ri ti ti hi Mme. Petrova Iu a 5-Act Metro Wonder Play "WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY" YE LIBERTY t J The Home of Paramount E ww r wm mm wm m wm rt V" will n n "W 4 d ii itl aai md am mm m hd urn ait Mat itk m mn m & C. Vaudeville SUNDAY ONLY Matinee J and rjjC Evening