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FIVE BARhUM & BAILEY'S CIRCUS, BIGGEST AND BEST IN WORLD HERE TOMORROW THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, 1916. - That dear old institution, old, yet ever new, the circus Barnum fc Bail ey's comes to town tomorrow with a real circus the circus of our bovhood nd the meadow lot, the circus with red wagons and an army of clowns, and the women in fluffy Bkirts who ride at breakneck speed while the Tingmaster pops the whip and tumblers fly through the air. "Boys" who can still hark back to the old-time stunt with the water pail, nd "girls" who In other days clung to their mothers in awe while bespang led performers flirted with death, can. rat:- , Jr -V v v;.".. h T 'fe VS:; ... ... . ..-v f -'c wife JF t,.. 0567 M - -3 J--! M vJ . as ' Tomp to the show grounds tomorrow and re the latest and hest development of the circus idea of entertuinmcnt as car ried out by this oldest and largest of circuses. There arc circuses and circuses, but there is only one Barnum & Bailey's. It has been self-styled "the grciuest show on earth," and this year more than ever, it- is confidently asserted, lives up to and beyond its trade mark d title more generously than ever be fore. Today the circus is exhibiting in l'ortland and long before tho breakfast hour tomorrow the first of the four long trains is due to arrive. There will be but 'lew sleepy heads among the young liters. Kids that ordinarily kick upon getting up at a reasonable hour to do the morning chores will sleep with one eye open tonight and be on hand at the railroad yards early in the morning. The first thing on the circus day sche dule will be the parade at 10 o'clock in the morning, and it is promised to be a "whopper." As a banisher of mel ancholia the circus people say it will be superior to any liver pill. .very stitcn of the wardrobe w new this spring and there will be new features. Almost everything of any standing in the zoological line will be seen, either openly displayed or care fully concealed in gilded cages. Over a score of elephants will plod along, and there will be six bands of music in the two-mile long pageant of glittering splendor. But it is under the "big top" at 2 and 8 o'clock p. m. that this thousand rided miracle of the amusement world promises to make all sit up and take no lice, for this circus goes on improving ach year and burning up all the laud atory adjectives, until all the superla tives are exhausted. This season the circus is nlmost entirely new and com mences with a gorgeous pageant descrip tive of the l'ersinn pageants of the Thousand and One Niuhts, enlisting the services of over 1,000 people, and a wealth of colorful wardrobe ami trap pings. Following the glittering pageant will come the Tapid and diverting succession j of arenic acts given in three rings, four jstage8 and the huge track. The ele phants come first the musical ele phants who play brass intrumcnts and have a whole bagful of new tricks. I.uneta Perewa. whn in har aailv i,:i.i I "uuu, suuciu-u me nativg ot Mexico City with her love for the topmost branches of the tallest trees, will thrill bv her exnloita nnnn tho flvimr t, shooting like a comet through space at mo very top or ine tent. Mwain's trained rats and cots and Lady Alice's , trained pigeons and rats are new fcat I urea. Pallenberg's bears will ride bicycles and roller skates in a fashion to amaze I onlookers, while Marcclla's trained par : rot8 rnvens macaws and cockatoos will Ijbe seen in performances unlike anything heretofore seen. The equestrian acts' will offer the foremost champions and a new feuture in tins department will be the famous English Hunna'ford fnm- uv of five people making their first American appearances. China sends three troupes of acrobats, gymnasts and jugglers who are adepts in their lines. Mgnor tfugonghi, the Italian midget comedy rider will convulse the audi ences with his laughable antics upon a horse. Ella Bradna presents a trained animal display, while "The Act Beauti ful" provides the medium for the in troduction of oyer a score of horses, dogs and ponies all white in color in a series of beautiful poses. Moran and Wiser in a unique act in which they throw hats about as boomerangs are thrown; Well's esquestrian dogs and baboons; the Henri Fillis troupe of dancing horses and girls; the Belford and ricchinni troupes of wonder- acro bats and the Siegrist-hilbon troupe are also teature acts upon a program domi nated by newness and novelty. Another item on the bill will intro duce over a score of western ranch champion ropers ami riders in frontier sports and pastimes utterly unlike pre vious exhibitions of like character. There will be innumerable aerial, acrobatic equilibristic numbers and all presented by experts. Over two score clowns will furnish fun in huge chunks and for over two hours there will be in cessant atcivity and surprises. The men ngerie will be large and varied and the entire circus touches a hich water mark of superlative newness and excellence never before even remotely approached. Tickets may be bought throughout tho day at Pattern's Stationery storo, at exactly the same prices charged upon ine grounds. Coal Miners Strike May Be Averted A T Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 8. The threatened striko of coa, m'.ners of the southwest may be averted. With the vacancy caused by the with drawal of the Oklahoma operators filled by the appointtmeut of W. J. Jenkins of St. Louis, head of the Western Coal and Mining company, the sub-committee of the joint conference resumed delib erations today on the one disputed point dealing with the hiring of men. The operators submitted new propos als covering the disagreement. The sub committee was in session all morning considering this proposition and resum ed its conference after lunch. Members . of the committee refused to reveal the operators' proposals. Report of tho sub committee is not expected today. Journal Want Ads Get Results. Santa Fe to Take Oyer Wells-Fargo Express Topekn, Kan., Sept. S. The Santa Fe plans to go into the express business, according to reports in circulation here todav from reliuble sources that the ! railroad will take over all business I done on its system and auxiliary lines by the Wells Fargo Express company. Official announcement of the annex ation of the Wells Forgo business, it was soid, will come in the next few weeks. If the negotiations go through as reported this will be the first step of its kind in the history of American railroads. take care of the express business would be in Topeka with additional offices in Chicago, Galveston and La.Iuntn, it was said. WOULD BE SHERIFF IS UNDER ARREST Charged with Impersonating An Officer and Also with Extortion Salem, Saturday, Sept. 9th AN ALL NEW CIRCUS OF ALL NATIONS mmmm AND THE NEW CR&NTAL FASi&XTC ol. uCl l UK lilt !Si!i THE THOUSAND AND ONE IHGHT5fg nqRH CARS DF WORLD VKQHCERS 4 BO AREN!C ARTISTS 50 CLGVffiS SCORES CF HEW FOREIGN NOVELTIES s k nnn nnn i ? Finn 5 NVE5TED Y ACTUAL B.IW EXPNffi IJOoSMRiR NEW STREET PARADE fPME SO1 T1CKTF ADMITS TP WFW "SStt s&SHg2&WX mm Tickets on sale Show Day at Patton stationery store, 340 State St.; same prices as charged at show grounds Senttle, Wash., 8ept. 8. John V. Roberts, head of a Private detective agency here, and a enndiduto for! sheriff, is under arrest today following! his indictment today by tho federal ' grand jury on charge of impersonating a government officer and extortion. Roberts is alleged to have conspired u. r. i,orne. now nmffr .rmut in with 1:1 Paso, Texas, for whito slavery, to .Wiu irom i nriorc! larborough, a Tennessean under threat of exposing him to the federal authorities here last I March. j Yarboroueh. with Rucenin TUn v... ' borough, a Hi year old mulatto girl, al leged by the federal officers to be his illegitimate daughter, were held by Roberts and Coyno, according to evi dence 1'nited States District Attorney flay Allen presented to the jurv, under guard in the Perry hotel here for two days, while they threatened to cause Varborough's arrest for whito slavery in connection with his bringing the girl here from Tennessee. On the third day, March 13, it is al leged Yarborough paid $2,000, the price of silence, to f.'oyne, while Roberts waited in the next room. After the money was paid Roberts and Coyne are alleged to have gone to the train when the girl was started for Indiana. The same night, it is charged, Coyne accompanied Yarborough to Vancouver, B. C," where he took a cheek for Yarborough 'a trunk and dis appeared after telling Yarborough to remain out of the United States at least a year. Eugenia Yarborough communicated her troubles to a member of the crew of the train that was carrying her to Indiana. The trainman telegraphed the police at Chicago to investigate. The girl is ulleged to have told the story that caused the arrest of Coyne at El I'aso on a wh-te slavery charge. Use the Journal Want Ad Way. Golf Champions to Meet Tomorrow Marion Cricket Club. Haver'ford. Pa Bept. 8. A battle of golf champions irom Chicago will be gtage.l here to morrow when the finals of the national amateur championship tournament are pinyeu. Charles Evans, Jr., national open champion, and Robert A. Gardner, pres ent national amateur champion, both representing Chicago clubs, will clash in what is expected to be one of the finest exhibitions of golf the country has seen in many years. Evans won his way into the finals this afternoon when he defeated D. C. Corkran, of Baltimore, 3 up and 2 to go, while Gardner was defeating Jesse Guil ford, of Boston, 5 up and 4 to play. Crop Report Sends Wheat Up Again Chicago, Sept. 8 Bulls boosted whent from 2 5-8 to 2 7-8 cents in the pit to day on rumors that the government crop report figures, to be issued this afternoon will show a shortage. Hep tcmbcr was up 2 3-8 above a steady opening at 1"4 3-8; December up 2 5 8 at 1.5(1 3-8, and Mav up 2 7-8 lit 1. 57 5-8. Corn opened easy but rose steadily on the strength in wheat. September was up 1 3-4 at 0 7 8; December up 1-2 at 7tl, and May up 3-8 at 79. Oats made further gains on active trailing and strength in the otther grains. Heptember was up 1-8 ut 4tl 7-8; December up 1-4 at 49 3-4 and May up 1-4 at 52 3-4. Provisions rijd lower on weakness in hogs. Gardner Retains Amateur Championship Merion Cricket Club, Haverford, l'a., Men all over the country are buying the new stvles in Fall Hats. We are prepared to show you the same styles and Hacks that are being shown by all high class hatters from coast to coast. Stetson's "Criterion" black just now being nationally advertised will be a great seller. We have this style in five shades, black, grey, green, brown, oxford, price $4.00. Mallory Robert' s$3 hats Robert's $2 hats I Quality and Style are These Hats will remain In the new and best t as usual the very best, less of thJ advane in" shapes, and all colors- cost blue, black, urown, grey Price $3.50. Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes SALEM WOOLEN MILLS JbslW STORE s now - 4 '-MM--M LITTLE PEASANT GIRL TELLS PITIFUL STORK Tilled the Fields Until Married --Husband Proves To Be White Slaver San Francisco, Sept. 8. Bertha Sain sot, a pretty French peasant girl from Normandy, with the roses gone from her cheeks, subbed out the story of her shame to the federal court today where Charles Husson, an Apache of Paris, is being tried for white slavery. "I wore wooden shoes and tilled the fields behind horses in Normandy be fore I met Hiisson, " said the girl through an interpreter. "Then the war came and my father and brothers went to the front as sol diers. In Paris they were calling for peasant women to take men's places. They wanted peasant women because we are stronger and used to hnrd work. "In Paris I met Husson. I did not know he was an Apache. I married him. Then he took me to New York. "In America everything was utrartge. Husson told me to go out into the streets and find men and to bring the money to him. When I protested he beat me. The first night I walked the streets crying. I did not approach any men. Husson woulil not give me any thing to eat that night. He sent me out ngnin the next day. For six dnys and nights I stnrveil on half a loaf of bread a day. Then 1 became so hungry that I sinned to live. ."Husson brought me to San Francis co. He starved me ngain when I re belled against going on the streets. "Don't let them find out hack in France what I have come to for my old mother woulil dio from the shame of it. Just let me go now after this trial is over. I want to hide my shume in America." What to Do for Eczema Greasy salves and ointments should not he applied if rood clear skin is wanted. From any druggist for 25c or $1.00 for extra large Kite, get a bottle of xemo. When applied as directed, it effectively remove eczema, quickly stops itching, and heals skin troubles, also so rex, burns, wound and dialing. It penetrates, cleanse and soothes. Zemo la dependable and Inexpensive. Try it, as we believe coining you have ever used is as effective and satisfying. Zemo, Cleveland. Hept. 8. Robert A. Our.liner, of Chi cago, defending Ins title in the semi final round of the Tinted States ama teur golf championship here today, led IcKsc (iiiilfuid, the Boston long distance slugger four up in the first. 1H holes. Chick Avails; tinted States niicr champion, wns kept busy by J). Clarke ( orkrnn, Kiuitimore, hut ended the firsl IS holes '! up. Gardiner continued his steady play during the afternoon round and ended the match on the .12iiii green, beating Guilford 5 up mid 4 to piny. Why Have Your Capital tied Dp in an Empty House? A Capital Journal FOR RENT Ad at One Cent a Word will Get You a Renter. . ID SIT (Crntlnued from rage One.) in law. Mrs. Lyons gave it to Mrs. James Thompson, who is also the ac cused man's sister-in-law. Thompson lived with his brother and sister-in-law before the killings. lucre was a break in this line of testimony when Mrs. Lyons refused to my whether the shirt iu evidence wus the one- she received from Mrs. Clark and passed along to Mrs. Thompson. She could not identify it. P. A. Johnson, one of tho most im portant prosecution witnesses, identi fied Ihompson as the man he saw talk ing to Ristman, the jitney driver in Portland the night before the murder. On cross-examination he admitted he migm be mistaken in this identification. OREGON i TO REINSTATE EMPLOYES Washington, Sept. 8. Orders to re instate immediately all employes of the postoffiee department on their dis charge from the militia, without await ing formal approval of the department were issued today to all postmasters by the postmaster general. V',r II.! . Ml ...I. .'..I .... ,i i' ip:!littlin0ney,; TODAY - TOMOEEOW Daniel Frohnmn Presents Hazel Dawn and Owen Moore Tu a pii'tiiriution of the 1 r:i inn tic sensation 'UNDER COVER' Ity Hoi Cooper Megruo YE LIBERTY 'arcunQim ure& : Hi'' M ,, mm n i l. hi J i" nr. I. janancscnsasassai n n a a S TODAY - TOMORROW l William S. D n u a a a a a a a a a n a a H art IS The Apostle of Vengeance a P.. H B raiiv 8 i , ; i i g Arbuckle g I a n at g 'THE WAITERS' BALL' H A KEYSTONE H a No use of telling who and what tlicy are Everybody knows. d a Special Matinees 10c U Evening 15c a B&ssns&BQssnanEfl (iff m I 1 1 ifjTrltPAWN OF FATE." W C$j lull SiZ mmsnim 3 C 1 Today and Tomorrow George Beban IN "The Pawn of Fate" MUTUAL WEEKLY BLiGIi THEATRE