Daily capital journal., December 09, 1916, Image 4

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AN EASILY PLEASED COMMISSIONER
Commissioner Tallman, of the General Land office, is
highly pleased with the action of congress in "restoring
the Oregon & California land grant to the public do
main." He goes on to show that the land is classified as
timber, grazing, power-site and agricultural, and that
the timber lands will have the timber sold first and after
that the lands will be subject to entry under the home
stead laws. This has a soft, tinkling, musical sound to
those who are far away and know nothing of "logged off
lands in Oregon." In the first place the lands are not
yet safely in possession of the United States and may
never be until the railroad gets in its work and does the
selling of the timber on its own account. In either case,
and whichever sells the timber separate from the lands,
the value has been taken from them and he would be a
hardy citizen and one extremely fond of hard work who
would tackle the job of clearing and bringing the land
under cultivation. The better and bigger the timber the
bigger the job of clearing away the stumps. Conserva
tive estimates place the cost of clearing such lands at
from $75 for the lighter timbered portions to $150 for
the heavier. It will be apparent that the poor man will
hesitate long before tackling the job of literally hewing
out a home among the stumps. To do this work requires
capital as well as muscle and determination. The stump
age for the timber .would just about pay for clearing the
land, and if the Interior department understood the situa
tion, or if the eastern congressman did, they would favor
allowing the land to be homesteaded with the timber on
it and with the proviso that all money resulting from the
sale of timber from the land should be used in clearing
and improving it. u
This would give the homesteader a chance and would
eventually make such of the land as is capable of cultiva
tion, productive. There are some lands that are value
less so soon as the timber is removed as the only use that
can be made of them is for grazing purposes.
In fact this is the best way to clear the lands or most ot
them, and the angora goat is the animal for the work. He
will keep down the growth of underbrush and he is about
the only thing that will. , . , ,
However it is idle to discuss what is best to do with
the lands until the title to them is definitely setled. The
supreme court is to have another whack at the case and in
the light of what it did to it before, no one can guess
where the title will be when it gets through, or whether
there will be any.
Charles fa, Harkness, who died last May, and whose
Wife followed him recently, was said to be the third larg
os! owner of Standard Oil stocks. John D. Archbold was
second, and he passed away a day or so ago. This leaves
the great leader the last of the big ones, and he is getting
well up in years. The one thing that wealth will not dodge,
is that insidious thing called death and when it comes the
poor man may at least console himself with the reflection
that he does not have to leave so much. When John D.
takes this trip, you see he cannot take his carload of
milkcows, and other things like that, along.
The auxilliary schooner, Alpha at her launching at
Portland yesterday stuck on the ways after traveling
only a few feet towards the river. Superstitious sailors,
ana some landsmen lay the trouble to grape juice instead
of the customary wine being used in her christening. It
is said the moment the grape juice began to trinkle down
her side she stopped dead. This bit of news should be
broken gently to the gentleman from Nebraska.
While reading daily of the war and England's hercul
ean efforts, it sounds 'rather trivial to note that yester
day this country and Great Britain exchanged ratifica
tions of the treaty providing for the protection of in
sectivorous birds both in Canada and this country. It
shows also that the minutest details of government are
carried on just the same despite the war.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1868
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CAPITAL
Transact a General Bankimr Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
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L ITJ ill
METEOROLOGICAL
morn, for fear I meet disaster. Experience
has shown me that the weather seer is batty; he issues
forecasts through his hat, and most of them are ratty.
A canvas seer, with sawdust stuffed, would prophecy all
round him, yet I confess he has me bluffed, with his old
maps, confound him ! So I stay home all day and mope
my headpiece being leather because the tinhorn
prophet's dope is threatening bad weather. A million
men are buffaloed, just like the locoed writer; they ven
ture not from their abode because of this old blighter,
who threatens storms that do not start why don't the
peelers pinch him? who springs his rusty map and
chart, when we go up to lynch him.
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CITY NEWS
if. $s 4s ; if. is is is is i: : is ;;;:!;
D. I Howard, director of the social
department of the Commercial elub, pre
Mated lus resignation to the directors
of the club, to become effective at once.
The executive committee of the social
department will select n successor to
.Mr. Howard, to be acted on at the next
meeting of the board of directors, Tues
day, December 12.
To show cause why freight rates on
certain commodities should not be ad
tranced from 10 to -'5 per rent, a special
commission will meet in Portland Mon
day. Those appointed by the Commer
cial club to attend the sessions of the
committee are P. O. Deokebneh, Frank
Kchmidt. II- 8. Gile, C'has. K. Spnulding.
Robert I'uulus, W. G. Allen and K. y.
Quinn.
George W. Eyre, who is doing this
section a valuable service in providing
a local market for live stock, has skip"
ped during the past week four carloads
of hogs ti Portland. One of these cars
was shipped from Halem, one from Prn
tnm and two from Turner. A number of
fat Duroe hogs raised by Mr. Eyre were
sold at the Portland stock sliow this
week.
The campaign of the Cherrians for
telling tickets to "The Dictator" to
be given next Thursday and Friday ev
anion at the opera house will begin in
earnest next Monday, King Ring-elect
Lerehen has appointed n committee con
sisting of Frank 8, Ward, P. K. Grahcr
and J. O- Perry to have charge of the
ticket selling campaign and next Mon
day, the business men of the eiW may
expect a call from members of this com
mittee. "The Blossoming of Mary Anne"
given by the Snikpoh club of the high
school butt evening in the high school
auditorium was attended by an audience
that filled the auditorium to its utmost
capacity. The young actors did remark
ably well, every one of them, and the
genera! opinion expressed was that the
play was one of the best ever given, re
flecting especially on the careful in
struction given them by Miss Hopkins,
who had the play in charge.
Ward Wolf, who enlisted in the ma
rines last Jane, is home on a furlough
from Mare island. He reports service
in the marines to be a fine thing for a
young man. as they take him in hand
and make him a good soldier Thanks
giving day the boys were invited to
mess with the officers and their famil
ies and there seems to be a general
disposition to make life pleasant for
the marine.-. Mr. Wolf was formerly n
,.mir of the l.oyal Sons of the First
Christian church. His furlough is for
lj days.
Candidates for the apopinttnent by
the city council for the position of city
attorney for the coming year have an
nounced themselves. B. W. Macy. the
present incumbent, is out for re appoint
ment and W. H. Trindle, who held the
position during the year 1916, is also a
candidate- Roy Shields is another can
didate and baa so announced himself.
The appointment of city attorney for
the coming year will be takeu up at a
special caucus called late this month of
the hold over abiermeu and those recent
ly elected. Whoever the caucus selects,
will be formally elected at the first
meeting of the council in the new year.
Only 12 more shopping days until
Christmas, and the worst time of the
day to shop is between 2:30 and 4:30
o'clock in the nfNo. when every
body wants to do their buying. And the
best time is from 9 until 11 when most
of the women are home attending to
their morning household duties. At least
his is what a prominent merchant said.
The time for mailing is rieht now as the
oostoffice officials permit the writing
on the outside of "Not to be opened un
til Christmas." Mai' for the eastern
or central states should not be delayed
later than the- lth. a Sunday, the 24th,
and Monday. Christmas, are not work
ing days for the poatoffiee force.
The Inter -Stat Oontemrce Commis
sion recently handed down a decision
that will materially benefit this part of
The weather seer predicts a freeze: "To
morrow 'twill be snowing; and forty kinds
of arctic breeze like blitzen will be blow
ing." Tomorrow I had planned to go to
visit sundry nieces, but this punk prophecy
of snow has knocked my plans to pieces.
The day will probably be fine, and balmy
and beguiling, soft wind will blow, the sun
will shine, all nature will be smiling. I
lack the nerve to laugh to scorn the govern
ment forecaster; I will not set forth in the
the country and bring thousands of
tourists into this state next summer.
Heretofore, a tourist say from Chicago
or New York, or any central or eastern
point, was obliged to pay 17.0 more
for his return ticket if he wanted to
travel back home through Oregon. Al
though the mileage was shorter by this
northern route, rather than by way of
Kl Paso and New Orleans, yet the east
ern railroads have always discriminated
against Oregon and Washington. It was
generally $10 more in summer and $20
more in winter. By the decision of the
Inter-State C'ommereeeommission, after
next February, eastern railroads will be
obliged to make the same rate, whether
the tourist goes home over tho deserts
of Arizona and New Mexico or through
the wooded lands and beautiful soenery
of Oregon.
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! Court House News
Papers in the estate of Ann Airtier,
who died November 2. were filed this
moraine with the county clerk and
show the estate is valued at .flK.10, per
sonal property. The heirs are Joseph
Aicher, a son. of AVoodbuin; Mrs.
George Von Button, of Mt. Angel; and
the following grandchildren, children
of Martin Aicher, deceased: Martin
Aicher, Joseph Aicher and .Mary Aich
er; Sebastian Aicher, Prankie, Henry
and Teresa, children of Joseph Aicher;
Agues Von Mutton, Alozin, Maria and
Theresia, children of Mrs. George Von
Hutton. Among the heirs are The Ah
bey of St. Benedict at Mt. Angel and
the new St. Maw 's church of Mt.
Angel,
George Palmer, guardian of Henry
Slough, an Incompetent person, asks
permission of the county court to sell
1.41 S-4 bushels of potatoes at private
sale when the price is favorable. The
paperg were filed today.
J. Berridge, who was convicted of
petit larceny by bailee in borrowing a
hack from a Gervais farmer and sell
ing it and who completed a sixty day
sentence in the county jail, was turned
over to Constable Puller of Hiflsboro
Ithia morning by Sheriff Ksch. Berridge
lis wanted by the Hillsboro authorities
for the larceuy of a mare. He turned
jthe same kind of a trick at Oregon
it'ity and Eugene, but at Eugene he
was caught and turned over to Sheriff
i Ksch.
I On the grounds that after the inter
locutory decree given in the case of
i Patrick Qeelan against Mary Pnlaky,
et al., Patrick Geelan died and all tlir
lights of the parties involved changed.!
a motion was filed in the circuit court 1
14 US afternoon to have the case re
opened tor further hearing,
You Couldn't Tell
Which From Tother
The rather unique experience of hear-1
ing one of the most popular phonograph
singers and vaudeville artist sing a
duet with himself fell to the lot of ;
those who were fortuifate enough to at-i
tend the Glen Ellison-Edison recital!
at the opera house last evening. Al
though this may seem rather paradox
ieal, Mr. Kllison dui sing several duets
i with himself and the evening was tiv
en to selections t 'rem the new Kdisou
diamond point disc phonograph where
in the singer would sing with his own
; r.uison reeorci. stopping at times to
jshow how perfectly the record repro
duced his voice.
The smile that Mr. Kllison brings on
jthe stage at once gives him the good
i will of his audience and his wonderful
j singing does the rest. The singing of
'Lauder's Scotch songs were most popu
lar. The large audience insisted on more
numbers and Mr. Kllison responded by
jieeitiiu Kipling's "If," The concert
jwas given under thi auspices of the
George t'. Will mush --tore.
MEINZER MALLORY WEDDING
Mrs. Mary aieinr.er, for several
months proprietress of the Hubbard ho
tel, was married Sunday noon at Van -I
jcouver to Mr. P. E. Mallory, of Warm
I Springs, Montana. The newly wedded J
ieouple raise to Hubbard Monday. Mr
Mallory intends to continue the man I
agement of the hotel. May they live
long and prosper. Hubbard Enterprise.
ISCHARGE
I0NAL
Guardsmen Who Did Not Com
ply With Provisions of Act
Dropped Out
I'nder orders from the comnmnder-in-chief,
in compliance with section 61
of the act of congress, dune 3, 191ti, all
officers ann men of the Oregon Na
tional ! un rd who did not subscribe to
the oath or the oath on enlistment in
accordance with the provisions of the
act, art to be discharged, according to
general order number 20, which has
been issued to all commanding officers
of the guard and will be in their hands
by Monday. This order has been made
at the request of Governor Withy
combe by Major W. W. Wilson, of the
inspector-general's department.
Under this order, which is made to
comply with the National Defense act,
the men-of company M who hnvt; not
received discharges for fheir period of
service on the Mexican border last
summer will receive a discharge. This
is one of the things the men of the
company who did not sign no under
the new oath have been looking for,
and the news brings satisfaction be
cause then they will have something to
show for their service to the govern
ment.
Trading Was Light
and Prices Falling
New V rk, Dec. 9. The New fork
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Sentiment was confused in today's
short session of the stock market. So
far as there was any definite trend to
prices, the tendency was downward, al
though trading was relatively light and
of a more or less professional tinge
There hai been to some extent n re
crudescence ' f pool activity.
The disturbing aspect of our rela
tions with Germany is not conducive
to extensive commitments in the im
mediate future.
There was a better feeling in Lon
don over the political situation, al
though the markets there continued
steady and wtihout feature.
The allies continue to buy steel prod
ucts here with heavy inquiries for
shell forgings for delivery in the sec
ond half of 1917.- Pig iron continues
to advance.
The metal stocks were inclined to
softness. United States Steel ruled
closely around 125, ractionally lower.
Anaconda reacted a full point and
L'tah sold below 123, with similar ro
actions'in the rest of the group.
FIRE WAS PREDICTED
liaker, Or., Dec. 9. Fire, which one
man asserts was forecasted by a clair
voyant, destroyed a small building in
the heart of Baker's business district
today, doing $2,000 damage. t
A. K. Dunham, emoloved by a piano
company which was burned, asserts
that when he went to the clairvoyant
several days ago, he was informed that
the firm for which he worked would
soon suffer loss through fire.
Journal Want ads will sell it.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, that OeorgC
V. Taylor has completed his contract
for road work in Road Districts Nos.
3,1'. ! and 34 and that the county road
master has filed his certificate of com
pletion for the same.
Any" person, firm or corporation hav
ing objections to file to the completion
of said work, mav do so on or before
the 86th day of December, 191ti, at 12
o'clock noon, in the office of the coun
ty clerk. MAX GEHLHAK,
County Clerk.
MY" HUSBAND
A CALL
CHAPTER XCYTX
Oh. you were wonderful last
night!" Muriel Frauklyn exclaimed the -and he always asks me. Fie, fie. Mil
next morning when she brought EdithiH'dred, how can you be so cruel! and
home. "It was the loveliest party! and
that Mr. Mayson is fine. He thinks
you are pretty nice, too. ' '
"Nonsense!" I returned, but blush-
ing at ner inst remara. "l am so giao
you liked it. Did you have a reallv
good time? I was so busy I hadn't
time to notice.
"Indeed, I did! Trust me to have a
good time at such a party! And oh,
Mildred! doesn't Mr. Mavson danco di
vinelvf And"
" Yes. he is a good dancer, but not
nearly as good as Leonard," I inter had been the cause ox his running awav
ruptod, unthinking. ,so early. But I had no intention of
"Still true to your first love," she admitting any part of this, even to
joked. "By tho way, Mildred. Leon-j Muriel. I would laugh at Leonard for
ard didn't look nor act very happy. ' a silly boy the next time I saw him
What ailed him. and what made him go ' and as for Burns Mavson he would
home so early T" jsoon be going home, and 1 might never
"How do I know?" I parried, try isee him again,
ing very hard to look innocent, and "I miss my guess if some are not
failing. "I'm not his mother con-, verr sorry vou are married ' ' Muriel
feasor." replied. "And I should think .Mr
Muriel Jokes About Leonard Brooko. Hammond would be awfully worried
"Are you anre he wouldn't be 'and jealous when he sees how popular
pleased to have youf" she asked mis- you are. He's go much older. " she add
chievously. Then, "Joking aside, Mil-1 ed apologetically. "I know Burton
dred, Leonard Brooke is desperately in j would be wild, if anyone paid me one
love with you. Any one with half an 'half the attention those two men give
eye can see it. I hadn't thought of itlyou. Really, he would."
before, but I believe he was jealous of I "Do step talking such utter non
the attention Mr. Mayson paid yon, and ' sense, Muriel. I 'm an old married wo
Leather Prices High
and Going Higher
The following is copy of the latest ad
:, vices received by a Salem house from
the leather jobbers, and it explains why
everything made of leather is going
; higher every day:
"The leather market is in the most
unsatisfactory condition possible, on ac
jcouut of high prices and scarcity of
i hides.
"English buyers bought all the Wet
I Salted South American Packer Hides
taken off up to April L 1917.
j "Last week Russia bought 750,000
sides or $7,500,000 worth of sole-leath-I
er.
! "Japan hought 50,000 sides to make
Russian army boots.
"Thirty thousand soleleather backs
sold yesterday for (1.35 a pound.
I "It is predicted shoe factories will
'have to close down within six months
ifor want of leather.
"Packer native steer hides are selling
1 for S3 cents.' '
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STATE NEWS
Three fatal accidents were reported
to the state industrial accident commis
sion during the past week, according to
the weekly statement. The latalities
were Charles Boone, logging, McKin
Ic" J. (1. Stephens, sawmill. Portlaud;
James Garish, logging. Portland. There
was a total of 307 accidents reported.
The Canyonville Mining company,
for the purpose of developing and sell
ing mining properties, incorporated this
morning with a capital or $10,000. Tho
ofl ice will be in Portland. The incor
porators are B. A. Sessions, George S.
Reed and Charles B. Bailey.
FORD IS ENJOINED
Detroit, Mich., Pec. 9 A
temporary injunction restrain-
ing Henry Kord and the Ford
Motor company from the eree-
Hon of a $10,000,000 blast turn-
ace plant in River Rogue was
granted on behalf of John P.
and Horace E. Dodge, by the
Wayne county circuit court in
the decision rendered this morn-
ing in the suit of Dodge Broth
ers vs. Henry Ford. The exten-
sions to tho Ford plant now in
process of construction in High-
land t'ark are not altected by
the decision.
THE VALUE OF A LIFE.
By special arrangement, and through
the courtesy of local Modern Wood
men, the Liberty Theater has booked
two reels of motion pictures, featuring
George Gray, in a true and realistic
film story of his part in the present
war not of bloodshed but in the
fight against, and conquest of that
menacing monster of the human flesh
tuberculosis. Gray is one of the mil
lion members of the Modem Woodmen
of America. Discovering that he. is af
flicted with this disease, he takes
advantage of the comforts, care, and
cure of the Sanatorium owned, main
tained, and operated by that Society,
free of charge to its members. For
several years that fraternal institution
has thus actively and effectively co
operated in the world-wide movement
advocated by the Red Gross and med
ical authorities, to stamp out the dread
"white plague" and Gray is the bene
ficiary of this Woodmen life-saving
station. It is an intensely interesting
and heart-gripping story of the leavfc
taking of wife and children. Weak in
body ami hopeless in mind he journeys
to the beautiful Rocky Mountain reg
ion near Colorado ' Springs. Colo.,
Wh ere, in the rarified climate and con
stant sunshine, at an altitude of 7,000
feet, he is destined to spend nine
months at the foot of Mount Cedain
the care of the most modem Sanator
ium in the world. His experiences in
"chasing the cure,'' his absolute rest
FROM MURIEL FRANKLYN
I that was the reason he left so early.
Why. I didn't dance with him t nil
she laughed heartily.
"What nonsense, Muriel! How in the
world can yon think Leonard jealous of
jir. .nayson: lou might as well talk
i or nis being jealous of Clifford. I'm
: married, and thev all know ; t
talk foolishness
I talked right bravely, but all the
time I had a sort of feeling that Muriel
was right; thnt Leonard Krooke WAS
desperately in love with her as she had
said- I knew that he had been jealous
oi ourus aiayson, ana t.uat his jealousy
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from all cares and labor, his gradual
return to health and strength, hit
'hikes" among the fragrant pines ami
over the rocky trails of the U. 8. for
est reserve, leased by and adjoining
the Sanatorium, result in hie final re
turn to family and friends, victorious
over his foe. ''The Value of a life"
is a thrilling and dramatic story and
absolutely true as well; indeed, OTay's
experience has been duplicated by near
ly 3,00 of his fellow Neighbors, who
have already enjoyed the benefits of
this justly celebrated institution. This
film is pronounced by competent au
thorities to be one of the very best
in this age of highly-developed motion
pictures, and is in such great demand
that it can be booked for only one or
two days in each town or city. It is
a ran- opportunity cue can not afford
to miss.
At the Liberty Theater, on December
13 and 14.
Oe; the Most Out of Your Food
The digestive organs absolutely need
the influence of pure blood for the prop
er performance of their functions. Per
sons that sleep in small, ill-ventilated
rooms complain of little or no appctito
in the morning and of disagreeable dry
ness of the mouth and throat. WhyV
Because, as a result of breathing air
that is impure, their blood in impure
and fails to give their digestive organs
the stimulus they must have for perfect
work. It is necessary that we should
have pure blood if we want to get all
the good out of what we eat that there
is in it and to get it comfortably.
Hood's Narsaparilla is distinguished for
making pure, rich, vitalized blood, per
fecting the digestion and building up
the whole system. Get it today.
Climbs Up Ladder She
Climbed Down to Elope
Chicago, Dec. 9. Pretty little Mrs.
R. Mayne Luther, age 20, has climbed
back up the ladder she climbed down
in her elopement two years ago and to
day is back with Mother, waiting for
the trial of her divorce suit, some day
within tho next two weeks.
Every since the then Miss Dorothy
Klewer climbedout of her bedroom
window into tho arms of her 23 year
old lover it has been stipulated by her
parents that she could return only by
climbing back up the ladder and beg
ging forgiveness from the window sill.
Weary of dancing school and cabaret
life in Denver, and her honeymoon long
since waned, she fiuallv gave Up and
did it.
Buy It Where He
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BASKETBALL
ROLLER SKATES
FLASHLIGHT
JACK KNIFE
WATCH
HUNT COAT
HUNT KNIFE
HUNT AXE
COMPASS
SLICKER COAT
GOLF CLUBS
GOLF BAG
GOLF BALL
GOLF SHIRT
TENNIS RACKET
AUTO SPOT LIGHT
GLOVES
ROBE
ROBE LOCK
MIRROR
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man, and they all know it."
Mildred Tells of Her Lore for
Clifford.
"Of course, they know it; but that
doesn't prove that it discourages
them," Muriel said, a cynical tone, un
usual to her, in hor voice.
"How silly you are, Muriel! If Clif
ford thought me attractive enough to
be dangerous, he probably would be
jealous too. But you see, I am young
and uninteresting," a little of the bit
terness I felt crept into my voice, in
spite of my effort to speak carelessly.
and unfashionable enough to be in
love with my husband. ' '
"Yes, I believe you really are,"
Muriel said slowly, "else your head
wouia be turned by the attention you
receive. I heard my mother eay once
that nothinp so ..Hf..w' .t.j -
to be really and truly in love with her
husband. I guess she was right. It's a
pity more area 't protected in that way.
Just the same, my dear, those two men,
Burns Mayson and Leonard Brooke, are
both wild over you. I hope they won't
make you any trouble. "
"Do be sensible, Muriel!" I ex
claimed, exasperated by her continued
reference to them. "They ore both
harming fellows, but neither is any
thing in the least to me, save a cood
friend." 6
. Monday Mildred Decides to
Leonard Brooke.)
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GUH5 AND AMMUNITION
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