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THE DAILY CAPITAE JOURNAL;, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT., 11, 1917. SALEM BOND SALES HAKE BIG JUMP - IN TODAY'S REPORT X t NOTICE t Photographs XMAS EIGHT : FOR THE Should lie Made Now or Early in November. Make Your Apppintment Early. EARL LoEOY JENKS 118 Hubbard Building, Phone 2363 J TF.OVER-WEIGLE Studio 442 Btate, Phone 324. . .' ' TOM-CRONISE Court and Commercial, Phone 382. " " THE PAEKER STUDIO Phono, 391. - Carload of Paper Will Swell Red Cross It 1h the little things that count, and it is the little efforts of the hundred: of housekeepers in the city that will put a siibstsmtiul sum in the treasury of the Red Cross. It is just like this. T'nder the super vision of Mrs. Z. J. Riggs, efforts are being niado to collect a car load of old papers and magazines from the good iiousekeepers of the city. . A price has Already been offered for the paper and mow all that remaiiiB to be done is the collection of every scrap of newspaper nnd every magazino in the city. But it is in the collecting wherein the patriotic ladies have taken ,a big job on their hands. The housekeepers ire douhtless collecting their old papers for next Saturday but to call on the 3,000 homes for packages requiros some work. It was to district the city that n meeting was held yesterday afternoon when 40 prominent women discussed the best plans and were assigned dis tricts for the collecting next Saturday. The good housekeepers ore now re ones fed to first send in their house number to tho Commercial club, tele phone 302, with the information they will have paper package tied up and readv by 9 o'clock Saturday morning. This trill heln considerable. But those . who do not tuko the trouble, will also; lie called on by the bov scouts 'nnd others as will' volunteer their services Saturday morning. ' Tb present plan Is to givo a certain woman a district to work on Haturdny. With the hel) of her friends and ley- ifr WAR BULLETINS London, Oct. 11. A heavy rain that turned tho already oozy Flanders plains into a sticky sen of mud was reported by Field Marshal Huig to lay. The tlownpour continued most of lust night. West of Pusschciidnelo, the British commander in chief reported consider able enemy artillery activity. Italy is Pleased Rome, O.'t. IU- America V specinil offer of co-operation to fully was in terpreted' by officials today lis recog nition bv the United States of Italy's recent successes B'jniust Austria. Of'-! fbinls expressed the greatest appre ciation of the offer to the United Press holding it was in justice to Italy's ideals and her pan in the war. Pope Issues Bread Tickets Home, Oct. II. l'ope Benedict today authorized the issuance of bread and sugar tickets to the whole of the Vati can population. Six hundred cards were issued. The Vatican will exercise strict est supervision to prevent evasion. The cards are those issued by the Italian government. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY THEATRE Last Times Today KOLB AND DILL and WM. S. HART Two Features SPECIAL FRIDAY One Day Only PREVETT MERRILL & CO. Artistic Illusion istsAll new . Pictures h i r BLIGHf 1 THEATRE SOLDIER BOY in FRANCE Fundi ernl autos, each house in n district will be called on. It will greatly facilitate matters if housekeepers will tie their packages and place them outside the front door by 9 o'clock Saturday morn ing. At the sound of the fire whistle, 9 a. m. Hnturdny morning, it is hoped that at least 50 autos will start on the work of collecting papers. These will be taken to the warehouse on Ferry street, just west of the W. 0. T. U, and there baled ready for shipment. ', Thosowho have cars and feel patri otic enough to loan them a few hours should communicate with sonio of the ladies having charge of districts. And boys and young men who have the proper spirit are asked to telephone tho Indies and volunteer their services Saturday. morning. If nil work togeth er, it will be a big thing for Willamette Chapter, and also an appreciation of tlie efforts of the many women who are volunteering their services. The . district lenders and their tolo- phone numbers aro as follows: Mrs. Mrs. Clifford Mown, (12 Frank Brown, 771; Mrs. H. II. dinger, 79 Mrs. U. 8. Iotson, 2237W; Mrs. R. O. Henderson, 31 F2; Mrs. Frank Durbin, 1431 ; Mrs. Frank Boworsox, 2502J1; Mrs. .1. A. Carson, 95: Mrs. A. A Mickel, 799: Mrs. J. C. Perry. 623.M: Mrs. H. J. Schulderman, 1307J, Once again: Telephone one of the above named women offering the serv ices of a car Saturday morning. Its all for the Red Cross. X.. 'ti. Copyright Underwood & Underwood "FKi'UTKV GCONURKSSMAN " RK sians seat to join regiment Captain Victor E. Heinta of Cincinnati, gave up his seat in congress so that he might join his regiment, tho 1st Regiment of Ohio national guard, and servo ' Uncle Sum in a fighting capacity. Three Cent Letter Postage, Result of War, Will Soon Be With Us We have with ns or will have with in a. few weeks, the three cent letter postage. And' another visitor from the war rone will be the two cent postal card. These visitors will make their bow to the public on Nov. 2, and the chances are they will stay with us. According to instructions (received by l'ua'master lluckestein from the postal authorities, the law regarding the new rate on nil letters nnd postals, ns well ns parcel post packages will become effective Nov. 2. Until that time, ine old rate holds good. Tho official post office notice to all postmasters reads as follows: 'pon nil matter of first clnss post age there shall be charged the rate of three cents for each ounce or frac tion thereof; and drop letters shall be mailed at the rate of 2 cents per ounce or fraction thereof. A drop letter is one addressed for delivery from the pest office at which it is posted. "Postal cards shall be transmitted through the mnils at a postal charge of two cents eai'h. ' And there yon have it. Tho three cent letter -istnee and the two cent postal crtrd is sure'- coming. JOURNAL' WANT ADS PAY JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY J Salem' is coming to the front with its. subscription to the second Liberty bonds. The totals reported by the city banks at the closing hour tody arc as follows: Salem Bk. of Commerce $43,250 Ladd & Bush 28,000 Capital National 5,200 U. 8. National 3,200 Total $79,650 v liM & Bush Employees Take .Liberty Bonds SS.'OO in liberty bonds were subscribed by tho employes of the Ijaild & Bush band today, practically every employe par ticipating. . This is prohably the first pool subscription made by tho employes of any of the larger establishments in Salcin. Ben Sellin? Will Help People Buy Liberty Bonds Portland, Oct. 11. Any resident in the stale of Oregon can now obtain liberty bonds upon the installment plan of $1 down and jit a week. This was the announcement made at noon to day by Ben Selling, prominent Port land merchant. Here is Mr. Selling's announcement: ''I will sell liberty bonds of the sec ond issue upon the payment of $1 down and $1 a week for each $50 bond, and when same is fully paid bonds will be delivered to the purchaser with nil coupons attached, there being no in terest charge inucle by mo whatsocv or. ' ' Thero is absolutely no limitation made by Mr. Selling as to the amount of bonds that may be acquired under this plan. Tho only condition is that tho applicant must bo a resident dT the Btuto of Orci!on. "This should re suit within seven days in 50,000 indi viiliuu smuscrihers fto Uliertys, " as serted the state liberty loan commit tee. Applications should be sent to Ben Selling, Fourth and Morrison streets Portland, Oregon, accompanied by one dollar tor each $.0 bond desired. Mr. Selling will then mail to the applicant a regular contract torm. AMERICAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED PLOTS Joseph Sayoy Planned to Blow Up Indiana Railroad Bridges Hammond, Hud.. Oct, 11. .Tosenh Sayoy, 42, an American, arrested this afternoon with three sticks of dyna mite in his possession, admitted, ac cording to the police, that be intended to destroy railroad bridges throughout northern Indiana. Savoy said he formerly was a mem ber of tho I. W. W. but had sovered his connection with that organization. He refused to give any motive for his al leged plot. Discovery of an automatic pistol in suitcase forwarded to Savoy from Jackson, Mich., led to his arrest. The discovery was made by 8am MoShef- fery, an employe of the Adams Ex press company. I lie police were called and further investigation of the contents of the suitcase resulted in the discovery of tho dynamite. Sayoy was arrested when he called for the suitcase. An other automatic was found when he was arrested. TODAY'S BALL EECEIPTS. Polo Grounds, New York. Oct 11. I'tticini attendance, 27,748. Gross receipts, $ti3,742. National commission's share, $3,374.- Players' share, $34,420.69. Each club ' share, $11,473.56. This is the last game in which the players share. Breaking Records for Results that's what our little W&nt Ads are doing for tveribocfr who trie them ru i..... -r -T--J ; rt J Ly. 1 xi n -f i ft - ,yC4yK . - hr-"-- '-' it ri ,-i "tfv'i'. 20,000 RED CROSS NURSES IN PARADE ON FIFTH AVENUE The Red Cross farewell procession was re viewed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Mayor Mitchell, Gen. Eli D. Hoyle, Commander of the Eastern Depart ment of the United States Army, and fifty or more repre sentatives of the National Red Cross Association. In the reviewing stand were two score or more nurses who have already done their bit in France, also ten veteran nurses of the Spanish-American War under the leadership of Mi ss A. M. Charlton. CONSERVATION OF FOOD UNDER WAY MARION COUNTY People Are Not Expected to Deny Themselves Neces sities of Life "While it is true that the national food administration campaign is along the line of conservation it is more es sentially a campaign of substitution in that the administration docs not autst or expect 'the people of the Unit - ed States to nmy -themselves the uee- essarics of lifo but only asks them to adopt certain foods of which there is an abundance ir tiie country as a sub stitute for tne w'.ept, pork, beef, dairy products aud si gnr-which are so neces sary for export to feed our soldiers in training and in France ns well as the si idiers of ou." sllis fighting for Jib- erty in the rr;uchct. aud their famines I who me suff-rii-.grfrom a shortage n I foods," declared Chairman Frew ' Steusloff, of the Marion County Execu-! tive Committee of the Federal Food Ad- ministration for Oregon. Ican De no reasoiiaoie excuse tor the "The movement is one of the con-!"18!' .or woman any mll7 not sub servation insofar as the people are ask-1 ""!,ln8 tle P'dge sent out by the ed to be saving in the consumption 0fat,,0,!n Tooi Administration since it beef, pork, wheat, butter, milk and ; 18 lalBy stated that no fees or dues sugar, but it is more in the nature of b Pald and ne regulations are substitution nnd the word ' substitute 'I?"0" t'1"1 any family can conform to should be eiven uroininence and em- Lthem wjt',0.ut 8tln.V"K themselves ln the phasis in preference to 'conservation', in order to dispel the mistaken idea mat Uncle Sam is asking his people to starve themselves in order that someone elsel c"ooi ouperiuienueni omun, might live. Herbert Hoover has said chairman of the committee on school that 'food will win the war' and, while jf'8"8-has sent out circular letters to thousands of voting men and older -men . the teachers : of the 130 school districts are denied the privilege of taking uplJ tho county pointing out the objects arms in support of the cause of liberty l thc food substitutions campaign and. and democracy, they mav still be lil-j g" iug detailed instructions as to the the active service of the country by lart they ' are expected to do , in bringing making it possible for the United States about a thorough organization through to furnish the bread, meat, sugar an(1 out, the county. Mrs. M. L. Fnlkerson, . other essentials to provide food for our : own bovs, who are soon to take to the trenches, and the valiant soldiers of the allied nations. j The campaign of the National Food i j.,.:.,!...; . i. .. inrn.T,t . that for the raising of funds for thc . conduct of tt.e war under the Liberty loans, in fact it is more important, for ! . -v' , , ., , ...l.iio. .... not fight on an empty stomach.' stands just as true today as it did during the great French revolution and the man ....... and woman who stands behind tne rooa TV s, 1 I , : . : Administration in working out the sys- hear the gospel of food administration tern of rationing the nation to furnish ndbf. P-pa to sign the pledge of the food for carrying on the war for I patriotism and loyalty when the oppor the perpetuation of freedom and democ-1 tnnl,.v , , racy is just as much of a patriot as . the one who actually takes up arms and! (jgJtora PfirnlT? WirS goes to the front. Tho Salem committee, of which James Elvin is chairman, assisted E. T. Barnes John Bayue, W. M. Hamilton, W.' F. Buchner, B. L. Steeves aud Chas. R. Archard, met in the rooms of the Corn- made a preliminary outline of its course j American ana cntisn army, cn -of activity during the food substitution j 'hanged telegrams of congratulation campaign . and treat enthusiasm was ' mtcst during the meeting on the part of all the committee. The Salem committee has charge of all of the campaign work to be conduct- j .- - . i : :n i ru nillliu lll 11 111 lis Ol flflo Huu u wmf certainly have its hands f ull.In the first pace, since-the bulk of the organUa- tion work is to be carried on through the medium of the school organization tht fourteen mihlie mwl nrivate etlueOf tional institutions In the citv were apl poiuted among the seven members of ; the committee, two schools each, and; these committeemen will visit the schools assigned to them on Tuesday, ' October 23, and address all rf the teach-! ers and pupils upon the principles and j objects of the food administration cam - paign. On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock! M. 1'lnmmer. of rortiand, will liver an address before the student body I of the Willamette University upon the objects nnd necessities of .the food sub stitution movement, at 10:30 he will confer with the Marion County Execu tive Committee and at 11:30 in the j morning he vUl take luncheon with all of the Marion couuty committeemen at j the Royal Cafeteria and it is urged that ! all business men and citizens who cau j not possibly do so, attend this luncheon and learn all they can about the move- ment. ; At 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Satur day, Mr. Plummer will address tho teachers of all of the public and private schools of Salem, and those outside of Salem who can attend, in the auditor ium of the High school and the public is also invited aud expected to turn out f the couutv st.i100i8 has SCIlt out let. . ters to all of the teachers of the coun- ty, notifying them of this meeting aud urging au who poss.uly can to avail re-'.l"emsl!'ye3 TB opportunity to post :"? on the objects of the campaign and the part they are expected to play in tne worn. , , ;L Tho big drive for signers of pledges to contorm to tlie regulations, as near ly as possible within the circumstances of the individual family, of the United States Food Administration under the direction of Herbert Hoover, will begin on Monday, vetooer zz, and will close on onruruay evening, uctoDer Zl, when fl "F " every lamny in jaar- couiiiy win nave signed tne pledge r and have the membership cards dlsPlaJrjd ln thelr front endows. There 'co?t,?n" xticr w, 1 bc 1,elllnK F1 ma" ... " f j ,6 . """" i''Jl and happiness. r1 '' "l "'V v;y xrCi '"p A,ss" '"1 "HS ,5 Bt'"1 ou' a "ular letter to all of the Parent aeac.er w uu..8 iu county ran- """ " muvemmt au ,ne neeu ior united action ana support or propaganda. Saturday evening, October 13, Mr. Plummer, of Portland will address a combined meeting of the Parent Teach- " Association and of citizens at the Llncoln school, at 8 o'clock and all who If n'ke arrangements are urged to Ink. flilrsntnao nr tliia nrtinrtiniirv tn Congratulations to Hate By William Philip Sims, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies in the Field, Oct. 11. For the first time in history, '0fla.v"' Pershing wired the following message to Field Marshal Haig: j "Permit me to extend sincerest con-i gratulations to you and your magnigfi-; cent army urwin the recent inmortant i -j- -t i . San on the Ypres front They gave I striking answer to tne weakened j peace preiwigaaua. i Field Marshal Haig replied as f ol- j 1 lows: "I wish to thsnk you very heartily on behalf of the British army under my command for year kindest telegram.; We look forward to the day when the American armies will join us on the! western front and quite confident that ' the allies, so reinforced, will fight 'Uie war to an early and decisive finish.' j lOTTiMII TTT I T 1TVC? fV JO JjKItAL V?AM Mjj I i VARDAMAN SNUBBED. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 11 What members termed "scornful sil-" "ence", greeted United States Senator James K. Vardaman, "one of the wilful twelve," when he eptcred the Mississippi house of representatives yester day. He took a seat in a con spicuous part of the chamber, but his presence was not mark ed by a single note of recogni tion on the part of any of the members. In ten minutes he left. Court House News The jury in the circuit court was dismissed last night the court having cleaned up the docket. The next jury term begiuB the first Monday in Jan uary. The grand jury was drawn yesterday as follows: R. D. Teter, foreman; G. C. Millett, Louis H. Grassmau, L. W. Acheson, E. E. Downing, A. A. Sie wert and B. B. Gasner. In the suit of the Portland Seed com pany against Mavro McKiuuey the jury last evening brought in a verdict in favor of the defendant, Myrtle L. Swift was granted a di vorce from George H. Swift on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, aud was given the custody of three min or children' Kenneth, John aud Thelina Swift. . ' Food Prices Will Be Held In Check Washington, Oct. 11. Pood prices will be held in check by the sweeping governmental control of staples an nounced in President Wilson's procla mation today. Herbert Hoover, who will put the president's order into force N&vember 1, IS not cerium ii win icuui-c yntca iu the average consumer, He.is determined however, to control the "sickening iu- HiviHiifll apctinnnl- anl (M9aa nvnncp"i backed by demand and threat of which hq says he receives daily evidence. Stimulation of production is Hoover's dominant thought. v NEW TODAY ADS WILL BK read in the Jonrnal In all live Mario eonnty homer-Try 'em. FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WM. N. SELIG'S HALF MILLION DOLLAR SPECTACLE THE GARDEN OF ALLAH A Bigger Production than was seen in Portland on the stage at $2.G0. , STARRING HELEN WARE-THOMAS SANTSCKI ; 500 in the Cast 500 I TAXCQ M 1 1 m 11 IE1 j IUafetyI M and Baggage PHONE "77" Formerly 13 or 2010-457 State I Senator LaFollette Denies Offensive Statement In Address at St-Paul Washington, Oct. hi. Opening his fight against expulsion for alleged dis loyalty, Senator La Follette today sent to the Benate investigating commission his version of his St. Paul speech. La Follette claimed important mis- " quotations in press reports and flatly denied he ever said "'we had no griev ance" for entering the war- La Follette was granted by Chair man Pomereno the right to appear be- f0ro the committee and examine wit nesses against mm. indications are that the preliminary investigation will be finished this week and the princi pal probe be put over until congress reassembles in December. Staley Is President of Salem Y. M. C. A. W. I. Staley of the Capital Business college will serve as president of tha Y. M. C. A. the coming year. other officers elected at the meet ing held yesterday are as follows: Vice president, R. J. Hendricks. Treasurer, Joseph H. Albert. Recording secretary, Curtis B. Cross The annual budget was placed at $82.0. As the annual income of tha 1 . M. C. A. is estimated at $4200, there remains to be raised by popular sub- j .ZTh TV al secret WALL STKEET PRICES LOW. New York, Oct. 11. From the open ing gong at the stock exchange to tho clnainc kmi, n.i.nn ,nn. . 1. 1 - niany cases making new ow recordSi I hZ,n-. , ioot ' 3 I e,f! "07 Panlc' ,Wa11 " pU",ed over the source of the '