THE DAILY CAPITAE JOURNAL;, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT., 11, 1917.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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"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
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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
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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
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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"
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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.
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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
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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
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