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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAE, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 1917. PHDEfIT II SKS Jy what we here at flic neat of action consider the war to be for, and wliat jwrt we mean to play inthcscttlciiH'nt of it.) searching issues. We are spokesmen of the American people and ihey have u right to know whether their purpose ia ours. They desire peace by the over coining of evil, by the defeat, once for all, of the sinister forces that interrupt peace and render it impossible, ami they wish to know how closely our thought runs with their and wliat action we propose. They are impatient with those who desire peace by any sort of com promises deeply and indignantly im patient but they will be equally impa tient with us if we do not make it plain to them what our objectives are and what wc are planning for in seeking to make conquest of peace by arms. Menace of German Force. I believe that I speak for them when 1 say two things: 'irst, that this in tolerable thing of which the masters of Germany have shown us the ugly fact this menace of combined intrigue and force which we now Bee so clearly as the German power, a thing without conscience or honor or capacity for coveiiHtod peace, must be crushed and, if it be not utterly brought to an end, at least shut down from the friendly intercourse of the nations; and, second, that when this thing and its power are indeed defeated and the time comes that we can discuss peace when the German people have spoken and whose word wc can believe and 'when thosei spokesmen are ready ill the name of their people to accept the common judgment of the nations as to what shall henceforth be the basis of law and of covenant for the life of the world we shall be willing and glnd to pay the full price for peace end pav it "ungrudgingly. Wo know what that price will be. It will bo full, impartial justice justice done at every point and to every na tion that the final settlement must af fect, our enemies as well as our friends War l or Humanity. You catch, with me, the voices of humanity that aro in the air, They grow daily more audible, more articulate, more persuasive and they come from the lienrts of men everywhere. They insist that the . war shall not cud in vindic tive action of any kiud, that no nation or people shnll be nibbed or punished because the irresponsible rulers of a (tingle country have themselves done deep and abominable wrong. It is this thought that has been expressed in the formula, "No annexations, no contri butions, no punitive indemnities." Just because this cruae lorinuni expresses tho instinctive judgment as to right of plain men everywhere it has been made diligent use of by the masters of Ger man intrigue to lead the people of Kus-1 ia astray and the peoplu of every other country their agents could reach, in order that a premature peace might lie brought about before autocracy lias been taught its final und convincing lesson and tho people of the world put in control of their own destinies. Autocracy MvjTt we Btiown. Hut thfjfact that a wrong use has been made of a just idea is no reason why a right use should not be made of it. It ought to be brought under the patronage of its real friends. Let it be said again that autocracy must first be shown the utter futility of its c.luims to power of leadership in tho modem world. It is impossible to apply ..nv at mi 1 1 ii til of iiiHlice so lonir as such forces are unchecked and undefeated as the present masters of Germany com mand. Not until that has been done can rt,,t 1ii sot. tin as arbiter and peace maker among the tuitions. Hut when that has been done as God willing, it assuredly will be we shall nt least be fi-,,i ilii mi iiiuiriM'i'ilented thinur und this is the time to avow our purpose to do it. We shall be freo to bn.e peace on generosity and justice, to tho exclu sion of all selfish cluims to advantage even on tlio part 01 tin vicrors. 1 Victory One Concern Now. Tut tlw-rn bn no misundcrstandine Our present and Immediate task is to i rm.. i owe pint yp lilt! I! I.rj 55.1 . ..Till m a A w m - K V SALAD :?fV A VAR ON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY win the war and nothing shall turn us aside from it until it is accomplished. Every power and resource we possess, whether of men, of money, or of ma terials, is being devoted and will con tinue to be devoted to that purpose un til it is achieved. Those who ueaire to bring peace about before that purpose is achieved 1 counsel to carry tneir ad vico elsewhere. We will not entertain it. Wo shall regard the war as won only when tho German peoplo say to us, through properly accredited representa tives, that they are ready to agree to a settlement based upon justice and the reparation of the wrongs their rulers have done. They have done a wrong to Belgium which must be repaired. They have established a power over othei lands and peoples than their own over the great empire of Austria-Hungary, over hitherto free Balkan states, over Turkey and within Asia which must bo relinquished. Mot Envious of Germany. Germany's success by skill, by indus try, by knowledge, by enterprise we did not grudge or oppose, but admired, She had built up for herself a real empire of trade and influence, secured by the peace of tho world. We were content to abide the rivalries of manufacture, science and commerce that were involv ed for us in her succcsb and stand or fall as we had or did not have the brains and the initiative to surpass her. But at the moment when she had con spicuously won her triumphs of peace she threw them away, to establish in their stead what the vs-orld will no lon ger permit to be established, military and political domination by arms, by which to oust where she could not excel the rivals she most feared and hated. The peace we make must remedy that wrong. It must deliver the once fair lands and happy peoples of Belgium and northern France from the Prussian con quest and the Prussian menace, but it must also deliver the peoples of Aus-triu-Iluiigury, the peoples of the Bal kans and the peoples of Turkey alike in Europe and Asia, rrom the Impudent and alien domination of the Prussian military and commercial autocroey. Would Not Dictate. We owe it, however, to ourselves to say that we do not wish in any way to impair or to rearrange the Austro-Uun-garian empire. It is no affair of ours what they do with their own life, either industrially or politically. Wo do not propose or desire to dictate to them in any way. Wo only desire ft) see that their affairs aro left in their own huuds. in all matters, great or small. We shall hope to secure for tho peoples of the Balkan peninsula and for the people of the Turkish empire the right und oppor tunity to make their own lives safe, their own fortunes secure against op pression or injustice and from the dic tation of foreign courts or parties. No Designs Against uermans. And our attitude and purpose with re gard to Germany herself are of a like kind. We iiitetm uo wrong aguiusi i" Gorman emmre. no interference with her internal affairs. We . should deem oithor tho one or tho other absolutely unjustifiable, absolutely contrary to the nrinciiiles we have professed to live oy and to hold most sacred throughout our life as a nation. The people of Germany told bv the men whom they now riermit to deceivo them and to act as their masters that they are fighting for the very life and existence or tneir empire, a war of desperate self defense nguinst dliberate aggression. Nothing could bo more grossly or wantonly false and wo must seek by the utmost open ness and candor as to our real aims to convince them of its falseness. Wo aro iu fact fighting for their euinnciu pation from fear, along with our own from the fear, as well as from the fact of unjust attack by neighbors of rivals or schemers after world empire. No one is threatening the existence or the in dependence or peaceful enterprises of the German empire. Future of Germany. The worst that can happen to the det TVf Ik 'WCW Ek The Food Administration does not ask you to stop frying foods only to use vegetable frrrTr:. oils in the place of butter, lard and suet. TF the housewife had been asked to reduce the use of these products a few years ago we would have been forced to give up many of the delicious sauted and fried dishes for which America is famous. Today high prices of animal fats and the necessity for conservation do not worry the housewife because she knows that she has Mazola, the pure oil from American corn, to depend on in deep frying, saute ing and shortening. In Mazola she has found the ideal cooking medium it reaches cooking heat long before it smokes. Mazola can be used over and over again as it does not transmit taste or odor from one food to another, even in the case of fish or onions a great force for economy. Also it makes exceptionally delicious salad dressings ther is no need to fear the rising prices or uncertain supply of olive oils. Mazola is sold in pint, quart, half-gallon and gallon tins (the luriie sizes are most economical). Get a can from your grocer and ask him for a copy of the free Mazola Book of Recipes or write us direct. - Youi wmicv tcfoii4r4 It Mixolt iocs xx (lr cMirc uiUUctto. CORN PRODUCTS REFINING COMPANY 17 Buttery Place, Jolmton, Lieber. Company Pcrtlud, OrcfM riment of tho German people ia that, if they should still, after the war is over, continue to be obliged to live under ambitious and intriguing masters inter ested to disturb the peace of tho world, men or classes of men whom the other peoples, of the world could not trust, it might be impossible to admit them to the partnership of nations which must henceforth guarantee the world g peace. That partnership must be a partnership of peoples, not a mere partnership of governments. It might be impossible, al so, in such untoward circumstances, to admit Germany to the free economic intercourse which must inevitably spring out of the other partnership! of a real peace. But there would be no aggression ill that; and such a situation, inevitable because of distrust, would in the very nature of things sooner or later cure itself, by processes which would assuredly set in. Wrongs Must Be Blighted. The wrongs, the very deep wrongs, committed iu this war, will have to be righted. That, of course. But they can not and must not bo righted by the comuKssion of similar wrongs against Germany and her allies.. The world will not permit the commission of similar wrongs as a means of reparation and settlement. (Statesmen must by this time have learned that the opinion of the world -is everywhere wide-awake and fully coniprciieuds the issues in volved. o representative of any selr- goverued nation will dare disregard it by attempting any such covenants or selfishness and compromise as were en tered into at the congress of Vienna. The thought of the plain people here and everywhere throughout the world, the people who enjoy no privilege and have very simple and unsophisticated standards of light and wrong, is the air all governments must henceforth breathe if they would live. It ia iu the full disclosing light of that thought that all policies must be conceived and executed iu this mid-day hours of tho world's lifts German rulers have been able to upset the peace of the world only because the German people were not suffered under their tutelage to sharo the comradeship of the other peoples of tho world either in thought or in purposo. They were allowed to have uo opinion of their own which might be set up as a rulo of conduct for those who exercised authority over them. But the congress that concludes this war will feel the full strength of the tides that run now in the hearts and conscience of free men everywhere. Its conclusions will run with those tides. Might Have Saved Russia All those things have been true from the very beginning of this stupendous war; and I cannot help thinking that if they had been made plain at the very outset the sympathy and enthus iasm of the Kussian people might have been once for all enlisted on the side of the allies, suspicion and distrust swept away and a real and lasting union of purpose effected. Had they believed these things at the very moment of their evolution and had they been con firmed in that belief since the sad re verses which have recently marked the progress of their affairs toward an or dered and stable government of free men might have been avoided. The Russian people have been poispnod by the very same falsehoods that have kept the German peoplo in the dark, and the poison has been administered by the very same hands. The only possible an tidote is the truth. It cannot Do utter ed too plainly or too often. Plain Speaking Necessary. From every point of view, therefore, it has seemed to bo my duty to speak these declarations of purpose, to add these specific interpretations to what I took the liberty of saying to tho sen ate in January. Our entrance into the war has not altered our attitude towards tho settlement that must come when it is over. When I said in January that the nations of the world were entitled not only to free pathways upon tho seas, but also to assured and unmoiesi New York ed access to those pathways, I was thinking, and I am thinking now,; not of the smaller and weaker nations alone which need our countenance and support but also of the ereat and powerful nations and of our present enemies as well as our present associates in the war. I was thinking and am thinking now, of Austria herself, among the rest, as wen as or Hernia ana roianu. jus tice and equality of rights can be had only at. a great price. We are seek ing permanent, not temporary, foun- rlntinna fnr thn nmicil nt thfl world and - i ' - must seek them candidly and fearless ly. As always, the right will prove to be the expedient. war un Austna-itungary What shall we do, then, to push this War on Austria-Hungary great war of freedom and justice tojfornia,B football games next fall. p....... ..... - a it.o ricrhtinii nniliiinn I Wfl must clear away with a thorouirh hand all impedi ments to success and we must make every adjustment of law that will facil itate the full and free use of our whole capacity and force as a fighting unit. tine very embarrassing oosiacic mat atnnrla in nnr wnv ia that we are at war with Germany, but not with her al lies. I, therefore, very earnestly recom mend that the congress immediately de clare the United States in a state of war with Austria-Hungary. Does it . 1 1 . i i j seem strange to you tnat tins snoum be the conclusion of the argument I hnvfl inst uddrpsspfl tn the country? It is not. It is, in fact, the inevitable logic of what I have said. Austria-nungary ia fnr th tirnn bpinir not her own mis tress, but simply the vassal of the eGr- man government. we must race mo facts as they aro and act upon them witnout sentiment in tins sieru ness. The government or Austria-nuu- gary is not acting upon its own initia tion nr in rpannn tn the wishes and feelings of its own peoples, but as the instrument oi anoiner iianuu. mnnl ifo fnrna- TcUll flllT flfcn Rnd rCfid the Central Powers as but one. The war can be . successfully conducted in no other way. The satno logic would lead olan in a Wlnrntinn of war against Turkey and Bulgaria. They are also the tools of Germany. But tney are mere trr,ia nnd do not. vet stand in the di rect path of our necessary action. We shall go wherever tno necessities ui una .,. navvv lie hilt it ROPmg tO 1116 that we should go only where immediate and practical considerations ieau us ou not heed any others. I or jrrosecuung ww. The financial and military measures which must be adopted will suggest themselves as the war and us unuer acts of legislation which seem to be w be needed for the support of the- war aud fox the release of our whole rorce Alien Enemies nouia no vwu, i will hft necessary to extend to cer-l ..... v V, oin Tinrtieulars the legislation of the last session with regard to alien enemies .and also necessary, I believe, to create a very definite and particular u over the entrance and departure of all persons into and from the United orates. . Legislation should Be enacteu .? ..imlnil nffonsa everv wilful violation of the; presidential proclama- .? - . l?nn unpinlP!) Tiromul- tlOUS rtfiui-iug i x ,,n,.i. unction 4007 of the revised statutes, and providing appropriate pun ishments; and women as wen uo -" should be included under the terms of n.- .,, ..loniiur restraints upon alien enemies. It is lfkely that as time goes on many alien enemies win oe ims v, fo.l nnd housed at the expense of the government in the detention camps and it wouut do tne purpose o wv .s T l,,.o ouirirnstpri to Confine Of ISlunou x ucnv - fenders among .them in penitentiaries . i .!.. Ti-horii and other similar ii"'" " "i they could be made to work as other criminals do. . nnnt.rnl nf Food Prices. Eecent experience has convinced me 4.1...- niurnal must KO lUH"ci m authorizing the government to set lim- nFlin4 'I Il IIIW UI HUlMil., maud, I am sorry to say, has been re ..i .i w i,n law of unrestricted sel- fishness. While we have eliminated pro fiteering in several brandies oi imiua i. it etin riiiin inmudentlv rampant in others. The farmers, for example, com plain with a great deal or justice iu i,;i th. Touiilntion of food prices re striots their incomes, no restraints are placed upon the prices of most of the things they must tnemseivra yui..".ov, and similar inequities obtain on all sides. .... Water Power Legislation. is imperatively necessary that the consideration of the full use of the water power of the country and also of tho cousideration of the systematic and o..,....i..nl rWelnunieut of such of the natural resources of the country as are still under the control or me Ira ni government should be immediately resumed and affirmatively and con- structivelv dealt with at the ear lest possible moment. The pressing need of such legislation is daily becoming more ol livious. , . The legislation proposed at tne last Mninl tn roculated combin ations among our exporters in order to m a ninra provide tor our ioreigu imuo r.vJ.w.H.-n r,,nnivatins Snd method Ot co-operation ought by all means to be completed at this session. And I beg that the members of the house of representatives will permit ' .. l.tnn tlm it Will me to express the opinion that it will be impossible to aeai iu nu.y . . faahinll With .......i o,. uvtmvnirnnt fashion with tho enormous appropriations of the pub- . i . ..nt...iia in n lie uiouevs wmcn uiusi made if the war is to be properly sus tained, unless the house will consent to ... .m nrai'tiee of lnitiat- U'lum iv iv..... i t ins and preparing all appropriation bills through a single committee, in order that responsibility may w tn"'i peuditures standardized and made nui form, and waste and duplication as much as possible avoided. Railways and Transportation, i.i.iifi.,,...! w.slntion may also be come necessary before the present con- gross again adjourns in oraer to runi the most efficient co-ordination and operation of the railway and other tran sportation svstems of the country; but to that I shall, if circumstances should demand, call the ateniou of he congress upon anchor occasion. If 1 have overiooKeu autmug ought to be done for the more effective conduct of the war, your own connscls will supply the omission. What I am perfectly clear about is mat in rnc present "session of the tongress our themselves as tne war aim n """" at 8 a. m. the twelve leaders in the six takings develop, but I will take the lib- day Wcy.ie race at Madison Suare Gar erty for proposing to you certain other , had traveie(j 606 miles, no laps. ARRANGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES TODAY No Interstate Coast Boat Races In 1918 Football ; Will Be Only Contests San Francisco, Dec. 4. There will be no Washington-California-Stanford boat race in 1918. The only athletic compe- tition between California universities ftnj northwestern enlWna will bo Cali- This has been decided at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic confer ence in session here today. The war made such action necessary, the dele gates agreed. It was decided that while athletic relation should be continued, it was impossible to predict what the coming draft might Co to athletes and it was considered inadvisable to arrange any elaborate schedules. Football schedules for next fall will be arranged today. Calixornia will prob ably play Washington at Seattle on Thanksgiving Day, while Oregon and the Oregon Aggies will undoubtedly be seen at California field Berkeley. One important rule that will be adopt ed is that which will forbid any football practice or organization before Septem ber 15. This year California started practice August 15. The first year eligi- klitv viilu hna Tieon Tnnflif icrl" nlso t.O provide that students may compete in .'UIn :A rl..;n tl.nl. i;vUt raaT if lhAV ULUlClli;fl UUIllig IUC11 AUDI J enter college as sophomores and come from an institution having standard bachelor's degree. Oregon and Washington university delegates staged a pretty row over that cancelled Oregon-Washington foot ball game but finally shook hands and restored harmony. Sport Writer Dying. Chicago, Dec. 4. Walter Bekersall, sport writer on the Tribune and former football star of the University of Chica go, was said to be near death in St. Luke 's hospital today. He was taken to that institution last night and is be lieved to be suffering from cancer of Hie stomach. 100 lies Behind Record. New York, Dec. 4 In the 32nd hour pi wa3 out ai,ead. Madonna and B u st;n traiea a lap behind. The rec- ord ia ?06 miles 0110 lap ma(ie by Law- son and Root in 1915 in Chicago. Spencer Brothers quit tne race at mia- . , . .0 u.i ,,i n hnnrs UlKlit. iUCl liV Wn-vv. Pnpflnn rl Or.. Dec. 4. Hueto Bezdek. University of Oregon football coach and manager of the Jfittsourgn rirates, ro iv hn under eonsiflpTn.tion a definite offer to coach the Mare Island team for the New Year Pasadena game. In case Bezdek accepts tne proposition, no win postpone his trip to Chicago until early in January and go to San Francisco im mediately. whole attention and energy should be concentrated on tne vigorous, rapiu aim successful prosecution of the great task of winning the war. i No Selfish Ambition. We can do this with all the greater zeal and enthusiasm because we know that for us this is a war of high prin ciple, debased by no selfish ambition of conquest or spoiliation, because we know, and all the world knows, that we have been forced into it to save flu vorv tnsHt.nHmifl wo live under from corruption and destruction. The purposes of the Central Powers strike straight at the very neart or everytning we uo linvfl in their methods of warfare out rage every principle of numanity and of knightly honor; their, intrigue has corrupted the very thiught and spirit of many of our people; their sinister and secret diplomacy has sought to take our very territory away from us anil rliariint. tllA union of the states. Our safety would be at an end, our honor forever sullied and brought into con foinnt wprft wft to Tnermit their tri umph. They are striking at the very existance or aemocracy ana iiueri.. Purpose Is High. ' T- ia hpfmiHA it is for us a war of high, distinguished purpose, in which all the tree peoples or tne worm are uu together for the vindication of right, a war for the preservation of our nation of all that it has held dear of principle and of purpose, that we feel ourselves doubly constrained to purpose for its nntnnnia ml lv that which is riehteouB and of irreproachable intention, for our foes as well as lor our im-iius. i cause being just and holy, the settle ment must be of liko motive and eual Vnr tl.ia wb ran fiirht. but for nothing less noble or less worthy of our traditions, f or tms cause we tun-red the war and for this cause will we battle until the last gun is fired. Nothing Is Concealed, I have spoken plainly because this .,,,, tr. mo tlm time when it is most necessary to speak plainly, in order that alt the worm may jtnow wini 7vc . the heat and ardor of the struggle and whell our whole thougnt Is of carrying I th WM thr0Ugh to its end we have . . u. .ll nrin.lnh fnr t forKotten any ideal or principle for UWV wi(;unv .r 1 . , n.o noma nf America has been held in honor among the nations and for which it has been our glory to con- in tlm errant irpnpr ations that went before us. A supreme moment ot history ... . A I 1A 1, .. . - ,1 has come, xne eyes oi me pcuyio " been opened and they see. The hand of God i laid upon the nations. He will I devoutlv believe. only if they rise to tne ciear ucigm. of His own justice ana mercy . DB. JXLLirFE MAEEIXD Xew York, Dec. 4. Dr- Smith Ely Jelliffe. noted alienist, one of tho3 who testified for the defense in the r.t (n Tti'ann. Ha Saulles Rt Min- eola. was married to his secretary, Miss Bee Dubson- Dr. Jelliffe is 35 and his bride 27 ti.. mrri,1 nt. the home of Mrs OtU Tnvlor of Koslyn. with whom lVv nuil" atrmneil for dinner and to whom they unexpecteuiY auouutcvi their plans. The Rainbow division in France won 't I ke things look any brighter for th. Germans. . Children Cry The Kin4 You Have Always Bought, and which has beea ia ess for over over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made tinder ms per '5rf-f- Bonal supervision since its infancy. 7-uAAZ Allow no one to deceive vou in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What Is C&ST0RIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising, therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural deep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. ewiE CASTORIA always Bears the la Use For Over 36 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought TH K CIHTAUN COMANV, WKW VOWK CITV. dUniWUMnmil 'tTTKUmi n'lMli"lllllhrilaihtMliirii'lltfl ill Livesley News - (Capital Journal Special Service) t Livesley, Or., Dec. 4. The Bed Cross auxiliary will give an entertainment in the school house Wednesday night. Lo cal talent will be called on and judging from past displays a good program will be submitted. This will comprise songs, readings and musical numbers. After the program refreshments will be serv ed at a reasonable price. Aubrey Johnson and college chum Ir win Van Fraukenburg, spent their Thanksgiving vacation at the home of tho former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Johnson. E. Davis and son Charles of Payette Idaho, and J. Pettygrew of Salem, had dinner with. Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Wuery Sunday. F.ti.. Barker and son, Koy ana miss Helen Neugnebauer of Salem visited Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Johnson Sunday. Negro Lpchers Will Not Be Prosecuted Dyersburg, Tenn., Dec. 3. Authorities made no effort today to prosecute mem bers of the mob who lynched a negro in public square here Sunday noon, after branding him witn not irons. To a mob "jury" of twelve men, Ligon Scott, the negro, confessed to hav ing assaulted Mrs. nermert nuasoii, a white woman. November 22. Thousands witnessed the "trial" by the jury and the burning of the negro at a stake. The negro was arrested at Jackson, Tenn., where the mob took him from the authorities and brought him here for the lynching. Mrs. Hudson was bound, gagged and assaulted while alone with her baby in her home. Government Will Buy Entire Silver Output Wotirinti Tn A The treasury ATifiLrtmpn- announced the irovernmcnt w-ill buy up the country's entire sil ver output- Jfrices will De nxea at a "fair profit" to producers, it was stated by Director of the Mint Kay Baker. fir-Ml market- fluctuations in silver prices of late, due to a sixty per cent increase in cost ot production, prompt ed the government 's move. t H- ; .1 t l.,o ,1 a ' ' ia tho atnrir of Claire DuBrey, who made her jump to UlUVlt BlitlUUUX J." wilt jvM. Marcfprv Daw is findins playing oppo site Douglas Fairbanks a strenuous ex istence. A wire tells of a broken leg. I BELATED Oxford Bags j AND Two large shipments of Oxford Bags and Suit Cases that should have been here ninety days ago, have just arrived and have been marked very low to make a quick sale of these very excellent pieces. Better f come in and select a bag for a Christmas present for father, mother, wife, brother, sister or sweetheart. They all appreciate a nice leather bag. t C. S. HAMILTON I I FURNITURE, 340 for Fletcher's Signature of i j i dt:irancxs Sanrancisco finest Location.'; acinqlLntoaSquare M000T?ooras from 2.9 perDay appreciated by X)iscriiiniriating7raue(crs Prosecution Rests Case In Means Murder Trial Concord, N. C, Dec. 3. The stata rested in the trial of Gaston MeafcS 'on a charge of murdering his benefac tress, Mrs; Maude King. Eevocation j of the $125,000 trust fund and the or der to turn it over to over to Means, (signed by Mrs. King, was the closing blow struck by the prosecution. "He's made me more trouble than all my wives," said Nat Goodwin of Ar nold Daly during the recent-"fuss" ia "Why Marry" which ended their ship WCTSJI.M1.-U.JI. pi'.HliwpL.MLIIl)llMI ppW. Get a Can TO-DAY From Yes? Hardware or Grocery Dealer ARRIVALS ia Suit Cases MUST BE SOLD COURT STREET i i X V