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SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 19. 1917. $1,000 DEAD OR ALIVE! o ELL-AN S TODAY TOMORROW Get Him a Present He Will Like IT'S EASY-BUY WHERE HE BUYS Absolutely Removes I T 1J XI T-V J I inuigesiioii. uruggisis refund money if it fails. 25c ANN PENNINGTON in AMERICAN WAR CRCPSPROMSSINC "THE ANTICS OF ANN" By Frederic Cfr&pin .1. .' U --w - i For the Fisherman Auto Accessories B1 . Spot Light Reel Lii.ed Gloves Ely Book . oi,0 Lino Icy Hot Bottle Basket Lunch Outfits For the Hunter Golfer Gun Gun Cases Golf Bag Hunting Knife Bulls Compass Score Book Com For the Bo Sundries Ba.ioball Sweaters Koutball Mackinaw Kifie ' Tennis Haquet Velocipede Cutlery Agate Watch bkuteo " Bk-ycio Flashlight Leggings S$att SJiippfSx) CTurfS AND AMMUNITION J 126 S. Commercial Street W f TflMflACKffiN'Q t As an example of the accuracy and , Btteutioii to detail that prevail in the i icturts directed by .1. .Stuart Black ball is the fact that all of the costumes from that of the "extra" with the smallest part to the stars, are made especially for each picture. In "The ' Judgment House," a picturizatiou of (the novel by Sir Gilbert Barker, tho time of tho picture is during the Boi;r war. Despite the fact that this is ap proximately a " modern" picture, Commodore Blackton would not be sat isfied with modern costumes. Fashiou Iiooks of the period were hunted up and all the costumes copied from them Violet Homing, tho lauding woman, 'wears several very stunning gowns which, however, when closely studied, resemble very little the frodis of to day. "The Judgment. House" is to ap ficar at the Oregon theater on Sunday and Monday. "Even a fool when ho lioldeth his tongue is counted wise; and he that sbuttuth his lips is esteemed a mau of understanding. ' ' Proverb. OF , 1 M J: f I f . Tl 1 ill I i n j l -.1 Boy Yo A Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tire for Christmas and let you or his tire trouble be over. And it is no uncommon occurrence for Vacuum Cup Tires to average considerable in excess of the serv ice for which they are guaranteed per warranty tag-of 6.000 miles. Will be glad to take care of your tire troubles in vulcanizing. THE FOLLOWING PRICES PREVAIL: 28x3 Pennsylvania $15.60 30x3 Pennsylvania $16.10 30x3 yz Pennsylvania $20.60 32x3 Yi Pennsylvania $24.30 32x4 Pennsylvania $33.00 33x4 Pennsylvania $34.90 .34x4 Pennsylvania $35.55 These Tires are all 6000 mile guarantee, all adjust ments and claims made at this store. Quackeobush Auto Supply AND VULCANIZING 247 North Commercial Street 219 North Commercial Street after Jan. 1st. Phone 363 nIU vl U t. j- IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN. Sj( dfc SC . 3C 4 5jC Sjfi A pretty talo of the north country tells how our pleasant custom of kissing under the mistletoe had its origin. Baldur, tho Apollo of tho North, thot the favorite of the gods, was thoroughly hated by Loki, because of tho fact that lie (Baldur) was invulnerable; he could not bo harmed by nay force of fire, earth, air or water. Ho the wicked Loki conceived the plnu of ending Baldur 's existence uy Killing mm wjiu a uui 1 made from mistletoe wood. As a sign f ....... .... ! mi il.n ,.!mf wna li nn f iri h dedicated to Krigg, mother of Baldur, so long as it did not touch the earth, Loki's empire. In i'rigg's hands tho mistletoe becamo an emblem of love: j and everyone who passed under it re i eeived a kiss, to show it was no longer jau instrument of death and enmity. Tha lis why it is suspended in all homes dur 'ing the season of peace, amity and good will. Of Scandinavian rather than .Druid!-' cal origin, as is thought by many, is the Vule log custom, occurring as it does exactly six months between the Mid summers Fire. These are lighted out of doors in all parts of tho country at tho festivel of tho summer golistiee. To their winter celebration tuo Scandina vians gave .the namo of Yuul and light ed great bonfires in honor of their god, Thor. The bringing in of a ponderous block of wood from the forest, and plac ing it on the hearth f the Baronial hall was a ceremony honored and ob served on Christinas day. In some parts of the country the Yule log is not al lowed to burn quite away, but the burnt ends are carefully gathered and placed in the clefts of fruit treeB, to insure a good crop the coining season.' Farm machinery is the artillery of agriculture. In what condition will your "field pieces" bo for the spring drive? isrse ieni r-q ' f t f : . . 7 ' -" - . u nil I I "V "ill "7 ' I ' 1 ' ill r-" V:? ' ' 111 h$ir ' - 111 lit ' v" '"Hf'V Yes, you have guessed It the first time. k It Is William S. Hart whose picture adorns a notice tacked to many trees near Los Angeles offering $1,000 for his capture dead or alive. He evidently, has committed a serious crime, and his capture is confidently i i With Our Boys 1 Oil 117 , UrCfifOIl uOlU'Cr WllteS I From Fighting Line Some may think our boys are riot fighting yet but following aro extracts of a letter received by Miss I'earl Cooper from an Oregon soldier which will be seen that they are: Some -Where in France, Nov. 21. Dear friend: Your most welcome let ter of Sept. 27 at hand and I will ans iwer or at least make a pretense. You Say you don't suppose we are in active service. Well if you had becu in my iplaee tho lust month you Would have ibecn running yet. But then I'm a Sam- 'niy and proud of it. Trench life is ex- iciting and to send the kaiser a "whiz zer" aud watch him try to find us iltut the greatest of all is to sec au air 'battle. Wa see all kinds of headword tnancttvers there. It is a wonderful Sight to witness at night. A fourth of July fire works isn't in it. lou must be some tatter to get first iprize at state fair. Our gowns have no tatted yokes but we wear them just the same. It is getitng real chilly hero on sunny France just now. You asked how long we were in com ling here. Not very long and as it is against the rules to write anything nbout military courses 1 can't say just 'now long wo were out or wliere we lauded. I'll tell yon ail when I come home, ot wiucli 1 am sure going to clo as there is nothing to worry over. !ay you aro some poet about as good ms I (only better). What do you think of a regular poetf I We are standing ready here in Franco j Waiting for the Germans to tako their : chance, And with a willing hand to lend I'Wo'll fight a fight unto the end. And when to the V. S. wo return To the mothers hearts that wait and ! yearn We enmo over to see tno kaiser And when we see him he'll be wiser. So here's to the boys in far off France Who with nuy nation will take their chance, Then the loved ones behind will be proud to say Three cheers for the bovg of the U- S. A. You may give this to the Capital Journal or burn it up, which ever you wish. Hoping to hear from you at all times T am as ever vour far awav friend. 1"VT., Cl'lKSTEU HKNIMiU'K, 5th Field Artillery Buttery A, A. E. P., Somewhere iu Trance. a i Salem Boy Writes From Camp Mills Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kingle. 2."7.'t 11a- ?.o 1 Ave-, received the following letter jwj,i, Oregon winter weather, until a 'ft.- grains salt. Koll small pieces iu;snw time.it showed clearly enough ; from their son, ho is stationed at j 1Vw days ago. and the weather beg in powdered sugar or place between halves at bargain hunters were lurking in ' Camp Mills at the time the letter wasto its l,ai k up and this morning f Eus:Iish Walnuts. This mixture mav the background, ready to pick up de- j written: lWe have about 6 inches of as fine as',, ,lc,,', . fmr fft, lTslt,., ,i suable stocks at almcst their own pric- Camp Mills. L. I.. N. Y. Dee. fi. i Dear Folks: Keceived Dad's letter ! ;all O- K. yesterday and was mighty ! iibid la iret it. nm surrv tlmt niHiiima j hasn't that helmet knitted as 1 don't , think we will be here long enough for j ! me to receive it here unless it conies i tomorrow- Vic Collins is in seme 'fix. he can 't j even get out of his tent to get his j meals, as his squad is quarantined, b'nt j I think that thev will be out nbout to- morrow, and I wish my squad was too, as we sure have been drilling some, believe mo. We have our new packs now and they Are lots Wtter than the old roll we used to carrv. Thev are called ra- loose packs and they look much like a pappoose on one s back, but just just tho j ml of a - same even if thev do have a Rin funny name, they are the only thing. i wisa you wouiu seuu mo some or i anticipated shortly. However, the 000, which will be turned over to tne lucky one, will no doubt be stage money, In that the notiees are merely '.'props" for the new Ince Artcraft pho toplay, "The Silent Man," starring the popular western actor, and in which "Big Bill" Is a fugitive frcin the law. at the Front , those pictures that is, if ,voa have enough of them, so you will still have mcut is tot u , b t thi . -J! .l. T 11t?l..A .!. ... . a cjpy u-x eucii, as x wouiu iikb io see how they turned out. Juizabeth and Mary Schultz came down to camp yesterday aud mado us a visit and Elizabeth told mo that she wrote dad a enrd teljiug him about our trip to the city I don't expect that you will hear from me again for quite a while, as" it is doubtful whether I get to mail this or not but 1 a"1 sure ging to try, you can bet. We sure have some time in my squad now as there is a big Montenegrin in the squad, whose name is Theodore Bod inick and when ever any body asks him what his name is he says Ihcodore Koosevelt, so we call him Teddy and that just about tickles him to death, as he says. "I vote for dat.guy, he gud feller, yon bet. He good soldier. I like him." His ambition is to get three Dutchmen and then ho don't give a whoo) what happens as ho says that is i. i t . . ir. - nil any ieuow ougni to gei. no is jum like a littl kid the way he asks ques tions, but he is a fine fellow and would do anything for you. We had a big review this arternoon and there was over 8000 men in line and it. was some sight, believe me, and I wish you could have seen it. You sure can deliver me from tho east for good and believe me, back to the wild and woolly west tor mine, when I get out of the army, as the l0re I see of it, the less 1 can see to like about it- In New York city there are lots of kids I 11 bet that don't know what a big field looks like and lots of men, for that matter, aud I saw a couple of fellows out in the field with a shot gun hunting, anA I don't know what they were after un less it was a grasshopper or something like that. There are lots of golf links near camp and yo see the millionaires out iu knickerbockers doing what I suppose they call hard work and I sure wish I could have tne privilege ot waiK ing them around for a day with a gun on their shoulder, doing squads right and left, and I '11 bet they would soon get about all of the exercise that they wanted and in short order at that. We are all comfortable a'ld getting along fine and so I reckon tnat one couldn't wish anvmore. Guess I better j halt for this time. With love, I 1I1L. 1 ' ' !1ia Wa.f Wri'sc i LULliCl 111 V ClO tlllS-CO 17 ri MlimO flril frOm liicUrne, Uuij Maumee, Ohio, Dee. 9, '17 to moisten,.a few grains of salt. Mix all To Capital Journal: Having promis- together to a flexible paste, mold into a led my many friends in and about Sa-(loaf, let dry a little, then eut into: lem 1 would let them know how 1 find squares. things in Ohio. Arrived here the 22.11 . . j or ,.)St of the time, compared well most ot in ,. tl,e recm'.ar Kausas blizzard! kind, ti belnw zero aud the wind at ;m miles make one think of what i,eij j-ieltrian class blowers. Thev started ; !....... ..n.;.... :.. ..l;At.. n.t the nn.1 ;'.... i. .i.: ' ..i ' m e not ,et. - . 'the men' have been idle for' the pat ! imposed T send a few clippings from !six ,nfths hut when thev ,lo w0rk ti,ev ; Toledo miner that uives urieea .if!,,., ,,n..- ' " i foodstuffs, also the mconvemeuce of bringing home a winter's supply. The shortage of coal and wood inak;s things look gloomy to one who has ien used to a mild climate and abiind ance of evervtlnns.' t i make one happy an' n :-toi -table. There is plenty has nearlv doubled in population, add-j n"w!" oevetoptnents and events of the tlooUs prevent. vo:l, xv in . I ws ;es. but the eats are I ,.,i water "works and lots of good paved dav- were not unfavorable. j " r l - e !" this e Id -!ell hangs on lonji streets, but to me there is no plao ' There was further liquidation in the! Panta Claus is going to visit the child-i.-e -.T: ve5t will soon begin and i like Salem- The Journal comes regu'ar- ( Jate trading which carried pri-es to I ren in France this year in spite of the hf's s;l- -nt th vav they even up j jv although the war news is a wck old ' stl11 11wer levels. Business was light, j big giyis, and some of the "big guns ' hin's: we.k a!! summer to get money and also Abe Martin iokes. vet T easr- hoTvevor. Steel reeoded below 81. I in America are doinsr a bitr bit to pivei 1 1 buy ceal t keep from freezing an 1 j ?Tw look for the town doings. Thank-1 .voi k 'all wiutr to get money to buy.je" yon in advance-for ytr kindness) i, e t 1-c, t from melting in the hot season. N e have a glass lactory acre ; Acreage of Winter Vheat Is Larger and Crop Outlook Is Excellent Washington, Ieo. 19. America's! war crops for next venr will break all i records, under favorable circumstances j according to today's agriculture do.' partnient report showing winter wheat and rye acreage planted this iiill. The area sown to winter wheat 42,170,000 acres, which is four per cent more than the acreage last year. Condition of winter wheat on Do comber 1 was 79.3, against K3.7 an" S7.7 in 91li .and 391.'), respectively, and a ten year average of 89..'i. Eye acreage planted this fall is 6, 119,000, which .'lli.fi per cent more than last year. Condition of rve on Decem ber 1 was S4.1. against 8S.8 and 91.5 in 1910 and 1915 resoecti velv. nml a. J ten year average of 92.2- TELEGRAPHJABLOIDS Chicago. Carl Benz, German subject arrested for illegally wearing a United States army uniform, declared ho tore his pants and had to wear the uniform until they were mended. He formerly was in the armv. Washington. John Flowers didn't know his own age, and, fearing he , might be a slacker, registered and is; now in the national armv at Camp ! Dodge. His wife has learned from eoun-! ty records that he is forty. Oakland, Cal. Alleging her husband' told her it she "wouldn't go out with' luiu una get tanked he would get some one who would," Lillian D. Dieckman T sued George Dieckman for divorce. j San Francisco. Led bv a friend, Hor- I uel? ,ui waineu into tne army re- he can teach blind soldiers returning irom the trout. San Francisco. When a cobbler lost Miss Laura Ferrier's leather pumps she sued him for $30 damages, $5 for the pumps and $25 for the "tender asso ciations" attached to them. The court barred ' ' tender association damages. Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota wom en may be called upon for the supreme war sacrifice that of dresisng .like every other woman. Women of the state defense council met today to discuss! uniform dresses to conserve material. New York. Hotel bell boys have ta ken up knitting. They started it at the Biltmore, where all hands knit for the army between calls. New York. Teaching of German kul tur iu private schools here is threatened! Education board officials heard about the plot and arc probing. Borne. Italv has done awav with the German Christmas tree, idea this year. Italian wounded and kiddies will fish for presents in "St. Patrick's well" instead of taking them off trees. China Involved In Proposed Hindu Revolt San Francisco, Dec. 19. China was to have had a part iu the proposed Hin du revolution if Germany and revolu- tiniini'i' K.n.lai'u linit iii wnr niinr,l- ;,t t-,: i(f' ; ' Vnrk which were in evidence in the Hindu plot trial here today. In these letters Dr. C. K. Chakra- varty, Berlin's ageut for Hindu aSTairs in New York, proposed to negotiate a secret treatv between Germany and China, through the influence of W. T Wang, fi rmer secretary to ex -President Li Yuan Hung of China. China was to agree to encourage the Hindu revolu tionists, afsist iu smuggling arms to them and "help as she cau, secretly and in accord with her -own safety-'' itermany. in return, agree i" take China's part in ease any power j attacked her. ! - CAMOUFLAGE. Two cups peanut butter, 2-3 run pow- 1,''r01 suHar '5 or tablespoons to taste cocoa or melted unsweetened chocolate, 1-2 teaspon vanilla, 1-2 cup corn syrup Uvrim. 2 tnblesnoons miwilered suir.ir. a 1" . ,l; tvi,,,Wx- oln. ,.,! .tuna !,v skill ' Maumee is a nice conntrv town" sit- nated ou the west bank of the Manmee river, 10 miles above Toledo, and has : Bn undertone ot ri'inness, stocks resist- "" irmes, aim wunoni cause, (.om ' s.parate electric roads' and two ! e'1 pressure, yielding f ra"tionally f or j missioner Hoff left on the 7:1. Oregon three sol steam roads and r.iaiU In the n ei ht- venr. the town t'or past favors. I remain" vours ever. LlTlitK .MEKS. is; ANN SCORES I I v:.-. . If i nS. V SAnnPcNNINGIONI In more ways than one this t rollicking story of seminary capers Its a bear of a story you can't afford to miss. Other Attractions STARTING FRIDAY- The OREGON Great Pitcher Who Is a Good Trapshot "Bullet Joe" Bush. star hurler of tne Athletics, a recent acquisition to trapshooting, is already a 90 Per cellt shot. In a recent match with , trover Aiexanuer ,tne .rumies' great j heaver, each broke 127 targets in 150. Liquidation Is Feature of Market Today New York, Dec. 19. The New York i Eveninir Sun f inancial review todav saut: Liquidation' of railroad issues featur- ed today 's stock market, although trad jnig was at no time active. The railroad ! problem, as it stands at the moment,! ; was fruitful of nothing except an ad- ditional crop of rumors with respect! to the president's cnoice of an adminis- I ' tratcr for the railroads of the 1 try, involving the names of Justice Bandies, Mr. Vanderlip and Secretary j McAdoo. i The outstanding fact in today's! price movements was that changes downward were broad in limited trans-! absence cf buying power, bur at the i !es. There was some talk of further li- quidation of stocks behind, foreign ,oans- ,n,t t i doubtful if such liqui-, dation finmunted tn vorv mneh ' The industrial shares .ere soft with ie distinctly weak spots, but the actions were narrower than the rails- I Among the latter there were numer-ihe ous "'corns, r.isewnere mere wj excellent countrv4lne most, pan. I uutsme ot raiiroa.t issues, overnight , ' 1 ws dispatches tell us that a man, 10 I iimes murricu, roan a good mm six Ins , ...hi. ni.. j-.i uidu. r uruisji your own comment. A TOUCHDOWN Come Early PAULINE FREDERICK GEORGE PERIOLAT One of the famous leading California moving picture stars tells what he thinks of Chiropractic in the follow ing sentences: "I consider chiropractic the greatest science in existence. It has done for me what other methods have failed to do. My personal advise to all in and out of my profession is to try chiropractic." Sincerely, GEO. E. PEHIOLAT. George E. Periolat, char acter actor as "Luke" the Gypsy in "Diamond from the Sky," American Film Co., Santa Barbara, Cal.; Valeska Surratt and Bessie Love also are strong sup porters of Chiropractic and if the readers are interested, I will get their opinions in writing also. We can only judge the good from the bad, help and harm from experiences of others. If people of fame recommend Chiropractic to sufferers, it is the duty of all to at least give Chiro-" , practic a fair trial. I have helped many in Marion county. Let me he1? you. Only Palmer School of Chiropractic Methods , USed. fn DJlITf II fljflV H P lA. lAVL fl. ltlAl. V, t. qna OA7 TI V.V.' J 1)1,1 oUO-oU liUDOard UlClg'. ' Loggers' Strike Impends In Tillamook Camps Labor Commissioner Hoff received a telegram from the loggers at Tillamook saving a strike was impending there reo,,e,tin vim tn nn, . , , ! hp ' "n K. Mr "a ' I 5, . 0 l'revent V- 1,!e. ?. . .lu 1 : ".e.re I'i1"0'-, reaUzea .that strikes should not be called at this time, and stated they would do all s..,.m ' possinle to i prevent one at Tillamook. At j the Sit'1,e tun tlll'y stated the employers re-1"" rJ"f them 111 su,'h ? manner that " liai1 to cease or a strike would? a necessity. They claim thev are ar- """'.' ' '" a ages tor mo uccinr mar i ornanu anil expects to ,reaen iiuamooK tonight unlv tlia job! Santa a big pack mf good things . for youngsters who otherwise would be forgotten. n esron citizens are arranging for a community Christmas tree.