Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, January 02, 1918, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textr 5 ! - f I i i i TWO. J i t f i if f I -the home drink Besides its popularity at dm 2 stores, fountains and restaurants, Bevo ham found a welcome place in the home. A family beverage truest offering a table drink that goes perfectly with all food. As m suggestion for Sunday Supper Street red or green peppers stuffed with cream cheese end chopped nuts or olives, served on lettuce leaves. French dressing. Cold meat. Toasted crackers. Bevo for everyone. A beverage that tastes like no other soft drink. Pure, wholesome and nutritious. Bevo the all-year-'round soft drink. Sold in bottlme only and bottled exclusively by Anheuser-Busch ST. Louis 24 B I STATE HIGHWAY (Continued from pago one) $15,000; Lane I5,000; Lincoln, $2000, and Wasco 10,000.. Besides construction work a consid erable sum has been spent in making surveys. Tho font of? those tranges from $50 to $200 a mile Contracts wero alxo let for n num. bor of bridges, aggregating an esti mated cost of $50,0(10. Up to date tho highway commission has disbursed about $750,000. Is New Departure A new departure in public work was no introduction of the cost plug pro fit system. Contracts were entered into to pay tho contractor cost plus 10 per cent profit. The results were not satis factory and two of the contracts have been . cancelled. No 'urthcr attempt will be made tor dd work on this basis Another new departuro in public con struction was tlio pnrchase of an as- pnauie paving plant enabling tho dc partmcnt to lay pavement independent but no contractor availed himself of this privilege. Covered Worst Portion Tho contracts for grading covered the worst sections on the Columbia river and Pacific highways and when thov are finished theso two main high ways will bo practically graded, the Pacific highway from Portland to the California boundary and the Columbia river highway from Hood River to the Pacific ocean. By the end of the com ing season it is expected to have tho grado cf the Columbia river highway finished between Hood Eiv'cr and The II.. II T 1! .. .. . yunca. uwiiuon surveys are now Be ing made and in a short time bids will Do cnlled for, for what will probably bo the most important construction of the year, the gap between Hood Kiv- er and AJ osier which will probably be in the neighborhood of $70,000 nor nine lor rive miles. It is also planned to lay 10 mil sec tious of pavement on tho Pacific high- ....... I T T ; r . - n . 111 .Kane, xiuu, iuariou. xsenton and Polk counties. from present indications, however, THE MAKING OF A FAMOUS MEDICINE How LyAa E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound . I Prepared For Woman's Uc it is unwise to predict much road work of contractors. The purchase of this piant was tho fulfillment of a pledge maiiq 10 tne electors during tho $0, 000,000 road bond campaign. Progress fn Uilliam Gilliam county, John Day highwnv, macadamizing Condon to Thirty Mile -reek, 5.7 miles, $20,024 (force account Warren Construction company. Hood River county, Columbia river ftiguway, grading Cascade Locks sec tion, H.2 miles, $105, (U0, A. 1). Kern; yrading Viento section. 3.0 miles, $71, 03,'i, A. 1). Kern; grading Tfuthton hill wMuion, z.4 nines, $3!),u8S.75) A. .0 Kern. Josephine county, Pacific highway, graiung vvoir creeK mil, 4. miles, $50, 000, American Exploration & Construc ting company. Tillamook county, 1 amhill-Nostiieca Toad, paving 5 miles, bitulithic, $110, C44.IM, Oskar Huber. UniHtilia county, Wild Ilorso road from Pendleton east, 11 miles, bitulith ic, $174,700.94, Warren Construction eompany, I Washington !.nnd Yamhill counties, Rox-Tignrd road, paving, Multnomah county lino to Newberg, 15.3 miles, muiuinie, f.i.i,4K8.4H, Oskar Hubor. Guarantes is Required Wheeler county, J oil 11 J)ay highway, grading Oiimmings hill section, 3.5 miles, $10,527.20, Klliott Contracting company; macadamizing samo, $17, 115.S0 (force account) Warren Con struction cotnpanv; grading, near Mitchell, 4 miles, $25,000, United Con tracting company. Clatsop county, bridge across John Pay river $20,000, Robert Wakefield In letting paving contracts the com mission required a 10 year guarantee 1 of its durability. For the first five I 'i Francisco, Jan. 2. An autopsy years the pavement is to be maintain- today is expected to determine the ex ed at the expense of the contractor.!1"' canw of the deaf, of Mrs. Maud r the second five years ho is to bo! Hudson Smith, wife of Hod E. Smith, paid at tho rnte of 2 cents per square wealthy Portland insurance man, who yard per annum. It will bo noted that was found dead yesterday in her room the pavement is of th bitulithie type. at a local hotel." Her husband was ly In every instance tho contract was ing on the bed in a stupor, while a score awarded to the lowest bidder. The of empty champagne and Scotch whis bids were based upon specif ieatious j key bottles mid a ifulf dozen full on-? of the state highway department I'lijtold tho story of n Xew Year's? eole dor the stato law contractors may sub-! "-ntioii. .Smith is in a serious condi init bids on their own specifications tion. beyond tho completion of pending con tracts. The Inbor situation is no more promising than that of tho year iiist passed and besidos the question of fi nances will enter largely. Under the law the commission has authority to is sue bonds to tho amount of $2,000,000. Will Not Attempt Sale The bonds only draw i per cent in terest and it looks as plough they can not bo sold at a premium or oven at par snraim tno war continue, it is doubtful if tho highway commission will bravo public sentiment by selling tno nouns at a discount as was dona iu 1917- From tho quarter of a mill tax tho commission, will have about $230,000 and from ' tho motor vehicle license fees approximately $300,000. It is quite probable that the commis sion will do some paving work with its own plunt. Tho imminent, asphaltic concrete, will probably bo laid in two courses. Poring the coming vear it "is the general expectation that the member ship of the stato highway commission win undergo n change cf personnel Tho term of Commissioner Adams will expire in February and it is geuerally understood that he will not be reap pointed, having failed to meet the ap proval ot Uoveruor Withvenmbo. As to his successor nearly every county iu the first congressional district, from which the appoint incut must bo made, has u emididute. ; society : A simple, quiet wedding was solemn. ized Monday afternoon at two thirty, when Miss Frances Gittens was given in marriage to Paul Brown at the homo of the bride's parents, Rev; and Mrs. Edward Gittens of jxortb. Cottage street. Only immediate relatives of we couple were prosent to witness the cer emony, which Was read by the bride's father, Key. Gittens. The wedding, wnicn came as a surprise to all. was A t.u - u. 1.1 . ... ... . ... - " "". we iBuuruuxy wnere una hastily planned because of the f act I iuccessful remedy is made impresses . 1 . ir t 1 - . .... ! Avar ThA im..i I 1 1 . . 1 ,. :." KWHier-on wiui me ren- ' v 1 uy' c,7i skill and cleanliness which attend the making of this great medicine for woman's ills. . Over 850,000 pounds of various herbs are used anually and all have to be gathered at the season of the year when their natural juices and medicinal sub stances are at their best . The most successful solvents are used to extract the medicinal properties from these herbs. Every utensil and tank that contact with the medicine is sterilized and as a final precaution in cleanliness the medicine is pasteurised and sealed in sterile bottles. it is the wonderful combination of roots and herbs, together with the if' vand care used in its preparation which has made this famous medicine o successful in the treatment of female ills. . The letter been restored to health by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound which we are continually pub lishmg attest to its virtue. NORFOLK FIRE (Continned from page one) that Mr. Brown may be called to war soon. After the marriage they left for Portland tor a short stay before re- .uiii,g their respective positions. Mr. ji'a 11 principal ot tbe public school u cuius, nasii., and Miss Gittens ten lico .a tuo high school at Culver, IXfeOU. Miss Tlora M. Case, the citv libra rian, left this morning for . Oorvallis where she will attend the convention on ioou conservation. The church parlors of the First-PreS byterian church were the scene of a jolly party recently, when the Pastor arl ti. illiott entertained tho junior congregation. After spending a happy afternoon in playing games, the little people went to the Spa, where dainty refreshments were served. .The iunior congregation is composed of tho chil dren to whom a little scrmonette is given each Sunday morning before the regular sermon. Those who enjoyed the party were Florence Powers, Dorothy anil Mnr jorie Brant, Constance "and Teddy Smith, Paul Purviue, Margaret Lewis, truth tfuckner, John hatcn, Elizabeth Loomis, Anna and Mary Mccracken, Kosalie Uurcn, Florence Jones, Lester liabc, Dorothy and Constance Smart, Clifford HulsiV, Arlie Newberry, Lewis Kays, ('has-, Joseph and Louise Ntinn, Earle Ferris, Hugh and Dwight Adams, Clifford and Hobart Wilson, John Llhcrtt and Robert Walker. COMMERCIAL LEAGIfE BASKFT BALL TONIGHT Saw the Old Year-Out But Not the New One In An extremely quiet wedding took place yesterday morning at ten 0 clocK at the Central Congregational church when Herbert Morsan was united in marriage to Miss Vera Shipman, with Kev. H. C. Stover officiating. The bride was dressed in a taupe travel ing suit and white hat and carried a pretty bouquet of white carnations, Miss Shipman is of Salem, and Mr. Moirsan lives in Brooks. They left for a Biiort wedding trip. Miss Mildred Bartholomew who has been visiting friends in Salem left to day for Portland, where she teaches gymnasium in the Sellwood community, house. . A. E. Watson, who has been visiting in Illinois for tho past four months, has returned to Salem. His niece'. Mrs. Ij. E. Steigingcr, and two children of Forrest, ill., accompanied him. They will remain to mako their homo Ja. Salem. another nearby section wa sounded That the fires in tho three sections were nart of a plot to ruin naval es tablishments here is possible. While the main fire was a considerable dis tance from the Norfolk navy yard, it is regarded as possible by officials that German agents sought to divert! fire department attention there whilo I they worked on the destruction at the navy yard and elsewhere. In any event, aumorities purposed 1 to examine carefully suspicious char-1 acters, meantime keeping the closest . guard over the city. Warnings against incendiaries werei sent out today and the whole district is in a turmoil of fear. Several men were hurt during the fire, while others may be beneath heaps of debris. Frozen mains and zero weuiuer imuiiicreu iue urctueu s lasa dicaps. American sailors and marines, too, did heroic service, rescuing mea over come or trapped in buildings. Twenty five suspects were arrested , but all but 12 of these have been ireeoi in?fle Twelve jire ueing neiu 1 pending investigation into the cause of the l'ire. The fire is under control but net ' out. No new blazes occurred during the night Sailors, marines and home guards were on diity all night. The town has been placed under mar tial law. Kntrrccs to the" tire zouo are guarded by men with fixed bayonets. Late last night marine guards and an unidentified white man had a duel with revolvers near the Old Dominion Marine railway. The stranger was dial lenged when the marine detected him lurking around a British steamer which was undergoing repairs. He opened fire upon the guard, who re turned it. Several shots were exchang ed but none took effect. The man escaped. Hugo Schmidt, who tins Been arrest ed as a suspect, has Deen under sur veillance by government detectives ten days. 'RIVERS ARE FALLING SHIPLEY'S Annual January Clearaway Will be doubly interesting this year. THE REASON WHY This store is closing out all goods by the yard and will feature only Ready to Wear Garments ; And ' J Ready to Use Merchandise - , Women, Misses and Children Watch our advertisements for money saving values, Beginning Wednesday, January 2, 1917 U. G. Shipley Go. Quality Merchandise Popular Prices Miss Vernita Kohlliac.cn was the hostess Monday evening, at her home iu Koscburg, at a dinner party given iu honor of Miss Marjorie Brown, .laughter of Attorney General and Mrs. Geo. M. Brown of Salem. Covers were placed for eight. The table was very prettily decorated with a centerpiece of poiusettias, Christmas holly and greenery with place cards appropriate tor tne season, the rooms were artis tically decked 'with masses of green ery. After dinner the guests enjoyed a pleasant theater party in honor ofj .miss lirown s birthday. Those who en.ioved this affair bo sides the hostess, Miss Kohlhngeu, were the -Misses Dale Coslmw, Mae Murr, Lota Bellows, Leone Coshow and tuo guest of honor -Miss Brown. First Game Will Be Between Hauser Brothers and Capital National Bank . The Commercial Basket Ball League of tho Y. M. C. A. will open its fourth soason at the association gymnasium tonight commencing at 7:30. All teams have been working hard for the pre liminary contests and a great deal of guessing is going on concerning the result of the games tonight. The teams were chosen about two weeks ago and it was then thought that the fi.rht for the championship which opens tonight' .... mm iMcnn, mm wiui uo'ne Hincflr- ed to have very much of an advant age. 1 r Tho first game tonight will bo be tween Hauser Bros, and tho ( National bank. Robertson Brooks, fine of the Banker's fastest players last year is captain .of the Hauser rBos team and ha been working his men hard. Hay C. Baker will captain the katilrA.t. nn... mi.:. w t. . fourth II V ,.: 1 T fiin skili hi accept such a com tourth consecutive year as captain of mission ' Bruce is just the man to do this kind of work and is taking the matter un der consideration. However the peo ple of Salem will have the privilege of hearing him a few more days it is hoped, lie speaks tonight at the Bap' tist church. Portland, r., Jan. 2 With Eugene and other upper points reporting a de eline, & fall in the stage of the Wil lamette river here is expectl today. The'',rvver this morning was stationary at ,10.6 feet. Tho Columbia is dropping slowly toward normal. The lakima river, however, contin ues .to cut up. Another raise of one foot early today carried out 100 yards of . till at the approach to one ot the bridges washed away several days ago.. The Yakima has shifted its course about a quarter of mile near F.llcns burg. IS INVITED TO FRANCE Evangelist Bruce Evans, now Speaking at Baptist Church. Receives Telegram That Bruce Evans" is . wanted in France now . ,. to do special rfligious work among the soldiers, is attested to by a .telegram recoivcd this morn Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shisler left Sa lem yesterday after visiting with Mrs. Shisler 's aunts, Mrs. O. Brown and Mrs. Oliu jer. People will remember Mrs. Shisler as Miss Gertrude Cunning knm, one of the charming June brides Mr. Shisler who was graduated from Ulmiiette I mvorsity in 131H, is now principal of the lniyi sehool at Har risburg, Oregon. wiiKfM-. r T r - in,..!,,. m , , ,,. ll.,,,-.,,., The Great Sugar Saw this team, and it was due to his f torts that the Bank was successful in winning the championship iu 1916 and 1916. Bud. DeLapp will again try his cards with the Watt Shipp company. Mr. DeLapp was also captain of the Watt Shipp company's team last year. Doc Utter who so successt'uly captain ed the Price Shoe company a team last yoar will lead tho Bishop team this year, it will be remembered that Doc's ictim was me strongest contender for tno championship last vear other than the Banker's team, and it was only after three contested games between the Doc ' team and tho Bankers that the 'latter were able to win the cham pionship. Following the custom of former years tlio games tonight will be frej of charge. The lineup fcT the teams touieht win oe as toiiows: ..Capital National Bank Ray C. Ba ker. captain; Oarnett Harra. Walter ocoioisKy, Herbert Welch, Kdw. Bob inson, Glen Purvinc, Milton Steiner. Bishop a Dr. F. L. Utter, cantata: Asei r.titr, Miller Cooper, Will Ahby, Cicil Nist, Dietrick Steiver, iDonald itvan. Watt Shipp Co. M. J. DeLapp, car tain; harl Sua for, Philip Jaskoski, Welborn Ratilil'f, Harold Secor. Rav- monu Claris, tdwin van iNuvs. Hausejr Bros. K-obertson. Brooks, captain; Roy ale Moore, Armin Borger, -Maiccjiu Jmuth, tliilord Townsend Maurice Hickman, Harold Hull. Oyer 10 by weight of this famous food with the barley flavor is pure,sweeteasi lydigestedsugai: Not sugar "put there" m the making,but a pure grain sugar developed from cereals in the process by which GrapeNuts is made. Use it as your cereal Without sugar Sprinkle it over other cereals in stead of sugar. At Grocers Everywhere sjLXsM Ink Brooks Dies at Ft Sain Houston, Texas Irvin Gordon Brooks, son of Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Brooks, of 755 Johnson street, died yesterday at Foct Sam Houston, lex., where he was stationed 'with an air squadron. Death was due to spinal meningitis, contracted after recovering from measles. Performance of heavv duties connected with the departure of his squadron for the port cf embarkation while infection was sotting in is accredited bv attending physicians as hastening bis death. Dr. Brooks left Friday for the fort, J upon receipt of a telegram stating j that his son was seriously ill. . Thej body wid be brought to Portland for burial. . Irvin Brooks was born at Pilvcrton, Or., and was a eraduate of Silverton IS CONSTIPATED LOOKATIONGUE If Cross, Feverish cr Bilious Give California Syrup of Figs" No matter what ails your child, a gentle, thorough laxative should al ways be the first treatment given, if your little one is out of sorts. half sick, isn't resting, eating and acting naturally kok, mother! see if tongue is coated- This is a sure sicn that it 's little stomach, liver and bow' els are clogged with waste. hcn cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour, breath bad or has stomach ache, diarr hoea, sore throat, full of cold, give a teaspconful of "California Svrtip of Figs," and in a few hours all the con stipated poison, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its littie bowels without griping, and vou have a well, playful child again. .Mothers can rest easily after divine this harmless "fruit 'la'xative," be cause it never fails to cleanse the lit- tlo cne 's liver and bowels and sweeten the stomach and they dearly love its pleasant, taste. Full directions for ba bies, children of all ages and for grownups printed on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrun of Fius:" then see that it is made by me "California iig fryrup Company." TRACE DISEASE TO CONSTIPATION ji.S11 f th9 "point on which Different choola of medicine prac tically agres Is, that about 95 of all human disease 1 directly traceable to intestinal jmtrof ac tion of stomach waste duo to in activity of the bowels, or consti pation. The eliminatlve process is an essential factor in digestion and on its proper functlonbigr de pends the welfare of the entire system. Constipation Is a condition that should never be neg-lected. As soon as the bowels evideno the slightest disposition to slow np, a Biild laxative should be taken. The combination of simple laxa tive herbs with pepsin, known as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and sold in drug; stores for fifty cents a bottle, is hig-hly recommended as a corrective, acting;. rently, in an easy, natnral way, without grip ing; or othar pain or disoomtort. A trial bottle of this excellent family remedy can be obtained, free of charge, by writing- to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 456 Washington St., MontlceUo, Illinois. (to dissolve big trusts were made in I the supreme court today by Solicitor jUencral John W. Davis. At that timo tfuither suspension until the close of the war will.be requested. The tre mendous expense involved in dissolv ing the great corporations, should the supreme court hand down a favorable decision, together with the disruption of business involved, prompted the government move. dream. The continued Palestine offen sive of the allies, though attracting lit tle attention, must nevertheless causo new despair to Prussian militarism. Anti-Trust Actions Will Await Close cf War Washington, Jan. 2. Motions to postpone until next October hearings on all the pending government suits Suits are Suspended Washington, Jan. a. Suspension of governinentt puits "or dissolution of ime international Harvester company, I the United States Steel corporation, the United States Shoe Machinery cor poration, the Eastman Kodak com pany, the Quaker Oats company, tha American Can company and the Corn Products Hefining company, will be asked of the supreme court by Attor ney General Gregory today. And the subject of early risins has prompted one punigrapher to ask what has become of the old fashioned man who used to get up early in tlio morn ing to help his wife when sho lmrl a big washing ou. hand,., and who went down to his regular work" sfrerward. It was a cold gray dawn notwith standing the dry night. For Health, Comfort Lasting Qualities, Wear JS'U BONE COKSETS MISS LYONS Phone 9,r8 400 -, JOURNAL WANT ADS PAt proved today, due larcelv to pliiimre the weather. While the "high water is receuinsr slow lv. the rnilmn.1 nn,no tiioli a,. ,,,.,! o.J lT-:-;t c . : ". . . , v ...in HMrniii v w muiiuue repair WOtS Oreeon. in tho class of 1913. lie en listed September , was sent to Camp lwis, was later traasferred to the aviation corps and was sjrsesat major cf an air squadron at the time of his death. Besides his parents, he is sur vives tn- a sis.ter. Agnes, also of Port land. Portland Tclecram. COLD WAVE (Continued from page one) More than lil.0f0 persons witnessed he game. Mot of the women were at-l-ied in filmy summer gowns, while many men wore wiute uuek. Three transcontinental trains left Se. Mile yesterday for Portland thence cast. The King Street station is the Seattle terminus for Portland trains, iuc fn timer or the leieral di rcc;or railroads and the Oregon Washington station is abandoned exeept tot the ticket office. TCRKAND (Continued from page one) IS: M f j, f r i' I- - t 1 nt r m ct--ni 1 1 J Go East Union Pacific System 3 Through Trains East Every Day CHTCAGO 10 a.m. KAUSCITY . SAT T LAKE 6.1a p.m. n p.m. irom fortland Union Station, throuj?h uuHuk wuiuuiuiamveruorge Wn. McMiimi, 6. P. 1. Portland Sl. .TAR:.' j --"V I $tv J. - t ? 1 9 " ' !, f - - " j.v '--'1 r- ;- n.--.- Jl K v w, Ah mi i ii 11 1 1 t n iimip, , , ,. SLSW-t' ii m mil 11 Flood Conditions Better Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 2. Hood condi tions in the northwest are greatly im- The Christmas and Xew V of the kawr appear as sadlv bombastic in relationship to the new collapse of pan -Uorrsan ambitions ia the holy land. r.ery miie of additional progress t.eneral Allenby now makes is one more blow to the kaiser's Mittel Europa! f X-V-. f toWi WiU Tear eutifiClir construed fa Put the bust bark where it be- Ii , ostivu . -ireainiice 01 nao- t BDACPir?" wness, eliminate the dnir of ij rrhU UDe to the entire uppir"0"111" a' "AiUN JOHXES. II Wsrren Street, Kew.rk, N. J. N 44L maf. rem i: MisMKt.