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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, ORE. SATURDAY, MAR. 9, 1918.
ITS A BOOB
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Japanese Mission Brings
Message to Wilson
A Pacfic, Poit, Mar. 9. A Japanese
military Mission, headed by Lieutenant
K. Chikiihhi, reached here today with
a personal message from the Mikado
to President Wilson.
Members of the mission said they
.will visit France "to study military
i;:oiidition and methods of trench war
faro" before thoy return to Japan.
They, declined to discuss the question
of sending Japanese troops into Siber
ia. "If Japanese troops enter Vladivo
stok, it will be a necessary military
.move." said General Chikushi. He
ABRAHAM ROSENBURG
WINNEROF CONTEST
Martin Bernards of Pacific
Second, Irl S. McSherry
is Third
Abraham Rosenberg, representing tho
University of Oregon, was awarded
first honors in tho annual state contest
of the Oregon Intercollcgiato Orator
ical association held ut the First added that ho was not familiar With
Methodist church lust night under the the latent moves of tho Japanese gov
auspices of Willamette university. M r. 'crnmeut with regard to entering Hi
Kosenbeig 's subject was ' Your ftnme berin.
Honored, Yesterday, Today Loathed;! Accompanying the military mission
What Will H lie Tomorrowf" The is ''r'"l f Japanese railway men
Jionor carried with it a gold medal ,wl" propose to study the transport
which is awarded each year to the1011 I"""""" or me unueq owtus,
winner of thoconte-st.
MartiVi Bernards, representing Pa
cific university, was awarded second
place, with an oration on the subject
"The Houl of Belgium." Third place
was given to Irl S- McSlicrry, of Me
Miunvillo " college,' who spoke on
"Democracy versus Autoerpcy. "
'ourth position was awarded to J. L.
Stuart, or Oregon Agricultural college,
.whose subject was "Tho Stake."
iJ'Jight contestants cofripoted for tho
lionors-
SUIT BEOUOHT ON NOTE.
Suit was filed today by Shirley Buck
versus L, A. Thompson and The Mer
chants National bank, et al., to recover
on a note for $4750, alleged by tho
plaintiff to have been given by the de
fendant. It is charged that the note
was one of five aggregating $8,7.ri0, ant!
thnt no part of it has been paid.
'cording to the complaint, tno inter
Ac
est is also duo, only $150 having been
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The o.atorical contest was preceded -' " - "
to 7'.i"3. A judgment for these amounts
is asked together with $400 as attor
ney fees. '
Jy a short musical program. An over
ture entitled ''The Last of Summer,"
was rendorod by lr. Frank Wilbur
Chase, and sovonul selections wero giv
n by tho Willamette University Wo
men's glee club. Prof. Charles South
lso gave several violin selections. A
pleasing feature of the musical pro
gram wns a number of vocal selections
j-iven by a ladies (juaretot from tho
Monmouth normal school.
At a business meeting of the asso
ciation held yesterday afternoon of
ficers for the coming year were elected
as follows: Dwlght Wilson, University
tf Oregon, president; Marion Woolfolk,
Pacific university, president;
Harold Kr.nell, Willamette University,
secretary; W. 11. Mainwaring, Oregon
Agricultural College, treasurer.
Following the contest last night a
lmnquet was served in the basement of
the church to over 300
FEDERAL GRAND TORY
INDICTS SOCIALISTS
' Chicago, Mar. 9. Victor L. Berger,
Adolpb (Jermer, secretary of the social
ist party, and three other prominent so
cialists were indicted by tho federal
grand jury February 2, United States
District Attorney C. F. Clyno announc
ed today. The.y are charged with vio
lation of the espionage act, Clyne stat
ed, in alleged speeches nnd printed ar
ticles tending to disloyalty and obstruc
tion of recruiting.
friends. Toasts and speeches wore
made by tho various delegations and
another dav had started before, the
visitors and banquet board was entirely deserted.
All Salem Bakeries
Complying With Rules
for Using Substitutes
Salem's bakeiies are all complying
with tho rules tf the food administra
tion, it was announced today follow
ing an investigation by R. C Jewell,
from tho Portland office of tho food
administration, and after samples of
1read taken from the bakeries had
been analyzed by Portland chemists.
All of tho local plants are using at
least 20 per cent of substitute for flour
The investigation is the result of
charges made" through the commercial
club, that some of the local shops were
"fudging" a triflo on the amount of
substitute. The iuveitigation showed
that tho difference in the appearance
of the bread is not due to the differ
ence in the amount of substitute, but
to tho difference . in tho methods of
manufacture.
The investigation was started three
days ago, and the report of the analy
sis was received from Portland this
morning. The. investigation of the meth
ods used at tho different bakeries was
conducted yewterdirv aftlarnoon.
Mount Angel Grants
Railroad Franchise
to Proposed Bend Line
Mt. Angel, Or., Mar. 9 The city
couniciil at a recent meeting granted a
franchise for the building of a rail
road through the city. Apparently
there haa been much money spent on
tlho surveys, of this project which has
for ihs objec;t, connectiiion (with tho
William otto )Vny Southern railway
at Mt- Angel extending from this point
through Sublimity, Stayton, Niagara
and Bend. Tho options covering the
right of v ay call for completion July
1st, 191'), and January 1st, 1920.
Here Monday to
Buy Potato Culls
,T. O. Griffith of the Pacific Potato
Starch company, will be in Salem next
Monday for the purpose of arranging
for tho purchase by the company of
. r i rt II 'mi.. 1 I
I me mvi cuu crop, xue local growt-ra
have been trying for gome time to sell
Serious
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Cct ' r:- - tit i i'3 a
Conflict
Over Water Rights
In Southern Oregon
State Engineer Lewis returned today
from Jackson county, and reports find
ing a serious conflict in water rights,
and unnecessary expense in the propos
ed plan of the Medford Talent Irriga
tion districts, which propose to irri
gate some 30,000 acres in the Rogue
Iiiver Valley. Mr, Lewis outlined a
plan for a joint construction of the can
als which would serve both tracts and
beside avoiding a conflict of rights,
would save the two districts from $4
to $7 per acre.
Iii -addition, the practicability of sav
ing in securing water for the districts
from Johnson Prairie was suggested and
it is asked that thorough investigation
of tho proposition be made. Construc
tion work in the Talent district was ap
proved only for the McDonald Creek
unit, which will not be nffected by a
consolidation of plans. The work for this
sectiou will start in a few days, it is
believed.
Mr. Lewis also inspected the Grants
Pass and Gold Hill districts. Their
plans are nearing completion, and if
their bonds can' be disposed of, it is
probable they will start work at once.
Government Regulation
of All Grain Prices
Declared Necessary
Chicago, Mar. 9. Government regula
tion of all grain prices and fixing of
a high maximum wheat price is needed
to force farmers to dispose of their
grain holdings and increase their acre
age, according. jto food administration
officials here today.
With a maximtnu wheat price, the of
ficials say, the government would con
trol the market through its large buy
ing powers. Through the proposed regu
lations, the food administration could
force farmers to market their grain and
the price of wheat substitutes could
be lowered.
Farmers show no inclination to dis
pose of thoir grain at present prices.
An Illinois farmer, appealed to by the
administration, refused to sell 30,000
bushels of wheat at the $2.20 govern
ment price.
The report of the bureau of crop es
timates showing that 111,272,000 bush
els of wheat is held by farmers in the
face of a 49,823,000 bushel shortage in
the visible supply, emphasizes the need
of radical measures, say officials here.
READING CIRCLE GIVES PROGRAM
Fred Lockley Tells of
Salem Men In France
In a recent letter to the Portland
Journal, Fred Lockley, now in Y. M.
C. A. work in France writes:
Reaching my base headquarters ready
for a shave and a bath, I was asked if
I could be ready to take a train in 30
minutes to a camp two hours distant
i by rail. I did not have time to get my
bag nor my blanket roll, so I caught the
train, reached my destination at 7:40
ate a quick meal and talked from 8
till 8:30 and fortunately found a cot
and some army blankets available. Af
ter my talk a lad in uniform came up
and said to mo "My name is Richards.
I used to hear you talk at the Ad club
when they used to eat at Richards'
cafe. My uncle ran the place. I was his
cashier. I am not a Portlander, but close
Sing Hi
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The Chau tauqua Reading circle now
studying Goethe's "Faust" gave the
following program:
1. Current Events. Response by each
member.
2. Talk. "The Faust Legend," Mi.
E. E. Fisher.
3. Brief sketch of Goethe. Mrs. Lot
tio Dorcas.
4. Sketch of Goee's "Mephisto
pheles", Mrs. L. C. Timmerman,
Carrio Chapel.
5. Sketch of Goethe's Faust, Mrs.
Carrio Chapel.
6. Sketch of Marqaerlte, Mrs. R. B.
Goodin.
7. Talk, Comparison of tho Witch
scenes of Shakespeare's Macbeth with
those of Walpurges Night in Faust. Mrs.
F. Frikey.
8. Talk. Sin as treated in Faust.
Mrs. Frank K. Wells.
9, Talk, Tho message of Faust, Mrs.
E. C. Mintou.
10. Symposium, My interpretations
of Faust.
Arthur Walters. Trusty,
Escapes From Pnson
Arthur Walters, who made his es-
cane trom the state prison last mgnt,
is still at lanre. and despite the efforts
of the wardens no trace has been found
of his movements. Walters, who was
a trusty employed as a runner in the
office of the turnkey, left after sup
per last night. He apparently walked
out betweon 7 jnd 9:30 as the trusties
are not required to assemble for the
count before 9.
Walter? was sent to the institution
from Multnomah county in 1917 to
serve a senteuce of from one to seven
years for larceny from a dwelling. He
is not considered a dangerous man.
Ho is 20 years old, 5 feet. 9 inches tall,
weighs about 10 pounds, aiul has a
light complexion, with brown hair. His
prison number is 7731.
to it, as I was born in Vancouver." !
" A few minutes later, at another T.
M. C. A. hut, I fell into talk with ai
young man whose name was C. R. Ran
dall. "I come from Salem, Oregon" he
said. "I was a student at Willamette
university and belonged to the more or
less famous bachelor club called tho
Seldom In club. I was president of
the college Y. M. C. A. I am not allow
ed to tell you where any of the com
panies are located, but if you want to
find Lieutenant Paur Wallace I think
you will be apt to run across him at .
He is one of the best loved men in
the regiment. Ho came up from the
ranks on merit and the boys all swear
by him." Another Willamette university
boy from Salem I ran across was Ray
Attobury. Still another Oregon man I
met recently was T. E. Rilea, who lived
prior to enlisting in the Y. M. C. A.
building at Portland. He hails from Ag
ness, in Curry county, and he gave mo
many intortcting details about Imclo
Bill Eumley ,the one time slave, who
is one of Curry county's tioaojr setf
tiers.
STRIKERS AT WORK
Philadelphia, Mar. 9. Striking Hog
Island woodworkers and' machinists)
who walked out at the big shipbuilding
plant yesterday in protest against a
reduction in overtime pay, returned
to work today. They won their de
mands and will get double pay for
overtime.
HONORS TO REDMOND
Wexford, Ireland, Mar. 9.- Thirty
thousand met the train carrying the
body of John Redmond, noted Irish
leader, and followed the cortego to the,
church here today.
American naval officers and many
notables were present.
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e Give War -Maps Away
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their 1917 e.p to the starch company
and the matter will be settled by Air.
Griffith's visit.
The reports from the men who are
signing up acreage for the proposed
plant of the starch company report
that about 200 additional acres have
been added to that which has already
been secured, and that there is littJe
possiiHiuy ma me necessary iwu
acres will not be secured.
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