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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1918)
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUSNAL. SALEM. ORB. SATURDAY. JUNE 15. 1918. TT1R;E 1 jj BOB,l,,BB,,,l'"HBBB"l'B",,,HH,B p Both Mr. Scott and Mr. Piper have received orders from the War Department to report at Vancouver Bar racks on June 30th for duty in the army. This necessitates the closing out our big stock of Bicycles, I Motorcvcles. Tires. Etc. within 1 0 davs. BEGINNING MONDAY every article in the store will be on sale at SPECIAL LOW PRICES. If you are or will be in need of any thing in the bicycle or motorcycle line, take advantage of our loss. i! ii- New Pope and Harley Davidson Second-Hand Bicycles- Bicycles 8 it $3.50 to $15. 2ND HAND MOTORCYCLES J 1915 THREE-SPEED H.-D. FULLY EQUIP- FED, with lamp, tank, speedometer, new tires, worth $200; sale price $135.00 1913 TWIN HARLEY DAVIDSON, fine mechanical condition, lamp and Presto, tank, worth $90; Special ,. $55.00 1913 SINGLE HARLEY, overhauled-in good condition, fully equipped, newly painted; worth $75; Special . . i . . . . $45.00 1913 SINGLE HARLEY-Completely over hauled, both new tires, worth $75.00; Special $45.00 1911 TVlN HARLEY, in good condition, newly painted; a bargain at $30.00 POPE SINGLE High Grade, light machine; abargain at $25.00 25 PAIRS GOODYEAR BICYCLE TIRES -Regular price $3.50; on sale $2.00 50 PAIR FEDERAL BICYCLE TIRES Regular price $3.50, on sale, each. . .$2.00 if M OFF 25 PAIR FIRESTONE BICYCLE TIRES Regular, price $4.25, on sale, each ... $3 . 00 50 CHINOOK CLINCHER CASINGS-Reg-ular $4.25, on sale, each $3.00 100 HIGH GRADE INNER TUBES Each ...... $1.00 ALL OTHER PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AT COST SCOTT PI PEE R 252-260 State Street Salem, Oregon Under Az Red Irian With our Boys in the Y.MCA. Huts in France iCarl J. Balliett CHAPTER I Being Inoculated (En. route.) On thii, the ninth day since leaving New York, my arm is red, aore and swollen. My mental con idition is the same. Two weeks ago I was an advertising man, serving prin cipally, myself. Today I am a Y. M. C. A. secretary, serving the American sol lior. This complete change has been accomplished by a series of highly con centrated inoculations. Physically, I was expected to take in several billions of anti-typhoid and anti-other germs. Mentally, I have teen inoculated with shot after shot of ideas and facts Y. M. C. A. history, experience, principles and war work methods; world history, French, and many other studies. Just as my arm swells and reddens with tho effort to digest those new or ganisms, so do my brain and nerves (struggle with the effort to take in all these new thoughts. I expect that for iweeks the boom of the big guns at the front will be drowned out in my con sciousness by the nearer rattle of these ideas settling into place. Ihiring these days of hasty prepara tions for leaving, during the hours and lioursof cramming of knowledge for the job, both in New York headquar ters and every day aboard ship, I lave been amazed and enthralled with tho vision given me of the bigness of this task. Our party of about 100 are vanguard of an army of at least 5000 men who are going to the European war fronts. Amongst us are a great many business and professional men who have never done social or relig ious work, and a very few who have iccn Y. M. C. A. secretaries in the can tonments of our new army at home. Men who for years have been in structing others and ordering them nbout aro taking orders and going to school. When a man decides to lay down everything at home and go into any ser vice at the front, his friends arc apt to make a horo of him, and to send him away feeling that he is a real man and that he has already done some thing big. But when you find yourself among hundreds who have taken the name step, and line yourself up with henn to learn the new job, you soon realize what a small factor you are. The desire that follows is to ome thru and make good. One can only be big over there by arising to meet the new epportunitie. Perhaps you have been accustomed to think of a Y. IT. C A. as a Teading room, decorated with dumb bells, in which the goody goody boys gather at 4 o'clock to have tea and to discuss the latest stitches. I know it as a red blooded institution where men learn to live simply, to conserve strength, to learn largely, and to rise to their opportunities thru the Christian life. It is because the Y. M. C. A. is con vinced that the Christian man makes the fittest and the best soldier that it has gone in for war work, and the war work program has united what were a vast number of separate associations into a gigantic corporation, the profits of which are the mental and spiritual gains, of the soldiers. The' Y. M. C. A. at the front is the home away from home for the tired out, discouraged boys coming back from! their trick in the tront line trenches. It is abdut all there is to savo them from the moral ruin that so often .follows1 despair. In the huts the lads warm themselves, write home, send money back to tho folks, read wholesome literature, play small games see the movies, listen to concerts, en ter into stunt programs, have athletic contests, and tako up the study or ed ucational and religious courses? En veloping it all is a clean, fine, manly, Christian atmosphere. Tho opposition attractions ore the saloons, the gambling resorts and tho houses of prostitution. That is too brief a picture of the work of the front. Just a few of the high lights. I hope to get up theTe very soon, and will then tell you little stories ot the life. There will be no generalities. I will mako you Bee what happens back of the lines by simple narrations of the happenings themselves. AGREEMENT WITH (Continued from page one) ada. The British military service acts which govern the operation ot me treaty would make all Americans in firont TMtnin nr Canada between 18 and 49 liable to draft into the British army. But in the notes exchanged Dy Lord Beading and Secretary Lansing it is agreed that the United States may claim eiemption for its citizens under 21 and over 31. The Main Feature The text of article, the principal article in the treaty, reads: "All moin p.itizen or tne unitco. States in Great Britain and ell male British subjects in the united Btates shall, unless beiore tne time umiiea nj thL ..nnventinn thev enlist, or enroll in the forces of their own country or return to the united orates or ureai Rritnin ottrupti rplv. for thfl nUTOOSO Of -" " -v -'h" ' - military service be subject to military service ana entitled to exemption, ur t;anmiHrA thArAfrmn under the laws and regulations from time to time in forces of the country in which they are: provided tnat in respect to urci- iah aiihW.t in tJiA I'l.itp1 States the ages for military service shall be, for the time being, 20 to 44 years, both inclusive; provided, however, that no citizen of the United States in Great Britain and no British subject in tne TTnitnrl States whn before mroceodinl to Great Britain or the United States respectively, was ordinarily resident in a place of the possessions of the United States or m his majesty 'sjvflO' minions, respectively, where the law does nob impose compulsory military .oArvino annll hv virtue nf thia conven tion be liable to military service un der tne laws and regulations oi ureui Rritoin nr the United States resnect- ively, provided further that in the ovens of compulsory military service being applied, to any part oi ma ma iAt.v;A itojniininnn in which military service at present is not compulsory, British subjects, who before coming to tne uiuieu. ensues wujo viuuuuniy iLai dent in such part of his majesty's do- IILUllOUB, OUttllf 'lucrcuf'uu, uo ihwuwcu within the terms of this convention. The Noteg Excnanged Pnllnwino afa thn notefl exchanged between Secretary Lansing and Am naiwlni. Ppflilintr. which determined the application of the American age limits, to American citizens suojeri iu draft in Great Britain and Canada. Beading's note: ' With reference to the military con vnniinn hptwprkn ttiA United States and Great Britain signed today, I am in structed by lis Majesty's government tn Avnlnin whv the oroviso to article one does not limit the military service of citizens of the United States in Great Britain in those of the ages specified in the laws of tho United States. The reason for the omission of this clause in the proviso js a desire to avoid tho delay that would be in volved in modifying the military scr- apt vf 1B16 to 1918 which control the operations of any convention of this cuaraetor, I. ueg you, increiuro, miill Tib annil pnnill'h not to TrCirS tills Iproposal. The effect of these acts is to .make United etaies citizens in urcai Britain under this convention liable to miiifonr nervicw between the aces of 18 and 49 inclusive. The limitation of the age of United States citizens in noof Writnin for the nuroose of mili tary service to those prescribed in the laws Of the United otares may, uu- ever, be attained witnout amenomeni n iViMA. nets ihv exercise by the. Unit ed States- of its rights of exemption under article three. His juagesiy-s ernment understands, therefore, that ha TTnitud States Government will ex ercise their Tight to exempt from com pulsory service all citizens oi me van A a. ( in ftroat. P.ritain outside the I VU ' 1 1 m t ages specified in the laws of the tmt 'ed States prescribing compulsory mil itary service." .uansing s avva To which Lansing replied in part: "I have the honor to inform your ailTiotr thnt th crnvemment of the United States is pleased to accept this explanation or. arucie one aim iu m- 'of a clause ia this article limiting the 'military service of citizens of the Unit ed States in Great Britain to those of the ages specified in laws of the Unit ed States prescribing military service, tq exercise its rights under article three to exempt all citizens of the United States in Great Britain outside of the ages specified in the laws of the United States." Article three of the treaty, upon which hinges the question of exemption rights, follows: "The govemtmcht of the United States and His Britannic Majesty's government may, through thoir respect ive dipiomatie representatives issue certificates of exemption fvom mili tary service to citizens of the United States in Great Britain and British subjects in the United States respect ively. "Such certificates may bo spcciul or genoral temporary or conditional, and nmj wo mvMiimv., . in the discretion of the government granting them." ORGANIZED LABOR ' (Continued from page one) make the claim that tho necessities of war demand Ta return to the ten or twelve hour working day. If they are not strenuously opposed they' may in some instances succeed in inaugurating it. t "Organized labor miftt stand' firmly and unalterably for a continuance of a shorter work day. It will not tolerate any attempt to increase the basic hours of labor. Our members aro sacrificing their lives in order that a free poople may live and democratic principles may be continued and extended. ''If those who return find that while they have been fighting the battles In the;war their employers have taken from them advantages which they had gained before the war, they arc justi fied in deciding that their interests were not properly safeguarded and that the boasted freedom of the laborers is but a mvth. "We must be eternnlly on guard to see thnt whilp one portion of our mem borship is fighting for freedom of tho people of the world, another portion shall not be enslaved." The other resolutions adopted deal ing with the eiijht hour day, provide: That the federation and affiliated unions do all in their power to estab lish the basic eight hour day without hampering war production. That the fedeartion support the Journeymen Tailors' Union in its effort to establish ' the eight hour day and weekly systems. That ' the federation support the filiated postal employers in thoir ef forts to insure a more strict observance of the letter and spirit of the postal eight hour law by securing legislation establishing a rate of time and a half for all work in excess of eight hours. That the federation request congress to establish a standard day of railway duty applicable for railway mail clerks by enactment of a law providing for a work day averaging eight hours and for 306 woTk days in the year. That the convention endorses efforts of affiliated postal workers to minim ize night work and recommends the federation executive Council to co operate in securing needed legislation from congress. That the federation oppose passage of a bill now before congress to givo employes in the navy yard service permission to accept cash in liou of the present grant of 30 duys leave a year with pay on the grounds that such leg islation would be an unnecessary low ering of tho standard of labor that it is contrary to good policy and that it will not have a tendency to increase efficiency "of workmen. That organized labor is unalterably opposed to a bill before congress to establish minimum eight hour work days in government service with no time for overtime. SALEM WILL HELP (Continued from page one) government and by 'voluntary con;tri butions. There are two appeals, for the Chanay sjauitorium where the worst cases will be especially cared for, and for a children's coiony in Ainersfort, Holland. Outer Buyue, director general of board of education, is the head. The aim of this colony is to take out as many children as possible from Bel gium, underfed and suffering from threo years of semi-starvation, and give them a real home, nourishing food and education. Mrs. Kellogg said, because of the increased cost of food it will take $20 per month, to care for each child. She paid a high tribute to the Hollanders, who have done everything in thoir power to relieve the sufferings of their unfortunate neighbors. They are themselves living in mortal terror not knowing when their turn will come from, these ruthless, worse than savagcs.Mrs. Kellogg painted a' vivid picture of 'the long line of waiting children whose one meal a day, a lit tlo soup and a picco of bread, came from the gift of sympathizers. The Belgians like to know whore tho gifts came from, and were especially touch ed hy a contribution from tho Philip pines, and Mrs. Kellogg suggested thut whatever contribution aro made from Sulern should bo accredited to this city. Undoubtedly the city of Hnlem is already better known to Belgians than any place on tho Pacific coast, thru the untiring work of tho lamented Eu gene liosse, tho Belgian flax expert, whose continuous effort was to place before tho young men of Belgium that another country existed in tho vicini ty of Salem, only waiting for develop ment, and. every year of the 12 that he was with us, beautiful samples of fiber were sent to be inspected, and favorably compared with their own fa mous product from the river Lys Mr. Bosso would say, hundreds of Belgians will come to Salem when once our flax affair is started. Let us now show thetm that Salem is a city of tender feeling Tor their suffering. Mrs. Kellogg said that not a piece of linen, not a pound of fiber but what has been seized by these robbers, and taken to Germany. I'People who have been noted for their Industry are for la:K of raw material, and carrying off of all machinery doomed to idleness, or, if they find 'some little thing to do, the product of their labor is at once taken from them It should be one great privilege to aid in every way possible, these strick en people and do it by saving their children. A committee has been form ed in Portland; officers, Mrs. W. B. Ayer president, Mrs. Thomas Carriek Burko vice president, Mrs. Kelly Rees secretory, and treasurer, Mrs. Folgcr Johnson assistant secretary, Mrs. Don ald Spencer extension secretary. Exec utivecommittee, Mrs. Ayer, Mrs. Burks Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbott, Mrs. J. D,Farrell, Mrs. Lot Hirsch and Mrs. O. E. L, Wood. These ladies are requesting tho cooper ation of Salem people. Mrs. William P. Lord, chairman. GERMAN MACHINE (Continued from page one) pii.'gnc. General Foch Is prepnrod for it. In that fact there is the highest assur ance that Ilindcnburg cannot isolate France in part, by the capture of Ca lais and Boulognn, Hiiidenbuig undoubt edly realizes tho terrific consequences of his failure to enpturo Compiegne. In tho midst of its final struggle for vic tory, the German war machine has brok en down, When the element of secrecy vanishes, the machine doesn't work, If Ilindcnburg tries again, self confidence will bo lacking. This means the Ger mans' final defeat. Universal Military. Training Advocated Chicago, June 15. Universal mili tary training today bad the endorse ment of tho American Medicul pro fession. Troijiiig under arms, as a matter of health before males aro giv en the suffrage right was proposed by the American Medical association, con cluding its 38th annual convention. Thirty seven per cent of those in the first draft wore rejected for physical defects, General Crowder's asiotaiils told physicians. Tho second draft show ed 30 per cent rejected. Army lifo, it was asserted, was shown to bo. a cure for many common disabilities. Tho association mcots next year In Atlantia City. CLARA MAY WHEELEB Ia the passing of Clara May Wheel er at Portland, June 5th, 1918, Marion county lost ono of her native daugh ters. She having been born on the John A. John's donation claim, southwest and adjoining the city, 60 years ago. She was tho youngost child of the Into John A. Johns, pioneer harness maker of Salem. Old timers will remember her for her many acts of kindness as she grew to womanhood in this coun ty. She moved to Portland In 1S82 and has continuouKly' resided in that city until hr death. Besides a grown son, Batel Lawrcnmysho leaves two broth ers, W. W. John and Henry Johns of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Campbell of tho state of Washington, and Mrs. Belt Bryant, I-os Angeles, Cal. AN OLD TIMES, )i WANTED, JUNK And All Kinds of 2nd Hand Goods. Full Market Prices Special Prices paid for Sacks. Get our prices before you sell, THE TEOPLE'S JUNK ft 2ND HAND BTOKB 271 N. Oom'I St, ' . Phone 734 L.M.HUM care of - - i ' YickSoTong Chinese Medicine and Tea O. Has medicine which will cure any known disease. Open Sundays from 10 a. m. until 8 p. m, 153 South High St f Salem, Oregon. Phone 83 X . ' Used Furniture Wasted Highest Cash Prices Paid for Used Furniture E. L. STIFF & SON Phone 041 or 608 " I WANT TO BUY Your Junk and give yon a square business deal. I always pay the highest cash prices. I WANT YOUR SACKS AND BAGS I buy all kinds of used goods, 2nd hand furni ture, rubber and junk. Get my prices before you selL THE CAPITAL JUNK CO. The Square Deal House 271 Chemeketa Street Phone 398 I