THE DAILY CAPITAL JOUSNAL. SALEM. ORB. SATURDAY. JUNE 15. 1918.
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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.
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New Pope and Harley Davidson
Second-Hand Bicycles-
Bicycles
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$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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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' 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
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Used Furniture Wasted
Highest Cash Prices Paid for
Used Furniture
E. L. STIFF & SON
Phone 041 or 608
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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
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