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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. ORB. FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1918. TTir.FF! IE iillf ill ISL mmIIb i MEKS CLOT IN OUR HING AND SHOE STORE Considering the present market prices and the continued sky high raise oar Clos ing Out Wees are fotremelv Worth W B.Y.D. MEN'S' SILVER ARROW "LINE OF MEN'S Undershirts SPORT SHIRTS' and TRIANGLE ' STRAW SAILORS j n np $1-00 Values COLLARS Values to $3.00 $1.50 and $1.25 Now 49c Now 68c 2 for 25c Now 35c MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES-BUY NOW BIG BARGAIN SHOE TABLE IN THE REAR OF THE SHOE DEPARTMENT Corner Court and Com'l Street, Salem AMERICANS ON (Continued from page one) these regions end in Lorraine-" GERMAN VICTORY NOT IN SIGIIT By William Philip Simms (United Press staff correspondent) With, tho British Armies in France, June 21. Today, three months from tho beginning cf Hindcnburg's collos- sal offensive, his promised "speedy vict5ry ' ' lis not achieved. Prom now on, the strength of his army must decrease If the allies fight during tho next throe months as they have in the past, the beginning of the end is in sight.. This does not mean that peace will then be at hand but the road to vic tory ought to be stretched out straight anc.au. The west front is now Beothing, rumb ling and smoking, like a chain of vol 'eanoesj between eruptions. One thing ia certain, the Germans to day are weaker, numerically and moral ly, than at the beginning of tha of fensive. From prisoners, I ig learned that fewer German divisions are now on the west front than there were a month ago. Today there are not more than five divisions which have not been in this toffonsive. Barely a bak er's dozen which have not yet partici pated in the drives. In addition to these, more than thirty divisions have been withdrawn from one active front and have been training and resting for three weeks. Altogether, Hindenburg has about fifty divisions available for immedi ate aictlion, whereas 81 were used dur ing the first week of the Somme thrust these, being absolutely fresh and spec ially trained. British Stage Eaida London, Juno 21. Successful Brit ish raids on the Picardy front and re pulse of Gorman local attempts In Flanders were reported by Field Mar shal Haig today. "During the night we captured a few prisoners and machine guns and infiiotea imany casualties on the ene my in raids and patrol encounters at Avcluy wood, in the neighborhood of Hebuteme and Boyelles and on both tanks of the Scarpe," the statement said. Sovcrail hostile attempts to recapture the ground gained northwest of Mer ris were repulsed with loss to the enemy- "There is nothing further to re port." French Report Advanca Paris, June 21. The French advanc ed slightly northwest of Chateau-Thierry, the war office announced today. "North of Faverolles and at Mautes vesnes, the French improved their po sitions and took twenty prisoners," the communique said. Wilson Has Approved Jugo-Slavs Enlistment Washington, June 21. President (Wilson has approved enlistment of Jugo-Slavs, subjects of Austria, in, the American army. He wrote Senator Hitabcock that he faw no objection to allowing these subjects of Austria to join the American army, as a Slavic legion. The senate military committee immediately adopted Hitchcock's amendment to the $12,000,000,000 army 4ill to provide for the formation of uch a unit. It is estimated that this will add from 300,000 to 500,000 men to the United States army. JOURNAL WANT ADS SELL Disloyal Soldier Sentenced for Life Tacoma, Wash., June 21. Be cause hB said "to hell with this army business," refused to sign an enlistment and assignment card and showed by his actions and staements that he was dis loyal, Guy C. Ehcinehamer, of Cuminings, N. D., a private ia the 39th company, 166th depot brigade, was sentenced to life imprisonment today by a court martial at Camp Lewis. H.e will be sent to Alcatraz to remain in prison for the rest of bis life. Court House News r r r w Motor Cop DeLong in attempting to pass an auto on the Fatedfic highway about two miles north of town this morning, ran his (motorcycle into a bed of loose gravel wlith the result that he got a nasty, fall. One foot and an el bow wore badly bruised and wrenched. His injuries are not serious but will keep him from work for some time.. Two marriage licenses were issued this morning, one to Earl Coulsen Fle- gel an army officer stationed at Gamp Framont, and Barbara Golden Steiner of Saleim; and tho other to Edwin Clark Perkins and Rcgina Eosalia Hirsch, both of Gervaia. fc s sjc sc s(s )c fc jc s)c sjc fc sc sfc State House News ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c Director McAdoo Is Resting Ia California San Francisco, June 21. William G. McAdoo, director general of the national-railways and secretary of the treas ury, was on his way to a mountain re treat today on the advice of his phy sicians. t.iUii.sJ Late yesterday arrived ia San Fran cisco over the Western Pacific stayed long enough to attend a down-town theatre with Mrs. McAdoo and left for the mountains at midnight. Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo occupied an aisle seat in tha orchestra section of the theatre and were not recognized by the audience. McAdoo was so hoarse that be eould scarcely speak above a whisper. He ex pects to remain in the mountains two weeks. ISMiNriS REHARKABLE,W HESAYS Capt. F. S. Patty, Ex-Passenger Agent Northern Pacific Remarks The Public: service commission hus received a petition from citizens of Linnton praying for an extension of the Portland street car service to that suburb.. It had street car service at one time but there was eomething the matter with the franchise and . the tracks were token up. The petition and I finally eot so I could so around. Nearly veryjbody ib Knoxville. Tenn., especially railroad people, know Captain F. S. Patty, for twelve years district passenger agent for the North ern Pacific railroad, with local offices in- Chattanooga and general offices in St. Paul. Minn. On account of generally failincr neaitn capt. .ratty was forced to dis continue active work and for the past few years has been making his homo in 1 JKnioxvillc, where he numbers hi menus ,Dy ins acquaintances, lie is a kmd, genial gentleman, of tho old school and is beloved by all who know mm. rne tollowing interesting state ment was made ,by him in person to tho Tan'laic representative: 1 am 69 years old and always en joyed good health up to. about six years agio, when I suffered a nervous breakdown and my general health grad ually failed me. My principal trouble was indigestion and catarrh, but my wnote system seemed to be out of shape My condition finally got bo bad 1 couldn't sleep at night and always af ter eating I would suffer so from indi gestion and. heart-burn that I felt just like there was a ,coal of fire in my stomach. My hearing and vision, were also affected. I consulted several doc tors hero in Knoxvillo and other cit ies and they helped me considerably Concert This Evening by Cherrian Band The fdloing is the program for the public concert to be given this ev ening beginning at 8 o'clock att Will son park, by the Cherrian band: Star Spangled Banner March, Battle Royal Fred Jewell Overture, The Golden Dragon .. . K. L. King Waltz, 11 Baseio Artlita Intermezzo, The Wedding of the Rose . Jessel Medley overture, Songs of the Boys in Blue Laurendeau Vocal solo, "We'll Ne'er Let tie Old Ttag Fall" ,. , Miss Lena Belle Tarter Serenade, La Palonta , Yradler Selection, Kobin Hood. G. Wiogand March, Jersey Shore Arthur Pry or Oscar Steelhauimer, director. says there is sufficient patronage to justify, and maintain the line, and that at present employers are forced to send trucks to that part of the city to get employes living there to their work. Tha Public service commission has been notified that Oscar A. Price hero tofore private secretary to Director McAdoo has been appointed assistant director general of railroads. That three new regional districts have Ibeen created was the notice re ceived by the public service commis sion this morning. . The northwestern with offices alt Chicago hnd E. H. Ash ton in charge, the southwestern with offices at St. Louis and B. F. Bush di rector, and tihe central western with': offices at , Chicago and Hale Holder director. Eeports of crop and weather condi tions sent weekly to the Public service commission show that during the last r , , , . ' " week there have been many showers In the suit of James Foo, a China- f, ;,,,. nu,n annt. in snots. The ennse- man, against Nathan Sohn it, being ajgg is tliat repoTts as to crop con- suit over a contract to grow hops, do- fend'ant today filed answer admitting that under ite terms he was to advance money to plaintiff for caring for the hops and was to have .possession of the crop to secure these advances. That in accordance with these terms he advanc ed plaintiff $7826.05. That the hops grown by defendant were of the value of $746677. That plaintiff's share was of the value of 5607.57 and that this amount has been credited to him by defendant, but that there is still due from plaintiff to defendant the euin of $2218.48, for which he asks judg ment. In the matter of the estate of Jacob H. Jacofbson," Christiana Jacobson, the sole heir, was appointed administratrix The estate is valued at $6300- In the matter of the estate of-Charles H. Jacobson, M. G. Gunrterson was ap pointed administrator de bonis non. Jacob Jacobson was administrator and Ms death made such administrator nec essary. In the matter of the estate of Mar tha S. Gicsy, deceased, it appearing from signicd statements of all the heirs that full distribution had been made, it was ordered that the administrator be discharged and his bondsmen exon erated. In the matter of the estate of John Pr Eogers, deceased, an order was made ddtions vary widely in secltions not far apart, it depending on whether the showers visited them, fn some sec tions the wheat is reported badly hurt Articls of incorporation were filed today as follows: Cummings-Mobcrly Lumber company of Louisiana filed notice of its inten tion to do business in this state. It has a eaipital stock of $125,000 and will operate sawmills and logging roads and do a general lumbering business. Its principal place of business in this state ia in Portland. Gt Covaeh & Co., Inc., of Portland filed notice of dissolution. fixing the feej of the administrator at ho're Ww from State Has Contracted For 507 Acres of Flax The state has 507 acres of flax con tracted for and growing, but as to what condition the crop is in but lit tle is known. The continued dry weath er ia having its effect on it and there is daily a falling away from first es timates as to yields- Secretary Good in of the board of control gives some fig ures concerning tho flax plant and ex periment as follows: There are about 80 tons of the straw of the 1916 crop that has not yet been retted. All of the 1917 crop of straw Is still on hand. While this is not of first quality it will make qiribo a lot of first class tow, end will pay well for handling. $4557.54 and the fees of the attorneys at $3500. MOST PECULIAR ACCIDENT. Fort Worth, Texas, June 21. Nine persons were miurea, two prooaoiy fatally, by barbed wire dangling from an airplane in flight at Hicks field late yesterday. Tfl e injured were members of a party of automobilists who had stopped to watch the flyers; One plane, taking the air, failed to clear a barbed wire fence, and dragged the dangling wire through the crowd of spectators. the sale of flax fiber and tow $22, 730. This ancordinfr to the figures at the beginning of the month. There is a small indebtelniess for expenses dur ing the month, and there is owing to the etato $10,534.50. This leaves a elear balance barring th month's expenses, of $12,553. A good rain would increase th yieild for this year, which without it will be rather light. However to do any material good the rain will have to come within a week or ten days. but some bow I.. just couldn't feel right and could not sleep at night, which made me awfully nervous and nothing I would eat seemed to agree with me. "I began reading about this Tanlae when you first came here, but did not decide to try the medicine until I talked with a fripnd of mine who had actually used it. Ho said it was the best thing ho had -ever taken, and that was sufficient proof for me. "I have just finished the first bot tle and came here this morning, not only to buy the second bottlo, but to tell ylou first what it has done for me I began enjoying my meals from the first few drops, My nervousness is gone aild I can sleep like a child and always wako up in the morning ready for breakfast and feeling refreshed. I am very fond of onions, but was al most afraid to eat them, because they always-disagreed with mo so; I could taste them for hours afterwards, I ato one for diunor the other day and it agreed with mo perfectly and I felt no bad alter eitocts whatsoever, l ten you I am "beginning to teel like a dif ferent man and am always going to keep this Tanlac on hand. It has done me more good than anything else in the medicine line I have over taken. I certainly do recommend it to my friends. It is really remarkable." Tanlac. is sold in Mt. Angel by Bon Gooch, in Gervais by John Kelly, in Turner by H. P. Cornolius, in Wood burn by Lyman H. Shorey, in Salem by Dr. S. C. Stone and in Silverton by Goo. W. Steelhammer. (adv.) Oregon Pioneers Meet In Annual Reunioa Portland, Or., Juno 21. The Oregon Picneer association held its annual re union in Portland yesteraay, and about 800 pioneers 'were in attendance. The annual address was delivered by Judge Fred W. Wilson of Tho lJalles, son of too Jate Joseph U. ana Elizabeth Miller Wilson, pioneers of 1851 and 1852, who told of the diffi culty encountered by the younger gen eration in reali?Sng the gift of those who came before. And the gathering was roused to applause when that dainty, pretty lit- 'tle old lady, Mrs. Rebecca J. Barger, mother queen of Oregon, carried her 93 years up the steps to the stage and smiled ever bo demurely at her sub jects, while Robert A. Miller, past prei- 5dent, gave her greeting in the name of the association. "May I ask that you all rise out of 'deference to the mother queen of Ore gon!" suggested Mr. Miller. They were on their feet, as leal a comclave as ever did homage. . Oregon's Mother Queen Applauded "We salute" you, mother queen of Oregon wo pioneers of Oregon!" ex claimed the speaker. Old Fashioned Banquet Held The banquet following the afternoon session was profuse with old fashioned good things, and was served by the Woman's auxiliary of the Oregon Pio neer association, which had spent sev presented. George H. Uimes, secretary of the association, was as omnipresent as in other years, rushing hither and thither to settle this and that, and doing so very efficiently. Time and again when the puzzled pioneers found somo prob lem that required aid, the familiar ad vice echoed "ask George Himes." E. B. McFarland New President By unanimous vote at the evening business session the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, K- B. McFarland, Portland; vice president, Nathan H. Bird, Port land; secretary, George H. Himes, Portland; dire-tors, William Galloway, MoMinnville; C. H. Caufield, Oregon City; Bruce WoJverton, Portland. Both W. H. H. Dufur, the retiring president, and E. B. McFarland, president-elect, made brief addresses. The committee on resolutions, Rob ert A. Midler; E. B McFarland and J E. Magers, submitted a resolution of thanks to God for the response of de scendants of the pioneers to the call to arms ia the battle against autocra cy. Tha resolution was unanimously adopted. Thanks was tendered to members or the Woman's auxiliary for their ser vices in connection with the reunion and for tho banquet ' provided; to George H. Himes for faithful service as secretary, and to the newspapers and people of Portland for their aid in tho success of the occasion. Past !Efcutives Remembered Resolutions in testimonial to the worth of two past presidents of the association, both of whom have pass ed away during the year, W. T. Wright and Judge J. C. Moreland, were pre sented and unanimously adopted. At the "camp fire" session, which closed tho annual reunion, ex-Governor T. T. Geer presided, with Robert A. Miller serving as timekeeper. With fiddling of old times and singing of old song and with tha recital of early times in Oregon the day drew to a close. i i JiLoili ' 7 - -r Germany Has Six Months . to Achieve a Decision Chicago, June 21. "Germany has six months to achieve a docision," Lord Dunmoro of England told Chi- cagoans today. "If she does not win in that time she inevitably is beaten. The situation now is Very grave, but the balance every day !s moving to our side as American troops pour in." "We may expect continuous light ing throughout tho summer," Lord Dunmoro said, "and Germany may make some gains. But I feel we shall bo able to keep them from gaining their objectives." Lord Dunmoro expects the enemy's area offensive this year along tne Somme or between the Somme and at Mount Kiinmol. GERMANY HAS AGREED Washington, June 21. Germany has agreed "in principle" to a conterenco with American delegates over ex change, maintenance and welfare of prisoners. Final communication is expected goon and Berne probably will be the meeting place, the Btate department announced today. Open Forum DOWER LAW. TAimiTlf 'THI VT ttQ ' CTI I Icral weeks in preparamon or tne menu JUUIulnL Hillll hUJ OLLLend the pr To the Editor: Your editorial of the 18th instant, entitled "Doing Justtefl to the Wife" whcr,oin you laud the "Dower Law" passed by tbe last legislature, and curt ly hold up to. ridicule "the woman who introduced a resolution again that law in the state grange, cannot be passed without notice. This woman, whom you attempt to bfllittle by your camouflage argument, is one of Oregon's respected mothers, who has reared a family in Marion county, and lived here with one husband for more than forty years. Slw has long been known as a leader in the fight for woman's advancement in the state of Oregon. It is a credit to the in telligence of Mrs. H. C. Fletcher, and to the women of Oregon, tbat sha should have discovered that a legislature of men, through their misguided sympathy for woman, had fallen into an egregious error, which does woman much harm and no good. The fact that Rtayton Orange first passed the resolution, which was sub sequently concurred in by Woodburn Grange, and then, after an earnest dis cussion by people of talent (possibly equal to that of your editorial writer), it was concurred in by Salem Orange, prior to the action of tbe State Grange, is sufficient to recommend it to more serious consideration than you have giv en it. , Prior to 1917 every married woman, under the Constitution and Laws of Ore gon, had a right to sell her individnsl. oropcrty without the signature of her husband and pass a fee simple title to tho purchaser, subject only to the nsfl of one-half thereof for the life of the husband, ptovi&od he shoull survive her. As the law now stands she cannot her individual property withont tha lmahnnrl 'a ultrnature. because the hus- odigious eatering problems DV hav!ng married her, has ac quired a right to an undivided one third of her land in fee simple, if ht should survive her. He has this right whether he assisted in earning the pro perty or not, and whether he lives with her ono day or forty years. The law of 1917 was doubtless insti gated by someone who felt that the women of Oregon had be.cn so abused that something had to be done, and not knowing what to do, did "some thing." You have cited a sihgie instance of the holding of timber land for specula tion whern a possible injustice might be don- to the wife, but hundreds of in stances of actual injustice under the present law may be cited. A widow with three children m&med a second husband. She then fell heir to a 100-acro tract of land, from her do ceased, father. The husband, deserted her because shB would not turn over part of this property to him, so that he couJd speculate with it. The wife died. The abscounding husband, under the present law, has a one-third intorest in this laud which ho never helped to earn, and should ho die it will go to his heirs and not to theso orphan children, where it should go. Another case: A man died leaving much property to his widow. Thoy had an infant son. She ra-mar,ried. The boy was young, the step-father was old. i3ho made her will giving the second husband a lifo estate in the whole of her prop erty and giving the property all to her son upon tli death of the husband. The legislature passed the law in its present form. Now, if she dies her will is a practical nullity. One-third of tho pro perty will go in fee simple to the sec ond husband, who never earned it, and upon his death will go to his hoirs, and not t t,,e w'10 sl'ould roceive it. She cannot mak a will which will cor rect this error, nor can they fix it by an agreement. The law, if eonstituionnl, has em bnrrassod the right, both of the husband and the wife, to deed or will their in dividual property as they could do be fore 1617. A widower with a son marriod a widow with a son. Each owned a farm consiting of 150 acres, They desired that tho husband's farm should go to Lis son and the wife's farm should go to her son. Prior to tlie law of 1917 that would have been thn natural and local r.esult. Under tho law as now framed should tli wife die, ono Jhlrd of her farm would go to her husband in fee simple, and ypon his death would go to his son, so that his son would get 200 acres, while hor sou would get but 100 acres. They do not want it that way and you would not want it that way but, that is the result of the present law. What is worse, husband and wife can not fix this, either by agreement be tween themselves or by will, Tho law, if constitutional, has practically taken away the power to will the individual property and ban much restricted their right to contract with respect to Jt. Thcso examples1 are but a few of many, yot aro sufficient to show that tho Dower and Curtsey law is not uch a contrivance as will do even approxi mnt justice. Iiufora 1917 tho mother could will her individual property to her children, sub ject to the life estato of her husband in one half. Now she cannot do bo be cause tho husband, tho ho may havfl nover helped to acquiro her property, and though he may never deserve it, can el iu in one third of each tract which she has willed to her several children, and ho can hold it in fee simplo, and wlicu he dies it will go to his heirs, who very often are not the same persons as the heirs of his wife. The law has always prohibited the husbund and wife from contracting be tween themselves with respect to dow er and curtesy, as a matter of public policy. Under the Inheritance law as it ex isted prior to J 91 7, and now, in case no children are born, the surviving spouse takes the whole estate. The man who has raised a family and also accumu lated property is generally a good hus band, and the good husband sees to it that his help mate in liw, is provided for at his death, If tho dower is not sufficient hn provides for hor by will. No dower or inheritance law can be made which will meet all conditions. Tlw right to make a will is the safety valve for contingencies, wher9 the law is inadequate. No law, however perfect, could compensate for tho destruction of tlw power to will property by those men and women who have spont their lives in accumulating it. When a man lays aside his worldly possessions and prepares for a world to " come, you can trust him to be as just as any general law yet conceived. The law as it stood in' Oregoa prior to 1917 tho not perfect, is conceded to be one of the best. The present la is thought by many to bo the worst. Personally, I believe it to be an in fringement upon the constitutional right'of every woman in Oregon to con tract with her separate legal estate to the same extent as if she wre unmar ried. It must necessarily cloud titles, de lay administration and lead to constant litigation, j ' ' ' ' M. E. POGUE.- NEW SHOW TODAY THEATRE Children Cry v FOR FLETCHER'S ; . CASTORIA Eating Corn SAVES HEAT and says 0AST1ES fm ARC MADE OF CORN s(c s jc jc )c sc )c )jl l( )(c jjl WANTED, JUNK And All Kinds of 2nd Hand Goods. Full Market Prices Special Prices paid for Sacks, Get our prices before you selL THE PEOPLE'S JUNE & 2ND HAND STORE 271 N. Com'l St. Phone 734 m L.M.HUM care of Yick So Tcng Chinese Medicine and Tea Of. Has medicine which will enre any known disease. open Sundays from 10 a, m. nntil 8 p. in. 153 South High St. Salem, Oregon. . Phone Z83 Used Furniture Wanted Highest Cash Prices Paid for Used Furniture E. L. STIFF & BON Phone 941 or 608 I WANT TO BUY Your Junk and give you 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