THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. ORB. FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1918.
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AMERICANS ON
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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been withdrawn from one active front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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Prices paid for Sacks,
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any known disease.
open Sundays from 10 a, m.
nntil 8 p. in.
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Salem, Oregon. . Phone Z83
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Highest Cash Prices Paid for
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