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PAGE FIVE Million tit sLuAnU a n n'S i X TOSALEfi-AUSOIlAROj 1 -I ft THE SAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. f ft WBEETY, TRAT FILLS EETURNINO TROOPS WITH JOY, A3 VIEWED FROM THE AIR Aside frmo their own mother, there nother mother to American ioldierg that itaiidi iilontly i Sew Tort Bay, wotehing md ra ing for her nuii who re returning bj tlio thougauds, daiyl the mother f Liberty. Hdili Officer Clos Kuch Success For Masks la 'Frisco San Francisco, Jan. 15. Influcnzji casea reported yesterday totalled 85, showing a steady decrease iu the epi demic here. Doathi reported numbered twenty. Dr. Hasslor, health officer, is highly optimistic over the iuccoss of the in Nuonza masks. The crowded conditions of hospitals haa been greatly rolier ed Dr. Ilaasler credited to the masks the act that there were only 85 cases yes terday against -538 cases nine days ago. Famine Bill Conferees To Bs Opnointed Monday Washington, Jan, 25. House confer ees on the 10J),000,000 famine fund bill will be appointed Monday. An effort will be mado to hasten final enactment of the measure already greatly dokyodl cy tno senate fight. Honato conferoos named are Martin, Virginia; Ovorman, North Carolina; and Warren, Wyoming. Fill Arrest Doctors Who Failed To Report ' fhf Cases Portland, Or., Jan. 85. Eight doc tors, among the most prominent ia Port land, will be arrested for alleged nota tion of the state law in thst tfcof failed to report influenza cases. Warrants are being prepared for service this afternoon. Dr. E. A. Sommer, head of the con solidated health committees, who makes the eompkints, declared hodiscovered eight sttaomonta of doctors certifying to deaths duo to the flu and that not one of the cases had beon reported as roquirod by law. Arrests of Christian Scientists and other hoalerg, who, it is said, failed, to roport similar cases, will follow. PHOTO RESTRICTIONS OFT. Wasington, Jan. 25, AH photograph ic restrictions within the Amorican army none have beon romoyed, it was officially announced by Captain Wil liam Moore, in chargo of the pictorial section of the staff. Rochaibeaa, Several Days Overdue, Arrives la N. Y. New Tork, Jan. 85. t"ke Frentl liner Bochambeau, several days over due, arrived here today with Amorican troops aboard. The troops were put of the 337ta fiold artillerq, including seven officers and 723 men, and part of the SSBth field artillery, including 19 officers and 05$ men. They were traiiecd at Camp Dodge, la., and wars from Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota. All expressed regret that they ar rived, in France too late for the fight-" ing. - i''J MAY REMAIN TEMPORARILY. Washington, Jan. 25. Soldiers who would bo jobless if turned out of the army can remain in the service tem porarily upon their own request, ae o.ordinu to war orders just issued. This does set permit them t remaia My considerable timo JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY m . ria frfl . United States fP 4-66' UACK'S 1 v. 219 North Commercial ires Guaranteed 3,50010,000 Miles We Adjust Them A Shop With Experts Salem's Real Accessorie Store IIBJB1 k& Of Fsrtkil, Isimtcd That Paing Lobby Ia Legislatoe. There is just a suspicion that stiae one is after the scalp of State Highway Engineer Kunn. although as yet the in dications are so faint that it is not ex ctly known from whence the feeling somes. At an impromptu meeting before thf roads and highway eemmitte hld last vening there was conjidorahlo criti ism in refrnrd o the contracts Tecentlj fct for road between Salom'and Aurora and the price at which f.e9o eontrae's were let. Eugene E. Smith, the labor represen tative from Portland, intimated pretty atronclv that the road bond issues were being made to absorb a pretlv heavy , verhead eost for a state wido lobbv. j When asked to explain as to his asser-, tion, Mr. Smith said that a paving lob-1 ly like other lobbies was a hard thing, n which to put one's hand, but wa? pretty sure one could be found around j the city of Astoria and ho did not ionbt but that it was haunting thej thambers cf the legislators in Satein. , In regard to a letter recently sent I out by the State Highway commission ffcring soldiers $3.50 a day for road work, with $1.00 a day deducted for board, Mr. Smith said the reason many soldiers did not accept was because it was understood that Japs were being paid 3.60 a day for the work. Can'ain Oonville it is understood would not send out soldiers for road work at 3.50 a daf. Have Bought Plant. Answering the inquiry as to whether the State highway commission had pur chased a paving plant for thn sate. Representative Sheldon said that the somtnission had bought a plant six months ago from I N. Day and that it never had boen used but would prob ably be set up and worked on the Sa-j lem- Aurora road If. Stipp, an attorney from Oregon: City, who is here as clerk of the con solidation committee, gave as his op inion that the Salom-Aurora job was let at en excessive prico. As to the remedy, he opined that it might be up to the state engineer, The commission 1 lie said, are not technical road men and they were at the mercy of the state engineer. "Any oho who has deal-! intra with eneinoers knows tv-' t cering is the trickiost profession there is" declared Mr. Stipp. Stipp read copy of part of con tract for the Salem-Aurora rod con tract showing wherein' it world cost $2.07 a square yard and declared that the same pavement had boen laid by Clackamas county for .$1.2(1 square yard. As a remerdy for existing condi tions he suggested tha the state high way commission buy nmtnrinls and lot the construction bv eontrnct. Specifications Rigid. The specifications for ths Bali).- t timJeirT w - fiijunyij JJ - t ' A'' ijj 41 K wis- - Chevrolet 490 5 -Passenger $845 Guaranteed and backed up by the Strongest Automobile Organization in the world. GENERAL MOTORS General Motors controlls Cadillac, Buick, Scripps-Booth, Oldsmobile, Oakland, G. M. C. Trucks a.id Chevrolet This fact coupled with our complete stock of parts. Every piece and part of the Chevrolet and service is your insurance as. to quality, economy and reliabil ity. The world's lowest priced electrically equipped automobile. ALEM AUTOMOBILE GO. F.G.DELANO . A.I.EOFF 246 State St. till March 1st. then 151 North High Street Distributors of Chevrolet and Scripps-Booth Automobiles and Republic Tires : 1 Phone 97 :. . ' : :;. OUR SERVICE CAR IS FOR YOU Leon Trotsky Li " I 4 A COf YBIOMTrBtS lUUSTKAXm VICS,J..tJ Dictator of Russia. Au: a road, Mr. Stipp said, were more rigid and inflexible than tho bi hulitic specifications and that bidders could afford to bid on bithulitic and pay a royalty rathor than be held down to the highway engineer's specifications. He thought that undor tho highway engin eer's specifications, the engineer was the whole thing and that ho could break contractor by being exacting while at ho sitmo tune he cculd let him mnko a nice pot of money by being linien . Representative Kchuobel read an figreo went that had been signed by High way Commissioners Benson and Adiims st the time the campaign was on for tho $i,000.(H)0 road bond Ussue, end declared (hat not a singlo one of tho agrecraeats had been lived up to by tho oommission.TIie agreement wus thut tho commission would not add anything to a contract for maintenance, would not ask for a 10-year maintenance guaran tee, and would ask counties to bid on road contracts. Mr. Hchuebt'l also com pared the cost of roads built by tho commission and that by Cliu'knmas county had dono its work much cheaper There was an intimation by Mr. Hchuebel that the highway committees of the legislature had been stacked as ho could not got them to visit the New Kra road, built by tho couimi.wion and compare it with a road running be tween Oregon City and Portland, built by Clackamas county. "We are not attacking the state highway commission, " declared Tugeno H. Smith, "Imt tho conditions under which the commission is forced to work. If these conditions were changed, I think we would get more roads foe cur monoy." Among those present at tho session la.'t cvoning wcro Konators Dimick, La Follottol Thomas, Lachmund, Wtrayer, Smith of Coos, .Shanks, Pierce and Nicholsen and Representatives fc'chuo bel, D. C. LewU, Hughes, Hare, Ji T. Smith of Portland, Sheldon and Wood son. TO VISIT DEVASTATED REGIONS. Paris, Jan. 25. President Wilson will make a onc-dny visit to tho devas tated regions Suvdny, it wns nnnuuneed tod.'.y. It is believed ho will go to the Uhcims district. lie A Becomes Csuera! Ully ".Living ag wo aro in nn age when that which is new flnd wonderful to u today, ig old and commonplace tomor row, tho majority of us are inclinnd to takfl too much for granted to accept and utiiliaa many comparatively recent innovations with littln thought as to their full worth nnd with little effort to determine the full extent of thsiruse fulnons," ays V. (i. Delano .of P.xlem Automobile !o., load dealer in Chev rolet parir.'ugor cars anil trucks. "'Hers ig an item which wa3 printed in a automobile magastino cf the date of IK'Jl), which nt only emphasize tho rapid perfection of ths uremiobil() s a practical, all round utility, bat Is " reftlly amusing when you ste to eon sidor how marvelous thi statement must have emed at that time, ft ir as follows: 'My seven dayf traveling,' declared ft motorist at ths conclusion of a record breaking automobile trip, 'was not done on consecutive days, a-s tho motor had to rest from ono to threa days befonj it could be persuades" to operate again.' "Today, we think nothing at seating ourselves in an automobile, prcsiiag the self starter nnd driving away to our destination, whether it is ten or i thou Flan d miles. Transcontinental trips aro common occurrences today. Yet less than sixteen years ago, such a feat as crossing the bread h of the country in an automobile seemed as improtmoie as it wTs then impossible. "At the present time, practically every section mf the country is inter lace d with automobile highways. From country to town, from one city to an other or from one state to another is only a matter ef a few hour of com fortable riding in an automobile. Motor trucks are mnking regular scheduled1 trips ffom middle western citiog to the Atlantic eabonrd. 1 "All the industrial and commercial advantages that this cloee, easy and i economical means of transportation has brtn'flit s, was the direct result i of the jicrfeetion .f that enrly motor i car that wou'.d run la fjw n.ilcs after a ret iof three days." A BIT OF POPULAR SCIENCE 044, Thin&& la Cc2a5i2io Ccea By A. Scientist t si Worms Bnild Dike. HE famous Mont St Ku&cl, off the north coast of Franc tl rapidly ceasing to t la bland. Tb reaion, n told to tht Ac demie des S denes m Paris by" Messr Jloulbert and Galainc, is that myriads of Brmellidt, those little sea worms which tncast themselves in stony shells and are so often found upon the shells of fcysters, ar building a dike across the kntrance to the bay, and behind this dike (he sand is piling up with every tide. It Is estimated that this dike is now nearly two miles wide and from 15 to 18 feet deep. O , Fruit-Washing Pan. Among the novelties recently added to the number of culinary conveniences is a fruit-washing implement that has beta riCCiUiy pattcntcd. It is deigned for UK with grapes, plums and berries, which It la necessary to wash rather 'thoroughly In order to rid them of dust and Insects. The presence of the latter is not al ways to b observed except by the most careful and minute scrutiny, but their presence Is made disagreeably manifest soon after reaching the mouth. The most effective way of getting rid of these Is by means of a rather strong stream of water, and this new utensil is designed for this especial purpose. The pan is so shaped that the fruit contained therein is well turned over and every part subjected to the action of the water, which is then allowed to flow off through suitable holes provided. O Breaks Steel Bars. A process for producing a quick and clean break upon steel bar3 has been re cently invented in France by M. Bcllan ger. A steel bar is submitted, at one or several points around the tine where it is to be b:c!;ca, to the action of an oxy- dizing flame from a blowpipe, or In oth er cases a reducing or neutral flame, the bar being placed upon two supports at the proper distance apart In this posi tion the bar receives a stroke from a knife-edge tool applied in any suitable way, or a pressure can also be employed, and this causes the bar to break off sharp at the determined point V Bhovel or Helmet. A piece of impedimenta for the sol diers which may be used as a steel hel met for protection against missiles or for a shovel when called upon to dig Is the invention of a Washington, D. C, genius. It consists of a scoop-shaped shell having its cavity formed with a head receiving portion and a longitudinal ex tension beyond, which terminates in a handle, the inner surface of the shell be ing free and unobstructed, and means for securing the helmet to the head. All in all, the helmet should afford protection comparable to that of other steel helmets now in use; and the addi tional feature of its usability as a trench tool makes its use advisable, since as saulting infantry must "dig-in" when ever they happen to find tlicmscWcs and for that reason are compelled to carry trench tools. . o , Digs Post Holes. The Sargent automatic hand-excavator is designed for the purpose of dig ging holes for electric telephone-telegraph poles, or post holes, also for clean ing out manholes in sewer systems. It Is generally adapted for all work of a similar nature. The excavator is made also entirety of fine steel, and is designed to last. Handle is of selected white ash, with turned raised ridge?, about J-inch high and J-j-inch -.vide, and alout every six inches provision is rr.ade for a small tall on the top. itli this construction of handle, the workman's lands will not slip, thus making Uie machine very easy to handle, and doine away with the null ing, wringing and twisting as one docs with a spoon shove1. Operator limply bo -rt (ana on the han dle, and by me-) c,' levero the excava tor fills itself anu .ocks; it is then lifted out, and by raising up on the little lever it dumps and if ready to be filled again. It Is powerful and positive in action, and its load of earth will not tumble off into the hole, thus making it possible to do more work. With the Sargent erx&va'or, under favorable conditions, one man can do more work than many men in the old way, if done with spoon shovels. It is the invention of C D. Sargent of Bos ton. O LtsV.tutbj( Lovec C'hertriii'n. Lightning shows a marked prefer ence for chestnut trees, acceding to data based on reports submitted to the Department of Forestry by its forccst crs. Of a total of altout 2,000 trees struck by lightning in the state forests in tho last four years, 635 were chestnut. Pitch pine comes next with 327 trees struck, and then follow in order rock oak, white pine, hemlockj red oak, white oak, black oak, locust and sugar maple. Black birch is at the foot of the list with only one tree struck in four years. Poplar and walnut come next, only two of each being struck. has invented a piece of apparatus whiia it designed tot be part of the itov equipment, remaining u en tunes i um pipe, but when out ol Us U Is out cJ Stors Pipe Cleaner. It does not require such a keen-witted housewife to observe that when the vari ous passages about the stove are free and open the fire burns much better and the oven is hotter. Then why not have them clear all the time? The greatest source of trouble is the horizontal section of pipe which passes from- the range or stove to the chimney, which i:s not only the most dif ficult to get at, but it offers the best resting place for the soot. To have this part of the pipe clear at all limes, would practical'y in.-urc a good draught and a hot fire, so that a wuman Chinese Candy Uaher It Is acknowledged that ths CliintM are very skiuui in maiung coniecuouer: and possess the reputation of hawr.i many secrets. They are able to empt; an orange ot its puip entirety, tnen mi ,t- ; .it til k - i. i I up win iruu jeuy wiuwut uuo ucui aum to And the smallest cut ia the rind ci even a tiny hole. Indeed, they txf empty an egg in this manner and fill if with a sort of almond nougat withoia one being able to find ths slightest breasj or incision in the shell t o . S The Dundee manufacturers are abord to give up the use of earthenware, g!a jars and tins, for a stout cardboard co tamer is now being made and cxpevi ments iviih it have proved hif'v juc cessfui ' 9