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FACE THREE. $2-a-Ycar Man and Cross Winner c Tomorrow and. Among 60 Soldiers in "Y" Service u j ,i i I y SI t VAUDEVILLE A7 i THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. SATURDAY. JUNE 14. 1919. Monday. 2 Days E7 ; 1 V ' If v - . i , . -"v t - . Vl: It- V ' - to ' 1 . . i .W. FEAKNSJR If ' George W. Perkin; Jr., of Riverdale-on-Hudson, and "Spike" Randall, of 841 Third Avenue, New York, . Obtain Transfers to Red Triangle Work Rather Than Qait France and Uniform. George W r.rkins, Jr., of River-Idale-on-Hudaon. and "Spike" Ran dall, of 841 Third Avenue, iscw York, have transierred their allegi ance from the United States Army to the Y.M.C.A. and have taken up their new duties without leaving France. They are Just two of some sixty A.E.F. men, in which force Is Included John L. Mott. who have obtained transfers to lied Triangle work rather than return to Ameri ca and lay aside the uniform George W. Perkins. Jr., Is 24 years old and won hts commission en the other side. "Spike" Is 25 years old and won a Croix de Guerre. Ferkins, who Is a graduate of Princeton, '17, became known throughout the countiy for bis flrht nn the eolleee "eatinc clubs." . With young Dick Cleveland, son of the late President, he waged a war on these Institutions as hot beds of eollege snobbery, and strived to eliminate this feature of college life by making these clubs more demo cratic. He was chairman of the Senior Council, business manager of the crew and presldeut of . the " hiladelphlan Society. Ic has the distinction of being ,-ahiipa the only "12-a-year" man doing war work. This comes about from the fact that he enlisted In the "Y" for period of six months at a compensation of $1. There V wver'.l '"lollar-a-year" men iu V Y.M.C.A. service, but Perkins . just twice as expensive as an emplovee. "Spike" Randall has been at the front eighteen months. Above everything else, be is a motorcycle rider. He has four wound stripes and one fullsise Croix de Guerre which was pinned on him by a French general. ; Ho also has a deep dimple in one cheek which he got when some shrapnM hit him on . January 20, 1918. as he was riding on messenger duty. Blood polsorv tng set in and he was forced to spend some time in a hospital. On August S, as he was riding near Fere-en-Tardenols with mes sages from the American command er to the French a Boche plane spotted him. He shook his pursuer by going throuRh a clump of trees, but when he reached the French lines he -collapsed from a couple of machine gun wounds In the hack. ' When he came to, It was to find the French taking great deal more In terest In searching him for the mes sages than in looking Into his con dition, hut the French general squared it by decorating him. John h. Mott is the son of Dr. John R Mott. General Secretary of the National War Work Council of the Y.K.C.A. .He enlisted In Y.M C.A. overseas work early In 1917, and saw service In France with the organization before going Into the army over there. After the s1 Ing army over there. , ESMONDE And MEADOWS Classy Singing Act GLEN RUNYAN Tells You About It Clark IN "Let's Elope" Marguerite's Husband Says Its The Best Picture She Has Made. MACK SENNETTE'S "LITTLE WIDOW More Laughs Here 125-ACRE SALT CREEK RANCH BOLD BY FAWK TO NEIGHBOR Dallai, Ore., June 14. Frank Fawk, enc of the .prosperous farmers of the Salt crek valley sold hig 123-acre tanrh a short distance north of Dallas last week to T. R. Dulnncy, who for some time past has owned the Minnick place on the mail to Falls City. Mr. Ihilaney recently disposed of his place to J. A. MrKim of Baker who bmixht the plnco as nn investment. The Fawk place is one of the best farms ill the Salt Creek community and has been the home of Mr. Fawk for a large number of years.- Mr. Fawk and family . will move to the 8mith place north of iRtckrcall which lie recently puixkuautl at an early date.- . William Butler, aged 9, grandson of John Rardon of Pendleton, was fatal ly injured in that city Wednesday when he was knocked down and run over by an auto driven by William Zacharias, a farmer. I,; -1 v : 11" "Vr't " IV V .' PATIIE . NEWS PICTORIAL riTsSi'n' ma'..?: - ' -vi L i . r. . : h: I fit1 AND MS INTO Lord Cecil Pleads For Recog- mtion Of Revolt Torn Na tion At Monster London MeetM. MARGUERITE CLARK Let. Elope' AT THE OKKGON Hl.'NDAY, MONDAY onvenience il -lfjji:j nu mt s - omror I ECONOMY I STAY IN THE FAMILY OF MY ADOPTION FOR MANY YEARS Work Faithfully Day and Night I Never Complain. I Ask No Wages. I Get No Reward. LEONARD CLEAN ABLE T7 TM i'N 11 1 TT A rTfn r TTf London, June II. (United Press.) Lord Cecil, addressing a mass meeting in- Albert Hull Inst nlglit declared that both Germany and Russia must lie admitted to the Iciitfiie of nations. John K. ( lyncs, labor lemler, also ex pressed the hope that Qcrinony woulil lie admitted. At tho conclusion of the meeting, which opened a nation-wide campaign in fnvor of tho Lcafc'no of Nations, 10,000 persons stood ami pledged them selves to support the league. Tt was held under the auspices of the League of .Nations Union. Viscount flrcy pre sided. , "The present opportunity to build up a new internal ional order is un paralleled in history; future genera tions will not eeaie to condemn its if wn let it pnss," wns the dominant note running through all the speeches. "The league must include Germany and Kussia," deelareil Cecil. "We jhnve a riyht to Insist Hint Germany ishiill be given the opportunity to prove her sincerity. The shorter liur novi itinte tho more pleased 1 will be. "The impression prevails in certain circles thnt nrticle X of the covenant I guarantees existing liounilsries forever. I Nothing could be less true. All it actually does provide is that changes, when necessary, shell not" be arcom i plished by force, but through disciis isions debates, and treaties. Kvery I future International action must be in I conformity with the principles of tha" llengue of nations." I Grey declared that "the lcnuc is I the world's choice between life and death." . I "Labor is wholeheartedly for the I league," said dynes. "1 hope tier I many will be admitted," The Archbishop of Canterbury also ! spoke. Among the prominent men (present wero Admiral Beotty, Lord j ISalfour of Burleigh, Mir Harry Johns iton, Lord Glenconner, the American and Spanish ambassador and the Oanish Greek, Kwiwi, Norwegian, Co lumbia and Chilean ministers. STATE IICUSE NWS The office of Supt. Chnrchlll has mst mailed out to the teachers of Oregon the mass of blanks and qnet-! tions for the annual dominations of ) i teachers. These lists cover a total of 24 sub jects, with 12 questions on each i subject. The applicant for life eerti ficate is required to answer 10 out j of the 12 questions on each subject. ! As to the new conrsc of tndic, it; is stated by Supt. Churchill that the! 'distribution cannot bp made until sbout the miiblle of Augnt, as th, .change of textbooks for the six year. period will cause considerable delny In 1 C mapping out the courses. 1'rohnbly 75 I per cent of the textbooks included in . the series for the coming period arci new books. j firm at the same figure at which It was offered by the plant at Oswego. Replying to a question regarding this, Commissioner R. A. Itooth niadcths statement that it was generally under stood that the cement manufacturers of the coast had virtually pooled their interests and wero operating under a "gentleman's agreement" so that it wns immaterial to which firm the con tract was awarded. Fall Of Oufa Serious To Armies Under Ko'.chak Moscow, June 10. (United Press) Cnptureof Oufa, which was accomplish ed after three days of desperate fight ing, has given the soviet armies an oi ic in ii I for overrunning the entire tcr I ritory occupied by Admiral Kolchnk's armies, according to tha claim of bol shevik military authorities today. The soviet forces also csptured tho towjs ut litrsk (75 miles no.'th of Oufa on' tho Bitlnya river), Blngvoestchenak and Schevsky, where the biggest enr ringe factory in Russia is located. Members of the Commercial club will be given an opportunity to" hear two men of prominence at the Monday mma luncheon to be held at tho .Marion hotel. One of the spcokers will be George yuayle, secretary of tho siilo chamber of commerce, lie will spiaR on "Thp Part of the Suite Chamber of Commerce in the Development of Oregon," The other epenker will b Chnrles Hall, of Mnrshficld, president of the state chamber of commerce. DEALS IN HEAL ESTATE New York, June 14. Liberty bond quotation: 3V WU2; first 4's M.00 off .10; second 4' 9AM, off .04. First Vt g HMO. off .10; second 4V,' 04.10, ut f .04; third ' B.13. off .OS; fourth 4 Vi H4.M, off .04; victory 4, ' HII.04; 3' 100, off .0(1. THE VAUCHAN. THE ORIGINAL DRAG SAW MACHINE If you have wood to cut or wish to operate light machinery around the farm you need one of these nun bines. Ask your dealer for Information rr write the VAUGIIAN MOTOR WORKS, INC., 473 East Main St., Portland, Oregon j. .... t . St, - . D ts THE GREATEST TICTURE EVER SHOWN IN SALEM C. S. HAMILTON'S FURNITURE STORE LIKE A CLEAN CHINA DISH The State Highway Commission yes-, terday completed their tour of western Oregon, which took Ihem through Jack-j son eountv to the California line. They ' discovered that One of the wors. ; stretches of the main highway is ovel j the Klskiyou grade, end it is expectci r that they will riiih the work of hard- . t surfacing of this unit. ' Much comment has been occasioned j in the stat by the action of the Hirb. ; wav Commission by awarding a big) Subcontract for cement to California; .3. m , mi"ti.wsrw" -At 1 A I CAPACITY? YES! COME EARLY! Ye LIBE ii