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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1919. GRAFT Uncle sam will cobble it Telegrams And Letters Of Disque's Are Presented To Investigators. " San Francisco, Sept. 1(1. (.L'wited Press.) Quoting from private teicgiums and correspondence of Oi'iieral B.ioe P. Disque, who commanded tlie spruce1 di vision during the war, Lieutenant Eu gene J. Kerrigan today made chargil of , graft. Kerrigan wag testilying before iho congressional sub-eouimittoo Unit is in vestigating activities of the spruie di vision. The telegrams and letters were seized from privato papers of Uisquo, he said. Among the. telegrams was one dt;.-,cnl-cd ns from Former Governor Oswald West of Oregon, telling of arranges uts madet o give Disque a free hand in let ting contracts. The telegram wa ad dressed to Claude McCullough, said to bo West's law partner in Portland, but finally reached Disque, and Kerrigan declared the idea was for Disque to learn how West, who was for Disiquc to learn how West, who was in Washing ton, was protecting Disque. One 'bit of evidence was a paper, without suitcrgeripture or sWutation, lint which Kerrigan believed to be a Jetter from the Warren Spruce com jpnny of Oregon to the Wnrreiij Con ptruction company, the parent company on Boston, tolling how profits were to Hie divided and indicating that 25 per rent was to bo paid to the person or persons who helped to get cost-plus contracts for the company. One paragraph of the paper, the clos ing one, stated that while profits would ' apparently bo divided between the W. r and the V. C," the fifty percent floiug to the U. H. hnd to be divided with other parties." Further light was thrown on this (point 'hv entries .copied from a day Shook of the Warren company- under ci d tea of Aimr 2(1, May 4 and 14 and )une 3, 1918, reading, each of them! ' ' McCulloiigH $:!00. "U. !. $300." Kerrigan said tho paper seemed to be a carbon copy of a letter; that It was written on a peculiar pink paper, some f which was found to bo in the office of West -and McCulloulih, lie believed itlie paper wns written in the office of (West and. McCullough. Kerrigan told the committee he had Hiroiight a great pile of papers seized in (Portland to the office of the intolli fii'ucu department here and he supposed they had been forwarded to Washing ton... He-kept memoranda of what he did each day in Portkiud and it was from these memoranda that ho rend ;. 4day, -. ... ,. . , War Materials Valued At Millions Of Dollars Are Wasted In France, Charge Detroit, Mich., Sept. 10. Sweeping t harges of alleged waste of million?, of dollars worth of war muterials at Var jiouil, France, were made hero today be fore Representative Roscoo C. McCul loeh, Ohio, member of the congressional committee tinvestignting war cx.didl tures by Robert L. Bninett, a for.ncr ievgennt fit repairs. . Harnett told MrOolloeh when his cenip yen vacated last May n,O00,00il worth ef war materials were abandoned there. He charged that 2,000,000 wo.tii of tires had been exposed to the snow and rnin and inndo practically useless. Harnett said n pond between a portion of the field und the mess house was bridged with boxes filled with hundreds ef magnetos worth $100 each. Most of them were spoiled lw the wnter, he said. Neill Quits Job As Public - Service Comnussion Expert Tn order to enter- private work, Will' T. Xeill, for a number of years engineer examiner with the Oregon public service) commission, today handed in his rcsigna-1 tion to become effective Novmter 1. II r. Neill will be succeeded by C. 1. Kep tart, who has ben clectricr.1 and railway . enginer with the commission sines W. I. Clark resigned to enter army sorv' fee. Dollars Ti Operate New Freight Line To Orient Sun Francisco, Sept. Ill, - Captain I 3'ohert Dollar, steamship' mutilate, to-' lay announced his intention to begin! Cipeintion of a fleet of arji' freighters' , 'tween Oakaud and the Orient, Octo ! 1'cr I. The Cirnce Dolar will lie the t rf to clear Oakland's west water 4ront, followed by the M. 8. Dollar, (the largest freighter afloat. This will be Oakland's first direct eninsliip line to the Far Kiist, Wireless Reports British Steamer Sunk In East Gulf DEATH Aches, paint, nervousness, diffi culty in urinating, often mean serious disorders. The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles COLD MEDAL brine quick relief and often ward off deadly diseases. Known as the national remedy o( Holland for mora than 200 years. All druggists, in three , alias. Leek lor the aeate Gold Medal mm ererr aa4.aeeepC aw tacitedoaj . - A. F. L BACKS GOVERNMENT IN SAVINGS WORK American Federation of Labor Will Reach 3,000,000 Wage Earners Washington, O. C. Resolutions be ing distributed by the American Fed eration of Labor to mor than 22,000 local unions and -through them to over 3,000,COu wage earners affiliated with the organization, contain hearty approval of the Government's 1919 thrift campaign. Believing that W-.r avlngs Stamps offer a safe, sound and guaranteed method for investment of savings, the annual convention of the Federation, assembled at Atlantic City, declared that 1t was as essential to stimulate thrift and saving l"i time of peace as in time of war. The adoption of the resolution by the certrnl body "f organized trade unionism followed similar action by several State Federations of Labor. The text of the resolution, known as No. 171, Is as follows: "Whereas, '.The war ,'. so happily ended has required ou" people to de velop thrift and saving which to some degree -has stimulated freeden, of action and Independence on the part of some wage earners; and "Whereas, It is essential td stim ulate thrift and having la time ot peace as in time of war; and "Whereas, The Inauguration of the national system of War Savings' and Thrift Stamps has afforded to some of small earnings a safe, sound and guaranteed method of Government In vestment of their hard earned sav ings; therefore, be it "Resolved, That this convention do approve ot the continuation and exten sion of the War Savings and Thrift Stamps Institution, or the substitution of a National Savings Institution akin in character and method, which shall prove helpful to safeguard the earn ings of the telling masses of our country." . Theinas K. Burke, general secretary treasurer ot the dieted States Associ ation of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, has promised hiB assistance in the work ot forming War Savings Societies, and has Invoked aid from other union officials. Mr. Burke in assuring the Govern ment of his cooperation, said in part: "The labor organizations land fra ternal societies are a very line medium through which to educate the peo ple ot the necessity and usefulness of supporting our government and at the same time helping themselves. 'One of the unique features ex plained to me was that it is the In tention of our government to make War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps a permanent institution. Such action would be a very progressive one, and I believe would be heartily acclaimed by all our clttaens, especially the workers, because it, would be in keeping with the great cooperative and democratic spirit that now prevails throughout our great country. "From a psychological standpoint. It would be considered by the mass ot the people, especially the wage earn ers, a great opportunity to partici pate iti such a great function ot government.- It would bring the peo ple and the Government closer to gether, which is greatly needed in these unrestful times." , "BUY LESS," RETAIL MEN WARN PUBLIC San Francisco The retail dealers' advice to the victims of htgh prices is to curtail buying. Following is a portion of a letter from Edward A. MacLean, secretary of the Oregon Retail Merchants' Association, to Governor John TJ. Calkins of the San- Francisco Federal Reserve Bank!" . , . .;:',;.: : ..- "Portland, Oregon, " ' August 28, 1919. "- So long as the free buying spirit of the American public exists, mayors and governors can fuss and fume and Congress can enact what it pleases, hut high prices will con tinue. It is my opinion that the pur chase of government securities such as War Savings Stamps and Treas ury Savings Certificates Instead of merchandise will hasten the over threw of the 'high cost of living.' "Here is the point it is hteh time that the American people were brought to realize that the respon sibility for the high cost of living is not a responsibility of Congress or any other agency. UnleBS the American people, themselves, quit Supporting high prices, they can right now make tip their, minds to pay high prices for some- time to come. , Tours very truly, (Signed) E. A. MacLEAN, Secretary, Oregon State Retailers' Association." NEW TODAY HENRY B. WALTHALL As a Frolicking Wild West Two-Gun Man in "HOOPS OF STEEL" . IT'S A DANDY -was- SEVEN STATES SAVED MILLIONS IN SEVEN MONTHS Thrifty Westerners' Invest ments Will Earn Nearly Mil lion and One-half Interest San Francisco. Thrifty folks In tho seven states of the Twelfth Fed eral Reserve District saved xS.427.- 308 by purchasing Thrift and War Savings Stamps from January 1 to July 26, 1119, according to a report made by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. Five years from now at their date of maturity, those stamps will be worth Just about a million and a halt dollars more than they cost the purchasers. In other words, the United States Government will pay back to the Stamp purchas ers approximately 18, 000, 000 f or is, 427, 301. Every man, woman and child who buys Thrift and War Savings Stamps or Treasury Savings Certificates this year will share in the Government's dividend. Get into a War Savings Society in your community, save and invest jour savings in Stamps and cer tificates and get your share of the melon. You can buy a Thrift Stamp for twenty-flve cents. YOU'RE SURE TO LAUGH AT FATTY The Biggest Screen Comedian of the Day CITY NEWS COMING EVENTS ;'- - 4c Sept. 22-27 Oregon ; state ; fair. '.''.. ' Sept. 29, Monday Opening of public schools of Salem. Oct. 1 Oregon . Methodist . conference. Oct. 28 Turn time back one . hour. SIMFIE COMBINATION I - HELPS WEAK EYES ' Salem people are astonished at the quick results produced by simple witt-hhnzol, camphor, hydrastis, etc., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. in . one ease o? weak and nearsighted eyes a few days use brought great improve ment. In another case it stopped eye pains and inflammation. We guarantee a small bjttle of Lavop;ik to help 'ANY CASE weak, strained or inflam ed eyes. Aluminum eye cup 'FREE. J. ;t . Perry, drugget 115 South Commor- I'iul: . Wanted Girl to work' in parlor, Ap ply The Spa. tf The Stayton school has contracted for another year with Burgess Ford as principal. The salary has been placed on a basis of $125 a month with a twelve month contract, making a total of $1500 for the year's work..iIr. Ford was formerly in charge of the work of the academv of Willamette university and when this department . was discon tinued, wa9 elected principal of the Jefferson school. Sacred He Acaden Artificial teetn, nave expert plate man, with over 3f years experience, has recently received word from Clin ton Ostrander, who was for a year or more connected with the ordnance de partment at Issui'tille, France, stating 'that since his return to America he has 'been called to take charge of the educational work in connection with 0 bisr congregational-church 'at Akron, Ohio. Mr. Ostraurter, who is well known to many people in this commu nity, was transferred from the ord nance corps to the Y. M. C. A. service in France and for a time was associat ed with Mr. Elvin in work at the front. , , A large number of returned soldiers are taking advantage of the offer of at my office. Dr. D. X. Beechler, den-1 lvlT, , 7 tist, 302 U. S. Nat. Dank bldg. tf I"11 tl,u P''vleges of the building for We buy liberty bonds. 205 Oregon ncre 18 a "P 01 tnem tlle ieaa' building. jjjing room or in the swimming pool. Letters may now ibc sent to Hungary, s the official post office bulletin has announced that lotters postal cards, printed matter and samples of mer chandise will now be accepted for transmission in the U. S. mails. "While; samples of merchandise may be sent, there is a prohibition against mailing or sending merchandise in any way to Hungary. Wanted Girl to work in parlor, Ap ply The Spa. tf .Mike Dnkek, a county commission er of Wheeler county is in tho capital today on business with the state high way department. Mr. Dukek is in after one of ,thc Nash opiad army trucks which the highway department is hand ing out to the various counties over the state, whivh he proposes to drive through to his home county himself. J. A.-Maxwell, an automobile dealer from Newport, was transacting busi ness with the automobile registration department of the secretary of stato's a Q jr t I V " v -is! Chenoweth Declares He Was Sane When He Shot Sydham -W8S 1 Galveston, Texas, Sept. 16. The Brit ish steamer Bnyronton, 3970 ton&, Gal veston to Marseilles, founded and sank in the East Gulf, aocordingto wireless messages today. Survivors were picked mu by the British steamer Fayun. It is Hot known whether any of the crew Were lost. The Bay ronton curried 230,(R'0 bushels f wheat. '..'' State Treasurer Holf on Saturday igned 2,000,0000 worth of road liouds that have been sold and are awaiting cU-livory to a Boston bond house. About half of the hop pickers who walked out of the Holmes, Lakebrook end Bishop yards in Marion comity re eeutly returned to their jobs Smuyday. wss 1 ', Financial physicians are warning against the new disease which is ap pearing in many parts of the country. They have named It "I'mthruenia." Persons attacked by this disease uni formly utter the cabalistic words, "The war is over," and decline to take any further interest in the nation's affairs. No serum has been discovered which ran prevent the aliment, but Investing rcRiilsrly in War Savings Stamps and Registered Treasury Savings Certifi cates Is a preventative as well aa a eure.. CONNECTICUT BUYS STAMPS New Loudon, t'oun. The State of Connecticut, through G. Harold Gil patric, state treasurer; has pur chased 1 1000 worth o W. S. S. as an Investment for state funds. They will be held until the date of maturity. The purchase is to be credited to the city of Putnam, ot which Gllpatric Ib a resident. The Connecticut state treasury sub scribed for $1,850,000 worth of Vic tory notes during the last campaign. This brought the 'total of the slate's investment in government war secu rities up to more than $2,000,000. Gold Beach, Ore., Sept. 1(1. George iD. Chenoweth, testifying in his own ibchalf, declared on the witness stand today that he was sane when he killed George Sydnam, for whose murder he is now on trial. Chcnoweth asserted he believes he did right when ho took the life of the young man who, it is alleged, was the father of a child which was iboru to .Chenowcth 's -daughter while Cheno weth was serving in the Canadian army in Franee. t 1 " Despite th defendant's statement, his attorneys are making a plea of in sanity in la's defense. Chicago Steel Workers Get ! Orders To Strike Monday I . "Ohicitg'o, Sept. 16. Orders for niein ibers of the steel workers' unions in the vicinity of Chicago to strike ucxj Mon day at 6 a. m. were received by local ! unions today. About 130,000 "tao vi cinity of Chicago will strike, according to union officials. Crons on the Hermistou uroieoi this season averaged lOO an acre. Forty schools in Douglas county "ari now without teachers, and it seems im possible to secure any one to ilil the places. I i!J?: 1L! T, I HT 11 The hop picking situation seems to , j j. ave resumed normal conditions and nil , H. . . oi, a yards arc :busy. At the Holmes yard :t),...r . Under the direction Sisters of the Holy Ij Salem, Oregon, Bda and Day schoo1 Most Approved Meth " Primary, Grammar High School Departn Complete Courses in Piano, Voice Culture, and Harmony Elocution and Phys Culture Classes I Modem Conveniencesj Domestic Comfort) .Scholastic year beg) September 8th j Address: j Sister Suj Lift off Corns Doesn't hurt a bit and Frej costs only a few cents! busy and all sections arc full. At the Lakebrook yard 300 or more pickers are working and things are moving along in a normal condition. All the trouble makers, mostly young men from Portland) have left the yards. A marriage license has been issued to Jacob Fletcher Working of 634 North Church street, Salem, und Ade line Baker, a nurse of Salem. S(S jc jc 3C 9)C 3(fi SS 3( 9C S(C Personals Col. A. T. Woolpert is among the Salem citizens transacting business in Portland today. . E. F. Carleton, of the department of r -vr mi j f nnhfic instrnetion. has lust, returned uL-uigt . xuuuipsuH nus uuiciiaaeu I ' a ten acre tract in Maplcwood paving lrm t"11 ? BeIld where !' atteud $5900.' The grantors in the deed ofied a, county institute. sale which was filed this morninu- arol w- ''omeyer i spenaiuf tne Minnie, and tharles A. Grimm. The tract is officially described as lot Mo. 2 in Maplowood, Marion county. i-weeic at Ediuoutou, Albert, where he is looking arter real estate matters. Mrs., Fraiv.'.es J.. Smith left yester day tor her. home in Graiigeville, Ida ra Price, Miss A. Price and ! h' a visit with her daughter, lolmes of Emporia, Kansas, j M- 7 Martin. . Mrs.- Lour Mrs. Oral Hoi wlio have! ibeen spending' several mouths in California, have been guests at tho home of Mr. and" Mrs. U. K. Ryan the past week. ( Al'bert .T. Viek, of Vick Bros., is moving his household! furniture to 1 ortlaud and will leave here Saturday to make his home in that titv. The home at 903 Union street has been pur chased by a Mr. Smith of the Highway department. The firm of Vick Bros. will take up its office in its. new build ing in Portlaud about December 1. A. C. Barber, stnte insurance com missioner, left this mrniug for Poi.t land on business. John H. Lewis, engineer t'Jr the Warm Springs- irrigation district in Malheur county, is in the ity today calling on State "Engineer" Percy A. tipper. Mr. Lewis s ates that tho con struction work on the Warm .Springs protect is progressing verv satisfnc for- ily and predicts a prosperous future Or. V. 8. Mott just returned from Portland: .-where he served on the re ception committee welcoming Presi Wilsou. While there ho visited his son, Dr. W. B. Mott, who is located there. Dr. K. 'U. Joss,' representing the bu reau of animal husbandry at Wash ington, came in from Portland this morning, and in company . with E C t'ross is spending the day at the new packing plant. ". M. Jdleman of Portland, former attorney general of Oregon, is in tho city today on business. Ex Senator A. ,1. Johnson of C'orval lis, .was one of tho recent arrivals in Salem. iW. P, Walter of Corvallis is a guest at the Marion hotel, coming in on a business errand. . Prof. O. I. Lewis of the Growers Co operative association, left yesterday ou a business trip to the- Yakima valley. Mrs. Geo. J. Pierce left this morn iug for Albany for a visit with her sisttfr. . Ivan Martin returned this morning With your fingers! You can ! any hardr icerfi', soft corn, "or ci tween the toes, and the hard si luses from bottom of fcet. , , A tiny bottle of "Freezonc' little at any drug storo; apply1 drops upon the corn or callus. I ly it "stops hurting, then shcrj lift that '.bothersome corn ocalitj Vll, IIJUI uuu an, tVUUUUli UI1I3 pain or soreneSB. Truly! No hu "I for his particular section of -eastern I from a trip to beattle and other north- Oregon. n points. At the Bligh hotel today the follow- Stnle Senator Walter M. Pierce nfig valley people arc registered:: Mr. La Grande is in the city today attend.-!" Mrs: F- E- Grimes, Corvallis; Mr. ing a session of. the stale' emergency d Mrs. H. : Anderson, Eugene; Mr. board in the interest of a deficienev (and Mrs. W 8 Oberhn, Portland; Joan appropriation for the Oregon Agricul- aml Helen Bier, Dallas; Jas woolndge tural college. ' y; r. V. Wrigl: and J. J. Lavis, Albany; C. man, Silvcrton; Harry A. a non. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Foster of; ton are among the guests ut.:tlu' hotel today. " . .' ' i. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith ani arine Smith of Portland arc amo rcicent arrivals in Salem. ; 1 Secretary Elvin of the Y. Mj reports that the directors have the empty store building adjoint )havcr printing office, to O. .1 ot rortland, who will occupy thj before the end of the month ( complete line of automobile -ua ies. ! BORN i j 9 MUNBOX To Mr. and Mrs. Fra Munson of rural route 7, ( Sept. 15, 1919, a daughter. one uus iueen nameu nnrn. L, H. Mover, administrator of the estate of Mary .'. Henimingseii reports a balance on hand of $747.20. The date for a final hearing and closing of the estate is set for Oct. 27. In the matter of the estate of Wil liam Smith Tureman, tho appraisers have placed a value of $2500 on the property on the southwest corner of Marion and Cottage streets. kuownon the official city map as lot 1 of block bS of the original city of Salem. Malrv F. Wood, ndiministi atrix of I the estate of Willnrd H. Wood, reports; a balance on hand of $20S,17. I October 2."), 1919, has been set as thet date for the final hearing in the uiat-.j ter of the estate of .lames A. Wilson. Elizabeth M. Wilson is administratrix.' October U has been set as the da '.c for the final hearing of the e?tae of Stephen H. HelbocK. The admiuistru is Carrie 1'. Helbock. FwgE -w s s With the purchasing power , of the dollar lower than H has ever been, it is the part ot wisdom to put some of them to work, earning interest, until the ttme that money Is worth more. War Savings Stamps enable the wager earner to do this. Save what you can and Invest It In W. S. S. V), Jto 1 Jit:-' Beautiful Women of Society.duringthepast seventy years have relied upon it for their dlsthv uUhcd appearance. The ft, refined, pearly white complexion it renders instantly, is always the source oi (tetter ing comment. Fred M. Raymond has brought suit against L. 1). Kelly and t'tbali an-.t Raymond for $2S,i wages which he al leges are nupnid. He claims that he worked at a saw mill for 37 days at $ 1 a day and assisted in cutting 23,00(1 j feet of lumber. He also includes m the suit another for $475 which he alleges the same company owes Ira F. Ray moiKi. and which account was assigned to him. U 0. Kelly is owner of the land on which the saw mill is '.orated seven miles east of Sublimity. In the suit of E. K. Cramer an I Frank Cramer against the Cares Mill Co. the defaudaut is notified that they will be asked to produce a statement of the cruise of lumber on the N i of the XB at section 10 T. 10 S. R. it E, and aW a letter pertaiuing to moth wis f adjustment written by E. K. Cramer t the Gates Mill Co. The ARMCO IRON Advertisement In this week's Saturday Evening Post Is a reminder that ARMCO IRON , is used in the construction of RANGES WW 'WGASfQ li M Heater Wru iTTl ARMCO IRON Resists Rusti It really doublet the life of a Gai Range. : j Ask to see the Wedgewood end . ls Pdrdand Raihvay Light & Power Company TO AS VI Secretary Elvin of the T, M. C. A;