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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
SOUTH AMERICA BEING
STIRRED BY MEXICO
Has Agents In Latin COun-
tries Trying To Unite
Them Against Us
By Charles p. Stewart,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Buenos Aires, June 22.-The Mex
lean government today launched an
extensive United States propa-
ganda in South America.
Former Argentine Congressman
Palacio has accepted an offer to make
speaking tour against the United
States.
He is working directly under the
auspices OF the Mexican Federation of
Labor.
The information being authorized
by General Carranza is circulating
matter throughout Argentina and other
South American states aiming to stir
up hOstilities to the United States.
The newspaper La Prenza this morning
prints a declaration from Carranza s
information agency that the United
States regards Mexico as the first OBJ
stacle in her expansion southwark.
"The fate of Mexico is decisive for
all Latin-Amerca, the statement
declared.
Argentine students are organizing
mass meeting to be held Monday to
protest against American intervention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
By William G. shepherd.
lited Press staff correspondent ]


Rotterdam, Holland, May 25.-(By
MaiI,)-Babies seven months to a year
old are eating carrots, apples and
spinach in Germany,
Other folks besides babies are having
food troubles. These food stories we II
tell about them all.
If you watch the consulates here and
keep your eyes on the incoming trains
you can meet, every day, scant few
persons~who have just come from Ger.
many and who will gladly tell you what
experiences they have had in their
kitchens, dining rooms and stomachs
since the food stringency in Germany
became noticeable.
These travellers feel themselves he
roes, as, indeed, you come to regard
them. in a manner of speaking, when
you see them abandon themselves to Il
full, man s sized meal here.
, Travellers to Berlin, especially the
American writing kind, live at the hest
hotels. They return with stories of
plentiful and excellent food.
Berlin is the wartime show place of
Germany and the hotels where writers
90 are the wartime show places of
Berlin. What the American writers have
said of the plentifumess and the excel
lence of the food, is not necessarily
true.
Here in Rotterdam you get the truth,
straight from the dining rooms and
kitchens of civilians in every part of
Germany. 1t indicates that life in Ger
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

of two Mexican towns by Pershing, was
asked by Ambassador Arredondo.
Secretary Lansing replied he had no
information on the subject but would
inquire.
Auedondo's information as to the
Carrizal trouble Tailed with newspa-
per accounts springing from Mexican
sources He called the attention of the
department to Wbat he regarded the
lack Of prudence on the part Of tht
American commander in going so far
from his headquarters. Arredondo held
it was unnecessary for the Americans
to make this move. His information,
he said, was direct
The Mexican embassy later gave out
General Carranza S instructions.
through his minister of foreign affairs,
to Arredondo including his statement
on the CarriZal battle. 1t follows:
"'Please bring to the attention of the
department of state that an engage
ment occurred today wednesday, at
Canizal near Villa Ahumada. Chihua-
hua between American forces number
ing about 200 men and force of our
government troops. During this en-
gagement General Felix Gomez and sew
eral Of our soldiers as well as several
Americans were killed Our forces cap
tured II prisoners, and, according to
statement by the interpreter who was
acting as a guide for the American
troops, the commander of>the latter is
responsible for the engagement.
Several dead were left on both sides.
according to the Mexican envoy, while
II Americans were captured by Car
The session lasted only a short time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
Run OUer to Holland to
Enjoy Real Square Meal

many is uncomfortable, highly so, for a
civilian who is keeping house
Here S a Swedish mechanic from Ger
many, running around Rotterdam fill
ing his arms with packages of bacon,
bottles Of olive oil and rice. Perhaps
the Hollanders will refuse him per
mission to take these things across the
border but, Il IN going to make a try
of it" he says.
alone in a Rotterdam restaurant. She 5
studying music in Berlin. "I've Just
run over to Holland to spend week
eating" she says.
Here's a Spanish woman with three
little children, 81 brought the baby
down to get him sone milk. He is tired
Of carrots, spinach and apples. No
wonder; he is only seven months. "
And here are Germans-rich, elderly,
retired Germans-who haunt the door
ways of the hotel restaurants, waiting
for the American plan dinner bell to
ring and who seem to be always eat
ing, even at the hated English tea
hour. They are here a week. Then they
60 back to Germany.
Germany civilian Germany is hungry.
Not hungry for victuals, because
victuals are anything u human being
can eat and digest. But for decent food
like meat and wheat and milk and
animal and vegetable fats. How and
why tiny, toothless German babies eat
apples, carrots, spinach and oatmeal,
instead Of gurgling milk, will be the
subject of Shepherds next German
food story.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
CAMPBELL IS SORE
AND CLUB IS SORRY
Suggested Sign Not To Judge
Town by Depot Riles
Railroad Man

The Commercial club was busy at its
meeting last night explaining one of
its little jokes. The oke appears to
have pleased the members Of the club,
but the iokee, the Southern Pacific to
whom it was directed could not see it
in a humorous way and lost no time in
making the fact known.
IT. ali came from a suggestion made
at former meeting that a SIGN be
erected near the 5. p. depot with the
legend "Do not Judge our town by
its depot The Jest would have soon
been forgotten had not the Oakland
Advertising club stopped off in the
city few davs later, and on its trav-
els preceded to give publicity entire
" unexpected
President Joseph II. Albert said that
the members of the club had been
called together to get an expression of
opinion regarding tine depot Joke, es-
pecislly as he understood the S. p.
officials were inclined TO feel sore
about it.
w. M. Hamilton believed persuasive
methods were best and was not in
cined to antagonize railway officials,
especially as he had been informed
that already the men hign in railway
circles were kindly disposed toward
our city.
f.. G.. Deckebach said that assistant
general manager Campbell was indig-
nant at the action Of the club, saying
that the railroad had shown its
friendship towards Salem in vari-
,,,sf ,.yo,-s Tho roi1rool oFfic;o1 ,vos
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
Mexican Ambassador
Makes Official Report

Washington, June %. - Secretary
Lansing and Mexican Ambassador Ar
rddondo went into conference at l1:35
a. M. at Arredondo's request to con-
slider the American note and fight at
Carrizal. The ambassador was acting
under Instructions received today from
CaTanza.
Explanation of the presence of Gen
eral Pershing' men so far from their
headquarters and also Of the fighting
at Carrizal, together with the taking
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
Attack and Kill
American PrOSpeCtOr

Douglas. Ariz.. June 22.-Mexicaus
who had armed themselves for war at
tackled the camp Of two American pros
pectors near Cumpas, and after a hot
fight killed James Parks and took his
partner prisoner, it was learned here
today One Mexican was killed and sew
eral wounded bv the bcsieged Amcri-
cans. Norton Hand, the partner, was
imprisoned m the iail at Nacozari.
News of the fight was brought here by
Green c. Bush, a miner and a number
of other refugees.
Hundreds of McXieans poured into
the nearly deserted Meyicm town of
Agua Prota. across the line here today.
from the vicinity Of Douglas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE

Chicago, June 22,-Movement of sup
plies for troops was threatened with se-
rious delay here today when 400 freight
handlers employed by the Santa Fe and
a local terminal company began strike
that threatened to spread throughout
the city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

District Attorney Ringo this morn
ing announced that he had appointed
Elmo ;. White Of the law firm Of White
4 Boyington, as his deputy to succeed
Ralph D. Moores, who is with the troops
at Clackamas. Mr.. White duties be.
gin Immediately.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22
COURT HOUSE NEWS
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A petition for the appointment of J.
l.. Calvert as executor of the Peter
Lauer estate has been filed at the
court mouse. The estate consists of
personal property to the amount of
$1,000 and real property valued at $2,-
500.
The circuit court has awarded the
NUudebaker Brothers company SG5 and
interest from April |, and costs a
mounting to $40 in its action against
George Swegle. The case grew out of
the purchase Of a buggy from the man
utacturing concern. which, it is said
was never entirely paid for
The circuit court has received a
transcript in the case of j. NJ Wolf
ard and A. G. Wolfard Of Silverton
against w. b. Cooley Action to recov.
er money alleged due on promissory
note for So will be instituted by the
plaintiffs.
Robertson Brooks, son Of County Re
cOrder Brooks, treated the county of
ficials this morning. When tne de-.
partment heads arrived at their Off
es they found on their desks gener.
GUS supply Of cherries.
David Hutcheon, junior member of
the HutcheOn Paint company, and Miss
Louise Clark secured a marriage i'll
cense late Yesterday and were married
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

If you enjoy reading the Journal oe-
casionally-you will be pleased to get
it regularly-only 45 cents per month
at your door.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

for Berridge and District Attorney Rim
90 and George Bingham for the com-
ty.
In Douglas county exactly the OPP
posite took place. Mackenzie filed
complaint against the county when it
refused to pay his bill and the circuit
court there decided that a writ or re-
view should have been asked for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-22

If father had O special day desig.
mated by flower. wonder what
would he his next choice after the
bachelors button3
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MORE ABOUT THE NEW AUTHOR,
lie Lett a Newspaper "a write
1.-The Ctndr rclIn IAN.

When Edward Chi,ds CARPENTER re-
signed his post as financial edi,o of n
Philadelphia newspaper last fan TO
give his undi vided attention to the
production of 1.-THE Cinderella Man"
The managing editor of that paper. In
a friendly way. tried to discourage him
from abandoning n snug harbor for
the uncertainties Of the theatrical seas.
The managing editor said: "Ecncm-
her, that you are first Of all n news
paper man But Carpenter d!dn', he
lievc him, for he remembered wr.t-
ing PLAYS before he ever contributed
as much as a line to Il
and yet he had been t. ncwYpapcr mar
for seventeen years. starting az n cub
reporter and finishing AS an author
ity on finance.
Carpenter was born in Philadelphia.
hut he is no Quaker. His people came
from New England M most Of them
live in pittshurg. where his mother
was born. II was no, a family OF
writer's. They were prosperous bust
ness folk Whatever talent has been
it'i i'N wv HAFh 'dItIe Hb SIT -.
from the maternal line. all of whom
were distinguished in their immediate
circles as imaginative correspond
cnts.' To-day Carpenter says that his
most delightful correspondent is his
mother. whose letters he preserves for
the charm of their imaginative quality
and piquant style.
This same mother informed him not
long Z that he began writing her
letters before he knew his a Il C's. and
that he became temperamentally inn
patient when she failed 10 decipher
them to his satisfaction. Letters"
in one form or another seem to have
been his passion. but some Of his ear
licr works" were never committed to
paper. Like the minstrel OF other days.
he merely committed to memory, In
| this way. at the mature age of Z or
s he expressed himself as the voice
behind the ene Of a toy theatre
constructed for him by an elder
brother.
The drama dawned upon him when
he read some Of Lambs TALES From
Shakespeare" A curious mind led him
10 investigate Shakespeare himself:
and for a long time he labored under
the notion that the Bard Of Avon had
! the field all TO himself-that he was
the sole author Of all the plays that
had ever been written. But that did
not prevent him from %inventins little
plays himself for performance with
cardboard puppets In that toy thea
tire.
The greater horizon Of the theatre
hurst upon him when he saw his first
Punch and Judy show. He thought
II a great discovery-to grasp at once
the possibilities Of slapstick comedy
and melodrama. A persistent soul
Carpenter acquired In time his own
, Punch and Judy" outfit, and he re-
gre.s TO confess that II drew larger
audiences than the high brow stun
he used to put over" In his thy
theatre.
Strangely enough. Carpenter had nc
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ments. and while he did not achieve
q production in those days. he did re-
Seive encouragement from such men
as the late Robert Taber, Daniel F'roh-
man. Otis skinner and Henry Miller;
and last but most important from
Miss Alice Kauser, dramatists' agent
who eventually brought about his frst
production. Captain Courtesy" in a
took company.
At the same time he tried his hand
successfully at short story writing and
turned out three novels. The first was
THE Chasm." written in collaboration
with Reginald Wright Kaufman; the
second was a noveliZation Of Captain
Courtesy" and the third 1.-THE Code Of
Victor Jallot." Carpenter. however.
was persuaded finally to devote his en-
tire leisure to plays by Miss kauser
and John Luther Long. lie wrote one
play in collaboration with I.ong-'The
Dragon Fly" produced by Minnie Sci
lgman and William Bramwell. Then
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
VARIETY IN
BUSHWICK THEATRE Jack

BuSHWICK THEATRE - Jack
Wilson and Claude Gillong-
water are to he the principal
entertainers at the Bushwick
Theatre this week. Others in
clude Fred j. Ardath and COM
pany, Jack and Harry Tierney,
1mhof Conn and Coreene,
Larry Conner. the Belleclaire
Brothers. Helen Trix and the
Ioleen Sisters.
ORPHEUM THEATRE - Mary
Shaw will be the particular at
traction this week at the
Orpheum Theatre. Others on
the programme are Pat Rooney
and Marion Bent, Holidays
Dream" a Fantasia; Martin and
Scofeld in "a Problem of
Roses" Leo Beers, the Stan
Stanley Trio, AL B. White, Fol-
som and Brown and Gordon
and Rice.
PROSPECT THEATRE-Emma
Dunn. in a n act drama,
According to Washington;
(which One Shall | Marry"
an allegory; Ruth Roye. Leo
Beers, Harris and Manion, Bert
Levy, Carl Mccullough, Walter
Nealand and company, North
land and Ward, Baraban and
Crohs and others.
STAR THEATRE--Pat Whites
~burlesque company will be
Ger here this week in a piece
entitled "Casey's Celebration"
The company includes some
clever comedians and some
pretty girls. Concerts will be
given this afternoon and eve
ming as usual.
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AsBuRY PARK.

AsprRY PARK, ". j., May Fight
hundred club women In New Jersey will
gather In this city mex Thursday for
the three days session OF the twenty
second annual convention OF the New
Jersey State Federation 81 Women's
clubs. The meetings will he held in tn"
North Enc Hotel with Mrs. G.. W. S,ok-
ton. president. in charge, Mayor Hetrick.
who will make the address Of welcome.
will formally present TO the delegates
the keys to THE cleanest resort in
America" which has become the new
slogan here.
Mean time warm Weather has opened
the outdoor diversions to early visitors
here, Golf. tennis, trapshooting. canoe
ing, fishing, cross-country riding and
motoring are now enjoyed under ideal
conditions. Summer cottagers are arriv-
ing daily, while the hotel colony ron
,inues to receive many newcomers.
one Of the Boardwalk features for
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'St week. fts theme Is based more
g less on the Colorado coal strikes of
lst year. and the Strand Theatre has
eceived letters indorsing the picture.
At the Lasky studios in Hollywood,
cal. there is a coterle of well known
writer's who are now dcvoting them
selves to the preparation of adapta-
tons to original works for the screen.
william &. DE Mile. author of The
Warrens OF Virginia" THE Woman"
and other plays. is in charge of the
photodramatic department. among
members Of which are Margaret Turn
bull. Marion Fairfax. Hector Turnbull.
George Bronson Howard. Paul Dickey,
Jeanne MACPHERSON. Willard Mack and
James Young.
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he wrote "The Barber of New Orleans
for william Faversham; and a Few
years later Henrietta Crosman pro-
duced his THE Tongues of Men
All the while he was reporting or
writing In some form for his news
paper for the past ten years. Up un-
til November, 1915. he was financial
editor Of the Philadelphia inquirer.
While writing of the stock market he
conceived "The Cinderella Man That
was In the fail OF 1914. Early in 1918
he told the story Of the comedy to
Oliver Morosco. who gave him a con-
tract to turn out that fairy tale FOR
grownups."
That Carpenter was right In believ-
ing that he was a playwright first and
a newspaper man second and that he
knew what he was doing when he
aha ndoned the desk of financial editor
to follow the fortuna. of his play has
been proved by the conspicuous sue
cess Of THE Cinderella Man"
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T SILVER POINT.

The Thomases. formerly OF the Rum
son Inn on the Rumson road. have leased
Silvermere Inn. on the South Shrews-
bury River, at Little Silver Point. Little
silver. N. j.. for the coming season.
There they will serve shore dinners and
afternoon tea with wafies. and take care
Of boating and grabbing parties. The
inn has been renovated and newly fur
nished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre A. Piral engaged
the inn for a large dance and supper
on April 90. The inn was opened to the
public yesterday.
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crowd was supplied with full details
as to the present occupation of the
hero by Brooks. That fire proved as
lucky for us as Brooks's el%oquence.
for when we left Warren three days
later for Boston We were able to re-
lease the transfer man from the Gala.
boose, dispense with the sheriff and
several more quarts Of bad whiskey
and deposit $50 in the wallet of the
treasurer for future emergencies
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TN all the bright and glowing at

Tn all the bright and glowing at
tempts of fiction stories written
by young, ambitious newspaper
reporters, the city editor always Is de-
scribed as the man who has his finger
on the pulse Of the public
This extraordinary ability Of city
editors in general and metropolitan
editors IN particular OF being able to
determine the thought OF the masses
has been adopted by some of the lead
ing motion picture manufacturers In
a name most practical and interest
er's story. he follows his figure Of
speech by saying that the reporters
serve as the editors gents. Likewise
In the working out Of the system Of
determining the public's likes and dis
likes in It's motion picture amusement.
the producers are making use of the
exhibitors. big and small. as their
agencies Of information.
The eternal question OF all who deal
IN universal commodities, What does
the public want? is being answered in
a most interesting way by one of the
big photoplay producing firms. Where
hundreds of thousands of dollars are
invested in an ella horate manufacture
ing plant, whore swollen salaries are
paid to artists became a matter Of
self-preservation for this company to
work out some scheme by which, TO
a great extent. the element o. hit or
miss chance was removed in the max
ing OF its photoplays, Under the ar
rangements by which the productions
OF the Jesse L. l.asky Feature Play
Company. familiar TO New York play
goers by reason of their exclusive first
exhibition ut the Strand and Broad
way theatres, the company receives
every day reports from their exhibitors
all over the country as TO the opinions
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AT THE SPRING RESORTS

next week IL a water sports programme
In the big Natator!um salt water pool.
President Wilson will address the mid
summer meeting of the New Jersey state
League Of Municipalities here at IA date
TO be announced later.
Another midsummer convention here
will he that of the Associated Automobile
Clubs of New Jersey, which selected As
bury Park for It's meeting place at tho
meeting at Lakewood last saturday. An
automobile parade is contemplated as a
feature Of this meeting.
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FROM HAMLET TO FIRE CHIEF.
such Was h course Of \ judge
In Walters play.

waiter NIlSoN, VINO is appearing rs
the JH,iJc in Eugene Walters play
lust a Woman Al the Forty-eighth
street Theatre, takes n great deal Of
pleasure In recalling his early expert
enCes IS manager of n transforming
company IN which Hdmh meets more
N,CissitudcS than originally attributed
to him by Shakespeare.
We III have ambitions in youth.''
relates Mi Watson. and mine were to
tc a famous star or theatrical manager.
This ambition first cropped up in the
summer of 1892. had just returned
from bcinc featured in three classics.
Hamlet Romeo and Juliet and
facholieu' Now hen "a young man
II - ha> cooked Al tis name on posters
md Alndhllls on town walls and mill
aatrs announcing rs very youngest
HGmict m America for forty weeks he
has N the end Of that time some inter-
SIS, Though he may not have had MS
'ollars and shirts regularly Numbered
'r have had soft boiled eggs for break
last every time he rang. he has some
interests With these interests in my
mind augmented ~ eleven one dollar
bills in my pocket ] engaged a COM
many of legitimate ac,ors capahIs ~
playing the classics.
I'VE tried orr r.pertoire AIRS, on
GarIuer, Nc Gardner vas u.,o,,ui.
hu, Augusta. orr nex, stand u,s
not. When We tried IN mnvc our poods
and chattels TO Warren ar the follow.
ing SUNDAY bv an overland ard
route the sheriff obioct.d a. vocifer-
ouslv that ". were ,hli,oJ g., ,,ko hin,
along. Hy some mys,erious ay.nry
he news of orr financial ~s,rinren,y
had reached tho only bn,.l In N,rr.r
before We arrived ~. ue,o rof,.ad
food and he'd oyervvhera Win tho ro.
sult tina, We nitched cann IN IN. r,ts
tine glory of the stars moro sneci6-
callv I'm n clump Of bushes heside =,
POLITICALLY buhhling stream.
"A svmuathe,ic bartender Of IN.
hotel cafe gave me "A mart of prohibi-
ton wh!skey, and with II the sheriff
who refused to he shook started "a
make merry. In the midst of the rev.
elrv the Thought care IN ma hat, NO
hadn't our trunks, 10 began a search
for our transfer man and found him in
one Of the town saloons n
freely. We overheard him tanning
the sheriff, who had bv this time he
come almost like n shadow IN me Tho
transfer man claimed TINT the sheriff
was working 10 get the evenings rc-
ceipts so that he could settle the ho,e,
claim in Augusta before he uhe trans
fer mani received his nav for hou,in,
us to Warren. As we had IN have o,,,
baggage and I had the sheriff urct,,
we'll filled with bad whiskev and blown
up with his own Importance II needed
but a suggestion TO have him NM, the
transfer "A under arrest for y%ituper-
alton Of the law or some such charge,
The transfer man was soon put under