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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
FEW FOREIGN GOODS COMING IN

summarizing Of the duties collected on merchandise
imported into the United States from 1921 to 1918 is con-
tanned in the opening section Of Imported Merchandise
Entered for Consumption and Duties Collected There
on during the fiscal year 1915 has just been completed
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, De-
partment of Commerce.
Decreased customs revenues in the fiscal year 1915
clearly reflect the influence of war; which operated to cut
off imports generally and especially merchandise from
Europe the leading source of dutabe goods While Gus
toms revenues in 1914 amounted to $2837OOOOO de-
crease Of $S00O00 or less than 10 per cent when COM
pared with 1913 in the following year under war they
fell to $205 100000 being $78700000 27 IL per cent
below the total for 1914
Cuctoms revenues in the period from 1921 to 1916 aver
aged roughly speaking, about $25OOOOOO year; from
1916 to 1856, approximately $45OOOOoO year. in the
succeeding decade $6000O00O in the thirty years from
1866 to 1896 about S1S00OOOOO and in the last twenty
years. little more than $257000OOO per annu the low
est point being $1450O000Ojn 1898 and the highest $685.
100000 in 1907.
The moral to be drawn from these figures on imports
from foreign countries is that the howl in certain quar-
tera about ree trade flooding the country with fore
igu-nade goods is without any foundation in fact.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
SOME EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION

It may be too soon to make any estimates worth while
as to the effect of prohibition crime but although has
been less than month since the three northwest states
went dry reports from all of them show that there has
been marked falling off in crime to be exact, mis-
demeanors and small ofenses Of course, the main fall
ing off in the arrests for drunkenness but there is also
decrease in arrests for assault and battery and other
minor ofenses which go to show that old John Baeycorn
was quarresome sort AS to its effect on the more ser
ious crimes it will take considerable time before reliable
statistics can be compiled 1t is probable though that the
showing in this respect will also be good for many
of the murders and shooting scrapes heretofore were due
to drink
Another thing rather unexpected about the dry condi
tons is that the importation of liquors is not nearly so
large as looked for may be that the supplies laid
in before the law into effect may account for part
Of this and that when these exhausted the business
Of the express companies will show marked increase,
but the fact remains that far the demand for liquors
appears to have been almost wiped out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
AURORA NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Flynn moved
out to their farm near Champoeg this
week. Many friends here regret their
change of residence.
Drs. Geisy and Dedman went to
Butteville Monday to attend a little
girl at the C. f. Arnold family, who in
iured her hip short time ago.
l.. j. Chaplin, formerly County Agri-
culturist. was in Aurora last week. He
came in from Butteville wdere he had
been looking at some land with view
to purchasing.
l.. w. Grimm, principal of the Butte.
vile school, passed the recent teachers
examination successfully and has been
granted 4 certificate. II. c. Todd of
Hubbard, and Anna c. Spollie, Of Can
by, were also granted certificates.
AT Hubbard last week the Band asso-
citation chose the following Officers: G.
W. Knight, president; j. h. McLaugh-
lin, vice-president; d. A. +. De Les
pinasse, secretary and treasurer; c. +.
Bevins, custodian; A. d. Wolfer di-
rector.
The county commissioners of Clacka.
mas county receive but SO per day for
the time actually spent in the service
of the county, Marion county pays $4
per day. Polk county SO, Yamhill s.,
several Eastern Oregon counties So;
and Multnomlh county $500 per year.
II. w. Kraeht held a public auction
at his farm near Butteville Friday. Mr..
Kracht is moving to Portland where he
will live with his daughter, Mrs,
l.. c. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamer, who
have been with Mr.. Kracht at Butte
willie will move to their home at Belv-
erton.
Urban Kirk, of st. Paul. and Miss
Annazetta Mccormick, of West Wood
burn, were married last week Wednes-
day at st. Luke church, Woodbmn,
Father Maher performing the cere.
monS. Miss Carrie Mccormick was
bridesmaid and Albert Mckay best
man. The newly welded couple will
reside at St. fhul
Henry Schwartz, aged 80, resident
Of Wisonvile section for 40 years,
died Friday at the Good Samaritan
hospital at Portland. The body was
brought to Wilsonville Saturday. The
funeral was held at the residence at
that place and the burial took place at
Stafford cemetery in the afternoon.
Mr.. Schwartz leaves a widow and three
hildrcn-Observer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
OPEN FORUM
X 4 * Il y * Il Il * * * X y 4 ,
Bachelor Women.

Bachelor Women.
Editor of Capital Journal Salem, Ore.
Dear Sir:
l read an editorial article Of yours not
long ago in which you asserted that
modern old maids also bachelor women
are quite an admirable and happy spe.
cies.
With due respect to your crisp writ.
ing / beg to correct your observation.
l am bachelor woman myself and |
have known lot of them on the At
lantic coast, in the Mississippi valley
and in the Rocky mountains; educated,
capable women who may put up bluff
about contentment, but believe me- un.
derneath there isn't a more restless,
cheated, wasted class Of people on earth
than these so-colled independent wo.
men, Down in their hearts they know
that all this Independence which So
ciety seems to be so proud-is a bitter
counterfeit of what God or nature in
tended for Them.
could tell you facts about these
good looking bachelors that would
make your hair curl. All that they are
worth is their bank account and their
clothes and most Of them are we'll aware
Of their poverty.
Yours respectfully.
MARJORIE SUTHERI AND.
1000 Downing street, Denver. Col
January is, 1916
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
WILLAMETTE GLEE TOURS

The Willamette quartet, comprising
Gus Anderson, of Hayesville, first ten.
or; Harry Mills, Of Salem, second ten.
or; Ray Medcalf, of Salem, first bass
Harry Bowers, of Brownsville, second
bass, and Burgess I. Ford manager,
started yesterday for week S trip
down the Columbia
Numerous trips have been made to
towns close to Salem, and good crowds
have been present each time.
Besides the songs from the quartet,
Anderson gives humorous readings,
with Bowers giving the more serious
ones, and Mills some fine piano selec-
tions.
So far one of the most popular quar-.
tet selections in the code to William.
ette."
The cities to be visited on the Co.
nmbia trip are: Rainier, January "a;
Clatskanie, January %; Warrenton,
January 26; Seaside, January 81; st.
Helens, January 2S; Troutdale, January
90
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
WHY ARE THE MAIL ORDERS.
Minnesota Farmer Gives Merchants
Some Pointers.


The Importance of intelligent and
continuous advertising is clearly set
forth in the following letter from
Minnesota farmer to his local news
paper. Answering occasional articles
that appear in print about mail order
houses, he says:
''lf the mail order houses get $1,000
out Of this county each month tnat be-
longs to the home merchants. the fault
is with the home merchants themselves.
The mail order houses advertise aud
give prices on everything they offer
for sale. They tell us what they have
and what they want for it.
''Of course we get soaked once in q
while, and if we do we can try some
other house. Most of the home mer-
chants who advertise at all don t quote
prices. They neglect to tell us waat
we want TO know--prices. OF course
we can get to the store AMI ask the
price of this article and that, but you
know how it is-one doesn t know so
well what he wants to buy when he
gets in store as when he is at home.
And there is where the mail order
houses. make their hit. They send their
advertising matter into our homes and
we read it when we haven t anything
else to do and every member of the
family who reads their stuff usually
finds something tnat he or some other
member of the family wants and many
orders are ode and sent out at Just such
times.
Fright here is where the home
merchant falls down. If he talked up
his business in our homes the same as
the mail order houses do, the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town ANA in many cases
extra trips would be made to get things
at once that we wanted when they
were brought to our attention.
"The home merchant can save the
expense of getting out a catalog. We
people read the nome paper more care
fully than we do catalog, and if the
merchant wants to talk business with
us, let him put his talk in the home
papers, and put it in so we know he
means business. The home merchant
nine out of ten times sells his goods
as caeap as the mail order houses, and
| believe on many things he is much
cheaper, but how are we to know II he
does not tell us about it9
"A merchant must not think that
even his best customers know his goods
so well that they can tell what ne has
without being told.
:" 1t is none of my business but
don't like to see these roasts in the
paper all the time about us fellows who
get 4 little stuff shipped in once in a
while and never anything said on the
other side. There are always two sides
to question and I nave given you
mine. If it is anything TO you, you
can take it, ''-Coquille Sentinel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
Preacher Would Send
His Sons to Battlefields

Portland Or, Jan. 24.-''Peace at
any pricers" " are morally certain today
that DR.. A. A. Morrison, pastor of the
fashionable Trinity Episcopal church,
is not one of them.
From the pulpit yesterday Dr. Nor
rison demanded preparedness and flay-
ed those who advocated doctrine of
n0n-resistanee.
"The ideal Christian basis of APP
peal, he said, "is love-an ideal as
applicable sometimes as an appeal to a
lamp post. If we must be prepared at
all, let us be prepared in first class
shape.
81 would be ashamed of my sons if
they didn't volunteer Immediately if
needed. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
WILL S|zz
WHEN WILSON STARTS
President to Start Thursday
On Stumping Tour to De-
fend Preparedness

Washington, Jan. 24-Politics will
pop and sizzle this week.
The main event ON the political cal
endar is President Wilson'S stumping
tour to swing public sentiment in ia
vor of national preparedness; this will
open Thursday night in New York At
forwards he will swing around the cir
Gle in the middle west. Today, he
added st. Louis to the list of cities al
ready on the itinerary.
Speeches concerning the Mexican
situation are expected to deepen the
political tinge of this trip, though the
chief object thereof is to exhort the
public to support the general idea of
defenses of the nation-not the exact
program recommended to congress, but
the general policy of being ready for
war The president has especially re-
quested that his audiences not be put
to expense, and has asked that he be
permitted to. address as many persons
as possible.
Another dish on the political menu
will be the meeting of republican lead
ers at Chicago this week to discuss ar
rangements for the convention. In
this, the question of whether conserva.
tive or progressive elements shall dom
mate the convention, may arise, though
efforts will be made to sidetrack it if
possible
Still another political development
will be the movement of progressive re-
publicans in congress to reach work
ing agreement on progressive legisla-
tiOn and to work toward progressive
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
TUNNEL. cAvE-N is FATAL

Dallas, Ore, Jan. 24.--Stephen Car
lyle, aged 80, was killed yesterday neai
Hoskins, Polk county, when u tunnel
upon which he was working caved in
II took three hours to remove the
debris. All indications pointed to the
fact that death was instantaneous. A
sister has arrived from Portland and
viii take the body back with her Mr.
Carlyle was in the employ of the Val
ley & Siletz Railroad company. He was
and leaves surviving sister
in Portland, n sister in Joplin, Missouri
and n brother in Risbee, Arizona.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
Pirnples Disappear

There is one remedy that seldom fails
to clear away all pimples, black heads
and skin eruptions and that makes tha
skin soft, clear and healthy. ,
ANY druggist can supply you with zemo,
which generally overcomes all skin dis
eases Acne, eczema, itch, pimples,
rashes, black heads in most cases give
way to zemo. frequently, minor blem-
ishes disappear overnight. Itching usu-
ally stops instantly. Zemo is safe, clean,
easy to use and dependable. 1t costs only
25c; an extra large bottle. S1.0O. 1t
will not stain, Is not greasy or sticky and
Is positively safe for tender, sensitive
~ Zemo, Cleveland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
E=z@ Editorial Page of "The Capital Journal

History records the fact that Bologna went to
about yet it is the small things that cause the most
trouble Some poet wrote: "Think naught trfe though
it small appear Sands make the mountains, moments
make the year. and trihes-life" This is shown to be
true in story that comes from Oregon City of Italian
ideas about the high cost of living The wife put boiled
egg in the lunch of their little daughter. The husband
thought this extravaganza with eggs at present prices
They disputed got angry and had pitched battle Italy
is in a for assaulting and beating Germany and under
$500 bail bond-and the egg being cooked eaten
anyway.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
FACES FORGERY CHARGE

Portland. Or, Jan. 2i.--Earl Cam
eron, aged 20 years, son Of j. 4. Cam
eron, wealthy lumberman today faced
trial on charge Of forging checks 10
the amount Of Sl2S.
Young Cameron was arrested last
night by deputy sberiffs. They de
clared he stole the checkbook OF Mrs
Matte Bunnell, whose daughter, Miss
Irene Bunnell Young Cameron had FIRE,
quentlv visited.
j Z. Cameron furnished $500 bail
for his son.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

The Capital Journal has received several communca-
tions critcsng the plan Of writing letters to eastern
people in order get them to to Oregon Most of
these take the position that there work for those al
ready here and is wrong try to induce to come
These criticisms have not been printed for the that
they entirely outside of the ISSUE The letters
written not for the purpose of bringing people hire to-
locate but to invite tourists to visit u.s. They to ad
verse Oregon scenery and point out her attractions for
those who wanted pleasant and splendid vacation CIV
ing the state an opportunity to reap of the benefits
financially and otherwise that California receives from
this source
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

WOII % ttIIU IIUVII 10 UIUWII dII U CT IIIo U6dIU
And yet jim Jimpson doesn't mind; he
seems to think that he will find spellbinding
wreaths within his reach-he's always glad
to make speech. Hob Hoskin's education's
bad; he sidestepped school when but lad,
and now he keeps the language bent; he
says, 81 seen, and 81 have went" When he
crates, poor Grammar groans, and has an
ache in all its bones, and cultured people
rend their hair, and beat their breasts and
weep and swear Yet Hoskin thinks he is a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

Several of the college presidents and professors are
out in advocacy of simplfied spelling Having for years
vany tried to teach the college graduate how to spell so
as not to be disgrace to the alma mater they have aban
doned the attempt and will now try to bring spelling
within the reach of their pupils There is proverb that:
'If the mountain will not come to Mahomet Mahomet
must go to the mountain, CAS- Abe Martin would say,
There are other ways of killing cat besides choking it
on hot butter
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
A TRAVELLING BANK

New York, Jan, sl.--when immigra.
tion men asked poorly clad Mrs. Aspa.
sia Diamesis from Greece whether she
had any money, she managed unblush.
ingly TO find here aud ihere-mostly
taere--about her person $4,000 in
gold,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
FIVE NEW CANALS

Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 24,-It's lust
one canal after another on Mars; five
new ones have broken out near tho
north pole of that well known planet,
according TO Powell observatory as
tronomers,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

"Group B. is the latest secret organization inmica to
the United States that has been discovered by u secret
service agents According to them this organization is
1t is claimed this organization assisted in the escape of
Ignats T. Lincoln self confessed German spy from the
United States marshal Lincoln ordered extradited
as forger, but insists England wanted to get him
intending to shoot him as spy The organization was
strong enough the release Of Jan Pouren whose
extradtion was demanded by Russia The order for his
release made by President Roosevelt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

Last week snow and sleghing were the boards, and
yet in anothermonth city folks will be setting out the od
oriferous onion and the succuent radsh and lettuce
Spring does not nger the lap of winter in Oregon but
instead generally keeps several laps ahead of him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

From the unusual amount and severity of windstorms
this year it looks though little 1916 was trying hemsef
out to if he could stand the coming presidential cam
paign with all the little campaigns added
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

peach at reeng off witty speech 1t seems as though
all mst gents who cannot talk for thirteen cents who
torture people when they SPIEL and make Of language
ordeal they wear with graceful ease the mantle
of DemostheneS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

1t is said that the Germans have invented leather
less" SHOE The idea has evidently been utilized by
shoe manufacturers in America for good many years
past, but they haven't branded them that way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

The department of agriculture says the stock of pota
toes remaining in growers hands is 38 per cent smaller
than last year and Is per cent smaller than in 1914 Nine
teen northern states which produce 66 per cent of the
CROP had January only 105345000 bushels According
to this potatoes are liable reach record prices before
the new crop comes inand the shipping trust will not
have chance to take all the advance in prices either as
the crop will be consumed at home
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

About the only thing Justice Hughes has done to
qualify for the presidential race is to raise crop of
whskers that infringe on Carranzas copyrights How
ever his beard is no heavier than that of most of the in
fant industries his party so strenuousy wet nurses
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24

The Evening Telegram of Portland probably has a
limited number of readers in the Willamette Valley, but
it is wonder that it has any 1t advocates the nstitu
ton of such railroad rates. because it is owned by Port
land umbermen that will close the valley sawmlls for all
time to come Also it favors removal of the state fair to
Portland and in all respects is only little dnky Portland
local organ holding to the idea that there nothing worth
while in the state except its one big city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-24
THE SPEECH MAKERS

jim Jmpson shutters when he talks; his tongue or else
his arynx baks it takes long and painful while for him
to cerba ste his face goes through contortons
nd frotb &c oollo, b;-h al
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03
The Strange
Case of
Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure

Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure
Pubucations)
SYNOPSIS.
Mary Page. actress. Is accused Of the
murder Of David Pollock and r. defended
by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock
was Intoxicated. Shale. a crook and tool
OF Pollock, was on the fire escape
watching for Langdon. At Mays trial
she admits she had the revolver. Her
maid testifies that Mary threatened Pol
lock with II previously. and Mary's lead
ing man duplicates Langdon.
Continued from Yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03
Texans Are Able to
Settle the Mexican
Trouble All Alone

III the Texans were turned loose they
would settle the Mexican question In
short ORDER asserted r.. A. Wills OF the
Union Pacific colonization department,
who has returned from trip that took
him TO California, along the Mexican
harder for 1000 miles, or so and then
home through the south.
Meeting large number OF the Texas
cnttiemen az FL PRso, Mr.. Wills reaches
this conclusion;
IT the cattlcmen were left alone they
would enlist enough volunteers right IN
the staae OF Texas to march on to the
city OF Mexico. capture the city apS the
country en- route, set up government
ana soon bring about peace. People down
there generally are far from being In
accord with the policy pursued by the
administration in handling the Mexican
situation. Texas people believe that the
United States should have interviewed
long ago. They believe that Il was .
mistake that the Stars and Stripes were
pulled down after they were hoisted ovei
vera cruR
can along the Rio crande. on the
United states side. from Ei Paso e
the Gulf OF Mexico. the border Il
patrolied by United states troops. II
squads of six to eight, commanded b.
| corporals. men are stationed. The,
patrol the space between those campi
In the same manner as police patro
their beats In cities. Hardly da!
passes that these men are not fired a
by Mexicans who are secreted In IN
brush on the Mexican side OF the river
The United States troops are prehibite'
from returning the fire. but Just III
same they get . good many Mexieans.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03
RAILROADS MUST CLEAR
SNOW FROM THE yIADUCTS

The railroad companies will be required
70 clear snow from tho viaducts or they
may have 20 so 10 Jail. Mayor Dahlman
notified the superintendent OF police TO
advise these companies OF the law on
this subject.
The matter was brought 60 the atten-
ton OF the city council by T. ]. Flynn
who had occasion 70 use the sixteenth
street viaduet Mr.. Flynn formerly was
city clerk and at present - United
states marshal. His appearance in the
city hail. however, was as a private cit
iEen. with a heart still beating for the
plain people. as he explained.
A year ago the city legal department
save an opinion that the railroad COM
panies must keep the viadueta free OF
snow.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-03

a laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. children simply win not take
the time from play to empty their bow
els. which become clogged up with waste,
Liver gets sluggish: stomach sour.
Look at the tongue. motherl n coated.
or your child Is lLstless. cross. feverish,
breath bad. restless. doesn't eat heartily.
FUN Of cold or has sore throat or any
other children's ailment, give tea
spoonful Of california Syrup OF Figs"
then don't worry. because II Is perfectly
harmless. and ia a few hours an this
constipation poison. sour bile and fer
menting waste win gently move out Of
the bowels and You have well, playful
.chlid again. A Thorough inside cleans
ing IL Outlines all that Il necessary II
should be the first treatment given In
any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for n 5o-cent bottle Of
california syrup of Figs" which has
fun directions for babies. children OF all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on tho bottle. Look carefully and see
that Il made by the california Els
syrup Company. Advertisement.