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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
IGNORANCE ABOUT EUROPEAN WAR

The Oregonian is pessimstic about the intelligence Of
the American people, or perhaps to be correct about the
application Of that intelligence 1t calls attention to the
ignorance of the average American the of the
European war; its leaders, location of its principle battles
and in fact about everything connected with it.
1t refers moreover to the ignorance displayed by the
students at the various colleges where certain questions
as to the war were asked and only about 60 per cent of
the answers correct Our big contemporary blames
the college faculties for this saying they have the stu
dents devng in ancient history to the exclusion of the
worldstirrng events that are now making history This
may be true to the college youngsters but how about
the great mass of the people? How many business men
could answer those same questions?
How many OF the lawyers doctors in Oregon could
tell the of the sultan Of Turkey where the battle
of the Mame was fought? How many Of them could tell
whom that decisive battle fought by what its i'm
mediate results were? How many could name the pres
dent Of France the capital of Bulgaria the situation of
Riga the ruler Of Bulgaria and his title or any Of a
hundred questions of that kind?
Yet these business and professional men are not dev
ing in ancient or any other history They along with most
other American citizens read the daily papers and the
of the They do not, however, undertake to fol-
low the news intelgeny by looking up the location of
the battefieds by using their maps getting intel
ligent idea of the war zones
They and other Americans have about as ndStinct an
idea about the whole affair the citizens Of the east used
to have about the west All they knew that out
toward the Pacific coast somewhere and that everybody
there chaps and carried deadly revolvers. Mon
tana and Arizona side by side far they knew
or cared and there many yet who still have these
same ideas.
The college boys showed we think remarkable
knowledge of the war history and geography compared
with the average citizen.
Most newspapermen know the situation pretty well,
for is their business to underestimate it. and yet how many
of them here in Oregon where they will average high
in intelligence as anywhere so per cent of
the questions asked the college boys?
With most of them all the spare time is taken up chas
ing the dictionary in vain effort to spell the of
the places the misguided European world is fighting at
in or over.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
Bethel News Notes
LOnnit0l journal Sreeial Seryieel

Capital Journal Special Servicc)
Battle Creek people are having an
other very exciting time over who is to
be road supervisor 1t is nearly as bad
as the railroad that was to be built
through this neighborhood But it is
hoped by the people Of Battle Creek
that they get road supervisor at
least,
Hans Dearitzes has been very busy
drawing rock SO as to pave around the
barn.
Mr., I. T, Bush has y sick horse.
Mr., Mickenham S little son has been
very sick but is much better now.
Alva Morris has been sick SO that he
lost three or four days Of school
The Battle Creek school took no va
cation ON account of the snow. But
some Of the children that lived too far
from school stayed at home, The mum.
Der of children going to school is
twenty and their teaeher is Miss Alma
Baker Of Turner
L. T. Croshaw and family have been
sick with the grippe the past week.
Miss Anna NeuenSchYander is visnt.
ing in Woodhum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. STRAUS
PrtJiaeHt Amfritan S0eisy tor IhriH

14.2 per cent. Natives of Great
Britain and her colonies rank third,
with 8.8 per GEM. Austrians come
next with 81 per cent. These are
followed by Huugarians with 4.5 per
cent; Germans, with Al per cent;
Swedcs with % per cent; and Greeks
with l,8 per cent There are num-
Der Of other nationalities that own
I per cent OF the deposits. New York
leads all the other states with de-
post account OF $2l,l869l6; Illinoi
$5O98, l46; Pennsylvania, $4700,l12;
Ohio, $4, 4,546,699; California, $3,772,-
053; Massachusetts, s., 1924; Mich
igau, New Jersey and Washington
each have more than $2,000,000, and
Minnesota and Missouri have nearly
that amount; Oregon, Wisconsin and
Colorado have reached the 81, 5O0,00Ol
mark. f
The popularity of the Postal Saw
ings System and the rapidiiy Of its
growth may be seen from TIE factI
that during the six months Of the
fiscal year 1911 when the system was
first in operation, the deposits were
$677,145. At the close OF the fiscal
year, June 30, lGl5, the deposits were
S65,6S4708. At the end of the fiscal
year 1911 the number Of depositors
was 1913; at the end of the fiscal
year 19l5 the dcpostors numbered
525,5l4. It is estimated that on tie
30th OF November the number had
increased to 100000. with deposit
account OF %5,000000 The net profit
from postal savings for the year
reached S42l029.+l.
it will re seen from the FOREGOING
that thrift is on the increase in the
United States; at any rate, among
t'c fgreign-bo~n residents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

taken for granted generally that one
who is thrifty with ones money also
will be thrifty with ones time.
Happily, Americans are becoming
more thrifty; but the most frugal
citizens in this country are those OF
foreign birth.
ECONOMY is great reycnue," said
Cicero, and the postal savings de-
posts in this country would seem to
bear him out in this statement. The
Postal Savings System is designed to
promote thrift and economy Al
though everyone has easy access to
it it is utilized for the most part by
the wage earncrs. Mr. Alexander NJ.
Dockery, Third Assistant Postmas-
ter-General, is authority for the state
ment that 50 per cent OF all the de-
positors at the close Of the last fiscal
year were born outside of the United
States and owned y per cent OF all
the money on deposit. The statistics
show that the Russians outstrip other
foreign-born depositors, with 207
per cent of all the deposits to their
credit The Italians are next with
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
Kidney Trouble Leads
To Terrible TOrtures
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Hundreds of sufferers from pains in
the back and sides, bladder and urinary
disorders lumbago, rheumatism, dizzi-
ness, puffy swellings under the eyes or
in the feet and ankles, nervousness,
tired or worn out or headachv feeling,
don I seem to realize that the greater
part of all sickness today can be avoid
ed by keeping the kidneys working
properly. If you suffer from any OF
the many agonies that accompany
weak, clogged-up or diseased kidneys
You should not neglect yourself anoth-
er day and run the risk Of serious COM
pllcations. Secure a package of Sol
wax, the wonderful new kidney remedy
which is very inexpensive yet acts
quickly and surely on the seat of tde
trouble You II be surprised how en-
tirely different you II feel in a very
short time.
It doesn t matter how long you have
suffered, how old You are. or what YOU
have used The very principle of Sal
wax IS such tnat it is practically i'm
possible to take it into the human svs-
TEN without some beneficial results.
SolvaX is pleasant to take, gives
quick relief and has been so uniformly
successful that Daniel J. Fry and 9th
er leading dealers in this vicinity will
in future sell it under a positive guar
antee of relief or refund the money.
No other kidney remedy we believe ev.
er had a large enough percentage of
cures so that it could be sold in this
manner. A guarantee like this speaks
volumes for the merit of Solvax.
There Is no time like tle present to
do a thing that ought to be done. If
anyone has kidney trouble today is the
best time to begin curing it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
STATE NEWS
4 4 K X X X 4 x 4 X ***** i !

MedfOrd Mail Tribune.-B. W. Mea-
dows, who lives at the corner of Port
land and Eleventh streets this city,
went up Bear creek Saturday evening
to look for game. At an early stage of
the quest he was happily surprised to
find eight saucy raecoOns in one tree
and not a very large tree either. He
lost no time in getting busy about that
treeload of game; and, when he had fin.
ished the job, six 'coons bagged by
shooting them the seventh was cap.
tured without hurting it. The eighth
got away. If any ambitious Nimrod
in the county can beat the result of this
coon hunt in one short evening, he s
next.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
OUCH! BACKACHE!
RUB LUMBAGO OR
PAIN FROM BACK
Rub Stiffness Away With
Small Trial Bottle Of Old,
Penetrating st.
Jacobs Oil"

=
Quickly?-Yes. Almost instant re.
lief from soreness. stiffness. lameuess
and pain follows a gentle rubbing with
Est. Jacobs OIL"
Rub this soothing, penetrating oil
right on your painful back, and like
magic, relief comes. est. Jacobs on
is harmless baekache, lumbago and
seiatica cure which never disappoiuts
and doesn / burn the skin.
Straighten up! Quit complainingl
Stop those tortmous "stitches. " In a
moment you will forget that YOU ever
had weak back, because it won Z aurt
or be stiff or lame, Don Z suffer. Get
a small trial bottle of old, honest est.
Jacobs Oil' from your druggist now
and get this lasting relief.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
E4@4@J EQltOT1dl rage OF ne Oapltd JONndI

Society folks of the northwest says St. Paul dis
patch are not now using the of all their discarded
husbands So seems the hypnenated social leader is to
go out of style too 1t pleasing note however, that
the ladies wearing their shorter and this will
be appreciated by the society editors Mrs Reginald
Woodruff Worthngton has cut out Woodruff and is
just R. G. Worthington Mrs. Roger Marmaduke- Han
Washington no longer the names of all the hus
bands she has annexed, wearing them as string of
matrimonial pearls or scalps won in legal battles but
just uses the Washington until she acquires another and
puts Washington with the other scalp locks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

1t is strange what niceties of distinction the human
mind is capable of making The negro chauffeur who ran
away with white woman his employers wife with
whom he had been unduy friendly terms for nearly
year, says that when he and the woman reached Salt
Lake City, he left the woman at rO0ming house but
later learning the house was not respectable" he re-
moved her from it to hotel that Chevalier Bayard
himself could not have been careful about guarding
the reputation of woman than this muato chauf-
feur SAKE had just such case in mind when he wrote
Jennie is much concerned God Wot,
For the good name she hasn't got"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
". Lair Thompson Is a
Candidate for Senator

w. Lair Thompson, of Lakeview, to-
day filed at the office of the secretary
of state as candidate for state senator
republican party, from the Seventeenth
Senatorial District, comprising Crook,
Jefferson, klamath and Lake counties.
Mr.. Thompson fails to commit himself
in the following statement: "During
my term Of office faithfully and to
the best Of my ability perform the
duties pertaining to the office of state
senator
Try Capital Journal Want Ads.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Coos Bay Harbor--E. F. Russell. man
ager Of the Oregon Wood Products Co..
is shipping out car load of cauliflow
er crates today. This is the fifth car
ne has shipped and has large order
ahead. The factory is running steadily
and gives employment to seven to ten
men, The broom handle business has
been given up for the present on ac.
count of a slack market. The com
pany has large quantity in stock and
supplies small orders when they are
needed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

he is lazy skate, who never tries to pay
the freight; no doubt he loafs on summer
days, when every busy farmer pays hand
some wage to those who'll toll, and push the
plowshare through the soil. No doubt he
is chronic shirk, who has it in for honest
work. No doubt the kopeck you bestow will
to the grog dispenser go. Yet loosen up, nor
ask the DO if Rum has brought him down
so low. And can the helpful moral spiel
that you have wound upon your reel, all
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Announcing new enterprise for JOS
eph the Herald says: "Among the
industries outlined for Joseph by our
Commercial club is a woolen mill, and
plenty of outside capital is being in
terested in this very worthy project.
Joseph is the trading point of one of
the largest wool centers in the United
States and therefore is an idel loca-
ton, with the finest water power in
the entire country"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
A QUEER CELEBRATION

Washington, Jan, e6.-President Viii
son received an invitation from Miss
Mollie Faucher. a Brooklyn invalid.
asking him to attend her "goldcu iubi-
lee" February 3. On that day She will
complete so years in bed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Minority Leader Mann seems rightly named. He man
fully remarks that the countrys interests should always
be regarded greater than any partisan consideration
and then proceeds to make good his words by voting that
way also Not many leaders in either party are so honest
and courageous and the republican party in its hunt fer
presidential candidate might go further and fare worse
than to select the manly Manu. who patriot first and
a politician afterward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

The London Post says the English are not we'll liked
in America and consequently that especial effort
should be made to conciate the United States The pco-
pie of the United States ask cOnciatofy measures
legitimate business let alone their rights recognized and
nothing While England need not go out of her way
to cOncate America she will do well not go out of her
way to harrass and annoy her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Stanfield Standardization 90 men
gathered at the Frederickson ranch last
Sunday and held a rabbit drive. THE
small number of hunters only permit.
ted a drive over a front of about half
a mile When the corral was reached
about 100 rabbits were found there.
Permits for irrigating S7,329 acres
of land, developing 30,766 horsepower
and storing 2S5,G69 acre-feet of wafer
acre issued last year by State Engineer
Lewis. The permits totaled $50 and
the total estimated cost of all the pro-
Jects under them is $5,349,1 ,152.
An indication that business is on
the up grade" says the Newberg En-
terprise, - is found in the fact that the
Spaulding Logging company now has
orders for more than 1.250,0O0 feet of
lumber The company has completed
two buildings for the making of silos
one 4SXl60 and the other 4Sx96. A
new dry kiln has also been built"
With the lumber companies increas
ing their payrolls IN logging camps
and mills and the brightest outlook in
mining in 10 years, the Baker Demo
erat declares that things look good
for community prosperity in Baker
county.
Forty additional street lights will
soon he placed on dark streets in Ash
land.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

James Coats of Los Angeles whose wife is in the hos
pta and his babies being cared for by strangers called
on the district attorney yesterday and filed complaint
against himself for 'nonsupport He is strong and will
ing to work. and he could not get job asked to be
sent to the rock pile While such conditions exist the fall
ing off in immigration due to the European war will not
be regretted by American laborers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
POLK COUNTY ENJo1NED.

Claiming that the county court Of
Polk county has levied an illegal as.
SeSsmeut of five mills against the
property located within the eorpor-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Professor H. c. Adams says there will be no revolution
against the monarchy in China and the southern revolt
leaders will be crushed shortly AS Adams is the advisor
Of the Chinese monarch his remarks are not entirely
free from bias.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Wheat is up to $1.15 bushe in the Portland market
and firm at that Probably democratic free trade is just
beginning get in its work. and having the same effect
has had on WOOL sugar beets and almost every other
product from which the tariff was removed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Officials of Utah are in doubt as to whether or not
they can hold the mulatto Dodd, on criminal charge.
When white woman persuades colOred man to run
away with her and fOos the bills he be held for white
slavery? That is somewhat of stumper of question:
but one the officials must decide Is he white SLAYER
or the woman black SLAYER?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

While he
saving Of
money is only
one aspect OF
thrift, it is
very impor-
tant, especial
ly because OF
its influence
on character
building. 1t
also is more
tangible, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

The principal trouble with Oregon is that it has too
much stomach Its legs have not been developed rapid
y its panch and consequently unable to carry
the latter around. Portland is the stomach.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Too many who exceed the speed lin
it never do anything after they arrive
at their destination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

upon the ground and bitter is the winter air. and hunger
bleak despair, Jack up the beggar man in May,
he won't help to put up hay but when he eeers to your
door, to touch you for dime or more upon freezing
winter mom dig up dig up, nor point with scon
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
DOWN AND OUT.

The bum comes trembling to your door, he's starved
and cold and weak and sore. Through whiskers full of
and ice he humby begs you for the price No doubt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
WAR NEWS ONE YEAR AGO.

The Craonnc battle, near Sol
ssonS was the most desperate
of the war to date the Germans
losing 1000 men in a single at
tack. The Turks again invaded
the Russians advance in East
Prussia.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26
TURKEY WANTS PEACE.

Zurich, Jan. 26.-Distinguish
ed Turkish diplomats have ar
rived here to prepare peace pro-
posals, La Suisse stated today.
1t was said that the strained
condition of the Turk finances
had made Turkey DESTROYS of
gaining peace,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

1t lid not need Ford peace expe.
dition to drive Old Man Winter out of
our trenches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

Capital Journal instructed the papers the
porch If the carrier does not do this misses egs getting the
kindly phone the circulation this the only
determine whether the carriers following instructions
Phone Main ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-26

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-29
two Sisters y 2:s !: ? %:;:;

Not when I'm with you" the girl
assured him, smiling happily.
The broad, fresh sweep of air
against her face acted like wine upon
her spirits. She was daring and gay
this afternoon, and said whatever
came into her mind. Julia, Delaine
her squalid life in the city, were al
forgotten. She felt she could ride or
and on and never tire.
She amused herself for some LITTLE
time after they had passed the
stretch of asphalted road at Arcola'
in watching the handsome face Of
the man beside her. Could it really
be that she, Caryl Marvin, to whom
nothing pleasantly exciting had ever
happened. was now bowling along in
this glorious machine beside this we'll
groomed, clever gentleman who liked
her, as she told herself, "for herseli
alone? She laughed aloud in en-
joyment of the situation. There were
both vanity and joy in the laugh, and
Somerdyke turned his head.
(Read More Tomorrow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-29
No Respecter of Persons

Somerdyke loved pretty women with
the ardor Of connoiseur.
Il am glad you like it, little girl"
he answered in a familiar, almost pro-
pPetary tone-"in spit of your reluc-
lance to trust yourself with me- Au-
tomobiling is good fun, especially
when one has a stunningly pretty girl
seated beside him.
Il really don't think that I care
particularly for the pretty girl" Caryl
laughed saucily with a coquettish toss
Of her head.
well, I am so enthusiastic about
her that l shall let the car go to
smash while l am looking at her if
she doesn't stop making eyes at me, -
be threatened, as he guided the rush
ing machine over a particularly rough
patch of road.
isn't going so fast at all danger
ous?" queried his companion. but with
no trace of anxiety in her voice.
Fast" scoffed the driver wait
until we get out to that stretch of
asphalted road at Arcola-then I'll
show you what this little boat of mine
can really do. What's the matter?
Frightened"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-29
PROSPEROUS CITIZENS OF ECONOMY
PURCHASE new AUTOMOBILE ES

ECONOMY, Ind, May 29.-Farm-
ers are not more than half through
planting corn in Randolph Jay and
Blackford counties trip of 10 miles
through the agricultural district near
Farmland, Redkey, Dunkirk. Hartford
City, and Montpelier shows many hun
dred acres Of unbroken ground, and
much corn will be planted in June
this season. j. o. Edwards is driv-
ing new car. Rufus Williams has
bought new car. Rev Ray Bal
lard and wife Mr.. and Mrs Albert We'll
dy were at Indianapolis Friday visit
ing the Mute Institute, where little
Velma Weldy has been a student the
past year. -. Evert Clark has a new
automobile. t. Miss LaVaugh Endsley
of Peru is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Ollie Murphy. Vernon Mar
shall has a new car, and dedicated it
by giving his family a JOY ride to
Richmond. Edwards brothers and
Miss Grace Garrison visited green
houses Friday.
Called to Richmond.
Mrs. Alice Frasier was called to
Richmond Friday on account of the
illness of a relative Miss Jean
nette Lacey of Richmond has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas FRASER
for Several days. Earl Conley was
at Richmond today. -. Harry Harris
has moved his family into the Cole
property. Myrtle, Charles and Mary
Gibson were in Stringtown today.
Mr., and Mrs. Art Cain and son mo-
tored to Dayton. They had a pleas
ant trip and an enjoyable time while
gone. Oscar Edwards of Econmoy
of Economy and Miss La Waugh OF
Peru were guests at the home of the
Edwards brothers Friday. Tot era.
nor and James Munbower were at
Richmond today. -. Thomas Bradford
OF Richmond was here Friday even