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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
Are Near Great Races
But Can't Go to Them

To be within short distance of horse
racing and bull fighting and unable tC
attend is the portion of Company NJ
as divulged in letter received by Mrs
H. r, Page of South Commercial street
in letter from her son James, a private
under Captain Gehlhar,
The letter says in part:
''We are camped at san Ysidro, just
across the river from Tia Juana. Ev'
cry day train load of people 90 down
to the races and bull fights. We can
see them through the glasses but we
can't cross the line.
''This is certainly bare old country
but it not so different as you might
think. We have a fine sea breeze here
being only about five miles from the
beach. the only thing that causes
trouble is the water which is all alkaE
We boil it also as an extra precaution
although the people who live here dc
not. There are many pretty little hous
es here, all one story. and with big cob
blestone fireplaces. The gardens are
very pretty and the people grow flowers
and vegetables right together.
81 saw horned toad today. 1t look.
ed like an enlarged lizard, with big
scales. l must quit now as it is seven
thirty and quite dark
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
IN MEMORIUM

Catherine Rex was born March "a
lS42, in Luxemburg and died in her
home in West Salem, July 8, 1916, at $
a. m.
Aged "a years, months and Q days.
When she was three years of age she
with her parents came to this country
and settled in the state of Wisconsin.
In the year of 1862 she was Joined in
holy wedlock with Frederick W. Rex,
at Hubbard, Wisconsin, where they
lived until 1901 when they migrated to
Oregon making their home near Inde.
pendence and q few years later moved
to West Salem, their present home.
She leaves TO mourn her departure be.
loved husband, three daughters and six
sons.
Interment was made in the City View
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

Up until midnight of May 10 the
phrase came by thousands from all
parts Of the United States and Canada.
On the morning of the 10Th commenced
the sitting of replies for possible win
ners, task which occupied many days.
! The Judges who made the awards were
John A. Sleicher, editor of "Leslie s
Weekly" Edgar Sisson editor 'Cosmo-
politan Magazine;" John NJ. Siddall,
editor of ''The American Magazine;" "
Frederick l.. Collins, editor of "Mc-
Clure Magazine and Robert H. Da-
Wis, editor of "Munsey's Magazine" +"
In all, over 3l4,000 suggestions were
received for consideration. Finally af-
ter great deal of comparison and de-
Liberation the judges awarded the first
prize of $1,000 to Mr.. George Gill of
Toronto, Canada.
Mr.. Gill is a paper ruler by trade, and
he is also bachelor. His phrase which
won this handsome recognition is ''The
gum the sun brought out.
The judges in making the award com
mended this phrase particularly for its
simplicity and for the ease with which
it may be remembered. Mr.. Gill does
not say whether he will drop his trade
of paper ruling to Jake up the profes.
sion of writing. But Rudyard Kipling
Irwin Cobb and the other top-notchers
must take off their hats to him as the
only man who has ever commanded
close to $40 word for his literary
output.
The story of Mr.. Gill's success, how
ever, is no more interesting that the
story of the over $4,000 post cards
which flooded into the offices of the
Sterling Gum company.
When the prize contest was formula
ted, the bulk of the money spent to an
nounce 1t was again turned into news
paper advertisements. Reaching out in
to the most remote villages, the power
of the newspapers brought to the Ster-
ling Gum company the over $4,000
replies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

That life is not all a proposition of
guns and drums along the Mexican
border, is shown by the accompanying
photograph, taken recently at Ell Paso
Texas. The Buquor Motor company
distributors of Maxwell cars in FL Paso
were awake to the romance of the
month of June. They painted some
of their Maxwell touring ears pure
white, real bridal tone, and any hap.
py couples getting married in tae
Texas town had the use of car free
for the wedding festivities.
This photograph shows gay we'd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

ding party. The bride and her at
tendants are wearing the cunning
sport jackets with stripes to match the
slip covers on the Maxwell car.
Needless to say, the fleet. of pure
white Maxwells has been very popular
in Ell Paso during the open season for
matrimony, While war game is in
progress across the Rio Grande, the
Maxwell distributors arc promoting 4
little game of hearts in Texas. Busi-
ness is reported brisker than usual at
the marriage license counter in Ell
Paso.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

The baggagemaster halted the family
party and politely explained that under
the new law the value of the contents
of each trunk must be given.
After a brief consultation with her
daughter, mamma pointed to her own
trunk and said: "Please put this one
down as containing one thousand dol
lars worth of personal belongings. This
one" indicating her daughters trunk,
''you may put down for eight hun.
dred.'
How about this little one9r asked
the baggagemaster, resting his heel on
its top.
"Oh, that" replied the lady, con.
temptuously. "Ten or twelve dollars
will cover that one"
I" 1 see" returned the official "Fath.
er's going along, too. '-Ex.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
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HELP THE CHAUTAUQUA

The Salem Chautauqua is worthy institution. 1t
takes some money out of the community, but it gives
value in return in the form of entertainment that leaves
its impress upon the community for good in many ways
There is nothing low vulgar cheap the program of
chautauqua entertainment. All is high-cass refined
and generally instructive well entertaining They
are popularprced and within the reach of ALL bringing
to the community great public speakers word-famed
musicians and competent instructors in those topics dis
cussed at the daily session The chautauqua is an ele
waiting, refining influence in any community which may
in these respects be measured by the interest the public
in general take in seeking to make it successful annual
event.
The Salem chautauqua needs help from all because
some of those counted for assistance having moved
away during the past year. 1t is suceess--- growing
institution but still in its infancy The Western circuit
is barely paying its way during it's four years of exist
ance because it is pioneering the way in territory
much of which is sparsey settled but gradually the
cepts increasing the people get better acquainted
with the Elison-White management and methods and
realize the splendid work they doing in making the
chautauqua fixture on the Pacific coast Making the
Salem chautauqua big helps the whole circuit
and bigger and better attractions as the years
go by
Everybody ought to assist by purchase of tickets in
any other possible way the men and women who have
organized the local chautauqua and made it's success
sibe in the face of many dscouragements
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
STERLING GUM PRIZE
AWARDED T0C CANADIAN
George Gill Tells How He Won
$1,000 Point
Definitely Announced

New York City, July s.-George Gill
is now the highest paid writer in the
world. For six-word sentence he has
just received crisp, new $1,000 check.
This is the outcome of the largest prize
contest of its kind which has ever been
conducted.
In all, 7777 prizes are being sent by
the Sterling Gum company to lucky win
ners whose suggestions rank highest as
solutions to the famous 7-point mys-
tery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
THE RUSSIAN-JAP TREATY

London, July s.-England played an
important part in the framing of the
new Russo.Japanese treaty the London
newspapers stated today. in registering
their approval of the pact.
The papers generally refrain from
discussion of the effect of the treaty
upon American interests.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

AS preliminary to any permanent agreement be-
tween the United States and Mexico it should be insisted
that the fate of Villa be finally and definitely determ-
ined and made public Apparently about the only way to
do this to catch him if he is alive or dig up his remains
dead they be identified if possible 1t is
ing on newspaper mans nerves to be day after day
recording the fact that Villa is dead in one column
cremated in another beating the Carranza forces in
third and raising the dickens generally at the time
in half dozen places.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

speed and power, he hits up fifty miles an
hour, and in the cleaning he is found,
where he has hit the fertile ground his
car, torn and tangled wreck, it's frag-
ments wrapped around his neck Since I
have all the time there is, don't intend to
scorch or whiz. III jog along steady gait,
and try to keep my head on straight" At
first he travels sanely slow; but after seven
weeks or so, he hurries up his choo-choo
cart, and tries to tear the roads apart
Then l, and other idle rich, behold him
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

The Oregonian may have to revise that Wilson car
toon because it looks if he might be able to keep
out of war with Mexico Those papers which were op
for gore in few days more just as it would
appear that war may be averted The editor of the
Oregonian and all that follow his lead know policy
except to be against the administration no matter what
the administration stands for Especially in this Mex
lean matter they have made mighty funny flops.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

Only few days ago we were all talking about war
with Mexico and telling the boys good bye as they
started for the border Now talking of arranging
can rehabitae itself and get back into civilized COM
pany. Something of this kind will have to be done by
before the country be peace and stable
government established If Carranza can control his
people long enough to get them to hold an election and
organize regular constitutional government this
try would gladly put up the money. In fact there
plenty of capitalists who would jump at the chance to
advance the coin but they might want valuable
cessons for doing and this neither Mexico this
country should permit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
THE BEAUTIES OF THE BORDER

Letters are beginning to arrive from the Mexican
border written by the boys in Company M telling OF their
surroundings and and all expressing the desire to
see green grass and to hear the ram paer on
any old thing their backs for awhile 1t is far fom
being picnic along the Mexican border anywhere but
our boys congratulate themselves on the fact that
they have the peasanteSt section OF the Whoe oOO miles
of Mexican border.
Of course they do think So for they have not tried
the other section and it is hard to believe there is any
more desoate place earth than where they are 1t IS
related of DR.. Abercromble, the celebrated EngLsh
surgeon that in examining a char-womans foot that
had been injured he remarked that it the drties
foot in England" She Indignantly replied that there
was dirter right in his office. Then she showed
him her other foot That is the way it is down on the
border
In early days is said that the old miners in Arizona
when they died generally came back and haunted their
old camps until they got their blankets which gives but
faint idea of the heat To the boys from Oregon where
everything green the year around the change is indeed
great one. There is grass no verdure, no trees eX
cept the Jacobs and these without leaf or Wlg and
covered with dust The flora sage brush and mesquite
and everything is dull dirty gray.
The fauna consists of horned t0ads, lizards, ella
monsters rattle snakes, taranlas centpedes and few
starved coyotes poor that Mark Twain said "a flea
would leave to take up with veocpede There are
no running streams and what water is used is generally
hauled distance and is warm enough that the boys
would naturally think they had turned the hot water
faucet when they try to drink it. Nose of has to be
boiled and like of the beef you get at the mining
camps in that region the you boil it the tougher 1t
gets In many places it is strongly impregnated with
alkali that looks like weak coffee and tastes like some
that you get on the border after it is sweetened for the
alkali water is nice and sweet but trife slippery. 1t
is country one appreciaesafter having left it, 1t
makes life anywhere else glad sweet song by COM
parison.
Our boys are getting just taste of this for as was
said they seeing the of the country but it will
be great object lesson them enabling them to enjoy
any old place after it, and for Oregonwel they will
never again leave it, while alive, once they get
back
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

cemetery, July 5, 1916, the funeral sery-
ices being held at the Evangelical
church, corner Liberty and Center
streets. the Rev. H. f. Abel having
CHARGE
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

The dispatches stated that there was heavy rain
fall the Texas border after the American troops
reached it. Must have been some of the webfooters
dggers struck that section with little of the home
climate along with them
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

When Judge Langguth in Portland yesterday, de-
clared much of Mrs. Sangers book birth control
obscene and found her guilty of violating the law in SELL
ing it. that energetic bit of femninity snapped her
fingers and just remarked: ''twaddle"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

seated in ditch, the steering gear pushed through his
hat and with broken leg sat We comb the castings
from his hair, and take him to the surgeons lair. He
says while bones are being set w get another car you
bet But no more scorchng will you seesix miles an
hour will do for me'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

of drouth is reported in India followed of
course by famine conditions. This is perhaps what
caused the unusual rain fall here this summer. Our
weather is manufactured especially the part of it, in
the Indian ocean.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

The latest reports from the department shows
that of some twenty cities with population above
100000 and below 100000 that only two kept their ex-
penses within their revenues If the report extended
to the statistics of smaller cities the showing would
no doubt be equally as bad 1t shows the tendency to
spend regardless of consequences long the public
will stand for it. Is it any wonder that taxes increase or
that some measure is proposed limiting the amounts that
NAV be levied in the way of taxes The present proposed
law in Oregon would fix the amount of increase per-
mitted in tax levy at six per cent the previous
year. This is opposed by some on the ground that it
would put the State in position where she would not be
able to carry on her affairs Might it not be possible in
such conditions as enemies of the plan point out that this
would compel the curtailing of expenses which would
reach the same result as greater by making
ends meet?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08
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AUTO ADVENTURES

When first fellow learns to drive he says, Great
Scott and Man Ave This needless scorching is crime;
it's careful does it, every time Because ones car has
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

Arrangements said to be underway by which the
republicans will hold love feast and kill the fatted calf
to celebrate the return of the prodga if they do return
platform and each to tell how glad he is to be there
ExPresident Taft should enjoy the situation immensely
be hitched up in double harness with his little frend
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

o tbs 20 Of dvdn n E
the Covle Indians 1t is against the law and private
individual would be prosecuted for conducting lottery
but it is safe bet no will try to have your Uncle
Samuel punished for violating his own laws
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

Those educators are still at it in New York and so
far have convincing each other that they
right than they have of making the public take any
stock in their fads.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-08

Sixty thousand pounds of wool sold at Siverton for
30 cents pound is another indication of returning
prosperity
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
THE GRAIN SITUATION.

The grain markets of this country
have been in an excited condition for
several weeks. due to well confirmed
reports of crop damage and a pros
pective shortage of wheat and other
cereals. Prices have fluctuated Wild
ly, with a strong upward tendency,
causing a good deal Of worry to mil
lers and bakers especially, and con-
siderable concern to the general pub
lie. Professional spectators have al
so been kept on the anxious seat, for
while the prospect of still higher prize
es is a strong lure to "get in the
market" and reap quick and easy
profits, the uncertainty of the war
situation is enough to keep the spec
ulators guessing. The entry of Rou-
mania in the war. for instance. last
week caused a sudden slump in grain
prices, based on the theory that if
the Dardanelles should be opened it
will release vast quantities of Russian
grain.
This is a reminder that although
the grain supply of this nation and
Canada promises to be somewhat
short short this year, there are i'm
lnense reserves in Australia, as well
as Russia. which would help out the
situation under normal conditions
Russia cannot deliver its grain to out
side nations because it is cut off from
sea routes, and a shortage Of avail
able shipping is keeping thousands
of tons Of grain in Australian ele-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Editor Observer: In YOUR paper of
Tuesday last, you printed a list of
prices of staple commodities as cbaro.
ed by Dallas merchants fifty Years
ago. 1t appears that in the pioneer
days spelling books were sold at p
cents each, and the comment is added
that spelling books of today cost
more than those of fifty years ago
Notwithstanding the very much great
er cost of printing, paper. ink. and
transportation then" Is it true that
paper and printing costs were higher
nifty wears ago than they are today?
L have no doubt that spelling books
were sold for 25 cents each in those
days, but the assertion that the priee
Is higher today is incorrect. l have
a fairly accurate knowledge of the
price of school books and / do NOT
know of any speller that is sold for
more than % cents. Some are sold
for less. J.C HAYTFR
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

vators and warehouses. Consequent.
ly this country and Canada just now
are the chief sources of the world Is
grain supply, and this years crops
will fall below the average in both
these nations.
The prospective curtailment of do
mestic supplies will not necessarily
mean actual privation at home, but
there is a chance it may mean an in
crease in the cost of bread, or re-
duction in the size of bakers loaves,
which are questions that just now are
being earnestly discussed by those
connected with the bakers trade. The
public has not yet commenced to wor-
ny, apparently feeling that the situa-
ton will adjust itself, but an actual
increase in the price of bread would
be genuine hardship on many people
of the poorer classes.
The condition is one which, appar-
emily, is not now open to remedy. 1t
merely showss what little crop dam
age can do in war times. Were the
world at peace and ships available for
commerce as they are in peace times,
,he Russian and Australian supplies
would counterbalance the shortage in
he United States and Canada, prices
would be a normal level and the loaf
It bread would not be reduced in size.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

JAMES X. SEARS.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08

Here is something to think about !:
Women take advantage of their en-
ployer's smiles to take more liberties.
They come to work fifteen minutes
late. They often grow careless in
their work Men. on the other hand.
take the same smiles to mean oppor-
tuLity for advancement with harder
work. Now maybe YOU think some
mean man said that. Not at all. 1t
is the utteranee Of Or. Kate Barrett.
special representative of the United
States department of labor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-08
"PLAYING POLITICS"

he uelnocratS are always ready u
accuse republicans of "playing poll
ties" in the consideration of publi
questions and public business, bu
there is considerable evidence to indi
cafe the democrats themselves are
not immune from this charge. Boil
with democratic members of congress
and members of the administration
there is an apparent tendency to ov.
er'ook no opportunity to make politi-
cal capital for their own side, in
the handling of public affairs, and
this while the democratic leaders keep
up clamor of accusation against the
republicans.
In connection with the railroad dis
pute, for instance, the suspicion is
not lacking that both the president
and democratic congressman were
more or less swayed and Influenced by
political considerations. The presi.
dent S effort to avert % strike is en-,
tlrely commendable. to be sure. but
both in his negotiations as mediator
and in his recommendations to con
gress he has shown he is not unmind-
full of the fact that national elec-
ton soon will occur, the result of
which will directly concern himself
and his party. Democratic senator's
and representatives, moreover, are
plainly "playing to the galleries "
to catch votes. Yet on every
possible occasion they raise hula
balloO about republicans doing the
same thing. 1t is the old story of
the "Stop theft" cry. raised for no
other purpose than to divert atten-
ton from the real offenders.
In this connection it is of interest
TO note what one army officer says
about the Mexican situation. Colonel
Luce, of the First Minnesota infan
.ry, has just returned home to take
charge of recruiting. and in urging
Young men of his state to Join the
army he says: "Every man down
here believes that we will be sent in
o Mexico right after election. That s
'nt reason why we want to fill up the
'anks now.'
This is a frank intimation that pol
ties is the dominating and deciding
actor in democratic plans concern
no Mexico. and that the administra-
ion program and policy are being
haped with deliberate intention to
nislead the people and gain support
n the coming election. And when
he democrats will do such things
hey at least should have the decency
o refrain from accusing republicans
f the same offense. For even if the
alter occasionally fall into this er-
or. they do not bear the same re-
as now rests on the demo r
ratio administration. which is in !
resent control of public affairs and {
), therefore, the responsible guardian 8
f national peace, safety and welfare.