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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

Washington Declaring that the
country is drifting toward prohibition
anarchy" and unless calm and sane
Judgment Misplace popular excite pop
uiar excitement and hySterla," all no
xpect for the law, so essential to en-
forcement, will be lost Alfred d. Van
Buren, Of Kingston, N T., hats resign.
Cd as chief counsel to the federal pro
hibition commissioner.
IN an interview explanatory OF his
action, Mr. Van Buren, asserted that
the Volstead enforcement law has car
ried things to extremes and that the
people are Just beginning to realize
that the effort to carry into effect ma
tional prohibition is affecting the prac-
tice OF medicine, pharmacy, chemistry
and religion. Mr.. Van Buren said he
has always been prohibltionlst, but
he believes that If national prohibition
is TO succeed 1t viii be necessary To
maintain respect for tho law nj any
cost and this cannot be accomplished
by further curtallment OF personal
liberty and abusive and ruthless" re-
strlctons.
"'nhe situation is cIdtlcal." said Mr..
Van Buren,, and deserves the most
careful consideration and study by all
who believe that this government
should not suffer from nm abuse OF
those principles upon which It was
erected.
"From all over the country profess
sional and business men. ardent sup
porters Of prohibition against beverage
liquor, generous contributors to the
cause and among the dricst of the drys,
are raising their voices in vigorous
protest against further cncroachment
upon rights guaranteed IN the pursuit
of lawful occupations"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
100000 STEAL IN FORESTRY DEPT
Fiscal Agent Of Service Arrested at
MlaseuIa. Montana

Mlssoula. Mont. A. Urbanowicx,
for thirteen years fiscal agent for the
forestry service here. charged with the
embezzlement of s1O0,OO0, IL In custody
here, following his surrender Wedncs-
day.
Urbanowlcz WINS arrested AZ n social
function on charges of embczzlcment.
He asked 10 take 4 shower bath and,
while the officers were engaged else
where. escaped TO the hills, offers
searched In vain for him, but later he
surrendered.
II thought might as we'll face the
music" Urbanowicz said Wednesday.
81 hate to face my friends
UrbanOwiez has been a social lion
here for the last two years, and has
astounded his friends by his liberal
spending He claimed ha mother was
wealthy. Much OF che money spent
by Urbanowicz went Into wildcat oil
and other questionable speculation, AZ
well as Injuries II IL said.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There l. only enc medicine that rsalh
stands out pre-eminent a. q msdiolas fol
bladder. -
DR.. Kilmsr,s Swamp Root standa IA.
highest for tbs reason that h haa DROVE
20 b just The remedy needed IN thosszsials
upon thousands Of distreauinw easea
bwamp-Rool makes friends quickly BE-
Gauss IL mild and immediate eject a aoea
realized In most cases. III IA a Ranfia
healing vegetable compound.
start treatment at once. B0ld AZ N
drug stores IN bottles Of two siRaa, msdI
um aud laraa.
However. II you wiah GFst 70 Test en-
great PREPARATION send ten cents 70 Dr
kimer Co. BinghAmton, NJ. Y. fnr
sample bottle. When writing BE- sure Az
mention this paper
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
Trotzky says VEN Flight

LondOn--A war between the United
States ana Great Britain as a result
Of maritime rivalry. Will occur On
1924. according 70 n prediction made
by Leon Tr0tzky, bolsheYik minister
Of, war. In addressing the third inter
rationale at Moscow Friday, says q
dispatch 70 the Daily Haraid, the labor
organ. "A swollen gourmand." was
his description Of the Unrted States,
while be declared that Great Britain
was losing her position VI wOgad slg.
niicanc6
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
WHERE LITTLE DICK SCORED
In Marshallne Examples, Mother tias
cemplstsly Forgotten the story
Of Jack and jill.

Three year-old Dick simply would
not 20 to sleep. when ne had asked
for water eight times his exaspernted
mother said.
Now Dick. I am not going % give
you any more water. Little jack
Homer went to sleep In the corner
ami he didn't have any water. Little
Boy Niue vent TO sleep ON the hay.
stack and he didn't have any water
Dead silence for a moment. Then
Dick replied:
But hos about Jack and JIM, who
went up the hlll7 They had q whole
pail 0f water
Needless % say Dick got his ninth
drink.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
BRIDAL SUPERSHTIoNS

nlsa bad omen Il the groom cOugAs
a. the altar.
Lucky for a marriage to be solem-
nized 10 = ruined church.
II The officiating clergyman makes =
mistake. some one is present who Is
opposed to the match.
When wedding pair Joins hands
before the altar, the one whose hands
are colder will die nrst.
Il ls considered bad omen 20 the
young couple 70 have a minister re-
fuse. from any excuse. to perform the
ceremony.
II the pastor drops the prayerbook
while reading the marriage service,
the married couple viii be blessed
with twins.
II the ofElclating clergyman has trou-
bic to ind his glasses, II Is a sign that
one of the two before him win not
ocAF inspection.
II Is a bad omen for the welded
couple II person In mourning passes
the church door when the ceremony il
being performed.
When the priest has tied the knot
at the uuptial altar. his clerk throws
handful Of hops on the head OF the
bride 10 insure good luck to her.
When the bride goes to the altar.
she should leave one Of her gloves un.
buttoned 50 that she viii not he bound
so tight ~ 20 have no freedom.
II II considered a had omen Ii, dur.
Ing the wedding ceremony, you hear
the knocking Of the woodpecker ON the
church. 1t Is sign that one OF the
couple will die soon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
Quake BIoeks Canal

Corlnth, Greece.-A serious earth
slide has occurred IN corinth canal.
blocking all shipping. ConstantinOple
and Asia Minor ports are forced 20 go
around Matapan. involving a delay Of
thIrty-slx hours.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

Blue has always been considered
mystical color probably because Il IL
that OF the sky.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
DRASTIC LIQUOR
LAW CONDEMNED
CHIEF COUNCIL ALFRED D. VAN
BUREN, OF KINGSTON N. J.
HANDS IN RESIGNATION

@pr'tting Toward Prohibition Anarchy
says officer to Prohibition commls-
sloner; American People Getting
Tired Of Continued Legislation
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

rificed unless there
are reasons Of a COM
pelling kind. BUT
1t Is hard to believe
that such reasons ex-
list.
If the govern
ment at Washing
ton should hold
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
G0Izz2Nzz2Y~ 3ZZzlWG AH0
A<AZA< SATJZz45Y

oRIo RICO is thinking and talking
about independence, these days-as
are the Philippines. The appointment
by President Harding of new gov
ern0r emphasizes the fact that the
Porto Ricans were disappointed In
not being allowed to elect their own
governor. The new governor is E.
Mont. Rely Of Kansas City, Mo-. and
he succeeds Arthur Yager.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

Lucky for a marriage TO be solem-
nized Ia ruined church.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

II The officiating clergyman makes .
mistake. some one is present who Is
opposed to the match.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

When wedding pair Joins hands
before the altar, the one whose hands
are colder will die tlrst.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

II l. 3 bad omen II the groom cOughs
"a the altar.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

Il r. considered a bad omen 20 the
young couple TO have a minister re-
fuse. from any excuse. to perform the
ceremony.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01
INTERESTING FACTS

Some OF the street sidewalks In Rio
dc Janeiro consist OF mosaic la black
and white.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

II the pastor drops the prayerbook
while reading the marriage service.
the married couple will be blessed
with twins.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

II the oficlating clergyman has trou-
Die to find his glasses, II Ia a sign that
one of the two before him win not
bear inspection.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

Il Il a bad omen Tor the welded
couple II person in mourning passes
the church door when the ceremony is
being performed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

When the priest has tied the knot
at the nuptial altar. his clerk throws
a handful Of hops on the head Of the
bride 10 insure good luck to her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-01

When the bride goes to the altar.
she should leave one OF her gloves un.
buttoned 50 that she viii not he bound
so tight ~ 20 have no freedom.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
X Il 4 !. X X X X X X * = x
K Marvellous Prescription
X for stomach HisucSs

X X X x * y * y y = . . = =
Rejoice and be glad ye army OF
nervous wrecks and dyspeptios.
No more will you need to ex-
claim in that hopeless tone, "oh!
my poor old stomach"
For your druggist has pre-
scription that turns old stomaehs
into new ones and sour Stomaohs
into sweet ones in a week.
There's happy days ahead for
Won and your poor old flabby tired
out stomach if you Just won't be
obstinate. Just go to your drugSlst
today and say, Il want a box or
Mi-O-Na Tablets"
And just take one or TWO tao-
let's with or after meals Tor q rev
davs and then if you don't agree
with us that Mi-O Ma Is marYsi''
Gus prescription you may nave
YOUR money back. Wen leave 1t 10
your sense of fairness whether
that's a square deal OF not.
Mi-O-Na Tablets promptly re-
lieye belching, heavlneas, pam IN
stomach, heartburn, sour stomaeh'
foul breath and coated tongue.
Give them a trial and ahuchle WITH
Measure. MILO Ma is soi1 w D. J.
Fry and leading draG@is's every
where.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
Arthur Thomas Is
Elected Captain
of Guard Unit

Silverton. Or, Jan. 25.-At the
regular drill meeting last week OF
company NJ, O. N. G.. Lieutenant
Arthur Thomas was unanimously
elected captain of the company.
There are 100 members in the
company and so were present at
the last meeting. A minimum COM
pany consists of 65 members, it is
said, and Silverton has far exceed
ed the requireent in securing mem-
bership.
Among the visiting officers al
the meeting We're: Lieutenant Col.
Wolport of Salem, regimental in
spection officer, Major Drake Of
Portland, regimental supply Off
Ger, Major Schurr of Portland, and
Captain Eivers of Portland. Some
very interesting talks were made
by the visiting officers on company
sports.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
Made a Hit With Him

My wife has taken your medi-
cine and has been wonderfully
benefited. For over four years she
has had trouble with bloating and
could scarcely eat any food be
cause Of this condition. Doctors
medicines did not help her and an
operation was advised. Her broth
er. who is a druggist, sent her
bottle Of Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy and ii helped her at once. I
cannot praise your medicine
enough" II is a simple. harmless
preparation that removes the ca
tarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation
which causes practically all stom-
ach. liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose
will convince or money refunded
J. c. Perry, Daniel ]. Fry and drug
gists everywhere fadVD
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25

brother of Mrs. Bevier, is a prom
inent business man and owner OF
one of the largest lumber mills in
Nebraska. Mr.. and Mrs. Geary arc
making an extended tour of the
west, having come to Oregon by
way of Vancouver, B. c. They left
Salem Saturday night for Califor-
MIA where they will visit the
points of interest before returning
to their home.
~79HE7FSs'a assEE1 ssssslEssgs
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. BollingeI
spent Sunday as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon McGilchrist.
The Catholic Women's League
promises an interesting afternoon
for those of the public who are
interested in the Irish question
Reverend Father O'Slynn is COM
ing to Salem next Sunday to de-
liver an address based upon his
personal information regarding
the condition prevailing in Ireland
at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Chambers
have as their house guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Bailey of Port
land.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
Keeper Sufferer
from Insomnia

eng unable to sleep.
LAY Of As South Mag
pue Long Beach. cali
g ant housekeeper in a
Hotel' reports that she
Om the loss of her an
Generally run down
- ,1G1eording to Mrs. CLAW
ls.3I -l9L the great tonic for
- strength and ambi-
4 80 =. IN the paper anJ
r. 4 bottle and try it.
Is, surprise She u. a., :
4 -.lliied s after bsvins :
/ ~ ms bottle and since n, :
- ,s has reeommende5 ieeI
- '-Tls whom she knew
|sr lec,ed as herself
u sells and reco-1-
his city. Csdvl
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
43 Applicants to
Receive Certificates

Forty-three applicants are to be
awarded teachers certificates for
one year as having passed success
fully the eXaminaing board which
met recently. Those who took the
examination for life and fiVe-year
certificates will be informed later
in the week, by the county super
intendent.
The names of those who receive
one year certificates are:
Dora e. Gregg, Salem; Helen
Homm, jefferson; Mrs, Blanche
Clarke, Salem; Pauline Matthes,
Salem; Lloyd A. Kniss, hubbard ;
Oscar }. Olson, Silverton; w. J.
McWilliams, Salem; Charlotte A.
Fischhauser, Salem; Marjorie NJ.
Scott, Silverton Sister Mary Basil
Wood, Shaw; Eva Mcclellan, Stay
ton; Mary Spenner, Beaverton;
Lillian NJ. Fischnauser, Salem
Frank G. Struble, Salem; Edna
Lindberg, Woodburn; Lulu B. Dale,
Stayton; Airline A. shetland, Wood
burnMary A. Mckay Woodburn ;
Anson Wilson, Salem; Mrs. Alice
Thompson, Macleay; Nellie Curtis,
Salem; Mable Atoller Rt. Z, Salem;
Hazel *. Martin, Salem; Beatrice
b. Burton, Pratum Mrs. Ada f.
West, Woodburn; Grace Reed, Hub
bard; Mrs, Carrie Mccormick, Hub
bard; Pearl B. Kelley, Turner; Car
rie Branch, Salem; Emily Loose,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25

I second book, Childhood, the Text
Book of the Age, was written be-
fore the word Child Study" got
into verbal currency. My book,
1.-The Sabbath for Man." was the
first one taking the orthodox view
that had been issued in twenty-five
years. My practical Christian So
ciology'' was the first book on that
/ subject by an orthodox man, and
my 'Internationalism," in 1908.
more than anticipated the league
: of nations of ten years later.
In early manhood l took hint
! from Cromwell, who planned to
master some one big special prob
lem each year That was my
steadier hour-hand with a minute
hand of many duties. That is the
secret of my forty-two books. Most
of them represent one-year studies.
first spoken, then published for a
distant audience.
Planning Future Books.
What I hope to make my best
book is an enlarged edition of "The
March of Christ Down the Cen
turies," showing that we must
make Christ King by making his
principles the laws of nations. 1t
drew audiences growing to seven
hundred people when given in
Holy week as a series of lectures
in Brown Memorial church, Balti-
more, years ago, but needs some
quiet months for its completion,
which l hope to get when we can
strengthen the staff of the reform
bureau. Writing this in perfect
health on the eve of my seventy
first birthday, l set up as my goal
; Ito maintain such physical and men,
tai health, God willing, that ! may
match Marion Harland's record
and be still at my pen work al
ninety-one,
Adventures in Finance.
I Even the finances of the reform
er l knew best of all have been q
! series of adventures. Coming tC
j Washington to establish a Christ
ian lobby with less than fifty dol
/ lars in hand, and nothing pledged
for the untried venture, he has
been able to put back all salary re.
ceiVed, and lives on the interest OF
l the interest of what he has saved
: on salary of $2,500, which ne die
, mot ask to have raised even in the
iWorld war. 1t is some adventure
to be able to finance ones dreams
He could write a book on the sim
pie life that might multiply mar
riages of sensible lovers who's dc
mot know it is the high cost OF
thigh living" that has troubled oul
land.
Among this Puritan's thrilling
? adventures have been numerous in
terviews with great men in many
foreign tours. Except the first for
= eign tour in 1873 such interviews
along with national and world con
ventions, have far exceeded mer
e scenery and exhibitions i'm touring
J. purposes and plans. Among tn
: high officials who have granted in
= terViews of half an hour or an hou
I have been Count Okuina of Japan
Marquis Ito, then resident genera
e. of Korea; Count Hyasill; Presiden
Yuan Shihkai, of China; II. +
! Tong Shao vi Chinas foreign sec
o. retary; Nj. Capelle, foreign secre
% tary of Belgium, and president o
s international convention on Africa
ambassadors at same of Great Brit
II ain, France, Germany, Sweder
e Spain, Italy, China and others.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
He's Not Afraid of
Spooks; Lives All
Alone In Big Hotel

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 25.-To
live alone in a hotel, no landlord,
no landlady, no fellow roomers, no
bellhoys, no porters and maids and
nobody to whom he can pay rent
is the experience of John Morton.
known at the New York Life
Building, where he is employed. as
Judge" Morton.
The Judge" lets himself into
the hotel every night with a pass
key. If he wants any service he
serves himself. Recently, when
he met the negro woman who for
merly did" his room, she was
willing to go to the place and put
it to rights only on condition that
he would accompany her and one
of her woman friends and remain
until she had finished. 81 won't
stay around where they's spooks,
she told him, unless someone's
with me-"
Morton is the only roomer re-
naming at the Roth Hotel. No.
AAo We ANllllIA AiOtlf NiAIlN tAAN
body of Frank C"Rats") Miller
was found with two bullet wounds
in the head When it was learned
that the body had lain in the hotel
for three days Morton was the only
one of fourteen persons living
there who did not pack up and
leave. The landlady, after visit
ing police headquarters, confessing
she killed Miller, and. giving bond
went to Grace Hospital, where she
is recovering from beating she
says she received at the hands OF
Miller before she shot him. Morton
does not know when she will re-
turn, but says he sees no reason
for moving as others have done.
And I've got the quietest hotel
in Kansas City for home" he
added.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25

evils. and yet not seem to rebuke
him.
/ boldly assumed to be his cham
pion. 1 greeted him as ''the great
est man of the Orient, who had in
hand its hardest task, namely to
make a Scotland rather than an
Ireland of Korea" 1 told him 1
had said in a speech to students al
the Y. NJ. C. A. the night before
that if they saw the japanese were
introducing opium and gambling
they should not go about whisper
! ing against the government, but re-
! port the wrong doing frankly to
the governors general.
1t was a critical moment. If he
I suspected it was a. complaint and
rebuke l might get a rough dismiss
sal. But l looked him straight in
the eye, and he apparently accept
/ ed my assumed championship as
genuine. And then l changed the
T. subject and talked of the great ia
panese victory over Russia. WAS
| Oyama, the secretary of war;"
| asked, general, or, like our sec
retary of war only a lawyer?" For
tuantely he missed my meaning,
for it brought me word picture of
| Japan's scientific warfare. The
Commander-in- Chief" he said,
does not go to the firing line, He
sits among. the telephones"
War by Telephone.
That was a wonderful pashlight
on the first war conducted with
modern inventions. And that is
the way l have been fighting of
late, at the telephone half of the
p time or more, in answering calls
of the great papers of the nation,
Snearly all obsessed by the fear that
tAhe nation is in danger of a re
4 naissance of Puritanism, though
Athe impuritans seem to be in full
Scontrol of Sunday. There has been
! no delusion so absolutely mythical
since the world was filled with the
spell of witchcraft. In that sense
only is the blue law" terror Puri-
tanic.
AS that is disappearing l hope
Nhe papers are going to help me
and let me help them deal with real
national and international perils-
dope, and anarchy, and gambling,
fand vampires and many more grim
realities. Hunting these social foes
togethermight be as interesting as
the knights of old found it to make
the highways safe for womanhood
and childhood.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
Belgian Loan FIoated

New York, Jan. 25.-J. P. Nor
gan and company and the Guar
anty trust company announced this
morning that subscription books
for the thirty millions Belgium
loan were opened at 10 o'clock and
Immediately closed. The announ-
cement was taken to mean that
the loan had been successfully
floated and that it was over-sub-
scrfbed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25
Der. =. . N s-.f
Far Flung Battleline" of Related
Reforms.

shortly after the Civil war, III
1857. midway in my college course
I started preaching with sermon
ON Faith and Works" and lectuF-
ing with the theme of Total AD-
stinence and Prohibition That
four-in-hand has increased 10 i
"borax team" of many cleasing re-
forms, for after twenty-one years
in the pastorate l became pastor
at-Iarge in 1889, first as a deienu-
or Of the imperiled American SAB
hatb. 1hen under bitter attack oy
sunday saloons, and later. in 1891
y broadened my attack 10 lnciude
the whole league Of commerclalizeu
,,icas and commercialized POLITICS.
of which the saloon is but one
,bough the heaviest, battalion.
when went. in 1853, as
sneaker on Sabbath observance 70
New Orleans. / got into the anu
Gambling fight. and have never
bean able to get out Of it because
the fight is still on. ana one
cnn1d not fight for Sunday rest
v.itbout encountreing the saloon
tbst claimed every day, despislils
IN I,ws And the saloon fight IN
,.a,,-ed the brothel. And 50, Ike
, The legendary man on the Deach
Who picked up what seemed ons
link Of a chain only 10 ina anOlhel
and another attached as he sous-l.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-25

Manchester, N. H.. Jan. 3D.
Stealing automobiles jig State
prison offense in New Hampshire.
In Superior Court Judge Branch
5. u four convicted auto thieves to
State prison for one. ar terms.