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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Wants Commission Of Two
Countries to Prepare An
Agreement
TO EXAMINE INTO RAIDS
AND FIX RESPONSIBILITY
Would Settle Present Trouble
and Provide for Prevent
ing Others ]

Mexico City. July 21-Anticipatinp
acceptance by the United States of its
suggestion for discussion of the border
question by a commission, it was in.
formally indicated here today that the
three commissioners who will repre-.
sent Mexico will be Roberto Pesquera
formerly tne first chiet's representa-
tive in Washington; Luis Cabrera,
minister of finance, and Alberto PAM,
director of railways.
Publication Of the note which was
cent to the United States on July IL
IN newspapers here aroused favorable
comment. Three lines of discussion
were suggested-a cooperative plan of
hunting down bandits by pursuit of
troops of both nations on either side
of the border, plans for withdrawal
of American forces from Mexico. and
investigation of the instigators of the
raids on American territory. 1t was
expected if the United States gave ac.
ceptance of the note, the commission.
ers would meet at Niagara Falls.
In full the note is as follows:
The secretary of state: Mr.. Secre.
tary: l nave the honor to refer to the
note of your excellency dated the sey,
enth and transmitted through our con.
tidential agent, Elseo Arredondo. and
wish to state that have received in.
structions from the first chief in
charge of the executive power of the
union suggesting that you conduct TO
his eXcellency, President Wilson, the
idea that three commissioners be nam.
ed to represent each of our govern
ments to meet at som, place mutually
designated and confer at once regard.
ing the definite withdrawal of Ameri.
can forces in Mexico and TO draft n
protocol agreement regarding recipro-
cal crossing of forces; also to investi-
gate the origin of raids which have
taken place to date to ascertain the
responsibility and to arrange definite.
ly the pending difficulties, or those
that may arise il the future subject to
the approval of bqoth governments.
THE purpose of the Mexican gov
ernment is that these conferences be
carried out in a frank and cordial
spirit, with the ardent desire that q
satisfactory solution honorable to both
countries may be reached. If the
United States accepts this suggestion
'Veoehuutioh Is maue tnat cOmmls
sioners be appointed
"The Mexican government considers
this method the most satisfactory
way in which to reach q solution and
hopes the United States government
will state wnether the idea is accept
able so that it may Immediately be
put into force and this government
may forward the names of its repre-
sentatives.
Assuring your excellency, etc.
(Signed) 90. a. Aguilar."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
BY William G. Shepherd

(Unlted PresS starr correspondent
San Antonio, Texas, July 2l.-
Uncle sam has dug his ancient storm
eoat-the militia-out of the attic OF
peace.
On the ironing board of Texas sands
he is spreading it ont for examination,
and under the hot iron of discipline he
is trying to make it war proof.
1t is musty, wrinkled, creased with
seams, ripped here and there, but the
material is supertine. True enough,
the material does not like the opera
tion. 1t would rather be out in a
storm doing its forw. 1t asks every
reporter, or other supposedly wise man
it sees, "Aren't we going to have war
with Mexieo?''
But storm coats must be overhauled
whether the coat likes it or not. 1t 5
all according to the man who has to
depend on it in rough weather. The
texture Of the garment is as varied as
Joseph's coat. That varigated army
which saw in Saloniki a few months
ago, consisting of French, English.
Serbians, Hindoes, Australians, Coeh-
and Montenegrins, looked
like a mass of blood brothers eompar-
ed with the middle western militia.
Having the enemy before them gave
the Salonican troops one common
thought. But here, with no enemy in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Penrose Baked in Effort
to Make Campaign Thunder
For Bethlehem Steel Gang

Washington, July 2l.-After the
most bitter debate of the session, the
senate today reversed itself and re-
fused temporarily to permit the Beth.
lehem Steel company to have its anti
government armor plate propaganda
printed as "public docuent.
Senator Penrose had obtained unan-
imous consent for the printing.
Senator Reed of Missouri, arriving
later, attacked the senate IS action bit
terly and engaged in heated personal
controversy with Penrose and his col
league, Oliver.
Senator Reed assailed Senator Pen
rose for having made the volume a
public document so it can be franked
through the mails.
"An outside company cannot frank
matter, unless some senator has been
lending mis- frank" objected Senator
Smith of Georgia.
"That very practice is going on now
and on large scale,' declared Over
man warmly. "It's Illegal, but the
mails are being piled with seed stuff
for private firms, sent free
ayes, and can guess the two sen
ators who will help the Bethlehem
company said Reed looking toward
Senators Penrose and Oliver of Penn
sylvania.
In the heat of the debate over the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
MAN SHOOTS
WIFE AND HIS GUEST
While Three Were Riding In
Auto H. ]. SPANIEL
Kills Both

Alpine, Texas, July 21.-Mystery sur
rounds the shooting of Mrs. H. j. Span
nell, wife of q local hotel proprietor,
of the Sixth U. S. cavalry in an auto
mobile near here late yesterday. The
only witness to the alleged double mur-
der was H. J. Spaniel, husband of the
dead woman, and after giving himself
up he refused to make any statement
whatever.
Residents in the outskirts of the town
heard number of shots and rushed in>>
the street to see Spaniel sitting in the
front seat of an automobile, holding u
smoking revolver. In the rear seat
were the bodies of his wife and Butler.
Both had been instantly killed.
Spaniel, accompanied by his wife and
little daughter, is said to have called
for Butler in an automobile at the lat.
ter 3 hotel. Spaniel is alleged to have
invited the colonel for a ride. Shortly
after Butler entered the car, Spaniel,
who was driving, drew an automatic
pistol and began shooting. He killed
Butler first, and then turned the weap.
on on his wifes several shots took eff.
feet in both bodies.
Butler, who has lately been promoted
from major, had been in Alpine since
May 90. He was born in Edgefield, S.
c., was SO years old, and is survived
by a widow, one child, and brother,
the latter a physician OF Columbus.
Mrs. SPANIEL was q daughter cf
John Holland, prominent cattle man
in this vicinity.
Spaniel formerly was an instructor
in music at Baylor university, Waco,
Tpxas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
.LADD & BUSH BANK
GETS TON Of SILVER
Plenty Of Small Change for
|. Salem Though individuals
/, May Be Shy

While many people are accustomed to
a shortage Of silver coins in their pocA-
cts. according to information received
from San Francisco, there may be gen
uine shortage everywhere in small coins,
as the San Francisco mints have an
nounced there viii be no more silver
coined until the new designs are issued,
about September Is.
Even several of the Portland banks
are already announcing shortage in
small coin, just at the time of year when
money in small denominations is mostly
needed for the paying of fruit pickers,
hop yards and prune men.
What we intend to say in this story
was that the Ladd & Bush bank re-
ceiyed today 33 socks of small coins,
each sack weighing 81 pounds, and each
54 pound sack containing $1,000 worth
Of silver money. The Wells Fargo Ex-
press company delivered to the bank,
shipped from San Francisco l,7S2
pounds Of real money, all silver, valued
at $4,000. The bank had already re-
ceived few days ago $4,000 worth of
small coin, anticipating the shortage in
small coin.
The greater part of the dollars and
halves received today by the bank is
dated 1879, but is as fresh and clean as
if coined but few Gays ago, indicating
that it had been laying undisturbed in
the mint since the year of coinage.
Hence, although there may be ?. dis
tressing shrinkage in the amount of
coin in our pockets this fab, there is
the satisfaction of knowing that there
is couple tons, more or less, of it lay
ing in the vaults of the Ladd & Bush
bank
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Weather Conditions Indicate
Storm and She Is Waiting
for This
THIS IS One SOLUTION
BUT ONLY One OF MANY
Mysterious Vessel Drops.
Anchor in Bay Near Her
During the Night
By Carl D. Groat,

(united Press Staff Correspondent
Baltimore, Nd, July 2l.-Germany 3
undersea freighter, the Deutschland,
still rode at anchor here today, there.
by crowding first place in the mystery
sweepstakes. All "insde informa-
tion" as to her departure time had
gone askew and prognostigators either
regarded their task as futile or set to
work at a new schedule of leaving
time. is.
Captain Koenig and the others in the
venture merely smiled knowing smiles
today and passed the now threadbare
pleasantly of "We'll go sometime be-
tween now and Christmas" 4
1t was another night of watchful
waiting Press boats secured the bay.
while the tug Timmins, watchdog of
the Deutschland, played her binding
searchlight in every direction.
And, she troubled other than news
paper folk, for strange tramp steam
er, showing no name, planted herself
in the bay beyond the Deutschland
pier, at point hitherto avoided by big
ships. This vessel, equipped with full
WlrefesS, WAS target untu- dawn, for
the ceaseless light aboard the Timmins.
Hailed by press boats. the mysterious
stranger answered in broken English
that she was the -- something that
sounded like "Abalone.' From
whence did she hail, and what was her
purpose9 The voice from the dark ut
tered only unintelligible grunts.
When will the Deutschland leave?
You can write your own ticket.
A German naval officer told the
United Press that probably the Deutch-
land will head out tomorrow or Sun
day-though perhaps today or tonight.
''You may rest assured" he said,
"that Captain Koenig will not venture
out of the capes if the water is calm
and peaceful. If the big storm there
has driven out the allied ships, he will
be able to avoid them and the ruffled
water will prevent their sound detec-
tors from picking him up. Once out
of the capes, he is safe"
Whether conditions early today gave
promise of a storm in the next "a
hours, and this was taken by the Ger
mans as hopeful sign for it will help
them in part to conceal their move
ments.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
lnfantle Paralysis
Will Be Discussed

Anterior Poliomyelistis will be dis.
cussed by DR.. c. +. Cashatt, health os
ficer for Marion county, at the meeting
of the Polk Yamhill- Marion County
Medical society at the Seeting to be
held at Dallas on the evening of Tues.
day, July 25.
DR.. F. H. Thompson, of Salem, is en-
the program for an address on, COB
servations and Impressions Cleaned
From Ny Recent Trip to the Eastern
Medical Centers."
The special business OF the monthly
meeting will be the selection of dele.
gates to the coming meeting of the state
medical association.
Poliomyelitis is medical term, form
ed from two Greek words and refers to
inflammation of the gray matter of the
spinal cord.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
]. FRANK HANLY.0F
INDIANA IS NAMED
FOR PRESIDENCY
Sumner Haynes Changed As
pect Of Meeting in Nom
mating Speech
PROHIS THEN AGREE ON
IRA LANDRETH FOR VICE
Hanly Elected by 44O, But
45O Objected to Making
It Unanimous
By II. L. Rennick.

Omitted Press staff correspondent.
Auditorium, st. Paul, Mimi, July 81
j. Frank Hanly, of Indiana, was
nominated prohibition candidate far
president on the first ballot at 2:Ol
p. m.
The unofficial vote was:
Hanly, 416; Sulzer, 1874; Hendrickson,
81; Mason, 10; Henry Ford, l.; Fergu.
son. 8; Haynes, .; w. G. Calderwood
90.
The official vote after several delega.
tions had changed their vote was an.
nounced as follows:
Hanly, 440; Sulzer, ISL; Hendrickson,
81; Mason, 10; W. B. Ferguson, l.;
Haynes, 2; Henry Ford, /.
The fight was so bitter that when
the usual motion was made to make the
nomination unanimous, Eugene Chafin,
former presidential candidate, leaped
to his feet and objected.
81 won't go ON record for Hanly,''
he shouted.
Chairman Patton established prece.
dent by permitting startling demon.
stration of those opposed to making
the nomination unanimous. More than
450 stood up.
DR.. Ira Lambeth, OF Nashville, Tenn,
was unanimously nominated for the
vice-presidency after oil other candi.
dates withdrew.
DR.. Landreth was Hanly's choice for
running mate.
The convention adjourned sine die at
1920 O'Clock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Uncle Sam Repairing His
Long Unused Storm Coat
Which Resembles Joseph S

sight, the militia is extremely Joseph s
pattern. There s a Polish company of
Milwaukee. First Wisconsin, for in
stance. 1t was organized fifty years
ago by Theodore Rosinsln. 1t is
known as Kosiusko s company. Forty
per cent of its l2O members were born
in Poland. l sat in the tent of Chap
lain Henry Piasecki and tried to i'm
agine | was back at the British,
French or Austrian front and talking
with an officer of one OF those ar
mics, as he said it was an ancient Gus
tom of his company not to permit any
but Poles to join and that they kept
mp the custom out Of Difference to
hundreds of previous members now
dead.
So many Poles try to join now we
are full and turn them over to other
companies of the regiment, said the
chaplain. "They are scattered through
the Wisconsin troops. We found a
Polish church in San Antonio, and the
church folks are getting together auto
mobiles, buggies, wagons and all kinds
of rigs to take us up to church next
Sunday
But I eouldn t imagine was any
where but in the American army.
Such thing couldn't happen in any
other army in the world, or in any
Continued on Page EGve)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Haynes Stirs 'Em Up,

Auditorium, st. Paul, Mimi, July 81.
j. Frank Hanly of Indiana, was the
first candidate for president on the
prohibition ticket placed in nomination
at the party's convention. Sumner ".
Haynes of Indiana, who withdrew from
the presidential race, made the nominal
ing speech when Alabama yielded to In.
diana.
The convention hoped to nominate
and adjourn late in the afternoon.
Prior to nominations, the convention
adopted the platform committees re-
port, with the addition of initiative,
referendum and recall plank.
A demonstration for Hanly followed
Haynes speech. 1t transformed the
gathering from camp meeting into a
regular convention for about Is min.
utes. The crowd shouted, marched and
sang "We want Hanly."
The convention prayer today was
given by Rev. ID. Il. Lacy, Of Jackson,
Mich.
In the assignment of national com
mitteemen Col. James G. Ingersoll, pro-
gressive committeeman from Idaho,
was also chosen by the prohibitionists.
Many of the delegates were absent
today, having arranged to leave st.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
FIGHTING IS FIERCE
! ALONG WHOLE LINE
---ALL|ES GAINING
Artillery Fire Blows Away
Earth Until Marsh Is
Created
IMPORTANT RAILROAD
CENTER IS CAPTURED
General Kuropatkin's Assault
Near Riga Makes Ger
mans Anxious

London, July 2l.-The German crown
prince invented the nut cracker style
Of attack, when German arms sought
to squeeze out resistance against a Civ
en- section, but it has remained for the
French-British to put the style to an
other use. Briefly, the scheme is to
advance wedge-the fulcrum of the
nut cracker, and the push outward the
two arms of this wedge. The Germans
squeezed an opened nut cracker togeth-
er, while the allies are opening closed
nut cracker. Such scheme is in op-
Grafton today in the Peronne sector, tho
British swinging forward their arm Of
the nut cracker with terrific attacks m
Longueval and Delville wood, and tho
French pressing forward south of Pc
rome.
Floods are helping the Germans with
stand the allied onslaught, not only in
the western, but the eastern battle
front. SO devastating has been the
French artillery fire that on the. left
bank of the Somme across from Peronne
q new marsh has been created by the
blasting away of the earth by shells,
Water from the Somme has seeped info
the vast shell craters, making verit-
able inferno of mud, fire, smoke, steel
and fumes Of exploding shells.
In Galicia, Petrograd reported today,
overflowing of the River Dneister has
hampered the Russian advance.
On the northern Russian line General
Kuropatkin was hurling his men for
ward today in q continuation of the AZ
sault on the Riga sector Dispatches
from Berlin reflected the anxiety there
of the Teutonic forces to withstand this
tremendous pursuit without consider
able retirement.
Yesterdays gains by the French
around Peronne give the Franco-British
forces a perfected link of communica-
ton in the railroad from Cler, nearly
to Combles, following in general way
the line of the front. Combles had been
used by the Germans as depot distrib-
uting center, but today. with the town
in the direct zone Of the French artii-
lery fire and likely to fall at any mo-
ment, the German forces have been COM
PEELED to change their supply base to a
point farther back.
It was not expected that the French
would be permitted to holt their new
gans-along distance approximating
10 miles-without terrific counter at
tack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21

San Francisco, July 2l.-The schoon.
er Prince Valdemar is owned by George
w. McNeer and company of San Fran
cisco. one of the American firms recent
ly blackmailed by the British govern
ment.
George W. McNear, head of the firm,
was indignant today when advised of
the seizure.
cit was a most high handed piece of
business" he said, "and absolutely un-
justified. Our ship was consigned to a
Swedish destination and the Germans
had ne right to take her into German
port. We shall protest at once to the
state department at Washington.
The Prince Valdemar sailed from San
Francisco February "a for Tolleborg,
Sweden, with a cargo of barley and
groceries. She touched at Philadel-
phia en- route. Captain Bert Williams
is her commander.
McNear denies that the Prince Valde-
mar carried any oil.
This is the third McNear ship that
the Germans have seized, the other two
being the Dunsyre and the Andrew
Welsh.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Likely to Accept Proposal.

Washington, July 2l.-The probabii
ity of reply tomorrow or the next
day to Carranza s note suggesting a
commission to take up the Mexican
problem was intimated after confer
ence of over an hour between Mexican
Ambassador Arredondo, Acting Secre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21

The men who are doing and making
the big things in the work day world
are the heroes OF the practical boy.
Alexander Russell Bond, who has writ.
ten much for the scientific American
boy, has two books that relate the ad-
ventures of engineers in accomplishing
the great achievements of today Writ
ten in story form, they yet picture the
actual experiences, AMI show the skill
and detail of the work. These two
books: "With the men who do things
and "Pick, shovel and pluck are
awaiting the boys who like to read of
feats such as are described in the illus
trated world and Popular mechanics
They are circulated from the children Z
room at the public library.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
: \: X X X X X X X X X X \
FASHIONS VERY LATEST

X Chicago, July 2l.-Transpar-
4 ent bathing suits are the latest
/: gasp. They are the invention
1. of a Chicago modiste and made
X of oiled silk. They are nearly
x as transparent SIS window
4 pane.
X The silk may he red, blue,
4 orange, purple, in fact most
/: any color. That doesn't affect
X the transparency of the mater
X ial.
X Oh, yes, AIilady is supposed
/: to wear something underneath
X when she bathes at public
1: beach.
X X X X X X X X X X X X X \.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
Missed Opportunity

Norfolk, Va, July 2l.-The storm
under cover of which the German sub
marine freighter Deutschland might
have dashed through the capes, passed
out to sea in northcasterly direction
last night.
The weather here today and at Cape
Henry is partly cloudy with south
west wind. Cape Hatteras reported
rain
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
AMERICAN SCHOONER
SEIZED BY GERMANS
Was Loaded With Barley and
Groceries and Bound for
Sweden

Copenhagen, July 2l.-The American
schooner Prince Valdimar which sailed
from Philadelphia laden with cargo
of oil for Sweden, was captured by Ger.
man patrol and taken into Swinemunde,
according to reports here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
FLOOD SUFFERING GREAT

Asheville, n. G., July Civ. II.
Suffice of Asheville, arrived here yes
terday exhausted and his clothing in
rags, to tell of the drowning of ten
persons at Alta Pass, Mcdowell coun-
ty, in the recent floods. Suffice had
been walking with only short periods
of rest since Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21

American
St Louis-New York postponed, wet
grounds.
r. II. l..
Cleveland ................................ IL U
Ghllauelpnla .---...........-........ d
Coumbe and DAILY; Nabors and Mey.
er, Carroll.
Detroit. Boston, postponed, rain.
National
r. II. +.
New York ............................. 2 8 90
Chicago .................................... g !
Tesreau and Rariden, Packard, Law
ender and Fisher.
Brooklyn.Pittsburg, called end 3rd,
rain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21

American exports of canned salmon
are valued at 100000 yeraly.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21

Car of Russia $ income is estimated
at $50 every go seconds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-21
TODAY'S BALL SCORES

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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National
The Tomahawk., 1916-12-28
CHAPTER VIII.
Best-Laid Schemes.

Hardy had gone to the Duponts' for
supper when Vandervyn returned to
the agency. He rode hasty toilet
and followed. Maize met him with
marked GOODNESS. This, however, melt
ed before he had finished his report to
Hardy. ALI agreed that the old chief
probably would take fancy to Oinna,
and that, as a result, there would be
fair chance of pacifying the tribe.
When Hardy turned to the girl, he
found her and Vandervyn exchanging
glances and murmuring remarks. His
habitual gravity softened TO a smile
of wistful sadness. At the first Oppor-
tunity he excused himself. Midnight
had passed before the light in the little
citificd parlor of the Dupont house was
extinguished.
When, at sunrise, Hardy went for
breakfast, Marie's eyes were very
bright and her look was pensive. She
ate little, and her manner toward Har-
dy was cold and un2raCous.