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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
NAV Join Northwest League

Portland, Or, Dee. 10.-If Portland
is kicked out of the Coast league, this
city will Immediately become mem
ber of the Northwest league and that
organization will apply for class A
rating.
Such was the definite announcement
today of Judge McCredie, following n
conference in Seattle with Northwest
ern league heads.
Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouv-
er, Butte, Great Falls, Portland one
other city, probably Aberdeen, Helena,
Bosie or Everett, will constitute the
Northwest league next year, if Port
land is ousted from the Coast organi-
zation, McCredie predicted.
However, the good judge doubts that
Portland will be Que of the Coast lea
que in 1918.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
California RanCher
Shot Through Window

Upland, Cal. Dec. 10-The body Of
'B. r. Mcpherson, age 90, was found
riaaled with bullets in bed on the Me-
Pherson bee ranch here early today.
lEvidentlv McPherRon had boen the
victim Of a shotgun fired through an
open window. He had been killed as
he lept. The authorities are baffled,
as no attemYt at robbery was shown
and Mcpherson is said to have had no
encnies. His parents hive in Los Ange.
les.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

listing now man can choose his own
bronch of the service. The heavy ar
tillery is considered one of the most
desirable branches of the whole army
service.
Intending applicants should commu-
nieate without delay with Colonel G. O..
Hammond, Oregon coast artillery, Fort
Stevens Oregon
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Minnesota Home Guards
VIII Oppose Strike Mob

Minneapolis, MINI, Dee 10.--Seven
more companies Of home guards were
called today for service hero tOmor-
row, when 10000 Inion men are expect
ed to be called out in a general strike,
in sympathy with 1000 locked out I'M
ion street ear employees.
Unless labor leaders at Washington,
in conference today, secure federal
arbitration Of their difficulties, a mass
meeting of every union craft in the
Twin Cities viii be held here tomor.
row
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

market if necessary. They probably
will buy some of the present Portland
players but will not be tied by an
agreement to buy all.
If this program goes through, Judge
McCredie of Portland, viii undoubt-
edly complete arrangements soon for
putting a Northwestern league club in
Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Match at Chicago

Chicago, Dec. 10.-Bill Brennan of
Chicago and Homer Smith of Paw Paw,
Mich, will clash in ten round bout at
Racine, Wis, tonight, with maAh
with Fred Fulton as prize Brennan,
although outweighed by the Michigan
giant, is a slight favorite.
The men have been training in the
same Chicago gym. Smith has had Sam
Langford for a sparring partner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

Oakland, Cal, Dec. l0.-Cal Ewing,
owner of the Oakland Coast league
club, said today that deals he has
pending for the sale of Rod Murphy,
T" Speedn Martin and Billy Lane to
major league clubs have been held up
by the war. The foxy big leaguers
want to wait until after the new draft
to see whether any of the players are
drafted, before closing the deals.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10

he made sudden dash for the Twen-
tieth Century Limited yesterday, fol-
lowing the receipt of a mysterious tele-
gram. 1t is believed he saw an oppor-
tunity to negotiate player deal be-
fore the sessions begin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-10
Many Oregon Star
Athletes Are Again
FIOckilg to Ranks

University Of Oregon, Eugene, Dec.
10.-Unrest and fear at being caught
in the second draft operation has caus-
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
NoncommittaI Note Received
Inspires Hope.
SECRETARY LANE IS SILENT
Contents OF Message Will Not Be
Divulged Until They Are Pre-
sented To American Conn
missioners.

Washington.-One more appeal for
modification of the protocol providing
for the withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico is made by General Car
ranza in a message delivered to Sec
retary Lane by Luis Cabrera, chair
man of the Mexican members of the
Joint Commission. The Mexican First
Chief replied to the insistent Ameri-
can demand that the protocol signed
by his spokesmen at Atlantic City be
ratified, with an 800-word document
in which he failed to accede to the
demand, but refrained from writing
anything that could be construed as
a fiat reputation.
The latest suggestions for changes
in the agreement now will be consid-
cred by the three American repre-.
sentatives-Secretary Lane, ]. R.
Mott and Judge George Gray. Secre-
tary Lane advised his colleagues OF
the character of the reply and asked
them to meet him here as soon as they
conveniently could.
This week a joint session of the
Mexican-American Commission will
be held, at which the Americans will
give the Mexicans their answer and
on its nature depends the future
course of the commissioners, who
were directed more than four months
ago to effect, if possible, the adjust
ment of questions at issue between
the two countries.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Scandinavian Note to President
Wilson.
HOLLAND REPLY UNLIKELY
Diplomats OF Entente Nations Still
Profess To Be Puzzled Over Real
Purpose OF President's Note.
Will Soon Reply.

Washington. - The three Scandi'
navian nations, Norway, Sweden and
Denmark, through identical notes, the
Norwegian copy of which was handed
to the State Department by Minister
Bryan, have expressed their lively in.
terest in President Wilson's proposals
Cooking towards the establishment OF
a durable peace" and their deepest
sympathy" with all efforts to shorten
the war.
Unlike the Swiss government which
offered to help in any way, mo mat
ter how modest" the Scandinavian
countries make no direct offer OF CO.
operation. This fact attracted par
ticular interest because Norway par
ticularly has been one of the greatest
sufferers from the war among the
neutrals.
"The State Department made pub
lie the Norwegian note without COM
ment.
Hollands Attitude.
Most of the South American nations,
It was indicated in diplomatic quar-
tiers, will not send communications re-
garding the Presidents note, on the
official understanding that it was ad-
dressed to them largely for their own
information and not to solicit action.
Holland, whose attitude has been
the cubject of much speculation, also
was said to be unlikely to take any
action, owing to the feeling there that
It might appear unneutral to one side
or the other and initiate against the
location of the eventual peace confer
ence in that country. Beyond the fact
that the Spanish Cabinet has not yet
decided on Spain's action, no further
information had come to the Spanish
Embassy.
AS to the belligerents, Turkeys re-
ply to the Presidents note, practically
identical with those of Germany and
Austria, was made public by the State
Department.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
EXPORTS FALL OFF.
Eleven-Month Total Shows Decline.
Last Month An Increase.

Last Month An Increase.
Washington. Exports of breadstuffs
totaled $45,S3S.549 in November,
against $50 O,492,529 in November, 1915,
the Department of Commerce an
nounced. Meat and dairy product ex-
ports totaled $25,51S,77O, against $1S,-
210,669 a year ago. Wheat exports
totaled $27,297, ,222, against $15,635,309
in November a year ago. Flour ex-
ports totaled s7,977,97s, against &c.
7S0.550 year ago.
During the IL months ended with
November breadstuffs exports totaled
$404, 4,260,496, against $477.42S,790 for
the corresponding period in 1915. Meat
and dairy produce totaled $245,673, ,26S,
against 1926 ,00S.55S year ago. Wheat
exports during the period totaled $780,
745,773, against $266,595,S23 a year
ago. Flour exports totaled $76,695, ,412,
against $S5, 5,204,16S a. year ago.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
FROST DAMAGES ORANGES.
California Growers Using Fire In Ef-
fort To Save Crop.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Frost has dam
aged the orange crop of California
more than $5,0O0,OOO, according to con-
servative estimates. Orchardists are
spending $4,000 nightly for oil with
which to keep going stoves about the
trees. Some, in addition to stoves,
are employing European war methods
by running a curtain of fire mile
long and driving it skyward to force
back the descending currents of cold
air. The orange crop this year is
valued at $50000,000.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
New System May Be in Opera
tiOn in Sixty Days.
BORROWERS TO SUBSCRIBE
Five Temporary Directors Will Be
Named-onIy Two Banks For
New England and Middle
Atlantic States.

Washington.-Twelv cities in which
are to be located the Federal farm
loan banks were announced by the
Farm Loan Board, and it is expected
that within so days the new system
will be In operation, ready to make
the loans for which applications al
ready are pouring in from every sec
tion of the country.
The banks will be set up in Spring
field, Mass; Baltimore, Md; Colum-
bia, S. c.; New Orleans, La; Hous-
ton, Tex; st. Louis, Mo-; Louisville,
KY; st. Paul, Mimi; Omaha, Neb.
Wichita, Kas.; Spokane, Wash, and
Berkeley, Cal. .4s.
Stock subscription books of the
banks will be opened within the next
10 days, to remain open for 80 days.
1t is expected, however, that the gov
ernment will have to supply most OF
the $9,000,000 capital, under that Sec
tion of the law, which empowers the
Secretary of the Treasury to make up
the unsubscribed stock.
Temporary directors, five to each
bank, will be named probably within
the next three weeks by the board.
AS soon as the banks have been Or
ganized and borrowers have sub
scribed to 100000 of the stock of each
bank, the temporary directors will sur
render their authority to boards OF
nine directors each, six Of whom will
be named by the farmer borrowers and
three by the farm loan board. The
permanent directors will serve three
years and receive per diem compensa-
ton as in the case of Federal reserve
bank directors.
Each borrower must subscribe to
stock in the bank from which he bor-
rows to the extent of per cent. OF
his loan and the original subscribers
to the capital stock are required to
surrender their holdings as they may
be needed to meet this situation.
In designating locations for the
banks, the board was. guided chiefly
by the needs of rural sections. This
has resulted in placing only two of
the 12 banks in New England and
Middle Atlantic States. the chief CEN
ters of population. Three go to the
South, five to the farming States OF
the Middle West and West and two
to the Pacific Coast.
Twelve Districts.
The IL districts into which the coun-
try is divided were announced by the
Farm Loan Board, as follows
District No. Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey
District No. 2-Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West V1r-
ginia and the District of Columbia.
District No. 3-North CaroliMM
South Carolina, Georgia and
District No. 4-Ohio, India
lucky and Tennessee.
District No. Alabama, M
and Louisiana.
District No. 6-Illinois,
and Arkansas.
District No. Michigan,
sin. Minnesota and North p
District No. S-Iowa,
South Dakota and Wyoming.
District No. 9-Oklahoma
Colorado and New Mexico.
District No. 10-Texas.
District No. 11-Californid
Utah and Arizona.
District No. 12-Washini
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
For Full Strength.
"soMB CIGARS" IN MAILS.
Postmasters Warned To Be On Look
nnt-Eiue Recinients Hurt.

Postmasters Warned To Be On Look
out-Five Recipients Hurt.
Los Angeles.-Postmasters through
out the United States were notified by
postal authorities to be on the watch
for 25 bomb cigars" mailed December
% at COTS, Cal. The packages con-
tanning them are tubular in form, the
warning said Five men, recipients
of the cigars, have been E t to hos
pitals with mutilated faces. Nicholas
Harris, of San Francisco, handed the
cigar he received to the police. In
the end they found two-inch-cap fill
ed with enough illuminate of mercury
to have blown off his head had he
lighted the cigar.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
COINAGE RECORDS BROKEN.
Philadelphia Mint Turned Out 2es,-
e46,oe7 pieces.

Philadelphia Breaking all its coin
age records, the Philadelphia Mint dur
ing 1916 produced 2SS,469,769 domes-
tic coins in denominations ranging
from cent up to half-dollars and
valued at $9,S44.26. An unprecedented
demand for dimes, nickels and pennies
has kept the plant running day and
night since early summer. Gold, sill
yer and nickel coins totaling S1,S76, 1873
pieces were minted for Central and
South American governments.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
HE STOLE IN JAIL, SHE SAYS.
Woman Prisoner Declares Caller Took
$4oo and Two Rings.

Phillipsburg. N. Fritz Beecher
was arrested. charged with having
stelea SAGE and two rings from Mrs.
Elizabeth Creveling in the jail here.
He occupied cell near hers. Mrs.
Creveling, who is rs years old, was ar
rested on the charge that she had shot
.her.aon. Beecher. WHO boarded with
11led at the jaig to cheer her
was found if a saloon 11'''t1Ih
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
WANTS i. S. TO OWN HENS.
Government Charge Proposed In Mil
waukee Speech.

Government ownership
of hens was declared to be more time
ly than Federal ownership of rail-
roads, telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS and other utilities by B. E.
Sunny, president of the Chicago Tele-
phone Company. in an address in the
University Club. THE average person
is more interested in the price OF eggs
than he is in the regulation of freight
rates or the telephone or other utili-
ties,p declared Mr. Sunny.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
ALL LIABLE TO CALL TO ARMS.
Drafting Ordered In the Event OF
War.

Washington. = Every able-bodied
male citizen of the United States be-
tween the ages of IS and As years is
held lian:e for service in the National
Guard in war time, without further act
of Congress, by War Department regu-
lations for the government of the
guard issued under the National De
Tense Act. In a circular prepared
nearly two months ago, but just made
public, the Militia Bureau directs that
where a National Guard regiment is
called out for war service a reserve
training battalion to fill vacancies at
the front shall be organized out of
the National Guard reserve and by
voluntary enlistment.
For Full Strength.
"Ifs for any reason" the order con-
tinues, there shall not be enough
reserpists or enough military enlist
ments to organize or to keep the re-
serve battalion at prescribed strength,
a sufficient number Of the morgan
lied militia shall be drafted by the
President to maintain such battery to
the described strength"
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
FOUR MORE STEAMER

Three British and One
Vessel Sent Dov
Londoh. - The British
Copsewood. 5Os tons gros
s.7s1 toH, and Mereddio,
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Reject
5Ehy|AN PROPOSAL
Want ReparatiOn and Future.
Security Of World.
ATTEMPT 70 JUSTIFY CRIMES

Allied Powers Again Insist That No
Peace Is Possible Until They Have
Secured Reparation For Violated
Rights and Liberties and Effective
Guarantee For Future Security OF
the World.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
Takes Casts Of Record

Joseph Sanders of Washi1k
just patented a method q
photograph records. He mI
of material that becomes ri
heat; heats only that par
bear the record, sprinkl
over this part and impre
upon the heated surfaG
pressure. Thus he take
record on his disk and
trail part that is to /
of the plane of amp
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
"casked

The fact was rev
da tribunal recent
a colliery village IL
one of the largest q
the kingdom is CARRIE
I 1t was stated thai
which contain 25 machines!
out so to 100 coffias in six houl
America cofiins are now called ca
Before the war cOffins were expOra
all parts of the world, but natural
tie business is done in this dird
Nowadays. Nevertheless. betweei
and 800 coffins are turned out we
Practically all the coffins neces
ed by big disasters are providf
this firm, and requisites for use
matoriums are manufactured.-
Mail.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

France, Great Britain, Italy,
apan, Montenegro, Portugal, Rou-
mania, Russia and Serbia, united for
the defense of the liberty of their peo-
pies and faithful to engagements
taken not to lay down their arms
separately, have resolved to reply col
lectively to the pretended propositions
of peace which were addressed to
them on behalf of the enemy govern
ments through the intermediary of the
United States, Spain, Switzerland and
Holland.
Before making any reply the Allied
Powers desire particularly to protest
against the two essential assertions
eAof the notes of the enemy powers that
pretend to throw upon the Allied re-
ponsibility for the war and proclaim
Avictory of the Central Powers.
lie Allied governments cannot ad-
u affirmation doubly inexact and
sufice2H render sterile all ten
nea .-6n. The Allied nations
SUI lined for 80 months war
did everything to avoid. They
I've shown by their acts their attach
ent to peace. That attachment is as
rong today as it was in 1914. But it
not upon the word of Germany,
Yer the violation of its engagements,
the peace broken by her may be
3D."
Not An Offer OF Peace.
mere suggestion, without a
MT of terms, that negotiations
Be opened, Is not an offer of
The putting forward by the
ial government of sham pro-
lacking all substance and pre-
would appear to be less an Of
Il peace than war maneuver.
founded on calculated misinter-
on of the character of the strug-
the past, the present and the
for the past, the German note
no account of the facts, dates
cures which establish that the
As desired, provoked and de-
v Germany and Austria Hun
At The Hague conference it was a
rman delegate who refused all pro-
Bsals for disarmament. In July,
IA, it was Austria Hungary, who,
ter having addressed to Serbia an
Unprecedented ultimatum, declared
hr upon her in spite of the satisfac-
Ion which had at once been accorded.
Germany Ignored Treaties.
"The Central Empires then rejected
hi attempts made by the Entente to
ring about pacific solution of a
urely local conflict. Great Britain
iggested conference; France pro-
bsed an international commission;
e Empire of Russia asked the Ger
IN Emperor to go to arbitration, and
ssia and Austria Hungary came to
uhuanrstanding ON the eve of the
- Rut to all these efforts Ger
t1l.R.Rnswer nor effect.
tance to pro-
scraps of pa
ssity knows no
ham Offers"
Dment these sham
Germany rest on
ope alone. which
ore than a super.
ase of Ehe situa-
skanFgth of the
luded upon
10 the aq.
who. afn
reach
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

the cold brd j
the pool. The
sun upon shaker
sense of much 81
are our only otl|
book.
tom Sawyer
fearing in a cav
pranks we remen
berry Finn" we al
but then we ha
times.
In "Toilers of
man is seized by
himself is hunting I
elaborately builds up
the epitome of the W
book and the symbol o4
nal struggle between \
(animate and inanims
book dramatizes. And
go's craft and power, Il
us less-speaks less ST
blood and nerves-tha
of far less significance
ume.
This incident, which
deals merely with tn,
guard on the edge of a
looks the sea. 1t iS
wise touches the
story; it is not q
ture of the tale
vice might have b
not evidently fam
own sake. But i
bered. The devil
though it is. of tn
the book expressed
steal conflict, will h
fore we forget the
murder.
The midland journal., 1917-01-05
cupID LAUGHS Al HIeA cosT

New YorI's Record OF Marriage
Broken In ts1s
The midland journal., 1917-01-05

Paris.--In reply to the proffer of
Germany and her allies for peace
conference, the Entente Allies, in a
collective note, declare that they ire
fuse to consider a proposal which is
empty and insincere." The note was
handed to the American ambassador,
William Graves Sharp, by Premier
BRAND, and was made public stimuli
taneously in London and Paris.
The Entente Allied governments in
sist that no peace is possible so long
as they have not secured reparation
for violated rights and liberties and
the free existence of small states and
have not brought about settlement
for the future security of the world.
The note declares that the proposal
lOf the Central Powers is not an offer
Aof peace, but a war maneuver." 1t is
declared to be founded on Calculated
hisinterpretation of the character of
the struggle in the past, the present
Nand the future"
Finally" it is asserted, these over
lures attempt to justify in advance
in the eyes Of the world, new series
0fcrime submarine warfare, deporta-
n forced labor and forced enlist
of the inhabitants against their
ountries and violations of neu-
Il E., ~
The Washington herald., 1917-03-03
CONRAD III. sYME and JAMES
FRANCIS SMITH, Attorney.

N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia, holding q Dlstdet Court In ~:
squares Ga rs and mn in the Disc-ic- o. Colur-
hG Diszic C0wt No Eea-Sotioe Is hereby
given that the Commissioner Of the District q
Columbia pursuant to the prOnEaOnS OF section
ICE 70 sect1on lsOSl, inclusive Of the code q Law
for the District 0 Oolumbia have dlsd q petition
In this court prEying the condemnation Il the land
necnssaU for the opsninE Ei6eninE. and sEtsnSGn
Of Snsys in squsres 90, esA and N1 in the Die
tict Of Columbia a. shown oa a plat OF map hIsd
with the ssid peoron. a. PAT ehereuf. and praying
also that jury Of ffvs 31didoas dkinterestsd men
not related 70 any ps1on intszestsd IN tbsse pro
ceedinEs and not in hs se-yice o. employment o.
the Disric Of CoaumhA Of the United Stairs
be summoned by the Unitsd States marshal for the
District Of ColUmkiA 70 49, The dEmARes each
son Of ths opsuinE eTtsnAon. and widening o. the
aid HieJ. and the coodennatou a the land nscss-
sArJ for the purposes thereof and 70 GsseS beDe
Gus resulting theTsfrom the entire amount Of sAid
damages. including the eIpsnss of theSe p-oceed-
ings rfDn eAch lot part Of lot psroel Of lard
IN the square block IN which sid Gllsy d 70 -
opened. eIteDdsd. and vidensd. and Gpoo eAch ls,
psrt Of lot or parcel Of gr0und IN the squares Or
baod1 coufrontng the said sluSre which Will b
bsnehtsd b. said opennG eztsnsin and v1drutnG
IN ths prOportion that the said iuIy nKy end nd
lots, part8 Of lots parcels OF hpd win b bsne-
hted provided for IN and By the sfur-sAId cods
Of Ian. It iS By the oourt thts Zrd day Of F-b-
ruaF A d. lsr. ORDERED, nAt all pc-sons
thsy an hereby vGrDsd and oonnsndsd to sppear
In thS Court b<oe ths srH DAY OF
MARCH, A. d. rgI7. a. 0eioct o. N. End con-
Gnue in attendance untl tbs Court shall hsvs
made its final order ntifyfnE and conhrminE tbs
GEErd Of oEmsges and the Gssesznsnt of bsDsho
Of the tny TO Be empanaed and EEurn herein: and
Il il further ORDERED. That . cnry o thds
tce and order be publishrr oDce . week for two SIC
cesEiTe weeks In the WAslingtOn Evening Star. the
Washington Time. and The WEshingtou Hsrald.
neWSTapers puhaished In ths lid District commenenG
at least ten dHys before the said day q NHrch sh.
A. ID Y9fT. II is further ORDERED. That a ccn-
os this notice and order be seTed by he United
States mAnihal o. his deputies upon each of The
owns1 Of the fee o the land 70 b condemned
herein as may Be fond By the sid marshal sr
his deputies. within the District H Columbia -
fore said sth day Of March. A. n. 1911. BY TIE
Court: WALTER I. MCCOY Justica- true COY
TEST: Seal. J. r. YOUNG. Clst. BY p. 4
CUNNINGHAM, Assistant CleFk- foA.nA