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SIX THF DAILY CAPITAL .fOI'RXAT-. SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 2. 1917. THE JMOOTHEST 'SMOKING TOBACCO nOME wasn't -V. built in a day, neither was anything else worth white. It takes mo' than two years to build a tin of Velvet. and State House News Ab a result of the efforts of the plans of consolidation of the last legis lature on March I L). P. Hotf, state In 1x1 r commissioner, took over the secre taryship of lite industrial welfare cum mission, and also of the child welfare commission. 'Phis was planned In elim inate duplication of work ami officers BioUit will save the salary fit one sec retary. As secretary of the industrial welfare commission, Commissioner lloff nerves without salary. Bertha Moorcs, the iresent secretary, has con seated to act as assistant secretary mi til April 1 at her regular salary nf $150 month. After that .late Mr. lloff MARLEY 21 IN. DEVON 2 '4 IN. ARROW COLLARS 1 5 eta. each, 6 lor 90 eta. CLUETT. PEABOOY CO.. INC. MAKERS WLJH SPECIAL NOTICE! The Price Shoe Company Of New Spring Styles for women in white and black kid, also colored kidthe new two tones which are only shown with nopey tops. A wonderful array of the newest and best productions by the world's leading shoe manu facturers. Do not take second class merchandise of ques tionable quality, but buy exclusive styles from exclusive stores where you are always assured of getting your money's worth. Watch for further announcements of new arrivals as they are coming now daily. "f "The Home of High Grade Shoes of Style Next to Ladd & Bush Bank VELVET isn't "the smoothest smoking to bacco just be cause we call it so. It is the smoothest smoking tobacco be cause of its two years' mellowing in wood en hogsheads. But don't take our word for it. Try VELVET take your own. 0 will have foil charge. The Portland branches of these offices will be handled by Commissioner lloff from one office: With the retirement of .1. U Wood of Albany from the Oregon bureau of mines ami the appointment ot VV. I!. Dennis, of I'arleton, as successor for the next two years, the personnel of the bureau remains the stinie as was during the past bi-enninm. The appoint' nient of Mr. Dennis was maile ycsier- day i iv Oovernor Withyeombe. The other members of this bureau are II. X. Luwric, I'ortlaml; W. ( I, fellows, Sutapter; B, M. Betts, Cornucopia, ami .1. V. Keil.lv, Grants I'ass. i Q. 8. Brown, clerk of the state land 1 board) yesterday sent out instructions :t.i the attorneys of the land hoard rel ative to the administration of the ru ral credits act passed by the last ses atop of the legislature. Blanks for sp- plications will be sent out in a few days by the clerk, in order tnat payments on the prin cipal of the loans may be made in even money if possible, the land hoard has decided to instinct the attorneys that payments must be the same am ount each year and suggests that the loans lie made for ten fifteen, twenty, tWenty-flve or thirty year periods. The law provides tluit a certain part of each loan be paid each year in addi tion to the interest and paid on the date specified. According to the repay ment plan, the longer the loan period the smaller will lie the amount of the principal that must be repaid each v. Journal Want ads will sell it. IBM Announces the arrival of dozens JHEPRICE ZIMMERMAN SAYS (Continued from page unc I.M.th countries and in the honour.- .(. main Ihcv more or Ie- dsssestd : I m each other." Ought to Be Allies. "One rout,) even sav that th y ought , to be economic allies." the secretary ! oiitiiincd. "Therefore, it is easy to understand that the government took j ears to avoid ovcrvtliiin; which might j intensify the conflict, and cause war nib. America. "Fiesa the Stnnilpnim of these con- sidcral ions, are exu m i tied the sugg- -lion "From the very outset we were nhao lately certain that by concession on oar part the submarine war ought in no way ' to be limited. Ob iouslv , our wish to I come to an understanding with Amer- I i a can only be accomplished sn tin a we do not conflict with our declaration of the barred zones which we are firm ly decided to maintain against our en- 1 emiea, aadeh all ilua laarea. "Only after long consideration did! are decide to use our sharpest weapon. Vim know, of curse, of our long neeo i. tiations with America ami onr honest .sincere pence offer and the jeering re bake of our enemies. No Backward Step Possible. "To our attempt at a reconciliation, our adversaries opposed (heir will to annihilate us. and thus nothing was left for us but to take our last and best weapon. "After we took this decision, obv iously nn backward step is possible. "We regret that neutrals have to suffer by if, but we Cannot help that. Fro IS the standpoint of these considera tions, in my answer to America, I only said that (iermauv now, ns before, Has ready to negotiate under the condition that the establishment of the barred zone against our enemies was not im paired. We only hinted at our readi ness to enter into more detailed nogo- HAVE COLOR IN YOUR CHEEKS . Be Better Looking Take Olive Tablets If your skin is yellow complexion pallid tongue coated appetite poor you have a bad taste in your mouth a lazy, no-good feeling you should take Olive Tablets. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets a sub stitute for calomel were prepared by Dr. Edwards after 17 years of study with bis patients. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets arc a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them by their olive color. To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days you must get at the cause. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like calomel yet have :io dangerous after effects. They start the bile and overcome con stipation. That's why millions of boxes ire sold annually at l(Jc and 25c per jox. All druggnts. l ake one or two nightly and note the pleasing results. "The Home of High , Grade Shoes of Style 326 State St. Phons 616 " Trurc!as!er hesa supply 2 t t ro.-.S Sunkist C. cvtry day. THcte ar: tho uniformly r-cJ erar.-es. Order a IjMM today. Sunkist Uniformly Good Oranges California Fruit Grower, Ezchanf LA 56 REVELATION OF PLOT Ultimo Loco, Utterly Crazy," Is Leading Papers Criticism of Germany By Charles P. Stewart (United Press staff correspondent) Buenos AiiVs. Mar. 2. Revelation of Germany i plot waihst America j called forth use today of the Argen tine catch word "ultimo loco" froo- ! ly translatable as "clear crazy'' in describing Qannaay in newspaper and j public cocmincnt on the move. Argentine was Vastly interested in the attempted German coup, first of all because it involved a Latin-American republic ami secondly because it was a direct attempt by a foreign pow er to undermine the .Monroe doctrine. It was generally believed that the revelation would result iii increasing the favorable progress of the move started by Argentine for a conference of Latin American republics seeking pence in Europe, There were prospects, however, that this would be changed to joint action directed more toward a "quarantine'' against war by the republics parties to the scheme. The United States has not been invited to join the plan. tiations with America about the admis sion of passenger ships. "The Swiss minister at Washington transmitted our communications and thereupon we received from Mr Lansing a note in very polite terms. Lansing said he was authorized by President Wilson to say that the government of the Halted States very gladly was will ing to negotiate with Germany, if (lei many cancelled her decision of January 31. This 'being absolutely impossible, the negotiations had to be considered an a failure before they were really be sun. ' ' (Continued from page one.) of this line has been most insistent in urging the government to arm his ships. It was slated today that the big ships of the American line probably will be armed with six inch guns, which weigh, j including onus, breach mechanism and yoke, l!i,lL' pounds, 1 lie smaller slops will be armed with three inch guns, weighing L'.27." pounds. Will Get Pull Power. Wash'nsrton. March 2. All the nower ! President Wilson asks in dealing with I the Germaa crisis will be granted by congress within 36 hours, leaders declnr j ed today. The president is ready to sign the farmed neutrality bill any time it passes jam! to act at once in arming American ! ships. Passage of the armed neutrality tuevtg I are in the house, w ith modification from the original, but with only 13 lone j members opposed, presaged a support of j President Wilson w hich surprised even (the congressional loaders. ' The bill, however, is distasteful in its present form to the administration Heme, when it reaches the senate, the i upper house measure will be substituted. If both houses agree and they doubt less will, under the spur of the Oer- ; man Mexican-Japan plot Wilson will 'be authorized to use "other Instrumen talities" than gnus, gunners and money to cope with the crisis; and the house provision against federal war risk insur ance of munition ships will be strip ped out. Information Authentic. The congress puitly doubtful yester day us to tjio authenticity of the Her man blot and obviously resentful be cause Wilson took newspaper instead of congress into his confluence first now knows that the government's informa tion is authentic, ."secretary Lansing acting on Wilson's orders last night. wrote t rue. ongreas that the plot story was nils appeared tn sweep asidi tin- goring opposition. The senate got back to work today on the naval appropriation bill, with 110 signs at the start that the proposed filibuster would be projected. The armed neutrality bill passed the house last night after many patriotic speeches. Those who failed to vote for the power Wilson asked were: Democrats -- Shackelford. Missouri; Picker, Missouri; Sherwood. Ohio. Republicans Hcucdict. California: ! ! ; Tot a quiet game of Pocket Billiards, a good cigar or the latest Sporting News, call at The TJp-to Date Billiard Parlor 437 State. LES DARCY-DILLON I FIGHT MAY BE OFF McCoy May Enjoin Promoters Seattle Has Chance to Win at Hockey By H C. Haniiltoon. (I'nitod Press Stsff 'orrospondent .1 -New York. March 2. The Us Ihircv lack Dillon tangle, over which New Vork has lost its fistic head, again vaulted tato thin atmosphere t olay and the world's greatest city stands the horrible chance of not seeking these two gladiators come together ii re or less mortal combat. ,. Al McCoy's heavy voiced lawver says he's going to get an injunction and eapeetl to s,.rve it on (iraut Hugh Hrowne Monday night, full dress suit and all. The legal Hgbl declares Al must be treated right. Right to him means a boat with Les Ihtrcy. The boxing commission has ruled that Al must have 11 brand lieu i on tract before he can hold Browns to match with Darcy. The commission is also rumored to have handed down an edict that Hrowne must give Md'ov the bout promised or there will be trouble. Trouble, however, is getting to be a boon companion of Browne's. He failed to find the necessary dollars ves terday to pay for Madison Sipiare 6r den and for a short lime the New fork Life Insurance conrpnny threat ened to take back the enclosure and throw him out. The company finally agreed to await until after Dsiray anil Dillon had finished their fuss. May Win Championship. Portland, Or., March L'. Seattle can cinch the Pacific Coast Hockey asso ciation championship by beating Port land here tonight. If Portland wins, Vancouver -till has a chance for first honors and a post-season series may be necessary to decide. The Portland squad is traveling in its best form of the season, l-'or sev eral weeks it has not lost a game on the home ice. Vancouver 'a title aspir ations got a hard jolt when the Mritish Columbians met "Moose" Johnson's men here 1'ebruary 2d. If Portland can't win the crown it can at least qualify as a crusher of championship hopes. Tonights game will be the last ef the professional season here. Comislsey's Up Against It. Chicago, March 2. President C0111 lekey's move to secure a promising first sucker and dodge the holdout proclivities of .lack Sess, seems to have gone awry. Ness thus far refuses to sign aiu.1 insists that he's through, un less ;i ,."0(l increase is affixed to the contract offered him. Comiskey pur chased 'chick" Gandil of . Cleveland. Today, fi.mdil from New Orleans, an nounced that unless the salary increase he asked of Cleveland is forthcoming, he doesn't iatend to wear a Sox uni form. The question that now is bother ing the Old Soman is which of the two players. Ness or Gandil, is worth the price. Some Seattle Bouts Seattle, Wash., March 2'. Lloyd Madden, northwest lightweight cham pion retained his title today following a fast four round draw with Archie Wvard, local light weight here last night. On the same card, George Ingle, welterweight won from Kay Campbell in four rounds. Jimmy Duffy. Oakland featherweight drew with Joe Barriman of Seattle and Leo Houek, lightweight split. 50-50 with Lonnie Mcintosh. The fans were dissatisfied with decision in the Duffy llarrihan go. A majority believed Duffy won all the way. Gary. Wisconsin; Cooper, Wisconsin: Davis, Minnesota; Helegason, .North Dakota; Hndbergh, Minnesota; Nelson and Stafford, Wisconsin; Wilson, Illi uois. , Socialist London, New York. Many in congress fell today Presi dent Wilson had administered Chairman Stone of the senate foreign committee a direct rebuff yesterday for his wav ering support by making Senator Swan son, instead of Stone, his mouthpiece, in confirming the plot story. President Has' Proof. President Wilson last night, in re spouse to senate's call, laid before that body official information tnat tnoj United States is in possession of evi-1 deuce which establishes the authen ticity of the sensational document dis- ' closing how Germany intrigued to ally . Mexico and Japan with her to war on this country. In response to a senate resolution, the president transmitted a report from Secretary Lansing stating that the evi dence has come to the possession of the t'nited States within the last week, and that the authenticity of Foreign Minis ter Zimmerman's instructions to Her man Minister Von Kckhardt in Mexico City, is established, as revealed by the Associated Press. Lansing's Report Approved. The president 's reply to the rcsolu tiou and Secretary Lansing's report are as follows: "To the Senate In response to the resolution adopted by the senate on j March 1. lit 1 7. requesting the president to furnish the senate, if not incoinpat ible with the public interest, whatever1 information he has concerning the note published in the press of this date pur ; porting to have been sent January 10, 1017, by the Gorman secretary for for-1 cimi affairs to the German minister to Mexico. 1 transmit herewith a report by the secretary of state, which has my approval. ' ' WOODROW WILSON. ' ' Note Declared Authentic. "To the President The resolution CATARRH of the BLADDER relieved in 24 HOURS Ench CD- Li niUUjWUPa mvMi T bran the (MIDY HUM W SJMM SS o fro v terfr it Governor Holcomb of Connecticut Active In War Preparation Work GOV M.H. HOLCOMB Nj Connecticut is now to u certain extent in a stale of war. althousrh no formal declaration of hostilities has been made by congress against any nation i oast artillerymen of the Connecticut national guard arc guarding bridges and othei points along the important line of mili tary Communication between New Lond on and New York, (ioveruor Hnlcoinb, acting on a request from Maji 1 (ieneral Leonard Wood, commending the depart- Stent of the east, ordered out the Ninth company, coast artillery, Connecticut national guard, stationed at Staanord, to guard the Hue. Governor Holcomb and the state government have taken a military census of the state's resources in men and industry. "1 very much ap preciate the spirit in which all these men have tendered their services to the state and to the nation," the governor said. Pimples Disappear There is one remedy that .seldom fails to clear away all pimples, blotches and other skin eruptions and that makes the skin soft, clear and healthy. Any druggist can supply you with tonus which generally overcomes all skin disea:cs. Acne, eczema, itch, pim ples, rashes, black heads in most cases give way to zetno. Frerp.tentty.jtiirior Blemishes disappear ovcrt'iglit. Itching usually stops instantly. Zetnrj is a safe, antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and dependable. It costs only 25c : an extra large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, is not greasy or sticky and is positively safe for tender, sensitive skins. The E. W, Rose Co., Cleveland, O. Indian Students to Give Exhibition The students of the Salen school at Cheraawa will give nestle exhibition Saturday nigl 3rd at 7:.'0. It will be free to Indian a gym 1 March the pub lic and will last about two hours. Th roads. are in good condition for motor ing, which should be inviting to our near neighbors and the good people of Salem, The program is a Dance of greeting 1 line drill (military Dancing, three step flakes .Mountain inarch follows : Small girls Small boys Girls and boys (lirls boys . cirls and boys Coining Through the Rye Girls ami Hoys Dumb bell drill Broom ball, basketball ..2d class rela y boys class class Wand drill VauUoe parade Rifle drill (Taken from training U. S Kxereiscs on tin Larger hoys Larger boys ... Larger hoc class nianuel of physical army) mat Large boys hiivs lass lass Aparatus work High jumping from Obstacle race. Large spring board. adopted by the t'nited States senate on March 1, 191,7, requesting that that body be furnished, if not incompatible with the public interest, whatever in formation you have concerning the note published in the press of this date purporting to have been sent Jan uaily 19, lit", by the German secre tary for foreign affairs to the German minister to Mexico, I have the honor to state that the government is in pos session of evidence which establishes Iho fact thai Hie nole referred to ig nn theutic and that it is in possession of the government of the United States, and that the evidence was procured by this government during the present week, but that it is, in my opinion, in compatible with the public interest to send to the senate at the present time any further information in possession of the government of the United states relative to the note mentioned in ;he resolution of the senate. Respect fully submitted, KOBURT LANSING." Letter Arouses No Comment. The senate, without comment, order ed the report and letter printed and referred to the foreign relations com mittee. Yarrowdale Prisoners Finally Released rinaiiy has release the Washington, Mar. 2. G at last officially agreed to American arrowdale prisoners tnev win oe out ot vtermany very soon the state department was advised to day. The prisoners will be transferred the Swiss border, prolmblv March to according to the message, which was transmitted th tor. The statement added thr.t the men failing gdS for Lett results in Spring (lowers and vegetables Flint niw -Sweet peas, pausies'aad other Grand Priae CclifcrrJc: Seeds Abo CatbarJ Carros, Onlrns, Btcts, Pciis, BpUBjUsfca. Turnips. Dn." : tae ki th.it .re at G.t c3c. QbSslsw-atlswjbaJ Defers If your Mtlff cfues hjv c-ry MtiraVt 'iis, tsr.d J.-fct fir cur c I'a'mfrue - I'Vcr. Your trdcr tHXi be proirptly stUendcJ to. C. C. MORSE & CO. oe. -inicn Sa.! Franckco Industrial and Transportation Experts To Be Prominent Feature Washington) Mar. 2. A war council to direct this country's course in ev ent of hostilities is today in the pro cess of formation. It will include President Wilson, members of his cabinet and Industrial experts now a. I filiated with the con- greesionally created national (council f defense. Such a war council as proposed, will be strictly a coalition affair. Men of every political fnith will be chosen. The first war council will probably include more than 'JO posts, depart ments of transportation , supplies, com munication!, etc. being individually supervised by "big men" of the coun try. Daniel Willard, president of the Hal- I i more a ml I liio rail road vi tu head the transportation learned. 1 asked it was Willard, it became known today, has cleaned up his desk" as president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Should (be call come to him, he would be ready to step into any newly created cabinet post without delay. Many yf these details were discussed yesterday when the national defense council, whose aetlve membership com prises all members of the c abinet ami the country's greatest engineers and experts in the industrial world, met With the heads of eighteen ot the na tion's railroad systems. The meeting was called by Willard, himself the present head of the trnna. portation division of tease council to dis the uss national clo the railroad in the event needs of the United Sti of war. The first big result of the mooting; was division of the nation's railroail systems into departments co-relative with the western, eastern, southern anil northern departments of the United States army. Those railroad heads who attended are today en route home to work out with the commanders of the 'various departments further details which were suggested by members of the general staff. Samuel Gontpers, it is taBen for granted, will have the post of director of labor in the proposed war council. Practical means of co-ordinating ih hundreds of different branches of work ,,, luuuiiiiu j 1 epa reuness, siu that the proposed war council mac lm as compact as possible are now being; worked out by the national council of defense. had been detained because gions disease that had when' they were held. onta 011 1 broken Gaston, Ore.-. - The usual peace and quiet enjoyed nightly by residents about Wapato lake has been disturbed sadly of late by vast armies of wild ducks which have made their home of. the lake. Pioneers complain that they never saw so many ducks with such vocal volume. The birds can be seen rising from the water in veritable clouds, and their cries at night as they feed and dive form a continuous chor us. Mysterious Pains and Aches Make Life Hard to Bear For Many Salem Women. Too many women mistake their pains and aches for troubles peculiar to tho : sex. More often disordered kidneys aro ; causing the aching back, dizzy spells, headaches and irregular urination. Kidney weakness becomes dangerous if neglected. Use time-tried kidney remedy Doane's hidney Pills. Hosts of people testify to their merit. Kcaa a Salem case: Mrs. L. ML Drager, 909 S. Thirteenth St., Salem, says: "I can conscientious ly say that Doan 's Kidney Pills are a ! very reliable medicine for kidnev dis- orders. I have taken them on several occasions, when I have had a dull tired I feeling across my kidnevs and 'wh.. IS BEING CREATED aadtthey haven't been acting reonilnrlir mmA . iney nave never failed to give me quick relief. It is only once in a great while now that I have to resort, to n fc;,i medicine." Price TiOc. at all dealers. Don't simp ly ask for a kidney remedy get Roan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Drager had. J-oster-Milburn Co, Props., Buffalo, V. Y.