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e Capital Journal k.ti'i:y evening March IT, l!!7. OYICL Edit I Page of Th - , CHARLES H. FISHES Editor Mu MMuar PUBLISHED ETEBT EVEXTXCS EXCEPT SUNDAY, SALEM. OKF.OOX BY Capital Journal Ptg. Co., Inc. L. a BAEXES, CIIAS. IT. FISITER, DORA C. AVDRESKX, President. Vice-President. tJee. nd Tress. PWBSCliU'TiON Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mail, per year ItATKS ..$1.00 Pir montk 3.00 Per month . ..45- 3ue ! Charter No. MOS. i : OPEN FORUM : ; SALEM ASLEEP IS NO JOKE FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT EASTERN REPRESENTATIVES Kew York, W. D. Ward, Tribune Building. Chicago, W. H. Ptockwell, People' Gas Building. The Capital Journal currier boys are instructed to put the papers ou the porch. If the carrier doeg not do tliia, misses you, or neglect getting tho paper to you on time, kindly phone 'he circulation manager, a this is tho only way we can determine whether or rot the carriers ore following iu ;ruction. Phone Main SI before 7:30 o'clock and a paper will be. sent you by special messenger if the carrier has missed you. EFFECT OF RUSSIA'S EXAMPLE The overthrow oof the czar find the passing of the most autocratic government the modern world has known, and this practically without bloodshed has caused duress, simply because thev refused to act otherwise The business of a hundred million people is of vastly more importance tnan the sentimental nonsense of a bunch or jurists saturated with a belief in their super iority to tne people whose legal business they are ap pointed to look after. Recent events in Europe again moved Mexico to the inside pages, and gave it small headlines. However. Sat urday, Villa whom Carranza recently pronounced out of the game, drew a new hand and from all accounts was playing it successfully. General Murguia, who drove the Villistas across Northern Chihuahua for a hundred and fifty miles scumed back again with Villa at his heels and .1 - .1 ! J J"i "II 1 1 ,t tit considerable speculation as to its effects on the remaining !IJIr , - Vr yu , V , a W 'ltn barbecl wire i,,v f irs, ,i ,;n p r- I entanglements. He should be careful about trying to use many and Austria. That the Russian example may have great effect on both these countries, after the war, is rather certain. At the same time it is hardly probable any change will be made in either until the war is ended. What effect it will have then is conjectural entirely, and depends on the outcome. If the central powers are suc cessful, little if any change will be made, though the German Chancellor in a recent speech before the diet promised that the people would soon be given a greater part in the government. Conditions in the central governments are entirely, different from those Which caused the abdication of the czar, liehind the revolution in Kussia was the tact, or at least the belief, that German influence over the czar was such that the position of Russia was endangered, and that the government through its prime minister was arrang ing a separate peace between the central powers and Russia. The duma, representing the peoople, was satis fied of this, and that if the government was allowed to exist the principles for which Russia was fighting would be sacrificed. No such condition as this exists in Ger many or Austria. None will assert they, or either of them so far as the governments are concerned, are not united in their determination to win, and are using every means to accomplish this end. For this reason it is not probable any move toward revolution will be made in either. The two countries are fighting for their existence, and the people realize no change is possible. If such should occur, it would only be a forerunner to a demand for peace at any price. It could only happen if the armies should re volt, and this is inconceivable to any understanding the German character. If however they should yield to over whelming force, and peace terms should be dictated by the allies, no one can foresee what changes may be made. However an allied victory is necessary bef ore these mat ters are worth considering. The war will be fought to a finish under the present governments, after that it depends. Whatever else the German submarine warfare, since its last outbreak may have done, it certainly hit the trade of this country a hard blow. A report just issued by the department of commerce shows that during the month of February exports dropped off, as compared to the previous month, in the total sum of $147,0: 52,959; and im ports decreased $42,2:50,085, or a total of about $190,000 000. During 1916 the total foreign trade of the country exports and imports was $7,87:5,000,000. This was an in crease of $2,540,000,000 over that of 1915 and of nearly $4,000,000,000 over that of 1914. During the month of January the trade amounted to $854,000,000, and the in dications were the year would have shown a grand total of around $10,000,000,000. The geld imports during the eight months ending with February totaled $G(51,700,000, more than $10:5,000,000 arriving during that month. It is estimated the submarine activity, if maintained, will cut at least $2,000,000,000 from our trade.- It was this along with the protection of American lives that made the arming of merchantmen and the protection of our commerce an absolute necessity. these strictly European methods. Surrounding the citv with barbed wire may cause some of his followers to tear their pants and scratch themselves in their hurry to reacn some otner place when Villa shows up Grand Duke Michael was wise in refusing to accept tne crown ottered him by his brother, the czar, when the latter realized he could no longer retain it. The Grand Duke probably understood that as the people had practi cally taken the crown from the czar, the latter had nothing to say as to its future wearer. That choice was with the fellows who had the captured crown, and not with the czar who had lost it. Apparently the Russian people do not intend to pass the headgear along to any one. They handed the czar his hat while asking: "What's your hurry?" and latest advices are to the effect that in stead of a monarchy, a new republic; "The United States of Russia," is to be created. m net BONE DRY In Kansas they have passed a law the tightest thing you ever saw which makes you felon if you try to keep on hand a flask of rye. The jointist trembles in his shoes; if he is found providing booze, he takes a journey to the pen, and never will get out again. The man who's found transporting gin is by the bailiffs gathered m; the cadi stripes him of his kale, and gives him fifty years in jail. An empty bottle in your hall a corkscrew hanging on the wall, is proof that you ve defied the law lor you a cell, with moldy straw. The man whose breath suggests a drink four fingers, say, of old red ink is hunted down with horse and hound, and locked up in the village pound. And if your nose is red, dry man, you'd better bleach it while you can; in Kansas noses must be pale, if people wuuiu stay out oi jail, un, where are our God-given rights, since we can't stew ourselves o'nights? Where was the sense in Bunker Hill, if we can't pull a cork at will? And while for a reply I pause, the victims of these Kansas laws, seem prosperous and happy, too, and ask no sympathy irom you. f xT Capital Journal: Will you! It is claimed the supreme court has delaved deciding' th Arl.tmsnn law enso fYir- covovn! wncA'o "k,,- : not want it to appear that it acted under duress. This assemblage of fossilized precedents takes itself too seri ously. It is the servant of the people, although it has long ago iorgotten that lact, and they demand it attend! to the business it was selected to Ho. Rffpnt riictrjt-v ?c ! Editor not bare of eminent personages suddenly acting under m.;"": ? Z",$V wilhi Mr. Derkrliaeh iu his Mtateinent that Halem is asleep. A recent newspaper i report sa.vs: "At the meeting of the rluh mem ber hut reeently F. i. Deekebiuh told a few plain faets. This town to day i standing in the t'aee of a great calamity. Trade is going away. Farm ers think we are doing nothing,' he said. 'We sit as if we expected iod Almighty to help us. Kvery business house iu town is suffering.' We are sleepy and doing nothing.' " The Commercial ,-lub. The Husiness Mens' League mid Cherriaua are Innli- (ng out tor the boosting end of our city, while the general public or city is groly overlooking the things that .ire most vital to the welfare of our beautiful city. The condition of Sa lem is getting in a deplorable condition fs Mr. Albeit said, but whether or not he has the following in mind or not I do not know. I will mention a few of them. We are paying about three times too much for water as compared with other city owned water plants and tor electric light, and gas. Hut we are told hy those companies that thev cannot exist at less rates, if they cannot, the city owned plants could. The city voted to buy or own a municipal water plant but the city council refused to com ply with the wishes of the neonle. The city paved streets of late far ex ceeded their estimate Whv? because of too many high priced foremen audi they draw full pay while the plant wasj laying one. The delay of the bridge! matter by the authorities of the two counties is adding to unnecessary cost. The school board adopting too inauv! or lidding too much and the putting of the tax payers money into such as the McKinley school building. The state adding to instead of decreasing. All of these things do increase the cost to too many of our tax pavers. If Salem gets on the map wheie she belongs a reduction in above mentioned tliinus must be made sooner or Inter. The bus iness men of the citv wonder whv- it is that the farmers do not trade in the ity more than they do. Think it over. the farmer conies to town, and com pelled to put his team in the feed sheds no hitching posts, while the dealers or merchants, doctors, real es'tate mens uitos, the taxies, the autos for hire, auto trucks, the express wagons, all ire allowed to occupv the very busiest streets in town making it impossible tor tne tanner to get any where near to the curbs or places of business. hmpty houses and stores I nui sure are the direct results of high taxes and over costs. It looks as though the people will have to take these matters in hand as the business men have in the bridge matter. Oiir authorities do not seem to want to make a beginning at a reduction or even comply with the wishes of the people, Salem is eertain- .' asleep to the things that are most ital to her best interests. K. L. CLAKK. EXPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK At )aleni, in the Mate of Oregon, at the clow of businesx oh .March 5, i'.H?. KEMU'RCEl. 1. a Loans mid discounts (except those shown on b nd c) $ :i5.!7.Vn Total loon Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecurid, $!'3.03.... U. S. bona!,: a I". S- bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) KMl.tHMi.W! b 1'. S. bonds pledged to secure L". S. de-. Xisits (par value) 1,000.00 d 1'. S. bonds pledged as collateral for State or other deposits ; l,O(ifl.0il f I'. S. bonds owned and unpledged MUio 4;i3.n;.1.23 K3,P3 Total C. S. bonds 6. Bonds, securities, etc.: b Honda other than L". S. bonds jdedged to se cure postal savings deposits 14.000.00 c Honds and securities pledged as collateral for state or other deposits (postal esrludedl or bills payable lir!..'!S2.!i:i e Securities other than V. S. bouds (not includ ing stocks) owned unpledged 41,747.10 J02,0s-o.l0 10. Total bunds, securities, etc Stock of lederal Reserve bank (50 per cent of subscription) a Value of banking house (if linen umbered ) . . Furniture and fixtures 11. Heal estate owned oilier than banking house..., 12. a Net amount due from approved reserve. agents in New York, Chicago and St. Louis b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities VI Net anioiuit due from banks and bankers (other than included in 12 or 20) .!.. 13. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bunk ', Hi. a Outside checks and other cash items b Fraction currency, nickels and cents 17. Notes of other national banks IS, Federal Reserve bank notes 10. .Federal Reserve notes 20. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from lederal Reserve bank 21. Redemption fund with V. S. treu'uier and due fj-om I". S. treasurer . -'70.17 21.20U.S7 T2H(i(.N.5ii l..r):;::.7:i 505.04 210.00 210.00 $ 210.110.13 $ 4. 30(1.00 2h.270.47 4 ,,774. 22 3.210.28 14il,4t::0..".7 24.!.s l,:i04.u 2.o:t.:i7 l,syo.o .10.00 While naval authorities, or those who pose as such, are demanding all kinds of vesseb be added to the navy, it is a rather strange thing that the European war has so far, not settled the matter as to the best type of warship. The battleship and the submarine have not been up against each other to any great extent, and the question as to the ability of the latter to successfully contend with the former has not been decided. The battleships seem to avoid the submarines just as the latter do the battleships. It looks very much as though each was afraid of the other and did not try to show their super iority. . . LADD & BUSH, Bankers Established 1868 CAPITAL - .... - . $500,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business Safely Deposit Boxes . SAVINGS DEPARTMENT NEW ATHLEJ1C LEAGUE ing Here Saturday At tended by Many Representatives Willi representatives from a number of the lending schools of the valley present, the Willamette Valley High School Athletic League was formed here Saturday. Eugene, Albany, Cor vallis, Sulem,' M cM imiville and New berg are the schools that form the nu cleus of the league. The league territory will be bound ed on the north by Portland, but ex cluding that city; on the south by Ku gene, including that city, on the' west by the Coast Range mountains and on the east by the Cascade mountains. All other schools within that territory which have the four branches of ath letics Imsebull, football, basketball and track will be eligible for mem bership in the. league. Schools Are Represented Those present at the meeting were W. It. Young, principle of the Albany high school; Clarence Thoni, coach of of the Corvnllia high school: W. V. Fletcher,' basketball and track coach. Salem high school; Hex Put num. foot ball and baseball conch, Salem high school; Walter K. Wood, faculty man ager, Album- high school; Karl Mili- ken,. athletic director, Kugone high! school; J, C. Nelson, principal, Salem high school; Eugene IH11 and Mark J. Latham, members of the associated Stu dent body of the Salem high school, and S. W. Amey, coach of Newbevg high school. .1. C. Nelson of Salem, was elected president of the league; V, 11. Young. at Albany, was named as secretarv. land S. W. Amey of Newberg, secretary j treasurer. j The schedules of the league will be come effective in the fall of 1017. Tin ! constitution of the lengiis is modeled after the state athletic constitution j failure to play a scheduled game will nieaii a forfeiture. Changes in contract I must lie preceded In- ait .Invs' notice. 'Kaeh school will have one vote at the I meetings and the school may be repre sented ny tne principal, coach, or coaches, ami n member of tho student I tody, to be elected bv that organiza ttion. " Committees Are Named I At least one meeting will be held iff l Amy ot each year, while other meetings .may ne cuueit from time to time by I the president, as the occasion may re-ipiii-e. The following committees were se lected at the meeting: Basketball tournament committee ! Fletcher, Salem; Miliken, Eugene; Woods, Albany. 1 1'rotest committee Cook. New-ben: Powers, Corvallis. Committee on oficials Thorn, Cor vallis; Young. Albany; Latham, Salem Committee on Schedule Amey, New berg; Mi'.iken, Eugene; Gill, Salem. The next meeting of the league, un less one is called in the meantime bv the president, will be held in Salem iii May, at which time it is expected that baseball and track schedules will be arranged. The basketball and football sched ules were arranged at the meeting and are as follows: Football October 3 Open. October 13 Eugene nt Oorvnllis; Forest drove nt Newberg. October 20 Newberg at Salem. October 27 Albany at Eugene; Sa- om nt lorvatiis. November 3- MeMinnvUle at Al bany; Corvallis at Newborg. November 10 Albany at Sitlem; Tu gene at McMinuville. November IT $alem at Eugene; Cor vnllis at Albany. November ii MVMinnville at Sa- Total KIAWUTlEs!"' 2:!. Capital stock paid iu 21. Surplus fund 25. a I'ndividrd profits b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 2X. Circulating notes outstanding '.W. a Net amount due to approved reserve agents in Now York, Chicago and St. Louis b Net amount due to approved reserve agents in other reserve cities .'il. Net amount due to banks and bankers ( other than included in 2il or 30) 32. Dividends unpaid " Demand deposits: 33. Individual deposits subject to check 3-t. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 33. Certified checks 30. Cashier's checks outstanding 37. Tinted States deposits ................. , , , 3H. Postal savings deposits ,. 3S. State, coumty, or other municipal dep o s i t s' s e cured by pledge of assets of this bank 9,5(i"i.20 3.8(il-5!t 1.311.70. "Total demand deposits, Items 33. 34, 37. 38. 30. and 40 : 35, 3(i. loin. November 20 Newberg at JIcMinn ville. Basketball January 5 Open. .Tnmiary 11 Corvallis at Salem; Eu gene at Albany. January Hi Albany at Corvallis. January IS Newberg at Albany; Salem at Eugene. January 1!) Newberg at Corvallis. January 22 Salem at ircMinnville. ,1 an miry 27 Albany at Salem; Eu gene nt Corvallis. .limitary 20 Corvallis at Albany. February '1 Salem at Carvallis, February 5 Corvallis at Eugene; Newberg at Salem. February 9 Salem at .Albany. February 8 Corvallis at Newberg. February l(i Albany at Eugene; Sa lem at Newberg. February 11 and 3 League tourna ment. February 27 JlcMiiinville at Salem March 1 Eugene at Salem; New berg nt McMinuville. March 9 Willamette tournament. March 15 McMinuville at Newberg. TRY JOURNAL WANT iDS lime deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice) : 41. Certificates of deposit 43. Other time deposits , 449,854.33 Sti,332.71 5,0(1(1.00 ipl,044,57tl.S0 325,000.(10 25,00(1.0(1 5.703.01 97,480.00 1.311.70 22,719.2.! .128.0(1 259,554.95 10.287 92 454.89 1,178.99 1,000.00 8,577.25 108,800.33 38,205.17 279.108-78 Total of time deposits, Items 41, 42, -and 43 317,373.93 $1,044,570.80 Total State of Oregon, Comity of Marion, ss: I, Jos. H. Albert, cashier of the above-named bank, 1o solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief - CORRECT Attest: J0- ALBE8T J. H. ALBERT, ED. M. CROISAN. CEO F. KOGERS, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th dav of March 10.17 ,, . . . , T PAUL W. JOHNSON, Xot'arv Public My commission, expires January 10,1921. DYNAMITE ON DOCK. fuss and a box of detonatin" Portland, Or., March 19. Although federal agents dec ared they saw iiqth-l ing sinister in the incident, police con tinned today to investigate the. finding' near the government moorings yester day of eleven sticks of dynamite, a ' coil of caps. The government dredge Chinook is anchored nt the moorings. fc 5C s !c tfi 3C 5jt 3fC Sff 5jC 3 Why the Journal Is popular It prints the world's news to- day while it's news. FOR COUGHS and COLDS Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment AT ALL DRUO STORES Tubes 25c jars soc eHr' MYilUS m ii,i)riiriO MILDRED ARGUES WITH CLIFFORD .your own fault, and" I stopped unac- sue. x would wait until Clifford seem ed a little brighter, thou talk things or with linn. I had fullv made on CHAl'l r,K (.LAAXll- .your own faun, ami" I stopped unac- An Unwelcome Call. made up my mind that there was I countably embarrassed as he turned his My mind was in a perfect chaos T no use trying longer to dodge the is- hollow eyes upon me. . ' , blew hot. I bit w cold. Hot with d..i. A Silent Eeproof. to dutch the happiness I felt would be He did not speak, but that silent re- mine with Leonard Brooke: cold with my mind that it was my duty to stick ti have said. However, I was i Clifford " ' M " to Leonard; that his happ.ness-a.id not t0 w tul.ue,, from , ,nirp0S0 , xj A jrrs H mine, was worth fighting tor. wiptiimml. Ur: -vr. ., . " uotvn stirs,' Yet even with the thought came the "Kdiil, u Wrr., ,. , U ?. " - TV".1""; an(1 other feeling that Leonard hail not ' reely noticed her. She doesn't : 3 1 t0'" ARto 1 "t"lW seemed quite so anxious, quite so in,-, kno what t0 maU of it an(1 fo 1e, ..Thank ,, j ,. . ir,rSonn,h i "-ta could not live without tne as he had fee'hie toward me m Vht have Wn ' 1 eeC fc- -V t shon,d'1 re- before I went to Heno. But as ml f "S,,10 " ,". ,( ,. ,ci.rt;oi,s ! 1 t Mtlf,1 u,'potod nothin? I dismissed the latter thought as one of I, "liaTn Z an'orT vL" ,'1f- 1 oosens.t,vC imagination, and started. j,,.. and j uas tt0t snrpriaed when fceiw.. .nZ. u. ?J ""na, ?l -p;,,i " , --v.,.,., x rcacnea tne s.eiea u. room where r.hn sHll ot,i "You always took my feelings for "Won't you sit down," I asked ranted as you did many of mv ae-1 without other artnr, hat. ; naswered, but without in-;vou!" &h c:,.rnt.-i , . me, "I only called to inoiiire after Cli - "But you ARE fond of Edith, why; Mr. Hammond. Then, how is he?'' not wake the child happv bv actin? asi "Alr,t v... oom t i:.j lif von were?" " t.i " " . x ,KVuva 7t had commenced., "llo A,t t :..'. 5 i" Jl?rrA, t tJdHij face from m.iuit ot ZZVrl on iV i?:"" 'S tear, roll down yo accept these for him?" and she uriun- nueu i raw. juid a tox on the table. trni50"ir niul F vtilli- UaIioi-q f io i1B.r1i.Ln. j. -i-'v uoieiowymore. (Tomorrow-Mabel Horton's Gift.)' to talk to Clifford. "Wouldn't yon like the bed wheeled! near the window!" I began. "It is ! beautiful day, and I think the sun would ; tions, " he oe goon tor you." ao, thouk you. Is there anything I can do for you?" I asked, his indifference dis-i couraging mo before I Now see here, Clifford," I desperation, "you must arouse yourself, his thin cheeks. iou are growing weaKer instead of , his emotion. I mshed from the room. .