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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1911)
ft ; ', - , - rOIi. XII- 6AXEM, OREGON, TVKSOAY,' FEIHU'ARY 21, 1011. NO. 44. USED T ill! GAVE UP THE SECRETS OF AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS TO SECURE CONTRACTS Argentine Officers Permitted o n Board Our Battleships to Study Construction And Plans and Drawings Used in Building Argentine Battleshi ps Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of the Navy M eyer Betray Trust in Order to Get the Contract for Buildin g Dreadnaughts for Bethlehem Steel Company. Washington, Feb. 21. That the se- velopment of the American navy are crets of the American navy have practically placed at the service of a been traded for two battleship con- possible enemy. tracts, chief beneficiary of which Is When Argentina decided to build Charles M. Schwab's Bethlehem two dreadnaughts, bids were asked Steel company, is the sensational from the whole world. The bidding charge brought here today against was Anally narrowed down to the Secretary of State Knox and Secre- English, German and American bids tary Meyer of the navy. In the latter of which Charles M. The two ships, the building of Schwab's steel works were greatly which was obtained for Americans by interested. Secretary Knox was for the alleged bargain, are now in merly attorney for Schwab, course of construction for Argen- While the contracts were still "up tlna, one at the yards of the Fore la the air" United States Minister River company at Qulncy, Massachu- Sherrill at Buenos Ayres intervened setts, and the other at the yards of and by pledging the secrets of the the Xew York Shipbuilding com- American navy it is asserted, turned pany. The plans and drawings of the the scales In favor of the United t'. S. navy department and the brains States bidders and the contracts of I'ncle Sam's experts are being came to this country, used in their construction. I All requests to Secretary Knox to It was because of the promise of explain the transaction have been open and free access to the secrets met with a note saying the secre of the American navy by the state tary declined to be Interviewed on the department that the contract for the subject! warships came here, it is charged. I New York, Feb. 21. Queried on Now the navy department has been Washington reports that American called upon to make good the prom- naval secrets had been pledged and ise. Onee the ships are built there were being used in the construction is no guaranty that their guns may of the Argentine dreadnaughts here not be turned against the stars and ' stripes, say those protesting against the action, for they might be sold, or, by capture, fall Into the hands of any nation possibly Germany or Japan. Thus, It is charged for a single con tract, the millions spent on the de- SALEM, FALLS CITY ROAD GETS 35 YEAR FRANCHISE IS ALSO (ilVKX 'HE ItlfiHT TO REMONSTRANCE OF PROPERTY HLKI) lU T PROVED I'X AVAILING ROAD WILL FIRST rtRIDGE THE ItlVER, AMI THEN BE EXTENDED TO SILVF.RTOX - AND THEN J After discussing for some time In the committee of the whole, an ordl ance granting to the Salem, Falls City & Western Railroad company a franchise to lay tracks in the city to tmect with the Southern Pacific ni Oregon Electric, the city council a few amendments granted the finest of the company and the ordi "anee was rushed through its third feeling. The main amendments sought by council was one reducing the life I ,he franchise and another limit 7 i number of years "during which ra power should be used. Coun taan White moved that the fran Mlse be reduced from 50 to 30 years; Ut b,,,ore voting on the question the "cll heard from Charles L. Mc ry, legal representative of the road. . . MoJ"ry advised the council that -re capita could be raised, that it "pessary to have a franchise n 'or a long period and that the " "-"J woia not be pleased with a auction. Deslrin n.ii " White one better. Councilman H ,.age amended the motion making - f,rs Dut it was voted down, ncllman Lafky then voted to So years and U carried. A a, ,J '"""nsirance signed by about 50 "jperty holders along Union street mating with lilGS OF UILD Mam and In Massachusetts as a part of the bargain by which the contracts I were given to America, Admiral Gar- cla, chief of the Argentin commission in charge of the construction of the two, war vessels, today freely admit ted that it was the Influence of the OPERATE ITS CARS BY STEAM-A OWNERS ALONG THE ItOlTE WAS against granting the franchise If the road was to be operated by steam, as this. It was contended, would" Injure the residence portion and also Mar ion Square. Councilman White moved to limit the time of the use of steam to two years and this brought about a general discussion of the question. After members of the council had voiced their sentiments, and propertj owners had also been heard from. Councilman Lafky moved to amend so as to make the limit 10 years., but upon final vote. It was lost. After wards he endeavored to have a sec tion Inserted making the limit 20 years but that was also lost. When the final vote was taken, four council men voted against the ordinance Councllmen Eldrldge, White, Mofflt and Hatch. So the road has the right to use steam indefinite ly. T Commence Building Soon. The company has already secured through a bill passed by the legisla ture the right to build a bridge across the Willamette river which will cost $100,000. After entering the city and building a depot, the road propose to extend Its line to Sllverton. The work on the bridge and the laying of h lrai.t In tha ritv and hlllldlnC Of the depot will commence as soon as THE EM WAR S IP! The statement In Monday ev ening's Telegram and Tuesday morning's Statesman to the ef fect that Col. E. Hfoer would move to Portland Is a mistake. Mr. Hofer mentioned the fact to the Telegram reporter that he had opened an office in the U. S. National Bank building, and the reporter took It for granted that ho meant Portland. This was an error, as Mr. Hofer meant the IT. S. National Bank building, Salem, He appreciates the good Intentions of the Tele gram man, and the nice notice, but wishes it distinctly under, stood th!t he will continue to si 4 live In Salem. 4 44444444444444 state department which secured the contracts for the United States. "I met Secretary Knox in Wash ington," he said, "and was intro duced to Secretary Meyer. I was In-, formed that confidential relations had been established between the United States and Argentina. The relations are extraordinary, The United States minister, Mr. Shirrell, at Buenos Ayres, obtained remarkable concessions from your . government. We have cart blanche to all informa tion your navy department has and are free to call for drawings, de vices or expert advice. We can also (Continued on Page 6.) FUNERAL OF JUDGE LORD TODAY MANY HATHF.K TO I'AV LAST TBI IJITE TO THK KMIXKXT JllMST, STATKSMAA AXI) SOMUKlt, AXI) AliOVK ALL THK WARM AXI) LOYAL FltlKXn. With impressive religious cere monies, a few eulogistic remarks by members cf the bar, and with the members of that organization attend ing as a body, and also state, county and city officials and hundreds of clt- izens many of them coming from Portland and other portions of the . ih fr!.i uprulcpn nr ex- siaic, lUt tu... .... w- - . Governor Wm. P. Lord, who recently died In California, were held at the olutions were, one relating to trie Congregational church this afternoon company laying down new tracks at 2 o'clock. , n'ong certain streets, and the third During his career as a private clt. directed It to lay down a track at once izen and public official ex-Governor on South Commercial street, as Its Lord had made thousands of friends, failure to do so had Interfered with Many of them assembled today at the the efforts of Contractor Kehrberger church to pay their last tribute of re- to lay down the pavement, spect to him, and the funeral was Manager Page was present at the one of the largest ever held In the session, and was given the courtesy city. Rev. P. S. Knight, nn old and of the floor. He explained that the warm friend, delivered the funeral company had been laying Its tracks on sermon, and In It praised and eulo- the streets to be Improved Just a glzed the career of the distinguished ft as possible that it had spared dead. Judge McCammant, of Portland nothing, In time or money, or effort, and Judge Galloway, of this city, da- and it would continue to do so. He livered short addresses, which dealt stated that he felt keenly the resolu with the ex-governor's serves to the t'ons passed at. the council rapping state of Oregon and nation at large, ,:.ii,.v-. lau.iful Tribute Judge Galloway, who was on intl- mate friend of the deceased, deliv ered both an Impressive and beautl. f ul address. He said : Friends of the deceased, whose corpse lies before us, had planned to welcome him home with a banquet and to scatter flowers along his path way; distinguished citizens were to praise and extol his virtues upon h mmtnp effort of his life-work the completion and approval of the ! k...in. hia nam.- hut code of laws bearing his name; but how changed the home-coming? Wil liam P. Lord has passed away and a whole state Is in mourning. Around (Continued on Psg ) 4 Ciood' News for Shippers. 4 4 4 Washington, Feb. 21. By the 4 decision of the Interstate Com- 4 merce Commission, In ruling 4 that Western shippers should receive the use Of refrigerator cars whenever asked, without additional cost, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be saved' annually to the fruit growers of the Pahiflc coast. The commission sustained ev ery contention made by the fruit grower, and denounced the extra charges made by the railroads for precoollng facilities as un reasonable and unjust. The decision renders prac. tlcally useless the- precoollng plants of the Santa . Fe and Southern Pacific, costing more than $500,000 each. ITI1EET CAR City Council Objects to Present Cars as Being Dilapidated and Dirty and nt Only for the Boneyard or the Crema tory." IS ROASTED FOR SLOWNESS Manager Puge Snys Company Kpures Neither Time Xor .Money in Bush ing Uh Repairs, ami People on Axy. 1 mil A ven i' Kmlor.se 11 Ih State iiM'iit as to Time Water Commit, tee to ltfMi't Next Monday Street 1'uviiiK and Sidewalks Ordered Two lieNigimUoiiK Accepted, Declaring that the present cars used by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company are old, dilapidat ed and worn out, and not fit for the public, the city council last evening parsed a resolution directing the com pany to cease using them, and to In stall in their stead liars of the lutest design and which are In keeping with the progress being made in the city. Counmllman Sauter is the author of the resolution, and also fathered upm ui mner raiuiuuuua wm.ii wel mbii. me comply. The resolution was adopted wit.h- T out a dissenting vote. The other res- the company, and believed that It was deserving of It. In view of his explanation the last resolution was piMcu un me iiinitau "i urging jnntrM, ag the first two. Water Coiunilte Xot Heady. A report from the committee ap pointed to confer with the Salem Water Company, with relation to the purchase of Its plant had been antic ipated last night, but It did not rome that is beyond a promise that the committee would be ready next Man. Councllma.n Durbln, in speaking in behalf of the committee, said that it had endeavored to have several conferences with the com pany, but bad failed. An under standing had been reached, however, he ta'd, to hold a conference this :JUU 4 CITIZEH SILfJZ HOW 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 The Xew Hat Styles. i 4 New York, Feb. 21. Into the discard for the washdlsh 4 and washtub and bucket millln- 4; ery effects. The flatlron poke, 4 4 the fluffy oyster shell and the 4 mushroom are IT now. ' 4 4 Models of the new spring' 4 styles have just arrived from 4 4 Paris. The kippered herring is 4 missing. The flat iron poke bids 4 fair to be popular.' The bow rests on the; point of the fore- 4 heat, just north of the nose. From there; the hat slopes up- 4 ward and outward, exposing ml- 4 lady's coiffures, a boon to the hairdresser. 4 4 44444 44444 week, and next Monday evening the committee will report (mairk the words) "without fail." St-et Commilttce Reports. The committee o nstreets, which has had under consideration for some time petitions asking for the pave ment of six streets in the city sub mitted a report last evening. The committee Btateid that It had inves- Itlgated the merits of all the different kinds of pavement, and that they were all good and would make no recommendation as to what kind should be usnd in the paving of the streets. The committee reporting on the remonstrance relative to the Improve- ( Continued from Page 6.) INTERESTS PUT SCREWS ON MR. TAFT AISK UKIXCilXC; KVKRY POSSI lll.K IXFLl'KXCK TO liKAIt OX PRK.S IhKXT TO IMSKVKXT CAMJXCi A SPIX'IAL HKSSIOX KKAKIXti IT WOl'I.i "Hl'KT 1USIXKSS." USITKll l't'KHH I.KAHKO WIIIK.l Washington, Feb. 21. Fearful of business disturbance, If an extra ses sion of congress is called, agents of the money kings are today bringing the greatest possible pressure to bear on President Tuft to Induce him to forego his declared purpose, no mat ter what the action of congress on reciprocity huh nm inner pet protein, , 'Let us have a, rent" Is the plaint to the president. "We don't want, an extra session, j It will keep business In a turmolli (lecause the Democrats are apt to start anything when they, take hold of the reins of government. We want a tariff rest until December, anyway.'' No indication lias yet been given us to how President Taft regards the plea of "big business," but It Is known that every resource of the interests Is being brought Into play to Induce him to allow the legislators to go quietly home, even If his reciprocity program is not endorsed. i . That new oprano whom Schu-mann-llelnk has discovered among the Cherokee Indians ought to be very good on Lo notes. langem-d Heals LaiiK London, Feb. 21. Hefore 4 eiie of the biggcM itowN that 4 ever law a prizefight In Lou. (Urn, 8miii Idiiigford, the Ainerl- ran negro, w lxi ix champion of 4 Knxlond tonight, was awarded 4 tlx victory over Kill Lang, the 4 Australian. Lanic km dlqunll- 4 fled tor fouling In (lie sixth 4 round. ! 4 ! 44444444444 GO DTB S ALL CRIMES OF DECALOGUE CDITTED DY H1DIM1S 17H0 ARE LEFT UnPUniSllED A Numerously Signed Petition Is Sent Governor West, Setting . Forth the Conditions, and Asking Relief The Federal Courts Give no Protection and State Courts Deny Jurisdiction--Settlers Say Conditions Must Be Changed or They Will Use Their Natural Rights to Protect Themselves as Best They Can. . s '.' Asserting that . for several years they have been compelled to live in land where lawlessness among the Indians prevails to the extent that it Includes every crime on the criminal calendar, from drunkenness to rape of white girls and murder In lta most gruesome form; that the state author- lties decline to give them relief be- j the petition Bays, "he picked up a cause they allege that the offenses shot gun and fired Its contents Into 8 come within the jurisdiction of the ! knapp sack on the shoulder of Charles federal courts, and that the federal 1 Barker" and when' hailed before Fed courts do not administer, justice, the ', eral Judge Wolverton he was "given citizens of Slletz have appealed to 30 days not for shooting at his friend, Governor West for aid, and threaten but because he brought whiskey on that unless relief of some kind is giv- the reservation," the petitioners cau en to take the law Into their own stioally remark. About the same' hands and deal out to the lawless, time, says the petition, Chauncey justice by means of the hangman's Adams and Oscar Woods and other matter under advisement but was un- engaged in a general fight In which ninter under advisement but was un- pieces of lumber with rusty nails In able to say this morning just what them were used, faces disfigured and action he would take in relation to noses bitten off, and all escaped pun the matter. " Ishment but Oscar who received at A Lmiir List ol Crimes. 30-day sentence from Judgo Wolver The citizens have appealed for re- ton. lief to the governor by way of a pe- A Lecherous Ylllliin. tltion Jn which they Bet out the list "Shortly afterwards," says the petl of crimes committed within the last tloners, "Joe Gay, a lecherous vlllinn. few years and the action taken with and one of the most despicable char regard to the perpetrators by the acters that ever wore the Image of state authorities and the federal his maker, committed rape upon the courts. The list commences with person of a little Indian girl for Willie Gnrnler, an Indian, who in which he was arrested and after a 1808 in n drunken row shot and short time spent in the Jail at Port killed I.arkey Logan, also an Indian, and who hud to serve but two years (Continued from Page 2.) WOODMEN'S SANATORIUM AT COLORADO SPRINGS Mr. L. L. liimlck, well known in Sa - lem and a motorman on the P. 11. L. & P. Co.'s cars here for the paBt three years, has Just returned from the famous sanatorium of the Mod- ern Woodmen of America located at Colorado Springs, Colorado. The. purpose of the sanatorium is the care and treatment of tuberculosis pa- tlents who are members of the Mod- ern Woodmen. Mr. Duslck has been there for four months and returns home apparently cured. He gained :i0'4 pounds. The length of time' re quired for a cure Is from six to nine months and Mr. Tiuslck will return shortly to complete the time re quired. Tills institution was founded in 190". Kach member of the Modern Woodmen was taxed 10 cents and an estate of 1380 acres was purchased by the organization, and each mem- ber pays 10 cents per year for main taining tills great Institution. The sanatorium Is located 7,000 feet above sea level, the land sloping gently to the east over-looking an Immense plain, while to the West and behind the buildings, the mountains rise 3.000 feet. They claim that there are 360 sunshiny days out of the year at this location. Treatment for tuber culosis Is free at this Institution to any Modern Woodman. The sanatorium Is arranged In col-1 more to the fund, which Is to be used onles of tents called Colony "A," "B", jto aid the famine victims of China. "C", and "D". Colonies "A" and "B" An appeal to all citizens of the city are complete with 60 tents each, , in the form of a resolution was pub wblch will accomodate one patient ln'llshed In the nqwapnperg "oday, and each tent Colonies "C" and "D" are.lt was predicted that several thoii half complete with 30 tents each, sand may be added to the gum befor These tents are erected by the differ-1 nightfall. mm are sin In the federal prison for his offense, Following upon the heels of this came a free for all fight In which several persons were wounded and the guilty j parties were all discharged after a hearing by the federal commission. Warren Bralnard, an Indian is next considered. "In an idle moment," 'ent camps of Modern Woodmen from different counties throughout the? states of the union. Oregon Cedar Camp No. .124(1, Salem, lias Just sent the money for the erection of a tent. Including the Biilem tent, Oregon will have four complete camps at the sanatorium. The cost of each tent is $250. They are all built on the same plan, shingle roof and canvass sides and ventilated In a scientific manner, each tent being heated with a stove, The sanatorium Is completely equipped with modern dining rooms, kitchens sewer system, water sys tem, etc. Twelve hundred chickens and a herd of 80 thoroughbred cows owned by the sanatorium, furnish the eggs and milk for the patients. Mr. Mustek snys this Institution Is the greatest place on earth for the treatment of tuberculosis and that It Is doing a wonderful work for the members of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Huslck's many friends are glad to see him back In Salem. VICTORIA ItAIHKH 912,04)0 FOIl HTItlCKKN CHINKS Idkitsd nun vmAumo writs. Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 21. Wit It $12,000 pledged at a mass meeting last night a commltte of citizens to day began an active campaign to add the council possible..