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ft jf J r 5, fiTTf til ' I 01 nimim in ni VOL.XX11. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1912. NO. M. TV 10 DOWN .TO-DEATH ATn A TATTT M I 1 Ml EARLY. Ill f,flIE LIVES HDD If) ALL THE MB THE TOTAL LOSS OF LIFE IN SIXTY YEARS IS ONLY 1370 GREATEST SINGLE LOSS 198 The Most Heartrending Disaster on the Pacific Coast Was the Burning of the Golden Gate in f362 Off Mazatlan, in Which 198 Were Lost The Same Number Lost Their Lives on the Colima in 1895, and 148 Went Down on the Brother Jonathan Off Crescent City These Were the Three Biggest Losses of Life. l' SITED l'BISi I4BABBD Willi.. Sun FranclBCO, April 16. The Pa cific Coast hag never had a marine disaster which approached the magni tude of that which befell the giant Ti tanic. Investigation shows that dur ing a period of 60 years the most dis astrous wrecks along the western coast total 1370, less than the esti mated loss of life in the Titanic dis aster. The most disastrous wrecks on the Pacific coast were those of the Rio de Janerlo, when 128 perished; 198 In the wreck of the steamer Golden Gate in 1862, and the same number In the Iobb of the Colima in 1895. The following is the list In detail: October 1, 1854 8teamer Yankee Blade, wrecked on- Point Arguello. -18 Uvea. : January 5 ,1860 Steamer Northern er, wrecked on Cape Mendocino, 38. July 27, 1862 Steamer Golden Gate, burned off Manzanlllo, 198. July 10,' 1865 Steamer Brother Jonathan, ran on rock near Crescent City, 148. . , February 13, 1869 Steamer. Her mann, wrecked In Japanese waters, 120. MAKING WHIRLRAIN CAMPAIGN TODAY tUNlTKD PSKSS LBISSD WIM.1 I Independence, Ore., April 16. Un daunted by a drizzling rain, Senator Robert M. La Follette, candidate for the Republican presidential nomina tion, today started on his 100-mile au tomobile tour of the section around Salem, He was accorded an enthusi astic reception by the 500 persons who heard him deliver here a vigor ous speech on the great political Is. sues of the day. He Is accompanied by Thomas McCusker, his campaign manager In Oregon, and newspaper men. Later in the day he Is to speak at Dallas, Amity, McMlnnville and New berg. He will go from New berg to U. Salem and Vicinity: Fair tonight with light frost. Wednesday fair. ) Ii;CFL,A.ISJA.-rOWY NOTIiS. Olwrvnllont tuKnn al 8 a. m "Mil mirlillnii tlmn. Air )r"ure reituewl to w level, laolmri 'contlnuoiii HnM pM thromh pnlnt nf ciiil air urnssure. Isuilicnns Moiled linca) poai lliruunU xilnl of ngual If mix' rn Ul re; drawn only lor aero, freoilni, tu", and vif. O ' Im; O partly cloudy: Q cloudy: rain: mow; reiwrt mlMlnj. Arrowi fly with the wind. Flnrt flgurea. lowoatwm-I"-rotur past 12 buuri: MHond. prwlnliatlon of .01 Inch or more fur nait U boura; thinl, maxluium wind velocity. Foreran! Till i p. ni. Wednesday. Oregon: Fair tonlRht, cooler southwest portion. Light froBt west, heavy frost east portion tonight. Wednes day fair. Westerly winds. snippers' Forecast. Protect shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 38 degrees; northeast to Spokane ,32 degrees; southwest to Boise, 20 degrees; south to Siskiyou 30 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about 38 degrees. Rlrer FsrecauL The Wlllametet river at Portland will rise slightly during the next few days. . . EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. L9ST IU 0!! February 21, 1891 Ship Kllzabeth, ahore near the Heads, 17. May 26, 1895 Steamer Colima, lost In a hurricane, 36 miles south of Man zanlllo, 198. December 8, 1895 Steamers Ke weenaw and Montserrat, in collision oft Cape Flattery, 67. February 22, 1901 Steamer Rio de Janeiro, sank near Mile Rock, San Francisco bay, 128. January 7, 1904, Steamer Clalla, lost in Straits of Fucca, 54. January 23, 1906 Steamer Valen cia, wrecked on Vancouver island, 120. ' November 28, 1908 Steamer Dix In collision with steamer Jeannle, In Se attle harbor, 48. . July 23, 1907 Steamer Columbia," In collision with schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, Mendocino, 86. i September 20, 1908 Bark Star of Bengal, wrecked off Coronation island, Alaska, 111. August 7, 1908 Steamer Ohio, sank in Swanson boy, Alaska, 4. I All flags throughout the city and on vessels in the bay were at half-mast here today In tribute to the victims who went down with the Titanic. Portland, where, tonight, he will de liver an address In the Gypsy Smith tabernacle. MILITIA IN CHARGE OF DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION ONITID rMWS LSiSID WIRS.) Chicago, April 16. Comity Judge Owens order today the withdrawal of policemen guarding the seventh regi ment armory, where the Democratic convention Is In progress, and trans ferred the building to the custody of the militia. o I Women Juries are proving success ful In Washington. Men In that state can at least feel satisfied that they are being Judged by a Jury of their peers. S. Department of Agriculture. .WEATHER BUREAU. WILLIS l MOORE, Chief, X2 r. o4,r E DISilSTEn ($ 0U COAST Trt Anxious About Hutt. a. Washington, April 16. With rresiaem Tail Keeping tne wires t hot between Washington and the New York office of the White Star liner In an effort to learn the fate of hta military hiudi wnjui mviuisaiu t , unit., ' believed to have perished In the t wrecu or the Titanic, while en M ifinta hiuna ...... BAm nfflnn A, iuuio iiinii a ouiiu-umum trip through Europe, deep gloom t pervaues me wniie nouse today t as a result of the steamshtn's destruction. WALTER TOOZE IS A SALEMITE ALL AROUND HUSTLER AND WIDE AWAKE BUSINESS MAN COMES TO SALEM TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE THERMODYNE COMPANY. Walter L. Tooze, of Falls City, has moved to Salem and taken up his' residence permanently with his fam ily at the Marion hotel. He has opened offices In the Breyman build ing where with his two sons, he Is managing the business of the Ther modyne company, a local concern of which Hon. L. T. Reynolds Is presi dent, and which manufactures "Tlier modyne," a remedy which has al ready become famous where It Is known, and with which Journal read ers are somewhat familiar. Walter L. Tooze Is well known In Salem and In fact all over Oregon and the best booster that ever struck the turf. He formerly resided in Woodburn, Marlon county, where, as he expresses It, he made the dirt that built the town. He ran for con gress and conducted a remarkable campaign that would have landed hi in in Washington had he been run ning against any other person than Congressman Hawley. He later went to Falls City, and engaged In the gen eral merchandise business. He made both blmself-and the city of Falls City famous by advertising far and wide the biggest merchandise store in the Willamette valley under one roof, and made good on the claim. Mr. Tooze has been In Salem and ( Continued on pegs .) 'AlOM OU.l i APf.lt.ll' jo nope or Agreement. a Kaw Vnrlr Anrll 1 R Thof there is no chance of an agree- ment between the anthracite coal miners and mine operators at today's session of the Joint t conrerence was announced Dy t George F. Baer, chairman of the miner owners' committee. Baer Is also president of the Phlla- delphla and Reading railroad, whlih nnfirntM nvtanalvalv 4, through the anthracite coal re- t gions. T Opera House Filled and Hun dreds of Disappointed Ones Turned Away-La Follette's Telling Points Are Wildly Cheered. A HOT GRIDDLE FOR TAFT Fays Some Left Handed Compliments to Roosevelt, and Leaves No Doubt s t His Own , Position Whole Theme Was rrogxesslon We Most Go Forward or Backward Nations Cannot Stand Still and Lire In. dorses the Roosevelt Theories. Senator LaFollette has come and gone, and he has left, no matter what one's politics are, some food for thought. He was billed to speak In the Opera House, which was a great mistake, for thousands who would have gone, who warned to go ,and hear him, remained at home, reallz- i ,lng that it would be Impossible to get Into the building. I By 7 o'clock, the Grand was filled, , while enough people anxious to hear (the senator, gathered tn front of It to All It twice over, though he was not supposed to arrive until 7:30, , coming from the south on the 7:15 t8. P., which, of course, having a I chance to Inconvenience the greatest number possible, was late. At Albany he spoke to 2,000; at Eugene the same number heard him, the crowds being limited to the num ber the big armories would hold, and at Corvallls, 6,000 listened to hla powerful address, and there would have been that many or more here, had the speaking been from the court house Bteps, as at first pro posed. He was Introduced by Governor West, who in paying a fine tribute to LaFollette, and LaFollette's type, he said: Country First, Then l'nrtr. "No political party can Justlry Us exlntence except through the advo cacy of sound principles and by hav ing leaders and men within Itsianks of whom It can be truthfully said: "They are with the people and are for good government." A man who will sacrifice the best Interests of his Btate or nation In order to se cure temporary success for his party Is not a deslrablu citizen. I am thankful that 1 am one of those who, while being proud of my party, rec ognlie it as my duty nt all times to place the welfare of country bifore that of party, and I wish to say rlghl here that If the unexpected should happen and the stiindpnt element In the Democratic party control our national convention and nominate a candidate friendly to the big Inter ests, and the Republican should, on the other hand, nominate a man of the type of our distinguished kcchI, I would feel It my duly not only to vote for him, but to put forth every effort In aid of his election. Speech on l'rnarNNlir Llm'a. His entire speech was along pro gressive lines, and his criticism of Taft wus principally for his stand-pat ideas. In beginning this criticism he (Continued on pact 0t) is Gin LARGEST goes n - Mar Be 1021 Saved. New York, April 16. The New York News bureau reports that a wireless messaira tn Pnnn Race, relaved from the. HpenA 4 of the wreck, sayB: 'All except 1,237 of the passengers aboard the Titanic had been accounted At n . lur. t If the report Is true, .it lndl- cates that 155 persons In addl- tlon to the 866 reported aboard the Carpathln, have been res- cued. Therenort. hna nnt Iwrnn confirmed. LAFKY IS . TO LEAVE THE BOARD SAYS 1IE INTENDS TO RESIGN AND SUGGESTS TO THE OTIIEB MEMBERS THAT IN THE INTER. EST OF THE SCHOOLS, THEY SHOULD DO LIKEWISE. - Announcement was made yesterday afternoon by F. J. Lufky, member tot the council and also of the school bord which latter has had a stren uous existence in the last few weeks, that In the hear future he would re sign as a trustee of the school board. The resignation Is to take effect, according to his announcement, Just as soon as a new city superintendent Is elected, and a corps of teachers, and the schools placed on a harmon ious basis. In making the announce ment, he also Indicated that It would not be a bad thing for other num bers of the board just as soon as peace reigns again In the schools, to resign, and let a new board as well as a new corps of teachers take hold of the schools. And, by the way, this Indicates that there Is a change of front on the part of the majority of the board with relation to the school light, Heretofore the board Intended to make a clean sweep of things, saving pos sibly Protjsssor Kirk, but with this chage It Is probable that upon his neck will also fall the gilded ax. This Is the change of front. Pow ers has resigned and It Is up to the board to select his successor. Fuel ing that all discord should be elim inated from the schools, the majority members do not feel like taking the task upon themselves of selecting a teaching force. In view of this, It Is understood, that the majority members of the board Intend electing a ' city super intendent and then leave the selec tion of a teaching corps to him. Certain It Is that If this policy Is carried out, the new city superinten dent of schools, whoever he Is, If he Is brond enough for the Job, will rec ommend that all teachers who have been disturbing elements In the schools, or who have bctm connected with the present fight, be dropped from the teaching list. Involved In this fight are Professors Kirk, Schrol bcr and Fargo, and It Is pretty safe to predict that If the above plan Is curried out, that all will go. It Is the plan also to let the new superintendent pass on the list ', of grade teachers, but as there are no contests with relation to them, It is probable that all of them will be re elected. KflllM'M-lt III ( IllcWfO. ('lllcHKO. Anrll 111 Colonel limine. velt arrived here tmlnv en niutn tn - liraskB. where he will open bis cam- pitlgn for the Republican nomination for president at IIhsiIiiks. Tne Colonel refused to talk nullllia while here. Killed a Cow Whale Seattle. Anrll 111. The toamnr Pro. Ident. Canliiln Tlininna. ran Info a Mm cow whale on her trip south last Mon day plowing through its body and kill ing her Instantly, according to paai sugeis who arrived ywtsrdiy. IIIPIOW Oil IIEil lUITliU MA LATEST REPORTS SAY 1021 WERE SAVED -CUTTIflG DEATH LIST DOVf TO ABOUT 1350 Big Vessel Rammed Iceberg Under Full Speed, and Opened So Many Compartments She Could Not Float, But Staid Up Four Hours Other Vessels Rushed to Her Assitance, But Arrived Too Late Could Only Pick Up Tho'se in the BoaJs---There Is Only a Shadow of Hope That Any More Will Be Rescued. UN1TKD I'RKBS l.iaWBI) W 1 11(0,1 New York, April 16. Lives of 1492 persons, according to the latest es timates here today, were lost when the Titanic sunk after striking an ice berg off the grand banks. According to the company, the White Star line, there were 2:108 aboard the Titanic when she struck and of these 8U6 were saved In the ship's boats, and are now speeding to New York aboard the Carptitbla. It is believed that nourly every soul aboard the Titautc could have been saved If the giant liner had carried lifeboats and life rafts enough to have accommodated her passengers, llut only 20 modern lifeboats were aboard. Vice-President Franklin, of the White Star line Is stuuned by the dis aster. He said today that the Carpa thla will arrive in New York Thurs day or early Friday morning. The Olympic, Franklin said, is believed to be searching the sea near the scene of the wreck. He declares the Anchor liner California is also near the scene. Only one hope remains. It Is be lieved the Titanic drifted over 30 miles frpm the time she struck to the time she sank, and that possibly some of the lifeboats lowered early drifted away before the Carpathla arrived. The weather off Nova Scotia, howev er was foggy last night, and, with a heavy thunderstorm traveling east ward, little hope Is entertained for rescuing the survivors who may still be afloat. The wireless stations today admit their Inability to reach any of tho ves sels supposiHl to have been in the vi cinity when the Titanic went down. They have also been unable to reach the Carpathla, but are endeavoring to reach her by a relay system. Mrs. lienjhmln Ouggenhelm w.lfe of the millionaire mining man, who Is re ported among the victims, today told President Franklin that she Is pre pared to spend any amount to learn definitely of her husband's fute. She pleuded with him to charter all avail able steamers, and send them to meet the Carpathla. Franklin relied: "We have snared no exnenas in i ships to the rescue. Vessels are stand ing uy and searching the vicinity where the Titanic Is sunnoHed tn have gone down. We can only hope." it is expeciea the stories to be told by the survivors will eclipse anything In fiction. It Is likely that women and children suffered aieatlv whlla n. lifeboats were floundering about In the sea, prior to belug picked up by the Carpathla. The stock market was nervous ear ly In the day because of the disaster, but the early depression was followed by a fair recovery. The tone this afternoon Is buoyant. NOTICE On and after Saturday, I April 20th, the price of the I Capital Journal on the street t will be 2c per copy. This 1 move has been made ncces- sary by the reduction in price t by carrier to 10c per week The Capital Journal I 6E No Sign of Wreckage. Halifax, N. 8., April 16. Although the liner Parisian cruised for several hours about the scene of the wreck of the Titanic, It sighted no life rafts or bodies, according to wireless messages received here this afternoon from its Captain. The Parisian, according to the message, Is due at Halifax tomor row. The captain sa'd the weather was severely cold, adding that it was certain that If any of the passengers escaped on pieces of wreckage they perished from exposure before aid ar rived. This confirms the belief that the survivors aboard the Carpathla suffered terribly before they wersj picked up. Cherbourg, April 18. Every vessel tn this harbor Is flying flags at half mast today as a tribute to those who went down with the liner Titanic. Cannot Reafb. YesseU New York, April 16. All efforts, both by the Cunard office, and through private sourcna to ret into wireless communication with the Car- patina, the vessel rushing to New York with the Tltanlc's survivors, were fruitless. This Is due to the fact that the wireless apparatui, aboard the Car- patnia can only carry for a radius of 100 miles. So fur all communication from the bessel has been through the liner Olympic. New York, April 18. Reports re ceived here mi tn noon tnrinv t ti.o offices of the Whit Hti.r Rmam.hi.. company Indicated that 1819 persons were lost in the wreck of the liner Ti tanic, which collided with an Iceberg at 10:2,1 o'clock Rnnrlnv nlirht on.1 sank off the Newfoundland coast at f.iv Monday morning less than four hours after the accident. Only 8H6 Saved. The survivors, numbering 886 per sons, mostly women and children, now steamlnc for New York nn hnart 1 1, & line Carpathla, are all that remain of mnse, mourning passengers and crew, who sailed aboard the Tltanlo on Its maiden voyage from Southampton last Wednesday. A. P. Franklin, vice-president of the White Star company, admitted here that It was Impossible to give a cor rect list of the survivors, as It was ovldent that the Tltanlc's officer had shown no preference In transferring women passengers to the Carpathla. the women In the steerage being given an equal chance with the wives of the millionaires In the first csbln. ' All Hope Is Abandoned. The hope that addition passengera hud been picked up by the Virginian and Parisian was shattered today (Continued on Page 4.)