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A r First Section Pages I to 8 A hit. . o n JutJfr XM. y VOL. XXII. SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAT 23, 1912. NO. 128. t "v. X f (UJ .n " ' rrr 1 v imtr 5 CvyW REBELIOf mm It GUDil Battleships Ordered to Be Held , in Readiness for a Descent Upon the Island if Peace is Not Restored. . TAFT CABINET IS ALARMED resident Campaigning Before Large Crowds in New Jersey Vlce-Presl-dent Sherman Makes a Flying Visit to Chicago Governor Johnson of California Will Second tlie Nomina tion of SRooseveltr-Sltuntion of the Pelegi Ions to the National Conren lion. CN1TXD PBIS8 IJBAflED WIRI. Washington, May 25. A formidable rray of battleships with Hear Ad miral Osterhaus in command, was tills afternoon ordered to mobilize at Key West, ready to take a hand in suppressing the Cuban revolution, should such action be deemed neces sary. The licet Includes the third uud fourth divisions of the Atlantic fleet, Including the battleships Georgia, Ne lirnskn, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota and Ohio, The hospital ship, Solace will weompany' the fleet. Two supply ships will go later. .... " I 'i Washington, May 2!). Probability of Immediate American Intervention In Cuba, as a reBult of the negro rebel lion there, Is Indicated In a request to the navy department from the de partment of state at noon today to send the battleship Nebraska and oth r warships that can be readily called Into service to mobilize at Key West, Tla., to be held In readiness for de velopments In Cuba. President Taft and his cabinet are greatly concerned over the Cuban sit uation. Havana, May 25. Advices from Kl Caney Del Siflo, which was looted yes terday by negro Insurgents state that two Americans who were Imprisoned there were released today. The ne groes, Bay the reports, retreated to ward Tlaracoa, dynamiting railroad bridges as they went. The rebels attacked the Santa Lucia plantation, where they were repulsed. It Is reported that the government Iibb offered to grant the rebel leaders am nesty I flhey will stop the rebellion. Sacramento, Cal., May 25. Governor Johnson announced today before a meeting of Roosevelt delegates that he would not be a candidate for tempor ary chairman at Chicago, but he would second, on behalf of California, the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt. Jersey City, N. Y., May 25. Presi dent Taft today addresesd 18,0(10 em ployes of the Standard Oil company's works at Rayonne. En route to Kearney the president spoke to several large crowds. This afternoon he spoke at Harrison and Kewark. Chicago, May 25. Vice-President Sherman arrived In Chicago today, but declined to assign any reason for his visit, refusing to talk to reporters. A report here from Washington was to the effect that President Taft had ent Vice-President Sherman here to request United States Senator William Lnrlmer to resign. National Commltceman Harry New, of Indiana, said that Sherman was not here In connection with the nation. Washington, May 25. Campaign managers for the several presidential candidates today gave out the follow ing figures and claims: Republican Estimate. Delegates In convention, 1070. Necessary for choice. 539. Claimed for Taft, 6!, Claimed for Roosevelt. 463. ConceVd to Taft by Roosevelt man ager, 181 Conceded to Roosevelt by Taft man ners, 398. (Continued oa rags I.) VOCAL RECITAL, FRIDAY EVEN ING, MAY 81, FIRST M. E. CHURCH Miss Magers will present the Misses Mabel Lantz, Gertrude Erlxon, Ermine Bushnell, Ada Miller, Edna Josse, Inez Dennlson, Greta Phillips, Hazel Mcln tyre, Ruth Reed, Marguerite Flower, Ruth Fugate and Hallie Morrison Starr and Seba Case Wall In recital. They will be assisted by a mixed chor us consisting of the Ladles' Thursday MuBlcal Class and some of the best men's voices In the city, Messrs. Wil liams, Jenks, Foster, Metz, Ellis, Trldle, Gile, Gllle, JoneB, Bruer, Sny der, Smith and Wolf, presenting chor uses from ".The Chimes of Normandy" and from the noted oratorio, "The Sta bat Water," Mr. McGilchrist directing and Mr. Roberts accompanying on the pipe organ. "The Soldier's Cllvens," from Faust, will be given by male voices only, and has never been heard In public concert at Salem. SPORTING MAN WHO IS SHY CASH. ON ONITXD PRESS UASSD VIII. New York, May 25. Alleging that he has assets of only $200,000 to meet liabilities ot 1300,000, a petition in voluntary bankruptcy was tiled here toda yby George Consldlne, a. New York sporting man. The petition was signed by three alleged creditors, who claim Sonsl dlne owes them sums totalling $1433. MAN WHO WAS QUITE TOO PAR TICULAR. . fUNITID PRESS LSAS1D WI11B.1 Ixjb Angeles, Cal., May 25. Main stteet barber doing a huddy-up sham l oo job, emptied an egg of cobwebby vintage on a customer's dome. Then the fight started. A porter was sent out for a box ot chloride of lime. AGITATING FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP At the meeting at Young'B ball lust night by citizens of the fifth ward to discuss the proposition of the purch ase of the Salem water plant with the special committee of the city council it was agreed to hold another meeting next Tuesday evening at the same place to determine the sentiment of that community regarding the pur chase. The member of the committee went over tho matter In much the same way as has been done In the other meetings, In the absence of Alderman Rlgdon, who was detained op. account of an accident to a lady who was Injured by a buggy being turned over, Alderman White, of the Bpeclul committee .stated the purpose of the meeting and stated his views as favoring arbitration while those of Alderman Rlgdon were for condem nation. August Huckensteln spoke saying that the proposed purchase was a gigantic undertaking but he took the same view he .has always held, that Is favoring the purchase. Mayor Lachmund, Alderman Lafky and Alderman Waring were there and expressed their views. Among the citizens of that ward who expressed their views were John D. Turner, August Huckensteln, Geo. It. JacobB, II. C. Fletcher, Frank EngleBh and O. A. Bach, all of whom favored pur chasing the plant. There was some differences as to the best method of purchase, but further time will be given and more discussion of the mat ter will be held next Tuesday evening when a rge attendance Is desired. Alderman Rlgdon spoke In strong terms regarding the disinterestedness of the voters and urged everybody to vote, even If their views did not agree with his. What he wanted was the sentiment of the people whether for or against the purchase. John I). Turner strongly favored purchaaa by arbitration and not such as was before. He said tknt there should be articles of agreement drawn up and that both parties should be bound by them. Alderman Waring In stating his view Bid among other things. ''I do not propose to spend $15,00 or $20,000 to prove to the people that there Is no graft In the proposition." Rlgdon spoke up saying, ' I do." Mayor Lach mund said, "We propose to 1iirchase the water plant at our price and not at the price set by the water com pany. He said even If the plant cost $700,000 he felt that the people could be made to see tbat It was a good Investment. SOCIALISTS JMH ATTY.17EBD Representative of the Gover nor is at San Diego to Get at the Facts in Co-operation With I. W. W. DARR0W BRIBERY TRIAL A Lawyer on Trial Makes the Whole Fight One of Technicalities Old Man Durrow Seems to He the Least Technical ofAII Direct Testimony to the Effect That Jurors Were Fixed Witfc Large Sums Case Ad journed Until Next Monday. nuns fbess mabid wiri J San Diego, Cal., May 25. Attorney General Webb, here at the request of Governor Johnson to Investigate and act on the I. W. W. situation, told a committee of Socialists and labor unlon'men today that he would do his best to get at the facts and would act In accordance. The 10 members of the committee called upon Webb by appointment and remained in Besslon with him for an hour and a half. They offered their services for any future time when Webb might wish to call upon them for facts concern ing the situation. In a general way, Webb stated to the committee what his plan of ac tion would be there and they were convinced, they said Inter, that before he Is through all law violators will be punished. "It Is a serious matter for the state to step In and take the law Into Its own hand," said Webb. "Realizing this, of course, I shall do all I can to co-operate with the local officials. "If I should find that the laws can not be enforced through the local of ficials, then I should act accordingly. "I believe that a munlclpalit has a right to create a centrally-congested district, and to maintain the same. uBt any wrong on the part of the I. W. W. does not Justify the taking of the laws Into their own bands by a vigilance committee." Attorney Fred Moore, representing the Industrial Workers, arranged to day to present to the Attorney Gener al a mass of evidence bearing on the situation. It Is believed he will ask Webb to prosecute a number of vigi lantes for deporting I. W. W. mem bers. A committee of Socialists and labor unionists conferred with Webb today, Secret a r Cothran of the Socialists al leging that, the conference was not. to present evidence, but merely to as sure the attornoy general of their pleasure at his presence In San Dlo- go, and to express their belief that the trouble Is apparently nearlngthe end. The Pai-row Trial. Hall of Justice, Los Angeles. Cal., May 25. Indication that the trial of Clarence Harrow, charged with Jury tampering In the McNamara murder case, will be replete with tedious technical fights between lawyers was made by the court proceedings dur ing the morning session. The defense has started a quibbling legal contest from the outset. It was made evident that Darrow's attor neys are going to fight every step of the way. The prosecution took up the morn ing session with the establishing of records and laying the foundation for future testimony. Even though It was all preliminary, objections and Arguments followed nearly every question asked by Assistant District Attorney Ford, who examined George Monroe, clerk of Judge Bordwell's court during the time tlie McNamara case was pending, the first witness ci. I led. The defense put up a partic ularly strenuous objection to the In troduction to any evidence laying the foundation for testimony as to other offenses than the one charged In the Indictment the bribing of Prospec tive Juror George N. Woodlock. George N. Lockwood, a venireman In the McNamara case, with whose attempted bribery Darrow Is charged, (Continued on page four.) NEW MANAGER OF THE OREGON SHOE COMPANY. A change has been made In the management of the Oregon Shle Co., by which D. F. Bruner, who has been the manager for a number ot years, will retire from the business and L. L. Sloper, formerly of the shoe depart ment of the Meyers store, will take charge. Mr. Sloper has been manag er ot the shoe deparlmenf of Meyers' store for the past year and a half, having been In the employ of that store for three years altogetber. In retiring Mr. Bruner says that he has several things In mind In which he may engage, but has not settled as to do Just what he will do yet. He says that possibly he will leave Sa lem.' HE HELD MANY OFFICES, BUT HAD TO GO. Belllngham, Wash.,; May 25. Timo thy Griffith, of Guemes Island) died today after a short Illness. Griffith was private secretary to the late United States Senator, RoBCoe Conklln, for years; clerk of the United States senate for ten years, and clerk of the United States circuit court In New York for eight years. He was born In Steuben, N. Y. He came to Washington In 1898, and leaves a widow and daughter In Buffalo, N. Y., and a sister In Utlca, N. Y. BASEBALL Tomorrow at League Grounds 2:30 p. m. SALEM LEAGUE TEAM VS. WINTON SIX OF PORTLAND Winner of five straight games and only team that has defeated the first team of the Colnmhtit River League TIIEP.E.&E. SILVERTOII EXTENSION WORK OF SURVEYING THE WELCH LINE FROM SALEM TO SILVER TON WAS BEGUN WITH A FORCE OF SURVEYORS. Portland, Eugene & Eastern activi ties got a new Impulse today when County Surveyor B. B. Herrlck, with a force of men, begun the survey of the branch to be built from the fair grounds to Sllverton. Ho went over the proposed route Friday with En gineer Smithson, of Corvallls, and to day began staking out the route. It will be very direct. The lines to Roseilnlo have been surveyed, and all have terminals on the Pemberton tract at Rosedale, on which the Welch corporation has op tions. Right of way negotiations have begun, and, while some property own- era are very reasonable, others are not, as Is always the case, and the company has reserved the right to pick either one of Its surveys. SOUTHER!! PACIFIC EXTEfiSIOf TO FIR STATION WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD AM) THE CONTRACTORS HAVE II KEN NOTIFIED TO BEGIN WORK. The Soul hern Pacific branch line from Salem-to Kir station, the line that Is to give Salem an Interurban traction service to Bllverton, has been held up some time, pending negotia tions for the Ml. Hood highway along some O. R. ft N. right of way, Is now to be constructed at once, Governor West has taken the ban off the exten sion and will now let the work pro ceed. The contract has been let for some time, and the contractors have been notified by Superintendent Campbell. SHE GOT A DIVORCE IN ONLY 150 MINUTES. tnsiTBD runs utsao wins. San Francisco, May 25. A record was made here wben Mrs. W. L. King was banded a divorce decree Just 150 minutes after she filed her complaint. PROD GEIiiilL By the United States Grand Jurv of the Industrial Work ers of the World in Southern Calfornia Cities. SCENES IN SAN DIEGO JAIL Workers as Noisy Behind the Bars as on the Street Even the Chinese Are Disorderly In the Metropolis of Millionaires Renewal of the Tong Warfare and One Chink Passes In His Checks One China man Gets u Long Sentence. UNirao, PBKBS LSASSi) wins. 1 Los Angeles, Cal., May 25. The at titude of the Industrial Workers of the World toward law and order will be the general matter for Investigation when the federal grand Jury 'probing the activities of that organization re sumes Its Inquiry next Tuesday. This was the statement late today of As sistant United States District Attor ney Dudley Robinson, who Is direct ing the Investigation. Robinson refused to divulge the specific line of questioning that will be taken up Tuesday, hut Intimated that Beveral San Diego city officials and police officers, and possibly mem bers of the Industrial Workers will b called to testify. Reports l"the discovery of bombs here and In San Diego, and attemptB to connect them with the doings of tho I. W. W. members apparently receiv ing little attention from the federal officials. Robinson bIbo refused to state whether action will be taken on plots alleged to have been unearthed In San Diego Jeopardizing the lives of Mayor Wadham, Superintendent of Police Sehon and Chief of Police Wil son. San Diego, Caj., May 25. There was trouble In the city Jail here today when the 25 Industrial Workers Im prisoned there awaiting trial for vio lation of the street speaking ordinance began to sing revolutionary songs and cheer for the red flag. The trouble began when Chief of Police Wilson en tered the Jail to consult with Jailer Prlngle. Wilson declared that the men called him vile names and Insulted him In every way possible. He or dered the men out of the large cage, In which they wore kept, and put In separate cells. This, however, did not s(op the noise, and the songs, cheers and threats could be heard for a block The prisoners find been orderly for several weeks. Los Angeles, Cal., May 25. What the police believe means a renewal of the tong war here occurred today when an unidentified Chinese, who came here recently from San Francisco and opened a store, was shot and killed In his place of business. Qiihii dim Gow, who arrived here lust evening from San Francisco, was arrested after wit nesses of the affair declared him to be the murderer. GRAND A It XV VISITS ALL THE SCHOOLS. Friday deputations of Grand Army men visited nearly nil the schools in the city. The schools were decorated with flugs and flower and the talks were in the line of teaching put riot -Is nmnd loyalty. The cblfdren hud recitations and songs suitable to the occasion. At tlie Park school Prlncl- apl Dotsnn and the veterans carried out the following program: Song by the school, "America." Recitation by Peter Staneel, Address by Judge Webster. Song by the fourth grade. Recitation by Grace Allen. Address by General Hyars. Song by the seventh grade. Recitation by Charlotte Whltler. Address by Mr. Harris. Concert lending, sixth grade. Address, Mrs. Smith of the Rotlef Corps. Song by the school. Medford's public market opened tor business Saturday morning. May 25. I.aze1le brothers want to open a cannery'at Oregon City. MRS. SCIIUNCK IS SEEKING HER LIBERTY. fDNITSD F8ISI UASKD WIRI.1 Wheeling, W. Va., May 25, Release from the charge of having poisoned her aged millionaire husband, John O. Schenck, was sought today by Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenck, his young wife, when the case was called In the criminal court here. Following the submission of affidavits by the state, Judge Jordan took the question ot finally dismissing the cabo under ad visement. He will decide next week whether Mrs. Schenck Is- again to be placed on trial. Mrs. Sehenck's trial ended In a dis agreement of the Jury. EX-MAYOR 8C1IMITZ AGAIN AN HONEST MAN. bnitid pacss uassd mn. ' San Francisco, May 25. Superior Judge Lawlor today dismissed from the calendar the 27 Indictments stand ing against former Mayor Eugene E. Schraltz. These are the last ot the hundreds of Indictments arising from the graft cases against dozens of former San FranclBCo officials and corporation magnates. Dismissal was entered on the ground that the cases hod not come to trial within the 60-day limit directed by law, as ordered by the ap pellate court In the cases of Abe Ruef, Patrick -Calhoun and others In dicted by the grand Jury here some six years. ' WOMEN ARE NOT WANTED ON TnE JURIES. Chlco, Cal., May 25. No woman can serve on Juries before Judge Richard White here. The Judge denied a re quest for a woman Jury with a state ment that women had no business on Juries, despite their recent enfran chisement. ACCIDtiiT FRIDAY F. II. Garland was driving his Max well "30" aobut five miles south of Sa lem Friday for the Board of Trade with a party out from St. Louis, with W. T. Rlgdon, to see the prune dis trict. They met Mrs. Wolf driving a single buggy, a girl aged about 12 accom panying her. Mr. Garlaud passed on the right side, but after she got by she overturned the buggy In the ditch on the east side of tlie road. The buggy caught both of the women and had to be righted up to let them out Mrs. Wolfe was found with a brok ankle, She was taken at once to the auto to the office of M"''88 & Robert son, where she was atetjidod. The buggy nor the little girl were hurt. The horse was not frightened, and stood perfectly stilt while matters were got Into order. MrB. Wolf lives with her father C. C. Hlckok, and does not blame any one for the accident. WORK BEGUN ON PAVING OF FRONT STREET. The Ill-Concrete Pacing & Cement Co., of which L. O. Harrold and Russel R. Smith are the managers, began this morning laying concrete pave ment on Front street at the corner of 'Chomeketa street. Nearly the entire street is now graded, and now the concrete work will go forward with as much baste as the weather condi tions will permit. Work on Center street from Sum mer street west has taken another turn, uni it apiiears that the street car track Is not to be taken up, but the Portland, Eugene ft Eustern Rull way company, successors to the P. It,. L. ft P. Co., begun today changing their track on this street by substi tuting heavy steel for that now down. This will delay the contractor on the pavement, who will give his atetntlon to making tlie sub-grade at points further west. The work to lie done by the railroud company will require some time to complete. The chutige from light to heavy steel will necessi tate that the ties be lowered about two Inches. Forecast Till 4. p. m. Sunday. 4 Salem and vicinity: Showers 4 this afternoon, tonight and Sun- 4 day. Southerly winds. CAR TIMIB DISASTER Testimony of One of the Stok ers Who Explains Some of the Nautical Signs and Cus toms. as s WHEN SHIP WENT DOWN Door Closed on the Seetloa Where the Stokers Were at Work and Maay of Them Were Sbat la Like aU la a Trap Says It Only Took Flfteeav Seconds to Lower a Lifeboat Get ting at the Facts la the Matter. UNITJD rSKSS LailBD Willi.) New York, May 25. Sworn testl- , mony that the Titanic waa steaming ahead at full speed when It collided with the monster Iceberg waa glrea Senator William Alden Smith, chair man of the Titanic Investigating com mattee, here today by Frederick Bar rett, a Tltantlo stoker, who waa work ing In that section ot the ship dam aged most by the collision. Chair man Smith, who was accompanied by Admiral Richard M. Watts, took Bar rett'a deposition In the stokehold of the liner Olympio, a sister ship of the Titanic, which Is In port here. Barret testified that at the time or the crash a white light burned In the stokehold, indicating that the vessel was going ahead at full speed. At least 24 of the Tltanlc's 29 boilers were going, he sold, when ths coUifiioa came. Replying to questions asked by Sen ator Smith and Admiral Watts, who accompanied him to explain nautical technicalities, Barrett said: "I was on duty In the forward sec tion on the night of the collision. I was talking to Second Engineer Has kott when an order suddenly canto down from the bridge to stop the en gines. - Simultaneously a red light was flashed In the signal box. I cried to Haskett to shut off the damper. As I did this there was a crash, and Haa kott and I Jumped through the door way from No. 8 section, where we stood, to No. 7. The door barely missed us as It closed, and I know that several other stokers were cut off from escape. I hurried above, and when I looked down again there waa eight feet of water In section No. 5. Then the lights were extinguished there. . Later they were turned on again, and when I saw a mass of tho ladder." Barrett testified that he saw water enter bunker No, 5 from a hole two feet above the floor plates. It poured In from a tear, ha said. along the side of the vessel. Barrett had charge of the lifeboat wherein Mrs. John Jacob Astor escaped. Senator Smith also took the deposi tions of Captain Haddock and Wire less Operator Moore, of the Olympic. The oiierator's book showed the fol lowing message from Captain RoBtron, of the Carpathla: ''Isnmy's under opiates." Both Captain Craddock and Operator Moore swore that they had not re ceived orders to suppress messages. Captain Craddock said that his first Information of the disaster came from the Carpathta. At the request of Senator Smith Captain Hnddock lowered one of the Olympic's lifeboats. It only required 15 seconds to get the lifeboat from the deck to the water. THE WOMAN'S SCREAM WAS NOT LOCATED. ItiKiTiD nun nun wins. Portland, Or., May 25. A report that a womnn had screamed for help and Immediately afterward a cotTln shaped box bud Ixien carried out of one of the rooms caused a raid by police on an apartment house here. The box contained kindling. The scream has not been located. CITY OF PORTLAND A J LI, INSUEE I'ROPEHTY. ' fnSITIn FSSKK IJARSD full Portland, Or., May 25. Alarmed by the destruction of a Are house by fire here recently, the city executive board announced It would see that all building of the city fire depart ment are Insured against Ore.