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1 J THE PEOPLE'S ;; PAPER I TODAY'S NEWS i TODAY -H-4- 4 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, Tl'ESDAT, FEBRUARY 25, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS, FIVE CUNTS. Aefassxs A A 1H) fwiilMffl' lllf 1 E L BAM HIS I Was on a Visit to His Ranch Near Canon Beach and Taking a Needed Rest. GAVE RECEIPT FOR BILLS Says He Wu8 Mot Aware He Hud to Get tic Legislature's Permission to Leave the City. Governor West hobbled Into his of fice at the state house at 9 o'clock this morning with a bum knee, but cheer ful disposition. Indeed he seemed happy to be on the Job again after his three days' of "mysterious" absence. Entering his private office he greet ed the three legislative guards left In charge of the bills piled on his desk after the senate committee had broken Into his offloe late yesterday afternoon. "What shall I call you fellows?" In- j quired the chief executive. "The Three Ouardsmen the Mus keteers? Yes, that's the proper name. ' Then the governor told them and also the guard to ropresent the gov ernor, who was placed on duty with them, by Senator McCollloch last night, that their watch work was end ed, as he would assume charge of the bills. WeBt signed receipts for the bills for both house and senate, and the guards departed. It Is significant that these receipts etate that the bills only came into his possession at 9 o'clock this morning. The governor thus officially Ignores the legislative action In forcing an ' entrance Into his office and depositing the senate and house bills on his desk yesterday afternoon, on the theory that by so doing the bills were deliv ered Into his possession. In ail Interview this forenoon, the governor treated the legislative excite ment caused by his absence, and the legislature's action pertaining theretd as absurd as a Joke and remarked significantly that, while he was sorry to .have caused the solons so much anxiety and worry, yet they must calm themselves and get used to It, as he was likely fo go away again for a day or so, any time he felt the necessity of o doing. , , "This Ib' the first time I ever heard that the gdvernor of the state must et permission from the legislature whenever he wants to go away for a ' day or two," said Goverriof West'" "I was on the Job here for 40 days and nights, waiting for the legislature to do something, and, as my deak was clear of all legislative work last Frl day, I decided I needed a rest and to i;o down to my ranch near Canon Bench, and cut some brnsh and per form other clearing up work. "The time I spent at the ranch was such a lovely one. The roar of the ocean was delightful much more pleasant than the roars of the legis lature one hears about here. All day Saturday I spent in cutting brush and working about the ranch. In so doing I sprained my knee. In Hie evening I sat and spit In the fireplace, listening to the yarns and stories related by ome friends and neighbors. "On Sunday I sat nnd spit In the flreplneo some more, and also list ened to conned sncred music. Of course, In view of my moral and vice crusade on, no one would expect me to travel Sunday. "On Monday I started on my return trip to Salem, departing from the Tanch on horseback for Seaside, where I would cat fh a trnln. Hut that horse threw a shoe en route. It was then up to me to either disappoint tho leg islature or hurt tho horse, so I decided on the former courRo, and turned back. "Later in the day I made another start, and finally renched Salem this morning." The governor waa very Ironical In Ms criticism of the opinion of Attorney-General Crawford, to tho effort that In hlB absence his duties fell on the secretary of state. Ho refused to mnka any comment on the steam roll er program for an adjournment of the legislature for five days, the solona then to return and act on vetoed moaB-ures. "It will take me much less than five days to act on some of these bills,1 was his only comment. "There was never a moment from the time I left that I was not In touch with the situation here," remarked Governor West In closing the Inter- Los Angeles Afloat, Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 25. With a registered rainfall of 6.55 Inches for the storm, I-os Angeles Is drenched today, and Indications point to more rain today and tonight. The heavy and continuous downpour has broken all records for Los An- gelcs, about forty per cent of a season's rainfall having fallen In 30 hours. Considerable dam- age to property Is reported. The storm was general throughout southern California. I Ninety-Five Federal Soldiers Who Re volted ond Murder, Shot to Dcatli One at a Time. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 25 Ninety-five federal volunteer Boldlers wore exe cuted lato yesterday at Suaz, below Juarez, Tehy composed part of the garrison which revolted yesterday, an gered at tho Tcilllng of ex-President Madero, their former leader. One at a time, advices received here say, the spldlers were stood against an adobe wall. Ninety-five times the fir. Ing squad aimed and fired. Most of the men are said to have displayed much courage, declining the execution mask. IN NEEDOF REPAIRS And Time Too Short to Make Them, Organization's Plan Will Probably Fail. WEST WINS BIG VICTORY House Undertook to Cinch West by Killing His Special Official Bill, But Fell Down. Goillej Will Quit. Douglas, Ariz., Fob. 25. Eiuillo Vosquez Gomez, revolu tionary loader who recently proclaimed himself provisional president of Mexico, has agreed to accept a cabinet position un der Huerta, according to mes sages that reached Agua Prleta today. The reports are to tho effect that David da la Fuente, a Huerta agent, who left El Paso Sunday on a special train for Columbus, N. M., crossed into Mexico late yesterday and con ferred with Gomez,. MRS. MAKTIX MILLER FASSED AWAY SUDDENLY Mrs. Martin Miller died very sud denly Sunday morning at 2:30 o'clock at the home of her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Walker, 1595 State street. Death was due to heart fail ure, her sister. Miss Mario Martin having found her In a dying condition during the learly hours of Sunday morn.iS, Dr. Byrl was summoned, but arrived too late to be of any as sstance. , The deceased was 26 years old and besides her husband and sister, leaves a brother, Ernest Martin. Mr. Miller, who has been employed In. San Fran cisco, was communicated with by wire and arrived this morning. The funeral will occur from St Jo seph's Church tomorrow morning at 10 a. m. BURGLARS SWirED THE TEETH FILLINGS , Forcing Uielr way through tho doors In the dentist offices of Dr. J. G. Grif fith and, Dr. T. G. Smith sometime last Sunday evening, burglars collected $75 worth of gold fillings and other valu ables In the former's place of business and about $30 In gold In Dr. Smith's office and left without leaving the slightest clue as to their identity. The doors of the offices were forced by means of a bar or "Jimmy," and the man or men who did tho Job per formed the work so well that nothing was discovered until yesterday morn ing when the dentists arrived at their offices. Tho police have not as yet found anything tangible to work upon. ELECT ItK'AL WORKERS ' VOTING ON STRIKE UNITED MESS 1J0A8ICD WIIIK.1 San Francisco, Feb. 25. Returns are being received today at tho central headquarters of tho Pacific district council of tho Electrical Workers In '.ho vote on the offer of the rnclfic Telephone and Telegraph conipnny of I jp(1j The legislature will adjourn tomor row night for five days, at the end of which time the members will return to act on the bills that Govornor West has vetoed. This was the program decided on late last night at a Republican caucus attended by 42 members of the house, hold In Sieaker McArthur's office. It is claimed, that through proxies , 53 members were represented In the cau cus. It Is known that tho organiza tion In control of the senate Is agree able to the house program. The house organization leaders claim that they have 43 members pledged to an agreement to return at the end of the five days adjournment, but a canvas of the house today re vealed the- fact that nlno members who are claimed to be pedged assert that they wll lonly come back If It Is very, very necessary. They are very lukewarm on the proposition. Muy Bo Doublo Crossed. In order to have a quorum It is nec essary that forty members return at the end of the adjournment period So it can bo seen that the plans of the leaders are founded on very thin Ice, and the spectacle may bo witness ed of loss than that number wander ing around the state house dlsoonso- lnte, full of revenge and out of pocket In car fare and other expenses. In fact a number of members are so adre at the steam roller crowd that they would take keen dollght In ad ministering what Is. known as .the doublo cross. , . Tho above program, however, may be Bmashed to smithereens before to morrow night, considering the present temper of many members of the house. There are signs of the house machine disintegrating and everything going to smash with a hurly-burly time of wind-up. Senator Miller of Linn In troduced a resolution In the senate this forenoon to have that body ad- Journ finally tomorrow noon. Inas much, as. he Js not In. tho organization crowd his resolution Is without spe cial significance and will probably be killed when reported on this after noon. House Machine Smashed. The steam roller was given one of tho hardest smashes of the season Oils noon when tho organization was In gloriously defeated In Its efforts to do- feat the bill that gives the governor power to appoint special oIIlclnlB for nlnoty-duy periods to replace tho of ficers of counties and cities and towns, Including sheriffs and district attor neyB, when such officials, In the gov ernor's opinion, are not enforcing the laws, It was a trrnnondous victory for Governor West- Tho fight mndo on tho bill was also one of the most bitter and determined of tho session. Tho bill had passed bo' li tho house, nnd senate after hard fights. Tho houso nmchlno leaders, however, feeling that the steam roller wns In extra good working condition last, night derided to huvo tho voto on the bill reconsidered and eauso Its do- Quostlou of Fees Collected by Officers Still Unsettled Wants City At. torney Salary Reduced. IN BURGLAR CLASS President Malarkey Does Hair Raising Stunt Before Big Breathless Audience. A PORCH CLIMBING ACT Crawls Along Narrow Ledge, Forces the Window and Deposits Bills On Governor's Table. The Oregon to Be First. By the Indefinite postponement of the majority report of the ways and means committee of the city council last night to the effect that ox-Chief of Police Hamilton waa entitled to keep certain foes retained by him while serving In tho capacity of a constable, that question Is still In the air and promises to cause trouble for some time to come. The questloon was first brought up by Alderman MInton two weeks ago, and as a result of tho agitation the city attorney waa Instructed to pre pare an opinion on the question. The opinion was a lengthy one and uphold the action of the constable in retain ing tho fees. The majority of the ways and means committee reported favorably In view of the opinion of the city attorney. Aldeman MInton dissented. MInton declnred that there was three-fourths of the material In the opinion of the city attorney that had no relovancy1 to the question at Issue, and that he did not believe In bringing In extraneous matter. He said that he carried In his pocket the opinions of four attorneys of the city, one of whom was a former city attorney, nnd that all agreed that the marshal had no right to rotaln the foes In question. He said that the same decision was reached in an opinion written several years ago. - Ban Company Fnvoitd. Important oft the list of routlns business taken caro of lost night was a favorable report by tho ways and means committee on a petition of the Saloirt Rank & Trust for the deposits of a part of the city funds. The street committee reportod that the remonstrance agalnBt tho Improve. ment of Oak street contained enough names of property owners to kill the Improvement for tho present The remonstralors doslre tho improvement held up until Liberty street Is In an Improved condition. An unfavorable rcort W'as submitted by the commit tee on the petition for the Improve ment of Washington street from Fair mount avenue to Fir street. The com mittee holds that the street Is not In a fit condition for Improvement at this time. Settle Printing Trouble. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 25. America's biggest drydock, nt the Bremerton navy yard, cost ing $2,000,000 will be dedicated Sunday In full military amf civic glory. The famous bat tleship Oregon, which made the memorable trip from San Fran cisco around the horn to San tiago and participated In the battle which drew the Spanish American war to a close, will be the first ship docked. A Arousing all the slumbering agility of the days of their past youth, as It were, In one last rally to outwit the wily Governor West, President Dan J. Malarkey, of the state senate, and his chief clerk, John Cochran, yesterday afternoon scaled1 the adamant walls of the state capltol building and gained access to the executive cham ber, as in the old college days they performed similar feats to work hav oc with rival classmen, The cause was the oontlnued and mysterious absence from the state house of Governor West. The occasion was the congestion of bills on the senate desk, the reason was that the majority of the members of the sen ate wished to deposit those bills In the gubernatorial office In compliance with the laws of the state. The resolution passed was that the president and chief clerk be author ized to deliver the bills Into the gov ernor's office, and to use force in do ing so If necessary. It was exactly 12 minutes before 5 o'clock when the two officials strode from the Benato cham ber, each with a handful of legisla tion and each with a suspicious pro tuberance beneath his clothes arous ing visions of axes, crowbars, Jimmies and other burglarious Implements. The senate chamber was deserted by the spectators and some of the solons, who swarmed out to see the fun. Going to the west entrance of the building (not Governor West's) tho president and the clerk worked their way along a narrow ledge which ribs the walls of the big stone stairway leading up to the capltol doors, thence along another narrow lodge, 20 feet above the stone sidewalk, clinging by toe-hold and finger-tips to the window of the reoeptlon room of the governor's office. President Malarkey Jimmied the win dow nnd vaulted! Into the room. Coch ran came next, but he didn't vault, be Just wriggled over the window sill In the wake of his chief. The door to the private quartcrs.of the. governor was found to be open, and the hills were deposited on the executive's desk, IS SEN! BY MAIL Uncle Samuel's Parcel Post Gets Its Heaviest Load Salem Furnishes Tart of It BE NEXT PRESIDENT President Huerta Doing Good Work in the Way of Paci fying the Country Mr. Otto Hansen, president of tho Salem Tile & Mercantile Company, sent by parcels post this morning a brick of local manufacture to be used in building a brick house at the Coli seum, Chicago, during the Clay Pro ducts Exposition, which Is to be held February 28 to March 8. This brick will be one of 25,000 Bent by parcel post from every brick plant In the United States, to be used in the con struction of this house, which will be given away and re-erected after the exposition. The idea was originated to test tho merits of the parcel post system, and It Is certainly! a novel one, A record will be kept of each brick from tho time the brick Is mailed until It Is de livered In Chicago, In order to see how speedily Uncle Sam can dollver a brick house by mall. It Is probable that Uncle Sam's mall carriers In Chicago will not be overly enthusiastic for this method of deliv ery of a brick house. Other mail car riers throughout the oountry will wotoh the experiment with interest and fear and trembling. While tho brick fireproof home Is becoming more and more popular because of its per manency, economy and superiority, It Ib not probable that they will be deliv ered by mall to any alarming extent, At any rate, the Salem Tllo & Mer cantile Company will have a brick In the first brick house ever Bent by mall. ESTABLISHING MANY GAME RESERVES With 4590 acres of land already de clared game reserves by State Game Warden Flnley and tho respective owners of the property, Marlon conn ty sportsmen will havo meager hunt ing ground In the fuliiro In tho event tho gatno official continues In his ef forts to protect tho birds In this terri tory. At present, the slate giuno warden bus llled with the Marlon County re corder, ngreemeiils with various large CAN UNITE ON ONE THING And That Is All Mexico Woald Put Up Solid Fight In Cose United States Interferes. UNITED MESS LEASED WIBS.J Mexico City, Feb. 25. Tho next president of Mexico probably will be either General Felix Diaz or Francisco de la Barra, with Diaz the favorite. It is not believed that General Gome has a chance and his candidacy is not seriously considered. Provisional President Huerta 19 conducting the work of pacifying tit country quickly nnd with a firm hand. It was officially stated at the palace today that the governors of all sUites except Campeche, Yucutan and Tobas co were supporting the provisional government. Emlllo Madero Is believed to bo the greatest menace confronting Huerta, He has a force of 2,000 men and a federal force has been detailed to shatter his revolt. Enilllo Madero Is a brother of tho late president, Fran cisco I. Madero. Provisional Presidont Huerta today notified the native population that th only way to prevent ultimate Inter vention by the United States Is to sup port his administration. Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 25. As the re sult of a mass meeting attended by almost overy Mexican citizen at Agu Prleta, Sonora, political difference will be forgotten to permit a united front against a common enemy In tho event of American Intervention, ac cording to nows of tho meeting which la leaking out today. The meeting also passed resolutions condemning tho doing to death of Ma dura and Suarez, Iondon, Fob. 25. Recognition of the presont govornment of Mexico will be withheld by tho British government until the Mexlean republlo confirms Huorta's rulo by an election, It was announced horo today. SINGLE TAXERS ARE FEELING JUBILANT UNITED rilBHS LEASED WIUB.J Vancouver, II. C, Feb. 25. Vancouv er single taxors this morning are ju liltunt over the announcement made to the legislature at Victoria yesterday by Finance Minister Ellison that the tax ation of the country would as soon as possible bo shifted to tho natural re sources, the poll tax being abolished forthwith and taxation of Improve ments and personal property at an early date Tho income tax, ho Inti mated would bo greatly reduced until It readied tho vanishing point. Van couver, under tho leadership of ex Mayor L. I). Taylor, wns tho first city to adopt slnglo tax principles, urn! the action of the provincial government Is due to the recognition of this benefits of the system here. . I. ,,1.1,.,... t II, n ,.f,ull.t-n I.Mt-. Tim rmmrt nt til. Iirll.tlntr prim III 1 1- J""!"-1 LJ - " ,w' ..j......... .... i - - ,,i ..e ,i ,.. i r.iiiui i UUIl Ol lilt! luillliy (III II' ill ijr tii,"'. a 25 cents per day Incretiso for elec tricians In lieu of the CO cent Increase asked for- Tho voto will bo ennvnssed ! Wednesday night i Tho Pacific district Includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada nnd Call-' fornla. The plot wns sprung last night and a hard fight ensued on the floor on the matter of reconsideration, but the machine won by a narrow murgln of votes. Then further action on the bill waB mndo a siieclal order for this fore- ! noon nt 10:110 o'clock. wi.icum u. u. ...... ne, bum p..rK011M f ljino. who hitherto llUS are hopeful a strike will bo averted. j h ' ..., ,.,,., ,., ... .... acres. Under tho law, these lands will hereafter he held as reserve for every specie of birds, gumo or otherwise nnd even t.be owners of the proportion will ho violating the law In tho event Muted near Sllvi iton nnd It Is said, ,tliut lruny more hundreds of acres I will be converted into reserves within !a short time. I l Tin: INCOME houso organization, climbed on the steam roller and w lh lllnkle, Forhe nml otlicrs made n determined flg'it against the bill, Hi allies. Srliuebel. That Tireless Thaw, IrtNITKD I'llRKH I.RW.O W'lllH.l Albany, X. Y., Feb. 25. To (plosion Hurry Thaw regarding a plot to bribe him out of tho stnto asylum there. ( C-lll. Eaton led tlio llgir. mr tln bills Governor Butzcr today announced that Passage, aided by llelt.el, who forsook ho will go to Matlewim Thursday, 'he steam roller crowd. Tl.ey con- Thaw Intimates that he has sensational tended that the eor tllutlon puts It up disclosures to make. I" the governor to preserve law nml order and enforce the lnws of the state, and Hint w't'iout such authority us this bill would give him It would Id ImpnsBlbli for lilin to enforce the aws. Bund lVngon Scramble. Gill warned the members that the people had their eyes on the legislature Frledmonn Lands Today, UNITED PHIS! IJIAHED WlllE.) New York, Feb. 25 With Dr. Fred erick Franz Frledmnnn, discoverer of an alleged tuberculosis cure nhoard the liner Kron Prlnzessln Cecelle will probably not dock here before late this afternoon. The liner Is slightly do layed, dut to Inclement weather. tec on Its Investigation Into tho charge that Is mndo by Halem newspapers for priming diino for the city was favora ble, and ns a result tho city will con tinue to advertise In both the dally papers iv, the prices now existing, un less tho prices are changed by tbtf printers. Alderman Itlgdon said that out of consideration to many people who talie only one dally paper he be lieved It would show a niggardly Kplr It to advertise In only one paper be cause If that were dene the advertising would reach only a pun. or the peo ple. ' After Attorney's Salary. ' I Alderman Jones was author of n j resolution to declare null nnd void tho ! ordinance raising t'n- nalary of the, city attorney rrom tlitm to (Lino ti I year. Alderman MInton attacked 'lie! piii-littti ,f imvlnir a lionklte ".or In tin- i office of the city tr-noirer $.VJ month j since the nholHtlon of slavery because It Is not. proldod for In Ow elty charter. The resolutions were rc'errel to tin- finance conniltte,). A resolution by Jones fur the purchase Big Fire nt Winnipeg. IINITKD I'llESK Ir.AHI'.D Willi). 1 Winnipeg Man., Feb, 25. The Av enilo block, I'l the eonlcr of the city's reliill district, was destroyed by fire to day. Tlie Iohs Is oHtlinalod ut $2uii,-(inll. 8NEAD ACQUITTEB OF MURDERING BOVf'K ON1TKL rilKBR I4ARED wire. Vernon, Texas, Feb. 25, John Heiill Snood, millionaire banker of Amarlllo, Texas, was acquitted hero today for murdor of AI. lloyce, Jr. The Jury was out but G5 minutes. Hoyco and Mrs. Sneiul eloped to Canada sovoral months ago, nnd Hoyco was shot down shortly after his return home. Snend recently was alBo acquitted of the murder of Col. AI. Boyco, Sr.. whom he shot down In a Fort Worth hotel, following an argument over his son's elopement with Mrs. Sneiul, SOKE KtOI Kl) III 1 A HE ST1L I.SII.Lt IltNITKI) 1'IIKHS I.EASKI) WII1B.1 Baltimore, Mil., Feb. 25. Still tired from the marching to date, the New York to Washington bund of suffra pottos rotitlniies to rest bore toiliiy. They ntteiiiled a suffrage mooting In a tbenlre here today, and announced they would start for Washington to morrow, arriving at, I.iup-I, Maryland, Ii.iiIkIiI. Most of the reserved hinds are In- TAX IS NOW THE LAW (Continued on pags t.) I UNITED I'llBSS l.l'.AHIIII WlllE.I Washington, Fob. 25. Tho Income tax nmeiiilnient went into i-floct nt noon today In a formal proclamation by Secretary of Slate Knox. This Is (lie first constitutional amendment , VETOED HIMSELF OCT OF Nlfl of two new desks for tlio olflce of the "Ity recorder not to exceed $10 win adopted. Salaries Are Raised. At the request of the c'ty recorder Alderman Hlgdon lntroduml a rosolu- (Continusd on page four.) UNITCn I'UHHH 1.N4SKD WlllE.I Inillanuixills, lnd., Feb. 25. -Claiming tho appropriation unconstitutional Oovornor Thomas Marshall has today returned $4H0O s-t aside by the legis lature to reimburse him for house rent, light, heat and water during his term. Blue Serge Days l or every id, in who eon afford two mils, line should hi- a blue set go. II U a refreshing anil fashionable elunr.o. If you can only use, one suit u iw. mako II a blue Koigo. Th-y a!" dressiest nml most. servle-Tlilo mollis for this Hunt of tlio . -ar. in w spring models are hero. THICKS tl5.U0 TO iK'III.OO Ho The I Salem Woolen Mills Store ft