FUGITIVE FAMILY
WEST PICKS WOMAN
FOR 3000 POSITION
YOUNG WOMAN SLATED FOR $3000-A-YEAR POSITION AS
GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY, AND OTHER
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTEES.
EXCLUSIVE
AGENTS
for a B.
CORSETS
EXCLUSIVE
AGENTS
FOR C B.
CORSETS
OF SIX ARRESTED
cMerdnandiso of cJ Merit Ony
Father and 5 Children Taken
in Connection With Whole
sale Swindle.
Governor Names Miss Fern
Hobbs Private Secretary
to Succeed Watson.
GIRLS HELD AS WITNESSES
PAY HIGHEST AMONG SEX
Son of Antonio SIuslco Tries to
Shoot Self When " Taken From
Steamer En Route to Panama.
$98,000 in Bills Found.
Salary Sot Exceeded by Any Woman
in Service or States or National
Government; Watson Cbosen
for "Blue Sky" Job.
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SALEM, Or.. March 19. (Special.)
Ralph A- Watson, private secretary to
the Governor, will become corporation
commissioner under the blue sky act
passed by the last Legislature, accord
Ins to a prospective appointment an
nounced by Governor West today.
"Watson will succeed C. D. Babcock,
who has acted as corporation com
mtssloner under the old law since Se&
retary Oleott took; the office of Secre
tary of State.
Miss Fern Hobbs. chief clerk to the
Governor, will become private secre'
tary to the Governor, and Miss Mathilda
Eckerlen. who for many years bas
acted as a stenographer in the execu
tive offices, will become the Governor's
chief clerk.
The salary of corporation commis
sioner under the blue sky act is J3000
a vear. the same as the salary of the
private secretary to the Governor as
fixed by an act of the recent legisia
ture.
The anoolntment will become eltec
five June S. What will become of
Babcock has not been announced, al
though It is whispered as a possibility
that he may become a member of the
Workmen's Compensation Commission.
Miss Hobbs' Honor SljcnaL
Mlss Hobbs will be the first woman
private secretary of a Governor in the
history of the state actually to hold the
office, although some women have
served temporarily in that capacity.
Fhe has been chief clerk In the Gov
ernor's office since the beginning of
the administration, coming here from
Portland.
She orlrtnallv secured the appoint
ment through the recommendation of
Secretary Oleott before he became fceo-
retary of State. She was at one time
private secretary to J. Thorburn Ross
and during the probe Into the affairs
of the bank with which Ross was con
nected Oleott and Miss Hobbs became
acquainted. He was appointed to ex
pert the books of the bank for the
state by Governor Chamberlain.
When the Governor desired to se
cure a chief clerk Oleott recommended
her and ber work has been so efficient
that the Governor decided to reward
her with the position that will make
her the highest salaried woman In the
employ of the state.
Mint Employe's Pay Equalled.
Not only will Miss Hobbs be the
highest salaried woman in public em
ploy In Oregon, but It Is probable she
will be one of the highest salaried
women In publlo employment In the
United States. Comparatively recent
news dispatches stated that the highest
salaried woman paid by the Federal
Government Is an employe in con
nection with the mint, who receives
$3000 annually, the same salary as that
which will be received by Miss Hobbs.
It is doubtful If there Is any other
woman In the United States who Is em
ployed by a state that Is given an
equal to this salary and Miss Hobbs
will receive an amount annually equal
to that received by the best-paid
woman In the service of the Federal
Government.
Miss Eckerlen, who becomes chief
clerk to succeed Miss Hobbs, was In
the employ of Governors Chamberlain,
Benson and Bowerman as well as Gov
ernor West. She probably has the dis
tinction of working under more Gov
ernors and Acting Governors than any
other person, as she was also employed
when President Selling of the 8tate
Penate was Acting Governor for a day
and when Secretary Oleott has been
Acting Governor on a number of oc
casions. Appoiatmeat ! Surprise
The news of the appointment of Wat
son came as a sudden surprise. The
salary Is no different under the new
position than it was under the old
position as private secretary. But Wat
son has been engaged In studying law
at Willamette University here and the
new position will give him an op
portunity to delve Into the corpora
tion phase of It in a practical manner.
Watson was formerly a Portland and
Pendleton newspaper man and had a
large hand In the management of Gov
ernor West's campaign.
Under the old law the corporation
department was a branch of the office
of Secretary of State and the corpora
tion clerk was named by that official.
Under the new law the department is
made a separate part of the state gov
ernment and the appointment of the
commissioner vests In the Governor.
OOMMISSIOX CHOICES SOOX
Governor Considers Men to Enforce
Compensation Act.
SALEM. Or, March 1. (Special.
Muoh speculation Is rife as to who will
be the members of the Industrial Ac
cident Commission to be named under
the workmen's compensation act passed
by the last Legislature. Appointments
of this commission fall with the Gov
ernor and he has practically stated
that they will be made the latter part
of this week.
Speculation has hit upon R- A, Harris,
State Printing Expert, as one of the
members of the commission.
If the Governor makes the selection
from the members of the commission
who framed the act, A. T. Buxton, of
Forest Grove; A. M. Smith, of Port
land, and W. A. Marshall, of Portland,
are considered as the most likely three.
The name of C. D. Babooes, has been
frequently mentioned today since the
change was made In the lineup of the
corporation commissioner.
Some suggestion has been made that
Harvey Beckwlth. of Portland, who
recently resigned as the head of the
Wells-Fargo offices there, may be
placed on the compensation commission.
Among other names that . have been
mentioned is that of J. H. Cradlebaugh,
city editor ot the Salem Capital Journal.
T. A. Rlnehsrt. state land agent, has
also been nuested as a possibility.
McKeynolds Makes No Promises.
OREGON'lAX .NEWS BUREAU. Wash,
lngton, March 19. Charles D. Fullen
and W. H. Merrit had a conference to
day with Attorney-General McReynolds
to recommend the appointment of J. T.
Ronald, of Seattle, as Federal Judge in
Western Washington. They received no
promises.
Grants Pass Man Kills Self.
GRANTS PASS, Or, March 19. (Spe
cial.) Louis A. Heberlie committed
suicide today by hanging himself In a
shed at the rear of the house. He at
tempted to end his Ufa last May by
slashing his throat. He had lived In
Grants Pass JO year"
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ABOVF. MISS KERX HOBBS, WHO WILL II B SECRETARY TO GOV
ERNOR; BELOW, LEFT TO RIGHT, C. D. BABCOCK, WHO MAY BE
M IDE MEMBER OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION;
MISS MATHILDA ECKERLEN, TO BE GOVERNOR'S CHIEF CLERK,
AND RALPH A. WATSON. TO BE CORPORATION COMMISSIONER.
400 BEG FOR SERUM
Crowd Hems In Friedmann's
Auto, Pleading for Aid.
RESERVES OPEN PATHWAY
Government Physicians Watch Ger
man Administer- Vaccine Dr.
Blue to Make Report of Results
of Treatment Tomorrow.
Twirttxr vntjir Varch 19. Four hun
dred men and women hemmed In the
automobile of Dr. F. F. Frledmann this
afternoon, begging him to treat them
. . .. i. i .... prti. rmwA surround
ed the German physician outside the
Hospital for Deformities and Joint Dis
eases, and a scjuaa 01 poirce
had to be called to make a path for
him to the hospital door.
mi i i ail norl, nf the
United States gathered at Mount Slnal
Hospital earlier In the day to watch
PruriTninn administer his vaccine.
but admission was refused them. The
only other medical men ai ine cimiv
were three representatives of the Gov
ernment, at whose request other physl-
:lans wre exciuaea. .
n.u- v. ii.i iiVinr1t1s evnlained
that the Government physicians feared
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mo I''" '
would be made before they presented
tneir oinciai reyon w
menC Dr. Frledmann. It was said, had
not made anv reauest to have the
others excluded.
Fifteen patients were ireaiea
Mount Slnal Hospital. After the
one of the Government physicians, lelt
lor vi asningion, w a u -
geon-Qeneral Blue, of the United States
T...W.I- t i i . u l.rtnn ITnanltal
I UU11U iirnjlii uu
Service, will issue a bulletin Friday re
garding the Frieamann vaccina ua
results of Its use on patients here.
r i: I . . n ntan, f rt trut 20 CUfll
of bona and knee tuberculosis toroor-
TKAW BILL IS DEFEATED
STEW YORK REFUSES TO CURB
SOTED PATIENT.
Supporter of Measure Says Courts
Are Made Laughing Stock by
Young Man In Matteawan.
ALBANY, N. March 19. The As-
emblv today, by a vote of 45 to su.
defeated the proposed amendment to
the habeas corpus law designed to meet
the case of Harry K. Thaw. The bill.
Introduced. at the request of Attorney-
General Carmody, provides that, a final
order in a habeas corpus proceeding
shall be conclusive evidence at any
subseouent proceeding involving tne
detention of the same persons, and that
only new evidence as to the petitioners
sanity may be introduced.
The measure stirred up a spirited
debate. Assmblyman Cuvilller, sup
porting It, said:
"It Is a wen-known fact that Harry
K. Thaw has made the courts of the.
state a laughing stock. Thaw with
his money through this and that dis
tinguished attorney has been applying
to the courts year In and year out to
get relief. He Is going to use the courts
all he can. Tire them out if possible.
It now becomes a case of the state's
money against the Thaw money."
Opposition to the bill - was based
generally on the ground that It was
unconstitutional.
STUDENTS 0N VACATION
All Willamette "V" Colleges, but e,
Take Easter Recreation.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem,
Or, March 19. (Special.) The Wil
lamette University Colleges, with the
exception of law and medicine, have
finished their work and are enjoying
an Easter vacation. All college work
in these departments closed at noon on
Wednesday and will be resumed again
on ThuVsday, March 27, giving the
students a week of recreation.
Athletic activities wlfl be quiet dur
ing vacation time, as all baseball and
track work will be suspended until the
reopening of school. As several base
ball games axe to be played early In
April, hard work will be the athletic
order of things as soon as the students
return. The most Important early game
Is that with the University of Oregon,
Saturday, April 12, upon the Willamette
field. A little later a return game is
to be played with the State University
at Eugene. Two games are also listed,
one at home, one away, with the Ag
ricultural College team and the Mult
nomah Athletic Club, of Portland.
MR. - MATTH1EU IMPROVES
Dr. Hamilton Says Pioneer's Condi
tlon Is Encouraging.
The report of the condition of F. X.
Mattbieu, as given out by his physician.
Dr. W. B. Hamilton, late last night.
Is encouraging, as Mr. Matthleu was
slightly better.
Dr. Hamilton would not say that the
94-year-old pioneer of historical fame
was out of danger, but he Is hoping
that his patient will continue to do as
well as he has toward reoovery.
Ohehalls to Be Beautified.
CHEHALIS, Wash, March 19. (Spo
claL) The Chehalls Women's Civic Im
provement Club was represented at
yesterday's city commission meeting.
A cleanup of the city was urged, and
enactment of a garbage ordinance. The
city and club will work Jointly for
civic betterment. Discussion of pro
posed sanitary ordinances will be held
soon. A measure prohibiting dogs be
Ing at large Is contemplated.
NEW ORLEANS, March 19. Six of
the Muslca family, of New York, three
n mdi. momhfr, of which are
charged with defrauding European
and American banners, were arromou
here today on the steamer Herldia,
1 A -Danamn Tn 1h. MotllCS Of
Antonio Muslca and his three sons.
George, Arthur and miiip. tne ponce
found J80.000 In currency, and from the
corset of Grace Muslca, a daughter,
(18,000 In large bills was extracted.
Grace and her sister, Louise, are held
as material witnesses.
When the party was being taken
frnm (h, wharf to the central police
station the elder Muslca tried to get a
revolver from fnmp, ana vara n uo
tective interfered the young man ex
claimed: "No, I won't give It up. I am going
to kill myself before I get to police
headquarters."
It was necessary for the officers to
take the weapon away from the young
man by force.
With the exception of Philip, the
Musicas evidenced no emotion, and it
was said tonight they would not fight
extradition.
The father said today failure of three
large foreign hair goods concerns was
...nnnniKi, for hlfl firm's embarrass-
ment. He said his company owed
these firms approximately iwo.,
which he could not pay, so he fled with
his family for Panama.
MUSICAS CHEESE IMPORTERS
Son, In Prison for Cndcrweighlng
Frauds, Freed by Taft.
NEW YORK, March 19. Antonio
Musica, arrested in New Orleans, Is
nearly 70 years old, Philip about 30.
For years they had been lmporteru of
cheese. In 1910 the Government
charged them with unaerweiguing
frauds and Philip, shielding his father.
i -. . i ii... ii-u u nATitpnnpd to
pieaaeu buuij auu " -
a year's Imprisonment Shortly after
ward Ills sentence was wiimuuim
President Taft and returning to New
York he again became associated with
his father in business.
Hair goods now became their spec
ialty and banks for months negotiated
their naper until the recent repudiation
of a draft, the attachment of their
property, charg-es ot criminal manipu
lation of Invoices involving hundreds
of thousands, then flight of the entire
family. Including two daughters.
Notice of the disaolutlou of Mitchell
& Co. was posted today on the stock
exchange. It was said that the disso
lution was forced by the governors of
the exchange because the firm manipu
lated on the outside market the stock
of the United States Hair company,
recently organized by the Musicas.
UNKNOWN WORLD GOAL
USTVERSITY YACHT CARRIES
EXPLORERS TO BRAZIL.
Scientists on Three-Year Cruise Ex
pect to Penetrate Regions Never
. Seen by Whites.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19. Tears
and cheers sent the yacht Pennsyl
vanla on her way today when she
steamed down the Delaware River for
one of the most venturesome voyages
of modern times.
The yacht is owned by the University
of Pennsylvania and Is bound for Bra
zil with a daring party of explorers,
who purpose penetrating to the far
reaches of the Amazon and to tne neaa
waters of many of Its mighty tribu
tarics in the Interest of science and
humanity. They seek what Is known
as the 'lost world." in the basin of
the Amazon.
The expedition has been organized
and equipped by the University Mu
seum. It will be gone about three years
and It is expected to reach regions
never before visited by white men.
The yacht Is In command of Captain
J. C Rowen. United States Navy, re
tired, and the expedition is headed by
Dr. Wllllrm C. Larrabee, curator of the
American section of the Museum. His
chief associates are Dr. Franklin B.
Church, an authority on tropical medi
cine, and Sandy McNab, a traveler of
wide experience ana a scientists.
The Pennsylvania is of only 184 tons
burden and carries a crew of 11 men.
D'Annunzlo's Birthday Celebrated,
PESCARA, Italy, March 19. The
Mayor and Council of Pescara, the
v. t ... 1.1.,.. t nnhrlflT 'Annnnlln.
, ... . V. . KAtl. a tinlv.Tso rir nf
UI.ICU ma. " " j
the poet's birth. The municipality has
set aside a large piece oi lam iwr liio
erection by popular subscription of a
house In honor of D'Annunzlo.
American novels are lately finding more
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