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VOL. XXXI NO.
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NO CHICKEN DINNER TODAY
FOR VANCOUVER FAMILY.
"HOODOO-RIDDEN
WARSHIP IN TOW
PE1 LEGATIONS
PREPARE FOR SIEGE
MAJOR BUTT STILL
LOOKING FOR WIFE
won
SQUABBLE
MARKS
ER
POSOUS
DEVELOPMENTS OF
WEEK FAVOR TAFT
28 Delegates Chosen
VAII for President.
TEXTILE HEARING
SELF Ai 4: ALL DIE
FAMOIS SLOOP-OF.WAR TOIL
ING WEARILY tP COAST. .
ENGAGEMENT TO MISS WILL
- IAMS IS DENIED.
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FAST CAMPAIGN IS FUNNED
Three "Rump" Conventions
Instruct for Roosevelt.
CONTESTS PROVIDED, FOR
Colonel's Snpporter t oiu-ede Tide
Is Ebbing, bnl Contend It Will
Chance Radicalism Allen,
air Follower.
N r. V YORK, March X. (Special.)
Livelier ftcn week grow tb battl
for delegate to the National conven
tion. Headquarter are being opened
and rpreentat!Te of the varlou can
didatesRepublican anJ Democratic
sr circling th entire country In quest
if supporter. The Republican occu
pied the limelight during the week just
passed. The Democrat were quiescent,
ant they will be keenly active next
week.
On the Republican side President
raft easily has. the best of It- All the
delegate thus far chosen by the regu
lar .istrlct or state convention bear
irui-tln for him. In three district
lump" convention -were held .d the
delegate were Instructed lor Colonel
Kuosevelt. la his home district the
First, of Long Island he Is assured of
.he two delegates. Men nominated
there are avowedly for him.
Week Adds Sri la Calassa.
Tn enty-elght delegates to the Be
rtubllcao convention were rbneen dur-
ik the week. Four of them are dele-rtr-at-larg
from Mouth Carolina.
The other are distributed a folio:
Mlchlcan. eUhth district, two: South !
7arullns. second dlM-l.-t. two: MIoar!.
'.bird ilistrlrt. tw: Alabama, nrst. sec
tid and seventh districts, six: Virginia.
Irst district, two. U-orsla. luth. 11th
ind l-th districts, six: Tennessee, first
m l second districts, four.
The stale committees of North Caro-
lia and Washington passed resolution
clor.lng the Tft Administration, thu
rirtuall. It I ssld, assuring the dele
ration frm those states to, the Prcsl
U nf.
Taft Manager C'arefaL
Fully confident that they ran muster
an ca.y muiorlty of the lo". delegate
,o th- t'bU-sgo convention, the Taft
managers are nevertheless fully aware
that they have a OKht on tbelr bands,
and they are leaving no stone unturned.
Tbelr new plan I to have a quick fight
and a merry one. Meantime the llooc
velt forces have prepared for a heroic
battle, and they expert to show results
the ct.inlrn neek. They will elect con
testing delegations from core of dis
tricts, thus paving the a ay tor a
stormy session t th" convention.
Persons who have observed develop
ments closely declare that iolon-l
Roosevelt has been losing ground rap
idly. Ilia friends admit that there has
not be.-n th spontaneous' growth of
Ills tuHim that they expected. In some
sections It has fallen flat. Ills radical
ism. st forth In hi Oolumhu
speech, continues to alienate from his
etandard many who mere staunch
l:ooevelt followers up to that time.
The thlrd-i.rm Issue alio; according to
Information from various part of th
country, la hurting him. a I also the
attitude he r..i assumed toward hi
ne-tlm Intimate, friend. President
Taft.
Wsesevelt fteactlea lisped Far.
Conceding that It is ebb-tide now. the
o inr!uilol n t'ase 2-
Shearwater Ruf feted by 100-Mile
Gale Ofr Mexico Until Algerlne
Goes to Rescue.
IX3 ANGELES. March 1. (Special.)
Shattered and broken by a serle of
tr.lsfortune without parallel In the rec
ord of the British admiralty, the sloop
of war Shearwater famous for the
shelling; of the Taku forts In the Boxer
uprising 1 toiling up th Coast in tow
or her hardly les broken consort and
sister ship, the Algerlne. " Should the
grim "hoodoo" which has purued the
vessels for months permit, they will
reach San Franclco tomorrow. There,
according to the officer of Ui all-but-wrecked
men of war, at let two
month will be required to repair the
damage suffered in storms oft the Mex
ican coast.
For 14 day tb Shearwater and her
rescuer fought wind and ea unexampled-in
ferocity on the Southern
coast. The Shearwater, under sealed
order, sailed January 4 from Acaptilco
for Ouyaqull to protect British sub
jects, and a few days later the ele
ment literally tore her to piece, the
tall haft and propeller going to the
b ttom of the ocean.
Hf as to feet high broke over the
he.pless ship and she was saved only
by prompt and masterful work. The
wind blew 100 mil- an hour, the ves
sel logged two knots, and all hand
stood by for the worst. Finally the
Algerlne cam, almost by chance. Feb
ruary 12. and since then the two craft
have bad a mighty struggle, with m:
hap after mlsbsp to delay them.
LAD SAVES SISJER IN SURF
son of Army Office Rescue Girl
Nearly Drowned In Deep Water.
ASTORIA. Or March Z. (Special.
Master Spencer Addison, tha Utile son
of Lieutenant Addison, of the revenue
cutter Tahorua, proved himself a hero
today by saving his little sister. Vir
ginia, from drowning. Th children
were playing on the beach, near the
TVelnhord-Aetorla Hotel, when the lit
tle girl ventured out on some timbers
and fell Into deep mater. She went
nn.iw isni her brother bravely dJved
to her rescue and finally succeeded In
getting her ashore. Beyond thor
..neli lrenehlnir and Severe fright the
girl Is no worse for her mishap, and the
lad Is receiving much praise for his
presence of mind and bravery.
MRS. ASQUITH THREATENED
Anonymous letters Alarm ItritlMli
Premier for Safety or Ills Wife.
LONDON. March 2. (Special.) Pre
mier Asqulth Is worried over threats
contained In anonymous letters which
are being received by bis wife. These
are to the effect that unless women
are enfranchised the Asqulth family
will be poisoned.
It ha been noticed that no window
with mirror panel were smashed by
the sulTrsKcttes In their raid last night.
This I attributed to the old supersti
tion that It la unlucky to break a mor
ror. Soma hopkeeper are now think
ing of placing mirror In the center
of all their show window.
STORY GETS HIS DIVORCE
Jury Relieves Story of MIcondart
With Actor.
NKW TOr.K. March 2. (Special.
A Jury In the suit of Allen Lawrence
Story for divorce from Helen Hilton
Story, grand-daughter of Judge Henry
Hilton, returned a verdict for the plain
tiff this afternoon, after being out
nearly two hours.
The charges against Mr. Story are
related to misconduct with Stanley H.
Ford, the actor, and contained four
specification, one of which wa based
on the defendant alleged Intimacy
with the actor at her Naveslnk Beach
cottage last Summer.
CAET00NIST REYNOLDS PICTURES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF A FEW
Capital Is Almost Cut
Off From Outside.
AMERICANS ARE DUE TODAY
Martial Law Restores Relative
Quiet for Present.
missiOk;es in danger
"v, -
Pao-Tlng-Fu Loolv ytd Much of
City Burned Sever. v vns Are
Sacked River R. .te to
Sea Still Open.
TEKIN. March S. Martial law. which
has been proclaimed In the capital, 1
operating, successfully. ' At 1 o'clock
this morning quiet prevailed near the
legations, but continual cannonading
appeared in the direction of Feng-tal,
with which communication has been
cut off temporarily.
A detachment of American troops Is
due at S:3'i o'clock this morning. .The
legations are preparing for a siege. Di
rect Hacks on the legation quarter
are not feared, but he Chinese troops
possess msny modem guna which might
be used effectively if turned on the le-
The fighting along the Ttcn-tsln line
has put Pekln out of communication
with many places. The foreign guard
along the railroad will be Increased.
Th diplomatic body held a confer
ence last night and considered meas
ure for their restoration of communi
cation with Tlen-tsin. The river route
I open: therefore it may not be neces
sary to guard the line between Tien
tsin and Chlnwang-tao, a it would be
possible to reach the sea by way of the
river.
It Is reported here the Third and
2oth division are battling; at Feng-tai,
where 1 10 British troops are stationed.
The Britisher, while protecting women
and children, were unable to stop th
looting and could not prevent the
.burning of the s'.ntlon. A passenger
train, which a a bound for Pekln, re
turned to TIcn-tsln. fearing to pass
through the Feng-tal region.
The legations would not be surprised
should all telcgrapnlu communication
be Interrupted, and because of this they
ore arranging a wlreles system be
tween the Italian towers and a Jap
anese warship at Tlon-tsln. The Min
isters are agreed that the present gar
rison Is sufficient to protect the le
gation quarter, but think it advisable
that the guards be reinforced by JvuO
additional troops.
Fears are entertained for the safety
of missionaries at l'ao-ting-fu. which
has been looted, and large portions of
which have been burned. They have
been unable to escape, owing to the
destruction of bridges. News reaching
here Indicates tiiat several towns have
been sacked.-
The American women and children
have been concentrated from the other
missions Into the ample compound of
the Methodist mission, a block from the
legation quarter. Tills compound is
surrounded by high walls and can be
defended easily. The men connected
with the missions remain in their own
quarters.
MANC1IU ATTACK TIIHKATEXEB
Ten Thousand Foreign Troops Now
Disposed Near Capital.
WASHINGTON. March 2. Messages
from Minister Calhoun, at Pekin. re
ceived at the State l pnrtment today
stated that a Manchu attack on Pekln
(Concluded on Pace 1. i
White House Arbiter, Often Wrong
ly Placed by Rnmors, Smiles and
Docs Not Lose Hope.
NEW TORK. March 2. (Special.)
"I ara not engaged." was the greeting
Major Archibald W. Butt gave news
paper men on the Berlin Just before
she sailed with him today.
Major Butt, who Is both the Whits
House social arbiter and Mr. Taft'
aide, had been reported engaged to
Miss Dorothy Williams, slaughter of
Colonel and Mrs. John It- Williams,
of Washington, and sister of Mrs. Jo
seph Loiter.
"Every time I start anywhere," he
said, "reports have me engaged. Form
erly I have been reported engaged to
young women I knew better than Miss
Williams. She Is so busy denying It
that there hardly Is any need for me
to say anything. .
'However," he laughed, "I still have
hope that I will leave bachelorhood
some day. I'm looking for a wife."
LAD, FATHERLESS, WINS
Wyman Albee, Not Yet of Age, Gets
Jobs Formerly Held by Parent.
MARSH Fl ELD, Or.. March 2. (Spe
cial.) Wyman Albee. son of Ira Albee,
who wa drowned when the launch
North Star No. 1 was wrecked on the
Coos Bay bar some weeks ago. has been
appointed harbor light-tender to suc
ceed his father. After the accident
the Chamber of Commerce here re
quested that the position be given to
the son of the unfortunate man and
the lighthouse service complied with
the request". The young man also will
be made tender of the county bridge at
South slough and the two position will
give him a good salary.
Albee is not yet of age but under
stands the work, a he had assisted his
father previous to the latter's death
and wa lighting the harbor lights
when he saw his father float out over
the bar In the ill-fated launch.
FAIR STAMPS BEAUTIFUL
Panama-Pacific Designs Represent
Historical Scenes of Coast.
WASHINGTON, Mar i (Special.
Preliminary designs for 'the printing
of suitable commemorative postage
stamps for the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition are well under way at the Bu
reau of Engraving and Printing.
Half a dosen deolgns are in course of
preparation, most of them representing
historical American scenes and scenes
connected with early events on the
Coast. The stamps are Intended to be
the most beautiful in design and artis
tic finish ever Issued by the Govern
ment. PASTOR HITS GOLDEN RULE
System of Sending Drunken Men to
Home In Des Moines Decried.
DES MOINES. March 2. Rev. J. W.
Graves, pastor of 'ho Calvary Baptist
Church, a prominent social worker, se
verely criticised today the "Golden
Rule" system as adopted by the Des
Moines police.
Graves believes "drunken men should
be arrested and not sent home." He
asserts the "Golden Rule" must think
of the family as well as the man.
COST OF DYING DECLINES
Undertakers at Kansas City, Kan.,
Encase In Price-Cutting War.
KANSAS CITT, Mo, March 2. A
price war is on between the under
takers of Kansas City. Kan., 'and fu
nerals are cheaper than they have
been In several years. The undertakers
are advertising extensively In news
papers. The trouble began several months
ago when one funeral director reduced
prices and alleged that a "trust" ex
isted In the city.
Lawrence Citizen and
Berger in Clash. .
TERM "BLOOD M3NEY" STIRS
House Committee Session Al
most Ends in Blows.
STRIKE CONDITIONS HEARD
Witness Tells of Children Being
Hurled Into Patrol Wagons by
Police Girl of IS, Scalped in
Mill, "Exhibit" at Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, March 2. At the con
clusion for the day of an unusual hear
ing before Mhe House committee on
rules on bills proposing an investiga
tion of conditions relating to the strike
of textile workers at Lawrence, Mass,
Representative Berger, of Wisconsin,
and Robert McCa-tney, of the citizens'
committee of Lawrence, almost came to
blows and were separated by Represen.
tatlve Wilson, of Illinois.
The rules committee had adjourned
the hearing to Monday, necessitating
the stay in Washington of women and
children from the Lawrence woolen
mills who had come to testify concern
ing strike conditions.
. Collection la Taken.
"Who is going to pay the expenses
of these people?" asked Representative
Berger, the Socialist member of the
House, as the committee was about to
adjourn.
Representative Henry, chairman of
the committee, said nothing could be
done by the committee, whereupon
Representative Wilson, of Pennsylvania,
suggested that a collection be taken
to defra-y the expenses. Samuel Gom
v rs, president of the Amerlcatlon Fed.
e ation of Latbor, was the first to con
tribute, and Representative Berger held
the hat. Several Lawrence young women
collected the contributions from men
and women in the committee room.
When Lewis S. Cox. postmaster of Law
rence, contributed II. Representative
Berger protested.
"Give him back his money.." said
Berger to Miss Josephine Llss, who had
collected It- "We don't want any blood
money."
Insinuation Brings Protest.
McCartney, who was standing near
by, protested against Berger's insinu
ation. "Who are you " demanded McCartney
of Berger.
"T represent the people of Wiscon
sin." Berger hotly replied, "and I don't
propose to have these people receive
any blood money."
"I probably have as much money as
you have." McCartney replied, "and it Is
not blood money."
The Massachusetts man was shaking
his fist in Representative Berger's
face, and the Socialist Representative
was emphatic in his language demand
ing that Miss Llss give back the dol
lar. As she gave back the dollar Repre
sentative Wilson, of Illinois, a member
of the rules committee. Intervened be
tween Berger and McCartney, who were
almost on the verge of combat. His
interference In the squabble ended the
controversy and McCartney and Cox
left the room.
Strike Conditions Revealed.
This was the climax to an exciting
session of the committee. In which the
Lawrence strike conditions were re
vealed from several rival sources.
In a room crowded with spectators
Samuel Lipson, a member of the Law-
(Concluded on Pace 2.)
OF THE WEEK'S TURBULENT TOPICS
Tramp White Leghorn Rides Far on
Train Trucks and Finder Would
Slay; Coin to Rescue.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 2.
(Special.) A white Leghorn tramp hen,
which had ridden several hundred miles
on the rods under a freight car, which
pulled into Vancouver over the Spo
kane. Portland & Seattle Railroad at
midnight, was found by J. J. Curtin.
night inspector, and taken home, th.
morning.
Mr. Curtin desired to kill the hen and
have- a chicken dinner for Sunday, but
Mrs. Curtin championed her cause and
finally agreed to let the toss of a coin
decide the fate of the daring bird that
had ridden so many miles In such an
unusual place, beating the railroad
company out of Its revenue. Mrs.
Curtin said- that she knew the hen
would bring good luck.
It was agreed that if heads were
turned up, the poor hen would go to the
block, but if tails won, she would live,
and become a member of the family.
The coin was tossed and 'talis' won,
saving the precious life of the tramp
fowl, and Mrs. Curtin rejoiced.
To prove her gratitude for sparing
her life, the hen this afternoon laid
a large egg in her nest, which had
been provided, and now Mrs. Curtin
says she will keep the stranger and
place her on exhibition in the Clark
County Harvest Show, this Fall. Had
Mr Curtin not found the hen when he
did, she would have gone another 100
miles before the train stopped. She
was tired and hungry and ate greedily
when food was placed before her.
ARMY MEN TO WEAR BLUE
War Department Says Kluikl Uni
form Doesn't Inspire Respect.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
March 2. (Special.) When officers or
enlisted men leave this post in uniform,
unless exercising, they must wear dress
uniforms of blue, according to a new
order Just received from the War De
partment. However, they may wear
civilian clothes, if they desire
It is presumed that the khaki-colored
uniform does not inspire as much re
spect and admiration as the Army blue,
hence the new order.
It has been customary for both offi--cers
and enlisted men to go to Van
couver and Portland, wearing their
service or khaki uniforms instead of
tho dress blue, but this will be elimi
nated in the future.
CITY MAY STOP MERGER
Order Issued Restraining Tele
phone Companies From Joining.
SEATTLE, March 2. A court order
was issued today temporarily restrain
ing the Independent and Sunset Tele
phone companies from effecting con
solidation of their systems. The order
waB Issued on complaint of the city,
which claims an equity of $200,000. in
the poles, wires and conduits of the
Independent Company, which equity
will be placed in Jeopardy if the mer
ger is completed. Three deputy Sheriffs
who sought to Berve copies of the on'er
on the telephone officials were unable
to find them. Meanwhile the linenren
of the companies continued to connect
the wires of the two systems.
HUNGARIAN HOUSE IN RIOT
Presiding Officer's Tribune Wrecked
to Sliovf Disapproval of Ruling.
BUDA PEST, Hungary, March 2.
Wild disorder today marked the ses
sion of the lower house of the Hun
garian Parliament, culminating in the
partial wrecking of the speaker's
tribune.
The members of the opposition ob
jected to Speaker N'avay's method of
conducting the business of the house.
Finally, the speaker suspended the sit
ting and retired.
UNCS
ATTfeACTSO
a- "
Poor Salem Woman'
Ends Life Struggle.
PATHET C IS PLEA IN LETTER!
Mrs. L F. Jellison Writes!
Friend to Care for Son.
BODIES HUDDLED ON BED
Slaying of Own Children and Sui
cide Well Planned Own Insur
ance Expired but Eldest Son's
Policy Paid in Advance.
SALEM, Or., March 2. (Special.) "
Huddled together in two beds in a tent
behind their home, 469 North Llberty(
street, the bodies of a mother and her,
four children, poisoned by cyanide of
potassium, administered by the parent,
were the gruesome find made by the po-1
lice here today. The dead are:
Mrs. L. F. Jellison, aged 40.
Espey. aged 15.
Harland, aged 13.
Maude, aged II.
Raymond Swanson. aged 9, son by ai
former husband.
Apparently the children, except Ray
mond, willingly carried out the wishes'
of their mother, for there appears to
have been no struggle But in the case!
of the youngest his body showed marks,
of violence, as though he had resisted''
and finally been forced to yield.
Woman W'a Hard Worker.
Mrs. Jellison had been known as a.
hard worker from the time she arrived;
here from Lebanon, where a former)
husband, John Swanson, is living. For;
the post few weeks she had been labor-j
ing in a cafeteria at a salary of $10 aj
week, a sum not sufficient to support
herself and foirr .chUdxeiu.. . .
Russell K, Strong, 17, another son
by a former husband, Mrs. Jellison liav.
ing been married three times, ran away
a week ago." The mother had been,
dependent to a degree on " young
Strong's aid in supporting the children,)
and after he left it seems the woman
became despondent and felt that life!
no longer was worth the living.
An empty bottle which had contained'
the poison, found near the beds, told,
thestory of the final act in the Ufa
tragedy of the quintet, the mother
first making sure that all the children
were d-ead or dying before she took the
last capsule.. The bodies were yet warm
when the police arrived at the death,
scene. . '
fo-Workfr, Give Aid.
.. A week ago Mrs. Jellison quit her po.
sition in the restaurant and told her
co-workers that she was going to Colo
rado. The waitresses, with whom she
had worked, realizing her destitute con
dition, had lately sent her food and
labored under the impression that she
soon would secure financial assistance
from friends or relatives In Colorado
and would go there.
No one here knows anything of Mr.'
Jellison, but it is said he visited the
family recently. However, there is no
knowledge that he ever aided the fam
ily financially.
Mrs. Jellison apparently had care
fully planned the wholesale suicide,
having secured the poison Fridas
at a Salem drugstore.
About a week ago she gave up her
position. From the way in which she
adjusted Insurance, which she carried
on herself and her son Russell Strong,
the police believe that the woman had
planned to take the lives of herself
and children for some time past.
Strong's insurance was paid for three
(Concluded on Pago 2-i
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