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IS hi ft Or. XX. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1P10. No. 80. hop courso. nnd hor fnto In unknown, according to oillcors of tho tuir. The wlfo of ,tlio captain nnd tho wlfo of tho ilrst mate of (ho Thomas wore aboard. Thoy shared tho fnlo of the others of tho Thomas. o Street Employes Strike. ii I 0 L a Mnown vessel wabiiea miu ! British Bark in a uense r-og ...Vessel Cut in Two, Carries 21 Down With Her. BOY ALONE SAVED Kit Of Uipuil" mi" line " j-it ni. ijMe Were on Hoard mid Perished nth Their Husbands Accident Occurred Oil- Land's Knd, England, Today, While the Ill-Fated Vessel Jffas Ik'liiB Towed Into Tort by a CXITID MIBS L1AS1D WIU. Falmouth, England, April 4. At t 21 lives wore lost In a collision Wrn tne Hritisn uant jato llenas and an unknown vessel Mich cut the bark In two, off Land3 sd today. Tho Kate Thomas sunk Wthln a few minutes after she had fm struck, and all aboard wen filth her, excepting a cabin boy who llmg to a piece of wreckage from lira ho was rescued. The news or lieaccldent was brought by the Bol- Irfin tug John Dull, which made jort this afternoon. lie tug was towing tho bark. ii'ltbout warning tho unknown ves- Isel shot out of tho fog. A moment tor Its prow ploughed Into tho side of the Kate Thomas, tearing a great Hole amidships. Iiofore lifeboats I totild be lowered, tho hark had dls sppeared beneath the channel wat n. The other vessel continued on tUNimi) mesh leased wmn. Dayton, Wash., pril 4. Every street employe of tho city of Dayton Is on strike todny, demanding an In crease of $1.G0 a day. They have boon receiving $3.50 for eight hours, the scale Including tennis. The men walked out Saturday. Today their domands were refused by tho street committee of tho council. Tho strik ers lay tho blame for tho walkout on tho high cost of living. o To .Meet I loose volt Next Monday. UNITED PRBSR LMARRD WIJIB.1 Home. April 4. Glfford Plnchot, former chief forester of -the United btates, was requested by Theodore Roosevolt to meet him April 11 at Geneva, Switzerland,. The date was set by Colonel Roosevelt, nfter he had recolved a letter from Plnchot, who is at Copenhagen, where ho should meet him. M HflPHIH A ffltNAUt Senator Haiti In Very 1H. UNITED I'llKBn LEASED WWK.l Oxnnrd, Calif., April 4. Thero was no change todny in the condi tion of former United States Senator Thomas R. Bard, who is crlticallv 111 at his homo near Hueneme. He is suffering from congestion of the lungs. Dr. Livingston was in constant at tendance at tho former senator's bedside last night, but ho refused today to venture a prediction of the outcome of Bard's Illness. o walla AVulla Treasurer Dead. I UNITED CUES!! LEASED WIHE.) Walla Walla, Wash., April 4. R. G. Parkes, city treasurer of Wal la Walla, attended a ball Saturday night and took part In the dancing. Ho died Sunday morning of cerebral hemorrhage, at tho ago of GG years. Tho funeral will Jio held today. Parkes was a prominent lodgeman nnd came to Walla Walla from Cali fornia in 1878. o To Visit Relatives in the Kast Henry Hepner, a long-time resi dent of Salem, leaves for an extended visit in tho East this evening. He has three sisters whom he will visit, one In Oklahoma, one in Kansas and one In VIrgnIn all of whom, besides other relatives, he will vlgit. He ex pects to spend tho entire summer in tho East. Is an Imbecile, But at Times Violent, and Government Fears He May Injure Himself and It Be Blamed. SADLY WASTED BY DISEASE Officials Would Ke "Dce-llghted" If He Would De Physicians Say He Has Cancer of tho Stomach and His Death Is Not Far Off Sny He AVas Undoubtedly Demented Before His Deposition. TUNITED MIE8S LEASED WIHE. Constantinople, April 4. Former Sultan Abdul Hamid is becoming a very serious worry to the Turkish government, according to frnnk ad missions from high official sources. If he would die an unquestionably 1 natural death tho government would bo delighted. Although wnsted by disease almost to a skeleton he still lingers, however. And there is tho gravest fear that he will do some Violence to himself for which the government will bo blamed. Nor is he at all same for his at tendants to handle. He is now -i complete imbecile but subject to frequent outbursts of mysterious fury during which ho seems deter mined to kill whoever approaches him. Some of the government officials think a mistake Is being made in keeping him In such strict seclusion, arguing that much of the sanctity which still attaches to him In the minds of tho masses would evapor nto if It wore known Into what an object ho has degenerated, not to mention tho fnct that, incaso of ac cident to his person, thoTgovornmont would bo loss likely to fcour respon sibility than through any mischance In his mysterious villa at Salonika. It is objected to publloly, however. that the sympathy likely to be nroused for his condition might re act unfavorably upon tho present regime and that thero would cer tainly bo constant plotting among tho reactionaries to got him Into their possession, In which case poll tical trouble of a violent nature could not bo avoided . throughout tho country. Physicians who havo examined him aro generally agreed that he Is suffering from cancer of tho stom ach and has but a short tlbio to live Thoy also express tho opinion that nis mind must have been unbalanced for a long tlmo before his deposi tion. A'oncrablo AVoman Dead. UNITED ritBSS LEASED WIBK.l Baker City. Ore.. Anrll 4. Mrs. Sarah Dunn, reported to bo tho old est woman In this county, is dead at tho homo of her daughter In this city, aged 94. Mrs. Dunn has 100 descendants. being tho mother of 10 children, 33 grandchildren and 4G great grand- cnildren. o . HORRIBLE MURDER IN Here Is a great opportunity for you to buy stylish wearing apparel for your Spring outfit in tho follow lig departments: Dress Goods and Silks, Ladles Coats, Ladles' Sulta, Millinery. Dress Trimmings, Kid lines, Laces, Embroideries, Fancy Neckwear and hundreds of other goods suitable for Spring wear. Wo are slicing tho prices down to mako fast gelling and quick sales. W 1910 NEWEST MILLINERY NOW ON SALE Tlip sreaus' line of swell creations that was evoi shoini in ri.iiom. Come to our storo nnd look fkrough and you will say so. Salem's busy mil iary Shop is the p'aco that sells the Hats. Come here tor bnrgnlns in Millinery. Pretty "ts. like the picture, now selling for $W5, $2.50, $3.50 and up Dress Goods Silks e greatest showing In Salem of this season's eest wear and shadoB. If you want variety. y e' Quality and low prlcen, como to tho Chica 'tore. We can pleaSe you. Sale prices, yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, and up 1910 Newest Spring Suits Now on Sale Stylish Garments Like the Picture Now Selling at Small Prices AVo are giving the greatest values we ever gave and doing tho greatest business we ever did In Ladles' Suits and Coats. Why shouldn't we look at tho prices. We sell high-class garments at $7.50, $8.50, $10.50, $12.50, and up VALLEJO UNITED MESS LEASIID WIKE. Vallejo, Calif., April 4. Accused of dashing a meat hook into the brain of a man and swinging th body around as a butcher handles meat, John Adams, a cement work er, is In jail here today. Tho name of the man is S. AV. Whitehall. AVhitehall was foreman of a cement works and lived near Adams at Suisun. Adams although charged with murder, Is suspected of being insane. In a statement to tho sheriff today he said: "I dreamed that AVhitehall was at tacking me. 1 thought I had to de feud my life, so I selzedv the first thing I could find to protect my- seir. Tho room in which the murder of Adams is accused was committed, resembles a shambles. Tho victim's body had been dragged about until tho hook had torn loose from tho skull taking with it portions of the skull and some of tho dead man's brains. AVhitehall was asleep when attacked. GE0R6E H. ILLIAMS IS DEAD PASSED AAVAY EARLY THIS MORN I NO FROM HEART FAILURE OAME TO OREGON IN 1853 AND WAS ALAVAYS A LEADER. Safem, Oregon. The Store That Saves You Money UNITED MES3 LEASED WIDE. Portland, Ore., April 4. Georgo II. AVilliams, onco a member of Presi dent Grants cabinet, and the most prominent ligure In politics and pub He life in Oregon, died suddenly at his home here early today, supposed ly of heart failure. AVilliams had ceieDraieu nis sua uirtnaay only a few days ago by giving a banquet to his friends. On this occason many telegrams of congratulations were re ceived, among them being one from President Taft. AVilliams was affectionately known as 'The Grand Old Man of Oregon." Judge Williams was born in Now Lebanon. N. A'., March 20, 1823. Ho was admitted to the bar of that stato when 21 yoars of age. In 1853 ho was appointed chief Justice of Oregon territory, and was reappointed by Presidont Duchanan In 18("7. Judge Williams was a member of the epnsttutlonnl convention ap polntcr to drnft a constitution for Oregon, and was chairman of tho Ju diciary committee of that body. Ho was ono of the founders of tho Union party In 18C0, and subsequently can vassed tho country for Lincoln, Ho was olected United . votes senator from Oregon In 1864. In 1871 ho was appointed a commissioner to ad judicate tho Alabama claims. Judgo AVilliams became ottorney gonornl In 18.2 In Presidont Grant's cabinet. Ho was olected mayor of Portland In 1903. retiring two yearn later to private life. Refuses to Accept Audience With His Holiness Because He Deemed the Restrictions Curbed His Personal Liberty. restrictions, and that this policy is opposed by a majority of Catholics An unprecedented honor for Uoose volt is announced for tomorrow. King Emmanuel will sond his carriage, for Roosovelt, and will take him driving through Rome. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel pre pared this afternoon to bo presented to Queen Helena at the palace to night. Dowager Queen Margharlta also will be present. Later tho king will give a dinner to tho Roosevelt family, and the function is planned to be a notable one. KAISER WANTS INFORMATION An to the Monroo Doctrine, us Inter preted by Taft and Teddy. BUT VISITS KING EMANUEL Catholics Concede He Was Within His Rights, But Are Surprised at His Making Correspondence Public Kaiser Anxious to Meet Him, and to Gefc His A'iews on the Monroe Doctrine Italian King Praises Hiiu. SUBSCRIBERS. If you get your paper by mall kindly watch the tag and see when tho tlmo is up, and remit promptly, or notify ua to stop tho paper; otherwise bill will bo made for the time Uio paper comas after expira tion of last payment. UNITED rilESS LEASED WIKE. Rome, April 4. Although every one here, with the exception, possibly, of the strictest type of Catholic, man ifests a belief that former President Theodore Roosevelt acted wholly within his rights, in refusing to ac cept an audience with tho pope under certain restrictions, they are express ing astonishment that Roosevelt saw fit to publish the contents of messages that passed between him and the pon tff's representatives. The A'atlcan had taken up the mat ter of audience with Roosevelt while the colonel was In Egypt. The com- nunlcations exchanged were supposed to have been in confidence, and the Catholic authorities here expressed amazement that the statesman should lihve given them to the press for publication. The general feeling, however, is that Roosevelt not only acted within his rights, Tjut In conformity with the dignity of his position as a former chief executive of the American re public. It was pointed out that Monsig- nor Kennedy's final message left the American with no other option but to decline an audience which would re strict his freedom while at Rome. In effect, the restriction implied In Monsignor Kennedy's final message to Roosovelt was that tho colonel could not be received by his holiness If he contemplated a prior address to the Methodists here. Although It Is believed that Roose velt made no engagement to address the Methodist college', ho doomed it a curb upon his liberty, should he con sent to tho restriction. In the course of a message Monsig nor Kennedy referred to a similar in cident Involving Charles AV. Fair banks, former vice-president of the United States. Fairbanks had agreed to address the Methodist college, and also had accepted an invitation to visit the Vatican. AVhen he learned that ho must forego the college address, If ho de sired an audience with tho pope, Fair banks declined the audience. It wns explained that Monsignor Kennedy's reference to tho Fairbanks Incident was a friendly ono, made In tho hopo of evading another unpleas ant situation. VISITS KING EMANUEL. Goes to Pnnthcon nnd Leaves Flowers on Tombs of Emanuel, Victor and Humbert. Rome, April 4. King Victor Emanuel today granted a two-hour interview to former Presidont Roose velt. Tho length of the audience caused general surprise, as It was the longest ever granted to any visitor to Rome, except upon political .occa sions. The nature of the conversa tion between tho king and Roosovelt was not divulged, but It Is believed that the Vatican Incident was dis cussed. Following tho visit of Roosovelt and Kermit to the Qulrlnal, King Emmanuol said: "They were a most Interesting pair. I have always looked upon Theodore Roosevelt as ono of tho greatest men In the world. Today's meeting has only strengthened that Impression." After leaving tho palaco, Roosovelt was driven to tho Pantheon, where ho placed wreathes on tho tombs of Kings Emmanuel, Victor and Hum' bort. A groat throng lined tho course of tho Roosovelt party to tho Pantheon, and nnothor largo crowd wltnessod tho simple ceremony at tho tombs. After returning to tho hotel the colonel was occuplod for two hours In reading his mall. AVhlle Roosovelt was raiding let ters from, a mass of mall piled beforo him. Drs. Tlpplo and Clarke, of the Methodist collego hero, called to puy their respocts, i Although Roosevelt purposely avoided any dlsousslon of tho "Vat ican Incident' Dr. Tlpplo, hoad of tho college, warmly congratulated the colonel on his attitude. Dr. Tlpnlo sulci that n now feeling Is developing In Rome, that the Vati can Is hedged about with too many Berlin, April 4. Tho attitude of tho United States, the Taft adminis tration, ana, most, important oi an, former President Roosevelt's personal idea of the Monroe doctrine, will be ono of the chief topics of conversa tlon when the hunter-statesman visits the kaiser, according to Information that Is said to have loaked from lm porlal circles. It Is apparent hero that German in terest In tho former American presl dent Is greater than that of any other European country, England not ex cepted. Thero aro many things that German people would llko to know concerning America, and high official dom Is said to share this curiosity, out tne Monroe doctrine and tho in terpretation that probably will be ac corded In tho future, is causing tho most discussion, as the day of Roose velt s arrival draws near . The emperor's well-known desire to build up trade in South America, coupled with the great number of Germans who have gone to South American republics, have made the Interpretation that the United States will likely put on tho Monroe state ment extremely imDortant hero. It 1r generally supposed the kaiser will, in' a diplomatic manner, endeavor to learn just how an actual attempt at uerman colonization in South Ameri co would be received In the United States. o ENGLISH SPORTS ARE SORE GOVERNMENT IS CRITICISED FOR GIVING IIAVANO TUMBO PERMISSION TO SHOOT IN GAME PRESERVES FRO M AVHICH THEY ARE EXCLUDED. united mass ixissd wibe.j London, April 4. For authoriz ing Theodore Roosovelt to shoot pig game practically wherever ho choso to go in British East Africa, the En glish government is coining In for much bitter criticism from sports men here. The- matter was brought conspicu ously to their attention by the arri val of a number of Roosevelt trophies for mounting by Rowland AVard lu Piccadilly. In view of tho fact that they are considered unimportant and unrepresentative of the entire "bag" local big game hunters who havo been to see them, turned green with envy, The trophies which havo al ready arrived, they say, nro several of them very rare and, Indeed, con spicuous by their absonco in English museums. If they are "unimpor tant and unrepresentative" tho sportsmen want to know what, tho rest of tho "bag must be like. Mr. Roosovelt hlmsolf Is congrat ulated on his good luck but why he, an American, should havo been giv en the freedom, of an English pro- servo wh'ch tho government donies to Englishmen tho sportsmen say thoy cannot understand. o Abandons Somaliland After Ten Years of Continual Struggle With the Hordes of the Inte rior of the Countpy. BEATEN BY MAD MULLAH England AVas Drawn Into tho Trouble by Defending Friendly Notlvco-1-Has Lost More Than 2000 Men and : Has Spent About $25,00,000 ' Mnd Mullah's '"Swamp Fox" Meth ols Simply AAroro Enemies Out. UNITED rnEsa LEASED wise. London. April 4. Official an nouncement a few days ago that the English government had decided to evacuate British Somaliland, retain ing only a few coast towns, which can be cheaply garrisoned against tne Mad Mullah's attacks, was greeted with a chorus of approval at first, as ending a heavy financial drain for the holding of an entirely worthless coun try. But suddenly some ono sug gested that the evacuation amounts to a victory for tho Mad Mullah over British arms. So now tho government is being severely criticised. England first took possession or the coast towns It still holds as posts from which to trade with natives in , the lnteror. The tribes nearest the coast were friendly to the British. Tho Mad Mullah, farther in the in terior disapproved of this, and took to raiding the "frlendlles," murdering them and carrying away their cattle. The "frienu..es" appealed to the British to help them. Tho British complied. In tals way they were-' drawn, Utle by little, farther and farther into tho interior, until they finally found themselves chasing the Mad Mullah all over Somaliland. AVhenover the Brltlsn could get him In an open fight they won. But they could not catch hm. This went on for ten years. It has. cost England about $25,000,000. More than 2000 men have either been killed In fights with tho Mad Mullah or have died from the murderous ell-, mate. Evacuation is an admission that time, money and men are all wasted,. Tho Mad Mullah Is more ac tive than ever just now. The retire ment of the British leaves the "frlend lles" to their fate. o WILL BRANT DIVOR W CES BY IRELES BERS !0B 60T $10,00 FROM BA NK UNITED 1'IIESS LEASED WIKE. Lincoln, Nob., April 4. Tho First National Bank of Randolph, Neb., was robbed early today by three masked men who first caught tho city marshall Carroll, and locked him in a back room of tho building. Tho robbers secured $10,000 In gold nnd currency. Carroll saw tho three men and followed them towards tho bank. Suddonly thoy wheeled on hlmr, cov ered hlra with revolvers and forced him to throw up hla hands. Then they bound and gagged him und took him to tho rear of tho bank building. Seven charges of nltro-glycorlno wero used In blowing tho safe open, Carroll soys. Tho qhorgea worn so heavy that thoy shook tho building, but no ono was aroused by tho nolso of tho explosions. Carroll was found early today by persons pn Ing tho bank building, who noticed Sixat tho bank had boon entored. Autnorities in other cities have booii nnki1 In tin nn (tin tnnknut fnr tho Vobbors. UNITED ritESS LEASED WIEB.1 New York, April 4. Dr. Stephen' Wise stated today that ho spoke seri ously yesterday when ho said that di vorces will bo granted by wireless in tho near future, provided that tho present domand for quick severance of tho marriage ties continues. In his address at tho Free Syna gogue yesterday Dr. AVlso severely censured the modern tendenoy of porsons In society to hold gay dinners to mark the "successful termination" of divorce actions. Ho arraigned tho divorce colonlps of Novada and South Dakota, which ho characterized as blots upon our civilization." -o- GRAND JURY EXCUSED. Trial of Huhhlght Continued cause of His Sickness. Ue- Aftor instructing tho grand Jury with regard to the law defining crimes, tho rulos governing the intro duction and competency of evidence, and tho statuto of limitations an it applies to ermes and defining tho du ties of a grand Jury in general, Judge Burnett this afternoon excused the grand Jury until July 5, when it will roport and consider and hot upon all eases to como beforo the July term of tho circuit court. RuhliiKlit Case Continued. Aftor tho grand Jury had been charged ub to its duties and excused, tho Judgo called up for trial the case of tho 8tate of Oregon against Jos. J, Buhhlght. AVhen tho case was callod Attorney Carson, of the Arm of Carson & Brown, moved that 'tho case bo continued jvor. Ho read,' In support of his motion, tho affidavits of several physicians, which were to the offoct that tho defandnnt was 111, and not fit to appear for trial, and Judgo Burnett contjnuod tho case over till tho next term of court. Buhhlght Is charged with tho crime of extprtlon, the amount Involved be ing the sum of $30. j i i -3l 1' 1 Si SI n i 'V i 4 1 H2 i mi 5 if- II mm mi ,1