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1 V " i ' ' - - - 1 1 1 ."' " 1 VOL. XX. , 8ALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, MAY Hi, 1010. - "'No. 123. i -lV i ' ' i ' i ' I 1 i 9 Sweeps Mozambique and Afri can East Coast Doing Im " mense Damage City of Mozambique Is Blown to Pieces. w STEAMER SINKS WITH 400 The Details' Contained in the Dis patches Are Meager, But tho Loss of Lifo Is Known to Be Enormous N Many Small Craft nnd Several Vessels in tho Harbor Were i Swamped by Gigantic Waves' Cyclone Centered on Islands. . (UNITED PRESS UU.SSD WIBE.j Lisbon, May 31. A terrific cy clone sweeping Mozambique and the past African coast, killed hundreds of people and destroyed practically the entire city yesterday, according to today's despatches received in tho Dinrio Notlcias. The details con tained In the despatches are .meager. The cyclone was the fiercest that has struck tho East African coast in years and the 'death roll already te enormous. A coastwise steamer carrying 400 natives was capsized near Mozam bique harbor and all were drowned. Many mall craft in the harbor and several vessels in the Mozambique channel were swamped by' gigantic waves. , , pearl. Tho cyclone apparently centered on tho three islands in Mokambo bay on which the city of Mozam bique Is- built. Mozambique had a population of 6,000 natives and 300 Europeans. Mesuril, an European' settlement 'on the mainland near Mozambique, did not 'sustain as heavy damage as tno capital. o FRENCH SURGEON PERFECTS XKW SYSTEM BY WHICH RRO- 11 KEX BOXES, SEVERED ARTKR. IES, ETC., MAY BE UNITED. Chicago, May 31. The substitu tion ,of r ngs of magnesium for for the thread in surgery majjes possi ble tho grafting of severed limbs and the repairing of diseased arter ies, according to Dr. Victor D. Les- plnasse today The surgeon an- nounced his d aoovery to an alumni of physicians of tho Northwestern university medical school. '. Dr. Lesplnasse said that ho had experimented for five - years with magnesium and obtained a porie-t blend so that the rings dissolve as WONDERFUL DISCOVERY IN SURGERY the artories or bones grow together. ,jrovented the motorman, of a speed Two rings are placed on the sever! ,ng Venlco bound t0 sge a tjUn enas ana mese are joineu uy tnroau- holding tne ends, together. Dr. L.es plnases said that since he obtained the correct consistency of magne sium, no experiment had fn'led. He sattl operations were performed on animals. He successfully knitted broken bones, joined arteries, livers and prevented hemorrhages. ( The surgeon claims the new su ture will make It possible to repair nrtorlee weakened by drunkenness. Supremo Court opinions. The Bupreme court this "morning affirmed .the decree of . the Inferior cqurt of Grant county in the cose of thestate of Oregon against Ben HJn- ton. Hlnton wsjj oharged with having stolen a eheok of the value of $60.50, which it was alleged was the property of one F. M. Rounds, and he was found guilty by a jury and Sentenced to serve or.e yean in thj t state prison. 'Tho attorneys who de fended him took an appeal, basins It upon number- of technical grounds, but' each one Of their con tentions wore overruled, and the de cision affirmed. Hut One. Other Case. But one other decision was ten dered by tho court that of the Umatilla Water User's association, appellant, against H. T. Irvln. This was an action involving the legality of tho election of the officers of the company, and the Judgment of tho lower tribunal was affirmed. Ex-U. S. Treasurer Treat, Dead. united rnsss leased wibe.J w York, May 31. Charles He .Treat, former treasurer of the United States, died. at the Hotol Vic toria today of appoplexy. He was stricken just before midnight. His wifb and two daughters were present at the time of his death. Treat was appointed treasurer in June, 1905, and served until the be ginning of the Taft administration when Lee McClung, treasurer of Yale, was appointed to succeed him. : o SUPERINTENDENT OV HOSPITAL, LILLLVN MeNART, PRESENTED WITH A FINE DIAMOND RING. A banquet was. held at the Salem Hospital last night at which about 45 physicians and nurses were pres ent. The Junior Medcal and Nurse classes took occasion to entertain the graduating classes as well -as the Alumni ofvthe Medical Department of Willamette University and tho Sa lem Hospital. This makes the tenth year of tho supe'rintendency of Miss Lillian Mc Nary and was made memorable by presenting her with a beautiful soli taire diamond ring, the gift of tho physicians, nurses and board of trustees of the hospital. After the following menu was served, Dr. W. "Carlton Smith acted as toast master and the following .responded: "To the Nurses," Dr. G. E. Massey "To the Nurses,". , Dr. G. E. Massey "To, the Doctors". .. .Mrs. Fountain "Salem Hospital" . . Pres. Litchfield "Have-beens, Aro-nows, May-bes" Dr. W. H. Byrd In addition to the above, im promptu talks were made by .Mr. A. Huckenstein, a member of the board of trustees and Drs. W. B. Morse. F. M. Brooks, of Sllverton, G. V. El l's, E. E. Fisher and J.'h. Brewer. The menu was as follows: Oysters on Shell Olives Pickles Almonds Wafers Shrimp Salad Lettuce Sandwiches PJmlentos Ham Ice Cream Strawberries .Cake Sweets Cafe Nor o Bad Street Car Smaih-up. D2UTKD PRESS LEASED WIHK.l Los Angeles, Calif., May 31. Two score persons are suffering to day from nalnful bruisae rnxl 15 from more serious Injuries a 'ha re sult of a street car smash cenr Packington on the Venice line of "the Los Angeles Pacific railroad. The accident occurred shortly before midnight, when hundreds of holldav excursionist to the beaches wsra re- v hlch ho na(1 overtaken untu mo unon it. Tho Injured were brought to Los Angeles, and those raoro seriously hurt taken to hospitals. It was stated that none was fa tally hurt. o DIED. ROSENBAUM At the family homo. 1307 Rock street, Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 30, 1910. at 7 o'clock p. m Jfabel Rosenbaum. aged 14 years, 10 months and 21 days, Qf nervous prostration. Tho little girl was tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .N. Rosenbaum, and al though almost blind from an Illness Infancy, was a bright studant and a girl of many lovable qualities. The family has resided here for several years, coming to Salem from Lake Labisb. The funeral will be held from the home at 3 o'clock WedncM d i.ftemoon. AND NURSES Four Hundred Teamsters Em ployed by Transfer Com panies Wjll Not Go to Work Tomorrow Morning. .De mand More Pay. 2000 OTHERS MAY FOLLOW Teamsters Sny Increased Cost of Llr ing Forccs Tliem to Ask More Pay, and Say Transfer Companies Are Getting More Money for Their Work Than Formerly Transfer Men Say They Will Not Yield a Point, and Strike Now Seems In evitnble. UNITED FRESS LEA8ED WIRE. Portland, Ore., May 31,-r-Four hundred teamstors employed by Portland transfer companies, await tho signal to go on strike tomorrow. Two thousand other teamsters may follow tomorrow In sympathy. Em ployers have failed to" make any overtures leading to adjustment of the differences between themselves and tho union. The demand of the men for an advanc of 25 cents a day over their present schedule of $2.75 has been denied by tho employers. "Tho town will be tied up tomor row," said a .prominent union man today. "There is a stqry that tho employers have imported non-union men to take our .places. "We propose to conduct this walk out In as order ly a manner as possiole but we will no allow outside Interference in ar bltrating our difficulties. "The difference in cost of livin makes it necessary for us to make more" money for transfer .work than they did a few years ago." "We are not prepared to yield a point," said a prominent transfer man. o BESIDES THE MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH, MINISTERS OF THE CITY AND JIANY FRIENDS BID REV. AND MRS. COMER "GOD SPEED." ' Over 300 people gathered at the First Baptist church Monday even ing, the occasion being a farewell reception given by tho church to their departing pastor, Rov. J. R. Comer, and his w'fe, on the eve of their departure for a new flold of labor in Kansas. Besides the members of tho churoh a numbor of ministers and members of tho other city churches were .present. Mr. II. S. Glle pre sided, and short addresses were made by Rev. W. H. Sailed:, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Rov. D. Errott, of tho First Christian church, Rov. O. A. Still man of' the Central Congregational churoh, Rov. O. A. Stlllnmn, of tho Central Congregational ohurch, and Rov. ,P. S. Knight, who was present and assisted In tho reception glvon to welcome Dr. Comer when .he xamo to Salem as pastor of this church three years ago. The remarks of tho ministers Mcore expressive of tho deep rogard in which pr. Comer and his excel lent wife are held by tho members of the ministerial body of the city, and whllo many good wishes wero expressed for their hajiplnoas and slice ess in Kansas, the wish was mqre than onoo expressed that It might he with them as with bo many others who left Oregon, only to find the call of our beauMful state too strong to resist, and have returned to become permant'U' residents of .ur t mm inwedlth. Dr Comer r-j FAREWELL RECEPTION TO PAS' sponded In a feeling manner to the many expressions of good wilt and esteom. Excellent solos wero ren dered by Miss Ipa Dennlson nnd Miss Ermine Bushnoll, with Mr. Chns. Roth at tho piano. A very pleasant feature of ths evening was the presentation to Mrs. Comer of a beautiful set of spoons, by her class of young glrla. The benediction was pronounced by Rev, P. E. Bauer, of tho First Congrega tional church, after which the church parlors wero thrown open, light refreshments served, and un opportunity 'given to thoso present to give, a parting hand-clasp to Dr. and Mrs, Comer. Dr. Comer has been pastor of this church for three years. During this tlmo over 200 members havo bean added to tho church. Both Dr. Comer and his wlfo havo greatly en deared themselves to the members of -tho church and others wlio havo come to know them, and it, was with deep regrot that his resignation was accepted by the- church when a larg er field for usefulness opened Us doors'to them. THE LADY DESIRES THE JEWEL PINK PEARL BIG AS A WALNUT OWNED BY SOUTH SEA ISLAND CHIEF O'REILLY, IS LONGED FOR BY SOCIETY WOMAN. UNITED TBESS LEASED WIRE. Seattle, Wash., May 31. To sat Isfy a whim of a New York society. woman Captain George Frair will sail In his schooner "Eagle" for tho South Sea Islands, to attempt to biiy or capture tho ''Samfa," one of tho famous jewels of tho Island, Tho splendid jewel, which is the size of a walnut, Is in the keeplngbff Chief O'Reilly, ruler of Tongo Tongo. O'Reilly, an. Irishman, came to the islands 20 years ago In a sail ing ship. He dethroned tho uatlvp ruior, and now Is chiof of 10,000 persons. Tho existenco of rare gems inside the Islands was not known until three years ago, when a Now York woman, ' touring tho world in hor husband's yacht, visited Tongo-Ton- go, and was shown tho pink-hucd jewel. .She attempted to purchaso It at once, but O'Reilly refused to soli. Ho explained that it was an object of fetish worship by tho natives. Since .then mapy traders havo been commissioned to buy tho gem, but O'Reilly refused to part with it. Captain Frair Is an old friend of O'ReiHy. o Ono Mora Victim. UNITED rSIBS ZJ5A3ED WIRB. Oakland, ,Calif., May 31. Maud Rothrock, terrlbjy crushed yosterday in a collision of two electric cars near Leona Heights, died today In tho Providence hospital hero. T,hls brings tho total number Qf doaths Id. the accident up to threo. Orovlllo Lewis, Injured in tho saino accldont, Is In a critical condi tion and may die. Both his legs wero amhuta'ted. Gus Audtbert, se verely lnjurod, Is also In a precar ious condition today. An Investiga tion of the accldont will bogln to morrow. SUBSCRIBERS. in iret vour tu mall kindly watch the tag and soo whori tho time is up, and - romit promptly, or notify ua to stop tho paper; otherwise bill will bo made for the time tho paper comes after explra- tlon of last payment. ' Every man loyal terests of Oregon gives prefer ence to OregonTifc. TFORO Home Office, Corbel! Bldg., 1L Mills L Samuel IS L dclIHliei BES PRESIDENT OEM. MANAGER SALEM, OREGON. Room 210 U. S. National Bank Bullclinfl. United States Supreme Court Holds Interstate Commerce Commission Has Right to Enforcing Rate of Its Own Making. TO ENJOIN RAISING RATES Attprriey-Geiicral Wickcrsham Wakts Up and Snys Ho Will Bring Suit at Onco to Stop tho Roads Putting in Effect tho Increased Rates ns ' AdVertised Tomorrow Supreme Court Decides Roto Cases Against Roads. ( rHITED TRESS LEASED WJRK.J Washington, May 31. Tho power of tlje Interstate commerce commis sion to enforce railway rates of its own making was affirmed today in an opinion handed down by Justice McKenna of tho supremo court of the United States. The rato making power of the commission was ques tioned by tho railroads and a number of cases filed to test this point. Tha cases wero based on tho ground that ;he law authorizing the rato making power to tho commission was a dele gation of tho executive power vested In congress by tho constitution and that therefore the law was unconsti tutional. . r"" ' To Enjoiri -Rate Raising. Washington,' May 31. Following shortly after tho Introduction Of a resolution by Senator LaFolletto de nouncing the proposed lncreaso of freight rates tomorrow as an ovl donco of combination, and calling on tho dopartmeiit of justlco for action, Attorney-General Wlckorsham as sured certain senators today that su't would bo filed before night in Chicago to stop tho enforcement of tho proposed Increase. La Folletto' resolution came after a protest registered with congrasq yesterday regarding tho proposed freight rato increase. Tho rates pro tested against are general lncreasoes planned to go Into, effect tomorrow, Juno 1. Tho shippers declared that these rates wero fixed in an effort to head off interference . by the inter state commerce commission under tne neV railroad regulation bill, whloh would give the Interatato com merce commission power to suspend increases. - The shippers protesting declared thnt ihf nnw rntnfl vvnnt1 wn,l n i great hardship and asked that some mnr Sno,w )nnH h ,10,1 ihnn thnt whint. tmi,inar Is usually able to employ. It waa ,flt,i i,f n, ,.f thn Sherman antl-trust law prohibUimr combination might bo found effw-1 tlvo. It has beon known for a month that tho Increased rates would tak effect Juno 1. Tho railroads havo announced them. Thoy apply large ly to rates between Chicago and .Mississippi river points to point west. Tho rates woro oven nnd uni form for tho classes of freight to which they applied. It was this fact that led to Senator La Follott's resolution. Ho declared that tho rates themselves as announced' by the railroads wero sufficient evidence to the best in j Fifth and Morrison, Portland B. W. SCOTT Resident Agent. of collusion and combination and do- manded nptloii at once by tho de partment of justlco to prevent their enforcement. Shortly afterward Attorney-General Wickershatn. paid a social call at tho tiapltal. Thero ho talked with Senators Crane, Curtis and Balloy and others, assuring them that they need havo no fear that tho courage and resources of tho department of Justlco would not bo sufficient to copo with tho situation. Ho said tho fight against the railroad "octopus" would begin at onco and announced that a suit seeking to provent the onforcoivent of tho announced rates would bo filed in tho federal courts in Chicago today. All la all It was railroad baiting day nt tho capltol. Not only was Wickcrsham's announcement mado following La Folletto's resolution, but the supremo court took a hand. Tboy upheld tho right of tho inter state commerce commission to mako rates in certain instances nnd this decision is considered onb of tho se verest Jolts tho federal courts havo (Continued on page eight.) o SALEM AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY UNITE IN DOING 1 HONOR TO SOLDIER DEAD GRAVES ALL HANKED WITH With the decoration of tho graves ot its oldlor dead with flowers until tiro city's tjfcmetorlcr regombled a" vorltable gartlVtq offirases; with the conducting of tho beautiful and im pressive sorvices-'and ceremonies of tho G. A. R., over the graves of ihi nat!on hqrges, ;and with a program oX SQng,ndiuiuaic.and ..an-addross which breathed tho saino patriotism that boat In the hearts of tho battle scarred veterans when they left bo hind business, and homes and lovod ones left everything dear to tho human heart, and wout to tho front to battlo for their country, tho peo ple of Salem yesterday observed Memorial day, and tho vordlct was unanimous that it was tho largost 'attonded and tho beat conducted col- ebration of tho day over held Jn the city. Thepeoplo from tho surrounding country began to arrive oarly and Joined with thoso of Salem In tho obsorvanco of tho day. During tho foronoon. conveyances of evory dc scriptlon, in nddttlon to tho strcot caro wero loaded down with people carrying flowers to bo strown on tho graves of tho nation's heroes, and dopartod rolatives and friends, and whon tho noon hour arrivod and tho decoration of the graves had beon completed, every gravo had beon re memborod and tho comoterios wero abloom with flowors. At tho comoterios tho G. A. R.. as Bl8to,d b W' n' ? .cted tho sorvlcos of tho organization over tho 1 comrados, and upon thoir con I oluIon a firing squad of Company - M red tho salute, and ono of ltfl , blJlors 80unde1 tnps ' Vast Crowd ut Park, In tho aftornoon a largo parade formed nt tho Methodist ohurch and wound Its way to Mnriou Squore, whoro an appropriate program wn held. Tho program consisted of songs and music' nnd an address' by Dr. D. L. Stooves, and a vaut crowd assombled to listen to It. Dr. Stoeves'ln tho commencement of his address took occasion to show that tho netting apart of a day for paying tribute and homngo to tho warrior dead was, not altogether an American Idea, but that It was a practico that had been obs'orvod from the onrllost days of all nations and that such a day had for Its foundation national pride and patri otism and love of country. Ho thon dwolt upon tho sacrednew of tho day and its genoral obsorvanco through tho nation, nnd fpm that ho proceodod to a discussion of tha causes that brought about tho civil war, and the Issues which wore In volved, and what it meant to the world at largo. Ho then took ocoa elon to comment upon the hardship endured by the soldiers, who par ticipated In tho war. and the glory that belonged to them because of the victory attained. The address was both eloquen. end instructive, and he wae given th' closest avntlon during ltn delivery. MEMORIAL SERVICES BEAUTIFUL POINTS TO The Finding of the Body of Alma Kellner Starts Vigor ous Search for the Murderer School Janitor Suspected GOLD PIN FOUND IN TRUNK Joseph Wcnjllliig, Janitor of tho School Whcro Body Was Found Disappeared Last January Gold Pin Belonging to Dead Girl Found In Mrs. Wcndllng's Trunk Sho Admits1 burning: All Her Husband's Pictures and Washing Bloody Clothes. Louisville, Ky May 31. Tho long hunt for Alma Kellner, who was supposed to havo been kid naped, has changed now to a search for hor murderer. Following tho finding of her body In the basement of tho Parochial school adjoining St. John's church, tho pollco have been seeking Josoph Wendllng, janitor ol ftho buildings. Wendllng, it 1b discovered, left without notice January 15. Mrs. Wendllng, who has been ar rested following the finding In her trunk of a gold pin identiflod ae having belonged to Alma', was close ly questioned today. Tho' police say that they do not think sho was In any way connected with tho murdqr, but they bqllove slip can. , tell moro than sho has already divulged. Tho facts that sho burned every picture, of her husband she could And, and that she washed blood stains from his clothes, as she has admitted, cause tho pollco to' bollov that thero are still other things sh might toll them concerning tho dis appearance of her husband. Tho pollco are making evory of fort to find some trace of Wendllng. Thoy liavo questioned his wlfo close ly about his disappearance but so far sho has evaded) their questions, or answered thorn in such a way that they can find no clow to her husband's whoreabouts. Alma's body was frightfully mu tilated. Coroner Durban, who haa begun an examination, says tho arms and logs wero pulled from their sockots and that many of the bones In tho little girl's body wero fractured. Tho girl's father has offered a re ward of f 1,000 for tho arrest and conviction, of tho murdQrer. Mrs. Wendllng was taken Into tho city court today, whoro her prelimi nary hearing was continued until Juuo 8. Sho denies any knowledge of tho girl's death. O ' TO SUCCEED Washington, May 31. Represen tative Champ Clark of Missouri, would llko to succeed "Undo Joe' Cannon as speaker of tho bouse. In answer to tho question as to wheth or ho would seek tho honpr ClarJc replied that ho would rather be apoukor for two years than United States senator for 18 years. ' Clark predlctod that tho demo crats would control tho next houae Clark will make tlio principal spoech at the Fourth of July Tam many hall celebration. o Stanford Team There, united ruins uuikd wiita. Champaign, 111., May 31.-Headed by Cnptalu Lee Scott, world's ,cahm plon pole vnulter, tho Stanford traatc team bfia arrived here ready for tho conference" nioet. Scott will I)) burred from computing in the meet because of the three-year rule. The Stanford team was the Unit of tha. competing teams to arrive. WOULD LIKE "UNCLE JOE"