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"