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VOL. XX.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1910.
No. 28.1.
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GRIPPED ADMITS KILLING HIS WIFE
TELLS IE STORY TO LOHDDH TIME!
REPORTED CbESSIOfl
SAYS MISS lZNEVE DID
NOT KNOW OF MURDER
Crippen Gave the Story. to The Times for the Purpose of Get
ting Money to Take Care of Miss Leneve and His Unborn
: Child Mrs. Crippen's Discovery of His Relations With His
Typist, Her Threats to Prosecute Them, and Refusal to Con
sent to a Divorce Caused Him to Get Rid of Her for Good
by Poison. v
IcstTOT riutaa lbassd win.
London, Nov. 22. Dr. Hawley H.
Crippen made a complete confession
of the murder of his wife, Belle El-more-Crlppen,
according to. the Lon
don Times.
The Times says the confession Is a
thrilling human document, replete
with the cold, callous details of the
crime which will be expiated on the
gallows toraorr w morning by the
American physician.
It Is understood that Crippen ar
ranged to give the Evening Times his
confession In order to get money for
the care of Miss Leneve and hor un
born child. It Is stipulated, accord
ing to the Times, that a portion of
the money must go to Crippen's fath
er in. Southern California, the au
thorities not having told the con
demned man that his father Is
dead, Intending that he should be
hanged without this knowledge.
The confession, It Is understood,
PRESIDENT CAME
NEAR A COLLISION
UNITED TOSS LUIS ED WIBS.
Hampton Roads ,Nov. 22. When
the Tennessee, with President Taft on
board, arrived here today, the sailors
told of a narrow escape the vessel bad
from colliding with an unknown
steamer 150 miles out at sea Friday
night
The cruiser was steaming behind its
convoy, the Montana, oft tSe shore of
Cuba, when suddenly the lookout re
ported a vessel dead ahead across the
Tennessee's bow. A heavy rain was
falling, making the darkness almost
Impenetrable, but evidently the Ten
nessee's lights were observed by the
steamer's crew, and ,wlth only a few
feet to spare, the smaller vessel slid
out of harm's way.
DYNAMITED TWO
RAILROAD BRIDGES
Eagle Pass, Tex., Nov. 22. Revo
lutionists dynamited two bridges to
day, on the line of the Mexican In
ternational railroad, near Cludad
REBELS CAPTURE JAIL -
LIBERATE PRISONERS
. Laredo, Tex., Nov. 22. Reports
of a battle at Aoambaro Guanajua
to, In the state of Mexico, in which
27 revolutionists were killed and 14
wounded, and In which several Mex
ican loyalist soldiers were hurt,
reached here today. The fight was
the fln open hostile movement by
the revolutionists, and is believed
be the opening gun in a nation-wide
revolt.
The fighting at Acambaro Guana
Juatro was between 300 revolution
ists, who stormed the government
buildings and jail, and a company of
federal Infantrymen. The revolution
ists captured the Jail, liberated more
than HO government prisoners, who
were Incarcerated for antl-DIas utter
ances. The rebels held possession of
the town for six hours, during which
time they completely pillaged it, gath
ering a large supply of arms and am-'
niunitloa.
details Quarrels between Crippen and
his wife over Mrs. Crippen's male ad
mirers Shortly before . the killing
the quarrels became continuous, and
Anally, his wife, becoming cognizant
of Crippens' relations with Miss Len
eve, upbraided them both.
In January the Crippens quarreled,
and Mrs. Crippen told her husband
that she Intended complaining to the
authorities and cause the arrest of
the doctor and Miss Leneve. As a re
sult of this and the knowledge that
his wife would not divorce him In or
der to allow him to marry Miss Len
eve, It Is said, Crippen said ho beg::n
the plan of murder. .
The reported confession says that
crippen poisoned his wire and burled
the body, starting the story that she
died in America. k
Crippen, . It Is understood, insists
that Miss Leneve did not know of the
murder, and that her acquittal was
justified
Porflrlo Diaz. Soldiers are repair
ing the damaged structures. Two
men suspected of the outrage wera
arrested.
Additional troops are expected at
Ciudad Porflrlo Dlas tonight, and it
It reported that the dynamite was In
tended for them.
Paul and Julio Madero, brothers
of Francisco Madero, the revolution
ary leader, left San Antonio today
for the front.
Rebel forces are mobilizing on
both sides of the Rio Grande.
CALLS FOR HANGERS TO
RESIST MEXICAN INVASION
Zapata, Tex., Nov. 22. A call for
Texas rangers to the governor by
the sheriff here this afternoon, to
prevent an attack on Americans by a
large force of Mexicans massed on a
ranch on the Texas side of the Rio
Grande.
This force yesterday attacked Ihfl
town of Guerrero and killed 30 sol
diers and several citizens. An at
tack on San Ignaclo, near by. Is
planned.
After being driven out of the city,
the federal troops rallied, being rein
forced, and returned and drove out
the Invaders.
Scores of Mexican refugees pouring
Into Laredo today are telling of skir
mishes in Isolated towns between lo
cal factions of revolutionists and loy
alists. These stragglers reported a battle
In the town of Camarago, state of
Tamaullpas, between large forces In
which many were killed.
They were unable to give the re
sult of the conflict .other than that
It was a bloody affair.
The report that General Bernardo
Reyes Is In Mexico secretly directing
the movements of the lnsui gents, bag
not been denied by the government.
80 far, however, no details of the
operations of Reyes have been obtained.
Women Assault Asqulth.
London, Nov. 22J A large
crowd of suffragettes In the
house of commons today assault
ed Premier Asqulth, and he was
saved from rough handling only
by the arrival of a strong body
of police.
Asqulth has yielded to the Im
portunities of the suffragettes
and said today in the house
of commons that if he should
be still in power at the next ses
sion of parliament the govern
ment will give facilities for the
consideration of a woman , suf
frage bill, so framed as to ad
mit of free amendment.
11LEW VP THE BRIDGE
. KILLED 800 SOLDIER
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 22. A bridge
between Chihuahua and Madera
was dynamited today and 300 Mexl
can soldiers killed or wounded in
the explosion, according to an un
confirmed report received here.
Owing to the strict censorship of
telegraph wires, it was Impossible o
verify the report.
o
WOMAN CONVICTED OF
MVRDEll IX FIRST DEGREJI
Weu;ttchee, Wash.,-Nov. 22. Af
ter being out since 4 o'cVbck yeeteV
duy afternoon the jury in the case of
the state against Delia B. Totten, at
9 o'clock today brought in a verdict
of guilty of murder In the first de
gree.
Mrs. Totten calmly listened to thi
reading of the verdict without be
traying the slightest emotion.
Mrs. Totten shot and killed James
Sutton on the morning of August 10.
The shooting was the result of HI
feeling on the part of the woman
who objected to Sutton crossing b-:
farm.
WAR DEPARTMENT POl'RING
TROOPS INTO EVERY NORTH
KRN STATE. AND ILL ATTACK
IIEHELS AT ALL POINTS AT
ONCE.
omiiDruM luiin wiaa.l
Mexico City, Nov. 22. President
Porflrlo Diaz today assumed personal
command of the Mexican forces In
the field. He was summoned from a
health resort at Corral, following a
rumor that Francisco Modero had
been seen at the bead of a large rev
olutionary force south of Cludad Por
flrlo DIai. ,
Belated ''dispatches arriving here
today state that In an outbreak at
Orizaba federal troops deserted to tho
revolutionists. Nineteen officers and
men were recaptured and shot se
cretly, according to the report. ..
Military officials are withholding
the details of last night's fighting at
Durango, and the result of the battle
there is unknown, as the wires were
cut after midnight. v
Duntngo has a population of 30,
000,, and large forces of revolutionists
were In the vicinity of the town. It
Is believed that fighting lusted all
night, and that details of the conflict
will show a heavy loss of life.
The government's forces are re
pored as preparing to attempt the
simultaneous annihilation of revolu
tionists In all parts of the republic.
The war department Is pouring
troops and rurales Into every north-!
em slate.
DIAZ WILL
TAKE THE
Their Ijast Farewell.
Pentonvllle Prison, London,
Nov. 22. The final farewell of
Ethel Claire Leneve to Dr. H.
H. Crippen, In the condemned
man's cell here today, was a-
sorrowful affair. It lasted 20
minutes, and, after the inter-
view, hysterical and almost
fainting, Miss Leneve was car-
rled from the doomed man's 4
cell.
Crippen's request for a prl-
vate interview with his former
typist was refused, and his war-
ders were present during the
last meeting. .
Crippen and the girl embraced
each other, kissing with fervor
many times. Miss Leneve' had
to be led away from the cell be-
fore she would consent to say
the final "goodbye."
FLOODS DO
TnESOUHD
Great Northern Bridges at
Mount Vernon and Ferndale,
. Both Steel Spans, Are Swept
Out by Angry Floods.
TRAFFIC IS BADLY DAMAGED
Great Northern Trains Running Over
Northern Pacific Nookck, Kkag
it and Other Rivers Raging Floods,
and Thousands of Acres of Bot
tom Lands Are Flooded What,
com County UvMge Across the
hkagit Is KxMH'ted to Go Out at
Any Moment.
Belling ham, Wash., Nov. 22.
The Great Northern bridge at Fern
dale, In this county, and at Mount
Vernon, in Skagit county, both steel
spans, wre warned out last Ight as
a result of the flooded condition of
the Nooksack and the Skagit rivers,
the Whatcom county wagon bridge
Is expected to go out at any time'
hundreds of acres of land are Inun
dated; settlements on both streams
are under water and It Is bollevjj
that unless cold weather sets In or
the rains cease quickly the damngo
will reach even a greater figure than
it has already.
Railroad traffic Is demoralized and
telephone wires Into the country
districts are in bad shape.'
Great Northern tralua are running
via 8 11 mas and the Northern Pacific
tracks.
WIRES DOWN, LOW LANDS
FLOODED, BRIDGES SWEPT
A WAV, CITIES DRENCHED,
TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED, AND
THE WORST TO COME. -
Portland, Or., Nov. 22. With
drenched, rivers swollen and crippled!
ceastlng vessels snug In various har
bors, the Paciflc Northwest is experi
encing a respite today from the gales
that swept over the terrlt(y for the
last 56 hours. According to the
weather bureau, however, Indications
point to the approach of another
storm from the north and bureau offl-
niE SOUND
Iti GRASP
OF STORiil
;jt
4-
' 1 -
' ' Bear Reaches Port.
San Francisco, Nov. 22.
The steamship Bear, battered by
heavy seas and 60 hours over
due, arrived here today from
Portland with 700 passengers
and crew. Owing to heavy galea
in the North Paciflc, the Bear
was blown from her course,
bucked headwinds and literally
fought her way Into port.
Reports last night and early
today were that the vessel bad
met disaster, and these rumors
were enhanced by the fact that
the Marine Exchange and the
wireless stations In the vicinity
of San Francisco were unable
to pick up the Bear.
clals predict that storm signals would
be raised at the Columbia bar thls
afternoon.
According to the latest reports re
ceived from various coast stations the
storm has abated In the North Paciflc,
though the sea Is still rough and . a
brisk wind blowing.
A resume of the damage and losses
sustained show that the 70-mlle gale
yesterday was responsible for most of
the troubles.
Among the vessels that came Into
Oregon and Washington ports In a
crippled condition was the steam
schooner Temple E. Dorr.
The Dorr crawled over the Colum
bia barr yesterday afternoon to avoid
sinking. She was loaded with 740,-
000 feet of lumber and was en route
to Ban Francisco from Gr.iys Harbor.
Part of her load was washed away.
Reports from the Inland Empire
show that heavy rains caused various
small washouts along the railroads,
while In Western Oregon and Wash
ington flood conditions obtain In many
districts. i
YAQUIS
JOIN THE
REBELS
ESTIMATED THAT 6OO0 OF THESE
DESPERATE FIGHTERS WILL
JOIN THE REBELS F1G1IT1NU
GOING ON NEAR PARRAL AND
PIEI1LO WILL FALL.
UNITED MESS LSASEfr WIBS
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 22. After an
all night light near Parral, scores of
revolutionists were defeated by the
Mexican federal troops, according to
unofficial Information arriving here
today.
The government casualties were
reported as slight; the revolutionists
are said to have lost 14 killed - and
many wounded.
Mexican cavalry and rurales were
pursuing the fleeing insurgents. '
Madero sympathizers have received
cipher dispatches Indicating that rev
olutionists are massing to attack
Chihuahua, and tbey predict ' that
Pueblo will fall. The dlspatchu stule
that the insurgents have captured
Torreon and Gomes Palaclo.
It is reported here that agents of
Madero are In Washington to present
the revolutionists' contentions to the
state department.
Thousands of Yaqul Indians, enlist
ed by the rebels of Cananea, are re
ported preparing to take the fluid.
It Is estimated that 8000 Yaquis can
be summoned to the Insurgent colon
In Northwestern MexJjo.
Secret advices state that 600 of the
garrison at Chihuahua have promlst-.l
80VES1E
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TROOPS so
TIIEfl JOi THE
: BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY
CAVALRY RUSHED TO FRONT
FIERCE BATTLE EXPECTED
Towns Captured Have a Total Population of 75,000Amer
icans Own Big Smelter and Rubber Facttry at Terreon,
Having Millions Invested There Their Property Was Dam
aged by the Bombardment Villardena Mining Camp Is
Captured With Its Big Smelt aptured With Its Big Smelte
Unreliable.
('sal ourn sum null
MonClova, Mex., via Eaglo Pass,
Tex., Nor. 12. After desperate
fighting, three Mexicans towns .de
fended by government troops sur
rendered to the Insurgents today.
Severe losses on both sides are re
ported to have been sustained.
Terreon,' Gomes Palaclo and Ler
Xlo, with a population totalling 75,
000, are in the hands of the revolu
tionists, according to railroad men
arriving here.
The heaviest fighting was at Ter
reon, where millions of dollars of
American capital are Invested In
I smelters and on the Intercontinental
rubber company's factory. No Amer
ican citizens have beon reported
kUled at Torreon but the plants
were damaged by artillery fire.
According to the meager advices
received here, tho fighting began st
Gomez Paluclo. After stubborn re
sistance the federal garrison sur
rendered, and then joined forces
with the Insurgents In an attack on
Torreon. This force, acting In con
junction with a rebel detachment of
1,000 men, captured the hills over-
ENJOIN COMMISSION
FROM ENFORCING ORDER
Declaring that the recent order
made by the railroad commission re
ducing Its clnss rates Is unreasona
ble and that It means the confisca
tion of Its property without the duo
process of law, the Pad do Railway
& Navigation company today com
menced an 1 ctl6n in the circuit
court In which It asks that tribunal
to grant an Injunction restraining
the commission from the enforce
ment of the order.
The order of I ho commission ll
addition to reducing the. class rates
also provided thar the 11 Inlmuru
charge for any shipment for the en
tire length of the road from Dank?
to Portland should be 25 cents a
hundred. The company guys that
this Is unreasonable uinl that the
rata In force when the order v. a
BERGER THE SOCIALIST
ANSWERS ARCHBISHOP
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 22. Arch
bishop Glennon's attackupon Social
ism In a sermon, beard by many prom
inent labor leaders, received a
"come back" today from Victor Ber
ger, Socialist congressman-elect of
Washington.
"Archbishop Glennon Intimates
that Socialism Is tho philosophy of
the beer mug," hg said. "That Is un
fair, and does not show much learn
ing. I might, with equal Justice, say
that the archbishop's religion Is the
religion of tbe whiskey bottle.
"That would bo unfair, too.
'Father Gtennon contends that the
Cathollo church will solve the labor
problem. It has had over 1800 years
In which to do It, and bas not yet
accomplished the task. The condi
tions of tbe worklngmen In the civ
ilized countries are not nearly so
wretched as In tho Cathollo countries
GEfip
looking Torreon, and began a fierce
bombardment.
The defenders of the town with
stood a hard firing for an hour, and
then lowered their flag. The bom
bardment wrought heavy damage to
the government houses and factories
at Torreon, the residence section es
caping most of the shells.
It Is privately reported that the In-'
surgents captured the Villardena
mining camp In the state of Duran
go, where a smelter trust plant W
located. The smelter is satd to
have been damaged, and American
cltlrens at the plant subjected to In
dignities. .
Fighting continued at Durango
and the last reports brought by the
railroad men indicated that the gov
ernment forces still controlled Zaeate?
cas. Chihuahua, Orizaba, San Luis
Potosl and Saltillo.
Francesco Madero Is reported
near La Esperanza, en route to Ter
reon. Two regiments of ' Mexican
cavalry started from Monterey last
night enroute to Terreon. General
Gerononlmo Trevlno Is In command.
The Insurgent forces are strong
and elated, and a big battle Is ex-'
peeled.
made was as reasonable and low a
It could be made. It says that th
Hlllsboro line the portion of the
road completed cost f 1,783,507.40,
and that the receipts for the year or
1910 were f27.00S.02. The operat
ing expenses, It is alleged, for thi
same year were $30,812.03, and the
general expenses $139,720. The re
ceipts are not now, It is maintained,
and will not be for some time, suf
ficient to pay the operating expenses,
and thnt if tho present order is en
forced it will take away a large
amount of the Income and make tho
receipts still less.
Whnt passes for sympathy Is of
ten like women's hair; a lot of It Is
false.
If a woman Isn't ashamed to weur
ber old clothes It's a sign that sho
U rich.
of Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Mexico and South America. In these
countries labor Is down to the lowest
bb.
"Concerning the archbishop's
statements, It might bo Interesting to
know that at tho last election, and In
fact all Mllwauko elections, the Cath
ollo church went hand la hand with
the retail liquor dealers, saloon keep
ers' union, and the 'red light' district
in attacking Socialism and the So
cialist party,
"The only reasonable grossd for
the fears of tho archbishop and other
Cathollo dignitaries Is that Socialism
will enlighten, educate and culture
tho masses, wb!le certain priests
would lose their grip on tbe suasses."
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R. Ui-ookhouM, of Tbe Dalle, lJ
in the city,
busluea.
His mission Is that of
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