SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911.
NO. 70.
TELEPHONE COr.lPACJY'S HOT OZOfJE
OBJECTS TO
POOR LITTLE COMPANY IS
111 NEED OF PROTECTION
INCOME OVER HALF PROFIT!:
Insists That Government Cont rol Should Stop at Regulation
and Government Should Not Own and Operate in Opposi
tionIncome of. Bell Syste m Last Year $165,000,000,
Dividends $25,000,00 I nc ome of American T. & T. Co.
$31,933,000, Dividends $2 0,676,000.
UNITED PRE8S LEASED WIRE.
New York, March 23. That state
control and regulation of public utili
ties has effectually killed all senti
ment for municipal ownership In the
United States la the burden of the
annual report of the directors of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, made public here today.
State control, the report says, Is a
necessity, but It urges that "govern
mental and state supervision should
stop at control and regulation, and
should not be used to manage or op
erate public utilities, nor to dictate
OIL IMS
A DENIAL
SAYS IT POES NOT ANTICIPATE
THE COURTS WILL ATTEMPT
TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT, AND
IT WILL NOT REORGANIZE.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIDE.
New York, March 23. Resorting to
the public press, the Standard Oil
company this afternoon broke all Its
traditions of secrecy when it Inserted
paid advertisement in New York
papers denying that it anticipated an
unfavorable decision by the United
States supreme court, and had al
ready perfected reorganization plans.
The advertisement says:
"The persistent reiteration by var
ious publications that . the Standard
Oil company has prepared to reor
ganize renders it necessary' to state
officially and emphatically that there
Is absolutely no truth In such re
ports. No such plana have been
made, and no such preparations have
keen undertaken. All statements to
the contrary are untrue and mislead'
lng."
When starting a creamery begin
at the cow end of the proposition
nd remember that It taktes something
like 300 good cows to assure suc
cess. LEFT SUM TO
TAKE CARE OF
OLD HORSES
A Hungarian nobleman who died
Tecentiy left a bequest whereby a
Mm wag provided, the income of
hlth was j0 De U8ej t0 fUrnish a
onifortable home for 12 horses be
'ngiug to his estate, which have out
lived their usefulness. As these
fcorseg die others are to be selected
to fill the vacancy, hence the bequest
In the nature of an endless chaiin
Homer Davenport makes thlB bequest
the subject of a cartoon showing a
umber of old horse at rest or lazl-
1
v cropping herbage and flowers, that
instinct with h's well-known love
of horses. The act of the Hungarian
id the cartoonist alike. Is suggest
'r " f the personal tie that grows up
wrough the association between s
?oI man and a tractable, affection
horse.
SWARD
GOVEDEUT
what the management and operation
should be beyond requirements for the
greatest possible economy and effi
ciency." The report continues:'
"If there Is to be state control and
regulation of public utility corpora
tions, there should also be state pro
tection to a corporation which is
striving to serve the whole communi
ty. Parts of such a corporation's ser
vice must necessarily be unprofitable,
and It should be protected from ag
gressive competition covering only
that part of its interests which are
profitable.
'Government control should pro
tect the investor as well as the pub
lic. Through a wise and Judicious
state control all the advantages and
none of the disadvantages of state
ownership may be secured and state
ownership will be doomed."
The directors' report recites the
fact that opposition companies are
being merged with the Bell wherever
It could be legally done wlth-the pub
lic acquiescence. It declares that the
public Is tired of dual telephone ex
changes, adding that as fast as con
fldence In protection against the real
or imaginary evils of monopoly in-
creases, opposition to the mergers
will decrease.
As to the financial condition of the
company, the report declares that in
1910 the gross revenues of the Bell
system were $165,000,000, which paid
dividends of $25,000,000. The net rev
enue of the American Telephone and
TeleeraDh comDany for last year is
given as $31,933,000, which yielded
dividends of $20,676,000.
REFUSED
TO ACCEPT
THE OFFICE
Declaring that he la of the opinion
that the act under which Governor
West appointed the Port of Portland
Commission is unconstitutional, and
that he, together with the old mem
bers of the commission, have taken
steps to contest it, Wm. D. Wheel
wright has advised Governor West
that, while he appreciated the honor
conferred; upon him by being appoint
ed, that he would be unable to accept
it.
Under the old law the commission
was a self.perpetuatlng affair the
old members electing the.r succes
sors. At the last session of the leg
ialature an act as pass d leglslat
ing It out of offloe, and giving the
governor power to appoint Its suc
cessors. Governor West appointed
tlfree men recommended bj the
Chamber of Commerce and three rec
ommended by a committee of 50, and
one of them was Wheelwright.
PORTLAND MURDERER
COLLAPSES IN CWRT
r united puss leased wind
Portland, Ore., March 23. His
nerve practically gone, William Has
sing, a contractor, who is on trial for
killing his wife on the street last No
vember, collapsed in the circuit court
today and was carried to his cell
shrieking for his little son Jans. A
nhvalrlan was sent for as- it was
feared the man was losing his mind
Hassing shot his wife to-death and
then shot himself, because the wo
man had left his home on account of
alleged creultles.
OVVHERSIHP i
Four Americans Shot.
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San Antonio, Tet., March 23.
Reports reached here today
that four Americans, who were
captured by Mexican federal
soldiers in the recent fighting in
Chihuahua, have been tried by
drum-head court-martial and
ordered shot. One of them is
said to be J. Hamilton Dlgno.
witty, a miner and cattle man
of Chihuahua. The Identity of
the others has not been dis
closed. Fred Dignowltty a cousin of
one of the men alleged to be In
peril, brought the report of
their danger here today. There
has been no confirmation from
any other source as yet, but
the report Is generally accepted
here as correct.
ROOSEVELT TO TALK
AND ALSO TO EAT
San Francisco, March 23. The
thirtieth annual convention of the
state Y. M. C. A. opened here this
afternoon. A banquet will be held
tonight Colonel Roosevelt will ad
dress one session of the convention.
GOVERNOR
TO PARDON
CONVICTS
WILL CUT DOWN THE NUMBER
OF. PRISONERS BY PARDONING
THEM TO KEEP PENITEN
TIARY EXPENSES WITHIN THE
APPROPRIATION.
A special dispatch to the Oregonian
furnished exclusively to that paper
by Governor West and appearing in
it this morning says:
"In carrying out the policy an
nounced by the state board that no
deficiencies will be allowed at the
state institutions, Governor West will
Inaugurate one of the most drastic
moves ever attempted in the state In
connection with the state peniten
tiary, and will prevent deficiencies at
that institution by a liberal use of
the pardoning power. '
At present the prison is filled to
overflowing, there being 475 inmates.
During the last two or three months
there has been an unprecedented in
crease which has filled every availa
ble space. ,
Every Tier Filled.
In his report Superintendent James
showed an average of 412, the great
est In the history of the state up to
that time. Under the present Condi
tions, which, have arisen since the
legislative, session, there are 475,
creating the necessity of stowing
away prisoners in the fourth tier,
high above the windows, which col
lects all of the foul air arising from
the tiers underneath. In this fourth
tier are a few extra cells that have
never before been usd.
Funds Not Ample.
"Superintendent James recommend
ed to the legislature that 48 new cells
be Installed and that a maintenance
appropriation of $151,000 be given the
prison, this being on a basis of 4o0
prisoners. The : legislature reduced
this figure arbitrarily to $142,000, and
as a result the conditions are such
that the appropriation will not be suf
ficient to cover the needs of the
prison.
"With these facts confronting him,
Governor West declares that he In
tends to make good his declaration
that there will be no deficiencies.
Pardons May Be Remedy.
"He sees only one method for rem
edying the conditions that Is to keep
the number, of prisoners down to a
basis where the $142,000 will provide
plenty of food, plenty of clothing and
plenty of sustenance for Inmates at
the penitentiary. There is a single
..7 in which this can be accom
plished, and that is by frequent and
wholesale pardons, when this is con
sidered a necessity by the executive,
and this plan will be followed.
! Killed by China Noodle.
Vancouver, Wash., March 23.
Edwin and Henry Goodwin, 9
and 13 years, respectively, died
today at the Ferry rooming
house as a result. It Is alleged.
of ptomaine poisoning, caused
by, eating Chinese noodles.
Mrs. Goodwin-, a widow, says
she went Into the restaurant last
night and carried the boys' sup-
per home to them.
It consisted of noodles and
cream cake.
Coroner Knapp probably will
hold an inquest late today.
Owen Ogden, a Shipping Clerk,
Shot and Killed His Wife in
the Turn Halle Cafe at 4
O'clock Yesterday Afternoon
AND THEN SHOT HIMSELF
Mrs. Ogden Had Secured a Divorce
From Him Only Last Week on the
Grounds of Cruelty He Was Ar
rested Alnmt Three Weeks Ago for
Beating His Wife They Were Mar
ried in Hoquiani, Washington, in
1007, and Leave a Daughter 2
Years Old. "' 'U .
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Portland, Ore., March 23. Angered
because his wife had secured a di
vorce from him only a week ago,
Owen Ogden, a shipping clerk, shot
and Instantly killed her and then com
mitted suicide, late yesterday after
noon. The divorced husband fired
four bullets into the woman's breast
and then, crossing the street, he sent
a bullet crashing through nls tem
ple. The shooting occurred at the
Turne Halle Cafe.- Accompanied by
three lady friends, Mrs. Ogden en
tered the grill room' and ordered a
luncheon. Ogden entered a moment
later and walked toward his former
wife. She saw him coming and, ap
parently anticipating, his Intentions,
she arose and grappled with him.
He held her off and pressed a revol
ver to her breast.
He fired three shots before she
broke and ran. As she fell to the
floor he fired a fourth shot at her
prostrate body. He then made a rush
for the sidewalk, erossed the street,
fired a shot into his temple, and fell
face down on the sidewalk.
Patrolman Evans, first patrolman
to arrive on the scene, was the same
officer who arrested Ogden three
weeks ago for beating his wife. Mrs.
Ogden had secured a divorce . from
her husband last' Friday on the
I grounds of cruelty. The couple were
married In Hoqularn, Wash., March
27, 1907, and had a daughter, two
years old, who at present Is with Og
den's father at Hoqulam.
MANIAC KEPT
III A CAGE FOR
THIRTY YEARS
f UNITED riEHH LEAHEO WIRE.1
Chicago, 111., Maxeh '23. Six hus
ky deputies yesterday' snared George
Odetta, a raving maniac through the
bars of a steel cage In th garret of
his mother's home near Waukegan,
today, preparatory to placing him In
the Elgin insane asylum. The man
had been kept In the cage for nearly
30 years and his commitment to the
asylum follows tlie dwath of his moth
er, 92, who had remained by his
side since she was 62, seldom leaving
the garret where she prepared his
food aod attempted to lighten the
burden of his miserable life.
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The United States and Russia to
gether own about half the horses In
the world.
IAW0T1SER
i oil i
MSIDENT TALKS AT BERKELEY
EllPLAIfIS WHY VJE ARE IGtlOlffl
Denver Honored Moffatt.
Denver, Colo., March 23.
David H, Moffatt, the railroad
builder was privately burled
here this afternoon in a vault at
Falrmount cemetery. Thousands
viewed his bpdy this morning as
it lay in state. In the capltol and
during the funeral this after
noon all street cars, power
houses, mills and factories in
Denver were still for live min
utes as a mark of of respect to
his memory.
All the banks are closed and
trains on the Moffat railroad
and on the Denver & Rio Grande
ceased operations during the ob
sequies. I'KEMIEIl STOLYPIX
HANGS ON TO HIS JOB
St. Petersburg, Mayh 23. That
Premier Stolypln has withdrawn his
recent resignation Is declared in to
day's issue of the Bourse Gazette.
The report became current following
a long audience M. Stolypln had to
day with the czar at Tsarlskoe.Selo
palace.
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VOYAGE OF
SLOOP WAS
A-LOllfi OflE
SAILED FROM ESQUIMAU LAST
OCTOBER AND VISITED ALL THE
LITTLE OCT OF THE WAY IS
LANDS OF THE SOUTH SEAS.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRS.
Honolulu, March 23. After one of
the longest cruises on record for a
vessel of her tonnage less than
1,000 the British sloop of war Alger-
Ine sailed from here today for San Die
go, California, . whence she will re
turn to Drake's Bay and Ksqulmalt,
B. C, after an absence since last
October.
With about 100 men on board, the
Algerlne Balled from Esquimau and
proceeded to Acapulco, Callao and
Valparaiso. Thence she steamed
2,000 miles westward, to Easter Is
land and then went through the South
Seas via Tahiti, Henderson Island
and a hundred other out of the way
stations, to the Fanning Islands,
whence she sailed for this port.
Throughout the whole of the Alger
lne' long voyage the weather has
been pleasant and the health of her
crew of British tars has been uni
formly good.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
WILL TEST EIGHT-HOUR LAW
UNITED PIER LEASED WIRE.)
Sacramento, Cal., March 23. It Is
reported today that a test pf the new
eight-hour law will be made by a tel
ephone system In the statu, employing
thousands of girls. It Is said that the
girls have been told they can have a
twiweek' vacation during the year
pn full pay and be prepared to work
all the over-time required.
A Myxterloux Khootlng.
UNITED PIKfll LEANED WIHE.
San Francisco, March 23. Police
tday tried to solve the mystery sur
rounding the shooting of Roland Pat
terson, a furniture dealer, of Peta.
Iuma, found dying with a bullet
wound In the head In Jeffwson
Square Park. Although he declared
he did not know how he was wound
ed, Patterson Is posit I v that ho did
t')t shoot himself.
CAKItlEU II
p.hhi:.(;kkh
OX HIS AlllHIII!'
(UNITED PIUIII LEANED WIRE.
Paris, March 23. With 11 pas
sengers aboard, Lieutnrtant Breguet
broke all records here today by fly
ing three mile In his biplane. He
flew across the aerodrome In four
minutes. The total weight of the
aeroplane's paHsengers was 1500
pounds.
IT IS PARDONABLE It US ;
BUT THERE IS NO EXCUSE
FOR THIRD GENERATION
The Colonel Tells the Big Crowd That "Other Nations Care
Not What We Say of Ourselves Only What We Do"
He Then Speaking With Much Wisdom Said "The Most
Difficult Thing Is to Get People to Accept What You Say as
You Say It" He Also Told About Killing and Stuffing an
Elephant.
united press lsasep wirs. .
Oakland, Calif., March 23. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt arrived here at '
8:15 today from 'Los Angeles. He
was met at the depot by President
Wheeler of tho state university.
On his arrival at the Berkeley cam
pus, Roosevelt was escorted to var
ious points of interest about the uni
versity grounds. He was shown the
new granite buildings in course of
construction and expressed his ad
miration for the great progress
shown by California's seat of higher
learning.
At 10 o'clock the student body and
the faculty formed In line for the
procession to the amphitheater. The
men students fell in by classes In
front of the North and South Halls
and the women at Hearst Hall. Ex-
President Roosevelt and President
Wheeler and the faculty members
donned their "caps and gowns and
gathered In front of the library.
Roosevelt wore the brilliant hood' of
a doctor of laws.
Fifteen minutes later the procession
started, the students in the lead. The
undergraduates were dressed In
white and carried light colored par
asols. The seniors wore black caps
and gowns.
Reaching the gate, the column di
vided and Roosevelt and the profes
sors passed In between.
President Wheeler first took the
platform and delivered the opening
address. He spoke of the founding of
the university and the debt it owed
to the loyalty and patriotism of Us
supporters.
President Wheeler Introduced
THE STATE
TO GUILD
MORE ROADS
With the view of bringing about a
system of macadamized roads con
necting all of the state institutions
and each one of them with the city
Governor West has called upon the
executive board of the Salem Board
of Trado and the county court to
meet him this evening at the gover
nor's office and confer In relation to
the subject.
That there la need for the Inaugur
ation of such a movement is evi
denced by the state of the roads be
tween Hie Institutions, and between
them and the city. The plan Is to
employ convict labor In the building
of the roads, and It Is pointed out
that It can bo easily done as the
work will be near the state prlHon
and can be under the supervision of
officials of the Institution.
Made Swift KIIkIiI.
ri'NITlTi I'KKHS I.EAHKII WIRE 1
Havana, March 23. Eclipsing the
time recently made here by Aviator
McCurdy, Rene Harrier today llew
from Camp Columbia to Moro Castle,
In competition for tho Aero club's
$3000 prize. Harrier did the. 1 .'I
mlleit In 15 minutes and 21 seconds
a full minute and a half fantor than
the time made by McCurdy.
Humane rlorletjr (Jet Fines,
By the terms of an ordinance
which was passed by a unanimous
votrt, all flmn collected In the munlc
Ipal court In case where cruelty to
animals Is charged will be paid to the
Oregon Humane. S iclely for the pros
itlon of lu ivi.rk.
Roosevelt An outburst of applause
greeted him. The rooters to a man
arose to their feet and rent the air
with cheer after cheer. Oskl wows
and college yells followed close on
shouts of welcome, and It was many
minutes before the colonel could
make himself heard.
Colonel Roosevelt began his char
ter day address at the University of
California with the statement that be
hoped by next year to have his name
Included in the list of subscribers to
(Continued on page 8.)
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noon
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN ALAMO, LOWER
CALIFORNIA, AND ENSENADA
BEING CUT OFF CAUSES EX
CITMENT. UNITED PIESS LEABED WIBS.
San Dlogo, Cal., March 23. Tele
graphic communication between Ala
mo, Lower California, and Eusenada
has been cut off. The wire was cut
In several places, preventing afll pos.
slhlllt of making quick repairs, and
Enaenada Is excited over the proba
bility of a rebel attack. Generals
Leyva and Bnrthold have abandoned
the Idea of entering Ensenadu, by
way of Alamo.
Quiet prevails at Tecarte today, and
a total cessation of hostilities is ex
pected there.
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Out BosHcd the Judge.
Cincinnati, 0 March 23. Judge
Gorman's hands were tied today In
the contempt case against "Boss"
George D. Cox when Judges Smith
and Swing, both Republicans, re
strained Gorman from proceeding
with Cox's trial. Judge Jones, a
Democrat, voted that Gorman be al
lowed to proceed.
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THE COTTOII
CONSPIRATORS
MUST ANSWER
UNITED PRESS LEAKED WIRE 1
New York, March 23. United
States Judge N'oyes this afternoon
overruled demurrers interposed by
attorneys for James A. I'atten, Eu
gene Scales. Krabk Hnynu, William
Brown anil Robert Thompson, who
have been Indicted for conspiracy to
monopolize Interstate trade by con
ducting the cotton pool lust summer.
A motion to quash the Indictments
was denied.
Famine Fund (irons Slowly.
Portland, Ore., March 23. Accord
ing to Den Selling, who lias charge of
contributions for Chinese famine suf
ferers, today the second relief fund
totals $.1,000. The prospects for com
plot Ing a fund of $ jfl0 In a f'w days
Is bright.
The first fund of $",001) was cabled
to China last week.
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