vol. -XXI.
SALEM, OREGON, TVESDAV, APRIL 11, 1911.
KO. 80.
THE DOORS
BUST STAY
UNLOCKED
Mayor Lachmund Makes Some
Remarks About the Alleged
Street Car Service and Its
Closed Door Habit.
IS STOPPED BY ORDINANCE
Tlii Mayor IId Not Stutter in Sign,
inir the Same, Hut Did It "Nunc
I'ro Tunc" Superintendent Page
Made tl'e Following Decisive State,
liient: "Mr. Mayor and Gentle
men of (he Council" Lachnmnd
Objected and Viuler the Vnaiil.
incus Consent Itule Mr. Page
Snitched His Trolley and Pulled
Out Ahead of Time.
Charging that the primary consid
eration of a corporation was the de
claring of dividends, and that the
protection of lives of the people it
served was but a secondary consider
ation, Mayor Lachmund last evening,
in urging the passage of his ordi
nance providing that the doors of the
street cars of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company must remain,
unlocked, and that the company must
provide conductors for all of Its lines,
left the mayor's chair long enough
last night at the meeting lof the coun.
cil to remind that body that it was its
duty to look aft?.f and protect the
lives of the people.
Just at the close of his scathing
remarks concerning the company's
conduct, in directing Its employes to
lock the rear door of the cars when
the conductors left them at the
switches. In charge of the motormen,
Roland Page, manager of the com
pany, wandered into the chamber.
When the mayor had concluded he
asked .permission to address the
council, but the mayor Interposed an
objection, and, as it requires unani
mous consent, he failed to secure
the floor. After the ordinance had
passed he again asked permission,
but again the mayor "bjected, and
again he failed. Laboring under the
Impression that the corporation man
ager might seek, to have the ordi
nance resonsidered, the mayor, Just a
moment or so after It had been passed,
reached over to the clerk's desk and
affixed his signature to It, and it is
now a law, and can only be nullified
by being repealed.
Xo Conductor; Door Locked.
For some time the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company has
pursued the policy of having the reg
ular conductor abandon Its cars at
the switches of its different lines,
leaving the car In charge of the too
torman. Recently the company
adopted an order directing that when
the conductor should leave the car
and it be left In charge of the mo
torman (hat the rear door should be
locked' and the entrance and exit be
made through the front door.
The ordinance Introduced by the
mayor and passed, makes it compul
sory upon the company, not only to
leave all doors unlocked, but also to
maintain conductors upon all the
lines.
What might Happen.
After declaring that the primary
object of a corporation was gain
not only the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company, but all of them,
and that they care nothing about the
safety of human beings, and that it
devolved upon the council to look af
ter the safety of the people the
mayor pointed out what might bap
Pen with no conductor on the car and
the door locked.
"Suppose when the car is without
a conductor and the back door Is
locked," he said, "that the motorman
should lose control of his car, what
would be the result The car moves
slowly but the only avenue of escape
would be through the front door or
the window. Suppose that a fuse
should be burned out and the car be
enveloped In smoke and flames and
the crowd be In a panic and what
ould be ,the result with this soli
tary exit?"
What As Kxrase.
"And what do you think Mr. Page's
She Guessed It.
St. Louis, Mo., April 11.
George Zitouatis walked into
the Union station here, took
one look at the woman who had
traveled 6500 miles to become
his bride, turned around and
walked right out again. With
George went $600, the dowry
Olga Rasthalaov sent from
Greece to her prospective hus-
band. 4
There must have been some-
thing about my looks," said
Olga to a policeman, "that
George did not like."
Undoubtedly," responded the
officer.
Olga will be deported.
excuse for locking these doors and
not maintaining conductors upon the
cars was?" he ' continued. "Econo
my," he shouted, "economy, ecomomy.
Just think of that; Just witness that
excuse."
It was here that the mayor let go
a little eloquence about corporations
about their being soulless and
heartless and also took occasion to
state that the company had 13 miles
of franchise In the city which they
got for nothing and that the present
service was the reward that the city
was getting for It.
"Wanted To Talk.
"Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the
council," said Mr. Page, rising after
the mayor's talk. That introductory
phrase runs off smoothly from his
tongue as he is a frequent attendant
at the meetings of the council, in
fact, Is a sort of brevet member, and
never misses an opportunity to make
a speech telling the council why his
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BECAUSE
HE WANTED
TO LEARN
COUSCILMAX WARIXG ASKS A
QUESTIOX ABOUT MOUNTAIN
WATER AXD MEMORY OF THE
DECEASED MEASURE MO YES
COUNCILMAN DURBIX TO
HARSH WORDS TO HIDE HIS
TEARS.
Councilman Waring had. the tem
erity to arise in his chair last even
ing and ask what was the present
status of the movement to secure
mountain water for the city of Salem
and he was soundly reprimanded by
Councilman purbin, which was as it
should he because who really has any
right to talk or ask questions on that
subject but Durbin.
Still Waring was hardly to blame
he was the creature of circum
stances for the moment. Council
man Elliot ' had reminded the coun
cil that the old water committee had(
a bill from McNary & McNary for
services in connection with the legal
phases of the movement for securing
mire water. He had had It for six
months or more he said and it had
been held on the theory that It was
to be paid out of the water fund, but
It did not look'now as though the
city would ever have one and he
wanted to know what he should do
with It
"Is the bill a Just one?" mark the
word "Just," It is always that in
quired Durbin rising in his seat.
"It is," said Councilman Elliott.
"Then I move it be paid," said
Durbin.
But some cautious member fore
stalled him with the motion that It be
brought in at the next meeting and
It was so ordered.
Relives Memories.
Now that little discussion revived
in the mind of Councilman Waring
memories of the remote heretofore,
in regard to a movement having for
Its object the purchase 'of the water
plant of the Salem Water company,
and he wanted to know what the
committee was doing in regard to It.
He reminded the council that the
committee had made a majority re
port suggesting that a certain sum
be offered for the plant and that he
had made a minority report which
had been lost, and he naturally,
therefore, thought that the majority
members had confidence enough In
their own convictions on the subject
to try nd ct fn in tctiton.
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ORITY
CO ITO
KILO 1 1 0
'.EIDERS
Republican House Committee
Appointments Were An
nounced Today by Minority
Leader James A. Mann.
SOCIALIST GIVEN A PLACE
Camion Is Hanking Member of Ml.
norHy Committee on Appropria
tions, But Is on No Other Commit-t-e
Insurgents Are Treated Fair,
ly by Regulars and Are All Given
Good Places.
U.SITED TRESS LEASED WIIIB.
Washington, April 11. Republi
can house committee appointments
were announced1 today by Minority
Leader James K. Mann, of Illinois.
They show that the Insurgents have
been well treated, the only Important
committee or which they are not rep
resented being that of ways and
means.
On the rules committee the Re
publicans are Madison, Kan.; Len
ropt, Wis.; Dalzell, Penn., and Wil
son, III.
On the ways and means commit,
tee are Payne, New York; Dalzell,
Penn.; McCall, Mass.; Hill, Conn.;
Needham, Cal.; Fordney, Mich., and
Longworth, Ohio.
Haugen, la., an insurgent, Is the
ranking member of the minority on
the agricultural committee; Cooper,
Pawn., and Kendall, la., are on the
committee on foreign affairs; Norrls,
Neb., is on the committee on judi
ciary; Murdock, Kan., committee on
postpfflces and post roads; Volstead,'
Minn., and Pickett, la., committee
on public landa, and Kent, Cal., Is on
the committee oni civil service and
industrial expositions.
Mann took no committee assign
ments. Cannon is the ranking mem
ber of the minprity on the committee
on appropriations, but gets no other
assignments.
Under an agreement with the Dem
ocrats, Mann assigned Victor L. Berg
er, the Socialist congressman from
Wisconsin, to the committee on the
District of Columbia. Caleb Powers
was assigned to the committee on
immigration, naturalization and ed
ucation. No other Kentucklan was
assigned t- any of these committees.
THE BABY
B
IS
THE LAST
BAHNHAUT WANTS A BUREAU
TO INVESTIGATE AND IM
PROVE CONDITIONS OF CHILD
LABOR.
UNITED PBEHS LEASED WIDE.
Washington, April 11. To Inves
tigate the life of the child la the
schools, juvenile courts, and to check
the number of child desertions, Con.
gressman Barnhart, of Indiana, today
introduced a bill authorizing the
foundation of a "baby bureau" 1n the
department of commerce aad labor.
"I believe," said Barnhart, In In
troducing the measure, "that the
government has a more important
mission than those of regulating tar
iffs and framing bills for financial
and Industrial development. The de
partment of agriculture has bureaus
to Investigate the breeding of ani
mals, poultry and birds, and the only
thing we neglect Is the duty of bring
ing up a race of healthy and sturdy
human beings.'' .
The troops on the Mexican border
are tVtne the rest cure after their
arduous campaign of maneuvers.
MAM
ItlH
URAU
Carrie Nation Not Dead.
Leavenworth, Kan., April 11.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the anti
liquor reformer, is today In a
lTsltion to say, as Mark Twain
once said: "The reports of my
death are greatly exaggerated.''
Reports that Mrs. Nation was
dead became current yesterday
following a severe relapse, and
as her death has been momen.
tarlly expected for weeks, the
report was given credence.
Mrs. Nation revived, however,
and today has so far recovered
that her death is Improbable, at
least for some days.
Sill CASES
FINALLY
DECIDED
SUPREME COURT HANDS ' DOWN
SIX OPIXIONS TODAY, SOME OF
THEM C0YERIXG SOME RATHER
DELICATE LAW POINTS.
Six decisions were rendered this
afternoon by the supreme court of
the state. Three of them are affirma
tions of the judgment of the lower
court, two reversals and the remain
der are dismissals of -appeal. The
decisions rendered are as follows:
State of Oregon, ex rel, King, ap
pellant, vs. L. R. Webster, an appeal
from Multnomah county, the appeal
dismissed, the court holding that the
proceeding being 9. writ of manda
mus, Issued upon a relation of King,
requiring Webster to render a veri
fied statement to the county auditor
of the amount due him for services,
could not be sustained, since the re
spondent had resigned in May, 1910,
and the court refused to consider the
question sought to be raised.
David Stout, appellant vs. M.
Michelbook, an appeal from Yamhill
county, the decision of the lower
court reversed, the supreme court
holding that a fence built prior to
1877, when the appellant purchased
his land and had such fence pointed
out as the boundary line, and which
has since then been rebuolt and kept
In repair, Is the true line under the
statute of limitations.
A. M. Gallagher vs. W. J. Kellhier,
appellant, an appeal from Douglas
county, the judgment of the lower
court affirmed, the supreme court
holding that prior actual possession
of the land is enough to enable the
possessor to recover from a mere
trespasser who enters without title.
Robert T. Stewart vs. Portland,
Railway Light & Power company, an
appeal from Multnomah county,
lower court reversed. The supreme
court holding that the court erred In
Its instruction In placing the doc
trine of comparative negligence be
fore the Jury, and that the violation
of a city ordinance as to speed Is
merely evidence of negligence, to be
construed by the Jury with the other
facts in the case. '
George Tone vs. The City of Tilla
mook; an appeal from Tillamook
county, lower court affirmed. The
supreme court holding that a reser
vation by grantor for the use of wa
ter from the pipe line constructed
across his land passes to his gran
tors and heirs.
John T. Brooke vs. Northern Pa
cific Railway company, appellant, the
lower court affirmed the supreme
court holding the appellant company
responsible for damages sustained by
respondent, through Its negligence In
forwardingbaggage, such damages
consisting of the value of respond
ent's time and hotel expenses while
waiting for his baggage, and that the
measure of passenger's damages for
the carrier's delay in forwarding
trunks. Is the value of the use of the
property in the meantime.
TAFT WILL REVIEW
TROOPS AT SAX AXTOXI0
f UNITED TXr.HH LEAKED WIRE
Washington, April 11. Unless the
work of the congressional session
should make It Impossible for him
to leave Washington, President Tat
plans to review the troops now en
camped at San Antonio. He has
written Governor Colqult of Texas,
provisionally promising to go to
San Antonio.
SHE LOSES 1
FIGHT FOR ;
CHILDREN
Mrs. Henry and Her Two Chil
dren Who She Recently Kid
naped Were Arrested Today
While Speeding Down Street
HAD A ROUGH EXPERIENCE
Woman Expresses ContemH for De
tectives, of Whom She Said: "They
Certainly Are a Hot Bunch of
Sleuths They Could Not Follow
a Lighted Lantern Up a Dark Al
ley" Had Close Call While Cross
in Hay in Small Boat.
(UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
San Francisco, April 11. Mrs. Iva
May Henry, her two children and J.
Foster Kelley, the millionaire bank
er, of Seattle, are in the custody this
afternoon of a deputy sheriff. They
were arrested while speeding down
Mission street in an autompblle, Mrs.
Henry, who Is the divorced wife ot
Albert J. Henry," a Seattle bank
clerk,- broke down and wept while be.
lng taken to police headquarters.
She refused to make a statement.
While Mrs. Henry refused! to dis
cuss the events leading up to the kid
naping of her two children from the
St. Streuver apartments, where they
had been left in the care of MIbs
Pearl Wyckoff, pending their disposi
tion by the court, she voiced her
opinion of San Francisco police in
no uncertain terms.
"They are certainly a hint bunch
of sleuths," she said. "They couldn't
follow a lighted lantern up a dark
alley, or else they would have found
us long ago, for we walked tip Mar
ket street every day."
Kelley appeared to regard his ar
rest as a Joke.
"My hair Is white," he said, "but
not with years. 'Nor grew It white
in a single .night, as men's have
gnown from sudden fears.' '
Investigation showed that the
couple and the two ' children were
forced to undergo many thrilling ex
periences following the kidnaping.
Last Thursday morning they em.
barked in a fisherman's launch at
Harbor View, and started across the
bay. A violent storm was raging,
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SUE COULD
HOT SAVE
HER BACON
HELIOIOV8 BELIEFS KKKP LOV
I NO HKAHTS APART AND PA
ItKNTS HAY CECELIA MAY
' THAT IS CECELIA MAY NOT,
UNITED PBEfIS LIAAFD WIDE.
Washington, April 11. In a dif
ference of religious beliefs is found
the explanation here today of the
formal breaking of the engagement
of Miss Cecelia May and Robert Ba
con, Jr., son of the American ambos.
sadrr to France.
The Mays are Roman Catholics and
the Bacons objected to any agree
ment that children of the marriage
should' be brought up In that faith.
A week ago It was announced that
the marriage would be postponed, but
the engagement was really terminat
ed then.
It Is reported that young Bacon
I) planning an European trip.
Invented "1'lgs In ('lover."
New York, April 11. Sam Lloyd,
millionaire inventor and puzzle ex
pert, died at his home in Brooklyn
today. Loyd, who was 70 years old.
originated the games of "Parches!"
and "Pigs In Clover."
Portland Man Drops Dead.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 11. 4
Harry McCormlck, a Portland,
Ore., lumber man, dropped dead
here today as he was running
tia catch a train for Catallna.
Death, it is presumed, was
due to heart failure. McCor-
mick's wife was with him, and
he expired In her arms. Mo-
Cormlck was 55 years old.
The town of McCormlck,
Wash., where McCormlck for-
merly owned gigantic lumber
mills, was named after him. At
one time he - was a prominent
official of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
He was visiting in Los Ange-
les with George Moorehouse.
MOTORMAN DID NOT
KNOW OF ACCCIDENT
San Francisco, April 11. Traced
by blood, hair and flesh, which was
spattered on the front of his car,
Peter Olsen, a motorman for, the
United Railroads, was arrested here
today for the manslaughter of Wil
liam Brown, a janitor, whose man
gled body was found beside the car
tracks of the line on which Olsen
ran.
Brown died at the, Central Emer
gency Hospital. Olsen denies all
knowledge of the accident.
THE ALASKA COAL
CASES ARE APPEALED
Seattle, Wash, April 11. The ap
peal from the decision of Federal
Judge Hanford in the Alaska coal
claim cases has been perfected, and
today were forwarded to the United
States supreme court in Washington.
THE ELKS
TO PARADE
THE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
OF THE COMPANY OF LOCAL
ARTISTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT
NOON WHEX PARADE STARTS
FROM OPERA HOUSE.
Five thousand dollars In scenery
and electrical effects will be used to
morrow and Thursday nights In the
presentation of the Elks minstrels at
the Grand Opera house. Few road
shows carry as elaborate scenic ef
fects as does S. A. Grubbs for the
minstrel production that he will put
at the opera house here with the as
sistance of local talent More than
70 men, all Salem people, will ap
pear In one of the most Imposing and
attractive pageants of a similar char
acter ever produced in Salem either
amateur or professional.'
At noon tomorrow the big parade
will . start from the grand opera
house. The parade will be a show
all by Itself and in a class all by It
self. The entire company of 70 men
will take part in the parade. There
will be eight specialities In tiie olio
and all will be represented In the
parade. The Elks own minstrel
band and drum major will be there,
all In gorgeous costume.
Tickets will be on sale for this
show after 9 o'clock at the box of
fice of the Grand Opera house tomor
row morning. Tickets may' also be
procured from any Elk anywhere in
any quantity by anybody and at any
time and may be reserved at the box
office of the Grand Opera House for
both nights after 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning.
The receipts from this show will
be applied toward the entertainment
of the visiting Elks of 1912 when the
Elks big grand lodge meeting will be
held at Portland: The meeting Is al
ways welcomed by the big cities.
During the week of the grand lodge
excursions will be run to Salem over
the Oregon Electric and the money
raised this week will be used for
their entertainment In the capital
city. The Portland lodge will pre
sent a certified check for $12."i,000 to
the grand lodge when It meets this
spring at Atlantic City to insure
proper entertainment for the lodge
when It comes to Portland in June
next year and Salem lodge expects
to do Its share in helping Portland
raise that money. The minstrels to
be given tomorrow and Thursday la
without doubt the best local talent
show ever presented at Salem and
worth the price, of admission twice
over.
TOMORROW
JO SO
CROSSES
THE DIVIOE
Cleveland's Great Mayor, and
Nation's Great Man, Loses
in His Battle With Death, and
Is No More.
HE WAS A PEOPLE'S MAN
He Sacrificed His Health and His
Big Fortune in Fighting for the
People's Rights and to Better the
Condition of Everyday Work
People Governor Harmon and
Committee of Legislators to At
tend Funeral.
f UNITSD PIESS LIASID WIHS.J
Washington, April 11. Tie death
of Tom L. Johnson is a great loss to
real democracy," said William J.
Bryan today. "Johnson was one of
the noblest spirits with, -whom I have
been privileged to associate. Unsel
fish Interest in publlo questions and
untiring zeal in his efforts to secure
remedial legislation put him in the
front rank of public men. His life
will continue to be an inspiration
for generations to come."
Atlee Pomerene, the new Demo
cratic United States senator, from
Ohio, paid a high tribute to John
son. "Johnson did more to bring about
munlcplal reform than the mayors
of any of the largest cities," said
Pomerene. "He sacrificed his for
tune and his health to the publie wel
fare, and I do not believe I exagger
ate when I say he gave his life to
benefit the public, as truly as any
man ever killed In battle.1'
At the request of the family, there
will be no public funeral services
over the dead ex.mayor, and the body
will not He in state, as had been
planned.
The remains will be taken to
Brooklyn tomorrow. Brief services
by the Rev. H. R. Cooley, director of
charities under Johnson's adminis
tration, will be conducted preceding
their departure.
The state legislature today ap
pointed a committee, with Governor
Harmon at its head, to attand the
funeral.'
if" $ $ $ 4
Jackson county la to have a $12,000
building with trimmings for a coun
ty Jail.
So far no reports of damage by
frost have been received from any
part of Western Oregon.
Ashland Is to put another dam in
Rogue river to Increase her water
supply.
Rev. Robert Ennis, of Medford,
died suddenly Sunday morning while
on his way to church. He was pas
tor of the church In Albany, New
York, which was attonded by Presi
dent Cleveland while governor of
New York. ;r ;
The Mt. Hood Railway ft Power
company is trying for a franchise In
Woodburn to furnish light and power.
Umatilla siwrtsmen are urging Gov
ernor West to appoint C. K. Crans
ton a member of the Fish and Game
Commission.
Oregon City Elks have purchased
a building site for a lodge house.
Astoria will break ground for her
exposition buildings tomorrow, Wed
nesday, April 12.
Springfield is to have a three-story
brick building.
Mast Just Judge!
T UNITED rBF.KB LEASED Willi.)
Indianapolis, Ind., April 11. Po
lice Judge Collins made a unique
ruling today when he refused to fine
a man arrested for swearing on a
crowded street car. The prisoner ex
plained that he was a "strap hanger."
Hyde Gets New Trial,
f unitbd rmm lai wibi.1
Jefferson City, Mo., April 11. The
state supreem court today granted a
new trial to Dr. B. C. Hyde, con
victed of the murder of Thomas H.
Swope, Kansas City millionaire.