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SALEM. OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
NO. 227.
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ERRIFIC
lililDREDS DEAD III
DMY DROWN
WIND DRIVEN MISSILES
DESTROY MAN, AND FALLING
BUILDINGS KILL HUNDREDS::
Torrential Rains Follow the Terrific Cyclone, and Many Are
Drowned in the Floods Caused by the Unprecedented Rains
One Hundred Bodies Have Been Recovered, and the
Death List Grows Rapidly as Communication. Is. Estab
lished Frantic Mothers Seeking Their Children Add to
Horror of Scene.
UNITED I'BESS LEASED WIItE.
Naples, Sept. 22 More than 100
persons are dead, scores are missing
and unaccounted for and hundreds
are homeless as a result of one of the
most terrible storms ever seen in
Italy.
Nearly every building in the storm
swept section was wrecked by the
cyclone, which was followed by
blinding torrents of rain, completing
work of devastation. One hundred
bodies have been recovered, but it is
believed that the dead will total a
far larger number.
Warning of the storm was given
early in the day by a high wind and
darkling sky, and the inhabitants
made frantic efforts to escape the
fury of the impending tempest, but
tlie storm broke, finding them unpro
tected. Those who sought safety in
their homes were crushed in the
buildings, while those who trusted to
the open were struck down by flying
missies. The cyclone swept away
many dwellings, blew roofs off build
ings and steeples from churches.
As soon as the wind abated some
what, the rain fell in torrents, flood
ing the entire district. Many people
were urownea ana tne loss or. cauie
is incalculable. The rainfall was un-
lueeedented bpth in violence and vol
ume. Reports from outlying districts are
meager, all the wires being down but
all point to great loss of life. The
storm was near Vesuvius, the towns
of lone Tlsl Greco and Resslna be-
ing tne cnlet sulterers. ' (united tress leased wirk.i
Every hour brings fresh news of Hillsboro, Cal., Sept. 22. Eu
death and destruction. Improvised gene De Sanabana, a San Francisco
hospitals are being established, but capitalist, will have no mosnuito3
there is a lack of doctors and nurses afound his palatial county rseidence
to relieve the suffering, while fran- here. He is having a $10,000 con
tic mothers, wives and children, crete wall made to divert the waters
searching for relatives from whom of a creek in which "skeeters" breed.
GOVERNOR
SAYS RECALL
WILL GARRY
united press leased wire.
L03 Angeles, Cal., Sept. 22. Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson is resting here
today after a week of strenuous
speech making on the California con
stitutional amendments.
Sizing up the situation here today,
the governor said:
' Things look bully for the amend
ments. I think every one of them
will carry without a shadow of doubt
The very fact that the recall Is made
applicable to the judiciary is going
to poll a big vote favorable to that
amendment.
"If there can be one good, sound
reason advanced against the initia
tive, referendum nnd the recall, ex-
cept , by the man who distrusts' the
People their intllieence their abi - lue laci. iui Junu's"' - 7 i'""-"o i omiou ui mo
Itv to gover I wold like to hear revolver led the court to believe that cereal by the government in Ran
." Whin on. reaches the still ' the woman fired in self-defense. She , gooA The rice will be sold to the
'here th neonU Ar distrusted, one
d'strusts democracy itself, and our
yery form of government.
'The recall will be of little or no
se unless it is made applieable to the
judiciary. If applied to the Judiciary
't will not make the weak Judge
weaker nor the strong Judge stronger
The recall will be a menace to just
01e kind of Judge the corrupt judge
"The worship of Judicial fetish
floes not appeal to ne. We have out
grown the idea that it Is unpatriotic
O criticize the judiciary. I hold that
't is the duty of every man to criti
cize any corrupt judge or any corrupt
decision.
SIM
STORE'S PATH
ED BY TERIF
they had become separated, add to
the horor of the scene.
No attempt has been made to esti
mate the los3 of property, which will
run well into the millions.
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"WHILE YET THE LAMP
HOLDS OUT TO BURN"
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE-! I
Chicago, Sept. 22. Judge Peter S.
Grosscup, of the United States dis- j
trict court of appeals may yet resign,
according to reports' here today, His
friends are advising him to ignore '
the alleged report of Laurence Richie, I
former United States secret service j
officer, insisting that there la nothing '
serious in the data claimed to have
been gathered to the discredit of the
jurist. !
Grosscup's friends say that Richie
offered to sell the report to various '
Eastern magazine, but ncfie would ac-1
cept it.
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Records Earthquake.
TrNITBD PRESS T.HAgEP WIRI.
Cleveland, Sept. 22 The seismo
graph of St. Ignatius college here
recorded a severe earthquake occur
ring last night. The preliminary
,, t,i, 11. on
. At-
The maximum deviation from the
perpendicular, as indicated by the
needle, was, for the first disturbance,
26, and for the second 53. The dis
turbance occurred at a distance of
$3000 miles.
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"Skecters" Cost Money.
CONFESSED
TO MURDER
dnited press leased wibb.1
Marigold, Miss., Sept. 22. The
mystery surrounding the killing of J.
Y. McKnight, a rich youth of this
city,- in a buggy on a lonely road a
week ago, while returning from his
fiancee's home, was cleared up here
today, when Mrs. J. L. Foley, mother
of McKnight's fiancee, admitted hav
ing shot the young man. She offered
no defense of her action.
On the night of the killing Mc
Knight took Miss Foley home from
church at 10 o'clock. He drove away,
returning at 2 o'clock in the morn-
ing and invited the girl to drive away
with him. She accepted the invlta-1
tion Mrs. Folev followed, and the;
.shooting resulted
i was released on bonds.
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AWAY FROM THE ROOST
frxiTEn mr.su t-EEn wike.1
Rathbone, N. Y., Sept. 22. Dis-
j! Ward announced today his with -
j . iiirt. flAoat trv piant flight
. i-n nnn TevraDaoer prize His I "If the people need education In re
Ll? t?XZ JrXd by llatlon to reciprocity." Hill mid. "I
a fall today near Addison, and the
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The I'nklssed One.
Waukegan 111., Sept. 22.
The cat has been let out of the
bag, so far as Gladstone Dowie,
the so-called "Unkissed" son
of the late John Alexander i
Dowie. It was let out by Miss
Lizzie Meyers, the pretty maid
of Mrs. Dowie. According to
statements made today by Miss
Meyers, "Gladdy not only kissed
me a number of times, but we
are engaged, and will be married
soon,
She also said that Mrs .Dowie
and her son would start a meet-
ig in a South Side hall in Chi-
cago, and will devote their et-
forts solely to reclaiming Dow-
le's vast interest in Chacagao.
CONFERENCE
ELECTS ITS
DELEGATES
FOrit ARE ORDAINED MINISTERS
AXD THE COMMITTEE INVES
TIGATING REV. Mlt. PARSON
HAS COMPLETED ITS WORK.
Dr. Benjamin Young, of Portland.
Dr. James Moore, of Salem.
Dr. Fletcher Homan, of Salem.
Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eugene.
A. M. Smith, of Portland
A. A. Lee, of Salem.
The foregoing are the delegates
elected by the Oregon Methodist con
ference today as delegates to the gen
eral conference to be held in Minne
apolis in May The first three will
represent the ministerial conference
and the last three the laymen's con
ference. Both elections were spirit
ed. Rev. Jasper, Rev. Smith, Rev. Dark
and Rev. Waehlte were ordained this
morning. The ordination services oc
curred immediately after the conven
ing of the conference and were wit
nessed by a large audience. Bishop
Smith delivered an address of ad
vice and Instruction to the four or
dained. Parson Report Tomorrow.
The committee appointed to Inves
tigate the charges preferred against
Dr. Parson, of Alaska, while through
with its labors, failed to report this
forenoon, but will submit a report to
morrow, and it is safe to predict that
it will declare that the charges are
groundless and state that there is no
necessity for placing the doctor on
trial. The Investigation developed
that a preacher who has been serv
ing under Parson but whose name Is
withheld, is responsible for the
charges. He is said to have been ac
tuated by a spirit of revenge.
The Program Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's program is as follows:
8:15 a. m. "Studies in Victory." D.
A. Hays.
9:00 a. m. Conference Session.
2:30 p. m. The Ministers' Wives As
sociation, in the Chapel of Kimball
College. Mrs. Fletcher Homan,
presiding.
3:00 p. m. An Informal reception at
the Old Peoples Home, to the mem
bers and friends of the lay and
ministerial conferences.
7:30 p. m. Our Obligation to the
Benevolent Boards and the Equita
ble Apportionment System. Hiram
Gould, presiding- Address, W. B.
Hollingshead.
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Rice Famine in Philippines,
IrNITPn PXE.H LEASEI' WIRE)
Manila, P. I., Sept. 22 A rice
famine today threatens in the Philip,
pines, owing to the partial failure
of the crop,
as the price has advanced far
above all previous records, Governor
j General Forbes has decided to order
.people at cost.
i
I "t " Kchoolimisler.
j CNITID PS8 LEASED WIBE 1
( St Vailii S(M)t. 22 .lames J. Hill,
creator or the Great .Nortuern rail
way. on of the strongest supnorters
of reciprocity with Canada, is quite
mode.it today when asked for a state-
1 roent on yesterday's election in Can
! ada.
am not going to be the school mas-
I will not discuss the election.
do not like always to see my name
l the newspapers."
Think It U Murder.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Set. 22.
The mysterious disappearance
of $8000 in cash has led rela-
tives of Mrs. Alice H. Asebes,
a wealthy young widow, to sus-
pert that her death on Septem-
ber 4, last, was not the result
of natural causes, and District
Attorney Fredericks has been
asked to have the body exhumed
and an autopsy performed.
According to Mrs. Susan Gil-
lespie, the aged and wealthy
mother of Mrs. Asebes, sus-
plcious circumstances surrouml-
Ing Mrs. Asebes' death point to
the theory of murder, and she
intimates death was caused
either by poison or strangula-
tion
A short time' before her
death, it is claimed, Mi's.
Asebes Bold property, and the
proceeds of this sale cannot be
found.
George H. Dowsing Has His
Best Girl Arrested on Charge
of Swiping Money He Gave
Her to Bank.
HERE IS A MIGHTY TRUTH
The Jud;e, in Dismissing the Cose,
Says: "When u Man Gets tk Lend
ing Money to u l'oung Lady, Espe
cially a Good Looking Young Lady,
Ho Gets 011 Mighty Thin Iee and
the More Ho Lends the Thinner
the Ice Gets, t'ntil He Finally Fulls
Through."
UNITED PRESS 1 EASED Willi. 1
San Francisco, Sept. 22. If you
have money to loan, give us your
ears. Don't loan it. But It you feel
that you must part with your good
masuma for the benefit of others, be
ware of young ladles. Especially if
they be fair.
That Is the probable soliloquy of
one George H. Dowsing, who had
haled Into court Miss Irf&ne Cagen,
his fiancee, charging her with con
verting to her own use certain sums
of money given her to deposit In the
bank. The young lady claims that
the money was loaned to her.
In his decision of the case Police
Judge Weller said:
"When a man gets to lending mon
ey to a young lady, especially a good
looking lady, he gets on mignty inin
Ice, and the more he lends the thin
ner the lce gets, until finally he falls
through. The case la dismissed.
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HIGHEST PRICE FOB HOPS
PAID TO JIM Mm
To Jim Gong, a Chinaman leasing
the Pettijohn ranch near this city,
belongs the distinction of having se
cured the highest price paid for hops
during the present season in the Wil
lamette Valley.
Gong has as fine a crop of hops as
has ever been raised In the valley
and he sold them yesterday for 85 Va
cents a pound, selling about fi'i bales
in all. Those engineering the deal
declined to disclose the identity of
the purchaser.
Considerable hops have been pur
chased in the vicinity of Harrisbun?
for 35 cents a pound and some for
32 cents, but the market did not
reach the top notch until yesterday
when the Gong purchase was made.
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AS AUTO SPKKIUST
AltKKSTKI) FOH KILLING
f UNITED 1'llCHS LEASE!) WIHE.)
Tacoma, Sept. 22. A warrant
was Issued today for the arrest of H.
X. White, president of the Standard
Paper company, charging him with
the killing of little garl Tan Horn
Wednesday evening, as the boy was
alighting from a street car. The
warrant was sworn out by Chief
Fraser.
"Statements of passengers on the
street car and others has convinced
me that the automobile was going
faster than the law permits," said
Fraser. "Many witnesses have gignl-
ned their willingness to appear on the
'..and to testify against White."
THE JUDGE
IS WISE AS
SOLON
"SI1MTO
CAMADA KNOCKS OUT RECIPROCITY
"MUCKS" DON'T LIKE "YANKEES"
!
Eucli Will lie Overpaid.
nrpinnrtiin Wash Sent 22
Articles of agreement were
signed here today by Rev. R. L.
Wolfe, pastor of the McKlnley
Memorial church, and W. B.
Jessup, editor of the Bremerton
Searchlight, whereby they will
exchange their vocations for
one week.
Editor Jessup la to deliver a
sermon at the church Sunday
evening, October 1. Pastor
Wolfe is to edit the Searchlight
for the week boglnniiiK Septem-
ber 30. Jessup is to receive $5
for his ministerial work and
Wolfe is to get all he can out
of the newspaper business.
THE G. F. KURTZ
PRUNE DRIER
DESTROYED
CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 9 O'CLOCK
THIS MOHMNG AD WAS A TO
TAL LOSS TIIOUSAMIS TIF.W
FIltE.
The fire alarm this morning about
9 o'clock was caused by a blaze In
the big pine drier on South Com
mreetal street just beyond the cross
ing of North Mill Creek. Just how
the big prune drier on North Cora
bulldlng was dry as tinder and by
the time the fire department arrived,
It was beyond the saving point and
was a total loss. A scream was
turned on the tile woodpile which,
was ablaze, and this was soon safe- I
The department turned its attention
to protecting the neighboring prop-.
prtlps nnnp nf which were damaged,
due partly to the fact that garden
hose were brought into use, and the
roo'- kept wet until the department
arrived.
The fire was a spectacular one, '
the building being just in the turn of
Commercial street, and from down
town appealing to be In the street's
center. Commercial street was soon
filled with people watching the fire
at which they were so Intent that
hey paid little attention to the honk-
,n5.fcB,lt?BiP S the,J 7ay 2 I n v
The building belonged to G. F.
Kurtz, a prominent prune grower,
with a big orchard near Salem. Mr.
Kurtz being out of town, nothing
could be learned as to the Insurance,
or the total amount of loss, but It
will be several thousand dollars.
SHOULD PAY
EITHER MORE
OR NOTHING
Portland, Or., Sept. 22. "I cannot
value a man's life at $250. That 1b
too cheap.' said Judge McGinn today, I
In discussing his refusal to sign an
order releasing the Ofogon Electric
company from the responsibility for
the death of Frank Wetithoff, who
was killed by one of the corporation's
trains at Hillsboro July 6. ;
Proceedings Hay $250 damages
were paid the estate.
When th Judg was asked to
sign the order by the administrator
of Westhoff's estate, McGinn declined,
saying that If the company was guil
ty of negligence it should pay more,
or if it was not responsible, should
pay nothing.
The bill for funeral expenses
amonr.ted to $517, more than twice
the vahie which the company was
willing to pay on account of his death
Xi Gun; Xo Literature,
I UNITED l'HEHU LEASED Willi.
San Francisco, Sept. 22. Count
Splridan Gopeevic, a Polish author,
wanted to seek an inspiration by
strolling through Golden Gate park
9t night.1 He feared highwaymen, so
asked permission to carry a gun.
This was denied, squelching ills liter
ary efforts.
A man always firmly regards obsti
nacy as essentially a feminine attrl
bnte. ''
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CONSERVATIVES
AND LIBERALS ARE UNDER IT
PRESIDENT DISAPPOINTED
Liberals Never Had a Look-in French-Canadians Are Re
sponsible for the Result, They Being Almost Solidly Against
It Laurier's Government Is Beaten at Least 50 Votes,
and Probably More Sentiment on This Side of the Line
Is Generally One of Regret Bailey, of Texas, in a Voice
From the Tombs Rejoices.
Montreal, Sept- 22. The Liberal
government of Sir Wilfrid Laurler
suffered a disastrous defeat In the
Canadian elections held today.
The returns show such heavy Con
servative gainst that the overthrow
of the government is assured and the
leading Liberal newspapers conceded
the defeat of the Laurier government
and the rejection of reciprocity.
By 9:20 last night the returns
showed 110 Conservative members
elected, or only two short of a ma
jority, with the tide running strong
for large additional gains.
Tn ft Disappointed.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 22. Pres
ident Tat't, at a banquet here last
night, said:
"I have Just been Informed that
reciprocity has failed in Canada. For
me it Is a great disappointment. I
had hoped that it would be put
through to prove the corroctneBS of
my judgment that it would be a good
thing for both countries,
"It takes two to make a bargain
and if Canada declines we can still
go on doing business at the old
stand.
After having had time to analyze
the complete returns, the president
will make a statement or Incorpor
ate his opinion in a speech.
President Taft left here at 10:30 p,
m. last night for Peoria, 111.
Canadians Vetoed Taft.
Washington, Sept. 22. "The
United States Is to be congratulat
ed "was the succinct comment of
Cnn (i t n Tnctnnh TOnllnw rf To.oa
here t0, whm a8ked w , ,
the landslide In Canada.
Congre88lnan Sims, of Tennessee,
.ntnrvlew .nirt-
'President Taft knows how It feels
to be vetoed. The president vetoed
the Democratic bills of the last ses
sion, and now Canada has vetoed bis
bill. I think It must be admitted
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that the Canadian election will hurt
the president's party, and aid the
Democrats In the next campaign.
"Reciprocity has been held before
the country as the remedy for tha
high cost of living, and Is really the
only remedy that the Republicans
have proposed. The high cost of Hy
ing must be lowered by the reduction
of the tariff, and I now predict that
the voters will turn to the Democrat
ic party in 1912."
It's Hound to Come.
Doston, Sept. 22 "One defeat for
reciprocity does not mean its death,
said Governor Fobs of Massachusetts,
today on learning the result of the
Canadian election- "It Is hard to
understand how Canadians allowed
themselves to he frightened with the
annexation bugaboo, and to defeat a
measure which would mean as much
to them as to Americans. Reciproc
ity is bound ultimately to succeed.
Viih ((iod for Until.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept- 22 In
commenting on the outcome of the
election In Canada, Oscar Under
wood, Democratic leader In the Na
tional house, said hers today:
"I am disappointed with the result
of the voto on reciprocity. Reciproc
ity would have brought great good to
both countries, and they have botli
suffered material loss ns the result
of Canada's action."
Cnnudlan Paper Comments.
Toronto, Can., Sept. 22. The
Oloboi the leading liberal paper of.
Canada, comments as follows on the
result:
'The government of Sir Wlllfredl
Laurler goes out of power on a great
Issue. Relieving, as it did, that tha
offer of the . United States to ex.
change natural products with Cana-
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