Daily capital journal., October 31, 1911, Image 1

VOL. XXL , , SALEM. OREGON, TIESIUY, OCTOBER 31, 1911. yo m
jjpPSWlCTILATED'WPSES FILL RIVER
THEY CHOP
IIJ TEJIFIC BATTLE
REBELS RECAPTURE CITY
AND MURDER EVERY MANCHU
LARGE PART OF CITY BURNED
The Battle Was Witnessed from the Warships in the Harbor
and Was Incredibly Furious, the Chinese Battling Like
Demons with Knives and Swords Throughout the Whole
City River Filled with Floating Corpses Remnant of Im
perial Army Flees in Wild Disorder to the Country North.
Shanghai, Oct. 31 Captured after
a furious battle in which the com
batants literally chopped each other
to pieces, the city of Hankow today
is again iu the hands of the Chinese
revolutionists, although a large part
of the city is a heap of blackened
ruins. News of the second fall of
Hankow came in wireless messages
from the British warships. They say
the final battle came on Sunday and
that the imperial troops, badly beat
en and in wild disorder( are fleeing
northward before the victorious re
publicans. '
Crossing the river from Wu Chang
the wireless dispatches say the reb
els engaged the imperial troops hand
to hand on the river front of Han
kow. There the slaughter was ter
rific, and today thousands of the
corpses, hacked and maimed in bar
barous fashion, cover the bosom of
the river as they float down -toward
Shanghai.
The battle, much of which was
witnessed from the British and the
other foreign gunboats, was incred
ibly furious, the fighting Chinese
battling like demons with rifles,
knives and sword3 throughout the
whole city.
When the first bodies of rebels
landed in Hankow they were opposed
by a vastly superior force of the im
perialists on the bank of the river,
and for more than an hour the reb
els fought from the water in a vain
attempt to, make a landing. Finally
when a force which had landed fur
ther up the river attacked the' im
perialists on the flank, the royal
troops yielded to the onslaught and
CITY COUNCIL WILL SUBMIT
AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER
TO THE PEOPLE FOR ACTION
The meeting of the city council
last evening was one of the most Im
portant held in some weeks. Many
bills for the improvement of the
sidewalks and streets of the city
wero considered, and ordinances
placing before the people of Salem
many important measures were read
amended and passed.
Councilman Lafkey has been, work
ing overtime looking over the city's
needs and drawing up resolutions for
the city's improvement. His first
resolution, however, to lay a five
foot concrete walk along both sides
of Mission street from Commercial to
the railroad met with defeat, owing
to the opposition started by Council
man Waring and taken up by Durbin
and Huckestein, who objected to the
resolution on the ground that a great
portion of the work was unnecessary
and premature. A substitute resolu
tion was introduced omitting that
Portion of Mission lying beyond the
Blind school. As this met with no
opposition, it was passed
A resolution to lay a concrete walk
along both sides of Asylum avenue
from Fourteenth to the city limits
as amended so as to admit of a
wooden walk along the north side of
said street only, as the people of this
district have been taxed to the limit
EACH OTHER
withdrew into the city, where they
maintained a street-to-street and
house-to-house fight for hours.
Reinforcements for the rebels,
however, constantly poured across the
Yang Tse Kiang from their fortress
at Wu Chang, on the opposite side,
and soon the imperial troops were
partly cut to pieces in the city, the
remainder fleeing In great disorder
to the open country to the north. As
soon as the rebels were firmly en
trenched in the city they at once put
to the sword every Manchu within
the walla and their bodies, by the
hundreds, were thrown into the
river.
Nanking to Fall Next.
San Francisco, Oct. 31. The fall
of Nanking is1 immlnent( according to
a dispatch received today from its
Hongkong correspondent by the
Young China.
Rebel troops are meeting with but
little resistance in their operations
about the city. Rebels In Shan Si
province, says another cable, have 1
captured the city of Sek Gar Jong, j
and are now marching upon a body
of Imperialists on the Yellow river
near there. i
In Canton, and in Quan Tong prov
ince, of which it is the capital, the
inhabitants are holding mass meet
ings on the streets and discussing
declaring independence, Oflcclals
are making half-hearted attempts to
' hold, revolutionary sentiment In
J check, and carefully refrain from
disturbing or doing anything to irri
tate the people.
with sewers, paving and tile. Reso
lutions to install a radiator in the
Are station was passed as was
also a resolution to put a new floor
in the fire engine room. A resolu
tion to install an arc light on the
corner of Church and Chemeketa
unanimously passed.
Councilman Durbin resigned, his
remguauou. lu ime rjicn ucluhuci j
4 and his resignation was accepted.
When the council adjourned, It was
immediately reconvened in special
session and the report of the ordi
nance committee was read, recom
mending that the amendments pro
posed to the charter be passed by the
council and referred to the people by
being put on the ballot for their ac
ceptance or rejection at the election
in December.
Mayor Lachmund's amendment to
have the chief of police and all police
officers, as well as the head of the
sewer, bridge and street commis
sion, directly appointed by and an
swerable only to the mayor of the
city, met with partial defeat. Coun
cilman Huckestein objected that this
would make the city council, which
is responsible to the people for the
good government of the city, but a
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TO PIECES
AT
Wunt the Chestnuts-
New York, Oct. 31. Charg
ing that competitors are oppos
ing the plans of dissolution of
the tobacco trust because they
wish to "drag the chestnuts
from the fire" for themselves,
Delancey Nicoll, one of New
York's leading trust lawyers,
defended the dissolution plan in
the United States court today.
Attorney Nicoll bitterly at-
tacked opposition by the inde-
pendent tobacco companies, and
said the companies' officials
had been harrassed for months
by Attorney General Wicker-
sham and his assistants, with
radical changes to the proposed
reorganization scheme, and that
all Wickersham's Ideas had been
adopted.
"Yet, when we come to court
with our reorganization plan
perfected,'' added Nicoll, "we
find scores of competitors here
as protestants."
OREGON MAY
HAVE GREAT
BODY OF COAL
Gold Hill, Or., Oct. 31. That the
entire Sam3 valley and Meadows dis
tricts and Intervening territory are
underlaid with coal is Indicated by
the stories told by old residents since
the recent discovery of black lignite
in Sams valley at a point seven miles
from this place. It seems highly
probable that a belt of country over
30 miles in length, extending from
the Upper Meadows to Roxy Ann
mountain, east of Medford, where
true bituminous coal has just been
found, is coal-bearing. A big vein
of black lignite is open in the Upper
Meadows district, and has been
worked desultorily . for years.
The recent discovery on the Shlp-lpy-Miller
place shows the continua
tion of the belt under an intervening
low range of hills into Sams valley.
This discovery is In the northern eil
of the little valley, and that coal
exists in the southern section, sev
eral miles distant, and perhaps un
derlying the belt of fine farming land
between, is indicated by a discovery
made In 1879. A well went dry on
the Mct'lendon place, and in deepen
ing it a two-Inch vein was cut at a
depth of 18 feet. This coal was of
excellent finality, being termed "can
dle coal" at the time, because a
small piece of It when llghtode would
burn with a clear, steady flame un
til nothing was left but a light ash
residue.
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LAIlY-LIKK GAME GETS
STILL ANOTHER VICTIM
UNITED CRESS LKASED WIKE.l
Bozeman. Mont., Oct. 31. Foot
ball at the Montana Agricultural col
lege was discontinued today for this
season, at least, and probably dur
ing the reign of present college fac
ulty. The faculty acted following
the death of Chas. Lange, a fresh
man, who lost his life as a result of
injuries sustained while playing the
game.
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The Jail Watt Good.
rSlTED PRESS LEASED WIKC.I
Portland. Or., Oct. 31. Wesley
Ferguson, 13, spent the night In Jail
because his parents moved to a new
home while h was at school and
failed to leave their new ad drew.
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Saved tlie Key.
CIT1D PIUS LtlHES WIM.1
Portland. Or., Oct. 31. During n
fire which damaged a lodging house
on Second and Couch streets thl-i
morning, Herman Torsti got so ex
cited that he threw all his clothe
into a trunk, locked it and tossed
the key through the window. He
escaped la a sheet.
HA 0"
Will rublish Them Free.
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The question of the expense
of publishing proposed amend-
ments to the city charter has
caused members of the council
to hesitate about proposing any
further amendments.
To meet thla state of affairs
and show its willingness to help
in any way possible to get the
present charter difficulties of
the city straightened out the
Capital Journal will publish
free of charge any proposed
amendments the council may
care to submit. We all want a
larger and greater Salem and
if publicity can bring this about
let us have publicity on public
matters.
RIGHT OF
WAY CASES
SETTLE
Suit of Oregon Electric Against
the Spaulding Logging Com
pany up Before Judge Ke'.ley
This Morning.
JURY PARTLY SELECTED
Legal Luminaries All on Hand, but
After Taking Dinner They Got
Togctlwr and Agreed on Amount
of Damages, Etc. Oregon Electric
Now Has l'recii Hand to Build as
Much nnd Fust as It Wants To.
All the right of way cases of the
Oregon Electric railroad have been
adjusted except the Spaulding Log-
ging Co., in which a jury trial Is be-i fo,m,ler' Mls8 Tneora Cart"r' orBun
Ing held today. Carson, Brown nnd!,7'ed tho ,lrtit bnnd of l''lfulness and
Geo. G. Bingham and Chas. W. Fill-' 8t", t,'d the "lov"'ent which prom
ton are counsel for the Spaulding ises to bund tn'thev the peoples of
corporation. John H. McNary- and Ame,'lc'a and Kul'"1,
Harrison Allen are counsel for the' MIh8 Curt,'r waH taken sero,1H'y
Oregon electric. The forenoon was 1 111 wllll awfty from home and ,n the
spent examining the jurors and It ! Bolltml" of ll0s',ltal llfo mado tl,e
was a hard fought battle among the vow tl,nt wl"'n h('alUl r,iturn Hllfl
lawyers. would work to establish cooperative
The other case tried for right of
way at this term of court was the
Cooper case at Albany, where a ver
dict of $2500 was obtained against j
the Oregon Electric. Cooper sued ,
for $10,000 and the company offered I
him $000.
The amount, of damages asked by
the Spaulding Logging Co. Is $28,2"i0.
This case was considered Bettled at
one time for $12,".00 but the adjust
ment was not satisfactory to the
Portland office.
Fight Out Simpson,
There was a long drawn out fight
of counsel over, the acceptance of
J. A. Simpson as a Juror. He said
he would favor a home man as
against a corporation- He had opin
ions that it would take evidence to
remove and he was inclined to favor
a friend. Ilrigham and Fulton strug
gled hard to retain Simpson. Judge
Kelly then took a hand and tried to
clear the Juror's mind of any fixed
opinion. He was excused hy the
court.
The following Jurors were drawn
up to noon but not all accepted:
Merman While, St Paul; Samuel Ar
nold, Silver C'n-k Falls; J. H. Ha
berly. South Sllverton; T. J. Che
shire, North Sali-iii ; Thou. Maple
thorpe, Salem; Thus. Kirk, St. Paul;
J. H. Prunk, Aumsvllle; J. I!. Stcav
en, Doodbuin; "'. J. Cooley, Mt. An
gel; John Murray. liiittevllle; J. 5.
Cunimings, Salem; Paul Slebert, Au
rora; T. A. Simpson, Salem; Geo. W.
Johnson, Jr., Salem.
Some J ii rum Mere Ex cased.
W. J. Llndahl, of Woodburn; A. M.
Hansen, of Salem; John Scott, Scotta
Mills; Chas. Emmett, Salem; J. A.
Simpson, Salem.
The lawyer Agree,
Before the final peremptory chal-
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LOS ANGELES
FOR MAYOR
Bachelors No Good,
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Boston, Oct, 31. Becnuse he
Is a bncheior( the Women's
Homestead association has se-
cured the alignment of prnctl-
cally eleven Massachusetts
women's organizations with a
total membership of 100,000 !
against Louis Frothlngham, the 1
republican candidate Official
announcement of the women's
organizations opposed Is made
by Charlotte Smith, executive
officer of the association. Their
resolution to the effect that no
bachelor should be elected gov-
ernor of the state, reads:
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"Resolved, that no man
should be elected governor, no
matter what his party affllla-
tlons, who is a bachelor. Bach-
elors shirk their duty to socl-
ety. They are failures, and
they always have been, always
will be, and are not good cit
izens,"
SOCIETY OF
GOOD CHEER
FOR THE NEEDY
YOUXO WO.VAX WHO FKLT NEED
OF HELP WHEX SICK, FULFILL.
IXJ VOW TO EXTEM) AID TO
OTIIEItS IX WAXT.
Carrying good cheer to strangers
In need of Inspiration, carrying flow
ers to the ill and discouraged, help
ing the children to get a fair start In
llfo' ls ,lle mlHHln of tlle Socloty of
Good Cheer, which comes to Port
land from New York, where the
! '""HiuinesK for those unable lompor
1 arlly to help themselves. The so
ciety as promulgated is the result of
the determination of the young wo
man to crystallize the sentiment
that everybody feels but which Is
slow to express Itself In tho Individ
ual.
Societies Founded.
MIhs Carter has founded societies
in New York, Boston, Chicago, St.
Paul, and Minneapolis, Toronto and
other Canadian cities. She has un
dertaken to organize the Pacific
CoaHt, having succeeded In forming a
strong society at Seattle last veek.
Miss C'aiter will be In Portland for
a week, during which tluio she will
gather women who desire to bo help
ful In unpretentious ways Into an
organization that will have duties at
the hospitals, at orphan homes and
about the sections of the city where
poverty Is in evidence.
1 lie work has broadened from mere
culling on patients at hospitals, es
pecially those away from home, to
offering homes for those whose con
valescence Is sure to be slow, to
abolishing noises which disturb 111
people especially In the vicinity of
hospitals, to giving rides and out
ings to children compelled to remain
Indoors as well as orphans and those
whose circiimstances are not such as
to give opportunity for outdoor va
cations. And the work Is still broad
ening and becoming more interesting
and helpful.
The Society of Good Cheer Is In
corporated unihr the laws of the
state of New York and Is self sup
porting, even without dues or col
lections. The plans contemplate per
sonal service not contributions of
money, or the substitution of paid
help for personal attention.
Xtmrrie Established.
In New York the society has es-
MAY ELECT SOCIALIST
AT TODAY'S PRIMARIES
""HIS OPPONENTS
HAS EVEN CHANCE TO WIN
AND HE SAYS IT IS CERTAIN
At Noon Today Three-Fourths of the Ballots Had Been Cast,
and While the Socialists Were Active, Their Opponents
Found Great Difficulty in Getting Out Their Vote Job
Harriman, the Socialist Can didate, Developed Unexpected
Strength, and if He Wins at Primaries is Elected to Office.
Iunitcd rusi leased wma.1
Los Angelos, Oct, 31. At noon
today, with three-fourths of the bal-
lots already cast, Job Harriman, the
socialist candidate for mayor, said
that he would surely be elected at
tcday's primary election
"I am absolutely confdlent of win
ning,' he said. "I have Just returned
from visits to many precincts in vari
ous parts of the city and In districts
whore the opposition's support Is
supposed to bo strongest and every
where Indications point to an over
whelming victory for
the socialistic
ticket."
In Its noon edition, the Evening
Express, which has been conservative
in support of Mayor Alexauder, sayB:
"If It were not for the fact that
heavy voting was reported from ev
ery district In the city and espoclully
tabllshed nurseries for the children
of poor women, and In addition reg
ular service has been established
which contemplates taking flowers
from the gardens of tho donors to
500 homes In the 1 poor districts,
where flowers nre luxurious and
where the face of a stranger seldom
Invndes the humble home of the hard
working peoplo.
In tho cities where organizations
have been formed, the labor unions
have been active In co-operatlug in
the movement ngnlnst noises on, the
streets, and have mado regulations
nbout driving heavy loads past hos
pitals and where persons were
known to be ill. In many places
automobiles have been placed at the
service of the society for tho pur
pose of giving convalescents and
children needing fresh nir drives Into
the country, and parties In which
numerous people similarly situated
nre brought together In a helpful
way. It has been shown that the
troubles of the disconsolate disap
pear more readily when It Is known
that others are In far more desper
ate clrcumstunces.
Miss Carter Is making her first
trip to the Pacific coast. Shn will be
at the Cornelius hotel for a few days
before proceeding to San Francisco
and Lob Angeles, where local socle
ties will be formed. Portland Ex
change. Theora Cnrter ls president nnd
founder and her address Is Gil West
lltith street, n. v. City.
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TIMHIIS( 'EWS
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VNITKU IDKHH I.KAKKII Will J
Hoseburg, Or., Oct. 81. Following
an executive meeting, men bants of
Itoseburg today let It be known that
they will sell goods to the Southern
Pacific or the strikebreakers em
ployed by the company, something
they hail refused to do since the
shopmen's strike was declared.
The action followed the rumor that
the Southern Pacific was contemplat
ing moving the division point from
Itoseburg, owing to antagonism
shown toward the railroad by citi
zens. o
OonHI Appointed.
fCSITICD I'CEHK l.Stn fill)
Portland, Or., Oct. 21. Ilatador.
Chief B. M- Dowell was appoint!:!
chief of the Portland firp denartnient
today by Mayor Rushlight. He nuc
ceeds Chief David Campbell, who
was burned to death In an oil tank
(ire several months ago.
ADMIT HE
in those sections where good govern-
mont sentiment is strong, It would
seem probable that Harriman might
be elected at the primary."
I Gregory and Muahel are polling
.but few votes. It was claimed at
noon that their combined votes will
not total more Uian 6000.
Secretary Anderson of the good
government organization, admitted
at noon that the probability of either
Harriman or Alexander being elected
at the primary was great. "The fight
ls entirely between the socialist cau-
I didate and Mayor Aloxander," ha
said. "Harriman has manifested un
usual strength. We are absolutely
certain that there are enough good
government votes In town to Insure
Alexander's re-election, but we ex
perienced great difficulty In getting
out this vote.''
W.SJREf
THE MOSES
OF OREGON
CELKim.VriH) LAWGIVER FHOM
DOWN THE CHEEK IX THE
CITY STATE WILL YET HAVE
TO HEEEKEXDVM OH IX1TI.
ATE HIM.
W. S. U'Ren, the Oregon City law.
giver and political manager, Is In
the city today. It Is not known Just
what he Is here for. If not to file
a now law to be Initiated he Is here
to appear In court on ono already
Incubated, or being agitated. Just
what his vlslta cost the taxpayer can
not be estimated because every time
lie turns nround there Is money rat
tled out of the taxpayer's pocket un
til Oregon him about the most ex
pensive government per capita in the
world. His law to send delegates to
national conventions at public ex
pense will cost tho state eight thou
sand dollars. The referendum suits
will cost thousands each time they
are tried. It makes business for the
lawyers and the state printer, nnd
Incidentally for Mr. FTten.
Tim recall should be used to get
Mr. V'Hon to leave Oregon If pos
sible. The, people are kept busy do
feuting his measures, and ho lias
quite u collection already for the bal
lots to be voted down. The voters
will soon want to be paid to go to
the polls and for sitting up nlshts
to read tlie pamphlets sent out by
the state for their Information. This
Is not an Interview with Col. l"Ken.
JI'IH.E I MINKS M.VriHMOXV
SAME AS I'llNI I ENTIAIIV
Seattle, Oct. .11--In Ihe shadow
of the penitentiary, Marie Bernard
was today released to be married to
Ed. Welch. The Bernard woman wan
convicted of stealing $100 from an
Alaskan miner during n Joy ride, nnd
sentenced to a year In Jull. When
Welch nppeured and agreed to marry
her Judge Wilson R. Gay released
her.
Most
into.
rat holes will bear looking