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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, AF1UL 9, 1912.
NO. 88.
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HILlIIB DYine OF STARVATION
DISEASE Ai D
THE CATTLE ARE ALL GONE
AND NOT EVEN A DOG IS LEFT
RAH) ADOS TO THE MISERIES
Famine Stalks Bareboned and Shriveled Through the Desolate
Land and the People Despairing Sit in Sullen Silence Ac
cepting With Oriental Stocism Their Hard Fate---One Wo
man Found Lying in the Rain With Crying Babe Beside Her
Said: "It Will Eat No More Weeds, and Must Die of Hun
ger." ,
CXITBD PRBSS LIIBIIU WIBK.
Shanghai, April 9. With millions
dying of starvation, with war, pillage
and fire rampant; with trade condi
tions dead and disease stalking
through every province, the situation
in China is declared to be the worst
In the history of relief work In this
country. Instead of being confined
to a few provinces, as usual, the fam
ine extends throughout the entire
land, and the relief committees, tolling
desperately in a losing battle with
death, find that the field Is too exten
sive for effective work.
"Just now rain Is adding to the
-wrethched people's misery in the dis
tricts where I have been working,"
said Publicity Secretary Marshal
Broomhall, of the China Inland Mis
sion, who returned recently from the
stricken territory In Anhul and Ktang
su provinces. "'The people , have Dot
congregated, as In former famines.
They are living In soaked little huts
or huddled In the rain In the open air.
Tou find groups of them lying In
front of the Confucian temple at An
tung, stretched out In the rain on the
flooded flagstones. The little ones
cling to your coat and their mothers
tell you that they are starving to death
It Is horrible to think you can do noth
ing." "The very: houses are disappearing
In Anhul province," supplemented Na
tional Secretary F. S. Brockman, of
the Y. M. C. A. for China and Korea.
""The people have taken to pieces bit
hy bit to sell the wood. The few cop
pers received they hope will keep them
alive until harvest time.
.''The cattle are gone. Not even a
log barks. The women and children
crouch all day In the dark, damp
1iouses or In the rain by the roadside.
"I saw one woman lying In a house
almost too weak to move, with a little
child prostrate beside her, crying Its
lieart out. 'He will eat no more
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Salem and Vicinity: Fair
tonight. Wednesday show
ers. Westerly winds.
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EXPLANATORY NOTICB.
OI.rviitlon lkcn l a . m.. 7Mu meridian time. Air prrsniire reduced to e level. lnol.nr (conllniloui llnej) rra Kirniith noInU
of ,ul ilr prmuure. l"tlrii (dolled lino) pom luroiwu pnlnu ol equ.l wmper.lure; dr.wn onlr tor iro. freoilm, o, ind M
O clrsr; O Plr cloudy; Q cloudy; rain; mow; report mlMlutr. Arrowi Hy with tlie wind, rirnt nuuroi, lowMitKm
KMiurx past IS houra; accond. precipitation of .01 Inch or more for put M boura; third, maximum wind eloclty.
Forecast Till 5 . m. Wednwdajr.
Oregon: Fair tonight, except showers In southwest portion. Wednesday fair east, showers west portion.
W'lnds mostly westerly.
nuippers' Forecast
Protect shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 40 degrees; northeast to
8pokane, 36 degree; southeast to Boise, 35 degrees; south to Siskiyou, 36 degrees. Minimum tempe rntuie at
Portland tonight, about 44 degrees.
Slrer Forecast
The Willamette river at Portland will remain nearly stationary for the next few days.
EDWARD A. BRAL8, District Forecaster.
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weeds,' she told me, 'and must die of
hunger.'
"There is very Uttle complaint. The
people seem resigned to their fate.
They are meeting their doom silently.
Depopulation of the entire province
is Imminent."
SUPREME COURT IS
EVE SLY DIVIDED
Washington, April 9. It Is reported
here today that the United States su
preme court is evenly divided In the
lntermountuin rate case, four members
favoring the Interstate Commerce
Commission's reduction of rates on
westbound1 freight" to ' Intermountain
cities, and four opposing. When the
case is re-argued In October It Is said
that Associate Justice Mahlon Pit
ney will have the deciding vote.
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ESCAPE 'FROM ASYLUM
' CAUGHT AT DALLAS
Word was received today that Frank
Griffith, an Insane man, committed to
the aslum from Philomath, and who
escaped from the asylum yesterday,
had been caught at Dallas.
Griffth was working at the asylum,
and made use of the opportunity pre
sented when the attendant did not hap
pen to watch him to effect an escape.
Fleeing to the river bank he took off
his shoes, and, It Is presumed, swam
across. The sheriff at Dallas was no
tified, and succeeded in apprehend
ing him, and tie will be returned to
day. Griffith was considered a dan
gerous man.
Socialist Control Town.
San Francisco, April 9. Daly City,
a few miles south of San Francisco,
is to have a socialist administration
as Is shown by the returns of the
munlclpl election today. Three so
cialist city trustees and a socialist
city clerk were elected.
S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
WILLIS L. MOORE, Chkf. t
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She Followed Instructions.
San Francisco, April 9. How-
ard Eagan, a shooting gallery
employe who was shot by 17-
year-old . Georgia Meagher re-
cently, died here today. The
girl will be given a hearing In
the Juvenile court.
Eagan had invited the girl to
shoot In the gallery, and when
t she asked him how to fire the
rifle which he pressed into her
bands, he laughingly replied,
'Oh, Just shut your eyes and
shoot." She iid, and the bullet
pierced Eagan's head.
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WILL COVER
DITCH WITH
CONCRETE
SALEM FLOURING MILLS CO. WILL
COVER THE UNSIGHTLY DITCH
ON NORTH FRONT STREET WITH
CONCRETE, MAKING FINE DRIVE
WAY.
The Salem Flouring Mills company
announced today that within a few
days their engineer would be at work
preparing plans for a concrete via
duct on North Front street, from Di
vision to D street. This will mean
that the present ditch with the wood
en covering will be turned into one
of the finest drives in the city. The
top of the ditch will be completely
covered with concrete. This Is an im
provement that will be greatly appre
ciated by the property owners and the
Flouring Mills company deserves
credit for this move,
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LA FOLLETTTE IS
FIRING UP NEBRASKA
ONtTKD TIMS I.BAHBD WIRl
San Francisco, April 9. Heads of
the La Follette campaign In Califor
nia today received the following tele
gram from John J. Hannon, secretary
of Senator La Folette:
"La Follette Is setting tho Nebras
ka prairies afire. Politicians here an
tcllpate a victory for him at the pri
maries. Even Taft's manager con
cedes he Is stacking a large amount
of hay." '
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The Jury Disagreed
Hoqulam, Wash., Aprjl 9
With a strike breaker hanging
the Jury that tried Dr. H. F. Ti-
tus, veteran free speech fighter,
a disagreement was reached last
night.
Titus was charged with intlm-
Mating strike breakers. He
made a speech Saturday advls-
ing the strikers and their wives
to be at the gates of the mills
when they opened ami see who
went In.
The strikers claim that public
sympathy-ls turning in their fa-
vor, and expect to win.
The mill owners claim that
all their plants are operating.
Congressman Lindbergh, of
Minnesota Charges That
Bankers Control the Com
mittee Investigating the
Money Trust.
CALLS FOR A SHOW DOWN
Claims That Most of the Members of
the Committee Are Interested In
Dunks, and Would Hat Each Mem
ber of Congress" File a Statement
Snowing How Much Bunk Stock, or
What Interest In Bunks He Bus.
HSITBD PIIH8S LIIRBD WIRl.
Washington, April 9. Declaring
that the ''mouey trust" investigation
in the house of representatives is be
ing conducted by the powers of Wall
street, Congressman Charles A. Lind
bergh, of Minnesota, Introduced today
a resolution demanding that every
member of tho house be required pub
licly to disclose, within the next ten
days, how much stock he owns, and
In what business he Is Interested, and
that the names of members falling to
list their holdings within 15 days be!
published dully In a "black list" of
the Congressional Record.
Chairman Pugh, of the money trust
Investigating committee announced
that the oral hearings in the Investi
gation, scheduled for" tomorrow have
been Indefinitely postponed. No sub
poena has been Issued. '
"Most of the members of the mon
ey trust committee are Interested In
banks," declared Lindbergh, In sup
port of his resolution. "Wall street Is
able to Intimidate bankers. I predict
that the committee will not make a
careful or diligent inquiry. Tholr In
vestigation will be perfunctory."
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HooncvcII'm Itclutlve.
UNITID P BBS l.EAftlD WIBS
San Francisco, April 9. Reports
reached here today that Colonel
Charles Mifflin Hammond, step broth
er-in-law of Colonel Theodore Roose
velt, and manager of the Taft cam
paign In California, had been arrest
ed in Lakcport, Oil., on a charge of
Belling wine illegally In I'pper Lake
county, where he owns extensive prop
erty, Including a vineyard. Two men
arrested with him on a similar charge
have pleaded guilty.
Colonel Hammond asked (hat the
hearing of the charge against him be
continued until after the California
primaries, May 4.
He Weighed N70 Founds.
(CKiTtD ras tJBASUP WIRl.)
Hostnn, April 9. Abraham Hodck-
son, 2fi years old, died here today,
having attained the remarkable weight
of 870 pounds. I'hyslclnns declared
that 8odekson gained 20 pounds a
day during the last week of his life.
He died of fatty degeneration of the
heart.
Lemon for All.
fuinn rri i.iabd win 1
Oxnard Cal. April 9. The largest
lemon orchard in the world will be
set within a month by fasternN who
have purchased 1,080 acres of lemon
land and taken an option on an ad
joining 700 acres. Purchuse price,
$1,000,000,000.
SAYS MILL
STREET IS
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Gusoline Wrecked Sehoouer.
Vancouver, B. C, April 9. Gas
ollne fumes Ignited by a lantern
aboard the flailing schoonor
Butte, owned by Captain A. R.
Moscr, of Razor Island, resulted
in an explosion which practical-
ly wrecked the vessel and the
captain had a narrow escape
from bejng burned to death,
Jumping overboard with his hair
on fire, according to Engineer
McCauley, who arrived In. Van-
couver today with news of the
accident. The engineer also had
a miraculous escape during the
explosion.
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COUNCIL GOT
HOT OVER FIRE
DEPAHTUEUT
COUNCILMAN LAFKY IX "WATCH
DOG OF THE TREASURY" STUNT
KICKED AT THE COST AND A
WARM DEBATE FOLLOWED
CURFEW ORDINANCE I'ASSED.
Despite that an ordinance creating
three paid firemen for the fire depart
ment arid appropriating $1000 tor their
salaries was but up for a second read
ing, the council engaged In an aori
montous debate on the subject 'lust
night, the result of which was that
when It was proposed to place the or
dinance on a third reading that an ob
jection was interposed, and it was re
ferred to a committee.
After It had beeu read the second
time Councilman Lafky arose to op
pose the ordinance. He declared that
about $11,000 was appropriated In the
budget for the fire department, and
that the present ordinance, if passed,
would create a deficit. The Lachmund
administration, he asserted, Inherited
a big deficit from the Rodgers admin
istration,' and was slowly paying it off
By the end of the 'administration, he
stated, he honed to soe practically all
of it paid off, and he would oppose
any and all deficits.
"Councilman Lnfky has done more
hollering over this $1000 than over
any other bill that ever went through
the hands of the city recorder," de
clared Councilman Waring, 1n making
a reply. ' f
"The fire department bus been lam
basted and criticised for Its Inefficien
cy, and now that Din fire committee
is asking for three more men to Im
prove the department and $1000 to pay
their salaries, Councilman Lnfky Is
fighting It. This money can all be
paid from moneys taken In from the
Increased saloon license, and no de
ficit need be created. I have noticed
that Councilman Lnfky never hesitates
to saddle a debt on the city whenever
any Improvement comes up which his
committee Is in favor of."
Councllniun'Hkaife declared that the
fire department whs as efficient ns It
ever whs, and that all complaints
made against It were groundless, mid
should not be listened to. He ex
pressed himself of the opinion that
three additional men just now were
not necessary.
I'pon Councilman Townsend stating
that he would also vote against the
ordinance, Councilman Waring object
ed to having It read the third time,
and It wbs referred lo a committee.
and will come up for final disposition
at the next meeting of the council,
Curfew Ordinance I'Msses.
An ordinance providing for the re-
Installation of the old curfew bell, and
which was Introduced at the request
of the Municipal Improvement league
an orgnnir.atl(in which Is the result
of the llulgin revival meetings held In
the city during the early spring, came
up for a third reading, ilnd was
passed after being amended. The
original ordinance provided that all
persons under 18 years of age must
seek their homes at 8 o'clock In the
winter time and 9 o'clock In the sum
mer time, Hy the amendments the
first was changed to 9 o'clock and the
In.t In If!
A DUMBER OF
GATHERED 0(1 SHAKY WHARF
WHICH IS GOIHG TO PIECES
St. Francis Levee Said to Have Broken and Town of Wilson
is ih Danger Practically of Destruction Late Reports Tell
of Floods in the St. Francis Basin, a District Heretofore
Unaffected First Reports That Flood Danger Was Over
Prove False---Marooned Party Must Be Rescued Soon, if
at All.
CNITRD r-HBSS F.RASKD Willi.
Little Rock, Ark., April 9. One
hundred persons marooned for two
days on the platform of an old cot
ton gin at Edmonton, In Crittenden
county, are In Immluent danger of
belg swept away by flood waters, ac
cording to a report received here this
afternoon from Chairman Whipple of
the Memphis relief committee. The
party, which Includes a number of
families, has boen without food for
several days, and their plight is re
ported pitiable.
Part of the platform already has
been swept away, and Chairman
Whipple reports that victims will be
carried to deaOi unless rescued soon.
Whipple's message was , set from
Round Point.
Levee floes Out
Memphis, Tenn., April' 9. With, a
roar heard for miles, the , levee at
Wilson, Ark., broke this afternoon,
MR. IIOUSER
TELLS WHAT
. HE RELIEVES
HE HAS HOVE MORE THINKS
COJttlNU FOR HIS STATEMENT
NIIOWS HE IS AN LITE It ASS, OK
THINKS ALL OTIIEKS A HE OF
THAT STOCK.
loiino MM I lama will.
Medford, Ore., April 9. "The pros
pects In California for Mr. LaFollette
could not be better. He will carry
the state easily. Governor Johnson's
switch from La Follette to KooBevelt
will be repudiated by a people vho
love fair play."
Such was Walter Houser's summary
of the political situation in the Bear
tate, expressed while In Medford
Tuesday morning. i
I believe that the love of fair play
on the part ot the American people
will lead to Mr. La Folette's nomina
tion" continued Mr. Houser. ''Thej
fact that many who hud pledged him
support deserted him for Roosevelt
has caused the mass of the voters to
be with him. We are confident of
going to the convention In second
place, and the sentiment of the voters
expressed at the primaries assure us
the ultimate victory."
THIS WILL HELP THE
PRESIDENT SOME
Washington, April Discussing
reports that he Is to tiilt President
Taft's cabinet hoon, Attorney Gen
eral WIckerHbain said today:
"It Ih merely another annual re
tirement rumor. Of course, I will
resign March 4 next, as It Is cus
tomary for all cabinet members to
resign when an administration ends,"
It Is understood, however, that
Wlckershnm has Informed the presi
dent that he Intends to retire to pri
vate practice next March, no matter
how the election results. '
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Cargo Still lliiriilnir.
Montauk Point, L. I., April 9
With this revenue cutters, a wreck
ing tug and the crew of two llfo sav
ing stations alongside to render aid,
tike fire among the cotton bales In the
hold of the steamer Onturlo Is still
blazing today. All the whisky, tur
pentine and rosin In the ship's cargo,
has been safely removed.
FLOOD
FAMILIES ARE
according to ' reports received here.
Aa all wires are down, It could not
be learned whether, any lives had
been lost or the extent of the prop
erty damage.
Reports late this afternoon tell of
flood conditions In a new section ot
the St. Francis basin, Including part
of Mississippi, a district heretofore
unaffected.
Wires All Down.
Memphis, Tenn., April 9. Gravw
fears for the Safety of the residents
of Wilson, Ark., are felt here this af
ternoon the result of reports that the
St Francis levee there bad given
way. All wires are down and it has
boen Impossible to learn the extent
of the damage.
Floods In a new section of the St
Francis basin, a district heretofore
unaffected'; ' Including Mississippi
county, Arkansas are, reported this
afternoon.
ARRESTER
BECAUSE OF
HIS LANGUAGE
fDHlTID MISS UASIO WIRl.
Redding, Cul., April 9. The Iter.
Glenn Mac Williams, of Los Angelea,
arrested here on a charge of misde
meanor, for UBlng vulgar language
Sunday, when he opened a aeries of
evangellstlo services, was too alck to
day to appear in the justice court.
MttcWllllams desires to leave town,
hut the prosecuting attorney will not
consent to dismiss the charge until
after consulting the women, at whose
instigation the evangelist was arrest
ed last night, after the first hymn was
sung. The prosecution may bo drop
ped, provided Mac Williams goes.
Redding Is greatly Incensed at the
language used by the evangelist, and
Mayor Oronwoldt Is certain the arrest
saved Mao Williams from rough treat
ment by an angry mob.
SIX DELEGATES0
INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT
Alexandria, La., April 9. With In
structions to vote as a unit for Presi
dent Tuft as long as his nume Is be
fore the national convention, six dele
gates from the state at large were
elected by the Republican state con
vention today, called by tho Herbert
Lolsclle faction. Several negroes,
who declared they were delegates
were not seated.
After the convention John I Rog
ers, who headed the negro delegation,
declured his constituents would send
a contesting delegation to Chicago
from the fourth district Instructed for
Theodore Roosevelt.
Just a Digression.
ONiTio rsms mashd wins.l
Bhreveport, April 9. Although
Just acquitted of charges of having
written letters to a whlta girl, Thom
as Miles, a negro 29 years old, was
lynched near here today. Miles' body,
which had been riddled with bullets,
was found hanging from a tree.
Sal Down on (Jiff.
McKecsport, Pa., April 9. Glfford
Plnchot spoke here at noon today, In
an attempt to sutlsfy a croycil that hud
gathered to hear Colonel Roosevelt.
The mill workers, however, hearing
that Roosevelt would bo absent, re
fused to attend the meeting.