Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, April 27, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textfl- 0' MtToITriirnTnl CVtb- -."I- VOL. MIL SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1912. NO. 102. A Si 1 DESCHUTES IUISTIGA IF IT FAILS TO GET LEASE THE PROJECT MUST FAIL IIISPECTOHS ARE AT WORK From the Nature of the Inquiries Made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office It Would Seem That a Charge of Using the Mails to Defraud Might Be Department's In tention, Though No Such Charge Has So Far Been Made, Nor Has the Intimation That It Will Be, Been Made Directly. That the Deschutes Land company will be confronted with au Investiga tion by the federal government, and that It will haw to combat the fight being waged against It by the State Desert Land Board, became known today, when that board received a let ter from the commissioner of the land office, saying the government would not give the company a lease upon land needed to store the waters of Crescent lake for the project until an Investigation being made upon Infor mation furnished by Governor West liad been completed. The company secured a permit from the state engineer for the appropria tion of the water some time ago, but, in order to use It, must obtain a lease ALASKA If MOTION PICTURES The Alaska moving picture enter tainment, tnat has been put on at the Grand opera house this week, and closes today, is one of the most inter esting and Instructive bIiows ever seen In Salem. The moving pictures of the Arctic region, accompanied by a lecture of Mr. Beverly B. Dobbs, as sisted by Mrs. Dobbs, Is realistic in the extreme. As one act after another is concluded the audience breaks Into applause. The natural history pre sented, the moving ice fields, the at mospheric and astronomical displays showing the northern lights and the midnight sun, together with hunting large game, fishing, reindeer sleds, traveling with dog tralnB and explor U. 30J0 Salem and Vicinity: Show ers tonight and Sunday. Variable winds. BXPLANATOHY NOTKS, Ohnerynlotu Uken u a. m Tr.ih meririlnn time. Air pressure rixlucw to lnvel. Inohsrs (con tin noon II.hs) pus thrmirh Dolnui or mual Irpressure. Isotherms (dulled linos) pin Uiruuitu polnu of equal trmpuraturi; drawn only for Mm, froailnif, W, and lu. O 1c": O parilr cloudy: Q cloudy: rain: mow; (g) report mlatlng. Arrowi fix with the wind, rirat Sguroa, loweat lem Drramro pant XI hotira: arcond. preclrriuilun of .01 Inch or mora Tor past 24 boura; Uilrd. maximum wind velocity. ' " . Korcoast Till & u. m. Sunday. Oregon and Washington: Showers west, fair east portion tonight Sunday showers. Winds mostly southerly 0'uippers' Forecast Protect shipments as far north as Spokane agalmit minimum temperatures of about 44 degrees; northeast to Spokane, 36 degrees; southeast to Boise 32 degrees; south to Siskiyou 34 degrees. Minimum temperature at Portland tonight, about 46 degres. River t rets it. The Willamette river at Portland wilt rise slightly for the next two or three days. EDWARD A. BEAL8, District Forecaster. Liiil COil'iiili BEII16 FED BY THE NVBflEr upon land owned by the government to store It. Should the federal gov- j eminent refuse finally to execute the lease, me project must rail ror lack of water. Months ago, It Is learned, the gov ernment wrote Governor West ask ing about the class of mail being sent out by the company, believing that It was in violation of the postal laws. Asking them to defer Investigation for awhile, the governor looked Into the matter. The results of his Investiga tions were forwarded to the depart ment and with it letters sent out by the company to prospective settlers. The department at once took action, and now hag Inspectors In the field making investigations. ation of the Arctic seas, is combined to make an evening of the greatest pleasure. One can see and learn more about Alaska from Mr. Dobbs In the two Bhort hours time than the ordln: ary persoH could by spending hun dreds of dollars and months of time. It .is more realistic than a real trip to Alaska. The following extracts are from a letter received by Mr. Dobbs this morning from the city superintendent of the Astoria schools: "I wish to tell you In a few words that your exhibition of natural mov ing pictures Is the most wonderful I havo ever seen. From an educational standpoint its value cannot be esti mated. This morning I went from room to room, asking all who saw the display to stand. More than 300 of my pupils said they attended one or more of your exhibitions. I asked for any who were sorry they went to make It known. There was not one such in my building. But all gave many expressions of satisfaction and pleasure, because they had been able to see nature as she Is In Alaska. (Continued on page four.) S. Department of Agriculture. WEATHER BUREAU. WILLIS L MOORE, Chkf. Vr' Postmaster Winged Him. , o- Stockton, Cal., April 27. E. H. Williamson, postmaster at Farmlngton, was awakened ear- ly today by an explosion which all but wrecked the poBtofflce building. Grabbing a shotgun, Williamson ran Into the street JUBt in time to see a safe crack- er making his get away. The postmaster brought the robber down with a charge of blrdshot. The man, who had $150 of the government funds on his person, was rushed to the emergency hospital. He gave the name of W. A. Hartman. It Is announced that be has a chance to recover. . X BODIES OF STEAMERS BRINGING 189 CORPSES TO REACH HALIFAX MONDAY BODIES OF ASTOR AND STRAUSS AMONG THEM. Halifax, N. S April 27. One hun dred ud eighty-nine corpses of vic tims of the Titanic disaster will arrive here aboard the coffin ship Mackay Bennett Monday next, according to ad vices received here today. Only the relatives of the victims will be allowed on the dock when the Mackay-Bennett berths. The body of Colonel John Jacob As tor, as well as that of Isadora Strauss and other prominent New Yorkers and PhlladelphlanB will be hurried to New York. Nine undertakers arrived here today with a quantity of embalming fluid, and the curling r Ink here has been transformed into a temporary morgue for the reception of the bodies, j Advices from the Mackay-Bennett state that the body of Frank D. Millet, the artist, has been identified. A Sunday Visit The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Tooze, of this city, Miss Ethel Tooze, came down from the State University to visit over Sunday. ' M Sam. VICTIMS TO ARRIVE After Father's Body. ' " Portland, Maine, April 27. In a locked private car, and refus- lug to see anyone, Vincent As- tor, son of Colonel John Jacob Astor, who went down with the Titanic, and heir to the Astor millions, passed- through this city today, en route to Halifax, N. S., to take charge of his father's body when the "coffin" ship Mackay-Bennett arrives there with bodies recovered from the wrecked liner arrives. Young Astor will take the body at once to New York. INTEREST GU Attorney General Crawford Holds the Legislature in the Act for Acquiring Free Locks and Canal at Oregon City WAIVED STATE'S RIGHTS He Advices the Omul Hoard (o Pay Over to the General Government the Amount Appropriated fur Acquiring the Property This, Means That the State, Beside Paying $ai)0,000, Will Also Contribute the Money Already Advanced Paying In All ft00,000. If an opinion handed down today by Attorney-General Crawford is a cor rect construction of the law, the state, by appropriating money to purchase, with the federal government the locks at Oregon City from the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company, has waived all Its rights to the $200,000 Interest In the old locks. When the purchase of the locks came up, the canal board advised the attorney-general, and asked him to take such steps as he believed to bo necessary to protect this Interest, which was acquired when the locks were built. The attorney-general, In an opinion today, advises the board to pay over to the federal government the amount of money appropriated for the purchase of the locks, and further advises It that the legislature by mak ing the appropriations and designating that It should be for the purchase of free locks, waived all rights the state may have had In the locks. This means that the state, In addi tion to appropriating JM0.0O0 for the purchase of the locks Jointly with the federal government, has contributed $200,000 outright to free transporta tion. JEW WATER r SUPPLY FOR THE ASYLUM With the installation of no.OOO-gal- loii tank and adequate pumping ma chinery at the asylum, contracts for which were awarded this morning by the state (ward, there need be no fear that the asylum will experience anoth er water famine like that of lust sum mer. There was $10,000 appropriated by the last legislature to provide the asylum with pure water, Wells two of them with a capacity of 116,000 gallons each 24 hours huve been dug. and the pumping machinery will be used to purhp the water from them In to the tank, which holds r.0,000 gal lons. The contract was awarded for the tank to the Chicago Hrldgn & Iron Works company, of Chicago, for $::00, and the contract for the machinery to Fairbanks-Morse t Company, of Port land, tor $2214.93. A. 41. I'. W Att. otlnn Protection lodge No. 2, A. O. V. W.. will meet next Monday evening, April 19, at the Hurst halt. Ry order of the trustees. 4-27-2t LOST ITS WITH DC Ml A II Young Girl Missing. San Francisco, April 27. Po- lice today admit that thev are baffled in their search for Miss Ray Kaiser, a younu irlrl who disappeared from her home here last Tuesday. It Is now gener- ally believed that Miss Kaiser, who had been In ill health for some time, committed suicide. The gtrl was In the habit nf taking a walk in the park each morning, and when last seen was boarding a car for the nark. A thorough search of all walks and shrubbery In Golden Cats park has failed to furnish a clue. THE STORY WHOLE STOKY OF THE WRECK TOLD IX BRIEF SENTENCES BY THE RECORDS KEPT BY THE WIRELESS OPERATORS OX CAR PATH I A. DNITIO l'RBDS IJBARKO W!KH. Washington, April 27. Graphic de scription of the way In which wire less flashes swept the Icy seas while more thun 1,000 live went out on the sinking Titanic, was given i.ore to day before the United States senate committee investigating the disaster by Captain James .Moore of the steamer Mount Temple. From the first flash at 10:25 o'clock the night of the disaster, which car ried the appeal "struck Iceberg; come at once," to 7:41 o'clock: the following morning when the Carua- thla flashed "no use standing by. Nothing more can be done, every phase or the catastrophe stood out In the log with lightning like clear ness. No words were wasted In that lmr Curt, short sentences and broken phrases told of the desperate need nf help through thn few disjointed words which the Mount Temple wire less man Jotted down. Captain Moore denied that he or anyone on the Mount Temple saw the Tltanlc's light. Me read his wireless log for Saturday night as follows: The Story lu Epigram. "10:25 Titanic sending V. Q. n.' 'Can't , read you, old man. Come at once -struck Iceberg. Inform riin- tain.' "10:35 Carpathla urswors: ' 'Ti tanic says struck Iceberg. Come-Immediately our position.' "10: 4ii Frankfort answers Titanic. who asks: 'Are you comlnR our as sistance:' Frankfort asks: 'What's matter?' Tltunlc answers: 'struck Iceberg. Sinking. Tell cuntoln.' Frankfort Mays: 'Will 'tell bridge Im mediately.' Titanic -say, ' 'VeH. ronip quick.' i: "10:55 to 10:57 Tltunlc calllmr. 'S. O. 8.' "10:fi!i Titanic working Cunm. tli la. "U p. m. Tltunlc calling C. Q. U. "11:20 Titanic gets Olympic, says Captain says get your boats ready. She's going down by head.' "11:27 Titanic calling ('. Q. n. t flaltlc. "11 : yr Frankfort says: 'Our cao- tuln will go for your' "11:41 Titanic says: 'C, Q. D,' Our engine rooms flooded.' 11:45 Titanic tolls Olympic sea calm. "11:55 Frankfort and lllrma call ing. No reply. "12:25 a. m.Ulrma says she 50 miles from Titanic. "12:50-A11 quiet now. "12:51 Titanic tiann't spoken since 12:47. "1:25-Carpathla sends Titanic are you there? We ire firing rock ets.' Coatina4 on fgm 4.) AS TOLD BY SHIP'S LOG o is mum US FIRST TRANSPORT DUFORD TO SAIL FOR MEXICAN COAST AT OHGE FIGHTING Buford Will Take on Board All Refugees at Coast Ports---This Indicates Government's lntention---Reading Between the Lines Declaring War on Mexico Would Be Great Politic al Move for President, the Country Always. Supporting Ad ministration in War Times- Assembling of Torpedo Fleet at San Francisco Another Intimation. unitu pitisa MussD wins. San Francisco, April 27. The prep aration of the United States army transport Buford, under orders from Washington, to sail at the earliest pos Bible moment for the west coast of Mexico to take aboard American ref ugees, whose lives are In Jeopardy In the disturbed district, Is being rushed with feverish haste here today. Colo nel J. T. Knight, in charge of the de pot quartermaster's department, said that the transport would be ready to Ball not later than Monday at noon. The Duford has been specially equip ped with selected lifeboats, and 100 additional life preservers, bo that the maximum number of passengers may be accommodated. Captain Frank D. Ely, of the quar termaster's department, will be In command. 'All day today an extra force of workmen were engaged In overhauling the Huford at the Hunters Point drydock. It is expected that this work will be completed by to night, and the transport will finish taking on coal at the transport dock tonight and tomorrow. Sailing Orders Received. Provisions for a full quota of 1041 passengers, Including members of the crew and officers are on the transport dock In readiness to be ruBhed aboard. ThlB will require about eight hours. Captain William If. Richardson, of the medical corps, will be in charge of the force of surgeons and nurses alumni. Sailing orders were received at 9:30 last night, the war department nt Washington acquiescing; in Colonel Knight's recommendation thnt the Hu ford, Instead of the transport Crook, be used, as It would require a week at least to get the latter In shape. It will take the Duford about a week to reach the first port of call Topo lobanipo, From there the ship will uo to the following ports In the order named: Allluta, Mnzutlan, San Illas, THINK THEY HAVE THE E THIEF My the arrest at Newport, Oregon. yesterday of Stanley Miller, recently of Independence, the police believe they have cuuglit the culprit who has been stealing blcycylcs in Salem dur ing the past month, Chief Hamilton says that during the last month about IS wheels have been stolen In Salem. Miller's method of operating was to come to the city by boat front Inde pendence, steal a wheel and rlile It back homo. In taking a memorandum of a stolen bicycle, among other Items In the description, Is the number of the wheel. A few days ago a man cume from Independnece to make In quiry at the police station If a wheel of a certain number had been reporl ed Btulen In this city, ami received the word that It had. The number of several other stolen wheels was given, and upon his return home the wheel In question was quickly located. The person who had It was notified or the fact that it was stolen, and warned not to dispose of It. as It had been stolen In this clly by Miller. Miller was at Newport, where a telephone message was sent to the marshal, who promptly arrested him. Officer llurk hardt left on the 10:56 train over the Southern Pacific this forenoon with warrant for Miller's arrest. . A rather amusing Incident In con BIK Irani mnn WW FLEET GATHERS Manzanlllo. Possibly Acullco and Sa llna Cruz. The transports Crok and Sherman are also being prepared tn case they may be needed. It Means Interreutlon. Ban Diego, Cal., April 27. With the cruiser Maryland lying peacefully at anchor In San Diego harbor, and the torpedo flotilla tied up at ths Corona do landing, there was little evidence here today of activity on the part of the navy in the Mexican situation. though action was expected any min ute. The Maryland steamed lu last night from San Pedro and two of the torpe do boats Immediately left for the south. They returned this morning, however, and rejoined the fleet In the harbor here. Officers of the navy declare that no orders have been received to proceed south, but It is believed that the wor ships are ready to sail, and that they will leave at a moment's notice, should their presence be required tfn-lhe west const of Mexico. " " ' ' Hadero Fears It. Mexico City, April 27. That the at titude of the American government to ward Mexico is not as friendly as for merly was admitted by President Fran cisco I. Madero here today In a state ment to the I'nlted Press, In which he also outlined the cause which he suys led General Pasctial Oroxco, the rebel chieftain, to foment the present revolution. In referring to the pres ent attitude of the United States, Ma dero suld: "While I think the American gov ernment Ik friendly toward Mexico, I am persuaded that It is not so friendly as It was a few months ago." Madero declared that he did not be lieve that the Mexican people would be dlsioynl to a constitutional govern ment and follow the loadorBhlp of Gen eral Orozco, whom, he snld, had proved an tngrate and traitor. nection with the stealing of the largti number of bicycles by Miller is the one told by George W. Gosser, the blacksmith. Goaser's own blcyclo be ing In need of repairs, he took it to Hauaer Ilros. A wheel was loaned to Mr. Gosser to use during the time his was being repaired, but within 20 min utes the thief bad got In his work, and Gonser was out the bicycle loaned him hy the accommodating dealer, ' The police believe they have secured the man who has been doing all the stealing of bicycles here during the past month. Accidentally Killed Word has been received at (lie cor oner's office of the accidental shoot ing of a Miss Apple at the farm homo four miles east of Bfayton, In this county. The report slates that all ot the other members of the fiimllv were I away from home, unit It Is preumed that she took the gun and was trying to use It, or In some way In handling It It was accidentally discharged, kill ing her . Heal V.nMti Firm G. W. Uflur and I,. II. Roberts have formed a new real estate firm, which Is now located In the rear of die Sleeves' building, corner of State and Liberty streets. Tlienntno of the flrm M the Great West Invest ment Co. Mr. Laflnr was formerly In tho real estate business In the Cat lln k I.lnn building and Mr, Robertit has been an Investor in real estate in the city for the past two years. Ilotli of these men have made many friends In the city in a business way by rea son of their square and straightfor ward biiHlnesv method.