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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1912.
NO. 102.
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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.
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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. '
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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.
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Postmaster Winged Him. ,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.