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CAPTAIN S 6REWS0HE STORK
Most of Those Buried at Sea Were Members of the Crew, and
Nearly All Had Been Crushed by the Ice Bodies Sus
tained by Lifebelts Floated Perpendicularly and Presented
a Grewsome Spectacle, Standing Well Up Out of the
Water Colonel Astor's Body Sent to the Curling Rink
With the Others. L
Halifax, N. S., April 30. With 196
bodies aboard, victims of the Titanic
disaster, the "coffin ship" Mackay
Bennett returned here today from Us
grewsome trip. The bodies of 20
women are among those found.
Captain lardner of the Mackay
Bennett stated that he arrived near
the scene of the disaster on the Sat
urday night following the sinking of
the Titanic. By "midnight, he said,
lie had sighted a number of corpses.
On Sunday 61 bodies were recovered.
The body of Colonel Astor, Captain
Gardner said, was sent to the curling
rink with the others. Fifty-seven
Identified bodies were buried at sea.
These hah been crushed between
huge cakes of Ice and were Identified
only by the names sewed Into the
pockets of coats. Explaining why a
number of victims vAre burled at
sea, Captain Lardner said:
Could 'o( Keep Bodies.
"Thos buried at sea were mostly
members of the crew, and we found
It impossible to care for them. When
we left Halifax, we took all the em
balming fluid we could find in the
city. That was sufficient to care for
only 70 bodies. I did not expect to
find the corpses of so many victims.
The undertaker we carried along did
not think the bodies we burled at
sea would keep more than three
days, and as we expected to be at
sea for two weeks, we had to bury
them. The Rev. Mr. Hind, an Epis
copalian minister, officiated at the
services."
Captain I.ardner continued: "Mon
day we found only 26 bodies; on
Tuesday numerous bodies were sight
ed and we recovered .50 corpses be
fore noon. Then a storm came up
and we recovered only 29 more dur
ing the afternoon.
"I found no two bodies together,
all were floating separately. I saw
no two claHped In" each others arms.
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Snlem and Vicinity: Show
ers tonight, with light
fiost In early morning.
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I5XPLANATORY NOTKB,
Obwryntlom ukf n it 0 a. tn., .'ilh mirlrtlnn llm. Air prewura rwtticMl to IpvpI. Iiotmri (contlnoom lli.ml mm throiiih ixlnt
or muni lrpif!wuie. iMiticrint ldutid linn) piu thruugU polnu of hjuI leniperitiire; dnwii only for uro, framing. W, and lu.
O ': O Prily cloudr; ) cloudy: ruin; mow: reiort mining. Arrowi fly wilb the wind. Tint ngurei. Iowm! tern-H-ratur
pum 12 hourt; wond, precipitation of .01 Hu b or mure for pait M boura; third, maximum wind valoclly, ' -
Forecast Till S p. m. Wednesday.
Oregon and Washington: Fair east, showers west portion tonight. Light frost In. early morning. Wednesday
fair. Westerly winds.
omppers' Forecast
Protect shipments as far north as Seattle against minimum temperatures of about 38 degrees; northeast to
Spokane, 30 degrees; southeast to Boise, 26 degrees; south to Siskiyou, 26 degrees. Minimum temperature at
Portland tonight, about 40 degrees.
Hirer to recant.
The Wlllametts river at Portland will rise steadily fur the next few days
EDWARD A. DEALS, Dtatrlct ForscMtM.
IB 196 BODIES
MED TO BURY 57 AT SEA
At one place I saw bodies scattered
on the surface of the sea, resembling
sea gulls the white ends of their
lifebelts fluttered up and down. Many
of the victims evidently were In
jured when the Titanic sank.
"Water sweeping the decks must
have carried many of the victims
against the stanchions and spars.
All the bodies recovered wore life
belts. They rode upright in the
waves, the belts carrying them, high
above the water.
"On Wednesday we were in a
heavy fog with the wind blowing
hard from the southwest.
"At midnight it eased up. Thurs
day we recovered 87 bodies. The
cable ship, Minla, arrived Friday. By
noon Friday we had recovered 14
more bodies. We then started for
Halifax, having as many bodies on
board as we could handle."
Twenty, Bodies of Women.
The Mackay-Bennett brought the
effects and clothing of many of thoBe
buried at sea and the Identity of a
good many may be established In this
way. Captain Lardner continued:
"We had three burial services at
sea. One on Tuesday night and
another on Wednesday night and the
last at noon Thursday. We sent the
bodies Into the sea three at a time.
"1 believe one of the first bodies I
found wbb that of George B. Widen
er. letters found In the clothing
were addressed to him. Tho quality
of the underclothing on the body was
also of the quality such as is worn
by first cabin passengers. An over
coat bore the Initials, "E. K.", Wid
ener's son, however, was confident
that the body was that of Edward
Keating, his father's valet.
"We found the bodies of 18 or 20
women nnd recovered much Jewelry
of both men and women. I do not
know exnctly how much money we
found.''
S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
Invited to His Function.
Lincoln, Neb,, April 30. "You
had better all come down to the
little necktie party we are going
to have at the home," declared
Albert Prince, a negro convict,
turning to the spectators in a
crowded courtroom here today
when he was found guilty of
first degree murder.. Prince
stabbed Deputy Warden Albert
Davis at the state penitentiary
February 11. He wants a large
crowd 'at the hanging.
COMPANY
KNEW OF THE
DISASTER
WITNESS SWEARS WHITE STAR
COMPANY HAD MESSAGE TELL
ING OF TIT ANTIC DISASTER BE
FORE 8 A. M. APRIL 15, AND SIT
PRESSED THE NEWS.
UNITD I'RICNS LBAHRO WISH.
Washington, April 30, Sworn dec
laration that a man, whose name he
must withhold, told him that a tele
gram announcing the sinking of the
steamer Titanic wag received at the
offices of the White Star line In New
York before 8 a. m. April 15 was
made at the senatorial Inquiry todav
by E. J. Dunn, a salesmnn of Beech
Hurst, L. I. Dunn explained that he
had given his word not to reveal the
name of his Informer, because the
father of the man, who Is a Western
Union telegrapher, had received the
message. Chairman Smith Is deter
mined, however, to force Dunn to re
veal the Identity of his Informant, and
will use "drastic methods," If neces
sary. The Investigation will he brought to
a close this week, according to an
nouncement today by Chairman Smltii
Thirty members of the Tltanic's ciew,
Including officers, who were released
by th ecommlttee Inst night, left Im
mediately for New York, and will sail
for England on tho Btenmer Adriatic.
Oregon City had a big booster meet
ing and horse show Saturday, nnd put
In the whole day Just having an en
thusiastic good time.
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Te Study the Unlearnable. .
Los Angeles, Cal., April 30.
New Theosophlst headquarters
are established today at Kre-
tonla, In the suburbs of Los An-
geles near Hollywood. The or-
ganlzallon behind the new col-
ony is presided over by Mrs.
Annie Besant, who has an-
nounced Its object as study and
theosophlcal research.
The cult, which is said to have
Its home In India, probably will
establish several centers in
America under the direction of
A. 8. Warrington, a Theosophlst
lecturer and student,
PRODUCER
Polk County Oil, Gas & Land
Company Has,, Plant Suffi
cient to Go Down at Least
Four Thousand Feet.
FORMATION SHOWING OIL
At 00 Feet Drill Is in a Sandy Blue
Shale Which Shews Oil Dallas
People Are Putting; Up the Money,
and Asking; Ao Outside Help Two
Shifts Working .Steadily and Ex
penses Bub Up to tii a Say.
The Polk County Oil, Gas & Land
company Is doing extensive work on
its holding on the Mcltee farm, 2V4
miles west of Dallas. The company
has a crew of men working night and
day, and has sunk its first oil well to
a depth of 600 feet at the present
time. ,
The well has Just gone through 110
feet of cement sand stone, and 33 feet
of lime stone. Both these formations
give strong Indications of oil. At the
present time the well Is going through
a sandy blue shale, which shows oil.
Mr. Farrell, vice-president of the
company, and manager of the work,
was in Salem today, and said the com
pnny expected to have oil In the next
30 days. The company has as fine a
drilling outfit as money can buy. It
Is capable of putting a ten-Inch well
down 4000 feet. Mr. Farrell has ev
ery confidence In that Polk county
has an abundance of oil, and Is also
confident that his company will Btrike
tt
Two shifts are kept steadily at
work lit an expense of about 1 2.1 a day
but Dallas people are putting up the
money, Instead of pretty talk, and
are asking ''nothing of nobody." No
stock is offered for Bnle, but the ex
periment Is being made for the benefit
of Dallas by Dallas people, one mer
chant putting $1,100 Into It.
Mr. Farrell Is a unlet, unassuming
man, who hus to be "Interviewed" In
ordor to learn anything of the situa
tion, for he Is not mnklng any stump
siicechcg about It, Just keeping the
drill going, and watching results. He
gives up cheerfully, though, when re
quested, and anyone Interested, or
who wlBhes to see operations can get
Information and be heartily welcomed
Ills phone Is Ouk 2.1 at the well. He
says some morning valley folks will
wake up and find something Interest
ing to talk about.
TAFTS EXPENSES MOKE
TIIA AM, OPPONENTS
President Taft's Oregon campaign
expenses were greater than those of
all other candidates for the presiden
tial nomination, both Democratic nnd
Republican combined.
Campaign expense statements filed
today rhow that (4333.32 was expended
In behalf of President Taft, $l,12.ri.fir.
for Colonel Roosevelt, $1238.72 for
Senator I.a Follette, $.10fl,90 for Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson, $3H4 for
8eaker Clark and $Ki3.7fi for Jud
on Harmon.
The steam schooner Vida struck the
north spit of Tillamook bar Satur
day, tnd s mils of wreckage on the
beach Is all (bat Is left of ber. No
lives lost.
oraii to
BE AD OIL
REUS IODIC
CARRES 1
Viola Reaches Home.
,
Tacoma, April 30. Cheerful.
showing no signs of worry or
t unhappiness, Viola Carver, the
Tacoma girl who shot J. Edwin
Edge, a real estate man at Los
Angeles, and was freed on th
theory that it was accidental, Is
home today.
Farther than to say . that the
Jail cell was unpleasant and un-
comfortable, Miss Carver would
not discuss her case.
She says she will remain here.
Flo TROUOLE
SO FAR AT
THE CAMPS
MEJf ALL C0.UPLAIX THAT THEY
ARE BEING GRAFTED 11V THE
I'.MPLOfMENT AGENCIES AND
THE BlHjSES OR CONTRACTORS.
There liuve been jio material
changes n the stilko sltuatlrn on the
Oregon Klectrlo construction work
south of the city during the last 24
hours. Of the 100 men out on strike,
most of them are still tn the city, but
no .disturbance has been created by
them. The strikers are not causing
any annoyance to the police, nor have
they giiivt'd a disposition to cn-r.e a
disturbance In the camps of the work
men still employed on the road.
There are between 60 and 70 men it.ll
a the ivinps, and work will M ve
sumed In track laying as soon as the
weather will permit. The grade Is
getting very soft by reason of the
recent heavy rains, and, unless better
weather prevails, work will be sus
pended until more favorable weather
conditions obtnln. If work Is stopped
the company will begin work at the
first favorable opportunity, and the
officials of the road do not anticipate
that any difficulty will be encoun
tered In getting a sufficient force of
men, nor do they believe that (he
strikers will mnke any disturbance
among the men to he employed. Mr.
J O. Johnson, superintendent of the
track laying crew,, went to Portlnnd
today, but the purpose of his visit was
not mnde known here. ,
The railroad company has seemed
the services of E. W. .Innies nnd O. S.
Welch, formerly of the police force of
the city, as guards at the sent of op
erations tip the river. This was a pre
caution to ward off any violence In
anticipation of threntened action on
the part of the strikers, made In some
of the speeches nt the meetings held
on the streets.
However the situation may turn, the
men Insist that there Is a combination
between the employment agency, or
agencies, at Portland and the bosses,
or contractors, by which tho fee pnld
for getting the Job is divided, the
bosses or contractors keeping men but
n few days, and so getting a rake-off
at the laborers' expense. More than
this the men complain thnt, in mnny
enses, they are given only work
enough to let them null, the Job even,
and that. In consequence, they are left
here broke. The Journal doesn't pro
fess to know the lnsldo" workings,
and hns hut the men's statement as to
conditions, but there Is a unanimity of
expression thnt show either that the
statements have something to bark
them, or the men are such adepts nt
concocting and atlcklng to a story
that, their abilities In that line may be
ranked ns genius. There Is nn old
proverb that "Where there Is smoke
there's fire," and this seems to be the
case st the Oregon Electric camps.
HALF A MILLION
DOLLAR HUE TODAY
CMtTan ran iasn wma.l
New York, April 30. Four floors
were burned with a total loss of
$500,000 today by fire, which broke
out on the' top floor of t 12-story
building In West 32nd street. The of
fices of D. Appleton and Co., publish
ers, were gutted.
ATE ROOSEVELT
iSMOSETTS 3 1
DOTH SIDES CLA1L1 STATE
DOT RETURNS FAVOR TEDDY
DIG VOTE IS DEK1G POLLED
Returns Are Meagre But All Point the Same Way and Leave
Little if Any Doubt as to the Final Result-Massachu-setts
Can Apparently Be Placed Solid in the Roosevelt
Column-'-Democratic Vote is Very Light and Returns Too
Small to Make Any Estimate as to Relative Strength of
Wilson and Clark.
Boston, Mass., April 30. Late this
afternoon the outcome of the primary
election in progress throughout Magg
achusettg waa still In doubt, with
both the Taft and Rooaevelt, factions
claiming victory.
The rains which fell In many parts
of the state stopped at noon, and this
led to a great outpouring of voters,
Indications being that today's ballot
ing would be the heaviest In years. On
account of the light vote during the
forenoon, It Is not believed that accu
rate figures cau be obtained before
early tomorrow.
The greatest Interest lies tn the bat
tle which has been urged for Massa
chusetts' 36 dlegates by President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt. District
managers for the two candidates re
port that five Republican voters are
turning out to every one for the Dem
ocrats. ,
Ealy returns gave hope of victory,
to the Roosevelt people, the figures
HARVESTER
TROST IS TO
FACE A TRIAL
Idnitbd rntua uashd wiiii.
St. Taul, April 30. The dofandunts
named In the "Harvester" suit be
gun here by the goverumeut today,
are:
Tho International Harvester com
pany, tho International Harvester
company of America, the Intornalton
al Flax Twine company, the Wiscon
sin Steel company, the Wisconsin Lum
ber company, the Illinois Northern
railway, tho Chicago, West Pullman
& Southern railway, Cyrus McCorm
lck, Churles Deerlng, James Deerlng,
John GlesBner, William Jones, Harold
McCormlck, Ulehad Howe, Edward
tlancroft, George Iiakor, William
IxiLwlerback, Norman Ream, Charles
Steele, Johnson Chapman, Elbert H.
Gary, Thomas Jones, John Wilson,
William Saunders nnd George W, Per
kins.
INVITED VICTIM'S FATHER
TO HIS HANGING
unitho rur.ss ijbaskd WHIR.
Halt Luke City, 1'tuli, April 30.
Without a quuver In his voice as ho
urged the oltlceis to be quick about
their work, J. .). Morris, convicted
murderer, was, by his own choice,
banged at the state prison here early
today. He was pronounced dead
nine minutes after the drop fell.
Morris, who shot and killed J. Wal
ler Axtell lu an effort to escape af
ter he had robbed a pawnshop, se
lected banging in preference to Blioot
lng, a choice Heldom made In tills
state. Although Morris sent a writ
ten invitation to Axtell's father to
witness the hanging, the latter did
not accept.
0. A. C. AND r. OK O.
REGENTS TO MEET
For the purpose of giving the
boards of regents of th-j Oregon Vnl
verslty and the Oregon Agriculture
College an opportunity to confer and
discuss the needs of the two Institu
tions and also the question of con
solidating the two which at the pres
ent Is being made a burning Issue,
Governor West has called a meeting
of the regents of both to be held at
the' state house May 8.
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showing that Roosevelt led the other
candidates by more than 2 to 1.
AH Favor Roosevelt.
Orleans, Mass., April 30. Colonel
Roosevelt received more votes In to
day's primary election here than both
President Taft and Senator Lb Fol
lette combined. Complete returns give
Roosevelt 55, Taft 26, La Follette 1.
Clark received 7 votes and Governor
Wilson 1.
Boston, Mass., April 30. Quickly
following the first primary vote re
ported, that from Orleans, came the
returns from Tlsbury proper, as fol
lows: RooBevelt 47, Taft 31, La Fol
lette 1, Wilson 2, Clark 1.
Four Cape Cod Towns gave Roose
velt 117, Taft 81 Precinct 2, ward 10.
gave Roosevelt 71, Taft 88, Wilson 6,
Clark 5.4 The Indications were strong;
that many Boston Democrats voted for
Roosevelt. ...
AflD DEPOT
RUMDLIIIGS
RUMOR IS INSISTENT THAT S. P.
HAS OPTION'S OX CERTAIN
PROl'E RTY WATE RS SAYS THAT
WELCH HAS NONE, AND S. P. NO
HTKINGS ON WELCH.
Railroads and rumors of railroads
seem to be the order of things at
present in Salem. It is learned today
from good authority that the Southern
Pacific company Is making negotia
tions to secure the block of ground
between Capitol and Twelfth and be
tween Court und Chnmeketa streets
for depot grounds for that company.
Word hus been given out recontly that
the Southern Pacific is to construct
a new depot here In the near future.
Interviews were had by a representa
tive of The Capital Journal with prop
erty owners In the block mentioned,
but they would neither confirm nor
deny that overtures had been made to
them by officials of the company and
by real estate men to secure options
on their property. There Is a good
deal of conjecture and uncertainty
about the proposition. Of course, this
property would be very expensive, for
It Is thickly built up with fine houses.
and owned by people who are abund
antly able to (retain their holdings.
Further developments will be eagerly
watched by all concerned.
Mr. Waters' Statement
When Interviewed on the above ru
mor, F. A. Waters, representative for
the Wolch Interests In Salem, said
that, so far ns he, the Portland, En
gene & Eastern, or Welch, were con
cerned, they hold absolutely no op
tions on any property In the block
mentioned, and, further, that the
Southern Pacific held no strings on
the Welch system! "If the Southern
Pacific Is making any move In this
block, I know nothing about It.''
Huh Knitted US Days. '
fUNITKD MBS !.f WIKS.l '
Seattle, April 30. Dr. Linda Bur
field Hazzard, the fast specialist, to
day completed the fifth week of her
fast. She seems to be In good health
and proposes to continue the fast for
10 days longer. Her weight has
dropped from 135 pounds to 107 sine
the fast began.
RAILROAD