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flFM. f3 n f! V -J. MiiillRH it- si iffli iff -iTTir: if .-rr-rrr-rT: --- - t . . 4- o tOL. XXII. 8ALEK, OREGON, FRIDAY, HAT 8, 1912. NO. 107. if lilllREY BROTHERS Hfffi JOUE 14 SAYS THE LAW-WIIAT DOES WEST SAY THE GRIME WAS ATROCIOUS THEIR GUILT CONFESSED -WILL LAW OR GOVERNOR RULE? Judge Hamilton, in Sentencing the Humphreys This Morning . at Corvallis, Said: "It was One of the Most Atrocious and Heinous Crimes Ever Committed in the State" The Evdence Showed the Fiends Assaulted the Woman Before Murdering Her, And Again Violating the Poor, Dead, Un resfcting Body Will They Be Made "Honor" Men? VNIT1D PIIEBS I.RAHKD WIRE. Corvallts, Or., May 3. George and Charles Humphrey, brothers convict ed of the brutal murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffith at her lonely cabin near Philomath last June, today were sen tenced by Judge Hamilton to be hanged at the state penitentiary June 14. Before sentence was pronounced, Attorney Jeffrey, for the defense, made a motion for a new trial. It was promptly denied. George Humphrey, the elder broth er, and considered the more vicious of the two murderers, was ordered to stand up and receive his sentence. After denouncing htm for commit ting 'one of the most atrocious and heinous crimes ever committed In the .slate of Oregon," Judge Humllton asked the prisoner, who stood tremb ling with bowed bead, if he had any thing to say In his behalf. In a tone ho low as to be inaudible save to those within a few feet of him, Humphrey replied "No." The court then pronounced the death sentence. Charles Humphrey ' then received 1he same euten,e. Llkd tils brother, he had nothing to say In extenua tion of his crime and made no plea for mercy. Think They Mill Escape Death. The prisoners displayed little emo tion. The courtrom was crowded when the brothers were sentenced. The Humphrey brothers have been told they will not be hanged and they believe It. " Governor West Is well known to be opposed to hanging and the murderers have been told In all probability they will be working on the state's ronda In a few weeks, PROCEEDINGS REGULAR SAYS SUPREME COURT The mandate of the supreme court In the North Salem sewer case, In which nr. K. R Rogers, et al., were plaintiffs and the city of Salem de fendant, hns reached the county clerk's office. The mandate recites, among other things, that all of the proceedings taken by the city prepar atory to laying and constructing the sewer were regular, and that no error was committed by the city In levying the assessments, both as to the orig inal and deficit assessments. This reversed the decision of the lower court .which held tha the deficit as sessment, which was about 2i per -ent of the total sum levied, was lev led prematurely. A case Is now pend ing In the supreme court of almoBt Identically the same character, In which the assesments for the con struction of the South Salem sewer are Involved. No decision has so for been reached In the case, but It Is safe to assume that, the decision will he Identical with the one already handed down. A decision is howev er, expected In the South Salem case soon after the return of the court from Pendleton, to which place It goes to open court next Monday. The mandnte In the North Salem case modifies the derision so far as It affects certain proertlP8 near the fair grounds, which have ample facil ities for drnlnage provided by the state sewer, with which they have the right to connect. Those affected are K F. lingers, Caroline and Nettle G. Morton, n, v. Doe and M. McDonald, Cecelia Knnpp, Linda K. Cntterman and W. W. Walker. The assessment ns to those above named Is ordered canceled. ARE NTIU TRYING TO REACH A COMPHOHISE ONITSD ritUI 1J1HO WtllS. New York, May 3. In an attempt to avoid a general strike In the anthra cite coal fields, which has become Imminent as a result of their refusal to accept the compromise agreement drawn up by a sub-committee, the miners' conimittoe Is expected today to ask the mine operators to modify the compromise proiosal. Their ar guments probably will be rejected The miners will then call I general convention to decide whether they will accept or reject the compromise as it now stands. rather than be confined In a death cell. The people of Oregon at the gen eral election In November, through the initiative will decide If they want to abolish capital punishment and It Is conadered probable that the Humphreys will be reprieved until af ter the election at any rate. Attorneys for the murderers an nounced they would appeal the case to the supreme court. Their Terrible Crimes. The crime for which the brothers were sentenced to death was one of the most foul known. They went 'at night to the home of Mrs. Griffith, of whom they were neighbors, believing she had a considerable sum of money In her home. As the woman was taking down her hair, the men leaped on her from behind and overpowering her, strangled her with a rope. Be fore and after death, they In turn at tacked her. After the second assault they took her body and carried It to a mill pond, a third of a mile from her home. They threw the body In the pond. TIM next day the woman could but be found, and neighbors formed searching parties. Several days af ter the tragedy her body was found floating In the pond. George Humphrey's face bore marks of fresh scratches and thlB and other suspicious circumstances led to his arrest together with his brother. Roth later confessed to the crime. Charles also confessed that lie and his brother murdered William King, their step-father; George Selby and George Darmose. Most of their vic tims were choked to death. NOTES FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT RUOMS In circuit court today the case of Lowenberg, Going & Co. against R. H. Fleming for an accounting, was dismissed on stipulation by the at torneys, all matters of difference having been adjusted. An order was made directing Lut ellug L. Woods, plaintiff In a divorce suit against Ethel Veatch Wood, re quiring him to pay Into court before the Kith of May, the sum of $.10.00 for the maintenance of the defendant during the pendency of the case. Emma M. Richmond hns filed suit for divorce against Perry N. Rich mond, alleging desertion since Sep tember 28. 1910. The couple was married August 4, 1007. Mrs. Rich mond asks to have her maiden name of Volkman restored to her. D. H. Allen hns begun suit against .1. R., Mrs. J. R. and W. E. lxmghmll ler. of SHverton, for Immediate pos session of one-half Interest In certain lands In SHverton, which, he alleges, he has been deprived of by the de fendants. II. J. Mutsrhler has brought suit against Dr. Harry Heauchamp for 1 0.50, which he alleges Is due for re pairs to an automobile, repairs to a buggy and shoeing horses for the de fendant. COURT OK AITKAI.S CONVENES AT 'FRISCO San Francisco. Mav 3. The Mav session of the United States circuit court of appenls for the ninth circuit will convene here next Mondav morn ing. Circuit Judges W. 11. Gilbert, of Portlnnd: Rrsklne M. Ross, of Us An geles: Wllllnm M. Morrow, of Snn Francisco, and William H. Hunt, of Washington, TV. C, members of the commerce court who has been tem porarily assigned here, will constitute the court. The tnrUdlctlnn of the ninth cir cuit court of anneals, alreadv the most extensive In the I'nlted Stntes. was further Increased to Include Arizona when that state was admitted. Wen I her ForeraM. Salem and Vicinity: Fair tn- night and Saturday. Northerly wlndl 4. Archbishop Arrives. Hoboken. N. J.. Mav 3. Arch- bishon Giovanni Unninrm nana I V delegate to the United States, ar- rived here today on the . liner Koenlg Albert. He was wel- corned bv Cardinal For lav. Aroh- bishon PrendersnKt .inHim vi- tor Dowllne and other nent members of the clergy and laity of the church. Archbishop Bonzano will re- main for a few dnva nn a cnaat ! at the home of Cardinal Farley. The delegate declared that Cardinal Fnlpnnln In n,,tl,,ialouH over the future nf th& Uminn Catholic church In the TTnltoH States. those in STEERAGE JOT T0L0 ONITSD PRESS LSA8ED WIUS. New York. Mav 3. That th nt,,i-. age uaBBenirers alumni tlm THonir. knew nothing of the accident which nau Deiauen the vessel until a tor rent of water started rimlilncr Intn their quarters, was the testimony given to Senator William Alden Smith, chairman nf tlm Titanin in vestigation' committee, here today, by Daniel Buckley, aged 21 years, of County Cork, Ireland, a steerage pas senger, one or tne stewards, he said, warned the passengers In the steer age that they had better hurry to the xpner decks unless thev unnioH in drown. Buckley said: I rushed upstairs, but found no life preservers and started back. down, but found thnl Hi a reached up to the third step, leading irom me steerage quarters, and was coming un fast. I Raw n Rlewaril trying to lock a gate which would oar us rrom the first and second class decks. A man tried to stop the steward but was knocked down. Then we all rushed and broke down the gate. 'I went on deck niul raw Ava Imato launched from the starboard side. A sixth boat was ready and some men got In It as there were nnlv n fu, women about. They wore ordered out by an officer. A woman whom I afterwards learned was Mrs. John Jacob Astor threw a shawl over me nnd I stayed In the bottom of the bont." W. II. FOOTE TELLS WHY HE KILLED CHARLES WILCOX Marshfleld, Ore., May 3. W. XI. Foote, the ted rancher charged with murder, yesterday took the witness stand In his own behalf In the circuit court of Coquille, and told the story of why he killed Charles Wilcox. The defense made by the attorneys was that Foote s physical condition was such that any excitement put him In a mental condition such that he could not control his actions. Foote Is the father of a laree fam ily. He told of learning thnt Wilcox had wronged his oldest daughter, and sought to wrong another daughter. Foote was so wrought up and excitod, he says, thnt he was iinnhle to control himself when he killed Wilcox. The daughters also testified. The closing speeches will be con cluded sometime tomorrow, when the case will go to the Jury. SCHMITZ MAV DIE HI T NEVER HE TRIED Snn Francisco, May 3. The hearing In regard to the Indictments still pending against former Mayor Eugene SchmlU, which has been continued from time to time during the pnst few months, was again continued today to Wednesday May 8. INSTITUTIONS ARE DIVIDED AMONGST THEM For the purpose of looking more satisfactorily after the needs of the several Institutions of the state, In formal apportionment has been made among the members of the state boards. According to the plan, State Treas urer Kay will have charge of the Feeble Minded Institute. Secretary of State Olcott will look after the reform school and deaf-mute school. Governor West, under the law has absolute charge of the penitentiary, and all three members of the state board will look after the asylum. The blind school will probably bo al lots to Superintendent of Public In struction Alderman. . Los Angeles, May 3. Emma Goldman, prominent In scores of radical movements, addressed sveral hundred Industrial Work- ers of the World and their friends at I. W. W. headquarters here today. Declaring her open advocacy of "free speech," Miss Goldman endorsed the campaign the organization Is waging In San Diego, and Intimated that she may visit that city to aid personally In the fight. The proposed doparture for San Diego of 200 recruits, which was scheduled for tonight, was postponed until tomorrow or Monday. AtlOTIIER RAILROAD FOR SAIEl Construction Work on the Line to Fir Began Near the Peni tentiary This Morning and Will be Rushed. TO INCREASE FORCE SOON Considerable Bridge Timber Already Assembled and Arrangements He lug M.ude for Beginning Grading l'lle Driver Unloaded This Jlorulng Road Is One of a Big Network of Juternrban Roads to Connect Up the Valley Towns. i Construction work on tb Fir branch of the Southern Pacific rail road began yesterday at a point Im mediately south of the state peniten tiary grounds. Several men were at work at that point unloading a pile driver and bridge material to be used In the construction of the road. The Oregon Plledrlvlng Co., of which Orr Royal Is manager, has the contract for building the bridges on the line, of which there are six between Sa lem and the place of connection with the Woodburn-Sprlngfleld branch of the Southern Pacific, at a point near Pratum. Edward Keith Is In charge of the crew now at work, arid will rush the construction of the bridges at the greatest possible speed. With in a day or two the crew will be lurgely Increased. (Continued on page five.) Baseball I Toninmrrow Milllnomnli Athletic Club Portland VS. Vt'lllumctte University 4 p. m. Willamette Field Admission 25c. nf I ANOTHER FIIIE CLOCK FOR SALEM IT SEEMS PARADOXICAL, HUT IT IS SAID ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL REASONS FOR BUILDING) IS THE HIGH TAXES. Infinite announcement Is made that a three-story building will be built on the vacant lot Just south of the Grand theatre building. This property Is owned by the Odd Fellows, and the building to be constructed there will he occupied entirely by George Bros. The entire lower floor will be used as a restaurant, grill and lunch countor, which will be up-to-date In every re spect. The two iiper floors will be used for rooming house purposes. There will he one large room conve niently situated on the second floor for a parlor or reception room, with about 40 other rooms, each of which Is to be supplied with hot and cold water, as well as to be well lighted and ventilated. The entire building Is to be heated by steam. The build ing will Im 4'xlOO. thre estorles and full basement, aild will coat about 116,000 to build, exclusive of the fur nishings. It Is staled that the reason for building Is the fact that the taxes are so high that the property must be made to produce an Income. FLOODS Killed by n Auto. San Jose, Cal., May 3. Eu- gene Barre, aged 30, executive agent of the Peninsular Railway, who was run over by an electric automobile driven by Mrs. J. H. Pierce, wife of the president of the Pacific Manufacturing com- pany, of Santa Clara, died here today as a result of his Injuries. It Is probable that the rela- tlves of Barre will bring suit. The Pacific Manufacturing company supplied most of the mill work for San Francisco during the reconstruction period following the earthquake and Are of April, 1906. The Pierces are wealthy. A LESSON If BUILDING GOOD ROADS Mr. J. A. Looney, of Route 9, Sa lem, Oregon, has just returned from a three-months' trip In the south. Mr. Looney was one of the main movers In the tight for good roads In road district No. , north of 8alem, where he lives. The people down that way have always had one of the roughest roadB In the country and at the last road meeting which they held in January, they decided to vote a tax which would build them the best road in the county. This was accomplished by a three-mill special tax and the three-mill regular tax, making a six-mill road tax. With tniB tax a fine six-inch macadamized road, 14 feet wide, has been built a distance of about two miles. Great credit should be given to every resi dent of this district for their enter prise, and especially to their road supervisor, Mr. F. O. Johnson. He has built a stretch of road that would be a credit to any engineer and will do more to enhance property values along the Chemawa road lead ing north from the fairgrounds, than almost anything else. This shows In a striking manner how good roads can be built by the people directly Interested, without a bond Issue or any other kind of In debtedness. Mr. Looney says he Is more than pleased with the way their money has been expended, and that ho believes everybody else In the dis trict is satisfied. Mr. l.ooney says It Is now up to Salem to fix the fall grounds road from the city limits south to Capitol street, one of the worst pieces of road In the country. SHOPLIFTERS C"uGIIT AT WORK IN COTTAGE GROVE Collage Grove, Ore., May 3. Two shoplifters, women, who, the author!-1 vies suy, Htpi a louger account or every article, were caught here, and It Is thought a slop has been put to the reign of petty thievery that has been worrying the merchants of this and nearby cities for a month. The wo men are well known here. The arrest was made Just as they were about to take the train for their homes up the Row river. They hud a suitcase full of goods, and acknowledged hnvlng more goods at home. Some of It hns since been recovered. The nnnies of all articles In the ledger are spelled hackards and Includes petticoats, jew elry, baseballs, pipes, plumes, knives, cahrs, shoes, waists, stockings- anil medicine. One of the women is mar ried and the other Is a daughter of a well-to-do citizen. As they were not booked on the charge, their names were withheld. Old Negroes ('reunited. UNITID rilMS IJAKKII WIS. San Jose. Cal., May 3. Mr. and Mrs. Roliert Porter, an aged negro couple, were burned to death In their home here early today. REGENTS OF COLLEGES TO TALK IT OVER May 9 will probably be fixed as the date for holding In the city a Joint session between the boards of regents of the Oregon 1'nlverslly and the Or egon Agriculture College. This session was suggested by the governor for the purpose of bringing the governing bodies of the two In stitutions together and bring about discussion of their needs and an ad justment of their differences. The board of regents at the Oregon I'nlverslty will hold a meeting May 8, and the Joint session will probably be held on the day after. Sesslde Is to have a $10,000 amuse ment park. TI1REATE0 tJEu 0M15 LE CITY ATlVORIIOt THE LEVEE! BATON ROUGE IS III DANGER 4,000 SQUARE MILES. FLOODED 200,000 ARE LEFT HOMELESS , Drowned Out and Helpless Quarter of a Million People Are Fleeing for Higher Ground Convict Camp at Angolia Un der Ten Feet of Water Despite Heroic Fight to Save It Made by the Convicts 1500 of Them Could Have Es caped But Not One Attempted lt---More Levees Broke at Noon Today Which Adds to the Desperate Situation. UNITSD rKSS LR1SBD Willi. New Orleans, La., May 3. Thou sands of male residents of New Or leans this afternoon are fighting des perately In an effort to save the city from the flood water of the Mississ ippi river. Although many are en gaged In strengthening the dykes with sandbags nnd others repairing breaks as rapidly as reported, the water late this afternoon Is lapping over the levee at the foot of Ksplanado avenue, In the heart or the fashionable resi dence district, and bIbo at Cnal street the city's chief business thoroughfare. It is believed however, that the flood fighters will have the situation under control before night. Reports from Baton Rouge, the state's capital, Bay the situation there Is desperate. The water Is pouring In torrents over the levee at such a rate as to threaten the city with de struction. Already more than 4000 square miles of land Is under water, and In the surrounding territory more than 200,000 homeless persons are fleeing to higher ground. The convict farm at Angolia, a few miles from Tlaton Rouge, Is under 10 feet of water, despite the K'wie but hopeless fight the convicts made against the flood. About 1500 con victs at the Institution . could easily have escaped 111 the confusion last night, but none tried. Another Levee Breaks. Bayou 8ara, La., May 3. The levee here broke at noon and water pouring through a 100-foot gap Is rapidly spreading In all directions. Already most of the streets of the city are In undated. All male residents are fight Ing desperately to prevent further breaks. TO ESTABLISH A CREMATORY AT THE ASYLUM When the next legislature convenes there will probably be submitted to It a bill providing for the establishment of a crematory at the asylum, as the present asylum graveyard Is rapidly filling up with the dead from that in stitution, and It will only be a nmtter of time if the practice of burying the dead Is continued until additional ground will be needed. There now reposes In the graveyard about 1"00 Inmates and this list Is being added ut the rnto of about ISO a year. This means that the ceme tery wllj soon be full, and that addi tional ground must be had. As the land Is valuable, and a crematory Is. In many ways, belter, the legislature will be asked to provide one. In the event this Is done the bodies will be exhumed nnd cremated. Should It not, then thoy.wlll probably be exhumed, mid a graveyard started at the asylum farm . WILL MARK SLOW HHP TO CAM FORM A Harry Iewls, for tho past four months a resident of Suleni coming here from the Knst, left yesterduy for San Diego, ('ill., by team. Kver since his arrival here he ho has been great ly pleased with Salem, which he re gretfully leaves, but not with Intention of remaining away. Ills trip to the south will be made leisurely, and with the Intention of returning about a year from now. ITo hns had a wagon equipped with cover and fitted out with every convenience possible to carry on such a trip having a cook ing outfit, beddlnr and the necessary provisions, lie has also provided fishing and hunting licenses, as well as all the needed outfit therefor, and says that he will see all the sights to be seen, and will make the trip alone. "JENNIE FA I K" IH OITT OK I) A NO Ell New York, May 3. Mis, William K. Vanderbllt Jr., who was Virginia Kalr, of San Francisco, was today of ficially reported to be out of danger, following an operation for appendi citis. Mrs. VAiiderbllt was stricken on Monday night, and the open rt Ion was performed on Wednesday, Today Drs. Flint and Russell, her physicians. Is sued a bulletin dvclurlug that nil danger Is past. More Levees Break. New Orleans, May 8. Eight per sons met death this afternoon at Nar agansea, 20 miles above Baton Rouge when the levee there broke, sweeping everything before "it. Sugar planta tions covering hundreds of acres are inundated and the loss from this source will run Into the thousands. The property damage at Point Coupe, West Baton Rouge, lbervlllo and oth er parishes to the south, where sev eral thousand persons are homeless, is also heavy. TACOMA SOLID FOB R008ETELT D.NI11D PBKflS UtlSKD WIRI.1 Tacoma, Wash., May 3. Complete returns from all precincts in Tacoma show that the people favored Roose velt over Tatt nearly four to one. Roosevelt men say they have nomi nated delegates to the county conven tion In practically every precinct and expect to win out over the'reactlon arles. Old time ring caucus methods were vainly attompted by Taft men. Election Expenses. Statements of expenses in the pri mary election held on April 19, 1912, were filed In the clerk's office today as follows: A. F. Slmeral, candidate for constable of SHverton district on the Republican ticket, nothing; Ira Hamilton, candidate, for sheriff on the Republican ticket, $248.C0; B. F. West, candidate for assessor on the. Republican ticket, $91.70. The law requires that a statement of expenses must be filed within 1G days after the election, which makes tomorrow the last day on which state ments can be died. DOPE FIEND WOULD HOLD UP THE BANK Tacoma, Wash., May 3. An at tempted robbery of the National Rank of Commerce here today at 10:30 to day by Tom O'Malley, unarmed and a dope fiend, according to tbe police, threw Puclflc avenue Into an uproar. O'Malley walked up to Paying Tel ler A. M. Frnsor, stuck his hand Into his pocket threateningly and said: "You know what I want." Htjfore Froser could reply, Mlko Morris, contractor stoped up, unfold ing a wad of hills. O'Malley, divert ed, made a grab for It, and Morris started after him. Tho dope fiend fled. In a mlniie 100 men were In pur- suit. II. F. Alexander, a local steam ship man, grabbed him, and, with tlm help of three other men, overpowered him. It wiib discovered that O'Mulloy waa unarmed. He carried a stick of wood. In his pocket to frighten the bank men. I guess I tried to hold up the bunk," said O'Malley at the police station. "1 neded a drink and didn't have any money, and could not get any." W A NTS THE WATERS II K THE METOMl'S RIVER An application was submitted to day by C. W. Allen for the appropria tion of the waters of the Metollus river, which rises at the foot of Black Dutte, an extinct volcano standing S.r.llO feet In height. In the plans forwarded to the en gineer, Allen Indicates that ho will convy the water In a canal seven miles long. Two nnd one-half miles will be a tunnel through a divide. It Is proponed to Irrigate 50,000 acres of land with the water, ENOLAND STARTS INQJiKY INTO TITANIC DISASTER Iondon, May 3. When the tlrltlsu court of Inquiry resumed today Its In vestigation Into the Titanic disaster, Iird Mersey, who Is presiding, grant ed the demand of the Seafarers union for representation at the hear ing. Attorney General Isaacs then formally opened the case, presenting all the known facts to the court. I The first witness today was Archie Jewell, lookout on the Titanic, who tetind that be saw no Icebergs up to 10 o'clock Sunday night, at which time he was relieved.