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r 1 -N tilt JlillTEIL . you nil. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAT 9, 1912. HO. 113. FL000 COtlDITIOtJS GROW MILES OF LEVEES ARE CREVASSE HALF MILE WIDE AT TORKAS -TWO POPULOUS PAI1ISIIES ABE INUNDATED Crevasse at New Roads Will Soon Be a Mile Wide and That Town is Threatened With Destruction---Motor Boats Being Used to Rescue Refugees From Upper Stories and From Trees Vandals in Skiffs Loot Abandoned Houses-Two More Breaks Reported This Mornng, Which Flood Rich Parishes. New Roads, La., May 9. With 100 feet of the levee above here swept away, and the crevasse expected soon to be a mile wide, New Roads today, Already partly Inundated, Is threatened with destruction by the flood waters of the Mississippi river. Vandals, In skiffs, are reaping a harvest by looting inundated houses. Motor boats are being used to rescue refugees from upper stories and trees. A Ilalf-Mllc Crevasse. New Orleans, May 9. New breaks In NINETEEN HUNDRED OF THEM SIT DOWN TO A FEED OF FISH AND GAME HIT II AS OUTSIDERS CA.NNOT GET. United skkss mused wiiir.1 San Quentlu, Cal., May 9. Nineteen hundred prisoners In San Quentlu pen Herniary sat down today to a feast, the bill of fare including nearly every del icacy in season and many out of sea son. The menu comprised brook trout, sniped bnsB, salmon, sole, catfish, bare, cotton tall, quail, doves and rob ins, venison and elk meat. The "eats" were furnished to the prisoners by willful and unconscious lawbreakers, the California fish and game commissioners having confiscat ed illegal shipments of game and flHh from and to cafes, private parties and hotels. The goods went Into cold storage, where they have remained safe and fresh, awaiting this San Quentln feast. Application Denied. t SITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.) New York, May 9. United States Judge Hand today denied the appli cation of John McNaniara, of San Francisco, to prevent his extradition to New Westminster, B. C, in con nection with the $238,000 robbery there of the Branch Bank of Mon treal. McNamara's counsel appealed fi'om the decision and announced that he, will carry the case to the I'nlti'd States supreme court. TRAKEY MAY RECOVER FROM HIS WOUNDS TNITED PIIESS LEASED WIIUE. Bremerton, Wash., May 9. The condition of George 'v Trahey, navy yard doekniBHter, of the Bremerton navy yard, Who was shot yesterday by John Haley, supposedly Insane, Is much Improved today, and doctors "re hopeful for his recovery. The tody of Charles Dltton, who as killed In the oftlre by Haley af pr he had shot Trahey, lies In the morgue pending an Inquest to be lield at 1 o'clock today. Commander A. H. Robertson, V. S. N . captain of the navy yard, has tak "n charge of the case and has sum moned witnesses to appear" at the Inquest PRISONERS ARE GIVEN BIG FEAST the levees along the Mississippi river are Increasing the gravity ot the flood situation today. At Torreas, 1400 feet of embankment crumbled today, making the crevasse there 3000 feet wide. The two breaks at Moreauville and one at Longbrldge flooded two populous parishes. Loss of life feared In these sections, as the residents Ignored warnings to move out or take proper measures for 'protection. TOM MAI JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS UNITED PRESS I .Hi BED WIIUE. Manchester, Eng., May 9. Tom Mann, a union labor leader, was con victed today of Inciting troops to mutiny and sentenced to six month in Jail. Mann urged the regular sol diers, called to duty during the coal strike, to refuse to Interfere In any way with the strikers or their sympa thizers. Mann's appeal to the troops during the strike created much unrest at the garrison. He was arrested but was later released on ball after greeting not to again urge the soldiers to mu tiny. When the trial opened this morn ing, Mann objected to the Introduc tion of his speeches as evidence, He conducted his own defense. Mann's sentence did not include hard labor, He admitted the offense and attempted to justify his action (by citing conditions which existed ; during the strike. He said: "Commands to soldiers must be 'lawful, and the orders given them to shoot and kill brother Englishmen would violate the rights guaranteed citizens. "1 ask no mercy of the court, but claim the same right that any citizen has who may be working for reforms. All I have tried to do has been for the benefit of the working people and for the reform of crying evils. " Scheme Is a Failure. UNITED PRESS LEASED W1HR Wlnnpeg, May 9. Premier Roblln announced last night that government elevators were a failure, and that they would be sold to private concerns at the end of the present season In Au gust. He declared the farmers de manded government elevators, and then did not patronize them. The Whltaker oil well near Dallas Is down looo feet and has a strong flovr of gas, which Is decidedly en couraging. SEATTLE MAN IS MURDERED OVER WOMAN Chicago, May 9. Charged with the murder of a man whoso name Is be lieved to be either George Thompson or Bernard Nesbltt,' of Seattle, Ed ward Langston was arrested here to day. The body was found this morn ing with four stab wounds upon It. The police declare the men quarreled over a woman. I'JORSE SHED n Hag Some Money. Toronto, Ont, May 9. Ac- cording to a story In the Toron- to Globe, the merger of the Bank of Montreal and the Royal Bank will follow the absorption of the Traders bank by the lat- ter. Sir Thomas Shaughnessey, president of the C. P. R., Is men- tloned as probable president of the combined banks, which will have a total capital of $32,000,- 000 and assets of $400,000,000. ACCIDENT CAUSE OF TWO SUITS PARTIES INJURED WHEN SCAF. FOLDING ON' PUBLIC LIBRARY HOLDING FELL SUE CONTRACT ORS FOR DAMAGES AMOUNTING TO SI6.. Two suits were started today against J. S. Winters and David Weiss, doing business under the firm name of J. S. Winters & Co. J. N. Beck Is plaintiff In one of the suits, In which he alleges, among olhe things, that he engaged to work for the defend ant company some time In January, 1912. That owing to the faulty mun nev In which the scaffolding was con structed, as well as the Incompetency of the superintendent and foreman of the Job, that he was required t6 work In an exceptionally dangerous and hazardous place. The falsework col lapsed with hli.i standing at a point about 20 feet above the floor, and that when the fall came he was thrown to the floor below, dislocating his left shoulder, and breaking the bone of the right upper arm near the should er. He also suffered several contus slons of different parts of his body, and a general shaking up of the whole system. He also alleges that, on ac count of the accident, that he was con fined In the Willamette sanatorium for considerable time and lost much time, as well as suffering great pain from the bruised condition ot his body and the broken bones sustained In the accident. The accident of which he complains happened March 2, In which four men were precipitated about 20 feet, all being more or less seriously hurt. O. A. Tang is the plaintiff In the other case. He alleges that he sus tained a severe sprain of the left hip, and that the bones of his nose were broken. Beck sues for 'C"t dam ages, while Tang asks for $iur0. HIS DEATH MAY RESULT IN A MURDER TRIAL San Diego, Cal., May 9. That a se rious charge may develop in the shoot ing of Joseph Mikolash, said to be an Industrial Worker, here on Tuesday, was the assertion today of attorneys defending the I. W. W. prisoners now in the local jails. MlkolaBli died late yesterday from the elfects of several bullet wounds. It was announced to il uy that he made a deathbed state ment In the hospital, declaring that he was shot without provocation and without reason. Tills statement, which was sworn to, Is said to be in the possession of Attorney Fred Moore, who left the city yesterday for the north, but who Is ex pected hack late today. One of Moore's associates Bays Mikolash said he was standing In the doorway of the house raided by the police when a policeman came up, called Mikolash a vile name and ordered him to step out. He did not obey promptly, he said, and the policeman shot him In the leg. Then Mikolash, according to his testimony, selied an'axe and attacked the officer. He was mortally wounded later. The Inquest was set for late this afternoon. 4. To rrison for Life.' Jefferson City, Mo., May 9. j Walter DIpley must spend his life In the penitentiary for the murder of Stanley Ketchel, for- mer middleweight champion pugilist, while his companion, Goldle Smith, will go free, ac- cording to thev decision of the MlBBourt supreme court today In affirming the sentence of life Imprisonment Imposed on DIpley and reversing the conviction of the woman, with an order for her release. DIpley shot Ketchel, following a quarrel, on a farm- near Springfield. OH A TOUR Make 11,000-Mile Trip Over, the United States Make it for the Purpose of Creating Better Feeling in Communi ties. IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY Will Confer With Electric Railway OfflcliUs, City Officers and Civic Ilodles lu (he Larger Cities, Hie Ob. Ject Being (o Ilurmonlze the Sltu ntlun und Do Away With Quarrels Between People nod Compuules., UNITED PRESS LEASED WIDE. San Francisco, May 9. Five execu tive offlclalg of the American Electric Railway association and the Electric Railway Manufacturers' association arrived here today on a 11,000-mlIe tour of the United States, on which they will confer with railway officials, public officials and civic bodies In more than 30 cities. Their object, they state. Is to bring about a better understanding between electric rail way companies and the committees. These officers will be joined in San Francisco and other cities by other of ficials of the two associations. Those appointed to make the tour are: Thomas N. Carter, of Newark, N, J president of the American Electric Railway association and the nubile service corporation of New Jersey; ' i , -. . . . , uonerai ueorgo u. names, or Louis ville, Ky., vice-president of the Amer ican association, president of the Louisville Gas company, und an offi cial of several big traction and power companies; Charles N. Black, of San Francisco, general manager of the United Railroads; C. L. Allen, of Syr acuse, N. Y. ; Arthur W. Brady, of An derson, Ind.; Oscar T. Crosby, of Wilmington, Del.; Charles C. Pierce, BoHton; H. C. Donecker, New York. PLANTATION LABORERS ATTACK THE TROOPS united nr.nn i.p.ahkd wiiik Monterey, Mex., May 9. It is re ported here today that laborers on the plantation of Charles Hamilton, aji American In the slate of Oaxaca, revolted, and attacked the federal troops quartered there. Twenty-four of the attackers, two rurals and one state soldier were killed, and many wounded In- the battle, which lusted for two days. Utilize Lowes fCim.OOO. Boston, May 9. By a ruling today of F. Rockwood Hall, as master, K. Augustus lleiiize loses $fi(n,000 In cop per Btocks which he, M. M. Joyce of New York, and other plaintiffs pledged with 1). F. Adams mid other Boston note brokers In 1908 as col lateral for a loan of $300,000 obtained by Hclnze and his associates. Strike In Broken. Vancouver, B. C, May 9. The back bone of the I. W. W. construction strike was broken today when the po lice cleared out the I. W. W. headquar ters camp, and ordered the men to re sume work Immediately or clear out of the Yale district. When you need help, be your own first aid to the Injured. ELECTRIC DAUBS A GREAT EARTH QUAKE IE REPORTED OUT ORIS A Peeler's Job. Walla Walla, Wash.. May 9. Former Chief of Police Wappen- stein of Seattle, Bervlng a three- year sentence for sentence for bribery, is learning to peel pota- toes. He has been temporarily r assigned today to the steward's department. Warden Reed Is afraid to trust Waonensteln with the convicts working at manual labor, because many of them had been sent to the penitentiary by the ex-chlef. HE ADMITS THE TRUTH OF CHARGES WITNESS TESTIFIES THAT BOOKS OF COMPANY, FILLED WITH DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST IT WERE BURNED BY ORDER OF PRESIDENT BAACKES. UNITED MENS LEASER wilt!!. New York, Muy 9. Full admlsBlou of the truth of charges that President Frank Baackes of the American Steel and Wire company had caused much damaging evidence against the trust to be burned as Boon as the govern ment began the steel trust probe, was made here today by George Cragln of Worcester, Mass., assistant snles man ager for the wire trust. Cragln, re-examined, contradicted his previous testimony pleading Ignorance and admitted that the story told to Special Examiner Brown yesterday by Harry Whitney of Worcester was true. Cragln declared he received all evi dence against the participants In the wire pool which was returned to the steel trust after Judge Archbald fined those participants at Worcester. Subsequent to this he said President Baackes came to Worcester and asked If the evidence had been destroyed. Soon afterward, Cragln said, the doc uments wefe burned. Prometheus Coming Back. San Diego, Cal., May 9. The col lier Prometheus, which arrived here Sunda with the gunboat Yorktown from the Isthmus, sailed for Mare Island today. DESCHUTES LAUD COMPANY CLOSES DOWN Declaring that until the time ar rives when the federal government will give them a lease on lands needed for storing the waters of Crescent lake for the reclamation of Its lands, J. E. Morson, president of the De schutes bind company, one of the largest Irrigation projects In the state, notified the Stale Desert Ijind Board that all work will be susended. Because the company failed to com ply with demands made upon It by the governor to furnish Information with relation to Its financial condi tion, and also other Information for the protection of settlers, and the ces sation of the selling options, contrary to Its contract, the governor took the (natter up with the government, rec ommending that it lie denied the use of the malls. The result was an Investigation by the federal government as to the use of the malls by the company, und the withholding of an application by the Interior department for a right of way for the storage of water for the re claiming of the lands. Because of this action the company has closed down, and, as the governor will probably not deviate from his position, and the company seems Inclined to Ignore his demands, It may be that It will mean Its permanent closing. The attorney-general has Just pre pared a complaint to restrain the com pany from selling options, and It Is to be filed. In a few days. HEW YORK PAPERS PRIIIT IT STORY HOT CORROBORATED BY AFTERNOON DISPATCHES New York News Bureau Responsible for Story It Says 34 Were Killed in City of Zapotlan, Which is Partially De stroyed, and 16 Killed at Another Town--Colima, the Great Volcano, Said to Be Pouring Out Floods of Lava and That Mexico City is in Terror Twelve Shocks Reported. WILL TEST IN COURTS INDIANA BOXING LAW UNITED PREBB LEASED Willi. 1 Culeago, May 9. The first court teat of Indiana's boxing law Is ex pected when Joseph Simpson, manager of the East Chjcago Athletic club, to day asks for an injunction In the Lake county court to restrain Chief ot Po lice McCormlck from Interfering with tonight's boxing program, on which six bouts are scheduled. HONE OF THE DELEGATES Of RECORD Sacramento, Cal., May 9. Examin ation of the original affidavits of can didates for delegates to the Republi can national convention from Califor nia In the office of the secretary of state today revealed the astounding fact that not one of the Taft dele gates has declared a preference for Taft as the party nominee, nor has any one of them agreed to accept the decision of the voters In the prefer ence primary next Tuesday as to the presidential nominee, In case of his election as a dlegate. 8uch preference and acceptance of the popular verdict has been formal ly made In the affidavits filed by the IjiFollette and Roosevelt delegates, as well as those supporting Woodrow Wl'son and Chump Clark, on the Democratic ballot. The state primary law prescribes tha form of the affidavit to be filed by all candidates for delegate to na tional conventions. It requires that the candidate state his Intention to afllllnte with the party at the next ensuing genernl election, and to vote 'for a majority of Its candidates ot such election, and that he will qual ify as such delegate If elected at the primary. Should any of the Taft delegates be elected they would be In no way bound to vote for either Taft, LaFol letle or Roosevelt, no matter which way the people had decided their preference at the primary . Who Is responsible for this trick If trick It be and what was the plan behind it Is not revealed an yet. Evidently the Taft committee has iaken action which gives It, In case of the election of any part of Its ticket, a purely trading delegation. CHILDREN ARE KILLED BY A CAVING BANK Appleton, Wis., May 9. Digging Into the Kami banks near Blackover, 1" miles north of here, the dead bodies of Catherine Rosenborg, aged 10 years, and Mary, Bertha and Uiuls Barth, uged 8, 10 and 12 years, respectively, were uncovered today by their parents. Efforts to resuscitate the children, who were killed by a cave-In of sand, were unsuccessful. The children left their homes at 6 o'clock yester day evening and when they failed to return, the parents Instituted a search which resulted In the finding of the bodies. Hit GO IS HA UNITED PRESS LSASED WIRE. New York, May 9. The New York News Bureau today prints a dispatch from Mexico City laying that 31 per sons yere killed and half the city of Zapotlan yas destroyed la an earth quake last night. Sixteen are reported killed at Cludad Ouzmau, and 13 in jured. The dispatch says that 12 .Bhocks were felt, following an erup tion of the Collma volcano, which threw out floods ot lava and sand. . Mexico City Is In terror, fearing an other quake. 1 TO CREATE A UNITED PRESS MARED WIRE. Minneapolis, May 9. From rellabla but unofficial sources, It was learned today that the quadrennial genera conference of the Methodist Episcopal church here has decided to retire Bishops Cranston, Warren, Moore, Smith and Neely and to create either 10 or 12 bishops. Methodist Episcopal resldoncea probably will be established at Hel ena, Lob Angeles, Pittsburg, Kansas City and Cleveland. The office ot general secretary of the Epworth League and the editorship ot the Ep worth Herald will be combined. Dr. E. M. Randall, of the Puget Sound conference, Is general socretary of tha Epworth League. CATCHER HURT IN CINCINNATI GAME UNITED MESS LEAKED WIRE. Cincinnati, May 9. More hard luck for the Philadelphia National league baseball team came here this after noon, when Catcher Kllllfer, who had" just returned to the game, was struck on the head by a foul ball during the contest with Cincinnati this afternoon, and had his scalp laid open. He was taken from the field, and put under the care of a physician. From 201)0 to 3000 men will be put at work at once by the Oregon East ern railroad In the Malheur canyon. ARE MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP OF PIRATES (UNITED I'RKSS LEASED Willi 1 Hong Kank, Muy . Hundreds of bodies are reported seen floating in the West river today, as a result, It is said, of a campaign recently Inaugur ated for the extermination of river pi rates. Thousands of Chinese soldiers. stationed to the north of Swatow, in the province of Kwang Tung, are re turning to Canton, killing the plralei as the came. Men caught stealing even tho most trifling sums are sum marily shot. Foreigners lu South China expect a renewal of anarchy on account ot tha depleted condition of the treasury. Dr. Sun Yat Sen la retiring to Ma cao ,a Portuge dependency on the Cautou river, to reside. DOZEH