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Jl HOT OLD Til ID
WIHI3ER WILL HAVE
EVERY VOTE IS
AS IT WILL BE
BORAH AI1D
Steam Roller Crushes All Before it---California Contest Put Off
Until Wednesday to See if Taft Really Must Have it The
Taft Delegates From Indiana Were Seated by Unanimous
Vote Unprejudced Observers Can Form No Conclusion as
to Where the Victory Will
Train With Steam lV.
t uysier nay, . I., June 1U. T
Colonel Roosevelt would not
deny that the Roosevelt sup-
porters might have a special
train ready, with steam up In
which they could whirl with the
Colonel to Chicago at a mo-
ment's notice.
"I know nothing of such a
plan," was the Colonel's com-
ment, "I have no present In-
tentlon of going to Chicago this
week, and I will not go unless it
becomes necessary.
Chicago, June 10. With every Indi
cation that the winner will control the
Republican national convention by less
than half a dozen votes, both Taft and
Roosevelt leaders are In secret confer
ence here today. Rumors of duiertlons
from the Roosevlt and Taft camps are
vigorously denied by leaders of both.
It Is believed that last-minute coups
by both are In course of preparation,
and the greatest doubt still is felt by
HOME LABOR AMENDMENT
UP FOR A DISCUSSION
MEETING THIS EVENING
Teamsters and Laborers Brought in From Portland and Home
Labor Shut Out by Cutting Wages Demand That Resi-
. dents Be Given First Chance for Employment on Public
Work Salem to Adopt the Principle Followed in Other
Progressive Cities.
Shall Sulem give home labor a
chance to live, or shall the homa labor
ers and teamsters and mechanics be
starved out and forced to leave the
city by the policy of bringing In con
tract labor every time a piece of pub
lic work is constructed?
That is the question being raised by
the resident worklngmen of this city,
who want the protection of the follow
ing provision of the city charter ex
tended to them: '
The Home Labor Amendment.
At the last city election the follow
inglng amendment to the city charter
was adopted by an overwhelming vote:
Section 24. Any contract en
tered Into for or on behalf of the
city of Salem for a longer period
than five (5) years shall be null
and void from date of contract, fn
the execution of any contract for
public work by the city or by, Its
agents, or by any contractor,
contracting firm or corporation,
preference shall be given In the
employment of labor to bona fide
residents of the city. I
In the past the city government has
treated this amendment as dead let
ter, and no effort has been made to en
force It. The laboring men who re
lde In this city are going to ask that
the shove charter provision be Insert
ed In every contract for public work,
and made a part of the same.
Salem Worklngmea Protest. '
Ed. Journal: Knowing that you and
your valuable paper have done more
for your home town, and are In favor
of Bane labor, also that we have an
ordinance to cover this, I will Inform
you that the Jahn Construction com
IMPORTANT
ALMOST A TIE
IIEIiEY GET MAD
Rest.
unprejudiced observers as to where
,
the victory will rest.
Senator Dixon still denies that Col
oriel Roosevelt is coming to Chicago In
person. State Senator Flynn, of Pitta
burg, was In telephonic communication
with his leader for more than an hour
today. He would not discuss the sub
ject of their talks. Congressman Mc-
Klnley, Taft's manager, also declined
to make any statement on the sltua
tlon.
Among those forming crowds which
have caused many hotels to double
and treble tbelr rates today were Sen
ator Kenyon, of Iowa, who onened
Cummins headquarters, and Judge Hen
Llndsey, of Denver, who arrived to
help out the Roosevelt forces.
Chicago, June 10. After unanimous
ly seating all the uncontested Califor
nia delegates to the national conven
tion, the Republican national commit
tee today, by a vote of 38 to 14. decld-
ed to postpone action on tho contest
from the fourth California district un
til Wednesday.'
This action was taken on request of
the Taft men, and despite the strenu
ous protest of Francis J. Heney, who
' (Continued on page 6.)
pany, now paving South Fourteenth
street, have brought a lot pf teams
and laborers from Portland. They are
foreign to us and they will be here
only a short time, take the money from
our home people during the summer,
and In the winter we can suffer.
What can our merchants expect, and
can we build a home city this way? I
paid $45.60 taxes and $32.25 sewer as
sessment. How much will this whole
outfit pay? Remember, a Portland
company paved East State street. They
also cut the wages.
A WORKINGMAN.
Street Meeting This Evening.
There will be a public street meet
ing this evening In front of the Hoard
of Trade rooms, where worklngmen
will express themselves on the subject,
and all resident laboring men, team
sters and mechanics are Invited to at
tend, and help adopt some resolutions
on this and other matters.
The best and most prosperous cities
In the United States are those where
the bona fide residents are given the
first chance to do public work. Salem
should enforce this law.
Endorsed by Labor.
Chas. M. Anderson, president of the
Trades and Labor Council, of this city,
endorses the fight to secure preference
for the home laborers. He has called
upon City Attorney Rollln K. Page for
an Interpretation of this amendment to
the charter. The Trades and Labor
Council drafted an ordinance cover
ing this proposition, but the measure
was very quietly ditched, or at least
nothing was ever heard of It In the
council of the city fathers.
CHICAGO TODAY:
Jiegroes 'Hunt Trouble.
Havana, June 10. Reports
received here today from San-
tlago say that a force of negro
rebels attacked a company of
American marines under Cap-
tain Edwin O. Malnwrlght and
were repulsed. The marines,
who were guarding the El Cure-
ro mines, sustained no casual-
ties and It was Impossible to
ascertain the loss to the Insur-
gents.
(DH1TID MISS LXiBID WIRE
Des Moines, la., June 10. Their
heads crushed with an axe, the bodies
of eight persons were found today In
the house of J. B. Moore, a prominent
hardware merchant of Vllllsca, Iowa,
according to a telephone message
fsom that place.
The dead are Moore and' his wife,
four children and two girl visitors. -
The eight murdered were: Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Moore; their daughter, Cath
erine, aged 9; their sons, Herman,
aged 11; Floyd, aged 7; Paul, aged 6,
and the Misses Edith Stilllnger, aged
20, and Blanche Stilllnger, aged 17.
The bodies of the victims laid as if
asleep, with no signs of a struggle.
The bloody axe, which Is supposed
to have dono the work, was found In
an unpstalrs room, which contained
the corpses of Paul and Floyd.
The two Stilllnger girls lay In the
guest chamber of the house, with their
faces beaten to a pulp.
The police are seeking a former rel
ative of Mrs. Moore's sister who, It Is
believed, may throw some light on
the murders. Moore had no known
enenles.
Chancellor lleslgift.
fONITltD PRESS IXJHKD WIS!.
London, June 10. Lord- Chancellor
Ioreburn resigned today and was
succeeded by Lord Haldane, who re
signed the war ministry, These
changes are believed to foreshadow a
new Brtlsh war policy.
ROOSEVELT
DELEGATION
STARTS TUESDAY
tJNITHD TIKSS UUSID W1IIS.J
8an Francisco, June 10. The Cali
fornia Roosevelt delegation to the
national Republican convention at
Chicago will leave Richmond over
the Santa Fe railroad tomorrow
evening. Most of the northern del
egate will meet at the Ferry station,
San Francisco, while others will
board the train at Stockton, Fresno
and Is Angeles.
Governor and Mrs. Johnson's res
ervations on the special have been
taken by Mr. and Mrs. Hiram W.
Johnson, Jr.
THIS SHOWS WHO
IS ENTITLED
TO CALIFORNIA
(ONITSD Mail U1UD WITH J
Sacramento, Cal., June lO.The of
ficial vote of the presidential primary
has been tabulated and was an
nounced today at the office of the
secretary of state. Following are
the official totals:
For president Republicans, Roose
velt 138,1)63; Taft, 69,345; LaFol
lette, 4.1.876. Democratic: Wilson,
17.214; Clark, 43.163.
EIGHT ARE
QilUTALLY
A Houn Dawg Sequel.' '
'
"""San Francisco June 10. Be-
cause Oscar Mangunson quoted
"You Gotta. Quit Klckln' My
Houn Aroun" to a party of men
who were teasing his dog, Theo-
dore Bellstead, his companion,
Is dead today, and throe men
and a woman are under arrest
When Mangunson uttered the
quotation, more In jest than in
anger, the dog baiters attacked
htm. Bealstead rushed to his
friend's aid and was knocked
down, breaking his neck on- the
curb.
ALAffll
von
GETS GU
Following Terrific Earthquake
Disturbances Long Dormant
Volcano Suddenly Becomes
Active.
MANY LIVES MAY BE LOST
Steamer Dora Brings News of the Ter
rific Outbreak Fierce Tidal Waves
Shook Her and Dense Showers of
Ashes Fell on Her as She Fled
Through Clouds of Poisonous Vapors
Fears Felt That Many Lives Have
Been Lost at Fisheries.-
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Quukes (.row Worse.
Cleveland, June 10. Renewed
earth tremors, the origin of
which Is believed to be In Alas-
ka were recorded by the St, Ig-
natus seismograph here today
between 10:18 and 10:35 o'clock
a. m. The shocks were more
violent than those of last Satur-
day.
Seward, Alaska, June 10. Like a
phantom ship, In her white covering
of ashes, the mallshlp Dora steamed
slowly Into the harbor here yester
day from the westward, bringing de
tails of the great eruption of Mount
Kotmal.
The appearance of the Dora testi
fies to the hall of ashes which she
encountered and passengers and
crew recount thrilllngly their narrow
escape from death by asphyxiation,
as the steamer fled through the
blinding rain of ashes to safety.
Those aboard the Dora believe that
several small Ashing villages on the
shores of Shellkof Strait were de
stroyed bf the eruption. The reve
nue service at Unalaska has been
asked to send assistance.
Dora Close to Volcano.
The Dora was In sight of Kltmal
when the eruption began and those
on the vessel witnessed a brilliant
spectacle. Danger was added to their
position when poisonous gases
poured forth by the volcano, tilled
the" air. Many persons aboard were
almost overcome.
The first evidence that the volcano
was preparing to awaken after years
of Inactivity came early Thursday
when the Alaska Peninsula was
rocked by a violent earthquake. The
n:ght before the Dora was at Cold
Bay, only 15 miles southwest of the
volcano and across Shellkof Strait to
Kadlnk, when the eruption began at
: o'clock in the morning and the
mountain was In plain view.
Frequent earthquakes disturbed
the water of the strait, when sud
denly a terrific explosion occurred in
the distant mountain and n great
mass of rocks was thrown Into the
air.
Sun Is Olne tired.
The first explosion was followed
by others In quick succession, each
seemingly more terrific than the one
before, ajid In a short time a steady
stream of rocks and ashes was pour
ing out of the peak and spreading
(Coottaatf oo pc 1t)
BITTER AMIGIEBT OF mm
10 0
London Strike Over.
.
' London, June 10. Following
of demonstration of 20,000 dock
workers at Tower Hill, the bo-
lief was general here today that
all- the workers will have re-
turned to work by the middle of
the week. Strike leaders In
their speeches expressed the
opinion that the employers at
tomorrow's conference will
agreee to the government's pro-
posals for a settlement of the
dispute.
At the council meeting tonight It Is
expected that the special water com
mittee appointed some time ago to be
gin negotiations for the purchase of
the Salem water plant, will submit a
report. The report will show that the
committee has made a diligent endeav
or to ascertain the sentiments of the
community as regards the purchase of
the plant, and that the majority seem
to favor arbitration, as against the
condemnation as the method of acqui
sition. The Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway Co. will come before the
council and ask for the passage to the
franchise ordinance enabling the com
pany to raise the grade at the foot of
Union street 4.23 feet. The company
will show that It has begun condem
nation proceedings to ascertain the
amount of damages done the property
affected, which was the agreement at
the lust conference held over the sub
ject. A Real Stunt.
ftJWTSD PRR8S LSASBD WIB1.1
Tracy, Cal., June 10. "It shook us
some," admitted Henry Boltzen and
his daughter. They shot from a moun
tain side at the rate of 60 miles an
hour in a runaway automobile, which
turned over twice and lunded them in
a ravine below. Neither was scratched
DESPONDENCY
DRIVES HER
TO SUICIDE
UNITOD mm UARin wrm 1
San Francisco, June 10. Mrs. H,
II. Clark, a beautiful woman, 22 years
old, committed suicide here today
with gas In a fit of despondency over
her slavery to the morphine habit.
Nothing as to her relatives Is known.
THE BODY OF
SENATOR NIXON
REACHES RENO
ONITtD PRKK MISRD WIS.
Reno, Nov., June 10. Accompanied
by a congressional party, headed by
United States Benutor Francis O. New
lands, of Nevada, the body of the late
Senator George S. Nixon, who died In
Washington, as a result of spinal men
ingitis, arrived here at 4:15 a. m. to
day. In spite of the earllness of the
mour, tho body was met by a mam
moth crowd, which escorted It to the
family residence.
A public funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on the
lawn In front of the Nixon home.
Hundreds of flornl offerings are art-vim
on every train from California.
Governor Oddle will make the funer
al day a state holiday!
Tb Baker City Mining Congress
will be held August 6-6-7.
SY WILL BARE
REPORT 01
PURCHASE
Y PERRY, A
HE IS "A JUDICIAL PERVERT,
A MODAL DAslRUPT A(3D TOOL
OF CORROPTIOII," IS CHARGE
Perry Charges That He is the Tool of the Seattle, Renton &
Southern Railway, an Agent of Corrupt Politicians That
He Abused His Power and Discretion When He Thwarted the
Will of 70,000 Voters to Help Plaintiff Scobie Who Vas
Interested in the Case Only in the Sum of Seven Cents.
WacMngton, June 10. Bitter ar
raignment of United States Judge Cor
nelius H. Hanford, for the district of
Washington, whom he characterised as
a "Judicial pervert, a moral bankrupt
and a tool of corruption and special
privilege," was voiced here today by
Attorney John Perry, of Seattle, in an
affidavit filed with Congressman Nor
rls, of Nebraska, which supplements
the Impeachment charges brought
against Hanford by Congressman Vic
tor Berger. Nine specifications of al
leged misconduct were ade In Perry's
affidavit, most of which are Included
In the Berger resolution. Perry de
clares that Judge Hanford vlolatod tho
oath of office by refusing to give
equal Justice to rich and poor alike.
Perry chages that Honford is the
tool of the Seattle, Renton & Southern
rxllway; that he Is "an agent of cor
rupt politicians,' and enjoined citizens
from holding a taciH election li. Seat
tle on March 17, 5911.
In asserting that Hanfori "nbusei'
his power and discretion" In behalf of
Franklin Scobie, a i lalntiff In a suit.
Perry points out that Scoblo's Interett
WILL FILL
THE PLACE
I1EXT JOLY
Despite that the stute board will
probably elect a superintendent for
the Kastern Oregon hospital for the
Insane nboflt July'l, so fur but one
application that of Dr. I. U. Temple,
ot Pendleton, has been presented to
It. It Is expected, however, thut a
number of other applications will
roll In soon.
8hortly arter the act making an
appropriation for this Institution be
came effective, Acting Governor Bow
erman nominated Dr. Plamondon for
superintendent, but the state board
declined to approve the appointment.
Its grounds for this action was that
the Institution would not need a sup
erintendent until It was built and It
Is estimated that It has effected a suv-
Irg In salaries and expenses up to
the time of the appointment of a new
puperlntendent of about $7,fi00.
While the board will appoint a
superintendent In July, he will not
take charge of the adult's of Hie In
stitution until October. The olijeit
In milking the early uppolnlment Is
to give li I in a chance to nwike pieu-
urntlons and familiarize himself with
his work.
11 rOII 8IIOOI, AM'MM
ELECTS OFFICERS
At the meeting of the alumni of the
I'lgh school Saturday night, ofllcers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, Heth Axlcy; vice
president, Margaret 1'olsul; secre
tary May Steusloff; treasurer, Har
old linger; corresponding; secretary,
Gertrude Aiken. The reception was
fclven In the gymnasium, which was
attractively decorated with palms,
pennant and the Huss colors of
1812, orange and black. Ice cream
end rake were served to the assem
bled guests, who numbered between
7raud 100, and the class of 1012 was
welcomed Into (be organization. A
musical program of several numbers
was rendered.
The Hotel Lebanon with 85 rooms
was opened for busluens Monday.
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Seattle mm
In the suit was showu to be only seven
cents, and that Judge Hanford' de
cision thwarted the will of 70,000 vot
ers. Judge Hanford, Perry asesrts, "con
Bptred" with Attorneys Carr and Mc
Cord, of Seattle, In the bankroptcr
proceedings of 190B, In which the Alas
ka Packers' association was Interest
ed. He charges that Hanford gave the
attorneys, as receivers, a fee of $140.-
000, and that the two lawyers and Han
ford then organized the Hanford Irri
gation & Power company. Perry de
clares that the attorneys were "com
mercially and financially associated"
with Hanford In this deal.
Later, Perry charges, Judge Han
ford set aBlde a Judgment for $12,000
secured by a Russian namel Melovlcn
against tho Stone & Webster corpora
tion for the loss of an arm. In conclu
sion, Perry assert that Judge Han
ford has lost the confidence of all law-
abiding citizens.
The house committee on ' Judiciary
will fix a date tomorrow for the for
mal hearing of charges against JudM
Hanford.
fWDIG
CASES ARE
UNDECIDED
V. S. SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS
UNTIL OCTOBER 11, LEAYLNd
AMilttACITE COAL TRUST AND
MAXY HIM , CASES UNACTED
ITO.Y.
ONITID mil JJUMD WtM
Washington, June 10. Holding tin
Its decisions In many Important
cases, Including those of the anthra
cite coal trust, the Southern Pac.lflo
nnd seven stale rate cases, the United
Slates supreme court adjourned this
attnrnoon until October 14.
Before adjournment the supreme
court sustained an Injunction by the
commerce court holding up the or
der of the Interstate commerce com
mission prohibiting payment bv
dozen rallrouds terminating In New
crk or lighterage rebates" tosltlp
I'lrs transferring their own freight
:ibln die "free llgliterago zouo" of
New York harbor. It also alflrniml
Hie conviction of Hyde and Schneider
of Hun Fn.nclaco, of land frauds In
Oregon nnd California lu 1901.
Philanthropist Dead.
usitud rssss limp wim
New Orleans, June 10. Mrs. Louisa
Sophie Wlgfall Wright, the beet known
philanthropist in the South, died hora
this afternoon aged 60. Beside her
charitable work, she was a memlwr of
the Maryland Society of Colonial
Dames of America, and the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. She win
also prominent lu literary work.
Mrs. Wright was born In Providence
R. I., December 8, 1840. Her home was
lu Baltimore.
Ileoxters In Portland.
Portland, Or,, June 10. Bearlni 90
delegates to the Northwest Develop
ment congress recently hold In Seat
tle, the Minnesota special arrived In
Portland today. In the party was
Loul W. Hill chairman of the em.
rutlvs board of the Ornat Northern
railroad. The party was entertained
lavishly today and will be again to
morrow.
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