Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, June 11, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.TV I 0 rou mi. SALEM, OUEGOH, TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1912. NO. 110. "SACRIFICE TflFT IF IT'S t OUT CRUSH THEODORE BARNES WHO IS OF HEW YORK 6ETS THESE It is Generally Admitted by Taft Men That if Taft Cannot Win Elihu Root Will Be Selected as a Compromise Candidate Roosevelt Men Say Root Will Never Get the Chance to Make the Big Speech He is Loaded With, Because He Never Be Elected Temporary Chairman. 4 Where Fight Will Huge. The dispatches Indicate that the blK fight, or perhaps the three fights before the national Republican convention will be over the delegates from Mlnslss- Ippl, Texas and Washington, 74 In all. Without these, Roose- velt managers are doubtful ot t victory; with them, they feel reasonably Btire of winning the nomination; and, as Taft's man- agers realize they must have every vote to win, the battle over the&e states will be tierce, 4 Chicago, June 11. Crush Theodore Roosevelt, BBcrltlce Taft If necessary, tint t ie political death of the colonel must be complete. That was the commission entrusted THE SOUTH SALEM SEWER MUDDLE STIRS UP TROUBLE PUTS CITY UP AGAINST IT Any Proposition to Bond the Cit y to Pay for the Sewers Would Probably Be DefeatedNo rth Salem, that Has Paid for Its Sewers .Would Cry "Double Taxation"--South Salem, Un der Bean's Decision, Connot Be Made to Pay--And if City Won't There is Fun for the L awyers in Sight Boise Deci sion Seems More Sensible T han Bean's. Designating the decision of Justice Bean, of the supreme court, In the re vent South Salem sewer Case, which was decided adversely to the city, as unfair, Mayor Lachmund Introduced a resolution In the council laat night asking the city attorney to apply for a rehearing in the case, and, after con siderable discussion, It was passed. ' I presume," declared the mayor In speaking In behalf of the resolution, "that a number of people In South Sa lem are Jubilant over the declnlnn, while the rest of the people of the city arc disappointed. "I -am not a lawyer," ho continued, but I have a right to speak my mind with relation to this decision, and In my Judgment It Is absolutely unfair. The court, it seems, did not content ItBelf with confining Its Investigations to the record, but went outside of It went out of Its way, It seems, to decide this cane agalnHt the city. "If any of the substantial rights of the citizens had been violated by this nssessment I would have nothing to say, but they are not. The sewer Is there, and It Is In good condition, and there Is no reason why those benefit ting by It should not pay for It. The decision has placed the city In a most vmbsrassing position. About one-third of the property owners have bonded their property to pay for the sewer, nnd In doing so have waived all Irreg ularities, and 1 sm Informed on good authority, cannot get their money back Aliout one- third have paid their as sessments, snd I undestand that, under the law, they cannot Ret their money back. The other third have not paid a cent and will profit by the decision. "Now, If we undertake to bond we -will lose the election, for the cry of louble taxstlon will be raised, as tbe people of North Salem snd of Union CIIAUI DELEGATION IIISTOOCTIOIIS to W. H. Barnes, Jr., of New York to day by Taft leaders, who authorized him to use any method he desired, even If It became necessary to elimin ate President Taft from the race. Barnes held a long secret conference York state Republican committee, now occuplcg the center of the pre conventlon fight. Until recently Barnes waB against President Taft, favoring his rejection for aether term. When Colonel Roosevelt appeared on the field, Barnes Bhlfted, and Is now for Taft. Friends of the president are certain that he will control the conven tion, nominate Taft and dictate the platform. Barnes held a long snore tconference today with members of the Taft steer ing committee, and with Charles D. Hilles, secretary to President Taft. They discussed ways and means ot tak Ing care of any efforts that may be (Contlnned on Page 6.) street, who have paid for the Installa tion of their sewers, must be taxed In order to pay for the South Salem sew er, which is of no benefit to them." He then read a decision of Judge Rolse, while a member of the supreme court, which, he declared, conflicted with Justice Bean's decision on the subject. It was as follows: "The elaborate manner pointed out In the charter for acquiring authority to construct street Improvements does not apply to sewers. The latter may be laid when, In the Judgment of the city council, the snme shall be neces sary. They may be made without pre vious notice, the council alone being the Judge of their necessity. Sewers are required as a part of the sanllary regulations of tho city, to prevent the development of local disorders and generally to preservo the public, health H may, as often does happen, In popu lous towns, that active measures have to be taken by the city athorltles In sanllary measures, end It would not he wise to leave sj Important, a power, often requiring the most prompt exer cise to the tardy mode provided for Inaugurating street Improvements.'' The mayor's talk was a signal for a genernl discussion. leaping up at Its clone s resident of South Bulem de clared that If a rchenrlng was asked for "they would fight It to a finish." Picking nn (lie gauntlet thrown 'down, another spectator, this time a resident of North Snleni, arose nnd de clared ''that If the city attempted to ! saddle the South Salem sewer tax on them that. It would witness A fight to which tho present one would be ss nothing. After a general discussion In the council, snme favoring bonding the city to pay for the construction of the sewer, snd some not, the resolution was passed. Emm ROOSEVELT" Looks Tough for Hun ford. Washington, June 11. By a unanimous vote the house Judl- clary committee today decided to report favorably on Repre- tentative Victor L. Berger's resolution recommending an In- vestlgatlon of the official acts of United States Judge Cornel- lus H. Hanford for the western district of Washington. The resolution will be favorably re- ported to the house tomorrow. Representatives Berger and Norrls presented the Impeach- nient charges to the committee. 4. MANY ALASKAN VILLAGES ARE 'BURIED III ASHES UNITED TRESS IJOABRD Willi.) Washington, Juno 11. In response to appeals from Captain Perry, oftho revenue ,cuttcr Manning, Captain Bertholdt, commandant of the reve nue cutter Service, today ordered that either the cutter Tahoma, or McCulloch, be rushed to the relief of Alaskan volcano Bufferers. Captain Perry officially reported that the villages of St. Paul and Wood Island were burled under a foot of ash, and hot pumice Btonu. He predicted that a - vastly greater amount of damage has been done on the western side of the smoking vol cano. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IX SESSION' AT DALLAS The Trl-County Medical Association of the counties of Marlon, Polk and Yamhill met at Dallas yesterday. About a dozen doctors from this city were In attendance, as were a large number from across the river, nr. L. A. Bollmnn read a paper on Intes tinal obstructions, nnd presented spec imens to demonstrate his Ideas. Dr. Jones, of Portland, read a paper on cholecystitis, exhibiting several speci mens to prove his deductions. The next meeting of the association will be held at McMlnnvllle two weeks from yesterday. TO AID SIFr'EltKHS FROM VOLCANOES united nuna ijiahkd wim l Washington, June 11. James Wlck ersham, delegate In Cong less from Alaska, Introduced In the house a im"i ". .; for the Immediate relief of Buffercrs1 -....1..4I.... - . -a Ann by volcanic eruptions near Kodluk, The resolution orders that I'nlted Stales revenue cutters be used to rush the relief supplies to Kodluk nt once. THE HUMPHREY CASES ARE HOW UP Oil APPEAL Attorney, for Charles and nnr Humphrey, sentenced to death for the m.. t..t.M vi ... i i i n ..... . . i iiiumiui ui iviJB, jvii,u liJllUMl, lutiuy filed with the supreme court a tran script of appeal, and, unless for some reason, the appeal Is dismissed, the case will go before that tribunal on Its merit. Judge Hamilton has Issued a cer-j tlflcate of probable cause for an ap peal. This proceeding will not make It necessary for Governor West to act upon reprieves In their cases, pending a vote by the people on the bill to abolish capital punishment, unless It should be that the case Is Adjudicated before the election. The transcripts on appeal have also bocn received In seven boot-legging cases from Crook county. They are the State vs. George Atwell, (ieorge Gardner, Perry Smith, George Brown, John Phillips, Wm Knell and James Green, C. A. Ramsay, Dave Blggerstaff and Billy McGee. They are alleged to hsre violated the local option law, Crook county voting dry Id 1603. 0. A. C. Graduates 120. Corvallls, Or., June 11 The annual commencement exercises of the Oregon Agricultural Col- lege were held here today, 120 young men and women being graduated. Dr. David Starr Jordon, pres- ldent of Leland Stanford, Jr., university, delivered the com- mencement address, choosing as his topic "The Case Against War." ..He made a stirring ap- peal for world-wide peace. COLOMBO FLOODI! Immense Flood Pours Through Break in The Levee and Sweeping All Before it Floods Thousands of Acres. RUINS BIG QUARTZ MILL Many Small Mining Camps in Bull had Canyon Are Swept Away and (he (treat Hotnestnke Quarts Mill, Willi 4100 Stamps, the Second In the World, Is Reported as Cttcrly Dc strojed Indians Working on Broken Lctccs. UNITED PRESS LEABBD Win!. San Bernardino, Cal., June 11. Rushing through a large break In the levee at Oliver Lake, near Blythe, Cal., the Colorado river today threatens to Inundate thousands of acres of farm ing land, according to dispatches re ceived here. Indian runners have been sent from river stations Into the desert to collect all available red men to fight, the flood. Soveral hundred already are working under the direction of white ranchers, cutting trees and filling Bucks with sand to repair the breaks. Heavy damage has been done In Bullhead canyon, where many smnll mining camps have been swept away. The great s'.amp mill at the HomcBtnke mine Is reported destroyed. SITItEME COntT DECIDES SEVERAL CASES In nn opinion written by Justice Burnett, the supreme court, today dis missed the appeal from the circuit court of Multnomah county, In the case of Hugh C. and Walter J. Oearln, appellants, vs. Portland Railway, Light p0WBr Company. The appeal was dismissed because a notice of appeal was not served within ulx months nfter the entry of the Judgment appealed from. The court held, following the earlier case of Mc Cartney vs. Shepherd, that filing a motion for a new trial, although kept under advsement by the court after argument .iinlll the six-mouths period had elapsed, does not extend the time within which an appeal may be taken. Two other cases were decided by the supreme court. In the case of Brooks & Downing, appelant vs, Ilechlll Bros. M,,,,no,,IBn c"Wlty- tl,B J1"1"'"1" Ith? "" "H WBi "I""1 , bu iv iii vui vru s i mil imi v u u irimiuu to gravel. In the case of John II. Putnam vs. K. I). Hay, et al of Polk county, the lower court was reversed. This case Involved the title to certain lands. 'X('LE SAM IS NUT WOKIIVINd OVER CI IIA fnsiTED rum i.paked wire Washington, June 11. That some thing much more serious than the present skirmishings In Cuba mtrst happen before the I'nlted States will consider Intervention In the affairs of tbe Island government, was Indicated here today by the attitude of the state department In scarcely notic ing the happenings In Cuba. The department paid no attention to yesterday's engagement between United States marines snd Cuban rebels, except to say that the mar ines "behaved splendidly under fire." THE FARMS Sffl DIEGO A SLBCMDu WM li!E SERIOUS TRtW IS FfffiD 2,000 Delegates There. ' Seattle-, Wash., June 11. The annual convention of the Na- tlonal Electric Light assocla- tlon opened here this morning and will continue four days. About 2 000 delegates from all parts of the country are attend- ing. The convention opened with a speech of welcome by Mayor George F. Cotterlll, of Seattle. John F. Gilchrist, of Chicago, president of the asso- elation, responded. Among the delegates Is F. H. Kelsmann, mayor of St. Louis. THE WESTERN PACIFIC CUTS S, P. RETURNS lONITltn PRESS UJAHltD WtRI.J Sacramento, Cal., June 11. That the Western Pacific railroad Is cutting Into the Southern Pacific's business In California ,at least, Is shown by the statement of gross receipts for both roads, compiled by the state equaliza tion board, In fixing the tax assess ments for the fiscal year of 1912. The Southern Pacific's gross receipts de crease dalmost $2,000,000 In the tax levy year 1912 as against 1911, while the Western Pacific gained more than 80 per cent. THE MISSIONARIES MALTREATED GIRL tUNITBD PRESS LEASED WIRE. San Francisco, June 11. Urged by the Indignant passengers of his vessel, who charged that the girl had been brutally treated by her missionary teacher, Captain F. O. P. Egleston ar rived In port here today with Ioo Sung Woo, a pretty and educated Chi nese girl, In his charge. The passengors declared that they had seen Miss Charlotte Johnson, the girl's teacher, beating her and drag ging her about by the hair, and forced the captain to take her from the mis sionaries, whose ward she was on the trip. The girl, who was once a slave, will be taken to Brattlulioro, Vt., to study. At present she is being de tained by immigration authorities, who wish to inveBtlgato hor case. 111(5 ONES (JO TO SEE THE COLONEL (UNITED PRE LEADED WIRE. New York, June 11. Governor Walter R. Stubbs, of Kansas, ar rived here today and conferred with Colonel Roosevelt. Stubbs declined to Htate his mlKslon. He was pre ceded by George W. Perkins nnd oth er Roosevelt leaders, who held con ferences with the colonel. DRAINAGE UF MILL CREEK IS YET UNDECIDED At a meeting held last night nt the city hall by the Mill Creek Drainage committees, presided over by lion. John II. Albert it was decided to proceed with securing surveys, mak ing maps nnd procuring signatures according U law. The committee having charge of tills part of the work consists of Wm. Brown, T. I). Koy. C, R. Whitney, Gov. WeHt, Rus scl Tallin, W. II. Hleusloff and Cur tis Cross. A committee of three con sisting of Geo. F. Rodgcrs, Ar.thur I Brock anil J. II. Lauternian, was ap pointed to consult with the city au thorities ss to whether the clt de sires to Join In the drainage prob lem. Tbe problem of drainage confront ing the committees Is a large one, re quiring careful and thorough work ing out, but as the matter Is In the hands of capable and enthusiastic men, It now looks as If something rill be done to relieve the flooded condition of the Mill creek basin dur ing th heavy rains. ALL SOUTH CALIFORNIA SORE, AI10 STARTS NOVECiEdT FOR A SEPARATE STATEII00 Row Started by the Advent of Assumes Huge Proportions Hot-Headed Citizens Who Took the Law Into Their Own Hands Really Responsible for Conditions Men Arrested Say They Were Told by Police Officers That a Secret Organization Had Been Formed That Would Kill Them. fUNITRD pnass leaibd wis. San Diego, Cal., Junj 11. If anoth er troublesome situation growing out of the so-called free ppeech difficulty does not develop here In the next few hours, the authorities will feel relieved That Assistant Attorney-General Pay inond Benjamin, here to take charge of the situation, In the absence of At-tornoy-Oeneral Webb, Is greatly wor ried, Is known. One problem that canaed much wor ry wiib the disposition of s dozen In dustrial workers, who were arrested by the rolice yesterday, but had been re tained over night, while nearly as many more had been released. Va grancy charges were p.nde against those, 1 eld. Captain ot Detectives Meyers, In charge today at po'ice headquarters, said he did not know vhat would be done w.'th the mou, but Intimated that they would be taken to the sub-station at the edge of town and turned loose. This Is the place where prisoners in the pnst have been taken by clllzona after being turned over by the police. Want Separate Statehood. Attorney Moore, acting for the In THE STEAM ROLLER MAKIIiG A SMOOTH ROAD FOR TAFT WHO WIfIS ALL COIITESTS Is Given Kentucky Delegates at Large and the District Dele gates as Fast as They Can Be Taken Up Roosevelt Man agers Say They Will Fight for Three Kentucky Districts, But What's the Use---Committee Decides on Account of Slow Progress to Begin Holding Night Sessions Thursday Night. UNITED rilESS f .EASED WISE Chicago, July 11. lly a vote of 38 to 11, the committee this morning de cided to sent four Tuft delegates at. large from Kentucky. After seating the Taft delegates at large from Kentucky, the committee took up the contest In the first Ken tucky district, nnd also decided this In favor of t lie Tuft men. Taft delegates from the second Kentucky district also were sealed by the committee. In arguing the second Kentucky dis trict contest case, which resulted in the seating of the Taft delegates, the Roosevelt men charged thai the Re publican miicblne In Hint stnte retains control through the widest corruption.! asserting that voters were Imported J f.iim West Virginia, Ohio and Ten-i nesBeo. These "floaters," the Rooso velt men charge, received 50 cenls each. The committee, however, fol lowing the rule established at the out set of the hearings, refused to go be hind the returns of regularly held stale conventions. An I'nfiirtiiniile Proxy. Francis J, lleney, of Bun Frnnclscn, l.nlillng the proxy of Committeeman Ihorson, of South Dakota, voted In the Kentucky contests, lie Joined with Senator Ilnrnh In denunciation of a proposal by the Taft committeemen to vote before the aWduvlts of both ld bad been presented and read. "It looks like what I have seen Abe Ruef, In California, do,'' protested Honey. Chairman Rosewnter declared llenev out of order, snd ordered him to sit down. ' At this stage Senator Borah snd the I. W. W. Gang in San Diego dustrial Workers, baa followed tho arrests closely, and has had a con ference about them with Benjamin. Among some of the more active of the vigilantes there was talk today of starting a movement for separate statehood for Southern California as a result of the trouble. It was pre dicted that this would take ' definite shape tomorrow, and It was asserted that the proposal would have the hearty support of Governor Johnson's political adversaries here, who have been active since the governor sent Harris Welnstock here to Investigate conditions. If the statements mado by mem bers of the I. W. W., who were not held after their arreut yesterday, are true, the situation Is made even more seri ous by an admission by the police that they are unable to prevent violence by citizens, If street Bpeaklng Is contin ued. Officers Deny Stories. II. B. Cniey, J. CI. Law and W. S. Rollins, three of the men released, In Individual statements, suld that Cap- (Continued on Pact S.) Committeeman Cecil Lyon took up the Roosevelt fight where Ilenoy left off. I'oth protested hotly against a vote without first examining the affidavits. When tho vole was taken Heiiey, In explaining why ho voted "no," said: ''I voted 'no" becauso I understood conditions exist In Kentucky such as once existed In Callfo:nla. I can easi ly understand why gentlemen f:'om Pennsylvania and Colorado (Penrose nnd Btevenson) are willing to vote without examining the evidence." In explaining his vote, Senator Bor ah suld : (Jross Frauds Practiced. ' I sin convinced that jsross frauds were practiced In the election of Taft delegates at large, but I am not con vinced that the antl-Tafl delegates should bo seated. I mnlntaln that the committee should hnve examined all of the affidavits In the contest." Committeeman Crane, of Massachu setts, moved that the affidavits be read, but withdrew his motion when other Taft members expressed dlsap. provnl. The Taft committeemen charged that Heney was seated on Thorson's proxy, to start a fight, ami they desired to avert once. Ormsby Mcllarg, Roosevelt's con test manager, announced this after noon thnt the Roosevelt men would rest on the contests In the first, sec ond nnd fourth Kentucky districts. The vote on the first Kentucky dis trict contest lood 48 to 0. Because of the slow progress It Is making, the committee decided to begin holding night sessions, the first to be held Thursdny night, deslrlngjo complete the temporary roll call "by Saturday noon.