Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, June 27, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texta f . fill 41 (!' 1 f Hi , I f f r Hlli iiilfhll ii;.- ,i -mii fv-,; ...,;..!U,. :( . ; cm '.iy 'V- "&?'.U" J in .i-.inijn ir.i I. . t ml HI FM Iffl UV M ' -V-W'f'WI JL' ,11, MOT SOBI hod middles OVER TO lilGATIONS ARE THAT WILSOf) IS TO GET DOTH HEW YOIM Alio ILLINOIS llew York Solid Vote Goes to Wilson's Aid in Seating Con tested Delegates From South Dakota-Rumored That Both Illinois and New York Will Flop to Wilson After First Vote is Cast for Clark-Wilson Stock Takes a Boom Following This Rumor, and the Wise Ones Say His Nomination is Al most Certain. 1 CNIT1D PRESS UA8XD WIKI. Baltimore, June 27. Wilson stock took a decided boom this afternoon when, on the vote to seat the Wilson delegates from South Dakota, Tam many and the 90 New York votes and Hoger Sullivan and the 58 Illinois votes took their stand In favor of the New Jersey governor. As to the reason for the move it de veloped that an Interesting confer ence was held last night between Roger Sulllcan and the Tammany chieftain, at which the former endeav ored to convince the New York leader that the rank and file of the party stand for a progressive candidate. Sullivan held that a deluge of tele grams had poured. In on delegates pro testing against the vote to make Judge Parker temporary chairman. It Is said that Sullivan left Murphy's room without securing the latter' promise to desert Clark, but the action of tha A ItrjHii Community. fCNITID PRESS UASED WIRE ? Baltimore, June 27. The Montana delegation one of whose members voted against William J. Bryan for temporary chairman of the Demo cratic national convention last Tues day received the following signed by 100 Democrats of Butte this after-, noon : ' "Wire us the name of the traitor in the Montana delegation, who vot ed against Bryan so we can have It for future reference. AIbo tell him not to come home." In Favor of Darrow. Los Angeles, Cal., June 27. The Darrow defense apparently scored a point today when Judge Hutton Inti mated that, late today, he will bus- TWO BILLS WILL GET 0(1 THE BALLOT With scores of circulators In the field and every one of them working every minute of the day, It begins to look now as though enough signa tures will be obtained for the bill of Governor West asking for the abol ishment of capital punishment and fclt-0 the Blue Sky Iaw, a measure vhlch createR a commission for the rtgulntlon of corporations In the slate. Confronted with the possibility of 1'itbably not getting the measure on the ballot, those favoring the bill ftolUblng capital punishment have thrown 25 clrcnlatorB In the field at Portland most of them being paid, and It Is believed that with this force i'nd circulators here and In other 1'ortlons of the ' state, that the re quired number of names can be ob tained. Confronted with a similar slate of I'falrs with relation to the Blue Sky ', both Secretary of State Olrott end Corporation Clerk Ilabcock went o Portland during the week and took the subject up with the commercial lodlc-s, They have agreed to literal ly cover the earth with circulator! to Ret enough signatures and that It "111 now get on the ballot Is an as sured fact. Enough names have already been 'cured to place on the ballot law Pitting the state printer fiat salary hill Into effect next year. IILY "SEE New York delegation today Indicated that Murphy had "seen a light." Prior to the vote on South Dakota, word went around that the Roger Sullivan delegates, who are instructed for Clark, had entered Into a compact with the Wilson people by which the latter agreed to vote to seat the Sulli van delegates from Illinois In return for a promise from Sullivan to throw the Illinois votes to Wilson, after they had complied with their instructions by voting for Clark on the first ballot. The vote on the South Dakota con test, Increasing the lead over that stacked up last night on the vote on the unit rule, gave Wilson suporters a great deal of encouragement, and em phasized the earlier Btntemnt of Col onel Bryan that there would be no change of attlude on the part of the delegates until "once the corn fields voiced their opinion," on the vote on the temporary" chairmanship. tain the defense's objection to testi mony offered by Waldo Faloon, a stenographer, who copied by dicta graph an alleged conversation between Darrow and John R. Harrington. Faloon admitted on the witness stand that the conversation came to him In a fragmentary manner, and that all of it was not transcribed. Hutton withheld his ruling for further consideration, hinting, how ever, that it would favor the defense. Clark (lot Ten. UNITED PRESS I.BA9KD WIBS.l Baltimore, Md., June 27. By a vote of 28 to 23 the credentials committee late yesterday afternoon reversed the action of the Democratic national com mltee, and Beated 10 Clark delegates from South Dakota. The national committee last night seated the Wilson delegates by a prac tically unanimous vote. Fxploslon on ("miner. UNHID PRESS UUflND WIRE.) Toulon, June 27. Five seamen died today In tho naval hospital here as the reBiilt of the explosion by which 23 men were Injured on board tho French armored cruiser Jules Mlche let.off Hyrelas. A 6-Inch gun prema turely discharged, and an official In quiry disclosed that there were two explosions. The men were frlghtruliy burned. Alton B. passed out of It with dignity to himself and credit to the party. OLCOTT WILL APPEAL THE UNIVERSITY CASE Taking the position that there are a number of questions Involved In the Oregon University case whlrh are vi tal to the govenimentl affairs of the state and necessary for the Intelligent conduct of his office. Secretary of State Olrott has announced that he will prosecute an appeal from the Judgment rendered recently by Judge Galloway In favor of the univcrmiy. Governor West desire.1 to m "' ease withdrawn, contending that the 'prosecution of It would Jeopardize the mlllage tax bill, which it Is proposed Mis letter making t re- quest reached the district attorney too late, however, anil no on ..... withdraw the case, save Olcott. He doe. not seem to share the governor', view on the .abject, a. he declare, emphatically that he will apial. mo" a,k the court to decide all qne.tlon. Involved. S A LIGHT" hah wiLsou The Hnnford Trial. i Seattle, Wash.. June 27. Chairman J. ,M. Graham, at the very outset of the Investigation of the Impeachment chances against Judge C. H. Hanford. which was begun by the special congressional committee this morning, plainly indicated that the committee Intended to mir- sue its own method of conduct- Ing the Investigation and did. not Intend to be Influenced by anv of the array of attorneys In the case. ANOTHER . CANDIDATE FOR QUEEN MISS MA1IY EDNA JONES ENTEHS THE RACE FOB QUEEN OF THE CHEItltY FAIH WITH STKONfi AND LOYAL SITI'OKT. One of the ballot boxes for the 'Cherry Queen" contest disclosed a rew nnme this morning with quite a literal number of votes for a starter. Mli-s Jones'ls the young lady re ferred to and considering that ail these votes were handed in, In a lump, the committee I. suspicious that she has very strong backing and that her friends have been holding back until the race was well started In order to keep her opponents from getting excited. The committee find that the friends of several candidates are beginning to organize for the support of their favorites. Nine days are left In which to vote, the contest closing Saturday, June 6th, at 10:30 p. m, The parade this year will be far the most beautiful ever seen In Sa- li in and the Queen contest committee are planning to have the queen'B float the most beautiful of all. She will be dressed In a very rich and expensive robo, which will be pre sented to the fortunate young lady as soon as the contest closes. The sec ond and third contestants will also be presented with beautiful gowns and will be the amlds of honor. The contestants stand as follows: Mary Eckerlen 98! Clarissa Pearmlne 960 Gene Belle 9'.7 Mary Kdna Jones 890 Ruth Ketchuin 885 Jessie Keeton 803 Kmlly Nerod .". 804 Nelle Schwab 763 Audrey Davis "21 Remember the following mer chants Issue votes to the amount of live per cent on cash purchases or Ave voles on each one dollar: Dally Capital Journal. Dully Oregon Statesman. J. I,. Stockton. Barnes Cash Store. F. G. Shipley Co. Salem Woolen Mill Store. The Toggery. Oscar Johnson. (1. W. Johnson & Co. Mrs. I. C. Fullerlon. . George Waters. Jos. Adolph. Central Cigar Store. Shafer's Cigar Store. Harry Ralph's Cigar Store. D. J. Fry. J. C. Perry. Capital Drug Store. Crown Drug Co. Red Cross Pharmacy. Buren . Hamilton. Imperial Furniture Co, Hauser Ilrothur. Marlon Billiard Parlors. Commercial Hook Store. Patton's Book Store. Vokohoma Tea Co. elllle's Confectionery. The Spa. Zlnn's Confectionery. rtelnharf. Shoe Store. By making your purchase, of them ou caa boost for your favorite can didate with free vole. 8ALKM, 0REG05, THURSDAY. JUNE 27, 1912. Mlt w Party In Oregon. 4 Portland, Or.. June 27. The new progressive third nnrtv was launched In' Oregon todav when Dan Kellaher, one of the t Roosevelt state leaders, Issued a call for a mass moetlne next Monday evening to form a Roosevelt organization to be known as the "Roosevelt pro- gresslve bandana club." In bis call for the meeting, Kellaher Btates the organization will be formed along strictly non-parti- san lines. Former United States Senator Mulkey and other well known speakers will address the meeting. Mayor Rushlight, Chief of Po lice Stover and Captain of Dectectives Baty Indicted in Portland Today! CHARGES NOT YET PUBLIC ! i Rut It Is Known the Indictments Are In Connection Milk tho Charges Made by Deputy District Attorney Collier, Tlmt l)etedl,ves Acting I n. der Authority of" Officials Had Made an Attempt to Bribe Him. IDNITSD rKS. MUSED Willi Portland, Ore., June 27.Mayor Rushlight, Chief of Police Slower and Captain of Detective. Baty were In dicted today by the county grand Jury in connection with the charge, made by Deputy District Attorney Collier, that city detectives, acting under or der., had attempted to bribe hlin. The exact charge I. not known. Clifford Maddux and Frank Reed, former police officer, also were In dicted. All the defendant, are charged with attempting to bribe Deputy Dis trict Attorney Collier. It 1. charged that $100 was offered Collier to obtain the dismissal of a true bill charging Reed and Maddux with extortion. It is asserted the al leged offering of money to Collier was part of a plot to ''get the good. on Collier," a. a grafter, and arrest him. Chief of Police Slovor and Mayor Rushlight admitted knowledge of the plot, saying It was legitimate to use such methods, a. they believed Collier dishonest, and thought they could thus expose him. Collier directed the grand Jury a few weeks ago when that body brought In a report severely crltlcslng the police department for not closing dis orderly houses, and other place, oper ating In defiance of law. DUIIIWAY HAS ORDERED TV0 CARS OF PAPER Slate Printer Dunway Is In the city ndeavorlng to get lined up the work with regard to the printing of the pamphlet, containing matter with r- atlon to candidate, and measure, to come before the peoplo of the next Keueral election. ' Ho has already ordered two car loads of material and I. puzzled as to whether this will bo enough or not. It take, a carload for about every 80 iiiiges. and should all the measure. sought to be Initiated get on the bah lot the two carloads will not suffice. If, on the other hand, a number of hem should fall own he will have too much. Teddy Isn't .itylng much, which In dicate, be la doing some thinking. When the volcano break, out again, there will be more than .moke In the eruption. Ron-burg h.s Just let a contract for paving 15 blocks with concrete. Work to be done this .iiminer, PORMID OFFICIALS INDICTED ft i N till SJ m m m m im at m m wm i m mm m Johnson's Warm Welcome. Sacramento, Cal., June 27. Five hundred cheering adher- ents, wearing red bandana handkerchief, on hats and col- lars welcomed Governor Hiram W. Johnson home from the launching of the new party in Chicago today. They met him at the train, forced him to hold a reception before he entered his automobile and then tol- lowed the brass band and a score of motor carloads of Rooseveltlans up to the capltol building. 4 4- ' WILL HAVE 10,000 AT EllflG SIDE KIG FIGHT BETWEEN JACK J01IX- SOX AM) FLY MS SCHEDULED FOK JULY 4 WILL DRAW IM MENSE CROWD. dsitbd mitss uum wins Las Vegas. -N. M., June 27. That the Johnson-Flynn fight will start promptly nt 2 p. m, (Mountain time) is the positive announcement made today by Promoter Jack Curley. Ef forts of newspapermen to Induce Cur ley to hold the battle in the morning fulled because Curley was unable to get the railroads to bring the ex pected crowds Into the city in time, For the flrBt time in 10 day. the weather was very hot but both fight ers were out early, each doing about eight miles. As the day of the fight approaches, riyun Is growing more confident. He Is undoubtedly gaining followers, too. although the betting still favors ,1 IniKon, at. Ave to two, with little money coming In. While order, for seats have not come In as repeatedly a. the promot er, hoped, Curley Insists that thore will be not less than 10,000 In the arena when the bout starts. The en tire arena Is now completed, except the ring which Is being rebuilt today In order to comply with Johnson's demand for a 20-foot enclosure. Ho tel accommodation, hare are far from adequate to take care of the ex pected crowd, but the railroad, have decided to sidetrack Pullman. Insuf ficient numbers to accommodato sev eral thousand persons. That Tiresome Farce. UNITSI. l-Sr.SS l,.(ltD W1BS.1 lios Angeles, Cal., June 27. John Harrington, of Chicago, was expected to complete his testimony In the trial of Clarence Darrow, on a brib ery charge today, and to be followed on the witness stand by Guy Blttlng- er, William J. Hums' chief lieuten ant, and Burns himself. These two witnesses, It was believed, will com plete tho case of the .late. 'The de fense, II Is believed, will be brief. Oregon OftiriT. Elected, Officer, of the Oregon Missionary society wero elected at the business session of the convention on Tues day, June 2'.th. The new officers are: President, Kev. Alliyn Ksson, of Albany; vice presidents, K. 8. Muck- ley, Portland; V. E. Hoover, Cottage Grove; J. N. McConnell, Itoseburg; Walter Callison, Dulur; K. M. Kllnn, K lit mat h : recording secretary, W- F. I'tiagor Portland; corresponding secretary. ('.' F. Swander, Portland; treasurer, C. H. Chanihresu, Port land. Sentiment is growltijf In favor of suffrage and It looks s though Ore gon would adopt It. Frt-cut Till S n. m. I Hilar. Salem and Vicinity: Fair to- night. Friday fair, warmer, Northwesterly winds. ml LUE JAMES TAKES Gi I!D HAKES A ADJ000OEO (KiTIL 8 O'G Wilson Men Start a Big Demonstration and All Hands MaKing it General Clark Loses Strength, Wilson Rumors of Trades on All Sides---Bryan Makes I and New York Dclgation Drop its Arrangements Solid for Clark. BcHimore, June 27. Each delegate this morning armed himself with nt least ono pennant hearing the name and picture of hi. favorite candidate, so that, when the time arrived to ex plode tho noise cannons, the crowd would have the ammunition ready. In addition, big banenrs were smug gled into the hall and hidden In places where they could be easily procured when the moment came. Clark ban ner, and button, predominated. There wn. no denying the speaker', follow ing was larger than any other can didate. A count of nose. Indicated that, even though he should get New York', delegates on the first hallot, and the bulk of other unlnstructed delegates, he, would bo far short of the two-third, vote neo'ssary to nom inate. Baby Rattles and Horns. In anticipation of a lively a. well a. a protracted session, the delegate, armed themselveB with a goodly sup ply of noise-producing Instruments, such a. baby rattles, horn, and the like. There were more women on hand today than .Ince the convention met. Thl. wa. due to the hope that there would be plenty of oratory of the old fashioned type In putting the candi date. In nomination. The estimate of the convention official, who were In a position to know Just how long the nominating and seconding speeche. would last, guessed that they would take more than five hour., There wa. every present hope that most of the orator, would cut their speeche. short In order that the real test might be reached whllo the del egates were comparatively fresh. Mrs. Tuft There Mr.. Tnft, wife of the president, wa. one of tho early arrivals. She wa. the guest of loyal friends, and wa. given a .eat directly back of the speaker's stand. Many of the wive, ot the democratic leader, were pres ented to her while the hall .lowly filled, but fewer than 200 delegates were In their seats. At 12 o'clock, the hour t for the convention to assemble,, Temporary Chairman Parker had not yet put in an appearance. The crowd was the largest of the convention to date, and the congestion In the aisle, was so great that neither the sergeant, at arm. nor the police could make any Impression on It, At 12 :Ci0 every .eat in the building had been filled and scores were .land Ing along the gallery wall, and In the MAY GET ITS 50,000 ACRES' IN SOLID BODY With 50,000 acres of fine land se lected In the t'mp'iua and Cnscadc. forest reserves lo replace land, owned by the state In various forest reserve. In the slate, the .tale laud board I now but waiting authority from the federal government to mak. the ex change, uud when It does make It the state will have a compact body of land and which, from all points of view, Is more valuable. Flndlui; the slate lauds scattered. Governor West some time ego con ceived the Idea of having them ex changed for a compact body In some one reserve, and asked the Oregon delegation In congress to pass a bill to that effect Ills next move ws. to have Forester Klllolt select a tract, anil the forester has now msd the .elec tion. The land I. valuable for both timber and agriculture. iflK 14 fi ,j. All mm n GREAT Wl Join in Gains Murphy to Co rear of the hall under the gsUlerj The firemen on duty were, ordered to aid tho police In an effort, to clear the aisles leading to the exits, but the. crowd refused to hudgo, even for theso men. The delay In calling the convontloa to order was .aid to be duo to an at tempt to secure a compromise on th contest., especially those from Illin ois and South Dakota. Will Try for SUmpede Champ Clark banner, were being pinned to many of the state standards. It wa. known to many of the delegat es, that the Clark force, daslrnd to- ' nmko a supreme effort to put tholr man, across on the first ballot. They hod rootom placed In the gallerlen, where thoy could do the most good when the time came. A Clark plo ture was attached to the Arkansas state standard, only to be Indignantly snatched away by one of the delegat es. A similar condition prevailed at the Wyoming section. At 12:43, Judge Parker called tha delegate. Into their .cats and to clear the aisle. Thl. followed a refusal by Roger Sullivan to consent to a division of the Illinois delegation. Judge Parker after waiting fully a minute, took a megaphone and appealed to the del- . egate. to asalht In clearing the aisle.. T. J. Knox, of Minnesota, Insisted on making a speech In favor of tb minority roport. When he concluded Theodore A. Hell, of California, wa recognized to speak for the majority report. Doll declared that there w no question that the Clark men had the majority in the primaries, and charged the Wilson men with having; (Continued on Tag 6.) (ILLEO m VJilO TRIED TO 000 m Seattle, Wash., June 27, S. a Dawson, night clerk nt the Hotel Nor man, early this nomiiig shot and killed Frank. Hedmond, a marine fir man from Bun Francisco, who had attempted to hold him up, Hedmond, with an unknown coin- I panlon, entered the hotel and asked f ir a room. The clerk turned to an swer the telephone, and wb.Jii ho ad vanced to the counter again he waa mot by Hedmond' revolver and a command to throw up his hands. Instead of doing so, Redmond reached for his own revolver under the counter and fired at the holdup mun, killing him Instantly, Redmond' companion escaped, ECU LUU.4 Allllll'H VI Kl) ( XAIMH A NO MILL COflPAM TYOX At the request of the Hlg Pine Lum ber company, of Mndford, and tha Rogue Hlvnr Railroad company, tho Kullnail Commission today, for the first time In its history, exercised the power of arbitration granted It under the law. of the tal, liy adjusting a dispute between the two with rela tion to an overcharge. The commission, l'l Its swan!, do-' clare. that the railroad company over-, chargwd the lumber compunf for tlm return of some 500 empty cars, wblcli had been used in hauling lumber t.t the yard, of tha lumber concern. Th charge was 75 cent a car, and this le ordered returned to the lumber coict-paay.