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Newspaper Page Textft f I i i i SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1912. SO. 110. VOL. XXII. 7 rail ' P (If f il l pi,. HOT BATTLE IF I'JECFEET MEET RED ARMY GOES INTO CAMP WITH CHIP Oil ITS SHOULDER AND ALL READY FOR A SCRAP The Two Armies Are Now Only Ten Miles Apart and a Fight is Expected Tomorrow The Blue Army is to Defend Seattle From the Reds, Who Are Supposed to Want to Capture the PlaceA Night Attack May Stir Things Up, as Such a Move is Anticipated by the Reds Eyes of tjie Northwest Are on Its Soldier Boys. (UNITED PRK5S MINED WIRE.) Centralla, Wash., July 23. The blue army broke camp at Grand Mound early today, and marched to Gate City, 1") miles west of Centralla, where the headquarters of Brigadier Cleneral Mans, umplre-ln-chief of the war maneuvers, are being maintained. The red armv. under command of Colonel Kennon, will remain In camp at Elma until tomorrow, waiting for tho bine army, under Colonel Young, to make an attack. The two armies are now only about 10 miles apart, and tho first battle between the opposing forces will occur some time tomorrow in the vicinity of Klma. The advance guards of the two ar mies sighted each other near Gate late yesterday, but no shots were ex changed. It is expected that the blue army v ill make a forced march tonight, r, ARE DISAGREED AS TO THE SI EEL TRUST (UNITED PRESS JJ3ABED WIIUt.1 Washington, July 23. Characteriz ing the present labor ByBtem In the mills of the United States steel cor poration as "Inhuman and Iniquitous " the Democratic majority of the house steel trust Investigating committee, headed by Chairman Stanley, which lias probed the operations of the steel trust, completed Its report today and has prepared three bill which recom mend radical revisions or the Sherman anti-trust law. Congressman Gard ner announced that one, and, "possibly two, Republican minority reports would be presented. Concrressnian Littleton, of New York, will present an individual re port, in which he will oppose the plan to impose the "burden of proof" upon corporations suel as monopolies and requiring them to show that their combination is not an unreasonable one In restraint of trade. HIS SKULL FRACTURED III RUNAWAY A distressing accident occurred near the Kelzer school house yester day afternoon In which Henry Shazo land sustained a fractured skull. In lili fieoren Tucker the In- jured man was driving along the road when in mine manner the bridle came off one of the horses. The Horse started to run when Mr. Tucker Jum ped from the vehicle ,at the same time telling his companion to follow him. This the unfortunate man re fi'M'd to do. In the run somehow Sliazclaud was thrown out striking tin' ground hard and laying for a time niii'iinsclous. He was taken to ill" S.il- iii hospital, where his wounds were attended to. The injured man Is reported as do i s; a-; -,vel as could be exK'Cted, but 1 ( .i:;.i'ioti is considered critical on :.. ' ' !!; ,.)' tlie fractured skull. The hilled hv Sheriff. I). Malm, July 23. Kurly to ll William T. Shwkley. of . 1 1 . -hut and killed Jake t : i'l' tit rif Ho. after 81m ' -he -heriff lii the hand, i .iii. nip'lng to effect 'm S:!iitii''ti' house to t! ;.n in c-t charge 1 ii committed : i . -i.M daugh :..n. h .'at-d E11PECTE an endeavor to take the enemy by sur prise. The blue army has as yet shown no signs of fatigue. Four regular Infan trymen, taken ill during the maneuv ers were today transferred to the hos pltal at Vancouver barracks. The effective strength of the blue army Is 103 officers and 1949 men, and the ranks of the red army number 142 officers and 2012 men. Lieutenant-Colonel George Bell, Jr inspector-general of the western di vision, arrived from San Francisco to be present at the hostilities. In the tactical warfare, the defense of Seattle has been assigned to the blue army, while the red army rep resents the attacking force. The National Guards of Oregon Washington and Idaho, in addition to a number of regulars, are participat ing In the maneuvers. SHOT 'BY A( CIDEST CHARLES ZEBYE IS DEAD UNITED FRESH LEASED WIRE.l Rogue River, Or., July 23. Charles Zerve, a teacher, recently of Redwood, Cal. who has been visiting at tho home of a friend In Evans valley, for the past two months, accidentally shot himself while hunting Saturday and died Monday afternoon. ' Zerve was In company with a friend named Williams. Zerve carried an automatic rifle which slipped from his grasp to the ground and was dis charged, the bullet entering his right ankle and ploughing upward to the knee, completely shattering the limb. Ills companion was but a short dis tance away and after making a hasty examination, he loft to get help. The injured man was taken to Ashland where ho died yesterday. KILLED HIS WIFE AND THEX HIMSELF Iais Angeles,- July 23. After slaying ills agd wife by nearly hacking the head from her shoulders with a butch er knife and leaving her blood-drenched bodyto be found by his children In the vineyard, Jean Lagler, 70 years old, and the richest man In the vicin ity of Gardona, barricaded himself in his house Sunday and beforo help could arrive, had made away with himself by severing the Jugular vein with a iocketknlfe. The double crime was committed on the ranch where the Laglers have re sided for over 30 years and where have together accumulated a for- tune estimated at $150,000. I (BEAT FLAY HEBE MONDAY, JULY 21) The Cincinnati, Ohio, Tribune of Tuesday, Sept. 14th says: "Beverly at the Orand this week has created the most favorable Impression of any of the productions that has been seen at the thPiiter this season." In preparing "Beverly" for the stage, the manager, Mr. A. G. Delumater, has taken great care to retain all of the characters and scenei apearlng in the book, and have faithfully reproduced them on the stage. Tho same great company end scenic production that delighted Cincinnati at the Grand Monday, July 20lli. The Mule a Victor. CNITEO PRESS LEASED WIRE.J ('liehalii, Wash., July 23. In a con test for right of way the army mule has proved Its superiority over the automobile. Result Superior Judge Rice's new car Is In the shop having the pipe that furnishes liquid refresh mont to the engine replaced, along with other iiMidriaa. Mule unseats Ul DI6SERS "Picketing" Mormons. London, July 23. Taking his 1 cue from the labor unions, the Rev. Mr. W. H. Langson, vicar of St. Andrew's, .Stockwell, has adopted "peaceful picketing" as a means of driving Mormonlam out of that community. Under his direction members of his congre- gatlon patrol the approaches to Stockwell hall where a band of Mormon missionaries has been holdlne meetings, and by persua- slve arguments try to keep pros- pectlvo attendants from entering the building. A RE-TRIAL OF GLASS ORDERED San Francisco, July 23. Superior Judge W. P. Lawlor today denied the motion to dismiss the indictments against Louis Glass, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Telephono and Telegraph company, charged with bribery of the Svhmitz board of supervisors. The Indictments against Glass are the lust of the numerous charges brought against public officials and utility corporation officials as the re sult of the Ruef-Schmltz prosecution. In denying the motion to dismiss the court Intimated that he would di rect the district attorney to proceed with retrial of the case on July 30. Glass was convicted by a jury In the superior court and was granted a re trial on appeal. District Attorney Flckert moved for - dismissal on the ground that material witnesses were not available. It Is pointed out that Theodore Hal ney, outside agent for the telophone company, who was himself Indicted, can no longer refuse to testify as all of the Indictments against him have been dismissed. "Big Jim" Gallagher go-between of the bribers and graft- erB, Is also .in reach of the court as a witness. SAYS HANFOBD BESIUNED TO SAVE HIGH EK ITS UNITED ritKES LEASED WIHE.l Washington, July 23. That the men whom he believed forced United States Judge Hanford, of Seattle, to resign when they themselves became In peril of exposure through threatened dis closures before the congressional sub-committee which Investigated the acts of the Seattle Jurist are not to be allowed to escape, if he can help it, was the statement here today of Con gressman Victor L. ltergor, on whose Inlatlve In part the Impeachment pro ceedings against Hanford were be gun. Burger, to the United Press today threatened that If Attorney-General Wlckeisham does not continue the prolie Into Hanford's record he will Introduce a resolution In the house to have the United States grand Jury at Seattle probe the Hanford affiliations to their depths. Bergor Bald: "I am Informed that Hanford and his 'secretary friends' got rich while Hanford was on the bench. Then the millionaires associated with him Induced Hanford to resign to save themselves from exposure. proiiose to bIiow them up, although the Impeachment proceedings against Han ford himself are dropped." WHAT THE STATE BANKS f AX AND CANXOT DO According to an opinion rendered today by Attorney-General Crawford at the request of Stato Dank Kxamln- cr Will Wright, no state bank can loan to any individual, firm or corporation a Bum of money in excess of 20 per ceut of Its capital paid In and surplus. In the opinion he further holds that no state bank can loan on real prop erty a sum In excess of DO per cent of Us paid In capital and surplus, and It Is authorized by law to loan more than 20 per cent of toil to any Indi vidual, firm or corporation. Johnson to Stump Illinois. Chicago, July 23. Announce- mont was made here today that Governor Johnson, of California, will stump Illinois la the Interest of the Progressives who are aligned with Colonel Roosevelt. It Is stated that the adherents of Governor Deneen, who are out for Taft are planning to gain control of the state Progressive convention here on August 3 and to prevent the nomination of any progressive presidential electors. Anouncement Made to Council Last Night and Appropria tion Made for Operator- Ready to Be Turned Over to City Thursday. MOST BEAUTIFUL ON COAST Throws Streams lo Varying Heights Up to Fifty Feet, and Can Be Illu minated by Six Different Colors The Starting of the Fountain Will Bo a Rotable Event In Salem's His tory, and All Sulem Will Surely Be There. Before the week is at an end the people of Salem will have an oppor- tunlty of seeing the beautiful Walte fountain In operation, for It will be completed by Thursday, and last night the city council made an appropria tion for the employment of an opera tor, and authorized the park commit' tee to employ one. Charles L. McNary, attorney for the Walte estate, from the funds of which the fountain was erected, ap peared before the council and ad vised It that the fountain would be completed and ready for operation by Thursday. As It was more or less In trlcate In Its mechanical construe tlon, it would be necessary for Borne one to learn to operate It, he said, as the representative of the company from which It was purchased will do part from the city Saturday. After consideration of the subject, the conn ell appropriated $25 a month to se cure an oiierator. The park commit tee declared prior to that It would bo able to secure an operator from the Portland Railway, Light & Power company for that Bum. The fountain Is capable of showing six colors, and It Is the Intention of the committee to have the operator Bhow them all each night during the remainder of the summer season, BOISE AND SENATE A HE DEADLOCKED (UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE Washington, July 23. Democratic leaders today are trying to end the deadlock between the house and the senate over the naval appropriation bill.' Senator Tillman and Congress man Cregg are urging a compromise between the poBltlon of the senate two battleships and the refusal of the house to sanction the construc tion of any. Tillman and Cregg urged the con struction of the fastest and most powerful battleship afloat, which Is to be capable of making 3.1 knots an hour. The house Democratic caucus to morrow will consider the proixisal. THE NEW I'AIITY SHI TS OCT NEWtOES (UNITED PERES f .EASED WIRE.) Jackson, Miss., July 23. Following the cancellation of plans for a pro gressive Republican convention, to he attended by both whit and negro Re publicans, It was announced here to day that the progressive party In Mississippi Is to be solidly a white man's party. It Ii understood that Senator Dixon of Montana, Colonel Roosevelt's cam naigit manager, urged 'Tilly, whltlsm." THE WE FIMEO HAIL STORE All ALSO Guarding tho Border. Nogales, Ariz., July 23 Three troops of the Fourth United States cavalry reached here today iu-d went Into camp. Three more troops are expected within tho next few days. Extra Mexican soldiers have been added to tho carrlson at Nogales Mexico, In anticipation of a rebel attack. A large body of lnsurrectos have reached Dolores Pass, which marks the border line between the states of Chihuahua and So- nora, and passed through without Interference by the federal troops, UNIVERSITY BILLS MUST BE VOTED OtJ In an opinion written by Justice Mc- Bride of the supreme court, that tri bunal today reversed the decision of Judge Galloway In the Oregon Univer sity cose, and the two bills making an appropriation for the Institution will now go on the ballot The principal contention of the Uni versity In Its case was that the peti tions asking that the two bills be re ferred to a voto of the people were fraudulent. While admitting that a lurg enumber of the names are ficti tious and forged, tho court holds that there are enough valid names to en title the potltlon to be filed. The attorneys for the University al so raised the contention that the court could not inquire Into the facta of the case and determine whether any of tho names were forged, but the supreme court ruled agalnBt this. The court also held that It was not necessary for each Bheel to contain a form of the petition. Justice Kakln rendered a dissent ing opinion, holding thata, In his opln Ion, each sheet containing blanks for signatures miiat contain tho for of the petition. MITCHELL SOT SCABED BY JAIL SENTENCE UNITED PRESS I'iJIED WIHE.l Spokane, Wash., July 23. John Mitchell, vice-president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, departed last night for Pontine, Mich., to resume his official duties In connection with the labor federation. Anticipating his sentence today for contempt of court by Juslce Wright, of Washington, D. C, In connection with the Bucks Stove & Range com pany, Mitchell, before Ills departure, said: "I have no fear as to the outcome of the case, Involving myself and oth er American Federation of Ialmr of ficials. I believe the supremo court will reverse the lower court before which the ciiko Is now under colisld erallon, the same as was done In the former case." Mitchell lust night completed a lec turing lour of the west. MADE II ECO It D TRIP TO HOOD'S SUMMIT Portland, Or. July 23. Forty mem hers of the Manama club, an orgitnlzn lien of ('limbers, returned today from an ascent of Mt. Hood. One of their member George X. Hlddcll, of Port land, ascended from Cloud Cap Inn to the summit, a distance of three and one-half miles, and a rise of 51)00 feet, in one hour and r2 minutes. The former lime for tills climb was lour hours and ten minutes. The Maiuua party Included 16 wo men. Mt. Hood has an altltudue of 11,22 feet. II EKE YOU A HE. Hurrah for F.agle valley cherries, They certainly must be all right to bring 14 a box In particular New York P. fl. Salem paper plea copy. Daker Herald. IIIT$ EflSTEilO OH! WASI16T0U ADD IDAS! MUCH DAMAGE STONES LARGE AS IIEI1 EGGS BROKE LIMDSROLl TREES Butter Creek, Near Pendleton, Gets Full Benefit and Becomes Raging Torent Sweeping Everything Before It Hail Clog ged Sewer Gratings in Baker City and Streets Turned to Rivers Rabbits and Chickens Were Killed by Pelting Hail at Shaniko Loss Will Run Into Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars. Baker, Or., July 23. Thousands of dollars damage was done yesterday by the largest and most peculiar hall storm lu this part of the country In years. Some of the stones were seven- elghtliB of an inch In diameter. With hardly any warning the hall beat down with such fury for seven minutes at 11:30 In the .nornlng that pedestrians could not venture on the street, horses whipped by stones ran away, and one Ice wagon team tore down Second street, scattering Ice for blocks. The hailstones wore so thick that they stopped up the sewer gratings nd would not melt fast enough so that the Btreots were Bmall rivers. A heavy lightning and rain storm followed, but did not wash away the hull, which banked on the sidewalks nd made the city look as If a snow storm had raged. Merchants, cleaned their Bldewalks with shovels and small banks of hall remained all af ternoon without melting. The greatest damage was done In the country, the storm going north east, although gardens and orchards in the city were badly cut In Mis souri Flat much grain was hewn to the groud. The hall remalnned on the ground there, and It la feared froze niiiny of the gardens. All buds wero cut off eo that future berries and fruits were damaged In that way. A path was cut for several nillos between North Pino and Homestead as If an army hud tramped through It Four fine horses of W. Mitchell near Homestead were killed by lightning. Much Damage lit Pendleton- Pendleton, Or., July 23. The cloud bursts and terrific hall storm which swept over Umatilla county late Sat urday did more damage than ever be fore known, rich harvest fields being rendered total losses, with barns.hay- Hlucks and livestock entirely destroy ed. Damage to property generally Is estimated to be hundred of thousands of dol'ors. 1 Only through prompt action of neighbors spreading tho alarm were many lives saved In the wall of water five feet high and varying from 300 to 00 feet In width, which swept Butter Creek valley, carrying before It farm houses, livestock, wagons, haystacks, fences, barns and oilier buildings, The settlors were advised In time to take to the hills and turn their cattle loose to seek shelter In elevated country. Pilot Hock sustained a heavy alfalfa crop loss, the samo being beaten Into tho ground by tho heavy fall of rain. The fall of hull was so heavy near that city that the foothills were white as snow. A cloudburst above the town ciuiHcd Kirch creek to rise rapidly, and all bridges across the sumo were. washed out. The heaviest crop Ions, however, oc-1 cur red In the southwestern portion of (lie reservation In tho In-art of the magnificent wheat belt, three of Uma tilla county's prominent wheat kings John Crow, George Perrlnger and Tom Thompson being among tho big losers. Crow figures that he and his son lust hulf of their reservation crop and one 130-acre tract of land will not even be cut, so bndly Is It demolished. Kurly today Crow cancelled half of his crop Insurance. Perrlnger says lil:i loss will be, at a conservative estimate, !K)00. County Judge J. W. Maloney, a reservation farmer, places his loss at f.'IOOO; also Sam R. Thompson, a big rancher In the same vicinity, estlmafes Mie loss to his crop will bo ten bushels to the acre. Roads over the reservation were , rendered liupasoable, and In many In- BOIIE GRAIN stances teams and autos were left by . the roadside until help could reach them. One farmer reported that hla net earlnngs for Sunday amounted to (45 as the result of hauling machines and wagons out of a big mudhole near his place, caused by tho downpour of Saturday night- The hall stones were so large and fell with such force that the grain was not only beaten to the ground but the heads snapped off. Most of the Insured grain is a total Icsb, owing to the fact that the poli cies do not cover hall storms, farmers In this section of tho country scarcely ever being troubled with such storms during harvest season. Telephone and electric Wires are down and much duinage Is reported from all over the country In this connection. Slmnlko Country Storm-Hit. Shaniko, Or., July 23. The heaviest and most destructive hall storm that ever visited tills section occurred In the Bake'oven country ten mlloa uor!'t west of Shaniko, Saturday afternooa ' Details have just been received here. The loss of grain easily amounts to (30,000. Some of the smaller fanners lost all their grain, while tho loss on the Imperial stock ranch of R. R. Illn lon amounted to $4000. W.H. Moody la loser to the amount of $3000- The crops were ready to harvest and ma chines were In the fields to commence Monday morning. One man took groin sacks from the warehouse Saturday and returned them this morning, say ing he was cleaned out 8everal of the grain growers are turning hogs on their fields. , Hundreds of rubblts and chickens wero killed by the hull, which ranged In size from two Inches In diameter to that of pigeon eggs. The greatest damage was done n oh area of three by two miles and did nut extend into Sherman county, so far as known. MITCHELL IS SENT TO JAIL HIKE MOUTHS '; . UNITED PRESS LEASED WIHE.l Washington, July 23. John Mitch ell, vice-president of the 'American Federation of Labor, today was sen tenced to nine mouths In Jail on charge of contempt of Justice Wrights court lu which Samuel (lumpers and Frank Morrison uIbo are Involved. Mitchell was absent when sentence was pronounced, having waived the right to appeal Immediately. It was noted after sentence wus pronounced that Justice Wright offered to sus pend sentence If Mitchell would prom ise hereafter to obey the orders of the court. This Gompers, Mllchull and Morrison have already refused to do. Tho sentence of Mitchell and the two other labor leaders grew out of alleged contempt of Justice Wright's court through a conflict proceeding out of tho boycott of tho American Federation of Uibor on tho Bucks Stove and Range company of St. Louis Burrow Trial Postponed. (UNITED I'EEES lMll WOE.1 Ixis Angeles, Cat., July 23. The Harrow trial was again postinnel to day on account of the lllnees of Juror L. A. Leavitt, who Is at his home In Klmonte, threatened with appendicitis. Judge Hutton stated today that he would wait another day, and If the Juror did not show slgna of recovery he would connlder resutulnf the trial, calling the thirteenth Juror Into the box.