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SALEM OREGON, TUESDAY, Al'GlST 20, 11)12.
No.
OFFICERS OF SECDUD BATTALION
GIVEtl HEARING BY THE GOniOR
COLONEL POORIAI) TELLS
of coriDiTion of the men
WERE ABLE TO MAKE TRIP
He Admitted the Men Were Tired and Practically that There
Was No Reason for Making the March Back, as Camp at
Oakville Had Been Broken, and He Wanted to Take Train
at Gates, but This Was No Excuse for Refusal to Obey
After Men Marched to Oakville, They Left Camp that Night.
For the purpose of determining
whether the officers of the second bat
talion of the Third Infantry of the
Oregon National Guards were justified
In disobeying an order issued during
the recent niuneuverB directing them
to march back to Oukvllle from Gates,
a hearing Is being held before Gover
nor West toduy.
The officers Involved are Major Ry
land 0. Scott, Captain Harry Williams,
Captain Walter Tooixv First Lieuten
ant Richard Delch, ond First Lieuten
ant Hurry IirombatiKh. They have
been dismissed for refusal to obey the
order, but should it develop at the
hearing today that they were Justified,
they will be reinstated.
They were represented by District
Attorney John McNary, and the first
witness called this forenoon was Col
onel Poorman.
He testified In brief that the order
to march from Gates to Oakville was
iiven Saturday morning "and that they
reached Gates about 10 o'clock. At
10:30 orders were given for a return
march, he said, and ' then the officers
of the second battalion refused to car
ry it out Humiliated because of their
refusal he allowed them to transport
their equipment and then they march
d back.
He said they refused to talte up
PREPARE TO
PURCHASE
THE PLANT
Announcement was made last night
by Councilman Rigdon that the special
water committee .jad entered into a
contract with the Salem Water com
pany for an examination and Inspec
tion of Its plant, preparatory to tak
ing steps to purchase It.
Both the city and the company some
time ago selected engineers to ap
praise the value of the plant and sub
mitted reports to the council. The
company, however, desired the city to
nter into a contract with It so that
it had some assurance that It would
be guided In making its purchase by
the report of the engineers. Several
months ago the special committee held
liuhllc meetings to determine whether
the people favored purchasing or con
demning the plant, and they declared
In favor of the former, and If ac
quired at all It. will be through this
method.
TRIES TO KIDIIAP THE GIRL
KILLS THREE AfID HIMSELF
CSITKD TOE8S LiiBKn WIKC.)
Belleplalne, Kan., Aug. 20. After
attempting to kidnap Kthel Manahan.
aged 22 years, and shooting and kill
ing her father, Matt Manahan. and
James Thompson. 16 years old, near
here today, Samuel W. Wood shot him
self In the breast and is now said to
be dying In a hospital.
Wood went to the Manahan farm
and demanded to know where Miss
Manahan was. The girl, seeing him
approaching, took refuge in a closet.
Thompson refused to reveal the girl's
whereabouts, and Wood shot him dead.
The girl's father, hearing the shot,
rushed upon Wood. Wood fled to the
their return march because they were
wearied with the day's maneuvering.
Ho admitted having gone to Genoral
Mans and represented this condition
of affairs to him. He also said that
In his opinion he desired to remain at
Gates, as camp had been broken at
Oakville, and with the men wearied he
would rather entrain there.
Waxing warm under the questioning
of McNary he afterwards declared that
they wero able to make the march and
that they were not In so bad a condi
tion upon reaching Oakville but they
could leave that camp that night after
receiving their pay.
He declared that though the men
wore wearied, that It was their duty
to obey orders and that they were
wrong in not doing so.
The Issuance of an order directing
the march was not questioned. Every
thing Indicates that the accused offi
cers will rely on Justifying their
course in disobeying it by trying to
prove they were not In a condition to
make the march.
The hearing will likely occupy all
the afternoon.
FIFTY IIl'KT WHEN THE
GRAND STAND COLLAPSED
DNITOD puma IIIIID WIRI.l
Indianapolis, Ind Aug. 20. Fifty
persons were Injured here this after
noon when a, grand stand filled with
spectators at the notification of Gov
ernor Marshall of his nomination fcr
the vice presidency on the democratic
ticket collapsed. Three hundred' per
sons occupied the stand, but no one
was fatally injured. A stampede fol
lowed, and a number of others were
Injured in the crush.
It is feared that several of the In
jured are In a dangerous condition.
The stand had been erected for spe
cially Invited guests and collapsed
shortly after Judge Parker began
speaking.
Firemen and police removed the In
jured from the debris. The police de
clare overcrowding of the stand was
responsible for the accident.
The ceremonies were Interrupted
for only a few moments, when Judge
Parker resumed his speech.
Murines In Nicaragua.
Washington, Aug. 20. The state de
partment announced this afternoon
that fifty-four American marines had
been landed at Blueflelds, Nic, from
the United States cruiser Tacoma to
protect American lives and property
from rebels, who are reported to be
preparing to burn the town.
Good wages and good teaching do
not always go together, but usually
they do.
yard, and Beizing an Iron bar, beat
Manahan Into unconsciousness. He
then returned to search the house for
the girl.
A young Bon of the elder Manahan
fell on his knees and prayed to the
slayer to spare tils slsttr. Wood at
tacked hlru, but promised to spare the
boy If he would help him to escape.
j Wood was Burrounded by a posse of
farmers near his own farm two miles
north of Belleplalne this afternoon.
He ran from a cornfield Into the road
'alid fired three bullets Into his breast
He was taken to a hospital here, and
:the attending physicians say he will
die.
To Try Dank Robber.
New Westminster, B. C, Aug.
20. Charles Dean, accused of
the robbery of the Bank of Mon-
treal here on September 1, last,
when nearly $300,000, the largest
amount of loot ever secured by
bank robbers, on the continent.
was arraigned before a magls-
trate this morning and remanded
for trlul on August 28.
.
GIG MILLS
AT 0ALLAS
ARE BURNED
FIRE LAST NIGHT CONSUMED
MILL 1 OF DALLAS CITY LUM
HER COMPANY LOSS 0,000 AND
125 MEN THROWN OCT OF EM
PLOYMENT. Dallas, Or., Aug. 20. Mill No. 1 of
the Dallas City Lumber Company, lo
cated two miles from Falls City, was
destroyed by fire last night. The loss
Is $60,000.
With the burning of the mill 123
men have been thrown out of employ
ment. The country for a dlBtanca of
five miles around was lighted up by
the fire.
HILL RUN EXCURSION
TO NEWPORT NEXT SUNDAY
On Sunday, Angus 25, the S. P. com
pany will run a special excursion train
from Woodburn to Newport, via Snlem
as per detailed schedule shown below:
Leave Woodburn, 6; 50 a. m.; ner
vals, 6:56 a. m.; Brooks, 7:05 a. m.;
Chemawa, 7:12 a. m.; Salem, 7:26 a'
m.; State School, 7:34 a. m.; Turner,
,7:39 a. ni.: Marlon, 7:50 a. m.: Jef
ferson, 7:tS a. m.; MIllerBburg, 8:05
a. m. Arrive Albany, 8:15 a. m. Leave
Albany, 8:30 a. m. Arrive Yaqulna,
12:55 p. m. Arrive Newport, 1:25 p.m.
Returning Leave Newport, 6:00 p.
m. Leave Yaqulna, 6:30 p. m. Arrive
Albany, 10:55 p. m. Arrive Wood-
burn, 12:20 a. m. ,
The fares will be as follows: From
Jefferson, $2.25; from stations Wood-
burn to Marlon, $2.50.
NEARLY ALL HAVE
PULLED OFF TICKET
tONITRD niSS UASCD WIRI.l
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 20 Otto A.
Case, the third and laBt progressive
candidate for governor on the republl
can ticket today withdrew and Joined
the progressive party. Case's with
drawal means that Governor Hay will
get the republican nomination by de
fault as he has now no opposition.
The organization of the progressive
party throughout the state is now be
ing completed and a full ticket will be
put in the field against the two old
partleB. Roosevelt's visit here In the
jtarly part of September, will, the lo
cal leaders believe, solidify the party,
Roosevelt to Speak In California.
lUMTCD PBKSH UABID Willi.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 20. Kdgar
M. Sheehan, president of the Sacra
mento Roosevelt club, has been noti
fied th.nt Colonel Roosevelt probably
will speak here about September 14.
Olhpr places at which the bull moose
loader Is scheduled to speak are San
Francisco, Oakland, Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles.
A big demonstration of welcome will
be accorded RooRevelt when he arrive:!
here, his first stop In the Btate.
FIGHT TIIOl SAND GO
OCT ON A STRIKE
I UNIT1CD PRP.SI I.r.Ari) n I
Winnipeg. Man., Aug. 20. Eight
thousand men are affected by a strike
of the truckers employed by the Can
adian Northern Railway company on
the docks and freight sheds at Port
Arthur, Ont., who went on Btrlke to
day. The strikers demand 27 cents
an hour.
Teeth filled in time save the oat-bln.
Mill Fight Confirmation.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 20. A
special dispatch from Washing-
ton to the Seattle Star announces
that Senators Polndexter, Borah
and Cummins will oppose the
confirmation of the appointment
of Clinton Howard to succeed .
H. Hunford. v
It developed here today that
Taft's Seattle advisers were not
consulted In the selection of
Hnnford's successor.
unions to
OBSERVE
LABOR DAY
Local Labor Organizations Ar
range for Proper Observance
of the Day, Which This Year
Will Be on September 2.
FIRST DAY OF STATE FAIR
As at Present Plunned There Will He
a Illtf Parade, with Speeches at Mar
Inn Square Governor West, Mayor
Lac liui and and Labor Commissioner
Iloff Will He Asked to Make the
Addresses Prizes Will He Given for
Rest Floats.
A Joint committee of the labor or
ganizations of the city met last night
for the purpose of formulating pluns
for the proper observance of Labor
Day, which this year falls on Septem
ber 2, the flr.it day of the state fair.
Coming as It does on the first day of
the fair, Labor Day this year will be
of much more Importance than any
former year, and to that end the dif
ferent labor organizations of this city,
of which there are about fifteen, will
tend every effort to make the celebra
tion a success.
One of the main features of the ob
servance of the day this year will be
a monster parade, In which it la ex
pected that over 300 men will take
part. At least six of the local unions
will have floats In the parade and pos
slbly more. The plan Is (o havo the
parade start promptly at 11 o'clock
and those expecting to participate
muBt be on hand at that time or suffer
the fines and penalties Imposed for
being tardy. The Mne of march as at
present mapped out is to form at the
Hotel Marion, thence north to Court,
thence east on Court to High, thence
south on High to State, thence west
on State to Commercial, thence north
on Commercial to Marlon Square.
At Marlon Square the exercises will
consist of speeches by prominent state
and city officials. The joint committee
will ask Governor West, Labor Com
missioner O. P. Iloff and Mayor Louis
Lachmund to address those gathered
there. C. L. McNary will also deliver
an address on this occasion. Prizes
will be given for the organization hav
ing the largest percentage of attend
ance as well as for the one making
the best appearance in the parade.
Prizes will also be given for the best
floats in the parade.
A badge will be adopted for all la
boring men and women to wear on
the occasion. A committee will visit
the business house of the city with a
view to Inducing them to participate
In the parade. The fire department
will aluo be asked to participate.
The Sab in Military band has been
sciured lo lead the procession so that
now almost complete plant) have been
mi.de for the observance of Labor Day
In u ii appropriate manner this year.
The celebration HiIh year will lie more
elaborate than any former year.
Some Violent Ui'ecllcin.
Portland, Or., Aug. 20. Chus. Palm
and Ada Clark kissed and hugged each
oilier so violently on a Btreet car that
Patrolman Waddell arrested them.
They were fined $10 euch for 'exces
sive affection."
Kahilian Is Itcceher.
Washington, Aug. 20. The senate
today confirmed the nomination of
Christopher Kalaban to be receiver of
public moneys at Vancouver, Wash.
Ill ABOLISHING
v
Hnlloonlsts Are Safe,
Santa Paula, Cat, Aug. 20. A
balloon bearing five Los AngelcB
residents, reported to have been
blown out to Ben, Is safe near
Santa Paula. The air craft laud
ed here lute last night nfter an
unevontful trip from Santa Mon
ica. The bag was not blown
over the ocean as reported.
MAYOR AflO
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RESIGNED
GOVERNOR GETS ACTION AM) TWO
SCALPS OF REDMOND OFFICERS
HANG AT HIS BELT AS JOURNAL
PREDICTED -HE WILL HAVE
MORE.
Governor West last night received a
telegram from the city council of Red
mond advising him that both Mayor II.
J. Jones and City Marshal McCluy had
resigned and it will not be necessary
for the governor to proceed to the
scene with troops In order to enforce
his demands.
When the city council yesterday ad
vised the governor that It had the
resignation of the mayor, but was
holding It pending further lnvestlga
tirn, and suggested that a committee
be naiued to conduct thorn It was real
ized that the city officials were, weak
ening. The governor's reply to the
effect that he would be satisfied with
nothing less than the resignation of
the mayor and city marshal and
threatening to take matters Into his
own hands, unless they were forth
coming evidently Impressed It on the
minds of the council that he was In
earnest and to avoid a military dem
onstration, they had the two offlcluls
in question to resign.
GENERAL BOOTH
IS DYING IN LONDON
fUNITSD FREIS IJKID WIH1.1
Iudon, Aug. 20. In referring here
today to his father's illness, Dramwoll
Booth said :
"Father undoubtedly is dying. Ho
Is beyond speech now, but his last
uiescage to members of the Salvation
Army 'throughout the country was:
'His promises are sure if you believe.'
"Father spoke his last Intelligible
word Frldny when he said to me: 'Do
not worry. Let me die. I want to go
lo beaten.'
"The general Is grieving because
there has been no reconciliation with
his son, Balllngton, from whom no
word of sympathy or Interest has been
leeelved."
SMASHED THE TANK
ON NEW FIRE ENGINE
About 9 o'clock last night a fire
alarm was turned In which located
tho fire some place on Commercial
street.' The chemical auto quickly re
manded, making the run south on that
street without being able to locate any
fire. The run wus made as fur south
as the cemetery, where In making the
turn the car was hacked Into the curb,
t.rcnklug the gasoline tank. An ef
fort was made to repair the tank with
solder which resulted In nn explosion
only trifling bad result being sustain
ed by two of the firemen. The break
ing of the tank totally disabled the
machine n.-t nil tho gasoline leaked
oi.t. The truck was towed to the sta
tion by a passing auto.
A temporary lank was provlded'for
the uulo truck this morning, thus put
ting thi! engine Into commission again.
The billet tank will be repaired In a
ilny or two.
Thine An fill Hoys.
fcxiTru phkm wins)
Ixmg lieacli. Cul.. Aug. 20. Three
small boy are under surveillance by
the police because they staked crabs
beneath the life Hues on a bathing
beach. Their delighted howls when
their schemes were fruitful led to their
capture.
TAKE 00 INTEREST
M THE OEATII PENALTY
GOVERNOR STANDS ASIDE
LAW TO TAKE ITS COURSE
AND SEVEN DIE NEXT MONTH
Governor Johnson Has not Advocated Abolishment of Capital
Punishment, but Was Willing to Give Even a Murderer a
Chance to Benefit by Expression of Popular Will- Seven
Will Be Executed Next Month, Five or Six Soon After
Governor West Non-Committal---Puts It up to the People.
Sacramento, Cal., Auk. 20. Docausel
the agitation for the abolition of the
death penalty In California failed to
enlist more than a few thousand sig
natures to the petition seeking to make
hangings impossible henceforth, Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson announced to
day that ull of the seven men whom he
had reprieved from time to time be
cause of the existence of this petition
must die. lie declared that he had no
other alternative and that the law must
be enforced.
Alexander Szafscar and George Flg
ueroa and tindor sentence to be hang
ed at San Quentln Soptomber 0, the
weok of the state fair and just pro
ceeding the celebration of Admission
day; Willie. Luis, a Chinese; William
Burke and Frank llauweraerts are to
die Friday, September 13, Charles Car
son, whoso sanity has been donled by
the warden and prison guards, Is to
give up his life September 20, and Ed
Williams Is under sentonce to be hang
ed Soptomber 27.
These are only tho men whose sen
tences have been reprieved. There
are flvo of six others awaiting execut
ion, whose hope of securing commut
ation to life Imprisonment Is shattered
by the governor's decision.
Governor Johnson tins at no time ex
pressed any sympathy with the move
ment to abolish capital punishment.
When Governor West of Oregon de
clared, last January, that no man
should hang in that stuto while he
MOTORCYCLIST'S MAKING
A 0.-..IMIO MILE TItir
Stockton, Cnl Aug. 20. Hnrry
Humphries and his wlfo, Mao, arrived
in Stockton toduy on a 65,000 mile
motorcycle trip, to be completed In a
thousand days. They will visit every
stale capital In the Union before sail
ing from Iloston for Europe, Africa
and Asia. Mrs. Humphries has a $10,
000 wager with a New York and Ixm
dn theatrical man. The ride Is a test
of woman's endurance. The Hum
phries ride a motorcycle with trailer
holding tents, bedding and cooking
utensils. They leave tomorrow for
Sacramento.
To Investigate Death.
HSITID PUBIS UUKSD WINS.
Washington, Aug. 20. President
Taft and the state department were
directed this afternoon to Investigate
the death of James Ward Rogers, re
ported killed by Ilritlsh soldiers In an
African Jungle, In a resolution Intro
duced In the house by Congressman
Norrls of Nebraska.
Rogers formerly lived In California.
Mrs. Rogers Is said to he a resident of
Oakland, Cal.
LITTLE GIRL IS
III HER RED
Kugene Ore., Aug. 20. Entering her
lied ehamlier early today an unknown
fiend brutally murdered Mildred Green
aged 12 years, daughter of Ilev. Mr.
II. A. Green, 'a liaplliit minister, at
I heir home here. The child's throat
was slashed dear n'l'oHX, tho head be
ing almost severed from the body.
There Is no clew to the murderer.
Tho crime wub discovered at 8:00
o'clock this morning by the child's
father when he went up stairs to wak
en her. The child was lying In a pool
;of blood. The body wus cold, Indicat
ing the murder bed been committed
several hours previously.
The father, with whom the little
was lis chief executive, the New York
newspapers wired the California gov
ernor fur confirmation of a report that
he would take similar action. Ho said
then that he would not sot aside the
law. He would, however, give every
man an opportunity to test the popular
will on the question. Now he thinks
he has done lis wholo duty, The hop
that bo would commute )'3 death sen
tences to life Imprisonment has proven,
groundless.
Governor West Silent
When Govomor WoBt was shown the
above dispatch toduy, lie said he had.
no comment to make; that ths matter
Is In the hands of the people and the
will of the people Is the law. lie had
Bald at one time that there would he
no executions while he In In office,
but this was before the matter hnd
beon submitted to the people to bo
voted on. From the governor's action
it Is presumed that he will do just as
Ouvarnor Johnson has, should the vot
be to retain capital punishment There
are now six In the penitentiary under
sentence of death, one, II. E. Roberta,
sentenced to be hanged Friday of thia
week but nil have beon reprieved br
Governor WeBt, until December 13. J?r
that time the result of the election will
be known, and It will no doubt deter
mine the fate of the .condemned men.
It might be noted that the date, De
cember 13, Is not encouraging to the
condemned If they are at all super
stitious. ANOTHER
SCALP AT
HIS BELT
Huntlngtou, Or., Aug. 20. W. J.
Woods, Justice of the peace of Hunt
ington, sent In his resignation tot
County C'iurk Combs yesterday. The
resignation has come as a result of a
special demand from Governor Wet
sent today to Justice Woods.
It was Intended by the governor to
have Included Justice Woods In the
first official demand for resignations,
but through an oversight his nam
was omitted and he has held his office
till today.
When asked for a statement on the
affair Mr. Woods treated It as an In
evitable outcome, and said "there In
only ono tiling to be done when the
highest official of state demands your
resignation."
MURDERED
ROOM AT EUGEfiE
girl lived alone, declared today he did
not hear a sound during the night or
early morning. Nothing in tho house,
was disturbed liiillcatlni; the fiend did
not make any attempt at robbery. Cor
oner (Sonliiii, after nn examination of
the body, declared the murderer did
not iiHsault the child.
No weapon of any kind wns found
near the body. The police Incllno lo
the belief that tho crime was commit
ted by one of the many foreign rall
roud tuborers In and near Eugene. The
city and vicinity are bo'ng combed by
every avullnble officer In Eugene and
officers throughout the state are noti
fied of the crime.