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SALEM 0RKC9N, ERIIUY, AUGUST HI), 1912.
NO. 27.
S
IIP AGAINST CAPITAL
OBJECTS TO IT BECAOSE THE
POOR BUS AND RICH ESCAPE
HAS HUE CASES TO ACT OPOII
Licntenant-Governor Wallace Grants Reprieves While He Ex
amines Into Cases Says He Is Not Fully Satisfied Abol
ishment of Capital Punishment Would Be an Unmixed
Good, But Says, Under Existing Circumstances the Poor
Man Suffers the Extreme Penalty, While the Rich, Through
Legal Processes Escape,
CNITBD rUEJIS MAain W1BB.J
Sacramento, Cal Aug. 30. Declar
ing that only the poor go to the gal
lows In states where capital punish
ment is sanctioned by law, Lieutenant
Oovernor A. J. Wallace today an
Jiiunced the reprieve for two weeks
of George Figueroa, under sentece'to
be hanged September G, and said lie
was making a careful Investigation ot
the record of the case of Alexander
"fizafscar, sentenced to die on the same
day. Later he will Inquire fully Into
the crimes of Willie LuIb, a'C'hlnese,
and William Rurk, who has been re
prlovcd until September 13, i'lve oth
r condemned men will, In turn, be
given the benefit of Inquiry.
"I have not been here long enough
to fully investigate the conditions le
lutlng to each of these cases," said
' tl.e acting governor, "and my action
-will not be settled until. I have time
further to examine the records.' '
MILROAD
OFFICIALS
VISITORS
JUDGE LOVETT, PRESIDEXT OF
THE HARRIMAN LINES, MAKES
HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE VAL
LEY AND GOES AWAY BEWIL
DERED WITH ITS MAGNITUDE.
Judge R. S. Levitt, president of the
Harrlman lines, New York, accom
panied by his wife; William Sprowle,
president S. P. Co., San Francisco; E.
B. Calvin, first vice-president S. P. Co.,
San Francisco; D. W. Campbell, gener
al superintendent S. P. Co., Poirtland;
Robert E. Strahorn, president P. E. &
HJ., Portland ; R. T. Guffy, chief engin
eer P. E. & E., Portland.
ThlB galaxy of shining lights in the
railroad world were In Salem yester
day for a short time, arriving about 11
o'clock and leaving about 1 p. m.
Just what their visit betokens, Is, of
course, not known, for they are all of
that observing class that sees more
than they show, and ask more ques
tions than they answer; but that It
means still more railroad work In
which Salem Is vitally Interested Is a
foregone conclusion.
Alighting from the special here they
climbed Into automobiles and were
taken out to Rosedale and through the
prune hl"s. local agent R. B. Houston
having charge, and pointing out the
wealth and beauty of Stlem's surround
Ings.
The party was also taken up on Mt.
Scott, from which the most beautiful
view In the valley can be obtained.
The rains had cleared the atmos
phere, and the sun shone down on a
great sweep of green and gold, as the
undulating valley spread, fair and
beautiful , oft to the foothills in the
east, which billowed up and become
lost In the purple haze of the deep
canyons and the vast majestic forests,
above which Jefferson and Hood lifted
their white pinnacle, and over which
hung a sky blue and fathomless as a
baby's eyes. To the west the hills of
Polk county, orchard crowned, home
dotted. Inexpressibly beautiful, lost
themselves In the foothills of the Coast
range a purple background to one of
nature's grandest pictures. Judge and
Mrs. Lovett, who had never seen It,
ACTltl
"I have not made tip my mind that
the abolition of capital punishment
would be an unmixed good. One of
the strongest points in favor of the
removal of the death penalty is tlia
fact that under existing conditions the
law works unevenly. The poor man
suffers the extreme penalty; the lich
man, by long drawn out legal process
es, usually escapes the extreme pen
alty. "The governor of the state, howov
er, does not make the laws; It is for
him to enforce the lawB as made. My
general attitude, however, as hereto
fore expressed, Is that the lieutenant
governor does well to perform only
the actual necessary duties of the office."-
Wallace Is under the necessity ot
granting or refusing clemency to nine
condemned men during the next GO
days that he will act as chief execu
tive of the state.
or, for that matter, anything like It,
for there is only one, were entranced;
while the others, to whom It was not
new, found, as one does at each re
turning visit, something new and still
more beautiful to wonder at and ad
mire.
The visit was a revelation to Judge
Lovett, and he was delighted, pro
nouncing it the most beautiful and
richest of valleys. He grasped the
magnitude of Its resources, and seemed
to juBt absorb the fact that they were
scarcely known, and hardly touched,
and Its possibilities not even begun to
be realized.
Of course, we know this, or rather
some of It, for It is hard for the mind
to grasp the magnificent resources of
the Willamette valley or to under-
stand, that they are as yet hardly
touched. , Thousands of acres are to
; be brought under cultivation, and oth
er thousands to have their products
doubled, and then some.
What the visitors came for. Is as
we have said, not known; but they
went away with an Idea of the possi
bilities of the country, an Idea that
will bear fruit In the company's plans
for providing transportation facilities
for It, and doing Its share to develop
, the finest country on earth, ''the land
. where dreams come true."
GOVERNOR'S ACTION
HANGS UP SALARIES
I With the present legal status of Dis
trict Attorney Cameron, of Multnomah
county, In doubt, both he and his dep
uties will have to feogo any advances
on his of their salaries, ana may have
to forego their salaries for awhile, un
less the courts render a decision be
fore October on the subject.
The salaries are paid quarterly and
the next warrant would be due In Oc
tober, but for the purpose of accom
modating the district attorney and his
deputies the state treasurer has fol
lowed the policy of advancing their
salary each month. liable to say
now, however, whether Cameron Is
district attorney hewlll not be able to
make any advances until the court
rules on the subject, and should It not
rule by the time the warrant Is due
then the secretary of state will be In
doubt as to whether he can draw a
warrant.
Steamer I Safe.
Sault Ste Marie, Aug. 30 C. O
Duncan, traffic manager of the com
pany owning the Lakeland, this after
noon denied that the steamer had
gone down as reported. He said a
message from the Lakeland last night
eaid the vessel was due in Port Huron
this afternoon. The Lakeland. Duncan
said, was late In leaving Duluth.
PBimT
Rich (iold riml.
Kamloops, 1). C, Aug. 30.
Kiiniloopa and tho South Cariboo
district are greatly excited over
the discovery of placer gold on
Ixnils Creek, halt a mile from
the Canadian Northern railway
and 30 miles from this city. As a
result R. H. LeRoy, a French-
Canadian cook employed on rail-
wny construction work on the
Northern, who staked 1000 feet
In the richest section of the find,
will presently find himself a rich
man.
CAPITALIST IS
INDICTED FOR
CONSPIRACY
Lawrence, Mass., Aug. 30. That the
indictment of William W Wood, of
Boston, president of the American
Woolen Company, for Implication In
an alleged conspiracy to "plant" dy
namite during the life of the Law
rence strike, will havo a decided ef
fect on the coming murder trial of
Strike Leaders Joseph Ettore and Al
turo Gloxannlttl, was generally be
lieved in legal circles here today.
Counsel for the accused men declared
this afternoon that their clients had
been "Jobbed" and that Anna Laplzzo,
the woman for whose killing they are
held, was in reality killed by a bullet'
fired by a special policeman.
Wood has been active In the prose
cution of both Ettore and Glovannlttl.
The trial of the accused men Is Bet for
November.
Following his release on ball, Wood
gave the following Btatement to the
United Press:
"I am greatly surprised at the action
of the grand Jury. I cannot conceive
what Information has been presented
to connect me In anyway with the so
called plot. I had no connection with
it and this fact will be fully estab
lished at the proper time. Beyond this
I have nothing to say."
On the way to the court room, Wood
stopped and posed for the photogra
phers. He seemed much amused
throughout the proceedings. He de
posited his $5000 ball money from a
huge roll of bills.
Wood asked to be arraigned Imme
diately. He was told he would hate
to wait until others named In the In
dictments were ready to plead.
RUDOLPH PELSTER
PASSES AWAY
Rudolph Pelestor father of Mrs. F.
A. Bohle, died at the home of his
daughter, in this city, at 6:40 p. m.,
Thursday, August 29, 1912, after an
Illness of four weeks, at the age of
82 years, 11 months and 11 days. He
was of German parentage, having
been born In Dlssen, Hanover, Ger
many, September 17, 1829. He Immi
grated to America with his parents In
1840, settling in Missouri, from which
place he moved to Iowa and then to
Nebraska, In which place he resided
until the fall of 1910. He arrived in
Salem October 15, and took up his
residence with his daughter at 401
North Twentieth street, where he has
resided since. He leaves three daugh
ters and two sons: Mrs. F. A. Bohle
and Miss Anna Pelster, of Salem; Mrs.
C. A. Blaue, of Barlow, Oregon; F. W.
Pelster, of Omaha, Neb,, and Frank
Pelster, of Johnstown, Neb.
Funeral announcement will be made
later, as relatives In the East have
not been heard from.
HAIL STORM DAMAGES
NORTHERN WHEAT CROP
DNinen rmi uAsro wiu.
Moose Jaw, Sank., Aug. 30. The
most severe hall storm of the summer
which occurred last night, damaged
the wheat crop to the extent of 33 per
cent Most of the farms are covered
by Insurance. Hall stones as large as
hen's eggs fell. Absence of wind sav
ed a total crop loss.
Some men's Idea of justice Is to get
what they want Instead of what they
deserve.
Train .lumped Track.
Temple, Tex., Aug. 30. Jump-
lug from the truck on a trestle
over a ravine about three miles
north of here today two passen-
gun coaches and tho mall enr of
a northbound Missouri, Kansas
& Texas train plunged Into the
canyon. One man was killed, two
were Injured, and 1.1 others less
seriously hurt.
mis
ACCUSED
Alice Davis, Alleged Wife of
Walter Davis, Charged With
Robbing the Bank of Montre
al Last September.
WHEN $271,000 WAS TAKEN
Mrs. Davis is a Frail, Nervous Woman
Jnst Recovering: From a Nervous
Breakdown, Following Her Arrest
To un Outsider It Seems Prepos
terous That She Could Possibly Have
Hud Anything to Do With the Roll
liery. '
New Westminster, B. C, Aug. 30.
One of the most astounding criminal
charges ever read in any police court
on the American continent was made
against Alice Davis, alleged wife of
Walter Davis, one of the suspects In
the famous Bank of Montreal robbery
case, when the frail, nervous woman
was directly charged this morning In
the local police court, with "breaking
Into and entering the Bank of Mon
treal on September 15. 1911, and steal
ing therefrom the sum of $271,000."
As the remarkable charge under
under which she is being held In jail
was made known to her, the woman,
who has barely recovered from a
breakdown due to the nervous strain
j that she has been under Blnce her
sensational arrest In Toronto, Ont, a
I month ago, and her subsequent trip
. across the continent, gave no sign that
she had heard or seined to realize the
seriousness of Its import.
The charge credits Mrs. Davis with
being one of the most successful bank
robbers in the business, yet to look at
the pale, nervous woman It seemed
remarkable that a woman who cannot
weigh over 140 pounds could be ac
cused of being Implicated In a theft
that Is without parallel in the history
of safe blowing cases.
On request of Counsel D. B. Kerr,
appearing for the crown, a remand of
eight days, until September 7 was
granted without opposition.
There are now three of tho suspects
In connection with the robbery In the
jail here, Charles Dean having appear
ed yesterday and the trial postponed
until September 5. News Is expected
dally In regard to the caso pending
against McNamara, the alleged sus
pect who Is fighting extradition In Du
luth,' Minn., as well as from Detroit
where Martin Powell and Daley M. P.
Lee are also fighting extradition.
INCORPORATE TO BUILD
MEDFOHD TO COAST
With William II. Ooro, W. I. Vawter,
Stewart Patterson, E. G. Burgess, Jr.,
Lincoln McCorinack as Inconiorators
and Its capitalization at $.".0,000, the
Medford & Crescent Railroad company
today filed articles of incorimratlon
with Secretory of State Olcott.
The company Intends to build a road
from Medford to Crescent City, Cali
fornia. It will pass through the towns
of Rueh, Wllderville, Wonder, Taylor,
Klrby, IVerlng and Gasquet.
AH of the Incorporators are Med
ford men and it Is said they Intend to
rush the construction work of the
road.
Cob Pipe to He "It."
(ositkd rnr.su Uisxo wish
Los Angeles, Cat., Aug. 30. Ameri
can women are abandoning the cigar
ette for the pipe, according to Ben
Zahm. pipe manufacturer. He predicts
cobs to be the favorite boudoir smoke
before the end of another year.
COURT 0
4-
Railroad President QulK
El Paso, Tex., Aug. 30.
Thornwcll Kay, nfter 35 years
of service with tho Morgan lines
mid the Ilarrlman system, will
quit as president of the South-
ern Pacific lines east of this city
tomorrow. Fay stated that Ills
rotlroment Is for good. The an-
nouncemont was received with
surnrlse. Fav hns been reeoe-
nlzed as ono of tho strongest ex-
ecutlves on the entire system
and was supposed to be a fix-
ture.
SAY COMPANY
HAS VIOLATED
THE STATE LAW
That tho American Life & Accident
Insurance company, of Portland has
violated the Insurance laws of the
elate by loaning Its assets to Its stock
holders Is the contention of the state
in tho suit brought ngalnst Insurance
Commissioner Ferguson by the com
pany to rostraln him from rovoklng Its
license, and evidence has been Intro
duced before Judgo Galloway In sup
port of that contention which Is to the
effect the company took a $00,000
mortgage from two of Its stockholders.
This mortgage was executed by the
Marleta Realty comany In which L. O.
RalHUia and his wife hold all the stock
save one Bhare. The consideration of
the mortgago was notes taken by the
Insurance company, and as Ralston
and his wife are also stockholders In
the Insurance company It 1b contend
ed that It was a loan of the assets to
stockholders. Such assets, notes and
mortgages, It Is provided by law, can
not be considered by the Insurance
commissioner as assets.
Evidence was also adduced to show
that stockholders of the company had
given notes for stock Instead of cash
and that Is also contended by the attorney-general
to not be in pursuance
of law. Further evidence as to the
effect that D. J. McCallum subscribed
for 2500 shares of the company In
order to enable It to organize, but that
he did not pay for It at the time, but
sold much of the stock on commission.
This afternoon John Richardson,
who made an examination of the as
sets of the company, and on whose re
port the Insurance commissioner sus
pended the license of the company and
would have revoked It had ho not been
will go on the stand. He will be the
last witness for the state, and the
company will then Introduce rebutting
testimony. The company Intends that
Its transactions are In every way legal,
that It has enough aseets to entitle It
to a license, and that the Insurance
commissioner Is not within the law In
suspending Its license and threaten
ing to revoke It.
As the Insurance commissioner Is
determined to revoke the company's
license until assets satisfactory to him
are furnished, and the company Is
confident that those offered meet the
requiiwmenl of tho law the case will
likely go to the supreme court for fin
al adjudication, no matter how Judge
Galloway decides.
PANAMA FAIR ROOSTERS
VISITING THE NORTHWEST
Seattle, Wash., Aug.30. The flying
legion of San Francisco boosters for
the 1S15 exposition, were given the
keys of the city today. They arrived
from Victoria at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, were taken to the Arctic club for
breakfast, and turned loose about the
city In automobiles sight seeing for
the rest of the day.
At noon they dined at the Arctic
club and the afternoon was spent by
the different members In various ways
as guests of the SeaUlo-Tllllkunis and
Ihc chamber of commerce and Ahctlc
club. They leave for Portland at 5
o'clock today.
Won Illur Prizes.
London, Aug. 30. 3. F. Cody, natur
alized Englishman, formerly an Am
erican, won the all-army aeroplane
trials here today, capturing 125,000 In
print.
FFICIALLY RECOGOIZ
ATTORNEY GOVERN flPP
II. M. ESTERLY IS APPOINTED
WALTER S. ASHER IS DEPUTY
CAMERON WILL PUT UP FIGHT
Tom Word, Democratic Candididate for Sheriff, Declines Ap
pointment as Special Offcier Ostensibly Because He Doubt-1
ed If He Would Have Authority to Make Arrests Evans,
Another Candidate, Proved to Have Cold Feet, and Indi
. cations Are Both Are Afraid of the Effects on Their Can-didacies---But
the Governor Stays.
Portland, Or., Aug. 30. Oovernor
West won a substantial victory In his
crusade against vice in Portlnnd todny
when Judge Robert Morrow, sitting In
tho circuit court hero, officially rec
f.gnlzod the governor's appolntoo, H.
M. Ksterly, as district attorney of
Multnomah county, succeeding Oeorgo
J. Cameron, romoved by Oovernor
West. Tho court also recognized Wal
ter S. Asher, appointed today by Kb
terly, as a deputy district attorney.
Cameron, when Informed tho court
had recognized Esterly as district at
torney, declared he would commence
quo wnrranto proceedings against Ks
terly In the circuit court In a final ef
fort to out him from the position of
district attorney.
Tom Word, democratic candidate for
sheriff, appointed by Governor West
as "special agent" for the state in tho
vice campaign today declined the po
sition. He gave as a reason his fear
that he would not have legal authority
to make arrests and that In conse
quence he might face henvy damage
SIlltB.
The grand Jury continued In session
today. Several witnesses wero exam
ined presumably rogardlng tho con
duct of the district attorney's office.
I'ORTLAJiD ROWING CLUB
TO HE HERE SATURDAY
The Portland Rowing club will ar
rive in Salem about fifty strong next
Saturday evening, and will be met at
tho train by the local cauoo club and
extended full professional courtesies.
To show the genuineness of their
welcome, the latter will have auto
trucks waiting at the depot to haul all
the canoes and baggage that the vlslt
toiB may bring. In addition, the Salem
club will have ready a load of fire
wood and kindling for the camp which
the travelers expect to make Just be
low town Saturday night.
The Portland men are planning to
travel light, and to roach Portland In
good time Mondny, Labor day. Sun
day night will be spent In camp near
the town of Sherwood. Clyde Spooner
who has been chosen captain for the
trip, has placed a taboo on the hotels,
and every one of tho bunch will he ex
pected to shnre tho campflre. Tho pad
diers are also exhorted to wear the
official Jersey and cap. A committee
from the Uxa! club has been- appoint
ed to make arrangements for receiving
the visitors.
DEMOCRATS OltUAMZK
TO MANAGE CAMPAIGN
(UNITIII PRRHS l.SAHKD WIRE.
Chicago, Aug. 30 Secretary Davis,
of the democratic national committee,
In charge of headqunrters here, an
nounced todny tho following assist
ants: Senator T. P. (lore, of Oklahoma, to
direct the bureau of organization;
Hi.nator James A. lined, of Missouri;
senatorial bureau; Frank II. Uird, ol
Chicago, chairman of the western fin
ance bureau; E. M. Grossman, Chica
go, assistant treasurer; Congressman
I'urleson, of Texas, speakers bureau;
Judge Martin J. Wade, of Iowa, labor
department, and Dudley Field Malone.
In charge of the bureau of democratic
clubs.
Ku li of the men named" Is to have
full charge of the work connected
with his bureau In the democratic
presidential campaign.
liMiojt (irafton Dead.
IDNITID ritSl I4USIS Win!.
Fond Du Lac, Wis., Aug, 30. Illshop
Charles C. Grafton, head of the Epis
copal diocese for this district, died
here today. He was 82 years old.
TS
Tho following Is a synopsis of tho
mutter up to last night:
Letter directed to Sheriff Stovens,
telling him what his duties are as
sheriff.
Letters directing sheriff and chief ot
police to nsslst "Special Agent" Ton
Word In crusndo.
Announcement by District Attorneys
Cameron that ho will fight for IiIb po
sition by starting quo warranto pro
ceedings today.
Grand Jury takes np Investigation oC
affairs of district attorney's office.
Presiding Judge Morrow announces
he' will be bound by governor's ai
polntment until that action is ques
tioned legally.
AGORfl GAS
RANGES AND
GOOD DREAD
$10.00 reward to the lady ot Salem
who can bake the best loaf of broad,
firing It to our store before Saturday.
August 31, at 2 p. ni. If you don't win,
a prize you are doing something for
charity; bread goes to charitable In
stitutions. First prize (10.00 casb;i
second prize, electric hot point lion;,
third prize, two-burner gas plate, The
bread Is to be Judged by three Judges!
here In our store from 2 p. m. to 4 in
m Saturday August 31.
Don you know that by using Acorn
Gas Ranges you can lower your gas.
bill. The ranges are constructed so
you can economize on your cooking;-
and baking. Salem today has the beat
quality of gus on the coast, That la
you can get more nctual heat out of
one foot of Salem gas than In soimt
cities whore you would have to use
two font to get the samo amount of
heat. With those conditions and our
club plan of buying theso Acorn
ranges, why not Install an Acorn Qua
Range. Here Is the club plan. Como
In and pick out your Gus Range, make
a small deposit and pay a llttto each
month, and we will also teach you
economy In using gas.
Phone us for any particulars ro
gardlng tho baking contest.
Twonty.flve different styles to pick
from.
For Saturday only, $3.00 9-plece
Guornsey Casserole set. brown tint,
consisting of
1 Casserole In nickel framo.
1 mixing bowl
1 pudding dish
(I pottery custard cups.
At $1.10. Do not overlook this.
RAY L. FARMKR HDW. Co.,
Kxcluslve agents for Acorn gas goods.
Successor In hardware department
to Wade, Pearce & Co. Telephone
Main 191.
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