ALL the news that's fit to print honest ed itorials, influenced by neither clique nor corpora-tion---The Capital Journal stands for the people. 36TH YEAR. Lafferty Arranges Politics Jays that the Progressives of Both Parties Will Get together and Conservatives Will Unite Against Them UNITED 1'IIBHS JJCASISD W11IB. Washington, Dec. 5. That the old stnndpat wing of the Republican par ty would merge with the conservative clement In the Democratic party, this force to battle with the allied Pro gressives of both old parties for con trol of the presidential election in 191(1, whs the prediction here today of Congressman A. W. LRfferty (Re publican), Oregon. "I expect Fresldont-elect will prove another Tnft or Cleveland, and that lie will be too conservative, " said Lafferty. "This will result In the amalgamation of the progressive ele ments of the Republican and Demo cratic parties before the next general election. "In my opinion, the Progressive Re publicans In congresss will remain 'regular for a time, hoping that the progressive element within the party will control nominations and Bhape platform declarations from now on. There Is no denying the fact that the Independent progressive movement this year wns composed almost exclu sively of Republicans." Lafferty declared that at least half!agalnst the crop thoJf ,08e money at wmt&mmmm' cw -v-v J(? THE largest circulation irt Salem and it is steadily increasing The Capital Journal affords the very best medium for all advertisers. - Fierce Forest Fli Santa Barbara, Cal, Dec. . Forest fires are furiously sw , Ing the foothills about Sat'- . Barbara today, and grave feair. are felt for the safety uf tbe fashionable suburb of Montoclto. Tho home of V. j, Taple, near Montoclto was destroyed today, Taple and bis family being com- polled to flee for their lives. Colonel Slosson, supervisor of tho reserve, at. the bead of a com- pany of 20 exhausted tire-fighters is being driven slowly toward the ocean. 4, SALEM. OREfift. Tin i),.., . , ...,.,,, uU tMm.lt . FINE FOR FATHER I 14. . .i " - Will Dump Onions in the River ON IOSS AND POTATOES A 1)1110 OS THE MAKKET-5,(KI0 1US1I. KLS OF THE rOMIKK TO HE DUMPED IS THE RIVER Stockton, Cal., Dec. 5 Probably 50 000 sacks of onions grown In San Joaquin county will be thrown Into the river this year, largely account of the present low prices. Local grow ers and commission men defend this action by declaring that the yield has been exceptionally heavy, and that there Is 'an unusual amount of culls. Growers are offered from 30 to GO cents per sack, according to quality. They state that It costs them 10 cents a sack to dig them and that when rent and cost of production is charged of the Republican congressmen Just elected were progressives, but he did not expect them to support Represen tative Mann, of Illinois for minority leader next session. He predicted they wild vote for some recognized Pro gressive Republican leader. "I look for the elimination of the standpnt wing of the Republican par ty," he added, "and a division of the country between the Progressive ele ment of both parties on one side and the conservative factions on the other. This condition Is certain to come be fore the 1916 election." INSANE CHINAMAN COMMITS SUICIDE After climbing from the basement of the insane asylum to the top story through the linen chute, Ah Fook, a Chinese Inmate, last night committed suicide by attaching one end of a bedspread to an automatic sprinkler tube, tying the other end about his SO cents. Only the culls or unmarket able portion, they declare, Is being thrown overboard. Between 30 and 50 carloads of po tatoes per day are being dug in the Island district. Tubers are quoted at from 40 to 80 cents per sack, accord ing to quality. Growers declare that thousands of acres of spuds would not be dug. Washington Is Discussing the Road Problem WH ALL If NEEDS tS PftESUNflT'77) 1 mm m Mmimmm..,, ; Crtr In Nxv York Pratt. I ' It l'lil,u(lil,IHid. New York, lhv. ,Y- l"dw a-d It. Ilai rlman. r.-iiro i.I inagmiii', left an estate valued m pUMv nmn otm.iHHi. much f,i,;ii,.r than was at llr-.i exjsvte,' : .-,-i.f.t mi;; to nl ouVi-il ,if llio m.i.o ,,,u. irouor a olllce here t. Sim e 1 Uirrlir. .m'rt u the e-U.ile has been pr.iisil. vv huh u now Tin1 Vii I . i n:it vv l.'.iul 'ia. .tl In r.ie'.i under up. !elt 1,1 en tile fortune In liih widow. Decision Is Cause of Worrj UNITED I'llEHS LEASED WIIIE. San Francisco, Dec. 0. Southern Pacific railroad interests likely to be affected by tho supremo court's mer ger decision Is the subject of dally conferences hero today between Wil liam Sproulo, the company's president, and Vice-President E. K. Calvin and Vice-President William F. Ilerrln. The most important matter under consideration is tho question of whether there is any way of the South ern Pacific still retaining its distribut ing system if the Union Pacific ac quires the Central Pacflc from Ogden to Sacramento and the old Central California from Sacramento to Oak land. The officials, It Is said are try ing to devise some means whereby the Union Pacific would be enabled to ac quire merely the Ogden-Oakland main line, leaving tho other branches for distribution purposes. Siiroule, Calvin and Herrin will leave early next week to attend the conference of Harrlman . officials at Salt Lake. DEPUTY SHERIFF ESCH GOES At'TKK FltlSONKIt UNITED 1'HCKS IJ54SEI) WIIUS.1 Deputy Sheriff William Ksch left this morning for Portland, where he will take charge of S. A. Wesicott, who stands charged in the justice of the peace court here with the crime of lar ceny by bailee. According to tho complaint now on file with Justice Webster, Westcott Is charged with collecting and convert ing to his own use $ir,0 which Is al leged to belong to the Loyal Order of Moose. Acting upon notice sent by the sheriff's office, the Portland authori ties arrested Westcott, and he is now being held In the metropolis, pending the arrival of Deputy Eseh, who is to take him In charge. POSITIVE TESTIMONY AGAINST ARC HBALI) UNITED TUBUS IJJABED W1IIB.1 Washington. Dec. 5. When the trial In the senate of Judge Robert W, UNITED 1'IIICSS IJ5A8ED WIRE. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 5. With John P. Hartman, of Seattle, practically slated for election as president of the Good Roads association, and1 North neck and leaping from the top of the .yakmia or Spokane as the place for ' Archbal d, of the commerce court, h'"e. , meeting next year, the state good charged with misconduct In office, Ah Pook'was 49 years old. He was roa(s 03nventioiL got down to business wn8 reBunied today, Edward W. Wll commltted to the asylum from Multno- toiayt an(j igan wrestling with the am9 0f Dunmore, Pa., continued his inah county March 14, 1911, his com- problem anQ- how and where to con- j testimony of Archbald's alleged part Tiilttnent being his second In the Ore- gtruct the good roada wanted. nershlp with htm In the pucrhase of a gon asylum. The coroner has lnvestl- Very vgoroll8 opposition developed ! cum pne near Scranton. The witness gated the case, and pronounced tho rlght ftt the gtart agalnst a big blan-L n8 cros-examined by Congressman death of Ah Fook as self-inflicted. . . bon( ,sglle to creale a fund of mil- Webb, of North Carolina. lions. While some ravoreu a e Williams reiuuiuuuj uw scheme of road building with a big Archbald drew up an agreement for fund, It is going to have a hard fight an option on the Katydid culm bank, In the sale oi wmni, u '"ft'". hnnsting hdil a half interest. Areh- seauie aim iinvv" .- - , , . fnr th east and west highway UM watched Williams closely through through Snoqualmle pass, but opposed out i,B testimony to this scheme Is a big element i.om inland empire cities, wno Dave Had a System. UNITED rilEHH lJAHtl WIDE Portland, Ore., Dec. 1 Cluuda Vitus and L. L. Adosx "fran'ied up" a poker game on Dave Iludshaw, a simple look ing Canadian. Dave had a system of his own, with the result that the oth ers "squealed" to the police. All were arrested. He Indorses the Journal's Contention Clements Confesses the Crime I'MIKII 1'lirsH IJiAHI'.n WIIIK 1 Redding. Cal., Dec. .I. The fate of William K. Clements, on trial hcii' for the allegi-d murder of William C. I.au dls, prolmlily will be in the hands of the jury Hatun.ay. The stale rested Its case at the morning session today, and the defense begun presnitatlun of evidence without delay. Clement's confession was admitted as evidence lain yesterday, and read to tho Jury. "I did tho Job," It said, "and I don't feel ashamed, either. Of course, I nm sorry, hut I can't help that. I know my mother was murdered, and that Uuidls did It. That's why 1 killed him. I am guilty rnd hiii willing to acknowledge It. I don't want to see any Innocent man punished for what 1 did." Clement's confession exonerates Dun A. Thompson and Marcus A. (Iilffltb, alleged accomplices, who also are held awaiting trial fur the murder of Ijindls, Journal Printed Message (IM.Y PW'I'lt IN THE sun:. SO F A II AS KNOWN. I'll I'lil VI Til tiik riii siii:vrs ni.sswa: i I I I I -TWO I'tliKS OF IT. The .loimiul takes a Just pi id In having primed the president's mcHhiige in full, yesterday, It being the only paper Is Hie state so far as It Minns, that ihd so. Itealllug the vast liu porlanee of this mcsNiige, the Journal oiiie time ago made ui'iangenieutH for i-.ettiiig the full Nn'ssage, and printed t III full It Is mm able document and well worthy of piiiiB.il mid study, fur It Is educational In a wav. giving a l"'P insight Into tin' country's II- llull and Heeds. While many uiifnrtiinalely lake little Interest In this class of rinding, the Capital Journal Is highly gratlllisl by the numerous warm coiiiinendailoin It has received for Its enterprising spirit. It Is the aim of the now ovv tiers of the .'ournal to malic It as gixsl n paper. a i lie of Its sl.e i nn he mad", ami moth er money nor effort will lx Hps nil In leaking It the wry best newspaper p sslhle. To this end "news" Is print ed uncilorl, and ihls wlu iher t Is of the pcdlllcal kind of olherwl:s. Try the Journal for a month and you will not again be without It, for you can rely on Its news being correct, every time. Aim v woman ins SI, KIT l.'ll IIOI Its I'NITEII IIII.SS l.t.VSiai WIIIE.) Washington, Dec. 5. Infereutlally scoring the promiscuous granting of 'j,n. valuable water rights to private Inter ests and Insisting that the taxpayers should get the IxMieflt of them, Sec retary of War Henry L. Stlmson ad dressed the National Rivers and Har bors congress hero today. Senator Miles Polndexter, of Wash ington, Is scheduled to deliver an ad dress before the congress tills afternoon. Amity, Or., Dec whose liolno 5.- Mrs. J It. Mar ls at Corvallls, Is The Robbing of Millionaires Not Profitable want MANAGER'S CORNER. In Which the Paper Exchanges for endorsement. Confidences With the People. Hy J.-1V. M'lXTUKFF, Circulation Malinger. A simple little story, but one which (J r0(l()8 C0Mtructed first from the well illustrates the way in which The tra(e centerB 0t Into the snrround- Capltal Journal subscription list is country. growing by leaps and bounds, was Th(j pacf0 highway scheme, from told to the circulation "manager this njaIne t0 Vancouver, seems to be gn- morning by Mrs. C. E. Whitney, who eraly favored, especially by Wes'ern lives at 2379 Elm street. ' Washington delegates. Mrs. Whitney stated that for years POUCH sriiliF.ST TIIK IIIKK UK KKTI HM It Mill asleep, after having been In that condition for more than inn hours ,chi was stricken last Friday mid vhlle talking with members of the, femlly In whose homo she wan visiting I hern, seemed to go fast aHleop in vvlial v,as suppos.d to Ix- natural slumber, j When at bedtime she had not. aroused ( anil efforts to awaken h'T iirnvul fu-; ... a-.- ... ..II If. I I Ince "ooui f I- , in an. in- ii-ii no,:-i Icsiri.i, niiLHs i.r.sn won I'aHiiilenii, Cal., Dec fi Itolihllig inllllonalre's liinno i an be . perilled rattier as a sport than a ralnfiil tall big, If the oxpeilencn of a I'Uiglar wl ul'i'd John II Miller's home here early today Is a fair sample. Tim burglar found f I lu one panto inn! ).! ,17 In anollier, and .iilier loot, con sisted of half a do,:eii slick pins wonli woman, Is tin mi. I A I -i-i - she had been taking other papers, but (JHF.EC E FK.'IiTINC . heeame dissatisfied, and determined Tl'HKEY SINUl.r. IIA-M 'o try The Capital Journal, sending; in her subscription the first of the 1 bmitud im.kss i.kas.'. vvn.. 'eek. She was so pleased with the j Constantinople. Dec a i . l.''P'-r in general, and the way it was dally announc-d j're ..' ' 1)((W(.(, delivered In particular, that she in- state of war still pPCt(,! dmed her nelirhliors. Mrs. Sadie Smith Greece and Turkej. ami Mrs. W. J. HaKedorn, to also sub- that Greece wll ca'' '""j , rlbe. Now all three are more than ress of Janina and tne s . f , a,,,,.' . fcsed with the newsy columns and within a few days and th - J d -1, attractive advRrtb,en,Pnts of the pa- George will be w.lling to sua ' von.an. Por. and are confident that all their tilities and sign a SP."jl' , ,.,, 'rlends and neighbors will soon be , after which Gr,,cee nPgotlatioi:s to lasinc Tho Can tal Journal, onivm . in arc i" Peoples best paper. be held In London. iroum, , .,,,! -il.e. Johnny best Northwest M'oniail Suicide Ideiilifled. (l-NITKll CIIESS I.KARII) WIIIK.) Cleveland. O.. Dec. r,.-Practically certain Identification of the dead wo man wlio commitled suicide In Wade park here yesterday by taking pol-.on was "iade today. It Is believed she vas Mrs- O. N. KlepP"!. of Watertown, vhn former;' llveu m i-o . il S.m Francisco and returned i .1 A ,.,-, ,ui. r the death or tier du.iimi.u. ' v;r',. !.'"!' Ilaekus. of Watertown. III iirriv !,cre uu.s unci i. .. ! ),.,,. ; i.p ntliioatlim I'ton. ,:lai:,ie advices describing 1h" i. - O L-.ir.. 1 i - i;aciui im de -, d IcM'-r receipt from r'an ,,, o .!., r 1'!. Ifl-. i'1'1" jd"ntl!'":itlon of the il is win: foiii.oi I II I M iX. v V Contnrv to the ec-neral policy the local police force I which is to g"t,ouie will In their man. and cinch him, If posslblel tills paper has been authorized to stale that imhfls the person who stole a U C(1" from the, porch of the resi dence of W. C. Maxwell, ,,n Soul li Commercial mre.-t, returns the same! within a v tv .;iiort Mine, trouble will ' res. ;!l of tii" nio.it embarrassing natuie f to .lie paitlei; dlP-i tly Interested. Ia. flflic r I'.iukhard' declared this morn- j , C.. scent bicycle had been , Poiioned'' from the itbox I ,i,i. f, and that In 'be vet: ,;i or s- ins desired to savi he e-pTIS" of pioseciltll'g :.. f ihM b returned at It.' tile, a physician was summon that time every known treatment, lias I n tried wHIiou' .my effwt lllllevel Attending pliyslei.ui.-. are at a loss lo I know wbai the real cause of the all ! pa nt. Is and i annot say wjuil tin out mi: t int i mm im i: punts on a lull tor, and Hu so an. lie line pliologinplied. 'I lie Intruder a dlscoveled blfol' lip had finisli.-d Ills lunula, bill is :i a-d Miller IS pi l-li' of III" ; ,M'loT:l ('alifniiila Kill' on ini, .inv and n l I II' H t'li'ii pi;.'. ' I Love that Ended in a Murder Woman in the Case Said It Was a Case of Suicide but the Man Who Is lljing Says She Shot llim San Francisco, lice. .1 While Inti mating that Hubert J Wldney, it U Angeles real estule broker, lio was but In the abdomen here hist night In the npiirlincnls of Vivian Vale, cbo- rur girl, formerly the wife of William C Lyons, of IVnver. was iiccldenliillv snot, the wonuiu tislay suppllitl reiutm of leiteis and telegrams from Wldney which Indicate that the broker may I ave tl'lisl suicide. Wldney, who Is sllll at. the point of dialh lu a hx-al lii'spltnl, refusm to discuss whiil bappciieil bi-fom the pis tol craekcil. The I.). 'lis woman main tains her Innocence and divhircs Wld ney eMUieralisI her before be was tak- II to Ilia hospllal. llctvvcril the two the pollen are pu.led. They lire bdd- lui: Hie woinan hut so far no cliargn lias been placed agalnM her. Wldney was vlsiliil today by his v lie and mother who came from los ngces when they hivird he was shot. I bey remained only a few moiueiitt end then went to the hull f Mrs. in to C. Jeslcn II sister of Wlillloy'll wife. 'She shot me. The first thing I I new the pistol was against me." This. Mrs Wldney says, her hit blind told her today as lie lay lialf ili llrlous on bis hospllal cot. The wlfn declares Hr .loslen was Informed tiy Wldney thai Mrs. Lyons, lifter tbs first bulli-t went borne, aileinplisl to fire s second shot, hut that be had wrested the vv ci poll from her before, slm ciiuld do HO. Never lu all the lilnlory of langliil riimaiice which have been bared to the world in San Francisco has tln-rn been it nwii where more fervor wait packed Into letters and teli-giiinm than Wlitucy crowded lnt his. Sonni of the biters are ton fainlllar In Isnr piiblli alliill. but. even the lelegnuns, I leading, begging, Imploring f"f 'bit love of the Woman who want. si to bleak away are so strenuous that the wires unlet have wanned when they 1 uasci! over lleaittlfiil and petite, I be Lyons wir ii. nil was appar'Uilly tho enter of .Wldiiey's life, and lie was willing and I noxious l lose all for her. Most of 1,1 I loll, ', vvete idctled "V. I A. II" ' Which Hie gill savs Indicate "Violet ! II il i , I e ,oU Hob " j And the gil l, Il ongli guarded by Hie ' i. In e, I 1 ploml of II' I' . ..ll'pieit. Sim j i' ad" no olijo. In.n In Wldney'H letler-i 1 1 1 ing l.ik. n bv the pf ' tmlay and j I hoi ! flllly olli 'll red III II S' lei Hull of I hi go pholm In w lib h her r,m n.s r. i'! oil In Ing t.ili' ii for I' l'iedne. 1.1,11 . ;,,.. i, III'' I' x 1, 11,1' i, found will II 1 1,, r i Ill Hie lioli I S,.l r. nlo, w In i , i , ii',i'iii; ie , on '!, '! si' lo d ,ii" ,0 0 ,i i ,,f b, r n ,1 n. 1 1 - I I'-Mini fin ss infin, woe I Taeoii a, Wash . I h e T, - Ii-'. '-H" -I and others puzzled ami i,' H' I" d ys-tei-.lny for W. A. Uld'bHk. who, ,!; Wife lflirl:,K 'b 'I'-I'MI I 'liolll ll I t 'I' parti il f-., ii W iillu W'li ll,i three we. bs I' I , 1 1 lag I" Mafke Sllll, I I'l 1 ii Hail- I '" ,en hlold, "f A ' It I a ',,,1 I i.i' i , ,i-f. n I'eai e. i. isr I i, n M'nl a r I i, 'bu "d ' ... . I f..r a , ., n.i , b,r , I! ,,t Oil" i.I urtl He ' I., oil III I ',! lol.he I lell II I.. I ',,. l-dl'.l , I.P, I:., I .11 .ill.l '.II b. I In ...I ,1 I f'.UII'l .wily i I II, ,u III I-,.. ,. r u ir i ,. r, 1 .1 ,1. 'I ing- that stolen "o leeiiHonei the per.-' !he city tho 'a ; 'lli.-O a lib heat d "! !jr"'i.'ht In a r.datlv. Moil!, c IV, Jl bv a p ind In Irol not -lot lll'IS l'H"l ci iiii.iiii' i., ;. , !., '".ie V. hit I e ,1 boot t'd" (lead istcr , lle.'I'l b 'lie !!,. b, , And ; ,t V Ie' I'.:.- I- MM Hi alelH llli'iil pi'l .Hi d. II ,'..1 , ,, .. '. be 1 .Mid -,., ,., I e,, v.. l ..' I - b,0'.. .- ii '. 'i i ' , , 1 I : I s f ' .,' ' f "i'i ,,.,.. ,,(,,. . . . ' , Ii i , . i . .,..! .,!., .. I I '. .I'll'.'' I K W A Featherweight Flt'lit. sen w air I best paper. This comlltlon mentioned In one locality Is actually taking place in many parts of the city dally. The peo ple of the suburbs are sending In pe t'tlons to have the paper delivered by carriers, and arrangements are being made to accommodate them. One 'arge route was established In Sil Vfrton a couple of weeks ago, and is Kfowing steadily. Others are to follow. CSTTIII WKS Clevela: d. O., I)'"'. against Kill tni" Mr. H. known nop i-or a -"-Johnny Ian- fe, thewelgl t today an J. T,.. ..I II. ('ilbcrwn .-a- r,,,Hv,d r.ilbertson. one or .ne . ,.r0I1,0ter T. Vnrt IW-SI oftcr Ol ,n l" .a-.rv x,,.rar, V. Of I'S AnU-s. ine. uhose home was In Aurora, ,9 t0 1 either WaKhmg- suddenly yesterday . "frolll ,,n, hirt,,ay or March 17. H .. ex- Belvedere hole, .i ;" , rctl that KIlbi.no wn i" h.n,nrrhane of the lung-- lb- came i u,i,rstood. will a Aurora. " 'stay on the Pacific coast, leaves an estate valued at i Aid that si left 1,1 for wli-',.-' Patrick Sing Sint' Votk, w is A'tn:i ill' I':. i Hire was !" r HT a '1'iar el that she !.;"! na.' I' 1 -at loll ( Iniiii lli'c Mllll'. j , - u isiai w no 1 c ,V !"' 'a , iallli '.be !,!'!". Mh IHf,e of Tv iiiuri.'r A;!"-.' . Hi pardoned f' ' v.-fior I'ix, '. N he-e todav bv M X She i;-,re;te. tle'l' jK ,',, ,-. (!;-,' he left : j ' i 1 r fa'b'-r. and r In ii "I of him at'aiti i ' Ate ll'h liS I'1 p ,, (...nil I I -Mil. Tlx' i h' ,t h' 'l' ,'., IS Spl'lc arrange his rrvirr Poi'.a-al. "' Marr.ifl wai.t'") iv i.udly. 1 1 h'. ch'-'-king a' mpts don't t ll.nl heck Stilt. ns iASr.i. wtsr I ... i c, y 8.it "f (dothes nn-t- di.-w out Jl ' "i nt of 'J cen'l '( hecK come you," the Judge 'P I-I."'- I, ,..f! 1 Ie -t. : -.1 I I,, i ,1, I I' Ion '','' I la-' f roa-ar k d. A not . i"-r'" nature Is dlsr.' of r: any won '-a candidate. I. IT I .'I "' ell III '''' ot,-lh H 'o g', t ..-,! i h II. -a I Ol .1.1 lllxi. I It ., , I , , .,. I , I 1. ' ' I V '-I'' " ' ' i . I.I . f V ' ' 'Ml 1 h.r- ' ,1,, ... '. ' ' '" h. : ,I.m :.d -".'' - ' ' 'I'" ..-.', r'e" II' I I .-1,1 . - l K.