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Newspaper Page TextA The Best Newspaper in Salem. The Capital Jour nal gives today's news today. The Best Advertising in Salem. The Capital Journal advertis ing brings results. 36TH YEAR. shem, Oregon, Tuesday, January 21, wis. price TWO CENTS 1 1 I , I ' Gains Is Hot in the Neckpiece Accuses Councilmen Minton and Jones of Underhand WorkDoesn't Want Job, Only Charges Disproved "Councilman Minton deliberately llod when he made the assertion be fore the council last night "that I mado a statement to him to the ef fect that tho saloon men were fight ing nio and trying to prevent my elec tion as an officer of Salem, and It Is now up tho alderman from the Fifth ward to bring those men who made these charges ngalnst mo to him, or he will bo held to answer them." i This was the heated statement mado today by cx-Officor Wilbur Gains, whllo discussing the action tho coun cil last nlgltit In defeating him for a position and throwing down the rec- ominendatlons mado by Chief of Po- . llce Shedeck. That there will be some serious results from the statements and charges preforrod against the for mer pfflccr, Is almost assured, as Mr. Gains declared vehemently that I someone has got to answer for tho ! charges ' made and that if they do sot, tilings will bo humming in this city before long. Alleges Underhanded Work. In speaking further of the affair last night, Mr. Gains said: "There has been undorhandod work from the start to the finish on tho part of Councilmen Minton and Jones, Minton was given an affidavit which was supposed to clear me of recent charges made relative to my connec tion with an' affair in tho courts in Polk county. Ho played tho small man in this matter by accreting that affidavit and refusing to present It to the members of the council. If that is not dirty, why not? "Why, Mlnto committed himself to falsehoods in saying I made any statement to him whatvor Is ample proof that he is playing an under handed trick. Why don't ho como through with tho names of tho men -who gave him all his information? Ho is afraid to or ho can't, ona or tho othor. Nevertheless, that council man will answer to me for these charges If ha falls to bring his in formers up, and I promise you there will bo a certain councilman in Sa lem placed in a very .awkward posi tion before I got through. "If tho members of tho council did rot want me to servo as 'an officer, -why didn't they simply vote to dis charge mo instead of making all of these false charges? Minton and Jones plnyed their part. In the affair like a couple of very, vory sinU men, and I can't seo any roason for tliera to rake up a bunch of lies Just to accom plish such a small purpose. Siiti Another Llur- on Record. "Of all tho pack of lies V ever heard, those statements made .by the woman I and Chief Frank Shedeck took off tho Oregon Eloctrlo are the limit. That woman declares in her letter that wo Injured her auklo and bruised her while taking hor from tho car. That Is absolutely untrue. Tho claim agent and tho conductor of tho Oregon Electric telephoned to tho station and requested tho sorvlcog of an officer to eject a lady passen ger who refused to pay her faro. Myself and Frank Bhedock were as signed to the case. When wo arrived wo found tho lady In question raving and giving tho officials of the rood fits. 1 attempted to talk her out of hor anger, but sho only argued tho more, I nnd Shedeck then took hold of her nnd sho bognn scratching. kicking and fighting with all hor might. Now lim't It a plausible state ment to niako saying we handled hor roughly whott bIio was "but a mere little womnn and Wh of us fairly good-slztd and strong men? In re moving her. from tho car she kicked us on the shins and tried her vory best to Injure us In some manner, but any man who cannot overpower a woman without Injuring hor Is a mighty poor specimen, in my opinion. "W ejected her safely and without roughness and her statement that w (Continued on page 6.) t EIGHT HURT IX WRECK. Wynard, Bask., Jan. 21 Eight persons were seriously Injured, none of them fatally, when C. P. R. passenger train No. 52, Groat West Express, eastbound, struck a broken rail at tills point at 5 o'clock lost evening. Tho sleepers and din- Ing car plunged down an em bankment while the baggage and express cars and the en- glno remained on the track. Fire broko out, which was ex- tlngulshed by the use of snow and milk. Are Giving Prisoners a Dirty Deal UNITED I'UEBS LEASED WI1II9. Chicago, Jan. 21. Formal rejection of the bonds offered for the release of 1 13, A. Cluncyt, of San Francisco, one of the 33 union men sentenced to tho federal prison at Fort Leavenworth for dynamite conspiracy, was entered here today by Judge llaxter In the United States circuit court of appeals. TMila mnnna Hint flnnpu'it pnlnnan will , , , ,.,.. , be delayed at least two weeks. The court ruled that the bonds were not acceptable, because the libality of the bondsmen was limited by stipula tion, whereas tho original ruling on tho writ of supersedeas demanded un limited liability from each bondsman on every bond The surety of Clancy will be returned to San Francisco and changed. A Free Trader Elected. UNHID PRESS IJJA8ED WML Melbourne, Jan. 21. Hon. Joseph Cook, pronounced free trader, has been elected loader of the liberal par ty to succoed Hon. Alfred Deakln, who recently resigned. The appointment was made at a spe cial conference of the opposition, when it was stipulated that the present oommonwealth tariff should me main tained. Trying to Keep off the Jury UNITED rmm UAIID Will. Los Angolcs, Cal Jan. 21. Excuses varying from a proposed world tour to the necessity of working on a ranch to offset financial deficits resulting from tho recent orange freeze In South orn California were offorcd today by prospective Jurors to try Clarence parrow on a charge of bribing Robert F. Bain, a McNamara Juror. Darrow personally! queried seveal of tho talesmen, paying particular at tention to their opinions in regard to union labor. Flanked by Earl Rogers, he won his flat tilt with Dlstict At torney Fredericks, when ho challenged Joseph Venable, of Glondalo, who as serted that he could not give the de fendant a fair trial. The prosecution roslstod, but Judge Conley excused the talesman, after de claring that no Juror whoso opinion was already formed, whether or not ho could give the defendant a fair trial would .be accepted. ATTORNEY LEWIS E. RAUCH DIES AT MONROVIA, CAL After a lingering Illness of tuber culosis, Attorney Louis E. Ranch, of Portland, but a former well known resident of Sllverton, died Saturdny at Monrovia, California Attorney Ranch was a graduate of Wlllamot'e University and attended tho University of Michigan for sev eral years. Ho practiced before the Marlon county bar with his partner, F. S. Selin, and has a host of friends In this city who will greatly regret his passing. When but ton years old, Attorney Ranch was left mo'horlesB and since that tlmo had studied nnd worked hard and finally attained tho distinc tion of being one of the most able lawyers In the state. The deceased leaves a widow. He married Miss Gertrude Fuller, of Ann Arbor, Mich., In 1007. Tho remains will be brought to Portland for Interment Generous With the City Coin It Raised City Attorney's Salary Already Large for the Work4Iinton Pats His Finger on the Rotten Spot Over the solo but strenuous protest of Alderman Minton of tho Fifth ward tho city council last night voted to ralBo tho salary of City Attorney R. K. Page from $1200 to $1500 a year. Mluton's protest camo as a minority report of the Ways and Means com mittee. Tho saino committee reported un favorably on the move to Increase tho salary of City Treasurer Crossan from $!)00 to $1000, but as a result of a debate led by Alderman Hatch, tho report was defeated and tho sal ary of the treasurer raised. Aldermen Rlgdon and Minton tan gled hotly in the discussion following the reports. Rlgdon charged Minton with inconsistency, saying that he had agreed in tho report. "I don't like to criticize any mem ber of the committee," said Rlgdon, "but If It has to be done we might as well begin right at the first of tho year. Minton agreed with the rest of the committee and now wo find that he has turned a double somersault" Mlnton's eyes flashed. "If the alderman wants to scrap we will start in right now. I have never agreed with Mr. Rlgdon In this report. Ho knows that Rlgdon came to my offlco about the matter. I told him I was not entirely favorable to the report and that there were some tilings I did not understand. "I went to tho office of the city attorney and he said he was glad I had seen fit to concur in tho report I asked him what report he was talk ing about" Says He Jumbled. "Mr. Minton lias jumblod three meetings Into one," , declared Rlgdon. "It is a candid fact that we had meetings. Mr. Minton admits that I come to his office, but denied that we had had meetings. I am a much smaller man than Mr. Minton, but I can talk Just as loud." Minton was loudly applauded by the audience at tho end of his next speech. Tho matter of raising salaries is not a new ono to any of us," he said. 'It is truo In tho church and tt is true in the state that wo have ralsod the salaries of officials and that we are not getting any better service than ever before. Tho last thing we ought to do is to raise tho salary of a man whllo he Is In office. He know what the salary was when he ran for tho office. If It was not high enough why did ho take tho nomination." Ho Is Not Necessary. Minton drew a contrast between the offlco of tho city attorney and the street swoopors. "We have men working on the streets," snld he, "who 'are an abso lute necessity to the community. We have to have them to sweep up the trash to keep down typhoid fever and smallK)X. Who ever heard of any one coming and asking that their sal arlos bo raised? And yet wo cannot do without them. Why should raise. the salary of the city attorney, who makes good money on outsldo work when wo do not need him nt all. If we are going to pay a big salary for tho office let us glvo him hendqunr tors In the city hall and designate that he shall attend to city business only." Page Net Heard. Minton sat down and Jonos called for City Attorney Pago. "I do not rare to answer tho ar gument," Bnld Mr. Pago. "I am will ing to leave It with the councilmen." The voto was taken and tho minor ity report foted down. Tho remainder of tho session was of routine matter. Tho annual re port of tho city treasurer was ac cepted. 11. J. DnollUlo, representing the Portland cement manufacturers and tho American society of civil engin eers, appeared before the council and gave a talk on the merits of cement. Mr, Doollttle has made arrangements (Continued on pa 8.) HTSRAND IS ALARMED. New York, Jan. 21 Professor William Mansfield, head of the college of pharmacy at Colum bia University, was greatly alarmed today over reports that Mrs. Mansfield had dlsapieared from Salo, on Lake Garda. "My wife has been traveling in Europe," said Professor Mansfield. "The last I heard from her was four days ago. I knew she expected to go to Italy, but had heard nothing of her disappearance until today." American Woman Is Missing UNITED rilESS LEASED WIHB. Rome, Jan. 21. Italian authorities continued today their investigation in to the disappearance from Salo, on Lake Garda, of Mrs. William Mans field, of New York, wife of Professor Mansfield, head of the college of phar macy at Columbia University. A re port that Mrs. Mansfield was seen at Venice was run down today, but proved unfounded. Reports that brigands kidnaped tho women are unconfirmed, but the po lice insist that Professor Mansfield, at Now York, will soon receive a demand for ransom. The police have searched both the Austrian and Italian fron tiers without success Mrs. Mansfield was a guest at tho Hotel Victoria hero until a week ago, when she started for Northern Italy. She reached Salo safely, where all traces of her was lost. Railroad lias Hard Fight UNITED MESS XJDASHD WlBH.l Everett, Wash., Jan. 21. With snow falling in the Cascade mountains again, the . Great Northern is keeping its main line over the Bummit open with difficulty. Trains are running behind their schedule owing to delay In both Rockies and Coast range. Another Rich Strike in Nevada Reno, Nev., Jan, 21 High grade gold ore in large quantities on the top of a 7,500-foot mountain near Lovelock, Nov., discovered by Joseph P. Nenssol, Is today causing a rush of hundreds of prospectors to tho sjiot. Tho vein Is of unknown length, Ac- tive exploration will not be conducted until the woathor is more favorable, It Is bollove tho vein crosscuts tho North American and South Amor- lean canyons, which have produced $20,000,000 In gold In tho last forty years. Rivers Not Rising Much. Thanks to a cold rain and a slight- appropriation of 130,000 fr uw ly moderated south breeze, the river t"uro1 will bo bottom farmers In the valley will not tlle mmt u"l,", " nlfl ever bo compelled to flee to tho highlands octI IIo plans to have tho logs this time, as tho old Willamette is from wWch 11 Ih ,,m(1 ftl1 fr,ml f,-d but normally by tho snow water forwi, of thl8 8,"t"- ' and there Is very little prospects for bo a nl,,",M'r ,,f ,r wllh c1" elthor any great amount of rain or v,lt,,r w'rvkc' An orvatory will be snow In tho future, or at leant, until 1fllU'a llt t'" t""- tho present fall Is cleared from tho Trjlnir 'to Uii-.Merge, ground, dnitkh vukhh i.hah:m whir Tho only streams making any fuss New York, Jan. 21. To confer with noticeable are the small ones. Kven Altornoy-Genernl Wlrkershnm re- tho Santlam, which generally goos on a rampago over a light shower, Is flowing along peacefully. Had a Robert S. Lovctt, chairman of the ex ohlnook blown over this district ac- ocutlve committee of the Union l'a compnnled by a warm mil., the Wll- clfln. loaves here tonight for Wimhlng- lama'to would have been up to tho highest water mark In a short time, according to tho rlvermon. There Is still about a foot of snow covering tho Polk county hills, nnd tho farmers In that vicinity aro pleased on account of the nleo pro- teetlon of the lantl from probable freezes nnd tho moisture It Is soak- Ing up. Edith Hack Trucked. UNITED riUINS IJIANHD Willi. 1 New York, Jan. 21. Suit for $100,- (Inpso of tho Mooso ljdge hall here tu 000 damages against Dean L Weaver, day, and A. L. McOlmila, owner of the bank clork, based on alleged defama- building had a nnrrow escape when tory remarks, has today been with drawn by Edith Taliaferro, ths act rsts. ' iliscovers a Joker in the Lease Secretary of the Interior, Fisher Cancels Leases in Oklahoma for 800,000 Acres, on Account of Eraud united puehs liased wiiib. Washington, Jan. 21. In defenso of his order cancelling proinsed Icasscs on 800,000 acres of oil lands In the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher appeared today before tho house committee on Indian affairs. Flshor and Assistant Secretary Adams questioned at length C. J. Leahy, ut- torney for tho ousted Osago Indian chiefs. Leahy admitted ho and two cousins were rolated by marriage to the by great railroads and steamship com Osages, and would have an' interest lu 1 panics, operate a lino of stemshlps the assignment of one of tho leases, from now York to Sn Francisco upon for more than 200,000 acres, to the completion of the canal Is tho declara Uncle Sam Oil company. He stated tlon in a Joint resolution introduced Fisher had sent out secret service today by Senator Camlnettl, which agents to Oklahoma, and Fisher re-1 calls upon congress to extend tho fod plled that tho federal district attor- oral line, which now runs as far as ney in Oklahoma was in possession of Colon. the reports of the secret servlco men, to be used In possible prosecutions. Lehy admitted that Uncle Sam com- pany and three other lessees agreed to divide up the Osage oil territory with the statement: "We agree to the Uncle Sam company having the bettor acting in concert with tho trans part of the territory." 'continental railroads on the other, and Secretary Fisher intimated that thus, to a great extent, restore tho prosecution of certain persons inter- unfavorable conditions that will In tho ested in the leases is pending. CAPITAL JOURNAL STORY MAY LEAD TO IDENTIFICATION . . An unknown gentleman called at . , , , . the police stailon hero yesterday and ' , , . ... , requosted more Information in regard , , ... . . . . to the letter received by the Chief of Police from the officials of the Los Angeles prosecuting attorney and published In Tho Capital Journal, stat - ing tnoy nolo for luentincauon thei head, left hand and right leg of a man supposed to have boen murdered and tho owner of a watch which was thought to have boen repaired In Sa lem. Tho stranger declared that he had a stepson who had been gone from homo for several months and from tho description of tho watch given by tho California authorities, It was ! w'ol)abl' 016 Iro',ert, of hlB rola- tlvo. The man loft for Los Angolos last night to confirm his opinion. Log Topee Is Slate Plan, Olympla, Wash., Jan. 21. A topee 150 feet high, CO feet In diameter at tlm hnAA And 1S font nt tlm tntv tnn.ln of , bfl lm Mhm Q( Wafm. Ington at the Panama-Pacific exposi tion if a plan of Senator Uethol, of T.tnrviln rniintv. In iwlnnteri. Tlin tdeft ,g ,R ft bm wWch wl Introduced In tho Senate hero to morrow. Mr. Bothol proposes to secure nn, gardlng tho separation of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific roads. ten. ., . "v fcMim, vm-.hh txr.n winr.l Havana, Cal Jan. 21. f'ulia has today refused to rullfy Iho treaty with ,ln ytltm states providing for the enlargement of the fluniilniiamo naval gtntlon. SnuH SiiiiMihI lliimllnir tltNITCII I'llKKD I.EAHr.H Willi. CIcKllltn, Wash., Jan. 21. Ten feet of snow on the roof caused the col- - the supports broko lotting tons of - snow snd wreckage down on to the second floor. I 20 ROUNDS AT PENDLETON. Pondleton, Ore., Jan. 21. Jack Carpenter of liolso Is today victor over Montana Kid of Los Angeles, administering tho sleeping potion In the eigh teenth round of a scheduled 20 round bout Carpenter's vic tory was decisive. Between the 12th and 18th rounds the Los Angeles scrap per was sent to his knees 18 times, but showed remarkablo gameness and only quit when an upper cut to tho Jaw put htm to sleep. He Wants Uncle Sam to Own Line united imiebs lbauuo wins. Sacramento, Cal Jan. 21. That the 'government must, to prevent control 'of tho Panama canal transportation The failure to so extend such gov ernment service, tho resolution Bays, would reopen the strugglo between the producers nnd the shippers of California and Bister states, on tho one side, and the Btcamshlp compnnlos, future, bb they were in the past, be manipulated and controlled by trans continental railways and their nllles." Tho resolution furthor declares that the experience of Bhlppors recently in ... ' . , ,, . connection with a steamship line not ,.,, . , . ... . ., enjoying tho favor of the transcontl- ,,,, .,, ,. . ., , . . . nental railroads and their allies doing m (he pndfo hom ,no autnorlei to ftvold a dang(,r , , future 1 , r . Republicans Will Elect the Senator united I'iichh MiniD wins. Cheyenne, Wyo Jan. 21. All ref erence to yesterday's riot on tho floor of tho House of Representatives and tho fist fight between Speaker Pratt und Speaker pro torn Wood was ellm- Inated from the houao Journal when tho legislators met today. Speaker Pratt person nally corrected tho Jour nal. Today's session was quiet At tho outset Speaker Pratt withdrew from tho special election contest commit tee, appointing Representative Groy, a Republican, to fill tho vacancy. The revised committee now consists of four Republicans and three Demo crats, practically assuring tho re election of United States Senator Warren. Tho commlttco must report on the seats of three Republican members of tho legislature, contested by Dem ocrats, by January 23, but nt tho Republicans lidil tho balance of power, II is certain tho tbreo Re publicans will hold their seats, IMI 1VOMKN WAN TO NKKVE ON JI'KIKS . It Is now up to the women of Ore- gon to decide whether or not they want to be mailit eligible to Jury Rer - vlce. Tho House committee on revl- i l",rl doings oi inn i.-gismiurs slon of Iho laws Iuih bo decided iifer,1"1'' M"rn ftn' I"1'"'1 11,1,1 vainly trying to reach a conclusion on the bill, which would allow women to qualify for Jury duty. Representa tive Hellcl of Marlon county Is tho chairman of the cominllt The committee, after discussing tliej oiymnla, Wash., Jan. 21. Represen tiuiricr pro and con, finally postponed tatlvc Kugcuo A. CMMc. nf Seattle, Is action until the women of the stale 'vitliiK 'em up" today, following the could bo heard from on the subject, dlneovcry by the other snlnns that he t'nless the women of tho state aro dipped uway IiihI Wednesday, JiihI he Interiwted In the subject and glvo fro the Inaugural ball, and wed Mb.s crxprewUoliB of opinion beforo tho Wlnnirrcd Oreene, also of Seattle. eonimltAeo or In writing, tho commit- Miss (ireeno was an able supporter nf Uw will doubtless recommond that her luiBband during tho recent olec the bill be killed, tlon. Senators Are Above thejaws Senators Calkins and Bean Assert the Doctrine That if you Don't Like a Law You Can Disobey It With only Senator Calkins, of Lone county, and Senator Ilean, represent ing Lano and Linn, dissenting, the state senate at noon today supported tho choice of the people in the elec tion of Dr. Harry Lano as United Slutcs senator Both of the opposing senators voted for Ren Selling. Roth houses of tho legislature cast tho formal vote for United States senator in congress simultaneously to duy. At tiro noon hour tomorrow tho senate and tho house of representa tives will meet In jofut aesBlon. The reading clerks will rend the votes of the respective houres,' and Dr. Lane will niako a speech of formal accept ance of tho offlco. Lane County Men Explain, Loth Senator Calkins and Senator Dean submitted written explanations of their votes to bo entered on tho journal. The explanations were Ident ical, and protested agaliiBt tho pres ent system of nomination. Tho explanation of tho dissenting senators as entered on tho Journal, follows: '"I cast my vote for Mr. Den Selling for United States Benator, he belni tho Republican nomlnoe for that offlco. In explanation o my vote, I desire to btato that I have no personal objection to Mr. Lane, but desire to protest against the present system of nomina tion, which has replaced tho old sys tem of nomination by convention, un der which system it Is almost a math ematical cortalnty that candidates will be chosen from tho centers of popula tion, ns Instanced In the case of United States senators-Portland having two United Statos senators and under which tho dominant party is Invariably causing a candidate to be elected from tho minority party, as Instanced In Republican Oregon being roprosontcd I ntho United States Benate by two Democratic senntors." Nominated hj Miller. Tho speech nominating Dr. Lano for senator was mado by M. A. Miller, of Linn count", tho veteran Democratlo senator. The seconding speech was mado by Senator McColloch, of Raker county Miller nnd McColloch are the only two Domocratio senators in ths legislature. Senator HoBklns, of Yamhill, and Senator Lester, of Clutsop, In voting explained that, whllo thoy woro not subscribers to Statement No. 1, they considered It their duty to support the rhnlco of tho peoplo, notwithstanding they felt free to voto for whom they pleased Senntor Joseph neoompnnlod his voto with a speech of somo length, In which ho emphasized tho fact that never before In tho history of the stale has tho use of money been so fu tile In defeating Justice. "Dr.ilarry Lane carried on his cam paign In the natural way," said he. "Ho went Into the villages and tho hamlets, and met Hie people anil ho brought homo the Imcon." Til E (WITH!, .KM HNAI, oris tiieki: kiiist of all The Capital Journal, Is tho first paper delivered to the legislators' dully anil Is In big demand, moro Journals being purchased by tho anions tlinii any other paper outsldo i ortlunu ilnlllcii. wmio It can- not furnish lis complete n telegraphic service as tho big fellows down tho II ...III. 41... ..en..... 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