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TODAY'S NEWS ; fi IS J ft I THP PPAPIC'C I I Illy 1 JUUl JUL J PAPER t .-arts. """Ma,atft:;7ff;- 36THYF.AR. , , salbM, ouegox, fu.dat, fkbkuakv n, io,8, . , pRCE TWQ o, y WOULD TAKE ENTIRE CHARGEOF THE FAIR Malarkey, McArthur, Abbott and Perkins Would Boss The Job. A BROTHER-IN-LAW STUNT Committee ltecommcnds Appropriating 1N0,(HI0 for Oregon Exhibit ut I'unania Fair. One of the biggest fights of the leg. iBlatlve session Is coming over the ap propriations for the Panama and the San Diego expositions. The commit tees on expositions finally introduced a bill Into the house late last night, as & substitute for the previous bill, to appropriate $180,000 for the Oregon representation at the Panama exposi tion, and $20,000 for the San Diego af fair. This Is somewhat surprising, in view of the fuct thnt the first bill named $500,000 for the Panama exposition alone, but it is understood that there in a general feeling that any larger sum would be defeated by the people in a referendum election. However, It Is known that a strong fight will be made to make the appropriation at least $1300,000. But the big fight will come over the composition of the commission to ex pend Oregon's appropriation fufids. The substitute bill stipulates that this commission consist of nine members to be chosen by the emergency board, consisting of the governor, secretary of slnte, state treasurer, nresldent of the senate, speaker of the house, and the chairmen of the wnys and means committee of the house and senate. This board, on the face of it, would lie anti-West, and would doubtless ap point a commission inimical to the governor. The emergency board shows that with Speaker McArthur, President of the Senate Malarkey and Chairmen Torklna and Abbott, of the ways and moans committees, all Portlnnd men, and loaders In the so-called organiza tion, in control of both houses, would be in a majority over Governor West, Secretnry of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay. Even some of the governor's politic al enemies are opposed to putting the responsibility of planning and prepar ing Oregon's exhibition at the Panama exposition, and having charge of the exposition, In the hands of a commis sion to be chosen by the Portland ma jorty on the emergency1 board. The fight over the manner of naming this commission Is expected to be a bitter one. The substitute bill proposes that the Tanama exposition money be expend ed as follows: Buildings and grounds, $18,000; snlnrlcs of employes, $65,000; glass ware, $7000; storage, packing etc., $18,000; literature, $1500; freight, $1000; information bureau, $2000; entertainment, $2000; fruit berries, etc., for free distribution, $1000; traveling nnd hotel expenses, $7500; premiums for live stock exhibits, $7500. Battleship Hits Reef. UNITED r-IUtflS LEASED WIRE.1 Calmancra, Cuba, Feb. 14. -Sus talnlng gashes In her sides that al ments. the battleBhln Arkansas ran on a reef hero, but was refloated. A survey to estlmato the damages 1b be- Ing conducted today. y O U will be in good com pany when you come here. This store has, we believe, the best clientele of any mens wear store hereabouts; men who seek quality first, high value, and the best service. Salem Woolen Mills Store Oregon-Made Goods I J .J- -M. s JL . .; . '"' i , i pk ii ., .,.,, I in nn in DDUAmC ACT t . . nn iiipt a nnMninniinr . .....,. London, Feb. 14. Semi-ofllclal announcement wag made here today after a "conversation" by the ambassadors of the powers, that Turkey's request for media tion of the Balkan war was not explicit and could not be com piled with. Dispatches received here today say tho bombardment of Adrlanoplo continues but give no details of tho fighting. No news has been received of the war at Scutari, Tchataljaor on the Galllpoll peninsula, Classifies Counties and Fixes Salaries of County Officers on Basis of Population. Late last night the house, after hours of discussion and disagreement passed the governor's uniform county salary bill, but considerably amended as drawn and approved by the gover nor. However, It was pronounced by tho majority of house members as one of the greatost reforms that could be Inaugurated by the legislature. The bill classifies the counties into six classes in basis of population and assessed valuation, as follows: First, Multnomah; second, Lane and Marlon; third, Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Linn nnd Umatilla; fourth, Baker, Coos, Crook, Crant, Harney, Klamath, Lako, Malheur, Union, Wasco, Wash ington Yamhill; fifth, Benton,. Clatsop, Columbia, Josephine, Morrow, Polk, Tillamook and Wallowa; 'sixth, Curry, Gilliam, Hood Rlvor, Lincoln, Sher man nnd Wheeler. The present salaries in Multnomah county aro unchanged. Coroners and surveyers are to be paid by foes. The salaries of officials In counties In the various classes are as follows: Fifth class Sheriff, $1700; clerk, $1500; assessor, $1500; school superin tendent, $1300; treasurer, $900; Judge, $1300; commissioners, $5 a day. Sixth class Sheriff, $1000; clerk, $1000; assessor, $14,00; Bchool super intendent, $900; treasurer, $500; Judge $1200; commissioners, $5 a day. ItEITItLICAN LEGISLATORS ARE INDICTED TODAY UNITED rnERS LIASED WIM1.1 senator lien smmi ana uepresema- tlves Hill, Asbury, IthoadeB and Duff, nil Republicans were Indicted today by a Bpeclal grand-Jury on the charge of accepting bribes. It was learned today that Burns de tectives have been working on the al leged legislative graft scandal here since January 20. It Is stated they have been paying the legislators not only for their votes for United States senators, but for opposing certain leg islation. u William Seymour Edwards, tho pro gressive candidate for United States senator, Is aiding the grand Jury, ILLINOIS WILL j t;U.VrKIUUTE $.'00,000 UNITED miHS LIASKD WIBS. Qxrlnirrinlil 111 T..U 11 Tn.nl,,. ,uii..u, " i i 1 1 j Hun dred thousand dollars Is the Panama Paclfio exposition appropriation asked for In a bill introduced into the Ice Mature today by Senator Franklin, of Lexington, The senate approprla tlons committee favors the measure. . uv.ny-uiuwai I III I II I III I U II U.l T IjOfl ATtcolPa f'fil ITnK 1,4 . A I I In II I X I II II I III I II I Hull p f I II I H I 1 1 I II If H I "I ! U 1111 111 lllll Mill I llll I 1 - I I I I I. I U I il llllill II IVI .1 M 'I 'r ..-.-. w 1ITnr.U tl-l. ij . l I Ikl II ILI II II M Shell Falls in Convent and Ex plodes in Group Kneeling j in Prayer. SEVEN NUNS ARE KILLED NutTfe Population Flocking to the Churches and Convents Vainly Seeking a l'luce of Refuge. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Mexico City, Feb. 14. At 9 o'clock the battle ceased, while the combat ants ate breakfast. During the lull Madero sent a message to General Diaz notifying the rebel leader that he and his followers would be shown no mercy unless they ceased firing in such a way as to endanger non-combatants. Many persons were killed in today's battle, half the number being non-combatants.. Despite Madero's message, and his declaration that Diaz Is violating the rules of civilized warfare, the federal forces dragged cannon into position beside the British legation, where the rebels returned the fire, This action resulted in severe damage to British property. Madero's soldiers! are also firing from roofs, compelling the rebels to fire high, their shells falling in neu tral territory. Seven Nuns Killed. Mexico City, Feb. 14. One -of the first Bhells fired by the Diaz rebels today entered the chapel of a convent. five blocks from the national palace, and exploded amid the nuns and wo men and children refugees, who were kneeling in prayer? Seven nuns and five other women are reported killed. The native population today is flocking to churches nnd convents for protection. Thousands of women and children form onntlnuous proces sion from the center of the cltv to the suburbs. SHE IS ONLY 105 BUT WANTS TO MA RUT UNITED I'llBRH LEASED WIHB. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 14. Deter mine to mnrry, despite the protests of their relatives and friends, Mnrcellna Ellzalda, 105 years old, nnd Plcaslnto Leon, 86 years old, Mexicans, appeared before Superior Judge Rives today to demand why they are not allowed In, ui;umiiu vtuy lut'y are to become man and wife. Judgo Blves appointed a guardian for the aged woman several weeks, nt the request of her relatives, who rep resented that the proposed marriage was a plan to dlsposo of the $75,000 estate of Mtb. Ellzalda. FEAR .MORE RIOTING IN COAL REGION UNITED MESS LEASED WIBE. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 14. Two companies of mllltla arrived hero to day for guard duty In tho Paint Creek coal mining region, where further riots botwoen mine guards and strik ing miners are feared. The findings of the military court, which tried 60 cae8 of belligerent strikers, arrcBted by the mllltla, wore not published toduy, as expected. IHS THE HOODOO ON it v 'I 'A u f ' n W A Ok I 1 ri Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 14. With the capture of three mask ed men in an automobile today the police believe they have the street car bandits who have held up 15 street cars on the West Adams line during the past few weeks. George Johnson, Bert Hamilton and Frank Smith were arrested early today following a running revolver battle with a squad of policemen. Hamilton Is said to have confessed. IT OF ALL IS THE TAXES Sheriff Esch Explains Why Neither He ftor a Deputy Went to SIherton o Case. "The taxpayers of Marlon countv are not receiving the proper service under the present law requiring tho sheriff to collect taxes," Bald Sheriff Esch tills morning when discussing the circumstances, which prevented him from making an investigation of the assault made upon the person of Jen nie Rose in SUventon last Wednesday night Sheriff Each received a call to come to Stlverton and take charge of tho case, but was unable to rosjiond In view of the fact the work of collecting taxes is now in full swing and his force of clerks and deputies Is so lim ited that he Is unable to leave the of fice then and, he said today, will not attempt to discontinue his labors in the department until the rush is over. 'J'nx Collection Important, , According to. Sheriff Esch, the col lection of the Marlon county taxes Is of supreme Importance at present. The sheriff has now the responsibility of taking care of $84)0,000 of the neoulo's Bioney, and he don't propose to let any ma ter come between him and this duty. "I would much rather go out on cases than collect taxes," said Sheriff Esch. today, "but what cau a man do when your deputy hlro is limited to half the number of men necessary to collect taxes, serve civil noJces, work on criminal cases and perform other duties In connection with tho office. Some people say, why don't I send out a deputy? This is why If I sent a man to Sllverton, my olllce force would be crippled as there is no man who can take nn experienced man's place during tax collection time. Moreover, If I engaged another man to work on the case, his salary would come out of my jiocket, as there are no funds avail able to pay an extra man's expenses." AMERICAN EMBASSY STRUCK BY A SHELL Washington, Feb. 14. Tho Ameri can embassy in MoxIod City was struck by a shall during the cannonading to day, according to a dispatch received this afternoon by the Blato depart ment. It is reiwrted that an Amer ican named Brandeborg was wound ed. The French and Gorman legations were frequently hit by sholls during the cannonading, nnd the Belgian nnd Cuban ministers were forced to aban- don their official residences. THE RUN. SCAT! Ull JUU II uwiiiiiiji Mill awm. vvti&u., reu, it, uey 111 I. llll Ml l ni Have Chairmanship of Ways and Means Committees in Both Houses. IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR A Remarkable Coincidence That the Chairmen Happened to Be IlroUiers-iii-Law. If the reporter, in his diurnal search for news, could print all that he hears, there would certainly be a big increase In his paper's subscription list, for the things he is forced to turn down are those brim full of interest. Now, a Capital Journal reporter last night, meandering around the lobby and shaking hands with old Eastern and Southern Oregon friends, heard several stories of Just this class, yet all, while apparently true, lacking that substantiation that would protect the newspaper from a libel suit, If It used them. There was one story, though, that seemed to have a strong following that may prove of Interest. This, like many other stories, Is sim ply a matetr of Inference, but the com bination is surely a queer one. wheth er the inforence is correct or not. It 13 evident thnt tho roiwt of the "Ways and Means" committees in both tho house and senate aro being unncces-1 snrily held up. Why, no one knows definitely, hut here is the situation. and the inferences you can draw to Bint yourself. Abbott, who Is chairman of the house committee on ways and moans, is the bnother-ln-lnw of Dunlway, who Is a brother-in-law of Plimpton, and he Is a Krother-ln-law of Perkins who holds down the Job of chnlrmnn of tho committee on ways and means in the senate. Ablxtt was at ono tlmo the business partner of Mr. Dunlway, tho stnte printer, nnd some even go so far as to sny that he Is si 111 Interest ed with Mr. Dunlway In the printing business but if ho is The Journal Is not aware of it. Now, as every ono knows, thoro Is a pretty bitter fight over the stnte printing. Mr. Dunlway, nnturnlly, be ing opposed to tho proposed ""nt "al ary of the state printer," us tho emoluments of tho office, nnd earn ings of tho plant, which is owned by Mr .Dunlway, would be, or are much larger thnn tho flat Bnlnry, though, bo contends, the cheaper system for the stnl o. Now, for the Inference. Is It prob able thnt the selection of Abbott In tho hoiiKo nnd Perkins In tho senate, for these committees thnt would havo charge or tho bills, was JtiHt. a coin cidence, a mere happening? Ts It not morn fair to proBumo thnt those se lections were mndo by political man ipulation and private Influences of which neither President. Malarkey or Speaker McArthur wero awaro? Anyway, these nro tho things that are talked In tho lobby, nnd discussed pro and con, and cause some sbnklnir of heads and sly winking. Tho Jour nal reporter does not know but that these rumors nnd conversations are absolutely foundallonloss, but tho facts roninln ns Btnted, nnd you can roneh tho conclusion that suits you best, with out hurting tho reporter's feeling or tho paper's, either. STRUCK A MATCH TO LOOK FOR G.IS (UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Tacoma, WiihIi., Keb. 14. A. Illelor, 34 years old, lay down on his hod In n room of a local hotel after turning on ihn gas. Ho wanted to die. Today Ivlward Havel, keeper of the hotel, no-j Meed tho odor of gas and traced It to! Ilb lor's room. Lighting a match, ho opmod the diMir. A l.'rrlllc explosion liillowod. Kvery window In the build-' Ing uuh blown out and Ill-Ir uiid the' hotel man were knocked sense I ess audi both terribly burned, lll-ler will die. ' Vv 2 Taconia. Wash., Feb. 14. Mey er Cohen, manager of a local plc turo show, twice convicted of embezzling $900 from tho local Moose lodge, must servo his sen tence, the supreme court which passed on his case, today affirm ing his conviction. Cohen has been out on ball and several weeks ago left Tacoma. Whore he now Is nono appears to know. He will be brought back to servo his sentence or his ball will bo forfolted. HOUSE IS PEEVISH But Members Felt Easier After Ex. changing Compliments aud Tossed Some Bills. Hollow-eyed and a little peevish were the members of the house af ter their late night session, and a little more peovlsh, too, when that body was called to order at 9:30 tbiB morning. This peevishness cropped out es pecially during tho discussion of the Hill bill to provide for county attor neys and abolish district attorneys. The main fight wag over tho salaries the bill carried for the various coun ties. Almost every member was Jeal oiiBly looking out for clthor the wol faro of a nlco fat Balary for Ills coun ty, or for the Interests of tho tax payers. "Salary grab," "another steal," "vicious," "breakers of plat form economy election pledges," wero Borne of tho denunciations hurled by those opposed to the bill, "Four flush ers," "hypocritical economists" nnd "grand Bland players," shouted some of those who favored tho bill. Sifting everything down it enn bo r'.Ued truthfully that ono faction claimed that tho bill raised salaries In moBt counties nnd the other faction clnlmed that It decreased them. Vari ous efforts wero mndo to amend tho bill, and a general tanglo of talk and parliamentary proceeding resulted. Tho bill wiih finally passed by a vote of 40 to 20. Among tho bills passed today were several tending to better tho morals of Oregon. Probably tho most import ant was that of Hagood, to help out tho governor's moral crusade. This will compel all owners of hotels, rooming houses, npartmont houses and tenement houses to place on them a consplcloiiB sign giving their names and addresses. Should the bill becomo a law it would cnahlo tho authorities to get at tho owners of many ovll places, which nro now run undor the guise of respectability, A bill by Howard, which was passed, li along tho samo lino, it would cn ablo tho authorities to enjoin and abate evil resort s by compelling tho owner of a building used by such re sort to put up a bond nftor ho wns found guilty, to insure that ho will abato tho nulsanco or compel tho re sort to caviito, The bond, In no case, however, Is to exceed tho value of the building, The house passed a bill by Hurd, In troduced at tho rciiuest of DUtrlct At torney Ilryson, of ICugeno, amending a present law to make It unlawful to sell malt llipior. This bill reduces tho legal percentage of alcohol In any beverage from two nnd ono-half per cent, ns at present, to one per cent, and prohibits tho selling of hard elder. Applegren's Mil to inako the grounds of non-Hiippiu t ami willful ne glect to furnish nctuul living expenses a cauao for divorce, is also half a law. Speaker MoArthur's bill to provide a fund of $.",il0 annually for tho prolec. Mem of the state from the bubonic plnguo was passed, as was tho Hughes bill, providing that eaeh of Mm three ihi'inbei H of the Hi ate barbers' eom iiiIhhIiiii iiiu.it. be yu active working barber. Journal Want AiU llrlnv llonilK Ways and Means Committee Tells Speaker and House to "Go to Hell." JOE SINGER FRIGHTENED Hut Speaker Quiets Him By Promts Ing Not to Accept the Klndljr Invitation. The house was in sesBlon last nleht until 1 o'clock in an effort to naaa as many hlllu as possible before Sat urday night, as the senate has given out tho ultimatum that after that day it will receive no more house bills for Consideration. Much Imnnrtnnf business was disposed of at the night session. But It was only by Iron-handed methods that Speaker McArUiur was enabled to have a quorum present. At 8 o'clock, the time Bet for the evening Bosslon, there still lacked a quorum. as the ways and means committee, the exposition committee and tho tudl- clal committees were holding; import ant meetings elsewhere. Speaker Mc Arthur ordered Sergeant-at-Arms Joe Singer to summon tho members of the exposition and Judicial commit tees forthwith. Singer soon came trooping in with exposition committee members. There still lacked a quo rum, but the houso treaded water by transacting light business routine. A little later Singer reported to the speaker that tho Judicial committee had refused to even answer his knock at their door, McArthur then ordered Singer to get nn axe and break down the door, and bring the members In to the bouse, dead or nllvo. Twenty minutes Inter Singer returned with the judicial committee, nil alive., Through desertion from one cause or another, there wns barely a quorum at 10 o'clock, and Speaker Mr. Arthur ordored tho doors closed nnd locked, nnd that no more memobrs leave the house without his permission. Rome tlmo later, when tho uniform salary bill was about to como up, McArthur ordered Sergeant-nt-Arms Singer to summon the ways and means committee from their session. Singer returned lu a few minutes, nnd ex citedly related that the committeemen had told him and the spcakor and tho houso to go to some place warmer thnn Ralom. McArthur then put the question of tho committee's disobedience and In subordination up to tho house for notion, and thnt body voted unani mously to uphold tho committee's re fusal. And thus it wns all night, All mem bers tired out and crabbed. Another revolt occurred about il o'clock, when Nolla, of Multnomah, started to oxplnln his vote on tho salary bill, Several Multnomnh members objected. Then Nolla, crimson with rage, sat down and shouted: "Now you fellows Juat try and make mo vote." Speaker McArthur explained to Nol- ta that earlier in tho evening tha house had adopted a rule that on roll call members could no longer orally explain their votes, but must send such explanation In writing to tho clerk's desk, Nolta, however, refused ti vole, or mako explanation lu writing and, glaring over at his fellow col leagues In tho Multnomah delegation. Bald: "You fellows mako nio vole If you can. I'm gottlng tired of all this hot. air biiHlnesH." The roll call wont, ahead without Nolla, after McArthur had Informed (he house that there wns no way of compelling a member to vote If ho ab solutely refused to do so. Tillamook 'cl tll0,om. UNITED I'llKSH IJiAHKI) WIHB.l Washington, Feb. II. Tillamook liny. Or., $lnn,iiiMi; Yuldez, Alaska, $.V.,ono, nml Han Diego. Cal., $:;S8.(!37. Thoie Were the niiieuilliienls to tho Iioiihm rivers and bai'liois nppiiiprla l ion bill which were reported to tb.) venule riMHinllli'ii nn ilvoi'H anil liiu lioi' i loilny. The Viilde, appropriation Is to prnvldu protection against gla cial llooils. .11 r. ilinma I'. Clarke Dead. iHpcohil to Capital ,. m ill it 1 . ViMieomrr, WiihIi.. rob, II. Mrs. Clitilie, win, of 'i llinium l', Clarke, hu perlntenilent of 1 be WiiHhltiKton slain school for the deaf, d 1 1 1 1 thin iiinrnlnir lit. 1:1.", of acute cerebral ineliliiKltls. She was III only thru eilays. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke wore formerly residents of Halein, where Mr, Clarke was su perlnlenileiit of tho Oregon school for the deaf.