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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S NEWS THE PEOPLE'S 0ttttt. TODAY PAPER : i 4 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS KTO2DcS5 NRW8 T8. TO E City Authorities and Represen tatives of Company Make Initial Arrangements TO BEGIN WORK AT ONCE If Price Prove Satisfactory to Au thorities Matter Will De Submit - Ui lit a Special Election. An agreement between the city of Salom and the Salem Water Co., for the fixing of a price on the water plant of titer latter by arbltratloon which was entered Into during the last year of Mayor Lachmund's administra tion, and which was dropied upon the advent of the new administration ow ing to failure to bring together the arbitrating engineers provided for, was resurrected at a meeting In the office of Mayor Steeves Saturday night. The meeting was attended by the mayor, Aldermen Rlgdon and Minton, of the ways and means committee of the city council, Clfy Attorney Pago and Chas. A. Park and Paul Wallace represent ing the water company. ' lnyor Sleeves prefaced the meeting (. by announcing that he had talked with representatives of the water company and had found that they wero willing' to sell and that an Immediate apprais ed should be made. The agreement whlcli was re-entered Into by tho water people and tho city provides that each party shall procure the services of an expert en gineer. The engineer shall make phy sical examinations of tho plant inde pendently of each other nnd attempt to agree on a valuation, If they are unnblo to agree they are to select a third engineer, who is satisfactory to lioth parties. ' m . .neailin, UniWJfrrJiauhUi .,.,... If the price agreed upon by the en gineers is considered reasonable by tho city council the question of the purchase of the plant at that price shall be voted upon by tho peoplo at a special election. If not the question shall be dropped entirely. The discussion had only been fairly started when Rlgdon and Minton, who liave been sparring for openings at each other since the coming in of the now council clinched and wrestled each other hard for a couple of min utes. In the break-away Rlgdon got in a ripping uppercut that well nigh put Minton out of the going for the rbinalnder of the sosslon. Minton, who is a Btlckler for strict adherence to the charter, said: "I claim that this proceudre was never starts! according to tho provis ions of the city charter." Rlgdon Fights Hack. "Oh, you aro entirely mistaken," re. torted Rlgdon. "I am getting tired of this kind of statements from a man who never looks theso matters up." "Do you mean to say that this reso lution Is according to the charter?" roared Minton. "Yes," answered Rlgdon calmly and laconically and with much convlctloon, "and 1 leave It to you to show where it is not 1 insist that you show right here in the presence of these gentle men where the resolution is not ac cording to the charter." Minton did not accept the challenge and Rlgdon bora the palm the remain der of the evening. Mayor Quiets Tumult. Leaving this discussion," Interposed Mayor Steeves, "and assuming that the agreement is regular, does It suit you, Mr. Minton?" "I think we must either follow it or condemn the plant" "I consider condemnation out of the question," declared the mayor. "Are you in favor of re-lnstatlng the agree ment, Mr. Minton?" 'Yes'" Minton admitted. . There is doubt in the minds of both tho comml'tee nnd the water people whether the same engineers who were engaged on tho former occasion can against le procured for the examina tion of the water system. Tho city formerly engnged R. II. Thompson, of re ln the lllll,'B f 'bor attorneys to Seattle, who is reputed to be one of according to Secretary A. J. Mon ,!, fnnr l,.f engineers In tho United nc'- of t,,e Log Angeles Building States. He has removed to British Co lumbla since that time, however, and! may not be able to como to Salem. His co-worker, Engineer Kyle, of Seattle, who represented him In Salem at one time, may be Bccured. He is Ba lsfac tory to the representatives of the city. The water company Is uncertain (Continued on page four.) The Philippine Delegate. " San Francisco, March 10. Tho Japanese liner Shinyo Mu ni arrived hero early today bringing a number of prominent passengers from the Orient. The list Includes the new Phil ippine delegate to Washington, Manual Earnshaw and his wife; Ernest Buckloton of Liv erpool, his daughter, and Mrs. Morehouse, a niece of S. W. Holme, an American million aire, and the Misses Simmlng ton, of Moosejaw, Canada. Just Where TIio.t Will Be Plnccd In. known, Hut Will Operate In Con. ncctlun With Panama Canal. UNITED PHBSS LIA8ED WIRE. Philadelphia, March 10. Orders have been received here today from the Great Northern railway officials for two immense steamships which will bo used by the Hill line In com peting for coast trade with vessels that use the Panama canal. Great secrecy has been thrown around the deal, which was made pub lic through the statement of a corn- petlng shipbuilder, who bid on the en- glues which will be used in the new vessels. Just whnt the new vessels will be used for Is a puzzle, but it hns been suggested that they bo for a coast dis tribution lino from tho Astoria ter minal of the Hill lines, while another solution is that Hill will add them tn IiIb Oriental fleet, nnd handle freight from tho east coast for tho Orient. NEVER CAME IT TO ARTIST'S EXPECTATIONS "tnftmrMiioval of"Tno slate cor poration department Into the offices formerly used by Stato Architect Knighton the oldest picture of the Oregon capital building has been re moved from thooe rooms. Tho picture Is a largo copy, five feet square, of the original r.rchltoot's drawing of the building and is about 40 years old. The picture shows the building al most as it stands now. Ono exception Is that there are porticoes built on the north and south ends. Tho build ing as it stands at present is arranged so that the portlcoles can be built on and many peoplo havo asked why the onds of the wings wero finished In the rudo manner In which they appear. The explanation Is that they still wait tho portlcoles which will probably never bo flnlshod. Tho surroundings of the building as shown In tho picture show that the architect drew heavily on his Imagin ation. The lawn is terraced and sur rounded by a stono fence. Symmet' rlcally arranged and trimmed shrub bery adorns tho place and there Is a long row of Bhapely shade trees on Court street that havo not material ized in tho 40 years since the building was erected. Divers people are seen ascending of tho capltol tn the picture. One old gentleman with a cano Is evidently the recipient of a plum from the political tree. A bunch of women who seem much bent on business suggest a del egation from some antl-capltal pun ls&unent Society going to Intercede with tho governor. The picture contains the names of the throe commissioners who were ap pointed to govern tho construction of the new capltol, Henry L. Kleppel, E. L. Brlntow and Samuel Allen. The offloers named aro Krumboln and Gil bert, architects; J. M. Scott, superin tendent and R. H. Dearborn, secretary. The artist was a Mr. Poldorman. UNIONS WILL TRY RECALL ON FREDERICKS f UNITED ri(KS LEASED WIRE. Los Angeles, Cal., March 10. Peti tions seeking the recall of District At torney John D. Fredericks, framed by labor organizations of Los Angeles, I Trades Council. All unions In Los Angeles, It Is claimed, are behind the movement, Mooney denied emphatically that Clarence Darrow, prosecuted by Fred erick's office on charges of Jury brib ing, is ln anyl way connected with the movement The circulation of petitions, he said, will begin this week. Three Patients Treated by Him in People's Hospital Show Improvement . HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS Doctors Report Night Sweats Stopped and Fains In the Chest Gone Effects Almost Magical. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIBB.l New York, March 10. Hope was held out to thousands of tuberculosis suffers throughout the world today by the announcement that the three consumptive patients treated at the People's Hospital here by Dr. Freder ick Franz Frlodmann, the discoverer of the alleged cure, are doing splen didly. Declarations to this effect was mado today by Dr. Landesman, head of the Institution, who Is loud In his praise the Frledmann culture. "All pains In the chest and night sweats,' Dr. Landesman told Dr. Frledmann, "already have disappeared and the patients chow marked im provement." The three patients mentioned were the first to be subjected to treatment in the United States by Dr. Frled mann. A the time Dr. Frledmann was extremely nervons, and the manner In which he injected the tuberculosis se rum was the subject of, much adverse comment by tho New York physicians. Dr. C. S. Noble, who Is Investigating Dr. Frledmnnn's claims for the Seat tle Star, arrived here today, and de clared himself hopeful that Frled mann' claims will bo upheld', Ho said: "Autopsies in Seattle, where autop sies were necessary, showed that 90 por cent of tho dead bodies revealed the presence of tuberculosis In Borne form.". Dr. B. G. Steele, of Pendlewood, Mont., arrived here today. Ho Is com missioned by a wealthy ranchman to offer Frledmann any sum if he will cure the rancher's eon of tuberculosis ot the knee. Dr. Frledmann told all Inquirers that he could do nothing until he re turns from Canada. Ho leaves for the north tonight. SALEM GIRL MANAGES A GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Eugene, Ore., March 10. Miss Cath arine C. Carson Is manager of the first women's glee club concert In the history of the University of Oregon, which will be given ln Eugene, Friday, March 14. In addition to handling all the buslneBB questions Incident to the production, Bhe will sing a soprano part In the ensemble numbers, and as sume a leading role In the one-act which will be presented. Miss Carson Is a daughter of John A. Carson, a well-known attorney of Salem, a member of the Junior class and of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority1. Miss Myrtle Gram, of Portland, will also take a leading part In the skit. She Ib a graduate of tho Jefferson high school, a member of the fresh men class and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. BOTH TO BE TRIED FOR CUTTING SCRAPE This morning a charge of disorderly conduct was preferred against Frank Day and Fred Corbln, the two young men arrested last Friday night for fighting, and they both pleaded not guilty before Judge Elgin. Their trial waB siit for tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Tho defendants In this cne were the principals ln tho cutting affairs In a lodging house on North Liberty street. Both men wero badly sliced up but the nf(le;.rs are as yet unable to lenrn the cause of tho fight. For a time It was thought Corbln would not survive, so serious were the wounds received from a butcher knlfo In the hands of Day, but medical care administered by Dr. O. H. Miles, the city health officer, brought him around In fairly good condition. 1). N. Melnturff ropresi tiled Corbln ai counsel h"?re .Indue Elgin this morning, and tomorrow wornlnc, the lawyer, although being ."4 yeufs of age will argue his first case before a Jii'7. Attorney Melnturff has but re cently taken up law w a vocation and his Fucecss as a barrister Is promis ing, according to the old heads in the legal business. No, Alonzo, a glri Isn't considered In the shopworn class until ahe has been engaged three or four times. The I'oK Much Better. Rome, March 10. According to reports from the Vatican today, the condition of tho pope Is much improved. Ills fever Is throe degrees lower, and It is believed that influenza Is his only present ailment His speedy recovery Is predicted. The pope declared he felt much relieved. He passed a tranquil night and Is prepared to resume audiences in the near future. BE "A E" Every Auto Owner In the City Is Urged to Take Part In the III? Parade Next Saturday. The parade committee and Secretary Slade( of the Salem Board ot Trade, are soliciting every automobllo owner In the city to have his or her auto in the 'parade on March 15, during tho big celebration for which elaborate plans are being made at the present time. Any auto owner who falls to receive a call from either the commit tee or the secretary of the Board of Trado will consider himself Invited to Join in the parade, Irrespective of a formal invitation. The men having the auto parade in charge are doing their utmost to place Salem In prominence In the auto world by arranging one of the most exten sive parades ever held In this coun try, nnd their efforts are being reward ed far beyond expectation. Every auto owner approached so far lias shown a willingness to participate, and several hundred machines will be seen rolling down the streets, while the motion picture man will be recording them on reels, which will have wide clreu tlon in almost every state In the Union. Check Artist Arrested. S. W. Fuller, an artist In passing bo gus choc.ks, and who Iiub been operat ing In this city for the past few days, was arrosted last Saturday by Sheriff Grant of Polk county and Is now lock ed up ln the county jail pending a hearing before Justice of the Peace Webster. Fuller succeeded In distributing sev eral bad pieces of paper here, Oscar Johnson being ono of the victims. Sheriff Esch was notified and he made a search for the man. Fullor, after securing a good sum of money, went to Dallas, and upon request, Sheriff Grant made the arrest. Needs Another Church, In a sermon at tho Christ Inn church last night Rev. Davis Errett declared that his congregation has grown to such proportions that a second church in another quarter of tho city nnd with another pastor is an absolute ne cessity. The membership of tho church now numbers 900. The pnstor said that it Is Impossible for ono minister to attend to tho needs of 900 people In the way It should be done. He asserted that If tho entire membership is to bo kept within the church and not allowed to drift away, the second congregation must bo established. Count)' Attorneys. Wlllard Wlrtz and Glenn Y. Wells, who were on Saturday appointed by Governor West as county attorneys for Crook and Morrow oountles, respect ively, were formorly Salem men. Mr. Wlrtz, while In Salem, was state house correspondent for the Oregon Dally Journal. Other county attorneys ap pointed by tho governor Saturday were W. H. Meredith, Curry; T. A. Weinke, Gilliam, and Charles W. Ellis, Harney. Governor West has staled that he will nnmo practically nl' of tho East ern Oregon attorney? before ho ap points those on the west aide of tho mountains. The hill providing for these appointments does awny with K) district attorney offices, ami inal'e ilm holders of these offices couniv attorneys In lie counties In which i In y reside, The pnvcrnor Is In ion iMinlnillon villi (i'.i.j-'e M. lliown, dis trict attorney lit 1'M'o'nirg, iiKkltu: him 'i recommend a mm for Coos co'iniy. Gi.vernor We:;', i.nys I hat the tint n lee omiliendeil li." linittu will probably be a pointed. T.'o office o tho govern. ) In lieing flooded with applications anil recommendations for appointments. Dill). REESE. At the ramlly home five miles south of Gates, Oregon, Sat day, March S, 191.1 Mrs. II. M. Reese. The funeral will bo held from the Clough & Ijehman undor'aklng parlors tomorrow at 10 a. in., Rev. Davis Er- rett officiating. BLACK SLAVERY Witness -Admits Girls Cannot Live on Wages Paid Families Must Help. BLACK SLAVES WERE FED But the White Girls Must Work Dally for Wages That Will Not Feed and Clothe Them. DN1TID PUBS 1XABISD Wm.) Chicago, March 10. Fifty girls yes terday told members of the commis sion stories of their downfall, under oath. Nine out of ten declared lack of money caused their trouble. Several "cadets" were questioned unofficially, but these were less frank, refusing to tell anything desired by the commi ssioners. As a result of their reti cunce two of the commissioners de clared the men would be forced to testify. From them tho commission hopes to learn the viewpoints of the white slaver himself. Several will be brought from the Bridewell anij from the count yjall and .Toilet, whore they have been sent for pandering. The .Investigators today recalled James Simpson, manager of tho big department store ot Marshall Field & Co., to the stand. Ho again refused to tell of tho yearly profits of his con cern, and tho committee will decide Inter whether to punish him for con tempt. When naked for an opinion concerning tho minimum wago law, Simpson said: "I think tho minimum wage on which a woman can llvo Is between 8 to $9 a week, but If a minimum wage law Is enacted It will Increase tho cost of living, and this Increase will havo to bo borne by the public." Simpson maintained that if a law providing a $13 weekly wago wero passed in Illinois, it would drive many concerns out of business. "I might not be harmful to business If a federal law to that effect wore adopted," he added. "I would like to ask the committee a question. If we pay tho girls In our employ a minimum' wage of $2 a day, what, shall we pny a man with a family?" Simpson Invited the probers to visit tho store, and suggest Improvements. Oeorgo Lytton, vice-president of tho Hub Department Store,. was tho next witness. IIo testified that his com pany makes presents to lis employes. Tho plan was voluntary, ho said, he snld, on tho part of tho company, nnd can bo terminated at will. The lowest wages paid women by bis company, Lytton said, was $G.!0 a week. Lytton refused to discuss tho profits of his concern. IIo thought a girl could live on $S a week. "Your minimum Is $fi.r.0. you sny," snld Senator Jiml. "Who do you think pays tho girls the $1X0 difference?" "Their families should," answered the witness, "Lytton promised to furnish nn Itemized Btntement showing how a girl ODiild live on a week. lie admitted that bis company could afford to pay girl employes a minimum wago of $12 a week, hut objected to such legisla tion, "because raising unskilled lalior necessitates an advance In the entire wagn scalo, and those now getting $12 would demand $20 a week." "No servant," broke In Senator Juul, "should work for less than Is neces sary to provide food, shelter nnd cloth ing. You men of wealth don't seem to realize that for years soino of the members of this committee have been enacting laws to protect your life nnd property, nnd yon ought to co-operate." Lytton promised to do everything possible to nld the Investigators. DIM). AMICK. At the home of Ids son-ln-Iiiw, O. Kennon, flfil S-nil h Liberty street, Murcli 9, 19U. J. F, Anilek, nt Ilm nirt rt C.t vnnea The fiinornl will be held from (be undertaking parlors of Rlgdon A'- Jdrluirdfon :t 2 p. m. tomorrow, In terment In tlm odd I'Vlloun' Tile Hiiyal Nrlirlilmro. Oregon Grape ('amp, No. l :;). it. N of A., met as uiiiial for Its rcKular meeting Thursday evening. After business was finished the member were Invited to the dining room of the Modern Woodmen, where oiffee and light refreshments were enjoyed by all. Those Ro:til Neighbor who slay away from these mooting do mil know what good time they are miss ing. All Neighbors are urged to be present at all regular meetings, 4- A Busy Session. Sacramento, Cal., March 10. Prepared to take up more than 3700 bills and several hundred proposed constitutional amend ments, tho state legislature re convened at noon today for tho second half of tho bifurcated session of the 40th, general as sembly. The first matter to be taken up In the assembly was re-ovganlzatlon, tho officers having been discharged during the Interim to save the per diem expense. Bryson Resigns District Attorneyship Fourth I)lNtrIct-E. E. W ilson Appointed. Governor West this morning an nounced the resignation of B. R. Bry son, as district attorney ot the fourth judicial district, and the appointment of E. E. Wilson, of Corvallis to fill tho vacancy. Other appointments an nounced today are that of Webster Holmes, of Tillamook, as circuit Judge for the newly-established twelfth dlB trlct; L. A. Llljeqvlst, as county at torney for Doiiglns county, and E. II. Richards, county attorney for Jose phlno county. Thero has been a rumor that Web ster Holmes would bo the Judgo for tho twelfth district, but tho formal appointment came only today. Until recently Judge Holmes wns a Salem attorney, practicing hero ln partner ship with his brother, Frank Holmes, who was 'a candidate on tho Demo cjatlo ticket for district attorney. The newly-named judge Is a Democrat. By a statp statute District Attorney Bryson'B successor Is appointed to fill out tlyfcimoxplred term, which ends ln November, 1914. However, by the new law providing for1 county attor neys he automatically loses that office in June of this year, and bncomes county attorney for Bon km county. The salary question Is bo! loved to be the reason for Bryson's resignation. It Ib understood that his own practice Is such that ho could not afford to continue In the district attorney's of flco at tho salary of $2100, which is paid In the fourth district. Governor West left the appointment of L. A. Llljeqvlst as county attor ney for nouglas county to Oeorgo M. Brown, the present district attorney, ns a courtesy to Mr. Brown for his ser vices In prosecuting tho famous Roso burg bootlegging cases, In which Mny or MIcolII was Involvod, The appointment was mndo by tho governor Immediately upon receipt of tho recommendation ot District Attor ney Brown, , ' HIS FATHER FOUGHT IV WAR OF REVOLUTION UNITKII HII5HS MIASKI) Will. Seattle, Wash., March 10. John W. Wulllngford, aged 81, son of Jonathan Walllugford, who fought in tho revo lutionary war, Is dead. IIo was ono of only four real surviving sons of the revolution fighters, and tho only ono west of the Mlslsslppi river. Insured Free For 5 Years Against Destruction by Fire and Accident. Registeded Against Loss Permanently The Safest Trunks to Buy Are Indestructo Trunks The trunks that are built for hard wear and real service. Handsome, Light and roomy. JUST WHAT YOU NEED Salem Woolen Mills Store Also Suit Cases and Bags ALSOJNVESTIGATE Agitation Will Probably Result in Passing of a Minimlm Wage Law. MUST PAY LIVING WAGES Legislator Says Stato Must Insure Job at Living Wages to All Wo men Compelled to Work. (UNITED FltlSS U1SED WIRI. State Capltol, Sacramento, Cal., Mar. 10. With the declaration that th quetlon of assuring working women ot the state a living on a decent stand ard could not be too quickly and ear nestly taken up, Assemblyman Bloodg of Los Angeles today joined the coterie of legislators who will Insist that a probe between the relation of low wages to vice be taken up at this ses sion, "We've got to go even farther than," said Bloodg. "We have got to Insure a job for all women who are com pelled to work as wtdl as to see that her employment pays her enough to live on decently; otherwise we would correct only hulf of it. While wa havo prated about woman being tho mother of the race, wo have so far scarcely lilted a hand to pay her for that func tion, to guide her from the grey hawks by Insuring her enough to llvo on." To Appoint CnmmiUt'C. Sacramento, Cal., March 10. A res olution calling for Iho npolntment ot special committee of five senators to Investigate all phases of tho social evil nnd the relationship of prostitu tion to the wages of working women In California was Introduced in tho senate today by Senator Beban of San Francisco. It was referred to tho com mittee on rules. "I do not anticipate any opposition, ' said Beban. "My thoory Is that If you cut off tho supply, white slavory will stop. The way to accomplish this Is to give tho working woman a living wago. AN AUTO SHOW TO BE HELD IN SALES For tho first timo in tho history of Salem, an aiitomobilo and motorcycle show will bo hold within a few weeks according to owners and agents ot the gas machines hero. This city Is rapid ly coming to tho front In the auto line nnd in the event tho show is a go, thero will no doubt be a very largo and splendid display. It Is proposed that the armory bo tho place for tho show and officials of tho local automobllo club aro taking an Interest in tho matter. Tho armory will be deooratcd and niuslo and other entertainment will bo furnished for the occasion. In view of tho fact that the different makes of machines here now aro many, the show will not only be Inter esting, but educational. Prospective buyers will havo a splendid' opportun ity to Inspect tho latest models ami can gain much knowledge concerning the fenuires of the individual muke of auton. Si Ik