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eV A, A iAiiiiiiii A eei 7 TTTTtTTtTTTTTT?" THE BEST NEWSPAPER THE LARGEST t riDflll ATIAM t 36TH YAR. SALEM, OKEOON, WEDNBSDAY, MASCH 19, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS giSSffM'cSBK IS CAUGHT ROBBING Must Pay for Their "Fun." ;TI fi I l! ! ''Ml'-'' Ji ( Vil I f IP William Martin, Deputy Mail Messenger Caught With the Goods. 11 BIG BOXES OF PLUNDER Had Been Bobbing Parcels Post Backs for Three Months and Also Many Salem Stores. "What is said by the postal authorities of Portland to bo the greatest postal robbery ever brought to their altentiou was unearthed in this city this morning ly special inspectors Harry Durand and C, M. Perkins when they searched the mail wagon in chargo of Deputy Mail Messenger William Martin, aud found a gunny sack full of packages stolon from the parcels post bags which wore delivered to him by the train mosHCnger at the. Southern Pacific depot. Sheriff Ksch was called at 7:30 this morning and the mail messenger was arrested. He is now confined in the county jail pending tho action of tho government authorities. Sheriff Ksch will prefer charges against Martin for stealing goods from local mercantile establishments also, which are vnlued at several hundred dollars. Bobbed Mail for Three Months. Martin has been robbing tho parcels jost sacks for three months, or over since the parcels post law becamo ef fective, according to tho postal author ities and Sheriff Ksch. Tho local pos tal officials havo boon in a quandary as to tho source through which different parcel pneknges were lost in the past few months and reported tho matter to headquarters. Last night Inspectors Durand and Perkins came to Salem and started an investigation. They posted themselves nt tho Southern Pacific do pot thjs morning and wheu Martin re ceived his consignment of mail from tho train, they followed him to the post office and ransacked his wagon. The inspectors found a gunny sack full of parcels taken from the mail bags, con taining laces and other valuables, and promptly called the shoriff to arrest the messenger. An effort was made by the inspectors Snd Deputy Postmaster John Farrar to glean information from Martin as to whore the remainder of the stolen goods wore secluded, but the messenger refused to talk. Admits Guilt to Sheriff. Shoriff Esch arrived aud took charge of the prisoner, and upon tho way to tho court house, Martin divulgod his past actions. He told Sheriff Ksch that he had been robbing the parcels post bags since the first of the year and that he had all of the stolen prop erty locked up in his home on tho cor ner of Twenty-Becond and Trade stroetfl. After locking Martin tip, Shoriff KbcJi visited tho messcngor's homo. Mrs. Martin responded to the knock on the door and upon seeing who it was that called, broko down and confessed, corroborating her husband's story. The shoriff and tho postal Inspectors were shown into a bed-room which wal com pletely filled with wooden boxes, each securely fastened by a padlock. The sheriff opened the locks by tho keys taken from Martin at tho time he was arrested, and every conceivable article -of merchandise in the clothing line was displayed. Laces, ladies' suits, boots, ehocs, men's clothing, thread, yarns, silks, satins, broadcloths and a long list of other goods wore found in the room. Stock for Store. There were eleven woodon chests in the bed room all locked and prepared for shipment. The estimated weight of all the goods found was figured at 1500 pounds. Mrs. Martin Informed Sfiorlf f Ksch that she and her husband were in tending to move to oastern Oregon and had prepared the boxes containing the stolen goods for shipment. The officers engaged a lnrge dray to remove the boxes to tho postoffiee and tho wagon was loaded to capacity. Two chests as large as an ordinary office desk were filled to the brim with vain able gosds while nine other smaller oases were found to contain ladies 'wear and pieces of silverware which the of' ficers consider of great value. Even ' fhinawnrc was found in the cases and one chest contained a complete assort in cut of valuable silks and satins. In all there Is a sufficient stock of goods in the chests to start a good-sized em porium and the officers believe this was the plan Martin and his wife had In view when they had moved to east ern Oregon. (Continued on page 6.) Sacramento, Cal., March 19. Maury 1. Diggs am' Drew Cami nctti, two married men who elop ed with two girls of thin city to Reuo, Nevada, are at liborty to day, each under $10,000 bonds, to appear before United States Com missioner Krull at Snu Francisco, March 27. They will answor to two charges each, one of having obtained transportation for the two girls Lola Norris and Mar sha Warrington from this city to Iteno, and the other of having induced and incited the girls to leave their homos. PICTURES OF PARADE Taken By The Journal and Printed as a Souvenir of Big Event. SOME SPLENDID VIEWS If Tiled Away Will Prova Interesting When the Greater Salem Cele brates future Events. The big colcbration in honor of tho completion of tho steel railroad bridge, and the "wedding" of tho valley, the biggest thing of tho kind ever held in tho state, outsido of Portland, is ovor, but its results are all yet to como. Tho Cnpital Journal had some views taken of the big parade, and the cuts appear in today's issue. It is rocommended that subscribers put this number of The Journal away, for it will suroly prove intensely intorosting in the years to come, when Salem is in the six figure class, and other and bigger but not more important events are being celebrated. Old issues of a papor containing stories of such events always come in handy, and who knows but that 20 or 30 years from now, when Salem colobrates some big occasion of this kind, but that the story of our celebration, and, mayhap, the very pictures in today's Capital Journal will be reproduced. Anyway, they will prove of intorest to the com ing generation, when it goes back into "ancient history," and studies the ear ly life and manners of the folks who proccdod them. Tho picture on the front page shows the Salem end of the big bridge, with the crowds lined tip alongsido the approach, just as the train from tho Wost Side touched the bar riors, the big American flags stretched across tho bridge It was at this point the governor's daughter, little Helen West, strewod carnations on the track, and east some on tho beautiful blue Willamotto below. Tho other pictures are views along the line of parade, otc, PANKHUEST WOMAN IS NOW GETTING HEBS UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. London, March 19. That her gums bleed continually as the result of a steel gag being pressed into her mouth as a part of the operation of forcible feeding, and that she suffers excruciat ing stomach pains as a result of the foeding are statements made in a let- tor from Miss Sylvia PankhurBt, in the hands of the Militant Suffragette Union here today. The lotter was sent from Holloway jail. It is stated that Home Secretary Mc Ke'irfia is trying to force through parlia ment a bill that will legalize forclblo feeding. SAFE CBACEEBS MAKE A SAFE GET AWAY (rmirtn puss leased wibi.I Snn Francisco, March 10. Satisfied that tho two safo-craekers pursued from Shumato's drug store, where they were foiled in a robbery attempt, havo made good their escape, Captain of Detectives Mooney ealcld in the posse of sharp shooters from Sutro forest today. The robbers arc believed to have taken ref uge In the forest and then doubled back on their tracks. Other parts of tho city aro being searched for them. It is declared tho yeggs had a wo man accomplice. Tired of Her Job. f unit-id raiss ijeitSED wi.) Chicago, March 10. lWauso sho has grown tired of heating her husband's soles to arouse, him from alleged drunk en slumbers, Mrs. Jessie Anderson Sears, a 1100,000 hoiress, is seeking a divorce today from John B. Bears. Soars is a prominent business man. r.m A THIS E DEATH A MYSTERY Doctors Uuable to Agree as to What Caused Mrs. Hatfield's Death Coroner Is Busy. (dnitcl raass umo wind Forest Grove, Or., March 18. The, continuation of the investigation being conducted into the death of Mrs. ("has. Hatfield, who died at her home in this city Friday evening, has been postpon ed until 0:30 tomorrow morning, in or der, it is presumed, that a roport of the results secured from a chemical analy sis of tho dead woman's stomach may bo presented to tho coronor's jury. It is also understood thnt the nurso, who attended Mrs. Hatfield previous to her denth, will be called upon to testify to morrow. Mrs. A. F. Kodgers, a well-known res ident of this city, said today that sho called upon tho dead woman about 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, and although sho found her in bed, sho was to all ap pearances in a bright and cheerful frame of mind and uttered no com plnint. Mrs. Iiodgers remained but a short time and when she left Mrs, Hat field seemed to bo feeling comparative ly well. Dr. E. B. Ilrookbank, who was called in the absence of the regular physician, when tho dying woman was first found, and Dr. W. H. Vollmor, the family at tendant, who reached tho scene shortly afterwards, exerted all the knowledge and methods at their command to re store lifo, but without snccoss. Artifi cial respiration was kept up from about p. m. to 10:30 o'clock. Dr. Vollmer had been treating hor for a slight indis position, but says that no serious con ditions existed. Dr. Ilrookbank says that he made a thorough and careful examination and that the body showed no marks of anv chnraeter and that there wore no visible signs such as acid would havo left. No signs of suffering were evident and tho features bore a peaceful and natural expression. Neither physician could arrive at a decision as to the cnuso of death, due to the puzzling aspect of the ca,e and the fact that tho woman was in appar ently fair health just before she was discovered gasping for breath. For these reasons they refrained from sign ing tho death certificate and summoned Coroner llarrett from Hillshnro to hold an inquest and discover, if possible, the Immediate cause of death. Sheriff Reeves and Deputy District Attorney Tom Tongue, of tho county seat, accom panied the coroner to this city aud as sisted at the inquest Saturday afternoon. 4 J I'M -. -:;qs m-'- J ' I 1 -..Vv. WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BIG CELEBRATION. A. GETS NEW POSITION Governor Names Him as Coryoratlon Commissioner The Appointment is a Surprise. Governor West sprung tho biggest political surprise of the year today, when he announced the appointment of his private secretary, Ralph A. Wat son, as state corporation commissioner, a new office created by the enactment by the last legislature of tho famous "blue sky" law. It is not considered a wild guess that tho governor will effect a greater sur priso by tho appointment of llabcock ns ono of tho members of the industrial in surance commission created by tho pas sago of the workmen's compensation act. Habcoek and tho governor hrfve worked hand in hand to procure tho pas sago of tho 'jlue sky law, nad, whilo the men aro of different politicnl affilia tions, it is not believed that liabenck will be loft out in tho further import ant appointments that are to he made. "In announcing the appointment of Watson," said Governor West, this morning, "I want it distinctly under stood that he made no effort to rob any person of a job. ITo made no pull for the office whatever. He did not oven know that he was a candidate until in formed of his appointment by me this morning." Whilo candidates for the position of corporation commissioner were not nu merous, it was believed that C. D. Han cock, present corporation clerk, and an untiring worker for tho "blue sky" measure, was sure of the place. It Is said that many who desired the office madn no application because they were so euro that Dnbcock would be named for the place. Watson Nowspaper Man. Tho office of corporation remission- er carries a salary or s.iiiuo a vear. This is no Increase over the pnwent salary of Mr. Watson, who has received (Continued on page four.) Balph A. Watson, ": it C, ti 4, ' : X, Governor Pardons Man Who Was Sent Up for Life for Stealing a Little Food. ONITCO PRESS MUtKD Win!. Columbus,' Ohio, March 19. Stirred by tho "injustice of tho sentence," Governor Cox today pardoned William Welsh, aged 33, who was givon a lifo sentence in the state penitentiary for stealing 41 worth of bacon when he was hungry. A few months' of prison lifo brought Welch face to face with his fate, and constant brooding ovor the sentence broke his mind, and today he is believed to bo hopelessly Insane Six years ago, Welch, penniless and hungry, was wandering through South ern Ohio, looking for work. At Green ville ho opened tho door of a dwelling and stolo a few pounds of bacon. Welch was caught, brought into court and ad mitted his guilt. Then tho judgo sen tnnccil him to life imprisonment, de claring tho laws of Ohio provided that, sentence for anyono breaking into an occupied dwelling with intent to steal, and that he "had no other alterna tive." ANYWAY, THE WOMAN ' IS A VEBSATILE LIAB Chicago, March 19. Claims that she eloped with Owen D. Conn, the $100,000 society -burglar, captured in San Fran cisco, because her husband, Itov. Nostor Clarkson, of thin city, "flaunted his love of certain spiritual affinities In her face," are made here today by Mrs. Mabel Clarkson. Aroused by tho disappearance of her five children, whom sho believes have been hidden by their father, Mrs. Clark son threatens to reveal certain alleged relations between Clarkson and other women that she declares will shock the whole city. She denies that she is mak ing any effort to return to him. A Means to Progress. W, It S.lnde, secretary of the Board of Trade, hopes to see strict police pro volition of tin1 habit of spitting on !li" sidewalks, lie would also have the people of Siilein clean up their back yards, especially those who live near l,e railroad stations. The secretary declares that these two precautions ore necessary if Halcm ad vertising Is to count for nnything, and not be offset ly bad appearances, ( argues that (honands of people will In coming throug'i our city soon en -)ut'-to the Saa Francisco fair, and it Id hooves Halcm people to mako the miift of their presence here, An Immonse Searchlight. San Francisco, March lit. To aid in the night illumination of Panama-Pacific exposition, the most powerful searchlight ever constructed is to be placed ou the top of Mount Tamalpais, near here, according to plans being formuated here today. Experi ments on tho searchlight are al ready under way. A year will be spent in building, adjusting and testing the searchlight. It will play continually upon the exposi tion, and probably will be used as an aid to4iavigation when the exposition is over. E NO! SELL RESOURCES Francis J. Heney Calls Atten tion to Value of Califor nia's Water Power. SWEDES SET AN EXAMPLE By Leasing Instead of Selling School Lands Have Absolutely Froe Schools for the State. UN1TICII rilKKS !.R.BEO Will, Sacramento, Cal., March 10. 'There would not bo any trouble about trusts or interlocking directorates no 'un scrambling of eggs' nocesary if wo preserved under public ownership whnt belongs to all of us; if wo leased instead of surrendered our natural resources." That was the keyrtoto of an address by Francis J. Heney, in which ho dis cussed the fundamentals involved in tho proposed administration water commis sion before a joint committee of tho assembly and the sonato t a publie hearing in the capitul last night, "Let's forget wo are Americans for a time, and imagine wo aro Norwegians," he saiil, after he had called attention to tho fact that, whilo California had school lauds containing groat natural wealth for $1.25 an acre, tho Swedes in Minnesota have added $19,000,000 to one of their school funds, as woll as retaining tho original lands, by leasing tho iron mines in school districts. "Enough money," he said, "with tho assured yearly income, to pay all tho teachers' salaries, buy free text books and pension the educators in the stnto of Minnesota. "The 5,000,000 horsepower of unap propriated water powor in California Is oqual to the energy of 00,000,000 men working eight hours a day forevor. The law says wo cannot appropriate private property for public use, unless wo give just compensation. I would mako tho inverse apply equally that wo shall not permit tho private uso of public, prop erty without just compensation." WILL NOT RECOMMEND WOMAN SUFFRAGE I UNITED PRESS IJ5AKBO WIBI. Washington, March 19. It was learn ed definitely hero today that in his special message to the extra session of congress, President Wilson will not rec ommend tho woman suffrage amend- Iment nnd currency reforms. The single recommendation will be for revision of the tariff. The president wants the tariff alone considered at the special session anil wants the work expedited as much us possible. This Maktt a tpecialty of the finer points of mvn'i wear You will not be torry to be reminded of a Bishop Ready Tailored Suit Especially now, when spring hints strongly of a new suit. Our selections for Spring are remarkably complete in style and models. Quality is the by-word at this store. PRICES, $12.50 to $30.00 Salem Woolen Mills Store Puts City Under Martial Law to Prevent Wholesale Mas sacre of Jews. GREEK SOLDIERS FURIOUS The Murderer, Echinus, Is Kept Closely Secreted by the Military Au thorities. UNITED PRESS 1 .11 BHD WIRS. Salunica, March 19. Only tho strong hand of King Constantino I and his brother prevents a terrible retaliation hero today against the Turkish and Jewish residents for tho asassination of King Oeorgo of Greece, whom the masi of tho (I reek populuco beliovo was slain by Aleko Schinos yesteiday as tho cul mination of a Turkish plot. While the dead body of his victim is being prepared for transportation to Athens for a state funeral, Schinns lias boon secreted by tho military authori ties to provent his being torn to pieces by tho infuriated populace, and the Turks and Jews of tho city, whom the Oreeks persist in believing partly re sponsible, aro cowering behind the bar ricaded doors of their homes, expecting every moment tho outbreak of a massa cre. Pinomptly upon his nrrivnl hero to day from Jnnina, King Constantino took action to second tho efforts of his brother, Prince Nicholas, in preventing any outbreak. Martini law is in prac tical effect, nnd it is believed the Greek siddiers and residents will bo re strained until the departure of King George's body for Athens. Claim It Was Bulgarians. Constantinople, March 19. Tho Tan in, a Turkish newspnpor hero, charges today that Bulgarians woro responsible for the assassination of King George of Greeco nt Salonika yostorday, referring to alleged friction between Bulgarians and Greek officials. Evldcnco that Schinns was intoxicat ed when ho shot King George was de veloped this afternoon. For some time before the crime ho sat in a cafo gar deu drinking with two companions. Af ter Schlnas left, ono of his companions cried "murdered," when he heard the shot. He supposedly referred to King Georgo, aud knew that Schlnas intended to shoot. Tho Turkish and Jewish residents are living in a state of etrror, fearing a massacre. Hundreds have barricaded thcinaolvcs In their shops and homes. BOILER EXPLODED KILLING ONE EMPLOYE (on inn rasss ijiahkd wire. Port Gamble, Wash., March 19. Fiv men woro burnod, ono of whom, Swen I.nrsna, will die, wheu tho steam drum in the engine room of tho Puget Mill company's plant hero, blew up at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Tho boilor had been tested by the inspector Mou day, and reported safe. Fifty men who work in tho mill eat their lunches in tho boiler room at the noon hour, but nearly all had returned to work before tho explosion occurred. Consumptive Suicides. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Nynck, N. Y., March 19. Bulcide fol lowed tho unsuccessful attempt made by Hubert Williams, aged 3.1, a former jockey and tuberculosis sufferer, to sen Dr. Frleilmunn, tho discoverer of a sup posedly infallible cure hero. Store 4 4-4-