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MttttHtMOIIMIMtttl . THE BEST NEWSPAPER THE LARGEST CIRCULATION mxvmL 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OEEOON, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS KroS9 ED IN Ik 1) ififlT : 1)1) iii::flt OST AND 1 50 BUILDINGS WRECK OMU 1 Mayor Steeves and L. S. Barnes Selected to Interview the Water Company. IT MUST FIX A PRICE Sentiment of Committee Is in Favor of Gravity System, and May Ignore Present Company. What in believed to bo tho first defi nite action taken toward determining tho cost of tho Salom water plant, and placing the matter of municipal owner ship before tho people again, was taken Inst Saturday night, when L. 8. Barnes and Mayor Steeves, nctiug as sub-corn-Ttiittocmen for tho spocial water com initteo, wero soloetod to interview tho officials of the Salem Water Co., for the purpose of obtniuing quotations on tho plant. The committee will call on the -water officials this afternoon, and put the question point blank. It was the consensus of opinion of tho "wator committee that unless tho Salem -water plant can be purchased for a fair and equitable sum, that tho city proceed to issue bonds and lay its own distribu tion systom, and tap the mountain streams for water on the gravity sys tem. Committee Now Complete. With the appointment of E. P. Me Cornack, the spocial water committee is now complote. Mayor Stooves is act ing chairman, and B. B. Hendricks was appointed secretary Saturday night. "What we want to do first is to as certain whether or not the people of 'Salem desire to own their water plant," rsaiiT Mr Barnes, whon requested to ex press his opinion on the subject. "If the people say they approve of munic ipal owned water systems, and favor the purchasing of tho Snlom water plant, then we should got busy and take the prosent system over or con wtruot an entirely new ono. I believe that this matter is entirely for tho peo ple to judge, and that they should bo givon every opportunity to express their opinion before any definito action ii taken to either rebuild or acquire tho present syscm." "But we must first set a price on the plant before the people cnu decido whether or not they want to own it," aid Mr. Hendricks. "Ves, I know," said Mr. Bnrnes, 'but if it costs tbroo or four hundred dollars to determino the price, and thon tho people don't want to purchase, why thnt is just so much money spent which could bo utilized in determining an other moro fcasiblo menus for better ment of the present water supply In Snlom. Mr. Higdon here staled that Mr. Tarks, an official of the water com pany flntly refused to give your former investigating engineer, Mr, Thompson, any consideration whatever, after the president of tho firm had shown him over the property, What assurance have we that another effort along tho Investigating lino will be acceptable to Mr. Parkst What wo should do, in to find out for ourselves what tho Anient "Water company wants for its system. Plant Inadequate, Says Barnes. Mr, Barnes declared to the commit tee that he believed the present plant absolutely inadequate for the future use of Salem; that the present source of water supply is practically a sewer for the Willametto valley, and that to filter tho water will necessitate the ex penditure of vast sims of money which would aid materially in installing a gravity system from tho North Fork of the Snntinm river. "Tins the Salem Water company ninde $20(1,000 worth of improvements ami extensions to its plnnt in the past two or three years?" Inquired Mr. Bnrnes of the older residential mem bers of the committee. No one offered to answer, and Mr. Humes continued. "I believee T still have articles in my possession showing that this water plnnt could havo been purchased for IKO.noo less than four years ago, and I understand now that the company hns turned down an offer of .17,",000, made by tho city of Salem recently. The plant, In tho first place, Is not worth this amount, and in the second place, as I said before, Salem will need a (Continued on paga four.) To Make Coast Dry. Seattle, Wash., March 24. That liquor is not a necessary evil and that tho country cannot ro- main much longor "half dry and half wet," wore tho arguments put up by Mayor Ooorge F. Cot- terill in a locture before the local Y. M. C. A. in which he advocat- ed the celebration of tho opening of tho Panama canal "by pro- Renting a dry Pacific coast in 1!)14." "Thero is a great tide," said tho mayor, "arising against tho liquor traffic, a tido of busi- nosB, science, religionand social roform." Blvermen Expect Unusually High Water if the Usual Spring Weather Shows Up. Exprioncod rivernien in this city are fearful of some unusual high water in the event a chinook blows up from the south, or the natural spring weather sots in at the present time. They de claro that the footliils and mountains in fne southeastern portion of the val loy are covered with three or four foot of snow, while up at Black Bock, a log ging station above Falls City, snow has fallen to a doptn of one foot. Those conditions are extremely dan gerous to both lumber dealers and those transacting business on the water fronts between this city and Eugene, say thoHe loag acquainted with tho Wil lamette river, and, if weather condi tions prevail, as stated above, the old Willamotte will play hob with business situated along its shores. The Spaulding Logging Company has been unablo to socuro sufficient logs to' oporato its mill for the past wook on ac count of low wator, which is also unus ual for this time of the year, but in view of tho sudden rniso, the big mills at Salem will be set in motion again to morrow, Took Pistol Route. IDNITXO PRHSS UQABKD WII1B. San Francisco, March 24. After kissing his sister good-byo with the declaration thnt he was going back to his home in Sacramento, Jamos Alfred Hall, aged 11), retired Into another room in his apartments hero and put a bullet through his heart, dying almost instantly. The body was shipped to Sacramento for interment today. Hull had been subject to epileptic fits since childhood. ' V " J O. D. BABCOCK, Appointed by Governor West a Member of the Industrial Accident Commission. NEARBY TOWNS ARE WRECKED AD FIRE FOLK CYCLONEI 1 IN Omaha, Nob., March 24. With 80 known dead in Omaha alone and scores of outlying towns cut off from all wire communication, it seemed certain at noon today that tho fatalities in the tornado-swept districts would reach at least 200. Hundreds are injured, and tho death list undoubtedly, will be swell ed by lator reports. One hundred and sixty-nine buildings were razed in Oinuha, divided as fol lows: Houses, 150; churches, 11, and schools, 8. Moro than 2!i other houses wore bad ly damaged. At a special meeting this afternoon Mayor Dahlmaa and the city commis sioners appropriated $25,000 for the relief of the sufferers. A thorough investigation this morn ing confirmed the report that the prop erty damhgo here would reach $10,000, 000. Tho storm area here was six blocks wide and nearcly every house in its path was razed or badly damages. Many Freak Accidents. Bodies of victims wero found today hundreds of yards from whero the wind struck. Tho cries of injured persons drew rescuers to many different points simultaneously. The cyclone caused many freak acci dents. Some houses wore unscathod, whilo others adjoining were crumpled like egg-shells. In one section of tho city the lower story of a house was de molished, tho upper part setting in its place. Trees were wrenched up by tho roots and driven through brick build ings. After the storm throngs of peoplo stood on tho streets and wept as they watched firemen and tho police bearing out corpses of relatives from tho debris. Iu one part of tho city four members of ono family were buried in burning wreckage, but all were saved by tho firemen. A heavy ruin which followed tho cy clone saved many buildings threatened with destruction by firo. Eighty Bodies Recovered. At noon HO bodies had been recovered AT LEAST 25 -TERRE HAUTE TORNADO AND 30 KILLED from wrecked buildings and pthor de bris. It is impossible at this time to esti mate tho damage done by fire following tho storm. The Idewild Club building at 24th and Lake Btreets was wrecked by tho cyclone and thsn burned. The auditorium and the Y. M, C. A. buildings were opened to refugees this afternoon. The bodies of four members of the Daniels family have been recovered. A dog held four men away from his master's body for half an hour. It lay upon his mangled form and snapped and growled at approaching rescuers. List of the Dead. Following is a list of the known dead here as a result of the cyclone which struck tho city last night: Mabel McBride. Nels Larson. Walter Peterson. Sam Dcnguler. T. B. Norris. Henry Cooper, lineman. Chauffeur for Thomas Flynn. Mrs. F. E. Fitzgerald. Mrs, Bigelow and hor sister. Mrs. Henrietta Grieb. Clarence Cndy, aged 14. lean B. Brooks, real estate dealer. Jessie Jopson, aged 10. Fred Hcnz. Mrs. A. Hinzman. Mrs. F. O. Uuodnnught. John Doyle. A. Hnnson. Mrs. .1. P. Hogg. Mrs. E. A. Sawyer. lason L. Garrison. Gcorgo Givot. John Greener. Two infant children. Morris Christianson. Mrs. Frank Davis. Mrs. Sullivau. A. .1. Peck. Archer. Unknown man killed by flying tim ber. Mrs, Ma Newman. Miss Frieda Halting. Sam liiley. Tholma, baby at child-saving insti tute. Cynthia, baby blown out of child- saving institute. Mrs. It. H. Vim Ilcrnn. Unknown woman. Six unidentified men taken from ruins at 22d and Lake streets.- (Icoigo Duncan, advertising solicitor. Clifford Daniels, wife and two small daughters, Helen Downs. Mrs. I). Davis. C. F. Cohley. .1. 11. Nichols. William Fisher. liert II. Fields. A. 11. Htanley. Andrew Jlendrii kson. Henry 11. Lcarelt. Miss Haas, Mrs. Morris,-agcd 20. l'liidentified woman, died at drug store. Ferguson. J. II, Hanson and wife, l'liidentified iiiiiu lit grading ciunp. Two iiuidciit if ied bodies taken trill ruins of a house in William street. Four unidentified negroes. I'. .1. Ilnrues. C. II. Wieson. I). I. Fields. Marie Hooker. Dodges, found in drug store. Mrs. Holm and baby. Mary Ilansoii. Jiinpson. Kelley, grader. Tloso Gray, Missing, Aaron Abbitt and son, Raymond, and danghtor, Mattle. Kudolph Belger, aged 13, STILL IN THE Six children of Walter Peterson. Fourteen negroes employed in Idle wild club. Unknown number, approvimately 30, iu Diamond moving picture theatre. Johnny Ryan, aged 11. Mrs. LeI'ago. Killed at Balston, Neb. J. M. McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Said. Miss Marie Moran, George Hammer. The First News. Lincoln, Neb., March 23. Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, has asked tho gov ernor to call out the militia to prevent looting. Kansas City, Mo., March 23. Half of the city of Omaha was swept by a tornado early tonight, according to in formation gained by long-distaueo tele phono. All railroad and commercial telegraph lines into Omaha are out of commission. Iola, a small town near Omaha, dam aged by the storm, is Baid to bo on firo. The storm is said to bo headed east. Town of Yucatan Destroyed. At tho Union Pacific station lioro it was reported from the Beatrice office of the road that the town of Vutau, Nob., had been destroyed by a tornado tonight, and the town was burning. Fif teen persons wero dead and 50 injured, it was said. Another rumor reaching here through Chicago, Burlington and Cuiincy Rail road officers says that Ashland, Neb., had been destroyed by a tornado. Do tails were lacking, Yutau and Ashland are 20 miles apart, and about 40 miles west of Omaha. Fire Sweeps Stricken Town. Late reports at the Union Pacific of fices here said to have come from Val ley, a town within 20 miles of Yutiin, wero thnt tho destruction of the town was complete from the tornado and the fire that afterward swept (t. Sur geons were sent in motor cars to the relief of the injured from Walioo. An unconfirmed icport from Mar- (Continued on page 'our.) Ber, Davis Erritt, Pastor First Who Eealgns Hli May Deport Gunmen, Portland, Or., March 24, As a result of the recent tong activi ties iu Portland in which two Chi neso wore shot and killed it is probable that tho deportation provisions of tho federal immi gration code will be invoked. This provisions is that all uudosirablo Chiueso, including professional gun-fightors may bo deported. J. 11. Barbour, inspector iu charge of the federal immigration ser vice, will leave for Washington in a few days and will lay tho Chi nese situation on tho coast before his superiors. ' ! REV. ERRETT LEAVES Hands in Resignation to Take Effect May 1 Will Accept Pulpit in Boise, Idaho. Aftor a successful pastorate of nine and one-half years in the First Chris tian church of Snlom, Rev. Davis Errott surprised his congregation at the ser vice yesterday morning by announcing his resignation. Mr. Errott will romain in tho pulpit hero until May 1, when ho will remove to Boise, Idaho, whero he has accepted a call to tho pastorato of the First Christian church of that eitj. His succossor has not yot boon chosen, Mr. Errett camo to the Salem church in October, 1003. The period of his ministry hero boa boon one of develop ment in the Christian church. When ho came to' Salom the congregation, which numbered 175 peoplo, as was found by a revision of tho books, occu pied a small brick church at High and Center streets, whore tho present build ing now stands. Mr. Errett at once bo gau to work up sentiment In fuvor of a now church. Tho construction of the present building began in 1 00-1, and In 1000 the church was dedicated. Iu tho n inn and one half years of Mr. Errett 's pastorato tho membership has grown from 175 to an approximate total of I'Oll. Mr. Errett explains that about 150 of this membership aro absent mem bers, or persons who have moved away from tho city, without taking their membership from tho church. Thoro aro between 750 and 800 resident mom be rs. Last Yoar the Best, Along with the growth of tho congre gation of tho church thero hus been an increase In tho number of organizations connected with the church, and ill the working number of members of theso (Continued on iag 5.) Christian Church, Salom, Oregon Pastorate May 1st. BY FIERCE TORNADO Electric Lights Put Out of Commission and Darkness Adds to Its Terrors. AT LEAST THIRTY KILLED Many Buildings Wrecked and Damage Is Serious Surrounding Country Hard Hit. UNITED MESS IXASM) WIU. Teror Hauto, Ind., March 22. Up to noon today 20 bodies had boon removed from the wreckage wrought by yester day's tornado, and it is now estimated Hat tho total dead will roach 80. Tho cy:IoDO took a northeasterly course across Torre II no to, razing build 'ngfl and pitting the eUccrie light plant cit of commission. The city wat in darkness afi.tr the storm last night, stut very little looting was reported. Hur dicds of citi.;ns volunteered to aid the police in patrolling the streets, and tholr offors wore accepted. All the public schools have been turned into hospitals. Roports received today say that many wore killed by storms in Heath, Vigo county. While it was reported thera had been no fatalities in Perth, later advicos say no one was killed. At noon tho city fed 1000 homeless people in two school houses. There are 18 corpses in the morgue and 75 injured in the hospitals. Rescuers are dinning in tho ruins of many houses, and ex pect to find moro dead. One insane refugeo fought his res cuers. A' mothr wns found standing in tho rain besido bor two children, and asked tho rescuorora not to wake tha bnby. Unknown to hor, one of her children hnd boon disombowolod by falling timbors, and the othor was suf fering from fatal wounds in Its head. Florida Has a Taste. Jacksonville, Fin., March 24. Three persons wore killed and 22 lnjurod iu a cyclono which swept Bonifay, Fla., last night, according to reports received hern todny. Alabama was also swept by the cy clono. Most of tho wires in that atate aro down, and details have not been recoived. WeaUior Predictions. Oregon Probably fair tonight and Tuesday. Winds mostly west- erly. I This Store Believes j in Value 1 Style as well as qunlity. In X t I clothing we feature the ! Bishop's jj Ready 1 1 Tailored ij Clothes ! x i It is the chosen line for men who make il a point to be well dressed. Let us show you tho now spring stylos. i j oaiem Woolen Mills Store