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BY STRANGE DELAY
Nothing Yet Heard From Sew
er Bonds and Transcript
Reported Still Here.
ONE PER CENT ON $380,000
This Is the Loss Provided Bonds Draw
5 Per Cent Salem People Are
Tired of Waiting.
No New Capitol.
Olympia, Wash., April 2. A
cloud rests today against the $4,
000,000 bond issuo for tho capitol
building fund, when some legal
sharks raised tho constitutional
question and declare that the
state cannot contract a debt
greater than $400,000 unless the
matter is submitted to a vote of
the people. Tho bond issue was
to be equally divided between '
paying up old debts and paying
for the completion of the state
capitol buildings and temple of
justice.
"If it requires one day's time in
-which to prepare a transcript in an ord
inary lawsuit, and aftor submitting it
to the printer to receive it but a few
hours afterwards in due legal form,
why has it been necessary for the city
attorney to spend four months on the
transcript of the sewer bond issue, mo
tions and resolutions, when the work
could have been accomplished in one or
two days, at the longest, and the tax
payers of Salem saved one per cent up
on every dollar that iB required to pay
the contractors for the work performed
on the Bewers in South and North Sa
lem and on the Union street main there-fcyt"
This is a question that no ordinary
follower of Salom'e public affairs can
solve without a fooling that something
somewhere or somehow is wrong or
that an unnecessary stumbling block
lias either fallen or boon placed in the
path of tbd progress of the sower bond
issue vot'd npoi by tho pcoplo at the
last election, which should have boon
settled, the bonds issued and the money
already raid in by the assessed property
owners refunded long ago.
$1584 Gone.
Be far, there has been lost to the tax
jiayers of Salem not less than the sum
of $1584 due to the long delay in for
warding the bond issue transcript to
the Eastern legal men to approve or
disapprove and send back. The people
of Salem, at no small expense, voted to
Istue bonds for the payment of the sew-
rt constructed in the city in the past
two years, or thereabouts. The entire
amount aggregated some $380,000. Af
ter several prominent and responsible
liondiue companies Bhied from a propo
sition to take up the bonds, it was then
concluded by the city Council to sond
the entire matter to the eastern bond
lawyers for approval, with the hopes
that by so doing they would be declared
valid and good beyond doubt, and will
tj eventually taken up by some bonding
company in the east.
The eity attorney was then directed
about the 21st of December, last year.
to draw up a transcript of the action
taken by the council and the people.
and submit same to the parties in Bos
ton While these articles wer being
-perfected, the city of Salem has been
paying approximately 6 per oent upon
the entire amount of the warrants
sued and still outstanding for the pay
ment of the contractors who built the
sowers .which has been four months.
and the amount of interest at this per
eont will be s)7500. Considering con
servatively that it will require at loast
another month before the eastern at
torneys can return the transcript to the
officials, another expense will be added
to the amount already entailed by in
terest at the rate of 0 per cent or $1900,
totaling in all, for interest alone, $9500
which is to be paid by the city and the
taxpayers at largo.
Had the bonds been approved in an
expeditious manner ,the Interest on the
outstanding warrants would have
-amounted to only $7915, in view of tho
fact that the bonds to bo issued would
carry an interest of but 5 per cent; the
city thus being deprived of the one per
cent upon the entire transaction for
five months, of $1584.
Delay Inexplalnable.
According to well-known legal men in
Salem, it should require but a short
time comparatively to prepare tho tran
sript of the bond issue Not more than
a day should be necessary in which an
ordinary stenographer could complete
the typewriting, whilo the resolutions,
elec tion transcript and other minor de
tails can bo covered in a very short
time.
It is.contended that the preparation
of a transcript in a lawsuit on appeal
requires tho most careful study, and
Pvory viciri and phrase must be nceu
rnte in every detail. This work require
but a dj.y or so, when the copy may be
handed to tho printer for publication In
brief form. Tho bonding transcript lu
question covers no largo amount of de
tail, other than the eoivlng of tho elec
tion, resolutions passed by the council
nd the form in which the city author
ized the limning of the same.
(Continued on pass (our.)
Ask Company for Them and Acknowl
edge Obligations to Companies
for Them.
UNITED MESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, April 2. The interstate
commerce commission .today reported
on its recont investigation into alleged
railroad pass grafting in Colorado. It
demanded the indictment of tho Colora
do Fuel & Iron Company, the Victor
Amorican Fuel Company, tho Colorado-
Portland Comont Company and the
Great Western Sugar Company for ac
opting passes, and the Bio Grando and jia mcasllre
E
Colorado Southorn railroads for grout
ing passes
The report allogos that judges, state
officials, legislators and county and
municipal officials in Colorado used
passes, adding: "Tho records show that
where passes were not voluntarily grant
ed, that public officials asked for them.
Even judges have not hesitated to pur
sue this course. The records disclose
personal requests for passes by judges,
accompanied by expressions of thoir
sense of obligation for such favors
granted before and after they went on
the bench. Railway witnesses frankly
explained that such passes were given
because of political services."
Vague Sense of Uneasiness and
Feeling of Impending
Danger Cause It.
850,000 MEN IN PEACE
And 6,000,000 In Time of War Is Now
the Estimated Strength of Ger
many's Great Army.
UNITED PRESS IJOASSD WIH1.
Berlin, April 2. Without precedent
in the history of Germany for a cen
tuiy, the Gorman people were asked to
make tho heaviest financial sacrifices
for the fatherland since 1813, when the
govornment today distributed in the
Reichstag the bill to add approximately
100,000 men to the army, calling for an
emergency tax of $202,000,000. This
demand is aside from an increase of
$50,000,000 to the estimated military
and naval expenditures of about $350,
000,000 for 1913, which will be asked,
making a military burdon of $050,000,-
000 to $700,000,000 for Germany.
Sentiment in the Reichstag is that
tho bill will be paused, though it may be
"trimmed" a littlo. This, however, is
unlikely. Tho "bill" is to be paid by
tho property ownors. Property undor
$5000 is to bo exompt.
In principle tho Socialists aro against
Bubsdospite tho fact that
Jerry Has Whiskers.
Seattle, Wash., April 2. Pearl
Miller, a negress, is giving a spir
itualist show in Judge F rater's
court today, in defense of an in
sanity charge. Mrs. Miller has
been giving warnings of impend
ing earthquakes and thunder
storms to neighbors and newspa
pers, and with Row W. M. Bry
son, a nogro preacher, was charg
ed with insanity. ' Mrs. Millor
says she is guided by the spirit
of an old man named Jeremiah,
who has flowing whiskers.
A
Arrange to Send Half Carload of Prunes
to Flood Victims More Funds
Needed.
DESPONDENT WIFE
LEAPS TO HER DEATH
Wife of Colonel John Hull, Ordered to
the Philippines, Jumps From
Omaha Bridge.
united press leased wtaa.1
Omaha, Nob., April 2. Despondent
over her husband's transfer to the
Philippines, Mrs. Greta Hull, wife of
Colonel John Hull, U. S. A., leaped
headforemost 85 feet in to the Missouri
river from the Douglas street bridge, In
the view of hundreds, and is dead hore
today. Whon her body was recovered
half a mile down the river, she was still
breathing, but psssed away soon aftor.
Mrs. Hull was a prominent society
matron hore, and was the daughter of
John Chase, of Dos Moines. Hull is a
judge advocate in the army, and is the
second ranking officer in the depart
ment, ne is the youngest colonol in
the army. He loft Dcs Moines for San
Francisco last week, and expects to sail
from the laltor city for the Orient April
5
thoy muster 110 votes, thoy have not so
far been able to defeat a govornment
Dill in which tho nation has takon a
deep intorest.
The "spirit of 1813" whon the Prus
sians melted their gold and plate in
ordor to buy arms with which to drive
out Napoleon is not spontaneous this
time. There 1b no enthusiasm among
property owners. A kind of artificial
plrit of 1813" has boon created.
Only a vague sense of uneasiness, a
feeling of Impending danger to tho na
tion, which prevails, prevents what
probably would quickly grow into over
whelming protest.
The new increase will bring the
peace footing of the German army up
to 850,000 men and a war strength es
timated at 6,000,000. '
LAVENDER CLUB IS
FORMED AT 8TATT0N
The first lavender club ever formed
has been organized at West Stayton,
starting with 15 members, with the f ol
lowing officers! Mrs. n. S. McOowan,
president: Mrs. D. B. Conness, vice-
president, and Mrs. 8. D. Turner, secre
tary and treasurer.
The obioct of these 15 women is to
raise lavender for commercial purposes
Having irrigation available during the
dry summer months, they believe that
the results will be highly satisfactory,
Dr. Withycombe, of the 0. A. C, at a
recont mooting held at West Stayton
spoke very encouragingly In regard to
the possibilities of the undertaking of
this new club.
Ex-Senator Turner in It.
Dr. August Kinney Investigates
Serum for State Board of
Health.
IS NOT READY TO REPORT
Says It Will Be Six Weeks Before Re
sults of Cases Under Observation
Will Be Fully Known.
'
The general committee which has in
charge the forwarding of supplies for
the unfortunate in the Ohio floods
should have prompt response In tho way
of funds nocdod to carry out tho plans
adopted at Saturday's meeting, and
that there may not be any cause for
misunderstanding about the plan.
I wish to say to the peoplo of Salom
that the sending of half a car of prunes
and expending all money collected at
home for Oregon products was entire
ly at my suggestion.
I advancod the idea to Mayor Stocves
the same day he issued his call, and
again at tho mooting last Saturday, and
secured price on 2000 10-pound boxes of
our best stock, and the plan has mot
with gonoral approval.
The labol montioned in the press that
is to go on each box was also at my
suggestion, but arranged by Mr. Gilo
and Mr. Crawford.
The label is entirely proper. It sim
ply statos that thou ptjinet are donat
ed by the people of Salem, Oregon.
Then follows a formula how to stow
and serve, as they no doubt will go to
people who may not know what a prune
is Furthermore, the ' prunes aro the
gifts of the people of Salem, and thoy
should have the credit.
Dayton, Ohio, is my home town, and
I know the surroundings as well as I
kuow Salom, and I know that Salem
people could do nothing bettor than to
send a half carload of prunes, unless it
were a car and a half.
Of course, we will got advortisod by
sending these prunes, so will evory oth
er state or city that la coming to the as
sistance of these people, no matter what
they do, solot us close up this work, and
not hold back our help.
Respectfully,
GIDEON 8TOLZ.
Chicago, April 2. A subpoena
ordoring former Senator Turner,
of Washington to appear immedi
ately at the trial horo of Albort
C. Frost and othors, chargod with
conspiracy to dofraud Undo Sam
out of $10,000,000 worth of Alas
kan coal lands, was issuod by
United States Judge Landis to
day. The subpoena was issued
following tho introduction of a
lottor purporting to show that
Turner attempted in a round
about way to get governmout wit
nesses to leave the country.
President D'Arcy of the Board
of Trade Says There Will
Be Things Doing.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE.
Astoria, Ore., April 2. Dr. Alfred
Kinney today roceived the following
message from his father, Dr. August
Kinney, who was sent by the Oregon
State Board of Health to investigate
the alleged tuberculosis cure brought to
this country from Germany by Dr. Fred
erick Franz Friedman:
"I will start home this week, as it
is uboIoss to remain longer. It will bo
six weeks before anything definite is
known in regard to tho results of the
treatment of the pulmonary tuberculosis
cases. So far in these the improvement
is but slight. In surgical tuberculosis
of the glands, bones and joints tho im
provement is fairly rapid. I bolieve this
to be duo to the intravenous method of
administration, and I think tuberculo
sis, as wo use it, if so given, would
show uniformly a quick movement. '
"I think Fricdmann is Bincoro, and
his vaccino is of great value in selected
casos, but from observation to date I
cannot seo tho advantago of his vac
cine over the onos wo aro using in pul
monary cases, for, so far as observed,
wo are getting bettor results
"I have arranged with Dr. Proctor,
in charge of the consumptive ward at
Bollevue hospital, to send me weekly
his daily observations mado up in rec
ords and charts of all tho patients treat
ed by Fricdmann in Bollovno that 1
have the records and charts of, previ
ous to receiving the Frledmann treat
ment. Those aro of patients residing
in Bellevue from one to sovoral months,
with sanitary conditions unchanged
Whatever the degree of improvement
noted in these cases will show that such
improvomont is due sololy to tho treat
ment. Upon these records and charts
of examinations of the lungs I will
make up my final report to tho Oregon
State Board of Hoalth, and it will bo
so in dotall that every pulmonary ex
pert in Oregon can form his own con
clusions."
THE LOSS IS $3010
Big
Fur Store Destroyed Today
Fire Starting From an Over
heated Stove.
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TO EXTEND CITY LIMITS
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIDE.
Tacoma, Wash., April 2. Fire bo
liovod to have originated from an ovor
heatod stove in the fur store of W. F.
Shcard early today resulted in tho com
pleto destruction of the building and its
contents. Tho loss is estimated at $30,
000. Sovornl firemon narrowly escaped
leath when the roof caved in, as thoy
attemptod to force an entrance to tho
building. The horses attnehod to a hook
and ladder wagon bocamo frightoucd
and ran away, damaging tho apparatus
and injuring tho driver.
Shcard, who is tho leading exporter
of Alaska and other furs, announced
that ho would orcct a costly fireproof
structure at once.
Bank in Trouble.
T7NITRD mess leased wise.
Beattlo, Wash,, April 2. 0. B. Wool
ey, former manager of the Union Sav
ings & Trust Company of Ronton, Is In
the county jail today undor a charge of
having stolen $1500 from the bank.
Simultaneously with his arrest, the
bank filed suit against the Orilla Lum
ber Company, alleging that W. E. High-
tower, manager, and Wouley conspired
so that the company, with only $15,000
assets, obtained a $20,000 unsecured
loan. A receiver was appointed.
He Likes Our Coin.
New York, April 2. Ah, 7.e American
dollairo ees so rare and ze beautiful
coin. Be-e-eautiful. And r.e American
woman the eos as beautiful as r.e dol
lairo." This was the statement mado here by
Edmond Clement, the noted. French
tenor, upon boarding a steamer for
homo. Clement Is taking 40,000 of his
beloved "dollaires" with him, and Is
to return for more.
F
Wire to Mayor Steeves Says Situation
Is Appalling, and Help Is Urgent
ly Needed.
CLIMATE SAVED
HIS REPUTATION
E. II. Dougall of Pallas, is a Salem
visitor today. Mr. McDougall came to
Salem In April, 1897, on the samo train
and in the same crowd with Charley
Constable. Mr. Constable had mado a
previous trip west from Iowa, and prom
iscd those who followed him that they
would find a mild Italian climato In
Washington and Oregon. Ho was all
but mobbed when a severe snow Btorm
was encountored on tho east side of the
Cascade mountains, but his promise was
fulfilled and his intogrity was roostab
lishcd when the Willamctto valley was
reached .
Cost Half a Million.
Jnncsvillc, Wis., April 2. By causing
tho buildings it was consuming to top
pie into the river, thus damming up the
Btroam and flooding tho lighting plant
a fire was responsible for $500,000 dam
age hore last night. The blazo started
in the Rood clothing store, and quickly
spread to many buildings along the
wator front.
T
Secretary of National Association Will
Be here to Make Address and
Aid in Oood Work.
No More Smoking.
COMPLAINT IS LODOED IN
REGARD TO LIGHT RATES
P. O. Stowell, of Portland, today reg
istered a complaint at the office of the
railroad eoinmissinn that the Portland
Hallway, Light & Power company Is
chnrging rates that are discriminatory
for its lighting, in that thoy based on
possible consumption, instead of the
amount actually used
Chairman or Drainage Congress
President Wilson Wants Plan
to Fight Floods.
Mayor Stcevos received the following
telegram today from John H. Pattorson,
chairman of tho Dayton, Ohio, rcllof
committee:
"Situation in Dayton appalling. Fi
nancial help urgently needed at once
to food and clotho and re establish onr
people in their homos. Thousands of
homes have been entirely dostroyod.
Sanitary problem very sorlous, and will
involve great expense. We are com
pelled to feed tho entire population, as
the supplies of our local grocers are
practically exhausted, Send remittances
to W, F, Dippus, secretary-treasurer,
Dayton Citizens' Relief Committee.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE,
New York, April 2. Following a fire
near the capitol approach, all smoking
is forbidden in the capitol building
here today. It Is tho firsa capital In tho
country to be affected by such a rulo.
Aviator Killed.
f UNITF.D MRSS LRASKD WIRE,
Paris, April 2. His machine turning
tu-rtlo while 300 feet In the air, Adju
tant Yves Furer, an army aviator, was
plunged to the grounds in hit aeroplane,
and instantly killed hers today.
Governor West today received a re
quest, from Edmund T. Perkins, chair-n-nn
of the National Drainage Congress,
luting that President Wilson, In a tele
gram, has authorized tho National
Pr.i'nage Congress to formulate and
present to the United Stall's congress
aid 1'iish to a successful conclusion, a
plan that will prevent a recurrence of
the Hs of lives and property by floods
sueli an list recently occurred.
The letter further requests Governor
West to issue a proclamation calling at
tention to the third National Drainage
congress, to be held at St. Louis, April
10-12, and to use all possible efforts to
attend and help formulate a plan.
Bombard Scutari.
(rjNITED I'KRHS IJtABKD WIRE,
Cettinje, April 2.Sorvian troopt
this afternoon began a terrific bom
linrdment of Scutari, independent of
thn Montenegrin 1 roups.
Tho report that Scutari was in flainei
wns confirmed "'' today, and tin
citv's fall is hourly expected.
I:
DURING YEAR 1 91 2
Report of Coast Rescue and Protective
Society Shows Some Interesting
Figures.
That feasting donkey
himself remarkably well.
is behaving
Weather Forecast,
firegon Miowers west tonight
or Thursday, probably fair east
portion tonight and Thursday.
South to we-t winds.
The report of W, A. Macl.aren, gen
eral superintendent of the Pacific Coast
liescue and Protective society, for the
car 1 1 1 2, was filed at the office of
Governor West today. The society's
headquarters are located at Portland.
The following is a summitry of tho ro
port:
Oirl. received during the year, 00;
over eighteen years of age, 1(5; under
eighteen years of age, 25; maternity
cases, 2H delinquents, 21; homeless
under fourteen years of age, 2; widows
ami deserted women, 7; infected cases,
I I; incorrigible, H; births in the homo,
15; total number of babies cared for,
1(1; deaths (Infants) 2; cared for by
monthly reports, 171.
Ono of the most impoitaut mooting
of this Bpring will bo hold at the high
school a week from tonight, at 7:30,
whon L. H. Woir, of Chicago, secretary
of the National Playground association
will give an illustrated steroopticon lec
ture on playgrounds, undor the auspices
of tho Salem Playgrounds' association,
It is proposod by tho local association
to show Mr. Weir tho exact situation
here and to profit by his experience in
providing playgrounds for the children
of Salom.
The association has under eonsidora
tion plans to provide playgrounds for
all tho children of Salem just as soon
as grounds and apparatus can bo pro
vlded, It is certain now tho associa
tion will movo from tho university
grounds to the Wost Hiilem school
where it will cooperate with tho board
of education In bettering playground
conditions. Later on, arrangements
will be mado to provide additional play
grounds for tho children.
Tho association has had great success
since It was organized and has been a
great factor for thn betterment of Ha
lcm, Tho following arn officeis of the
association: George K, Hodgers, pres
ident; Hollin K. Page, Joseph Albert,
Mrs. (Invlord Patterson, II. J. Miles
and Ilev. P. Schrock, vice presidents;
Kssin Culver, secretary,
At the meeting no.xl week, Mr. Hod
gers will preside, representing the play grounds
association; Superintendent
Kuntz, representing the eity schools,
and W. T. Kigdon, of the city council,
II ninlie nddresses,
And Got Factories Here as Well as Se
curing a Share of Imimgration, Part
of Season's Work.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
mado with tho Southorn Pacifie com
pany by officials of the Board of Trade
a projoct to which both of those con
cerns will be parties, and which it it
said, will enhance tho value of property
both in tho city and throughout the
whole of Marion county, will be launch
ed within tho next 10 dayt. A state
ment to this effect was made by Pres
ident D 'Arcy of the Board of Trade to
day. President D'Arcy at present refuses
to divulge the nature of tho proposed
project, but says that ho will do so at
tho earliest possible moment.
"All that I can say now is that the
project spells much for tho increase of
proporty values in Salem and in Ma
rion countv. The Southern Pacific is
ntorested nnd tho Board of Trade is in
terested. Wo will confer with the rail
road pcoplo in a few days, and if the
conference has tho desired results the
nature of tho scheme will bo made pub
lic, immediately afterwards. Tho pro
ject is to bo developed in tho r.ext year.
Plan for Bigger City.
'Tho Board of Trndo Ib preparing to
enter upon a campaign for the extend
ing of tho city, in limits, population
and lndustrios," said Judgo D'Arcy.
I have all of my committoo appoint
ments completed and have solocted the
members of tho committoos according
to their qualifications along the lines la
which they are to work. We are going
to work for a big Immigration Into Sa
lom and vicinity in the next 12 months
and expect to induce sevoral manufac
turing companies to establish them
selves in this city."
Tho committoo appointments as an
nounced by President D'Arcy aro as
follows:
Exocutive Committee U. O. Shipley,
S. Q. Sargent, L. S. Barnos, L. P. Al-
drich, H. O. White.
Auditing Committoo II. O. White, L.
P. Aldrich, S. O. Sargent.
Chorry Fair Committee W. T. Stoln,
J. R. Linn, C, L. Starr, W.L, Cummings,
M. E. Burdick.
Civic Improvomouts O. Stolz, Wm.
Brown, Caroy F. Martin, II. H. Olinger.
Entertalnmout F. W. Durbin, Dr. T.
C. Smith, Jr., 8. B. Elliott, T. O. Bligh,
S. L. Morgan.
Financo Soliciting Committeo Wm.
McGikhrist, Jr., F. 8. Bynon, Watt
Shipp, Thco. Roth, Paul H. Hauser, I).
R. Yantis, II. D. Patton, Curtis Crost.
Good Roads Committee Ooorgo F.
Hodgers, J. H. Scott, F. J. Lafky, T. A.
Livosloy, J. P, Rogers.
Membership Coinmittee J. J. Rob
erts, Carlo Abrams, Paul I). Wallace
Oeo. C. Will, Jos. H. Albort, R. Catlin,
II. S. Polsal.
Public Improvomouts and Manufac
turing T. B. Kay, C. K. Bpnuldiug, A.
Ifuckesteln, Georgo Shaiul.
Publicity Committee V. (1. Docke
Imcli, It, (,'. Bishop, Bon O, Hchucking,
J, E. Crowe.
Reception Committee Graham P.
Tuber, It. J. Hendricks, C. L. McNary,
I .on i h I.iirhmuud, Kev. It. N. Avison, A.
Hush, Jr., II. J. Miles, H.piiro Farrar,
H. Ij. Steeves.
State Fair Coininittee - J, I,, Stock
ton, II. W, Meyers, Prank Meredith, Dr.
(). II. Miles, A. N, Mnnres, .lames J.
McHvoy,
Traiihporlnliim C.innniltco Mux O.
Huron, II. S. Oil.., K. p. McCornack, ('.
M. Ilppley, It, II. Houston, C. K, Albin,
(!. Mover.
PENNSYLVANIA FOR
DIRECT ELECTION
llarrisburg, Pa., April 2. The slate
senate here today unanimously ratified
the constitutional amendment providing
for the direct election of I'liitcd Slates
senators. It already had been ratified
by the bouse, Pennsylvania Is now the
c5.1t h state to ratify the amendment.
II.
Water Wagon Only.
UNITED I'HKSH LKAHKII Wlltfl
New York, April 2. - The water
wagon was the only vehicle to bo scon
along the great white way after I a. m.
today. Promptly tit tliat hour liquor
selling all over the city ceased, and tho
bright lights went out, The closing
marked the going into effect
latest "tenderloin" order of
Guvnor,
of the
M ayor
Tho price of good government is
constant watchfulness on the part of
the people.
WILL TRY TO TLY
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
fl'NITRO I'llKSS IRASKII W I MB
London, April 2. I'our entries in Hie
contest for the $.1(1,(1011 offered by thn
London Dally Mail for the first success
ful aeroplane flight across tho Atlsntie
are received here today,