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Newspaper Page TextnitimilttltttllttMM THE LARGEST j CIRCULATION I THE BEST NEWSPAPER Mlll MtttttMH 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OBEQON, MONDAY, ABIPL 14, 1S13. PRICE TWO CENTS VE$WE!S. ANNIVERSARY OF I One Year Ago Today Greatest . Ship Ever Built Sunk on Her Maiden Voyage. -HM f 1517 PERSONS DROWNED Damage Suit Amounting to Mow Than $8,000,000 Filed Against the Company. , (By Brand Whltlock.) New York, April 14. Just a year ag more than 2000 persons were joyful that they had a' share in the maiden voyage of the greatest boat the world 4ever knows playing tennis on deck, floating in the tempered waters of -8 swimming pool, dining in luxurious Ba Ions, chatting in drawing rooms more regal than a king's palace and listening to the world finest music. Then camo a crash, darkness, death, heroism, cow ardice, tho manning of lifeboats, the escape of' those who could' get away frqm the sinking hulk, featured th last moments of the Titanic as she Bank1 April 14, 1912, and the most frightful sea tragedy of all time was enacted. . It was late in the evening when the raft ground into the iceberg off the Newfoundland Grand Banks, four days after she started on her first trip. The night, was' clear, the sea smooth. It was 11:40 ship's time, or 10:13 New York time. The orchestra was playing on the decks, the women of the first cabin were lingoring in the light and warmth and gaiety of the dining rooms where there was music and bubbling life. The men woie smoking their good uight cignrs. In the Becond and third abinB, there was like joy, with the prospect of "home" or a "new land" tout a few hours away. And then came the towering berg, 1.he belated heeding of ropeated warn ings that ice was in the vicinity, the grinding crash and the icy sea. , The wholo tale has been often told, how brides we're torn from husbands; how children were put into boatB by fren zied parents who hoped their little ones might be saved even though they per ished themselves; how the men, save for a few shamoful exceptions, stood back and waited for death while the women were given first place in the lifeboats; how the musicians struck up "Nearer My God to Thoo," and played until the water smothered their melody; Thow the Carpathia, rushing to the res cue, Btood by and gathered up surviv ors; how relatives in NcwYork, in ag ony of anxiety, besieged the officos of the Whito Star Lino for the news that was three days in reaching land. That lisaBter Htands out grim and awful to day, though the world has again been shocked by tales of cyclone and flood that have exacted great toll of life. The Titanic, launched May 31, 1911, represented the best that marine archi tects could build. She was built for capacity, comfort and speed. She .was 882.6 feet long, 02.6 feet beam, was of 40,320 tons register and cost $7,5(10,000, She carried 2223 persons, including the ere. . Of these, 1517 wore lost and 700 were eavod. Of the 329 first-class passen gors, 109 were saved, or 60 per cent; of the 285 second-class passengers, 119 wore saved, or 42 per cent; of the 710 third-class passengers, 164, or 25 per ent were saved; of the crow, 24 per cent wore saved. Whether or not this ocean horror might lave been avoided had ownors nnd officers heeded the ropeated ico warnings of other ships soon ceased to be important. The question after the official investigation by the United States senate, which ended May 28, 1912, was whether such catastrophes could bo avoided hereafter. After days of investigation, the commission headed by Senator William Aldon Smith of Michigan, recommended drastic changes in the laws relating to ship construction and system of vigilanco that would expedite the handling of passengers in time of peril. Among tho ill-fntcd passengers on the hip that went down were some of the prominent figures of contemporary life. There were Col. John Jacob Aster, Ma jor Archibald W. Butt, Francis D. Mil lot, the artist: William T. Stead, jour nalist and philosopher; Jacques Fu trolle, novelist; Bcn.iamin Guggenheim, merchant ; Charles Melville Kays, rail road president; Isidor Straus, merchant and philanthropist; John B. Thayer, railroad vice president; George D. Wid nor, traction niagnato; Henry B. Har ri, theatrical manager; Clarence Moore, sportsman; Arthur Byerson, lawyer (Continued on Pag Firs) Will Not Hurt Sugar. Washington, April 14. Presi dent Wilson was satisfied today that so far as the sugar schedule in the new tariff bills is concern ed, the beet and cane sugar facto ries in Amenta can compete with other nations in the open market. He expects some of the trust-controlled factories to close to make it appear that their arguments for protection were well founded, but he expects them to re-open as soon as they are convinced that their position is untenable. The president thinks there is not a single ruinous cut in the entire bill. - " T Protests Against Tariff Bill Outnum bered Four to One by Hearty Endorsements. DNITED F-BISS LSASED Wins. Washington, April 14. President Wilson was immensely pleased today over the reception the proposed tariff bill is meeting throughout the country. Although',h6 has received hundreds of letters of protest, ' those commending the bill exceed the others four to one. At his weekly conference with the newspaper correspondents) today the president made it clear that no one is authorized to declare his position on the exemption of labor and co-operative or ganizations from the operations ef tho Sherman anti-trust law. His attention had boen called to declarations by cer tain senators and representatives that the president would sign the sundry civil appropriation bill vetoed by Taft if it carried the exemption clause, President Wilson thinks th(s is a seri ous question and intends to give the matter careful consideration before taking action. REFFERENDUM FOR TRACTION MEASURE In behalf of the Oregon Thresher men 's association, Ralph Adams, of Dal las, today gave notice at -the capitol that the referendum would be invoked against House Bill No. 105, which reg ulates the transportation of traction en eines over tho public highways. The law requires that a permit shall bo re quired, except at times when the engine is attached to separators, clover hullcrs or hay balers. An engine attached to a road grader would be barred, unless a permit had been secured by the own er from the county judge. If a protest should be made the Issuance of a permit would be hold up. Adams, who uses his traction engine n the summer time in road grading and in the fall to haul grain to town, says the law is a result of a war which teamsters have been making on him They have resented the inroads mado by traction engines in road-making and brought pressure enough to bear on the legislature to get a law to their liking enacted. Adams belioves that tho referendum will be successful. The threshormen's association will havemen working in every soction of tho state. r ' POSTAL COMPANY DOES NOT LIKE HELLO LIST The Postal Telegraph & Cable 'com ninv thi-nnirli .T A. Fnrehand. sunoT- Undent, today made complaint to the railroad commission that the Pacific Telegraph k Telephone company ha been discriminating agninst- several Oregon citizens in that where the West ern Union is listed, no number is placed but the patron is simply instructed to call Western Union for telegraphic sor- vice. The Postal is not given the same privilege, hence the alleged discrimina tion. THE BAZAAR WAS A OEAND SUCCESS The Ladies' Aid of Salem Heights wish to thank everybody, one and all, who helped to make their bazaar a com plete success, and thus enable them to pay off their Indebtedness on their hall A more complete report will be made later, or as soon as all committees have met, and it can bo done. The ladies expect to celebralo this success in some very pleasant manner to further show their delight and full appreciation of the kindness that has been extended them. la the human race the fat mas has mors than s slim chance. L TAKEN BY REBELS Yaqui Indians Make Fierce Onslaught, 28 Killed and 86 Wounded. FLEE ACROSS THE BORDER Ojeda - With Remnant of His Army Crosses the; Line and Surrenders to Americans. ONITin PBS 88 liiSID WIRS. Naco, Ariz., April 14. Seventy-eight federals are known to have been killed and 86 wouKded in the final battle of the constitutionalists' Northern Sonora campaign, which ended yesterday in the fall of Naco. Working under directions of the United States army officers, the victor ious rebels today buried 78 corpses on the plains south of Naco. Other de tachments buried the rebel dead, the exact number of which has not been learned. The wounded are being .cared for on the American side of the bordor. Townspeople are aiding the handful of doctors who are at work. General Pedro Ojcda, who for five days gallantly defended Naco against the constitutionalists, is boiug bitterly reviled by his follow captives today. Thoy declared that Ojeda, seeing his last hope blasted, fled with half a doz en of his officers, leaving his man to stand alone against the attacking Ya qui s. ' Practically all of Ojeda 's command who wore not killed or wounded are prisoners on the American side of the border today. Obrcgon is making ev ery effort to control his blood-thirBty Yaquis, who demand that they be per mitted to cross tho line in pursuit of the enemy. . SAN DOMINGO HAS , A NEW PRESIDENT united pases Linen wiss. San Domingo, April 14. To succeed Archbishop Nouell, who resigned, Joe Borda Valdez is elected by congress to day as president of the Dominican republic. SALEW1 ITER RATES HIGHER It has been asserted several times by The Capital Journal that when the fam ily water costs more than tho family bread, there was somothing'wrong with the water bills. .Thore are other towns, however, besides Salem whore this is truo, but this does not alter or chango the fact. The Capital Journal has, at consider able trouble to itsolf, obtained state ments from a number of cities and towns in tho state as to water rates, and is still adding ,to its information along that line. Some of tho figures obtained are given herewith, and it will be noticed that in most of them the plants are municipally owned, It will also be no ticed that in one or two of these mu nicipally owned plants the rates are nearly as high as those in Salem. The amounts earned by the plants have, hewever, in most cases, not boen given, but this information will soan be at hand. In most cases, though, the state ment is made that tho revenues supply ' 80 " 1,9 tt that while the prices may not, In some cases, be greatly below those in Halom, the price is netting handsome returns over operating expenses, and Interest charges on the bonds. In other words, while THE CHARGES IN ABOUT EVERY CASE ARE LESS THAN THEY ARE IN SALEM THE PLANT IS PAVING FOR ITSELF, AND THE RATE CAN SOON BE REDUCED. Here are a few of tho reports and prices: Portland municipally owned plant: Family of 10 persona or less, per month r0c Bath tub, per month ..........10c Water closet, per month ,. 15c Total 7 The Dalles municipally owned. Family of five persons or less, per month ....! $1 Each additional person, per month It also has a meter rate of 30c 1000 gallons. Is providing sinking fund. Baker City municipally owned. Residence of five rooms or leas, .15 per Underwood Is Sick, Washington, April 14. As the result of the strain of preparing tho tariff bill and engineering it through the preliminary law-making stages, Congressman Oscar Underwood, of -Alabama, chair man of the ways, and means com mittee, is confined to his bed here today. His physicians may com pelfhim to remain in bod for sev eral days. It is' stated that Un derwood is suffering from a slight fever but that his condi tion is not serious. ' An absolute rest was proscribed for hi.n to- fvday. . . Mother Lowers Little Girl Into Cistern to Rescue Baby Who Had Fallen In. Moosomin, Sask., April 14 While Mrs. Albert Mitchell, wifo of a team ster, living at the east end of town, was busy around the home Saturday, a 3-year-old baby removed the trap door from the cistern in tho kitchen and fell into the water. Mrs. Mitchell, who was unablo to reach the child, tiod a rope around a little girl six years old and lowered her into the water. Three times her tiny arms failed to bear the weight, and the baby fell back into tho water. The fourth time the moth er succeeded in grasping tho little one, just as the girl's grasp released. Al though the baby was in the cistorn four or five minutes, it is in a fair way ta recovery. New. Public Printer. Washington,. April if. James Lynch, oflndiatl'npolis, presidontof the TypO' graphical .Union, is to be appointed United States publie printer, according to a report current hero today. i Weather Forecast. Oregon Showers tonight or or Tuesday. Southorly winds. bath, closets, etc., included, per month , 50c Each additional room, per month....l0c Meter ratos per 1000 gallons 10c Plant nets $SO0O yearly. Pondlcton municipal'y owned. On meter system, 4000 gallons, per month $1.25 Each additional 1000 gallons, per month 25 , Ashland municipally owned. Family, all, domestic purposes ....$1.00 Bath tub 10 Water closet 10 Eugene municipally owned. Meter system, 1000 gallons per month 20c Four thousand gallons per month is s liberal supply for any average family, this being about four barrels per day. Over in the state of Washington con ditions are about the same. Here are a few from that state: Seattle municipally owned. Family of eight persons or less, per month 65c Water closet 20c Spokano municipally owned. Dwelling, 4 rooms, per month 80c Each additional room 10c Bath tub .... ; 20c Wator closet 20c Tacoma municipally owned. Residence, 5 rooms $1.25 Each additional room 10 Aberdeen municipally owned. Residence, with bath and toilet. ...$1.50 Plant is netting over all operating ex penses $55,000 annually. Bellingharn llui- two water systems, one supplying what was formerly the 50 i town of Whatcom, being the larger and municipally owned, whilo tho former 'city or rairliavcn, wnn-n is now a part of the city of liellingham, has a pn- vately owned system: ' . The rates of the municipally owned plant are simply given as Minimum rat 50c SAVED THE BABY BY HEROIC MEASURE A SOAPBOX ORATOR Mrs. Nina Lane McBride, Daughter of Senator Lane, is a Socialist Orator, IS AN EXPERT WITH SLANG Tells Her Audience Time Is Coming When Their Stomachs WULPlay Against' Their Backbones. tOMITID ritlSS IJD1S1D WIRS Portland, Or., April 14. Mrs. Nina Lane McBride, daughter of United States Senator Lane, of Oregon, who, with her husband reoently returned from New Orleans where both wero del egates to tho "Hobo" convention, has today resumed her work here as a So cialist orator. Mounted on a soap box on one of the prominent street, Mrs. McBride spoke to an audience of several hundred, pleading with them to awaken to the fact that they were in the midst of a great class stnigglo. "Hero, you fellows with tho whito collars; you follows who have got places to sleep tonight, it 's- you I want to in terest," she said. "I want you to buy our literature, to read, to think, to wake up. If yos don't awaken to the fact that thoro is a class strugglo in society and take your place on the right ile iu that Btruggle, tho time- will como when your stomachs will be ompty and flap against your backbone. But you won 't know what to do, except to look for anothor mastor to work for, so that you may bo fed from part of tho product of your own toil." Dressed in a blue tailored suit aud a nont toque hat, Mrs. McBride made a decided hit with her audience. In conclusion she said: "I have no more use for a reformer or a prohibitionist that I have for' persou that is religious. What I want is to seo thinkers men who know whore they are economically. Tho pul pit, the magazines and the daily papors are ail trying to teach you to be con tented. I want you to wake up." The smart woman who hasn't a good figure knows how to make up for it. Bath tubs 25c Water closet 25c The answor to our inquiry says the private company's flat rates are 25 to 50 cents higher than the municipal rates, and tho meter ratos are sovoral times higher than those of the munic ipal plant. Olympia privately ownod. Dwelling, six rooms, per month ....$1.00 Each additional room 10 Bath tub 25 Wator closot 25 Centrnlia, Chohalis and Tcuino are all supplied by the Washington-Oregon corporation. Dwelling, not more than 5 rooms or B persons $1.00 Each person or room over 5 10 Wator closets 25 Lavatory 25 Bath tub 25 This would make a 5-room house with 5 persons $1.75 A 6-room house with 6 persons .... 1.05 Moscow, Idaho municipally owned meter system. Base rate, per month $1.00 This allows 4000 gallons per month Each additional 1000 gallons 20 The Showing In Brief. Snlem $l.0 Portland .'. 75 The Dulles 1.50 Baker City 70 Pendleton 1.2r Ashland 1.20 Eugene 80 Scnttln Spokane ..... Tiicimia Aberdeen . . "til rnlia Chohalis .... Tenino Hollinghum i.:io 1 1.511 1 sr 1 s: l.s." l.oo 1 :50 J. 00 , Ulympia Moscow, Miiho It will bo noted that tho only charge as great as that in Hiilcm Is. Centralis Chohalis and Tenino, all furnished by the sams private company, Stands by Alien Bill. "i'.-liington, April 14. Presi dent Wilson was still convinced today tint the California alien land bill as it stands at present does not violate the treaty of the United States with Japan. Other nations are expected to protest tho limitation permitting aliens to hold the land only one year unless they declare intention to become citizens. President Wilson cannot inter fere in a purely state matter. He feels that Japan understands this, but ho is prepared for a display of anti-Anwrican sentiment in Japan. Thirty-Eight Received Sacrament at St. Joseph's Church and Ceremon ies Are Are Impressive. Thirty-eight children received first communion at St. Joseph's church Sun day morning at 8 o'clock. Arrange ments had been mado especially for the occasion, and the singing by tho girls of tho convent was very appropriate. Tho boys wore black suits aud tho girls wore white gowns and white veils. Mass was colobratod by Rov. Fathor A. Moore, and in his sermon ho told the children of tho importance nnd signifi cance of receiving the sacrament. Ten little girls, gnrbod to represent angels, escorted the membors of the cIsbs to the communion rail, and it was an impressive and beautiful sight. Tho children met at the convent and marched from there to the church, where they were mot by Fathor Moore and two asolytes. During tho offortory Miss Katherine Campbell sang a beautiful solo, Following tho mass, breakfast was served In St. Joseph 's hull. The following reeoived first com munion: Mabel irons, bawroneo f isti er, Lawrence Bartosz, Paul Williams, Teresa Sehoetefor, Gertrude Bartosz, Helen Cans, Mary Irons, Eva Virgin, Joo Klrsch, Hattie Klender, Eileen Nelson, Virginia Filan, Honry Fllan, Toresa Williams, Joo Frodoricks, Louiso Fredericks, Isabel Virgin, Mary Kirsch, Albert, John, Winnie and Joseph Contraries, Llla Henchul, Mar garet Barr, Paulino Pattorson, Clara Stitz, Kenneth Mahoney, Maxino Mnr- tin, Gerald Suing, Rnlphael Batten- court, Joscphino Battcncourt and Ter esa Oriux. Tho following acted as angels: Mary Lcbold, Teresa and Eva Albrlch, Gladys Diamler, Fay and Cathorino Ludding- ton, Eleanor Campbell, Hortonse Cans, Evolyu Barr and Cathorine Savage. Tho class has been rocoiving i 11st rue tions for three months. Mrs. Charles Beasley. Aggio TiiTiistill was born in slavery about 05 years ago, at Dixon Springs, Tenn. Soonftor the close of the war she was united in marriage to Charles Bnasloy. Mr. Beasley, the husband, is now living at Boulder, Colo. Mrs. Beasley has been visiting tho family of her daughter, Mrs, Haskell, of Bellovue street, this city. As they wore coming to the home of a friend on South Commercial street, to partici pate in a birthday gathering, last Sat urday evening, at about 8 o'clock, she suddenly collapsed, and died Immedi ately of paralysis of tho heart. Surviving members of tho family present to do honor So the memory of a good mother are tho son, Tsliam BeaHley; the daughter, Mrs. Haskell, son-in-law, Mr. Haskell, and five grund children, Mrs. Beasley has been a professing Christian a large part of her life, hav ing been a member of tho Seventh Dny Adventist chiiTch. Tho funeral services were held in tho undertaking rooms of Lehman &. f lough, Monday, April 14, at 2 o'ljock, In charge of Rev. Thomas Woodcock, pastor of tho Central Congregational church. HIS ENEMY ESCAPING HE KILLED IIIMHELF Hnn Francisco, A 1 r 1 1 1 1. Angered I iiiiko the intended victim of his drunken fri-nfy, George Miirron, was escaping, Herman D11I1I, u carpenter, cut his throat with n butcher knife, after he hud chased Mnrron several blocks with the weapon. Ho died a few mo ments later. Watch out; the plums are about to drop. Petitions for Wet or Dry Elec tion to Be Submitted to Council Tonight. JUNE 17 WILL BE THE DAY 1 Attorney Trlndle Holds City Can Open Its Own Registration Books for This Election. The petitions for the wot and dry special election was submitted to the city recorder this morning, and will be one of the matters for consideration by the city council this evening, when that body holds itrf regular mooting. ' A bill for an ordinance will also be Introduced which sets the date upon which the olection shall bo held and the general manner of holding same. June 17 is tho date fixed by the proposed ordinance, and the city recorder is di rected to open the registration books for a period of 15 days prior to the call ing of the election. Attorney Trindle, who is acting as the legal representative for tho dry ele ment of Snlem, declared today that there was not the slightest possibility of thore being a flaw in the legal prepa ration of the petitions or the ordinance, as both wero drawn up in strict com pliance with the state election laws. Ho explained that the election will be entirely a local affair, and that the county registration clerks will have nothing to do with tho books at this timo. He doclaros that the city' holds tho privilege of calling a special elec tion by ordinance, and that the regis tration books may be opened 15 days prior to tho date of tho election. There fore, according to Attorney Trindle 's opinion, registration of voters will have to take place at the city recorder's of fice, and not at the court house. A conference will be held some time this afternoon between the membors of the council and the representative for the dry cause to dotermine whotber or not it will be more advisable to pro ceed with the preparation of the spe cial eloctiou under the presont election laws or wait until the now law has be come effective. In giving his reasons why it is not compulsory for the registration to take place at the county court house, Attorney Trindle stated that tho law, in governing municipal elections, spe cial or otherwise, provides thnt where the election ward precincts are not co determinate with those of tho, county eloetion precincts, tho city may proceed with an independent election. "It is tho purposo of calling this special election at this tlmo to hold it alone aud soparntoly from any other matter to bo decided by tho people," said Attorney Trlndlo. "We want to give the wets and drys an opportunity to sottlo this question without any other issue being taken up at the sumo time." In speaking of the proposed special election today, Mayor Stoovos declared that, in tho event tho city will bo placod at a great expense to conduct the election, ho would be In favor of those compelling tho presentation of the dry question to tho public to re lieve the municipality by furnishing tho amount necessary to curtail tho costs. Ho also said that those planning tho election should take overy precau tion before definitely deciding upon the matter, Special elections bold in this city heretofore cost the city between flic) nnd 1500 each, very conservatively speaking. A special vote hns not beet proposed here for soiun time, ami 011 account of the increase In population, aud the fact that equal suf frnge is now in voguo, the cost of a special olection at this time will undoubtedly exceed that, of nil others. A Tribute to William Lansing. William Lansing, who died here Inst weok, was born in Wisconsin, February 17, Is 10. He spent his boyhood days in Minucrtotn, where, at tho age of 17, he enlisted with tho Second Minnesota volunteers. In tlio summer of 1SH!) he was united in marriage to Nettie Fnbie, 12 chil dren being born of this happy union, six of whom crossed the "groat di viilo ". before him. lie was grently respected by all who knw him, for he was a kind and lov ing husband, a good f.illier, n generous neighbor and a loyal citizen, He is survived by his widow nnd six daughters, Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. Nettie Wilson, Mrs. Clara Mo meyor, Mrs. Edna Triggs, Mrs. Ethel WilHim and Miss Grace Lansing, of Salem.