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A e JIM i THE BEST ii THE LARGEST H ; CIRCUIATION ttttHIIOMIIIIDlllllt PttTOEl NEWSPAPER 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS on rains m nww aTANDfl, mi CUNTS. M j9 1 ft Iff) iesH; fft frt' K II When 500,000 Workers Laid Down Their Tools It Was All Off Quickly. THE GOVERNMENT SUITS Appoints s Commission to Draft Elec toral Reforms and Giving Work , era Votes. UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE. Brussels, April 22. Ponding the ap pointment of a commission to investi gate their rffmand for equal suffrage, the political strike in Belgium of 500, COO workers who laid down their tools for their political rights was brought to an end today. The strikers were vic torious, winning government rocoga' tion when the chamber of deputies, ia cluding government members, voted to accept the Belgian premiers' proposal to appoint a commission to investigate the suffrage commission and draft doctoral Teforms. The commission already hus been named, and will moot tomorrow, its work being practically to arbitrate the differences between Socialists and the government. The government's agreement con sider reforms is a victory for the So cialists, and many of the strikcis sire expected to resume work Thursday. President Wilson's Cabinet. Secretary of State W. J. Bryan. Secretary of Navy Josephus Dan iels. Postmaster-General Albert Burle son. Socretary of Treasury William O. McAdoo. Secretary of Interior Franklin K. lane. , , v . .. Secretary of Agriculture David Houston. Secretary of Commerce W. 0. Red field. Attorney-General .lames C. MacRey nolds. Secretary of War Lindloy M, Gar rison. Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson. JACK P ABBES TAKES A TERRIBLE BEATING UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE. Pendleton, Or., April 22. Although practically beaten in the third round, Jack Parros, of Saginaw, Mich., stayed until the 18th round of a Bchedulod 20 round bout here with Jack Dunarte, of Portland, and his punishment absorbing ability is creating much comment ' among local fans today. Both are mid dleweights. Farres was floored twice in the sec ond round and in the third appearod all but out. However in the next 15 rounds lie took an awful beating, always com ing back for more with a smile on his Tiattored face. He was knocked down fully fifteen times and took the count ia the 18th. MILLIONAIRE BABT CHOKED ON A MARBLE cmitxd raiss leased wise. J Spokane, Wash., April 22. From strangulation caused by a marble lodg ing in her throat, Mary 8tack Clark, aged 20 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark and grandchild of Patrick Clark, millionaire mining man, is dead here today. The child was playing with the chil dren of Clyde M. Graves, a millionaire neighbor, when the accident occurred. After failing In s frantic effort to dis lodge the marble, Mrs. Graves hastened the baby to the hospital in an auto mobile and summoned Mr. and Mrs. Clark, who were down town. They ar rived at the hospital in a taxicab just In time to see the baby breathe Its last.. A Dog-Bit Boyalty. i ttH!T4 FIBS! LEASED WIRE 1 Dresden, Sax., April 22. Following their being bitten by. a. lap dog which since has shown signs of rabies, Prin cess Mary Immaeulata, sister-in-law of King Frederick August of Saxony, ami her attendants are under a physician's care todav. A (2,000,000 Fire. UXITED PRESS LEASED WISE. Wilmington, N. C, April 22. Caus ing damage estimated at $2,000,000 fire destroyed the plant of the Atlantic Coast Lumber company here. The plant was said to have been the larg--t in the world. The Hen Got Busy. Medford, Or., April 22. Short- ly after a daily paper containing an United Press account of a roc- ord-breaking Washington egg, had been thrown by the carrier into the yard of a Medford fam-. ily, a diminutive White Leghorn perused the item and was stimu- lated to outdo her Washington cousin. As a result the owner of the hen has on exhibition an egg measuring 6V4 by "Vi inches. TO Says Wire Ordinance Was Passed With Understanding It Would Not ' Create New Job. There was a prolonged discussion at the council meeting last evening over a proposition to hire an 0. A. C. man to act as electrical inspector under the or dinance recently passed. The matter was brought up by Councilman Stolz, who stated that the city engineer has been called upon to perform additional duties as a result of the ordinance re cently passed, and the office was al ready overloaded with work. He called on City Engineer Tillman to explain the situation. Engineer Tillman said ho could get a young man for $3 per day, and that, besides his duties inspecting wires, the employe Would assist in' engineering work. Ho figured ho would need him throe or four months. Councilman Jonos strenuously object ed, declaring that when the ordinance was passed it was distinctly understood that it would not mean the employment of additional help in the engineer's of fice. He declared it was a disgrace to foist another man on the city, and said it looked to him as though the council was trying to give some one a job. He declared that the expert who was here at the time the ordinance was consid ered had declared that any man could learn to do the inspection work and it was unnecessary to have one who. had had a special course in electrical wir ing. It was finally decided to refer it to tho committee on ordinances. A TOKEN OF ESTEEM FOB DEPARTING MINISTER Rev. Davis Errett yostorilay opened tho discussion at the weekly mooting of the Salem ministers at the Y. M. C. A. rooms. The subject was "The Scat i ReligiouB Authority." After this quostion had boen given considerable debate, resolutions woro passed in hon or of Rev. G. L. Lovell, who leaves for Portland shortly to take up church work. Togother with an engrossed vol ume of Van Dyke as a token of esteem and friendship, tho resolutions will be presented to the departing ministor by a special committee which was appoint ed. Union services, in which all the churches In the city will take part, wore planned for Memorial Day, the last Sunday evening in May. TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH AT WOODBUBN Late yestorday aftornoon tho resi dence of Amos Kaufman, a farmer, liv ing about seven miles eaut of Wood bum, was destroyed by fire, Two Infant daughters playing in the house at the time were burned to death. The paronts were but a short distance away when the fire started, but the blaze was so fierce whon they roached the house thov could not enter it. ' Appreciated His Work. John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific linns in Portland and also representing the Im migration bureau; H. A, Hinshaw, gen eral freight agent of the Southern Pa cific, and Willis H, Jenkins, travoling passenger agent of the same company, all came up from Portland today to at tend tho funeral of the lute A. F. Ho for. A delicate and deserved tribute of respect to one who did so much to ward the upbuilding of Oregon. 4- Weather Forecast. Oregon Fair tonight, cooler ' east portion. .Heavy front to- night, Wednesday, fslr; warmer except near the coast. Winds mostly northerly. THE ALIEN LAND UW There Will Be Some Amend ments, But Californians Are Determined. WILL SHUT OUT THE JAPS Law Will Provide for Aliens Holding Lands by Taking Out Their First Papers. -. UNITED PUSS LEASED WISE. Sacramento, Cal., April 22. Members Of the senate discussed President Wil son's message today. "We are not discriminating against the Japanese, and we do not intend to, " said Senator Boynton, floor leader for the progressives. "We are not do ing anything that has not already been done by other states, and there is no reason to fear international complica tions from any act of this legislature." "President Wilson's message is eas ily answered," Baid Senator Thompson, one of the framers of the Birdsall bill.,1 "There is no discrimination on our part. People who can come into this country and assimilate with our people are eligiblo to citizenship. Those who are unable to do so aro not eligible. We cannot change this fundamental law, and we aro not attempting to." Amendments Proposed. Two important sets of amendments to tho Birdsnll anti-alien law will be of fered for the approval of tho senate, as soon as the Birdsnll amendments come back from the printer. One set will bo introduced by Sona tor Caminetti for tho purpose of elimin ating tho words "ineligible to citizen ship," as requested by President Wil son. , TheBe amendments, which are expect ed to have the support of the Democrats in the ssnate, will permit foreign cor porations to hold land moroly by the majority of stockholders "declaring their intention of bocoming citizens," This aims the bill at the Japanese, with out using the words which met with the opposition of tho president. Shuts Out the Japs. A second Bet of amendments will be offored by Senator Thompson, who aid ed in framing the Birdsall bill. These amendments will, it is declared, make tho measure apply to all aliens, as well as to corporations, with rospoct to the clause providing for the declaration of intention of citizenship. If thus amended, the bill will prohibit Japanese and Chinese from holding lands in California, and allow all other nlions to do so, merely by declaring their intention of becoming citizens. These are tho principal amendments that the senate will consider, and which aro expected to prolong the fight over the bill. That an tntialion law will be passed practically every sonator admits, but in what shape the law finally will be rat ified no one will predict. A distinct victory for The Capital Journal and freedom of the press was rocordod at the city council meeting last evoning-whon the resolution passed at a meeting a week ago, providing that city notices be printed in only one newspaper, was reconsidered and killed almost unanimously. The motion a wook ago was introduced by Council man Stolz, stung by criticism of his of ficial acts, and in the discussion last evening he sought to vindlcato himself. The motion for reconsideration was mado by Councilman Cummings, who said that it was a very unwise pro vision. Ho declared that it would seem that it was passed to cut off further criticism, but what the council has lucked for many years la criticism. "It Is good for us," he declared. 'Not one of us has been distinguished for his angelic disposition. Gentlemen, we have been accused by tho peoplo of making mistake in tho past, The wishes of the people have many times beon disregarded. We have passed measure that are unwise. Would Have Hoaded Off Losses. "If wo had beon criticized in the past many blunders would have boen avoldod. We would not have sustained losses on sewers and other improve ments." He declared by confining the publi School Children Strike. Pittsburg, Pa., April 22. Four thousand school children, pupils of 35 separate schools, are on strike here today because S. L. Heeter, recently acquitted of charges made against him by pretty Ethel Fisher, aged 18, a former maid in his home, is re tained as superintendent of the schools. The children paraded the downtown district today. A four-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed while, attempting to join the marchers. t Supreme Court Holds Agent's Mistake Shall Not Bar Beneficiaries Five Other Decisions That tho Women of Woodcraft must pay tho beneficiary named in the will of James J. Patton was the decision of tho Buprome court this morning, in the case of Harry L. Patton against Women of Woodcraft. The Insurance company contended that the late Patton was ie linquent at the time of his death. The clork of thu circle forwarded $lj.2'.i after Patton 's death, and said he had paid her, but she had neglected to for ward the amount. Patton enrrio I $-'. 000. The Multnomah court is affirmed by Justice Bean. ' . Other decisions follow: Boyal Bakery & Confoctionory Com pany,' appellant; Multnomah county; personal injury verdict for $0500; action not barred by statute of limitat'ons Opinion affirming Multnomah court by Jiiat.il r Eakin, Justice Burnett dissent ing! Martin & Blodgett, respondent, vs. National Live Stock Association, alios National Live Stock Insurance Company of Oregon, appollant; Polk county cir cuit court affirmed. Justice Moore. Recovery for loss of stallion by disease, Charles L. Foster against University Lumber & Shinglo Company, appellant; verdict for $6000 for personal injuries affirmod. Chiof Justice Boan. Appeal from Multnomah county. ' Elva M. Martin vs City of Browns ville. Motion to strike from records allowed. Justice Moore. P. A. Marquain, Jr., appellant, vs. W. II. Ray, affirmed; power of attor ney insufficient; Multnomah county. Justice Eakin. New Incorporations. Bull Run Ice 8c Fuel company, Port land, $5000. Willamette Lodge No. 839, Loyal Or dor of Moose, Albany, SALOME This is tho picture that drew the largest crowd evor shown to in Port land's best theatre. See it a( the Bligh today and tomorrow only. cation to one paper a groat Injustice would be done to many poople of Sa lem. Tho people wore entitled to know what the council did and the council should be able to stand criticism.' "I, for one, fcol grateful for criti cism," said Councilman Cummings. "I don't believe tho membors of the coun cil thoroughly understood tho resolution when It was passed. Tho time has come when we mSst give the people consideration." There was loud and continued ap plause from the audience which crowd ed the council room and jammed the doors and steps. Hatch said he belioved the resolu tion passed a week ago was ill-advised and ho would support tho motion to re consider. Stols Slugs Swan Song. Stolz entered into a long harangue in which ho sought to justify his courso by asserting that he had been unjustly assailed In regard to bonds for mainte nance of paving and othor matters. He claimed to have acted on legal advico. He said it was blackmail and not criti cism, but did not explain how the word blackmail could be used and evidently used it because he thought It would sound bettor before an audience. "No special act has been referred to and I have been blackmailed by the y STAYS BY THE DRY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER Councilmen Opposed to Saloons Believed This the Fairest Course. ' . CITY NEEDS THE REVENUE And as Law Would Go Into Effect in July It Would Be Unfair to Those in Business. The city council last evening decided against holding a special election June 17 to vote on the proposition to abolish saloons in Salem, and adopted a resolu tion to have the ordinance committee amend the ordinance by providing that the election be held at the regular elec tion time, the first Monday in Decem ber. The motion was made by Turnor. Cummings opposed the amendment, stating the people had petitioned for an election in June, and should have it at that time. Ho told of the growth of the movement all over the United States. Skoife said he would vote dry, but ho did not believe that it would be honest and square to vote out saloons in June, to take effoet July 1, after they had paid licenses for the year, and be sides the city, already in bad shape, would be saddled with $0000 or $7000 in additional debt through the loss of rev enue. Ho had lived here 50 years, was opposed to whiskey, and wanted it abolished, but felt that it would bo bet ter to put off the election. JoneB said the peoplo had asked for an eloction in Juno, and he was going to give the people what they wanted. He did not see how the council could kick on a loss of $7000, when it had re cently purchased a $9000 firo pumper, which was not needed. ' Brown said many poople had signed the petition without understanding that li might pnt Salem dry July 1. He did not like' saloons, but belioved it would be unwise to confiscate thoir property. Minton spoko in favor of an eloction in June. Ho assertod a majority of the peoplo had signed the petition. Hatch said he had talked with a good many people who had signed tho jniti tlon, and hnd failed to find any one who understood what it would moan. Ho did not beliovo it would be right to put tho city $7000 or $8000 in the holo. Turner Baid tho credit of tho city was vory low, and warrants were being dis counted 5 por cent right now. If tho city was plunged deeper in debt they would be discounted still further. Macy said tho petitions contained 2, 100 names and 1!00 names, whilo 4000 were registered as voters and thousands wore not registered. The proposition carried 8 to 5. Tho vote was as follows: For election in Docombor Brown, Hatch, Macy, Siogmund, Skaifo, South wick, Stolz and Turner. For election in June Constable, Cummings, Jones, Minton, Waring. City Attorney Page mado a statomont that without further action tho vote could be taken in December. evening press beyond endurance," he plaintively whined and hisses and laughter greeted his plea. A largo share of the audience joined In the hos tile demonstration and Stolz stopped his talk. The mayor hurried to the res cue by pounding with his gavel and declaring: "We won't stand for any monkey business." Earlier in tho evening the mayor had tried to hold up tho Cummings motion, but It developed that the previous res olution had beon passed unanimously and so any one could ask to reconsider it. Stols Wants to Use Club, "If tho press wantc to criticlzo, it Is all right, hut whon it tries to black mail, wo will have to uso a club," said Stolz, as he finally concluded his ram bling discourse, which resembled a swan song. There was no tumultuous applause Macy said ho would support the reso lution, Turner thought the Stolz reso lution was In very poor form. Jones said Stolz seemed to think all tho criticism was directed at him and suggested that the councilman take It into court If he felt oggrlovod and not hothi.r the council with it. The motion to reconsldor brought only two opposing vote and Hkalfe was the only man who seemed to want the original resolution re passed. The Letter Was Delayed. San Francisco, April' 22. Bear- ing the simple notation "found in box by carrier," a letter mail- ed in Oakland, Cal., 20 years ago, has reached its destination here today. The letter announced the marriage of Joseph B. Travis and Nellie O. Wallace, May 18, 1893, and was addressed to Mrs. Louise Humphrey-Smith, San Francisco. An effort is being made to locate Mrs. Humphrey-Smith. No rea- is given for the letter's delay. PRISONER BANGERT Wounds Guard in Side With a Sharp File Wound Bad hut Fisher Will Recover. ' Whilo in a "fit" Henry Bangert, a prisoner at the ponitentiary yesterday stabbod Chapol Guard William Fisher in tho side with a sharp-pointod file. The injured guard was tnkon to th Willamotto Sanatorium whore Dr. W. H. Byrd dressed the wound and the hospital authorities pronounce his con dition much bettor today and Say that he will recover. Whilo Bangert is subject to Bpells of insanity and has been treated at the insane asylum hero for some time, it is said that he is possossod of no small amount,, of just plain meanness, and that he is a dangerous man to be even in tho prison unless watchod very care fully. Suporintendont Stoiner, of the asylum, declared yestorday that tho prisoner iB naturally moan and with S touch of insanity to add to his unsav ory disposition, be is capable of doing almost anything. The stabbing occurred while Bangert was ,being haltod in his flight from the chapel yesterday aftornoon about 4 o'clock. He showod signs of doing harm Whilo he was walking through the chapol to his work of cleaning brick on tho outside of tho building, and Super intendent Lawson ordered him to his coll. Bnngort ran out in the prison yard instead and Chapol Guard Fisher wont after him. Just as tho guard placed his hands on tho prisoner, Ban gort whirled and drove the sharp-point ed file deep into Mr. Fishor's side, just above the loft hip. Suporintondent Lawson came to Guard Fishor's as sistance and succeeded in wrenching tho weapon away from tho prisonor and taking hi.i: to his cell. Although tho prison authorities be- liove that Bangort is more subjoct to downright meanness than insanity, it is probablo the man will be sont back to tho asylum. URGES BEPOBT UPON ' NEW PLUMBING ORDINANCE Councilman Minton last evening handed the ordinance commlttoo of the city council a jolt bocauso of its failure to report a plumbing ordinance. Ho assertod that ho would bavo one pre pared himself if the ordinance commit tee failed to act. Ho told of one man who had been obliged to pay $20 fur a liltlo pioco of pipe. The peoplo aro aroused over the question, declared Minton, and wanted some roliof from oppressive rate. The ordinanco com mittee Is preparing the ordinance, It is roportod. A Wood Mixup. The committee to which woe roferrod tho complaint of tho Star Wood Com pany, reported last evening that It had Investigated tho rocont wood deal by which the Salem Wood Coniuiy got a contract, although its bid was 22 conts higher than the Star Company, and rec ommended that the bid of tho Malum Company be reconsidered and rejected, for tho reason that the Star Comny would furnish better wood at a lessor price. Councilman Cummings wanted the report laid on tho table, asserting that it boenmo the city council to take such action, aftor purchasing high priced fire machinory, and rejecting the lowest bid. Hatch offored a criticism as to dimming 's vote on the fire appa ratus purchase, dimming' motion to amend tho motion to accept tho report, and, Instead, lay It on tho table, wn re jected, ami the report was adopted, The city recorder will accordingly call for new bids. It was stated that the Balem Com pany had already delivered tho wood at the city hall, although notified not to do so. Miss Jonnlo McVlckor, a student In the Hnlcm high school Is receiving a visit from her mother, Mrs. It. O. Mo Vlcker, of Dallas. LOS ANGELES HAS Warrant Out for Arrest of Well Known Southern California Millionaire. HAS A WHITE SLAVE RING Many Prominent Men Involved Are Charged With Ruining Many, Young Girls. . UNITED PRESS UU8ED WISE. Los Angeles, Cal., AprflSjS. Follow ing the application by juvenile court officers for a warrant charging a well- known Southern California millionaire with contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old girl, the district attorney's officers investigating the case further today. The application for the warrant is the last step in the attempted expose of the workings of an alleged white slave ring hero, which, the police say, may Involve many men whose names are known in the business and social life of Los Angoles. , Other developments In the case are: sentencing of E. J. Davis, an alleged associate of Mrs. Josie Rosenberg, pro prietor of a Hill street resort. , to six months in jail; filing of a second white slavery charge against Mrs. Rosenberg; sentencing of Miss Kitty Phillips, mo tion picture actress, to 180 days In jail on the charge of vagrancy. Miss Phil lips was the original complainant against Mrs, Rosenberg, her charges in stituting tho probe that may result in tho wholesale expose She was given a suspended sentonce. ' GtBL IS DROWNED WHILE CANOEING ON MART'S BITCH Mary's river, one of the most treach erous streams in the state, claimed an other victim last Sunday afternoon when Miss Kate O'Connor was thrown into the waters from a canoe in which she and Robert Savago, of this elty, wore riding. The body was recovered. The accidont occurred about three miles fnm Corvallls, according to re ports rocoivod here. Savage and Mis O'Connor wore paddling about the riv er when the frail craft suddenly bump ed on a submorged log and tipped over. Both partios were in the water in a twinkling and Miss O'Connor was grasped by the swift underflow end! sucked undor the log which caused the mishap. Savage succeeded in saving himself after making frantie attempts to roscua Miss O'Connor, whose body wont undor the water and did not ap pear again until soarchlng parties brought it to the surface five hours later. The drowned girl's parents reside in Montague, Cal. Savage is a Salem boy, his parents residing on the Garden Road, no is a former Sulom high school student. Both young people wore attending tho Oregon Agricultural College. Fish Story Expected. There will bo a fish story a mile long when Paul Marnnch and Goorgo Rich mond return this evening from a trip to Turner. These two mighty Waltons loft this morning for Turnor with' the inten tion of wading down Mill crook In quest of the elusive trout. In view of the fact both Marnach and Richmond are com fortably supplied with "canned" halt, they should be able to capture s good- ' ly number of fish should they not chance to fall and strike thoir hip pockets on the rocks. Planting Bos Bushes. Tho north ond of the block on which tho Hotel Marion and tho Armory are located will bo out In full dress be fore long and a credit to the commun ity. The Lansing nursery company has beon busy today planting rose bushes along the parking around the hotel and down as fur as tho Armorr and 'each cluster light post Is support ing a rose bush of the creeper specie which will provo a beautiful decora tion in the future, Babcock Declines, A would-be corporation known a the Fiftieth Mutual Freo lean association is determined to Incorporate In this statu, and Corporation Clerk Unhcoek is jut as determined It shall not. Tho articles of Incorporation prepared by the new firm were returned to them for the second time yesterday by the cor poration department on the grounds the parties behind the corporation are pre paring to eenteat with, an association which ha bM organised In Portland to fight the loan sharks,