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MS THE, BEST" . I ' .a I THE LARGEST f : NEWSPAPER O J j 36TH YEAR. -: ' SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AFBIL 23, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS VUSSViFgSS. II II If ' - Ml S 1 ' 'li .. II -71111 TO i 6 President Wilson Suggests the Secretary Advise With California Legislature ON ALIEN LAND MEASURE 'Will Welcome Him But Proceed to Pus , the Alien Ownership Bill Just the Same. ' SM1TID FHSSS LS1SED Will. , State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., April S3. Members of the California senate who are considering anti-alien land Taws" nW before' the 'legislature ' ex pressed surprise today when it became known that President WilBOn had sug gested that Secretary of State Bryan visit Sacramento for the purpose of conferring with the lawmakers on the proposed alien, land measures. That :such a development was entirely unex pected was evident, When they were told of the president's message to Gov ernor Johnson. "Let Bryan come," doclared Sena tor Boynton, Bull Moose leader of the senate, with a hearty laugh. "We will welcome him." Senator Birdsall, who introduced the bill now before the senate, expressed surprise when informed of the message . "Why, yes; it will be a fine thing," lie asserted. . Senator . Thompson, who , aided . in framing the Birdsall measure, said that the legislature probably would welcome Bryan's visit. ' ' No National Crisis. ' "There is no reason, however," ho said, "for the impression that this is a great crisis in international affairs. It is not so viewed by this legislature. It is the opinion,. as I find it, that the people want anti-alien land legislation, have wanted it now for years, and that the longer the matter is put off the more difficult ,it becomes. I think -that a bill , of soiuo.eort will be passed alt this session." "I do not know that a great deal -will be accomplished by such a visit," said Senator Campboll, Democratic floor leader. Senator Sanford, who has been an ardent advocate of anti-alien legisla tion, would not discuss the matter. "What I have to say will be said on the floor, and in language that will be easily ' understood," he declared! ' "1 believe the major portion of this unrest over anti-alien legislation is be ing fomented in Tokio and in Washing ton by a well-paid lobby representing the big land interests in California," said Assemblyman George B. Plnnegan, author of one of the alien bills amal gamated in the assembly substitute that was passed. "The selfish intor ests are attempting to scare the federal administration as well as our own peo ple in California." SPEINO WORK IS BADLY ' DELATED THIS SEASON State Bank Examiner Wright, who recently returned from a trip to eastern Oregon, says conditions are prosperous in that section. Prices of stock, grain -and lumber are satisfactory and the towns report excellent business. Spring' is later than usual, however, the cold weather continuing about a month long--or than in the average year. As ft re sult orchards are backward and farm work has been dolayed. The same -conditions prevail throughout eastern Washington and Idaho. Must Put Up 11000 and Forfeit Neck lace Which Is Valued at $2000. (UNtTso mass uassd win Chicago, April 23. Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, escaped easily here to -day when the charges of smuggling against him were tried in the United states court. Johnson withdrew his plea of not guilty, pleaded nolo con tender and was fined $"i00 each on two counts of the Indictment against him, and the smuggled diamond necklace -valued at $2000, was confiscated. The counts in the indictment on "which Johnson was fined charged con -eaJment of smuggled property. Four -other indictments for smuggling were -dismissed. A Meritorious Law. Sacramento, Cal., April 23. The board of control mothers' pension bill, under whose provis- ions the parents of half orphans will be encouraged to keep chil-' dren at home instead of ' at in- Btitutions, was passed by the as- sembly last night, 49 to 8. It al- lows, state aid of $6.25 a month for dependent half orphans cared for at home, this amount to be T supplemented by $6.25 from the county. . , - Unless Husband Has Taken Out His , Final Papers the Woman Cannot Vote. - : . At the request of County. ' Clerk Gehlhar. Attorney-finnum! ri-nwfnrl today rendered an opinion on (he sub ject of the steps necessary for women to vote in this state. The state's legal department holds that aa American-born woman, married to an alien, who has not declared his intentions to becomo a cituen, if they reside. -in thie state, has no right to "cast a vote. In. other words, the attorney-general's opinion is to the effect that unless a foroign-born person, mar ried to an Amoriean-born citizen first 'fake's out his' first papers, "the' wifo, daughter or sons cannot vote in either city, county or state elections,' and Hhe county clerks in each county' have' no legal authority to accept such applica tions for registration unless the above agreements of aliens are fulfilled. Additional Expense to Counties. .According to County Clerk Gehlhar, every county in this state will be sub ject to additional expense, as . the re Bult of the 'new registration law passed by the last legislature. After June 3d, the new registration law will be in ef fect. . Registration then will require 63 lon&e-leaf records, or registration books that will correspond in size to that of 40 records of deeds now on file in this county. Asido from this great bulk of election records, the county clerk is re quired to' issue a separate duplicate of registration record, and furnish same to every legal voter in the county. , To add further to the additional ex pense which will be incurred by the passage of the new law, a special card system must be maintained. To com pile the Marion county registration roc- oids alone upon cards, will reauiro a pile of cards not loss than 6 feet high, figuring most conservatively. The estimated cost of initial sun- plies prior to the holding of future elections under the new law will exceed $550, and there is no provision in the statute covering the cost of com pilation or disposition of the records. -, , More Election Officials. It Is the duty of the countv olork. undor the new law to appoint official registrars In each district in the re spective counties. It is now incumbent upon County Clerk Gehlhar to select 41 officials to serve for the next elec tion to be held in this county, and the work of canvassing the county for suitable registrars will commence with in a few days. Heretofore, any notary miblic was possessed with the authority to regis ter a voter by slgnimr his affidavit. but from now on, the official registrar will bave sole supervision over every district in the county. - In order to encourage the registration of tho women voters throughout the county, County Clerk Gehlhar Is com piling an application blank which will be sent to the various districts. This blank is to be filled out by the regis trar accepting and rotnrned. It Is the desire of the clerk to secure as many women applicants as possible.'in' view of the contention that women voters will more readily register when the registrar la of the same sex, than to place male registrars in charge. There fore, the women of Marion county will be given the preference insofar as reg istration officials are concerned. Each registrar, as compensation for their work will he awarded 10 cents per name for every voter registered in the precinct in which they are appointed. The registrar will be compelled to file a bond in the sum of $400 with the county. Scutari Is Captured. Belgrade, April 23. The rapture of Scutari by Montenegrin troops wss marked by enthusiastic demonstrations her today. Busiaess was at ft- stand still practically all day. Baron Chinda, Japanese Am bassador Says Japan Is Not Thinking of War. HAS MADE NO THREATS Says All th Anti-American Talk is Japan Comes From the Lower Classes Only. , "" (UNITED FUSS LBASSO WISS. .Washington, April 23. Even though California passes an anti-alien land law aimed directly' at the Japanese, Japan will not attempt any warlike retalia tion, j This declaration was voiced here to day by Baron Chinda, the Japanese ambassador to the United States. Baron Chinda declared the better classes in Japan were trying to quiet the jingo talk by the lower classes, and that war between the two nations was out of the question. v The ambassador asserted he had not seen President Wilson for a week, but expected tomorrow to- - pay his customary courtesy call on 'Secre tary of State Bryan. j It alHo was emphatically denied at the White House today that Japan had voiced ny war- threarsi Secretary Tumulty characterized as "baseless" reports that Baron Chinda had in formed the president that Japan was unable to control the peoplewho would force the nation into war if the Cali fornia land bill were passed. It was denied that the Japanese ambassador had seen the president yesterday. ' M. Okobe, the second secretary of the Japanese embassy, said today:'. "Wo shall wait and see what, the California legislature does,. but I feel certain that war will not result, even should California enact a measure spe cifically directed against the Japanese. I know not whether Japan will be in clined to test the law in the United States court. The recent anti-Ameri can talk in Japan comes only from the lower classes." ONE OF THE BEST IS "SELLS FLOTO ODIOUS On Saturday, June 7, the great Sells- Floto circus is billed to appear in this city for its fourteenth annual engage ment. Mr. W. E. Haines, contracting Bgent of the circus, Is in town today ami is buying supplies and making oth er arrangements necessary for the com ing of the big show. This year we are told that the circus is greatly enlarged in many roBpects, introducing many new features, some of which have never before ueen seen associated with the entertainment of the big top. Among these might be mentioned the celobratod Scotch Kilty band from To ronto, Canada; Devlin's company of Zouaves; a troop of trained lions and tigerB undor the direction of Captain Dutch Rpcardo; jumping horses; forty clowns; ie celebrated Royal Light Horse Brigade; tho Stickney family; the Hobsons; Prof. Park Prentiss' Fa mous Concert band of sixty-throe pieces; Zora and her elephants, and a great big three-ring circus because the Sells-Floto people have enlargod their tent to three rings for this sea son and all for the popular price of 25 cents. The complete routing of the little faction whicu lias during the past few weeks been trying to head off honest criticism of public officials is one of the gratifying conditions in Salem to day, and The Capital Journal feels justly proud of the splendid manner in which the people of the city have dem onstrated that they appreciate a square deal on the part of i newspaper. In public demonstrations at the city hall. in talks on the streets and in business houses and over the telephone the peo- plo who are making this a greater Sa lem, small and largo property owners and citizens generally have signified their approval of the course of The Capital Journal in exposing the costly mistakes of the city officials in han dling public improvements and the city's money. The efforts of The Cap ital Journal have been followed by low tactics on the part of certain persons connected with the present administra tion and a few of their friends. The action of the city council In cutting off the printing of official notices la this newspaper was only a part of tho plot. AW An Ice Cream Jag. ' . San Francisco, April 23. Fif- ty-seven women, leaders in the movement to oust Police Judge Charles Weller, celebrated his re- call last night with an ice cream "jag." The celebrants were the organizers and directors of the Women 's Recall League, to which organization Weller' owes his de- $ feat. "Here's to Wiley Crist," shouted the women, as they suck- - ed ice cream soda through straws. After ordering separate checks, the women went home. , Board Decides It Would Be Impossible to Buy Brick in Open Market at Low Enough Figure. i The state fair board held a meeting yesterday and decided to postpone tho building of a pavilion until next year. The legislature appropriated $00,000 for the purpose, but the penitentiary brick yard is shut down and the appropria tion is not large enough to warrant the purchase of brick in tho open market. Accordingly the work will not be done until next year. A delegation of machinory jobbers appeared before the board and suggest ed that they would erect a new shod in case the board would provide plans and specifications. The stato architect was instructed to comply with the request and the building will undoubtedly be erected before the fair next fall. Days for the fair were designated as follows: Momlay, Children's day; Tuesday, Woodmen of the World; Wed nesday, Salem day; Thursday, Port land day; Friday, German society day; Saturday, Shriners' day. No decision was made in regard to the building of a half-mile race track for the novelty events. - i. i -rer KiUed by FaUing Walli ONITID rSBSB IXABID WIBI.l Seattle, Wash., April 23. William Webb, aged 05, ajicl Peter Lareen, aged 20, wore killed and W. A. Brown, aged 35, and Talmer Sundaft, aged 10, wore seriously injured when a brick wall, three stories high, collapsod yesterday afternoon in the abandoned Lawton school here. The men were employed by the Seattle Wrecking company and the dismantling of the building pro gressed to the point where only the brick walls remained. To Consult Senator. (UKITID PhSSS LISAS ID WIS!. Washington, April 23. President Wilson will occupy the president's room at tho capitol tomorrow long enough to consult 25 senators regard ing fedoral appointments in their re spective states, according to an an nouncement at the White House today. Weather Forecast Oregon Fair tonight, with heavy frost east, and light frost 1 west portion. Thursday, fair, T warmer. Variable winds becom- ing easterly. 4 Efforts wore made to cut off business elsewhere and, as in the case of the nty printing, the effect was to boost the advertising and tho subscription list. The city printing plan proved such ft boomorang that action was re considered after a week and The Capi tal Journal again designated to publish city legal notices. The effort to intorest business men in behalf of the thin-skinned officials has proven a flat failure. Business men are looking for results, and Tho Capital Journal gives them the best returns because it is an evening pa per read in the homes, and for tho fur ther reason that It has the largest cir culation in Salem. The Capital Journal has been loyal to halom, its people and its institu tions. It has been loyal to Salem mer chants, to the extent of refusing to accept good paying advertisements of fered tbe paper by Portland detri ment stores. Haletn people and mer chants believe in a square deal, and they xo not to bo Influenced in ioln- ing. any attempted "boycott" which DO WITH IT. Italian Bunco Gang Being Pulled Comes Though on the Police Force. IT PAID FOR PROTECTION Head Bunco Kan Says Ho Paid Higher Ups 15 Par Cent and Police on Beat $5 a Week. ckitsd ranss lussd wins. ' San Francisco, April 23. Spurred to action by wholesale charges of graft, voiced against the police department by members of an Italian bunco ring that cleaned up more than $300,000 in San Francisco, Chief of Police White today left for San Quentiu prison per sonally to interview Michael Gallo, one of the convicted bunco men. Gallo has signed a confession in which he alleges he paid thousands of dollars to Detectives Frank Esola, "Brick" McHugh, Louis Droulette, James Sullivan, James McGowan and Charles Taylor. Besides paying these men for alleged "protection," Gallo charges that he paid $5 a weok to each of the policemen on the beat where he operated. Since his arrest Gallo says ho has been visited many times by police offi cers who promised to see that Mrs. Gal lo would receive monthly payments while ho was in prison. Chiof -White refused to issue any statement before leaving headquarters, but it is known that ho intends to probe Gallo 's charges." , ' Oavo Up 15 Per Cent. San Francisco authorities are as tounded by the accusations of the bun co men, who say they paid detectives 15 por cent of their earnings. Maurice De Martiui and Frank DuBois, other mem bers of the ring, have made similar charges. As DoMartini and Gallo have been separated for months, it is pointed out that there could not possibly bave been any collusion between them. "The evidence secured so far," said District Attorney Fickert today, "has been that of alleged accomplices, and I am afraid it will not be sufficient upon which to base the arrest of the accused detectives. From today on I will devote every effort to getting cor roborative evidence. I intend to inter view Private Dotoctive McCarthy, who worked up the evidence against the bunco men. I think he can help us corroborate tho allegations of DuBois, Gallo and DoMartini." WOMEN MUST TELL THEIB EXACT AGE OB NOT VOTE W. E. Hanson, of Hood Itivor, today roquosted an opinion from the attorney-general on tho question of whether women must tell their exact age when registering. Hood River women have insisted that it was. unnecessary to say anything further than that they are over 21. The attornoy gonoral ruled sometime ago that women nniBt tell their exact age and this ruling answers the Hood River query. It was pro posed during the sossion of the legisla ture to make It unnecessary for voters to give their age, but the law, aa fin ally enacted, does not contain this pro vision. F HE GETS IT? may bo Instituted by a few officials who are too thin-skinned to stand hon est and just criticism. The city attorney last week told of the plans of the men who have been under fire. According to him. thov purposed to make an effort to put Tho Capital Journal out of business. 1 When we gat after It, I don 't care how big or how long a sack the pub lishers of the Capital Journal have, we will get them," was substantially tho statemont of the city attorney. While Page talks a good deal and often overestimates his Importance, It is not unlikely that ho had discussed the plan with others. Since tho printing fiasco and the complete efforts to silence The Capital Journal by bulldozing threats, the on- ponenU of a free press have been do ing ft lot of squabbling among them selves and have about concluded that so far as The Capital Journal is con csrneil, it will be wise for them to keep hands off Its business affairs and walk the straight and narrow path in eon ductlag atroat and other Improvements. The Strike Progressing. San Francisco, April 23. The strike of union wireless operators against the Marconi company is progressing as well as could be expected, according to the claims here today of 8. J. Konenkamp, president of the Commercial Tel egraphers Union. He asserts it will be several days before the strike can be made very effective but declares that within a week the company will find itself in a critical situation. Has Served Two Years for Manslaugh ter and Is Said to Be in Fail ing Health. When the prison parole board meets this afternoon at the penitentiary, an application for parole -submitted by Mrs. Carrie Kirsch will be taken under consideration and the fi.ial decision will be looked forward to with much intorest in view of the fact that the ap plicant was convicted of manslaughter in Multnomah county shortly after Jesse P. Wobb was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to hang for the killing of one Mr. John sou and lator saved from the noose by Governor West, who commuted his sen tenco to life imprisonment. According to Webb's wife and daugh ter, who were largely responsible for the action of tho governor, Mrs. Kirsch invaded the Wobb home in Seattle and enticed the husband and fathor away to Portland, where he killed a man by the name of Johnson and aftor robbing tho victim, cut the body - to pieces and placed it In a trunk. The court records show that Mrs. Kirsch urged Wobb to commit the crime and for this reason, she wag found guilty of manslaughter. Webb was sentenced to death, but just as the superintendent of the prison was reading the death warrant on the day set for execution, Governor West intervened and commuted the condemn ed man's sentence. Mrs. Kirsch Hysterical. Upon being advised that the parole board was to meet today, Mrs. Kirsch grew hysterical last night and has been sobbing and moaning since then. Just what action the board will take In her case remains to be seen, but in view of the fact the prisoner is failing in health, according to the superintendent of the institution, and that she has served two years already, chances for a parole are favorable. Mrs. Kirsch, when brought to the prison, was unable to withstand the shock of being locked behind barred doors and stone walls and was transfer red to the asylum, where she worked in the sowing department for several months. Public sentiment revolted at throwing a murderess in the midst of the unfortunate insane and Mrs. Kirsch was brought back to the prison. According to tho prison officials, Mis. Kirsch has been seeking ft parole for the past yoar or sp and at each time tho parole board moots, grows frantic and causes groat disturbance in the wo man's ward. Superintendent Lawson declares the woman Is failing in health. BUBOLABIOUS OANO WILL OO TO THE PEN united run umssd wisa.l San Francisco, April 23. To plead guilty to the charge of robbing a cloth ing store, Patrick Shea, Bert Siberllng and Maud Shea, members of an alloged burglarious gang, recently rounded up by tho pollco, appoared before Superior Judge Dunno today. They will be sen tenced Saturday. Miss Jessie Clifton, tho protty Sun Francisco art student, who was arrested with the gang, Is In the city hospitrtl, suffering from the effects of an oper ation she is alleged to havo performed uK)ii herself, More Operators to Strike. Seattle. Wash.. Anril 23. When the steamer Pueblo reaches Ran Francisco, Wireless Operators Scott and Strauss are expected to join the strikers, "They did not leavo tho ship horn," said M. L. Konnedy, chairman of the local executive committee of the strik ers, "hecaiuw they , had signed the ship's papers for their return to San Francisco. There are 1.1 oerators in Seattle now on strike, and as the ships come in, the operators will walk out. Naturally, owing to the nature of our work, It probably will be two or three WML tllhfnM 4tlA trllr MI It. anm. 'pletely organised. " Beside Being Bigamist, Ellia, I Alleged to Have De , frauded Woman. HONEYMOON VERY BRIEF Miss Bock Finds That Ellis Has Wife and Throe Children, and Her Marriage Is Void- Governor West today issued requisi tion papers for Joseph E. Ellis, alia J. H. Duffy, alias F. T. Richards, Bes sie Duffy and Jane Doe Duffy, nnder arrest in California, who are charged, at Portland, with haying defrauded Annie 8. Bock by pretending that they were owners of ft large tract of land in Columbia county. Ellis engineered the deal and secured $1065 from Miss Bock by pretending that she would have ft one-nair interest in ft sawmill. In an affidavit accompanying the ap plication for a requisition, Miss Bock says she saw an advertisement of ft marriage bureau in a paper, and wrote from Gainesville, Fla., for ft list of the eligibles. Soon she was in correspond ence with Ellis at Portland. He repre sented himsolf to be a lumberman. with $50,000 worth of property. Ho needed capital to develop his interests by builaing a sawmill, he said, and soon secured loans aggregating $000. They were married at Hawkinsville, Ga,, and Ellis got more money. They returned to Portland, and Ellis kept putting off the delivery of deeds to the Columbia county property. Re cently he disappeared and Miss Bock hired tho Burns dotoctive agency to lo cate him. It was ' soon ascertained that he had departed with another wife) and three, children for California, Ellis, it is said, will fight against be ing returned to Portland for trial. Bryan Invited to Come. State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., April 23. At 14:40 p. m: today the California: assembly ordered tbe chief clerk to transmit to President Wilson by tele graph the resolution adopted by that body by ft vote of 59 to 11 inviting Secretary of State Bryan to consult with the lawmakers on . the form in which the proposed anti-alien laad law shall be couched. Discussing the Tariff. Washington; April 23. The house to day continued the discussion on the tariff bill. It was expected that open, discussion would conclude Monday, when consideration undor the five minute rule will begin. A score of set speeches, mostly made for homo consumption comprised to day's discussion) Chairman Undor wood, of the ways and means commit tee, and Major Leaders, in the house, expect to speak at length, but extem poraneously, in explaining the bill. Tho Republicans and Progressives will di vide half of the time allotted for do bate. ' Was Badly Burned. Seattlo, Wash., April 23. Miss Louise McClean was painfully burned about the face and upper part of the body In ft fire at the home of her sls-ter-ln-law, Mrs. Sarah McLean, about 6 o'clock this morning. The fire was caused by an ovorhonted chimney. In the excitement the fact that Miss McLoan was upstairs asloop was for gotten for some time. Otto C. Memlts, s jotter carrier, rushed to her room and carried her to the roof. AT LEAST A 0 Explosion Kills Several and 100 Are Burled In Pennsylvania Coal Mine. dnitsd rsisa LS1SID WISS Pittsburg, Pa., April 23. Several fa talities are reported, and nearly 100 minors are believed to be penned in as tho result of an explosion today which wrecked entries 12 and 13 of the Cln cincinatl nil no of tho Mouougehela Con solidated Coal (.'oniHiny, at Courtney, Pa., 50 miles south of here. News of the disaster was received here this af ternoon. The company admits that the explosion occurred. It is stated that ten minors were taken from the mine, and there is hops of rescuing the remainder of taa tombed moo. i