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MMIIKtlttlMIM THE LARGEST f CIRCULATION f THE BEST NEWSPAPER THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SALEM, OBEGON, TUESDAY, MAT 6, 1913. PRIfF TWn rFNT trains and nbwh rftlLLl 4WV Wl 19 STANDS, ma CBNT8. OPERATOR TELLS OF Bell Telephone After Absorb- ing the Independent Com pany Gives Service. BUT SHUT IT OUT BEFORE Calls Were Delayed and Patrons In convenienced Until Company Was Forced to Sell. - I - UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Seattl", Wash., May 6. Sensational testimony showing discrimination against tho Northwestern Long Dis tance Telephone company, aud failure to abide by the order of the commission, against the Pacific States Telephone company, was given by Mrs. Oscar Pe terson, formerly Gertrude Thomas, a Jong distance telephone operator, before the state public service commission, which is meeting at the chamber of ommcrc here today. Mrs. Peterson was an operator on the Seattle exchange through which calls amo, and told how the calls of sub scribers to the former Independent Tel ephone company, absorbed by the Bel) trust, for connection with the North--western company were delayed and of ten never answered, and how, when ever possible, those calls were diverted to the Pacific States long distance linos. The hearing today is on charges made l)y the Northwestern company that the Pacific States company violated an or (tier of the public service commission, that tho latter company should main tain a long distance board of the North western company at the latter 's expense And connect it with all calls from Seat tle subscribers for service with this concern. Forty witnesses are ready to testify ior both sides and the hearing may last several days. Former Governor Bower man, of Oregon, is here in the interest of the Northwestern company. The first witness called today was H. J. Boak, auditor of the Northwestern company, who told the receipts had dropped following the absorbing of the Independent company here. Then Mrs. Peterson was called and gave details of how the Pacific States company contrived to keep its subscrib ers here from using any but its long dis tance wires. EUGENE STIRRED UP OVER BASEBALL CONTEST I UNITED raiSS LURED WIEE.J Eugene, Ore., May 6. Groat interest In being manifested in tho baseball games between the University of Ore gon and University of Washington here Wednesday and Thursday. The fact that Oregon defeated Washing ton twice on the rccont northern trip, is having no effect on the preparations of the 'varsity team, as they recognize the Washingtonians as being their most formidable rivals in the confer ence games. OREGON ELECTRIC WILL BUILD NEW BRIDGE ' The Oregon Electric Company will Tin i Kl a new bridge on Mill creok and mako other street improvements, it was announced last night at council ...ceting. The grado matter has been satisfactorily adjusted, and, it was an nounced by Stolz, tho Btroet will bo placed in better condition than at present. He said tho city is getting more than the charter provides. Twelve inches of gravel is to be used. CONGRESSMAN WOULD HAVE LAW TESTED (UNITED PHESS LEASED Will. Washington, .May 0. Declaring that California undoubtedly has exceeded its rights in panning a land law dis criminating against the Japanese, Con gressman Britten, of Illinois, today in troduced in the. house a resolution pro posing that the departments of state anil jmtice should co-operate to test tho California law In the courts. Ho asked that tho judiciary committee re port this resolution. Indians Want Their Coin. rUNITtl) MESS LIASSD WISE. Washington, May 6. A band of Sioux Indians in full war regalia, headed by Chiefs Pinebird, Bear-In-Ihe-Wood and Bear Shields, entered Secretary of the Treasury MrAdoo's office today and squatted on the floor. Tky asked McAdoo to pay the tribe SMTO.OOO, the amount due under tribal allotments. McAdoo refused to act until Secretary of the Interior Lane had considered tho matter. Think He Is the Bandit Kansas City, Mo., May 6. An swering fully to the description of the train bandit who recently shot Jesse Short, a wealthy pas senger, during the holdup of a Kansas City Southern train, a man has been arrested at a con tractor's camp near Birmingham, Mo. The suspect wore-a bloody shirt and one foot was wounded. It is believed he was hit by Short's pistol bullets in the duel which resulted in the passenger's death. MAINTENANCE COST T Proposition of Taking Care of Street by City at Large After Paving .Is Expensive. Because of a report that South High street residents have started a petition of remonstrance against the work, Councilman Turner, at the Council meeting last night, moved' that action on the bids of the Ambrose-Burdsal Company be postponed for a week!. The property owners, at a meeting held last week, decided in favor of .bi tuminous macadam. Turner later stated that the propo sition of taking care of stroets after being paved was a serious one, and he believed it had never occurred to many of the councilmen until recently. He found that the cost of maintenance was greater than the improvement, and the city, as a whole, paid it. Brown said that was the reason he was opposed to Macadam. A hard surface pavement was necessary toj stand the wear. Stolz said he was glad to see the council waking up to the facts.' He had been aroused six years ago. How ever, the travel on some streets was light, and it was not necessary to have a hard surface pavement. Macy thought it cost a lot to take care of the harl surface streets down town.. He did not believe the side streets cost very much. The council voted to improve Brooks street. It was pointed out that the travel on that street would not be heavy. The paving of an alley in block 70 was ordered. SPECTACULAR TRIAL BEGINS AT MAESHFIELD TODAY (UNITED FUSE LEASED WIB1.J Marshfield, Ore., May 6. The trial of J. S. Barton, of Coos county, repre sentative in the state legislature, was begun in the circuit court at Coquille today boforo Judge J. S. Coke. Bar ton 'was indicted on a charge of as sault, the complainant being Miss Made Yoakom. The assault is alleged to have taken place in Barton 's office. A crusado movement figured in the In indictment of Barton, a petition ask ing that the mattnr be investigated having been presented to the grand jury. Strange differences of femininity ap pear among fowls and brute) as well as among huninankind. TO BE INVESTIGATED Engineer Will Look Over Situation Near Yew Park With View of Bringing Relief. The council last night adopted a reso lution introduced by Jones calling fnr an Investigation of the drainage of Yew Park and vicinity by the city enginoor. Jones said ho wanted the question set tled as property owners were kicking. Stolz thought it hardly the right time to take tho city engineer off the pav ing work. It was finally agreed the work would not take much time. It was voted to give Jahns k Com any the final payment on Union street improvement', it appearing that tho gravel lift by the cent ractors would bo nsed by paving men. The petition of Fairmount addition property owners that the council re scind action of October, 1012, calling for new cement walks was granted. It appeared that new board walks were built two years ago and thers la no need of cement walks. :t Arizona Passes Anti-Ownership Bill More Drastic ' Than California's. BUT THE JAPS IGNORE IT This Because There Is No Land In Arizona That They Want, at Least at This Time. UNITED PRESS LEASED Wild.) Sacramento, Cal., May 6. Comment ing on the passage of an anti-alien land law by the Arizona legislature yesterday, far more drastic in its pro visions than the California bill, which today awaits the signature of tho gov ecruor, Progressive and Democratic law makers here alike agree that it demonstrates that Japan's "pride" is touched only when she "is thwarted in getting what material things she wants. ' ' ' , "It shows conclusively to iny mind," said W. A." Sutherland, admin istration leader, "that this super sensitive prido' of Nippon is all bosh. There was no worrying of the Arizona legislature from either Tokio or Wash ington. This makes it patent that the Japanese want only the California lands for the present. They regard this state not only as fruitful, but as the natural outlet for the overspill of their crowded island." "It is our lands they want," added Hugh Bradford of Sacramento, Demo crat, aud author of one of tho anti alien bills here. "Their 'pride' is touched only when they are blocked from some concrete aggrandizement, not when they are discriminated against in the abstract," Gets Life Annuity. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.', Chrisaiana, May 6. A life annuity of $1020 is voted today to Captain Boald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole by the Storthing. The vote was unani mous. Aged Woman in Oakland, Fearing Sep aration From Child, Puts an End to All. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. San Iiancisco, May 6. "We loved the boy and he loved us. My wife thought it better that we all die than be separated. That's tho answer.". This explanation was assigned here today by Chaunccy W. Halo, aged 71 years, for the slaying of their little five-year-old Japuuese ward "Jimmy," by his wife, Mrs. Ma W. Hale, a comely white-hnlred old woman, who'then end ed her own life. r'We passed out at 2:30 o'clock," was the note left by Mrs. Hale to ber husband. Both had been shot. Halo, a bent and broken man, today sobbed cut the story of the tragedy. "Hei'ma Yamaguchi was Jimmy's real name," said the old man. "We found I 'm in our wanderings in Japan ese curio shops and my wife loved him at tho first glance. The boys mother is a nurue at a Japanese hospital, She gave him to us to keep, . Recently we learned that 'it was planned to take Jimmy fiom us. It preyed upon my wife's mind constantly. Then she must have decided to put the little chap be yond their roach. I don't expect any one to understand just how we felt to ward tho boy. Our greatest pleasure was discussing plans for his future. We wanted Mm to grow up to be the kind of wo would wnnt'onr son to be. Then eamo the plans to take him away. It was too much for Ida." Whou Hulo returned from work yes terday, Jimmy failed to meet him. He louud the bodies of Mrs. Hale ami the boy, wrapped in flower colored robes, lying on the bed. "Th-s boy looked like a beautiful bisque doll with its eyes closed," sob bed the old man. A Big Blaze. nNITED PRESS 1JUBKD WISE 1 Buffalo, N. Y May (1. A .')O0,ni0 loss is represented hern today In the destruction by fire of the American Agricultural Chemical Company plant. Commission government will be an in teresting thing to watch and study. Seventeen Years of Flying. ' Washington, May 6. The Smithsonian Institution observed "Langley Day" today by pre- senting gold medals to Glenn Cur tiss, and, by proxy, to Gustavo Eiffel, the French scientist. The French ambassador received the melal for Eiffel. This afternoon a tablet to Professor Langley 's memoir was unveiled. It was on May 6, 1896, whsn Professor Langley first flew in a heavier- than-air machine. 1LLIHEE CLUB HAD A Hundred or More Took Part and There Was Snap and Go From Start to Finish. Something like one hundred members of tho Illihee Club last night planted jvair feet under the banquet table and r, )r partaking of the excellent menu, were entertained by various club boost ers with addresses, comments and music, in the words of that proverbial south erner, the Illihee boys "had one by- gosh good time." Probably there never has been a meet ing held by the Illihee members more enthusiastic. They boosted at every whip stitch and upon, every occasion some one plugged in a good word for the organization. .Georgo F. Bodgera acted as toast-master and among the speakers called upon wore: Judge C. L. McNary, Thomas Kay, Charles Dick, August Huckestein, A. N. Moores and Dr. Harry Olinger. All of these men compiled and shot forth buckets full of those materials' which tend to make an organization a success, After the speakers had finished whooping 'em up, other entertainment was in crdor. A good orchestra fur nished the music, while T. G. Bligh, as usual lent his assistance by introducing two specialties from his popular play house, together with Frank Snyder, the soloist Tho rendered several pleasing selections in splendid voice. Carl Gabrielson made a decided hit by singing the following little local song, his own production, dealing hu morously with local affairs: Just Some Rumors, Oh, Georgio doar and did you hear the rumors that have risen, About our Gid, it's plainly said That he is getting his'n. He put old t'ornio on tho rolls in a way that 's very neat, And had himself appointed to the com- mittoe of tho street. Now ho's riding round in motor cars Where the pavemont'i very thin, For ho don't want to fiud a hole Some one can put him in. And his favoriu' of tint contractors, To lay the pavement down. It's sumthin' fierce, Oh, Goorgie doar, The rumors goin' round. And Ooorgie, doar, you'll surely hear How It'ii handed to him now, Contractors know and Tabor knows The Where, tho Who and How. Ho wants to buy tho Wator works and close up overy bar, And make us drink his soda pop and sour vinogar. And for sewers that you no'cr can sec ho wants some one to pay, And for all of us except our Uid, it's a bitter, bitter day. Hut Georgio listen, ho's getting his'n, And I'm tolling to you riglit, For Tllier in his paper is pounding it out each night. That the club Is growing with groat strides remains without saying. Hinco January "i, tho club has received 100 now members and tho prospects for many moro is vory promising. The or ganization is both financially and so cially piogrcsslng and before long tho members hope to place tho club in the front rai.ks of the best and most influ ential ones in the Matj Smothered His Brother, OKITRD PRIkSE MaMlD Witt Winfield, Kali., May 0. Tho three-months-old son of L. 1). Nenl is dead here today, smothered by a 2 year old baby brother. The elder boy piled pil lows upon tho baby's head. Weather Forecast. Oregon Fair tonight and Weil- ncsday. Northerly winds. E ARE NOT UP TO PAR Beit Bid Tak? $19 Off Every $1000 Making Bid a Trifle More Than 98 Per Cent. WOULD BRING $372,780 Next Best Bid Is $369,550 Flat And Both Are Made Subject to Opinion of Eastern Firms. Bids for an issue of $380,000 in 5 per cent sewer bonds, authorized at an election last December, were oponed at the meeting of the council last night, and tho best bid was found to be that of Morris Bros., of Portland and Boston, who offered $1001 for each $1000, less $20 por thousand for expenses, and stipulated that they be issued $80,000 following the awarding of tho contract, and $50,000 a month until the entire issue is takon care -of. The bid figured out, means an offer of $372,780 for the issue. The fact that the money will not all be forthcoming at once also means a drawback of considerable importance. Weal, 3oth & Company, of Now York, offered $.109,550 for the bonds. Both of the biddors. stipulated that the bonds must be approved by a Bos ton firm before they would accept them. The bids were referred to the may or, city attorney and committee on ac counts, with powor to act. The reasons given for the low bids are that the city proposes to redeem $19,000 annually for 20 years, and thatthe interest is payable annually, instead of semi-annually. Had it been a straight 20-year issue par would like ly have been offored. The bid of Morris Bros, is over $7000 below par, but it 1b considered the best. . The bond issue will take caro of most of the indebtedness incurred in the construction of the North Salem, South Salom, Union and Marion street sowers. Governor West Takes Action In Cass of City Which Recently Held an Illegal Election. Governor Wost today notifiod the mayor r.nd assistant district attorney of Motoliuu that an election recently hold there to logalize tho salo of liquor is not ef foctivo for tho reason that such election should bo hold in November, according to law. It was also pointed out that in any event the vote would not becomo effective boforo January 1. The govornor forwarded opinions of the attoruoygoneral to back up bis no tice. Motolius was incorporated last Do cemhef and prior to that time was a part of Kutcher, which is "dry" by a largo majority voto of tho electors. The county court, without authority whatever, granted a petition for a spe cial oloctlon, and it was hold February 28, tho "wets" winning by a heavy ma- ority. Since then saloons havo boon running in full blast, and although li censed by the city, having absolutely no legal right. As a result of the action tuken today it is believed tho booze emporiums will be clos.nl. Shot by Hold ups. Ilntto, Mont,, May (1. Shot by two masked doxporadocs in an attempted hold-up hero lost night, under tho full glaro of an electric light, Harry Drum, deputy clerk of tho United Btates court, today is at tho point of death, with three bullets In his body, and Thcodoro Thomas, secretary of the mining' exchange, also is dying. Thomas was shot twice. Two men havo been arrested on sus picion, but neither Drum nor Thomas have been aldo to Identify them. lis Was Mistaken. fnNITKD I'ltrsS IJASEn WIRE St. Louis, May 0. "Ho, hi, hum! Nothing to do for two weeks," ex claimed Edward lleidcl, who Intended leaving on a watii n trip today, Then something aUiut his jaw snapped, "Heidel Is suffering from a bad Jaw dislocation," said jjiysiclans. "Ho will be out of the hospital before his vacation leave expires." An Attempt at Murder. . Union, Or., May 6. Sheriff Hug is in Union today investigate ing the attempted murder of Lee Thomason, who was attacked while sleeping, by an unidentified man armed with an axe. The in- trudor invaded Thomason 'a room in a ranch house, and after locat- inghis bed, began to chop indis- criminately with the axe. Thorn- ason slipped from the bed in the ' darkness and hid beneath some sacks. The only injury he suf- n ared was a badly cut right arm. Council Finds That Majority of Prop erty Owners Want It and Will Go Ahead With Work. At the council mooting last night the Btroet committee roportod unfavorably on the romonstrnnce of Front street residents in regard to the proposed change of grado. The committee found that 206,900 square foot were repre sented on the remonstrance, while the total property roachos 408,800. The roport was tdoptod, and later in the meeting it was decided to have Mln ton and Tumor act as a committee in settling damages claimed by some of the proporty owners. Eight are said to claim damages because of the change in grade. ' An ordinance providing for the im provement of Liberty street, between Wilson and Superior, was passed. The city engineer was Instructed to issue a permit to Judge D 'Arcy to erect as. addition to Ye Liberty thea ter to consist of a 12-inch wall, i A claim of Front street property owners for $400 for land taken,, for street purposes was referred to the streot committee. '"... B. B. Ryan's amended petition for a permit to construct a building on Commercial street camo up, and was roforred. ' Siogmund said he could not vote for it because it was in violation of the building ordinance. ' The bid of E. S. Budlong for some sidowalk construction was accepted. SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY Tho members of the Salem German socioty, about 40 strong, hied them selves lo tho big ranch belonging to John Noiger, of Polk county, last Sun day whoro thoy spent tho day in health ful enjoyment. Tho Jovial ranchor was all prepared for his guests. Good things to oat, mu sic by the German Singing Socioty, gnmes of all kinds and speeches were indulged In. August Kohrbergor, presi dent of tho local socioty, delivered an address in which ho oxpounded the suc cess of tho Gorman organization and spoke highly of tho genial family who Invited tho Salem folks to their nlco homo. F.vorythlng was first class, state those who took advantnge of Mr, Noi ger 's invitations, and ovoryono enjoyed themselves to tho fullest oxtont, . Tho occasion marked another milo stone for tho Salom Gorman Socioty. Tho momhors Sunday colobratod the fifth anniversary of tho society, Only Four Land Stations on the Coast In Operation Vessels Not Supplied. San Francisco, May 8. Declaration that tho affairs of tho Marconi com pany on tho Pacific const now are In a state of demoralization us a result of tho wireless operators strike was made here today by S, J. Kniicnknmp, presi dent of tho ('niiitnorVinl Telegraphers' Union, He announced the receipt today of a telegram from Seattle stilting that the land stations at Ketchikan and Ju neau, Alaska, are closed, leaving only four laud stations In operation on tho coast, , Conditions at sea, Kniicnkamp de clares, ore steadily growing nurnl. In competent non union operators, he says, iniilin It Impossible for shippers to get. an accuratn linn on the movement of vessels, Kat Oregon apples and onions and be healthful and happy, E TO OKI STATE Senator Would Have Califor nia Divided and a New State Created. WANTS MORE SENATORS 8Ut Has 155,662 Square Miles and. Could Sustain Population of Twen- ty Millions. UNITED PRESS LIASES WIRE.J Sacramento, Cal., May 6. A senate, joint resolution, relative to the divid ing of California in two states, and instructing the secretary of state to . place tho proposition of state division on the ballot was introduced today by Senator J. B. Snuford, of Ukiah. The resolution, which calls for a di vision of that part of the state south of the Tekackapl from that portion north of the Tohachapl, was sont to -the printer and will be brought up for action in the senate lator in the week.. Senator Sanford's resolution, which, was unexpected on the part of the ma jority of the senators, was introduced! in a lull in the debate on various bills. It sets forth the fact that California, comprises 155,002 square miles, and la capable of peopling 20,000,000 souls, and declares that with the opening of the Panama canal California will ad vance by leaps and bounds, and wilt need increased political influence ia the United States senate in order that her people and varied interests may bo properly protected. EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE FOBMED AT SttVEaTON The Citizens' Educational League of Oregon organized a branch league in Silverton last night, at which tlmo they had a large attendance of promi nent citizens of that live city, , T. H. Fisher, of the Silverton flouring mills, was elected president, aud"F. E. Callis ter, secretary. Speeches were ioad by Dr. C. W. Keeno, Custer Bos and others, . The following ladies and gentlemen, signed the constitution: Geo. W, ITubbs, Minnie M. Keens, Flolda McClaine, A. O. White, Geo. W. Steolhammer, C. W. Koene, C. M. Wray, C. E. Boss, P, E. Klinsorgs, C. B. Latham, W. 8. Bowen, John H. Brooks, O. G. Steolhammor, O. E. Thompson, W. F, Cannon, B. G. Allen, A. Wolf, J. C. Spencer, O. W. Hubbs,. Eva Coolidgo, T. D. Davis, J, K. Mount Claud P. Slado, H. Aurolia Burch, Clara. M. Blais, Grace Hogue-Callistor, T. E. Collistor, M. O. Guuderson, Ed. It. Adams, W .A. Boynolds, R. A. Cowden, F. II. Flschor. . . Tho following resolution was strong ly endorsed: , "Whereas, A roforeduum is threat-- oned on the appropriations made by the last legislature for a new recita tion building and botteniient of other buildings at the University of Oregon, aggregating $175,000, and "Whoroas, The uuivorsity is badly in need of additional rooms to accom modate its largely increased enrollment of students, aud "Whereas, Tho invoking of this ref erendum will bo to a great extent re sponsible for bringing on the state a spei'ial election in November, which. will cost in tho neighborhood of $10(1, 000; therefore bo it "Unsolved, That such a referendum." in both unwise aud unprofitable aii't should bu strongly discouraged by alk who have tho educational interests of the stale at heart," THINK THEY HAVE BEEN WOBSTED IN 8EWEB SEA! North Salem residents of the vicinity of Center and Frederick streets lout night protested to the fcity council against paying any assessment for newer. They recited that 30 inch tile was unloaded In their vicinity, hut was never used, being hauled away after tl few woolis, The matter was referred to a com mittee tor Investigation. To Conserve In Portland. ONITXO nil) M1BED WISE. Portland, Ore., .May . Tho Con servation of Human Life" conference will bo held at Heed Collego on May It, 10 and II, The subjects for discus sion will be "Human Life, Its Wates and Conservation," and "Social Ser vico. " Tho conference will also in clude exhibits, lectures, ilUcusninns, out of door sports, May pole dance and meetings of educational societies.