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4r I THE BEST 1 tllL 411 -:"(! E- (t flf? 1 lit LARGEST : CIRCULATION Ill THIRTY-SIXTH YEArT . iwm PRICE, TWO CENTS. BTAMplriviPcB"-?? BUNCO MAN AFRAID ' : CPHTS METHODS ' f rli: :T0 ORGANIZE CLUB : ' ! I; " : CHEAP ISiiT AM .SIti lAMIIttlAMMla I BSBB I I I V(U BlUL 1J1H11IIHHM1. SM I " ' W VIIIIIUU r HMNh K N H 1 May ,-The ; H K HhK UHLSH ; l08 Aneo,, I nF QA FM RnilQlTDQ Seems to Have an Idea the Dis trict Attorney Is a Rival in the Business. SAYS PROMISES DON'T GO 3ut Will Com Through With Infor mation So Boon uHlls Assured of Protection. chitsl ran uiin wtaa. San Francisco, May 7. Search was Ibcgun here today for an alleged sub scription list started by Italian bunco men for the widow of "Danny," a igambler who was murdered in Portland, to whicb: it is snid, San Francisco po- aicemen placed their names for various amounts Michael Gallo told District Attorney Fickert today of the existence of such n list, but knew nothing as to 3ts present whereabouts. uallo reiterated today nis charges , that his bunco men operated in Oakland with the knowledge of Oakland police. "He Bail he had no charges to make Against Chief of Police Peterson, of Oakland, but that if the propor induce ments were offered he would show that -certain members of the Oakland police worked in cenjunction with the swin dlers. Promises Don't Go. "All these promises don't get me anything. That's just what we used to lo in nur bunco games. I can tell you 41 lot of things if you can satisfy me that I rill be protoctod, but I don't -want to say anything now." This was Jho retort of Gallo, made in the presence of District Attorney Fick rt, his chief assistant, James Brennen; Chief of Police White and Chief of Po Sice Potemen, and Captain uf Detectives I;0U Agnew, of Oakland, here late yes terday after the officials had sought to secure information from him implicat ing members of the Oakland police de partment in the Italian bunco scandal. "Did you ever pay me money!" ask d Petersen. Oallo replied: "No." "Did yon ever pay Captain Agnew any money!" "No," again answered Gallo. Does Not Want to Say. "Did you evor pay Detective Kyle any money!" "I don't want to say." "Did you ever pay any member of the Oakland police any money!" "I don't want to say," repeated Gal lo, after which came his outburst as quoted above. "Did you ever turn any tricks in Oakland V "I don't beliove so," was the an swer. "Well, then, there was no necessity" to pay nny money, was there!" asked Petersen. "Well, maybe there wore other rea sons," shot back Gallo. District Attorney Fickert admitted in the presence of witnesses today that the foregoing was substantially what -occurred at tho examination of Gallo. Bribed Them All. "When I had Gullo before the grand jury," Fickert added to his recital of the star chamber proceedings, "he ad mitted having paid money to the police of Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and New York. He made the statement to the jurors that the Los Angeles defec tive department was worse than the fan Francisco force." In this connection Fickert then told that the Los Angeles police for some strange reason wired him that they did not have California Giavannitti and an other bunco man much wanted here in the police scandal. Fickert has always been under the impression that the two witnesses were in custody in the south ern city awaiting the arrival of offi cers from San Francisco. "However," he said, "I am not go ing to depend on the Los Angeles po lice any more, and have now placed a private ogoucy on the trail of the two fugitives. " The giand jury, which adjourned its sessions Inst night, will lint meet again until Fiiiiay or possibly Monday night. At the meeting of the police commis sion tomorrow, either Fickert or Bren- tinn ttrill l.a An hnml in hitftr whntAVPr evidence is brought out. Italian Jeff ami John Dcvoto, two members of the Latin qunrter here, are much wanted ae wituciM'S by Fickert, and the Mc Carthy detective agency is seeking them. When real Christian civilization ar rives, nations will have no us for armies and battleships. Washington, May 7. The order of former President Taft placing fourth-class postmasters under civil service is to be revoked im mediately. Announcement to this effort was made here this after noon by Postmaster-General Bur leson, following a conference with President Wilson. Another meas ure will be substituted, Burleson said, complying in both letter and spirit with the civil service re quirements. Burleson holds that President Taft 'a order placing postmasters who have not passed examinations in the classified service violates the spirit of the law. V Interstate Commerce Commission Up holds Harriman Line, Monopoly Will Be Created. Residents of the Willamette valley are interested in tho Umatilla-Wallula gateway hearing which is to be held by the interstate commerce commission in Portlaud, beginning tomorrow. The Harriman road is endoavoring to close the Wallula freight gateway and there is much opposition on the part of lum ber, grain and fruit shippers. The line from Wallula connects the O.-W. E. & N. line pud the N. P.-G. N. lines. Some time ago the Harriman line published a schedulo doing away with the Wallula gateway. This was taken by shippers to mean that the company wanted a monopoly of the business of Oregon, the Oregon Electric being practically the only line penetrating to any extent in the stale, outside of the Harriman lines The closing of so-called gateways is a profitable pastime of some railroads The Harriman lines started a movement some time ago to close the Denver gate way, the object being to divert easterr traffic to Omaha and get a longer haul If tho interstate commerce commis sion upholds the Harriman lines, ship pers will got the worst of it, it is as serted. Often there is a car shortage on one road and not on another. Witt the Wallula gateway closed, shippers would bo up against a proposition of waiting in case the Harriman lines wero short of cars. The company 's schedule has been sus pended until October 1, by which time a decision will be made, it is expected. Many vigorous men waste a lot of perfectly good energy in maikng fools of themselves. OF TWO DEPARTMENTS Exercises qf Much Interest When Law and Medical Students Receive Their Diplomas. The program for the graduation ex ercises of the medical and law depart ments of Willamette University has been practically arranged today. The exercises will be held in the First Methodist church. Music by the or chestra will bo followed by the invoca tion by Dr. Avison. Then there will be a solo by J. Walsh, of Willamette,, and the graduation address will be made by .Dr. Benjamin Young, of Portland. Mrs. Carlton Smith will sing a solo, and the charge to tho medical class will be given by Dr. Griffith. The charge to tho law class will be given by Justice Burnett, of the supremo court, who taught medical jurisprudence in Wil lamette six years. This will be followed' by the presentation of diplomas and the program will be concluded with an orchestra selection; One of tho features of the class is the large number of capitol attache who will graduate from the law school, nine being included, as follows: Miss Fern Ilolibs, Ralph Watson, Mabel Welborn, 0. G. Brown, W. B. Dillard, C. L. Starr, C. A. Wilson, C. l. Ball cock and T. D. Rinehart. E. J. Crow, of Eugene, Dead. ckitid run uuin wits. Eugene, Ore., May 7. E. J. Crow, one of Eugene's wealthiest residents, is dead here today from apoplexy. He owned considerable farm land near Roeeburg. -I I will I IL-ll LJtl UUL IJ " ' ' I III mi I III I II II la 1 I I 11b 1 Bell Telephone Company Ha rassed Rivals and Put Them Out of Business THEN IT ABSORBED THEM Gave Rebates In Order to Get Rivals' Business, and Will Probably Be Prosecuted. OKmrf run uku wm.I Seattle, Wash., May 7. Testimony that he had received rebates of 15 per cent on all long distance business filed with the Pacific States Company over its lines and for that reason had quit sending calls over the Northwestern Company, was given before the state public service commission here today by J. W. Dandow, auditor of the Butler hotel. The commission is hearing the charges of the Northwestern Com panys' receiver, John B. Coffee, that the Pacific Company has diverted busi ness from the former company. When Dandow comploted his testi mony, Coffee announced that, as this act was in direct violation of the inter state commerce law, he would probably demand that another federal grand jury be called to investigate. Arrests Will Follow. "Warrants should be issued at once for the givers of these rebates,." said Coffee, "but it is not probable that this will be done, because similar evi deuce was on hand at the time of the previous grand jury investigation, at which no action was taken, owing to a change in district attorneys during the investigation." Other witnesses who testified before the commission said all orders for the Northwestern Company placed In Se attle, after tho independent company had beeu absorbed by the Boll trust, had beeu delayed or diverted, wero Samuel Hill, president of the Home Company, of Portland; A. B. Wiseman, employment agent;Mark Moran, of the Simonds Manufacturing Company, and a score of prominent business men. Prominent officials of both compan ies were present, the Pacific Company being represented by Attorney 0. B. Rupp, W. J. Phillips, division superin tendent, and H. T. Parkinson, traffic superintendent of Portland. It Stopped Their Spooning. In its efforts to put the Northwest ern Long Distance Telephone Company out of business, the Pacific States Com pany not only interfered with mercan tile business, and the activities of pro fessional men, but even imposed hard ships on cupid, by interfering with long distance toto-atotos talks between lov ers, according to the testimony offered by young women. Officials of the Northwestern Com pany brought half a dozon women who had worked as operators to tell how calls had been diverted over the Pa cific States' lines before it had ab sorbed the Seattle Independent Tele phone Company. One of the girls, Miss Louise Johnson, "of Tacoma, when brought face to face with the Pacific States officials, for whom sho had formerly w'orked, lost her nerve, and would not go on the stand. All the others testified, ' How the Pacific interfered in their tete-a-tetos was told by IlBrry E. Sid- dell, Jr., of Seattle, and his sweetheart. Miss Myrtle Gilmoiir, who works in a candy store in Port Townsend. Lied to Its Patrons. Si il. I i-ll told how he had put in a long distance call for Miss Gilmour on April 8, specifying that ho wanted it put through over the Northwestern Hues, because she lived at tho home of J. M. Lockhart, who had an Independent phone. "After some delay I was told that Lockhart did not have an independent telephone," said Siddell, "and that I would have to put my call in over the Pacific States line, and arrange to have. Miss Gilmore answer at the nearest pay station." Ho was followed by Miss Gilmour herself, who told how she had been forced to go four blocks from her home to answer the call. She said the opera tor bad misstated the fai t to Hiddell, for not only was there an lndenndent telephone in Lockhart 's house, but it as listed in the directory. Miss Georgia Ktacey testified that she was chief operator for the North western Company, and before the inde pendent compnay was absorbed she handled 130 long distance calls a day Los Angoles, Cal., May 7. John Shenk and Henry H. Rose will oppose one another for the mayoralty of Los Angoles at the regular city election June 3. This was assured today when complete, although unofficial returns from yesterday's primary election, showed Shenk and Rose to be the two mayoralty candidates polling the highest vote. Job Harriman, Socialist, was a crate third to Rose. The vote was: Shenk, 36,- 381; Eose, 21,137; Hd rriman, 20,- 353. LY Mnch Interest Is Aroused in The Capi tal Journal's Big Ten-Week Bargain Contest. The exceptional offor announced last evening by The Journal has aroused no little amount of interest among the or ganisations, churches, lodges, clubs and many people of this city. This was manifested today when the contest man ager was kept busy all day answering many tolophone calls for people who desired additional information regard ing the contest. The response was even greater than had been anticipated but it evinces that tho people are quick to see tho ex ceptional opportunity the Refund Bar gain Contest offers. This generous proposition is the re sult of much work on the part of the Contest Manager who has long been considoring many propositions to offor the readers and friends of this paper. His work has been appreciated! Tho hundreds of people who road of the Bargain contest last evening have stamped his idea, of stimulating pat ronage at the progressives Btores enter ed in the contest with tho seal of ap proval. Everything indicates a rapid fire and whirlwind campaign amongst the con testants. Within several days' the offor will be the principal topic of conversa tion amongst the many shoppors who use this paper exclusively as their shop ping guide. As a timely tip to those who are con sidering entering in the contest the Contest Manager advises them to begin working at once. Line up all of your friends and ask them to call for sales checks at thoso stores. Impross upon them that unless checks aro railed for they wi:i not be issued. Get thoso slips to The Journal office as soon as you can that you can havo an oarly load over other contestants. "Save your cash chocks" will be the slogan in Salem for tho next ten wcekB. Don't be crowded out of the running but get in line and realize what the contest offers you in your church, your lodge, your club or your organization. Got them into the contest if you don't want to run. Watch for tho Bargain Pagel i m i .. OREGON BOY IS 1 Claims of English Lad for Title as Po- tato-RalBer Disproved by Super intendent Alderman. That an Oregon boy is entitled to tho hampionship of the world as a potato- raiser, v. as tho statement todav of Statu Superintendent of Schools Alderman. From one potato Eugene Dumond rais ed 610 pounds of potatoes and exhibited them at the stato fair last year. He sprouted the potato nnd planted 30f hills. Vho statement of Superintendent Al derman was occasioned by a letter re. oeived from a resident of tho state who called attention'to the claims of on Kng lish bov to the world's championship berauso he had rained 220 pounds of potatoes from 11 potatoes. The Oregon hoy's record shows the wonderful fertility of tho soil as well as his skill as a tnto-raiscr. If wool goes down, maybe titutton will come up. from Seattle. Since then she handled only ten, she said, while business from Tacoma to Seattle remained at the normal amount of about 75 calls s dar. Plan Is a Greater Commercial Club with Both Social and Business 'Features. ALL ARE ASKED TO JOIN IT The Object a United Commercial Or ganization In Which All Can Have s Part In lieu of a meeting to be held by boosters for a greater Salem and a greater commercial club to bring about this stato of affairs, circular lotters are being received hp the local business men and others to be present at the Board of Trade rooms Friday evening, asking them to be present and take part in a move which has been made recently by not only business men, but by farmors and suburbanites in and around Salem to create a commercial organization, which will be a fitting representation of Creator Salem. The lottor is as follows: Salem, Ore., May 6, 1913. Dear Sir: Believing that the time has arrived for a Greater Commercial club for Greater Salem, independent of any oth er organization, a meeting to organize the Salem Commercial club has been called for Friday evening, May 9, at 8 o'clock, at the Board of Trade rooms. Your presence is oarnestly tolicitod. Come and bring a friend. It will not be the intention of the Salem Commercial club to interfere with any of the city 's social clubs. Pcuh clubB are old, established, popular and respected. They supply the city's so cial club life, and merit prosperity. Long may they live, affording tho idaol recreation to the man who wants a quiet social evening with no thought of businoss or business cares. Tho Salem Commercial Club will have, as its primary object, the real business of a live commercial club the up building of Salem and the advertis ing and development of its possibilities, resources and industries. Tin 8alem Commercial club will havo its club rooms for social fotauros whore all men will be equal and feol at home alike in enjoying equal privileges. The Salem Commorcial club wants, as its mombors, not only the merchant, but also the farmer, the fruit grower and mon engagod in all linos of business, no matter how humble thoir lino of work may bo, or how little thoy may contribute. Tho Sulcm Commercial club wants you all, It wants a united commercial organization for all of Sa lem. Show your interest in greater Snlom by attending this meeting . BOOSTERS FOR GREATER SALEM. According to those interested in the plan to organize a greater commorcial club in Salem, social features will not bo eliminated in the proposed new club, All the usual club sociul accom modations will bo Included, with the exception of a bar. Billiard tables and card playing facilities, together with good reading material will make up the social department of the now club, in the event of its success In organizing, and every person in Salom, and Marion county, in fact, will bo cordially Invit ed to take part in boosting Salem and its adjoining towns through the Insti tution. Fanners, laborers, professional mon and ovory other man interested in the welfare of the community aro sincerely roquitsted to take part in building up a greater commercial organization, whether they assist by paying 23 rents or a dollar toward its support. There will be no segregation of social or com mercial membership; instead, overy per son wishing to take part in furthering the interests of a larger ami greater commercial organization, will be ac corded identically the same privileges as those desiring to take a principal in terest in the social department of such a club. May Adjourn Saturday, rjsiTso raiss imko wis. Stnto Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., Miiy 7. Not Saturday at noon is tho time agreed upon for adjournment by the majority in the California legislature, althoug'i an extension may bo agreed upon late in the week. Tho legislature at present' is In session almost 12 hours a day and is rushing unopposed meas ures through as fast as the clerk can call the oil. .. Old Suit Dismissed. Fori Scott, Kan., May 7. Act- tng tin orders from Attorney-Gen- eral McRoyoolds, the government suits against Eugene V. Debs, Jt'red Warren and J. T. Shepard in connection with articles print- ed in the Appeal to Reason, a 8o- ciallst publication, were, dismiss- ed by the United States district court hers today. It is six years ago today since Warren was first indicted for publishing an offer of reward to any one who would Kidnap former Governor Tavlor of Kentucky from Indiana in con- nectiou with the killing of Gov- T ernor William Goebol of Ken- tucky. Eight Hundred Out in 'San Francisco and From 1000 to 3000 on the Coast DHITTD PUSS UlllD WIS!. San Francisco, May 7. The Light and Power Council of California, an affiliation of unions employed in vari ous branches of gaB and electrical work, called a strike today against the Pa cific Gas & Electric Company, Various estimatos of the number of mon affoct ed run from 1000 to 3000; About 800 inon are involved in Sau Francisco. The strike will be slate-wide. Tho strike was called because of a failure to roach an agrooment on a de mand for wage increase and one day a week rost. Tho incrouse asked amounts to practically 25 dents a day for every man employed. Trouble has been brewing for sev eral wcoks. The council was organized several woeks ago, and tho first stop was to secure recognition. The Pa cific Gas & Electric Company at first refused to troat with the new council, but when a strike was threatened the company gave in. Tho various unions thon embraced in the council, consisting of the gas work ers, machinists, eloctrical workors, boil er makers and firemen, presented thoir demands at tho same time. Negotia tions havo boon conducted for sovoral weeks for tho increased wages, but without rosult and the company stand ing pat. Tho strike affocts every plant of the company in tho state. President A. Hoaver, of the council. with headquarters hero, is in chargo of tho Btriko. IS Some Think That Tender of Morris Bros. Is Far From Meeting Re quirements of City. Tho committee on accounts of the city council, Mayor Hteovos and City Attorney Pago will hold a sossion Fri day to decide whothor to accent the bid of Morris Bros., of Portland and Bos ton for sewor bonds totaling ,')K0,0(I0. Tho call for bids specified that no ten dor should be accoptod if bolow par, and the question is raised whether the bid of 41001 for J 1 000 in bonds, with 20 per thousand off for expenses, can bo construed in this manner. If tho charge; of 20 per thousand was not pro vided for there would bo no question about it. That the bid was made in this manner, in order to meet the pur requirements is not doubted, and tho bond company undoubtedly had the opinion of eminent counsel before so doing. In case tho bid Is not accepted, It will bo up to tho council to roodvortiso or drop tho mutter. Tho announcement of the bids In yes terday's Capital Journal created some surprise ami comment. It hnd been generally supiKised that five per cent Ik nds would bring par. Weather Forecast. Oregon Showers tonight or Thursday, ('oo)er Interior west portion Thureday. Westerly winds. ITS BITTER HARVEST Thus Says Legislator Stucken bruck, Farmer From the San Joaquin Valley TELLS METHODS OF JAPS Shows How California Is Now Mercy of Jap Labor and Also How . .It Became Bo. (unit so ptisi Lsisao wiaa. Sacramento, Cal., May 7. "Cheai labor always brings its deluge, its bit ter Harvest. " In these words Assemblyman J. W. 8tuckenbruck,-a horny-handed farmer solon from the San Joaquin valley, in, an interviow today with the Uned Press touched the very heart of Japanese situation in California, whijh. has resulted in a state-wide demand for relief, and which has caused th pas sage oi an anti-alien land bill by the legislature, which has stirred the p orld from Washington to Tokio, ',,, me California farmer, Stuckenbruok says, is paying for what he now eon cedes wero his own economic sins of the past decade, in coddling Asiatic, labor at tho expense of thfl white toil ors, who have boon gradually driv-' en off the ranches in whole district of the state. Thus, he says, Japanes laDor, once cheap, has become India pensible. and, thorofore, expensive, and the Bbrowd brown man today, alone in the ranch labor field, holds up the grower at will, Farmers Are to Blame. . "Years ago," said Stuckenbruck. "I warned my neighbors of this thlnn. ' I told them exactly what would happen,, as inevitably a fat' But they were blind and deaf. Thoy said after us the delugo, never dreaming that it would come upon, them so quickly. "Once there was plenty of white la borers coking jobs, but thoy wera dis criminated against in favor of the Jap anese, until now thoy know it is useless to Bpply for a job in many districts. "It started in with wagos. The Ja could be hired for loss. In a short time tho brown man was able to demand and got housing accommodations, in ad dition to his wagos, on most of the ranches. With that and his cheaper living standard ho soon hod the inside track, thanks to tho ranch barons who hold out for tho alien wage scale. "Most'of tho big rauchos built bunk houses for the Jopancse, who appeared in groups, domanding such accommoda tions. But not for tho white man who camo Booking a job. Showed Japs Favors. "The lattor would come asking for' work. The first thing the ranch bose' asked him was whothor he carried his ' own blankets. Unlose he did he got no" work. But the Jnp didn't need to car ry his own blankets he was giveu housing accommodations. Now the brown mnn gets this as a niattor of' course. "The Jap was quick to noto the' trond of things in his favor. Japanese bosses, controlling gungs' of hands, ap peared. Gradually they succeeded in gotting wage raised. Thoy took a-ood care that the supply never exceeded tho domand. When ono section hail a, surplus of Japunose labor they were shipped to another district to kooD th markot stable. "'We watch close,' ono of those Japaneso bosses told mo, 'and when too many men, we send 'em away for a while until ranchmen need 'em. Thou we bring 'em back just as many as are wanted, no moro. Keep good wages. ' "That was tho way the brown boss outgeneraled tho whito. If tho ranch--ors hud given thoir white help tho same concessions as they gave the Jap aneso wo would not now bo confronted with this situntion. ('heap labor al ways brings ltd deluge, its bitter har vest. Myers Is postmaster. dnitso mass lamai, wini l Portland, Orn., ,iy 7. Frank B. Myers this afternoon became postmaster of Portland. He succeeded Acting Post master W. E. Williamson, who has been in rhsrgn of the office since the death of Postmaster C. U. Merrick some months ago. Myers was private secre tary to United States Senator Lane, of Oregon, at the time of his appointmont by President Wilson. Will Evelyn Thaw ever quit gushing sillily!