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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1913)
A He TCE BEST NEWSPAPER THE LARGEST f rinrni atiam :: 1 UHWULAilUU i THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SALEM, OEEOON, THUESDAY, MAT 8, 1913. PRICE, TWO CENTS. EiftSSH 0 life ifiiwhni ffSfttilfilrf' lifimwfrfl f - s .5 i Tl Governor West Resents State ments Made in Big Port land Paper. AND HE WILL BRING SUIT He Instructed Attorney-General to In vestigate and Bring Suit to Recov er Misused Funds. Governor West announced today that suit for criminal libel would be insti tuted against the Portland Telegram for articles published as to the disposi tion of prison funds, and sent a letter to Attorney-General Crawford, direct ing him to investigate charges that prison funds had not been paid to the state treasurer, and to bring suit to re cover to the state any and all funds found to have been unlawfully expend ed, or not properly accounted for.' For nearly a year the Telegram has leen printing statements which the governor declares were absolutely false, and the libel suit will be based on 'all of these articles. The following is Governor West's let ter to Attorney-General Crawford: Letter to Attorney-General. "There have appeared from time to time in the columns of the press, par ticularly in the Portland Oregonian and the Telegram, articles in which it was charged that moneys growing out of the earnings of the state prison brick yard during the year 1911 had not been paid to the state treasurer, as by law required, but had been unlawfully ex pended. ' "In view of the seriousness of the above charges you are hereby directed to investigate the Bame and bring such suits as may be necessary o recover to the state any and all said funds unlaw fuly expended, or not proporly account ed for. "I take it that the management of the two papers above mentioned have in their possession such evidence as, in their opinion, would justify the publi cation of such charges, and that the. same will be placed at your disposal upon request. ' "If this office can be of any service to you in the matter, please command TIB." Governor Denounces Charges. "The libelous articles have done me irreparablo injury in the state," Bald Oovernnr West today.. "The charge lias been repeatedly made that the pris on funds were dissipated and that I am responsible. I have never handled a dollar of prison funds, and the Btato monts are false for the further reason that when I took the offico of governor there was $1,006 in tho revolving fund, and January 1, 191.1, there was $4,018.:) j in it. This was acknowledged by the legislature and is a fact easily ascer tained. If the state treasurer has paid out any funds without authority, it will lie up to him to explain. Every dollar received at the prison was turned over to him." The Telegram article of last Tuesday again charged that the governor squan dered the funds, and that Kay and 01 cott of the board were obliged to shut down the prison brickyard last fall be cause there was insufficient money, on band to finance it. Especially Libelous. An article considered especially libel ous appeared on March 25 when tho Telegram asserted that the state could recover funds from Governor West through civil action and that he was criminally responsible. It declared that in an effort to bolster up his prison re form policy tho governor had over stepped the law Bnd that tho state was loser by thousands of dollars. Tho records of the prison board show that a resolution was passed at the meet ing of October 12, providing that the nrickvaid plant should be shut down, and that it was introduced by Governor West and supported by himself, Treas urer Ki:y and Secretary of State Olcott. Another Libelous Article. January 29 the Telegram told of "tampering which Is alleged to have depleted the prison funds in an unsav ory bri-kyard deal." It printed sever al other articles along tho same line. The Oiogonian of Wednesday morn ing contained practically the same arti cle as that appearing in the Telegram of Tuesday. The Oregonian haa been more careful about keeping within the libel law. The governor's attorneys are prepar ing the papers in the suit, and will file them toon. t The Anti-Tipping Law. State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., May 8. "Tho inalienable right of the American. citizen to tip," as Assemblyman Walter McDon- aid put it, was decisively abro- gated as far as the California lower house is concerned today when the Judson anti-tipping bill was denied reconsideration. Mc- Donald's plea for "inalienable rights ' ' was answered by a shout of " right to have his leg pulled " and, with that as a keynote, the bill it as voted down. O'HARA MUST FACE Head of White Slave Investigating Committee Is Accused of Immoral Practices. Springfield, 111., May 8. Inquiry in to charges that Lieutenant-Governor Barrett O'Hara, head of the "white slave" and "starvation wages" senate investigating committee, and another member of that body have been guilty of grave offenses was begun here at noon today before the senate sitting as a committee of the whole. The first evidence was given by M. Blair Coan, investigator for the vice commission. He declared that on the night of April 28, at a local hotel, Dep uty Sullivan who prosented the charg es again O'Hara told him that if the vice probers came to Springfield and compelled Mr. Davis, of the firm of Davis, Euzel & Co., liquor dealers, to testify that Sullivan had affidavits he would use to put O'Hara out of office. O'Hara this morning refused to add anything to his statement of yesterday that any affidavits reflecting on the characters of himself or other probers pere perjured. Sullivan declares that O'Hara lies. OFG: San Francisco Police Commission Has Detective Sergeant Esola on the Carpet. rUNlTSD PRESS MASED WISI.l San Francisco, May 8. With the full board assembled, the San Francisco po lice commission today began the hear ing of Frank Esola, former detective sergeant, who is the first of eight sus-' ponded police indicted for alleged com plicity in the operation of an Italian bunco ring, to stand trial before the police body. Esola is charged with conduct unbe coming an officer, and with neglect of duty. Those accusations are based by the police commission on the testi mony given before the grand jury by Italian bunco men, and on which that body indicted Esola for alleged com plicity in the swindling of Charles Foida, a Modesto farmer, who was fleeced of $900 by Michael Oallo and Maurice DeMartini. It is alleged that Esola received a portion of this money, to protect the bunco men. Bofore the board convened Esola and his attorney, Thomas 0 'Conner, were on hand. The other seven accused men also were present. They are Arthur MacPhee, Charles Taylor, James Mc Gowan, Lous Drolotte, Charles Joseph, Jack Sullivan and W. F. McIIugh. Charles Foida, the victim and Pen nan Carrn were the only two witnesses, according to the secretary of the com mission, who were not reached by sub poena. It is not believed that the case against Esola will bo completed today, and it is admitted that no verdict will be returned against any of the officers until all have stood trial. Each officer has a prior charge against, him, Mac Phee three and Joseph two. District Attorney Charles Fickert and his assistant, James Bronan will attend the hearing, not to take an active part in the prosecution, but to secure what additional evidence as may come up. Murdered Her Babies. united run leaked wiu. Philadelphia, May 8. Slashing their throats while they were asleep, Mrs. Mary Kulass today murdered her two little daughters, Blanrhe, aged .22 months, and Agnes, aged three months. The woman is believed to be demented. THE NEW TARIFF LAW Leader Underwood of the Democrats Says It Will Reduce Cost of Living . PARTY KEPT ITS PLEDGE Sereno Payne Gives Vent to the Old Wail About Poor, Unprotected Workingmen. DNITID PB1SS tSlSSD WIBB. Washington, May 8. Tho views of two big party leaders in the house on the Democratic tariff, which will be adopted this afternoon, in practically the same form as drafted by the house ways and means committee, were given to the United Press here this afternoon. They follow: By Oscar Underwood, of Alabama, leader of the Democratic majority in the house: As the new tariff bill passes the house today, it may be said that the Democratic party has kept its pledges to the people, and the promises made in the Baltimore platform. I feel confi dent that it will bring relief to the peo ple in reducing the cost of living, and better adjustment of business conduct ed under modern methods. By Sereno E. Payne, of New York, leader of the Republican house minori ty: The true indictment of the bill is that it aids foreign laborers by throw ing open our markets and discriminates against American laborers forced to meet unjust competition and enormous increases of imports from abroad. As a menace to the present unparalloled prosperity of the country, under which the earnings of workingmen provided more necessities than ever before, the bill seems to bo a success. Bailroad Fined $800. UNITED MESS LEASED W1B1.1 .Portland, Or., May 8. The Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation company was found guilty today by a jury in the United States district court of violating the 28-hour statute regard ing the interstate shipment of livestock. A fine of $800 was decided by the jury. While tho railroad company complied with the regulation in regard to un loading the stock at the end of the 28 hour period, the government charged that the stockyards at Huntington and The Dalles wero in such condition that stock could not rest, the water in the troughs was too high for the stock to reach and the hay being thrown on the ground for the sheep to eat, was tram pled under foot. House Will Take Becess. UNITEl PIIBHS LEASED Vial. Washington, May 8. Oftor a confer ence with President Wilson, in which Congressman Palmer took part, House Leador Oscar Underwood announced to day that when the tariff bill is out of the way the house will recess for three weeks. It will resume sessions about Juno 3, and will immediately proceed to action on curroncy reform. BETHEREAND The first step toward organizing a new Commercial Club will bo taken Friday evening at the Board of Trade rooms. Invitations have been sent to many, but, of course, it is impossible to personally invite everyone in Sa lem. Vet, as we understand the matter, it is desired that everyone in the city who wants to hefp in the upbuilding of Salem shall attend this meeting, und take part in organizing and per fecting the club, and those who have not received a personal letter, but who Bre in sympathy with the movement, are urgently requested to bo on hand. Kalotn has a splendid social club, the Illihoe, to which most of tho profes-' sional and business men belong. It fills the bill thoroughly in its line, but most of Its members desire to keei it an en tirely social club; a place where they can forget business, and its cares, meet their friends, and in fact have a place for rocreatioD, rest and amusement. It was on this account that the proposi tion to unite tho Board of Trade with the club did not meet at first with en couragement. The Board of Trade is also a splendid organization, but it goes to the other extreme from the Illihee club, and if devoted wholly to business, with no so Grants Pass, Or., May 8. Bud Anderson, the Vancouver light weight fighter, came to Grants Pass from Medford Wodnosday and put in the day with relatives who reside here. He was shown through the orchard and dairy districts of the ltogue River val ley, helped land a forty-pound Chinook salmon, saw a score of gamy steelhead trout caught within the city limits of Grants Pass and pronounced the orchards in ihifc district the finest he had seen in the west. He autoed 120 miles through the Rogue and Ap plcgate valleys and returned to Medford last night. You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But Can't Make a Woman Eat UNITED PBIBS LEASED WIRI.J London, May 8. The breakdown in the court room of "General" Mrs. Flora Drummond from weakness today caused a holt in the trial here of mili tant suffragettes charged with dis turbing the peace. . The proceedings were continued to May 13. All the suf fragottos, excopt Edward Clayton, the "male suffragette," were released on $500 bail. None of the women have eaten food since their arrest, and the effect was noticeable when the case was called. Mrs. Drummond collapsed, and Mies Kenney and Miss Kerr were so weak they they could hardly Btand. A bomb was found today in front of a pawnbroker's Bho& at Tottenham. Suffragettes are suspected. It was es timated today that damages exceeding $5,000,000 have been done by suffra gettes since the government recalled the franchise reform bill during the last parliament. Fighting His Confirmation. UNITED IMUtBS LSSKD WIS!. Washington, May 8. Headed by Sen ator Burton, of Ohio, Republican mom bcrs of the Bcnato today are fighting tho confirmation of Joseph E. Davios, of Wisconsin, nominated by President Wilson to bo commissioner of corpora tions. Great Climate, "Is this a healthy town!" "Healthy. Why, when I camo hero I only weighed sixty pounds. Now look at mo. I tip the scales at 180." "Boon hore lougf" "Lemmo seo. I guess I was oight when I arrived." Boston Transcript. Weather Forecast. Oregon Showers tonight and Friday. Southerly winds. HELP FORM THE NEW CLUB cial features whatever. It, like the llliheo, is an Idoal organization, foi tho purposes for which it was organ ized, and haa been of inestimable val ue in tho upbuilding of Salem work that is shown in tho city's steady and remarkable growth, in the publishing to tho world the hundreds of attractive feature of the Willamette valley, and in the inducements offered by It to draw the attention of home seekers to this section. It hns done great work, and has a warm place in the hearts of all Sulemites. It is not the Intention to interfere with ho field of tho Illihee club, or of any other organization, nor is it expected that it will interfere With them in any way. In forming the greater commercial club, the plan an outlined is to have both the business and social features. As intimated in the invitations sent out, there will lie billiard ami imol tables, convenience for cards and other games, but with no bar. It is designed, as wo under stand it, to gather all who are willing to boost, cfon in a small way, for the city, to provide a place of meeting whero one can tuke visitors, strangers looking over the city, and while point ing out the business opportunities, Says Striken' Places Were Eas ily Filled and the Public Need Not Worry. 3000 HAVE WALKED OUT Strikers Say the Company's Business Will Soon Be Paralyzed as Besult ' of the Strike. DNITID raise leased wiu San Francisco, May 8. Paralysis of the electrical and gas power of the Pacific Gas and Electric company throughout northern and central Cali fornia will be the ultimate result of the walkout of 3000 of its employes, ac cording to declarations here today of union officials. Although officials of the corporation assert that only 834 men oboyed the strike ordor, the union men Bay the walkout is complete. San Francisco was not noticeably af fected by the strike. Predictions that the city would be in darkness last night wero not borne out. The strikers are members of the light and power council of California. The walkout waa ordored when officials of tho corporation refused to accede to a demand for a wage increase of SO cents a day. The company offered a flat in crease of 25 cents, but this offer was turned down. Secretary Junltins, of the council, was indignant tulay over Goneral Man ager John A. Britton 's roquest to May or Rolph for police to furnish protection from tho company's striking employes. "There was no roason for such ac tiou, tho strikers will not resort to vio lonce in any form," said Junkins to day. JunkinB received word today that tho corporation's employes at Napa, Dixon, Folsom, New Castle, Alta, Deor Croek and Grass Valley also have quit work and he is exporting similar word from as many other towns. "Our operations, " said General Man agor Britton today, have not boon seri ously affected by tho striko. Tho placea of tho strikers have bocn fillod and at no time, except for a briof poriod of one half hour in Oakland, has tho Bor vico of the company, either gas or oloc trlcity boon interfered with. UnlcsB violonce ensues the goneral public nood not worry." Strike May Spread. todiTio rusi uasid wiu.) Oakland, Cal., May 8. Oakland stroet car men may bo drawn into the strike of tho electrical and gas workers against the Pacific Gas and Eloctric Company within a fow days, unless the strike is Bottled, according to union lenders hero. Tho Oakland car mon are restive un dor the irritation of working against their follow union mon in tho oloctrical industry, and their own grievances, which have latoly bocomo acuto, and they may take this opportunity to forco a demand for bettor treatment for tho extra men, and a $3 a day minimum wngo. either in tho city or adjacont country, can make the stranger feel at homo, and provldo a plnco whero ho may f roe ly outer and amuse himself, talk busi ness or gather information, just when ho pleases. It is tho Intention to havo tho membership open to all, at a merely nominal foe, or somo plan of that kind, the details of which will, no doubt, bo explained at tho meeting. There is undoubtedly not only room but need of such an organization. It will not take the placo of, nor will It Interfere with tho Illihee club, mt will prove an im portant adjunct to it, filling a plnco now vacant and bringing into action a new and vigorous element that will make its work in behalf of tho city ovl dent front tho start. Salem can't have too many boosters, nor too many kinds, mid the proposed commercial club will add to the number many who, for vari ous reasons, have heretofore not been connected with liny of tho civic, bodies. Anyway, it is a matter that should bo examined Into, and all inlen-stod should be on hand Friday, so that they will understand tho aims, objects and plain of the new organization and lend it their aid, If It meets with thoir ap proval. If It doe not, there is no harm done by attending. Bessie Is Prostrated. San Francisco,. May 8. Owing to a serious nervous breakdown of Mis. Bessie Merrium, defend- ant in a divorce suit brought by Captain H. S. Merriara, U. 8. A., now on trial here bofore 8uporior Judge Graham, further proceed- ings in the case were postponed until next Tuosdny. It is prob- able at that time Mrs. Morriam will be allowed to file a cross- complaint and obtain a decree. Charge Made That Men Coming From East Are Furnished With Auto matic Revolvers. unitxd fuss leased wias. Seattle, Wash., May 8. A bulletin at tho Seattle headquartors of the striking wirolesB operators this morning, an nounced that strike-breakers being im ported to this coast from the East are being armed with automatic revolvers as thoy pass through New Orloans, pre sumably by representatives of the Mar conl Wiroless Company. Thia fact, togothor with tho fact that many of the amateur operators boing imported aro not competent to handle the wiroless apparatus on a ship at sea, will lead to an investigation of condi tions by J. P, McLaughlin, Btate labor commissioner of California. The bulle tin further stated that shipping in San Francisco is being groatly hampered on account of the wiroless striko, the steamship Paraiso leaving that port throe times in one day, only to discov er, after gottlng outside the heads, that the strike-breakers had abandoned the ship before she sailed. It is reported that the waiters on the sotamshlp Governor walked out yester day on a sympathotio strike. Also Informs Prosldont That Asiatic Aggression Must Be Permanently Checked. (By John E. Novin, Staff Correspond ent of tho United Press). Washington, May 8. California's land bill will not nionnco America's peace. Japan has accoptod Prosldont Wilson's action in Bonding Socrotary of Stato Bryan to Sacramonto in the spirit whoroin tho move was mado. Japan re sents California's action, but does not boliovo tho American peoplo will on dorso the Wobb bill. It nlso does not expect the measiiro to be onforcod. This wns tho opinion hore today of those closost iu touch with tho situa tion, when they learned that a move ment was on foot in California today to delay the enforcement of tho Wobb bill until a now treaty with Japan, cov ering the main foatures of tho mcasuro, is negotiated. Bryan Statos Case. Secretary of Stato Bryan reported personally to Prosldont Wilson today or. his California trip. Ho told tho president that a majority of tho Cali fornia legislature bolievod that an anti alien land bill had to bo pained. President Wilson was told that the administration's friends on the const arn ready to prevent any embarrass ment by forcing a referendum votn on tho measure. Bryan also told tho presi dent, It is reported that a situation ex ists In California which must be mot, that Asiatic, aggression in certain com munities must be checked. But the problem now confronting the adminis tration, it was said, Is how to work It out, ' It is understood that Jiipiin Is willing to act slowly on tho Webb bill. Its formal protest will bo acknowledged, and then Secretary of Hlute llrvan anil Japanese Ambassador Cliinda will bo gin conferences to decide the matter wherein court action testing the constl (iitionnlity ot tho bill could bo con ducted. I'nwiilent Wilson ami Secretary of State Bryan today discussed at length a flnnl messago they plan to send to Governor Johnson, Thero Is mure buncombe tlTait busi ness in the average party discussion. EVIDENCE AGIST JOHNSON IS STRONG Belle Schreiber Tells of Her Relations -With the Big Black Prize Fighter. LOOKS BLACK FOR JACK Baseball Players Honor Themselves by Shaking Hands With the Big White Slaver. united rasas leased wiu. Chicago, May 8. Small, pretty and neatly clad,' Belle Schreiber took the stand here today and told the court trying Jack Johnson for violation of the Mann white slave act the full story of her relations with the big negro prize fighter. In an almost childish. voice the girl, through the folds of a heavy veil, de tailed how she met Johnson, their sub sequent relations and of the trips they made from Bthate to state. Bofore the Schreiber girl waa called sevoral other government witnesses against the negro teetifiod. Estells Palmor, alias Hendorson, said Bella Schreiber was an inmate of a Pittsburg resort where she was known as Jacque Allon. Charles Sampson testified that John aon and the Schreiber girl came to his store in October, 1910, and that the ne gro bought $1106 worth ot furniture) the igirl selocted, Other wltnosses doseribod the char actor of the row of flnts whore the Schreiber girl lived in Chicago. Several Washington ball players were admitted to the .court today, al though spectators generally were ex cluded. They hourd part of the testimony. In the corridor outside the court Johnson hook hands with several -of the ball players. Before the court met today Johnson drove in his automobile to the union dopot, to meet several witnesses from the East. A crowd of men gathered about his machine, but there was no at tempt at a demonstration against the big black. HUMAN BONES PitOVE TO BE A MIXED LOT united rnsss uussd wias. Oakland, Cal., May 6. Human bonos, supposed to have como from six differ ent porsona, which caused a "murder" scaro among tho Oakland police when thoy wero found hore yostorday in a "mystery" house, today are still a puzzle, but the murdor theory is pretty well abandonod. The police, however, aro mystified as to how the bones came to bo buriod whore thoy wore found. Dr. O. D. Hamlin, of tho Oakland re ceiving hospital, today verified the be lief that somo of the bonos found wero those of humans, but also declare that somo bones of dogB and pigs are among tho mass. 1 Tho police now believe that some stu dents of comparative anatomy mado the ghastly plant. '' WILL BTUTTEE NEXT TIME AND THEN NOT SPEAK united rassa ijmsed wirs. Albany, Ore., May 8. Bocause ho ad dressed two young girls as thoy came out of a moving picture theatre, O. B. Chriss, a railroad brakonuin, began serving a 12 days sentonco in the citj jail. Ho was sentenced by Police Judge VunTimsel to pny a fine of $12 and costs, but not having tho money, he was committod. One of the girls' brothers swore to the complaint. An Oregon White Slaver. (UNITED I'BEBS LEASED WIU. Marshfl.dll, Ore., May 8. W, L. La shello ,nf North Bend, Ore., is under arrest today on a charge of whito slav ery. Ho was taken into custody at the recpiest of United Slates Marshal Scott, of Portland, Tlio details of tho char go aro not known here, further than that LiiSlnillo is said to bo wanted in the slate of Washington, Edna Will Leave Coast Snn Francisco, May 8. Kdna Luftiia, former music hull star, Inter wife of Harry IthuiiiHtrom, son of a Cincinnati mlllioniare, Inter still a figure in the night life of Snn Francisco, is going home to England. Karaping deportation as au undesir able all n by a mere shavo, Miss Loftua has decided that she has had enough of the West, and toduy admitted that she will leave the country within a few days.