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.4 r - i THE PEST i THE I ADHECT I NEWSPAPER t ir-v v v v THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. BAT.KM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAT 9, 1913. PRICE, TWO CENTS. SfJSSiclBS V't I ft - THE RUMOR CAUSED . SOI HOT COMMENT Statement That Attorney Rin . go Might Be Appointed Attorney for Marion. STIRS LOCAL ATTORNEYS The Governor Declines o Either Af . Arm or Deny the Beport Saying, Wait and See. Current rumor among the lawyers and politicians of Salem at present is to tho effect that Governor West is going to name as county attorney for Marion ounty, Ernest E. Ringo, an attorney-at-law who has recently opened up of fices in the Masonic temple. It appears that Attorney Ringo came from Nebraska and located in Portland about two years ago, and during Gover nor West 's vice crusade in Portland he assisted Attorney Esterly who was the governor's chief in conducting cases against those who were alleged to be violating certain laws, and in this way leeame intimately acquainted with Governor West. About two months ago Attorney Bingo came to Salem and op ned law offices, but up to the presont time, according to local members of the bar association, he has not been eeen in or out of court. It is well known that the district at torney's office brings to it a practice far greater than can be secured in a personal business in many years, and the attorney appointed to the county attorneyship will derive a great deal of business besides that of the state and county. Mr. Ringo is practically a stranger in the city. One leal lawyer, who was a candi date for the appointment was heard to Temark on the street today that in the event of Mr. Ringo 's appointment, it would seem ijjat there is so lawyer in Salem who is morally or mentally fit to act as prosecuting attorney for this county. Several other attorneys who have been interviewed in regard to the matter expressed themselves as to the probability of the rumor being correct. They say that it is highly improbable that Governor West will appoint a man who is practically a stranger in the county, deliberately seek a Jawyer out side of the county when there are plen ty of lawyers here who are fully capa ble of conducting the county attorney's office. One attornoy floclares that Gov ernor West is too astuto a politician to offend all of the lawyers of the county "by appointing a stranger to this posi tion. Governor Talks. When interviewed over the phone yestorday in regard to the rumor, Gov ernor West declinod to either affirm or Jony that it was his intontion to ap point Mr. Ringo as ootinty attornoy for this county. He was asked if it was so that the Portland attorney had removed his law offices to Salem preparatory to accepting the appointment. "Those people circulating such a rumor seem to know a wholo lot about the matter. I have not decided as yet whom I will appoint, to the position and whon I do I will let you fellows know iu due time for publication." The governor was asked explicitly if lie was intending to make Ringo county attorney and he evasively replied that lie was unprepared to answer the ques tion. If indications can be relied upon the Portland man will be given the -plum. It is a well-known fact that at the time several local citizens called upon Governor West and remonstrated against the manner in which the Marion county grand jury disposed of cortain cases nijninst postcard dealers and pool halls, the governor said that "the only thing to do is wait until tho proper time; thnt then something can be lone. " This remark now carries with it considerable significance in view of the fact that the recently arrived attor ney, whose appointment to tho office of county attorney is rumored, has been a leading factor in prosecuting many rases against pool rooms, saloons and other resorts in Portland which were alleged to be conducted in a manner contrary to law. Candidates Withdrawing. It is understood today that several candidates are withdrawing from the race for county attorney. Guy Smith, one of tho most likely local attorneys for tho position, was told by the gover nor yesterday that he (Smith) could not be appointed. Other candidates men tioned as probable appointees wore Wal ter Winslow, the well known former loputy district attorney for this coun ty; (.'. X. Id man, Walter Keyes, present 4 Woman Will Tell. 4 New York, May 9. Four police 4 inspectors, Hussoy, Murtha, Swee- 4 hey, snd Thompson, who recently 4 were found guilty of bribery 4 here, were each sentenced today 4 to one year in the penitentiary 4 4 and fined $500. It was reported 4 that the wife of one of the in-. 4 4 spectors has declared that unless 4 her husband tells District Attar-' 4 new Whitman everything he 4 knowB of police grafting in New 4 York, she will tell him herself. 4 4 44444 A Prominent City Official and Many Po lice Officers Will Be Investi gated by Grand Jury. ONITED rntSS LEASED WIHI. Seattle, Wash., May 9. Charges that certain police officers and one promi nent city official outside of the depart ment, have been in league po afford protection in proprietors of disorderly houses and gambling places, are under investigation by tho grand jury here. The grand jury was convened Wednes day to probo graft charges against the county commissioners, but is now trail ing the alleged vice syncdicate opera tions on its own initiative. Captian A. C. Sullivan was subpoe noed with tho letter files and order books of the police department. These wore perused by the grand jury for several hours. Mrs. Grace Bailey, recently arrested for conducting a bawdy house in the downtown section of the city, was clos eted with the probers for more than an hour. Lieutenant Park Killed This Moming at Los Angeles When Machine Struck a Tree. (ONITED FUSS 1JDABRD WIR1. San Diogo, Cal., May 9. Lieutonant J. D. Park, U. S. A., was instantly kill ed today near Santa Ana during a flight from San Diego to Los Angeles when his machine struck an oak tree as he was ascending after a short rest. Lieutenant Park was flying a Curtiss type biplane known as Bpeed scout No. 2. It was built espocially for military use. Lieutenants Harold Goiger and Lewis Broroton, attached to the army aviation school, loft in an automobile to take charge of the body as soon as the United Press confirmation of the accident was received here. Corporal Metz, who has charge of the aeroplanes, left on a train for Los Angeles to take charge of tho machine. Lieutenant Park held the duration flight record for officers in the T'nited States army. He made the record two weeks ago here when he remained in the air two hours and 30 minutes. He was a graduate of Wost Point and for merly served in the Philippines. His only known relative is a brother in the engineering corps, now stationed at Corrigedor Island, Manila Bay. Harvey Start! Something. Washington, May 9. Replying to statements by Colonel George Harvey, of New York, that his recent speeches were intended to inflame the "preda tory poor," Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall today voiced a come-back, He said: "I personally will go to Wall street and apologize if any one will produce a public utterance ot mine advocating the curtailment or distribution of hon est wealth except by a fair inheritance tax." deputy district attorney. Grant Corby, A. 0. Condit, Frank Holmes and sever al other lawyers in other section of the county. It is understood that the act creating the offices of county attorneys in this stnte is being vigorously opposed by many and that a referendum ytition is now in circulation in several counties. Iu the event tho referendum is success ful, the governor's appointments will he null and void, or perhaps some of them not made. Under the circum stances, it is safe to say the county at torney of this county will not be nam ed until the result of the referendum movement is known. T Foreman of Jury Cried as He Announced Verdict of Not Guilty in Rickert Case. BOY DEFENDED MOTHER Judge, Jury, Everybody Moved to Tears as Mother and Son Wept in Bach Other's Arms. UNITED PRESS UABBD WIBI. Los Angeles, Cal., May 9. No prison or reformatory doors are open today for 14-year-old Martin Rickert, who shot and killed his father, Daniel Rick ert, because Rickert had beaten the boy's mother and knocked her down. The jury that tried the case was out but H minutes, and great tears were streaming down tho fatherly face of the-foreman when a "not guilty" ver dict waj read. The boy, sitting close beside his black- gowned mother, apparently did not real ize tho portent of what the foreman had'Sajd when he found himself clasped in the sobbing woman 's arms, while at torneys and jurors patted him on the shoulder and spoke reassuring words. During the demonstration young Mar tin, who had remained stoical through out the trial, finally burst into a frenzy of sobbing, and threw his arms about his mother's neck, weeping and talking incoherently. "Hush, baby, I know, I know" Mrs. Rickert soothed the boy. Judge Willis, who prosided at the trial, meanwhile was trying in a husky voice to say something from the bench, and Bailiff Allen was mumbling some thing that sounded like "order in the court." Attorney Giesler, who defend ed the boy, and Prosecutor Keyes, after cordially Bhaking hands and thumping each other on the back, finally left the courtroom together. Martin Rickert killed his father three months ago, shooting him with a .22-calibre rifle. According to his own story, corroborated ' by witnesses, he had been crazed by his father's brutal treatment of hia mother. The morning of the shooting Rickert had knocked his wife down and when sho arose there was blood on her arm. The boy's defense pleaded temporary insanity. Not His Writing. UNITED PRESS LEASED WMI. Chicago, May 9. The Chicago Daily News published today a story that Mar shall Ewell, a handwriting expert, has examined Lieutenant-Governor O'Ha ra's signature and a similar signature purporting to be his on the register of tho Sherman house here and declared they were not written by tho same men. Noted Artist Dead. (UNITED PRESS LEASSD WIIB. London, May 9. Sir Coutts Lindsay, founder of the Grosvenor Art gallory and himself a noted artist, died here last night. Ho was 80 years old. Attend the Commercial Club meet ing at the Board of Trade rooms to night at 8 o'clock. TRY AN ACRE OF FLAX AND BE UP TO DATE Take a Part In Boosting an Industry That Will Make the Willamette Valley Famous, D. A. White & Co. received 1.10 bush els of flax seed todoy from Antwerp, Belgium, which will bo for sale in loti sufficient to plant ono acre to any one desirinir to try flax irrowlnn in this country. Eugeno liossn, tho well known flax ex(ert, shipped the seed. There is practically cnouirh seed to plant 00 acres, and D. A. Whito & Sons will distribute tho same. The fond storo is located directly went of the United States Nntinnul bank, on the corner of Commercial and State streets, eel are urged to call there. Mrs. W. P. Lord is the consignee of the shipment, ami sho respect fully in vites anyone who cares to try flax rais ing to call at the White & Hons' store and secure the seed. Oregon is ripo to tnko up this indus try, which will mean millions of addi tional capital for the people. .Manufac turers have taken an interest in the matter, according to reports, and this state will lead the world in flax grow ing if the farmers will only take an interest in the move. HE IN Potatoes Are Worthless. . , Vancouver, Wash., May 9. Six 4 hundred Backs of potatoes were 4 placed in the streets today by 4 M. it. Sparks, where any one 4 wanting them may go and help 4 4 themselves. Sparks stored the 4 potatoes in his basement last fall 4 but was unable to find a market 4 4 for them. 'Thousands of bushels 4 of potatoes planted in Clarke 4 4 couuty last season were never 4 dug. v 4 4 ,4 BY HEALTH BOARD Situation in Multnomah and Clacka mas Such That Drastic Action Is Needed. The mad dog situation in Multnomah and Clackamas counties is. so grave that drastic action should be taken in those two counties and adjoining Coun ties to stamp it out, is the statement of the state board of health in the quar terly bulletin, made public today at the capitol. The board recommends that all dogs in the counties named should be muzzled or kept on collar and chain, day or night, or in kennels from which escape is Impossible. Dogs impounded should be kept in quarantine a suffi cient time to obviate their being in fected. One of the worst cases in Portland came from this source. In the country all straying unmuzzled dogs should be destroyed. One of the first indications of rabies is tho tendency of the dog to roam. Some times they travel 50 miloa Sis Oasea Tested. In an opening statement the board says that six persons have undergone treatment with anti-rabie virus in the offices of the board of health since the outbreak ocaitrEsd this season. Five were from Multnomah county and one from Clackamas. The disease, it is stated, first mado its appearance in Orogon two years ago, and tho difficulty encountered in stamping it out was shown in tho half hearted attempt mado in Portland lost year, to onforce the muzzling law: Con tinuing tho board says: Idiotic Sentimentality. "Tho difficulty lies in the lack of uniformity of rulos and regulations, the fear of political influences, and the idiotic sentiinontality of so-called "an imal lovors,' tho ridicule in the public press, and, far too frequently, tho idi otic and ignorant antagonism of tho physician who has nover seen a coso of the diseao, and therefore denies its ex istonco." It is pointed out that in 05 per cent of rabies found in the world dogs are afflicted and three por cent are of cats. Australia, Groat Britain and Scandinavian provinces are alone free from the acourgo, Groat Britain not having a case for years, excopt ono in 1011, in which tho bites of a fox wore blamed. Oront Britain has a rigid muzzling law, and dogs must undergo six months' quarantine before being admittod to the country. Cost of Treatment. Treatment is given to patients at tho board's offico for $20 each, that being the exact amount chargod by Califor nia for tho virus. This statement is to disabuse the idea that there is a honlth officer's graft connected with the troatmont. Tho board gives lengthy instructions as to treatment of the casos, stating thnt wounds should be first cauterized with nitric acid, and then dressed anti septlcally. It is recommended that dogs be con fined and not killed, but if they are killed, care should be taken not to shoot them through tho brain, as that portion of the body tells accurately whether a dog hits rabies. Are Leaving Scutari. (UNITED rilBSS UlSKD WinS.l Paris, May 0. Dispatches from Cct tinjn to a news agency hero state that while the Montenegrins wero evacuat ing Scutari toilny fire started in tho Turkish quartor and thnt it burned fiercely. It is stnted hero today t lint tho admiral of the international fleet will hold Scutari until its future is def initely settled by the European powers. Weather Forecast. Oregon Occasional rain west portion tonight and Saturday; 4 showers east portion tonight or 4 Satunlay. Southerly winds, 4 4 4 Mrs. Mary Johnson Arrested in Spokane on Charge of Mur dering Her Son. WANTED HIS INSURANCE Father of Boy Testifies Woman Tried to Poison Him In Order to Collect $10,000 Insurance. (united PUBS uasid win. Spokane, Wash., May 9. Charged with having murdered her son, Ray mond Johnson, 26 years old, by admin istering strychnine, Mrs. Mary Johnson is under arrost here today. She was taken in custody following the return of a verdict by a coroner 'a inquost, af ter IS witnesses had been examined. Johnson carried policies in two fra ternal organizations, in wihch his moth er was named as beneficiary, A statement fronf State Chemist El ton B. Fuller, who made an analysis, was road to tho coronor's jury, in which he declared that he had found a large amount of strychnine in tho stomach of the deceased man. Johnson's father, the husband of the woman under arrest, in testifying, al leged that she had attompted to poison him at a time when he carried $10,000 insurance, had had also been confinod in an insane asylum. Soveral days ago physicians of Spo; kane were divided in opinion as to whother Johnson had died from spina) meningitis or from rubbles' resulting from the bite of a vicious horso. VIEWS OF YELLOWSTONE TO BE SHOWN AT PUBLIC LIBRARY Thore will bo Bhown in the public library auditorium at 9:30. on Saturday morning a collection of boautifully col ored steraopticon slides of the Yellow stone National Park. Miss Cox, of the high school faculty, who has visited the park," will toll of the beautiful nat ural eights and also somo interesting and amusing experiences of hor trip. This entertainment is free to the public, and children espocially are in vited to attond. Would Count to Japs. State Capitol, Sacramonto,. Cal., May 0. An act providing for a consus of tho Japanoso population in California and appropriating $10,000 to carry it outwas introduced in tho senate today by Senator Caminettl. Tho act also provides for the compil ing by the stato labor commissioner of statistics concerning class and acreage of lands and tho value and number of city and town lots owned or leased by Jupanoso in this Btata, Tried to Kidnap Her. Chicago, May 9. With her arms and legs sovoroly cut and scratched and her clothing torn, Viola Schifia'no, an Ital ian girl aged 18 years, was roscuod by the polico here today from threo mou who wero attempting to kidnap her in a taxicab. Anthony Moola, one of the alleged kidnapers, was arrested and is allegod to havo confossod. Professor Shaw, Great Northern Man, Will Tell of Possibilities of Land in Willamette. Professor Shaw, a noted agricultural expert, who is connected with the Great Northern railroad, will deliver nn ad dress at 2:,'I0 May 31, at tho Hoard of Trade rooms bore, it is expected. The eviiet date has not been fixed. Professor Shaw is mm of tho best posted agricultural experts in the Unit ed States, ami ho will bu able to givo valuable Information in regard to the possibilities of Marion county soil. He has had much experience iu flux grow ing, ami will undoubtedly devote u por tion of his address to that subject. Tho Hoard of Trade rooms should be crowded with farmers when Prof. Hhaw comes hern. Without a Country. (UNITED PHSSK I.Dtnni WISB.l Maine, Wash., May . James Kenne dy, who deserted from an Knglish ship in New Orleans 10 years ago, and as s result is now a man without a country, is to be allowed to live iu Canada pond ing a decision as to whother ho belongs to the I'&ited States or Great Drltain. 44 4 No Wireless at Astoria. 4 4 4 Astoria, Or., May 9. W. B. 4 Pope, a non-uuion wireless teleg- 4 rapher who came to Astoria Wed- 4 4 nosday to take over the manage- 4 4 meat of tho local station, closed- 4 4 the office again today and do- 4 4 parted for Seattle. He declared 4 4 that his sympathies were with 4 the men who are striking against 4 the Marconi company for an in- 4 4 crease in wages. The Marconi 4 system here is again out of oper- 4 ation. 4 4 Nell McArthur, Who Shot Smuggler Sorenson, Wanted as a Witness, Suddenly Disappears. VNITED PRESS UiBID Will. Seattle, Wash., May 9. Federal of ficials are making a coast-wide search today for Noil McArthur, U. S. customs inspector, who two months ago shot Emil Sorenson, an opium smuggler, when the latter put up a fight to escaps arrest. McArthur loft his htme Saturday following a grilling examination by Deputy Collector of Customs Chestnut, of certain charges that mombors of the department had been lax in perform ing their duty. His wife denies know ing what became of him. Soronson, whose back was broken by the shot was given a preliminary hear ing Monday. The wound has healed, but he will never bo ablo to walk, and court was held at hia bedsldo. McArthur was to have been a wit ness against Charlie Touie and John Ralston, charged with smuggling, whoss trial will begin Tuesday. Mrs. Ask Jumps From Steamer on Way From Skagway, But Her Life Is Saved. Seattle, Wash., May 9. Almost in sane with joy over the news, K. R. Ask, prominent merchant of Skegway, Is has. toning back to Prince Rupert today to join his wife who was picked up alive on the beach sovoral hours after she had leaped ovorboard from the stoamei Spokann on which sho, hor husband and hor two-year-old child wero coming to Seattlo. Reports that she was allvs but unconscious woro rocolvod by wire Iosb as tho steamer Spokane steamed into Klliott bay, Tho three boarded tho Spokane at Skagway intending to make a long trip for tho bonofit of Mrs. Ask's health. Sho was suffering from nervous an mild melancholia, brought on by in somiiia. Aftor tho vossol started south from Prince Rupert Tuesday, Ask re maiued awako until ho was sum that his wifo was asleep, and aftor tucking her in, climbed into his own borth, When he awakened Wednesday morn ing she was gono. A hurried search of the vessel aa Biired Captain White that she had jump cd overboard somotimo during the night and wireless calls were sont out to all land stations and steamships wilhli reach. Hor husband mourned her as dead, but 110 hours later ho was handedn mes sage telling how fishermen had .picked her up ulivo on the beach near Prims Rupert. How sho floated on tlio risinD tide up Granville channel and ho ninny hours sho wus in tho water will never bo known unless sho can give as account of what hnpeiicd. It Is sug Rested that she was buoyed up by hei i lothiiu, but that does not expluin hei being alive, for the water of the straits is icy colli and under ordinary condl tions, few peoplo could survivo in ii for even an hour. The snilnrs of the Hpoknno regard th woman's escape as a miracle, wliil Captain While and his officers say thai it is but one of those strange uianifcs tations of power which tho sen dis plays. Bill Ooes to the Senate. Washington, May II. Tho riubirwood tariff I ill which wns passed by the house late today, reached the senate shortly before It o'clock this afternoon. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania at onio moved that the measure be laid I before the senate, MORALLYRESPONSIBLE Kay Declares Prison Board Used Brickyard Revolving Fund at West's Order. QUESTION IS DISCUSSED Olcott and Kay Insisted Expenditure Made by Governor Were Not a Pa per Charge Against the Fond. State Treasurer Kay today gave the following statement to The Capital Journal in regard to the prison revolving-fund charges, regarding the hand ling of which led yesterday to the an nouncement that Governor West Would bring suit against the Portland Tele giam for libel: 'In answer to statement made by Governor West, namely: "Every cent of money collected from the state prison has been, turned over to the state treasurer, and the penitentiary offioials have receipts for it. If any money has been paid out of the state treasury unlawfully, it is the state treasurer's lookout, not mine. Not a dollar has come into my hands." I have to say that the state treasurer has paid out no money, excepting on Dron- erly signed vouchers, issued by the sec- rotary of state, who is the state audi tor. Therefore, this office assumes no responsibility from that standpoint The secretary of state can properly say that he audited no claims against the re volving fund, the correctness of which woro not certified by the state board, of which the governor is chairman. Thorofore, the matter properly comes back to the board from which it start ed, and the governor cannot shirk the the responsibility, if any, on this of fice. "As a mattor of fact the governor had complote control of the peniten tiary, but the Btate board had always conducted the brick yard, aud had con trol of the revolving fund, which, on January 1, 1911, consisted of $1006.34 cash and 1,200,000 brick. The re ceipts from the sale of these brick amounted to ever $8000, making $9000 in the revolving fund in 1911. Without the knowledge of the other membors of tho board, the governor commenced contracting dobts against tjiis fund for various purposes, and when the bills came to the board, tho question came up as to whother or not these woro proper expenditures from the brick yard revolving fund. Inasmuch as the majority of the members of the board insisted they were not the gover nor agreed with '.hem, and closed tho fund, turning the balance ovor to the general fund of the state, but re quested thnt tho board should pay the outstanding bills, which he had con tracted before doing so, This the board consented to do, hence eortlfiod to the bills presented, which had been con tracted by tho governor and paid thera, by his request. I, thorofore, consider that the governor is morally responsible) for the expenditure of this monoy, al though the board consented to the pay ment of the bills, and is legally re sponsible, but it Is not fair in Gover nor Wost to undortake to shift this responsibility on others. Thore has never boon any question in my mind but what this money was honestly spent, and no one profitod by the some, " Tho statement was shown to Secre tary of Stato Olcott, who said that he holioved It to be a fair outline of the easo, and thnt he concurred in it. OBEAT FRUIT YIELD CERTAIN THIS YEAR That Marlon county will have a big fruit crop this year scorns certain from tho condition of tho orchards at this timo, was tho statement today of In spector Constable, who has mado ex tensive investigations. The troos are load I'd with fruit, ami th eoutlook for a great yield is good all over tho coun ty. The situation is incomparably bet ter than Inst year, and reports of dam age by frosts have no foundation, in fiii't. Therit may luivo been a little damage from heavy and continued ruins, but it is slight. Inspector ('unstable has been right Into thci orchards, nml knows what ha is talking about. Today's Ball Games. Philadelphia, May 9. Alexander held St, Louis to two hits and the I'hillica won easily, ,'1 to 1. Score: R. H. E. Ht. Louis 1 2 I Philadelphia 7 0 ltatterles Steele, Geynr and McLean, Wlngo; ' Alexander and Dooiu. Um pires: Klein and Orth.