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4 x THE BEST TBE LARGEST NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION i THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MAT 12, 1913. DaifV Turn rrMTe on trains and nutws rKlWUt IWU UUtid. STANDS, FIVB CBNT8. " BR1NGSWARM REPLY Governor Says Duties Not So V , Important as to Ignore Ap- " peal of Suffering. f FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT Letter to Stayton Officials Merely s Reminder That Complaints Had Been Received Here. Some time ago Governor West called he attention of the constable, the may or and city council at Stayton to com plaints that had been received by his .office of violations of the closing laws, and to the fact that the constable knew of the violations, and patronized the saloons during the hours they were un iawfully open. Ho recommended that the law be strictly enforced. The fol lowing letter was roceivod from Mayor II. A. Beauchamp, of Stayton, and was made public today: '4'our letter of recent date to the mayor and common council of the city of Stayton, Oregon, has been received, and the council has instructed me to re jly to the same. "In reply will state that from your letter it appears that conditions have lioou reported to as being very bad, lut, while it is quite possible that there may have been some minor violations of law, such as will be found in any vil lage or city in the Btate, it is the opin io u of the council that the morals of the people of Stayton and vicinity, up on investigation, will prove to compare favorably with those of any section or city in the state. While the council and people of Stayton are cognizant of the fact that your office decerned it advis able to publish letters in various lead ing newspapers of the Btate which re flect unfavorably upon our town, we are willing to" assume that it was not done "by direction of the chiof executive of our state and that he would take no part in martyring our little village in the eyes of the public and the world at large, without a proper hearing. "In closing will state that, while we lo not believe that conditions here are uch as to even suggest the necessity or pioprioty of diverting the time and at tention of our chiof executive from the more important matters of business of the stato at large, we assure you that you will recoive our hearty co-operation in carrying out any suggestions you make which will tend toward civic im provement." Governor West today addressed the following letter to Mayor Beauchamp "This is to acknowledge receipt of yours of the 8th, inst., in reference to conditions in Stayton, and to say that there was nothing in my communication which could be construed as reflecting upon the morals of the good citizons of your city, but merely as a reminder that the good people of Stayton had called the attention of this office to the fact that local officials, who were charged with the enforcement of the law, were not performing their sworn duty. "I note that you assume that the communication recontly Bent you was not done under my direction. Please be advised that the said letter was die tatod by me, and sent under my direc tion, and I wish to assume the entire responsibility. My purpose in sending vou the said communication was to oring the matter'to the attention of your honorable council and yourself, in order that you might be given every opportunity to bring about an enforce ment of the law. I trust that I wil liavo your co-operation in this matter, as otherwise this office may find it necessary to proceed alone and use such effective measures as in our opinion will bring about an enforcement of the law. "As to the closing paragraph of your letter, I wish to say that there are no matters connected with this office so important as to cause us to refuse the appeal of some broken-hearted, desti tute and Buffering wife or mother, should she come to ns for aid or protec tion, when her condition is the result of the failure of some public official charged with the enforcement of the law to perform his Bworn duty." Substation Burned. IrniTiD ratss utiSiD win Oroville, Cal, May 12. The' Pacific !as ami Electric company substation here was destroyed by fire early today, the loss being about 10,000. Employes of the local station did not observe the utrike order. The origin of the fire ir not known. - Odd Fellows Gather. Los Angeles, Cal., May 12. Nearly 1000 delegates of grand lodge, I. O. 0. F., of California, are here today for the convention which will open tomorrow and continue until' Saturday. Five special trains from central and northern California bearing dele gates arrived during the night and other scores of Odd Fellows poured in today. The week's program was launched today by an informal reception to the dele gates. E Casualty Companies and Ambulance Chasing Lawyers Behind It Says Commissioner Babcock C. D. Babcock, member of the State Industrial Accident Commission, dis cussing the future of workmen's com pensation in Oregon and the report that the bill passed at the last session of the legislature may be referred, said today: 'I have just learned that petitions to refer the workmen's compensation act are on the streets in Portland. There is no doubt whatever that this move' ment is being financed by the agents of the casflalty companies, and by a few ambulance-chasing lawyers. Of course, they are keeping in" the dark, and strenuously deny that they are connect ed with the movement, but those who have investigated the matter know bet ter. . "Tho plan is to tie up the bill by the referendum, and then go into the su preme court and tost the constitution ality of the Day bill, providing for a special referendum election in Novem ber of this year. If the special elec tion can be declared illegal the compen sation act will not become effective un til after its approval by the people at the election to be held in November, 1914. Efforts are being made to make it appear that the labor unions are back of the referendum, but my inves tigation has failed to reveal a single labor body that has gone on record against the bill or appropriated a dollar to invoke the referendum. Tho same may be said of the employers of the stato as a class. While in a fow isolat ed instances employers are not in favor of the bill, and will not come under its operation, employers generally are in favor of the bill, and will give it a fair trial. "If the workmen's compensation act is referred, there is little doubt that at the first opportunity there will be ini tiated a bill providing for a comprehen sive system of state insurance. Also It is not improbable that the compensation act will bo mado compulsory, and the writing of liabilitv insurance in this satte by private corporations will be ab solutely prohibited, as has been done in Ohio. The initiative and referendum was not intended as an instrument to further the private interests of any per son or set of persons, and he who tries to use it is juggling with a two-edge sword. ' ' Balem Heights. There will be a mooting at Salem hall Wednesday night at 8 Heights o'clock. H. E. Marshall will preach, Everybody come to hear him. All Ready to Quit Now, But Must Walt Until All Bills Are En grossed. L'MITID PUSS UASSn WIU.l State (apitol, Sacramento, Cal., May 12. With enough work before it to keep the legislators busy until mid night, the California legislature con vened soon after 11 o'clock today for the final day of the fortioth session. At noon, tho hour set for adjourn ment, tho clocks in the senate and as sembly chambers were stopped. Stato Printer Richardson predicted that it would take 15 hours to enroll the final grist of bills passed, and since there must be a legislative organization at the capital until this technicality is completed, it probably will be early to morrow before formal adjournment 1 taken. Believed One of the Features of Proposed New Currency Law Will Permit This. MAY LEND ON MORTGAGE This Is Forbidden Now and Would Be - Beneficial to Both the Banks and -Fanners. (unitbd raiss tauio wiri.1 Washington, May. 12. Establishment of 15 "regional reserve" associations, an substitutes for thnAldrich central bank plan is the keynote of the admin istration's proposed new currency bill, it was learned here today. The new measure, it is believed, foreshadows some system by which national banks will be permitted to lend money on farm land mortgages and other agricul tural securities. The administration's experts favor the selection of 15 cities by the comp troller of the currency, each with a re serve association to be governed by a board of nine members, three to be se lected by the president, three by the bankers of the district, and one each by the secretaries of agriculture and of the treasury and the attorney-general. The belief that money is to be loaned on farm and mortgages is given color by a provision which would permit the secretary of agriculeure to name tho members of the board in each district. IF STOBY IS TRUE WRONG MAN ARRESTED Tho' police are trying to put the soft pedal on a rough house which started on tho corner of Stato and Liberty streets Inst Saturday night between Joe Yates, a local barber, and Ade Whor ley. It teems, according to Tales' sto ry, .Whorloy insulted Tatos' wife, and tho latter went out to heal his wounded dignity Saturday evening. He found Whorloy on tho street and promptly be gan taking the young man to task, They cuffed each other for some time when Officer Woolery took Yatos in hand and booked him at the station on the charge of disorderly conduct. Yates appeared in court this morning and at ter explaining to Judge Elgin that Mrs. Yates had been insulted by Whorley, the case was postponed until Whorloy can be found to give his side of tho af fair. "I'd punch a man's head if he insulted my wife, too," said Chief of Police Shcdcck this morning, "and if Whorley did insult Mrs. Yates, her hus band is not wrong in making the per son guilty sorry for it." Pleads Not Guilty. UNITID PHIRb UAMU WI11S.1 Los Angeles, Cal., May 12. After Judge Willis had overruled her domur- rcr to indictmonts charging her with contributing to the delinquency of two girls, Mrs. Josie Rosenborg, former proprietress of the Jonquil apartmonts hero, pleaded not guilty today to the charge. The date of her trial will be set May 22. Mrs. Rosenberg is alleged to have introduced minor girls to weal thy men for questionable purposes at the Jonquil. , Goes to Los Angeles. tOUITUD PRISS IJ1ASSD WtM.l Los Angeles, Cal., May 12. Johnny Goodwin, second baseman of tho Uni versity of California baseball club, was signed today by Manager Dillon, of the Los Angeles Coasters. Goodwin, ho' will report late this week will be used for utility infield duty. RECALL ORDINANCE COMES UP TONIGHT According to the arrangements made. at the last meeting of the city council tho matter of bringing up tho recall or dinance for action touight will be in order. The recall law has been held to bo not self-active, and until some pro vision '.s made by ordinance by which It is made affective, it cannot be used. There Is no occasion for its use now, It is hoped thero never may be, but it is the general opinion thnt the law sliouli! be put iu such shape that if ever the time does coino when it tni'lit bo need ed, it will be in such shape that it can be utilized. There have been persistent rumors that this ordinance would never be passed, tut The Capital Journal takes little or no stock in such. There is no reason why the ordinance should not be A Two Weeks' Session. Seattle, Wash., May 12. With 30 delegates present, the 17th an nual International Convention of the Seamen's Union met here to day for a two-weeks' session. Mayor Cotterill opened the con vention with an address of wel come. No important strike ques tions will be taken up and the session will be devoted to organ ization and legislation on the Pa cific and Atlantic coasts and the Great Lakes. Couple of Smooth Ones Done U by the Guileless, Innocent and Unsophis ticated Greaser. San Diogo, Cal., May 12. How C. J. Adams and John McCormick, reputed San Francisco gambling men, were bun coed by a gang of sharpers at Tiajuana, Lower California, across the line from here, is known to local police today, fol lowing an intorviow between the men and Chief of Police Wilson, aud an urgently extended and hastily accepted invitation to the pair to leave tho city. McCormick and Adams, well-known, it is said, to the authorities of San Diego and San Francisco, were nabbed at a suburban station, as they were boarding a train for tho border city, presumably for more adventuros. After being taken to police headquarters Mc Cormack told his tale of boingiklnned by what ho called a "bunch of has beens." They were on the trail of a concession which would permit boxing matches, bull fights, gambling In Tiajuana, and were tho accredited agents of a San Francisco aggregation. Adams re mained here with tho'roU" of 3000. McCormack went to tho lino and mot the "govcernor of Lower California," an alleged Vega, who had a strangle hold on everything that looked liko a concession. Tho distinguished "dons" wore entertained at a $44.50 dinner, and the "govornor" received an ad vance of $30 for a suit of clothes. McCormack returned horo and re ported to Adams that he had the con cession all but "cinched." no went to' Tiajuana next day to close tho doal, but, alas, Vega reported there had been a "political revolution" over night, and there was a new "governor," who, too, would appreciate a littlo entertain ment. McCormick smclled a rat. His suspicions were strengthed by a giggle . from the interpreter. Ho then came back hore. "Didn't you know that yon were up against the crookedest hunch in the worldt" asked Chiof Wilson. "I didn't then ,but I do now," said McCormack. "I see now that we were toutod by Inferior talent and playod for tho fall guys." Big Storm in Oklahoma. Tulsa, Okla., May 12. Five persons, possibly moro, wore killod today by s great electrical and wind storm which swept the Tulsa oil district. Many oil tanks and wells were set on firo and a number of powor plants wore badly damaged. Weather Forecast. Oregon Showers tonight or Tuesday. Westerly winds. , 1 passed aud every reason why it should. There is nothing to be'gained by any one by deferring action on the matter, or refusing to pass the ordinance, to make the law operative, ami wo refuse to believe that men, concilinen, officials or not, Mould do anything without some rea.ion for their actions, Because a man keeps a gun in his house Is no In dication that he expects to use it; but it is a gcod thing to have handy in case its use is required. An old fatalist, who believed when a man's time came, he had to go, was twitted by a neighbor for keeping gun. "Why," said the neighbor, "the gun's no use to you, If robbers at tacked ou, ami your time had come, the gun would do you no good, and if it hadn't come, you wouldn't need the min. , "That's all right," said the old man PRESIDENT IS NOT IT Says the California Anti-Alien Land Law Matter Will Soon Be Settled. MAY PUBLISH PROTEST The President Is Also Confident the Tariff Bill Will Pass Senate In Its Present Form. (By John E. Nevin, Staff Correspond ent of the United Press.) Washington, May 12. The California-Japanese situation was discussed by President Wilson at today's audience with the newspaper correspondents. He said the nogotiations were of the friend liest charactor, explaining that tho withholding of the publication of the exact language of the Japanese pro test was inspired by a dosiro for con cealment. It was said Japan desired frankness, but could not express hersolf freely in communications that were immediately published. The president said he was willing that Japan's protest should be published, if it mot with tho approval of viscount Chinda, the Japanose am bassador. Tho prosidont expects to encountor littlo difficulty in reconciling everyone connected with the California land! question. He said the clause in the Wobb bill which states that its pro visions shall not be construed as vio lating existing treaties, indicated the intont of tho former to obviate trouble It is understood that John Bassett Moore, counsellor for the state depart ment, has declared the bill as ambig uous and contradictory In certain sec tions. Tho prcsidont rofusos to decide the question of whether the Japanese are eligible to naturalization. Ho does not think there is any danger of the controversy reaching a point where It cannot be sottlod by diplomacy. Tho president's attitude on the tariff tariff bill is still unchangod. Ho dis credits that tho Democratic antl-froo wool and sugar element has combined with Republican senators to force olim Inatlon of these sections. Tho prosidont Is confident is will pass the senate practically unchnnged. Ho thinks furth er hearings on the tariff bill are use less, and expocts tho Penrose resolution to this offoct to be defeated. ARIZONA LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN TOMORROW Phoenix, Ariz., May 12. The first Arizona state legislature is scheduled to adjourn Its third special sossion tomor row night. Today's session, as was expected, was givon ovor to a hot debut o on a propo sitlon to rearrange tho scale of mine taxation, A bill carrying an appropriation for an Arizona exhibit at tho San Francis co exposition is expected to be called up for reconsideration tomorrow. It was doCeatod, as predicted, bocause it does not provide an appropriation for the Ran Diego fair. Fire in School Building. (oxiTin mass uabud wins.l Ban Francisco, May 12. The lives of 200 school children wore jeopardized horo today by a firo which threatened to destroy the Harrison primary school. Mrs. Marian Foran, the principal, qui etly notified the teachers of tho danger, and tho children were marched out In safety, The lilszo was confined to the roof. "but suppose when them robbers come around, It so happened their time hail come, wouldn't I be up Bguiust It with no glint" That Is about tho way Salem citizens feel about tho recall. They have no uso for it just now, but in enso it win need ed it would bn needed like a six shooter in Texas under similar circumstances badly. There Is no reason why tho ordinance should not bo passed, and Instead of be ing turned down, It Is probable it will pass by an unanimous vote. In ftt't the individual councilman is up against It, for If he votes against it, ho will iiwiiknn tho suspicion that he is afraid to havo the lnw in force, and we ilo not bclievo any councilman has that feeling. Tho Capital Journal expects to see the ordinance go through without an opposing vote. Clears O'Hara. Chicago, May 12. Corrobora- tion of Lieutenant-Governor Bar- rett O'Hara 's story of his rela- tions with Mrs. Maude Robinson which were brought into the pub- lio oye in an endeavor to disored- it O 'Hara by business men hit by the state vice investigation com- mittee which he headed, was giv- en here today before a senate in- vestigating .committee by State Treasurer O'Connell, of Spring- field. O'Connell O. K.'d OHa- ra's story of the plot to discredit him. - State Printing Expert Harris Will Soon Rosign and Will Take Up Newspaper Work. Btate Printing Export R. A. Harris recently announced his intention of re signing his position, and this will be done soon. It is learned from .reliable sources that Mr. Harris will soon begin the publication of a weekly paper in Portland, the first number of which is expected to be issued about July 3. The papor will bo Tadical, advanced in its views. It will discuss local as well as gonernl probloms and its main object will be tho betterment of conditions generally. This moans just what it says, for tho paper will attempt to point oat neoded changes in methods aud perhaps morals in business rela tions. It will endoavor to make clear er the mutual dependence pf Capltnl and Labor, thoir wrongs as woll as their rights; to assist in Inculcating a widor recognition by society of Its re sponsibilities to the individual, as woll as of tho individual to society; more Intelligence as woll as more efficiency in tho management and treatment of criminals, in fact to the betterment t all conditions of all humanity. A broad fiold, certainly, but one in which thore is abundnnce of room for tho purposed paper, and surely urgont nood of it. Mr. Harris hlmsolf, Dr. C, II. Chap man and C. E. S. Wood will contributo to oach isBuo, and thoro will be more or loss regular contributions from such writers as Austin Wright, Mary Fiold, and Benjamin Tucker. Storios, pootry and book reviews will be fonturoB, and Mr. Harris says ho expects every copy will bo woll worth kooping, espocially in the inolntod homes of tho west, into which each issue, it is hoped, will bring both good literature aud progressive thought, ' Its first numbor will bo watchod for and road with keen in ter out by thought' ful poonlo, and with tho woll known contributors above named, tho second number will probably be more anx iously waited for than the first, Colonel C. E. 8. Wood 1b a mnn in the very van of advanced thought, a strong and concise writor, aud a profound thinker. Tho writer has known Colouel Wood for years, has studied with keon Interest subjects advocated by him and has found only one fault In his theo ries, and that is that ho sometimes takes a stride too far in advance of the times, His positions usually prove cor rect, but it takes most of ub a few years to catch up with him. Mr, Harris has tho best wishes of a host of friends here In Salem, for the success of his ventiiro. E BROUGHT TO A CLOSE Ordination Service Is Hold and Bishop Sprong Preaches Two Sermons During Day. The annual conference of the Evan gelical OKsociation, which Includes west ern Washington and Oregon, came to a lose nt the Gorman Evangelical church Husdiiy. Bishop F. 1', Hprong, of Na- pervillo, 111., preached the ordination sermon at 10;. 'ID a. in., and onll nation service whs held at 2:30 in tho after noon. Bishop Sprung preached again in the evening and this brought the conference to a close, It was a great success In overy wav, tho attendance was large and all present were pleased Lightning Kills rive. Tulsa, Okla., May 12. At Collins villn, near here, five pipe lino builders were killed when lightning struck a vehicle in which they were going to the oil fields. KILLEDjN JOY RIDE Car Going 40 or SO Miles an Hour Crashes Into Car Loaded With Lumber. DEATH IS INSTANTANEOUS Vance Cljrmer, who Was Driving ta Oar Badly Bruised and In Hospital Bnt Will Recover. With Joseph Charley Underwood, generally known as Charley, the young est son of Joe Underwood, the well known West Salem transfer man, laying1 cold in death, with his head horribly mutilated and crushed, and Vance Clymer, a workman in the Boedigheim er stable, at tho corner of Ferry and Liberty streets, swathed in bandage and suffering from many painful gashes. about the face and body, and a broken wrist, the tale is told of two young men taking possession of an auto with out permission and racing through the streets to their destruction. The accident occurred at the intersec tion of Ferry and High streets about 1:30 Sunday morning. The auto in which the young men were riding col lided with a lumber-laden flat car standing at the station of the Oregon Electric, and the rosult was Underwood was hurled with frightful force against the lumbor-laden car, while Clymer, who was operating the machine, was jammed against tho steering whool with such force as to break his front tooth, ami inflict many other Injuries. Disobeyed Ordors. The car, which is a large White tour ing machine, was taken from the garage not 40 minutes prior to the accident by Clymer and Underwood without the permission of the owner. Clymer hail been told to leave the cars alone, and ho promised to do so at that time. Whore the two hd been with, the auto is unknown, but, according to Mr. Paul Mamach, Mr, Morrison, a brakeman on the Oregon Electric, and Officer Mat lock, the first intimation they had thnt an accident had occurred was when they heard an auto coming west on Fer ry stroot at great speed, and immediate ly after heard a loud crash in the vi cinity of Forry and nigh streets. An Oregon Electric freight had just pulled Into the station on nigh street, and had not ns yet cloared Forry street with a loaded flat car, Either he could not stop the machine, or lost control of It, Clymer has not been able to toll, other than to say he was driving too fast but the fact that they had no lights Is probably the cause of the ac cident. The auto raced right into the side of the car of lumber. Underwood, who was sitting in the seat opposite Clymer, was hurlod from the machine headforemost into the car of lumber. Ho fell back on tho paveomnt, where he died fivo minutes lotor. Clymer, when found, was hanging over the steering whool in an unconscious state. nis tooth woro broken out, ono eye cov ered by skin which had been torn loose and his wrist was hanging limply by his side. Mr, Mamach lifted Underwood out of the water and greaso and laid him on a cushion, and modlcal assistance was phoned for as quickly as possible. Tho boy did not, rcallzo what struck . him, however, as upon examination it was found that his forehead wns crushed flat and his right log splint ered. With the exception of emitting a few weak gasps, Underwood showed no signs of life. Clymer Gritty. Clymor, after being taken from th automobile by Paul Mamach and Offi cer Matlock, revived. Ho had great desire to get on his feet, and in spit of being requested to Ilo still, ho raised himself on his broken wrist and stood up. Ho then walked up to tho Oregon Klceetrie. depot wilh Mr. Maruach, whom he waited for n taxlcab to take him to thn hospltnl. Clymer complained of much pain In his abdomen, but In ternal injuries have not dnvnlod yet, according to the hospital authorities, nnd, km far as CBn be ascertained, he will recover. Joo Underwood, the father of thn lend Imv, stated yesterday that he hns repeatedly warned his son to remain away from Clymer and others, who, he says, hnvn been contlnnlly getting his buy into trouble. Mr. Underwood stntnt that he told Charley never to take out a car unless given permission, nnd, in spite of this warning, the lad went out in a stolen car. Operated Car First Time. According to Tlymer's friends, this (Continued on pans t.)