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.
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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.
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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
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