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All the Newo that's Fit to Brint Eveiybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal MM THE BEST NEWSPAPER t Till1 I 1 nrricnr t :: 1UC LAKUCjI il CIRCULATION 0S$OT - f ' Trf. TVnTY r- rwf.ea u u u w u u i "".-sic n n n n n w " ""iiumnin -TSSTW,W 'iUPftteflJiCJ? THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. mwidmiut, iut , 1911 , PRICE, TWO CENTS. ffcES' A August Kehrberger Tells of , His Experience in the Little Deal. DID NOT STAND BY TERMS His Statment Would Indicate He Got . What Policitians Call the Double-Cross. A paving comblue which, had it not fceen broken up by a conflict among the Members, would have assumed suffi cient proportion to practically abolish "competition in this city, was framed and placed into execution a short time ago by three pleading paving contrac tors of this city, namely: W. D. Pugh, Arenz Is Co., and August Kehrbergor, the latter, as will be seen by the follow ing, being made the goat of the propo sition or, at least, he thinks so, by rea son of an attempt made to double-cross Iiim on one of the largest paving con tracts ever let in the city which it was understood that Mr. Kehrberger shouldj uave. It happened thusly: The three con tractors held a meeting and at that meeting it was decided to consolidate the firms in a fashion, pooling their business, while at the same time each contractor was to bo sole operator of his business and the contracts were to he awarded by lot. In fact, the game was to be conducted upon the same style as is a lottery; draw your number and accept your contract. The Game Is On. After arriving at this agreement, the Jnembers proceeded to put tho plan in operation. Three pieces of paper were cut and upon one was writton North Commercial, upon another Twenty-first uUrevt opon the last, Chemoketa street, and thone were all placed in a hat. The head piece was poised above Mr. Kehrberger 'b head and he drew North Commercial street; Mr. Pugh drew Chemekota stroet, while Arenz k Co. drew Twenty-first street. So, it was decided that the holders of the dif ferent papers bearing the names of the istreets were to have' the privilege of 'bidding upon the contract without any interference upon the. part of a second or third party in the combine, their lids to be put in higher than that of the winner. Hardly a week followed when the ruction which broke up the combine occurred, and it occurred through one member besides Mr. Kehrberger bid ding upon the North Commercial con tract. Mr. Kehrbergor not only failed to have the privilege of submitting tho only bid, or the lowest bid as a member of the combination, but did not get the contract by $1000 on account of the .Arenz company coming in and under bidding him. Areni ft Co. Also Fails. The combine, however, failed to take Into consideration another contractor -who was laying on the outside and waiting to step in and take the plum away from them. Although Arenz 4 Co. defeated Mr. Kehrberger by large figures, the Geiger Construction com pany, at the last moment, submitted Vid on the North Commorcin! street job by messenger to the city council and received the contract. The newcomer's bid waa far lower than either Arenz & Co. or Mr. Kehrberger. The members, of the proponed com bine had no idea that the Geignr firm was in the city, nor was that company within four miles of 8alem when it con eluded to enter the content for the con tract. While the combine was dicker ing to land each of the three stroets, Mr. Geiger was in the east He heard .of the North Commercial job and knowing it to be a good one, immedi ately Btartcd for Salem. He arrived at his father-in-law's fiirm north of Rnlem and proceeded to figure also. While the bids were being opened at the city hall, the Geiger bid was brought in by a messenger boy and accepted by the council as the lowest among those sub mitted. Combine No Mora. There is no more paving combine In sofar as Kehrberger is concerned. He declares that he acted in good faith with the other contractors in the con solidation, but after finding himself ' double-crowed by one of tho members, he dropped the whole proposition and intends to hoe his own row hereafter Irrespective of what offers are tender ed him. Mr. Kehrberger declares that (Continued on paga four.) Had a Close Call. Lafayette, Or., May 27. While seeing how near they could row their boat to th e brin kof the dam in the government locks hero Fay Caughtry and Essel Griner, two boys, were swept over the falls, narrowly escaping drown- ing. Neither could Bwim, but they clung to the overturned boat until carried ashore. ENGINEER IS OFF, Committee Named to Assist in Check ing Over Figures Assailed by Marion Taxpayers. The city council last evening receiv ed a proteet from property owners on Marion street in regard to the work be ing done on curbs. It was asserted by tho property owners that the engineer's figures were off and the alleys had been located from one to two feet out of line. Complaints were made in re gard to blacks 24, 29, 30 and 51. If the curbs are located as planned, they would be an eyesore, it was asserted. After some discussion, the city engin eer was calle d upon and told of having checked over the work of his assistants following a complaint made Saturday. Ho insisted that the measurements chocked out exactly. Attorney Pogue, who said he had for three years worked with a railroad sur veying crew, argued in behalf of the property owners. He insisted that the survey of the curbs was off and told of the result of his measurements. He found that on block 24 the alley was surveyed a foot off. In reply to a remark by Engineer Tillman, Attorney Pogue stated that he was no more "likely to be mistaken than the school boys you have at work." Cross-Examinea Engineer. The attorney cross-examined Tillman at some length as to the methods em ployed in surveying the street and es pecially as to the point he took as the base. He believed the city should ap point another engineer to check up. The statement was made that in block 51 thousands of dollars in prop erty would affectod if the engineer'' survey is correct . It waa finally decided to have a com mittee of property owners, consisting of Pogue and two others and South- wick, Rigdon and Cummings act for the council. Mayor Steoves suggested to Pogue that the property owncrB have an engineer on hand to aid them in the work today. Turner suggested that tho committees report at 7 o'clock this morning and Macy got back at him by recommending that Turner act bs call- boy. Bids Aro Opened. Bids for the now reinforced concrete bridge, to be located on Liberty street, were opened and E. Van Patton had the lowest. The following is a list of the bids: Oregon Bridge & Construc tion company, 10360; S. Johnson, 841.32; B. S. Moith, .r980, and extras, 21; Consolidated Construction com pany, 5700; E. I. Canine, $5749, and extras for additional work; F. A. Erickson, ,r!)83; E. Van Patton, 5,- 551.50; A. C. Ulberry, $0400; Otis Kin non, $5774. The bids were referred to a committee. Engineer Tillman furnished an esti mate of (63.12.50 on the Oeiger Con struction company's work on North Commercial, street. The company is en titled to 75 per cent of it, the engineer stated. A. Kehrberger's bid of $5161.96 was declared the lowest on Eighteenth street and the contract was awarded to rhim. Plans and specifications for tho im prnvement of North Sixth street from Hood street to the south line of South street were submitted. Plans for a proposed change of grade on Market street were also sub- Imittcd. Is Coming Horns. Mrs. M. P. Haldwin, who hns been touring Europe in company with her daughter, Miss Gaynell, will return either this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Mrs. Ilaldwin and her daugh ter have been gone two years. Miss Baldwin wil 1 remain In Berlin whore she will study music for the next three years. Mr. Baldwin is the well known local agent for the Oregon City Trans portation company. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY" Say Mr. Stolz Was Not Respon sible for Leaving Dirt on Church and Union. NOT IN COUNCIL THEN Councilman Hatch Says People on Street Claimed Dirt, and Objected . to Its Removal. Councilman Skaife, aided by Coun cilman Hatch, last evening furnished an alibi for Councilman Stolz hi the Matter of dirt being left on Church stir-tt by the Jahn Construction com pnny, a' d on Union street by the I. B. & E. lailway. During the ciisc .iw.ion Cnii-irihr.an Stolz added to the hilarity of the .cession by having an uiiclo in yesterday 's Capital Journal, aasniling Stolz and the council read by fiwurler Flgin. The audience roared with de light at each thrust of the colonel, aid when i' came to the close, when the Lolicf has expressed that carelessness and dauiphoolishuess, rather than . ooki.i'itsB, were responsible, i'-tjoiw v. ith the exception of Stolz and a few otters, was convulsed with tiiirti. bkaii'c admitted in -issuming rtseonsi- I ilily that tho article was correct, but his I if ! should l.u n uppeared iusttud of tin' of Stolz, as the matter came up last year, when Stolz was not In the Skaife said he had Enirineor Swrllcn to attend to th ii.Mier uud tut latter had not done so. Committee Ni." The discussion started after a peti tion was read from Church and Union street property owners requesting that a committee of six be named to esti mate Hi amount of dirt left by the P. E. E. and the Jaha Construction com pany on the streets. Mayor Steeves later ia the meeting named the first six petitioners, Fisher, Johnson, Hill, Gray, Rutheiford and Wood as the committee. Hatch was the first man at bat af ter the petition was read. Ho explain ed that when the Jahn Construction company completed the contract, it was not allowed to move the dirt. The P. E. & E. later on wanted the dirt and Hatch as chairman of the Btreet com mittee, told the company to take it away. After the company started to remove the dirt, property owners kick ed and he stopped the company. The property ownors said they wanted it. Now the property owners come back and want tho dirt removed. Btolz Feels Like Using Club. Stolz arose to a point of special prlvi- E OBJEC Wo believo Salem is making a seri ous mistake in her street paving, in that she is, as a general thing, using concrete, and concrete, Tho Capital Journal beliovcs, is the poorest of all paving materials. There are several reasons for this belief. The first might be called just "general prin ciples." It does not believe concrete is a lasting pavement, for the reason that it is not calculated to stand wear, having no binding material, such as asphalt, for instance, in its make-up. It is composed, that is good concrete, of gravel, or crushed rock, send and cement, the proportions varying some what. From its nature it is bound to woar out rapidly. Every wagon wiing over it, breaks littlo portionB of the ce ment or sand, and, there being no binding material, this is swept away, or becomes dust. In a little while, a gravel is loosened and thrown out on the top of tho street. This, in turn, when struck bv a wngon, is ground down Into the paving, loosening more material, and at the same time lifts the wagon slightly, giving aditional grinding power as it drops off It onto the pavement, the striking force being aided to the weiuht. Of course, this wear, especially while the street is new, is slight, but it is there, and ill a little while becomes quite noticeable. Then, when the least depression is made, so that the wagons have a sliuht drop, the ear becomes more rnpid at kht point, and a 'chuck hole" soon results. Ev ery grain of sand loosened, every bit of cement or gravel broken from th pavement is lost to It forever. Now this condition exists, even with the very best of concrete n'SteriaU. It is in creased in a tort of arithmetical pro I Had Son Arrested. Portland, Or., May 27. George Liuville, aged 14, is under arrest here today on a warrant sworn to by his mother, who declares that he stole $22, a gold watch and a gold bracelet belonging to her. The boy was taken into custody at the union station, where he was about to board a train for San Francisco where his father re sides. lege and attacked an article in the Capital Journal last evening. He said said it all happened while he was out of the council and he charged that an attempt was being made to saddle on 'him all .the Bint or mistakes of the pastf "Why jump on me because I am 68 and can't do down to the Capi tal Journal office with a club," he said. "My patience is about exhaust ed." He intimated tRat someone was paying for the articles. Skaife said he had aft ml in good faith in the matter. If he had dono wrong it was because he put his faith in a man nnd be hid deceived him. Stolz thought the city attorney should be on the committee. Removal of dirt might mean a change of grade and seri ous complications might arise. He de nied that he favored gravel concrete and said he favored four-inch concrete with an inch and a half or two inches of wearing surface. Tho discussion ended with the ap pointment of the committee.. Both Hay Die. ONITID FMtlS MAStD WIS!. Portland, Ore., May 27. When Roy al Marsh, aged 7, .and Lawrence, his brother, aged 9, placed dynamite caps on top of a Btove in their parents' home at Milwaukio, a suburb, today "to hear them pop," both were perhaps fatally injured by the resultant explosion. Mors Suits Against Trust -. . .. - ohitto rasa uustn wiaa. Washington, May 27. A number of new suits are soon to bo filed against tho so-called anthracite coal trust for alleged violations of the Sherman anti trust law, according to announcement horo today by Attornoy-General Mc Reynolds. No detailB were obtainable. Big Lumber Man Quits. fOXITIO PRISS L1ASID WISS.I Abordeon, Wash., May 27. A. L. Paine, of the National Lumber & Box Company, has today announced his res ignation. Paine is one of tho best Jtnown lumber men in the Northwest. He will take up his residence in California after the first of next vear. It's a wise moonshiner that knows when to keep ktill. gression as the concroto shades off from good to poor and still poorer, until it gets into the class in which Borne, at least, of the Salem concrete is, most decidedly bad. With sand of poor qual ity and cement of the same charactor, about the poorest excuse for a paved street possible is the result. Another reason why we object to concrete, i the 'larger cities that have tried it for a few yeras have abandoned, or are aban doning it, for the reason that It lias not the wearing qualities, the lasting quali ties that pavements with as-ihnlt as nn ingredient have. Detroit, Mi.-hirsii, tried concrete quite extensively, yet hns now turned It down aiW a fair trial, as not filling the bill. l"i a con crete, now condemned by Detioir, was of the very bt qualit;', too, being laid of the very l est materials, and "o-tiug 'J.1" a square yard. If that kind (t concrete will not stand tho trnfi'i , what can we hope o' a concrete cjftin 90 cents a yard '.Mother oMcction we have t.) ,e concrete used hern Is the qun' t,- We fio not pretend to lie experts op pin creto, nor do wo think It ie.-iiuy to be very expert to be dissatisfied with the character of concrete paving gen erally in the Northwest, Hnleiu includ ed. We have it from what we consider a reliable authority that the material, FIIWT CLASH M ATERIAL, for mak ing concrete pavement, cannot lie laid down on Kiiletn streets ready for mix ing, nt Ies than l.3-1 per eo.iarc yard, II this Is true, how can pnving be laid for BO cents, if the materials are what they should bet Dither we have been misinformed as to prices, or the materi als Used in Salem street paving are not first-class. 0 CONCRETE PAIS AUSTRALIAN BE !E A Deluge of Livestock Deflect ed From the California Market. POURED INTO PORTLAND Prices Go Tumbling and Consumers Get Benefit of Prices Maae by Importation. ONiTitD paass Lsisno wisa. Portland, Or., May 27. As a result of tho pouring into the local market of gret herds of California, Montana, Utah, Idaho and local cattle, caused by the importation of fresh beef 'from Australia by California interosts thore was a severe slump of values of live stock at North Portland yards today. During the last 24 hours the price of cattle here has broken fully 7? cents Ier hundred pounds, this being the greatest decline for a like period this season and one of the greatest ever known here and there are indications of a continuation of this condition. Up to this time the Portland live stock market has been the strongest in the entire country but the record prices in effect here together with the impor tation of the foreign beef by the south ern cities, has cautod a general stam pede' of California and other southwest ern catle into the local market. Cattle interosts here are very much depressed as a result of this avalnche of prices. Consumers will be the only ones to benefit as a result of the im portations of foreign beef, but it has been many a month since the public has had an opportunity to taste real beof and the lowering of prices here will be the signal for much joy. Fresh beof prices Invariably follow the lead of the livestock market. Jack Clements Hurt tOKinn ruses lsasbd wos.l Newport, Ore., May 27. Jack Clom ens, formerly of Salem, who Is leading the orchestra in the Casino dancing pa vilion here, and who was ono of a crowd returning from a ball game at Toledo on the launch Arrow Sunday, nearly lost his right arm by coming in contact with the boat's englno. Four Trainmen Elllod. (ONrrcD punas uassd wita.J Kansas City, Md., May 27. Four trainmen met death today near Cali fornia, Mo., as the result of a collision of two Missouri Pacific trains. Two others were seriously injured and an other ia missing. Again wo object to comont as a piving, because it in not choson by Sa lem people for its quality, its stability, Itr wearing or lasting qualities or for any reason whatever, other than its cheapness. Salcin has gone paving mad, amli whenever tho epidemic seems to bs in a measure dying out, Gideon bites some one, iiinoculatns him with co'iicnt rabies, and ho, in turn, bites hit neighbors and they others, until the Community is Infected with it. Old is always around with a new kind of serum, in the way of mixing Ingredi ents, or something of that kind, that he assures them makes the virus harm less and the concrete all right. He is much like the rumcdy for smallpox, let ting you off through vaccination with a mild form of varioloid, so to speak, in the shape of concrete that won't last so long or mark one's pocketbook so deeply as more costly pavements, Paving can be forced on property owners, and they know it, They aro ex posed to tho disease all the time, and hence try to get it as mild a form as possible, hence adopt concrete, without knowing or earing anything about It knowing and caring only for the fact that when they recover (lid's eoncret t rent men t will mnke thein immune for ten years, at least. Naturally, a paving material selected under such circum stances is not the best, It Is onlv the cheapest, and adopted as a make shift. We object to concrete for other rea sons, and many of them, which will be stated later. In the meanwhile, we urue t-'alemites to do no morn street paving whatever until they examine In to the concrete matter, and understand it thoroughly. Tfi 4,4 Her Husband Missing. Portland, Or., May 27. Mrs. E. L. Fowler, formerly of Xagrum, Wash., has today appealed to tho police to find her husband, whom she says, disappeared last Friday leaving her penniless. She states that he was of exemplary habits and fears that some harm may have come to him. Fowler cams to Portland seeking employment. Matlock Cass Taken Up and Commute Appointed to Investigate Much Other Business Dons Following a report of Chief of Police Shcdeok, charging Special Officer C. M. Matlock with assaulting Emil Grei- ber, Peter Greiber and Ed Elllng and stating that Matlock has been suspend ed ponding an investigation, Mayor Steeves and Councilmen Rigdon and Siogmund wore namod as a committee to investigate the charges. During the discussion it was pointod out by Jones that the mayor had the power to pro ceed in the ease and take such action as he saw fit. Attorney Corby, who appeared for Matlock, questioned the right of the chiof of police to suspend Matlock. He belioved that Matlock iras still an officer In the eyes of the law. Mayor Steoves cleared this point to somo extent by the statoment that tho chief of police had taken the prop er action in suspending Matlock. The mayor did not want this statoment to mean that h would not roinstate Mat lock if he cleared himself of the chargos. Macy read from the charter a clause which told of the power of the chief of police to suspend a nin. , j Chief Rhedock .explained that" htat loek had been suspended until Wednes day, when his trial was scheduled. Fireman Accused. A committee consisting of Macy, Waring and Turner, was named to in vestigate charges against Walter Churchill, a fireman, who, is wss as serted, is waa drunk and disorderly on May 20. A request that their names bs struck from a remonstrance against paving was submitted by J. F. Fleming and snvernl other resident! o(, qViuth High street. An ordinance regulating electric signs and providing that in order that they shall remain in place thoy must bo lighted from dusk until 10 p. m., was introduced and given second reading. It Is aimed to prevent fake electric signs being struck across the street and never lighted. Fines of 45 to $20 or imprisonment of 2 to 10 days ia pro vided. An Ordinance changing tho name of Madison street, In Burlington addition, to Twentieth street, was passed. An orilinanco knocking tho Internet off tho Improvement assessment of (has, F, Parmentor, amounting to t275.HH, was referred to tho ordinance committee. A potition in regard to retaining walls included in Division street im provement was referred.' Socialist Bequest A petition of the Salem local of So cialists that the council pass an orili nanco providing that no one shall be arrested for being without funds or work was referred to the ordinance committee. The local expressed the opinion that it was no crimo to be out of funds or work. McNnry is Wlnslow presented a bill of dlin for services in the case of Howard against Irwin. The latter was in charge of a chain gang, and shot Howard In the foot while ho was try ing to escape. The council upheld Ir win as policeman and he was sued for ilunifiKos, The plaintiff got a verdict for China May Split London, May 27. A new revolution In China with the possibility that the country may split into two parts, is predicted by dispatches received todny by the Daily Telegraph from Its l'ekin correspondent. These cnlih say that a new ib-cree, Is to bo liiunchrd this week by President Yuan Hhl K'ai look ing to constitutional government in the north of China which may cause thut section to revolt. Tho north is said to be still solid for the old moiinrchial re liime, while tho south, where Yuan Shi Kb! is strong, Is set for provincial au tonomy under a central parliamentary control. i II Most of Which Are Probably Due to Anger, and With out Foundation. CHIEF IS ALSO ANGRY And Makes Remarks About ConncU man That Art Also to Bs Taken , With Some Salt : Walking up to Night Officer O. N. Matlock last night armed with a eom- lamt drawn up by City Attorney Pam. in which tho patrolman Is charged with conduct unbecoming an officer, Chief of Police Shedeck relieved Matloek of his star and Informed him that ha wilt insist that the council dismiss him per manently. Thus opens what will bs lator termed a scorching scandal if tho deposed of ficer's statements made after the oo. curroncs last night are dependable, and one which will include in it seTeral po licemen. Immediately after being ap proached by Chief Shedeck, Mr. Mat lock engaged tho services of Attorney Grant Corby, and hs .made tho state, ment that he will fight the chief in this mattor to the very last ditch. Matlock declared that the chief of police dis missed him Blmnlv for the nauna ho had it in for him (Matlock) and did not want him on the force in the first place." Indirectly Hints at a drift: Mr. Matlock told a Journal represen tative last night that hs knows that the police have been receiving "hush money" from certain disreputable peo ple In this city and he named soma of fK tnitlMUM tTn I . . 1. - . ... ...n....WOD. un niu bun sorao one tipped off a plan which had been mad t raid a certain rooming house rscsot- ry. Matlock asserts that th mayor, Mrs. Lynch, himself and two other offi cers Including the chief of police- had the raid all framed up and were going to execute it on the following- nis-ht Two Immoral women, ha declares, were plying their trade In the roomlha hous and when the officers made th raid, they could flud no trace of them. Some one had acted as informer for the girls and thoy made good their oscape a short time before. tho officers arrived. Matlock was asked if the ehief of po lice was responsible for tho failure of the raid and he declared that if it was not the chiof, it was some other officer. "What loads you to beliove it miirht have been tho ehief f" Matlock was asked. "Woll," hs answored, "I don't know of any o;ie else who knew any thing about the proposod raid, and I can't figure out any one els who would pull off such a stunt" " Why were these girls not arrested I,., 1 1. - ! 1 I "I don't know unless they were giv ing tho officors hush monoy to lot them run their business as they saw fit," de clared Matlock. "I know I nover got any hush monoy and I found it impossi ble to arrest thorn as every time I mad an attempt, something happened that the women got away before I could do a thing." "This is not the only case, either," stated Matlock. "I have reported many rasos where houses of 111-i'am wore being operatod in Salem, hut th chief of police would nut taka any ac tion, . JVIiyf You can search m un ions what I have just said bofor is true. Maybe the chiof la not responsi ble, but I want to toll you ons thing, he could at least make some investiga tions himself and find out why th cases I reportod wore not brought Into court. "Here is soother little Instance," oiitinucd Matlock, "which appeared at tho time unite funny to mo. All preparations had been made to raid a certain hotel hero; I won't mention th name right now at least. I and Mm, Lynch were supposed to remain In a room facing the room in the hotel in which three people were Immorally con ducting themselves. It would have been a ciuch to havo secured all the evidence necessary and then arrest the bunch. What did the chiof of pollco do lint tako me away from the position and locate me where I roold not see a thing and then call the raid off." Chief Indignant "I won't have any patrolmen on my force who resorts to tactics In carrying nut his duties," said Chief of 1'olice of his star. "What kind of sn officer (Continued on Pago Flv.)