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PRICE. TWO rTHT 0N TRAINS AND NBWS
riAV.E IHU Ufl 1S STANDS, FIVH CHNT8.
MAYBE
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OF CYCLONE
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Most' of the Fatalities Occur
in Section of Florida In
- habited by Blacks.
IMPOSSIBLE TO RESCUE
Details Are Difficult to Obtain as Di
rect Communication Has Not
Been Established
united rues leased wise.
Tallnhassc, Fla., June 20. At least
two negroes are known to be dead and
18 others possibly killed in a cyclone
which visited this section. Fishermen
report also that a tidal wave swept
Marsh island, on the Florida keyes
-where several persons were drowned.
.Most of the fatalities occurred in sec
tions in habited by blacks.
In meagre details of the storm al
ready learned the list of fatalities in
creased. Direct communication with
the stricken district has not yet been
established. Some estimates of the
dead reach 100. The storm came from
the southeast, without warning. Fisher
men who attempted to reach the scene
to render aid encountered immense
seas.
The negroes of the section are a rov
ing lot, and it probably will be impos
sible to ascertain accurately the num
ber who lost their lives.
OETS IN BAD FOR HIS
BE MAKES ABOUT JUDGE
UNITED PRESS IIUUO WIS!.
Bau Francisco, Juno 20. "I'll see
you and Judge Graham in a hot place
before I pay you a cent," said Cassius
Dutcher, divorced last March from
Grace E. Dutcher, whom he owes $600
in back alimony.
It was Grace who repeated tho re
mark today, at the same time telling
the judge that slio was forced to ask
charity to live. Dutcher works for the
United States Tire company, but had
refused to appear in court. A bailiff
was ordered to put himself on the man 's
trail and bring him in.
"I may not be able to send him to
the hot place," said Judge Graham,
"but I intend to send where he will
keep cool a while."
DE. AKED COMES IN FOB
MUCH SAKCASTIO COMMENT
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
London, June 20. Dr. Charles Aked,
of San Francisco, who in declaring his
intention to become an American eiti
7.on, said his action was prompted by a
long conceived dislike of kings, is com
ing In for much sarcastic comment to
day from English newspaper writers.
The Pall Mall Oazotto, owned by " Wil
lie Wally" Astor, the expatriated Am
oricau, says: "In these circumstances
lie could not possibly have made a more
unfortunate choice, for it is notorious
that there is no nation under heaven
which sets a higher value on royalty
than the United States.
Cabinet Quits.
t UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Melbourne, June 20. The cabinet
rioaded by Androw Fisher, premier cf
Australia, resigned today because the
liberals at the last election obtained a
majority of one in tho house of repre
sentatives ocver the labor party.
IS URGED BY KANSAN
Neeley Declares Publicity Buroau of J.
Plerpont Morgan Has Headed
Off Investigation.
(UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, June 20. Demanding
that the money trust probe be resumed,
Representative Neeley of Kansns made
a speech hi the house today, in which
he denounced the New York stock ex
change and the clearing house associa
tion in bitter terms. He charged that
tho publicity bureau of J. P. Morgan 4
Company, of New York, was opposing
a renewal of the investigation into fi
nancial conditions, and urged the pas
sage of the Henry bill, giving congress
inquisitorial power over banks. -
Question Arises
as to Divorcees
Said Seattle Judge Is Likely to Decide
They Are Entitled to Mothers'
Pensions.
Seattle, Wash., June 20. Is a di
vorced woman entitled to the mothers'
pension if she ia left with children, in
destitute circumstances
This is the question that will have to
be decided, by Judge Frater. A number
of divorcees are included among approx
imately 100 applicants for mothers'
pensions, the law providing which has
now been in effect for a week. The
law provides for widows and for
"mothers are insane, absent or inca
pacitated." Nothing is said about di
vorcees. From a humanitaVian stand
point, however, leading lawyers say, the
courts will construe tho law to include
destitute divorcees also.
One of Fourteen Victims of Head-on
Collision Between Electric
Trains.
UNITED PRESS UUSED WISE.
Valeljo, C'al., June 20. Fourteen, pos
sibly 15, lives probably will be the toll
of death, taken before night as the re
sult of the head-on collision between
the Caistoga-San Francisco flyer and
tho regular southbound train on the
Napa Valley eloctric railroad near here.
Investigation into the cause of the
wreck is in progress today, but whether
the wholesale tragedy was due to a
misunderstanding of orders or to ne
glect has not yet been determined.
Most of the 24 injured, who were
brought to the general hospital hero,
are doing as well as could be expected.
Only two of the sufferers are believed
to be in a dangerous condition, and it
is their names which are expected to
swell the original death list to 13.
Mrs. A. Gail, of San Francisco, is suf-
ftring from a possible fracture of the
spine, and is partially paralyzed.
Louis Silverman, also of San Francisco,
has a fractured skull, and may also die
during tho day.
The body of tho little golden haired
girl killed outright was identified at
the morgue' today as that of Helen
Bandy, of San Francisco, 8 veer old.
Identification was mado through Mnnr
ice O. Fitzmaurice, an attorney of San
Francisco, who was himself seriously in
ured in tho wreck, but returned to Snn
Frnncisco. The child was en route to
Napa, in charge of F. II. Dnylon, a St.
Louis traveling man, a relative of her
fnmily. Dayton was instantly Villcd.
District Attorney Joseph M. Kains, of
Solano county, is taking a keen inter
est in the investigation to learn the
cause of the wreck. Malcolm Mclntyre,
superintendent of tho Napa Valley roal-
road, declared today that the ?rew of
the Calistoga-San Francisco flyer wore
responsible, because they left without
orders. He said the company was do
ing all in its power to place the blame
where it belongs,
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Succeded In Having Boscinded an Ob'
Jectlonable Meat Inspection Order
at San Francisco.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Snn Frnncisco, Juno 20. Importers of
Australian meats are victorious today
in having rescinded an objectionable
federal Inspection order which threat
ened to stop further shipments of frozen
meats from the South Seas. Copies of
newspaper articles exposing the diffi
culties being placed in their way were
telegraphed to Washington by the Aus
tralian meat Interests, with protests to
the California congressional delegation
from prominent merchants and butchers
here, with the result that the inspectors
here have received orders from the
agricultural department that they were
to take "sample Inspection" only, and
that the previous order was due to a
misunderstanding.
The steamer Ventura, which arrived
yesterday with 225 tons of frozen meat
from Sydney, discharged her csrgo today.
TO BE BADLY SPUT
Possible That Enough Will Op
pose Final Passage to Kill
Bill.
THOSE CLOSELY WATCHED
Walsh, Shafroth and Newlands May
Break Away, and This Will Mean
Very Narrow Margin.
UNITED PftflBB LEASE WISE.
Washington, June 20. Senator Sim
mons, chairman of the senate finance
committee, today presented to the
Democratic senate caucus his commit
tee's draft of the tariff bill. Senators
Ransdall and Thornton will oppose the
measure on final passage. The attitude
of Walsh, Shafroth and Newlands, who
are free sugar opponents, is being close
ly watched. If they all oppose .the bill
on final passage the result will be very
close. On the contrary, Senator Poin
dexter is ready to support the free su
gar on the floor, if he Is needed.
Simmons today declared he was con
fident that the caucus would develop
the votes necessary to pass the bill, and
plans to offer a resolution binding all
Democrats to its support on final pas
sage. The senate caucus on the meas
ure will last a week.
How Bill Beads.
The tariff bill as presented to the
Democratic caucus contains many re
ductions and additions to the fiVe list.
Wheat, cattle, sheep, wheat flour, text
books and beet and sugar cane tuaihin-
ery are added to the f roe list, Cotton
thread and yarns are slightly reduced.
Cotton handkerchiefs and mufflers arc
reduced from 30 to 25 per cent ad
valorem, and stockings valued at not
more than 75 cents a dozen are cut from
40 to 30 cents.
All bands, belts, cords, ribbons and
webbing of hemp, flax or ramie are re
duced from 50 to 40 per cent. In the
wool schedule cloth, knit fabrics and
woolen goods generally are consider
ably cut, fine blankets being reduced
from 35 to 25 per cent.
CLEVELAND GOES INTO
ICE BUSINESS TEMPORARILY
UNITED PXESE LEANED WISE.
Cincinnati, O., June 20. The city
wcut into the ice business today in or-
dor to alleviate suffering resulting from
a strike of 350 ico wagon drivers. Po
lice stations and fire houses were eon
verted into distributing points. With
money appropriated by the city council
last night the city today bought tho
whole output of several plants and will
sell it at cost or distribute it free to tho
suffering poor.
Engineers and firemen of many
plants went out on strike today in sym
pathy with the ico wagon drivers. They
refuse to even negotiate with tho deal
ers. Several of these threaten to close
their plants rather than yield to tho
demands of the men.
WILSON WILL DELIVER
HIS MESSAGE PERSONALLY
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, June 20. President
Wilson will deliver personally to a
joint session of the house and senate
on Monday his message on reform of
tho currency, if the senato concurs in a
resolution adopted by the lower houso,
providing for such a session.
GREAT LABOR BATTLE ON
Chicago, June 20. Chicago is today i
confronted with one of the most serious
labor situations in her history, follow
ing the announcement of a lockout of
the employers' association of the struc
tural contractors,
Beside the 10,000 workmen dismissed,
from 10,000 to 25,000 other workmen
will be affected by the enforced idle
ness in structural work,
The lockout affects more men than
any other strike or lockout in the city's
history.
The employers' association today de
clares freely that their plan is to
"starve out" the union men. They will
not attempt to employ non union men,
but will allow poverty and hunger to
fight for them in the struggle.
House of Commons
Uses Whitewash
Finds that Chancellor and Attorney
General Are Not Guilty of Charges
of Corruption.
UNITED PRE8E LEASED WISE.
London, June 20. The Marconi wire
less scandal involving Chancellor Lloyd
George and Attorney-General Isaacs is
elosed today, following the adoption by
the house of commons of a resolution
accepting the expression of regret on
the part of the two officials that had
made purchases of wireless stocks. The
resolutions also "reprobates the charge
of corruption against the ministers,
which have been proved to be absolute
ly false."
LUNATIC SLAUGHTERS
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Enters Catholic School and Fours Vol
leys Into Groups of Little
Children.
UNITED PEE EE LEASED WIRE.
Bremen, Germany, June 20. A luna
tic with a revolver in each hand, en
tered a Catholic school here today,
killed three girls and wounded ten oth
ers before he could be overpowered.
Herr Mollman, one of the teachers, at
tempted to disarm the maniac and was
fatally shot.
The insane man then stood at the win
dow and poured a volley of shots into a
group of boys playing outsido, wound
ing five. His lust to kill, apparently
satisfied, the lunatic fled, but was cap
tured by a mob and almost beaten to
death before he was rescued by the po
lice. wnen searcnea six revolvers were
found in his pockets. Papers on his
person bore the name of Enrich Schmidt
IS
Sustains Bruises, Clothing Is Torn and
Bicycle Is Damaged When Fast
Car Appears.
Lawn Wain, tho well known collec
tor for the Salem Water Company, was
thrown from his bicycle this morning
on South Commercial street and sus
tained bruises as tho result of a speed
ing automobile striking his machine
from tho roar. Mr. Wnln's bicycle was
badly damaged and his clothing torn
considerably.
According to tho police, who wore
cailod to luvostigato tho accident, the
automobile skidded over 40 feet after
it had collided with Mr. Wain. That
the automobile was travoling at groat
spocd is no matter of doubt in tho
minds of the officers. They have tho
number of the machine and will sook
the owner today.
Mr, Wain told tho polico that he was
traveling north on Commorcial atrcot,
near the Salem Water Works on the
right hand side of the thoroughfaro and
the automobile rushed up from behind
and ran into him.
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Weather Forecast
Oregon Probably fair tonight
and Saturday; easterly winds.
4.
"We are in a better position to wait I
than tho men," said Secretary Crnig, of'
the employers' association today. "If j
the Building Trades Council does not
settle tho trouble wo will not allow a
single mnn to work. Our members Bie
under bonds to keep their contracts
with tho association, ami If any inched
out union men are employed, the con
tractor employing them will forfeit his
bond. "
Prepare for Long Fiht
The action of the marble workers on
the Continental Commercial National
bank in quitting because the Thompson
Starrett Company, the contractors on
the building, permitted non-union men
to work on another job, precipitated the
big lockout.
PROPERTY OWNERS IN
They Are Asked to Aid in Mak
ing This Annual Event
Great Success.
COST WILL BE SMALL
Contribution of $1 From Each Home
Would Provide Big Fund for Use
In Booster Brent.
J. Baumgartner, secretary of the
Cherry Fair executive committee, today
issued a circular to property owners.
Owing to the fact that it would take
time to reach people by letter, the cir
cular was given to The Capital Journal
for immediate publication. It is plan
ned to overlook no one, and all who can
help are welcome to do so, whether they
receive the letter or not. It is figured
if each family gives $1 they will make
a great fund, and will get the worth of
their contribution In throe days of
fun. Following is the letter:
"The executive committee of the
1913 Cherry Fair committee finds Itself
in need of funds to properly carry out
the plans for a successful Cherry Fair
and Fourth of July celebration.
"The merchants have contributed to
the fund for a number of years, while
the property holdors have never before
been approached for contributions.
"It is a well-known fact that during
the week in which the fair is hold busi
ness is practically paralyzed, exeopt In
a few lines, such as hotols, restaurants,
confectionery stores, etc. Nevertheless,
the merchants continue to give, for
they realize that the fair makes for a
better city.
"The proporty owners are the ones
most benefitted and the committee now
appeals to you as property owners to
assist in this Inudable work.
"Give what you can, no mattor how
lurgo or small. '
"Please fill in tho enclosed card and
return tho same at once to Mr. Baum
gartner, in person or by mail.
"Do it today. Remember tho bnttlo
of building up Salem Is as much yours
as tho committee.
"Trusting that you will view this
matter as we do, and will assist ns by
your contribution, we are."
AUTOMOBILE OWNER MUST
SERVE TERM FOR KILLING
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Tronton, N. J., June 20. Duniol A.
Dugan, Jr., whoso father, Judge D. A.
Dugan, of tho Orange district court, is
a personal friend of President Woodrow
Wilson, must serve a Bcutonco of from
five to ten years at hard labor, accord
ing to a decision of the Btato supremo
court which affirmed tho lower court's
conviction of manslaughter for killing
Loo McDcrmott, a boy who tried to
cross the street in front of Dugnns
automobile. Tho accident occurred
Christmas day, 1911.
Plunges Into Lake.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 20. Weldon B.
Cook, an aviator, of Oakland, Cal., is
fully recovered today from tho shock
of a plunge into Lako Erie with his bi
plane. While flying to Euclid beach,
his machine became disabled and
plunged into the water and sank.
no rose in a few minutes, nearly ex
hausted, but uninjured, and was res
cued by motor boats.
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The unions yosterdny ami today made
no attempt to stop the lockout, and R.
II. Ilanlon, secretury of the Building
Trades Council, says tliut organization
is prepared for a long fight. No cxtrn
polico precautions aro being taken, as
Chief MiKwecney exects uo serious
disorder.
Officers of tho Carpenters' and
Bidders' sssorintion, the Master Punib
eras' association ami the Masons' and
Bidders' association, all of which are
Indirectly affiliated with the Employ
ers' association, which called the lock
out, assured the union men today that
they would got participate.
Both sides to the struggle will hold
meetings this afternoon to consider the
situation.
Annuls Marriage
of Seattle Medic
Six Days' Bride Loses Her Husband
Who Said He Was Drugged When
He Plighted Vows
UNITED PUIS LEASED Will. J
Seattle, Wash., June '-0. While com
mending the many good qualities jf the
tviffl "which ought not to bo obscured
by the censure fcrited in certain eon-
:uct," Judge Everett Smith today
grautod the petition for ann.iiiusnt of
the marriage to his six-days'' bride,
asked for by Dr. Phillip B. Waughop.
Dr. Waughop and Miss Meflie Eloes,
a nurse, superintendent of the Queen
City sanitarium, were married here
February 4, last. Six days later Dr.
Waughop filed his annulment suit, al
leging he contracted the marriage while
under the influence of drugs adminis
tered by his wife.
11 FEET TO DEATH
Head of Aviation School With Him Is
Badly Hurt, But will Survive,
It Is Believed.
UNITED PMSS LEASED WIRE.
Annapolis, Md., June 20, Ensign
Willium D. Rlllingsley, a navy aviator,
was killed today while making a hydro
plane flight over Chesapeake Bay. Flv-
ing at an altitude of 1600 feet over tho
water, he- fell from the machine and
was dead when picked up.
Lieutenant J. H. Towers, head of the
aviation school, was aloft with Billings-
ley. He clung to the machine when it
turned turtle, and escaped with bad but
not fatal bruises.
Tells of Thrilling Dive.
Towers was roscuod by a launch and'
is at the naval hospital this afternoon
in a-highly nervous condition. He said
that at the time of tho accident Bil
lingsloy was operating the machine,
when it was suddenly jolted from Its
lovol by a puff of wind. Hillingsloy
was thrown aguiust the sido of the ma
chine and tho craft turned turtle,
throwing Billingsloy out. Towors said
ho grabbed a vertielo strap and clung
lesporately to tho machine throughout
its sixteen hundred foot plunge to the
wntors of tho bay.
Billingsloy, the dead aviator, was an
experienced air navigator, having been
ut the school a year.
NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY
DAWNING ON PACIFIC OCEAN
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
San Frnncisco, Juno 20. That a new
ora of prosperity on tho Pacific ocean
is duwuing, to bo further stimulated
by the oponing of tho Panama canal, is
the prediction today of Sir Edgar Viu
cent, chairman of the royal commission
on trndo conditions, who is horo after
spending six weeks in Now Zealand
and three months in Australia.
"Trado conditions in Australia," Sir
Edgar said, "look particularly hopeful,
and tho possibilities of development of
commerce with tho United States are
immense."
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Case of Wheeler County Sheriff and
Physician, Who Accompanied
Druuken Boy Schoduled,
It was announced today that Super
intcmlcnt Halo of the state training
school, would lay the evidence In the
recent drunken bov scandal beforo the
Muriou county grand jury next month.
A short time ng" a boy was brought
from near Condon ami turned over to
Sheriff Esch, of this county, iu an in
toxicated condition. The bov was ac
companied by Sheriff Kelsey, of Wheel
er county, a Dr. Norris, of Fossil and
two unknown men. The party made
the trip in u n automobile and were all
well under the influence of liquor, ac
cording to the investigating officials.
Superintendent Halo has evidence that
the party obtained several bottles of
liquor in Portland and proceeded to de
molish the same on their road to Salem
where the boy was to be turned over t
the officials of tho reform school,
TO
Portland Young Man Said to
Have Been Infatuated
' With Married Girl
SAYS SHE EVADED HIM
Tried to Escape Mygott by Flying Up
and Down Coast But Ha Followed
Her to Tacoma,
(UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE.
Tacoma, Wash., June 20. Failing in
a desperate attempt to hurl Mrs. Ruth
Francis Allen, aged 19 years, from the
Eleventh street bridge In the downtown
district, Edward W. Mygott, aged 2:1
years, of Portland, jumped off the tow
er span of the bridge early today, sus
taining injuries which resulted in his
death an hour later at the county hospi
tal. His body did not strike the water,
falling on the dock beneath the bridge
The young woman is at the police
station pending an investigation of the
tragedy by the police. Mrs. Allen
whose husband, George Allen, s in New
York, declares that Mygott forced his
attentions upon her until she was driv
en almost to distraction. She says she
traveled from Los Angeles to Tacoma
in an effort to avoid him. With her
two months old baby, Mrs. Allen left
Los Angeles and went to San Francisco,
where she declares, Mygott pursued
her. Later she went to Portland, wheie
her mother is visiting friends. In Port
land she was joined by Mygott, who
accompanied her and her mother to a
theatre. As was pre-arranged, Mm. Al
len said she slipped out and boardoi a
train for Tacoma.
Mygott, however, bbw her board -the
train and also purchased a ticket, re
maining in another part of the san;o
train.
Tries to Shove Her Over.
When Mrs. Allen arrived at Tacoma
she obtained a taxicab, planning to
tnko a stenmer to Seattle. Suddenly
Mygott appeared, and leaping Into the
cab gave the driver orders to go to the
municipal dock, nore the machine was
stopped and Mygott seized Mrs. Allen
and attempted to throw hor over the
bridge. Two men nearby went to her
assistance, and beat the frantic man
off.
Foiled in his attempt to destroy Mrs.
Allon, Mygott leaped over the rail and
landed on the ground CO feet below.
At the hospital he died. Mygott de
clared that he was angry at the woman
because she loft her baby in Portland
Ho aso said that Mrs. Allon was his
wife, and that he was the father of the
babv. All this Mrs. Allen denies. She
declares her husband is In Now York.
Letter to His Mothor.
In tho dead man's possession was
found a letter to his mother at Inde
pendence, Mo. It reads in part:
"For what I am about to do I want
to ask ynnr forglvoness. I expect I am
going to hell, and know you will go to
heaven. T have been driven almost in
sane over Ruth, and I don't know what
to do."
Msr. Allen declares that there Is a
mystory behind tho tragedy that she is
not willing to make known.
Mygott lived at 955 Cleveland aven
ue, Portland.
GOVERNOR DENIES
Says He Has Enough Troubles of His
Own and Will Not Invade Sher
iff Word's Terrttory.
(loverner West this morning made a
firm deuinl that he had any special
ugeuts working on the case tln.t hus
'come up iu Troutdale over the refusal
of the mayor of that town to resign h s
office. The governor said that his of
fice hud enough troubles of its own
anil did not caro to go iu on Sheriff
Word, of Multnomuh couuty. The gov
ernor said that Tom Kay, special agent
for tho state in Multnomah county
county, was also a deputy sheriff and
any evidence he might unearth would
be given to Sheriff Word. The gover
nor was not sure whether Kay would
be acting as a special agent for the
state at the time or as a deputy sheriff.