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11 the News that's Fit to" Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal p v -"Hi. - 4 iiini THF BEST NEWSPAPER iTICIANS WILL BE ps LIED UPON IB DENY iimon, Aldrich and Others Ylio Have Been Assailed j May Testify. Jl .HALL IS NOT -WITNESS Appearance at Morning Session poned and Cleveland Man Tells About Sugar Lobby. UNITE! TRESS LEASED WIRE. i. ' Washington, July 9. After a !. ;.rate search of the cloak '(i 'Ms, the house mustered a quo- nn this afternoon and voted, 104 :o J 0 2, to permit the proposed spe- iai house lobby investigating com- ni'itw to employ Bpecial counsel 0 probe the charges of Martin M. viultjall. This reverses action tak- n i arlier in tho week. The resolution providing for a olM probe, independent of that iev in progress by a senate com- I'itf'.'e, was passed by tho house afternoon. Speaker Clark then ijiju.'inted the following members t a committee to conduct an in- - ention: ).': yresentative Garrett, of Ton- icwe, chairman; Eepresentatives lin, of Indiana; Russell, of Mis- ouri; Rodenberry, of Georgia; ltulford, of Wisconsin; Willis, of )hio; and Nolan, of California. Wellington, July V. Attorneys for :':r National Association of Manu 1 1 i'S asked Senator Overman of th Carolina, chairman of the lobby 1 t i i tee, today to subpoena forty for- leaders of congress, including for- tweaker Cannon and former Sena A i' I rich. These men, it was stated, il.i refute testimony which it is anti- itf i will be given by Martin M. ilmll, of Baltimore, involving the :i:ttion in certain political deals, utur Overman declined to issue the jotiiag at this time. ' lien the senate lobby sub-committee nncd its hearings today Chairman T.Siip announced that the appear n ii f Aiartin M. Mulhall, of Balti- !.sd bjpn postponed. I'li'.uUl was expected to testify as to I 1 1 1 played by the National Asso !: 'j of Manufacturers in certain po ll ' ampaigns while he was agent of ' .in unnization. Sugar Lobbyist Testifies, lie first witness today was A. D. d'vi i, of Cleveland, a member of the i ni Alexander & Baldwin, said to iV largest sugar producers in Ha L Baldwin testified that he had 0 'n re since April in the interest of uiy on sugar. Ho said he had re mi tllO a day and expenses. He ad- 1 that he did not think he earned , much, but said the sugar interests l' il him to stay here. II 1 did in Washington, Baldwin , v:i to call on about twenty sena Vul write a few letters. On cross- '','i'i'tion Baldwin's story remained v V inlly the same as that told by who have testified regarding r forts to keep sugar off the froe " 'Us of Captured Meeting, i. Smith, president of the Ocor r ,mers' Union, was the next wit Vie testified that a meeting of i ds of the various state organ! i . of the National Farmers' i called for the ostensible pur .. devising a plan for increasing '. .sumption of cotton, was eap i i'.v the cotton manufacturers and .!."' ir refiners who transformed the i.ig into a conference In opposi ' ;v the Underwood tariff bill. In- ! representing tho sentiment of :"' oners, Smith said, the meeting : 1 resolut'K Renouncing the ;'f ill. Will Call Them Later. 1 ' plaining his reason in refusing ! 'i iioena former Speaker Cannon, Mr Aldrich and the others at this . Overman said: ' . Mulhall ' story develops these vnvyiii u A iBilStEgjfe o rwvv- ITIXTHYEAR. ' oeeook, wx 9, 1913. PRICE, WQ . 'mm and arson. fflrcHffisinai All Depositors May Get Full Pay More Hopeful View of Pittsburg Bank , Tangle Is Taken and Charges of Fraud Probed. . UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Tittsburg, Pa., July 9. A more hope ful view was taken today of tha finan cial situation here, following the failure on Monday of the First-Second Nation al Bank. W. 8. Kuhn, president of the institution, is expected to arrive some time today to assist in straightening out its affairs, It is now expected that all depositors of the First-Second National-Bank will be paid in full. The board of directors of the bank will be -organized and the Kuhn interest eliminated(before the bank is re-opened. Agents of the treasury department are probing charges that "dummy" loans were made. Applications for re ceivers were made in the United States court today for six subsidiaries of the American Works and Guaranty com pany. OF WAR PUBLISHED Balkans -Will Keep Going at It From Now on, According to News In Belgrade Paper. . .. .. U .. ' UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. London, July 9.- The Balkan war having been regularized by formal declarations, it is understood that the powers will make no attempt to me diate. The Official Gazette at Bel grade published last night notice of a formal declaration of war against Bul garia. Servian dispatches last night admit that a strong Bulgarian column has in vaded Servia at Konagevatz, which town they occupied after setting fier to the adjacent villages. Cholora has been carried to Belgrade by the wounded. Official Greek dispatches claim a great victory at Doiran, where the Bul garians, recently roinforced, are insu perior strength to the Gereks. The lat ter assert that a whole division of Bulgarians wjas destroyed, and that the Bulgarians fled in such confusion that they even left loaded guns behind. This victory is considered of great importance, because Doiran was the Bulgarian victuling center, and all the provisions fell into the hands of the Greeks. It is roporetd from Sofia that the 10th Bulgarian division, which rein forced General Ivanoff, was brought from the Tchntalja district. This would indicate compliance with Turkey's de mand that tho Bulgarians evaucate Turkish territory. The Bulgarians are taking the of fensive agaii st Nish, according to an nouncement from Sofia. BTJLGAB8 BURN TO DEATH SEVEN HUNDRED PERSONS united ritass LEASED WIll.l Salonika, July 9. Father Michael, superior or tne rencn uatnoue mission sacres committed in that district by Bulgarian irregulars. In one instance they burned to death 700 men belonging to Kurkut by imprisoning them in a mosque under which they exploded bombs, setting the building afire.' They had previously assembled the victims' wive and daughters to witness the spectacle. Even more terrible scenes were enacted at Kilkinh, Planit za and Ttaynovo, women also being burned to death. Father Michael as serts that among the irregulars respon sible for these atrocities were business and professional men and students from Sotia. men will be needed here to tostify, and we will issue subpoenas. Until we hear Mulhall, under oath, there is no need of subpoenaing them." The list of names suggested by the manufacturers included those of Sena tor W. Murray Crane, Senator Lodge, Senator Penrose and Congressmen Mc Dermott and Shirley. OF "Uncle" Charley Miller, One of Three Democrats Who Voted for Mitchell. CROSSED PLAINS IN 1840 Justice of Peace for Over 20 Tears and Prominent in Democratic Cir cles for Long Time. "Uncle" Charley Miller died last evening at the family home on the farm near Jefferson, which has been his residence since 1S47, and in his death Marion county loses a veteran politician, a man of sterling quality and one who has been a leading factor for years in developing the whole Willam ette valley. Mr. Miller was 84 years old when he died. He has been a prominent and a progressive farmer and stock raiser in tha county for more than fifty years. His activity while a member of the Ore gon State Grange earned a creditable title for him and the Oregon State fair, while in its infancy, received the solid and unstinted support of the deceased. He ha been an exhibitor at the state fair for years and his stock has won many blue ribbons. He was an active member of the Masonic fraternity and his name is readily recognized in al most every portion of the state. Was Great Politician. Probably there has never been a greater local politician than Uncle Charley Miller. Until a few years ago, he has always taken an active interest n Marion county politics and was a leading war horse of the Democratic party. Besides having been justice of the peace for the Jefferson district for over twenty years, Mr. Miller was a very material factor in the Democratic branch of the house of representatives of the state legislature in 1887. Mr. Miller was elected, and although Mit chell was a Republican candidate for the senate, Miller cast his Democratic vote for him, his being one of the only three Democratic votes cast for the Re publican candidate. The election of Mr. Mitchell created more than unusual excitement. The leg islature adjourned on account of being unable to elect a United States senator and a special election was held, at which tlmo Mr. Miller and two other Democrats switched tothe Republican candidate and their votes elected Mr. yitchell. Crossed the Plains. Mr. Miller crossed tho plains in the forties. He located in this county and has been a resident here ever since. His wife preceded him to the grave over a score of years ago, and he leaves the following children: Charles Miller, Jr., Louisa Miller, Emma Miller, Mrs. Lydia Hoyt and Mrs. Ida Looney, all of Jef ferson. The deceased was honorable in busi ness, upright in conduct, kind and lov ing to his family and was a valuable citizen and a good neighbor. He was highly respected by all who came in contact with him and he leaves a host of dear friends. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Masonic building in Jefferson under the auspices of Santiam Lodge, services to begin at 2 p. m. The re mains will be laid to rest in the Ma sonic cemetery in Jefferson. Rigdon & Richardson, local funeral directory, will conduct the-funeral. PARTISAN HEARING ON CURRENCY BILL SCHEDULED united i-rf.ks leased wire Washington, July 9. The Republi can proposal fur non partisan consider ation of the currency bill went down to defeat by a straight party vote at a meeting of the entire house honking committee here today. It was decided, however, to hold open and public com mittee meetings, The Democrats contended that they would be responsible for the measure and insisted the presence of the Repub lican minority would only, hinder their activity. Big Brushfires Are Being Curbed Soldiers Are Fighting Hard and No Buildings or Towns Are Being Endangered. UNITED PRESS LEASED WISE. Mill Valley, Cal., July 9. The brush fires on Mount Tanialpais, which have been burning for two days, were believ ed at 10 o'clock today to be in a fair way to burn themselves out, and unless 1 a sudden shift of the wind occurs, none danger. No buildings whatever have been burned. The general direction of the blaze today was toward Larkspur, but with plenty of men to control it, the fire, it is believed, will not spread much beyond its present area. The most serious fire today is in Blithedale canyon. Fern canyon also is on fire, and the fire along the "hog back" is still burning. Besides 750 regular soldiers from the Presidio, of San Francisco, a volunteer army of about one thousand men recruited from Marin county towns are available. Mayor Harvey Klyce denied a roport that Governor Johnscn had been asked to send state tropps to assist in fight ing the fire, and declared that the pres ent force is entirely adequate. 5, Fact That Bristow Served Three Terms ' Before Prevents Him from Get ting Lighter Term. Frank Bristow, who was tried and convicted of grand larceny by a jury in the circuit court last Monday' was sentenced to a term of seven years in the penitentiary yesterday afternoon by Judge Kelly. Bristow 's attorney made an attempt to arrest the judgment by filing a peti tion but Judge Kelly overruled the mo tion and pronounced sentence. Al though the court has the power to im pose indeterminate sentences ,it could not do so in Bristow 's case, due to the fact that the dofendant had sorted three different terms in as many penal institutions, which fact relieves him of all indeterminate favors. Bristow was taken to prison last night by Sheriff Esch. Other Criminal Cases Up. The attorneys for Charles R. Briggs who has been indicted by the grand jury on the charge of illicit cohabita tion, appeared in court this morning and stated that his client wished to plead guilty. Briggs pleaded not guilty bofore Judge Kelly yesterday morning, but a request is now on file to give the dofendant an opportunity to change the plea to guilty. Judge Kelly will con sider the motion some time this after noon. George W. Tobin and Fred Demagolly wore arraigned before Judge Kelly this morning. .Tobin, who was indicted on the charge of embezzlement, pleaded not guilty, and Demagolly, who is charged with violating a criminal stat ute, entered the same plea. CROOKED POLICEMEN , GET TEAR IN JAIL united press leased WIRK.l San Francisco, July 9. Former De tective Sergeant Arthur Mac.Phee and Patrolman Charles Taylor, convicted of conspiring with Italian bunco men to obstruct justice, were each sentenced to one year in the county pail here today by Superior Judge William P. Lawlor. Their motions for a now trial wero de nied. The Weather The Dickey Bird says: Showers west, fair east portion to-night; Thursday general ly fair; southerly winds. It cot newI ISAYTtlBERCULOSISCAN mm people Sanitary Subjects Should Be Thoroughly Impressed Up on People, Say Medics DIVORCE IS GIVEN RAP j Produces an Alarming Psoportlon of Dependent Children, According to Statistics united press leased wire. Seattle, Wash., July 9. That di vorces produce a large proportion of dependent children, and tbt tuber culosis may be abolished by education on sanitary subjects, were declarations made in addresses delivered bofore .the National Conference of Charities and Corrections this morning. Three sec tion meetings were held and . a general session at 11:30 o'clock. The section meetings denlt with ''child welfare," the "relation of commercial organizations to social welfare" and ".probation, prisons and parole." The general session dis cussed "health and productive power." ,"The tragedies of the divorce court are increasing in numbers," said Judge Everett Smith, of Seattle, speaking at the Western Coast mooting on child welfare this morning. "In this county, in 1912, a total of 1500 divorces were granted, being one decree to evory three marriage licenses issued, and we hnve more than the average number of dependent children from homes being broken by divorce." Judge Smith recommended the rear ing of dependent children in foster homes. But even preferable to that, the judge recomhiendod the mother's pension system.- 'The preservation of the home," he said, "by the aid of the state, is an assurance of the vitality and prosperity oi me nation." Addressing tho same meeting, Dr. Anna Louise Strong, direetor(of exhibits of the National Child Welfare com mittee, impressed upon the hearers the educational value of exhibits. W. Alton Otttes, secretary of tho stato board of charities and correc tions of California, described the sys tem of granting state aid for the care of dependent children in California. Can Stop Tuberculosis. Speaking in an optimistic vein of the rapid progress of sanitation and the co-operation with the public health offieiul of numerous privato health units in worshop, factory, store, home, club and so on, Dr. James E. Crichton, health commissioner of Seattle, oven went to the extent of predicting the death blow to tuberculosis. "Tuberculosis can, can will bo abol ished without roasonablo doubt," Dr. Crichton said, addressing the general session which took up the subject of "health and productico power." "Tuberculosis will be abolished, not by medicine, but through proper edu cation. No disease can be more read ily effaced than tuberculosis, when the people once know what to do. Tt Is the duty of private and public health agencies, of individuals, of municipal ities and statcB, to sow broadcast, correct information in reference to this and other diseases." Tonight the committee on nomina tions will meet at the Washington hotel, but its work will probably not lie concluded before tomorrow, night. The committee on ' orimnizatinn also meets toninlit, and will comploto its re port to the conference Thursday. BULGARS SAID TO BE , READY TO GIVE UP. v icnna. July 9. Following Be- vere reverses at tho hands of the Oreeks and Servians, it is reported here tonight that Bulgaria is now ready to discuss terms for peace in the renewed Balkan war. . Pa Soon Breaks This Hunger Strike Acts When School Board Fines Hint $5 on Ground He Is Responsible for Girl's Truancy. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. London, July 9. Inspired by the suc cess of the suffragettes in securing re- ase from prison by hunger striking, 1-year-old Helen Buchan. of Peterhead. Aberdeenshire, adopted this method of evading, school attendance. She suc ceeded for three days, whereupon her lather was summoned before the school board and fined $5 on the eround that he was responsible for his daughter's truancy. T. there any law against whinnlnir girl of her aget" inquired the father.' "JNot it you have proper cause," was the chairman's renly. V She '11 return to school tomorrow," he announced. And she did. Takes Logan's Place But Says the Job Is Too Pitiful a Ons to Hold ;'v Permanently. ' Owing to the absence Of John F. Logan, a member of the parole board, Stato Treasurer Kay was pressed into service. He says, after listening te the stories told, as to how the boys got Hito trouble, that he is convinced they all ought to be free, that is, of course, if the tales were absolutely true and unembellished. . He was so impressed with one case, that ho became person ally responsible for one young fellow, and, on his promise to look after him, and find him employment, the board paroled himj. When asked how he would like the job permanently, Tom just shook his head and remarked the job was too soul-harrowing a ono for him, and it certainly Is for anyone whose feelings are easily touchod. No one can realize the pitifulness of it, un less brought in contact with and com pelled not only to listen to the stories, but to act upon them and worse than all to turn down the requests for freedom. NICKEL FARE LAW INVALID SAYS SUPREME COURT Olympia, Wash., July 9. Tho 5-cont street car fare provision of the Wash ington public utilities law was declared invalid by tho state supremo court yes terday in a decision in tho case of the officials of the Seattle, Renton t South ern Railway, sentenced to 30 days' im prisonment forscollccting a 10-cent fare within the city limits of Seattle. The court following a decision of tho United States suprome court, hold that tho ponalty of the public utilities law, which makes collection of more than 5 cent fares a gross misdomcanor, is so severe that in practice it would provent street railroads from seeking to protect their rights, since failure might mean a penalty as great as a year's imprison ment for each official. BLAMES MOTHER-IN-LAW FOR MARITAL TROUBLES An answer was filed in the circuit court today by the defendant in the di vorce suit commenced recontly By Rose Ficklin against Boss Ficklin. The plaintiff, In her complnint, alleges cru el and inhuman treatment as grounds for divorce. In his answer filed today, the defendant alleges that tho plaintiff was induced to leave home by her moth er, who Is also separated from her hus band. It is further alleged by the defendant that country life is not agreeable to the plaintiff but, on the contrary, the allurements found in larger towns are more to her liking and that sho is also over anxious to attract and receive at tention from other people They were married in Canada and tho home is now located near Falls City, Polk county. The defendant asks that the complaint be dismissed and that he be awarded the custody of the two mi nor children. Attorneys Carson A Brown represent i the defendant, FACE HIS TRIAL FOR Police Believe He Killed at Least One Woman for Her Insurance. HINTS ABOUT CRIMES, Held for Firing Owl China Store. Which Might Have Wiped Out 60 -Lives But for Accident. I united pbbss leased wibs. San Diego, Cal, July 9. Having mods' partial confession of a life of crime in several cities and having hinted that he murdered Mrs. Lydia Burns, a wid ow, to get money which she had col lected as fire insurance after hor home was burned here, Dr. Frank M. Madi son committed suicide in his cell at the eity jail early today. He strangled himself with his necktie as he sat in bed. He was found sitting bolt up right, clutching a magazine. His thumb was pressed on a paragraph of a fire story. The article told how a number of. young women, had perished in leaping from, an office building to escape. Dr. Madison was held for arson as the result of the fire in the Owl china store, of which he was proprietor in the Leland hotel building here, on tli night of July 4. Only a mere sccldent prevented the fire from wiping out six ty lives. The fire was started with ' fuses connected with oil and distillate. Dr. Madison was arrested near Los An- golos. Tells of His Guilt. . At first he denied any connection with the fire, but late yesterday he called Chief of Police Wilson to his coll and mado what Wilson regarded as a practical confession of guilt. ' " h I have lived an awful life," said Madison, according to Wilson. "I have done things of which I have been ac cused and which I have denied. I have done many other things of which I have never been accused." Taking Wilson by the hanii, Madison said: "Have they exhumed Mrs. Burns' bodyt" Rocoiving a negative answer, Madi son sighed and said: 'Well, thoy have got it on me for that. They will not convict me, and I am not long for this life, anyway." Fired Leland Hotel. To Chief Wilson Madison admitted that Mb denials of connection with the Leland hotel fire wore false. He de- -dined, however, to go into particulars, ... and made arrangements to have an at torney and stenographer visit his cell today. Chief Wilson said today that Madison's evident purpose was to make a complote confossion today. Mrs. Burns was the widow of Dr. . Burns, who ran a drugstore here for many years. She died in May as a re sult of what seemed to be a natural in ternal trouble, Dr, Madison signing the death certificate. She had just collect ed 11500 insurance on her home, which: had burned a few weeks before. Madison cashed the insurance chock. hor endorsement being on it. He said the money belonged to him, as he had advanced money to Mrs. Burns for lum ber to build the house. His Record Elsowhere. As soon as suspicion for the Leland hotel fire rested on Madison, tho police began to look up his record. Chief Wil son said that it had been found that Dr. Madison was interested in a fire In a flat building which be owned in Chi cago in 1891, The fire was extinguished and Madison declares that he was 1.10 miles from Chicago at the time. From Chicago the police traced him to Teoria. There a $15,000 house he longing to Madison was burned. He collected tOOOO Insurance. After tho Peoria fire Madison went to Tokopa. He stayed there six months. Ho then came hero, ten years ago, build ing a home at Ramona. This was burn ed and Madison collected the insurance. Tells of Relatives. At first Madison denied having anv living relatives. Before he diod, he told the police that he had a niece, (Continued on pags 8 ) 9 r.