it V pi the News that's Fit to Print. Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal I THP KhV I THE LARGEST I W MttiMSSOM I WHOM i iIgOiaig -, .v,-n,vv ; 1RTY-SIXTH YEAR. . - SALEM, OBXQOK. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 191.1. nntm mm OK ninra iwn mnra - riuvd vyvj vcma. bianuh, ma ciints. i i . : f CIRCULATION i IH OF OOD CROPS IN VALLEY ding Goes on Kapidly in iilem and Street Work it I Nearing FinUh. CH MONEY EXPENDED 'ireds of Thousands of Dollars Be j Paid Out for Harvesting of j Marion County Crops. jib. $10,700 in Duilding permits is- during the past six days; over JO WO to be extended in the near of Salem for the harvesting of op crop and a crying need of peo o harvest the orchard crop now jiug on the trees, the Capital city . the verge of enjoying prosperity ,tcd for at this time of the yoar. ijier words, Salem will be the main jetioa when tho crbps are harvested .the home seekers will have corn i their labors in due time to es- ;the fall weather, "(ry carpenter in the city is busy; jWnntile establishments are doing iijaratively fine business and the ry stores aro in the midst of a . jirosperous time. Ireets and Bridges Completed. ''th the exception of the North Lib street bridge, every bridge in the hith has been uudor construction lie city this year has been com i There is much work to be done "Je North Front street bridge yet, )he Oregon Electric company is a the work as speedily as possi- . iMaoy workmen will be engaged in building a new bridge across i Mill creek on Commercial street, Hid for the work' having been let uV material now ou the way. This ("re will be constructed of steel '(ihout and will take the place of wooden bridge which has served bridge for the Portland, Eugene & ra company for a number of Street Worto Finished. -,,it all of the street paving work 'fin completed. Union street from ' (ivcr to Twelfth street has been 3 and half of tho street is open .ravel now. Union street is boing i upon and many of the fiiitside that have boon improved this re being oiciied for traffic. :iderable work is being dona on fir grounds road and although that .k'hfaro will not be paved this irt he placed in a fair condi 'Vfore the big state show opens innth. Salem street department is mak fne extensive improvements to ,it"nlks, gutters and othor run down throughout the residence dia--.and hope to have the work com . licforo tho regular rainy season Withstanding Rain They Build. finch tho fag-end of the building 'J is at hand, the bultcnng penults i b.v the city rncordor this year ' ' V- to $10,700. Thoso socuring the fjs were: .lnfh, repairs to the Ladd & Bush ' tsoo. II. Turner, improvements to tho Mc $1250. K. Sinker, one story building at ..faith High street, $1000. ; .Miller, 1 ' i story building at 1030 Liberty street, $1000. . 1'atton, remodeling Price shoo , . f siin. tl. Southwiek, one story building , '? N'orth Winter street, H3000. walker, two story residence ,"tecnth street, .1200. J'aiier, one story building at '" avenue, fSOO. Transfers Lively, h the exception of a laxitv of un V ... . v ,Brte transfers, tho records in '""to Aufrano's offlco'show 11 : j'ie number of real estate transfors !" founty have been as largo, if tli in week than they wore h'k. scvernl hundred acres were Trpri ,1. .l. ... . . .. me pnst lew (i '' rilniderations have been more 1,a'ly large. Thev aro ns fat Gunboat Aground and Fired Upon Mexican Craft Carrying 1000 Troops Harrassed By Detachment of Bebels and Refused Aid. DNITIO PRESS LIASSD Willi. Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 6 The Mexican gunboat Tampico, carrying 1000 troops and a quantity of ammunition, is aground near Toplobampo and is being harrassed by a detachment of consti tutionalists, according to dispatches to day from Guaymaa. The dispatches further state that the commander of the American squadron at Guaymas refused aid to the Tampico because it is not in a sinking condi tion. Rebels on shore have frustrated two attempts to land the soldiers aboard the gunboat. WILL TELL STORY OF Major Murphy Will Defend Mrs. Mer riam in What Hs Calls Foul Con spiracy of Husband. UNITED PRESS UUno WIRE. OVERWORKED ENGINEER BIG FEATURE OF RAIL Miller Forced to Cover His Own Run and That of En gineer who Wat 111. HE USED NO STIMULANTS Slept When Could and Followed In structions of His Superiors In Keeping at Work. united press leased wise. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 6. Millionaires who, living or spend- ing thoir summers along the New Haven railroad line, find in con- venicnt to patronize its trains, need not use the same equipment as people of no financial promi- nence, it was brought out today in the course of the public investiga- Finds Nothing to Justify Arrest Judge Elgin Turns Loose Two Men and a Woman Who Were Spotted By ' City's Woman Sleuth. A fleck of dust on their shield or something of the kind had a tendency to quash what was believed to be a big catch of two men and a woman in a local lodging house last night by Offi cers Woolery, White and Irvine. It seems that Police Matron Lynch had "spotted" l. A. Hulbudt, W. M. Storm and Mrs. E. M. Creswoll, while they were entering the lodging house on State street and the night members of the police department raided the place1 immediately. The arrest was made on tho charge of disorderly conduct, and after Attor ney Caroy F. Martin was called upon, the defendants gave ball and were re leased. This morning the trio appeared before Judge Elgin and after a brief investigation, the case was dismissed on the grounds that there did not exist Bulficiont evidence to constitute a com plaint against the two men and the woman. According to defendant and Attorney artin, the young men had known Mrs. tion into last Tuesday's wreck on tho system, in which 21 lives were Cre8we11 iac "he wtt8 baby nl was lost and about 40 persons were in- jurcd. It was the testimony of Gen- San Francisco. Sent. 6 Inside his-1 eraI Passenger Agent A.M.Smith tory of an army scandal which has jarred military circles from Jackson barracks, New Orleans, to the San Fran cisco Presidio will be bared here Sep tember 22. Then Major Clarence Mur phy on the staff of the governor of Louisiana, in Judgo Graham's court, will relate a Btory of his rolations with Mrs. Bessie. C. Morriam, wife of Cap tain Henry C. Morriam, U. S. A., who for months haB bitterly fought here charges by her husband that she was unduly intimate with Murphy while at Jackson barracks, New Orleans. When Mrs. Merriam'B case came up Murphy was named as co-rrespondent. He was in Paris. Immediately he learned of the charges Murphy cabled denouncing them as a "frame-up" and declaring that so far as he knew, Mrs. Morriam was deeply wronged. As soon as possible Murphy came from Paris to clear Mrs. Morriam 's name in open court, she having resisted overtures from her husband to drop the case and be reconciled on the plea that, for hor daughter's sake, her nnme must bo fully cleared. Murphy finally appeared in court here ready to tell his story, wishing to return to Taris whon hiq taisk was done. Lawyers wrangled over the proposition to hear -Murphy 's story, whilo a court room full of women craned their necks and stretched their care. Finally Judge Graham decided that the tale of scan dal would not be hoard until Septombor 22, and Major Murphy will bo forced to remain hero until that time to clear, ns he says he will, the neme of Mrs. Morriam from what he declares is a foul conspiracy. which developed the latest revela- tion. The use of steel alone had been ordered by the company, Smith said, in the construction of on their way to a picture show with her when they incidentally dropped into their lodging apartments to comb their hair and brush up, when the thre. policemen invadod the quarters and placed them under arrest. The lady was sitting on a lounge waiting fof tho men folks to complete their toilet AT AN EARLY HOUR .,. Little House Is Completely Wrecked by Blast Fired by Miscreant. FLOOR IS NOW SPLINTERS Hansen Blown Half Way Across Boom, Walls An Wrecked and Ceiling Is Entirely Cared In. the "club cars." used exclusively wnen tU9 PlaMlin of the peace ap- by rich commuters, who rent the IearcJ 08 the lleona- cars at $3000 apiece yearly. ' " The public investigation into the wrock was concluded today. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 6. Testify ing at the public investigation into the Now Haven railroad disaster Tuesday, Engineer Miller, of the wrecked train, said today that, for a week before the accident, he had been covering his own Assistant State Superintendent E. F. Carlton, who has charge of the Indus trial department of tho public schools, UTVU t . 4' A II. run and that of another engineer who " 7 umK l"" ""Innienaonis wft8 jj i n mo cuuuiiui uuu matrices oi me , ' I first class, calling attention to the f net . " "urithat both county and district exhibits Tuesday," Miller continued, "hut wasi are providod for at the coming state ""P", lu B0 ""'i. fair, but that district exhibits cannot 1 had done his work, as well as my own be crcdit(!d to th countv ... Prizes are provided for each class. A I.,. to A. P. James, $10; port an" 1. block S I-nlvrr-tv .,1,1.. i nd R Davis to W, R. Scheurer, ion ''"Hilar piece of land, a portic ' 1. containing 0.130 sere. 2' ,nl K. A. Reese to A. M. Cham , 'Cuntinued on page Jour.) IS HELD If) SEATTLE Lewis Austin Believed to Be Member of Ring Operating on Coast and Offers Bribe. ONITKD I'BBSS UASED WIRE.) Sacramento, Cal., Sept. (f.-Lewis i' :.. .i.iv Austin, a man or many iniu.-"-", held by the .Seattle police-, pending ox tradition, having been arrested yester day when ho attempted to secure from tho steamship officials of that city a Chalmers automobile, m which no aim his voting wile escaped i"'"' '- cento nfter Austin had been arrested i a ehnrgo of stealing automobiles. Sheriff Ahem hero today said he believed Austin is a member of a ring of automobile thieves operating ou the .acific coast. In the Chalmers car, alleged to have been stolen bv Austin, the sheriff found a license card reading "32H Oklahoma City." When arrested in Stockton, Cal., re centlv, it is 'charged Austin offered a .-,fio" bribe to a deputy sheriff, and At,.,,, nvs hn offered a bribo of .W to the Seattle officials. Austin has been indicted by the Sac ramento grand jury, it believed, uui the indictments are as yet not m.de ,,,,1,110. Ahern will go to Seattle to night for the prisoner. for a week, I might as well do it for another iay. end hen wo are. "I did my work without the aid of stimulants. No, I drank no whiskoy. I slept when I could. Sunday I rested, going to Springfield Sunday night. Monday morning I took my engine out on my run to Stamford, arriving thore at 9:15, cleaned my engine, started home and arrived at 12:4!. Then T slept until 4:45, returned to Stamford, rested an hour, started for Springfiold and got here at midnight. "At 5:13 we started on the return run, and at 6:55 the wreck occurred." Oenernl Manager O. L. Hardo of the New Havon road, said that botween August, 1011, and last July, the direct orso authorized expenditure of $0,926, 000 for improvements intended to mako travel safer for passengers. They had docided, ho added, to buy only all-stool cars in future. Slump in Now Haven. New York, Sept. 6. A slump in New Haven, following the withdrawal of J. P. Morgan & Co., as Its fiscal agents, was the only feature of the Btock market today. New Haven opened a point off at 90 3-4, slumped to Dil and then recovered to 00 "-H. Ilonds were steady. The market closed moderately firm. special building 50x143 feet has been erected for the industrial exhibits of the children, and in this all agricultural products, domestic science and manual training work will be shown. Adjoin ing this building is a tent 50xS0 feet that will house tho children's poultry exhibits. Answers have been received from ten counties saying they will have exhibits. Thoso so far reporting are Benton, Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yam hill. McMinnvillo gives notice that it will have a district exhibit aa large as any county shows, and Marion will probably have a fine district exhibit. t UNITED PBESS LEASED WIS!. San Diegcr, Cal., Sept, 6. Dynamite or blasting powder placed under his house, near the eastern limits of the city early today caused the death of Peter B. Hansen, aged 74, and com pletely wrecked his little home. Hansons son, Peter B. Hansen, Jr., was questioned, but was not held. Hansen's son, Peter B. Hansen, Jr., asleep when the bomb was set off un der the floor beneath his bed. So great was the force of the explosion that the entire floor of the bedroom was re duced to splinters. Hansen was blown half way across the room. The walls were wrecked and the ceiling cavca in. Chief of Police WUbou said today, after investigating, that he believed the explosion was of black powder in stead of dynamite. He added that Hansen had long had socialistic affil iations, but was at a loss to imagine a motive for the supposed crime. CLABBT-LOGAN FIGHT IS DEOLABED OFF IN 'FRISCO rJITt PRESS I-E1SED WIRE,) Oakland, Cal., Sept. 0. Th Jimmy Clnbby-Frauk Logan middleweight match, scheduled by the Weflt Oak land club for September 17 is of,f. Clabby declaros he injured his should er when he fought Sailor Grande in Sacramento Labor Day, but the fine hand of Promoter Jim Coffroth, of Ban Francisco, who wants to send Clabby against the winner of the McAllister- Potrosky battle, is seen in the deal, Clabby had a forfeit of 250 up, and this he forfeited to the local club. Otto Berg, of ARtoria, Ore., may be suliBtl tuted for Clabby. A bantamweight card may also be put on in place of the Clabby-Logan attraction. Takes Steps to Oust Wooden Car Southern Pacific Flans to Spend Couple of Million to Cqmplote Its Steel Equipment. UNITED FBlSa lAD WIS!. San Francisco, Sept. 6. In fulfill ment of Its announced intention to dis card all wooden cars on its lines as soon as possible tho Southern Pncifo railroad today has filod with the Cali fornia state railroad eommission an ap plication for authority to issue $2,010, 000 on equipment trust certificates to bo used for the purchase largely of steel cars. The railroad plans to puy at once 161 stool cars, including observation 'cars, combination baggage and postal cars, baggage oars, and 63 steel passen ger coaches. The company already has steel cars on all its interstate runs. LION ROARS OVER The Weather How Goes tf) LOOK OM WEI UNITED TREKS LEASED W1HB. Coaticook, Quo., Sept. 6. In continuing the case against former r District Attorney Jerome of New York changed with playing penny ante with some newspaper eorros- .joudents, Judiro McKoe said to- day: "Jerome muy think Coaticook The Dickey Bird is a suburb and that he can play says: Oregon, fair poker in the street here. But wo tonight and Sun- will enforce the laws and Bhow day; cooler to-1 him he can 't play cards before our dny; cooler to-! children. He will be prosecuted to night with light the fullest extent of tho law." frost, except near The crowd in the courtroom the rout, north- ' hirrsd wil llv lit. the conclusion ! of Judge Mi Kcc's remarks, I Caminetti is Found Guilty on One Count and Furnishes Bond s BE LIGHT ON RITCHIE Not Likely That Bo Will Be Much Better Than an Even Bet in Con test With Freddie Welsh. UNITED PRESS LEASED WISH. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 6. Evory preliminary to tho world's champion ship lightweight contest between Cham pion Willio Bitchie and Freddio Welsh, champion of England, which is to be Btaged at Brighouse arena, near hero September 20, is completed todny, and, barring accident to the fighters, an Englishman will have tho first chance in years at the lightwoight crown. After much backing and filling for feits were finally poBtod last night with the official stakeholder. - BoUv-Hitchle and "Welsh aro in . the full swing of propnrntion for the mill, and Welsh's ankle, which' was hurt recently, seems to be ns strong as ever. While there haB been little betting on the contest as yet, it is not believed that Ritchie will be much bettor than even money. The Han Franciscan is a stranger hero and Welsh 's cloverness is well known. Both show well in thnlr workouts, but Welsh 's activity and cleverness is token by many as giving him a big elwuice to win if the cnntn.it. goes the full 20 rounds. Ititchio, on tho othor hand, Is known to hnve a punch, and his admirers count on It to win. It is uenorallv beliuvod tlint tlm contest will not end within fifteen rounds. HI R BUNKED BY II0L" PIDI V 10 ortie mum MAKES Mi BELTS Famous Dynamiter Make Scores From as Many Battlesnaka Skins In On Month. UNITED miBS LEASED WISE. Los Augolos, Cal.. Sept. 6. Twontv holts from 20 rattlesnako skins in a month is tho record of Industry estab lished by Ortio Me.Manlgnl, star wit noss in tho famous McNamara trial, who occupies a "suite" of coIIb in the county jail horo, ponding his final dis position by the authorities, MeMnnignl undertook the manufac ture of snake skin belts whon the fash ioning of picture frames from cignr hnxes prilled upon him He has been in jail hero since the spring of 1011, and has no assurance of how long he will remain. Three indictments stand against Mc Manigal He is rh,.;Kcd by a federal grand jury at Iiidiimnpolis with llle gaily transporting dynamite from one stato to another. He Is charged here, In indictments returned by federal and county grand juries, with dynamiting the Llewellyn iron works soon nfter the destruction of the Times building by the MeNnmars October 1, 1910. Secrets of 28,000 Years Pre served and Guarded for Their Benefit. LAW PUTS STOP TO FINE GAME OF HER'S Ponderous Complaint of One Plaintiff Tells of Her Great Claims. UNITBD rBRSS LRASSIB KlRE.l Los Angolos, Cal., Sept. 6 Projection of the law upon her plans of Infinite calm caused Williminia Leonora, Ann strong, "teacher of teachers," to dis continue here today her instruction in oriental occultism and mysticism to her patiently established classes that aro said to have included many women of woulth and social standing. Meanwhile Mrs. Admstrong Is preparing to defend herself against a suit brought by Mrs. Beatrice Fuller to recover $100 alleged to have been paid for such instruction. In s ponderous complaint' devoid of technical verbiage of the law, and reading, with the exception of tho alle gations against Mrs. Armstrong, Ilka page from the journal of au Indian - adept, Mrs, Fiillnr recites the plaintiff 'a luim of a trnst roposed In her-when she was given the eecrets "preserved and guarded for 28,000 years by tho genemtions of a recluse brotherhood in eaves miles deep in the Hiinalyas." , Important Person. The alleged methods of the teachers, the complaint assorts, gradually led her classes through courses of travel dis cusion, Into occult diBcusion, which was gradually and imperceptibly blonded into a mysticism of Impelling fascina tion until the instructor stood revealed as tho Kalki Avatars, or, the complaint further defines, "the living embodi ment of the personality of God, head of the infinite, come to earth, the dftrkost planet of the universe, to end violence and take from hell, nil who could pass cortaln tests, her presence boing the beginning of the golden age, the millonium." Caught Evon Horrlman. Even the sagacity of the late E. II. Ilnrrimnn wns Improssod by tho won derful teachings of the "teacher of teachors," according to the claim at tributed to Mrs. Armstrong in the com plaint. Tho mystic, It is alleged, while claiming in no sense to bo a spiritual ist, was nble to communicate with the spirit of the railroad wizard, which pro fessed admiration of the teachings to an extent that It deplored its failure In life to aid tho promulgation of "the light." It is further alleged that the benefit of Mr. Hnrriman's business acumen might bo passed to scekors for a consideration. Mrs, Armstrong, who clnims to bo a grndunlo of tho Women's Medical Col lege of I'liilndulphiu, is given five days to answer the complaint. E Pan Francisco, Sept. 6. F. Brew j ute stood 10 to 2 .or conviction and Caminetti stands eonwctcii today ou dually the two agrixul to compromise one count of the' four charged against by finding a verdict of guilty ou one him. I.ate yesterday afternoon the of the four counts charged. jury in the fi-dornl court brought in I'.uil in the sum of s ! 0.0(n was fur- vi.ru. ( I savinir that ho was guilty of nislml. bv Frank Freeman of Willows. trnnsiwrting and aiding In transport ing Lola Norris to Reno for Immoral purposes. It did not consider him re sponsible for Marsha Warring'en's elop mcnt with I)igs and It refused to be lieve that Miss Norris had been en ticed into going. The jury was out three hours and took eight ballots. From tha first, th ( nl., and C). IWIaiftilupi of Sun Fran cisco, and was ready to be tiled with the Tinted States ninnhal when the verdict was announced. Sentence will be pronounced WcdneMlny, September 10, the dny set for sentencing Maury I. IMggs, jointly Indicted with Caminetti and convicted on four counts. Exceptions to the charge of Judge . an l'leot as a wholo and In part were t nil en by counsel and a petition for an appeal will be filed, as in the case of ligg'. l aminetti took the verdict lightly, milig a forced smile end nudging his brother jocularly. First he lifted his little dnughter, Naomi, who was play ing at his feet, and placed her carefully in her mother's lap. Tlicu he shook hnnds wih his lawyers and with Biggs, who had hecii sitting nearby. Ifis mother and wife showed no emo tion. They sat with lowered eyes and lowered beads, gazing into their laps ON SALE NEXT MONDAY Tickets for the Cherrlan excursion to the Pendleton Hound Up will bo placed on sale Monday morning at hecretary Bynon's office, in the Com mercial club. Tickets must be taken up at once In or,!.;.- that reservation csn be secured. The Cherrlan sn'cinl train will leave Salem at 0 a. m. Thursday. UNITED rUESS UASID WIRS.1 Han Francisco, Sept. fl. No applica tion wns me do to tho district attoruey's olfico up to noou today for a warrant for tho arrest of Vivian Lyons, de clared saua yesterday after a hearing boforo Sus!rior Judgo Van Nostrnnd, which was the outcunio of a suicide pact entered into by her and Robert .1. Widncv, a fnrmiir Los Augelus real estate broker, who Is now convalescent at a Livermoru sanitarium. The young woman Is being nired for at a private home here. She says she will 'forget her old companions and endeavor to live a peaceful existence. It was rumored that Judge Widnoy would seek to have Mrs, Lynns ar rente I on a charge of assault, if the Insanity chargo failed, but he has not yet taken my action. f V, ii ; 1 1 1 t