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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal mm v 5v THE BEST I THE LARGEST j t nhwk Mhi i a i ii uiir it i ii ii ii ii ii ii it . sv ii ii ii nti ii n u 11 11 irvin ei IJZZZZJ V$J4U WJS CIRCULATION I THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. nmt OBEflOy, raiPAT, OQTOBElt 21, 191). WTW MB BWBW SAYS HE WILL ss turnersmiied" );.,.Jr z... TosMiwr-" of us. steel trust nr Miinu nnnne m o uui i ho ruur Huerta Will Not Serve Even i f Elected He Tells Secretary of State Also Modifies Offensive Language Used Toward United States Diaz Still in United States Consulate Diaz's Personal Staff Held Prisoners Huerta's Personal Staff Jailed and Some Members May Be Shot. united run sb lmased wibe.i Washington, Oct. 21. After matters had gone about as fur as they possibly could go, short of actual fighting, the Mexican situation improved slightly this afternoon. That is to say, Secretary of State Bryan announced that the administra tion had received positive assurances irom President Huerta of the latter 'b determination not to remain in office, even if elected Sunday. Washington officialdom took this as surance for whatever each individual official considered it worth. The ma jority remarked, in various ways, that Huerta has given assurances before which it would hardly have paid to re ly on too implicitly. Wants to Enow More. Moreover, officialdom wanted to know what would happen if Sunday's election should prove rosultless. The Mexican constitution provides that the winning candidate in a presi dential election must have a majority as well as a plurality; It providos also that a cortain proportion of the coun try's entire voto must bo cjist. If no candidate gots a majority 'and with four in the field, this is very likely or if the total vote falls below the re quired figures, there must be another election. If either of these things should hap pen, Huerta has already dochired that lie would have to hold over until after another election. Ho might delay an other one indefinitely. Still, there Was a gleam of hope in Secretary HrvMu's announcement. Huerla Less Offensive. And there was another gleam Huer ta slightly modified his declaration of yesterday that ho would not permit for eign interference in Mexican affairs. The declaration, as he made it origin ally, plainly meant ho would not permit "American" interference. Today ho emphasized tho fact that ho meant in terference by "any uowor. " Tho amendment made his words some what less offensive, at least to Ameri cans. A less picturing detail was that Huer ta whs understood to havo corrected himself at the suggestion of British Min ister Sir Lionel Canlcn. Cardcn's atti tude, almost of hostility toward tho Vnited States, and of complacency to ward HuerUi, is considered here serious ly to havo complicated relations be tween Washington and Mexico City, and regret was felt at this additional sign of influenco over the dictator, oven though, in this instance, it seemed to lidvo been used in the interests of con ciliation. Diaz in U. S. Consulate. fleneml Felix Diaz's presence in the t'nited States consulate at Vera Crux was regarded ns a situation fraught witli peril. Diaz asked for the protec tion of the American flag nnd there was nothing to do but give it to him. Still, lie wus rcgnrded as n dangerous guest, in view of the serious nnscipionces which must follow any attempt by his enemies to do him violence in such a sanctuary. lie ic-eived mi offer from Huerta of a special train to take him to Mexico City, but refused to place himsilf in the dictator' power, .lose Kcipicun, vice presidential candidate on the ticket headed by Dinz, wn ipmled in a riis itih from Mexico City, however, ns 'Dying he expected the latter at the capital within "4 hours. Dim's Frier.ds Hold. The member of Diaz's personal staff who hm. I, . I with him in Vera Cruz, and a private carload of hi friends, who were on their way from Oaxma to see him, were still held prisoner, and it wb reported they would be deported to Havana on the gunboat Zaragozn. The members of Huerta 's own per conal staff also remained under arrest, charged with having been in cbmmnni- cation with Diaz. Heports were current that Monterey l III II i n u had been captured by Mexican rebols, but they were unverified. Personal Staff Jailed. Mexico City, Oct. 24. The members of Provisional President Huorta's per sonal staff, every man of whom was arrested last evening, will be court martialed, according to information from official sources today, and it was thought that some of them might be shot. The charges against the . prisoners were not made public, but the impres sion was that they wore caught corre sponding with General Felix Diaz. That Huerta should be in danger, or at any rate consider himself in dan ger, at tho hands of porsons as close to him personally as the members of his on staff as generally taken as an explanation of his determination not to resign even for a day to give an ap pearance of constitutionality to his candidacy to succeed himself as presi dent. He trusts absolutely no one, and it ns tho consensus of opinion that it would bo unsafe for him to do so. Boldly Defies United States. Tho provisional president's statement to the foreign diplomats here yester day afternoon created a tremendous sensation and undoubtedly aroused much enthusiasm among those well enough educated to understand it by its bold dofianco of the Vnited States: The points Huerta made were, in brief, as follows: Ho pledges himself to tho restoration of peace and promised fair elections. He said ho was determined to protect foreign lives and interests and equally dotormined that Moxicans should set tle their own democratic affairs with out foreign interference. Ho admitted it might prove impos sible to hold a valid election next Sun day, and said in that case ho would have to coutinue in power until a valid election could bo held. What Washington Risks. lie referred with respect to President Wilson, ami with admiration to the American people, but declared that if Washington refused to recognize him, it would "risk precipitating what might bring Washington faco to face with the governments at London, Paris and Berlin, and which might lead cith er to tho setting aside of the Monroe doctrine or to tho appalling injustice of intervention by the United States in Mexico." Jle gave warning that enforcement, of its will in Mexico will cost the T'nited States, "in addition to nt least 2.),000 lives, moro money than tho en tiro foreign Investment In tho coun try." Ho outlined a broad system of Mex ican reforms, including nationalization of the land, but expressed the opinion that it will bo a long time before the government can be anything but one by the few of the many. Huerta took pains to emphasize Bt n meeting with the diplomat today, that he said he would not submit to inter ference from "any power." It was considered n an attempt to avoid giv ing too much offense to the 1'nited Stntes, by giving the impression Hint he referred to it alone. On Advice of Britisher. Adopting this rather slight measure of conciliation, tho invisionnl presi dent was said to have been acting on the advice of the Britih minister, Sir Lionel Carden, of whose judgment he thinks highly. Hut for Sir Lionel's presentation of his credentials to him jnt at the time he had outraged the country by arresting the members of the chamber of deputies and proclaim ing himclf dictator, most of the dip lomat here believe Huerta would al ready hnve. been overthrown. The Eng lishman's opportune recognition on doubted!' did much to give moral sup port to his action all agreed. Sir Lionel's attitude, Indeed, has (Continued on pat 6.) Two Men Overcome in Desper ate Effort to Save En tombed Miners. DEATH ROLL TOTALS 260 Undertakers' Supplies From Many Towns Will Be Necessary to Take Care of Many Bodies. UNITED PRESS IJ9ABED WIBE.I Dawson, N. M., Oct. 24. William Peyser and .lanios Laird, members of a rescue party in tho Stag Canyon coal mine here, gave their own lives today in an effort to save possible survivors of Wednesday 'm explosion. They were overcome in a gas-filled tunnel. The company manager estimated the death roll today at 2u'0. Twenty-six men have been brought out alive. Prac tically all hopo of saving any more of those still entombed has been abandon ed. The bodies thus far recovered will be buried aH soon as enough coffins reach here. Several weeks' undertakers' sup plies from tho state of Now Mexico, Colorado and Texas will be usod here at once. Tho corpses' mangled condition bears testimony to the violonce of the explo sion. Nearly all of them are burnod beyond recognition and identification is possible only by means of shoes, caps and trinkets. Two of the victims had the tops of their heads torn off by the blast. The interior of the mine was badly wrecked.. Tho weakening of the tim bering, indeed, threatens many rockfalls and has greatly addod to the perils of rescue work. II. P. McShane, 1!), whose mother, a stockholder in the mine, had sent him to work for practical engineering expe rience, Was among the killed. During tho past quarter 130 permits for tho appropriation of water havo been issued by tho state engineer, of number 11 are for the construction of reservoirs. According to these permits it is proposed to irrigate IS,(i!)U acres, levelop 1:1, 7 Hi horsepower, as woll as for municipal and domestic purposes. The construction of tho works do- scribed in these permits would cost ap proximately 2,."U0,0il(l, of which am ount .'i.'iOjOnn is estimated the cost of coi.structing reservoirs. Four permits havo been issued in Ma rion county for the appropriation of win ter, during the past quarter, which are as follows: .T, E. Whitehead, of Turner, for tho irrigation of acres, including domes tic use, with the waters of a i-pring in Section IS, Township I) South, Hango 2 west. O. F. Booth, of Tumor, for tho irri gation of ,r) ncres, including domestic use, with the wiit.ers of a spring in Sec tion 12, Township I) South, Kange 4 west. H. V. Itiinn, of Turner, fur domestic purposes, appropriating the waters of a spring In Section 12, Township II South, Range .'I west. W, L, ItiMihain, of Kugene, fur the de velopment of ll.OSil horsepower with the waters of the Snntinin river. This power is to be developed ill the vicinity of Stavtoii nnd according to the permit is to be used for general commercial purposes, including the operation of an electric railiond. El The II. M. lieei e grocery store nt Kola wa Inline. 1 about midnight last night. licecit owned the stock, valued nt I ,'HUI, while the building, win I Ii about '0li, belonged to Thomas Hoi man. Hcoce is at Gate on a huutin trip. Tho fire started from nil over heated stove, it is supposed. The stock was Insured, but there wn nothing carried on the building. Thi fire was discovered by a couple of met traveling west in an auto. MAMTODMITC TAD I ICC OF WATER ARE ISSUEDiONE KILLED AND ANOTHER ARESHOWNSOIWEMERCY UNITED FRESH LEASED WIRB.l San Francisco, Oct. 21. Claiming to have been traced across the continent by members of the blaekhand society by reason of his physical deformity, Jo seph Mastermirio, an Italian with two thumbs on each hand, sought refuge at police headquarters here today. Alasternado told the jiolice that ho hind quarreled with five members of tho blaekhand in Hollidaysburg, Pa., and was shot twelve times. Four of his as sailants, ho said, wore caught and are serving terms. The fifth, he said, had trailed him to San Francisco. no Ei HER LIFE AND IT UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 24. Spurred by grief of a girl bride, officials of the district attorney' office hero are comb ing tho city today for B. Baker, who is said to have disappeared from Portland sovoml weeks ago. Meanwhile Mrs. Hattie Bakor, his wife, has promised to make no further attempt to end her life until the office has exhausted its means of finding the man. According to Deputy District Attor ney Joos, tho young woman attempted late yesterday to leap from a window in his office on tho olovonth floor of the hall of records. She said she had pawned her clothing to.f illow Baker to Los Angeles and had been unable to find him. Joos seized Mrs. Baker as she leaped to the window ledgo. Stenographers iu his office calmed hor, and after her promise had been exacted, sho was tak en to a hotel. Mrs. Bakor declared that she does not wish to press charges against her husband, but merely seeks a reunion, 1 united rnsss leased wire. Denver, Colo., Oct. 21. T. J. Chase, of Palmer Lako, Colo., was shot and Instantly killed, and K. A. Clark, of Denver, probably mortally wounded by a lone bandit who rnn amuck hero to day, holding up five pedestrian with in a few blocks of each other. An an tomobilo load of detoctives gave chase to tho highwayman, but up to a lute hour this afternoon had not been ap prehended. Chnso was not. given a chanco for his life. Without a word the bandit sent a bullet into his heart, Chase dy ing instantly. A few minutes before Clark had staggered into a drug store, a bullet through his right lung. Tho bandit robbed him of his wallet nnd a gold w'ntch. Thirty minutes later the bandit stopped Arthur Herbst. "Jio careful what, yon do, now," the insane highwayman told him, "because I've itlrcnriv shot two men," ARBOR DAY OBSERVANCE ti.'Nnnn i-iikss leaser wimi.l Pittsburg, Oct. 21. Several hundred tree wen' planted ill and about the city today by pupils of the public school ill accordance with the usual olworvnnee of Arbor Day in Pennsyl vania. Headed by their t hers they inarched to the various places of plant ing and participated in exercise which embrace speaking and singing. The Weather jAY TH5ls70 PXCULAR OLD f 'if j-.rr'ev. J The Dickey Bird ays: Oregon, rnin wet to night; Snturilny, fair; rain cnt portion tonight or Sat unlay ; v a r Inble winds. LvSL( 4$T ;Ai&fjjaiari . - ' m Rich Are Growing More Char itable and Poor Grateful for Favors. RELATIONS ARE CLOSER Employe and Employer Getting Along Better, But Outsiders Do Too Much Meddling. UNITED PIIESB LKARSn WIRE.) Chicago, Oct. 24. Addressing the American Steel and Iron Institute here today, Judge E. H. Gary, chairman, of the board of directors of the steel trust, doclared he believed the business out look to bo hopeful. "The rich are becoming more liber al and moro charitable," ho said, "and tho poor moro grateful for what they receive. Relations between the em ployer nnd tho employe are becoming closer . " Gary Bairi ho thought business at present hesitates "largely because of unnecessary agitation and ill-considered criticism by those not having tho best interests of the nation at heart." lie continued: "Thero is too much demagogy and mud-slinging. It is not uncommon for public discussions to treat success as an offenso, and to con sider the possession of wealth, howev er honestly acquired, as wrong. Cap ital, always timid, is seriously affect ed by unreasonable and nncallod for agitation and attack, and it is becom ing frightened. Its confidence has boon shaken." SAFETY BILL PASSED UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Oct. 24. Tho seamen 's safety bill, introduced by Senator La Follotte, of Wisconsin, was passed by the senate yesterday afternoon. L UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Oct. 24. President Wil son today commuted the sentence of Frederick A. Hyde from two years .nul of Joost Schneider .'rom 14 months to MM days imprisonment, llo did not, howovor, remit the fines of 10.000 and 1,000 assessod respectively against Hydo and Schneider. Tho two meu woro convicted of land frauds in Oregon and California. PIONEER RESIDENT OF OREGON CALLED HENCE Mrs. John F. Miller, a pioneer resi dent of Oregon, died at 2 o'clock this morning nt tho home of her daughter, Mrs. das. Ii, Coleman, seven miles from Saloiu, following a brief illness, The doensed was born in Missouri in 182S and was married there in I. III. Shu crossed the plains In I Sol and settled at Portland, later taking a claim in Jack son county. In the mcnatiiiie Mr. Mil ler had been made innjoi general of the army fighting the Murines. Later he was Jnriuin agent at ilrnnd Honrie. They had a ranch in Yamhill county after the war anil moved here in IHOII. .Major Miller was one of the super visor of the slate house hero. The deceased leaves the following children: Mrs. S. I,. Ilaydcn, Hjilem; Mrs. S, IT. Dawson, lloise; Mrs. .lames V. ('noli, of Portland, and Mis. James If. Coleman, residing near Salem. Mrs. Miller went, nut to visit her daughter yesterday lil'teriioou nnd was seized with Indigestion, Tim f in 1 will be held Sunday af ternoon fiiiui the Kpiscnjtl church, PROTEST TO BE DRAFTED. IINIIKD J-ltKSB I.KAStll Will, San Francisco, Oct. 21. A muss meeting to protest against the perse cut ion of Mendel lleilis, the Russian .lew, now on trinl lit Kieff for an nl Icgcil r i t ma I murder, will be held here Saturday afternoon. Mayor Jnnics llolph, the Itev, George K. Ilurliliciiiuc slid Xlibbi .Inciib Melil will be mining (ho speaker. , BANK CALL IS ISSUED. triTn cur LEASED wis 1 Washington, Oct. 21. The cnmptrol ler of tho currency issued today a call for the condition of imiloniil banks at III close of buslneci October 1. MUCH GOODS AND 3 THIEVES ARE CAPTURED Greeks Found to Have Much of Plunder From Place in Possession One Is Found in Boxcar and Two Others Are Chased Three Miles From Turner by Sheriff Esch and Deputy-Several Hundred Dollars' Worth of Goods Taken From Robertson's Mercantile Establishment. Just a littlo loss than five hours af ter being notified of the robbery of Ir- vin Robertsou's mercantile establish ment in Turner, some time last night, Sheriff Ksch and Harry P. Minto this morning had throo men thov believe to bo the guilty pnrtios, behind the bars in tho county jail. They aro Angollo No velli, Michael Uizzio and Rocco Novel- li, Greek section hands, who have been working on the Southern Pacific lino between hore and Tumor. Although the robbery took place some time last night, the proprietor of the store did not learn of it until arriving at Uis place of business at 7 o'clock this morning. He found several hundred dollars worth of shoes, trousors, jowolry ana otlior stock missing, and the front door of Ins place badly sidintorod bv tho pinch bars used by the thieves. Quick Catch. Mr. Robertson then phoned to 8horiff Esch, who told tho merchant to make a list of what was missing and Fond it down to Salom. A few moments later Robertson called up again and told tho sheriff that he had seen a straniror In front of tho depot at Turner currying what npieared to bo a bundle of goods. UNITED PRESS LEANED WIDE.) Tneoma, Wash., Oct. 21. With dele gates from all the large cities on the Pacific const present, tho annual con vention of the Pacific Coast Federation of Employers' associations opened here today for a two-days' session. Ainmur the important mutters to bo taken up will bo an investigation of the results and workings of tho stnto of Wash ton Industrial Insurance. Currency legislation and tho minimum wae-n am also slated for discussion. The federation acts ns a clcnrlnir hotiso in matters pertaining to tho em ployers, and a largo sharo of tho pro gram will bo given to a discussion of how to Increnso efficiency, how to save wasto and what new legislation Is needed to make tho work of employes moro safe, UNITED CHESS LEANED WIIUO.) Pan I'liinciscii, Oct, 21. An Hidden- tifieri woman leaped into the waler at Ocean 1 leach today, and was saved from drowning by Carl Reiser, a life saver, I'lie woman refused to make known her Identity, or give any reason for at tempting suicide. VICTIM OF STREET CAR. UNITED CHESS LEASED WISE.) Aberdeen, Wash,, Oct. 21. I liarles lolinioii, aged .'I, well known contract or, died today from injuries received last night when struck by a street car. I loth legs w-ero severed. IE I The (.lU.OOil dnmnxe case of Maggie May I vie against Councilman ), c. Min. ton I being tried before Judge Kelly today. Mrs. Ivin I seeking to recover rinmngc on the ground of alleged libel ill an address delivered by K, t '. Minion before a citnuuitteii of six persons cho sen by tho council to Investigate the police department. The morning was taken up In sel.vt ing the jury nnd examining different wl'nesse, among them being Mrs. l.cla The sheriff instructed the store keeper to investigate and upon doing so, Rob ertson found that the bundle contained new shoes aud pants. Shoriff Esch and Mr. Minto left hers immediately in an auto for Turner and located one of tho thieves in a box car near tho depot with some of the stolen goods in his possession. The other tw , had, in the meantime, fled south on th railroad track, and boarding a handcar, Sheriff Esch gave chase and caught thom about three miles south of Tur nor. He brought the men back to Tur- nor and all three were loadod in a wait ing automobile and brought to this city. Much Loot in Possession. The Greeks had evidently planned to break in tho storo, as the proprietor told Shoriff Esch that the throe wore In his plnce of business yostor4y after- , noon and aftor taking a caroful look at the now stock of high-top shoes aud pants, loft without making a purchase. The Bhcriff located nine pair of valu able shoes and several pairs of pants and many articles of value the Greeks; had on thoir porsons at the time thoy were anestod. The men will be arraign ed beforo Justice Wobster some time to morrow morning. UNITED PUESS LEASED W1UB.) Attica, ()., Oct. 21. Voggmen locked more than a dozen residents iu their hiiines here today, cut the toloiihono audi electric light win's and then dynamited tho postofflce safe. They escaped with 2nil(). Posses aro In pursuit. DOLLIE RADER FOUND IN PORTLAND HOTEL Sheriff Tom Word, of Multnomah county, has today notified Chlof of Po lice Shedock that Dollio Rader, tho young girl who so mysteriously loft this city a weok ago, has been arrested in Portland nnd Is now In chargo of Tollce Matron Simmons, of thnt city. Shoriff Word lulri the chief of police to got in coiiiinunicallon with the girl's parent nail toll them that thoir daughter would bo held pending the arrival of tho prop er poison to take her in charge. Tim young woman's father loft this after noon for Portland to tako chargo of Miss llader, lust where tho young womnn hns been keeping herself since she loft Salem a week ago is not known hero as yet. Sheriff Word's deputies, however, nr rested her lu one of tho Portlnnd hotels. tlNITKD I'lir.SS LEASKn W1SB.1 Inriiniinpolis, I nil., Oct. 21, Mr. Clutiles W. rairluiiiks, wife of the former vice president, died hero today. She had been ill of paeiiuiiiiiiil since October IB. Tl Lynch, Kev. II. T. ISnlicock, Dan J. Fry, l hlef of Police Slierieck and Fred Ca rey. An attempt wus marie by counel for the ilefeiidant to prove that what I lie riefeiidant said was tru, but Attor neys nnd Mai tin, representing Mr. I vie sin eded In barring the teslimuuy from the records completely. An adjourn ment was ordered by the court nt 12 o'clock until l:'M this afternoon and nt thnt time the Jury was presented with the case.