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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Jour nal (1 THE BEST NEWSPAPER TBE LARGEST iSli'lSlli. tttttmntiitinttml --'v'vvTTT T T V T tTTTT THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS. On TRAINS) AMD NlWSj ft IfflH nit I J nm 1 - 71 -"-mil--' j v "jpr 1 , - - - w SAKS AC! I E Insofar as Compensation Bene fits Are Concerned Work- men Must Wait. - V COMMISSIONERS LEGALLY ON JOB Decision Leaves Them on Sal ary, Althouh There Will . Be Light Work. The supreme court this morning, among other opinions handed down, de cided the status of the Workmen's Compensation bill, holding that it docs not go into effect so far as its benefits are concerned until Juno 30, 1914. The opinion was written by Justice Burnett and Justices Moore and Eakin did not il. To get a decision of the matter a friendly suit was brought by the Salem hospital, which brought mandamus pro ceedings against Secretary of State 01 cott to compel him to issue a warrant for a small hospital bill contracted on the order of the Workmen's commission. In substance the opinion says, after quoting the following section of the constitution: "Any measure referred to ihe people shall take effect and become a law whoa it js approved .by tho votes cast thereon, and not otherwise." No Benefits Until June 30. The law went into effect November 4, when the polls cloned, but the law says every workman shall have its benefit after June 30, following the law going into effect, unless ho elects otherwise. No one can thon claim benofits under the law until Juno 30, 1914. It is con tended that the law would have gone into effort June 30, had it not boon re ferred, or 27 days after tho law went into effect, and that in consequence it should go into effect 27 days after it became offoctivo, or 27 days after No vember 4, 1913. Judgo Burnett dis poses of this contention with four words, "Computation is not interpreta tion. ' ' Tho law says June 30, and does not say 27 days after going into effect. True, tho legislature might have nindo this provision, but it did not, it fixed a day certain, June 30. The mandate of tho pcoplo is plain, and that is that this law shall go into effect June 30, 1914. This, is the view Attorney-General Crawford took of the case, and he was sustained in every point. . i Jobs Not Disturbed. This leaves the law in force so far as tho commissioners are concerned, and they will have until Juno 30 next to study up on matters pertaining to their work and get the offico in running shape. With the help of an oxport from the state of Washington, and a special attorney, they should be able to have a good understanding of tho law by that time and have the business woll out lined. , In the case of the State against E. S. J. McAllister, convicted in Multnomah county of a crime against naturo, tho lowor court was reversed and the de fendant goes froo. In this case Justice McNary wrote a dissenting opinion, brimming over with good hard sense, and if the majority of tho supreme court had not held otherwise, wo would say, good law as well. In this dissenting opinion Chief Jus tice MeBride and Justice Eakin concur. Other Decisions. There wore ten othor cases, a fol lows: David Zimmcrlo vs. Prank E. Child org, appellant; appealed from Union; action of replevin, reversed. Maggio S. Sullivan, et al., vs. Griff King, appellant; appealed from Linn; suit for in accounting, reversed. William Rcott, appellant, vs. L. P. Ilnbbardj appealed from Jackson; suit to rescind a contract, affirmed. Jacob Schumann vs. 8. Mathison, et al., appellants; appealed from Multno mah; action for personal injuries, af firmed. R. P. Greenwood vs. Eastern Oregon (Continued on Fa Fir.) Eff NEXTJUN Forty Named by President Wilson Diplomatic Places Filled by Executive and Postm'astershlps at Spokane and Pasadena Awarded. . (UNITED PUESS LEASED Will. Washington, Nov. 20. Forty presi dential appointments to diplomatic posts were received by the senate today. Among thein wore tho following: Stuart Fuller, Wisconsin, to be consul general at large. Iiansford Miller, New York, to be coi.sul general at Seoul, Korea. Thomas Summons, Washington, to be consul general at Shanghai. George Scidmore, Wisconsin, to be consul general at Yokohama. John Q. Wood, Hawaii, to be consul goneral at Adis Ababa, Abyssinia. John Baxter, Tennessee, to be consul at Maracaibo, Venezuela, Harold Clum, New York, to be con- buI a C'orinto, Nicaragua, Hugh S. Gibson, California, to be socrotary of legation at Brussols. Charles Williams, Ohio, to be, consul at Dalney, Manchuria, Appointments to postinasterships also were made- as follows: Spokane, Wash., Dana Child. Pasadena, Qttl., Clark McLaren. Long Beach, Cal., Walter Desmond. s TO UNITED TREKS LEAREU WIRE. SoaWle, Wash., Nov. 20. For the first time in the history of the United Mine Workers of America, the heads of that oranization agreed to allow juris diction over work in connection with mines to be given to another organiza tion, at the American Federation of Labor convention here today. Claims of the Building Trades Coun cil before ihe committee on adjust ments to the right of control over the building of wooden buukors, buildings and framework on the surface around mines, wore granted by the mine work ers. An agreement was signed between delegates of tho mine workers and the building trades to this effect, which will hold, pending a vote by members of the organizations. This agreement practically allies the building trades with tho mine workers, and in the future all strikes of the miners will bo supported by tho build ing trndes, carpenters refusing to do the surfnee work for mines thnt are unfair to the United Mine Workers. UNITED PUCKS LEASED WIRE.) Cedar Itapids, In., Nov. 20. Throe hundred pounds of dynamite exploded in the quarries of J. J. Bnousser, Jr., a few miles south of here, early today, as the employes were starting to work, Four men wero injured, one probably fatally. ' Later a man's body was found near tho quarry, with a revolver nearby. Tho police think ho may have been respon sible for the explosion, and committed suicide. IS STILL ON BUT T E I UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE, Washington, Nov. 20. With Arkan sas delegates to tho National Conserva tion Congress holding a rump conven tion, and other delegates threatening to withdraw, tho two factions, at logger heads over the Pinchot policies, were awaiting today tho action of the reso lutions committee on the report of the whter power committee. Anti-Pinchot recommendations were expected from the committee, but test votes indicated that a majority of tho delegates sides with the former chief of the forestry department. Today's seesisns were devoted to pa per on water power and forestry. IN BELIEVED TO HAVE EXPLODED BLAST IS FOUND SUICIDE TO FORCE OWNERS OF MINES TO IE PLAN Samuel Gompers, Mitchell, Darrow, Debs and Others Will Aid in It. DEBS ALREADY THERE Others, Including "Mother Jones," Ex. pected Next Week, and Spirited Fight Is Promised. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Denver, Colo., Nov. 20. The early opening of a whirlwind campaign to fo'reo Colorado mine owners to recognize organized labor was promised here to day by officials of the miners' union. The Colorado union were temporarily broken as a sequol to the widospread strikes of a few years ago, but re-organization work has been in progress for Borne timo. .Strikes ensued, first in tho northern and then in the southern Colorado coal fields. Those have shown a tendency to drag ion indefinitely, with tho owners still refusing to recognize unionism, though badly crippled in "the operation of their minos, militia in the field and the min ers steadfast in their determination not to resume work until their demands are granted, but apparently making no pro gress in their fight. It was to injoct more life into the men's side of the struggle that the coming campaign was planned. Mass Meeting and Parade. It will begin, with a mass meeting and parade hers, as soon as the at tendance of the desired leaders can. be secured, in which it was expected 30, 000 unionists will participate. The meeting will be addressed and tho pa rade led by President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, ex-President John Mitchell, of the Uni ted Mine Workers of America, Clarence Darrow, Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, Eugene V. Debs and Mother Jones. The demonstration over, most of these leaders will go to the coal fields to aid tho strike. Debs was here today. Tho others were expected to arrive next week. BEACHEY FLIES UPSIDE DOWN TOB TWENTY-SEVEN SECONDS riNlTrD prbkh lbasrd wire 1 Snn Diego, Cal., Nov. 20. Lincoln Bcachoy, dare devil aviator, made spec tators' hair stand up early today, when, whilo practicing for his attempt to loop tho loop in the air, ho flow upside down for 27 seconds. Beachey descended from a high alti tude in an almost straight divo, and then turned under so that his machino was inverted. Ho did not attempt to finish the loop, but spirnled around to nn upright position and descended eas ily to the earth. Beachey says he expects to work nearer to the loop tho loop each day until he finally Accomplishes it. CARGO 13 BURNING UNITED rilKSE LEASED WIRE. Vokolmma, Nov. 20. A wireless mes sage from the Japanese steamship Rado, which left Seattle November 4, and Is expected here next Saturday, was re ceived today saying the'eargo in the vessels No. 4 is burning. PEEPER FINED $10 IN TO HE Judge Klgin this morning fined Sing Long, a local Chinaman, $10 ou a charge of disorderly conduct. seems that Sing pecked into tho home of A. A. Snider, 111 Front street, Inst night, and, as the result of his curiimity, he received a beating that will remain in his memory for some time to come. The chink plcsdcd guilty-. Sing appeared in court this morning with his faro swollen and the general appearanco of a man who had beco mixed up with tho cylinder of a wheat separator Judge Klgin, believing that Sing had been given about $25 worth oX punishment for his actions, kindly let the Oriental off easy this time, but if said Chinaman ever comes before the magistrate again he can expect to be jolted good and hard. Late News Bulletins San Francisco, Nov. 20. -Dr. George W. Leek, a wealthy dentist, appeared before Police Judgo Shortall today to bo arraigned on a statutory charge fol lowing his arrest here at midnight in his apartments with Miss Gladys Wright, an alleged affinity. The arrest was made at the instance of Mrs. Jessie Leek, the dentist 's wife, from whom he has been separated for some time. Leek was givon his freedom on bail Seattle, Wash., Not. 20. Resolutions endorsing the contention of San Fran cisco in its effort to secure a municipal water Supply end urging the passage of the Hetch-Hetcny bill now before the senate at Washington, were introduced before the American Federation of La bor today by Delegate Paul Scharren burg. , Medford, Or, Nov. 20. Dick Donald, manager tor Bud Anderson, was Mar ried today to Miss Fraukie Jackson, of Modford. The marriage was a surprise to friends of both parties. ME ILL WITH EXPERTS IT The much-heralded voting machine has arrived and is in position at the county court house far the inspection of both city and county officials. The machine was officially demonstrated this afternon at 1 o'clock, and it proved toi be a speedy device for cast ing votes, as operated by the two ex pert representatives of the same. With seven of thesi machines in ser vice in the seven wartfs in Salem, the saving to the taxpayers will be $100 over the cost for the first year, declares the representatives, and the cost of Ma rion county's two-third portion of seven machines will be $1200. "To comply with the election laws 20 rrecincts will have to be made, which are different from city wards, and cause great confusion. Soven precincts same as city wards will bo sufficient, with machines," is the argument made for the machines. " When precincts are dividod this fall the 4000 votors now registered will have to bo notified by letter to re register in thoir new precinct, which causes endless confusion nnd expense. If 20 precincts aro made it will causo threo times as much registering annual ly as soven precincts, as a party moving across tho street would bo three times as liable to land, in nnothor precinct, and would either have to re-register or lose his vote." PLATERS OrP TO ORIENT. UNITED PRSSat UASM WIRE.,' Victoria, B. C, Nov. 20. The world- touring baseball players of the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox arrived from Scattlo by special steamer last night and embarked on the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ja pan for Yokohama, whero the Ameri cans will play thoir first gnmc in the Orient. With innnngors, players, press representatives and fans, tho party num bered 07. Of tho fivo nowly-ninrriod couples who started the tour as a honey moon trip, threo aro making tho trans pacific voyage. They aro Mr. and Mrs. .lames Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Lo- bert and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Doyle. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Lecture by Dr. W. P. Boynton PUBLIO LIBRARY AUDITO- RIUM Friday, Nor. 21, 8 o'clock FREE. 4 The Weather The Dickey Bird says! Oregon: Italp tonight and Fri dny, s o u t h e r 1 ) winds, moderate!) h i t,'h along roast m FLAG OF TRUCE NOT BY L OF Tells Defeated Army He Has Other Plans Than to Care for Prisoners. CORNERED IN CONVENT Federals Barricade Themselves There and Hold Out as Long as They Can Against Gonzales. UNITED PRESS LEaSKD WIRE.? Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 20. Most of the 300 or more fedorals killed when General Gonzales and his robol forces captured Victoria wore massacred, ac cording to messages rocoived hero to day. Aftor tho fight had ragod for hours. those accounts said, it was decided that it would be best for the bulk of the federal troops to quit the city and re treat to Tula, leaving about 3H0 to hold the defenses and thus delay a rebel pursuit, ' This plan was carried out and after the doparting body had boon given a fair start, tho commander of those who remained, rode out under a flag of truce to surrender. Gonzales' reply was said to have been that he "did not wish to take any pris oners" as he "had other plans and could not be burdonid." Realizing that they wore doomed, the federals barricaded themselves in the convent where thoy made their last stand fight and held out as long as pos sible. A few escaped but most of them were either killed in resisting the rebel attack or hunted to death In the streets after the attacking force bad carried the convent. . . , - ; : Gonzales then pursued tho retreating body of the fedorals, overtook them at Tula and completely routed them, kill ing many. Ho was reported today marching on Tampico and it was expected ho would attack tonight. CONTRACT FOR GRADING . BIG HIGHWAY JOB LET UNITED PRESS LEAH El I WIRE, Medford, Or., Nov. 20. Tho contract for grading tho Pacific highway ovor the Siskiyou mountains, a distance of twelve miles, to replace tho prosont toll road, was lot today to Kcaful McOowoll Logging Company, of Tacoma, Wash,, for $107,5.14.30. Thorc wero 15 bidders. The rond will bo built under supervision of tho state highway commission and will bo 24 foot in width with maximum grade of fivo per cent. It will Inter be lmrdsurfiiced, 15 feet in width. The construction Is to bo paid for out of proceeds of tho Jlackson county hnlf million dollar road bond issue. Six bids wero rocoived for hard-sur facing tho Modford Ccntral Point high way, but all rejected, as boing too high. New bills will be asked, MACHINE SHOP BURNS. UNITED PRESS l-ARIID WIRE.l WendJing, Or., Nov. 20. The ma chine shop of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company was destroyed by fire early today. Loss estimated at $15,000. INTEREST IN CLUB (UNITED I-IIHHE MUtm WIRE Siicrainento, ml., Nov. 20, Lloyd Jacobs, an insurance man, of Han Fran- cise.n and Harry Wolverton, manager of tho Kiiciaiiichto const league baseball club, purchased today tlio controlling Interest in the club from .luck Atkin, according to an announcement by Wol verton to tho Unitod Tress. The detail has been hanging fire for many weeks, The controlling Interest totals 12,010 shares, and it is said the consideration was more than $25,000. Immediately after tho deaf was closed the club was reorganized, Wulvcrtnn boing clectod president and manager, and Jacobs secretary and treasurer. Atkln announced that he will accept an offer to tako rharge of big racinp stable In Knglnnd. Fight Promised Over Nomination Balioved There Will Be Spirited Oppo sition to Plndell as Atnbasa&dor to Russia. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Nov. 20. Presidoni Wilson today sent to the senate the nomination of Henry N. Piudoll, ol Peoria, 111., to be ambassador to Rus sia. The nomination Mas referred to the foreign relations committee, whore there seemed likely to be a fight over it. A lotter was recently made public, purporting to be from Senator Lewis, of Iiilnois, and addressed to Pindell, in which the Russian ' enibassay was of fered for a year, without work, and merely for the honor it would bring, if Pindell would agree to resign at the end of the stated period. The proposi tion seemed to be made as a rewnid for political sorvicos. As soon as Pindoll saw the lotter in print, however, he denied thnt he had ever received it, and Senator Lewis shortly afterward donicd that ho sent or wrote Jt. It was suspected, hut not proven, that it was Written bp Lewis' former private soorctary, Sidney Moul throp, now under arrest charged with forgery. BE 111 UNITED PRESS 1JIASED WIRE. Wingato, N. M., Nov. 20. Pending tho arrivul of cavalry reinforcements, now on. the way, Indian Agent Shelton and United States Marshal Hundspoth were not trying today to disperse the hostile Navajos, encamped on Beauti ft Mountain, north o here:' '-" '.' The Indian police were endeavoring to pick up the runners scattorcd all over the reservation, urging1 othor mom bers of the tribe to join tho outbreak. Settlors in the vicinity of the agency and traders in remote parts of the agency wore much alarmed lest the red skins begin the perpetration of out rages bofore the troops can rench tho reservation. Indinn Inspector McLaughlin and Father Weber, of St. Michaels, Ariz., who, as poaco envoys, vlslt-.ul the Indi ans yestrdny to nslt them to lay down thoir arms, met with a prompt refusal frmn Chief Bcshoshe. WOLGAST BACKS OUT OF UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.) Medford, Or., Nov. 20,Ad Wolgnst, tho pugilist who rncontly purchased a rniieh near hero for $17,000, and au thorized his local agents to make a con siderable expenditure, paid for the ranch with a chock on an eastern bank, hns stopcd payment on tho chock, ac cording to notico rocoived by a local bank. Jlis annuls aro out $11100 spent for livestock and equipment under Wol- gast 's order. His foreman seized wisHi'sslon of property enough to iy his wnges, sold it and left today for California. This is tho second ranch Wolgast purchased lioro with chocks which ho stopped pay ment u)ion lieforo being cashed. LIQUOR ISSUE IS ONE OP QUESTIONS AT STAYTON UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Stayton, Or., Nov. 20, Despite the fiu't that this city has voted dry, the liquor question is nil Issue In tho mu nicipal campaign preceding tho election to bo hold December 1, nnd the oppos ing forces have II I up fmr a hot ram paign, Tho dry element Is known as the "progressive" party, while the wets are known as the "citizens"' parly. The two tickets arc: Progressive--. W, Murphy, for may orj Charles Htavton snd (I. L. Brown, for council; J. It, flrler, for recorder; A. B. Murphy, fr marshal; C. A. Luthey, for treasurer. Citizens' ticket H. A. Ilenuehsiiip Incumbent, for mayor; IT. N. Huntley and J. R. Gardener, for council; J. II. Brier, for recorder; H. Smith, for mar shal; C. A. Luthey, for treasurer. HUERTA IS IMG TO F00LTH1 Tells Mexicans British Fleet Will Protect Anat Amer ican Navy. CONGRESS WILL BE IN SESSION TONIGHT Huerta Increases Taxes and Fresh Retirement Rumors Are Afloat UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Nov. 20. Development in the Mexican situation today wore as follows: ; Mexico's new congress was sehedi uled to meet at 0 p. m. President Huerta 's son-in-law, Gonori al Fuontos, loft Mexico City, it was ru mored with a message for Presidonfl Wilson. Many Mexicans surmised that Huerta! would rotire as soon as congress had regularized his acts as dictator, deem ing this a necessary precaution against punishment by a succeeding administra tion. . A report circulated in Mexico City) that President Huerta and War Mlnlsi tor Blanquet had had a bitter quarrel Huerta gave out copies of the speech ho will make before congress, defending his administration. "'He also' decreed heavy lueroane. tV taxos. The caterer who supplied the recep tion Huerta gave to the diplomatic corps yesterday chalkod up a $20,000 charge and Mexico City wondorod if he would ever get his money, Bays British Will Aid. Huerta tried to give his follow Mei- icans tho impression that the British warships on their way from tho Bar-liailiH-s to Vera Cruz wero coming to protect tho port against- tho American fighting squadron already there. Lonl Cowdijiy, head of tho English Pearson syndicate, asked American proi lection for his vast Moxicnn Interests, The .Mexican rebels wero learned to havo captured Topic, capital of the territory of the samo name. Tho nows renched tho border that a musHiicre followed tho robols' capturo of Victoria, A robol force was expoctod to attack Tampico tonight. Pour troops of tho Third United States cavalry wero ordered from Port Hum Houson to Laredo to strengthen the border patrol. The Washington administration was awaiting developments, Hide's Report Due Boon. Washington, Nov. 20. William Bay- urd Hale today notified tho state de partment that his report, covering all his negotiations with Beneral Carrnn ra, the story of tho elocution of feder al prisoners by tho rebels who cap tured Juarez nnd an explanation of General Villa's behavior, will soon rench Washington. It Is not known, howsrer, whether he would send it by mail or bring It in person. It was taken ss a matter of course, thnt his negotia tions with CarranA havo been broken eff. Asks American Protection, London, Nov, 20. Lord Cowdrny, head of thrt British Pearson Syndicate, which hns Mexican Interests amounting to millions, askixl American protection today for his property anil employes. Ambassador Page cabled his request to Washington. His lordship tok the oc casion to deny again to the smWissa- dor that the Pearson syndicate has fi nanced President lfuerlft. wire or slain man teels BURB HB WAS NOT GUILTY tUNITHn PRSBS IRASRO WIKE.1 Chicsgo.lll., Nov. 20, Mrs. Putnam Cramer, wife of W. T. Cramer, who wss shot ami hilled In Kansas City by Dr, Khun, was prostrated today over her hustmnd 's ilvath. "M. Cramer was the victim of terrible mistake," she said. "I knew his soul to the core, and It Is without blemish."