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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journ Pun If 5 iiirtr m 3ff? M-f4 TflE BEST NEWSPAPER i: THE LARGEST I CIRCULATION MMMMMMM iwMlif iiiiiii THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBEE 8, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS. on rAijB and miwt STANDS, riTI CHni. I It - - V t W LSON IS NDTG01NG TO DO IT Tells Suffragists He Will Not Send Special Message Re garding Votes. NO RECOMMENDATION WILL BE MADE AT ALL Will Not Urge Policies Which Have Not Been Considered by Leaders. 1 f ' . f UNITED PUBS UtiBID WIU. "Washington, Dec. 8. Facing a big suffragist delegation, President Wilson refused today to send a special message to congress, urging that women be en franchised. He declined also to Incorporate such a. recommendation in one of his rogular messagos. Until congress requests it he addod, le could not recommend the creation of a special house committee to investi gate the suffrage question. Tho suffragette conference wag pic turesque. The committee marched to Ithe White House in the face of an icy rain, determined to force the prosident to speak. Drawn and Haggard. ' President Wilson stood in front of lis big desk and received the commit "tee. ne appeared drawn and haggard, as a result of his recent illnoss, but he shook hnnds cordially with Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs. Medill MeCor mick, and smiled at the other womon in the delegation. "We have made pilgrimages to the oapitnl every year," said Dr. Shaw, "and we always have been received courteously. Yet all suffrage legisla tion has been buried in committee." Dr. Shaw roviewed the suffrage movement, and said the advocates of equal suffrage realizod the president's "liberal positions on questions affoet ng the rights of the people." Sho sng geeted three ways he could help by a special message to congress; by a par agraph in a regular message or by us ing his influence to have the house name a special suffrage committee. President Replies. Tho president was most courteous, ne said be wanted to make his position perfectly plain. Then ho explained the care he must use in the exercise of his official actions, as the spokesman for the Democratic party. The prosidont declared that when he was governor of TTew Jersey lie established a rule not to urge upon Ugislators policies which had (Continued on page 5.) Olcott Issues Pay Warrant to Lawyer but Treasurer Balks The hilarity of affairs at the state liouse was given another boost this morning, when Secretary of State Ol cott issued a warrant in favor of the Ulue Sky department for the payment of the salary of Attorney McColloch, who was hi rod by the department to look after tho business of that office. Attorney-General Crawford had given the secretary an opinion that there wns no lnw for the employing of an attorney ly this office, and Unit a warrant for Mi psy should not issue, On present ing the warrant State Treasurer Kay refused to pay it, following the advice of the attorney-general. Suit will be commenced at once, and a mandamus will bo sought compelling the state treasurer to pay tho warrant. ' This nit will decide not only this ea fwcial case, but also will settle the ques tion whether the industrial accident or workmen's compensation , commission . can employ a special attorney. One of the features of the eaM Is Police Searching for Missing Girl Feared Miss McCann May Be Victim of Slaver, Who Entrapped Her by Means of Drugged Needle. tDNITUD PRESS LBA8BD WIR1.1 New York, Dec. 8. Miss Bessie Mc Cann, aged 23, who disappeared from her home here last Friday, was sought today by the New York police She is the daughter of Robort C, McCann, a wholesale grocer. A young man. acquaintance last saw the girl in Wall streot. -She scarcely replied to his greeting. Miss McCann is a Sunday school teacher in St. Marks Episcopal church, Flatbush, and is "much interested in settlement work. Apprehension was felt concerning her safety, as a result of recent reports that many men here are wielding needles dipped in hyoscine, a powerful drug. STEAMSHIP SIS 191 OIIITID PD18I. UiSHD WIBS. Washington, Dec. 8. After being or dered to go to tho assistance of the freight steamer Rio Grande, reported by wireless last night as on fire at sea, tho revenue cutter Seminole was recall ed today on receipt of later wireless ad vices that the Rio Orando was not in ' need of holp. There was no mention in ' the wireless messages of passengers aboard the Rio grande. No word had been received here of the roBCue by the steamship Qucrnmore of 197 passongors from a burning vos sel at sea. SALEM RESIDENTS ARE OF SUNDAY Jefferson, Or., Doc. 8. (Special.) Tho Marion county Sunday school con vention closed last night, after one of tho most interesting Bessions ever hold. Saturday at 3 p. m., Rov. C. A. Phipps ! addressed a crowdod house on "My Trip to Zurich,'' one of the best loc- itures ever delivered in this village. The following officers for the ensu ing year wore cloetod: Prcsidont, C. E. jKnowland; vice-president, E. II. Ander son; soerotary-treosuror, Mrs. G'lbort; delegate to state conventions in Albany I April, 1914, Mr. Davidson. All are rosi 1 dents of Salem. I RATE OASES UNDECIDED. Washington, Dec. 8. The United States supreme court concluded today its reading of opinions for the present sitting, without deciding the inter- mountain rato cases, or any of tho oth er big cases before it. that Attorney McColloch ii now a mem ber of the state senate, and the ques tion of the legality of his appointment will be in issue. The constitution pro vides that "no senator or representa tive shall, during tho time for which he may have been elected, be ellgiblo to any office the election of which is vest ed in the legislature; nor shall he be appointed to any rlvil office of profit which shall have been created or the emoluments of which shall have been lncrssed during such term. This does not apply to officers elected by the people. Another provision of the constitu tion Is that "no person holding a lucra tive office undor the U. 8. government or the state can be eligible to a seat in the legislature; nor shall any person holding more than ono lucrative office at the same time, except as provided In the constitution." The niatter will go to the supreme court for final adjudication. TO SAVE L Youngsters Are First Hurried Out Through Second Story of Structure. THEIR ESCAPE NARROW Building Is Soaring Furnace in Few Minutes After It Is Discovered to Be on Fii'. "Jap be nimble, Jap be quick, "Jap jump over the candle stick." The prehistoric saying may be some wllat supplemented by these words but nevertheless they convey the proper meaning when it comes to dosoribing a fire which broke out in the rear of a Japanese restaurant on Court streot last night. ' . ' Along about 8 o'clock the fire depart ment was called to the intersection of Court and Liberty streets where a fire was reported to be gutting a building and showing a disposition to ruin sever al other structures. The big auto truck wns on tho scene first and the firemen found the Salem restaurant, a Japanose affair, fairly smothered in smoke and flames. Youngsters Jump, Upon the second floor of the building over tho Jap restaurant the proprietors, wives and childron have their sleeping quarters and by the time the depart ment arrived, tho windows facing the streot wore fillod with men, women and little children, frightened almost out of their wits and, for a very good reason, as the flames were coming dangerously near thorn. The sturdy fiiemon ranged themselves beneath tho windows and told the par ents of the childron to "throw out tho kids." Then came a rain of kidlots ranging from the ago of one yenr to seven eight in all. As fast as thoy could bo porched on the window sills and pushed off, thoy came flopping into tho arms of the firoiucu and within a surprisingly short time, tho oight tads wore safe and sound ou tho street and, which is a great credit to the firemen, not a child was dropped. In other words, the department men did not make an error, notwithstanding that the balls were coinposod of a bunch of squirming, yelling mass of huban beings with covers limited to the first pair of trousers in the history of every young lifo. Elders Come Next. Aftor the little ones wore placed out of danger, tho fathers and mothers pro ceeded to leave tlio thon fiercely burn ing building. The womon wore dressed in only their night robes, but they climbed over tho window sill and into the strong arms of the firemon, who let them to tho streot. One woman, losing her footing, slipped out of the arms of a firominn and would have crashed on tho cement sidewalk had it not boon for a bystander who jumped in and caught hor just in time. Duo to the fine work on the part of the members of the fire department, none of the occupants wero hurt in the least, and the saving of the childrou (Continued on paga 6.) Reward of $250 Offered for Arrest of Man Who Shot Marshal Tho Marion county court this morn ing, in regular session, Issued an order directing tho county clork to offer a re ward of 4250 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of tho party or parties who ihot and, probably fatal ly wounded City Marshal Zollncr, of Gervais, on the morning of December S. According to reports roeolvod hero to day from Ocrvais, Marshal Zulluor is not expected to live. He is gradually growing weaker and, while his condi tion was considered somewhat hotter yesterday morning, attending physicians announce todny that the man Is losing strength and that it is not possible for him to bear up under the strain much longer. Guilty One Missing. Sheriff Each is scouring the country gain today ia tn effort to find some Schmidt on Trial for Slaying Girl Question of Sanity of Unfrocked Priest Only One Involved, as He Admits He Slew Her, UNITSD PBB8S LSASIG WIM.l New York, Dec, 8. Hans Schmidt, unfrocked priest and confessed mur derer and counterfeiter, went to trial today for the killing of his sweetheart, Anna Aumuller, a pretty German girl who had once worked'in a rectory where Schmidt lived as curate. Only one question was at issuer was Schmidt sano or a lunatic I He admitted hiaving killed the girl, dismembered her body and sunk her mangled corpse in the river. He himself insisted he was sane and refused to consult with the attorney ap pointed for him by the court With his pasty face, sunken eyes, thick stubble of board, slouching figure and dirty, uukoinpt dress, the formerly immaculate young clergyman, was a half-torrifying and half-pitiable sight. Two hundred candidates for jury duty . were in the courtroom. It was expected tho empanelling of a jury would take a weok. L TO UNITED PKESS I.SASBO Willi. San Diego, Cal., Dec. 8. Rolling for 22 hours holplessly in the trough of the Bca, her propollor badly damaged and at the mercy of the wind and tido, tho Mexican steamship Victoria, which loft Ensonada Saturday night at 8 o'clock, had a narrow escape from disaster Sun day near tho Corouado. Islands, and ar rived hore today 24 hours lute.. High sens, breaking tho rudder chain and causing the rudder to swing around ou to the propellor, caused the accident. Purser Le Moyno, after going ashore in a lifoboat, walked fifteen miles for holp. Tho Victoria was towed into this port today by a launch. It was tho opinion along the water front that the only thing that saved the vessel from drifting away from her light anchor and pounding to piocos against the beach was tho fact that the high wind, genorolly present in that locality, was lacking. GIRL PLEADS NOT GUILTY. San Francisco, Doc. 8. "Not guil ty," was tho plea ontorod today by Leah Alexander, charged with shooting and killing J. B. Van Baalun, a news papor solicitor, in his office hero Oc tober 19. Judge Dennis continued tho case for one week, when tho trial date will be set. The Weqther The Dickey Bird soys: Oregon; Fair tonight; Tuowlny, fair east, probably rain went portion; southeasterly winds. trace of the man who fired tho fatal shot. A fair description of the ono who is responsible for Marshal Zollner's condition has been obtained from the victim and the man who Is being held ns an accomplice, but owing to the very uncertain actions of the missing man following the shooting, tho sheriff is eoiniwlleh to rely solely upon what In formation ho can glean from his follow officers and citizens in other towns In the valley, It Is believed by Sheriff Esch that McCerol, the man who Is now being held, is telling the truth when be says the other man who was with him at the time of the shooting fired the shot which took effect in Zollncr 'i neck, but McCarol is unable to give the officer any clew to work upon other than ex palinlug that bis partner was s stranger WEATHER fMPHtT) i5 IN D. Solis Cohen of Portland, Make Address of Day and It Pleases. EULOGY IS APPRECIATED It Was Delivered by Judge Moore, of Supreme Court, and Tribute to Dead Is Very Fine. The Grand opera house was crowded to the doors Sunday afternoon when impressive memorial services wore held by Salem B. P. O. E. No. 336. Many of the late comers failed to gain admit tance because of the crowded condition of the opera houBO. D. Solis Cohen, of Portland, gave the address of the day. It was a splendid address, in which he told of the merits of the Elks' lodge, what had been ac complished and the prospects for a larger membership in the Willamette valley. It was an optimistic address, and was appreciated by all who were fortunate enough to hoar the gifted speaker. It was agreed that his fd drcss was one of the finest ever given at memorial exorclsos of the Elks in Salem, nis tribute to "our absont brothers" was especially beautiful and pathetic. Program Given. The Elks' orchestra gave some fine selections during the exorcises.' Follow ing the opening number by the orches tra the opening ritualistic ceremonies wore carried out by the lodge. This was followed by a fine soloction, "Oh, Dry Thoso Tears," by Mrs. Hallio Parrish Hinges, Margaret nolon Dodgo and Rose Woodruff Babcock, with Beatrice Shelton accompanist. Then the ritual istio ceromonios were carried out by tho lodgo officers, who are as follows; Exalted mlor, Aug. nuckestoin. Estoomod leading knight, R. D. Byrd. Esteomcd loyal knight, A. J. Ander son. Estoomod lecturing knight, S. 13. Skiff. Secretary, Geo. C. L. Snydor. Treasurer, J. P. Rodgers. Tilor, Elmor Giles. Esquire, M. L. Moyors. Chnplnin, D. R. Yantls. Inner guard, A. n. Monro. Tho opening ode, "For Auld Lang Syne," wns sung by tho membors of the lodgo, and then the Invocation was pronounced by the chaplain. Mrs, Julia Bross Pinnell beautifully sang "Tho Rosnry." This was followed by a soloction by the orchestra and Mr. Cohen's address, "Out of the Deep" wns magnificently rendered by J. Christopher Marx and Dan F. Lan gonborg. Judgo Frank A. Moore delivered the eulogy, and his reference to the dead membors was vory touching. '"Crossing tho Bar" was effectively rendered by the ladies' trio. Tho pro gram closed with a selection by tho or chestra. Tt makes no difference how much your wife pays for her set of winter furs, tho neighbors all know they're imitation. land that he was known as "George" by him. McCarol also declares that the .other man Is an Englishman and that he I would ho readily recognized by his man ner of spewh. Operation Tomonow. Me (nrol will be taken to tho Salem hospital tomorrow morning and Dr. W. Cnrleton Smith will probe for tho bul let in his shoulder which took effect when Marshal Zollncr rcturnod the firo of his nri Hunts. The ball Is lodged in McCarol 's shoulder near the cords of tho neck and although the wound Is a serious one, tho Injured man is bear ing up iimler it with remarkable cour ago. Ho is, however, anxious to have the bullet taken out of his shoulder and seemed rather pleased this morning when told ho would be operated upon tomorrow. Suit Started Over School Securities Replevin Action Brought Against Kay in Regard to $7,000,000 Notes Claimed by Board. The papers in a replevin suit are pre pared and will probably be served to day on State Treasurer Kay. The ac tion is brought to recover from him about $7,000,000 worth of notes for money borrowed from the state school fund, now held by him as state treasur er, and which the state school board holds should be in its charge instead of being taken care of by the treasurer. Heretofore these notes have always been kopt by the state treasurer, and Mr. Kay is only following precedont in keeping charge of them. As the amount is so large, and as Mr. Kay is in doubt as to the propriety of turning these millions over, he refuses to do so until the supreme court passes on the matter. Attornoy Ringo appears for the school land board and brings the suit. E IS IN FAVOR OF E UNITED rSBHS MASSD WIBS. Washington, Dec. 8, By an over whelming majority the house of repre sentatives today adopted the Hensloy resolution, approving the Buggostlon, made by First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, of England, that world powers suspend naval construc tion for one year. Tho resolution authorized President Wilson to co-operate in, the el'fort to porsunde other nations to join the agreement. TAX LEVY OF SALEM IS 34.5 MILLS THIS YEAR I ASCERTAINS II The tax levy in Salem for 1913, is 34.S mills, according to tho finul ac counting made by the Citrion county court this morning, or an increaso over that of last yoar of B.O mills. Tho county court places tho lovy on taxable property in school district 24 as follows; School, 2.0 mills; stato, 4.4 nuns, anu county, o. Together with this ciinpilation of lovlcs, are tho spocial city school lovy of 7.3 mills, and the city Jovy of 15.2 mills. Tho Increaso in tho city lovy this yoar is 3.4 and tho state 3.1 mills. The Woman's Alliance of the Uni tarian church will moot next Friday at 2 o'clock with Mrs. C. 8. Hamilton, of Front streot. Mrs. W. M. Hamilton will read a paper on " Americanism." All members are urged to b eprosent. No One Here Will be Sandbagged if This Paper Can Prevent it The Capital Journal has rocoived many compliments for its stand In favor of making Investments in Salem and tho Willamette vnlley rather than lu prospective "harbors" on the Pacific const. That Tho (,'apltnl Journal's ar ticles on tho subject will snve many persons from being deluded or sandbag ged Intq making investments In worth less const lots Is not doubted. Eventually tho strong arm of the Uni ted States government may bo neces sary to put an end to the frauds. Thnt the federal government can do this was shown in tho Hlllmnn nine In Wash ington. When llillmun was exposed by the Seattle Star, he started a 230,000 damage suit. Inside of a year ha was sentenced to servo a term in prison. The damage suit was dismissed, The ilnplorablo feature of such affairs Is that the purchasers cannot get their money back. The promoter and his confederates may he Imprisoned, but they ran keep their money and, oven after serving a term, may have ample to WAR RAGES IN COPPER MINE AREA Strikers and Sympathizers Bat- tling With Deputies and Strikebreakers. MANY FATALITIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED Outlook for Serious Trouble Threatening, Following Sunday's Killing. UNITED riUtSS UASID WIBI. Calumet, Mich,, Dec, 8. Real war reigned today in the Michigan copper mine district. From Mohawk tn TtaltU of i. - v u V V'JVO.V onds of the affected region, str.lters and thoir sympathizers wore battling with doputios, strike-breakers and pos see of citizens. At somo points firing was almost incessant. No more deaths were roported. hut tho area in which the fighting was in progress was so extonsive and news travelod so slowly that it was feared doflnito news would show a long roll of fatalities. Tho clash followed yestorday's kill ing of strike-breakers in the Copper Range Consolidated mine. Military and civil authorities blamed members of the Wontorn Federation of Miners. Union officials repudiated it, and telegraphed to Uovornor lerris for protection which the governor refused, leaving the situa tion in tho hands of , the local author!- ties. Business wns generally suspondod and ; sinoiig non-comlintnnts throughout the strike zone panio prevailed. The outlook for more serious trouble was most threatening. WTLLAPA LINE FROGKESSE& Contralia, Wash., Dec. 8. The con struction work of the Pugot Sound A Willapa Harbor raillroad is forging rhp Idly ahead in the vicinity of Centralis. Tho grading botwoon Maytown and Con tralia. practically is completed, while a crew has been started botwoen Contra lia and C'hohalis, Southwest of Con or a lia the work is proceeding slowly owing to the wot weather. There is activity, howovor, in tho vicinity of Bunker, a now town located near Adua, where there Is much rock formation. It is now believed that Milwaukee trains will be running into Contralia from, tho north by February 1. The Into for beginning operations wns orig inally sot for January 1, but the bad weather has held back construction, work. llva iu luxury tho rest of their Uvea. That Is why The Capital Journal pro poses to hoad off, so far as lu its power, Investments Ju wildcat Panama canal harbor propositions. Kvwry honest reel dent of Willamette valley will approvo this course. LABORER TALLS SO FEET. uitiTsn mini lkasso wise. Florence, Or., Dec, 8, An unidenti fied laborer In Senpelli snd Fleck 's camp, about 12 miles from here, whs se verely hurt by fulling ,10 feet. His skull wits fractured and several other bones were broken. Ho was taken to' the railroad hospital at Mspleton, His recovery is doubtful. LINN C1T1EM HX TAXES. InaiTtn pssss isassh ih i Albany, Or., Dec. 8, l,lnn county cities have made tux levies as follows! Albany, 1,1 mills; Lebanon, lit mills; Prownsvlllo, 84 mills; Scio, 8 mills; Sweet Homo, 8 mills; llarrlshiirg, 5 mills; Sodaville, 10 mills.