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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. : .albm, oreoon, Friday, December 12, ma " pmrF rpi(rre onunim,
SLAUGHTER
'SB
Rebel Artillery Pour Rain of
Death Into City and Build
ings Fall.
CITIZENS HURRY TO
SHIPS IN HARBOR
Follow Foreigner Who Earlier
in Day Sought Refuge in
Vessels.
IDKITID PaiM LURID WIB1.1
Mexico, City, Dec. 12. Rebel shells
were raining upon Tampico today, it
-was learned today from a telegram
which somehow passed "the censor.
From a hill a mile outside the city
tho rebel artillerymen had got the ex
act range, and did frightful execution.
Many persons had been killed. Build
ings were tumbling
Practically the entire non-combatant
population had fled in terror, follow
ing the foreigners. Ships in the harbor
were taking many on board,
It was stated at the war ministry
that 800 federals wero being rushed
from Vera Cruz to strengthen the Tam
pico garrison.
Bains Shells on Rebels.
Washington, Dec. 12. Opening with
Its big guns, the Mexican federal gun
boat Bravo joined today In the fight
with the rebels at Tampico, according
to messages received from Admiral
Fletcher today. " '
During Wednesday's and Thursday's
fighting the two federal gunboats in
Tampico harbor were unable to aid in
the town's defense, because the strug
gling forces' positions wore such that
they could not fire on the rcbols with
out sweeping the town itself.
Some shift had evidently taken place
in the battle, however, or the Bravo
had succeeded in maneuvering into a
more favorable position, for, at last ac
counts, it was raining shells into the
Tebel ranks.
It was believed here that the new de
velopment might turn the tide of the
"battle, which seemed yesterday to be in
the robeW favor.
The big foreign warships were lying
some distanco off shore, but it was
stated the American gunboat Wheel
ing had run close in to the Tampico
water front, to be ready to protect for
eigners who might be endangered.
Already on board the Wheeling were
130 foreign refugees, Admiral Fletcher
stated; on board the steamship Logi
cian were 150 more, and on the German
liner KronprinzesBin (Velia 350. Five
"hundred remained in the neutral tone
n shore.
The rebels wore understood finally to
liavo captured tho railroad embank
ment into the city, to have mounted
batteries in the suburb and to be pour
ing a murderous artillery fire among
the federals. The latter, howevor, were
said to bo putting up a surprising resis
tance. Authentic news from the scene of the
liattle was extremely meagro.
Another Battle Imminent.
EI Paso, Texas, Dec. 12. Outpost
skirmishing was reported today at O.jin
aga, where the feiloral garrison of Chi
huahua took refuge after its flight
.cross the desert to the border. '
A battle was exported before Sunday,
The federals must fight to the death,
surrender to the robels, who probably
would kill most of the higher officers,
or cross the border and give themselves
up to the United States authorities.
Federals Btlll Holding Out.
Vera Cms, Mex., Doc. 12. Tlia: the
federals in Tampico were still holding
out against the rebel attack was shorn
by window messages from Admiral
Fletcher, received here today.
The admiral asked Consul Canada to
send the liner Morro Csstlo, due here
this afternoon, to take foreign refugees
on board.
Captain Robertson, the line's Vera
Cms agent, was prepared to dispatch
the ship as soon ss it arrives.
(Continued oo pat I.)
Associated Press
Tries to Hit Back
Has Editor and Cartoonist of Weekly,
Which Depicted It as Lying Or
ganization, in Court.
Ionitid raiss uascd wibi.1
New York, Doc. 12. Editor Max
Eastman and Cartoonist Arthur Young,
of the satirical weekly, The' Masses,
were arraigned today before Judge
Swann, on a criminal libel charge with
the Associated Press as complainant.
Last July The Masses published a
cartoon captioned "Poisoned at the
Source," in which the Associated Press
was portrayed as pouring what wias la
belled "Poison of Lies," "Suppressed
Facts," and "Hatred of Labor Organ
izations" iuto a reservoir marked "the
news. "
Eastman and Young entered pleas ,of
not guilty and were released on bail of
$1000 each.
BE HEAD OF AFFAIRS
IE-
ItJNITID FRBBft LkASID WIBB.J
Washington, Dec. 12. That Colonel
George W. Goethals wants to nin the
Panama canal for the first six months
of its operation, aud would like to be
the head of tho zone's permanent gov
ernment, was learned today from a re
liable source.
Under the Adamson law, there is no
limit to the positions which the gover
nor of the zone may create. Politicians
believe that if Colonel Gochals is ap
pointed, a maximum of positions will
be created. If a practical politician is
named as governor, it was believed hero
that the spoils system would reign.
Colonel GoethiilB filed today his views
regarding a permanent zone govern
ment with Secretary of War Garrison,
and the latter will discuss Goethals'
recommendations soon with President
Wilson.
It was also reported that Colonel
Goethals may go to Alaska. Congress
expects to authorize the construction
there of a government-owned railroad,
and administration officials believe
Goethals is the ideal man to superintend
the work.
WILSON STILL ILL.
unitbd rasas lbisbd win.)
Washington, Doc. 12. Suffering from
a severe cold In tho head and a sore
throat, accompanied by a slight fever,
President Wilson was not permitted to
see any visitors today. His physician,
Dr. Cary Grayson, however, insisted
that the cold was yielding to treatment.
He said he hoped to have the president
well enough to attend the Gridiron club
dinner tomorrow night.
GOES MILE A MINUTE.
f unitbd rasas taisso WIBS.)
Pomona, Cal., Dec. 12. Glenn Marti u
arrived here at 10:32 this morning ir
itis biplane, making the 32 miles from
Los Angeles in exactly 32 minur.es. The
aviator comes as the invited guest of
the Pomona chamber ot commerce to at
tend a banque here this evening,
A USA IS
(okitco rust umo wibb.J
Rome, Dec. 12. "La Oiacon-
da," or the "Moiia Lisa," as it
is also cullod, has been found in
Florence, according to a state-
ment issued here tonight by Min-
istcr of Public Instruction Cre-
daro. The picture, a priceless
work by Leonardo Da Vinci, was
stolen from the Louvre, in Paris,
some time sxo. The alleged thief,
an Italian, was arretted at the
same time the painting was re-
covered. That the work had been
found was reported by the gov-
emment director of fine arts by
telephone to Credaro. It was
stated no details would be made
public until the French author!-
ties were heard from.
HAKKI5 UlffiAKOS AN , . w, fflSI
OPINION BY CRAWFORD I Bulletins i
AND SIGNS CONTRACTi ,
I UNITBD FRBSS IMflXD WIRB.
State Printer, It Is Just Disco v
ered, Has Pact With
Union Here.
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
State Printing Board Will, It Is Be
lieved, Take Steps In Regard to
Harris' Action.
Absolutely, disregarding an opinion
rendered by Attorney-General Craw
ford last August, State Printer Harrii
has entered into a label contract with
tho Allied Printing Trades Council of
this city, whereby he agrees to employ
only printers and pressmen who are
members of tho local typographical un
ion, to pay the wage scale prescribed by
it, and to abide by all rules and regula
tions formulated by it, and the interna
tional union.
The contract was eutored into last
October, aud its consideration is the'ust
of the union label. According to Harm
it may be revoked at any time by sur
rendering the label, but pending its ex
istence union rules and wages are in
fuTl force, and none but union men can
be employed, and they must be mem
bers of the local union.
This discovery of tho contract was
made today, and it fulfill a prediction
mnde by the lato State Printer Duri
way during his campaign against the
State Printer Flat Salary Law. He do
clared that the law authorized the state
printer to enter into Bueh, a contract,
and that Harris and his following were
laboring for its enactment in order to
obtain the fat plums it would providi,
and to unionize the office, and that they
wero fighting him because he had re
fused to sign such contract.
After Harris was appointed to suc
ceed Duniway upon his death, ouo of
his first acts was to declare he intend
ed to ontor into a contract with tho
union for help. He contended that the
flat salary law authorized it, but Attorney-General
Crawford hold that, if it
did, the provision was unconstitutional
on the ground that it would bo class
legislation, and that any contract en
tercd iuto favoring any special class
was void. Neither the State Printing
Board nor Harris, ho declared, could en
ter into a contract to employ only a
certain class of employes or only cm
ploycs belonging to any one organiza
tion. Contrary to this opinion, how
evor, the contract has been entered
into, and it now remains to see wlfat the
State Printing Board will do with rela
tion to tho matter.
TRAIN RUNS AWAY.
loitiTBD pbms Laiaao wias.)
Centralis, Wash., Dec. 12. Duo to a
leaky valve, the engine drawing Groat
Northern passenger train No. 455 ran
away here early today, whilo tho crew
was lunching in the depot, and was en
tering the Chehalis yards, five miles
away, before a baggageman, discover
ing that the engineer ami fireman were
not aboard, went forward ovor tho ten
der and applied the emorgoncy brakes.
The train ran slowly and no damage
was dons.
Miss Aumuller Said Schmidt Was
Crazy and Feared Him Greatly
(OBirSD rtBIS U1SSD WIBS.)
Now York, Dec. 12. Testimony ho
disgusting that little of it was printable
was devoured greedily today by a
crowded court room In which women
wero Mrhap in the majority, at the
trial here of Huns Schmidt for tho
murder of his sweetheart, Anna Aumul
ler. Dr, Arnold Loo, whoee story, relating
mainly to Schmidt's mental condition,
was the lesist shocking of the session,
rcited that the prisoner brought Miss
Aumuller to him for medical advice
some time before the murder and told
how, seizing an opportunity when
.Schmidt was not listening, the girl said
to him:
"Fsther Hehmidt is wholly crazy. I
Washington, Deo, 11 A bill provid
ing a drydock 1000 feet long for Pugot
Sound, at a cost of $3,000,000, was in
troduced today in the, senate by Joues,
of Washington. Representative Hum
phrey, of Washington, introduced a
similar measure in the house.
' Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 12. Frederick
Roichardb, aged 22, of San Francisco, a j
discharged naval prisoner, today shot at
Major Thorpe, commandant of the nav
al -prison here, as he drove across Mar
ket Square in his automobile. The bul
let penetrated the car door, but Major
Thorpe escuped injury. Reichardt was
arrested, lie said he had been laying
for Thorpe fo- several days.
Santa Cruz, Cal., Dec, 12. Santa Cms
county was being combed toJtiy for
James Denton, of San Francisco, who
last night shot and killed Lot Morroi!
at Bouldor Creek, near hero. Iveion
used a shotgun, tearing off the right
side of Morroll's head.
HENEY WILL SEEK TO BE
E
osrrBD raiss lsasbd wias.
San Francisco, Dec. 12. Frauds J.
Heney issued a statement here today,
declaring his intention of seeking eith
er the progosslve nomination for gover-'
nor or that for the United States sen
ate, to succeed Senator Goorgo W. Por
Idus. It all depends, the statement
says, upon the position takeu by Gover
nor Johnson, "'
If the governor decides to be a can
didate for re-election, Honoy will fight
for the progressive nomination to suc
ceed Perkins, If Johnson finally de
cides to make the senatorial race, He
ney will withdraw and make a fight for
the progressive gubernatorial nomina
tion. WILL LNJ3 SQUADRON.
UNITBD PBBSS LHASBfD WIBS.
Berlin, Dec. 12. The foreign office
today notified American Ambassador
Gerard of Gormany's acceptance of the
invitation to send a warship squadron
from the fatherland to Panama whon
the canal is opened. The number nf
ships to be cnt hail not been dccld tc
upon. The announcement, at this time
was intended, it was believed, as an at
tempt to soften Germany's rofuss'. to
participate officially In the Sun Fran
cisco exposition.
The Weather
amt two
yteCKSTIU-) The Dickey Bin
says; Oregon, rain
today and Satur
day; southeasterly
winds, increasing
along tho coast.
am af rniil of him, I think ho will harm
me,"
i
Iter, just before tho murder, Dr.
Lea said Schmidt called on him to har.i
a cut finger dressed, He was palo aud
looked worried,' the doctor said.
j Sings Wildly During Visit.
i On vinits he paid to Schmidt's room,
jho continued, he noticed that the latter
had blank death certificate on his deck.
, He told the jury that he considered the
ex priest eccentric Bud Irrational, Once
when he was visiting him, he said,
Schmidt seized a zither and began sing
ing wildly.
The bulk of the day's testimony re
lated to an Incurable disease from which
1 it was said IVhmidt was suffering,
, At the afternoon session Inspector
I
s
FIGHT IN SENATE IS
EXPECFEDLATE TODAY
Vote on Hitchcock Amend
ment to Administration
Bill I Important.
REGIONAL PROPOSITION
It Is Main Point in Dispute, and When
It Is Disposed, of BUI Will Soon
Be Passed.
DNITID FBBB4 tBiSBD WIBB.J
V'athingtou, Dote. 12. A crisis in the
currency fight in the senato was ex
pected today with a vote on the Hitch
cock amendment to the administration
bill.
The amendment calls for four region
al reserve banks and for sale of their
stock by public subscription. Unamend
ed, tho administration measures pro
vides for from eight to 12 regional
banks controlled by member-banks and
for sale of stock to the public only la
case the regional banks are not finan
cially strong enough to moot require
ments after the member-banks have
done their stock buying.
It was hoped to get a ballot on the
amendment by tonight or tomorrow.
The regional proposition was the main
point in dispute. That being dispose!
of, it was bolioved the rest of the bill
would lfiss without discussion aftor a
few roll calls.
FINAL TESTIMONY GIVEN
IN SALEM BREWERY ACTION
The final evidence in the caso brought
by t' j Salem Brewery Association to
restrain the eity of Salem from enfore
lug the charter amendments voted at
the December election, better known as
sectiou 2A was submitted to Judgo Gal
loway this aftornoon by counsel for the
litigants. Amos Long, a witness for the
plaintiff, testified that after compllii (,
tho votes ciast at the December election
and making a comparison with the 10 1
and the Gill registration law, ho found
that out of a total of 4101 votes cast,,
there were 145S votes cast by persons
holding nothing but a certificate of reg-
Istmtion givwn them by County Clerk
givem
under
Gchlhar under 'tho flill registration act.
Which was declared unconstitutional,
FATALLY INJURED.
IDMITBO MB UIMBU WIBS.T
Aberdeen, Wash., Doc. 12. Mrs Em
ma E. Girard, aged 73, mother of A. ''
Olrard, deputy county assessor, and well
known newspujior man, is suffering
from probable fatal injuries today ss
the result of being struck by a street
cur near her home in Hoquinm. Her
left shoulder and several rib were bro
ken ami hor head and body lacerate,!.
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE.
rtmmm pbbss musbd wias.l
Aberdeen, Wash., Dec, 12, I'lans are
under way today for a municipal Christ
mas tree. One hundred leading singers
and all of the band musicians on Grns
Harbor will participate in a yuletldtt
celebration to be hold In the streets,
The tree will be tho Inrgost that car, be
brought hern, and will be olectrieul1."
lighted.
Faurot, of the police dertment de
scribed how he traced Selunlilt to his
' flat, where signs that a murder hail
been committed wore still plainly visi
ble.
Tells of Schmidt's Arrest
Visiting Schmidt at the rectory where
ho lived, Faurot saiil he told the young
man who ho wns, and then, as he saw
him tremble and clasp his hands nerv
ously, drew from his Mckot Anna Ait
nni Hit's photograph, held It up and
asked twice: "Did ymi kill her?"
Finally Hclimiilt said: "Yes; 1 loved
her,"
With the words he started for the
bathroom, aud Faurot was sure he would
have killed himself had unt the Inspec
tor stopped hint and taken away a razor
hs bad,
Explorer Deserted
by KarluKs Crew
Bow Over Food Supply and Details Re
lating to Life Aboard Ship Caused
' Their Action.
UNITBD SBBSS LBASBD WIHB.J
Ottawa, Out., Dec. 12. Reports re
ceived at the Canadian capital today
tell of a rumor that Explorer Stef
ansson was deserted on the shores of
the Arctic by the crew of his ship Kar
luk, following a row over the food sup
ply, and dotails relating to life aboard
ship.
Tho report says that those remaining
on the Karluk, after Stefansson and
hiB party went ashore, deliberately de
serted tho explorer and his party, and
that the vessel was not carried away
by the ice, as told In previous dispatch-
E
IS
T FIR!
Springing up in the night, as It were,
thore is one of the finest business build
ings In the city now standing at the
corner of State and Front streets. C.
D. Purvine, one of Salom's hustlers,
constructed the building, and is the sole
owner and manager of the implement
firm which was known as tho Chase ft
Purvine Implement Co.
In speaking of the building this morn
ing, Mr. Purvine doclaredthat the busi
ness of his firm just simply grew out
of the formor small quarters occupied
by it, and a new place bocame absolute
ly necessary. The new building is two
stories and covers' a space 85x82 feet.
The Interior Is so constructed as to
make tho entire building an Ideal Im
plement house, and Mr. Pnrvino is at
present putting tho finishing touches
to the display departments, Imploment
sections and working space.
It Is doubtful if, there is any other
building of the kind in the city that is
built so thoroughly. Every convenience
has been added, aijd the owner has so
arangd the two spacious floors as to
give unlimited floor space for every de
partment in his business. The exterior
of tho new building is attractive, and
provos a great ornament to that part of
the city.
Old Shacks Gone.
Up until the time Mr, Purvine start
ed tho construction of his new building,
thecorner of Stato and Front streets
was decorated with old, tumbledown,
mosscovered shacks, Those eyesores
wore orected when Salem, first became
a town, and their absence is now great
ly appreciated by the local boosters.
Mr, Pnrvino occupied a small brick
building adjacent to the shacks for
some time, and as time went by his
business grew to such an extont that he
needed more room. Instead of renting
another building, the thrifty Implement
man got busy and erected a fine now
building of his own.
Tho newly-olected board of gover
nor) of the Salem Commercial club's
promotion department met yesterday
afternoon at 4:30 to take soundings and
look into the fiscal affairs of the de
partment. No officers wore chosen,
that being left for a litter meeting. The
secretary was Instructed to prepare a
statement of the affairs of the depart
ment, showing a completo Inventory of
the work done since the club's reorgan
ization, and a statement, showing
members and detailed finances. A meet
ing will be held Monday at noon at
the Marlon Hotel to consider tho sec
retary's statements, which will bo pre
pared In writing and' furnished to the
officers Saturday. Those present were:
U. O. Shipley, W. I. Staley, John J.
Roberts, George H. Rodgers, W. M.
Hamilton, Secretary llvnon and Assist
and Secretary Gregg,
HADLEY WILL SPEAK.
New York, Dec. 12,-1'resldont Ilnd
ley, of Yale, and Surgeon-General
Stokes, of the government health bu
reau, It was announced her today, will
bo the principal speakers tonlubt at the
dinner to lis given at the Walilorf-As-torla
hotel by tho American Museum of
Pafoty,
... w gTANua. Ftva cit;v
BOMB KILLS
YPIST AND
Stenographer Meet! Instant
Death when Package Is
Delivered.
OFFICE IS BADLY
WRECKED BY IT
Injured Employe of Bottling
Worki Think Bomb Came
By Express.
(OMrxBD rues isabhs wias.
New York, Dec. 12. A bomb deliv
ered to the O. K. Bottling company here
exploded in the firm's office today, in
stantly killing Miss Id Auusowiti-,
aged 20, a stenographer. The girl's
face was blown to bits and her bocv
badly mangled.
Just whore, the bomb
not known, but presumably it was de
liverer ty an express company.
Thomas McCabe was standing near
Miss Anusowitz when the bomb explod
ed. His loft ear was nearly severed.
Thomas Ryan, a stable nam, sustain!
cuts about the face. Every window in
the office was shattered and the furni
ture wrecked.
McCabe thought an express man d
liverod the package but could not ru
memtar-' whether the nuin wore a uai-'
form. On one corner of the package
was written "23 State . street,, New
York."
SCHMIDT DROPS MASK AND
WEEPS WITH AOED FATHES
unitbd raass lshsbd wins.
New York, Deo. 12. Hans Sebmidt,
tho ex-priest on trial for the murder of
Anna Aumiililcr, fell on his knees yes
terday aftornoon in District Attornoy
Whitman's office, kissed tho hand of
his aged father, who has come all the
way from Germany to try to save him
from tho electric chair, and in a flood
of tears begged his forgivonoss. Schmidt
refused yesterday morning to recognize
his father.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schuddler, Schmidt's
sister, who nipdo tho trip from Ger
many with hor father, was present at
the meeting. Schmidt embraced her af
fectionately. For half an hour she and
hor father tried to soothe the prisoner,
but ho refused to bo comforted, aud
was still weeping whon lod back to bis
cell.
The prosecution continued tho presen
tutloa of ovidence to show that when
Schmidt killed the girl, cut up her tod.v
aud threw It in the Hudson river, he
foriowod a carefully premeditated plai
and acted in a way that proved him
sane. Schmidt's counsel, agalns hij
will, it Is said, are trying to prove that
he was mentally irresonsible for tbtve
acts which he has confessed.
Letters regarding Schmidt written I y
bis victim to Miss Anna Huttler, of
Cincinnati, wore read to tho Jury today.
Miss Huttler was on the witness stand.
In one of the lotter the Aumuller g-rl
wrote: "Please do not mention ths
name of Mr. Schmidt to mo again, us
our love and affection is all over,"
A little later she wrote: "I have
made up again with Schmidt. Tho pour
fellow is sick, and a fow days ago scut
for mo. Do not mention Schmidt's
name on Any card you send to tho rec
tory, as I do not want them to know I
am good with him."
Schmidt dropped his mask of Indiffer
ence yesterday afternoon long emniitli to
laugh heartily when a witness testified,
that Miss Aumuller said she was "go
ing to marry a millionaire,"
'' Did Anna ever tell you," Schmidt's
lawyer asked Joseph Kighlor, a lO'.inn
to Anna Aumuller, on the stand tud'iy,
"Hint Schmidt had told hor ho had l.e.ui
coiuiliaiiiled by (Iml to make a blued sac
rifice of her, as Abraham sa-nl Iced
Isnact"
Kighlor replied In the affirmative.
The trinl was halted tilt this ni'n nine
to penult the prosecution to confer with
its alienists before placing them on the
URTS TVVO
stand.