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All the News that's1 to Print Everybody . Reads the .Daily Capital Journal THE BEST i THE LARSEST i; CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. IALKM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS. TOsTcS Mil Ul 11 L Admiral Fletcher Protests in Vain Against Inhuman Practice of Both Federals and Rebels at Tampico Story He Forced Suspension of Battle by Threatening to Fire on Combat ants Is Fake Fighting Is Still in, Progress at Tampico American Marines May Be Landed British Negotiate With Carranza. tCNITXD P UABmi WIltI.1 Washington, Dee. 13. Fighting was still in progress at Tampico today. The story that Admiral Fletcher had forced suspension of the battle by threatening to fire on the combatants proved a pure fake, started by interests inimical to Prosidont Wilson. The robols were trying to repair the railroad between Victoria and Tampico so as to bring up more artillery. The federals were making desperate efforts to reinforce the Tampico garri son. Hang Prisoners of War. Federals and rebels alike hanged their prisoners of war in sight of the town and the ships off Bliore. Admiral Fletcher protested vainly in humanity's name. The Spanish minister at Washington notified Secretary of State Bryan that Spaniards in Chihuahua City are endan gered and asked that they be protected, Bryan warned Generals CarraniM and Villa that thoy will be hefd personally responsible for the Spaniards' safety, Make Situation Grave. The Tampico fighters' disregard of Flotcher's protest and tlio peril 13 wireless message saying Admiral Fletch Spaniards, in Chihuahua City made tha er had stopped the fighting at Tain- situation look grave. It was feared Flotchor might yet have to land marines. The danger existed that harm to tin Spnuiards in Chihuahua City migh: force American intervention in north ern Mexico. Fletcher ordered all Americans la Tampico on board the harbor shipping. Ho made the general statement that foreigners at Tampico were safe b.:t Harris Admits He Has an Agreement With Union Here State Printer Harris is charmingly frank. Friday The Capital Journal had a news story gnthcrod at the Btate house in tho regular routine round of the reporter. It was to the effect that tho state printer had entered into a con tract with the Allied Printing Trades Council of this city, agrooing to employ only printers and pressmen who are members of the typographical union, to pay tho wago scalo proscribed by it, and to abide by all rules and regulations formulated by it and the international union. We also Btated that Mr. Harris said this agreement could be rovoked by him at any time by surrendering the union label, but pending its existence union rules and wnges are in full forsc, and none but union men can be employ ed, and they must be membors of the local union. Thi, we thought, was a fair state ment of tho caso. Wo think so yet, and we think so the more since Mr. Hsrris rushes into rrint in the morning paper to boldly confess that the donial he it making is not truo, and that The Jour nal Mat cm out is. We bwve no quarrel wi'h Mr. Harris, certainly none with the typographical union or any other, for we believe firm ly la union labor, employ union labor and will not have any other kind so long as we can get union labor. W printed the story simply u a mat- Bin could not answer questions concerning individuals. The transport Sumner left Galveston for Tampico with relief for refugees, May Have Framed Deal Did Major Martin Archer Shee, Bri tish member of parliament see General Carranza at Ilermosillo yesterday to set some British interest right with an e pectod new regime! was a question much asked. Carranza repudiated responsibility for the safety of W. 8. Windham and J. M. Dunn, American prisoners in Topee territory, as they are not in rebel hands but bandits'. General Telloz, federal, reported cap turing Gomez Palacio and Lerdo and confirmed reports of the capture of Torreon. ' Never Received Message. Mexico City, Dee. 13. Sir Lionel Car den, British minister in Mexico City, to- Aay gave the following exclusive intur viow to the luited Fress: "The story that I received from Ad miral Sir Christopher Craddock, British naval commundcr in Mexican waters, a pico lost night is absolutely false. "I received no such message. "Tho story is untrue in every partic ular." From a semi-official diplomatic source it was learned that the story re ferred to by Sir Lionel was inspired and diseminatcd by interests inimical to Presidont Wilson. (Continued on page 5.) tor of news, and stated that Mr. Harris had acted in defiance of the opinion of the attorney genoral, who held that tho state printer cannot enter into a con tract favoring any especial class, that such act was unconstitutional and void. Mr. Harris admits ho has entered iutoi a contract by which, so long as bo uses tho union label he must employ only union labor, but says ho can abrogate the contract at any time by surrender ing tho lubol. It will be scon from this that he admits every statomoiit made by Tho Capital Journal as truo, and why he should break into print to tell the public ho was not telling that public the truth, is one of thoso things no fellow can oxplaiu. Under usual circumstances wo would pay no attention to the denial, and the nasty little fling he tries to mako in concluding' his confession is alune re sponsible for tlx foi-t that wo do. The trouble with Mr. Harris seems to be Hint h is so dense that he does not mi dorstnnd that he admits The Capital Journal's statements are absolutely true. So faf aa The Capital Journal is con cerned it would like to see union labor have He preference in all lines, and Its was, as we ha ve said, just an every-day news story, a statement of fact, and ant an eipresion of opinion or belief of commendation or condemnation. ON TO EXPLAIN HIS :e OF All Members Say He Was Not Authorized to Take Any Such Action. MAY MEAN BIG WAGES Suggested That State Printer Planned to Boost the Salaries of Those Em ployed In Establishment. When the state printing board holds its next meeting State Printer Harris will be asked to explain why be defied an opinion of Attorney-General Craw ford, by entering into a contract last October with the Allied Printing Trades Council, of the city, for his printers and pressmen, and also be asked to explain why he failed to con sult the board with relation to the sub ject, according to an announcement made by members of the board today. All members of the board declare that Harris was not authorized by it to enter into the contract, and it was done without the board's sanction. While Harris, immediately upon assuming the office of state printer, announced his intentions of entering into such a contract, it was generally believed that his ambition had been dampened by an opinion rendered by the attorney-general, that neither the board nor he had authority to do so, and his action in executing it comes as a general surprise. Why he should have been so determined on executing it, that he would override the attorney general 's opinion, and fail to consult the board, is a question which is being asked. Suggestions are being mado by some that the move probably contemplates the adoption of a state house scale in creasing wages, for Harris has always been a strong advocate for an increase. Upon assuming charge of the office, he insisted that salaries be advanced $4.50 a week, but the board refused to ac cede to his demands, and it is suggest ed that he possibly now hopes to attain this end by entering into the contract with the union, for, should it adopt a state house scale, he would either have to abide by it or rescind the contract, and, aftor ignoring the opinion of the attorney-general, and failing to consult the wishes of the board In executing it, he would likely not rescind it( it is declared. PROMOTERS GUILTY. united rnsss uarsd wiaa.l Portland, Or., Dec. 13. A verdict of guilty was returned today by a jury in tho federal court hero in the enso of J. T. Conway and Frnnk Richet, general manager and president, respectively, of tho Oregon Inland Development com pany, on charges of having misused the. United States mails in the exploita tion of lands in Central and Ettiitorn Oregon, They wero convicted on all ivo counts in the Indictment, which was returned in March, 1912. A rec ommendation for leniency was made to Judge Hcan, but no reason for this was given. Over Score or Plans Despite the fact that winter is now at hand and the regular building sea son has been considered a thing of the past for a number of mouths, Salem continues to mako a good showing in rosidonco construction. In all parts of the city activity in home building Is to be noted. Within the past week nenrly 25 homes have heon either started or plans completed. Permits for theno buildings were taken out several months ago, but actual construction was not commenced until very recently. During the past two weeks a num ber of beautiful homes have been com pleted along tho northern limits of the city, while In East Salem and Yew Psk there are about eight new homes near completion. Lota Are Oolng. According to local real estate dealers LAKE SHORE TRAIN IS ECKED IN ATTEMPT TO Smith's Car Fails to Leave the Rails, But Others Jump Track Into Ditch. i FIREMAN LOSES HIS LIFE Offer of $1000 Reward Made by Com pany for Arrest and Conviction of Unknown Miscreants. cnitsd miss UXSKU wibs.J Cleveland, Ohio, Pec. 13. The Lake shore railroad today offered $1000 re ward for the men who wrecked the New Bngpand express noar Wickliffe at midnight, resulting In the fireman's death, and the serious injury of the en gineer. That the train was ditched deliber ately railroad men said . was certain. Seventeen spikes had been pulled and a' rail displaced. Nearby was found a bag of tools with which the wrecking was evidently done. Four men. were seen running away just after the lis' aster. The locomotive rollod over, and four mail cars, a combination coach and three Pullmans loft the tracks, but steel construction saved their occu- pants. Officials of the Lake Shore line think the wreck was planned in the hope of killing Andrew B. Smith, president of the New York Central railroad. Hmitnj occupied a private car attached to the roar of the train, but it was not de-1 railed. , Smith rushed from bis car and nw, four men running frvn the ipene. "Are you all in the ditch t" one of the men asked Smith. INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATS CAPITAL BUSINESS The Independence high school dofoat ed the Capital Business Collogo by a score of 21 to 14 In a fast and oxciting gamo of baskotball, played on the In pendence floor Thursday night. Martin and Gucffroy did the scoring for the Business college, Martin throw- ini five out of sovon fouls. I Tho high ceiling, and rough floor, which tho collcgo boys wero not used to, caused their defeat. Mr. Wiest refercod the gamo, and gave entiro satisfaction on both sldos. When tho return gnmo is played on the Y. M. C. A. floor tho score will probably bo different. The Weather 'lWon The Pi. Im IHTo THIS) key Bird Oregon hi".. cloudy tonight, and S lay with prob ably rain, south erlv winds. of Homes are Started Completed in Past Week building lots have linen selling in quite large number of late. There seems to be an unusual influx of custom bomu seekcrs now, and nlthough many of the sales during tho last week or so have been confined to the more sparsely set tled portion of the city, some fine homes aro assured by this time next year, or at such time when tho weather will permit their construction. With tho nueption of one or two old shacks still stnnding in the luminous district of Salem, the unfavorable ef fects of tlnwe eyesores are being grad ually eliminated. The latest activity along this linn commenced when ('. I). Purvlne tore down two old buildings it the eonier of State and Front streets, and erected in their stead a fine two story brick building. K. K. it van has also knocked down the old shacks on bis SHIFT BOSS CMS HE Declares Mexican Murderer Said He Would Die Fight ing in Utah Mine.. HE AVOIDS MUCH KILLING Lopes Will Not Slay Whole Parties Unless It Becomes Absolutely Nec essary, He Says. Intone rust unsxa wiu Salt Lake City, Utah, Dee. 13. Shift Boss Sam Bogors, of the Utah-Apex mine, near Bingham, told Sheriff Smith today that he saw and talked to Balph Lopez Thursday and Friday, and had an appointment to see him again some time today. The Mexican murderer realized, said Bogors, that he would never come out of the mine alive but ho meant to die fighting. During the posses' hunts for him In the workings Lopes had fre quent chances, tho shift boss quoted him as saying, to wipe out whole parties at a time, but he did not care to kill, un less it became necessary. He made exceptions, however, of Julio Corrello and Michael Stefano, former friends, whom he blamed for leading the officers to his hiding place. Theso, Bogors said, Lopez was anxious to add to his present list of six victims bofore he nimBelf AM, IS IT L STAY E "Insofar as myself and the council are concerned, Salem is dry and will romain dry," said Mayor Stoovos today in speaking of tho decisions rondorod by Judge Galloway. "The decisions of the court do not cut any ice in this matter as I can see." ' When asked what tho council would do in regard to issuing li censes to the saloons and the Sa lom brewery, Mayor Stoeves de clared Unit inasmuch as tho town is dry no licenses would be isued. Officials of tho Salem browory this afternoon declared thnt thoy could not operate their plant un less given permission by the coun cil, notwithstanding Judga Gallo way decided thnt the elections recently hold are unconstitutional. APPLE TREE IN BLOOM. Mr. J. H, Iligham, from near Hope well, Is in the city, and reports an apple tree on his place as having mistaken the season for spring, and so burst into, full bloom. property on South Commercial stroet which hiivo been a mennco to that purt of the city for years, and is now put ting up a combination brick and wood building. Farmors Busy. Tim city folks aro not nlono when it comes to being busy, All around the city limits farmers aro tilling the sell and placing their respective places in condition for tho winter. The weather has been just right for plowing, and, las will lie attested br a trip through the country, pastures aro literally smothered with grass. Dairymen making Sslem their main point of delivery, report, that very lit tle mill feed is required to keep their cattle in the "pink of condition" now, and that If tho present ' spring-like weather keeps up they will not be com pelled to touch their bay supplies at all. BOTH ELEC NMWEIAW N Judge Galloway Finds Petition for November 4 Dry Election Was Insufficient and Election Was Held on Wrong Date Dry Election of December 1 Illegal for Reason Over 1400 Voters Were Disqualified and Election Was Not Called on Legal Date Stayton Dry Election Also Knocked Out No tice of Appeal in All Three Cases. Holdirg that the initiative petition praying for the calling of a local option election on November 4, this year, fail ed to contain a requisite number of sig natures of registered voters to render it legal; that one-third of the people vot ing at the city election hold on Decem ber 1 had no right to take part in that election by reason of being unqualified, and that the Stayton local option elec tion on November 4 was an unfortunate and bunglesome affair because even the judges of the election were unable to determine the town boundaries, Judge Galloway this morning rendered decis ions in tho three coses declaring the elections illegal and void. The dry forces had a majority In tbo three elec tions. Before passing upon the respective injunction suits, Judge Galloway said In passing upon these city cases, that are so unduly agitating our people, the court cannot too strongly depreciate the prevailing mania for ever-recurring elections only to distract the people and paralyze the Industries and business of the city. - ' "This initiative craze is not caused, as many claim, by the rocont duplica tion of our voting population, for prior to woman suffrage we wero called upon repeatedly to voto upon contested coun ty boundary line and county seat con troversies. But recently the people of the whole stuto wore called upon to vote down an initiative measure to dcplote the stato troasury of $25,000 for a valueless and unusod toll road, and how often have the people been called upon to voto whother or not tho residents of "Todunk Hollow" or "Pea Vino Ridgo" should allow their hogs to run calling tho election on the amendments at largo on tho public road. From a on a date clearly prohibited by the perusal of tho metropolitan preso ono i criminal laws of the state was the opin would infer that our big Bister down ion of tho court. Ha held that, in the the river is likewise afflicted by the same maiinor as regular local option initiative craze, and that the good poo- Oloetions are hold, the charter amond plo of rortlnnd are regularly callod ment election should have been held St upon to voto upon initiative measures a regular city election on the first more orratic than oven tho fertile brain Tuesday aftor the first Monday in No of tho grout lawgiver nt the Fulls of ( vombor. the Willamotte conceived. Today an Further, hold tho court, the city eoun initiative measure Is up to vote upon a cil of Salem had no legal authority to million dollar bond Issuo, tomorrow, attempt to legalize the Oill registration perhaps, upon a measure to regulate the law after it hud boon rendered void by width and degroo of transparency of a decision of tho supreme court. There a woman's skirt. Jworo M.ri8 votes cast at the Decomber Calls Tliem Over-Zealous. election which Judge Galloway held "In this city an ovor-zealous and woro illegal and should never have been worthy citizenship not content to wait cost ou tlio grounds the person casting until next Novembor when the rcgulur thfl ballots were not duly roglstorod election occurs to voto upon prohibition voters, either In the city, county or state, under tlio local option law or to amend n other words, contended Judge Gullo tho city charter of Salem so as to holl way, one-third of tho votes cast woro tho city clwtlon on the first Tuesday those of persons qualifying themselves after tho first Monday in November merely by possessing a certificate of reg when there would be no question of the 'istration issued by the county clerk tin- leirnlity of tho election, they call a lo - cal option election for November In au off year, which if held legal would re quire prohibition on the first of Janu ary following giving tho liquor dealers, us the law provides, two months to ad just their business. Not content, how ever, with this very rensonablo provis ion of the locul option law, they call another oleetion in less than ono month to vole upon tho same proposition of prohibition in tho city of Malum, seeking to attain tho same end as set out, iu the former election; certainly with no other motive than to close tho suloon doors instantly. "Ono loves to behold perennial flow ers, perennial Sunshine and showers, but 1 do feel that this affliction of peren nial election is a nuisanco nud should be abated." Upon tho question of registration riiit.e.1 by rouimel for the plaintiffs in tho two Salem cases hinged the two de cisions rendered by Judge Galloway. Hut ono other point was raised this morning when tho court decided for th plaintiffs. Judgo Galloway sustained tho plaintiff's contention that the No vember oleetion was held Illegal on the grounds that the petition calling the 1 ELD ORDERED election failed to contain 10 per cent of the signatures of the people casting the vote for justice of the supreme court et the last state election. The court held that there should have been 253 signa tures on the petition, when there but 163. The other point pasted upon by Judge Galloway was In reference to the date upon which, the local option was held. He held that the issue should have been decided at a regular city election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. These wore two fatal errors made in calling the elec tion, declared the court, and the com plaint for an order for a permanent in junction was granted. Infringes on Constitution. . In passing upon the case of the Sa lem Brewery Association against the city of Salem, Judge Galloway held that , no municipality has the legal authority under the constitution of the state to amend its charter or so arrange it for the purpose of regulating the liquor traffic in direct discordance with the original laws of Oregon. lie declared that tho city of Salom, in passing the ordinance delegating authority for the calling of the December 1 election for the purpose of regulating tho liquor traffic in the city, tronsgreesod upon, the power of the constitution for the reason two of the amoudmonts voted upon at the oleetion wore subject to the provisions laid down in the local option and criminal laws of the Btate and should have boou votod upon in a man ner spocifiod by tho local option law. Council at Fault. That tho city council Is at fault by so 'dcr the unconstitutional Gill act. Judgo Galloway hold that the city council, in punning tho ordinance au thorizing persons holding the certifi cates to cast their votes at the De cember election, took actlou without the proper authority and that no per son has a legal right to vote In this stato without first being registered or voting under "Illauk A." A permanent injunction restraining the" city from enforcing tha two amend ments to tho charter was ordered by tho court. ' Stayton Election Blocked. "Before passing upon tho local op tion case of Smith and Sihott vs. the county court in which the plaintiffs are seeking to restrain tho declaring of the election held In Stayton November 4, tho court would say that this election is a very unfortunate and bnnglesomti affair, even more so than those juut passed upon," said Judge Galloway. The court contended that inasmuch as even the Judges of the election hold iu Stayton did not know the precinct boundaries of tho town; that there ws no definite way of ascertaining who (Continued on Page Five.)