All the News that's Fit to Print The Best Newspaper THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. CAI EM in Banco Central, Bank of London and Mexico and Banco Nac cional, on Which Runs Have Been in Progress for Days, Forced to Quit Immediate Panic in Business ' Circles Money Panic in Capital Aim oat Unbelieveable Believed Failure Will End Huerta Re gime. UNITED rSISS LEASED Will. Mexico City, Dec. 22. The Banco Central, the Bank of London and Mex ico, and the Banco . Naccionnl closed their doors today. They were the three largest financiol institutions in Mex ico. On all of them runs have been in progress for several days. The result of the three banks' col lapse was an .immediate panic in busi united r&Bss leased wire. San Francisco, Dec. 22. Considerable damage proved today to have been done 1 in the San Francisco bay region by a heavy storm, at first only of rain, but later of wind as well, which, beginning ;Sunday morning, reached its climax be tween 1 and 3 a. m. today. The storm swept the entire coast, in deed, from Victoria to Los Angeles, and was felt as far east as Nevada, but it was about San Francisco that it was most severe. In San Francisco the total rainfall for the 24 hours procoding 5 a. m. today was 1.13 inches, of which .75 inch fell during the two hours ending at 3 a. m. The downpour resulted locally in the flooding of many basements, numerous sewer cave-in and a general washing out of roads in outlying districts. Sim ilar damage was done in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and other bay cities. The wind, too, caused much inconve nience, uprooting trees, snapping off , great branches and tearing down elec tric wiros In various localities. The re sult was darkness In hundreds of homes which depended on electricity for thoir lighting, and the paralysis for a time of -street car traffic on several lines. A tremendous surf pounded, the coast, ' and apprehension will continue to be felt until all craft at sea are accountod for. In the country numbers of bridges were carried ont, roadbeds were washed away, and train schedules were sori ously disorganized. Steps Taken to Aid Those in in San InriTED mess leased wiee. San Francisco, Deo. 22. At a mon ster mooting held here yestorday to consider the unemployed situation, com mittee wore named to take charge of the work and plans for tho relief of every one in distress made. It wns re solved: t i m.i l L1I i nai a general commiiiee puhui cu- operate, through its executive commit- ed to present theese resolutions to the tee, with the mayor and the board of mayor and issue a call to the various supervisors, in raising funds and ad- churches, labor unions, etc., for the or ministering supplies, to the end that no gnniiation of this general committee man, woman or child shall go hungry, half clad or homeless at any time dur ing this acute period of distress and unemployment, inflicted upon us by organized and disorganized capitalist industry. "That such committee take under w wmim WIG VI If If ness circles. The money stringency in the Mexican capital was almost un believeable. Aside from the commer cial embarrassment naturally to have been expected, individual holders of all sorts of currency were convinced that they would lose their monoy. It is believed the failures meant the speedy end of President Huerta 's re gime. SUBSflTUTE FOR RADIUM WILL BE ON SALE NEXT YEAR ' UNITED FHESS LEASED WIRE. Philadelphia, Dec, 22. That the production of niesothorium, a substi tute for radiuf, will be progressing on a cammoreipl scale by next year was announced 'today by Dr. Harlan Minor, a chomiat for a drug . manufacturing concern here. The substitute, medical authorities have said, has the name curative qual ities in cancor cases as radium itself, It was discovered by Mme. Currie, but has not been extensively produced heretofore. Derived from thorium and found mainly in the Carolinas, authorities prouounce it much more quickly and easily manufactured than radium. BY STATE RAILROAD (UNITED rtEM LEU ID WHS. San Francisco, Dec. 22, Tho state railroad commission rendored a deci sion here today reducing the wholesale rnto on natural gas in Los Angeles county from 18 to 14 cents per thou sand feet. The reduction will save gas users between (230,000 and $300,000 a year. The commission also knocked out the Southern Pacific company's royalty of 3 cents per thousand feet on all gas taken from the fiold. Distress Francisco consideration the advisability of pray ing the governor to call a special ses sion of the legislature in order to ap propriate funds for the adequate em ployment of tho unemployed, such em ployment to be profitable to the work ers and advantageous to the stato and to society, and "That a committee be now appoint on unemployment." A fund was also started ot the meet ing for the oening of a depot to feed the involuntarily Idle. J. Htitt Wilson, socialist ex-mayor of Berkeley, took a prominent part In ths j gathering's work. V tvmmmm mm GOIES El T Candy Is Being Placed in Boxes and Wiring on Tree Is Due TomoiTow. CONTRIBUTIONS POUR IN Salem People Liberal In Providing Pro visions as Well as Sweets for Poor of City. That the giving of the Christmas tree for the poor of Salem will the greatest out-door event of its kind in the his tory of Salem was assured today. The Cherrians are getting things rounded into shape nicely. Candy has arrived today, and is being placed in the boxes. Wiring will be commenced tomorrow and the hundreds of colored lights will be ready for the exercises Wednesday evening. In addition to the distribution of the gifts by the Cherrians, each child will receive a ticket, through the kindness of Manager Waters, , for the perform ance at Ye Liberty Friday afternoon and evening. In the neighborhood of 1500 tickets will be given out, probably in each box of candy. Will Overlook No One. - Donations for the poor are being re ceived in great quantities. Through the activity of the ladies' auxiliary, no poor family in the city will be over looked. Arrangements are being made for an extensive musical program. Singers from the various churches will assist, and the Salem band will play. Several of the city schools, including Grant, Garfield, Highland, Richmond and Englowood, have been very gener ous with provisions and clothing. May Leave Them at Eodgers'. It was' announced by Walter Spauld- ing, one of tho members of the commit tee arranging for the Christmas tree, that all persons desiring to contribute somothing for the poor may do so at Bodgers' establishment on State street, between Commercial and Front, There are sovcral farmers in the near vicinity of this city who contribute to the Christmas charity cause every year, and thoy can rest assured that their con tributions will bo given the closest at tention, and will bo greatly appreciat ed. Over 50 baskets of edibles are be ing prepared by the committee, and each basket holds enough food for a family of four or five. L IT tiNiTKn press tmutm wna.1 Corona, Cal., Dee. 22. Lured from his home by a telephoue message, City Marshal E. A. Alexander was shot from ambush and killed In his own back yard shortly after midnight. His body, af ter lying all night in tho rain, was found at daybreak todav. No trace of his slayer has been found. The person who telephoned Aloxand er, according to members of the mar shal's family, excitedly demanded that he go to an address sear tho railroad yards to quell a riot. Alexander seized his revolver and rushed out the back door. No one insido tho house heard the shot that killed him. CHRISTIAN CHURCH GIVE CANTATA The Bible school of tho Christian church will give ths sacred cantata "Children of Bethlehem" on Christinas eve. This will be preceded by a bright little program by the primaries. Every class, from primary to Loyal Sons and Daughters, will be represent ed, about 100 children of the different ages being on the platform in choruses and dialogues during the rendition of the program. The program will begin at exactly 7 o'clock, so it will close In time to see the tree on the court house lawn. Everybody SUM Ill v iliilii 8ALEM, OBEQON, MONDAY, DECEMBER WESTERN Late News Bulletins UNITED PRESS LEASED WIDE. San Francisco, Decv22. A man, not positively identified, but thought to be B. E. McCall, died today at the Emer gency hospital here, a victim of knock out drops. Picked up unconscious in the street, it was believed he was drugged in a Barbary Coast dive. Vera Cms, Dec. 22. Only President Huerta 'a elimination by January 1 can avert Mexico's complete financial wreck, business men here assorted to day. It was learned on excellent au thority that commercial leaders here had joined those in Mexico City in a plan to ask the dictator to retire, on the grounds that every bank in the country mast fail otherwise. Washington, Dec. 22. Purchasing Agont Burke, of the Panama railroad, not being a government employe, Sec retary of War Garrison said today that Attorney-General McRoynolds probably would hold that he be not criminally prosecuted, even if it were true, as charged, that he accepted commissions from contractors who furnished supplies to the road. That is, he added, not un less he were prosecuted undor the anti tipping law of New York, where the company was incorporated. T BY ALL PRESENT The Capital Journal, having gotten out its Christmas number, and we think we can justly say a very fine one, too, the proprietors took advantage of the occasion to express their appreciation of the good work of The Journal force, not only on this spocinl issue, but dur ing the entire year, by having the boys as thoir guests at the Marion Hotel Saturday evening, Mr, Taber presided, and from the first rnttlo of chairs, as they woro drawn back from the table, until cignrs were well burned out, there was something doing every minute, and good-natured jests and airy persiflngo held sway. Manager Crowe realized that the occasion domaniled extra ef fort, and there was a banquet provid ed that the boys had to thin-space to get around, and there was much of It "crowded out." Space and an abbre viated vocabulary prevent any descrip tion, but when you see the office force and the mechanical boys get together and go to tolling, good-naturedly, of course, what they think of onch other you can readily Imagine thero was a foast of languago and a flow of Infor mation. With this, as a starter, the boys are certain of two Christmas din nors, that Is, provided some one does not fail to Invite them out Thursday. This is tho second f hrlstmns under the present ownership, and, as it Is also the second banquet on that occasion, it is a fair presumption that It is s habit. Anyway, If the hosts enjoyed tho occa sion as thoroughly as the guests, thore was for once a gathering at which ev erybody was thoroughly satisfied. BAD FIRE SUBDUED. (united Press iesd wiee.1 Seattlo, Wash., Dec. 22. Firemen fought for two hours this morning to subdue a stubborn flro In the United States Rubber company's warehouse and the retail store of tho Reynolds Electric company, damaging the two firms nbont 25,000, and threatening for a time property valued at 75n,noo. The dam age to the building was about 'MOO. The Weather The Dickey Bird says: Oregon, rain west; snow ct portion tonight Tuesdays souther ly winds. POINT To A iort COLO winter 0 T0 Reads the 22, 1913. Famous Singer and Husband Disagreed Over Training of Children. RAPP NEVER HAD LOVE Merely Marriage of Business Conveni ence, According to California Friends of Fair. UNITED FIBS LEASED WISE. Chicago, Dec. 22. Suit for divorce from her husband, William Bapp, Jr., on the ground of desertion, was filod today in the superior court by Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the fa mous singer. Bapp lives in Now York and the singer makes her home here. Temperamental differences, close friends of the couple said, mado domes tic happinoss impossible. It was also asserted that thoy disagreed over large sums of monoy which Madame Schumann-Heink spent in training her chil dren. It was said Bapp objoctcd to those, expenditures. No Love Between Them. San Diogo, Cal,, Doc. 22. A marriage of business convenience. That is the explanation given today by some om Mme. Schumann-Holnk's many friends hero for hor contemplat ed step in filing suit for s divorce from hor third husband, William Bapp, Jr., in Chicago. Bapp became the singer's husband in May, 1905. For some time be had been her manager and private secretary, and it was said he was so familiar with hor business affairs that she trusted to him in almost all matters considering her tours. Thoir marriage was proposed, It Is said, by frlonds as a good way to continue these relations, and these frlonds are said to have expressod the confidence that, if love was lacking It would soon grow botwoen tho couple. For two or three years, howover the diva and Rapp have not been living to gether, and much of the tlmo, when not on tour, SehuniannlTcInk has spent nt. her mountain home, Ornssmont, near this city. Sfhuinann-IToink Is 52 years old. She married Mr. Iteink In 18S2. Her second husband was Pnnl Schumann, a noted German actor, who died about ten years ago. Hor devotion to her children and to a grand child recently bom, has marked her life hero, TO BE FILED AGIST (UNITED PsBRN LEASED WIBB.T Son Francisco, Pec, 22. Roy Swan sun, a telegraph operator, aged "0 years, died here today from Injuries re ceived hero December 1 , when he ami Miss Irene Drennan, also a tolegrnph operator, were struck by an automobile, driven by Daniel C. VanBnmt, a capi talist, of Seattle. Miss Ilrennati's skull wns fractured. Her recovery Is doubt ful. The police say a charge of man slaughter will be lodged against Vim Brunt. Tho accident occurred whiln Swanson and Miss Ilrennnn were walking along the great highway near the beach. They became confused In the glare of tho au tomobile's headlight, and were struck down by VnnBriint's car, which had come up from the rour. Van llnuit ..-.1 ....I LI.....I .u t r, ...... ,, .,.,..., ,., the Park Emergency hospital In his ma chine, WANTS SANTA PROTECTED. (UNITED rsES MUSED WISE J Pun Francisco, Pee, 22. Police Chief While received a letter today from Hu pedt Bland, aged four, calling atten tion to the dangers to which Santa Clans mid his presents will bo exposed St highwaymen's hands, on the niilit of Dei-ember 21, and urging that ho be given adequate protection whllo mak ing bis rounds. OREGON Daily Capital Journal PRICE TWO i ixie. inu D RESIDENT AIRMAN GIVES ADDRESS THAT PROVES INSTRUCTIVE SMSJIEJIISBSIEBSStSEtMBESSEStSIEEIEIM-eSSEE Attendance of Educational Leaders of State for an Annual Conference More Important, He Says, Than Gathering of Teachers AloneStrongly Recommends That Educational Questions Be Presented One Year in Advance Take an Optimistic View of School Matters Other Addresses. The thirteenth annual meeting of the Orogou Stato Toachors' association, western division, opened this afternoon at the Salem high school with several hundred in attendance. The sessions will continue tomorrow and Wednesday and promise to be more interesting than any in the history of Oregon. Tho program this afternoon includod the opening addross by President J. H. Ackerman, an addross by State Su perintendent Churchill on "Looking Ahead" and one by Presldont Camp boll, of the university of Oregon, on "Educational Life." Tonight there will be a reception for the teachers at the Salom Commercial Club, Presidout Ackerman's Address. President Ackerman, in delivering his president's addross, spoke of the groat Influence of the association in the past and also outlined what should bo, in his opinion, the groat work of the Association for the future. Ho ex pressed the! thought that in all proba bility, the future policy of the asso ciation would not depend upon its numerical strength, but upon tho at tondnnco of the educational leaders of tho stato for an annual conference. That at such mooting the educational policies in the stato as outlinod by the stato superintendent, could be dis cussed more definitely and at groator length than thoy possibly could by an association composed of sovoral hun dred teachors; that ho boliovod that the recommendations of such a confor unce would ho of great valuo to the stato at largo, and especially to 'guide the ensuing legislature In legislating on school measures. Ho strongly recommended that such educational questions should be pre sented ono your in advance, and. that committees bo appointed to invostignto tho merits and demerits of such ques tions, gather statistics and present its reports to tho following session of the aaociulion. This committee should bo nppointoil one year in advanco, and perhaps somo funds given it for the in vestigation. ' The speaker felt that through such reports and by means of discussion upon thorn, much moro progress could bo mado than to try to pans upon res olutions without such Invent igotlun. Tho speaker also took an optimlstlo Wealthy Man Held for Slaying Barkeep Before Woman UNITED rSESS I.BASEO WISE. ToeiMiia, Wash,, Dec. 22. H. It. Jack son, wealthy liiundryiiian and lodge monilicr, of Centnilin, has been released under 2.'lll) bond nml returned to his homo today, following tho killing of Arthur Amsler, a bartender, of South Bend, early Sunday morning In a hoM here. Jai'hson litnl spent the Evening with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ilenton, in their apartments, where a wine supper was served. A rding to Jackson, all were under the Influence of liquor. When reproved by her husband, Mrs, Ilenton became angry, and started to leave. Her husband threw her on the bed and quitted the apartment. The woman Is said to have screamed, and a moment later Amsler rushed Into the room and I . :: 77ie Largest Ciculation MM'' CENTS. 0N trains and news BXAN18i FiVB c HINTS. view of school matters and said he folt, in spite of current criticism, the schools of the country were doing their work very well; that while they were perfect and could be very much im proved, that due credit should be given for the excellencies of the system. Ho also cautioned that we Bo careful that we do not ovor-load our course of study to the detriment of the three hours. He also thought that in all probability, tho greatest problem be fore us today is the rural school prob lom, but that the rural school had its) limits and we should be very careful not to over-load the teacher who has to teach all ths grades to ths extent that she become discouraged and there fore decide that nothing but the tradi tional hours could be taught and there by hinder the advance that otherwise might be made. 1 " '- ' ' LIQUOR CASES ILL GET T According to County Atorney Bingo, the briefs and abstracts in the two ap pealed local option cases recently de cided by Judgo Galloway will be com pleted In another weok and placed in the hands of the clork of the supremo court. A speedy decision is looked for ward to by tho county attornoy In both, tho case of Stillman agninst the Marlon county court and Smith and Schoot, ot Htnyton, against the county judge. It is tho belief of Attorney Bingo that the supremo court will take up not only these two suits but also con sider tho appealed case of the Salem Brewery association against tho City of Salem, and possibly other liquor casra, at tho eamo tlmo. In other words, doclaroa the county attornoy, tho high tribunal will set asldo a day and term it "liquor day," SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS. Washington, Dec. 22. The United States supreme court adjourned today until January 5, 11)14, without deciding any Important pending coses. attacked Jackson. Jackson drew a revolver, and, In the struggle, four shots were fired, ono bullot taking ef fect just over Amsler's heart. He died a few minutes later. Arrangements for the inquest have not been completed. Mrs. ilenton, who was arrested, but later relensed, has disnppeiireil. WILSON WILL WAIT AWHILE. rilNITBO rSE lUfU WISE.l Washington, Pec. 22. It was an nounced at the White House this after noon that tho president will not fill the vacancies on the Interstate commerce rommlxsloM until after he returns to Washington from his vacation at Bunt Christian, Miss. i