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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
GREAT'
IN BEATEN TO DEA
BY FOOTPADS WHO HAVE
TERRORIZED FRISCO
After Crushing His Skull, Thu gs Strip Him and Take His Be
longings to Points Some Distance from Where Crime Is
Committed Employe of Ice Company Is Fired Upon by
One of the Thugs Many Other Highway Robberies and
Burglaries Holdup Men Slug Victims in Many Cases.
UNITED PRESS U1IID WIU.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. A man was
beaten to death by footpads here about
5:30 a. m. today.
To his identity there wore but three
clues. His suit of dark material was
sold by Springs Inc., San Jose. His
light green fedora hat had the mark of
Whalander, Sacramento. His cuff links
bore the initials "I. J. or ','C. J."
the design made it impossible to tell
certainly which.
The victim was about 33 years old,
smooth shaved, woighed 170 pounds and
was five feet, five inches tall.
After crushing his skull the thugs
stripped him, one took his hat, coat,
shoes and umbrella about 100 feet away
in one direction, and another one moved
TO
UNITED PHEH8 LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Dec. 26. Seventy-six
years old today, Admiral Dewey gave
this message to the world through the
United Press:
"I see no signs of war in the future.
I don't feel, however, that the nation
should be off its guard.
"You can say for mo that my views
t)f peace nnd our navy's future were ex
pressed in a few words by General Koi
fer, who represented Ohio in congress.
" 'In time of pence,' he said, ' pre
pare to mnintain it.'
"That's the way I feel about the
navy. It' seems to me that it is well
for tho nation to have a four-battleship
program, so as to replace obsolete ves
sels, and prepare to maintain peace."
An informal reception was given in
honor of the admiral's anniversarv.
CARDINAL'S WILL MISSING
AND BOOMS SEALED UP
TUNiTitn pherr IXisre wise, J
Borne, Italy, Dec. 2(1. Tho apart
ments occupied by the Into Cardinal
Eampolla have been sealed up in con
sequence of a request niado by Mon
eignor Rosigno, administrator of St.
Peter's. This step was urged by Car
dinal Merry del Val, papal secretary of
stato, to guarantee the safety of docu
ments of great interest to the church,
tho loss of which is suggested by per
sistent reports regarding the disappear
ance of Cardinal Rnmpolla's last will.
That a will was executed by Cardin
al Rampolln, bearing a Inter date than
the will found, is considered almost cer
tain because tho cardinal left a key
with a tag attached on which was in
scribed In his own hnndwritlng the
statement thnt the key opened a box
containing the will,
Those close to tho cardinal think it
incredible thnt he would not alter his
testament of 1SS0, explaining that his
estate had grown fourfold since then.
The box referred to has not been found.
There is no evidence that it has been
stolen, and no claims have been set up
by anyone thnt ho hail sustained any
damage by the loss of the will.
TORN LOOSE BY SWELLS.
Long Beach., Cnl., Pec. 20. A dozen
planks in the flooring of the Pine aven
ue pier were torn loose by the big
swells this morning, when the tide wis
more than seven feet high. No other
local damage was reported, though the
tide trashed with great force against
the bulkheads along the beach.
"V Ajy ,
0 kfi 41 (Urtrlmi cffiRf
STOR
about 25 feet in another with his
trousers.
As they were going through the pock
ets, August M. Peters, employed by the
National Ice company, approached the
spot, a lonely one at Tenth and Division
streets, on his way from work. The
man with the trousers saw him first,
and, apparently taking him for a
policeman, fired at him.
At tho Bhot Petors ran one way and
the highwaymen another. The weapon's
crack awakened residents in the vicini
ty, and the police were summoned by
telephone.
Many othor highway robberies and
burglaries were reported. In several
instances the holdup men slugged their
victims. Pickpockots were busy also.
WILSON MAKES ATTACK
ri'NITEU mEHS I.HAREU WIltE-l
Washington, Doc. 28. An attack on
interlocking diroctorntos of big corpora
tions, it was generally agreed among
congressmen and senators. today, would
be the feature of President Wilson's
forthcoming special address to congress
on tho subject of trusts, to be delivered
shortly aftor tho law-makers reconvene
following the holiday rocess. To pre
pare this next step in the administra
tive program was believed to have been
one of the reasons for the three weeks
vacation which the president is now
spending at Pass Christian, Miss,
Tho president's attitude, it wns stat
ed, probably would be based on the
views expressed by him in his Jacksoo
day speech last year. Tho indications
were strong that ho proposed to ond tho
gigantic power resulting from the joint
ownership of stock in soveral big cor
porations and from tho same men acting
as directors of more than one concern.
Ho will confer soon with Louis D. Bran
dels, of Boston, who believes that a cure
for tho money trust evil consists In a
constructive attack on such Interlock
ing directorates.
Members of tho house and senate said
they did not expect tho president to
propose any drastic measures, basing
this belief on tho recent actions of sev
eral corporations involuntarily dissolv
ing. Tho "personal guilt" portion of
tho Sherman anti-trust biw, it is ex
pected, will be emphasized in the presi
dent's address to congress. His pro
gram probably will seek to foster a
wider competition between "big busi
ness" units and to eliminate illegal
practices which heretofore have given
combinations control of prices and sti
fled free competition.
CRY OP FIRE DID NOT
COME FROM DRUNKEN MAN
Chicago, Pec. 2(1. Miss Guico Me
Carron, a stenographer of Calumet,
Mich., on her way to Lansing, Mich.,
said here today that the panic in a mo
tion picture theatre Christmas eve,
which cost tho lives of 70 or moro per
sons, was caused by a small blaze in a
Christmas tree, and not by a false alarm
of fire by omo intoxicated person.
"I attended the. show," said Miss
McCarron, "and saw the panic almost
the minute it started. A little flame
puffed up on the tree, and some one
crief 'fire' In a low tone. It was not
a bearded man who gave the cry. That
story is purely imaginative."
RAG
NO FEDERAL INQUIRY
Secretary of Labor Wilson De
cides It Does Not Involve
Strike.
AN EFFORT TO SETTLE
Solicitor Densmore la Sent From, Labor
. Department in an. Endeavor to
End Dispute at Calumet.
UNITED FRBSS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Dec. 26. No federal in
quiry will be 'made into the panic at
Calumet, Mich., which resulted in more
than 70 doaths, according to - a tele
gram sent today to Secretary of Labor
Wilson to President Moyer, of the
Western Federation of Miners, at Cal
umet. The message stated that the
panic was in no way connected with
the copper minors' strike.
Solicitor Densmore, of the labor de
partment, will go to Calumet this af
ternoon, Secretary Wilson said, in an
endeavor to sottle the dispute between
the miners and the copper owners.
Message to Moyer.
Secretary Wilson's message to Moyer
read:
"I am shocked by your telegram and
tho press accounts of the disaster at
Calumet, My sympathies go out to the
families of tho mon, women and chil
dren whoso lives were sacrificed in tho
crush. It is almost inconceivable that
anyone could be so inhuman as to plan
such a catastrophe, but whethor it was
planned or tho result of malicious mis
chief. I hope the facts will be promptly
brought to light. From the meagre in
formation in my possession, it would ap
pear to be only a statutory crime, sole
ly within the jurisdiction of the police
powers of the state and not in any way
connected with the strike situation
there. I cannot convolve of any such
connection existing. However, I am
sending Solicitor Densmore of this de
partment to Calumot for tho purpose of
reudoring any assistance possible in
clearing up the situation. '
Relatives Claim Bodies.
Calumot, Mich., Dec. 26. Relatives
today had claimed the bodies of 72 of
the victims of the Christmas eve panic,
rosultiug from a false fire alarm
shouted by an unidentified man into
the hall, whero many striking miners'
families had gathered for a holiday col
ebration. Most of the corpses wero
thoso of children. Three unidentified
bodies remain uui'lnimod in the morgue.
The total number of victims of the
disaster was 7o.
Funornls will be held Suuday after
noon under tho direction of the West
ern Federation of Miners.
(Continued on page 8.)
Police Chief Rails Because of
Escape of Drunken Young Woman
Thorn is a hot row on at the city hull
because of the cscapo of a drunken wo
man yesterday. Chief Hhedcck blames
the officers and promise nn investiga
tion.
Officers Woolery nnd White figured
early yesterday morning in the arrwt
of the young woman, who gave hor
name to tho night sergeant as Kate
r'roliiiiader. When arrested she was
iirousing the residents on I'ast Mill
streets with her cries for help, succor,
etc,, while she wu in the act of wiping
up the mini and filth in the gutters in'
an attempt to carry an overload of
booze. As the result of the two police
men's exertions, the girl was taken to
the Salem hospital and, when she so
bered up sufficiently, she ducked out
of the hack door of the institution and
neither the jxjli.n nor the hospital au
thorities know where she is today,
According to Chief of Poliee Shedeck
Everybody
OEEdON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
UNITED PEESS LEASED WIBI.
Washington, Dec. 23. News that
Mexican rebels had destroyed a federal
convoy train near San Luis Potosi and
killed 34 federals was received at the
state department today. Traffic was
suspended. , !
Bingham, Utah, bee. 26. Sheriff
Smith said today he would open the
Utah-Apex mine January 1 to look
again for the body o! Ralph Lopez, the
murderer, who, refusing to surrender,
has been senlod up id the workings for
nearly a month. He said he was confi
dent Lopez had not escaped and felt
sure he had starved to death.
Butte, Mont, Dec 26. While cele
brating Christmas, 4 lamp was over
turned in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Newhouse early todwy starting
a fire which caused the woman's death.
Firomen rescued Newhouse, who had
been overcome by smoke.
SCHMIDT CONFUSED AS
T
. TO KILL GIRL
UNITED PRESS UASED WIRE.
New York, Dec. 26. Thomas Mc
Donald, alienist fo . the prosecution,
was the first witness called today in
Schmidt's trial. . He testified thnt ho
and another alienist examined Schmidt
in tho Tombs September 2-1, shortly af
ter MiBS Aumullor's dismembered body
was taken from tho river. Schmidt, the
witness said, declared he had been told
by God's voice to slay Anna. The
voice, he insisted, was that of a male.
(When questioned about a previous
statement that he had been ordored by
St. Elizabeth to slay the girl, Schmidt,
according to the witness, said God's
and St. Elizabeth's voices were all one
to him.
McDonald testified that when he told
Schmidt ho lied, the prisoner flew Into
a great rage.
At this point Schmidt's counsol inter
rupted, declaring that anyone would
become enraged if called a liar.
The Weather
" THANKS Fo
THE t-OB5TsU
The Dickey Bird
says: Oregon: Gen
erally fair tonight
and Saturday .east
erly winds.
today, his two night men made a gal
lant run to Hl!i Mill street yestorilny
morning and found the young woman
in a bcuotly state of intoxication. They
assisted her to the police Mat ion, but
being iiiuilile to bring her out from un
der the load she was currying in the
form of fire water, they sent her to the
Salem hospital. City Phyysician Miles
administered treatment and the woman
was soon In fine slinpe.
After getting on her feet ngaiu, the
girl fled from the hospital, via a rear
door, and she has not been heard from
since.
Chief of Police Miedeck state 1 today
that the young woman should have been
placed in jail and compelled to remain
there notwithstanding she was drunk.
He declared that it wns a case for tlhi
officers to take cars of and that a more
thorough investigation should have been
Diade before allowing the girl to b
ES AN)
1 1 . i 1 STARVATION SPECIALIST
Buiiir GOES UNATTENDED TO
J WALLA WALLA PRISON
Reads the
0
26, 1913.
Dr. Linda Hazzard Who Mur
dered Claire Williamson
in at Last.
PUT UP STRONG BLUFF
Says She Does Not Look Upon Event
as Departure In Disgrace, But
Rather Triumph! Progress.
(united pbsws Lilian wiax
Seattlo, Wash., Dec. 26. Dr. Linda
Burfield Hazzard, the fasting specialist
will leave Seattle for Walla Walla,
without a guard, at 3:30 this afternoon
to commence her sentence of from two
to twenty years in the state penitenti
ary. She will be accompanied to the very
gatos of the state prison by her friends,
Miss Marion E. Dunbar and Mrs. Mary
Edwards.
"I will be the first woman in the
world, so I am told," said Dr. Hazzard
this morning, "ovor to go to prison un
guarded. Only two men have ever gone
to Walla Walla without an armed es
cort. Still Has Some Friends.
"A .number of my friends, though
unaMo to make the journey, will be at
the station to soe me off. Noilhor they
nor I look upon this evout as u do;-ai-hire
in disgrace, but rather than as a
triumplwil progress."
Dr. Hazzard stands convicted of man
slaughter for starving to death a pa
tient, Clairo Williamson, an English wo
man. Sho claims she is a victim of pre
judice, fostored by orthodox modical
men, and legal technicality.
Plotted to EU1 Both.
The state's evidence showed that she
plotted to kill Miss Williamson's sister
also, in order to secure thoir money.
Tho sister was rescued in a very weiik
condition and aidod in convicting the
starvation doctor. It was shown that
Dr. Hazzard had socurod titlo to every
thing belonging to Clairo Williamson
she could persuade her to turn over. To
Claire's sister sho suggested suicide a
number of times.
Tho Willinmon sisters, who had con
siderable wealth, wore making a tour of
tho world when they fell into Dr. Haz
aunt's clutches. She promised to im
prove their health.
MRS STEVENSON DIES.
UNITED PHEHS MURED WIBI.
Bloomington, 111., Dec. 2(1. Mrs. Ad
lai Btovoiison, wifo of tho former vice
pr esident, died Inst night. Sho had
been ill several months. Sho wns 70
years old and Is survived by her hus
band and throe childron, Mrs. Steven
son was elected president general of the
Daughters of tho American Ilecoliition
four times.
taken to the hospital,
j Tim girl gave her address at 201 ;j
North Front street. If tills address bo
'correct, she was a long way from home
and the chief of police believes that
there is more to tho story sho tuld yes
terday. She Haiim-d first that she se
cured her ample jug in West Wood burn
nnd thou she declared that a man gave
her some whiskey. It I the general he-
lief that the girl hud been celebrating
with iiuilo company und that the pair
' had gone enst, instead of west when
thev attempted to go liooie nnd that the
tnfin. becomliii' frightened upon having
a drunken girl on his hand, flixl nnd
left his guest lying in the gutter.
The chief is trying today to get some
definite information cuiicerning the i'
fair but, owing to the. rtitit report
made by the arresting officers yester
ilny, he Is unable to work very lutelli-t-r
tit 1;- on the care.
Daily Capita! Journal
EITttil
PRICE TWO
imwk. " "
lUlili iU ii
Damage So Far Is Estimated at $1,000,000 and at least ISO
Persons Are Rendered Homeless Crew of Vessel Frantic
ally Send Up Distress Signals Man Seen Clinging to Rig
ging of Barge Before It Sinks Many Fishermen on New
Jersey Shore Driven From Homes New York Hard Hit
UNITED PRISE UUID WIDE.
New York, Deo. 26. A severe storm,
which caused damage estimated at more
than $1,000,000, and rendered homoless
at least ISO persons along tho Jersey
coast last night, struck New York this
morning, menacing shipping and causing
great damage. So far as known no Uvob
were lost, but the crews of several ves
sels were reported in grave dangor dan
ger, and it was feared loss of life would
result before the storm abated.
All the way from Long Branch to
Highland Beach, on the New Jersoy
shore, houses were overturned, sum
mer housos of wonlthy roaidonts were
inundated and many fishermen woro
driven from thoir homes. Sonbright
suffered tho most serious damage. Its
lighting plant was put out of commis
sion, The sea-going tug loo King wns
!TIS
FOR PLACES TO BE
FILLED BY cm
With many candidates mentioned for
some of tho pluces,'tho now city council
anil -tho mnyor will hold a caucus early
noxt week to decide who shall be named
for city attorney, health officer, fire
chief, engineer, sanitary inspector and
street eommiHsinnor. It was said today
that thorn wero ten attorneys willing
to succeed City Attorney PBgo, among
tho number frequently mentioned being
W. If, Trindlo.
Mayor Sleeves Is said to bo one of
tho most aetivo In the preliminary skir
mishes. Tho mayor, it is known, has
politicul ambitions and, it is said, would
even be willing to leave tho Cherry
City as successor to Congressman Hnw
ley. With appointive officers satisfac
tory to lilm named, he would have a
better chuueo to hind politicul favors,
he is said to believe. It is known thnt
some of the counciluien will strouoiisly
object to any program aimed at merely
satisfying tho politicul ambitious of tho
mayor.
Htule, as well us local politics is en
tering into thn situMion und thu caucus
next week will b a warm affair, unless
some sort of an adjustment is reached
beforo that time.
Outside of Htroot Commissioner Cor
nelius, tho present officers Bio hopeful
Ttf re appointment, Cornelius Intimated
anion time ngn that ho would bo through
the first of ttie yisir. However, some of
his friends nre winking for him,
I)r, Van Winkle is one of the active
candidate to succeed Dr. O, II. Miles
as city health officer,
The new city council takes offico
.Inn mi rv I,
COLVIO GETS S. P. JOB.
UNITED PHHSli LIAR! IHE 1
Me.lford, Or., Dec. 2(1. Judge W. M.
('olvig, famous Medfnnl booster, re
reived us a Christ limn present from the
Southern Pacific tho appointment of
tax attorney and right of way Bgvmt,
su eding tho lute Col, Eddy. His
hendipiarters will be in Portland. .The
office carries a salary of $0000 a year
and traveling expense.
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CENTS. 0N tbains and wwb
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driven on the beach and wrecked. The!
crew made its way ashore in safety.
Life savers at Forked River, N. J.,
roported today that two barges sank
off shore here. One man was seen.
slinging to the rigging before the craft
sank from view.
An unidentified bark went aground
at Soasido Beach, and it was feared
that the vessel would break up before
Its crow, who were frantically send
ing out distress signals, could be taken
off. The rovonue euttor Senaca was
sent to aid the disabled bark.
. Tho bodies of two. menr Peter Macey,
of Brooklinville, N. J., and John Walsh,
of Tronton Junction, were found today.
They had died of exposure during the
night. It is presumed they started to
walk homo, lost their way, and suc
cumbed to the intonse cold.
L LET
imrntD peesi leased wibe.j
Pan Frnnelseo, Dec. 26. The super
visors' unomploymont roliof committee
today turned over to the' unemployed
the management of thoir own commis
sary. Tho committees' action followed a de
mand by a delegation of tho mon for
mon! tickots at local restaurants. The
committee refused to do this, but con
sented to lot the men prepare and serve
tho food provided for them.
What they had rocolved at. tho insti
tute, where thoy woro being fod, was
inedible, they declared tho bread sour,
tho beans and potatoes rotten and the
I coffee dishwater. Officials of tho In
! stitute approvod the supervisors' deci
sion, saying they had feared trouble.
, They were also severe In thoir crlti-
cisms of the Y. M. C. A., church fed
eration and social crusndo mombors, be
cause, thoy said, tho latter had not
helped to feed tho men,
Herious trouble wns narrowly avort
ed Christmas night, when BOO idle men
prepared to march to Mayor Rolph '
house to shew him samples of tho food
they wern receiving. They were final
ly ilissuadnd, however.
Tho supervisors took steps to learn
If discarded army blankets from the
Presidio wero not available for the un
employed throng's use in tho lodgings
the city provided for thom.
MUST DO ALL DRINKING
BEFORE 2 A. M. RULING
UNHID PSEHS T.K EflD Will.
fan Francisco, Cnl., Dec, 26.
Anticipating nn advertised plan of
salooumen to keep their place open af
ter 2 n'chs'k to allow the drinking of
llipior purchased before that hour, Chief
of Police White Issued todny an order
instructing policemen to see that all sa
loons keep their doors closed nfter 3
a. ni., and permit no one to remaiu with
in for nny purpose.
It ha been alleged that tho new state
law closing saloons from 2 to 6 a. ni.
dnily referred only to the ' purchase'
of liquor.
Twlk about big businp! Consider
that done by Santa Clans.