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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal 1 The Best I The Largest I Newspaper MM MM THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. -iVIll ".(I ! SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, BBOBMBZft 9, 1911. PRIPF TWn PF1MTC 0I TRAINS AND KHW8 rwv"t WU tLHli. STANDS, ma CliNTU. 1 jf "AJflito siMal tfOctl ? win UGLY (MES ii urn FRISCO PflUCF Rioter Say Four Entered His Cell and Beat Him With Clubs Another Man Tells of Bein g Attacked Some Distance Prom Scene of RiotJaws B roken and All His Front Teeth Knocked OutUnemployed Promise to Defy Orders Re garding Parades and Speak ing, and Clash Is Feared. (united run leased wiee.) San Francisco, Jan. 9. Ugly charges of police brutality were made today as a sequel to yesterday afternoon's out break of rioting by San Francisco's un employed. It was when Assistant Prosecutor Mo Conough asked for a postponement un til January 16 of the cases against the six prisoners charged with inciting the riot, that the first of these accusations came to the surface. "Your honor," said William Thorn, one of the six men, "I want to be tried immediately. The city prison here isn't a safe place for me. Last night the police locked me in a solitary cell, end after midnight four policemen came in and beat me with clubs. If you will exclude women, I will show you my lroi.es and soars." Police Judge Crist replied that he had no jurisdiction over such matters, but suggested that Thorn might complain to Chief of Police Whito. He granted a continuance until rioxt Monday, dis regarding MeConough's representation that Policeman W. 0. Brown, an im portant witness, whk was hurt in tho riot, would not be able to appear in court so Boon. . Bystanders Beaten. Another charge was made by Morgan Fremlin, a sugar foreman, from Ham ilton City, who, though he did not even see the riot, according to his own ac count, declared he was attacked by a policeman in tho vicinity of tho place where it occurred, and unquestionably was so badly beaten that he was in a serious condition at St. Luke's hospital today. "With both jaws broken and all his front teeth knocked out, Frcmlin had trouble in telling his story. This much, however, ho mado clear: "I had left tho Hotol Halo, where I was stopping, and gone for a stroll with a friond. At tno corner or r uin anu Afiuainn wtrnntii WA pnCOliniered this T10 ! licenian. He probably mistook me for one of the men who had taken part in the riot." The beating followed, Fremlin said, . before ho had time to explain that he bad not even beon a bystander at tho fight, and did not so much as" know that thero was trouble anywhere neBr bini. Chief White promised an investiga tion. Prepare for Trouble. Pan Francisco, Jan. 9. The polico prepared here today for serious trouble with tho unemployed; The situation was tenBO, following .AB..lnt- nflArnnnn,l MflHh In which .""'"""J - five men were badly hurt, manj tnnrn or lese seriously Injured by the police men's flubs or flying missiles, and six arrests were made. "No more parades without my per - . . .. r .1 n.i: Tl-l.-.i.'. mission, was i.niei oi i umo uno - first announcement as a result of the . ..... . .i. riot. Directly airerwarci emu w. .litlonal order: "And i more .meet- Inc. in Tnion Square without the per- mission of the park commission. 1 The iioltee did not p .itnti.l thn he thought thenfl orders could be enforced j without trouble. Captain Anderson, of i the park district station, was instructed to hold hiB entire force of mounted po lice, about 30 in all, in readiness for duty anywhere on short notice. Com pany commanders were directed to have their reserves on the alert for riot calls. Plainclothes men were detailed to Veep watch on all gatherings of the unem ployed. The first outbreak seemed likely to develop from a gathering of men at Fifth snd Howard streets, in prepsrs- tion for a march to I'nion Square, a march there, and then another march, all in defiance of Chief White's com mand, to the hall of justice, to attend the trial of the six men arrested charged with complicity in yesterday's battle. The police said they would prevent this program from being carried out if they could. Leaders of the unemployed army declared thoy would march in! spite of the police. The big fight yesterday followed an attempt of a young teamster to drive through an unemployed procession from Union Square to the Co-operative Em ployment Bureau. The men resented this, and, it was said, the teamster struck at gome of them with his whip. Slot Becomes General. He was dragged instantly from his sqat; E. Tisdalo, one of the unemployed leaders tried to save him from violence, a fight tartcd, Chiof White, who hap pened to be near by, called for roservos, about 30 policomeu responded, and the riot became general. The men fought with stones and brick bats; tho police wielded their clubs vigorously. Tho lattor wore finally victorious, tho crowd scattered and the victims were picked up, and, in some instances, taken to the hospital. Tho worst injured wore: Policeman W. 0. Brown, badly cut on the head. Morgan Fremlin, p-ofessodly a more bystander, jaw broken and several teeth knocked out. ' James A. Ryan, unemployed, Borious bruises. Gust Kollman, unemployed, facia) cuts. J. W. Finlcy, unemployed, scalp wounds. It was siid, too, that the teaniBtcr who started the fight was seriously hurt but while tho conflict was still raging he climbed back onto his wagon and drove away. . Blot Inciters Hold. The men arrested, charged with in citing to riot aud held incommunicado in the city jail wore: William Thorn. ,(iu Meyers. Oust Kolnian. Joint Uardigan. Pedro C'udero. J. W. Finley. Tho polico account today was that it they had not interfered energetically (tho unknown teamster who tried to ,)r(1(ll( tnroll(!h tho jiarado of the work. probably would have been killed, Tisdalo told a different story, I pM(,am.knr Attacked. "While I was bogging the nion to .... II 1.. ...I.) II lam fl,. UO IX'ttCCIUl, III BUKl. T. V W""-""" 'attacked me with their clubs, yelling ''here's the ring leader lot's fix him jproior.' I was'so bajly bniisod on the back that last night 1 could not lie is 1 , , DCU. Chief Whito would not Bay whethor he would grant any further permits , . ... .,, j l ,f ,, m.i niivn-nV ' " - Attack By Policeman. I,ate last night s crowd of moro than loo men, said by the police to have been unemployed, attacked Patrolman John Tillman in tho Mission district, i,i him down and were iriving him s frightful beating when Patrolman thas, - 'Kuell earn to his rescue. Jletween d,om the two blueeoats succeeded In driving off Tillman's assailants, in juring two me James A. Kyan and John Dutton so badly that they hid (Continued on pact I.) II1S E TO DIE WIH WEALTH Does Not Belong to Any Church and Thinks Edison Great- est Man. NO STRING TO HIS PLAN Employes Get Their Share of Profits Without Further Notice, He Tells United Press. mm run leaeed wis. New York, Jan. 9. Interviewed here this afternoon by a representative of the United Press, President Ford, of the Ford Automobile company, said: "I think it is a disgrace to die rich. I am enjoying my money, and intend to get all possible out It while I live. I do not expect to leave any vast fortune to my relatives, because I do not be lieve they would know how to use it. If did, they could have it. "I think Thomas A. Edison is the biggest man living, I live on Edison avenue, in Detroit. I am building a house on a 2000-acre farm, however, and I expect to live in the country. "I am not a churchman. My only religion is to make the men who are working for me contented. There is no if attached to our profit-Bharing plan. It will be carried out without notifica tion to the men, except what thoy learn through the nowspapers. They simply will got the money." Want to Get Deposits. Ford said ho now has botweon $2, 000,000 and 8)3,000,000 in cash in Do troit. no denied that he had $13,000, 000 in cash. He also denied that he had difficulty in gotting banks to ac cept his doposits, because of his heavy checking habit. " "Bankers always are running after me to get my dopositB," he said. Ford was accompaniod to Now York by Mrs. Ford and thoir son, Edzcll, aged 20. Ho plans to' visit Edison at East Orange Sunday. Ford said ho was a man of moderate habits, and never drank or smoltod. For breakfast this morning Ford ate two pieces of bacon and one muffin, no tipped tho waiter 00 cents. "But," ho said, "I don't believe in tipping." OF IN L rJNITKD l'lUCKS MAHED WHIR. San Francisco, Jan, 9. David O, I'oA-ers, the government's tir witness. continued his testimony today at the trial in tho United States court hero of tho eight director and agents of the Western Fuel company, charged with defrauding tho govoinment. . Tho witness told of standing on tho captain's bridge of tho liner Korea at one time when tho vessel was being conlcd. "Two other government officials," said rowers, "were with me. During tho 12 hours we were thero the weights of only three buckets of coal wero tak en, These buckets wero piled high, but tho others wore nor more than three quarters full." Powers gave similar testimony re garding tho steamer Algoa. " I told Edwin J. Smith, one of tho director of the cmnpnny, how thing! wore going," said Powers, "Ho Bald ho knew all about it, and nothing moro was done." BENDS CONTRACTS TO UMPIRES. 1 UNITED rBESE UtiEEO WIR1.1 Pan Francisco, Jan, 0. Contracts to his staff of umpire were mailed today by President A. T. liaum, of the Pacific Coast league. He sent contracts to l. in jures Finney, Phyle, McCarthy, Held snd Guthrie. BEEF TRUST PROBE ON. triMTID in wi l Washington, Jan. . Whether Chi cago packer control the Importation of Argentine beef w a subject under In vestigation today by Assistant Attor-ney-Oeneral Todd, lie would not say how the investigation is bring made, or what action he contemjdateil. French Bark is Badly Damaged Loses Many Sails in Series of Tremen dous Gales While on Trip From San Francisco. UNITED ra8l LEASED WIB1. Astoria, Ore,, Jan. 9. The French bark La Roche Jaquelin, which left Sao Francisco December 26, is in port today and according to 'Captain Helary, the vessel went through the most tremen dous gales he ever witnessed. "It was one gale after another," said Captain Helary. "On the first three days of January the wind blew its ut most from the south and southeast. The sea was like smoke and heavy swells come on coard by the lee side. Wo lost one foresail, two upper top-sails, one mizzen stay, one foretop mast sail and many others were damaged. "The wind was always accompanied by rain and hail. It was almost im possible to stand on deck. Only twice during the trip did we see the sun." BELIEVED PIS HAS E PUN TO E united paasa leased wire. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 9. Saying the Michigan copper mine striko must wear itself out." Governor Wood- bridge Ferris announced today that he would return to Lansing late this af ternoon. Rather contradictorily, however, he added that "subsequent events might cause a! sudden termination of the con flict." The genorol impression was that as a result of the past few days inves tigating he has been doing in the cop per region, the governor has some plan by which he hopes to force a settlemout. President Charles H. Mover, of the Vestorn Federation of Minors remained hero, heavily guarded by the deputy sheriffs detailed to protect hi;n against violence. f RAPS FEDERATION. "I know of no reason why the strike should not end soon," Governor Ferris added. "L don't think it will last long. I believe if matters were left to the mine owners and thoir employes thoy could settle their differences quick ly, to their mutual sntihfoction aud to tho evorlasting benefit of both. "I think this should bo done. The Western Federation of Miners ha9 failed to gain recognition for its members as a unionized body, it has failed as an outside organization, it is tho advice of outsiders and this is a somewhat venturesome statement to make that it is doing, more than anything clce to prolong tho. strike. Will Ignore Sugestlons. Tho govomor added that lie would not follow tho siigestions made to him by Victor Borgor, Chnrlo Iiussell ami Kevmnnr Stcdmnn. tho socialist coin- tteo which has been looking into tho mi situation. Tho nature of these sugges tion was not made public, Humors wero that llerger and Presi dent Mover 6f the Western Federation ,i;,rr..,..1 nml. in fm-t. Benrer, . wlwi wan to I.n..n ,l,lroseil a mas meeting- here tonight, coucelled his en gagement and left suddenly. UNEMPLOYED ON WAY. (UNITEO I'll" LEASED Will. Oregon City, Jan. . After being given' breakfast by tho city, 12" unem ployed men, who left Portland late yes tnrdny on a march through the state in Bcarch of work, resumed their .journey today, with tho Intention of reaching Canby before night. Tho men slept In tho armory here lBst night. HOW ABOUT THIS, BUSItEY? Marion county wants to s.end S09, IKIO for roads, but not a cent for de jieiident boys and girls. Eugene Guard. The Weather THOSE Tho Dickey Dird says: Oregon Unsettled tonight and Saturday, jirobably rain in northwest portion generally fair southwest add east portions, southerly winds. WlU SCfKRE. , rVCXCC VToPCATH'y ' jr.- . AND THE SAILORS IN Launch From the Battleship Wyoming Capsizes and Men Go to Their Death FRESH BREEZE PREVAILS Sea Is Choppy snd Efforts to Bescus Ail of Men on Craft Prore to Be of No Use. DMITBD MISS LEISBD WISE 1 Portsmouth, Vs., Jan. 9. Boatswain Cornelius Olson waa drowned snd throe other sailors are missing a re sult of the capsizing today of a launch from the battleship' Wyoming near Nor folk. Details of the accident were re ceived here In a wireless from Admiral Badger, commanding the Atlantic fleet. It read: "Cornelius Olsen, a boatswain's mate, first-class, was drowned this af ternoon by the capsizing of a boat. His body was recovered. Three others sre mining. Will send names and partic ulars when the full facts are ascer tained. "The boat capsized while wheelbar rows were being taken from the Wyom ing to the Proteus. A fresh breoze pre vailed and the sea was choppy." PULLMAN PENSION PLAN. EXITED rtERI LEASED WIBE.l Chicago, Jan. 9. The Pullman Pal aco Car company announced today the inauguration of a ponslon pan for Its employes. All of its workers 'will be retired at tho ago of 70. Those who have served the company 20 years or moro will be pensioned at the rate of 1 per cent of their last monthly salary for every year they have boon in the company's sorvlco. Tho plan will cost the corporation $250,000. RIVES 18 FALLING. UNITED rllBSS LEASED WIKB.l Montosano, Wash., Jan. 9. Tho re ceding waters of tho Wynoocho river wore still cutting through tho now Oro gon-Washington railroad grado hore to day, but it was believed that it would not bo damaged further. About 100 feet of tho grade was washed out. Tho river has fallen four foot since last night. SEAT OF WAR SOI IE TODAY 'ol. Lawson left Haker City last night and reached Portland this morn ing. Ilo is oxjiexited hero today but 'that depends on some other mnttors as hii may bo detained in Portland. In the incnntinio affairs nt Copicrfiold nre at a standstill. Tho saloons are cliiied and that nienn that all tho In dustries of the town havo banked thoir . tires, j nero am iwu ur inriro militia men thero, but how long they, will stay is not for the jmblie at jirosent. At Huntington everything is quiet and from all ap'nrnncos the war will soon i. declanvl off. Col. Haul Whito re main the only casualty of tho battle, and he is doing well and will recover. ONE HUNDRED COMINO TO INTERVIEW WEST tl'MfTWl I'HES i.EEn wihe.J Portland, Or., Jan. 9. Approximate ly 100 of tho uneniiloyed of the city, who had refused work on tho munici pal rock ilo yesterday started nn a (lilgrinwgit of tho state, ostensibly for the jmrposo of seeking work. Tehy inarched past the city hull, followed by a curious crowd,' shouting and singing, Many of them hooted and shook their fists at the employe of the city hull, who were, attracted to the window by the noise. The first stop of any length which the nin ii 1 1 army of marcher will make will be In Halem, where, they an nounced, they will appear before Gov ernor West and demand work, ANOTHER OAIN FOR FEDERAL. Chicago, Jan. 9. Otto Knalie, man airer of tho Haltiinorn Federal I'-ague club, returned to Chicago today from Pittsburg. He said be signed up a ma Jor league jiltcher while there, but re fused to reveal his name. WEST WILL NOT SEN MILITIATO TO AID (WS MAYOR Gets Wire From Both Sheriff a nd Mayor in Regard to Situa tion Believes Sheriff Is Capable of Handling Situation Which Arises Over Refusal of Conucil to Promptly Confirm Appointments of MayorOffer to Appoint Three Special Agents Mayor Wants to Close Saloons of City. At last there has been found a good reason for the existance of the saloon. Mayor Anderson of The Dalles has made the wonderful discovery and evidently wants to try it out. The Dalles has had a row on between the mayor and the city council for sorao time, It starting over a disagreement about the appoint ment o'f a chief of police. The mayor named a man and the council refused to confirm him. After much wrangling a compromise was agreed on and the third man appointed. Things ran along not altogether smoothly, for a while, but still they moved without open war fare. Trouble started again Thursday night when the chief resigned. The mayor at once named his first choice for the place and the council promptly refused to confirm the appointment. In fact, it weut so far as to name a policeman who is practically the chief. This roused the Ire of the mayor. He glimpsod everything a bright carmine and he scented bloodshed in the breez es waftod down from BiggB, that usual ly have nothing more heart-rending in them than sand. Then he issued his ultimatum, "If you do not confirm my appoint mnt I will proclaim something or othor and close all the saloons." So it Is easily seen that at last a reason for tho oxistanco of tho saloons Is found. Thoy are a club in the hands of the mayor to make tho council do his bid ding, Thero is no claim that the sa loons are operating in violation of law or doing anything else unlawful, since. thoy are projiorly licensed, but there you are. Whilo tho castorn horizon was still Incaiadino to tho angry mayor he sent the following diHpatch to Gov omor West: "Tim Hallos, Oregon, Jan. 8, 1911. "Governor Wost, ''Hiilem, Oregon. "The Diillos council tonight refused to. confirm npoiutniiints of chief of polico, Tea nainos wero offered of re liable efficient officers. After rofusing confirmation they voted to replace Kill j ill (llhboiis on tlm forco. Gibbons is the old chiof who harbored snd en courugeil all kinds of debauchery nnd a rolgn or lawlossncsa Is on tho pro gram, Tho crowds of rough characters from government work near here havo HEROIC EPPOET TO SAVE GIRL COST HIS LIFE iinitkd riiESE i.An wiKE.l Canby, Or., .Inn. If. That Melvlnn Hngen was killed In a frantic effort to biivo tho llfo of hie compnnlon, Miss Alma Summerfied, wa brought out In tho testimony of Andrew Poland In the Coroner's Inquest yctordny over tho noil.es or mo iwo, wno wero kiii.m, v the fihnsla Limited Wednesday night. Tho railway company was held blame less. Andrew Poland, who lives between Harlow and Aurora, was returning to his home from Canby and passed the two SumniorfleM girls and llagen be-1 twoen tho bridge and this city, lie reached the south side of the trestle just as tho train started across the bridge, turned and saw tho tragedy, Before the train came in sight the three wero walking side by side and when they noticed the engine coining all started to run, he says. In the opinion of Poland, all would havo been saved, but the elder girl either fainted or tripped. Hngen ' effort to pick her up coNt his life. Engineer Kenny testified that ho saw something which ho supposed was a large whito jileco of paper, and wn within 1011 feet of the Jiarty before he realized the danger. HOFF BRINGS WARRINO FIRMS PROMPTLY TO TERMS rt'Ktwi r-sr !r. wiim.1 Eugene, Jan, 9. The scene at the Booth-Kelly Lumber company's office D THE DALLES threatened to make trouble while our force is demoralized and I really believe that unless we have assistance by Sat urday w may have bloodshed and riot and I horeby appeal to you for help. As soon aa I know when help will arrive I will issue proclamation closing all sa loons until sufficient police force Is pro vided. "Please answer as soon as possible, . "J. E. ANDERSON, "Msyor of The Dalles'.' Early this morning the governor re ceived the following dispatch front Sheriff Chrisman, of Wasco county s ' "The Dalles, Oregon, Jan. 9, 1914. "Hon. Oswald West, "Salom, Oregon. "I today offered Mayor Anderson the sorvices of the sheriff's office snd guaranteed citizens of The Dalles ade quate protection from itny alleged im jxmding trouble. Personally I can see no reason for calling in outside help. "LEVI CimiSMAN, "Sheriff." To these the governor today replies as follows: " J. E. Andonion, Mayor, "The Dalles, Oregon.. "Havo toqueeted Sheriff Chrlsman to co-oporate with your office and render you every assistance In enforcing thj laws. Wire me names of three men who may bo named as special agents. OSWALD WEST, "Govomor." "Lovy Chriaman, Sheriff, "Tho Dalles, Oregon. "Your wire roceived. Whilo the city officials aro at loggorhcsds it la our jdaco to soo the statu ,'.aws are strictly onforced and would therefore ask that you kindly render the mayor every as sistance and protection in the direction of law enforcement. This office stands ready to aid you both at any timo. OSWALD WEST, "Governor." In tho meantime thoro is no blood shed; Judil Fish Is boosting for Wasco county; Jess llostotlor is ready to make a loan on good security; the Seuforts are getting rondy for tho spring run of salmon and things aro running along as usual, barring, of course, that the landscnjm is still of a scarlet hue to tho mayor. Ho will got ovor It, it Is hoped without an operation for mental strabismus. yesterday resembled a miniature run on a bank, but it was nothing of the kind. The company was simply jmying ' to the huudred or more laborers on the logging railway above Wendling their wnKl,B that hnd been held up for sever- j W(.kB, and over which there has )wfn a controversy between the lnmhir company and tho contractors, the Ab- bott Forrestor company. ( olwm,n $5000 anJ wftl nUl the laborers yesterday by tho lumber company, and most of them went to Portland, from which cities thjy wero sent to Wendling by tho employment agencies to work ou tho railway A final settlement of the difficulties between the lumber company and tho contractors was effected last evening by State Labor Commissioner O. P. lloff, who has been In Eugene working to (hat end for nearly a week. Decerning lnijintleut, Commissioner lloff got the rerescntativc of the lumber company, the contractors and the building company together In the office of Williams A Hean, attorney for the bonding company, and told them that this matter had to bo settled at once. The result wa that an agree ineut was reached in a very few min utes. The matter was adjusted so that 'the Booth Kelly company was to V the laborer, tho agreement being siidi as to preclude prejudice on the part of either the lumber company or the bond- ing eompsny, Tf the wolf that hang around a poor man's door could only bo trained to convert collectors Into nilncouieat.