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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
ALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1914.
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Strong Force cf Police and
Militia Surrounding Them
on All Sides.
ARE ENTRENCHED
IN HEADQUARTERS
Position So Strong That It
Impossible to Storm It. Is
UNITED rilKSS LEASED WIUB.)
Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. j.4
A battle was raging this afternoon ' be
tween 40 armed strikers, ent-enched in
the Trades Federation 'a local headquar
ters, and a strong force of police and
militia, surrounding them on all sides.
Anticipating attempts by the author
ities' to raid the federation hall, the i
strikers chose 40 men to defend it. They
were provisioned for two weeks and j
had plenty of ammunition. Their posi
tion was so strong that it was impos-.
sible to storm it without heavy loss of
life, so the authorities were settling
down to a siege, evidently hoping to c;ation against the city of Salem is be-
starve out the strikers. . , . , . .
ing argued today before the supreme
Greatest of Strikes. 6 6 ' "
Cape Town, South Africa,' Jan. 14.- court- There ar8 Mveral of those local
South Africa today faced tlie greatest ( option election cases that are very sim
strike any country has ever experienced liar in facts, and the court is trying
Every union worker in the land has ( out tne whoie batch at the same time,
been ordered out. The decree was is-jThere is a 8mall amv of awver9 bat.
sued by the Trades Federation last
i j. Ti. . j. . i.i. tune with the hosts of sin, and the way
night. It was as yet somowhat too . 6. ... . ... .
soon to tell how general the response
would be. South African labor is very
strongly unionized, however, and it
seemed likely that it would obey im
llicity. Martini lay also prevailed. The gov
(Continued on page R.l
Cost Proposed
Bond Issue for
Permanent Roads
Table showing the cost of tho pro
posed bond issue for permanent roads,
figured on a basis of the present as
sessed valuation of 43,631,3S1 in the
entire county, for the first year, and a
reasonable increase for each succeeding
Year Levy
Will
Raise
For
Interest
1 .00008 $42,.'00.00 42,500 .PS 1
2 .00007 42,500.00 42.SO0 .07 2
3 .00(107 42,500.00 42.!j00 .07 3
4 .00102 7.1,394.23 42.300 32,894.23 $ 32,894.23 1.62 4
5 .00160 75,394.23, 42,500 32,894.23 $1,644.71 67,433.17 1.00 5
! .00157 73,304.23 42,500 32,894.23 3,371.65 103,609.05 1.57 6
7 .00153 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 5,184.95 141,778.23 1.53 7
8 .00150 75,394,23 42,500 32,894.23 7,088.91 181,701.37 1.50 8
9 .00147 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 9,088.06 223,743.66 1.47 9
10 .00145 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 11,187.18 267,825.07 1.45 10
It .00142 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 13,391.25 314,110.55 1.42 11
12 .00139 75,394.23 42.500 32,891.23 15,705.52 362,710.30 1.39 12
13 .00137 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 18,135.51 413,740.04 1.37 13
14 .00134 75,394.23 42,300 32,891.23 20,687.00 407,321.27 1.34 14
13 .00132 75,394.23 42.500 33,891.23 23.366.06 523,581.56 1.32 15
16 .00129 75,394.23 42,500 32,804.23 20,179.07 582,651.86 1.29 16
17 .00127 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 29,132.74 644181.83 1.27 17
18 .00123 75,394.23 42,500 32,894.23 32,234.09 709,810.15 1.25 18
19 .00123 75,394.23 42.500 32,894.23 35.495.50 778,194.88 1.23 19
20 .00121 75,395.38 42..'0 32,395.38 38,909.74 850,000.00 1.21 20
Average cost per year per $1000 valuntion, $1.33, or an average levy of 1 1-3
mills.
The above chart shows the amounts
necessary to be paid, year by year, to'
retire the proposed bonds in 20 years; i
it also shows the annual tax levy for
each year necessary to raise the re
quired amounts: in the right hand col
umn it given the amount of dollars and
cents and the rate per one thousand dol
lars of assessed valuation on would
have to pay for the privilege of having
This Millionaire
Likes Jail Fare
McCreery Says He Has Comfortable
Night In Cell With Petty Thief
as His Cellmate.
'SITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
San Francisco, Jan. 14. Richard
8. McCreery, millionaire automobile
9pceder, announced today that he had
spent an extremely comfortable night,
though he spent it on a humble cot
in the county jail with a petty thief
as a cell mate.
MeCreery entertained company and
dined on the choice food his friends
brought him before he turned in last
evening. Naturally, there was soma
little "joshing" from the callers. Mc
Creery tried to enjoy it but he could
not help reminding his visitors that
to people on the outside looking in a
jail was a much funnier place than to
those on the inside looking out. He
declined absolutely to pose for a flash
light photograpn In his prison garb.
Nevertheless he slept soundly and
was already waiting for breakfast
when coffee and toast were served at
7 a. m. "It was as good toast as I
ever ate," he said.
ARGUMENTS FINISHED IN
SALEM LIQUOR
The case of tho Salem Brewery Asso-
the demon of tho bottle got it in the
neck, so to speak, from the defendants'
attorneys in these cases, was a warning
for the demon aforesaid to sit up and be
good. It Is probable the court will
hand down its decision in all those cases
noxt Tuesday, though they may go over
a week.
good roads which amount averages but
$1.33 per year for the 20 years.
For the first three years the interest
only on the bonds is provided for. Com
mencing with the fourth year, as pro
vided by law, a sinking fuud is created
and to this add the following year the
interest which would accrue.
Amount Toftnljin Cost Year
v interest fund on $1000
each yr. on which value
For from sink- 5 per ct. tion
8inking ing fund Interest
Fund figured
The first year's levy is figured on the
present assessed valuntion of $43,631,
381, and each succeeding year is figured
on an increased valuation of one million
dollars. This is a very conservative es
timate when it is remembered that for
the past five years the assessed valua
tion of taxable property in Marion
county has increased over two millions
per annum.
MAYOR IS TO BLAME
FOR DELAY IN SALEM
Would Have Departed From
Salem Sooner if Steeves .
Not "Cheap Skate."
ONLY FOUR MEN AT WORK
Others Hurry to Join ths Army When
Notified by Leader That It Is
Started Toward Albany.
"If it had not been for the mayor
of Salem being a cheap skate we would
have been out of Salem within a few
hours after entering it," said E. W,
Rimor, tha leader of the unemployed I
gang last night. "We came here for!
something to eat and could not got it
until the last minute."
The leador telephoned to the school
for the feeblo miuded and out to the
tuberculosis institution yesterday even
ing and advised his followers that the
main body of men had moved southward
and advised them to hurry if they do
sired to keep with the crowd.
Only Four Remain.
When the men working at the insti
tutions received this call from their
leader, all but four dropped their work
and made a bee line toward the Hub
City where they expect to join thoir
comrades. Out of 40 men who were
given $1.50 a day, good board and
lodgings at tho stato institutions, but
four remained and these wise onos de
clare that now they have a job they
will stay with it.
The 21 men who were arrestod yestor
day afternoon for begging, were es
corted out of the city late yesterday
afternoon by the police, and told to re-
main out. Aituougn it was not over an
uour a ii a a nan Deroro wnon tnoy naa
been treated to a gopd dinner by the
city, thoy braced the Oregon Training
school authorities for supper. The gang
was turned down flatly, howevor, and
after huddling about a fire noar tho
institution during tho night, they
marched toward Albany.
Very Unappreciative. i
Notwithstanding tho fact that the
city of Salem expended over $9 yester
day in feeding tho 33 mon who agreed
to get out of town, tho favor was for
gotten when the men got out of the
city limits according to farmors south
of Malum who overheard remarks inado
by tho crowd. The unemployed said
that Salem was a bum pluco; that its
people wero "phoney" and that the
way they were treated would make a
dog go off and liido.
If ever a man was treated to a good
square meal, the gang rounded up at the
city jail were recipients of tho same
article. Despite the fact that they said
they would be willing to go out of
town ami that all they dosircd was a
meal before going, thoy insist on biting
the hand that fed them.
According to tho leader of tho gang
which has just left, there will be over
a thousand mon in armies of unem
ployed to pasB through Salem within
the next month, lie declared that they
are making right for tho Capital City
and that "the citizens inny as well be
(Continued on page 'our.)
EMPLOYE MISSING ID
$13,000 FROM SAFE
OF
united mess leased wire.)
(oniiollsville, Pa., Jan. 14. That
$13,000 was missing from the United
states Express company's snfo hero
was admitted today at the company's
loeal offire. The package, in bank
notes, was cotisigucit to a Connollsvillo
bank.
Ralph Wyant, tho company's night
agent, was sought in connection with
the case. He had disapMarcd, leaving
a note for his wife, in which he said:
"1 have committed a crime. You
will not see me any more."
FOB UNITED STATES MARSHAL
UNITED MESS LEASED WIUK.1
Washington, Jan. 14. The nomina
tion of Joseph, P. Dillion, to lie United
States marshal of Arizona u sent to
the senate today by President Wilson
Late News
Bulletins
UNITED PRESS LEASED Willi.
Ontario, Cal., Jan. 14. After weeks
of anxiety over the presence in their
neighborhood of the mealy bug, deadly
foe of citrus fruits, growers of Upland
are almost convinced today that the bug
that infests their trees is not the cit
rus mealy bug, and is harmless. Large
sums have been spent to stamp it out.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 14. A "live"
torpedo is floating in San Diego today,
imperiling shipping, according to Naval
Recruiting Officer Pitkins. Pitkins has
offered $20 reward for Its return. The
torpedo was lost yesterday by the cruis
er California. .
Mulberry, Kan., Jan. 14, By the
snapping of the cable, a cage in which
six men were descending the Spercer-
Newell Coal company's mine No. 7
here fell 100 feet today. Three of its
occupants were killed.
IN
Sheriff Word, of Multnomah county,
was here Tuesday and interviewed the
governor regarding the closing of
gambling resorts and road houses in
that county. It seems one of tho
judgos has hold that the sheriff has
no right ' to place a deputy at these
places to enforce the law. He was
told by the governor that ho was doing
his duty in raiding these places, and
was further informed that the governor
would back him up in the work. The
eovernor nlso instructed him that he
BhouM 9ei?e a gamblinK I)arn)hnor
nalia found in these places and Iock
thorn up securely. It seems Sheriff
Word rather anticipated the Multno.
mail officials would endeavor to
restrain him form trying to close the
road houses and gambling resorts, and
bo wanted to know just whoro he stood.
Tho governor told him that if tho offi
cinls interfered with tho deputies he
placed at these places that ho, the ,rov
ernor, would tend some men down that
tho officials would not interfere with.
From this it is ovideut the governor
is no more afraid to tackle Portland
than he was to take hold of matters
in Copporfield.
Tho governor takes tho position that
it is his duty to enforce all laws and
it is ovident that he is going to at
least try to do it. Tho Portland road
houses and gambling ileus might as
well close up and quit, for if they do
net do so voluntarily they will be made
to do so by the sheriff, or failing In
that, by tho ogvoruor.
TWO WIEDFORD ALDERMEN
RECALLED BY VOTERS
FOR EXTRAVAGANCE
UNITED I'MISS LEANED WIIIE
Modl'ord, Ore., Jan. 14, The business
men's ticket nuido a clean sweep in
ye.iti'nlay ' city (lection, electing five
couiicilnicn and walling two of the
present council by largo majorities, on
tho grounds of municipal extra vngauce.
A feature of the contest was the large
vote east by the women. A charter
amendment was passed removing nullif
ies from the mayor and council, and a
bond issue for a new citv reservoir de
feated. This is the first Instance that
the recall has been invoked in south
ern Oregon und resulted in one of tho
hardest fought contests in the city 'i
historv. .
The Weather
The Dickey ltird
savs: Oregon, rain
or snow east por
tion tonight and
Thursday; south
easterly winds;
brisk near the
coast.
"THAT HUEerA
I is a Nosr 1
TO
KILL AMERICANS IN
N DISTRICT
Large Number of Them There
But They All Made Es
cape From Horror .
ERUPTIONS ARE SUBSIDING
Sakurhjima Less Violent During Day,
But It Is Still Terrifying Sight and
Shocks Continue,
UNITED PBESB LEASED WIRE.
Tokio, Jan. 14. Assurance that no
Americans perished in the volcanic
eruption which destroyed the city of
Kagoshima, wiped out sevoral smaller
towns in its vicinity and turnod all the
surrounding country into a desert, were
received here today from United States
Consul Carl Deichman, at Nagasaki.
Several American traders and a large
numbor of missionaries lived in the
stricken district and a few touriBts
wero at Kagoshima, but Deichman re
ported that he had accounted for all of
them. It was taken for grantod, how
ever, that they had lost everything. No
names were as yet known here.
Eruption Less Violent.
The eruption of Pakurjima was said
to have been subsiding somewhat since
2 a. m. today. Tho mountain was said
still to be a terrifying sight, howover,
and the earth shocks continued almost
uninterruptedly. So severe were some
of them that many of the refugees who
reached places of safety said thoy wore
frequently compelled to crawl on hands
and knees.
Destruction was feared, too, today,
from other volcanoes on Kiiishiu island.
Ririshima, 35 miles north of Kogashi
ma, burst into violent activity yestor
day, and the volcanos of Aso, Onoson
and Takakoma were rumbling heavily.
BEDS OF AQATE UNCOVERED
BY KECENT BIO GALE
UNITED TRESS LEASED WIIIE. 1
Newport, Ore., Jan. 14. Not for
years have there been so many agate
beds uncovered along the beach hero as
thero have been this winter, and some
valuable stones are being found by the
hundreds of searchers. Among tho suc
cessful searchers are: A. W. Peters
and R. F. Furbish, of Lockport, K Y.
Tho prevailing southeast winds and
tho high tides have uncovered tho bench
between Nye Creek and Castle Rock, a
locality which usually is covered with
sand at this time of the yenr.
Agata bearing sand and gravel is ex
posed most of the way for ten miles
north.
GUARDS MEET.
UNITED MESS I.EASKO WIIIE. 1
Washington, Jan. 14. Prominont
national guardsmen expected today
that the meeting of the National Guard
association executive committeo and
statu adjutant generals hero would re
sult in a concerted effort to force the
federal pay bill through congress. This
measure, providing that every guaryd
member officer shall receive a small
salary, has met with opposition from
the, war 1 1 1-im r t in i' 11 1.
:Y
BY PARCEL POST
E
I UNITED I'kESM LEASED WIIIE.)
Washington, Jan. 11. Postmaster
General Jliirlesnu admitted today that
he was seriously considering increasing
thn parcel post limit to Mi) pounds.
"During tlm fiscal year beginning
July 1, next," he said, "I think wo will
transport approximately , liim.Win.oOO
pounds at al ont I') cents per pound on
the average, just want to say hero that
the thought of a l'lO-ponnd limit does
not terrify me.
EXECUTION DELAYED.
UNITED I'llKSS I.KilSKI) WIIIE.)
Chicago, Jmi. 14. State huprcmo
JtiHlien Carter issued today a writ of
supersedeas delaying the execution of
Henry Hpencer, convicted murderer of
Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat, until
the supreme court can divide whether
Spencer was fairly tried.
Another Plan to
Settle Strike
Governor Ferris Reported to Have
Formulated Scheme to Bring End
to Strife.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.)
Calumet, Mich,, Jan. 14. Governor
Ferris was reportod from Big Rapids
as engaged on another plan for settling
the Michigan copper mine strike. Its
details had not been made public.
Special Prosecutor Nichols denied
that the Houghton county grand jury
would report today but said he thought
it might do so tomorrow. Among
other things it was understood the jury
had considered the case of the deporta
tion of Prosident Moyer of the Western
Federation of Miners from tha copper
country recently.
SALOON MAN BOBBED.
San Francisco, Jan. 14. Two masked
men held' up John Cavello's saloon here
early today. One of thom knocked Ca
vello down with the butt of a revolver,
while the other emptied the cash regis
ter of $75.
ATTENTIONS TO WIFE
F
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIIIE.
Contralia, Wash, Jan. 14. Dr, C. E.
Robson, city health officer at Tenino,
a physician well known throughout
southwest Washington, was shot and
killed yesterday aftoruoon by M, C.
Colo. The shooting occurred In front
of Colo's rosidonce. When Colo" was
sure his victim was dead ha sent a
bullet through his brain.
Jealousy of Robson 's alleged atten
tions to Mrs. Colo was bolievod to be
tho motive for the doublo tragedy.
URGES DISPLAY
UNITED l'REHS LEASED WIIIE.)
Now York, Jan. 14. Opening tho Na
tional Boot and Shoo Manufacturers'
association convention at tho Hotel As
tor today, Prosidont A, 8. Krelder
strongly urged creditablo displays at
the Sim Francisco exposition, and at tho
Anglo-American exposition in London.
UNITED MESS LEANED Willi.)
Aloill'ord, Ore., Jan, 14. Tho Jackson
county court today received the approv
al of tho Now York attorneys for tho
syndicuto of bond buyers who recently
purchased the $,"100,01)0 road bonds voted
last autumn for improving tho Pacific
highway through tho county, and the
money will bo available as soon as the
bonds are delivered. The bonds were
purchased by a syndicate formed by
Wells and Dickey coniwny of Minnea
polis and brought a premium of li'.1
per 1,000, They aro the first highway
bonds issued in Oregon.
TERRIFIC GALE.
II SITED I'HKKS IXABl.ll H IIIK.)
Honolulu, Jan. 11. A terrific north
west gale swept the Hawaiian Islands
today. 1'iers and shoro buildings wore
damaged to tho extent of (95,000, it
was estimated. Inter island boats
staved In port. Tho navy tug Navajo
went, to help the tug Helen, with six
meeu on board, reported In distress off
Maui island,
Y
UNITED MESS LEASED WIIIE.)
Forest Grove, Or, Jan. 14. After
spending the night hero in the opera
house, ami being furnished breakfast
bv the citizens, tho second army of
the unemployed marching from Port
land to Halein, resumed their journey
today, Seven members deserted here
to accept jobs cutting cord wood.
ALL MISSING
AND FEARED
1 1 8 DROWN
Rescue Ship Arrives Close to
Royal Liner and Finds No
Life.
FEXRED ALL TOOK
TO BOATS AND DIED
Wireless Messages Heard From
Ship During Forenoon and
Some Hope.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WTO.
Halifax, N. S., Jan. 14. Tha dis
tressed Royal Mall liner Cobeqntd was
located this afternoon ashore off Trin
ity Ledges by the liner Lady Lanrler.
The fats of the Cobequld's 16 passen
gers and crew of 102 men, however,
was not known.
Wireless dispatches rscelred hers
from the Lady Laurier said no sign of
Ufa was visible aboard tho snip. It
was believed here that the passengers
and crew had taken to the sea In open
boats.
Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 14. The Royal
Mail linor Cobequid, carrying 10 pas
sengers and a crew of 102 men, was
reported ashore this afternoon near
Trinity lodges, Yarmouth, Most of the
vessel's hull wrts above water, and the
passengers and crew wore reported safe.
The woather started clearing this af
toruoon and the work of steamers en
deavoring to reach the distressed ves
sel was not so hazardous. Tho steamer
Lady Lanrler Is hurrying to the Cobe
quid's relief, and it was expected that
the work of transferring the passengers
and crew would bo completed before
night. When Inst heard from the Cobe
quid was only 20 miles distant from tho
Lady Lnurinr.
T
OF PROMISE SUIT
UNITED I'llllSS LEASED WlltH.)
Portland, Or., Jan. 14. The jury
which heard the ovidence in the broach
of promise suit for (.50,000 brought by
Mrs. Gertrude Gerlinger against Lloyd
Frank, a prominent merchant, had not
reached a verdict at 12:30 today. The
cas0 was given to the jury at 5:30 yes
tenbiv afternoon.
WILSON'S IDEAS OF BIO
BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT
l'MTl:l I'llKSS LEASED WIIIE.)
Washington, Jan, 14. President Wil
son yesterday gave the cabinet his
ideas on the relation of the government
to "big business," the field that the
anti trust legislation should cover and
the spirit with which he believed the
tusk should bo approached,
Pence and not war, a feeling of
friendly conciliation rather than of hos
tile, antagonism and yet a constructive
progrnm that will eliminate uncertainty
about the law and Btlimilute legitimate
business, are tho fundamental points
of the president's plan.
Tho president presented the message
which he will read to congress next
week to tho cabinet today. The mem
bers spoke of the message as a prngros.
sive declaration that would reassure
the business world of the administra
tion's intention to deal fairly.
RAILROAD BILL VP.
UNITED I'llKSS LEANED WIIIE.)
Washington, Jan. 14. Tho Wicker
sham Alasliu railroad bill was consid
ered in the house today. It will coins
up every Wcdnceday until final act ion
is reached. Government ownership In
today's debate whs advocated by Rei
reeentntivs Brumbaugh of Ohio, The
oposltion was 11 by Representatives
Davenport and Fsrris.