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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal 'MMMttMMMM)HM TO PI, J 1 77e Largest I Circulation J The Best t Newspaper V THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914. nnip rnrrt fvts ON TRAINS AND NBWB t mvb mu Vtn 1 p. STANDS. iTIVH CENTS. (I iff lYVAAMy vi fit kifivi Ltr m xrW iJ r JiL - U . 10 RELIGIOUS IE ALL BARRED Judge Galloway Refuses to Admit Testimony in Re gard to Baptism. DEFENDANT SAYS HE PROTECTED SELF Kennedy Insists It Was Neces sary to Use Force When Wife Was Violent. Sensations thick and fast were sprung this morning alter Judge Galloway called the court to order in the city council chambers, and instructed the attorneys in the divorce case of Mrs. Thomas N. Kennedy against Thomas N. Kennedy to continue the hearing of testimony. The case was started yes terday afternoon and testimony was take up until t o'clock, when the court adjourned. Mrs. Kennedy is seoking a separation on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Shortly aftor filing hor complaint, however, Mr. Kennedy in terposed a cross complaint asking for the divorce, on the grounds of deser tion, and he also asks thevcustody of the minor child as the issue of the mar riage. The case is being tried out on the original complaint, and the real contest is over the right to property, alleged to be held by both parties ana the custody of the child. Court's Ire Aroused. The defendant took the stand thiB morning, and when he was asked by his attorney to relate what happened and what his feelings woro when the plain tiff's mother-in-law took possession of his child and had it baptized by a min ister of a Protestant church in Silv vorton announced emphatically that there would be no roligious matter In jected into the evidence. Attorney Brown, in order to glean further testimony from the witness, asked him another quostion concerning the religious phase of the affair be tween the mother-in-law and defend ant, but Judge Galloway again throw old water on tho move. Ho said: "Mr. Brown, if you do not desire to prejudice thiB easo in this court against your client, yon must leave out the re ligious question entirely. The supreme oourt mny see fit to handle that ques tion, but it will not be given consid eration in this court. During the remainder of the hearing mention of religious beliefs said to be existing in the minds of tho parties to the suit were eliminated. Alleges Assault Mr. Kennedy testified that his wife often flew into rages, and at one time she rushed at him and attempted to scratch his face and pull his hair. It was during one of the violent stages, he said, that he was compelled to throw Tiis wife on the floor in order to pro tect himself. He denied having knocked the plaintiff down, or that he mistreated her in any manner. Going borne one night, testified Ken nedy, he found his wife standing In the center of a room holding a revolv er in her hand. He said he took the gun away from her, and the mother-in-law took a hand and the upshot of tho af fair was he was ordered out of tho house, and told he would be shot if hei attempted to return by the plaintiff's mother. Admits He Played Cards. Kennedy further testified that his wife would go through his pockets and take out large sums of money. He said that his wife would leave her baby with the mother-in-law while she (Mrs. Ken nedy) would would go out and "chase" The witne admitted on the stand that he had gambled considerably, say ing that he and Walter L. Too7.e, of Sa lem, often engaged in card games, but not to any wrongful extent. The defense this afternoon tried to how that the defendant has no proper ty or money, and that the plaintiff has no fsrtber claim upon him. (Continued on ytj four.) BROCK IS UNWILLING TO DO IT Foreman Under Harris Refuses , to Say He Would Employ Non-Unionist. HOW HARRIS PAYS OFF HIS PRINTERS Uses Borrowed Money Until February, and Injunction Does Not Hurt. Despite the fact that State Printer Harris has announced that he ordered the contract between himself and the Allied Printers Trades Council abro gated some time ago and that he does not feel himself bound by the articles any more, the foreman of the Btate printing plant, Mr. Brock, Tofused to state today what his action would be in the event that a non union printer v.f'iild ask him for a position. Mr. Brock has charge of the mechan ical department of the state printing plant and the foreman generally does the hiring of employes. He declared this morning, in response to an inquiry nade as to whether or not .non union men would be employed in the plant, that he was not in a position to say one . way or the other. ... Consequently, it is the general belief that the con tract between the state printer and the organized printers is still in affect and cannot be broken until both par ties approve. If the plant is not bound by contract to recognize only uniou labor, some plausible answor would tin; doubtedly be given out as to what the officials of the department would Jo if a non-union printer, capable and In dustrious, would apply for an open job, Harris Furnishes Money. State Printor Harris said today that, with the exception of monthly payments in warrants drawn in his favor, the temporary ordor restraining the secre tary of state from issuing salary war rants for the printing plant has no bear ing in the matter at all. He declares that he pays tho mombers of the stata printing force out of his own pocket every Saturday night and at the end of the month settles up with the secretary of stato. Tho secretary of state then issues one warrant for the amount paid out during the month by Harris and thus the state printor is reimbursed and the printers paid wookly. A permanent lestruuung order against tho secretary of Btate would place the state printer in a money-losing 1 position, however, as no warants could be issued to cover claims from the priuting department until the con tract between Harris and '.he unions could be abrogated, if it so that it has not been. Francis Accused, Both Stato Printor Harris and Fore mail Brock accuse W, C. Francis, of Portland, of .being the sole person re sponsible for the present siit brought to restrain the secretary of state from issuing warrants to the printers and to doclare the alleged contract null and void. It is said by the local printers that Francis is against the' printcs' organ izations and has been a prominent fac tor during wage difficulties between the printers and the employers in be half of the emploers. Mr. Harris states that no non-union printers have ever approached him for a position in the state printing plant and that insofar as the two capable printers, whose names are mentioned us plaintiffs along with Francis in tl:e recent suit, he never heard of su persons. Humors are current to the effect that certain Portland printers are again planning to oust Will Plimton from the office of secretary of the State Printing Board for the reason, they claim, be is not a practical rrii.tir nor has he served sufficient time be fore the case to conduct the office properly. When poverty comes in at the door love make a noise like a flying ma-china T IN AN AUTOMOBILE Sustains Broken Rib and Cut About Face and Chauffeur Seriously Injured. THREE OTHERS BRUISED Crash Into Southern Pacific Freight Train While Responding to False Burglar Call. united press leased wire. Portland, Or., Jan. 24. When a tour- ing car of the Portland police depart ment, while going at a high rate of ! sneed. crashed into a Southern Pacific , , , , . freight train, at the .corner of East Momson and Water Btree s early today, Tom Word, sheriff of Multnomah coun- ty, sustained a broken rib and a badly cut face; Larry K. Evans, police chauf feur, was seriously injured internally, and Police Captain Chester Inskeep, C. H. Tribe and P. T. Atkins, newspaper reporters, were painfully bruised. The party was speeding in answer to a burglar call on the East Side, and just before reaching the lailroad crossing a freight loomed into view, without warn ing. Chauffour Evans applied the brakes, but the wet pavement caused tho heavy automobile to skid into the train with great force. Jammed Against Wheel. Evans was jammed against the steer ing wheel, and Sheriff Word, who was in a rear seat, waa thrown sharply against the back of the front street. The shower of flying glass from the broken windshield struck him in ,the face, one piece making a jagged cut across the bridge of his nose. Six stitches were, taken in the cut by the attending physician. Captain Inskeep wbb thrown -under the trucks of a froight car, but, with rare presence of mind, graaped a rod and clung desperately until the train was brought to a standstill. The other occupants of the car were hurled to tho pavement, but not badly injured. It was learned later that the burglar call to which they woro responding was a false one, Tho automobile wns practically de molished. CHICAGO ATJTO SHOW OPENS. rtlNITED rnKRH IJBAMQD WllUt. Chicago, Jan. 24. With more floor space and a greater number of exhibits than ever before, tho annual Chicago automobile show oponed here todny. Tho exhibits are being housed in tho Coliseum and First Regiment Armory. As at tho Xow York show held earlier this month, much more Fpnee thnn usual was given over to motorcycles and ac cessories. Record crowds attended to day's opening. An even larger crowd is looked for tonight. The show will clos0 Saturday evening, January 31. Woman Claims Ford Pickers DNiTin riiEss liasko wins.) Marysvillo, Cel., Jan. 24. If "Black- ie" Ford, Herman Suhr, William Beck and Harry Bagan, the Wheatland hop pickers on trial here, are acquitted of the murder charge placed against thorn in connection with the riot of August 3, it will be due in no small measure to the testimony of Mrs. Dolores Bar- re ra. One of many women and children for whom Ford had adjured the striking harvesters to "stick together, bearing one anothers burdens," just preceding the clash between tho officers and the 2000 hoppickers, Mrs. Barrera, late yesterday told an impressive story for the defense And 'all the efforts of Attorney W. H, ( arlin for the prosecution could not shake her testimony. "I was seated near tile feet of Ford when he speakln' to the people the day of the trouble," she said, speaking in broken Knglish, "and when the po licemens coming in the automobile, Ford say to the people to make no trouble. T 'Be quiet, wait for boss; be Is go ing to give something good for the hop- Late News Bulletin; L2 i UNITED puess lsabid wiri. Ludlow, Mo, Jan. 24. Bobbers early today dynamited the safe of the Farm ers' National bank here and escaped with $5,000. They left no cluj. Plymouth, Eng., Jan, 24. Attempts to raise te sunken submarine A-7 had to be abandoned temporarily today ou account of a fierce gale, pwing to the manner in which the boat was embedded 'in the sand and the divers' inability to endure the pressure at such a depth .for many minutes at a time, great diffi- culty had been experienced in passing hawsers around the hull with which to life it to the surface. , Work will be resumed, however, as toon as the storm abates". Washington, Jan, 24. At the request il - tt a: a. it lul luo government, we navy: department today ordered the cruiser Monlana t0 fof Au Princ( a.d vino in keeping order QmcM d, daelared th rebels were threatening the capital. Berlin, Jan. 24. Wild rumors of a disastrous earthquake at San Francisco affected the Bourse here today and caused much anxiety among Americans here. ' All American shares declined several points. Big Craft Sensation UNITED PRESS LBA8BD WIRE. Hew York, Jan. 24. The biggest po lltlcal sensation since former Governor Willi am Sulzer originally charged that Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, threatened to wreck his adminis tration, unless Sulzer appointed James Gaffney state highway commissioner, broke here this afternoon, when it was announced that District Attorney Whit man was busy investigating the bank acounts of Murphy and Gaffney, Throughout the afternoon and morning representatives of variouB banks were visitors at Whitman's office. The Weather The Dickey Bird says: Oregon, rain or snow east por tion tonight and Sunday; brisk to high east to south Winds. to Make pickers,' Ford say when Mr. Durst and policcmens were coming in tho automo bile. ' Let 'em come, Durst want to talk with us; ho going to do nothing bad to us.' " Ilampored because she could not speak in her native Spanish, tho woman rose from the witness chulr, gesticulating dramatically. At times her voice was pitched high, then, fulling to whispers, she commanded attention so closo that tho patter of the rain on the courthouse roof was heard. 'Early in tho morning," she contin ued, "Ford had said after the boss re fused give us tl.23 a hundred pounds for plckin' hops, 'well you fellows can lo what you like; I can't afford to pick for thut,' He didn't tell us to make troublo for Mr, Durst. (To PAWHMA J "When policemen coming wo were Thnt both District Attorney Manwcll all singing. Then all was quiet, Hlier- and Deputy Sheriff Reunion had been Iff comes walking Into the crowd, with killed by tho Porte Hican, In turn slain other men holding guns. I hear a wo- by Deputy Sheriff Henry Taken, was man with a quirk voice say, 'Sheriff, the testimony of Kd Burns, last wit you stop please; no good making trouble ness called Friday, the boys are only singing,' Ford tried The trial was to be resumed St i to run away from policemen. And o'clock Monday, and Is eipected to con then came a shot many shots on elude the latter part of the week. I F, FOR CITY OF SALEM Board of Governors Offer Prizes to Those Who Sub mit Best One. SOME SUGGESTIONS HERE Sample Slogans Upon Which Ideas for One Appropriate for Salem May Be Based, The Board of Governors of the Salem Commercial Club is convinced that Sa lem should fall in line with other mod- em and progressive cities of the coun- '.. ... . .. ... . try ana adopt a slogan tfcat will mat- cate the spirit of loyalty felt by the citizens of Salem toward our city and their confidence and belief in its fu ture growth and prosperity. Most live enterprising cities and towns in the United States have such slogans and their value can not be questioned. Following are a few ex amples: Allcntown, Pa. Dwell Here and Prosper. Bristol, Tenn. Bristol Pushl That's "Briitol! Dayton, Ohio Greater, Brightor Day ton. Easton, Pa. City of Resources. Galveston, Tex. The Treasure Is land of America, Growing Groator, Grander. Jackson, Miss. Share Jackson's Op portunities, Muskogoe, Okla. Welcome to Mus kogee. Mar-lnettf, Wis. A Home for You. Montgomery, All Your "Opportun' ty. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville offers Opportunity. Parkereburg, Va. Parkorsburg Big gest Little City on Earth. PittBburg, Pa. Pittsburg Promotos Progress. Scranton, Pa. Watch Scranton grow. Syracuse, N. Y. Syracuse Spells Success. St, Josoph, Mo. The City Worth While. Toledo, Ohio You will do hotter in Toledo. Tuscaloosa, Ala. ry Tuscaloosa, . Wichita, Kan. Watch Wichita Win. lu order that Salem may have the very best slogiui possible tho Com mercial Club lins decided to offer prizes for the bost suggestions submitted to them, and tho Club invites Rnd requests every man, womnn and child in Salem to participate in the contest. Slogan and Title Differ, The Club is desirous of obtaining as ninny suggestions for a slogan as pos sible, for the greater tho number, the greater the chnnce that just the right one will bo found. Everyone is urged to offer at leaHt one Ingestion. (Continued on pnge four.) Told Hop No Trouble whistling past my head close, I see tho Torto Hican take revolver from police man and shoot. Two men dead on the ground. Then lots people running af ter the boss, "You see, tho boss not coming give hoppickers anything good. Too bad." And she shook her head, Other women hoppickers will take the stand Monday for the defense, it be ing the plan of Attorneys Doyce and Lewis to put on witnesses representing all classes and nationalities working on the Durst ranch, John Morris, hop iiijctor and field boss for Iturst, testified that the uni dentified Kiiulinhman, one of the four men killed, hud been shot down as he tins carrying a bucket of water through the i-amp. West Positively Declares in Letter to Dr.. Smith, of Portland, That He Will Not Seek R enomination Smith Had Ex plained He Was Not Candidate fof- Governor Unless West Did Not Care for the JobAnswer of Governor Is Final Gives Smith Good Mention in Hit Letter, Evidently Looking With Favor on Portland Man's Candidacy. Governor West this morning made what must be considered a final de termination not to be a candidate for re-oloction. The statement was made in a letter in reply to one from Dr. C. J. Smith which, with its answer, is given bolow. It will be noted that tho eov' ernor asks (hat "this statement be ac cepted by all my friends as final." The letters are as follows: "Portland, Or., Jan. 22,' 1914. "Gov. Oswald Wost, Salem, Or., "My Dear Governor: " I have considered entering the denv ocratio primarlos for governor, but I earnestly hope that this statoment will will not do bo if you expect or desire be accepted by all my friends as final to be a candiduto to succoed yourself. "I note with pleasuro the stand you Is it proper for me to ask if you are are taking In behalf of decent govern fully determined on that point! mont for such will be the principal "If you are te run again I should Issue during the coming campaign, evnsldot'lt .jduty to lie U the ranks Organised vice Is preparing to stake a . doing my part towards promoting the determined fight and a victory for de causo of publlo decency and morality, cony can come only through the corn It is essential that in the fight on or- binod efforts of all those who are in- gauized vice go ou, and if you are to continue in public office, you are en titled to the support, not tho opposition, of all who beliove in the things you have atood for. 'It is needlosB for me to say that this totter is written in tho spirit of all frankness. Should you not at this time losiro to nnswor tho quostion heroin asked, I shall consider that 'a privilege., under tho circumstances, proporly yours. "Boliovo mo to ho, ns ovor, your friend and wall wisher. "Sincerely, 0. J. SMITH," Governor West's Beply. Replying to this mid making an nouncement of his determination not to bo a candidate for ro election the Governor wrltos: STEAM SCHOONER IS E IINITKD rilHSS I.BitSHI) Willi!.) Sun Francisco, Jan. 21, Aftor wal 'iowing about In the trough of tho heavy sens off Point lionlta all night, the steam schooner Flir.ubeth, carrying nine passengers and a crew of II), was towed into port here today by the tug Fearless none tho worse fur her experience, The Kll.abeth was stripped of its propollor at o:H0 o'clock yosterilay afternoon. Captain Olson Immediately dropped anchor and with a Bingle chain holding aguinst tho strain of a rising gale, signalled for help. Tho Fearless renehod the Elizabeth's side about midnight but Captain Olson refused to nudangnr tlio lives of his pas sengers and crew by attempting to transfer them to the lifeboats In the heavy seas. It was not until 4 o'clock this morning thnt the Fearless succeed ed In getting a line uhonrd. Then be gan the tow Into port, the vossols ar riving here about 10 o'clock, Miss llcmsio Mott and Mrs. Brenner of llnndon, Oregon, were the only wo men passetignrs aboard. They were none the worse for their experience and hoth were loud In their prnlse of the able seamanship of Captain Olson. DOOS MUBX DIB. CNITrO I'SKSS MASKII WIH ) Halem, Mass., Jan. 24. William M. Door, of Stockton, Cel.,, was sentenced yesterday to be electrocuted some time during tho week of Wort h 22 for the murder of George E. Marsh, a retired 1914. "Dr. C. J. Smith, "Broadway Building, "Portland, Oregon. ' "My Dear Friend: "I am in receipt of yours of yester day asking if It were my Intention to stand as a candidate for re-election and stating you would probably enter the primaries as a candidate should I not make the race. In reply will say that, while I groatly appreciate your kind offer of support, I cannot toe my way clear to become a candidate and torosted in the protection of tho home and fireside. Law enforcement, and economy in state, county and municipal government, should bo the battle cry. "Again thanking you for your kind offer of support and for many past favors, I am, "Yours sincerely, , "OSWALD WEST." Smith Announces Himself, Portland, Or., Jan. 24. Following, s dofinite statoment by Governor West that ho would not be a candidate for re-oloction, Dr. C. J. Smith, of Port land, today announced his candidacy for tho Democratic nomination for gov ernor at tho coming primaries. Dr. Smith stated that if Governor West had decided to make the race he would not himself become a candidate. SCHOOL BOY SENDS $2.60 E UNITBD 1'IIBSB I.SiSKD WIRI. Washington, Jan. 24. President Wil son received today a money ordor for 00 from lain Winters, a pupil in tin fifth grade of the Lincoln school at Anaconda, Mont. It represented nickels and dimes saved by Isis and his school mates. An accompanying' letter said the contribution was to be applied to the fund for the Japanese earthquake sufferers. 'A lot of us fellows," wrote Isis, "cut out the movies iu order to con tribute tho fund." TICKET ORDER BET ASIDE. IINITKD I'llKSM I.B1KKD Witt. Olympla, Wash,, Jan. 24. Tho iu promo court today set aside the recent order of the public, service commission, requiring the salo of six tickets for a quarter, or 0 for tl, ou the Bt-attlo street car linen. Tho court rules thnt this is a rate case, and thnt the cniiimissiou has no power to order lower rates without making a physical valuation. EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE. (IIKITKD rilBSS I.BABICO wins. Athens, .Inn. 24. A severe earth quake occurred yesterday at Lcpsnte. Almost every house In the town wbs damaged and the fortress partially wrecked, but nobody was Injured. Irftpnnto, or Nnupaktos Is a seaport on the Gulf of Corinth, with a popula- Salem, Jan. 23, J tion of about 3000.