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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody jReads the Daily Capital Jour MMMMMMMMM I he Best J Newspaper J i 77e Largest 0OTOT I Circulation I Htt4t HHHHMSH THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANXTAET 28, 1914. PDirr nir- st-m-to ON tbainr anh now vr vent a. BTANliS. Iriva pbmtsl rw(wk z-i-i in II I n n ml e-skss ij n n in in n tu tss . fiFTC W m A MMIl A I AMAnnlll in PREVALENT mi mi Aim UIVloLANU, Shooting Is Said to Be Contin uous During Night at Port Au Prince. BLUECOATS ARE GUARDING LEGATION Battleship South -Carolina Is Hurrying at Full Speed to Strife Scene. UNITED MESS LEASED WltllC. ' Washington, Jan. 28. Tho battleship South Carolina was steaming at full speed today from Guantanamo toward Port Au Prince, Haiti, to help the cruiser Montana in protecting foreign residents endangered by tho Infest rev olution. With President Oresto's sudden res ignation and flight on board the Ger man cruiser' Vineta, it was said com plete anarchy provailed at the Haitian capital. Shooting was said to have been continuous throughout the night. American bluejackets from the Mon tana were on guard over tho United legation, the cable station and the French hotpital. The other legations and German stores in the city were guarded by detachments from tho Vi ?uta. IS Washington Claims Arms and Ammuni tion Are Not Being Forwarded To President of Mexico. UNITED I'RKHH LEASED WIHB.l Washington, Jan. 2S. The circum stantial story that Japan is sending arms ami ammunition to Prosident Hu erta was not only donied today at the White House but was referred to as "Basolcss and foolish." "It's nn old story revamped," said Private secretary Tumulty. "It's as old as last summer, and it's utterly fool ssdish," So far as Japan's attitude toward Mexico is concerned, it was added that the Washington administration was not prepared to hold the Tokio government responsible for the action of the Mika do's officers and sailors in Moxico City. It was not denied, however, that lluerta might make capital out of their presence there. President Wilson, it was declared, is supported passively by every one of the world powers in his Mexican policy and eventually is was asserted that this surely will.mean peace. I It was not stated when the embargo would bo removed on the shipment of arms across the border from the United States Into Mexico. MEANT NO HARM. (UNITED PRESS 14 AS ED WIH1.J Oakland, Cat., Jan. 28. James E. Duncan, an actor, was arrested here to day on charges of bigamy, no admit ted that after marrying Nellie Joseph ine at San Jose in 1900 he also married Eva A?.cr, an actross, here January 17. "Well," Duncan told the police, "I didn't think there was any harm in it, I and I didn't intend to do anything' wrong. " LEE SEATED. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRI. Wsshington, Jan. 28. By s vote of S3 to 13 the senate adopted this after noon the recommendation of the com mittee on elections to seat Blair Lee si :senstor from Maryland. ! Former Salem Woman is Held Marie Eoblna in Custody at Everett, Washington, and Information Re garding Her Life Is Bought Judge Kelly last night received a communication from Attorney Noah Shakespcar of Everett, Washington, in which it is said that the immigration officers of the Washington city are holding Marie Robino pending an inves tigation into her past life and conduct and he asked the court to send infor mation concerning the woman's form er husband, Wm. Grayson, formerly of Salem. Just why the immigration authorities are holding Miss Robino was not stated in the letter. Wm. Grayson was mar ried to the woman in this city April 1, 1912, Judge Kelly performing the cere mony. According to the communication Grayson deserted his wife and has not been heard from since. Grayson was an electrician whilo in Salem and is well known by the members of the local electrician's union. T IS BUI RALLIES EXITED mESS LEASED WIRE. Now York, Jan. 28, A narrow and irregular movement marked the- open ing of tho stock market today. Tho widost movement was in Union Pacific, which declined 1. Small gains vere registered by a few stocks, but a ma jority of tho changes were toward low er levels. Later Rending was pushed up mate rially and tobacco stocks and other in vestment shares made a ood showing, but the general upturn was slow. .At noon the level was still slightly below yesterday's close. Befure tho '-loso the list hardened, Reading, t.v rising to 170K, accelerating tba rally. Tobacco issues rose from " to 1 point. P.onds were irregular. The market closed steady. IS 10 BE HELD IN SEATTLE TONIGHT UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Portland, Or., Jan. 28 Secretary of Agriculture Houston and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, members of the federal reserve bank organization com mittee and party arrived hore at 7 o'clock this morning in a private car over the O.-W. R. & N. from Denver and left for Seattle an hour and a half later, where all the regional bank hear ings will be held tonight and tomorrow. Besides Secretaries Houston and Mc Adoo, the party consisted of W. W. Callander, secretary to Houston; 0. R. Cookson, secretary to McAdoo; T. R. Gray, McAdoo 's confidential clerk; Miss Nona McAdoo and Miss Kllcn Robinson, a friend. By pre-ararngement no committees from Portland commercial bodies met the train, and none of the party loft the car. TO LEAVE IT TO PRESIDENT TO CHOOSE ORGANIZERS UNITED PRESS LEASED WIHK.l Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 28. There was a hot debate In the United Mine Workers' convention here this after noon over a proposal to elect organiz ers, instead of leaving it to the union's president, at at present. Tho plan was defeated, but not until after delegates from tho Clinton, Ind., local had charged openly that there were grafters among the appointed or ganizers and attacked a few of them by name. President John White, in turn, roundly denounced those who made the accusations. As soon as a man begins to think he knows s woman thoroughly something crops out in her personality that en tirely upsets his calculations. I Officer Gaines Has Strenuous Experience With Two Wards of State. GET OUT OF BASEMENT Reach Pair Grounds Store on Way to Salem When Headed Off and Bat tle Strenuously. Jeanette Van Zile and Myra Grisson, two obstreperous inmates at the Oregon Training school for girls, escaped from the institution early this morning and Buccedcd in getting toward Salem as far as the Fairgrounds store when Officor Gains, who was notified, met and arrested them and escorted the two back to the school. The girls fought and yelled when the police officer took them in charge and one of them broke loose and started to run but was caught by tho policoman and compelled to sub mit to being taken back, Whon the officer arrived at the school with the girls, another dash for liberty was made by one of them but sho was caught and handcuffed. ' The inmates escaped through a hole in the basement wall of the school. They were not missed for some time and were making their way toward Salem on the Oregon Electric track when one of the attendants of the school called up tho police station and notified Officer Gaines. The Van Zile girl was committeed to the school from North Bend while Myra Grisson came from Eugene. The matron of the school borrowed a pair of handcuffs from Chief of Police Shedeck and the runaways were meekness itself when they were bound togother by tho bracelots. Dislikes School. It is more than evident from the vociferous remarks made by the Van Zile girl, when arrested, that the train ing school is disliked. "Leave mo alone. I wont, to go to tho penitentiary, where 1 belong, and Hint's where I'm going," said the girl, when Office Claim's asked her to go with him to tho school.. Miss Vru Zile fought desperately and screamed that she was determined to go to the peni tentiary, where she belonged. Are Punished. As punishment for their misconduct, tho girls had their hair cut off when they were taken back to the school. Tho hair was bobbed, and the girls will be deprived of much of the liberty they formerly enjoyed. Officers Gaines said that the girls had knocked things right and left at the school ever since they were com mitted, and, In his opinion, the attend ants have been unablo to cope with the situation very well. STEELE AND PERITT STICK. UNITED PIIESS LKAHED WIRE. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 28. Bill Steele and " Pol " "Merritt, pitchers signed to- 'day to play with the St. Louis Nation als during the 1914 season. IIS Claim Bop Pickers Did Not Think There Would be Clash With Posse UNITED PRESS 1 .EASED WIRE. Mnrvsvile, Jan. 28. Several of the tent-dwelling, migratory workers who are figuring as witnesses at the Wheat land hopfield riot trial here showed an noyance today at what they considered the slurring manner in which Attorney W. II. Carlin, of counsel for the prose cution, questioned them concerning their places of residence. "We may live In tents,' said Mrs. Mary Crater, one of them, "but we're not ashamed of it. Our work is honest. People ran be as good and reliable un der canvas as in a palace." Today's testimony was mainly s se I IP dUUdI Woman May Have Inflicted founds Fiofessor's Explanation of How He Was Fatally Stabbed by Men Is Disbelieved. UNITED DISSS LEASED WIBS. Chicago, Jan. 28. Explanation of fered here today by Professor Thomas Bos worth instructor of English at the Chicago School of Latin, for a stab wound In his throat which may result in death, w discredited by the police. Bosworth wag found unconscious in his office, this morning with blood pouring from a deep gash In his throat. - "Two men did it," gasped Bosworth during a brief interval of consciousness, "One was a white man and the other a mulatto. I think thoy were thieves." The only other clue is a woman's broadcloth coat found in Bosworth 's of fice. The police do not think robbers were responsible for the attack, because valuable silver trophies were loft un disturbed. SAYS HE PARTICIPATED IN 29 DYNAMIC'S UNITED TRESS LEASED WIRE.) New York, Jan. 28. Tho trial o'f An golo Sylvestro, charged with planting a bomb in a Houston street tenoemnt houes, was rosumed here today. An tonio Sedaitis, Sylvest?'s alleged, ac, complice, turned state's evldonco. Ho corroborated much of tho testimony given yesterday by Alfred Lohman, who gave details concerning a desper ate black hand gang, operating in Now York and nearby stateB. Sedaitis testified that he had partic ipated in 23 dynamitings. Ho denied, however, that any of tho bombs planted by him had caused death. Rocco Pucciarello was another wit ness. Ho said he usunlly acted as look out for the gang. Licholo Eschilo and flouis Goldstein, alleged gangsters, wore indicted today on charges of murdering a Chinese on August S. Tho arrest of eight addi tional members of tho alleged black hand gang was nlso expectod. FATHER MATTHIEU VERY LOW Francis Xnvier Matthieu, 9(lycars old, is believed to bo dying at tho home ot his son in Biitteville. He has not been well since last July, and for the last six weeks he has been qulto ill. Mr, Mntthieu is noted as the hero of the Champocg convention which saved Ore gon to the" United States. The Weather The Dickey Bird says: Oregon gen erally fair tonight and Thursday cold er tonight, winds mostly westerly. lves of repetitions of early stories to the effect that none of the hopplckers on the Durst ranch had a thought of violence when tho sheriff's posso ar rived among them; that the posse's at tack on them was unprovoked; that what fighting the pickers did was in j self-defense; that tho only one of them , who used a weapon was the unidenti fied Porto Rican killed in the fight, and that tho one he used he wrested from an officer. One new Incident was brought out, however, by Frank Kearney, one of ths witnesses. "During his speech Ford held up s (OVER THIS CULLOM AS RESULT OF Interested Himself in Politics Early in Life and in Con gress in 1865. SENATOR FOR 30 YEARS Served tntil Last March and Before Becoming Senator Was Governor for Three Team. . UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Jan. 28. Ex-Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois, died short ly before 2 o'clock this afternoon at his home in Washington. Cullom, who long represented Illinois in the upper house of the national log islaturo, had beou in a critical condi tion for some time from a general break down due to old age. His family was summoned repeatedly to his bedside but ho showed great vitality and rallied again and again. Tho ex-senator was born at Monti cello, Kentucky, November 22, 1829, but whilo ho was still a bnhy his par ents removed to Tazewell county, Ill inois. Thoir son went to Spriugfiuld to study law, after completing his ac- j nut-nut; i-'iui-iiLiuil Uu JlUCft. AIVtT DCIlIin- ary, Mount Al orris, 111; was admitted to the bar iu lSi35 and maintained a Springfield residence to tho time of his denth. In 1855 he married Hannah M. Fisher, who died in 1861 and two years later ho was married again to Julia Fisher, Ho interested himself in politics early in life,' and after holding various local offices, was sont to cougross in 1805, In 1870 he was elected governor of Ill inois, iu which offico he served until lie resigned in 188.1 when he was chosen United 'States senator. Ho served in the senate continuously until March 3, 1913. HENDRIX AND PEERING TO SHIFT UNITED PRESS LEASED WIlcB.l Kniisas City, Jau. 28. Claudo Hon drix. who pitched for tho Pittsburg National leaguo baseball club last sen son, will wenr n Kansas City Federal leaguo uniform next year, according to an announcement by tho local fodernl league club tonight, Ooorgo Perring, an infielder with tho Columbus American association team last season, tonight signed to plav with the Kniisan City federals. SLAVERS MAY HAVE HER. UNITED PRKHK LEASED IIIB. San Francisco, Jan. 28. Fearing she has fallen Into the hands of white slav ors, Mrs. Nottio Elgin asked tho pollco today to assist in a search for her daughter, Jennie, aged 19, who has been missing from her home since Jan uary 12. SLAYER WEEPS AT TRIAL. San Francisco, Jan 1:8 Miss Lcuh Alexander and her agel mother wept together as Assistant Prosecutor Fred L. Berry accused tho girl, in his open ing address to tho jury In Superior Judge Dunn's court room of the pre meditated murder of J. I). Van I'iaaien. baby for the people to see," ho snld, "and shouted: 'Hero's nn example for you. See how his face is scratched by the hop vines. And his mother is work ing and unable to care for him.' " The defense tried to bring out some thing concerning tho hoppickers' wages, but it was barred as irelevant. Outside tho court room Mrs. Crater said she anil her sou averaged 11.88 daily each, working 12 hours. The defense announced that It ex pected to finish Its evidence tomorrow, anil it is believe,) the case will be in the Jury's hands the next day. " CANADIAN LAND Fight Duel as Woman Looks on One Fatally Injured la California Af . fray and Shooter Immediately Surrenders. (UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRI. Yreka, Cal., Jan. 28. With the di vorced wifo of one of the principles acting as second to both men, Max R. Hoppengame'r and Thomas D. Hughn, mining men, fought a duel with pistols shortly after daybreak today on the banks of the Klamath river three milos west of Hornbrook. Hoppengamer was shot three times, and will die. Hoppengamer 's divorced wife was the only witness to the affair. Hoppen gamer was shot through the neck, groin and stomach. The wounded man snapped his revolver four times, but it failed to dischargo, and Hughn escaped injury. Hughn surrendered immediately to the sheriff. RSHERiVIEN GET 4 CENTS UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 2S. In a resolu tion chnrging that thcro Is lu Scattlo a combination in tho fish industry in re straint of trade in direct violation of tho Sherman law, the Soattle Commer cial club demands a fodoral investiga tion. Tho resolution, offerod last night, by Carl A. Ewalk, of tho board of direct ors, recites that local fishonnont aro paid four couts a pound for fish, which soils at wholesale in tho cast at 20 cents, and at rotail at 20 cents. Tho matter was referred to tho fish eries commltee. It is learned on good authority that three firms aro in tho alleged combine, and domlnato the indiistrv. BECK AND BAOAN DENY TAKING PART IN SHOOTING UNITED IMir.SH LEANED WIRE. Mnrysvllle, Cal., Jan. 28. William Beck and Harry Bagan, accused with Richard Ford and Herman Suhr, of responsibility for the Wheatland hop. field riot lust summer, In which four men wore killed, told thoir own stories from the witness stand at the forenoon session of their trial hero today. "I was inside when tho shooting Parted, J' said Beck, "but when I beard tho shots I ran out and looked on. I had no gun, I never handled one In my life. I didn't know Bagan, Ford or Suhr at the time. I am absolutuly innocent. ' ' "I didn't even see the fight," was Bagan 's version. "I was playing cards in the ranch stnblo at tho tlmo, and we didn't so much as hear the shots. "I took no part in any of the meet ings ami I wasn't tho secretary of the hopplckers' organization, though I did stand up in a wagon beside Ford when they caino to present thoir demnnds on Durst. But that wns only to look on." DENY WILSON WILL BUPPORT BOSSES TAGOART AND SULLIVAN UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRS Washington, Jan. 28. Flat denial of reiorts that President Wilson would support tho senatorial candidacies in Indiana and Illinois of Thomas Taggart and Roger Q. Sullivan, political bosses, respectively, in those states, was voiced today at the White House. The reports followed a conference nt the executive mansion last night between the presi dent, William F. McConibs, chairman of the Democratic natlonnl committee, and several administration officials. PRIZE FIGIITINO KILLED. (UNITED IMIKKS IKASUI WIRE. Prescott, Ariz., .Din. 28. Superior Judge Smith sounded the death knell of prize fighting In Arizona today when he ruled that, to conform with the state Inw, all matches must be held without a referee or seconds, that no principal may receive any sort of remuneration or prize, and that no blow sufficient to cause a knockout or any Injury may be struck. IITEUPS; IT APPEARS Notices in 4800 Small Week, lies Help Attract 150,000 to Canada. ! SENATOR NELSON CALLS IT DISLOYAL Intimates Western Newspaper, Union Has Earmarks of Trust. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE-. Washington, Jan. 28. Advertising Mnnagor Washington, of the Western Nowspnpor Union, admitted today bo foro tho sonata lobby investigating committee that his concern had received $42,000 annually from the Canadian govornment for the past 10 years for boom writoups in Canada's interest in . the "patent lnsidos" of small news papers. By way of an offset, he plead ed that Chicago newspapers, mention ing specifically the Tribune and Roc-ord-Herald, published similar articles. "You were hired by a forolgn gov ernment to do a thing disloyal to your own conutry," said Senator Nolson, of Massachusetts, "Aren't you asharaedf Tolls of Prosperity. Tho particular writoup which called tho commltee 's attention to the series of articles tho Western Newspaper Union wns publishing was an Intorviow purporting to como from a formor Iowa farmer, who said be had loft pqverty In tho United States and found pros perity In Canada. Washington said It appeared in 4800 nowspnpers. President Joslyn, of the union, said that the concern had boeu accepting money from tho Canadian government for 10 years for favorable publicity. Think It la Trust. Senators Nelson and Overman both wanted to know If the newspaper union was a trust, and Joslyn replied that a holding company .capitalized at $fl,2;"0,. 000 controlled Its subsidiaries. Ho placed Us physical assets at about 4i4, 200,000. Washington concluded Its testimony by admitting that 150,000 Americans were attracted to Canada annually. William White, a Canadian special advertising representative said Canada was spending 00.000 or 170,000 a year advertising In the United States. LUNATIC DEMANDS BAG OF GOLD AND IS CAPTURED UNITED I'RESS LEASED WIRS.J Tncoma, Wash., Jan. 28. Groat ex citement was created lu the business district hero this afternoon when a man walked into tho Scandinavian-American bank and depositing a small canvass bag on the counter, pushed a note Into the cashier's wickot, demanding that the bag bo filled with gold, "or you will bo shot dead." liiNtcad of complying with tho de mand, the cashier whipped out n revol ver and covered the would be robber. "If you move a finger, I'll kill you." shouted the banker. At tho same time he pressed a button connecting with the alarm system of the Institution. There was a rush of bank employes and de tectives and in a few seconds, the mas, who gave his name as D. W. Dropp, was overpowered an 1 taken to the po lice station. Dropp is believed to be Insane. DENIES BLACKMAIL. San Francisco, Jnn, 28. Mrs. Mary Vaughn, on trial here on a charge of attempting to extort ."00 from Judge R. M. Widney, of Los Angeles, took the stand In her own defense today. She flatly denied that she ever offered to secure the dismissal of a white slave charge against Wldoey's son, Robnrt. SPSBBSSW