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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
BLIZZARD
IS RAGING
IN INDIANA
Indianapolis Is Hit Hard and
Traffic Is Demoralized
Completely.
ONE DEATH IS
REPORTED THERE
One Man Shocked to Death as
Result of Crossed Wires
Another Frozen.
UNITED miSS LEASED WIBg.
Indainapolis, Ind., Jan. 31. A howl
ing blizzard was raping here today.
All trains were at least 13 hours late
Interurban traffic was demoralized.
The local street car service was nearly
out of commission.
Wire communication was more com
pletely crippled than by the disastrous
floods Inst March. Joseph Walsh put a
telephone receiver to his ear and was
shocked to death. A live electric light
wire had been blown across the tele
prone line. Telegraph and long dis
tance telephone services wero para
lyzed except between here and Chica
go and St. Louis. Thousands of poles,
were down.
It was very cold and there was wide
spread suffering among the poor.
A man was found, bndly frozen, loan
ing a against a telephone pole in the
resilience section, lie was taken to a
hospital unconscious and the doctors
lironounccd hiB condition critical. His
name could not be learned.
Detroit Hit Hard.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 31. Detroit was
tiwept by a blizzard today. Street cars
and railroads wero badly crippled and
wires were down in every direction. The
storm started at midnight. It provailed
throughout tho southern part of the
state.
Toot of Snow Tails.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 31. A foot of
snow fell here today, but the storm
ceased at noon. Tho snow was wet and
heavy, and greatly hampered wire com
munication. Trains wero very late.
DIVOBCE CASE DECIDED
IN FAVOB OF MBS. KENNEDY
Judge Oulloway this afternoon ren
dered a decision in tho divorce case of
Kennedy vs. Kennedy in favor of Mrs.
Kennedy, the plaintiff and the long
Lattlo over tho tnntrimoninl difficul
ties is now at an end insofar as the
lower tribunals are concerned.
In rendering his decision, Judgo Cal
loway gave Mrs, Kennedy tho custody
of the minor child, the family home and
contents, located at Woodburn, and
judgment for $230 additional attorneys'
fees. Mrs. Kennedy was allowed $100
attorneys' fees at tho outset of the
.suit and the court dooiiled today that
the defendant, Tom Kennedy, must pay
tho plaintiff permanent alimony in the
mi in of $13 per month. Attorneys Mar
tin and Bingham represented tho plain
tiff. TOO WEAK FBOM LACK
OF FOOD TO SHOOT HIMSELF
United vbkss leased with.
Yemenis, Or., Jnn. 31. So weak that
lie could not raise his gun to shoot
himself with ono of tho two bullets he
had saved when starvation seemed as-'
sured, Wesley ICastahl of Nehalem, was
found In the woods near here last night
ty a party that had been searching
for him since Monday, according to
news brought hero today.
Eastahl became lost while trailing a
deer, which ho finally killed, Having
no matches, he ate raw venison until
it nauseated him.
He pays he hud 19 shoti in his gun,
but fired all but two trying to attract
attention. These he saved for himself,
but had not the strength to fire the
death chargo.
So far the winter in Grnnt county
has been the mildest in its history. The
thermometer has never marked a tem
perature below freezing.
Lumbermen are
More Hopeful
Outlook la Oregon and Washington Iin
proving and Railroad Car Order
Will Be Beneficial.
(UNHID MESS LEASED WIRE.)
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 31. Optimism
among lumbermen for a revival of busi
ness during the present year is more
apparent than ever here today, follow
ing the annual meeting of the West
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' associa
tion which adjourned last ilight after
hearing favorable reports from Oregon
and Washington concerning the outlook
and transacting other business.
The $6,000,000 order soon to be placed
by the American Car1 company for
material with which to build 4,400
freight cars for the Unfon Pacific rail
road is expected to further greatly
stimulate the lumber business of the
northwest. A large. Bhare of the big
order will likely be placed with mills
here and in this vicinity.
Shipments Exceeded 1912.
According to the report of Manager
W. C. Miles of the association, lumber
shipments during 1013 exceeded the
1912 cut by 191,952,317 feet. The total
cut for the past year amounted to 2,764,
380,697 feet and the total shipments
were 2,636,073,843 feet. '
That one effect of the tariff law has
been to Increase the shipment of Ca
nadian shingles into the northwest and
Uie United States gonorally was ad
mitted by T. M. Robertson, govern
mtut agent sent out here to inquire con
ditions of tho lumber industry since the
tariff went into effect. Ho said that
the imports from Canada in November
of Inst year exceeded any month for
'i years. They were then 84,000,000.
Total imports into the United States
from I'.'iiiada in shingles for the first
Jl months of 1913 were 481,000,000.
Bate Re-adjusted Soon,
The report of J. T. Neal, of Portland,
for the legal department was featured
by Teal 's assertion that a gcnernl re
adjustment in lumber rates is near at
liand
'My investigations thus far," he
adiicd, ' show that in the relation of
commodity rates to thoce on lumber is
a discrimination against lumber in al
most every case."
The new erustees olectod were: E. J.
Palmer, for British Columbia districts
J. II, Uoedol, for Bellingham district;
ilichnrd Hnmbridge for the Evcret dis
trict; D. E. Skinnerf or the Seattle dis
trict; .0. L. Doud, for the Tacoma dis
trict; V. ('. Knapp for the Portland dis
trict; Kobert Show, for the Astoria dis
trict. JUDGE HOTLY DENIES
CHARGE FILED
I
UNITED 1'IIKSS LEASED Willi.)
Savannah, Co., Jan. 31. Yielding to
the Importunities of the accused jurist,
a sub-committee of the house judiciary
committee this aftornoon permitted
United States Judge Emery Specr,
charged with nepotism, to take tho
stand in his own behalf. Ho denied ev
ery one of the allegations against him.
Speer denounced Alexander Askcr
man, a United States district attorney,
who had testified agninst him, as "al
lied with the liquor interests and a spe
cial counsel for big railroad corpora
tions. He accused Ackorman of devel
oping a sudden "lukewarmneas" during
the prosecution of the so-called naval
stores trust. Speer denied that he had
favored Attorney A. H. Heyward, his
son-in law, In cases tried In his court.
"I told my son-in-law that if ho al
lowed me to preside in a case where ho
had a contingent fee, I would make it
a question In open court."
UNITED PKEN LEAKED WlllE.1
Marysville, f'al., Jan. 31. The Wheat
land hop field riot jury at 1:30 this af
ternoon reurned a verdict finding Rich-
ard Ford and Herman Suhr guilty of
murder in the second degree, and so
quitting William Heck snd Harry Iia
gan.
TELLS PITIFUL TALE OF
FIGHT WITH SEA TO
SAVE I1RED WIFE
Thomas Harrington Believes
She Might Have Lived if
Doctor Aided.
SHE BEGGED. TO DIE
Held Her on Top of Water by Means
of Hair Held In His Teeth and
Finally Boat Came.
UNITED FRSSS LEASED WISE.
Now York, Jan. 31. Accompanying
his wife's corpse, and himself on the
verge of collapse, Thomas Harrington,
a survivor from the lost steamship
Monroe, arrived here today on his way
to Norwalk, Conn., the dead woman's
parents ' home.
"Margaret had been south for her
health," he said, aobbing. "We had
state room 54 on tho side of the ship
opposite from the one whore the Nan
tucket struck us. The ship careened
at the blow and Margarot was thrown
20 feet from her borth and struck a
bench, breaking her arm.
"Let me die. Don't touch me. I'd
rather die than endure this pain long,"
she cried.
Stewards Crazed With Fear.
"By this time tho Bhip had heeled
so far over that the stateroom floor
had become one of the walls. There
were lots of stewards there, but they
nevor turned a hand, only prayed to
(Jod to liava mercy on their miserable
souls.
"There was a rush of water and
Margaret fainted. Thon tho back wave
swept us out. I found myself in the
wator with my wifo beside. I twisted
her hair into a rope, took it between
my teeth, rested her head in my chest
and floated on my back. It must have
hurt her dreadfully but she said, 'that's
bettor, Tom.'
"A boat came near and I shouted
to them to tnko hor on board but thoy
didn't even answer. Then my Btrength
failed and tho poor girl's face was
under water with every wave.
In Water Two Hours.
"I don't know how long it was
they said two hours before another
boat passed. I held Margorct up but
a sailor said, 'Let. her go. Slio's dead.'
" '.She's not dead,' 1 cried, 'if you
don't take her in you'll go to hell with
murder on your souls.'
"They took her in and sho opened
her eyes and smiled. On the ship they
took her to a stateroom and when 1
Hot there I found her alono, dead. A
steward entered nnd said he guessed
they nliglit as well throw her body
overboard. 1 knocked him outsido with
a Bullish over the ejo aud shut the
door and locked it.
Might Have Lived.
"I believe if a doctor had been there
and she' had stimulants' my" wife would
have livod. "
Officials of the Old Dominion line
this afternoon revised their list, an
nouncing that forty persons perished
aud 09 were saved.
HEAVY BUYINO PEEVAIL8
ON OPENING MABKET
UNITED rilESS LEASED WIIIE.
New York, Jan. 31. An upward
movement was apparent when tho stock
market opened today. Heavy buying
prevailed, so far as tho active lift was
concerned. Union Pacific, Canadian,
Atchison, Great Northern preferred,
pressed steel car and Bethlehem steel
registered gains of a jioint or so. Steel
reached 67 I S, a new high figure for
the movement. Rock Island showed
heaviness. Tho preferred lost l!j ami
the common 3-4.
Tho best prices of the dny wero those
reached in tho opening moveine-it.
Bonds wero firm, Th6 market clone,
strong.
MISSION OROANIZES
WITH TWENTY MEMBERS
With a pastor snd officers elected,
the Salem Mission has started on its
career. Tho first business mooting wns
held last niht in the Commercial hall,
and D. N". Mclntnrff was made leader
of the flock, with E. K. Npykese as
sistant pastor; Mrs. .1. M. Cnvanaiigh,
treasurer, and August C. Arhenilsen, su
perintendent of the mission. It is re
ported that there are 20 members to the
new organization.
Meetings wil be held in the hnll ea'h
evening with the exception of Patnrday
night. Ou Sunday at 2 o'clock they begin.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY
Late News
Bulletins
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Chicago, Jan. 31. While crossing
Forty-third street at Loorais early today
a pretty girl, poorly clad, fainted and
fell into a snowdrift. . Sho died an hour
later. Coroner's Physician Springer
said death was caused by starvation
and exposure. The girl, he said, had
not eaten a substantial meal for at least
a week.
Washington, Jan. 31. The nomina
tions of Winthrop Daniels, of Prince
ton, N. J., and Henry Hall, of Colorado
Springs, Colo., to be interstate com
merce commissioners, were sent to the
senate today.
Los Angeles, Cal Jan. 31. The
nude body of a six-months-old infant
was found today half buried in the
sand on the beach between Plays Del
Rey and Hyperion. The badly was bad
ly decomposed, and the head and hands
were missing. The Venice police are
investigating the cose.
LEAH ALEXANDER IS FREE
AS RESULT VERDICT
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIIIE. 1
San Francisco, Jan. 31. The Leah
Alexander who received congratulations
in her mother's little apartment hero
today was a different girl from the one
who listened, weeping, yesterday after
noon in Judge Dunne's court room while
her lawyer, Thos. O'Connor, fought to
prevent Prosecutor Berry from putting
the noose around her neck for Inst Oc
tober's killing of Joseph D. Van Baalen,
her former lover.
Almost prostrated when she wns
brought to her mother's rooms after
midnight, directly from the court room,
she rallied quickly after a few hours'
Bleop, and, her spirits rebounding from
the long strain to which she was sub
jected, became almost hysterical with
joy.
Going Back: to Old Trade.
"I am going home with my mother,"
said MiRS Alexander. "I am never go
ing to leave her again. I am going
back to my old trade, as a milliner, in
Los Angeles, I want to leave this place.
It will always have such bitter associa
tions for mo. I want to go where they
don't know me; where no ono will no
tice mo.
"When it got later and Inter Inst
night, and my mother got more and
morn tired, I could just seo fresh lines
come in her face. So I nindn her go
homo. Oh, I was afraid then. I wns
afraid they would disagree. T didn't
want her to hear it. I wanted her to
have a little rest first.
"Then when they cnino In and said I
wasn't guilty I could hardly believe It
at first. And mother wasn't there.
"But the sweetest thing hnd hap
pened. My mother's bell rnng her
doorboll not tho telephone call that
should have come from me and mother
opened tho door with much fear. A lit
tle, old, white haired innn was standing
on the stairs.
Tells Her Mother.
" 'I wanted to tell yon Hint your
dnughter Is free,' he wild. 'I knew
nhe'd bo delayed getting home, and I
thonirht. her mother oii'rht. to know. Yon
have been pretty brave, madam.'
"Mother just wrung her hands for
joy, and ho went away. Wo don't even
know his name.
"I'll never leave my mother ngnln
not oven If I marry, I might marry
how do I knowf
"We are going back to Los Am:ccs
Mondny. They will take me at my old
shop, I'm sure, for I wns a good work
er. I want people to forget nbimt this
Lefth Alexander. T wind to go home
nnd begin over ngain.1'
The Weather
The Dickey Bird
mvs; Oregon, ruin
west, unsettled
probably rain or
snow east portion
tuMitlit nnd Sun.
day; southerly
winds, brisk along
the north coat.
THAT SroVV
I FffiS Goof)!
jljy '
31, 1914.
NATIONAL OWNERSHIP
OF BOTH T
Recommendation From Post
master Burleson in Report
to Senate.
HE OUTLINES HIS PLAN
Sys Congress Should Declare Govern
ment Monopoly of Telegraph and
Telephone snd Acquire Lines.
united rasas leased 'wiaa.1
Washington, Jan. 31, Government
ownership of telegraph and telephone
lines was recommended in a report to
the senate today by Postmaster-General
Burleson. The recommendations were
msde by Burleson in answer to a resolu
tion introduced by Senator Norris,
which requested information collected
by postal officials regarding govern
ment ownership of public utilities.
Aftor furnishing the senate with the
desired information, Burleson's re
port mado the following recommenda
tions; "The only way to afford the people
complote and modern postal facilities,
which the constitution makes it the
government's duty to provide, Is to put
into effect the following recommenda
tions: Plan to Acquire Lines.
"That congross doclare a government
monopoly of telegraph, telephone and
radio communication, and such other
moans of transmission as may hereafter
develop; that congress acquire, by pur
chase anotwork of commercial tele
phone lines, farmorB linos excoptod;
that congress authorize the postmaster
goaoral to issue, in his dlscrotion, and
under such regulations as he may pro
scribe, rovoknblo licenses for tho oper
ation by private individuals, associa
tions, companies and corporations of
tolograph service and of such parts of
the tolophone sorvico as the govern
ment may acquire."
Would Benefit Masses. '
Burleson also endorsed the plan ad
vocated by Heprosentativo Lewis, of
Maryland, adding:
"Tinder private ownership, the tolo
graph and tolnphone are for tho class
es. "Under government ownership nnd
through postal machinery, conducted In
the Interest of the wholo people, the
benefits soon would extend to tho nurs
es." Burleson snid the entire network of
telephono nnd telegraph lines wns
worth $900,000,000, but assorted tho
coRt to tho govornmnnt would be less
as it need not nequlro exehnngo build
ings and Bimilnr property.
VILLA BELIEtD TO BE
T
united rnuss leased wiiie.
Kl Taso, Tex., Jan. 31. General Vil
la, at Juarez, gave preliminary orders
today looking toward an actual stnrt on
tho rebels' long-expected movement lu
tho southward tnnnrd the Mexican cap
ital. IIo directed the concentration at F.s
enlon, tho base of thn constitutional
ists' operation against Torreon, of
4000 ravnlry, now at. Chlhunhun, Snntn
Tlosnlin, .J i miner, and l'arral and ar
rnnged to dispatch ,'1000 from the garri
son here townrd the same destination
early next week.
It was believed the concentration
menus an Immediate attack on Torre
on, thn next, step In the campaign for
Mexico City's capture.
AMERICANS DO NOT ARRIVE.
f UNITED I'tlKKS I.EINED WIIIE
Rim Dicno, r'nl., Jim. III.- I. W. Ilnr
wood, Oakland newspaper man, and
Mortimer Miller, American, who were
taken from the Tijuana jail Wednes
day by s siuad of soldier, had not nr
rived at. Kiiscunda early today, according
to dispatches received by the San Die
go fun from C, K, Onynnt, American
consul,
Guyant Is investigating the en so. It
was reported here that the two men,
accused of smuggling, had been shot by
the soldiers,
Jealous Plumber
is in for Murder
Mistakes Daughter's Suitor for Wife's
Friend, Fatally Wounds Him and
Snoots Policeman.
united rasss lsassd wire.
San Francisco, Jan. 31. Otto Wie-
jand, a plumber, who shot Peter Cncon
icitis and Patrolman August J, Harry
here last' night, must answer to a
charge of murder, Caconicitis, a restau
rant man, died of his injuries this
morning. Harry's condition was report
ed critical, but it was said he had an
outside chance for life.
Jealousy, was , responsible for the
shooting. Weijand had been separat
ed from Mrs, Weijand for several
months. He fired under the impression
that Caconicitis was paying attention to
Mrs. Weijand, when in reality the res
taurant man was Weijand 's daughter's
suitor.
Weijand ruBhed into his wlfo's home
last night while a fire was in progress
in the neighborhood. At the head of t
flight of stairs he saw Caconcitis.' With
out warning he fired twice, and the res
taurant man toppled down the stairs.
Shoots Patrolman Also.
At the sound of the shooting Annis
Wiejand, the daughter, screamed for
help. Patrolman Harry responded. As
he started forward to wrest the weapon
from Wiejand, the latter fired again,
the bullet entering a point just below
the policeman's heart. Despite his
wound Harry disarmed his assailant. Al
though ho had him at his mercy, the pa
trolman refused to shoot.
"I can't shoot tho poor dovll," he
said. "Ho got me under the hoart, and
I won't have it on my conscience."
Wlojand was arrested after a chase
of several blocks.
DROWNS RABBITS.
united rnEss leased wins.
' Willows1 Csl., - Jan. 81. Charles- IF.
Glenn's dog recently suffered a broken
under jaw. It mended, but remained
wonk. It pined and drooped because
Its jaw was too weak to kill' rabbits.
Then the big idea. Now it catches the
bunnies, wades Into the river and
drowns thorn.
THREE NAMES IN THREE HOURS
UNITED MESS LEAHICD WIIIE.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jnn. 31. Throe
names in three hours is tho unique rec
ord of Mrs. Herman Ervin. Sho began
tho day as Mrs. Fred Emlny. Her mar
riage was annulled at 11 o'clock, and
she became Cathorino Frel ngain. At
noon sho married Irvin.
TOTAL $1,000 IS
T
Tho report of the state treasurer
shows that there are now outstanding
wnrrants, not paid for Inek of funds,
about 700,000, The expenditures neces
sary before the money for taxes begins
to come in will make tho deficit about
$1,000,000. The common school fund
shows a total of (l,105,9ri0.fll, a gain of
$21,151,15 during tho year.
Tho balance on linnd December ,11,
lDU, in all funds, was 710,311.11.
SAYS HE CAN JUMP.
UNITED rilESS LEASED WIIIE
Hncriuiiciito, Csl., Jan. 31. "It's all
up to Kcuwortliy if ho isn't sntiiifiod
with the contract wo offered him ho
enn jump to the Feds or do anything
else ho wants," wns tho comment of
Mnnnger Wolvcrton today in discuss
ing the report that Hill Kcnworthy,
in fielder, would hold out for more
money, "Ho hud better innlio up his
mind right away, too. If ho wnntu to
sign we'll bo glad to get li i m, but If
lie Intend to hold out we'll not foul
with him, but get another mnn,"
PLOUR ON THEATRE GOERS
IllNITSU I'llBMS, I EAHKI1 WIIIE. )
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 31. Newsboys
are believed to be guilty of hurling the
contents of a bag of flour from the file
escape nf nn office building Into a the
atre crowd. Panic resulted, The boys
escaped.
FINDS HE 13 AN ALIEN,
r SITED I'llKSH. I.IMHIUl WIIIE.
Portland, ( J:rn, "I, When Tho'iins
Mornnne, who has enjoyed American
citizenship for 20 yenrs, appeared as a
witness in a naturnllntioii hearing Ex
aminer Hnznrd discovered that his pa
pers had been nbtuined Irregularly, aud
Judgo Morrow declared him an slleu.
PRIfP Twn rrNTs on trains and nws
" " J. BTANDS, FIVH CK.NP8
WATSON'S
AX IS USED
ON 2 FIRMS
Corporation Commissioner Can
cels Permits of Coacerns
for Cause
ANOTHER WARNED
TO GET WITHIN LAW
Told to Cease Publishing Mis
leading Advertisements and
Selling Stock.
Commissioners of Corporations Wat
son today cancelled the permits of the
Investors Building & Trust Co., and the
State Deposit & Mortgage Company to
do business aud notified the Herron
Elder Gas Oil Development, Ltd., to
cease running misleading advertise
ments and sell no more fltock or suffer
prosecution. All throe firms have
headquarters in Portland.
The following is hig letter to the In
vestors Building & Trust Company:
"This is to notify you that the per
mit granted to your company on No
vember 8, 1013, is hereby cancelled and
revoked pusuant to the authority grant
ed the Corporation Commissioner by
Chapter 341, G. L. 1913.
"This action Is taken as a result of
ths.luvcKtignlion.af. the books, and
rocords of your company by Mr. John
Y. Richardson, auditor for this dopsrt
incut. Any issuance, sale or negotia
tion of the stock, bonds or other secur
ities of your company from this date
will bo in violation of the said statute
and subject the company and othors of-,
feuding, to the penaltios of the act."
Permit Cancelled.
The letter to tho Stato Doposit &
Mortgage company follows:
"This is to notify you that the per
mit granted by this department to your
company on December 3, 1013, Is here
by cancelled and revoked pursuant to
the authority grunted tho Corporation
Commissioner by Chapter 341, O. L.
1913,
"This action Is tnken as a result of
the examination of tho books and rec
ords of the Investors Building & Trust
Company, made by Mr. John Y. Rich
ardson, Auditor for the Department,
and becausn of the interlocking asso
ciation of your company and its close
association with tho Investors Building
& Trust Coiupnny, Any action agnlust
that company must of necosBity vital
ly affect your company, and the can
cellation of its permit of necessity car
ries with it the cancellation of the per
mit grunted your company,
"Any issuance, sulo or negotiation
of the stock, bonds or other securities
of your company, from this date, will
be In vlolntlou of tho said statute and
will subject tho company, and those
I connected therewith, to the penalties
of the act."
Must Close Operations.
Tho letter to the Hcrron Klder Oa
and Oil Development Co., Ltd., follows:
"My nl tent ion has been called to sa
advertisement printed In tho Oregon
Journal of January 2S. This is mis
leading, unwarranted nnd contrary to
law.
"Your company has not been grnnti
I'd a permit for the sale of its stock.
You have been notified by Mr. Vin
cent tlint no such pormlt would bo giv
en until an exniiiiiiutioti of your hold
ings had been mado by him.
"Any such advertisement, and any
nli of stock, until after a permit
granted by this department will subject
the roiiipnny, nnd its officers and
agents to the criiniiml pcnnltics of
I hapter 311, (5. L. 11113."
WANTS KAVANAUGH.
UNITED I'llEHS LEASED WIIID.
Siieiiiiiieiitn, Cal., Jan. 31, Manager
Hurry Wolvcrton of the Sacraineuto
Const Lcngue club put in a claim to
I he National cotiimissinn today for In
I'icld Kuvsnnugh, drafted by Detroit
from the York team In the Trl-Stnt
Iciigiue. Knvsniiugh led his led lu but
ting Inst sosson, with s mark of .3.14.