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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Jbus i t! 11' 1 TL D.x ap I The Largest i fie juesi j Newspaper Circulation t THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1914.. nn fir -nirA rii-rn ON TRAINS AND HIIW8 rniVC HIU VE.U13. STANDS. F1VB CBNWa. f? . A WARDEN EX- OF Earthquake Shock is Felt at Reno Few Walls Cracked and Some Windows Broken in Divorce City and Slighter JoltS Elsewhere. - A D F. H. Curtis Indicted for Ex tortion and Accepting a Bribe at Portland. PROPRIETOR OF ARCADE COMPLAINS Says Curtis Received Money From Him and Sought $25 More. OF COAL GRAFT WILL ' UNITED PRESS LEASED Willi. 1 Bono, Nev,, Feb. 18. An earthquake shock was felt here at 10:17 o'clock to day. It lusted for 30 seconds and the vibrations were from north to south. The shock seems to have been strong est in Reno, but was also felt in Vir ginia, Carson and Verdi. Few walls were cracked and some windows brok en hero. Civil Suits for $21,633.36 to Be Started, But $750,000 Was Lost. DIFFICULT TO PROVE IT VERDICT IN GORE CASE Estimated That Government Lost Three-Quarters of a Million, But Evidence Is Not Conclusive. UNITED IMIERg LEANED WIRE. Portland, Or., Feb. 18. Charged with attempted extortion and alleged to have accepted a bribe while acting as an of' ficer, Deputy Sheriff Frank H. Curtis, former warden of tho state peniten tiary, was indicted on two counts by the grand jury today. P. J. Haden, proprietor of tho Arcade rooming house, is tho man from whom Curtis is alleged to have nccepted a bribe, and from whom he is charged with having attempted to extort $23. The indictments allege that Curtis thraetoncd to arrest and cshnrge Ha den with aiding and abetting the crime of larceny and with operating a disord erly house unlets ho paid "hush" mon y, and that Curtis received the money from linden. Mr. Curtis is well known in this city, liaring boon prominent in lodge circles and active in Marion county politics for several years. Both Mr. Curtis and his wife have a wide circle of friends in tho Capital City, and the former is well lnown by about every police officer and sheriff in Oregon. Mr. Curtis re signed as warden of the penitentiary some years ago, and, while ho and his wife have been in Portland for some time, they still have a residence in this -city. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Oklahoma City, Okln.., Fob. 18. The case against Senator Thomas P. Gore, of Oklahoma, in which Mrs. Minnie Bond is suing for $50,000 damages for alleged assault, was expected to go to tho jury today. Only six hours of argu meiit remained, and it was possible that a , verdict would be reached bofore night. Scores of telegrams expressing tym pathy were received from Democratic friends today by Senator Gore. Attorney Rogers violently denounced tho men ho alleged entered into a con spiracy to wreck Goro's political career. "A snake crawling in slime," he said "is ft giraffe whon compared to Thad deus Robertson." Referring to' J. F. McMurray, Gore': arch enemy, Rogors said: "Oklahoma haB folt his claws bofore, Oklahoma also has watched his record, and will never forgot his acts." TRAPS LAID FOB KIDNAPERS. UNITED MESS LEASED WIRE. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 18. In re sponse to a telegram from Mrs. Martha Vuuscli, of New Kensington, Pa., the police today laid a trap to capture a band of alleged kidnapers, who, Mrs. Kuusch believes, is holding for ransom lier brother, Michael Haitsch, of Cleve land, Ohio. Mrs. Kunsch said that sho bad telegraphed $200, requested by Ilaitch in a message to her, and she asked tho police to watch the telegraph office and tnko into custody the person clniming the money. MARSHALL AND BRYAN TO TALK. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Feb. 18. Vice President Marshall and Secretary of State Bryan will be the chief speakers tonight at the tenth annual dinner of the Wash ington I'niversity Club. UNITED MESS LEASED WI1IE. Aurora, III., Feb. 18. Bocause Walter Hickman, negro, was so prompt to fur nish information pointing toward An thony Pedrocs as the murderer of Miss Tracy Hollander, whose corpse was found yesterday in a cemetery here with the skull crushed and ft bloody club lyinir nearby, Chief of Police Frank Michaels was seeking Hickman himself. The inquest was scheduled to reconvene this afternoon. The negro who had been detained as a witness. was roleiiwed after giving his testimony. and the police were not sure where to look for him when they wanted him again. Investigation had pretty thor oughly convinced them of Pedroes' in nocence. Tho police found a knife in tho ceme tery this morning reported to be en graved with tho initials of one of Miss Hollander's closest friends, said to be a Chicagonn, and to have been in Au rora yesterday. An officer was sent to Chicago to investigate. E Admiral Dewey Not Robust Following 76th Birthday Agreement Is Reached Where by Man Held at Canadian Line Will Cross. MARRIAGE IN PORTLAND Actress Says She Delayed Marriage to Dillon Because of Recent Death of Her Late Husband. UNITED P1IESS LEASED Willi. San Francisco, Feb. 18. Vice-Presi dent Janes B. Smith, Superintendent Frederick C. Mills and Weight Checker E. H. Mayer, of the Western Fuol com pany, having been found guilty of con spiring to cheat the government out of coal duties and shortweight it on sales, it was announced today that civil suits would be filed against the corporation at once to recover $21,033.30. This, said tho government's represen tatives, is by no means all they believe the concern has made by the methods described. They estimated the total at something like $750,000. But it was all that Treasury Agent W. H. Tidwell con sidered himself capable of proving defi nitely to have been improperly gained from tho government through excess drawback duties and payments for coal never furnished to army transports and revenue cutters. Case Continued. At Special Prosecutor Roche's request the case against David G. Powers, the government's star witness at the West ern Fuel trial, who was arrested at tho very beginning of the hearing charged with betraying Lena C'aduff, was con tinued by Police Judgo Crist today un til February 25, when a trinl date will bo set. Towers assorted when arrested that tho accusation against him was in tended to discredit his testimony against the fuol company. EEIGN OF TERROR IN COPPER DISTRICT DESCRIBED UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Hancock, Mich., Feb. 18. "A roigu of terror," was tho description given by one of today's witnesses bofore tho con gressional coniniitteo investigating the Michigan copper mine strike, of a two days' iuvasiou by mino guards in De cember of tho strikers' homes on the South Range. The raids, it was explained, followed tho shooting of two deputy sheriffs, and six witnesses asserted that tho slugging of men an intimidation of women was their most conspicious feature. According to Mrs. Americo Montin ello, an Italian woman, eight guards forced their way into her homo when she was ill in bed, thrust a revolver into her faco and ordered her to "shut up, and get up." Her husband testified that the same men knocked him down with clubs twice when ho protested against the smashing in of his wife's bedroom door. UNITED 1'IIESS LEASED WIDE. Portland, Or., Feb. 18. Dan Cupid baa won over the immigration officers and Marie Lloyd, famous English com edienne and her managor, Bernard Dil Ion will be married in Portland to morrow or Friday. The speedy climax to a delicate immi gration problem that has vexed the United Stales authorities, como when Miss Lloyd doposited a $1000 bond re quired for Dillon's entry into this coun try. Dillon, who has been dotained in Vancouver, B. C, is expected to ar rive here early tomorrow, when the marriago wll be performed. According to the order of Commissioner General of Immigration Camminetti, the couple must bo married by noon tomorrow or Dillon will be deported. Marriage Forcod On Her. Miss Lloyd declares that the mar riago at this particular time was forcod upon her by CommiBisouor Genoral Camminetti against her pcreounl wish es. "My husband has been dead only a few weeks," sho said. "I had intend ed to postpone the dato of tho wodding until a reusonablo time had elapsed, but now there is nothing cIbo to do but bow to tho wishes of the authorities. " Anont tho prominence that has been given this caso and tho misgivings, which seems to concorn authorities in this country about tho propriety of my ! relations with Mr. Dillio, I might say something interesting. But now that p. solution to the problem has beou found, I dearly trust and hope that the good American people vfill, especially tho watchful immigration officials, for et it all." Mrs. Sim Collins, traveling companion of Mario Lloyd, who is accompauing tho comedienno in Portland whero she is appearing at a local theatre this week will be bridesmaid. Will Meet Him With Band. Tho bridegroom's entry into Port land will bo tho occasion for a jubila tion among tho company. Headed by a brass band Miss Lloyd and her reti- hp ' . v ,um urn ASSOCIATED BUUUE 1H f i Admiral George Dewey, ,11 UNITED PI1ES8 LEASED WIRE. Washington, D. C, Feb. 18. Admiral George Dewey of the United States navy, hero of Manila bay, roceutly passed his scveiity-sixtli birthday. The burden of tho years has set lightly up on his shoulders up tt ' recently confined b Washington, kii.i . tify , before the hi navul affairs 'when n, head of tho genornl board of tho navy. i'mimittee on was called as Decide Entombed Miners are Dead Under Boulders I GILL COMES BACK IN SEATTLE WITH HEAVY VOTE RUMORS THAT AT LEAST ONE WILL SEEK ELECTION TO MA RION COUNTY OFFICE. UNITED 1-1IESS LEASED WIKR. Franklin, Wash., Feb. IS. For 48 hours nfings of miners have labored feverishly night and day to reach two or thoir comrades, buried in the Pacific Coal company's Cannon mino here, by a cave in at 1) o-'elock Monday morn- nuo will proceed to tho depot where tho lug. doughty littlo mnmager will be herald- Today officials of the mine suporin- ed as a conquering hero. i tending the attempts at reseuo decided Miss Lloyd denied that she had mar- i Andrew Churnork and Mike Vabeanick ried Dillon in Chicago Bcvernl weeks the entomed workmen, wero dead, ago as was reported. Throughout tho night the men hud "ThiB will be the lirst and only mar- toiled sinking a shaft to the spot where riage," sho said. E they hoped to find their comrades. But ! today they retiched it. And the men ' wero not thore. I Thi miner am unquestionable dead, I their bodies wedged somewhere In the ' iinib'rroiiiKi lalirynth under thomninl C t -ns of mi n il ami boulders. The cave In occurred at tho fact of No. 11 chute, which rises at a 25 de gree pitch, from tho gangway four hundred feet away. Churncck or Vubeauick, no one will ever know which, drove his pick Into the ledge, dislodging a rock which was the key supporting tho earth above, The muss caved in, draining a swamp above. The tromonduoui auction drag ged great trees Into tho swamp. There wero forty men in tho shaft. Thi: flood pursued them for miles as tlify (lodged through the cross cuts Beck ing a way to tho gungway. But for tho fact that tho bulkhead at the bottom of chute No, 11 held, thus saving the gangway from filling, the death roll would lie 10 instead of 2. (lungs of men are working in relays to reach the entombed men if possible. SOCIAL GAIETIES FACTOR IN LOCATING DRY DOCK E I'NITCD rilESB LEASED WIRE. San Francisco, Feb, IS, Several un t'liiiiployed li aitcrs are under arrest here today on a charge of rioting. The arret greatly angered local leaders of the unemployed. They ac cused the city authorities, not only of treating them roughly, but of ignoring their ticee-Mties. "We will stay in Snn Francisco all siHumer unless Mayor Kolph and the city officials recognize us as men." cnid ( harlcs Kelly, leader of the "on to Washington" unemployed movement "Tho mayor is sidestepping tho iss-ie. He refuses to supply us with blankets or eive us shelter. Hundreds of men slept out in the rain last night. "If Mayor Rolph does not come for ward wo will stay here. The result is certain. It will sweep away what--ever political prestige he has." UNITED I'RESS LEASED WIRE.) Seattle, Wanh., Feb. 18. Hiram C. Gill, once recalled as mayor of Seattle, today starts out with a lead of more than 10,000 over his nearest competitor in the non partisan primary election which was held hero yesterday. He will fight it out for final election March 5 with J. D, Trenholino, the "business men's candidate," who nosed out Judge Richard Winsor, Socialist, by a scant 350 votes for second place. There were nine candidates for may or. The vote of the four high men fol lows: Gill 23.410; Trenholino 11,S'2, Win sor 11,51", A. F,. Griffiths 0087. In order to overcome Gil's lead, Tren holme faces the improbable situation of securing all of Griffith's rotes, 50 per cent of W'insor's votes and 80 per cent of all tho remaining votes. SUFFRAGE REJECTED. united i-skss leased wins, 1 Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 38. By a vote of 4.1 to 42 the sxsembly of South Africa today rejected woman suffrage. While there has been no women s declaration of intention to becoino a candidate for county office filed with the county clerk so far, it is current ru mor that Ktta Kncovcs, of this city, is considering a plan to run for county treasurer. It is understood, also, that several other women in Salem are in tending to uspira for the nomination for the different county offices at tho primaries next May. Recognizing equality between man and woman, the county court has select ed 300 women to sorve on the election boards in the different precincts during tho ensuing year. It is hinted around tho court house that there will bo soverul announce ments made shortly by women through out the county who will seek nomina tions for the different offices, among tho prospective ones being residents of Jefferson, Stayton, 'Wooilburn, Silver ton and Sulem. Just who these candi dates will be remain to be seen, but cer tain county officials who are up for re election state that they expect some op- Dosition bv the women within a brief time. I that fui ' Judge A UNITED rilKBH LEASED Willi:.! Wnsliiiiuton. Feb. lS.--Assnrnme urinal chart's ii"aiiist l-ciwai G. Dayton, of the Northern district of Virginia, will be fully in vestiented by the justico department was given by President Wilson today to a coininitteo representing the Vnited Mine Workers of America. Tho committee, which preferred the accusation, complained that Havton had termed labor unions criiuiiiitf assem blages and con-piiacies against the na tion's peace and welfare. It was charged, ton, that the judge discriminated against members of labor organisations. The Weather fllNITKI) PIIKNJH I.DAHE1) WlllH. SVa-liiir.'tnii, Feb. 1 . Keproseul a-' liie lurry tin, I the Iioiim- naval cum , mitti'o toduy that the social gaieties of i Svm Francisco were so alluring that i naval officers want to be nearby. He explained I hat this was the reason for; tho object inn voiced by certain navul officers to locating i dry dick at Mate 1 -land instead of Hunters Point. I(ciri""'iitat i e Humphrey asked thu committee to provide submarines for const defense. SUNTINO CLAIMS MEN WHO WORK OVER TEN HOURS NOT ENTITLED TO TIME AND A HALF Municipal League Head Ap peals to Attorney-General to Order Probe. SAYS BOND ISSUE IS SIMPLY RING DODGE Annual Revenue $3,000,000 But $150,000 Bond Issue Kept Alive. united mess leased wire. Hartford, Conn., Fob. 18. Asserting that the Associated Press is controlled by a cliquo of bondholders and is mu tual iu name only, William Dudley Foulke, head of the National Municip al league and former head of the Uni ted Stntos Civil service commission, ap- ' pealed today to Attorney-General Me Roynolds to act on the recent appli cation of the Now York Sun for an In vestigation. Foulko addressod the Harvard Get Together club here last night and dis cusses the inner workings of the Asso ciated Press. Ho asserted that its sr. ""a provide that each member is en- . to a single vote as a member "and such additional votes as thc-y may be entitled to cast as boudhol.U ers." "Another article," he said, "pro vides that the directors may Issue bonds up to $150,000, to such persons, including themselvos, os they may deem advisable; that registorod owners of such bonds may waive claim for in terest and cast ono vote for directors upon oach $25 worth of such bonds registered in his nnmo, but shall not Ivavo tho right to vote upon more than $1,000 worth." "It is perfectly clear by this action" sni,l Foulke, "that control of this cor- . poration cun be kept in tho hands of a comparatively few persons, to whom tho board determines to gimut this pow er, Kopt Alive, for Purpose. "The annual revenue of tho Associ ated Press is $.'1,000,000 and tho bonds could be paid for any day. Isn't It inniiil'cHt they are kept alive to keep the control within the Inside ringt Sup pose fifteen directors eiich took $1,000 worth of bonds. They would thereby bo entitled to 000 votes and by dividing a few thousand dollars worth more among those who would aid them they could overcome tho voto of the re maining members, kept themselves In power Indefinitely and do whatever else they desired with the corporation. "There Is an occasional ehnngo of directors, but the control is always ex actly when a few men owning the bonds may wish to put it, and the single voto of each member as a mere member lni'inncs all but vnluoless. In the light of this disclosure, the 'purely nut nn ' character of the organization seems Illusory." I ion Sit., of tho New York World, replied to Foulke and defended tho As sociated Press, but did not lufer to th alleged bond control. Tdomt NOTICE A Any bad so$(- hip ro p f e. I MO IF 5 ) --rttr- The Mckcy II. M says: Oregon rain west, ruin or snow ea-t portion to night and Thurs day; warmer to night northwest nortion; south easterly winds In creasing along the coast. "MOTHER" JONES LOflES. (DNITITll MIKSK LEANED Willi!,) Denver, I'olo., I'eli. IS. The Colorado supreme court loday ret used to take original jurisdiction in the case of ".Mother" Jones' application for re- Icmn nn a writ habeas corpus from I he slate military authorities in the strike zone nt Trinidad. The decision compels her lawyer, if he wishes to press the habeas corpus proceedings, U do so ill the lower courts. ATTACKS LORD. Loudon, Feb. IS, Lord V, Luir Thompson, the leading attor ney of Southeastern Oregon, with head quarters at l.nkeview, is in the city, coming to argue a case appealed from I lie circuit court there, In which the stale is plaintiff and Hunting is de fendant.. The case was decided against limiting in the lower court, and Mr. Thompson is undertaking to convince the supreme court that the lower court erred ill lis Interpretation of the law. The suit involves the constitutionality of the law requiring employers working employes more than ten hours til pay them time nod a half for their work PAPER SIIIPrERS TROTEST, lINirSII I'RESN I.HASKU Wilis. Washington, Feb, 18. Protests wore Wenrdi li! laid before the lnterrtiite Commerce was attacked by a suffragette here to- j ('oniiiiission today by pulp and nHr day, She was arrested and refused to , shippers wiinnt a grant of five per cent give her name. She was remanded Increase in Kastorn railroad freight without bail. rates. FEDERALS GET PITCHER SEATON AMD LEGAL UNITED VllltSS I EASED WIRE. Chicago, Feb, IS. Defying threats of the owners of the Philadelphia club of tho National league, President llibnore, of the Federal League, today accepted Pitcher Tom Seatou's signed con tract for three years. It was believed this action will open a legal war between tho National mid Federal leagues, fol lowing a conference with (lllmore. Sea ton, who Inst year was one of the Phila delphia club's leading twirters, said he did not believe the National lengue had any right to prevent him from bettering himself.