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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal . ! The Best I )t Ml The Largest Circulation I j Newspaper t..-. THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1911. ddip Tttm nrirrn ON TRAINS AND NtWt I (llb 1 TIU 1 0. STANDS. riVH CHNXM. HUNDREDS AT BOOSTER GATHERING Plans to Get Visitors to Panama Exposition to Stop in Ore gon Made. iRODGERS RESPONDS TO WELCOME ADDRESS Chapman and Richardson Give Addresses and Five-Minute Talks Follow. Marie Lloyd Not Blushing Bride APPEALS 10 BRYAN 10 Legal Technicalities Delay Dillon at Border and English Actress is Burning Up Wires. united tress leased wire. Portland, , Or., . Feb. 19. Wedding "bells did not ring for Marie Lloyd, the English comedienne and Bernard Dil lon, her manager, today. Legal tech nicalities loomed on the martial hor izon and as a result of the law's delay, the actress nervously bided the time whon the United States immigration authorities would permit Dillon to cross the line from Vancouver, B. C. In a huiyied attempt to clear away the obstacles confronting her, Miss Lloyd has kept the wires "burning" betwoen Portland and Vancouver. British Consul Douglas. 'Erskine of this city is acting as the friend and ad' viser of the English actress. Miss Lloyd herself forwarded the bond re quired from the immigration officials for the entry of Dillon, but for some unexplained reason the papers have not been approved thus far. BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Eugene, Or., Feb. 19. The Salem ex o.-ursionists, over one hundred in num- uner, reached Eugene at 11:20 a. m, They wore met at the station by a rfaud and the Eugene Radiators in uni form, and escorted to. headquarters Shortly after the Portland special ar- j rived, as woll as a train load from Itoseburg aud points south. Five hun lred delegates, decorated with the badges of their organizations, are in attendance. The meeting is now in progress at the Eugene theater, with M. J. Duryea pre siding. Much enthusiasm is manifest. It is generally conceded that the next convention will be held In Salem. Must Leave Before March. Washington, Feb. 19. Even though Jockey Bernard Dillon and Maiie Lloyd marry, the actress will be ex- pected to leave this country before March 1, Socretary of Labor Wilson said late yesterday. It was under stood she would do so whe.i she was originally admitted, he explained, and the immigration department has not modified its decision since then, The secretary did not put it, however, that the wedding must be today. The cere iony must be performed this week, he aid, or both must leave on five days' notice. Mrs. Mattie Compton, of Oak land, Receives Missive Telling of Danger. SIX ARE DOOMED TO DIE Says He Has Revolver Concealed on Person and Flans to Use It if There is Any Chance. T LINE 0FS.P. L E Following Filing of Suit to Dis solve Merger, Situation is Discussed. MUCH OF LINE IS BUILT Hundreds of Miles of New Trunk Sys tem Have Already Been Con structed Very Substantially. Addresses Are Made. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Eugene, Or., Feb. 19. The big de velopment convention, tho third of its iiiud held in Western Oregon since tho uiovoment was started to induce the Panama Pacific exposition visitors iu 1913 to stop in Oregon ou their way to and from the fair, was called to order iu tho Eugene theatre at 1:30 this after noou by Judge William M. Colvig. About 800 prominent business and pro fessional men were prosent. Morris J. Durrica, manager of the (Tcoiuotion department of the Eugene Commercial club was chosen to preside. Lulio L, Goodrich, president of the club gave au address of welcome and form er Mayor G. F. Itodgers, of Salem, re sponded in behalf of the visitors. C. C Chapman and Tom Richardson of Portland will speak on tho subjects of i'ue meeting and five minute talks will ha heard from representatives of every ity which sent delegates to the meet ing. Excursion Trains Arrive. Tlireo special excursions arrived this morning within an hour and a half, aud many visitors came in on the regu- 3ar trains. One of the excursions on the electric truin came from Portland and tho other from Salem. Albany sent a coach load on the regular local trniu of tho Oregon Klectiie. Rosoburg sent a big crowd on the Southern Pa cific, and people from Sutheilin, Cot Auge Grove and other Southern Oregon (owns joined them. Ashland, Modford and Giants Pass sent a good sized del egation ou tho regular train. I Tho Eugono excursion left Salem promptly at 9 o'clock this morning and a good-sized crowd of Salem boosters, all decorated with ribbon badges, were on hand to fill tho four big coachoa. The Salem delegation had the train and special crew all to itself and a ban ner bearing the Capital City's slogan was spread across the pilot of the head coach. The exact number c-n the special could not bo ascertained at me sianuu im the reason that several passengers fail ed to arrivo in time to purchase tickets and were compelled to pay their farce on the train Inter. There was not a sufficient number on hand, however, to eiyible the railroad company to allow the special rate of 2.10 for the round trip and the excursionists were conse quently assessed $2.80. PATROLMAN SAVES LIVES. UNITED FltESS LEASED WIRK.J Portland, Or., Feb. 19. Leaping to the back of one of a team of runaway horses and throwing the animal was the spectacular way Special Patrolman Mc Donald probably savtfd the lives of Mrs Thomas Smith and infant, who were in the buggy whon they started to run. INTO BE IN SUBURB OF UNITED FltESS LEASED Willi. Sacramonto, Cal., Feb. 18. Detec tivos employed by tho Sacramento Star wore scouring the suburbs today for trace of a child auswering in a general way Catherino Winters' description. A little girl called at residences in Oak Park recently during school hours, sell ing packages of needles. She was poor ly clad and tho fact that she obtained change from some one who was in the neighborhood seemed to indicate that aho was accompanied by some grown porson. Tho school laws here are rigidly en forced regarding attendance. Gypsy camps in tho outskirts aro now being searched. UNITED P11HS8 LBA8HD WIBI. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 19. Mrs. Mattie Compton of Oakland today sent a tele gram to the state department at Wash ington requesting that immediate action be taken in the case of her husband, i Lurry Compton, a carpenter, who, ac cording to a letter received from him yesterday, evidently written in a Mex ican prison, was about to be shot. The lotter, which was written in pen cil and apparently smuggled across the line, was as follows: , Letter From Prisoner. "Dear Mat: Just a word. I am in a Mexican prison here in Chihuahua. Have a chance to send a note, Don't know if it will get there or a note to Bob Hollarn. Am watched all the time. Am to be shot on February 15, Sunday, but I have my 38 in my shoe and I will take somoone with me if I go. They searched me, but did not look iu my shoes. There are six of us to be shot five Mexicans and myself. "We expect to bo taken to Juarez in the morning, but I am watching every chance, although 1 have a brace let on'aach wrist. All I want is a chauce iu Juarez and then I will make El Paso. On Way to Juarez, Am starting for Juarez in half au hour. Ask Holism to sond me money in caso I got away at Juarez. If you get this telegraph to Hollarn to writo El Paso, Texas, to Bnd money. 'If you don't hear from me in two weeks all is over. Good bye, Mat. Harry. "P. S. Write El Taso, Texas. Do not send letter to Mexico, as I won't get it. Don't tell mother till you are sure I am dead." Tho letter was mailed in El Paso, February lfl. Compton left Oakland about 8 mouths ago and worked in Sau Diego for several months. Ilis wife did not know ho intended going to Mexico. Man Famous for Works on Origin of Man is Now 80 UNITED PRESS X1A8BO WIRE. , Portland, Or., Feb. 19.-r-Proepects of a 'now Southern Pacific main lino be tween Portland and San Francisco or the coast route loom up larger today with the actunl filing of the govern ment's suit to dissolve the Central Pa cific and the Southern Pacific, accord iug to railroad men and property own ers along the coast in southern Orogon. The Southern Pacific Is now build ing a line westeward from Eugene to Coos Bay. This is known as the Wil lamette Pacific. A. lino, ostensibly built as a logging road, but made up of unusually heavy bridges and substantial rails now extends southward from Marshfiold. Northward along the coast from Sau Francisco a line of railroad has been built under the joint ownership of the Southern Pacific and the Saute Fo. This will reach Eureka, California, this sum mer. Another line, known also as the Willamette Pacific, is to be built north ward to Trinidad, California. From Trinidad to the Southern terminus of the so-called "logging road" is an in terval of a little more than 200 miles. Thus 500 miles of the 700 miles is cared for. Surveying parties havo been work ing along this interval all wintor, Bay residents of the tidewater towns in that section. He May Be Insane. Mexico City, Fob. 19. The young man who gave his naino as David Guz man arrested at the national palace last night for Insisting too strouuously on interviewing Huerta aud found, on being searched, to have in his posses sion a dagger and lotters purporting to come from rebel leaders, was thought today by those who examined hitu to be insnuo. "General Villa killed a man named Guzmau ten duys ago," ho said, "and tho federals captured a rebel town named Guzman. I wanted to the the ne.t Guzman victim." UNITED IMIES8 LEASED WI11B. Glcndoru, Cal., Feb. lfl. Frank lianeo, manager of tho Now York American leaguo baseball club, is a candidate for a Hero League draft to- ay because he saved three persons from possible death in a flood hero. Chance s rotlier-in law, Carl Pancako, Charles iordon mill Samuel liaisor, ranchers, were returning from Los Angeles lato esteiday when a retaining wall on the :liance ranch gave way, letting a flood of storm water down upon their automobile. The men were swept through an orchard to a ravine, whero hey clung to trees limthlo to reach the top because of crumbling eartli. Chance earing their cries tor help, secured ropes nnd pulled them to safety. 13 IMMUNITY PROMISED? united press leased wins. J Washington, Feb. 19. A resolution asking information as to whether im munity had been promised officers of the New York, New Haven It Hartford railroad or its fiscal agents under an agreement now being negotiated by the department of justice with the railroad was Introduced in the senate today by ' Senator Norris. united press leased wnm 1 Newton, 111., Feb. 19. Frustrated in efforts to lynch the pustor of the church a mob today burned tho Springs Holi ness church hero to tho ground aud openly announced their determination to rid tho community of all tho sects members. Feeling hero against the Holy liollurs" is high, following the whipping of two little boys who were beaten with sticks and leather straps until thoir backs bled. Members of the congregation said thev whipped the bovs to drive "sin and the devil" from their souls. Yes- terdny the pastor of the church and three of its members narrowly escaped lynching after they had been convicted of cruelty charges and fined $100 each. Five other members were found guilty today of being accessories to the at tack on the boys, and were heavily fined. Will Closely Guard Castillo. Paso. Texas. Feb. 19. Maximo Castillo, tho Mexican bandit chief ac cused of causing a railroad accident by destroying the Mexican Northwest ern ' uinbro tunnel, which cost tween 3U and W lives, was exper-i hero this afternoon from Hachita. Extraordinary precautions were tak en to guard him, as not only was the possibility of escape taken Into no count, but thoro were also tho chance that some of his followers might try to rescue him or the rebels attempt to take and kill him. Castillo, it was uderstood, denied that it was by his order tho Cumbro tunnel was. destroyed. (Continued on page 5.) The Weather Underwood cau 't be president, but he well deserved to be Alabama's choice for senator. &4 The Dickey Bird says: Oregon, rain tonight and Fri day: southeaster ly winds, brisk to high along the coast. OF hat ? ' vrfI If IS vv r ' ! ft ' f s it EXCLUSION OF HINDUS IS URGED Caminetti Tells Immigration Committee to Confine Ef forts to That End. .'4 ErneBt Hotnrich Haeckel and Restoration of Prehistoric Ancestor of Man. Berlin, Feb. 19. Ernst lloinric.h Haeckel, the ngod Gorman naturalist and zooolgist, whose works on his scientific viows of the origin of life have made him famous, has reuchod the age of 80. Ho was born February lfl, 1834, at Potsdam. From 1802 to 1009 he was professor of zoology at Jena. Haeckel is an ardent supporter of tho Darwinian thoory of evolution. He be lieves that tho humau race sprang from monkeys of ft high typo. One of his most popular wok for English read ers is "Tho Riddle of the Uulvorso," written in 1900. In it be sots forth his scientific explanation of life aud death and tho cosmos in plain and vivid lan guage, RAINS FLOOD SCORES OF STORES AND BASEMENTS UNITED PI1EHB LEASED WIIIB.l i) u iii ii in t iu ii wore sent to tho senate today: James K, McGovern, to be United States marshal for tho caateru district CAREFULLY AVOIDS " WORD "JAPANESE" Suggests Provision of Chines Exclusion Law Be Extend ed to Hindus. UNITED PRESS LEASE WIRE. Washington, Feb. 19. Acting in be htitlf of the department of labor, Commissioner-General of Immigration Cam inetti today asked the members of the -house Immigration committee to con fine Asiatic exclusion legislation to Hindus. He carefully avoided using the word "Japanese." "The ' department of laibor,'' said Caminottl, "so far has considered the Asiatie exclusion question solely as it relates to Hindus and from an economio but not a radical viewpoint. Their ex clusion is supposed to be an emergency; matter, My department suggests that this legislation be confined to Hindus only." ' Caminetti suggested that! the pr-' visions of the Chinese exclusion law, which include merchants as well as la borers, be extended to Hindus. He did not state whether eithor President Wil son or Secretary of State Bryan had re quested the department of labor's re-ommondatlon. Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 19. Pouring , 0f Washington. E W. W. liny, to bo United States diB tirct attorney for Utah. Charles Walton, to be Uuitod States marshal for the southern district of California. ORANGE SHOW SUCCESS. rains that resombled a cloudburst do luged Loh Angeles yesterday ufternoou. Scores of stores nnd hundreds of bnH6- niouts were flooded and a dozen street car lines tied up. Two and six hundredths inches of rain fell in the two hours ending at 2 o'clock. Since midnight 3.20 inches liavo fallen. Downtown business streets' united mess leased wiri.J proctically were impassable. On many H Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 10,-Italn of them traffic was abandoned for an fllil'" t0l,liy to ''""'I"1" ttr,lor ut hour. Hundreds of automobiles, their ' officials and exhibitors of the . .1 Viilintint Hrnmrrt ..linw wliicti wna In. engines "hilled," stood in tuo streets. -- formally opened at noon yestcruay Formal exurelses here held last night. Nearly 2,000,000 orangos and lemons wore used in the exhibits, which are said to bo tho finest In tho history of OTHERS MAY DIE AS PACIFIC COAST NOMINATIONS ARE SENT TO SENATE UNITED l-IIKSS LEASED Willi.) Washington, Feb. 19. Tho following 'the show, Queer Ones in News UNITED PRESS I.EANMI WIIIE.) Stockton, Oul., Feb. 19. Mrs. Agnes tuenier seeks a divorce from her hus band because ho sent her the follow ing lines: "To the mini slio loves she intends to be true; but give her a kiss, a cocktail or two, a ml (iod only know v. Iv t she won 't do." San Francisco, Fob. 19. Rudolph Luzznrinni was nrrestcd fur conducting a "blind big," uis stuiir noia wine; it sour lika do pickle," he pleaded. The prosecutor sampled the evidence., "lleuvens, its vinrgur," ho wiid. "Let the man go." Man and Woman Held for Threat to Slay Prosecutor Los Angolos, Cal., Feb. 19. Chlof of Police Sebastian has received a letter today from Mrs. Mary Keilly threuteu in to bung charges nguinst hi in be ennse he refused to send officers to help her fight flood waters that threat imiimI her chicken sheds. San Pedro, Cal., Fb, 19. C. O. Al drich, proprietor of a motion picture theatre, claims to have trained hit wotcta terrier, "Pedro" to collect wads of chewing gum stuck beneath the sentf by his patrons. the aiiuiiiiitiinie Inter and to kuve nipiried him October 4. Hush asserted that Blackwood was a iiiiauiiiiic. who siil'tVnug from the de lusion that tint district attorney want ed to "get" him. Blackwood Hypnotized Girl. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 19. M. T. Mill ney, prominent real estate dealer, and undo of Mrs. Don Dlucliwood, who, with her husband, is charged by tho district attorney of Denver of trying to force him to sign certain papers, Is out of town toilny, and it was impossible to reach him to verily the slateuieiits con corning his niiM'e's marriage to Black wood. Mrs. Minnie, however, stiuted that tlin fii' t of tho girl's marring" Is true, hut since her marriage she had . .... The police snld they understood the heard nolhing rrom me couple, woman was a niive of M. T. Minney of) Mrs. M In ney intimated that the mar Oakland ami a turtner employee of the riuue was nut to the liking of the fumi M. T. M inner company. She wus origin- y, ami that whn Mrs. Blackwood, then ally, the officers were told, from Neb- Miss Bernlce Dennis, left Mr, Mlnney's ranka, but went to California a year employ she was merely supposed to be ago, where her uncle gave her s posi- taking a vacation, tion. Mrs. Minney Intimated that Ulack- Sho was said to have mot Blackwood wood seemed to have exerted some sort in a train last year, to bsve renewed of hypnotic influence upon the girl. ( UNITED PIIKXS LEASED WlllE.I Denver, Colo., Feb. 19. Charged with threatening to kill District At turney John Itush unless ho signed cer ium papers they had presented to him, Ion Blackwood ami his wife, snid to be from (Inkhiiul, l.'ul., were under arrest hero today. According to Itush, the couple inter epted him as he win entering his own rout luIo last night, instead of com plying with their demund for his sig nature, tho district attorney said he p"r- snaded them to accompany him into his house, where ho succtx-ded in mm mooing the police ami had tlieiu urrest- ed. When they were s-nrched a revolver nas found in the man's pocket and another In the woman') muff. UNITED PIIESR LEASED Wlttl. Indianapolis, lud., Feb. 19. With 3 more deaths tnduv the number of fa cilities in last night's street car wreck here reached 4 and the doctors said 2 of tho 'M injured might yet succumb. Tho dead wore: James llornn, a boy of 13. Jacob Hardy. v Fletcher lioark. i Harry Oliver. Tho accident resulted from the in ability of tho motormuu of a heavy trolley freight car to stop ou a slippery track. The freight crashed into the rear of a passenger car ahead and com pletely telescoped it. llornn, linrdy, Houik and Oliver were standing on the passenger car's rear platform. Ilorun and Hardy were killed outright, llonik ami Oliver lingered un til today. WOMAN WHO SWALLOWED POISON IS UNIDENTIFIED UNITED PIIEHS LEASED WIIIS New York, Feb, 19. The authorities were still awaiting word from Pasadena today confirming the identification of Mrs. Josephine M, Whitcomb, as she gave her name, who died iu tho Now York hospital Tuesday of bicholorido of mercury poisoning. She was brought to the himpital from tho PennsylvAnia railroad station lud was so low that little could bo learned concerning her. Travelling acquaintances were author ity for the slatemeiit thut she was a I'usailena woman, however. Whether she swllowed poison by accident or with ii iilul Intent wns not kuowu. FLOOD OF TELEOBAMS. UNITED I'HKSS I.NASKD WIIIE Oklahoma City, Okln., Feb. 13. United States Senator Gore ww liter, ally swamped today by the flood of tel egrams which poured in on him congrat ulating him on his victory iu tho "0, 000 damage suit brought aguiust him by Mrs. Julian Bund, who accused him of attacking here while they were con ferring together In a Washington hotel last fall, Mrs. Bond was reported on the verge of uervous collapoe.