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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914.
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BRITISHER
EXECUTED
BY VILLA
Dewey Declines to
Enter Controversy
William H. Benton, Wealthy
Rancher, Put to Death on
Charge of Plotting.
CROSSED BORDER TO
DENOUNCE GENERAL
Angered by Damage to Mexi
can Property and Upbraid
ed Rebel Leader.
PLAN TO REPEAL TOLL
UNITED FI1HSS LEASED WIRE.
1 Paso, Texas, Feo. 20. News that
'William II. Beaton, the English ranch
n.nau, had been shot by a Mexican firing
squad at Juarez reached here today.
it was stated that he was executed
Wednesday night, but it was not until
-today that his widow was notified of I
it by Thos. D. Edwards, United States
.consul Bt Juarez, lie was understood
to have been tried by a courtmartial
and found guilty of complicity iu a
dot to kill General Villa. The latter,
who had previously denied knowledge
Rhere Denton was, left for Chihuahua
City today.
Villa Told of Killing.
It was just beforo his departure that
Villa asked Consul Edwards to inform
31 rs. Benton of her husband's death.
Edwards himsolf had previously been
'ignorant of it. Questioned by news
paper representatives, ho refused to
trive details of tho Englishman's death,
raying he had promised Villa' not to
.publish them, though he had telegraph
?il all he knew to Washington.
The court martial which condemned
Beaton to death was said to have been
held Tuesday night, with Frederico
Gonzales Garza presiding, and one ac
count was that tho execution followed
it immediately, Tuesday night iustoad
tt Wednesday,
May Allege Self Defense.
If England or the United States do
maiSds explanations, it was boliovcd
Villa would any Benton entered his of
fice and threatened him with a rovol
ver, compelling him to shoot in self
defense. William Benton, tho victim's
cousin, asserted, however, that although
iiis relative went to reproach tho rebel
commander for depredations by rebels
on tho Benton properties iu Chihunhua,
h(? was unarmed.
Benton was last seen alive in Juarez
Tuesday, headed for Villa's headtpiart
ADMIRAL HAS NOTHING TO SAT
AS TO GERMAN COMMENT ON
ASSERTION IN BOOK REGARD
ING DIEDRICHS.
unhid Tbess leased wire. ,
Washington, Feb. 20. If, as German
Minister of Marine Von Tirpitz told
the reichstag yesterday, Admiral Dew
ey was shortly to issue an explanation
of his story of friction with Admiral
Von Deidrichs at Manila at the time
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet
there, no indication of it could be found
here today. Dewey certainly did not
confirm Von Tirpitz 's statement.
The commotion in the reichstag was
the sequel to the publication by Count
Veou Keventlow, The German naval
writer, of an article questioning the
accuracy of the assertion in Dewey's
book that the American commander
fired a shot across the German war
ship Cormorant's bows, because Diedo
richs disregarded his blockade.
Says Dewey Will Explain.
In the reichstag tho point was raised
by Horr Erzborger, a clerical member,
who wanted more particulars. It was
in response to his question that Von
Tirpitz said he understood Dewey was
soon to issue an explanation, "show
ing that the conduct of Admiral Von
Dmdorichs and his subordinates was
absolutely correct."
The only explanation forthcoming
from Dewey up to date was:
"I have no remarks to make on Count
Von Eeventlow is reported to have
said."
Goethals Says He Has Always
Favored Making All Ves
sels Pay.
CANAL OPEN ON JULY 1
Defenses Completed, Project Is Ade
quately Protected and There Is No
Danger of Slides.
E
Notice of Probably 20,000,000
People Called to Mystery
Recently.
MOVIES ARE ALSO AN AID
Little Girl's Picture Thrown on Screens
and Gypsy King Is Appealed to by
Cleveland Paper.
U.NITRD PBESS LEASED Willi.
Washington, Feb. 20. President Wil-
son's plaii to repeal the exemption
clause of the Panama canal tolls act
met with tho approval here today of
Colonel George W. Goethals, buildor of
the great waterway. Goothals arrived
iu Washington today from New York.
"I always have favored a plan to
make every vessel, whether American
or foreign, pay canal tolls," Goethals
said, "I am glad the president feel
the same way about it.
" We have every expectation of open
ing the canal July 1. There is no dan
ger of slides close to the waterway,
though geologists say minor slides may
bo expected when the water rises to its
full level in the cut.
Defenses Are Finished,
'The defneses of the canal have
been completed, and statements that
tho project is inadequately protected
an bo denied."
Colonel Goothals said ho expected
Samuel Tilden s Centenary
is Remembered by Nation
UNITED 1'llESS LEASED WIIIE.
Trinidad, Colo., Feb. 20. Pointblanli
denial was mndo today beforo tho con
gressioiinl investigators of striko con
ditions in tho Colorado coal fields by
Captain Edward Smith of the boy-Gus
tavo Weskinsky's story yesterday that
two militiamen, one drunk, melt rested
him at his homo near Suffield Febru-
ary 10 and robbed his mother of $200
JIo had himself investigated the
boy's charges, he said, and found them
false. Ho denied emphatically that mil
itia men were habitually drunk.
lirvan Orf, a striker, testified that
Captain Linderfelt, with a squad of
militiamen, molested the strikers' tent
colony at Ludlow December 31 and that
when ho protested Linderfelt said: "I'm
.losus Christ and those men on horse.
back aro Jesus Christ's mon, and you
want to oboy us."
UNITED PItasS LEASED WIDE.
Chicago, Fob. 20. The newspaper
hunt for Cathorine Winters, the little
girl lost or stolen from her home in
her home in New Cafttle, Ind., had as
sumed great proportions today. Prob
ably 50 additional newspapers have
joined the quoBt on thoir own account
since 75 Scripps and associated news
papers opened tho campaign Monday.
At the office hero of the Newspaper
Enterprise association, which initiated
the movement, it was statol today that
the mystery of 10-year-old Catherine
Wintor's disappearance had been called
to the notice of probably 20,000,000 peo
plo in the United States and Canada in
tho past four days.
Reports of supposed clows were com
ing in from every section of the coun
try. In four days more than a score of
gypsy camps have been searched.
Picture Printed.
Newspaper which began tho campaign
of publicity have printed the child's
picture, with offors of reward or some
to remain in the United States sevoral . interesting feature of the hunt daily
months, spending most of his timo visit- since the search has been in progress,
ing his son. It was understood Colonel ' so that a total of 10,00,0000 copies of
Goethals will ask an appropriation of ' uewapapers have bcon '.i-iued calling at
,500,000 to complete the canal $
000 more than the appropriation as fix
ed at present though ho expects to
save nbout $5,000,000 by a reduction
in the construction force.
Cannot Use Machinery.
Colonel Goethals admitted that he
t on t i u u to tho case in some striking
form.
Moreover, those same newspapers
have issued more than 100,000 posters,
reciting tho main facts of tho case, ask
ing people for information and offering
rewards in sums of from $.'100 to $1000
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WiOVEIS ON
TO DO AWAY
WITH OFFICE
EEC
oamuel J. Tilden at His Best and His Residence.
New York, Feb. 20. Much interest era was William F. MeCombs, chairman
centered in the one hundredth anni
versary of the birth of Samuel J. Til
den, ox-governor of Now York, famous
statcsmuii and once Democratic candi
date for president. Many prominent
.uen accepted invitatyras to attond the
colobrntion of the event in Now York
on Feb. 10.' One of tho principal speak
of the democratic national committee.
Tifden was a political reformer. He
led tho attack which smashed tho
Tweod ring in New Vork City. He
was defeated for tho presidency by
'Kuth ford, B. Hayes in 1876. He is
buried at Lebanon, JT, Y. 'Tilden died
in 1890.
p .i . . t.ii.i . . rpi..,
was trying to work out a problem of . Ior tue ,mss,"K tum' ruvu'J'- i""ao
disposing of tho canal machinerv. Ho liters are reacning oven me most
is opposed to the plan to transfer it to ' sl'r--ly settled parts of tho United
Alriulm f.Ai itua in tlirt onn runt i tin ft States.
tho government railroad there, assert
ing that new equipment could be pur
chased cheaper than the cost of trans
porting tho canal machinery to Alaska.
"The equipment used by the Panama
railroad," added Goethals, "is much
wider than tho standard gauge proposed
for the Alaskan railway. "
Is Not in Politics.
Colonel Goethals declared ho was not
in politics when aked about tho ef
forts of certain democrats to induce
him to run for the governorship of
New York.
Bryan Admits Story True.
Washington, Feb. 20. That W. II.
Denton, tho Ilritish mine owner and
jaiichmuii who recently crossed from
"El Paso to Juarez to denounce General
Villa to his face, undoubtedly was dead
was admitted today by Secretary of
tnte Dryan. Whether Villa had him
executed or not, however, the secrotary
.did not know. If he did, it was con
lessod that serious complications were
iussih!c.
llcnton, angered by dnmnge to his
Mexican property, made no conceal
ment of his intention, wheu he left El
1'flio, to tell Villn what he thought of
1a in. Ho never returned".
El Paso dispatches said Mrs. Den
ton renmined there, prostrated by anxi
ety. Discussed By Cabinet,
Itrvan gave out the nws of Kenton
ilenth on his way to a cabinet, meeting
Later ho owned that the president and
the cabinet members had discussed the
matter, but would not tell what was
caid. Neither did ho reveal whether
an effort would be made to appease
English anger at tho Killing of a Dritou
In- the Mexican rebels,
he text of a telegram announcine
IVnton's denth was alv kept ecret
One cabinet member intimated that
the mesnige indicated Villa himself had
hot the Englishman.
COOK IS ARRESTED FOR OSES
TENING TO
l:
tUNirr.D rnr.sft lease wiiie.
West Orange, N. J., Feb, 20. George
llernhardt, a cook, was arrested hero to
day oh a ehargq of threatening to kill
President Wilson, Tho threats were
voiced In letters, llernhardt figniug
bimiv't 1 "'it'll "i Son." IJeii.linrdt was
arraigned before Recorder McLaughlin,
and hold in $1000 bail.
Seen in Moving Pictures.
Another feature of tho hunt is that
moving picture managers have begun to
throw the littlo girl s photograph on
their screens in various parts of the
country, uotaMy in Ohio and Indiana.
In some cities editors have won tho
interest of their local school manage
ments. Iu Toledo, for oxainplo, tho
News-Hoe, containing a largo picture of
the lost child, is exhibited by their
teachers to all school children.
The Oklahoma City Nows succeeded
in gaining co-operation in Oklahoma of
tlio farmers' unions, and the county
postmasters,
Appeals to Gypsy Chief.
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UNITED I-IIKHH LEASED WIIIE. UNITED FIIKSH LEASED WI11B.
Portland. Or.. Feb. 20. Aceordiiiir to I Long Hcaeh, Cal.. Feb. 20, Mood
a telegram received by British Consul waters northwest of Long Uench aro re
Douglas Erskino today tho bond depos- 1 ceding rapidly today aud no local diun
Ited by Miss Mario Lloyd with United ago is reported. The police knew uoth
States immigration authorities for the ing of reported rescues, save tho usual
entry of Ilornard Dillon, her manager, removal of City Pouudmaster Henry
into this country has been approved. Hutchins from his cabin in tho center
Dillon is expected to arrivo iu Portland of the low lands. Electric Hues from
tonight or tomorrow, when his marriage hero to San Pedro mud Los Angeles are
to Miss Lloyd will bo consummated. in operation.
Thoy wore to have been married Tho rainfall last night was .57, niak-
Bill to Consolidate Boards and
Abolish State Engineer
Planned.
WOULD BE ONE BOARD
INSTEAD OF THREE
Claimed Ptate Engineer's Of
fice Is Costly mid Move
ment Is for E -.onomy.
One of the greatest causes of ex
pense In ruuuing the state, according
to Governor West, is the ever increas
ing demand for more uoards with more
clerks and secretaries, and an eternal
demand for more and bigger saluries.
The people east of the mountains call
attention especially to the state eugiu
oer's office, with which thoro is con
siderable dissatisfaction. It is pro
posed by them , that the state water
board, the desert land board and the
state engineer's office be combined
and all put under one board, doing
away with an extra lot of secretaries
and clerks, aud giving the board power
to appoint the state engineer.
Office Is Expensive,
lit Is claimed the stnto engineer's of
fi Is costly and that it recwivua bttiiey
through special legislation for this or
that purpose and that these special
funds, while really a charge against
the engineer's office, do not show as
such, coming as they do from special
acts.
A movement is on font to submit a
bill by the initiative to consolidate
these, boards as above suggestod, and
it will probably materialize. If this
should be done and the bill pass, it
will do awn with the state engineer's
office as a seiwrate department, and
put the office under control of a board
to tuku the place of the, Desert Land,
Hoard, the Water Hoard, and the Ea
giueer's office, having the ouo board
instead of the three as at present.
Those interested In the irrigation
projects aro unanimous In urging that
this be done.
NEGRO PROBLEM BOTHERS.
Protests His Innocence.
El Paso, Feb. 20. Maximo CaMillo
the Mexican bandit, accused of respon.
sibility for the Cunibre tunnel tragedy,
HrriTed here this afternoon nuder
(Continued on pax 8 )
united rnr.ss leased wire.
Washington, Feb. 20. President Wil
son was seriously concerned today over
the negro problem. Almost every mail
is bringing him dcinnnds of various
Democratic negro leagues iu Northern
states for recognition. The president
recently nominated Robert Terrell, a ne
gro, for a sent on the municipal court
bench hero. Senator Vardnian, of Miss
issippi, warned the president that he
intended to try to defeat Terrell 's con
firmation, and the nomination was side
tracked.
UNITED rnESS LEASED WIIIB.
Han Francisco, Feb. 20. With an un
corked bottle filled with chloroform ly
ing close to his bond, Dr, Franklin P.
Lord, owner of a privato hospital, was
found unconscious In bed by his wife
here today. Lord's condition is critic
al. Mrs, Lord told tho police that, her
husband suffered from insomnia, and
for some tune had been taking chloro
form to force sleep, Sho denied that he
had attempted suicide.
SEARCH FRUITLESS.
I-NITFD MESS IK A SKI) WHIR.
Norfolk, Va., Feb, 20. After 4H
hourg vain search for tho mis-ting five
mnrted schooner Kineo, of Hath, Me,,
last reported In distress of Cape Hat-
teres, the revenue cutter Oueondaga put
in here today for suppliee, when it will
resume the search, though It was gen
erallr believed the Kieno had sunk.
8TORM BREAKS RECORDS.
(UNITED I'lir.SB LRASKn WIIIK.
San Jose, Cal., Fob. 20. That the
electrical storm which visited the Snnta
Clara valley Wednesday was thn iniM
severe on record Is Indicated by re
ports received here today. Tho dome of
Mount Hamilton observatory was struck
by lightning twice, tho motor which ro
tates the d'uno being burned out.
Many other freaks were played by the
lightning, ,
TRIES TO END LIFE.
(united ruiss ll l
Sim Francisco, Feb. 20. F. J. Me.
Guire, aged 50 years, head of the firm
of McOuire 4 Sons, attempted suicide
here today by swallowing a solution of
hlchloriile of mercury and carbolic acid.
His condition is criti'jl. Relatives said
recent financial reverses were respou
sible for his act.
WOMEN COLLECT TAXES.
UNITED I'llKSS l.tlANKD WIllB
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 20. Los An
gt'les has appointed eight women depu
ty tni collectors, the city asse'sor be
lieving that the women will prove bet
ter collectors than men.
GRANDDAUGHTER OF LOWELL
LOVES IIUBBAND'S FRIEND
UNITED I'llKSS LEASED WIIIB.l
Huston, Feb. 20. The suit for divor-e
instituted by Mrs. Ijis llurnett Ran
tool, ginnibbiuglited of .1 limes Russell
Lowell, from llilwnnl L. Raiitonl, was
resumed here today, Mrs. Riintoul not
oulv admitted tluit khe loved her bus-
I'lind's chum, I hi'ster Ku'urill, hut tluit
lie had kissed him, received presents
from him mid corresponded almost daily
with It I in. Hlie denied, however, that
she had taken other liberties with Itum-
rill.
Mrs. KHtitoiil's suit Is bused on cruel
ty ground. Mi'1 alh"gii that Rantoul
subjected her to physical violence.
Heavy Rainfall.
Pomona, Feb, 20. The Hiorrn, power
house, five mill's this side of Camp
Haldy, report J 2.115 Inches for the
storm.
"PINK TEA" HELD ILLEGAL
BT BUTTE PROSECUTOR
Thursday, but legal complications iu lug tho total for tho storm 2.11) Inches,
the approving of the bond prevented
Dillon's departure from Vancouver.
Tho Cleveland Press has appealed to j A(.POrai,)K to order Issued by Com
'King Mitchell," chief of all Ameri- missiouer-General CamineUl the couple
can gypsies, and to his wife, " Queen 1 mmt h) mttri.;,,,i t t,.r than Sunday,
Jess," to send scouts to all KJW , or Dillon will bo deported,
camps for tho missing littlo one. I m
Many other newspapers engaged In
the hunt have adopted original methods
in their various local districts.
Tho plan adopted by tho largest de
portment store In Sacramento, Cel., of
wrapping the poster issued by the Hue
ramento Star around all parcels was
copied In ninny cities.
Police officers, sheriffs and constat)
nlnrv ii.re also everywhere taking a
deep inti'ii st in thn hunt and, wlnl.t no
trace of tho child has been found up
to today, It was believed that If she
still lives, It will bo found impossible
for tho kidnapers to hide her ninny days
longer.
The Weather
fete. ttomcH)
ifc"" y. j,-
AU4 Tt.
The Dickey Jlird
says: Oregon, to
night and Sunday
cloudy, probably
rain, southeasterly
winds.
VICTIM OF LIGHTNING.
I NITKII IMir.SS LEASED WIIIE.
Wiilsoiiville, (ill., fell. 20. James
Redman, i wealthy rancher, stunned by
lightning yesterday, wits believed "lying
hern today. Redman was thrown Into
a ditch or water, niir was reseuen hi
two other rimchers. The homo here ot
John T. Coward was fired by a bolt of
lightning and badly damaged. Its oc
cupants escnped injury,
UNITED I'llESS l.SED WIIIB.l
llutte, Mont., Feb. 20. Attorney Me
Cniffery yesterday rendered an opinion
to the county commissioners thut pro
posed pi nil ten to be given Saturday
tho office of tho commissioners to the
women of Iiutte its they enter the court
house to register for the approaching
school olcctinn will be a violin inn of the
corrupt, practice act passed by the last
legislature.
Thn county attorney further states
tluit if lli" tea Is held as planned mid
complaints aro mndo to him ho will
prosecute thn women proiiiotiug
ten and those accepting a drink,
the
STARVINO MAN STEALS MILK
UNITED I'nESS LEASED WIIIE. 1
Portland, Or., Feb. 20. Caught steal
ing bottles of milk from tho residence
of A. L. Mills, president of the rirst
National bank, Dominco Glacidi, a
Spaniard, admitted he had been tiUtlng
the milk for two weeks to keep from
starving. Fined 25.
BOON LOSES HIS LOOT.
UNITED I'llESS HASH) Willi.
Los Aliireles. t ill., Feb. 20. After
colleting i(il2 from' passengers he fer
ried lu'ro'S ii flooded street ill an nuto
mobile truck, Angus Tucker was com
pelled to shell out the whole wild to get
help win' n his engine went dead in mid
st renin.
BEATS MAN WHO CONVICTED HIM
f I'N ITED CUES" LEASED WIIIE.)
Kan Francisco, Feb. 20, Itnlph Pat
tcrsuii, sentenced today to seven years
Imprisonment In Sun (juentin peniten
tiary, broke away from two detectives
as he was being led from the court
room ami knocked down J. F, Hnrrold
with his manacled hands. Hnrrold who
owned the building which Patterson
fired, was bailly Injured,
UNITED l-IIKHS LEASED Willi
Raymond, Wash., Feb. 20. In an
open letter to the public today the mill
operators of Willapa harbor threw down
the gauntlet to labor unions and declar
ed their intention of standing unitedly
against the 8 hour day and tlio closed
hop. The letter rend:
To the public: On account of the
pi'ctuiliiig agitation relative to run
ning our mills and cumpi S hours a day,
at the same wages wo aro now paying
for ten hours, wo deem it advisable to
stjile our position both n to tho hours
of work, and tho unionizing of our
plants.
"Wo will opeiato our mills and
amps In the future as In the past, ton
hours per tbiy, or as ninny hours as w.)
consider It. advisable according to con-
litluiis that may arise from time to
time, We will operate i it tne ruture, si
the majority have Iu the past, strictly
upon the open shop policy,"
Tho issuance of the letter which wn?
signed by the owners of 15 Inrgo mills,
is the direct result of a controversy
between the shingle weavers employed
by the Case Shingle and Lumber com
pany and the management. AH of th
shlngln weavers walked out Thursday
when the foreman of tne mill dfinninliM
that union men operate the three, ma
chines left bile.
President Iirown uf the shingle weav
ers union was expected here late to
day end It was believed that throe oth
er mills of the Casj company will b
lice la red unfair.