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All the News that's Fit to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journ t MM i 77ie Largest I t Circulation I he Best is Newspaper 'T. i lilililtl MM MMMOMM fl si (1 THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. . SAiffiM. oreoon. Tuesday, tebbtjaet 24, 1914. - PRICE TWO CENTS. i?AN"ivSDcra CONTMACT AWARDED hi Alt IT 1AIIIIAII 10 FOUR GUNMEN TO DIE II A. J. Anderson Is Given Job and Building Is to Be Finished and Equipped for Operations June 1 Enormous Quantities of Fruit Raised in Marion and Other Counties Will Be Taken Care of Capacity of Not Less Than 75,000 Cases Annually Equipment to Be Modern No Trouble Will Be Found in Disposing of Entire Output May Include All Veg etables Later. The contract for tho construction of a $20,000 cannery that will employe 200 people, to be located on the Willam- ptte river bank at the foot of Division street, has been let to A. J. Anderson, of this city, who will commence the work immediately. The letting of this contract assures the Capital City of one of the most modern and needed plants -on the coast and that the thousands of smaller growers of ' fruits and vego bushels of fruits and vcg6tables which tables will be invited to bring their are sent out of Marion, Polk and Yam- produce to tho plant in small quantities liill counties to California each season and receive the highest market price 4o be canned, will be brought to this' for it. cily, as the new cannery will have a Mr. Allen states that about 75 per capacity of not less than 75,000 cases cent of the fruits received will be cou Si year. I traded ahead, while it is surprising to Preparations Completed. know tho amount of fruit received at According to W. n. Allen, who is to canuories at the door. The fruitmon manage Hunt Bros.' canery, there is nothing to prevent Mr. Anderson, the contractor, from beginning actual con- .struction today, tho contract papers liaviug been sent to California for nec-. 9fary signatures and the land upon which the plant is to be erected being already cleared of all old buildings and fences preparatory to foundation work. The location of the canning plant will be ideal. With the roar of the building facing directly on the Wil lamette river, river transportation will 1)0 right hand. Mr. Allen declares that a shipping wharf is to be construc ted and arrangements made with the .steamer company to stop at that placo on the different trips up and down the river. The front of the plant will face Front street and tho railroad com panies are now busy drawing up plans for sidings which will connect up with the shipping room of the cannery. Thus transportation facilities are to be com plete and every fruit grower in the val ley will have accomodations in every respect when they desire to patronize the new plant. Operate June First. The new canning establishment will lie readv for the 1SH4 crop, the ma chinory having all been ordered sad expected to arrive within a Bhort time ami the building expected to be com j.loted in time to enable tho company to make all necessary preparations to start operation the first of June. Up on this date the plant will start up and Juno being tho opening of the can ning season here, fruit growers can dis pose of their crops readily at tho new plant. The preparation department of tho plant will be largo enough to accomo date 2.10 women while it will require over 300 workers to operate the can- nerv. The entire working plant will lie 100x270 feet in dimensions and will easily turn out 73,000 cases of canned fnrm produce In a season. The actual wnrkinir season of tho cannery will last fivo months and, in order to ex tend the time as far as possible, it is the intention of tho company to can other produce than fruits. Beans will be canned and, providing a market can he found for it, corn, celery, asparAgus and other vegetables will be used exten sively. Give Fruits Preference. For the time being at least, the can nery will handle fruits most extensive' ly inch at berries of all kinds, pears, apple, peaches and possibly plums Mr. Allen states that there is a groat demand for canning facilities for the smaller fruits and that the now plant will soon bo in shape to handle all of the produce brought in this year. The company intends to extend its business as speedily as possible. Yearly contracts will be entered into between the cannery and the farmers and all in Marion county will not be compelled to spend much of their time waiting for places to dispose of their crops 'hereafter or as soon as the new canning plant is in operation, as with a canning capacity of over 75,000 cases in five mouths, the fruit can bo handled fast and in enormous quantities, Warehouse Next Year. The work of getting tho workiug plnnt in order for operation will take up tho company's time this year, but Mr. Allen states that next year a Big oncrcto warohouso will be constructed near tho plant. When completed, the new plunt will cost in the neighborhood of $30,000. This warehouse, states the manager, will be modern in every detail and will have a big storage capacity. Tho machinery for the plant will be in tho city before the building Is com pleted, states Mr. Allen, and it will be set up in the shortest possible time. The most of the canning equipment is coming from California and Portland while some of it is being purchased in the cast. The eastern machinery, how ever is not suitablo for the canning of small fruits and other classes of fruits which are raised in the west for the rouson the eastern cauners have no call for uch equipment. The machinery will be strictly modarn and capable of lur.i.ng out uie wum i u ram ..u m a morongn manner, Must Have Market, In depends on tho market to some ex tent as to tho amount of fruit which tho new cannery will handle. Mr Al len states that if the market is good, thero will be no limit to tho bulk of produce to be canned, lie believes that there will bo no troulilo along this lino, however, as tho Oregon fruits are in great demand all over tho United Htntes and that it is beyond question that Marion county raises some of the finest fruit in the world. It may develop later that the market will demand other ennued produce than fruits and in this event tho now can nery will extend its business so as to inclndo vegetables of all kinds. This will mean a larger workiug force and a longer periou in wnicn mo cannery will he in actual operation. The farm ers will also realize greater benefits Will Be Perfect. The manager of the new cannery de clare that the goods to be delivered will be a perfect as the most modern (Contisued on page four). Former Police Lieutenant of New York Will Have An- other Chance. ERRORS OF JUSTICE CITED One Member of Circuit Court Vote Against Giving Alleged Head of Graft System New Trial. UNITED PUBS LIARID Winn. Albany, N. Y., Fob. 24. Former Po lice Lieutenant Charles Becker, of New York City, under sentence of death in Sing Sing prison for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, was granted a new trial today. Tho retrial wag granted Bocker by the circuit court of appeals. Six of its members voted in favor of his applica tion for a now trial. Justice Werner opposed the application. Tho court's opinion was written by Justice Hiscock, and tho lower court's decision was reversed, as a result of er rors by Justice doff, who presided at Becker's trial. Four gunmen under sentence of death for the actual killing of Rosenthal were douiod now trials. t was alleged at Becker's trial that tho gunmen killed Bosenthnl at Bock er 's instigation. . WOULD EETAIN WATER LINES. I1IN1TKD 1'IIKSS l.KAHED Willi!. Washington, Fob. 24. Seven rail, roads today petitioned the interstate commerce commission for permission to rotiuin water lines under the Panama raual act. The Southern Pacific, oper ating the Pacific Mail ships, and the Spokane & Seattle railroad, operating Columbia river boats,, were among the seven. OF BUI 10 YEARS I'NITKD I'HKSS LEASED Willi. Cinciuanti, O., Fob. 4. Colonel Brent Arnold, aged 0.) years, genernl froight agent for tho Louisville 1 Nash' villo railroad, and a prominent Bociety and club man, was today served with a juvenile warrant, chnrging him with contributing to tho delinquency of Mil dred Crane, aged lfl years, a former em ploye of a manicure parlor. Warrants also were issued for thrco other promi nent men, including a millionaire man ufacturer. The warrants wcro issued at tho re quest of Miss Crano's mother. The girl told of many automobilo rides and lata suppers, and said (he had been meeting Arnold and the other men since No vember. 111' UNITED FRUS LI1SID WIRE. Yokohama, Japan, Fob. 21. There was a big sensation here today follow ing lat night's arrest of three big na tive contractors, charged with complic ity in tho navy graft scandals. Prcviouily, though several high nnvy officers were Involved, tho only con tracting firms mentioned were German. This somewhat limited the scandal s scope. The latent development Indi cated that it is far moro serious than the public which had by no means minimized from the outset bat sus pected. It was generally preideted that the ministry would not survive the tn dal. FOR ML FOR HER LIFE Oakland Woman Fired by Jealousy When She Ended Life of Rich Helpmate. BITTER FIGHT PROMISED Trial Will Be Long and Sensational, It Is Believed, and Much Testimony Will Be Introduced. , united muss leased wiki. Oakland, Cal., Feb. 24. Mrs. Amolia Drown, who early on the morning of October 24 lost shot to death her bus baud, Archer C. Drown, at tholr beau tiful Rand street residence here, wont on trial for hor lifo today before Super ior Judge Frank B. Ogden. Both the prosecution and the defense had made elaborate preparations to fight the caso to the last ditch. Mrs. Drown has surrounded herself with an array of California's best criminal lawyors, of which Judge A. L. Frick will be counsel in chief. District Attorney W. H. L. Hynos will person ally supervise the prosecution. Willard N. Drown, a brother of the dead man, will lend his moral, if not actual sup port to the accused woman. Will Plead Insanity. Mrs. Drown, who lAis freely admitted that she shot her husbund to death, will pleud temporary insanity and will at tempt to show that she was unbalanced by the alleged actions of her husband, whom she charges was unduly intimuto with Mrs. Mario Millar, whom it is al loyed Mrs. Drown attomptod to slay, following tho killing of her husband. The defonao also will attempt to prove that Mrs. Drown has become a victim of horiditary insanity. That tho trial will bo a long and sen sational one is predicted bocauso of the i uaturo of tho testimony which dovelop ed at tho preliminary hearing and the . additional fact that tho prosecution ond defonso havo announced they have fresh testimony on which thoy are re lying. At tho preliminary bearing Mrs. Drown was in a stnto of mental col lapso and immediately went into hyr torics when she heard tho word "mur- ler" or when she won called upon to testify. Tho murdorcd man, Archor O. Drown, was a member of one of San FranciB- co's oldest, wcalthies aud most prom inent families and a son of the luto Judgo Drown, pioneer attorney and ono timo chancellor of the Episcopal church. The surviving brothers of Archer Drown are- prominent Ban Froncisco attorneys. Confesses Killing. The dead body of Archor Drown, re posing in his bed in the Hnnd residence was not discovered until almost 21 hours after his death, and it was not learned that he had been killod until tho wife, who had spent tho evening In Han Francisco at tho Portola cele- liration, confessed to a prominent mer chant that she had shot her husband Millar Drown was summoned and a party went to tho Drown homo In Oak lnnd. Dr. K. J. Poyes entered the room and found Drown lying dead with two bullets in his head, A pool of coagu luted blood had formed under tho pil low and the walls wore spattered with brains and blood. Drown 's posture and expression seemed to indirato that he met instant death while asleep (Continued on page H.) The Weather The Diekev llird says: Oregon, to night and Wed newloy rain west portion, cloudy In eiiM portion, and probably rain or snow, southerly winds. i i I CANNERY IN Estimated Only Half of Women Registered Vote ! ' V - -''.' A i is ', i li v ! ,v Mr. and Mrs, D. E. B Abbott, 812 Crescent Place, registering on their golden wedding anniversary. Chicago, Fob. 24. Chicago women who registered for tho city primaries failed to vote today. This was duo to a luck of contests in some wards, and to tho disagreeable weather. Tho reg istration of women was about !0,000, OHIO'S EXCISE TAX LAW IS UPHELD BY U.S. E COURT UNITED FltEHri LEAKED Willi. Washington, Fob. 21. Tho supremo court today validated tho Ohio oxclso law, one of the most dniHtiu in tho ountry. It provides a four per eont tax on the gross intrastate earnings of railroads and provides special taxes for other corporations doing business there. Tho Ohio River and Western Bail- road ond the Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland railroad tested the constitu tionality of the Ohio excise tax law in suits against tho Ohio tax commission er and state treasurer, respectively. That the tax was discriiniii.itory by providing different rates on different cIiishcs of corporations was declared 'iv tho railroads. They also asserted the per cent lev-y on gross liitrastati earnings was coin is niory. Tho federal district court of Ohio held the law to bo constitutional, but grunted an injunction unliiht its oper ation pending the final decision today of tho supremo court. AMOUNT NEEDED FOR CANAL. fllNITKII I'llKSS l.KAHRII WI1IK. Washington, Feb. 21, Colonel Geo. B. Goethals, builder of tho Fannina cur nal, yesterday afternoon appeared be fore tho hnuso appropriations commit ted. Ho told its members that an ap propriation of 2,!m1,a:I0 would bo need ed for canal appropriations this year. Keeretnry of War Garrison, Major-General Leonard Wood and Ocnerol Crn zier also testified before tho conduit- teo. NOMINATIONS 10RCED. lesurn i-skms is.'.sni wiiir. Washington, 1'eb, 21. The senate committee late yesterday favorably re ported out the following nominations: Charles Walton of Fresno to be Uni ted States marshal for the southern district of California ami .lames Md Govern of Wilbur, Wash., to be Vnited States marshal for the eastern district of Washington. but lb was estimated that not more than 70,000 "women wcut to the pollB. The heaviost woman vote woo betweon 10 and 12 o'clock and botwoon 2 and 4 o'clock. The early vote in tho first ward was light. MINE SAFETY LAW HELD STATES COURT i UNITED I'lir.SB IJIASKD Willi. Washington, Fob. 24. The supreme court of the United Statos today de clared valid tho Pennsylvania "mine safety" law which rcipiircs cool com panies to leave pillars of cool to pro vent cave-Ins iu mine. The decision was huiided down In the test caso which was brought by tho Plymouth Coul coiiipnuy against State Miuo Inspector David Davis. Tho Plymouth Coul company, of Lu zerne county, Pa., sipiarely challenged the constitutionality of tho low. It as serted that the law was an unreason able exercise of the state's police pow er n till that it could miuo coal ns it saw fit, without interference from stato of I'iciaN. Tho officiitls secured an In junction nuninst tho company, the Pen nsylvania courts upholding the law. The law provides that owners of adjoining ru.il mini's must so mine their coal as to leave coal pillars along adjoining propel ty ns supports for the roof, to protect miners ill caie of explosions or floods. Tho law gives tho stato mine inspector niithority to prescribe tho size and strength of tho pillars. PAUL BPOTT8 HELD. ITH I'llKSS I.S4SKO WIHS.1 San I'riuiciHco, l'eb. 21. Paul Kpotts nn Oakland plumber, wan held for tin action of tho superior court by Judge Christ hero today on a charge of as Ntultinir Miss Ida Pearring. aged 17 years. Maury I. Diggs and Walter Gil llgini must answer to the superior court on a similar charge. The alleged as saults occurred New Year's eve. Judge Crist fixed H pott's lm.il at 1 0,000. CENTRAL NEW YORK B1IIVER3 united rniss i.kakkd wiiii. liiiighamton, N, Y., Feb, 2-1. Central New York wns shivering today In the coldest weather of tho winter. Tho mercury here dropwd to 21 degrees be low zero. West Oueonta reported 2fl deureisi below ami llartwieh 32 lie grees below. SjIlI.L, ill BRIDE OF Abraham Pepper, Rejected by Mrs. Johnson, Deliberate ly Plana Crime. ALSO SHOOTS SELF BUT WILL RECOVER Pretends He Wanted to See Her on Important Matter in 'Frisco Hotel. unitio riisss uusin wine. Ban Francisco, Fob. 24. Abraham Pepper, a lace salesman, today shot and almost instantly killed Mrs. Doro thy Johnson of Tacoma, Waahv a bride of a weok, hero with her husband' on a honeymoon trip. Then Feppor fired a bullet into his own head, but physi cians say he will probably recover. Mrs. Johnson before her marriage was Miss Danhaiser. 8H wai "4 "ears old and a brunette of a stnk. boauti '"1 type. , ;. , ; , Popper had been a suitor for his victim's hand for more than a year and broke down when he heard of her marriage a week ago to S. L. Johnson, Tacoma representative of the Sherman Cluy company of Sau Francisco. About 10 o'clock Popper called up Mrs. Johnson over the tulophone and said he wished to seo her on an import ant matter. She consented to see hi a. Mrs, Johnnn notified Popper, however that tho conference must bo briof and thut shu would soo him in the hallway of tho Sutter hotel. Shoots Hor Down. Pepper flattened himself against the wall beside the door of the room ac- cupied by Johusou and his wife. As she emerged from the room, clud in a dressing gown and folt slippers, Pep per drew a revolver. With a muttered curse ho pressed tho revolver against tho back of her head aud fired. To make euro of accomplishing his purpose Popper stooped and fired another shot uto the prostrate body. Then he sout a bullet into his right temple. Johnson ran from tho room with the first shot and reached his wife's side just after Pepper fired the bullet into his own head. "My God I" ho exclaimed over and over again, "tie bas shot my wire. Husband Tells Story. In broken sobs the prostrated hus- bnnd then told the story of Pepper's rejection by his wife. Pepper met tho Johnsons at the ferry . building when they arrived hors five lays ago and congratulated them. Again two days later, ho sent them flowers, professing pleasure at their marriage and wishing them many years of hap piness. Learning that Mm. Johnson had come Into au cstnto of $25,000 from a rela tive, Hermann Klabrr, who weut down with tho Titanic, he modo this on ex cuso for seeking nn interview and that wns tho Important matter referred te when ho telephoned to her. Pepper regained consciousness short ly after reaching tho Central Kumrgcn- cy hospital, and made tho following statement to Detective Poliin: Bays Sho Jilted Him. "I had been going with Mrs. Johnson for a number of years, and she made mo believe that we wero to bo nmriied, right up to the lat moment. Then she married tho other fellow. 1 1 ennio to Kan Francisco from Ta com, so I could forget the whole of fair. Then they had to come down here on their honeymoon. Everywhere I went 1 seemed to moet them, and It simply drove me Insane. "I did not waut to shoot her, I merely wanted t kill mysolt. 1 told her when I called at the hotel that 1 (Coutiuued eu page 8.) 01 WEEK IS SLAIN