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All the News that's Frt to Print ? : . ' trrx - THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. CONVICT ATTEMPTS TO MURDER ANOTHER ONE w is in j OH give up i in i n i a mnnrim piirp pnnn AKin nmin qiavfd pfpppp wnw Promise to Let Widow See Remains and Then Inter Them Im mediately Does Not Satisfy Washington The Situation in Washington Most Tense of Any Time Since Madero Was Killed Reports That Americans Have Been Put to Death Legation at Mexico City May Be Guarded Efforts to Lo cate Carranza Fail Bryan's Statement of Situation. T5Y JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. UNITED NIES3 LEASED WIttK. Washington, Fob. 25. Strong pres- sure on General Villa to surrender William H. Benton's body was brought' today by the Washington administra-1 tiou. It was believed President Wil- ion 'a policy toward the Mexiean rebels hinged on the result. I The situation unquestionably was most sorious. England was incensed y Villa's refusal to hand over Ben- ton's corpse to the widow. Secretary of State Bryan plainly was greatly wor ried, though be said nothing, He loft the president's army and navy recep tion at 12 last night and went straight to the state department, where he spent most of the rest of the night. Demands Body's Surrender. He carefully ro-rend tho report by fuitcd States Consul Letcher at Chihua hua City, saying that Villa would al low Mrs. Benton to see her husband's body but would immediately re-inter it. 'Then he sent fresh instructions to Let cher, in which it was understood ho re newed in strong terms his demand on Villa to surrender tho body at once. Tho local Mexican rebel junta was also warned that tho administration intends fully to investigate the Benton ase whether Villa likes it or not. Bauch Also Reported Dead. Ugly rumors were current. The state department was nearly convinced that Clustav Iiatich, the German-American accused by Villa of being a federal spy, and Lawrence, the Englishman who went from El Tuso to look for Benton had been executed. Not a clue could lie found to the whereabouts of either. Army officers on the border reported an intense anti-Mexican finding. Vn less Villa surrenders Denton 's body, they said they were afraid his friends would cross the bonier and attempt to recover it forcibly. Thev wore threat ening to do so openly. A report wns current here that the war department had ordered the com imindois of the four I'nited States bor der cavalry posts had received orders to be ready to take the field on short notice. May Guard American Legation Tho scout cruiser Chester left Mo Hie this morning convoying the trans port Prairie, with 850 marines on board and tho monitor Tonopnh, loaded with arms and ammunition, to Vera Cruz, It was said the administration was seriously considering placing a guard of murine over the American legation in Mexico City, President Wilson ami Secretary Brynn conferred at tho White house this morn ing before tho president went to his office, and later Bryan and English Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, talked together. It was agreed that the chief essen tial was to determine the truth or fal sit v of reports thr.t Villa beat and shot Itcuton to death first and the had him cnnrtmartialcd and propped against a wall before s firing squad to avoid the appearance of having nnr dered him. Bryan's Statement. Bryan would not gire out s stato ment except to my that the Mexican general's first reply to the demaud for the surrender of Benton's body was refusal even to let (nyone see it, but that when American Consul Letcher told him ho considered this unfriendly, Villa consented to let the widow view the corps in the presence of American representatives. ' The secretary did not say how he roiied to this nronosition but it. was understood ho reiterated his demand f or the bodys delivery. It was inti- matea, however, that if he persisted i his refusal tho government might g011lj an Brmy gHrgeon to examine the corp8., ., s Tensest Day for Year. . So far as the Mexican-American re lations wore concerned, the day was the tensest since Madero 's assassina tion. There was a constant interchange of messages between Secretary Bryan, Consul Kdwards at Juarez and Letcher at Chihuahua City, John Lind at Vera Cruz and Charge d' Affaires O'Shaugh nensy at Mexico City. The administration, in short, in its negotiations with the English foreign office, had accented the obligation of determining the exact circumstances ot Kenton's death and of being satisfied wilh nothing .less, and was worrying over the question of means to fulfill its obligation. Aside from the Benton case, all ef forts to learn the fact of the two other Englishmen, Lawrenco and Curtis, and of the Cerman-Americnn, Bauch, had failed. Villa denying knowledge of any of tho threo. Battle Is Imminent. Mexico City, Feb. 2o. A battle be tweon federals and rebels wns immi nent today at tho Tepcyahual, on the Inter-Oceanic railroad, where the rebels have been delaying Vera Cruz pnsseng cr trains. A strong federal force has been sent against them. War Minister lilanqnot was authority for tho statement that the rebels are gathering again to attack Mazatlu. Bauch Reported Executed. El Paso, Tex,, Feb. .". That Gus- tav Bnich was executed bv tho Mexi can rebels at Juarez last Friday was reported today among the United States army officers hero. They would not di vulge tho source of their information, pending an official investigation, Will Bend Warship. Paris, Feb. 23. A second French war ship will be sent to Mexican waters shortlv, it was learned here today from an authoritativo source. Tho foreign office stated, however, that a guard will not be placed ober the French legation in Mexico City at present. Cannot Make Villa Do It. Douglas, Ariz., Fob. 25. Members of the constitutionalist junta at Auga Tri eta, Mexico, across tho border from here, awortod today that General Car ranza cannot undertake to compel Gen eral Villa to surrender tho body of Wil liam H. IWnton, rji English subject, be executed last week. Carranza,, they said, is without means to enforce any orders he might issue to constitutionalist field commanders. American army officers here were awaiting dispatches today regarding the whereabouts of General Carranza. (Continued on page 4.) v gHll, C?' VW A.VSV''V timtmn tmuit J1RECJT1K Former Chief Chemist Wiley Says Law Has Been Dealt Body Blow. POISONS MAY BE USED Bars Are Also Let Down In Drug Sec tion by Permitting Misleading Statements as to Contents. (UNITED PRESS LEASED WIDE. Washington, Fob. ' 25. That tho United States supreme court had drawn the teeth of the pure food and drugs act by recent decisions was the declara tion here today of Dr. Harvey W. Wi ley, food export and former chief chem ist in the department of agriculture. Discussing the courts ruling in the bleached flour case yesterday that adul teration must be harmful to health to come within the prohibition of the law, Dr. Wiley said: "To permit the unrestricted addition of poisons to foods v-nloss such can be proved specifically injurious, is to par alyze that section of the act relating to harmful adulterations. The court also dealt a body blow to the drug sec tion of tho law when it announced, ia the Jnnson cancor case, that the 'clause forbidding false and misleading state ments applied only to the constituents of the medicines and not to their drug properties. "According to the court's datist ruling, a man may add traces of ars m- strychuino and other drugs to food with impunity. The fault, according to tho court's decision consicts in t'ai phrase 'which may prove harmful to health.' The people should demand that congress immediately eliminate that phrase." TWO RESIDENTS DROWN. UNITED rilESS LEASED WII1E.J Marysville, Cal., Feb. 25. Tho drowning of two residents of this conn ty during tho rocent flood was reported hero today. Their names are William Vouu of Challenge and Frank Gorig, a Wheatland dairyman. Young's body was found on a mountain road lost night and that of Gerig was washed alongside a fence by flood waters to dnv. The amended complaint in the case of V. C. FnuiciM, James Archer and F. R. Buzzard against Chris Schumann, Gov ernor West, Socrotary Olcott and Stato Treasurer Kay, with TO defendants in nil, the others being members of the typographical union of SiJeui, has been filed and summons were served this morning. Tho suit is brought to restrain tho stato printer, tho board and tho mombcrs of the union from carrying out any of tho agreements ninile be tween the stato printer and tho unions concerning tho employment of printers. Just what is expected to be accom plished by this suit is hard to dim-over, as tho agreement which the suit at tacks was abrogated January the 6th, last, and, consequently then) is nothing from which tho defendants are re strained that they havo not alreudy ac quiesced in. It Is stated that the object in to get an opinion of tho supreme court on the question raised, but as it is, under the i-iri'umMunces, but a- moot cane, it is not roliablo the supreme court will listen to it at all. ,The supremo court hns work enough keeping track of the troubles that are pnst or present, with out theorizing on what the law would be on something that might happen sometime We never heard of a bride that was not vivacious, dainty and charming, Everybody SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1914. Police Guard Placed Over Him and He Will Be Charged With Murder. Dn N0T WANT TO DO IT Merely Wanted to Kill Himself, But Her Coldness In Final Interview Aroused Ills Ira. VNITF'D TRESS LEASED WIRB. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Abraham Pepper, the lace salesman, who yoster- day snot and killed Mrs. a. li. John son of Tacoma, a bride of a week, and then fired a bullet into his own head, was pronounced out of danger today. While the missile fractured Popper's skull, it did not penetrate the brain. Pepper expressed deep remorse today over the shooting, and said ho hoped he would be placed on trial as Boon as his condition would permit. A police guard was placed over him at the hos pital today. He will be charged with murder. Pepper denied that he had threaten ed on several other occasions to kill Mrs, Johnson. Never Threatened Her. I never bad occasion to threaten Dorothy's life beforo,'v he said, "be- ante I did not know sho was to marry Johnson until the day of the wedding. Then I got a letter from hor tolling me that she found that sho loved Johnson better than she did mo. She said she would return the presents that I had given hor, and added that it would be better for us to be friends thereafter. Before I came to San Francisco had guessed that her mind was unset tled as to whether she would marry me, but I thought she would think more favorable of it when I was absent. ?' Pepper said he was sorry that ho had nade such "a poor job of himself." "I didn't want to kill hor," he sail over and over again. "I morely want ed to kill myself. But when she scorn ed so colli and indifferent I lost ny mind and fired the shot that killed hor beforo I knew what I was doing. "I am perfectly willing to pay tho full penalty. I have nothing to live for now. I feel mighty sorry for my mother, though. She is heartbroken. Had 1 thought of her at tho time this thing never would happened." Janitor Only Witness, William Adams, a jaitor at tho Ho'.'d Sutter, was the only witness to th) shooting. lie declared today that only two or three remarks were exchangel liefnre Pepper s-hoved a pistol into Mrs. Johnson 's face. r,The woman threw her hands befoio InV eyes nud turned half around, screaming, just as the revolver flashed th" first time," Hiiiil Adams. DRVS CONTRIBUTE HEAVILY. (UNITE!) PIIEHS LEAKED WINE.) I'nmileiiu, ( ill., Feb, 25. Ten thou--nil, I dollars lins been contributed lo- lay to the Cnlil'oi niii "dry" campaign fund by nine residents of Pasadena, nil prominent church nnd temperance work. I'lio Individual contributions rinigo from 500 to 2,.ri00. DIEDRICHS LIKES DEWEY. ll'NITVn I'llESS LEASED WlltB. Bmleiibiuleii, Feb, 20. Admiral Von Heireiirhs today admitted there was a frii-tion between himself and Admiral wev, but nttributeil it, to English misrhief-iiiakiiig, n ml said they becanio gooil friends biter. The Weather The Dickey Bird says: Fair to Slight and Thurs day, colder east portion, westerly winds. "ip?0F6IN;) cT25 Reads the Feminine Steve Brodie Takes Big "Leap for Life : U Yr -v! ' 1 ' I W-s - ' 4 t .i- r ; ' m ' h ; '1 I it , . i ' ;j 'I ' ..V j Miss Bennett in leaping regalia and her descent with parachute. New York, Fob. 25. It .takes nerve feet above the East river. She descend roal norve for a woman to perform the ed all right and was fished out of the darodovil feat that Miss Constance water by Rodman Law, a companion Bennett did when she jumped off the darodovil, who leapod separately, and Williamsburg bridge, botwcea Manhat- by othors who woro waiting on a tug. tan and Brooklyn. Usnig a small para- Sho is the first fomiuine Stove Brodie, chuto, Miss Bonnett risked her life and though Brodio, who gained his fame by limb for the movies. She leapod from leaping off the old Brooklyn brldgo, the middlo of'the big span, which is 157 never used a parachute, I SATURDAY, FOR Governor West leaves Saturday for Washington and will lie away for prob ably three weeks. His object is to get sevenil matters settled concerning state lands and some iriigutiun mutters net- tied. One of the things he will take up is tho forfeiture of the Coos Buy Wagon lioad Grant, which, originally grunted to tho state to build a road ('rum the valley to Coos Bay, was farm ed out bv tho slate to a private com I puny nin tho road was never built. The I governor will ask that these lands in- stead ot' going buck to the general government which, they do under the, ileciiioii id' Judge Jienii, will he tinned over to the state to build roads into the Coos liny and coust sections, as v.iih originally intended. That is sparsely settled seclion through which the road will have to bo built to give the rich const section access to the val ley, ami is therefore unable to build Its own mads, The governor would havo a road built from some point in Doug Ins county to tho coii-t and another from Mime point in Jackson or Jose phine to Marshfielil or that vicinity. The governor will ulso take up the matter uf exchanging state lands for n tract in one bmly, us provided in a bill which hns already passed the senate mid is now pending in the house. He j will aim tuke up the mutter of Irriga tion with tho departments und try an 1 reach some ngi-ccnicut as to mutual uid in completing these projects. , PROBE NOT DESIRED. I'MirU I'llESS LEASED Wilt.! Wn-hiii,tnn, Feb, 2"). By a vote of 32 to 2."i. the senate this afternoon tab led the Norris resolution asking the de partment of justice to Inform the sen ate of the exact negotiations carried on with the New Vork, New Haven nd Hartford railroad rcgntdiug its re organisation. Daily Capital Journal pmrp Twn (UNITED l'RESS LEASED WIRE. San Francisco, Feb. 25. lllnnkots, oiio day's rations ami shelter tents fur 2,800 men were demanded of tho board of supervisors here today by "Gener al" Kelley, lender of tho San Francis co's unemployed army. "If our demand is granted," Kelley said, "we will leave next Monday morning lit the latest. Otherwise wo intend to stay until it is, oven if we remain in Sail Francisco all summer, "Give us lilunkets and tents and we will leave at once for Wushiiigtiin. Wo will ask for relief there. The nation usks for our lives in time of war, and wo link for sulisisteni-e lu t i in o of pence; (nam our ileuniuil, ami wo soou will bo on our wav. " BATTLE THREATENED. (IINITKD 1'IIKSS LEASED W ItlB. Gins Valley, Int., Feb. 2o, Gun fighting betsveen farmers nn. miners on Slnte creek, this county, and eel ployes of tho Kxcchiur Milling nud Water coinpuiiy was tlueiitiuieil today. The company cluiiiH the creek water. ordered everyone to cense Using it and destroyed the irrigation ditches tup ping it. Tho farmers and miners re paired the dill-hen and were guarding them today with shotguns, rifles uml pistols, WILL TAKE NO PART. (UNlrrii mi: i.kasso wins. London, Fed. 2.1. Great Britain's final decision to take no part in the Panama-Pacific exposition in Sun Fran eisco In 1MB was expressed before the members of parliament yesterday by Sir Edward Grey, lie hud been in vitnl to take step to retrieve the gov eminent 's position, but Sir Kilwurd, speaking as England's foreign minis ter, said the government could not modify its previous decision, The Largest Circulation : rriuTc 0N tbainb and nwi w m Guards Overpower Clark Be fore He Accomplishes His Purpose at Prison. AN OLD GRUDGE IS CAUSE OF ATTACK Affray Happens While Men Are Being Taken From Cells for Exercise. Thomas Clark, sentenced from Lane-., county to serve from 2 to 5 years for burglary, this morning stabbed Hernia Reynolds, another convict, in the head and arm with a knife he had concealed about his person. Reynolds' injuries are not sorious and he will be all right in a few days. It was unnecessary to end him to the hospital, Clark snd Reynolds wore being taken down a corridor on the third tfer of cejls or exercise in the courtyard when -the affray occurred. Clark attacked Roynolda with a rather dull blade he had fashioned out of soma iron and it was evidently his intention to kill tlu other. Guards soon overpowered him and ho was takun back to his coll. An Old Grudge. It was stated that an old grudge ex isted between the pair. They have been classed as troublo-makors and have not been givon any of the special privileges of other couvicts. This aftornoon County Attorney Riu go wont to the penitentiary to ascertain the facts and he will bring tho case to the attention of the grand jury, with a view of securing tho Indictmont of Clark. His action will probably bring him another and lunger term In tho peni tentiary. SNOW IN GALVESTON. (DNITEU 1'IIKSS I.BABKO WIllE. Galveston, Tex., Feb, 25. Snow and sleet full in Galveston today for th first tiniti in 17 years. II UNITED 1MIESH LEASED WinE Des Moines, Iowa, Fob, 25. Four masked cracksmen tried to blow tbs statu treasurer 't safe lu the Iowa Cap itol building early today, lu it was $7,(100 cash and about $1,000,000 lu e- uritics, All tho robbers got, however, wns $., taken from the cash drawer. llow the ipinrlctio got into tho cap ital was not known. They were hid- leu In the purolo buitrds room wlies W'ut ill inn ii Kussell entered soon after midnight, pounced on him, tied and gauged him nud dragged hi in into the treasurer's office. Later Watchman Carpenter passed the door and was treated as Kussell has been. Watchman Gay, the third mun of the force at the capital slept peacefully in the supreme court chamber while the thieves work ed. After drilling for two hours at tho safe an unsuccessful attempt was made to blow it open. It failed; another two hours drilling and another unsuccessful explosion followed. Prqiartttioiis were being made for a third attempt when, a noise in tho cnpitnl frightened th" cracksmen Into flight. HusMdl succeeded In releasing him self and his companion sometime later and gave the alarm. ' mm RUDE KNIFE