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All the News that's Fi't' to Print Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal r1 f . The Best I 77ie Largest Newspaper f 4 lilMJl i c'rcuat'on THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1914. PRICE TWO CENTS. ON TRAINS AND STANDS, FIVi CKINWS. 01 EIGHT-HOUR DECISION IS NOT BROAD Supreme Court Merely Finds There Was No Violation on Part of Employes. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS ALLOWED Stated None of Employes Worked More Than 8 Hours Except in Emergency. The supreme court this morning hand ed down fourteen opinions one of them being the case of Oswald West and others constituting the Stsite Board of Control, it coming upon a writ of hab-1 Drown with a curious laugh. Witness Tells of Drown' s Death Says Woman Accused of Killing Him Said He First Knocked Her Down and Kicked Her. UNITKD ritEHS IJ0A8ED WIRS. Oakland, Cal., March 3. There was again a recess today in the trial of Mrs. Millie Drown, charged with mur dering her husband, Archer Drown. Tes timony will be resumed tomorrow. Mrs. William Gray was yesterday af ternoon's chief witness. She was Mrs. Drown 's intimate friend and it was to her that the latter made her first con fession after she had attempted to kill Mrs. Marie Millar. Though called by the prosecution, she was, from the standpoint of the de fense's insanity plea, a strong witness rather for Mrs. Drown. Throughout her story the prisoner alternately cried softly and looked at her friond with the imploring eyes of a dumb animal. Tells of Phone Message. First the witness told of receiving a telephone message from the prisoner the day of the murder, telling her sho was in the worst trouble that could come to a woman. ' "Is your husband in jailt" asked Mrs. Gray. Worse than that," answered Mrs. WITH EPILEPTIC FIT WHILE JE TESTIFIES Drops Unconscious When Tele gram From Murdered Wo man to Man Is Read. ASKED HIM TO MEET HER Aged Father of Mrs. Ellis Astounded and Leave Court Boom in Tears After Hearing It Bead. eas corpus, the governor and others asking to be released from custody, they having been arrested oa the com plaint of Lnbor Cominisisoner Hoff, on a charge of violating the eight hour law in working employes at the asylum for the insane and the Oregon state prison, moie than eight hours a day. The writ was allowed and the defend ants in the original suit discharged from custody as asked. The court, however did not decide anything as whether the said employes -came under the head of laborers with in the meaning of the act, but passed The two met later at the Key Route inn and Mrs. Drown told her story dis joiutedly, saying she was uncertain whether her husband was dead or only wounded. "My husband waa in San Francisco and I was to meet him," testified Mrs. Gray, "and I thought the best thing would bo to go to him and tell Mm all about it, after I found I could not reach Mrs. Drown 'a relatives by tele phone." i Displays Two Pistols. Then the witness described th( strange ride on the ferry foat, during ou 1 he tuots only. It stated that none which Mrs.' Drown displayed two of the employes worked more than 8 pistols the one with which she had hours except in cases of emergency, and killed her husband and a smaller one that therefore the law had not been with which she had attempted Mrs. violated. The other cases were as follows: M. M. Obenchnin vs. Rausome-Crum-tnery Co., appelbint; appealed from Klamath; suit to recover for sorvicos rendered, affirmed. State vs. Logan McPherson, appol- Millar's life. Mrs. Gray told, too, of her friend's disjointed conversation and how, in stead of discussing what Bhe had done. she related over and over. again how Mrs, Millar killed a mouse, asking re peatedly: "Don't you think she must LOUIS HILL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF GREAT Succeeds Carl Gray, Who Will Become Head of Western Maryland Road. united push UU8IO wins. Chicago, March 3. William C. Ellis, formerly a wealthy Cincinnati harness manufacturer, was stricken with an epi leptic fit here today while testifying in his own defense at his trial for wife murder. The witness dropped uncon scious from the stand when an attorney introduced a copy of a telegram the murdered woman is alleged to have sent to Fred Coluldwell, at Brantford, Cana da. It asked Cauldwell to meet her in Chicago. Ellis was revived, but broke down after reading the telegram over again. I knew it was true," ho moaned. "How could thoy do it f I am fighting now for my babies, so they will not be when an important Great Northern of FRICTION RUMORS RIFE Gray Insists, However, Feeling Person ally and Otherwise Is Good and New Job Is Better. UNITKD PRESS LBA8ID WIRI. St. Paul, Minn., March 3. Louis W. Bill was elected president today of the Great Northern railroad, succeeding Carl Gray, resigned to become president of the Western Maryland road. Hill's election had been scheduled in advance, and the formal ballot occupied but a few minutes. It was the main business, however, of the regular week ly meeting' of the Great Northern's board of directors. Hill was at Del Monte, Cal., but was expected back shortly. Besides assuming the presiden cy, he will retain the chairmanship of the board of directors. The rumors, almost always current New Member of Interstate Commission is Noted Lawyer fatherless as well as motherless." The defense rested after introducing the Cauldwell telegram. Robert Hosoa, the aged father of the murdored wo man, and Mrs. Hosca were astonished by tho contents of the message, and loft the court room in tears. Just before resting their case, de fense attorneys charged that wealthy Cincinnatins had conspired to. hang El lis in ordor to save his wife's name. Jaiit; appculod from Crook; assault with be a very vicious woman to do thatt" Intent to commit statutory offenso, affirmed. Her Account of Killing. Finally the witness repeated tho John F. Uolmboe vs. C. S. Howard, story Mrs. Drown told hor of her hus- appellant; appealed from Multnomlali; action to recover for personal injury, affirmed. G. Zancllo & Son, nppcllauts vs. Port bind ('out ml Heating Co., ct al; ap pealed from Multnomah; suit to fore t lot-o mechanics lien, reversed. J. W. Farrell, appellant, vb. R. J. band's last night alive. He came home from a smokor, according to this ac count, was taxed by his wifo with un faithfulness, slapped hor, knocked hor down and then kicked her. "When he did that," said Mrs, Gray, "she told me sho tried to take her life but tho pistol was so heavy it slipped Kirkwood, appealed from Multnomah; and the shot went wild. 'I'm sorry you unit on promissory note, reversed. didn't succeed; I hope you will next Charles Coopey, appellant vs. L. Y. time and bo damned to you,' were his Keady; appealed from Multnomah; mo- last words to her." tiou to vacate temporary restraining I m order, denied. I One without responsibility can al William Bnllis, ct al, appellants vs. ways easily tell how to run the govern Northern Brewery Co., appealed from.mi,nt Multnomah; action to recover rent; I affirmed. Southern Oregon Co., appellant v George K, Quine, sheriff and tax col lector of DougUis; appealed from Doug las; suit to restrain sheriff from loll ing property for delinquent taxes, af firmed. Hubert' Byrd vs. J. Coopor, et al, ap pellants; appealed from Multnomah; suit to foreclose a laborer's lien, re versed. 1 Ptute vs. Virgil Odcn, appellant; fharged with statutory offense; ap pealed from Jackson; affirmed. R. A. Graham, appollant vs. Coos Bay Roseburg & Eastern liailroad & Navi gation Co., apealed from Coos; suit to collect salary, affirmed. .lame Dowd et al, vs. American Surety Co., pKllant; appealed from Multnomah; action to condemn land, affirmed. Ilirger Touseth, appollant vs. II. Lar sen, et al; appealed from Multnomah; suit for specific porfomance of con tract, affirmed. ThoniBB H. Smith, appellant vc. Mary D. Dadura, et al; appealed from Mult nomah; action of ejectment, affirmed. ttnte of Oregon, respondent vs. C. W. ('Brothers, appellant, appealed from Clackamas, conviction for perjury bo for grand jury In gambling cbss, affirmed. WHITE SLAVER IS ARRAIGNED. UNITED rilGSS I.EASKD Willi. Snn Francisco, March 3. Frank F. Corbett and Joseph W. Schwartz, ar rested here with Mollio Lynch and An na Thorpe, alleged to have been brought from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Fran cisco for immoral purposes, were ar raigned here today before United States Commissioner Krull. Edward H. Da- mon, said to be a wealthy New York politician, is under arrest at San Luis Obispo on a similar charge. He is ex poctcd to resist efforts to bring him from the Southern California district to San Francisco. ficial retires, that Gray had resigned his post because of friction with the Hills, were in circulation this time. Gray himself, however, reiterated his previ ous statement that the relations be tween himself and tb. Hills were, both personally and from & business stand point, of the best. Ho had accepted his new position, he explained, solely because he thought it afforded him a broader field, but h did not conceal the fact that he felt some regret at leaving his old one. Gray will take up his dntics as presi dent and chairman of tho board of di rectors of the Western Maryland be tween March 10 and March 10. WESTON NOMINATED. UNITED 1'REKB LEASED WIIIS. Washington, March 3. President Wilson sent to tho senate today the nomination of Edward Minor Watson, of Honolulu to bo associate justico of tho supreme court of Hawaii. SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED. UNITED I'RRSS 1.KASKD WISH. Brussels, March 3. Seven persons were drowned when a vein of water nc cidentiOly tapped, flooded the colliery at Braeqnegnies, near hero today. t ' i. . ; ' ' I ' . v. ' :.. ' , ' y - v. is f ' 1 1 . ACTION OF MATRON IS APPROVED LOCK MAN IS TO BE AFFLICTED LI .'Twenty-Five are Dead as Result of Eastern Storm unitbd Miss lussd wins.) other lines with terminals here also re Now York, March 3. Greater Now ported Improved conditions. York was slowly recovering today from j Tho jol, 0f ci(.BriD(r fne Bll0w from the most destructive Ktorm since the tho streets here was a stupendous under blizzard of 1888. Meagre reports filter-1 taking. Drifts around firo plugs were Ing in over disrupted telegraph and tcl-1 Mng ,.i,,nrPd Rwtty first. Then tho ephone wires Indicate that at least 5 j ,I10W about fire houses wns shoveled persons met death. Twolve deaths were awav. Busiuens firms owning automo-cauM-d in amd around New York City ' i,i0 trucks aided the street cleaning do- UNITEO I'llKSS LEASED WIIIE. Astoria, Or., March 3. Dr. II. Hart man todny wired Btato officials of Washinirton that Xisto Kataiisto, a Finn, who resides at Winloclt, Wash., had visited him yosterday for treatment of a disenso with which he had been suffering for niuuy years. The doctor said the irmn had a well-defined caso of leprosy. The Finn, who is about 57 years old, told tho doctor ho never had consulted a physician before, though hn had been troubled with an ailment that affected his right great too and his left foot most seriously. After being informed that nothing could bo done for him, the Finn went home on a night train. He In a wire and a number of chil dren on a small farm near Winlock. Henry Clay Hall. Washington, March 3. Henry Clay Hall, ono of the most notod lawyers In the west, who was recently samod by President Wilson as a member of the iutorstnto coinnicrco commission, was bom in New York City on January 3. 18(10. Mr. Hall graduated from Amherst college and the Columbia law school and hognu the practice of law in 1383. Two '.'Viv years later he wont to Paris and re mained till 1802, being counsel to the United -Slates legation most of the timj he was there. In 1802 he roturnod to tho United States and removed to Colo rado Springs, Colo., ou account of bis health. Ho boenmo identified with many banks, railways and othor cor porations in tliut state. SUSPECT MURDER PLOT. UNITED l-ltBSS L1QASRS WlllB.l Redding Cal., March 3. Tho police today were investigating tho finding of 22 sticks of dynamite, with fuso at tached, under tho sc hool house nt Man ton, near here. Weekly Socialist meet ings itro held in tho building, and So cialists suspected a plot to dynamite tho school house while a meeting wns in progress. MARY GARDEN MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE TRIP SOUTH GLEE CLUB HAS SMALLPOX. UNITED I'llKSS I.KASED WHIR. Pomona, Cal., March 3, Friends have received word here today that the Uni versity of Missouri gleo club is quaran tined at Albuquerque, N. M., with two of tho boys suffcing from smallpox. UNITKD PimsK I.BASVD Willi. New York, March 3. Mary Garden, tho oporatic star, wns recovering toduy from an attack of la grippe at the Ritz Carlton hotel. Her condition wns such howovor, that It was considered doubt ful whether sho would bo able to start tomorrow with tho Chicago Grand Opera company to fill an engagement at Dallas, Texas. Miss Garden was stricken with la grippo in I'hilndolphia two weeks no when sho appeared In "La Tosca,'' Hor part, required her to appear In scanty clothing, and shn caught cold. alone. Tho city was still buried under 14 inches of snow. Fourteen thousand men were put to work by Street Clean ing Commissioner Featherstone, but he admitted it probably would require at least ten days to clear away tho snow. j(i)y Itailroada resumed sj seinlilnnce of normal conditions today, but they were till badly hampered. Only a few tele graph wires were working out of Now York, and up state points were still iso lated. One of the big telegraph com partment by tendering these vehicles for use In removing the snow. At 2 o'clock the sun was shining iwd tho snow was melting rapMdly, The thermometer at this hour stood at 38 degrees above zero, and was rising rnj- IN SALEM Rail Commissions Make Valuations too Low, is Charge Dirt has been flying on tho Hunt Itrotlicnt' cannery site this week, actual prciratiuns for the purposed new can nery having commenced last Friday. A big crew of men and teams are exca vating the cite and the contractor, A. J. Anderson, slates t lint a building will be on the grounds within a compara tively short timo. The Weather , Thn companies are not allowed to fig uro full fares and freight rates for em- UNITKD i-ur.ss I.KAKKO WISH.) San Francisco, March 3. llevond admitting that yesterday's altirk bv ll''os ami material used In Initial con Jarod How, tho railroad lawyer, on tho st ruction. In figuring recognized method of physically valu ing the country's transportation sys tems raised a clean-cut Issno between every railroad anil every state or na tional railroad commission in tho United In figuring depreciation ommliwions take Into account only ac tual wear and tear. Hhoulu figure Full Fares. According to How, full fares for workmen and full rates for inateriul BRYAN 8 GRANDDAUGHTER, . psnies estimnted'its loss at $200,000 for rimm rscss uabxd wins.) j New York and adjacent territory. Washington, March 3. Mrs. Grace Railroad service between New York Hargreaves, daughter of Secretary of and Philadelphia was resumed this States and Mrsi Bryan, gave birth to a morning after 24 hours of interrupted daughtor here today. servics. The New York Central tad WILL BET DIOOS TRIAL DATE. UNITED miftft I.RASRD WIS! ) Ban Francisco, March 3. Department 12 of the superior court was aligned by Presiding Judge Cabaniss today to try the cases of Maury I. I)igg, former architect, and Walter Gilligau, charged with attacking Miss Ida Pearring, aged 17 years, on the night of January 1. A trial date probaldr will be set Friday. States, members of California's railroad should be eiilrulutcd in estimating con board aro not prepared today to coin- striictlng cost, for tho reason that the incut ou the arguments llow submitted builders can trniisiiort neither men The Dickey Bird says: Oregon, to night and Wed nesday, rain west portion, cloudy cant portiou, prob ably rain, south erly winds, In creasing along the coast. to them in connection with thn valua tion of the Southern Pacific's lino be tween Mojnva and Owcnyo, May Reach Fedoral Court. The state board's decision was await. ed, however, with deep Interest, and it was the general belief that the enso would find its way ultimately to tho federal supreme court. How contended that In making phys nor material until the road has been built, and must pay full rates for some other menus of traiiHportinu them, In figuring depreciation he maintained thiut tho commissions should take into account the sums spent to keep tho roads In repair. Tho Southern Pacific ease under con sideration was recognized to bo only a tet. If How should carry his point, leal valuations for the purpose of fixing expert said, every railroad In the conn rates all commissions use the tamo try would benefit by It and the differ methods and that their Invariiible result ence It would mako to them, It was es Is to make the valuations too low, for tlmntod, wovld run high Into the mil- these reasons. Hons of dollars. Refusal to Admit Lena Howell Proper Course Says Board . of Control. COMMITMENT FAULTY AND SCHOOL CROWDED Ringo Says He Had Been As sured by Governor Girl Would Be Admitted. Lena Howell is doing the Noah's dove act just now, having no place to rest the sole of her feet, or either of them. She was arrested some two or three weeks ago, and since that time has been, in the city jail. An effort was made Monday to have the girl committed to the Oirls' Industrial school, and in this attoinpt the girl was taken bofore Jos tee of the Peace Webster, who mado out commitment for her, and she was taken to the school. The story is somewhat mixed from this on. As near as could ge learned Constable Cooper took the girl to the school, and loft her on the porch there, shoving the commitment papers under the door, Not getting admitted a woman resid ing near the school, saw her on tho porch crying, and took her luto her house, whore Bhe still , , Secretary Goodin, of the board of oontrol, says the board some time a;o notified 'all bounty'-' judges that the school was filled, .and that no mom girls could be .rocelved until some ar rangements hnd tbeon made for caring for them, aid all but Marion county acted ori his advice. Commitment Illegal. It also appears that commitment to the school can only bo made by the county judges, and that the girl could not have been taken in on a commit ment mndo out as this was by Justice Webster. Attorney Ringo says he had arranged with Governor West to have the girl ad mitted, and that If the governor was hero this would have been done. The board of control met this morning and Indorsed the action of Matron Hopkius In refusing to accept tho girl, iuid it is now up to the county attorney, Mr. Ringo, who, it Is understood, will bring mandamus proceedings to compel the matron to rocoive tho girl, Socrotary Ooodln expressed keen re gret that tho school wns unable to pro vide for tho iiiifortunnte girl, and for all others who should be In the school and looked after by the state, but, with present fitcllltles, It is impossble to take care of more thnn are now In tlieschoot. It Is bIbo stated that Attorney Hingo offered to take one of the girls now in the school into his own homo, in order to mikke room for the Howell girl, but no action has been taken on this prop osition. Miss Howell's Story. "I don't want to go to the training school now that tho officers of the place have treated me as thoy havo, " said Lena Howell this afternoon when interviewed by a Jourwil representa tive over tho phono. "I wns taken be- foro Judge Webster and was told very little of what wns going to bo done. I was then escorted to the girls' training school. Constable Cooper loft me ou the stegw of the institution and whn tho matron of the school camo to the door she Ntid sIm would not receive me as an inmate. I then asked her to let uie use the telephone as I wanted to call up Mrs. Lynch and got her to coins after me at I had no mouey to go any place with, Mrs. Hopkins, the matron, told mo that there; were several othur telephones around iu the neighborhood snd thut I. could use tlietn instead of the school phone and then sho slammed tho door in my face and locked it," Scores School Authorities. If what Mrs. Pickett, the won who took the girl in after she was turned away from tho school, said is true, the matron of the training school wasted (Continued on pi S.)