Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1914)
All the News that's Fit to Print i t inenest j Newspaper J IHItHMtM THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. TH1TYSIX DEAD AND TEXAS AUTHORITIES MUST ASSUME BLAME FOR iDJ MEXICO President Wilson Announces He May Call by Telegraph for Full and Satsifactory Explanation of Trip After Body Denies Administration Had Any Advance Information Re garding Raid Rebels Attack Torreon Passenger Train Dynamited and Many Killed Poet and Four Others Executed. BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN. UNITED ntEBS LEASED WIRE. Washington, March 9. Tho Texas authorities must assume responsibility for Saturday night's invasion of Mexi can territory by the party which brought back the body of Clemento Vcragar, the American, recently exe cuted by federals near Nuevo Laredo. Unless Oovernor Colquitt maltes an immediate and satisfactory report, President Wilson will call for one by telegTaph. The president made these two things plain to White House callers today. Ho made it clear, tooo, that he would not consider the raid's object he would take into account only the fact that it was an unauthorized invasion of Mexi can territory. May Rebuke Oovernor. If the invasion was by Texas rang ers, it was explained, it might be nec- j cssairy for tho government officially , to disavow their act and to rebuke , those who permitted it. Tho president did not intend to act hastily, however. Ho indicated that a . full investigation was being made, and until it wns finished neither he nor Secretary of State Bryan would have anything further to say on the sub-! Jt- j I he executive did, however, deny that tho Washington administration Iiad advance knowledge that a raid was intended, aid he also discredited reports that Vnitcd States Consul Oar-1 rett, at Nuevo Laredo, was cognizant of it until it was over. Has Opposed All Invasions. The administration, said the presi dent, has made every effort to prevent armed Americans from crossing tho border into Mexico. It was true, he ex plained, that the Veragara case had EMPLC ! PLACED IN JAIL Thome and Others Make Fruit less Efforts to Resist Officers. FIRE DEPARTMENT AIDS Many of Men Knocked Down and In jured by Officers and Lot at Sac ramento Is Finally Cleared. t'MITCD MM! LEANED WIDE. Sncramemo Cal,. March 9. Threats of the leaders of tha unemployed army to clash with the authorities if n at tempt were made to oust them from this city were wiped tway today when diaries Kelly, William Thorne and "Roughneck" Toosdale wore placed under arrv-t. Although Tborne at tempts! to arouse his followers when the police rquaJron hove into sight at the .Southern Pacific sand lot stockade, there was not the somblance of resist ance when the leaders were surrounded. The officers wer armed with shotguns, rilles and riot clubs. The warrants, issued by District At torney Eugene Wachhorat, charged the leaden with vagrancy. A score of other memberi of the army were ar p 111 been taken up with the Huerta govern ment, but thore had never been a thought of armed invasion. After sending for Secretary Bryan, the first thing in the morning, and de manding, a quick and thorough investi gation of the incidont, the president in structed Secretary of War Garrison to call for a report from General Bliss, of the border patrol, considering the oc currence, from a military standpoint. Germany Not Belligerent, The chief executive was much exer cised by reports that Germany had no tified the administration it would act independently in Mexico unless the United States furnishes effective pro tection for German subjects there. The story, he said, was maliciously untrue. ' Wilson lot it be known that he does not look for the passaige of tho Poin dexter and Jones resolutions asking him to explain to the senate the meaning of tho veiled allusions in his Panama canal tolls message. Even if they should be adopted, it is intimated, he probaibly would ignore them. Consul Garrett, in a telegraphic re port to the state department, said Vcr gares' body had been turned over to an undertaker, and would be buried to day. Garret wag, reporting more fully by mail. Wilson Displeased, The president told his callers frank ly that he was displeased at the delay of congress in disposing of pending trust legislation. He was to confer with Chairman Clayton, of the house judiciary committee, this afternoon in an effort to secure speedier action. Tho executive rofused to discuss pros pective appointments to tho reserve (Continued on page four). rcntod on John Doo warrants, which also charged vagrancy. All were taken to the jail. When the police entered the field the thou ands of onlookers expect a battle and scrambled for places of safety. There was no demonstration however, the members of the "army" failing to take up the gauntlet on behalf of their leaders and lying flat on the ground. Their jeers wero silenced when the offi cers got busy. Flashing union cards, - the men ar retted appealed to union men In the crowd to help them. There was no re sponse, however, the onlookers cheering, . . . . Li,. , . . . i . I vrr WII1H mi BUIUII1OD1I0 100. Ot IDe prisoners was taken away. The next move was to clear the lot. It wa proposed to give the men trans portation to San Francisco, whence thuy came, and no trouble was expected when orders were enforced dispersing the army and directing the men to board a barge bound for the bay city. The men arrested were unarmed. Shout "Kill the Cops." As fast as the men were ordered out of the field they meed to another side and got back in again, shouting, "Kill, the cops, burn the town." The first real act of violence wai when Patrolman Ash attempted to dis perse a crowd which was making in-1 eendiary sieehcs around in American flag. Tho patrolman made, a pass at ' the man holding the flag and was1 im mediately attacked. It was necessary ' ini to call for assistance. Brother! officers rushed up, and night sticks riot rlulu and fists were soon flying freely, scalps were laid open, men's clothing torn, and on member of the (Continued on page four.) ft ,l""'"tw Second Trial of Becker to be no Farce, Despite Rumors 3 Sttn, ''-A I District Attorney Whitman, BY CARLTON TEN EYECK. (Written for the United Press. New York, March 9. The trail of the sorient goes on and on, its daily slime befouling all it touches. New York seems dostined never to forget the sen sational murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal. Shortly after midnight on a July morning two years ago, shots rang out on the still air of Forty-third street in the Upper Tendorloin and their echo has reverberated throughout the Greater City evor since. On that fate ful morning tho assassination, for it was nothing less, of Rosenthal in front of tho Hotel Mctropole, eloctrified con tiguous Broadway and its ripples have spread until they rattled the surface of every portion of New York, from center to outermost perimeter. And the echoes and the ripplos aro not done. They wore given fresh Impetus the other day when the Court of Appeals of TRAPPED BY OFFICER E Albert Sensenta Is In Jail, To gether With His Partner, Wr Dairy. OFFICER SEES SALE MADE Large Quantity of Whiskey Is Found In Trunks and Suit Cases of Rooms Occupied by Men. Albert Sensonata, a Spaniard, was caught in at trap set last night by Of ficer Jack Welch, who suspected the man of being a bootlegger. Sensenta "fell" for the officer's came and consequently was held on a charge of selling liquor in a dry territory, and is also facing a complaint sworn out against him on a similar charge in Justice Webster's court. Wm .Bairy, a partner of the Span iard, was also arretted st the same time on the same charge. Works Trick. Officer Welch, having 'suspected Sensenta of being a bootlegger, en gaged another man to make a date with the Spaniard in the rear of the old Council saloon building, on Stale street, and then a second party was Induced Everybody salem; OEEaoK. Monday, march 9, . Who Will Push Trial of Becker. tho Btate of New York sitting at Al bany on puroly technical grounds, re versed the conviction of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, in Sing Sing awaiting death in the electric chair for tho murder of Rosenthal, and ordered a new trial for him. The court's order re vived tho case in all its startling fea tures and the newspapers of New York ropented all the Bordid and ghastly de tails of the actual murder and the year of investigations and trials tluit it had brought on. Becker added fuol to tho flame by be ginning to talk as soon as he was taken from tho death house on the lifo side of the littlo green door and he has con tinued to talk volubly ever since. Ho began by reiterating that be is Innocent of the gambler's murder and knew all the it me that ho would get justice. Then (Continued on page 6.) to buy the boozo from Sensenta, the money for which was furnished by the officer. Officer White was then in structed to station himself near at hand to watch proceedings, and just as the third person was taking over the liquor and handing Sensenta the in on ey, Officer Welch stepped out of a shadow and arrested the bootlegger, Find More Booze. Tho Spanish gentleman was then taken to his room on tho' comer of church and Trade streets, where they found another party, who won identl fied as a man who has been soliciting people to buy booze at different places in the city. This man was Dairy. Upon searching the room occupied by the two mei, a large quantity of whiskey was found in trunks and In suit cases scattered about. Sensenta st first denied that he was bootleg ging, but later confessed. These are first real bootleggers to be arrested since the new laws went into effoct, according to the police. (Continued on page 4.) The Weather I Hope THE DONT STOP JhE TANGO Tho Iiekey Bird says: Fair tonight and Tuesday; northerly winds. Reads the 1914. N oil SI. LOUIS Building Burning Fiercely Before Many of the Occupants Are Warned and There Is Frantic Effort to Escape Terrible Scenes Enacted and Scores Who Escape Death Are Badly In juredTelephone Operator Sticks to Post and Gives Warning to Many, But Wires Finally Fail to Work Moans and Screams Heard by Firemen on Arrival-Bodies Recovered Are Badly Charred and Indentification Difficult List of Those Known to Be Dead and Missing. IqNITED PHlsS LEASED WIS!. St. Louis March 9. Thirty-six mep wore believed at noon today to have perished in a fire, which, breaking out between 1 and 2 a. m., destroyed the ultra-fashionable Missouri AthJotio i club's seven-story building here, with tho Boatmen's bank on - the ground floor, and damaged sevoral adjoining structures. Of those thought to have died the bodies of several had been recovered at noon. Throe of them were identified. Four wero buriod by debris. Many wore missing and it was assumed that thoir corpses wore buried in the ruins which were too hot for a thorough search. The identified dead: John M. Rickey, '40 years old, St. raul : ,-, ' , . ' 8. F. Kossler, 49 years old. James Riley, 55 yoars old. W. J. Kindor. L. 0. Ruff. William Erd, real estate dealer. Tho club was among the most fash ionable in tho city. The building it occupied was a fiuo seven-story struct ure at Fourth and Washington streets. On tho ground floor was the Boatmen's bank, which also was destroyed. Early reports of the loss of lite were greatly exaggerated. Scores Injured. Besidos the dead and missinff thern was a list of iujurod running into tho ' score. The register of thoso spending the night in tlio club houno was lost, so there was somo uneertainty concerning , numbers, and it was admitted that this might mean some variation in tho fig ures given. Fire Chief Swingloy thought iv were about 90 guests in tho build NINE CHINAMEN ARE IN Special Agents of State Board of Pharmacy Aid Police of Cty. ALL ARE OVER 67 YEARS Five Different Outfits Are Secured by Officers in Raid and Are Submit ted in Evidence. The police, assisted by Michael O'M.ara and David Llghtner, two special agents employed by tho. State Board of Pharmacy to run down opium smokers in this state, mndo tho arrost lnM night of nine local Chinamen, five of the number being directly charged with smoking the drug and four accused by tin officers of being in a place where opium is smoked. Enough smoking kits to supply a smnll new re public were found during tho raid on tho 'nines houses on the corner of Kerry and High streets. Those caught In tho net were Jim Ikiw Ah liing Hay Low, Ah Sun, John Dow, Louieon, Hcek King, and Ie Jim. theye were locked up in the jail and their trial started this afternoon. Aged and Feeble Arrested. Of the nine orientals arrested list Daily Capital Journal DDirr T1A iviv,t. IHU CLU ing, cither still sitting up, asleep in thoir bedrooms or in the Turkish baths. Night Clerk Reisinger, however, put the number at 50 to 75, Contradictory Stories. As to the manner in which the fire statrted there were conflicting stories. First roports were that it began with an explosion. Subsequently Fire Chiof Swingloy said he thought not. He bollovod It began either in the club kitchen or main dining room. Still later, Edward Hoil, an oyator house pro prietor who was early on the scene, was so positive that there was an explo sion that he shook oven Chief Swingloy in his belief. Tha club's loss was placed at $100, 000 and the Boatmen's bank at (2500, 000. , Begins With Explosion, The fire began with an explosion shortly after midnight. The flames spread with frightful speed, quickly cutting off tho Fourth street fire es capes. But for the heroism of N. Rowo, the tolophone oporator, a man, tho number of killed probably would have run Into throe figures, as indeed, it wns at first roportod to have dono. . Rowe stuck at his post, arousing the occupants of the rooms, until his wires failed. Crowd to Windows. In the meantime the guests of tho club wero crowding to the windows, Booking moans of escape. From one window on tho fourth floor 20 men slid down a ropo of twisted bed clothing to tho roof of an adjoining building. At 3 q. ni,, tho building's oast wall collupseil upon tho bunk on tho ground floor, burying tho vaults. Bank offi cials Biild thijy contained 1,.'H!),IDH in currency and $27,J(14 In specie. night not ono is under tho ngn of 07 years and ninny will top the 815 mark. Tho special agentH ciuno to Salem lust Saturday and, getting in touch with the police, prcinrcd the raid. Both nrj young men, probably not over the ages of 24 and 21!. The raid was mado about I) o'clock last night, According to tho testimony givou by Police Officers Gains, Shedeck, White, Welch and Stanton and the two special agents, several of the Chinamen were caught cither actually smoking tin opium or lying on mile, cots in a "dreuiii. " One old fellow, so aged that ho might have been a relic of the durk ages, from apeparance, was dream ing when he was escorted to the jail, declare the police. Others were In s half stiiMjr from the uffocts of the drug, two of tho men had Just "lit up" and were sending out the clouds of foul smoke when interrupted by tho police. Would Break Circle. It is claimed by tho two Portland agents that there Is an nrtfiuir.od opium ring in this state which the state tionrd of Pharmacy is seeking to destroy. Mr. Mghtner stated this morning that there is not a Chinumun In Portland who smokes opium since the raids have been niado so often in that city, llo declares that the Portland ( liiunmen havo given up tho drug and In its place now smoke pipes and tobacco. Five difffcrent o'ltflts for smoking opium wero confiscated by the officers in their raid and they were introduced as evidence at the hearing this morning. The outfits contnin pipes opium In small quantities, "inschin," a black sub stance which is removed from the too of the pipes after the "culls" have heen fried and which, it is claimed, is much stringer than the purs drug, RFIJ IK :: The Largest :: Circulation X- rrnxr ON TRAINS AND NsrWI V.LH 1 STANDS. FIVB rN FV H With the wall's fall the fire spread to an adjoining building occupied by the St. Louis Seed company, which was still burning fiercely at 8 a. m. Thirty nozzles wore at that hour play lug on the fire, but the club's soutU wall was momentarily expected to fall Missing Clubmen. The missing clubmen were: William Becker, presldeut of thd Brecke:r-Moore Paint company. Thomas Wright, auditor of the Lemp Brewing company. Allan Dancock, prominent amateur basoball and football player. John Kinder, president of the Kinder Construction company, William Shields, president of the Shlolds Lye company, George Gooruor, president of the Hoi stola Commission company.' ' I P. Puff, buver for tha Simmons Hardware company. Benjamin Wantherly, salesman. Allon Bow, salesman. Bert Crouch, salosman. John Chasnoff, publicity agent. Thomas Shyne. J. T. Ilaolou. Marx Hanunar. I). K. Fitzgernl, of the Piorce-Arrow corporation. Two club visitors whose names were known only as McKane and Jennings. F. W. Williams furrier. F. W. Albyght. E. P. Williams, snlcsman. I.. A. Tilley, of tho Buick Automobile company. J, K. ( heslcy. W. A. llunicko, a Missouri Pacific employe. Koby Green. (Continued on puge four.) lamps, needles, trays and what not. prosecution Insisted today that the out fits wero sufficient evidence to con vict tho nine defendants of a violation of a provision iu tho statute prohibit ing residence in places where opium ll smoked. rlAlma tnM Tnli,.!.,. Judge P. H. D'Arcy defended the Chlniuuen, He assorted that the raid was mndo unjustly on his clients sul that friends of the accused have asked him to Intervene with a legpl defense. The majority of the defendants, It; could be plainly observed, have used tne urug lor many years. They are perfect wrecks of humanity, who have evidently been habitual smokers tine boyhood. They are all all woll-knowu In this city and are seen on the streets every day. Louieon formerly con ducted a nodle houso on Ferry street whilo Ah Sun is a hulo and hearty look ing Chinaman despite hi ago and does not upbear to be a nuokor of the vila preparation. The hearing resulted In seven of theni bolng turned louse and the aKsensment of a fine of 115 on one and -r ou sn ot lie r. The fines were paid by friend of the ciinvlcted ones. LUMBERMEN PROTEST. itMirrn imiksh ikasco wuut Taeoma, Wash., March 0, Protesting against the removal of thi tariff ou lumber and the repeal of the free tolls provision of Panama cnnihl legislation, and declaring that British Columbia timber Interests will benefit at the ex pense of tho lumber Industry of this state, Oovernor Lister today addressed a letter to President Wilson, follow lug a meeting of prominent lumber men at the Twoma hotel.