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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914.
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rKICt. 1WU Ctrl IS. STANDS, FIVB CBNT.
IP .WTO
WATER RATE
HEARING IS
ON AT LAST
Company's Engineer is First
Called Upon to Testify in
Proceedings.
PRESENT VALUE AND
REPRODUCTION COST
Late News
Bulletins
UNHID PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, March 12. Executive
clemency for the 23 union men convict
ed with Indianapolis of conspiracy to
unlawfully to transport dynamite will
not be asked at this time. Announce
ment to this effect was made here to
day after Senator John W, Kern had
received intimation that President Wil
son saw no reason to interefere, follow
ing the refusal of the supreme court to
review the case.
SAYS SACRAMENTO
LI
Income in Salem Appears by
Testimony to Be in Neigh
borhood of $100,000.
The case of the city of Salem against
the Salem Water, Light and Power Co.,
brought for the purpose of regulating
the rates charged for water in the city
of Salem, which was begun about 3
months ago, came up for hearing this
morning at 9:30. City Attorney Pago
-was present, representing the city and
City Councilmen Minton, Jones and
Constable are interested spectators.
The proceedings this morning were c
a preliminary nature. The estimates of
the company's engineer, B. A. Doreszki,
were filed in evidence and If was exam
ined as to the methods used in arriving
at his figures, and as to his expcrienc.i.
He also testified as to his assistants in
making his examination. He said ho
lased his estimates on the cost of ra
;jroduction at the present time, less the
accrued depreciation. His estimate i
as follows:
San Francisco, March 12. Michatl
Gallo, convicted bunco man, was taken
to San Quentin today to begin serving
his five year sentence. He had been
held at the county jail here since testi
fying against the former patrolmen con
victed of sharing the illegal gains of an
Italian bunco ring.
Denver, Colo, March 12. A report
that "Mother" Jones, the famous we
man labor leader, had disappeared from
the San Rafael hospital at Trinidad was
received here tody at headquarters of
the miners union. It was said that Mrs,
J. W. Foster, who had visited the
patient dajly for weeks, had wired that
Mother Jones vanished yesterday. Lab
or leaders belioved that militiamen took
her away.
Salem, Mass., March 12. William A.
Dorr, formerly of Stockton, Cal., sen
tenced to die during the week begin
ning March 22 for the murder of James
Marsh, a wealthy soap manufacturer,
was taken to the death house at Charlev
ton today.
San Francisco, March 12. Walter A.
MeCreery, broker, sportsman and mil
lionaire, was legally restored to com
petency today. The decisions wns ren
dered by Judgo Dunne, acting for
Judge Graham, who was ill.
Righthand Man of General
Kelly Says Body Was Spir
ited From Field.
ARMY IS STILL IN CAMP
Southern Pacific Lets Down Bars for
Free Rides and Quite a Number
Have Deserted Kelly.
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Will Take Steps Toward Better
Protection of Mexcian
Border Soon, (
united fuess leased wire.
San Francisco, March 12. That Sac-
WASHINGTON IS IGNORED
Has Absolutely Nothing to Do With His
Handling of Rangers, Declares
Scrappy Governor.
Vincent Astor and Miss
Huntington Wed April 30
OTAL LOSS
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Austin, Texas, March 12. That Gov-
ramento police killed a member of ths ernor Colquitt intended to increase the
unemployed army I avis when they ! force of Texas rangers as a step toward
clashed early in the week was' the j better protection of the Mexican bo
charge made here today by James La-. der was understood here today,
tham, one of "General" Kelly's right " Do you intend to consult with Prest-
hand men. Latham is-In San Francisc.i . dent Wilson concerning the proposed
to raise funds to defond Kelly, who is increase f" he was asked.
hold in the Sacramento jail on a vag-1 -' Washington has absolutely nothing
rancy charge. to do with the rangers," answered Col-
"The police spirited Davis' body quitt. "I will consult none of the fed-
away," said Latham. "The last I saw eral authorities."
of Davis was when he was lying on the I
pavement near the' Southern Pacific.
stockade with a cracked skull. He lived
but a few minutes."
Cost if Preser.t
new Valre
Land $ 62,208 $ 02,2l';j
Buildings, fixtures,
and grounds 37,752 27,9:)'j j
Hydraulic power wks 1,023 1,408
Water supply 73,803 07,3V?
Equipment 45,951 33,0 i;l
Distribution system. 313,014 278.0U
Tools 2,041 1,S1
I'tility equipment .... 971 712
Furniture & fixtures 754 550
iStock supplies 0,383 0,3$)
TO
4S0,433
Totals $545,772
Following this there wns extended ox- j
smiuation bs to the value of buildings,
tow such valuation was rarived at over
load charges and building expenses, and
much matter of that kind that had only
.a minor valuo in the case.
Company Pays One-Sixth.
Among other things shown wcro that
the company pays one-sixth of the
harge of niaintaineni'e of the ditch from
the Santiam, that the water is' divided
at the dam, one half going to North and
the other to South Mill ercck. Th
water of North Mill creek is used three
times, the Salem Water company usin,
all the stream. The company is success
or to the old Salem Water company and
operates under iU franchise but this
hat been amended, the time of its dilu
tion being extended. The water was
first brought in in 1857. The water
power is about 150 horse power dovol
oped by a wheol with 13 feet pressure.
Tho wnter supply, which is valued at
.$07,375, is the rights and plant, crib
wells, etc., on flinto island which l
leased by the cumpany.
Good Will to Be Figured.
On top of the total estimates filel
there is still to be added the "goinj
prices" or the value of tho whole sys
tern as a business proposition, its good
will no to speak. To this is still to be
added for the purpose of computation,
the capital necessary to be kept for con
ducting the business, which the en
gineer estimated at 5 per cent of tho
valuation, or 20 per cent of the grost
income, and which he fixed at 120,000.
Taking this aa a basis, the statement of
The Capital Journal, made several times
in discussing the rates, is correct. The
Journal stated that the income must be
in the neighborhood of $100,000 yearly,
and this is exactly what the engineer's
estimate would indicate it is.
PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO
LATE IS. EGAN
At the most beautiful and impressive
service here this morning at St.
Joseph's Catholic church, the IuBt rites
woro performed for Mrs. W. H. Egan,
who died last Tuesday at her home,
"Mountain View Farm," Gervaas, route
2. Throughout the morning all south
bound electric cars were crowded with
friends coming into the city for the
funeral, and long before the hour ap
pointed every availablo seat in the
church was taken, and the stairway and
choir loft filled. High mass was sung,
three visiting priests assisting Father
A. A. Moore, who preached aa eloquent
sermon on the virtues of the dead. A
profusion of the rarest flowers were In
' evidence from the greenhouses of both
Salem and Portland, and from private
collections. Two beautiful solos were
given by Mrs. W. A. Lawson, supple
mented by the regular choir, under the
direction of Dan F., Lanirenherg. The
pallbearers wero Judge P. H. D'Arcy
Judge Burnett, Hon. Ben Olcott, Her
man Barr, T. K. Ford and Postmaster
A. E. HuckcBtoin. Interment was in the
Catholic cemetery.
STEAMSHIP LAUNCHED.
united press leased wire.
Long Beach, Cal., March 12.-
Long Beach Steamship company's $225,
000 steel steamship Alvardo was sue
cessfullv launched todny at tho Craig
Ship Yards hore. Eleanor Hatch
years old, christened tho vessel.
will nitrate between Grays Harbor an
San Pedro, carrying oil northwnrd an
lumber southward.
(Continued on page four.)
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FALLS 85 FEET AND LIVES.
united r leased wise.)
San Francisco, March 12. Luther
Lewis, a carpenter, fell 85 feet from the
top of the horticultural building at the
exposition grounds here today. He
oscapeti with a sprained back and sev
eral severe bruise.
The woman with beef trust ankle!
might at least omit the noisy hosier,
v , WU1 Stay for While. .
Sacramento, March 12. That the
Kelly army will remain camped across
the river as long as provisions are ob
tainable, was the opinion hold here this
afternoon.
Some Are Leaving. ' '
Having taken a vote to stand to
gether until thoir leaders are out of
jail in Sacramento, the 1,000 unem
ployed men are still camped on the
sandy levee of the West Sacramento
company opposito this city, but everv
freight train leaving for the west aud
north is carrying as many men as can
steal rides. Orders from the Southern
Pacific headquarters in Oakland are to
ovorlook the "breakbeam tourists" and
lot as many of them get 'out of ths
country as are willing to leave.
Notwithstanding the fact that a fev
hundred men have deserted tho army,
tho unemployed situation is still a bur
densome problem on the hands of the
sideiits of Sacramento and Yolo coun
. Sacramento is still holding tho fort
against a re-invasion of the army into
this city, and somo of the lenders have
gone to San Francisco to start raising
ii mis for a defense league with which
to get "General" Charles Kelly and h;s
ciitcuents out of the Sacramento jail.
To Organize Defense League.
lleforo leaving for San Francisco last
ight, John 8. Wiglitman who is takin j
an active rt of the unemployed, gave
out the following statement:
Mtb. Wightman and myself and T.
H. Latham, press representative of thi
army will go to San Francisco to organ-
z.o a defense league for the armv.
Everything will lie done to defend
them. We probably will return In a
few days. Tho nation will be appealed
to for help from all organizations
Wherever tho armv Hoes this defense
will follow."
District Attorney E. 8, Wachhor-tt
and Sacramento counts meota this statu-
merit with the ultinuitum that he wi.l
prosecuto tho leaders of the army "to
the limit."
Agitators to Get Limit.
Wo will go down the line with
these fellows and every man wo find to
bo an agitator will bn given all the law
allows for vagrancy,'' said Wachhornt
"Where we find we have men In jai
who are merely workingmcn out of em
ployment but who are not trouble mak
ers wo are letting them go. Thero are
v a few of those, however, and whei;
liberated they have gone on their way.
Tho agitators who are inflaming th
minds of the armv members are to be
severely dealt with. There a lot
good workingmcn In that army who wi
leave and go to work if they are no
spurred on by the anarchistic talks o
these agitators."
Want Leader Thorns Arrested.
District Attorney Bailey of Yo
county has been asked by the Socr
men to authorities to raid the army anl
arrest W. A. Thorns, Mrs. Adler and
Villa Leaves for Torreon.
Chihuahua City, Mex,, March 12.
General Villa was entraining troops and
guns here today for Torreon. He had
38 cannon and 225 home made shells
for each of thorn.
He intimated he might Start this af
ternoon with five thousand men.
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SUSTAINED
Portland Dock and Steamer
Cricket Destroyed and
Glenroy Damaged.
Carranza May Back Down.
Washington, March 12. Reconsider
ation by General Canauza of his refusal
to ucgotiato with the United Stiatei
concerning any but Mexican-America
affairs was expected here today.
It was known that he was considering
Secretary of Stflto Bryan's lottor toj
him explaining why the Washington ad-
ministration is interested concerning
the lives and property of foreigner
other than Americans in Mexico. United
States Consul S'nnpich telegraphed from,
Neuvo Laredo thnt Carranza hBd taken
tho letter in a friendly sjiirit and pr
dieted thut henceforward the gonora'
will permit tinted States consuls in
Mexico to safeguard all foreigners, ru-
gnrdloss of their nationality.
Vincent Astor and Fiances and Astor Yacht.
oC the family. Ths-cerijino;' will pub
ably be held In the church of St. Mm
garot, In Staatsburg, N. Y,, and the le
ceptlon at Uopeland house, the home of
the brido's parents, near Stuntsburg.
united pkmm leased WIRE.)
New York, March 12. The wedding
of Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington and
Vincent Astor will take place April 30,
it was announced last night by friends
TWO YOUNG WOMEN ARE
R. A. Booth, of Eugene, this morning
filed his petition for tho nomination for
United States senator on tho Republi
can ticket. He wants on tho ballot af
ter his iiiumo tho words ".Credit Re
stored; Labor Employed; Producers
Protected; Lands Reclaimed; Oregon
DovoIoikmI; Homes Protocted."
(UNITED I'llKHS LEASED WIRE.
London, March 12. Besides Dr. Foy
land, the Norweigiun missionary, known
have been killed by bandits when
they sacked Lao Ho Know, llupeh prov-
nee, China, two young women Misses
and J. Black ivHachod to tho Eng-
sh island China mission at the same
loco, am missing, according to ilis
latches received by the Central News
tO'lay, and it was feared the outlaws
hl killed them, or carried them awny
as prisoners, which might he even
worse.
OF
VICTIM IDENTIFIED.
St. Louis, Mo., March 12, The bod
of Thomas Wright, salesman for th
Lenip Brewing cotnnny, was identifier
among thosn taken from the ruins of th
Missouri Athletic cluh building. Wrlgli
was fully dressed, and had it towel knot
ted around his face, as if for prntec
tinn against smoke and flames. It
believed he was killed when the roo
caved In, while trying to escape.
The Weather
FILES PET!
HEROIC SESCUE WORK
BY HARBOR PATROL
Flames Flare Up in Asphalt of
Dock and Spread With
Great Rapidity .
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Portland, Or., March 12. Damagw
estimated in excess of $1,000,000 was
done early today by a fire which de
stroyed Columbia) docks Nos, 1 and S;
Montgomery dock No. 1, and part of
No. 2.
The steam schooner Cricket, loaded
with asphalt, is practically a total loss,
and the British Royal Mail liner Glen
roy, loaded with lumber and wheat, has
her upper decks burned away, with coa
sidemble damage, to her cargo.
Grain valued 't $355,000, belonging
to Max Houser, the "Barloy King,"
which was stored lu the warehouse oa
the dock, was reduced to a parched and
soggy mass by firo and water.
Four thousand barrols of asphaltum
in tho hold of the Cricket, valued at
$11,000, was consumed.
The British steamer Glenroy, of the
Royal Mail line, suffered tho loss of
her bridge deck and part of her cargo,
the exnlct amount of damage being ho
far unavailable.
Boon Raging Furnace.
Tho fire was probably caused by aa
explosion of wheat chaff ou the Colum-
united press LEASED wiRE.l u;a fl., The Cricket, the first ves-
Chicago, March 12.-Dotoctivcs were gol to take fjr8) boonnie at om.e a mar.
IS SHOT IN SCUFFLE
OVER PISTOL
investigating today the fatml shooting 1
of Louis liaval in his office hero with
his wlfo alone in his company. Mrs.
Roval's version today was that sho and
hor husband wero scuffling for posses
sion of tho pistol when it wont off by
M 1) KhnnlcK filed liis netitinti for the accident. The police said, however, tinir flro to the nlatform. the burninir
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Republican nomination for circuit main iwm n ...,. oils pouring Into tho water and firing
udgo of tho 11th district, Gilliam, u"8 aeiiniieiy icanieu w. urn. th0 piorg.
Beached on Small Island.
ing furnnco, the inflammable cargo
making the craft a floating torch. She
was cut loose from the dock and sot
adrift, but instead of taking tho chan
nel in the middle of the river, floated
against Montgoomry dock No. 2, set-
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Sherman and Wheeler counties. "VB1 K"" lu ""''"
T. L. Cleoton filed for the nomination "thro to accuso him of paying attention
at a Republican for the office of justice to other women
of the supremo court. His residence is
Portland. After his name on the ballot
ho wants the statement: "Lous delay,
less technicality, und more justico In
courts."
O. L, Hawley, of McCoy, Republican,
filed for state senator from tho ninth
district.
E. J. Loney filed for office of repre
sentative from the sixth district. He la
Republican, and his rcsidouco Is Port
Orford.
J. W. Donnelly filed for representa
tive from the 2Hth district, Gilliam,
Khnrmnu nnd Wheeler counties; he is a
Republican.
Hnrvey E. Julow wants to be repre
sentative from Washington county, nnd
wants the Republican nomination for
tho placo.
W. O. Trill, Republican, would repre
sent Union and Wallowa counties In the
lor er house.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
St. Louis, Mo., March 12. Three
moro unidentified corpse were taken
early today from the ruins of the burned
Missouri Athletic club building. With
tlioso previously recovered, including
ono found lato yesterday afternoon, tills
brought the number of victims acouiit
ed for up to 14,
(Continual oa pag four.)
1 I HOPt ni MSil
t .v V M Blown il
Tho Dickey Bird
says: Oregon,
cloudy probable
rain west, general
ly fair et por
tion tonight and
Friday, southerly
winds, moderate
along the roast.
FAVOR FOURTH OF JULY TAX.
UNITED I'llKHS LEASED WIRE.
Baker, Or., March 12. The mer
chants' committee of the local commer
cisl club, determined to have s rousing
Fourth of July celebration here this
year, ho passed strong resolutions fa
voring the levy of one-half mill In
taxi to raiso funds for the cause.
SACRAMENTO WALLOVS
CHICAGO WHITE
SOX
KNOCKS DOWN MOVIE MAN.
UNITED PHESE I'iSBD WISE.
Portland, Or., Manh 12.-0, T.
Holtzclaw, a one armed movie proprie
tor, asked O, L. Kroner, a real estate
man, to remove his hat In the theatre.
Kroner knocked Holtzclaw down and
then fltd. H was arrested later.
UITrD pons" LEASED WIDE.
Sacramento, March 12. Albeit
("Dutch") Klawitt-r would have scor
ed a shutout over th Oiicngo Ameri
cans had it not been for costly errors
ymterdny afternoon made behind him
by tho Sacramento 'players of tho Pa
cific Coast league.
As it was, tho big leaguers finished
on the short end of a 1 to 2 score. Thi-
gives Sacramento two victories out of
three mimes with the first squad of
white sox. Tho woro:
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Chicago 2 7 1
Sacramento 1 7 I
Iritteriet Clcotte and Schalkj KU
witter and Rahrnr.
The firobont David Campbell seized
her with grappling Irons and towed her
to a small island below the flouring
mills, where she was beached and aban
doned. It was not until the fire had burned
Itself out on the docks and ou the
Glenroy that the fireboat went back
and began playing streams on the burn
ing Cricket.
Sailors Jump Overboard.
Many mombers of the crew of the
Cricket, in panic, jumped ovorboant
when the fliumea flared up in tha
asphalt. The number of these could not
bo learned, though, as far as known,
all woro rescued by tho harbor patrol
or olio swam ashore. Heroic work was
done by Engineer Jaockel, of the patrol
boat, and Harbor Officer Webster, who
dragged half a dozen men from, the
water whilo sparks were falling around
them, and other members of the patrol
extinguished brands that fell upon th
deck.
Shoulder Dislocated,
P. L. Samuels, a Bailor on the Glen
rov, fell Into tho hold during the ex
citement and dislocated his shoulder H
was rescued and taken to a hospital. Ni
other casualties have so fur been report
ed. Thirty-ono Chinese sailors wor
taken In chaigo by tho Immigration of
ficials and are Iwing held here.
ECLIPSE SCARE THEM. '
UNITED PHISS LEASED WIRE.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 12. The
usual number of citizens bombarded
nwier here bt night with trem
bling queries regarding the eclipse of
the moon. Tolice headquarters aleo ex
plained to score that there was noth
ing to fear.