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All the News that's Fit to jPrint Everybody Reads the Daily Capital Journal i 1 i The Best t Newspaper The Largest 61 1 Circulation THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. On SALEM, 0EEG0N, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1914. nnior ritTn ON TRAINS AND NsTWi r rvivc i rru iuiu, stands, fivb cinvs. I I 111 fc...;-.J i0 Jvi 1 .1 i 4 it HUERTA IS READY 10 QUI! PLACE Mexican Ruler Makes Proposi tion Which May Solve Bothersome Problem. ROJAS SAID TO BE SLATED TO SUCCEED Huerta Wliling to Take Field Against Rebels if Roja Is Recognized. I'MIED rilESS LEASED Willi!. Washington, March 21. That Presi iieut Huerta has made a proposal which may solve the Mexican problem was admitted at the state department to day. This proposal was the subject of Mex ican Foreign Minister Rojas' conversa tion with John Lind at Vera Cruz. The conference lasted three hours aaid Sec retary Bryan has received a full report of it. He Jid not make the report pub lic, however. He was considering it, it was stated. It was believed here that Huerta of fered to turn the presidency over to Eojas, himself taking the field in per son against the rebels, if the Washing ton administration would recognize Ro ias, and rais-e no objection to himself ;Huerta) as a candidate at the next presidential election. His Injuries Serious, C'arrizo Springs, Texas, March 21. Charles Ballard, the Amereiau whom five Mexicans kidnaped and took across the border but who succeeded later In escaping and returning to his home here, was in a critical condition today as a result of tortures inflicted on him bv his captors before he got away. Residents of C'arrizo Springs and tho country about it were arming and rumors were current that a filibustering expedition was being organized in re taliation for the Ballard incident. The Mexicans, Ballard said, were fed orals. One of them lured him from town by pretending that he wanted repairs made on a windmill. As soon as they got into the brush, however, tho four others appeared, threw themselves on In in. tied his hands, throw a noose about his neck and forced him to follow with the other end of tho rope tied to a saddlehorn, for two nights through actus and thorns until bo grew to weak it was evident he could not much long er keep his feet and must be dragged to death. In the meantime, however, he had suc ceeded in getting out his penknife and bad been working at his bonds with it until finally he got his hands free. They were near tie Rio Grande at the time, so, throning off the noose suddenly, ho plunged into the water amid a shower of bullets got across and made his way to the San Pedro ranch. Plan to Get Horses Back. Washington. March 21. It was rum orcd at the war department today that friends of Clements Vergara were plan ning to croo the bordor with a party of Texa rangers to seize the horses and other property Vergara said fedoral soldiers Mole from him. Secretary of War Garrison immediately telegraphed to General Bliss to prevent such s raid. Villa Closes iu On Torroon. El Taso, Texas, March 21. General Villa was tightening his lines about Torreon toany, according to meagre ad vices received here. "Advance guard at Vermo," was th" estent of the unofficial Information available. It was telegraphed by one of the correspondents nt the front. BIO "EXPO" JOB FOB EASTERNER inited rum leased wins.) San Francisco, March 21. Hollii Tv Cooley, a well known eastern theatrical manager, tndnv assumed hn duties .n chief of tt.i- I'Minmn Pacific exposition Imreaii of sp'- inl events. Among otli"r things CoolM will plan aul supervier the great public functions which wi be given from time to time in conne tion with tbe exposition. Army Gets Food in Its Hike North SHASTA COUNTY TO" PROVIDE MEALS AT 20-MILE INTERVALS FOB 120 TRAVELERS. UNITED FBBSS LEASED WISH. Redding, Cal., March 21. Preferring food to railroad transportation, the un employed who commandeered a South ern Pacific train here Friday, but found it useless to them, because the company would not move it, resumed their north ward "hike" today under the terms of an agreement with Shasta county, to serve meals at 20-milo intervals until the army crosses the line into Siskiyou county. They were given three days to do this. The party was 120 men strong;. . The Southern Pacific had concen trated enough railroad police to to have dislodged the tourists from the stalled freight train last night, but this would not have helped the local authorities, who would still have had the army on their hands, so they made thoir offer of a meal a day if the men would pro ceed on foot, and tho proposition was accepted. Tho first eating station will "be Pitt, the second Delta and the third Castel Pork, beans and coffee will be the principal items on the menu. A message from Duuuigan, 4i mires north of Davis, said 170 more "hikers'' reached here last night, marching this way 20 miles daily. FOR OREGON FISH STATION. Washington, March 21. A bill pro viding for the establishment of a fish experimental station in Oregon was introduced in the seunto yesterday bv Senator Chamberlain. E ON IN IRELAND UNITED r-ItESH I.HASBD WIUB 1 Bolfust, Ireland, March 21. What looked like preparations for real war on a livrge scale wero in progress here to day. Troops wero passing and repassing through the streets on their way to stragetic points or to other Ulster towns. Military messengers were clut tering about. Constables were being provided with carbines. Special mag istrates were boing sworn in by the score for service throughout the county-Similar scenes aro being enacted at all other Ulster towns, Tho authorities were careful to avoid any at likely to give tho anti-home rulers unnecessary offense, but they plainly wore making ready for sharp work at .the first overt move among thorn. They woro having serious trouble with tho troops. Reports were cur rent thsxt a battalion of Dorsetshires positively mutinied in barracks here when told that they were about to be transferred to another station, throw ing down their arms and declaring they would not fight for home rule. This report was perhaps exaggerated, but it was certain the men were discon tented and unruly. The officers were even morn so, .lust how many had resigned could not be learned, but the number was sufficiently serious to cripple the government in its military dispositions. The transfer of cavalry from Ctirrsgh camp to Ulster had to bo cancelled temporarily, Indeed, for lock of officers to command it. There was an unconfirmed report that HrigadicrGonernl Hubert De I.a Poer Uaugh, commanding the (urnigli cavalry, was among those who re signed. . Sir Kdward Curson, the nuti home rule leader, was secluded all day with 'tis chief lieutenants, nt ( raighnveii, Captain Crnig's residence, three miles outside Belfast. The Miuruuis of Lon donderry and the Karls of Han furies and Clanwilliam were ninong those in consultation with him. tir relward was strongly counseling moderation on tho nnti home rulers' part. It vu understood ho wanted the government to tnko tho first warlike step, Tho Orange loaders were al heavily guarded, and there were re ports that, if their arrest should Iw nt tempted, there would be desnite re sistance. Some people are born foolv others are educated to that point. Governor West Presents State ment to Attorney-General Regarding It. DIRECTS SUIT STARTED Dummy Applications Used In Securing Tracts by Pacific Livestock Com pany, Is Charge. Charging that it appears that the Pa cific Livestock company acquired title to 27,000 acres of land from the state by fraud, Governor West today prescnt I a statement to Attorney-General 'Hwt'ord showing the methods em ployed iu obtaining thu land with the request that he institute suit to recover them, The lands are situated in Farney county, and consist of state school, swamp and indemnity lands. According to tho oxccutrvo'B assertion thoy were obtained by the company through dum my applications. The statement points out to tho state's chief legal adviser I how full information may be obtained as to how the lands wero acquired, and also how a list of witnesses may bo se cured. The attorney-general will make an in vestigation of the matter and should he conclude that the state can recover the liimis he will institute suits. WILSON EXPLAINS HE IS Washington, March 21. Washington was marvelling today at the manner in which President Wilson unbosomed him self Friday night at tho National Press club's honsewarming in its new quarters here. "It is borne in on me by the articles T read about myself, ' ' ho said, "thi. I am a cold, removed person with a thinking muchinc inside which he ad justs to circumstances." And this, iu fact, wins just what the average Wash ingtonian did think. The president's idea of himself, it seems, however, is otherwise, "I some times feel like a fire Irom a far distant volcano," he explained, "and if the lava does not seem to spill over it is because you nio not high enough up to see the basin. "In the position which I occupy thore is a sort of pnssionnic sense of respon sibility and if 1 seoir, circumspect it is because I am so diligently trying not to make any colossal blunders." WIBE TRUST AOBEES TO ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN CASE, UNITED 1'HICSB LEASED Willi. Jackson, Miss., March 21. It was an nounced hero today by Attorney Gen eral Ross A. Collins, that tho Western Union Telegraph Comimny ind the American Telephone and Telegraph ouipuny, have consented to tho entry of judgment nuuinst them snd otho'i in the suit instituted some time ago, bv the attorney general of Mississippi, barging them with an illegal com bination in violation of .the anti-trust laws of the state, liy this decree which is to be entered, tho Western Union and American Tclcphnno and TeH- graph company and other defendant:-, are to pay to the state the sum of fifty thousand dollars penalties and tha lei rce sets forth that the American Telephone and Telegraph company ami its allied companies have disposed of all the Western Union stock which they have held. WHITNEY'S CASE CONTINUED. CNlTKU I'llKSS MIASM. Willi!. 1 San Francisco, Mnrch 21. The ruse of J. I'arker Whitney, the Placer coun ty millionaire, charged with transport ing Miss flenevieve Hunan from state to stato for immoral purines in viola tion of the Mann white slave luw, was before Federal Judge Dueling for a few moments today, It wss tho ditto for his trial to begin, but counsels were not ready so a continuance was taiten un til next Hatnrdav. Asserts Judge Allowed Street Railway Attorney to En dorse His Note. ACCEPTED ATTORNEY FEE Changed. Record to Prevent Reversal and Pocketed Money Belonging to Other People, It is Asserted. UNITED PRESS LEiSBO WIUB. Washington, March 21 Rising in tho house today on a question of personal privilege, Representative Park of Georgia formally demanded the im peachment of Justice Daniel Thow Wright of the- District of Columbia su premo court. Park allegod private and official misconduct. Tark's denunciation was accompan ied by ai resolution asking the house judiciary committee to investigate Jus tice Wright's conduct, ' Among other things Park charged that Justice Wright allowed a street railway lawyer to endorse his note while the lawyer was .appearing in his court; that he acceptjd Ru ttttoruov,g foe dlr ing his judgeship; that he wrongfully collected and appropriated "other peo plo's money;" that he purposely changed a record to prevent reversal for cause in a case wheroin he presid ed; that he was guilty of judicial mis conduct in a habeas corpus trial to the extent of provoking the reviewing court to characterize the trial as a travesty; that he was guilty of "variom acts of personal and judicial misconduct and is morally and tempora;');'Uy unfit to hold judicial office." TRAFFIC AGREEMENT. UNITED 1'IIEHH UU8KD WII1S.) San Francisco, March 21. A traffic agreemont whereby the Atchison, To peka and Santo Fe railway system will bo enabled to run its cars over the Oak- bind, Antioch and Eastern railroad iu to Sacramento and other Sacramento Vulloy towns was announced hore today, The announcement ' is an important one to shippers as it moans that freight can bo sent from eastern sources direct to Sacramento and to such points M Chico, Orovillo, Woodland and scores of smaller points, without reshipping or switching. WILL MAKE THEM WORK. UNITED l'KKSS LEASED WIIIE. Modford, Or., March 21. The news that an army of unemployed men was traveling through tho northern counties of California, on its way to Oregon was rocoived in Modford with considerable joy by Judgo Tou Velio and tho county commissioners. Tho county is paving a roadway from the California state line to tho Josephine county line on tho north, and tho county officials plnn to arreBt tho travelers on charges of va grancy and put them to work iu the grading camps, which are now estab lished in the Siskiyou mountains, right near the California statu line. TWO MEN FALL IN MINE. UNITED I'TIEHH LEASED WIHE.l I'ottsville, Pa., March 21. Opening suddenly, the earth swallowed two men anil a work shanty on the mountain side nt Shenandoah. It was found that they had plunged into an abandoned coiil mine, prwbably falling several hun dred feet. Weeks might be required, experts mid, to find them. MANCHURIA FLOATED. UNITED I'llKSH LEAKED WIHR.) San Francisco, March 21. The chamber , of commerce received worl .yesterday that the Pacific Mail lin.ir Mnnchiiria, caught in a squall in N'a gnaki harbor, had gone aground, been refloated and taken to Hong Koni; where it was docked. The Weather The Iriekcy liird says: Oregon, fair tonight with free, ing temperatures in east portion, Sunday fair, east erly winds Joseph W. Folk, New Letfal Adviser Of Interstate Commerce Body r V: A; JONAIRE SHOOT BECAUSE HE FELT UNITED PUKSS LEASED Win!. Mount Clemens, Mich., March 21, Fear of insanity today caused Ashton Leo, Sr,. millionaire manufacturer of Lawrence, Mass., to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head a a local 'hotel hero. He died a few hours later without regaining consciousness. "1 am haunted constantly," he told th I hotel guests, "by appi caching insanity. I can fool it gradually cupping upou mo iMy lili l:;n neon a living noil lor weeks." f T1NITBD P..ESS LEASED W1IU.1 m.. f . I. t ' tn 1T..1 .1 - lucomu, t us it., .iiurcn i. - -iuiu n prisoner ia a room at the Wakefield hotel hero for throe Jays and night?, , , licllo Mursilen, agi d 20 yearn, whone home is iu Ha.. Francis, o, was rescued early today by Detectives Jliickabtt and Kincnid, who, at the same limo arrested William lligligute, colored, on charge of forcibly rentruiuing the girl, Miss Mui'rfiu n' condition wai no w ions thiit Dr. liroboek, county physician, ordered her removed to tho coii'ity hos pital. The girl is evidently lifforlng from the effect of some drug. When questioned by Captain of Detectives Hmith Bhe wai unable to hold up hor heud. "I can't tnlkj" she sobbed "My head is In a whirl and feel like I iroiiiL' to die. ' ' 9rn Ifigalo was questioned but. refuse "rn l"'licvcd to havo broken up an or to shed anv light on the mysteiin.s case vaniwd Kaug of chicken thieves that lilit Ilin detectives be eve the noliro lur"d tho ulrl to the .oom on souio pre text, Guests nt the hotel heard tho girl j sobbing last night and notified the p lice. Tho two detectives watched all! night until lllgliguto returned early this i morning und when ho entered the room where Miss Marsden was, tho jlficern forced the door and iniide the arrest. Ilighgiite was locked up ami is being held without bail. The police mv their prisoner is a gambler and bus f 'cipiont ly figured ill police court. When Miss Mursdeii came to Tiicouin the police are unal li to state. The clerk lit the Wakefield said said that a woman claiming to be tin- girl's moth er visited her Thursday but remained a short time, It Is believed the wo man m.'iy have assited llighgatti in lui ing the girl to the place. OF TO BE IMMINENT UNITED l'HBSS LEASED VIM. New York, March 21. A clash ba tween Governor John K. Tenor of Pennsylvania, president of the Nationnl club, and tho club owners was reported imminent today. Toner, it was said, refused to ratify tho appointment of Charles Thomas as president of the Chicago Cubs. It wns reported that Toner hps' notified Charles P. Taft thnt Thomas is undesirable and is nioroly a Charles W. Murphy figurehead. The old chargo, voiced by Frank Chanco, that ivlurphy nevor did own much stock in the Cubs, was revived hero today. The former Cub leador hm frequently asserted that Murphy owned less than 2() per cent of tho club's stock and received a salary of $25,000 an nually. AMERICAN BOWLINO CONORES8 VUVOtiO AK BVt l AUV, H. Y. riiNirm. i.ih:h miui, ,.,. 1 ituiiiuo, marcn ai. vvitn only a few ,",urs for tho 1914 American liowiing longress to run, ofricia s iu , ...,. cluiririi of tho biir n lev contests here ' ,hlt thig tmirllBlllellt ha bo011 tw, ,,iost successful of any of the fourteen biihibiI tourneys held. Several interesting contests hot ween individuals ami teams were on the program, for today and this evening RUN DOWN CHICKEN THIEVES. UNITED I'llKSH LEASED Will. J Pomona, Cal., March 21. After a wild uiitomobilo ride, covering mom than -" miles, through orchards, plowed fields and dusty as well as paved rouds, Chief of Police Tracy and Constable banker enptured three men and two I high powered automobiles loaded with chickens nt an early hour today, and ' '"' i l" Pomona valley for some weeks, resulting losses of hundreds of dollars. DEPUTY INCITES MURDER, I UNITED I'llKSS LEASED WHIR.) i Paris, March 21. For writing a let :trr to Mine. Ileiiriotte Cnillaux eongra' , iilut'nig her on having killed Editor Gas 'ton Calmette of the "Figaro," a com plaint wns preferred by the police lo .day iigalnst licputy Thalamus of tin Trench pnii'uiincnt. It. was eluirgitl thnt the letter amounted to Instigating i murder. Ex Kiiuince Minister .losoph n 1 1 1 it u x visited his wife in prison this afternoon, lie looked worn and broken Hard luck never fusses very loug around the man with a determination to let. there anyway. 1 EDITORS OF i VALLEY AT BIG MEET Some Changes Are Made in Program Owing to Absence of Eugene Men. HORN IBROOK CALLS SCRIBES TO ORDER Judge Kelly It First Man on Program, and He Gives an Able Address. Many editors were present this of toi -noon when the opening session of t'j meeting of the Willamette Valley Ed itorial association was hold at the coin morcial club roms. Trains from all di roctiona brought scribes this moruiujf and during the forenoon they visited the statohouso or hobnobbed with, then friends downtown. Politics overshadow ed everything else in the conference and it was gonorally admitted that th warmost primaries in the history of Or gon aro scheduled for noxt May. W. II. Hornibrook called the editor to ordor this aftornoon and made a fe t happy remarks. Hornibrook is seer, tary of the organization and hails from Albany, where he runs the Democrat. "The Publio Official and tho Press," tho first topic on the program, was di cussed by Judge Kelly, of Albany. Th judgo discussed tho subject in a very able manner. . Changes In Program. Phil Bates, the well known farm journalist of Portland, arrived in this city this morning and his name ap peared ou tho program in the place of Frank Jenkins,' editor of the Dugeno liogister who is unable to attend the convention today. A. E. Voorhius, edit or of tho Grants Puss Courier, spoke iu tho place of 11, J, finnoran, editor el' tho Kugone Guard. Goruld Volk, nuinager of the Polk County Observer, arrived this morning and together with A. E. Scott, ediler of the Washington County Nows-Times visited sevorul places of interest in the city this niorning, Among tho other visiting new.ssiper people wore: J. W. Meyers, of tho Tiinborman; II. D. Mars, of the (lorvais Hta;-; E. M. Olmeteud, of tho Htnyton Mail; Edith T. Woata-ir-red, representing the state board of ag riculture; W. II. Hornibrook, of the Albany Democrat; Elbert Uode of th,--Cottage Grovo Sentinel; F. M. Brown, of tho flrownsvillo Times, and 8. L. Moorhead, of the Junction City Times. Newspaper policies iu overy phase aro being discussed at the mooting tlili afternoon, MAY VOTE ON TOLLS TODAT. . (UNITED I'llESS LEASED Willi. Washington, March 21. Democratic leaders believed at noon today that there was a bare chance of the resolu tion for tho reienl of the coemption claiuto in tho Pauama canal tolls bill coming up for consideration iu the house this afternoon. Consideration of the rivers and harbors bill was beini rushed in an effort to reach the canal bill, A finul voto was expected either Friday or Saturday of next week. FIRST STREET CAP. TO BE RUN AT MEDFORD TODAY UNITED 1'HRNS LEASED WIIM.1 Modford, Or., March 21. Ail is iu roadinchs for the starting of the first street cur over the recently completed Southern Oregon Tinctiou company's line In this city. Thf lino extends from tho center of tho unness district t the custom part of the city and he fashionable nsidi'ni'e section, Siskiyou Heights. Tim fiist trip will be made this aftvtr. noon and a number of representative citizens and uflieinls of the ruilroal company will occupy the first car. EMBASSY FROTECTED. (!'N!Tfl I'llHH I.KVSMD WIHH.I Mexico City, March 21. President lluretli yesterdiiy agreed to let tho Tinted States embassy receive arms and ammunition couslgned to It by the Washington government for use of S'l anti-foreign uprising. i