Off? Full Leased Wires Dispatches I o Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, APKIL 6, 1911. PRICE TWO CENTS. ff&vMgg vt 1 I rnrt nn II II C 1 1 i 13 1 05 NINE DEAD IN BOM OF STREAM "Sandhogs" Perish When Nat ural Gas Is Ignited and Burns to Death. - SCENE (S SCHOCKING WHEN CORPSE FOUND Many of Spectators Faint With Horror Upon Viewing Re mains of Man. Memphis, . Tenn., April C. Trapped in ii caisson in whirl) they were helping to lny the foundation of the J. T. Ilarahan bridge across the Mississippi river here, nine "sandhogs" were Hiuotherod to death toda. The scene was so shocking when the caisson in the depths of the vivor,: was broken open and the first corpse was brought to the surface, that several spectators ' fainted. At noon rescuers were still after the other bodies. The accident was due to the striking of a natural gas pocket beneath the caisson. The gas was ignited bv the lights the sandhogs carried, and they we.. looked to death. Tho gas still is burning. A second body was brought to the surface shortly after noon. The dead were: John Leonard. John Clayton. John King. J. .T. Johnson. A Winkler. I'. F. Fnrrell. Alii hael Burke. John Powers. , John Powers, Peter Jncksun. ' v All nre white men. They had just relieved n gang ot ten r.egroes. GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNDERGOING F.EFAIE3 The governor's office is locked : mid closed to tho public, or at least the room lormerly used by tha gover nor is, and visitors can now find til private secretary in room one, lormorl' used exclusively by the governor 's Rten ngrnphcrs. This is not caused bv tho I.MVernor being on a visit to Denver, 'tit by the fai-t that in building the vault in the room below, which comes to tho ceiling, it is' necessary to cut :i hole sixteen feet square1 through tin i'ioor in tho governor's offico in order to complete the work on the vault. Taking advantage of this and the fa.-t that everything had to be taken froiri the room, Airs. Hohhs, like every other woman nt the coming of i-prihg, tied her head up In" a sling, metaphorically, of course, and made herself happy by having a regular house-cleaning time of It. .PASSING OF HEAD OF W, 0. T. TJ. REGRETTED BY LOCAL WORK EH 3 WHO KNEW HER. Tlfo denth of Mrs. Lillian M. Stev mis, national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, occuring this morning in Cic cast caused pro tiiimd grief to the local workers, many of whom knew her personally, as sh" wire fervid in the capacity of state president, and as such has visited Nalem, where she was much beloved. At I he memorial iiicci.iig held yesterday for Mrs. lJdith Hooker Hill, tW illnos'i of Mrs. Stevens was tourhed upon, I n: tew thought they should so soon again be called upon to mourn the death if another worker. The loitil W. C. T. 1'. will hold their p'glar meeting tomorrow nt their hall, nt which time plan:, will be made for ii memorial service lor Mr. Stevens At yesterday s - tne-in g the rostrum vv;is beaut ifullv deeointcd with putted Vlnnt.H and cut flowers, while a picture of the lute Mrs. Kdith Huukcr-II ill o i upied a place of honor. RESULT OF CONTROVERSY. STILL RIDING FINE AS Toledo Ohio. April C It seemed icrlniu today that the city council would nut accept the proposal of the local traction company to set- tie the street nir controversy here. The compnny proposed that a stisiiehl five-cent fare be charued. and that five tickets be sold for fifteen ci-nts. It was said that Mayor Killer planned to enforce the strninht 3-cent ordinance, ami has Oldered the police to protect passengers who icfused to pay more. Hundred of persons kain de- i lined today f y live -cent fares anil rode free. WILSON REFUSES TO I Believes Sites for Regional Were Honestly Banks Chosen in Capital. NO RECOGNITION AS YET Action Beg aiding Eebels Postponed, Although His Hand May Be Forced Suddenly. (BY JOHN EDWIN-NEVIN.) Washington, April 0. President Wil son refused today to tako seriously the criticism voiced concerning the cities named by the reserve bank organiza tion committee for regional banks. He said lie believed tho selections wero honestly mnde and that they had been decided upon after a complete investi gation regarding actual trado, capitali zation and the exchango methods of the banks of each district. President Wilson also indicated that he believed the selections would stand and would not be upset by the federal reserve board when that body is named. Just when the board will bo designated the president would not say, but it was not considered likely to bo named for another fortnight.. Tho president inti mated that he had no hand in the se lection of the reserve cities, but said he, believed the selections were sound. Ho took the position that while the cities turned down wero undoubtedly greatly disappointed, ho was confident much of this would disappear when tho new law was actually in operation. Recognition Mar Coino Soon. Reports that the government intend ed recognizing the Mexican rebels were characterized as premature by Presi dent Wilson. He indicated that cir cumstances will determin tho action that he shall take in the recognition of any government in Mexico, lie also indicated that his hand may be forced suddenly, but said, that otherwise bin policy would bo one of non-rocognition until nutnblo governmenf had been established. , . .. No Information had reached Wash ington today concernincr tho renorted action of President lluerta in revoking tuc consular designation of tleorge CnrotherH, who is representing tho state department with General Villa. It was believed that Huerta hnd taken this action, but President Wilson indicated that this made no difference, inasmuch as Carothf rs was operating exclusively in constitutionalist territory. LfBBY SEEKS AN OFFICE WOULD SECURE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR REPRESENTA TIVE IN MARION COUNTY. Filings for nominations are still com ing in lively. Friday is tho lust dnv on which filings can be made by iioliti nil parties, and after that date there will be but few, ns they will be confine.! to such candidates as arc nominated bv assemblies. Thoso filing todav are Forest S. Fisher, republican, for th lower house of tho legislature from .Multnomah county. Aels H. .Incobson, republican, for t'.u fi oiii i ii nt ion for congress from Mult non.ah county. He wants after his iinmo on tho ballot: "For personal liberty; law enforcement; Oregon: thj Northwest niiil the Million." S. II, ( obo, John Gill and H. 11. iftm- ton, nil republicans and selected by I'ortlniil citizens for tho place, file for representatives In the legislature. A. ('. Libhy, republican, wants to rrprcM'iit .Minion county in tho lowei house of til" legislator. John P, Hu-k, progressive, wants r be representative from l.nion county. SECRETARY OF STATE FORWARDS LARGE QUANTITIES FOR ELEC TION OF MAY 1. Secretary of State lien W. Olcott Sunday furwar'.ed to the county clerks of the HI counties of the stnte the Inrgest oiiantity of election supplies which has ever been provided in the history ot the state for use at nil elec tion occurring therein. These supplies have been prepared especially fur the primary clcctl",! of May 15. Some idi a may be gained of the quantity of elec tion laws, pell books, tally sheets, state ments, abstracts, official seals, pencils, clips and needles necessary from tin fact that 41 buses weighing, with con tent:", approximately over six tons, or 12. 1.'I5 pounds comprise the total ship ment. The quantity of supplies required for the current primary election is more than 50 per rent over what was re quired at the primary election occur ring in the year 11M2. This is brought about troin tho fact that the women having been granted the right of suf frage, the quantity if election supplies nc. inly has been greatly increased. The natural growth in the voting popu lation in the state has nl.su tn do with the inrrease, as hns also the fact that the l'rogressive party is now required tn riDinmnte its candidate at the pri mary election. In IV 1 U the number of election precinrts established by the Army Man Gone on Eve of Trial Seattle, Wash., April 6.Tho police of the northwest and United States army officers are searching today for Captain J. H. Griffiths, who has been reported missing on tho eve of court martial proceedings, which were to have begun today at Fort Lawton, to hear chargeB that tho ofifcer is $9,000 short in his accounts. -Since his arrest by Major Hugh J. Gallagher, following an investigation of his accounts, Captain Griffiths has been technically confined in his quart ers at the Perry hotel. It is an army custom to hold officors under arrest on their honor. Griffiths was last seen at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night near -tho Seat-tle-Taeoma interurban station. Since then all trace of him has been lost. According to army officials the pos sibility of his showing up in time for the courtmartial proceedings today is "decidedly romote." - , - . - His violation of arrest subjects him to dismissal irom thesorviee. N Tho missing captain is 45 years old and weighs 155 pounds. He was the property man and disbursing officer of of the quartermaster's depot here. He was a bonded officer and a bond of 10,000 covers tho alleged shortage. county courts was 1,082, with a total og 1,397 election boards, while the num ber of precincts established by the county courts for conducting elections during the current year is 1,476, with a total of 2,122 election boards. The cost of printing the necessary election laws, together with tho paper required tor tne poll Books, .tally sheets, state ments, etc., and the printing and bind ing incident thereto which will bo used ot the primary olection, approximates $4,050. There have been required 17,- 3H0 pounds of paper for printing these laws and the blanks referred to. A statement showing tho total number and various blanks included in tho ship ment or election supplies follows There were 4,800 poll books; 7,500 flly sheets for Republican party: 7,500 tally sheets for Democratic party; 7,500 tally sheets for Progressive party; 7,500 statements or tally sheets for Kepubli can party; 7,500" statements of tally sheets for Democratic partv: 7.500 statements of tally Bheets for Progress ive party; 1,050 abstracts, of votes; 1,278 oaths of office, second election bAwd officorsY I'jUSt do-ion' Tirnss clip for fastening bnllots;2S2 dozen noodles lor stringing ballots; 910 dozen indcl iblo lead pencils for marking ballots: 5,000 copies." of election laws for elec tion bonrds; 00 receipt books for use of clerk and sheriff. Mexico City, Mex., April 0. That Bishop Campos, of Chilapa, lias been crucified by General Zapata, leader of the southern rebellion, was feared hero today. The bishop was captured Znpatists insr ween aim tne general announced that unless he could raise $50,000 ran some he, would be crucified on Good Friday. Tho prisoner could not find the money, nnd it was reported that Ziiputii, convinced he would not get it, proceeded with tho crucifixion without further delay. The newspapers here were still sup- pressiitg the announcement of Tor reon' fall, An unconfirmed report was current that four federal generals had com mitted suicide. It could not be veri fied. Will Deport Spanish. Juarez, Mox., April (I. General Villa was delayed today in enforcing ex pulsion of tho tiUU Spanish residents of Torreon by the crowded condition of the railroad between there and Chihua hua (it y. As soon a he could get rolling stock it was said, the entire (Ion would be shipped northwnrd. lie planned to pro vide passenger coaches for thr women aih children but considers boxcars good enough for tho men, except tho sick ami aged. Although it wtis admitted here that Villa issued tho expulsion order agninst the Torreon Spaniards without consult ing General CarrRnza, it was believed in cnustitulioiinlist circles that hi' action would bo approved by his super ior. Escaps Roprt Not Confirmed. Washington, Apiil H. .No contirnna- tion had bei u n ived heie up today ot reports that Luis Tei ruans, Jr., had es apid from ( hihiinhiia, t ity, vdii-re Gen eral Villa In Id hi in prisoner, and was on his way to Mexico ('ity, The rumored eseiqe was said to have occurred sever al days ago, and it was believed that if it hil n ally happcum) moio would have been heard concerning it by this time. To Attack Monterey. Brownsville, Texas, April ll. Confi dence that General Villa is planning nil immediate attack on Monterey wns ex pressed ti.dnv nt constitutionalist head quarters in Anitamoras, across the Kin Grande frmn here. This opinion was bused on the fact that orders have been received for rebel troops at Matamoras to entrain for Hamones, 'M miles north of .Monterey. Messages from Victoria said two fed eral trisqi trains carrying reinforce ments to Tsmpico, were blown up near San I.uis I'otosi 1'ridnv, ami that 3D BISHOP CRUCIFIED BY GENERAL ZAPATA FOR NOT GIVING $50,000 i men were killed. Expecetd : Amendment as to Closed . Shop Agreement Will Be Modified. TO CONSOLIDATE BILLS Three of Them Will Be Included In One and Lawmakers Handling Them - -v Are Urged to Hurry. Washington, ; April 6. Drastically toned down, revised drafts of the ad ministration's anti-trust bills will be submitted to" congress this week, it was announced today. The lawmakers who are handling them have received instructions to speed matters up as much as possible but tho opinion was gaining ground that several of the bills may be shelved for the sosison and the anti-trust pro gram curtailed or ucrhaps jeven post poned in tho'intrests of an early ad journment, so that congressmen may get back to their constituencies and look after their political fences. Threo of the anti-trust bills, it was said, are likely to bo compressed into one. Whether tho labor union and farmers' organization exemption clause will be permitted to stand will be de cided in a few days, it was stated. The expectation was - that the Bartlett Bacon amendment, authorizing unions to make closed shop agreements with employers would be modifiod, at any rate by limiting tho unions' exemption from the oporntion of anti-trust legis lation to permission for organizations to exist without legalizing closed shop agreemnts. II f Local Greek Denies Charge Brought by Laura Swcnson and Zacharay De nies Attack on Daughter. MABEL BISHOP DENIES CHARGE AGAINST HEB McMonies, Charged With Adultery and McDowell, .With Bigamy, Given Time to Consider. In Judge Kelly's department of the circuit court there was a big grist ot business put through the mill today. Ir. tho cuso of tho stnto ex rel, IJ. A. McKeo versus 1'. A. Livesley, a motion to striko out tho complaint was ad milted and plaintiff given until Aprl 11 to filo nu amended complaint. This is tho somewhat famous dispnto over the mayoralty of Woodburn. In the suit of Dolph lloycr versus Knymond Hoyer an order confirming sale of 23.4 acres, a part of the Louis Vandall donation land clnim was made. On the criminal sido there wero six itsses called, Fred Dodd, charged by tho grand jury with an attnek on Laura Swanson, entered a plea of not guilty, John II. Zachnrv, charged with an attack on his daughter on November 15. 11(13. entered a idea of not guilty, Maliel llishop, accused or bigamy, pleaded not guilty. Alvln lymcr, cuargeii wnn rape. also entered a plea of not guilty. McMonies, accused of adultery, wai given until April 7 to plea. A bert .McDowell, charged witli nig amy, was given until April 11 to plead. CORNELIUS VOTING. Ilillsboro, Dr., April 0. Cornelius which went drv last, year by a majon ty of nine) is in the throes of a wet and Iry city election today, anil every vot ers. man aiw woman, is iiiruing m The opinion was tho result would be verv close, ,1. r. isilgore is tne ore andidato for mayor, while tho wets are hampioiiing Tom Talbot. W. 0. T. TJ. HEAD IS DEAD. s I'ortlnnd, Me., April II. .Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, national president of the Women s (. hrist- inn Temperance Vnion and vice- president of tho World union, died at her home here today. She had been ill for seven! weeks. The Weather The Dickey llird says: Fair tonight n d Tuesday. frosts to- fTMOif til(v I sFD N0S Colquitt is Curbed by United States Regulars f trf r.r fUv''r:.'iJ A '? - I v. - & N i V ii y v -'fKl i I )l Photo of ranger by American Press Governor Oscar Washington, April 6. Governor Os car B. Colquitt, who, it was fearod, might bring about serious trouble with Mexico, by invading that country with Texas rangers, following outrages com El MAN ACOCTJSED OF STATUTORY CRIME IS BEFRIENDED BY A FRIEND FROM CANADA. Joe Beott, who was charged with a stmtutory crime in tho juBtieo court of West Salem last Tuesday, has been re leased on $200 bonds. Mr. Scott, it was churgoul, committed tho alleged crimo upon tho person of Lena Krebs, a girl 12 years of ago Mr, Scott was arrestel upon Information furnished by tho girl, w?s tried, and af ter a hard battle in tho justice's court, was bound over to tho next Polk coun ty grand jury, under $1000 bonds. Melnturff & Mclnturff, attorneys for Mr. Scott, secured tho reduction of tho bonds to if-WO, and District Attorney I'pjohn, of Polk county, consented yes terday to tho further reduction to $200 upon application of Mrs. ucott's attor neys. john Griffith, of Winnipeg, Canada, arrived in Salem lato Saturdny evening with cash to put up ns bond for Mr. Scott. Mr. Griffith's son, Howard, is Mr. Scott's son-in-law. Mr. Griffith senior is one of the most wealthy and influential eit.ir.ens of tho Canadian metropolis, anil is thoroughly convinced that Mr. Scott is being un justly prosecuted. Ho is a man of stern determination, and stated that ho would not leave a stone unturned to securo justico for Mr. Scott. Ho came all tho way from Montreal to help his friend, Mr. Scott in his hour of trouble. iEI Hoar That Their People are Boiug Har assed by Citizens or Realms of Great Whits Czar, SECRET AOENT8 WILL GIVE FACTS REGARDING SITUATION Facts Will Bo Given to World In Hope Public Opinion May Forco Changs In Rui,sla's Policy. London, April fi. liich Jews hero were reported today to huve secret agents in Huiisia investigating stories that persecution of their people Is in creasing throughout the cjir's realms. If these accounts were verified, it was sail there Investigators would give tl actual fads to the world in the ho;ie that public opinion might forco a change in the Muscovite government's anti-semetic jMilicy. Thorn was also understood to be talk among the great Jewish money kings throughout Kurope of a combination to bring financial pressure upou the Hussion court. DODD JOHN SCOTT IS RELEASED GREAT NORTHERN WILL Association. B. Colquitt. mitted by Mexicans in Texas territory, has calmed down, and no further troublo is feared. Tho presenco of additional regiments of United Statos soldiers on tho border has something to do with his attitude. FORMER PRESIDENT STEVENS WILL HAVE CHARGE OF HAR BOR IMPROVEMENTS, niLL IN TERESTS ANNOUNCE. St. l'nul, Minn., April fi. That har bor improvements lit Tillamook, Or., which it is proposed to make a rival to Snn Francisco, as a shipping point wil lbe built along lines formulated by ex-l'resident John F. Stevens of the Grout Northern, wns announced hero today bv tho Hill interests. It was explained that the purpose is to outdo by sea nnd rail t no fastest time now mnde nlong the const nnd from the coast into the interior. Tho plans call for tho expenditure of many millions or dollars. Two ships for the coastwise service It wns stated, are now being built at Philadelphia. The government, 11111 sources wero authority for saying, will spend 2,(100,- 000 in dredging Tillamook harbor and it was understood thut tt was to secure federal aid In opening this harbor that James J. Hill's recent trips to Wash ington wero undertaken. FIVE MORE BTATE AND ONE MORE NATIONAL BANK THAN IN YEAR 1013. Tho state bunking" department lias just issued a statement showing the condition of hanks in the state at i close of business March 4, 11(14, as conii.nreil with that of April 4, 11(13 Also the airideentu resources nnd liabil ilies of both slate and national banks in the city of Portland lit tho slim dates. In the slate there are five morn stnte and one more national banks than in I ill 3. In the state, savings, private and for eigu banks and trust companies there were resources of 7'.!,fU!3,ll:i!l.82, ns compared with 70,Ol.ri,H(l(l.43 April 1 11(13. The net gain Is tt'ifWi ,5. K.3K. In tho national banks there wero re sources in the total of if SS,357,3 IH.50, ns against I(1!,7L:-)h:iI .70 In 11(13. The total net decrease is $ 1,307, 4N.I.02. The Portluud banks had H7,S.'ill. (15 1. lrt, as ugnlnst v.i,47ll,l7l,K7 b l!G3. This is decrease of 1,(1111, .V.'H.M. The combined figures for all the oj, , , ., . . . , . ,i . r. ,.,,,, f t Ot .l7Vt.is.:H!. as auninst lilU,73l(,M('J.l:l In 1(113, or a not do- res so of l,7:.ti,ll"3.fl. It Is n gnod plan to keep posted re garding the opportunities that are en umerated In the Want Columns day by day. JOHN D. JR. READS I IGNORANC Admits He Told Colorado MLie Manager He Would Stand Back of Him. SAYS CONSCIENCE FULLY ACQUITS HIM Suggested He Should Have In terested Himself in Mine Conditions. Washington, April 6. John D. Rockofollor Jr. was handled without gloves horo today by the congressional sub committee, which has been investi gating industrial condi'lons in tho Col orado .coal fields. He was called on the' strength of in formation in the committee's lianils that the Rockefolle'r interests domin ated these fields and wore bark of letermined campaign to keen unionism out of thorn. WAat he told amounted to very little, for he had novor boen close enough to the details ot manage ment of tho nnues with which ho wns connected to be thoroughly iuformod, ho said, concerning them. This, how- ovor, did not prevent the committer men from asking Borne very pointed questions. Ilia fathor, the inulor Kockelollor said, owned 40 per cent of the stock ' in tho Colorado Fuel and Iron com pany. He himself held on just enough to be qualified as 4" director." If i.l not know much of tho company's meth ods or policies. Would Stand Back of Them. Asked if bo ever wrote, an reported, to Manager Ilower of the Colorado cor poration, that ho would stand by tftl latter whatever he did, Kockofellor ad mitted it. Ho denied, however, that ho was a "dummy director." "How many directors' meetings havn you attended in ten yearst" BBkod Chnirman Foster. Tho witness was able to reinomber only one. "Huve yon assumed any active "part in tho management, of tho Colorado Fuel and Iron company f " wont on tho congressman. "Wo knew through corrospondenro what was going on," was tho aiiBwer. Pointed Questions. "Didn't you consider this strike of 10,000 men of sufficient intorcst or im portance to attend a directors' mooting last October!" "No." " You aro connected with a civic wel fare movement, aro you notf" "Yes." " Yet you hnvo taken no steps in this matter involving several thousand ment" "1 felt that I could do no moro than I hnvo told you about." Refers to "White Slave" Probe. "As chairman of a 'white slave' grnnd jury in Now York you did con siderable sociological Investigation," suggested Foster. "Couldn't you havo undertaken a little personal investigat ing in Coloradot" "I wish to say," replied Rocke feller, "that in tho 'white slave' cases I did no personal Investigating." "Don't, you think your responsibility toward these 10,000 strikers in Colo rado went farther than this." "I don't think anything moro could huve been done," "Do you know tho rent the minors pay, or that tho Colorado Fuel and Iron company owns the houses they livii In and 300,1)00 acres of landJ" "No." "Don't you think such a director ought to get off the board?" "My conscience acquits nio," replied Itockefeller. ONE DAY'S REST FAVORED. Washington, April II. Senator Cham berlain today received a memorial from the Medford Ministerial association in favor of grunting government employes, es inlly in tho postal service, one ilny.'s rest a week. GUNPLAYS FREyUENT IN - CHICAGO'S WARD ELECTION. Chicago, April fi. The final hi- dermanic battle at the polls be- tween " Unthhoiiso" John Cough- liu and Miss Marion Drake was on in the first wnrd here today. There wns a drizzling rain but workers on both sides wero out in force, Olid nil indiilitioiis wero for s a heavy vote. Women began bal- loting lonrly. "Iluthhouse" was making equally strong efforts. The challenges wore frequent and much bitorness wns displnved, Threats of gun plays wero made and complaint was made to tho s police of a number of assaults, The s election wns erhas the niot ex- s citing ward contest ever waged in Chlcsiro.