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Full Leased Wire Dispatches ' Today's Aiys Printed Today .-. 1 ( i i-iiji.fi. nil ii ii rrii -it ii ii ii ir '1 ; i " I ' ' ) V t : if THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR. .. BALEM, OHHI, TXTEBDAT, APRIL 14, 1914, rnu,z, i w j to. stands, ? ckmis. DAN I TO T ELS ATLAM I1AHRY TO HAY OBTAIN RELEASE IH SHORT TIME Court Holds That His Sanity Is Not of Violent r Nature. ' f .... - r i , ACTRESS EX-WIFE SHY OF REPORTERS " i White's Slayer Nearer to Free k dom Than at Any Time Since Arrest. , T'oneord, N. II., April 14. Harry Thaw's demand , for release under habeas corpus proceedings was upheld today in a 30 xmgo opinion bv Federal Judge Edgar Aldrlrh. Most of tun JU puges was devoted to c riticism, of Now York authorities' methods of try- mg to secure Thaw s return to Matte awan by extradition. TJie court held that the state's risht to extradite for crime does nob appl' in cases of alleged insanity. No formal order was made discharging Thaw, how. ever, as it was desired to give the New York authorities time to perfect their appeal to the United States suprema court. Though the decision di.l not give inaw immediate Sreedom it was regard ed.as a great victory for him. only the nppeal to tho supreme bench standing iietwecn ana liberty, the. question of New York's demand for Thaw's re turn as a lunatic laving beeu disposed of thus, Judge Aldrich took up tho J iiisuurger s application lor release on bail in connection with the charge that he was criminally responsible for his rsqape from Matteawan. "This motion," said the court, "I am disposed to leave undetermined without prejudice." This left the bail proposition also to the supreme court. "I am not at all certain," added th judge, "that in doing this I am not denying the petitioner a plain right and doing him an Injustice but if such is the case he may obtain redress in the higher court before which his case is soon to be decided." He concluded that the report of the New Hampshire commission which in vestigated thi question of Thaw's san ity, supplemented by his own observk tion, convinced Mm that "any supposed danger to the community through tho petitioner s liDerty under bond was so remote as to not warrant depriving him of it on that ground." . Train Crew Afraid. Stockton, Gal., April 14. Evelyr. Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry K. Thaw, Hlept in her elegantly appointed private car in the Stockton railroad yards this morning while a corps of newspaper men made efforts to get the news to her that her husband had been released. The entrance to the car was faithful ly guarded by the servants of the ac1; ress, who played to a packed house here last night. Members of the train crew were afraid to let any message reach her. FIRE DESTROYS A FASHIONABLE BOSTON HOTEL BEFORE FIRE MEN CAN SAVE QUESTS. Boston, Mass., April 14. Seven dead "were accounted for, one was missing and several were injured today by a fire which destroyed tho fashionable Hotel Melvin in the suburb of Allston. The building included 30 kitchenette! apartments ana tne occupants or many of them were trapped in their rooms, so swiftly did the flames spread. None had time to save any belongings. The dead: Mrs. E. G. Bemis and her sister, Mrs. F. C. Beharrell. J. Raymond Power, his wiTe and their two-year-old son. ' ' Mrs. Alice Shackford. An unidentified woman. 'Miss Irene Haze "as missing and is supposed to have perished. When guest on the upper floors of the hotel, leaping from, their beds, rushed to the stairways, they found escape already cut off by the flames. Screaming groups of them found tem porary refuge on the balconies overlook ing the-street. . ;. -KO JBAMEU EAIN. Portia,. Or. April 14 .The open-- ing. game of the Pacific Coast league season in Portland between 4 ; 0klaid. nd'.Fortland..was .offi-'. ; eially called off on account of tha rain. . , .' .. I" . : ". .' ?,: )'-'- McClure Objects to Title "Doctor" SAYS TtrNNECLIFFE IS ONLY A CHICKEN FEEDER AND WILL TAKE NO ORDERS FROM HIM. Hugh McClure, who was arrested yes terday morning by Officer Gaines on the eharge of being. drunk and dis orderly at the Salem hospital, was fined $10 and costs last evening by Judge Elgin. McClure failed to have the ton-spot and, consequently, was thrown in the eity jail. W. T. Tunneoliffe, one of the em ployes at the hospital, appeared as pro secuting witness yesterday, and against this man McClure bad a queer grudge. When Mr. Tunnecliffe arrived and just as Judge Elgin said, "Sign this paper, doctor," McClure waa brought out of jail and he over hear the court call ing the witness doctor. "Doctor, nothing," exploded Mc Clure. " He's only a chicken feeder at the hospital jworkin g the same as I do and getting a dollar a day and his board." McClure told Oftfaer Gaines this morning that the witness could not work any bluff on him. "What do you think," ho said, that fellow came up to me while I was foeding the chickens the other day and, shaking the Dig diamonds be woro on his fingers, in my face, tried to order me about. Darn his diamonds, he is just a com mon laborer like myself." McClure would talk by the hour if he had anyone to talk to, but owing to tho jail boine empty, with- the ex ception of himself, he can only deliver addresses to the grated windows. KREB8 JURY DISAGREES AFTER LONG NIGHT SESSION Disagreement of tho jury after de liberating eight hours in the case of the State of Oregon against Conrad Kjrebe, who was charged with falsely swearing ' before" J ml go Garioway' in a suit ii equity that was ponding be tween .lames Hanna, plaintiff, and John and Lizxie Krebs, defendants, was the result of the trial held yesterday in the circuit court for Marion county. The cause was submitted to the jury yesterday at 4 o'clock, and it returned at midnight with the report of its dis agreement. Krebs was charged with perjuring himself while a witness on the stand. Attorney Shepard, of Port laud, and John McNary, of this city, were counsel for tho defense. DUE TO CARLE 38 NESa The Dalles, Or., April 14. According to the finding of the coroners jury to day, the explosion of dynamite on thi Cclilo canal last week which resulted in the death of four men, was due to care lessness and inexperience of the men in charge of the Jiowder work on the biff project. The jury recommended that the federal war department investigata ami place responsibility for tho 'explo sion. . How that so-far champion boy caught so many flies this jarly would be in interesting story. - Part of Battle Scarred Torreon; Villa and Some of His Generals Fighting vbetweaa General Villa's rebels -and. Geaeral Velaseo 'i federal In . and - axouad Tampiror Maxieoy wa tog fieueat of- ti iraeat revelntum. Tlre top yietuTo- shaira sv peittoa of t he- T r t OF M BALL" 1914 Baseball Season Ushered in Today in All Major Leagues. FAVORABLE WEATHER IN MOST OF THE CITIES New Federal League Begins Season With Many Well Known Stars. New York, April 14. The 1914 base ball season was ushered in today with ideal weather prevailing in most of the cities where games were scheduled. The only exception was Cincinnati, where cloudy weather was reported, but the weather man predicted clearing weather for this afternoon. ' ' The season opening today marked the 30th year of play in the National league and the 14th in, the American league. The f ederal leaguo, tho out law organization, was beginning its second season. Cloudless weather prevailed here and it was believed a reoord-breaking crowd would witness the opening of the sea son by the Brooklyn Dodgers and the lioaton Braves of the National league Governor .John K. Tener of Pennsyl vania, president of tho National league, enme over from Hauisburg to witness the game. The Giants feft last night for Phila- deplbia and the MeGrawites. were con fident of urawing first blood. Mc Graw intimated that ho would send Christy Mathewson to'the mound, while Dooin was expected to work Alexander. The Federals played .havoc with the Phillies, signing up Seaton, Brennan, Enabe and Doolan. Manager Dooin, however, asserted his team is stronger than ever and predicted the club would set the same pace it did last year when it led the league for weeks and then hung onto the Giants until about- the middle of the season. With the exception of Herzog, now managing Cincinnati, and Artie Shafer, who has retired from baseball, the Giant team is practically the same that won the pennant last year. McGraw planned to start' Stock at third but local fans believed he was too inexperi enced to fill Shafer 's shoes. ' " Tho managers of the other National league teams 'insisted that they had strengthened their forces despite Fed eral league inroads. Three of the clubs will start the season with new man- (Continued on page 8.) outlying section of the . eitjr where many were killed. - Villa is also shown with three of - his generals left to right,' General. Fierro, General Villa, General Ortega, and- Ue serai. Modi as; FANS THROUGHOU 11AI HEAR ECHO BOARD WOULD WAIT FOR ZERO WEATHER TO TEST FURNACES UnlM Cold Snap Comes With' in Next Few Days A. L. Fraaer Will Sue. BILL OF $360 DUE . 1 --.j SALEM CONTRACTOR Directors Insist That Fraser File Bond Which He Re fuses to Do. ' Unices within a few days the Salem school board allows, the remainder of the bill of $360 upon a contract en tered into with A L. Fraser, a local heating plant contractor, it will be sued for the amount, according to the contractor, who appored before the di rectors last night at the adjourned meeting and demanded his money. The members of the board, or at least, Di rectors Buren, Barnes and Lee, ob jected to the payment of the last half of the contract price on the grounds "there haa been no suitably cold weather in which to give the heating plants a proper teat." The directors demanded that Mr. Fraser put op a sufficient bond to as sure the board that lie will correct any defects in the furnaces whan they are proporly tested, and that the district would pay him intst on the remain ing contract price' unpaid.- Mr. Fraser explained that in order to put up a bond he would 'be compelled to sacrifice his real and personal property, and that he would ot do under any circumstances. Contract Fulfilled. - The contractor said he was not re sponsible for the weather, and that if the board found that climatic condi tions were not suoh that the plants could be tested properly, that was no fault of his. He had fulfilled every provision in the plans and specifica tions as approved by the members of the board and with tke'exception of one little defect, which he repaired imme diately npoa being notified, the plants are doing perfect work. Director Barnes argued ' that Mr. Fraser is not entitled to his money be cause he did aot have the plants in stalled natil several days after the time specified in the contract that the work should be finished. The contractor ex plained this by saying that strikes, storms aa what-not held up the de livery of the goods and it was impos sible for him to do any work before the plaats arrived. Directors Grow Tired. The up-etart of tho affairwas that Mr. Earnes Baid if the board did not get down to other matters he was going home, aad Mr. Fraser loft. The con tractor stated later, that he would either have his money shortly or place the bill in the hands of his attorney for collection. Tho excellent elimate of 8alem, it appears, prevents Mr. Fraser from get ting his money. The board wishes to test the heating plants in real cold weather and ehancos for such weather in Salem are not promising. Many Applicants. . That the offiees of principal of the high school and superintendent of city schools are much in demand is attested b.f the numbe.- of applicants for each '.ace. 'Il..se wishing appointment are as follows: For superintendent:LeItov Peekham. Portland; J. W. Graham, Clarkston, Wash.; J. G. Immel, Astoria; G. W. Henderson, The Dalles; J. B. Dodson, Dayton, Or.; W. R. Rutherford, Mc Minnville; J. 8. Landers, Pedlenton; A. W. French, Port Townsend; L. H. King, Newport, Wash.; H. W. Elliott, Clarkston, Wash.; O. B. Gilpin. Ana conda, Mont.; O. N. Elliott, Twin Falls, laano; j. a. rooze, uregon Uity. wi limcipni, me luuuwiug nave ap plied: C. A. Howard, C. E. Aekler. A. O. Bowden, H. P. Pfingston, Charlee E. Cooper, H. H. Bronson, H. E. Barnhart, a. u. nranuau, J. Ji. rurcell, C. C. Ailor, B. W. Moore, Omar K. Bittner. W. R. Bishop. Teacher Resigns. Miss Marian Barstow, who superia- The Weather Occasional rain to night and vW3- neadajr; southerly galer ' along ..the VmoH Hit) Ecri itory of Watto Hall Told GROUND FIRST BROKEN FOB ERECTION OF BUILDING FIFTY YEARS AGO YESTERDAY. Just 50 rears ago yesterday eround was broken for the ereotion of Waller Hall, the only one of the old buildings now standing on the Wiilimatte Uni versity oampus. President Homan took occasion to give considerable of the university's early history in eonnestion with this feet at the chapel exeroiios this morn ing. The first building on the campus, which formerly stood on the spot now occupied by the gymnasium was erected under tne supervision of Jason Lee in 1M42. it was three stories high, eon tained all the class rooms and was the main seat of the university until 1806 wnen waller Hall was completed. The new building derived its name from Allan i. Waller, who made large donations toward its erection and con ducted a money-raisine camnaiirn that it might be oompleted and furnished. .A marble table has been placed on the front wall of the old university chapel in Waller Hall In momory of Father Waller and the work he did for the university. According to the tablet he was bora In 1808 and died in 1872 the same year that the old building orectcd by Jason Lee was destroyed by nre. SELECTING JURY FOB ZOLLES MURDER CASE Selection of the inrv tnr tht trial nt nay carroll, enarged with first degree murder in connection with the killing of John Z oiler, marshal of Gni-vnin Inol October, occupied the attention of the criminal department or the circuit court for Marion countv this mnrnin.? Attorney Guv O. Smith is amxwrlnor for the defendant. District .Attorney Ernest tun go is conducting the case for the state. l'It i 6ipecti that the trial will Continue Until WeilnnHilnv aftarannn Un to 12' o'clock todav th. fnl jurors were selected. (J. w. need ham, . . "- r a Daroer of waiem; (J, M. Voris, a fann er of Priilfflft! Loilin Difkmnn a tnrm. et of Salem: and H. V, Doe, a merchant oi oaiem. SALEM HOUSE SHOWS NO TBAR Or ELEPHANTS. This mftrnincr - whAit thA ni puna parade passed, a man on a horse rode up to a rig standing by the eurti and yelled iu inn man in me seal to iook out Tor his horse, that the elephants were com ing. The big beasts arrived In due ume, ana an me oia uooDin did was to to resell out hu ose and smell one of them and then lay back his cars and settle baek fr another snooze. E ASKS THE RETURN OF . THE AEGEAN ISLANBS WRESTED FROM SULTAN BY ITALIANS. Vienna, April 14. Turkey was re ported to Do bargaining with the pow ers today on the proposition of pence in the,, Balkans. Its price was said to be the return of the Aegean Islands, which Italy wrested from the sultan during the Tnpolitan war. Italy said It would give them up only in return for extensive concessions in Asia Minor. Turkey was understood to have refused them. It admitted it eould do nothing against Italy without a navy but was said to have intimated that it could gain more than the Aegean Islands bv attacking Greece. That it has a compact with Bulgaria by which it could do this in comparative safety diplomats gener ally believe. The powers are anxioui to avert a fresh outbreak in the Bar kans and rumor had it that Turkey was bringing pressure on them, by threaten ing one, to bring pressure in their turn on Italy. tends the domestic science department, tendered her resignation last night to the board. Miss Barstow informs the din-ctora that poor health prevents her from filling the position any longer. Superintendent Kuntx thought differ ently, however, when questioned as to the teacher's health. He said that he heard that Miss Barstow is resigning for the reason sua is soon to beeomo a b'ide. , 1 he school board was advised last clcht by City Attorney Page that there are several lota belonging to the uu- t"jt atKtM l.'r,b assessments have run ir. 'her-wilt nc includod in the litigation of Hallberg against the eity of rJalem. ' The board directed the clerk to taka the matter np with the district's attorney; Mr. Bingham. - It was deeided by the board last night to hold np the payment of the bill, presented by W. H. Dalrymple for building the high school grand stand, on the grounds the work has not been eomnletod. : - The school board last night issued an order giving the-armrt-Testher's -association of W Salem, the privilege of ekanrlnir admission to aa entertain meat wbfeht is to b held in the school building soon, for the- purpose ot rais ing ftuul to pnrehaee, anauak lnatru- UNITED STATES WILL MAKE SHOW 0 TO COMPEL President Wilson and Secretary Bryan Still Reluctant to Be- gin Intervention in Mezcio, But in tho Meantime Navy Wireless Is Working Overtime to Assemble Stray Battle ships in Mexcian Waters JWill . Land Marines at Vera Cruz Unless Federals Corapl y With Demand of Admiral Mayo and Fire Salute in Honor of Flag. - Beady to SaiL New York. Anril 14 Tha Wflnnhlna here were rmdr to nail thia &ftnrnwin The destroyer Benham loft yesterday lor uampion noaus. Washington, April 11 Secretary of tho Navy Daniels this afternoon or dered Admiral Badger, commanding the Atlantic flote to proceed immedi ately, with all his ships, to Tampico. The fleet is now in Hampton Roads. Simultaneously the transport Han cock was directed to sail from New Orleans for Tampico with 800 marines. The battleship South Carolina, bound northward from Santo Domingo, was intercepted by wireless and also or dered to Tampico. Ordora to sail to the same destination were also given to the cruiser XNsshvuie, now at Haiito Do mlogo, and the cruiser Tacoma, at Boston. . ' ' The entire torpedo fleet now at Pen sacola, was ordered to stand by for or der preparatory to making the Tam pico voyage. Attitude Is Changed. President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan were still determined, af ter today's cabinet meeting, to avoid intervention in Mexico if it were pos sible to avoid it honorably. But they realized that recent events have increased the difficulty of their task, xnoir advisors have assured then that unless they uphold Admiral Mayo, in his attitude at Tampico, the nation al prestige in the world's eyes will suf fer. , . , . It was not denied that tho situation was very grave. The tension, it was ailmitteil, has increased, rather than di minished. Today's conference between President Wilson, Secretary Bryan and John Lind did not clear the atmos phere. The only staetmont concerning their conversation which was given out was that the president was backing Admiral Mayo in his demand that tho Mexican fqdorals at Tampico salute the Ameri can flag, which they have not yet done. It was agreed that Charge d Af faires 0 'Shaughnessy, at Mexico City. was the one daminating factor in the situation It was hoped ho would succeed in porsuading Prosident Huerta to order the salu'e fired. It was believed the time originally given the Tampico federals to yield had been extonded to at least 48 hours. Situation Is Tense. The situation was extremely tense. President Wilson, Secretary of State Bryan and John Lind hold a confer ence early in the day as areslt of which the understanding was a time Passeng Train Robber With Their Naked Fists Seattle, Wash., April 14. One man is dying, train bandit fatally wounded and his pal is suffering today from painful wounds received in a wild fight which took place last night on a Seat-tle-Tacoma train near Kiverton, when passengers and trainmen resisted the attempt of two holdup men to stage a robbery. This is the third time in the last two months that bandits have made at tempts on the intorurban at the scene of the tragedy luat night. Charles F. Scwartz, a Snohomish, Wash., citizen, was fatally shot; Clar ence Trew, a bandit, dying, and Wil liam Sears, the other bandit, is badly beaten, Both bandits admitted to officers that rohbery wss their intention when they; boarded tha train near Chicago avenue. . " Sears, with bis face covered with bandana handkerchief, stepped into the smoking rompartmeatr and, drawing's revolver,, comma ad eA. tha .men. to. has nc. andi" shell out," - A commotion was heafd'in ths roar of tha car, wtoerrdiearm the bandits, F FORCE L T limit would be announced within which the salute will be required. Admiral Mayo, in command at Tam pico, waa known to have sent word it would be useless for the fleet to re main there after the arrest of United -States marines by the federals, unless . the salute was insisted on. The Mex icans were hostile enough to Americans at best, he waa said to have stated, and if permitted to think they could insult them with impunity, the situation would become impossible, Lind was present at the cabinet meeting following his conference with the President and Secretary Bryan. He had with him statistics showing Presi dent Huerta ' exact 'financial and mil itary status. Bryan Is Worried. 'r Asked just before the-meeting, if he expects to re,Uirn to Mexico, he laughed and said he had no definite plans, that it 'depended , on the presi dent and Bryan, and that rate in the week he was going to French Lick to "await orders," . His general appearanco belied re ports that his health had suffered from the Vera Crux climate. He looks bronzed and rugged. Solicitor Cone Johnson, of the state dertmJiit, was called into confer ence, as well as Lind. This was taken as indicating that President V'ilson waa considering some situation involv ing a question of international law. Secretary Bryan looked distinctly worried whon he arrived for the meet ing, and answered rather impatiently when asked if the Tampico federals had yet saluted the Star and Stripes. "I can't say a word," was his reply. "This is no time to dlscusa questions of national importance." ' Admiral Blue, chief ot the bureau of navigation, and acting secretary of the navy, furnished Bryan with all the latoet -information from Admirals Fletcher an Mayo, respectively, at Vot Cruz and Tampico. The order to the fleet was unaccom panied by an explanation. "I am mak ing an important public announce ment," said Secretary Daniels, "in giv ing out the news. It is self explanatory and I must not bo interrogated concern ing it. The statement will speak for lteelf." Host Saints tha Flag. The only explanation placed on thd development was that the Tampico fed orals must salute the American flag. Administration officials openly declar ed that, so far as President. Huerta is t . : (Continued on page 3.) ers Kill passengers were struggling with Trew, and Bears turned to look, tie was knocked down by men who rushed him, and his revolver was discharged in tho . struggle. The man who gave his name as Trew was attacked by two trainmen, J. Rose) and A. D. Smith, and was overcome af ter the men and passengers had given him a beating, which probably will prove fatal. Swartz, a Snohomish citizen, who took no part in the fight, was struck by si flying bullet during the fight with Sears. The bullet tore a gaping hole above the heart and pierced tho lung. . ' Trew, the wounded bandit with his companion, Scam, was taken to Provi dence hospital. lie became unconscious during the night, and is believed to bo dying today. ' Henry Lewis, , of San Francisco; "Pug" Bennett, a Vancouver, B. C., baseball player; William Tomlinson, of Seattle: Dr. F. A. Scott, of Tacoma, and other passengers helped, the trainmexi