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ft Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today mxmi ON TRAINS AND NEW8 PRICE TWO CENTS sTANua mm cents THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAT 1, 1914. , . I - I. I II I - - " " I I .1-11. I " ' ' " ..ill . T IE OF ENDANGERS LIVES E Chinese Pirates May be In volved in Disaster Off Formosan Coa&t. JAPANESE VESSEL ANSfWERS S. O. S. CALL Ships Wireless Ceases Sending Out Messages With Aid Six Hours Away. San Francisco, May 1. The Pucific j Mail's big steamship .Siberia was wrecked today on Samnsuan island, 20 miles off the smith coast of Formosa. The wireless had failed and details were entirely Inckiug. It was not even known how the disaster occurred. A terrifying hint was conveyed in a mes wige from Japan that perhaps Chinese jiirutes were involved in it. This, kow rvor, seemed to be but a conjecture. Tho Formosan const is notoriously dan gerous for shipping. ; News thnt the Liberia wns in clis tress was flashed by the ship's own wireless early Friday morning, China const time, which would have been enrly Thursday evening on the Pacific const of the 1'nited Hates, - Tho liner was on ;ts way from Nag asaki to Hongkong at the time, nnd its signal wns intended for the Great Northern steamship Minnesota, north bound, nnd presumably somewhere in the vicinity. The message, however, was picked up on Mie Japan toast. Captain Seeks Help. Then followed more "S. O. S." calls in rapid succession. The Siberia was in great danger, its commander, Cnp tain Adrian Speeder- stated, ami he be sought help at once. The ship's exact jiosilion T1A0 north latitude and 121.10. east longitude was given, but just what has happened was not ex plained. This summons was caught by sta tions on' tho Japanese and Formosan coasts nnd by the British cruiser Min otaur in Formosan waters. Gradually the signals grew more and more indis tinct and finally stopped entirely. Under orders from the Tokio govern ment the steamship Kanto had left the Formosan coast in the meantime, under full head of steam for the scene of the disaster. The Kanto got under way at 8 a. m., and it was said at the very earliest it could not reach the Siberia in less than six hours. A Japanese and a British cruiser the latter presumably the Minotaur also steamed at top spoed for Snmas iimn island. Vessel Only Aground. The failure of the distressed vessel's wireless naturally gave riso to the most direful forebodings and for some time it was believed that the Siberia had gone to tne bottom. Later, however, it was announced from the Pacific Mail offices that the craft was aground only, though it was admitted its posi tion was very dangerous. The collapse of tH wireless was at tributed by some to damage to the apparatus, which did not necessarily mean that the ship itself was hope lessly lost. Others Baiu it might be due to aerial conditions, which frequently are bad off Formosa for such, signal ling. The Siberia was commanded by Cap tain Adrian Zeeder, commodore of the Pacific Mail's fleet, and considered one of the ablest navigators on the eastern ocean. The. ship carried SO cabin passeng ers, a crowded steerage and a crew of 2S2, all, excepting the officers, Chinese. Among the passengers was Mrs. Fran cis Burton Harrison, wife of the gov ernor genernl of tho Philippines, who had been visiting in Japan and joined the vessel at Nagasaki. The big liner left San Francisco on April 7. It touched at Honolulu, Yoko hama, Kobe and Nagasaki, and left the latter port for Hongkong and Manila April 29. The Siberia , was of a trifle more thau 18,000 tons. It was luxuriously fitted and for service and accommoda tions compared favorably with all but the most palatial1 of the trans-Atlantic liners. List of Passengers. Still on board, bound for Manila and Hongkong, were: W. B. Beard, George M. Egan, Miss Eleanor Gillespie. Arthur Hallbcrg, Miss Amelia P. Klein, Howard Long. Mrs. Jane G. Palmer, Lieutenant C V. Reyes, O. C. Whitaker, Mrs. O. C. Whit aker. - For Hongkong: J. Donald Deniarest, Bruce D. Ellis, Mrs. Bruce D. Ellis, Dan forth B. Ferguson, J. St. C. Hunt, Mrs. St. C. Hunt, Master John Hunt,, Miss Lnlah Hunt, Mrs. Grace C. Lawton, Francis H. Love, W. D. Whittemore, Mrs. W. D. Whittemore, Dr. Wong Him, Miss Catherine A. Wong Him. The following passengers joined the Siberia en route: At Honolulu: Mrs. P. L. Cherry, E. B. Kellam, Miss Ada Morton Murphy, Miss Frances D. Murphy, Mrs. L. B. (Continued on page 2.) SIBERIA OF 600 PASS HER DUE TO OIL KING SON I Mine Owner Claim to Have 10,000 Loyal Miner Beady to to Work. OPERATORS REFUSE TO ARBITRATE ON ANT BASIS Militiamen Loot Saloons and Carry Away Whiskey and 25 Boxes of Cigars. Denver, Colo., May 1. Responsibility for the flat refusal of Colorado mine operators to arbitrate their differences with the striking coal miners rests with John D. Rockefeller, Jr., accord ing to union officials here. Congressman Foster, chairman of the committee which investigated condi tions in the Colorado mining regions, telegraphed Rockefeller last night that William Green, an official of the Uni ted Mine Workers of America, had announced thnt the miners were will ing to waive their demand for union recognition and urged him to settle the strike on this basis. Rockefeller im mediately forwarded the message to operators here. Late last night the operators wired Foster, refusing to enter into negotia tioas of any character with officers of the miners' organization. The declara tion was taken to mean thnt the oper ators will refuse to arbitrate on any basis. They insist that they have 10, 000 loyal miners ready to go to work when they are afforded protection, and charge that leaders of the strikers di rectly incited "niu-derous attacks on militiamen and mine guards." District President McLennan of the United Mine Workers of America de clared today that Rockefeller's influ ence wns responsible for the refusal of the operators to arbitrate, and as serted they were following his sugges tions to the letter. Militiamen Loot Saloons. Trinidad, Colo., May 1. Troop G. commanded by Captain C. C. Smith of the regular army, arrived at Walsen buig today and the state militiamen immediately started to leave the cahip. No further trouble was expected from the strikers. Saloon men complained to Captain Smith that militiamnc last night had looted their stores and taken 50 quarts of whiskey and 25 boxes of cigars. Smith immediately arrested six militia men, recovered the loot, nnd turned the men over to their captains for punish ment. Another troop of cavalry left Trini dad today for Segundo. Strikers in the San Rafael colony were scheduled to moet today and vote whether to disarm in accordance with Major Holbrook's request. Would Revoke Charter. Washington, May 1. Senator Ken yon of Iowa was drafting today a resolution for introduction in the na tional upper house by which he pro poses to revoke tho charter given to John D. Rockefeller's general educa tional board in 1903. His plan was based on disapproval of the oil king's attitude concerning the Colorad mine strike situation. Three hundred Industrial Workers of the World, carrying numerous banners, marched to Union Square here this aftcrnoii, Some of the banners read: "Rockefeller is a fine Christian! He murders women and children." "Why not hold Rockefeller to ac count Ho is guilty of many murders." The marchers jeered and booed at all the churches they passed. EIGHT LAND LOCATORS PLACED UNDER ARREST iug settlers on the forfeited lands of . " . - . Portland, May l.-Eight of the 15 'thl9 rePort they were at land locators indicted by the federal ' B'n to emphasize the fr.en.Tlmoss grand jury recentlv on charges of which existed between-the admm.stra fro.i.,rLfiv ,.;i. ; in.t.ltion and the constitutionalists. the Oregon and California land grant i ?nce'10'" bth ""hington and Mox are under arrest todav. W. F. Menard!'00 ('l-v that armutice was agreed ; of Portland -was arrested yesterday bv;t0- .c.re'ar ?r-van ',elf.uL "e tw i-niM atot f.i,.i Ti. admitted that he had called his Flor- IBoest at Hot Sm-iucs on the Warmli,la vacation off, but said he hoped to Springs Indian reservation, where hejf1 wa-v 'rom the capital for a few h!.d gone for his health. da;f rest 'at in ,ie "nmer. E. J. Sellers, voluntarily surrendered ' 1 he mediators were m conference f ), iT.,;tj ato n,..t;.i of t.!Bll night. tin lt verdav. neconlimr to" ad - vices received trom Attorney Reams today. He gave bonds of $2,000 and was released. Arraigned before Federal Judge Bean today, D. R. Houston, arrested in Seat tle iast Saturday, pleaded not guilty and was released on tS.OOO bonds. BONES BROKEN AS RESULT OF FALL FROM MOTORCYCLE Bill Lawten, of Independence, sus tained a broken right leg, and a broken right shoulder yesterday afternoon about six o'clock as tha result of a fall from a motorcycle while turning a corner in (Independence. He was im medir.lelv brought to this city in an automobile and taken care of at thel Willamette Sanatorium by Dr. Harry ! Clav. He was received at the hospital! A- , a . about 9 o'clock. The motorevcle driv-i Eceles W. a., May l.-Seventy-f.ve en bv Lawton skidded and threw him!''''. ba;' been located up to noon to the pavement. He is resting ?' a7 .ln the haft, ot he.1ew E'ver ire:i as could be exoeeted under the ( olheries company ', i explos.on wrecked circumstances. The trouble of the mailers is they can 't eleet anybody. If Americans feed hungry Mexicans the invaders will be secretly welcomed by many. " 10 I 10 GAIHSEA PORT Saltillo Will be Surrounded to Prevent Its Giving Aid to Besieged. HUERTA WILLING TO SALUTE FLAG Mediators Waiting Reply of Carranza to Request for Armistice. El Paso, Texas, May 1. The Mexi can rebels were putting all other busi ness aeide today in order to hasten the capture of Tampico. Whether or not it was true, as re ported, that the Washington adminis tration had hinted nt a willingness to recogni.'O their belligerency if they so cured possession of a sea port, a sea port was what they wero determined to have. Tho decision was reached at a con ference at .limine last night between General Villa and other rebel leaders. Monterey, it was said, would be made the now provisional capital, General Carranza establishing himself there with his cahiiet, ami the same point will bo tho base of operations against Tampico. As an initial step, rebel officers stated, 'ltillo will be surrounded to prevent its garrison from going to Tampico s relief. Even after provid ing for Saltillo, Villa will have 17, 500 men to co operato with . General Gonzales' 15,000. Confidence wns expressed that te Tampico defenders cannot long hold their own against these combined forces, . Small Hope of Peace. Washington, May 1. That the ad ministration has small hopes of per manent peaco in Mexico was indicated today by a request made in the house that army appropriations exceeding $100,000,000 be made immediately available. This request war in the form of a joint resolution introduced by Con gressman Hay of Virginia, chairman of the military affairs committee, with President Wil:;on s approval. It was expected a similar rider would be added to the navnl appropriation bill. It was learnod today that President Huerta had expressed a belated wil lingness to salute the American flag, unconditionally, if the United States forces were withdrawn from Vera Cruz, nnd that he had been told mat ters hail gon.j too far nnd that he must eliminato himself. Tho mediators were awaiting Gener al Carranza 's final reply to their re quest for an armistice, which he has thus far refused. It was reported with much detail that the administra tion has urged General Villa to strike at once at Saltillo and Tampico, tak ing them, if possible, before mediation can interfere with his campaign. Victory Would Aid Rebels. Such a victory, it was said, would have the moral effect of aiding the rebels greatly, and by giving them a seaport, would put tbem in a position to ask for recognition of their belliger ancy. Government officials would not The mediators had however, assur- 1 sniOl finm tinth null i n rrtnn ami Mnr. i From Vera Cruz, Consul Canada re- ' ericans still in Mexico City than is generally supposed. He "estimated the number at 1,500 and ?aid efforts were being mado to arrrango for their transpoitation to the coast. He added however, that the capital was quiet and foreigners were not being mo lested. Burton Wilson. J. Starr Hunt, George McCarthy, K. M. VanZandt, George Cook, Colonel eager anl General Ag ramonte, who were taken from refugee trains bound for the coast and forced to return to Mexico City, were safe, it was stated. EVERT MAN ENTOMBED IS DEAD SAT RESCUERS coal mine here. Seven bodies were brought to the surface. "Every man entombed is dead," said one of jne rescuers, ninety seven corpses remain to ne located, uas and , fallen timbers are hampering our I work." . ; . El CAPTURE AMPICO Serves Freedom and Free Drinks to Maintain Loyalty H7" TWi I (J ,A I . I xw ry wwn 'vx ; m ' ' 7 I Cr Yei) . 7 A J I . I ' i s i -''ft !!i n. . Mexico City advices today say that General Huerta had, roleasod all political prisoners - including a number of members pf tho congress which he dissolved bocautiu the deputies refusod otcomply with his wishes. In freeing thorn, he addressed them personally, saying: "We are now brothers, facing a common enemy tho Americans who aro invading our country." , The dictator lias also seized the siloons in the ca'pital to make sure that all who care for it may have a liberal supply of drink, his thoory being that in this way he can keep the pcoplo loyal to him. The captain of tho Kronen cruiser Conde had a message today, however, confirming reports that many Mexicans aro turning against tho president. POLICE GUARDING HOME PICKETS' DEMONSTRATION PUTS REAL FEAR INTO HEART OF OIL MAGNATE. New York, May 1. Demonstrations against John I). Kockefololr, Jr., have becomo so violent that his home here is being guarded day ami night. The police admitted they wore greutly con cerned regarding his safety. Pickets resumod their plae?s today in front of the Standard Oil building at L'O Broadway. Each wore a badge inscribed "Thou nhalt not kill." Mrs Upton Sinclair announced that as soon as her husband is released from jail after his six days' sentence, he in tends to hire a hearse, drive back and forth in front of Rockefeller's resi dence, and follow him to the theator and to his office. Sinclair was sen tenced to jail for leading a demon stration in front of the Standard Oil building. Miss Freeman wns released from lail tochy, someone having paid her fine. I Aim ttqil mm c.T 11... fniir vm,ian . Frn.t. ' ed with Sinclair. She immediately re joined the pickets. Miss Marie Gans, addressing a meet ing today of tho Industrial Workers of! the World in Mulberry park, reiterat-1 ed her threat to shoot Rockefellor on j sight. Rockefeller's secretary announced this afternoon that the millionaire was! at Tarrytown. "Mr. Rockefeller is illj am) it is protianly duo to these dem onstrations against him," said the secretary. Sinclair was still en a hunger strike today. He wrote a letter to District Attorney Whitman in which he said ho was innocent of any wrong-doing. As ever girls are "stuek on" a mil itary uniform, especially if it has epaulettes. Ex-Bandit Villa aeema to have much more common sense than First Chief Carranza. Oregon: Fair tnight and Satur day; northwester ly winds. ! :i The Weather j Ji kEE. TMTOIS) FEW REGISTER TODAY CLOSING OF BOOKS FAILS TO IN DUCE EXPECTED GRAND RUSH OF LATE VOTERS. Although it was estimated that thore would be at least 12,500 voters register for Marion county this year, it is certain now, in the opinion of County Clerk Max Gehlhar, thnt the estimnte will bo excoedod by about 500. Thore was scarcely a dozen reg istered this morning, and the- absence of any grand rush was a surpriao as well as a relief to tho office force. This stato of affairs is duo to the fact that practically all who wish to register have done so. During tho timo this week that tho office has been kept open to accom modate laborers, few have taken ad vantage of it. It is estimated that Salem will have fully 5,000 registered voters out of the 13,000 of the entire county. Heretofore Salem has hail about ono-third of the voting popula tion, but this year the pcrcoiitago has grown to three-fifths. It will be fully a week bofore the final number of registered voters for Salem will be ascertained on account of the fact that so many "Blank A V. will be received within the next few days that will have to be counted and pasted in the stub books. The county clerk has distributed 6,000 blank "A's" throughout tho county for the use of those who wero too lazy to come to tho court house and put theirv names on the books. Fully 55,000 ballots for the special road bond election are roady to 'be shipped to the various precincts throughout tho cou.ity by tha clerk. These aro already boxed. Other elec tion supplies for the primaries have been shipped to the clerks and judges of election. COUNTER REWARD OFFERED IN TEXAS CAPTAIN OF RANGERS WOULD GIVE 1500 FOR A BEAD ON GEN EROUS MEXICAN. San Antonio, Texas, May 1. Ad vices received here today said that Mexicans at Laredo had offered five hundred head of cattle for the head of every Texas ranger slain on Mexican soil: Captain J. Sanders of the rangers re taliated as follows: "I will give 500 for a sight on Texas soil of the Mexican who made that offer." Ton 11 find a practical demonstra tion of loeatiug the right thing at the right time and at minimum cost if you consult the Journal Want Ads frequently. Major Holbrook May Attempt to Dis arm Both Guards and Miners. SAT THEY NEED THEIR GUNS WHEN TROOPS OO Weapons and Ammunition Art Burled and Owners Refuse to Reveal . Hiding Places. Trinidad, Colo., May 1. Striking coal miners in the Trinidad field flat ly refused this afternoon to surrender their arms to regular army authorities. ThiB decision, following a meeting be tweon Major Holbrook, commanding the regulars, and William Diamond and John Brown, strike loaders. After the conference the labor lead ers voiced the opinion that Major Hol brook would attempt to disarm both the mine guards and the strikers. Later in the dny Holbrook conferred with Willinm Murrny, gonenvl man ager of . the Victor-American Fuel company, and George Peart, of the Rocky Mountain Fuol company. "It is impossiblo yet to say in what form peace will come,- but I hope it will coino without bloodshed," .said Holbrook this nftornoon. 'My troops have been hero only 24 hours. Wash ington is being informed constantly of conditions here. I have discussed the case with both fictions and am trying to maintain an absolutely noutral po sition." "Wo think tho regulars are here simply to preservo pence," said Wil linm Diamond. "That's what wo want. But if anyone thinks wo will advise the miners to surrender their guns while tho grards retain their weap ons, they aro very much mistaken. If tho troops try to ta"ke our arms they will have some job finding them. Wo have all our guns find ammunition buried. "If thev arrest ns,' why that will be all right. But we don't intend, to surrender our arms ''and 'en, when the federals withdraw, to be ngain at the mercy of the swards, who have killed women and children and burnod our tents. "Tho wholo region is nuiot now. Tt probably will remain quiet while the roitulnrs aro horo, but when they are withdrawn we will again be without protection unless we have our arms." Send Troops From Vancouver. Washington, May 1. A roquest for more troops to guard the northorn Colorado coal fields wns received to day by Secretary of War Garrison from Governor Amnions. If the re quest is granted the troops will be oont from Vancouvor barracks, Wash. Old Sol Smiles Greetings to May May is tho fifth month in tho year numerically and the first in Cupid's calendar. It was named from Main, a Grecian goddess, daughter of Atlas, the old gentleman who is dopie.ted in the old geographies walking around with the world on his shoulders and evident ly pretty tired of toting it. Atlas also gave the name to that flat-chested and highly colored school book with the msps in it and places no one can find when they want to locate them in a hurry. History says Maia was "the mother of Mercury by Jupiter." This may bo truo, but if Governor West had been around that historian would prob ably have hesitated before swearing about it. Tho May pole which is erected and garlanded in her honor al ways bursts into bloom on the first of the 31 duys in tho month,'and this-regardless of tho weather conditions. She was rather flirty in her younger days as the birth of Mercury attests, the records at Vancouver showing no mar riage of the two. It was from that time people with a light atmosphere and who are note quite certain as to what they will or will not do are said to have a "mercurial temperament." Thcro is other evidence of hor way wardness, it being an accepted fact that she is always tripping, the poets especially calling attention to this trait. Here in Oregon this year she tripped June up, stole her roses, and came, tripping as usual, to tho front in her stolen garlands and fragrant draperies of blossoms. Our folks are not particular as to whom we lift our hat so wo tip our lid to the jolly young lady and bid her welcome re gardless of her general reputation. WILL PUNISH MEXICANS IF DR. RYAN la EXECUTED Washington, May 1. Warning was issued that if Dr. Edward Ryan was executed as a spy at Zacatecaa, which was said to be planned because he has been acting openly as a stats depa.t ment agent peace talk would stop and the severest punishment be meted out to those responsible for tha execution. The Brazilian embassy in Mexico City reported to the state department this afternoon that the Mexican gov ernment had promised to free Dr. t.'d ward Ryan, aa American reported de tained at Zacatreas and in danger of execution, if it found oa investigation that he was a prisoner thore. REFUGEES STONED AS THEY BOARD SHIP 259 American Compelled to Flee From Manzanillo by ' Angry Mob. ; AMERICAN FLAGS TORN TO STRIPS Insults Heaped Upon. Consuls' and Crowd Shout "Death " -to Americans." San Diego, Cnl., May 1. After be ing stoned, insulted and threatened with death by the Mexicans at Gadala jara and Manzanillo, 259 Amorican citizens reached San IHego today on the German steamer Marie. Of the refugees HO were women and 72 chil dren. All rejoiced to escape from Mexico with their lives. A mnjority of the refugee were given but 48 hours to leave Mexico (r become Mexican citizens, and as they boarded tho Marie at Manzanillo the American consulate at that port was stormed, a dozen American flags were torn to strips by the Mexicans and burned. A largo picture of President Wilson was t.ken from the American consul ate and carried to the wharf, where the Americans were assembled. Horns were drawn upon the president's head, ho wns hailed as the devil ami the picture was then trampled upon by the angry crowd, in which thero were many Mexican women and children. "Death to the Americans'. Tho fragments of the president's portrait wore then gathered together, coul oil poured upon them and all that was left of too picture burnnd, as the Mexicans danced around and shouted "mucrtau los gringoesl " (death to the Ainericplns.) All tho refugees resided in Guadala jara ami vicinity. Kn routo to the port of Manzanillo, after being ordered hurriedly out of Guadalajura, the train was attacked at every station by Mexicans. Stones were thrown through the ciy windows und many of the American women fainted from fright. Tho Mexicans even spat thorugh the windows at tho Americans. With the refugees were two Ameri can vice consuls, Dr. W. B. Davis, who was stationed at CriirJa'ajarn, and Ik M. Stadden, stationed at Manzanillo. Insults were heaped upon both as they boarded the German boat. The refugees left Guadalajara for Manzanillo in two pWrties. The first 100 left on tho advice of Charge d' Affaires O'Shaughuessy, April 20th. Tho trip by rail is 200 miles and all along the way the Americans were in fear of death. Huerta Says "Get Out". Tho second party left April 22il when told by the ciitptain of tho guard to evaeauate Guadalajara in 48 hours or becomo citizens of Mexico. The guard had his orders from the general of arms of the state of Colima, who acted on the direct command of Presi dent Huerta. There were 95 Ameri cans in this party and they were sub jected to even worse treatment along the line than befell those who preceded them. Cries of "death to the Amer icans" greeted their ears at every lit tle station. At Manzanillo the Americans were mot by a mob but tho Mexican soldiers herded them together and rushed them to the Ainerieivn consulate. For hours a mob howled outside. None of the Americans had arms after reaching Manzanillo. Those with revolvers wore disarmed aboard the ship. Would Hold Them as Hostages. When the German ship Marie cams in sight the Mexicans thought it wsb nn American man of war end hurried tho refunees into a corral back of the city. The refugees aro convinced that if it had been an American ship thoy would have been held as hostages. Captain Davidson of the Marie saw tho peril of tho Americans and volun- ; teered to take them to America. The Mexicans said they would well rid of the "gringoes"' and drove them on board, hooting as they went. The German consul at Mazanillo and tho British consul at Guadalajara pro tected the Americans in every way possible. The American consuls had been stripped of all authority. Held as a Spy. Vera Cruz, Mcx., May 1. Consul Canada and the other American of ficials here were awaiting word anx iously today from Zacatreas, where it was said Dr. Edwin Ryan, an American, was in dancer of being executed by the 1 Mexican federal.! as s spy. They said . , . . t Kyan nad Deen in me lieu i row ico for years wid that it is inconceiv able that the charge against him is well founded. The government at Washington was making every effort today to learn the truth concerning the case of Dr. Ryan. It was admitted freely that Ryan had been acting as agent for the state department as well as Bed (Continued on pace twoj BY MEXICANS