Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1914)
ft. Full Leased Wire Dispatches Tocfos News Printed Today 'J THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR ON TRAINS AND NEW PRICE TWO CENTS stands, nvB cents SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAT 7, 1914. THREE DIE WHEN HMPfllB E New Method of Fighting In volves Danger to Foreign Lives and Property MAZATLAN FALLS INTO REBEL HANDS Steamship Ceteriana Narrow ly Escapes Being Set on Fire by Aviator . ...... ... m , , Washington, May i. That a rebel viator dropped two bombs from his aeroplane into Mazatlan Wednesday, killing three .persons and wounding eight, was report! bv-Adiniral Howard to tho navy department today. This method of fiehting involving grave danger to foreign lives and properly, Howard and the German naval commander at Mazatlan wrote to the leader of the rebel forces about tho city, telling of the .occurrence, pro testing against it and asking for tho establishment of a neutral zono for foreigners' benefit. An answer was expected today, Howard also reported that fighting continued between federals and rebels nil about Mazatlan and that the fed erals had surrendered Aeapoueta. Manznnillo, he said, was quiet. Howard's dispatch did not indicate the nationality of the killed aud wounded who were victims of the aerial bombs. Delicate Situation. His report spoke, however, of a "do- 1- .... x: 11 i n.i i. 41. Ifub'igh and niter hv ti,e Maryland," , , . , ., ... ,' and praised the "splendid work done by Captain Minister, roynl naval re serve, of the steamship Ceteriana in bringing refugees from San Bias to Manznnillo. '' , "He kept ' them on board his ship which narrowly escaped being set on fire," added the report. Tho Ceteriana, it was stated, had arrived at Mazatlan with 99 Manznin illo refugees and would take them to San Francisco. Consul Edwards of Acapulco was spoken of as on board the California and Edwaird Williams and his wife as being safe at Colima. The condition of Philip Stanlov and T. Wells was naid to be serious but no details were j given concerning them. Mazatlan Has Surrendered. Los Angeles, May 7. Mazatlan, on the west Mexican coast, has snrrend- mm nrau a'xuai. ... J ........... j ered to the constitutionalists, according j to a dispatch received here today by Adolfo Carrillo, constitutionalist consul at Los Angeles, f orMmiinsn E poke nt Los Angeles, from Minister of Foreign Affairs Fabela of the con stitutional cabinet. "The only fighting is in the streets," read a translation of the dispatch "and General Huerta is driving the federals to the waterfront. General Tellez, in charge of the federal troops, sent word to the constitutionalists army that he could do nothing bnt surrender." , Mazatian has been besieged by the rebels for several weeks. All hope of ha iinfonflora vflji nhAmlnnerl vester- .io ,r.,fnrm.nt lit f mm ! FROM AEROPLAN inland posts were wiped out by the mnded by the elections committee this rebels at Acaponeta. : af ternoon. it . T, . TvarT Charges of election frauds were made Huerta ioatng r ower. 1 against him, and while the committee Vera Crcz, May ..-Disintegration of , fc President Hnerta's government with , ! h frauds were com- a fortnight was predicted . Emitted, on the strength of which it was foreigners just arrived from Mexico re.ommenile,1hat the vote cast in ;?i . . .. 1 c 4 -it 4 seven precincts of bis, constitucnev be "I believe the United Sta es w ll get ilnJ wt ivi h opponent( Mich. knee deep into mediation, " a.l one, , . 'rhr of 67 "only to find that Huerta nas IOst i.e. power to bargain for Mexico tnai somebody else is president in place of film.' The government, it was stated, was already growing lax, the police were insubordinate, criminals had things v.,u,.u- - iinir wu .), me 4. ,. . was donbtful and every indication pointed to the rapid crumbling of the ,... o -uiuvv Keports irom lampico were 10 i"c effect that oulv two Americans re mained there, both oil men. It was learned also that the Tampico rebels had fired on a barge flying the Dutch flaa In the Pauuco river, killing one and wounding seven federals who j cojn were on board. , I An hour later Anderson found the Fighting was said to be going onwaer Mrs. W. N. Jerkins of Arcadia, constantly between Tampico 's federal wn0 expressed her gratitude sub- aetenoers ana tne reoeis wno l'i5ul the town's capture. SEATTLE LADY BARBERS ORGANIZE INTO UNION Seattle, Wash., May 7 Lady bar - bers are to be organized into a union in Seattle and admitted into tne cen tral labor council. When this is effected, it is believed it will be the first of women barbers in the country. The labor council on Wednesday night voted favorably on the resolution to admimt the union and jtaat horrible old jau in vera i,ruz u copy of the action was forwarded j one eloquent exhibit of Mexican gov to the International Barbers Union. eminent. GOES TO LODGE AND HUBBY STAYS HOME Master Seeking DlTorce la Denied t able Turned With a Vengance and Redress for Wife'i Mistreatment toe Angeles, Cal., May 7. Mrs. Daisy Helon Goodwin 's reversal of the time-honored lodge-night excuse saved her case when she defended the divorce suit filed by Otis Bruce Goodwin, with the result that the Goodwins remain aritnlly united today. "I was out late nights because my duties as an officer of my lodge demanded tt," Mrs. Good win virtuously explamcs to the court, and her husband's plea was denied promptly. . O. A. R. ELECTS B. B. TUTTLE TO HEAD ORGANIZATION San Diego, Cal., May 7. It was un officially announced at noon today that ft. B. Tuitlp, of Yolo county, has been elected commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, department of Califor nia ami Nevada, at the encampment in progress here. The bnllots were cast shortly before be divided equally among the children.' til 4 o'clock, when Hie tellers were to officially announce the vote. Tuttle was said soon after to have noon and encampment adjourned un- fiP0 to tho northern part of the state, despite tb strenuous campaign to keon it i the south. Governor Summers of Los Angeles was Tuttle's only opponent when the nominations were made. Delegates to the national encampment nlso were voted on, and later today the various other offices will be filled. . Han Jose was ehojeu for the 1913 en campment. COUNTY CLERK dOVINO INTO NEW QUARTERS SOON County Clerk Max Gehlhar expects to be moved into his new quarters up stairs in the court house by tho first of next week. Ho has been waiting for several days on the arrival of a door for the vault which has been con structed on top of tho old one. Coun ty Asfefsor Hen West has moved his of fice into tho, new county court room until the clerk vacates his present of rice, when the nsses-Hitr will mnvo dr.-.vn ,. ----'"", - When the change is made, the i ... ... ... , ' ' ,, comi- r l.tvlf will I.a nti 4li fl i.. 4i.- 4. 4. " that nccounts of the imno war wero ho three courts county, equity and aggpratei, Bai(1 tho report .,wa law. Tho old vault ,n use ; now- will be ' oa;.,,,,,. . We declare that the given over to tho nw of the county re- llalf liag'I10t fc t R , corder exclusive! v.. The clerk's new of fice is being fitted up with furniture Attack Was Planned, aud is pretty nearly really for occu- "Thero in 110 question in our minds pancy. The new vault will'bo used ex-' that the militia's attack on the Lud- clusively by tho clerk, thus relieving tho congestion 01 both departments. CHARGES OP PETTY LARCENY PREFERRED BY PROSECUTION The information which was filed against William Artz and Asa Trindnll, j mo two men who wero arrestee; Dy Sheriff Esch recently on the charge of stealing chickens trom tarms eawt of the city, was dismissed upon the recom mendation of County Attorney Ringo this afternoon, and a new complaint t . . was immediately filed. The defend- ants were first charged with the crime of conioinn larceny and the prosecuting attorney changed the information to petty larceny and the trial will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The justice court room was packed to over zoning wun peopio tuis aiternoon and a jury had been drawn to hear the case before the original complaint was nismissea, EXPULSION OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSOURI RECOMMENDED . . m. , . Washington, Mav 7. The expulsion c , t n . 41 1 of ( . U. Dyer of Missouri from the 1, ' ... house of representatives was recom-i!,. house of reprcseiituti - - - The republican members of the com mittee planned a minority report. CURIOSITY REWARDED BY PRESENT FROM OWNER , . niourmiB, ii, juiv . ... i.. nu- I derson is considerably ricner loiiay ne- pause hi9 curi08ity triumphed overis judgment. , I Aiirr naivimiK nn P" ; trians kic a dilapidated pocketbook along the pavement near his place of business he rescued the purs and found that it contained a pair of diamond cuff links, a diamond studded i n),i WR4,.h. .eversl rines and 100 in stantiallv. HUERTA ORDERS CONFISCATED PROPERTY RESTORED OWNERS Mexico City, May 7. President ! Huerta today ordered the restoration to it-i owners of all property coniiseatea A ... ;.ia .ui.lanlfl nt MoVICA 11UIII am;vih-ii vm. Great herds of cattle seized by offi cials in the southern states were cordinglv restored. The awful condition of prisoners in WOMEN REPORT Oil ACTION OF TROOPS III STRIKE Hair-Raising Stories Told of ' Atrocities Committed by"" - State Militia SAY THAT NOT HALF HAS YET BEEN TOLD Machine Guns Tested by Fir ing into Tents of Miners at Ludlow Denver. Colo., May 7. Declaring that the half has not been told of the "atrocities committed by imported hessinns" in the Colorado mine strike district, Mrs. Alma Lnfferty, an ex. otate representative, and Mrs! Evangel ine Heartz, the committee appointed by the Denver Women's I'eaeo organ ization to investigate, the Ludlow hor ror, filed a hair-raising report with Governor Amnions today. In connection with the report a full investigation was demanded of the gov ernor of the militia's and mino guards' doings in tho strike zone. Tho execu tive was also culled on to withdraw his request that tho legislature creato a state constabulary and Instead, in the cxereiso of his police power, to take over tho miucj for stato opera tion. It was nlso asked that the legisla ture, now in oxtrai rdinary -sepsion at the governor's call, delay payment of the expenses incurred bv the Milling ; n.. i.n n.:i:t: .... 4:1 iu :iun. .. J rnl'4 are iiiir;Tnl nt T?ni.k-nf.llii. nxiimi.n hvu.l tliuirs.4' - -- - i,m.. .i! 1. t ntvicici it.-t-uiii; vtu ninv uuvu null low tent colony was planned carefully nud executed in cold blood. The strik ers were totally unprepared. Many women and children were still in bed. "We found that Major Hamrock tested the machine guns' range by fir ing into the first lino of tents. Later jn the engagement the soldiers soaked paper in oil. and used these torches to spread the conflagration. '"Wholnsalo looting followed the massacre and one of the pictures paint ed by a homeless woman of the colony was of soldiers carrying trunks to the station, dancing, with stolen bluukots about their heads, to tho music of a stolen accordion and grabbing here and there in the tents for valuables. "Fifty of the hunted women of the colony were about to become mothers, and one woman actually gave birth to a nabv while trving to escape from the i,ail of bullets from Major Hamrock 's limns." ' Feeling Was Bitter. The report also asserted that Tikas nnd Fyler, tho strike leaders who lost their lives in the battle, were "mur dercd whilo in the soldiers custody." u ,. .. ' The elder Snvder, said the re- . ; n, .1 ( 1 1 1 41. port, in another pace, "declared that ' -p .. 1 ', . . ,., his son Frankie was shot down while cradling his little sister in his arms. His bitterness was extreme in telling how the militiamen dashed into tho tent where the dead boy lay and call ed his weeping mother unprintable names." The report defended the Ludlow strikers as decent, generous nnd lov ing. SURVIVORS OF COLUMBIAN REACH PORT ON FRANCONIA Boston, Mass., May 7. Carrying 13 survivors and the body of Chief Stew ard Mathewson of the burned steamer Columbian, the Cunard liner Franconia docked here today. Many of tho sur- Vjvors wcre suffering from serious jjurr(g anj exposure. Wireless Operator Dronan thinkstho fire which destroyed the Columbian was caused by upon- taneous cooustion, Up tonoon today the boat carrying 19 other Columbian survivors had not been found. The weather off Sable Island was reportea unusually foggy last night and today and it was not believed the fate of the 19 will be known until the fog lifts. The Weather Tonight and Friday showers. cooler Friday ex cept near the coast; southerly winds. 1 I CO VERY MB I. Armed Mexicans Hock to : 'Mexico City for Its Defense j;. 1: 4 Ird Photoa by American ' Association. San Diego, Cal.," May 7. Dictator Huerta has notified practically every rebel commander in Mexico that tho United States is planning intervention and askod them what stund they will take in case of such a move, according to passengers arriving here todny on the Mexican stcaship Benito Juarez, from the west coist of Mexico. H ''fi'vvSs H ,vv 'X-t'k'h' es-' ;'vil -Iv ;j 'I Madam Schumann-Heink Is , Surprised at Answer Filed0 Chicago, May 7. Friends here of William Rapp, jr., and of his wife, Mine. Schumann-Heink, were express ing considerable surprise todny at the nature of the amended answer filed by Kapp late Wednesday to the song ress' divorce petition. What Kapp said when his wife first sued gave the impression that tho couplo had differed mainly over these matters. Rupp's amouded answer hint ed at differences of a decidedly senti mental nature. He charged in brief: That his wife had given him, reason to bi) jealous of Policeman Edward J. McN'amara of Peterson, N. J., whose voice sho admired, nnd of a Wisconsin lumberman, unmimcd Auto Party Takes Lucky Tumble Over 30 Foot Cliff Sliding over a thirty-foot embank ment in an automoliile and escaping uninjured with tho exception of a few bruises was the experience of Sam Adolph, Harry Ralph and Will Stucts man yesterday, who autoed to Thomas Creek on a fishing excursion. In at tempting to pn?s over a rough piece of road, which is bounded on one side by a cliff and on the other by some large stones placed along tho edge to provent vehicles from plunging down a long embankment, one of the auto wheels struck a rock which was laying on the cliff side of the road, and the machine bounced over to the danger side so suddenly that Mr. Adolph, who was driving the car, could not prevent th machine from colliding with another stone which was laying right on the edge of the bank. The right whel of tho car rested on the ck on tho bank but the rock refused to remain station ary and machine, occupants and stone VILLA MAY CAPTURE 10000 FEDERALS El Paso, Tex., May 7. General Villa was known today to be planning a master stroke in his campaign against Preei.lont ll'ierta the capture of the 10.00(7 federd. soldiers at Saltillo. Hi hinis?lf was approaching the city from the wc.it. General Pabio Oonzales was closing :n on it from the east. To the northward the garrison had no avenue of escape except into rebel ter 1 . A".' The top picture shows how volunteer soldiers flocked on train tops nnd in box cars to Mexico City to enroll in the federal army against tho United States. The bottom picture shows the federal fort in Mexico City with crowds of native Mexicans talking war under the shadow of its walls. That her conduct' toward her husband was ."overbearing and insulting" and sometimes publicly "outrageous." That she "usod improper and im modest methods," t.i win favor with managers. That she sometimes hid her wedding ring and declared they were not mar ried. That he did not like tho penance undoficribod which she imposed on herself because, it was said, she wnnt cd her former iiusband, Curt Funfus tuck, to die that sho might marry Rapp., Kapp denied that he deserted his wife or ever gave her cause to be jealous of him. slid over the bank and tumbled down to level ground, a distance of about One of tho sido tenders of tho auto; wis damsel a little and. ,lesnit the ... fact that the fall was a long and dan gerous one, none of the three fisher men were injured, with the exception of minor bruises about the legs and arms. The Occident was unavoidable and no one was to blame unless , the blamed road was responsible. People living near the place where the auto took the tumble state that a threshing engine went over the bank at one time and a grain binder took aj shoot down the incline once. The most seriously damaged of the party- was tho auto which will require about $20 in real cash to repair but Messrs. Ralph, Adolph and Stuetsman will be able to repair all personal dam ages with a little arnica and adhesive ; plaster. ritory. .To the southward Its line of retreat was eut off Tiy tne forces of Generals Benavidca and Herrara, be fore San Luis Potosi. The rebels too were In overwhelm ing strength an there seemed no possi bility that the federals would be able to eut their way through the cordon. Puttied up as they were, constitution alists here were confident every fed eral in the beleagured city would be taken. A parade by the 5,000 American sol diers at Fort Bliss was scheduled for - tomorrow. BLONDES ARE NOT GIVEN PREFERENCE BRUNETTES ARE ENTITLED TO CITIZENbHIP AS WELL IF THEY ARE CAUCASIANS AND HINDU GETS H.I3 PAPERS. Los : Angeles, May 7.?' Brunettes as well as blondes are entitled to citi zenship if they are Caucasians." This was the .decision of Superior Judgo Morrison- in the ease of Sak- haram Ganesh Pandit, a high caste Hindu university graduate, doctor of laws and lecturer. When he applied for eitizenship papers the Hindu was informed by the federal authorities that ha must prove his eligibility. . Morrison pronounced the brief he filed to be the most com prehensive and-enlightened he had ever soen. CASE GIVEN TO THE JURY Vv proGS.' COUNSEL BITTERLY SCORE riimninu wujm.n AO rvouiv ITY SEEKERS. Pan Francisco, May 7. Tho case of Maury I. Diggs, formor stato architect, charged with criminally attacking Miss Ida May 1'enrring, nas given to a jury hero this afternoon. Arguments of opposing counsel were concluded shortly after noon and the court's chnrge was brief. A verdict was expected beforo night. Attorney McKen.io oponed for the defense. Ho flntly charged the rear rings with attempted blackmnil and called the jury's attention to tho fact that no records had been produced to confirm tho prosecution' clnim that the complaining witness was a minor. "Mrs. Penrring and her two daugh ters," said McKonzie, "are merely neekers of publicity, solicitors of pub lic favors nnd ' habitues of public cafes." Defense Attorney. Cophlnn followed .Mcbenzie. Ho h. innoceut of any V ded: - --r- - . . "Just becnuse Maury T. Diggs com mitted a technical violation tif a fed eral law is no reason why we should fasten upon him a crime of which ho is innocont. " Prosecutor Louis Ferrari bitterly de nounced Diggs nnd asserted that his testimony was "a mass of lies from beginning to end." DIGGS NOT GUILTY. San Franc i seo, May 7. A vonlict of not guilty was returned today In the caso of Maury I, Diggs, accused of a statutory offenso against Miss Ida 'earring. SHAUGHNESSY HAS TWO MINUTE TALK WITH BRYAN Washington, May 7. Nelson O' Shuughnessy, chargo d'affaires at Mex ico City, had a two minute conference with Secretary of State Bryan this aft ernoon. Brvan roccivod the chargo cordially. They wore to have a con forenco with President Wilson tomor row. Somn of tho refugees should not be blamed very much for wishing Huerta to bo lickod good beforo poaco is arranged. Convict Seeking Pardon Makes Pathetic and Moving Picture in West's Office There was a pathotic and moving picture in the governor's off ice. this morning when an unfortunate convict was before the governor praying for m ..nv.l.if. Willi him jai hn nnnr nlil I"""" ...... "" ry mother, decrepit and aoart broken as she gazed with tear dimmod eyes at her boy, her oldest born, as he stood beforo the governor with bowed head and tenrs streaming down his cheeks. His wifo was there too, dressed in a lavender suit of rather modern cut, but palo of faco more pale than she would have been if she had not hit tho pow der box before leaving homo, and under her dark blue eyes wero still darker circles telling of sleepless nights, un mitigated woe and also of an artistic ally applied lot of paint. Her woe-be-gone expression that would have wrung tears from tho heart of a government pack mule or a bunchgraas eayuse, was also further heightened by wrinkles put on with a brush, but so skillfully as to almost defy detection of the eagle eyed governor. There was also on hand a mot ley collection of children, almost too many, and seemingly rather young, considering their father had been in ' the pen for some years, and there was still another left asleep on tne lounge in the reception room. The governor was patient, but there was a wicked gleam in his eye, and maybe in both, but we want to be exact for only one was visible as we had a profile view, and his fiorce look indicated he had just finished reading tho Oregonian's editorial page. The mother wept and pleaded, almost tore her somber veil as she besought the governor for mercy. The convict, tearful, pale, and looking like an escape from the sebra's stable; SECRETARY M'ADOO AT WHITE HOUSE Wedding is Less Elaborate : Than That of 13th White - House Bride DR. SYLYESTER BEACH PERFORMS SERVICE Both Have Much in Common; Fond of Tennis and the New Dances - Washington, May 7. Only the ab sence of diplomats and army and navy officials and the fact that the blue -room instead of the East room was used -nuulo the wedding here late todny of Miss Eleanor Wilson and Secretary of tho Treasury William tlibbs McAdoo less elaborate than that of the former Miss Jessio Wilson's marriage recently to Francis B. Sayre. A finnl rehearsal was staged nt 11 o'clock this morning and the wedding took place at 6 p. m. Tho White House was decorated with thousands of pnlsm and roses. The word "obey" was used, aud tho couple also naod the double Ting serv ice. Army and navy aides of President Wilson leud the party to tho altar. The United Htates marine baud, resplendont in scarlet coats, furnished the music. Tho ceromony was performed by tho Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beach, of Prince ton, N. J. Evening gowns, without "d 'J".-,i)sd on is tho ap-, 'a. The Many gifts from out of town points reached the White Houso today Bnd tho brido gavo tho flowcrmnuls -Misses Snllio MeAdoo and Nancy Lane diamond-studded gold lockets. The bridegroom's gift to tho brido is not known. I. H. Hooker, hcn3 usher at the White House, got the mnrriago license for Miss Wilson nnd Secretary Mo Adoo. Yesterday Miss Wilson called on Miss Sallie and Kobort McAdoo and Mary Tumulty and thon wont to the circus. Later she pluyed tenuis with, tho bridegroom. President and Mrs. Wilson have al ways maintained that the nffuirs of tho womon-folk of the White House woro not public business, and so up until today practically no information was given out as to the wedding. Secretary McAdoo, the groom, is 51 years of ago. Ho has six children liv ing and one grandchild. Miss Wilson is 21 years old. She is the most vi vacious of the president's three daugh ters. She first met Secretary McAdoo while lie was acting chairman of the Democratic National Committee anil camo to tho "summer White House" (Continued on page 2.) the wifo, slender, wretched, tearless, and like the gubernatorial candidates almost speechless, wringing her supple hands most gracefully while she voiced her agony with her eyes; tho children clinging to their mother's skirts, and one to the governor's knees. All this made indocd a moving pic ture. When the governor finally, through a dream or some other myster ious cause, came through the scene changed. A tearfully happy mother, 'a duinty .wifo smiling, through her tears, a convict overcome with grati tude and a bunch of kids as happy as though it were circus C&y. Such was the sceno enacted in the governor's private ofrice this morn ing. "Hello, have you got through!" said the governor as the lot of mother, wife, kids and convict opened the door and filed out into the reception room where tho governor was talking to the newspaper bunch about salt lakes and politics. "Yes, and we're awfully grateful to you, governor," said the mother as she bundled a kid into the perambulator, or whatever it was they hauled around. "It was just dear of you," said the erstwhile tearful wifo as she wiped off the surplus paint, and so one and all expressed their thanks and skipped for the Bligh, tho operator taking a big film along with him. As a matter of fact, a party went to Governor West this morning and as he supposed asked if they might take some pictures of his office and were told to . fco to it. They did, staging a little act for the movies with one of the actors doing duty as the Governor, who was, he probably thought, " disqualified" for the time being.