0 Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today is THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR IN SPUE DENIALS Reports Current That Attack on Vera Cruz by General Maas is Imminent ' FRICTION IN CABINET ' IS STRONG RUMOR Arms Consigned to General Huerta Ordered Back to German Factories Washington, May 9. More war pre parations were being rushed today by both, wnr ami navy departments but president Wilson and Secretary of Wtate Bryan still insisted that the Mex ican situation was unehWiiged. Reports were current that attacks m by General Maas on Vera Cruz and by General Zapata on Mexico City were imminent but the president pnt small iaith in them, It'was gencrrHy believed that Fed eral Supremo Justices Hughes and Lamar and Frederick Lehman, a prom inent St. Louis lawyer, would represent the Vnited States before the "A. B. C." mediators. French Ambassador Jusserand, who bad been investigating, told Secretary liryan.that Consul Silliman, concern ing whom much anxiety Yas felt, was Hufe at Saltillo, his post Rumors were current of friction be tween Secretary Bryan and Secretary vGarrison, the former being said to favor a less -warlike policy than the latter. The glad tidings was received that the owners of the German1 ships which were bringing arms for Presi dent Huerta to Puerto, Mexico, had ordered the shipments returned to Germany. A less satisfactory report was that a shipment of Japanese arms bad been landed at Saliua Cruz and rushed to Mexico City. Monitor Ordered Out. The monitor Ozark was ordered from Vera Cruz to Tampico, presumably to protect foreign oil properties. It was expected ships of moderate draft would be able to ps tnrougn the Panama canal within a week. The warship Wyoming steamed from -ew York harbor to meet the Montana, re turning from Vera Cruz with the American dead. All signs at Mazrttlnn pointed to the city's early capture by the rebels. Nurse Corps Leaves. Leavonworth, Kan., May !). Responding to orders from Secretary of War Garrison, members or the led oral nurse corps left here today at - noon for Texas City, where they are to report to Major General Frr.nklin Bell. Civil service clerks here ami mes sengers wore also ordered to report to General Bell. LOS ANGELES VOTES TOR MUNICIPAL BONDS Los A ngeles, Cal., May 9. Municipal owners-hip of an electric generating and distributing plant stands approved to day by the voters of Los Angeles by a substantial majority. A proposition to bond the city to the extent of $f!,500, 000 for that purpose was endorsed yes terday by a vote of -50,199 to 23.179, a n.n't'in of 9.841 over the required two- BEING RUSHED thirds vote. More than half of the ', arntions are complete today for the registered vote was cast. I mobilization of the Washington Na- It was stated that construction of j tional Guard at American Lake, accord the municipal system will begin at once ; ing to Adjutant General Thompson to when the proceeds of the bonds sale jOny. Thompson expects orders for mo- are available. BY Oakland. Cal.. May 9. Hazel Lux. the woman who on February 2Sth at .,... , , . , , KmeryvUle shot and killed her para - mour, William Garland, was sentenced today, by Judge Frank B. Odgen to lire imprisonment in tan vuennn prison. v hen sentence was pronounced she fell back into the chair from which she had arisen to receive sentence. "My God!" Bhe screamed, "I could have redeemed mvself; I know I could! My God! My God!" Ja pronouncing judgment tne court reviewed briefly the case and dwelt on the fact that the jury brought in a verdict of only second degree murder. "Had the sexes been reversed Had Garland killed you instead of you kill- ink him. the same jury or 1 men would have hanged him. "Should I obev the recommendation . of the jury and give you the minimum sentence of ten years, you wo.nl.1, with good behavior, be released id seven, 6800 01 100 ? 'D WHEN EARThv 'XE SHAKES ITALIAN VILLAGES Two Towns Entirely Destroyed Several Oth en Are Badly Damaged, ' and MOUNT ETNA IN EBUPTION AND REFUGEES FLEEING Many People Burled in Ruins and Num bers Spend Night In Open Country. Catania, Italy, May 9. That at least 100 were killed and as many more in jured in the earthquake which shook this section Friday evening was certain today. It was feared that fuller re ports would greatly lengthen the casu alty list. At the village of Bougiardo alone there were ten dead and 20 injured. I.inern, with a population of about 900, and Zerbati, Pennisi, Belpasso, Maria, Vcrgine, Mangano and Zeffer anao were badly damaged. The roads were choked with hysteri cal refugees fleeing from their homes. Mount Etna was still in eruption. The inhabitants of the villages at its baso had fled to the open country. Ike first of last night's earth shocks occurred at 6 p. m. It lasted several minutes. An hour later there was a severer shock which demolished many houses. Numbers of people were buried in the ruins. Survivors spent the night in tho open country. iirst estimates were that 30 were killed and 100 injured. Fuller investi gation showed that these figures were far too low. Five hundred soldiers had arrived to day and began erecting Red Cross tents. A hospital had been opened. Instruction of trie railroads was de laying the refugees' arrival. Priests were organizing religious pro cessions, carrying statues of the virgin about tho streets and prBying for pro tection. Terror Grips Villagers. Acirenle',, Jtuly, May 9. Etna wns still rumbling today and the thousands of villagers whoso homos were destroy ed by last night's earthquake were ab ject with terror. Soldier and gend armes were removing the dead and in jured from the ruins of the 14 thickly populated towns at the volcanoes base. Lincra, Cosentini and St. Veneris wero completely razed. Several vil lages from which no reports had been received were, it is feared, also des troyed. In the earth there were great fis sures from which smoke and evil-smelling gases ascended. Most wires were down and communication was almost paralyzed. SALEM MAN RECOMMENDED BY CENTRAL COMMITTEE Portland, Or., May 9. Because of sovernl vacancies on the democratic state-ticket for important offices, the executive committee of the democratic statu central committee today recom mends that democratic voters write in the following names on the ballot: For member of congress; Second dis trict Jamos Harvey Graham, of Ba ker. - For Inbor commissioner George Y. Harry, of Portland. For justices of the sypreme court Judge T. II. Crawford, of LaGrande, and Jude W. T. Slater, of Salem. The decision to have Jthe name writ ten in was reached at a meeting of the executive' committee held hero yester day. TO MOBILIZE TROOPS. i North Takima, Wash., May 9. Prep i biliation soon. ASSURED LIFE SEtlTEHC r Then, what would confront you! A M n'l heartless world. You would sink again into the utmost degradation. , (Tfj on the otJer hanil) jjfe imprisonment, the maximim sen- tence, you are at least assured of a ' good nome ior tne remainaer or your me. II I am convinced tnat you are trying to make geed, some day I will lend my aid to you so that you may again be set at liberty. Then if you attempt to fall back into the old life, ; you can again be sent to prison. There - lore, liazc-1 -Mix, it is my opinion ana I hereby sentence you to imprisonment i in the state prison at San (juentin for ll remainder of your natural life." "he prisoner was earned screaming and hysterical from the room after four or five woT.ea bad tried to calm I her. A motion for a new trial was denied. . After sentence Attorney Wyman, for the defense, notified the court that an sppeal would be taken. GAIETY REIGNS AI VERA CRUZ UNDER GUNS OF SOLDIERS Mexican Senoritas Learning to Flirt to American .Ragtime Tunes STREETS DESERTED WHEN TAPS SOUND Heavy Bass Voice of Admir al's Orderly Puts Fear Into Mexican Hearts By William G. Shepherd. Vera Cruz, Mox., April 28. (By mail to Now York) The first thing you see in Vera Cruz these days is the Ameri can flag, flying Over the Terminal hotel, and you find the wide corridors filled . with hurrying officers and jackies. The next thing vou will notice will be Captain H. O. McL Huse. You'll know him by his roar, his mustache, his flashing eye and his supreme con tempt for civilians. Ho is being a kind of doortonder for Admiral Fletcher who is mild beyond words and in this capacity he stands around roaring to peoplo who come iuto admiral 'a head quarters to "sit down", "come here, you" and "stay out of this room." Admiral Fletcher keeps his door shut, they say, to keep out House's roarings. Mothers with babies flee. You try to tell auy Mexican in Vera Cruz that the navy is the servant of the Ameri can common people and you'll be laughed at. They have learned other wise from the majestic bellowing of the mustachml Huso. -' ' ; Having paid your respects at head quarters and been roared at by Huso you 'sally forth to Bee the town. Field Becomes Famous. First you cross the ten acre field be tween the United States consulate and tho waterfront. Across this field fled the Mndero family and later Felix Diaz from tho wrath of Huerta. In the fight the other day it became a battlefield. Dead men have lain on it. Now it is covered by brown tents and the pastured horses of officers. In tho streets that skirt the field tho flags of five different nations float above tho not-over-two-story business houses as if to say "this isn't a Mexican houso: don't shoot at it." ' In an entryway you see two playful jaokies boxing, sinking their fists into one anothers ribs with many grunts and oofs. Around them stands a group or wondering Mexicans who can t un derstand such rough play. Next you come to a little crowd of jackies and marines reading a notice on the cable otfico wall a cabled re port of the days baseball games in the big American cities. A mnfn in a gray felt hat sits at a table before a cafe, writing. Behold, Richard Harding Davis f At another table is a group of men drinking beer, The one with a stein is Jack London himself. The others are also cor respondents. They are relating that thoy weren't given a cha-nee- to get news in the Balkan war and they hope they'll be given a fair shake this time. Flirt to "Gingo" Music. Here we are at the plaza. Here in the late afternoon and early evening the Mexicans gaither to listen to the band. It. is the custom for the sen oritas, accompanied by thoir chaper ones, to walk in one direction about the park, flirting with their eyes as thev pass. They're doing it now. Also there is a band playiug. It is from the Florida. The tune is one of the late hits in New York. The sen oritas can flirt to it just as well as they can to Mexican music. Sit down at a cafe table. In the cathedral spire across the park Bits a jackio among the bells, his feet dang ling in epace. Jackies have been on guard there ever since the battle, when they toppled six Mexican sharpshooters out of the spire. On the top of another building is a marine with a flag in each hand, wig wagging to the ships in the harbor. On .''not her side of the plaza sixty marines stand patiently at attention while a famous war artist sketches them. A group of civilians surround ,'his easel. From time to time ye yells, i "(ret out or the way!" or "give me elbow room!" There's a quarrel at a neighboring : table. Two shoe shine boys have been ; polishing tho shoes and leggings of a I couple of infantrymen and want 50 ) centavoa apiece. The Infantrymen i think this extortionate. The Amen cans may have conquered Vera Cruz but they can't conquer its shoe shine boys, bo finally the infantrymen pay up and leave, calling the boys "greas er robbers." Aeroplane Unnoticed. . An army aeroplane circles over the : town but the people have become so I uced to It that few even glance upward. Bv this time evening Is falling. A 1 cool breeze blows in from the gulf. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAT 9, 191. TRIES TO PASS BAD -CHECK -TO' PURCHASE -FINERY FOR GIRL Virgil Churchill Lands in J all and Con - fosses Crime to Sheriff . Etch. FOEOED NAMES OF .'WELL KNOWN GEBMAJ3 FAB MESS Polios Find Another Check for $40 on Bis Person After Making . Search. The same old story of a youth's in fatuation with his country sweetheart,, the forging of a check with which to obtain money to buy her nice things; and the usual result, the jail, was re counted this 'morning when Virgil Churchill, a young farmer who resides eight miles north of Salem, ottempted to pass a worthless chock both at the United States National and the Ladd & Bush banks. ' ' Young Churchill, who is about 17 years of age, presented a United States National Bank check for C40 to Roy Burton, an officer in the Ladd & Bush bank, for payment,'. Mr. Burton, read ily seeing that it was a forgery, in quired of Churchill where he secured tho paper, whicn was signed "A. ju. and H. Jerman." The boy told the bank eniuloye that he sold a horse re- contly and that Jerman Brothers had given Mia the checK. Mr. Burton was suspicious and when he started to show the paper to Will Walton, one of the head men in the institution, Chur chill left as quickly as possible and he also loft tho check. Sheriff Esch was then notified of tho arralr and he came hot-foot to the bank. In the meantime James McFarland, the well known messenger of the. bank, follow ed Churchill to the White House res taurant and kept tab on the young fel low until Sheriff Ksch arrived. Chur chill engaged a room from George Bro thers and tho sheriff walked in on hira. unexpectedly arid inquired as to his reasons for presenting a check to the bank which bore a forged name. At first Churchill st-ongly denied the forgery, tclling'the sheriff that ho had sold a home and received the check in payment. Sheriff Esch made a thorough inves tigation then. Ho went through tho young man's coat pockets and found. a check book which contained another check for 40. The officer then told Churchill that it was up to him to ex plain everything. Churchill lost all confidence then and told Sheriff Esch tho wholo story. Ho said that he was going with a girl, who lived near Ger vnis, Oregon, and that it was necessary that he purchase her some fine clothes and that he needed $40 badly. The shoriff asked him why he had checks amounting to $80 written and the boy was unable to explain. Churchill was then arrested and lodged in the county jail pending a hearing before Justice of the Pence Webster. He states that his father is in Portland, and that he has been working on a farm north of the city for some time. The sheriff Is inclined to beliove that if the young fellow had been successful in cashing the worth less checks he would have taken the first train out of Salem for parts un known. Churchill first tried to pass the check at tho United States National Bank, but that firm refused to recog nize the paper because there was no ac count kept for Jerman Brothers at that place. Throe thousand people or more fill the plazal soldiers, bluejackets, marines, white clad men and Women, brown Mexican beauties and browner Mex ican men in sombreros. The lights blaze out. Tho wicrwaiz men are signalling now with electric light instead of flags. On a balcony stands a little Mexican girl waving her arms in imitation of a wigwag man. She learned the trick from the gringoes. it s almost bed time for he.r now and for grown up people too, because the city is under martial law and taps sound at 9 o'clock. Soon the streets will be deserted cmd the houses dark. The only foot falls will be those of the guards or of the belated correspondents, working their way from sentry to sentry down to the cable office. Out in the sand hills in a circle that reaches miles around the town American soldiers are keeping vigil. Uncle Sam Is on the firing line. PETITION IS CIRCULATED. A petition for a special meeting of the council to investigate Officer Gaines tonight was circulated today by Hoy H. Wassom. The Weather Fair tonight and Sunday ; light, variable winds. ((n two i i DONT I Conveying Brave Cruz Wharf 74 1 ; r V : B . Jf T " 1 :. TV ' ..... .'t. , ' a '.J ' I Photo copyright, 1914. by American Press Association. , ,' Washington, May 9. Secretary off the Navy Daniels planned to sail at midnight on tho Mayflower to join the cruiser Montana, carrying the bodies of tho marines and ' bluejackets killed in tho occupation of Vera Crua, off the Virginia capes. It was expected that the Montana, conveyed by tho Mayflower and the battleships Wyoming and TcnnoBsoo, would roach the batterv, New York, Sunday afternoon. The photo shows tho dead bodies of three of Uncle flam's heroes being transported from the wharf at Vera Cruc to ono of tho battloships In the The battleship Wyoming steamed out of this harbor today to moet the cruiser Montana, bearing the bodies of tho marines and bluojuckets killed in the occupation of Vera Cruz, off Ambrose light tomorrow. The Montana and its convoys aro scheduled to arrive it tho Battory at 2 o'clock tomor row afternoon. ' , " JAIL SENTENCE OF 30 DAYS TERMINATES HIGH SCHOOL PRANK Sentence Suspended When Boys Pay Damages for Ice Cream Ap propriated. EIGHT SALEM YOUTHS UP IN JUSTICE COURT Example Will Tend to Dampen Ardor of Over-Zealous Jokers in Future. Misidiicvousncss and an unresisting doHiro to play praniis, at Inst got Archie Wilson, John Biirrough, Charles Smith, Beryl Dart. Miller Haydoii, Charles Moffitt and Earl Headrick, all well known young men of Salem, into trouble. Tho boys wero haled before Justice of tho Peace Webster this morning on the charge of breaking and entering into a dwelling belonging to Jesse George and stealing food stuffs valued at $8, Young Moffitt ami Headrick wero given permission, upon recommendation of County Attorney Ringo, to enter a plea of guilty to petty larceny, and Justice .f the Peace Web ster sentenced the young men to 30 days in the county jail and suspended judgment with the proviso that the de fendants pay tho costs and disburse ments of tho action. Tho charges against the other defendants were dis missed on the ground that the two pleading guilty wore the leaders in tho affair. According to tho testimony given at the. hearing this morning, several young peoplo, mostly members of the student body of the Snlem high school, planned to hold a birthday party for one of the student at Jess George's home last Friday evening. A packer of ice cream, cakes and other dainties was locked in the kitchen, and the seven young men, (o play a "high school prank," brok9 into the kitchen or the George home through a window and stole the entire lunch. Believing that the youngsters should be taught a lesson, Mr. George swore out a warrant for their arrest upon a charge which, if rigidly prosecuted, would send the lads to jail, according to the justice of the pence, house breaking being a serious offense. Mr. George stated this afternoon that he had no intontion of prosecuting the boys to any serious extent, but, in view ol the fact tnat aopreuaiions have been carried on in tho Salem high school for some time now, he thought ha would just mako ao examplo by bringing the seven lads into a real court. County Attorney Kingo prose cuted the case, but did not use harsh measures with the defendants. Tho youths were given a good lecture, how ever, and Moffitt and Headrick were compelled to pay into the court $43 to cover the damages done to the tax payers in forcing the prosecution of themselves. The boys not only stole and ate ev erything in sight in the kitchen of the PRICE TWO Dead From Vera to American Ship f - CAPTAIN STARTLES TACOMA TO TEST SPEED OF TROOPS Company Commander Starts War Scare and Newspapers Issue Flam ing Extras. GRIM-FACED MILITIAMEN KISS SWEETHEARTS GOOD-BYE Alarm Merely to Find Out How Lcng It Would Take Troop to Mobollze. Tacoma. Wash., May 9. Tacoma was thrown into a ferment of excite ment tlay when members of Troop B of tho National Guard rocoived teio phono orders to assemble at tho ar mory for immeuiato field duty, and lo cal newspapers chronicled the fact with extra editions in largost war type. It was said that orduis to mobilize the cavalry company had been received di rectly from tho adjutant general's of fice and that the men were under or ders to proceed to Ibo maneuver camp at American Lake, whence they would bo ordered to tho Mexican frontier for active service. But it wasn't a real war alarm. Captain Hart W. Palmer meroly want ed to find out how long it would take his men to assemble ibr duty. He failed to take tho newspapers and other avenues of information into his confidence, howevor, and tho resulting excitement almost created a panic. Civilian soldiors dropped thoir em ployments In various business estab lishments in the city and hurried at double quick pace for tho armory. Some did not even tarry long enough to call up their sweethearts. Others who were more thoughtful, created consterna tion in ninny a home. Eventually all the troopers reported, somewhat short of breath, but wearing grim and war like- conntonanccs - and expressing! themselves as ready for whatever! might befall. Captain Palmer congratulated his men on their promptness in answering the alarm, and dismissod them. Calm onco more settled down over the city and tho nowspnpers tried to explain bew it happoned. HOLD MEETING WEDNESDAY. The monthly meeting of the promo tion dopairtmont of the commercial club will be held next Wednesday noon, May 13, at the Marion hotel. An ex cellent program has been arranged for this occasion by Secretary Bynon and It is expected that an interesting ses sion will be bad. All the members of the promotion department are earnest ly requested to be present as important business matters are to be brought up. George home, but succeeded In break ing a ft punch bowl belonging to Mr. George. The defendants all chipped in and assisted Headrick and Moffitt to pay the costs and disbursements of the action. . . ' 1 T. -w '. ,. ja ., S ON TRAINS AND NEWS CENTS stands, rrvE cents MILLIONAIRE POST coins SUICIDE AT SAHTA BARBARA Cereal Food Manufacturer of . Battle Creek, Michigan, Tires of Life FORTUNE ESTIMATED ; . AT OVER $40,000,000 Places Muzzle of 30-30 Rift in Mouth and Blows Top of Head Off Santa Barbara, Cal, May 9. Charles W. Post, multimillionaire cereal manu facturer "of Battlo Creek, Mich, com mitted suicido here today by shooting himself with a 30-30 hunting rifle. Ho placed the muzzle of the weapon In his mouth and pulled the trigger with his too, blowing off the entire top of his "head. The suicido occurred early today. just after Mrs. Tost and Post's secre tary had come into Santa Barbara on business. Post told the nurse who was left with him ta ho was tired and wished to he nioue. a lew moment a after she had left the room the woman heard a shot, and rushing into the room found the millionaire in f s deata ag ony. Parents Lire at Tort Worth, Buttlo Creek, Mich., May 9, Besides his widow and parents, Charles W. Post, the millionaire cereal food niunu- facturer, who committed suicido at his homo near Snnta Barbara, Cat., today, is survived by two brothers. They aro C. t Post, Vice preiident of tho Post- ' urii Cereal, company, and Grrio L. Post of Fort Worth, Tex.is. Post's parents also live in Fort Worth. Post's fortune was estimated at be tween $40,000,000 and $."i0,000.000, ac cumulated since lH'.lft, when bo began to manufacture cereal foods. No Reason lor Suicide. Mrs. Post apparently was, unable to advance any immediate reason for her husband 's suicide. She eaid his health, while far from good, was no worse than at any timo since his return from : Rochester. . Sho refused to talk at : length, and appeared to be suffering acutely from tho shock. It was learned upon excellont au thority that Post yesterday wrote two checks for toO.OOO each. One was pay able to his father and tho other to a brother. He hail intonded to mail these today,but, it was said, Mrs. Post dis suaded him before sho left for her trip into Sutita Barbara today. The object of tho chocks was not stated, but it was intimated thoy might bo dis cussed at tho coroner's inquest. Mrs. Post was tho manufacturer's second wife. She was many years his junior, and prior to their marriage six years ago was his stenographer. Planned Eastern Trip. Recently Post had purchased consid erable property in and around Santa Barbara. He was negotiating for sev eral other pieces of land, and was in tent upon plans for their unprovvineiit. This, coupled with the fact, that ho had ordered his special car in readi ness for an eastern trip May 15th led to a conjecture by .khiih of his ac-' quninto-nces that hi uuleide had not been long premeditated. ; ' Coroner Ituiz made a careful search of Post's privato apartments for auy notes or messages h might htive pre pared before his death. He said ho hud found nothing bearing on the case. Post had spent the winter at bis mansion here. His hctvlth had been failing for somo time, but his friends had understood that be had been im proving since ho returned here follow ing an operation, supposedly for ap pendicitis, performed recently at tho Mayo Brothers' hospital at Rochester, Minnesota. Post made the trip from ' Santa Barbara to Rochester in a special ira-la ana being a new record for tho trip across haif the contii,ent. He was accompanied by two doctors and sov- eral ,.,,, At H0,.ncstor ho was found to bo mH(,h jmprved, but the operation, it was stated, was performed as a pre cautionary measure against future attacks. Made Fortune in Cereals. Charles William Ifost was born at 8pringfie!d, III., October 20, 1S5. Ha was tho son of Charles Rollin and Crtrolino Bathrop Post. Post was educated in the Springfield public schools and also attended the University of Illinois but never grad uated from that institution. He first engaged in the hardware business, then was a commercial traveler and still ' later was manager of a plow factory at Snrincfield. Post broko down from overwork in 1884 and for several years was an in valid, traveling for his health nntil 1891. When his health improved ha studied medicine, hygiene and dietetics and this led him into the cereal food business, by which he amassed ft fortune. - .