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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1914)
A f3ff? Full Today's News Printed Today Leased Win THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OXEQON, SATURDAY, MAT 23, 1911 fiUlt. IWU lt.md STANDS, ITVE CENTS I II II It II El ..ttSM-SM feuM II II II "III ALL III FIGHT , WITH FORES! FIRE SAVESSEATTLE Valuable Timber and Homes Destroyed in the Vicinity of Vancouver, B. C. SERIOUS FIRES BURNING AROUND PUCET SOUND Fanned by Stiff Breeze, Wall of Flame One Mile Long Sweeps Toward City Seattle. Wash.. Mav 23. Between 300 and 4U0 men, owners of small homes iu the outskirts of Seattle, this mor.n iug ended a long and successful effort to Bave their property from dostrun tion by fire, after an all night siego. Thy flames were discovered about noon vesterdav in the woods north of the city limits, ami fanned bv a still breeze the fire swept toward Eighty fifth street with alarming rapidity. When the fla.Ties threatened to de stroy homes, TO prisoners in tho county ktookade were released on their houor, and fought the flumes shoulder to hoi.lder with 50 firemen, who answered 4i. ..oil ,.,:ti, ... .,:, i . owuers who were hnstdv summoned'" from their downtown plucos of busi ness. A wall of flumes a mile wide en gaged the labors of the men all aftei noon yesterday and all night, and after burning over an area of several square miles, principally loggedoff lands, the lire was brought under control., this morning. No homes were destroyed. Forest fires at Skykomiah, whicti destroyed live acres of standing tim ber, and in the Suoqualmie Pass dis trict, near Rockdale, are under control today. Serious forest fires are raging in Clallam county, across Puget Sound from Seattle near 3ol Due, according to report received bv State Forester E. W. Ferris. Half a dozen sections of t'unbor have been destroyed with danger of tho wind sweeping the flames into another rich timber belt. Two serious fires are reported in the Nooksaek district north of Bellinghain, where several residences are menaced. Fires in the vicinity of Yaucouvev, .11. C, have destroyed a number of resi dences and much valuable standing timber. The loss is estimated at more than $200,000. LISTER GETS MILK BATH IN COLLISION Tacoma, May 23. "A "John Doc" warrant is out today for Governor Ernest Liston, charging the state's ex ecutive with exceeding the automobile speed limit. In order to keep an en gagement to speak at a good roads gathering in Puyallup late yesterday afternoon, Governor Lister and his ' party was tearing along the paved county road at a speed said. to have been considerably better than 50 miles an hour. The machines were halted by County Motorcyclo Policemen Royal and Pierce, who "pinched'1 the entire party. After taking the names of the speeders, they were allowed to proceed. Iater at the court house, Deputy Prose cutor Askern objected to naming the governor, so ".John.. Doe" warrants were sworn out. The three- cars composing the gov ernor's party made the trip across the , state yesterday at high speed but were not molested until they reached If arcs county. It is reported that in a col li.' icu with a milk wagon neara Belling- , ham, the governor was given a milk bath. FIBS ENGINE ON WAT. Word was received by Mayor Steeves today that the new automobile pumping engine for the Salem fire department had been shipped from the American I.a France company at Elmirn, New York, and should reach this city b; June 6. The installation of the new auto engine will permit the selling of two teams of horses now nsed by the fire department, and the Ferry street station will be closed. There will be no reduction of the force of firemen n n 1 tha a.l.litinn rt antn r.nm t im ! expected to increase he fire protec tion of the city. The engine will be kept at the fire station in the city hall and all of the - rity firemen will be quartered together. I The new engine will be able to make the run to the suburbs faster than the old fire teams, even if the fire were .in. the district of the Ferry street sta tion. The old steam ragines will be kept in repair to ose for emergencies, - as the new engine is equipped to tow the steam engines should additional pumping facilities be necessary. SEATTLE OPENS FIRST MUNICIPAL CAR LINE No Fonpal Ceremonies Mart? Begin ning of Travel System Parallels Track of Ifrlvate Company. Seattle, Wish., Maay 23. Tho first unit of what the city of Seattle hopes will glow to a great municipal street car system was put in operation this morning. The first car carried Councilman Erickson aand Mrs. Erickson, the Misses Elsie aaud Frances Erickson, Couneilmau Lundy, and Superintend ent A. Flnnigan, besides a number of enthusiastic passengers. No formal coremony marked the opening of the line, but in several places tho tracks parallel those of the Seattle Electric company, and the pas sengers of the rival lines waved and jeered at each other freely. Twelve spacious, modern cars have been purchased and as many as are needed will be operated today. Tho second division, the Lake Burien line, will be in operation in about a week. The city is also attempting to gain control of the Seattle, Kenton & Southern, operating through the Rain ier valley. HIGH PRAISE 13 GIVEN O. M. ELLIOT, OF TWIN FALLS That the election of 0. II. Elliott td the superintendency of the balem schools is considered an irrepnrablo loss to the citizens of Twin Falls, Idaho, where ho recently held the posi tion of superintendent, is tho state ment of J. L. Daube, a resident of Twin Falls, who dropped into the Cap ital Journal office this morning. Mr. Daube says the Tgwiu Falls people have found Mr. Elliott lo be a thoroughly competent superintendent and a su- !f iof ,e'1"CR.t?r' aml that while it is ' .,V-", '" '"' : Wll'b,9 a ')ttb '? man, the people are 'confident that tho' will never secure . o Knttnr mnn in tltn TiACitinn Hint WflQ '", i 1, ' n 1 iur. r.nioit s, uuwi peraur.;uy aim as an educator. The Salem school board is to be con gratulated upon thou selection, says Mr. Daube, and while tho Twin Falls people regret to lost Mr. Elliott, he carries the best wishes of the entire city in his work in the now field. WIPE OP FITZ SIMMONS FILES SUIT FOE DIVOBCE Chicago, May 23. Mrs. Julia Gifford Fitzsimmous, wife of Bob Fita.simmons, former pugilist, filed suit for divorce here today in the superior court, bas ing her application on charges of cruel ty. Among other things Mrs. Fitz simmons chnrged that "Ruby Robert" beat her, pulled her. hair and showed unreasonable jealousy. The couple were married in San Francisco July 25, 1903. Air Craft Are Used by Army In Mexico; Aviator Making Report msmmsmsmmmmimmi tews" s. - . .J. VSA' MXJ TXKti 12 m miff i-m-t- -f jJJtr" M &J2 Pnotos coprrtght, 1(14, br American Press Association, ; Aeroplanes are proving of distinct utility to the American army in Mexico. General Funston is using them constantly to keep track of the movements of the Huerta forces. The illustration (top picture) shows an aviator coming .-ashore in a hydroplane after a reeonnoitering trip, and at the bottom is -Lieutenant Muotin, an army aviator, making his report after returning from scouting ever the Vera Crux suburbs. ENGLISH ROYALTY FURIOUS AT THE SUFFRAGE TACTICS Detectives Raid Headquarters . of the Militant Women and Arrest Numbers GLASS IS SMASHED IN BRITISH MUSEUM Portrait of King Hacked With Axe; the Glasgow Water Supply Threatened London, May 23. Twenty detectives from Scotland Yard today raided suf fragette headquarters here. Itjras believed the request for the raid "camo from King George, at Queen Mary's suggestion. Thoir majesties were said to be furious at the militant demonstration in their presence at His Majesty's theater Friday, though thoy sat through it with smiling faces. Drive Women to Streets. The detectives seized the suffrag ettes' records, drove tho women prosent nito the street and arrested a number of tlini. The plan was said to bo to be to make another effort to break up the organization by pushing charges of criminal conspiracy against its mom bcrs. Two snf fragettos this " afternoon smashed the glass, case In tho British museum containing a number of Egyp tian mummies. They were overpowored by attendants beforo they had had time to damage the mummies. The women gave their, names as An nie ii'Jteeler and Nellie Hay and were sentenced respectively to two and one months' imprisonment. ' Disfigure Painting. Edinburg, May 23. A suffragette here took several chops with a hand ax at Lavery 'g portrait of King George in tne Scottish academy. The painting waB seriously disfigured. Pacific Coast League. All games in the Pacific Coast lea gue were postponed today on account of rain. TfWf - aiirwKf wsr. y 1 .rw&-:m n STUDENT OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED AT U. OF 0. Leland eHudrlcks Elected TKUtor of "Oregon Emerald" Leslie A. Tpote Cboen f oi iud,on Coandl. Among the student body officers for next year installed at the student body rpeoting on Wednesday morning at the university or uregon, were l.cland n. Hendricks and Leslio O. Tooze, both of Salem. Hendricks,' who is a son of Editor R. J. Hendricks, of this city, was installed as editor of the Emerald, the college tri-weekly, and Tooze as junior representatiTo on the student council. At the student body election a week ago, ollndricka and. Tooze wore elected by a large vote. Hendricks had a majority of 74 rotes Over his opponent, which Toozo, out of five randidates in the field, was 140 votes ahead of sec ond mnnd in the race. V Hendricks has taken a' i mlnent Dart in journalistic activities arouml the university, lie was editor of this year's Oregana, the college year book, published by the junior class. The book is probably the best that has ever been put out by any university class. Hendricks is also a member of Sigma Delta Chi, tho honorary journalistic fraternity. Tooze is a member of the Kuiorald staff and was recnty awarded the star" reporter's prize for beine the best reporter on tho staff. He is con nected with various other clacs and student body activities. SEATTLE ELKS WILL BURN FIRE TONIGHT Soattlo, Wash., May 23. The dedica tion of the new seven-story home of tho i.lks here tonight will bo attonded with a brilliant pyrotechnic display from tho roof of the building. I-.leven aerial bombs will be discharg ed at half-mil ute intervals, beginning at 11 o clock, the hour when the cere mony is complktod. At tho same time the building will he outlined with radium searohlight candles, which will glow with a bril liancy that may be seen for miles. lour great pots of fire at each cor ner of the roof will be aglow from 10 o'clock to midnight..-' ., The parade from the old lodge- room to the new, will be set in motion oarly in the evening by a signal from the roof of the new tomplo. Governor Lister- and the supreme court judgiis, besides other dignitaries, are expeoted as guests of the lodge to night. A banquet will follow the dedication ceremonies. The Washington Stnto Elks Reunion association yesterday endorsed Weattlo as the 1915 convention citv of the grand lodge. BECKER IS TO BE SENTENCED FRIDAY Convicted Police Lieutenant Still Has Hope of Escaping Electrie Chair To Be Taken to Death House. By Fred J. Wilson. New York, May 23. Former Police Lieutenant Charles F. Becker, convict ed yesterday for the second time of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, had not given up all hope today of escaping the electric chair. He summoned his counsel to the Tombs and they exam ined tho Jranscript of the testimony, hoping to find a point on which they might base application for another art- peal. Becker believed today that hrs chances for acquittal would have been better if he hail taken the stand him self. Attorney Harford Marshall agreed with the prisoner, but Attor neys Manton and Hourke Cock ran were against such a more. liecker probably wilt be sent to the death house at Ming 8ing immediately after sentence is pronounced next Fri day. No one entering the death house at Sing Sing tho second time ever emerged alive. Mrs. Becker visited her husband in his cell here today. She looked worn and her eyes were red and swollen from weeping. WANAMAKER WILL CLOSB BTOBES ON SATURDAYS Philadelphia, May 22. John Wana rraker, proprietor of one of Philadel phia's largest stores, and interested in stores in New York and other cities, announced here today that during Julf and August his stoic would be closed all day on Saturdays. A year ago Wanamaker predicted that the time would come when the American people would do no buying on Saturdays. Sho w e r s to night and Sun d a y, southerly winds. The Weather ; 1 GENTLE DOV E Tnnnri: hungry dogsofwar MAY BE KENNELED IN 40 DAYS Huerta's Government Is Tottering and May Collapse at Any fomentBryan Is Silent as the Egyptian Sphinx and Will Give No Light on Situation Criticism of Administration Brings Gagging Order From President Wilson-Strong Pressure Is Being Brought to Bear to Bring Carranza Into Peace Conference-Consul Silliman, 111 From Indignities Suffered, Starts From Mexico City Sunday for Vera Cruz-Mexican Rebels Are in Full Control at Saltillo. Washington, May 23. "There will i be peace in Mexico inside of forty days," was the remark in Washington today of a man in close touch with Secretary of State Bryan. The summoning of tho mediators and envoys from both sides into a triangular session was taken as indicating distinct progress and it was tho general belief that the peace dove was cooing tenta tively. Jose Vasconilos, who it was said, might bo Carranza's envoy, declared tho constitutionalists would stay away from Niagara Falls while the Hucrtis tas remained thero but it was thought, having been away from Mexieo for Home time, that he was out of touch with tbo situation. Criticism of utterances by men in administration posts having threatened, In his opinion, to embarrass the media tion negotiations, the president ordered officialdom to say absolutely nothing further. Despite reports that the Mexican fed eraals took private papers from Consul Silliman of Saltillo, now aafo in Mexi co City, it was understood Secretary Bryan would make no further move in the case at prcsont. Silliman, ill, expected to start tomor row for Vera Cruz. In full possession of Saltillo tho Mox- ican rebels wero helping themselves to tho war munitions abandoned by the fleeing federal garrison. Ooneral Villa's forces were entrain ing at I'aledon aand Hipolito, presum ably for an attack on Zacatecas before moving against San Luis 1'otosi. Rebels were landing at I'unto Do! Uado from boats they seized at Tam pico and, as there were fedorals only six miles away, a bnttle, with which it was said Oonoral Funston would not interfero, was promised in Vera Cruz' immediate, vicinity. Government Tottering. By John Edwin Nevin. Washington, May 23. President Details of Gigantic Steal Has Revealed by California Railroad Commission-' Calhoun Denies Charges Sap Francisco, May 23. Charging that Patrick Calhoun, former president of the United Railroads, appropriated more than $1,000,000 of the company's money with which to finance private. enterprises, and characterizing the transaction as a "loot and fraud upon the public and upon the bond and note holders of the company," the stato railroad commission today handed down a sensational decision scoring Calhoun and the directors who acquiesced in the transaction in scathing terms. The revelation was made following investigation in connection with the application of the company to borrow money with which to buy, new cars. The probe showed that the company shsuld have had money available for this purpose That the company's chance of re gaining the money taken by Calhoun is practically nil is shown by the fact that President Jesse Lilienthal, succes sor to Calhoun as president of the United Railroads, forced Calhoun to execute a promissory note for 1,096, 000 in favor of the United Railroads, and then proceeded to list it on the books at a value of $1. Calhoun Given Power. That the directors of the company gave Calhoun the powei to divert the funds of the concern to any end be saw fit is shown by a resolution adopt ed August 21, 1912. Then in 1913 fol lowed the diversion of 1,096,000 of the company's funds to the Solano Ir rigated farms project, a colonizing scheme promoted by Calhoun. The commission's statement con cludes with the following comment: "Unless some. plan Is put into ef fect hich will thoroughly safeguard the revenue of this company so that it will be used for the proper purposes of paying off obligations and producing efficient service, the history of this company indicates that It will proceed with no proper regard for its obliga tions to the publie until disaster over takes its finances, and meantime suf OF PEACE BE Huerta's government was reported hore today in so dilapidated a condition that news of its collapse was expected at any minute. In official circles, howover, nobody could be found who would discuss tho situation. President Wilson had or dorcd those who have hitherto dis pensed news to remain absolutely silent. Secretary of Stato Bryan was positive ly sphynxliko. Tho president's order gagging his subordinates was tho result of the criticism of tho administration by pub lic men who declarod it had almost openly espoused the Mexican rebels' cause, fur the critu.ism itself it was sniit tho chief executive did not care so much, but ho feared that It would embarrai-s tho mediation negotiations at Niagara Falls. This he was determined to prevent. State Officials Relieved. Thero was an air of roliof which state department officials could not hide at confirmation of the news that John R. Silliman, United States consul at Sal tillo, was safe at last with the Brazil ian minister in Mexico City. It was said indeed that tho Huertistas seized tho consul's papers, including a state department codo book but tho general understanding was that Secretary Bryan would make no further represen tations. A report was rocoivd at the White Houso this afternoon from Justice La mar and Frodorick Lohmann, tho American roproBontativos at the Niag ara Falls conforenco, but only the presi dent and Socrotary Bryan know what it contained. Want Rebels eBprosented. Washington May 23. Strong pros sure was being brought to bear by tho Washington administration today to bring Oonoral Carranza into the Nia gara Falls American-Mexican niodiutlon negotiations. Kccrotary of State Bryan, John I.ind and Judge Douglas, tho constitutional fering will be . caused the public through its failure to carry its func tions. " Wo say this, realizing that the presont president of the company, My. Mliunthal, has given evidence of an intention, so far as he Is empowered, to conserve the finances of this com pany, but attention must be called to the fact that Lilienthal 's tenure of of fice and his policy are absolutely in tho hand of the same stockholders who ratified this peculiar act of Mr. Calhoun in taking this (1,000,000, and it is also a fact that some of the of ficers who participated with Calhoun are still the officers of this corpora tion." " "We hositato," said the commis sion's report, "to put In words a pro per characterization of this transac tion. In plain terms, Mr. Calhoun took from the funds of this publie ntility corporation over $1,000,000 when every availnble dollar was soroly needed pro perly to increase the facilities of this company so as to serve the community of San Francisco, and at a time when this same company was urging on the community the necossity of issuing fur ther bonds to pay off maturing obliga tions, and also at a time when admit tedly the outstanding tnngations could not be paid at maturity by approxi mately 120,000,000. "United Railroads has Tieen paying, and now is paying, dividends on first preferred stock amounting to 1350,000 a year, and these same stockholders ap parently joined 1a the" confirmation of the acts of Calhoun in looting the com pany of this money., "This whole transaction is a fraud, not only upon1 the publie whieh Is de pendent upon this ntility because to the extent that money is diverted to im proper purposes these creditors are de frauded. . ' "Mr Calhoun and the stockholders seem to have joined in this act of plun der, and this being so, the stockholders, while having the right to M generous, ist leader's lawyer, hold an hour's con ference In the course of the forenoon. and at its conclusion it was understood tho state department was hopeful the rebels would be represented at the "A. B. O." deliberations. "There will bo pence In Mexico In- side, of forty days," said one of Sec retary Biyan's confidantes. . (Carranza was said to be in a recep tive li'.uod. J oso Vasconcolos, who was repotted to be the sonstitutionalists' likdiftt choice as an envoy, was quot ed in a New York dispatch, it was true, to the effect that the robots would novor have anything to ett with the Nl ngura Fnlls negotiations so long as the Huertistas were represented. It was printed out that Vnsconcelas had been away from Mexico for some time, how ever, that tho situation there was changing very rapidly and the sugges tion was made that probably he was not completely informed concerning the latest developments. By Fred S. Ferguson. Niagara Falls, Out., May 23. That the first full conference botwecn-the "A. B. C." qiediators and the Amer ican anil Mexican envoys hore will be held at 0 p. m. today, was announced this afternoon. This was considered as indicating real progress. The mediators hnve held their "conversations" heretofore with the two groups of envoys separately. Had not at least a tentative under standing been .reached, It was said they would not have be'.n called together for a joint session. Under the rules adopted full confer ences were to be held only upon the envoys' request for an opportunity to oxprcss thoir views, for the presenta tion of a basis of settlement or for the acceptance or rejection of such a proposition. Tho announcement followed confer ences botween the mediators and, first, with tho Mexicans, and then with the American envoys. Been at the expense of the pc!lc and cred itors, and the stockholders should eith er voluntarily or by force enter into a scheme of proceduro which will divert to the payments of its obligations and the proper maintenance of service ev ery available dollar, even though this would mean the foregoing of dividends for a considerable number of years. "This transaction did not come to the attention of the commission by voluntary statement by officers of the company, but was discovered through the auditing department of the com mission, and it is the final and con vincing proof that drastic measures are noccssary to safeguard public interest in this enormously important publia utility service." President Lilienthal this aftornoon took the stand that the expose of the looting of the United Railroads had seriously interfered with plans which he had under way "to reduce the cor poration's capital stock, squeeze the wuter out of it, increase the cash re sources for improvements and increase the resources for the discharge of the company's obligation. . When asked if criminal proceedings were contemplated, Lilienthal answer ed, "I believe not." "This Calhoun did," added Lilien thal, "and I had to accept tho best se curity I could got under the circum stances." Cleveland, Ohio," May 23. "Tho statement issued in San Francisco to day by the California railroad commis sion that I appropriated funds of the United Railroads of San Francisco ia absolutely untrue," sala Patrick Cal houn, former president uf that corpor ation, here this afternoon. Calhoun declined to go into details until he received a full copy ot the commission's report, tie announced his intention of going west within three weeks and appearing before the commission. Calhoun was busy here today dispos ing of his real estate holdings. ' - i