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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OXEQON, SATURDAY, MAT 23, 1911
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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
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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
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'confident that tho' will never secure
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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
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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.
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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.
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GENTLE DOV
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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. ' -
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