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A Full Leased Wire Dispatches 7Ways News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, 0REO01T, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1914. rKICE TWO STANDS, nvB CENTS JO E SEVERELY CENSURED E High Officer of U. S. District Court Arraigned for Misusing Power WENT AS CLOSE TO LINE AS WAS SAFE Judge Disregards Mandate of the Court of Appeals, Uses Drugs, Etc. Washington June 2.1. Judge Emery Specrs, of the L'nited States district court' at Maeon, iia., in a report filed with the house judiciary committee to day was severely arraigned for mis using his high offieo but lie was spared an impeachment trial in the senate be cause ine committee Deneved there was not sufficient evidence of wrongdoing -to convict him. The committee request ed the house to drop the charges. Representative Volstad, of Minne sota, republican and minority member of the sub-investigating committee, sub mitted a report exonerating Speer. Rep resentatives Webb and Fitzhenry sign ed the majority report. "Early in his jtidicin ,. .,i Judce Sneer majority report stated ascertained the limit to winch he could go before liability to inipea-hmont w ould accrue, and went as c iL to the I line unoii manv oco.ioi.. . Lf.,M-l would permit." Judicial Discretion Abused. "The subcommittee regrets its in--abilij to recommend eith'or a complete acquittal of Judge Speer," the report continued, "of all culpability so far as these charges are concerned, on the one hand or an impeachment on the other. And yet we are persuaded that the com petent legal advice at hand is not suf ficent to procure a conviction at the hands of the senate. But the sub-committee does feel that the record pre Hents a series of legal oppressions and eliows an abuse of judicial discretion, which, though falling short of impeach ment, demand condemnation and criti cism." Judge Speer was stamped as an auto crat by the majority. "It was rare minded that a jury was permitted to return a verdict contrary to his wishes, regardless of the facts," said the re port. The investigators did not ones- tion the charge that -Speer had per mitted his friends to exact liberal fees in bankruptcy cases. Thov criticised the judge for using federal employes as personal servants. Was Lack of Harmony. The probers attacked Speer because or tne "lack or haimonv between th judge and the district bar." "There has been an absolute want of effort on the part of the court to make 4h. 1- .1... , . . tjcui.ii- wl mm moirici icei mat their federal court was the bulwark of their liberties," it said. Among other charges the committee declared unsustained as far as possible "conviction is concerned are that: EMERY SPEER MALFEASANC Square of Butter Is Strong Evidence for Defense Ends Career The supreme court handed down four opinions this morning. One of these was that of the state against Llovd H. , . , , . ., . ,, . ,, 1 pliunlv marked 32 ounces, full weight," Catkins, convicted in the circuit court ag the" statutes provide. The case came for Multnomah county of the crime ofjup on demurrer, that it did not state murder in the first degree for the kill- faets sufficient to constitute a cause ing of Lou I.. Watkins in October, 1913. ' of action and this view was sustained. In the trial of the case in the lower i The butter, it seems, was marked: court it seems letters found on the de- i This package contained 32 ounces full was a hcautiful structure, but the sew fendant when arrested were introduced 1 weight when it left the factory." ier connections were bad, and when they in evidence over the"obiection3 of the! Th? fault with the comulaint was I b'ft most of them would stand out on defendant, he contending that the let- ters being from his wife were privileg-1 supposed to contain two full pounds, 32;w'th them awhile beforo again enter ed communications and that as the law (ounces, or whatever the statute requir- i '"(? the abodes of men. Two minutes prohibited using the testimony of a spouse against the other without the consent of both, that the evidence should not have been admitted. The supreme court, in an opinion written by Justice Burnett, disposes of that by pointing out that communications be tween them the knowledge of which is derived from independent sources is not included in the inhibition. The decision of the lower court was affirmed. " . Another case was that of the state against Charles H. Summers, manager for Armour A Co., appealed from Mult nomah county. The defendant, it was T SEARCH IS BEING MADE 8HEEPHERDEES MET BY BULLETS Sheep Are Stampeded and Large Num bers Shot as Result of Battle Sher iff and Doctors Kuan to Scene. Ooldendale, Wash., June . 23. One man is reported killed and two serious ly wounded in a raid by nieht riders early today on the sheep camp of Leo I Bruno, about 10 miles northwest of I Wahkiacus. In response to frantic calls! oy telephone for officers and medical aid, Sheriff Fred W. Smith and two physicians rushed to the scene of the battle. According to reports reaching here, the employes of Bruue, who had charge of a baud of sheep grazing in the woods on the Big Klickitat river, were called from their tent by a band of masked men and met with a hail of Winchester bullets. Charles Smith, who was in the tent, escaped through a fusillade of bullets sent after him by the raiders, and re ported that one man had been killed and two seriously wcunded by the first volley, and that the sheep were stam peded and a large number of the band shot. The battle was still raging when he left, Smith said. More Trouble Feared. GoMcndalo, Wash., June 23. Further trouble between catllo men and sheep men as the result of a raid by a band of masked men on the Bheep men of l.eo Ilrune in western Klickitats county late Sunday night, in which ono herder was shot and badly injured, and 60 sheep killed, was feared today. Persons familiar with the situation today declared that the attack was the i forerunner of others, as the intermedi- ate range where Klickitats county sheen i?re '"l,, "ntil ,ho R""'""""'" pasture i,Y. , ; ','; "vercrowuca, ; l i , f..i. i i . .'"V. ' lB"K rn4"'K- BT h, ""'" T" tthe C?ttl"nCn au'1 ihe(,l ",l!a ha3 bpen t,ns fr ome timo. WILSON SMASHES AUTOlr SAVES A SMALL GIRL'S LIFE To Avoid Collision With Little Girl Who Buns In Front of Machine He Jams Steering Goer and Buns Into Post. Charles Wilson, of this city, was driving his auto down State street this morning going west across the bridge over the north Mill creok when he at tempted to dodge a small girl and drove the machine into an electric light pole smashing his lights, radiator, ami bending up tho mud guards gen erally. Mr. Wilson was driving slowly and saw the little girl standing in the street; she did not a' tempt to cross however uni.l the auto was close to her and then she rushed directly into the path of the car. In order to avoid an accident Mr. Wilson turned his car sharply to the left and jammed the steering gear and tho result was a collision with the post. It will cost "several dollars to repair the car but the little girl owes her life in tho fai that ta nnta vaa armplr r" . -.-; I , instead of herself, Judge Speer uses drugs; that be disre- gards mandates of the court of appeals land that he unlawfully seized and sold property." of Crime in charged, "did unlawfully sell, offer anJ expose for sale certain squares of that it did not state the package was III RIR KILL ed. There wns one feature in this case , att" the decision was rencered the but that was strong evidence for the dc-! ter was on its way ou of the build fense, and that was a square of butter I inff nd wa buried by a workman lev bearing the label just as it left the! cling the yard. At Judge Moreland's factory and marked besides the factory , especial request, it was buried deep, brands "exhibit A." The other cases were Paul Wessinger This exhibit was filed at the same ! respondent, against E. T. Mische, de time the transcript was sent up and j fendant and appellant. This was a suit as Clerk Moreland han no cold storage : brought to enjoin the erection of a facilities notwithstanding the popular garage on a Portlasd public park. Jus idea that matters sent to the supreme i tice Moore wrote the opinion and found eourt are kept that way, the butter fil- 'the defendant had committed "prepres ed as circumsantial evidence became ' ture." more and more so daily. Starting its j Caroline Sherman against L. C. Glick 'career at the creamery, it went down j the ladder of crime permitted to but- DRASTIC REDUCTIONS E L" ARE TO I MADE Rates Will Be Lowered in Many Cases as Much as Twenty Per Cent WONDERFUL VICTORY FOR WESTERN STATES Effect Will Be Eventually to Increase Revenue of the Railroads Washington, June 23. Belying on the United States supreme court's de cision in the "intcrmountain rate case," the interstate commerce com mission prepared today to put into ef fect sweeping reductions In trans-con-tinentnl freight rates. The complete power of the commis sion over interstate rates and conse quent early drastic reduction on "long haul" freight to Spokane, Salt Lake City, Butte, Billings, Bono and other points between the Rocky mountains and the Pacific coast wero considered the main outstanding points in the su preme court s decision. All railroads will be required to file with the commission new tariffs reduc ing rates on trans-continental ship ments to "intermountnin cities." In many cases, the reductions will amount to 20 per cent. The commission's pow er was sweepingly increased through the validation of the long. and short aul amendment. The most far-reach ing effect of the decision is the declar ation by the supreme court that all power to Initiate or proscribe changes in rates has, "if the commission desires to exercise it," been transferred by congress from the railroads to the com mission. Will Benefit Railroads. Louis D. Brandeis of Boston predict ed today that the decision would even tually be of great benefit to the rail roads. "It will help business so much," he said, "that beforo long its effect will not be noticed in the revenues of the railroads, unless it be to increase them. It is a wonderful victory for the west ern states." The supreme court's decision also opens the way for shippers to recover approximately $10,000,000 from the railroads, it was said. This sum represents payments of rates made on the old basis while the demand for a reduction was pending in the courts. It was explained, however, that the reparation proposition will have to be handled by the railroad commission, which will also fix the amounts to be repaid by the transpor tation companies. Advantage to Interior Towns. Expert traffic men further pointed out that the ruling insures interior towns an advantage from the openia$ of the Panama canal in proportion to the benefits coast cities will derive. Crematory ter and seemed determined to finally reach an ignoblo end in the crematory- It was probably good enough in its babyhood, but when it got pld enough to talk it was decidedly bad, it was worse, it was a crime in itself. As a witness it was first-class, for it was in evidence all the time. Visitors at the new building would remark that it i the walk and let the west wind toy i appeal from Multnomah action to set j aside a deed, affirmed. NTH L 1 ARE WE BARBAROUS? DOCTOR ARRAIGNS "AGE FANATICISM STILL FLOURISHES Physician Bays Preventable Diseases Cause a Large Percentage of the Nation's Mortality Civilizations Are Overthrown.' Atlantic City, N J., June 23. "The historian of the future will have no difficulty in convincing his readers that those who lived at the beginning of the twentieth century were but slightly removed front barbarism," said Dr. John A. Witherspoon of Nashville, Tenn., in delivering the presidential address before the American Medical association's annual convention in ses sion here today. t, "He will tell that the school, saloon and house of prostitution flourished in close proximity; that the capitalist worked his employes under conditions which precluded soundneiis of body; that the labor unii man dynamited buildings; that while we sent mission aries to convert the moslems and budd hists, 10,000 murders were committed annually in our midst, and that a large percentage of our mortality was due to preventable disease. Past May Be Repeated. "There can bo no doubt that disease has overthrown civilization in the past, and there is no surety that it may not do so again. Tho lucent outbreak of plague in Manchuria and its more re cent appearance in Cuba are not with I out their warnings. It remains to be ! seen if those who control our govern ment nave tne necessary intelligence to protect cur country against the in vasion of pestilence. "The failure to provido for camp sanitation in 1898, the behavior of Cal ifornia officials on he finding of pla gue in San Francisco and tho general indifference of national and state au thorities toward tho eradication of dis ease discourngo tho hopo that intelli gent patriotism is widely distributed among us. "As a contemporary of Mr. Dowio and Mrs. Kddy, and as a citizen of the country in which tlrr osteopath and to ehiropractie flourish, I feel some em barassment in speaking of the fanati cism and the ignorance of the dark ages." .' Oregon Has Leprosy Laws. Dr. Isador Dyer of New Orleans dis cussed "The National Care of Lepro sy," mentioning California as a state which already takes systematic care of victims of tho disease, and Oregon as among those which have laws dealing with it. According to the last formu lated report, he said, thore are nearly 500 cases in the United States, and this, he remarked, "is probably only a frac tion of those in existence." Dr. Leonard W. Ely of San Francisco talked on "Orthopedic Surgery," and Dr. P. V. K. Johnson of Los Angeles on "Differpntinl Diagnosis of Pyloric Stenosis." E Philadelphia, June 23. "Should em ployers recognize organized labor" John Wanamaker was asked today in the course of his examination by the reuerai commission on industrial rela tions. "It's an insane thing not to recog nize it", was his reply. "I believe labor suffered frightfully in the past through poor leadership but a better class of leaders is coining in. I think labor and capital both have the right to organize." "What do you think are the missing links necessary to bring capital and labor together?'' he was asked. "Prejudice and misunderstanding, " was the response, which must be over come. One way to overcome them is to unhitch labor unions from political (parties." Wanamaker added that ho might be mistaken but he considered that John u. nocKcicner "made a great mistake 0f tue roa,iS when he put President Wilson in the I Angeles Withdraws, position of having to send troops into; T)oll(,ia9i Ariz., June 23. The with Colorado. When steamers 800 miles apart can converse by wireless it is plain that solitude is going to he a scarce article on this planet before long. The Weather Unsettled to night and Wed nesday, probably showers west; generally fair east portion; southerly winds. Itfit ?OR Trill S PORTING I PEAC ;e prospect in MEXICO TAKES Oil A Members' of Rebel Junta Are Optimistic and Believe An Agreement Probable ANOTHER AMERICAN SOLDIER DISAPPEARS Much of Mediators' Success Depends on Result of Villa's Attack Washington, Juno 23. Members of the rebel junta here were hopeful to day, for the first time, of a restoration of peace in Mexico. They said frankly that they bolievcd an agreement on a provisional govern ment could be reached in the informal conference scheduled between constitu tionalists and Huertista representatives. Men high in the Washington adminis tration held the same opinion. It wag said there might be a few days delay in sending tho constitution alists to Niagara Falls but that as lit tle time was possiblo would be lost. Soldier Disappears. Vera Cruz, Mex., June 23. Another United States soldier was missing from Vera Cruz today and it was feared he had met the same fate as Private Parks, who wandered outside th American lilies shortlv after General i BRIGHTER OUTLOOK Funston and his men landed, was never I supplies committee. The school insur seen again and was believed to have I ance matters will be cared for by Di- been killed by the Mexicans. The individual to disLppeav last was a marine whose name the' military authorities bad not made public. When American sentries on outpost duty shouted questions concerning him to Mexican pickets they were answered only by jeers and epithets. Friction between the outposts un questionably has been increasing in the past few days. The American marines, indeed, were bo angry today over their fellow soldier's disappearance and tho replies they received to their queries for him that it was doomod necessary expressly to order them not to start hostilities. Depends On Villa's Success. Niagara Falls, Ont., June 23. The "A. B. O." mediators were waiting to day for definito assurancos that Mex ican constitutionalist representatives will join in the negotiations here. Should they do so, the rebels having refused an armistice, their status will be unofficial but this will not inter fere with an agreement of Ilticrtistas and constitutionalists, It will simply be embodied in a protocol which the Huertistas will sign on behalf of the present Mexico City government and the American envoys will endorse as the constitutionalists roprosoMaitiveiS. It was agreed by everyone that much will depend on tho success of General Villa's attack on Zacatecas. In the event of the city's capture the Huertistas, it was said, surely would be much readier than otherwise to ac cept the best terms they can got. To Outline Attack. Canitas, Mexico, June 23. General Natera, who has had chargo of rebel operations about Zacatecas wns expect ed here this afternoon for a conference with Geno.rals Villa, Angeles, Horrera, I'Tbina and Bennvides. A discussion was scheduled of tho battle ground, with which Natern is familiar, to be followed by the outlin ing of complete plans for a general at tack on the city. A hard fight was looked for, as it was known that Gen eral Barron, the federal commander, was strongly reinforced recently and received fresh supplies of arms and ammunition, including artillery. It was said there would be no delay on the rebels' part beyond what is un- i avoidablo on account of tho condition drawal of General Angeles from Car ranzas cabinet at the latter ' request as reported here today by members of the constitutionalist junta. Car ranza, it is said, blames Angeles for differences between the leader and Villa. Town Beported Captured. On Board U. S. S. California, Mazat lan, Mexico, June 23. Rebels under General Alamillo were reported to havo captured the own of Zapotlan, an im portant position. Will Begin at Once, Camancho, State of Zacatecas, Mex., June 23. The rebel attack on the city of Zacatecas will begin within 24 hours, it was declared by constitutionalist of ficer here today. General Villa's advance guard reached its destination this forenoon. The main body, it was stated, would rest tonight at Guzman. Tomorrow it, too, will be before Zacatecas. With his men on the ground, it was said, Vil'a would not deluy long in beginning the assault. U. G. HOLT RETIRES IS GIVEN VOTE OF THANKS H. O. WHITE ELECTED DIRECTOR. B. J. Miles la Made Chairman of the 8alem School Board and Announce Appointment of Various Committees, After giving school district No. 24 (Salem district) five years of faithful and unstinted service, U. G. Holt, chair man of the board of directors, stepped out last night with what was deemed by the other members of the board one of the finest records ever made by a school director in the history of the in stitution. Harley O. White, who was elected by an overwhelming majority to succeed Mr. Holt, was placed in of fice with tho regular formalities. Tho members of the school board last night, upon motion of Director A. A. Iiee, voted a resolution of thanks to Mr. Holt for the latter 's .diligent and intelligent services tendered the dis trict during his five years of incum bency. Mr. Holt was and is liked ly not only his brother members of the board but by teachers and officers of the different schools in tho city. He made, a splendid record while serving as a director and left the educational board last night as chairman of the or ganization. Leaves Best Wishes. Mr. Holt extended sincere thanks to tho members of tho board for their good will and expressions of apprecia tion, lie stated that ho hoped that tho board will progress and have fewer stumbling blocks to meet in its efforts to forward the interests of the school Select Committees. Director 11. J. Miles was mado chair man of tho board, he being the next oldest member. Chairman Miles ap pointed the following members on the committees: Finance committee, Lee and Barnes, and Barnes and White will servo on tho rectors Whito ami Barnes also, Superintendent Kuntz tendered his annual report. The report shows that an increase of 4"1 pupils was recorded within a few months after tho school opened. The superintendent also re ported that over 3,000 pupils attended the Salem schools this year. Superintendent Kuntz will leave ton office at the beginning of the next school year, and in the meantime will lend every assistance to the new super intendent, Mr, Klliott, who is expected to arrive Juno 21. Superintendent Kuntz has done some good work for tho schools of Salem, according to the members of tho board, and his efforts are greatly appreciated. . Wiliiam Burkhardt, Jr., the secretary of the board, was paid some high com pliments last night by tho directors for Ms efficiency and good work in keep ing the records. Students Bother. It was reported by the professor of the Grant school that several young men have been damaging the school Prizes for Flower Show Are Announced Work Rushed To Have Fair Ready RULES GOVERNING THE EXHIBITS. 1. All fruit entered for prizes must bo correctly labeled and must be in the hands of tho ex hibit committee beforo 9 a. m. of tho opening day. All fruit will bo judged and awards made before the doors aro open ed to the general public. 2. Exhibitors must file with the secretary on or beforo the first day of the fair the name of the exhibitor with complete list of varieties entered by him. 3. Entry cards furnished by the secretary must be placed with all exhibits for the guid ance of the judges. 4. All articles placed upon the tables for exhibition must ro main in chargo of tho exhibit committee and ennnot be re moved before the close of tho fair, without express permission of this committee. 5. A judge or judges shall be appointed, who shall judge all exhibits, and in all cases his or their awards shall bo final. No judge shall be allowed to enter fruit in competition. Nurserymen arc showing keen inter est in the Cherry fair and offer special prizes. The Capital City Nurseries Co. offer trees as premiums. J. H. Lautor- man is plso offering applo trees for prize packs. Decorators at Work. With the decorators' invasion of Ry an's market building, tne unfinished interior of tho structure is taking on U.S. FIRST OUT OF WQRLD-VIDE SLUMP Present Dullness Is Merely Psychological, Says Sec retary Redfield OTHER NATIONS FEE GENERAL DEPRESSION Trust and Non-Trust Coun tries Suffer Alike in the Slacking of Trade Washington, June 23. Strong sup port of President Wilson's position that the present dullness in business is merely psychological was voiced here today in a statement issued by Secre tary of Commerce Redfield. "The United States," Secretary Redfield said, "was the last nation to enter the worldwido depression. We felt it least and are now the first to emerge. Tho dullness of trade and industry in this country is psychologi'-il, just as President Wilson sjj. :' " ft ..a all sections and figures compiled in tue department of commerce show this to be true. "Other nations have suffered long er and more severely than has the Unitod States notably France, Ger many, England,,, Canada and Braxil. Conditions in these countries contradict the causes most commonly assigned for depression, Germany is the greatest trust country iii the world, while In Franco there are no trusts; Brazil has a high protective tariff, yet all these countries suffered." Secretary Redfield said that his de partment was receiving large numbers of "prosperity letters," which strengthened the boliof that commercial and industrial revival was near. For tho first two weeks in June, he said, the Kock Island railroad bandied an increase of nearly 1,000 carloads of freight. ' The approaching harvest has created an extraordinary demand for agricultural implements, and the mark et for average priced automobiles was i. never bettor, he added. fixtures in his building. Chairman Miles directed tho heads of the differ ent schools to call upon the police if necessary and to prosecute the hood lums who break into t.ie school, build ings. " Is the appearance of a cherry palace un der the deft touches' of the men who havo the decoration in charge. The floor space of the south half of the building is being divided off by means of lattice work, and the posts and walls are being covered with green shrubbery until the place will present a gay front to fair visitors and an artistic one as well. The space in front of the main entrance is devoted to a main lobby. A wido central aisle leads from the en trance lobby to the flower exhibit. The tlower exhibit occupies tho center of the floor and around a fountain tha aisle curves through two avenues of flowers to lead on past the Japanese arbour to the concessions in the rear. From the main entrance to the con cessions tho cherry exhibit occupies the entire sido on the left and the cherries will bo arranged in four tiers of boxes behind arches of lattice work. Mr. Little, of this city, who is the chief decorator, hns numerous potted plants and materials for rustic effects in stock which ho will use in the decorations. F. E. Mangis, in chargo of the flower show, reports that every effort will be made to make the best possible showing in the flower exhibit, and that flower lovers of the city are preparing to en ter their plants and cut flowers in com petition in good numbers. The follow ing prizes are offered: 1st. 2nd. Prize. Prize Best display of roses con taining not less tnan two varieties $10.00 Best vase display of 25 roses of one variety.. 6.00 Best display of sweet peas 10.00 $5.00 2.50 5.00 Best general display or flowers containing not - less than three varieties 10.00 8.00 (Continued on paa B.). , H BUSINESS AFFAIRS