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.A P&Mt- -A A Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Tdday THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OEEOON, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1914. ON TKAIN8 AND NEW. STAND 3, nVE CENTC8 PRICE TWO CENTS F CITY GOVERNMENT Cities of 30,009 or OverShow an Average Increase of Over 33 Per Cent COST IN 1902, $13.02; THAT IN 1912, $17.34 In Cities Over 500,000 Cost Per Capita Now Totals the Sara of $31.22 Washington, July 14. The total pay ment for expenses of the general de partments of the 195 cities of tho Unit ed States having a population of 30, OOO and over in the report of financial Htatistios of cities for 1912, make pub lic today by Director William J. Har ris, bureau of census, department of commerce was $508, 543, 048. The total jier capita paymouts for expenses other than of -fwblie service enterprises in creased from $13.02 in 1912, to $17.34 in 1912, a gain of 33.2 per cent. The per capita payments for each year have shown an increase over those of the preceding years, except that those for 19(19 were slightly less thail tboso for 1908. Increase Is Steady. The per capita payments for expenses of the general government, including those for courts, have increased quite uniformly during t'.ic eleven years per jod, as have for the most part those for the expenses of police and fire- depart ments, for conservation of health and sanitation, which includes sewers, sew age disposal, rofuse disposal and for education. The per capita payments for general governmental expenses in cities having n population of 500,000 and over, and from 300,000 to 500,000 are higher than they- otherwise would be because of the fact that New York, Philadelphia, St. Iouis, Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, New Orleans and Washington exercise all the legislative and judicial functions Iossessed by counties. The per capita expense of general departments in cities over 500000 in pop ulation and over was $021.24, for po lice department $2.75, for fire depart ment $1.58 and for education $5.55, BENSON MAKES GAIN BUT NOT YET SAFE Benson Now Ten Votes Ahead, But Nine Votes Claimed for McNary in Harney Would Leave Him But One This May Be Lost. Portland, Ore., July 14. Recount of the Multnomah county vote for the Ifepublican nomination for supreme jus tice between Judges H. L. Benson anil V. Ij. MeXary today shows a net gain for Benson of 16 votes over the previous official count. Arthur C. Amnions, representative ;'or Benson in the recount, claim1 the nomination for the Klamath Falls man bv ten votes if tho present figures stand in Harney county. Even though nine disputed votes go to McNary, Beu hoji will still lead by one vote, he says. Amnions figures for all the counties where the recount has been made show n gain of 40 for Benson to Mr-Nary 23, making a 23-vote lead for Benson in the recount. Previous figures gave .Mc Nary the nomination bv 13 votes, whereas the revised figures show Ben hoii ten votes ahead unless Haruey county changes the totals. HOME FROM MEXICO. Pan Francisco, J;:ly 14. After eight months police duty off tho Mexican west coast, the German cruiser Xurnberg arrived here today, fired the usual na tional salute of 21 guns and dropped anrhor in San Franciwo bay. There lias been complete harmony. Captain Von Schoenberg said, between American nnd German naval officiate off the Mex " ican coast. July 21, the Nurnberg will leave for Honolulu and .Samoa. The Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday, wann er W e d n e s day, southwest portion, northerly wind. RUNNING INCREASES RAPIDLY FREDERICK AFRAID TO FACE SIX WIVES Worries In Jail Lest He Be Sent to Cal ifornia Where a Job Lot. of Deserted Wives, Said to Be Six, Are Waiting His Arrival. Sulphur, Okla., July 14. Frederick Keats Hamilton, as he calls himself, was fretting in jail here today pending interstate proceedings for his extradi tion to California, where he is wanted on a warrant charging him with pass ing a worthless $1000 check on Mrs. W. A. Kinsner, sister of the wife who ac companied him when he fell into the trap which the police had set for him. Indications were that when he arriv ed in Oakland the prisoner would not only have to answer to the bogus check charge but others of marrying and swindling a number of wives. Their names were given as follows in dispatches received by the local au thorities: Mrs. Grace Bailey Hamilton, date of supposed marriage not definitely known, Rochester, N. Y., now on her way west to investigate her husband 's matrimonial record. Mrs. Alice-Young Hamilton, married in September, Los Angeles. Mrs. Bertha Arnett Conner Hamilton, married May 25, Han Diego. Mrs. "Johnnie" Mne Dunbar Ham ilton, married June 17. Hamilton mot his fourth wife in Oak land. When they decided to marry they went to Stockton, where the cere mony was performed. From .Stockton they went to Boston, Hamilton having professed to have come into a $2,000, 000 estate which was waiting him there. Instead he ran short of money and in duced the woman to telegraph to her father, Dr. J. V. Mickle, of Sulphur, for money. In the menntime Dr. Mickle had heard something of tho case and being anxious to get his daughter home and to see Hamilton behind the bars, telo graphed the couple $90 as a bait. It brought Hamilton, his wife with him, nt once. An officer was waiting for him at the station and he was at once locked up. The local authorities said they understood six more women had been accounted for whom the pris oner had married, fleeced and deserted but they did not know their' names,' -. VISIT 10 1 CITY A-m-e-r-i-c-a Boy Scouts Boy Scouts TJ-&-A. Cherrily rang the shouts of the Eu gene boy scouts who were visiting Salom today. Ten boys from the Buf falo and Lion patrols of Eugene troupe No. 1 under the able leadership of Scout-Master O. J. Hull, saw everything mere was to see in Salem. Gladly they were welcomed as visitors at local in stitutions. These little fellows are making history for themselves. Al though yet in the tenderfoot division with lessons on signalling, trackina. forestry and "first-aid" still before ' them, they are on a big trip. Six months ago the Boy Scouts organized a Eugene troupe from the Christian Sunday school. Now there are twenty members. On the Fourth the bovs had a refreshment stand and with the pro ceeds they planned a hike. Tuesday ; morning, July 7,- ten of the members ; started from Eugene for the State i Campmeeting ot the Christian church . at Turner, Oregon. In three davs they I hiked the seventy miles east carrying I a knapsack ' and blanket. The first night they found a stac of hay to ; sleep on but the other two nights before I reaching Turner, they stretched their . blankets on the balmy bed of Mother I Mirth, and Scoutmaster Stone added enthusiastically "but ohl how they did J sleep. " During the warm days they i rested ana tor a change two times they ! marched at night. Mr. Stone was glad I to have the boys visit here as he I knows the broadened knowledge which comes with personal observation is ; making men of the boys. lie is a Salemite having formerly lived here, I marrying the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. i S. C. Stone fourten years ago. His : wife and little daughter are visiting here- now. The bovs on the hike are Webster Ruble, patrol leader; Clane Kee.nev, 1 Dale Humbert, Harold Hull, Dwight Holmes, Merle Lmons, Krrett Lmous ( Homer Scott, Carl Fleischmann, patrol . leader, and Konert .Mann. ! They will leave for Turner at 5 n, m. and expect to journey homeward from Tomer on Friday. ; TEY TO SAVE MURDERERS , FROM DEATH ON O ALLOWS ' New Haven, Conn., July 14. Reports that an agreement might be agreed on for Mrs. Bessie Wakefield to plead guilty of second degree murder were current in the court room when her second trial began here today for the 'killing of her husband, William O. Wakefield. One convicted and sentenced to be hanged, the prisoner was plainly much broken when brought into court today I and broke into sobs when her counsel I and the prosecutor went into conference, ! it was understood to discuss a plea J which, while saving her from the gal- lows, would mean at least a long term behind the bars. Two candidates for jury duty had slrea !v been examined when the con ference began. ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS NO LAW UNDER WHICHTO PROSECUTE It Is Up to McReynolds to De cide About Prosecuting the Directors REPORT SAYS "DO IT" BUT HE STANDS MUTE Apparently Thinks Justice Would Be Satisfied If the Money Was Returned Washington, July 14. A widening of th.i breach between the justice deparc ment and the interstate commerce com- ission was thought likely here today as a result of the commission s report. made public Monday on tho result of its investigations of the new Haven rail road under the Mellen regime. Despite- the commission s declaration thnt the road's directors should be held to criminal account for the manner in wMih they conducted its affairs and that it was for the justice department to act against them, reporters who ask ed at the department concerning its chief's intentions wcro answered by a reference to Attorney General McReyn olds' letter to Senator Morris when tho case was up in January. 1 Ins letter declared that there was no law under which the department can prosecute the New Haven directors for improvidout and dishonest use of the stockholders' money. ' The reference to it was taken as in Heating that the attorney general in tended to stand pat on his previous declaration ana to retuse to act on die commission's suggestion. The justice department s contention that restitution suits are for the stockholders to bring. Waving this aside, however, as relating solely the civil side of the ease, the intejr- stato commerce commissions' view Ts that the justice department, may if it pleases, proceed criminally against the directors lor conspiracy. The department is withholding action on the proposed New Haven dissolution suit in the hope that the present di rectors will comply with tho Massachus ets law and sell their Boston-Maine stock. The interstate commissioners had nothing to say today relative to the statement by Ex-President Mellen of the -.Nw Haven to effect that Mr re port was made by a political body for political purposes. HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY AND PHYSICIAN PR EDWIN CABMAN :,. 1 : v - ";' ; i - 1 ivxr? ' c r . . -J . - . ' 9 1 ; . ' -. - . - ...... .-a: ,, a- - te; 7 -V- , kbove t hown Mrs. Iuls Bailey, well known society woman of Hempstead, L. L, and Dr. Edwin Crmaj ta wbose officii she was kilted by a bullet fired through a wlndoi GRAND LODGE OF ELKS ELECTS ITS OFFICERS Raymond Benjamin of Napa, California, Is Grand Exalted Buler Los Angeles May Oet Nest Convention. i Denver, Colo., July i 14. Raymond Benjamin of Napa, Cal., today was elected grand exalted ruler by the Elks convention, in session here. Los An geles was beliered to have the best chance to entertain .the next convention. Benjamin was elected unanimously, as were also the following: - Grand secretary Fred Robinson, Du buque, Iowa. Grand treasurer1 Charles White, Chi cago, 111. - - Other officers elected were as follows, all without serious opposition: Grand trustee Cal Kingaley, Water loo, Iowa. ' Grand esteemed loyal knight Ed Deckerman, Tuscon, Ariz. Grand inner guard Thomas Donahue, New London, Conn. Grand esteemed lecturing knight William Sehard, Milwaukee. The newly elected grand exalted ruler was escorted to the i chair by Thomas Darmody of Los Angeles, Sam uel Tompkins of San Francisco, and T. B. Dozier of Redding, Cal. Benjamin received a great ovation from tho as sembled delegates. Seattle Out Of It When business was resumed, a propo sition to change the date of the next convention from the week beginning July 12 was voted down. This elim inated Seattle as a contender for the honor of entertaining the next grand lodgo, because tho Shriuers convention ia scheduled to meet in Seattle that week, and the Elks refused to ask the same city to entertain both conventions during the same week. An open fight for the next grand lodge convention was thus precipitated with Los Angeles in tho lead as the Pacific coast contender. Salt Lake City, Chattanooga and Buffalo also wero strong candidates, but Los Angelos, which made a great hit with the "best people on earth" a few years ago when she acted as host, wns genorally conceded to hold the inside track. A count of-the first ISO votes cast on the selection of the next convention city resulted as follows: Los Angeles, 150; (rs:!auoogn, 80. It was regarded as a practical cinch that Los Angeles would be the winner. The vote proceeded slowly. BUSH MARINES TO HAITL Washington, July. 14. Seven hundred American marines were being rushed today to San Domingo and Haiti. United States consuls and naval officers have reported that conditions in both countries are deplorable. Both are bank rupt and torn by revolutions. In Haiti four separate revolutions are raging. American represen tatives have striven vainly to reconcile the warring elements. Franco anil1 Germany are largo, creditors of both countries and threats by them to seize cus toms houses as a means of secur ing their claims have been made. WOMAN WHO WAS IN WHOSE OFFICE HUERTA IS EXPECTED IN VERA CRUZ TODAY RAILROAD REPAIRED Carranza Reported on His WaytoTampicoto Ship to Yera Cruz HUERTA AND HE MAY MEET IN THAT CITY Or at Least Be There at the Same Time; Armies Ready for Race to the Capital President Huorta wns lookod for in Vera Cruz today by tonight. General Carranza had gono to Tam pico, in readiness to go thence by ship to Vera Cruz, from which he could get quickly into tho capital to assume tho charge as soon as Huerta got out. Rebels were converging upon Mexico City from three sides. General -Obregon was preparing to spurt for the capitnl, hoping to bo the first rebel chieftain to reach it. It was understood General Villa would race iiuu to his guul if Huorta left. The Vera Cruz authorities put a cen sorship on reports of the investiga tion into the charges by correspondent Bonlt of the Newspnper Enterprise as sociation that American landing parties shot unarmed, fleeing Mexicans when they organized the landing. Congressman Falconer served notice that he would demand consideration by the house of his resolution for full par ticulars concerning the itoalt case. ' Expect Huerta Today. Vera Cruz,' Mexico, July 14. That President Huerta ami the members of his family who have not already loft Mexico City would arrive here this eveninig was predicted today by men in close touch with developments at the capital. The break in the railroad be tween there and Vora Cruz had been repaired and there was nothing, except a possible holdup by robels en route, to interfere with a through trip. To Start Troops for the City. Chihuahua City, Mexico, July 14. That General Obrogon was shortly to start his main body of rebel troops from the west eoant toward Mexico City was stated in a dispatch received here from Guadalajara today. It was understood he was ambitious to be tho first rebel chieftain in the capital. General Villa had a Bharp eye on the west coast commander and it was con- STRANGELY SLA IN SHE MET HER DE.A ' LOUISE BAILEV PHARMACISTS GO TO NEWPORT FOR OUTING ! ' " - Fills, Potions, Catnip Tea and Opodel doc, Along With Infusions, Concoc tions, Macorations and "Stch" on the Bill of Tare. A jubilee conference is being held by Oregon pharmacists at Newport, July 14-17 inclusive, celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the State Board of Pharmacy. This morning a trninload of Oregon druggists passed through Salem at 10:15 a. m. on a spe cial. In A(bany the commercial club entertained the members at luncheon, and at 2 p. ra. they departed for Now port. This year! the Stato Pharmaceutical Society and the Oregon State Board of Pharmacists will convene jointly. To make the trip ono of pleasure as well as business, they have selected New port. SincJe Mondny, examinations have been held for the yet unregistered men and women who wish certificates of pharmacy, among whom are Miss Ruby Buker, Gustav Tau and Stacey Reeves of Salem. F. S. Ward and J. C. Perry, local druggists, are among the registered representntives from Salem, and Miss Kitty W. Harbord, first vico president of; the state board, expects to attend the latter part of the week. An autnmobilo pnrty left Sulem Sunday to attend the convention. Composing it were Mrs. Don Miller, Lige 1'. Bailey, W. Menson, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold. LAND FRAUD CASES SHOW KEEN METHODS Portland, Or., July M. The chances of applicants for lands of tho Oregon and California railroad grnnt through locators, described by W. F. Minnrd, the principal defendant In the case now on trial in Judge Bean's division of the federal court, In somo of his literature as being "one hunlred to one," would have been more aptly described, ac cording to Attorney V. D. Fenton of the Southern Pacific railroad today, had it boen !'ono or less in a humlro.l " Fenton was a witnes.-i for the gov ernment in line prosecution or Alinard, J. W. I.ogah . and Uenry J. Harper, charged with usinir the mails for frmnl. uleut purposes in connection with the aiiegeu locating or settlors on tho for feited Oregon and California grant lands. It was denied by Fenton that Minard, Logan or Harper were ever either at torneys or agents for the Oregon and California railroad. Minard is alleged ot havo represented in iiis correspondence that he was "act ing attorney" for tho Oregon and Cal ifornia railroad. , MARION COUNTY LANDS FILED ON BY FnATrnrw i rBAUDERS Portland, Ore., July 14. The meth- ods used by the so-called "Seattle leZl fraud TTf T1'" T ' f,ra",1"lp,1.t 1''-'tions in Oregon u..u .urornia laiiu grant lands wero aired in the United States district court yesterday afternoon, when the ........... f. jiuuni or rortiana ana J. W. Logan and K. .1. Kellnra nf T. coma and Seattle was resumed. Clara Gaucher, stenograpner for Lo gan, ioiu now a confederate of Logan received a buzzer siirniil from i,.nlfnrli when a prospect" entered the office - h ""w v.um iiiji, uit;n would enter the office, introduco himself and -"" , ui bi i'm a lucuuoil lie- fore the " lirosnect '" even n. imi.i say that he had just returned from the innd on whi:u he hud been located and was "more than pleased with tho in- vestment."! Mux Hnffmnn ,f T Dot, Mont., a New Thought preacher, was on the stand nnl told of his work as an agent for Min,.ru, who, ho said, represented himself us "acting attor ney" for tie Oregon nnd California railroad. Huffman said lie received a letter from Minard at Portland, Murcli 11), 1014, snyinir: r... ' nta , . 'The grand jury has just adjourned. r spenr nnif a million',,, ,,, ,, ..i ' . " :VV" dollars, called i. 4 n ln... !.,, couldn't indict n.e or mv confederate I'm now n noted man.'' fn,.n.,. t(.i..,...i... . . . . of 7 , n , , , A ' K , ll'ellant; appealed from Multnomah; L ZX y' K""'r 't f '",V- i t0 "eover money, affirmed. tt I I ', "" J' ?""! 'l''rte' I lants, vs. Citv of Portland et al; an sei.t.onof land, many of which were re-, pealed from Multnomah; suit for the tf, ' ,,E a" fluy uml in the sumo , cornx-tinn of errors committed by the affidavit from Minard. eoncil in r m,,i, fn. si.lered he Would race tho latter to .Mexico City if President 1l..r. r.. tjr if President tires. 'V Carranza On TTU W.. Washington, July 14. (leneral Car ran.a had tione to Tamnicn tn.ii.v a.. cording to messages received here' from northern Mexico, preparatory to taking a steamshiu for Vera Cruz in the of President Huerta ' flight from thel A'ldic Graham vs. lorvallis & tastern (,tt,,jtnli j j Railroad company, appellant; appealed This would be tl. ,il,.t .ifr"n Mncolu; action for damages for for him to get to Mexico City himself to assume control of the situation. The rebels were! converging on tho capital from the enkt, north ami west. THE GAME OFF. j . uiimiHi, n'i'. mcti tiuill 1.1U11 uuilluu , mlon, J!uly 11. Today's scheduled,8"'4 involving re-asssment of cost of between San Francisco and Ven-1 improving Seventeenth street; petition i . 1 for relienrinir .liMiied. Lonil aniu iivinrun ..-! . laui.iBLU mm . ell - i . ico hub pusipuueu on account oi ine non-arrival t the San Francisco team from Portland. Double headers will be played Thursday aud Saturday. E BONDS ARE NEED TO BE LEGAL E COURT Opinion Says Bridge Is Part of Public Highway and Bonds Properly Voted COST DOES NOT EXCEED LIMIT FIXED BY LAW And Therefore Bonds Can Be Issued; Ten Other Opinions Are Handed Down Justice Moore writing the opinion, tho supremo court today affirmed the rutins of the Multnomah rmmtv court favorable to the defendants in the case of T. N. Stoppcnbnck against Multnomah county and the commission ers of the county, which involved a bond issue of $1,250,00 for construct ing an approach to the bridge to coit noct Oregon and Washington. Tho bond issue was amiroveil bv h titnrotn at an election held in 11)13. The idaia- tiff sued to enjoin the issuance of the bonds, ami a demurrer to his complaint, Which lllllH'Bil that it ili.i tint iluU fo..( sufficient to authorizo equitable inter- vBiuiun, wus susiainod. The supreme court holds-that the pro posed bond issuo does not exceed the limit of indebtedness which the law provides tiio county may have. It 1 l'n rt her held that a" bridge, for the use of the public, constitutes a part of a highway, and therefore is authorized by the permanent road law. The opinion says: "A public bridge being thus a 'part of a road which the structure makes possible, such span and approaches are permanent; within the meaning of the constitution of Oregon, when they are put up with the intention that they shull remain, at least, until they are rendered useless by dolay or destroyed by natural causes. The bridge proposed to bo built is undoubtedly a purt of a natural permanent road.'' A Marion County Case, The supreme court today, Justice Burnott writing tho opinion, affirmed tho verdict for 1!8!U0 of the lower " ln ravor or the P'a'ntiff in the case of R. H. Chamberlain against H court in favor of the plaintiff in the A. Townsend and Eunice Townsend, ap pealed from Marion county. The plai'n- ti ailed that h. '13 r tha 'dant. and did other work on their farm. Ho said that thev em- ployed him jointly, as husband and wife , ., It was charged in the answer that the plaintiff while working for tho dofendnnt8 wrongfully converted to his own use property belonging to the de fendants valued nt Asfi. Tha ilofnn.t. 'b ants also alleged they paid the plaintiff ing for a bnlance against the plaintiff or ami a judgment against the ..lui..tL' djir. . i..nii ui vp. n jury gave a ver- P'Sct of 29.30 in favor of the plaintiff. I ..utu.-vv hi ins ufiiuiuu suiu; "We think the stntutn in nupatinn providing that 'the expense of the fam- an" education of the children are ''linrgeahlo upon the roperty of both husband and wife, or of either of them. I nil. I ! .1. I.. ... ipinnuii inriuiu iney wuy be sued jointly or separately,' means tha expenses for the immediate sustenance and comfort of tho family. It does not contemplate expenses incurred in the management of a business conducted by eitiier spouse or by both of them. Other opinions rendered today were as fol lows: Some Other Opinions. Horace Pelton vs. V. R. McKeen it ! ' 1 . . I iTt . i I'" '"n WfMt Wh,th j h"; b't"1 ''""verted, reversed (icorgo K. largo et al vs. W. P. Wade ' V'A "?e : . V ' 1 u''l"' "? lid! I Iiri.lt.ill . al nrxinnl.i.l V.vn. Vambill; suit for the rccission of a . , ii.iu iilii i;v , a,'M-ui.:i .lull. contract, reversed. ( luf llarrlin vs. Brown & McOabe, 1 8PI:('1JU",; Wettif Uom Mltnomali; '"""Kes tor personal injuries, appellants; appealed from Multnomah; Vf injuries reversed - I'01"1 vs- 'ol,l J!uy RcaH! puny et al; appellants; appealed from Jackson; suit to foreclose a lien on a mine, affirmed. Joseph Keiff et al, appellants vs. Portland; appealed from Multnomah; I , . ... 1 for rehenrinir diMiieii. " ; . . , , I ' ei.uuus iUr reueanngs were aiso ue- ineii iu uruiittm vs v uos nay nuuruau. Sherod vs. Railroad Commission, Sherman vs. Click. a ad, BRIDG BY SUPREfi