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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1915)
ft Full 7Ways iVea;s Printed Today Leased Wire Dispatches niitrntffir NXJJI MJ 1UUUU 1 Ifflf ihIrty-eighthyear !!5 STATE FI llargements and Improve- ments Are Being Planned For Every Department HORSEMEN NOT OPPOSED TO AUTOMOBILE RACING candinavians Want Day Set Aside In Their Honor Dur ! ing Fair Week V ,";f wpHther conditions are favorable !ry indication points to the biggest "id best stnto fair ever held in Ore i the sincerely expressed opinion f Swretary W. Al Jones and Mrs. Dilh Tozier Weatherred, member df Ijtitite fair board. Tiic track is being . into the best possible condition with respects of its being the best in the yrtlwst, in consequence of which trwmen who huve not been in the (bit of training at the fair grounds for wril years are coming back this year, i ictivity is being shown by the head I every department with great im itvements in sight for the coming fall dilation. : llerwmcn ere naturally opposed to .'cuing of the track for auto racing especial cure is being taken to put track in extra condition for .the : 'Juices, scheduled for May 8 here, '44 race horse men are not voicing V jcctinns to t lie event. If the ' is Soaked ilotvn irnvl n,l thnc. Mv . i i-... r.t o v v uiv uiiii ueiure hiiu. me wnvnR ot t,e um, they sluim, the ;.;. i 1 7"1,nOT '" the slightest ; a dry track tuo machine,' will tear L Z' ,n"d ruin "' T1" ken '.f ii, I" J".1,1'? ",uwJ WT work :' tile trnclf tl.u i. . :rcd and n-plentiful nupply of water 1""" "vm'nblo to work the track down (I'ontinued on Pago Kight.) r . - ". PROMISES TO BE BEST IN HISTORY Portland Commercial Club Governors Will Be in City "f r i I many tor nil', ','-. rhol"l""'n, of the firm of 'J'" "inn. Thompson, bankers; Mr O 5t i' ',"a,":""'r l'ii Meat Company; r - red -arson, 0f the rn.b,leB.to."k 1.1 .7 l",v",m""t Co., all members th ' Hoard of Governors of the Port- , 77"'"' will oome to i i.lav, l)le n;,(i ,he S. ' Progress amj 1 Z " ,Sul,'m- i" a meeting wli!eh fc 7,''" "'' f0r Frilla-V 'VMinn, at " Hotel Minion, Bt 6:;iu p ,n ' .""''"''"'If -irrcantlle, civic, . ,'' '.'""""'iK-d Into one V-laal ;'i"';'VU" k""W" as ' 1 v ll;""1,or of 'mierce. The J, 1 -'"tlomcu have been "iL ; the meeting along the uin. i t.tkf such a coiisolidiition, .1. llreon.pli,!,,,,!, allJ W,1t "lr" "Illumed by the eonsolidn-: -L t nC"S of Co'"odation. I- . " VI UttI I f.H I It III tl',.,1 ..t!"1"'' "f ''oinmerce bulletin JMr n'"L"ni Country" written .k', ' fl" a recent Issue ,,,!;'! '"'''"" indicates i n brief -W """'""''it of the '&' 1 ""'""id i.nii.ation: I "'ernl years there ' " a iM tni . . .. f-.'lv M1 , ""inn or iiuk 11 li- :V rtih. r :''.'"' 1,1,11 fecouiineiiiling '" ;':"';:" "f r1!- orui-f-v..r t, ' ''llv- believing that vl,,,.,! '""'I thereby be ac 'o'',",,,11! "" !' iiil,. ' "' 0 ( "'"mereinl Club i "' witll1 !i"' '" ''""""''tee of three ? ih- i i, "i '" ''""""i,,', appointed ' . , "'r ".' ''"iiiniorce. looking ""lie steps for (nicli ''"'siderntbm of the '"' ' ' I'Veriii n consider " "a- believed that such a " 1,1 be brought about , "'-""'"loin in Hpokmr, J" i 'iine of the KaHen'i "im,. r J" p''lic Dnnd. 'n 1 1 ""f t a pubiii " " move, un.l in i'.',!a- f'""niittee got ' -i,r of v ""Town Development f-WWi ' Urk- "ho na done '"'"illy in something; BIG WHEAT SALES. $ ' . j Portland, Or., April 21. Due to heavy demauds from Cali- - fornia and Europe, 55,000 bushels of wheht were sold on the Merchants Exchange to- dny. Forty thousand bushels of May Bluestem sold at $1.33, ten thousand bushels of June Bluestem at $1.30 and 5,000 busheU of June Club at $1.30. W. Everett Jass Drowns At Gravel Pit Today W. Everett Jass, son of A. M. Jnss, who lives in Highland, was drowned at 1:45 this afternoon in the gravel pit n quarter of a miie from the mute school. The body was recovered an hour later. He, with Andrew Lance and Jacob Krcba, was on a loosely con structed raft on the pond, and, accord ing to the story of Lance, without warning Jass dove Into the water, which was icy cold. They threw ropes to hit.t but he would not take hold and soon went down for the iast time. The pulmotor was sent for, bit all efforts to resuscitate him proved unsuccessful. At time of going to press work was still continuing with the pulmotor. At once, when the hurry call was re ceived at the Salem fire department, and Dave Pugh, of the P., E. J. E. Co., Chief Harry Hutton and Kobert Muths, of the department, tewk the pulmoter and went to the sceue of the accident post haste. Japan Withdraws Warships From American Coast Washington, April 21. Confirming reports that Japan had recalled all its war vessels from the eastern Pacific near American waters, the Japanese embassy here today announced that the warships were sent across the ocean for the sole purpose of hunting German craft. As nil German vessels have been swept from the seas, it was stated, the recall followed. The embassy added that the warships at Turtle bay would also return to Japan as soon as the stranded cruiser Asuma is floated. LURED TO HIS ARREST. Xow York, April 21. Lured from California by a telegram stating that I ins (iniignter was seriously ill, Anton i llelin was arrested here today and held on (i.'OOO bnil on n chargo of alienating the infections al the wite of a Brook I Ivn man. It is alleged that he was liv ing in California with the woman. . Big Meeting like sixly-five of the important cities of the United States. "After very rigid investigation, it was decided to employ the Town De velopment Compnny to undertake the details of this work, ami the accom plishment of this long-desired move seems now assured. "I believe thnt one strong body, embracing the public activities of tins community, will be a power for good which cannot be realized nt this time. We have come to tho parting of the ways of the former methods of doing business in a more or less haphazard way, and it Is my desire that an in stitution will be established here in Portlund whose influence will be strongly felt, not only in our immedi ate vicinity, but throughout the en tire Pacific ( oast. We have the men here who ciin do wonders when prop erly nroused, nnd I have never ques tioned their desire or ability to heli, and 1 nsk the earnest, consideration nnd co-operation of every citizen of our city who has the welfare of his home town at heart, to nixt in this movement in n broad-minded way, n nil are needed by each one." It is certainly very generous of the ubove mentioned gentlemen to devote the time requite,! to make this trip to Halem for the benefit of Salem's people, as they ure among the most prominent nnd busiest men in the city of Portland. Large Attendance Assured, A large attendance at the meeting is assured hs the wonderful results which have been obtained In Portland during the progress f the above men tioned consolidation has been 'of tre mendous interest to the residents of Nalem, who lire Interested in such matters, nnd it is believed thnt Salem can profit greatly by the experience of Portland in this respect, and It Is the object of the visit of these gentle men to tell t Portland's experience. Everyone Interested in the upbuild ing of Salem and vicinity should be present nt the meeting, nnd as there will no doubt be n verv huge attend ance, everyone who intends to be present should notify either the Hotel Marion or the Sulom Commercial Club bv phone or otherwise not later thin 3' p. in. Friday, to insure proper ac commodations being provided for everyone. A supper at forty cents per plate will be servF.l by the Hotel. COLONEL RIDESROUG SHOD 01 ROOSEVELT SHOOTS OUT Declares Barnes As Political Boss Of Most Powerful Type Barnes Says Ideas of Getting Rid of Bosses Absurd -Courtroom -Is Jammed -With Politicians and Fash ionable Gowned Women--Court Rules Out Letters r "- i i k mm is cwrmvtr 9a ctmtauum.1 COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT. BY BOND P. OEDES (Unvted Press Staff Correspondent.) Syracuse, N. Y., April 21. Hringing his fist down upon the firm of the wit ness chair with rcso'inding smacks, his teeth flashing aud his indictments shot out in crisp, .jerky sentences, Colonel Theodore Kuosevelt tiway portrayed William Humes, .lr., us a political boss of the most powerful aud dominant type. The colonel resumed the witness stand today III his own defense in the 4."li,on0 libel suit brought against him by Hnrues. After the court had ruled thut the former president must cd-ifiue bis testimony to evidence having an nctinl bearing on the rase, the colonel launched forth into nn attack upon his political enemy with true Itoosc velti.iu vigor. He told how Harm's had inherited his hold on the republican machine of the state of New York from the Into Senator Plutt. ami bow be had strength ened it and used the organization to its fullest possibilities. How Haines hud worked with "Chief' Murphy and oth er Tammany Hull lenders to defeat leg islutioii at Albunv wns also leciunted by Kuosevelt in support of statements to the same effect upon which the Unmet suit is based, Barnes Sits Unmoved. Hai nes sirt unmoved bv the nttiick di rected ngainst him iluiing the colonel's1 testimony. They sometimes lured each j other but neither the colonel imr Haniosl butted nn eye. K ideally their glances never met, as the colonel gave what he claims to be direct evidence of Humes' corrupt methods or lead letters which he had received from the repobliiuii "liot" in support of his contentions. In one letter rend by the cn'onel, Haines declared: "The Ideas of gelling rid uf bosses are absurd so lung as we have party ortianintion. The people do the elect ing iuit the paily diould be fiee to I nunc up their pic.posals to the peo ple." Itnrevett ilecbued Haines bitteilt opus I Charles '.. Hughes, now a justice ol' the I'nited Stntes supreme court, but foimeily gnirrmn of New Vork. Machine Would Not Tolerate. "Hut the maciiiue ttnuld not toler-ite it," the cijonel added. touting from a 'elter he received fioui llnines expressing opposition to diiei-t priinniies. the colonel read: "If the direct muni nation plan is ever adopted it w ill lead to untold evils nnd place in office the cheaper kind of legislators. ' ' The cn'onel rode rough shod over th" objections interposed by attorneys for llarues as he pro'-ei .led with his lesti nionv. I.owvers Would jimp to their feet culling for a hull, but tile coloiiel went right ahead, mooring interrup tions, until stoppid by the court. He evidently thoroughly enjoyed appearing as a witnest. Roosevelt Enjoys Occasion. Although the court room was jammed SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915 AllliS STINGING INDICTMENTS to capacity with politicians nnd fash iomibly-gowued women, extreme quiet prevailed during tho time tho colonel was on the stand. His sharp, piercing vrtico could be heard in every corner of tho room. .Ill dice Andrews caught up with the colo.'icl long enough to rule out letters which be received from llflrues in 1IH)H as to the candidacy of Hughes. He held these letters to the colonel imma terial. The court also excluded testi mony ns tit conversations between Kuosevelt and Haines regarding Hughes except as they might prove Harm's to be a "boss." Itoowvelt demnnded that he be permitted to define "boss" and "dominatiou," but. the court also ruled against him on this point. Tells Political History, "In hum," continued the colonel, "Senntor Piatt n-lied me if there were any mon I wished to receive special consideration in the appointment oi committees in the legislature, 1 ex pressed surprise that committees were bein'g prepared before a speaker was chosen. Piatt answered me by snying that no one would be speaker unless he was ready tn carry out the wishes of the organization. When J suw Hnrues I told In in that Kind of government led to corruption and evils.'' " The reply of llarnes to this," said the colonel, "un-, that this scheme of government was the only one that could exist under the paitv system, mi l thnt withnit bosses tlicie could be no party government. "I told Haines I wouldn't let any one choose luv appointees,'1 Kuosevelt d-'ohied, "llanos answered that the oriiil ii-utioii must Keep its control, In I'.lus I told lianies my personal sym pathies were itli him, rather than with lingoes, lint tin it a liovernor elected by the pi 'cilo must I"' independent of the org milit ion. Barnc-i Opposed Hughes. " Itarnes replied ibnt the rgiiuin lion ronthiMcl the convention and wool I not 1 . . - j l ' . the nomination of llogiies. He -:nd Hughes was urging legislition Mho-It "lis hostile t'l the or- gani-'ation. I'cn nits In sympathy with Ihi' lep'ibli. an niHehliie would join rirr mi imiiiil (i until I on Page Six.) The Weather I yyvir.aic Oregon pair to night and Thurs day; light frost west, heavy frost east portion to- night; vniiuble winds becoming easterly. TELL OF RELATIONS Juror Declares He Believes Case Is a Mixture of Politics, Excused Los Angeles, Cal., April 21. Girlish ly dad and with her dark hair hanging over her shoulders in curls, giving the appearance of extreme youth, Edith Serkin, 17, took the witness stand to day to testify in the case of Chief of Police C. E. Sebastian, who is charged with contributing to her dependency. Miss Serkin was the first witness called after the iurv had been com pleted shortly before noon. Examined bv District Attorney Woolwine, the hild was led to recite the details of alleged visits she made to the Arizona lodging house adjoining Central police station with Hebastinn and her sister, Mrs. Lillian Pratt, who is charged jointly with the chief. Fixes Time Of VUtt. Finally fixing the time of a specific visit as about a week before last Christmas, the prosecution demanded that the girl tell what happened in the lodging house. At this point recess was taken until late this afternoon. Witness chairs were filled at tho opening of the session in the most part by women. Mrs. Lillian Pratt, being tried jointly with the cnief, occupied the first chair in tho row. As the old panel of jurors had been exhausted by the attorneys last night, a new panel consisting of a portion of tho panel from another department was called. T. B. MeComas, the first to be examined caused a mild sensation by ileelnrine that he helievod had the chief been a privBte citizen the ease now pending would never have been broutrbt. "1 believe this is a mixture of politics," he said, "and it would re ouirc a good denl of evidence to remove that belief from my mind." He wns challenged by the stale and excused. Response For Additional Mil lion Men Is Good-Conscription Not Necessary London, April ill. Indications thai the government has decided upon a campaign designed to arouse greater patriotism among the workmen of the country, rather than resort to drastic liquor legislation nre seen here today, lollowing the speech of I'rcniicr As quit h before the workers of .Newcastle. The premier refrained from any rel-i ereti'.'c to the question of drink, but ap pealed for a greater production of war munitions. He made no citicism of the workmen but addressed a strong patri otic appeal to the men who must keep the fighting forces supplied In th" field. Discussion ns to barring alcoholic drinks from the refreshment rouiu cat the house of coinnionn was not expected to be tenewcil today, when il lagged to such an extent yestetdny that the pro posnl was finally temporarily iiIuiii doii'd. The possiliilitv uf conscription is now believed to have been eniiielv icinoicd by the response to I. onl Kitchener's call for his second army of a nullum men, Chancellor Lloyd (ienrgc told the house of coioiiiniis thnt Kitchener was Well pleased with t In lespouse to Ills app'iil lor volunteer and I tin I the gov ernment did not belie, e con,' 1 1 1. Mill n wMHV to cany the war to a success fill :'oii losiou. Anti-Saloon Forces Claim Big Victories Over Booze I liicngo, April HI.-- Willi eb-ven towns voting "dry", the anlisaloon forces claimed a turv in the loml option elections held ill towns nnd 'Hinges of Illinois yesterday, In n.l lit inn to turning II"' II fioui ect to dry tenitory, ihc nut i li'iimr fin-lion ri'tnincd nil enitoi lijiving prcvion. ly abolished the lhiir tinll'ic. The Wets retained twelve lovllis. At Litchfield the votes of the HO men were re-piinsible for dtirinu not of saloons. At "Itawa, however, the women'' Mile helped give the wels s substantial ma'orilv. Aberdeen, S. Il April 21.- fifteen lnu.,1 In s,,e Hi I lu I, utu vote, I from wet I to ,rv jM ,.l,., tion held yc-ti'r.luv, One dry town overturned the pr diiln Oi, dry town oertiimc dthe- prohibi tion slntylc and voted wet. At Aberdeen the vote was declared a tie and recount ordered, El RE-CA LOST POSITIONS A POINT OF BAYONET GERMANS ARE REPORTED French Forces On Meuse and Moselle Engaged In Heavy Fighting In Effort To Retake Captured Trenchesr Rheims Cathedral Is Again Target of German Guns Rupture of Italy and Austria Is Expected Today Bombs Kill Two and Injure Four flcnevn, April 21. Reports of desnor- ate fighting in the Uszok pass region I in which Austro-derman forces are de- clared to have lost IS.OOO mon in killed,! wounded and captured are contnlnod In advices received here today from the Carpathian battle front. The Austro-Oermans essnvnd a sur prise attack, forced the Russians to abandon severnl positions, but the lat ter, reinlorced, re-took the positions after Inflicting terrible loss, at the point ol tuo bayonet.. Counter Attacks Ropulned. Paris, April 21. -French forces be tween the Mouse and Moselle aro now engage,) In their heaviest fighting In tho Mniitmnro forest, near tho Plirev nnd Kssey road, where tho Germans nre making desperate efforts tn re-take trenches which have been captured. The nnnonncement from the war of fice today declared that the French were holding the positions which they had taken, repulsing the Uoininii coun ter attacks with extremely heavy losses, Eastern Situation Unchanged. Herlin, vin wireless to London. April; 21. Owing to the French having mounted cannon near the Ifhciins cathedral, the Hermans have been coin, pellcil again to bombard the position,' the war office announced tooiiy. It wns stated, however, that the shells were not fired directly at the cathedral The renewed bonibnrdinent of Klieims, together with attacks directed by the! French at' Flirey, nt the Meuese nnd; Moselle and about Met.erul and Son-; derniichen represented the chief activi-J ty reported today. All attacks about the three points mentioned were re-1 pulsed with heavy losses, it wns, stated. In retaliation for the bombardment j of Insterbiirg and (iiimbiinien by the' Russians, (lerniiin aviators dropped 1 "(t I bombs upon the railway junction of I Hialistok doing great damage. Aside' SANITARY CONDITIONS BAD IN BRITISH CAMPS (By Carl W. Aokorson, United Press Correspondent.) I ) lin, April (Hy innil to new Vol li.) Kngliiiul, on the w hole, treat" Ihi' Aiisliiilieiman prisoners she has In ti'iii'd "lis good us could be expected il lid-' r the ciieunisliincos, " ueiording to a report iiilide to I'. H. Ambassador Ceiaid by John It. .Inckson, an Aiuer i nn, who visited Fnulisli piisou camps. The sanitary conditions ill some of the llnli'li iltinps were bad, .Inclisiiii re ported, The lliilish coiiiiuiiii'b'is prom i-c.l him, ho said, that these conditions would bo improved. On 1'ebiniiiy I, Jai lisou reported, Kiiglnud had iiileriicd liil.'.KIO (icrmiins li ii I Aiisliinus. These lui'ii wcie con lllicil III 1.1 neieoiion c o IO is noil oo nine ships. (leneinlly spiuliug, the food and health of I lie pns is wnsi good, according tn Hie report to Am luisioiilor (leiiird. Don't Like Bill of Pare. The ticriiuins complained principally of the miiiiii'.onoiis bill of Ian1 and of their treatment lifter nriest, .liickson ii'poited. hcwoal tieiioaus hrnouhl 1 1 .on South A f in n snore thev had been iii-o'cl und robbed, while others lesti 'lied Hint they owed their lives to lint :i b soldiers who protected them fiii'o j mobs in Ffiince, wluie they weie being I tiiiiislcricil tioot the front I" Oient Hi i 1 it i li. "The new itiinps are better than the t ones llrst tiMcil," sui, the report. " l.ai k of nrguui.utiou mid piepiiration would account fn.' most ol' the hind ships thill prevailed nt In si. Abso lutely nowhere did tli'-te seem to l e any wi-h to make conditions any harder or Inoro disagreeable for tho prisoners than was necessary. ' ' Men Elect Benate, On the ship " Koval lid ward," Jack sou found I (ml Hermans, Hi cue uf the prisoners were loi-Ki'd below decks at night, he said. This caused some ner- STANDS TTVH OBim URE TO HAVE LOST 18,000 from this nttack tho situation on the eastern front was declared to be un changed. Rupture Expected Today. Home, April 21. Open rupture be. tween Itnly and Austria 'la regarded ns imminent: bv Mcnntor r!upnfti !t,ltiw The senator declared that negotiations oeiweeii tuo two governments were now nt a standstill and thnt he ex pected a break at any. time. Prince Von lliiclow, the Herman am bassador here, is declared to have made all preparations to leave Ituly. Two Were Killed. Amsterdam, April 21. In an aerial attack upon the towas of Kandry and loorarh a child -and one other person were killed and four injured, according to advices received here toduy, A French aviator dropped bombs on uiu luwil. Government Is No Respecter Of Persons Us Angeles, Cnl,, April 21. Mute evidence of an empty coat sleeve and a bronte button of the O. A. R, not withstanding tho government begun the prosecution hero today of James W. Weber, n gray patriarch, on a charge of falsely swearing to an application for a militnry pension. Tho government's indictment de clares thnt he never served his country in the ranks, and thut to sec.uro pen sion he falsely pretended thut ho was his brother, John Weber, who enlisted in the union army in INdl und died in Isiil. Weber's sister nnd brother have come from Ohio tu testify for the govern menl, Il is till right for a barber to scrape an iicqiiaiiiti , but he should draw tin' line nt cutting him. vous. less, beciinse of Hie four of (lor man attacks. In Hie camp at Htrnt foul, In the ensli'iii part of London, .IiicIisoii ilecbued the prisoners were pei milled tu have their own govern ment. The men elected a " Semite, " Hie mciniicis of which wt'ro given cer tain authority ttii'i nllier prisoners, At liorchcstcr the Herman senior nou coininiisioneil officers have sepnral rooms, while the men nre generally housed in stables, lofts and cither rooms of Hie barracks," Jackson reported, "Tins lamp was one of the most con tented isiie.. A man who nindu htin-'"lf famous by alleiupting to es cape in a lion wns there. After two weeks' conftiieineul l,e was granted the same lit ties ns 11 her prisoners, Pic- lutes of the Herman einNrnr und Mer man lings were hanging in the rooms." Atmosphere Depressing. Jackson reported flint th worst con ditions weie nt (M'ctisfcriy, liorchcslor, whet 22itu Aoslro (lertnnns were lu te I. "The geni'iul atmosphere of this camp wns tho most depressing ill' nil Iho-e I visited," he reported. ''Though the 'limp hud been occupied for fivo iiion'ii", liltli' had been done to improve the nenernl conditions, The buildings weie thicc of an old mil' hine sluip, Th root i are of glass, ami there are many lenlis. The (loom are 111 stone nnd ce ment, ami lis a rule Hie wooden beds are laiscd but n few Inches, There were no speeiul iiecoiuinodutifiiis fur the better elriss pri"oucis, though many had I ii allowed to build n kind of tent iiinmd tln'lr beds to protect themselves fioui buks ami diniiclils. The prisoners theto-ches seined listless nnd not in clined to iniike inin h efluit lo impiove conditions. ' ' l.a'ior difficulties weie given fre. ipicnilv freely by the Hellish author ities for the reusoHj for their failure to impiove conditions at the prison, camps, Jackson repotted, ,