A CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY - . FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES 9fc )c )jt )Jt jfc sfc sc j(( )( sc sc jf )jc sjc THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS K!iD Si SVIFT ACTION 0F. JUAfiEZ I o ALLAYS FEELI Americans Less Bitter Mexican Peons Enraged 1 I Over Executions f T DEAD BROTHERS DURAN LOOKED ON AS MARTYRS Display of Corpses of Mur derers Provoked Anger Instead of Causing Fear El " Tiiso, Texas, Jan.. 24. Mexican Toprisals against Americans are feared as a result of the Carranzista execution of Bernardo and Frederico Duran in re taliation for the Blaying of Bert Akers, American. The two men had ninny friends across the border, and their death increased the ill feeling nppnreiit in the past few weeks between the Mexicans and the "gringocs." The Durnns went to their death be fore a Mexican firing squad at Juarez nt dawn yesterday, with curses on their lips for the American. Frederico, the elder, admitted lie had phot down Akers because the latter was trying to enter tho Duran home, while searching for "rustled" cattle; but he protested to the end ngaiust takintr the life of his brother, whom he held to be innocent. "Wo are dying for the cause of Mexico against tho Americans," said Frederico grimly, just bofore tho rifles rrnckod. Berna'do fell mortally wound ed, and a Mexican stepped forth from tlio firing sqund to give him tho "trio de grncias" mercy shot. . Authorities fear that the Dura ns may become martyrs In tho eyes of the Mex ican peons and as a lesult that a reign of terror may ensue. Display of the corpses Sunday in .In ure, seemed to provoke nnger. rather thun fear among many of the Mexicans, who viewed them. Carranza's Good Work. Washington, Jan. !!4. Execution of (ho Duran brother!, Mexicans, at Ju arez, yesterday were regarded here to day among authorities as a demonstra tion of General Carranza's anxiety to protect Americans. The swift action of the Juarez officials had the ten dency to allay somowhnt intervention limitation in congress. No immediate action is planned by the foreign committee, on the various Mexican resolutions recently presented, nor will the president present his re port on Mexican conditions, asking bv the senate, until he returns from his stumping tovir two weeks hence. President Mohler Hurt BuMVill Recover Omaha, Neb., Jun, 24. President A. I,. Mohler, of tho Union Pacific rail load, regained consciousness at 3 n. m, today after laying for 20 hours uncon scious following n fall on the ice yester day morning. Muhler, a man of heavy build, had taken only a few strokes when his feet went from beneath him and he fell, striking henvily on hie head. Because of his weight, his wife and their chauf feur were unable to lift him into their wniting automobile, but with the assist ance of a laborer succeeded finally in taking him to a hospital. - Hecnnso of the length of time he re mained unconscious, concussion of the brain was feared, but physicians said Von can't vulcanize a punctured friendship. If ther's anything in a name a rigir manufacturer 'II git it out. TIGHT WITH EABID COYOTE Wasco, Ore., Jan. 24. Stand- ing on th bed on which lay his wife and child, H, M. Spen- cer, a rancher, swuug the butt end of a shot gun against the jaws of a rabid coyote, stunning the nnimaL Then ho beat it to death with a club. Spencer's place is fivo miles from Wosco. Ho killed two valuable dogs which had been bitten by the coyote before it entered the house. IS IN GRAVE DANGER Austrians Making Drive to Prevent Its Reaching Port On the Adriab'c By Henry Wood. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Home, Jan. 24 Kemnants of the per sistent little Montenegrin army are in giavo danger of capture. After occupying the Montenegrin seaports of Antivari and Dulcigna, the Austrians are heading eastward to cut off the retreat of the Montenegrins to the Adri.itic from Scutari, for if the defenders escape and reach Sail Giov annia di Medu, ships will carry them to Corfu. . As rapidly ns possible, the Serbians in Albania ure heading for this Greek city. Within a fortnight only Italian troops in Albania will dispute with the Austrians the possession of the eastern Adriatic const. Montenegrin officials confirmed re ports thut King at.cholns adopted the ruse of getting nn armistice from the Austrians in order to gain time for a retreat. As result of this it is believed the Austrians will wreak a bloody ven geance upon civilians when the trick conies to their knowledge. Snow Gone But Rains Will Cause Flood Redding, Cal., Jan. 24. With the snowstorm in this section past, the blockade on the Shasta division had been lifted by powerful rotary snow plows. Passenger trains are , niiving utility on time. But meantime, a 24 i.o.u tain, with melting snows is swell ing the Sjeramoiito river to flood pro pet inns, iVcavcrville has been without mail service for three days, and the stage tu Ices no through passengers. Twehe feet of snow covers the Trin ity mountain divide, while there is 18 feet ut the Globe mine at Dedrick. The rainfall here to date is 23 inches, AH Prepare For It. Marysvillo, Cal., Jan. 24. As a-result of a warm rain falling in the high altitudes, and melting snow, prep arations ore being made today along the Sncraniento, Yuba and Feather riv ers to combat expected high water. The three rivers were reported today to be slowly rising. A close cvamina tion Is being made of levees every where. Cattle are being moved out of tho lowlands and ranchers nro prepar ing to flee at a moment's notice. The heaviest snowfall in years in this district is expected to make the rivers rise to their highest stage. Bligh and Guthrie Take Over the Grand T. G. Bligh and George Guthrie have taken over the lease of F. L. Waters for the Grand opera house and after this week will operate it only for vaudeville attractions, road shows and large fea ture attractions such as "The Birth of a Nation," and "Damaged Goods." The Paramount pkrorcs which have been shown nt the Grand will be trans ferred to Ye Liberty, beginning the first of February. The Bligh theatro will be operated ns in the past with moving pictures and vaudeville attractions. The Empress vaudevill shows will be shown every Sunday at the Grand. Heretofore, the show was given part nt the Oregon and part at the Bligh. Hereafter the entire show will be giv es at the Grand at a price of 35 cents. The price has been 25 cents for half the show. Thin combination of tho whole how In one theatre will give the per formers a better chance to put on their work on account of tho larger stage and will also he favoring the public, ns the whole show can now be seen, beginning with next Sunday at the reduced price. Tho regular standard of shows will be maintained at all the theatre at the regular prices. Margaret Clark will be at the Grand this week In movies, showing "The Trinco and the Pauper,." excepting Fridav night, when Walker Whiteside with his rond companr, will give "The Typhoon." The taking over of the lease nf the opera house by Mr. Bligh and Mr, Guth rie wilt benefit the public from the fiiet that the same high class shows will he shown at the regular prices, and the Sullivan and Considine circuit, as shown nt the Kmp.lress. roav be seen ev ery Sunday at lower price tlinn formerly. FOKKER' 18 LATEST GERMAN WAR HAWK ' 10 RAID ENGLAND Double Attack Made Sunday By This New Type of German Aeroplane RAID IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ON LONDON One Attack Made at Havre Is Witnessed by Many But All News Suppressed London, Jan. 24. The "Fokker fear" is upon England. This new manifestation of terror supplants tho "'Zeppelin chill" by reason of the double attack upon tho Kent coast early yesterday by Ger man aeroplanes of the new Fokker type. England anticipates fresh assaults. The press today, in commenting on the raid with its list of one dead and Six injured, predicted that there will be a renewal of tho attacks, presumably by whole squadrons of tho new type of air raiders. Excerpts declared too that the Fokker raids will undoubtedly sup plant Zeppelin attacks until tho weath er is more favorable; and bocnuso of this, they demanded that tho govern ment make more preparations for de fending London. The Times assailed the censor for forbidding publication of actunl local ities of tho two attacks. "Thero were two raids yesterday," said this paper, "one in trie bright moonlight, and the other at high noon. Large numbers witnessed them and knew the locality. Moreover, the en emy apparently was under no illusions regarding tho whereabouts of their as saults. Berlin is undoubtedly Informed now' and soon, if the censors permits, we will publish the German account of the locality." At the same time, the Mail declared that the raids showed the folly of be lieving that England is immune from raids because of the fact that she had not been attacked for several months. "These attacks," said the paper, "confirmed the prediction of Flight Commander Billing that . aeroplane raids." . In the midst of anxiety over these new Uhlans of tho air eaiwe word to day from the Chroniclo correspondent at the front that a British aviator had routed two "Fokkers and a third Ger man plane. New York, Jan. 24. That tho double raid on Kent county yesterday by the new German Fokkers actually includ ed bombardment of London is believed hero today. Kent county includes part of London, and at the same time, the London Timog mention of "largo num bers" witnessing the raids, lends strength to the idea that the metropo lis was hit. The German Version. Berlin, bur wtrnlnNa In kavi.it!., T T Jan. 24. German nnval aeroplanes bombarded the station, barracks and docks of Dover, England early Sunday iiuuiu.g, mo uumirairy announced to day. Dover Is in Kent county 0(1 miles southeast of London. In Kent county, Fokkers yostorday raided twice, ac cording to official announcement from London, though the lacations were withhold. Dover is enclosed by chalk cliffs, on the northwest aide of tho Strait of Do ver, and on the cliffs are a castle 'and detached forts.- The town has a good harbor, and it lies opposite tho French town of Cal ais, formlnir nnn nf tha ..!.:. r t - n " hi iiviio ill communication between England and lomineui. ji nas sliipliiuMing and sai and rope making works. It's popu lation is over 41,000. The population of Dover is 4.",000. The Berlin vnnnrf ri......iu i- .7: "ryn.-uny din credits the report that London Itself ai iiKcu, uiougn possibly the met ropolis was visited during the second raid. . French Aeroplanes Bust. SnlnntLra .Tan 91. A 1 . ... ... , --. . mmuirun or French aeroplanes bombarded the Aus-tro-Bulgarien headquarters at Monastir Sunday, causing great damage. -siiim . Turks Occupy Keng&var. Constantinople, Jan. 24. Turk and Persian irregulars occupied Kengavar, 55 miles southwest of Hnmadan, Persia on January 10, according to official an nouncement today. They also took Clink pnrkan and tro now advancing on Assa dnbad. One hundred Russians were killed when tho Turks and native re pulsed a Russian uavalry regiment which had advanced from Maraga to Miandnab. Another Russian regiment wa defeated south of Urmia. The I'etrograd war office a week ago announced that the Russians had rnp lured Kcngnvar. - Bunk S3 Turnlsb. Ships. Pctrngrad, Jan. 21. Russian tor- (Continued on Tags Bit.) MAKES DECLARATION OF NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE Washington, Jan. 24. The seeds of a firm union between the Pan-American countries was seen today-by internation- nl law experts in the "declara- tionoftho rights of nations," framed in tho rcceut session of the American Institute of In- ternational Law. This docu- mcnt may be ratified by all the American countries next year at Havana. Fashioned after the declara- toin of independence, it holds nations have a right to exist- enco and protection if they do not encroach on the innocent 9 states; that they have the right of independence and happi- uess under similar conditions; that nil nations are equal; that they have exclusive territorial jurisdiction in their own na- tions; that it is the right of a nation to haw its sovereign- ty respected, and the duty of all to respect this right. . BIG BLOCK OF HOPS E Louis Lacbmund Closes Deal With Oregon Hop Growers Association "A good block of hops has been sold at a satisfactory price," was the an nouncement made by Manager Clark of tho Oregon Hop Growers' association, this morning. Mr. Clark donied, how" ever, that the sale was made to E. Clements Horst and said that it was made to Louis Lachmund of this, city who represented a London firm. The officers of the association said that no deal had been made with tho Horst com pany as was rumored Saturday and that the only deal closed by the association was with Mr. I.achmjnd of this city. The headquarters office of the asso ciation stnted 'today that tho present outlook for hops was the best at any time till."- season and that the dealers were active and that better prices wero being offered to all outside growers as well as the members of the association. M'. Clark declined to announce the price paid for the hops by Mr. Lnch mund or the quantity and simply stnted that the sale was of a substantial block and that the price was satisfactory in every way. Rumor of Duty Not Felt. The rumor that Englnnd hud placed a duty of 8 1-2 eenw per pound upon hops has not affected the market here' in any way as the dealers are said to lie offering better prices when the nnturnl treu:l would be to reduce the price S 1-2 cents per pound if there was any likeli hood of an import uutv being placed in the Eiiglish ports. The hop growers in general today are jubilant over the success of thn Oregon Hop Growers' association aa it is believed that the nrg.'inir.niorf - of the association has caused the price to hold up this yenr when the outside conditions indicated a low price had tho growers been unorg anized. Tho Brewers' Bulletin, of Jan uary 111, savs of Oregon hops: "The California market containucs in a steady position, though no new soles have been made in tho Inst two days. The Oregon market shows no special chanee. Activity, while not prominent, is sufficient to keep the market steady. There is no business except in common and medium grades. Good prime brew imr hops cannot be bought under 12c and growers are seeking as high ns 15 cents for choice goods. Offers of 13 1-2 to 13 cents find no acceptance among the growers. Demand from brewers continues light in the local market though the eastern trade reports a mod erate Inquirr. Quotations to brewers remain as follows; 1KI5 Oregons, choice. ISffllOc. 1P10 Oregons, med. to prime, V2(a l4e. What is nid to be the first shipment nf Oregon lions to ftouth Africa left Independence Saturday for Portland, where It will be sent by steamer to its destination. The shipment was made br Durbin 11 Cornnver, buvers of this city, and nnnsisted of 178 bales. Of the total number of bales .in the order, OS sre destined for Johannesburg. 23 for.AI oqh: 58 for "Natal s 14 for Cape Town; 12 for Bloomfontein and 13 for Pre toria. The hops were grown by Mndlso Bros., of Independence. ' PECULIAR FACTS ABOUT -WELL KNOWN PEOPLE " Panta Roie, Cal., Jan. 24. Luther Burbank, the wizard of things that grow, renlixea that he is so "easy" for snyons who wants his money for this, that and the other, (and plenty of persons do), that he employed pretty little Miss Bcasle Waters to scrutinize (very proposition offered him, to decide whether it is legitimate. Miss Waters attends all' ' Burbank ' ' inlnf -views and is asked to give her advico quite frequently. M PERIAL VALLEY RAILROADS PIT; FLOORS NOT OVER Break In Levee Lets Another Flood Pour Down Through Valley CREST OF TORRENT DUE AT VOLCANO LAKE TODAY Damage at Yuma From Over flow Quarter of Million Death Toll Four Yuma, Ariz.j Jan. 24. As the Colo rado and Gila river flood waters reced ed today, the damage in the valley here was estimated at $250,000 with four reported dead. One is known to have perished. A second flood crest is report ed advancing upon the city, duo to reach here this afternoon. Mexicans driven from their homes in the lower end of town by tho deluge are being sheltered in tents and shacks above the high water mark, on Ike site of Yuma's new business district! It is intended to abandon the present flooded business section and rebuild ns soon as possible on land 25 feet above the dan ger mark. Kcports from the Imperial valley indi cate that all dnms. pntes and levees are holding except the California Develop ment company levee which broke and let the wnters rush through. As the water in the river is falling, however, little dumngo hns been done. Railroads in Arizona and through the Imperial valley are completely demoral ized. An effort was made to route trains through a branch line on the Mexican side of the line, but It fulled and all cars were, turned back. Several parties of refugees, driven from little ranching communities in the paths of the floods, arrived here to day. They reported that there were a number of other wandering bands on their way here. These peoplo are destitute. Their homes and lnnds havo been swept away. In many cases they drive before them small bunches of cattle and carry house hold goods on their backs. One such band numbers. 75, Including many wo men and children. Stories told today by those who fled from danger points show that many lives were probably saved by couriers who rodo ahead of the suddenly rising waters, carrying a warning. This was especially true at the Six teen Mile post. Government employes fled on horseback, escnping.with their lives but losing everything in camp. i The protection works in tho Volcano Lako region are believed sufficiently strong to withstand tho shock of the torrent, but tho crest of the flood is not duo there until today. A t50,000 bond issuo may bo voted here for repair and relief work. Bears Forced Prices Down By Direful Predictions (Copyright lOlfl by the New York Evening Post.) New York, Jan. 24. Professionals exerted pressure against tho market to day to good effect. Accompanying their selling orders with direful pre dictions about tho future, they sent the list down ono or two points in the ma jority of speculative issues, and more then that In-particular instances. Railroad issues, inactive for tho last week, wore more prominent in tho trad ing and declined as much as the aver age industrial shares. The outside suying Interests was , restrained and this gavo the bears an opportunity to increase their advantage. They did this by discussing the labor situation on railroads, by pointing to foreign liqui dation here, and by circulating rum ors that the steel directors wil lomlt the dividend on common stock. Tho combined effect of these was an uni'Vlnln feelinic, Jit JJiere was a modernte recovery In the closing hour. ' ! . : , Section Man's House , Robbed In Daylight The residence of, J. Tonio, section laborer of the-Southern Pacific, was entered this morning between 9:S0 ind 10 o'clock and robbed of two suits of clothes and two overcoats. The house is locsted just south of the 8. P. depot snd it is thought that the robbery is the work of hobos. Entrance wss affected by breaking the lock on the door, The police have no clue as to the robbers. Admiral Bchlejr Safe. San Francisco, Jan. 24. Through press reports Indicated the Pacifio Alaska passenger ship Admiral Hehley to be In danger in nesvy seas to tne northward, wireless advices to Agent Crnpley here Indicuted today she is not crippled and Is due here l.ito this afternoon. O. W. R. tc a. BLOCKED ' Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 24. Traf- f ic over most of the O. W. R. & N. line was blocked today be- cause of wasnouts in tho moun- tains duo to the melting snow. Overland trains over the main line are expected to get through today, but it may require scv- eral days to cleat some of the branch lines. Traffic between Pendletoln and Walla Walla was completely suspeaded yesterday. TO INQUIRE OF TURKEY If Turkey Did Not Sink the Persia Evidently She Was Not Sunk Washington, Jan. 24. Tho United States will inquiro of Turkey regard ing any knowledge sho may have of the sinking of the P. and O. liner Persia, Secretary of Stato Lansing said to day. This announcement followed publica tion of press reports that Turkey was the nation responsible for tho destruc tion of the vessel, with a loss of over 100 lives including that of American Consul McNeoly. Germany reported that hor subma rines had returned to their bases and re ported they had nothing to do with the Persia case; Austria has tentatively reported she did not torpedo the ves sel. Ambassador Morgenthau at Constan tinople will ask the Turkish government for information as Ambassador Penfield asked Austria in case the latter the re ports, ns anticipated, that she is ignor ant of how the torpedoing occurred. With Austria and Germany eliminat ed, Turkey remains the only possibility. Lansing indicated that this inquiry has been planned from the outset." Tho de partment thinks that the inquiry prob ably will not dovelop anything new, but it will make tho investigation complete. Supreme Court Upholds Federal Income Tax "Washington, Jan. 24. Tho federal income tax was held by the supreme court of the United States today to be constitutional. In the case of Frank R. Brusnaber (.gainst tho Union Pacific railroad com pany, charging that taxes wore collect ed for i period prior to tho time when the law was in effect and claiming that tho law was discriminatory in drawing classes, ana tnat imewise u took property without duo process of law, the court held that congress pass ed the law in l'.H3, following adoption of the tix amendment by tho states. The decision was rendered by thiol Justice White, who pointed out the great powors of legislative bodies to lew taxes. " ' "Of course," ho said, "it is super fluous to say that arguments about the expediency of such' taxes or the econ omic mistaKe or wrong involved in their imposition Is beyond judicial cog nizance." In answer to the objections tout the law violates tho constitutional provi sion for apportioning taxes among the states according to population, he said, "their want or legal merit is apparent, since it is settled that theAclauso ex acts Only geographlc.il uniformity,, and there is not a seinmance or ground tor assuming that violation of such uni formity is complained of." "As far ns the due process of law clause of the fifth amendment to the constitution is relied upon, it suffices to say that there is no basis for such reliance." ho continued, "since it is equally settled that such clause is not a limitation upon tue taxing power con ferred upon congress by the constitu tion. "It is not true, as insisted on, that although there is no express legislation nl provision prohibiting it the progres sive teaturo ot tne taxes causes it io transcend the conception of all taxa tion and becoino x mere arbitrary abuse of power which must be treated as wanting in duo process or law." After hearing of the income tax de cision, congressional leaders that rev enues from this form of taxation -will be used to furnish most of tho money needed for tne preparedness program. IOinois River Will Make! New Record Peoria, III., Jan. 21. Breaking of tho railroad dike at Hollis today let the Illinois river rush In over the prop erty on the west side of this city. The terminal dike ' guarding the LaMarsh district Is holding, but threatened by flood waters. . Tho highest water In the history of the river is predicted before night, Muwtsnippi At Flood. Nil teller. Miss.. Jan. 24. With the Mississippi river beyond flood stage to day, persons in the lowlands moved out their household gnocis and cattle and souiiht rcfuiro on hiither ground. At Its junction with the Red river, the -Misiwiimt ts. above flood . stage. Farms on both sides of the Red river are Inundated. It wus rKrted tho Texas Pacific would suspend service this afternoon because ot a wcnUcned roadbed. AVALAnCHES PILE Slide After Slide Tears Down Mountain Sweeping All Before Them ' DERAILED CARS BURNED UNDER SIXTY FEET OF ICE Snow Is Falling and Workmen Are All the Time In Danger From Slides Seattle, Wash., Jan. 24. Victims of the Corca disaster still lie buried today in the snow and rock in spite of 4) hours of re-cue work carried on by 309 workers. Three persona are known to be miss ing and there may be more. lbere are four known dead. Cight injured passengora of tho wrecked Great Northern train Mo. 25 aro in Everett hospitals. Again and again great masses of snow, dirt and rock have torn loose from the mountainsides . and crashed, down over the rails near the scene ot the disaster. In many places sixty feet of snow seal any trace of the Saturday morning tragedy. Workmen started blasting in. the pile of dirt and rock that swept be fore it, the two coaches lying at th bottom of the gulch, and hope to find other bodies today. But in many places any hope of finding victims, has been abandoned until weeks of warm weata-t er have melted tho snow. Bnow 4l Feet Deep. The hillside swept bv the slide Satur day is covered by snow and ice, in plac es &u reet deep, and in no place less than eight feet deep. Through this the gigantic task of locating. the bodies of the missing goes on.- . Up more tnan 200 feet from the little pile of twisted steel and charred tim ber of the dining car and passenger coach that wore swept down the moun tainside, the tracks have been torn away by successive slides. nnow is still falling in the mountains. The danger of further slides increase) hourly. .Representatives of tho public scrvuiej commission and safety inspectors aro at the attack scene, investigating and K&irioriua; uaia. When be learned that laborers did not want to work along the , line at some Points, for fear of slides, Chair man Charles A. Reynolds of the pub lie service commission and John Rear don, state inspector of railroads, went directly to Cores. (J rest Northern trams are beiaaT routed over Northern Pacific tracks. Tracn Closed Indefinitely. It will be more than a Week beforej the track above Scenic can be cleared. and further slides may occur in tie meantime. ' More' workmen wero hurried to Cores. today, i They will work In relays s that the work may continue without in terruption. Jfotary plows are working continu ously. A ear of dynamite, 1)0 men and the more plows were dispatched front Hpokane Sunday. Thoy left with or dars to work themselves through to (.'ores. J. M, 15 ruber, vice-president. - and George II. Emerson, general manager, of tie Great Northern system, are at Corca and aided in rescue work Hutur day. Their offices are lu Ht. lJauL They happened to be in Seattle Satur day when tho report of the disaster was received and went immediately to tho scene. Slides were not feared bv the Great Northern engineers at tht point) where. Saturday's irateedv oc curred.' After the Wellington disaster lit I'JIU, il,(XJU,000 was spent on 13 miles of roncreto snowsheds at points where sliJes were feared. , BEARS MADE A RAID ' Htw VnrV. .tun M Pnmn,., t V possibility of a railroad strike, coupled wins reporis mat tne united Htaton Steel corporation may not declare a div- tj .1 ji:.a.i . . . . . . mnnu on - -nuns sicci" were circulated today by bears in a raid that sent down railroad and steel stocks. ' Steel was K.I 11 at nnnn mnr. th.n . ,; . der the day's high mark," and Union V. '.!.- . a . . ., . . .... I ikuh was aown a 0-9 points at lj:. , ! . - . . me wrnuro : UUs If LA UUuU m ' - : Sloan. mif OOfl ton a viregoa: . to night and Tues day unsettled, probubly rain or rtnw, colder cast portion ... north ouster) winds. W0