Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, January 29, 1917, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Daily capital journal., January 29, 1917, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1917)

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (3.8 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Textffbc Hail FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY g nam wwmi ! i FORTIETH YEAR-NO. 25 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1917 MEDITERRANEAN RAVAGED BY A GERMAN DIVER Berlin Reports Sinking of Several Allied Boats in January Automo1 Thieves Trust Portland Woman Deri ares Steals "VMisands of Cars She Is Russian Princess! Chicago, Jan mobile thieves 7 rm the n V which ' 'auto within Portland. Or., .Ian. 29. " I am the rightful Dutchess of Buckingham ami ! I am ulso Princess Kovalaski of Kus BRITISH CLAIM VICTORIES ON PRINCIPAL FRONTS German Official Report Says French Failed to Gain at Verdun Berlin, via Turkerton wireless. Jns 29. A German submarine in the Medi terranean, according to an official an nouncement today, has sunk the follow tig vessels: January 9.A fully armed and loaded steamer of about 5,800 tons. January 15. The armed British tank er Garfield of li.SOO tons., bound from Malta to Port .Said, with coal and oil. The Garfield's captain was taken pris oner. January 25. Armed hostile transport about 25(1 miles east of Malta by a tor pedo. The steamer was steering east ward and was convoyed by a French torpedo boat. The steamer, which was crammed with troops, sank in HI minutes the statement said. than 5,000 tars in l p alone, bad Us "stools planted i 'tin the sec- sia." retary of state's offief,. divulged This was the firm declaration today in the confession of l.o Nutter, of Mrs. John Mitting, age 50 It was leader of the "syndicate . Nutter's backed up bv her mild mannered hits admission was backed up by the discov-1 band, who works in a lumber yard ery of license tags, with numbers in- The case came to light when their advance of those last issue din circu-1 daughter Amy, aged 15, was found lation. An investigation is being made sleeping in a barrel under Trinity at Springfield under the orders of I., i church, having run away from home 1.. Kmersoii, secretary of 8tate. j Summoned to headquarters, the ai- Anolhcr confession, alleged to haveileged "duchess" said that she left her been secured by State's Attorney ducal estates in Kiielam manv vears i oyne rrom Uus .eeidler, operator ot ago, went to Australia, married John tint ui-n.latu I , ...... 1 1 m the "syndicate s fence near Kvans villc. Ind., connects the organization with the international crooks who a year ago robbed the St. Paul post office of $550,000 and the Montreal branch bank at New Westminster, 11. C, in 1911, when $272,000 was secured. Mitting when he was 15, under a mor ganatic agreement, and had three chil dren. She asserted that Russian assas sins hail chased them round the world, trying to kill John, illegitimixe the children and destroy their claim to the Kovalaski estates. SERIOUS RIOTING AT JAUREZ OVER ORDERS MEXICANS MUST B A THE British Claim Victories. London, Jan. 29. Allied victories on five different fronts were cited today as another evidence of the new policy of utmost co-operation and co-ordination t effort among the nations of the en tente. British, French, Serbian and liussian troops each won distinctive victories ip every field of fighting save the South African ang Egyptian and there was no report from these two theatres of ac tion. Most spectacular of the victories re ported was Russia's smashing of two miles of German front, along the Ru manian .arpatuian uue. The czar's forces assumed the offensive despite uitieriy com wcatner and snow exact ly the sort of weather that has forced a practical stoppage of the German cam paign in Rumania recently. Not only did the Russians achieve an important victory in this section, but thev likewise decisively broke down an attempted German offensive on the Riga front. On the western front there were three successful raids two by- British forces near Neuville St. Vaast and I.e Transloys and one by the French around Verdun. From the ATac.cdonia came word today that General Sorrail's combination of French, British and Serbian forces had struck out once more, advancing to ward Prilep. By Webb Miller. James Butler, of New York, and Matt (United Tress staff correspondent.') I inn, ot Louisville, K El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29. Serious! rioting by Mexicans at the Juarez end of the international bridge was resumed I o'ciock today- A crowd of 501 I "inn, oi i.ouisvme, Jvy. una inrormation rrom a ( The rioting yesterday started as the her or slicing a leak pool w esult of a misunderstanding when J yr ij rii Mt.i L'nited States began enforcing stricter ,' M' Ado- ,Jlm-, ,sk 'MW Dispute Allied Claims. Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Jan. 29- Not one foot of ground was gained by the French, today's official state ment declared, in describing violent bat tles around height 301 in the Verdun region. "On the west bank of the Meuse dur ing the day there was lively fighting ac tivity." die statement said, ""in the morning the French tried to advance by surprise without artillery preparation, Against positions on height 304, which V" captured January 25. They streamed back in our fire, which began immedi ately. "From noon on strong artillery work e i upon our trenches. After violent t ir. at 7 men and women, incensed at not being siiowea 10 cross ttie bridge until bathed, began throwing stones and bottles at the American soldiers doing duty as cus toms guards. Two of the guards were injured by the missiles. As the mob ad vanced across the bridge a eompanv of soldiers charged them with clubbed rifles, driving them back. Sergeant Peck, of Company A. Twenty-third United States infantry, was struck by the shower of stones "and in jured about the head. Roy Schuyler, of the customs guard, was struck by a wuuie unu suguuy injured. Company A charged the mob and pushed them back across the center of the bridge. About 8 o'clock Mexican cavalrv with whips charged the mob and drove all off the hridge, but were unable to disperse the crowd. me -street ear eompanv did not re sume service across the bridge today ami Americans are not allowed to cross the lino. Shouts of "death to the grin goes! " are heard at frequent intervals. Mexican newspapers printed here de clare that the rioting was the outgrowth of a feeling of triumph over General Pershing's withdrawal from Mexico, which, the newspapers declared, was forced by the CarranziBta government. The Spanish Times, in commenting on yesterday's action by the mob, said: "The leaders were telling the crowd that the Americans can do nothing to us, as was demonstrated bv First Chief (arranza in driving out the army. " Andres Garcia, Mexican consul gen eral, attempted to speak to the mob this morning from an automobile. The mob, composed mostly of men and boys, hoot ed and refused to listen to him. 'gringo ABE MARTIN How the Trouble Began. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29 Anti-American feeling, which cropped out in riot ing yesterday at the Juarez end of the international bridge when 400 Mexican women stormed American street cars driving oft the crews, was still appar ent today. Few Americans ventured across the bridge todav. while the street car company prepared to resume inter-city service after a 24 hour inter ruption. Federal authorities announced todav that one Mexican was shot and killed during the riot yesterday and several others were slightly injured. David MeChesney, an American reporter, was caught in the crowd, the women tearing his clothing and scratching his face and shouting "kill the m-intro! " Dnrino upon our lines, the rioting some women shouted "viva lUal Death to the Americans!" As a result of the outbreak the stew ards of the Juarez race track, owned by Americans, issued a statement that rac ing had been discontinued for the sea son as "a precautionary measure." The meeting had only been half completed. me owners or 3UO norses are bringing their stables across the river today. rne race track plant, valued at a mil lion dollars, is owned by Price McKin n'ey, 6f Cleveland; Jamea Corrigan and rc l nneu fctntes began enforcing strictf quarantine regulations because of the increase of typhus at Juarez. More than 400 women employed at this side of the border gathered at the interna tional bridge. Under the new order they were not allowed to cross until 7 a. m. and then only after rigid inspec tion. Not understanding the regulations, tne women vented their anger upon the officials. The crowd of women rapidly developed into a mob. Some of the women lay upon the street car tracks to prevent the cars from moving; while others smashed car windows and drove off the American crews, hissing at the ' ' gringoes-' ' Carraur.ista officers rode into the crowd, brandishing their swords in an attempt to quell the riot. A United States mail wagon which tried to cross the bridge was turned back: For more than an hour the port was closed, no person being allowed to cross either way. The rioting continued for two hours. At noon, although the street cars were recovered, the service wag not resumed and the race meet at Juarez was called off. Crowds gathered at both ends of tne international bridge all day. While the riot was at its height, An dres Garcia, Carranza consul general, drove across the bridge in an automo bile and harangued the women. FISK TESTIFIES IN IEAK INQUIRY G PRICE TWO CENTS &NSJ? JS ACCUS1N LAWSON Wal! Street Broker Says That Boston Financier Is Perjurer NO BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH SECRETARY McADOO When Latter Went Into Cab inet Fisk Only Closed Up Business Affairs BEGINS 10 RETIRE Fl Americans Burn Large Quan tities of Supplies They Are Unable to Move El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29. As evaeua turn ot tne American field base at Colonia Dublan was in progress, (len Pershing's expedition began burn PEACE PREACHER OF GERMAN EMPIRE IS G BONE DRY" BILL IS BEFORE HOUSE Dr. Dryander Delivers Fiery Sermon of Kaiser's Birth day Anniversary ON SPECIAL ORDER ;ral I SANGER GOES TO TRIAL TODAY Defendant Is Sister of Mrs. Ethel Byrne Now Serving Prison Sentence Mrs- Tilferd Moots has given hr three more French attacks ensued, all of which broke down without success. "After strong fire preparation of Fort Hartmann-WeileTkopf, storming detachments of the Wuerttemberg land wehr infantry regiment 124 entered French trenches and returned with 35 prisoners and one machine gun." British Haiders Active. Berlin, via Hayville wireless, Jan. 29. -Great activity of British raiding par ties and details of, an assault in three waves of British troop north of Armeu tieres were reported in today's official statement announcing repulse of all at tacks against the German line. "North of Annentieres the 23rd regi ment of Bavarian infantry inflicted heavy losses on the enemy." Russian Take Prisoners. Now York, Jan. 29. Scores of wo men crowded general sessions court in Brooklyn this afternoon where Mrs. Margaret Sanger was to be tried on a charge of distributing Ijirth control literature. A baby parade which was planned by women oi ine urownsviite district in which tile birth control clinic wn In- eated did not materialize, but svinpa- u: i, . . uubotb oi .airs, oanger were on hand long before the case was called. On motion of Assistant District At torney Cooper, Mrs. Sanger and her as sistant, Miss Fanny Mendel), were giv en separate trials. That of Miss. Mm,- dell was called first. Both women, if convicted and sent enced, are expected to apply for writs oi naoeas corpus to enable them to at tend the Carnegie hall protest meeting. Mrs. Sanger and her associates have promised to hunger strike. They have declared they'will neither eat nor drink Correction Commissioner Burdette G. Lewis, however, declares there will be no waiting for Mrs. Sanger to become weakened. Prison officials say gho will be fed after two days if she becomes a hunger striker. - Conflicting .reports regarding the con difion of Mrs. Byrne are coming from prison authorities and friends of the militant bqirth control hunger strik er. Commissioner Lewis declared Mrs. Byrne is in a satisfactory condition and that the hunger strike has virtually been broken. Bulletins issued by him State that Mrs. Byrne has made no ob jection to forcible feeding. She is be ing fed regularly. On the other hand, Mrs. Sanger stat ed she had received definite and re liable information that her sister was in an extremely serious condition. "I know she was unconscious for B4 hours," she exclaimed. "She was ex pectorating blood from the injured i meinnranoB ot ner inroat and nose. Tots By Carl D. Groat (United Press staff correspondent) New Vork, Jan. 2!). After entering eatagorieal denial of having had any leal; information from n c.-ibiiu.t om. with Secretary iggested to the house note leak commute. fliiu fi,. noon that Thomas V. Lawsou be im prisoned as a perjmer. He held Lawsou had "wantonly" blackened a reputable name, but that v " me result ot a disor dered brain." While denying all knowledge of a leak or a deal with McAdoo, Fisk ad mitted previous close business relations with the secretary. Lawsou 's testimony quoting Archi bald White as saying Fisk had boasted of having control over McAdoo was hot ly denied and provoked this outburst from Fisk: "This statement of Lawsou 's about an alleged interview with Archibald White has gone broadcast, and 1 think that Mr. Lawson should be taken at his word and be put behind the bars for perjury for wantonly using a repu table name nB he diamine. "1 said at the time that it may be the result of a disordered brain nod in that ease the good Lord might take care of it in his own way. ' ' As to knowing McAdoo, Fisk said he uau relations with the secretary when the iRtter was building the Hudson river tubes, but added "since he be came1 secretary our paths have seldom crossed. ' ' Fisk was empowered to close up Mc Adoo 's business affairs when he went to the cabinet, and he did this. At that time McAdoo turned over his securi ties mostly bank stock and secured a $1 12,000 loan. This was liquidated bv January 1, 1911, and since then, Fisk said, there had been no dealings be tween the two except perhaps "a triv ial thousand or two dollars, such as getting something for his (McAdoo 's) children. ' ' "I have leaned backward not to have any relations with the secretary that is, not to make any requests," said Fisk. He admitted there had been some minor letters between them since Mc Adoo went to the cabinet, but none ing a large quantity of grain, hay and other supplies too bulky to transport to the border, in order to prevent its falling into the hands of Villistas. A large detachment of the bandits, fol lowing in inc wane of tne outpost move ment from Kl Valle. is reported en camped a short distance from Colonia Dublan, awaiting its evacuation by the American tones. Many wooden struct ures built by the American troops were set on fire as the movement northward started. Nearly one hundred American colon ists in the territory occupied by Gen eral Pershing's men reached Juarez lat last night, fleeing in fear of the band its. They abandoned their farms and homes as the American iroop movement began, bringing the s.ory of the burn ing of supplies. When the refugees left Casus Grandea big fires had already been started and the troop movement had been under way gradually for two days. The refugees declared' that Vil listas had followed the Pershing out posts nearly to the field base and then went into camp. By Carl W. Ackennan. (United Press staff correspondent.) Berlin, via wireless to the United Press, Jan. 29. Whero one vear ago Dr. Dryander, the "quiet, white haired man," who is court preacher, pleaded for an hour for peace in the services marking the kaiser's birthday, this year his sermon was a fiery defense of Ger many 's cause and a militant plea for C-erniany to steel herself for the de cisive battle which everyone believes is coming. In this changed spirit he re flected the sentiment of the German people. His sermon of Saturday has evoked the deepest approval every where. "We know," he said, speaking at the special cathedral services commemorat ing the birthday of Germany's ruler, "Iknt 1. ..(..,.. ... I- 41.. J- . ..,' ,c.t ua is wit? uecisive Dante can ue rougnt tnrough on Fifty Minutes Required To Read New Prohibit Law Today DR. ANDERSON EXPLAINS PROVISIONS TO MEMBERS Wordy Scrap In Senate Over Tax List Publication Decks were cleared this morning in the house of representatives for action lv with i tm fr-famed Anderson "bone drv' the greatest sacrifices. But in all caBesjbi" regulating the sale and importation Hf.,!ll,.e I"181. 0,0(1 1,8(1 urlPetl "8 and God of alcohol and intoxieatine liouor into Official Announcement San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 2!) "Gen eral PeiBhiug is on his way out of Mex ico. ' ' Thus did Genera Funston today make the first official announcement at south em department headquarters of the withdrawal of the American punitive expedition. Pershing will proceed at once to Kl Paso and will continue (o repoit to Funston until asigned to a post as major general, to which grade he was recently promoted. will fight for us today throuirh our lend ers and our soldiers. We neither willed nor wanted this war neither the kaiser nor the people. We hoped for peace as um Miner extended his pace proposal, but with unhard of frivolity and in sults, our enemies slapped the back of the kaiser's oxtended hand of peace. "To such enemies there is only one voice that of cannons. We continue the war with a clear conscience and with trust in God that He will bring us victory. God cannot ho. will not permit the German people to go down." Dr. Dryander's sermon was delivered before an audience of the highest nobles of royalty and of officialdom that has been gathered in a year since his pre vious sermon on the kaiser's birthday. The service and the sermon were by far the most impressive and awe inspiring ""S",u aoivim-s inai i nave attended iiiotrit...;.. '.' !..- :..inero in two vears. the punitive expedition was announced t par the front sat Ambassador Gc as follows:- Eleventh and Thirteenth cavalry, march to Deming, N. M., then come to Port Sam Houston by rail. Fifth and Seventh cavalry, march to Fort Bliss. Sixth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth in fantry, go by motortruck to Fort Bliss. Twenty fourth infantry, march to Columbus, N. M. Tenth cavalry, one squadron to Fort Huahuca; one- squadron to Xogales, Ariz., one troop to Fort Apache. Apache Indian scouts to Fort Apache, were mustered out. I lid per- Pfr,.,..l t aa r.-4.. ! """ or n - " wr cau, u (U, c-rt. a -niti urn fT .111 fiT- : i A . a ficer nml ,u , a5 7, , ""'"K iumrni: may ueeome a mesior- 1 m0Te 'aaf.LeOO German 4- lar instead of a testimonial eetirur." Plans have been made to hare Mrs. . . . (7 " - "V- - . -. n -i uuit; tiUUI suaignr naneucit umuretler diera was announced in todav ' official ' e won t eave ir hmn n ' nn mmr mti . .i.- . - ' ' "e airw. W. Ther's a woman lik, T T . w. B .r0 ", Ira"s r.IDe eeting if her release to- , 7. ; "urvueast or jBsooeni day is obtained. She will he rnrriwl to on Hatnrday. the gpflakors piatform on a stretcher. i nor s a woman ever' neighborhood. about business matters except strictly as between risk as a financier McAdoo as head of the treasury 1111111111; io routine nond matters and the like. Fisk denied emphatically that he had any favors from McAdoo, "above what any other banker had. Attorney Whipple thei delved into the question of the federal board leas es of quarters owned by Fisk. Fisk admitted he had talked with McAdoo about the leace. "I told him the advantages of the place and said 1 would like to lease the offices if they were adequate and piop er, ' ' said Fisk. The suggestions of a split on leak profits between a "Senator O, " Mc Adoo and Fisk were denied emphatic ally ami Fisk added that his records showed positively no dealings during the leak eriod with any cabinet mem ber or other high officials. v Fisk submitted sheets and names cov ering the leak period and swore that the names were real; that he had had no new customers during the leak per iod, but that the firm had also done business on its own account. Fish revealed that Jesse Sarvis, a Washington correspondent whom he thought had been with the Wall Street Journal, had in the past posted the Fiak firm on bond matters or informa tion directly concerning the Fisk house. Sarvis' successor had posted them on routine matters, too, but Fisk could not at oner name the successor. He promised to produce any message from that correspondent during the leak week, but swore he had no ad vance tip or leak on the note. Archibald White, named as narrator of the Fisk-McAdoo story called s the first afternoon witness, but was not immediately available. Kenyon B. Conger, real estate agent of the Hudson-Manhattan railroad eom panv (the McAdoo tubes) testified h- had suggested the Fisk location for the lederal reserve band and transacted the dealings over the lease. risk was the man who financed the Hudson-Manhattan company. Conger admitted he had talked with McAdoo in Washington aboat the lease but that McAdoo "said he did not want to talk about it." and later said "he did not think, all things consider ed, it would be a bad place." ji ji SOUTHERN OREGON HAN DEVOURED BY WOLVES )t; Gold Hill, Or., Jan. 29. Killed and devoured by timber jc wolves after a desperate strug- gle for life, probably with his faithful dog at his side, is be- J(e lieved today to have been the fate of John Hanimersley, gov- eminent hunter, who has a camp on Evans creek, Jackson county. Hanimersley is missing. Near Willow Flats, a party of tim- bermen found mute evidences of ! tragedy. The bones of a man, gnawed clean, lay scattered $ over a considerable area, togeth- $ er with shreds of1 clothing ami sjc a rifle. , . jjt The corpses of three wolves $ were near the edge of the trampled area. They had been shot. A handful of empty cart- ridges showed where tha man sje had stood fighting, probably until his ainmuni'.ion was ex hausted and the pack over whelmed him. The scone was a mile from llammeislcy 's aban doned camp. aid in full evening clothes, while near by were,' the other ambassadors in their full court uniforms. Close ai. hn nil wnr.. the ministers of state including Om,,,! Admiral Von Tirpitz. Many other ad mirals and high officials sat in the bal cony, while in the court box sat the Crown Princess Cecilie with her young sous and German nobles. BIG CABINET SHIFT IS PREDICTED IN New Men Are Likely to Take Charge of Several Im portant Portfolios By Robert J. Bender (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Jan. 29. A big cabinet shift will lake place early in Presi dent. Wilson's second term, it was learn ed today. This will be in addition to the diplomatic shakoup which will take place about March 4 or very soon there after. These expected cabinet changes, how ever, will not begin, it is believed, un ci "vini inonuis ,-urer tne president s intoxicating liquor into the state of Oregon. Bef reshed from the work of last week by an over Sunday rest and trip up the valley to the state university, the mem bers of the house assembled this morn ing primed for going after the bill, lhat the measure would receive soino opposition developed before much head way was made in the discussion. II required Ben Huntington, reading clerk, just 50 minutes to read the meas ure from start to finish, which, at tho average rate of reading 100 words a, minute, makes the document about fife thousand words long. The members and a large number of the visitors were sup plied with extra copies of the bill so that, the reading could be followed. Long before the time for opening tho morning session, the people began to fill the lobby until when the session was called to order by Speaker Stanficld the. lobby was filled. Much interest was manifest in the fate of this measure al though it is practically certain t pas If the discussion progresses this after noon at the rate it did this inurniiii? it i.i in- uuc louny oeiore a final vote is takeu. Dr. Anderson Explains. After the reading of the bill, Dr. An derson, father of the bill, explained its provisions. "The problem of the liquor traf fie," said Dr. Anderson, "has a direct or indirect effect on every man, wo man or child in the state. If this bill is passed it will have a bonefioiaJ effect on the children yet unborn. The meas ure demands unbiased consideration. ' ' In 1011 the people passed a law pro hibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor. In the 1915 session of the legislature I had the honor of presenting the measure that, became the low operating to put the will of tho peo ple in effect. In 1916 the people passed mi amendment to the constitution ntn- hiblting the importation of liquor, aud this bill is the machinery to put that amendment into effect. "l believe the bill expresses the will of the people aa expressed at the last election, and I hope it will pass. " In explaining further the portions of various sections, he said that the five days of grace allowed after the bill goes into effect was inserted so that ship ments ordered before the bill went ioto effect could be delivered. This was u concession to the large number of peo ple who have ordered shipments that re quire from three to five days to be de livered after ordered- Howevor, after that term of grace, common carriers that have shipments that cannot be d,- nuvuu inauguration, in all cases, it isiiivereo legally are required to transport said, the cabinet rcsiirnntiunu t.. ,.i,nn, the same mttaiAa th.. Father Is Accused of will be " voluntary. f , i lie contemn ulci ..Kfinin.u ,a,;n ..r feet the treasury, agricultural, coni J merce and probable state portfolios. C i (It t ie 1(1111- Tirnl.ub , i,l,o.,.. .I...I . ......... . .....i. ( i u ,i at the state department Is the most un certain. Reports that Secretary Lansing might succeed Ambassador Page at London have been rife but tall, t k; Murder of Children ih'. t&$ZiZZ " "Pi" Jitriintuil will leave his post probably in the sum mer, it is reliably reported. nee retary or commerce Kedfield will accept a position with a large com merce in the early fall and Secretary McAdoo will enter private business a bout the same time. There are the usual rumors o other changes, but there appears little tile li hood that, beyond the four men mention ed, there will be any other reslgntaions during tho first year of the president's second term. As successors, Carl Vrooman has been mentioned for Houston's plaee and Representative Carter Glass for the portfolio now held by Secretary Mc Adoo. The president, however, has been so engaged with international matters that he has been able' to give the cabinet question little thought. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 29. An inquest into the death of the four children, taken from the partly burned home of S. A. Hewett, at Auburn, with their skulls crushed, is being held at Auburn today, while the father is confined in the county jail at Seattle, awaiting the findings of the coroner's jnry. Hewett was arrested, following the discovery by officers of a bloodstained hammer and a bottle believed to have contain ed chloroform behind the bed of one of tha little victims. Officers also said they found evidence that the walls and the two beds where the children had slept, had been soaked with kerosene. Hewett, 28 years old, a switchman in the Auburn railroad yards, claims the fire was caused by the overturning Of a kerosene lamp early Sunday morning. Ho explained that one of tho children became ill during the night. He said he went in to attend to the little one, taking a lamp with him. Then he left the room leaving the lamp burning on a chair between the two beds. Feeling restless, he said he went out for a short walk. When he returned he fell into a sound sleep, being awakened some time later by the crackling of flames in the children's room. He found it im possible to save them, he said, and rushed next door to the home of Charles Mr. Lafferty Objects. Representative I.afferty, of Benton county, said that two years ago he was on the committee on alcoholic traffie and he appreciated the high character and integrity of Dr. Anderson but dif fered from him in many respects con cerning the present bill. One of Mr. Lafferty s objections to the provisions of the bill was that it qualified all portions of its statements except regarding religious and fraternal orders. In hia opinion the lack of a def inite definition concerning the religious orders and fraternal associations was a serious defect and opened up a loop bote wh.reby "brothers" in a fraternity could use liquor to their heart's con tent. The same way with sacramental purposes. He thought the right to pro cure for saerameutal purposes onght to (Continued on page three.) THE WEATHER A. Smith, and turned in a fire alarm. When the members - of the voluntary fire department reached the Hewett home, they saw Hewett spraying water into the death chamber of his house with a garden hose. Inside lay the bod ies of tho four children, Stewart, ago 10, Arthur, 8, Myrtle O and Clarence 5. Mrs.. Hewett is in Everett, having left several days ago, taking one of the children with her. Oregon: To night and Toes day generally fair; colder with cold wave east portion; norther ly winds.