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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
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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
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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.