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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR.
Executive Particularly Incensed
at Merrick for Admitting
He Is Unfit.
GREAT PRESSURE IS
BROUGHT TO BEAR
Uncomfortable Members of
Court Are Anxious to Vote
and End It.
BY JOHN EDWIN KEVIN.
DNITID FHI8S LI ABED Will.
Albany,, N. Y., Oct. 13. Convinced
that his dofonse was unskillfully con
ducted, Governor Williura Sulzor has
practically broken with his lawyers in
the impeachment case against him, ii
waB understood here today.
The governor was incensed, in par
ticular, by what he considers the vir
tual admission from Attorney D. Cjuly
Merrick, of the defonse, that he is unfit
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iwr uiu guvcriiursinp, cuujuuu wim M1U
-contention that unfitness is not ground
for impeachment.
Sulzer considered, too, that his coun
sel mado a fatal mistake in refusing to
allow him to make a statement in his
own behalf, from the witness stand.
If convicted, it was said, he would
blame his attorneys.
Groat Pressure Brought.
Tremendous pressure was being
brought on the members of the court to
lay, both for and against the governor.
All were deluged with tolograms and
special dolivory letters and by personal
calls from individual constituents and
by delegations of them.
Bo uncomfortable had this pressure
become that it was believed every pos
sible effort would be made to hasten a
verdict even if a night session were
necessary,
Witness Bribed.
The court wont into executive session
at 2 p. m. to consider whether there
was evidence that one of the witnesses
had been tampered with. ' Senator Wag
ner moved consideration Of the ques
tion, y
OF SIZ UNDER FIRE
Recorder Bays It Is Insufficient, But
Law Seems to Indicate It Is Up
to Him to Prove It
A petition for the recall of Council
man Stols was filed with the city re
corder at 4:30 Saturday night. The pe
tition contained 61 names, 59 boing re
quired by law. There was tho close
margin of only two votes over the
number required, and this morning City
Recorder began the work of shocking
up the names, and the final adding up
showed but 20 names of legal voters on
the document. In checking the petition
the recorder limply examined the reg
ister of voters, both of his office and of
the county clerk, and these showed but
26 of the names were registered as vot
ers. This leaves the petition 33 names
shy, or lens thas half the required num
ber. An examination of the recall ordi
nance leads to the belief that Recorder
Elgin was mistaken in the construction
of the law, which in regard to qualifica
tions of signers is as follows:
Law on Subject
"Section 4. The number of signa
tures required upon any petition de
manding a recall election hereunder,
shall not exceed 25 per cent of the to
tal rote cast for the official, whose
recall Is demanded, at the election at
SULZEl IS LIKELY TO "BE CONVICTED TOIiHf
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ATTORNEYS
BLAMEDBY
GOVERNOR
Towers Fight
Alienation Suit
Qiestion of Validity of Agreement in
Which George Burdick Was De
clared Wife of Charlemange.
(DNITID PR 88 l ah ED wiu.
Philadelphia, Oct. 13. Friends of
the Charjlemange Towers said today
that the family will fight the suit
brought by Oeorgiana Burdick against
the former ambassador to Germany for
alienation of his son's affection, de
spite her production of a document,
signed by young Tower and the woman
declaring themselves husband and wife.
The Towers, it was said, question the
validity of such an agreement, and will
assert that, in any event, Charlemange
did not knew what he was signing.
CHINESE GIEL IN SOEORITY.
dnitid muss uasid writs.
Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 13. The dis
tinction of being the first Chinese girl
ever to enter an American sorority to
day bolongs to Miss Chi Che Wang, of
Soo Chow, China. Miss Wang has just
been elocted a member of the Zeta Ep
silon society at Wellesley college.
TWO NOMINATIONS.
fDNlTID PEBSS LABD WIRI.J
Washington, Oct. 13. President Wil
son sent ot the senate today the nomi
nation of Neff McCarn, of Tennessee,
to be United States District attorney
for Hawaii, and that of Thomas Ferris
to be postmaster of East San Diego,
Cal.
S
Lightning-Arrestor Prevents Serious
Damage in Plant of Light Company
When Bolt Hits.
Safety dovices on the big generators
in the local electric station probably
prevented a general wreck of the ma
chinery about 5:40 this morning, when
a bolt of lightning threw a small por
tion of its force on the power houso.
The lights in the city quivered and
went out for a Bhort time, but sprung
up again, the lightning-prevention sys
tem installed at the station having ap
parently been effective.
According to Day Officer Welch and
Clarence Wilson, thoy could feel the
heat of the flash while they were going
to work. It is believed lightning came
in contact with some object south of
the city.
.A peal of thunder which shook the
dishes In Salom houses followed one
bolt of lightning, and for a time nativci
of Kansas and Nebraska felt really at
home, '
Last night's storm was surely of the
diversified kind. There were some gusts
of wind that rattlod the windows,
banged woodshed doors, blew down s
tree or two in the city, and along with
, this was some vivid lightning and deep-
voiced thunder, and rain of course.
(DNITID MISS LSASID Will.
Washington, Oct. 13. A bill to pro-
hlblt tho use of aigrettes and other
I plumage of birds Is being framed here
I today by United 8tates Senator Cham
I berlain,. of Oregon.
! which he wns duly elected to the office
which he fills. And In canvassing such
names, the city recorder shall not re
strict himself to registered voters, but
'shall Include all qualified voters, wheth
er duly registered or not, and upon de
termining that said petition contains a
sufficient number of names to comply
(with the provisions of this ordinance,
mid city recorder shall Immediately
notify such official that said petition
has been filed, and that aa election
will bo called in accordance therewith
at such (line as may be designated, by
mid .city recorder In accordance with
the further provisions of this ordinance."
CHAMBERLAIN WOULD
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Miss Fern Hobbs Will Endeav.
or to Get Action on Ore
gon Matters.
VLAND PATENTS DESIRED
Indemnity School and Carey Reclaimed
Lands and Other Holdings and
Bights Involved.
Miss Fern Hobbs, Governor West's
private secretary, loft for Washington
Saturday evening on business connect
ed with state lands and other matters
that have been held up for some time,
and will deliver to the Oregon deroga
tion much data gathered by tho execu
tive department on these subjects. The
attempt is being made to got these mat
ters taken from the pigeon holeB, the
dust brushed off and the many matters
presented in such a way that some ac
tion can bo secured from the depart
ment. The governor gave out the following
statomout concerning it this morning:
"Miss Hobbs' Washington trip is in
connection with a number of important
stato land matters. Among them are:
"1. An endeavor to socure an oarly
issue of patents to a largo acreage of
lands selected by the state as indomnity
school lamlB. These lands have been
sold by tho state subject to patent and
delay in securing same is causing a
considerable Iobs to the school fund in
tha way of interest.
' ' 2. Securing patents to certain lands
long since reclaimed undor the Caroy
act.
"3. The acquisition of title through
federal grant, to about 4000 acres of
swamp land in Swan Lake, Klamath
county.
"4. Securing patents to a largo num
bor of tracts of swamp bind sold by the
stato in years gone by and for which no
patents have ever boen received from
the federal government.
'5. Tho final adjustment of the
state's rights under the Swamp act of
1800 either through selection of the
lands iu plnee by state and fedoral
agouts or by a specific grant of forest
lands in lien of tho state's swamp claim.
' 6. Tho passago of the bill to create
a state forest through the exchange of
stote and government lands.
"7. Tho acquisition from the feder
al government of titlo to Sand Island,
near the mouth of the Columbia, The
annua revenue therefrom through the
lease of fishing rights would be a val
uable addition to our hatchery fund.
"8. Obtaining title to certain fed
eral forest reserve lands along Tanner
Crook, near Bonneville, for the purpose
of Been ring state control of the stream
that it might be used as a feeding
ground for young trout and salmon re
leased from the state's hatchery at
Bonneville.
"A number of tnese mnttors have
been undor way for some time, but
some are experiencing the usual depart
mental and congressional delay. Miss
Hobbs carries additional data In their
supiort for the Information of tlio sev
eral departments and our congressional
delegation, and will learn at first hand
the nature of the opposition anil delay,
in order that we may learn how to be
of greater assistance to our delegation
in securing favorable action. Senator
C'hnmlierliiin was fortunate enough to
socure the passage of his forestry ill
by tho senate, but It apix-ars to bo mak
ing slow progress In tho house. It may
have better luck at the coming regular
session. The passage or the measure
minus much to the stato.
"A number nf tho propositions enu
merated above are new and aro to he
initiated ' through introduction of biiN
at tho coming regular session. Misi
Ilolibt carries tentative drafts of the
fevers I measures and ilnta In .upport of
name for the mm of our delegation."
Governor West, in giving out this
statement this morning, added:
"I had planned to make the Wash
ington trip myself, but gave it up in
order that It might not Interfere with
the hunting trip State Treasurer Kay
wishes to tads this month. Ths sb-
Everybody
SALEM, OEEGON, MONDAY, OCTOBEB
BEILIS IS HELPED BY
MAN EXPECTED TO BE
STATE'S. GREATEST AID
Prosecution in "Ritual Mur
der" Case Falls Down
Badly During Day.
DENIES HIS STATEMENTS
Knows Nothing of Murder Except
What Has Been Told Him, and
Never Told of Poison Plot
DNITID PBISS UAIKD WIU.
Kioff, Bussia, Oct. 13. Despite all
the government's preparations to arouse
popular feeling against the Jews by
making out an ' overwhelming case
against Mondol Beilis, on trial here
charged with murdering 12-year-old An
drei Muschinsky in connection with an
alleged religious ceremony, the Beilis
prosecution continued to flatten out to-;
day.
The principal witness of the day, a
neighbor of Beilis, named Nakonet
chny, who had been counted on to give
especially damaging testimony, proved
a bitter disappointment to the prosecu
tion. He knew nothing of the murder,
beyond what he had been told. He re
pudiated all the statements he made
agninst the prisonor at tho preliminary
hoaring, saying he did not remember
making them. He denied ever saying
that Beilis had hired an assassin to
poison him. .
The prosecutor, nonplussed by the be
havior of a man he had expected would
be one of his chief witnesses, floundered
helplessly during tho examination, and
itwas freely predicted that the gov
ernment's rase would have collapsed
hopilossly bofore the prosocutjon had
finished its own side of the case.
ON1TED PMRS UASID Will.
Amsterdam, Oct. 13.-Tbe body of a
man, believed to be that of Theodore
Dolsel, an invent
ter, who disappeared
two weeks ago, while on his way from
Antwerp to London, was found at the
BODY OF INVENTOR IS
FOUND IN STREAM
outh of the Scheldt river today. Ow-,day
Ino to the hih waves, the bodv was not
brought in today, but, It is said, all
identification marks had been removed
from tho clothing. Doisors son is cn,lolns
route here from Berlin.
MANY VESSELS LOST
(UNITID PUSS LSASID WIHI.
Nome, Alaska, Oct 3.-Reports from,""""' ,lor 00n """" """
up and down the coast Indicated today J P' "l"t llle
that the toll of doa.1 In the recent storm I Tb 0,,,y tw0 ,,0,lU w,,lch dld
1. .. yet far from complete. Wrecks, :!rJr"',"'Md1 oon ftrw"- M'
it was said, aro scattered along the Th " MI hleh worfl '"""'I
beach for many miles, and arrivals from " 4 w"ue " tl,olr occu-
the Siberian coast tell of several ves- lt fr hours but found none of them,
.el. lost there. The craft were small, iDuri" lh 20 hol,r ttat the Carmania
but the total of their crow, may runM" ,an,11,,lf 41,8 Volturno, .aid
Into the dozens. jHpurgeon, hono of the passenger, on tho
Gasoline .chooner Nora, which salle.1 ;'""anl"r ,l,,''t1 remaining on dock in
from St. Michael, having on board Her- ",,,a'1' ,ln"l'lttt U t,,rm' wvl"
bort Gulslor, hi. native wlfo and throi houtlB ''"'""'t to those on tho
boys, with several others, -whoso names ;
have not been learned, was wrecked on
the beach at Simrock anil all lost. Four
bodies havo been found.
sencn of two members of the boanl of
control at the sanis time might Inter
fere with stats business here at hnme, "
The Weather
IHWVfT
The IMckey lllnl
says: Oregon: lialn
tonight and Tues
day; cooler to
night except near
he coast j brisk
'o high south went
wind, north por
tion, diminishing
Tuesday.
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13, 1913.
OF
Others Lost Their Lives by
Smashing of the Lifeboats
Against Vessel.
TANK SHIPS GIVE AID
Product an Artificial Calm by Playing
Streams of Oil on Waves for Many
Honrs.
(DNITID MISS LIASIO WHS.
On Board Steamship La Tonraine,
by Wireless, Oct. 13. In addition to
those of the burnod steamship Voltur-
no's crew and passengers who lost their
lives by the smashing of the lifeboats
against the sides of the doomed vessel
and a few members of the crow who
were killed when the boilors exploded,
most of the victims wore drowned,
when, id despair, they jumped over
board. The artificial calm which enabled tho
rescue Ffulay morning of those who
still remained on board was the result
of tho tank Bhips New York and Nar
ragansott ploying streams of oil on the
waves for hours.
Many of tho survivors who leaped
overboard had suffered sovero cutB and
bruises or had broken arms and legs.
Representatives of , tho Uranium
Steamship company, which operated the
Volturno, will moot La- Tonraine ht
Havre and take charge of the Voltur
no 's survivors.
Carmania Has One Survivor,
Fishgard, Oct. 13 From here the
Cunardor Carmania proceeded, aftor dis
charging passengers and thoir luggage,
today, to Liverpool.
Captain Barr refused to make a state
ment, saying he had already told by
wireless all ho cared to make publio
until he makes his formal report to tho
Cunard company in Liverpool. Ho did
'not ovon explain why the Carmania
I broutrht oulv one nf the Volturno V sur.
Ii.. ur n . m ll
, vl!T"Wtw 1u;
I The matter was the subject of cen
B"'8rftu' luon, me otnor rescu-
ling ships having been crowded.
"I have slept but littlo since Thurs-
morning,'' said Captain Barr, in ex-
' lunation of his refusal to talk. "I
havo boon on brld constantly for
24 hoxn- Vm to tirei to ny
Die wnsn Boats smash.
According to Arthur Spurgnon, a
Carmania passenger, who, like the oth
ers on the big Cunardor, saw tho fire
and who subsequently talked with Wal
ter Trintepohl, tho sole Volturno sur
vivor on board tho Carmania, seventy
of the Volturno ' passengors and crow
TiortshAfl when ths first, niwl Hnnrmil
. . , , , , ,
burning craft.
Captain Inch, Spurgnon said, wa. the
last man to Icpvo the Volturno, secur
ing the ship's log ami papers before he
went ovorsldo. Tho vessel was then a
mass of flames from stem to stern and
appeared to 19 .inking. Hpurgeon wa.
surprised to learn that tho hulk was
still afloat.
Bush st Full Speed,
f'We wore breakfasting when tho
8, O. H. call from the Volturno was re
ceived," said II. II. Smith, another nf
the fannnrila's issoiignrs. "Captain
llsrr ordered full .peed toward the
point named In the message ami we
covered miles to ths scone of the
disaster In four hours.
"While the Carmania and tho other
hip. maneuvered nbotit tho burning
vessel, ws could plainly kw the terror
stricken group on ths Volturno 's .torn.
(Continued on pa (.)
Daily Capital Journal
011TOM
PRICE TWO
Governor Gets
Back at Court
Baps Coos Judge Hard for Failure to
Give Him Information as to Cost
of Prosecution.
The county judge of Coos county, in
stead of furnishing the information re
cently asked as to the expense of con
ducting the grand jury investigation
in the deportation cases, advises that
he does not think the governor's office
is in position to see the taxpayers reim
bursed.
Upon receipt of the letter, Governor
West this morning addressed the fol
lowing letter to Hon. John P. Hall, the
county judge of Coos county, at Co
quille: ,
"Your letter of the 11th instant re
ceived. Your office was asked for in
formation, not for advice or Instruc
tions. We are still desirous of obtain
ing the information sought, and for the
purposes indicated.
r'No one who took part in, or sym
pathizes with mob violence, is in posi
tion to criticise this office should it at
tempt, and in what may to them soora
a peculiar manner, to have the taxpay
ers of your county reimbursed for the
expense incurred account the recent de
portation investigations,
"We can Bee no crime in undertaking
the collection of said cost from those,
who in our opinion, wore responsible
for the troubles. Ve may prove bettor
collectors than you imagine.",
'S
OF $30000 LOST
Attorney for Black Intimates He Will
Return, But Judge Refuses to Con
tinue Action.
DNITID FUSS LSASID Willi,
Chicago, Oct. 13. United States
Judge Carpenter today declared forfeit
ed the 'itfjOuu personnl bond of Jack
Johnnon, the negro prize fihlor, put
up wnon he appealed from conviction
on a charge of white slavery.
Benjamin Bachrach, Johnson's attor
ney, requested a continuance of tho
enso, raying he was convinced the negro
would return after finishing hi. vaude
vlllo engagements. .Judge Carpenter,
however, rofused to entertain the re
uncut.
United State. District Attorney Jas.
Wilkorson announced that be would pro
ceed Immediately to recover the for
feited (30,00 bond, by seeking judg
ment on saloon property offered s. se
curity. Wilkerson said he might request the
French government to recognlto any
judgment obtained in th,i Anoricsn
court., and levy against sny personal
property tho negro fighter may have In
France. Wilkorson .aid he thought
France woul.l Acqule.ee.
BY
DNITID PM.S LSASID WIU
Washington, Oct. 13. Scientist, horo
expressed surprise, today at the news
of the discovery by ths Russian Arctic,
expedition under Commander Wllklts
ky, of a body of laud In the far north
largo enough to he referred to a. a pos
slbln continent. That a hitherto undis
covered island lies In tho position do
scribed by Wllkltzky, they said they
thought likely enough, but If "Nlcho-
lo. II T.amT" prove, to bo of continental
proportions they admitted they would
be astonished.
FEDERAL OITICEB8 AID.
(oiiTo rs.ss LSAksl WIS.1
Richmond, Cal., Oct. 13. Fedoral
agents today aldnl In the search for
Maid All Kahii, the Hindu suspected of
ths murder of m Domlnifo, Sheriff
Vealn, of this county, believe. Kahu
will attempt to floe to Canada.
Notwithstanding many rebuffing ex
Derlnnces, frequent attempt, are still
ni.de to run .hips over or through Jut
ting rock..
SURPRISE SCIENTISTS
TOE LARGEST i
If
CENTS. ffiS3$SDcB?2
Petition It Held Sufficient,
With Margin of 48 Votes,
by County Clerk.
TOTAL OF 117 NAMES
THROWN OFF PETITION
Question About Some of Nunes
Left, and Matter May
Reach Circuit Court.
Notwithstanding that 117 names on
the local option petition calling for an
election on the wet and dry matter In
Salem have been thrown out on account
of the name, being signed by others
than the partios, or from the fact that
many of the same signatures have been
signed twice to tho document submit
ted to the county clerk, the county
court has issued an ordor, and printed
notices are now in the clerk's office
setting the date of- the local option
election for November 4! '.
The petition ts held to have 48 more
signatures than the 2,10 required to
make it legal. Unless enjoined by the
iremt court, the election will be held
as scheduled.
Over 48 namos, the number above
that necessary to render the petition le
gal, may be contested In the courts,
however, as thoro ts doubt a. to their
validity, on account of the precinct
number and correct location of rnsi.
donee being faulty. It will be for the
courts to decide whother or not an er
ror of addresses made by those signing
the petition will render the petition II-
Iognl.
Folony Committed.
Undor the 1013 election laws, any per
son signing the name of another to an
Initiative or referendum petition Is
doomed guilty of committing a folonr.
and, according to County Clerk Gobi
hnr, there are found many such signa
tures in the local option petition re
cently filed. Thl. Ii s very serious of
fense, and one which Is punlshablo br
jail Imprisonment, or heavy fine.
County Clerk Gehlhar stated todar
that to slgn the name of a parent or rel
ative, or any other person, whether st
their request or not, Is against the law.
and people should be careful In this re
gard, as while In this case, acting Inno
contly, they lay themselves open to
criminal charges.
Among the names fraudulently at
tached to the petition, are those of
ome prominent people. The majority,
however, rendered their namos Invslid
through ignoranco or oversight. The pe
tition is slgni'l by 48 person, over ami
above tho number required to placo the
measnro on the ballot, after ths 117
name, found Invalid were ellmlnatod.
ONItid ris uh.sd wisa.1
Washington, Oct. 13. Flat denial of
printed reports that California Japan
ese aro buying land from his cousin,
former Governor Jennings, of Florida,
was volcsd here today by Secretary of
Stato Bryan,.
"It I. an unqualified falsehood,"
said Secretary llryan, "but you know
the newspapers must havo soniuthlng to
print"
FAY WILL OET JOB.
(imiTin puss masks wtss.
Washington, Oct. 1.1, -lDatnmstnr
General Burleson received today t
formal reslgnalton nf Arthur O. Flsk,
postsster of Pan Francisco. It I. nn
derttood that Charles W, Fay will suc
ceed him.
WILL VOTE
ON LIQUOR
QUESTION