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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
TO DISPEL FOG
WITH ELECTRICITY
lUnIted Press Lensed Wlre ]

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San Francisco. Dec. 17.-Jacob
Lindeberg, president of the Pioneer
Mining Company, OF Nome; Eric Lind
blom, director OF tho same COM
pany. and successful mining man,
whose fortune is estimated i'm the
millions; the Pioneer Mining Com
pany and n number of Eastern capt.
talists, II wac learned today, will
probably form a pool TO lease the
Palmilla gold and silver mine, In the
State of Chihuahua. Mexico. Lind
berg is In San FTanciFco on his way
10 Mexico. On tho report which he
Will mako on his return will depend
the whole deal, involving the trans.
fer of many millions OF dollars.
The Palmilla mine was formerly
one of MexicO's fabulous producers.
Fifty millions of dollars in gold AMI
silver has been taken from 1t since Z
was first explored. Work in its shafts
and lower levels was stopped several
years ago, when water flooded il and
baiiied the ingenuit" of its engineers.
The water is now under control, and
the workings have been pumped dry,
ready for new force of miners To
resume operations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
Hcney Makes Denial.

San Francisco, Dec 1T.-Francis
J. Heney, in statement to the United
Press today, denied fatty and en-
phatically that President Roosevelt
had anything 20 do with his activities
in the San Francisco graft prosecu-
tlons.
Referring to the article by the
Los Angeles Times correspondent,
Heney said
at Is absolute rot. There isn't the
shadow of a reason for making such
,tatements.
ANY statement that receiv d
money from the government for my
work in San Francisco Is false. Pres
i1ent Roosevelt had nothing to do
with my coming to San Francisco to
take up the fight. Neither did he
have anything to do with Detective
William j. Burns coming here.
Burns resigned from his position
With the government that he might
be able to devote all of his time to
the work here.
ANY talk about the government
having control over me Is absurd
There was no time when I was pros
ecuting cases for the government
that / was not at liberty to drop the
work. / withdrew from the govern
ment cases so that could give the
time that was necessary to the San
Francisco prosecutions"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
COLORADO SENATOR
LOOKING FOR HIS SON
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San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE po
lice OF Pacific coast cities today have
been appealed to for aid in locat-
ing John ii. Crowley, Jr., 1S-year-
old son of John III. Crowley, state
senator of Colorado. The boz has
been missing for some time and
senator Crowley declares that he
would let him sniff for himself were
IL not for the grief of the lads
mother.
fhe Crowleys hive at Rockyfori.
The hoy lett home |; ST September
and the senator has been conduc.-
ing a quiet search for him. The
mother, however, Is grieving for a
sight of her boy, and refuses - be
COM 'rted. In hope OF saving -
life 81 Is'bf C'Dwlos has ap leal. 4
TO thu police of the :, re ci''es of
the country TO help him in inding
his son.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
FOR VIOLATING
ElGHT-H0UR LAW
tUnlted Press Leased Wire.l

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 17.-Attorncys
for the Erie railroad today are pre-
pairing to appeal to the supreme court
of the United States from a decision
OF the New York supreme court at
New Rochelle, in which II Is held that
the e~company violated the S-hour law
by forcing a railway telegraph oper-
ator to work 12 hours n day.
The decision OF the court upheld
the constitutionality OF the New York
law, although the attorneys argue
that IL was in conflict with federal
staute, which provides that telegra-
pliers employed by railroads en-
gagged in interstate commerce shall
not work longer than nine hours.
Justice Keogh, who gave the de-
cision. found judgment against the
Erie and placed the penalty at 500
fine and costs of the suit. All rail-
roads OF the state are observing the
S-hour law schedule. however. pend
ing decision by the federal court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
"WIRE TROUBLES" OF
U. S. WIRELESS
(Unlted Press Leased Mlre.l

Abhlbtu TUBS lStuhtu WIRE
Berkeley Cal, Dec. 17.-Secret
service agents of the government to-
day are investigating the reports by
federal wireless operators that of
ficial wireless dispatches are being
interfered with and that fictitious
messages are being sent over aerial
currents interfering with the trans
action of government business.
The operators claim that the
trouble is caused by two rival or
ganizations OF young men who have
been experimenting with wireless
operations In the cities surrounding
San Francisco Bay. IL is said that
the youths have not been over-scru-
pulous with their interference with
any and all messages IN air apparatus
has been able TO cut-in on and re-
ceive.
The result of the fight Is that the
boys, believing the government mes
sages TO be cipher dispatches or
fakes sent by their rivals, have
stopped and held Official communi-
cations and in some instances have
sent similar ones into space to the
confusion OF the government opera
tors.
Frank Rieber, member of the
Bay Counties Wireless club, "A son of
Professor Rieber. of the University
of California, was interviewed by
secret service agents and was
warned that Interference with the
messages would mean that the gov
ernment would take steps to pre-
vent amateur wireless operations
while official messages are being
transmitted.
The rival associations have mem
bers and stations in San Francisco,
Alameda, Oakland, Palo Alto and
this city
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17

pal with his brother, Captain Peter
c. Hams. in the murder of Annis.
Before the first witness was sworn
In the case today, the court ruled
out the exhibit which the refense
had introduced, declaring that IL
was misleading to the jury as IL was
badly out OF proportion.
DR.. Johnson McLoud of Flushing
testified as TO the nature of the
wound which Annis received, and
Dr. SmOck of the Flushing hospital
related the details of the operation
which was performed on the in
iured man.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
UNABLE TO IDENTIFY
MYSTERIOUS $2.410

Ogden, Utah, Dec. 1.-THE own
ership of $2,l40 received through
the mail in a newspaper by Charles
probably will not be established.
II was believed that the money
was part of the loot of the East
Side bank at Portland Oregon which
was robbed recently but it is
learned that positive Identification
of the money is impossible at the
bank as they had no record of the
numbers of the bills On hand.
The postal authorities claim that
1t is no affair of theirs and 1t seems
probable that lengthy legal tangle
will ensue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
INSANE PATIENT
INJURIES SEVERAL
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San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Alexand-
er Duffy, patient held on suspicion
of insanity, at the Central Emergen-
cy hospital, assaulted his keepers last
night, in desperate attempt to gain
his liberty. DR.. Tilton e. Tillman
and StewardsJ f. Hubert had their
faces and neeks so badly clawed that
they viii probably be marked for
life, Steward James |. O'Dea has his
right leg injured, and Patrolman
Louis Cornelius received a stomach
punch which prostrated him.
Duffy was recently taken to the
hospital from the Notre Dame Col
lege, where he was employed as a
gardner, until his peculiar actions led
the sisters to fear he was insane.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
LYNCH LITTLE ''
GIRLS MURDERER
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Omitted Press Leased Wire9
Monticello, KY, Dec l7.-Swift
punishment was given Elmer Hill,
of this city, by mob last night,
when he was taken from the Jail
and hanged.
Hill was arrested yesterday on the
charge OF having assaulted and
murdered Mamie Womck, "A l3-year-
old girl
A mob of 26 men quietly as
sembled on foot at the Jail about
midnight. They awakened Jailer
Ramsey and at the points of revol-
yers demanded that he surrender
Hill TO them. The prisoner at first
declared that he was innocent, bat
after being questioned broke down
and said:
Yes, boys, | killed her"
Hin then told how he met the
little girl on a lonely road, while
she was going home from school. He
said that he tied bandana hand
kerchief about her neck and then
strangled her TO death. When he
finished the recital, someone cried:
Hang him!"
This was all that was needed.
Hill was dragged from the cell.
White and trembling with fear, he
was placed upon mule and taken
in the direction of Russell county.
The body was found today hanging
from tree, two miles from James
town and 20 miles from Monticel-
10.
Though the leaders of the mob are
said to be known to the officials here
ii is doubtful If any serious effort
will be made To apprehend them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
FOUND GUILTY
OF W0MAN'S MURDER

Los Angeles, Dec. 17.-Fabronia
Mechuca was convicted of murder in
the first degree today for the killing
of Mrs. Refugia Yerba. at Whining
ton August / 4. The jury was locked
up all night, and failed to make a
recommendation for mercy and the
sentence will undoubtedly be hang
ing.
Mechuca in defense claimed that
someone at the Yerba home shot
him as he was entering the door and
that blinded by pain he slashed
about with a knife accidentally
killing Mrs. Yerba.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
POSTAL SAVINGS
BANK BILL UP
(United Press Leased wire. }

UNITED Press Leased WIre.J
Washington ID. c., Dec. 17.--Sen-
ator Burkett of Nebraska. advocat-
ing the postal savings bank bill in
the upper house today, declared
that the Republican party had
pledged itself in its own platform
to enact such a law, and he felt
that Republican lawmakers ought
not to iuggle with the confidence of
the people, ought not, by procras-
tination. leave the people with the
idea that there were other influences
more potent for controlling legis-
lation than the interests of the peo-
pie"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
MEASURE
(Continned from page 1.)

The big question before the sem
ate was whether the President of the
United States has the right to mse
government money to send special
prosecutors into California on pure
ly local fight. The question did
not come out from hiding, but the
significance of it was appreciated by
the senate body as a whole"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
BOAT HOUSE
MODEL IN HAMS CASE
UNITED Press Leased Wire. !

Flushing, N. Y, Dec. 17.-An
elaborate model, showing the Bay
side club and the yachts and boats
which were clustered around IL
when William Il. Annis was shot
there last summer. will not be al
lowed in the trial of Thornton
Jenkins Hams, a magazine writer
= no is charged with being a princi-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
A Dangerous OperatIon.

Is the removal OF the appendix b.
a surgeon. No one who takes DR.
Kings New Life Pills Is ever sub
jected to this frightful ordeal. They
work 50 quietly you don't feel them
They cure constipation, headache, BIZ
iousness aud malaria. 25c at ]. @.
Perry's drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17

Foley's Orino Laxative cures chron
&c constipation and stimulates the liv-
er. Orlno regulates the bowels so
they will act naturally. and you do
not have TO take purgatives continu-
ously. ]. @. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17

Last night he tried TO break out OF
his cell, and injured four of his keep
ers before he was put In straight
Jacket
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17
HGHBINOERs At
WORK Au
UNITED Press LssA 2

UNITED Press Ls'A
Chicago, Dec. u
Chinatown is In a
lowing the discover .
supposed to have bssa :.
highbinders from Sl'
Chu Chin chins
strangled to death ~
oueue. 1t is said il.l I.
marked for death a..
binders who reeenly
the Pacific coast an
vengeance on oihsn
between the lole =,
trouble and there 7 \, y -. 4
of determination w
he less the mnrderen ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-17

Eastern R'c
Chicago, Dec IL -
$1,000: cattle s l's', -
OOC. Hogs opened 1.s e. \
Yesterdays Vest close
sheep, weak.
Kansas City ~. "
eeipts, hogs, Nv
sheep, sOOO.
hogs, SO0'i ''''l' "A
1000. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
BILL FOR CHEAPER GAS
AUTHORITIES PLEASED WITH
HOUSE ACTION.

Considerable pleasure was expressed by
the House yesterday in passing a bill
providing 7J-cent was for the District gov
eminent. Commissioners West and Mac
farland,. when speaking today about the
action taken by the House Of Representa-
tives said that while they appreciated
served the local government they would
have liked to see the same reduction ac-
corded To the general public. They are
both of the opinion that the action of the
House indicates that ii is of the opinion
that the amount paid for gas in the Dis
trict is too high.
The action of the House is gratifying
as indicating a purpose to reduce the
price of gas to the consumers. although
the amendment adopted applies only To
gas furnished to the District of Columbia
government il stated The Com
missioners have been recommending a
reduction in the price Of gas To all con-
sumerS. but they have not been able 10
name the particular price that should
be asked, because they have no means at
their command to ascertain the exact
cost of production and distribution and.
therefore. what reasonable price should
be. They have asked Congress To en-
large their present powers of supervision
of the public utility corporations so as to
enable them to ascertain the facts in this
it ought 10 be in this particular instance.
The action indicates that the opinion
of the House is that the amount now paid
for gas is too high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
GARFIELD AND LEUPP DENY
CHARGES BY MRS. n. P. GREY
IN CROW RESERVATION.
They Presented Quite a Mass of
Evidence to Substantiate
Their Denials.

Secretary Garfield Of the Interior De-
partment and Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs Leupp appeared before the Senate
committee on Indian affairs this morning
and made further deniaS of charges
brought against them of improper rela
tions with private interests in connection
with the management of the Crow res
ervation in Montana. The charges have
been made before the committee by Mrs.
Helen Pierce Grey, a newspaper writer.
mass of evidence was submitted by Mr.
Garfield and Mr.. Leupp to substantiate
their denials.
In reply to the charge that the Indians
are being forced into the beet sugar in
dustry when they have no adaptability for
| raising beets, in order that company of
spectators may profit by their labor Mr.
Leupp testified that on the contrary the
Indians have shown desire for this work
and he considered he was doing them good
by permitting their employment by the
beet sugar manufacturers. He said Tor
the same reason he had approved plan
to lease their lands for ten-year period
to this company.
Mr. Leupp branded as a lie the state
ment that he had lobbied in favor of any
legislation in this connection saying that
Mrs Grey had been misinformed on this
point.
Senators Clapp and Sutherland agreed
with Mr.. Leupp that the latter mad not
''lobbied.'' and Senator Clapp and Mrs.
Grey, who was present at the hearing. de-
clared that no such charge had been made
by Mrs. Grey.
Maj. Reynolds, the agent on the Grow
reservation. against whom MIS-. Grey
made sensational charges. was highly
commended by Mr.. Leupp.
Senator Curtis wanted to know OF the
witness why the Indian Office had accept
ed the higher of two bids for certain In
dian lands. and whether it was the custom
of the office to approve leases over the
heads of the agents on the reservations
Neither of these things was customary.
said Mr.. Ieupp. but he was unable to give
the reasons in this specific case from
memory.
Mr. Garfield submitted number of let
tiers throwing light his connection
with the case. tending to show that he
had not called Mrs. Grey an "adventur-
ess' and also explaining his arrest in
the Crow reservation. There was let
ter from Frank 3. NOyes. editor of The
Chicago Record Herald. saying that Mrs.
Grey was not on the s.aff Of that news
paper.
The hearing was discontinued at noon.
Mrs. Grey will reply to the statements of
Messrs. Garfield and Leupp at future
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
LATIN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Relations With the Southern Re-
nuhlics Discussed

Two meetings bearing on the relations
of the United States with the Latin
American republics took place yesterday
in the international bureau of American
republics. First was the meeting of the
executive committee of the Pan-Ameri-
can committee recently appointed by the
Secretary of State. Matters connect ed
with the next Pan-American conference
to be held in Buenos Aires in 1910 were
discussed and several subcommittee
were appointed to prepare memoranda on
various subjects.
Later was held the first meeting of the
Central American Fraternity, organ
lied by the Central American peace
conference here in November and Deem
Der last The principal object was to
appoint an executive committee and the
following We're chosen: Rober: Bacon
chairman; Henry G. Davis, vice chair
man: John Barrett, treasurer: Francisco
J. Yanes, secretary. Committee on rules
Jose F. Godoy, Charles b. Lands and
William +. Curtis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
BOTH SIDES EXPLAIN.
Over Bill Providing for
Publicity in Campaigns.

The majority and minority members of
the House committee on the election of
the Presi- lent. Vice President and mem
berS of Congress came out with state
nIents last night d result o. a near-row
in the committee room vest erday over the
bill providing for publicity in campaign
contributions. When the committee met
there were five democrats and three re-
pablicans in attendance and Representa-
tive Rocker OF Missouri. one OF tie former.
immediately took advantage of tie sit Ia-
ton by calling up the publicity bill for
report. Two of the representatives.. Burke
Of PENNSYLVANIA and Diekema of Michi-
gan. immediately hot. ooted for the door.
10 break the quorum. making remarks as
they went about indecent haste" to
which exception was taken by Representa-
tive Lassiter of Virginia and other demo-
Gratis. Things looked squally for time
bat not blow was struck. Last night
some criticism having leen made of both
the ma iority and minority on the commit
tee. both sides came out with long eX-
plantations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
Large Increase in the Force.

Owing 10 the large Increase of tle bust
ness of the interstate commerce commits
sion the clerical force has been largel!
increased during the past year, over on
hundred clerks, steRoSraphers and othe
office assistants beins added to the force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
PROBLEM BEFORE CONGRESS.
Proposed Suspension of Penalties for
Coal Lands Roads.

Lawyers of Congress confess that
they have run up against a real question
in the resolution introduced by Senator
Elkins to suspend until January I. 1910.
the penalties attached to the commodi-
ties clause of the railroad rate bill.
Under the rate bill as it was passed by
Congress the commodity clause would
take effect May | next Failure to COM
ply with its provisions would subject
the railroads to penalties of $4,000 day.
The Elkins resolution suspends the pen
alties for twenty months. but does not
interfere with the bringing of suits TO
determine the constitutionaity of the
clause Members of the Senate judiciary
committee have investigated the E,ll,ins
resolution and say that if IT were adopted
in advance of May l. next it would violate
the commodity clause so that the Supreme
Court of the United States would decline
to take cOgniZance of test suit. If
passed after that date all OF the railroads
of the country which transported, mined
or manufactured articles which they own
ed wholly or In part would be liable to
the $1,000 a day fine. Penalties amount
ing to thousands of dollars would be piled
I'D against the railroads even if the de-
lay were day or two. An effort is now
being made to redraft the resolution so
that il will meet the peculiar situation
but the task is not proving easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
USES SMALL UGLY WORD.
Correspondent Woolley Contradicts
Mr. Lilley.

During the session of the committee
investigating charges against the cleo
trio submarine boat Robert Woolley,
a Washington newspaper correspondent.
became involved in controversy with
Representative I.illey as to the accurac y
of Il statement made by Mr.. Woolley Oh
tn" stand regarding certain interviews he
had had with Mr.. I.illey.
y fiat contradiction was made by Mr..
Iilley and Mir WoolIey AS emphaticaly
maintained his position. Both gentlemen
repeatedly took the stand in contradic-
ton of each others testimony and Mr..
Wooley'S remarks became SO personal
chat the committee halted him.
After Mr.. Woolley left the stand he
stepped out into the corridor and waited
until the committee adjourned and until
Representative Lilley came out. Then
stepping up TO Mr.. Lilley. he said Mr.
Lilley you are a liar" adding some other
qualifications more emphatic than polite
You destroy my faith in human ma
'ure.' retorted Mr.. Lilley. and the incident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
RAIDED BY OFFICERS.
Cooking Main That Failed to Ma.
terialiZe.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd. April S-Deputy
Sheriff Thomas II. Garrison and Con-
stable Wallace a. RayboId of Prince
George county last night interrupted a
cooking main between birds from Phia-
delphia and Maryland at a roadhouse on
the Bladensburg road. The crowd had
been coming from Washington and lower
Prince George county all the afternoon,
and those who have seen similar gather
ings declare that ii was the largest and
sportiest that ever huddled together in
this section.
Deputy Sheriff Garrison was tipped
off and about . o'clock accompanied by
COnst able Raybold. he went on tour of
inspection. OF course. the announcement
tina, there was nothing doing came
as severe jolt to the promoters and
also to the several hundred who had
put up two-spot to witness the en-
counter between the game ones. One
fellow. who had evidently struck il rich
at the races and whose pockets were
filled with the coin of the realm. Sug-
sestcd to Garrison that he might pick up
IAN easy $500 by quietly sneaking away
and allowing the sport to go on
Ga rrison was ION the job however.
and was sorry. so sorry, to break up the
Evenings entertainment. but really there
was nothing else 10 90. lie ana Ray
bold remained about the roadhouse until
about II o'clock when practically every
one had gone and they We're certain a
flank movement would not be executed
and the fight held later.
It is understood that the owner of one
flock of fighting birds is a resident of
Philadelphia while the other birds are
owned in Prince George and Frederick
counties Each side was to show seven
teen birds. and those most fit of the
bunch were to be matched. The main
event was to have been for purse OF
$500 side and on each chick a side bet
of $40 was TO have been placed. 1t was
learned this morning that q member OF
the grand jury in session at Upper MARI
boro and who resides within stones
throw of where the birds We're to have
been pitted against each other. received
Information concerning the contemplated
sport and was lettering about the road
house all the evening for the purpose
it is said, of seeing that the fight did
not occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08

ST. PETERSBURG. April s.-The co,Y
Gil of empire today adopted without
cussion the bill to raise the Russian
cation at Toxic TO an embassy. =
bill already has passed the duma.