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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-15
THE RUMOR
IS COREY
WILL QUIT
RUMOR ALSO SAYS THAT 1T WILL
NOT BE OF HIS OWN VOLITION
THE HEAD JANITOR WILL
ALSO LOSE HEAD AND ALL.

That the string of the nolitlcal kite
which H. G. Corey, chief clerk Of the
Office of secretary of state was so
gaily flying several weeks ago has al
ready broken and that Secretary of
State Olcott after a consideration of
his application to remain has made up
his mind to deny it, is the substance
of a story which has been fl0ssSing
about in the corridors of the state
capitol building for several days and
which can lay claim to foundation
as solid as bed rock
When Olcott shortly after assuming
the Office of secretary of state offered
the chief clerkship to Corey he de-
clined 1t on the ground that he had
been urged by hi sfriends to make the
race for the secretary of stateship at
the next general election, and that he
had made up his mind to do so. Re-
Gently, however, as the story runs, he
reconsidered, and indicated his will
ingness to remain and while 0lcott
had apparently been considering the
subject, the story has 1t, that he has
made up his mind to say nay, as
strong and as firmly as Corey said
nay to him when he offered him the
$4,000 position on a platter.
Here Is Another Story.
Soaring on outstretched wings right
beside the above story is another one
to the effect that c. E. Rockwell, head
Janitor, Is troubled with constant
visions of the gilded ak and that 1t is
apt to descend upon him at any time
According to this story Rockwell was
advised some time ago that he was
scheduled to be decapitated but that
he would be permitted to remain un-
til June 1. Since then, however, the
story says that the secretary of state
has changed his mind and that while
the hour Of execution has not beer
set that It is not far distant JUS
why he has changed his mind no one
really seems to care to say but poll
ticians say that in this case there Il
"nigger in the woodpile"-a rea
Senegambian-but whether this Il
true and as to whether the public
ever gets glimpse at that "nigger's
head remains to be seen.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-15
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1RE.1

E.I
Washington, May 15.-The Stand
ard Oil trust is killed
By decision of the United States
supreme court today, read by Chief
Justice White, theI decision of the
eighth United States circuit court rem
dered in st, Louis on November 20,
1909, branding the oil trust as a mon
opoly and ordering its dissolution un-
der the Sherman antitrust law, was
affirmed.
Chief Justice White began reading
his decision shortly after o'clock
this afternoon before a small audi
ence of lawyers and business men
who packed the supreme court cham
Der to the doors and who sat with
bated breath waiting for the word
which would scotch the $5O0,OOO,OOO
combine, the greatest in the world.
Beginning with a long and intricate
preamble of the case in its legal as
poets, the chief Justice warmed to his
subject by degrees and it was not un-
til he had spoken for nearly an hour
that the words fell from his lips
which sealed the doom of the octopus.
A Ruthless Combination.
Slowly and painstakingly, the chief
justice went over every angle of the
famous case from the time when John
D. Rockefeller, William G. Rockefel-
Ter, Henry H. Rogers and others are
alleged to have formed the conspiracy
away back in 1879 to capture the oil
trade of the whole country by a COM
bination as ruthless as it proved to be
successful.
None of the human interest of the
Standards growth was touched upon
by the Chief Justice as he, with great
dramatic emphasis rolled out the
story of the Standards growth Only
the legal aspects of the combination
the dry as dust phases of its his
tory-were set forth, but so vividly
did he portray them that even the
dead facts took on life and his hear
ers thrilled with interest as he pro
ceeded with a most drastic arraign
ment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-15
Call 1t a Great Triumph.

Labor leaders are jubilant over the
victory. 1t is regarded by most Of
them as one of the biggest trlumphs
that labor has ever attained in the
courts and Is considered the turning
point in labor's fight
The decision, read by Justice La
mar and concurred in unanimously
by the other members Of the court,
exhaustively reviewed the entire case.
"The Court of appeal of the District
of Columbia held that this contempt
case was not part of the main cause
between the American Federation OF
Labor and the Bucks Stove and
Range company" said the decision.
yet the three defendants were called
as witnesses and made to testify
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-15

Washington, May 15.-President
Gompers secretary Frank
Morrison and Vice President John
of the American Federation
Of Labor will not have to serve jail
The supreme court Of the United
States in decision rendered today
by Judge Lamar, reversed the deci-
sion of the court of appeals Of the
District of Columbia, sentencing the
men for contempt in disobeying a
court injunction in the case of the
Bucks Stove and Range company of
st. Louis and dismissed the whole
case.
The decision in favor Of the labor
leaders was based on the contention
that the case was purely civil one
and that the contempt, If any, was
shown, was purely civil. In such
case, 1t was declared, a jail sentence
was entirely unwarranted and If any
punishment we're inflicted nothing
more severe than fine cqp I'D be Inn
posed.
The case was remanded to the low
er court with instructions that the
action be dismissed. In ordering the
dismissal it was pointed out that the
differences between the Bucks Stove
and Range company and the Ameri.
can federation of Labor had already
been adjusted.
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Evening journal., 1911-04-26
M'NAMARA AND
M'MANIGAL FRIENDLY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CALIFORNIA, April 26-That
James Mcnamara and McMsnigal are
on very friendly terms. despite the
alleged confession OF McManigal in
the dynamiting case, was evidenced
during their two minutes stay Of
their train at Flagstaff. Members
Of the train crew declared that botn
men are cheerful
When the train stopped, two detec-
tives stepped upon the front platform
of the Car aud two on the rear plat
form. McManigal and James Nc
Namara sat with their unshackeled
hands across each others shoulders
and peered out of the windows. Nc
Manigal's right hand and James Nc
Namara's left hand we're handcuffed
to detectives.
Several detectives engaged In the
actual work Of guarding the prisoners
as they walked up and down the depot
platform during the stop
AS the train pulled out OF Flagstaff
McManigal stepped TO the window anC
waved his free hand at the crowd.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
UNCLE SAM TO
TAME" WALL STREET

by United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The
Government is going to try to tame
Wall Street" A far-reaching cam
paign with this object in view has
been planned, it was learned today
by the Department Of Justice, where
1t was stated that the appeal in the
cotton pool case is the first step.
"IfTour appeal is sustained there
will be criminal prosecutions Of
every man or party of men who ever
attempt a corner of any commo-
dity," declared an official of the de-
partment today. "At present in many
minds name Wall street is synony-
nous with a millionaire gambling
re2ort. The Government is taking
the position that corner is a trust.
IF the Supreme Court bears out this
contention, Wall Street viii be q very
different place. The street will be
tanned"
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
ROW OVER SENATE
COMMITTEES
LaFOllette and CummlnS, Pro-
greSSiyeS, are SidetraCked
by StaldpatterS
By united press Leased special wIre

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. April 26.-In
caucus of Republican Senators to be
held late today. it was expected that
the committee assignments made by
the stand-pat majority of the COM
mittee on committees would be for
merly approved
A protest was forcasted BY pro-
gressives based chiefly on the refusal
OF the stand-patters to place LaFol-
lette on the Interstate Commerce
Committee and Cummins on Finance
There is a feeling that LaFollette
was disseminated against and a Wig
orous protest is in progress when the
list is submitted To the Senate.
The Interstate Commerce Commit
tee deals with railroad legislation
and it is pointed out that that is a
subject TO which LaFollette has de-
voted years of study and upon which
he is an acknowledged expert In
stead OF placing him on the commit
tee, his friends say. the stand-pat
committee chose Townsend, of Mich
igsn. and Llppitt of Rhode Island. the
successor of Aldrich, both OF whom
have just entered the Senate. La
Toilette is serving his second term
and II is claimed that on the ground
of seniority which has been much ia
vored by the majority Of the Commit
tee on Committees Lafayette is en-
titled to the place.
The side tracking of Cummins, who
had been promised membership on
the Finance Committee which will
handle tariff legislation Is regarded
as bad faith by the progressives.
They do not expect to do more than
go on record as the report Of the
committee seems certain of adoption.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
KlRKWOOD PARK
AGAIN BALL FIELD
Park Executive Committee
Grants Playing Privilege
to Teams Of City

The Park Executive Committee, OF
the Park Commission today rescinded
its action Of a year ago, when It stop
ped ball playing in Kirkwood Park on
the part of large boys and young men
upon complaint received that they did
much damage and It was not safe for
persons to be in the park. To-day the
committee received a petition signed
by numerous persons living in that To-
cality, requesting that the playing OF
baseball be allowed so far as the
grown boys are concerned. the little
fellows having always had this privi-
lege
The committee after discussing the
matter decided to allow ball playing
in the park under certain restrictions
which were TO be left to Park Super
intendent Mack. These restrictions
provide that grown boys and young
men be allowed TO play only scheduled
games, but barring promiscuous play
ing. The contesting ball teams must
also agree to be responsible for any
damage done.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
OF THE STATE
Will Meet in Annual Session
in Georgetown Church
Tomorrow

Wilmington delegates will leave
tomorrow morning for the twenty
fourth annual convention of the State
Sunday School Association, which
convenes at Georgetown on that day
to continue over Friday. George
town is one Of the most hospitable
places in the State, and arrangements
have been made to entertain the
visitors royalty. The president of the
State association is Robert G.. Hous-
ton of Georgetown. Wilmington af-
ficials are l. Elmer Perry, State re-
cording secretary; J. H. Bivens, State
treasurer, and c. H. Cantwell, chair
man of the executive committee.
The Rev. n. c. Lassiter, Miss Clara
Mendenhall, Professor II. S. Goldey,
Superintendent George w. Twitmyer,
the Rev. j. Ross Stonesifer, Mrs
Clarence Robb and Rev. A. E. Craig
are convention speakers from this
city. The Hon. w. o. Hoffecker will
be the convention chorister, and Mrs
Hoffecker, the organist,
Arrival and assignment Of dele
gates to places of entertainment and
greetings from Georgetown will take
up much of tomorrow morning Dur
ing the day there will be appointment
of committees, section conferences,
and speeches on different phases of
Sunday school organization. Tomorrow
night. President Houston will deliver
an. address at the graduating exercises
of the Teachers Training Glass, and
Mrs, Mary Foster Bryner, Of Chicago
international elementary supeinten-
dent, will lecture on worldwide Sun
day school work.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
BUILDING PERMITS.
One is Issued to Sanitary Co. Permit
ting New CrematOry Building.

Building Inspector Cassidy today is
sued permits to the following. A. Eek
man to build bay window for Frank
Rubeft, at No. 141O Delaware avenue,
costing 500, and TO erect a garage
in the rear OF the southeast corner of
Ninth and Washington streets, for G.
j. Kinkead. at q cost of 5000; to Wal
ther and Co. to erect a shelter shed
on the south side of Market street
bridge. costing SIS.
Yesterday Mr. Cassidy issued a per-
nit TO the Wilmington Sanitary Com
pany to erect a new building on the
site of the creamatory. the old struc-
ture having been destroyed by fire.
The new building will cost $500.
H. H. Lynch was granted permit to
erect two dwellings on the north side
of Twentieth street, east of Van Buren
street. for Howard n Stayton, at a
cost of $4,000, and a permit was issued
TO J. A. Bader and Con pany to make
alterations at No. 611-61S Market
street at a cost of $3.50.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
CURRENT EVENTS CLASS.
Chairmen Are Elected for Next Years
Classes.

tlaSSess
The last meeting for this year of
the Current Events Glass of the New
Century Club was held yesterday
morning, and was very enjoyable.
The following chairmeh were elected,
with alternates, for next year: For
November. Mrs. John c. Philips; De-
cember, Mrs. W. 5. Pricket5, with Mrs.
George T. Brown as Alternate, jan
uary, Mrs. J. 3. Hofrap, with Miss
Emma Worrell rs alternate: Febru-
ally, Mrs. o. c. Purdy, with Mrs. A. H.
Berlin as alternate; March, Mrs. A.
D. Warner, to select her own alter
nate: April, Mrs. z. T. Negendank, 70
select her own alternate.
Miss Ruth Colby was reelected as
secretary Of the class, with Miss
Louise Matthews as alte-nate
Mrs. A. II. Berlin was chairman Of
the election committee.
The program yesterday morning
consisted in a delightful appreciation
of Mark Twain. by Miss Abbie Speak
man a reading from Mark Twain by
Mrs A. II Berlin, which was much
enjoyed an interesting study OF
spring plants by Miss Mary r. deNou,
and two solos finely given by Mrs. Il.
I. Negendank-
Mrs. Benjamin Nields spoke about
next years work of the Current
Events Glass.
The petition that is being circulated
TO change the sentence Of the George
town colored boys from death to life
imprisonment was left on the desk
and was signed by number Of mem
bers.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
A Good Word Eor nuoLenhsat.

No crop will bring in better returns
in the northern states for the time it
occupies the ground than buckwheat.
1t is put in after all other crops have
been planted and are growing. 1t is
the best grain TO raise to subdue a
patch of troublesome weeds and to
starve out worms In the soil. II also
comes handy TO SOW on vacant pieces
Of ground which have been left be
cause too late to be sown to some
other crop. 1t is also a valuable crol
to plow under to enrich the soil and
give humus
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
A Freak Time.


At one of the Yorkshire Inns there
is a pianist who can vamp TO any song
that any singer wishes to sing. He
cannot read a note OF music. yet in the
local vernacular. he can play owt. -
~Recc ltly, however. he ne. With On
unexpected check, A man hummed
over an ak. tut the pianist failed 70
get the scy.
Let's try it again" he said snd
they tried it again.
Still it was no use.
A third trial brought no better re-
suit
Then the pianist turned 10 the sing
er in anger and said: "Sitha, Awe
tried tina on Z white 'uns, Awe tried
tina on { black uns, and Awe tried
tina on { black and white ones mixed.
It's no use; tha's singing between 4
cracksi i"--TitsBits.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
BUCHANAN
IS BITTER
Congressman Calls Nc
Namara'S Arrest Plot Of
Financial HighbinderS"
ACCUSED MAN INCAPABLE
OF SUCH CRIME, He SAYS
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April 26--The
Vaccinations Of band Of financial
highbinders" to stigmatize union labor
is the underlying motive seen in the
Mcnamara case by Frank Buchanan,
of Illinois, former president Of tho
International Structural Iron Work
ers' Union, who today wrote the fol-
lowing statement for the United
Press:
BY Representative Frank Buchanan.
The Mcnamara case is the latest
outrage perpetrated against organized
labor by a band OF financial highbird-
ers. Through a-deep laid plot, an
attempt is being made TO create the
impression that union labor is nest
ing place for criminals.
The powers behind this attempt are
those who masquerade as capital.
believe that capital, the real capital,
knows that Il must have the support
of labor. Seventy-hve per cent. of
capital is friendly to organized labor.
But twenty-five per cent, the fictitious
capital, and that part Of It that seeks
TO extort unreasonable profits out of
the people. knows of no outrage too
dastardly to perpetrate against union
labor.
Conspiracy Against UniOnism.
The issue in this Mcnamara fight is
bigger than the lives or the freAdom
of the men arrested. Whether they
go to prison or whether they hang,
is Of practically ne import TO those
who are really proseclting them-to
that band Of porch climbers whose
hired detectives have bounded and
finally kidnapped them. The three
men are individual victims in a giant
conspiracy aimed at unionism
I know Mcnamara intimately He
was secretary Of the national union
at the same time that | was its aresi-
dent. | know him as absolutely in
capable of such crimes as are laid at
his door by those paid assassins of
union labor.
Every friend Of organized labor
can see the motive underlying this
prosecution. II parades as legal
prosecution, but it is persecution by a
band Of financial highbinders. Union
labor knows that this crowd will &c
to any length TO fasten crimes on tbs
men it has arrested, not because they
are guilty, for they are not not be-
cause it wants the guilty punished fol
that doesn't mstter-but solely be
cause they are union men.
Labor did not start this war, no
does II desire IT, Labor has alway
been for peace with that great force
capital. Il is indispensable to capi
tai just as capital is indispensable t
It.
But capital has precipitsted war
an industrial struggle which may b
the greatest the world has ever know
Labor viii fight, and it will win, be
cause it is lighting for the life whiol
is its right.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
TILDEN RESISTS
CONTEMPT CHARGE
Alleged Custodian Of the Lori
mer Fund Refuses to
Obey Summons

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April 26.-
Declaring the order of the Illinois
Senate Lorimer Senatorial Bribery
Committee ordering him to produce
his records is an warrantable attempt
at seizure, Edward Tilden of Chicago,
president of the National Packing
Company and reputed custodian of
the alleged 100000 Lorimer bribery
fund, today resisted arraigpment for
contempt before the Illinois Senate
today.
The contempt charge against Tilden
is the result of his refusal to produce
his books covering the period Of the
Legislative campaign for the election
of Lorimer in 1909 and Immediately
after. The bribery committee desires
to examine them for the purpose Of
tracing any contributions made to the
alleged bribery fund
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
THIS A kNOTTY CASE.
Merchants Asks Squire 10 Straigllten
Ont Deal Over Furniture.

Magistrate Gluckman will have a
knotty case to decide this afternoon.
The Ogden-Howard Company sold
goods valued at $3.50 to Alice De Vim
ish on which the woman paid about
500. Then II is alleged she sold the
furniture for $3.50 to Stella Capss and
received S175 I'm cash aud an agree
ment to pay the other S175 in ninety
days. II is alleged the Capas woman
did not pay on time. whereupon the
De Vinish woman came here from
New Jersey to collect the amount due
her.
The Ogden Howard Company had
the De Vinish woman arrested on
charge of larceny as bailee She had
the Capas woman arrested on a sim
liar charge and the latter had Arthur
Outten arrested. charging him with
larceny. It is probable the money
will be paid and the case settled.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
Half Mourning.


Miss Lee OF Virginia had a negro
maidservant who was always asking
her mistress for her clothes long be-
fore she was through with them. One
day Dianas husband died. and she
went into deep mourning. In a very
short time, however. she asked her
mistress for a certain hat which was
trimmed with bright red roses. Much
surprised and amused, Miss Lee re-
marked:
why, Diana, you cannot wear that
hat! You. are in deep mourning for
Toby. and it would look Outrageous"
Law. miss" returned Diana. quite
cheerfully, rs thinking Of going out
Of mourning from the waist up
Woman's Home Companion.
A Puzzled Waiter.
An irate guest at a Chestnut street
restaurant called the waiter to him
and protested in no quiet tones.
Waiter" he roared. there's a dy
In this soup!"
'Yes-yes. sir" agreed the waiter.
Remove it Immediately" the man
directed. still furious.
''Ye-yes. sir. The fy, sirY' the wait
er suggested humbly. and the man
glared at him for a moment in un-
speakable wrath.
At last when he found his voice
again be spluttered forth:
idiot, Mo- Remove the soupp'
And the waiter as be bent over to
take the plate away murmured pa
tiently: ''Ye-yes. sir. And shall leave
the fy, sir?"-Philadelphia Times.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
GRACE CIRCLE SOCIAL.

Miss Phoebe Ward gave an en-
tertaining account of her travels
through Southern Europe al the
meeting of Grace Circle on Monday
evening in the Social Hall of Grace
Church. Miss Agnes Mitchell sang
several songs with guitar accompani-
ment. Twenty-Five new members
have been secured in the membership
contest, Miss Edith Francis division
with IA, winning over Miss Minnie
Aliens division which secured s new
members.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
BOX SOCIAL.
Penny a Day Society Spends Delight
full Evening at Settlement

iul LNNhAAS ~
The Penny Day Society Of the Poo
ple's Settlement held successful
box party last evening at the Set
tlement. The guess-cake brought Oy
Mrs. Mcguire, Of the Women's I'M
provement Club. was much enjoyed,
and many nickels we're given IN
guesses.
The bottle Of beans reaped numer-
Gus pennies as the number was also
guessed by each member. The boxes
of many surprises were cleverly auc-
toned by the president, William H..
Snyder, and brought good prices. The
remainder of the evening was spent in
games and enjoying the refreshments
which were srvd Tn society cleared
in the neighborhood of 500, and was
greatly pleased with the result of its
efforts. Much credit is due to its
committee. Miss Anna Dawson and
Miss Lille Bender. Some Of the
guests we're Miss Anna Bird, Miss
Mary S. Malone, Miss Helen Bye, and
Mrs. Bye, Miss Porter, Howard Sharp
less, George and William keenan, and
j. Edward Mack
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
SUMNER CARS HERE.
City Trolley Co. VIII Put Them Out as
Soon as Weather Gets Warm.

A number of summer cars have
been fitted up by the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Co. and will be
put on the street as soon as they are
needed. The remainder Of the order
of combination cars is expected here
by May Is. They will not be ready for
the street until about June l. They are
being built by ]. ]. Brill and Co.. OF
Philadelphia. The motors and other
equipments will be installed by the
employees of the Railway Co.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
FATHER HEARS
FROM HIS SON

John Brackin. of Marshallton, has
heard from his son, Harvey J.
Brackin. who disappeared from his
home about two weeks ago. His par
ents received a letter stating that
he was in Pittsburg, Pa, working on
a farm.
Evening journal., 1911-04-26
MRS. BAYLIS RECOYERING.

Mrs Elizabeth Baylis, wife of L.
f. Baylis, a well-known florist, at
Thirty-second and Market streets, who
suffered a stroke OF paralysis on
Thursday of last week, was reported
today to be slightly improved. There
are hopes of her recovery.