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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12

Spokane, Wash, June 12.-"BilP
Byrd, desperado, and slayer of three
men, who was trailed by three posses
through the Saltese district, 20 miles
from Spokane, since Friday, was
captured without a fight by deputy
sheriffs today near Mica Peak.
Byrd had no gun, having con-
cealed it in some bushes when he
started for farm house to get break
fast
Heavily manacled and under guard
of 35 men of the sheriff's posse,
which surrounded him last night, the
outlaw was bundled into an automo-
bile and started for Spokane.
Byrd's boldness in making himself
known, and his utter disregard for
his own safety is looked upon as re-
sponsible for his capture.
Byrd's victims were G. H. Whip
pie, %; John Manski, 80, and Justice
of the Peace G. w. Meisner, who died
Saturday night from bullet wound
in the lung, sustained when he, as a
member of the posse, gave chase to
Byrd a few minutes after Byrd had
shot and killed Whipple and Manski
in building at Dishman, a suburb
of Spokane Thursday Whipple was
employed on the building and Man
ski was a contractor, Byrd is a car
penter.
Jealousy of Whipple's wife, whom
he loved, and a grudge against Man
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
WOMAN HAS
ADVENTURE
WITH LIONS
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1RB.l

San Bernardino, Cal, June IL
Mrs. Katherine Harvey today lies at
her home here in a state of nervous
collapse, following an encounter in
Caion Pass with two mountain lions.
Mrs. Harvey was walking down
the canyon, accompanied by her little
daughter and a nurse, when she saw
the lions. She commanded the nurse
to continue down the canyon with
the child, while she stood still. When
the nurse and child had reached a
point of safety Mrs. Harvey trudged
two miles in an oppc(ite direction to
make sure that no harm would be-
fall her daughter, the lions follow
ing not more than 25 feet behind.
George Taylor, who had been sent 10
the rescue shot the largest lion The
other fed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
UNITED PRESS 1nAann w1nr.l

Washington, June 12.-That the
American Sugar refining company
(the sugar trust) is in the hands Of
$4,000 stockholders, more than half
Of them women, and the vast major
ity small holders, was the statement
today of Acting President Edward
Atkin s, who appeared before the
congressional committee investigat-
ing the sugar industry. Most of
these stockholders, Atkins said, had
paid more for their holdings than
they were worth.
Atkins entered the directorate OF
the company January /, 1910, He
said that he was surprised when he
found that the control of the COM
pany had passed to small stockhold-
ers. Until he became a director, he
said, he did not know that this was
fact. Asked why so many people
had invested in an industry about
which they knew nothing, he said:
Il suppose it Is because Of the nat
ural desire of all persons to put
money into proposition of which
they know nothing. People Of the
temperate zone are prone to invest in
proposition involving operations in
the torrid zone"
The small stockholders bought SUI
gar at $1.90 Atkins testified, and the
stock is now quoted at 120. Con-
gresham Madison Republican,
Kan.) by a series of questions.
brought out the fact that during the
last two years the company had reg
ularly paid dividends and simultane-
ously paid $5,OOO,OOO in penalties to
the government, at the same time
taking less than $2,O00,OO0 from the
surplus Atkins filed statement de-
claring that the present management
was not responsible for litigation
that originated prior to 1908.
He declared that In the year end
ing January /, last his company
manufactured AZ per cent OF the to-
tai American Sugar consumption and
that the beet sugar manufacturers
turned out IA per cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
Prominent Californian Missing
Since Saturday and Entire
Town of Auburn Is Out
Searching for Him.
HE is UNDOUBTEDLY DEAD
Was Last Seen by Couple of Chi
namen Who Worked for Him
His Failure to Attend Graduation
Exercises of His Daughter Caused
the First AIarm-Power Was
Prominent and Very Popular.

Auburn, Cal, June 12.-Summoned
by the fire bell at dawn a searching
party that for two days has been
securing the hills and the shore of
the north fork of the American river
for trace of Harold T. Power, 80,
former assembly man, member of the
conservation board of control, today
resumed their quest. Two hundred
men and boys set out for the search.
Not square yard of copntry in the
vicinity where Power was last seen
will be overlooked.
One-half of the party started up
the north fork of the American river
The other half will follow down the
river for miles. Surrounding hills
also were thoroughly searched
Friends and intimates of the man
who mysteriously disappeared Friday
night, scout the theory that he COM
mitted suicide because of financial
embarrassment. 1t is generally be-
lieved that while on his way home he
was attacked by nasal hemorrhage,
to which he was subject, and died in
some lonely spot.
Powers was last seen at o'clock
Friday evening when two Cinnamon,
for many years in his employ, talked
with him for a few minutes near he
South Yuba ditch. The Cinnamon
say that his actions were perfectly
normal, The Yuba ditch has been
drained.
The first cause of alarm on the
part of his family came when Pow
ers failed to attend the graduation
exercises in which one of his child
ren took part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
Wanted the Money.

Washington June 12.--That the or
iginal Havemeyer combination in the
sugar business was intended to elm
mate competition, obtain the highest
possible prices and reduce the cost of
production was the admission made
today before the house committee in
vestigating the sugar trust by Ed
ward Atkins, acting president of the
American Sugar Refining company.
The admissions were made when
Chairman Hardwlck asked regarding
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
ONTARIO HAS
A HANGING ''CASE"
ON ITS HANDS


Sault Ste Marie, Ont, June 12.--
The case Of Mrs. Angelina Neapoli-
tana, under sentence of death for
killing her husband, will not be con-
sldered by an extraordinary session
Of the Ontario parliament. A. G.
Boyle, member of parliament, who
had interested himself in the wo-
mans case, when he learned that she
was about to become mother, today
received a letter from Minister Of
Justice Aylesworth saying that 1t
was impossible to have the lawmak-
ers convened. Boyce had written
asking for clemency for the women.
Aylesworth's reply also said that the
encouragement would not consider
the cause so far in advance of the
execution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12

MAKES HIT
IN ''LUNNCA''
frvlrrp rnrss LrAsrp w1nr.l

London, June 12.--Jack John
son, dusky heavyweight champion,
had the first triumph Of the corona
tion. Enormous crowds greeted the
negro at Paddington station. Jack,
his usual swagger, which had been
temporarily vanq lished by se lsick-
ness, restored after the few i)ms
since his landing. greeted the crowd
with his customary sood nature.
q inteud to see George try On has
new hal." the negro told the Loa Ion
correspondents, as ne walked toward
a bg al to waiting for him. ThoG-
Is OF persons we're lined mp to
watch him pass, as his car sped from
Paddington station to Alexandra
Mansion, where he had engaged
quarters. They cheered yociferous-
1y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
WHITE IS
RECOGNIZED
AS THE CHIEF

San Francisco. June I'D. A.
White is the police chief of San
Francisco today in the eyes Of the
district captains Chief Seymour sit
ting in his Office issued orders which
the captains ignored The daily re-
ports we're made to Chief White and
Chief Seymour suddenly found him
self without a force. Both chiefs
are grimly holding on.
The decision Of the captains was
based on section of the charter
which says that the police force shall
consider the police commission its
source of authority. The commits
sion holds that White is chief
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
FIFTY-FOUR
BANKS TO GET
STATE FUNDS

Besides reappointing all of the As
banking institutions which were
state repositories under the old ad-
ministration, State Treasurer Kay
has designated nine additional banks,
as repositories for state funds, maxi
ing in all 81.
The list contains six banks from
the city Of Portland and two from
Salem. The remainder of the de-
positories are scattered throughout
the state, in such a manner that
banking institutions in every county
of the state will have the use Of state
money.
May Raise Interest Rate.
The law provides that on the first
day of July the state treasurer shall
fix the interest rate which money de-
posted in these institutions shall
draw. The fixing of the rate is made
optional with the state treasurer,
and he stated today that he was con-
sidering the advisability of raising 1t
from two per cent to two and one
half per cent. 1t is the plan of the
treasury department to make the in
terest drawn from these funds pay
the expenses of the office, and it was
able to make rate of two per cent
do so the last term, because the
money on deposit with the Title
Guarantee G. Trust Company, Of
Portland, was drawing four per cent
and, according to the estimates of the
half per cent will be necessary.
Deposits VIII BE Light.
The appropriations made by the
last legislature were higher than
usual, and most of them will eat
their way into the funds on hand the
first year. In view of this condition
of affairs there will be but little state
funds to be deDosited with the banks
declared as repositories until next
wear
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
WHEAT TAKKES A BIG
TUMBLE IN CHICAGO

Chicago, June 12.-The wheat
market was extremely lively today
The July option continued its down.
ward plunge, dropping from soc to
S6Ac. Saturday July broke from
92c to S819c The bull clique, head
ed by Leichestern, made it's last stand
this morning, boosting the price dur
ing the first hour, but the market
crumpled sharply when the bulls at
tempted to close out their holdings
at S9c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
COMPANY WANTS RIGHT
TO BUILD RAILROAD

For the purpose of including in its
articles of incorporation the right to
lease, and operate railroad lines the
Jackson County Light & Power COM
pany, of Ashland, today filed supple
mentary articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state
The company says in its supple
mentary articles that 1t desires to
build an electric line from Ashland
to Grants Pass. Work is to begin on
the road in the near future.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
UNCLE JOE
EXPRESSES
AN OPINION

Washington, June 12-Uncle Joe
Cannon will not enter vaudeVille.
Asked today regarding rumor tlla'
he would open a ten-weeks engage
ment in November at $4,000 a Weeh,
the proceeds to go to found modei
farm near Danville Illinois, the lor-
mer speaker sharply tilted MS clsai
toward the ceiling and said: :,
"Will you print exactly wna'
say? -.
well, here it is: That's one Oh
the cutest, most harmless little damn
lies that / have heard of in a long
time. Tell the great, iniquitous press
for me that it won't do any narm II
they confine themselves to just such
harmless little things"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
JUMPED OVERHEARD
WITH THE WOMEN

Corona, N. Y, June 12,-Four wo-
men who we're passengers on gaso-
line launch that caught fire in Flush
ing bay early today, are in hospi--
tai suffering from severe burns and
it is almost certain that they would
have perished had it not been for the
prompt and heroic action of their
four male companions.
The boat caught fire shortly after
midnight when a mile off shore. In
an instant the clothing of the women
was blazing. Without moment hes
itation, each man seized the woman
nearest him and jumped into the
water. The men succeeded in keep
ing the women afoat until rescued,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
FEDERATION OF LABOR
DISCUSSES M'NAMARA

Washington, June 12.-The eXecu-
tive council of the American FEEDER
alton of labor met today for the
quarterly conference. At the con-
ference, which was behind closed
doors, Clarence Darrow of Chicago,
was present and it is reported that
important steps in regard to the de-
fense of the Mcnamara brothers,
held in Los Angeles for alleged
completely in dynamiting outrages'
were decided upon. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
BILL BYRD SPOKANE DESPERATE
SLAYER OF THREE MEN IS CAPTURED
+++++++++++++
May Knight Him.

+ Paris, June 12.-In recogni- |
: tion of his courtesy to the |
+ French government for his gift |
= to the Louvre meuseum of the |
+ famous painting, "Chief De st 1
+ Martin" which was stolen from |
= a church in Southern France,
= it is reported today, ]. Pierpont 1
? Morgan may be made a knight 1
+ Of the Legion of Honor. Wheth- 1
+ er he will accept the decoration 1
+ is not known. After the theft !
+ of the picture and its purchase
+ by the American Money king,
= considerable agitation arose
+ over its being allowed to leave 4
+ the country.
+ + + r + r + + + r = + + + l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
First AerOplane Damage Suit.
[.aurM oasvaT ssaat daLINnl

Pan France, June 12.-In case OF
rear end aeroplane collision the
hirdman inflicting the damage is not
financially liable. A decision in the
erst case of the kind is on record
here today. NJ. McArdle sued Avia-
tor Toursaint for $4,000 damages for
running into his machine, which was
stationary on the aerodrome. The
court non-suited McArdle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
DESTITUTE MEXICANS
GIVEN EMPLOYMENT
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRE.l

Fresno, Cal, June 1.-TWO hun
dred Mexican laborers, whose faml-
lies have been in a destitute condi-
tion here for some time. were given
work today by the Santa Fe railroad
company, through the efforts of May
or Chester H. Rowell and other city
officials. The authorities were
aroused to action by the demands oil
Mrs Josephine De Kelogie, mission
worker. in behalf of the destitute la
horers Mrs. De Kelogie recently
marched at the head of parade OF
the unemployed to the city hall
where she demanded help from the
city government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
ATTEMPT TO MURDER
THE CHARGE MADE

San Francisco, June 12.-Adele
Verge, who shot c. Frederick Kohl,
millionaire, Thursday, was arraigned
before Police Judge Shortall today on
a charge of assault to commit mur.
der. The case was continued, no
date being set for preliminary hear
ing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
WOODMEN HONOR
MEMORIAL DAY

Yesterday was Memorial day with
the Woodmen Of the World, and they
celebrated the occasion by going to
the cemetery and scattering flowers
over the departed of the order, and
the holding Of appropriate exercises.
The cemetery visited was the City
View. The order proceeded to it in
a body, and, besides holding the rit-
ualistic services over The dead, an
address was delivered by Hon. p H..
Darcy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
+++++++++++++
Union Labor Won.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 12.-The 4
suit brought by c. w. Post 4
+ against the American Fedora 4
, ton of Labor and the Bucks 4
! Stove Range company, seeking !
to prevent closed shop agree 4
ment, and asking damages for 4
! $75O,000, was dismissed today 4
! by United States District Judge I
+ day. :
: 4 + T. r + 4 + y 4 l. = L L !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
SUGAR TRUST UNLOADED ITS STOCK
AT PRICES MUCH ABOVE ITS VALUE
: ++++++++++++++.
No Petty Larcenist.

! Cincinnati, O., June 12.- /
I trial of Edgar S. Cooke, of Chi 4
: cago, one of the principals of 4
? the Big Four railroad 1884, 4
+ 600 embezzlement scandal, be- 4
: gan here today. Cooke, who is I
charged with having embezzled 4
+ 100000 formerly was chief I
; clerk for Charles l.. Warmer, 4
= local treasurer of the Big Four. 4
+ Warriner, who is serving six I
year penitentiary sentence for 1
7 embezzlement, claimed that 1
Cooke, with Mrs. Jeanette Stew 1
art-Ford, had blackmtlled him 4
+ for all lof the money which he /
+ was charged with having embez- 1
! zled from the railroad. 1
!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
Snow in Illinois.

> Bloomington, ILL.,, June H.
: The weather man had his little
joke today. Answering last
. weeks frantic demands for re-
. lief from the sizzling weather,
. he pushed the cold weather lew
er way down and sprinkled n
. little snow over the state. A
Geld drizzling rain with snow
flurries was on the prOgam to-
day. Heat and cold records for
June were broken in the same
week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
Prize for AerOplane.

y Paris, June PA prize of 4
+ $4,000 for an aeroplane cap
, able of carrying, in addition to
= its own equipment, 1000 4
= pounds of war munitions for
= 800 miles without stopping, has
= BEEN offered by financial agents 4
4 of France in the French colony 4
, of Algeria. The prize, it is said
= today, is offG<9d in memory of I
= Maurice Bordeaux, war minister
, of France, who was killed re-
, Gently at Issy in an aeroplane 4
= accident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
HAS $4,000 STOCK HOLDERS
AND THESE MOSTLY WOMEN
MAKES HALF or OUR SUGAR

Atkins Testimony Is SOmeWh at Shaky---He Claims the
Trust Made Only AZ Per Cent Of the Sugar Consumed in
the United StatesB Owned the Greater Part Of All the
Plants Admitted That the Stock Was Sod Most of It. to
Women---And the Majority Is Owned by Small Stockhod-
erS $4,000 in Number
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
WENT FOR BREAKFAST AND
LEFT HIS GUN IN BUSHES
CAUGHT WITHOUT A FIGHT

He Loved G. H. Whppes Wife, So Killed Whippe, and He
Had Grudge Against John ManSd, So Killed Him. His
Third Victim Was Justice of the Peace c. w. Meisner,
Who Was in the Posse Pursuing Him Soon After the Kill
ing of the Others Looks as Though He Wanted to Be
Captured.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-05-26
Takes Dramatic Reporter to Task

Editor of The Echo: I want to say
in regard to the criticism, in recent
issue of The Echo, OF the recital at the
Opera House May S, that it was con-
sidered rather unfair by many parents
and friends OF the little folks, who par
ticipated. The writer of that article
suggested more simple numbers"
Now, their daily work at school takes in
the lighter, easier line of oratory,
whereas, elocution takes up the
many different phases of the work,
and the recitals are given for the sole
purpose of allowing the parents and
friends of the little fotks to ascertain for
themselves, the advancement the
children have made. Any child can
stand up and recite simple childish
piece, but unless they are taught or are
unusally talented, it is very hard for a
child to impersonate an adult, and the
children gave limitations at the last reci-
tai that might have taxed the efforts of
grown-ups. Inasmuch, as they are
children whose ages range from five to
fifteen years Of age, it seems to me they
all deserve great credit for the ambition
they displayed, in wanting to depict
the life of their elders. For number
OF years there was an organization called
THE Pollard Lilliputian Company, OF
Australia, composed of so boys and
girls, ranging in years from four to
eighteen. they produced all the latest
comic operas such as Wang" The
Burgomaster, THE Belle of New
York." THE Runaway Girl,' The
Toymaker' etc, and they were ex-
ceptionally fine and drew crowded
houses all over the world. Now, those
little children gave a reproduction of
life as it is, and Pm sure if the writer
of the article, in the recent issue OF The
Echo, had ever had the plersure of
witnessing one Of their performances
he would have enjoyed it, and would
not think the parts assigned them be-
yond their years. The sketches etc.
used at the last recital were put on es-
pecially for the public, to see and judge
the capabilities of the pupils studying
in this line OF work.
AGPC MARI Z HIITCHIN(TS
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-05-26
of Benefit to Entire West

Representing ten western states, the
executive committee of the Western
Development League met in Portland
during the past week and mapped out
plan that will be of great benefit to
the whole West. The organization
was formed to attract people from the
crowded East to the vacant lands Of
the West. To convince people of that
part of the country that there are
greater opportunities here, special
train will be run through the East next
winter carrying products of the ten
western states. The train will be acom-
panied by number of prominent west
erners and they plan to call on the
governors of the states visited, and other
leading men, interesting them in the
campaign. At least five cars OF exhib-
its, showing the products of the West
in comprehensive fashion, will be taken
along. This will be the biggest show
ing ever attempted along this line.
The project is Of such magnitude and
so free from narrow boosting that it
will probably make big impression in
the East.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-05-26
SWING ROUND THE CIRCLE
Governor Hay viii Visit All Counties in
North Central Washington

A tour OF the Northwestern counties
OF the state will be made by Governor
Hay on the invitation of many promi-
nent men of that section. Starting from
Newport, the county seat of Pend d.
Oreille county, under the guidance OF
S. ]. Appleman he will go up the Pend
d. Oreille Valley and will return to
Newport probably in about a week.
From there with Senator w. A. Ander-
son he will make a trip through Stevens
county visiting practically all the towns
and cities; he will then go to Ferry
county, stopping at Republic and Cur
lew and other places and from there he
will GO by the Spokane Falls and
Northern railroad into Okanogan county,
where, although his trip is not definitely
planned, it is probable that he will visit
Moulson, Oroville, Loomis, Conconully,
Okanogan, Brewster, Pateros and pre-
haps Twisp, before going down the
river to Wenatchee. The friends ol
the governor have long been urging
him to make this trip. He has not
visited this section for many years al
though he is we'll known in all the
counties through which he will travel.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-05-26
Announcement

Aloha Rebekah lodge, No. 1914, Lea
venworth, will meet in Firemen's hall
Tuesday, May 30, at Q p. m, and from
there will proceed to the cemetery,
where they will endeavor to observe
Decoration Day.
All churches, lodges, and the gen.
eral public are cordially invited to gather
at the hall at the above time and par
ticipate in the work of beautifying the
cemetery and in giving honor to ouI
departed friends.
Ida Peppmoeller,
Lizzie Thompson,
Walter Myers,
Committee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-05-26
An Effective League

Washington Development League,
recently formed in Seattle, promises to
exert the most effective exploitation
influence ever put forward in the Ever
green State. One hundred and eighty
eight delegates attended the initial
meeting, at which enthusiasm ran high.
Every commercial organization in the
state is eligible to membership in the
League, which will advertise the state
as a whole. The inquiries resulting
from its publicity will be submitted to
all members impartially, for them to
follow up. While exceeding simple,
the plan OF organization is comprehen-
sive and broad. It's whole purpose is
to foster get-together and stay-togeth-
er spirit from one end Of Washington to
the other. Both OF Seattle's leading
business bodies-the Chamber of Com
merce and the Commercial Club-co-
operated in the launching of the League.
The officers elected follow: ]. w. Max
well, Seattle, president; Albert Pan
coast, Bellingham, vice-president;
Rufus R. Wilson, Seattle, Secretary.
A strong executive committee was Sc
lected, which will hold its first quarterly
meeting in Olympia in July.