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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
JUAREZ
PREPARED
FOR A FIGHT
REBEL FORCES SURROUND CITY
AND ALMOST PUT A STOP TO
COCK FIGHTING AND HORSE
RACING IN THE BELEAGUERED
TOWN.

FL Paso, Tex. Feb. 11.-With about
1900 insurrectos scattered about
Juarez today it looked as though the
siege of the city had begun. Orozcos
forces were spread out in a wide
simi-circle, extending from near
Saragosa and every piece of cover in
the hills was tenanted with bands of
rebels.
All through the night small bands
came in to the support of Orozco
and the leader of the insurrectos
seemed to have made up his mind
that nothing was to be gained by
further delay. 1t was believed prob
able that at last there would be
something doing"
In the city the federals exercised
martial law and made every effort
to strengthen their defenses against
the seemingly impending attack.
Piles of sand bags and adobe bricks
were heaped up in the most exposed
stations of the defenders and the
usual lethargy of the troops today
was transformed into an activity
which is taken to mean that their
spies had brought in word Of a move
ment for the capture of the city.
Disregarding a warning by Amerl-
can consul Edwards not to venture
into Mexico after dark, two Amerl-
cans. A. Connell and Thomas Grif-
fin, went across the river last night
and were arrested by the federals in
Juarez. After being held for some
hours both were released early to-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
TWO KILLED
TWO HURT BY
GAS EXPLOSION

PascO Feb. 1I.-Carl Johnson,
a carpenter died early today from in
juries sustained yesterday when gas
accumulated in a gasoline tank in the
Northern Pacific roundhouse let go.
Reports from Walla Walla where the
round house Foreman Reid was
rushed in special train, say that he
probably will also die. Reld's ankles
were broken and his back badly in
jured. w. B. Hawkins, a laborer and
a Japanese who we're near the scene
we're badly injured but will recover.
Johnson is survived by three sons
and daughter all Of whom reside
at st. Paul, Mimi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
WILL STOP
TALK ABOUT
ORIENTALS
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE WILL
TURN THE WHOLE MATER
OVER TO CONGRESS BiCKLD BY
STRONG "SUGGE.,"ION3"

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 11.-Regard-
ing the anti-Asiatic question as hav-
ing reached serious stage, insurgent
leaders in the state senate held
conference today at which, it is be-
lieved, plan for effectually ending
the legislative agitation against
Orientals was determined upon.
The result of the conference was
not made public but sufficient was
learned on which to base a predic-
ton that the Federal relations com
mittee will offer a substitute resolu-
ton for that of Senator Lanford,
which protests against the elimina-
tion of the "coolie clause" from the
pending new treaty with Japan. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

the full length of this street was puz-
zling for awhile, but the mystery was
completely cleared up this morning,
when information was secured from
a source which cannot be doubted
that the road will extend its line after
entering the city as far as SilIerton
and that the application for fran
chise for the full length of Union
street was made so as to give the road
an outlet when uady to build.
The purpose of extending the road
to Silverton is to tap the rich agricul-
tural country lying between hen, and
there, and also to tap the vast Abi-
qua timber tract, which lies Just a
few miles beyond. This tract com
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
UNITED PRESS LEASED wInE,l

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. lin an
address before the Illinois legislature
today, President Taft warmly de-
Tended the reciprocity with Canada.
Criticism of the reciprocity agree
ment with Canada, as manufacture
ers' agreement is unfounded, he said,
"The truth is that between Canada
and ourselves a reciprocity agreement
must necessarily relate more to the
agricultural products than to the
manufactured articles. In other
wordss the great benefit that will be
derived from the treaty is the profit
in mutual exchange Of agricultural
products that will come. The agri.
cultural change in the older coun
tries from raising wheat alone tC
raising diversified crops, cattle ant
hogs, is what increased the return
per acre of land and made prices Of
land higher. The suggestion that
the opening of the market in wheat
and cereals will reduces the price Of
land in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa is refuted by every table of sta
tistics representing comparative in
creases in the value Of land In states
under the Influx of opening Of wheat
fields in states further west,
Permitting wheat from the North
west to come to Minneapolis and Chi.
cago will steady the price of wheat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

and prevent fluctuations, make spec
ulation more difficult and insure
against short crops and high prices.
1t will increase American control OF
the wheat into -four and send abroad
the finished product. The increase
in population and the reduction OF
farm exports are so rapid that unless
the production is greatly increased
within our borders we will soon con-
sumo all we raise,
eve need a source of supply like
Canada's at our doors. We would be
blind If We neglected this opportunl-
ty to add to the strength and yirility
of thu country by increasing its sup
plying capacity. Conservative pro-
lection is the opening wedge in free
trade My own view is that no step
more in the interest of a reasonable
policy Of protection could lts taken
than approval of this treaty. The
very existence of this policy depends
upon our, abolition OF tariff where
1t really is not needed. II we per
sist in retaining 1t In these times OF
high prices, gradually exchange our
food supply base by It's retention up
on protection principles, we will
arouse opposition that will not know
moderation; that will not cease in
radical economic changes until 1t
removes the last traces of the pro-
tective system"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

Why does the Salem, Falls City &
Wtstern Railroad Company ask for
franchise from the city for the lay
ing of its tracks on Union street clear
to where it intersects with Capitol
street, when it can make connections
with the Southern Pacific and Oregon
Electric by laying the track as far as
High street, is a question which has
been puz2ling all those who have
been examining the application for a
franchise, and it was solved this
morning, when it was learned that
the company intends, in the near flu
ture, to build its line into Silverton.
Thu company made an application
to the legislature several days ago for
a franchise to build bridge across
the Willametet river at this city, and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
Two Million WIN Die.

Washington. Feb 11-Corroborat-
ing United Press dispatches, Amerl-
can Consul-General Wilder at Shang-
hal, in cable gram received by the
National Red Cross Society today
declares that two million persons in
China will die of starvation unless
given immediate aid. Wilder says
that s5OO,OOO is needed at once,
The Red Cross today cabled to
China $1,000 contributed by John D.
Rockefeller.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
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substitute will be of milder tone
than Sanford's resolution. The gov
ernment will be urged to have regard
for the Pacific slope and not let
down the bars to the laboring classes
of Oriental countries 1t will recog-
nize, however, that, the federal gov
ernment has a better general view
of the whole situation, and probably
will state that California has i'm
plicit faith in the wisdom of the
Washington authorities,
The members of the committee, it
Is said, have about decided to re-
port out all the anti-Asiatic meas
ures with the recommendation that
they shall not pass, and then fight
them down on the senate floor.
The supporters of Governor John
son in the upper house figure that,
at the most, the anti-Asiatic measures
would receive Is votes, whereas 1t
would require 21 to pass any meas
ure.
A careful poll of the anti-Asiatic
senators has been made, and the ad-
ministrationists upon assurance of
success, will bring up all the anti
Alien measures and defeat them.
Similar action will be taken in the
Assembly This would end the agi-
tation over the subject. The leaders
recognize that continued discussion
of the question does not aid Cali
fornia's exposition project.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
w ant an Outlet.

The application asked for fran
chise for the laying of track, not
only beyond Front and High streets,
which was necessary to make con-
nection with the two roads just men
toned, but on Union street, to where
it intersects with Capitol. Just why
the company desired to lay its track
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
salem, FALLS CITY E WESTERN ROAD
WILL EXTEND LINE TO SILVERTON
A Boxer War Probable.

I London, Feb. 1l.-Probably +
+ another Boxer uprising in China Z.
: to add to the horrors of the +
= plague and famine, is asserted +
+ here today in dispatches to the >
= Pail Mall Gazette, +
+ The Gazette's correspondent r
+ cables that Buddhist priests +
+ throughout all stricken dis +
+ tricts are taking advantage of +
+ the situation to preach an up +
+ rising. They blame foreign +
+ devils" for the plague, and are =
+ urging a war of determination. +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
JUST BECAUSE HE
SPANKED HIS BOY

White Salmon, Wash, Feb. 1l.--'It
was all because | tried to spank my
boy" said Albert Darting as he
placed his arm under the X-ray today
and then submitted to an operation
which laid open his wrist to the bone.
As he swung on the lad, the boy in
stinctlvely threw his hand behind for
protection and an indelible pencil
he held penetrated the fathers wrist.
The point broke off starting blood
poisoning
Amputation may be necessary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
TAFT SAYS MUST ABOLISH TARIFF
WHERE IT IS NOT REALLY NEEDED
ShiplOad of Troops Drown.

Constantinople. Feb, Ire +
, ports reached here today that +
: the Turkish transport Mar :
! mora, carrying troops and mu- :
: nitions of war to Yemen, where :
: a serious revolt of Arabs is on, I
: had been lost in the Red Sea, !
: with all on board. 4
: 1t was first reported that the =
: transport had been captured by !
y Arab pirates, and those on board I
4 slain, but this is denied by the I
I war Office 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
HUNGER CRAZED COOLIES
ROB SUPPLY STATIONS

Annoy, China, Feb. 11.-Hunger-
crazed coolies from the famine dis
tricts in Human province flocked into
the country adjacent to Annoy today
and robbed the food depots. Author
tiles beheaded four men in an effort
to check the robberies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
HIGHWA AY COMMISSION BILL TO BE SENT THROUGH
+++++++*+++4+ 4+.
Newsboy 1902 Years Old.

Chicago, Feb. Little :
: hope is held out for the recov- :
, cry of erasmus Page, Joliet's :
, oldest newsboy, who for years :
, has been a familiar figure =
: around the railroad station. =
= Page is 1O2 years of age. He I
: became i'll week ago, but con- Z
? tinued at his post until yester- =
: day, when he gave up, and his I
= wife, aged 95 delivered his pa 4
+ pers and sold them at the depot. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

it has passed the senate, and is now
ready for the consideration of the
house. simultaneously with the in
PRODUCTION of this bill an application
for a franchise for the laying of its
track on Union street, ostensibly for
the purpose of making connections
with the Southern Pacific and Ore
gon Electric was made to the coun-
al
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

day. They report that federal pickets
were posted in all the Ju&rez suburbs
during the night and that the troops
were apparently watching for an 1T
tack.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
UNION STREET FRANCHISE
GIVES IT OUTLET TO NORTH
WILL TAP ABIQUA TIMBER

Journal Has Information Absolutely Reliable That This Exten-
sion Will Be Made as Soon as Bridge Across the Willamette
Completed Company Asking for Franchise on Union
Street Is Also Strong CorObOrave Evidence of Its Intent
to Construct This Extension Would Open Up Fine Timber
Belt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
OPPOSITION ONCE AROUSED
WILL KNOW NO MODERATION
UNTIL SYSTEM is KILLED

President Makes Strong Speech Before Illinois Legislature
Points Out That We Need Canada's Supplies, That We
viii Soon Consume Our Farm Products, That Both Sides
Will Be Helped and Neither Injured and That the Demand
Of the Consumers If Not Heeded Will Result in DeStruC
ton of the Protective Tariff System
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11
Special Committee Drafting
Bill Cutting Out Obnoxious
Features and Trying to Save
GiII'S County Bonding Act.
WEST WANTS COMMISSION
But the Minority Wants Responsible
ity for Appropriations and Expen-
ditures FiXed-It Wants High
way Commission Named by the
Governor, But He, in Turn, Wants
Commission TO Have Charge.

The situation this afternoon is
that compromise highway commits
sion bill will be put through, on a
combination of the Eaton forces
with the Multnomah delegation.
This backed by eastern Oregon steam
roller methods is to land what good
roads legislation there is at this ses-
sion. The minority who are fighting
a highway commission bill may re-
sort to filibustering but it will proba-
bly, fail, and the program will go
through The governor favors some
sort of commission bill to relieve him
of responsibility for any failure and
they have the influence of the COM
mission politically.
What Minority Want.
A strong minority wants a high
way commissioner named by the peo-
pie or by the governor, so that re-
sponsibility for extravaganza or fail
ure can be located. A commission
named by the governor, and commits
sion to name the highway commits
sioner, is a machine within a ma
chine, and no one will be responsible.
The commission and the commits
sioner will have more revenues and
more influence and power and au-
thority than any other political ma
chine in the state, and will not be
subject to any power of control or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

CONTINUED on page hve.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-11

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-18

there was barely time in which to draw a breath. From the stair plat form came a rapid fusillade of rife shots that sang through the air above Howland's head, and mingled with the fire was hoarse voice urging on the cur that followed within a leap of his heels.
 The presence of the dog filled the engineer with fear that he had nor anticipated, Not for an instant did :he brute give slack to his tongue as they raced through the night. There was but one chance, and he deter mined to take it. Gradually he slack ened his pace, drawing and cooking bis revolver; then he turned suddenly to confront the yelping Nemesis be hind him. Three times he fired in quick succession at moving blot in the snow gloom, and there went up from that blot wailing cry that he knew was caused by the deep bite of lead.
 Again he plunged on, a muf1ied shout of defiance on his lips. For mo- ment he stopped to listen and stare futilely into the blackness behind him. When he turned to go on his heart stood still. A shadow had loom ed out of the night half a dozen paces ahead of him, and before he could raise his revolver the shadow was frightened by sharp fash of fire. Rowland staggered back, his fingers loosening their grip on his pistol, and as he crumpled down into the snow he heard over him the hoarse voice that had urged on the dog. After that there was space of silence, of black chaos in which he neither reasoned nor lived, and then there came to him faintly the sound of other voices. Finally all of them were lost i1 One-a moaning, SOb- ping voice that was calling his name again and again. voice that seemed to reach to him from out of an infinity of distance and that he knew was the voice of Meleese.
 The voice died away. He lived through a cycle of speeches., painless night into which finally a gleam of dawn returned. He felt as if years were passing in his efforts to move, to he won. His eyes opened, he raised himself. His first sensation was that he was no longer in the snow and that the storm was not beating into his face. Instead there encompassed him damp dungeon-like chill. Every where there was blackness - every where except in one spot, where lit tie yellow eye of fire watched him and blinked at him. At first he thought that the eye must be miles and miles away. But it came quickly nearer and still nearer until at last he knew that it was a candle burning with the si- lence of a death taper yard or two beyond his feet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-18

IcS.y | was luc Ludl y8l ged Rowland quickly back
 ESH0ey into consciousness and pain. l2eHsSS He knew that he was no longer in the snow. His fingers dug into damp earth as he made an effort
 to raise himself, and with that effort it
 seemed as though redhot knife had
 cleft him from the top of his skull to
 his chest. The agony of that instant's pain drew sharp cry from him, and
 he clutched both hands to his head. The fingers of Howland's right hand
 were sticky when he drew them away
 from his head, and he shivered. The tongue of flame leaping out of the
 night. the thunderous report, the del
 uge of fire that had filled his brain, all
 bore their meaning for him now. It
 had been a close calI so close that shivering chills ran up and down his spine as be struggled little by little to lift himself to his knees. His enemy's s shot had graZed his head.
 It seemed an interIninable time be- fc-e he could rise and stand on bis feet and reach the candle Slowly he felt
 his way along the wall until he came to a low, heavy door barred from the outside, ahd just beyond this door he found narrow aperture cut through the decaying logs. It was a yard in length and barely wide enough for him
 to thrust through an arm. Three more
 of these narrow slits in his prison walls he found before he came back again to the door,
 i Near the table on which he replaced the candle was stool, and he sat
 down. Carefully he went through his
 pockets. His belt and revolver were
 gone. He had been stripped of letters
 and papers. Not so much as a match
 had been left him by his captors.
 He stopped in his search and listened.
 Faintly there came to him the ticking pocket. It was empty. Again he lis
 tened. This time he was sure that the sound came from his feet and he low
 cred the candle until the light of it
 glistened on something yellow an arms
 distance away. It was his watch. and close beside it lay his leather wallet.
 What money he had carried in the pocketbook was untouched, but his per sonsl cards and half a dozen papers that it had contained were gone.
 He looked at the time. The hour
 hand pointed to 4. Was it possible that he had been unconscious for more than six hours? He had left Jean on l the mountain top soon after nightfall- 1 1t was not later than 9 o'clock when
 he had seen Meleese. Seven hours! Again he lifted bis hands to his head.
 His hair was stiff and matted with ] blood. It had congealed thickly on his
 cheek and neck and had soaked the
 top of his coat. He had bled a great
 deal, so much that he wondered he was alive, and yet during those hours his
 captors had given him no assistance 1 had not even bound a cloth about his
 head
 1 Did they believe that the shot had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-18

killed him, that he was already dead when they flung him into the dungeon 1 Or was this only one other instance of the barbaric brutishness of those who so insistently sought his life? The fighting blood rose in him with return ing strength. If they had left him a weapon, even the small knife they had taken from his pocket. he would still make an effort to settle last score or two. But now he was helpless
 There was, however, a ray of hope in tine possibility that they believed him dead. If they who had flung him into the dungeon believed this, then he was safe for several hours. No one would come for his body until broad day and possibly not until the follow ing night, when grave could be dug and he could be carried out with some secrecy. In that time, if he could es cape from his prison, he would be wei on his way to the Wekusko. He had no doubt that Jean was still prisoner on the mountain top. The dogs and sledge were there and both rifles were where he had concealed them. It would be hard race-a running fight per haps-but he would win, and after a time Meleese would come to him away down at the little hotel on the Saskatchewan. {
 He rose to his feet, his blood grow ing warm, his eyes shining in the can delight. The thought of the girl as she had come to him out in the night put back into him all of his old fight ing strength, all of his unconquerable hope and confidence. She had follow ed him when the dog yelped at his heels, as the first shots had been fired. She had knelt beside him in the snow as he lay bleeding at the feet of his enemies. He had heard her voice call ing to him; had felt the thrilling touch of her arms, the terror and love of her lips as she thought him dying. She had given herself to him, and she would come to him-his lady of the snows-if he could escape.
 He went to the door and showed against it with his shoulder. It was immovable. Again he thrust his hand and arm through the first of the mar row ventilating apertures. The wood with which his fingers came in contact was rotting from moisture and age, and he found that he could tear out handfuls of it. He fell to work, dig ging with the fierce eagerness of an animal. At the rate the soft pulpy wood gave way he could win his free dom long before the earliest cisers at the post were awake.
 A sound stopped hin-a hollow cough from out of the blackness be- yond the dungeon wall. It was follow ed an instant later by a gleam of light. and Rowland darted quickly back to the table. He heard the slipping of a bolt outside the door The door swung open, and shaft of light shot into the chamber. For space Rowland was blinded by it, and it was not until the bearer of the lamp had advanced half. way to the table that he recognized his visitor as Jean Croisset. The Frenchman's face was wild and hag, gard. His eyes gleamed red and bloodshot as he stared at the engineer
 "Mon Dieu, had hoped to find you dead" he whispered huskily.
 He reached up to hang the big oil lamp he carried to hook ip the log
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-18
MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED.-Respon young men, who are able to furnish team and wagon, to sell on commission to farmers, the best line of household necessities. for the eldest, largest and most responsible company of the kind in the world. About 2,0o0 salesmen now working, earning on the average over $100 per month net clear of all expenses. Net earnings of best men, over $500 Der month. Two million farmers now using these thoroughly adyer- tised goods. Established 1S68. Capital S2,0oo.000. Address, The J. R. Watkins Co.,. 113 South Gay street. Baltimore. Md R 15 ' tf.