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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
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Cedar Point Ohio, July 12.-Bitter
denunciation of the initiative, refer
endum and recall, coupled with di-
rect attack on the advocates of these
measures, was the feature of an ad-
dress here today by Congressman
Samuel Mccall, of Massachusetts be-
fore the state bar association.
Advocates of the change from
representative to direct government" "
Mccall said, ARE seeking popular fa-
vor, decorating themselves and their
proposals with lofty adiectives The
typical initiative, referendum speech
presents as glowing a prospect as can
be found in the most eloquent mining
prospectus. It's advocates usually
proceed upon the theory that how
ever careless each of us may be, how
ever lacking in definite, close study,
yet in our collective capacity we are
capable of doing wrong.
zone must be cautious in question
ing the omnipotence of the people in
our collective capacity. Imagine the
condition we should reach if each
state and the national government
had the system of direct legislation.
Statute books would become a med
ley of half considered reforms, as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
FRUIT UNION FILLS
ORDER FOR MARASCHIN0ES

For the first time since the estab-
lishment of the Salem Fruit Union
the management is engaged in filing
a contract for maraschinO cherries.
The contract is with an eastern firm,
and as soon as it is completed it is
likely that contracts will be entered
into with other firms in the East.
The management is also busy dry
ing Logan berries and other small
fruit for which there is an exccp-
tlonally strong market-especially
for the Logan berries New machin-
cry for the handling of the berries
was recently installed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
A PEPPERY
ARGUMENT
BY A WOMAN

Pendleton, Or, July 12.-W. r..
Hainsworth, Northern Pacific Rail-
road agent, and Northern Express
companys agent at Helix, is the vic
tim of cayenne pepper assault, his
assailant being Mrs. Charles Stanton,
of Helix
In accordance with the custom long
in vogue, Mrs. Stanton gave the
brakeman on Saturday mornings in
coming train some money with the
request that he buy her some meat in
Pendleton and bring it out with him
on his return. Hearing of this the
railroad and express agent tee-
graphed the brakeman ordering him
not to deliver the meat, but to sold
it by express.
Instead Of doing this the brakeman
delivered both the money and the
telegram to Mrs Stanton She i'm
mediately demanded an apology from
the agent and when this was not
forthcoming, filled his eyes with pep
per HainswOrth was carrying the
mail at the time and Is seeking to
have the postal authorities prosecute
the woman for interfering with the
! United States mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
MICHIGAN SWEPT BY FOREST FIRES
FIFTY BURN TO DEATH IN ONE TOWN
WALLA WALLA TO HAVE
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

Walla Walla, Wash, July H.
Commission form of government car
ried in Walla Walla Monday by two
to one vote OF 13 precincts. Eleven
precincts at 1 o'clock this morning
gave the commission government 722
majority, the vote standing 1890 to
1858. The vote was heavy and the
yoctory of the commission govern
ment forces decisive.
Walla Walla will now organize un-
der commission government and not
later than 60 days from today an
election will be held to decide who
will be the three men who will run
the city for three years and three
months. They will take office about
two weeks later, probably September
II.
Interest in the municipal election
faded as the day wore on and 1t be-
came apparent that the newly chosen
officers would have but about 80 days
to serve.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
NOTHING
DISCLOSED
BY FILES

Washington, July 12.-That the
Morgan-Guggenheim grab" of Alas
kan coal industries through their ac-
QUESTION of lands on the shore of
Controller Bay Is not yet consum-
mated was positively asserted today
by Secretary of the Interior Fisher.
Discussing the mysterious "Dick
to Dick" letter, supposed to be from
Richard S. Ryan, the Guggenheim
man, to former Secretary of the In
terror r. A. Ballinger, Fisher de-
clared he was eager to cooperate
in hunting for the document. So far,
however, he said, search of the files
of the department had revealed no
letter from Ryan to Ballinger in
which Charles P. Taft's name was
mentioned.
Fisher is not expected to be wit
ness at the hearing by the commit
tee on expenditures in the depart
ment Of the interior, which is prob
ing the Controller Bay entries. OF
them he said today:
81 certainly am interested in the
case, and would appreciate any infor-
nation the committee might give as
to whether conditions at Controller
Bay would jeopardze the public in
terest SO far as ! am able to see
that the public interest will be jeop-
ardized no matter what procedure is
decided upon. | have found that
Ryans Controller Bay entries have
been submitted to the department,
but that no action has been taken.
These claims are still pending and
are still absolutely in the control of
the interior department.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
PLANS FOR LIBRARY
HELD IN EAST

Finding upon meeting last evening
for the transaction of business that
the plans for the Carnegie library
have not yet been returned by Car
negie's secretary to whom tmey were
sent for approval the library board
instructed its secretary to at once
communicate with him as to the rea-
son for the delay.
The plans were perfected several
months ago and forwarded and
should be back here now. The money
for the construction of the building
is on hand and as soon as the plans
come back the board will award con-
tracts for its construction
There is a sum of $4,000 available
for the construction of the building
the gift of Carnegie on condition that
the city would maintain the institu-
ton, which it has agreed to do.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
May Prosecute officials.
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San Francisco, Cal, July 12.-Fed-
eral prosecution of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company officials, who are
alleged to have been, in part, respon-
sible for danger to passengers on
their boat, the Santa Rosa, when it
struck off point Arguello, is today de-
clared here to be probability of the
near future.
The menace to the steamship COM
pany officials took form when United
States District Attorney Devlin this
afternoon sent his assistant, Benja-
min Mckinley, to hear the testimony
being taken before Inspectors Bolles
and Bulger who are investigating the
affair. In case Mckinley hears evil
dence pointing to negligence by the
company in caring for the passeng-
ers of the Santa Rosa, it is said that
criminal prosecution of the respon-
sible officials will begin at once.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
OREGON SYSTEM JARS ALL OF Them
CONGRESSMAN MCALL SLOPS OVER

passed by the last legislature, pro-
viding for an additional building and
equipment for the state university.
This is one of the series of three bills
which were blocked by referendum
petitions circulated under the same
auspices, the others being another
appropriation for the university and
the third an appropriation for a dor
mitory at the Monmouth normal
school. All three of these are de-
clared by former Justice Slater, at
torney for the university, to be reek-
ing with fraud.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
ON REFERENDU MPETITIONS

Portland, Or, July 12.-Following
an investigation by means of the
Burns detective agency into forgeries
alleged to have been committed in
the referendum petitions against the
University of Oregon appropriation,
Harry Coler is under arrest today,
another warrant is out, and Coler is
said to have made a statement to the
officers that will lead to 10 or 12 ar
rests and exposure of wholesale
frauds involving men in higher sta
tion than the lowly circulators.
Color is one of the circulators Of the
referendum against house bill 210,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12

entire national guard of the state Is
to be called out for service in the
fire swept region.
Major j. N. Cox, of the military de-
partment, Is trying to get in touch
with Governor Osborn, who is on a
yachting trip in Lake Michigan near
the Straits, in order to get the nec-
essary order calling out the troops.
The mayor Of Oscoda has asked
that a company of infantry be sent
at once to patrol his ruined town.
Towns Burn Yesterday.
Bay City, Mich, July IL. .Oscada,
76 miles north of Bay City, has been
completely wiped out by fire; Au
Sable, across the river, is now on
fire, and the 1900 inhabitants are
being taken on board a steamer that
arrived at Au Sable and on a train
made up of freight cars picked up in
the Au Sable and Oscada freight
yards, while another train is being
sent from East Tawas to take away
refugees.
A lineman succeeded in getting
around the fire and tapped the wires
four miles south of the town. He
said there had been no loss of life.
The fire at Cheboygan, caught
from pile OF sawdust which has
been burning for weeks. 1t is not
known whether there is danger to
the city. Lewiston, Alger and Tur-
ner, all north Of here, are In danger
from forest fires.
The Alpena and Oscada fires were
not due to forest fires, but from fires
originating In slab yards.
Forty cars and two bridges on the
Michigan Central railroad, near Gray
ling, were burned this afternoon.
A disastrous fire broke out at AL
pena this afternoon in the logs on
the bank Of Thunder Bay river, Just
west of the Monanch tannery. A
fierce west wind spread the flames I'm
to the bark piles of G. Moanch & Sons
company.
The fire spread to the cedar yard
Of Frank Christian, totally destroy
ing 1t. At this point one of the city's
fire engines was destroyed.
When this dispatch was sent south
by Detroit and MaCkinac train, the
fire was still burning fiercely, but was
thought to be under control. The
property loss was estimated at $400,-
900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12

East Tewas, Mich, July H.
That not less than rs and perhaps
100 lives have been lost in the ter
rife forest fires which today are
sweeping Northwestern Michigan
towns is believed here, after COM
parison of the stories told by surviv-
ors from the towns Of Au Sable and
Oscoda. They declared that at least
so surely perished i'm these towns
alone, and reports from other Sec
tions of this part of the state certain
ly will raise the list of dead to rs.
Throughout Northeastern Michi-
gan more than $5,000,00O damage
has been wrought, and as many towns
are still in grave danger by spread
ing forest fires, the total in lives and
property may run into figures even
more appalling.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12

pirations and emotional enactments.
The enforcement of such laws would
mean the destruction of your civili-
zation."
Mccall specifically denounced the
initiative, referendum and recall, ad-
ding:
Judges who desire to continue on
the bench would diligently study pop
ular moods instead of the sources of
the law"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
LEWIS HELD ON
CHARGE OF MURDER


: IVNIIED FaE9o IHNaEU " IhE'l
Oroville, CAL, July 12.-Arthur
Lewis, brother of Mrs. Emma L.
Rumball, was today held to answer a
charge of murder, in connection with
the killing of Helen Rumball, 13, in
Gridley. The trial of Lewis and Mrs.
Rumball was scheduled to be held in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
BIG LOT OF COTTON
BURNED IN RUSSIA

St Petersburg, July 12,-The fire
that broke out among the cotton
bales in the port section of the city
Monday night was extlnguished Tues
day after damage aggregating $780,
900 had been done.
Some 40 firms shared in the loss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
THE HOT WAVE HIT
OHIO CONGRESSMAN
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Washington, July 12.-When the
heat ignited a box of matches in the
pocket Of Congressman Willis, of
Ohio, there was a near panic on the
floor of the house today Willis was
uninjured, but, after the matches
were extinguished, he had more air
than he had had.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
HUNDREDS BADLY BURNED
AND THOUSANDS HOMELESS
PROVISION SUPPLY SHORT

Nurses Doctors and Provisions Being Rushed to the Burned
DStrCt-Enre National Guard of the State Ordered Out
for Service in Fire Swept Regon-Eight Hundred Refugees
Reach East TaWas Entirely Destitute and Some Barely
Able to CraW-WoNeS and Deer Driven Before Flames
Travel PeaCeaby Together
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12

East Tawas, Mich, July 12.-Eight
hundred refugees from the fire that
has swept northern Michigan, ar
rived here by noon today, all of them
homeless and destitute and many so
badly burned and injured that they
were forced to crawl on their hands
and knees.
The food supply here is exhausted
and in answer to appeals for outside
help relief parties are en- route from
Bay City, bringing provisions, doc
tors, nurses and medical supplies.
That not less than 80 persons met
death when the forest fire swept
through the town of Au Sable is de-
clared by Stanley Edgely, of Flint,
who arrived here today from the de-
vastated region. He said that he saw
so or more persons fall scorched in
the streets of Au Sable and witnessed
others dashing into the wall of flames
sweeping the town in their desper-
ate attempts to escape.
One of the refugees arriving here
today said he started through the
woods with five companions. Two of
IhOh WOle Caught III Jne HdlneS anu
left burned to crisp. For part of
the distance the survivors covered,
they were surrounded on all sides by
wild animals, deer, wolves and bears,
which were rushing before the flames
in wild attempt to escape.
Danger Is Great.
Lansing, Mich, July 12.-So serious
is the danger to Michigan towns
through forest fires today that the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
DENOUNCES THE RECALL
RIDICULES REFERENDUM
AND ABUSES INITIATIVE

He Contends That the Recall Will Tie the Hands of Justice
Intimidate Good Men Like Himself and Make Them Go
Crooked to Curry Popular Favor and Perform Various Oh-
er Bad StuntS-AS for the Referendum and Initiative In
Would Destroy Representative Government and Lots of
Good Jobs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
A LIST OF
POSS|BLES
BY BRYAN
COmmOner Names Those It
Thinks Good Timber for the
Democratic Presidential Nom
inatiOn Next Year.
HARMON'S NAME NOT THERE

He Takes a New Tack and Names
Two From South Of Mason and
Dixon Line-HOke Smith, of GeOr-
gia, and Culberson, of TeXas-
"Our George" Is Also Named as
Fairly Good Timber.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-12
Baseball.

National at Boston, first game. ST.
Louis 49, Boston 6.
American at Chicago Boston 8,
Chicago 6.
The Southern herald., 1911-04-28

Il couldn't help It, Bessie. Honest,
1 couldn't. must ask you to forgive
and forget"
That's hard request, Bob. You
have broken two engagements in one
day-and one Of them for dinner. But
never mind. have a weakness that
! acquired from Toni mean the
weakness of believing in you. Go
ahead and explain yourself"
1T would take TOO long, Bessie.
Please let me put 1t off"
Until you can manage a good ex-
cuse? You want all the trumps."
my explanation is all tangled up
with other peoples affairs. Where's
Tom?"
He went back to the city early
awfully sorry that he couldn't stay to
have dinner with you. There is a com.
mittee or something this evening"
Bessie, you know what l asked you
over the telephOnsI Can you-can
you help mel"
"What-NowT"
YES"
why, Bob, what's the matter with
you? This is no time of day to make
a call"
TITS very important Bessie. II
doesn't concern the young lady alone
simply must be at her house within
the next two hours"
She eyed him earnestly. "If you
say that, Bob, ! must believe you
And, of course, I'll help all can"
Orme sighed his relief. Thanks
he said.
She flashed speculative glance Vi
him.
I'm sorry" he said. that / cam
The Southern herald., 1911-04-28

him AZ comfortable as l could. Can
you get doctor? The man will rest
quiet till a doctor comes. He can't
be moved very we'll"
Elm doctor? ia. Es list one bel
Niles Center. Mein son will go for
him. Too bad! Too bad! Come in"
mo, thank you" said Orme care
lessly.
"Vas you in der accident?"
do look IT." Orme laughed.
"Nein, you do not look 1t. Ach!
Desc autymobles! Dey make much
harm"
1T is too bad" admitted Orme.'
"He vas a millionaire, maybe. Dey
comes by here SO fast, going to Ar
radale. Hans! Komm heirl Elm
man Is gesmashed. Du must for der
doctor CO." He turned back to Orme.
"Mein son, he will 60"
But Orme had no ears for what the
sympathetic German said. One word
had made his heart leap.
"Arradalel"
There he was to have dined with
Tom and Bessie Wallingham! He had
forgotten them utterly. Were they
still at the golf club? Possibly, and,
in any event, If he could reach the
club, he would be near a railroad.
How far Is Arradale" he asked.
"Halb-miles. Und we're did you say
der hurt nan vas?"
"A few hundred feet back there"
Orme indicated the direction. "Can
l reach Arradale by this road?"
Next turn-rechts. ! will take dc
man some schnapps"
THAT will be good. His friends will
make 1t right with you
Zach! Do not say so:"
The Southern herald., 1911-04-28
CHAPTER XVl.-contInued.

Presently Orme raised his head and
discovered that the houses we're thin
ming out The car appeared to be
heading straight into the open coun-
try, and Arima put on more speed.
Forty miles an hour was not a high
estimate for the rate at which they
were travelling.
For several minutes Orme continued
in his crouching position. The POSI-
tions Of the stars told him that they
were still going west-not south to-
ward Chicago. Every turn Of the
wheels, therefore, was carrying him
farther into unknown territory-farth-
er from the girl and all chance of COM
municating with her. Surely he must
act soon, If he was to act at all; for
Arfma evidently was proceeding to
some rendezvous, where Orme might
find himself again in the midst of an
overwhelming number Of enemies.
But what could he do? Rapidly he
turned over in his mind the various
courses open to him. Should he try
to stun Arima with blow, and then
reach forward and take the steering
wheel before the car could swerve
into the ditch?
The blow might not prove effective.
In that case, the chances were that
Arima would involuntarily swing the
car to one side. Then there would
be a smash-with death or serious in.
jury threatening both Arima and him.
self.
Should he try to cut tire?
The feat was almost impossible. In
attempting 1t, he would run great risk
of premature discovery, and even II
he succeeded in the attempt, the situa.
ton would be little changed. The ne
cessity Of stopping the car TO make
repairs might not put Arima in his
hands.
The plan he at last decided upon
was to throw his left arm around Ari
mas neck and draw him straight back
trusting that he might be able to gel
over the seat and set the brakes with
out losing his grip. The throat of the
1iu-jitsu adept is tough, made 80 by
patient development of neck muscles
but orme had strong arm, and he
believed, moreover, that Arima would
not have time to protect himself By
stifrening his muscles before the griI
was secured.
The car wss skiMming along ovel
The Southern herald., 1911-04-28

Ths German shook Ais head n a.
precauon o. lhs IDEA that be wished
any return for his services. Mean
time his long-lsggsd. toW-Aesded son
had come from within and stood gap
ing behind his father
~Ym you 90 back to der nan NIT
NET asked the German
No" said 0rme.
sol Ven. al right
I'm sorry I can't wait said Orme.
I've done what / could. and have
long way to go"
Sure! OATS all right"
Then thank you very much. Good
night"
orme walked briskly TO the road
and turned west. He felt assured that
Arima would be looked after.
Following the road to the first cross
ing, he turned to the right In q few
minutes be saw the lights Of the club
house. and a little later be stepped
upon the veranda.
Many people were seated in the
comfortable porch chairs. The charms
Of the summer evening had held them
after their afternoon Of play. And
from one Of the groups came the
sound OF a voice-A mans voice
which Orme found vaguely familiar.
He could not place 1t. however. and
be quickly forgot 1t in his general i'm
preston OF the scene.
In this atmosphere Of gaiety he felt
strangely out Of place. Here all was
chatter and froth-the activity Of the
surfaee-joy Of living; but be had
stepped into It fresh from series Of
events that had uncovered the inner
verities.
Here the Ice tinkled in cool glasses,
and women laughed happily, and
every one was under the spell Of the
velvety summer evening; but he had
looked into the face Of Love and the
face Of Death-and both were still
near his heart
He found a servant and asked for
the Wallinghams.
"Mr Wallingham has left, sir" said
the man. but Mrs. Wallingham Ii
here"
ASK her II Mr.. orme may speak tC
her"
He smiled rather grimly as the
servant departed. for he anticipated
Bessie's laughing accusations.
And presently she came, an admOn
ishing finger upheld.
"Robert-Orme," she exclaimed
how dare you show your face nowf'
The Southern herald., 1911-04-28

Orms recognized tkeEn Nevertheless.
% make sure that he was net being
deceived. be slid his hands over Ari-
mas coat. and felt In the pockets. He
found nothing that resemblsd the
papers he had. so he thrust them into
his own pocket
He now took out his watch There
was not enough light to see what time
Il was. and be ran his fingers ever
the dial. as be had done during that
time Of Imprisonment. earlier In the
evening. As nearly as he could tell
It was ten minutes past nine. He
could hardly believe that 1t was so
early.
With a fnal. Take It easy" to An
ma, orme now started down the road
toward the lights Of house, a quarter
Of mile ahead.
He had 1t in mind to examine the
papers. to ind a clue to the name OF
the girls father The sentiment which
had led him to refuse her offer 70 tell
him everything must now be neglect.
ed. There might still be time to de-
liver the papers before midnight. but
he did not dare delay.
For one thing. he had only the
haziest notion as to his whereabouts.
Obviously he was somewhere west Of
Evanston, but that meant little in an
unfamiliar country. He would have to
ind some conveyance.
Not altogether without sympathy
for his fallen enemy, he nevertheless
felt that Arima had received no morS
than he deserved. There had been
no hesitation about the different at
tacks made upon himself. He had
provoked no assault unless By the
fact that he had the marked bill in his
possession. But the calmness with
which Arima had endured his final de
feat aroused admiration. After all
the Japanese had merely acted under
orders. And now Orme's first thought
was to get help for him.
He came to the lights he had seen
They shone through the windows Of {
small farmhouse few rods back from
the road. A short avenue of poplarI
led to the door.
In response to orme's knock. thu
man Of the house appesred-a Ger
man with sleepy eyes and tousled yel
low hair.
There is an injured man down tn,
road way" said Orme Motor ca
smash"
"So?"
"His leg Is broken. think | mad,