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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-01-16
Petition Signed by 1873 Citizens
Presented to Council Pro-
testing Against the Fire
Auto Truck Hunting Visit.
JUNKET is DECLARED OFF
After a WOrdy Wrangle Council Got
Down to Business and Ordered
Changes in Arrangement Of the
City Building-POrtland Railway
Light & Power Company Have Bill
Held Up Because 1t Had Not Com
piled With Ordinance.

Confronted with a petition signed
by 1873 people of the city and pro-
testing against the council sending a
junketing committee to cities in the
west to ascertain the best brand of
fire auto-truck automobiles in order
that the city might be in a position
to intelllgently purchase one, the city
council last evening rescinded its
motion at a previous meeting provid-
ing for the appointment of the COM
mittee and its junketing excursion.
Collins Talks To Them.
When the petition came up for
consideration, the council requested
that should there be any signers
present that they make known the
reasons for the petition. Mr. Collins
finally arose from his seat among the
spectators, and stated that he under
stood that the banks were not anx-
ious to take the city warrants, and
that if the citys financial condition
had reached that point, that it was
high time for the council to retrench
and purchase nothing, but that which
was absolutely necessary.
City's Credit Good.
Councilman White by way of re-
ply stated that the citys credit was
good The banks, he asserted, were
all anxious to take the city's war;
rants at par.
Councilman Pemberton stated that
while in favor of fire protection that
he was opposed to junketing trips,
and moved to reconsider the motion
made at the previous meeting to send
committee on the trip. Councilman
Rigdon made a few remarks, reiter
ating his position of Tuesday night
when he voiced opposition to the trip
on the ground that the important
thing to be considered was the COM
pany from which the auto was to be
purchased and secure an ifon-clad
guarantee with it.
Just Like Buying Dog.
1T is just like buying a dog said
Councilman Waring upon arising TO
talk on the subject after the council
had decided by motion to rescind it's
former action and provided for a
committee of three to advertise for
bids for an auto.
You don't know anything abo II
him when You buy him and those
you buy from, just send you alone
any old dog. After you are through
with your advertising there will not
be a man on the Gouncil who will
know whether the machine to b.
bought is the best or not. Now | dc
not suppose that there were any
members on the junketing commit
tee who would know an automobile
if they saw one, but they might be
able to ascertain whether it would
move or not That was the object Of
the trip. And | ask you now if aftel
your bids are in aud you have de
cided to let the contract for the autC
to the lowest bidder whether that II
good business when you know moth
ing about the operation of the ma
chine,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-01-16
MAY VETO ORDINANCE
INCREASING LICENSES

posing upon the business men of the
city a general occupation tax that
the mayor will veto the saloon Ii
cense ordinance.
The mayor when seen this morn
ing declined to discuss the question.
When the question was finally put
up to him as to whether he had
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-01-16

With the present brand of girl go
ing around expressing her opinion,
the average young man isn't likely to
iget very conceited.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
LINER HITS A CRUISER
Pilot of S. S. Cleveland Drops
Dead as Vessel Enters Harbor.

Honolulu. Jan. 2i.-In a collision to-
day between the Hamburg American
liner Cleveland and the United States
armored cruiser Colorado the latter suf-
fered Considerab bile damage. The Cleye-
land was being brought into the harbor.
when Milton p. Saunders, pilot in charge
of the ship, dropped dead on the liners
bridge. The Colorado was at anchor in
the harbor.
Captain G. Dentwolf master of the
Cleveland was below when the cries Of
the tourists went up. lie dashed 10 the
bridge. to find the lifeless body of Saun-
ders. for fifteen years a trusted pilot Of
the Hamburg American Line. stretched
full length on the bridge floor, one hand
extended as II he had tried desperately
to signal the engine room when he felt
the fatal attack coming on.
The engineers below did not realize
that the second signal, which would turn
the steamship in toward the line of piers
was long overdue and they allowed the
engines to push the liner on toward the
cruiser.
The steamer struck the Colorado
astern. jamming a gun near the CABIN
occupied by Captain William A. GILL
The gun turret was wrenched and the
resetting of the gun probably Will be
necessary. II Is believed the propeller
of the Colorado also was damaged. The
Cleveland was uninjured.
The Cleveland sailed from New York on
it's round the world voyage on October 81
Among those booked aboard her were Mr.
and Mrs Frederick ID. Gridley, of Buffalo;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ii. Floyd-Jones. Of
Massapequa, ~ Y; Professor and Mrs
John Il. Sweet, of Syracuse; Miss Caroline
f. Mcmillan and Miss Edith Mcmillan, of
Minneapolis; Mrs. Annie NJ. Leadbetter and
Miss Georgianna Leadbetter, of Portland,
Ore; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick III. Wick and
Miss Alma Wick. of Youngstown, Ohio;
Commander Charles Il. Rommel retired),
L. $. ~, and Mr. and Mrs Roland D. Arm
strong, Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Basch, Mr..
and Mrs Burt Van Horn and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Carr Pearson. Of this city.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
Aqent of J. Pierp0nt Morgan
Leaves PekiAg for the Revo-
Iutionary Headquarters
at Marking.
JAPAN READY TO TAKE HAND
Toxic Government, Credited with
Desire to Assist Tottering Dy-
nasty, but Financial Help
to Rebels Would Make
Her Reconsider.

Peking. Jan. 25.-Willard Straight
agent for J. Pierpont Morgan. leaves
Peking to-day for Marking. the capital
of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's provisional repub-
lican government. The journey is caus-
ing considerable speculation as to
whether American capitalists are pre-
pairing TO finance the revolutionists.
Coupled with Japan's apparent willing
ness to assist the tottering dynasty with
military force, this move becomes Sig
nificant Considering the approaching
bankruptcy of the Manchu government
and the financial weakness of Japan, II
is hardly probable that Japan would
wage war against the Chinese republic
were the latter supported by American
capital.
1t is given out by high government
official that the Empress Dowager yes
terday received the former regent,
Prince Chun, Prince Tsai-Suun and
Duke Tsai-Tse, who proposed that the
war should be renewed with the aid Of
suggested that the ex-regent should be
reinstated and that Yuan Shih-kai and
his Cabinet be ignored. These proposals
the Empress Dowager favors.
Premier Yuan Shih-kai's encourage is
greatly concerned over the report that
Japan is willing TO support the unpopu-
lar dynasty. The strain is beginning to
tell on Yuan, who is now suffering from
insomnia. 1t is said that when this
news was brought TO Premier Yuans
Cabinet some of the members suggest
ed that they resign, but the majority
thought 1T their duty to remain and re-
sist the reasonable designs of the
princes.
At the Japanese Legation IL was vig-
orously denied that Japan had any in
| tention Of assisting the Manchu dynasty.
Pu-Yi the boy Emperor, utterly obliv
ious of China's troubles, romps in the
palace cOurtyards. chasing a pack of
hounds with a whip. He takes his meals
alone attended by a eunuch, who is
Emperor is never allowed to see him
and his father only at audiences when
he must kneel before his son. The Em-
peror is high tempered and throws the
displeases him. He is never punished
of course, and is reprimanded only by
his tutors
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
HUNTS AvIAToR's FORTUNE
Eugene Ely's Father Thinks Son Had
$4,000 in Banks.
[By Telegraph to The. Tribune. J

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Jan. 2i.--Searching
for fortune which he says his son.
Eugene Ely. the aviator left, NJ. ID. Ely
has spent two days in this city. and. hav-
ing failed in his search. has gone to New
York to continue his hunt
Mr. Ely says that he believes his son
left as much as $4,000 in banks. and he
expects to search until he locates 1t. He
says that the boy may have deposited IL
in several banks. In speaking OF his son
Mr. Ely says the young man was careful
manager and banked most OF his earnings.
The son gave exhibitions at the Duchess
County Fair here in 1911. and his father
says he thought he might have made a
deposit i'm a Poughkeepsie bank tt
The lawyer before coming to Pough.
keepsie visited other ties where his son
had given exhibitions. hoping to get trace
Of the money
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
GIRLS NOTE CARRIES MUMPS
Clark College Students Stricken
by Ones Experiment.

Worcester, Mass. Jan. 24.-An epi
demic of mumpg, starting through a let
ter from girl who had the disease 10 a
student at Clark College, has placed SO
many of the young men of the college
and even Clark University, in the swelled
face class that all athletic sports, includ-
ing a championship basketball game
scheduled for tonight. have been can.
celled. If many more fall victim 70
the germ study will also have to be set
aside.
Up till tonight twenty seven cases ot
the mumps were reported at the college
office. The number will in all probabil-
ity be materially increased during tbe
next couple Of days
Those suffering say that a student in
the senior class caused the epidemic by
shaking a letter which he had received
from n girl friend who had the disease
before the faces of his classmates. in
the desire 10 see ii the germs would
work on them.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
AUTO|ST KILLED IN
RECKLESS NIGHT RACE
One Car Makes Three RevOIu-
tions in Air When Two, Running
at BreakneCk Speed, Crash.
GUILTY DRIVER BUSHES ON
Two Companions of Dead Man
Hurt, a Third Dashes Away
Crazed-Owner Had Just
Inherited a Fortune.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Philadelphia, Jan. 24.-When two rae
4, ing automobiles came together at Sha-
ron Hill, suburb. with a crash that
could be heard for blocks tonight one
man was killed. two badly hurt and a
| fourth ran wildly out over the fields
| apparently crazed by his injuries. The
latter's identity is unknown and search
is being made for him. The car that
| caused the disaster put on even greater
speed and disappeared toward Phila-
delphia. The identity of its driver is
unknown.
The man who met his death in the
crash was the owner of the wrecked car,
Malcolm Frazier. thirty years old, of
Newark, Del. He was so badly crushed
that he lived but a few minutes. He
recently inherited 100000. Harry Koons,
forty years old, of Sharon Hill and
Daniel Thompson, leading politician OF
| Newark, Del, were badly cut and bruised
from head to foot, and those who saw
the smash wonder that everybody in the
car was not killed instantly.
Tho man who ran off had been picked
M at Chester, and neither Thompson nor
Rooms knows who he was.
Frazier's car and another large touring
machine had been seen running at break
neck speed, evidently in a test of their
relative merits, on the Chester Pike.
Thompson was driving. AS they
reached the front of the home of L. j.
Hogan the unknown car suddenly at
tempted to shoot past, but it struck the
hub Of one OF the wheels of the Frazier
car. There was a crash, wild cries, and
Thompson jammed on the emergency
brake
The next instant. almost in a flash,
Fraziers machine turned over, and spec
tators declared that 1t made three COM
plete revolutions in the air before going
down in a heap, burying three of it's oc-
cupants under the wreckage.
Frazier himself was hurled fully thirty,
feet away.
AS Mr.. Hogan ran out, accompanied
by Albert Sternberg, the unidentified
man leaped from the mass of wreckage,
beld his hands to his head and dashed
over the fields in the darkness shrieking
wildly.
As quickly as possible and with i'm
provised litters, Frazier, still breathing
though unconscious. and the other two
men were carried into the Hogan home.
from which calls for physicians were
telephoned The physicians had just ar
rived when Frazier breathed his last,
without regaining consciousness.
While the physicians were minlstering
to the injured ones in the Hogan home,
touring car came along the road from
the direction of Chester and its driver
halted at the wreck.
Looking it over for a moment, he
allghted and passed into the house. He
proved to be G, p. Porter, an automobile
dealer OF Newark, and he promptly
identified the body OF Frazier, his friend,
to whom he had sold the Ill fated car
yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
TOMCAT CAPTURES A FOX
New Rochelle Man Then Kills
REWARD with an Axe Handle.

Toots, a big tomcat. owned by Robert
Doran, living in st. Joseph street. New
Rochelle, fought a fox yesterday after
noon in a woodshed. keeping the animal
axe handle.
The fox wandered from the woods near
the Iselin preserve and dashed through
81. Joseph street and into the Doran
yard about o'clock. Toots was sitting
on the kitchen tubs, but leaped through
the window, breaking the glass, and was
on the fox's neck before it had gone a
hundred feet. The fight lasted ten min
utes before the fox fed for shelter in the
Woodshed.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
WOMEN REGISTER AT "TEA"
Under California Law They Had
to Tell Their Ages.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 4.-More than
two hundred women made a pleasure
cut of the newly imposed duties of citi-
zenship here to-day by enrolling them
selves as voters while attending reg
lstration tea" at the First Christian
Church.
The affair was given under the direc-
tion of the Women's Council Of Sacra-
mento. After lecture, the women were
invited to register, special women depu-
ties being on hand for the purpose. II
they had waited until March none
would have had to tell her age but TINS
seemed NOT 10 deter any one.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
SCENTS DANGER IN PEKING
U. S. Minister Calls All Ameri-
cans from Outlying Parts of City.

London. Jan. 24-The American Minister
in Peking has called in all Americans liv-
ing in outlying parts of the city, according
TO news agency dispatch from Tien-Tsin
to-day The friction between the Manchu
troops of the imperial army and Yuan
Shih-kars force of Chinese troops is con-
stantly increasing. and a serious conflict
may be precipitated at any moment.
Information obtained from an authorita-
tive source confirms the report of the in
tention Of Premier Yuan TO leave Peking
at the first favorable opportunity. He in
tends to take up his residence in the Brit
ish concession in Tien-Tsin.
The sale OF the imperial treasures at
Peking has begun. says dispatch TO The
Daily Telegraph" but the princes are
withholding the best china and are de-
manding fabulous prices. An American ex-
pert, just returned from examining the
treasures in the imperial palace at Mouk-
den, says that forty thousand piece of por-
celain there are worthless, the best speci-
mems having been removed or stolen.
Peking Jan. 4-Two thousand imperial
troops stationed at the city OF Slang Yang,
in the province of Hu-Peh. to the nortn-
west OF Hankow, are reported TO have re-
volted in favor of the republic.
The excitement in Peking is diminishing
owing 10 the slowness Of developments
The precautions for Premier Yuan shih-
kais safety have been relaxed somewhat.
as the threats against him have not ma
terialized.
Persistent reports that the japanese are
assisting the Manchus are said in authori-
tative circles to be utterly unfounded.
Shanghai, Jan. 2.-Huang- Sing, the re-
publican Minister of War. to-day made a
demand on the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company for 100000 taeIs zap
proximately $4,000 In the event OF fall
ure by the company to produce the sum
the company's vessels will be comman-
deered by the republican government and
sold The directors of the company asked
the War Minister for time TO consult their
stockholders.
II was reported few days ago that the
republican government had secured control
of the stock of the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company and proposed mort
gaging the entire fleet for 10,CGo0oo taels.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
FIRST BILL PASSES SENATE.

Albany. Jan Ex-senator T. ID. sullivan's s
bill permitting insurance agents whose
main business is not brokerage TO take out
brokers' license passed the Senate to-
day. 1t was the first bill to pass either
House at the present session.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
ANOTHER PH|PPS PONY,
VICTIM OF RABIES, SHOT
Third Of String of Imported
Polo Animals Put to Death
Recently.
ALL BITTEN BY STRAY DOG
Rigid Quarantine for North
Hampstead as That of
Oyster Bay Township
Is Raised.

Westbury, Long Island. Jan. II (spe
ciaD.-The polo pony Champion, valued
~ 81 Ooo one of the high class strina
brought from England by John
Phipps, was killed this afternoon on th'
estate Of Mr.. Phipps, near WheatIeS
Hills. The animal was bitten by mac
dog about two weeks ago. when turned
ou, in a pasture with nine other import
,d Monies that had recently been pur
chased by Mr.. Phipps. Gay Boy ana
valuable brood mare developed rabies
and were shot a week ago.
Champion. which had beeh one of the
main supports of II. f. Whitney and
Devereaux Milburn during the last in
t,rnational match, showed signs OF ex'
treme nervousness, and in few hours
had developed rabies in its most violent
fern.
Seeing that 1t would be impossible to
save the life of Champion. the pony
which had assisted in winning many a
hard fought polo game was shot to pre-
vent its biting the veterinarians OF
grooms
Acting on the suggestion Of the STATE
Roard of Health, the authorities oi
North Hampstead have Instituted rigid
quarantine which went into force this
morning against all dogs within the linn
its of the town of North Hampstead.
Within a few weeks the spring fox and
drag hunts of the Meadow Brook Hunt
Cub. are scheduled to begin, and as the
quarantine will not be raised until May
| there is a possibility that the annual
hunting Of the club will be cancelled, as
all dogs would likely be shot by deputy
sherIffs should they venture too near the
township lines.
The auarantin which was placed on
oyster Bay Township was raised this
morning, after being in force several
months.
At the country places OF Edwin ID.
Morgan. Clarence X. Mackay, II. Dudley
Winthrop, Hermann B. Duryea, Paul d.
Crayath, Harold 5. Phipps, Thomas
Hitchcock, jr., Charles Steele and Harry
Payne Whitney unusual care is being ex-
ercised to prevent any stray dogs from
entering the estates.
The wealthy club members are work
ing with the state officials to prevent any
further spread of the rabies among vam-
able livestock.
Several children were bitten by stray
mongrel while coasting on the 18th street
hill at Mount Vernon on Tuesday night.
Among the children bitten were Dorothy
Lydecker, Lillian Muller and George
Jennings. Dorothy Lydecker was bitten
on the right arm, and was assisted to
the home of her aunt, in South First ave-
nue. where she was attended by DR..
Hardy, who cauterized the wound.
Lillian Muller was bitten on the arms
and legs, and young Jennings on the left
leg. 1t is not believed that the dog was
mad. but that IL was excited by the fast
moving sleds. IL escaped
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
pswey,s PURE GRAPE JUICE

Puriies the blood. a delicious beverage
II. T. .DEWEY&sONS CO. I3s Fulton my
-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25

ANGosTuRA BITTERS lends delicious
favor to grapefruit and jellies.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
Attacked schiff in His Homo.

mhc records the case show that
when Brandt, who was then twenty-one
years old, pleaded guilty TO the indict-
ment for burglary he confessed to hav-
ing entered the Schiff house by rear
basement door. He went TO the house.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25

II was reported a.few days ago that the
republican government had secured control
of the stock of the China Merchants Steam
Navigation Company and proposed mort
gaging the entire fleet for l0,cG10o taels
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
CUBA. FLORIDA. sAvANNAAAuoustA

Trains Daily All Steel, Electric lighted
Pullmans. Atlantic Coast Line, LIS Bway.
--Advt
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
Half Hour in Mills Hotel.

Arriving at the Mills Hotel j. l..
Thomas. the manager, conducted the
party through the big building, from
cellar 10 garret The Duke showed a
keen Interest in observing the practical
workings Of every department, and the
duchess asked the manager many ques-
uons IN regard to the practical methods
oi conducting the institution. Among
"ther things she was especially inter-
ested In the work Of the laundry and
Kitchen and how it was ali handled
one looked at the menus. and inquired
parucularly as to the food served and
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-08-02
CHAPTER XVIII.

At small hour Of the morning they
made Diamond Harbor in pitch dark.
ness and without misadventure were
successful in causing themselves to be
transhipped, bag and baggage, to the
twinscrew steamship Poonah. which
vessel rode at anchor in midstream.
Toward eight o'clock of the white
hot forenoon that followed, O'Rourke,
in the shadow of a long-boat on the
Poonah's promenade deck, stood fin
ishing matutinal cigar and watching
narrowly tender ferry out a final
boatload Of passengers from the east.
ern river bank.
Slowly the tender forged toward the
steamers side; and as it drew near,
O'Rourke forgot to smoke and bent
over the rail to inspect with unremit-
ting interest those upon its decks.
The forward deck of the tender held
his regard but briefly; those who
waited there. cycling impassively the
towering TANKS of the liner, We're one
and all of the east, OF races, creeds
and types too numerous to catalogue.
These the adventurer might not read,
save individually upon personal con-
tact. If trouble was to come from
them, collectively or individually, he
would not know until the blow had
fallen. On the other hand, he might
be able to hazard shrewd surmises as
to the potential animus inherent in
any one of the Europeans who were
to be his fellow passengers.
The latter were a mere handful;
half a dozen commercial travellers
from London. Paris, Berlin, their avo-
cations evident beyond dispute; a sal
low English missionary with his with
cred wife, sombre figures in the stark
sunlight. red-faced deputy-sub-some-
thing-or-other of the Indian govern
ment, complacent In white drill and
new pith helmet with gay puggaree:
a lone English girl. and Frenchman
The two latter held the Irishmans
attention; the girl because. even at a
distance, her slim whitehead figure
and well-poised head seemed singu.
larry fresh and attractive; the man
beeause-wen, because o'Rourke was
susceptible to premonitions.
He was tall man and broad. the
Northumberland, well.groomed
carrying himself with an indeflnable
air OF distinction. His face was rath-
er pale land therefore notable in that
concourse of dark skins). its features
strongly modelled. the mouth and CHR
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-08-02

Missus Prynne and Mlsther Dravos
and mesilf locked her in her cabin.
Thin afther talkin' things over We let
Cecile out and be dint av threats and
persuashions. got her to tell what she
knew"
Go on"
She seq thot Frinchman ye kilt
back there in Algiers, sor, is at the
bottom av 1t all, only he's not did be-
cause ye didn't make clane Job av
ut, but lift him wild the Taste susphic-
ion av the breath av life in the body
ay him"
Il was afraid of that" nodded
0'Rourke. THE next time we meet,
Des Trebes and l. therell be no mis-.
! take about it."
she seq thot befure he fought wild