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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

KILBURN
HAS A FIRE
HEROIC WORK OF CREW SAVED
THE VESSEL WHEN IT WAS AP.
PARENTLY DOOMED-IT WAS A
FIGHT FOR LIFE, AND WON.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRn.l ]

luNAlED IhNoo hNhoH' NASN'l
Eureka, CAL, Aug. 2.--Aflame from
her bedplates to her cabin, dripping
with oil, and severed from the world
by the failure of her wireless, the
North Pacific Steamship companys
vessel, F. A Kilburn, was saved from
destruction Wednesday night by the
heroic efforts Of the crew.
Two girls narrowly scaped suffoca
ton. An oiler fell and sustained a
broken leg. The chief engineer, Z,
G. Clough and Sidney Aston, the stew
ard, who rescued the two girls fell
heavily on oll-drenched decks, and
were badly bruised.
The fire, which was discovered in
the engine room Of the steamer at II
o'clock at night, while 25 miles south
Of Point Arena, burned flercely for
two hours. The vessel arrived here
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, six
hours late. with holes chopped
through the floors Of the state rooms
along the port side, and several rooms
on the upper deck gutted.
DR.. G. L. Hogan, of Los Angeles,
discovered the flames shooting up the
engine-room shaft clear to the top
deck. Captain McLlellen was notl-
fled and an alarm sounded Several
s. o. S. calls were sent by Operator
]. F. Murray, but before they we're an
swered the wireless room caught fire
and the instruments failed.
For more than two hours six
streams of water we're played into the
engine room and down the shaft. To
add to the confusion oil was pumped
from the tanks to prevent an explo-
sion through nozzles on the upper
deck, drenching many as they es-
capped from their state rooms.
The flames raced up the engine
room ventilating shaft to the state
rooms on the upper deck as through
a chimney. Sitting, greasy, black
smoke filled the corridors. To add to
the confusion, the oil tanks we're
emptied as best they could be, and, as
the frightened passengers scurried
out Of their state rooms, they were
drenched with streams of distillate.
The ship was rolling heavily, and
the drenched decks, swimming in oil,
we're like creased slides Sailors and
passengers floundered about in the
the darkness and smoke, slipping and
falling at every lift and dip.
TO get water into the engine room
holes we're chopped through the port
state room walls, and. after two hours
of hard work, the crew won the up
per hand. Early this morning the
fire was out.
The F. A. Kilburn is a wooden ship.
She was burned to the water lines
about two years ago while lying at the
Oakland long wharf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

paign, about which 30 many rumors
have been afloat recently.
The nomination was made by Fred
Valentine, ex-mayor OF st. Johns.
"At the present time" said Mr.. Val
entine, 1--WE have as good a senator
as we can get. He Is one Of the
strongest men in that body today, and
there is no state In the Union that
might not be Justly proud to say that
1t was represented in the senate by
Jonathan Bourne, Jr.
The nomination was received with
enthusiasm and cheers for Mr.. Bourne
continued for several minutes.
Resolutions were passed expressing
appreciation by the citizens Of st.
Johns for his activity In securing the
passage Of the rivers and harbors bill
by the senate, and urging him to per-
NIT his name to be submitted again
to the people Of Oregon for election
to the United States senate. A copy
Of the resolution was telegraphed to
Mr.. Bourne in Washington, ID. @.
A. A. Muck, mayor Of st. Johns, was
elected chairman of the meeting, with
f. A. Rice, city recorder, as secretary.
The organization was made perma-
nent. and these two officers were re-
talned at its head.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

San Francisco, Aug. 2.--Heralded as
"one of the greatest Juvenile geniuses
in the history of literature" and greet
ed with prophecies that in his work
"The Spirit of Poetry Long Quescent,
Begins to Live Again" Clark Ashton
Smith, nineteen year old boy of the
high Sierras today is the literary SEN
sation of California,
Unique in that the terrestrial sphere
plays small part in them, the writings
of the boy genius are phrased in the
language of the Cosmic universe. In
them the little earth is lost in the
whirl and ssweep of mighty systems
through which, from his home in the
cloud-capped Sierras the boys spirit
has wandered afar. He has lived
practically all his years among the
mountains near Auburn, Cal, has real
lied the vastness OF the universe and
unhampeied by treatment of PERSONAL
tiles, has let his Imagination swine faf
out into the infinite spaces and has
written verse which, literati say, is
without parallel in novelty and
power.
Sponsors for the boy and aiding in
arranging a volume of flfty-six poems
soon to be published are George Stir
ling, the author, and Boutwell, Dun
lap, lawyer, author and compiler, who
at one time was CONSUL to Argentina.
The work, which will take its little
1.-THE Star Treader" from one Of the
poems, will consist Of verse written
since the boy was eight years old and
is only part Of his product which are
turned out with great rapidity.
Born of an American mother and
an English father, the boy until six
months ago was never twenty miles
from his birthplace. Delicate from
birth and possessed of too much "tem-
permanent" the boy went only for a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
Then, and Then Only Was Beef
Ever Before as High as It Is
Quoted All Over the United
States Today.
PRICES CLIMB SKYWARO
Retail Prices Run From Is Cents for
the Cheapest Cuts Up to Where 1t
Takes Yellow Money to Even Think
About It-POrk Prices Are Highest
in Years-MuttOn Cheapest Of All
Now on Market

San Francisco, Aug. 2.-The meat
trust has again exacted an increased
toll from every dinner table in Cali
fornia by jumping the price of practi-
cally all meats from to 8 cents per
pound, as reflected in retail prices
here within the past few days,
The beef barons in this section Of
California are practically Miller and
Lux, cattle king of the west, and the
Western Meat company, affiliated
with the trust in the east. Their hand
arbitrarily writes down the price at
which meat is sold here.
Retail prices quoted here today to
the women with the market basket by
members of the retail butchers asso-
citation are as follows: Porterhouse
steak, per pound, % Nc; sirloin, 15 " !;
round steak, 121a; lamb chops, best,
1Tk; pot roast, best, IA cents; veal
outlets, best, 20; pork chops, best, 20.
A few days ago, before the raise
went into effect, prices on porter
house was 90; slrloin Is; tenderloin,
17h; round, 121s and others in pro-
portion.
Portland Prices Jump.
Portland, Or, Aug 2.-The price Of
cattle at Portland today reached the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
CHINESE
WOMEN
ARRESTED
MRS. GWONG HING, HER THREE
CHILDREN AND SISTER NOW ON
WAY HERE FROM ROSEBURG-
HUSBAND HAD WIFE ARRESTED


Roseburg, Ore, Aug. Especial to
JournaD Mrs. Gwong Hing, wife Of
a wealthy Chinese Salem hop grower,
was arrested here this morning, ac-
cused of appropriating $500 from the
safe of her husband. She was accom-
panied here by her sister and three
children, Hing followed them to this
city, where he caused warrant to be
issued for his wife's arrest She re-
turned $16O of the money The fam
lily will leave for Salem this afternoon
in custody of local officer who has
been commissioned to effect their re-
turn to the Capital City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
Made a RIg puddIe.

Newport, Ore, Aug, 2,-Although
living within 60 miles of the Pacific
ocean for 55 years. Thomas Froman
is enjoying his first sight Of that body
Of water. He said he knew it rained
some in Oregon but had no idea tine
rainfall would make such a pond as
he found elf Newport.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
MEAT PRICES ARE
STILL SOARING HIGHER
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrRE.I

New Yory, Aug. 2.-That butchers
and other middlemen do not intend to
shave their profits during the beef
boom, and that, as usual the dear
public will foot the entire bill was
indicated in a notice served on the
patrons of New York restaurants to-
day.
Starting tomorrow" the. notice
read, "all meat orders will be raised
from five to ten cents per portion"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
REBELS DISTRIBUTE
RATIONS TO REFUGEES
UNITED PRESS InAsED wfRE. I

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 2.-Rebels south
of Casas Grandes turned back Mex
lcan Northwestern train today bear
ing Mormon refugees and distributed
army rstions among them.
Two thousand federals have reached
MADEIRA. They are prepared to take
Juarez and then attack the rebels at
Casas Grandes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
PORTLAND, EUGENE 6 EASTERN
RUSHING WORK ON ALL ITS LINES
Grace Trial Ended.

4 Atlanta, Aug 2,--After a brief =
= argument by Prosecutor Dorsey, +
4 the case of Mrs. Daisy 0. Grace, +
= accused of attempting to murder =
= her husband, went to the jury 7
\ this afternoon at o'clock. The +
4 attorneys for the defense sub =
: mitted the case without argu- =
= ment. 1t is thought a verdict 7
= will soon be reached, =
+ = 4 + + = 4 + = + + + = Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
: +++++++++++++'
Assert Monroe Doctrine.

+ Washington, Aug. 2.--voting 4
= 81 to A the senate this afternoon 4
= adopted the Lodge resolution 4
= warning foreign nations not to I
+ establish naval or military bases 1
4 on the American continents. 4
+ The negative votes were cast 4
+ by Cummins, McCumber, Percy 1
+ and Stone. Mccumber's attempt 4
4 to tone down the hands-off policy 1
= enunciated in the resolution was 4
Z rejected.
4. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

since Inen mas Deen ueV6lOpeu ny d
long study Of the great writers and a
constant communion with the wide
spaces of the hills.
OF the poems to be published in the
forthcoming work of the boy genius,
one, Nero" is deemed the best. Echo
ing with the crash of countless worlds
1t attributes to the mind of the mon
ster of Rome" conception and lust
for power to culminate in that uni
versal chaos which was the ultimate
desire Of his superhumanly murderous
soul. The soliloquy of Nero is in
part:
would l were God, with all the
scope
OF attributes that are the essential
core
or Godhead, and its visibility.
am but emperor, and hold awhile
TIE lower to hasten death upon his
way,
And cry halt to worn and tagging
life
For others, but for mine own self may
not
Delay the one, nor bid the others
speed.
There have been many kings, and they
are dead,
And have no power in death save what
the wind
Confers upon their blown and brain
less dust
To vex the eyeballs Of posterity.
But were God, l would be overlord
OF many kings, and we're as breath to
guide
Their dust Of destiny And were God
Exempt from this mortality which
clogs
Perception, and clear exercise of will
What rapture It would be, II but to
watch
Destruction crouching at the back Of
Time,
The tongueless dooms which dog the
travelling suns;
The vampire Silence at the breast oi
worlds,
Fire without light that gnaws the base
of things,
And Lethe's mounting tide, that rots
the stone
OF fundamental spheres. This were
enough
Till such time as the dazzled wings Of
will
Came up with powers accession
scarcely felt
For very suddenness. Then would
urge
The strong contention and conflicting
might
or chaos and creation, matching them
Those immemorial powers inimical,
And all the stars and gulf subservi-
ent-
Dynasts Of Time, and anarchs Of the
dark
In closer war reverseless; and would
set
New discord at the universal core,
A Samson principle to bring 1t down
In one magnificence of ruin. Yea,
The monster chaos where mine un-
leashed hound,
And all my power Distinctions own
right arm.
Those who have the boy'swelfare al
heart have decided that he shall moi
be spoiled and exploited before the
curious of the cities. They advise
that he go back to the high sierras
there to live close to natures heart
and keep himself unspotted from the
world, confident that, If he does SO
the world will have acquired new
singer fit to rank with the greatest
berds of time.
49, containing 150 600 trout FRY
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
is FOUND IN CALIFORNIA
LIVES IN HIGH MOUNTAINS
IS IN TOUCH WITH UNIVERSE

California Ltera Make the Find and viii Publish Volume
Of Poems Written by the Youth, Some Of Which They Pro-
nounCe GemS--YOuth Is Delicate, and Has Too Much
Temperament His Poem on NerO Part Of Which Is Pub
shed Here Is Said to echo With the Crash Of Countless
Worlds
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

A car containing 100000 trout fry
reached Corvallis Thursday. and we're
or will be, placed in the streams of
Benton county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
DISCOVERS A LITERARY GENIUS
CLARK ASHTON SMITH, AGE 10, is 1T
Gritty at 1Oi.

y San Francisco, Aug. 2,--Chip- =
= per and defiant despite her 1O4 I
4 years, Elizabeth Lewis, a fugi- !
= tive from the relief home, was I
= brought to police headquarters =
= here today. 4
+ 81 can easily support myself" :
= she declared, but despite her :
Z protests she was sent back to I
= the aims houge. Z
= = + 80 y 4 = + + = = + .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

The Oregon Electric claims to be
handling between 400 and 500 passen-
gers daily between Albany and Port
land
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
SPENDING $4,000 IN SALEM
and 81, 100000 IN THE STATE
BUILDS rs MILES THIS FALL

Rushing Work on Branch to Fir to Connect With SierOn in
Time for State Fair--WI Have Electric Line From Port
land to Eugene Running by November l-WIE Spend $6,
10000 in Improvements and Extensions Just as Starter
---Tran Load Of Working Outfit on Way to Eugene
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02

The Portland, Eugene & Eastern is
very active in this city. They have al
ready put in their track connecting
Chemeketa and Center on Summer.
street, and are putting in their new
line on Seventeenth street to the State
Fair grounds. They are expendlng
about 100000 in Salem before the state
fair meets, and rushing their inter-
urban connection with Fir station to
connect with silverton in time for the
state fair.
WIN Spend Two Million.
The various roads formerly included
under the general designation "The
Southern Pacific company" have been
segregated as the Portland, Eugene &
Eastern and the Southern Pacific. The
Portland, Eugene & Eastern compris-
es all the existing steam road which
are to be converted into electric roads
and the new mileage to be construct
ed for electric operation.
In the six months Of 1912 ending
June 80, the Portland, Eugene & EAST
ern has expended s125,OOO and recon
struction and extension work ia con-
templated amounting to $6,000,000, Of
which $2,OOO,OOO is anticipated to fall
in the remaining months of this year
Build 10 Eugene.
Following statement is taken from
a Portland oregonian report Of this
morning.
Electric trains will run over the
Southern Pacific tracks from Portland
to Eugene on November /, II the city
grants the company agreeable fran
chises for the operation Of its cars
through the streets Of Portland.
This was made possible yesterday
when the bid of Flagg & Standifer,
Portland contractors, for the construc-
tion of 25 miles Of track between Mon
zoe and Eugene, was accepted by the
Portland Eugene & Eastern railway,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
CARL BARR
SAVED BY HIS
BROTHER

HENRY BARR, THOUGH BUT EIGHT
YEARS OLD, AND CAUGHT BY
THE SAME CAVE.IN, KEEPS HIS
HEAD AND SAVES HIS BROTH
ERS LIFE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-02
Portland Prices Jump.

Portland, Or, Aug. 2.-The price Of
cattle at Portland today reached the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07
Particularly the Ladies.

Not only pleasant and refreshing to
the taste. but gently cleansing and sweet
ening to the system. Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA is particularly adapted
TO ladies and children. and beneficial in
all cases in which a wholesome, strength
ening and effective laxative should be
used. 1t is perfectly safe at all imes and
dispels colds. headaches and the pains
caused by Indigestion and constipation S
promptly and effectively that j. IS the one
perfect family laxative which gives salts
faction to all and is recommended by
millions Of families who have used it and
who have personal knowledge Of its ex-
c~elence.
Its wonderful popularity. however, has
led INSCRIPTIONS dealers to offer imita-
hons which act unsatisfactory. There
fore, when buying. to get its beneficial
effects. always note the full name Of the
Company California Fig Syrup CO.
plainly printed on the front Of every
package Of the genuine Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA.
For sale by all leading druggists. Price
SO cents Der bottle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07
News of Missouri
DELEGATES TO CIVIC MEET.
rhirty-nine to Attend Federation SEES
sion at Washington, .. c.

Jefferson City.@Gov. Hadley ap-
pointed delegates to the National
Civic Federation at Washington, d.
c., March 5-6-7.
Included in the list are Charles Ma
gel, secretary of commerce and labor;
Frederick w. Lehman, solicitor-gen.
eral, and Congressman Bartholdt, Cat
lin and Dyer.
The names of the other delegates
follow:
Roy F. Britton, w. M. Hough, Owen
Miller, Sam ]. Niccolls, ]. T. Lincoln
and John Paul Chew, all of st. Louis;
Senator J.. P. O'Bannon, Buffalo; Paul
D. Kilt, Chillicothe; Senator A. E. l..
Gardner, Clayton; Senator Arthur l..
Oliver, Charlottesville; Senator Hugh
McIndoe, Judge Arthur Spencer, Jop.
lin; Senator Wallace Greene, W. H.
H. Piatt, John T. Smith, Pierre R. Por-
ter, Kansas City; j. e. Fulkerson,
John j.. Collins, j. M. Mayield, ]. T.
Moore, Lebanon; Senator B. l.. White,
Marceline; Joshua Barbee. Marshall;
W. G, Pierce, eMaryville; G. S. Black
mar, New Franklin; Charles E. Kief-
ner, Perryville; James H. Hull, Platte
City; Arthur M. Hyde, Princeton;
John D. McNeely, st. Joseph; w. T.
Elmer, Salem; Senator Holmes Hall,
Sedalia; McLain Jones, Roscoe Pat
terson, Springfield; ]. w. Chrisman,
Unionville; Thomas J.. Roney, Webb
City.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07
Everything Was Going Wrong and She
Used the Plumbers Language to
Tell Of II.

The M. B. Days are blessed with
children. This sumSer they are oc-
cupying a cottage on the lake, Just
west Of vermillion, where there's
plenty Of air, and sunshine, and wa
ter. Whenever his arduous duties per
NIT, the president of the East Ohio
Gas company hurries westward in the
general direction Of Vermilion.
The last time he went out he came
upon his youngest daughter. Mar
garet, all huddled up on a bench. and
unusually quiet.
whats the matter, Margie?" he
asked. Anything wrong?"
Yes, indeed" replied the young
lady. I've stubbed my toe, and the
kitten scratched me, and the boys
won't play croquet with me, and
mother won't let me 90 in bathing
alone, and"
why, why" said the father, sym
pathetically. lyon are having a seri.
Gus time, aren't your"
Tn having a heluvatime,~ was
the unexpected reply. And then. no
ticing the astonishment on her "a
TIERS face. she hid her head in hir
arm and added, with a blush o.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07
MISSOURI LEADS IN ZINC.
However, Its Output Falls Below That
Of 1910.

Washington, D. C.-The United
States geological survey has just is.
sued it's annual advance statement OF
spelter production for 1911. This
statement, prepared by G. E. Sieben-
thai, gives the final figures of output
as made UP from the smelter reports,
and Is not subject to change unless
an error is discovered in those repre-
~sentatives.
The zinc ore mined in the United
States is treated in three ways, being
smelted to spelter Cmetallic zinc),
converted into zinc oxide pigment, or
exported from the country in the form
of ore. The figures of spelter produc-
ton, therefore, do not represent the
complete zinc output of the states.
Missouri had, as usual, the largest
output, though considerably less than
in 1910, the yield being 127,540 short
tons, compared to 140,652 tops in 1910,
and practically the same in 1909.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07
Great Northern Ry
Makes Low Fares West
.%olonist Tickets on sale daily March Ist to

Colonist Tickets on sale daily March Ist to
April 18th.
The Great Northern Railway will place in
effect on March Ist, a special One Way Col
onist fare Of S32.oo, from St. Louis to points
in the Great Northwest, and continue same
daily to April 18TH.
This fare will enable everybody who has
been convinced Of the great opportunities
awaiting them in the Golden Great Northern
States to reach the goal of his desires eco
nomically and quickly.
Three daily trains will carry the Colonists
west-from the principal gateways-Kansas
City, Minneapolis, Chicago, amidst. Paul-and
special preparations are being made for the
comfort and accommodation OF passengers.
The fare from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kan
sas City, Duluth and Superior will be $4,000,
from Chicago $1,000.
Tickets will be sold to nearly all points in
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia, including Helena, Butte,
Great Falls, Havre and Kalispell, Montana;
Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Belling-
ham, Vancouver, Victoria and Portland.
Every town in the eastwil enjoy the benefit
Of this rate, and through tickets can be pur-
chased at low figures. In planning your trip
to the Golden Great Northern States, write
for free copy Of Colonist Folder and cost Of
through ticket from your town to,
wSE5Xn W. C.. THORN,
HHegss371I31 travelling Passenger Atsat.
I}'.iW5BEiN 2i7 North Eighth St.
- St. Louis, No.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-07

| have been fearful lest it had cost
me what | value more highly than you
can ever know"
These words were unfortunate, and
instantly brought back to her a men,
DRY which seemed a barrier between
us. | read the change in her averted
face.
That can never be, Captain
Wayne" she returned calmly, yet ris-
ing even as she spoke. You have
come into my life under circumstances
so peculiar as to make me always
your friend. Celia" and she turned
toward the others, "is 1t not time we
were going? l am very sur the doc
tor said you we're to remain with
Lieutenant Cation but a brief time"
why, Edith" retorted the other,
gayly, q" lave been ready for half an
hour-haven't l, Arthur?-but you
were SO deeply engrossed with your
Rebel | hadn't the heart to interrupt"
| could see the quick color as 1t
mounted over Mrs. Brennan's throat.
Nonsense" she answered; I'VE have
not been here that length of time"
Did the Major emerge from out the
late ENHANCEMENT unhurt PIT vas Ca
tons voice that spoke.
Much to his regret, | believe, he
was not ever under fire" The tone
was cool and collected again. It! will
say goodbye, Lieutenant; doubtless
We shall see you at Mountain View so
soon as you are able to take the Jour-
ney. And, Captain Wayne, l trust l
shall soon learn Of your complete re-
covery."
My eyes followed them down the
long aisle. At the entrance she
glanced back, and | lifted my hand.
Whether she marked the gesture l
do not know, for the next instant