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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
Criminal
Libel Is
Charged
Seven Prominent Portland
Socialists Indicted for
Issuing ScurrilOuS Circu-
lar About Roosevelt in
That City

Portland, Ore, Oct. 17-Thomas j.
Burns, Socialist writer, and seven
other prominent socialists, were in
dicted by the county grand jury Tues
day for issuing an alleged scurrilous
circular directed at Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Congressman
Longworth, on occasion of Roosevelt's
last visit here, The announcement of
the indictment, which were secret
was made today.
The federal jury is reported to be
considering the return Of like indict-
ments.
Acting presumably as the result of
the attempted assassination of Colonel
Roosevelt and the alleged action o. a
number of socialists in snickering and
laughing when the shooting was an
nounced at Socialist meeting here
Monday night, the grand jury indict-
ed the Socialists
Circular Was "Bad"
The circular, which referred to
Roosevelt as the executive who "at-
tempted to murder Haywood, Meyer
and Pettibone,' and to Congressman
Nicholas Longworth as a "bawdy
house keeper" was spread broadcast
upon the occasion of Roosevelt's visit
to Portland last month,
The most glaring charge made by
the circular was "you sold Princess
Alice" referring to Colonel Roose-
velt, ito that bawdy house keeper
Nicholas Longworth." 1t also refer
red to an article in New York paper
which accused Roosevelt of stealing
$40, 100000 in money appropriated
for the Panama canal.
Leaders Signed II.
The circular was signed by Thomas
]. Burns, prominent Socialist writ
err, of Portland, and seven members
of the local Socialist propaganda
committee, the latter being o. A.
Erickson, r. ]. Fisher, I. w. w. Rams
ley. M. Koerner, F. w. and A. e. Halls,
and ]. Worthens.
The men have been cited to appear
Friday, and each is under $1,000 bonds
The indicted men have retained At
torney ]. A. Jeffrey and II. j. Parkin-
son to defend them.
The indictments were issued Tues
day. the day after the attempted as
sassination Of Roosevelt. Other So.
cialists here deny that the announce
ment Of Roosevelt's shooting wal
treated in a sneering manner on thu
occasion of the meeting Monday night
the announcement having been mad'
by Fred ]. Warren, editor Of the ZAP
peal tu Reason" a Socialist paper.
Rumors are current of nation
wide movement in behalf Of the in
dicted men.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17


wv YHEN twins had been born the hospital as
NM building Tuesday, Colonel Roosevelt declared
delighted his satisfaction when told
that the elder infant him. He wanted to see
the babies Immediately
The parents Domnck and Nellie greatly N|eased and
the mother to the colonel
hospital confident that Colonel Roosevelt Is
out of danger nervousness disappeared.
accompanied Mrs Roosevelt here from New YORK sau
There significance morning bulletin that the bullet is not
removed Two things will the bullet will ever
remov-rs trouble and second the fact that
Colonel carry in his pocket as souvenir in
in his chest"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
To Bombard Vera Cruz.
[uN1rEp pnEss LEAsED VIZ. ]

Mexico City, Oct ia lombard
ment Of Vera Cruz, which is held by
rebels under Felix Diaz, was ordered
today by the Madero government
Commodore Azueta, in charge Of the
gunboats, was directed to open fire
at discretion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
A CHECKER PLAYER

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 17-John
Schrank, who shot Theodore Roose-
welt here Monday night, spent the
morning In his cell, writing and tear
ing up the sheets He refused to di-
vulge the subject of his writing.
Later he played checkers with anoth-
err prisoner named Walter Stassell,
winning four games.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
The EnglewOOd Meeting
Is an Enthusiastic One
= + +++ ++++ - ++++++
MAYOR LACHMT ND'S PLATFORM.

Mayor achmund administration
+ would be his platform for reelection:
= o a half millions,
paving and securing cheaper pavemen
Annuling Wech franchise and preventing all promoters
+ schemes.
Securing with conductors street
=
veong franchise and securing widening of Twelfth street north
+
Putting light poles off and raising light and
+ telephone license,
Compelling supplies sold the
+ people
= Favors public initiative bond
+
=
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17

Help Was
$ll8,OOO
Magazine Publisher TeSti-
fieS He Gave This Sum to
Aid ROOSevelt'S Campaign
Some Suspicious Figures
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. /

Washington oct 17.--Testifying be-
fore the senate campaign contributions
investigating committee here this af-
ternoon, Frank A. Munsey millionaire
newspaper publisher and magazine
owner, admitted that he contributed
$1lS,CCO to Colonel Theodore Roose-
yelt's pre- convention campaign.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
NM EngleMood Nicotine.

The citizens meeting in the Sixth
ward as well attended last night in
spite Of the rain. City Superintendent
kunz was present and spoke of the
progress Of the schools. Mr. Green
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17

And every man who owns a dog
thinks the animal has more sense
than his neighbor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
COrieIyon Denles.


Washington, oct 17.-Corroboratlon
of the testimony Of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt concerning contributions by
the Standard Oil company to the Re-
publican national campaign in 1904
was given the senate investigating
commission here today by George b.
Cortelyou, former private secretary to
the Colonel Cortelyou, who was chair
man of the Republican national COM
mlttee in 1904, swore that he first
heard Of the alleged oil trust sub
scriptions through a letter and tele-
gram from Colonel Roosevelt.
When he showed these communica-
ticns to Cornelius N. Bliss, then treas
urer of the Republican national COM
mittee, Bliss denied, Cortelyou said
that he had received any contributions
from the Standard Oil company,
Cortelyou vehemently denied that he
asked Morgan to contribute to Roose-
velts campaign or that he had heard
that j. p. Morgan had contributed,
until testimony to that effect was ad-
duced at the Clapp committee hear
ings.
Figures Are Suspicious.
lanes Cannon, of the Fourth Ma
tional Bank of New York, mailed
Chairman Moses Il. Clapp a copy OF
Bliss political account in his bank,
showing deposits aggregating $24OOOO
from October q to October 81, 1904.
The deposits totaled the exact amount
the late e. H. Hartman is alleged to
have raised for the 1904 campaign.
James Murfin, of Detroit, testified
that the pre-conyention primaries in
Detroit were as rotten as rotten could
be-" Both sides, he said, were re-
Gponsble, money being the only thing
that counted,
Cortelyou denied that the tobacco
trust offered to contribute to Colonel
Rcosevelts campaign. He also denied
that he had ordered all campaign doc
uments destroyed in 1904.
Cortelyou bitterly rebuked those
who had accused him of using secrets
Of the department of commerce and
labor in 1904 to extort contributions.
He declared that he had never dis
cussed campaign contributions with
Colonel Roosevelt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17

" PRESIDENT TAFTMy not murderer He is a
fighting his Please don't let the Americana
Mr. MaderO Mr. Madeo would
shoot that would kill grandma SO wrote little
granddaughter acn
OF straight
though She living with her mother brother and
sisters in "gmnddaddy she lovingly calls him.
would the United States through the fortunes OF war
President do Mexico she down the
norch Of brother beside them
pathetic letter President Taft She signed her name
ust Mrs oozco left Mexico when the dera
family between the firing lines during battle
they ycOuld them
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17

baum, of Rostein & Greenbaum, who
resides in the ward, spoke for the bond
issue. He showed from his experience
on the finance committee Of the coun-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-17
Many Other boosters.

Mr.. strahorn's speech was followed
by speeches from F. G. Deckabach, P.
H. Darcy, A. F. Hofer, p. H. Todd,
President Albert, F. ]. LaflSy, Hal D.
Patton and W. ]. Kilborn. These gen
tlemen spoke of the trip to Eugene
and of the enthusiasm displayed at
that city on the event Of the celebra-
ton OF the opening Of the Oregon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
RAILWAY NOTES.

More than 100000 freight cars arc
handled annually in Chicago, exclusive of
traffic moving to and from the Union
Stock yards, and Of this number, 1900 600
are interchanged.
The New York Central has begun a
personal appearance" campaign among
its men.
A director of the Denver e Rio Grande
railroad states that this road will shortly
purchase IS locomotives and 800 cars.
All the equipment that road and West
ern Pacific is in use and earnings with
the March statement are going to show
considerable improvement.
There has just been issued from the
press the eighth edition of STANDARD
Train Rule Examinati TONS by G. E. Col
lingwood, for which it is claimed that it is
the most complete ever issued. It con-
tains over so pages of important matter
on train rule subjects so arranged as to
be most effective. The most important
change made in this edition is that each
rule is explained in detail whereas in
former editions only a few of the rules
We're so explained. This edition also con-
tains all the rulings which the American
Railway association has made on the
standard code.
The Erie railroad has equipped about
100 of its locomotives, running in subuT-
ban passenger services, at the New York
end of the road, with two-inch single bell
chime whistles. in addition to the ordi=
nary whistle, and has instructed the en-
ginemen to use this smaller and less
noisy whistle on all occasions except
where the louder one Is required as a
measure of safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
RAILROAD NEWS
Missouri Pacific Has Started
"Red Ball" Freight.
First Fast Freight Shipments
Begin Today.
USED ON OTHER ROADS
Improvements ON MI. p. Guar.
antee Faster Time.
Other Items of General Interest
In Traffic World.

''Red BALI freight on the Missouri
Pacific! Think of it, But this is the
announcement from headquarters.
A new plan of handling fast freight
shipments on the Missouri Pacif1c-Iron
Mountain system that is expected tc
prove popular with the patrons was
installed today. The important feature
is the prompt information given ship
pers regarding the movement Of their
freight.
Under this new method commodities
offered for transportation are divided
into two clssses-red ball. and ordi-
nary freight. The former group in
Guides all perishable goods, foodstuffs,
ware, oils, hardware, all import and
export freight, and various other COM
modities- Ordinary freight is ncnper-
ishable and is made up of all ship
ments which do not come within the
classification of red ball.
All district terminals on the system
have been designated as Symbol sta
tions.' and symbol letter and a SER
les of numbers assigned each. Thus
st. Louis is indicated by the letter
So and the numbers assigned that
particular station run from 1 to Ss9.
Cars of red ball freight loaded at St.
Louis will Re symboled ST., So, S-3,
in consecutive order.
RED BALI is fast freight, and it Is
made up in separate trains. A con-
spicuous red ball" card containing the
symbol letter and number assigned the
car is tackled on it. and this is re-
corded in a book together with the
contents and destination of the car
This record of the train is telegraph
ed TO the Office of the superintendent OF
transportation. Every consignee OF
freight is advised on what day anG
hour it left st. Louis and when he may
expect it.
Check is kept of the progress of the
car by means OF brief symbol telegraph
reports, and patrons are kept advised.
When a car of red ball freight reaches
its destination a report is made at
once to the consignor.
The Rock Island and Santa Fe have
used red ball' freight for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
KANSAS CITY SANTA FE YARDS
Largest West of Chicago-1O7 Miles
of Track.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1.-The To-
cal Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
yards are said to be the largest any
where west of Chicago. There are 1O7
miles of track in that roads terni-
nails here In 1881 the first Santa Fe
Yards in Argentine were established.
The yards at that time had a capac-
ity of five hundred cars and extend
ed from what is now Fourteenth
street t. Twenty-sixth street, in Kan
sas City, Kan, considerably less than
q mile. The Argentine yards now
have a capacity of 5,515 cars and ex-
tend from Fourteenth street, Kansas
City, Kan, to Turner. a distance of
three miles or more. There are a total
of seventy two-tracks in these yards,
located in the westbound, eastbound
classification, elevator, storage and
repair divisions. Sixty-five miles of
the Santa Fe Argentine tracks have
beerl laid within the last six years.
This road handles on, an average
sixty-tvo thousand cars per month in
its Argentine yards and employs
1925 men there. In Argentine there
arc two Santa Fe grain elevators with
capacity of N million bushels, and
tho capacity may with ease be in
creased II million bushels. The
roundhouses contain forty-nine stalls
and the repair shops rejuvenate one
hundred and forty cars daily.
Another Santa Fe property, known
as the Kansas City yards, extends
from Fourteenth street, Kansas City.
Mo. to and including the Rex Mills.
These yards have a capacity of 1,47S
cars, or about eleven miles of track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
Decrease.
RAISE LOWER SALARIES FIRST
Car Men. Operators. Truckers and
Clerks Ask Higher Pay

New York. April Organization Of
Ulcers representing the carmen, telegraph
operators, dispatchers, signal men, track
men, clerks and agents employed by many
eastern railroads met Sunday and issued a
statement declaring that their claims for
better pay should be considered before
the railroads grant further increases to
higher salaried employees. Earl H Nor
ton OF Boston, president of the Order of
railroad Station Agents. who gave out
the statement, said it referred particular
ly to the situation caused by the demand
of the engineers for higher wages. He
and his assistants. he said had ad-
dressed no communication directly to the
railroad companies but probably would
apply within two weeks for a general
advance.
Erie. Pa, April 1.-The wage demands
of railroad engineers was discussed at
the fifth Sunday convention of the
eastern division of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Firemen and Enginemen here
Sunday. ". H. Pierce of PEORIA H.,
first assistant president of the national
organization, was in attendance. AL
though the meeting was secret it is sai9
plans were outlined for a nation wide
federation of all railroad trainmen's or
CARNATIONS, with the exception of the
gineers, who will remain separate. The
next meeting will be held at Pittsburg,
June 80, july and @
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
List of western League Players.

There are 215 ball players on the
roster of Western League clubs al
present, an average of nearly 80 each
Soon the managerial axes will begin
dropping and the number will lessen
rapidly. Following is the list of play
ers trying out for places on the eight
| Western League clubs:
TOPEKA
Catchers-Chapman, Smith, Crisp
| Schmidt and Peters.
Pitchers-Fugate, Alderman, Har-
| ben, Young, Green, Howell, Kusel
Leak, Rose, Wainwright, Beecher and
Buchanan.
Observation-Disclosures, Walsh. Lee,
Emory, Sorenson, Ryan, Merrill, Sim
gleton, Fisher and Pickett
Outfielders- King, Rickert,
Burns, Hoffman and Gardner.
WICHITA.
Catchers-Ciemons, Nelson, Stark
and Wacob.
Pitchers-Jackson. Ellis, Perry,
Doyle, WEIGH. Stoffer, Durham, Routt,
Herche, Weeks, Plympton, Harmon.
Angle and Kuetchenmeister.
elders-Koerner, Hughes. Nee,
Schmid, Claire. Thompson, Callahan,
Pinkerton, Butler and Sucker.
utfielders-Davis, Craig. Middle
ton, Bechtold, Belden and Pettigrew
SIOUX CITY.
Catchers-Cadman, Towne, Gold
Willie anu GdltS
Fitchers-Moore, Erickson, Miller,
FusicE, Brown, Bush, Rhoder, Will
kins and Payne.
Infielders- HorreH, AL
drich, Andreas, Reilly, Jones, Smith
and French.
Observation-Disclosures, Corbin, NoIt,
Marshall, Breen and Sporrer.
ST. JOSEPH.
Catchers-Gossett, Castle, Clare
and Phelps.
PitchersECrutcher, johnson, Err
rett, Freeman, WheatIey, Mcdonnell.
Hill and Woldring.
Observation-Disclosures Wintz. Jones,
Lowthers, McClelland and Andrews.
Enthusiastically. Zwilling, Sam
Powell, Watson and Hays.
DIES MONIES
Catchers--McGraw, Bachant. Ula-
towski, Lynch. Hayes, Allen, Meyer,
White and Thompson.
Pitchers-Northup, Rogge. Doug
las, T'aber, Knapp, hewitt. Jarnagin,
Fisher, Mcclure, Hueston, Schnei-
berg, Mitchell and Henson.
Infielders=Colligan Graham, Lom-
bard. kores. Smith, WEIGH, Thomas,
Leonard and Neil.
Outfielders-Hahn, Kelly, Curtis,
Chouinard and De Camp.
LINCOLN.
Clark.
Pitchers-Hagerma Owens. VOL
verton, Smith, Farthing, Doyle and
Tuckey
Manager Dwyer. Cole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
WAITING FOR GOOD TIMES.
Topeka Railroad Men Believe Bush
ness Will Open Up.

Railway freight traffic officials in
Topeka expect the movement of
freight this spring to be unusually
heavy. They give as reasons favor
able crops and building prospects.
Shipments of seed potatoes, grains
and garden seeds are heavy. The vol
ume of consignments of farming i'm
plements is good. Traffic men believe
that the number of carloads of
threshing machines, binders and
mowers will be far in excess of last
year.
This years shipments of automo-
biles are expected to be larger than
those of last season. A number of
shipments have been made.
The railways are making plans to
take care of heavy shipments of
building materials to Topeka this sea-
son.
Already the prospect for a bump
er wheat crop is causing the railway
officials to see visions of a box car
shortage. They expect in a few
months to begin repairing all dilapi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
GOOD POSITION FOR TowNE.
Former Topeka Man Made General
ssLIIacI:i ,IlcI.r,t Of &.

Former Topeka Man Made General
superintendent of c. & n. w.
Word has been received in Topeka of
the appointment of Walter J. ToWne as
general superintendent of the lines east of
the Missouri river of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. Towne is well
known in Topeka. He was born a few
miles west of the city, was reared on
farm in the county, and at one time was
with the engineering department of the
Santa. Fe in this city.
Towne's appointment as general super
intendent came as a surprise to all
friends in this city. He was engineer of
maintenance prior to this new position
and it has been expected that Towne
would remain in the engineering depart
ment of the road His jump into the
operating department and this excellent
position came pleasing surprise to
Topeka friends in railroad circles and
elsewhere.
Towne started with the Chicago 6
Northwestern as division engineer. Ec
was with the Santa Fe as a chairman in
the engineering department out of To-
peka. Towne is the son of the late Isaac
N Towne, who died in Topeka last sum-
mer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01

Dunton, Weathers. Barbour, Kaber-
MIA, Lyons and Booth.
Outfield-McCormic Miller and
Cobb.
DENVER.
Catchers-Spahr and Frambes.
Pitche-s-Kinsella, Harris, Ohm
stead, kenworthy. Schrieber and
Pfeffer.
nfielders-Lindsay. Coffey, Lloyd,
CULLEN and Hickey.
OutfieIders-Beall, Cassidy, Collins
and Channel.
OMAHA.
Catchers-Arbogast, Gonding aud
Campfield.
Pitchers-Hal1, Lott, Rhodes. Kes-
ley, Fentress, Cook, Ryan. Christen-
son, Hicks and Hearn.
Infielders-Kane, Wanner. Moore.
Neihoff, Justice, Scanlon. Farrell and
AIuenke.
tfielders-Thomason Sours, Lee.
Schoonover and Coyle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
BACK TO THE THROTTLE.
Prize Fighting Is Too Brutal, Whipped
Hope Decides.

Sapulpa, Okla, April because he
says of the brutality of the game Carl
Morris, erstwhile white hope" has quit
the ring temporarily at least He went
back to work today as an engineer on d
switch engine in the Sapulpa railroad
yards.
Morris left his engine on the night Of
July 4, 1910. after Jeffries had been de-
feated by Johnson with the avowed in
tention of recovering the championship
title for the white race. During his 20
months career he won IL battles and lost
two and for the time being he asserts he
has enough. He insists, however, he will
return and defeat Johnson, but when, he
does not say.
Thugs" Morris complains predominant
among the present day fighters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
TRAINING SEASON RESULTS.

At Baltimore T. Phila-
delphia Nationals 8.
At Newark-Newark 8; Philadel-
phia Americans fourteen innings.)
At ST. Louis-St- Louis Americans
6; st. Louis Nationals 5.
At Cairo Iu.-St. Louis Nationals
5; Milwaukee 5, tie game.
At Indianapolis-Ind 2;
Brooklyn 4.
At Waco-Chicago Americans 2;
Waco L.
At Louisville-Louisville A.. Chicago
Nationals 6.
At Houston-Houston. 2; Philadel-
phia Americans 1 I'll innings.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
c. X. LEAGUE IS o. X.
Prospects Could Hardly Be Better Oh
New Circuit

New circuit
Great Bend, Kan, April 1.-The
prospects for a successful season for
the Central Kansas league could hard
ly be better. The organization emery
ed from the season of 1911 in good
financial condition while many of the
other leagues over the country in the
same class were either forced to dis
solve or change their circuits. The
Central Kansas league ended the sea-
son with the same teams with which it
started and it was not necessary for a
single series to be changed. For the
coming season the league will consist
of Manhattan, Salina, Lyons, Junction
City, Newton and Great Bend and in
business men who have had plenty of
experience in baseball management
and know what league ball means.
Salinas manager this year is Bert
Lamb. This will be his first year as
manager, but he has had a great deal
of experience as player and, being a
Salina boy, will have the most loyal
support of the fans.
Fred Wilson will manage the Lions.
Wilson played last season in. the Mis-
souri, Illinois league and is touted as
fast.
junction City still has Cecil Bank
head and his fast backing, comprising
the same aggregation that made
league ball so popular in Junction City
last year.
Newton has signed STONY Jewell
as manager and from past experience
with him expects successful season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
9 = = DRIVES OUT
800. RHEUMATISM

is due to Of acid
Nothing
sfens them by natural
medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA GA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
Berger Nay join Jobbers.

Wichita, Kan. April Wichita
fans are more than elated over the
news that Joe Berger, the hard hit
ting shortstop of the Jobbers last
year, may come back to this CITY,
Berger does not seem to have shown
as much as expected in the White Sox
camp and is now travelling with the
second squad and is said to be billed
for another year with the minors
which will probably mean WicNa
Verne Clemens, who has just come
back to Wichita from the White Sox
brought word that Berger is more
than willing to come back In fact
Berger sent word to Secretary Nc
Mullan of the local club to "get him
back if he can Tommy Nee the
new man in the short field, looks de-
cidedly good. but probably could not
be counted in the same class with the
hard hitting Dutchman. Nee would
be carried as utility man in case Ber-
ger comes back and this would leave
the Wichita infield one of the strong
est in the league this season.