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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

HOLD STATE
CONVENTION
MEET AT WALLA WALLA TODAY
STATE is IN DOUBT AS BE-
TWEEN WILSON AND CLARK
NEITHER HAVING A MAJORITY.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wtRE.I

Convention Hall, Walla Walla
Wash, May 6.-Pierce county, with
her SO delebates, controls the situa.
tion at the Democratic state conven.
ton which opened here today
1t is a close contest between Chamr
Clark and Woodrow Wilson.
The convention was opened by
Charles G. Heifner at the Grand
theater Mayor George F. Cotterill
OF Seattle, chairman of the King
county primary delegates, arrived
this morning.
Wilson controls more counties
than Clark, and his supporters are
practically sure of seating the King
county primary delegation which was
contested But even with those dele
gates seated and the Bryan delegates
lined up behind him, Wilson musters
at best S4S, lacking 10 to control the
convention, which is made up of 719
delegates.
Pierce county's delegation is unin-
structed but will vote as unit. The
Clark followers confidently claim It.
Wilson and Bryan hay solid dele
cations from Clallam, Cowlltz Doug
las, Ferry, Grant, Island, Jefferson,
Okanogan, San Juan, Snohomish, Ste
vens and Whatcom counties, with a
total vote of 100.
Wilson controls four divided delega-
tions to the Democratic convention.
and Clark seven.
Six counties are doubtful. and
about these the storm centers. There
is much talk of stampede by Will
sonites to Bryan.
c. c. Dill was made temporary
chairman by the state central COM
mittee today and the appointment
will probably be made permanent
The Clark delegates from Yakima
are planning a stampede for their
man, and propose to help It along by
Introducing a live "houn dawg, ,"
which, they say is the homelest and
orniest dog on earth.
snohomish delegates plan to intro
duce a resolution endorsing what
Taft says about Roosevelt what
Roosevelt says about Taft, and what
LaFollette says about everybody and
everything.
A proposition that will come up in
convention will be that of naming 2S
instead of IA delegates instructed to
declare for preferential primaries
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

Every office in the state house,
every department, every commission
and every institution will be placed
on trial for its life in the near future,
for Governor West announced this
morning that he intends to call all of
them into the forum of public dis
cussion and make them justify their
existence, and also appropriations
made for them, and their expendi-
lures for the hire of assistants, clerks
and otherwise.
The governor purposes doing this
by preparing list showing the ap-
preparations made for each, and a
list showing the number of officers
constituting each department, COM
mission, office and institution, and
the salaries they are drawing. These
lists will cover, also, other expendi-
lures, and the press of the state will
be asked to publish them. After its
publication he will invite members of
the press to call upon each and
every one of them and ask them to
Justify the appropriations made for
each, the emDloyments of the clerks
and assistants and clerks and helps
and other expenditures.
In this %ay he hopes to draw out
for the benefit Of the public, all mat
ters pertaining to them all, If there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
Rescue Is Hazardous.

Twice the lifeboat was capsized
while en- route to the wreck, but the
crew righted It and kept on, Great
difficulty was encountered after ar
rival at the wreck in getting the sail
ors Off, but one by one they leaped,
some into the boat, which threatened
momentarily to dash against the
steamer, and others into the sea,
where they were picked up. Finally
all were taken ashore safely, amid
frantic cheers Of hundred residents
Of Nehalem and Tillamook Bay dis
trlct, who had gathered on the shore
to witness the attempt
The rescued are Captain Erickson,
Steve Beaureguard, engineer, of Port
land; William Campbell, second en-
glneer, of Tillamook; Fred Tultz,
first mate, Astoria L. Campbell,
steward, Of Portland; NJ Ferguson,
fireman, OF Bay City; ]. II. Whitaker,
fireman, Of Portland; George Grief,
sailor, Of Portland; A. Milton, sailor,
Of Portland. The two last named
were taken from the barge Nehalem.
Seas Hammer Wreck.
Captain Erickson had hoped that he
could keep his crew on board the Vos-
burg, pending an effort to be made to-
night to float her off at high tide. A
line had been passed to the steamer
yesterday, and tug from Astoria was
standing by.
Last night, however the wind rose
and seas were soon flooding the Vos-
burg from stem to stern A great wave
rocked her against rock, and hole
was torn In her bottom, through
which water began to pour A gaso-
line tank was thrust into the opening,
but did not stop the water entirely.
The cabin and engine room became
flooded, and the fires went out. The
crew we're drenched and 1t was found
impossible to cook in the galley stove.
This was the situation when morn
ing dawned yesterday. II was feared
the vosburg might break up, and so
Captain Erickson slgnaled the life
saving crew, who had been waiting on
the beach half a mile away, since Fri
day, and the rescue was accomplished
fclonfluuad nm pa9o "a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
SOCIALISTS MAY
NOMINATE MCDONALD

Springfield, ILL.,, May GA boom
has been started here for the nomna-
tion Of Duncan Mcdonald, secretary
treasurer of the Illinois United Mine
Workers Of America, for president Of
the United States on the Socialist
ticket Illinois delegates will work
for him at the national convention in
Indianapolis May 10. As this state
has the largest Socialist vote Of any
In the union, with the exception of
Pennsylvania, II is believed McDon-
aid will have good chance.
Job Hartman. of Los Angeles, and
Charles Edward Russell. the maga-
zine writer, are said to be the other
two candidates most likely to get the
nomination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

Tare any commissions that should be
abolished, it will appear, for they
must justify their existence; and the
same will apply to all other offices
and institutions. If any Of them are
carrying more assistants and help
than is necessary, this fact will be
given to the public, Probably all Of
1t will be followed up by recommend
ations to the legislature for tho
abolishment Of lot of things, though
the governor has not so stated. In
cidentally, il there are any gratis
connected with any Of them, these
will be laid bare to the public. II
Governor West is successful in car
rying out his plan, 1t will create an
upheaval among the departments OF
the state that will surpass anything
in their past history and probably
anything for years to come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
Yeiernns, Trnln Obtained.

New Orleans, May G.--The first sec
tion of the confederate veterans spe-
cial train, crowded with old soldiers,
was wrecked near Eastabuchle after
leaving New Orleans this morning,
and eight were killed,
Another Leyee Breaks.
Melville, La May G.-The levee
above here broke at noon, a 5O-foot
gap spreading the water in all direc-
tions. The country is flooded for
miles in every direction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
VOLCANO GETS ACTIVE
UPHEAVAL IN ALL STATE OFFICES
Poisoned the Congregation.

= Hanford, Cal, May 6.-Poi- =
+ soned by eating ice cream at a =
= picnic, so members of the Meth =
: odist church here are slowly re- =
+ covering today. Seventy-hve =
= were terribly stricken and some =
= thought hopelessly so. All =
= physicians from Hanford and Z
+ Lemoore we're summoned, and 4
: worked over the patients all =
+ night long 4
= The cream was made by one Z
= Of the parishioners, and after 4
+ standing over night in the freez- 4
> er, was frozen the next morn :
= ing. q
+ =
+ 4 + = = + + 4 + r + = + 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
GOVERNOR TAKES Bit IN HIS teeth
TAKES CHARGE OF THE PENITENTIARY
Having a Real Fight.

= Monterey, Mex, May 6.-Bat- 1
: tie between the main armies of 4
= the federals and rebels, under I
= Generals Huerta and orozco, be- 4
= gan this morning at Bermejlllo, 1
= near Torreon, with 5000 men 4
= fighting on each side, accord I
= ing to an unconhrmed report re- I
= ceived here today. 4
r Advices received from General I
= Trevino today state that the fed 4
= erals routed in a battle between I
:" 1900 rebels and federals near 4
+ Cuatro Cienagas, Coahuila. The 4
+ official report says that the fed I
: erals fought until their ammu- I
= milton was exhausted. 4
+ :
= + + + r + 4 + - + = I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

Refusing to abide by an offer made
by Superintendent James, Of the pen
itentiary to cooperate with him in
keeping the institution within the ap-
preparation made for it, by continuing
in office of superintendent without
salary, provided the governor would
have all the other employees do the
same, Governor West this morning Of
ficially fired him.
He has named in his stead Warden
Curtis as acting superintendent, and
directed James to turn the institution
over to him. He declares that, under
the law, it is not necessary for the
institution to have a superintendent
at its head, and that he will appoint
none.
simultaneously with the firing of
James he also announced that he
would WELD the ak with freedom up
on other employees of the penitentiary.
He declared his plan had not ma
tured far enough for him to give any
names, but that they would be forth
coming soon, He declared that he in
tends to bring the institution down to
a business7like basis, and that he,
alone, would say who should remain
or CO.
James offer was made to the gov
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
BAD TRAIN WRECK
AT Gle ELUM TODAY
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ]

Gle Elum, Wash, May 6.-While
passenger train No II Of the Milwau-
kee road was coming into the Gle
Elum yards at o'clock this morning
1t ran into an open switch, colllding
head-on with a locomotive which had
just arrived in the yards. The en-.
glne and two express cars of the train
were overturned and Fireman Jordan
was pinned under the wreck and killed
Engineer Johnson was severely in
jured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
KNOX on THE WAY
TO SAN FRANCISCO

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 6.-sec-
retary of State P. c. Knox will leave
Santa Barbara tonight for San Fran
cisco. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Knox, Governor Walter Il.
Clark, Of Alaska, Mrs. Clark, former
United States Senator Frank p.
Flint, Of California, and Colonel
strayer Of Philadelphia. The secre-
tary and his party attended a recep-
tion given today by Commander
James H. Bull, United States navy,
retired.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

ernor Friday. He demurred cgainst
the leave Of absence, and stated that
he would be willing to serve as super.
intendent without pay provided that
other employees were made to do So
but the governor made up his mind
he saw things in different light
and after calling Curtis to his office
this morning, notified James that he
was discharged.
why the others have nothing to
do with the management of the insti-
tutions. Their positions are mere
matter of bread and butter" asserted
the governor, when asked why he did
not accept the offer "Then, in addl-
tion, 1t is not necessary they should
work without wages to keep the insti-
tuition within its appropriations.
have the appointive power Of that in
stitution, and | am going to say who
shall remain and who shall 60"
All kinds OF inquiries failed to dis
close as on whom the gilded axe
would fall at the penitentiary, but it
is possible that Tom Wilson, who is a
son-in-law Of James, and clerk, will
go. 1t is also possible that the as
sistant warden will go, and, with West
in his present mood of applying the
pruning knife, God and West alone
know where the end will be.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
All Heard La Toilette.

= Hanford, Cal, May 6.-Busl- 4
= ness was practically suspended 4
+ and school children given day Z
= of here today to listen to an ad- Z
= dress by Senator Robert M. La I
= Toilette, progressive Republican 7
= candidate for the presidential Z
+ nomination. The speaker was 4
= introduced by Mayor Coe and was I
+ enthusiastically received. Sena- Z
= to LaFollette's speech was prac- .
= tically a repetition of that de- I
+ livered at Stockton Saturday. =
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
A Lucky Baby.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRH,l

Venice, Cal, May 6,-Expecting to
pick up the mangled body of her five
months babe which had fallen from
a second story window, Mrs. ]. G.
Eferson rushed screaming from the
house. The child was unhurt It had
landed on a pile of belclothing airing
on the lawn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
GOVERNOR WEST ERUPTS
GETS after COMMISSIONS
AND ALL USELESS OFFICERS

Will Make List Of All State Institutions and the Appropriations
Made tor Them, Showing Number of Assistants Deputies
Clerks and Employees and the Salaries Drawn and the Work
DOne---SayS State Is Burd ened With Useless Commits
SionS and Unnecessary 0fCeS---W Pass 1t up to InSt.
utlOns to Show Why They Should Be Given Big ApprO-
pratOnS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

The National Guard armory, just
completed at woodburn, will be dedi-
Gated next Saturday. Governor West
will be there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
Superintendent JAMES
is DISCHARGED. GOVERNOR
WILL NAME ALL employees

Others Slated for DeCaptaOn as the Governor Purposes
Putting the Institution on Business Basis, and Where
There Nothing to Do There Will Be No Soft Places as No
Salaries Will Be Paid Except to Those Who Earn Them
Governor Not Yet Ready to Announce, But Insists They
Will Be Made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

AS long as some men can borrow
an umbrella they will never attempt
TO lay up anything for a rainy day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06
Weather Forecast.

, Salem and Vicinity: Fair to-
, night. Tuesday fair and warm
= err. Northerly winds
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

II a bachelor says "yes," It's up to
the leap year girl to take him at his
word.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-06

CONTINUED on Page 81
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-05
Willing to Obiige.

Little James, while at neigh
boris, was given a piece of bread
and butter, and politely said,
"Fhank you"
That's right, James" said the
lady. 81 like to hear little boys
say Thank you
swell, rejoined James, eff you
want to hear me say it again you
might put some jam on it,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-05

in all day, and sometimes he drops
in and out"
When The Day Book suggest
ed that Lydon did not take much
interest in his company, the sec
rotary was shocked.
ooh, my yes,' he said. "Mr.
Lydon, you know, is president of
the company"
Mrs. Matthews lives in bare
little rented room at 1881 Calu-
met avenue. Lydon has a splen-
did home at 4731 Grand boule-
ward.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-05
NoTABLES NEXT WEEK

NOTABLES NEXT WEEK
Washington, Oct. 5.--Charles
P. Taft brother of the president;
Roger Sullivan, Democratic boss
of Illinois; Charles D. FIilles,
chairman of the national Repub-
1ican committee, and Medill Nc
Cormick, Roosevelt leader in Hi
nois, will be the star witnesses
before the Clapp investigation
committee next week.
Charles R. Crane, of Chicago;
former Senator Nathan B. Scott,
West Virginia; Matthew Hale, of
Boston; Charles Edward Russell,
of New York, and Louis Ham
merling, of Standard Oil, will also
be called.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-05
| did not manage very

lHOllCE. l ulu HOT 4lldlldSS NCEg
well, I'm afraid.
while the money lasted, and
I was able to buy nourishing food,
it was all right, but when the
money went, and I had to go back
to the old long, dreary hours of
sewing, l began worse again.
+ 'When | went to the doctor the,
next time, he told me that the
only chance of life I had was to
go to Colorado. l went to Mr..
Lydon and asked if he could help
me get there. He gave me SIS,
and said it was all he could afford.
I saw in the papers soon after
a picture of the splendid new
yacht, Lydonia II, which Mr.. Ly-
don had just bought. 1t was very
beautiful. 1t must have cost hun
dreds of thousands of dollars
4 got back from Colorado last
May. Since then my health has
been very poor. I have called on
Mr.. Lydon perhaps five times.
He never. was in. q
"The last time I ewnt there
was Wednesday. They called the
police. The police took me to the
Harrison street station, and a
doctor there examined me for my
sanity. Then l was released.
"Since I have been back here
this time, I have been followed
constantly by detectives. think
they are from the firm of Nc
Guire & White"
When The Day Book tried to
find Lydon today, it was just as it
was with Mrs. Matthews. Lydon
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-29
DINNER sToRlEs.

Rev. r. j. Campbell, apropos OF his
structures On the morality of the mod
eTn business man, told a story to q
Philadelphia reporter.
"A commercial traveller" he said.
returned home from a long trip in
the far east and said anxiously to
his wife at the railway station: How
are the dear children?
Splendid she replied. That is,
they are all splendid but little Willie,
and him / don't know what to make
OF. Instead Of studying al school he
spends his time making out of old
spools and such like rubbish worth
less trifles which he sells to the other
children for cakes and marbles.
While his mates are at play he sits
at home studying success encyclo-
pedias. He doesn't even sleep like
other children. When l go up at
night to see il he's all right I find
him In his night gown quietly pry-
ing pennies out of his little brothers
and sisters banks
The father filled with happy tears.
f" Mary he said, as he clasped his
wife TO his breast, Mary, my dear,
our own name is destined to immor-
tally. / see clearly from you words
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-29
Daddy's Bedtime
G. The Gray Mouse
DIOIV That Was Friends
With The Cat
"I'N take care OF ycu,''
Tom promised.

- vELYN had wondered IL cats and mice we're ever friends.
"Sure rot silyY' said Jack.
- "Once upon a time1 said daddy, "a little gray mouse and a big
gray cat became very great friends. Mousie had sharp ears. and
when Tom ok a notion to lick the cream OF the milk pans In the dairy it
was useful to have Mouse keep watch at the door
"Whne Tom was asleep MouEte could prowl about and see II the cook had
left anything uncovered in the pantry or on the cellar shelves
"Then when Tom awakened he could hurry down and have a bite, while
Mousie took care TO let him know in time to get away unseen In case any one
came along.
when winter comes I'll take care of you' Tom promised Monsie You
won't need to go about in the cold looking for food. I'm going to put some
thing away for both Of lis to eat then
"one day Tom found a jar OF poHed meat He wasn't hungry g he said
to Aousie:
Here, wen put this away for winter Where shall we store it,
80 Tom put the meat away in a dark corner Of the church cellar behind
a pile Of old wood, and the two went home very happy.
"Wel. the next day after he had found the meat Tom was q tTthe hungry.
He managed TO pick up something, but on his way home he thought he would
just try the pot OF meat in the church cellar to find but IL it was as good as it
looked. 1t was delicious and Tom was licking his chops when he got home.
What's that on your whiskersT Mouse asked as Tom whisked on q speck
Of the meat that still chung to them.
Don't bother me- answered Tom Grossly
1--we a notion to run over to the church cellar and take a look at that
meat, Mousie said one evening as she waited for Tom to come home.
"She crept over very quietly, and when she got up on top of the pile OF
wood and looked down at the jar there al Tom cleaning the very last speck
Of meat out of it. -a
"toh, TomP she cried aoh, Tom. how could your
"Tom started. When he saw who was looking at him he was angry.
"FG-rFF be growIed. and the made a spring at the mouse, and quick . q
wink he had gobbled her up
Mouse meats the best kind Of meat. after all-for CATS said cruel Tom
as he sat washing himself after bis meal So, my children, you may decide
whether, If yu were mice, it would be wise to be friends with a cat"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-29
SUNDAY MAILS.

The report from Washington that
congress had failed to provide funds
for Sunday mail distribution created
quite a panic till Postmaster General
Hftchcock's modification came along
some months ago there was a curtaii-
ment of Sunday mail delivery, as far
as carriers were concerned.
The failure of congress to appro-
pirate funds for Sunday service will
now do away entirely with general de-
delivery service on Sundays. Holders OF
hotel and newspaper boxes, and perhaps
other box renters, will be served as
formerly. There will be less collection
of mails by carriers on Sunday and
they will do no distribution work
What collections are made will be ex-
clusiveIy in the business districts.
The clerks in the postoffice, who are
to handle the outgoing Sunday mails
may make the box distribution as for
merly.
Had all Sunday mail distribution
bean stopped-as seemed to be the
p6Ssibility-Fargo would not have had
any more service than Horace or some
town without a Sunday train. Travel
ing men, who come TO Fargo too late
Saturday night to get their mail al
the p~ostofice, would have been unable
To- secure their letters till Monday
morning, too late to answer them
The mail service would have beer
greatly handicapped and business bad.
~ retarded.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-29
CANAL RATE WAR.

That the Suez and Panama canals
will be bitter rivals is evidenced by the
action of the Suez canal directorate in
scaling down tolls preparatory to
meeting the competition of the new
world canal.
AT a recent meeting the Suez canal
directors discussed lower tolls. In ev-
ident retaliation for the decision of
congress to allow American coastwise
trafic free passage through the Pana-
ma canal it slashed the Suez rates to a
point-where they are as low as those
agreed on for the Panama route.
This action may have a decided eff
feet on the success of the Panama
canal. Experts who have investigated
the financial aspect of the canal insist
that tolls through the Panama canal
must be lower than those through the
Suez-iE the American ditch is to be a
success.
Traffic experts are not agreed as to
the sort of shipping the Panama cana
viii command. 1t is quite generally
conceded that vessels from European
ports to the Pacific coast ports OF
Asia will use the Panama canal. Ships
sailing from Europe for India and 9TH
erzcountries of the far cas- will prob
ably prefer the Suez canal-because OF
cheaper coal and better opportunities
to-obtain freight.