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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
England Had No Thought of
Protesting Against Panama
Tolls Until American and
Canadian Railroads Took It
Up.
.ENGLAND CANNOT DICTATE
We Built the Canal and VIII Not Con-
cede Any COuntry's Right to Say
Whether or Not We Shall Charge
Our Own Vessels Toll for Using II
Railroads Sent a Delegation to
England, and They Secured the
Protest.

Washington, July 17.--Congress-
man Knowland, of California, today
told President Taft that American
railroads, acting with Canadian trans
continental lines, had instigated Eng.
lands protest against free tolls for
American ships passing through the
Panama canal. After this conference
with the president, Knowland said:
at is a railroad fight. Free tolls for
American vessels means lower rail
road rates. We built and financed
the canal and congress will not con
cede England's right to dictate the
tolls"
Knowland further declared that
England had not thought of protesting
until the American and Canadian
roads sent a delegation to England
He doubted whether America would
be willing to submit the question to
The Hague tribunal, because all Of the
foreign interests would be against
America there.
The British protest is expected here
tomorrow, and 1t is believed President
Taft will send a special message to
congress voicing his views Of the
matter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
THE BRANCH
ROAD IS IN
BAD SHAPE

A garden Of weeds Is the appella-
tlon applied by Railroad Commission
err Campbell to that portion of the
Southern Pacific track running from
Tallman TO Springfield. He declares
that this track is also in bad condi-
ticn because Of the lack Of ties, but
the company has agreed to install
them and also to eradicate the weeds
Railroad Commissioners Campbell
and Miller returned last night from
an inspection Of all lines on the east
side and II Is their intention in the
near future TO make a similar inspec-
ton os TO the west side lines.
The track from Woodburn to Ma
tron, Railroad Commissioner Camp
bell says Is fair That from Tallman
to Natron Is particularly bad for wont
Of ties but they are on the ground
and viii be Installed as fast as possl-
BILE.
From Natron to oak Ridge, the new
Extension, the track, he said, was In a
first class condition
The company, he says, Is putting
the track In good conditions az rap
idly as possible, but is experiencing
much trouble because Of the scarcity
Of labor for this kind Of work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
FAIR BOARD
HAS A BUSY
MEETING
COMPLETES ARRANGEMENTS FOR
IT'S MUSIC, AND FIXES THE SPE-
CIAL DAYS-WEDNESDAY SALEM
AND BABY DAY.

An important meeting of the State
Board Of Agriculture was held yester-
day at the state fair grounds, and
among other matters settled was that
OF choosing band for the annual eX-
hibition, which begins this year Sep
tember 2 and closes September Z. The
board, contrary to former practices,
decided to employ a band composed
of residents of Oregon only. In for
mer years foreign bands have been
employed, and this created good deal
of unfavorable comment, and some
bitter opposition, especially among
the music unions and bands of the
state. 1t is now thought that much
of this opposition will be eliminated
No band has been selected and can
not be until advertisements are in
serted in the papers and bids submit
te.
It was also agreed to select vocal
music from among citizens Of the
state, the same as the band music.
Another important matter settled at
the meeting yesterday was fixing the
special days for the fair. Monday will
be labor day, Tuesday will be Wood
man of the World day, Wednesday
will be Salem day, Thursday will be
Portland day and Friday will be
Portland day Saturday will be
set aside for the Shriners day, If that
Organization wishes It, but the matter
has not been definitely settled
Wednesday, besides being Salem
day, will also be baby day On this
day there will be a baby show, at
which the board has offered $500 in
prizes Besides the prizes offered by
the board, It is understood that there
will also be prizes offered by individ-
uals.
The board has adopted a new plan
for policing the grounds this year.
Instead Of the usual number OF depu-
ty marshals, 1t is planned to have a
sufficient number of the members Of
the National Guard to camp on the
grounds to serve as officers II is not
intended to dispense with the chief
marshal, but the National Guards will
compose the entire force.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
new CAMP
MAKES GOOD
SHOWING

Warner Range continues to produce
sensations that are startling.
A sack Of white and rose quartz
spangled with gold came down from
the range over Kelly Creek on Thurs
day by a prospector named Robinson.
The find was kept a secret for sew
eial days, but news Of It leaked out
and samples Of the ore were secured
by representative Of the News which
assays very high
DIR. y. H. Amsden and DR.. Eastman
have been grub-staking Robinson and
now feel that this time a grub-stake Is
equivalent to jack pot
The find Is supposed by old timers
to be the traditional Lost Cabin" or
Blue Bucket mine, which was sup
posed responsible for the organization
of the Goose Lake Mining District at
the farm OF VIM. Cogswell five miles
north Of New Pine Creek in 1871. AZ
the meeting twenty miners were pres
cnt, aud the proceedings were record
ed by the county recorder OF Jackson.
Oregon, Of which Lake and Klamath
counties were part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
ANGLER CATCHES
SEYEN.YEAR.0LD BOY
UNITED ruEss LEASED VIM. !

Wenatchee, Wash, July i6,--lnstead
Of the fish that had been nibbllng at
his hook. It was the all but llfeless
body Of a little boy that II. l.. Bolin
reeled from the treacherous Columbia
river yesterday.
Lester Brown, aged 7, had attempted
to swim In the swift current lie had
gone under the surface twice and was
flounderlng. when Bolln's line became
entangled with his small body, and
saved him from a watery grave. The
Roy is the first ever to have been saw
ed from the river at this particular
place, where the current is swift and
treacherous. II took an hour to resus-
cltate the boy. He Is q son Of George
Brown.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
NATIONAL
GUARD GOES
into CAMP

Portland, Ore, July 17--0fficers
and men of the oregon National
Guard will leave Portland Saturday
for maneuvers at Grays Harbor
Washington. They will be in camp
10 days. The first section will leave
over the Northern Pacific railroad en-
route to Montesano, Wash, at 8
o'clock Saturday morning. The sec
ond section will leave at 1890 p. m
the same day
In the first section will be one bag
gage car, one flat car four stock cars
and six coaches. In the second Sec
tion will be a baggage car and nine
coaches. The first section will carry
headquarters, companies II, B, f, G.
Third infantry, the sanitary troops at
tached to the Third infantry and the
ambulance company In the second
section will be companies A, D, Il, G
/, X, L and NJ.
Company c will leave Baker City
July 10 for Portland Company L
from Corvallis. Company G from Dal'
las, Company | from Woodburn, Com
pany l. from Oregon City and Com
pany NJ from Salem will come to Port
land July 90
First Lieutenant Francis c. Edicott
Fifth infantry, inspector instructor, OF
duty with the organized militia Of Or
egon, will accompany the Third infan
frw
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

garding the efforts made by certain
prominent business men to block the
association from presenting evidence
against Hanford.
Congressman Mccoy, from the
bench, charged that a Mr.. Goldsmith
had blocked a meeting of the credit
men after they had appointed a COM
mittee to formulate their their com
plant against Hanford, regarding his
actions in receivership matters.
Anderson testified that at a general
meeting in June of the association a
motion was passed for the appoint
ment Of a committee to take up with
the federal judges the question Of Sc
curing better results in receiverships
and bankruptcy matters, from the
standpoint of the creditors This com
mittee had not been appointed when
the congressional committee began its
Investigations. Anderson, at the sug-
gestiun of the investigators, appointed
a committee and called a meeting to
take up the request of the probers to
cooperate with them. At this meet
ing James S. Goldsmith appeared and
persuaded them that the credit mems
committees duties should not be ex-
tended in that direction. According
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
OREGON'S SYSTEM OF
LOANING SCHOOL FUNDS

That Oregons system Of loaning
school funds to farmers and other
holders Of real estate in small sums
is attracting much attention through
out the nation Is evidenced by the
publicity being given II In magazines.
These articles have caused flood
Of letter TO pour In on the secretary
Of state from those Interested in the
subject, asking for copies Of the law
and also information as to the work.
Ing OF the system. The state has
loaned out practically $6,5OO,OOO at 6
per cent In small sums and has never
lost dollar Of IT,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
WITNESSES
DIVIDED IN
OPINION
OUT OF 112 EXAMINED ONE.HALF
SAY THEY NEVER SAW HAN.
FORD DRUNK-THE HORSE Ed.
TOR CAN ADD HIS TESTIMONY
TO THEIRS.
UNITED PRESS luAsHD wIRH.I

Seattle, Wash, July 17.--With the
evidence Of Attorneys Peterson and
Whitlock, both Of whom testified that
they had seen Hanford intoxicated, the
congressional committee, 1t is believed
have definitely closed the taking of
testimony on the charge Of drunken
ness against the Judge
Thus far a total of one hundred and
twelve witnesses have been heard rel
ative to Hanford's alleged drunken
ness. OF these fully half have been
Hanford's friends and club members
who have declared they never saw
Hanford drunk On the other hand,
the witnesses including persons in
various stations Of life have testified
either positively that they saw him
drunk or that they believed ss~om his
actions that he was under the influ-
ence Of liquor.
The strongest individual witness
against Hanford0was perhaps, Victor
Carlson, a painter, who swore that
Hanford was drunk on street car
one night in the spring Of 1903, that
he acted indecently and the conductor
had to put him off the car
Another strong witness for the gov
ernment was Attorney f. II. Peterson,
who declared Hanford was 80 drunk
on a street car that the conductor had
to assist him off the car and take him
to his gate
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

Seattle, Wash, July 17,-That $685.
900 was offered to Receiver Sutcliffe
Baxter for the stock of the bankrupt
Mccarthy Dry Goods company, but
that Judge Hanford turned the offer
down, and that subsequently, after
Hanfords receiver, Baxter, had run
the business for year, the creditors
got barely 10 cents on the dollar, was
the admission made by Baxter on the
witness stand before the congression-
al committee today.
The bankrupt stock had been in
ventoried at 100000, and the creditors
were eager to have the $65OOO accept
ed This would have given them
about 10 cents on the dollar.
Baxter said he operated the bank
rupt store at dead loss every month
except during November and Decem-
Der, 1907.
Baxter also admitted this morning
that lie had held eight receiverships
under Hanford. instead of seven as he
previously stated.
Baxter's testimony was not finished
this forenoon, but he was excused be.
cause the committee wanted to exam.
inc e. G. Anderson, president of the
Merchants and Credit Mems associa-
tion.
Anderson was called to testify re.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
CONVICT AT LARGE
on M'NEIHS ISLAND
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ]

Tacoma Wash. July 17-Walter
Layman, a federal prisoner serving
three years for counterfeiting in Sc
attic last December, escaped the Wig
lance Of the prison guards at the fed
eral penitentlary on McNeils island
yesterday morning and is still at
large. Layman with several others
was put to work an the grain field
adjoining the prison grounds. While
the guard was not looking he strayed
away. IL was several minutes after
wards that his escape became known.
The prison siren was Immediately
blown and a company OF guards cir
cled the island. Farmers were noh-
fled Every avenue OF escape in be-
ing guarded. and II Is expected that
ILayman will be captured before night
fall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
OPPOSITION OIL COMPANY
NVADES OREGON

Medford. Ore. July 17--lnyaslon Of
Oregon by the Standard OIL companys
great competitor, the Indiana Refining
Company Of California, controlled by
the Rothschlld's, and handling the oil
products Of Borneo, Summarize and
other foreign oil fields, was announced
today by the purchase Of site for a
distributing plant at Mediord, and the
letting OF contracts for the erection
Of ranks. similar plants will be erect
ed at Eugene and Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
PRISON AUTHORITIES
WANT HENRY JONES

Authorities at the penitentary have
forwarded circulars TO officers
throughout the country asking them
to aid in the apprehension Of Henry
Jones who on July IA, while serving
in the capacity Of an honor man"
with a gang Of conylcts building a
road near Hood River, made his es-
cape.
Jones was serving term Of from
one to seven years for larceny, having
been sentenced 10 the nenltcntlary
from Douglas county The spreading
Of the circular among officers Of the
state was the first intlmatlon that the
public had Of him effectlng an escape.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
DEATH FARM
MYSTERY IS
UNSOLVEO
ONE AFTER ANOTHER NINE PER.
SONS MOVING ONTO A FARM
WITHER, BECOME PARALYZED
AND DIE-BODlES TURN SPOT.
TED.

Mt Vernon, H., July i7,State and
county officials are today probing a
death farm" mystery which already
has cost nine lives The latest victim
was John Ackerman, at whose death
the doctors confessed they were COM
pletely baffled
All the nine victims died shortly
after moving on the farm, each gradu.
ally wasting away until stricken with
paralysis, when death came quickly.
Following death, all Of the bodies be-
came spotted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

New York, July 17.-Police Com
missioner Rhinelander Waldo today
wrote to District Attorney Whitman a
letter disputing the charges that the
police system Of New York is respon-
sible for the murder of Rosenthal The
letter said in part:
An immediate investigation is nec-
essary both in the interest of good
government and in order that the rep
utatons of 10000 policemen who were
honestly doing their duty may not be
besmirched by individuals who may be
rascals.
Less than 15O men are connected
with the enforcement of the gambling
laws, leaving 10000 who are free from
suspicion, II is unfortunate that the
desire for publicity should lead any
one uniustly to attack this body in
general for the alleged wrongdolng
of few.
In the investigation of the actions
Of the police In connection with the
gambling situation an investigation
should also be made by the courts and
the district attorneys who could stop
gambling If they desired by upholding
the police and sending convicted gam
blers TO Jail, instead of letting them
go free on suspended sentence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
HANFORD'S METHODS NOT THE BEST
HIS RECEIVERS we're FAILURES
+ + + + = = + + = r
Against Socialism.

+ Chicago, July 17.-Because he =
+ is Socialist and worked active +
= ly as such in the last campaign +
4 the Ancient Order of Hibernians +
+ today rejected the credentials of =
= Edward Norton, a Wilmington, +
+ Del, delegate to its convention =
= here, =
= The convention also proposes =
+ to consider charges against Pres +
+ ident Healy OF the Hibernians in =
= Delaware, and 1t is declared that =
= if Healy is found to be an active =
= Socialist he will be asked to re- =
+ sign from the order
= .
= +++ = + + = + + =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
FALLING FROM WINDOW
GIRL Is KILLED

Seattle, Wash, July l7-Miss Hazel
shipley, aged 21. fell from a third
floor window of the Hotel Belmont
early this morning and was killed. A
pillow was found on the window seat,
and II is believed that the girl laid
down by the low window to sleep. on
account Of the heat. and that she fell
out while sleeping
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

The letter ridlculed some Of the
charges against the police but did not
deny that some of the members of the
police department might be guilty.
A new feature of the Rosenthal
murder was developed today when a
mysterious woman dressed in green.
informed District Attorney Whitman
that she had seen a touring car SINH
lar to that used by the slayers of Ro-
senthal standing in front of the home
of Police Lieutenant Becker from
o'clock until on the night before Ro-
ocnthal was slain.
The woman then went to the coron-
ors office, where she identified the
car used by the murderers as the one
she had seen standing in front OF
Lieutenant Beckers home.
al do not wish to so on record as
having charged this murder to the
police department" declared District
Attorney Whitman tolay. II do charge
that the police permitted the murder
to occur and deliberately allowed the
murderers TO escape, can prove
this. 1t takes time for an automobile
to work up a speed of forty miles an
hour, and in my opinion there was
ample time for the policemen to have
arrested all the murderers before the
car got under headway.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
WOMANS TESTIMONY MAY CONNECT
POLICE LIEUTENANT WITH THE CRIME
++++++++++++ -
A Million Dollar Bridge.

= Vancouver, B. G, July IT, +
= Hon, Frank w. Cachran, Cana =
+ dian minister of railways an =
= nounced this morning that he =
+ would recommend an additional +
= government subsidy to complete =
= the Second Narrows bridge here, =
+ This is one of the most impor- +
= tant harbor improvements in pro- :
+ gress here in preparation for the +
= completion of the Panama canal. I
= 1t will require million dollars =
= to complete the bridge and Cach- :
+ ran intimates that the govern 4
= ment will supply all or a consld- :
= erable portion of the amount, =
+ 4
+ + + = + = + = + r + + + I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
: = ++++++
The Archibald Impeachment.

r Washington, July N.-Predict- =
= ing that the impeachment trial of 4
= Judge Robert Archibald of the =
Z commerce court will not require +
= more than fortnight, Chairman 4
= Clayton of the house judiciary =
= committee today made plans to =
+ demand an immediate trial when :
= the house prosecutors of Arch :
Z bald appear before the senate =
= Friday. =
4 Judge Archibald also is sum- :
+ moned to appear in person before =
+ the senate next Friday afternoon. :
r =
L L Il 4 A. a 4 4 = \ d 4 3 .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
ARCHBISHOP TRANSFERRED.

Vancouver, B. c.. July 1.-THE
most Rev. Neil McNeill. archbishop Of
vsncouver, B. c.. has been transferred
TO the TORONTO see as archbishop.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
CONVICTs MAKE A
BREAK FOR LIBERTY
[usrrED Fauss LnAsED wiRn.i

Tacoma, Wash, July l7.--Meager
reports from McNells Island state that
several convicts tried to escape yes
terday while working in the grain
fields near the penitentlary. One is
stlll at large.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
Defeated seattle Man.

Denver, July i7--ln the first round
Of play in the western golf turna-
ment here today Mclaughlin Of Den.
yer defeated Treat Of Seattle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
A WOMAN SAYS SHE SAW
CAR USED BY MURDERERS
IN FRONT OF BECKER'S HOUSE

Mysterious Woman, CARRIED in Green Calls on District At
tOrney and Tells Him She Saw the Car Used to Garry the
MurdererS to the Scene Of the Murder Standing for Three
Hours in Front Of the Home Of Police Lieutenant Becker
on the Day ROSenthaI Was Murdered --Later She Was
Shown the Car and Identified II as the One She Had Seen
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

II Is too bad that somebody always
goes and makes us mad just when We
were going to prove what nice. cour-
teous people we are.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17

Some persons are miserable because
they can have their own way; others
are miserable because they have had
theirs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-17
A BANKRUPT STOCK THAT WAS
INVENTORIEO AT $4,000
PAID CREDITORS BUT $4,000

Baxter on the Stand Today Admitted That He Had Been Ap
pointed Receiver Of Eight Different Bankrupt Firms In
One Case the Stock Was Inventoed at 100000 and $685.
600 Was Offered for ItBaxter Conducted the Business
at Loss for Year and When It Was Closed Out the
Creditors Got But Ten Cents on the Dollar.
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-06-22
WOULD INSTALL WIRELESS
SYSTEM Al 0PHIR CITY

The Alaska Wireless Telegraph Com
pany has plant at Dikeman which is
not working, and IS ready to Install il
in the old diggings if sufficient induce
ment offers p. NJ. Hall, of the local
wireless station, said that while the
Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company
did not think there was sufficient bust
ness in the Ophir district to warrant
the installation of plant there at the
present moment, yet, if the people of
that section could get together and
agree to share part Of the cost CT cree
ton, the company would be prepared
10 90 ahead. The plant at Dike1nan
could be shipped up the Innoko at
small cost; but the most expensive item
in the outfit t the high pole - would
have to be secured and prepared in the
vicinity of the proposed new station.
With the installation of a wireless
system at Ophir City, or some other
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-06-22
TRAVELLERS CHE(jKS
ARE now AVAILABLE

By the last mail The Northern Com
mercial Company received its first
supply of travellers checks.
Travellers checks are the latest de-
velopment in International money eX-
change. and are a great convenience to
travellers who are uncertain as to their
ultimate destination or who are making
frequent changes of location. Being
available. at their face value, in all
civilized countries, and in most that
hardly vet warrant that description,
holders of travellers checks are free
from the ann0yances aud delays which
frequently ensue when trying to obtain
money in places where personally they
are unknown. Moreover, travellers
checks are absolutely safe. as the issu-
ers guarantee to refund the value of
them if lost or stolen before being
countersigned by the purchaser.
Travellers checks are issued in de
nominations of $40, $40, $50 800 and
5000 each-as convenient to carry as
cash-and sold at uniform premium
of ore half Of l per cent. 80 cents per
$780,
At the time of sale the purchaser
signs each check, and the duplicate of
that signature, signed underneath and
in the presence of an agent, is accepted
as identification for payment The
checks may also be countersi&De5 in
Iditarod pioneer., 1912-06-22
Lyons TAKES LONDON BY STORM

While people in Alaska are looking
0 the time when they can take trip
70 the Outside, those on the Outside
are casting their thoughts norihward
and longing to answer again the call
Of the wild"
The last TO be heard from in this
connection is Nat Lyons, formerly Of
the Pioneer force. He writes from
London, and says he is having q gocd
time. Nevertheless, the North is call
ing, and Nat wishes to be kept in
formed regarding new strikes and pos
siJle outlets for his capital and ener-
3ieS.
Accompanying the letter was a pho
tograph Of Nat himself. Il was d
masterpiece Of the PHOTOGRAPHERS art,
and were it not copyrighted We should
have been delighted to reproduce it in
he Pioneer-not merely for The edit
cation Of his many friends, but to show
eur readers bow IN English gentleman
lo2ks wheo he is "dreased up" With
"rutawa!" coat and silk hat, patent
shoes and "sp4ts," wullings,ick and
monocle, Nat certainly looks cute; and
We wei can believe he is the cynosure
Of all eyes, and the admired of all adj
nirprs. when he takes bis walk in the
park.