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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

regard to Fairgrounds donated to the
city in 1912. A resolution to accept the
grounds was adopted, nut no further ac'
tion taken since March 4, 1912. Rig
don recalled that there were conditions
in the gift which caused the council to
hesitate. The matter was referred.
The city treasurer said provision must
be made to take up 100000 in bonds,
held by Rollins & Sons, due January l,
1914. He suggested 2O-year refunding
bond issue. Referred.
r A petition for an arc light where
Market street crosses the S. z. track
was filed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
Big Gas Bill.

Ever on the job, Director Andy Lee
last night put a quietus on bill for
1928 which the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Co. claimed was due for gas
used during the three vacation months
in the high school. According to Prip-
cipal Fitzpatrick, the meters in the high
school were idle during the three months
set forth in the respective bills submit
ted to the board and no gas was used
during that period.
Director Lee moved that the bills be
taken back to the company for "re-
pairs " and that if they are beyond re-
pair, the meters in the high school
surely be looked after. Director Lafky
will attend to the matter and report at
the next regular meeting.
Among other bills brought up for con
sideration were few little ones CON
tracted without a requisition Director
Barnes moved to disallow these bills,
saying that it was contrary to law for
! the board or other officers of the
schools to contract bills without first
making requisition and that he would
vote on on any proposition of the kind.
The bills were laid on the table and
Superintendent Kuntz was directed to
make out orders for the articles pur.
chased.
For years the matter of permitting
the different schools in the city to con.
tract for news and religious publications
was brought up again last night in the
form of request presented by the high
Nschool librarian who desired to sub.
scribe for the London Times and get
the Christian Science Monitor free
This is a proposition that has been
fought to a successful finish by direc.
tors on the present board and many be.
fore them. When the matter of plac
ing papers in the schools came up here
tofore, the board turned it down flatly
on the grounds that if one or two pa.
pers were permitted in the institutions,
it would prejudice other papers and con
sequently there would be trouble raised
Director Miles was in favor OF allow.
ing the religious publications in the
high school library, but the remainder
of the board was not, and motion of
Director Lafky to allow publications in
the library at the publishers own ex.
pense placed the matter on the table.
May Install Maps,
Mr., Sand, representative of the
Heald Map Co., appeared before the
board last night aud explained the many
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

has been facing the Salem school board,
is solved and the orders of the city
council to the effect the schools shall
be equipped with the escapes will be
obeyed within comparatively short
time.
The local iron company was asked
to submit bid, but the management
informed the board that they were
crowded with work at present and could
not see their way clear to consider the
matter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
DISCUSS MEXICAN SITUATION
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

London, Oct. 2l,-United States Am
bassador Walter j. Page visited Foreign
Minister Sir Edward Grey yesterday
afternoon and discussed the Mexican
situation with him. The details of Their
conversation were not made public,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
PAVING OF TWO YEARS
IS IN AWFUL CONDITION
Will Cost City Over $4,000 to Make
East State Street in Condition
for Travel Again.
CUTTING THROUGH PAVEMENT
TO BE STOPPED BY COUNCIL
Will Be Made More Difficult to Get
Permits to Dig Through, Because
of Carelessness.

That it will take about $2l91.25 to
make needed repairs on East State
street paving, and provision should be
made in the budget to take care of it,
was the report of the street commit.
tee last night. There are S765 yards
Of paving, and it must all be resur.
faced. The members of the street
committee, and especially F. j. Lafky,
the chairman, are blamed for the poor
paving job on the street. The work
has been done scarcely two years, and
the committee found it to be in a de-
plorable condition.
The report fully bears out all that
The Capital journal has been saying
about the loose methods of handling
the work in Salem. The city at large
must now make the repairs on the
street, and, owing to the lateness of
the season, it must be done in the
spring. Paving properly put down
should last 10 years.
Protection for Paving.
Following explanations of Manager
Hamilton, of the Portland Railway
Light & Power company, that the com.
pany has been digging through the
hard'surface paving to locate gas
leak which causes. loss of 100000 feet
month, a resolution was adopted by
the city council last night to make it
impossible for anyone to get permit
to cut through the paving except
through a two-thirds vote Of the coun.
Gil. An ordinance will be drafted GOV.
ering the matter.
1t was the claim of Stol2 that the
company failed to tamp back the earth
properly, and did not place the paving
on it again.
At the present time the city engin.
eer has full power to issue permits.
A resolution providing for a reading
room for the firemen at the city hall
was passed,
Want $4,000 for Bridges
The committee on bridges reported
it would need $4,000 for next year
An ordinance vacating part of 18th
street, Parrish addition, was passed
The Aren2 Construction company
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
z to | vote.
Here is list of some of Names cities vote.

We have given The above statements and figures for the
benefit of the voters of Salem who sincerely and
scientiousy seeking for the truth. These figures taken
from the records of Manes election and absolutely the
facts in the Any questioning the from
Maine at the last election simply desirous of misleading
the voters of Salem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
Vote X Against Prohibition
This space has been purchased by the
SALEM WELFARE LEAGUE

It's purpose is to give to the voters Of Salem
unbiased statements and facts regarding the
effects Of Prohibition,fre from emotional sur
roundings We have no interest at stake, 9TH
er than The general welfare OF Salem and its
people. JOHN d. TURNER, Secretary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
HISTORY PROHIBITION
In OREGON
AT an Election Held in 1908 Tweny-Three Counties Voted
for Prohibition Under the Local Option Law

AT the election held in 1910 thirteen 3 the "rv counties
voted to return to the license system This election was held
uoe the same local option under which thew had h he
previous election voted "dry" The Home Rule amendment
mad nothing to do with the election which voted these counties
INTO the wet column. This amendment was not then in
rorce and only became law result of the stateWde
vote cast at that election 1t became effective after he cleo
on and after the vote thereon had been approved b the
governor lhe county unit still applied the 1910 election
an these counties voted wet whole, after years e
perence of prohibition In to give Favorable nnres
son AntSaoon officers continually ATTEMPTING 10 as
ert that because of the of the Home Rule law these
counties We're enabled to defe at prohibition The unalter
able facts are however that all these counties voted aganst
ProhIbtion under the LOCAL OPTION law and no other
Inc Fiome Kue law applies only to cities
Az the election held in 1872 county, Josephine vo,aJ
Wet after having tried prohibition for four yearS Tb;s
election was also held under the provisions Of the oo
aw with the exception that the Home Rule was tha e
'cVe the Incorporated cities of that county were eliminate
ed from the election. AT this same election N srso nnL
OF cities changed from the dry to the wet cour,r t.
ing Grants PaSS, Glendale Oakland Sutherland HarGSvr
Newport and many others A"i'p"B'
counts for thing ALL the results demon
suete the FAILURE OF Prohibition accomplish what M .vn
porters claim All this return from the nocense 10 Ibo r.
system was brought about because of the exercns &c
uehosrate sober Judgment Of the people living IN aJrvo
counties ana eiues and not by o-caed saloon vote beca
every one knows that saloons were not operating 40 tL
e' IL Is also safe to that every bootIevgeT b;rdn
ger etc., voted dry so readily conclude bat th
eeeuon returns which voted wet' was the deliberate sset
o' an unpreJud'eed brosd-minded citizenship
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
After Southern Pacific.

Brown announced that Twelfth street
property owners have been trying to
get the S. T. to make good its promises
of a concrete abuttment along the plank
paving. A motion to instruct the city
attorney to notify the S. P, that no
further delay would be tolerated was
adopted.
The city recorder was instructed to
advertise for bids for 23 tons of straw
for the street and fire departments
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

The result of the election taken in Maine in 1911 on the
question of the retention the repeal of the prohibition law
was first given majority of 26 FOR REPEAL in total
vote OF l2094S but result Of the recount the Daily
News OF Bangor Maine of November T. l9ll announced
that there majority of 75S for the retention
Of prohibition
The last time prior to that election that Maine voters ex-
pressed themselves whether retain prohibition
was in 1884 AT that election the vote stood,
For retention 7O,7S3 Against retention 23,Sll.
Majority in favor Of Prohibition 46,972.
After the lapse Of ~ years Of attempting to enforce pro-
hbon the voters Of Maine registered the following
dict at the election held IN 1911.
Majority in favor Of Prohibition 75S.
II m also matter Of knowledge that every boot
egger Of blind PIGS and speOeases supported the
prohibition and made possible to gain this
meagre majority
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

Continued on page 5.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
27,O53 was in favor of repeal, l4,57O ag

Majority for repeal therefore l2,493.
Do not the voters of Salem consider this unanswerabe
argument against adopting prohibition in Salem when 20
cities in Mane practically every city the state after SIX
TY YEARS Of trial. turn prohibition down by an almost
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
TRUE TEMPERANCE
A Lesson for the Churches from Maine

What of the lessons Of the recent Maine
election?
Well, to begin WITH il has been lesson to the
church. The church has, think been taught in this
campaign that TEMPERANCE in all things SPEECH
INCLUDED, is virtue to be oourted. The church has,
think come to the conclusion that il expects to
of the common people attending upon divine wor-
ship and taking into their higher the spirit and
teachings of the Nazarene it itself sit again at His
feet and learn the kindergarten story of charity
and tolerance Maines repudiaon of constitutional pro-
hibtion emphasizes another truism. TEMPERANCE is
THE SINCERE DESIRE OF ALL GOOD CITIZENS;
MEN CAN BE LED, BUT SELDOM DRIVEN.
CYRUS w. DAVIS, Secretary of State for Maine
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21

Dim j. Fry sent communication il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
May, Install Maps

Mr. Sand, a representative of the
Head Map Co., appeared before the
board last night aud explained the many
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-21
WHAT MAINE CITIES DID

There are in Maine about 20 cities, most of them under
10000 population Of these 20 cities 10 voted for
peal of the prohibition law and the remaining one gave
majority of SO in favor of retaining the law.
The total number of votes cast in the cities 623 of
,nh hch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
THREATEN AN |ND|GN|TY.
Youthful Marauders Attempt
to Tar and Feather Or.
Mary Walker.
Disuatch to n. star.

7pcIiht Dispatcn 70 NJ Stqr.,stsf sFss
osWEGo. N. T., October 25e-Youthful
rnafauders made bold attempt last
night to tar and feather Dr. Mary Walk
er at her home at Bunker Hill, three
miles outside OF this city. A party OF
young men from Oswego went to the doc
tors barn with q lighted lantern and tried
to entice her to leave her house.
She came out the door attired in her
silk pajanas, but escaped the grasp OF q
would-be captor and slammed the door
for safety. Justice of the Peace w. W.
Rounds was summoned by phone. but the
mob had disappeared when he arrived.
leaving nothing but pot Of tar and a
feather pillow.
Accuses Russian Princess.
Dr. Walker told Rounds that the at
tack was instigated by Princess Alexan-
dra Nicholas. The princess, who is a
Russian, came to DIR. Walkers home
from Rutland. Vt, several weeks ago for
medical treatment
She and the doctor quarreied and the
princess has since been living with neigh
bors. The princess denies that she is in
any way connected with the attack
Princess Alexandra Is said to be the
child Of an exiled Russian nObleman. Hei
son, magician and mind reader of coun-
try-wide fame, died from exhaustion in a
trance at an exhibition before the Lambs
Club in New York several years ago.
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KAISER ELECTS CRITICISM.
Rejection Of Plans for Embassy
Here Endanpers Project.

BERLIN. October 25.-If the. German
emperor wishes to dictate he must pay,
according to the Frankfurter Zeitung.
which discusses today the rejection by
his majesty Of the plans Of Prof. Bruno
Moehring for the new German embassy
at Washington In favor of those of the
court architect, Ernst Won lime.
Prof. Moehring. one of the leading
architects Of Berlin, was the winner OF
the first prize Of $500 in an open COM
petition for plans.
All the radical and liberal newspapers
urge that the imperial parliament should
decline to vote the money for the con-
struction of the building, and prominent
officials foresec great trouble in obtaining
an appropriation for the purpose as,
with the socialists throwing in the weight
of more than 100 votes against it, an ad-
verse majority is probable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
ROBERTS DENIES AGREEMENT
Owner of st. Louis Star Answer
F. B. Warren's Suit.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. October 2J.--John c.
Roberts and his associates in the owner
ship OF the New St Louis Star filed to-
day an answer to the suit of Frederick
b. Warren by which the latter sought si
injunction TO prevent Roberts from inter
fering with his editorial control of the
paper. The answer denies that Roberts
made an agreement with Warren to con-
tinue III force any contract the latter may
have made with the former owners and
that Roberts did not know Warren had
an eight-year contract Roberts, who Ii
shoe manufacturer. claims that he had
contract with Warren by which he was
to have absolute control of the paper.
Mr.. Roberts denies that he has adopted
q policy antagonistic to woman suffrage
union labor or the fun disclosure Of pub
lie corruption.
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the jewelry auction houses. and he had dl-
rected that an investigation be made ;.
II was told that nothing could be done,
he said, land 1 sought to make an investi-
CATION myself / had purchases made and
then had complaints lodged against auc-
tioneers for alleged false pretenses. the
|charges involving alleged false representa-
tions.
when an article is represented to be
"a certain thing and you purchase It, con-
tinued Maj. Sylvester, and you find It Is
something else, and that 1t is worth hall
the value represented, what Is that! II
strikes me 1t is false pretenses.
Mai. sylvester explained that he had
members OF the FORCE pfoctife wATrAhts
against several persons for alleged false
pretenses The men furnished bond for
their appearance, but the cases have not
been tried. He said he did not know why
the trials were delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
MAY BE MISSING AVIATOR.
Body Washed Ashore Resembles
Description of Jewell.

ISLIP. L. l., October 25.-The body of a
man which fioated ashore near one of the
stations on Fire Island today
In some respects to the
OF Albert Jewell. the young
aviator who set out from Hampstead
Plains. L. l.. in, his monoplane nearly
two weeks ago. never to be seen since
The assumption was that he perished at
SoA-
The body found today was held pending
further attempts at Identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
McGOODWIN AT CARACAS.
New U. S. Minister Presents Gre
dentials to Acting President

CARACAS. Venezuela, October cs-,rb.
new American minister to Venezuela
Preston McGoodwin of Oklahoma, pre-
sented his credentials today To Acting
President DIR. Jose Gil Fortoul. During
tho audience congratulations were ex-
changed over the completion OF the Pan
ANA canal.
Mr.. Mctioodwiu has arranged to move
the American legation To the house for
merry occupied by Gen. Francisco Linares
1lc4utara.
The greatest interest is shown here in
the announcement that Col Roosevelt
VIII visit Venezuela.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
PERSONS HURT
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Train
Jumps Track.

WESTERLY, K. L., October 25.-Fifteer
persons were injured, one woman serious
ly. when the Gilt Edge express, from
New York for Boston. over the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
went of the track on curve mile ano
half east of here tonight. Heavy rair
today Is believed to have undermined the
roadbed. causing the rails to spread.
Mrs. Louis Bennett of Winthrop Beach
boston, was said to be the most seriousl,
hurt She was returning home. conyalesc
ing from surgical operation in New
York. She had fractured collar bon.
and possible internal injuries.
Bishop Perry of the Rhode Island dio
cese was returning from the Episcopa
Church convention i'll New York to his
home In Providence. He was not hur
and helped In taking care of the wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
GERARD FINDS A HOUSE.
Rents Won Schwabach Palace as
Embassy for $15, 600 q Year.

BERLIN, October 25.-The new Ameri-
can ambassador to Germany. James w.
Gerard. today rented for the embassy
premises q house on Wilhelm Platz
known as the won Schwabach Palace
and formerly owned by banker OF that
name The ambassador is to pay year.
IL rental of $15.00O instead of the s22.50o
at first demanded
The new embassy is finely situated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
Drink for Soldiers Called Beer.

Secretary of War Garrison has direct
ed that the two bottles of ii beverage
which were submitted to him by "a tenn
perance advocate as real beer be referred
to Surgeon General Torney for analysis.
According to the temperance people.
''the drink" which il now being sold
at number of the posts as a temperance
drink. Is beer Of the standard brew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
Noted Colored Pastor Dies.

B RICHMOND, Va, October 25.-The
Rev. DIR. D.. Webster Davis, colored,
BOSOM friend -ef -ths late Rev. john Jas-
per. who preached the famous ..rhe
SUN Do Move sermon and who him.
sell had an Interstate reputation as
pulpit orator. editor and educator, died
here today. 3
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Gate Tender Barnum Freed.

PoUGHKEEPSIE. n. Y, October :5.--
Howard H. Barnum, the aged gate
tender who was charged with allowing
Harry Thaw to escape from the Nat
teawan Asylum for the Criminal In
sane, was today discharged by JUS
tice Morschouser. The Duchess county
grand jury refused to indict him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26
MYSTERY CORNER
SECRET D|VUlGED
Several Store Buildings win
Be Erected at 18th and
F Streets.

The property at the northeast corner of
18th and F. streets northwest, the ..mys-
terry corner about which there has been
SO much speculation as to ownership dur
ing the past two years or more. Is owned
by q syndicate, with which the members
OF the firm of s. Kann, Sons & Co. are
connected. On it are to be erected sew
eral buildings intended for store pur-
poses. They will cover a frontage on f
street of 81 feet and on 18th street of 2Ol
feet. When completed the structures
are to be offered for lease in sectional
stores to suit the needs of merchandise
tenants.
An announcement made yesterday aft
ernoon concerning the property brought to
an end the speculation which had been
going on in local real estate and business
circles for many months. : It put to an
end the many rumors as to tho use to
which the ground was to be put These
rumors had been circulating from the
time the property was acquired from It's
former owners a. few years ago Since
the razing OF the old structures which
formerly occupied the property several
months ago. these rumors had been more
numerous than ever before.
Speculation Started.
Speculation as to the ownership of the
property started when a well known
real estate firm began to buy in the
several pieces OF property comprising
most Of the western portions Of the block
bounded by r and g streets, 18th and
18th streets. The real estate firm refused
the divulge the name Of the real pur-
chaser. It was generally understood that
the property was being acquired for one
owner or group of owners.
Shortly after the purchase of the sev-
eral pieces was completed the tenants
of the buildings. Were informed that
within a month or SO the rent would be
advanced 30 per cent. As the result OF
this increase, the majority Of the ten
ants vacated the property, which re-
mainder unoccupied up to the time the
structures were torn down.
Some Of the Rumors.
One of the most persistent ruInors con-
cerning the property was that 1t was to
be used for a huge store to be occupied
by the Philadelphia firm OF Gimbel
Brothers. 1t was also rumored that the
property had been purchased by q local
depa: tment store. which was to erect a
new building.
During recent months the most persist
ent rumor was that u new theater was
to occupy the site. Real estate men felt
sure a theater was to be erected when
they saw that an unusually deep founda-
ton was to be dug. Each day during the
past few weeks idle pedestrians have
stood i'm groups watching the progress OF
the excavating and speculation as to the
use to which the property was to be nut
has been the chief topic Of conversat3on
with them
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within very short distance of the inn
perial chancellor's palace and The German
foreign office. It is we'll adapted for
entertaining. but lacks modern conven-
Iences Extensive alterations will be
made before the ambassador goes into
the residence at Christmas.
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Monterey Has Fallen
to ConstitutionaIists,
After MurderouS Fire

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. October o.
Monterey has been captured"
This was the message received today
by constitutionalist general Lucia Blance.
at Matamoras. opposite here. 1t came
from his chief of staff. Maj. Mujica. who
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