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The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04
MOSLENS AND CHRISTIANS
 SLAUGHTER EACH OTHER

Sofia. Feb. 4-Within an hour after the expiration Of the armis- tice. the Bulgarian troops began bombardiug the city Of Adrianople The Bulgarian armies are instructed Co push into Turkish territory, and they are eagerly responding to the order.
 London. Feb. War has been resumed Id the Balkans and skirm- ishes are reported from many points Turkish peace envoys have been ordered to return home.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04
SOCIETY NRRANING POTLATCH
 FOR TYEE CLOOCHMAN

Washington. Feb. 4-Society wo- men and friends of Mrs. Taft are planning for a subscription gift for Mrs. Taft when she leaves the White House. The intent Of the gift is to present Mrs Taft with something to which all her friends have contributed.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04

Much of the experimental appar- atus. notes. etc, of Volta, one of the pioneers in the electrical field were recently discovered in a small Italian town.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04

The new Eas-oIgrtrir railroad cars are extensively used in Ger many
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04

Came the call or a dog driver and black specks that grew into two men riding empty sleds, who drew aside Co Ter us pass while We swap ped the news Of the trail They were prospcctors frriEhtinE Co Broad pass, they said. three of them: two brothers by Che name Of Wells and their partner, Coffee.
 These men represented the best
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04

type of the Alaskan prUspcctor
 Freightiug their supplies in the winter time. Che spring "break-up
 would find them In some distant range of the interior Here they would hold their cabin, prospecting and trapping for a year or more, and ckeing out their food supply with the aid of rifle and fish line. When their food was gone they
The daily Alaskan., 1913-02-04

would raft down some wilderness river. sell their fu-s and skins at a frontier post and outfit for au- other venture Finding good quartz prospects near the Alaskan range they were fr0iEbtIne in a two years
 outfit counting on "the coming Of the railroad" Co make their em- bryonic mines valuable This is Che type Of man that is opening up Alaska
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
IMPEACHMENT PLANS
OUTLINED BY LEADER
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Albany, Aug 12-HOuse Leader
Levy today explained the procedure in
the proposed impeachment of Governor
sulzer. If the resolution passes, the
speaker will at once appoint board of
managers to draw up the actual i'm
peachment and to prepare the formal
charges. Not until then will Lieuten'
anti Governor Glynn be declared acting
governor.
Failing in an attempt to muster
enough votes to put through the reso'
luton introduced by Majority Leader
Levy, providing for the impeachment
of Governor Sulzer on charges of NAL.
feasance in office, Tammany Hall
members of the state legislature an.
nounced this afternoon they would not
attempt to call the session to order un-
til O'Clock this evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Great Gathering Of MagnateS
and Experts is Held at Capitol

This is the railroRd commission s
busy day. The big room adjoining the
commission room was thrown open this
morning to accommodate the gathering
Of the brainy ones who hold the big
Jobs with the public utility companies
of the state, draw fat salaries and
work the hardest on just such occasions
as the present one,
Recently the commission, on it's own
volition began the investigation Of
crossings" This applies, not alone
to railroad crossings, but TO the cross.
ing Of telephone, telegraph and electric
railroad power wires. II is in many
respects the most important investiga.
tion the commission has yet undertaken
and is for the purpose Of rendering
safe all wires carrying electricity. It
Is state wide in its effect, and the
whole state is represented, from Curry
to wallawo and from Clatsom to Nal.
heur This is why the big ones have
gathered, and they are big brainy ones,
too. The Capital Journal reporter
made a critical examination, so far as
possible in the crowd and unhesitating.
" asserts that there not a hat in the.
crowd less than a No. 7, and not q shoe
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Denies She Is Mrs. CLAWS.

Oakland, CAL, Aug. 12.-Miss Flea
nor Fya, San Francisco stenographer
who attempted suicide on ferry boat
coming from San Francisco to Oakland
and left a note addressed to Louis R
CLAWS, will recover from the effects
Of the carbolic acid taken, according
to officials at the Emergency hospital
here today
When questioned this morning the
girl denied that she had ever been
married to CLAWS, and denied that she
had ever said that CLAWS was her hus.
band. The physicians at the hospital
who treated her when she was first
brought here, are firm in their state
ment that at first she claimed to be
Mrs. CLAWS.
Miss Fay said today that CLAWS had
accompanied her on the boat, and that
he was on board the ferry when she
took the poison. This statement was
made to Miss McMannis, nurse at the
Emergency hospital, according to the
latter The girl said CLAWS had left
her and taken the train for Portland,
Ore, from the Oakland mole, where the
boat landed.
Miss Fay refused to say whether
CLAWS had assisted in caring for her
after she had swallowed the poison.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Only Barrel to
Cover This Man
Country Visitor in San Francisco Strip.
ped of All His Belongings by
Some One Unknown.
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San Francisco, Aug. 12.-Stripped to
the buff from mis- waist down, and with
only barrel to protect his bare legs
from the breezes, Conrad Richardson, a
country visitor, appeared at the hall of
justice here today quite vexed. Conrad
with two fellow ruralists came to town
yesterday, did the Barbary Coast and
worke up this morning in Portsmouth
Square, which adjoins the joy section.
COnrad's pants and shoes were gone,
one companion had lost his coat and
vest, and the other was out $50.
Richardson demanded new pants from
the authorities ''fOr cause, i" They could
not turn him loose without them, so
they "eame through"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
RACING RATHER TAME
ON GRAND CIRCUIT TRACK
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Detroit, Aug. 12.-Racing at the
opening Of the grand circuit meet at
the staet fair grounds yesterday was
rather tame. The only real contest was
in the Board of Commerce stake for
g;l6 PAGERS, which went five heats be-
fore Margot Hal was returned win.
ner Dillon Axworthy won the trot.
ting division Of the Matron stake;
Tillie Upton, the pacing division, and
Lord Domey the 2il5 trot, all in
straight heats.
Dillon Axworthy was by far the best
among the ten starters in the Matron
trotting section.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
ARREST MAY REVEAL
GREAT ARMY SCANDEL
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stettin, Germany, Aug. 19.-Military
circles here today believe the arrest
last night of Captain Stein, of the
Third regiment of field artillery, on a
charge of espionage, is likely to turn
out disastrous for Germany, as did the
case of Colonel Alfred Redl for Aus.
tria.
Captain Stein fled yesterday when he
was summoned before the colonel of
his regiment. He departed on the first
train, but was arrested and returned
here.
Colonel Redl was charged with sell.
ing such important infOrmations to
foreign nations that the Austrian gov.
ernment was forced to completely
change its mobilization plans. Redl
was arrested, but committed suicide on
May 25, last.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
May be Divorced
Wife of GZdvis
Woman Who Tries to Commit Suicide
on Ferry Boat Said to Be For
merly of Portland.
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San Francisco, Aug. l2.-By request
of the Oakland authorities, San Fran.
cisco police today are trying to confirm
a report that Miss Eleanor Fay, a young
woman who attempted suicide by swal.
lowing poison last night on a ferry
boat, is the divorced wife of Louis R.
CLAWS, of Portland, former chief of the
field division of the United States gen.
eral land office and former secretary
of the California state conservation
commission. Tightly grasped in the
woman's hand was note which read !:
Louis, you wronged me. Your life
ought to be happy at the expense of
mine. Burn my body. Don't tell the
folks.
At an Oakland hospital the woman
was resuscitated sufficiently to state
that she had come to California from
Portland, Or, year ago and for time
had lived in Sacramento. She will re-
cover.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Drastic Action
to Curb Drinker
Sacramento Woman Yanls Plummer
Out of Saloon and Gives His Boon
Companions Calling.
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Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 12.-Because
he likes his "high ones 7" a bit too well,
John Plummer is sadder and wiser to.
day.
Plummer is said to have liked the
bright lights to the exclusion of Mrs.
Plummer and the babies. Mrs. Plum.
mer hoped and prayed. Nothing doing,
Then she took drastic action.
"Come out of this, SIR" she said,
surprising hubby in tho act Of quaff-
ing the foam from huge glass of beer
in local booze emporium. After dash.
ing the amber fluid into hubby's flush.
ed face, Mrs. Plummer yanked him into
the open and gave his boon companions
piece of her mind"
Seasoned FOUNDERS aver they are not
likely to forget the lacing she handed
out, and swear they never again will
be found guilty of inviting Plummer to
have one.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

over size II. There are heads pompa.
doured, heads bald, heads with domes
rivaling that on the state house. heads
whose foreheads run back until they
disappear under their own shirt collars
heads long enough to eat clabber out
Of a churn, and heads with breadth OF
beam that insures them as being great
freight carriers. In fact a collection
Of heads unrivaled by any collection
ever made in Africa by the champion
head hunter in the palmiest early mis-.
sionary days.
We only mention this to show what
the railroad commission has run itself
mp against, and It with only three
beads TO its name, not counting Cor.
ey's Under each Of these heads was
body, and on each Of these coat.
The coat in each case was stuffed with
papers, documents, figures, diagrams.
designs, drawings, photographs and
general information liable to set those
poor railroad commissioners heads
swelling and popping like oyerripe
vetch, II they even try to absorb one
per cent Of It.
The reporter stayed long enough to
hear a tumble Of language in which
kilowatts, ampers and numerous other
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

contagious diseases were mixed, and
then skipped out, for he knew that he
didn't know anything about It, and
that the gang didn't, either The OBJ.
ject, though, Of the meeting, is to safe.
guard wires where they cross each 9th.
en- 80 as to eliminate, as far as nos
sible, all danger Of their coming In
contact with each other. and the get.
ting Of the right current into the wrong
place.
The commission would stop the
sending Of 10000 or 40, 900 volts of Juice
wanted, for instance, in salem over
some fellows telephone wire in Polk
county. II has been found that this in.
terferes with the pleauable waiting
for the central girl to tell you the line
is busy, or for her to fix up combina.
tlon that connects you with the peni.
tentiary, when you are longuisbing TO
talk to Birdie. - II also jars the Ger.
uminiferous arrangements in the things
you hear with, and ia.Otherwise unheal.
thy
II is hoped a satisfactory solution
may be reached, and the commission be
able to report when it gets through be.
fore II goes out Of office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
BLOCK IN OREGON
UlTY BURNED TO GROUND


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4 'llN Ore, Aug. 12.-At 2:3O
. y s'''erday morning fire broke
NJ, ~ rear Of the Kruger restau.
n s',,n Un IS directly opposite the
nO'el, and within 40 minutes
nalt block was laid in ashes.
aug'r family and three room.
N. sleeping in the restaurant
II. Ola1e started, and all would
II, an untimely death had they
awakened by John Tobin.
\ /, 1pea ". with hardly enough
y cover their bodies
~. sulldings burned were a cigar
Il ,.,,, ,'l,ant' saloon, livery barn
'uenee, All horses and car.
, ~, 'aVed from the livery barn
i ;, well Z bred driving horse be.
4 Of' Norris, city health off.
A.ay ~, ,,om the blaze was terrific
NJ ,,y very window in the Elee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
LIND UNABLE TO SAY
WHETHER He IS LIKELY
TO SUCCEED IN WORK
Will Make No Positive Predic-
ton as to Outcome of His
Negotiations.
DIAz'S SNUB DISCUSSED
Taken to Mean That Japan Has Been
Displeased by Reports Of Secret
Treaty Plans.
united Press staff oOrrespondent
BY JOHN E. NEv1Ns.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent }
washington, Aug 12.-Direct reports
from both John Lind and Charge d'Af-
flares Nelson o'shaugnessy that af.
fairs in Mexico City are quiet was the
encouraging news received at the state
department today Despite reports to
the contrary, Lind, it is understood, has
made no positive predictions regarding
the ultimate outcome Of his mission
The report from Toxic that General
Felix Diaz will not be received Off
eially at Toxic by the Japanese govern.
ment is surrounded by mystery. The
reason assigned is regarded as mere
diplomatic way Of saying that Diaz is
not wanted, and it is thought here that
the enthusiastic welcome to American
Ambassador Guhrie in Toxic was ia.
pans way of expressing disapproval of
of Huerta IS attempt to use Japan as a
club to force recognition.
Open suggestions from Mexico City
recently that Diaz had been commits
stoned to negotiate secret offensive
treaty with Japan displeased Toxic.
Officials here who are in position to
know say that japanese and the United
States were never more friendly than
now, and that the California Webb law
has really increased this friendship in.
stead Of being a barrier to it It is
understood that both Secretary Bryan
and Ambassador Chinda believe there
is absolutely no chance of a rupture
with Japan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
ONE WOUNDED IN
BATTLE WITH YEGGMEN

West Liberty, Ia, Aug, 12,-Three
cracksmen battered in the pOstoffice
door here early today and vainly tried
to blow the safe with nitro. .glycerine.
The report of the explosing arouse the
town and a crowd of citizens soon gath.
cred and gave battle to the yeggs. One
man was shot seriously. The bandits
then fled. A posse is in pursuit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
te Printer Puts in Effect
New Scale and Gusts Some
Old Timers.
sIMPToN'S RIGHT
TO OFFICE CLOUDED
A Practical Printer of Five
Years. Experience, as Re-
quired, Is Claim.

bere is already a nice row Of un.
En size started in, or rather over
state printing department. 1t
ted this morning when State Print
Harris announced that the wage
would be changed to comply with
Jaw, which says the scale shall be
y to that paid elsewhere in the
y, The present scale is $21 a week,
h the scale for similar work in
slsnd is $3.50. The state printer
announced that he would enter in
contract with the Typographical
p to employ only union labor. To
both Mr.. 0lcott and Mr.. Kay OBJ
y, saying that the office had al
employed union labor, that it be,
state office il shonld be open to
man competent to work in it,
her he belonged to "a labor union
8ot Harris, however, stood pat,
will enter into the contract as
NJ.
Harris also gave out the state.
that all situations in the state
ping office are declared vacant,
hg the ground that 'every new
cement should be unhampered in
selection of an harmonious
All employees desiring to re.
will leave their names with the
foreman selected by the new state
er Arthur Brock.
Is Plimpton Eligible?
ioiher feature of the affair,
p this has not come to a head, is
appointment of W. NJ .Plimpton as
1'aF of the state printing board.
'lalm is made that Mr.. Plimpton
a practical printer, and is not
F'ent to hold the position on this
The law requires that the
SaFy shall be a practical printer,
I" least five years. actual expe.
at the printers art. It is as.
mat, while Mr.. Plimpton is well
ID the affairs of the office, and
npetent to manage it, that he is
Practical printer, and, therefore,
lglOle for the place. While the
n'@ent was made at a closed
Ypg no one being present but the
u IS claimed Governor West op.
ccOunt.
''W is plain, and the only ques.
0ne OF fact, If Mr.. Phmpton
A practical printer with five
"1' his appointment is legal.
4, !, not such a practical printer he
~ raTiully hold the place.
~ oe seen from this that there
'''y Kettle of fish ready for the
ana that it is, from the mul-
u cooks liable to be burned
u gets off the range.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
PRoGRBssIvEs ARE NOT
DECIDED AS TO STAND
UNITED PRESS LnAanp WINE. l

Washington, Aug. 12,-The senate
today began longer sessions to expedite
aeion on the Underwood bill 1t is ex-
pected that Senator Miles Poindexter,
Of Washington, will support the Dem.
ocrats, but it is questioned whether
.@t La Toilette will take a SINH
= stand. Senator Kenyon and sena.
Tor ClaPp are undecided whether to
support the Republicans or Democrats.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
MAN AND ooMELY ITALIAN
ROB AN ITALIAN CAFE
[uNIrrp rRrsa 1nAarn wins. |

Chicago, Aug, 12.-The Italian cafe
Of George Angelica was held up early
today by a man and comely girl.
The couple entered the place shortly
after midnight, the girl demanding a
drink. As Angelica turned, the man
drew revolver and held him in q cor.
ner, while. the girl rifled the cash reg.
lister of 500 and stripped Angelica of
$1,000 worth Of jewels The couple es.
capped in an automobile.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
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New York, Aug. 1.-THE John F.
Stevens Construction Company, whose
president, John F. Stevens, was ap.
pointed by Theodore Roosevelt, chief
engineer Of the Panama canal, and re.
signed under the Taft administration
filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt.
cy today. The company's liabilities
are listed at $3lS,743; its assets at
1901 ,552.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
FINED $50 FOR WEARING
SHORT SKIRT ON STREET
[uNIrEp rREss LnAsEp wine. /

Savannah, Ga, Aug l2.--Recorder
John E. Scharz fined today Bessie Car.
ter $50 for appearing on savannah's
main shopping thoroughfare in a short
skirt and low.cut waist. Henry Smoak,
her escort, paid $25.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Sleeves Not Punched. >,

When told that he will be requested
to tender an apology for making alleged
msinuations in regard to his connection
with the other members of the council,
Alderman Rigdon, although not violent,
proceeded to open up with some fiery
language, which was directed at Coun.
Gilman Turner
81 didn't insinuate anything Of the
kind-nO, sir, not once" said the apollo
gy'demanding councilman. az want to
tell you something. Mayor Sleeves
didn't have anything to do with this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
BANK CALL ISSUED.
[rN1rrp rREss InAsED VIM

Washington, Aug. 12.-The comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for a statement of the condition of
ali national banks at the close Of bust
ness on August Q.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
DIVORCE GRANTED.

Abbie Robins was granted a divorce
this morning from Mack Robbins by
Judge Galloway Desertion was the
grounds upon which plaintiff based her
complaint.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
SUIT ON NOTE.

A complaint to recover $106 on a
promissory note alleged to have been
issued by the defendant, Herbert A.
Ness, was filed in the circuit court to.
day by j w. Starr, ct al.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
BRITISH CAMEL CORPS
DESTROYED IN BATTLE
+++++++++++++

= London, Aug. l9.-'Dispatches =
= received by tho war office here to. =
= day confirmed the report from =
= from Alden that a British camel =
y corps has been destroyed in bat. \
= tie in Somalland. Two thousand =
y dervishes attacked the corps while 4
= the latter was accommodating near =
= Berbera, killing Captain Cornfield, \
y a white man, and killing and =
= wounding fifty native soldiers. =
= Reinforcements were rushed from =
= Alden to the scene of the trouble. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
IS CURABLE
DECLARES BRITISHER
+++++++++++++4

+ London, Aug. l2.--Leprosy is a =
+ eurable malady, according to rep '
= reservations made to the becterio. =
= logical section of the medical con =
= gress here today by Major E. R. =
4 Rost, of the Indian medical ser =
= vice. Major Rost asserted that ?
= four eases positively had been =
= cured in India by the new vaccine ?
3 method and that 30 cases, now un- =
= der treatment, were progressing =
y favorably. '
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
Who Must Apologize7

Now the question is, who must take
the first step to heal the breach by
apologizing. Councilman Rigdon says
he won't return unless either an ex.
PLANTATION is Forthcoming as to why he
was ousted from the acting mayorship
or rendered an apology, and Councilman
Turner says Councilman Rigdon must
apologize before the former vi, con
sent to his being received bac, in .a..
family circle. Both Of these req D. -
tatives of the council say they will no
act first and it is likely that something
will be popping before next Friday as
Councilman Rigdon vows that he will
write an article explaining few things
unless he is given satisfaction before
that date.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12
R|GDON NOT THROUGH
WITH HIS FIGHT TO
SECURE EXPLANATION
Councilman Will Have Some.
thing to Spring if Action
Is Not Taken.
CALLS TURNER BRAINLESs
City Father Who Is on Strike Burns
Up Leader of Opposition With
Fiery Flow Of Language.

Alleged punches" "stabs in the
back, " "wallops on the jaw,7 and the
crying need of apologies were revived
again today when Councilman Turner,
Of the Fifth ward, stated positively that
he, for one, will not favor either extend.
ing to Councilman Rigdon an apology
or accepting him as a brother council.
man until the alderman first apologies
for the insinuations he is alleged to
have made recently to the effect the
remainder Of the council cannot
transact the city's business properly
without my (Rigdon's) assistance"
Councilman RigdOn has cast an un.
favorable reflection upon the other
members of the council by intimating
that they cannot transact the city 8
business unless he is present, and I de-
mand an apology from him, " said Coun.
Gilman Turner this morning. "If Coun-
Gilman Rigdon cannot see his way clear
to apologize for the statements and in.
situations he made short time ago, 1
will be one not favoring any move to
invite him back or extending to him
any apolopy.O -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

Continued on page 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-15
{ cent Beef, Is \.
Prediction Of P Packers,
Before Next Spril,g
u \ I.


chicago result drought
when the country
predicted that the
cents for the choice cuts
is probability possibility
declared
The killing
Will have to be that
present prices
CATTLE SHORTAGE CERTAIN.
For
middle
is certainty within declare,
t as startling jump In beef prices
cattle
the pasurage
Light
Then the
sections trainloads
entire
certain holds
doubled since the s4@&
Ns PACKER MIL PROFIT.
Livestock
kets loaded fact that
months announced reduction ia the wholesale
drought will
dollars this winter
yantage ana to set new prices tA winter t~ ~