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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Tag Day In Oakland.

Oakland, Cal, March 29,-The forma-
tion of n military organization to make
a sweeping campaign of the entire city
for funds to aid the Ohio and Indiana
sufferers is at work hero today. The
members of the Progress and Prosper
ity Of the Chamber of Commerce
formed an army" last night A house
to house canvass, insisting upon each
house contributing $40 will bo made.
Tho army also arranged for tag day,
when tags will DO sold by Oakland's
prettiest girls for n minimum Of 81,
and no change given The Oakland
flood relief committee started work ear
ly today, and every bank, hotel and
business house in the city is collecting
funds
The Oakland police department voted
a days pay each to the fund last night.
Tho total amount will bo about 5000
from the department,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
COMMISSION WILL
HAVE BUSY WEEK

To investigate divers kinds Of pub.
lie utilities the railroad commission will
spend all Of next week in eastern Ore.
gon on series Of hearings which have
been outlined in a definite program,
At Hood Rover on Monday an appli.
cation of the Home Telephone Co., for
an advance in rates will be investigat.
ed, The Hydro. Electric Co.. also Of
Hood River, is asking a new schedule
of rates. The justice Of the request
will be thoroughly investigated by the
commission. The Hood River Gas &
Electric Co., wishes to discontinue flat
rates and establish a new schedule. A
hearing will be granted this company
while tho commission is in Hood River
Wednesday the commission will be at
Biggs to consider complaint by Sam.
ucl Hill against the O..W. r, & n. CO..
Mr.. Hill asks that the depot Of the com.
pany at that place be made accessible to
boats on the Columbia river
Thursday the commission will appear
at la Grandc, AZ that place the Homo
Independent Telephone Co, has filed a
complaint against the Eastern Oregon
Cooperative Telephone association, al.
loging that the defendant company Is
charging insufficient rates, The plain.
| tff company will asI, that the rates Of
| the defendant be increased
Baker will be the seat Of iuyostipn.
ton on Friday The Baker Commercial
club is complaining against the Stump.
fer Valley Railroad 60. in relation to
logging permits j. H. Johnson Of Ba
bcr is dcsirous that the Sumptcr Valley
road and the O.W, u. & N. Co. oslob.
lish joint rate, and to This end hc has
asked the commission TO grant him q
hearing.
The commission will end the week at
Echo on Saturday nm independent tcIc.
phone system Of that place desires an
interchange Of calls with the Pucific
Telephone & Telegraph Co. and believes
hearing by the commission will have
the desired outcome.
Practically all Of the following week
will be spent in Portland whcro the
question Of cross car lines in East Port
land will be throphcd out This hearing
will take place despite the opinion Of
the ottornoygcneral handed down a
few weeks ago that the railroad com.
mission has no right to dictate concern.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Coast Record Shattered.

Stanford University, Cal, March 90.
One Pacific coast and one Stanford
University record are shattered today
as the result of the track and field meet
between Stanford and the combined
team from Occident and Pomona col
leges. In the low hurdles Herbert
Whitted, Of Stanford covered 22O yards
in "a 3.5 seconds, cutting one.fifth Of a
second from the coast record. The Stan.
ford record for the broad jump was
broken when Don Dawson, Of Stanford,
landed 23 feet, 43.4 inches from his
take.off.
Stanford won the meet, SO to 33,
The only first places sucured by the Wis.
itOr5 were in the high jump and the
shot put,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
The Fans Dig Up.

San Francisco, March 29.-Respond.
ing to a personal appeal made by John
L Sullivan, Old.time champion heavy.
weight, who refereed the main event,
the big audience at the Watson.McFar-
land fight here contributed more than
$4,000 to the fund for the Ohio and In.
diana flood sufferers, and the money
was turned over to the local branch Of
the Red Cross Society.
Prompted by James W. Coffroth, Ed
die Graney, Rod Mckenzie and other
prominent sporting men, who gave
large amounts, the fans flooded the
ring with gold and silver offerings in
response to Sullivan's call, Ushers al
so went through the audience and col.
lected large amounts
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
WIRELESS OPERATORS
MAY GO ON STRIKE


San Francisco, March 29.-Following
the falling through of its endeavOr to
secure a wage scale of $50 a month
from the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
company, the telegraphers of that con
ccrn ale preparing to strike here today,
The present scale is $35, $40, and $45
The calling of a strike now rests with
the San francisco labor council, in
whose hands the cases of the telegra
pliers now rests.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Government Expert in Charge
of Each of the Five Health
Districts.
GOVERNOR REQUESTS 1T
Ohio at Danger Stage at Cincinnati
and Towns Below There Are
Warned.
[UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

Dayton, O., March 29-Secretary Of
War Garrison, General Leonard Wood
chief of staff of the United States
army, and Captain Rhoads and Captain
Mccoy arrived here at 1890 O'Clock
this afternoon. They Immediately con
ferred with Mayor Phillips, John Pat
tersOn, head of the National Cash Reg
lister Company, and committee of cit
liens.
After inspecting the flooded district
Secretary Garrison wired a report Of
conditions to President Wilson.
At the request of Governor Cox
Secretary Garrison this afternoon took
full charge of the local situation, The
city probably will be divided into five
health districts, with a government ex
pert in charge of each district.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Ohio Now Dangerous.

Washington, March 29.-Secretary of
War Garrison sent the following report
from Dayton to President Wilson this
afternoon.
"Maiors Normyle and Logan have
the situation well in hand. The flood is
receding in the smaller rivers, but the
Ohio is rising at Cincinnati, where it is
now 65 feet, and is threatening the
towns below there. Officials have been
sent down the stream to observe and
report to Logan at Cincinnati"
Secretary Garrison states the fatal.
ties are greatly over estimated,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

Soon after the first Of April the pub.
licity department Of the Portland, Eu
gene & Eastern inteerurban railway will
announce the winner of the "nick.
name" contest which the road has been
conducting for the past three months.
Salemites in numerous bands are among
those who have attempted to annex the
$50 in gold coin which will come from
the hands Of President strahorn, and
the name Of the winenr will be looked
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
WAGES DO NOT RISE
AS FAST AS WATER
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.1

Chicago March 29.-TwO cents an
hour increase in wages was granted lO,'
900 employees of Chicago surface rail.
ways by special arbitration board to-
day.
The increase is regarded as a victory
for the traction company, which offer
ed the men more than that amount to
return to work during their strike
Judge Scanlan, who represented the
employees on the board, dissented from
its findings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

for with much interest Entries have
been received from every state west Of
the Rocky Mountains, and, although n
good many hundreds Of Willamette val.
ley folks are going to be disappointed
at not being the lucky one to win, the
contest has served a valuable purpose,
in calling attention to the fact that the
largest electric interurban system un.
der construction on the Pacific coast Is
the plan under way by the P, Il. 4 r.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
FLOOD SITUATION
IS MUCH IMPROVED
Food Supplies Rushed in So
There Will Be No Suffer-
ing From Hunger.
OHIO is AT FLOOD STAGE
And Some Towns Are in Danger But
Inhabitants Have Been
Warned.

The flooded sections of Dayton and
Columbus are nearly clear of water,
Rescuers everywhere in Dayton re.
port the fatalities below 200.
Governor Cox officially commended
John Patterson, president of the Nc.
tional Cash Register company, who is
under sentence to a year in prison for
violations of the Sherman antitrust
law, for his rescue work in Dayton, say.
ing in part:
"PattersOn is entitled to every con,
sideration.'
Governor Cox declared the state will
seize all railroads entering Dayton, if
necessary, to prevent sightseers from
going there and hampering the work Of
relief or rescue.
The state board of health shipped
lime and other disinfectants to Dayton
to prevent disease.
An attempt was made this afternoon
to start the Dayton water works.
The militia at Dayton was forced to
use drastic means to prevent under.
takers fighting for possession of bodies,
The houses in the path of the flood
include log cabin llj years old, the
first house built in Dayton. 1t escaped
unscathed
All Dayton saloons are closed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

for the Willamette valley The contest
closes March 81 and already the entries
are being tabulated for the use Of the
committee.
Many persons who sent in names ac.
companied them with drawings for use
az trademarks and which would illus.
trato the idea Of the name suggested by
them. No names Of the articles are Civ.
en- on the picture shown on this page,
but some Of them are by Salem people,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
COAST RESPONDED
TO CALL FOR AID
Money Pours in Unstintedly in
Every Town and Hamlet
on the Coast.
PROVISIONS ON THE WAY
Cars Hastily Loaded and Railroads
Rush Them Through on Special
Trains.
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Portland, Ore, March ga home
talent show will be given at the Heilig
theatre tonight under the auspices Of
the Portland Theatre Managers AssO-
citation to raise funds for the relief Of
the flood sufferers, A parade, led by
an augmented band of 800 pieces pa
raded the streets today to advertise the
benefit. All of the florists and candy
dealers in town have donated of their
wares, which will be sold before and
during the performance to aid in swell
in the contributions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Seattle Is Generous.

Seattle, Wash, March 29.-Seattle .
contributions to the flood victims in the
Middle West amount to approximately
100000. Tonight a big benefit perform
ance will be given at the Metropolitan
theatre
A great quantity of clothing has
been collected by women, and stored in
the Central building for shipment east.
The Association of Alaska Salmon
Packers has donated 1000 cases of sal.
mon which will be taken east by the
Chicago & Milwaukee line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
1hey Were Counterfeit.

UNITED FNE6N IEN6EO WINE,I
Seattle, Wash, March 29-JOhn lie.
svcynski, 4S2, Twelfth avenue south,
for few minutes this morning felt the
exhilarating thrill Of the joyous miner
who discovers an EldOrado John STUN.
bed against big box filled with half
dollars. A closer examination, however,
revealed that the coins were counter.
felt. The box was taken to the George.
town police sub.station and United
States Inspector Foster notified.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Mother and Baby Found.

Columbus, March 20.-six more corps.
es were found on the west side this af.
ternoon. A mother with her infant son
clasped in her arms was found dead.
The baby's hands were clinging to the
mothers hair Nearby was the body
of a man, supposedly the husband and
father. The body of little girl lay in
his arms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
More Towns Flooded,

Akron o., March ga company of
militia is rushing from Athens to Mid.
dleport and Pomeroy, where the Ohio
river is on rampage, already having
broken all flood records. The crest Of
the flood is not expected before some
time tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Jossely nResigns.


Portland March 2S.-B. S. Josselyn,
president Of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company, yesterday ten.
dered his resignation to the company s
board of directors, as the head Of Port.
land largest public utility corporation,
TO take effect July /, 1918.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Wires Go Down.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 29.-All
wires into the Wabash valley below
Terre Haute went down today, and
flood conditions at Vincennes and Ev.
ansville are unknown. Residents Of
the low.lying districts, however, were
warned in time to flee to high ground,
and fatalities are not believed to have
occurred. The property damage will be
heavy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

Columbus, O., March 29.-At II
clock today the bodies of 6l flood
victims had been recovered here, Thir.
ty.eight Of the cOrpses have been iden'
titled.
All relief trains en- route to Dayton
were halted today by the Urbana rail.
road bridge sinking two feet A relief
train has just left here for GAINESVILLE,
carrying 80 boats, supplies and cloth.
ing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Fell Eleven Stories.


New York. March 29,-After plung.
ing II stories down an elevator shaft
in the immigration Savings Bank build
ing here, Justice Henry Bischoff, Of
the New York supreme court is dead
today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
Rogers Is Sick.

lUhITED PRESS Leased wIRE.l
Los Angeles, Cal, March 29.-Earl
Rogers chief counsel for Clarence Oar.
row in his trials in Los Angeles, was
taken to a hospital today to undergo 4
serious intestinal operation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
+ r r = r ++++++ -.
To Frame Constitution.

+ Douglas, Ariz., March 29-The =
+ Sonora state congress has voted =
+ to participate in a convention to =
+ frame a new constitution for the I
+ "Northern Republic of Mexico" =
= according to adyices received to. =
+ day from IIermosilIo. The con. =
+ federation will include the states I
+ of Sonora, chihuahua, COahuila, I
+ SinalOa, Lower California and 4
+ Tepico. The Sonora congress ap. =
+ proved the selection of the rebel =
+ general Of Coahulila, Carranza as =
r military leader of the forces of =
+ the new republic, 4
+ 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
+ + - + + + = = = = r I
His Motives Lofty.

r Chicago, March 29.-That his 4
+ principal reason for seeking Alas. I
+ ka coal lands, was to prevent the I
+ big interests from establishing 4
+ monopoly there, was the testimo. 4
r ny Of Albert c. Frost here today I
r in his trial for conspiring to de. 4
r fraud the government out of $1O,. 4
+ 100000 worth of Alaska holdings. I
+ He declared that after he promOt. I
+ ed the Alaska Central railroad, he 4
+ learned that Wall street interests Z
r were preparing to grab big tracts I
r of government lands. I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
All Dayton saloons are closed.

Middletownn, Ohio, March 29,-Elev.
en- persons are known to have met death
in the flood waters here. The property
loss is. fived at $3,5OO,OOO.
Miamisburg reports that three per.
sons are known to be dead there, with
the property damage estimated at
$350,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29
FIRST GIRL BABY
BORN IN CALIFORNIA

Ilauford, raL, March 90 Mrs, Mary
Rhoads Ecilfnr aged ", said to be
the first girl baby born In this state of
American parents, rs dead here today
ing city car lines II rs the opinion Of
the attorney general that this question
Is up to the city council,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

Starves Another to Death,

+ Port Orchard, Wash, March 29. Z
+ death by starvation" is the !
+ verdict today of the cOroner's !
+ jury which has been investigat- :
+ ing the death of Mrs. Mary Bail. =
+ ey, aged 81, who died Monday at !
4 DR.. Linda b. Hazard s fast cure I
+ sanitarium. Mrs. Mary Moore, !
+ friend of the dead woman, testi- I
+ fled that the latter was attracted I
+ to the sanitarium through the =
+ publicity it received when DR., =
r Hazard was tried on the charge =
+ of starving Miss Claire William 4
= son to death, for which she is now !
+ under sentence, being at liberty =
+ on bond pending an appeal. =
r I
L L L l. L l. l. L 4 L 4. 4 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-29

In times Of peace lot Of otherwise
sensible people prepared to get mar.
ried.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
Thieves Quickly Captured

Late Monday afternoon, while Oscar
Ijavey, who keeps a small store at Tunk
Pond, was at supper, thieves entered the
store and stole a quantity of tobacco and
S13, so in money.
The theft was discovered soon after
ward, and Sheriff Silsby was notified.
He put Deputy Sheriff II. l.. Fernald, of
Franklin, on the track OF two tramps
supposed to be guilty, and before many
hours had elapsed the men were under
arrest
They gave their names as Harris Leavitt
and John w. Smith, and admitted their
guilt. Smith is an Englishman, who
came over in the steamer wrecked few
weeks ago on the Newfoundland coast
with the loss of score of lives, only half
a dozen being saved.
They were arraigned in the Ellsworth
municipal court yesterday forenoon,
pleaded guilty and were bound over for
the April term under 81 600 bonds each.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
CoroDer's Inquest ,

coroner's inquest into the death of
Edwin l.. Royal, killed by electricity at
the storehouse of Z. w. Grindal on Water
street last Wednesday afternoon, was held
by Coroner l. w. Jordan at his under
taking rooms on Franklin street last
Thursday afternoon.
The jury summoned by Constable ID. l..
Fields was as follows: Henry A. Eppes,
David Friend, Able l.. Friend, Henry l..
Moor, William Fl. True and John II. Bres-
nahan. d. e. Hurley was present as at
torney for the Royal heirs, and was per-
mitted to examine witnesses. Henry M.
Hall was present in the interest of the
Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co., but
took no part in the proceedings. Miss
Frances Doyle was stenOgrapher.
Witnesses examined were c. Nv. Grin
dal, Oscar Remick, Walter E. Cushman,
Augustus N. Bragdoo, Allan p Royal,
Frank E. Witham, Edmond Hamilton,
Ralph "A. Ferhsid, L. III. Cnshman, Colin
Mckenzie and De. IL. l.. ID. 'Woodruff.
The jury found that edwin L. Royal
came to his death by electrocution at the
storehonse of c. W. Grindal on Water
street, by coming in contact with electric
power wires of the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co., and owing to the negli-
gence and earelessness OF said Bar HaS bor
q Union River Power Cor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

| Rev. o. j. Guptill is attending convoca-
tion this week at the Bangor seminary.
| Miss Mile A. Treworgy came home
Saturday from Boston, where she has been
for several weeks.
Miss Mary Fernald left Tuesday noon
| hospital for training.
Miss Lillis j. Phillips, of Holden, was
here from Monday until Wednesday, the
guest of Mrs. B. S. Jellison.
Charles Blondiette has moved his family
from the Hayes house to the Maddocks
house on the old Bangor road.
Clifford Patten was home Sunday and
Monday from the woods at Rocky pond,
where he is employed by M. w. Haslam.
On Sunday evening. Feb. 2, the service
will consist of a lecture by the pastor on
1.-the American Board". The lecture will
be illustrated by more than eighty colored
views, and it will be equivalent to a trip
around the world.
Christopher W. Clough met with seri-
oos and painful accident Thursday of last
week, while employed in repairing the
lumber mill of Whitcomb, Haynes & Co.
He was holding piece of steel against the
end of key trying to back it out of a
wheel hub. When the piece held by MIR.
-Clough was struck, it few out OF his hand
striking him in the eye, destroying the eye
and also injuring his nose. Mr.. Gough
went to the East Maine general hospital
Thursday night, and on Friday morning
the eye WAS removed. He is getting along
nicely at present.
The home of William Fernald was de-
stroyed by fire which started on the second
floor of the ell Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Fernald we're at
home, but the fire had gained considera-
BILE headway when discovered, and by the
time the hose company arrived the house
was all ablaze. So quickly did the fire
spread that only part of the furnishings
could be saved by the neighbors. There
was a small insurance on the house. The
loss falls heavily on Mr.. Fernald, especially
as he has been able to work for several
months on account of lameness.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29

SCHEDULE OF MAILS
AT ELLswoRrH PosroPprcK.
In eject Sept. 30, 1879.
MAILS RECEIVED.
FROM WEsr-7is n m; Ala, 6.2s m.
FROM EAsr--ll.06, l1.57 3 m: 547, 1882 m.
NAIL CLOSES AT PosroFFIcR
Come wKsr-loso, ll.3o a m; 6.i5, Q p m.
GoIse EAsT-s.45 q m; s.45, 0 IN.
No Sunday mail.
Registered mail should be at postofice hall
an hour before mail closes,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
ANNUAL MEETING.
Ellsworth Loan a. Building Associa-
tion in Good Condition.


tion in Good Condition.
At the annual meeting OF the Ellsworth
Loan & Building association Jan. 20, brief
mention of which was made in THE
AMERICAN last week, reports of the sec
retary and treasurer showed the associa-
tion to hs in splendid financial condition.
During the twenty-one years that the
association has been in existence, it has
never paid less than 8 per cent. semi
annual dividend, the total amount paid in
dividends being S67, ,340.66.
The first dividend, declared January l.,
1892, was $5S.S5, and the last dividend, de-
clared January /, 1918, was $3,743.17, the
total amount of interest for the year paid
to shareholders being S7,419.35.
The association now has deposit
amounting to s132, ,391 %, with a guaranty
fund, or surplus, OF $500. The last year
was especially prosperous, the accumu-
lated capital being increased by S7,S41.77
and the guaranty fund by $500, and bal
ance of $2S7.50 being carried to the profit
and loss account.
The association now has zoos shares
outstanding, held by 375 individuals, 116
persons being borrowers, pledging $40
shares for their loans. A larger number
! of shares was taken out in 1912 than in
any previous year.
A new series of shares is now open,
payments for which should be made on or
before the first Monday of each month.
AT a meeting of the newly-elected board
of directors Monday, officers were re-
elected as follows: A. w. King, president
o. W. Tapley, secretary; l.. j. Walsh,
treasurer; Peters & Knowlton, attorneys
John A. Peters, o. W. Tapley and j. H
Bresnahan, finance committee.