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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
HE GOT A FORTUNE
AND A WANT ADJ BRIDE
Did Not Get What He Liked, and
stubbornly Refuses to Like
What He Got.
[uNIrEp rnraa LtAnrn Mlnr.1

San Francisco, April 25.--While the
Oceanic Steamship Company's liner
Ventura, which arrived, today from Aus.
tralia, was bucking storm.swept seas on
tho broad Pacific, another storm Of an
entirely different sort was raging ou
the vessel itself II concerned p. r..
Drew, young man from Bridgeport,
Conn, who came into fortune and II
"want ad" bride on the evening Of his
departure for Sydney on tho Ventura
Drew had advertised in all tho Sydney
papers for wife and one was sJon
found
The couple quarreled the first day
out. Then they separated. The bride
now wants to go back home and Drew
says he does not care a hoot whore she
goes. She is being held at Angel H..
land while the case is being iDvestigat.
ed by tho immigration authorities. Tho
officials arc undecided as to what dc.
tich they will take against Drew.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Los ANGELES VICE
PROBE TO GO DEEP
Many Subpoenas Out for Wit
nsses in the White Slavery
Cases.
BIXBY IS STILL IN HIDING
Mrs. Josie Rosenberg, the Alleged Go.
Between to Be Examined May
Sixth.
BIXBY IS STILL IN HIDING

Los Angeles, CAL, April 25.-Armed
with subpoenas to compel the attend.
ance upon the white slavery grand jury
of many additional witnesses, process
servers are securing Los Angeles and
surrounding towns today. The sum
monses were issued following the close
of yesterdays jury session, at which
Z. j. Fleming, an attorney, was one of
the principal witnesses. 1t is under
stood that Flemings' testimony provid.
ed material for the issuing of the addi-
tional subpoenas.
1t is also understood that the jury
will consider charges that an alleged
blackmailing ring exists here. 1t is
further claimed that George H. Bixby,
millionaire financier and land owner of
Long Beach, and Fleming were the
principal objects of the Vaccinations Of
this ring.
Bixby, for whom bench warrant is
sued upon his failure to heed a sub.
poena to appear as a witness against
an alleged procuress, is outstanding and
he had not been located today. Detec,
tives from the district attorneys Of
flee have closely guarded his Long
Beach home and have visited many Of
his ranches in southern California. Re
ports were current today that Bixby
is waiting in Arizona or Nevada, where
the bench warrant cannot be served.
His friends insist, however that he will
present himself to the district attorney
in due time. Other reports were that
the millionaire is lying ill, the result Of
recent publicity given his name, in a
sanitarium near Los Angeles.
Mrs. Josie Rosenberg, proprietress Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
SPRINGFIELD WORSE
THAN EVEN CHICAGO
Some Girls Work 9 Hours for
80 Cents, and Are Fined
10 Cents if Late.
FoREMEN ARE ABUSIVE
Must Sew on Six Dozen Shoe Tips a.
Payment for Each One Acct.
dentally Spoiled.
FoREMEN ARE ABUSIVE
IUNITED PRnss 1zAuuO wmaJ

Springfield, ILL.,, April 25.-Harrow-
ing stories Of the indignities to which
girl workers are subjected for starya-
tion wages in Springfield factories
were developed at today's hearing Of
the state senate white slave investiga-
tion. Aroused by the revelations al.
ready brought out, Governor Dunno
this afternoon signed the bill appropri.
ating $4,000 to carry the investigation
to a definite conclusion.
Today's hearing developed that some
of the girls in factories here are work.
ing nine hours a day for 80 cents; that
they are docked 10 cents for every five
minutes they are late in the morning,
and that the women workers in the In.
ternatiOnal Shoe Company factory are
forced to sew on six dozen shoe tips ia
payment for every shoe tip accidentally
spoiled.
Sworn testimony was offered to show
that the foremen of the international
plant cursed the girl employees and
handled them roughly.
Superintendent s. W. Derby was
roundly denounced by Lieutenant. Gov
ernor Barrett o 'Hara and Senator JUL,
when he declared that he "thought any
girl could live comfortably on 81 q
week." During his testimony Derby
glared at the newspaper men, saying:
"I don't care whether you fellows hear
my testimony or not"
Agnes McGill, aged 81 years, said she
started to work for the shoe company
in 1908 for SO week. She now gets ~
and supports her widowed mother. Miss
McGill openly charged that Foreman
Alexander cursed her around, and some,
times had tried to hug and kiss her.
The committee issued a subpoena for
Alexander.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
SALEM CASE NOT LIKE THAT RELIED ON

Oh, you Senegambianl Here you are
again, secreting your dusl1y features in
that proverbial woodpile. Yes, and
thanks to some one, you have thus far
succeeded in keeping out of the lime
light admirably, to say the least, but
now, Mr.. Colored Fugitive, you are ap,
pretended; you might as well come out,
'fess up and inform the taxpayers on
North Commercial street that you tried
your level best to leave them in a pre-
dicament similar to that in which they
were thrown several years ago when the
supreme court Of this state decided
against them in a case wherein the
struggling property owners remonstrat.
ed upon paying street improvement
assessment which was money (and
pearls at that time, if you please) cast
to the four winds for the reason said
improvement(H) proved to be merely a
slight "dressing-up" of the street in
question and which was left by the
contractors in q condition far worse
than when the city council awarded the
contract.
Now comes similar game for which
the taxpayers on North Commercial
street will have to dig up good, big
dollars to promote and possibly be com
PEELED to shell out several additional
hundred dollars in an effort to obtain
justice from the courts.
The Capital City's legal department
holds that it is contrary to the city
charter to accept bond from any con-
tracing company as good and suffi.
cient security for the maintenance Of
the work performed. He holds further
according to records, that notwithstand-
ing that the taxpayers along a street
which is to be improved are willing 10
bear any additional costs in order to be
protected by requiring that bond be
furnished by the paving company; the
city to be entirely free of any liabili
ties and the paving company alone re-
sponsible, the "city is not authorized
to accept a bond of like character in
view of the fact the charter does not SC
provide" "
Now, if justice is generally meted out
to Salem taxpayers, what would you
dear reader, call this3
Property Owners Wanted It.
Several months ago, the property
owners along the unpaved section Of
North Commercial street from the enc
Of the present pavement for a dis
tance Of mile north, concluded TO paw,
the thoroughfare. They met at III,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
BIG BUSINESS IS NOT
AFRAID Of JAP WAR
1t Knows That Japan's "Big Bust
ness" is as Big Coward as
It Is.
[uNIrEp pRnss 1nAsEp w1nn.l

Tacoma, Wash, April 25.--With all
the available space in the steamships
scheduled to sail from Tacoma for the
Orient during the next two months con.
tracted for, the prospects are that the
waterfront will experience one Of the
busiest years recorded in the Japanese
and Chinese trade, Much of the cargo
originating on the coast is composed of
flour and lumber.
Both the Blue Funnel steamers and
the Osaka Shoshen Kaisha ships are
loaded Ito the guards when they sail
from this port, and the Japanese steam.
ers operating in connection with the
Great Northern railway are calling here
regularly for cargo.
No stock is taken in the Japanese
war scare by shipping men. The Jap.
anese have too much money invested in
steamship lines running to this coast,
they say, to want to rush into war with
this nation over the California land sit
uatiOn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST POLICE
Eight Policemen Under Arrest
for Accepting Brides From
Bunco Gang.
GRAND JURY AFTER THEM
Members Of the Bunco Gang Make
Signed Confessions, But Officers
VIII Be Heard.

San Francisco, April 25.-Pending
their appearance before the grand jury
this afternoon to enlarge on their con.
fessions involving eight San Francisco
policemen, whom they allege shared in
their Illicit operations, Maurice De
Martini, Frank Dubois and Frank Cor
rigan, members of an Italian bunco
ring, were brought here today from the
county Jail. The grand jury probe
was set for o'clock.
Besides the three prisoners, only one
other witness was expected to be exam
ined. He is Desmond Denegri, drug
gist, and former state assemblyman,
who, District Attorney Fiskert believes,
can corroborate certain statements in
the confession. Signed confessions
from Michael Gallo and Emil Chiesa,
serving sentences in San Quentin for
bunco operations, will also be submit
ted TO the grand jury.
Every one of the accused officers will
be given an opportunity to make a
statement before the inquisitOrs, but so
far only Detectives Sergeant Arthur
MacPhee. Acting Lieutenant James
McGowan and Patrolman Charles Tay-
lor have announced their willingness to
appear. The other accused men are De-
tectives Frank Z. Sola, J. L. Droulette,
Jack Sullivan, w. H. McHugh and
Charles Josephs. re
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
WANTED CONCRETE
GOT B|TUL|TH|C
Property Owners Sore and Place the
Blame on Councilman Gideon
Stolz.

Many Of the property owners on
North Church street are deeply ag.
grieved because gravel bitulithic was
selected as paving, instead of cement.
Councilman Gideon Stolz is given credit
for the selection of gravel bitulithic,
and it is asserted majority Of the
property owners favored cement. Nine
widows, a blind man and decrepit old
man were among those whose wishes
were ignored.
When the proposition came up to the
council, following the meeting Of prop.
erty owners, It was charged that a ma.
iority was for cement. Stolz said the
law had been followed and the proper.
ty holders who were present at the
meeting selected gravel bitulithic. Had
IL been understood by the others that
they could vote by proxy, they would
have taken q hand, il is stated.
Some favor taking the question into
the courts, as they believe there should
be full and free expression on the
question Of the kind Of pavement TO be
used.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
NO MORE ARGUMENTS IN
CASES UNTIL END OF MAY

The supreme court will hear argu.
part Of May. The court goes to Pen
dleton the first week in May.
Shortly after the May term, two ad-
ditional judges will be added to the
supreme bench and two departments
will bo created. Chief Justice Mcbride
presiding over both. Each department
will consist of three justices in addi.
tion to tho chief justice and depart.
ment will hear cases one week and pre-.
pare cases the next. This will give a
full week for tho preparation Of cases
and it is expected that 10 cases a week
can be disposed Of.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25

GAIL BoRDEN's DAUGHTER
SAID TO BE KIDNAPPED

New York, April 25.-Announcement
that Miss Ramona Borden the 17.year-
old daughter of Gail Borden, the CON
densed milk magnate, was located here
today following her disappearance
from a New Jersey sanatarium was
made here this afternoon. It is stated
that private detectives are trailing the
girl to hiding place, where she was sup
posed to have been taken by two young
men and one elderly woman. It is de.
clared the party came from Atlantic
City last night.
Arrests are expected to follow the
discovery Of the girls hiding place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25

the Jonquil apartments, where it is al.
legged young girls were introduced to
wealthy men and who is charged with
pandering, will have her preliminary
examination on two counts May 6. This
date was fixed for the second count
late yesterday.
Grand jury witnesses arrived early
today at the court house to await their
turn before the jury. Among them
were two or three who have already
testified. Half of the number were
young girls.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
JACK JOHNSON JUST
TOOK THE COUNT

Chicago, April 25.--Jack johnson,
the negro prize fighter, today paid the
government $3.50, representing fines
and costs imposed upon him in cOnncc.
tion with his smuggling into the United
states Of diamond necklace for his
first wife, Eta Duryea Johnson, who
recently committed suicide. johnson
was fined $500 on each Of two indict.
ments, and the cost amounted to $3.50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Cobb May Get Job,

Detroit, Mich, April 25,--Tyrus Cobb
the sensational outfielder and batsman
Of the Detroit Tigers, who has been
holding out for an annual salary OF
$4,000, conferred secretly here at noon
today with Frank Navln, owner of tho
club. Before going into the confer.
enco Cobb said he expected to sign a
contract within an hour.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
The Pope oonveleacent.
[uNIrrp pEraa LnAsnp VIM. ]

Rome, April 26.--Popc Plus is con.
valesccnt today, but is greatly do.
pressed because of his physicians firm.
ness in refusing to allow him to resume
his routine duties, llo begged Profes.
sor Marehiafava, the principal vatican
physician, to permit him to SEQ group
Of American pilgrims today, but was
refused.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Club Womon. Attention.

Tho musical to be given by Miss Ma.
gers pupils under tho auspices of tho
Salon Woman 5 club, which was post.
ponod from April ~, will bo given at
the residence Of Mrs. VIM. Brown, 500
state street, Saturday, April 80, at
1880 p. m. All club members are urged
to bo present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25

All Medford Pays Tribute.

+ Medford, Or, April 25.-with =
+ business in the city suspended, =
+ the last tribute was paid by Z
+ vast eoncourse of friends to Au. Z
+ gust D. Singler today, who was =
Z shot down in the performance of +
+ his duty as sheriff of Jackson =
r county. Hundreds of people at +
4 tended the last services over the I,
= remains while every business +
y house in the city, from bank to =
+ cigar stands was closed: A funer- =
= al cortege nearly twelve blocks 4
= long accompanied the body from =
= the church on the last trip. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
MADE A GOOD HAUL
AND SAFE GET. AWAY
UNITED PnHss 1nAsrp wnn.I

San Francisco, April 25,--By blowing
the safe in the Hoffman Cafe, in the
heart Of the business district by nitro.
glycerine and then making an exit in
record time, cracksmen secured $3.50
early today without being seen by a
single person, 30 far as known. The
whole interior of the cafe was wrecked
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
: = = = ++++
Hold Big Conference.

+ Berkeley, Cal, April 1O.-Al- +
r most equalling in Importance the +
+ big conference meets held at Har- +
+ ward and Yale, the conference +
+ meet of Pacific Coast universi- =
+ ties, including the universities of r
+ Washington, Oregon, Nevada, +
= Southern California, Stanford, =
= California and Santa Clara, Occi. =
= dental and Oregon Agricultural r
= colleges, is being held here today. =
4 1t is the third annual conference, =
= the first having been feature of +
= the semi.centennial celebration r
r the University of California here +
r in 1910. p
+ .
+ = r + = = r + r + = = = T.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Neither Will Run.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRH.I

Mexico City, April 25.-Because of
congressional delay in arranging for the
election, General Felix Diaz and Forr
eign Minister De la Barra have def
nitely withdrawn their candidacy for
the presidency and vice.presidency of
Mexico.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
+ = = +++ r = = - = = I
Bryce Says Farewell.

+ Washington, April 25.-Follow- =
+ ing an impromptu reception ten I
+ dered him at the depot by diplo- I
+ mats and government officials, 4
+ james Bryce, British ambassador 4
+ to the United States, who recent Z
= ly resigned, started today on his Z
+ journey to England. =
4 Before leaving he said: =
= "L am leaving America per- .
= haps for the last time, and it nat 4
= urally makes me sad. I will re. .
= turn to Sussex to complete my =
= work on Australasia and perhaps 4
= to'further revise my history of .
= the American government 4
4 = n 4 4 4 4 q. A 4 4 4 4. 4,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Daniels Paper Burns.

Raleigh, N. G, April 25.-The Raleigh
News and Observer, the newspaper own.
ed and edited by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, has suffered the complete de.
structiOn of its. plant today by fire.
The loss has not been estimated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
To Explore the Aamazon.

New York, April 25.-Accompanied
by nine guests, E. G. Benedict is en-
route today to Brazil for cruise up
the Amazon river in his steam yacht,
Oneida.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25

home of Mr.. L. Pratt, a well known
North Commercial street resident, and
agreed unanimously that the street
should be paved as soon as possible, but
that no contract be let to any paving
company unless it furnish a good and
sufficient bond. Then again the tax.
payers who are to bear the entire ex.
pense of paving the street, met in the
city council chambers to decide further
upon what class of pavement should be
laid down, and at this meeting in the
presence of Gideon Stolz, chairman Of
the street committee Of the council, and
City Attorney Page, the property own.
ers declared unanimously that bond
should be furnished by the successful
contractor before they would consent to
having the thoroughfare improved. At
this meeting, the taxpayers voted as
one in demanding that in the event the
lowest bidder refused to put up a bond,
that the next lowest bidder should be
awarded the contract in the event a
bond would be furnished by him. In
other words, the property holders pray
ed for the privilege of paying more
money to have their street improved
that they could be assured Of some pro.
lection from ill.performed work and
lack Of maintenance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Purchasing Agent Dead.


New York, April 25.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Wendell L, Simpson, general
agent for the Panama canal
commission, is dead today at his home
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
stolz Played Fair.

Records at the city hall show that
Mr.. Stolz made an effort to secure for
the taxpayers what they desired, a
bond from the paving company, but
failed, due, it is claimed, to the opinion
rendered on the matter by City Attor.
ney Page. Mr.. Stolz favored the bond
issue all the way through and the
awarding Of the contract to the lowest
bidder who refused to post bond was
done under his protest.
What is the RESULT The North Com.
mercial street taxpayers offered to
bear extra expense in order to be pro.
tected by bond from the next TO tho
lowest bid submitted by the paving
companies, They voiced their senti.
ments as not in favor of awarding the
contract to any company which would
not post a bond. They demonstrated
when the council turned down their
wishes for a company which secured
the contract and which, after complet.
ing the contract insofar as laying the
pavement is concerned, will be free Of
all liabilities even II the pavement
should 20 TO dust.
There is not one provision in the city
charter either authorizing or prevent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Weather Forecast.

+ oregon-Fair tonight and Sat.
+ urday, except showers tonight or
+ Saturday, west portion, Souther-
= ly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
Expected It to Talk.

"I saw the vision-there II was, life
size-it was the most beautiful thing
I ever saw in my life. stood still and
half expected il to talk, it looked so
real. Why, you could count the folds
in the robes
at was bright white and above the
head rested a halo of softer light. The
face was turned toward my father and
the hands seemed outstretched to him.
As l stood there gazing at II, my sister,
Mrs. Hart, came in. 1 said; Look,
and she said Yes, / saw it. "
The vision lasted from 2 o'clock un.
til $3.50 in the morning.
SO impressed were the sisters with
the sight that they determined to call
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
This Street an Injury.

Five years ago North Front street
was improved, The improvement(i)
lasted eight months. Today that street
is no better than any country road, and
what happened' This: The abutting
property holders paid for the improve.
ment. They found that their money
was thrown away. They appealed to the
circuit court and carried the case to the
supreme court and at last were defeat.
ed. Their money spent, was actually
thrown away. The street, il one can
call II n street without blushing, is still
there and it is n thoroughfare which
curtails the value Of the abutting prop.
erty by reason Of its faulty construc.
tion.
There was no surety which would
protect the property holders at that
time, and from all appearances, the tax.
payers on North Commercial street will
be in identically the same fix in the
event the paving company fails to live
up to its contract. And all because tho
city charter does not tell tho council to
demand, nay, receive bond, even at
the request of the taxpayers who have
to foot the bill.
To be absolutely fair to City Attor.
ney Page, it should be added that he
has n supreme court decision to back
him up, Portland case, which can bo
found in the Oregon supreme court re.
ports, vol 80, page 3O7 A pcrusal of
this case, however, points out some diff.
ferences, that we believe would mako a
decision, on the condition prevailing
here, different from that case, rs there
the court pointed out that tho paving
companies would charge a larger price,
being compelled to furnish a bond and
that the council had no right to place
this burden on them. In tho Salem
case, the property owners recognized
this, provided for it, and even demand.
cd this extra cost II II was necessary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-25
THE WEST CHARGES
GET INTO THE COURTS
W. A. West Brings Criminal Charges
or Against Rev. s. J. Pickering
and His Wife

Criminal proceedings were started
this morning by w. A. West, the de-
posed principal of the Englewood
school, against Mrs. Blanch Ford Pick
ering and her husband, S. j. Pickering
in which the defendants are charged
with violating Section 1925 Of Lord IS
Oregon Laws, providing a penalty of a
minimum sentence in the county Jail Of
three months or two years in the pcui-
tertiary for the conviction Of any per-
son convicted of threatening any one
with prosecution to compel them to dc.
sisr from carrying out some public
function.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering appeared be.
fore Justice Of the Peace Webster this
morning and pleaded not guilty to the
charge in the complaint and their cx.
animation was set for 10 O'Clock neyt
Wednesday morning.
Sequel of School Row.
The present criminal proceedings is
the aftermath Of tho action taken by
the board Of directors of the Salem
schools in discharging Professor West
on the grounds he held illicit relations
with a pupil in the Englewood school.
In the complaint sworn to by Mr..
West, Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering are
charged with threatening the complain.
ant with criminal prosecution in the
event he refused or failed to resign his
position as principal Of the Englewood
school. Mr.. West refused to resign
and the board Of directors, after hold.
ing hearing, dismissed him on the
grounds there was sufficient evidence
to warrant such action. According to
Wiest's special counsel, Attorney j. A.
Carson and Grant Corby, the former has
been prosecuted by the Pickerings since
being dismissed by the board of direc.
tors and has received several threats Of
prosecution on criminal charge, and
now he is determined to air the entire
circumstances in the courts.