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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Election Of Sennior Set.

The first legislative preparations in
the senate toward the election Of
United States senator was taken yes
terday when Chairman Thompson, Of
the committee on elections and priv
ilcges reported on the result Of the
canvass Of the vote on United States
senator at the last election,
Tho committee report on the can
yass showed the following vote.
Bourne, 25,929; Clark, 1t,2S3; Lane,
aOl72; Pogct, GSiS; Ramp, 1903;
Selling 3SA5a. The report of the COM
mlttee was laid on the table until ~
o'clock next Tuesday noon, when the
election Of United States senator will
take place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
A Horse Stolen.

A horse was stolen yesterday from
the farm Of Walter Taylor, near Mac
leay, and Sheriff Esch is now search
ing for II.
II Is believed that the animal was
stolen by a boy who escaped from the
Oregon training school recently It
was learned that resident Of Mac
leay met a young man riding north on
a horse shortly before the theft was
reported, and inquired the road to
Portland. He said that he could not
describe the horse, however as II was
dark when he met the boy
The description Of the animal stolen
ls as follows: Sorrel mare, IS years
old, weight 1850, some white across
forehead and one white hind foot. The
mare Ia heavy with foal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
THANKS THE PUBLIC
FOR GENEROUS PATRONAGE

The executive committee Of the Ma
rlon County Poultry association de-
sres to thank the public generally
for It's support and fine patronage Of
the poultry exhibition which came to
a close at the armory late this after
noon. The exhibition was the very
best ever held in the county-in fact
It's promoters assert thai II is probably
the best county poultry exhibition ever
held in Oregon. The committee also
expresses It's appreciation TO the va
rious exhibitors for their enthusiastic
and harmonious cooperation with the
management for the success Of the
show.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
PARCELS POST KNOCKED
OUT MAIL CARRIER

White Salmon, Wash, Jan. 1S,-W.
l.. Olson, who was put on the new ru-
raj route one week ago, collapsed
while on his way TO Bristol postoiIice
Monday, The work had proved too
hard for him.
Parcels post has made the carrying
Of the mails harder than expected and
Olson has decided to abandon his Job.
Star routo mail Is delivered by the
stage company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Rev. Father Powers Conducts Retreats

Rev Father Powers, Css. r, r., 0Of
Portland, is in the city as the guest Of
Rev. Father Moore, During his stay
in the city Father Powers has been
conducting two retreats, one at the
reform school and one at the state
prison. The retreat at the reform
school began January ~, and closed
Tuesday morning, Father Powers
opening his retreat at the prison that
same evening, and concluding the SER
vices tomorrow morning. These re-
treats embrace series Of sermons
particularly appropriate TO the lnsti.
tutions where they are delivered, and
as the services are always productive
Of much good, Father Moore is to bt
congratulated upon having the yer!
able services Of Rev. Father Powers
on these occasions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

G. P. Bishop introduced q resolu-
tlon that 1t was the sense Of the Salem
business men that the Legislature
should make an ample appropriation
for the Panama exposition. G. S.
Stolz moved that this resolution be
amended to substitute the figures
"$5OO,000" for the word ample" This
was adopted with a whoop, and then
the resolution was carried with hur-
fah.
Salem will have a live representa-
tlon at the state convention Of retail
merchants at Albany. In fact mer-
chants will be scare here that day, If
enthusiastic plans set forth last night
are carried out In fact over so
have announced their intention Of 60
ing. The ten regular delegates were
elected last night as follows: August
Huckestein, Theodore Roth, -. Cook
Patton, H. o. White, C. NJ. Eppley,
William McGilchrist, Melvin Burdick,
w, A, Denton, Roy II. Wassam and c.
p. Bishop.
( A special boosting committee was
appointed for the convention as fol-
lows; Charles Roth, Roy Wassam, w,
r. Sade, j. c. Perry f. S. Bynon, j,
=. Grove and r. b. Houston.
The Salem merchants who will at
tend the convention will meet at the
Board OF Trade building next Tuesday
evening for the purpose Of organizing
practiclng yells and songs and other
stunts for the state convention. They
propose to let the other merchants ol
Oregon in attendance know that Sa.
lem Is on the map.
President Stockton, of the state as
socation, announced last night that
there are 1900 merchants enrolled In
the state association, and that the Al
bany convention would be largely at.
tended.
Portland will come on a special
Southern Pacific train 100 strong. Al
Salem the Eastern Oregon coach will
be attached to the train, and the Sa'
lem merchants have also been invited
to hitch on their coaches
Roy II. Wassam, president Of the
local league, acted as toastmaster al
the banquet. Among those who made
addresses were II. W. Meyers, DR.
Mays of New Orleans, G. NJ. Hamilton
of Kansas, Senator Miller, W. r
Slade, f. r. Bynon, VIM. McGilchrist
. ]. L. Stockton Senator Patton, Franl
, Meredith, w A. Denton, ex-Council
man Elliott, C.M Eppley, Mr.. Cum
mings, Carle Abrams, Louis Bechtel
, Joseph Rinehart, Colonel Il. Hofer, c
p. Bishop, August Huckestein, Theo
dore Roth, Vice-President White o
: the Board of Trade, w. NJ. Hamilton
1 and Clarence Hamilton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
In Probate Court

The estate Of the late c. r. Hough-
fan was admitted to probate yesterday
by County Clerk Gehlhar 1t consists
of personal property valued at $4,000.
Clara B. Houghfan was appointed ad-
mlnlstratrix.
The county court yesterday appoint
ed W. T. Grimm, Of Hubbard, as guar
dian Of the minor children Of the late
Charles Lembcke, John and Emma,
The children have real property val
ued at $4,000 in their name.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Messages Pile Up.

The Western Union is completely
put out with the exception Of short
line south in the neighborhood Of Eu-
gene. Hundreds Of messages are at
the Office awaiting the repair Of the
lines. Some Of the wires were in
working order again at noon.
The Postal line is intact TO San
Francisco and east, but is out between
Salem and Portland Between 0
o'clock las. night and the same hour
this morning nearly 200 messages
camo from the south directed east OF
north. Those going north were car.
ried to Portland by train by Postal
operators. Arthur Wilson, local man.
ager Of the Postal, made a trip TO Port
land on an Oregon Electric train a
8 o'clock this morning with a pack
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Small Boy
Gets Busy
Girls Too
Assert Their ImmemOrial
Right to SNOWFALL Anyone
OnStreetS from Governor
up to Newspaper Man

One enthusiastic young American
this morning certainly put that new
red sled to good use when he was hit
ting the high places behind big auto
which was plowing through the snow
in Salem streets. The lad had looped
his sled rope around the rear spring
Of the auto and although the machine
kicked up considerable fuss in chug-
ging its way through the deep snow
and the lad was being made the recip-
lent of much gasoline smoke and yell
low mud, he appeared to be enjoying
himself immensely.
Constable Cooper last night was
compelled to interfere when near
riot was started out of a SNOWFALL bat
tie between about fourteen young men
and boys in front Of the Western I'm
ion telegraph Office on State street.
One youngster, intent upon filing the
ear of an opponent, missed his aim
and the white ball went soaring
through the glass side Of lunch wag-
on standing in the street In order to
apprehend the right man, Constable
Cooper had considerable difficulty. A
dozen Of the participants in the snow
ball fight, followed their arrested
member to Justice Webster's office
where the defendant, ]. Hedrick, plead.
ed not guilty,
DIR. Morse the Target
A band Of young ladies set upon DR.
Morse yesterday evening while that
gentleman was making hasty attempts
to start his auto, and for a time the
popular physician faced about the
heaviest snow storm in his experience
The ladies' did not take time to manu-.
facture snow balls, but scooped W
large handfuls Of the wet fleece and
covered the good-natured doctor. The
latter got his machine in motion final.
ly and chugged away in a great cloud
Of snow.
Mr.. Crouch In Evidence.
It was a sorry afternoon for those
who entertained a crouch at the small
lad for exercising his immemoria
right when It SHOWS. One man, prob
ably 45 years old, and a stranger, at
tempted to fail youngster who swat
ted him in the ear with big SNOWFALL
The stranger took but three steps TO
ward him, however, as the lad pep
pered him 50 numerically with tn
white balls that he turned tail an,
ran into the nearest building.
Another man made a vigorous at
tempt to kick a small boy who dare
to shy a ball at him, and in admins
tering the intended rebuke, slipped o.
the snow covered walk and sprawle
in the gutter He then lost control q
his better disposition and proceeded {
put the boy TO fight by lambastin
him with snowballs.
The police had no occasion TO intei
fere with the fun last night, with th
. exception Of the Hedrlck case, and d,
clared this morning that no damag
was done by the boys other than III
b breaking Of a red lantern on CouI
, street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Gnrnge Is DnmAgrd.

wilson's garage on North CONNER
clal street suffered the greatest dam
age among the buildings that felt the
effect Of the Borm The damage.
however was slight being estimated
at only about $3.50, j, N Skaife, own
or Of the building, thinks the cause Of
the cayo-ln was faulty construction al
though the weight Of snow on the
building was great The repairs will
be made in Il short time and without
difficulty
There was great alarm at the build
Ing at 0 o'clock last night when the
damage was reported. All cars were
ordered to be removed from the build.
Ing and tho Office was hurriedly va
fContinued on paEe A.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
81, Joseph's Catholic.

Church Cottage and Chemeketa
streets, one block northeast Of post
office. First mass 1880 a. m. high
mass, 1890 a. M; vespers and bene-
diotion, 1880 p. m. Catechlsm Satur-
day p. m. Daily mass, Z a. m Dur
ing the winter season the daily mass
Is in Sacred Heart Academy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Portland Cut on.

r A gentleman who came up =
+ from Portland this morning says 4
r the village down the creek is I
+ entirely cut off from the balance 4
+ of the world, the wires being =
r down in all directions. The Pos I
+ tai has a line from here to San I
+ Francisco, but is out from here I
+ to Portland. Messages are being I
r received by the Postal here for I
= Portland and forwarded by the 4
r Oregon Electric trains or those I
r of the S. p. 4
u a Il Il 4. Il Il 4. n. Il 4. a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
+ + + + r + r + r = + + 4
Elect Senator Tuesday.

+ When the legislature adjourn 1
+ ed Friday afternoon, it passed 1
up Saturday and will meet again
+ Monday at II O'Clock. The ad-
= journment was taken largely be-
+ cause there was little to do, as
+ all the ripe bills had been intro :
+ duced, and nothing else can be
Z done until the committees make :
+ their reports. Next week prom :
= ises to be a busy one. Election =
+ of U. s. senator comes up Tues
+ day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
A 39.Day Session.

r The legislature met about as +
r late this year as is possible. I'M 4.
4. der the law it meets on the sec r
r ond Monday in January and if r
+ the year started on Tuesday, it +
4. would meet on the 14th. This +
+ year the convening was on the +
+ 18th. This will also cut the ses- =
r sion off one day, as the last Of =
r its forty days will fall on Wash 4
+ ington's birthday, legal holi- :
r day =
r 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
Power Lines Down.

The electric power limo Of the Port
land Railway Light & Power company
between Salem and silyerton is down,
On the local service several Of the
lines feeding the lighting system are
out as result Of limbs falling from
trees. The most serious damage is at
Marion square, where a tree fell on
the wire and put that portion Of the
city in darkness. Tho wircs running
past the state house were also broken
down,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18
: = r + + r + + + ++ 4

With all telephone and telegraph
systems impaired, train service knock
ed out of plumb, business buildings
damaged and trees and shrubbery in
the public parks, private premises
broken down by the weight Of the
snow and trains running late, Salem
residents today are experiencing a
real north country desolation. A re-
markable part Of the storm is that
most of the damage felt in Salem came
in brief half hour between 8 o'clock
and $3.50 last night,
Manager W. NJ. Hamilton of the Sa-
lem office Of the Portland Railway,
Light G. Power company, this morning
warned all persons to avoid broken
wires. Manager Hamilton says that
there are a great many electric light
and power lines down, caused mostly
by falling trees, and that while most
of the wires are harmless, there are
others that are deadly. Fallen wires
are the greatest source of danger at
the present status of the wintry siege.
Newspaper Men Suffer.
The impaired telegraph and tele-
phone service Is most tantallzing to
press reporters, especially those who
have been detailed by Portland papers
to cover the legislature. The press
wires from the state house are all out
Of commission. The Telegraph and
Portland Journal each have leased
wires from the capitol building while
the Western Union and the Postal eacf
have wires installed for press service
All are out. The last resort left thu
newspaper men, aside from mailing
their stories is TO make special ar
rangemonts with tho Southern Pacla
and Oregon Electric trains for carry
ing the news articles,
The United Press service has cease,
entirely for the time being. The wir
between Salem and Portland Is dow
north of Woodburn, while the sa
Francisco wire has been down in th
SisldyOus for several days, necessltat
? ing the transmission Of news via Den
, yer. The Denver wire Is not workln
, today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18


+ People warned to avoid broken r
+ wires. r
+ All long distance telephone r
r service cut off, =
y One hundred local lines out r
+ All long distance telegraph r
r service to Portland cut off and +
r most lines down east and south. r
r United Press wires out of COM +
r mission. =
r Press wires from state house =
r to Portland not working. =
r Operators carry night mes =
r sages by train. =
+ Railway telegraph wires down. :
r Southern Pacific trains Nos. IA Z
r and 1G held by washout at Rice =
r Hill. =
r Oregon Electric and local =
r street car service impaired, =
r Roof Of Wilson's garage cayed =
r in. =
r Salem Woolen Mills store and I
r Imperial Furniture store dam 4
= aged =
r Numerous awnings torn down. I
r Trees broken down.
r Light service impaired
r Depth Of snow, eight inches. I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

age Of messages. He returned to Sa-
lem on the $3.50 train, and Mrs. Wilson
caught a Southern Pacific train going
north early in the day, taking another
packages of messages. Other tele-
grams and night letters directed east
are awaiting at the office.
A Feat of Telegraphy.
Operator Munster, the veteran teleg-
rapher in charge Of the Journal and
the Telegram wires at the state house,
performed feat of receiving at the
Postal telegraph office last night that
astonished the laymen and the unin-
itiated. Messages from the south were
flooding the Office three abreast. Nun
ster took them with an ease that was
admirable considering that he had
worked at the state house all day, but
when he deliberately arose from his
desk, went in search Of his pipe and
tobacco and made a smoke with the
instrument still going, lighted up and
Went to work again without losing a
word, the loungers in the Office were
amazed but Mr., Munster only smiled
Munster is a veteran train dispatcher
Hundred Lines Out
The long distance wires of both the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
and the Home Telephone Co. were out
of working order this morning and II
was estimated that 100 local lines were
grounded, 1t is believed that most o.
the lines of the telephone and tele.
graph companies will be working
again by night though 1t is certain
that the injuries to others will not b,
located ana repaired for several days
The telegraph wires of the Oregon
Electric and the Southern Pacific wer
down during the forenoon, but will
probably be in repair by night.
WashOut on S. p.
Passenger trains Nos IA and 16 o
the Southern Pacific were held up by
washout at Rice Hill near Roseburg
No. IA was due to arrive in Salem a
o'clock this morning and No. 16 a
$3.50 O'Clock.
At 12 o'clock last night there hat
been no delay in the train service o
the Salem, Falls City g. Western. Tn,
street service Of the Portland, Eugen
& Eastern was made irregular for
time, but was in perfect order thi
morning, The main difficulty encoun
tered by the street car company wa
the lack Of equipment for flghtin
snow. Local Superintendent Billings
ley said this morning that in Salem a
in other places where severe storm
are not expected, little snow equiT
ment Is kept at the car barns. MI
Billingsley pronouncos the saler
storm among the worst he has eve
seen as a deterrent TO traffic.
The street cars were delayed in tn
early part Of last night. On the Ger
ter street line the delay was abol
half an hour while only 10 minut,
were lost on the Chcmeketa and u
Commercial street lines The sta
street and the Yew Park lines had bl
little difficulty There was some dan
. age TO the Office building at Chemeko
and Front street because Of a leakir
: roof.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

There are more things than those
enumerated in the prayer-book from
which one may well pray, Good Lord,
deliver u.s."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

From four to six inches OF snow at
Astoria has tied up all logging opera
tions,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

The short cut doesn't always lead In
the right direction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
INSIGNIA AWARDS MADE.
Honors Conferred Upon Pupils of
Business High School.

School insignia awards were made at
Business High School yesterday. The
pupils named below were presented with
the school insignia for special excellence
III the activity named. \ committee of
the faculty was the judges Following.
are winners:
General MISUNDERSTANDING Geschick-
ter.
Scholarshp-Grace Elizabeth Bell, Do
rothy Lusby.. Carrie Bruce and Leonard
Steidel.
School betterment-T W. Bradford W.
j. Horn. w. NJ Walters j. B. Rachner.
Harry w. Turnburke and Evelyn NJ.
Croggan.
Business efiieiency-c. q. Guilford,
Tracey Campbell. William Whelan.
G:ace Elizabeth Bell. George Roland
Reed. William c. Moore +. w Pimper
and Harry w. Turnburke.
Literary eiiiciency-TEena Miller.
Henry f. NaHderlp, Norman +. Duehr-
ing. Pauline Smith and Joseph G. Me-
Cara ghy.
Military efticiency-Capt c. y. Noetzei.
Capt. f.. IA. Johnson. Corp r. Haislip
Company T.. Corp J. Is. Mahoney, Com
pany 6: l.. Matthew'S Company q. l.
Gensburg. Company f.; r. Finn. Com
paIy T.: G. Annadale. Company G., and
r. Fl. Harrell rifle shootngp.
Athletic efficiency: Base ball-Wiliam
c. Hunt. Horace r. Derrick, Hazen
Harry Wilson. Magnus Wood. George
Bornet. Raymond j. Wise. Edward
Kelly. Ralph A. Boernsten. Edward
Widmayer and Robert Brennan. and
basket ball Emily Jeffries. Mildred
Reeves. Dorothy Meredith. Helen Rawl-
inss, Edna Manning. Virginia Shea
Agnes jain, Gertrude Bornet. Adelaid,
Eensley. Bessie Lazerow. Helen Willis
Sidney Struble Hazen Harry Wilson
Samuel Hinwood and Harry Harris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
TEST FOR POSTMASTERS
CALLED |MPRACT|CABLE
Civil Service Reform League
Doubts Plan for Fourth
Class Will Be Success.

Expressing doubt as to the practical
bilty of the plan of President Wilson to
have all fourth-class postmasters now In
the service take n competitive examina-
ton. the National Civil Service Reform
League has issued a statement on the
subject II charges that the civil service
commission is not equipped TO perform
the work and that large increases In APP
preparations will be required for the COM
missions examining force and for the
post office inspectors who make the ex-
animation for the lower paid Offices. II
will take months il not years, TO COM
plete, il is stated further.
There is, furthermore" says the state
ment. mo guarantee that the plan will
result i'm increasing the efficiency Of this
branch of the postal service. This Is due
to the fact that under the present regu-
lations the Postmaster General may ap-
point any one of the three candidates
standing highest on the eligible list. IL .
present incumbent. therefore, should pass
the examination with the highest rating.
1T will be within the power of the POST
master General to replace him by either
one of the other two men on the list.
IF the plan is fairly executed. how
ever, it should greatly improve the ad.
ministration of the post Offices. The
league will watch with great interest the
working out OF the new regulations ana
hopes that its doubt as TO the feasibility
of the plan will prove groundless.
Says President Departed From Rule.
Discussing the action of PNsdent VII.
son in ordering the examinations, the
statement says that in doing II the adj
ministration has departed from the rule
which has governed all previous admins
trations when extensions OF the civil
service classifications We're made. namely,
that the incumbents affected by the ex-
tension should be covered In. This rule
of action was not strictly in conformity
with the principles Of the merit system.
since the incumbents had never been sub
jected to any civil service examination
fact that IL this practice brought under
the rules unfit employees. any such em-
ployes could have been removed without
difficulty and the service cleaned Of in
competents. Furthermore, to have re-
quired incumbents to enter examinat ons
as extensions We're made would have de-
layed the process Of classification with it's
resulting benefits in increased efficiency
and prevention of political activity of
these ofiiceholders. For these reasons the
National Civil Service Reform League has
never opposed the practice of covering In
or urged the adoption of ii plan of cXami-
nations.
Declaring it views with qualification
the statement of Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson that il is his desire to secure the
classification of postmaster of the sec
ond and third class. the statement says
that such extensions would. without
doubt. result i'm material decrease i'm the
cost of government and marked In
crease in efficiency.