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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
WILL INVESTIGATE
VIOLATION Of LAW
Council Goes on Record in Favor o.
Giving Preference to Salem La
Dor ON Contracts.

As a result of the agitation in the
Capital Journal against the practice of
employing foreign labor on city con.
tracts, when there is an abundance Of
white labor available, the city council
last night passed resolution ordering
an investigation and advocating strict
enforcement of an ordinance which pro-
vides that contractors shall give pref.
erence to Salem labor. The resolution,
which was introduced by Councilman
Macy, and was passed unanimously,
follows;
Whereas, Section "a of the charter
of the city of Salem provides that upon
all public work, whether done by the
city or by contractor preference shall
be given to home labor, and
"Whereas, Ordinance No 11l2 of the
city Of Salem provides that there shall
be inserted in all contracts on public
works, provision to the effect that
the contractor will, in the employment
of labor, give preference to bona. fide
residents of the city of Salem; and
"Whereas, it is a matter Of public
report that the work now being done
on North Commercial street is being
done largely with labOrers who are not
residents of Salem, nor even citizens
Of the United States, while laborers
who are residents and taxpayers of the
city Of Salem are in need of work to
support their families and pay their
taxes, and especially, to pay the numer
GUS Improvement assessments and other
burdens which the present and past
city councils have laid so gently upon
them, now therefore,
''Be 1t Resolved by the Mayor and
Common Council, that the street com.
mittee be instructed to investigate the
said reports and take such steps as are
necessary to protect the prior rights Of
the residents and taxpayers Of this city
to participate in whatever benefits
may be derived from the labor on the
public works of the city; and
"Be It Further Resolved, that this
council hereby declares its firm and
fixed purpose to see that the charter
and ordinance provisions concerning
labor are strictly enforced" "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
WATER RATES ARE
TO Be INVESTIGATED
Mayor Authorized to tne Complaint
With Railroad Commission Against
Local Company,

The city council last night unani.
mously decided to follow out the pro.
gram for the adjustment of water
rates in Salem that has been advocated
by The Capital journal for many
months. A resolution was adopted au.
thorizing Mayor Sleeves to file com.
plant against the Salem Water, Light
& Power Company with the railroad
commission, asserting that the water
charges are discriminatory and unjust,
and the service is inadequate.
There was no discussion Of the prop.
osition, and speedy action on the part
Of the mayor is expected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
DISTRICT CONVENTION
OF DEGREE OF HONOR

The delegates to the twenty.fifth
semi.annual Willamette district con.
yention Of the Degree of Honor, A. O.
U. w., were treated to an auto excur.
sion this afternoon by the local mem.
bers Of tho order after short meeting
held this morning in the hall in the Nc.
Cornack building.
Routine work Of electing committees
and appointing officers to officiate
during the convention took up the time
Of the lodge members this morning.
The following grand officers are here;
Past Granl Chief Of Honor Mrs. Sadie
i. Moore; Grand Chief Of Honor Mrs.
Margaret +. Herrin; Grand Recorder
Ollie +. stephens; Grand Treasurer
Mrs. Sara j. Wagner; Deputy Grand
Chief Of Honor Mrs. Johanna Leach
The Portland lodges were represented
! by Margaret Becker, Margaret Todd,
Matte Griffith, Maude Morton, Cora
p. Boulanger, NJ. A. Penney, Martha
Winkeman, Of Nebraska; Emily Sloan,
Of Albany; Sarah billiard, Of Eugene;
Mary Cook. Of 81. Paul; Lottie Sieg
mund Of Lyons Mrs P. A. Hinos, Of
jacksonville; Mrs. Almeda Bauman, Of
Nebraska.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
COMPANY REFUSED
TO RECOGNIZE UNION
LuNIrED rnsss 1nAarp wInr.l

San Francisco, May 2O.-Goneral
Manager j. A. Britton, of the PaeiftN
Gas & Electric Company, today flatly
refused to grant recognition to tho
Light and Power council, which Is on
strike against that company, and all
indications are that it will now bo u
fight to finish
All negotiations looking toward set
tlement have been broken Off.
Britton announced his decision at a
meeting with representatives Of the
San Francisco Labor Council, who
were trying to bring the strike TO a
peaceful settlement. His answer was
given after q conference with tho com
pauy directors,
Officials Of the Light and Power
council say that tho strike will be car.
ried forward vigorously all along the
line. The first signs Of boycotting tho
company have cropped out at Santa
Rosa and Petaluma, whore n number
Of families had gas and ololtrc me-
ters removed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
.SIXTY-TWO WILL
GRADUATE FRIDAY
Willamette Commencement Exercises
at Methodist Church This
Week.

Willamette is soon TO turn 90 more
graduates cut Of its halls Of learning to
actual work in the big game of life.
Next Friday evening at the Metho-
dist church will occur the commence.
ment exercises of the colleges Of medi-
cine and law. DR.. Benjamin Young of
Taylor Street Methodist church, Port
land, will deliver the commencement
address.
This will probably be the last class
to graduate from Willamette college Of
medicine here, as IL is universally
agreed that this school will go to Port
land next year.
Willamette graduating class repre-.
sents the entire northwest and the
graduating classes in medicine and
law contain graduates from many Of
the prominent institutions of the coast.
The fact that SO people with an over
whelming majority from outside of the
city are graduating from the local uni.
versity is one of the proofs that Salem
is doing great work for the northwest
through Willamette, the best institu-
tion of the denominational class in the
northwest.
Those graduating are as follows:
College of MediCine-C. +. Bates, s.
Il. Bellinger, Chas. Crapp, Verne Ham.
ilton, D. N Hayden, L. G. Hobson, Will
liam Rose, D, r, Ross, P. L. Newmeyer.
College of Law--C. L, Star, r. A.
Watson, c. W. Erskine, Fern Hobbs, G.
?. Winslow, Lloyd Westley, II. p. Nc.
Inturff, G. R, Bohriolen, A. W. An.
drews, +, y. Meek, r. G. Francis, @. D.
Babcock, ], W. McInturff, @. II. Jeffor.
son, D. W, Miles, George Cole, Mabel
Welborn, G, z. Randall, b, Il. Tatro, T.
A. Rhinhart, G, A. Wilson, G. G. Brown,
w. O. stimson, Ernest Blue, W. B. Dill.
lard, Il. T. keaton, r. D. Day, @. J..
Crosby, E. NJ. Page, D, N. McInturff,
@. A. Himpel, @, G, Hickox, \. u.
Schmidt, u, X. Pasecki.
College of Thoology-T. D. Yarns,
Roy Jackson, r, II. Stone, F. NJ. Jas.
per.
College of Music--Nettio Snyder.
College Of Liberal Arts --- Jessie
Young, Lena Heist Lulu Heist, Sadie
Boughoy, Pearl Bradley, Gertrude
Reeves, Ada Mark, Oliver Matthews,
Kenneth Mickey, William schreibor,
Lawrence Gardner, Roy Smith, Carl
HollingBwOrth.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
COUNCIL REFUSED
TO MAKE PAYMENT
Gideon Was Sorry for Contrac-
tors and Thought Street
Better than Represented
ACTION is ENCOURAGING
Indicates Council Is Taking Look at
Matters From Viewpoint Of the
Property Owners.

The city council last night voted
down a proposition to pay the Mon
tague-Riley Company anything further
on the South High street improve
ment until the company complies with
its contract The city engineer report
ed an estimate Of $1s,O0s,39, the pre-.
vious estimate being $lS,seO.9O and
balance $527S19, and recommended
that payment be made so that the com
pany would receive rs per cent Of the
price.
The proposition was vigorously op.
posed by Councilman Jones, who as
serted that the company had by no
means finished its contract, and what
1t had done was very unsatisfactory.
One portion had been laid in tho mud
in the winter time and was full Of
ridges. 1t was feared it would run
down hill when the warm weather
came
A property owner named Fry backed
up Jones statements and told Of the
very unsatisfactory condition Of the
contract. The contract had not been
completed and the surface was full Of
ridges. The drainage was bad, and IL
was poor job all around.
Stolz said the affair was inherited
from last year. He believed, however,
that the Montague-Riley Company was
entitled to rs per cent Of rs contract
price, and that 25 per cent left off
would cover any poor work or failure
to complete the job,
It developed in the discussion that
the company handled part Of Its con-
tract last summer, then moved It sout-
fit away, and came back 10 complete
the contract here in the winter time.
Macy denounced the job as most un-
satisfactory, and believed the council
should look after the interests Of tho
property owners, rather than tho con-
tractors, "If things don I change we
will have another 'hayseod council
and it is likely to come pretty soon, F"
he warned the council. He declared
someone had been slack in his duty
and it was time to call halt.
StOlz said ho resented Macy's insin-
uation, that an attempt was being
made to favor contractors instead Of
taxpayers. "I have tried to get in
touch with this matter as nearly as I
could" he said He reitcrated his
claim that tho street was by no means
in as bad shape as stated.
The council finally adopted a reso-
luton to indefinitely postpone pay
ment.
An ordinance regulating plumbing
was read the third time and passed
under suspension Of the rules It re-
poals the old ordinance, and makes il
possible to collect licenses, and super
wise work moro closely than formerly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
HENRY M. FLAGLER
TRACTION MAN, DEAD
Millionaire Who Did Much for Florida
Dies at His Homo in That State
To-day.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wmE.l

West Palm each, Fla, May 90
Henry NJ. Flaglor millionaire traction
man, and the man who did more to do.
velop the state Of Florida than any
other, died hero at his home today af
ter hard fight for life extending over
several weeks Heart failure was tho
immediate cause Of death.
For many hours Flagler has been
practically moribund, but, spurred on
by the entreatics Of Mrs, Flaglor, tho
half score Of physicians in attendance
pressed stimulants on the dying man
and thus for few hours kept the last
vestigo Of life flicbering. Finally the
stlmulants brought no response and the
mlllionalro's life went out quickly and
with hardly struggle
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
Arrested the Women, Too.


Patterson, ~ j., May 2O.--Throc wo.
men, one with a baby in her arms
were arrested among 81 persons ar.
rested hero today in the vicinity of the
Price silk mill, whore some Of the
workers had returned to work More
than 1900 strikers and sympathizers
gathered to iecr the returning workers,
aud tho arrests occurred whom an order
to "movo on" was disobeyed. The wo.
man with tho baby was Immediately
paroled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
PRINTERS WILL OBSERVE
MEMORIAL DAY

Capital Typographical Union No.
2l0, Of Salem, will hold its annual
memorial service in Moose hall, Sun.
day, May 25, at 2;3O O'Clock in the
afternoon. There will be music. Hon.
P, H. darcy will make the principal
address, and an interesting program
will follow, The union will then 90
to the cemetery, where there will be
short but appropriate services.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
JAPAN WANTS OUTLET
SAYS THE JAP ENVOY
Statement Shows Intention Is
to Make California Its
Dumping Ground.
HE DEGREES WAR TALK
Intimates Japan Must Insist on Right
to Own Agricultural Land In
United States.

San Francisco, May 2O.-''If Japan
and the United States are to continue
their relations on the same friendly
basis which has marked their inter.
course up to the present, the questions
now agitating both countries must bU
definitely settled without delay"
This was the statement to the United
Press here today of A. Hattori, leader
of the nationalist party of Japan, who
is here with three distinguished con
ferees to observe the California situa.
tion and to advise Toxic on the anti
alien sentiment which has crystallized
into a determination throughout tho
state that aliens ineligible to citizen
ship must not be allowed to occupy
agricultural lands, The three men ac-
companying Mr.. Hattori are s. Ebara,
of the japanese house of peers; DR.. X.
lbuka, of the japanese Presbyterian
college of Toxic, and J. Yamamoto,
secretary cf the Toxic Y. M. G. A.
Japs Want an Outlet.
"Japan must have an outlet" said
Hattori in discussing Japanese immi-
grafton to California. "The popula.
tiOn of Japan has increased by many
hundreds Of thousands within few
years and the time has come when Ja-
pan must settle the questions present.
ted by your alien land law, The ques
tion Of Japanese eligibility to citizen.
ship in America and every other coun.
try must also be settled. 1t should
have been settled long ago."
The Japanese envoy derided all talk
of war. al do not believe it is a re,
mote possibility" he said. "Such talk
is foolish" "
Says 1t Is Race Prejudice,
Hattori declared that race prejudice
was at the bottom Of the California OK.
clusion movement, "I believe" he
said, "that in time California will be
able to throw off this race prejudice as
Japan has done. This alien land law
was promoted by people or the descend.
ants of people who came to this coun.
try just as the japanese are doing. I
am convinced that the only solution Of
the problem is a new treaty covering
all the points in dispute.
"I am not prepared to say whether
Japanese will insist upon ownership Of
agricultural land, but no country can,
Of course, view discrimination with
philosophy"
At tho conclusion Of their visit to
California the party of Japanese on.
voys will go to Lake MOhonk, N. Y.
They will be in the United States
about three months in ALL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20

+ San Francisco, May 2O.-Want. 4
= ed by both Los Angeles and San =
+ Francisco authorities as a wit. Z
+ ness vino knows of the operations =
= of the Pacific coast bunco ring, :
= Josef Anfosso has been located =
+ in Stockton, according to inform Z
= alton received here today. An. =
= fosso is not wanted on crime =
+ charge but it is believed he can =
= give valuable testimony in con. Z
+ ncetiOn with charges that San Z
+ Francisco and Los Angeles police =
= shared the illicit earnings Of the =
+ bunco men. Z
+ .
= = = = + + +++++ 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
New Incorporation.

The A. n Saliss Company, Ontario,
capital stock, 10000.
Two Cities Retail Company, North
Bend, $4,000.
Big Beud Thrcshing Company River.
view, $4,000.
Douglas Umpqua Mining Company,
Portland, tlOOO,OOO.
international Cooling Company, Port.
land, $25,0OO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20

Say He viii Return.

= Seattle, Wash, May 2O.-GOv- =
4 ernment officials here expect to Z
= receive direct word concerning I
= Neil Macarthur, the customs in. :
: spector who disappeared just pri- I
= or to the trial of Charlie Louie Z
= and James A. Ralston, on a Z
= smuggling charge in which he I
= was expected to testify. 1t is I
, understood Mrs. Macarthur has :
> heard from him and has advised I
= him to return to this city. Raj. Z
=, ston received a sentence of nine I
= months at Portland upon plead. Z
, ing guilty. In the Seattle trial, =
= he and Louie were acquitted. =
+ =
= = = Z +++ +++++ + :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
Swedish Church Debt Paid.

The Swedish Methodist people paid
yesterday the last payment Of $11OS.3O
on their church, corner South Fifteenth
and Mill streets to the Gospel Mission
people. The future for the Swedish
church seems bright.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20

struction Company, $54252s; Arenz
Construction Company, s53Ol.6i. Clark
& Henery bids follow; Asphalt No. /,
s7ls2.5O; asphalt No. 2, $605l.4O; heavy
gravel bitulithic, ss332.29. The bids
were referred to the street commit,
tee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20

Too Much Latin.

+ Seattle, Wash, May 2O.-TOo I
r much Latin caused small fire !
+ at the Queen Anne high school, I
+ which might have resulted in Sc. !
= riOus consequences but for the =
r presence of mind of a number of 4
= students. The fire was caused I
+ by a drop curtain falling and :
= overturning an altar containing =
r burning incense during the pro. Z
= gress of Latin play. The stu. =
= dents managed to hold the fire =
+ in check by means of garden :
+ hose until the fire department :
, arrived. The damage was slight. :
+ 4
= + + = + = = + 4 + + + + =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Of CITY COUNCIL
Many Matters of More or Less I'm.
portance Are Acted Upon at
Meeting Last Night.

The city council last evening accept.
ed the bid Of the United States Ma
tional bank for $94OO.7l in bonds. The
bids were opened a week ago, and
were referred to a committee. The
United States national bank g bid was
in excess of par.
Samuel Phillips was appointed street
inspector on Church street, upon rec,
ommendation of the property owners
Phillips will work under the engineer
it was explained in answer to Min
tons query.
Oregon Company Gets It.
On recommendation Of the street
committe the Statesman street, Fair
mount avenue and, Washington street
,-aving contracts ssvfe let to the Ore.
gon Paving & Quarry Company, the
company IS bid being the lowest in each
instance. Property owners Of Fair.
mount avenue had recommended that
the Arenz Company get the job but
the committee held that such a request
could not legally be granted, and the
contract must go to the lowest bidder
A. J. Anderson was named as in.
spector of work being done on North
| Commercial street.
Repairs on the stenographer's room
in the city hall, to cost about $40,
were authorized on motion of Jones.
Will Tear Down Building,
Because the Oregon restaurant built
sheet iron kitchen, after it had been
forbidden to do so, it was recommend.
ed by the city council that the city
attorney prosecute them, and that steps
be taken to remove the building. The
kitchen was erected at night, after the
owners had been forbidden to build, it
was asserted.
The petition of the White House
restaurant for a permit to build a
corrugated iron kitchen was turned
down.
A deed running from Carrie and F,
II. Kirtz for property needed to
straighten Liberty street was read and
accepted
Peter Bach made application for a
liquor license It was referred to the
license committee.
A resolution to permit L. N. Rooney
to improve Market street for a distance
Of 1900 feet was passed. A petition
from c, C. Chapman and so others
told of the need of the improvement.
R. G. Miller was appointed inspector
Of improvement work on Marion street.
A motion to NOT penalize the Salem
hospital $50 on street assessment was
adopted.
New Bridge to Be Built,
The bridge committee reported plans
for a new structure across North Mill
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
Paving Bids.

Bids for the improvement Of 18th
street were opened and found as fol.
lows for gravel concrete: Oregon Paw.
ing & Quarry Company, $5277.97; Au.
gust Kerberger, $516l.96; Geiger Con.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-20
New Bridge to Be Built,

The bridge committee reported plans
for new structure across North Mill
creek at its intersection of Liberty
street. The bridge is to be of rein
forced concrete and will be permanent
and ornamental, IL was explained. It
win have a driveway 25 feet and g..
foot walks on each side. Bids will be
opened May 90.
The communication Of W. Z. Pugh,
asking that he be permitted to finish
his street improvement on North 18th
street, having been delayed by railroad
plans, was referred to the street com.
mittee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-07
OFFICIALS STRONG
FOR NEW SEWER
Mayor and City Engineer
Make no Bones About
Saying So, Either.

Friends of deep sewage are winning
favor for their cause by religious work
among friends and neighbors. city
with visions of a metropolis cannot be
daunted by the matter of expense on a
venture which viii work no hardship
and is q means to an end. AT the
mass naeexs1 tonf gEt in Lincoln school
the first concentration of forces against
the retreating opposition is expected.
Logic is winning them over. Mayor
Smalley struck the keynote of the
whole project In his message to the
common council last evening. He said
The most important thing before the
city at present is the matter of a deep
sewer system"
City officials are with the mayor, all
irrevocably In favor of the improve
ment. Mayor Smalley sadi today: 'It
has been agitated for years and is now
absolutely necessary. / haven't attend
ed any of the remonstrances, but I am
assured that the opposition is consider
ing the matter of expense"
Pete Lyons. city engineer, is strong
advocate of the deep sewer, although IL
means mountains of work to him. He
said 1t does not behove the officials to
tell the ctzens what to do. but that all
viii be glad to see the project through
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-07
MAYOR SMAL[EY ISSUES
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE

Looking back over the year OF 1912
from the same vantage of May, 1918.
Mayor ]. D. Smalley finds nothing to
affairs and of consequence his annual
message to the common council last
evening was short and sweet In the
establishment of city market and the
puchase of two valuable tracts of land
by the city for public utilities. he sees
the greatest blessings OF the year. As
for routine affairs he said. TT is a
noteworthy fact that every indebted
ness of the city has been promptly met
as 1T became due. That no fund has
been overdrawn, that no outstanding
orders or warrants remained unpaid at
the close of the year and that aech
fund had a reasonable working balance
commensurate with the anticipated ex-
penditure until funds became available
from the tax levy of 1919
The gist of the message follows:
MAYORS OFFICE,
CITY OF HAMMOND, IND.
March 1st, 1913.
To the Honorable Common Council
of the City of Hammond. Ind.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with the statute which
provides that the mayor of the city
once a year a statement of the finances
and general condition of the city. |
hereby submit the following:
The accompanying reports from the
heads of the, various departments of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-07
Junk Men Arrested.

Two youthful junk dealers. Morris
Wasstman and Frank Gutter. of Chi
cago. were arrested by Humane Officer
frost this morning following a COM
plant made by Deputy Sheriff Blocki.
They were booked on charge of
cruelty to animals and taken oeforee
City Judge Barnett and fined s11 each.
The two young men had driven a
team of horses out from Chicago with
the intention of purchasing junk in
Hammond. Deputy Sheriff Blocki no.
ticed that both of the animals walked
as if lame and upon investigation dis
covere dthat the harness had rubbed
against the horses front legs until the
skin was RAW The two men paid no
attention to ltht condition of the horses
and Mr.. Blocki then notified Humane
officer frost
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-07
Lodge Notes.

The Hammond order of El<s. No. 4s5,
will hold their regular meeting at their
clubrooms on Thursday evening. A
number of important matters are
scheduled to be taken up. Every Elk
should be interested in the new Elks'
temple and are earnestly requested to
b present. The Elks' entertainment
committee will report their dance
to be given at the Masonic temple this
month. The clubrooms have been re-
modelled and have undergone a thor
ough overhauling.
At the regular meeting of the K. of
p Monday night, few matters of inn
portance with the exception of the
regular routine work was taken up.
At the regular meeting next Monday
night the first rank will be conferred
upon two candidates.
The Hammond Chapter, No. III. r.
IA M have called special meeting
for this evening for the purpose of
comforting NJ. and P. NJ. degrees. Wis.,
lifting companions welcome.
Garfield lodge No. 56s have called a
special meeting for Friday evening.
May 9. F. and A NJ degrees will be
given. Visitors welcome.