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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
Prayed for Calm.

Wednesday we expected rescuers
during tho morning, but none came. We
could hear the sirens from other vessels
as they felt their way through the fog,
but we could get no answers to our calls
for help, by this time tho Cobequid
was bound fast to the rocks by solid
ice. wo all prayed for the storm to
abatc aud the fog to lift
"The little children aboard were blue
from tho cold. It made my heart ache
TO SEQ them suffer Finally tho fog
lifted aud the wireless apparatus man
aged to send out feeble "s. o. 81
calls. Then, late in the afternoon, we
were sighted The seas were still un.
ming high, aud the rescues were OK
tremcly hazardous, Only the bravery
Of tho officers and the members Of the
crews Of the vessels involved made them
possible. "
It developed that Third Officer Pow
eli. Of CobeQuid, was injured last night
A member Of the crew also was hurt
slipping on the lee and breaking a leg
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15

That the city of Salem should do its
own street paving work was asserted
last evening by a number Of members
of the charter commission at the session
held in the public library building. 1t
was charged by DR.. Deutsch that not
single street paved during 1913 had on
it all that the contract called for.
He asserted contractors held out the
cement and no case was known where
more than the contract called for was
placed in the mix,
The charge brought the mayor into
the discussion.
eff the contractors held out material
it is the peoples own fault" he de-
clared. "They had their own inspectors
and the chief duty of the inspector is
to see that the proper amounts of ma
terial are included"
For Municipal Plant.
The necessity of the city owning its
own paving plant was urged by num-
Der of members of the commission. 1t
was believed that the city would get
better work at less cost than under
the present system. The statement was
made that the present charter permitted
the city to go ahead and do its own
paving if it was found advisable.
Mayor Sleeves said the plan would
he feasible when it was known what
kind of paving was best suited to the
needs of the city. 1t was agreed that
the new charter would so be drafted as
to permit the operation Of municipal
plant, if considered advisable.
Charter About Framed.
When the commission adjourned last
night, the new charter was nearly com
pleted. It is expected that it will bt
completed at the meeting next Wednes
day evening and It is planned to give j
wide circulation so that everyone may
understand it. Franchises will D
among the matters taken up at tn,
meeting next week.
Two towns in Michigan and two il
Texas have recently adopted the man
ager system of the commission form o
government, Miss Marvin reported
There was some discussion over tn
question whether the manager "may'
or "must" appoint park board cor
sisting of three members, playground
board Of three members and a board o
health of five members.
Turner argued that there was n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
ALIENS DRPoRTBD.


Oakland, Cal, Jan lj.--A full car
load Of alien undesinbles are on their
way to New York from here today, TO
be deported for various offenses. Ten
different nationalities are represented,
and seven women offenders are aboard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
SNAKE ARRESTED.


Portland, Or, Jan. 15.-A perfectly
good black snake, six feet long, was
found by Policeman Mainwaring oozing
its way through the traffic in the busi.
ness section II was coaxed into a
sack and taken to police headquarters,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
NOT ONE PAVING JOB
WAS DONE PROPERLY
IN SALEM IS CHARGE

Contractors Accused of Hodn Out Valuable Material in
Every Contract in 193MayOr Says 1t Is Fault of People,
Because They Had Their Ow Observation-Disclosures of the
Charter Commission Think It Is High Time the City Owned
Its Own Paving PantCharter Trainers Have Job Nearly
Completed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
LEAVE GUNS ON DooRsTEPs.

Anahoim Cal, Jan. l5,-Thieves with
near humorous tendencies stole 81 re-.
yolvcrs and rifles from q hardware store
and distributed them throughout the
residence part Of the city, leaving one
on 81 doorsteps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
Food Distributed.

The naval authorities were distribu-
tin food among the refugees. There
was no shelter, however, The people
simply camped in the open. Men who
were rich last week had hardly clothing
to cover them. Wireless messages said
that practically nothing would be saved
Naval officers reported that they were
still unable to form much idea as to
the actual loss of life. Unuestionablly
it was heavy but nearly all the victims
we're buried under the ashes and it
would be days, it was stated, before a
thorough search could be made.
The scenes which attended the erup.
tion were rescribed as more like a hid.
eous nightmare than the reality. The
heavens were obscured by pail Of
the blackest smoke.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15

need of the provisions at all. Miss Mar
vim believed that the boards would help
to keep the interest of many public
spirited citizens who have willingly de-
voted their time to parks and play.
grounds. Gehlhar agreed with her. The
mayor thought the provisions would do
no harm. 1t was finally decided to
leave it that the manager may appoint
such boards, the appointees to draw no
nav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15

Marriage licenses were sis less in
Multnomah county in 1918 than in
1912. Is the loss due to the inspection
law or high cost Of livingi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
FINDS 800 ALIVE BUT
DREADFULLY BURNED
AND SOME INSANE
Marines Make Startling Dis
covery on the Ash-Strewn
Shore of Sakura.
THEY WERE. HID IN CAVE
None Of Them Able to Give Connected
Account of Volcanic Disaster
Which Swept Town.
THEY WERE HID IN CAVE
LIMITED PRESS LEASED WIRE

Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 15.-Marines
from the japanese naval squadron were
in charge at Kagoskima today.
Though sakurajima was still in vio-
lent eruption, it was believed the danger
on the main island was over. Boats
had even touched on the shore Of Sa-
kura, where, to their amazement, the
blue jackets found 800 men, women and
children alive. All were dreadfully
burned and several had gone insane
from the horror of their experience,
They had hidden in cave during the
worst Of the volcanoes outbreak,
From none of the Sakura survivors
could a connected account be obtained
of the disaster. They were too much
broken by what they had gone through
Several, it was said, would die. Among
them, however, were several govern
ment officials who, though true to Their
duties to the last and saved their of
ficers' records through everything. One
had clung to picture Of the Mikado
Town Desert Of Ashes.
Residents of Kagoshima were return
ing to the town. The place could hardl,
be dignified by reference to it as
"ruin." 1t was not even that. !
was a great desert Of ashes, sprinlSleC
thickly with cooling volcanic rock an
bumped here and there by what ha,
once been a building. Most Of the cit.
being of frail japanese construction
however, was completely consumed.
The bottom of the bay was S
changed by the earth shocks that
was dangerous for the warships t
navigate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
Rescued Passengers of the CO.
bequid Say They Never
Expected to Survive.
SUFFERED FROM COLD
Ice Piled All Around Vessel and With
Difficulty Children Are Kept
From Freezing.

hOWsOu anu INC IL EehldiuihB hompois
of his crew were taken from the ILL
fated Royal Mail Liner Cobequid this
morning, They were rescued by the
government steamship Lansdowne,
which stood by the Cobequid through.
out the night.
A wireless message received here
this afternoon from the Lansdowne said
she was proceeding to st. John with
Captain Howson and the IL seamen.
The Cobequid s bottom, the wireless
said, had pounded out, and the ship
was fast breaking to pieces. Captain
Howson refused to desert his ship until
all hope Of saving it was gone. When
the Lansdowne steamed away from
TT nifty Lodges, the steamship Lady
Laurier was still standingb by the wreck
When the Cobequid left the tropics
for st. John she carried 10s persons,
including 16 passengers. Everyone was
saved, thanks to the sharp eyes Of a
fisherman at Port Maitland who sight
cd the Cobequid fast on Trinity Ledges
yesterday during temporary rift in
the fog. He Immediately spread the
news, and tho passengers and 80 mem
bers Of tho crew were removed from the
ship late yesterday.
The Lady Laurer abandoned the
Cobequid this afternoon, The vesse
was then breaking to pieces.
Tells Terrible Story.
Sister Baptista, nun, this Afternoon
told the story of the wreck.
"It was early Tuesday morning,
she said, "when the Cobequid wen
ashore on Trinity Lodges. A gale wa
blowing. The'shock Of the vessel strik
ing the ledge was felt by everyone. Th'
) vessel must have struck the ledg
between 6 and Z o'clock.
can the passengers rushed from thoi
staterooms. ! was one Of the first OIL
deck. ] could hear the high seas break
ing above the roar Of the blizzard. ]
WAS terrible. went above and hear,
the wireless operator swapping ont hi
appeals for aid. Then went belo'
again,
"Tho storm increased in fury as th
day advanced. The high seas floode
the boiler rooms Then the pilot hous'
lifoboats aud companionways were n
swept overheard. Finally the Cobequi
gave fearful lurch and settled dow
J., Everybody believed the ship had broke
In two.
"Decp down in our hearts we all b,
D. lieved the end was near, but we put o
b. bold front. u was intensely cold. W
built fires out Of buckets and mad
b. some tea.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15
The Weather

The Dickey Bird
Gays. Oregon, rain
west rain or snow
east portion TO.
night and Friday;
southerly winds
high along the
coast
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-15

II you want TO please woman shut
your mouth and listen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
BANK 0f ENGLAND
 CLOSE ITS DOORS
Poor Collections Forces Sus- pension-May Pay De-
 positors in Full.

K. T. Pugh who has been straight enins out the affairs of the failed Bank of Pine Bluff, together with John M. Davis, state bank examiner and Alvin Reap. his assistant, are at England, Ark, todaj fin charge of the affairs of the Bank of England. The fact that this institution had closed its doors was announced to Pine Bluff bankers yesterday morning Failure to make collections is given as the cause of the institutions dis tress. Jhe section of the state iE which live the patrons of this bank has had tremendous difficulties the past two years.
 Efforts to get in touch with the banks officials or the state officials who are in charge failed last night and it is not known at this hour just how much the failure means. Neither is it possible to forecast even roughly what the institution will pay. Ap- puroximately $276,000, capital sur plus, etc., is concerned in the fail ure.
 The Bank of England was capital ized at $5O,00O. The officers were G w. Morris, president J. K. Brodie cashier and w. l.. Hoover, assistant cashier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
A. F. OF l. NOT
 TO FIGHT UNIONS
Convention Votes Against Waging War on Orders
 Not Affiliated.

Philadelphia. Nov. 16.-The Amer ican Federal Of Labor will wage ID war of extermination against tac brotherhoods of railways employ as and the other big national la.or organizations that remain uotside the federation pale. This was decided on by a test vote in the fsdei atioE cor ventlon today, when q resolution cali ing for the formation of rival unions among crafts not yet affiliated with the fed"ration was veturred to the organization committee for re:on- sideration by an overwhelming vcts. The committee had recommended its passage. It was after the discussion had shown that the organization ccn. mi,tse had not understood the pur- pose of the resolution, and af.er P.esidant Golnpers had arisen :o de clare against the federation's fund.- mental position as voluntary as sociation,' that tue convention ie- clared for peace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
FIRE AT M'GEHEE
 DESTROYS BLOCK. High Wind Rapidly Spreads Flames Originating in
 Saloon Flue. $5o,ooo IS THE LOSS Modern Brick Buildings to Replace Several of the Frame Structures Falling Prey to Monday
 Morning Fire.

McGehee, Nov. 1G.-Fire, believed to have started at 2:3O o'clock this morning from a defective flue in the Valley saloon, destroyed section of the business district of McGehee one block square, and cost citizens loss estimated at more than $5O,000.
 When discovered by bartender the roof of the saloon was snveloped in flames and the high wind caused the fire 10 spread rapidly. Heroic work by the volunteer fire depart ment and the employees of the Iro.l Mountain railroad prevented the fire from spreading further. Because of the frame construction of most of the buildings little insurance was carried on any of the burned prop erty. Most of the loss was borne by residents of McGehee, although some of the buildings belonged to non-resi- dents. Plans for rebuildings are al ready being made.
 The losses on stock and fixtures, as
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
BRIDGE APPROACHES
 WILL BE READY SOON
Contractor c. E. Philpot Undertakes to Complete the Embankments With.
 in Twehtylve Days.

Earth abutments on the south side of the free bridge will be completed within twenty-five days and abutments on the north side within an equal length of time, according to a contract between c. B. Philpot and the Ms souri Valley Bridge company. Mr. Philpot began work with several teams an da score of men several days ago. He was awarded the contract last week over bidders from Little Rock. Benton and other Arkansas cities. The work calls for an expenditure of about $o,- no and includes the filling in of dlrt on both sides grade about 5OO rect long on the south side and aDout Soo feet long on the north side. The aDut- ments on each side will be 30 feet wide and at tho highest point not over 16 feet x.4
 The matter of building these aDut- ments for a time threatened seriously to delay the opening of the bridge Although included in the contract tne snecifications upon which the Dld ol the Missouri Valley Bridge com pany's bid was submitted, dld not con tain the abutments and the contrac- tors claim the cost does not rest upon them At a meeting held some tune ago. however, the contractors agreed to hnild the abutments at thelr own axnense and to leave the cost 10 arOl- tration after the bridge has been com pleted. M
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
heral Judge Youmans |vas Orders for Soldiers to Protect Men.
|1nN MINERS TO
 HOLD MEET TODAY
I,dent Cunningham of United Mine |rhers Declares That Conference ro,t Smith Has Nothing to Do .,th Rache. .Denman Property.

brt Smith, Nov. 16.--Authori:y to
 ate the mines of the Bache-Sen-
 Coal company at Prairie Creek,
 ,vel in a. locI-out with the union
 Ire as the result of the comnany's
 shop policy, was granted hy
 70 Frank A. Youmans in the
 ed States court this afternoon Ee Youmans also directed that IN. F. Mcclure, commanding the ked States troops at Prairie Greek, 4 the employees and property pro
 Ion.
 \ date has been set for the re- king of the mines, so far as could
 learned, but the company is mak- |praparations to resume work tlls
 Crowds of men at the cora B's headquarters here today i'2- He'd the company is employ 'hS |. It is expected that the first Fation will commence eIt Nam h vein No. l.
 \ three previous occasions since Ii the company has attempted to late on the open shop plan. w'loh klted ins the riotes and destruction Iome of the property.
 conference of the joint board dis k No. 1, United Mine workers. tomorrow, is said to have no hecuon with the troubles at Hart valley.
 he Bache-Denman company at bent is not a member Of the |thwestern Coal Operators as |ation and has no contrac' or eement with the United Miners. conference, according to Presi- t Edward Cunningham, is to com |e the details of the agreement be- |en the miners and operators in Arkansas coal fields. These fiei'1s Iprise about fifty mines, emrloy-
 approximately 5000 men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
DIxMUDE ISOLATED.
German Garrison MarO0ned by Outing
 of Dyke.

Paris. Nov. 16.-The Belgians again bava wrecked the German plans.
 The allies for nearly a week have heen trying to dislodge the invaders, who hold Dixmude and its environs' but without success. owing 10 tne lso- lated position of the German strong. hold and tho defensive works erected by the Germans. .,
 Today several detachnents of Bel. gian engineers. with strong force ol sanners. worked around to the south of the town and cut another dyke, which has flooded the rear of the Ger man position to an impossible depth, marooning the occupants of the town and cutting them off from the man body.
 The supporting columns of German infantry and machine gun detachmenss were driven back to the eastward Dy the floood. and thousands of lives were lost in the withdrawal.
 Bodies Llttcr Flood Waters. The field to the east and south or nixmude tonight is covered with dead. hundreds of bodies of men and horses floating in the waters of the flood. The Inundated region now extends rom point just south of Nieuport to the for- est of Houghurst, about 10 miles north of Dixschoote.
 Retween Dixmude and Dixshoote several strong columns are being hurl-. ed forward enmasse In an enort force the canan again, and regain tne western bank. But the torrents looseu by the opening of the dyke causnt them on the front and they fied ia great disorder in their anxiety to - cape being wiped out.
 One entire regiment which nsu aonght to escape the well of water withdrew along a ridge of ground run ming parallel with the canal. when ,I thev reached a joint just to the south nf Dixmude. 2 terrific b0Abardment Ionened from the allies trenches witn \ Ia fury. rapid-firers and rifles.
 The column was within easy range and the Germans were moved down rank mnon rank until the whole regi- , ment was annihilated.
 Government Beck t0 Paris. ,l Today also came semi-oniciai " mort from Bordeaux that all of -
 nnicial government stsh and the
 members of the chamber of deputies
 will return to Paris tomorrow to re- establish the government here.
 This is interpreted generally by the ipublic to mean that General Jonfe has given President P0incaire assur' ances that there is not only no further
 danger of a German drive on Raria
 hut that the effort to cut thfouen te the French coast likewise fs failure
 To the south of Ypres the fightina
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Plans Broached for Issue to Retire Debt and Buy Wa
 ter and Light Plant.
MUST LAY SIDEWALKS
Council tuthoriztes Purchase of Mot. Orcycle to Step Speeding-City Will Handle Garbage-Praise
 for Civic League.

Taking cogniZance of the enormity to which the automobile problem has grown in Pine Bluff within the last few months the city council last night ordered the purchase of q motor cycle at a cost not to eXcea.l $375 in script. and ordered the em ploymen of a motorcycle officer fhose duty it shall be to cover the city and arrest all violators of traffic ordin- ances. The board of public affairs probably will advertise for the motor cycle this week and will at once take Up the proposition of employing an officer. Efforts were made to defer action on the auto problem, but Alderman Scrrells was insistent and after he had inveighed bitterly against tho autosits the ordinance creating the new officer was passed.
 In addition to taking final steps on the automobile problem the city council passed two important ordin- ances-one forcing all property oWn- CTS on several streets to put down sidewalks within ninety days; and the other, providing that hereafter all property owners on streets to be paved must make sewer connections before paving begins, and preventing Such streets from being torn up after the paving has been laid.
 For the first time since it has be- come a law the Arkansas bon1 amendment was brought before the council. Alderman Veil suggester that the city council propose to tAe voters that bond issue be made, re- tiring the city's present indebtedness and that thereafter the city be put on a cash basis.
 Think 1t Over, Says Veil.
 "I do not want the members of the council to act on this suggestion to- night" said Alderman Veil, "but ! do as kthat thek consider it so that we may discuss it at some future meeting.' Alderman Veil declared that the citizens in his opinion should also take up the matter of issuing bonds with which to take over the water and light plant.
 After the meeting had adjourned Mayor Bloom in few remarks call ed attention to the ordinance in structing property owners to build sidewalks and the ordinance provid- ing that sewer connections must be
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
(Continued on page two.)
CREDITORS
 GET CHECKS TODAY
Orders for 10 Per Cent of Claims Against Bank of
 Pine Bluff in Mail.

Creditors of the Bank of Pine Bluff whose claims have been ap- proved will today receive cheeks for 10 per cent of the amount due. The checks were mailed out yesterday af- ternoon late by Special Deputy Bank ing Commissioner R. E. Pugh and his assistants. The order authorizing the payment of the dividend was en- tered by Chancellor J. M. Elliott on Nov. 5, following recommendations to this effect by the banking department.
 The sending out of these checks means that approximately $60.OOO that has been tied up in the Bank of Pine Bluff will be put into circulation Other dividends will be declared as rapidly as the officials can realize on the banks assets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-17
Amendment to Act Permit ting Suit on Inadequate
 Assessment Is Valid.
CLARENCE DEWEIN
 MUST GO TO CHAIR
Supreme Court ReverSes Hot Springs Circuit, Where Damages We're Awarded tC Pipe Liner, Beaten
 by Fellow Employees.

Little Rock, Nov. l6--The Kansas City X Memphis Railway x Bridge company is liable to the state of Ar kansas for back taxes aggregatlng $500 ,o00, according to decision handed down by the supreme court today. The taxes are said to be due on a bridge spanning the Mississippi river opposite Memphis. For the last II months the case has been pending in the supreme court
 Two years ago the state, by w. l.. Moose, attorney general brought slft against the company alleging that since 1892, taxes assessed against the company's bridge, one-half of which is in Crittenden county, Arkansas, had been only one-sixth the amount the assessment should have aggregat- ed. The suit was brought in Critten- den chancery court, but was thrown ] out when the company proved the aco under which the suit was brought die not cover the facts in the case. The act provided that back taxes could be collected when no assessment hat been made, but contained no provi sion when only inadequate assess ments had been made and collected. : l The last legislature passed al amendment to the act, causing 1t t cover inadequate assessments. Tn suit was relied under the .amende' act. Again the company demurred alleging the act unconstitutional, be ing in conflict with the state and fed eral constitutions. The Crittendel chancery court ruled to the same ef feet, dismissing, the case. The attor ney general appealed from the deci sion on the demurrer. Today the su preme court reversed the action of tn Crittenden chancellor in sustaininl the demurrer, holding the act valid
 The opinion handed down in tn decision today was written by Judg IL. H. McGill of Bentonville, a specia judge. Justice Wood dissented iron the decision and Justice Smith wa