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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Early Days Of California RI
vailed in the New Fields
Opened in Canada
COUNTRY is FLOODED
BY WILDCAT COMPANIES
Vancouver Stock Exchange to
Reopen Monday; Dollars
Pouring from Hiding

Vancouver, B. C., May 29.-Rivalling
the excitement of the early days of
the oil discoveries in California, the
whole province of Alberta, with Cal
gary as the center is oil mad.
Drilling for oil has been going ON
intermittently for more than year
and only few days ago, discovery of
oil was made at Dingman.
Oil gushes there to the height of 80
feet.
Following the excitement of the dis
covery hundreds of oil leases were
taken up and the country flooded with
wildcat companies. No less than 100
drilling plants were ordered by tele-
graph.
Vancouver, which is far from the
scene of the discovery had taken on
the old time air, when the greatest
real estate boom in history was on here.
Brokers offices are opening on every
hand.
The stock exchange will reopen next
Monday. In the meantime the present
excitement has opened the Golfers OF
hidden money and in spite of the hard
times cry, thousands of dollars are
pouring forth into stock sellers hands
Two issues of 100000 each, were
sold out in one day following the an
nOuncement of the stock being PLACED
On the market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
1000 PERISH WHEN STE A MERS CRASH IN DENSE FOG
BURGLARS DYNAMITE SAFE
OLD SAFE GETS LAST CHARGE.
Robbers Enter Through Window and
Get Stamps and Savings Receipts
Deputy W. I. Needham Visits Scene.

Stamps amounting to between $500
and $1,000, some money order blanks
and postal savings receipts were stolen
from the Aurora post office, which was
dynamited this morning about 2
o clock. The exact amount of the loss
is not known. Mrs. Diana Snyder, the
postmistress had not checked up the
amounts before the return of Deputy
Sheriff w. l. Needham, who went to
tne scene of the robbery early this
morning.
The post office was entered through
a window which the robbers pried open
with a jimmy. The safe stood near the
door and wheeling a wheelbarrow along
the sidewalk in front of the post office,
loaded the safe on it and trundled
it down the track about $50 yards,
where they applied the nitro-glycerinc.
The safe had been blown up number
of times before but tae charge used
by the robbers last night put it out of
commission permanently. The ease and
dispatch with which the robbers work.
ed indicates that they are experts and
apparently were the same men who
robbed the Candy post office also last
night. They left the scene of the rob-
berry either in an auto OF ON a rail
road speeder, and there is no clue to
the robbers. The United States postal
inspectors and detectives came down
from Portland this morning and are
working on the case. They express
the belief that this job is the work of
gang that has operated in a number
of the smaller valley towns recently.
There were a number of men sleeping
over the post office but none of them
heard any strange noises last night, and
though few of the residences of the
town heard the explosion they said it
sounded like pistol shot and none
of them thought to investigate. There
is no night watch in Aurora and the
robbers worked without fear of detec-
tion from this quarter. The safe was
left on the railroad track where it
was blown up in the outskirts of the
village.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Montreal, May 29.-Of the 1867 per
sons on board the Empress of ireland
when it was rammed, only 337, landed
by the government boats, Lady Evelyn
and Eureka at Rimouski, were definite
ly accounted for as saved.
Small hope was entertained that ma
ny of the l,030 still missing survived.
OF the saved, large proportion
were said to be members of the crew
and steerage passengers. The first and
second cabins lost heavily. According
to the best available information, only
IL women were rescued.
For the disproportionate number OF
sailors and steerage passengers who
survived, the hour and nature of the
disaster were thought the cause.
Passengers Are Crushed.
The Storstadt rammed the Empress
about 2:30 a. m, when the passengers
were in their hunks. The collier was
said to have struek the liner amid
ships and torn its way aft through the
staterOoms. Thus, many passengers
were crushed to death as they slept.
Others, trapped like rats, could not es-
cape on deck, and must have gone
down imprisoned in their sleeping quar-
ters.
The members of the crew were to a
great extent up and about the ship.
The steerage quarters were so situated
that they were not raked by the Stors-
tadt's bow as it crunehed its way
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

through the liners side.
The collier, now making its way
slowly. on account of its injuries, up
the river, put in at Father Point for
a pilot. Captain Anderson stated at
the time that he had on board the
corpses of some of those who lost their
lives in the collision. From this re-
mark, the report gained currency that
there were survivors also on the Stors-
tadt. So far as could be learned this
afternoon, however, no reference was
made to any but the dead.
Sufferings PitifuL
The Lady Evelyn and the Eureka,
to earlier accounts, picked
up 399 survivors. The actual number,
as shown by dispatches from Rimouski,
was 357, but Of these 20 died before
the ships reached land.
The temperature of the water after
the wreck was only SO degrees and the
survivors, sufferings were pitiful. Of
those who succumbed, part died from
exposure; part from the injuries suf-
fered in the crash between the two
boats.
The Lady Evelyn was back at the
scene of the disaster this afternoon,
and il was stated it would remain all
night in the hope of picking up bodies
which might otherwise float out to sea.
Details Are Delayed.
"The catastrophe, said Sir Thomas
o 'Shaughnessy, president of the Cana
dian Pacific, in statement issued this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Caught Like Rats in a Trap Men and
Women Go To Death in Their Sleep

afternoon, "because of the great loss
Of life, was the most serious in the his
tory of the st. Lawrence route.
"Owing to the distance from the
nearest telegraph or telephone station,
there has been unavoidable delay in
securing details of the wreck, but we
expect Captain Kendall to report late
this afternoon.
"From the information we have, it
is apparent that about 2 O'Clock this
morning the Empress of Ireland, when
off Rimouski and stopped because of
the dense fog, was rammed on the port
side by the Norwegian collier Stors-
tadt in such a manner as to tear the
ship open from the center to the screw,
thus making the water-tight bulkheads
useless.
Ship Sank Too Quickly.
"The accident occurred at time
when the passengers were in bed and
the interval before the ship went down
was not sufficient to enable the off
GERS to arouse the passengers or get
them into the boats, of which there
were enough to have accommodated a
much larger number of persons than
those on board, including passengers
and crew.
"'That such an accident should have
occurred in the River st. Lawrence
to vessel of the Empress class, with
every possible precaution taken to en-
sure the safety of the passengers and
vessel, is deplorable."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
BANDITS STEAL MONEY.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 29.-Bandits
stole $500 from the refrigerator of a
general store at Casa Verdugo, near
here, early today, and escaped after
setting fire to the building, which was
partially destroyed.
There was no safe in the store and
the receipts of week had been hidden
in the refrigerator. Three horses, lock-
in a barn, were burned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

smashed, passed Father Point at dawn,
bound up river. 1t was taking sur
vivOrs and corpses to port, its wireless
stated.
''We are compelled to proceed slow
ly," it was added, "on account of the
damage we sustained in the collision.
The Empress was so badly rammed
that it sank in about 10 minutes.
ga big hole was cut under its water
line."
Captain Is Saved
The saved included Captain Kendall,
the Empress commander, who was
picked up by lifeboat just as his YES
sci was going down beneath his feet.
Kendall is lieutenant in the royal
naval reserve and attained consider
able celebrity few years ago, when
Captain of the liner Montrose by dis
covering DIR. Crippen among his pas
sengers, notifying the authorities by
wireless and turning the fugitive over
to the police at Father Pbint, whence,
after the necessary formalities, he was
returned to London and hanged for
numbering his wife.
Pacific Coast People Aboard.
The Empress sailed at AGO yesterday
afternoon with n first and 206 second
cabin passengers and 504 in the steer
age. The number included in the crew
was not positively known.
Among the passengers were num-
Der of high Salvation Army officers on
their way to conference to be held in
England.
In the first cabin, among others,
were j. r. ADercrombie, @. b Lyon,
r. b. Bulpitt, and Mrs. D. T. HALEY of
Vancouver; c. Malloch of Lardo, b. O.;
Miss C. p. Gay of Golden, p. c.; Mrs.
E. Chignell of Victoria, b. G.; Mrs. A..
Cole of Princeton, b. c.; James Gregg
and wife of Chilliawack, b. g.; Costs.
Buhler and A. s. Deats of Regin
Sack; Mrs. J. Elinslie of Moosemin,
Sask.; Miss B. Farr Of Moose Jaw, and
Alex Bunthorne of Santa Barbara, Cal.
Empress Was Modern.
Most of the saloon passengers were
Canadian or English. Many Of them
were from eastern Canada.
(Conf;nua1 an na0a oN
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Are Working On Plan.

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 29.-It was
authoriatively stated this afternoon
that the CA. B. c." mediators were
working on plan for Mexico's govern
ment, pending a general election, and
that when such plan has been agreed
on between mediators and ENJOYS, the
conference will finish its work in short
order.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
May Decorate Graves.

Vera Cruz, May 29-Advices re-
ceived here today from Mexico City
said that President Hureta had ordered
the chief of police of the capital to
permit Major Yeager and General
Agramonte, American war veterans, to
decorate the graves tomorrow of 40
Americans killed in the war Of 1847.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
BECKER SENTENCED TO
DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

New York, May 29.-Former
Police Lieutenant Charles F.
Becker, twice convicted of the
murder of Herman Rosenthal,
was sentenced today by Justice
Seabury to die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing during the
week beginning July 6.
+ 4 Z 4 Z 4 = + 4 Z 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Quebec 29The big Empress of
land collision with the collier ostad much smaller
sci, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Perhaps 1000 perished.
The
the number According 400
had not been abandoned
The disaster could
ed Captain Kendall hearing the Sorstadts but unable locate the collier
Empress The for Liverpool
eward the Storstad deeply laden the ghu
y effective crashed into the liner head
WENT DOWN BEFORE
The ed heavily
of the Sorstadt in 19
Kendall flashed
the accident
words, ship gone" and the wireless silent
The Storsd badly damaged its boats oversize promptly The Empress too
launching small life All
heavily loaded Captain Kendall rescued from his bridge his ship
down under him.
the meantime the Canadian government boats Lady Evelyn and Eureka
speeding of the Father full The
miles the the
vessels arrived the Empress a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Homes Grief Stricken.

Vancouver, b. c., May 29.-Many
homes in Vancouver today were grief
stricken in Vancouver today were grief
the steamship Empress Of Ireland was
received here. No less than twenty
Vancouver people lost their lives, in
cluding big contingent of local Sal
vation Army officers on their way to
England.
Most prominent among the Vancou'
yer passengers was Mrs. G. T. HALEY
mother of Captain A. ]. HALEY, com
mander Of the steamship Empress Of
India, sister of the stricken Empress
Of Ireland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

wireless appeal for help, the tug Strath-
coma was despatched this afternoon to
assist the collier Storstadt on its way
up river from tho scene of its collision
with the Empress of Ireland. The
Storstadt was reported down by the
head.
Montreal, May 29.-Latest available
information from official sources here
indicated at 10 a. m. today that $40
persons perished on board the Canadian
Pacific liner Empress Of Ireland, sunk
about 2:30 a. IN. in collision with the
collier StOrstaadt in the Gulf Of st.
Lawrence.
The same estimate placed the nun.
Der Of saved at $50.
Collision at Dawn.
The collision occurred at $3.50 a. m
and 10 minutes later the Empress went
down in 10 fathoms of water. The
liner listed heavily Immediately after
being struck, and it was possible to
launch but few of its boats. Those
which took the water were heavily
loaded, and it was known that 35C
persons were saved.
Boats Race 10 Scene.
These $50 were landed at RimOuski
by the Canadian government boat:
Lady Evelyn and Eureka, which raced
to the rescue from Father Point. II
was believed there were at least 7C
other reseues Of persons pulled from the
water or picked up from life RATS.
Sailed for Liverpool.
The Empress sailed from here yes
terday for Liverpool and was on i'll
way to sea when the collision occurred
Directly after the crash its wireless
+ ashed distress call and the Lad
Evelyn and the Eureka steamed at full
speed for the scene.
The liner, however, had gone dow
before they arrived. In the meantim
the Storstadt had launched lifeboat
and it was by these boats that 1t wa
thought the 20 first reseues were made
/ The two government crafts gathere,
up the survivors in the Empress life
boats and on it's life RATS and hurrie'
them to Rimouski.
Storstadt Takes Corpses.
The Storstadt, with its bow badl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Quebec, May 29.-According to the
best obtainable estimate, 1000 persons
perished early today when the Cana
dian Pacific liner Empress of ireland
sank off Father Point, in the Gulf Of
st. Lawrence, after being rammcd in
dense fog by the collier Storstadt.
"Ship gone" was the laeonic final
message flashed by Captain Kendall
from the Empress of Ireland s wireless
just as the big liner was going down
in the Gulf of st. Lawrence early to-
day.
Following his rs. o. s." call, Cap
tain Kendall briefly explained the stu
alton by wireless. The speed with
which the vessel went down, however,
was indicated by the abruptness of his
closing sentence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
PROFESSOR TO SPEAK.

Corvallis, May 2S.-Dr. Ira Woods
Hbwerth, professor of education and
director of extension at the university
of California, will be the speaker at the
Oregon Agricultural College commence
ment June 9, it was nanounced here
today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
c. ". FULTON ADDRESSES
W.U. LAW CLASS TONIGHT
Twenty Young Men viii Receive Di-
plomas at First M. E. Church En-
titling Them L. L. B. Degree.
CHIEF JUSTICE M'BRIDE
WILL GIVE THE CHARGE
Special Program Arranged for Gradua-
tion Exercises of Embryonic Black
stone and Future Legal Lights.

The annual commencement exercises
of the department of law of William
cite University will be held toni chit
in the First M. E. church. The NOM
bers of the classs of twenty have each
taken the bar examinations held this
week by the state board and whether
or not they win begin to hang out
shingles or not this year depends upon
that board and the results will not
be known for month yet
Hon. C. w. Fulton, ex-U. s. senator,
will deliver the address to the class
and Chief Justice Mcbride will charge
the coming attorneys regarding their
future conduct before the bar and give
them some good advice Cleaned from
his years of experience in the state of
Oregon. The program committee, con
sisting of Frederick S. Lamport, chair
man, Benjamin s. Via and William II.
Waterbury, has prepared the follow
ing program
March ......-......................... Mr. Roberts
Invocation .............Rev. r. N. Avison
Solo Mrs. Hinges
Address ...-................. Hon. C.. w. Fulton
Conferring degree of l.. L. b. ......-...
............. President Fletcher Holman
Pipe Organ Solo .....A........ Mr.. Roberts
Solo ....................-,.. Mrs. Hinges
Charge to Glass, Chief Justice Mcbride
Benediction.
Ralph w. Ferris is president of the
class; Russell Fl. Stephens, vice.prcsr-
dent; Eugene w. Ryley, secretary and
treasurer, and Raymond H. Roland,
president of the Moot Court.
The complete class roll is given be-
low:
V. Ernest Baker, George Earl Eyre,
Ralph w. Ferris, Karl j. KnutsOn,
Frederick Stevens Lamport, Raymond
II. Rowland, Russell H. Stephens, John
R. s. Hart, r. D. Moores, Linn w
Nesmith, Benjamin s. Via, William H
Waterbury, Murray G. Wheat, Mabel
G. Boyington, Floyd A. Boyington, Rex
A. Turner, Edward Tallman, Jr., Geo
E. Richards, Eugene WhitcOmb Ryley
Edw. G. Patterson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Villa might make rather good pres
ident, or dictator-for Mexico. Who
knOws2
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

that they may play broad streams of
multi-colored light on the weaving
throngs gathered to make merry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Eipht Die In a Mine.

Pottsville, Pa, May 29.-Eigbt per-
sons met death in the Mary mine this
afternoon in an accident to the mine
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Of IRELAND RAMMED IN GULF Of
ST. LAWRENCE BY COLLIER STORSTADT
Only Twelve Women Are Reported Saved From Icy Waters Vessel
Goes Downany Are Killed Their BerthsLet Advces Say
337 Are Rescued Out Of the Total Of l4OO

S. S. Call Brings Vessels Rushing Stricken Liners Assistance But Great Cash
the Side Below ee Causes Ship Sink 10 Minutes Cone We're Two
Tragic Words Last Flashed from Steamers Wireless Before the Waters Engued It.
Small Boats and Life Rats Both Vessels We're Heavily Capt Kendall Brave
Sticks His Post Until Waters Washed The Canadian Government Boats
Rush Full Speed to the Rescue But Arrive Too Late
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Montreal, May 29.-Oniy IL women
were saved among those on board the
Empress of Ireland, according to a dis
patch received here this afternoon. 1t
was added that most of the survivors
were members Of the crew.
There was a report that many of the
passengers were killed in their berths
when the Storstadt's bow crashed
through the Empress side. Another
report was that 20 Of the survivors had
died from exposure.
The number Of rescued at latest ad
vices was 337.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
The Weather

Fair tonight,
Saturday fair
and " ar m e II;
mort h ca 5 terly
winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Tug Sent TO Help.
Quebec, May 2o.-Responding to q
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-30

the sum of Thirteen Thousand One Hun
bred Seventy five and 75-100 ($13,-
1879 Dollars with accrued interest
thereon found due to the said Complain
ant, to-Wit:
Beginning at the North West Corner
of Lots One (1) and Two ~ or BLOCK
Eighteen 18) of the Townsite of Shell
ley Bingham County, Idaho; thence &c
South one hundred and thirty-two C3S5
feet thence West to the East boundary
line of the o. S. L. .Ry. right of way
thence North East along said right of
with the tenements. Embellishments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or
in any wise appertaining.
The following described tract will be
sold to satisfy the said amount and &C
crued interest thereon found due to the
The South Half of the South West
Quarter (S1s SWA and the north West
1NWH sWn 'e of ' Section me thirty yH TOUR
l34 In Township One % North of
Range Thirty-seven $50 East of B. M
in Bingham County, Idaho, together
with all the improvements. privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
The said sale will be conducted ana
made according to the rules and prac-
t1ce OF the above named Court, and to
satisfy the amounts due and to be-
come due. as is in said decree provided.
TO" principal and interest and the costs
and expenses of sale, or so much there
Of as ;, ,'L property will b; ng at such
sale.
The usual sale certificates will be
issued at said sale to the successful hid
o,rs and if said sa,r Is confirmed ard
redemption Is not made, as permit cd
by law. deeds will issue to such pur-
Dated the 18th day of January, .=,4.
H. ]. HASBROUCK,
1915 Special Master Commissioner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-30
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

The New Lava Side Ditch Company,
corporation, Principal place Of
business Blackfoot, Idaho.
NOTICE, there is delinquent upon
the following described stock on ac-
count of assessment Mo-. levied
by the Board Of Directors the amount
set opposite the names Of the res
pective holders as follows:
Name Shrs. Cert. No. Amt.
C. e. Carson........16 1859 5 800
Fred Bergeson...... IA 100 $50
Salisbury Co. ...-.150 IS 5000
Florence P. Torbert 40 sos 500
And in accordance with Law and
the order of the Board IT Directors,
so many shares of each parcel Of
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at public auction on the 14th
day of February, 1914, to pay said
assessment cost of advertising and
expense of sale.
LEWIS FELT, Secretary.
The New Lava Side Ditch Co.
Dated January 18th, 1914 32-5
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-30

it results in Ion gstored products be
ing fraudulently sold as fresh
home storage was worse. Wher
eggs were scarce those to be haC
were often what the late Polk Mil
ler's waiter described as 'omlet
eggs or scramble eggs when the
hotel had to fry or boil eggs il
stock,
"ln the good old days we hear sc
much about spring chickens we're
either eaten in the summer, land
when they were real or eaten in sor.
row and establishment in winter
when they were merely scribby little
hens sold as spring chickens. Now.
a-days broilers are available at al
most any time, but are high priced
when they are produced out of sea.
son.
Thirty years ago the fruit bust.
ness was in an undeveloped state
Out in the country dried apples and
fresh apples were rale exceptions
dried peaches alternated in the home
bill of fare. Dried apple pies, some
times called leather devils'-al-
though a well-seasoned dried apple
pie u.s. very good to eat-were the
rule in winter, and pies made from
fresh apples were rare exceptions.
Bannas in the smaller towns rated
as curiosities, grapefruit was an I'M
discovered delicacy. In fact grape
fruit at reasonable prices is a very
modern product and really good
grapefruit is largely an American
product. That is to say the govern
ment pomologists have done a great
deal in the way of improving its
quality as well as to lower it's price
by encouraging its propagation.
Tropical fruits are now cheaper
and more abundant than they form
erly were and the temperate zone
fruits are no longer rotting in one
section while another section is with
lout themA The consumer pays %
good round price, of course, but he
can always get what he is willing to
pay for. The producer can always
sell what he produces. He does not
have to haul wagon load of apples
in neighborhood traversed by mud