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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
EDITOR
FAVORS MONARCHY
Says 1t Is Better Than Sham
Republic---Japa Stirring
Up Trouble
BY Wang Shi Young

(Written for the United Press.)
Washington, Dec. IL President
Yuan Shi Kai has recently been un-
fairly criticised in connection with
China 5 change to a monarchial form
of government. However, a large ma.
jOrity of intelligent Chinese urged the
change, desiring that the government
be strengthened, and foreseeing that
the republic would lack permanence.
Restoration Of peace and stability
within the nation was largely due to
Ylan Shi Kai, but good citizens feared
that with his death, the settled govern
ment might disappear.
Between China and Mexico, there is
vast difference.
Having America as her protector,
Mexico could afford a gradual develop
ment of republicanism through civil
war, assassination and other violence,
without fear of intervention. But
China, on the other hand, with her
neighbor Japan, ever ready TO crush
her before she can grow strong enough
to defend herself, cannot indulge in
this political luxury. This danger from
Japan is the impelling reason behind
the change in government.
There win be no trouble in China
unless Japan desires it. The Chinese
believe in recourse to reason rather
than to force. They have reasons to
believe that it is better to give up a
sham republic and establish condition
al monarchy.
Japan's interference by rendering
her advice to postpone formation of a
monarchy was really intended to re-
suit in the very disturbance she pro-
fessed an anxiety to prevent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Schmidt Identified As One Of
Men Who Loaded Powder
On Launch
POWDER AFTERWARDS
FOUND in Los ANGELES
Superintendent Of Powder
Works Points Out Caplan
As Man With Schmidt

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 17.-Tracing
the movements of an alleged dynamite
gang from Kansas City to Seattle
thence to San Francisco and to Los An.
gcles, where the Times building was
blown up, four witnesses told their
stories today in the murder trial of NJ.
A. Schmidt, charged with being one of
the plotters.
j. Brubaker, superintendent of con
struction company in Kansas City, de-
scribed an explosion which damaged one
of his cOmpany's "jobs" a few weeks
before the Times building affair. A
similar explosion occurred in Scattl,
about the same time, according to Har.
ry Brant, superintendent of construe.
tion company there,
d, Then the dynamiters, the state claim
ed, moved to San Francisco and be
gan planning the Los Angeles disaster
W. G. StOlve, a San Francisco newspa,
per man, employed in the advertising
department of a morning paper, there
said he received n "want a" for O
"24 foot launch to be used by party
of men" " about the time the consipra
tors were securing a vessel to transport
their gelatin from Giant, Cal, to Los
Angeles. Stols5E 4. enable to identify
Schmidt as one Of the men who gave
him the advertisement
Evidence of how the dynamite was
loaded on a launch at Giant having
already been given, and Schmidt having
been identified as one of the men wht
received it, by Superintendent Phillips
of the Giant Powder company, the stat,
traced the explosive to its final disposi
tion. Detective F. B. Carroll Of the Lc
Angeles police force said he went t.
San Francisco on October H. 1910, two
weeks after the Times was wrecked ant
found 10 boxes of the stuff at No. l62.
nineteenth avenue there Nine boxes
were full of so per cent gelatin, Carol
said. The tenth had been opened, bu'
still held several sticks of 40 per cent
The chests were marked ~. B. Brice
and were all returned, declared Carroll
to the Giant Powder company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Market FluCtuates
But Prices Unchanged

Copyright 1915 by the New York
Evening Post.)
New York, Dec. H. Occasionally
prices on the stock market today
showed decided inclination to rise.
Once during the forenoon they rose
from half to over one point, Mercan.
tile Marine advanced 81; Crucible
Steel l 5.S, and U. s. Steel half Buy.
ing was active on the advances, and ap.
parently spectators were anxious to
reverse their stock positions. Buying,
however, was insufficient to continue
the rise, Intervening between the
periods Of increasing prices were per-
iods Of decline, 30 that the net changes
for the whole days session did include
some declines, though mostly good ad.
vances were registered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
SENATE WILL PASS
THE TAX EXTENSION
Expect Bill To Pass Tonight,
and Congress Will Take
Its Holiday Recess

Washington, Dec. 17.-With 16 dem
ocratic majority and no republican
filibuster threatened, final enactment
Of the administration war tax extern
sion measure, passed by the house late
yesterday, appeared likely before ad-
journment tonight. The president will
approve it tomorrow.
While the administration proposes
extending the tax a year, senate re-
publicans insisted that it is only three
to six months. Senator Simmons, head
of the finance committee, formally re-
ported the necessity of extending the
taxes to prevent a deficit.
A holiday recess, should the measure
pass by tonight, is expected to be talk
en- at once, and the house democrats re-
mained on hand until the senate could
dispose of the bill.
The bill came in for biting attack
by Senator Penrose, Pennsylvania re-
publican.
"This," he said, "is blamed on the
war, while thousands of dollars worth
Of goods are coming in free Of duty.
The war has saved the democrats from
the most gigantic collapse ever known
in any civilized country, for if it had
not been for the war, the nation would
have witnessed the blackest time it
ever experienced-worse than the days
Of President Cleveland"
In commenting on democratic claims
Senator Smoot Of Utah expressed him
self as preferring prosperity "not
dependent upon roaring cannon and
bursting shrapnel, or upon the number
Of widows and orphans that can be
made"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
LulI In the Fighting
Aboard Peace Ship
BY Charles P. Stewart.

UNITED prcss staff corrospondentD
Aboard the Ford Peace Ship, Kirk
wall, Eng, Dec. TO- delayed There
is lull in fighting aboard the Ford
peace argosy, the Oscar III. Each party
10 the recent conflict, however, is keep
ing a close watch on the other g
trenches. Rev. Charles +. Aked, Of San
Francisco, and other "regulors" whose
condemnation Of President Wilson g
preparedness program caused q split in
The ranks, still hold the upper hand.
They selected the executive commit
tee which posted rules for conduct on
the peace ship-incmding u ban on card
playing In fact, some Of the regulars
tried TO inflict n curfew proposal on
the party, but went down in defeat.
whether $. s. Mcclure and other i'm
surgentsu against the Aked combina'
tion will quit at Christiansand cannot
be learned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Fletcher Appointed
Ambassador to Mexico

Washington, Dec. H. Henry 2.
Fletcher was today appointed ambassa,
dor to Mexico.
Fletcher, who was named minister to
Chile in 1909, has had considerable
diplomatic experience. Born in Green.
castle, Pa, he became lawyer.
He served in the Philippines during
the Spanish American war, and later oc.
cupied diplomatic posts in Cuba, China
and Portugal. He went to the Chilean
post in the spring of 1910 following his
appointment by President Taft. He has
been there since.
Fletcher is a republican, and his new
post will carry $l7 800 pay, the same as
the Chilean ambassador.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Sixteen Killed In
English Train Wreck

New Castle, Eng, Dee. 17-Under
cover Of a heavy fog, a freight train, a
pilot engine and q passenger train were
in triple collision today near Jarrow.
killing lG persons and injuring over so.
Four coaches turned over and burned.
Sixteen bodies found in the burning
wreckage were charred beyond identifi.
cation
AS soon as word Of the smash reached
here, a trainload Of nurses and physi.
clans set out, for the wreck, cropping
their way down the coast in the densest
fog Of months.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
K1TcHENER TO MARRY

London, Dee. l7.-Earl Kitchener,
stern bachelor Of 81, is about to wed
the Countess Dowager Mimic, widow
Of the former governor general OF Can
ada, society Iayorite Of Washington
aud Newport, according to rumors to.
day. The countess was noted beauty
in her younger days. She had been
hostess for the Roosevelts frequently.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Floods In Kentucky
Follow 4O-HOur Rain

Louisville, KY, Dec. 17.-Whole
families were driven from their flooded
homes today following forty hour rain
in Kentucky.
The western part Of the state is the
chief sufferer Az Jackson, the Ken
tueky river showed 30.foot rise, while
the greater part Of the country outside
Of Louisville Is submerged. Cherokee
Park, the principal sufferer here, is
damaged to the extent Of 100000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
WOMAN GOES TO PRISON

Stockton, Cal, Dec. l7.-Marguerite
Loveridge, the young woman who single
handed held up the court house restau'
rant on the night Of December IL, Sc.
curing the sum Of $3.50, was sen.
fenced by Judge 9. w. Norton today to
a term OF three years Imprisonment in
san Quentin.
She was released from the Seattle
county Jail year ago, having served
u term for grand larceny.
She received her sentence without
show Of emotion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
A LIVELY oENTENARIAN

Woodland, Cal, Dec, 17--John G.
Murphy, Cr., celebrated his Tooth birth.
day here today by rising at 8 o O'Clock,
getting bis own breakfast, splitting
wood and mendiug clothes and socks.
He pollied the other old timers who
called on him, referring to them az
"kids" and advised them Of his in
plicit faith that he will live to be 1876
at least
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Lecinhering the Note.


Washington, Dec. 17.-Austria g re-
ply to America y emphatic demands in
tho torpedoing Of the liner Ancona
with loss Of American lives reached the
state department shortly after mid
night this morning, Code experts inn
mediately started deciphering it. with
a view to turning it over at once to
Secretary of State Lansing. In view
of the complexity Of the code, how
ever it seemed likely that the task
would consume some hours.
Two moro notes-America s reply
and Austria IS answer--will likely pass
now. These constitute slight barriers
against a breach in diplomatic rela-
tions between America and Austria.
The outcome Of the negotiations de-
ponds largely upon the attitude that
tho administration assumes toward
Austria = request for evidence of her
contentious as to the Austrian com
manders acts.
Indications are that America 3 ans
wer will be an utimatum.
It may recite evidence, but it IL Ger.
tain that it will rciterate the original
demands for immediate compliance
with America g demands, under threat
of severance Of diplomatic relations.
High officials insist that the admin
istraton will not yield whit unless
Austria produces evidence overwnelm-
ingly contradicting that possessed here
and also contradicting her own preyi-
Gus admiralty statement as to circum-
stances surrounding the torpeloing.
Neither will the state department con
sent to long interchange of notes, It
In stated.
The experts ought to have IL ready
for presentation when the cabinet
meets. II was 1000 words long To
code and transmit IL required 30 hours
for IL was handed to Ambassador PEN
field at Vienna at noon Wednesday.
It was to be made public after Presi-
dent Wilson and the secretary had
studied IL,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
700 Montenegrins Prisoners.

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. T.,
Dec. 17.-In their capture of Bielo-
polpe in western Montenegro, the Aus
trians, said today's official statement,
took 700 Montenegrin prisoners.
On the west front, the British, by a
surprise attack, occupied a Teuton
trench southeast of Armentieres but
later withdrew under heavy fire.
AS for the east front the statement
said, "Russian attacks between Narosz
and Miadzol lake broke down, the Rus.
SLAMS losing heavily"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
OLD ACTOR IS DEAD.

Bennington, Vermont, Dec. l7-Dan.
iel Worcester, said to be the last sur.
vivor Of company which first pro.
duced "Uncle Tom 's Cabin and who
was the original "Unclc Tom, - is dead
here today at the age Of 80.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Hungarians Demand Peace.

London, Dec. 17.-Reports that tae
HunOarians are demanding peace were
received here by the Post today. This
paper printed Budapest letter report
ing that q peace demonstration oc-
cured in the Hungarian parliament
December T. but saying reports of it
had been censored within the country
and blocked from going out over the
cables
Count Karolyi, the leader, was quot
ed as declaring that since the central
powers were victorious they should Of,
fer peace.
Moreover he was reporting as say.
ing that the Hungarian army had
brought the war to its present stage
and hence had the right to propose
claims for compensation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
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SANTA CLAUS IN PRISON

San Quentin, Cal, Dec, H.
Santa Claus will walk along
Murderers Row in the state
penitentiary here.
Twenty-three hundred prison
ers have seen to it that the five
men in that cheerless row shall
have as happy a last Christmas
on earth as human kindness can
make it. Odd nickels and dimes,
strange pieces of hand carved
wood, pipes, cigars and cigar
cites today poured into the
Christmas fund that these pris-
oners are collecting for the men,
who are slated to hang early in
the new year.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
ALL IS READY FOR
WILSON WEDDING
Honeymoon Will Be Spent
Somewhere Not Far From
Washington
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THE LATEST STYLE
IN WEDDING CAKES So,

The Wilson.Galt wedding
cake is a wondrous heart
shaped affair, with icing that
forms orchids, orange blossoms
and lilies of the valley. Atop
it, little cupids holding red rib
bon streamers tug gaily at we'd
ding bells.
The cake, made by Mrs. Ma
rion Fisher, of st. Paul, was
accepted through Representa-
tive Van Dyke of Minnesota. 1t
arrived today by parcel post,
handled gingerly and expedi-
tiously by postal clerks all
along the line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Unless She Complies With De-
mands Diplomatic Rela-
lions viii End
BERLIN PAPERS ADMIRE
WAY AUSTRIA SAYS IT
They Also Condemn Wilson'S
Big Rude Words But
the Latter viii Win

Washington, Dec. 17.-President Will
son and his cabinet today read Aus
tria s unsatisfactory reply to Americas
demands in the Ancona torpedoing case.
They mapped out course which See
retary of State Lansing will execute
after the president leaves on his honey
moon tomorrow night.
Lansing will draft definite final re-
joinder which is expected to mean one
of three things:
First, q severance of diplomatic re-
lations between America and Austria.
Second that Austria will back down.
Third, that Austria will present evil
dence, refuting the Austrian admiralty
statements as to the torpedoing, on
which the first note was based
When he has completed his reioinder,
the secretary will take it to President
Wilson; if the latter approves, it will
be forwarded to Vienna.
This answer will leave positively no
loophole for prolonged negotiations for
which the Austrian reply, received here
early today, is considered as bidding.
Will Be Ultimatum.
In effect, it will be an ultimatum, it
is believed. The only chance of not
severing diplomatic relations lies in
Austria's admitting and furnishing un-
questionable proof that its first admir-
atty statement was wrong. Even this
chance viii be worthless, if such evil
dence is not "promptly" presented.
The first statement confirmed the
administration evidence that the shell
ing Of the Ancona with its consequent
loss of American life, was improper
and, in the administration view, in
excusable and unnecessary.
The experts finished their task of
DECIDING the Austrian reply during the
forenoon and the copy was taken to
the cabinet session 30 minutes after it
convened.
In addition to considering the note,
the cabinet received from Secretary
Lansing Ambassador Penfield' 3 inform
al report received yesterday, and heard
from Lansing about conversations he
had with Charge d Affaires Zwiedniel1
Of the Austrian embassy in regard to
the situation.
Lansing told newspaper men this aft
ernoon that press forecasts Of the Aus
trian reply from Europe, giving full
quotes were ridculously inaccurate" 7"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
The Bill Passes.

Washington, Dec. 17.--By vote Of
AZ to 30, the senate early this evening
voted in favor Of the administration
bill, extending emergency war taxes a
year. The bill goes to the president
tomorrow for approval.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

Oregon has 81 persons with annual
incomes ranging from 100000 to more
than 100000, this news from Wash.
ington going to show that at least q
oregonians need not worry about their
New Years bills.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

It is located 165 miles southwest of
Teheran at the base of Mount Elvend
(aneient Orontes) at an elevation of
5000 feet. 1t houses the reputed tomb
of Esther and Mordecai.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Anstrin win Yield.

Berlin, Dee. l7,-That America and
Austria will break over the Ancona
case Ia not expected here. Austria ~
willing to make concessions to prevent
such an outcome. Another exchange
OF correspondence, II Is felt, will prob
ably clear the situation.
III Austria, In her reply had complied
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

Hamadan gains the Importance from
the fact tdat it is an entrepot for the
commerce between Bagdad, Tabriz, Is.
pahan and Teheran.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Esther and MOrdecai There

Petrograd, Dec. 11-Russian forces
have occupied the important Persian
city of Hamaden, official announce.
ment said today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
MONTENEGR|NS PUT Up
DESPERATE RESISTANCE
Austria Hurries Troops to Aid In Crushing e Country
Serbs In Albania Defeat Bulgarians ing Them
Back After Two Days Of Fierce Fight Expected
Bugars VIII Invade Greece In Short Tlne -Hungar-
ians Reported Demanding Peace

Paris, Dee. 17.-Austria has hurried
fresh troops to reinforce her forces
pushing their bloody way through
Montenegro. She is fastening the at
tempt Of either capturing or annihilat-
ing the Montenegrins Already her
forces have swung nearly 80 miles in
side the little country and are now ad-
vancing along a 20 mile front.
Despite the cold and the SHOWS, and
the lack of heavy artillery and suffi-
cient ammunition, the home forces are
making heroic resistance. Meantime,
though, homes Of pheasants and well to
do are being evacuated, while their
owners flee before the wrath Of the
oncoming foe.
Heavy fighting has been resumed
between tle Bulgars and Serbs in Al
bania. Three thousand Bulgarians
crossed the Drina after two days bat.
ding in a raging snowstorm. With re-
inforcements, however, the Serbs drove
chem back again the following day.
Geneva dispatches today said that
Italian troops who reached Albania are
not ploughing their way toward Serbia
but instead have encamped near the
Adriatic
Indications in southern Serbia point
TO a mOmentary entrance into Greece
against the allies north of Salonika.
Athens dispatches reported that 150..
900 Bulgars are massed at Giegveli and
Doiran, aud that $4,000 Austrians will
soon reinforce them. At the same time
comes word that heavy artillery is
moving southwark, ready for the fray,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Italian Liner Snnl,

London, Dec. 1.-THE $500 ton
italian liner Porto Said has been
sunk by submarine, presumably in
the Mediterranean.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
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Girls necks, an all territory ad.
iacent thereto, II be protected this
winter, but ther shins III be allowed
e. roam. Dark an cheap, tn nickel
theatre jest suits tn bOshful tight.
wad.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
WAR ODDITIES.

Liverpool.-Jonn Eaton, Baf-
fin Bay, who heard about the
war in September arrived here
after a $4,000 mile trip and en-.
listed in the Scottish Horse.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
Will "Let EN- Fight.

Salonika, Dec. 17-Bulgarlan troop.
ors continue to hold their lines about
two miles from the Greek frontier and
show no intention of crossing, accord.
ing to dispatches today.
The allies, however, believe that an
invasion by either the Bulgars or Teu.
tons will begin in few days.
In withdrawing from Salonika, the
Greek commander Moschopoulos mott
fled General Sarrail, French command
or:
"The Hellenic army is ordered to re-
tire for the purpose of leaving the
ground free for the beligerent
armies"
This is taken as Strengthening the
view of an invasion on the trail Of the
allied retreat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

Londonderry Collins, Cam
bridge, has five sons, two
brothers, two grandsOns, four
teen nephews, one son.in-law
and three brothers-in-law in the
army and has been congratulat-
ed by the king.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

Bulgarian Loss $4,000.
Amsterdam, Dee. 1.-THE Bulgarians
lost $4,000 men in the Cerna river
fighting advices here said today,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

London.-Over 5O2,25O past
and present students of Rug
by have joined the army of
which 207 have been killed and
2S0 wounded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17
THE WEATHER
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oregoni Fair
tonightj colder
eust porto NJ
Saturday rain
west, rain or
snow east por.
tioni W In d =
mostly southerly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

ble-baFreled artillery. The chief, now.
with the Baltimore Federals after 3
years of service with the Athletics,
is a cOTking good trap-shoOter. The
last four scores he has piled up in re-
cent clay pigeon competition have
been SO, "a, 81 and 100 out of a pos
sible 100. The veteran when phOto-E
graphed at the traps said he was anx-,
iously awaiting the opening Of the
season to prove to the Baltimore fans $
he is not yet through. -s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03

sible 100 The veteran when phOtO-H
graphed at the traps said he was anx-
iously awaiting the opening Of the,
season to prove to the Baltimore fans
he is not yet through. -s
MAN GOES FROM BoYDoM TO
JAIL IN ONE JUMP ,'7l
Milwaukee, March 3. - This is a.
story of the spirit of spring; the man
who felt the call of youth and the Un-s
feeling, blind cruelty Of the law. %
William Oldenburg, 48, penniless,
jobless, homeless and poorly dressed
stood watching group of boys play
ing marbles on the street today.
Retrospection made Oldenburg young
again and an odd within seized him.
Timidly, he approached the boys and
asked to join their game
The welcomed him with all the fell,
lowship Of boydOm. He borrowed
enough marbles for a stake. Gradu=@
ally his old skill returned and forgot
ten expression found their way into,
his vocabulary. He called his new
found companions by their nick
names.
Here, Skinny, my turn, he object
ed mildly.
'Clearings and fandubsm he
crouched before the ring" and fin.
gered his shooter" artisticaIly, as
he settled himself for brilliant shot.
And then the law interfered.
"Come along now" interposed a.
gruff voice, as a big policeman laid
his hand on Oldenburgs shoulder.
"Aw!" pleaded the boys.
But Oldenburg was hustled off to
the station in a motor patrol. A po-.
lice Judge wrote the final chapter Of
Oldenburgs little trip to Boyland with
a thirty-day sentence for Vagrancy.
-O-O-
The $3,f5O,0OO estate of Edward