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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Grand Jury Returns
Seven Indictments
at Present Session

The Marion county grand jury re.
ported seven true bills this afternoon in
the cases that have been up for in
vestigation. Four cases were reported
"not true bills" and number of Sc.
cret indictments were returned for per.
sons not yet in the custody of officers
or out under bonds.
Harry Walling was indicted on a
charge of npn-support, William Porter
was indicted on charge Of larceny
from building. Clarence Mason was
indicted on charge of the larceny of n
horse but Sarah Mason, his wife, was
not indicted on any charge though she
was arrested at the time her husband
was and is now out under $50 bonds.
Clarence Molette was indicted on q
charge of forgery, Clarence McElrath
was also indicted on charge of petit
larceny and James Swoboda and Ella
Swoboda were indicted ON charge of
assault j. l.. Smith was indicted on a
statutory charge.
Not true bills were found in the cases
of Hon Gee, charged with malicious de.
struction Of property, M +. Nicewood,
charged with the larceny Of check;
Clare Brock, charged with assault;
and Sarah Mason, charged with lar.
ceny,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
SOCIALIST COLONY
WILL SELL STOCK
Attorney Job Harriman's
Scheme Legaized by
Stale Of California

Sacramento, Cal. Jan. S.--While per
hitting Llano Del Rio company, the
socialist colony organization started by
Job Hartman, to proceed with the sale
of its shares under certain restrictions,
State Corporation Commissioner Carn-
ahan, in pemt signed today, calls
the attention Of prospective subscribers
10 report on the project by Deputy
II. w. Bowman, severely criticising the
present course Of management.
The report indicates that the enter
prise, established as a self supporting,
cooperative colony In which every
stockholdlng member should have abso-
lutely equal rights, has developed into
an autocracy ruled by Job Hartman;
that the rieht Of protest is practically
denied to the colonists under penalty
of dismissal and that the penalty is
particularly severe in view Of the fact
that most Of the colonists have invest.
ed their all in the company's stock and
have no way Of recovering their in
vestment except by help Of the com
plny whose displeasure they have in
cured
The company, capitalized at $2,O0O,-
900, was formed for the purpose Of
holding the colony property situation
In the Mojave district on Big Rock
creek in Los Angeles county. About $50
men, women and children now form the
community.
"In the company's literature" says
the report, "thcre is studied effort
TO induce the belief that the influence
Of each stockholdng colonist in the
control Of the companys affairs Is
equal to that Of any other. The fact is
that tho colony is almost automatically
dominated and controlled by one man
job Hartman. He has not hesitated
TO use his Influence with the board OF
directors In the most harsh and drastic
manner to enforce subsection to his
The employment contract which calls
for wage Of 81 per day is declared
by Deputy Bowman to be misrepre.
sentation. "ln practice" says Bow
man, "the average daily wage Of tho
average stakeholder maintaining him
self and two others at the colony is
$l4G or less.
No criticism Is made Of the charac.
ter Of the project but II Is held that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

the success of the colony depends mp
on high degree of intelligence, abil-
ity and industry and superior manage
ment Gas the company is now being
operated" says the report, otis plan
is unfair, unjust and inoquitable to a
substantial proportion Of its stock
holders, and unless further colonists
are obtained to pay off indebtedness
and carry it along with cash payments
tho project must fail entirely and ma
iority Of the coonists who have put
everything they hpd into the COM
pany's stock viii be wholly pauperized
and left destitute.
In his permit, Commissioner Carna-
han cuts the commission to be allowed
on sales of shares to 10 per cent Of the
amount actually paid in cash to the
company. He also provides that col
onists may withdraw from the project
and the company must assist them to
recover 90 per cent of their cash or
property investment through resale Of
their shares.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
REDF1ELD GIVES WARNING.

Washington, Jan. s.--Though he held
America is now extremely prosperous,
Secretary Of Commerce Rcdfield In
review published today held that the
"vision and energy" Of the nation will
determine whether II shall remain in
the fore rank after the end Of the war
has closed the unusual channels Of
prosperity now ope
"The war order'', he said, "must be
replaced by the peace order"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
FIERCE BATTLE RACES
ON TWENTY-|M|LE FRONT.
Russians Report Capture Of c. ysk and Assault Upon
Heights Of KOVelOne MilHcl h Are Also In Death
Crapple In Vicinity Of CzernoNA 7sVienna War Office
Still Contends That Slav Off, I Is Being Held
In Check

London, Jan. ga formidable battle RACES along a
20 mile front the River Styr The Russians are attack
ing so miles east Of Kovel their objective in Voynia
After capturing Czartoysk according to Petrograd re-
ports the Muscovtes assaed the nights barring their
advance to Kove.
The terrific fighting there has temporarily deracted
interest in the combat for Czernowtz, Bukowina and
along the amopolTrembowa line where nearly 1000
600 men with several thousand guns are engaged
The Vienna war office admitted that the Russians had
approached Czartoyk but claimed they had been driven
back.
Slav losses on the Strypa river and along the Bessar
abian frontier in the New Years fighting were placed by
Vienna at 50000
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

er citizens will write of the scenic
beauties of Oregon, but also call atten.
ton to the fact that Oregon is a. fine
state in which to live.
In line with letter writing week. the
publicity department. expects at the
meeting next Wednesday evening to
bring this before the public in order
that the letter writing will not be con.
fined to members of the club, but that
every one interested in Oregon will
manage to write several letters.
The movement originated with the
Chamber of Commerce in Portland, but
has been extended to every city and
town in the state. They believe that
with the concerted action of the mem.
bers of every commercial club in the
state, the writing of thousands of letters
to friends in the east will be of untold
value to Oregon in creating an interest
in the state and Of bringing many tour.
lists here next summer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
FOSTER
ON PREPAREDNESS
Head Of Reed College Is Very
Much Opposed to War
Preparation

The amount of money expended on a
dreadnaught could be much better ex-
pended by the government on a national
university in which the principles Of ma
tional and world wide arbitration
should be taught, was the view taken on
preparedness last evening by President
William I. Foster of Reed college, in
his address at the Salem public lib
rary.
DR.. Foster takes the view held by
many educators that the world s trou-
bles should be subject to arbitration,
and that the nation with the biggest
army is pretty sure to be the first one
to become engaged in war.
A large army is not necessarily a
guarantee of peace, nor will treaty
keep a country from becoming engaged
in war, claimed Mr.. Foster. There is
only one way to avoid war, and that is
through an international law or agree.
ment of nations
AS to his opinion Of Roosevelt and
President Wilson, Mr.. Foster believes
that if Roosevelt had been president,
we would have been at war with sew.
eral European powers as well as Mexico,
and for this reason, President Wilson
was the man of the hour for his efforts
in favor Of peace and also in keeping
this country out of trouble. He felt
that this country should have nothing
to fear from the European powers as
they will have been weakened and
drained by the present war.
" Where there are no guns, there is
no fighting" said President Foster.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Caused No Surprise.

Portland, Or, Jan. S.-The decision
of the interstate commerce commission
permitting the operation of the steam
ers Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific between Flavel and San Fran.
cisco caused no surprise in the S. p
and 5. offices here today. II had been
anticipated, and, in fact, tacticly un'
derstood that this would be the deci-
sion.
"The decision is on a purely techni.
cal point" an official of the company
said. "Tae operation Of these steam.
ships really increases rather than de.
creases competition. The ships cut in.
to class of express and freight which
the railroads heretofore have had ex,
clusively."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Battle to Unseat Gary
As Head Of Steel Trust

New York, Jan. s.--A battle to un-
seat Il. II. Gary as chairman Of the
steel corporation executive committee is
imminent, according to rumors in Wall
street today. Henry G, Frick was re-
ported to be the opposition candidate.
Reasons for the impending struggle
were assigned as Gary's championing
of Colonel Roosevelt and his pessimistic
recent warning against dangers Of in
flation after the war Frick is reported
TO have caused issuance Of tho steel
company's increased wage plan immedi-
ately after Gary issued his warning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

Washington, JAM 8.-Complete and final settlement Of
all submarine controversies with the central powers in
clung the Persia and Lsitana cases seem near today
following overtures from Germany yesterday Pessimism
has been dissipated.
From Austria and Germany, the government has
submarine warfare in accordance with international law
These were contained in Austrias Ancona note and in
Germany's submarine message yesterday
Now the administration is concerned only repair
alton in the Persia and Lusitania cases.
Germany's promised dsavowal of the Persia incident
if it should prove one of her submarines was responsible
is believed to be the forernner of similar action on
Austrias part.
Having promised reparation in the Lustania case the
only thing now necessary to settlement is dsavowal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Stock Market Receivers
From Recent Decline
Copyright 1915 by the New York Ev
ening Post.)

Copyright 1915 by the New York Ev
ening Post)
New York, Jan. s.-The tendency of
the stock market to recover continne to.
day This was offset, however, by re.
newcd selling. This may have been be.
cause the Austrian attitude on the Per.
sia case will still be in doubt over Sun.
day. 1t is more probable, though that
the hostility shown by numerous high
practical authorities towards specuia
tions in war stocks left sense of un.
certainty on Wall street These stocks
'howed n hesitant or .reactionary ten.
lency most distinctly. Steel shares
however did likewise, and although
railway shares were strong, even they
moved with no great decision.
Sterling exchange recovered sharply
from yesterdays decline. Berlin ex.
change recovered too, probably by reas.
on of a natural speculative reaction fol.
lowing the extraordinary three cent
break this week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

Berlin, via Amsterdam, Jan. S-Max.
lmilian Harden, one of Germany's most
famous writers, has been prohibited
from public speaking or writing for the
remainder of the war, His weekly, the
Hukunft, has been suppressed for at-
tacking the government.
Tne Harden suppression is one of the
most drastic acts Of censorship since
the war started and the cause is un-
known outside of Germany. Harden
had been in difficulty with the censor
recently however, for criticising food
regulations and other government acts.
He has been one Of the most feared
German publicists and also one of the
best known Germans. He was an init.
matae of the iron chancellor, Bismarck.
He gained his chief fame several
years ago by series of articles charg-
ing unspeakable immortality to the
kaiser encourage. He was acquitted,
however of libel charge, and the
kaiser dismissed by wholesale counts
and princes of the Ground table,"
The Zuliunft circulation was i'm.
mense.
On December l. 1911, Harden gave
the United Press an exclusive inter
view in which he predicted that a war
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

Further evidence Of settlement Of
controversies came today in the Ger
man note of November 80 in the Will
liam p. Frye sinking case, made pub
lie by Secretary Lansing. In this was
revealed complete agreement with
the American position, Germany spe-
cificly agreeing that passengers shall
not be put to sea in small boats unless
the sea is calm and land near.
There was no authority today for the
statement that the administration will
not, insist upon an unequiv0cal disa-
vowal Of Tho Lusitania torpedoing.
Germany's promise of reparation may
be considered sufficient, however, to
meet American demands in the case.
The failure Of Austria and Germany
to receive any report Of tho Persia
sinking led to the belief that the
cause may never be known.
Consul Gaulin Of Mlrseilles report
ed that Rev. Homer Salisbury of the
District of Columbia, reported missing
in the Persia case, was travelling un-
der a London permit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Report Spies Buying
and Destroying Food
To StarVe Out Germans
By Carl w. Ackerman.

Berlin, Jan. S.-Reports that spies
are purchasing and destroying food
IN Germany, as part Of a plan to starve
the nation into submission, were cir.
eulated here today. In view Of these
stories, the magistrate at Witmersdorf,
with jurisdiction over part of the lis.
tribution Of food in Berlin, restricted
the purchasing power to single mem
Der of each family. Such purchaser
must display his credentials at the
stores. 1t was reported other magis.
trates would take similar action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Millionaire Defendants
Still On Anxious Seat

New York, Jan. Millionaire dc.
PENDANTS in the governments IS conspir.
acy charge case against New York,
New Haven and Hartford directors,
whose time is enormously valuable, lost
much time today pacing the corridors
Of the federal building today awaiting
the verdict. William Rockefeller, who
is i'll, was absent. Rumors said the
jury stood II to / for acquittal. Dur.
ing the forenoon, the jurors asked for
q transcript Of certain testimony.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. S.--A plot
TO blow up the Republic Steel plant, in
the wake Of night of rioting, was
frustrated here today when disguised
mllitilmen overheard the plotters and
reported to their superiors. The first
OF the national guardsmen were imme
dlately detrained to guard the plant.
Twenty high salaried tube company
OFFICIALS, with annual pay ranging from
$1,000 upward, stocked furnaces today.
II the fires were permitted to die out
the furnaces would be ruined.
Quiet prevailed during the morning
following cessation of the last of the
1oting about 3 a. m.
There will be q strike of 10000
steel workers, in the Mahoning Valley
within week unless this trouble IL
settled soon" John Granny, local or.
gani2er, said today.
The strike was called when the con.
Germs, all independents refused to
grant the workers demands for 25
cents per hour; they offered a com.
promise plan of raising rates from 1917
cents to % cents an hour.
After this plot had been broken.
Brigadier General Speaks dispatched
two of his companies to the Struthers
dam 10 miles distant, as strikers threat.
en- to destroy it. Destruction of the
structure, 10 feet nigh and 300 feet
long, would mean demolition Of tle
town Of Struthers.
No troops were sent into the business
district, lest their presence incite the
strickers to new rioting. Most of the
forces were maintained in the tube
plant, three miles from the ruined dis.
trict.
Citizens heard with joy this after.
noon reports that the atrike might
come to an end with acceptance of
company temrs; but, they feared If tae
struggle is prolonged the city will see
q bloody clash with troops after night.
fall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
BOSTON BRAVES SOLD

Boston, Mass, Jan. 8.-The Boston
National league team was sold today
to Percy Haughton, Harvard coach, and
Arthur Wise, banker. Haughton will
be president. 1t is understood that Wise
represented new moneyed owners.
Gaffney retains control Of the
Braves 100000 park, however. The
selling price Of the club was estimated
at 100000.
Owner Gaffney sold because his con.
traeting firm requires his personal at.
tention and he did not feel that he
could swing both propositions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Government PROTESTS.

Washington, Jan. S.-This govern.
ment has formally protested British
seizures of mail from steamers touch
ing at Great Britain. The protest will
be made public within a few days.
Much American mail has been held
up recently. One suggestion was that
Great Britain has been seeking to get
bonds and otner German documents
being forwarded to America after hav.
ing been seized in France ami Belgium.
The seizures have caused loss and de-
lay to American business houses and
have called forth considerable com
plant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Ford Peace Expedition
Arrives at Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Jan. S.-The Ford peace
expedition arrived here today after re.
eeiying very considerate treatment in
their passage across Germany.
Several members of the party said
that the friendliness of the Germans
emphasized Germany's desire for peace
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
LAND BILL Ts PAssEn.

Washington, Jan. s.--The Pittmman
bill for development Of Nevada public
lands passed the senate today. II pro.
poses giving any man prospecting rights
for subterranean water on 1850 acres.
III his work proves a success, he would
get section with the water rights, and
the rest would be sold for the benefit
of the reclamation service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
MUST MAKE PUBLIC
REPORT OF FLETCHER
Lodge Succeeds In Getting
Resolution Through Upper
House Today

Washington, Jan. S.-The senate to-
day unanimously instructed Secretary
of the Navy Daniels to make public
Admiral Fletcher's August 1915 report
which declared that a foreign fleet
could land on American shores. The
action came on a resolution by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, requesting
such publication.
Daniels has opposed publication on
the ground that he did not wish for
eign nations to know its contents. T1e
resolution was passed without debate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
SPECIAL NETTING
ON LETTER WRITING
Tourist and Publicity Depart.
! ment of Commercial
{ Club Acts

The tourist, conventions and pub.
Lefty department of the Commercial
Club met today and decided to call q
special meeting Of all members of this
department as well as all other mem.
berS of the club to discuss letter writ.
ing week in Oregon. BY proclamation
of the governor, this letter writing
week will be from January II to 22.
Efforts are being made by all the Com.
mercial bodies of the state to induce
their members and friends to write
their friends back east of the things
to be seen in Oregon.
Not only is it hoped that all boost
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
NORTHERN PACIFIC
MAY RUN STEAMERS
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Holds That Act
Is Legal

Washington, Jan. S.-The interstate
commerce commission today held that
the Great Northern Pacific Steamship
company may operate steamers of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
lines between Flavel and San Francis
co. The Seattle, Portland and Spokane
railway, a subsidiary of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific owns
the steamship company, the commits
sion found, but said that operation of
the boats will not reduce competition
between water and rail routes along
the Pacific coast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
GREAT STRIKE At
YOUNGSTOWN MAY
Be ENDED TODAY
Plot Discovered and Frus-
trated to Blow Up Republic
Steel Works
OVER SIX THOUSAND
MEN DkUM AND UGLY
Labor Organizer Advises Ac-
Ceptance Of COlnpany's
Wage Offer
HIGH SPOTS IN THE EAST
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO,
STRIKE AND RIOT

Unidentified steel worker.
aged 23, shot and killed. y
Thirty-seven wounded, three
Of them fatally.
Drunken, rioting mobs fired
the business district, leveling
80 business houses.
Thirty houses and 10 tene.
ments destroyed.
Burned and looted area COW
cred stretch one mile long,
three quarters of a mile wide.
Damage estimated at l,OOO,-
900.
Fifty strikers arrested.
Six thousand five hundred
men, largely Austrians, out in
mills of Youngstown Sheet and
Tube company, Republic Steel
and Iron company; Youngs-
town Iron and Steel company,
and Brier Hill Steel company,
demanding 25 cents an hour
pay.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
RBsERvIsTs ARE LOST

Cettinje, Montenegro, Jan. 8.--Of.
ficiol confirmation Of reports that at
least 200 Montcncgrins from America
coming home to enlist, persisted when
an Italian steamer was mined near
Scutari, was given hero today They
were en- route from brindisi, Italy. Two
hundred and twenty-five others aboard
were rescued.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

between Germany and England was in
eyitable unless there was complete
"right.about-face" in German policies.
He said at that time:
1.-THE kaiser has two ideas-taat in
war with Eng land, the Mohammedans
would rally to Germany's support and,
secondly, that America would help
Germany. The Moroccan agreement
and Italy S occupation of Tripoli ans.
wers the first. The second is too alb.
surd to consider. have also ridiculed
the idea that England would help Jap
an in war with America"
This interview created profound
sensation in Europe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Rivers and Harbors BilI.

Washington, Jan. s.--With framing
of the rivers and harbors bill started
the house committee in charge decided
today that the appropriations sought
hereunder will call for about 100000
600 for continuing present projects and
$4,OOO,O00 for maintaining completed
projects.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Wages Advanced.

East Chicago, Ind, Jan. S.--The Re.
public Iron and steel company whose
Youngstown plant is on strike, posted
notice today Of a voluntary wage in.
crease effective Monday, Of two cents
over the present 20 cent rate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
French Take Greek Island.

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville L. l..
Jan. S.-Anglo-Freneh forces have oc,
cupied the Greek island of Milos, said
an Athens dispatch today. This re-.
ported the people indignant over this
action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Frst Bin to Pass.

Washington, Jan. S.-The first bill
to pass the senate in this session was
Senator Smoot's today, providing a
commission to modify and codify min
ing laws. Twenty-Five thousand dol
lars was appropriated for hearings in
the mining states and Alaska.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08

Milos, or Melos, lies southeast of the
Greeian peninsula proper. 1t has a
good harbor.
On this island was discovered the
famous statue Of Venus de Milo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
No Inyestipation

Washington, Jan. s.-The depart.
ment Of justice found nothing in the
Youngstown strike situation to warrant
an investigation, said Chief BielaslSi of
the investigating bureau today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Jewish Relief nav.

Washington, Jan. s,--President Will.
son today named January 81 as Jewish
relief day. He will proclaim ythe needs
of the Jews as result of the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-08
Stock Takes slump.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. S.--Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company stock dropped
$40 share on the exchange today. The
price was $3.50 bid, with no sales.