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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
WILLAMETTE TO HAVE
ITS GREATEST YEAR
Expect More Than 100 In
Freshman Class When
Term Begins

With many students already on the
campus and nearly every train bring.
ing in preseason arrivals, Willamette
university faces one of the greatest
scholastic years in history, Miss Bene-
diet, the registrar, announced this
morning.
Results of the enthusiastic letters re.
ceived from high school students make
it safe to predict over 100 students en-.
rolled in the freshman class. This has
been largely due to the canvassing of
university professors throughout the
northwest during the past summer and
to the general booster spirit prevailing
among Willamette alumni and upper
elassmem
The registration, however, will not de-
pend on freshmen alone, for the enroll.
ment in the upper three classes is ex-
pected to be heavy, which will mater
tally serve to increase the total regis
tration of 377 students last year.
Owing to the influx of new arrivals
and the cramped dormitory accommoda-
tions which the university offer, many
students are taking rooms close to the
campus. The overflow of young wo-
men from Lausanne hall is being taken
care of by several girls clubs under the
chaperonage of house mothers Provis.
ions for the men are offered in the two
boarding clubs which will open later in
the week and in rooms on the fourth
floor of Waller hall
All incoming trains are to be met by
representatives of the University Chris
tion associations under the guidance
of Miss Aetna Emmel, president of the
Y. w. c. A., and Charles Randall of
the Y. NJ. C. A. Such. attention and
interest in the new students soon makes
them feel that Salem is indeed their
home.
Alterations to the university chapel
for the new pipe organ are about com
pleted and it is expected to have ev-
erything in readiness for an early dedi-
cation.
Adding touch to the usual exicte-
ment attendant on the opening of the
university is the approaching formal in
auguration of DR.. Carl Gregg Doney, as
president of the institution on October
l3 in which many visiting notables of
the northwest will take part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
Booth-Kelly Mills Shut Down
Because Of Car Shortage

The shortage of cars in the Eugene
district has at last caused the closing
of the Booth-Kelly mills, according to
A. C. Dixon, manager of the company.
"We have been able to get so few
cars for the last few weeks that we
have closed the mills and camp for
the time being. The logging camp and
the mill at Vending is closed now
waiting for ears, and the mill at
Springfield is to be closed tonight
They will remain closed for several
days, or until the cars can be secur-
ed" he said.
''During the last day or two there
have been quite number of cars pass
through Eugene, but very few of them
have been held here. We were able to
secure few of them, but not nearly
enough to handle all of our goods.
The closing down of the mills and the
logging camp will throw out of employ
ment about 500 men for the time being
They will be taken back into the mills
as soon as the shortage can be made up
by the railroad company, Mr.. Dixon
stated.
As consequence OF the car shorlaSe
and the closing of the Booth Kelly
mills, serious wood famine seems to
be facing the city, in the view of E
C. Wilfert, manager of the Mohawk
wood yard.
81 don 7 know what we are going to
do about it," he said. "We have or
ders for 1000 loads of wood here in
the city and about 100 cords on hand
We depend almost entirely on the
Booth Kelly people. How it will turn
out, / cannot say"
Mr.. Wilfert has contracts for 2OC
cords of wood with the bible university
and for 5000 with the high school. He
regards the filling of these as an i'm
possibility. He has taken no orders
for slab wood, body fir or oak for over
four weeks.-Eugene Guard,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
MANY ARE KILLED BY
CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
Employees Say 20, But Com.
pany Places Dead at Four
to Ten

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 16.- Employees
of the Aetna Chemical company's Oak.
dale plant, where an explosion wrecked
the nitrate building, declared flatly
this afternoon that probably more than
score were killed by the blast.
One said that he entered the wreck.
ed building and counted IL bodies.
These, he declared, were exclusive of
the eight dead whose scattered remains
have been found.
An investigation by county author.
tiles is already under way.
From four to ten were killed and
others were badly injured in an ex.
plosion that wrecked the ammonia cry.
stallizing plant of the Aetna Chemical
company at Oakdale at midnight
Officials early today admitted loss of
four lives.
The identified dead:
John Paul, aged 26, of Mcdonald
B. r. Dobbs.
Dobbs was the night superintendent
and was directing operations when the
building blew up Steam arose for an
instant from the mixer, but before the
score of workmen could heed the warn.
ing the blast came. Bodies and parts
of bodies were hurled through the
wrecked walls, some of them for more
than 100 feet Dobbs death was es.
tablished by small piece of flesh with
distinguishing marks.
Several nearby buildings were dam
aged and windows were broken by the
aynlnsion tho eauep of which hos mt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
Central Howell News

Capital Journal Special Service)
Central Howell Sept. 15.-Every.
body busy these days thrashing, pick.
ing hops, evergreen blackberries and
canning fruit.
Roth and Herr threshed for Carl
Ramsden Wednesday, for Fred Durbin
Thursday and will thresh for Amos
Branch Friday.
Dunnigan's S thrcshed for Splitter
Tuesday, Doerfler Wednesday and for
McCallop Thursday.
Mikelson and Russ threshed for Les
ter Leighty Tuesday, for Leichty. Bros
Wednesday.
Miss Clara Leigaty and Miss Lizzie
Rudeshouser did the cooking for Les
ter Leighty when he threshed.
Amos Branch, wife and son Ralph
were callers at J. w. Baggetts last
Sunday afternoon.
The Silverton postmaster, j. Brooks
wife and niece, Marjorie Shipley, were
calling at Fred Durbin's and j. W.
Baggetts Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Albert JAM made saur kraut
Tuesday.
Little Josephine Mattlock of Salem
was visiting Mrs. Haddie Ramsden
Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Binegar and Mrs. Ethel
Lovre were thrown out of buggy
Tuesday in Frank Durbin S hop yard
injuring Miss Fannie 's shoulder.
Miss Maurine Moores of Silverton
is visiting her cousin, Miss May Moores
One day this week while baling hops
for Henry Leichty the baler broke and
knocked Ted Welty of Fruitland sense
less, and cut cash about two inches
long ON his forehead.
Tuesday morning between four and
five O'Clock two hop houses burned
for Tweeds.
Last Saturday Fred Durbin went to
the circus and gave his boys, Fenimore
Baggett and Eden Mulkey, a treat by
taking them VITA him.
Miss Flora Patterson of Salem as
sisted Mrs. Fred Durbin through thresh-
ing this week.
A friend of Rev. and Mrs. Nico1s is
visiting at the parsonage this week.
Miss May Stevens says, she makes
two dollars per day picking evergreen
blackberries.
Mrs. w. P. Burns and children of
Salem are visiting at the home of A
mos Branch few days this week.
Mrs. Geo. Stevens is suffering from
cataract growing on her eyes, tlat
causes her to be almost blind. She is
being treated by DR.. Sleeves of Sai
lem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
Salem's Big Check
Drops Out Of Sight

Lost, the largest check in the city.
That is, it may not be lost, but no one
this morning knew just exactly where
that big Commercial club check, IL by
2s inches, for the sum of one dollar is
sued by the Commercial club to the
Capital Journal was reposing. Miss
Dora Andersen, secretary of the Capt.
tai journal Printing company, carried
the check last Wednesday to the Pat
ton book store. Hal d. Patton took it
to the Spa and bought box of candy
for his wife, milk shake for himself
and the balance in candy for his babies.
+. G. Myers of the Spa felt so elated in
having so large a check in his hands
that he went to the Adolph Bros. cigar
store and bought 15-cent Cato sigar.
Sam Adolph needed box of shells and
passed the check on Watt Shipp. The
next to get the check was John W. Har-
bison of the Watt Shipp store, who as
member of Company NJ happened to
be in town on a leave of absence
Thursday.
John HARRISON didn't want to take
any chance carrying around so large a
check, so he at once walked across the
street and left it with the j. G. Perry
drug store. Mr. Perry also cared to
take no chance and soon had made
purchase of d. A. White & Sons.
Mayor Harley o. White believes in
keeping things moving and had soon
disposed of it at the Woolen Mills
Store. After this endorsement, U. q.
shipley & Co. passed it along to VIM.
Burghardt, Jr., and although he was
accustomed to handling big sums for
the school district as clerk, that IL by
2s check would not fit in his cash
drawer and it was soon passed along to
Arthur r. Wilson, manager of the
Postal Telegraph company. AT late
hour this afternoon, Mr.. Wilson nor the
check could be located.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16


Attorney Fickert stated today that the
prosecution will rest Monday.
The evidence of Miss Estella Smith
who saw Billings, highly excited as he
sought to get to the roof of Market
street building near the scene of the
explosion, was considered highly i'm
portant to the states case. Mrs. Mel
lie Edau and her daughter, Sadie, swore
they saw Billings on the roof of this
building in conversation with Traffic
Policeman Moore regarding the. owner
ship of a iitney near the curb, and lat
er saw Billings, carrying heavy suit
case and accompanied by another man.
talk excitedly to another man and
woman, saying he had to hurry to make
the ferry before o'clock. He then
started with his suitcase in the direc-
tion where the explosion later occurred
they said.
The state promises now to produce
other witnesses to say they saw Bill
ings at the scene of the crime.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
TABLOIDS
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New York-Found not guilty-the
New Jersey mosquito. Much maligned
as it is, Health Commissioner Emerson
finds that it is not the Jersey "skeet,
err that bites New Workers but real
New York mosquito.
washington-A proposal to include
the British flag in their celebrations
was voted down overwhelmingly by the
colored Odd Fellows in annual conven-
ton. eve know but one flag, said
George II. Woodson, Iowa delegate.
Philadelphia-0ne of tne strangest
strikes in history became effective here
today when several hundred errand
boys, demanding one cent more per
package, quit work ''indefinitely.'
New York-At last New York has a
hotel where you don't have TO "buy
back your hat and overeoat. The
management of the Majestic MOTEL has
prohibited check boys accepting tips.
Redbank, N. Maggie Cline's Sec
ret is out. She is 80 "not one day
older.' She Indignantly told justice
so when he queried her. The Irish
prima donna was in court charged with
violation of traffic laws.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
CRITICISM UNJUST
TO CAPTAIN GEHELAR
Says 1t Is Business Reasons
/, That Prevents Members
Taking Oath

Several members of Company NJ have
been interviewed concerning the appar
ent dissension between the members Of
the company and their captain, Robir
d. Day, an attorney of this city, who is
home for day or so has also been
interviewed. Mr.. Day says that the af.
fair has been much overdrawn and that
the unfavorable comment given Captain
Gehlhar and the company is unwarrant.
ed. Among other things he says, "Com
pany M, unlike many other companies
is composed Of leading business and
professional men of the younger set and
they feel that they cannot sign up fol-
six years of service. For young man
to have his professional career inter.
rupted frequently during the first few
years of his practice is ruinous and the
same holds true for the young business
man. These and other similar personal
reasons account for the great majority
of Company NJ not taking the six year
pledge.
"There is dissatisfaction, on account
of grievances however, but these griev-
ances are not held against Captain Gehl.
har any more than they are against the
other superior officers.
81 feel that the criticism OF Captain
Gehlhar has been an injustice to him
and ought not to continue. 1t must be
remembered that under the military
rules Captain Gehlhar is not permitted
to say anything in his defense. This
fact not being known has probably
been one reason why the criticism has
gone to the extent that it has. The
people were expecting that the captain
would say something in his defense, but
this he cannot do.
"T there had been no personal griev.
ances, the greater majority of the mem.
bers of Company NJ would not have
been willing to sign up for six years on
account of the fact that the members
are business and professional men en-.
gagged in active business, or just enter.
ing life actively.
Colonel Seems Satisfied.
"I want it distinctly understood
that personally l have not influenced
a single person one way or the other
in the affair and ] believe that Captain
Gehlhar has received more than his
share of criticism"
From other sources it is learned that
Colonel Mclaughlin acted summarily in
requesting the resignation of the cap.
tain Of the Oregon City company be.
cause pthe members Of that company
seemed to have real grievances agains,
thsir captain, and it is a reasonable in
ference that he would have acted sim
ilarly in the case Of Company NJ had
there been any real objections to Cap
tain Gehlhar from the men. 1t is learn
ed from apparently reliable sources that
Colonel Mclaughlin speaks of Captain
Gehlhar in the highest terms and il
more than satisfied with his work as
captain of Company M.
1t is certain now that Company N
will not be disbanded, neither will Sa
lem lose the company for there are
many who are desirous of taking the
places in the company of those who dc
not sign up for the longer term and
the company will soon be back to tuf
strength and occupying its usual posi-
tion among the citizens of Salem and
Marion county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

tion cars running, stop work immediate
ly.
1--WE guarantee to support them tc
the end" the resolution said.
eff they call out trade unions il
won't affect us. We have large sup
plies of coal in store and can get more,
was the reply of President Shonts of the
Interborough to the strike threat.
Using the argument that "the Nor
gan interests" are determined to crush
unionism, six trades unions already
have authorized their leaders to cal
strikes at their discretion, according tC
one report today. The machinists un
ion, with 10000 members has ordered
referendum vote ON the strike, it is
said, and longshoremen are scheduled
to meet tomorrow at / O'Clock for q
similar vote.
81 Hurt, One Killed.
Police reports today showed 81 per
sons injured and one man killed on trac'
ton lines affected by the strike in the
last "a hours. The mangled body of q
man was found on the Third avenue ele.
vated tracks. Thirty-two were injured
in rear end collision on the same line
at Fifty third street when train driv.
en- by a strikebreaker struck train
standing at the station there.
Preliminary plans, on which the un-
ions affected are voting today, provide
for strikes involving about $4,000 men.
These strikes are intended to tie up the
traction lines by cutting off their pow
er through shortage of fuel, walkouts
of engineers and bringing about strikes
among all workmen engaged in labor
contributing to operation Of the lines. If
this does not have the desired effect a
general strike affecting 100000 workers
both men and women in Greater
New York is contemplated. To meet
this threat employers are said to be
laying plans to bring charges of Grim
inal conspiracy against leaders who call
or encourage sympathetic strikes.
Police patrols have been established
along the roofs of buildings ON Ninth
avenue, but despite this trains were
bombarded with bricks, bottles and
stones early today. One woman was
seriously injured.
Police and Strikers Clash.
The bodies, of two men were found
on the tracks of elevated lines early To-
day. A track walker found the body
of laborer on the Third avenue ele.
waited but had no idea of how he came
to his death. The second body was
found badly mangled ON the Eighth ave
nue. elevated. He was identified by q
health certificate on his body as Anth-
ony Ritt, cook employed by firm OF
strikebreakers.
The first strikers clashes on Broad
way were reported to the police today
Cars were held up and stoned and q
call for reserves was necessary to dis.
perse the crowds. Announcement of the
sympathetic strike order was followed
by much minor disorder in many parts
of the city.
The police prepared today to estab
lish district camps throughout the city
Camp equipment will be brought W
from Staten Island. This equipment
will include stoves and complete kitch
en- outfits, as longshoremen in previous
strikes have threatened to call out wait
ers in restaurants serving the polio,
along the waterfront and make the food
situation acute for the officers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
Court House News
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Representatives of ten Marion coun-
ty banks appeared before the equaliza-
ton board yesterday afternoon and
asked that their assessment be reduc-
ed from an S5 per cent basis to 70
per cent basis. The banks contend that
they are assessed at higher rate than
other similar property, and they ask
that the rate be reduced in accordance
with the rate under waich banks are
assessed in other counties of the state.
The board has taken the matter under
advisement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
ENTERTAIN DIsTIN-

N. O. Hclgcrson had as his guest dur
ing the past week Hon. Martin stun.
lev of Volga, S. d., who Is making .
tour of the western states in quest OF
suitable place to live. He also VIZ
tied at the homes OF Hans steen and a.
s. Sundbakken, old acquaintanees. M,
Uelcerson and Mr.. Stumley during the
ycars of lss9.90 represented their dis-
fricts in the mouse of representative
M stumley was very favorably ii9,
nrcssed with Silycrton and will IN an
probability return here to live.--siiVer-
ton Tribune.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
On Trial On Charge Of
Violating Dry Law

The hearing of the case against J. A.
Turner, arrested here Thursday night
while passing through the city with an
automobile loaded with whiskey, is be
ing held before City Recorder Elgin
this afternoon.
The specific charge against Turner is
the bringing into the state spirituous
liquors without the same being properly
labeled. He was on his way from
Hornbrook, California, to Stanwoodi
Washington.
The federal authorities at Portland
who were communicated with, refused
to prosecute.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
State House News
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Three hundred and thirty three ac.
cidents were reported to the state in
dustrial accident commission during
the past week of which none were fa,
tai.
That the law providing for the main.
tenance of armories also provides fol
their repair is the gist of an opinion
just given Governor withycombe by
Attorney General Brown. The attor.
ney general shows that the law has
been interpreted in that way in many
cases, although the word "repair'' is
not specifically used.
The Tile Layers and Helpers local
union of Portland in sending sugges
tions to State Labor Commissioners
Hoff as to needed legislation favors
placing only strictly sanitary mater
ials in all public comfort stations, toi
let's and lavatories. The union tells OF
recently taking up the floor in the
operating room of local hospital
where tiling had been used in place OF
sanitary materials. Conditions were
bad, but absolutely sanitary materials
replaced the tiling and everything re-
paired. The union claims that it is
doing much good for the general pub.
lie in demanding investigation of all
public comfort stations.
Application has been made by the
Southern Pacific company to the pub
lie service commission for permission
to establish rate of 10 cents ON sug.
ar in carload lots from Grants Pass to
Portland. The anticipated opening OF
the new plant of the Utah-Idaho Sug.
ar company is the reason for the re.
quest.
The ear report of the Southern Pa
cific filed with the public service com
mission this morning shows that only
twenty empty cars were received at
Ashland for use by western Oregon
shippers during the past twenty-four
hours. The ear shortage on the Port
land division is now 1882.
The Beaverton & Wellsburg railway
company, of which Ralph Z. Moody is
secretary, filed certificate of disso-
luton with Corporation Commissioner
Schulderman this morning. Articles
Of incorporation were also filed by Ir.
WINS Garage of Albany, the capital
stock of which is given as $4,000.
Forty boys and thirty-five girls have
to date signified a purpose of joining
the camp at the state fair grounds,
which is under the supervision Of the
industrial department. Asst. State
Supt. E. F. Carleton, who is manager
of the industrial department of the
safe fair, gives out this information
this morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
THOMPSON GETS LIFE

Hillsboro. Ore, Sept. l6.-I
am innocent" cried Bennett
Thompson today as he was Civ
en- a life sentence for the mur-
der of Mrs. Helen Jennings.
"The truth will be known
some day." he said, "as guards
escorted him from the room.
While judgment was being pro.
nounced Thompson clung to a
chair for support.
Judge Bagley granted a go
day period in which the defense
may file bill Of exceptions.
Thompson was found guilty of
killing Mrs. Jennings with
sledge when she failed to recip.
rocate his admiration. He was
also accused of killing Fred
Ristman, jitney driver.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

A combination hunters and angler IS
license has been issued to Julian De
Jardin of Gervais, and hunter s licenses
to Antoine De Jardin of Gervais and
A. w. Mckay of Donald.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

A marriage license was granted this
morning to George W. Moffitt and,
Ada Irene Lott, both of Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16
DIED

LEHBERG-In the city September ID,
1916, Mrs. Ida Iceberg.
The body was shipped to relatives
in Portland by Rigdon & Richardson
for cremation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

Astorian: A 65-foot whale which
came ashore at Cannon Beach during
Saturday night attracted large crowd
OF people to that beach on Sunday, and
il is estimated that more than 100 au-
tomobiles made trips to that resort dur
ing the day, many of which were Asto-
ria cars. The whale, which is one OF
the largest to come ashore in Oregon
for years, had apparently been killed
by one of the whaling crews operating
from Gray IS Harbor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

Notice of appeal has been filed by
the defendants in the case of Mary l.
Mercer VS.. Germania Fire Insurance
company and A. G. Mercer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

Astorian: r. A. Hawkins, of llwaeo'
arrived in Astoria yesterday, bringing
with him five boxes of the largest ana
best strawberries that have been seen
in this city this year, which he pre-
sented with his compliments to +. N.
Whitman, Of the Wcinhard hotel. Ihe
berries. which were picked yesterday
from the Hawkins garden, graeed the
Whitman table last evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-16

Three hundred and thirty three ac-
eidents were reported to the state in
dustrial accident commission during
the past week of which none were fa-
tai.