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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
PRESIDENT ORDERS
RUSH WORK ON
WARSH|P BUILDING
President May Take More
Drastic Step Than Arm
ing Ships
AN EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS MAY RESULT
Sinking Of American Vessels
Is Direct Challenge
To War
By Robert S. Bender

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Mar. 10. - President
Wilson authorizes Secretary Daniels to
use $ll5,000,000 appropriation to speed
up ship building.
The president also authorized sus-
pension of the eight hour law in ship
yards as another speed up measure.
This applies to all plants having to
do with naval construction for the
government.
The greater part Of the money will
be used in constituting submarine
chasers and scout cruisers. according
to tentative plans made by Daniels
several weeks ago.
"Whatever can be done will be
done, Secretary Daniels declared in
answer to questions as to dealing with
the submarine in the barred area and
likewise near our own coast.
Without detailing the full purpose
of the more than two hundred small
fast motorboats, he designated them
"an emergency purchase, it was sig
nificant, too, that the suspension and
expansion of the eight hour system was
ordered because of the existence of g .
national emergency
President Wilson and Secretary Dan.
iels did not take up the question OF
communicating ship yards, but Dan.
iels announced that this will be taken
up "if necessary
Need small Boats
Daniels laid particular stress upon
the need for small boats, but said that
a good deal of the $ll5,000,000 would
be spent upon speeding up work or
the larger vessels. The whole amount
NAV not be used but only such am
cunts as the department "can wisely
spend. "
While the secretary did not say Sc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
THREE SHIPS SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBMARINES
American Vessels Sent Down
Without Warning---One
Boat Missing

Washington, Mar. 19.-Fear that Cap.
tain Borum and nine missing seamen of
the City of Memphis, American freigh-
ter, are now possibly prisoners aboard
the German submarine which sank the
ship was conveyed in the second of two
dispatches received today from Consul
Frost at Queenstown.
"No news yet of Captain Borum,
City of Memphis ship 5 papers found to-
day in biscuit tin IN captain S boat,
which was picked up II a. M, 18th.
Boat showed signs hastily abandon
ment, discarded overcoats, etc, with
white silk handkerchief at masthead as
flag, showing boat not abandoned until
after daylight.
cit is barely possible that all nine in
boat were taken by German submarine,
but more probably by some friendly
craft having no wireless.
(Signed), "FROST.o
Empty Board Pound.
"Captain's boat did not separate
from others until a. IN. today and was
picked up empty at 10 a. m. Weather
meantime remaining moderate.
"Vessel cleared Cardiff 10Th in bal
last with 5S persons, including 80 Amer
leans. At 1855, 18th, submarine fired
warning shot from three miles on star
board quarter.
"Vessel was stopped. Submarine ap-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19

tional and we must hence settle the
dispute ON that question before going
further. Only an eight hour standard
for work and wages axe provided, is
the contention on the one side, and in
substance only scale of wages was
provided, is the argument on the 9TH
er. We are of the opinion that both
are right and in a sense both wrong
insofar as it is assumed that the one
excludes the other The provision of
section one that eight hours shall be
deemed day S work and the measure
or standard of days work leaves no
doubt about the first proposition. As
to the second this is equally true be-
cause of the provision there forbidding
any lowering of wages as a result OF
applying the eight hour standard es-
tablished by section one during the
limited period preserflbed in section
two.
Both are Mandatory
"Both provisions are equally man
datory.
"If it be said that the second, the
depriving of all power to change the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
KILLED AT CORVALLIS.

Corvallis, Or, March 19.-Miss Irene
Medinnes, age 23, is dead, and Mrs. NJ.
L. Granning, wife of Professor Gran.
ming of the Oregon Agricultural Col.
lege, is seriously injured today because
their automobile turned turtle near
here yesterday. The two women were
the only occupants of the car.
Miss Medinnes was employed by a
Portland bank. Six months ago she
came west from st. Paul, Mimi, where
her relatives live.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
RECENT EvTNTs NOT
PLEASING TO KAISTR

= Following are some develop
4 ments of the last few days that
+ Rave not met with the German
+ emperor's approval:
(; Overthrow of Russian throne
\ and the reactiOnary govern
\ ment that was uider German
+ influence; promise of new Wig
x or in Russian war on Germany.
!: Possible danger TO kaiser's
X throne in effect OF victory of
x Russian people on the minds of
(; the German populaec.
X Evidence of unrest among
X German people; attack on gov
Z eminent in Prussian Diet, one
+ deputy exclaiming: ''We are no
Z longer serfs whom the king can
x buy or sell or order us to bleed
& and die 1T the word of COM
X mand. =
3 Issuance of British statistics
!: showing loss of ships through
K submarine warfare only 9 per
I; cent; failure of submarine cam
Z lsa;gn indicated.
4 Loss of Bagdad snd contin-
< ued retreat by the Turkish for
< ees in Asia; continued advance
+ by Russians through Persia.
Rupture of diplomatic rcla-
& tions by China and seizure of
K German ships in Chinese wa
:; ters.
|; Further loss of ground, in
eluding Bapaume, on the Som
me fronts.
Gain Of depth of two miles
on 13mile front in the Olse
by French.
: Y Z y x 4 K Z 7. Z 4 = 1. =.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
UTAH LAW SUSTAINED.

Washington, March l9-The supreme
court, in far reaching ruling today.
upheld Utah state court decisions
which enjoined power companies from
operating their plants on government
land without paying the rates pre-
scribed by recent laws.
The governments demand for an ae-
counting of money made by companies
in the past was granted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
March $. 1917.

March S, 1917.
To the Editor:
Having been confined in the Oregon
state penitentiary for a period of -four
years, and during that time carefully
studied this institution, feel that the
readers of this article will appreciate
what ] am about to state,-nlore than
an article written by prison reformcr
and place more credence in it, because
can back the following by unqueston.
able proof.
When 1 resd in the legislative pro
gram house bill No. SIS my interest was
Immediately aroused and L obtained
permission from the warden to have
copies of the bill printed, and / person
ally ask every prisoner confined here to
enclose one Of the slips in his weekly
letter OF the 425 prisoners here, all
but 35 were more than eager to be Of
help in making our confinement more
humanely habitable,
AS the average visitor enters the
south wing cell house, he or she, sees
nothing especially depressing. The cor
ridor is light and airy and sometimes
the sun is shining in the windows, but
many, many times 1 have noticed visit.
ors, as they walked down the corridar,
stop in front of cell door, cup their
hands at the sides of their eyes and try
to see the interior of the cell. 1t is not
possible to dc so, with one or two ex.
ceptions. Think what it must be to pris.
oners confined in that cell, I should say
two prisoners, for the cell houses two
z 4 L. n 4 -.
feet and one-tbird Of that small space il
taken up by two hunks, one above the
other. The cell / am sitting in, writing
this article mac never known one single
ray Of sunshine. 1t is no wonder that
on the days the doctor visits the prison
he finds from 35 TO As men lined up
waiting for him. Their ailments are
mostly Of sick headaches, bad
stomachs, insomonia, rheumatism, etc
There are no toilets in the cells, only an
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
An Appeal to the People of
Oregon From Inmates ofthe
Oregon State Penitentiaro

iron bucket that does not even boast
OF lid that fits. That bucket must
be used, if the necessity arises, by both
men and then sits in the cell until $3.50
in the morning. You can understand the
waiting line for the doctor. The wings
and cells are kept as clean as possible,
but all the soap and water and bug
juice in chistendom cannot make one of
the floor tier cells fit for one man; much
less two, to live in.
The big windows can only be raised a
small way. The air is so foul at night
that two guards have been compelled to
resign in the past six months on ac-
count of it. If big healthry able.bodied
well nourshed men can't stand it, what
of the prisoner?
The cells on the fourth tier, north
wing, are even smaller, being 4 bq by
9 feet, and they get the benefit of all
the stencil and foul air from the three
tiers under them.
The cell house in winter time is so
cold that one is compelled to go to bed
during the day to keep warm. In the
summer time, it is just the opposite.
Men in the cells pour water on the floor
and then lie naked on the bed trying to
sleep.
The Chapel.
AS you step from the turkeys Of
flee into the chapel, which connects the
north and south wing cell houses, you
viii notice, if you are acquainted with
the buildings, that you are looking at a
veritable fire trap.
The wood ceiling, wooden floor and
wood stairway erected many years ago,
seasoned and dry as tinder, need but a
chance match or coal from the big bar
rel stove in the chapel to turn it into
an inferno, that all the fire companies
in the state could not subdue in time to
save the lives of the prisoners confined
in their cells because there are no out
let's from the cell houses except through
the chapel If such a catastrophe
shonld occur, you, the people Of Oregon
will individually and collectively be re-
sponsible, In the past four months a
small fire occurred in the library at 3
a. m. Before it was extinguished the
men in the cells nearest the library were
nearly overcome by the smoke, and it
was only small blaze.
Above the chapel, the shoe shop, ber-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
TROOPS UNDER RED FLAG.

Moscow, March 19.-Troops and the
populace united under the red flag that
formerly stood for anarchy and vio-
lence was the strange spectacle here
today. Most of the soldiers wore bits
of red ribbon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
RUMoR OF GERMAN REVOLT


New York, Mar 19.-Wild
rumors of revolution in Berlin
swept the United States and
Canada this afternoon-with no
apparent basis so far as could
be ascertained.
Apparently they were trace
able to recent stories from CON
tinental sources stating there
was unrest in Germany and that
the success of the Russian revo-
luton might, in the opinion of
some, embolden the people of
other European nations to take
control.
x X x X x * * X * X :. X X x
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19

The 29th legislative assembly intro
duccd house bill No. SIS for an act to
provide for the erection of new state
penitentiary This bill goes before the
voters for their adoption or rejection on
June 4, 1917. We, the prisoners con
fined in the state penitentiary, ask the
voters to act favorably ON this mea-
sure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-19
FOR PREPAREDNESS

Boston. Mass, March 49, Governor
Mccall tn1s afternoon sent message
to the Legislature calling for an appro-
priation of 100000 for emergency
defense measures.
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Oregon: Tonight
and Tuesday un-
settled, probably
occasional rain
n o r I h w o 8 {,
partly 10 udx
south and east
portions; south
westerly winds.
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
NEW MEXICO $7se.0o0
ARIZONA $l3z, ~.

A recent news item from Phoenix
states that Arizona last year re-
ceived a total income from its state
lands of $4,000, and that 2,6s3,000
acres Of the total of lands granted
to that state by congress have now
been selected by the state. With
out reflecting in any way on the
administration of Arizona's state
land grants it is interesting to COM
pare the situation in that state with
that of New Mexico's state lands.
In this state practically the whole
of the 100000 acres granted to
the state by congress, has been Sc
lected. The income of the state
lands in 1916, credited to various
schools and public institutions,
was in excess of $7s0OW.
The total income of the
present year probably will pass one
million dollars. Not only has New
Mexico completed selection of its
lands, securing the choicest por-
tions of the public domain by early
selection, but more than 70OO0O0
acres of the total owned by the state
is under some form of income pro-
ducing lease.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
|TALMADcE cOLONIZINc
LARGE SOCORRO TRACT

c. L. Tallmadge. who became the
owner the first of the year of the
Bosque del Apache grant, is spend
ing some time in Socorro. Mr.. Tall
madge reports that he has recently
been having engineering done on
his newly acquired lands. which
takes in the town of EImendorf. to
work out a complete drainage and ir-
rigation system. He viii begin CO.
lonizing and selling in small tracts
this fall. and also expects to ditch
this land from a point almost due
east of Socorre. the grant extending
that far north on the east side OF
the Rio Grande. He also states that
there Is an excellent prospect for
the starting of sugar factory at
Frmendorf within the newt wear. al
OF which listens Good to the people
of this valley. Mr.. TaIImadpe halls
from the state of Illinois and is the
identical man who made the Arte-
sian belt. Of eastern New Mexico,
and the Panhandle. Texas country
bloom ike the rose. and with our
favorable growing seasons. plenty
of water. and good soil there is no
reason why the same cannot he done
in the Rio Grande Valley.-Socorro
Chieftain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
MARION & WOOD CASE
BEFORE SUPREME COURT

The state supreme court, in a de-
csion rendered has sustained the
demurrer of the state to the answer
of O. N. Marion and Francis F.
Wood, of the law firm Of Marion &
Wood, attorneys of Albuquerque
who have been cited to show cause
why disbarmcnt proceedings should
not be instituted against them The
attorney general some time ago filed
an information charging the attor-
neys with practicing law despite the
fact that they had been suspended
for one year from practice by the
state supreme court.
In their answer the respondents
admitted that the sign bearing the
words attorney at Law" remained
on their offices, also that these
words were on their letter paper
that they had drawn certain deeds
and contracts and that fees had been
collected, but they maintained that
such was permissible while they
were suspended. They denied a
number of charges made in the in
formation.
The state was represented at the
hearing held two days ago before
the supreme court by Attorney Gen.
eraI Harry L. Patton and the re-
spondents by Attorney A. B. Rene
han. of Santa Fe.
Messrs. Marion and Wood were
suspended by the federal court from
practice for a period of two years,
for alleged unprofessional conduct.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06

charged in the east. Large consum-
ers and dealers can purchase coal at
Dawson, after all recent advances
are considered, at the following
rates.
To large contracts, mine run, ST.
1925; screened lump, 2.l825. Small
contracts. mine run, $2l0; screened
lump, $23s, and the three domestic
grades of screened and washed coal,
$275 per ton, which makes the high
est grade of coal sell at the New
Mexico mines for Is cents a ton less
than the eastern operators now Of
fer to sell their product for, after
reducing their prices one dollar and
one and a half dollars a ton.
Prices at other mines are not now
available, but are probably about the
same as at Dawson, and as two adj
vances of price have been made this
year to meet the increasing cost of
production in New Mexico, it is evil
dent that the coal operators of this
state have been selling their pro-
duct at a little more than one-half
of the price secured by eastern
operators.
And all the time we are paying
too much for coal, but it appears
tina. the coal producer is not getting
the money. The United States gov
ernment is paying $233 for its coal
at the mine, or about IS IL cents a
ton more than the same grade of
coal is selling for at the New Mex
leo mines on any large contract.
The figures probably explain why the
western producers were not asked
to alter their selling prices to agree
with those of the eastern producers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
Oil DEVELOPMENT Assured.

w. Golf Black made another trip to
Denver and as usual pulled off big
deab for Aztec, one that will assure
the testing out of the oil prospects
in this county without delay.
The Oil Leases in which w. Goff
Black and associates are interested
have been taken over by the Pro-
ducers & Refiners Corporation, a
S20On0.OOO corporation, of Colorado.
Oklahoma and Wyoming Capitalists
The Company owns a refinery at
Blackwell, Oklahoma and large
acreage of producing lands in Okla
homa and Kansas from which they
are now earning $4,000 year, while
the refinery profits amount to about
s7c0 mn year They have leases
in Kansas. Oklahoma New Mexico
and Wyoming and will do consider
abel prospecting. as they will have
about 81 OoOoOo in cash from sale OF
Preferred stock They let contract
for new refinery to be built in
Wyoming at meeting Black attend
ed.-Aztec Independent.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
MUCH MINING PROGRESS AT
STEEPLEROCK CAMP.

Details of the mining transaction
at Twin Peaks, mining camp near
Duncan are now available.
The new company entering the
mining district of the Duncan vice-
nifty, the Rival Mining company. is
an organization of mining and busi-
ness men of Bisbee and vicinity,
the object of which being the de-
velopment of mines throughout the
state.
Recently the Rival company Sc
cured control of a group of eight
claims in the Twin Peaks country,
some of which are owned by local
parties, including the Fraser broth
ers, who operated in that vicinity
for the past eight or ten years. The
consideration is not made public.
Work on the sinking of two
shafts on this group is TO be COM
menced at once, in fast H. M. Zies-
emer of Bisbee, who is to have
charge of the work. went to the
property on Thursday with corps
of assistants, and active operations
are under way.
The Carlisle mine has again been
unwatered and the lower level of
the mine is being cleaned out. A
few months ago the water managed
to gain on them and rose to the
500 foot level I II
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
Up-to-Date Garage.

One of the largest crowds that ever
assembled in the city, attended the
ball at the new Powell Garage Sat-
urday evening and all report the best
time ever. The floor space OF the
garage is 75x75 feet so there was
plenty of room to dance The Bris-
tol Orchestra furnished the music.
There were people from TeXlinc, Dali
hart, Mt Dora, Dcs Moines, Gren-
vile, Trinidad, Folsom and surround
ing communities. beside those in
town, who attended. Mr. Powell
served lemonade to the crowd They
tripped the light fantastic until the
early morning and every one was
enthusiastic over the fun they had,
Mr.. Powell will have one of the
most complete and up-todate places
in the county when he is equipped for
business. The tank for gasoline
which he has ordered holds $50 gall
Ions. He has a rest room for ladies
and large comfortable office room.
He will employ the best mechan-
tires. etc, of all kinds and win handle
the Overland car and the WHY'S
Knight exclusively Mr.. Powell is
hustler and as he knows a car from
end to end, we are sure his business
will grow to immense proportions.
He will employ only the best mechan
les and expects to guarantee the
work he turns out. This is new
enterprise for Clayton and we are
anxious to'see it thrive.-Clayton Ci-
tiZen
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
STOCK MEN
MEET FRIDAY
AT CARLSBAD
NEW POLICY OF HOLDING MEET.
INGS IN DIFFERENT STOCK
RAISING SECTIONS OF THH
STATE ADOPTED AND WILL
BENEFIT INDUSTRY.

! albuquerque, July 5.-What promt-
ses to be very important and in
tercstng meeting of the Executive
Board OF the New Mexico Cattle &
Horse Growers Association will be
held in Carlsbad, New Mexico, July
l5 and II.
1t is the desire of the Executive
Board that every stockman in New
Mexico shall be benefited by this
organization. and all persons interest,"
ed in the vital questions of the day
governing the stock industry of New
Mexico should be present. Plans for
the extension of the activities of
the association will be discussed.
By holding these meetings in diff
ferent cattle raising sections OF the
state it is hoped by the Executive
Board to get in closer touch with
the several sections to the end that
their body can serve them better
and that the work Of the association
can be brought before the people.
Members of the Executive Board
who can signified their intention OF
being present at the meeting In
Carlsbad are: VIM. R. Morley, Pre-.
sident. Datil, New Mexico; Vic Cul-
berson, Vice-President, Fierro; w.
s. Hopewcll. Albuquerque; H. A.
Jastro, Chairman of the Market Com
mittee Of the American Live Stock
Association, Bakersfield, California:
Ex-Governor w. c. Mcdonald, Car
rizozo; A. B. McGaffey. Abuquer-
que: A. b. McMillen. Albuquerque:
J. Fl. Kelly, Watrous; Hugh McKeen.
Alma; c, c. Tannehill, Roswell.
Other representative cattlemen from
over the state are expected to be
present at this time.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
Making Whole Wheat Flour.

Did you now that there was
Touring mill at South Springs, that
is grinding two-hundred sacks, II
IL pounds each, every day? and
that the mill has been running half
the night overtime for some time
to catch up with the orders?
Not many around this section are
aware OF this.
A little over a year ago B. R. Abb
ney and son, T. A. Abney, started
the mill, Just on a small scale. The
business has increased SO that they
have ordered a new mill which will
double the capacity output.
The product OF this mill is be-
coming popular in Roswell, Artesia
Portalcs and Lake Arthur The
brand carried on the sacks are;
South Springs Milling Company:
Choice Bolted Cornmeal;
Whole Wheat Flour.
1t is made on rock, using the
French Burr system.
At present the mill is using $4,000
pounds of corn a month.
Wheat for the whole wheat flour
has been hard to get, but what has
been ground has been shipped in
from Superior, Nebraska.
Due to the establishment OF this
mill at South Springs, more than
500 acres will be planted in the
South Spring district this year, in
wheat. besides the corn acreage has
been increased. Abney & Son are now
plowing 2s2 acres and in September
will plant to wheat-Roswell Star.