The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 1

FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 3900 DAILY (THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915 PRICE TWO Lhri lb stands tttb cmtn mm ENGULF NG Seventy-eight Persons Are Hurled Into Subway Tunnel Under Construction Beneath Street-Six Are Dead and Many Injured-reat Exc itement Attends Unusual Accident In Heart of Lower Bu siness District New York, Sept. 22 Swallowed up in ti canyon, when the street above the uew- Seventh avenue subway suddenly Applied, six persons aboard a crowded car early today lost their lives and upwards of two hundred passengers or pedestriaus wero Injured. Collapse of the street followed a dynamite blast in the subway. persons were jammed into the surface car, which was bearing tfipm to their places of employment." the street beneath disappeared for almost two blocks between Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth streets. Great timbers supporting the street flooring of the subway snapped like tooth picks under the force of the blast, while the street cur, the street and its traffic sank slowly out of sight.

Car Telescoped. The car telescoped like paper under Mie weight of timbers and wreckage. Its passengers were hauled out through windows, many of them crushed by the heavy debris. Seventh avenue at 8 o'clock is a busy teeming path of humanity. Hundreds of shop girls en route to their work, hurled into the pit clambered out screaming with terror.

For a few minutes the canyon was filled with hysterical women and men and with flying splinters and dust clouds. Police, firemen and reserves from stations south of Fifty-ninth street were rushed to the scone where they were forced to club back the crowds gaping in horror over the edge of the abyss. While early morning crowds jammed the streets near this cave-in, another section of the street above the subway south of Twenty-third street caved slightly also. Police drew their lines tight and drove back the crowds for foar the whole street would fall in, Mnd tnke with it a greater number of victims than the first. Subway Construction.

The subway was under construction ind had not yet been put into operation. The cause of ue cave-in, no one could say at first though it was ns-mimed that the honeycombed galleries beneath the street were not properly shored up. One of the incidents of the enve-in was the engulfing of a. heavy brewery truck, carrying a load of barrels and casks. Mostly Women In Car.

Most of the passengers on the surface oar which sank were women. Debris from both sides poured in on top of it rum almost hid it. from sight. Persons in the neighborhood insisted thnt they heard a muffled explosion before the crash, but this was not confirmed. Fassengers screamed and scrambled for the exits as the car disappeared in a big cloud of ddst.

Subway timbers partly broke the fall but as the last few feet of the street crumpled up, it went with a crash, that could be heard for blocks. Hundreds of people from the neighborhood rushed to the scene and it was considered possible that some of these may have tumbled into the pit and had been obscured by the dust cloud. No workmen were known to be in the subway at the time, however. Enormous crowds headed down to work collected in the surrounding streets. Police wero forced to throw mi harriers to keep them away from the "lee of the pit.

i By Pi.Ki the known death list stood it four. The West Twentieth police sta Th' feller with white shoes is not vrorryla' bout our cuntry's preps redness. What's liecome th' ole swallow tail mustaobet RE CAVES LOADED CAR tion had these victims. One was Louis Brugmnn, 22. Another was a woman of 65 dressed in black, who bad been crushed.

The third was apparenWy a subway laborer on his way to work, and the fourth an Italian, evidently one of the passengers. Water Majn Breaks. To add to the horror of the situation, a water main broke, forming a pond at one end of the trench, but emergency-men rushed there and prevented threatened flood. Firemen from stations Jfor miles around were on tho scene within a few minutes. They lowered ladders along the steep sides of the hole and carried up a number of unconscious women.

They worked desperately too, with shov els, and succeeded in digging out several persons half buried in dirt and debris. Eev. M. P. McMnhon said he believed at least 100 persons had been sent to hospitals.

Many were only slightly injured, but two died as the priest was administering the last sac i anient a. Twenty-five were at St. Vincent's hospital alone. Speculation In Stocks Worries Big Financiers (Copyright 1015 the New York Evening Pest.) New York, Sept. condition of things in connection with industrial and "war" stocks reached the stage today where serious banking institutions began to consider the matter with some concern.

General Motors, which speculators have made the present bellwether, opened with a trifling overnight advance of 22 points, then dropped eight points on three sales. Tho Wostinghouse company announced a moderate increase in its quarterly dividend and gave sump particulars of orders for war material placed with that concern; forthwith, the Westinghouse shares took possession of the exchnnge. This does not mean that nil these stocks which, among them, raised the total trading to more than $1,000,000 shares continued their advice. Most of the stocks rose sharply early in the day and then declined from their high marks later, on heavy realizing sales. The market as a whole was strong, however, during most of the day, and even railway shares inclined to be higher.

But the whole aspect was unnatural and. unwholesome, presenting signs which the street habitually as- cepts ns a warning to be caretul. ARCHIBALD MAY' RESULT IN THE RECALL ft. WILL RETURN HOME. Washington, D.

Sent. 22. Austrinn Ambassador lhimba to. lay notified the state department that his government had informed him to return home. Because of this, he asked the department to arrange for him a safe conduct "on leave of absence.

Washington, Sept. 22 Publication of letters, which American Correspondent .1, Archibald was carrying nuroau when detained in London, seemed like- lv to result in the following situation: Punishment of Archibald for alleged violation of neutrality, or for "con- Return to liermr.ny or tache Von Papen of the Gerinuu embassy. Recall of Austrian Consul General Nuber and Consul Schwegel, bota of New York. Investigation and possible action action against tho editor of the Hun-, gnrinn paper Szabadsag, New York. No action against German Ambassador von Hernstorff.

The administration frankly was not pleased with the correspondence which Undon has just divulged. In It Diimba gave a frank expression of opinion concerning President Wilson and his administration. He was termed self willed; he wn in h.ve a vast iiower to coerce oonornu! mil his course was said to have beea firmly fixed. That he was not "approachable," but that Austria had more to hope for from Bryan, was nf ih declarations in the am bassador's correspondence entrnted to Archibald. The correnponuence inim-i- POUR ARE DEAD IN Southern Pacific Electric Train Strikes Loaded Auto Truck Portland, Sept.

22. Four men were killed at Galbraith Station, about eight miles south of Portland when a Southern Pacific electric train No. 351 collided with the automobile truck on which they were riding. The truck was regularly operated in the district and was heavily laden with merchandise. The truck was smashed to fraif ments and the goods scattered for many feet.

Tile dead are: Charles Gage, operator of automobile truck, Russelville. John Misick, farmer, passenger on truck, home near Tualitnn. Two unidentified men, passengers on truck. The men were instantly dilled and their bodies terribly mangled; The coroner of Washington county is en route to the scene 'of the accident to take charge of the bodies and to investigate with' a view of ascertaining who was to blame. Passengers on the electric train, which carries mail and makes fast time, say it was running at a high rate of speed when it struck the auto truck.

The truck was on its way to Portland. John Misick and the two unidentified men killed wero the only passengers. They were seated nenr the driver, Charles Gage. Witnesses believe the train struck before the occupants of the auto truck were aware of its approach. Gage was 48 and married.

Misick was a well known rancher, aged 50. The front end of the motor car drawing the electric train was crushed in but the train remained on the track. J. H. Dobbins was tho conductor on the electric train, and Fred Peebles its motormnn.

Two of the men killed when the clec trie train. struck the auto truck at station were not identified until several hours after the accident. They were Zegil Barringer and Gib Butson, two farmers residing near Tualitin. Biggest Man Hunt Ever Conducted Along Mexican Border Is On Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 22.

The biggest man hunt ever conducted iu this section was on trrlny. Five hundred soldiers and armed citizens, spread out in a crescent, drove all Mexican in the brush country around Fresno toward thb Rio Grande where guards wero waiting to seize them. They hoped that among those rounded up would be the murderers of the Americans, 'Donaldson and Smith who were killed three, weeks ago. Several hundred influential Mexicous of Cameron county declared their allegiance to Texas, and premised aid in ridding the state of their undesirable fellow countrymen. LETTERS OF OTHERS ed that Von Bernstorff bad given Archibald a letter in the nature of an ir't reduction.

Tins letter, stating that Archibald wished to return to "Germany and Austria, after having promoted our in terests crit here such a zealous and successful manner" was regarded by officials ns evidence of the correspond ent violation of neutrality. Whether he wns employed in this "zealous" endeavor by Austria and Germany is being investigated. Officials indicnted thnt they do not intend to take any further action against Diimlin becnuse he called the president "self-willed. His impend ing departure for Austria, at the government's request will satisfy ad ministration, without a resort to any other action. Until all the Archibald documents nro received, the poveriiinent, however, will not net against any one, Me state department announced toilsy.

It wns stated thnt a safe conduct Is being arranged for Mine. Dumbs and her maid at the request of the embassy. No conduct, however, has bfen arranged for Dumbs, and until Austria acts of-ficajlly on America's request for bis recall, It would not be regnrded as prop er diplomatic etiquette to make sucb arrangements for him. Some of the Letters. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the Cnited States, in one letter says that Mr.

Archibald "is proceeding to German to collect material for lectures In tiie United States in the Interest of the German came, In a letter addressed to Mr. Arehir bald. Count von Ilernstorff ssys: "I have heard with pleasure that you wish once more to return to tier many and Austria after having promot ed our interests nit here in sucb a seal ous and successful manner." (Continued tw) 0 I.A IS SHATTERED BY CARRANZA Chihuahua Falls to Rival and Leader Is Forced to Flee VILLA WILL MAKE STAND FOR LAST TIME IN SONORA Headed In That Direction Now to Join General Maytorena Washington, Sept. 22. Cnrrnnzistus have captured Chihuahua in sweeping northward through Mexico, according to official dispatches today.

General Villa's forces are fleeing to the northern border of Chihuahua stide before the Cnrrnnzista onslaught. Villa was reported heading for Sonora to join the forces of General Mnyturcun. That "Villa's military strength Inn been crushed" wns the interpretation of the state department ispntclics. A forlorn' stand by the once powerful lender, however, is anticipated on the Chihuahua, line. The fiunl decisive buttle may be staged within sight of the American border.

Last Stand in Sonora. Molina, Sonora, Sept. 22. That General Francisco Villa intends making his last stond in Sonora and even now is preparing to come west from Juarez "was the information from Cliiliuiihmi reaching General Cnlles, Carrun.ista commander, at lusvuuiiuarievs ucre today. This was given by General Calles as the reason for the sudden withdrawal of his forces from the region of In the past luur days, General Calles' army of (1,000 has lost 400 killed and wounded, and retreated from Suntn Barbara, IS miles from Nogales, to thin place, which is miles from This afternoon the rurreat will be continued toward Agua Prieta.

1 That the Cnrrnn.tsts; offensive movement in northern Sonora wns a complete failure is admitted by Calles. He snys he will take no further action until the arrival of General Dieguez with Carranzistas from Guaymas. Villistas commanded by Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, in the last four days have lost 200 dead and several hundred wounded. Desertions have been heavy. Maytorena recoived a sligh, flesh wound in the fighting.

In his retreat, Culles is burning communications, lie says he will not attempt to defend Cananea or Naco, if they are attacked by Villistas. Maytor ena has captured Mints it is reported thnt Indians In the Villista army have killed fifty Carranza wounded. 3ryan In Good Humor Afterjisit To Wilson Washington, Sept. 22. After an hour's conference with President Wilson today, former Secretary of State llrynn emerged from the executive office In the best of humor, but Jokingly evaded attempts to learn the nature uf his conference.

Asked concerning his position toward the question of national defense supposedly one of the subjects considered the former premier said: "I have no plans for a speaking campaign on national defense, but I do nut want to bur uivself from discussing it." It was assumed that national defense, on whieh Bryan has some radical views in opposition to big increases, was canvassed, and probably that Pry-an discussed bis contemplated Karopeari peace mission. Friends of Ilryun insisted tiint the conference wus proof that there has been no break between Wilsoh mid the ex-secretary. Signs Trade Agreement. Watertown, N. Sept.

22. Secretary of State Laming here on his vacation signed tola)' the trade agreement with Russia, permitting importation of mauy raw products needed by American manufacturers. THE WEATHER THIS WKK has cor To STOP Oregon! toaight Thursday; erly winds. Fair and west- ROCKEFELLER ENJOYS LIFE WITH WORKERS IN THE COAL MINES By a United Press Staff Correspondent! in prize cows, best cakes, finest butter Trinidad, Sept. 22.

John blue ribbon horses than in the oil Rockefeller, awoke this morning to and coal king. th. in tin. win. The, lack ot demonstration uver aim duws of the humble home of Joseph llaske, mine foreman at I rimcro, in the heart of the coal belt which the Rockefeller millions control.

W. L. Mackenzie King, Rockefeller's 'companion on his personal experience tour of the coal district, passed the night in the cabin of Steve Spaneio, a Slav miner. The rest of the party bunked at various places about the camp. Rockefeller found that there were not all the niceties of a shower bath and other toiiet perquisites ia his foreman's homo, but he seemed to enjoy the novelty of it all.

Ho and his companions took breakfast Bt the camp boarding house, und apparently relished the simple, but plentiful fare. Rockefeller shed the man of business spirit completely. He fondlcdi and talked with the miners children. He discussed simple hmsehold details with their mothers and treated the overullod foreigners as his equals. The young bultiiuillionuire, however, hit Trinidad ut a bad time.

He was forced to play second to a big county fair, and the town was more interested ROBBERY NOT CAUSE OF FAVAR N1UDERR Thousands of Dollars of Jewelry Left Untouchel By Murderer Memphis, Sept. 22. Thousands of clollurB worth of jewelry found untouched in the "murder room," caused polieo today to abandon the the theory that robbery was tne motive ror tne killing of Mrs. Marguerite Favar, onel time uctrcsB wife of Bandmaster Crea ture, und her companion, J. C.

Crowell, a Greenwood, cotton mill mun They worked on the theory that re' venae was tho motive. Friends of Mrs Favar in San Francisco wore notified) In. lav of her death Both bodies were battered with hammer or mallet and then slashed with a razor. The murder room resembled a shambles with blood smeared niul sputtered about. The 'house was fired by the slayer to cover tho crime.

Letters found in the apartment wero signed "Fred" and indicated the actresses intention of visiting Memphis. These wore addressod to "My own wife" and were sent from Greenwood. That tho woman, who wus formerly well known in San Francisco, had been wedded to F. I). Tompkins of Boston in 11)10 was indicated in his Angeles dis-Dutches.

Airs. Favar was an Australian dancer, who made a stir at tho Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland, Oregon. BASEBALLTODAY American League. First game. B.

If. K- St. Louis 4 10,2 New York 2 1 McCabe and Ruelj Fisbor and Krue- Kr first name. n. Cleveland 2 2 duties.

Klepfer and O'Neill; Leon ard, Mays and Carrigan, Thomas. n. ii. Tt. Detroit 1 I Philndekuhia 5 Public, Poland and Stanago; Wy-coff and McAvoy.

Loudermily re placed Poland; Push replaced Wycoff; r.ccies replaced itusn. it. ii. Chicago Washington Ik! nr. and He ha Ik; Gullia ami Henry; Avers replaced Gullia, Wolfgang re placed Be 1 i Second game.

ji. ii. St. Louis a New Vork I 2 Tilluian and Severoid; Rurscll and Alexander. Weilmnn replaced Tilman; Second game.

R. P. L. Cleveland 1 7 Mitehell and O'Neill; Foster and Cndy. Carter replaced Mitchell National League, First game.

It. H. K. Brooklyn I I'ittsbiirg 2 1 Mucker and Miller; Cooper, Slnttery und Oilman. R.

II. New York 1 2 Chieauo I 2 Benson and Kocher; Lavender sud Prestiuhsn. Second game. K. K.

Brooklyn I 13 I'ittahlirU 2 2 0 Ckenev and Met arty; Hill ami Gib in. Wagner replaced filbsun. Federal League. K. II.

Baltimore 2 St. Loui 4 Conley and Kussellj Davenport Hartley. 4 and pleased him. lie keeps his itinerary secret until tho last minute, in order that there may be no official welcom-ings or unusual courtesies. On his trip thus fur, he has often left tho official party behind, requesting them not tn accompany him, whilo he stopped to converse with employes ami their wives.

He has shown a great interest in the community grocery storoB, entering them as would the humblest housewife, and asking prices of beans, round steak and potatoes. At one place, ho perched himself up with an Italian boy on a fence rail and chatted with tho lad, who seemed unmindful of his dirty face and clothes, and appeared not to bo perturbed by the fact that he was talking to the man who virtually controls the lad's destiny. Rockefeller has been retiring and rising onrly, just as his men do. He fiiiiul himself a bit stiff and sore this morning after his experience with a pick and shovel in a mine compart- (Continue on Tags Three.) Prompt Action of Tuscania Saved Greek Steamer Athinai New York, Sept. 22.

Only the quick arrival of the" liner Tuscnnin, and tho efficiency of her firo fighting miliar atus, probably prevented tho recent firo aboard tho Greek steamer Athinai in mid-ocean from resulting in nnother great, ocean tragedy Tho Tuscaniu put into port here today with 400 pussengers, which bIio saved from what seemed certain death. Both tho Tuscania and Athinai cap- tains today declared the Greek ship was tho victim or an incendiary, everybody aboard, however, was rescued, though ono second cIiihs passengor died of heart disease induced by excitement. Officers and pnssengers related today a thrilling story of the blaze at sea. Tho Tuscania 's boatswain entered tho hold, protected by a firo helmet. From this place ho telephoned that tho bulkheads might cnllnpBO at any moment, sending tho ship to the bottom, ljifehonts wore immediately lowered.

A riot was imminent as men and women fought their way tn the rails, but the crew battlod tlie disturbers, and forced them into submission until women ami children had been crowded into the boats and headed for the Tuscania. Three passengers and somo women entered a boat ahead of women und children and made off tho Tuscania without a full load. The seamen wore im mediately put into irons for deserting the ship and for violating the rule of the seas women and eiiunron nrsi. Henry Ford Would Invent New Submarine Motor Washinuton. Sent.

22. Henry Ford millionaire automobile muker, and peace wants to invent a new motor for submarines. Tn this end. ha toiluv arranged with Secretary of the Navy Daniels to be taken on an undersea trip on which be will insect the operation of the present typo iu use by the American navy. Ford conferred with Daniels for an hour anil amig other things, told him that wireless control of aeroplanes is probable so that bombs eon be dropped from them.

After seeing Daniels and leading navy authorities, Ford met President Wilsiu and lutor conferred with Bryan nnout the Ford 110,000,000 peace plan ami Bryan's, contemplated trip to r.urope on peace mission. BULGARIA KAiY lull WAJV Athens, Sept. 22, Bulgaria has moboli.iid men ready for war at a moment's notice. Cavalry stationed at Sofia has been ordered to tho Serbian border and the prime minister summoned to Sofia General Saviitf, former head of tiie Bulgarian army. K.

11. Brooklyn 3 Id i Kansas City 11 I Bluejacket and Smith, Penning and Kiirentoth. K. It. K.

Buffalo 7 14 1 Pittsburg f. 0 8 Anderson and Blair, Burger and Berry. Pear a replaced Burger. GREAT SEA TRAGEDY BALKANS FIRED Bill FLAME AND CRISIS NEAR Serbia Demands Immediate Explanation From Bulgaria DECLARATION OF WAR EXPECTED FROM BULGARIA Germany and Austria Plan Serbia Sweep Next Week i Armed strength of tho Hal- kuu states oa tho verge of war. Peace Others strength Res.

Avail. Bulgaria Rumania PTi.ooo lmyioo Greece Serbia 32,000 208,000 Greece is tho only nation with Ji navy. This stands at two uTodern battleships, bought from tho United vBtutes, one cruiser battleship, three older battleships, eight gunboats, threo monitors, twelve destroy- ers, ten torpedo boats, two buo- and four thousand men and officers. London, Sept. 22.

The Balknns are -uflamo with the war uptrlt. Sorbin Iuib demanded an iminedinto explanation of tho massing of Bulgarian troops upon her border. Houmuiiius nro hastening from Bulgaria, fearing tho consequences if they remain. Tin-Greek cabinet is reported to havo a special session last night to prepare mobilization orders lor me ureeit army. Athens dispatches today preuicren that Bulgaria will make a declaration of war against Serbia within two days.

Preliminary to this, Muigaria is ro- ported to be preparing an ultimutum to Nish, demanding immediate cossion or Serbian Macedouiu. Greek mobiliza tion, on behalf of Serbia would at once follow. Keuorta from Swiss Sources Buid Aus tria and Germany plan to begin their sweep ngainst Serbia next week. Meantime, German newspapers printed confident reports that Bulgaria will invade Werbia with the first Austro-German blows against the lutter mi some diplomatic quarters believe that Bulgaria would back down from tier position or if Serbia should refuse tu comply with her duiuonds. Premier Radoslnvoff, addressing th deputies ut Sofia declared that Bulgaria cini nut "remain unmoved in tne presence of quickly developing situations" and added that "mobilization is there fore necessary as a precautionary mea sure." The streets of Sofia were filled today with shouting crowds of war enthusiasts.

At the same time there- were some demonstrations against the war but the police quickly and summarily suppressed these. Tho Borbian legation Here, upon or ders from Nish, toduy directed all Serbians between the ages of 1H and SO iu F.uglaud to register and prepare to Join the colors. All Bulgarians iu Austria, Germany and Greece were today -culled to tho colors. Despite reports that tho Austro-Ger- mans lire bomburding Serbian river de fenses, military circles expressed full niifidence tliut these would be auto tn withstand the assault. "The Austro-Germans must use nt least 400,000 men to muke any hcudwuy at all against Serbia," said one ex pert.

"I do not believe these can lie spared, considering the fact thnt the Russians lire checking them, and moreover that the kaiser must prepare to meet a possible offensive in France." Since the Serbians crushed the Auk-trinns iu December, they have been heavily supplied with munitions, Furthermore, new levies have been drilled by Kuglish experts. The Teuton bombardment indicates that the plan is to advance through the Moravia valley, a route which would be naturally ndvautugeous to the Serbs in opposing the enemy. Center of Interest. London, Si.pt. 22.

F.nrupe is in a state of feverish excitement today because of momentous developments in tiie Palkuus. Reports of Bulgaria's mobilirution were confirmed, ami a war declaration against Serbia was expected before many hours. Bulgarians and Serbian from their native lunds were bur-riediy ordered to be ready for a call to colors. Pulgarinn forces are massing on tha Serbian' border, and all railroads havo been taken over for military use. Gen- (Ceatlnusd I'H ITIto.).