DAILY CAPITAL JQPRXAL, 1AM8M, OMQOH, WEDNESDAY, SKPTKMBjm t, It
I. L. STOCKTON
The Old White Corner
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A specinl offering of Fnll Underwenr at this season of
the year mlgnt seem Birnnge io you ni nrsi, om a &ec
ond thought brings -to mind that In only n few dnyi
Old Jack Frost will bo sneaking around trying to get a
slnp at you. A big purchase of Union Sultb direct from
jho mlH enables us to offer real $1.00 values for 75c.
Had we bought theso In less than orlglnnl casea we
could not soil them for less than $1.00 a suit. Sec
display In our Court Street Window
Heavy and Medium Weight
Union Suits 7
Real $1.00 Values
5c
New Outing Gowns
50c to $3.50
Our comploto stock of Ladles',
Misses' and Children's Outing Gownr
Is now ready.
Tho lino comprises everything In
deBlrablo garments. Plain White,
Blue, Pink and Fnncy Patterns.
New Goods
Just Received
Wo are now ready to show the
following goods, which arrived
during -tho week:
Read's Dress Goods.
Dutterflold'8 Dre3s Goods.
Butterflold's Linings.
Ask to see Silked Venetian.
Valencies Laces.
LadleB' Sweaters.
Ladles' Suits and Coats.
Furs and Knit Shawls.
Infante Capes, Toques, etc.
Ladies' Underwear.
Comforts and Blankots.
Hosiery, Handkerchiefs.
Men's Clothing, Hats.
Shoes of all kinds, Neckwear,
Caps, Trunks and Suit Caseo.
And many other lines
NEW SHIRTWAISTS
We told you about tho $2.25
Hno3 a few days ago. Now we
have a very new and up-to-date
line of
$1.25 WAISTS
Which comprlEes all the lato pat
terns In MadraB and Heavy Fall
materials.
Genuine Heatherbloom Pet
ticoats, in all colors
$1.68
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MILLINERY OPENING
first showng of Pattern Hats. Tho ladies of Salem and vicinity nro cordially Invited to call and btudy
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WDNBDAY AND , DINSMOOR & LOCKE, Milliners
THURSDAY Stockton's Store
M COUNCIL TAKES
UP MANY MATTERS
it Honorable Common Council
Wtke City of Salem:
Jraen: I lice to call your
a to tho- fact that the prlcr
W thousand, charged for gas
4 holders of the gns franchise In
city, it considerably nbovo the
e price charged In other cltlei
to In tho United States.
etblng over a yenr ago a bill
u ordinance to fix tho prlco or
t 11.00 per thousand wm bo
il mx honorable body and Its
WV wis stroiJBly recommended
wtcmmorclal organizations of
J At that time tho local mnn
'& tu plant, which is ownod
to electric lighting company,
tvmtti that a new plant waj
la be installed which would
f? the cost of production nnd
I thtm to reduce tho price to
P'". The new plant has long
wn installed and not has the
Ksuiued unchanued. imt Mm
Tl l the gai supplied Is bo much
f;. nd Its odor so noxious nt
?w Us consumption coatlv nn.i
P!y disagreeable.
wrdlng to the latest povommon
r 'i average prlco paid for
rathe United stntonfl tn fi
""- Vi tUUU
H Care
f E;e ll th8 most delicate
NtitmOit l.n.t.l .
" -ne pari or our
the most neglected.
Caches and nervous
P,Bl wo directly from
W trobIea of the Eve.
P-J Fitted Glasses
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consumption, is less than ono dollar
per thousand feet. If out people
tiro not gomng inoir money worm
when they tnjy gas, it certainly Is
Incumbent upon tho city council to
glvo them aomo relief by fixing a
standard for quality and a reasonable
rato for consumption.
I do not wish to nppcar as dictat
ing, but should like to respectfully
suggest the appointment of an in
vestigating committee to look into
tho mattor nnd report such legisla
tion na they may think flt.
I hope your honornblo body will
glvo this mattor tho enreful ond enrly
attention Its urgency demands.
Respectfully,
GEO. F. RODQERS,
Mayor
Sept. S, 1908.
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The nbovo communication from
Mayor Rodgers waB read beforo tho
council nt Its ndjourned meeting Inst
night nnd was enthnislnctlcnlly re
ceived. The mnyor was authorized
to appoint a committee of throe to
Investigate tho conditions roferred to
In the letter. This commlttoe, which
will bo named later, will report to
tho council at the next regular meet
Ing.
Tho report of the street committee
recommending that all tho property
owners on Liberty street between
State and Court, sign a petition ask
ing that tho street be paved imme
diately and waiving nil assessment
notices and Irregularities In the pro.
ceduro of tho speedy construction of
tho pavement, was adopted. Another
petition will bo circulated among the
property owners on tho two blocks
on Liberty street between State and
Chemeketa, who wero included In
the original Improvement ordinance,
to withdraw the remonstrance flleJ
by them several months ago.
The special committee appointed
to purchase a site for the street de
partment, and erect a suitable build
ing for the street cleaning apparatus
and for the horses owned by the
city, reported that the plans of the
building were completed. The com
mittee was authorized to advertise
for bids for the construction of the
building, and to except partial pay
ment of 11909 oh' the eRy property
oa State" street, recently ihold by the
city,
Tho report of the poundraaster for
thenast month showed IS arrests,
93; dog liceaaee, 19dogsimpoiided
astS killed. . :
Osi motion 'of CetsBtflmaa &tock
to detail flvo special pollcomon to
servo In tho Bovcrnl realdonco dis
tricts during tho stato fair.
The councilman from tho fourth
and seventh wards wero authorized
to confer with tho Btato authorities
with a vlow of Improving tho road
leading to tho Institute for tho feeble
minded.
Tho order for tho change of grade
on N. High street was authorized to
bo published. Al-o tho grado on
Stato street between Thirteenth nnd
Nineteenth streets.
Construction of tho sower on Bol
view street, nnd tho improvement of
the fnlr grounds road.
Tho ordinance rognrdlng tho rc
modollng of theaters was referred
to tho commlttco on fire nnd watei.
Tho bill rogulatlng the speed of
automobiles was roforred to the
committee on ordinances.
A b'll providing for the extermina
tion of weeds and thistles in tho city
limits of Snlom wns introduced nnd
roforred to tho committoo on ordi
nances. Tho bill providing that tho city
marshal shall havo authority to ex
turpato such weeds if tho property
owners rofuso to do so. Tho bill In
in accordance with tho stato law
which makes a similar ordlnanco In
each municipality compulsory.
Tho bill rogulatlng slaughter
houses In tho city was referred to
tho committee on ordinances.
A bill for tho protection nnd ubo
of tho clfy street wns introduced
and referred to the ordlnanco com
mittee. Tho bill prohibits persons
from sweeping refuse into tho street,
from building fires on paved streets,
and from allowing oil from automo
mllefl, woodsaws, etc., to drip on u
hard surfaco pavement. Tho bill
tho operator desired. Ho mado sharp
turns, reversing tho dfrectlon of thu
course with ease, and kept In th,j
general movement around tho parade
grounds without any trouble what
ever. In nil tho machine circled the
grounds 58 times.
Inventor Cheered.
As a largo crowd of army official'
and citizens watched tho flight of ths
aeroplane Wright wns cheered con.
stantly as he sailed about.
At one time, Just to show how easy
It was. ho turned tho nose of tho shlo
skywnrd, and sailed tip until lit
reached a height estimated at 120
feet.
On account of tho nnemetcr belli?
out of order tho exact rate per hou
Is not known, but tho ofllclnls who
watched It and timed tho flight, estl
mate It nt an average of 38 miles an
hour.
Tho greatest enthusiasm is ex
pressed by tho army oincials, who
hall Wright as tho greatest avlntor
the world has known, and say that
his flight mnkes. good every statement
ho ever mnde regarding tho possibil
ities of the machine.
The performance of the Wright
noroplane this morning Insures Its
ncccptnnce by tho government under
tho contract by which $25,000 will
be paid to th oWrlght brothers. The
tost today was not ofllclal, but It U
not doubted that Wright can dupli
cate the feat at any time, and can
niako the 40 miles an hour, as re
quired, very easily on a straightaway
course.
IatholIgs"
(Continued From Page 1.)
pope, n high mass Is to bo celebrated,
according to tho Greek rite, ono day
In tho cathedral,
Albort hall, tho largest auditorium
In London, has bcou Delected for n.
goncrnl meeting, a reception and
mon's mooting on thrco dlfforent 0V7
onlngs. Tho cathedral hall and Hor
ticultural hall havo also boon soloct
cd for tho sectional meetings nnd tho
rending of papers.
Thcro will bo two English sections
and ono French Bcctlon. Tho arch
bishop of ParU will address tho
French section.
Tho program will opon every weelc
day with high mass In tho cathedral
at 0 o'clock. Sunday thoro will bo n
pontifical high mnss at 10:30. Tho
concluding coromony of tho congress
will bo nt 4 p. m. It will Include
pontifical vesperu, a sermon, tin
gr.c(it- procession of tho, Blessed Sa
crament, To Doum bonodlctlon an-l
tho BOlemn closing of the congrcsH.
GihboiiH lroniltieiit.
Cardinal Gibbons Ib tho guest of
tho Duko of Ndrfolk, nnd is receiving
much nttontlon, -
Ono special fcaturo of tho congresH
will bo tho pnrado of 14,000 school
children on Saturday. The children
will represent tho Catholic Bcbools of
London nnd tho provinces. Tho dig
nltnrioB will view tho parndo from
the residence of tho archbishop of
London,
DlgnltnrlcH Ilissnl.
Tho city authorities arranged n
hoavy guard of jiollco at tho c.itho
drnl todny, and extra precautions
havo been arranged for all tho events
of tho week, to provont a demonstra
tion by the radical Protestants. Tho
only show of feeling so far noticed
wns tho hissing of dignitaries by
btrcet crowds today, Tho threats of
tho Protestant alliance was moro gon
eral than tho fear of somo sort of
outbreak.
Schwickardi Writes
"I Rave the
Fullest
Confidence
iii the
Efficacy
$5
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RUDOLPH
SOHWIOKARDI.
A War Veteran's Tribute to Pc-ru.Ka.
Rudolph n. Schwickardi, Oapt.MthN. Y. Vol. Inf., wrlW from 1818 Q at.,
N. W., Washington, B.C., n follows 1 . ;
"lUvlag the fullest confidence In the efficacy of Pwn, both as n
tonto and aa a remedy tor eatarrhat trouble, I commend Its use In the
strongest possible terms. It should be in every nousenoifhr-
War Left Ailments.
Mr. William J. Lees, 8601 Morgan St.,
St. Jjouls, Mo., member Frank P. BUtr
Post No. 1, Grand Army of tholtepubllo,
ml ox-Commander of tho TJ. 8. B. Bon
ton Miss. Squadron, write :
"Tho war loft mo with a complloatloh
of stomach, liver and kidney troubles,
and I deckled to take Peruna for my
affliction. I began to uro It about flvo
yoara ago at tho oarneat solicitation of
some- friend. At that timo I war only
ablo to bo up about half of the time, and
my hoMthwaanhnply miserable I con
sider a 1ottlo off and on la a preventive.
"I oortalnly do ondorse your remedy,
and am glad to do bo."
Helped From CltrRfe Catarrh,
Capt. Lemuel M. Hatehlason, Mont
poller, Vt., writes t
"It give ma plcaaorc to writ you this
letter at tnta tlmo on aeooaat of the good
your Peruna has done ma when I was
quite done tip with a very bad cold.
MI eould baldly perform my ordinary
duties, but from the.'iwe of Poruna I am
almost restored to tfeaUh, I am quite
convinced that It Iim helped mo from
ehronio catarrh, to tyhtoh I am subjoat,
It linn also beneflicdmy throat,
"I can truly recommend it an tho beat
all-round mcdlolno fhu been my priv
ilege to beoomo ncqifolnted with.
"Of this 1 am qui to Convinced from my
own experience" ;
Mr. W. O. Rollins, Trolrio Vlow,
Toxas, Suorotary of . tho Stato Normal
and Iiuluntrlnl Collegu of Texas, writes
that for yoara he bad chills and fever,
and after1 taking Parting, his appetite
roturned, bo became stronger, tho fever
left him, and lie la HOW la excellent
health and vigor. '
Pe-ru-na Tablet.
Some people prefer to take table U,
rather thau to take wedlelne In a flttijl
form. Such people can obtain Peru w a
tablets, which represent the medlebial
ingredients of PeraHa. Baeh tablet la
equivalent to ese averag e deae 4 Ifa
runa.
JAPS NOT
COMING SO
THICKLY
(United "rris Unicd Wire.)
Washington, I). C Sept. 0.-
-Ao-
Oakdale to Jametown U ?2.G0.
' If, In the Investigation of the State
Hoard of Railroad tommlssloners It
is found that tho ratV f the Sierra
Company are, exorbitant charges will
"lirobably foll6w
Sovoral companies are attempting
to ovndo tho ordor of tho commission
ors, requiring tho filing of. printed
cording to ofllclal flguros mnde public I raU) 8ct,'. olalmlug tkit thotr
hv Rorrnlnrv nf nnmmoron nn,l IjiI.iih ro rO llOt 111 Oponitloil, Proof
Straus today, tho-tldo of ",nnlKrft. of tho operation of several such' linos
Hon from Japan hnB been checked hnB boo fl,od nnd tl10 rul .m ,)0
until It Ib now nbout ono-thlril of 1 ""orceu. . r
what It wns a yoar ago. Jnpauoo
Immigration for tho Hscnl yonr 1907,
wiih 30,000, Including tho Japanese
who wont to Honolulu. For tho As-
nlRn nrohlhlta neanut. noncorn. frulr wntching close for Robert Miller
- B-w - f -r B--w - r .---.
stands, etc., on
city.
the streets of the
ATUIEKTKI) WITH 810,000
KTOLKN MONKV O.V HIM
Seattle, WaBh., Sept. 19. Accused
of stealing u part of $19,000 in gold
which ho carried with him, James U,
Hoggs today occupies a coll in Seat
tle's city prison, while tho pollco aro
FLIES
fContlnued From Page 1.)
I could havo kept on going 10 or
15 minutes longer," said Wright,
when lie' alighted, "I. still have gaa
ollno left and tho motor workod to
perfection. I shall try again as soon
as I reload the tank with gasoline
and Inspect the engine,"
The average apeed made by Wright
was 38 mile an hour, which is two
miles n hour less than Is required
under the government contract for n
straightaway course.
Tho weather was ideal this morn
ing, when Wright started his marvel
ous flight. Tho machine rose grace
fully like a bird, and from the first
it waa apparent that it was in perfect
condition, and under perfect con
trol. WrJght lifted, tho aeroplane at
tinea' to a Mgat of from 60 to 70
feet. He pm' ad eHsjwI with per
fect ease, and tae gaiaiag ruaar
toss the city asarahal waa authorised held the taaeWaa la any coarae that I
who Is thought to bo on his way here
from Alaska to meet Boggs.
Tho $19,000 represents tho money
which "Bobby" Miller planted two
years ago at Fairbanks, after turning
over to the authorities tho ma
jor portion of $78,230.34 taken from
tho steamer Tanana. Robert Miller
Is supposed to be on bis way from
8kagway to Seattle to meet Begga
and divide tho money.
The FIromen'B Fund Insurance
Company, of San Francisco, which
had paid the full loss on the gold,
kept track of Miller's movements
from the time he left McNoll'a Island
up to tho tlmo he is alleged to hare
given Beggs tho gold. It was duo to
a detectlvo's close surveillance that
Begga waa accused of carrying out tho
gold which Miller left.
o
MONTHLY MRHTIXG
BOAIII) OF TRADE
The regular monthly meeting of
the Salem Board of Trade will be
held at the rooms this evening at 8
o'clock. The location of, the new
nlter In the Gold Creek mining re
gion will be reported oa, and other
matters -of InDortaaee are cawing ya.
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AN8 AM) NHLSON
IIHADY TfOH 1IATTLK
Snn FranolHco. Sunt, ft .Ton flmi
cnl year ondlng Juno 3D, 1908, ImniJ- nl llattllng Nelson ArMU roady to
grntlou from Japan wns 18,000, or stop Into tho ring for (heir third light
which 9r,00 camo to the main land of .for tho lightweight championship of
the United States. tho world nt tho MIIon aronu at
Tho buronu of Immigration hnB o-,2: 30 o'clock thld afterncion. Both
tlrnatod that C718 Japanoso loft tha'nro trnlnod up to tho mlnuto, and tho
United States for Japan nnd othor, tight thin nftornnon should bo tho
countrlos, leaving tho not Incronse boat of tho throo.
for tho year but 3800. Of that in-1 Tho black challenger broko all
crenso 15 per cont nro InbororB. precedont by boxing now rounds yev
n Itorday aftornoon with-Johnny Mur-
WILLTKACH DANISH (phy. Ho announced .that It was not
IX CALIFORNIA UNIVKRSITY for tho purpose of reducing in wolght
San Francisco, Sopt, 0. Propara- hut that ho felt bo good ho Just had
tloiiH are being mado today to teach to do something.
tho Danish language and literature Nelson Ib alu up to tho top notch
at tho University of California, ac- and Ib prancing with',upertnncy to
cording to u decision of tho board of get after Garni.
rogcntB.
An offer mado by tho Danish Na
tional Sooloty to maintain bucIi n
chair has boon accepted, on condl-
"I will go nftor my mnn thh nftor
noon, nnd novor qhlt until I have
laid him low," onld Nojson thin morn
ing. "It is simply a question of how
tlon.that It may bo discontinued af- long Cans will Inst. I oin In better
ter two years, If thought advisable shape than I ever wue boforo, and C
Tho board of regents has appolntea huve never boon lacking In this re-
Dr. E. R. Sohreluor, major of the spoct. I will flht 011 the square, t4
medical corps of the United 8tatoa I havo olwayti dono, I am almply giv
army, in chargo of tho medical ser-iing Cans this chance to convince tho
vice of the Presidio hospital, to tho, public that I am hla master."
position of honorary professor of
medicine, to succeed Captain Ruther
ford, assigned to duty in tho Philip
pines somo months ago.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
TO INVK8TIOATK IlATKH,tho last tlmo I fought.
"Nelson has given, mo another
chance to regain my lost champion
ship title, and I will fight as I havo
never fought In my life before," said
Gang today. "All my friends know I
was not in condition to defend myself
This time.
San Francisco, Sept. 9. -Interest
Is keen today In the proposed Inves
tigation of the frolght and passenger
rates of the Slorru Company, operat
ing between Oakdale and Jamestown,
a distance of 41 miles. Charges have
been made by the Rawhldo Gold Min
ing Company that It has been charged
25 centa per 100 pounds for hauling
coal between these two points, while
the Southern Pacific Company
charges but 9 centa per 100 pounds
for hauling the samp coal from Oak
land to Oakdale, af' d Wasco of 115
miles.
It Is further stated that the pas-
egr rate frasstOakYaad 'to Oak-
dale i but I., jyhlle, that from jlaU,we,
bowover, I havo trained faithfully and
feel confident I will come back nnd
win Juit as I did against Mike (Twin)
Sullivan, George McFaddtn and
Frank Erne when they lR'at me, somo
yoara ago. If I lose thla tight, It will
probably be my laid. 'The bacon la
' duo to come homo to trio old master "
Tho fans feel that thla will bo (Jans
last fight. They flguro It out thai, ho
Ib too old to hold his own against thu
furloua onslaught of the Dane ahd
the odds thla morning stood at 2 to
1. with Nelson on the lored.
But then San Franclaco fans like
to make one man a long favorite, and
there Is no lack of Gaaa money at
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