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gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggflgoggcX IHHBBIHHPWVBRinAsfl' RWBtCTBppiiHBfaii(HBBBBBB? ' FIRST EDITION 3 P. M. SECOND EDITION 4 P. M. lonrad ! ' I i ' VOL. XIX. DAILY CAPITAIi JOUKNATj, SALEM, OREGON, TIUKSDAY, JANTAUV 21, 1001). NO. 1H. MAN JAP MUST RULE NATION MUST PROTECT COAST OR IT MUST PROTECT ITSELF CALIFORNIA SOUNDS NOTE OF WARNING fnltcil Press Lcnsctl Wire Washlngon, Jan. 21. "It Japan doilrcd to do so she could descend upon our shores of tho Pnclfl. ocean and do gcoat InJifflTboforo wo could rotnllate," today declared former Mnyor Phelan, ot San Francisco, who la hero In the Intorcst of logls latlon affecting tho Pacific coast. Tho prominent San Franciscan take n pessimistic view of condttloua o far as fortifications nro concerned Ho declare that San Francisco ro qulrod the Prosldont last Btiinmor to keep the Atlnntlc fleet In tho Pacific ocean, hut that his roply was that the original program would bo car tied otn "That left our'const fimprotoctod," ail Mr. Pholrtli. "You will rcmoni Iher that Japan struck Hitusln wlie'i tho Russians lonRt expected It, nnd attniked Port Arthur while Russia was Mming. Jnpan would do tho midst, llawntl is even worso off than California. Speaking of Prcsdont Roosevelt's intorfcrenco to prevent tho enact ment ot antl-Japanoio legislation In tho Cnllfornla legislature, tho former mnyor declared tho Prosldont took tho right course. "Tho Prosldont probably knows moro about tho Jnpanoso qttostlon thnu tho public," ho rontlnuod. "For tho prosont, nt loast, California should entrust tho quostlon to tho nation's chief oxcculve. I nm forced to say tho tlmo hns come whon Cali fornia Is compollod to act. I quostlon whothor Callfomln will contlnuo to bo n whlto man's country, or whothcr It will holong to Japan. Tho Jnpan oso nro driving tho whlto mnn to the wall, and tho Inttor hnr boguu to fight. Shall wo mnlntn'n our standard, ur shall wo lovor'ourselvoa to tho busl- samo thing to tho Uultod States, Jf now level of tho Jrpnno p?. nblo agreement ha3 been reached whereby Immigration will bo re stricted ho has grounds for mnklng such a statement. I think ie state legislature should allow amplo tlmo for tho fulfillment of this policy." "Mr. Phelan ndded that ho knows tho Japanese are clover and danger ous, becnuso they nro clever. He says they aro progressing beyond nil bounds In California; that they aro a gravo menace; that thoro In no hopo tlmt they will over become Amorlcnns nt heart. "Thoy lowor tho standard of our life," ho said. "They support lioltti or church, school, thontro nor fam ily, In nn Amorlcnn boiiso." Mr. Phelan concluded his Intorvlew by doclnrlng that tho Japanese would never blond with our people Midi a tiling Happened wo would have rnltli in president uooiovoit The Prosldont have thousands of onomlcs In our Wo believe whon ho says an ami:- concerned ovor The PivsldciK'N Opinion. Washington, D. C, Jan. 21. Nev or hoforo since tho trouble botweon the people of Sim Francisco nnd tho Jnpnnosu residents or that city aroso ovor tho school question, has tho rupture point botweon Amorlca and tho Jnpnnosu government been so near as It Is nt prosont. That tills Is the view taken of tho situation by President Hoosevolt bo- W"" . onmo known today In ofllclal circles. President Roosevelt Intlmntos that It might iib well bo known now for tho boucflt of those In the California legislature who nro crying for iy Jnpanoso laws tlmt all this war talk Is not mere Jingo talk. This ex pression Is regarded fiero as an ac curate representation of tho adminis tration's view ot the situation. CeM-4-M-W-4--HI'-I LTERATION SALE event that tho California loglsluturofof tho dial today Premier Kubtiru In Is actually gravoly the mator. Ho no longer conceals his feelings. It Is now known that ho foruseos in tho What lfcnrst Hays. San Frnnclsco, Jan. 21. In an ed itorial appearing In tho Hearst nows papers this morning, It Is stated that nn ncuto sltfiintlou Is developing with regardn to Japnn, which may Levontunlly result In wnr. Tho edi torial 'iya In part: "It should bo Intolllgotitly noted by tho Prosldont of the United States nnd tho citizens ot the Uultod States that the condition which Is threshing Jnpnn into frothing fits ot warlike fury aro somo trhlnl porfonnniicM by somo cttlzotia of California or merely contemplated nets by legisla tors of Calfornln, coupled with tho absenco of the American battleships from tho Pacific const." Hoars t furthor declares that Roots volt Is not n strategist, and that the host thing ho cnu do now Is to cor root tho obvious mistake, nnd return tho battleship Hoot to tho Pacific coast, whoro It s badly uoedod. FLOODS SIDE-TRAGK PU6ET SOUND CITIES on acts nntl-JupnuoBO loglslntlon, tho gravest Kind of consoquouces. Ho expressed tho hopo today that the legislators would live up to tholr promise to take no action In the noar future concerning measures ngnlnst 1 Min Mlhmln'u cnililnpfu. REMEMBER COST CUTS NO; FIGURE DURING THIS SALE THERE IS NO USE TRYING TO; BEAT OUR PRICES. THE SHELVES HAVE TO BE: CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BRICKLAYERS," MASONS AND PLASTERERS. THIS IS A PROPOSITION! OF HAVING TO DO IT, SO IF YOU WANT PRICES NOW IS; your time. . , r -:: The Following Goods Must Be; Sold Out Regardless of Cost; DRESS GOODS, SILKS, BLANKETS, COMFORTS, WOM- tNS AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. LADIES' COATS AND: I SUITS, MILLINERY AND FEATHERS, MUSLIN UNDER 1 WEAR, BLACK AND COLORED SILK AND SATEEN PETTI- h 1 5, UINGHAMS, CALICOES AND MUSLINS, WOM EN'S UNDERWEAR, UMBRELLAS, COTTON BATTS, LA-!! "Its' AND CHILDREN'S HOSIERY, BELTS AND GLOVES! i MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND CLOTHING, CORSETS, EM-!! BROIDERIES, LACES AND RIBBON. NO RESERVE EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE HAS TO GET A MOVEj; UN-OUT -THEY GO. Soaftlo, Wash., Jan. 21. No trains loft tho Union depot hero to day until noon, when one Great Northern train pulled out tentatively for St. Paul with tho chniico ot got tlng nn far as tho east slopo ot tho Cascades If good luck Is oncountored. Another v.U leave at 0 o'clock this evontng If previous Information does not render such action Impossible. Tho flood situation Is more gravo to day as evory rond Is nt Inst forced to admit. Tho Inst Knslorii train to leavo tho depot yesterday was No. 11, tho through Knnsus Oily train on thu Northorn Pacific, llntwoon Sonttlo nnd Kvoiott on tho Qrotit Northern there Is a slide two nillos In length. Tho Great Northern coastwise trulns aro using the Northern Pacific tracks via Snohomish. llutwuou Kverett and Dolllughuni both tho Northern Pacific, nnd Groat Northorn nro crippled by wnBliouts. No Knstorn or Soiithoru mulls havu been received since 10 o' clock last night. untitled an account ot diphtheria, tho water hns risen so high thnt thu hoiiRo In which they nro secluded Is kept from Hunting nwny with diffi culty. Tho water In now up to tho door knobs of tho houso nnd tho fltqlc occupants have been removed to tho upper floor. lap Talks .Smoothly. Toklo, Jan. 21. At tho opening u speech In the upper house ex pressed deop appreciation of-the re cent Qxchnugo of notes with America, saying thnt It would romuvo n source of mutual misunderstanding with Amorlca, and would loeult In the sot tlliiR of nil Orient! questions. PORT Bill HITS AN OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION PORTLAND FEARED ASTORIA WOULD BE ADVANCED CnlfiiY Marooned. Colfax, Wash., Jan. 21. This . (own is still mnronnod by the flood and dynamite- Is bolng sent In on horsobnek to blow up tho loo Jnyis, which aro holding tho wntur hack. It Is feared that If this in not dono, tho jams may broak up and an Immqiujo amount of water would ho rationed, which would do a groat amount ot damage. .Situation In Idaho. Lowlston, Ida., Jan. 21. Thla city has boon without olectrlo lights and power for two "night h nn eucftiiut of tho refuse caused by tho, high wntur cIokkIhk the Inlet pipe to thu power plant. Tho IiIkIi water Is filling Hie cellars In thu lower part of town, nnd Is doing a tcreut deal of damage. Tho Spokane river -Is rising rapidly and Is causing considerable damage In the oNstoru part of the city. On the north sidy of the Spoknno rlvor, whoro u family has been qunr- Spoknuo Has It. Spoknnu, Wash., Jnu. 21. AJ1 trains, except those on tho Wnllago hranuh ot tho Orogon llnllroad & Navigation, havo boon blocked by sp rloim wnsliouln on tho Uparl-Spohaiio division. High water at Odessa, Wash,, ban washed out the Groat Northorn 'tracks and lAtd fot nearly a half inllo and all roadbeds In JCaslorii WaJjj Ington nro In hnd shnpe. Trains nro ni n n I n ic far behind scheduled time. Train Horvlco wont of thin point Is practcally suspended. Tho Northorn Pacific tracks havo boon washed out at Spraxtto, Wash., and all t radio from Spoknno woat has boon hlookoil, Oitly a few trains from tho Hast havo arrived during the. lat few hours, Tho Ilonn bill, to Allow each har bor to orgr.nlze a general port com mission, was hold up by Campbell, when It came up on special order. more by congrosa. Why delay It, n-ked Iloan. Why not allow tho poo- pie to assist In oponlng this harbor, and all the harbors? The house went , Into eomniltte.. nf tlia wlmln m,i t j If this bill passed the Slu.lnw harbor the b 01It of the 1ole Jt (,n people propositi to blow thomsolvm ( considered by i,ectfon wltli Premier rfor a, cool 1100.000 toward as muchj CcmpheJl in the chair. SHEEPHERDER HAS FEARFUL EXPERIENCE v viw - i A MHEE I 1 1 nil ! I'rt-w I.VSM41 Vlr.l Doue, Idaho. Jan. 21. Pour days and n'ghts alone In tU desert, with out food or water, with his leg shat tered by tjo accldontnl dhehnrgo of his rhotgun, was the terrible oxporl onco of Conrad Undace, a SpanUu sli'ep border, near Hugerman. Ha was fa.ind late yesterday by a search lug party, lying with his face down ward in the sand and unoouteloiia. The man was hunting when the accdont happened which renderod him helpksa. Hit life was saved by his two doge, who lay close to their master's body, aad prevented hlw from freeeing to death. Tk doo did not leave hlw until they heard the crlit of the oearchers. and then they led tho wemhen of Uie party to the unfortunAte man. of the act of July 2. 1S9Q. by which the American Sugar Itefiulng Com pany Is reported to have made a loan to the Pennsylvania Hellnng Company. It Is alleged that the loan was made with the understanding thnt tho Pennsylvania Heflnlng Company would withdraw from busluow. BILL TO CREATE NESMITH COUNTY JSJNTKODiJCED HISTORICAL MEASURE CHAMPIONED BY SENATOR SELLIN6 Ai-k Impertinent QiiuhtlHat. (United Praw I.eaaed Wire,) Wft hlngtoB. Jan. l.9mtnuT Culberson today Introduced resolu tions r equtsdng Attorne)-GeBrjl Dunap:'fti to pruduco u!l torri'ioar one- riling to the all'gfd vlohUun MAH0NE STANDS BY MARRIAGE BILL The house tills morning voted In doflnlto postponement of hh pot bill to require better authority and more complete recording of marriage, and regulation of authority to aol emaU. if they waaUwl u, throw the hook4 Into iiloi all right. Iiu ho would not take defeat without p pecl. He was opposed to Holy Hollers, TCHisiiunivo na uinrit'iamtj or thunh number v. ho inc nu miais tr, h r.- the !dor. tr't turns u Tho bill to create Neemlth county, over which there promisee to be a rudhol light, n It proposoa to take away h slice of the sacred domain of I.ano and Doiirlas. both historical territories big na tho statu ot Maine, was Introduced this morning in the senute by Hon Hon Selling ThW bill could not havo had oarable parentage, its th lug tnan of Portland la a liMdev in Just busliuNHj propositions anil tho Solong of Unit mul DoiikIm will havo to hustle to keep this hill from get ting n dangerous following. Tlw cr iitlon of such a county would ha n long dofurrud trlhulo to u of thu greatrnt men produced in twrUot-lal iiy wan lUllli. h ioro fav- days whon the Oregon conn e bltr dot h- bigger thuu nil Oreat IlilUUii JONES BATTIES TO REIMBURSE INDIAN FIGHTERS CLAIMS THE VETERANS DEFENDED THEIR LOG CABINS The Hon. H. P. Jonea. of the com- the- proktru genirnlion pcy what tlwy ralltee oh military affairs, made a owe fie valient pioneers who savi a I nor it r reoort on hla bill w rlm. ithu nuiiairr i. n,..i ,i... ..,.. . . fllliiiK th. pu.pt. a.-i man) people i,r,.. HuHau War Veteran for lomimhni th Riaa4ah war votomiw '.. .. u,.JU. ,,w uimj niM, w.-jof cayusoa and per diem. inoiiy lofTiuoo, and not prforme! ' I the atatoinont Oners. Mr. Jones w.ll HsttfburK made malorltv renort lw fnuit.i rt ihn i... ., t ..... lllil'rj rlminit. Ii l.v -11.1 . . . .. ... .... "" "" ,,,UIUJ. - -' " "..ui K"t'i cgauisc uie un. Tiie minority r- when it Is made "'""" iport I,, an eloquent aigumeut that I whin ti a spwal order at 2 oratory will flow. NT jtfwP jxm&Ai, tojigt 0